48 CFR § 432.001 - 432.001 Definitions.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t48/s432.001"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "48 CFR § 432.001 - 432.001 Definitions."
title_number: 48
title_name: "Federal Acquisition Regulations System"
section_number: "432.001"
section_name: "432.001 Definitions."
chapter_number: 4
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE"
subchapter_number: "E"
subchapter_name: "GENERAL CONTRACTING REQUIREMENTS"
part_number: "432"
part_name: "CONTRACT FINANCING"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "5 U.S.C. 301 and 40 U.S.C. 486(c)."
regulatory_source: "89 FR 81015, Oct. 7, 2024, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "432"
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# 432.001 432.001 Definitions.
*Agency contract finance office* is the office, other than the office of the requisitioner, providing funding or performing funding record keeping for the contract action.
*Head of agency.* For the purposes of this part, head of the agency means, exclusively, the Secretary or the Deputy Secretary.
*Remedy coordination official (RCO).* The USDA RCO is the Assistant Secretary for Administration.
*Responsible fiscal authority* is that officer in the agency contract finance office with the responsibility to ensure that adequate funds are available and usable for the intended purpose.