ATTACHMENT B - CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION - NX EQ Digital Refractors.docx

36C10G24R0021 SECTION B – CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION / INVOICE INSTRUCTIONS ADMINISTRATION / INVOICE INSTRUCTIONS

B.1 CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION:

All contract administration matters will be handled by the following individuals:

a. CONTRACTOR: TBD

b. GOVERNMENT: Contracting Officer 36C10G Sara Vickroy U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Fredericksburg, VA 22408 Sara.Vickroy@va.gov

Fredericksburg, VA 22408 Kever.Swafford@va.gov

Program Office POC Daniel R. Hill U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Daniel.Hill6@va.gov

B.2 CONTRACTOR REMITTANCE ADDRESS:

All payments by the Government to the Contractor will be made in accordance with 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer—System for Award Management.

B.3 INVOICES:

Payment shall be submitted monthly in arrears based upon delivery, acceptance, and receipt of a properly prepared invoice.

In order to comply with the Improper Payment Elimination and Recovery Act of 2010 (IPERA), the VA has mandated electronic invoice submission to the Veterans Affairs Financial Services Center (VAFSC).

The contractor shall submit invoice within 30 days of delivery.

B.4 GOVERNMENT INVOICE ADDRESS:

All Invoices from the contractor shall be submitted electronically in accordance with VAAR Clause 852.232-72 Electronic Submission of Payment Request.

B.5 FSC MANDATORY ELECTRONIC INVOICE SUBMISSION:

Contractors are required to submit payment requests in electronic form in accordance with the submission instructions below.

TUNGSTEN ELECTRONIC INVOICE SUBMISSION

FSC e-INVOICE PROGRAM THRU AUSTIN PORTAL

FSC MANDATORY ELECTRONIC INVOICE SUBMISSION FOR AUSTIN PAYMENTS

Contracting POC:

COR (Contracting Officers Representative):

Contract/Task Order Number:

a. Vendor Electronic Invoice Submission Methods:

Facsimile, e-mail, and scanned documents are not acceptable forms of submission for payment requests. Electronic form means an automated system transmitting information electronically according to the accepted electronic data transmission methods below.

1. VA’s Electronic Invoice Presentment and Payment System – The FSC uses a third-party contractor, Tungsten, to transition vendors from paper to electronic invoice submission. Please go to this website: http://www.tungsten-network.com/US/en/veterans-affairs/ to begin submitting electronic invoices, free of charge.

2. A system that conforms to the X12 electronic data interchange (EDI) formats established by the Accredited Standards Center (ASC) chartered by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). The X12 EDI Web site (http://www.x12.org)

b. Vendor e-invoice Set-Up Information:

Please contact Tungsten at the phone number or email address listed below to begin submitting your electronic invoices to the VA Financial Services Center for payment processing, free of charge. If you have question about the e-invoicing program or Tungsten, please contact the FSC at the phone number or email address listed below.

1. Tungsten e-Invoice Setup Information: 1-877-489-6135

2. Tungsten e-Invoice email: VA.Registration@Tungsten-Network.com

3. FSC e-Invoice Contact Information: 1-877-353-9791

4. FSC e-invoice email: vafsccshd@va.gov See https://www.fsc.va.gov/einvoice.asp for more information.

B.6 REPORTS:

Monthly Report: In order for the contracting office to submit the required financial reporting on FPDS-NG the contractor needs to submit ATTACHMENT E - REPORTING TOOL – NX EQ Digital Refractors – on a monthly basis to the Contract Specialist and Contracting Officer Representative. The report is due by the 5th of each month.

Quarterly Report: In addition to the monthly submission, the same ATTACHMENT E - REPORTING TOOL – NX EQ Digital Refractors needs to be submitted quarterly as outlined below.

In order to track compliance, VA requires the contractor to submit the quarterly report of sales in the approved format listed in ATTACHMENT E - REPORTING TOOL – NX EQ Digital Refractors based on the Governments fiscal calendar year. See below.

The contractor agrees that they shall adhere to this requirement. The contractor shall provide a quarterly report, no later than 60 calendar days after the end of each fiscal quarter ending December, March, June, and September. Reports shall be sent electronically to the SAC Government points of contact until the contractor is notified, in writing, of a different point of contact.

a. Project Manager: Daniel R. Hill

b. Contracting Officer: Sara Vickroy

c. Contract Specialist: Kever L. Swafford

B.7 ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF AMENDMENTS:

ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF AMENDMENTS: The offeror acknowledges receipt of amendments to the Solicitation numbered and dated as follows:

B.8 TERMS & CONDITIONS:

THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS ARE MANDATORY

Orders placed against this contract are limited to FAR Clause 52.216-19 Order Limitations, as noted in the contract. The estimated total quantities are listed on ATTACHMENT A – PRICE COST SCHEDULE - NX EQ DIGITAL REFRACTORS. The quantities provided are estimates only, and VA makes no guarantee regarding the actual quantities that may be purchased.

Ordering Officers are responsible for issuing and administering orders placed under this contract. Ordering Officers may revise or modify their orders, but only within the scope of this contract. Ordering Officers have no authority to modify any term of this basic contract. Any deviation from the terms of the basic contract must be approved in writing by the SAC Contracting Officer responsible for this contract. Orders placed only by designated VHA ELCM Ordering Officers shall be submitted on a fully funded and completed Delivery Order. No orders shall be placed without first obtaining approved funding from a VA facility. VA facilities shall forward the completed Delivery Order in .pdf format to the VHA ELCM OO Team at vaelcmnxeqorderingofficer@va.gov for verification.

The Contractor shall accept orders against this contract only from the designated VHA ELCM OO when the Delivery Order has been reviewed by the OO for this contract. Fulfilling orders from persons other than the approved Ordering Officer may result in loss or delay in payment for supplies/services provided under such orders. When a Contracting Officer appoints an Ordering Officer in writing after award, the Contracting Officer will furnish the contractor with an updated list of individual Ordering Officers authorized to place orders against the contract. Contractor will acknowledge receipt of any order submitted by an individual Ordering Officer specified by appointment against the contract.

5. DELIVERY TICKETS:

The following provisions apply to all shipments:

Inspection: Destination Acceptance: Destination Shipping: Free on Board (FOB) – Destination Ship To and Mark For: Deliveries shall be marked and shipped to various VHA locations identified in each order placed against the contract.

The Contractor will provide tracking information or use of a website to obtain delivery status and proof of delivery.

The After Receipt of Order (ARO) is defined as the established number of days from the Contractor’s receipt of order date to the line-item delivery date. The Contractor ARO is ###### days.

B.9 PRICE/COST SCHEDULE:

The Contractor will provide literature for each CLIN listed below with Technical Specifications, Product Brochure, and Color Swatch (if applicable) at no additional cost prior to the contract effective date.