Effective immediately, for undefinitized contract actions (UCAs):

• The requirement at DFARS 217.7404-4(a) to limit obligations, after receipt of a qualifying proposal, to 75 percent of the not-to-exceed price before definitization does not apply to UCAs related to the national emergency for the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), as determined by the head of the contracting activity.
• The head of the contracting activity may waive the limitations in DFARS 217.7404(a)(1)(i), 217.7404-3(a), and 217.7404-4(a) for a UCA, if the head of the contracting activity determines that the waiver is necessary due to the national emergency for COVID-19. The words “without power of redelegation” at DFARS 217.7404-3(a)(1) are deleted.

This class deviation implements sections 13004 and 13005 of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act (Pub. L. 116-136) and remains in effect until rescinded.