This text is not in eCFR or DITA. It is extracted from the .docx attachment for Class Deviation 2026-O0050, 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.
(a) Contracting officers must—
(1) Assign criticality designator A to items with a priority 01, 02, 03, or 06 (if emergency supply of clothing) under DoD Manual 4140.01, Volume 5, DoD Supply Chain Materiel Management Procedures: Delivery of Materiel; and
(2) Ordinarily assign criticality designator C to unilateral purchase orders.
(b) Only the contracting officer may change the assigned designator.
Authoritative source
Issued as an attachment to the Office of the Secretary of Defense memorandum for Class Deviation 2026-O0050, signed March 16, 2026. Verify against the attachment before relying on this text.
- .docx attachment for Class Deviation 2026-O0050
- Class Deviation 2026-O0050 memorandum (PDF)
- Class Deviation 2026-O0050 on part52.dev
Codified PGI
No codified counterpart is tracked for PGI 242.804-70. This section exists only in the Class Deviation.