DFARS 225.401 Exceptions
Section Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement
Facts
- Citation
- DFARS 225.401
- Type
- Section
- Supplements
- FAR 25.401 Exceptions
- Last amended
- 89 FR 60830 Effective Jul 29, 2024
- Text as of
- DFARS Change May 7, 2026
- Official text
- acquisition.gov
Text from acquisition.gov. Federal Register history from the Federal Register's records of the rules that amended this section.
Text
(a)
(2)
(A) If a department or agency considers an individual acquisition of a product to be indispensable for national security or national defense purposes and appropriate for exclusion from the provisions of FAR subpart 25.4, it may submit a request with supporting rationale to the Principal Director, Defense Pricing, Contracting, and Acquisition Policy (DPCAP), Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition and Sustainment) (OUSD(A&S)DPC). Approval by OUSD(A&S)DPCAP is not required if—
(1) ) Purchase from foreign sources is restricted by statute (see Subpart 225.70);
(2) ) Another exception in FAR 25.401 applies to the acquisition; or
(3) ) Competition from foreign sources is restricted under subpart 225.71.
(B) Public interest exceptions for certain countries when acquiring products or services in support of operations in Afghanistan are in 225.7704-1 .
Contents
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225.401-70 End products subject to trade agreements
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225.401-71 Products or services in support of operations in Afghanistan
Federal Register history
Sections cited
- DFARS 225.7704-1 Applicability of trade agreements
Quick answers
What is DFARS 225.401?
DFARS 225.401 is a section of the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement, titled "Exceptions".
When was DFARS 225.401 last changed?
The most recent final rule on record is "Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Technical Amendments" (89 FR 60830), published Jul 29, 2024 and effective Jul 29, 2024.
Are changes to DFARS 225.401 proposed?
No proposed rule from the last 3 years is waiting on a final rule.
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