48 CFR § 1512.101 - 1512.101 Unenforceability of unauthorized obligations.

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title: "48 CFR § 1512.101 - 1512.101   Unenforceability of unauthorized obligations."
title_number: 48
title_name: "Federal Acquisition Regulations System"
section_number: "1512.101"
section_name: "1512.101   Unenforceability of unauthorized obligations."
chapter_number: 15
chapter_name: "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY"
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subchapter_name: "ACQUISITION PLANNING"
part_number: "1512"
part_name: "ACQUISITION OF COMMERCIAL ITEMS"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "5 U.S.C. 301 and 41 U.S.C. 418b."
regulatory_source: "86 FR 55713, Oct. 7, 2021, unless otherwise noted."
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# 1512.101 1512.101   Unenforceability of unauthorized obligations.

EPA deviates from FAR 52.212-4 by using the term *Commercial Supplier Agreements* (defined in 1502.100) for commercial contracts instead of *supplier license agreements*. Paragraph (u) of clause 1552.332-39 (FAR DEVIATION) prevents violations of the *Anti-Deficiency Act* (31 U.S.C. 1341) for the acquisition of supplies or services subject to a Commercial Supplier Agreement.