Subpart 1402.1 Definitions

1402.101 Definitions

1402.170 Acronyms

1402.101 Definitions

• "Chief of the contracting office" unless otherwise specified by bureau/office regulation means the senior GS-1102 within a contracting office. If the Chief of the Contracting Office (CCO) is also the Contracting Officer (CO) for an action requiring approval of the chief of the CO, then approval shall be at a level above the CCO in accordance with bureau procedures.
• "Contracting activity" is defined as an office with delegated procurement authority. Within the Office of the Secretary (OS), the Office of Aircraft Services (OAS) is a contracting activity. The National Business Center (ISC) contracts for the OS.
• "Head of the agency" (also called "agency head") is defined as the Secretary of the Interior and the Assistant Secretary -Policy, Management and Budget (AS/PMB).
• "Head of the contracting activity (HCA)" is defined as the assistant or associate administrative head of each bureau and office who has overall responsibility for managing contracting. In reference to OS, the HCAs are the Chief Executive Officer, ISC, and the Director, OAS. The authority of the HCA may be redelegated to the BPC unless otherwise specified.
• "Bureau procurement chief (BPC)" is defined as the senior GS-1102 official in a bureau or office. His/her authority may be delegated, unless specified otherwise, to the CCO. If the BPC is also the CO for an action requiring approval of the BPC, then approval shall be at the HCA level.
• "Senior procurement executive" is defined as the Director, Office of Acquisition and Property Management (PAM).

[Return to the Top]

1402.170 Acronyms

A&E	Architect & Engineering	AMR	Acquisition Management Review	AS/PMB	Assistant Secretary-Policy, Management and Budget
BPA	Blanket Purchase Agreement
BPC	Bureau Procurement Chief
BUDS	Business Utilization Development Specialist
CAAC	Civilian Agency Acquisition Council
CAS	Cost Accounting Standards
CASB	Cost Accounting Standards Board
CCO	Chief of the Contracting Office
CERCLA	Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act
CFR	Code of Federal Regulations
CO	Contracting Officer
COI	Conflicts of Interest
COR	Contracting Officer Representative
COTR	Contracting Officer Technical Representative
DISP	Defense Industrial Program
DM	Departmental Manual
DOI	Department of the Interior
DOL	Department of Labor
EC	Electronic Commerce
FIRMR	Federal Information Resources Management Regulation
FPDS	Federal Procurement Data System
GAO	General Accounting Office
GIDEP	Government-Industry Data Exchange Program
GPO	Government Printing Office
GSA	General Services Administration
GSBCA	General Services Board of Contract Appeals
HCA	Head of Contracting Activity
IARC	Interior Acquisition Regulation Council
IBCA	Interior Board of Contract Appeals
IPDS	Interior Procurement Data System
IPMR	Interior Property Management Regulation
IRM	Information Resources Management
MBDA	Minority Business Development Agency
OIG/IG	Office of Inspector General
OFPP	Office of Federal Procurement Policy
OHA	Office of Hearings and Appeals
OMB	Office of Management and Budget
OS	Office of the Secretary
OSDBU	Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization
PAM	Office of Acquisition and Property Management
PIR	Office of Information Resources Management
PMO	Property Management Officer
PNM	Procurement Negotiation Memorandum
SAT	Simplified Acquisition Threshold
SBA	Small Business Administration
SOL	Office of the Solicitor
TFM	Treasury Financial Manual
U.S.C.	United States Code
VECP	Value Engineering Change Proposal

[Return to the Top]

[Return to the Department of the Interior Acquisition Regulation page]

[Return to Acquisition Policy and Regulations page]