48 CFR § 1515.404-474 - 1515.404-474 Waivers.

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title: "48 CFR § 1515.404-474 - 1515.404-474   Waivers."
title_number: 48
title_name: "Federal Acquisition Regulations System"
section_number: "1515.404-474"
section_name: "1515.404-474   Waivers."
chapter_number: 15
chapter_name: "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY"
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authority: "5 U.S.C. 301; Sec. 205(c), 63 Stat. 390, as amended, 40 U.S.C. 486(c); and 41 U.S.C. 418b."
regulatory_source: "64 FR 47410, Aug. 31, 1999, unless otherwise noted."
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# 1515.404-474 1515.404-474   Waivers.

Under unusual circumstances, the SCM may specifically waive the requirement for the use of the guidelines. Such exceptions shall be justified in writing, and authorized only in situations where the guidelines method is unsuitable.

[64 FR 47410, Aug. 31, 1999, as amended at 67 FR 5072, Feb. 4, 2002]