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Title 48 CFR: Federal Acquisition Regulations System › Chapter 1 › Part 3 › Subpart 3.6 › § 3.602: Exceptions.
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The agency head, or a designee not below the level of the head of the contracting activity, may authorize an exception to the policy in 3.601 only if there is a most compelling reason to do so, such as when the Government's needs cannot reasonably be otherwise met.
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