PGI 206.302-2 Unusual and compelling urgency

Subsection DFARS Procedures, Guidance, and Information

Facts

Citation
PGI 206.302-2
Type
Subsection
Supplements
FAR 6.302-2 Unusual and compelling urgency
Text as of
DFARS PGI Change May 7, 2026
Official text
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Text from acquisition.gov. Federal Register history from the Federal Register's records of the rules that amended this subsection.

Text

(b) Application. The circumstances under which use of this authority may be appropriate include, but are not limited to, the following:

(i) Supplies, services, or construction needed at once because of fire, flood, explosion, or other disaster.

(ii) Essential equipment or repair needed at once to—

(A) Comply with orders for a ship;

(B) Perform the operational mission of an aircraft; or

(C) Preclude impairment of launch capabilities or mission performance of missiles or missile support equipment.

(iii) Construction needed at once to preserve a structure or its contents from damage.

(iv) Purchase requests citing an issue priority designator under DoD Manual 4140.01, Volume 5, DoD Supply Chain Materiel Management Procedures: Delivery of Material, of 4 or higher, or citing “Electronic Warfare QRC Priority.”

Quick answers

What is PGI 206.302-2?

PGI 206.302-2 is a subsection of the DFARS Procedures, Guidance, and Information, titled "Unusual and compelling urgency".

Are changes to PGI 206.302-2 proposed?

No proposed rule from the last 3 years is waiting on a final rule.

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