- 926.500 - 926.500 Scope of subpart.
- 926.570 - 926.570 Workplace substance abuse programs at DOE sites.
- 926.570-1 - 926.570-1 Applicability.
- 926.570-2 - 926.570-2 Solicitation provision and contract clause.
- 926.570-3 - 926.570-3 Suspension of payments, termination of contract, and debarment and suspension actions.
926.500 - 926.500 Scope of subpart.
For contracts performed at DOE sites, in lieu of 48 CFR subpart 23.5, contracting activities shall use 923.570, Workplace Substance Abuse Programs at DOE Sites.
926.570 - 926.570 Workplace substance abuse programs at DOE sites.
(a) The Department of Energy (DOE), as part of its overall responsibilities to protect the environment, maintain public health and safety, and safeguard the national security, has established policies, criteria, and procedures for contractors to develop and implement programs that help maintain a workplace free from the use of illegal drugs.
(b) Regulations concerning DOE's contractor workplace substance abuse programs are promulgated at 10 CFR part 707, Workplace Substance Abuse Programs at DOE Sites.
926.570-1 - 926.570-1 Applicability.
The policies, criteria, and procedure specified in 10 CFR part 707, Workplace Substance Abuse Programs at DOE Sites, apply to contracts for work performed at sites owned or controlled by DOE and operated under the authority of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, where such work—
(a) Has a value of $25,000 or more; and
(b) Has been determined by DOE to involve—
(1) Access to or handling of classified information or special nuclear materials;
(2) High risk of danger to life, the environment, public health and safety or national security; or
(3) The transportation of hazardous materials to or from a DOE site.
926.570-2 - 926.570-2 Solicitation provision and contract clause.
(a) The contracting officer shall insert the provision at 970.5226-4, Agreement Regarding Workplace Substance Abuse Programs at DOE Sites, in solicitations where the work to be performed by the contractor will occur on sites owned or controlled by DOE and operated under the authority of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, as specified in 926.570-1, Applicability.
(b) The contracting officer shall insert the clause at 970.5226-5, Workplace Substance Abuse Programs at DOE Sites, in contracts where the work to be performed by the contractor will occur on sites owned or controlled by DOE and operated under the authority of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, as specified in 926.570-1, Applicability.
926.570-3 - 926.570-3 Suspension of payments, termination of contract, and debarment and suspension actions.
(a) The contracting officer shall comply with the procedures of FAR 26.505 regarding the suspension of contract payments, the termination of the contract for default, and the debarment and suspension of a contractor relative to failure to comply with 970.5226-5, Workplace Substance Abuse Programs at DOE Sites.
(b) For purposes of 10 CFR part 707, the specific causes for suspension of contract payments, termination of the contract for default, and debarment and suspension of the contractor are—
(1) The contractor fails to either comply with the requirements of 10 CFR part 707 or perform in a manner consistent with its approved program;
(2) The contractor has failed to comply with the terms of the clause at 970.5223-4, Workplace Substance Abuse Programs at DOE Sites; or
(3) Such a number of contractor employees having been convicted of violations of criminal drug statutes for violations occurring on the DOE-owned or -controlled site, as to indicate that the contractor has failed to make a good faith effort to provide a drug free workplace.