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FAR and DFARS › DFARS Part 209: Contractor Qualifications › Subpart 209.5

DFARS 209.503-70 Waiver.

The codified text (eCFR, as of 2026-10-02). Under the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul ↗, agencies follow class deviations with new text for many parts while the formal rules go through the Federal Register: check the solicitation and your contract's clauses, which rule.

In plain English

This section changes who can approve a waiver for consulting services under FAR 9.503. Instead of the normal waiver authority, only the Secretary of Defense and certain high-level officials can approve it, and they cannot delegate that power below a Senate-confirmed official.

Applies to: Waivers for consulting services under FAR 9.503

Key terms: consulting services · waiver approval authority · Secretary of Defense · without power of delegation

Written by AI from this section's text. A guide, not legal advice: the text below rules.

The text

Notwithstanding FAR 9.503, for consulting services, as defined at 209.572(b), the waiver approval authority is the Secretary of Defense and the following officials, without power of delegation below an official appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate:

(a) The Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition and Sustainment).

(b) The assistant secretaries of the military departments. (See PGI 209.503-70.)

Sections it refers to

  • 9.503 Waiver.
  • 209.572 Conflicts of interest in certain consulting services.

Sections that refer to it

  • 209.572 Conflicts of interest in certain consulting services.

← 209.471 Congressional Medal of Honor. · 209.505 General rules. →

Rule changes for DFARS Part 209

Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Plain words for the terms: glossary.

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