48 CFR § 26.201 - 26.201 Definitions.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t48/s26.201"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "48 CFR § 26.201 - 26.201 Definitions."
title_number: 48
title_name: "Federal Acquisition Regulations System"
section_number: "26.201"
section_name: "26.201 Definitions."
chapter_number: 1
chapter_name: "FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION"
subchapter_number: "D"
subchapter_name: "SOCIOECONOMIC PROGRAMS"
part_number: "26"
part_name: "OTHER SOCIOECONOMIC PROGRAMS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "41 U.S.C. 1121(b); 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: "56 FR 41737, Aug. 22, 1991, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "26"
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# 26.201 26.201 Definitions.
*Emergency response contrac*t means a contract with private entities that supports assistance activities in a major disaster or emergency area, such as debris clearance, distribution of supplies, or reconstruction.
*Local firm* means a private organization, firm, or individual residing or doing business primarily in a major disaster or emergency area.
*Major disaster or emergency area* means the area included in the official Presidential declaration(s) and any additional areas identified by the Department of Homeland Security. Major disaster declarations and emergency declarations are published in the *Federal Register* and are available at *https://www.fema.gov/disasters/disaster-declarations*
[72 FR 63087, Nov. 7, 2007, as amended at 86 FR 31075, Jun. 10, 2021]