Attachment04_ Local Clauses.pdf

5152.229-4012 TAX EXEMPTION CUSTOMS, REPUBLIC OF KOREA

Pursuant to Article IX of the Status of Forces Agreement between the Republic of Korea and the United States of America, the United States and its contractors are exempt from Republic of Korea customs duties and other related charges. By submission of its offer or quote, the Contractor certifies that the price for all material, supplies, and equipment to be imported for the performance of this contract do not include any otherwise applicable customs duties. To obtain an exemption or reimbursement for customs duties paid pursuant to performance of the contract, the contractor must provide the Contracting Officer with the total amount of customs duties that have been excluded from the contract price. The Contracting Officer will return USFK Form 75 to the contractor for filing with the Republic of Korea Customs Office at the time of import declaration or later if the customs duties were paid before award of the contract.

5152.229-4013 TAX EXEMPTION SPECIAL EXERCISE TAX, REPUBLIC OF KOREA

This clause is in implementation of Article XVI of the Status of Forces Agreement between the Republic of Korea and the United States, granting Contractors exemption from Republic of Korea Special Excise Taxes. At the time this contract is awarded the Contractor shall indicate to the Contracting Officer which items will be purchased for the contract that are subject to Special Excise Tax. It shall indicate the name of the item, the number of units to be purchased, the cost per unit without tax, the percentage of tax, the tax amount per unit, the total tax, and the manufacturer of the item. The Contracting Officer will verify the reasonableness of the quantities claimed and ensure that the Contractor has certified that the contract price excludes Special Excise Tax on those items subject to the tax. The Contractor shall purchase the special-excise-taxed items from the manufacturer, tax-inclusive. For construction and single-delivery type supply and service contracts, the Contractor shall employ the following procedure: At the time it purchases the items it shall present the manufacturer with a notification letter requesting refund of the Special Excise Tax. (Copies of this letter can be obtained from the 411th CSB, Korea Contracting Officer.)

The manufacturer will endorse the letter to the manufacturer's District Tax Office which will make refund to the manufacturer. The manufacturer will make subsequent refund to the Contractor. Requests for refund under requirements-type contracts will be submitted monthly and will be accompanied by copies of the USFK delivery orders issue

5152.229-4014 TAX EXEMPTION VALUE ADDED TAX (VAT), REPUBLIC OF KOREA

This clause implements Article XVI of the Status of Forces Agreement between the Republic of Korea and the United States of America, which exempts contractors from paying the Republic of Korea Value- Added Taxes. When the contractor submits an offer, it shall certify to the Contracting Officer that all the costs in the offer will be exclusive of any Value-Added Tax; and further, that the proposed contract price includes no Value-Added Tax. The contractor shall also indicate the amount and type of Value-Added Taxes excluded from the contract price. If supplies and/or services which the contractor purchases for this contract include Value-Added Taxes, it can obtain a full refund for the amount of the Value-Added Tax by submitting to the ROK District Tax Office tax invoices which the contractor receives when it purchases materials and/or services for this contract. The contractor must submit a copy of the USFK contract with its first tax invoice submission. Subsequent tax invoice submissions must be accompanied by a letter which references the USFK contract submitted with the first tax invoice submission.

5152.229-4015 – Tax Exemption POL Products, Republic of Korea

As prescribed in 29.402-1.d, insert the following clause:

TAX EXEMPTION Petroleum, Oil and Lubricant (POL) PRODUCTS, REPUBLIC OF KOREA

(a) This clause is in implementation of Article XVI of the Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) between the Republic of Korea and the United States of America, granting Contractors exemption from Republic of Korea taxes for petroleum products (POL) utilized on USFK acquisitions in the Republic of Korea.

(b) At the time this contract is awarded, the Contractor shall make a final nomination in writing of its point of purchase for POL products to be used on this contract. The Contractor shall also state the estimated quantity and amount of POL to be purchased from each refinery/gas station. The USFK Contracting Officer will verify the amounts claimed for use on the contract and, based on this verification, the USFK Issuing Officer will issue USFK POL Tax exemption Coupons.

(c) If the Contractor elects to purchase directly from oil company refinery, it may nominate any of the three ROK oil companies below which have agreed to sell to Contractor at a fixed exempt price. Pre-selected oil company refineries will sell their POL products at the fixed exempted prices upon presentation of coupons by the contractor.

List of Oil Companies and their Respective Tax Offices

Hyundai Oil Refinery Co., Ltd.: Seo San District Tax ATTN: POL Tax Administrator Seo San City, Korea

SK Energy: Ulsan District Tax Office

S-Oil ATTN: POL Tax Administrator Ulsan City, Kyongsang Nam Do, Korea

GS Caltex: Yosu District Tax Office ATTN: POL Tax Administrator Yosu City, Chonla Nam Do, Korea 411th CSB AI Supplement, v. 25-01 (April 2025)

(d) If the contractor elects to purchase its POL products from an individual gasoline station, the Contracting Officer will advise the contractor as to which stations will sell at the fixed exempt price. The contractor shall specify from which of those stations it will purchase and will be required to make advance payment for the amount of POL covered by the coupons. Advance payment will be at the fixed-exempt price and will be made to the station previously nominated. Representatives from the chosen gas station shall be present at the issuing session to collect the advance payment, mark “paid” on the back of the original copy of the issued coupons, and provide the Contractor with tax invoices by which to obtain a refund from the governing ROK District Tax Office. Having collected POL payment in advance, the gas station will accept pre-paid USFK POL Tax Exemption Coupons from the contractor and provide the POL amount reflected on tendered coupons without further charge.

(e) All coupons for construction contracts shall be issued at the time of award. Coupons for requirements-type contracts shall be issued on a delivery order increment basis or on a monthly basis.

5152.232-4028 – Funding of ROK MND Funded Contracts

FUNDING OF ROK MND FUNDED CONTRACTS

(a) Funding advisement: This contract, any modifications (including exercise of option(s)) thereto, and any delivery or task orders thereunder, shall be paid with ROK funds and shall cite “MOA Contract

- funded by ROK MND” (in lieu of citing appropriations and accounting data). No U.S. funds, appropriated or other, are or will be obligated under this contract.

(b) Limitation of US liability: The U.S. Government shall incur no liability, and no appropriated or other funds of the United States shall be obligated, for payment for services, supplies, claims, or other costs arising out of or under this contracts, delivery or service orders, exercises of options, or other modifications.

(c) Identification of invoices: Contractor shall state clearly “MOA Contract - funded by ROK MND” on all invoices for performance under contracts, delivery or service orders that are designated as “MOA Contract - funded by ROK

MND.”

(d) Funding carry-over:

(1) The Contractor will make every reasonable effort to obtain completion of all performance under the contract and to obtain, approve, and forward Contractor’s invoices under the contract before the end of the calendar year of the contract. In the event that any work initiated under the contract cannot be completed by the end of the calendar year, the Contractor shall furnish the Contracting Officer and USFK, ATTN: FKJ4-P-G, not later than 30 November, the following information:

(i) A list of work that apparently will not be completed and invoiced by, and apparently will require payments after, the end of the calendar year;

(ii) Estimated price of work that apparently will be carried beyond the calendar year; and

(iii) Date of anticipated completion of the work.

(2) The ROK MND shall seek mutually agreeable procedures for payment for work carried over to the next calendar year.

(e) Availability of ROK Funds for the Next Calendar Year:

(1) This contract is funded with calendar year ROK MND funds, from date of award through 31 December of the year in which the contract is awarded and/or into which the contract is extended. ROK MND funds are not available for performance, under this contract, beyond 31 December of the current contract’s calendar year period. Any obligation and/or legal liability on the part of ROK MND for the next calendar year’s performance, including exercise of any option to extend the services/contract, is contingent upon the Contracting Officer’s explicit notification to the Contractor of availability of that new calendar year’s ROK MND funds, from which contractual payment(s) can be made.

(2) Unavailability of ROK MND funds until a few months into the new calendar year may necessitate a break in performance of the contract until those funds become available. In the event of a break in performance because of unavailability of the new calendar year’s ROK MND funds for obligation under the contract, that break in performance shall not be deemed a breach or default of the contract.

5152.232-4030 – Payments of ROK MND Funded Contracts

PAYMENTS OF ROK MND FUNDED CONTRACTS

(a) Responsibility for Payment: The ROK Government shall make payment directly to the contractor for performance rendered and accepted under any contract part, or delivery or service order identified as “MOA contract

– funded by ROK MND.” Payments shall be made at the prices specified in the contract.

(b) Performance Certification and Contract Administration: The U.S. Government has sole authority to administer this contract. The U.S. Government, through its designated USFK official(s), has sole authority to inspect and accept goods and services and to determine the Contractor’s entitlement to payment under this contract. The administering U.S. Government Contracting Officer will resolve all disputes, claims, and appeals before certifying invoices for payment. Neither ROK MND nor ROK Defense Logistics Agency will pay any invoice or claim under this contract without prior U.S. Government certification.

(c) Payment for Partial Deliveries: Unless otherwise specified in this contract, payment shall be made on partial deliveries accepted by the U.S. Government, IF (1) the amount due on the deliveries warrants it, or (2) the Contractor requests it and the amount due on the deliveries is at least either the local currency equivalent of $1,000.00 or 50% of the total contract price.

(d) Invoices: An invoice is a written request for payment for supplies rendered. In order to be proper, an invoice must include as applicable the following:

(1) Invoice date;

(2) Name and address of contractor;

(3) Contract number or other authorization for supplies delivered or service performed (including order number and contract line item number);

(4) Description, quantity, unit of measure, unit price and extended price of supplies delivered or services performed;

(5) Shipping and payment terms (e.g. shipment number and date of shipment, prompt payment discount terms). Bill of lading number and weight of shipment will be shown for shipments on Government bills of lading;

(6) Name and address to which payment is to be sent (which must be the same as that in the contract or on a proper notice of assignment);

(7) Name, title, phone number and mailing address of person to be notified in event of a defective invoice; and

(8) Any other information or documentation required by other provisions of the contract (such as evidence of shipment).

(9) Invoices shall be prepared and submitted in five (5) copies (one copy of the invoice shall be marked “Original”) unless otherwise specified.

(e) Procedures for Payment by ROK MND:

(1) The Contractor shall forward to the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR), for certification of inspection and acceptance, all invoices in five (5) copies.

(2) If the contractor doesn’t receive payment within 35 days of the government’s receipt of the invoices, the contractor should contact the COR.

(f) Payment Addresses:

ROK Ministry of National Defense Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Seoul, Korea

5152.233-4008 – Choice of Law and Disputes under ROK MND Funded Contracts

CHOICE OF LAW AND DISPUTES, ROK MND FUNDED CONTRACTS

(a) This contract shall be construed and interpreted in accordance with the substantive laws of the United States of America. Failure of the parties to this contract to reach agreement on any request for equitable adjustment, claim, appeal, or action arising under or relating to this contract shall be a dispute to be resolved in accordance with U.S.

law.

(b) All disputes arising under, or relating to, this contract shall be resolved under this clause.

(c) “Claim,” as used in this clause, means a written demand or written assertion by one of the contracting parties seeking, as a matter of right, the payment of money in a sum certain, the adjustment or interpretation of contract terms, or other relief arising under or relating to this contract. A claim arising under a contract, unlike a claim relating to that contract, is a claim that can be resolved under a contract clause that provides for the relief sought by the claimant; however, a written demand or written assertion by the Contractor seeking the payment of money exceeding $100,000 is not a claim under the clause until certified as required by subparagraph (d)(2) below. A voucher, invoice, or other routine request for payment that is not in dispute when submitted is not a claim under the clause. The submission may be converted to a claim under the clause, by complying with the submission and certification requirements of this clause, if it is disputed either as to liability or amount or is not acted upon in a reasonable time.

(d) The contractor shall have the right to submit to the Contracting Officer, disputes, demands, and/or claims, relating to or arising under this contract, only on the issue of whether the Government should and will certify performance, for payment by the ROK Government. The contractor shall not submit to the U.S. Government, nor will the Contracting Officer accept, any disputes, demands, or claims for compensation for work, which the U.S.

Government has certified as completed.

(e) Procedures

(1) A claim by the contractor shall be made in writing and submitted to the Contracting Officer for a written decision. A claim by the Government against the Contractor shall be subject to a decision by the Contracting Officer.

(2) For contractor’s claims exceeding $100,000, the contractor shall submit with the claim a certification that –

(i) The claim is made in good faith;

(ii) Supporting data are accurate and complete to the best of the contractor's knowledge and belief; and

(iii) The amount requested accurately reflects the contract adjustment for which the contractor believes the Government is liable.

(3) Individuals

(i) If the contractor is an individual, the certification shall be executed by that individual.

(ii) If the contractor is not an individual, the certification shall be executed by –

(A) A senior company official in charge at the contractor's plant or location involved; or

(B) An officer or general partner of the contractor having overall responsibility for the conduct of the contractor's affairs.

(f) For contractor’s claims of $100,000 or less, the Contracting Officer will, if requested in writing by the contractor, render a decision within 60 days of the request. For contractor-certified claims over $100,000, the Contracting Officer will, within 60 days, decide the claim or notify the contractor of the date by which the decision will be made.

(g) The Contracting Officer's decision shall be final unless the contractor appeals the decision within 30 days of the Contracting Officer's decision, to the Principal Assistant Responsible for Contracting (PARC). In the event that the contractor does appeal the decision of the Contracting Officer, the appeal shall be heard by and decided by the PARC and/or a panel of U.S. officials, chaired by the PARC. The decision of this panel shall be final.

(h) The contractor shall proceed diligently with performance of this contract, pending final resolution of any request for relief, claim, or action arising under the contract, and comply with any decision of the Contracting Officer.

(i) This contract is not subject to the Contract Disputes Act of 1978, as amended (41 U.S. Code, Sections 601-613).

Failure of the parties to this contract to reach agreement on any request for equitable adjustment, claim, appeal, or action arising under or relating to this contract shall be a dispute to be resolved in accordance with this local clause, 5152.233-4008.