B09_Attachment_4_Revised_Section_B_140G0121R0004_0001.pdf

SECTION B - CONTINUATION OF SOLICITATION/CONTRACT FORM

B.1 Pricing

B.1 IDIQ Contracts Ceiling and Limitations

The Government has set a ceiling of $1,300,000.00 for the resulting single-award Indefinite-Delivery Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contract. The sum of all orders placed under the resulting single-award IDIQ contract shall not exceed $1,300,000.00.

The overall minimum guarantee for the life (5 years) of this IDIQ contract is: $2,500.00 total (This minimum is guaranteed).

The overall combined maximum for all orders issued under the resulting IDIQ contracts is: $1,300,000.00.

The minimum amount for an order against an IDIQ contract is: $2,500.00

The maximum amount for an order against an IDIQ contract is: $250,000.00

B.2 Prices

Price Schedule (Unit price per sample)

Type of Analysis Est Qty:

Year 1* Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5

Mineral Separation w/o Analysis 127 $ $ $ $ $ Mineral Separation w/Analysis 31 $ $ $ $ $

Apatite Fission Track (AFT) & UPb 30 $ $ $ $ $ Zircon Upb Crystallization Age Dating (CZ) 16 $ $ $ $ $

Zircon Upb Detrital Age Dating (DZ) 23 $ $ $ $ $ Zircon Fission Track (ZFT) & UPb 12 $ $ $ $ $

Zircon Fission Track (ZFT) UPb (2x) 15 $ $ $ $ $ Zircon Fission Track (ZFT) & UPb (4x) 20 $ $ $ $ $

Detrital AFT 30 $ $ $ $ $ *The exact number of samples varies from year to year, and largely depends on sample accessibility during field campaigns in remote regions and will be determined by quantities, funding, period of performance, and any other variables in separate task orders.

B.2 Performance Work Statement

Reference Attachment 1

B.3 Technical Liaison-Technical Direction

(a) The performance required herein shall be subject to the technical direction of the Technical Liaison (TL) as identified below. As used herein, "technical direction" is defined as direction to the contractor that fills in details, suggests possible lines of approach, or otherwise supplements the scope of the work set forth herein and shall not constitute a new assignment, and does not supersede or modify any article or clause of this contract.

(b) The Technical Liaison is not authorized to perform, formally or informally, any of the following actions:

(1) Promise, award, agree to award, or execute any contract modification, or notice of intent that changes or may change this contract;

(2) Waive or agree to modification of the delivery schedule;

(3) Make any final decision on any contract matter subject to the Disputes Clause;

(4) Terminate, for any reason, the contractor's right to proceed;

(5) Obligate in any way, the payment of money by the Government. Only a warranted Contracting Officer is authorized to obligate funds on this or any other contract action.

(c) The contractor shall immediately notify the Contracting Officer in writing if the Technical Liaison has taken an action (or fails to take action) or issues direction (written or oral) that the contractor considers to exceed the above limitations.

(d) The Technical Liaison assigned for this contract is:

Name: A Technical Liaison will be provided with each task order

Telephone Number: []

Email: []

Address Line 1: []

Address Line 2: []

Address Line 3: []

(e) Only the Contracting Officer may designate a different Technical Liaison.

(End of Clause)

B.4 Green Acquisition

"The USGS is committed to promoting the natural environment and protecting the health and well-being of people. In the performance of work under this contract, the Contractor shall exert its best efforts to provide services in a manner that will promote the natural environment and protect health and well-being. Green purchasing or environmentally preferable contracting includes the initiatives described below:

Alternative Fuels and Vehicles are described at http://www.afdc.energy.gov/afdc/

Biobased Products are described at http://www.biopreferred.gov/

Energy efficient products are described at http://energystar.gov/products for Energy Star products and at http://www.eere.energy.gov/femp/procurement for FEMP designated products.

Environmentally Preferable Computers are described at http://www.epeat.net

Significant New Alternatives Program (SNAP) are described at http://www.epa.gov/snap/overview-snap The Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines promote the use of recovered and recycled products at https://www.epa.gov/smm/comprehensive-procurement-guideline-cpg-program

Water efficient products and services are described at https://www.epa.gov/watersense"