The select committee within the Imperial High Command functioned as a body within the Galactic Empire's Imperial High Command, responsible for supervising various administrative functions related to the Imperial Military. These functions encompassed the allocation of contracts for industrial expansion, military build-up, and significant deployments of Imperial Navy assets to planets under Imperial control.
In the Imperial Era, a competition arose between Governor Arihnda Pryce of Lothal and Governor Sanz of Kintoni. This occurred while Pryce served alongside Senator Domus Renking. The purpose of the competition was to determine which planet would be the superior choice to act as a central hub for the Imperial Navy within their region of the Outer Rim Territories. During the session to decide on the contract's recipient, the select committee was represented by a Warrant Officer accompanied by two non-military personnel, and ultimately, Lothal was granted the contract.