Section 637.103 - Contracting officer responsibility(a)(2) The Office of the Legal Adviser is the DOS legal counsel for the purposes of FAR 37.103(a)(2).(e) The Contracting Officer shall review the Forms DS-4208 submitted by requiring activities, not contract for inherently governmental functions and assist in implementation of mitigation strategies for efforts that are closely associated with inherently governmental functions. A copy of the DS-4208 shall be retained in the contract file.53 FR 26176, July 11, 1988, as amended at 80 FR 6922 , Feb. 9, 2015