---
kind: "section"
citation: "48 C.F.R. § 1.701"
title: "48"
number: "1.701"
heading: "Definition."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/48/1.701"
---

# §1.701. Definition.


Determination and Findings (D&F) means a special form of written approval by an authorized official that is required by statute or regulation as a prerequisite to taking certain contract actions. The determination is a conclusion or decision supported by the findings. The findings are statements of fact or rationale essential to support the determination and must cover each requirement of the statute or regulation.


## Notes

### Amendments

[50 FR 1726, Jan. 11, 1985, and 50 FR 52429, Dec. 23, 1985, as amended at 67 FR 13053, Mar. 20, 2002]

### Source

Source: 50 FR 1726, Jan. 11, 1985; 50 FR 52429, Dec. 23, 1985, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 41 U.S.C. 1121(b); 40 U.S.C. 121(c); 10 U.S.C. chapter 4 and 10 U.S.C. chapter 137 legacy provisions (see 10 U.S.C. 3016); and 51 U.S.C. 20113.

### Source

Source: 48 FR 42103, Sept. 19, 1983, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[50 FR 1726, Jan. 11, 1985, and 50 FR 52429, Dec. 23, 1985, as amended at 67 FR 13053, Mar. 20, 2002]