(1) To process a request for waiver, the contracting officer shall submit the request and appropriate documentation relating to the requirements of DFARS 237.102-71(b) to:

Director, Defense Procurement and Acquisition Policy

ATTN: OUSD(AT&L) DPAP/CPIC

3060 Defense Pentagon

Washington, DC 20301-3060

Phone: 703-697-8334 FAX: 703-614-1254

(2) The action officer in the Office of the Director, Defense Procurement and Acquisition Policy, Contract Policy and International Contracting (DPAP/CPIC), will process the request through the Office of the Secretary of Defense and will forward the appropriate documentation to the congressional defense committees. The contracting officer shall not award a contract until notified by the DPAP/CPIC action officer that the waiver has been approved, the appropriate documentation has been transmitted to the congressional defense committees, and the required 30 days have passed.