Attachment_B_Contract_Clauses.pdf

Attachment B Solicitation

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Attachment B – Contract Clauses

I.1 52.252-02 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE FEB 1998

This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this address:

http://www.acquisition.gov/far/

Clause Title Date

52.202-01 Definitions June 2020

52.203-03 Gratuities April 1984

52.203-05 Covenant Against Contingent Fees May 2014

52.203-06 Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government June 2020

52.203-07 Anti-Kickback Procedures June 2020

52.203-08 Cancellation, Rescission, and Recovery of Funds for

Illegal or Improper Activity

May 2014

52.203-10 Price or Fee Adjustment for Illegal or Improper Activity May 2014

52.203-12 Limitation on Payments to Influence Certain Federal

Transactions

June 2020

52.203-13 Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct November 2021

52.203-14 Display of Hotline Poster(s) November 2021

52.203-16 Preventing Personal Conflicts of Interest June 2020

52.203-17 Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights and

Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower

Rights

June 2020

52.204-04 Printed or Copied Double-Sided on Recycled Paper May 2011

52.204-09 Personal Identity Verification of Contractor Personnel January 2011

52.204-10 Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier

Subcontract Awards

June 2020

52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance October 2018

52.204-14 Service Contract Reporting Requirements October 2016

52.204-18 Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance August 2020

52.204-19 Incorporation by Reference of Representations and

Certifications

December 2014

52.209-06 Protecting the Government's Interest When

Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment

November 2021

52.209-10 Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic

Corporations

November 2015

52.211-10 Commencement, Prosecution, and Completion of Work April 1984

52.211-10 Alternate I Commencement, Prosecution, and Completion of Work April 1984

52.211-13 Time Extensions September 2000 http://www.acquisition.gov/far/

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52.215-02 Audit and Records - Negotiation June 2020

52.219-06 Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside November 2020

52.219-08 Utilization of Small Business Concerns October 2018

52.219-14 Limitations on Subcontracting September 2021

52.219-28 Post-Award Small Business Program Re-representation September 2021

52.222-01 Notice to the Government of Labor Disputes February 1997

52.222-03 Convict Labor June 2003

52.222-04 Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act –

Overtime Compensation

May 2018

52.222-06 Construction Wage Rate Requirements August 2018

52.222-07 Withholding of Funds May 2014

52.222-08 Payrolls and Basic Records July 2021

52.222-09 Apprentices and Trainees July 2005

52.222-10 Compliance with Copeland Act Requirements February 1988

52.222-11 Subcontracts (Labor Standards) May 2014

52.222-12 Contract Termination – Debarment May 2014

52.222-13 Compliance with Construction Wage Rate Requirements and Related Regulations

May 2014

52.222-14 Disputes Concerning Labor Standards February 1988

52.222-15 Certification of Eligibility May 2014

52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities April 2015

52.222-26 Equal Opportunity September 2016

52.222-27 Affirmative Action Compliance Requirements for

Construction

April 2015

52.222-32 Construction Wage Rate Requirements-Price Adjustment

(Actual Method)

August 2018

52.222-37 Employment Reports on Veterans June 2020

52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons November 2021

52.222-55 Minimum Wages Under Executive Order 13658 January 2022

52.223-02 Affirmative Procurement of Biobased Products Under

Service and Construction Contracts

September 2013

52.223-03 Hazardous Material Identification and Material Safety

Data

February 2021

52.223-05 Pollution Prevention and Right-to-Know Information May 2011

52.223-06 Drug-Free Workplace May 2001

52.223-10 Waste Reduction Program May 2011

52.223-11 Ozone-Depleting Substances and High Global Warming

Potential Hydrofluorocarbons

June 2016

20.223-12 Maintenance, Service, Repair, or Disposal of

Refrigeration Equipment and Air Conditioners

June 2016

52.223-15 Energy Efficiency in Energy-Consuming Products May 2020

52.223-17 Affirmative Procurement of EPA-designated Items in

Service and Construction Contracts

August 2018

52.223-18 Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging

While Driving

June 2020

52.223-20 Aerosols June 2016

52.223-21 Foams June 2016

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52.225-13 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases February 2021

52.228-01 Bid Guarantee September 1996

52.228-02 Additional Bond Security October 1997

52.228-05 Insurance – Work on a Government Installation January 1997

52.228-11 Individual Surety - Pledges of Assets February 2021

52.228-12 Prospective Subcontractor Requests for Bonds May 2014

52.228-14 Irrevocable Letter of Credit November 2014

52.228-15 Performance and Payment Bonds - Construction June 2020

52.229-03 Federal, State, and Local Taxes February 2013

52.232-05 Payments under Fixed-Price Construction Contracts May 2014

52.232-17 Interest May 2014

52.232-23 Assignment of Claims May 2014

52.232-27 Prompt payment for construction contracts January 2017

52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer - System for

Award Management

October 2018

52.232-39 Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations June 2013

52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business

Subcontractors

December 2013

52.233-01 Disputes May 2014

52.233-03 Protest after Award August 1996

52.233-04 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim October 2004

52.236-02 Differing Site Conditions April 1984

52.236-03 Site Investigation and Conditions Affecting the Work April 1984

52.236-05 Material and Workmanship April 1984

52.236-06 Superintendence by the Contractor April 1984

52.236-07 Permits and Responsibilities November 1991

52.236-08 Other Contracts April 1984

52.236-09 Protection of Existing Vegetation, Structures, Equipment, Utilities, and Improvements

April 1984

52.236-10 Operations and Storage Areas April 1984

52.236-11 Use and Possession Prior to Completion April 1984

52.236-12 Cleaning Up April 1984

52.236-13 Accident Prevention November 1991

52.236-14 Availability and Use of Utility Services April 1984

52.236-15 Schedules for Construction Contracts April 1984

52.237-02 Protection of Government Buildings, Equipment, and

Vegetation

April 1984

52.242-02 Production Progress Reports April 1991 52.242-05 Payments to Small Business Subcontractors January 2017

52.242-13 Bankruptcy July 1995

52.242-14 Suspension of Work April 1984

52.243-04 Changes June 2007

52.243-05 Changes and Changed Conditions April 1984

52.244-06 Subcontracts for Commercial Products and Commercial

Services

January 2022

52.246-12 Inspection of Construction August 1996

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52.249-02 Termination for Convenience of the Government (Fixed-

Price)(Alternate I)

April 2012

52.249-10 Default (Fixed-Price Construction) April 1984

52.253-01 Computer Generated Forms January 1991

52.204-25 Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications (November 2021) and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment

(a) Definitions. As used in this clause—

Backhaul means intermediate links between the core network, or backbone network, and the small subnetworks at the edge of the network (e.g., connecting cell phones/towers to the core telephone network).

Backhaul can be wireless (e.g., microwave) or wired (e.g., fiber optic, coaxial cable, Ethernet).

Covered foreign country means The People’s Republic of China.

Covered telecommunications equipment or services means–

(1) Telecommunications equipment produced by Huawei Technologies Company or ZTE Corporation

(or any subsidiary or affiliate of such entities);

(2) For the purpose of public safety, security of Government facilities, physical security surveillance of critical infrastructure, and other national security purposes, video surveillance and telecommunications equipment produced by Hytera Communications Corporation, Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology

Company, or Dahua Technology Company (or any subsidiary or affiliate of such entities);

(3) Telecommunications or video surveillance services provided by such entities or using such equipment; or

(4) Telecommunications or video surveillance equipment or services produced or provided by an entity that the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Director of National Intelligence or the Director of the

Federal Bureau of Investigation, reasonably believes to be an entity owned or controlled by, or otherwise connected to, the government of a covered foreign country.

Critical technology means–

(1) Defense articles or defense services included on the United States Munitions List set forth in the

International Traffic in Arms Regulations under subchapter M of chapter I of title 22, Code of Federal

Regulations;

(2) Items included on the Commerce Control List set forth in Supplement No. 1 to part 774 of the Export

Administration Regulations under subchapter C of chapter VII of title 15, Code of Federal Regulations, and controlled-

(i) Pursuant to multilateral regimes, including for reasons relating to national security, chemical and biological weapons proliferation, nuclear nonproliferation, or missile technology; or

(ii) For reasons relating to regional stability or surreptitious listening;

(3) Specially designed and prepared nuclear equipment, parts and components, materials, software, and technology covered by part 810 of title 10, Code of Federal Regulations (relating to assistance to foreign atomic energy activities);

(4) Nuclear facilities, equipment, and material covered by part 110 of title 10, Code of Federal

Regulations (relating to export and import of nuclear equipment and material);

(5) Select agents and toxins covered by part 331 of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations, part 121 of title

9 of such Code, or part 73 of title 42 of such Code; or

(6) Emerging and foundational technologies controlled pursuant to section 1758 of the Export Control

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Reform Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 4817).

Interconnection arrangements means arrangements governing the physical connection of two or more networks to allow the use of another's network to hand off traffic where it is ultimately delivered (e.g., connection of a customer of telephone provider A to a customer of telephone company B) or sharing data and other information resources.

Reasonable inquiry means an inquiry designed to uncover any information in the entity's possession about the identity of the producer or provider of covered telecommunications equipment or services used by the entity that excludes the need to include an internal or third-party audit.

Roaming means cellular communications services (e.g., voice, video, data) received from a visited network when unable to connect to the facilities of the home network either because signal coverage is too weak or because traffic is too high.

Substantial or essential component means any component necessary for the proper function or performance of a piece of equipment, system, or service.

(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. The Contractor is prohibited from providing to the Government 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, unless an exception at paragraph (c) of this clause applies or the covered telecommunication equipment or services are covered by a waiver described in FAR 4.2104.

(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, unless an exception at paragraph (c) of this clause applies or the covered telecommunication equipment or services are covered by a waiver described in FAR 4.2104. 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.

(c) Exceptions. This clause does not prohibit contractors from providing—

(1) A service that connects to the facilities of a third-party, such as backhaul, roaming, or interconnection arrangements; or

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

(d) Reporting requirement.

(1) In the event the Contractor identifies covered telecommunications equipment or services used as a substantial or essential component of any system, or as critical technology as part of any system, during contract performance, or the Contractor is notified of such by a subcontractor at any tier or by any other source, the

Contractor shall report the information in paragraph (d)(2) of this clause to the Contracting Officer, unless elsewhere in this contract are established procedures for reporting the information; in the case of the

Department of Defense, the Contractor shall report to the website at https://dibnet.dod.mil. For indefinite https://www.acquisition.gov/content/42104-waivers#id1989GI040ZO https://dibnet.dod.mil/

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(2) The Contractor shall report the following information pursuant to paragraph (d)(1) of this clause

(i) Within one business day from the date of such identification or notification: the contract number;

the order number(s), if applicable; supplier name; supplier unique entity identifier (if known); supplier

Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code (if known); brand; model number (original equipment manufacturer number, manufacturer part number, or wholesaler number); item description; and any readily available information about mitigation actions undertaken or recommended.

(ii) Within 10 business days of submitting the information in paragraph (d)(2)(i) of this clause: any further available information about mitigation actions undertaken or recommended. In addition, the Contractor shall describe the efforts it undertook to prevent use or submission of covered telecommunications equipment or services, and any additional efforts that will be incorporated to prevent future use or submission of covered telecommunications equipment or services.

(e) Subcontracts. The Contractor shall insert the substance of this clause, including this paragraph (e) and excluding paragraph (b)(2), in all subcontracts and other contractual instruments, including subcontracts for the acquisition of commercial items.

(End of clause)

52.215-19 NOTIFICATION OF OWNERSHIP CHANGES OCTOBER 1997

(a) The Contractor shall make the following notifications in writing:

(1) When the Contractor becomes aware that a change in its ownership has occurred, or is certain to occur, that could result in changes in the valuation of its capitalized assets in the accounting records, the Contractor shall notify the Administrative Contracting Officer (ACO) within 30 days.

(2) The Contractor shall also notify the ACO within 30 days whenever changes to asset valuations or any other cost changes have occurred or are certain to occur as a result of a change in ownership.

(b) The Contractor shall--

(1) Maintain current, accurate, and complete inventory records of assets and their costs;

(2) Provide the ACO or designated representative ready access to the records upon request;

(3) Ensure that all individual and grouped assets, their capitalized values, accumulated depreciation or amortization, and remaining useful lives are identified accurately before and after each of the Contractor's ownership changes; and

(4) Retain and continue to maintain depreciation and amortization schedules based on the asset records maintained before each Contractor ownership change.

(c) The Contractor shall include the substance of this clause in all subcontracts under this contract that meet the applicability requirement of FAR 15.408(k).

https://dibnet.dod.mil/

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(End Clause)

52.222-35 Equal Opportunity for Veterans June 2020

(a) Definitions. As used in this clause--

“Active duty wartime or campaign badge veteran,” “Armed Forces service medal veteran,” “disabled veteran,” “protected veteran,” “qualified disabled veteran,’ and “recently separated veteran” have the meanings given at FAR 22.1301.

(b) Equal opportunity clause. The Contractor shall abide by the requirements of the equal opportunity clause at 41 CFR

60-300.5(a), as of March 24, 2014. This clause prohibits discrimination against qualified protected veterans and requires affirmative action by the Contractor to employ and advance in employment qualified protected veterans.

(c) Subcontracts. The Contractor shall insert the terms of this clause in subcontracts of $150,000 or more unless exempted by rules, regulations, or orders of the Secretary of Labor. The Contractor shall act as specified by the Director, Office of

Federal Contract Compliance Programs, to enforce the terms, including action for noncompliance. Such necessary changes in language may be made as shall be appropriate of identify properly the parties and their undertakings.

[Class Deviation- 2017-O0008, Office of Federal contract Compliance Programs Waiver of Certain Clause Requirements in Contracts for Hurricane Harvey Relief Efforts. This clause deviation is effective on Sept 01, 2017, and remains in effect until incorporated into the FAR, or otherwise rescinded.

(d) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the Contractor will not be obligated to develop the written affirmative action program required under the regulations implementing the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act

(VEVRAA).

(End of Clause)

52.222-36 Equal Opportunity for Workers With Disabilities June 2020

(a) Equal opportunity clause. The Contractor shall abide by the requirements of the equal opportunity clause at 41 CFR

60.741.5(a), as of March 24, 2014. This clause prohibits discrimination against qualified individuals on the basis of disability, and requires affirmative action by the Contractor to employ and advance in employment qualified individuals with disabilities.

(b) Subcontracts. The Contractor shall include the terms of this clause in every subcontract or purchase order in excess of

$15,000 unless exempted by rules, regulations, or orders of the Secretary, so that such provisions will be binding upon each subcontractor or vendor. The Contractor shall act as specified by the Director, Office of Federal Contract

Compliance Programs of the U.S. Department of Labor, to enforce the terms, including action for noncompliance. Such necessary changes in language may be made as shall be appropriate to identify properly the parties and their undertakings.

[Class Deviation- 2017-O0008, Office of Federal contract Compliance Programs Waiver of Certain Clause Requirements in Contracts for Hurricane Harvey Relief Efforts. This clause deviation is effective on Sept 01, 2017, and remains in effect until incorporated into the FAR, or otherwise rescinded.

(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the Contractor will not be obligated to develop the written affirmative action program required under the regulations implementing section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended.

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52.225-09 Buy American - Construction Materials. November 2021

(a) Definitions. As used in this clause-

Commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) item- (1) Means any item of supply (including construction material) that is-

(i) A commercial item (as defined in paragraph (1) of the definition at FAR 2.101);

(ii) Sold in substantial quantities in the commercial marketplace; and

(iii) Offered to the Government, under a contract or subcontract at any tier, without modification, in the same form in which it is sold in the commercial marketplace; and

(2) Does not include bulk cargo, as defined in 46 U.S.C. 40102(4), such as agricultural products and petroleum products.

Construction material means an article, material, or supply brought to the construction site by the Contractor or a subcontractor for incorporation into the building or work. The term also includes an item brought to the site preassembled from articles, materials, or supplies. However, emergency life safety systems, such as emergency lighting, fire alarm, and audio evacuation systems, that are discrete systems incorporated into a public building or work and that are produced as complete systems, are evaluated as a single and distinct construction material regardless of when or how the individual parts or components of those systems are delivered to the construction site. Materials purchased directly by the

Government are supplies, not construction material.

Cost of components means-

(1) For components purchased by the Contractor, the acquisition cost, including transportation costs to the place of incorporation into the construction material (whether or not such costs are paid to a domestic firm), and any applicable duty (whether or not a duty-free entry certificate is issued); or

(2) For components manufactured by the Contractor, all costs associated with the manufacture of the component, including transportation costs as described in paragraph (1) of this definition, plus allocable overhead costs, but excluding profit. Cost of components does not include any costs associated with the manufacture of the construction material.

Domestic construction material means-

(1) An unmanufactured construction material mined or produced in the United States;

(2) A construction material manufactured in the United States, if-

(i) The cost of its components mined, produced, or manufactured in the United States exceeds 50 percent of the cost of all its components. Components of foreign origin of the same class or kind for which nonavailability determinations have been made are treated as domestic; or

(ii) The construction material is a COTS item.

Foreign construction material means a construction material other than a domestic construction material.

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United States means the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and outlying areas.

(b) Domestic preference. (1) This clause implements 41 U.S.C. chapter 83, Buy American, by providing a preference for domestic construction material. In accordance with 41 U.S.C. 1907, the component test of the Buy American statute is waived for construction material that is a COTS item. (See FAR 12.505(a)(2)). The Contractor shall use only domestic construction material in performing this contract, except as provided in paragraphs (b)(2) and (b)(3) of this clause.

(2) This requirement does not apply to information technology that is a commercial item or to the construction materials or components listed by the Government as follows:

(3) The Contracting Officer may add other foreign construction material to the list in paragraph (b)(2) of this clause if the

Government determines that-

(i) The cost of domestic construction material would be unreasonable. The cost of a particular domestic construction material subject to the requirements of the Buy American statute is unreasonable when the cost of such material exceeds the cost of foreign material by more than 6 percent;

(ii) The application of the restriction of the Buy American statute to a particular construction material would be impracticable or inconsistent with the public interest; or

(iii) The construction material is not mined, produced, or manufactured in the United States in sufficient and reasonably available commercial quantities of a satisfactory quality.

(c) Request for determination of inapplicability of the Buy American statute. (1)(i) Any Contractor request to use foreign construction material in accordance with paragraph (b)(3) of this clause shall include adequate information for

Government evaluation of the request, including-

(A) A description of the foreign and domestic construction materials;

(B) Unit of measure;

(C) Quantity;

(D) Price;

(E) Time of delivery or availability;

(F) Location of the construction project;

(G) Name and address of the proposed supplier; and

(H) A detailed justification of the reason for use of foreign construction materials cited in accordance with paragraph

(b)(3) of this clause.

(ii) A request based on unreasonable cost shall include a reasonable survey of the market and a completed price comparison table in the format in paragraph (d) of this clause.

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(iii) The price of construction material shall include all delivery costs to the construction site and any applicable duty

(whether or not a duty-free certificate may be issued).

(iv) Any Contractor request for a determination submitted after contract award shall explain why the Contractor could not reasonably foresee the need for such determination and could not have requested the determination before contract award.

If the Contractor does not submit a satisfactory explanation, the Contracting Officer need not make a determination.

(2) If the Government determines after contract award that an exception to the Buy American statute applies and the

Contracting Officer and the Contractor negotiate adequate consideration, the Contracting Officer will modify the contract to allow use of the foreign construction material. However, when the basis for the exception is the unreasonable price of a domestic construction material, adequate consideration is not less than the differential established in paragraph (b)(3)(i) of this clause.

(3) Unless the Government determines that an exception to the Buy American statute applies, use of foreign construction material is noncompliant with the Buy American statute or Balance of Payments Program.

(d) Data. To permit evaluation of requests under paragraph (c) of this clause based on unreasonable cost, the Contractor shall include the following information and any applicable supporting data based on the survey of suppliers:

Foreign and Domestic Construction Materials Price Comparison

Construction material description Unit of Quantity Price measure (dollars)*

Item 1:

Foreign construction material ________ ________ ________

Domestic construction material ________ ________ ________

Item 2:

Foreign construction material ________ ________ ________

Domestic construction material ________ ________ ________

* Include all delivery costs to the construction site and any applicable duty (whether or not a duty-free entry certificate is issued).

List name, address, telephone number, and contact for suppliers surveyed. Attach copy of response; if oral, attach summary.

Include other applicable supporting information.

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1452.203-70 RESTRICTION ON ENDORSEMENTS—DEPARTMENT JULY 1996

OF THE INTERIOR

The Contractor shall not refer to contracts awarded by the Department of the Interior in commercial advertising, as defined in FAR 31.205-1, in a manner which states or implies that the product or service provided is approved or endorsed by the Government, or is considered by the Government to be superior to other products or services. This restriction is intended to avoid the appearance of preference by the Government toward any product or service. The Contractor may request the Contracting Officer to make a determination as to the propriety of promotional material.

1452.204-70 RELEASE OF CLAIMS – DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR JULY 1996

After completion of work and prior to final payment, the Contractor shall furnish to the Contracting Officer a release of claims against the United States relating to this contract. The Release of Claims form (DI-137) shall be used for this purpose. The form provides for exception of specified claims from operation of the release.

1452.228-70 LIABILITY INSURANCE - DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR JULY 1998

(a) The Contractor shall procure and maintain during the term of this contract and any extension there of liability insurance in form satisfactory to the Contracting Officer by an insurance company which is acceptable to the Contracting Officer. The named insured parties under the policy shall be the Contractor and the United States of

America. The amounts of the insurance shall be not less than as follows:

$1,000,000.00 each person

$500,000.00 each occurrence

$300,000.00 property damage

(a) Each policy shall have a certificate evidencing the insurance coverage. The insurance company shall provide an endorsement to notify the Contracting Officer 30 days prior to the effective date of cancellation or termination of the policy or certificate; or modification of the policy or certificate which may adversely affect the interest of the

Government in such insurance. The certificate shall identify the contract number, the name and address of the

Contracting Officer, as well as the insured, the policy number and a brief description of contract services to be performed. The contractor shall furnish the Contracting Officer with a copy of an acceptable insurance certificate prior to beginning the work.

1452.233-2 SERVICE OF PROTEST -- DEPARTMENT OF THE

INTERIOR (JUL 1996) (DEVIATION)

JULY 1996

(a) Protests, as defined in section 33.101 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, that are filed directly with an agency, and copies of any protests that are filed with the Government Accountability Office (GAO), shall be served on the Contracting

Officer (addressed as follows) by obtaining written and dated acknowledgment of receipt from Department of the Interior

Assistant Solicitor for Procurement and Patents, 1849 C Street, NW, Room 6511, Washington, D.C. 20240.

(b) The copy of any protest shall be received in the office designated above within one day of filing a protest with the

GAO.

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c) A copy of the protest served on the Contracting Officer shall be simultaneously furnished by the protester to the

Department of the Interior Assistant Solicitor for Procurement and Patents, 1849 C Street, NW, Room 6511, Washington, D.C. 20240.

I.12 1452.236-70 PROHIBITION AGAINST USE OF LEAD-BASED PAINT JULY 1996

Paint containing more than .06 percent by weight of lead in paint, or the equivalent measure of lead in the dried film of paint already applied, shall not be used in the construction or rehabilitation of residential structures under this contract or any resulting subcontracts.

(End of Contract Clauses)