Regulations last checked for updates: Feb 10, 2026

Title 48 - Federal Acquisition Regulations System last revised: Jan 28, 2026
615.303 - 615.303 Responsibilities.

(a) The Procurement Executive is the agency head for the purposes of FAR 15.303(a). The HCA is delegated authority to appoint someone other than the contracting officer as source selection authority for a particular acquisition.

[64 FR 43623, Aug. 11, 1999, as amended at 80 FR 6920, Feb. 9, 2015]
authority: 22 U.S.C. 2651a,40.S.C. 121(c) and 48 CFR chapter 1
source: 64 FR 43623, Aug. 11, 1999, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 48 CFR 615.303