United States Attorneys are delegated procurement authority for certain types of litigation expenses by the Assistant Director for Acquisitions, EOUSA in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), Title 48 of the Code of Federal Regulations, and the Justice Acquisition Regulations (JAR). This delegation of procurement authority is commonly referred to as Certified Invoice (CI) authority and is currently limited to acquisitions not exceeding $3,500. United States Attorneys may redelegate CI authority to other individuals provided the redelegation states that the authority may not be further redelegated.

The Director, Procurement Services Staff (PSS), Justice Management Division (JMD) offers other types of DPAs to the United States Attorneys’ Offices. DPAs available include Contracting Officer warrants and Government issued Purchase Cards, both of which require a significant amount of formal education and continuous training. Contracting Officers enter into, administer, and/or terminate contracts and make related determinations and findings for a wide variety of supplies and services. Purchase Card holders usually acquire lower dollar supply items using a purchase card. Neither Contracting Officers nor Purchase Card holders may redelegate their purchasing authority to others. To obtain a Contracting Officers warrant or Purchase Card, United States Attorneys’ Offices submit requests containing requisite training documentation to the EOUSA Acquisitions Staff.

[updated February 2018]