[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 160 (Thursday, August 17, 2000)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 50152]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-20959]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
48 CFR Part 252
[DFARS Case 99-D025]
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Contract
Drawings, Maps, and Specifications
AGENCY: Department of Defense (DoD).
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: The Director of Defense Procurement has issued a final rule
amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS)
to revise a clause used in construction contracts. The revised clause
explicitly allows the Government to furnish drawings and specifications
to construction contractors in electronic form and requires
construction contractors to reproduce and print contract drawings and
specifications as needed.
EFFECTIVE DATE: August 17, 2000.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Amy Williams, Defense Acquisition
Regulations Council, OUSD(AT&L)DP(DAR), IMD 3D139, 3062 Defense
Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-3062. Telephone (703) 602-0288; telefax
(703) 602-0350. Please cite DFARS Case 99-D025.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. Background
DoD uses the clause at DFARS 252.236-7001, Contract Drawings, Maps,
and Specifications, in fixed-price construction contracts. The clause
previously stated that the Government will provide five sets (unless
another quantity is specified) of large-scale drawings and
specifications to the contractor without charge; or, at the
Government's option, may furnish the contractor with one set of
reproducibles, or half-size drawings. This rule revises the clause to
specify that the Government will provide one set of drawings and
specifications to the contractor in electronic or paper media, as
chosen by the contracting officer, and that the contractor will
reproduce and print contract drawings and specifications as needed. In
addition, the rule removes the term ``maps'' from the clause title,
since the text of the clause does not contain this term.
DoD published a proposed rule at 65 FR 6574 on February 10, 2000.
Three sources submitted comments on the proposed rule. DoD considered
all comments in the development of the final rule.
This rule was not subject to Office of Management and Budget review
under Executive Order 12866, dated September 30, 1993.
B. Regulatory Flexibility Act
DoD certifies that this final rule will not have a significant
economic impact on a substantial number of small entities within the
meaning of the Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601, et seq.,
because reproducing and printing contract drawings and specifications
normally does not constitute a significant expense, and the contractor
can pass this expense along to the Government as part of the contract
price.
C. Paperwork Reduction Act
The Paperwork Reduction Act does not apply because the rule does
not impose any information collection requirements that require the
approval of the Office of Management and Budget under 44 U.S.C. 3501,
et seq.
List of Subjects in 48 CFR Part 252
Government procurement.
Michele P. Peterson,
Executive Editor, Defense Acquisition Regulations Council.
Therefore, 48 CFR Part 252 is amended as follows:
1. The authority citation for 48 CFR Part 252 continues to read as
follows:
Authority: 41 U.S.C. 421 and 48 CFR Chapter 1.
PART 252--SOLICITATION PROVISIONS AND CONTRACT CLAUSES
2. Section 252.236-7001 is revised to read as follows:
252.236-7001 Contract Drawings and Specifications.
As prescribed in 236.570(a), use the following clause:
Contract Drawings and Specifications (Aug 2000)
(a) The Government will provide to the Contractor, without
charge, one set of contract drawings and specifications, except
publications incorporated into the technical provisions by
reference, in electronic or paper media as chosen by the Contracting
Officer.
(b) The Contractor shall--
(1) Check all drawings furnished immediately upon receipt;
(2) Compare all drawings and verify the figures before laying
out the work;
(3) Promptly notify the Contracting Officer of any
discrepancies;
(4) Be responsible for any errors that might have been avoided
by complying with this paragraph (b); and
(5) Reproduce and print contract drawings and specifications as
needed.
(c) In general--
(1) Large-scale drawings shall govern small-scale drawings; and
(2) The Contractor shall follow figures marked on drawings in
preference to scale measurements.
(d) Omissions from the drawings or specifications or the
misdescription of details of work that are manifestly necessary to
carry out the intent of the drawings and specifications, or that are
customarily performed, shall not relieve the Contractor from
performing such omitted or misdescribed details of the work. The
Contractor shall perform such details as if fully and correctly set
forth and described in the drawings and specifications.
(e) The work shall conform to the specifications and the
contract drawings identified on the following index of drawings:
Title File Drawing No.
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