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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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17 sections with “public interest exceptions”

  • 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 25.202 Exceptions.
    … to the restrictions of the Buy American statute: (1) Impracticable or inconsistent with public interest. The head of the agency may determine that application of the restrictions of the Buy American statute to a particular construction ma…
  • DFARS 223.7104 Exceptions.
    …inistration. (3) The temporary storage or disposal of explosives in order to protect the public or to assist agencies responsible for Federal, State, or local law enforcement in storing or disposing of explosives when no alternative soluti…
  • DFARS 225.401 Exceptions.
    …sition; or (3) Competition from foreign sources is restricted under subpart 225.71. (B) Public interest exceptions for certain countries when acquiring products or services in support of operations in Afghanistan are in 225.7704-1.
  • FAR 5.205 Special situations.
    …competition. Advance notices must not be used where security considerations prohibit such publication. Advance notices will enable potential sources to learn of R&D programs and provide these sources with an opportunity to submit informatio…
  • FAR 16.505 Ordering.
    …ion at 2.101 of “consolidation” or “bundling”. (9) In accordance with section 1427(b) of Public Law 108-136 (40 U.S.C. 1103 note), orders placed under multi-agency contracts for services that substantially or to a dominant extent specify p…
  • FAR 22.1003-4 Administrative limitations, variations, tolerances, and exemptions.
    …ed that the limitation, variation, tolerance, or exemption is necessary and proper in the public interest or to avoid the serious impairment of Government business, and is in accord with the remedial purpose of the Service Contract Labor St…
  • FAR 25.103 Exceptions.
    … 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 that domestic preference would be inconsistent with the public interest. This excepti…
  • FAR 25.603 Exceptions.
    …construction material is unreasonable in accordance with 25.605. (iii) Inconsistent with public interest. The head of the agency may determine that application of the restrictions of section 1605 of the Recovery Act to a particular manufac…
  • FAR 27.302 Policy.
    … unduly encumbering future research and discovery; (4) Promote the commercialization and public availability of the inventions made in the United States by United States industry and labor; (5) Ensure that the Government obtains sufficien…
  • DFARS 225.7003-3 Exceptions.
    …termination; (2) May consider other relevant information that cannot be made part of the public record consistent with the protection of national security information and confidential business information; and (3) Will ensure that any suc…
  • FAR 27.304-1 General.
    …he contracting officer determines that the interests of the United States and the general public will be better served. In making these determinations, the contracting officer shall consider at least the following objectives (see 37 CFR 401…
  • FAR 8.405-3 Blanket purchase agreements (BPAs).
    …rforming the work at a reasonable price to the Government; or (D) It is necessary in the public interest to award the BPA to a single source for exceptional circumstances. (iii) The requirement for a determination for a single-award BPA g…
  • DFARS 228.370-2 General.
    …earch tool is available at https://av-info.faa.gov/repairstation.asp. All aircraft flying public aircraft operations operate under airworthiness certificates maintained by the military services. The FAA airworthiness certificate in the exce…
  • FAR 31.205-6 Compensation for personal services.
    …41 U.S.C. 4304(a)(16), as in effect on or after June 24, 2014, pursuant to section 702 of Public Law 113-67. This limitation is the sole statutory limitation on allowable employee compensation costs incurred on or after June 24, 2014, under…
  • FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …control of the Contractor and without its fault or negligence such as, acts of God or the public enemy, acts of the Government in either its sovereign or contractual capacity, fires, floods, epidemics, quarantine restrictions, strikes, unus…
  • DFARS 225.1101 Acquisition of supplies.
    …ted States and an exception to the Buy American statute applies, e.g., nonavailability or public interest (see FAR 25.103 and 225.103); (D) The acquisition is for supplies for use outside the United States and an exception to the Balance o…

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.