{"data":{"id":"us/48-cfr-206.304","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"48 CFR 206.304","heading":"206.304 Approval of the justification.","body":"(a)(4) The Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition and Sustainment) may delegate this authority to—\n(A) An Assistant Secretary of Defense; or\n(B) For a defense agency, an officer or employee serving in, assigned, or detailed to that agency who—\n(1) If a member of the armed forces, is serving in a rank above brigadier general or rear admiral (lower half); or\n(2) If a civilian, is serving in a position with a grade under the General Schedule (or any other schedule for civilian officers or employees) that is comparable to or higher than the grade of major general or rear admiral.\n(S-70) For a noncompetitive follow-on acquisition to a previous award for the same supply or service supported by a justification for other than full and open competition citing the authority at FAR 6.302-1, follow the procedures at PGI 206.304(a)(S-70).\n(S-71) In accordance with section 823 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Pub. L. 116-92), the head of the procuring activity is the approval authority for a proposed sole-source 8(a) contract exceeding $100 million. This authority may only be delegated to an officer or employee who—\n(1) If a member of the armed forces, is serving in a rank above brigadier general or rear admiral (lower half); or\n(2) If a civilian, is serving in a position with a grade under the General Schedule (or any other schedule for civilian officers or employees) that is comparable to or higher than the grade of major general or rear admiral.","path":["Title 48—Federal Acquisition Regulations System","CHAPTER 2—DEFENSE ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE","SUBCHAPTER B—ACQUISITION PLANNING","PART 206—COMPETITION REQUIREMENTS","Subpart 206.3—Other Than Full and Open Competition"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-48.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:29Z","sha256":"6328a3ade2ed9eac31bc03cf3145277704e7e8e2eea2a11764de66e7e006634c","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/48-cfr-206.303-70","next":"us/48-cfr-206.305"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}