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         <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">247.573</ph> General.</title>
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         <p outputclass="List1" class="- topic/p ">(a)  <i class="+ topic/ph hi-d/i ">Delegated authority</i>.  Pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2631(a) and Secretary of Defense Memorandum dated February 7, 2012, (see PGI 
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            ) the authority to make determinations of excessive ocean liner rates and excessive charter rates is delegated to—</p>
         <p outputclass="List2" class="- topic/p ">(1)  The Commander, United States Transportation Command, for excessive ocean liner rate determinations; and</p>
         <p outputclass="List2" class="- topic/p ">(2)  The Secretary of the Navy for excessive charter rate determinations.</p>
         <p outputclass="List1" class="- topic/p ">(b)  <i class="+ topic/ph hi-d/i ">Procedures</i>.</p>
         <p outputclass="List2" class="- topic/p ">(1)  Contracting officers shall follow the procedures at PGI 
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            (b)(1) when purchase of ocean transportation services is incidental to a contract for supplies, services, or construction.</p>
         <p outputclass="List2" class="- topic/p ">(2)  Contracting officers shall follow the procedures at PGI 
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            (b)(2) when direct purchase of ocean transportation services is the principal purpose of the contract.</p>
         <p outputclass="List2" class="- topic/p ">(3)  Agency and department procedures relating to annual reporting requirements of information received from offerors in response to solicitation provision 
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            , Evaluation Preference for Use of Domestic Shipyards—Applicable to Acquisition of Carriage by Vessel for DoD Cargo in the Coastwise of Noncontiguous Trade, are found at PGI 
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            (b)(3).</p>
         <p outputclass="List2" class="- topic/p ">(4)  Procedures are provided at PGI 
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            (b)(4) to accomplish security background checks pursuant to clause 
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            , Riding Gang Member Requirements.</p>
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