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Jet Propulsion Laboratory California Institute of Technology

Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) Notice and Certification (RFP Attachment A-2)

This notice does not apply to small businesses or foreign governments. This notice is in four (4) parts. Offerors must examine each part and provide the requested information to determine Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) requirements applicable to this RFP. If the offeror is an educational institution, Part 2 does not apply unless the contemplated Subcontract will be subject to full or modified CAS coverage per 48 CFR 9903.201-2(c)(5) or 9903.201-2(c)(6), respectively.

1.0 Disclosure Statement – Cost Accounting Practices and Certification

1.1 For any given Subcontract, any contractual action (basic or modification) which first exceeds $2,000,000 and results from this solicitation, except Subcontracts in which the price negotiated is based on (i) established catalog or market prices of commercial items sold in substantial quantities to the general public, or (ii) prices set by law or regulation, will be subject to the requirements of the Cost Accounting Standards Board (48 CFR Chapter 99), except for those Subcontracts which are exempt as specified in 48 CFR, Subpart 9903.201-1.

1.2 Any offeror submitting a proposal which, if accepted, will result in a Subcontract subject to the requirements of 48 CFR Chapter 99 must, as a condition of subcontracting, submit a Disclosure Statement as required by 48 CFR, Subpart 9903.202. The Disclosure Statement must be submitted as a part of the offeror's proposal under this solicitation, unless the offeror has already submitted a Disclosure Statement disclosing the practices used in connection with the pricing of this proposal. If an applicable Disclosure Statement has already been submitted, the offeror may satisfy the requirement for submission by providing the information requested in paragraph 1.3 of Section 1 of this notice.

CAUTION: In the absence of specific regulations or agreement, a practice disclosed in a Disclosure Statement shall not, by virtue of such disclosure, be deemed to be a proper, approved, or agreed-to practice for pricing proposals or accumulating and reporting Subcontract performance cost data.

Full name, address and telephone number of the cognizant ACO or Federal Official where filed:

Date of disclosure statement:

Name and address of cognizant ACO or Federal Official where filed:

1.3.2.2 The offeror further certifies that practices used in estimating costs in pricing this proposal are consistent with the cost accounting practices disclosed in the applicable Disclosure Statement.

2.0 CAS – Eligibility for Modified Subcontract Coverage

If the offeror is eligible to use the modified provisions of 48 CFR 9903.201-2(b) and elects to do so, the offeror will indicate by checking the box below. Checking the box below means that the resulting Subcontract is subject to the “Disclosure and Consistency of Cost Accounting Practices” Additional General Provision in lieu of the “Cost Accounting Standards” General Provision.

CAUTION: An offeror may not claim eligibility for modified Subcontract coverage if this proposal is expected to result in the award of a CAS-covered Subcontract of $50,000,000 or more or if, during its current cost accounting period, the offeror has been awarded a single CAS-covered prime contract or subcontract of $50,000,000 or more.

|_| 2.1 The offeror hereby claims an exemption from the “Cost Accounting Standards” clause under the provisions of 48 CFR 9903.201-2(b) and certifies that the offeror is eligible for use of the “Disclosure and Consistency of Cost Accounting Practices” Additional General Provision because during the cost accounting period immediately preceding the period in which this proposal was submitted, the offeror received less than $50,000,000 in awards of CAS-covered prime contracts and subcontracts

4.0 Additional CAS Applicable to Existing Subcontracts

The offeror will indicate below whether award of the contemplated subcontract would, in accordance with subparagraph (a)(3) of the “Cost Accounting Standards” (FAR 52.230-2) as referenced in the Subcontract’s General Provisions, require a change in established cost accounting practices affecting existing subcontracts and lower-tier subcontracts.

|_| Yes |_| No RFP No: Dated:

5.0 Educational Institution

|_| The offeror is a public or nonprofit institution of higher education, e.g., an accredited college or university, as defined in section 1201(a) of Public Law 89-329, November 8, 1965, Higher Education Act of 1965; (20 U.S.C. 1141(a)) that is responsible for Cost Accounting Standards under CAS Standard 48 CFR 9905.

6.0 Foreign Concern

|_| The offeror is a foreign concern (not owned by a Foreign Government, its agents or instrumentalities) that is responsible for Cost Accounting Standards under CAS Standard 48 CFR 9904.401 and 402.

Subcontractor Name:

Address:

Authorized Signature:

Date:

Type/Print Name:

This document has been reviewed and determined not to contain export-controlled technical data.

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