7:62 CONTRACT CLAUSES AND SOLICITATION PROVISIONS which the Government is responsible, and an equitable adjustment will be made in any contractual provisions affected by such repair or replacement of Government property made at the direction of the Government, in accordance with the procedures provided for in the "Changes" clause of this contract. Any repair or replacement for which the Contractor is responsible under the provisions of this contract shall be accomplished by the Contractor at his own expense. (g) Risk of Loss. Unless otherwise provided in this contract, the Contractor assumes the risk of, and shall be responsible for, any loss of or damage to Government property provided under this contract upon its delivery to him or upon passage of title thereto to the Government as provided in paragraph (c) hereof, except for reasonable wear and tear and except to the extent that such property is consumed in the performance of this contract. (h) Access. The Government, and any persons designated by it, shall at all reasonable times have access to the premises wherein any Government property is located, for the purpose of inspecting the Government property. (i) Final Accounting and Disposition of Government Property. Upon the completion of this contract, or at such earlier dates as may be fixed by the Contracting Officer, the Contractor shall submit, in a form acceptable to the Contracting Officer, inventory schedules covering all items of Government property not consumed in the performance of this contract (including any resulting scrap) or not theretofore delivered to the Government, and shall prepare for shipment, deliver f.o.b. origin, or dispose of the Government property, as may be directed or authorized by the Contracting Officer. The net proceeds of any such disposal shall be credited to the contract price or shall be paid in such other manner as the Contracting Officer may direct. (j) Restoration of Contractor's Premises and Abandonment. Unless otherwise provided herein, the Government: (i) may abandon any Government property in place, and thereupon all obligations of the Government regarding such abandoned property shall cease; (ii) has no obligation to the Contractor with regard to restoration or rehabilitation of the Contractor's premises, neither in case of abandonment (paragraph (j) (i) above), disposition on completion of need or of the contract (paragraph (i) above), nor otherwise, except for restoration or rehabilitation costs which are properly included in an equitable adjustment under paragraph (b) above. (k) Communications. All communications issued pursuant to this clause shall be in writing or in accordance with the "Manual for Military Standard Requisitioning and Issue Procedure (MILSTRIP) for Defense Contractors" (Appendix H, Armed Services Procurement Regulation). (End of clause) (b) Overseas Contracts. If the contract is an overseas contract, insert the words "United States" before the words "Government" and "Governmentfurnished" wherever they appear in the above clause. Also, in cases where the 'Manual for Military Standard Requisitioning and Issue Procedures (MILSTRIP) for Defense Contractors' (Appendix H, Armed Services Procurement Regulation) does not apply, substitute the following paragraphs (d) and (k) for paragraphs (d) and (k) of the above clause. (d) Property Administration. The Contractor shall comply with the provisions of Appendix B, Armed Services Procurement Regulation, as in effect on the date of the contract, which is hereby incorporated by reference and made a part of this contract. (k) Communications. All communications issued pursuant to this clause shall be in writing. (c) Negotiated Contracts. In negotiated fixed-price contracts for which the price is not based on (i) adequate price competition, (ii) established catalog or market prices of commercial items sold in substantial quantities to the general Fublic (see 3-807.7(b)), or (iii) prices set by law or regulation, substitute the following paragraph (g) for paragraph (g) of the clause in (a) above. 7-104.24 ARMED SERVICES PROCUREMENT REGULATION CONTRACT CLAUSES AND SOLICITATION PROVISIONS (g) Risk of Loss. (1) The Contractor shall not be liable for loss or destruction of or damage to the Government property provided under this contract except as provided in (2) below. If the Contractor transfers Government property to the possession and control of a subcontractor, the transfer shall not affect the liability of the Contractor for loss or destruction of or damage to the property as set forth above. However, the Contractor shall require the subcontractor to assume the risk of, and be responsible for, any loss or destruction of or damage to the property while in the latter's possession or control, except to the extent that the subcontract, with the prior approval of the Contracting Officer, provides for the relief of the subcontractor from such liability. In the absence of such approval, the subcontract shall contain appropriate provisions requiring the return of all Government property in as good condition as when received, except for reasonable wear and tear or for the utilization of the property in accordance with the provisions of the prime contract. (2) The Contractor shall be responsible for any loss or damage (i) to the extent specifically provided in the clause or clauses of this contract designated in the schedule, or (ii) which results from: (A) willful misconduct or lack of good faith of any of the Contractor's managerial personnel; or (B) a failure on the part of the Contractor, due to willful misconduct or lack of good faith of the Contractor's managerial personnel, (i) to maintain and administer the program for maintenance, repair, protection, and preservation of the Government property as required by paragraph (f) hereof, or (ii) to establish, maintain and administer a system for control of Government property as required by paragraph (d) of this clause. Any failure of the Contractor to act, as provided in this (B), shall be conclusively presumed to be a failure resulting from willful misconduct, or lack of good faith on the part of one of the Contractor's managerial personnel if the Contractor is notified by the Contracting Officer by registered or certified mail addressed to one of the Contractor's managerial personnel, of the Government's disapproval, withdrawal of approval, or nonacceptance of the Contractor's program or system. In such event, it shall be presumed that any loss of or damage to Government property resulted from such failure. The Contractor shall be liable for such loss or damage unless he can establish by clear and convincing evidence that such loss or damage did not result from his failure to maintain an approved program or system, or occurred during such time as an approved program or system for control of Government property was maintained. The term "Contractor's managerial personnel" as used herein means the Contractor's directors, officers and any of his managers, superintendents, or other equivalent representatives who have supervision or direction of: (i) all or substantially all of the Contractor's business; (ii) all or substantially all of the Contractor's operation at any one plant or separate location at which the contract is being performed; or (iii) a separate and complete major industrial operation in connection with the performance of this contract. (3) The Contractor represents that he is not including in the price hereunder, and agrees that he will not hereafter include in any price to the Government, any charge or reserve for insurance (including any self-insurance funds or reserve) covering loss or destruction of or damage to the Government property. (4) Upon the happening of loss or destruction of or damage to any Government property, the Contractor shall notify the Contracting Officer thereof, and shall communicate with the Loss and Salvage Organization, if any, now or hereafter designated by the Contracting Officer, and with the assistance of the Loss and Salvage Organization so designated (unless the Contracting Officer has directed that no such organization be employed), shall take all reasonable steps to protect the Government property from further damage, separate the damaged and undamaged Government property, put all the Government property in the best possible order, and furnish to the Contracting Officer a statement of: (i) the lost, destroyed, and damaged Government property; 7-104.21 ARMED SERVICES PROCUREMENT REGULATION CONTRACT CLAUSES AND SOLICITATION PROVISIONS (iii) all known interests in commingled property of which the Government property is a part; and (iv) the insurance, if any, covering any part of or interest in such commingled property. The Contractor shall be entitled to an equitable adjustment in the contract price for the expenditures made by him in performing his obligations under this subparagraph (4) (including charges made to the Contractor by the Loss and Salvage Organization, except any of such charges the payment of which the Government has, at its option, assumed directly), in accordance with the procedures provided for in the "Changes" clause of this contract. (5) With the approval of the Contracting Officer after loss or destruction of or damage to Government property, and subject to such conditions and limitations as may be imposed by the Contracting Officer, the Contractor may, in order to minimize the loss to the Government or in order to permit resumption of business or the like, sell for the account of the Government any item of Government property which has been damaged beyond practicable repair, or which is so commingled or combined with property of others, including the Contractor, that separation is impracticable. (6) In the event the Contractor is reimbursed or compensated for any loss or destruction of or damage to the Government property, he shall equitably reimburse the Government. The Contractor shall do nothing to prejudice the Government's rights to recover against third parties for any such loss, destruction or damage and, upon the request of the Contracting Officer, shall at the Government's expense, furnish to the Government all reasonable assistance and cooperation (including the prosecution of suit and the execution of instruments of assignment in favor of the Government) in obtaining recovery. In addition, where a subcontractor has not been relieved from liability for any loss or destruction of or damage to the Government property, the Contractor shall enforce the liability of the subcontractor for such loss or destruction of or damage to the Government property for the benefit of the Government. *(7) If this contract is for the development, production, modification, maintenance or overhaul of aircraft, or otherwise involves the furnishing of aircraft by the Government, the "Ground and Flight Risk” clause of this contract shall control, to the extent it is applicable, in the case of loss or destruction of, or damage to, aircraft. (1978 SEP) *This subparagraph may be omitted where it is clearly inapplicable and shall be deleted when the Ground and Flight Risk clause is omitted pursuant to 10-404 (b) (2). 7-104.21 ARMED SERVICES PROCUREMENT REGULATION CONTRACT CLAUSES AND SOLICITATION PROVISIONS (d) Fixed-Price With Reimbursement Provision. If the supply or services contract sets out a fixed-price for a portion of the contract but also provides for reimbursement of costs of certain materials, include the clause from (a) above, but substitute the following paragraph (c) for paragraph (c) of the clause. (c) Title. Title to all property furnished by the Government shall remain in the Government. In order to define the obligations of the parties under this clause, title to each item of facilities, special test equipment, and special tooling (other than that subject to a "Special Tooling" clause) acquired by the Contractor for the Government pursuant to this contract shall pass to and vest in the Government when its use in the performance of this contract commences, or upon payment therefor by the Government, whichever is earlier, whether or not title previously vested. Title to all material purchased by the Contractor, for the cost of which the Contractor is entitled to be reimbursed as a direct item of cost under this contract, shall pass to and vest in the Government upon delivery of such material by the vendor. Title to other material, the cost of which is reimbursable to the Contractor under this contract, shall pass to and vest in the Government upon (i) issuance for use of such material in the performance of this contract, or (ii) commencement of processing or use of such material in the performance of this contract, or (iii) reimbursement of the cost thereof by the Government, whichever occurs first. All Government-furnished property, together with all property acquired by the Contractor title to which vests in the Government under this paragraph, is subject to the provisions of this clause and is hereinafter collectively referred to as "Government property." Title to Government property shall not be affected by the incorporation or attachment thereof to any property not owned by the Government, nor shall such Government property, or any part thereof, be or become a fixture or lose its identity as personalty by reason of affixation to any realty. (e) "As Is" Government Property. Insert the following clause, in addition to the clause in (a) above, when Government production and research property is furnished "as is" (see 13-308). GOVERNMENT PROPERTY FURNISHED “AS IS” (1965 APR) (a) The Government makes no warranty whatsoever with respect to Government property furnished "as is" except that the property is in the same condition when placed at the f.o.b. point specified in the solicitation as when inspected by the Contractor pursuant to the solicitation, or, if not inspected by the Contractor, as when last available for inspection under the solicitation. (b) The Contractor may repair any property made available to him "as is". Such repair will be at the Contractor's expense except as otherwise provided in this clause. Such property may be modified at the Contractor's expense, but only with the written permission of the Contracting Officer. Any repair or modification of property furnished "as is" shall not affect the title of the Government. (c) If there is any change in the condition of Government property furnished "as is" from the time inspected or last available for inspection under the solicitation to the time placed on board at the location specified in the solicitation, and such change will adversely affect the Contractor, the Contractor shall, upon receipt of the property, notify the Contracting Officer of such fact, and, as directed by the Contracting Officer, either (i) return such property at the Government's 7-104.24 ARMED SERVICES PROCUREMENT REGULATION CONTRACT CLAUSES AND SOLICITATION PROVISIONS expense or otherwise dispose of the property, or (ii) effect repairs to return the property to its condition when inspected under the solicitation, or if not inspected, last available for inspection under the solicitation. Upon completion of (i) or (ii) above, the Contracting Officer upon written request of the Contractor shall equitably adjust any contractual provisions affected by the return, disposition or repair, in accordance with the procedures provided for in the "Changes" clause of this contract. The foregoing provisions for adjustment are exclusive and the Government shall not be liable for any delivery of Government property furnished “as is” in a condition other than that in which it was originally offered. (d) Except as otherwise provided in this clause, Government property furnished "as is" shall be governed by the "Government Property" clause of this contract. (End of clause) (f) Short Form Clause. Instead of the clause in (a) above, the following short form clause may be used when: (i) the Government is to furnish to the contractor Government property having an acquisition cost of $25,000 or less, or (ii) property is furnished to a contractor for use on a Government installation and contract administration is retained by the purchasing office. When, pursuant to the authority in 13-803, the procuring contracting officer has authorized Government personnel to maintain Government property records, the second sentence of subparagraph (b) of the clause shall be deleted in its entirety when inserting the Property Records clause in (g) below. In overseas contracts, insert the words "United States" before the words "Government furnished" in the following clause. GOVERNMENT-FURNISHED PROPERTY (SHORT FORM) (1964 NOV) (a) The Government shall deliver to the Contractor, for use only in connection with this contract, the property described in the schedule or specifications (hereinafter referred to as "Government-furnished property"), at the times and locations stated therein. If the Governmentfurnished property, suitable for its intended use, is not so delivered to the Contractor, the Contracting Officer shall, upon timely written request made by the Contractor, and if the facts warrant such action, equitably adjust any affected provision of this contract pursuant to the procedures of the "Changes" clause hereof. (b) Title to Government-furnished property shall remain in the Government. The Contractor shall maintain adequate property control records of Government-furnished property in accordance with sound industrial practice. (c) Unless otherwise provided in this contract, the Contractor, upon delivery to him of any Government-furnished property, assumes the risk of, and shall be responsible for, any loss thereof or damage thereto except for reasonable wear and tear, and except to the extent that such property is consumed in the performance of this contract. (d) The Contractor shall, upon completion of this contract, prepare for shipment, deliver f.o.b. origin, or dispose of all Government-furnished property not consumed in the performance of this contract or not theretofore delivered to the Government, as may be directed or authorized by the Contracting Officer. The net proceeds of any such disposal shall be credited to the contract price or paid in such other manner as the Contracting Officer may direct. (End of clause) (g) Records of Government Property. In accordance with 13-803, insert the following clause in addition to the clause in (a) or (f) above. 7-104.24 ARMED SERVICES PROCUREMENT REGULATION |