Additional_BPA_Terms.docx

Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) Specific Information General Information:

The Government intends to award multiple BPAs to qualified vendors for repair, reconditioning, and/or refurbishing services for various equipment or components in support of the Next Generation Weather Radar (NEXRAD) and Automated Surface Observing System (ASOS). As of the date of this solicitation, there are currently (8) Statements of Work (SOW); however, the Government reserves the right to add additional SOWs that fall within the general scope of repair, reconditioning, and/or refurbishing services of NEXRAD or ASOS equipment/components.

In accordance with FAR 13.303-3, Preparation of BPAs, the following terms and conditions apply:

1. DESCRIPTION. The supplier shall furnish the services identified in the relevant Statement(s) of Work, if and when requested by a warranted contracting officer (CO) during the period specified in the agreement. The aggregate ceiling of each individual BPA will be established at the time of award.

2. EXTENT OF OBLIGATION. The Government is obligated only to the extend of authorized purchases actually made under the BPA.

3. PURCHASE LIMITATION. The dollar limitation of each individual purchase under the BPA shall not exceed the simplified acquisition threshold (SAT).

4. AUTHORIZED LIMIATION. The following individuals are authorized to the purchase under the BPA(s) at the dollar limitations(s) identified above:

All appropriately warranted NOAA, Acquisition and Grants Office, Eastern Acquisition Division Contracting Officers

5. DELIVERY TICKETS. All shipments under the agreement shall be accompanied by delivery tickets or sales slips that contain the following minimum information:

Name of supplier, BPA number, date of purchase, purchase or order number, itemized list of supplies or services furnished, quantity, unit price, extension of each item, less applicable discounts, and date of delivery or shipment.

ORDER COMPETITION

The Government intends to compete each individual order under individual SOWs to the maximum extent practicable. Orders will be awarded based off the criteria contained in the Request for Quote (RFQ). The criteria may include, but is not limited to: BPA holder’s current capacity to take on work, the holder’s performance on previous orders, loss or damage to equipment/components, and/or price. The Government may include other factors relevant to the requirement. Each BPA holder may, and is encouraged to, offer discounts from the prices listed in their pricing schedule for each competed order. The BPA holder’s prices listed in the pricing schedule are legally binding upon award, and will be maximum prices allowed for all orders issued within the specified ordering period.

ORDERING PERIOD

Any supplies or services to be furnished under this BPA shall be ordered by issuance of call orders by the CO identified above. Such orders may be issued from BPA start date through BPA end date. The ordering period is the award date through five (5) years. Actual dates will be final at time of award. All call orders are subject to the terms and conditions of this BPA. In the event of a conflict between a call order and this BPA, the BPA shall control. Orders may be issued orally or by electronic commerce methods. Any orders issued during the effective period of this BPA and not completed within that period shall be completed by the BPA holder within the time specified in the order. The BPA shall govern the BPA holder’s and Government’s rights and obligations with respect to that order to the same extent as if the order were completed during the BPA’s effective period; provided, that the BPA holder shall not be required to make any deliveries under this BPA 12 months after the end date.