Section 301-10.112 - What requirements must be met to use a non-contract fare?(a) Before purchasing a non-contract fare you must meet one of the exception requirements listed in § 301-10.111 and show approval on your travel authorization to use a non-contract fare; and(b) If the non-contract fare is non-refundable, restricted, or has specific eligibility requirements, you must know or reasonably anticipate, based on your planned trip, that you will use the ticket; and(c) Your agency must determine that the proposed non-contract transportation is practical and cost effective for the Government.FTR Case 2020-300-1, 87 FR 55704, Sept. 12, 2022