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3.3
Many interior products have both American made and
foreign made products in the same series or book or
collection. Many American companies have items that are
not American made. Ensure that all selections, unless
properly justified, follow these requirements.
3.4
Complete definition of selected terms can be found at
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 25.201.
4.
PROPRIETARY:
4.1
Brand name, manufacturers pattern numbers are used as
identification and "or equal" will be accepted as long as they
meet all the technical requirements of the specifications.
COLOR, PATTERN AND TEXTURE ARE A PART OF THE
REQUIREMENTS. Proprietary specifying is possible but
must be done within the appropriate means.
4.2
The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) contract clause
provides information on the issue of proprietary specifying.
INTERIOR DESIGN MASTER SPECIFICATION INDEX: Use
5.
the latest edition of VA Master Specifications.
SECTION
TITLE
COMMENTS
09951
Vinyl Coated Fabric
* In Master
Wallcovering
Specifications
09952
Polypropylene Fabric
"
*
Wallcovering
09682
Carpeting
"
*
(without cushion)
09690
Carpet Modules
"
*
The A/E Interior Designer will edit the specifications and
*
send them back to VA Interior Design Team staff.
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