GSAM 552.223-70 — Hazardous Substances

GSAM — General Services Administration · Contract clause · dated May 1989 · prescribed in 523.303

Official text of 552.223-70

As prescribed in 523.303 (a), insert the following clause:

Hazardous Substances (May 1989)

  • (a) If the packaged items to be delivered under this contract are of a hazardous substance and ordinarily are intended or considered to be for use as a household item, this contract is subject to the Federal Hazardous Materials Act, as amended (15 U.S.C.1261-1276), implementing regulations thereof (16CFRChapterII), and Federal Standard No.123, Marking for Shipment (Civil Agencies), issue in effect on the date of this solicitation.

  • (b) The packaged items to be delivered under this contract are subject to the preparation of shipping documents, the preparation of items for transportation, shipping container construction, package making, package labeling, when required, shipper’s certification of compliance, and transport vehicle placarding in accordance with Parts171 through 178 of 49CFRand the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act.

  • (c) The minimum packaging acceptable for packaging Department of Transportation regulated hazardous materials shall be those in 49CFR173.

(End of clause)

Where it's prescribed

As prescribed in 523.303 (a), insert the following clause:

Verifying this text

The text above is reproduced verbatim from GSA's published source files for the General Services Administration supplement. The controlling version is the one in the Code of Federal Regulations: 552.223-70 on eCFR.