48 CFR § 2809.503 - 2809.503 Waiver.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t48/s2809.503"
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title: "48 CFR § 2809.503 - 2809.503   Waiver."
title_number: 48
title_name: "Federal Acquisition Regulations System"
section_number: "2809.503"
section_name: "2809.503   Waiver."
chapter_number: 28
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "COMPETITION AND ACQUISITION PLANNING"
part_number: "2809"
part_name: "CONTRACTOR QUALIFICATIONS"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "28 U.S.C. 510; 40 U.S.C. 486(c); 28 CFR 0.75(j) and 0.76(j)."
regulatory_source: "87 FR 47118, Aug. 2, 2022, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "2809"
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# 2809.503 2809.503   Waiver.

The HCA is the agency head for the purpose of waiving any general rule or procedure prescribed in FAR subpart 9.5. As prescribed in FAR 9.503, the authority delegated to the HCA to waive any general rule or procedure prescribed in FAR subpart 9.5 may not be delegated below the level of the HCA.