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Solicitation #14-00103

SECTION B

Supplies or Services and Prices/Costs

B.1

GENERAL

The GSA/FAS National Marketing Communication Division (NMCD) has a current and FY14 bona fide need for Multifunctional Contract Support for Marketing Design and HTML.

B.2

CONTRACT TERM

The contract type is a firm fixed price, best value. The contract method is an open market contract. Proposals shall be good for 90 calendar days.

B.3

PRICES

The price proposals will be evaluated separately. The contractor shall provide one fixed price to complete the project (price will be evaluated on this overall cost).

Contractor shall also provide cost breakdown per deliverable including an itemized cost breakdown by approved GSA Schedule Labor Task Category is also required. If another or alternative item name is to be used in quote, please indicate its equivalent on schedule price list.

Per hour prices and hours to complete project by each labor/task category line item shall be listed. Total hours to complete the project shall also be included. Final quote must include overall total to complete all elements and must also be broken down by each deliverable. Failure to comply with all pricing requirements listed below will render the price proposal non-responsive.

B.3.1 For evaluation purposes, the contractor price proposal shall identify the labor hours, labor position, and labor rates, applicable for each proposed staffing category/classification. Contractors are encouraged to provide price discounts. Primary place of performance will be Government site.

B.3.1.1 Price proposal shall identify all associated CLINS for the core labor.

CLIN 0001 and CLIN 0003: Core Labor-Firm Fixed Price B.3.1.3 Performance Periods: The contract price proposal shall include a total price/cost for the base performance period and each option year identified in the following list. The Government is under no obligation to exercise the option years.

Based Period – April 1, 2014 through September 30, 2014

Option 1- October 1, 2014 through September 30, 2015

Option 2- October 1, 2015 through September 30, 2016

Option 3- October 1, 2016 through September 30, 2017

Option 4- October 1, 2017 through September 30, 2018

B.3.1.6 All contractor must submit proposal to GSA contracting officer nathan.jackson@gsa.gov . GSA requires contractors to submit a total price proposal for each performance period (base period and all option years). The “Task Item” shall be as follows:

Example: Numbering System for Task Items

T0001 – 0XXX – for base period (letter T for Task Item & numbers 0001- )

T1001 – 1XXX – for Option Year 1

T2001 – 2XXX – for Option Year 2

T3001 – 2XXX – for Option Year 3 T4001 – 2XXX – for Option Year 4

Actual:

T0001: Base Period Total dollar amount (Sum of all the CLINS)

T1001: Option Year 1

T2001: Option Year 2

T3001: Option Year 3 Total dollar amount (Sum of all the CLINS)

T4001: Option Year 4 Total dollar amount (Sum of all the CLINS)

B.4

INCREMENTAL FUNDING

The budget and funding for this requirement is based on the base period estimate. The base period will be fully funded with FY14 one year funds.

This project will be incrementally funded. If incrementally funded, funds will be added to this task as they become available. Contractor shall not perform work resulting in charges to the government that exceed obligated funds. The contractor shall notify the Contracting Officer in writing, whenever it has reason to believe that in the next 60 days, the charges to the government will exceed 75% of the obligated funds. The notice shall state the estimated amount of additional funds required to complete performance of this task. The government is not obligated to reimburse the Contractor for charges in excess of the obligated funds and the Contractor is not obligated to continue performance or otherwise incur costs that would result in charges to the government in excess of the amount obligated under this order.

DFARS

The DFARS Clause 252.232-7007, Limitation of Government Obligations, incorporated and provided in full text.

LIMITATION OF GOVERNMENT’S OBLIGATION (MAY 2006)

(a) Contract line item 0001-0006 (labor & ODCs) is incrementally funded. The sum of $ * is presently available for payment and allotted to this contract. An allotment schedule is contained in paragraph (j) of this clause.

* To be inserted after negotiation.

(b) For item(s) identified in paragraph (a) of this clause, the Contractor agrees to perform up to the point at which the total amount payable by the Government, including reimbursement in the event of termination of those item(s) for the Government’s convenience, approximates the total amount currently allotted to the contract. The Contractor is not authorized to continue work on those item(s) beyond that point. The Government will not be obligated in any event to reimburse the Contractor in excess of the amount allotted to the contract for those item(s) regardless of anything to the contrary in the clause entitled “Termination for Convenience of the Government.” As used in this clause, the total amount payable by the Government in the event of termination of applicable contract line item(s) for convenience includes costs, profit, and estimated termination settlement costs for those item(s).

(c) Notwithstanding the dates specified in the allotment schedule in paragraph (j) of this clause, the Contractor will notify the Contracting Officer in writing at least ninety days prior to the date when, in the Contractor’s best judgment, the work will reach the point at which the total amount payable by the Government, including any cost for termination for convenience, will approximate 85 percent of the total amount then allotted to the contract for performance of the applicable item(s). The notification will state (1) the estimated date when that point will be reached and (2) an estimate of additional funding, if any, needed to continue performance of applicable line items up to the next scheduled date for allotment of funds identified in paragraph (j) of this clause, or to a mutually agreed upon substitute date. The notification will also advise the Contracting Officer of the estimated amount of additional funds that will be required for the timely performance of the item(s) funded pursuant to this clause, for a subsequent period as may be specified in the allotment schedule in paragraph (j) of this clause or otherwise agreed to by the parties. If after such notification additional funds are not allotted by the date identified in the Contractor’s notification, or by an agreed substitute date, the Contracting Officer will terminate any item(s) for which additional funds have not been allotted, pursuant to the clause of this contract entitled “Termination for Convenience of the Government.”

(d) When additional funds are allotted for continued performance of the contract line item(s) identified in paragraph (a) of this clause, the parties will agree as to the period of contract performance which will be covered by the funds. The provisions of paragraphs (b) through (d) of this clause will apply in like manner to the additional allotted funds and agreed substitute date, and the contract will be modified accordingly.

(e) If, solely by reason of failure of the Government to allot additional funds, by the dates indicated below, in amounts sufficient for timely performance of the contract line item(s) identified in paragraph (a) of this clause, the Contractor incurs additional costs or is delayed in the performance of the work under this contract and if additional funds are allotted, an equitable adjustment will be made in the price or prices (including appropriate target, billing, and ceiling prices where applicable) of the item(s), or in the time of delivery, or both. Failure to agree to any such equitable adjustment hereunder will be a dispute concerning a question of fact within the meaning of the clause entitled “Disputes.”

(f) The Government may at any time prior to termination allot additional funds for the performance of the contract line item(s) identified in paragraph (a) of this clause.

(g) The termination provisions of this clause do not limit the rights of the Government under the clause entitled “Default.” The provisions of this clause are limited to the work and allotment of funds for the contract line item(s) set forth in paragraph (a) of this clause. This clause no longer applies once the contract is fully funded except with regard to the rights or obligations of the parties concerning equitable adjustments negotiated under paragraphs (d) and (e) of this clause.

(h) Nothing in this clause affects the right of the Government to terminate this contract pursuant to the clause of this contract entitled “Termination for Convenience of the Government.”

(i) Nothing in this clause shall be construed as authorization of voluntary services whose acceptance is otherwise prohibited under 31 U.S.C. 1342.

(j)The parties contemplate that the Government will allot funds to this contract in accordance with the following schedule: See paragraph (a).