Attachment_C_(GFE_Requirements).pdf

Government Furnace Equipment Environment

Government Furnished Equipment (GFE)/ Government Furnished Information (GFI) The Government intends to provide the contractor several operational hardware and software systems, network management tools, and databases. These are GFE.

The Contractor’s management staff shall be responsible for keeping track of Government Furnished Equipment (GFE) assigned to its staff in accordance with EOIR property management. EOIR will use financial and legal penalties for missing GFE regardless of the circumstance (e.g., theft, fire, and flood) in accordance with FAR 52.245-1.

Property Rights

All property rights, including publication rights, in the information and materials first produced by the Contractor in connection with this task order shall vest in the Government.

(a) Government Furnished Data and Materials. The Government shall retain all rights and privileges, including those of patent and copy, to all Government furnished data. The Contractor shall neither retain nor reproduce for private or commercial use any information or other materials furnished or made available under this contract (to include task orders issued under this contract). The Contractor agrees not to assert any rights at common law or in equity or establish any claim to statutory copyright in such data. These rights are not exclusive and are in addition to any other rights and remedies to which the Government is otherwise entitled elsewhere in this contract or the task order.

(b) Contractor Produced Data and Materials. All property rights, including publication rights, in the information and materials first produced by the Contractor in connection with this contract (to include task orders issued under this contract) shall vest in the Government. Information and materials shall include, but are not limited to: computer software applications/data bases, software documentation, plans, systems analyses, reports, extracts, test data and procedures.

(c) Commercial Computer Software. At a minimum, the rights of the Government regarding the use, reproduction and disclosure of commercial computer software provided under a task order shall be as described in Section I.1, FAR Clause 52.227-19. Additional rights may be specified by the Government in the WPR and/or task order.

Government Responsibilities

1. All system infrastructure required by the vendor’s applications will be procured by government

2. All database infrastructure required for vendor’s applications will be implemented and maintained by government

3. Government shall designate a representative to be the Government Primary Contact. This representative shall be the focal point for all communications relative to this project and shall have the authority to act on Government’s behalf in matters regarding this project.

4. Government shall provide accurate information regarding network provisioning, TCP/IP settings, server hardware details, software versions, or regulatory requirements. Inaccurate information may add time and cost to the project.

5. Government shall grant vendor adequate and reasonable access to their network, servers, and end- user's PCs where necessary. If such access requires authorization and provisioning, Government shall inform vendor in advance.

6. Government shall provide adequate working space at Government's site for vendor to work while on site.

7. Government shall provide Internet access to vendor while on site.

8. Government is responsible for all appropriate back-ups.

9. Government shall assume all responsibility for site preparation, including space, cabling and electrical requirements.

10. Government's employees shall be made reasonably available to vendor to answer questions and provide important information concerning the project (network design, existing Government processes, IP addresses, usernames and passwords, etc.). Government shall respond to such requests in a timely fashion or additional charges may apply.

11. Government shall ensure that vendor is notified of any issues likely to impact this SOW.

12. Government shall provide or secure any specific skills, knowledge, and planning for each application that is within the scope of this project.

Section 508 Compliance

In performance of all the services described in Scope of Work, the Contractor shall ensure that Section 508 compliance is considered and applied, as applicable, to any electronic and IT project where the maintenance, repair, and/or upgrade to the equipment and/or software may affect/change the system/machine design or the operator interface. Identified Section 508 Accessibility Standards that apply to this include, but are not limited to 1194.21 Software Applications and Operating Systems; 1194.22 Web-based Intranet and Internet Information and Applications; 1194.31 Functional performance criteria;

and 1194.41 Information, documentation, and support.