{"data":{"id":"us/48-cfr-225.401","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"48 CFR 225.401","heading":"225.401 Exceptions.","body":"(a)(2)(A) If a department or agency considers an individual acquisition of a product to be indispensable for national security or national defense purposes and appropriate for exclusion from the provisions of FAR subpart 25.4, it may submit a request with supporting rationale to the Principal Director, Defense Pricing, Contracting, and Acquisition Policy (DPCAP), Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition and Sustainment) (OUSD(A\u0026S)DPCAP). Approval by OUSD(A\u0026S)DPCAP is not required if—\n(1) Purchase from foreign sources is restricted by statute (see subpart 225.70);\n(2) Another exception in FAR 25.401 applies to the acquisition; or\n(3) Competition from foreign sources is restricted under subpart 225.71.\n(B) Public interest exceptions for certain countries when acquiring products or services in support of operations in Afghanistan are in 225.7704-1.","path":["Title 48—Federal Acquisition Regulations System","CHAPTER 2—DEFENSE ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE","SUBCHAPTER D—SOCIOECONOMIC PROGRAMS","PART 225—FOREIGN ACQUISITION","Subpart 225.4—Trade Agreements"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-48.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:29Z","sha256":"98a38a3170d390b726beda0d75148dfe35f26cb98cad4576dcaa7affa068545d","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/48-cfr-225.374","next":"us/48-cfr-225.401-70"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}