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title: Emergency
description: Any occasion or instance for which, in the determination of the president, federal assistance is needed to supplement state and local efforts and capabilities to save lives and to protect property and public health and safety, or to lessen or…
url: "https://www.gsascheduleservices.com/kb/sam/emergency/"
updated: "2022-04-13"
category: After Award / Compliance / SAM Record
tags:
  - sam
---

# Emergency

Any occasion or instance for which, in the determination of the president, federal assistance is needed to supplement state and local efforts and capabilities to save lives and to protect property and public health and safety, or to lessen or avert the threat of a catastrophe in any part of the U.S.

Regulatory references:

- [FAR subpart 6.208](https://www.acquisition.gov/far/subpart-6.2)
- [FAR subpart 13.201](https://www.acquisition.gov/far/subpart-13.2)
- [FAR subpart 13.500](https://www.acquisition.gov/far/subpart-13.5)
- [FAR subpart 18.001](https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-18)
- [FAR subpart 18.203](https://www.acquisition.gov/far/subpart-18.2)

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