![](media/image1.wmf){width="0.8243055555555555in"
height="0.6888888888888889in"} Procurement Notice

National Aeronautics and

Space Administration

Washington, DC 20546 **PN 97-61**

> **April 5, 2001**

**SAFETY AND HEALTH (SHORT FORM)**

***PURPOSE:*** To add a new Safety and Health (Short Form) clause which
requires contractors to take all reasonable safety and occupational
health measures in contracts above the micro-purchase threshold; amend
other existing safety and health clauses to make them consistent with
the new NASA Safety and Health (Short Form) clause (1852.223-72); and
add an Alternate I to 1852.223-73, Safety and Health Plan, to address
submission of safety and health plans under Invitations for Bids (IFBs).

***BACKGROUND:*** Emphasizing safety and occupational health can result
in reductions in the number of incidents involving injury or death to
personnel, and in a reduction in lost or restricted workdays. These
reductions enhance the probability of mission success by decreasing
development time, cycle times, operational delays and costs. Since NASA
contracts account for approximately 80 percent of its budget, NASA
recognizes that for it to achieve mission success, it is critically
important that NASA contractors also emphasize safety and occupational
health. While the existing NASA Safety and Health clause (1852.223-70)
applies to many high dollar value and high-risk contracts, NASA has many
more contracts that it does not apply to that are also critical to the
agency achieving its mission. This PN implements a Safety and Health
(Short Form) clause to address safety and occupational health in all of
its contracts above the micro-purchase threshold where 1852.223-70 does
not apply. This clause will hold contractors accountable for the safety
and occupational health measures consistent with standard industry
practice in performing the contract. It also defines NASA's safety
priority to protect: (1) the public, (2) astronauts and pilots, (3) the
NASA workforce, and (4) high-value equipment and property. This will
help lead to mission success for NASA and its contractors. Additionally,
this PN amends the NASA Safety and Health clause (1852.223-70), the
Safety and Health Plan clause (1852.223-73), and the Major Breach of
Safety or Security clause (1852.223-75) to make them consistent with the
new NASA Safety and Health (Short Form) clause (1852.223-72) by adding
the safety priority; and adds an Alternate I to 1852.223-73, Safety and
Health Plan, to address submission of safety and health plans under
IFBs.

***REGULATION:*** Changes are made in Parts 1812, 1823, and 1852 as set
forth in the enclosed replacement pages.

**DO NOT FILE UNTIL MAY 7, 2001**

***REPLACEMENT PAGES:*** You may use the enclosed pages to replace 12:1,
12:2, 23:3, 52:1, 52:2, 52:27, 52:28, 52:29, 52:30, 52:30.1, 52:30.2,
52:30.3, 52:30.4 (added), 52-93, and 52-94 of the NFS.

***REGULATORY COMPLIANCE:*** This PN was published as an interim rule in
the Federal Register (65 FR 18051-18053, April 5, 2001).

***EFFECTIVE DATE:*** This PN is effective on May 7, 2001, and shall
remain in effect until canceled or superseded.

***CANCELLATION:*** This PN cancels PIC 00-14.

***HEADQUARTERS CONTACT:*** Jeff Cullen, Code HK, (202) 358-01784,
email: jcullen@hq.nasa.gov.

R. Scott Thompson

Director, Contract Management Division

Enclosures

**DISTRIBUTION:**

**NFS List**

**PART 1812**

**ACQUISITION OF COMMERCIAL ITEMS**

**TABLE OF CONTENTS**

**SUBPART 1812.1 ACQUISITION OF COMMERCIAL ITEMS\-- GENERAL**

1812.102 Applicability.

**SUBPART 1812.3 SOLICITATION PROVISIONS AND CONTRACT CLAUSES FOR THE
ACQUISITION OF COMMERCIAL ITEMS**

1812.301 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses for the
acquisition of commercial items.

1812.302 Tailoring of provisions and clauses for the acquisition of
commercial items.

**SUBPART 1812.4 UNIQUE REQUIREMENTS REGARDING TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR
COMMERCIAL ITEMS**

1812.404 Warranties.

**SUBPART 1812.70 COMMERCIAL SPACE HARDWARE OR SERVICES**

1812.7000 Prohibition on guaranteed customer bases for new commercial
space hardware or services.

**PART 1812**

**ACQUISITION OF COMMERCIAL ITEMS**

**Subpart 1812.1\--Acquisition of Commercial Items\--General**

**1812.102 Applicability.**

\(c\) For the acquisition of commercial items of any value, the MidRange
procedures described in NFS part 1871 may be used to the extent they are
consistent and compliant with FAR part 12 and NFS part 1812. Unless
specifically stated, in any conflict between these parts the descending
order of precedence is FAR part 12, part 1812, and part 1871.

**Subpart 1812.3\--Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clauses**

**for the Acquisition of Commercial Items**

**1812.301 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses for the
acquisition of commercial items.**

(f)**(i)** The following clauses are authorized for use in acquisitions
of commercial items when required by the clause prescription:

**(A)** 1852.204-74, Central Contractor Registration.

**(B)** 1852.214-71, Grouping for Aggregate Award.

**(C)** 1852.214-72, Full Quantities.

**(D)** 1852.215-84, Ombudsman.

**(E)** 1852.219-75, Small Business Subcontracting Reporting.

**(F)** 1852.219-76, NASA 8 Percent Goal.

**(G)** 1852.223-70, Safety and Health.

**(H)** 1852.223-71, Frequency Authorization.

**(I)** 1852.223-72, Safety and Health (Short Form).

> **(J)** 1852.223-73, Safety and Health Plan.

**(K)** 1852.223-75, Major Breach of Safety and Security.

**(L)** 1852.228-72, Cross-Waiver of Liability for Space Shuttle
Services.

**(M)**1852.228-76, Cross-Waiver of Liability for Space Station
Activities.

**(N)**1852.228-78, Cross-Waiver of Liability for NASA Expendable Launch
Vehicles.

**(O)**1852.246-72, Material Inspection and Receiving Report.

**(ii)** No other provisions and clauses prescribed in the NFS or center
documents shall be used in acquisitions of commercial items, except as
permitted by FAR 12.302.

**1812.302 Tailoring of provisions and clauses for the acquisition of
commercial items.**

\(c\) The Associate Administrator for Procurement (Code HS) is the
approval authority for waivers. Requests shall be prepared and submitted
in accordance with 1801.471.

**Subpart 1812.4\--Unique Requirements Regarding Terms and**

**Conditions for Commercial Items**

**1812.404 Warranties.**

\(b\) In acquisitions under the Simplified Acquisition Threshold
specified in FAR Part 13, no express warranty should be required other
than the offeror\'s commercial warranty.

**Subpart 1812.70 \-- Commercial Space Hardware or Services**

**1812.7000 Prohibition on guaranteed customer bases for new commercial
space**

**hardware or services.**

Public Law 102-139, title III, Section 2459d, prohibits NASA from
awarding a contract with an expected duration of more than one year if
the primary effect of the contract is to provide a guaranteed customer
base for, or establish an anchor tenancy in, new commercial space
hardware or services. Exception to this prohibition may be authorized
only by an appropriations Act specifically providing otherwise.

**1823.7001 NASA solicitation provisions and contract clauses.**

\(a\) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, the clause at
1852.223-70, Safety and Health, shall be included in all solicitations
and contracts for \--

\(1\) Negotiated acquisitions of \$1,000,000 or more;

\(2\) Construction, repair, or alteration in excess of the simplified
acquisition threshold;

\(3\) Acquisitions having, within their total requirement, construction,
repair, or alteration tasks in excess of the simplified acquisition
threshold; and

\(4\) Acquisitions regardless of dollar amount when **\--**

\(i\) Any deliverable contract end item is of a hazardous nature; or

\(ii\) It can reasonably be expected that hazards will be generated and
controlled within the operational environment during the life of the
contract and the contracting officer determines that they warrant
inclusion of the clause.

\(b\) The clause prescribed in paragraph (a) of this section may be
excluded \--

\(1\) From any contract subject to the Walsh-Healey Public Contracts Act
(see FAR Subpart 22.6) or the Service Contract Act of 1965 (see FAR
Subpart 22.10) in which the application of either act and its
implementing regulations constitute adequate safety and occupational
health protection; and

\(2\) When the contracting officer, with the approval of the
installation official(s) responsible for matters of safety and
occupational health, makes a written determination that the clause is
not necessary under the circumstances of the acquisition.

\(c\) The contracting officer shall insert the provision at 1852.223-73,
Safety and Health Plan, in solicitations containing the clause at
1852.223-70. This clause may be modified to identify specific
information that is to be included in the plan. After receiving the
concurrence of the center safety and occupational health official(s),
the contracting officer shall include the plan in any resulting
contract.

\(d\) The contracting officer shall insert the clause at 1852.223-75,
Major Breach of Safety or Security, in all solicitations and contracts
with estimated values of \$500,000 or more, unless waived at a level
above the contracting officer with the concurrence of the project
manager and the installation official(s) responsible for matters of
security, export control, safety, and occupational health. For other
contracts, use of the clause is optional.

\(e\) For all solicitations and contracts exceeding the micro-purchase
threshold that do not include the clause at 1852.223-70, Safety and
Health, the contracting officer shall insert the clause at 1852.223-72,
Safety and Health (Short Form).

**Subpart 1823.71\--Frequency Authorization**

**1823.7101** **Contract** **clause.**

The contracting officer shall insert the clause at 1852.223-71,
Frequency Authorization, in solicitations and contracts calling for
developing, producing, constructing, testing, or operating a device for
which a radio frequency authorization is required.

**1823.7102** **Procedures.**

The contracting officer shall obtain the necessary frequency
authorization and other procedural details from the installation\'s
spectrum manager.

**PART 1852**

**SOLICITATION PROVISIONS AND CONTRACT CLAUSES**

**TABLE OF CONTENTS**

1852.000 Scope of part.

**SUBPART 1852.1 INSTRUCTIONS FOR USING PROVISIONS AND**

**CLAUSES**

1852.101 Using Part 52.

1852.103 Identification of provisions and clauses.

1852.103-70 Identification of modified provisions and clauses.

1852.104 Procedures for modifying and completing provisions and
  clauses.

**SUBPART 1852.2 TEXTS OF PROVISIONS AND CLAUSES**

1852.204-74 Central Contractor Registration.

1852.204-75 Security Classification Requirements.

1852.204-76 Security Requirements for Unclassified Information

Technology Resources.

1852.208-81 Restrictions on Printing and Duplicating.

1852.209-70 Product Removal from Qualified Products List.

1852.209-71 Limitation of Future Contracting.

1852.209-72 Composition of the Contractor.

1852.211-70 Packaging, Handling, and Transportation.

1852.214-70 Caution to Offerors Furnishing Descriptive Literature.

1852.214-71 Grouping for Aggregate Award.

1852.214-72 Full Quantities.

1852.215-77 Preproposal/Pre-bid Conference.

1852.215-78 Make or Buy Program Requirements.

1852.215-79 Price Adjustment for \"Make-or-Buy\" Changes.

1852.215-81 Proposal Page Limitations.

1852.215-84 Ombudsman.

1852.216-73 Estimated Cost and Cost Sharing.

1852.216-74 Estimated Cost and Fixed Fee.

1852.216-75 Payment of Fixed Fee.

1852.216-76 Award Fee for Service Contracts.

1852.216-77 Award Fee for End Item Contracts.

1852.216-78 Firm Fixed Price.

1852.216-80 Task Ordering Procedure.

1852.216-81 Estimated Cost.

1852.216-83 Fixed Price Incentive.

1852.216-84 Estimated Cost and Incentive Fee.

1852.216-85 Estimated Cost and Award Fee.

1852.216-87 Submission of Vouchers for Payment.

1852.216-88 Performance Incentive.

1852.216-89 Assignment and Release Forms.

1852.217-70 Property Administration and Reporting.

1852.217-71 Phased Procurement Using Down-Selection Procedures.

1852.217-72 Phased Procurement Using Progressive Competition Down-

Selection Procedures.

1852.219-73 Small Business Subcontracting Plan.

1852.219-74 Use of Rural Area Small Businesses.

1852.219-75 Small Business Subcontracting Reporting.

1852.219-76 NASA 8 Percent Goal.

1852.219-77 NASA Mentor-Protégé Program.

1852.219-79 Mentor Requirements and Evaluation.

1852.223-70 Safety and Health.

1852.223-71 Frequency Authorization.

1852.223-72 Safety and Health (Short Form).

1852.223-73 Safety and Health Plan.

1852.223-74 Drug- and Alcohol-Free Workforce.

1852.223-75 Major Breach of Safety or Security.

1852.225-8 Duty-Free Entry of Space Articles.

1852.225-70 Export Licenses.

1852.227-11 Patent Rights\--Retention by the Contractor (Short Form).

1852.227-14 Rights in Data\--General.

1852.227-17 Rights in Data\--Special Works.

1852.227-19 Commercial Computer Software\--Restricted Rights.

1852.227-70 New Technology.

1852.227-71 Requests for Waiver of Rights to Inventions.

1852.227-72 Designation of New Technology Representative and Patent

>   Representative.

1852.227-84 Patent Rights Clauses.

1852.227-85 Invention Reporting and Rights\--Foreign.

1852.227-86 Commercial Computer Software\--Licensing.

1852.227-87 Transfer of Technical Data Under Space Station

  International Agreements.

1852.228-70 Aircraft Ground and Flight Risk.

1852.228-71 Aircraft Flight Risks.

1852.228-72 Cross-Waiver of Liability for Space Shuttle Services.

1852.228-73 Bid Bond.

1852.228-75 Minimum Insurance Coverage.

1852.228-76 Cross-Waiver of Liability for Space Station Activities.

1852.228-78 Cross-Waiver of Liability for NASA Expendable Launch Vehicle
Launches.

1852.228-80 Insurance --- Immunity From Tort Liability.

1852.228-81 Insurance --- Partial Immunity From Tort Liability.

1852.228-82 Insurance --- Total Immunity From Tort Liability.

1852.231-70 Precontract Costs.

1852.231-71 Determination of Compensation Reasonableness.

1852.232-70 NASA Modification of FAR 52.232-12.

\(c\) The contractor hereby agrees to assist NASA in achieving this goal
by using its best efforts to award subcontracts to such entities to the
fullest extent consistent with efficient contract performance.

\(d\) Contractors acting in good faith may rely on written
representations by their subcontractors regarding their status as small
disadvantaged business concerns, Historically Black Colleges and
Universities, minority institutions, and women-owned small business
concerns.

**(End of clause)**

**1852.219-77 NASA Mentor-Protégé Program.**

As prescribed in 1819.7219(a), insert the following clause:

**NASA MENTOR-PROTÉGÉ PROGRAM**

**(MAY 1999)**

\(a\) Prime contractors, including certain small businesses, are
encouraged to participate in the NASA Mentor-Protégé Program for the
purpose of providing developmental assistance to eligible protégé
entities to enhance their capabilities and increase their participation
in NASA contracts.

\(b\) The Program consists of:

\(1\) Mentor firms, which are large prime contractors with at least one
active subcontracting plan or eligible small businesses;

\(2\) Protégés, which are subcontractors to the prime contractor,
include small disadvantaged business concerns, women-owned small
business concerns, Historically Black Colleges and Universities, and
minority institutions meeting the qualifications specified in NASA FAR
Supplement (NFS) 1819.7209.

\(3\) Mentor-protégé agreements, approved by the NASA Office of Small
and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU);

\(4\) In contracts with award fee incentives, potential for payment of
additional fee for voluntary participation and successful performance in
the Mentor-Protégé Program.

\(c\) Mentor participation in the Program, described in NFS 1819.72,
means providing technical, managerial and financial assistance to aid
protégés in developing requisite high-tech expertise and business
systems to compete for and successfully perform NASA contracts and
subcontracts.

\(d\) Contractors interested in participating in the program are
encouraged to contact the NASA OSDBU, Washington, DC 20546, (202)
358-2088, for further information.

**(End of clause)**

**1852.219-79 Mentor Requirements and Evaluation.**

As prescribed in 1819.7219(b), insert the following clause:

**MENTOR REQUIREMENTS AND EVALUATION**

**(MARCH 1999)**

\(a\) The purpose of the NASA Mentor-Protégé Program is for a NASA prime
contractor to provide developmental assistance to certain subcontractors
qualifying as protégés. Eligible protégés include small disadvantaged
business concerns, women-owned small business concerns, Historically
Black Colleges and Universities, and minority institutions meeting the
qualifications specified in NASA FAR Supplement (NFS) 1819.7209.

\(b\) NASA will evaluate the contractor\'s performance on the following
factors. If this contract includes an award fee incentive, this
assessment will be accomplished as part of the fee evaluation process.

\(1\) Specific actions taken by the contractor, during the evaluation
period, to increase the participation of protégés as subcontractors and
suppliers;

\(2\) Specific actions taken by the contractor during this evaluation
period to develop the technical and corporate administrative expertise
of a protégé as defined in the agreement;

\(3\) To what extent the protégé has met the developmental objectives in
the agreement; and

\(4\) To what extent the firm\'s participation in the Mentor-Protégé
Program resulted in the protégé receiving competitive contract(s) and
subcontract(s) from private firms and agencies other than the mentor.

\(c\) Semi-annual reports shall be submitted by the mentor to the NASA
Mentor-Protégé program manager, NASA Headquarters OSDBU, to include
information as outlined in paragraph (b).

\(d\) The mentor will notify the OSDBU and the contracting officer, in
writing, at least 30 days in advance of the mentor firm\'s intent to
voluntarily withdraw from the program or upon receipt of a protégé's
notice to withdraw from the Program;

\(e\) Mentor and protégé firms will submit a \"lessons learned\"
evaluation to the NASA OSDBU at the conclusion of the contract. At the
end of each year in the Mentor-Protégé Program, the mentor and protégé,
as appropriate, will formally brief the NASA Mentor-Protégé program
manager, the technical program manager, and the contracting officer
during a formal program review regarding Program accomplishments as
pertains to the approved agreement.

\(f\) NASA may terminate mentor-protégé agreements for good cause and
exclude mentor or protégé firms from participating in the NASA program.
These actions shall be approved by the NASA OSDBU. NASA shall terminate
an agreement by delivering to the contractor a Notice specifying the
reason for termination and the effective date. Termination of an
agreement does not constitute a termination of the subcontract between
the mentor and the protégé. A plan for accomplishing the subcontract
effort should the agreement be terminated shall be submitted with the
agreement as required in NFS 1819.7213(h).

**(End of clause)**

**1852.223-70** **Safety** **and** **Health.**

As prescribed in 1823.7001(a), insert the following clause:

**SAFETY AND HEALTH**

**(MAY** **2001)**

\(a\) Safety is the freedom from those conditions that can cause death,
injury, occupational illness, damage to or loss of equipment or
property, or damage to the environment. NASA's safety priority is to
protect: (1) the public, (2) astronauts and pilots, (3) the NASA
workforce (including contractor employees working on NASA contracts),
and (4) high-value equipment and property.

\(b\) The Contractor shall take all reasonable safety and occupational
health measures in performing this contract. The Contractor shall comply
with all Federal, State, and local laws applicable to safety and
occupational health and with the safety and occupational health
standards, specifications, reporting requirements, and any other
relevant requirements of this contract.

\(c\) The Contractor shall take, or cause to be taken, any other safety,
and occupational health measures the Contracting Officer may reasonably
direct. To the extent that the Contractor may be entitled to an
equitable adjustment for those measures under the terms and conditions
of this contract, the equitable adjustment shall be determined pursuant
to the procedures of the changes clause of this contract; provided, that
no adjustment shall be made under this Safety and Health clause for any
change for which an equitable adjustment is expressly provided under any
other clause of the contract.

\(d\) The Contractor shall immediately notify and promptly report to the
Contracting Officer or a designee any accident, incident, or exposure
resulting in fatality, lost-time occupational injury, occupational
disease, contamination of property beyond any stated acceptable limits
set forth in the contract Schedule; or property loss of \$25,000 or
more, or Close Call (a situation or occurrence with no injury, no damage
or only minor damage (less than \$1,000) but possesses the potential to
cause any type mishap, or any injury, damage, or negative mission
impact) that may be of immediate interest to NASA, arising out of work
performed under this contract. The Contractor is not required to include
in any report an expression of opinion as to the fault or negligence of
any employee. In addition, service contractors (excluding construction
contracts) shall provide quarterly reports specifying lost-time
frequency rate, number of lost-time injuries, exposure, and
accident/incident dollar losses as specified in the contract Schedule.

\(e\) The Contractor shall investigate all work-related incidents,
accidents, and Close Calls, to the extent necessary to determine their
causes and furnish the Contracting Officer a report, in such form as the
Contracting Officer may require, of the investigative findings and
proposed or completed corrective actions.

(f)(1) The Contracting Officer may notify the Contractor in writing of
any noncompliance with this clause and specify corrective actions to be
taken. The Contractor shall promptly take and report any necessary
corrective action.

\(2\) If the Contractor fails or refuses to institute prompt corrective
action in accordance with subparagraph (f)(1) of this clause, the
Contracting Officer may invoke the stop-work order clause in this
contract or any other remedy available to the Government in the event of
such failure or refusal.

\(g\) The Contractor (or subcontractor or supplier) shall insert the
substance of this clause, including this paragraph (g) and any
applicable Schedule provisions, with appropriate changes of designations
of the parties, in subcontracts of every tier that --

\(1\) Amount to \$1,000,000 or more (unless the Contracting Officer
makes a written determination, after consultation with installation
safety and health representatives, that this is not required);

\(2\) Require construction, repair, or alteration in excess of \$25,000;
or

\(3\) Regardless of dollar amount, involve the use of hazardous
materials or operations.

\(h\) Authorized Government representatives of the Contracting Officer
shall have access to and the right to examine the sites or areas where
work under this contract is being performed in order to determine the
adequacy of the Contractor\'s safety and occupational health measures
under this clause.

\(i\) The contractor shall continually update the safety and health plan
when necessary. In particular**,** the Contractor shall furnish a list
of all hazardous operations to be performed, and a list of other major
or key operations required or planned in the performance of the
contract, even though not deemed hazardous by the Contractor. NASA and
the Contractor shall jointly decide which operations are to be
considered hazardous, with NASA as the final authority. Before hazardous
operations commence, the Contractor shall submit for NASA concurrence
\--

\(1\) Written hazardous operating procedures for all hazardous
operations; and/or

\(2\) Qualification standards for personnel involved in hazardous
operations.

**(End of clause)**

**1852.223-71** **Frequency** **Authorization.**

As prescribed in 1823.7101, insert the following clause:

**FREQUENCY AUTHORIZATION**

**(DECEMBER 1988)**

\(a\) Authorization of radio frequencies required in support of this
contract shall be obtained by the Contractor or subcontractor in need
thereof.

\(b\) For any experimental, developmental, or operational equipment for
which the appropriate frequency allocation has not been made, the
Contractor or subcontractor shall provide the technical operating
characteristics of the proposed electromagnetic radiating device to the
Contracting Officer during the initial planning, experimental, or
developmental phase of contractual performance. Procedures furnished by
the Contracting Officer shall be followed in obtaining radio frequency
authorization.

\(c\) This clause, including this paragraph (c), shall be included in
all subcontracts that call for developing, producing, testing, or
operating a device for which a radio frequency authorization is
required.

**(End of clause)**

**1852.223-72** **Safety** **and Health (Short Form).**

As prescribed in 1823.7001(e), insert the following clause:

**SAFETY AND HEALTH (SHORT** **FORM)**

**(MAY** **2001)**

\(a\) Safety is the freedom from those conditions that can cause death,
injury, occupational illness; damage to or loss of equipment or
property, or damage to the environment. NASA's safety priority is to
protect: (1) the public, (2) astronauts and pilots, (3) the NASA
workforce (including contractor employees working on NASA contracts),
and (4) high-value equipment and property.

\(b\) The Contractor shall take all reasonable safety and occupational
health measures consistent with standard industry practice in performing
this contract. The Contractor shall comply with all Federal, State, and
local laws applicable to safety and occupational health and with the
safety and occupational health standards, specifications, reporting
requirements, and any other relevant requirements of this contract.

\(c\) The Contractor shall take, or cause to be taken, any other safety,
and occupational health measures the Contracting Officer may reasonably
direct. To the extent that the Contractor may be entitled to an
equitable adjustment for those measures under the terms and conditions
of this contract, the equitable adjustment shall be determined pursuant
to the procedures of the Changes clause of this contract; provided, that
no adjustment shall be made under this Safety and Health clause for any
change for which an equitable adjustment is expressly provided under any
other clause of the contract.

\(d\) The Contracting Officer may notify the Contractor in writing of
any noncompliance with this clause and specify corrective actions to be
taken. The Contractor shall promptly take and report any necessary
corrective action. The Government may pursue appropriate remedies in the
event the contractor fails to promptly take the necessary corrective
action.

\(e\) The Contractor (or subcontractor or supplier) shall insert the
substance of this clause, including this paragraph (e) and any
applicable Schedule provisions, with appropriate changes of designations
of the parties, in subcontracts of every tier that exceed the
micro-purchase threshold.

**(End of clause)**

**1852.223-73  Safety and Health Plan.**

As prescribed in 1823.7001(c), insert the following provision:

**SAFETY AND HEALTH PLAN**

**(MAY** **2001)**

The offeror shall submit a detailed safety and occupational health plan
as part of its proposal

(see NPG 8715.3, NASA Safety Manual, Appendix H). The plan must include
a detailed discussion of the policies, procedures, and techniques that
will be used to ensure the safety and occupational health of contractor
employees and to ensure the safety of all working conditions throughout
the performance of the contract. The plan must similarly address safety
and occupational health for subcontractor employees for any proposed
subcontract whose value is expected to exceed \$500,000, including
commercial services and services provided in support of a commercial
item. Also, when applicable, the plan must address the policies,
procedures, and techniques that will be used to ensure the safety and
occupational health of: (1) the public, (2) astronauts and pilots, (3)
the NASA workforce (including other contractor employees working on NASA
contracts), and (4) high-value equipment and property. This plan, as
approved by the Contracting Officer, will be included in any resulting
contract.

**(End of provision)**

**ALTERNATE** **I**

**(MAY** **2001)**

In Invitations for Bids, delete the first sentence of the basic
provision and substitute the following:

The apparently successful offeror shall submit a detailed safety and
occupational health plan (see NPG 8715.3, NASA Safety Manual, Appendix
H) after notification of selection but before award.

**1852.223-74 Drug- and alcohol-free workforce.**

As prescribed in 1823.570-3, insert the following clause:

**DRUG- AND ALCOHOL-FREE WORKFORCE**

**(MARCH 1996)**

\(a\) **Definitions.** As used in this clause the terms **\"employee,\"
\"controlled substance,\"** **\"employee in a sensitive position,\"**
and **"use, in violation of applicable law or Federal regulation, of
alcohol"** are as defined in 48 CFR 1823.570-2.

(b)(1) The Contractor shall institute and maintain a program for
achieving a drug-and alcohol-free workforce. As a minimum, the program
shall provide for preemployment, reasonable suspicion, random,
post-accident, and periodic recurring (follow-up) testing of contractor

employees in sensitive positions for use, in violation of applicable law
or Federal regulation, of alcohol or a controlled substance. The
Contractor may establish its testing or rehabilitation program in
cooperation with other contractors or organizations.

\(2\) This clause neither prohibits nor requires the Contractor to test
employees in a foreign country. If the Contractor chooses to conduct
such testing, this clause does not authorize the Contractor to violate
foreign law in conducting such testing.

\(3\) The Contractor\'s program shall test for the use of marijuana and
cocaine. The Contractor\'s program may test for the use of other
controlled substances.

\(4\) The Contractor\'s program shall conform to the \"Mandatory
Guidelines for Federal Workplace Drug Testing Programs\" published by
the Department of Health and Human Services (59 FR 29908, June 9, 1994)
and the procedures in 49 CFR part 40, \"Procedures for Transportation
Workplace Drug Testing Programs,\" in which references to \"DOT\" shall
be read as \"NASA\", and the split sample method of collection shall be
used.

(c)(1) The Contractor\'s program shall provide, where appropriate, for
the suspension, disqualification, or dismissal of any employee in a
sensitive position in any instance where a test conducted and confirmed
under the Contractor\'s program indicates that such individual has used,
in violation of applicable law or Federal regulation, alcohol or a
controlled substance.

\(2\) The Contractor\'s program shall further prohibit any such
individual from working in a sensitive position on a NASA contract,
unless such individual has completed a program of rehabilitation
described in paragraph (d) of this clause.

\(3\) The Contractor\'s program shall further prohibit any such
individual from working in any sensitive position on a NASA contract if
the individual is determined under the Contractor\'s program to have
used, in violation of applicable law or Federal regulation, alcohol or a
controlled substance and the individual meets any of the following
criteria:

\(i\) The individual had undertaken or completed a rehabilitation
program described in paragraph (d) of this clause prior to such use;

\(ii\) Following such determination, the individual refuses to undertake
such a rehabilitation program;

\(iii\) Following such determination, the individual fails to complete
such a rehabilitation program; or

\(iv\) The individual used a controlled substance or alcohol while on
duty.

\(d\) The Contractor shall institute and maintain an appropriate
rehabilitation program which shall, as a minimum, provide for the
identification and opportunity for treatment of employees whose duties
include responsibility for safety-sensitive, security, or National
security functions who are in need of assistance in resolving problems
with the use of alcohol or controlled substances.

\(e\) The requirements of this clause shall take precedence over any
state or local Government laws, rules, regulations, ordinances,
standards, or orders that are inconsistent with the requirements of this
clause.

\(f\) For any collective bargaining agreement, the Contractor will
negotiate the terms of its program with employee representatives, as
appropriate, under labor relations laws or negotiated agreements. Such
negotiation, however, cannot change the requirements of this clause.
Employees covered under collective bargaining agreements will not be
subject to the requirements of this clause until those agreements have
been modified, as necessary; provided, however, that if one year after
commencement of negotiation the parties have failed to reach agreement,
an impasse will be determined to have been reached and the Contractor
will unilaterally implement the requirements of this clause.

\(g\) The Contractor shall insert a clause containing all the terms of
this clause, including this paragraph (g), in all subcontracts in which
work is performed by an employee in a sensitive position, except
subcontracts for commercial items (see FAR parts 2 and 12).

**(End of clause)**

**1852.223-75 Major Breach of Safety or Security.**

As prescribed in 1823.7001(d), insert the following clause:

**MAJOR BREACH OF SAFETY OR SECURITY**

**(MAY** **2001)**

\(a\) Safety is the freedom from those conditions that can cause death,
injury, occupational illness, damage to or loss of equipment or
property, or damage to the environment. Safety is essential to NASA and
is a material part of this contract. NASA's safety priority is to
protect: (1) the public; (2) astronauts and pilots; (3) the NASA
workforce (including contractor employees working on NASA contracts);
and (4) high-value equipment and property. A major breach of safety may
constitute a breach of contract that entitles the Government to exercise
any of its rights and remedies applicable to material parts of this
contract, including termination for

default. A major breach of safety must be related directly to the work
on the contract. A major breach of safety is an act or omission of the
Contractor that consists of an accident, incident, or exposure resulting
in a fatality or mission failure; or in damage to equipment or property
equal to or greater than \$1 million; or in any \"willful\" or
\"repeat\" violation cited by the Occupational Health and Safety
Administration (OSHA) or by a state agency operating under an OSHA
approved plan.

\(b\) Security is the condition of safeguarding against espionage,
sabotage, crime (including computer crime), or attack. A major breach of
security may constitute a breach of contract that entitles the
Government to exercise any of its rights and remedies applicable to
material parts of this contract, including termination for default. A
major breach of security may occur on or off Government installations,
but must be related directly to the work on the contract. A major breach
of security may arise from any of the following: compromise of
classified information; illegal technology transfer; workplace violence
resulting in criminal conviction; sabotage; compromise or denial of
information technology services; damage or loss greater than \$250,000
to the Government; or theft.

\(c\) In the event of a major breach of safety or security, the
Contractor shall report the breach to the Contracting Officer. If
directed by the Contracting Officer, the Contractor shall conduct its
own investigation and report the results to the Government. The
Contractor shall cooperate with the Government investigation, if
conducted.

**(End of clause)**

**1852.225-8** **Duty-Free Entry of Space Articles.**

As prescribed in 1825.1101(e), add the following paragraph (k) to the
basic clause at FAR 52.225-8:

\(k\) The following supplies will be given duty-free entry:

\[Insert the supplies that are to be accorded duty-free entry.\]

**(End of addition)**

**1852.225-70 Export Licenses.**

As prescribed in 1825.1103-70(b), insert the following clause:

**EXPORT LICENSES**

**(FEBRUARY 2000)**

\(a\) The Contractor shall comply with all U.S. export control laws and
regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations
(ITAR), 22 CFR Parts 120 through 130, and the Export Administration
Regulations (EAR), 15 CFR Parts 730 through 799, in the performance of
this contract. In the absence of available license
exemptions/exceptions, the Contractor shall be responsible for obtaining
the appropriate licenses or other approvals, if required, for exports of
hardware, technical data, and software, or for the provision of
technical assistance.

\(b\) The Contractor shall be responsible for obtaining export licenses,
if required, before utilizing foreign persons in the performance of this
contract, including instances where the work is to be performed on-site
at \[*insert name of NASA installation*\], where the foreign person will
have access to export-controlled technical data or software.

\(c\) The Contractor shall be responsible for all regulatory record
keeping requirements associated with the use of licenses and license
exemptions/exceptions.

\(d\) The Contractor shall be responsible for ensuring that the
provisions of this clause apply to its subcontractors.

**(End of clause)**

**ALTERNATE I**

**(FEBRUARY 2000)**

As prescribed in 1825.1103-70(b), add the following paragraph (e) as
Alternate I to the clause:

\(e\) The Contractor may request, in writing, that the Contracting
Officer authorize it to export ITAR-controlled technical data (including
software) pursuant to the exemption at 22 CFR 125.4(b)(3). The
Contracting Officer or designated representative may authorize or direct
the use of the exemption where the data does not disclose details of the
design, development, production, or manufacture of any defense article.