{"data":{"id":"us/48-cfr-801.602-3","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"48 CFR 801.602-3","heading":"801.602-3 Ratification of unauthorized commitments.","body":"(a) This section applies to unauthorized commitments, including any commitment made by a contracting officer that exceeds that contracting officer's contracting authority and unauthorized commitments made by a Government representative who lacked the authority to enter into that agreement on behalf of the Government.\n(b) The approving authority and ratification official for unauthorized commitments is the HCA. This authority may be delegated to the chief of the contracting office or the equivalent for unauthorized commitments below $25,000.","path":["Title 48—Federal Acquisition Regulations System","CHAPTER 8—DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS","SUBCHAPTER A—GENERAL","PART 801—DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS ACQUISITION REGULATION SYSTEM","Subpart 801.6—Career Development, Contracting Authority, and Responsibilities"],"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":"0208948570c23f88bc4da875a63697140b44371ec2c378be68e54f6261d8bd1d","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/48-cfr-801.601","next":"us/48-cfr-801.604"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}