# 14 CFR § 1204.402: Responsibilities

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-14-1204.402

## Section

- **Citation:** 14 CFR § 1204.402
- **Heading:** Responsibilities
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 14—Aeronautics and Space > CHAPTER V—NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION > PART 1204—ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY AND POLICY > Subpart 4—Small Business Policy

## Text

(a) Office of Small Business Programs (OSBP). The Associate Administrator for Small Business Programs, NASA Headquarters, is responsible for the activities described in NASA Policy Directive 1000.3, The NASA Organization. The Associate Administrator is also responsible for representing NASA before other Government agencies on matters primarily affecting small businesses.
(b) NASA Headquarters and NASA Centers. Center Directors (including the Executive Director for the NASA Shared Services Center and the Director for the NASA Management Office, but excluding the Director for the Jet Propulsion Laboratory) along with the Associate Administrator for the Office of Small Business Programs shall nominate a qualified individual in their contracting office as a small business specialist to provide a central point of contact to which small business concerns may direct inquiries concerning small business matters and participation in NASA acquisitions. When a Center Director determines that the volume of acquisitions or the functions relating to acquisitions at the Center do not warrant a full-time small business specialist, these duties may be assigned to procurement personnel on a part-time basis, with the concurrence of the Associate Administrator for the Office of Small Business Programs. NASA Centers shall establish and maintain liaison with the Small Business Administration (SBA) Procurement Center Representative (PCR) or the appropriate SBA Regional Office in matters relating to NASA Center procurement activities. Small Business Specialists shall perform the duties delineated in NASA FAR Supplement 1819.201(e)(ii). The Associate Administrator for Small Business Programs shall assign a Small Business Technical Advisor to each contracting activity within the Agency to which the SBA has assigned a PCR, pursuant to FAR 19.201(d)(8).
[78 FR 77353, Dec. 23, 2013]

## Nearby sections

- [14 CFR § 1204.400 § 1204.400 Scope of subpart.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-14-1204.400.md)
- [14 CFR § 1204.401 § 1204.401 Policy.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-14-1204.401.md)
- [14 CFR § 1204.402 § 1204.402 Responsibilities.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-14-1204.402.md)
- [14 CFR § 1204.403 § 1204.403 General policy.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-14-1204.403.md)
- [14 CFR § 1204.500 § 1204.500 Scope of subpart.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-14-1204.500.md)
- [14 CFR § 1204.501 § 1204.501 Delegation of authority—to take actions in real estate and related matters.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-14-1204.501.md)
- [14 CFR § 1204.503 § 1204.503 Delegation of authority to grant easements.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-14-1204.503.md)
- [14 CFR § 1204.504 § 1204.504 Delegation of authority to grant leaseholds, permits, and licenses in real property.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-14-1204.504.md)
- [14 CFR § 1204.505 § 1204.505 Delegation of authority to execute certificates of full faith and credit.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-14-1204.505.md)
- [14 CFR § 1204.508 § 1204.508 Delegation of authority of certain civil rights functions to Department of Education.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-14-1204.508.md)
- [14 CFR § 1204.509 § 1204.509 Delegation of authority to take action regarding “liquidated damage” assessments under the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act, and associated labor statutes.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-14-1204.509.md)
- [14 CFR § 1204.1000 § 1204.1000 Scope of subpart.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-14-1204.1000.md)
- [14 CFR § 1204.1001 § 1204.1001 Policy.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-14-1204.1001.md)
- [14 CFR § 1204.1002 § 1204.1002 Responsibility.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-14-1204.1002.md)

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