48 CFR § 301.401 - 301.401 Deviations.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t48/s301.401"
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title: "48 CFR § 301.401 - 301.401   Deviations."
title_number: 48
title_name: "Federal Acquisition Regulations System"
section_number: "301.401"
section_name: "301.401   Deviations."
chapter_number: 3
chapter_name: "HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
subchapter_number: "A"
subchapter_name: "GENERAL"
part_number: "301"
part_name: "HHS ACQUISITION REGULATION SYSTEM"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "5 U.S.C. 301; 40 U.S.C. 121(c)(2)."
regulatory_source: "80 FR 72151, Nov. 18, 2015, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "301"
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# 301.401 301.401   Deviations.

Contracting officers are not permitted to deviate from the FAR or HHSAR without seeking proper approval. With full acknowledgement of FAR 1.102(d) regarding innovative approaches, any deviation to FAR or the HHSAR requires approval by the Senior Procurement Executive (SPE).