48 CFR 432.001: 432.001 Definitions.

Agency contract finance office is the office, other than the office of the requisitioner, providing funding or performing funding record keeping for the contract action.

Head of agency. For the purposes of this part, head of the agency means, exclusively, the Secretary or the Deputy Secretary.

Remedy coordination official (RCO). The USDA RCO is the Assistant Secretary for Administration.

Responsible fiscal authority is that officer in the agency contract finance office with the responsibility to ensure that adequate funds are available and usable for the intended purpose.