48 CFR §401.371

1. (a)The SPE may issue and update the USDA Contracting Desk Book, consistent with the policies of the FAR and the AGAR, for the following purposes:
   1. (1)To communicate Department-wide policy and/or procedural guidance to contracting activities;
   2. (2)To delegate to procurement officials the authority to make determinations or to take action to implement the policies of the FAR or the AGAR; and,
   3. (3)To establish internal policy and procedures on an interim basis, prior to incorporation in the AGAR or in a Departmental Directive.
2. (b)The USDA Contracting Desk Book is only available in electronic format on the USDA procurement website.