§ 204.670-1 - Definitions.

As used in this section and 253.204-70 and 253.204-71—

(a) Contract administration office means an office, other than the contracting office, which awards or executes contracting actions on behalf of the contracting office, including actions relating to the settlement of terminated contracts.

(b) Contracting action means any action related to the purchasing, renting, or leasing of supplies, services, or construction. The term does not include grants, cooperative agreements, or training authorizations. The term includes, but is not limited to, the following:

(1) Definitive contracts, including notices of award.

(2) Letter contracts.

(3) Purchase orders.

(4) Purchases made using the Governmentwide commercial purchase card.

(5) Actions for purchase of land or rental or lease of real property.

(6) Orders under existing contracts or agreements, e.g.—

(i) Orders against basic ordering agreements, including service orders issued on DD Form 1164, Service Order for Personal Property, by installation transportation offices;

(ii) Calls against blanket purchase agreements;

(iii) Job orders;

(iv) Task orders;

(v) Delivery orders;

(vi) Communication services authorizations; and

(vii) Notices of termination or cancellation.

(7) Contract modifications, e.g.—

(i) Change orders;

(ii) Supplemental agreements;

(iii) Funding actions; and

(iv) Option exercises.

(c) Departmental data collection points means—

(1) For the Army (including Corps of Engineers Civil Works): Department of the Army, ATTN: SAAL-PA, 5109 Leesburg Pike, Suite 302, Falls Church, VA 22041-3201.

(2) For the Navy: Fleet Industrial Supply Center, Norfolk Detachment Washington, DC, ATTN: PMRS, Code 02W4.A, 1014 N Street SE, Suite 400, Washington Navy Yard, Washington, DC 20374-5014.

(3) For the Air Force: SAF/AQCX, 1060 Air Force Pentagon, Washington, DC 20330-1060.

(4) For the Defense Logistics Agency: Headquarters, Defense Logistics Agency, ATTN: Procurement Management Directorate (Acquisition Programs Team),8725 John J. Kingman Road, Suite 3147, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-6221.

(5) For the Defense Contract Management Agency (excluding contract administration office responsibilities in 204.670-4): Defense Contract Management Agency, ATTN: DCMA-DSP, 6350 Walker Lane, Suite 300, Alexandria, VA 22310-3226.

(6) For other DoD contracting activities: Department of the Army, ATTN: SAAL-PA, 5109 Leesburg Pike, Suite 302, Falls Church, VA 22041-3201.

(d) United States and outlying areas is defined in Federal Information Processing Standard Publication (FIPS PUB) 55, Guideline: Codes for Named Populated Places, Primary County Divisions, and Other Locational Entities of the United States and Outlying Areas. Outlying areas are—

(1) American Samoa;

(2) The Federated States of Micronesia;

(3) Guam;

(4) The Marshall Islands;

(5) Northern Mariana Islands;

(6) The Trust Territory of Palau;

(7) Puerto Rico;

(8) The U.S. Minor Outlying Islands; and

(9) The U.S. Virgin Islands.