DATE: September 14, 2017
TO: Procurement Directors/Contracting Officers
FROM: Chief
Contract and Financial Assistance Policy Division
Office of Policy
Office of Acquisition Management
SUBJECT: FAR Class Deviation – Implementing Revised Statutory
Conditions for the Exercise of Special Emergency Procurement
Authorities
SUMMARY: The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council (CAAC) issued CAAC
Letter 2017-03 on September 1, 2017, authorizing agencies to
issue class deviations to implement Pub. L. 114-328. Section 816
of that Act expanded the permissible uses of special emergency
procurement authorities to include facilitating international disaster
assistance and supporting domestic emergency or natural disaster
relief efforts as defined by the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief
and Emergency Assistance Act. Additionally, Section 1641 of that
same Act made special emergency procurement authorities
applicable to defense against or recovery from a cyber attack.
Questions concerning this policy flash should be directed to doe_oampolicyflash@hq.doe.gov.