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SOLICITATION: AFRICA PC&S FUEL PROGRAM (1. 8F) (2022-2027) Federal contract opportunity
Solicitation number
SPE60222R0209
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Defense Logistics Agency Energy

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This solicitation requests offers for the Africa PC&S Fuel Program from 2022 to 2027. Required products include diesel, jet fuel, gasoline, and other petroleum-based fuels for delivery to various countries in Africa. Offerors must meet specifications for chemical content and quality standards. Pricing will be determined by reference prices from industry publications, with economic adjustments allowed. The Defense Logistics Agency Energy will evaluate offers considering total evaluated price. Set-asides are not specified but small businesses are encouraged to compete. The incumbent contractor was not identified. Responses are due by the date posted on the solicitation notice.

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COMPANY NAME________________

SPE605-22-R-0209

Section B- Supplies or Services and Price/Costs

B19.02 ECONOMIC PRICE ADJUSTMENT (OVERSEAS) (DLA ENERGY JAN 2012)

(a) WARRANTIES. The Contractor warrants that--

(1) The unit prices set forth in the Schedule do not include allowances for any portion of the contingency covered by this contract text; and

(2) The prices to be invoiced hereunder shall be computed in accordance with the texts of this contract.

(b) DEFINITIONS. As used throughout this contract text, the term--

(1) Award price means the unit price offered by the Contractor and set forth opposite the item in the Schedule.

(2) Reference price means the market price, this is either published in an independent publication or supplied by the Contractor, with which the award price is to fluctuate. The reference price should be a market price for the same or similar product(s) as the item being purchased.

(3) Date of delivery means--

(i) FOR TANKER OR BARGE DELIVERIES.

(A) F.O.B. ORIGIN. The date and time vessel commences loading;

(B) F.O.B. DESTINATION. The date and time vessel commences discharging;

(ii) FOR PIPELINE DELIVERIES. The date and time product commences to move past the specified f.o.b. point; and

(iii) FOR ALL OTHER TYPES OF DELIVERIES. The date product is received.

(c) ADJUSTMENTS. The prices payable under this contract shall be the award price increased or decreased by the amount, determined according to the following formula, that the reference price shall have increased or decreased, to and including the date of delivery.

(1) The amount of increase or decrease in the award price shall be based on the same number of cents, or fraction thereof, that the reference price increases or decreases per like unit of measure.

(2) The reference price with which the award price for the listed item is to fluctuate (and which is more fully defined in the Table below) is--

[ ] (i) The low price published in _________________________________________________________.

(name of publication)

[ X ] (ii) The average of the prices published in The average of Platts FOB Arab Gulf and FOB Mediterranean price assessments.

(name of publication)

[ ] (iii) The established price posted by ______________________________________________________and

(name of company) published in _________________________________________________________

(name of publication)

(3) COMMERCIAL. For price adjustments utilizing commercial publications such as Platts Oilgram, etc., the reference price in effect on the date of delivery shall be that item’s reference price that is in effect for the dates in the Table below. If an effective date is not cited in a publication, then the date of publication shall apply. An increase or decrease in any reference price published in a trade price service or in a commercial journal shall apply only to deliveries made on or after the effective date of such trade price service or commercial journal. In the event of a holiday for which an effective date is not used, the latest effective price(s) prior to the effective date shall be used. NOTE: Platts issues corrections to its published prices on a regular basis. Platts posts corrections to its website (www.platts.com) for its subscribers. If a correction to a reference price is found on the Platts website, all of the items that use that reference price will be corrected. DLA Energy will correct any other reference prices, as notice of the correction is received. DLA Energy will work with the pricing services to determine the appropriate price, whenever an offeror or contractor can show that the price referenced should be reviewed.

(4) NONCOMMERCIAL (NOTIFICATION). For price adjustments utilizing a reference price indicator other than commercial publications such as Platts Oilgram, the Contractor shall notify the Contracting Officer of any changes in the reference price in writing within 15 calendar days from the date thereof.

(i) INCREASES. Any increase in unit price as a result of an increase in reference price shall apply only to deliveries made on or after the date of receipt by the Contracting Officer of a written notification from the Contractor of such increase. However, the prices payable under this contract shall in no event exceed the Contractor’s posted or established selling price in effect on the date of delivery for the product supplied in the form of delivery made at the point of delivery. Also, no notification incorporating an increase in a contract unit price shall be executed pursuant to this contract text until the increase has been verified by the Contracting Officer.

(ii) DECREASES. If the Contractor fails to notify the Contracting Officer of any decrease in the reference price, within the allotted 15 day period, such decrease shall apply to all deliveries made on or after the effective date of such decrease. However, if any overpayment is made to the Contractor as a result of the Contractor’s failure to give timely notice to the Contracting Officer of any decrease in the established price, the Contractor shall be charged interest on such overpayment from the date of the overpayment to the date of reimbursement by the Contractor for the overpayment in accordance with the Disputes paragraph of the CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS – COMMERICAL ITEMS clause of this contract.

(5) Where the reference price is the Contractor’s established price (see (c)(2)(iii) above), the Contractor warrants that the product selected is one for which, except for modification required by the specifications of this contract, the Contractor has an established price. Such price is the net price after applying any applicable standard trade discounts offered by the Contractor for its catalog, list, or schedule price. The Contractor further warrants that, as of the current date, any differences between the unit prices of the line items identified in the Schedule and the Contractor's established price for like quantities of the nearest commercial equivalents of such contract items are due to compliance with contract specifications and to compliance with any requirements that this contract may contain for preservation, packaging, and packing beyond standard commercial practice.

(d) MODIFICATIONS. Any resultant price changes shall be provided via notification through contract modifications and/or postings to the DLA Energy web page at https://www.dla.mil/Energy/Business/Prices-To-Web/ under the heading Vendor Resources and then Product Price Adjustments.

(e) FAILURE TO DELIVER. Notwithstanding any other conditions of this contract text, no upward adjustment shall apply to product scheduled under the contract to be delivered before the effective date of the adjustment, unless the Contractor’s failure to deliver according to the delivery http://www.platts.com/ https://www.dla.mil/Energy/Business/Prices-To-Web/ schedule results from causes beyond the Contractor’s control and without its fault or negligence, within the meaning of the Excusable Delays and Termination for Cause paragraphs of the CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITONS – COMMERCIAL ITEMS clause of the this contract in which case the contract shall be amended to make an equitable extension of the delivery schedule.

(f) UPWARD CEILING ON ECONOMIC PRICE ADJUSTMENT. The Contractor agrees that the total increase in any contract unit price pursuant to these economic price adjustment contract texts shall not exceed 935 percent of the award price, except as provided hereafter:

(1) If at any time the Contractor has reason to believe that within the near future a price adjustment under the conditions of this contract text will be required that will exceed the current contract ceiling price for any item, the Contractor shall promptly notify the Contracting Officer in writing of the expected increase. The notification shall include a revised ceiling the Contractor believes is sufficient to permit completion of remaining contract performance, along with appropriate explanation and documentation as required by the Contracting Officer.

(2) If an actual increase in the reference price would raise a contract unit price for an item above the current ceiling, the Contractor shall have no obligation under this contract to fill pending or future orders for such item, as of the effective date of the increase, unless the Contracting Officer issues a contract modification to raise the ceiling. If the contract ceiling will not be raised, the Contracting Officer shall so promptly notify the Contractor in writing.

(g) REVISION OF REFERENCE PRICE INDICATOR. In the event—

(1) Any applicable reference price is discontinued, or its method of derivation is altered substantially;

(2) The reference price is an average of published or posted prices, and any one price ceases to be published or posted;

(3) The reference price is published in a trade price service or commercial journal and such publication ceases to publish said reference price or changes its method of quoting prices; or

(4) The Contracting Officer determines that the reference price consistently and substantially failed to reflect market conditions— the parties shall mutually agree upon an appropriate and comparable substitute for determining the price adjustment described hereunder. The contract shall be modified to reflect such substitute effective on the date the indicator was discontinued, altered, or began to consistently and substantially fail to reflect market conditions. If the parties fail to agree on an appropriate substitute, the matter shall be resolved in accordance with the Disputes paragraph of the CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS – COMMERCIAL ITEMS clause of this contract.

(h) CONVERSION FACTORS. If this contract text requires quantity conversion for economic price adjustment purposes, the conversion factors for applicable products, as specified in the CONVERSION FACTORS contract text, apply unless otherwise specified in the Schedule.

(i) EXAMINATION OF RECORDS. The Contractor agrees that the Contracting Officer or designated representatives shall have the right to examine the Contractor’s books, records, documents, or other data the Contracting Officer deems necessary to verify Contractor adherence to the wording of this contract text.

(j) FINAL INVOICE. The Contractor shall include a statement on the final invoice that the amounts invoiced hereunder have applied all decreases required by this contract text.

(k) TABLE.

PRODUCT

TYPE

LOCATION WHERE REFERENCE

PRICE IS APPLICABLE

NAME OF

PUBLICATION

EVALUATION

FACTOR

BASE

REFERENCE

DATE

BASE

REFERENCE

PRICE

EBS

ESCALATOR

ID

DF2

WESTERN AFRICA

Niger, Sao Tome

Platts ULSD 10 ppm FOB Med

AAWYY00

Previous Monthly Average 315.30 1 March 2022 $2.596654 TBD

JA1

WESTERN AFRICA

Niger, Morocco

Platts Jet Fuel FOB Med

AAIDL00

Previous Monthly Average. 328.42 1 March 2022 $2.575056 TBD

DF2

EASTERN AFRICA

Chad, Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia

Platts Gasoil 10 ppm FOB Arab Gulf AAIDT00 Previous Monthly Average 42 1 March 2022 $2.588016 TBD

JA1

EASTERN AFRICA

Kenya, Somalia

Platts Jet Kero FOB Arab Gulf

PJAAA00

Previous Monthly Average 42 1 March 2022 $2.482077 TBD

JP8

EASTERN AFRICA

DJibouti

Platts Jet Kero FOB Arab Gulf

PJAAA00

Previous Monthly Average 42 1 March 2022 $2.482077 TBD

MUR Djibouti Only (Not for SFD)

Platts 95 RON Unleaded FOB Arab Gulf

AAICY00

Previous Monthly Average 42 1 March 2022 $2.572341 TBD

SFD Djibouti (SFD)

Platts Gasoil 10 ppm FOB Arab Gulf AAIDT00 Previous Monthly Average 42 1 March 2022 $2.588016 TBD

SFD Niger (SFD)

Platts ULSD 10 ppm FOB Med

AAWYY00

Previous Monthly Average. 315.3 1 March 2022 $2.596654 TBD

Note. All Reference prices are calculated by dividing the previous monthly average price by the evaluation factor provided in the table at (k).

(End of B19.02 text)

Section F- Deliveries or Performance

F3 TRANSPORT TRUCK AND/OR TRUCK AND TRAILER FREE TIME AND DETENTION

RATES (PC&S) (DLA ENERGY AUG 2005)

(a) Upon arrival of Contractor's transport truck or truck and trailer, the receiving activity shall promptly designate the tanks into which the load is to be discharged. Free time will commence when the discharge hose is connected to the receiving line at the delivery point and will end when discharge is completed. The Contractor shall be paid for detention beyond free time for delays caused by the Government. A minimum of one hour free time is required.

(1) Free time for unloading a transport truck or truck and trailer (includes one hour minimum plus any additional time): _______________________________________________.

(2) Rate for detention beyond free time:

The above will not be considered in the evaluation of offers for award except that a free time of less than one hour may render an offer unacceptable. Notwithstanding the above, the Government is entitled to at least as much free time as is allowed by the common carrier or that the Contractor normally allows its regular commercial customers, whichever is greater. Free time only applies to single-drop deliveries (it is not applicable to multiple-drop tank truck/truck and trailer deliveries or any tank wagon deliveries).

(b) Notwithstanding the above, the Government will not pay more in detention rates than the actual rate charged by the common carrier or the rate the Contractor normally charges its regular commercial customers, whichever is lower. Detention costs will be the sole responsibility of the activity incurring them and are only allowable on single drop deliveries (they are not allowable on multiple drop tank truck/truck and trailer deliveries or any tank wagon deliveries. Invoices for detention costs will be submitted by the Contractor directly to the activity receiving the product. These provisions are applicable to DLA-owned/capitalized as well as non-DLA-owned/noncapitalized products.

(c) UNLESS THE OFFEROR OTHERWISE INDICATES IN PARAGRAPHS (a)(1) AND (a)(2) ABOVE, FREE TIME WILL BE CONSIDERED UNLIMITED AND DETENTION COSTS WILL

NOT BE CHARGEABLE.

(End of F3 text)

F3.03 NOTIFICATION OF CHANGE IN TRANSPORTATION COMPANY (PC&S) (DLA

ENERGY APR 2005)

(a) In the performance of this contract, the Contractor agrees not to utilize transportation companies that have been debarred or suspended, are ineligible for receipt of contracts with Government agencies, are in receipt of a notice of proposed debarment or ineligibility from any Government agency, or are otherwise ineligible under Federal programs. Substitution of a new transportation company is subject to review by the Contracting Officer for use under this contract.

(b) If the Contractor changes transporters after award, the Contractor shall provide the Contracting Officer with the following information on alternative or new transportation company(ies) being utilized in the transportation of supplies under this contract.

Name, Address, and Phone Number State(s) in which transporter of Transportation Company is authorized to operate

(End of F3.03 text)

Section G- Contract Administration Data

G9.06 ADDRESS TO WHICH REMITTANCE SHOULD BE MAILED (DLA ENERGY JAN

2017)

Remittances shall be mailed only at the Government’s option or where an exception to payment by Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) applies. (See the PAYMENT BY ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER – SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT or the PAYMENT BY ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER - OTHER THAN SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT clause.)

Offeror shall indicate below the complete mailing address (including the nine-digit zip code) to which remittances should be mailed if such address is other than that shown in Block 15a (Standard Form (SF) 33) for noncommercial items or Block 17a (SF 1449) for commercial items. In addition, if offeror did not incorporate its nine-digit zip code in the address shown in Block 15a of the SF 33 or in Block 17a of the SF 1449, the offeror shall enter it below:

(a) Payee Name (Contractor): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

(DO NOT EXCEED 25 CHARACTERS)

(b) Check Remittance Address:

(DO NOT EXCEED 30 CHARACTERS PER LINE)

(c) Narrative Information (special instructions).

(DO NOT EXCEED 153 CHARACTERS)

(End of G9.06 text)

THIS CONTRACT TEXT APPLIES ONLY TO DLA ENERGY-FUNDED ITEMS FOR DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN SUPPLIERS WHO CHOOSE TO BE PAID BY THE CORPORATE TRADE EXCHANGE WHEN THE RECEIVING

BANK IS LOCATED IN THE UNITED STATES.

G9.07 ELECTRONIC TRANSFER OF FUNDS PAYMENTS - CORPORATE TRADE

EXCHANGE (DLA ENERGY JUL 2007)

(a) The Contractor shall supply the following information to the Contracting Officer no later than 5 days after contract award and before submission of the first request for payment. The bank designated as the receiving bank must be located in the United States and must be capable of receiving Automated Clearing House (ACH) transactions.

NAME OF RECEIVING BANK: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

(DO NOT EXCEED 29 CHARACTERS)

CITY AND STATE OF RECEIVING BANK: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

(DO NOT EXCEED 20 CHARACTERS)

AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION NINE DIGIT IDENTIFIER OF RECEIVING BANK: | | | | | | | | | |

ACCOUNT TYPE CODE: (Contractor to designate one)

[ ] CHECKING TYPE 22

[ ] SAVINGS TYPE 32

RECIPIENT'S ACCOUNT NUMBER ENCLOSED IN PARENTHESES: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

(DO NOT EXCEED 15 CHARACTERS)

RECIPIENT'S NAME: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

STREET ADDRESS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

CITY AND STATE: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

NOTE: Additional information may be entered in EITHER paragraph (b) OR paragraph (c) below. Total space available for information entered in (b) OR (c) is 153 characters.

(b) SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS/OTHER IDENTIFYING DATA:

OR

(c) THIRD PARTY INFORMATION: Where payment is to be forwarded from the receiving bank to another financial institution for deposit into Contractor's account, the following information must be supplied by the Contractor: Second Bank Name, City/State and/or Country, Account Number, and Account Name.

(d) CONTRACTOR'S DESIGNATED OFFICIAL SUBMITTING ELECTRONIC

FUNDS TRANSFER INFORMATION.

NAME: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

TITLE: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

TELEPHONE NUMBER: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

SIGNATURE: ______________________________________________________________________

(e) Any change by the Contractor in designation of the bank account to receive electronic transfer of funds in accordance with this provision must be received by the Contracting Officer no later than 30 days prior to the date the change is to become effective.

(f) The electronic transfer of funds does not constitute an assignment of such funds in any form or fashion.

(g) In the event corporate trade exchange (CTX) payments cannot be processed, the Government retains the option to make payments under this contract by check.

(h) NOTICE TO FOREIGN SUPPLIERS.

(1) Payment may be made through the Federal Reserve Wire Transfer system. The bank designated as the receiving bank must be located in the United States and must be capable of receiving ACH transactions. The appropriate American Bankers Association nine-digit identifier must be supplied in order for payments to be processed through CTX.

(2) If your account is with a foreign bank that has an account with a bank located within the United States, the U.S. bank may be designated as the receiving bank. The recipient's name and account number shall identify the foreign bank, and transfer instructions to supplier's account must be specified in (b) OR (c) above.

(3) The Third Party information supplied in (c) above will be located in the first RMT segment of the CTX payment information sent to the receiving bank.

(i) Notwithstanding any other provision of the contract, the requirements of this provision shall control.

(End of G9.07 Text)

G9.07-5 ELECTRONIC TRANSFER OF FUNDS PAYMENTS – FEDERAL RESERVE WIRE

TRANSFER SYSTEM

(DLA ENERGY JAN 2012)

(a) The Contractor shall supply the following information to the Contracting Officer no later than 5 days after contract award and before submission of the first request for payment. The bank designated as the receiving bank must be capable of receiving Federal wire transactions via either a SWIFT Code or an IBAN.

(b) Any change by the Contractor in the designation of the bank account to receive electronic transfer of funds in accordance with this contract text must be received by the Contracting Officer no later than 30 days prior to the date the change is to become effective.

(c) The electronic transfer of funds does not constitute an assignment of such funds in any form or fashion.

COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION (TYPE WRITTEN OR CLEAR

PRINTING)

RECIPIENT’S NAME: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

ORIGINATOR ABA: ____044036205____ (DLA ENERGY fill-in)

CONTRACT NUMBER: ______________________________________________ (DLA ENERGY fill-in)

RECIPIENT’S CAGE CODE: __________________

[ ] CHECKING TYPE 22

[ ] SAVINGS TYPE 32

RECIPIENT’S DUNS NUMBER: ______________________________________

BENEFICIARY’S BANK NAME: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

(DO NOT EXCEED 29 CHARACTERS)

BENEFICIARY’S BANK ADDRESS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

BENEFICIARY’S BANK ACCOUNT NUMBER: ______________________________________

BENEFICIARY’S BANK SWIFT NUMBER: | | | | | | | | | | | |

(EITHER 8 OR 11 CHARACTERS ONLY)

IBAN NUMBER: ______________________________________

BENEFICIARY’S BANK SORT CODE: | | | | | | | (FOR BANKS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM ONLY)

(6 CHARACTERS ONLY)

(d) CONTRACTOR’S DESIGNATED OFFICIAL SUBMITTING ELECTRONIC

FUNDS TRANSFER INFORMATION.

NAME | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

TITLE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

TELEPHONE NUMBER | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

SIGNATURE _______________________________________________________

(e) Notwithstanding any other provision of the contract, the requirements of this contract text shall control.

(End of G9.07-5 Text)

Section I- Contract Clauses

FAR 52.223-3 HAZARDOUS MATERIAL IDENTIFICATION AND MATERIAL SAFETY DATA

(FEB 2021)

(a) "Hazardous material," as used in this clause, includes any material defined as hazardous under the latest version of Federal Standard No.313 (including revisions adopted during the term of the contract).

(b) The offeror must list any hazardous material, as defined in paragraph (a) of this clause, to be delivered under this contract. The hazardous material shall be properly identified and include any applicable identification number, such as National Stock Number or Special Item Number. This information shall also be included on the Material Safety Data Sheet submitted under this contract.

(c) This list must be updated during performance of the contract whenever the Contractor determines that any other material to be delivered under this contract is hazardous.

(d) The apparently successful offeror agrees to submit, for each item as required prior to award, a Material Safety Data Sheet, meeting the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.1200(g) and the latest version of Federal Standard No.313, for all hazardous material identified in paragraph (b) of this clause. Data shall be submitted in accordance with Federal Standard No.313, whether or not the apparently successful offeror is the actual manufacturer of these items. Failure to submit the Material Safety Data Sheet prior to award may result in the apparently successful offeror being considered nonresponsible and ineligible for award.

(e) If, after award, there is a change in the composition of the item(s) or a revision to Federal Standard No.313, which renders incomplete or inaccurate the data submitted under paragraph (d) of this clause, the Contractor shall promptly notify the Contracting Officer and resubmit the data.

(f) Neither the requirements of this clause nor any act or failure to act by the Government shall relieve the Contractor of any responsibility or liability for the safety of Government, Contractor, or subcontractor personnel or property.

(g) Nothing contained in this clause shall relieve the Contractor from complying with applicable Federal, State, and local laws, codes, ordinances, and regulations (including the obtaining of licenses and permits) in connection with hazardous material.

(h) The Government’s rights in data furnished under this contract with respect to hazardous material are as follows:

(1) To use, duplicate and disclose any data to which this clause is applicable. The purposes of this right are to-

(i) Apprise personnel of the hazards to which they may be exposed in using, handling, packaging, transporting, or disposing of hazardous materials;

(ii) Obtain medical treatment for those affected by the material; and

(iii) Have others use, duplicate, and disclose the data for the Government for these purposes.

(2) To use, duplicate, and disclose data furnished under this clause, in accordance with paragraph (h)(1) of this clause, in precedence over any other clause of this contract providing for rights in data.

(3) The Government is not precluded from using similar or identical data acquired from other sources.

(End of clause)

Material (If none, insert None) Identification No.

FAR 52.229-11 TAX ON CERTAIN FOREIGN PROCUREMENTS—NOTICE AND

REPRESENTATION (JUN 2020)

(a) Definitions. As used in this provision—

Foreign person means any person other than a United States person.

Specified Federal procurement payment means any payment made pursuant to a contract with a foreign contracting party that is for goods, manufactured or produced, or services provided in a foreign country that is not a party to an international procurement agreement with the United States. For purposes of the prior sentence, a foreign country does not include an outlying area.

United States person as defined in 26 U.S.C. 7701(a)(30) means

(1) A citizen or resident of the United States;

(2) A domestic partnership;

(3) A domestic corporation;

(4) Any estate (other than a foreign estate, within the meaning of 26 U.S.C. 701(a)(31)); and

(5) Any trust if–

(i) A court within the United States is able to exercise primary supervision over the administration of the trust; and

(ii) One or more United States persons have the authority to control all substantial decisions of the trust.

(b) Unless exempted, there is a 2 percent tax of the amount of a specified Federal procurement payment on any foreign person receiving such payment. See 26 U.S.C. 5000C and its implementing regulations at 26 CFR 1.5000C-1 through 1.5000C-7.

(c) Exemptions from withholding under this provision are described at 26 CFR 1.5000C-1(d)(5) through (7). The Offeror would claim an exemption from the withholding by using the Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service Form W-14, Certificate of Foreign Contracting Party Receiving Federal Procurement Payments, available via the internet at www.irs.gov/w14. Any exemption claimed and self-certified on the IRS Form W-14 is subject to audit by the IRS. Any disputes regarding the imposition and collection of the 26 U.S.C. 5000C tax are adjudicated by the IRS as the 26 U.S.C. 5000C tax is a tax matter, not a contract issue. The IRS Form W-14 is provided to the acquiring agency rather than to the IRS.

(d) For purposes of withholding under 26 U.S.C. 5000C, the Offeror represents that

(1) It [_] is [_] is not a foreign person; and

(2) If the Offeror indicates "is" in paragraph (d)(1) of this provision, then the Offeror represents that—I am claiming on the IRS Form W-14 [ ] a full exemption, or [ ] partial or no exemption [Offeror shall select one] from the excise tax.

(e) If the Offeror represents it is a foreign person in paragraph (d)(1) of this provision, then—

(1) The clause at FAR 52.229-12, Tax on Certain Foreign Procurements, will be included in any resulting contract; and

(2) The Offeror shall submit with its offer the IRS Form W-14. If the IRS Form W-14 is not submitted with the offer, exemptions will not be applied to any resulting contract and the Government will withhold a full 2 percent of each payment.

(f) If the Offeror selects "is" in paragraph (d)(1) and "partial or no exemption" in paragraph (d)(2) of this provision, the Offeror will be subject to withholding in accordance with the clause at FAR 52.229-12, Tax on Certain Foreign Procurements, in any resulting contract.

(g) A taxpayer may, for a fee, seek advice from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) as to the proper tax treatment of a transaction. This is called a private letter ruling. Also, the IRS may publish a revenue ruling, which is an official interpretation by the IRS of the Internal Revenue Code, related statutes, tax treaties, and regulations. A revenue ruling is the conclusion of the IRS on how the law is applied to a specific set of facts. For questions relating to the interpretation of the IRS regulations go to https://www.irs.gov/help/tax-law-questions.

(End of provision)

DFARS 252.223-7001 HAZARD WARNING LABELS (DEC 1991)

(a) “Hazardous material,” as used in this clause, is defined in the Hazardous Material Identification and Material Safety Data clause of this contract.

(b) The Contractor shall label the item package (unit container) of any hazardous material to be delivered under this contract in accordance with the Hazard Communication Standard (29 CFR 1910.1200 et seq).

The Standard requires that the hazard warning label conform to the requirements of the standard unless the material is otherwise subject to the labelling requirements of one of the following statutes:

(1) Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act;

(2) Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetics Act;

(3) Consumer Product Safety Act;

(4) Federal Hazardous Substances Act; or

(5) Federal Alcohol Administration Act.

(c) The Offeror shall list which hazardous material listed in the Hazardous Material Identification and Material Safety Data clause of this contract will be labelled in accordance with one of the Acts in paragraphs (b)(1) through (5) of this clause instead of the Hazard Communication Standard. Any hazardous material not listed will be interpreted to mean that a label is required in accordance with the Hazard Communication Standard.

MATERIAL (If None, Insert “None.”) ACT

(d) The apparently successful Offeror agrees to submit, before award, a copy of the hazard warning label for all hazardous materials not listed in paragraph (c) of this clause. The Offeror shall submit the label with the Material Safety Data Sheet being furnished under the Hazardous Material Identification and Material Safety Data clause of this contract.

(e) The Contractor shall also comply with MIL-STD-129, Marking for Shipment and Storage (including revisions adopted during the term of this contract).

(End of clause)

DFARS 252.229-7001 TAX RELIEF. TAX RELIEF—BASIC (APR 2020)

(a) Prices set forth in this contract are exclusive of all taxes and duties from which the United States Government is exempt by virtue of tax agreements between the United States Government and the Contractor’s government. The following taxes or duties have been excluded from the contract price:

NAME OF TAX: (Offeror insert) RATE (PERCENTAGE): (Offeror insert)

(b) Invoices submitted in accordance with the terms and conditions of this contract shall be exclusive of all taxes or duties for which relief is available. The Contractor’s invoice shall list separately the gross price, amount of tax deducted, and net price charged.

(c) When items manufactured to United States Government specifications are being acquired, the Contractor shall identify the materials or components intended to be imported in order to ensure that relief from import duties is obtained. If the Contractor intends to use imported products from inventories on hand, the price of which includes a factor for import duties, the Contractor shall ensure the United States Government’s exemption from these taxes. The Contractor may obtain a refund of the import duties from its government or request the duty-free import of an amount of supplies or components corresponding to that used from inventory for this contract.

(End of clause)

DLAD 5452.233-9001 DISPUTES – AGREEMENT TO USE ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE

RESOLUTION (ADR) (JUN 2020)

(a) The parties agree to negotiate with each other to try to resolve any disputes that may arise. If unassisted negotiations are unsuccessful, the parties will use alternative dispute resolution (ADR) techniques to try to resolve the dispute. Litigation will only be considered as a last resort when ADR is unsuccessful or has been documented by the party rejecting ADR to be inappropriate for resolving the dispute.

(b) Before either party determines ADR inappropriate, that party must discuss the use of ADR with the other party. The documentation rejecting ADR must be signed by an official authorized to bind the contractor (see FAR 52.233-1), or, for the Agency, by the contracting officer, and approved at a level above the contracting officer after consultation with the ADR Specialist and legal counsel. Contractor personnel are also encouraged to include the ADR Specialist in their discussions with the contracting officer before determining ADR to be inappropriate.

(c) If you wish to opt out of this clause, check here [ ]. Alternate wording may be negotiated with the contracting officer.

(End of Provision)

Section K- Representations, Certifications, and other Statements of Offerors or Respondents

FAR 52.204-20 PREDECESSOR OF OFFEROR (AUG 2020)

(a) Definitions. As used in this provision–

Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code means–

(1) An identifier assigned to entities located in the United States or its outlying areas by the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Branch to identify a commercial or government entity by unique location; or

(2) An identifier assigned by a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) or by the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) to entities located outside the United States and its outlying areas that the DLA Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Branch records and maintains in the CAGE master file. This type of code is known as a NATO CAGE (NCAGE) code.

Predecessor means an entity that is replaced by a successor and includes any predecessors of the predecessor.

Successor means an entity that has replaced a predecessor by acquiring the assets and carrying out the affairs of the predecessor under a new name (often through acquisition or merger). The term "successor" does not include new offices/divisions of the same company or a company that only changes its name.

The extent of the responsibility of the successor for the liabilities of the predecessor may vary, depending on State law and specific circumstances.

(b) The Offeror represents that it □ is or □ is not a successor to a predecessor that held a Federal contract or grant within the last three years.

(c) If the Offeror has indicated "is" in paragraph (b) of this provision, enter the following information for all predecessors that held a Federal contract or grant within the last three years (if more than one predecessor, list in reverse chronological order):

Predecessor CAGE code: (or mark "Unknown"). Predecessor legal name: .

(Do not use a "doing business as" name).

(End of provision)

FAR 52.204-24 REPRESENTATION REGARDING CERTAIN TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND

VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SERVICES OR EQUIPMENT (NOV 2021)

The Offeror shall not complete the representation at paragraph (d)(1) of this provision if the Offeror has represented that it "does not provide covered telecommunications equipment or services as a part of its offered products or services to the Government in the performance of any contract, subcontract, or other contractual instrument" in paragraph (c)(1) in the provision at 52.204-26, Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services—Representation, or in paragraph (v)(2)(i) of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Products or Commercial Services. The Offeror shall not complete the representation in paragraph (d)(2) of this provision if the Offeror has represented that it "does not use covered telecommunications equipment or services, or any equipment, system, or service that uses covered telecommunications equipment or services" in paragraph (c)(2) of the provision at 52.204-26, or in paragraph (v)(2)(ii) of the provision at 52.212-3.

(a) Definitions. As used in this provision—

Backhaul, covered telecommunications equipment or services, critical technology, interconnection arrangements, reasonable inquiry, roaming, and substantial or essential component have the meanings provided in the clause 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment.

(b) Prohibition.

(1) Section 889(a)(1)(A) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Pub. L. 115-232) prohibits the head of an executive agency on or after August 13, 2019, from procuring or obtaining, or extending or renewing a contract to procure or obtain, any equipment, system, or service that uses covered telecommunications equipment or services as a substantial or essential component of any system, or as critical technology as part of any system. Nothing in the prohibition shall be construed to—

(i) Prohibit the head of an executive agency from procuring with an entity to provide a service that connects to the facilities of a third-party, such as backhaul, roaming, or interconnection arrangements; or

(ii) Cover telecommunications equipment that cannot route or redirect user data traffic or cannot permit visibility into any user data or packets that such equipment transmits or otherwise handles.

(2) Section 889(a)(1)(B) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Pub. L. 115-232) prohibits the head of an executive agency on or after August 13, 2020, from entering into a contract or extending or renewing a contract with an entity that uses any equipment, system, or service that uses covered telecommunications equipment or services as a substantial or essential component of any system, or as critical technology as part of any system. This prohibition applies to the use of covered telecommunications equipment or services, regardless of whether that use is in performance of work under a Federal contract. Nothing in the prohibition shall be construed to—

(i) Prohibit the head of an executive agency from procuring with an entity to provide a service that connects to the facilities of a third-party, such as backhaul, roaming, or interconnection arrangements; or

(ii) Cover telecommunications equipment that cannot route or redirect user data traffic or cannot permit visibility into any user data or packets that such equipment transmits or otherwise handles.

(c) Procedures. The Offeror shall review the list of excluded parties in the System for Award Management (SAM) (https://www.sam.gov) for entities excluded from receiving federal awards for "covered telecommunications equipment or services".

(d) Representation. The Offeror represents that—

(1) It □ will, □ will not provide covered telecommunications equipment or services to the Government in the performance of any contract, subcontract or other contractual instrument resulting from this solicitation. The Offeror shall provide the additional disclosure information required at paragraph (e)(1) of this section if the Offeror responds "will" in paragraph (d)(1) of this section; and

(2) After conducting a reasonable inquiry, for purposes of this representation, the Offeror represents that—

It □ does, □ does not use covered telecommunications equipment or services, or use any equipment, system, or service that uses covered telecommunications equipment or services. The Offeror shall provide the additional disclosure information required at paragraph (e)(2) of this section if the Offeror responds "does" in paragraph (d)(2) of this section.

(e) Disclosures.

(1) Disclosure for the representation in paragraph (d)(1) of this provision. If the Offeror has responded "will" in the representation in paragraph (d)(1) of this provision, the Offeror shall provide the following information as part of the offer:

(i) For covered equipment—

(A) The entity that produced the covered telecommunications equipment (include entity name, unique entity identifier, CAGE code, and whether the entity was the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) or a distributor, if known);

(B) A description of all covered telecommunications equipment offered (include brand; model number, such as OEM number, manufacturer part number, or wholesaler number; and item description, as applicable); and

(C) Explanation of the proposed use of covered telecommunications equipment and any factors relevant to determining if such use would be permissible under the prohibition in paragraph

(b)(1) of this provision.

(ii) For covered services—

(A) If the service is related to item maintenance: A description of all covered telecommunications services offered (include on the item being maintained: Brand; model number, such as OEM number, manufacturer part number, or wholesaler number; and item description, as applicable); or

(B) If not associated with maintenance, the Product Service Code (PSC) of the service being provided; and explanation of the proposed use of covered telecommunications services and any factors relevant to determining if such use would be permissible under the prohibition in paragraph (b)(1) of this provision.

(2) Disclosure for the representation in paragraph (d)(2) of this provision. If the Offeror has responded "does" in the representation in paragraph (d)(2) of this provision, the Offeror shall provide the following information as part of the offer:

(i) For covered equipment—

(A) The entity that produced the covered telecommunications equipment (include entity name, unique entity identifier, CAGE code, and whether the entity was the OEM or a distributor, if known);

(B) A description of all covered telecommunications equipment offered (include brand; model number, such as OEM number, manufacturer part number, or wholesaler number; and item description, as applicable); and

(C) Explanation of the proposed use of covered telecommunications equipment and any factors relevant to determining if such use would be permissible under the prohibition in paragraph (b)(2) of this provision.

(ii) For covered services—

(A) If the service is related to item maintenance: A description of all covered telecommunications services offered (include on the item being maintained: Brand; model number, such as OEM number, manufacturer part number, or wholesaler number; and item description, as applicable); or

(B) If not associated with maintenance, the PSC of the service being provided; and explanation of the proposed use of covered telecommunications services and any factors relevant to determining if such use would be permissible under the prohibition in paragraph (b)(2) of this provision.

FAR 52.204-26 COVERED TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT OR SERVICES –

REPRESENTATION (OCT 2020)

(a) Definitions. As used in this provision, "covered telecommunications equipment or services" and

"reasonable inquiry" have the meaning provided in the clause 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment.

(b) Procedures. The Offeror shall review the list of excluded parties in the System for Award

Management (SAM) (https://www.sam.gov) for entities excluded from receiving federal awards for "covered telecommunications equipment or services".

(c) (1) Representation. The Offeror represents that it □ does, □ does not provide covered telecommunications equipment or services as a part of its offered products or services to the Government in the performance of any contract, subcontract, or other contractual instrument.

(2) After conducting a reasonable inquiry for purposes of this representation, the offeror represents that it □ does, □ does not use covered telecommunications equipment or services, or any equipment, system, or service that uses covered telecommunications equipment or services.

FAR 52.209-5 CERTIFICATION REGARDING RESPONSIBILITY MATTERS (AUG 2020)

(a)

(1) The Offeror certifies, to the best of its knowledge and belief, that—

(i) The Offeror and/or any of its Principals–

(A) Are □ are not □ presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, or declared ineligible for the award of contracts by any Federal agency;

(B) Have □ have not □, within a three-year period preceding this offer, been convicted of or had a civil judgment rendered against them for: commission of fraud or a criminal offense in connection with obtaining, attempting to obtain, or performing a public (Federal, State, or local) contract or subcontract;

violation of Federal or State antitrust statutes relating to the submission of offers; or commission of embezzlement, theft, forgery, bribery, falsification or destruction of records, making false statements, tax evasion, violating Federal criminal tax laws, or receiving stolen property (if offeror checks "have", the offeror shall also see 52.209-7, if included in this solicitation);

(C) Are □ are not □ presently indicted for, or otherwise criminally or civilly charged by a governmental entity with, commission of any of the offenses enumerated in paragraph (a)(1)(i)(B) of this provision;

(D) Have □, have not □, within a three-year period preceding this offer, been notified of any delinquent Federal taxes in an amount that exceeds the threshold at 9.104-5(a)(2) for which the liability remains unsatisfied.

(1) Federal taxes are considered delinquent if both of the following criteria apply:

(i) The tax liability is finally determined. The liability is finally determined if it has been assessed. A liability is not finally determined if there is a pending administrative or judicial challenge. In the case of a judicial challenge to the liability, the liability is not finally determined until all judicial appeal rights have been exhausted.

(ii) The taxpayer is delinquent in making payment. A taxpayer is delinquent if the taxpayer has failed to pay the tax liability when full payment was due and required. A taxpayer is not delinquent in cases where enforced collection action is precluded.

(2) Examples.

(i) The taxpayer has received a statutory notice of deficiency, under I.R.C. § 6212, which entitles the taxpayer to seek Tax Court review of a proposed tax deficiency. This is not a delinquent tax because it is not a final tax liability. Should the taxpayer seek Tax Court review, this will not be a final tax liability until the taxpayer has exercised all judicial appeal rights.

(ii) The IRS has filed a notice of Federal tax lien with respect to an assessed tax liability, and the taxpayer has been issued a notice under I.R.C. § 6320 entitling the taxpayer to request a hearing with the IRS Office of Appeals contesting the lien filing, and to further appeal to the Tax Court if the IRS determines to sustain the lien filing. In the course of the hearing, the taxpayer is entitled to contest the underlying tax liability because the taxpayer has had no prior opportunity to contest the liability. This is not a delinquent tax because it is not a final tax liability. Should the taxpayer seek tax court review, this will not be a final tax liability until the taxpayer has exercised all judicial appeal rights.

(iii) The taxpayer has entered into an installment agreement pursuant to I.R.C. § 6159. The taxpayer is making timely payments and is in full compliance with the agreement terms. The taxpayer is not delinquent because the taxpayer is not currently required to make full payment.

(iv) The taxpayer has filed for bankruptcy protection. The taxpayer is not delinquent because enforced collection action is stayed under 11 U.S.C. 362 (the Bankruptcy Code).

(ii) The Offeror has □ has not □, within a three-year period preceding this offer, had one or more contracts terminated for default by any Federal agency.

(2) "Principal," for the purposes of this certification, means an officer, director, owner, partner, or a person having primary management or supervisory responsibilities within a business entity (e.g., general manager; plant manager; head of a division or business segment; and similar positions).

This Certification Concerns a Matter Within the Jurisdiction of an Agency of the United States and the Making of a False, Fictitious, or Fraudulent Certification May Render the Maker Subject to Prosecution Under Section 1001, Title 18, United States Code.

(b) The Offeror shall provide immediate written notice to the Contracting Officer if, at any time prior to contract award, the Offeror learns that its certification was erroneous when submitted or has become erroneous by reason of changed circumstances.

(c) A certification that any of the items in paragraph (a) of this provision exists will not necessarily result in withholding of an award under this solicitation. However, the certification will be considered in connection with a determination of the Offeror’s responsibility. Failure of the Offeror to furnish a certification or provide such additional information as requested by the Contracting Officer may render the Offeror nonresponsible.

(d) Nothing contained in the foregoing shall be construed to require establishment of a system of records in order to render, in good faith, the certification required by paragraph (a) of this provision. The knowledge and information of an Offeror is not required to exceed that which is normally possessed by a prudent person in the ordinary course of business dealings.

(e) The certification in paragraph (a) of this provision is a material representation of fact upon which reliance was placed when making award. If it is later determined that the Offeror knowingly rendered an erroneous certification, in addition to other remedies available to the Government, the Contracting Officer may terminate the contract resulting from this solicitation for default.

FAR 52.209-7 INFORMATION REGARDING RESPONSIBILITY MATTERS (OCT 2018)

(a) Definitions. As used in this provision— Administrative proceeding means a non-judicial process that…

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