(90) Providing special tooling.
Criteria for acquisition. When the contracting officer receives notice of the contractor's intent to acquire or fabricate special tooling, the contracting officer will, before agreeing to the classification and approval for payment of the property as special tooling, obtain a written determination from a Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) representative that the property is needed and properly classified. The written determination by the DCMA technical evaluator will be included in the contract file.
