contracting officer
Defined in 9 places across 2 titles of the United States Code.
As used in this section, the term “contracting officer” has the meaning given that term for the purposes of the Contract Disputes Act of 1978 [41 U.S.C. 601 et seq.].
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- 1994–present41 U.S.C. § 56Public Contracts · Administrative offsets · as used in this section
Contracting officer.—The term “contracting officer”—
(A) means an individual who, by appointment in accordance with applicable regulations, has the authority to make and administer contracts and to make determinations and findings with respect to contracts; and
(B) includes an authorized representative of the contracting officer, acting within the limits of the representative's authority.
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- 2010–202641 U.S.C. § 7101Public Contracts · Definitions · in this chapter
Contracting officer.—The term “contracting officer” means an individual who, by appointment in accordance with applicable regulations, has the authority to enter into a Federal agency procurement contract on behalf of the Government and to make determinations and findings with respect to the contract.
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- 2010–202641 U.S.C. § 2101Public Contracts · Definitions · in this chapter
Definition.—In this section, the term “contracting officer” has the meaning given that term in chapter 71 of this title.
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- 2010–202641 U.S.C. § 8705Public Contracts · Administrative offsets · in this section
For purposes of this section, the term “contracting officer” has the meaning given such term in section 2101(1) of title 41.
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- 2010–202015 U.S.C. § 657FCommerce and Trade · Procurement program for small business concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans · for purposes of this section
For purposes of this section, the term "contracting officer" has the meaning given such term in section 2101 of title 41.
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- 2020–present15 U.S.C. § 657FCommerce and Trade · Procurement program for small business concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans · for purposes of this section
For purposes of this section, the term “contracting officer” has the meaning given such term in section 423(f)(5) of title 41.
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- 2003–201015 U.S.C. § 657FCommerce and Trade · Procurement program for small business concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans · for purposes of this section
In this section, the term “contracting officer” has the meaning given that term in chapter 71 of this title.
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- 2026–present41 U.S.C. § 8705Public Contracts · Administrative offsets · in this section
The term “contracting officer”—
(A) means an individual who, by appointment in accordance with applicable regulations, has the authority to make and administer contracts and to make determinations and findings with respect to contracts; and
(B) includes an authorized representative of the contracting officer, acting within the limits of the representative’s authority.
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- 2026–present41 U.S.C. § 7101Public Contracts · Definitions · in this chapter
The term “contracting officer” has the meaning given such term in section 2101(1) of title 41.
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- 2010–present15 U.S.C. § 637Commerce and Trade · Additional powers · in this section
The term “contracting officer” has the meaning given such term in section 423(f)(5) of title 41.
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- 2000–201015 U.S.C. § 637Commerce and Trade · Additional powers · in this section
the term “contracting officer” has the meaning given that term in section 2101(1) of title 41; and
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- 2010–present15 U.S.C. § 657ACommerce and Trade · HUBZone program · in this section
the term “contracting officer” has the meaning given that term in section 423(f)(5) of title 41; and
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- 1997–201015 U.S.C. § 657ACommerce and Trade · HUBZone program · in this section
The term “contracting officer” means a person who, by appointment in accordance with applicable regulations, has the authority to enter into a Federal agency procurement contract on behalf of the Government and to make determinations and findings with respect to such a contract.
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- 1996–present41 U.S.C. § 423Public Contracts · Restrictions on disclosing and obtaining contractor bid or proposal information or source selection information · as used in this section
The term “contracting officer” means an individual who, by appointment in accordance with applicable regulations, has the authority to enter into a Federal agency procurement contract on behalf of the Government and to make determinations and findings with respect to the contract.
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- 2026–present41 U.S.C. § 2101Public Contracts · Definitions · in this chapter
The term “contracting officer” means any official or employee of a Federal agency who has been authorized by the agency head or his or her designee to enter into, administer, or terminate contracts and make related determinations and findings.
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- 1994–199641 U.S.C. § 423Public Contracts · Restrictions on disclosing and obtaining contractor bid or proposal information or source selection information · as used in this section
the term “contracting officer” means any person who, by appointment in accordance with applicable regulations, has the authority to enter into and administer contracts and make determinations and findings with respect thereto. The term also includes the authorized representative of the contracting officer, acting within the limits of his authority;
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- 1996–present41 U.S.C. § 601Public Contracts · Definitions · as used in this chapter