(c)(i) Agency head designations. Except for the special circumstances listed in (ii) below, and the limitations specified in (iii) below, the agency head’s designees for approving D&Fs for interagency acquisitions are:
DASN(A&LM)
Chief of Naval Research
Commander, Marine Corps Systems Command
Commander, Naval Air Systems Command
Commander, Naval Facilities Engineering Command
Commander, Naval Sea Systems Command
Commander, Naval Supply Systems Command
Commander, Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command
Director, Strategic Systems Programs
Deputy Commandant for Installations and Logistics, Headquarters, Marine Corps
(A) For Economy Act orders that require no contracting action on the part of the servicing agency, delegation of this authority to the appropriate level within the organization/claimancy is encouraged.
(B) For Economy Act orders to non-DoD activities that require contracting action on the part of the servicing agency, this authority may not be further delegated except to:
(1) Affiliated PEOs;
(2) Affiliated DRPMs;
(3) Any other SES/Flag/General Officer within the HCA’s Command structure; and/or
(4) Commanding Officers of subordinate activities provided the approval authority does not exceed the activity’s level of contracting authority.
(ii) Special circumstances. Approval authority for Economy Act orders to be placed with the Department of Transportation’s Volpe Laboratories is not delegated. The agency head’s designee to approve D&Fs for these Economy Act orders is DASN(A&LM). Additionally, copies of all orders with the Department of Energy and its federally funded Research and Development Centers shall be provided to DASN(A&LM) within two weeks after issuance.
(iii) Limitations.
(A) Approval authority for D&Fs for interagency Economy Act orders to agencies not subject to the FAR, such as the Central Intelligence Agency, Tennessee Valley Authority, United States Postal Service, Federal Aviation Administration and the Library of Congress, is limited to the NSPE.
(90) Documentation. Files of approved orders, including supporting documentation, shall be maintained at a single location within each activity delegated approval authority.
(91) Exceptions. The following are examples of acquisitions that do not require Economy Act D&Fs:
(a) Interagency acquisitions from the General Services Administration conducted under the authority of 40 U.S.C. 757, Information Technology Fund;
(b) Acquisitions conducted pursuant to DFARS Subpart 208.70, “Coordinated Acquisition”;
(c) Acquisitions conducted under the authority of the Project Order Act,
41 U.S.C. Section 23; and
(d) Interservice support agreements between DoD activities that comply with DoD Instruction 4000.19, “Interservice and Intragovernmental Support.”
