Obtain a Delegation of Procurement Authority

A delegation of procurement authority or DPA is a written authority to issue an order under the master contract; its purpose is to clearly outline the roles and responsibilities between the GSA OASIS+ contracting officer and the ordering contracting officer.

When is a DPA required?

You need a DPA:

• if you are a contracting officer (COs) who plans to award, administer, and modify task orders against the OASIS contracts.

Agency COs that do not have DPAs may not award task orders under OASIS.

DPA training is encouraged for any staff (Program Manager, Contract Specialist, Finance, Interns, etc.) interested in and/or administering an OASIS+ requirement; however, only a warranted Contracting Officer may obtain the Delegation of Procurement Authority.

You do not need a DPA:

• to conduct market research into the OASIS+ program or to use the task order solicitation system (Symphony) to conduct market research.

• if you are an OASIS+ Contract Section G.2.2.1 Ordering Contracting Officer, Contractor employees*.

*In accordance with OASIS+ Contract Section G.2.2.1 Ordering Contracting Officer, Contractor employees are authorized under FAR subpart 51.1 Contractor Use of Government Supply Sources to use OASIS+ and are considered OCOs and are not required to obtain a DPA as their authority is granted to them by a Federal Government CO administering an applicable contract (e.g., a Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC). In order to authorize a Contractor employee under FAR subpart 51.1 to use OASIS+, the Federal Government CO granting authority shall first obtain an OASIS+ DPA.

How do you get a DPA?

To obtain an OASIS+ DPA, a warranted CO (appointed according to FAR 1.603) or an official authorized to obligate funds for the agency must:

1. Be a warranted Contracting Officer as defined in FAR 2.101 Definitions.

2. Attend a DPA training.

   Training is currently under development. It will be available online, virtually, and in-person; visit this page and Interact for updates.

3. Review the corresponding Delegation of Procurement Authority Ordering Guide for OASIS+.

4. Submit documentation.

   Provide the CO warrant number and DPA training completion certificate to OASIS+ DPA training at oasisplusDPA@gsa.gov.

5. Request a DPA.

   Complete and submit the DPA Request Form.

   GSA will review your request, and you will receive a confirmation of the DPA via email within two business days. If you get a warrant after receiving training, you can request a DPA by emailing the respective program training at either oasisplusDPA@gsa.gov or HCaTSTraining@gsa.gov.

   Note: DPA requestors must provide a .gov or .mil email address. If you do not have a .gov or .mil work email address, please contact the OASIS Contracting Officer at oasisplus@gsa.gov for assistance in requesting a DPA.

GSA will review your request, and you will receive a confirmation of the DPA via email within two business days. If you get a warrant after receiving training, you can request a DPA by emailing the respective program training at either oasisplusDPA@gsa.gov or HCaTSTraining@gsa.gov.

Note: DPA requestors must provide a .gov or .mil email address. If you do not have a .gov or .mil work email address, please contact the OASIS Contracting Officer at oasisplus@gsa.gov for assistance in requesting a DPA.

You have a DPA, now what?

Once a CO receives a DPA, the individual is officially identified as an OCO. An OCO has the authority to award, administer, and modify task orders against the OASIS+ contracts. CO’s that do not have DPAs may not award task orders under OASIS+.

DPAs are issued to individuals; not to agencies. DPAs may be revoked at the discretion of the OASIS+ Contracting Officer(s). There is no limit on DPA’s issued per agency, and individuals may repeat DPA training as often as they prefer. GSA cannot release the names of individuals with a DPA, even if requested by the agency; this information is Controlled Unclassified Information.

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