§ 7101. Definitions

In this chapter:

• (1) The term “Administrator” means the Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy appointed pursuant to section 1102 of this title .
• (2) The term “agency board” or “agency board of contract appeals” means—
  • (A) the Armed Services Board;
  • (B) the Civilian Board;
  • (C) the board of contract appeals of the Tennessee Valley Authority; or
  • (D) the Postal Service Board established under section 7105(d)(1) of this title .
• (3) The term “agency head” means the head and any assistant head of an executive agency. The term may include the chief official of a principal division of an executive agency if the head of the executive agency so designates that chief official.
• (4) The term “Armed Services Board” means the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals established under section 7105(a)(1) of this title .
• (5) The term “Civilian Board” means the Civilian Board of Contract Appeals established under section 7105(b)(1) of this title .
• (6) The term “contracting officer”—
  • (A) means an individual who, by appointment in accordance with applicable regulations, has the authority to make and administer contracts and to make determinations and findings with respect to contracts; and
  • (B) includes an authorized representative of the contracting officer, acting within the limits of the representative’s authority.
• (7) The term “contractor” means a party to a Federal Government contract other than the Federal Government.
• (8) The term “executive agency” means—
  • (A) an executive department as defined in section 101 of title 5 ;
  • (B) a military department as defined in section 102 of title 5 ;
  • (C) an independent establishment as defined in section 104 of title 5 , except that the term does not include the Government Accountability Office; and
  • (D) a wholly owned Government corporation as defined in section 9101(3) of title 31 .
• (9) The term “misrepresentation of fact” means a false statement of substantive fact, or conduct that leads to a belief of a substantive fact material to proper understanding of the matter in hand, made with intent to deceive or mislead.