48 CFR § 18.203 - 18.203 Emergency declaration or major disaster declaration.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t48/s18.203"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "48 CFR § 18.203 - 18.203 Emergency declaration or major disaster declaration."
title_number: 48
title_name: "Federal Acquisition Regulations System"
section_number: "18.203"
section_name: "18.203 Emergency declaration or major disaster declaration."
chapter_number: 1
chapter_name: "FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "CONTRACTING METHODS AND CONTRACT TYPES"
part_number: "18"
part_name: "EMERGENCY ACQUISITIONS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "40 U.S.C. 121(c); 10 U.S.C. chapter 4 and 10 U.S.C. chapter 137 legacy provisions (see 10 U.S.C. 3016); and 51 U.S.C. 20113."
regulatory_source: "71 FR 38248, July 5, 2006, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "18"
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# 18.203 18.203 Emergency declaration or major disaster declaration.
(a) *Disaster or emergency assistance activities.* Preference will be given to local organizations, firms, and individuals when contracting for major disaster or emergency assistance activities when the President has made a declaration under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act. Preference may take the form of local area set-asides or an evaluation preference. (*See* 6.208 and Subpart 26.2.)
(b) *Ocean transportation by U.S. flag vessels.* The provisions of the Cargo Preference Act of 1954 may be waived in emergency situations. (See 47.502(c).)
[71 FR 38248, July 5, 2006, as amended at 72 FR 46344, Aug. 17, 2007; 72 FR 63086, Nov. 7, 2007; 76 FR 18309, Apr. 1, 2011]