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PGI 225.401: Exceptions.

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This PGI section supplements: DFARS 225.401 · FAR 25.401
The corresponding FAR Part 25 and DFARS Part 225 have been overhauled under the RFO. PGI replacement text is provided in the RFO deviation attachment. View FAR Part 25

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(a)(2)(A) If a department or agency considers an individual acquisition of a product to be indispensable for national security or national defense purposes and appropriate for exclusion from the provisions of FAR subpart 25.4, it may submit a request with supporting rationale to the Principal Director, Defense Pricing, Contracting, and Acquisition Policy (DPCAP), Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition and Sustainment) (OUSD(A&S)DPC). Approval by OUSD(A&S)DPCAP is not required if—

(1) 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 exceptions for certain countries when acquiring products or services in support of operations in Afghanistan are in 225.7704-1 .

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