Mandatory Procedure

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MP5325.7002-2 -  Exceptions

[2019Edition]

1. Domestic Non-Availability Determinations(DNAD) Under DFARS 225.7002

Followthese mandatory procedures when requesting approval to purchaserestricted items under DFARS 225.7002; for example, food, clothing,tents, tarpaulins, covers, cotton and hand or measuring tools. Therequirement to comply with these statutory and regulatoryrestrictions applies to procurements in excess of the simplifiedacquisition threshold. This MP provides assistance in determiningthe applicability of restrictions when drafting a DNAD. A DNAD mustbe tailored to your acquisition. In some cases it may not bepossible to obtain all of the data specified in the DNADtemplate; however, contracting officers shouldmake every effort to do so. See DFARS 225.7002 for the entire list.

2. DNAD Exception

a. Individual DNADs

When a contractor asserts that a domestic itemidentified at DFARS 225.7002-1 is not available, a DNAD is required;the DNADmust be coordinated through the SCO and SAF/AQCbefore submission to the Secretary of the Air Force (SecAF) forapproval. The SecAF may grant a DNAD if compliant items, identifiedat DFARS 225.7002-1, of satisfactory quality and sufficient quantity,and in the required form, cannot be procured at U.S. market prices asand when needed. This approval authority is not delegable. Thisexception should not be read to require that the compliantmaterial/item must be totally unavailable (i.e., cannot be obtainedat any cost). There is some cost limit that should be recognizableby a contracting officer, and that a reasonable person would agree,makes the material/item effectively unavailable.

b. ClassDNADs

Contracting officers may continue to use OUSD(AT&L) approved class DNADs that cover food, clothing, fabrics,and hand or measuring tools for new contracts if the DNAD was signedby the Undersecretary of Defense (OUSD) (AT&L) or by a ServiceSecretary. The OUSD (AT&L) DNADs currently available forreciprocal use are posted on the DCMAwebsite. If a class DNAD is used, the contracting officer mustprepare a Determination and Finding (D&F) approved by the SCO. This approval may not be further delegated. The contracting officermust obtain legal review to support the determination.