41 CFR § 102-2.65 - When may agencies deviate from the FMR?
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t41/s102-2.65"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "41 CFR § 102-2.65 - When may agencies deviate from the FMR?"
title_number: 41
title_name: "Public Contracts and Property Management"
section_number: "102-2.65"
section_name: "When may agencies deviate from the FMR?"
chapter_number: 102
chapter_name: "FEDERAL MANAGEMENT REGULATION"
subchapter_number: "A"
subchapter_name: "GENERAL"
part_number: "102-2"
part_name: "2—FEDERAL MANAGEMENT REGULATION SYSTEM"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "40 U.S.C. 486(c)."
regulatory_source: "64 FR 39085, July 21, 1999, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "102-2"
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# 102-2.65 When may agencies deviate from the FMR?
Because, it consists primarily of set policies and mandatory requirements, deviation from the FMR should occur infrequently. However, to address unique circumstances or to test the effectiveness of potential policy changes, agencies may be able to deviate from the FMR after following the steps described in § 102-2.80.