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This PGI section supplements: DFARS 225.7020-4 · FAR 25.7020-4
Superseded. This section was republished by Class Deviation 2026-O0041, which directs contracting officers to use the deviated text instead of the codified text below. View the deviated PGI 225.7020-4

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(a) The prohibition in section 225.7020-2 does not apply to an acquisition jointly determined by the Secretary of Defense and Secretary of State, without power of redelegation, to be—

(1) Necessary for purposes of—

(i) Providing humanitarian assistance to the people of Venezuela;

(ii) Disaster relief and other urgent lifesaving measures; or

(iii) Carrying out noncombatant evacuations; or

(2) Vital to the national security interests of the United States.

(b) Follow the procedures at 225.7020-4(b) when entering into a contract on the basis of a joint determination.

Change History

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detected 2026-08-09 [PGI] PGI_ADDED R-DFARS PGI 225.7020-4 added by class deviation 2026-O0041
detected 2026-04-17 [PGI] PGI_MODIFIED PGI 225.7020-4 updated: 7 lines added, 3 lines removed
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-(b) Contracting officers shall--
-(1) Notify Defense Pricing and Contracting, Contract Policy, via email at osd.pentagon.ousd-a-s.mbx.dpc-cp@mail.mil, upon entering into a contract on the basis of a joint determination made by the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State in accordance with agency procedures for the review and coordination, and include a copy of the joint determination in the notification; and
-(2) Include a copy of the joint determination in the contract file.+(a) The prohibition in section 225.7020-2 does not apply to an acquisition jointly determined by the Secretary of Defense and Secretary of State, without power of redelegation, to be--
+(1) Necessary for purposes of--
+(i) Providing humanitarian assistance to the people of Venezuela;
+(ii) Disaster relief and other urgent lifesaving measures; or
+(iii) Carrying out noncombatant evacuations; or
+(2) Vital to the national security interests of the United States.
+(b) Follow the procedures at 225.7020-4(b) when entering into a contract on the basis of a joint determination.
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