Assignment and delegation of procurement functions and responsibilities

§ 2308. Assignment and delegation of procurement functions and responsibilities Subject to section 2311 of this title, to facilitate the procurement of property and services covered by this chapter by each agency named in section 2303 of this title for any other agency, and to facilitate joint procurement by those agencies— 132 (1) the head of an agency may, within his agency, delegate functions and assign responsibilities relating to procurement; (2) the heads of two or more agencies may by agreement delegate procurement functions and assign procurement responsibilities from one agency to another of those agencies or to an officer or civilian employee of another of those agencies; and (3) the heads of two or more agencies may create joint or combined offices to exercise procurement functions and responsibilities.