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SEE ADDENDUM

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W90VN821R0036 07-Jul-2021

b. TELEPHONE NUMBER

315-722-1384

8. OFFER DUE DATE/LOCAL TIME

01:00 PM 16 Jul 2021

5. SOLICITATION NUMBER 6. SOLICITATION ISSUE DATE

AUTHORIZED FOR LOCAL REPRODUCTION

PREVIOUS EDITION IS NOT USABLE

STANDARD FORM 1449 (REV. 2/2012)

Prescribed by GSA – FAR (48 CFR) 53.212

(TYPE OR PRINT)

(SIGNATURE OF CONTRACTING OFFICER)

ADDENDA ARE

26. TOTAL AWARD AMOUNT (For Gov t. Use Only )

23.

CODE 10. THIS ACQUISITION IS

SUCH ADDRESS IN OFFER

17b. CHECK IF REMITTANCE IS DIFFERENT AND PUT

BELOW IS CHECKED

TELEPHONE NO.

W90VN89. ISSUED BY

18b. SUBMIT INVOICES TO ADDRESS SHOWN IN BLOCK 18a. UNLESS BLOCK

7. FOR SOLICITATION

INFORMATION CALL:

a. NAME

MR. KIM, CHONG NAK

2. CONTRACT NO. 3. AWARD/EFFECTIVE DATE 4. ORDER NUMBER

(TYPE OR PRINT)

30b. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER 30c. DATE SIGNED 31b. NAME OF CONTRACTING OFFICER

30a. SIGNATURE OF OFFEROR/CONTRACTOR 31a.UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

0 27a. SOLICITATION INCORPORATES BY REFERENCE FAR 52.212-1. 52.212-4. FAR 52.212-3. 52.212-5 ARE ATTACHED.

25. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA

1. REQUISITION NUMBER

20.

ADDITIONAL SHEETS SUBJECT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SPECIFIED.

OFFEROR TO COMPLETE BLOCKS 12, 17, 23, 24, AND 30

SOLICITATION/CONTRACT/ORDER FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS

W582LE1162N912

ARE NOT ATTACHED

27b. CONTRACT/PURCHASE ORDER INCORPORATES BY REFERENCE FAR 52.212-4. FAR 52.212-5 IS ATTACHED. ADDENDA ARE ARE NOT ATTACHED

(BLOCK 5), INCLUDING ANY ADDITIONS OR CHANGES WHICH ARE

SET FORTH HEREIN, IS ACCEPTED AS TO ITEMS:

. YOUR OFFER ON SOLICITATION

28. CONTRACTOR IS REQUIRED TO SIGN THIS DOCUMENT AND RETURN

% FOR:SET ASIDE:UNRESTRICTED ORX

SMALL BUSINESS

17a.CONTRACTOR/ CODE FACILITY

OFFEROR CODE

411TH CONTRACTING SUPPORT BRIGADE, KOREA

RCO CASEY

UNIT#15289

APO AP 96224-6224

UNITED STATES

18a. PAYMENT WILL BE MADE BY CODE

RATED ORDER UNDER

DPAS (15 CFR 700)

13a. THIS CONTRACT IS A

13b. RATING

CODE15. DELIVER TO CODE W582LE 16. ADMINISTERED BY

12. DISCOUNT TERMS11. DELIVERY FOR FOB DESTINA-

TION UNLESS BLOCK IS

MARKED

SEE SCHEDULE

14. METHOD OF SOLICITATION

RFQ IFB RFPX

KIM, PYONG WON, 730-5444

CPBO, LRC-RC, 403RD AFSB, AREA 1

UNIT #15707, APO AP 96224-5707

TEL: FAX:

FAX:

TEL: SERVICE-DISABLED

VETERAN-OWNED

SMALL BUSINESS

8(A)

HUBZONE SMALL

BUSINESS

SIZE STANDARD:

NAICS:

333924

X

OFFER DATED

29. AWARD OF CONTRACT: REF.

DELIVER ALL ITEMS SET FORTH OR OTHERWISE IDENTIFIED ABOVE AND ON ANY

COPIES TO ISSUING OFFICE. CONTRACTOR AGREES TO FURNISH AND

EMAIL:

TEL:

31c. DATE SIGNED

SEE SCHEDULE

SCHEDULE OF SUPPLIES/ SERVICESITEM NO. QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

24.22.21.19.

WOMEN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS (WOSB)

ELIGIBLE UNDER THE WOMEN-OWNED

SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAM

EDWOSB

32g. E-MAIL OF AUTHORIZED GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVE

SOLICITATION/CONTRACT/ORDER FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS

(CONTINUED)

PAGE 2 OF23

ACCEPTED, AND CONFORMS TO THE CONTRACT, EXCEPT AS NOTED: ______________________________________________________

32a. QUANTITY IN COLUMN 21 HAS BEEN

RECEIVED INSPECTED

32b. SIGNATURE OF AUTHORIZED GOVERNMENT

REPRESENTATIVE

32c. DATE 32d. PRINTED NAME AND TITLE OF AUTHORIZED GOVERNMENT

REPRESENTATIVE

32e. MAILING ADDRESS OF AUTHORIZED GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVE 32f . TELEPHONE NUMBER OF AUTHORIZED GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVE

37. CHECK NUMBER

FINALPARTIALCOMPLETE

36. PAYMENT35. AMOUNT VERIFIED

CORRECT FOR

34. VOUCHER NUMBER

FINAL

33. SHIP NUMBER

PARTIAL

38. S/R ACCOUNT NUMBER 39. S/R VOUCHER NUMBER 40. PAID BY

41a. I CERTIFY THIS ACCOUNT IS CORRECT AND PROPER FOR PAYMENT

41b. SIGNATURE AND TITLE OF CERTIFYING OFFICER 41c. DATE

42a. RECEIVED BY (Print)

42b. RECEIVED AT (Location)

42c. DATE REC'D (YY/MM/DD) 42d. TOTAL CONTAINERS

STANDARD FORM 1449 (REV. 2/2012) BACK

Prescribed by GSA – FAR (48 CFR) 53.212

AUTHORIZED FOR LOCAL REPRODUCTION

PREVIOUS EDITION IS NOT USABLE

SEE SCHEDULE

20.

SCHEDULE OF SUPPLIES/ SERVICES

21.

QUANTITY UNIT

22. 23.

UNIT PRICE

24.

AMOUNT

19.

ITEM NO.

W90VN821R0036

Section SF 1449 - CONTINUATION SHEET

SPECIAL NOTICE

(a) This solicitation is conducted under the LCS program and will result in a contract between the Government of the Republic of Korea (ROK) and the contractor. ROK will directly pay the contractor. No appropriated funds of the United States (US) shall be obligated for payment due under a contract resulting from this solicitation.

(b) In accordance with the International Agreement between the US and ROK, titled “Implementation Arrangement for the Special Measures Agreement” (hereinafter “International Agreement”), signed by the parties in 2019:

The parties hereby agree that all LCS work must be accomplished in the ROK or its territorial waters and that all equipment and supplies that are to be acquired with ROK Government funds shall be manufactured in the ROK, and all LCS service work shall be carried out by Korean contractor(s), the Korea Railroad Corporation, or the ROK military.

The term ‘Korean contractor” in implementing the LCS program in Section V, Paragraph 3 (of the 2019 SMA IA) is defined as follows:

1. An entity, that, including its parent, is a domestic corporation under the Korean Corporation Tax Act and whose domestic status is recorded in the Certified Copy of Register or its successor document. A parent is defined as an entity that holds more than 50/100 of the total issued and outstanding shares in another company, as reflected in the Stock Change Certificate; or

2. An individual who has Korean nationality.

(c) In order to establish eligibility for a LCS contract, the offeror shall submit the documents listed below with their proposal prior to the closing date/time established in the solicitation. The contracting officer will determine the offeror’s eligibility status as a Korean contractor solely on the basis of these documents.

(1) Prime Contractor Registration: The offeror shall submit its Certified Copy of Register (등기부 등본 (유효사항)), as certified and submitted to the ROK Supreme Court (대법원). In order to qualify as a Korean Contractor, the fourth block of the offeror's Certified Copy of Register [등기부 등본 (유효사항)] must state an address that is physically located in the Republic of Korea.

(2) Prime Contractor Stock Change Certification: The offeror shall submit its most recent Stock Change Certificate

(주식 변동 상황 명세서), as certified and submitted to the ROK Local Tax Office (국세청). The prime contractor’s

Stock Change Certificate (주식 변동 상황 명세서) will be evaluated to determine if the prime contractor has a

Parent (as defined in the International Agreement extract above).

(3) If the Prime Contractor has a Parent, the offeror shall submit the Parent’s Certified Copy of Register

(등기부등본 (유효사항)) as certified and submitted to the ROK Supreme Court (대법원). In order for the Prime

Contractor to qualify as a Korean Contractor, the fourth block of the offeror’s Parent’s Certified Copy of Register

(등기부 등본 (유효사항)) must state an address that is physically located in the Republic of Korea.

(4) To validate if an individual is “Korean nationality”, the following documents shall be submitted:

Business Registration (사업자 등록증)

Basic Certificate (기본 증명서)

Certificate of Business Fact (사업사실증명서)

(Issued by National Tax Service showing partnership/owners, shares, and date when the business was jointly owned)

(d) To summarize the requirements stated above:

(1) An offeror that does not have a “Parent” will submit 2 documents to establish that the offeror is a Korean Contractor: 1) Offeror's Certified Copy of Register, and 2) Offeror's Stock Change Certificate.

(2) An offeror that does have a “Parent” will submit 3 documents to establish that the offeror is a Korean Contractor: 1) Offeror's Certified Copy of Register, 2) Offeror's Stock Change Certificate, and 3) Parent's Certified Copy of Register.

(3) An Offeror that does not have Stock Change Certificate will submit: 1) Business Registration, 2) Basic Certificate, and 3) Certificate of Business Fact.

ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

0001 3 Each Sand Spreader 15Ton(15ton truck type), R

FFP

Sand Spreader 15Ton(15ton truck type), Retech, RTS-1500, BRAND NAME OR EQUAL

See attached Salient Characteristics FOB: Destination

PURCHASE REQUEST NUMBER: W582LE1162N912

PSC CD: 2320

NET AMT

SALIENT CHARACTERISTICS

15 Ton Sand Spreader Salient Characteristics

The equipment described herein shall be utilized for the purpose of spreading sand for DPW on projects and for icy roads treatment.

Description 15 Ton Sand Spreader

Remark Details

Sand Spreader

Model 15 Ton Sand Spreader

Mounting Truck 15 Ton

Capacity 11Cubic Meters-15 Cubic Meters

Main Parameters

Hopper Size

2900L-3000L

Engine 26Hp-30Hp

Fuel Diesel

Spray Width 2M-12M

Spray Distance

20M-25M

LED Head Lamp

Yes

LED Warning Light

Yes

Misc. Requirements Operating Manual (English and Hangul)

Maintenance and Repair Manuals Fire Extinguisher

Maintenance Parts to Cover 1 Year of Services Delivery 180 Days

2 Year Warranty

ADDENDUM 52.212-1

ADDENDUM 52.212-1

ADDENDUM TO FAR 52.212-1, INSTRUCTIONS TO THE OFFEROR(S)

1. Quottion shall be submitted by email to Mr. Kim, Chongnak at chongnak.kim.ln@mail.mil and to Mr. Song Ho Chun at hochun.song.ln@mail.mil. All questions should be emailed to chongnak.kim.ln@mail.mil between 1 July 2021 and 8 July 2021 . The electronic quotation shall be submitted by the closing date and time of RFQ. After submit quotation, It is the offeror’s responsibility to make sure if the Government receive quotation before closing time.

2. The offeror(s) shall submit the following requirments IAW Para 1 above.

a. Price Schedule.

b. Technical Proposal ( ALL technical proposal shall be in English )

1. Description/Specification: shall contain the description/specification of item with photo including manufacturer name and model/part number. “EQUAL” products must meet the salient physical, functional, or performance characteristics specified in the RFQ.

2. Failure to submit the paragraph 2 above requirements shall be excluded for determining the offer technically unacceptable, and ineligible for contract award.

3. All questions shall be submitted via electronic mail to the Contract Specialist, Mr. Kim, Chongnak at:

chongnak.kim.ln@mail.mil

c. ELIGIBILITY FOR AWARD OF ROK MND CONTRACTS The offeror shall submit the documents listed below with their proposal prior to the closing date/time established in the solicitation. The contracting officer will determine the offeror’s eligibility status as a Korean contractor solely on the basis of these documents.

(1) Prime Contractor Registration: The offeror shall submit its Certified Copy of Register (등기부 등본

(유효사항)), as certified and submitted to the ROK Supreme Court (대법원). In order to qualify as a Korean

Contractor, the fourth block of the offeror's Certified Copy of Register [등기부 등본 (유효사항)] must state an address that is physically located in the Republic of Korea.

(2) Prime Contractor Stock Change Certification: The offeror shall submit its most recent Stock Change Certificate

(주식 변동 상황 명세서), as certified and submitted to the ROK Local Tax Office (국세청). The prime contractor’s

Stock Change Certificate (주식 변동 상황 명세서) will be evaluated to determine if the prime contractor has a Parent (as defined in the International Agreement extract above).

(3) If the Prime Contractor has a Parent, the offeror shall submit the Parent’s Certified Copy of Register

(등기부등본 (유효사항)) as certified and submitted to the ROK Supreme Court (대법원). In order for the Prime Contractor to qualify as a Korean Contractor, the fourth block of the offeror’s Parent’s Certified Copy of Register

(등기부 등본 (유효사항)) must state an address that is physically located in the Republic of Korea.

(4) To validate if an individual is “Korean nationality”, the following documents shall be submitted:

Business Registration (사업자 등록증)

Basic Certificate (기본 증명서)

Certificate of Business Fact (사업사실증명서) (Issued by National Tax Service showing partnership/owners, shares, and date when the business was jointly owned)

(d) To summarize the requirements stated above:

(1) An offeror that does not have a “Parent” will submit 2 documents to establish that the offeror is a Korean Contractor: 1) Offeror's Certified Copy of Register, and 2) Offeror's Stock Change Certificate.

(2) An offeror that does have a “Parent” will submit 3 documents to establish that the offeror is a Korean Contractor:

1) Offeror's Certified Copy of Register, 2) Offeror's Stock Change Certificate, and 3) Parent's Certified Copy of Register.

(3) An Offeror that does not have Stock Change Certificate will submit: 1) Business Registration, 2) Basic Certificate, and 3) Certificate of Business Fact.

ADDENDUM 52.212-2

Addendum to FAR Clause 52.212-2 EVALUATION-COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

(a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror having submitted the lowest-priced, technically acceptable offer that satisfies all terms and conditions of this solicitation. The following factors shall be used to evaluate quotations:

►Factor A. Technical Specification Description: To be determined technically acceptable, the submitted specification must meet salient characteristics stated in this solicitation.

►Factor B. Price

ADDENDUM 52.212-4

ADDENDUM 52.212-4

ADDENDUM TO FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Item

DELIVERY/PAYMENT INFORMATION

1. INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE: Inspection for condition, quality, quantity count and final acceptance of the supplies delivered under this Purchase Order shall be conducted by Receiving Officer or his authorized representative at the final destination point in South Korea.

a. Delivery Point and Receiving Officer:

Mr. KIM, PYONG WON

CPBO, LRC-RC

403rd AFSB Area 1 Unit # 15707

APO AP 96224-5707

b. Delivery shall be made no later than three( 3) months after receipt of purchase order.

2. NOTICE TO RECEIVING OFFICER (KOREA): Upon receipt and acceptance of supplies, the Receiving Officer is responsible for preparing a receiving report on DD Form 250. The Receiving Officer is required to complete the entire DD 250 and distribute to the Contract Specialist: Mr. Kim, Chongnak, RCO Casey 411th CSB Korea, Unit 15228, APO AP 96271, TEL: 722-1384 (DSN), or email: chongnak.kim.ln@mail.mil

3. RECEIVING OFFICER’S NOTIFICATION TO PURCHASING ACTIVITY OF NON-RECEIPT,

DAMAGE OR NON-CONFORMANCE: The Receiving Officer shall notify the Contracting Officer promptly after date of delivery specified in the contract, of supplies not received, damaged in transit, or not conforming to specifications of the contract. Only under extenuating circumstances should such notification be made later than 15 days after specified date of delivery.

4. Partial delivery is not authorized.

5. "FUNDS ARE NOT PRESENTLY AVAILABLE FOR THIS ACQUISITION. NO CONTRACT AWARD

WILL BE MADE UNTIL APPROPRIATED FUNDS ARE MADE AVAILABLE."

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

52.203-2 Certificate Of Independent Price Determination APR 1985 52.204-7 System for Award Management OCT 2018 52.204-9 Personal Identity Verification of Contractor Personnel JAN 2011 52.204-10 Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier

Subcontract Awards

JUN 2020

52.209-5 Certification Regarding Responsibility Matters AUG 2020 52.211-6 Brand Name or Equal AUG 1999 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors--Commercial Items JUN 2020 52.212-2 Evaluation - Commercial Items OCT 2014 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications--Commercial

Items

FEB 2021

52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions--Commercial Items OCT 2018 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement

Statutes or Executive Orders--Commercial Items

JAN 2021

52.225-14 Inconsistency Between English Version And Translation Of Contract

FEB 2000

52.232-18 Availability Of Funds APR 1984 52.247-34 F.O.B. Destination NOV 1991 252.209-7004 Subcontracting With Firms That Are Owned or Controlled By

The Government of a Country that is a State Sponsor of Terrorism

MAY 2019

252.211-7003 Item Unique Identification and Valuation MAR 2016 252.225-7012 Preference For Certain Domestic Commodities DEC 2017

252.225-7041 Correspondence in English JUN 1997 252.232-7008 Assignment of Claims (Overseas) JUN 1997 252.243-7001 Pricing Of Contract Modifications DEC 1991

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY FULL TEXT

(a) Definitions. As used in this clause—

“Agent” means any individual, including a director, an officer, an employee, or an independent contractor, authorized to act on behalf of the organization.

“Coercion” means—

(1) Threats of serious harm to or physical restraint against any person;

(2) Any scheme, plan, or pattern intended to cause a person to believe that failure to perform an act would result in serious harm to or physical restraint against any person; or

(3) The abuse or threatened abuse of the legal process.

“Commercial sex act” means any sex act on account of which anything of value is given to or received by any person.

“Commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) item” means--

(1) Any item of supply (including construction material) that is—

(i) A commercial item (as defined in paragraph (1) of the definition at FAR 2.101);

(ii) Sold in substantial quantities in the commercial marketplace; and

(iii) Offered to the Government, under a contract or subcontract at any tier, without modification, in the same form in which it is sold in the commercial marketplace; and

(2) Does not include bulk cargo, as defined in 46 U.S.C. 40102(4), such as agricultural products and petroleum products.

“Debt bondage” means the status or condition of a debtor arising from a pledge by the debtor of his or her personal services or of those of a person under his or her control as a security for debt, if the value of those services as reasonably assessed is not applied toward the liquidation of the debt or the length and nature of those services are not respectively limited and defined.

“Employee” means an employee of the Contractor directly engaged in the performance of work under the contract who has other than a minimal impact or involvement in contract performance.

“Forced labor” means knowingly providing or obtaining the labor or services of a person—

(1) By threats of serious harm to, or physical restraint against, that person or another person;

(2) By means of any scheme, plan, or pattern intended to cause the person to believe that, if the person did not perform such labor or services, that person or another person would suffer serious harm or physical restraint; or

(3) By means of the abuse or threatened abuse of law or the legal process.

“Involuntary servitude” includes a condition of servitude induced by means of—

(1) Any scheme, plan, or pattern intended to cause a person to believe that, if the person did not enter into or continue in such conditions, that person or another person would suffer serious harm or physical restraint; or

(2) The abuse or threatened abuse of the legal process.

“Recruitment fees” means fees of any type, including charges, costs, assessments, or other financial obligations, that are associated with the recruiting process, regardless of the time, manner, or location of imposition or collection of the fee.

(1) Recruitment fees include, but are not limited to, the following fees (when they are associated with the recruiting process) for--

(i) Soliciting, identifying, considering, interviewing, referring, retaining, transferring, selecting, training, providing orientation to, skills testing, recommending, or placing employees or potential employees;

(ii) Advertising;

(iii) Obtaining permanent or temporary labor certification, including any associated fees;

(iv) Processing applications and petitions;

(v) Acquiring visas, including any associated fees;

(vi) Acquiring photographs and identity or immigration documents, such as passports, including any associated fees;

(vii) Accessing the job opportunity, including required medical examinations and immunizations; background, reference, and security clearance checks and examinations; and additional certifications;

(viii) An employer's recruiters, agents or attorneys, or other notary or legal fees;

(ix) Language interpretation or translation, arranging for or accompanying on travel, or providing other advice to employees or potential employees;

(x) Government-mandated fees, such as border crossing fees, levies, or worker welfare funds;

(xi) Transportation and subsistence costs--

(A) While in transit, including, but not limited to, airfare or costs of other modes of transportation, terminal fees, and travel taxes associated with travel from the country of origin to the country of performance and the return journey upon the end of employment; and

(B) From the airport or disembarkation point to the worksite;

(xii) Security deposits, bonds, and insurance; and

(xiii) Equipment charges.

(2) A recruitment fee, as described in the introductory text of this definition, is a recruitment fee, regardless of whether the payment is--

(i) Paid in property or money;

(ii) Deducted from wages;

(iii) Paid back in wage or benefit concessions;

(iv) Paid back as a kickback, bribe, in-kind payment, free labor, tip, or tribute; or

(v) Collected by an employer or a third party, whether licensed or unlicensed, including, but not limited to--

(A) Agents;

(B) Labor brokers;

(C) Recruiters;

(D) Staffing firms (including private employment and placement firms);

(E) Subsidiaries/affiliates of the employer;

(F) Any agent or employee of such entities; and

(G) Subcontractors at all tiers.

“Severe forms of trafficking in persons” means—

(1) Sex trafficking in which a commercial sex act is induced by force, fraud, or coercion, or in which the person induced to perform such act has not attained 18 years of age; or

(2) The recruitment, harboring, transportation, provision, or obtaining of a person for labor or services, through the use of force, fraud, or coercion for the purpose of subjection to involuntary servitude, peonage, debt bondage, or slavery.

“Sex trafficking” means the recruitment, harboring, transportation, provision, or obtaining of a person for the purpose of a commercial sex act.

“Subcontract” means any contract entered into by a subcontractor to furnish supplies or services for performance of a prime contract or a subcontract.

“Subcontractor” means any supplier, distributor, vendor, or firm that furnishes supplies or services to or for a prime contractor or another subcontractor.

“United States” means the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and outlying areas.

(b) Policy. The United States Government has adopted a policy prohibiting trafficking in persons including the trafficking-related activities of this clause. Contractors, contractor employees, and their agents shall not—

(1) Engage in severe forms of trafficking in persons during the period of performance of the contract;

(2) Procure commercial sex acts during the period of performance of the contract;

(3) Use forced labor in the performance of the contract;

(4) Destroy, conceal, confiscate, or otherwise deny access by an employee to the employee's identity or immigration documents, such as passports or drivers' licenses, regardless of issuing authority;

(5)(i) Use misleading or fraudulent practices during the recruitment of employees or offering of employment, such as failing to disclose, in a format and language understood by the employee or potential employee, basic information or making material misrepresentations during the recruitment of employees regarding the key terms and conditions of employment, including wages and fringe benefits, the location of work, the living conditions, housing and associated costs (if employer or agent provided or arranged), any significant costs to be charged to the employee or potential employee, and, if applicable, the hazardous nature of the work;

(ii) Use recruiters that do not comply with local labor laws of the country in which the recruiting takes place;

(6) Charge employees and potential employees recruitment fees;

(7)(i) Fail to provide return transportation or pay for the cost of return transportation upon the end of employment--

(A) For an employee who is not a national of the country in which the work is taking place and who was brought into that country for the purpose of working on a U.S. Government contract or subcontract (for portions of contracts performed outside the United States); or

(B) For an employee who is not a United States national and who was brought into the United States for the purpose of working on a U.S. Government contract or subcontract, if the payment of such costs is required under existing temporary worker programs or pursuant to a written agreement with the employee (for portions of contracts performed inside the United States); except that--

(ii) The requirements of paragraphs (b)(7)(i) of this clause shall not apply to an employee who is--

(B) Exempted by an authorized official of the contracting agency from the requirement to provide return transportation or pay for the cost of return transportation;

(iii) The requirements of paragraph (b)(7)(i) of this clause are modified for a victim of trafficking in persons who is seeking victim services or legal redress in the country of employment, or for a witness in an enforcement action related to trafficking in persons. The contractor shall provide the return transportation or pay the cost of return transportation in a way that does not obstruct the victim services, legal redress, or witness activity. For example, the contractor shall not only offer return transportation to a witness at a time when the witness is still needed to testify.

This paragraph does not apply when the exemptions at paragraph (b)(7)(ii) of this clause apply.

(8) Provide or arrange housing that fails to meet the host country housing and safety standards; or

(9) If required by law or contract, fail to provide an employment contract, recruitment agreement, or other required work document in writing. Such written work document shall be in a language the employee understands. If the employee must relocate to perform the work, the work document shall be provided to the employee at least five days prior to the employee relocating. The employee's work document shall include, but is not limited to, details about work description, wages, prohibition on charging recruitment fees, work location(s), living accommodations and associated costs, time off, roundtrip transportation arrangements, grievance process, and the content of applicable laws and regulations that prohibit trafficking in persons.

(c) Contractor requirements. The Contractor shall—

(1) Notify its employees of—

(i) (A) The United States Government's policy prohibiting trafficking in persons described in paragraph (b) of this clause; and

(B) The following directive(s) or notice(s) applicable to employees performing work at the contract place(s) of performance as indicated below:

Document Title: USFK Regulation 190‐2 Document may be obtained from:

http://8tharmy.korea.army.mil/g1_AG/Programs_Policy/UploadedFile/USFK/USFK_Reg_190‐2_Off‐ Limits_Areas_and_Establishments.pdf

Document Title: USFK Command Policy Letter #12 Document may be obtained from:

http://www.usfk.mil/usfk/Uploads/140/USFK%20CPL12.pdf

Applies to Performance in/at: Republic of Korea

(ii) The actions that will be taken against employees or agents for violations of this policy. Such actions for employees may include, but are not limited to, removal from the contract, reduction in benefits, or termination of employment; and

(2) Take appropriate action, up to and including termination, against employees, agents, or subcontractors that violate the policy in paragraph (b) of this clause.

(d) Notification. (1) The Contractor shall inform the Contracting Officer and the agency Inspector General immediately of—

(i) Any credible information it receives from any source (including host country law enforcement) that alleges a Contractor employee, subcontractor, subcontractor employee, or their agent has engaged in conduct that violates the policy in paragraph (b) of this clause (see also 18 U.S.C. 1351, Fraud in Foreign Labor Contracting, and 52.203- 13(b)(3)(i)(A), if that clause is included in the solicitation or contract, which requires disclosure to the agency Office of the Inspector General when the Contractor has credible evidence of fraud); and

(ii) Any actions taken against a Contractor employee, subcontractor, subcontractor employee, or their agent pursuant to this clause.

(2) If the allegation may be associated with more than one contract, the Contractor shall inform the contracting officer for the contract with the highest dollar value.

(e) Remedies. In addition to other remedies available to the Government, the Contractor's failure to comply with the requirements of paragraphs (c), (d), (g), (h), or (i) of this clause may result in—

(1) Requiring the Contractor to remove a Contractor employee or employees from the performance of the contract;

(2) Requiring the Contractor to terminate a subcontract;

(3) Suspension of contract payments until the Contractor has taken appropriate remedial action;

(4) Loss of award fee, consistent with the award fee plan, for the performance period in which the Government determined Contractor non-compliance;

(5) Declining to exercise available options under the contract;

(6) Termination of the contract for default or cause, in accordance with the termination clause of this contract; or

(7) Suspension or debarment.

(f) Mitigating and aggravating factors. When determining remedies, the Contracting Officer may consider the following:

(1) Mitigating factors. The Contractor had a Trafficking in Persons compliance plan or an awareness program at the time of the violation, was in compliance with the plan, and has taken appropriate remedial actions for the violation, that may include reparation to victims for such violations.

(2) Aggravating factors. The Contractor failed to abate an alleged violation or enforce the requirements of a compliance plan, when directed by the Contracting Officer to do so.

(g) Full cooperation.

(1) The Contractor shall, at a minimum—

(i) Disclose to the agency Inspector General information sufficient to identify the nature and extent of an offense and the individuals responsible for the conduct;

(ii) Provide timely and complete responses to Government auditors' and investigators' requests for documents;

(iii) Cooperate fully in providing reasonable access to its facilities and staff (both inside and outside the U.S.) to allow contracting agencies and other responsible Federal agencies to conduct audits, investigations, or other actions to ascertain compliance with the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. chapter 78), E.O. 13627, or any other applicable law or regulation establishing restrictions on trafficking in persons, the procurement of commercial sex acts, or the use of forced labor; and

(iv) Protect all employees suspected of being victims of or witnesses to prohibited activities, prior to returning to the country from which the employee was recruited, and shall not prevent or hinder the ability of these employees from cooperating fully with Government authorities.

(2) The requirement for full cooperation does not foreclose any Contractor rights arising in law, the FAR, or the terms of the contract. It does not—

(i) Require the Contractor to waive its attorney-client privilege or the protections afforded by the attorney work product doctrine;

(ii) Require any officer, director, owner, employee, or agent of the Contractor, including a sole proprietor, to waive his or her attorney client privilege or Fifth Amendment rights; or

(iii) Restrict the Contractor from—

(A) Conducting an internal investigation; or

(B) Defending a proceeding or dispute arising under the contract or related to a potential or disclosed violation.

(h) Compliance plan.

(1) This paragraph (h) applies to any portion of the contract that—

(i) Is for supplies, other than commercially available off-the-shelf items, acquired outside the United States, or services to be performed outside the United States; and

(ii) Has an estimated value that exceeds $500,000.

(2) The Contractor shall maintain a compliance plan during the performance of the contract that is appropriate—

(i) To the size and complexity of the contract; and

(ii) To the nature and scope of the activities to be performed for the Government, including the number of non- United States citizens expected to be employed and the risk that the contract or subcontract will involve services or supplies susceptible to trafficking in persons.

(3) Minimum requirements. The compliance plan must include, at a minimum, the following:

(i) An awareness program to inform contractor employees about the Government's policy prohibiting trafficking-related activities described in paragraph (b) of this clause, the activities prohibited, and the actions that will be taken against the employee for violations. Additional information about Trafficking in Persons and examples of awareness programs can be found at the Web site for the Department of State's Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons at http://www.state.gov/j/tip/.

(ii) A process for employees to report, without fear of retaliation, activity inconsistent with the policy prohibiting trafficking in persons, including a means to make available to all employees and potential employees the hotline phone number of the Global Human Trafficking Hotline at 1-844-888-FREE and its email address at help@befree.org.

(iii) A recruitment and wage plan that only permits the use of recruitment companies with trained employees, prohibits charging recruitment fees to the employee or potential employee, and ensures that wages meet applicable host-country legal requirements or explains any variance.

(iv) A housing plan, if the Contractor or subcontractor intends to provide or arrange housing, that ensures that the housing meets host-country housing and safety standards.

(v) Procedures to prevent agents and subcontractors at any tier and at any dollar value from engaging in trafficking in persons (including activities in paragraph (b) of this clause) and to monitor, detect, and terminate any agents, subcontracts, or subcontractor employees that have engaged in such activities.

(4) Posting.

(i) The Contractor shall post the relevant contents of the compliance plan, no later than the initiation of contract performance, at the workplace (unless the work is to be performed in the field or not in a fixed location) and on the Contractor's Web site (if one is maintained). If posting at the workplace or on the Web site is impracticable, the Contractor shall provide the relevant contents of the compliance plan to each worker in writing.

(ii) The Contractor shall provide the compliance plan to the Contracting Officer upon request.

(5) Certification. Annually after receiving an award, the Contractor shall submit a certification to the Contracting Officer that—

(i) It has implemented a compliance plan to prevent any prohibited activities identified at paragraph (b) of this clause and to monitor, detect, and terminate any agent, subcontract or subcontractor employee engaging in prohibited activities; and

(ii) After having conducted due diligence, either—

(A) To the best of the Contractor's knowledge and belief, neither it nor any of its agents, subcontractors, or their agents is engaged in any such activities; or

(B) If abuses relating to any of the prohibited activities identified in paragraph (b) of this clause have been found, the Contractor or subcontractor has taken the appropriate remedial and referral actions.

(i) Subcontracts.

(1) The Contractor shall include the substance of this clause, including this paragraph (i), in all subcontracts and in all contracts with agents. The requirements in paragraph (h) of this clause apply only to any portion of the subcontract that—

(A) Is for supplies, other than commercially available off-the-shelf items, acquired outside the United States, or services to be performed outside the United States; and

(B) Has an estimated value that exceeds $500,000.

(2) If any subcontractor is required by this clause to submit a certification, the Contractor shall require submission prior to the award of the subcontract and annually thereafter. The certification shall cover the items in paragraph (h)(5) of this clause.

(End of clause)

52.252-1 SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998)

This solicitation incorporates one or more solicitation provisions by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. The offeror is cautioned that the listed provisions may include blocks that must be completed by the offeror and submitted with its quotation or offer. In lieu of submitting the full text of those provisions, the offeror may identify the provision by paragraph identifier and provide the appropriate information with its quotation or offer. Also, the full text of a solicitation provision may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es):

http://acquisition.gov/far/index.html http://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/dfars/

(End of provision)

52.252-2 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998)

This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es):

http://acquisition.gov/far/index.html http://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/dfars/

(End of clause)

5152.204-4032 REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS

(a) SUBCONTRACTING:

If the offeror contemplates subcontracting, it must obtain prior written approval of subcontractor from the PCO or ACO, and list below: (1) the names and addresses of the subcontractor(s), (2) the type of subcontracting, and (3) the estimated price for each subcontract.

(b) AFFILIATED OFFERORS:

(1) Business concerns are affiliates of each other when, either directly or indirectly, one concern controls or has the power to control the other, or a third party controls or has the power to control both.

(2) Each offeror shall furnish, below, the following information:

(i) Whether the offeror has any affiliates;

(ii) The names and addresses of all affiliates of the offeror; and

(iii) The names and addresses of all persons and concerns exercising control or ownership of the offeror and any or all of its affiliates, and whether they are common officers, directors, stockholders holding controlling interest, or otherwise.

AFFILIATED CONCERNS. : (Name, location and, in detail, controlling interest in each)

(c) PRINCIPAL OWNER(S) OR STOCKHOLDER(S):

Each offeror shall list below the name(s) and address(es) of the principal owner(s) or stockholder(s) of the company and percentage of ownership. If a major portion is publicly traded and/or otherwise widely distributed, state that, with the percentage so affected.

(d) STANDARDS OF CONDUCT CERTIFICATION:

This is to certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, except as described below, no representative of this firm who deals with US Government employees on any aspect of this procurement is a former US Government employee, to include former US military personnel. I understand that this certification is continuing in nature and places a duty on me and my firm to notify the Contracting Officer of any additional individual(s) who fit the above description prior to the individual's assuming duties.

(i) Name ______________________________________________ Former rank/grade ____________________________________ Last US Government position ___________________________

(ii) Name ______________________________________________ Former rank/grade ____________________________________ Last US Government position ___________________________

(iii) Name ______________________________________________ Former rank/grade ____________________________________ Last US Government position ___________________________

Firm ____________________________________________________ Name _____________________________________________________ Signature __________________________________________________

Title _____________________________________________________ Date of Execution ____________________________________________

(e) TAXES:

(1) References:

(i) Contract clause entitled "FAR 52.229-06 Taxes—Foreign Fixed-Price Contracts (Jan 1991)."

(ii) US-ROK Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA), Articles IX and XVI.

(iii) ROK Customs Law, Law No. 1976, promulgated on 29 November 1967, as amended.

(iv) ROK Value Added Tax Law, Law No. 2934, promulgated on 22 December 1976 (effective date 1 July 1977), as amended.

(v) ROK Special Excise Tax Law, Law No. 2935, promulgated on 22 December 1976 (effective date 1 July 1977), as amended.

(2) Contractor shall state the types and estimated amount of taxes that would normally apply to such transactions but are excluded from this proposal.

(i) Customs Tax (except for ROK MND-funded contracts or delivery orders):

Name Number Cost/Unit of Item of Units w/o Tax % of Tax Tax/Unit Tax Total

This item will be imported specifically for this contract? Yes _____ No _____

(ii) Special Excise Tax:

Name Number Cost/Unit of Item of Units w/o Tax % of Tax Tax/Unit Tax Total

Name of item manufacturer

(iii) Value Added Tax (VAT):

Input VAT on materials purchased for this contract. 10% _____ Input VAT on transportation leased/rented for this contract.10% _____ Input VAT on equipment leased/rented for this contract. 10% _____ Input VAT on services purchased for this contract. 10% _____ Output VAT on total contract amount. 10% _____

(iv) Special Excise (Petroleum) Tax:

No. of U/P Liters w/o Tax Tax/Unit Total Tax Amount Regular Gasoline ________ (L) ________ w________ w_____________ Premium Gasoline ________ (L) ________ w________ w_____________ Diesel ________ (L) ________ w________ w_____________ Other ________ (L) ________ w________ w_____________

(v) Education Tax.

(3) Name of the oil company from which POL products will be purchased:

Oil Company: _________________________________________ (Name only)

(4) I certify by this submission that all supplies and services to be purchased for this contract have been proposed exclusive of Value Added Tax, applicable Customs Tax (except ROK MND-funded contracts and delivery orders), Special Excise Tax, and Education Tax.

Signed (Chop)

(f) CERTIFICATIONS AND REPRESENTATIONS

By submitting an offer, each offeror agrees to be bound by all certifications and representations in this solicitation.

The Government reserves the right to require any and all certifications and representations to be completed and signed in hard copy by the successful offeror prior to contract award. Failure of an offeror to complete the certifications and representations within the time directed by the Contracting Officer may result in a determination that the contractor is not a responsible offeror for this acquisition.

5152.229-4012 TAX EXEMPTION, CUSTOMS, REPUBLIC OF KOREA

(a) EXEMPTION: This clause is in implementation of Article IX of the Status of Forces Agreement between the Republic of Korea and the United States of America granting contractors exemption from Republic of Korea customs duties and other such charges. At the time this contract is awarded, the Contractor shall certify to the Contracting Officer that all materials, supplies, and equipment to be imported for the contract have been proposed to the Government exclusive of customs duties and other such charges and; further, that the contract price includes no customs duty whatsoever. It shall indicate to the Contracting Officer the total amount of customs duties excluded from the contract price. The USFK Contracting Officer will verify the amount of customs duty that would otherwise be applicable to the contract and will issue USFK Form(s) 75 to the Contractor. The contractor will submit the original USFK Form 75 to the governing ROK Customs Office at the time of import declaration. The Chief of the Customs Office will review the USFK Form 75 and will exempt the Contractor from customs duties and other such charges. During the review process the customs office will post on the Contractor's Import Permit the anticipated submission date for a completed USFK Form 76, which will be prepared by the Contracting Officer and given to the contractor immediately after contract performance. The Contractor will submit the original USFK Form 76 to the governing ROK Customs Office no later than the date posted on the Import Permit. If the USFK Form 76 is not submitted by the anticipated date, the ROK Customs Office will immediately collect the customs duties and other such charges previously exempted.

(b) If for any reason the Contractor has paid customs duties on materials, supplies, or equipment prior to award of this contract and desires to use such materials, supplies, or equipment for performance of this contract, the Contractor must exclude such duties from the contract price and may obtain refund of such previously paid duties by submitting a completed USFK Form 76 to the governing ROK Customs Office.

(c) Refund: Any Contractor that requires refund of customs duties and other such charges on items used for USFK contracts, can claim refund of such charges by submitting a copy of a completed USFK Form 76 to the governing ROK Customs Office

(d) This entire clause is inapplicable to contracts, or any portions of contracts, funded by the Republic of Korea.

5152.229-4013 TAX EXEMPTION, SPECIAL EXCISE TAX, REPUBLIC OF KOREA

This clause is in implementation of Article XVI of the Status of Forces Agreement between the Republic of Korea and the United States, granting Contractors exemption from Republic of Korea Special Excise Taxes. At the time this contract is awarded the Contractor shall indicate to the Contracting Officer which items will be purchased for the contract that are subject to Special Excise Tax. It shall indicate the name of the item, the number of units to be purchased, the cost per unit without tax, the percentage of tax, the tax amount per unit, the total tax, and the manufacturer of the item. The Contracting Officer will verify the reasonableness of the quantities claimed and ensure that the Contractor has certified that the contract price excludes Special Excise Tax on those items subject to the tax. The contractor shall purchase the special-excise-taxed items from the manufacturer, tax-inclusive. For construction and single-delivery type supply and service contracts, the contractor shall employ the following procedure: At the time it purchases the items it shall present the manufacturer with a notification letter requesting refund of the Special Excise Tax. (Copies of this letter can be obtained from the 411th CSB, Korea Contracting Officer.) The manufacturer will endorse the letter to the manufacturer's District Tax Office which will make refund to the manufacturer. The manufacturer will make subsequent refund to the Contractor. Requests for refund under requirements-type contracts will be submitted monthly and will be accompanied by copies of the USFK delivery orders issue

5152.229-4014 TAX EXEMPTION, VALUE ADDED TAX, REPUBLIC OF KOREA

This clause implements Article XVI of the Status of Forces Agreement between the Republic of Korea and the United States of America, which exempts contractors from paying the Republic of Korea Value-Added Taxes.

When the contractor submits an offer, it shall certify to the Contracting Officer that all the costs in the offer will be exclusive of any Value-Added Tax; and further, that the proposed contract price includes no Value-Added Tax. The contractor shall also indicate the amount and type of Value-Added Taxes excluded from the contract price. If supplies and/or services which the contractor purchases for this contract include Value-Added Taxes, it can obtain a full refund for the amount of the Value-Added Tax by submitting to the ROK District Tax Office tax invoices which the contractor receives when it purchases materials and/or services for this contract. The contractor must submit a copy of the USFK contract with its first tax invoice submission. Subsequent tax invoice submissions must be accompanied by a letter which references the USFK contract submitted with the first tax invoice submission.

5152.229-4015 TAX EXEMPTION, POL PRODUCTS, REPUBLIC OF KOREA

(a) This clause is in implementation of Article XVI of the Status of Forces Agreement between the Republic of Korea and the United States of America, granting Contractors exemption from Republic of Korea taxes for petroleum products (POL) utilized on USFK acquisitions in the Republic of Korea. At the time this contract is awarded, the Contractor shall make a final nomination in writing of its point of purchase for POL products to be used on this contract. If the Contractor intends to purchase directly from an oil company refinery, it may nominate any of the three ROK oil companies below which have agreed to sell to Contractor FOB refinery at the SET-exempt price.

List of Oil Companies and their Respective Tax Offices

(1) Hyundai Oil Refinery Co., Ltd.: Dong-Inchon District Tax Office ATTN: POL Tax Administrator Inchon City, Korea

(2) SK Corporation: Ulsan District Tax Office ATTN: POL Tax Administrator Ulsan City, Kyongsan Nam Do, Korea

(3) LG Caltex Company: Yosu District Tax Office ATTN: POL Tax Administrator Yosu City, Chonla Nam Do, Korea

(b) If the contractor instead intends to purchase its POL products from an individual gasoline station, the Contracting Officer will advise the contractor as to which individual gasoline stations will sell to it at the SET-exempt price. The contractor shall specify from which of those stations it will purchase. In addition to specifying the oil company/gas station, the Contractor shall state the estimated quantity and the amount of POL to be purchased from each refinery/gas station. The USFK Contracting Officer will verify the reasonableness of the amounts of POL products claimed for use on the contract and, based on this verification, the USFK Responsible Officer will issue USFK POL Tax Exemption Coupons. If the Contractor wishes to purchase from an individual gas station, it will be required to make advance payment for the amount of POL covered by the coupons.

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