550
Laws and Regulations: Federal Procurement Regulations
552
FEDERAL PROCUREMENT REGULATIONS
The following sections have been selected and reviewed because they are
applicable to the system.
552.1
Use of Federal Specifications; Para 1-1.305.5 requires the use of Federal,
or Interim Federal Specifications when available for material, equipment or
service specified in Federal construction. Para 1-1.350-3 stipulates the
conditions for deviating from these specifications. Federal Specifications
have been reviewed and no deviations are apparent.
552.2
Use of Federal Standards: Para 1-1.306-1 requires the use of Federal
Standards by all executive agencies. Remarks above concerning Federal
Specifications also apply here.
552.3
Formal Advertising: Para 1-18.102.1 permits exceptions to the
requirements for formal advertising in the case of experimental
construction. It is not now anticipated that any exception would be
necessary for the proposed demonstration hospital.
552.4
Construction Specifications: Para 1-18.107 states that the technical
provisions of construction specifications will be appropriate for competitive
bidding, and will be sufficient for completion of construction without
additional specifications. This may be in conflict with certain forms of
construction management, and/or with some types of product
development program.
552.5
Type of Contracts: Paras 1-18.111, 1-18.201, 1-18.306, 1-18.307 and 8-
18.111 discuss the use of firm fixed-price and cost-reimbursement type
contracts. The latter type, combinations of the two types, and negotiated
contracts of either type are permitted only under special conditions. This
could present some constraint to the use of a construction manager.
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