48 CFR § 615.303 - 615.303 Responsibilities.

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title: "48 CFR § 615.303 - 615.303   Responsibilities."
title_number: 48
title_name: "Federal Acquisition Regulations System"
section_number: "615.303"
section_name: "615.303   Responsibilities."
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# 615.303 615.303   Responsibilities.

(a) The Procurement Executive is the agency head for the purposes of FAR 15.303(a). The HCA is delegated authority to appoint someone other than the contracting officer as source selection authority for a particular acquisition.

[64 FR 43623, Aug. 11, 1999, as amended at 80 FR 6920, Feb. 9, 2015]