1 records in this family–mechanism intersection. These editorial groups do not expand legal scope.
Contracts & purchases Grants & cooperative agreements Other statutory tools Security & information What this group is not: These are purpose-limited awards, not general economic-development funding or interchangeable grant and contract labels.
Basis: ACQ-02 , IND-12
ACQ-51 · Contract relief & risk allocation Under Presidential authorization during qualifying emergency, enter/amend/modify contracts and make advances where necessary to facilitate national defense, subject to statutory safeguards.
What this is not / limit: Not permission to disregard all procurement/fiscal laws; §1432 express exclusions remain.
Executing role: Contracting officer and departmental relief process
Authority holder President authorizes; DoD/Service officials or Contract Adjustment Boards within lawful delegation
Eligibility gate National-defense facilitation; valid Presidential authorization and applicable national emergency. Above $500k approval at specified senior level; above $150m congressional notice and 60 days continuous-session wait. Funding condition Available lawful funds and contingent-liability review; special inflation relief required specific appropriations even when active. All recorded limits Not permission to disregard all procurement/fiscal laws; §1432 express exclusions remain. Separate inflation-only §1431(c)-(d) authority ended 2025-12-31 in audited law and is not treated as currently available. Statute is substantive grant; Executive Order 10789 only supplies implementation/delegation, not a substitute grant. Contracts & purchases Grants & cooperative agreements
Legal basis Sources linked
Requirements Gates recorded
Actor sources & routing basis Recorded executing role; this record-specific route is not an additional institutional office.
Public evidence describes the institution and instrument; it is not approval of an individual transaction.