(a) The head of the contracting activity or his/her authorized designee shall review the selection memorandum and shall either approve it or return it to the board for reconsideration for specified reasons.
(b) Approval of the selection memorandum by the head of the contracting activity or his/her authorized designee shall serve as authorization for the contracting office to commence negotiation.
authority: Sec. 621, Pub. L. 87-195, 75 Stat. 445, (
22 U.S.C. 2381) as amended; E.O. 12163, Sept. 29, 1979, 44 FR 56673; 3 CFR, 1979 Comp., p. 435
source: 49 FR 13254, Apr. 3, 1984, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 48 CFR 736.602-4