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R-DFARS PGI Section

PGI 218.7001-3

Defense or recovery from certain events.
Source .docx attachment →
Effective Date
February 1, 2026
Class Deviation
DFARS Part

This text is not in eCFR or DITA. It is extracted from the .docx attachment for Class Deviation 2026-O0004, 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.

For acquisitions that, as determined by the head of the contracting activity, are to facilitate defense against or recovery from cyber, nuclear, biological, chemical, or radiological attack; to facilitate provision of international disaster assistance; or to support response to an emergency or major disaster, the following requirements do not apply:

(a) Policy for unique item identification. Contractors are not required to provide DoD unique item identification if the items are to be used to facilitate defense against or recovery from nuclear, biological, chemical, or radiological attack. However, contractors are not exempt from this requirement if the items are to be used to facilitate defense against or recovery from cyber attack. See part 211.

(b) Only one offer requirements. See subpart 215.3.

(c) Approval of determination and findings for time-and-materials or labor-hour contracts. See subpart 216.6.

Authoritative source

Issued as an attachment to the Office of the Secretary of Defense memorandum for Class Deviation 2026-O0004, signed February 1, 2026. Verify against the attachment before relying on this text.

Codified PGI

No codified counterpart is tracked for PGI 218.7001-3. This section exists only in the Class Deviation.