[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 48, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 48CFR26.201]

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            TITLE 48--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM
 
                CHAPTER 1--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION
 
PART 26_OTHER SOCIOECONOMIC PROGRAMS--Table of Contents
 
        Subpart 26.2_Disaster or Emergency Assistance Activities
 
Sec.  26.201  Policy.

    (a) When contracting under this subpart for major disaster or 
emergency assistance activities, such as debris clearance, distribution 
of supplies, or reconstruction, preference shall be given, to the extent 
feasible and practicable, to those organizations, firms, or individuals 
residing or doing business primarily in the area affected by such major 
disaster or emergency.
    (b) The authority to provide preference under this subpart applies 
only to those acquisitions, including those which do not exceed the 
simplified acquisition threshold, conducted during the term of a major 
disaster or emergency declaration made by the President of the United 
States under the authority of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.).

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