“Army Acquisition Executive” (AAE) means the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics and Technology) (ASA(ALT)) who also serves as the “Senior Procurement Executive” (SPE).
“Principal Assistant Responsible for Contracting” (PARC) means the individual assigned to a position, the Head of the Contracting Activity (HCA) has established at the contracting activity level to accomplish contracting functions which FAR, DFARS, DFARS PGI, AFARS, or other directive does not require the HCA to perform personally. A PARC must be certified at Level 3 in the Contracting Career Field in accordance with the requirements of Public Law 101-510, “National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991,” Title XII, “Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act,” November 5, 1990, as amended by Public Law 106-398, “National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001,” Section 808, “Qualifications Required for Employment and Assignment in Contracting Positions.” [AFARS Revision #21, dated May 22, 2007]
“Chief of the Contracting Office” means the person having direct managerial responsibility for the operation of a contracting office as defined in FAR 2.1. A Chief of the Contracting Office may also be the PARC when so designated.
