{"data":{"id":"us/48-cfr-401.371","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"48 CFR 401.371","heading":"401.371 USDA Contracting Desk Book.","body":"(a) The SPE may issue and update the USDA Contracting Desk Book, consistent with the policies of the FAR and the AGAR, for the following purposes:\n(1) To communicate Department-wide policy and/or procedural guidance to contracting activities;\n(2) To delegate to procurement officials the authority to make determinations or to take action to implement the policies of the FAR or the AGAR; and,\n(3) To establish internal policy and procedures on an interim basis, prior to incorporation in the AGAR or in a Departmental Directive.\n(b) The USDA Contracting Desk Book is only available in electronic format on the USDA procurement website.","path":["Title 48—Federal Acquisition Regulations System","CHAPTER 4—DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE","SUBCHAPTER A—GENERAL","PART 401—AGRICULTURE ACQUISITION REGULATION SYSTEM","Subpart 401.3—Agency Acquisition Regulations"],"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":"42f8a4907a9711c63237401198515421c3749c659b834d51396732ed5095160c","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/48-cfr-401.370","next":"us/48-cfr-401.372"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}