DFARS 225.772-4 Exception
Subsection Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement
Facts
- Citation
- DFARS 225.772-4
- Type
- Subsection
- Supplements
- FAR Subpart 25.7 Prohibited Sources
- Last amended
- 83 FR 66066 Effective Dec 21, 2018
- 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 subsection.
Text
(a) The prohibitions in 225.772-2 (a) and (b) do not apply if–
(1) The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, or the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, without power of redelegation, determines that it is in the national security interest of the United States to enter into such contract; and
(2) Not later than seven days before entering into such contract, the Under Secretary of Defense making the determination in paragraph (a)(1) of this section, in consultation with the Director of National Intelligence, submits to the congressional defense committees a national security assessment, in accordance with 10 U.S.C. 2279.
(b) If requesting an exception pursuant to paragraph (a) of this section, the contracting officer shall forward the request through agency channels to the address at PGI 225.772-3 , providing any available information necessary for the Under Secretary of Defense making the determination in paragraph (a)(1) of this section to evaluate the request and perform a national security assessment, in accordance with 10 U.S.C. 2279.
Federal Register history
Sections cited
- DFARS 225.772-2(a) Prohibitions
- PGI 225.772-3 Procedures
Quick answers
What is DFARS 225.772-4?
DFARS 225.772-4 is a subsection of the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement, titled "Exception".
When was DFARS 225.772-4 last changed?
The most recent final rule on record is "Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Foreign Commercial Satellite Services and Certain Items on the Commerce Control List (DFARS Case 2018-D020)" (83 FR 66066), published Dec 21, 2018 and effective Dec 21, 2018.
Are changes to DFARS 225.772-4 proposed?
No proposed rule from the last 3 years is waiting on a final rule.
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