(1) DoN contracting activities, purchasing offices and contract administration offices (CAOs) are responsible for ensuring that a single individual performs only one of the following functions:
(i) initiation of the requirement;
(ii) award of contract or placement of order; and
(iii) receipt, inspection, and acceptance of supplies or services.
(2) If circumstances preclude an individual from performing a single function, as a minimum, the individual responsible for the award of a contract or placement of an order should not perform the receipt, inspection and acceptance function.
