products must perform as a system in accordance with the foregoing
warranty, then that warranty shall apply to those listed products as a
system. The duration of this warranty and the remedies available to the
Government for breach of this warranty shall be defined in, and subject to,
the terms and limitations of the contractor's standard commercial warranty
or warranties contained in this contract, provided that, notwithstanding
any provisions to the contrary, in such commercial warranty or warranties,
the remedies available to the Government under this warranty shall include
repair or replacement of any listed product whose non-compliance is
discovered and made known to the contractor in writing within one year (365
days) after acceptance. Nothing in this warranty shall be construed to
limit any rights or remedies the Government may otherwise have under this
contract, with respect to defects other that Year 2000 performance.
PART 2
PRODUCTS
2.1
Y2K COMPLIANT PRODUCTS
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NOTE: To ensure that buildings' systems continue to
function beyond Year 2000, the following paragraph
must be included when this section is part of a
construction contract. For more information on Y2K,
see these web sites on the Internet.
http://www.doncio.navy.mil/y2k/year2000.htm, the
Year 2000 homepage of the Department of the Navy
Chief Information Officer (DONCIO);
http://www.itpolicy.gsa.gov/mks/yr2000.legal.htm,
the General Services Administration (GSA) Chief
Information Officer (CIO) homepage for Y2K
procurement, contracting, and legal issues;
http://y2k.lmi.org/gsa/y2kproducts contains
information on vendor product compliance.
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Provide computer controlled facility components, specified in this section,
that are Year 2000 compliant (Y2K). Computer controlled facility
components refers to software driven technology and embedded microchip
technology. This includes, but in not limited to, telecommunications
systems utilizing microcomputer, minicomputer, or programmable logic
controllers.
2.2
MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT
Conform to NFPA 54 and with requirements specified herein. Supply piping
to appliances or equipment shall be at least as large as the inlets thereof.
2.3
PIPE AND FITTINGS
2.3.1
Aboveground and Within Buildings and Vaults
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NOTE: For steam electric generation stations,
industrial and institutional plants, and central
heating plants, use Schedule 80 black steel piping
in accordance with ANSI B31.1 for threaded joints.
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