Subpart B-Delegatees and (ii) Purchase or contract for adminisSpecific Limitations trative supplies, equipment, or services for headquarters offices which are ob$ 3–75.2 Food and Drug Administration. tained through the Procurement and (a) Authority stated in § 3-75.1 is dele- Supply Management Branch, Division of gated to: General Services. (1) Commissioner. (iii) Make the determinations and de(2) Deputy Commissioner. cisions specified in section 302(c) (11) for contracts in excess of $25,000. (3) Executive Officer. (c) Authority delegated in this section (4) Assistant Executive Officers. may be redelegated by the Commissioner (5) General Supply Officer. in full or in part to officials in the Office (b) Authority delegated in this sec of Education, except for negotiation untion is limited as follows: der section 302(c) (11). However, such (1) No authority is delegated to: redelegations must be reported immedi ately to the Office of Administration and (i) Negotiate purchases or contracts shall not be effective until published in under section 302(c) (6), (8), (9), (12), the FEDERAL REGISTER. and (13) or to make advance payments under section 305. § 3–75.4 Office of Vocational Rehabilita tion. (ii) Purchase or contract for administrative supplies, equipment, or services (a) Authority stated in § 3–75.1 is dele gated to: for headquarters offices which are obtained through the Procurement and (1) Director. Supply Management Branch, Division of (2) Deputy Director. General Services. (3) Assistant Director, Management Services. (iii) Make the necessary determinations and decisions specified in section (4) Chief, Division of Personnel and 302(c) (11) for contracts in excess of Administrative Services. $25,000. (b) Authority delegated in this section (c) Authority delegated in this section is limited as follows: may be redelegated by the Commissioner (1) No authority is delegated to: and the Executive Officer in full or in (i) Negotiate purchases under section part to officials of the Food and Drug 302(c) (1), (2), (8), (9), (12), (13), and Administration, except for negotiation (14) or to make advance payments under under section 302(c) (11). However, section 305. such redelegation must be reported to the Office of Administration and shall (ii) Purchasz or contract for adminisnot be effective until published in the trative supplies, equipment, or services FEDERAL REGISTER. for headquarters offices which are ob[24 F.R. 9427, Nov. 24, 1959, as amended at tained through the Procurement and 24 F.R. 10310, Dec. 19, 1959, 26 F.R. 2712, Supply Management Branch, Division of Mar. 31, 1961] General Services. (iii) Make the determinations and de§ 3–75.3 Office of Education. cisions specified in section 302(c) (11) (a) Authority stated in § 3–75.1 is dele- for contracts in excess of $25,000. gated to: (c) Authority delegated in this sec(1) Commissioner. tion may be redelegated by the Director (2) Deputy Commissioner. in full or in part to officials of the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation. However, (3) Executive Officer. such redelegations must be reported im(4) Fiscal Management Officer. mediately to the Office of Administra(b) Authority delegated in this section tion and shall not be effective until pubis limited as follows: lished in the FEDERAL REGISTER. (1) No authority is delegated to: [24 F.R. 9427, Nov. 24, 1959, as amended at (i) Negotiate purchases or contracts 25 F.R. 12596, Dec. 9, 1960, 26 F.R. 4426, May 23, 1961] under sections 302(c) (1), (2), (3), (6), (7), (8), (9), (12), (13) and (14), or to § 3–75.5 Saint Elizabeths Hospital. make advance payments under section (a) Authority stated in § 3–75.1 is 305. delegated to: (1) Superintendent. (iv) Make determinations or decisions (2) Assistant Superintendent. specified in section 302(c) (13). (3) Executive Officer. (d) Authority delegated in this sec(4) Administrative Officer. tion may be redelegated by the Surgeon General and the Chief, Division of Ad(5) Chief, Purchasing Section. ministrative Services, in full or in part (6) Assistant Chief, Purchasing Sec to officials in the Public Health Service tion. except for negotiation under section 302 (b) No authority is delegated to nego- (c) (11). However, such redelegation tiate purchases or contracts under sec- must be reported to the Office of Adtion 302(c) (1), (5), (6), (7), (8), (11), ministration and shall not be effective (12), (13) and (14) or to make advance until published in the FEDERAL REGISTER. payments under section 305. [24 F.R. 9427, Nov. 24, 1959, as amended at (c) Authority delegated in this sec- 24 F.R. 10310, Dec. 19, 1959, 26 F.R. 6622, tion may be redelegated by the Superin July 25, 1961) tendent in full or in part to officials of Saint Elizabeths Hospital. However, § 3–75.6-1 Bureau of Medical Services. such redelegations must be reported to Pursuant to authority vested in the the Office of Administration and shall Chief, Division of Administrative Serv. not be effective until published in the ices, the officials occupying the followFEDERAL REGISTER. ing positions in the Area Offices of the § 3–75.6 Public Health Service. Division of Indian Health, Bureau of Medical Services, are authorized to ne(a) Authority stated in § 3-75.1 is del gotiate and award contracts for archiegated to: tectural and engineering services for (1) Surgeon General. bridges, roads, sidewalks, sewers, mains, (2) Deputy Surgeon General. or other similar items, regardless of con struction costs, and for any public build(3) Executive Officer. ing or public improvement when the con(4) Assistant Executive Officer. struction cost is estimated to be less than (5) Chief, Division of Administrative $200,000; and to advertise and award Services. contracts for construction of Indian (b) Authority stated in $ 3–75.1 to health sanitation facilities pursuant to negotiate contracts under Title III, sec Public Law 86–121; and to advertise and tion 302(c) (11), Public Law 152, 81st award contracts for construction of InCongress, as amended, is delegated to: dian health facilities (other than con tracts for construction of Indian health (1) Chief, Supply Branch, DAS. sanitation facilities pursuant to Public (2) Director, National Institutes of Law 86-121) when the construction cost Health. is less than $200,000: (3) Chief, SMB, NIH. Medical Officer in Charge. (4) Head, Research Contracts, NIH. Deputy and/or Assistant Medical Officer in (5) Executive Officer, BSS. Charge. (6) Asst. Executive Officer, BSS. Executive or Administrative Officer. (7) Chief Contract Branch, BSS. General Services Officer. [25 F.R. 6687, July 15, 1960, as amended at 25 (c) Authority delegated in this sec F.R. 12502, Dec. 7, 1960) tion is limited as follows: (1) No authority is delegated to: § 3–75.7 Social Security Administration. (i) Negotiate purchases or contracts ia) Authority stated in § 3–75.1 (exunder section 302(c) (12) or to make ad cept as to section 302(c) (11)) is delevance payments under section 305. gated to: (ii) Purchase or contract for admin (1) Commissioner. istrative supplies, equipment, and serv (2) Deputy Commissioner. ices for headquarters offices which are (3) Administrative Officer. obtained through the Procurement and (4) Chief, Procurement and Property Supply Management Branch, Division of Section, Bureau of Old-Age and SurviGeneral Services. vors Insurance. (iii) Make determinations and deci- (5) Assistant Chief, Procurement and sions specified in section 302(c) (11) for Property Section, BOASI. contracts in excess of $25,000. (6) Chief, Purchasing Unit, BOASI. (b) Authority stated in § 3–75.1 to (c) Authority delegated to the Director negotiate contracts under Title III, sec- of Field Administration may be redeletion 302(c) (11), is delegated to: gated in full or in part to officials of the (1) Commissioner. Office of Field Administration. HOW(2) Deputy Commisioner. ever, such redelegation must be reported (3) Administrative Officer. immediately to the Office of Administra(c) Authority delegated in this section tion and shall not be effective until pubis limited as follows: lished in the FEDERAL REGISTER. (1) No authority is delegated to: (i) Negotiate purchases or contracts § 3–75.9 Office of Administration, Divi sion of General Services. under section 302 (c) (6), (7), (8), (9), (12), (13), and (14) or to make advance (a) Authority stated in § 3–75.1 is delepayments under section 305. gated to: (ii) Purchase or contract for adminis- (1) Director, Division of General Serytrative supplies, equipment, or services ices. for headquarters offices which are ob (2) Chief, Procurement and Supply tained through the Procurement and Management Branch. (3) Chief, Purchase Section. (iii) Make determinations and deci- (4) Assistant Chief, Purchase Section. sions specified in section 302(c) (11) for (5) Purchasing Agents. contracts in excess of $25,000. (b) Authority delegated in this section (d) Authority delegated in this sec is limited as follows: tion may be redelegated by the Commissioner in full or in part to officials in the (1) No authority is delegated to: Social Security Administration, except (1) The Chief and Assistant Chief, for negotiation under section 302(c) Purchase Section, under section 302(c) (11). However, such redelegations must (1), (6), (7), (8), (9), (11), (12), (13) be reported to the Office of Administra and (14). Purchasing Agents' authority tion and shall not be effective until pub is limited to signing of purchase orders lished in the FEDERAL REGISTER. not in excess of $5,000. [26 F.R. 2712, Mar. 31, 1961] (ii) Make advance payments under section 305. (iii) Make determinations an decisions specified in section 302(c) (11) for con$ 3–75.8 Office of Field Administration. tracts in excess of $25,000. (a) Authority stated in § 3-75.1 is dele (iv) Make determinations or decisions gated to: specified in section 302(c) (12) and (13). (1) Director of Field Administration. 124 F.R. 9427, Nov. 24, 1959, as amended at (2) Chief, Division of Field Manage 25 F.R. 12596, Dec. 9, 1960) ment. Subpart C-Mistakes in Bids (3) Regional Directors. § 3–75.21 Procurement and Supply (4) Regional Executive Officers or As Management Branch, Division of sistants. General Services. (5) Chiefs, Regional General Services Authority is delegated to the Chief, Sections. Procurement and Supply Management (b) Authority delegated in this section Branch, Division of General Services, to is limited as follows: make the determinations specified in (1) No authority is delegated to: § 2.406–3 of the Federal Procurement Regulations (41 CFR Part 1-2, 25 F.R. (1) Negotiate purchases or contracts under section 302(c) (5), (6), (7), (8), 1665) in connection with mistakes in bids. (9), (11), (12), (13) and (14) or to make advance payments under section 305. (a) Redelegation. This delegation of (ii) Purchase or contract for adminis authority cannot be redelegated. trative supplies, equipment, or services (b) Approval. Each proposed deterfor headquarters offices which are ob- mination shall be approved by the Office tained through the Procurement and of General Counsel. Supply Management Branch, Division of (41 CFR 1-2.406–3, 25 F.R. 1665) [25 F.R. General Services. 7739, Aug. 13, 1960) CHAPTER 5–GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION Part Sec. PART 5-1-GENERAL Sec, 5-1.000 Scope of part. Subpart 5-1.1--Introduction 5-1.100 Scope of subpart, 5-1.101 Establishment of GSA-wide pro curement policies and proce dures. 5-1.102 Relationship of Chapter 5 to the FPR and other procurement in structions. 5-1.103 Applicability, 5-1.104 Method of issuance. 5-1.105 Exclusions. 5-1.106 Arrangement, 5-1.106-1 General plan. 5-1.106-2 Numbering. 5-1.106-3 Cross references. 5-1.606 Agency procedure. 5-1.606-50 GSA administrative debarments. 5-1.606-51 Debarment by other agencies. 5-1.606-52 Collection and evaluation of in formation. 5-1.606-53 Investigations. 5-1.606-54 Determination to debar. 5-1.606-55 Institution of debarment pro ceedings. 5-1.606-56 Hearings. 5-1.606-57 Notice of final decision in debar ment proceedings. Subpart 5-1.7—Small Business Concerns 5-1.709 SBA Certificates of Competency. Antitrust Subpart 5-1.9-Reporting Possible Violations 5-1.901 General. Subpart 5-1.10-Publicizing Procurement Actions 5-1.1003 Synopses of proposed procure ments, 5–1.1003–2 General requirements. 5-1.1003-6 Time of publicizing. Subpart 5-1.3-General Policies 5-1.302 Procurement sources, 5–1.302–50 Employees of the Federal Gov ernment. 5-1.305 Specifications, 5-1.305-2 Exceptions to mandatory use of Federal Specifications. 5-1.305-3 Deviations from Federal Specifi cations. 5-1.305-4 Optional use of Interim Federal Specifications. 5–1.305-6 Military and departmental speci fications, 5–1.305–50 Use and availability of specifi cations and standards. 5-1.307 Purchase descriptions, 5-1.310 Responsible prospective contrac tor. 5–1.310–6 Determination of responsibility. 5–1.315 Use of liquidated damages pro visions in procurement con tracts, 5-1.315-2 Policy. 5-1.350 Advance notices of contract award. 5-1.350-1 circumstances which warrant ad vance notice, 5–1.350—2 Telegraphic notices, 5–1.350–3 Oral notices. 5-1.350_4 Content of notice. Subpart 5-1.5—Contngent Fees 5-1.508 Enforcement. 5-1.508-1 Failure refusal to furnish representation and agreement, 5–1.508–2 Failure or refusal to furnish Standard Form 119. Subpart 5-1.6-Debarred and Ineligible Bidders 5-1.602 Establishment and maintenance of a list of firms or individ uals debarred or ineligible, 5-1.603 Bases for debarment and ineligi ble list entry, 5-1.604 Treatment to be accorded firms or individuals in debarred or ineligible status. 5-1.605 Causes and conditions applicable to determination of debarment by an executive agency, Subpart 5-1.52—Testing Articles and Commodities 5-1.5201 General. 5-1.5202 Acceptance testing. 5-1.5203 Certification testing. 5-1.5204 Qualification (QPL) testing. 5-1.5205 Research or development testing. Subpart 5-1.53— Procurement Authority and Responsibility 5-1.5301 General. 5–1.5302 Designation of contracting officers. 5-1.5303 General authority of contracting officers. 5-1.5304 General responsibility of contract ing officers. 5–1.5305 Contracting officers' representa tives, 5–1.5306 Responsibility for assuring the availability of funds. 5-1.5307 Standards of conduct. AUTHORITY: $ $ 5–1.000 to 5-1.5307 issued under sec. 205(c), 63 Stat. 390; 40 U.S.C. 486 (c). or § 5-1,000 Scope of part. This part describes the method by which the General Services Administration implements and supplements the Federal Procurement Regulations, and contains procedures which implement and supplement Part 1-1 of the Federal Procurement Regulations, [25 F.R. 5571, June 21, 1960) Subpart 5-1.1-Introduction SOURCE: $ $ 5–1.100 to 5–1.106-3 appear at 25 F.R. 5571, June 21, 1960. |