[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 216 (Wednesday, November 8, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56386-56388]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-27585]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

[Treasury Directive Number 12-11]


Procurement Authority, Delegation of Authority

1. Delegations

a. Procurement Executive

    The Director, Office of Procurement, Departmental Offices, is 
designated as Procurement Executive, in accordance 

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with the provisions of Executive Order (E.O.) 12931, ``Federal 
Procurement Reform,'' and 41 U.S.C. 414. The Director, Office of 
Procurement, is responsible for the maintenance and oversight of a 
Departmentwide procurement system and is authorized to:
    (1) Prescribe and publish Departmentwide procurement policies, 
regulations and procedures;
    (2) Enter into, make determinations and decisions and take other 
actions, consistent with appropriate laws, E.O.s, policies, 
regulations, and procedures with respect to purchases, contracts, 
leases, and other contractual procurement transactions, except those 
required by law or regulation to be made by other authority;
    (3) Designate persons qualified in procurement matters as 
contracting officers;
    (4) Review agency procurement rules, reporting requirements, 
contractual requirements, certification procedures, and other 
administrative procedures over and above those required by statute, 
and, where practicable, replace them with guiding principles that 
encourage and reward innovation;
    (5) Participate as necessary in the review of agency programs to 
assure that such programs meet agency mission needs;
    (6) Ensure that procurement organizations focus on measurable 
results and on increased attention to understanding and meeting 
customer needs;
    (7) Increase the use of commercially available items where 
practicable, place more emphasis on past contractor performance, and 
promote best value rather than simply low cost in selecting sources for 
supplies and services;
    (8) Ensure that simplified acquisition procedures are used, to the 
maximum extent practicable, for procurements under the simplified 
acquisition threshold in order to reduce administrative burdens and 
more effectively support the accomplishment of agency missions;
    (9) Expand the use of the Government purchase card by the agency 
and take maximum advantage of the micro-purchase authority provided in 
the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994 by delegating the 
authority, to the maximum extent practicable, to the offices that will 
be using the supplies or services to be purchased;
    (10) Establish clear lines of contracting authority and 
accountability;
    (11) Establish career education programs for procurement 
professionals, including requirements for successful completion of 
educational requirements or mandatory training for entry level 
positions and for promotion to higher level positions, in order to 
ensure a highly qualified procurement work force;
    (12) Review as appropriate information technology acquisitions and 
contracts to ensure that the agency receives the best value with regard 
to price and technology, and consider alternatives in cases where best 
value is not being obtained;
    (13) Promote innovative practices and develop streamlined processes 
to improve procurement and increase productivity;
    (14) Evaluate and monitor the performance of the Department's 
procurement system;
    (15) Designate, pursuant to 41 U.S.C. 418, the Department of the 
Treasury advocate for competition, and pursuant to 41 U.S.C. 253j, a 
task and delivery order ombudsman who meets the qualifications required 
by that provision;
    (16) Develop and maintain an automated procurement data system, as 
required by Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act, as amended, and 
assure that procurement data submitted to the Federal Procurement Data 
System is accurate, complete and timely;
    (17) Approve, prior to development, other Departmentwide and bureau 
automated procurement systems;
    (18) Encourage the use of information technology to support 
procurement and lead/direct efforts towards standardization, including 
the development of interfaces with other Departmental systems, such as 
the financial management accounting system, to increase productivity 
and streamline the procurement process;
    (19) Designate, pursuant to 41 U.S.C. 252c, a program manager, 
reporting directly to the Procurement Executive, to direct the 
development and implementation of an electronic commerce capability for 
acquisition, compliant with the Federal Acquisition Computer Network 
architecture referred to as FACNET in the Federal Acquisition 
Streamlining Act of 1994;
    (20) Implement an effective and efficient contract administration 
program that includes certification of contracting officer technical 
representatives and adequate training of procurement personnel; and
    (21) Establish Procurement Councils of Departmental and bureau 
officials as necessary to assist in accomplishing all responsibilities.

b. Bureau Head Procurement Authority

    (1) The following officials of the Department of the Treasury are 
delegated authority to perform the functions described in paragraphs 
1.a.(2), 1.a.(3), 1.a.(5) through 1.a.(13), and 1.a.(20), with respect 
to procurement transactions and operations of their organizations:
    (a) Deputy Assistant Secretary (Administration);
    (b) Director, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms;
    (c) Comptroller of the Currency;
    (d) Commissioner, U.S. Customs Service;
    (e) Director, Bureau of Engraving and Printing;
    (f) Director, Federal Law Enforcement Training Center;
    (g) Commissioner, Financial Management Service;
    (h) Commissioner, Internal Revenue Service;
    (i) Director, United States Mint;
    (j) Director, Office of Thrift Supervision;
    (k) Commissioner, Bureau of the Public Debt; and
    (l) Director, U.S. Secret Service.
    (2) Each of the officials named in paragraph 1.b.(1) shall also 
appoint a Competition Advocate in accordance with 41 U.S.C. 418 and 
regulations issued by the Procurement Executive.

2. Redelegation

    The authorities delegated in paragraphs 1.a.(2), 1.a.(3), 1.a.(5) 
through 1.a.(13), and 1.a.(20) may be redelegated by the Director, 
Office of Procurement, and by each of the officials named in paragraph 
1.b.(1), to any subordinate officer or employee of their respective 
organizations, except that the authority of paragraphs 1.a.(2) and 
1.a.(3) may be delegated only to personnel meeting the requisite 
qualifications standards to serve as Contracting Officers for the 
United States for the type and complexity of procurement actions 
specified.

3. Limitations

    All authorities delegated, regardless of whether the affected 
procurement transactions are funded by appropriated or non-appropriated 
funds, shall be exercised in accordance with applicable limitations of:
    a. the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949;
    b. the Office of Federal Procurement Policy;
    c. ``Federal Acquisition Regulation,'' 48 CFR Chapter 1;
    d. the ``Federal Property Management Regulation,'' 41 CFR Chapter 
101; 

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    e. the ``Federal Information Resources Management Regulation,'' 41 
CFR Chapter 201; and
    f. regulations issued by the Department of the Treasury including, 
but not limited to, 48 CFR Chapter 10.

4. Proviso

    Notwithstanding any other provision of this Directive, the 
Director, Office of Thrift Supervision, shall exercise any authority 
conferred by section 9(e) of the Home Owners Loan Act, 12 U.S.C. 
1467(e), regarding regulations with respect to the use of assessments 
and fees collected under that section.

5. Cancellation

    Treasury Directive 12-11, ``Procurement Authority,'' dated January 
29, 1987, is superseded.

6. References

    a. Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as 
amended.
    b. 48 CFR Chapter 1, Federal Acquisition Regulation.
    c. 48 CFR Chapter 10, Subchapter E, General Contracting 
Requirements.
    d. 41 CFR Chapter 101, Federal Property Management Regulation.
    e. 41 CFR Chapter 201, Federal Information Resources Management 
Regulation.

7. Authorities

    a. E.O. 12931, ``Federal Procurement Reform,'' dated October 13, 
1994.
    b. ``Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994,'' Pub. L. 103-
355.
    c. Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act, as amended, 41 U.S.C. 
401 et. seq.
    d. ``Competition in Contracting Act of 1984,'' Pub. L. 98-369, 
Division B, Title VII, codified in relevant part at 41 U.S.C. 418.
    e. Treasury Order 101-30, ``Designation of `Head of Agency' for 
Procurement Matters.''

8. Expiration Date

    This Directive shall expire three years from the date of issuance 
unless superseded or cancelled prior to that date.

9. Office of Primary Interest

    Office of Procurement, Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary 
(Departmental Finance and Management), Office of the Assistant 
Secretary (Management) & Chief Financial Officer.

    Dated: October 31, 1995.
George Munoz,
Assistant Secretary for Management and CFO.
[FR Doc. 95-27585 Filed 11-7-95; 8:45 am]
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