---
kind: "section"
citation: "48 C.F.R. § 901.401"
title: "48"
number: "901.401"
heading: "Definition."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/48/901.401"
---

# §901.401. Definition.


A deviation from the DEAR is defined as the issuance or use of a policy, procedure, solicitation provision, contract clause, method, or practice of conducting acquisition actions of any kind at any stage of the acquisition process that is inconsistent with the DEAR.


## Notes

### Source

Source: 89 FR 89746, Nov. 13, 2024, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq. and 50 U.S.C. 2401 et seq.

### Source

Source: 61 FR 41704, Aug. 9, 1996, unless otherwise noted.