Attachment 1 - Statement of Work - Excess Inventory Services.pdf

RFQ No. 70T01024Q7668N002 Attachment 1 - Statement of Work (SOW)

Excess Inventory Disposal for TSA at Logistics Warehouse (TX-TSALC)

1.0 Organization

Government Entity:

U.S. Department of Homeland Security Transportation Security Administration (TSA) 6595 Springfield Center Dr. Office #54500 Springfield, VA 20598

Service Location:

TSA Logistics Warehouse (TX-TSALC) 1110 Northpoint Drive Suite 400 Coppell, TX 75019

Access to the TX-TSALC warehouse will require a valid ID.

2.0 Background and Objectives

The Property Management Division (PMD), under Enterprise Support (ES) - Security and Administrative Services (SAS), requires disposal services to properly remove and dispose of Class 1 Waste Materials. The materials consist of expired, non-usable, commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) disinfectant wipes.

3.0 Scope of Work

The TSA Logistics Warehouse (TX-TSALC) has a disposal requirement for removal of sanitization wipes that have exceeded expiration dates from the TSA warehousing facility located at 1110 Northpoint Drive, Suite 400, Coppell, Texas 75019.

4.0 Technical Requirements/ Task

The Contractor shall perform all necessary transport, scheduling and disposal actions of the following items:

754 pallets of Lysol Disinfectant Wipes, consisting of 85 cases per pallet, weighing 711lbs per pallet, standard size 42”x48” (pallet weight included). Safe Data Sheet (SDS);

Attachment 1.

150 pallets of Purell Disinfectant Wipes, consisting of 40 cases per pallet, weighing 675lbs per pallet, standard size 42”x48” (pallet weight included). Safe Data Sheet (SDS);

Attachment 2.

The Contractor will coordinate pickup schedule with Federal staff at the specified warehouse.

4.1 Other Requirements

All work shall be performed in strict accordance with all applicable federal, state and local codes and ordinances.

The Contractor shall not store equipment, materials, or vehicles at the working location.

Contractor shall have all the required permits to legally transport Class 1 Waste materials.

The Contractor shall perform all work in strict accordance with the highest safety standards and applicable codes in order to eliminate the possibility of damage to other areas of the building including, but not limited to, the building structure.

Provide an acceptance report of all materials received, to include truck count, pallet count per truck and weight.

5.0 Period of Performance

The Period of Performance for this requirement shall commence no later than thirty (30) calendar days and be completed within 90 days of award.

6.0 Location of Installation and Services

TSA Logistics Warehouse (TX-TSALC) 1110 Northpoint Drive Suite 400 Coppell, TX 75019

Access to the TX-TSALC warehouse will require a valid ID.

[End of Statement of Work]

Appendix 1 – Additional Purchase Order Requirements

TSA-RQMTS; CONTRACTOR PERSONNEL ACCESS TO TSA FACILITIES,

INFORMATION AND / OR SYSTEMS (SEP 2020)

A. All Contractor personnel requiring access to TSA facilities, information systems, and/or information will be subject to the security procedures set forth in this contract.

B. All contractor employees seeking to provide services to TSA under a TSA contract are subject to a fitness determination to assess whether their initial employment or continued employment on a TSA contract protects or promotes the efficiency of the agency. TSA, by and through the Law Enforcement/Federal Air Marshal Service’s, Personnel Security Section (PerSec), will allow a contractor employee to commence work on a TSA contract only if a review of the contractor employee’s preliminary background check is favorable. Contractor employees with unfavorable preliminary background checks will not be allowed to work on a TSA contract.

C. A fitness determination involves the following three phases: 1. Phase 1: Enter On Duty Fitness Determination: a review of a contractor employee’s consumer credit report, criminal history records, and submitted security forms to determine, to the extent possible, if the contractor employee has bad debt and/or criminal offenses and/or falsification issues that would prohibit employment as a TSA contractor. This determination may include verification of citizenship for contractor employees born outside of the United States. A favorable Enter On Duty Suitability Determination is not a final fitness determination; rather, it is a preliminary review of external data sources that allows the contractor employee to commence work prior to the required background investigation being completed. When a contractor employee is deemed eligible to commence work on a TSA contract, TSA PerSec will notify the appropriate Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) of the favorable determination. Similar notifications will be sent when a contractor employee has not passed the preliminary background check and has been deemed unsuitable. 2. Phase 2: Background Investigation: Once the contractor employee commences work on a TSA contract, TSA PerSec will process all submitted security forms to determine whether the contractor has previously been the subject of a federal background investigation sufficient in scope to meet TSA minimum investigative requirements. Contractor employees who have a federal investigation sufficient in scope will immediately be processed for final fitness adjudication. Those contractor employees who do not have a previous federal background investigation sufficient in scope will be scheduled for the appropriate level background investigation through the National Background Investigations Bureau. 3. Phase 3: Final Fitness Adjudication: TSA PerSec will complete the final fitness determination after receipt, review, and adjudication of the completed background investigation. The final fitness determination is an assessment made by TSA PerSec to determine whether there is reasonable expectation that the continued employment of the TSA contractor will or will not protect or promote the efficiency of the agency. An unfavorable final fitness determination will 12 result in a notification to the COR that the contractor employee has been deemed unfit for continued contract employment and that he/she shall be removed from the TSA contract.

D. The period of performance may begin 60 days after contract award to allow for the Enter On Duty Fitness Determination. A contract modification shall be executed to revise the period of performance once the determination process is completed. For Fixed price awards, in the event of staggered completed determinations the parties may negotiate fixed monthly rates so that performance can begin with partial staff.

E. Whenever personal identity verification (PIV) cards are required for issuance or re-issuance to contractor personnel for authorized access to Government facilities, under the guidance of the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR), the Contractor is responsible for making all arrangements for affected Contractor personnel to report in-person at the nearest Government issuing facility to initiate and complete procedures for PIV card issuance. The Government will not be able to provide PIV card issuance at any other locations than those officially designated as available. PIV card issuing facilities that are available for the completion of this requirement for TSA contractors are as listed by the TSA Personnel Security Section, and the COR will advise the Contractor about Government PIV card issuing facility locations that are nearby the contractor’s location(s) of performance that will be potentially available for card issuance when required.

TSA-RQMTS; PERFORMANCE STANDARDS (SEP 2020)

Adherence to Standards. The Contractor shall adhere to the same professional and ethical standards of conduct required of Government personnel. See TSA Management Directive (MD) 1100.73-5, Employee Responsibilities and Code of Conduct. Contractor employees performing work under this contract shall not: -Solicit new business (on-site at government spaces, or while on work during periods paid by Government) while performing work under the contract; -Conduct business other than that which is covered by this contract during periods paid by the Government; -Conduct business not directly related to this contract while on Government premises; -Use Government computer systems or networks, Government property or materials, and/or Government facilities for company or personal business; -Recruit while on Government premises or otherwise act to disrupt official Government business while on Government premises. -Discuss with unauthorized persons any information obtained during the performance of work under this contract. -Engage in harassment. See TSA MD 1100-73.3 Anti-Harassment Program.

Reporting Matters.

Illegal, and Unethical, or Inappropriate Conduct. The Contractor, and its employees shall immediately report to the Contracting Officer and/or Contracting Officer’s Representative, any illegal, or unethical, or inappropriate conduct observed, noticed, or discovered while on Government premises or during periods paid by the Government under this contract, without regard as to the source of such conduct (except that any matter involving only contractor employees, apart from any Government requirements or the specific requirements of this contract, is deemed to be strictly the concern of the Contractor). The Contractor shall immediately report to the Government all actual or suspected violations of Government information, personnel, or physical security requirements. The Contractor shall fully comply with all of the reporting requirements that are expressed for specified circumstances and issues 25 identified in discrete Federal Acquisition Regulation or Homeland Security Acquisition Regulation terms in force under this contract.

Emergency Situations While on Government Premises. Contractor employees shall immediately report any emergency situations they may witness (any circumstance where actual or potential loss of life, serious injury, or critical damage to property, or other serious incidents, such as fires, or workplace violence, terrorist activities, or other criminal behavior is occurring) per standing TSA procedures while they are performing under contract in government facilities.

CONTRACTOR’S RESPONSIBILITY FOR ASSIGNED SPACE, EQUIPMENT, AND

SUPPLIES

If, due to the fault or neglect of the Contractor, his agents, or employees, damages are caused to any Government property, equipment, stock or supplies, during the performance of this contract, the Contractor shall be responsible for such loss or damage and the Government, at its option, may either require the Contractor to replace all property or to reimburse the Government for the full value of the lost or damaged property. The Contractor is responsible for maintaining all assigned space(s) in a clean and orderly fashion during the course of this contract. All telephones are for conducting official Government business only.

PERSONAL SERVICES

“Personal services” are those in which contractor personnel would appear to be, in effect, Government employees via the direct supervision and oversight by Government employees. No personal services shall be performed under this contract. No Contractor employee will be directly supervised by a Government employee. All individual Contractor employee assignments, and daily work direction, shall be given by the applicable employee supervisor of the Contractor. If the Contractor believes any Government action or communication has been given that would create a personal services relationship between the Government and any Contractor employee, the Contractor shall promptly notify the Contracting Officer of this communication or action.

The Contractor shall not perform any inherently Governmental actions as defined by FAR 7.500.

No Contractor employee shall hold him or herself out to be a Government employee, agent, or representative. No Contractor employee shall state orally or in writing at any time that he or she is acting on behalf of the Government. In all communications in connection with this contract, Contractor employees shall identify themselves as Contractor employees and specify the name of the company for which they work. In all communications with other Government Contractors in connection with this contract, the Contractor employee shall state that they have no authority to in any way change any contract and that if the other Contractor believes this communication to be a direction to change their contract, they should notify the Contracting Officer for that contract and not carry out the direction until a clarification has been issued by the Contracting Officer.

The Contractor shall ensure that all of its employees working on this contract are informed of the substance of this term.

TSA-INSTR – TSA CONTRACTING OFFICER (MAR 2023)

The Contracting Officer is the only person authorized to make any changes, approve any changes in the requirements of this contract, issue orders, obligate funds and authorize the expenditure of funds, and notwithstanding any term contained elsewhere in this contract, such authority remains vested solely in the Contracting Officer. (For further information, the Contracting Officer is a federal government employee who is specifically authorized and appointed in writing under specified agency procedures and granted the authority to enter into, administer, and/or terminate contracts and make related determinations and findings.) In the event, the Contractor makes any changes at the direction of any person other than the Contracting Officer, the change will be considered to have been without authority and no adjustment will be made in the contract price to cover any increase in costs incurred as a result thereof.

The following TSA Contracting Officer is assigned to this contract.

NAME: Michael Capovilla

PHONE NUMBER: (571) 227-5833

EMAIL: michael.capovilla@tsa.dhs.gov

TSA-INSTR: CONTRACTING OFFICER’S REPRESENTATIVE (COR) AND TECHNICAL

MONITORS (AUG 2022)

The principle role of the COR is to support the Contracting Officer in managing the contract. This is done through furnishing technical direction within the confines of the contract, monitoring performance, ensuring requirements are met within the terms of the contract, and maintaining a strong relationship with the Contracting Officer. As a team the Contracting Officer and COR must ensure that program requirements are clearly communicated and that the agreement is performed to meet them. The principle role of the Technical Monitor (TM) is to support the COR on all work orders, tasks, deliverables and actions that require immediate attention relating to the approved scope and obligated funding of the contract action.

The COR(s) and TM(s) may be changed at any time by the Government without prior notice to the Contractor, but notification of the change, including the name and phone number of the successor COR, will be promptly provided to the Contractor by the Contracting Officer in writing.

30 The Contracting Officer hereby designates the individual(s) named below as the Contracting Officer's Representative(s) and Technical Monitor(s). Such designations(s) shall specify the scope and limitations of the authority so delegated.

TSA CORs:

NAME: TBD

PHONE NUMBER: TBD

EMAIL: TBD

The responsibilities and limitations of the COR are as follows: • The COR is responsible for the technical aspects of the project and technical liaison with the Contractor. The COR is also responsible for the final inspection and acceptance of all reports and such other responsibilities as may be specified in the contract. • The COR may designate assistant COR(s) to act for him/her by naming such assistant in writing and transmitting a copy of such designation through the Contracting Officer to the Contractor. • The COR will maintain communications with the Contractor and the Contracting Officer. The COR must report any observed fraud, waste, or opportunities to improve performance of cost efficiency to the Contracting Officer. • The COR will immediately alert the Contracting Officer to any possible Contractor deficiencies or questionable practices so that corrections can be made before the problems become significant. • The COR is not authorized to make any commitments or otherwise obligate the Government or authorize any changes which affect the contract’s price, terms or conditions. Any Contractor request for changes shall be referred to the Contracting Officer directly or through the COR. No such changes shall be made without the expressed prior authorization of the Contracting Officer.

• The COR is not authorized to direct the Contractor on how to perform the work. • The COR is not authorized to issue stop-work orders. The COR may recommend the authorization by the Contracting Officer to issue a stop work order, but the Contracting Officer is the only official authorized to issue such order. • The COR is not authorized to discuss new proposed efforts or encourage the Contractor to perform additional efforts on an existing contract or order.

The responsibilities and limitations of the TM are as follows: • Coordinating with the COR on all work orders, task, deliverables and actions that require immediate attention relating to the approved scope and obligated funding of the contract action. • Monitoring the Contractor’s performance in relation to the technical requirements of the assigned functional area of the contract to ensure that the Contractor’s performance is strictly within the contract’s scope and obligated funding. • Ensuring that all recommended changes in any work under the contract are coordinated and submitted in writing to the COR for consideration. • Informing the COR if the Contractor is not meeting performance, cost, schedule milestones. • Performing technical reviews of the Contractor’s proposals as directed by the COR. • Performing acceptance of the Contractor’s deliverables as directed by the COR. 31 • Reporting any threats to the health and safety of persons or potential for damage to Government property or critical national infrastructure which may result from the Contractor’s performance or failure to perform the contract’s requirements.

TSA-INSTR: SUBMISSION OF INVOICES (MAY 2022)

Background: The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) partners with the United States Coast Guard Finance Center for financial services in support of TSA operations, including the payment of contractor invoices. Therefore, all contractor invoices must be submitted to, and will be paid by, the U.S. Coast Guard Finance Center (FINCEN).

Invoice Submission Method: Invoices may be submitted via U.S. Mail, or email. Contractors shall utilize ONLY ONE method per invoice submission. The submission information for each of the methods is as follows in order of preference:

It is the responsibility of the contractor to verify that invoices are received, regardless of the method of submission used. Contractors may inquire regarding the receipt of invoices by contacting the U.S. Coast Guard Finance Center via the methods listed under Payment Status below.

1. Address to mail invoices:

United States Coast Guard Finance Center TSA Commercial Invoices P.O. Box 4111 Chesapeake, VA 23327-4111

2. Email Address: FIN-SMB-TSAInvoices@uscg.mil or www.fincen.uscg.mil

Invoice Process: Upon receipt of contractor invoices, FINCEN will electronically route invoices to the appropriate TSA Contracting Officer’s Representative and/or Contracting Officer for review and approval. Upon approval, the TSA will electronically route the invoices back to FINCEN.

Upon receipt of certified invoices from an Authorized Certifying Official, FINCEN will initiate payment of the invoices.

Discounts on invoices. If desired, the Contractor should offer discounts directly upon the invoice submitted, clearly specifying the terms of the discount. Contractors can structure discounted amounts for payment for any time period less than the usual thirty-day payment period specified under Prompt Payment requirements; however, the Contractor should not structure terms for payment of net amounts invoiced any sooner than the standard period required under FAR Subpart

32.9 regarding prompt payments for the specified deliverables under contract. Discounts offered after invoice submission. If the Contractor should wish to offer a discount on a specific invoice after its submission for payment, the Contractor should submit a letter to the Finance Center identifying the specific invoice for which a discount is offered and specify the exact terms of the discount offered and what time period the Government should make payment by in order to receive the discount. The Contractor should clearly indicate the contract number, 32 invoice number and date, and the specific terms of the discount offered. Contractors should not structure terms for net amount payments any sooner than the standard period required under FAR Subpart 32.9 regarding prompt payments for the specified deliverables under contract.

Payment Status: Contractors may inquire on the payment status of an invoice by any of the following means:

1. Via the internet: https://www.fincen.uscg.mil Contacting the FINCEN Customer Service Section via telephone at 1-800-564-5504 or (757) 523-6940 (Voice Option #1). The hours of operation for the Customer Service line are 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM Eastern Time, Monday through Friday. However, the Customer Service line has a voice-mail feature that is available 24 hours per day, 7 days per week.

2. Via the Payment Inquiry Form: https://www.fincen.uscg.mil/secure/payment.htm

Invoice Elements: Invoices will automatically be rejected if the information required in subparagraph (a)(2) of the Prompt Payment Clause, contained in this Section of the Contract, including EFT banking information, Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN), and SAM-issued Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) are not included in the invoice. All invoices must clearly correlate invoiced amounts to the corresponding contract line item number and funding citation. The Contractor shall work with the Government to mutually refine the format, content and method of delivery for all invoice submissions during the performance of the Contract.

Supplemental Invoice Documentation: Contractors shall submit all supplemental invoice documentation (e.g. copies of subcontractor invoices, travel vouchers, etc.) necessary to approve an invoice along with the original invoice. The Contractor invoice must contain the information stated in the Prompt Payment Clause in order to be received and processed by FINCEN.

Supplemental invoice documentation required for review and approval of invoices may, at the written direction of the Contracting Officer, be submitted directly to either the Contracting Officer, or the Contracting Officer’s Representative. Note for “time-and-material” type contracts: The Contractor must submit the following statement with each invoice for labor hours invoiced under a “time-and-materials” type contract, order, or contract line item: “The Contractor hereby certifies in accordance with paragraph (c) of FAR 52.232-7, that each labor hour has been performed by an employee (prime or subcontractor) who meets the contract’s specified requirements for the labor category invoiced.”

Additional Invoice Preparation Instructions for Software Development and/or Hardware.

The Contractor shall clearly include a separate breakdown (by CLIN) for any software development activities (labor costs, subcontractor costs, etc.) in accordance with Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board Statement of Federal Financial Accounting Standards Number 10 (Preliminary design costs, Development costs and post implementation costs) and cite payment terms. The contractor shall provide make and model descriptions as well as serial numbers for purchases of hardware and software (where applicable.)

Frequency of Invoice Submission. An invoice shall be submitted for all services rendered and accepted by the Government.

Timely Submission of Invoices: In order to ensure reimbursement under this contract, invoices shall be timely submitted for payment. Contractors must submit an invoice to the payment office as indicated for all allowable and allocable internal expenditures made during the specified invoice period pursuant to the Contract. Also be advised that under 31 U.S.C. §§ 1552 and 1553, funds that were 33 obligated to the contract, but that have expired, remain available for adjustments for five (5) fiscal years following expiration of the period for which the relevant appropriation was made. After the respective timeframe, the expired account closes and the funds are not available for any purpose.

TSA-INSTR: PUBLICITY AND DISSEMINATION OF CONTRACT INFORMATION (SEP

2020)

The Contractor shall not publish, permit to be published, or distribute for public consumption, any information, oral or written, concerning the results or conclusions made pursuant to the award and/or performance of this contract without the prior written consent of the Contracting Officer.

The Contractor shall submit any request for public release at least ten (10) business days in advance of the planned release. Under no circumstances shall the Contractor release any requested submittal prior to TSA approval.

Any material proposed to be published or distributed shall be submitted via email to the Contracting Officer. The Contracting Officer will follow the procedures in Management Directives

1700.3 and 1700.4. The Administrator retains the authority to deny publication authorization. Any conditions on the approval for release will be clearly described. Notice of disapproval will be accompanied by an explanation of the basis or bases for disapproval.

TSA-INSTR: CONTRACTOR RESPONSIBILITY, CONDUCT AND PERFORMANCE

UNDER TSA SERVICE CONTRACTS (JAN 2022)

BASIC REQUIREMENTS AFFECTING CONTRACTOR PERFORMANCE

1. The Government observes the following holidays (and government facilities are generally closed on these days, or restricted access or entrance requirements may apply due to security procedures): New Year’s Day; Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday; Washington’s Birthday (President’s Day); Memorial Day; Juneteenth National Independence Day; Independence Day;

Labor Day; Columbus Day; Veteran’s Day; Thanksgiving Day; Christmas Day

a) In addition to the days designated as holidays, the Government observes also the following days: • Any other day designated by Federal Statute, and • Any other day designated by Executive Order, and • Any other day designated by President’s Proclamation, such as extreme weather conditions. • Inauguration Day (Washington, DC metropolitan area) (Likewise government facilities in the DC area are generally closed on these days, or restricted access or entrance requirements may apply due to security procedures). • Inclement weather closures and/or early dismissals • Or any other officially declared reason:

b) When the Government grants excused absence to its employees in a specific location, assigned Contractor personnel at that same location may also be dismissed. The Contractor agrees to continue to provide sufficient personnel to perform critical tasks already in operation or scheduled, and shall be guided by the instructions issued by the Contracting Officer or the Contracting Officer’s Representative. Observance of such holidays by Government personnel shall not be a reason for the Contractor to request an extension of the period of performance, or entitlement of compensation except as set forth within the contract.

c) In the event the Contractor’s personnel work during the holiday or other excused absences, they may be compensated by the Contractor, however, no form of holiday or other premium compensation will be considered either as a direct or indirect cost, other than their normal compensation for the time worked. For cost reimbursement and time and materials (T&M)/ labor hour (LH) contracts, the Government will only consider as direct and/or indirect costs those efforts actually performed during the holiday or excused absences in the event contractor personnel are not dismissed. This provision does not preclude reimbursement for authorized overtime work if applicable to this contract. Otherwise, the management responsibility for contractor functions approved by the Contracting Officer for offsite work, in the event of inaccessibility of federal workplaces, is the sole responsibility of the contractor. The contractor may propose telework or other solutions when critical work is required, however, the Contractor is solely responsible for any cost differential in performance, all liabilities that may be due to performance at an alternate location, and all resources necessary to complete such performance.

d) In the event of an actual emergency, the Contracting Officer may direct the contractor to change work hours or locations or institute telework, utilize personal protective equipment, or other mandated items.

e) In the event of a Government closure (furlough) caused by a lapse in appropriations, which can occur at the beginning of a fiscal year if no funds have been appropriated for that year, or upon expiration of a continuing resolution if a new continuing resolution or appropriations law is not passed, the Contractor shall continue performance under the contract unless otherwise instructed in writing by a Contracting Officer. Unless the Contractor is provided a formal notification to the contrary, usually via a Stop Work Order pursuant to FAR 52.242-15, the Contractor must continue to comply with all terms and conditions of the contract. If a contract will not be affected by a shutdown, generally no separate notification or communication of that fact will be provided.

Processing of contractor invoices for payment may or may not be deemed an excepted duty during a furlough. As such, contractor performance is expected even though invoices are pending payment processing. The Prompt Payment Act still applies.

2. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) may close a DHS facility for all or a portion of a business day as a result of- • Granting administrative leave to non-essential DHS employees (e.g., unanticipated holiday); • Inclement weather; • Failure of Congress to appropriate operational funds; • Or any other reason. In such cases, contractor personnel not classified as essential, i.e., not performing critical round the-clock services or tasks, who are not already on duty at the facility shall not report to the facility. Such contractor personnel already present shall be dismissed and shall leave the facility. The contractor is responsible for notifying all of its affected personnel in such circumstances once the Contracting Officer or Contracting Officer’s Representative provides notice of such. The contractor agrees to continue to provide sufficient personnel to perform continual requirements of critical tasks already in operation or scheduled for performance during the period in which DHS employees are dismissed, and shall be guided by any specific instructions of the Contracting Officer or his/her duly authorized representative. When contractor personnel services are not required or provided due to closure of a DHS facility as described in this instruction, the contractor’s payment under the contract shall be affected as follows-- For cost-reimbursement, time-and-materials and labor-hour type contracts, DHS shall not reimburse as direct costs, the costs of salaries or wages of contractor personnel for the period during which such personnel are dismissed from, or do not have access to, the facility. 40 For fixed-price contracts, the price will not be prorated and the contractor is expected to satisfy the contract requirement during the period of performance without requested extension. The Government may also terminate a contract for convenience either in partial or full.

EMPLOYEE TERMINATION. The contractor shall notify the Contracting Officer and the Contracting Officer’s Representative within 48 hours when an employee performing work under this contract who has been granted access to government information, information systems, property, or government facilities access terminates employment, no longer is assigned to the contract, or no longer requires such access. The contractor shall be responsible for returning, or ensuring that employees return, all DHS/TSA -issued contractor/employee identification, all other TSA or DHS property, and any security access cards to Government offices issued by a landlord of commercial space.

INTERRELATIONSHIP OF ASSOCIATE CONTRACTORS. The TSA may enter into contractual agreements with other Contractors (i.e., “Associate Contractors”) in order to fulfill requirements separate from the work to be performed under this contract, yet having a relationship to performance under this contract. It is expected that contractors working under TSA contracts will have to work together under certain conditions in order to achieve a common solution for

TSA. The Contractor may be required to coordinate with other such Contractor(s) through the cognizant Contracting Officer (CO) and/or designated representative in providing suitable, non-conflicting technical and/or management interface and in avoidance of duplication of effort.

Information on deliverables provided under separate contracts may, at the discretion of the TSA and/or other Government agencies, be provided to such other Contractor(s) for the purpose of such work. Where the Contractor and an associate Contractor fail to agree upon action to be taken in connection with their respective responsibilities, each Contractor shall promptly bring the matters to the attention of the cognizant CO and furnish the Contractor’s recommendations for a solution.

The Contractor shall not be relieved of its obligations to make timely deliveries or be entitled to any other adjustment because of failure of the Contractor and its associate to promptly refer matters to the CO or because of failure to implement CO directions. Where the Contractor and Associate Contractors are required to collaborate to deliver a service; the Government will designate, in writing and prior to the definition of the task, to both Contractors, a “lead Contractor” for the project. In these cases, the Associate Contractors shall also be contractually required to coordinate and collaborate with the Contractor. TSA will facilitate the mutual execution of Non-Disclosure Agreements.