# Subpart 903.1—Safeguards

## 903.101 Standards of conduct.

## 903.101-3 Agency regulations.

Detailed rules applicable to the conduct of DOE employees are set forth in 10 CFR part 1010.

## 903.104-1 Definitions.

As used in this section and for the purposes of the post-employment restrictions at 48 CFR 3.104-2(b)(3)—

Deputy program manager means the individual within DOE who normally acts as the program manager in the absence of the program manager, and does not mean an individual who occasionally acts for the program manager or the deputy program manager.

Program manager means the individual within DOE who:

(1) Exercises authority on a day-to-day basis to manage an acquisition program—

(i) For a system attained through the acquisition process; and

(ii) With one or more contracts, at least one of which has a value exceeding $10,000,000; and

(2) Is generally the person at the lowest organizational level who has authority to make technical and budgetary decisions on behalf of DOE.

System means a combination of elements that function together to produce the capabilities required to fulfill a mission need, including, but not limited to hardware, equipment, software, or any combination thereof.

## 903.104-7 Violations or possible violations.

(a) Except for Headquarters activities, the individual within DOE responsible for fulfilling the requirements of FAR 3.104-7(a)

(1) and (2), relative to contracting officer conclusions on the impact of a violation or possible violation of subsections 27 (a), (b), (c) or (d) of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act, shall be the individual who has procurement authority and is one supervisory level above the Contracting Officer. The legal counsel is the Chief Counsel for the Operations Offices or the Federal Energy Technology Center; the Counsel, or the Chief Counsel, for the Support Offices or the Naval Reactors Offices; the General Counsel for National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), and the General Counsel for the Power Administrations. For Headquarters activities, the individual designated to perform the responsibilities in FAR 3.104-7(a)

(1) and (2) regarding questions of disclosure of proprietary or source selection information is the Assistant General Counsel for Procurement and Financial Assistance. The designated individual for other questions regarding FAR 3.104-7(a)

(1) and (2) for Headquarters activities, or for any other office that does not have authority through procurement operations, is the Agency Ethics Official (Designated Agency Ethics Official).