Regulations last checked for updates: May 02, 2025

Title 48 - Federal Acquisition Regulations System last revised: Oct 18, 2025
3016.505 - 3016.505 Ordering.

(b)(5) The Component Competition Advocate is designated as the Component Task and Delivery Order Ombudsman, unless otherwise provided in Component procedures.

(i) If any corrective action is needed after reviewing complaints from contractors on task and delivery order contracts, the Component Ombudsman shall provide a written determination of such action to the contracting officer.

(ii) Issues that cannot be resolved within the Component shall be forwarded to the DHS Task and Delivery Order Ombudsman, who is also the DHS Senior Competition Advocate, for review and resolution.

[68 FR 67871, Dec. 4, 2003, as amended at 71 FR 25770, May 2, 2006; 71 FR 48801, Aug. 22, 2006]
authority: 5 U.S.C. 301-302,41.S.C. 1303, 41 U.S.C. 1707,41.S.C. 1702, and 48 CFR subpart 1.3
source: 68 FR 67871, Dec. 4, 2003, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 48 CFR 3016.505