48 CFR § 606.304 - 606.304 Approval of the justification.

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# 606.304 606.304   Approval of the justification.

(a)(2) The approval authority for a proposed contract within the dollar range set forth in FAR 6.304(a)(2) for domestic contracting activities that do not have an advocate for competition is the Department Advocate for Competition.

[59 FR 66755, Dec. 28, 1994, as amended at 64 FR 43621, Aug. 11, 1999; 72 FR 45695, Aug. 15, 2007; 80 FR 6918, Feb. 9, 2015; 81 FR 24707, Apr. 27, 2016]