Regulation .05 Exceptions.
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At any time before the award of a contract, the agency head or designee may make a determination, that these regulations do not apply to that contract if:
A.
There are reasons to believe that the specified steel products are not produced in the United States in sufficient quantities to meet the requirements of the contract; or
B.
There are reasons to believe that the purchase of domestic steel products for that contract would be inconsistent with the public interest.