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identify 3 regulations, Defense Acquisition Policies, or Federal Acquisition Regulations (FARs) that are important to engineering
1) Explain why any of the regulation is very important for an engineering project?
2) Provide an example of each regulation or policy and how it affected an Engineering project.
3 regulations that are important for an engineering project
1.Regulations are important for any engineering project as it helps to monitor the activities that can cause hazardous situation that can prove to be loss to the economy in the form of life or financial loss. Regulations help in better coordination among the suppliers and vendors. Policies, regulations and acts are framed with respect to resulting in benefit for the society and maintaining integrity and ethics throughout the industry.
2. Example for an defence acquisition policy
The policy aims in achieving optimum utilisation of the funds
allocated in the procurement of military equipments and
Systems.
Example includes procurement of a defence equipment.
Example for federal acquisition regulation
One of the regulation that is mentioned in the federal acquisition
regulation is that construction and architect engineering contract
have to be subjected to the clause mentioned in the policy
document.
Example for pollution prevention act includes reduction of waste during the manufacturing process and promoting conservation techniques for sustaining eco-friendly practices in the engineering industry.