(a) A JOC may be used to execute repair, maintenance, and minor construction requirements for the requiring activity and are subject to the requirements in other parts of the FAR, DFARS, and this regulation.

(b) A JOC must only be used for the projects covered at 5117.9000. The requiring activity’s reoccurring facilities engineering support services, such as utility plant operation, custodial, grounds maintenance, refuse collection and disposal, and similar work shall not be acquired using a JOC. Architect-engineer services as defined in FAR 36.102 and Design-Build requirements as defined in FAR 36.3 shall not be acquired under a JOC. However, informal (shop) and as-built drawings, incidental to the job, reflecting the plan of action and the completed project, are anticipated under a JOC.