# AFARS PART 5129

- Subpart 5129.1 – General

- 5129.101 Resolving tax problems.

- Subpart 5129.2 – Federal Excise Taxes

- 5129.201 General.

AFARS – PART 5129

TAXES

Subpart 5129.1 – General

5129.101 Resolving tax problems.

(a) The contracting officer shall provide to the legal counsel a comprehensive statement of facts and issues supported by –

(i) Copies of correspondence and documents needed to understand the problem;

(ii) A copy of the contract or relevant portion; and

(iii) The comments and recommendations of the contracting officer, the reviewer and local counsel at each echelon of command through which the correspondence passes.

Subpart 5129.2 – Federal Excise Taxes

5129.201 General.

(b) Process applications to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms for permits to procure alcohol free of tax pursuant to guidance at Title 27 Code of Federal Regulations, Section 22.172 Application and permit. The Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics and Technology) has delegated signature authority to the head of the contracting activity for the U.S. Army Materiel Command, the U.S. Army Medical Command, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. This authority is delegable only to the principal assistant responsible for contracting. When authority is delegated, the individual who delegates that authority shall furnish the name of the delegate in writing to the

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms

Distilled Spirits and Tobacco Branch

Room 5000

650 Massachusetts Avenue N.W.

Washington, DC 20226.