[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 48, Volume 5]
[Revised as of October 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 48CFR752.211-70]

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            TITLE 48--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM
 
             CHAPTER 7--AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
 
Sec. 752.211-70  Language and measurement.

    The following clause shall be used in all USAID-direct contracts.

                   Language and Measurement (JUN 1992)

    (a) The English language shall be used in all written communications 
between the parties under this contract with respect to services to be 
rendered and with respect to all documents prepared by the contractor 
except as otherwise provided in the contract or as authorized by the 
contracting officer.
    (b) Wherever measurements are required or authorized, they shall be 
made, computed, and recorded in metric system units of measurement, 
unless otherwise authorized by USAID in writing when it has found that 
such usage is impractical or is likely to cause U.S. firms to experience 
significant inefficiencies or the loss of markets. Where the metric 
system is not the predominant standard for a particular application, 
measurements may be expressed in both the metric and the traditional 
equivalent units, provided the metric units are listed first.

                             (End of clause)

[57 FR 23321, June 3, 1992. Redesignated at 61 FR 39095, July 26, 1996]

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