^ UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY | WASHINGTON, D.C. 20460 % ^ JAN 24 1994 OFFICE OF SOLID WASTE AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE MEMORANDUM OSWER Directive 9019.00 SUBJECT: Delegation of Authority - Senior Resource Official Approval of Procurement Requests and Acquisition Requests FROM: Elliott P. Laws Assistant Administrator TO: OSWER Office Directors OSWER Division Directors OSWER Project Officers Consistent with the proposed responsibilities of the Agency's Senior Resource Officials (SRO) , Procurement Requests (EPA Form 1900-1) over $1,000,000 must be signed by the SRO, who in OSWER is the career Deputy Assistant Administrator. This increases the amount which requires DAA approval within OSWER for non-Superfund funding actions from $250,000 and removes the cap on the DAA's authority of $10,000,000. Procurement Requests for $1,000,000 or less may be approved by the appropriate Office Director, which includes the directors of the Immediate Office organizations: the Chemical and Emergency Preparedness and Prevention Office, the Technology Innovation Office, and the Superfund Revitalization Office. This authority may be re- delegated to the Division Director level. Within OSWER the SRO must also approve any acquisition request for a new contract with a potential value over $1,000,000. This is being done to ensure that a multi-million dollar procurement that is incrementally funded is reviewed by the SRO. This approval should be in the form of the SRO signing the cover letter for the acquisition request to the Office of Administration. and Resources Management. Since a sole source extension to an expiring contract (a.k.a. JOFOC) is an acquisition, SRO approval is also needed if it either exceeds $1,000,000 or increases the value of the original contract to more than $1,000,000. All acquisition requests that do not exceed this amount may be signed by the appropriate Office Director. v This authority may be re-delegated to the Division Director .level. Rccyctod/Recyclable PitmM wttli Soy/CanoH inn on 3*0*' -.rat contains«l«m 50% rtcyeieo "Mr ------- On acquisition requests that the SRO must approve, the SRO should be briefed on the scope of work, the contract structure, how the contract will be managed, the makeup of the technical evaluation panel, the time frame for award, and your experience with and what changes are being made to the existing contract, if applicable. In order to resolve any issues early in the procurement process, please invite the appropriate Office of Acquisition Management placement officials to the briefing. Please coordinate your presentation with the Senior Resource Advisor, Mike Kosakowski (260-9347). Also please remember that a request for advisory and assistance services must be accompanied by a memorandum of justification signed by an Assistant Administrator, which authority in OSWER is hereby delegated to the SRO. v cc: Walt Kovalick Betty Bailey ------- |