This text is not in eCFR or DITA. It is extracted from the .docx attachment for Class Deviation 2026-O0004, which directs contracting officers to use it in place of the codified PGI. The parsed text is a convenience layer; the .docx attachment is authoritative.
(a) The term “head of the agency” is replaced with “head of the contracting activity,” in the following locations:
(1) FAR 2.101: definition of “simplified acquisition threshold.”
(2) FAR part 12: Treatment as a commercial product or service.
(3) FAR part 13.
(4) FAR part 18: Micro-purchase threshold and simplified acquisition threshold.
(b) The term “head of the executive agency” and “head of the contracting activity” have the following meaning.
(1) Head of the executive agency means the Secretary, unless otherwise indicated.
(2) Head of the contracting activity means the official who has overall responsibility for managing the contracting activity.]
Authoritative source
Issued as an attachment to the Office of the Secretary of Defense memorandum for Class Deviation 2026-O0004, signed February 1, 2026. Verify against the attachment before relying on this text.
- .docx attachment for Class Deviation 2026-O0004
- Class Deviation 2026-O0004 memorandum (PDF)
- Class Deviation 2026-O0004 on part52.dev
Codified PGI
No codified counterpart is tracked for PGI 218.7001-6. This section exists only in the Class Deviation.