217.7801 Definitions.

As used in this subpart-

"Acquisition official" means-

(1)  A DoD contracting officer; or

(2)  Any other DoD official authorized to approve a direct acquisition or an assisted acquisition on behalf of DoD.

"Assisted acquisition" means the type of interagency contracting through which acquisition officials of a non-DoD agency award a contract or a task or delivery order for the acquisition of supplies or services on behalf of DoD.

"Direct acquisition" means the type of interagency contracting through which DoD orders a supply or service from a Governmentwide acquisition contract maintained by a non-DoD agency.

"Governmentwide acquisition contract" means a task or delivery order contract that-

(1)  Is entered into by a non-defense agency; and

(2)  May be used as the contract under which property or services are procured for one or more other departments or agencies of the Federal Government.

"Non-DoD agency" means any department or agency of the Federal Government other than DoD.

"Non-DoD agency that is an element of the intelligence community" means the Office of the Director of National Intelligence; the Central Intelligence Agency; the intelligence elements of the Federal Bureau of Investigation; the intelligence elements of the Department of Energy; the Bureau of Intelligence and Research of the Department of State; the Office of Intelligence and Analysis of the Department of the Treasury; and the elements of the Department of Homeland Security concerned with the analysis of intelligence information, including the Office of Intelligence of the Coast Guard.