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-Part 18 - Emergency Acquisitions .............................................................................................53+Part 18 - Emergency Acquisitions
+FC 18.001 Response planning.
+In anticipation of potential emergency response requirements, agencies involved in response
+planning should consider awarding emergency response contracts before a major disaster or
+emergency occurs to ensure immediate response and relief. These contracts should be
+structured to respond to immediate emergency response needs.
+FC 18.001 Emergency Procurement List.
+The FAR has built-in flexibilities that allow contracting officers to act quickly for an urgent need.
+These flexibilities can be used without a formal emergency declaration or contingency operation
+designation. Contracting officers may use the flexibilities detailed in the Emergency
+Procurement List to support emergencies.
+FC 18.001 Streamlined procedures for commercial products and services in support of
+emergency acquisitions.
+FAR 12.001(b) permits agencies to treat any acquisition of supplies or services that, as
+determined by the head of the agency, are to be used to facilitate defense against or recovery
+from cyber, nuclear, biological, chemical, or radiological attack, as an acquisition of commercial
+products or commercial services. For these acquisitions, the $9 million threshold referenced
+throughout this part is increased to $15 million. Further, FAR 12.201-1 provides for simplified
+procedures for the acquisition of commercial products and services through the issuance of a
+Request for Quotation (RFQ) followed by a purchase order. The Periodic Table of Acquisition
+Innovations (PTAI) offers evaluation methodologies that can be directly applied to support
+emergency acquisitions by offering proven innovative approaches that agencies can adopt and
+adapt to their procurements.