48 CFR § 901.401 - 901.401 Definition.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t48/s901.401"
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title: "48 CFR § 901.401 - 901.401   Definition."
title_number: 48
title_name: "Federal Acquisition Regulations System"
section_number: "901.401"
section_name: "901.401   Definition."
chapter_number: 9
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY"
subchapter_number: "A"
subchapter_name: "GENERAL"
part_number: "901"
part_name: "FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "42 U.S.C. 7101  and 50 U.S.C. 2401"
regulatory_source: "61 FR 41704, Aug. 9, 1996, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "901"
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# 901.401 901.401   Definition.

A deviation from the DEAR is defined as the issuance or use of a policy, procedure, solicitation provision, contract clause, method, or practice of conducting acquisition actions of any kind at any stage of the acquisition process that is inconsistent with the DEAR.