(1) Contracting officers shall--
(i) Assign criticality designator A to items with a priority 01, 02, 03, or 06 (if emergency supply of clothing) under DoD 4140.1-R, DoD Materiel Management Regulation; and
(ii) Ordinarily assign criticality designator C to unilateral purchase orders.
(2) Only the contracting officer shall change the assigned designator. [56 FR 36437, July 31, 1991, as amended at 67 FR 61516, Oct. 1, 2002]