7.  Contracting Officer/ACO References

Comment: The rule should reference "ACO" in lieu of "contracting officer" since ACOs will have the primary responsibility to approve contractor business systems.

Response: The contract administration functions in FAR 42.302 are sometimes performed by procurement contracting offices. Since procurement contracting offices are sometimes responsible for the approval and disapproval of contractor business systems, the term "ACO" has been replaced by "contracting officer" for accuracy.