Regulations last checked for updates: Feb 11, 2026

Title 48 - Federal Acquisition Regulations System last revised: Jan 28, 2026
209.503-70 - 209.503-70 Waiver.

Notwithstanding FAR 9.503, for consulting services, as defined at 209.572(b), the waiver approval authority is the Secretary of Defense and the following officials, without power of delegation below an official appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate:

(a) The Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition and Sustainment).

(b) The assistant secretaries of the military departments. (See PGI 209.503-70.)

[90 FR 41490, Aug. 25, 2025]
authority: 41 U.S.C. 1303 and 48 CFR chapter 1
source: 56 FR 36313, July 31, 1991, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 48 CFR 209.503-70