204.06, Delegation Order No. 0204-6 to the Director of Procurement and Contracts Management

[RESCINDED][RESCINDED] DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY DELEGATION ORDER NO. 0204-6 TO THE DIRECTOR OF PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACTS MANAGEMENT Pursuant to the authority vested in me as Secretary of Energy (“Secretary”) and by Section 642 of the Department of Energy Organization Act (Pub. L. 95-91), there is hereby delegated to the Director of Procurement and Contracts Management the authority to: 1. Enter into, approve and take such other action as may be necessary and appropriate with respect to any contractual arrangement, interagency agreement, cooperative agreement, grant, loan guarantee, or other similar action committing the Department of Energy (“DOE”) to the expenditure of public funds pursuant to applicable laws, policies, regulations, and procedures. Such action shall include determinations and decisions, except those determinations and decisions required by law or regulation to be made by other authority; 2. Enter into, approve and take such other action as may be necessary and appropriate with respect to any contractual agreement, interagency agreement, cooperative agreement or similar action committing DOE to the sale of products and services; 3. Establish dollar threshold amounts for DOE headquarters and field activities to observe when entering into and approving contractual agreements, coopeative agreements, grants, loan guarantees and sales contracts; 4. Designate contracting and grant officers; 5. Take such other action as the Secretary or his authorized delegates may, from time to time, direct or authorize. The authority delegated to the Director of Procurement and Contracts Management may be further delegated, in whole or in part, as may be appropriate. In exercising the authority delegated by this Order or as redelegated pursuant thereto, the delegate(s) shall be governed by the rules and regulations of the DOE and the policies and procedures prescribed by the Secretary or his delegate. 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 hereby confirmed and ratified, and shall remain in full force and effect as if taken under this Order, unless or until rescinded, amended or superseded. This Order is effective October 1, 1977. /s/ James R. Schlesinger Secretary of Energy