§ 2801.601 - General.

2801.601 General.

(a) In accordance with Attorney General Order 1687-93, the authority vested in the Attorney General (AG) with respect to contractual actions , for goods and services , is delegated to the following officials to serve as HCAs:

(1) AAG/A (for the offices, boards, and divisions (OBDs Director, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF);

(2) Director, Federal Bureau of InvestigationPrisons (BOP);

(3) Administrator, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA);

(4) Director, Federal Bureau of

Prisons

Investigation (FBI);

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Commissioner

Director, Federal Prison Industries

;

(5) Commissioner, Immigration and Naturalization ServiceFPI/UNICOR);

(6) Administrator, Drug Enforcement Administration Inspector General, Office of the Inspector General (OIG);

(7) Assistant Attorney General, Office of Justice Programs (OJP);

(8) Director, U.S. Marshals Service (USMS); and

(9) Inspector General, Office of the Inspector General Assistant Attorney General for Administration (AAG/A) (for the Offices, Boards, and Divisions).

(b) The acquisition authority delegated to the officials in 2801.601paragraph (a) of this section may be redelegated to subordinate officials as necessary for the efficient and proper administration of the Department's acquisition operations, unless otherwise prohibited by the FAR or JAR. Such redelegated authority shall expressly state whether it carries the power of redelegation of authority.

(c) The redelegation of contracting authority directly to specific persons without regard for intermediate organizational levels only establishes authority to represent the Government in its commercial business dealings. It is not intended to affect the organizational relationship between the contracting officers and higher administrative and supervisory levels in the performance of their duties.