[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: 48CFR11.602]



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            TITLE 48--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM

 

                CHAPTER 1--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION

 

PART 11_DESCRIBING AGENCY NEEDS--Table of Contents

 

                 Subpart 11.6_Priorities and Allocations

 

Sec. 11.602  General.



    (a) Under Title I of the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended 

(50 U.S.C. app. 2061, et seq.), the President



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is authorized (1) to require that contracts in support of the national 

defense be accepted and performed on a preferential or priority basis 

over all other contracts, and (2) to allocate materials and facilities 

in such a manner as to promote the national defense.

    (b) The Office of Industrial Resource Administration (OIRA), DOC, is 

responsible for administering and enforcing a system of priorities and 

allocations to carry out Title I of the Defense Production Act for 

industrial items. The DPAS has been established to promote the timely 

availability of the necessary industrial resources to meet current 

national defense requirements and to provide a framework to facilitate 

rapid industrial mobilization in case of national emergency.

    (c) The Delegate Agencies (see Schedule I of the DPAS) have been 

given authority by DOC to place rated orders in support of authorized 

programs. Other government agencies, Canada, and other friendly foreign 

nations may apply for special rating authority in support of authorized 

programs (see 15 CFR 700.55).

    (d) Rated orders shall be placed in accordance with the procedures 

in the DPAS. Contracting officers responsible for acquisitions in 

support of authorized programs shall be familiar with the DPAS and 

should provide guidance on the DPAS to contractors and suppliers 

receiving rated orders. Agency heads shall ensure compliance with the 

DPAS by contracting activities within their agencies.

    (e) Under the Defense Production Act, any willful violation of the 

Act, the DPAS, or any official action taken by DOC under the DPAS, is a 

crime punishable by a maximum fine of $10,000, one year in prison, or 

both (see 15 CFR 700.70 and 15 CFR 700.74).



[51 FR 19714, May 30, 1986, as amended at 56 FR 41744, Aug. 22, 1991]