48 CFR § 208.7002

48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulations System

§ 208.7002 — Assignment authority.

48 CFR § 208.7002

TitleTitle 48: Federal Acquisition Regulations System PartPart 208: Required Sources of Supplies and Services

SourceeCFR (current through Apr 2, 2026)

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48 C.F.R. § 208.7002 (2026).

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208.7002 Assignment authority.

(a)Under the DoD Coordinated Acquisition Program, contracting responsibility for certain commodities is assigned to a single department, agency, or the General Services Administration (GSA). Commodity assignments are made—

(1)To the departments and agencies, by the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (Logistics);

(2)To GSA, through agreement with GSA, by the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (Logistics);

(3)Outside the contiguous United States, by the Unified Commanders; and

(4)For acquisitions to be made in the contiguous United States for commodities not assigned under paragraphs (a)(1), (2), or (3) of this section, by agreement of agency heads (10 U.S.C. 3065).

(i)Agreement may be on either a one-time or a continuing basis. The submission

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208.7002 Assignment authority.

(a) Under the DoD Coordinated Acquisition Program, contracting responsibility for certain commodities is assigned to a single department, agency, or the General Services Administration (GSA). Commodity assignments are made—

(1) To the departments and agencies, by the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (Logistics);

(2) To GSA, through agreement with GSA, by the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (Logistics);

(3) Outside the contiguous United States, by the Unified Commanders; and

(4) For acquisitions to be made in the contiguous United States for commodities not assigned under paragraphs (a)(1), (2), or (3) of this section, by agreement of agency heads (10 U.S.C. 3065).

(i) Agreement may be on either a one-time or a continuing basis. The submission of a military interdepartmental purchase request (MIPR) by a requiring activity and its acceptance by the contracting activity of another department, even though based on an oral communication, constitutes a one-time agreement.

(ii) Consider repetitive delegated acquisition responsibilities for coordinated acquisition assignment. If not considered suitable for coordinated acquisition assignment, formalize continuing agreements and distribute them to all activities concerned.

(b) Under the Integrated Materiel Management Program, assignments are made by the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (Logistics)—

(1) To the departments and agencies; and

(2) To GSA, through agreement with GSA.

[56 FR 36306, July 31, 1991, as amended at 64 FR 51075, Sept. 21, 1999; 70 FR 35544, June 21, 2005; 87 FR 76990, Dec. 16, 2022; 88 FR 73236, Oct. 25, 2023]