Title 14 — Coast GuardRelease 119-73
§1103 Role of Vice Commandant in major acquisition programs
Title 14 › Subtitle SUBTITLE I— - ESTABLISHMENT, POWERS, DUTIES, AND ADMINISTRATION › Chapter CHAPTER 11— - ACQUISITIONS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - GENERAL PROVISIONS › § 1103
Summary
The Vice Commandant must speak for the customer of a major acquisition program when choices are made between cost, schedule, technical feasibility, and performance. The Vice Commandant must also advise the Commandant on balancing resources and priorities and on those same trade-offs, acting for the customer.
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Title 14, §1103
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The Vice Commandant—
(1)shall represent the customer of a major acquisition program with regard to trade-offs made among cost, schedule, technical feasibility, and performance with respect to such program; and
(2)shall advise the Commandant in decisions regarding the balancing of resources against priorities, and associated trade-offs referred to in paragraph (1), on behalf of the customer of a major acquisition program.
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14 U.S.C. § 1103
Title 14 — Coast Guard
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73