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Action brief · ACQ-53

Assume classified-contract work-in-process risk that cannot be commercially insured

Objective
Bring a prototype into use
Family / instrument
Acquisition, transition and contract finance · Contract relief & risk allocation
Statute
Authority holder
Secretary of Defense; authorized contracting/risk officials
Executor · routing lead
Warranted contracting officer and program manager

Recorded eligibility gates (excerpt)

Classified fixed-price product contract entered after 2025-12-18.
Classification causes unavailable commercial insurance or inability to process claim.
All requirements & limits

Recorded funding condition (excerpt)

Allocate risk expressly in eligible contract and review contingent exposure; statute does not itself provide an appropriation.
All funding conditions

What this does not authorize / limits

Does not cover managerial willful misconduct/lack of good faith or contractor workmanship error.

Legal basisSources linked
RequirementsGates recorded
Public fundingRules recorded
Assigned rolesRoles recorded
EngagementRole recorded

Public evidence describes the institution and instrument; it is not approval of an individual transaction. Express statutory pathway; award-specific appropriations, available balances, delegations, implementation and approvals not independently verified.

Actor sources

Independent public-source guide; not an official U.S. government website. Original research target October 2, 2026; published October 3, 2026. Read the full record for currentness, coordination and all source notes.