---
kind: "section"
citation: "48 C.F.R. § 2806.304"
title: "48"
number: "2806.304"
heading: "Approval of the justification."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/48/2806.304"
---

# §2806.304. Approval of the justification.

- (a) Justifications for contract actions over the contracting officer's approval dollar threshold shall be submitted to the BPC for concurrence before being forwarded to the bureau Competition Advocate for approval.
- (b) Justifications requiring approval by the HCA, or a designee, shall be submitted to the {i} BPC and {ii} bureau Competition Advocate for concurrence before being forwarded to the HCA or designee.
- (c) Justifications requiring approval by the SPE shall be submitted to the {i} BPC, {ii} the bureau Competition Advocate, and {iii} the HCA for concurrence before being forwarded to the SPE for approval.
- (d) A class justification shall be approved in accordance with established bureau procedures and FAR 6.304(c).

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 28 U.S.C. 510; 40 U.S.C. 486(c); 28 CFR 0.75(j) and 0.76(j).

### Source

Source: 87 FR 47118, Aug. 2, 2022, unless otherwise noted.