{"data":{"id":"us/48-cfr-225.770-5","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"48 CFR 225.770-5","heading":"225.770-5 Waiver of prohibition.","body":"(a) The prohibition in 225.770-2 may be waived, on a case-by-case basis, if an official identified in paragraph (b) of this subsection determines that a waiver is necessary for national security purposes.\n(b) The following officials are authorized, without power of delegation, to make the determination specified in paragraph (a) of this subsection:\n(1) The Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition and Sustainment).\n(2) The Secretaries of the military departments.\n(3) The Component Acquisition Executive of the Defense Logistics Agency.\n(c)(1) The official granting a waiver shall submit a report to the congressional defense committees, with a copy to the Principal Director, Defense Pricing, Contracting, and Acquisition Policy (see PGI 225.770-5), not less than 15 days before issuing the waiver.\n(2) In the report, the official shall—\n(i) Identify the specific reasons for the waiver; and\n(ii) Include recommendations as to what actions may be taken to develop alternative sourcing capabilities in the future.","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 225.7—Prohibited Sources"],"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":"7dc18e89d26d9d1ad8b4fa6fbeef1f252a7742c1d212591b1a573d2bbdb48a05","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/48-cfr-225.770-4","next":"us/48-cfr-225.771"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}