(a) Unless a requiring activity obtains a Senior Acquisition Official (SAO) approval in accordance with AFI 32-7086, Hazardous Materials Management, Chapter 4, solicitations or contracts may not include any specification, standard, drawing, or other document that:
(1) Requires the use of a Class I ODS in the manufacture, test, operation, or maintenance of any system, subsystem, item, component, or process; or
(2) Establishes a test, operation, or maintenance requirement that can only be met by use of a Class I ODS.
(b) Requiring activities must provide to the contracting officer either:
(1) A certification that there are no Class I ODS requirements, or
(2) A copy of a SAO approval for each Class I ODS requirement.
(c) If the requiring activity does not provide the certification statement, the contracting officer shall include the clause at 5352.223-9000, Elimination of Use of Class I Ozone Depleting Substances (ODSs), in solicitations and contracts.
