B09_Clauses_Attach2_0001.pdf

52.216-19 Order Limitations (OCT 1995)

(a) Minimum order. When the Government requires supplies or services covered by this contract in an amount of less than $1,000.00, the Government is not obligated to purchase, nor is the Contractor obligated to furnish, those supplies or services under the contract.

(b) Maximum order. The Contractor is not obligated to honor—

(1) Any order for a single item in excess of $10,000.00;

(2) Any order for a combination of items in excess of $20,000.00; or

(3) A series of orders from the same ordering office within thirty (30) days that together call for quantities exceeding the limitation in paragraph (b)(1) or (2) of this section.

(c) If this is a requirements contract (i.e., includes the Requirements clause at subsection 52.216-21 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)), the Government is not required to order a part of any one requirement from the Contractor if that requirement exceeds the maximum-order limitations in paragraph

(b) of this section.

(d) Notwithstanding paragraphs (b) and (c) of this section, the Contractor shall honor any order exceeding the maximum order limitations in paragraph (b), unless that order (or orders) is returned to the ordering office within seven (7) days after issuance, with written notice stating the Contractor’s intent not to ship the item (or items) called for and the reasons. Upon receiving this notice, the Government may acquire the supplies or services from another source.

GS1430 Ordering Authority and Procedures (JUL 2001)

(a) Orders under this contract that are above the micro-purchase threshold ($10,000.00 at time of award) may be issued by warranted contracting officers of the following activity:

United Stated Geological Survey (USGS) Office of Acquisition and Grants – Denver Acquisition Branch Denver Federal Center P.O. Box 25046, MS 204 Denver, CO 80225-0046

(b) Orders above the micro-purchase threshold will be placed in writing using USGS Optional Form 347 or an electronic equivalent if issues through an electronic commerce system. As a minimum, each order will contain the following information: 1) contract and order numbers, 2) date of order, 3) contract line-item numbers, descriptions, contract unit prices and amounts (or estimated cost and fee, as applicable), 4) delivery or performance date, 5) place of delivery or performance, 6) accounting and appropriation data, and 7) signature of an authorized ordering official.

(c) Orders under this contract which are under the micro-purchase threshold ($10,000.00 at time of award) may be issued using a Government Purchase Card by the following personnel:

Heather Krempa Email: hkrempa@usgs.gov (816) 554-3489 Samantha Murphy Email: sjmurphy@usgs.gov (217) 328-9701

(d) Orders under the micro-purchase threshold will be placed only by those authorized to do so. They shall contact the contractor by email, telephone, or in person to place the order. As a minimum, each order will contact the following information: 1) contract and micro-purchase order number assigned, 2) date of order, 3) name, phone number, and email of individual authorized to make the order, 4), contract line-item numbers, descriptions, contract unit prices and amounts, 5) place of delivery or performance, 6) purchase card information.

mailto:hkrempa@usgs.gov mailto:sjmurphy@usgs.gov