022.00E, Designation of Authority and Delegation of Authority Order No. 00-022.00E to the Director Office of Acquisition and Project Management

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY DESIGNATION OF AUTHORITY AND DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY ORDER NO. 00-022.00E TO THE DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF ACQUISITION AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT 1. DESIGNATION. Under the authority vested in me as Secretary of Energy, you are hereby designated as the Senior Procurement Executive (as defined by 41 U.S.C. 1702 and Executive Order No. 12931 "Federal Procurement Reform," October 13, 1994) for all Departmental elements, except the National Nuclear Security Admiilistration and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. As Senior Procurement Executive you have agency-wide responsibility and authority to: provide overall management direction of the Department of Energy's (Department) procurement system; oversee development of procurement goals, guidelines, and innovation; measure and evaluate procurement office perf01mance against stated goals; and enhance career development ofthe procurement workforce. As Senior Procurement Executive, you are authorized to approve justifications for other than full and open competition in the case of a contract for an amount exceeding $50,000,000. (41 U.S.C. 3304). The authorities contained in this paragraph may not be redelegated or redesignated. 2. DELEGATION. Under the authority vested in me as Secretary of Energy and pursuant to section '642 ofthe Department of Energy Organization Act (Public Law 95-91, 42 U.S.C. 7252), I delegate to the Director, Office of Acquisition and Project Management, the authority to take the following actions for all Departmental Elements except the National Nuclear Security Administration and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission: 2.1 Designate Contracting Officers (48 C.F.R. 1.601, 48 C.F.R. 1.603-1,48 C.F.R. 901.601, 10 C.F.R. 603.120). 2.2 Designate a program manager to implement an electronic conn11erce capability for the Depatiment who shall report directly to the Senior Procurement Executive ( 41 u.s. c. 4709). 2.3 Designate Heads of Contracting Activities, without fmiher delegation, subject to such thresholds and other limitations as maybe appropriate (48 C.F.R. 1.601, 48 C.F.R. 901.601). 2.4 Designate a Senior Competition Advocate to perform the duties required by the Competition in Contracting Act of 1984, Public Law 98-369. This authority may not be redelegated (41 U.S. C. 1705,48 C.F.R. 6.501, 48 C.F.R. 906.501). 2.5 Designate Contracting Activity Competition Advocates to perform the duties required by the Competition in Contracting Act of 1984, Public Law 98-369. This authority may be redelegated no lower than the Heads of Contracting Page 1 ofS Activities. A Contracting Activity Competition Advocate shall be appointed for each installation that has been delegated contracting authority ( 41 U.S.C. 1705, 48 C.F.R. 6.501, 48 C.F.R. 906.501). 2.6 Assign contracting functions and responsibilities to another agency, and create joint or combined offices with another agency to exercise acquisition functions, without further delegation (41 U.S. C. 3102,48 C.F.R. 1.601, 48 C.F.R. 901.601). 2.7 Enter into, approve, administer, modify, close-out, terminate, and take such other actions as may be necessary and appropriate with respect to any procurement transaction binding the Department to the obligation and expenditure of public funds. Set've as Source Selection Authority (SSA) or appoint another individual to serve as SSA for a particular acquisition or group of acquisitions ( 48 C.F.R. 15.303).

2.8 Enter into, approve, administer, modify, close-out, terminate and take such other actions as may be necessary and appropriate with respect to any financial assistance agreement, sales contract, or similar transaction, whether or not binding DOE to the obligation and expenditure of public funds. Such action shall include the rendering of approvals, detenninations, and decisions, except those required by law or regulation to be made by other authority. Serve as Selection Authority (SA) or appoint another individual to serve as SA for a particular financial assistance action or group of financial assistance actions. 2.9 Approve extraordinary contractual actions, not to exceed $65,000 to facilitate the national defense, pursuant to Public Law 85-804 and Executive Order No. 10789, as amended (48 C.F.R. 50.102). 2.10 Sign applications for permits to procure tax-free spirits fi"om a distilled spirits plant for nonbeverage purposes for use by the Department, as authorized by 26 u.s.c. 5271. 2.11 Exercise the authorities under sections 101(a) of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. App. 2071(a)) delegated to the Secretary in Department of Commerce (DOC) Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DP AS) Delegation 2, as amended, contained in the DOC DP AS regulation at 15 C.F.R. Part 700. The exercise of this authority is subject to the concurrence of the Department's General Counsel. 2.12 Designate a task and delivery order ombudsman to perfonn the duties required by the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994 (Title I, section 1054(a) of Public Law 103-355, as amended by Public Law 110-181,41 U.S.C. 4106). 2.13 Serve as my authorized representative to void and rescind contracts in relation to Page 2 of5 which there has been either: ( 1) A final conviction for bribery, conflict of interest, disclosure or receipt of contractor bid or proposal information or source selection infomtation in exchange for a thing of value or to give anyone a competitive advantage in the award of a Federal agency procurement; or (2) You have determined, as my designee, that contractor bid or proposal information or source selection information has been disclosed or received in exchange for a thing of value, or for the purpose of obtaining or giving anyone a competitive advantage in the award of a Federal Agency procurement (18 U.S. C. 218 and 41 U.S. C. 2105). 2.14 Subject to the direction of the Secretary or his designee, enter into, administer, modify, closeout, terminate and take such other actions as may be necessaty and appropriate with respect to any other transaction agreement, whether or not binding DOE to the obligation and expenditure of public funds. Such actions shall include the rendering of determinations and decisions, except those required by law or regulation to be made by other authority. 2.15 Enter into long-tetm utility contracts· except area wide contracts, for total terms · not to exceed ten (1 0) years, for all utility services; e.g., electric, natural gas, water, sewage, and steam, pursuant to Delegation of Authority to the Secretary of Energy from the General Services Administrator, reflected in FAR 41.103(b). (40 U.S.C. 50l(b), 40 U.S.C. 12l(d)).

2.16 Pursuant to section 311 of title III of the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 (P.L. 111-85), notify the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and House of Representatives at least tln·ee 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 armounce publicly the intention to make such an award, including a contract covered by the Federal Acquisition Regulation. 2.17 Consistent with the policy process set forth in the Memorandum on the Rulemaking Process issued to all Departmental elements by the Deputy Secretary on September 14, 2010, approve and issue all rulemaking and rule-related documents regarding Department acquisition and financial assistance regulations as required or authorized by applicable law. This includes in particular serving as my authorized representative to issue agency acquisition regulations that implement or supplement the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) as provided in FAR 1.301, and issuing agency regulations concerning financial assistance as contemplated in OMB Circulars regarding assistance, including without limitation Circulars A-110 and A-102. For those rules detemtined to be administrative/informational or substantive/non-significant, the process involving the Regulatory Leadership Group described in the Deputy Secretary's Memorandum dated September 14, 2010 shall not apply and approval of those Page 3 of5 rulemakings is delegated to the Senior Procurement Executive. The process involving the Regulatory Leadership Group described in the Deputy Secretary's memorandum remains in effect for those mles determined to be significant or for which there is a DOE policy required. This authority does not include the authority to issue rule and rule-related documents for the Title XVII Loan Guarantee or Advanced Teclmology Vehicles Manufacturing Incentive Programs. 2.18 Make a dete1mination to award a single source Blanket Purchase Agreement in • excess of$103M (48 C.F.R. 8.405-3(a)(3)(ii)). 2.19 Make a detennination to award a single source task or delivery order contract in excess of$103M (48 C.F.R. 16.504(c)(l)(ii)(D)), and notify Congress within 30 days after making a determination pursuant to 48 C.F .R. 16.504( c )(1 )(ii)(D)(1 )(iv). 3. RESCISSION. Delegation Order 00-022.00D is hereby rescinded. 4. LIMITATION. 4.1 In exercising the authority delegated in this Order, a delegate shall be governed by the mles and regulations ofthe Depa1iment of Energy and the policies and procedures prescribed by the Secretary or delegate(s). 4.2 Nothing in this Order precludes the Secretary fi·om exercising any of the authority delegated by this Order. 4.3 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 by delegation. Fmihermore, nothing herein constitutes authority to exercise authority, direction, or control of an employee of the National Nuclear Security Administration or its contractors. 4.4 Any amendments to this Order shall be in consultation with the Department of Energy General Counsel. 5. AUTHORITY TO REDELEGATE. 5.1 Except as expressly prohibited by law, regulation, or this Order, the Director, Office of Acquisition and Project Management, may delegate this authority fmiher, in whole or in part. 5.2 Copies ofredelegations and any subsequent redelegations shall be provided to the Office of Management, which manages the Secretarial Delegations of Authority system. Page 4 of5 6. .DURATION AND EFFECTIVE DATE. 6.1 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 iftaken under this Order, unless or until rescinded, amended or superseded. 6.2 This Order is effective J U L 3 0 2012 Steven Chu Secretary of Energy Page 5 of5