[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 197 (Tuesday, October 13, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54722-54723]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-27313]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-4385-D-01]
Designation of Senior Procurement Executive and Revocation and
Delegation of Procurement Authority
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HUD.
ACTION: Notice of designation of Senior Procurement Executive and
revocation and delegation of procurement authority.
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SUMMARY: In this Notice, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
transfers the designation of Senior Procurement Executive from the
Assistant Secretary for Administration
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to the Chief Procurement Officer, and transfers all procurement
authority for the Department to the Chief Procurement Officer.
EFFECTIVE DATE: October 6, 1998.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Edward L. Girovasi, Jr., Director,
Policy and Field Operations Division, Office of Procurement and
Contracts, Room 5262, 451 7th Street SW., Washington, DC 20410, (202)
708-0294 (this is not a toll-free number). Hearing or speech-impaired
individuals may access this number via TTY by calling the toll-free
Federal Information Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: HUD is implementing a major agency-wide
improvement effort. The details of this reform effort are set forth in
the HUD 2020 Management Reform Plan, which was published in the Federal
Register on August 12, 1997 (62 FR 43204). The reforms are directed
toward: (1) empowering people and communities to improve themselves;
and (2) restoring the public trust in the Department's programs and
operations.
As part of Secretary Cuomo's efforts to redesign the contract
performance process to improve management oversight and operations, the
Secretary recently created the position of Chief Procurement Officer.
The Chief Procurement Officer, who will report directly to the Deputy
Secretary, will be responsible for all Departmental procurement
activities and for leading the implementation of contracting best
practices and reforms.
This Notice presents a major step toward reforming the Department's
procurement activities. In this Notice, the Secretary of Housing and
Urban Development revokes the Notice of Delegation of Authority
published in the Federal Register on April 15, 1994 (59 FR 18276),
which designated the Assistant Secretary for Administration as the
Department's Senior Procurement Executive, and which delegated all
procurement authority for the Department to the Assistant Secretary for
Administration. The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development then
designates the Chief Procurement Officer as the Department's Senior
Procurement Executive and delegates all procurement authority for the
Department to the Chief Procurement Officer.
Accordingly, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development hereby
revokes, designates and delegates as follows:
Section A. Authority Revoked
This document revokes the Notice of Delegation of Authority
published in the Federal Register on April 15, 1994 (59 FR 18276),
which designated the Assistant Secretary for Administration as the
Department's Senior Procurement Executive, and which delegated all
procurement authority for the Department to the Assistant Secretary for
Administration.
Section B. Designation and Delegation of Authority
The Chief Procurement Officer is herein designated as the
Department's Senior Procurement Executive, and is authorized to
exercise all duties, responsibilities, and powers of the Secretary with
respect to Departmental procurement. The authority delegated to the
Chief Procurement Officer includes the following duties,
responsibilities and powers:
1. Authority to enter into, administer, and/or terminate all
procurement contracts and interagency agreements within the Department
and make related determinations and findings. Included within the
authority delegated herein is the authority to order debarment,
suspension, and/or limited denial of participation sanctions, pursuant
to HUD regulations at 24 CFR part 24.
2. Responsibility for procurement program development, including:
(a) Implementation of procurement initiatives, best practices, and
reforms;
(b) In coordination with the Office of Federal Procurement Policy,
determination of specific areas where Government-wide performance
standards should be established and applied, and development of
Government-wide procurement policies, regulations, and standards;
(c) Establishment and maintenance of an evaluation program for all
procurement activities within the Department;
(d) Development of programs to enhance the professionalism of the
Department's procurement work force, including the establishment of
educational, training and experience requirements for procurement
personnel; and,
(e) Development of all Departmental procurement policy, regulations
and procedures.
Section C. Authority To Issue Rules and Regulations
The Chief Procurement Officer is authorized to issue such rules and
regulations as may be necessary to carry out the authority delegated
under Section B.
Section D. Authority To Redelegate
The Chief Procurement Officer is authorized to redelegate to
qualified employees of the Department any of the authority delegated
under Section B.
Authority: 41 U.S.C. 414(2) and (3); Sec. 7(d), Department of
Housing and Urban Development Act (42 U.S.C. 3535(d)).
Dated: October 6, 1998.
Andrew Cuomo,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-27313 Filed 10-9-98; 8:45 am]
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