FAR 32.006-2—Definition.
Plain-English Summary
FAR 32.006-2 is a definitional provision that explains the term "remedy coordination official" as used in the prompt-payment and fraud-remedy coordination context of FAR part 32. It identifies who this official is within an agency and what the role does: coordinating the agency’s administration of criminal, civil, administrative, and contractual remedies when investigations uncover fraud or corruption tied to procurement activities. The section is important because it ensures agencies have a single internal point of coordination for responding to procurement-related misconduct, so remedies are not applied inconsistently or in isolation. In practice, this definition supports communication among investigators, lawyers, contracting personnel, suspension and debarment officials, and program offices when fraud or corruption is suspected. It does not itself impose a standalone contractor requirement, but it frames how agencies manage enforcement and recovery actions arising from procurement fraud matters.
Key Rules
Defines the coordination role
The term "remedy coordination official" means the person or entity in the agency responsible for coordinating remedies. The definition is limited to this section and is used to identify the internal coordination function, not to create a separate enforcement authority.
Covers multiple remedy types
The official coordinates criminal, civil, administrative, and contractual remedies. This means the role spans the full range of government responses that may follow a fraud or corruption investigation, rather than only one type of action.
Applies to procurement-related fraud
The coordination function is triggered by investigations of fraud or corruption related to procurement activities. The focus is on misconduct connected to federal buying, contracting, and related acquisition actions.
Agency-specific internal function
The remedy coordination official is located within the agency and may be a person or an entity, depending on how the agency organizes the function. The definition leaves agencies flexibility to designate the role in a way that fits their internal structure.
Cross-reference to statute
The definition is tied to 10 U.S.C. 3806(a) and 41 U.S.C. 4506(a). Those statutory references reinforce that the role exists to support coordinated agency action in response to procurement fraud and corruption.
Responsibilities
Agency
Designate or maintain a person or entity to coordinate the agency’s criminal, civil, administrative, and contractual remedies when procurement-related fraud or corruption investigations arise.
Remedy Coordination Official
Coordinate among the agency’s relevant offices so that remedy decisions and actions are aligned, timely, and consistent across investigative, legal, contracting, and administrative channels.
Investigative, legal, and contracting personnel
Route fraud- or corruption-related procurement matters through the agency’s coordination process and share information needed for the agency to consider appropriate remedies.
Practical Implications
This definition matters because procurement fraud cases often involve several parallel responses, and agencies need one coordination point to avoid conflicting actions or missed remedies.
Contracting officers and program staff should know who their agency’s remedy coordination official is so suspected fraud or corruption can be elevated quickly and handled through the proper channels.
A common pitfall is treating criminal, civil, administrative, and contractual actions as separate silos; this definition is meant to prevent that fragmentation.
Contractors should understand that allegations of procurement-related fraud may lead to coordinated government action across multiple fronts, not just a single contract remedy.
Because the term is agency-specific, users should check internal agency procedures and delegations to identify the actual official or office responsible for coordination.
Official Regulatory Text
Remedy coordination official , as used in this section, means the person or entity in the agency who coordinates within that agency the administration of criminal, civil, administrative, and contractual remedies resulting from investigations of fraud or corruption related to procurement activities. (See 10 U.S.C. 3806(a) and 41 U.S.C. 4506(a) .)