48 CFR § 26.204 - 26.204 Justification for expenditures to other than local firms.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t48/s26.204"
source: "ecfr"
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title: "48 CFR § 26.204 - 26.204 Justification for expenditures to other than local firms."
title_number: 48
title_name: "Federal Acquisition Regulations System"
section_number: "26.204"
section_name: "26.204 Justification for expenditures to other than local firms."
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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# 26.204 26.204 Justification for expenditures to other than local firms.
(a) 42 U.S.C. 5150(b)(1) requires that, subsequent to any Presidential declaration of a major disaster or emergency, any expenditure of Federal funds, under an emergency response contract not awarded to a local firm, must be justified in writing in the contract file. The justification should include consideration for the scope of the major disaster or emergency and the immediate requirements or needs of supplies and services to ensure life is protected, victims are cared for, and property is protected.
(b) The justification may be made on an individual or class basis. The contracting officer approves the justification.