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      <title class="- topic/title ">
         <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">501.402</ph> Policy.</title>
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               <p id="id199D80J0JKQ" class="- topic/p ">
                  <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(a)</ph>
                  
                    Uniformity
is a goal of GSA's Acquisition Management System. Despite this desire
for uniformity, a contracting activity may take any of the following
actions:</p>
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                  <li class="- topic/li ">
                     <p id="d18e21" class="- topic/p ">
                        <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(1)</ph>
                        
                          Develop
and test new acquisition policies, procedures, methods or techniques.</p>
                  </li>
                  <li class="- topic/li ">
                     <p id="d18e30" class="- topic/p ">
                        <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(2)</ph>
                        
                          Adopt
alternate acquisition policies, procedures, methods, or techniques
to satisfy unique programmatic or managerial requirements.</p>
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                     <p id="d18e39" class="- topic/p ">
                        <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(3)</ph>
                        
                          Change
an</p>
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                        <li class="- topic/li ">
                           <p id="id199D80J0JG0" class="- topic/p ">
                              <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(i)</ph>
                              
                                Existing
non-regulatory provision, or</p>
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                           <p id="id199D80J0J6D" class="- topic/p ">
                              <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(ii)</ph>
                              
                                Existing
regulatory provision, including those implementing a statutory requirement
provided the deviation does not violate the underlying statute.</p>
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                  <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(b)</ph>
                  
                    Deviations,
as described by paragraph (a) of this section, must not be used
to defeat the FAR or GSAM approval requirements.</p>
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               <p id="id199D80J0JWM" class="- topic/p ">
                  <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(c)</ph>
                  
                    When
an HCA believes that a deviation may be required on a permanent
basis, the HCA should recommend an appropriate FAR or GSAM revision.
Recommendations shall be submitted to the Office of Acquisition
Policy.</p>
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