Responsibilities - DECCO

a.  Contracting officers shall obtain approval to the extent required under "Approval Authorities" above, before using any clause other than those prescribed in the FAR or DFARS. Approval of modifications to non-prescription clauses shall be obtained in the same manner as when the clause was originally approved.

b.  Contracting personnel shall obtain advice and assistance as needed from the Activity General Counsel (Code ALD) in preparing written requests for approval of a clause.

c.  The contracting officer shall prepare required written documentation that will be reviewed by Code ALD. Contract specialists and account managers shall ensure that all documents generated during the review and approval process are part of the official contract file.

d.  The contracting officer shall submit the request package for the HCA, DECCO approval to the Contract Policy Division (Code RGC).

e.  The Contract Policy Division shall review the documentation, research the issue, and coordinate with the appropriate directorates/offices. If the issue does not have a significant impact on the public, forward to the HCA, DECCO who has approval authority. If the issue does have a significant impact on the public, the Contract Policy Division shall forward to the Director of the DAR Council for processing, after coordinating with Code AL, to the Director of Defense Procurement.

f.  The Contract Policy Division shall notify contracting personnel as to approval or denial of requests. The clause(s) shall not be used until such notification is received.

h.  The Contract Policy Division shall annually conduct a review of all DECCO specific clauses that have a significant impact on the public and provide a report of the review to the Principal Deputy Director, DECCO. The report shall include recommendations for the retention, modification, or deletion of clause(s).