Agency contract finance office is the office, other than the office of the requisitioner, providing funding or performing funding record keeping for the contract action. Head of agency. For the purposes of this part, head of the agency means, exclusively, the Secretary or the Deputy Secretary. Remedy coordination official (RCO). The USDA RCO is the Assistant Secretary for Administration. Responsible fiscal authority is that officer in the agency contract finance office with the responsibility to ensure that adequate funds are available and usable for the intended purpose.
432.006432.006 Reduction or suspension of contract payments upon finding of fraud.#
The annual report required by FAR 32.006-5 is to be prepared by the SPE and submitted to the Secretary within 90 calendar days after the end of the fiscal year. When signed by the Secretary, the report is to be maintained by the SPE.
An HCA is designated as the individual responsible for making the findings and determination, and for approval of the contract terms concerning advance payments.
(a)The HCA is designated as the individual who may authorize, on a case-by-case basis, advance payments without interest for the contract types described in FAR 32.407(d)(1), through (4). The signed determination and findings supporting these authorizations shall be included in the contract files.
(b)The SPE is designated as the individual who may authorize advance payments without interest other than those described in paragraph (a) of this section.
Funds appropriated to USDA may be used for one-year contracts which are to be performed in two fiscal years so long as the total amount for such contracts is obligated in the year for which the funds are appropriated (7 U.S.C. 2209c).
432.770432.770 USDA specific funding limitations.#
The expenditure of any USDA appropriation for any consulting service through any contract, pursuant to section 3109 of Title 5 of the U.S. Code shall be limited to those contracts where such expenditures are a matter of public record and available for public inspection, except where otherwise provided under existing law, or under existing Executive Order issued pursuant to existing law (7 U.S.C. 2225a).
Written notices of assignment and a true copy of the assigned instrument are to be sent to the contracting officer rather than the agency head per FAR 32.802(e)(1). Other copies are distributed as directed in FAR 32.802.
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