FSH 6309.32 - FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION 
                  WO SUPPLEMENT 6309.32-2000-1
                      EFFECTIVE 02/11/2000

              FOREST SERVICE ACQUISITION REGULATION

            PART 4G02--DEFINITION OF WORDS AND TERMS



TABLE OF CONTENTS

Sec.
4G02.000  Scope of part.

                   Subpart 4G02.1--Definitions

4G02.101  Definitions.






            PART 4G02--DEFINITION OF WORDS AND TERMS

4G02.000  Scope of part.
  As used throughout this regulation, the following words and 
terms are used as defined in this subpart unless the context in 
which they are used clearly require a different meaning, or a 
different definition is prescribed for a particular part or 
portion of a part.

                   Subpart 4G02.1--Definitions

4G02.101  Definitions.
  "Chief of the Contracting Office" means the Director of 
Acquisition Management or equivalent at Regional Offices and 
Assistant Director for Operations, Acquisition Management, 
Washington Office, for Stations, Forest Products Laboratory, 
Washington Office, and Geometronic Service and Technology Center.
  "Contracting Officer's Representative" means an authorized 
representative of the contracting officer acting within the 
limits of authority as delegated by the contracting officer.
  "Equivalent," when used to refer to the Director of 
Acquisition Management, means any position that is responsible 
for the management and direction of procurement and property 
matters at the Regional Office level. This position must be 
approximately equivalent to a "Director" and have direct access 
to (or directly report to) a Deputy Director or Regional Forester 
in the Regional Office.
  "Head of Contracting Activity" (HCA) is the Chief of the 
Forest Service and the Chief's designee, the Director of 
Acquisition Management, Washington Office. The HCA designee has 
full authority to carry out the functions of the HCA. All matters 
requiring HCA action shall be submitted through chain of command 
to the Director of Acquisition Management, Washington Office.
  "Level above the contracting officer" means a supervisory 
contracting officer.  
If the contracting officer is the highest level contract 
specialist or purchasing agent on the unit, this term means the 
acquisition warranted employee in charge of the procurement 
function at the next higher organizational level within the 
acquisition organizational levels of authority.
  "Level higher than the Contracting Officer" is the same as 
"level above the Contracting Officer."