[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: 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.).