PART 202—DEFINITIONS OF WORDS AND TERMS Authority: 41 U.S.C. 1303 and 48 CFR chapter 1. Subpart 202.1—Definitions 202.101 Definitions. Authorized aftermarket manufacturer Compromise Congressional defense committees (1) In accordance with 10 U.S.C. 101(a)(16), except as otherwise specified in paragraph (2) of this definition or as otherwise specified by statute for particular applications— (i) The Committee on Armed Services of the Senate; (ii) The Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; (iii) The Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives; and (iv) The Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives. (2) For use in subpart 217.1, see the definition at 217.103. Contract administration office Contract manufacturer Contracting activity Contracting officer's representative Contractor-approved supplier Counterfeit electronic part Cyber incident Department of Defense (DoD), Departments and agencies, Electronic part Executive agency Head of the agency see Major defense acquisition program Material weakness (1) Probable; or (2) More than remote but less than likely (section 806 of Pub. L. 116-283). Milestone decision authority, Non-Government sales Nontraditional defense contractor Obsolete electronic part Offset (1) A direct offset involves benefits or obligations, including supplies or services that are directly related to the item(s) being purchased and are integral to the deliverable of the FMS contract. For example, as a condition of a foreign military sale, the contractor may require or agree to permit the customer to produce in its country certain components or subsystems of the item being sold. Generally, direct offsets must be performed within a specified period, because they are integral to the deliverable of the FMS contract. (2) An indirect offset involves benefits or obligations, including supplies or services that are not directly related to the specific item(s) being purchased and are not integral to the deliverable of the FMS contract. For example, as a condition of a foreign military sale, the contractor may agree to purchase certain manufactured products, agricultural commodities, raw materials, or services, or make an equity investment or grant of equipment required by the FMS customer, or may agree to build a school, road or other facility. Indirect offsets would also include projects that are related to the FMS contract but not purchased under said contract ( e.g., Offset costs Original component manufacturer Original equipment manufacturer Original manufacturer Procedures, Guidance, and Information (PGI) (1) Contains mandatory internal DoD procedures. The DFARS will direct compliance with mandatory procedures using imperative language such as “Follow the procedures at * * *” or similar directive language; (2) Contains non-mandatory internal DoD procedures and guidance and supplemental information to be used at the discretion of the contracting officer. The DFARS will point to non-mandatory procedures, guidance, and information using permissive language such as “The contracting officer may use * * *” or “Additional information is available at * * *” or other similar language; (3) Is numbered similarly to the DFARS, except that each PGI numerical designation is preceded by the letters “PGI”; and (4) Is available
at https://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/dfarspgi/current/index.html. Senior procurement executive (1) Department of Defense (including the defense agencies)—Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition and Sustainment); (2) Department of the Army—Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics and Technology); (3) Department of the Navy—Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research, Development and Acquisition); (4) Department of the Air Force—Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Acquisition); and (5) The directors of the defense agencies have been delegated authority to act as senior procurement executive for their respective agencies, except for such actions that by terms of statute, or any delegation, must be exercised by the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition and Sustainment). Sufficient non-Government sales Suspect counterfeit electronic part Tiered evaluation of offers cascading evaluation of offers (1) Solicits and receives offers from both small and other than small business concerns; (2) Establishes a tiered or cascading order of precedence for evaluating offers that is specified in the solicitation; and (3) If no award can be made at the first tier, evaluates offers at the next lower tier, until award can be made. Uncertified cost data [56 FR 36287, July 31, 1991] Editorial Note: For Federal Register www.govinfo.gov.