48 CFR § 1348.102 - 1348.102 Policies.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t48/s1348.102"
source: "ecfr"
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title: "48 CFR § 1348.102 - 1348.102   Policies."
title_number: 48
title_name: "Federal Acquisition Regulations System"
section_number: "1348.102"
section_name: "1348.102   Policies."
chapter_number: 13
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE"
subchapter_number: "G"
subchapter_name: "CONTRACT MANAGEMENT"
part_number: "1348"
part_name: "VALUE ENGINEERING"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "41 U.S.C. 414; 48 CFR 1.301-1.304."
regulatory_source: "75 FR 10570, Mar. 8, 2010, unless otherwise noted."
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# 1348.102 1348.102   Policies.

(a) Contracting activities shall send contractor-submitted Value Engineering Change Proposals (VECPs) to the appropriate technical personnel for review.

(b) Technical personnel shall conduct a comprehensive review of VECPs for technical feasibility, usefulness, and adequacy of the contractor's estimate of cost savings; make a written report; and recommend acceptance or rejection to the contracting officer.

(c) The designee authorized to grant exemptions from value engineering provisions in appropriate supply, service, architect-engineer and construction contracts is set forth in CAM 1301.70.