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252.225-7014
Preference for Domestic Specialty Metals.
As
prescribed in 225.7002-3(b)(1),
use the following clause:
PREFERENCE
FOR DOMESTIC SPECIALTY METALS (APR 2003)
(a) Definitions.
As used in this clause—
(1) “Qualifying
country” means any country listed in subsection 225.872-1
of the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement.
(2) “Specialty
metals” means—
(i) Steel—
(A) With a
maximum alloy content exceeding one or more of the following limits:
manganese, 1.65 percent; silicon, 0.60 percent; or copper,
0.60 percent; or
(B) Containing
more than 0.25 percent of any of the following elements:
aluminum, chromium, cobalt, columbium, molybdenum, nickel,
titanium, tungsten, or vanadium;
(ii) Metal
alloys consisting of nickel, iron-nickel, and cobalt base alloys
containing a total of other alloying metals (except iron) in excess
of 10 percent;
(iii) Titanium
and titanium alloys; or
(iv)
Zirconium and zirconium base alloys.
(b) Any
specialty metals incorporated in articles delivered under this
contract shall be melted in the
United States
, its possessions, or
Puerto Rico
.
(c) This clause
does not apply to specialty metals—
(1) Melted in a
qualifying country or incorporated in an article manufactured in a
qualifying country; or
(2) Purchased by
a subcontractor at any tier.
(End
of clause)
ALTERNATE
I (APR 2003)
As
prescribed in 225.7002-3(b)(2),
substitute the following paragraph (c) for paragraph (c) of the
basic clause, and add the following paragraph (d) to the basic
clause:
(c) This clause
does not apply to specialty metals melted in a qualifying country or
incorporated in an article manufactured in a qualifying country.
(d)
The Contractor shall insert the substance of this clause, including
this paragraph (d), in all subcontracts for items containing specialty
metals.
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