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(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the Office of Federal Procurement Pol-
icy are to— 
(1) provide overall direction of Government-wide procurement poli-
cies, regulations, procedures, and forms for executive agencies; and 
(2) promote economy, efficiency, and effectiveness in the procure-
ment of property and services by the executive branch of the Federal 
Government. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Necessary amounts may be 
appropriated each fiscal year for the Office of Federal Procurement Policy 
to carry out the responsibilities of the Office for that fiscal year. 
§ 1102. Administrator 
(a) HEAD OF OFFICE.—The head of the Office of Federal Procurement 
Policy is the Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy. 
(b) APPOINTMENT.—The Administrator is appointed by the President, by 
and with the advice and consent of the Senate. 
SUBCHAPTER II—AUTHORITY AND FUNCTIONS OF THE 
ADMINISTRATOR 
§ 1121. General authority 
(a) OVERALL DIRECTION AND LEADERSHIP.—The Administrator shall 
provide overall direction of procurement policy and leadership in the devel-
opment of procurement systems of the executive agencies. 
(b) FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION.—To the extent that the Ad-
ministrator considers appropriate in carrying out the policies and functions 
set forth in this part, and with due regard for applicable laws and the pro-
gram activities of the executive agencies, the Administrator may prescribe 
Government-wide procurement policies. The policies shall be implemented in 
a single Government-wide procurement regulation called the Federal Acqui-
sition Regulation. 
(c) POLICIES TO BE FOLLOWED BY EXECUTIVE AGENCIES.— 
(1) AREAS OF PROCUREMENT FOR WHICH POLICIES ARE TO BE FOL-
LOWED.—The policies implemented in the Federal Acquisition Regula-
tion shall be followed by executive agencies in the procurement of— 
(A) property other than real property in being; 
(B) services, including research and development; and 
(C) construction, alteration, repair, or maintenance of real prop-
erty. 
(2) PROCEDURES
TO
ENSURE
COMPLIANCE.—The Administrator 
shall establish procedures to ensure compliance with the Federal Acqui-
sition Regulation by all executive agencies. 
(3) APPLICATION OF OTHER LAWS.—The authority of an executive 
agency under another law to prescribe policies, regulations, procedures, 
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and forms for procurement is subject to the authority conferred in this 
section and sections 1122(a) to (c)(1), 1125, 1126, 1130, 1131, and 
2304 of this title. 
(d) WHEN CERTAIN AGENCIES ARE UNABLE TO AGREE OR FAIL TO 
ACT.—In any instance in which the Administrator determines that the De-
partment of Defense, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 
and the General Services Administration are unable to agree on or fail to 
issue Government-wide regulations, procedures, and forms in a timely man-
ner, including regulations, procedures, and forms necessary to implement 
prescribed policy the Administrator initiates under subsection (b), the Ad-
ministrator, with due regard for applicable laws and the program activities 
of the executive agencies and consistent with the policies and functions set 
forth in this part, shall prescribe Government-wide regulations, procedures, 
and forms which executive agencies shall follow in procuring items listed in 
subsection (c)(1). 
(e) OVERSIGHT
OF PROCUREMENT REGULATIONS
OF OTHER AGEN-
CIES.—The Administrator, with the concurrence of the Director of the Of-
fice of Management and Budget, and with consultation with the head of the 
agency concerned, may deny the promulgation of or rescind any Govern-
ment-wide regulation or final rule or regulation of any executive agency re-
lating to procurement if the Administrator determines that the rule or regu-
lation is inconsistent with any policies, regulations, or procedures issued 
pursuant to subsection (b). 
(f) LIMITATION ON AUTHORITY.—The authority of the Administrator 
under this part shall not be construed to— 
(1) impair or interfere with the determination by executive agencies 
of their need for, or their use of, specific property, services, or con-
struction, including particular specifications for the property, services, 
or construction; or 
(2) interfere with the determination by executive agencies of specific 
actions in the award or administration of procurement contracts. 
§ 1122. Functions 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The functions of the Administrator include— 
(1) providing leadership and ensuring action by the executive agen-
cies in establishing, developing, and maintaining the single system of 
simplified Government-wide procurement regulations and resolving dif-
ferences among the executive agencies in developing simplified Govern-
ment-wide procurement regulations, procedures, and forms; 
(2) coordinating the development of Government-wide procurement 
system standards that executive agencies shall implement in their pro-
curement systems; 
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(3) providing leadership and coordination in formulating the execu-
tive branch position on legislation relating to procurement; 
(4)(A) providing for and directing the activities of the computer- 
based Federal Procurement Data System (including recommending to 
the Administrator of General Services a sufficient budget for those ac-
tivities), which shall be located in the General Services Administration, 
in order to adequately collect, develop, and disseminate procurement 
data; and 
(B) ensuring executive agency compliance with the record require-
ments of section 1710 of this title; 
(5) providing for and directing the activities of the Federal Acquisi-
tion Institute (including recommending to the Administrator of General 
Services a sufficient budget for those activities), which shall be located 
in the General Services Administration, in order to— 
(A) foster and promote the development of a professional acqui-
sition workforce Government-wide; 
(B) promote and coordinate Government-wide research and 
studies to improve the procurement process and the laws, policies, 
methods, regulations, procedures, and forms relating to acquisition 
by the executive agencies; 
(C) collect data and analyze acquisition workforce data from the 
Office of Personnel Management, from the heads of executive 
agencies, and, through periodic surveys, from individual employees; 
(D) periodically analyze acquisition career fields to identify crit-
ical competencies, duties, tasks, and related academic pre-
requisites, skills, and knowledge; 
(E) coordinate and assist agencies in identifying and recruiting 
highly qualified candidates for acquisition fields; 
(F) develop instructional materials for acquisition personnel in 
coordination with private and public acquisition colleges and train-
ing facilities; 
(G) evaluate the effectiveness of training and career develop-
ment programs for acquisition personnel; 
(H) promote the establishment and utilization of academic pro-
grams by colleges and universities in acquisition fields; 
(I) facilitate, to the extent requested by agencies, interagency 
intern and training programs; and 
(J) perform other career management or research functions as 
directed by the Administrator; 
(6) administering section 1703(a) to (i) of this title; 
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(7) establishing criteria and procedures to ensure the effective and 
timely solicitation of the viewpoints of interested parties in the develop-
ment of procurement policies, regulations, procedures, and forms; 
(8) developing standard contract forms and contract language in 
order to reduce the Federal Government’s cost of procuring property 
and services and the private sector’s cost of doing business with the 
Federal Government; 
(9) providing for a Government-wide award to recognize and promote 
vendor excellence; 
(10) providing for a Government-wide award to recognize and pro-
mote excellence in officers and employees of the Federal Government 
serving in procurement-related positions; 
(11) developing policies, in consultation with the Administrator of 
the Small Business Administration, that ensure that small businesses, 
qualified HUBZone small business concerns (as defined in section 3(p) 
of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632(p))), small businesses owned 
and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals, 
and small businesses owned and controlled by women are provided with 
the maximum practicable opportunities to participate in procurements 
that are conducted for amounts below the simplified acquisition thresh-
old; 
(12) developing policies that will promote achievement of goals for 
participation by small businesses, small business concerns owned and 
controlled by service-disabled veterans, qualified HUBZone small busi-
ness concerns (as defined in section 3(p) of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 632(p))), small businesses owned and controlled by socially and 
economically disadvantaged individuals, and small businesses owned 
and controlled by women; and 
(13) completing action, as appropriate, on the recommendations of 
the Commission on Government Procurement. 
(b) CONSULTATION AND ASSISTANCE.—In carrying out the functions in 
subsection (a), the Administrator— 
(1) shall consult with the affected executive agencies, including the 
Small Business Administration; 
(2) with the concurrence of the heads of affected executive agencies, 
may designate one or more executive agencies to assist in performing 
those functions; and 
(3) may establish advisory committees or other interagency groups 
to assist in providing for the establishment, development, and mainte-
nance of a single system of simplified Government-wide procurement 
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