# Federal Acquisition Regulation; FAR Case 2007-008, Limiting Length of Noncompetitive Contracts in “Unusual and Compelling Urgency” Circumstances
> **US Department of Defense** · Final rule. · Published 2009-10-14 · Effective 2009-10-14 · 74 FR 52849
## Document
- **Document number:** E9-24565
- **Category:** other
- **Sub-agency:** US Department of Defense
- **Federal Register citation:** 74 FR 52849
- **CFR reference:** 48 CFR 6
- **Publication date:** 2009-10-14
- **Effective date:** 2009-10-14
- **DOD docket:** FAC 2005-37
## Abstract

The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council (Councils) are issuing a final rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement section 862 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Pub. L. 110-417) and Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) Administrator's memorandum of May 31, 2007. The rule limits the length of contracts awarded noncompetitively under unusual and compelling urgency circumstances to the minimum contract period necessary to meet the requirements, and no longer than one year, unless the head of the agency determines that exceptional circumstances apply.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2009/10/14/E9-24565/federal-acquisition-regulation-far-case-2007-008-limiting-length-of-noncompetitive-contracts-in)
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