As prescribed in 5315.209-90(e), insert the following clause, substantially as written, in Section I:
ENABLING CLAUSE BETWEEN PRIME CONTRACTORS AND SERVICE CONTRACTORS
(AFMC) (JUL 1997)
(a) The Air Force has entered into contracts with (insert the service Contractor(s) name(s)) for services to provide (insert major support areas, such as technical, evaluation, and acquisition management support).
(b) Service tasks involve the application of a broad range of education, skills, knowledge, and experience in many disciplines in support of weapon system acquisition tasks. Tasks involve (insert applicable task detail).
(c) In the performance of this contract, the Contractor agrees to cooperate with (insert the service Contractor's name) by: (insert areas for cooperation) (examples: responding to invitations from authorized personnel to attend meetings; providing access to technical information and research, development and planning data, test data and results, schedule and milestone data, financial data including the Contractor's cost/schedule management system/records and accounting system, all in original form or reproduced; discussing technical matters related to the program; providing access to Contractor facilities utilized in the performance of this contract; and allowing observation of technical activities by appropriate support Contractor technical personnel).
(d) The Contractor further agrees to include in each subcontract over $1 million or 10 percent of prime contract value, whichever is less, a clause requiring compliance by a subcontractor and succeeding levels of subcontractors with the response and access provisions of paragraph (c) above, subject to coordination with the Contractor. This agreement does not relieve the Contractor of responsibility to manage subcontracts effectively and efficiently, nor is it intended to establish privity of contracts between the government or the service Contractor(s) and such subcontractors.
(e) Service Contractor personnel are not authorized to direct a Contractor in any manner.
(f) Service contracts contain an organizational conflict of interest clause that requires the service Contractors to protect the data and prohibits the service Contractors from using the data for any purpose other than that for which the data was presented.
(g) Neither the Contractor nor their subcontractors shall be required in the satisfaction of the requirements of this clause to perform any effort or supply any documentation not otherwise required by their contract or subcontract.
(End of Clause)
