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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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298 sections with “exception”: the first 40

  • FAR 8.706 Purchase exceptions.
    … from commercial sources only if the acquisition is specifically authorized in a purchase exception granted by the designated central nonprofit agency. (b) The central nonprofit agency shall promptly grant purchase exceptions when— (1) Th…
  • DFARS 225.7003-3 Exceptions.
    …luation under the foreign comparative testing program (10 U.S.C. 2350a(g)). However, this exception does not apply to any acquisitions under follow-on production contracts. (b) One or more of the following exceptions may apply to an end it…
  • FAR 25.202 Exceptions.
    (a) When one of the following exceptions applies, the contracting officer may allow the contractor to acquire foreign construction materials without regard to the restrictions of the Buy American statute: (1) Impracticable or inconsistent …
  • DFARS 225.103 Exceptions.
    (a)(i)(A) Public interest exceptions for certain countries are in 225.872. (B) For procurements covered by the World Trade Organization Government Procurement Agreement, the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition and Sustainment) has dete…
  • FAR 5.202 Exceptions.
    …ary to submit a proposal or perform the contract does not, in itself, justify use of this exception to synopsis; (2) The proposed contract action is made under the conditions described in 6.302-2 (or, for purchases conducted using simplifi…
  • FAR 25.103 Exceptions.
    When one of the following exceptions applies, the contracting officer may acquire a foreign end product without regard to the restrictions of the Buy American statute: (a) Public interest. The head of the agency may make a determination th…
  • FAR 40.202-5 Exceptions.
    …C. 3901 note prec.): (a) Wildfire management operations and search and rescue operations exception. The prohibitions in 40.202 do not apply to an appropriate Federal agency to the extent that an authorized official at the agency, in consul…
  • DFARS 225.7002-2 Exceptions.
    …he requirement in 205.301 for synopsis within 7 days after contract award when using this exception.) (1) The following officials are authorized, without power of redelegation, to make such a domestic nonavailability determination: (i) Th…
  • DFARS 225.7017-3 Exceptions.
    …in covered contracts that exceed the simplified acquisition threshold, with the following exceptions: (a) Qualifying country. Qualifying country photovoltaic devices may be utilized in any covered contract, because 225.103(a)(i)(A) provide…
  • FAR 25.603 Exceptions.
    (a)(1) When one of the following exceptions applies, the contracting officer may allow the contractor to incorporate foreign manufactured construction materials without regard to the restrictions of section 1605 of the Recovery Act or forei…
  • DFARS 223.7104 Exceptions.
    …on other land controlled by the United States. (b) The Secretary of Defense may grant an exception to the prohibition in 10 U.S.C. 2692 when essential to protect the health and safety of the public from imminent danger if the Secretary oth…
  • DFARS 225.401 Exceptions.
    …Purchase from foreign sources is restricted by statute (see subpart 225.70); (2) Another exception in FAR 25.401 applies to the acquisition; or (3) Competition from foreign sources is restricted under subpart 225.71. (B) Public interest …
  • DFARS 252.215-7014 Exception from Certified Cost or Pricing Data Requirements for Foreign Military Sales Indirect Offsets.
    As prescribed in 215.408(8), use the following clause: Exception From Certified Cost or Pricing Data Requirements for Foreign Military Sales Indirect Offsets (DEC 2022) (a) Definition. As used in this clause— Offset means a benefit or ob…
  • FAR 3.602 Exceptions.
    … a designee not below the level of the head of the contracting activity, may authorize an exception to the policy in 3.601 only if there is a most compelling reason to do so, such as when the Government's needs cannot reasonably be otherwis…
  • FAR 4.1005-2 Exceptions.
    …ated deliverable subline items that include the actual detailed identification. When this exception applies, use a general narrative description for the line item. (c) Single unit price or single total price. The requirement for a single u…
  • FAR 25.401 Exceptions.
    … (6) Goods and services specifically excluded under individual trade agreements, such as exceptions negotiated by the U.S. Trade Representative for particular agencies. See the agency supplementary regulations. (b) In the World Trade Orga…
  • FAR 39.204 Exceptions.
    … the requirements documentation, written confirmation from the requiring activity that an exception, in accordance with paragraph (a)(1), (2), or (3) of this section, applies to the ICT supply or service (see 7.105(b)(5)(iv)). This document…
  • FAR 47.504 Exceptions.
    …cluding commercial components, or commercial services(see 12.504(a)(1) and (a)(11)). This exception does not apply to— (1) Grants-in-aid shipments, such as agricultural and food-aid shipments; (2) Shipments covered under 46 U.S.C. Appx 12…
  • FAR 53.103 Exceptions.
    …ther than the standard form prescribed by this regulation without receiving in advance an exception to the form.
  • DFARS 215.371-4 Exceptions.
    …oducts and commercial services using FAR part 12 procedures. (b) The applicability of an exception in paragraph (a) of this section does not eliminate the need for the contracting officer to seek maximum practicable competition and to ensu…
  • DFARS 225.772-4 Exception.
    … a national security assessment, in accordance with 10 U.S.C. 2279. (b) If requesting an exception pursuant to paragraph (a) of this section, the contracting officer shall forward the request through agency channels to the address at PGI 2…
  • FAR 1.501-3 Exceptions.
    (a) Comments need not be solicited when the proposed coverage does not constitute a significant revision. (b) Advance comments need not be solicited when urgent and compelling circumstances make solicitation of comments impracticable prior…
  • FAR 3.803 Exceptions.
    (a) The prohibition of paragraph 3.802(a) does not apply under the following conditions: (1) Agency and legislative liaison by own employees. (i) Payment of reasonable compensation made to an officer or employee of a person requesting or r…
  • FAR 8.605 Exceptions.
    Purchase from FPI is not mandatory and a waiver is not required if— (a)(1) The contracting officer makes a determination that the FPI item of supply is not comparable to supplies available from the private sector that best meet the Governm…
  • FAR 9.109-3 Exception.
    The prohibition in 9.109-2 does not apply to contracts for the procurement of products or services along a major route of supply to a zone of active combat or major contingency operation, as specified in statute or by the cognizant Combatan…
  • FAR 9.304 Exceptions.
    Normally, testing and approval is not required in contracts for— (a) Research or development; (b) Products requiring qualification before award (e.g., when an applicable qualified products list exists (see subpart 9.2)); (c) Products nor…
  • FAR 22.1603 Exceptions.
    (a) The requirements of this subpart do not apply to— (1) Contracts under the simplified acquisition threshold; (2) Subcontracts of $10,000 or less; and (3) Contracts or subcontracts for work performed exclusively outside the United Stat…
  • FAR 23.105 Exceptions.
    The following are excepted from the requirement to procure sustainable products and services: (a) Contracts performed or supplies delivered outside of the United States, unless the agency head determines that such application is in the int…
  • FAR 47.304-5 Exceptions.
    (a) Unusual conditions or circumstances may require the use of terms other than f.o.b. origin or f.o.b. destination. Such conditions or circumstances include, but are not limited to— (1) Transportation disabilities at origin or destination…
  • DFARS 206.001-70 Exception for prototype projects for follow-on production contracts.
    (a) Also excepted from this part are follow-on production contracts for products developed pursuant to the “other transactions” authority of 10 U.S.C. 4022 for prototype projects, when the contracting officer receives sufficient documentati…
  • DFARS 217.7402 Exceptions.
    (a) The following undefinitized contract actions (UCAs) are not subject to this subpart. However, the contracting officer shall apply the policy and procedures to them to the maximum extent practicable (also see paragraph (b) of this sectio…
  • DFARS 217.7404-5 Exceptions.
    (a) The limitations in 217.7404-2, 217.7404-3, and 217.7404-4 do not apply to UCAs for the purchase of initial spares. (b) The head of an agency may waive the limitations in 217.7404(a), 217.7404-2, 217.7404-3, and 217.7404-4 for UCAs if t…
  • DFARS 223.7304 Exceptions.
    The prohibition in 223.7303 does not apply to— (a) Legacy systems and their related parts, subsystems, and components that already contain hexavalent chromium. However, alternatives to hexavalent chromium shall be considered by the appropr…
  • DFARS 225.202 Exceptions.
    (a)(2) A nonavailability determination is not required for construction materials listed in FAR 25.104(a). For other materials, a nonavailability determination shall be approved at the levels specified in 225.103(b)(ii). Use the estimated v…
  • DFARS 225.701-70 Exception.
    DoD personnel are authorized to make emergency acquisitions in direct support of U.S. or allied forces deployed in military contingency, humanitarian, or peacekeeping operations in a country or region subject to economic sanctions administe…
  • DFARS 225.770-3 Exceptions.
    The prohibition in 225.770-2 does not apply to items acquired— (a) In connection with a visit to the People's Republic of China by a vessel or an aircraft of the U.S. armed forces; (b) For testing purposes; or (c) For the purpose of gath…
  • DFARS 225.7004-3 Exceptions.
    (a) Contracts under the simplified acquisition threshold. The restrictions at 225.7004-2 do not apply to a contract or subcontract that does not exceed the simplified acquisition threshold. (b) Buses. The restriction at 225.7004-2(a) does …
  • DFARS 225.7009-3 Exception.
    The restriction in 225.7009-2 does not apply to contracts or subcontracts for the acquisition of commercial products, except for commercial ball and roller bearings acquired as end items.
  • DFARS 225.7018-3 Exceptions.
    The restriction in section 225.7018-2 does not apply to an acquisition— (a) At or below the simplified acquisition threshold; (b) Outside the United States of an item for use outside the United States; or (c) Of an end item containing a …
  • DFARS 225.7020-3 Exceptions.
    The prohibition in 225.7020-2 does not apply if— (a) The person has a valid license to operate in Venezuela issued by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury; or (b) The acquisition is related to the operati…

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