Section 225.401 - Exceptions(a)(2)(A) If a department or agency considers an individual acquisition of a product to be indispensable for national security or national defense purposes and appropriate for exclusion from the provisions of FAR subpart 25.4, it may submit a request with supporting rationale to the Principal Director, Defense Pricing, Contracting, and Acquisition Policy (DPCAP), Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition and Sustainment) (OUSD(A&S)DPCAP). Approval by OUSD(A&S)DPCAP is not required if- (1) Purchase from foreign sources is restricted by statute (see subpart 225.70);(2) Another exception in FAR 25.401 applies to the acquisition; or(3) Competition from foreign sources is restricted under subpart 225.71.(B) Public interest exceptions for certain countries when acquiring products or services in support of operations in Afghanistan are in 225.7704-1. 75 FR 81916 , Dec. 29, 2010, as amended at 88 FR 73236 , Oct. 25, 2023; 89 FR 60831 , July 29, 2024 75 FR 81916 , 12/29/2010, as amended at 88 FR 73236 , 10/30/2023; 89 FR 60831 , 7/29/2024