[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 32, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2008]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 32CFR2.5]

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                       TITLE 32--NATIONAL DEFENSE
 
              CHAPTER I--OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE
 
PART 2_PILOT PROGRAM POLICY--Table of Contents
 
Sec.  2.5  Criteria for designation of participating programs.

    (a) Candidate programs must have an approved requirement, full 
program funding assured prior to designation, and low risk. Nomination 
of a candidate program to participate in the Defense Acquisition Pilot 
Program should occur as early in the program's life-cycle as possible. 
Developmental programs will only be considered on an exception basis.

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    (b) Programs in which commercial or non-developmental items can 
satisfy the military requirement are preferred as candidate programs. A 
nominated program will address which standard commercial, industrial 
practices will be used in the pilot program and how those practices will 
be applied.
    (c) Nomination of candidate programs must be accompanied by a list 
of waivers being requested to Statutes, FAR, DFARS, DoD Directives \4\ 
and Instructions,\5\ and where applicable, DoD Component regulations. 
Waivers being requested must be accompanied by rationale and 
justification for the waiver. The justification must include:
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    \4\ See footnote 3 to Sec.  2.4(b).
    \5\ See footnote 3 to Sec.  2.4(b).
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    (1) The provision of law proposed to be waived or limited.
    (2) The effects of the provision of law on the acquisition, 
including specific examples.
    (3) The actions taken to ensure that the waiver or limitation will 
not reduce the efficiency, integrity, and effectiveness of the 
acquisition process used for the defense acquisition program; and
    (4) A discussion of the efficiencies or savings, if any, that will 
result from the waiver or limitation.
    (d) No nominated program shall be accepted until the Under Secretary 
of Defense has determined that the candidate program is properly 
planned.