[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: 48CFR3.602]

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            TITLE 48--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM
 
                CHAPTER 1--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION
 
PART 3_IMPROPER BUSINESS PRACTICES AND PERSONAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST--Table of Contents
 
 Subpart 3.6_Contracts With Government Employees or Organizations Owned 
                          or Controlled by Them
 
Sec.  3.602  Exceptions.

    The agency head, or a designee not below the level of the head of 
the contracting activity, may authorize an exception to the policy in 
3.601 only if there is a most compelling reason to do so, such as when 
the Government's needs cannot reasonably be otherwise met.