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This PGI section supplements: DFARS 206.302-2 · FAR 6.302-2
The corresponding FAR Part 6 and DFARS Part 206 have been overhauled under the RFO. PGI replacement text is provided in the RFO deviation attachment. View FAR Part 6

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(b) Application. The circumstances under which use of this authority may be appropriate include, but are not limited to, the following:

(i) Supplies, services, or construction needed at once because of fire, flood, explosion, or other disaster.

(ii) Essential equipment or repair needed at once to—

(A) Comply with orders for a ship;

(B) Perform the operational mission of an aircraft; or

(C) Preclude impairment of launch capabilities or mission performance of missiles or missile support equipment.

(iii) Construction needed at once to preserve a structure or its contents from damage.

(iv) Purchase requests citing an issue priority designator under DoD Manual 4140.01, Volume 5, DoD Supply Chain Materiel Management Procedures: Delivery of Material, of 4 or higher, or citing “Electronic Warfare QRC Priority.”

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-(b) Application. For guidance on circumstances under which use of this authority may be appropriate, see PGI 206.302-2 (b).+(b) Application. The circumstances under which use of this authority may be appropriate include, but are not limited to, the following:
+(i) Supplies, services, or construction needed at once because of fire, flood, explosion, or other disaster.
+(ii) Essential equipment or repair needed at once to-- (A) Comply with orders for a ship; (B) Perform the operational mission of an aircraft; or (C) Preclude impairment of launch capabilities or mission performance of missiles or missile support equipment.
+(iii) Construction needed at once to preserve a structure or its contents from damage.
+(iv) Purchase requests citing an issue priority designator under DoD Manual 4140.01, Volume 5, DoD Supply Chain Materiel Management Procedures: Delivery of Material, of 4 or higher, or citing "Electronic Warfare QRC Priority."
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