The SPE may issue AGAR Advisories, consistent with the policies of the FAR and the AGAR, for the following purposes:
(a) to communicate Department-
wide policy and/or procedural guidance to contracting activities;
(b) to delegate to procurement officials authority to make determinations or to take action to implement the policies of the FAR or the AGAR; and,
(c) to establish internal policy and procedures on an interim basis, prior to incorporation in the AGAR or in a Departmental Directive.
(d) AGAR Advisories are only available in electronic format on the USDA Procurement Website at http://www.usda.gov/procurement/.
