Requests for approval of a class deviation shall contain Problem, Recommendation and Discussion sections that adequately demonstrate a need for, and estimate the duration of, the deviation (see 90.703), and be forwarded to HQ DLA, ATTN: J-71, via a cover letter signed by the Supply Chain HCA (unless delegated to the CCO) or the CCO for those DLA organizations with J-7 serving as the HCA. In addition, DFARS 201.402(3) prescribes certain specific types of information which must be supplied in support of any requested deviation.
Deviation requests should be written as persuasively as possible. Initiators should address the regulation as it is currently written and specify what needs to be changed to institute or to continue their required practices; describe the peculiarities of their situation that make the deviation necessary; what alternatives have been tried or considered to avoid the deviations; and why the deviation is the best choice. In the case of extension requests, either propose a permanent change or describe efforts made to alleviate the need for the deviation.
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