48 CFR § 906.304 - 906.304 Approval of the justification.

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section_name: "906.304   Approval of the justification."
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# 906.304 906.304   Approval of the justification.

(c) Class justifications within the delegated authority of a Head of the Contracting Activity may be approved for:

(1) Contracts for electric power or energy, gas (natural or manufactured), water, or other utility services when such services are available from only one source;

(2) Contracts under the authority cited in 48 CFR 6.302-4 or 6.302-5; or

(3) Contracts for educational services from nonprofit institutions. Class justifications for classes of actions that may exceed $10,000,000 require the approval of the Senior Procurement Executive.

[50 FR 12183, Mar. 27, 1985, as amended at 74 FR 36378, July 22, 2009; 76 FR 7690, Feb. 11, 2011]