(a) (90) All solicitations and contracts for non-IT items (non-IT items are those items that contain embedded microcircuit chips with a clock mechanism, timing device, or control device) that are required to perform date/time processing involving dates subsequent to December 31, 1999, shall require the deliverables to be Year 2000 compliant or be upgraded to Y2K compliant.
(91) Orders for IT shall not be placed against a contract or other acquisition instrument unless the contract instrument requires Y2K compliance or the order itself requires Y2K compliance.
(92) The contracting officer must insert the clause 52.239-9000, Y2K Compliance Notice, in all solicitations and contracts for items, including items acquired under Part 12, containing embedded microchips with a clock mechanism, timing device, or control device required to perform date/time processing involving dates subsequent to December 31, 1999, to describe the Y2K compliance requirement.
(93) Exception or waiver requests to Y2K compliance must be approved by the DoD Chief Information Officer (DoD CIO). All requests for exception or waiver shall be submitted to the DLA CIO for review and approval prior to submission to the DoD CIO. The exception or waiver request must be supported with a written commitment from the contractor to provide the Y2K enhancement by a specific date in the future, no later than December 31, 1999.
(94) Contracting officers should consider requiring testing for Y2K compliance based on the complexity of the IT requirement. Testing procedures should allow for a representative sampling of the IT delivered to be tested for Y2K compliance and the results should be documented in writing, either by the supplier or the acquiring activity.
