AG-3151-S-10-0040.pdf

Solicitation No. AG-3151-S-10-0040

U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency, Wisconsin

Statement of Work

Digital Mailing System

BACKGROUND

The USDA, FSA are seeking a postage meter lease contract for 56 state and county offices.

SCOPE OF WORK

The Offeror shall provide all labor, equipment, supplies, services, and supervision necessary to provide and maintain a dependable mailing system in accordance with the Statement of Work for the attached 56 state and county offices.

OBJECTIVES

The contractor shall provide new digital postage meter equipment that is customized to meet each of the FSA County Service Center mailing needs and requirements based on the following objectives:

• Delivery to each FSA WI site (fifty-six (56) total), installation set-up, including working with USDA IT personnel to install/test communication line.

• Remote/automatic postage adding, department reports, demonstration of use (training session or other materials), remote maintenance/diagnostics, and automated software and postage rate updates.

• Electronic interfaced (minimum) five (5) pound scale.

• Envelope sealer.

• Semi-automatic envelope feed for imprintable mail

• Five accounting departments (minimum)

• Meets USPS digital requirements for maximum discounts based on System A and

B volume.

• Centralized equipment billing, technical support and supply pricing for base and each option year.

• Auto start on System A

• Ink saver feature for supplies

• Dedicated (Single Point of Contact) Customer Service Representative for billing, service, and supply issues/ordering.

• Centralized Postage Account for holding postage for distribution to all 56 offices.

Upload data/postage from meter for tracking postage used and accounts from all placed equipment into consolidated report for charge-backs to other USDA agencies and USPS postage refill orders.

• Localized equipment service (within one business day).

• Vendor provides fifty-six postage machines and accessories to meet USDA specifications in terms of features, speed, durability to meet two general needs

SYSTEM A

Fifty-one (51) Wisconsin FSA Service Centers (See Attachment B) will need at a minimum the following postage meter capabilities:

1. Process 35 sealed envelopes/minute

2. Semi-automatic envelope feeder

3. Envelope sealer

4. Interfaced five (5) pound postage scale

5. Output media; postage labels, postcards, envelopes 5-15” long x 3-15” wide, 3/8” thick

6. USPS discounts figured for commercial base discounts (Priority Mail)

7. Electronic/automated updates of postage rate changes

8. Electronic postage refills (internet based)

9. Electronic notifications for low supply (postage and/or meter ink), rate changes, service needed.

SYSTEM B

Five (5) Wisconsin FSA Service Centers (See Attachment B) will need at a minimum the following postage meter capabilities:

1. Process 65 sealed envelopes/minute

2. Semi-automatic envelope feeder

3. Envelope sealer

4. Interfaced five (5) pound postage scale with Auto-Start

5. Output media; postage labels, postcards, envelopes 5-15” long x 3-15” wide, 3/8” thick

6. USPS discounts figured for commercial base discounts (Priority Mail)

7. Electronic/automated updates of postage rate changes

8. Electronic postage refills (internet based)

9. Electronic notifications for low supply (postage and/or meter ink), rate changes, service needed.

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE

The requirement is for one Base Period 12 months with four 12 month Option Periods.

CLIN 001 Base Period: 10/1/2010 to 9/30/2011 CLIN 002 Option Period One: 10/1/2011 to 9/30/2012 CLIN 003 Option Period Two: 10/1/2012 to 9/30/2013 CLIN 004 Option Period Three: 10/1/2013 to 9/30/2014 CLIN 005 Option Period Four: 10/1/2014 to 9/30/2015

ATTACHMENTS

a. Attachment A: Supplies or Services

b. Attachment B: Locations, dated August 26, 2010

Attachment A August 26, 2010

SUPPLIES or SERVICES

A. Offeror shall provide below a lease price which includes the maintenance, installation and implementation costs for the Base Period plus four Option Periods.

CLIN 001. BASE PERIOD Total Cost $_____________ 10/01/2010 to 09/30/2011

CLIN 002. OPTION PERIOD ONE Total Cost $_____________ 10/01/2011 to 09/30/2012

CLIN 003. OPTION PERIOD TWO Total Cost $_____________ 10/01/2012 to 09/30/2013

CLIN 004. OPTION PERIOD THREE Total Cost $_____________ 10/01/2013 to 09/30/2014

CLIN 005. OPTION PERIOD FOUR Total Cost $_____________ 10/01/2014 to 09/30/2015

Attachment B: August 26, 2010

FSA COUNTY OFFICE ADDRESSES, WISCONSIN

COUNTY AND ADDRESS Point of Contact TELEPHONE AND FAX

SYSTEM A

BAYFIELD

2014 3rd Street West Ashland, WI 54806-1032

Donna Olson 715-682-9117

FAX 715-682-0320

BARRON

330 East Lasalle Avenue Barron, WI 54812-1592

Brenda Danca 715-537-5645

FAX 715-537-3357

BROWN

3071 Voyager Drive Green Bay, WI 54311-8303

Bobbie Smidle 920-884-3910

FAX 920-884-3914

BUFFALO

407 2nd Street South PO Box 427 Alma, WI 54610-0427

Joanne 608-685-4454/4455

FAX 608-685-4540

CALUMET

Courthouse, 206 Court Street Chilton, WI 53014-1198

Sandy 920-849-1449

FAX 920-849-9350

CHIPPEWA

1160 Weatheridge Road Chippewa Falls, WI 54729-1486

Velda 715-723-8556

FAX 715-723-3164

CLARK

4 Boon Boulevard Neillsville, WI 54456-1971

Sarah 715-743-3164

FAX 715-743-3506

COLUMBIA

2912 Red Fox Run Portage, WI 53901-2132

Kristy Reuter 608-742-5361

FAX 608-742-0194

CRAWFORD

37500 US Hwy 18, Suite 2 Prairie du Chien, WI 53821-8110

Myrna Stevenson 608-326-7179

FAX 608-326-5430

DODGE

451 W. North Street Juneau, WI 53039-1120

Ann 920-386-9999

FAX 920-386-2222

DOOR (Suboffice) 421 Nebraska Street PO Box 670 Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235-0067

Becky

920-743-3595

FAX 920-743-4316

DUNN

390 Red Cedar Street Menomonie, WI 54751-2265

Luanne 715-232-2614

FAX 715-232-1542

EAU CLAIRE

227 First Street W Altoona, WI 54720-1601

Terri Polley 715-839-5081

FAX 715-839-5096

FOND DU LAC

W6529 Forest Avenue Fond du Lac, WI 54937-9403

Diane 920-923-3033

FAX 920-923- 3039

GRANT

150 W Alona Lane, Suite 4 Lancaster, WI 53813-2182

Collen 608-723-7697

FAX 608-723-7793

GREEN

1627 4th Avenue, West PO Box 302 Monroe, WI 53566-0302

Laura Vosberg 608-325-4195

FAX 608-329-4894

GREEN LAKE

W1740 North Street, Suite 100 Green Lake, WI 54941

Bernice Kutz 920-294-6474

FAX 920-294-1031

JACKSON

311 County Hwy A Black River Falls, WI 54615-9202

Kathy 715-284-4515

FAX 715-284-9184

JEFFERSON

134 W Rockwell, Rm 110 Jefferson, WI 53549-2089

Judy Lund 920-674-2020

FAX 920-674-6195

JUNEAU

220 La Crosse Street Mauston, WI 53948-1396

Marion Koca 608-847-7221

FAX 608-847-5879

KEWAUNEE-DOOR

127 Commerce Drive Luxemburg, WI 54217

Brian Rueckl 920-845-1360

FAX 920-845-1364

LA CROSSE

1107 Riders Club Road Onalaska, WI 54650-2079

Linda Cabasos 608-782-0180

FAX 608-785-1739

LAFAYETTE

1900 Ervin Johnson Drive Darlington, WI 53530

Monica Olsen 608-776-4028

FAX 608-776-2170

LINCOLN-

LANGLADE

N1545 County Road W Merrill, WI 54452-9003

Karen 715-536-6212

FAX 715-536-8024

MANITOWOC

4319 Expo Drive PO Box 1840 Manitowoc, WI 54221-1840

Lisa Luebke 920-683-5119

FAX 920-683-5122

MARATHON

326 River Drive Wausau, WI 54403-5467

Roxanne Rucinski 715-848-2330

FAX 715-848-3238

MARINETTE

700 Owena Street Marinette, WI 54143-1997

Karen Pelner 715-735-6122

FAX 715-735-5512

MARQUETTE- ADAMS -

WAUSHARA

438 Industrial Drive, Suite 1 Westfield, WI 53964

Elaine Dierberger 608-296-2815

FAX 608-296-3265

MONROE

820 Industrial Drive, Suite1 Sparta, WI 54656-2207

Lisa Brey 608-269-8136

FAX 608-269-8157

OCONTO

111 Arbutus Ave, PO Box 15 Oconto, WI 54153-0015

Patti Jessel 920-834-2366

FAX 920-834-6826

ONEIDA-FOREST-FLORENCE-

VILAS

2187 North Stevens Street, Ste A Rhinelander, WI 54501

Stephanie Grassl 715-362-5941

FAX 715-362-9370

OUTAGAMIE

3369 W Brewster St Appleton, WI 54914-1602

Laurie Miller 920-733-1575

FAX 920-734-5613

PEPIN

Government Center 740 7th Avenue W, PO Box 223 Durand, WI 54736-0223

Susan Caturia 715-672-8663

FAX 715-672-8248

PIERCE

412 W Kinne Street PO Box 158 Ellsworth, WI 54011-0158

Linda Paul 715-273-5522

FAX 715-273-1481

RACINE-KENOSHA-

MILWAUKEE

1012 Vine Street Union Grove, WI 53182-0147

Janette 262-878-3353 262-878-1104

FAX 262-878-3283

RICHLAND

26136 Executive Lane Richland Center, WI 53581

Sheila 608-647-8874

FAX 608-647-3758

ROCK

440 N US Hwy 14 Janesville, WI 53546-9708

Denise Braukhoff 608-754-6617

FAX 608-752-1247

RUSK-SAWYER

1120 Lake Avenue W PO Box 349 Ladysmith, WI 54848-0349

Kathy Brihn 715-532-3786

FAX 715-532-9933

ST. CROIX

1960 8th Avenue, Suite 121 Baldwin, WI 54002-0036

Kelly 715-684-2874

FAX 715-684-4091

SAUK

505 Broadway Street PO Box 126 Baraboo, WI 53913-0126

Shana Johnson 608-355-4420

FAX 608-355-4430

SHEBOYGAN

650 Forest Avenue Sheboygan Falls, WI 53085-9403

Sis Dueholm 920-467-9917

FAX 920-467-1742

TAYLOR-PRICE

925 Donald Street, Rm 101 Medford, WI 54451-2097

Jean 715-748-4121

FAX 715-748-4836

TREMPEALEAU

19225 Dewey Street PO Box 645 Whitehall, WI 54773-0645

Cheryl 715-538-4396

FAX 715-538-4213

VERNON

220 Airport Road Viroqua, WI 54665-1157

Christine Leer 608-637-2183

FAX 608-637-3146

WALWORTH

225 O'Connor Drive Elkhorn, WI 53121-4269

Julie Tallman 262-723-3216 (2)

FAX 262-723-3292

WASHBURN-BURNETT

800 N Front Street Spooner, WI 54801-1350

Cindy 715-635-8228

FAX 715-635-6534

WASHINGTON-OZAUKEE

333 E Washington St, Ste 3300 West Bend, WI 53095-2527

Sharon 262-335-4860

FAX 262-335-6812

WAUKESHA

1320 Pewaukee Road, Rm G48 Waukesha, WI 53188-3867

Carol Schmuki 262-547-8241

FAX 262-547-0170

WAUPACA

1337C Royalton Street Waupaca, WI 54981-1608

Marcia Timmel 715-258-7162

FAX 715-258-2138

WINNEBAGO

625 E Cty Rd Y, Suite 200 Oshkosh, WI 54901-9774

Peter Peters 920-424-0329

FAX 920-424-0341

WOOD (Suboffice) 360 N 1st Street Wisconsin Rapids, WI 54494-4158

Debbie Sandberg 715-423-3610

FAX 715-424-4170

SYSTEM B

SHAWANO-

MENOMINEE

603A Lakeland Road Shawano, WI 54166-3843

Jean

715-524-4814

FAX 715-526-6121

PORTAGE-WOOD

1462 Strongs Avenue Stevens Point, WI 54481-2947

Jane Wottreng

715-346-1313

FAX 715-345-5358

POLK

941 Mallard Lane, Room 101 Balsam Lake, WI 54810-9079

Jody

715-485-3138

FAX 715-485-9438

IOWA

138 S Iowa Street Dodgeville, WI 53533-1550

Patty

608-935-2791

FAX 608-935-9713

DANE

1 Fen Oak Ct, Rm 226 Madison, WI 53718-8812

Kathy

608-224-3767

FAX 608-224-3773

AG-3151-S-10-0040

1.0 Contract Clauses

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 address:

https://www.acquisition.gov/FAR/

52.204-7 Central Contractor Registration (Apr 2008)

52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors—Commercial Items (June 2008)

52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions Commercial Items (June 2010)

52.212-2 Evaluation—Commercial Items (Jan 1999)

(a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, considering price. The following factor shall be used to evaluate offers:

(i) Price: The Offeror is to demonstrate the ability to provide a sound competitive offer associated with the services identified within the solicitation. The government will evaluate the Offeror’s price for fairness and reasonableness.

(b) Options

(c) A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the offer’s specified expiration time, the Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award.

. The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. The Government may determine that an offer is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced. Evaluation of options shall not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s).

52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders—Commercial Items (Jul 2010)

(a) The Contractor shall comply with the following Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clauses, which are incorporated in this contract by reference, to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items:

(1) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (FEB 2009) (22 U.S.C.

7104(g)).

____ Alternate I (AUG 2007) of 52.222-50 (22 U.S.C. 7104(g)).

(2) 52.233-3, Protest After Award (AUG 1996) (31 U.S.C. 3553).

(3) 52.233-4, Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (OCT 2004) (Pub. L.

108-77, 108-78).

(b) The Contractor shall comply with the FAR clauses in this paragraph (b) that the contracting officer has indicated as being incorporated in this contract by reference to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items:

X (1) 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government (Sept 2006), with Alternate I (Oct 1995) (41 U.S.C. 253g and 10 U.S.C.

2402).

___ (2) 52.203-13, Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct (Apr 2010) (Pub. L. 110-252, Title VI, Chapter 1 (41 U.S.C. 251 note)).

___ (3) 52.203-15, Whistleblower Protections under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Jun 2010) (Section 1553 of Pub L. 111-5) (Applies to contracts funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009).

___ (4) 52.204-10, Reporting Executive compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (Jul 2010) (Pub. L. 109-282) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note).

___ (5) 52.204-11, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act—Reporting Requirements (Mar 2009) (Pub. L. 111-5).

___ (6) 52.219-3, Notice of Total HUBZone Set-Aside (Jan 1999) (15 U.S.C. 657a).

___ (7) 52.219-4, Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns (Jul 2005) (if the offeror elects to waive the preference, it shall so indicate in its offer)(15 U.S.C. 657a).

___ (8) [Reserved] ___ (9) (i) 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Aside (June 2003) (15 U.S.C. 644).

___ (ii) Alternate I (Oct 1995) of 52.219-6.

___ (iii) Alternate II (Mar 2004) of 52.219-6.

___ (10) (i) 52.219-7, Notice of Partial Small Business Set-Aside (June 2003) (15 U.S.C. 644).

___ (ii) Alternate I (Oct 1995) of 52.219-7.

___ (iii) Alternate II (Mar 2004) of 52.219-7.

___ (11) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (May 2004) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(2) and (3)).

___ (12) (i) 52.219-9, Small Business Subcontracting Plan (July 2010) (15 U.S.C. 637 (d)(4).)

___ (ii) Alternate I (Oct 2001) of 52.219-9.

___ (iii) Alternate II (Oct 2001) of 52.219-9.

___ (iv) Alternate III (July 2010) of 52.219-9.

___ (13) 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting (Dec 1996) (15 U.S.C.

637(a)(14)).

___ (14) 52.219-16, Liquidated Damages—Subcontracting Plan (Jan 1999) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(4)(F)(i)).

___ (15) (i) 52.219-23, Notice of Price Evaluation Adjustment for Small Disadvantaged Business Concerns (Oct 2008) (10 U.S.C. 2323) (if the offeror elects to waive the adjustment, it shall so indicate in its offer).

___ (ii) Alternate I (June 2003) of 52.219-23.

___ (16) 52.219-25, Small Disadvantaged Business Participation Program—Disadvantaged Status and Reporting (Apr 2008) (Pub. L. 103- 355, section 7102, and 10 U.S.C. 2323).

___ (17) 52.219-26, Small Disadvantaged Business Participation Program—Incentive Subcontracting (Oct 2000) (Pub. L. 103-355, section 7102, and 10 U.S.C. 2323).

___ (18) 52.219-27, Notice of Total Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside (May 2004) (15 U.S.C. 657 f).

___ (19) 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation (Apr 2009) (15 U.S.C. 632(a)(2)).

X (20) 52.222-3, Convict Labor (June 2003) (E.O. 11755).

X (21) 52.222-19, Child Labor—Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (Jul 2010) (E.O. 13126).

X (22) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Feb 1999).

X (23) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Mar 2007) (E.O. 11246).

X (24) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans (Sep 2006) (38 U.S.C. 4212).

X (25) 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities (Jun 1998) (29 U.S.C. 793).

X (26) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans (Sep 2006) (38 U.S.C. 4212).

___ (27) 52.222-54, Employment Eligibility Verification (Jan 2009).

(Executive Order 12989). (Not applicable to the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items or certain other types of commercial items as prescribed in 22.1803.)

___ (28) (i) 52.223-9, Estimate of Percentage of Recovered Material Content for EPA-Designated Items (May 2008) (42 U.S.C.

6962(c)(3)(A)(ii)). (Not applicable to the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items.)

___ (ii) Alternate I (May 2008) of 52.223-9 (42 U.S.C. 6962(i)(2)(C)).

(Not applicable to the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items.)

_X_ (29) 52.223-15, Energy Efficiency in Energy-Consuming Products (Dec 2007) (42 U.S.C. 8259b).

___ (30) (i) 52.223-16, IEEE 1680 Standard for the Environmental Assessment of Personal Computer Products (Dec 2007) (E.O. 13423).

___ (ii) Alternate I (Dec 2007) of 52.223-16.

X (31) 52.225-1, Buy American Act--Supplies (Feb 2009) (41 U.S.C. 10a- 10d).

___ (32) (i) 52.225-3, Buy American Act –Free Trade Agreements – Israeli Trade Act (Jun 2009) (41 U.S.C. 10a-10d, 19 U.S.C. 3301 note, 19 U.S.C. 2112 note, 19 U.S.C. 3805 note, Pub. L. 108-77, 108-78, 108-286, 108-301, 109-53, 109-169, 109-283, and 110-138).

___ (ii) Alternate I (Jan 2004) of 52.225-3.

___ (iii) Alternate II (Jan 2004) of 52.225-3.

___ (33) 52.225-5, Trade Agreements (Aug 2009) (19 U.S.C. 2501, et seq., 19 U.S.C. 3301 note).

X (34) 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (Jun 2008) (E.O.’s, proclamations, and statutes administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury).

___ (35) 52.226-4, Notice of Disaster or Emergency Area Set-Aside (Nov 2007) (42 U.S.C. 5150).

___ (36) 52.226-5, Restrictions on Subcontracting Outside Disaster or Emergency Area (Nov 2007) (42 U.S.C. 5150).

___ (37) 52.232-29, Terms for Financing of Purchases of Commercial Items (Feb 2002) (41 U.S.C. 255(f), 10 U.S.C. 2307(f)).

___ (38) 52.232.30, Installment Payments for Commercial Items (Oct 1995) (41 U.S.C. 255(f), 10 U.S.C. 2307(f)).

X (39) 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer—Central Contractor Registration (Oct. 2003) (31 U.S.C. 3332).

___ (40) 52.232-34, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer—Other Than Central Contractor Registration (May 1999) (31 U.S.C. 3332).

___ (41) 52.232-36, Payment by Third Party (Feb 2010) (31 U.S.C. 3332).

X (42) 52.239-1, Privacy or Security Safeguards (Aug 1996) (5 U.S.C.

552a).

___ (43) (i) 52.247-64, Preference for Privately Owned U.S.-Flag Commercial Vessels (Feb 2006) (46 U.S.C. Appx 1241(b) and 10 U.S.C.

2631).

___ (ii) Alternate I (Apr 2003) of 52.247-64.

(c) The Contractor shall comply with the FAR clauses in this paragraph (c), applicable to commercial services, that the Contracting Officer has indicated as being incorporated in this contract by reference to implement provisions of law or executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items:

X (1) 52.222-41, Service Contract Act of 1965 (Nov 2007) (41 U.S.C.

351, et seq.).

X (2) 52.222-42, Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires (May 1989) (29 U.S.C. 206 and 41 U.S.C. 351, et seq.).

X (3) 52.222-43, Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Act -- Price Adjustment (Multiple Year and Option Contracts) (Sep 2009) (29 U.S.C.206 and 41 U.S.C. 351, et seq.).

___ (4) 52.222-44, Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Act -- Price Adjustment (Sep 2009) (29 U.S.C. 206 and 41 U.S.C. 351, et seq.).

___ (5) 52.222-51, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Act to Contracts for Maintenance, Calibration, or Repair of Certain Equipment--Requirements (Nov 2007) (41 U.S.C. 351, et seq.).

___ (6) 52.222-53, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Act to Contracts for Certain Services--Requirements (Feb 2009) (41 U.S.C. 351, et seq.).

___ (7) 52.226-6, Promoting Excess Food Donation to Nonprofit Organizations. (Mar 2009) (Pub. L. 110-247).

___ (8) 52.237-11, Accepting and Dispensing of $1 Coin (Sep 2008) (31 U.S.C. 5112(p)(1)).

(d) Comptroller General Examination of Record The Contractor shall comply with the provisions of this paragraph (d) if this contract was awarded using other than sealed bid, is in excess of the simplified acquisition threshold, and does not contain the clause at 52.215-2, Audit and Records -- Negotiation.

(1) The Comptroller General of the United States, or an authorized representative of the Comptroller General, shall have access to and right to examine any of the Contractor’s directly pertinent records involving transactions related to this contract.

(2) The Contractor shall make available at its offices at all reasonable times the records, materials, and other evidence for examination, audit, or reproduction, until 3 years after final payment under this contract or for any shorter period specified in FAR Subpart 4.7, Contractor Records Retention, of the other clauses of this contract. If this contract is completely or partially terminated, the records relating to the work terminated shall be made available for 3 years after any resulting final termination settlement. Records relating to appeals under the disputes clause or to litigation or the settlement of claims arising under or relating to this contract shall be made available until such appeals, litigation, or claims are finally resolved.

(3) As used in this clause, records include books, documents, accounting procedures and practices, and other data, regardless of type and regardless of form. This does not require the Contractor to create or maintain any record that the Contractor does not maintain in the ordinary course of business or pursuant to a provision of law.

(e)

(1) Notwithstanding the requirements of the clauses in paragraphs (a), (b), (c) and

(d) of this clause, the Contractor is not required to flow down any FAR clause, other than those in this paragraph (e)(1) in a subcontract for commercial items.

Unless otherwise indicated below, the extent of the flow down shall be as required by the clause—

(i) 52.203-13, Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct (Apr 2010) (Pub. L. 110-252, Title VI, Chapter 1 (41 U.S.C. 251 note)).

(ii) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (May 2004) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(2) and (3)), in all subcontracts that offer further subcontracting opportunities. If the subcontract (except subcontracts to small business concerns) exceeds $550,000 ($1,000,000 for construction of any public facility), the subcontractor must include 52.219-8 in lower tier subcontracts that offer subcontracting opportunities.

(iii) [Reserved]

(iv) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Mar 2007) (E.O. 11246).

(v) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans (Sep 2006) (38 U.S.C.

4212).

(vi) 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities (June 1998) (29 U.S.C. 793).

(vii) [Reserved]

(viii) 52.222-41, Service Contract Act of 1965, (Nov 2007), (41 U.S.C.

351, et seq.)

(ix) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (Feb 2009) (22 U.S.C.

7104(g)).

___ Alternate I (Aug 2007) of 52.222-50 (22 U.S.C. 7104(g)).

(x) 52.222-51, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Act to Contracts for Maintenance, Calibration, or Repair of Certain Equipment-- Requirements (Nov 2007) (41 U.S.C. 351, et seq.)

(xi) 52.222-53, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Act to Contracts for Certain Services--Requirements (Feb 2009) (41 U.S.C.

351, et seq.)

(xii) 52.222-54, Employment Eligibility Verification (Jan 2009).

(xiii) 52.226-6, Promoting Excess Food Donation to Nonprofit Organizations. (Mar 2009) (Pub. L. 110-247). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (e) of FAR clause 52.226-6.

(xiv) 52.247-64, Preference for Privately-Owned U.S. Flag Commercial Vessels (Feb 2006) (46 U.S.C. Appx 1241(b) and 10 U.S.C. 2631). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (d) of FAR clause 52.247-64.

(2) While not required, the contractor may include in its subcontracts for commercial items a minimal number of additional clauses necessary to satisfy its contractual obligations.

52.217-8 Option to Extend Services (Nov 1999) The Government may require continued performance of any services within the limits and at the rates specified in the contract. These rates may be adjusted only as a result of revisions to prevailing labor rates provided by the Secretary of Labor. The option provision may be exercised more than once, but the total extension of performance hereunder shall not exceed 6 months. The Contracting Officer may exercise the option by written notice to the Contractor within 30 days.

52.217-9 Option to Extend the Term of the Contract (Mar 2000)

(a) The Government may extend the term of this contract by written notice to the Contractor within 30 days; provided that the Government gives the Contractor a preliminary written notice of its intent to extend at least 30 days before the contract expires. The preliminary notice does not commit the Government to an extension.

(b) If the Government exercises this option, the extended contract shall be considered to include this option clause.

(c) The total duration of this contract, including the exercise of any options under this clause, shall not exceed 5 years.