TACCOM_II_SECTION_B.docx

SECTION B - SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICES/COSTS

B.1 General Description The contractor shall supply the tactical communications equipment or services as described in Section C.

Delivery Orders for Equipment will be issued on a firm-fixed-price basis. Task Orders for services will be issued on a firm-fixed price or time and materials basis. Travel costs associated with services shall be reimbursed pursuant to FAR 52.212-4 Alt 1.

In addition, Contractors may propose incentives within orders, such as quantity or volume discounts.

B.4. Task and Delivery Order Guidelines Technical Category 1:

Items within the Contractor ’s commercial catalog or GSA Schedule, that align to the scope of TacCom II, shall be available for delivery under this vehicle. At a minimum, the Contractor must maintain its catalog in a format that contains the manufacturer’s name, part number, model number, technical specification, standard commercial warranty information, commercial list price, and GSA schedule price (if applicable). Offered products may include tactical communications items of any kind consistent with the DHS Enterprise Architecture. The Contractor’s catalog shall also include all available options and accessories. The Contractor shall provide its published commercial catalog in electronic format available to DHS customers.

Prices for all products and services delivered under this contract shall be based on the discounts established in the Tiered Pricing and Material Discount Tables, as incorporated into this contract in Section C.

Technical Category 2:

Services shall be provided in accordance with the labor categories defined in Attachment TACCOM II LABOR CATEGORIES. Except for ancillary labor as defined under Section B.5., when responding to a request for proposal under task order solicitations, the Contractor shall identify both Prime and Subcontractor labor using the TacCom II Labor Categories. Prices proposed in response to a request for proposal under task order solicitations, shall not exceed the ceiling rates, as incorporated into Section C of this contract.

B.5. Ancillary Support

Ancillary support is integral and necessary as part of a total integrated solution within the scope of TacCom II for which there is not a labor category specified or includes other direct costs such as travel, materials, equipment, Subcontractors, etc., to obtain a total service solution, are allowable costs and may be included within an individual task order under TacCom II. The Contractor should propose and identify each ancillary support service or other direct costs separately and each ancillary support service or other direct costs shall be identified by a separate CLIN on the task order award.

Ancillary subcontract labor shall be proposed and awarded as Materials in accordance with FAR 52.232-7, Payments under Time-and-Materials and Labor-Hour Contracts.

B.6. Specialized Professional Services Labor

Specialized professional services labor is defined as bona fide executive, administrative, or professional skills for which the expertise required or duties performed are within the scope of TacCom, but are so specialized that they are not explicitly defined in any labor category description in Attachment TACCOM II LABOR CATEGORIES. The Contractor may propose specialized professional services labor when proposing ancillary support, if determined appropriate by the Ordering Contracting Officer (OCO).

B.7. Labor Subject to the Davis Bacon Act (DBA)

To the extent that any ancillary labor for construction, alteration and repair are within the scope of TacCom II and subject to the DBA in accordance with FAR Subpart 22.4 and other applicable agency specific regulatory supplements, the OCO must identify such work in the task order solicitation and make a determination as to whether DBA wage determinations are to be applied or not and incorporate the appropriate clauses and provisions in each task order solicitation and subsequent award when the DBA applies.

B.8. Labor Subject to the Service Contract Act (SCA)

To the extent that any ancillary labor for construction, alteration and repair are within the scope of TacCom II and subject to the DBA in accordance with FAR Subpart 22.4 and other applicable agency specific regulatory supplements, the OCO must identify such work in the task order solicitation and make a determination as to whether DBA wage determinations are to be applied or not, and incorporate the appropriate clauses and provisions in each task order solicitation and subsequent award when the DBA applies.

B.9. Subcontracting

Subcontracting shall follow the procedures set forth in FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items, and other applicable agency-specific regulatory supplements.

SCHEDULE OF SUPPLIES/SERVICES

One Year Base Period

1st Option Year

2nd Option Year

3rd Option Year

4th Option Year

TACCOM II SECTION B – SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICES/COSTS

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