Last revised (Transmittal 14-020) October 19, 2023

Guide to Judiciary Policy

Vol. 14: Procurement

Ch. 1: Overview

Appx. 1E: Contracting Officers' Certification Program – Level 2

Special Program Delegation

(Note: The entire chart must be read to determine the authorities and limitations of 

Level 2.)

Applicable Programs:

1: Treatment Services

2: Halfway House Services

3: Copy Center Services

4: Contract Court Reporting Services

5: Law Books

6: GSA Real Property Operations and Management Delegation (GSA Building 

Delegation)

7: Court Interpreter Services

8: FPD Case-Related Expert or Consultant Services

Training Required for Level 2 Certification – Small Purchase Procedures, Standard 

Competitive Contracting Procedures, Special Categories of Procurements, and

Appropriations Law for the U.S. Courts, plus any specialized training programs offered 

by the responsible AO program office. See: Guide, Vol. 14, § 120.40.15 (AO Office 

with Primary Program Responsibility).

Contracting Officers' Certification Program – Level 2

Dollars Special

Program

Conditions of Delegation

Up to $100,000 5, 6, 8 5: sole source and open market. Programmatic 

approval required for online resources over $25,000.

6: up to the COs delegated limit.

8: case-related expert or consultant services 

purchased by FPDs.

Unlimited 1, 2, 3, 4, 

7

must follow approved procedures and use approved 

boilerplate documents.
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Contracting Officers' Certification Program – Level 2

Types of Actions Special

Program

Conditions of Delegation

Commercial/License/ 

Special Use Agreements

3 copy centers only: must use approved boilerplate.

Competitive Open 

Market Contracts and 

Contract Mods 

1, 2, 3, 4, 

5, 6

1, 2, 3, 4: only with use of approved boilerplate 

document.

6: up to the delegated limit.

Orders Under Contracts 

Awarded by Judiciary or 

Other Federal Agencies

1, 2, 5, 6 1, 2: authorized for services up to maximum order of 

judiciary-wide and other federal agencies' contracts. 

Use of the approved J-Net template document is not 

required when using this authority.

5: authorized up to the maximum order limitation of 

GSA schedules, as well as judiciary-wide contracts 

and other federal agencies' contracts.

6: authorized within limits established by the building 

delegation agreement with GSA.

Procurement Method Special

Program

Conditions of Delegation

Other Than Full and 

Open Competition 

Procurement Actions 

4, 5, 7 4: refer to programmatic restrictions

5: up to $100,000. Programmatic approval required 

for online resources over $25,000

7: refer to programmatic restrictions

otherwise: not delegated

Lowest Price Technically 

Acceptable Competitive 

Open Market 

Procurements

1, 2, 3, 4, 

5, 6

1, 2, 3, 4: delegated: must use approved boilerplate.

5 and 6: up to the COs delegated limit.

Best Value Competitive 

Procurements 

N/A Not delegated

Products/Services Special

Program

Conditions of Delegation

Products 1, 5, 6 only items covered under special delegated 

procurement program

Services 1, 2, 3, 4, 

5, 6, 7 

only those specific services authorized under 

delegated program
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Contracting Officers' Certification Program – Level 2

Experts and Consultants 

under 5 U.S.C. § 3109

8 delegated to FPDs for case-related services up to 

$100,000; must follow approved procedures and use 

approved boilerplate documents; subject to 

restrictions and limitations provided in Guide, Vol. 14, 

§ 520 (Expert and Consultant Nonpersonal Services 

Contracts).

Space Alteration N/A not delegated with the exception for those courts 

delegated real property operations and management 

authority (i.e., a GSA building delegation).

Lease of Real Property N/A not delegated

Architect/Engineering 

Services

6 other than 6: not delegated