DEFINITIONS OF WORDS AND TERMS
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SUBPART 2.1 - DEFINITIONS
2.101 Definitions.
“Assisted acquisition” means a contract awarded or task or delivery order placed on behalf of DLA, in an amount over the simplified acquisition threshold and with the use of DLA or DOD funds, by an official of the United States employed by other than a Department of Defense activity. This definition includes situations in which DLA or DOD funds are provided to an acquisition activity which then obligates its own funds on the contract or order.
“Commercial item” – See 12.102(90) regarding determinations of commerciality.
“Component Acquisition Executive” (CAE) means the Deputy Director, Logistics Operations, (J-3) pursuant to Delegation of Authority Memorandum dated June 17, 2003. The CAE is responsible for all acquisition matters within DLA.
"Contracting Activity." The Deputy Director, Logistics Operations, (J-3) , shall exercise the functions, not otherwise delegated, of head of the contracting activity for any DLA contracting office not designated as a "contracting activity" pursuant to DFARS 202.1. Actions required by the FAR, DFARS, this directive, or other directives involving the functions of the head of the contracting activity not otherwise delegated shall be referred to HQ DLA, ATTN: J-3311.
"Contracting Offices not designated as a Contracting Activity".
Defense Distribution Center (DDC).
Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS).
DLA Support Services(DSS)
Document Automation and Production Service (DAPS).
Defense Media Center (DMC), (formerly Television-Audio Support Activity) (T-ASA).
Defense National Stockpile Center (DNSC).
“Chief of the Contracting Office” (CCO) as used in this directive, means for the:
Defense Supply Center Columbus (DSCC): Director, Procurement Group;
Defense Supply Center Richmond (DSCR): Center Senior Procurement Official (CSPO)
Defense Supply Center Philadelphia (DSCP):
Director, Office of Procurement Management
Defense Energy Support Center (DESC): Center Senior Procurement Official (CSPO)
DRMS, DMC, DDC: Director, Contracting;
DNSC: Director, Stockpile Contracts Division;
DSS: Staff Director, HQC Operations
DAPS: Chief of Contracting
“Direct acquisition” means a task or delivery order placed by a DLA buyer, contracting officer, ordering officer, or other authorized DLA official, in an amount over the simplified acquisition threshold and with the use of DLA or DOD funds, against a contract vehicle established outside the Department of Defense.
The “Center Senior Procurement Official (“CSPO”)(See 1.601-90) is the “CCO” for the contracting activities identified in DFARS 202.1 (i.e., the DSCs/ICPs within DLA.
"Defense Supply Center" (DSC) as used in this directive means DSCC, DESC, DSCR, and DSCP unless otherwise stated in individual paragraphs.
“Head of agency” or “agency head” means the Deputy Director, Logistics Operations, (J-3) pursuant to Delegation of Authority memorandum dated June 17, 2003.
“Inventory Control Point” (ICP) as used in this directive means DSCC, DESC, DSCR, and DSCP, unless otherwise stated in individual paragraphs.
"Senior Procurement Executive" means the Deputy Director, Logistics Operations, (J-3). The SPE also serves as the agency’s Component Acquisition Executive (CAE) pursuant to Delegation of Authority memorandum dated June 17, 2003.
Simplified acquisition threshold
The Contracting Officer is delegated the authority to make the determination that the acquisitions are to be used to support a contingency operation or to facilitate defense against or recovery from nuclear, biological, chemical, or radiological attack. This determination should be placed in the contract file.
“Solicitations” includes “request for quotations” or “request for proposals” (see FAR Parts 13 and 15).