[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 48, Volume 1]

[Revised as of October 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 48CFR1.404]



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            TITLE 48--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM

 

                CHAPTER 1--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION

 

PART 1_FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM--Table of Contents

 

                   Subpart 1.4_Deviations from the FAR

 

Sec. 1.404  Class deviations.



    Class deviations affect more than one contract action. When an 

agency knows that it will require a class deviation on a permanent 

basis, it should propose a FAR revision, if appropriate. Civilian 

agencies, other than NASA, must furnish a copy of each approved class 

deviation to the FAR Secretariat.

    (a) For civilian agencies except NASA, class deviations may be 

authorized by agency heads or their designees, unless 1.405(e) is 

applicable. Delegation of this authority shall not be made below the 

head of a contracting activity. Authorization of class deviations by 

agency officials is subject to the following limitations:

    (1) An agency official who may authorize a class deviation, before 

doing so, shall consult with the chairperson of the Civilian Agency 

Acquisition Council (CAA Council), unless that agency official 

determines that urgency precludes such consultation.

    (2) Recommended revisions to the FAR shall be transmitted to the FAR 

Secretariat by agency heads or their designees for authorizing class 

deviations.

    (b) For DOD, class deviations shall be controlled, processed, and 

approved in



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accordance with the Defense FAR Supplement.

    (c) For NASA, class deviations shall be controlled and approved by 

the Assistant Administrator for Procurement. Deviations shall be 

processed in accordance with agency regulations.



[48 FR 42103, Sept. 19, 1983, as amended at 56 FR 15148, Apr. 15, 1991; 

59 FR 11387, March 10, 1994; 61 FR 67411, Dec. 20, 1996; 67 FR 13053, 

13068, Mar. 20, 2002]