3.  Domestic Non-Availability Determination (DNAD) Exception

When a program office concludes that domestically melted or produced specialty metal cannot be procured (as described in DFARS 225.7003-3(b)(5)) to support the production of a particular end item or component, the Contracting Officer shall prepare a DNAD D&F using the sample format at addendum 1. The contracting officer shall coordinate the effort through SAF/AQCK for submission to the Secretary of the Air Force for approval. The Secretary of the Air Force may grant a DNAD for an individual contract if compliant specialty metal of satisfactory quality and sufficient quantity, and in the required form, cannot be procured as and when needed. This approval authority is not delegable. A DNAD that applies to more than one contract (i.e., a class DNAD) requires the approval of the USD(AT&L).