48 CFR § 736.602-4 - 736.602-4 Selection authority.

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title: "48 CFR § 736.602-4 - 736.602-4   Selection authority."
title_number: 48
title_name: "Federal Acquisition Regulations System"
section_number: "736.602-4"
section_name: "736.602-4   Selection authority."
chapter_number: 7
chapter_name: "AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT"
subchapter_number: "F"
subchapter_name: "SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING"
part_number: "736"
part_name: "CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "Sec. 621, Pub. L. 87-195, 75 Stat. 445, (22 U.S.C. 2381) as amended; E.O. 12163, Sept. 29, 1979, 44 FR 56673; 3 CFR, 1979 Comp., p. 435."
regulatory_source: "49 FR 13254, Apr. 3, 1984, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "736"
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# 736.602-4 736.602-4   Selection authority.

(a) The head of the contracting activity or his/her authorized designee shall review the selection memorandum and shall either approve it or return it to the board for reconsideration for specified reasons.

(b) Approval of the selection memorandum by the head of the contracting activity or his/her authorized designee shall serve as authorization for the contracting office to commence negotiation.