PART 5223 ENVIRONMENT, ENERGY AND WATER EFFICIENCY, RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES, OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY, AND DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE
SUBPART 5223.3—HAZARDOUS MATERIAL IDENTIFICATION AND MATERIAL SAFETY DATA
5223.370 Safety precautions for ammunitions and explosives.
5223.370-3 (DFARS 223.370-3) Policy.
(90) DON policy is to ensure the safe handling of all ammunition and explosives (A&E). To that end, particular care should be paid to A&E provided to contractors as Government Furnished Material (GFM) when the A&E contain nitrocellulose-based propellants and/or nitrate ester-based materials (such as nitroglycerin,) or any other materials that have a tendency to become chemically unstable over time.
5223.370-5 (DFARS 223.370-5) Contract clauses.
(1) Use the clause at 5252.223-9000, DON ADDITIONAL SAFETY REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO SPECIFIED GOVERNMENT FURNISHED AMMUNITION AND EXPLOSIVES, in solicitations and contracts that:
(i) contain the clause at DFARS 252.223-7002, and
(ii) provide as GFM any A&E containing nitrocellulose-based propellants and/or nitrate ester-based materials (such as nitroglycerin,) or other similar A&E with a tendency to become chemically unstable over time.
(2) The head of the activity may make administrative adjustments to the additional requirements (e.g. specify activity points of contact, adjust specified lead times) or add further measures which increase safety requirements as appropriate.
SUBPART 5223.4—USE OF RECOVERED MATERIALS
5223.406 Solicitation provision and contract clause.
(b) When using the clause at FAR 52.223-9, contracting officers should insert the following address into paragraph (b) (or paragraph (c) if using ALT I) of the clause:
Commanding Officer
Naval Facilities Engineering Service Center
Code 424 CA, 1100 23rd Avenue
Port Hueneme, CA 93043-4370
SUBPART 5223.5—DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE
5223.506 Suspension of payments, termination of contract, and debarment and suspension actions.
(e) Submit requests for waiver to the Secretary of the Navy via the HCA and DASN(AP).
SUBPART 5223.8—OZONE DEPLETING SUBSTANCES
5223.803 (DFARS 223.803) Policy.
Technical certification and approval requirements are set forth in paragraph 8-5.9.b of OPNAVINST 5090.1C “Environmental and Natural Resources Program Manual”.
Chapter 8, “Management of Ozone Depleting Substances” of OPNAVINST 5090.1C,
“Environmental and Natural Resources Program Manual” provides Department of the Navy (DON) policy on Ozone Depleting Substance (ODS) procurement, recovery, use, recycling, material management, emission, substitution, and research, development, testing and evaluation.
5223.803-91 Solicitation provision.
Offerors should be encouraged to share with the DON any knowledge they might have regarding Class I ODS required by specifications or standards in a solicitation. The contracting officer may include a provision substantially similar to the provision at 5252.223-9001, Notice to Offerors - Use of Class I Ozone Depleting Substances, in solicitations, if considered appropriate.