3001.603-1 General.
Under DHS Delegations, the Heads of the Contracting Activity (HCA), with authority to redelegate no lower than the Chief of the Contracting Office (COCO), are authorized to select and appoint contracting officers and terminate their appointment.
[68 FR 67871, Dec. 4, 2003, as amended at 71 FR 25767, May 2, 2006]