Section 2600.1320  Written Determinations

a)         When the Code or this Part requires a written determination, the officer required to prepare the determination may delegate its preparation, but the responsibility for and the execution of the determination shall not be delegated.

b)         Each written determination shall set out sufficient facts, circumstances, and reasoning as will substantiate the specific determination that is made.

c)         While an officer is responsible for the execution of the written determination, other SBEL personnel, particularly technical personnel, are responsible for furnishing to the cognizant official, in an accurate and adequate fashion, the information pertinent to the determination.  When requested, the information shall be furnished in writing to the cognizant official who shall have the authority to decide the final form and content of the determination and to resolve any questions or conflicts arising with respect to the determination.

d)         The CPO is authorized to prescribe methods and operational procedures to be used in preparing written determinations.

e)         Each written determination shall be filed in the solicitation or contract file to which it applies, shall be retained as part of that file for so long as the file is required to be maintained, and, except as otherwise provided by statute or rule, shall be open to public inspection.