48 CFR §230.201-5
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- (a)
- (1)
- (A)The military departments and the Principal Director, Defense Pricing, Contracting, and Acquisition Policy (DPCAP), Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition and Sustainment)—
- (1)May grant CAS waivers that meet the conditions in FAR 30.201-5(b)(1); and
- (2)May grant CAS waivers that meet the conditions in FAR 30.201-5(b)(2), provided the cognizant Federal agency official granting the waiver determines that—
- (i)The property or services cannot reasonably be obtained under the contract, subcontract, or modification, as applicable, without granting the waiver;
- (ii)The price can be determined to be fair and reasonable without the application of the Cost Accounting Standards; and
- (iii)There are demonstrated benefits to granting the waiver.
- (B)Follow the procedures at PGI 230.201-5(a)(1) for submitting waiver requests to the Principal Director, DPCAP.
- (A)The military departments and the Principal Director, Defense Pricing, Contracting, and Acquisition Policy (DPCAP), Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition and Sustainment)—
- (2)The military departments shall not delegate CAS waiver authority below the individual responsible for issuing contracting policy for the department.
- (1)
- (e)By November 30th of each year, the military departments shall provide a report to the Office of the Principal Director, DPCAP (Contract Policy) of all waivers granted under FAR 30.201-5(a), during the previous fiscal year, for any contract, subcontract, or modification expected to have a value of $15 million or more. See PGI 230.201-5(e) for format and guidance for the report. The Principal Director, DPCAP, will submit a consolidated report to the CAS Board and the congressional defense committees.