Regulations last checked for updates: Dec 15, 2025

Title 48 - Federal Acquisition Regulations System last revised: Dec 02, 2025
1.403 - 1.403 Individual deviations.

Individual deviations affect only one contract action, and, unless 1.405(e) is applicable, may be authorized by the agency head. The contracting officer must document the justification and agency approval in the contract file.

[67 FR 13053, Mar. 20, 2002]
authority: 41 U.S.C. 1121(b); 40 U.S.C. 121(c); 10 U.S.C. chapter 4 and 10 U.S.C. chapter 137 legacy provisions (see 10 U.S.C. 3016); and 51 U.S.C. 20113.
source: 48 FR 42103, Sept. 19, 1983, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 48 CFR 1.403