As used in this part:

Bureau procurement chief (BPC) is defined as the senior GS-1102 official in a bureau or office. His/her authority may be delegated, unless specified otherwise, to the CCO. If the BPC is also the CO for an action requiring approval of the BPC, then approval shall be at the HCA level.

Chief of the contracting office (CCO) is defined as the senior GS-1102 within a contracting office unless otherwise specified by bureau/office regulation. If the CCO is also the Contracting Officer (CO) for an action requiring approval of the CCO, then approval shall be at a level above the CCO in accordance with bureau procedures.

Contracting activity is defined as an office with delegated procurement authority. Within the Office of the Secretary (OS), the Office of Inspector General (OIG) is a contracting activity. The National Business Center (NBC) contracts for the OS.

Head of the agency (also called “agency head”) is defined as the Secretary of the Interior and the Assistant Secretary—Policy, Management and Budget (AS/PMB).

Head of the contracting activity (HCA) is defined as the assistant or associate administrative head of each bureau and office who has overall responsibility for managing contracting. In reference to the OS, the HCAs are the Assistant Inspector General for Management and Policy and the Director, NBC. The authority of the HCA may be redelegated to the BPC unless otherwise specified.

Senior procurement executive is defined as the Director, Office of Acquisition and Property Management (PAM).

A&E Architect & Engineering ACMIS Acquisition Career Management Information System AMP Acquisition Manager's Partnership AMR Acquisition Management Review AS/PMB Assistant Secretary—Policy, Management and Budget BPA Blanket Purchase Agreement BPC Bureau Procurement Chief CA Competition Advocate CAAC Civilian Agency Acquisition Council CAS Cost Accounting Standards CASB Cost Accounting Standards Board CBCA Civilian Board of Contract Appeals CCO Chief of the Contracting Office CERCLA Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act CFR Code of Federal Regulations CIO Chief Information Officer CO Contracting Officer COA Certificate of Appointment COI Conflicts of Interest COR Contracting Officer's Representative COTR Contracting Officer's Technical Representative DISP Defense Industrial Security Program DM Departmental Manual DOI Department of the Interior DOL Department of Labor EC Electronic Commerce FAR Federal Acquisition Regulation FBMS Financial Business Management System FPDS—NG Federal Procurement Data System—Next Generation GAO Government Accountability Office GIDEP Government-Industry Data Exchange Program GPE Government Point of Entry GPO Government Printing Office GSA General Services Administration GSBCA General Services Board of Contract Appeals HCA Head of the Contracting Activity IT Information Technology IPMD Interior Property Management Directives MBDA Minority Business Development Agency OCIO Office of Chief Information Officer OIG/IG Office of Inspector General/Inspector General OFPP Office of Federal Procurement Policy OHA Office of Hearings and Appeals OMB Office of Management and Budget OS Office of the Secretary OSDBU Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization PAM Office of Acquisition and Property Management PMO Property Management Officer PNM Procurement Negotiation Memorandum SAT Simplified Acquisition Threshold SBA Small Business Administration SBS Small Business Specialist SOL Office of the Solicitor TFM Treasury Financial Manual U.S.C. United States Code VECP Value Engineering Change Proposal [75 FR 19829, Apr. 15, 2010, as amended at 76 FR 50141, Aug. 12, 2011]