48 CFR § 902.101 - 902.101 Definitions.

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title: "48 CFR § 902.101 - 902.101   Definitions."
title_number: 48
title_name: "Federal Acquisition Regulations System"
section_number: "902.101"
section_name: "902.101   Definitions."
chapter_number: 9
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY"
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subchapter_name: "GENERAL"
part_number: "902"
part_name: "DEFINITIONS OF WORDS AND TERMS"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "42 U.S.C. 7101  and 50 U.S.C. 2401"
regulatory_source: "76 FR 7690, Feb. 11, 2011, unless otherwise noted."
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# 902.101 902.101   Definitions.

*Agency Head* or *Head of the Agency* means—

(1) For the Department of Energy (DOE)—

(i) The Secretary;

(ii) The Deputy Secretary; or

(iii) Under Secretaries of the Department of Energy.

(2) For the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) the Administrator, also known as the Under Secretary of Nuclear Security.

*Department of Energy (DOE)* means, as used in the DEAR, the Department of Energy and includes the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), unless otherwise specified.

*Senior Procurement Executive* means for the Department of Energy, the Director, Office of Acquisition Management and for the National Nuclear Security Administration, the Deputy Associate Administrator for the Office of Partnership and Acquisition Services.

[76 FR 7690, Feb. 11, 2011, as amended at 81 FR 45977, July 15, 2016; 89 FR 89746, Nov. 13, 2024]