This text is not in eCFR or DITA. It is extracted from the .docx attachment for Class Deviation 2026-O0028, which directs contracting officers to use it in place of the codified PGI. The parsed text is a convenience layer; the .docx attachment is authoritative.
Therefore, any laws listed at https://www.acquisition.gov/inapplicable laws, PGI 212.7201, or 212.7202 are also not applicable or are modified in their applicability to contracts for the acquisition of COTS items. In addition to the laws listed at https://www.acquisition.gov/inapplicable laws as specifically not applicable to COTS items, the following laws are not applicable to contracts for the acquisition of COTS items:
(1) 10 U.S.C. 391, Reporting on Cyber Incidents with Respect to Networks and Information Systems of Operationally Critical Contractors and Certain Other Contractors, and 10 U.S.C. 393, Reporting on Penetrations of Networks and Information Systems of Certain Contractors.
(2) Paragraph (a)(1) of 10 U.S.C. 4863, Requirement to buy strategic materials critical to national security from American sources, except as provided at 225.7003-3(b)(2)(i).
(3) Paragraph (a)(1) of 10 U.S.C. 4872, Prohibition on acquisition of sensitive materials from non-allied foreign nations, except as provided at 225.7018-3(c)(1).
Authoritative source
Issued as an attachment to the Office of the Secretary of Defense memorandum for Class Deviation 2026-O0028, signed February 1, 2026. Verify against the attachment before relying on this text.
- .docx attachment for Class Deviation 2026-O0028
- Class Deviation 2026-O0028 memorandum (PDF)
- Class Deviation 2026-O0028 on part52.dev
Codified PGI
No codified counterpart is tracked for PGI 212.7203. This section exists only in the Class Deviation.