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Introduction 

The Contractor shall provide all jigs, tools, patterns, moulds, dies, manufacturing gauges and test equipment, together with any associated fixtures, fittings and sohare necessary for the manufacture of the Articles or for the performance of any other work in accordance with the Contract Schedule of Requirements, unless supplied by the Authority under the terms of SC1 1 or DEFCON 61 1. The cost of jigs, tools etc. will not be accepted by the Authority as a direct charge to the Contract, except as hereinafter provided. 

The Contractor may make a written application to the Authority that certain jigs, tools, patterns, moulds, dies, manufacturing gauges and test equipment are special to the requirements of the Contract and that their provision should be met as a direct charge to the Contract. If the Authority accepts the application it shall do so in writing and such jigs, tools, patterns, moulds, dies, manufacturing gauges and test equipment shall be referred to as Special Jigs, Tools Etc. for the purposes of this Condition. The Contractor shall not seek approval for procurement of such jigs, tools etc. where these are available under other contracts he already holds from the Authority.