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(ii) The term "in the open" means located wholly outside of buildings on the Contrac-
tor's premises or at such other places as may be described in the Schedule as being in
the open for the purposes of this clause, except that aircraft furnished by the Govern-
ment shall be deemed to be in the open at all times while in Contractor's possession,
care, custody, or control.

(iii) The term "flight” means any flight demonstration, flight test, taxi test, or other flight,
made in the performance of this contract, or for the purpose of safeguarding the air-
craft, or previously approved in writing by the
.* With respect to land
based aircraft "flight" shall commence with the taxi roll from a flight line on the
Contractor's premises, and continue until the aircraft has completed the taxi roll in
returning to a flight line on the Contractor's premises; with respect to seaplanes,
"flight" shall commence with the launching from a ramp on the Contractor's
premises and continue until the aircraft has completed its landing run upon return
and is beached at a ramp on the Contractor's premises; with respect to helicopters,
"flight" shall commence upon engagement of the rotors for the purpose of take-off
from the Contractor's premises and continue until the aircraft has returned to the
ground on the Contractor's premises and the rotors are disengaged; and with respect
to vertical take-off aircraft, "flight" shall commence upon disengagement from any
launching platform or device on the Contractor's premises and continue until the air-
craft has been re-engaged to any launching platform or device on the Contractor's
premises, provided, however, that aircraft off the Contractor's premises shall be
deemed to be in flight when on the ground or water only during periods of reasona-
ble duration following emergency landing, other landings made in the performance of
this contract, or landings approved by.....
.* in writing.

(iv) The term "Contractor's premises" means those premises designated as such in the
Schedule or in writing by the
* and any other place to which aircraft are
moved for the purpose of safeguarding the Aircraft.

(v) The term "operation" means operations and tests, other than on any production line, of aircraft, when not in flight, whether or not the aircraft is in the open or in motion during the making of any such operations or tests, and includes operations and tests of equipment, accessories, and power plants, only when installed in aircraft. (vi) The term “flight crew members" means the pilot, the co-pilot and unless otherwise specifically provided in the Schedule, the flight engineer, navigator, bombardiernavigator, and defensive systems operator, when required, or assigned to their respective crew positions, to conduct any flight on behalf of the Contractor. (c) (1) The Government's assumption of risk under this clause, as to aircraft in the open, shall continue in effect unless terminated pursuant to subparagraph (3) below. Where the.. .* finds that any of such aircraft is in the open under unreasonable conditions, he shall notify the Contractor in writing of the conditions he finds to be unreasonable and require the Contractor to correct such conditions within a reasonable time.

(2) Upon receipt of such notice, the contractor shall act promptly to correct such conditions, regardless of whether he agrees that such conditions are in fact unreasonable. To the extent that the Contracting Officer may later determine that such conditions were not in fact unreasonable, an equitable adjustment shall be made in the contract price to compensate the Contractor for any additional costs he incurred in correcting such conditions and the contract shall be modified in writing accordingly. Any dispute as to the unreasonableness of such conditions or the equitable adjustment shall be deemed to be a dispute concerning a question of the fact within the meaning of the clause of this contract entitled "Disputes."

(3) If the.....

.* finds that the Contractor failed to act promptly to correct such conditions or has failed to correct such conditions within a reasonable time, he may terminate the Government's assumption of risk under this clause, as to any of the aircraft which is in the open under such conditions, such termination to be effective at 12:01 A.M. on the fifteenth day following the day of receipt by the Contractor of written notice thereof. If the Contracting Officer later determines that the Contractor acted promptly to correct such conditions or that the time taken by the Contractor was not in fact unreasonable, an equitable adjustment shall, notwithstanding paragraph (g) of this clause, be made in the contract price to compensate the Contractor for any additional costs he incurred as a result of termination of the Government's assumption of risk

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under this clause and the contract shall be modified in writing accordingly. Any dispute as to whether the Contractor failed to act promptly to correct such conditions, or as to the reasonableness of the time for correction of such conditions, or as to such equitable adjustment, shall be deemed to be a dispute concerning a question of fact within the meaning of the clause of this contract entitled "Disputes."

(4) In the event the Government's assumption of risk under this clause is terminated in accordance with (3) above, the risk of loss with respect to Government-furnished property shall be determined in accordance with the clause of this contract, if any, entitled “Government Property" until the Government's assumption of risk is reinstated in accordance with (5) below.

(5) When unreasonable conditions have been corrected, the Contractor shall promptly notify the Government thereof. The Government may elect to again assume the risks and relieve the Contractor of liabilities as provided in this clause, or not, and the...... .* shall notify

the Contractor of the Government's election. If, after correction of the unreasonable conditions the Government elects to again assume such risks and relieve the Contractor of such liabilities, the Contractor shall be entitled to an equitable adjustment in the contract price for costs of insurance, if any, extending from the end of the third working day after the Contractor notifies the Government of such correction until the Government notifies the Contractor of such election. If the Government elects not to again assume such risks, and such conditions have in fact been corrected, the Contractor shall be entitled to an equitable adjustment for costs of insurance, if any, extending after such third working day.

(d) The Government's assumption of risk shall not extend to damage to, or loss or destruction of, such aircraft:

(i) resulting from failure of the Contractor, due to willful misconduct or lack of good faith of any of the Contractor's managerial personnel, to maintain and administer a program for the protection and preservation of aircraft in the open, and during operation, in accordance with sound industrial practice (the term "Contractor's managerial personnel" means the Contractor's directors, officers, and any of his managers, superintendents, or other equivalent representatives, who has supervision or direction of all or substantially all of the Contractor's business, or all or substantially all of the Contractor's operations at any one plant or separate location at which this contract is performed, or a separate and complete major industrial operation in connection with the performance of this contract);

(ii) sustained during flight if the flight crew members conducting such flight have not been approved in writing by the..

(iii) while in the course of transportation by rail, or by conveyance on public streets,
highways, or waterways, except for Government-furnished property;

(iv) to the extent that such damage, loss or destruction is in fact covered by insurance;
(v) consisting of wear and tear, deterioration (including rust and corrosion), freezing, or
mechanical, structural, or electrical breakdown or failure, unless such damage is the
result of other loss, damage, or destruction covered by this clause; provided, however,
in the case of Government-furnished property, if such damage consists of reasonable
wear and tear or deterioration, or results from inherent vice in such property, this ex-
clusion shall not apply; or

(vi) sustained while the aircraft is being worked upon and directly resulting therefrom, in-
cluding but not limited to any repairing, adjusting, servicing or maintenance opera-
tion, unless such damage, loss, or destruction, is of a type which would be covered by
insurance which would customarily have been maintained by the Contractor at the
time of such damage, loss, or destruction, but for the Government's assumption of
risk under this clause.

(e) With the exception of damage to, or loss or destruction of aircraft in "flight", the Government's assumption of risk under this clause shall not extend to the first $1,000 of loss or damage resulting from each event separately occurring. The Contractor assumes the risk of and shall be responsible for the first $1,000 of loss of or damage to aircraft "in the open" or during "operation" resulting from each event separately occurring, except for reasonable wear and tear and except to the extent the loss or damage is caused by negligence of Government personnel. If the Government elects to require that the aircraft be replaced or restored by the contractor to the condition in which it was immediately prior to the damage, the equitable adjustment in the price

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CONTRACT CLAUSES AND SOLICITATION PROVISIONS authorized by paragraph (i) below shall not include the dollar amount of the risk assumed by the Contractor under this paragraph. In the event the Government does not elect repair or replacement, the Contractor agrees to credit the contract price or pay the Government $1,000 (or the amount of the loss if smaller) as directed by the Contracting Officer.

(f) A subcontractor shall not be relieved from liability for damage to, or loss or destruction of, aircraft while in his possession or control, except to the extent that the subcontract, with the prior written approval of the Contracting Officer, provides for relief of the subcontractor from such liability. In the absence of such approval, the subcontract shall contain appropriate provisions requiring the return of such aircraft 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 this contract. Where a subcontractor has not been relieved from liability for any damage, loss, or destruction of aircraft and any damage, loss, or destruction occurs, the Contractor shall enforce the liability of the subcontractor for such damage to, or loss or destruction of, the aircraft for the benefit of the Government.

(g) The Contractor warrants that the contract price does not and will not include, except as may be otherwise authorized in this clause, any charge or contingency reserve for insurance (including self-insurance funds or reserves) covering any damage to, or loss or destruction of, aircraft while in the open, during operation, or in flight, the risk of which has been assumed by the Government under the provisions of this clause, whether or not such assumption may be terminated as to aircraft in the open.

(h) In the event of damage to, or loss or destruction of, aircraft in the open, during operation, or in flight, the Contractor shall take all reasonable steps to protect such aircraft from further damage, separate damaged and undamaged aircraft, put all aircraft in the best possible order and further, except in cases covered by (e) above, the Contractor should furnish to the..... statement of:

(i) the damaged, lost, or destroyed aircraft;

(ii) the time and origin of the damage, loss or destruction;

(iii) all known interests in commingled property of which aircraft are a part;

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(iv) the insurance, if any, covering any part of the interest in such commingled property. Except in cases covered by (e) above, an equitable adjustment shall be made in the amount due under this contract for expenditures made by the Contractor in performing his obligations under this paragraph (h) and this contract shall be modified in writing accordingly.

(i) If prior to delivery and acceptance by the Government any aircraft is damaged, lost, or destroyed and the Government has under this clause assumed the risk of such damage, loss or destruction, the Government shall either (1) require that such aircraft be replaced or restored by the Contractor to the condition in which it was immediately prior to such damage, or (2) shall terminate this contract with respect to such aircraft. In the event that the Government requires that the aircraft be replaced or restored, an equitable adjustment shall be made in the amount due under this contract and in the time required for its performance, and this contract shall be modified in writing accordingly. If, in the alternative, this contract is terminated under this paragraph with respect to such aircraft and under this clause the Government has assumed the risk of such damage, loss, or destruction, the Contractor shall be paid the contract price for said aircraft (or, if applicable, any work to be performed on said aircraft) less such amounts as the Contracting Officer determines (1) that it would have cost the Contractor to complete the aircraft (or any work to be performed on said aircraft) together with anticipated profit, if any, on any such uncompleted work, and (2) to be the value, if any, of the damaged aircraft or any remaining portion thereof retained by the Contractor. The Contracting Officer shall have the right to prescribe the manner of disposition of the damaged, lost, or destroyed aircraft, or any remaining parts thereof; and, if any additional costs of such disposition are incurred by the Contractor, a further equitable adjustment will be made in the amount due to the Contractor. Failure of the parties to agree upon an equitable adjustment or upon the amount to be paid in the event of termination of the contract with respect to any aircraft, shall be a dispute concerning a question of fact within the meaning of the "Disputes" clause of this contract.

(j) In the event the Contractor is at any time reimbursed or compensated by any third person for any damage, loss, or destruction of any aircraft, the risk of which has been assumed by the Government under the provisions of this clause and for which the Contractor has been compen

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sated by the Government, 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 damage, loss, or destruction and, upon the request of the 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 or subrogation in favor of the Government) in obtaining recovery.

(End of clause)

*In the foregoing clause, insert in contracts of the Department of the Army, the Department of the Navy, the Department of the Air Force, and in contracts to be administered by the Defense Contract Administration Services the activity designated in combined regulation identified as Air Force Regulation 55-22, Army Regulation 95-20, NAVAIR Instruction 3710.1A, Defense Supply Agency Regu lation 8210.1, dated 8 October 1971, subject, Requirements for Contractor Operating Procedures and Flight Crews, enclosure 1.

7-104.11 Excess Profit.

(a) Pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2382 and 7300 and except as provided in (b) and (c) below, any contract in an amount which exceeds or may exceed $10,000, known to be for the construction or manufacture of all or part of any complete aircraft or naval vessel, shall contain the following clause, except that the words "if this contract is in an amount which exceeds $10,000" may be inserted at the beginning of the clause in formally advertised contracts:

EXCESS PROFIT (1957 JUN)

The Contractor agrees that, unless otherwise provided by law, this contract shall be subject to all the provisions of 10 U.S.C. 2382 and 7300 and shall be deemed to contain all the agreements required by those sections; provided however, that this clause shall not be construed to enlarge or extend by contract the obligations imposed by those sections. The Contractor agrees to insert in the subcontracts specified in those sections either the provisions of this clause or the provisions required by those sections.

(End of clause)

(b) In any contract where only certain items or lots totaling more than $10,000 are subject to 10 U.S.C. 2382 or 7300, the foregoing clause should be modified to make the agreement of the contractor applicable only to such items or lots. In any contract where only certain items or lots totaling $10,000 or less would otherwise be subject to 10 U.S.C. 2382 or 7300, the foregoing clause should not be included in the contract even though the total amount of the entire contract exceeds $10,000.

(c) In any contract, otherwise subject to 10 U.S.C. 2382 or 7300, for scientific equipment used for communication, target detection, navigation or fire control, as designated by the Secretary, the clause prescribed in (a) above shall not be included, and the following clause shall be inserted in lieu thereof:

EXCESS PROFIT (1957 JUN)

The Secretary having designated the supplies called for by this contract to be scientific equipment used for communication, target detection, navigation, or fire control, the provisions of 10 U.S.C. 2382 and 7300 are not applicable to this contract.

(End of clause)

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7-104.12 Military Security Requirements. Insert the following clause in all classified contracts (see 1-201.34). If the situation warrants because of the nature of the item, or the location or the conditions under which the contract is to be performed, such contract shall include a separate provision for such additional security safeguards as may be required (see paragraphs 1-103, 1-108, 1–115, and 1-116, ISR). When the Military Security Requirements clause is inserted in any contract, the contracting officer or his authorized representative shall approve and transmit a Contract Security Classification Specification (DD Form 254 and, if applicable, 254c) in accordance with 16-811 and Section VII, DoD 5220.22-R. The DD Form 254 is required in connection with all classified subcontracts unless excepted by DoD 5220.22-R.

MILITARY SECURITY REQUIREMENTS (1971 APR)

(a) The provisions of this clause shall apply to the extent that this contract involves access to information classified "Confidential," "Secret" or "Top Secret."

(b) The Contractor shall comply with (i) the Security Agreement (DD Form 441), including the attached Department of Defense Industrial Security Manual for Safeguarding Classified Information (DoD 5220.22-M); and (ii) any revisions thereto, notice of which has been furnished to the Contractor.

(c) If, subsequent to the date of this contract, the security classification or security requirements under this contract are changed by the Government as provided in this clause and the security costs or time required for delivery under this contract are thereby increased or decreased, the contract price, delivery schedule, or both and any other provision of the contract that may be affected shall be subject to an equitable adjustment by reason of such increased or decreased costs. Any equitable adjustment shall be accomplished in the same manner as if such changes were directed under the "Changes" clause of this contract.

(d) The Contractor agrees to insert in all subcontracts hereunder which involve access to classified information provisions which shall conform substantially to the language of this clause, including this paragraph (d) but excluding the last sentence of paragraph (c) of this clause.

(End of clause)

7-104.13 Preference for Certain Domestic Commodities. The following clause shall be included in all contracts for the procurement of food, clothing and textiles as identified.

PREFERENCE FOR CERTAIN DOMESTIC COMMODITIES (1967 SEP)

The Contractor agrees that there will be delivered under this contract only such articles of food, clothing, cotton, woven silk and woven silk blends, spun silk yarn for cartridge cloth, synthetic fabric, coated synthetic fabric, or wool (whether in the form of fiber or yarn or contained in fabrics, materials, or manufactured articles) as have been grown, reprocessed, reused, or produced in the United States, its possessions, or Puerto Rico; provided, that this clause shall have no effect to the extent that the Secretary has determined as to any such articles that a satisfactory quality and sufficient quantity cannot be procured as and when needed at United States market prices; provided further, that nothing herein shall preclude the delivery of foods under this contract which have been manufactured or processed in the United States, its possessions, or Puerto Rico.

(End of clause)

7-104.14 Utilization of Small Business and Small Disadvantaged Business Concerns.

(a) In accordance with 1-707.3(a), insert the following clause.

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