DSPE definition

DSPE means the Deputy Senior Pro- curement Executive, who is also the Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary for Acquisitions. The DSPE must be career member of the Senior Executive Service.
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Examples of DSPE in a sentence

  • Developmental Seller Purchased Equipment (DSPE): DBFE which is converted to SPE.

  • The authority to prescribe proce- dures in FAR 7.103 is delegated to the SPE and is further delegated to the DSPE.

  • If the reporting individual is a VA employee and the recommendation to debar is based on possible criminal or fraudulent activities, the VA em- ployee must report the circumstances to the VA Office of Inspector General before making a recommendation to the DSPE.

  • The contracting officer must ob- tain the approval of the DSPE before awarding a contract that includes op- tions exceeding the 5-year limitation specified in FAR 17.204(e).

  • The DSPE may au- thorize class deviations from the FAR and VAAR when a class deviation is in the best interest of the Government.

  • Only the DSPE (for Level II and Level III (Senior Limited or Unlim- ited)) warrants and the respective HCA (for Level I warrants) may sign the Certificate of Appointment as Con- tracting Officer.

  • The HCA or the DSPE, within their authority, may appoint a con- tracting officer under FAR 1.603 and VA’s Contracting Officer Certification Program (COCP).

  • The HCA may recommend a candidate to the DSPE for appointment as a Level II warrant or Level III warrant con- tracting officer.

  • The As- sociate DAS for Acquisitions is des- ignated as the Deputy Senior Procure- ment Executive (DSPE).

  • The authority vested in the Secretary to select, ap- point, and terminate HCAs is delegated to the SPE and is further delegated from the SPE to the DSPE.