[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 32, Volume 1]
[Revised as of July 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 32CFR32.4]

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                       TITLE 32--NATIONAL DEFENSE
 
              CHAPTER I--OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE
 
                           Subpart A--General
 
Sec. 32.4  Deviations.

    (a) Individual deviations. Individual deviations affecting only one 
award may be approved by DoD Components in accordance with procedures 
stated in 32 CFR 21.125(a) and (c).
    (b) Small awards. DoD Components may apply less restrictive 
requirements than the provisions of this part when awarding small 
awards, except for those requirements which are statutory.
    (c) Other class deviations. (1) For classes of awards other than 
small awards, the Director of Defense Research and Engineering (DDR&E), 
or his or her designee, may grant exceptions from the requirements of 
this part:
    (i) With the written concurrence of the Office of the Management and 
Budget (OMB). The DDR&E, or his or her designee, shall provide written 
notification to OMB of the Department of Defense's intention to grant a 
class deviation; and
    (ii) When exceptions are not prohibited by statute.
    (2) DoD Components shall request approval for such deviations in 
accordance with 32 CFR 21.125(b) and (c). However, in the interest of 
maximum uniformity, exceptions from the requirements of this part shall 
be permitted only in unusual circumstances.