48 CFR § 217.7404-5 - 217.7404-5 Exceptions.

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title: "48 CFR § 217.7404-5 - 217.7404-5   Exceptions."
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title_name: "Federal Acquisition Regulations System"
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# 217.7404-5 217.7404-5   Exceptions.

(a) The limitations in 217.7404-2, 217.7404-3, and 217.7404-4 do not apply to UCAs for the purchase of initial spares.

(b) The head of an agency may waive the limitations in 217.7404(a), 217.7404-2, 217.7404-3, and 217.7404-4 for UCAs if the head of the agency determines that the waiver is necessary to support—

(1) A contingency operation; or

(2) A humanitarian or peacekeeping operation.

[60 FR 29498, June 5, 1995, as amended at 63 FR 67804, Dec. 9, 1998; 71 FR 27643, May 12, 2006; 84 FR 39206, Aug. 9, 2019]