Certification, concurrence, and approval requirements. The Project Officer, the Project Officer's immediate supervisor, the head of the sponsoring program office, and the Contracting Officer shall certify that the justification is accurate and complete by signing the JOFOC. For acquisitions in the dollar amount cited in FAR 6.304(a)(2) through (a)(4), the CCO, if applicable, and the HCA shall indicate their review of, and concurrence with, the justification by signing the JOFOC.
(a) The approving officials for JOFOCs are as follows:
(1) The Contracting Officer shall exercise this approval authority unless a higher approval level is required by OPDIV procedures.
(2) The CAs are listed in 306.501. This approval authority is not delegable.
(3) The CA shall exercise this approval authority, except where the individual designated as the CA does not meet the requirements of FAR 6.304 (a)(3)(ii). This approval authority is not delegable.
(4) HHS' SPE is the Associate DAS for Acquisition.
(c) A class justification shall be processed in the same manner as an individual justification. A class justification may consist of contracts/orders for the same or related supplies and services or other contract/order actions that require essentially identical justifications.
