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<i class="+ topic/ph hi-d/i ">General</i>. The Contractor is encouraged to develop, prepare, and submit value engineering change proposals (VECP's) voluntarily. The Contractor shall share in any instant contract savings realized from accepted VECP's, in accordance with paragraph (f) of this clause.</p>
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class="+ topic/ph hi-d/i ">Collateral savings</i>, as used in this clause, means those measurable net reductions resulting from a VECP in the agency
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class="+ topic/ph hi-d/i ">Collateral savings</i>, as used in this clause, means those measurable net reductions resulting from a VECP in the agency's overall projected collateral costs, exclusive of acquisition savings, whether or not the acquisition cost changes.</p>
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class="+ topic/ph hi-d/i ">Contractor's development and implementation costs</i>, as used in this clause, means those costs the Contractor incurs on a VECP specifically in developing, testing, preparing, and submitting the VECP, as well as those costs the Contractor incurs to make the contractual changes required by Government acceptance of a VECP.</p>
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class="+ topic/ph hi-d/i ">Instant contract savings</i>, as used in this clause, means the estimated reduction in Contractor cost of performance resulting from acceptance of the VECP, minus allowable Contractor
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class="+ topic/ph hi-d/i ">Instant contract savings</i>, as used in this clause, means the estimated reduction in Contractor cost of performance resulting from acceptance of the VECP, minus allowable Contractor's development and implementation costs, including subcontractors' development and implementation costs (see paragraph (h) of this clause).</p>
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<ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(2)</ph> Results in reducing the contract price or estimated cost without impairing essential functions or characteristics; <i class="+ topic/ph hi-d/i ">provided</i>, that it does not involve a change
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<ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(2)</ph> Results in reducing the contract price or estimated cost without impairing essential functions or characteristics; <i class="+ topic/ph hi-d/i ">provided</i>, that it does not involve a change—</p>
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A description of the difference between the existing contract requirement and that proposed, the comparative advantages and disadvantages of each, a justification when an item's function or characteristics are being altered, and the effect of the change on the end item's performance.</p>
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<i class="+ topic/ph hi-d/i ">Submission</i>. The Contractor shall submit VECP's to the Resident Engineer at the worksite, with a copy to the Contracting Officer.</p>
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The Contracting Officer will notify the Contractor of the status of the VECP within 45 calendar days after the contracting office receives it. If additional time is required, the Contracting Officer will notify the Contractor within the 45-day period and provide the reason for the delay and the expected date of the decision. The Government will process VECP
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The Contracting Officer will notify the Contractor of the status of the VECP within 45 calendar days after the contracting office receives it. If additional time is required, the Contracting Officer will notify the Contractor within the 45-day period and provide the reason for the delay and the expected date of the decision. The Government will process VECP's expeditiously; however, it will not be liable for any delay in acting upon a VECP.</p>
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Any VECP may be accepted, in whole or in part, by the Contracting Officer's award of a modification to this contract citing this clause. The Contracting Officer may accept the VECP, even though an agreement on price reduction has not been reached, by issuing the Contractor a notice to proceed with the change. Until a notice to proceed is issued or a contract modification applies a VECP to this contract, the Contractor shall perform in accordance with the existing contract. The decision to accept or reject all or part of any VECP is a unilateral decision made solely at the discretion of the Contracting Officer.</p>
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<i class="+ topic/ph hi-d/i ">Payment</i>. Payment of any share due the Contractor for use of a VECP on this contract shall be authorized by a modification to this contract to—</p>
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<i class="+ topic/ph hi-d/i ">Collateral savings</i>. If a VECP is accepted, the Contracting Officer will increase the instant contract amount by 20 percent of any projected collateral savings determined to be realized in a typical year of use after subtracting any Government costs not previously offset. However, the Contractor's share of collateral savings will not exceed the contract's firm-fixed-price or estimated cost, at the time the VECP is accepted, or $100,000, whichever is greater. The Contracting Officer is the sole determiner of the amount of collateral savings.</p>
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<p class="- topic/p " id="d3750e220">These data, furnished under the Value Engineering-Construction clause of contract ___________, shall not be disclosed outside the Government or duplicated, used, or disclosed, in whole or in part, for any purpose other than to evaluate a value engineering change proposal submitted under the clause. This restriction does not limit the Government
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<p class="- topic/p " id="d3750e220">These data, furnished under the Value Engineering-Construction clause of contract ___________, shall not be disclosed outside the Government or duplicated, used, or disclosed, in whole or in part, for any purpose other than to evaluate a value engineering change proposal submitted under the clause. This restriction does not limit the Government's right to use information contained in these data if it has been obtained or is otherwise available from the Contractor or from another source without limitations.</p>
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