C.F.R. » Title 39 » CHAPTER I—UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE › SUBCHAPTER H—PROCUREMENT SYSTEM FOR THE U.S. POSTAL SERVICE: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS OTHER THAN PATENTS › PART 601—PURCHASING OF PROPERTY AND SERVICES

39 C.F.R. § 601.104

Postal purchasing authority

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Only the Postmaster General/CEO; the Postal Service's vice president, Supply Management; contracting officers with written statements of specific authority; and others designated in writing or listed in this part have the authority to bind the Postal Service with respect to entering into, modifying, or terminating any contract regarding the acquisition of property, services, and related purchasing matters. The Postal Service's vice president, Supply Management, or his or her designee, may also delegate in writing local buying authority throughout the Postal Service.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1979–2018 · leading case: DeMatteo Constr. Co. v. United States, 220 Ct. Cl. 579 (Ct. Cl. 1979).
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DeMatteo Constr. Co. v. United States, 220 Ct. Cl. 579 (Ct. Cl. 1979). “The Manual applies to all Postal Service procurements of property and services.”
Jem Transp., Inc. v. United States, 120 Fed. Cl. 189 (Fed. Cl. 2015). “See 39 C.F.R. § 601.104 (“Only the Postmaster General/CEO; the Postal Service’s vice president, Supply Management; contracting officers with written statements of specific authority; and others designated in writing or listed in this part have the authority to bind the Postal…”
United States Postal Serv. v. Sunshine Dev., Inc., 674 F. Supp. 2d 619 (M.D. Penn. 2010). “In its December 9, 2009 summary judgment order, the court cited 39 C.F.R. § 601.104 as but one of several provisions requiring that government agents have actual authority before the government shall be bound by their actions.”
Northrop Grumman Sys. Corp. v. United States (Fed. Cl. 2018). “Postal Service regulation effective November 2007, 39 C.F.R. § 601.104 (2018), provides, Only the Postmaster General/CEO; the Postal Service’s vice president, Supply Management; contracting officers with written statements of specific authority; and others designated in writing…”
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