002.17-12, Redelegation/Designation to Shane M. Kosinski as Head of Contracting Activity (HCA) for the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY REDELEGATION/DESIGNATION ORDER NO. 00-002.17-12 TO SHANE M. KOSINSKI AS HEAD OF CONTRACTING ACTIVITY {HCA) FOR THE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY-ENERGY 1. DELEGATION/DESIGNATION. Department of Energy {DOE) Delegation of Authority Order 00-002.17A sets forth various authorities delegated to the Director, Office of Acquisition Management {herein referred to as the "Director"), and provides that these authorities may be further delegated in whole or in part as may be deemed appropriate. The Deputy Director for Operations is hereby designated as the Head of the Contracting Activity (HCA) for the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E), in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 1.601. Except as expressly stated herein, you may not further delegate your HCA authority; however, HCA authority is conferred to individuals serving in your stead as Deputy Director for Operations, provided that such acting authority is designated in writing. The delegated authorities set forth below are conditioned upon your full conformance with applicable laws, the FAR, the DOE Acquisition Regulation (DEAR), DOE Directives and policies and procedures, including Acquisition Letters and the DOE Acquisition Guide, notably Chapter 71, which prescribes actions requiring Headquarters review and the process for their selection. In determining whether an action is within a delegated monetary authority, the determination must be based on the total value, including options, in-kind contributions and contractors/recipients cost share. Moreover, where actions involve a combination of additional work and deductive work, the total value shall be based on the absolute value of the work contemplated. The delegated authorities are set forth below: 1.1 ACQUISITION (A) (i) Enter into, approve, administer, modify, close-out, terminate, and take such other actions as may be necessary and appropriate with respect to procurement transactions including competitive acquisitions, non-competitive acquisitions, contract modifications, interagency agreements, and consent to subcontracts that bind DOE to the obligation and expenditure of public funds. The acquisition authorities described in this paragraph may be delegated only to a Contracting Officer {CO) (in accordance with section 1.4, Contracting Officers) without the power of further delegation. (ii) Actions exceeding the delegated monetary authority specified below or that meet the requirements prescribed in Acquisition Guide Chapter 71 shall have the prior approval, or waiver thereof, of the Director, or designee. 2 Type of Acquisition Delegated Monetary Authority Competitive Acquisitions $25 million Non-Competitive Acquisitions $10 million Contract Modifications1 $10 million lnteragency Agreements where a $10 million servicing agency will award or modify a contract on behalf of DOE (includes award and modification2) Subcontracts (solicitation, award, $10 million modification, and termination3) Notes 1, 2, and 3: Administrative modifications, e.g., funding modifications are not subject to the limitation in the delegated monetary authority (iii) Serve as Source Selection Authority (SSA) or appoint another individual to serve as SSA for a particular acquisition or group of acquisitions within your delegated monetary authority for competitive acquisitions.

(B) Waive the requirement for submission of cost or pricing data, in accordance with FAR 15.403-l{c)(4), without power offurther delegation. Prior to approving such a waiver, the HCA shall obtain written concurrence from the Director for all procurement actions. (C) Exercise all other authorities specifically granted to the HCA by the FAR and DEAR. In some cases, FAR specified authorities are modified by the DEAR. These HCA authorities may be further delegated unless expressly prohibited by either the FAR or DEAR. 1.2 ASSISTANCE (A) (i) Enter into, approve, administer, modify, close out, terminate, and take such other actions as may be necessary and appropriate with respect to financial assistance agreements including grants and cooperative agreements whether or not binding DOE to the obligation and expenditure of public funds. These assistance authorities may be delegated only to a CO (in accordance with section 1.4, Contracting Officers) without the power of further delegation. 3 (ii) Actions exceeding $10 million shall have the prior approval, or waiver thereof, of the Director or designee. Additionally, any funding opportunity announcement which may result in financial assistance with a collective value of $50 million or more, including cost share, shall have prior approval, or waiver thereof, of the Director or designee. (iii) Serve as Selection Authority (SA) or appoint another individual to serve as SA for a particular funding opportunity announcement within your delegated monetary authority ($50 million). 1.3 OTHER TRANSACTIONS (A) (i) Subject to the approval of the Secretary or his designee, enter into, administer, modify, close out, terminate, and take such other actions as may be necessary and appropriate with respect to other transactions whether or not binding DOE to the obligation and expenditure of public funds. These other transactions authorities may be delegated only to a CO (in accordance with section 1.4, Contracting Officers) without the power of further delegation. (ii) Actions exceeding $10 million shall have the prior approval, or waiver thereof, of the Director or designee. (iii) Serve as Selection Authority (SA) or appoint another individual to serve as SA for a particular other transaction or group of other transactions within your delegated monetary authority ($10 million). 1.4 CONTRACTING OFFICERS Appoint COs for acquisition, assistance actions, other transactions, sales (as described above), and interagency agreements (funds-in or funds-out) in accordance with DOE 0 541.lB, entitled, "Appointment of COs and Contracting Officer Representatives," and any subsequent revisions. The monetary limitations prescribed in delegation paragraph 1.1 Acquisition, 1.2 Assistance and 1.3 Other Transactions, do not preclude the issuance of CO warrants that provide for unlimited signatory authority provided that the warrants do not exceed the general scope of authority delegated to the HCA, and that transactions above the delegated monetary limit have, in accordance with Acquisition Guide Chapter 71, been approved or waived by the Director, or designee. In designating cos, you shall consider the qualification standards set forth in the FAR, and such other applicable regulations, DOE Directives and Policy. 4 1.5 SECTION 311 NOTICES

Pursuant to section 311 of title Ill of the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 (P.L. 111-85), and subsequent Appropriations Acts, notify the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and House of Representatives at least three full business days in advance of making a grant allocation, discretionary grant award, discretionary contract award, Other Transaction Agreement, or issuing a letter of intent totaling in excess of $1,000,000 or to announce publicly the intention to make such an award, including a contract covered by the Federal Acquisition Regulation. 2. RESCISSION. Redelegation Order No. 00-022.12 is hereby rescinded. 3. LIMITATION. 3.1 In exercising the authority delegated in this Order, a delegate shall be governed by the rules and regulations of the Department of Energy and the policies and procedures prescribed by the Secretary. 3.2 Nothing in this Order precludes the Secretary or the delegated official(s) from exercising any of the authority delegated by this Order. 3.3 Nothing in this Order shall be construed to supersede or otherwise interfere with the authorities provided to the Administrator for Nuclear Security by law or delegation. Furthermore, nothing herein constitutes authority to exercise authority, direction, or control of an employee of the National Nuclear Security Administration or its contractors. 3.4 Any amendments to this Order shall be in consultation with the Department of Energy General Counsel. 4. AUTHORITY TO REDELEGATE. Except as expressly prohibited by law, regulation, or this Order, the Delegatee may delegate this authority further, in whole or in part. Copies of redelegations and any subsequent redelegations shall be provided to the Office of Management, which manages the Secretarial Delegations of Authority system. 5 5. DURATION AND EFFECTIVE DATE. 5.1 All actions pursuant to any authority delegated prior to this Order or pursuant to any authority delegated by this Order taken prior to and in effect on the date of this Order are ratified and remain in force as if taken under this Order, unless or until rescinded, amended or superseded. 5.2 This Order is effective APR ·1 8 20l6 v ~~ Berta Schreiber Acting Director Office of Acquisition Management, MA-60