48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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3 sections with “Presidential declaration”

  • FAR 6.208 Set-asides for local firms during a major disaster or emergency.
    …ied by the contracting officer shall be a geographic area within the area identified in a Presidential declaration(s) of major disaster or emergency and any additional geographic areas identified by the Department of Homeland Security.
  • FAR 26.201 Definitions.
    …emergency area. Major disaster or emergency area means the area included in the official Presidential declaration(s) and any additional areas identified by the Department of Homeland Security. Major disaster declarations and emergency decl…
  • FAR 26.204 Justification for expenditures to other than local firms.
    (a) 42 U.S.C. 5150(b)(1) requires that, subsequent to any Presidential declaration of a major disaster or emergency, any expenditure of Federal funds, under an emergency response contract not awarded to a local firm, must be justified in wr…

FAR (chapter 1)

DFARS (chapter 2, Defense)

Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Rule changes in progress: FAR, DFARS. Terms: glossary.