41 CFR § 102-71.30 - Automatic sprinkler systems.

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title: "41 CFR § 102-71.30 - Automatic sprinkler systems."
title_number: 41
title_name: "Public Contracts and Property Management"
section_number: "102-71.30"
section_name: "Automatic sprinkler systems."
chapter_number: 102
chapter_name: "FEDERAL MANAGEMENT REGULATION"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "REAL PROPERTY"
part_number: "102-71"
part_name: "71—REAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "40 U.S.C. 121(c), 586(b)(2), 589(c), 15 U.S.C. 2227(d), 42 U.S.C. 11411 note."
regulatory_source: "90 FR 58463, Dec. 16, 2025, unless otherwise noted."
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# 102-71.30 Automatic sprinkler systems.

The performance objective of the automatic sprinkler system is that it must be capable of protecting human lives. Sprinklers must be capable of controlling the spread of fire and its effects beyond the room of origin. A functioning sprinkler system must activate prior to the onset of flashover.