Technical Questions and Answers_0001.pdf
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- 140D0420Q0599
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This document contains technical questions and answers related to federal contract opportunity number 140D0420Q0599 for Telephone and Fax Services for the Office of Special Trustee for American Indians Headquarters West. The key details are as follows:
The DS3 line referenced in the questions will be used solely for telephone services. Clause 52.204-15 does not apply to this requirement as it was inadvertently selected. Regarding an auditor accessing the offeror's financial or business sensitive information as part of an audit, the Comptroller General or authorized representative has the right to examine directly pertinent records involving transactions related to the contract per the terms specified in Clause 52.212-5. The contract is between the offeror and the Department of the Interior Departmental Offices Interior Business Center for telephone and fax services.
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What is the DS3 being used for? Is it just being used as transport for the phone services? If not, please provide more information on its use.
The DS3 will be used for telephone services.
8 The following provision is marked as being applicable to this solicitation – please confirm that it is in fact applicable. 52.204-15, Service Contract Reporting Requirements for Indefinite-Delivery Contracts (OCT 2016) (Pub. L. 111-117, section 743 of Div. C).
Clause 52.204-15 was inadvertently selected and does not apply to this requirement. The clause has been unmarked.
3 13 (d) Comptroller General Examination of Record. Offeror is a privately-held company and respectfully requests, in the event of an audit, that the auditor(s) enter into a mutual nondisclosure agreement prior to accessing Offeror’s financial or business-sensitive information.
Clause 52.212-5 (d) is applicable to the contract. Your request for an auditor to enter into a mutual nondisclosure agreement prior to accessing Offeror's financial or businness-sensitive information cannot be approved. Sections (1), (2), and (3) state the following:
(1) The Comptroller General of the United States, or an authorized representative of the Comptroller General, shall have access to and right to examine any of the Contractor’s directly pertinent records involving transactions related to this contract.
(2) The Contractor shall make available at its offices at all reasonable times the records, materials, and other evidence for examination, audit, or reproduction, until 3 years after final payment under this contract or for any shorter period specified in FAR subpart 4.7, Contractor Records Retention, of the other clauses of this contract. If this contract is completely or partially terminated, the records relating to the work terminated shall be made available for 3 years after any resulting final termination settlement. Records relating to appeals under the disputes clause or to litigation or the settlement of claims arising under or relating to this contract shall be made available until such appeals, litigation, or claims are finally resolved.
(3) As used in this clause, records include books, documents, accounting procedures and practices, and other data, regardless of type and regardless of form. This does not require the Contractor to create or maintain any record that the Contractor does not maintain in the ordinary course of business or pursuant to a provision of law.
Office of Special Trustee for American Indians (OST) Telephone and Fax Services for OST Headquarters West
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