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FAR 52.211-2 — Availability of Defense Specifications, Standards, and Data Item Descriptions in the Acquisition Streamlining and Standardization Information System (ASSIST) website.

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52.211-2 Availability of Defense Specifications, Standards, and Data Item Descriptions in the Acquisition Streamlining and Standardization Information System (ASSIST) website.

Type: Provision

Prescribed in: 11.204(b)

Current version date: SEP 2023

Prescription and Applicability

FAR Prescription, 11.204(b)

(b) The contracting officer shall insert the provision at 52.211-2, Availability of Defense Specifications, Standards, and Data Item Descriptions in the Acquisition Streamlining and Standardization Information System (ASSIST) website, in solicitations that cite specifications available in ASSIST that are not furnished with the solicitation.

DFARS Supplementary Guidance, 211.204

(c) When contract performance requires use of specifications, standards, and data item descriptions that are not listed in the Acquisition Streamlining and Standardization Information System database, use a provision, as appropriate, substantially the same as 252.211-7002, Availability for Examination of Specifications, Standards, Plans, Drawings, Data Item Descriptions, and Other Pertinent Documents.

Current Text

52.211-2 Availability of Defense Specifications, Standards, and Data Item Descriptions in the Acquisition Streamlining and Standardization Information System (ASSIST) website.

As prescribed in 11.204(b), insert the following provision:

Availability of Defense Specifications, Standards, and Data Item Descriptions in the Acquisition Streamlining and Standardization Information System (ASSIST) Website (SEP 2023)

(a) Most unclassified Defense specifications and standards may be downloaded from the ASSIST website at https://assist.dla.mil.

(b) Defense documents not available from ASSIST may be requested from the Defense Standardization Program Office by—

(1) Using the ASSIST feedback module ( https://assist.dla.mil/feedback ); or

(2) Contacting the Defense Standardization Program Office by telephone at 571-767-6888 or email at assisthelp@dla.mil.

(End of provision)

[88 FR 53756, Aug. 8, 2023]

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Reference: https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-48/section-52.211-2