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Part 50 - Extraordinary Contractual Actions and the safety act
Subpart 50.1 - Extraordinary Contractual Actions
Subpart 50.2 - Support Anti-terrorism by Fostering Effective Technologies Act of 2002
(1) Prescribes policies and procedures for entering into, amending, or modifying contracts in order to facilitate the national defense under the extraordinary emergency authority granted by Public Law 85-804 (50 U. S.C. 1431-1434) and Executive Order 10789, dated November 14, 1958. It does not cover advance payments (see subpart 32.4); and
(2) Implements indemnification authority granted by Pub. L. 85-804 and paragraph 1 A of E.O. 10789 with respect to any matter that has been, or could be, designated by the Secretary of Homeland Security as a qualified anti-terrorism technology as defined in the Support Anti-terrorism by Fostering Effective Technologies Act of 2002 (SAFETY Act); and
Agencies shall maintain complete records of all actions taken under this subpart 50.1 . For each request for relief processed, these records shall include, as a minimum-
The fact that losses occur under a contract is not sufficient basis for exercising the authority conferred by Pub. L. 85-804. Whether appropriate action will facilitate the national defense is a judgment to be made on the basis of all of the facts of the case. Although it is impossible to predict or enumerate all the types of cases in which action may be appropriate, examples are included in 50.103-2 . Even if all of the factors in any of the examples are present, other considerations may warrant denying a contractor's request for contract adjustment. The examples are not intended to exclude other cases in which the approving authority determines that the circumstances warrant action.
(a) Pub. L. 85-804 and E.O. 10789 require that every contract entered into, amended, or modified under this subpart 50.1 shall contain-
This section prescribes standards and procedures for exercising residual powers under Pub. L. 85-804. The term “residual powers” includes all authority under Pub. L. 85-804 except-
Subject to the limitations in 50.102-3 , residual powers may be used in accordance with the policies in 50.101-2 when necessary and appropriate, all circumstances considered. In authorizing the inclusion of the clause at 52.250-1 , Indemnification Under Public Law 85-804, in a contract or subcontract, an agency head may require the indemnified contractor to provide and maintain financial protection of the type and amount determined appropriate. In deciding whether to approve use of the indemnification clause, and in determining the type and amount of financial protection the indemnified contractor is to provide and maintain, an agency head shall consider such factors as self-insurance, other proof of financial responsibility, workers’ compensation insurance, and the availability, cost, and terms of private insurance. The approval and determination shall be final.
The contracting officer shall insert the clause at 52.250-1 , Indemnification Under Public Law 85-804, in contracts whenever the approving official determines that the contractor shall be indemnified against unusually hazardous or nuclear risks (also see 50.104-3(b)(3)). In cost-reimbursement contracts, the contracting officer shall use the clause with its Alternate I.
“SAFETY Act certification” means a determination by DHS pursuant to 6 U.S. C. 442(d), as further delineated in 6 CFR 25.8 and 25.9, that a QATT for which a SAFETY Act designation has been issued is an approved product for homeland security, i.e., it will perform as intended, conforms to the seller’s specifications, and is safe for use as intended.
(a) As part of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, Pub. L. 107-296, Congress enacted the SAFETY Act to-
(a) Agencies should-
(1) If the requiring activity determines that the technology to be acquired may qualify for SAFETY Act protection, the requiring activity is responsible for requesting a pre-qualification designation notice from DHS. Such a request for a pre-qualification designation notice should be made once the requiring activity has determined that the technology specifications or statement of work are established and are unlikely to undergo substantive modification. DHS will then determine whether the technology identified in the request either affirmatively or presumptively satisfies the technical criteria for SAFETY Act designation. An affirmative determination means the technology described in the pre-qualification designation notice satisfies the technical criteria for SAFETY Act designation as a QATT. A presumptive determination means that the technology is a good candidate for SAFETY Act designation as a QATT. In either case, the notice will authorize offerors to-
(2) The requiring activity shall make requests using the procurement pre-qualification request form available athttp://www.SAFETYAct.gov. The website includes instructions for completing and submitting the form.
(b) Contracting officer responsibilities. Upon receipt of the documentation specified in paragraph (a)(3) of this subsection, the contracting officer shall-
(1) Include in any pre-solicitation notice (subpart 5.2) that a pre-qualification designation notice has been-
(a) Contracting officers may authorize such contingent offers, only if-
(1) DHS has issued-