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Order |
Subject |
FHWA Delegations and Organization Manual |
Classification Code |
Date: |
Office of Primary Interest |
M 1100.1A, Chg. 24 |
January 7, 2002 |
HAIM-10 |
Par | 1. | What is the purpose of this change? |
| 2. | Does this Order supplement an existing FHWA directive? |
| 3. | Which part of FHWA Order M 1100.1A is being updated? |
| 4. | What are the changes? |
| 5. | Where can I get additional information concerning these changes? |
- What is the purpose of this change? This change updates FHWA Order
M 1100.1A, FHWA Delegations and Organization Manual.
- Does this Order supplement an existing FHWA directive? Yes. Changes
included in this Order provide additional information concerning contracting
authorities that Headquarters and field officials of the FHWA may exercise with
regard to research project assistance agreements (grants and cooperative
agreements), as discussed in FHWA Order 4410.3, September 19, 2001, subject:
Processing Research Projects Under TEA-21, Section 5001.
- Which part of FHWA Order M 1100.1A is being updated? This Order makes
changes to Part I (Delegations), Chapter 4 (Administrative).
- What are the changes? Changes to Section 4 (Acquisition Management),
paragraph 85 (Purchasing and Contracting), are as follows:
- add subparagraph b (Contracting Authorities), to reflect the broad
management authorities delegated to the Head of Contracting Activity
(HCA), designation of the Director of Administration as a contracting
officer by virtue of position and to specify requirements for appointment
of all other FHWA contracting officers;
- amend subparagraph c (Chief of Contracting Office) and subparagraph d
(Contracting Officers), to add Resource Center Managers and to delete
previous references to Resource Center Directors and State Directors;
- add subparagraph e (Assistance Agreements), to specify that Headquarters
initiated assistance agreements (grants or cooperative agreements) must be
signed by a contracting officer and to delegate to Division Administrators
and Federal Lands Highway (FLH) Division Engineers the authority to
enter into cooperative agreements with State departments of transportation
for research and development projects. In addition, authority is delegated
to the Director, Office of Acquisition Management, to make agency
determinations with regard to whether discretionary research projects
should be administered by the Office of Acquisition Management or by
FHWA division offices using Federal-aid procedures;
- add subparagraph i (Ratifying Official), to designate the Director of
Administration as the FHWA Ratifying Official and to delegate to the
FLH Program Manager ratification authorities and responsibilities for the
FLH Program; and
- renumber subparagraphs within paragraph 85 and make minor editorial
revisions.
- Where can I get additional information concerning these changes? If you
have questions about these changes, you may contact the Office of Acquisition
Management, Program Office Liaison Division.
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Mary E. Peters Federal Highway Administrator |
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