(a) Army contracting activities, and subordinate offices, authorized to contract for architect-engineer services are as follows:

(1) The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE).

(2) The National Guard Bureau (NGB).

(3) The U.S. Army Mission and Installation Contracting Command.

(4) The U.S. Army Contracting Command, 414th Contracting Support Brigade, Vicenza, Italy, for architect-engineer services for operations and maintenance appropriations and Army Family Housing (Operations) funded projects.

(b) Other Army contracting activities, as mutually agreed with the USACE, may execute task orders for architect-engineer services, under USACE indefinite-delivery contracts. The installation contracting officer and facilities engineering personnel must comply with the instructions of the USACE contracting officer regarding the negotiation, issuance, and administration of task orders.

Headquarters, USACE, and Headquarters, NGB, must establish appropriate controls on the use of indefinite-delivery contracts for architect-engineering services by subordinate contracting offices.

(b) The Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics and Technology) (ASA(ALT)) has the authority to approve design competition. See Appendix GG for further delegation.

(a) The ASA(ALT) has the authority to make the final selection decision in accordance with all appropriate source selection guidance. See Appendix GG for further delegation.

The USACE and the NGB may use both short processes.

(b)(2) The ASA(ALT) has the authority to approve the selection report or return it to the chairperson for appropriate revision. See Appendix GG for further delegation.

(c)(1) The head of the contracting activity shall make the determination at FAR 36.609-1(c)(1). See Appendix GG for further delegation.