[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 48, Volume 3]
[Revised as of October 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 48CFR201.402]

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            TITLE 48--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM
 
                    CHAPTER 2--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
 
PART 201--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM--Table of Contents
 
                 Subpart 201.4--Deviations From the FAR
 
Sec. 201.402  Policy.


    (1) The Director of Defense Procurement, Office of the Under 
Secretary of Defense (Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics) 
(USD(AT&L)DP), is the approval authority within DoD for any individual 
or class deviation from--
    (i) FAR 3.104, Procurement Integrity, or DFARS 203.104, Procurement 
Integrity;
    (ii) FAR Subpart 27.4, Rights in Data and Copyrights, or DFARS 
Subpart 227.4, Rights in Data and Copyrights;
    (iii) FAR part 30, Cost Accounting Standards Administration, or 
DFARS part 230, Cost Accounting Standards Administration;
    (iv) FAR subpart 31.1, Applicability, or DFARS subpart 231.1, 
Applicability (contract cost principles);

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    (v) FAR subpart 31.2, Contracts with Commercial Organizations, or 
DFARS subpart 231.2, Contracts with Commercial Organizations; or
    (vi) FAR part 32, Contract Financing (except subparts 32.7 and 32.8 
and the payment clauses prescribed by subpart 32.1), or DFARS part 232, 
Contract Financing (except subparts 232.7 and 232.8).
    (2) Submit requests for deviation approval through department/agency 
channels to the approval authority in paragraph (1) of this section, 
201.403, or 201.404, as appropriate. Submit deviations that require 
USD(AT&L)DP approval through the Director of the DAR Council. At a 
minimum, each request must--
    (i) Identify the department/agency, and component if applicable, 
requesting the deviation;
    (ii) Identify the FAR or DFARS citation from which a deviation is 
needed, state what is required by that citation, and indicate whether an 
individual or class deviation is requested;
    (iii) Describe the deviation and indicate which of paragraphs (a) 
through (f) of FAR 1.401 best categorizes the deviation;
    (iv) State whether the deviation will have a significant effect 
beyond the internal operating procedures of the agency and/or a 
significant cost or administrative impact on contractors or offerors, 
and give reasons to support the statement;
    (v) State the period of time for which the deviation is required;
    (vi) State whether approval for the same deviation has been received 
previously, and if so, when;
    (vii) State whether the proposed deviation was published (see FAR 
subpart 1.5 for publication requirements) in the Federal Register and 
provide analysis of comments;
    (viii) State whether the request for deviation has been reviewed by 
legal counsel, and if so, state results; and
    (ix) Give detailed rationale for the request. State what problem or 
situation will be avoided, corrected, or improved if request is 
approved.

[56 FR 36284, July 31, 1991, as amended at 60 FR 61591, Nov. 30, 1995; 
61 FR 50451, Sept. 26, 1996; 64 FR 8727, Feb. 23, 1999; 65 FR 6552, Feb. 
10, 2000]