Common use of Discretion of Responding Member’s Authorized Official Clause in Contracts

Discretion of Responding Member’s Authorized Official. No Member has any duty to respond to a Request for Assistance. When a Member receives a Request for Assistance, the Authorized Official shall have sole and absolute discretion as to whether or not to respond to the Request for Assistance, and if responding in the affirmative, to determine the availability of resources to be made available to the Requesting Member. The response of a Member’s Authorized Official regarding the availability of resources to a Requesting Member shall be final.