48 CFR § 538.001 - 538.001 General.

---
identifier: "/us/cfr/t48/s538.001"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "48 CFR § 538.001 - 538.001   General."
title_number: 48
title_name: "Federal Acquisition Regulations System"
section_number: "538.001"
section_name: "538.001   General."
chapter_number: 5
chapter_name: "GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION"
subchapter_number: "F"
subchapter_name: "SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING"
part_number: "538"
part_name: "FEDERAL SUPPLY SCHEDULE CONTRACTING"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "40 U.S.C. 121(c)."
regulatory_source: "64 FR 37227, July 9, 1999, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "538"
---


# 538.001 538.001   General.

If a policy, regulation, or clause is identified as not applicable or in conflict to what is delegated by GSA, the delegated agency shall submit a determination and finding supporting the rationale as to why it does not apply, or is in conflict, in accordance with the delegation that was already received from GSA. The determination and finding must be approved by the GSA Senior Procurement Executive, the Commissioner of the Federal Acquisition Service (FAS) or a designee.

[89 FR 2173, Jan. 12, 2024]