Firing Range Services - CBP Area Port of San Francisco
Added: Apr 21, 2017 5:53 pm BLANKET PURCHASE AGREEMENT - FIRING RANGEThis is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This solicitation is issued as a Request for Proposal. This is a total Small Business Set-Aside Competition with a North American Industrial Classification Systems (NAICS) of 713990- Shooting Range Service Contractors. The associated NAICS of 713990 has a Small Business Size Standard of $7.5 million dollars revenue, and shall remain open for responsible sources to respond. Contractors are required to identify their company's business size.The US Customs and Border Protection Agency intends to establish a single award Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) to fulfill this requirement; however, the Government reserves the right to not award any BPA and does not guarantee any order placements. The resultant BPA award will be four (4) years in duration. The fixed price per service will be determined based on a breakdown of all costs of the services provided and any resultant orders. The Government anticipates award of a BPA within 5 days of receipt of quotes. The Government is obligated only to the extent of the authorized purchases made under the BPA.DESCRIPTION OF AGREEMENTSupplier shall furnish Shooting Range facilities as described and outlined in the attached Statement of Work (SOW) during the period of performance specified, to the US Customs and Border Protection Agency, Area Port of San Francisco, in accordance with the pricing to be established by this agreement. Requirements shall be furnished if and when requested by the Contracting Officer or authorized Government Representative acting within their scope of delegated procurement authority.SECTION I: Requisition Office Information Primary Requisitioning Office for this BPA:US Customs and Border Protection AgencyArea Port of San Francisco555 Battery Street, Room 211San Francisco, CA 94111SECTION II: PurposeProduct, Service, or Outcome Needed:All Authorized Officers/Agents who carry a CBP-authorized firearm(s), on or off-duty, must maintain an acceptable level of proficiency. All Officers/Agents are required, on a quarterly basis, to demonstrate their proficiency in the use of each of the firearms that they are authorized to carry. Authorized Officers/Agents participate in a minimum of four (4) hours of firearms training each qualification period.In the spirit of the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act, the US Customs and Border Protection Agency intends to enter into a single-award agreement to further reduce the administrative costs of acquiring shooting range services.BPA's eliminate contracting and open market costs such as: the search for sources; the development of technical documents and solicitations; and the evaluation of bids and offers. Contractor Teaming Arrangements are permitted in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 13.303.This BPA will further decrease costs, reduce paperwork and save time by eliminating the need for repetitive, individual purchases from the Supplier. The end result is to create a purchasing mechanism for the Government that works better and costs less.SECTION III: BackgroundAll US Customs and Border Protection Officers authorized and issued appropriate credentials and permitted to carry firearms must maintain at least the minimum level of marksmanship qualifications and re-qualify four times a year. In addition, it is mandatory that all CBP Officers authorized and permitted to carry firearms participate in the Use of Force (UOF) training established by the Firearms and Tactical Training Division. Training must be conducted by the UOF staff toughout the year at every requalification period. Currently, the CBP Area Port of San Francisco does not have a government owned firearms facility and must employ private firearms facilities in order to comply with the firearms training requirement. The CBP Area Port of San Francisco requires an appropriate commercial firearms facility for weapons qualification and training.SECTION IV: RequirementsAll requirements are fully outlined and described in this SOW. The SOW must be read and understood in its entirety. Weapons/Firearms Training Facilities a. Firing Range • Ability to accommodate both day and night target practice for pistol and shotgun for 12 to 15 officers at a time. • Ability to accommodate at least 12 officers at a time for 215 days out of the year. • Ability to accommodate at least 45 nights for night shooting differential for 12 to 15 officers • Provide a Weapons cleaning area. b. Facilities • Provide a classroom training area for at least 165 days a year. • Mat Room/Physical Training Room. • Shoot House/Live Fire Training are (Simunitions)Specific Requirements a. 12-15 lanes made available to the CBP Area Port of San Francisco Training Unit within 5 days following a call from the POC. b. Classroom with Range c. Classroom without R/Range d. Night Shoot Capabilities e. Mat Room/Physical Training Room with Range f. Mat Room/Physical Training Room without Range g. Simunitions Shoot HouseFunding:This BPA does not obligate any funds nor authorize any deliveries. The Government is obligated only to the extent of funds obligated on authorized delivery orders issued under this BPA by the BPA Contracting Officer.The volume of purchases tough this BPA will have no minimum limit. The Government is under no obligation to any BPA holder to purchase any specified quantity of services.Accounting and Appropriation Data:Accounting and appropriation data will be provided at the Delivery Order level.BPA Ceiling:The BPA will have a total ceiling amount of $500,000.00 for all awardees. San Francisco Port Area may issue orders for up to $150,000.00 at any one time, but Not to Exceed (NTE) this amount.Location:The place of performance shall be at the contractor's facility. SECTION V: Period of PerformanceThe period of performance of this BPA shall be for a total of four (4) years or up to the maximum order limitation of $500,000.00, whichever is sooner. Pricing should be provided in Attachment TWO - BPA PROPOSAL PRICE SHEET for the periods as indicated below: May 1, 2017 - April 30, 2018 - Initial Year May 1, 2018 - April 30, 2019 - Second Year May 1, 2019 - April 30, 2020 - Third Year May 1, 2020 - April 30, 2021 - Fourth YearBPA will be reviewed annually at each anniversary period to determine if follow-on years will be executed.SECTION VI: Government Furnished Resources and InformationNo portion of this requirement is predicated upon the use of government-owned or leased equipment. The Government COR will facilitate vendor contact with government POC's.Should a need arise; the Contractor shall work with the COR to establish availability and schedule for government furnished information.SECTION VII: Evaluation FactorsProposals that do not respond to all requirements in the solicitation may be rejected without further evaluation, deliberation, or discussion. The Government may reject any proposal that is evaluated to be significantly not compliant with the solicitation requirements, unrealistically high or low in price, or reflects a failure to comprehend the complexity and risks of the work to be performed.The Government reserves the right to award without discussions with Offerors.See below Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Clause 52.212-2 Evaluation Criteria to be used in evaluation for this award.I.1 52.212-2 EVALUATION--COMMERCIAL ITEMS (JAN 1999) (a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible Offeror whose proposal conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors (with associated sub-factors) shall be used to evaluate offers: 1) Technical Approach; 2) Past Performance and: 3) Price.FACTORS (all considered equal): 1. Technical Approach a. Capability to provide the facilities required. b. Status of those facilities. 2. Past Performance a. Offerors shall provide not more than tee (3) contracts/orders where the Offeror has performed similar requirements in the past tee (3) years. These projects/contracts/orders can include those performed for the federal, state, and local governments, commercial industry and those performed for private organizations. b. The Government may obtain Past Performance information from other than the sources identified by the Offeror. 3. Price a. Fully burdened unit pricing. Individual product unit pricing will be evaluated to ensure that all costs associated with providing the service is included. b. Price will be evaluated for reasonableness and cost realism. Lowest price shall be determined by multiplying the estimated quantity presented in the Pricing Worksheet by the proposed unit prices. c. Offerors must completely fill out the attached Proposal Pricing Worksheet for each year to be considered. (b) Options. Not applicable. The Government will review the BPA annually for updates. (c) A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful Offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the offer's specified expiration time, the Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award. (End of provision)SECTION VIII: Proposal SubmissionEmailed submissions must be received at Matthew.P.Redman@cbp.dhs.gov no later than ___04/27/2017_____ at 12:01 PM MST.Subject line of the email should read "20098811_Shooting_Range_SF."Emailed submissions must be in separate attachments and clearly indicate what is being provided. The Government reserves the right to disregard any additional attachments without notification to any Offeror.Due to CBP restrictions on the size of email, ensure that all emails submitted are less than 5MB. If the proposal exceeds 5MB, please separate the submission into multiple emails and include in the subject line the solicitation number and # of # emails. Any electronic submission determined to contain a virus will be deleted and not viewed or accepted for consideration under this solicitation.Submissions must be received no later than the exact time specified in the solicitations to be considered for award. Time of receipt will be determined by the government's email receipt time. It is the quoting firm's responsibility to ensure this is done according to the above restrictions.SECTION IX: Contract Administrative DataBPA San Francisco Port Area POC:To be provided upon award.BPA Contracting Officer Representative (COR):To be provided upon awardBPA Contract Specialist (CS):Matthew RedmanBECD Pacific BranchPhone: (520) 407-2814Email: Matthew.P.Redman@cbp.dhs.govATTACHMENTS 1. Statement of Work (SOW). 2. Pricing Worksheet 3. Wage Determination SOLICITATION PROVISIONS AND CLAUSES52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference. SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998) This solicitation incorporates one or more solicitation provisions by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. The offeror is cautioned that the listed provisions may include blocks that must be completed by the offeror and submitted with its quotation or offer. In lieu of submitting the full text of those provisions, the offeror may identify the provision by paragraph identifier and provide the appropriate information with its quotation or offer. Also, the full text of a solicitation provision may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es): www.acquisition.gov. (End of provision) 52.203-17 CONTRACTOR EMPLOYEE WHISTLEBLOWER RIGHTS AND REQUIREMENT TO INFORM EMPLOYEES OF WHISTLEBLOWER RIGHTS (APR 2014)52.204-13 SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT MAINTENANCE (OCT 2016)52.204-18 COMMERCIAL AND GOVERNMENT ENTITY CODE MAINTENANCE (JUL 2016)52.212-4 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS--COMMERCIAL ITEMS (JAN 2017)52.232-39 UNENFORCEABILITY OF UNAUTHORIZED OBLIGATIONS (JUN 2013)52.232-40 PROVIDING ACCELERATED PAYMENTS TO SMALL BUSINESS SUBCONTRACTORS (DEC 2013)52.212-5 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT STATUTES OR EXECUTIVE ORDERS - COMMERCIAL ITEMS (JAN 2017)(a) The Contractor shall comply with the following Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clauses, which are incorporated in this contract by reference, to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items: (1) 52.203-19, Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements (JAN 2017) (section 743 of Division E, Title VII, of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub. L. 113-235) and its successor provisions in subsequent appropriations acts (and as extended in continuing resolutions))(2) 52.209-10, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations (NOV 2015)(3) 52.233-3, Protest After Award (AUG 1996) (31 U.S.C. 3553).(4) 52.233-4, Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (OCT 2004) (Public Laws 108-77 and 108-78 (19 U.S.C. 3805 note)). (b) The Contractor shall comply with the FAR clauses in this paragraph (b) that the Contracting Officer has indicated as being incorporated in this contract by reference to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items: [X] (2) 52.203-13, Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct (OCT 2015) (41 U.S.C. 3509).[X] (6) 52.204-14, Service Contract Reporting Requirements (OCT 2016) (Pub. L. 111-117, section 743 of Div. C).52.209-5 Certification Regarding Responsibility Matters. 52.209-6 protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment. 52.209-9 Updates of Publicly Available Information Regarding Responsibility Matters. 52.209-10 Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations. 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items. 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items. 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items. 52.214-34 Submission of Offers in the English Language. 52.214-35 Submission of Offers in U.S. Currency. 52.217-6 Option for Increased Quantity. 52.217-8 Option to Extend Services. 52.217-9 Option to Extend the Term of the Contract. 52.219-1 Small Business Program Representations. 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (NOV 2011) (15 U.S.C. 644). 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (SEP 2016) (E.O. 11246).52.222-41 52.222-41, Service Contract Labor Standards (MAY 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67). 52.222-42 Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires. 52.222-43 Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Act-Price Adjustment (Multiple Year and Option Contracts). 52.222-44, Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Labor Standards-Price Adjustment (MAY 2014) (29 U.S.C 206 and 41 U.S.C. chapter 67).52.225-18 Place of Manufacture. 52.225-25 Prohibition on Contracting with Entities Engaging in Certain Activities or Transactions Relating to Iran-Representation and Certifications. 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items. INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS-COMMERCIAL ITEMS (JAN 2017)(a) North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code and small business size standard. The NAICS code and small business size standard for this acquisition is 713990 - Shooting Range Service Contractors. However, the small business size standard for a concern which submits an offer in its own name, but which proposes to furnish an item which it did not itself manufacture, is 500 employees. (b) Submission of offers. Submit signed and dated offers to the office specified in this solicitation at or before the exact time specified in this solicitation. Offers may be submitted on the SF 1449, letterhead stationery, or as otherwise specified in the solicitation. As a minimum, offers must show- (1) The solicitation number;(2) The time specified in the solicitation for receipt of offers;(3) The name, address, and telephone number of the offeror;(4) A technical description of the items being offered in sufficient detail to evaluate compliance with the requirements in the solicitation. This may include product literature, or other documents, if necessary;(5) Terms of any express warranty;(6) Price and any discount terms;(7) "Remit to" address, if different than mailing address;(8) A completed copy of the representations and certifications at FAR 52.212-3 (see FAR 52.212-3(b) for those representations and certifications that the offeror shall complete electronically); (9) Acknowledgment of Solicitation Amendments;(10) Past performance information, when included as an evaluation factor, to include recent and relevant contracts for the same or similar items and other references (including contract numbers, points of contact with telephone numbers and other relevant information); and(11) If the offer is not submitted on the SF 1449, include a statement specifying the extent of agreement with all terms, conditions, and provisions included in the solicitation. Offers that fail to furnish required representations or information, or reject the terms and conditions of the solicitation may be excluded from consideration. (c) Period for acceptance of offers. The offeror agrees to hold the prices in its offer firm for 30 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of offers, unless another time period is specified in an addendum to the solicitation. (d) Product samples. When required by the solicitation, product samples shall be submitted at or prior to the time specified for receipt of offers. Unless otherwise specified in this solicitation, these samples shall be submitted at no expense to the Government, and returned at the sender's request and expense, unless they are destroyed during preaward testing. (e) Multiple offers. Offerors are encouraged to submit multiple offers presenting alternative terms and conditions, including alternative line items (provided that the alternative line items are consistent with subpart 4.10 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation), or alternative commercial items for satisfying the requirements of this solicitation. Each offer submitted will be evaluated separately. (f) Late submissions, modifications, revisions, and withdrawals of offers.(1) Offerors are responsible for submitting offers, and any modifications, revisions, or withdrawals, so as to reach the Government office designated in the solicitation by the time specified in the solicitation. If no time is specified in the solicitation, the time for receipt is 4:30 p.m., local time, for the designated Government office on the date that offers or revisions are due.(2)(i) Any offer, modification, revision, or withdrawal of an offer received at the Government office designated in the solicitation after the exact time specified for receipt of offers is "late" and will not be considered unless it is received before award is made, the Contracting Officer determines that accepting the late offer would not unduly delay the acquisition; and-(A) If it was transmitted tough an electronic commerce method authorized by the solicitation, it was received at the initial point of entry to the Government infrastructure not later than 5:00 p.m. one working day prior to the date specified for receipt of offers; or(B) There is acceptable evidence to establish that it was received at the Government installation designated for receipt of offers and was under the Government's control prior to the time set for receipt of offers; or(C) If this solicitation is a request for proposals, it was the only proposal received.(ii) However, a late modification of an otherwise successful offer, that makes its terms more favorable to the Government, will be considered at any time it is received and may be accepted.(3) Acceptable evidence to establish the time of receipt at the Government installation includes the time/date stamp of that installation on the offer wrapper, other documentary evidence of receipt maintained by the installation, or oral testimony or statements of Government personnel.(4) If an emergency or unanticipated event interrupts normal Government processes so that offers cannot be received at the Government office designated for receipt of offers by the exact time specified in the solicitation, and urgent Government requirements preclude amendment of the solicitation or other notice of an extension of the closing date, the time specified for receipt of offers will be deemed to be extended to the same time of day specified in the solicitation on the first work day on which normal Government processes resume.(5) Offers may be withdrawn by written notice received at any time before the exact time set for receipt of offers. Oral offers in response to oral solicitations may be withdrawn orally. If the solicitation authorizes facsimile offers, offers may be withdrawn via facsimile received at any time before the exact time set for receipt of offers, subject to the conditions specified in the solicitation concerning facsimile offers. An offer may be withdrawn in person by an offeror or its authorized representative if, before the exact time set for receipt of offers, the identity of the person requesting withdrawal is established and the person signs a receipt for the offer.(g) Contract award (not applicable to Invitation for Bids). The Government intends to evaluate offers and award a contract without discussions with offerors. Therefore, the offeror's initial offer should contain the offeror's best terms from a price and technical standpoint. However, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if later determined by the Contracting Officer to be necessary. The Government may reject any or all offers if such action is in the public interest; accept other than the lowest offer; and waive informalities and minor irregularities in offers received. (h) Multiple awards. The Government may accept any item or group of items of an offer, unless the offeror qualifies the offer by specific limitations. Unless otherwise provided in the Schedule, offers may not be submitted for quantities less than those specified. The Government reserves the right to make an award on any item for a quantity less than the quantity offered, at the unit prices offered, unless the offeror specifies otherwise in the offer. (i) Availability of requirements documents cited in the solicitation. (1)(i) The GSA Index of Federal Specifications, Standards and Commercial Item Descriptions, FPMR Part 101-29, and copies of specifications, standards, and commercial item descriptions cited in this solicitation may be obtained for a fee by submitting a request to-GSA Federal Supply Service Specifications Section Suite 8100 470 East L'Enfant Plaza, SW Washington, DC 20407 Telephone (202) 619-8925 Facsimile (202) 619-8978. (ii) If the General Services Administration, Department of Agriculture, or Department of Veterans Affairs issued this solicitation, a single copy of specifications, standards, and commercial item descriptions cited in this solicitation may be obtained free of charge by submitting a request to the addressee in paragraph (i)(1)(i) of this provision. Additional copies will be issued for a fee.(2) Most unclassified Defense specifications and standards may be downloaded from the following ASSIST websites:(i) ASSIST (https://assist.dla.mil/online/start/). (ii) Quick Search (http://quicksearch.dla.mil/). (iii) ASSISTdocs.com (http://assistdocs.com). (3) Documents not available from ASSIST may be ordered from the Department of Defense Single Stock Point (DoDSSP) by-(i) Using the ASSIST Shopping Wizard (https://assist.dla.mil/wizard/index.cfm); (ii) Phoning the DoDSSP Customer Service Desk (215) 697-2179, Mon-Fri, 0730 to 1600 EST; or(iii) Ordering from DoDSSP, Building 4, Section D, 700 Robbins Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19111-5094, Telephone (215) 697-2667/2179, Facsimile (215) 697-1462.(4) Nongovernment (voluntary) standards must be obtained from the organization responsible for their preparation, publication, or maintenance.(j) Unique entity identifier. (Applies to all offers exceeding $3,500, and offers of $3,500 or less if the solicitation requires the Contractor to be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database.) The Offeror shall enter, in the block with its name and address on the cover page of its offer, the annotation "Unique Entity Identifier" followed by the unique entity identifier that identifies the Offeror's name and address. The Offeror also shall enter its Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) indicator, if applicable. The EFT indicator is a four-character suffix to the unique entity identifier. The suffix is assigned at the discretion of the Offeror to establish additional SAM records for identifying alternative EFT accounts (see subpart 32.11) for the same entity. If the Offeror does not have a unique entity identifier, it should contact the entity designated at www.sam.gov for unique entity identifier establishment directly to obtain one. The Offeror should indicate that it is an offeror for a Government contract when contacting the entity designated at www.sam.gov for establishing the unique entity identifier.(k) System for Award Management. Unless exempted by an addendum to this solicitation, by submission of an offer, the offeror acknowledges the requirement that a prospective awardee shall be registered in the SAM database prior to award, during performance and tough final payment of any contract resulting from this solicitation. If the Offeror does not become registered in the SAM database in the time prescribed by the Contracting Officer, the Contracting Officer will proceed to award to the next otherwise successful registered Offeror. Offerors may obtain information on registration and annual confirmation requirements via the SAM database accessed tough https://www.acquisition.gov. (l) Debriefing. If a post-award debriefing is given to requesting offerors, the Government shall disclose the following information, if applicable: (1) The agency's evaluation of the significant weak or deficient factors in the debriefed offeror's offer.(2) The overall evaluated cost or price and technical rating of the successful and the debriefed offeror and past performance information on the debriefed offeror.(3) The overall ranking of all offerors, when any ranking was developed by the agency during source selection.(4) A summary of the rationale for award;(5) For acquisitions of commercial items, the make and model of the item to be delivered by the successful offeror.(6) Reasonable responses to relevant questions posed by the debriefed offeror as to whether source-selection procedures set forth in the solicitation, applicable regulations, and other applicable authorities were followed by the agency. (End of provision)52.212-2 EVALUATION--COMMERCIAL ITEMS (Oct 2014)(a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible Offeror whose proposal conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors (with associated sub-factors) shall be used to evaluate offers: 1) Technical Approach; 2) Past Performance and: 3) Price.FACTORS (all considered equal):2. Technical Approacha. Capability to provide the facilities required.b. Status of those facilities.3. Past Performancec. Offerors shall provide not more than tee (3) contracts/orders where the Offeror has performed similar requirements in the past tee (3) years. These projects/contracts/orders can include those performed for the federal, state, and local governments, commercial industry and those performed for private organizations. d. The Government may obtain Past Performance information from other than the sources identified by the Offeror.4. Pricee. Fully burdened unit pricing. Individual product unit pricing will be evaluated to ensure that all costs associated with providing the service is included. f. Price will be evaluated for reasonableness and cost realism. Lowest price shall be determined by multiplying the estimated quantity presented in the Pricing Worksheet by the proposed unit prices.g. Offerors must completely fill out the attached Proposal Pricing Worksheet for each year to be considered.(b) Options. Not applicable. The Government will review the BPA annually for updates.(c) A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful Offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the offer's specified expiration time, the Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award. (End of provision)52.216-1 Type of Contract. As prescribed in 16.105, complete and insert the following provision: TYPE OF CONTRACT (APR 1984) The Government contemplates award of a Firm Fixed Price BPA resulting from this solicitation. (End of provision)ELECTRONIC INVOICING AND PAYMENT REQUIREMENTS - INVOICE PROCESSING PLATFORM (IPP) (JAN 2016)Beginning April 11, 2016, payment requests for all new awards must be submitted electronically tough the U. S. Department of the Treasury's Invoice Processing Platform System (IPP). Payment terms for existing contracts and orders awarded prior to April 11, 2016 remain the same. The Contractor must use IPP for contracts and orders awarded April 11, 2016 or later, and must use the non-IPP invoicing process for those contracts and orders awarded prior to April 11, 2016."Payment request" means any request for contract financing payment or invoice payment by the Contractor. To constitute a proper invoice, the payment request must comply with the requirements identified in FAR 32.905(b), "Payment documentation and process" and the applicable Prompt Payment clause included in this contract. The IPP website address is: https://www.ipp.gov. The IPP was designed and developed for Contractors to enroll, access and use IPP for submitting requests for payment. Contractor assistance with enrollment can be obtained by contacting IPPCustomerSupport@fms.treas.gov or phone (866) 973-3131. If the Contractor is unable to comply with the requirement to use IPP for submitting invoices for payment, the Contractor must submit a waiver request in writing to the contracting officer.(End of Clause)GOVERNMENT CONSENT OF PUBLICATION/ENDORSEMENT (MAR 2003)Under no circumstances shall the Contractor, or anyone acting on behalf of the Contractor, refer to the supplies, services, or equipment furnished pursuant to the provisions of this contract in any news release or commercial advertising without first obtaining explicit written consent to do so from the Contracting Office.The Contractor agrees not to refer to awards in commercial advertising in such a manner as to state or imply that the product or service provided is endorsed or preferred by the Federal Government or is considered by the Government to be superior to other products or services.[End of Clause] 20098811 Department of Homeland Security Customs and Border Protection
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