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252.236-7001

Contract drawings and specifications.
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Effective Date
AUG 2000
Active Deviations
1
Versions
1 (since 2016-12-22)
DEV
This clause is modified by 1 active class deviation
  • 2026-O0019 — DFARS RFO Implementation (Part 36)
    Add clause 252.236-7001
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252.236-7001 Contract drawings and specifications.

As prescribed in 236.570(a), use the following clause:

Contract Drawings and Specifications (AUG 2000)

(a) The Government will provide to the Contractor, without charge, one set of contract drawings and specifications, except publications incorporated into the technical provisions by reference, in electronic or paper media as chosen by the Contracting Officer.

(b) The Contractor shall—

(1) Check all drawings furnished immediately upon receipt;

(2) Compare all drawings and verify the figures before laying out the work;

(3) Promptly notify the Contracting Officer of any discrepancies;

(4) Be responsible for any errors that might have been avoided by complying with this paragraph (b); and

(5) Reproduce and print contract drawings and specifications as needed.

(c) In general—

(1) Large-scale drawings shall govern small-scale drawings; and

(2) The Contractor shall follow figures marked on drawings in preference to scale measurements.

(d) Omissions from the drawings or specifications or the misdescription of details of work that are manifestly necessary to carry out the intent of the drawings and specifications, or that are customarily performed, shall not relieve the Contractor from performing such omitted or misdescribed details of the work. The Contractor shall perform such details as if fully and correctly set forth and described in the drawings and specifications.

(e) The work shall conform to the specifications and the contract drawings identified on the following index of drawings:

Title File Drawing No.

(End of clause)

[65 FR 50152, Aug. 17, 2000]
RFO
Prescription superseded under the RFO

The prescription shown below is from the codified eCFR. The Revolutionary FAR Overhaul relocates this clause's prescription as follows:

  • 236.570236.101-71 (prescriptive text also revised)

See the deviation memorandum for the current prescription authority.

View deviation: 2026-O0019 →

R-DFARS Prescription Source

This clause is prescribed in the R-DFARS by the following deviation:

  • 2026-O0019 — DFARS RFO Implementation (Part 36) (DFARS Part 236)
    Add clause 252.236-7001
236.570(a)
(a) Use the following clauses in all fixed-price construction solicitations and contracts -
(1) 252.236-7000, Modification Proposals-Price Breakdown; and
(2) 252.236-7001, Contract Drawings and Specifications.
Prescription data sourced from eCFR as of 2026-06-10 03:16 UTC. Cross-references within the prescription are not resolved automatically.

Regulatory Stack

The layers of regulation that govern this clause, from the FAR prescription through agency-specific supplements and any active deviations.

R-DFARS R-DFARS Prescription Per Deviation 2026-O0019 (DFARS Part 236)
2026-O0019: DFARS RFO Implementation (Part 36) — DFARS Part 236

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DFARS DFARS Supplement (eCFR) ⚠ May be superseded by RFO 236.570(a)
(a) Use the following clauses in all fixed-price construction solicitations and contracts -
(1) 252.236-7000, Modification Proposals-Price Breakdown; and
(2) 252.236-7001, Contract Drawings and Specifications.

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Version History

Version history is sourced from the codified eCFR. Changes published only as class deviations or by the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul do not appear here until they are incorporated into the eCFR. For RFO-driven changes see the RFO Version tab and any active deviations cited above.

No version history available from eCFR.

Active Class Deviations

DFARS RFO Implementation (Part 36) Add clause 252.236-7001
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