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                            PART 1202—DEFINITIONS OF WORDS AND TERMS
        
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PART 1202—DEFINITIONS OF WORDS AND TERMSPART 1202—DEFINITIONS OF WORDS AND TERMS       Authority:                            5 U.S.C. 301; 41 U.S.C. 1121(c)(3); 41 U.S.C. 1702; and 48 CFR 1.301 through 1.304.          Source:                            87 FR 61159, Oct. 7, 2022, unless otherwise noted.                                       Subpart 1202.1—Definitions                                                         1202.101 Definitions.                                                                             Subpart 1202.70—Abbreviations                                                         1202.7000 General.    **Parent topic:**  SUBCHAPTER A—GENERALSubpart 1202.1—Definitions    1202.101 Definitions.       *Agency Advocate for Competition* means the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Administration.          *Agency, Federal agency,* or *Executive agency,* as used in the TAR, means the Department of Transportation (DOT).          *Chief Financial Officer (CFO)* is the principal fiscal advisor to the Secretary of DOT responsible for providing leadership, advice, and guidance in the development, implementation, and administration of DOT's budget, financial management, and performance management.          *Chief Information Officer* is the principal information technology (IT), cyber security, privacy, and records management advisor to the Secretary, and is the final authority on these matters within the Department.          *Chief of the Contracting Office (COCO)* means the individual(s) responsible for managing the contracting office(s) within an Operating Administration.          *Contracting activity* includes all the contracting offices within an Operating Administration and is the same as the term “procuring activity.”          *Contracting officer* means an individual authorized by virtue of their position or by appointment to perform the functions assigned by the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), the Transportation Acquisition Regulation (TAR), and Transportation Acquisition Manual (TAM).          *Department of Transportation* (DOT) means, when referring to the various suborganizations and components of DOT, all of the Operating Administrations, as defined in the TAR/TAM, included within DOT.          *Head of the agency* or *Agency head* for Departmental procurement means the Deputy Secretary except for acquisition actions that, by the terms of a statute or delegation, must be done specifically by the Secretary of Transportation.          *Head of the contracting activity (HCA)* means the individual responsible for managing the contracting offices within an Operating Administration who is a member of the Senior Executive Service except for the HCA within the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation (GLS), which shall be an individual no lower than one level above the COCO. The term HCA is the same as the term “head of the procuring activity.”          *Head of the Operating Administration (HOA)* means the individual appointed by the President to manage the DOT operating administration.          *Operating Administration (OA)* means the following components of DOT—                    (1)  			Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) (FAA is exempt from FAR, TAR, and TAM pursuant to the Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996 (Pub. L. 104–50));          (2) Federal Highway Administration (FHWA);          (3) Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA);          (4) Federal Railroad Administration (FRA);          (5) Federal Transit Administration (FTA);          (6) Maritime Administration (MARAD);          (7) National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA);          (8) Office of the Secretary of Transportation (OST);          (9) Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA);          (10) Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation (GLS); and          (11) Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology (OST–R).          *Small Business Specialist (SBS)* means the individual appointed by each HCA to assist the Director, Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization in carrying out the purpose of the Small Business Act.          *Senior Procurement Executive* (*SPE*) means the Director of the Office of the Senior Procurement Executive.Subpart 1202.70—Abbreviations    1202.7000 General.       The following abbreviations or acronyms may be used throughout the TAR and the agency's associated internal policies and procedures in the TAM—          Table 1 to 1202.7000—Abbreviations and AcronymsCFO                                           Chief Financial Officer.CIO                                           Chief Information Officer.COCO                                           Chief of the Contracting Office.COR                                           Contracting Officer's Representative.D&F                                           Determination and Findings.FOIA                                           Freedom of Information Act.HCA                                           Head of the Contracting Activity.HOA                                           Head of the Operating Administration.J&A                                           Justification and Approval.OA                                           Operating Administration.OIG                                           Office of the Inspector General.OSDBU                                           Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization.PCR                                           Procurement Center Representative.RFP                                           Request for Proposal.SBA                                           Small Business Administration.SBS                                           Small Business Specialist.SPE                                           Senior Procurement Executive.
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