W912HQ-16-C-0027_signed_by_KO.pdf

AWARD/CONTRACT

2. CONTRACT

RATING PAGE OF PAGES

3. EFFECTIVE DATE

(Proc. Inst. Ident.)

W912HQ-16-C-0027 30 Sep 2016

5. ISSUED BY CODE 6. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than Item 5) CODE

NO. 4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQUEST/PROJECT NO.

W74RDV60845309

USACE HUMPHREYS ENGR CTR SPT ACTIVITY

ATTN: CECT-HC,

7701 TELEGRAPH ROAD

ALEXANDRIA VA 22315-3860

7. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR (No., street, city, county, state and zip code)

REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA

200 OAK ST SE

MINNEAPOLIS MN 55455-2009

CODE

11. SHIP TO/MARK FOR

0DH95

SERDP PROGRAM OFFICE

PROGRAM MANAGER

4800 MARK CENTER DRIVE, SUITE 17D08

ALEXANDRIA VA 22350-3600

CODE

FACILITY CODE 0DH95

W74RDV

13. AUTHORITY FOR USING OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN

COMPETITION:

[ ] 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)( )

15A. ITEM NO.

[ ] 41 U.S.C. 253(c)( )

15B. SUPPLIES/ SERVICES

SEE SCHEDULE

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PART I - THE SCHEDULE

SEC. DESCRIPTION

16. TABLE OF CONTENTS

PAGE(S)

X X

A SOLICITATION/ CONTRACT FORM 1

B C

SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICES/ COSTS

DESCRIPTION/ SPECS./ WORK STATEMENT

2 - 3

X D E

PACKAGING AND MARKING

X F

INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

X G

DELIVERIES OR PERFORMANCE

4 - 5

CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION DATA

6 - 8

X H SPECIAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS

9 - 10 11 - 12

17. [ ] CONTRACTOR'S NEGOTIATED AGREEMENT X

CONTRACTING OFFICER WILL COMPLETE ITEM 17 (SEALED-BID OR NEGOTIATED PROCUREMENT) OR 18 (SEALED-BID PROCUREMENT) AS APPLICABLE document and return copies to issuing office.)1 Contractor is required to sign this items or perform all the services set forth or otherwise identified above and on any continuation Contractor agrees to furnish and deliver all sheets for the consideration stated herein. The rights and obligations of the parties to this contract shall be subject to and governed by the following documents: (a) this award/contract,

(b) the solicitation, if any, and (c) such provisions, representations, certifications, and specifications, as are attached or incorporated by reference herein.

(Attachments are listed herein.)

19A. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER (Type or print)

19B. NAME OF CONTRACTOR 19C. DATE SIGNED

BY

(Signature of person authorized to sign)

Previous edition is NOT usable

See Item 5

8. DELIVERY

[ ] FOB ORIGIN [ ] OTHER X (See below)

9. DISCOUNT FOR PROMPT PAYMENT

Net 30 Day s

10. SUBMIT INVOICES 1 ITEM

TO THE ADDRESS

SHOWN IN:

(4 copies unless otherwise specified) Section G

12. PAYMENT WILL BE MADE BY

USA CORP ENG FINANCE CTR 40042

5722 INTEGRITY DRIVE

MILLINGTON TN 38054-5005

CODE W916TX

14. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA

See Schedule

15C. QUANTITY 15D. UNIT 15E. UNIT PRICE 15F. AMOUNT

15G. TOTAL AMOUNT OF CONTRACT $1,117,488.00

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PART II - CONTRACT CLAUSES

SEC. DESCRIPTION PAGE(S)

PART III – LIST OF DOCUMENTS, EXHIBITS AND OTHER ATTACH.

X I CONTRACT CLAUSES 13 - 25

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PART IV - REPRESENTATIONS AND INSTRUCTIONS

J LIST OF ATTACHMENTS 26

K

L

REPRESENTATIONS, CERTIFICATIONS AND

OTHER STATEMENTS OF OFFERORS

INSTRS., CONDS., AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS

M EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD

18. [ ] SEALED-BID AWARD (Contractor is not required to sign this document.)

20A. NAME OF CONTRACTING OFFICER

SUSAN M HILL / CONTRACTING OFFICER

TEL: 703-428-6420 EMAIL: susan.m.hill@usace.army.mil

20B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

BY

(Signature of Contracting Officer)

20C. DATE SIGNED

29-Sep-2016

W912HQ

1. THIS CONTRACT IS A RATED ORDER

UNDER DPAS (15 CFR 700)

AUTHORIZED FOR LOCAL REPRODUCTION

Prescribed by GSA – FAR (48 CFR) 53.214(a)

STANDARD FORM 26 (REV. 5/2011)

document is necessary . (Block 18 should be checked only when awarding a sealed-bid contract.)

following documents: (a) the Government's solicitation and your bid, and (b) this award/contract. No further contractual to the terms listed above and on any continuation sheets. This award consummates the contract which consists of the including the additions or changes made by you which additions or changes are set forth in full above, is hereby accepted as

Your bid on Solicitation Number

W912HQ-16-C-0027

Section B - Supplies or Services and Prices

ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

0001 Project $1,117,488.00

PROJECT ER-2464

COST

The contractor shall furnish all management, facilities, supplies, personnel and equipment and do all things necessary for performance of work in reponse to a Statement of Need in BAA-15-0001, Program Area: Environmental Restoration (ER), as set forth in the contractor's proposal entitled, “Development of Toxicity Reference Values (TRVs) for Birds Exposed PFOS, PFOA, and Associates Mixtures of Fluorinated Compounds” dated 9 March 2015, revised 18 December 2015 and 15 January 2016.

FOB: Destination

MILSTRIP: W74RDV60845309

PURCHASE REQUEST NUMBER: W74RDV60845309

ESTIMATED COST $1,117,488.00

ACRN AA

CIN: W74RDV608453090001

$338,029.00

0002 Project NSP

DD 1423 CDRLS

COST

Data as specified in Exhibit A, Contract Data Requirements List, DD Form 1423.

This CLIN is not separately priced. The cost for this CLIN is included in CLIN

0001.

FOB: Destination

ESTIMATED COST $0.00

0003 Project NSP

CONTRACTOR MANPOWERING REPORTING

COST

In accordance with Section H, the contractor shall report all contractor and subcontractor labor hours required for performance of services under this contract via a secured data collection site. The contractor is required to completely fill in all required data fields using the following web addresses:

ESTIMATED COST $0.00

Section E - Inspection and Acceptance

INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE TERMS

Supplies/services will be inspected/accepted at:

CLIN INSPECT AT INSPECT BY ACCEPT AT ACCEPT BY

0001 N/A N/A N/A Government

0002 N/A N/A N/A Government

0003 N/A N/A N/A Government

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY FULL TEXT

52.246-9 INSPECTION OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (SHORT FORM) (APR 1984)

The Government has the right to inspect and evaluate the work performed or being performed under the contract, and the premises where the work is being performed, at all reasonable times and in a manner that will not unduly delay the work. If the Government performs inspection or evaluation on the premises of the Contractor or a subcontractor, the Contractor shall furnish and shall require subcontractors to furnish all reasonable facilities and assistance for the safe and convenient performance of these duties.

(End of clause)

Section F - Deliveries or Performance

DELIVERY INFORMATION

CLIN DELIVERY DATE QUANTITY SHIP TO ADDRESS UIC

0001 30-SEP-2019 1 SERDP PROGRAM OFFICE

PROGRAM MANAGER

4800 MARK CENTER DRIVE, SUITE 17D08

ALEXANDRIA VA 22350-3600

571-372-6400

W74RDV

0002 30-SEP-2019 1 (SAME AS PREVIOUS LOCATION)

0003 30-SEP-2019 1 (SAME AS PREVIOUS LOCATION)

52.242-15 STOP-WORK ORDER (AUG 1989) - ALTERNATE I (APR 1984)

(a) The Contracting Officer may, at any time, by written order to the Contractor, require the Contractor to stop all, or any part, of the work called for by this contract for a period of 90 days after the order is delivered to the Contractor, and for any further period to which the parties may agree. The order shall be specifically identified as a stop-work order issued under this clause. Upon receipt of the order, the Contractor shall immediately comply with its terms and take all reasonable steps to minimize the incurrence of costs allocable to the work covered by the order during the period of work stoppage. Within a period of 90 days after a stop-work is delivered to the Contractor, or within any extension of that period to which the parties shall have agreed, the Contracting Officer shall either--

(1) Cancel the stop-work order; or

(2) Terminate the work covered by the order as provided in the Termination clause of this contract.

(b) If a stop-work order issued under this clause is canceled or the period of the order or any extension thereof expires, the Contractor shall resume work. The Contracting Officer shall make an equitable adjustment in the delivery schedule, the estimated cost, the fee, or a combination thereof, and in any other terms of the contract that may be affected, and the contract shall be modified, in writing, accordingly, if--

(1) The stop-work order results in an increase in the time required for, or in the Contractor's cost properly allocable to, the performance of any part of this contract; and

(2) The Contractor asserts its right to the adjustment within 30 days after the end of the period of work stoppage;

provided, that, if the Contracting Officer decides the facts justify the action, the Contracting Officer may receive and act upon the claim submitted at any time before final payment under this contract.

(c) If a stop-work order is not canceled and the work covered by the order is terminated for the convenience of the Government, the Contracting Officer shall allow reasonable costs resulting from the stop-work order in arriving at the termination settlement.

(d) If a stop-work order is not canceled and the work covered by the order is terminated for default, the Contracting Officer shall allow, by equitable adjustment or otherwise, reasonable costs resulting from the stop-work order.

Section G - Contract Administration Data

ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA

AA: 97604001101 088000 255Y2HG3J530603716D8Z NA 44213

AMOUNT: $338,029.00

CIN W74RDV608453090001: $338,029.00

G001 CONTRACTING OFFICER AUTHORITY

Only a warranted Contracting Officer (either a Procuring Contracting Officer (PCO) or an Administrative Contracting Officer (ACO)), acting within their delegated limits, has the authority to issue modifications or otherwise change the terms and conditions of this contract. If an individual other than the Contracting Officer attempts to make changes to the terms and conditions of this contract you shall not proceed with the change and shall immediately notify the Contracting Officer.

G002 PAYMENT SCHEDULE AND INVOICE SUBMISSION

The Contractor shall submit invoices pertaining to this contract action via e-mail to:

The subject line shall include the contract number, project number, if known, and an invoice number.

CEFC-S0invoices@usace.army.mil

Additionally, the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) and SERDP/ESTCP Program Office shall be copied on all invoice submissions. The COR’s email is provided in separate correspondence.

The SERDP/ESTCP Program Office can be reached at (please use both emails in your submission) osd.mc-alex.rsrcmgmt.list.ousd-atl-serdp-estcp-financial-mbx@mail.mil osd.mc-alex.ousd-atl.mbx.serdp-estcp-invoices@mail.mil

The final invoice should be marked as such. If more than 30 days have passed since the invoice was submitted Questions regarding status of payment should be directed to the USACE Finance Center at

CEFC-Payments@usace.army.mil.

Section H - Special Contract Requirements

SECTION H

H001 SMALL BUSINESS SUBCONTRACTING PLAN

The services specified in Section B shall be subject to the requirements and standards contained in the contractor’s accepted subcontracting plan, dated 19 May 2016, which is incorporated herein and made a part hereof.

H002 GOVERNMENT RESERVED RIGHTS

The Government reserves the right to approve contractor recommended changes in technical personnel during the life of the contract.

H004 CONTRACTOR ACQUIRED PROPERTY

Upon completion of the contract, the contractor shall contact the Contracting Officer in writing for disposition instructions on contractor-acquired property having a total value of $5,000.00 or more.

H010 REVIEW FOR CONTRACTORS RELEASE OF TECHNICAL REPORTS

The Contractor shall be free to use the results of the subject research for its own teaching, research, educational, clinical, and publication purposes. The Contractor shall not release any reports with the SERDP or ESTCP logo, in any form (interim, draft, and final reports), to any person or agency, including those within the Department of the Army, without the prior written approval of the SERDP/ESTCP program office.

All publications and deliverable reports prepared by the contractor under this contract shall conspicuously display the following disclaimer:

VIEWS, OPINIONS, AND/OR FINDINGS CONTAINED IN THIS REPORT ARE THOSE OF THE AUTHOR(S)

AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS AN OFFICIAL DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE POSITION OR

DECISION UNLESS SO DESIGNATED BY OTHER OFFICIAL DOCUMENTATION.

H011 CONTRACTOR MANPOWER REPORTING

The contractor shall report all contractor and subcontractor labor hours required for performance of services under this contract via a secured data collection site. The contractor is required to completely fill in all required data fields using the following web address: https://dodcmra.hqda.pentagon.mil/

Reporting inputs will be for the labor executed during the period of performance during each Government fiscal year (FY), which runs October 1 through September 30. While inputs may be reported at any time during the FY, all data shall be reported no later than October 30 of each calendar year. Contractors may direct questions to the help desk at https://dodcmra.hqda.pentagon.mil/.

GOVERNMENT SUPPLIED INFORMATION:

1. Agency/Command: Office of the Secretary of Defense

2. Requiring Activity UIC: DDAAUG

3. Federal Service Code: AH91

It is noted that colleges and universities are subject to Contractor Manpower Reporting. Educational institutions typically do not bill the government based on the exact number of hours worked but rather on the percentage of the employee’s time devoted to a project. Therefore the college/university can report estimated labor hours based on a percentage to the employee’s time devoted to a particular contract.

H012 TECHNICAL DATA - WITHHOLDING OF PAYMENT

In accordance with DFARS 252.227-7030, entitled “Technical Data – Withholding of Payment”, the Government may withhold payment to the Contractor of ten percent (10%) unless a lesser withholding amount is specified in the contract. As such, the Government reserves the right to withhold $25,000.00 or 10% of the contract value, whichever is the smaller amount, pending receipt and acceptance of all required deliverables.

H013 SAFEGUARDING COVERED DEFENSE INFORMATION AND CYBER INCIDENT REPORTING

Covered defense information, as defined in DFARS 252.204-7012, shall not be provided or created under this contract. However, if at any time the Contracting Officer determines that the information provided under this contract meets the definition of covered defense information, the Contractor shall comply with DFARS 252.204- 7012. Additionally, if the contractor has reason to believe or becomes aware that the information provided under this contract meets the definition of covered defense information, it shall immediately contact the Contracting Officer.

Section I - Contract Clauses

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

52.202-1 Definitions NOV 2013

52.203-3 Gratuities APR 1984

52.203-5 Covenant Against Contingent Fees MAY 2014

52.203-6 Restrictions On Subcontractor Sales To The Government SEP 2006

52.203-7 Anti-Kickback Procedures MAY 2014

52.203-8 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

OCT 2010

52.203-17 Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights and Requirement To Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights

APR 2014

52.204-4 Printed or Copied Double-Sided on Postconsumer Fiber Content Paper

MAY 2011

52.204-10 Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards

OCT 2015

52.204-19 Incorporation by Reference of Representations and Certifications.

DEC 2014

52.209-6 Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting With Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment

OCT 2015

52.209-10 Prohibition on Contracting With Inverted Domestic Corporations

NOV 2015

52.215-2 Alt II Audit and Records--Negotiation (Oct 2010) - Alternate II AUG 2016

52.215-8 Order of Precedence--Uniform Contract Format OCT 1997

52.215-14 Integrity of Unit Prices OCT 2010

52.215-17 Waiver of Facilities Capital Cost of Money OCT 1997

52.215-23 Limitations on Pass-Through Charges OCT 2009

52.216-11 Cost Contract--No Fee APR 1984

52.216-15 Predetermined Indirect Cost Rates APR 1998

52.219-4 Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns

OCT 2014

52.219-8 Utilization of Small Business Concerns OCT 2014

52.219-28 Post-Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation JUL 2013

52.222-2 Payment For Overtime Premiums JUL 1990

52.222-3 Convict Labor JUN 2003

52.222-21 Prohibition Of Segregated Facilities APR 2015

52.222-26 Equal Opportunity APR 2015

52.222-35 Equal Opportunity for Veterans OCT 2015

52.222-36 Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities JUL 2014

52.222-37 Employment Reports on Veterans FEB 2016

52.222-40 Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act

DEC 2010

52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons MAR 2015

52.222-54 Employment Eligibility Verification OCT 2015

52.223-6 Drug-Free Workplace MAY 2001

52.223-18 Encouraging Contractor Policies To Ban Text Messaging While Driving

AUG 2011

52.225-13 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases JUN 2008

52.226-1 Utilization Of Indian Organizations And Indian-Owned Economic Enterprises

JUN 2000

52.227-1 Alt I Authorization And Consent (Dec 2007) - Alternate I APR 1984

52.227-2 Notice And Assistance Regarding Patent And Copyright Infringement

DEC 2007

52.227-11 Patent Rights--Ownership By The Contractor MAY 2014

52.228-7 Insurance--Liability To Third Persons MAR 1996

52.230-5 Cost Accounting Standards -- Educational Institutions AUG 2016

52.230-6 Administration of Cost Accounting Standards JUN 2010

52.232-9 Limitation On Withholding Of Payments APR 1984

52.232-20 Limitation Of Cost APR 1984

52.232-22 Limitation Of Funds APR 1984

52.232-23 Assignment Of Claims MAY 2014

52.232-25 Alt I Prompt Payment (July 2013) Alternate I FEB 2002

52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer--System for Award Management

JUL 2013

52.232-39 Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations JUN 2013

52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors

DEC 2013

52.233-1 Disputes MAY 2014

52.233-3 Alt I Protest After Award (Aug 1996) - Alternate I JUN 1985

52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim OCT 2004

52.242-1 Notice of Intent to Disallow Costs APR 1984

52.242-3 Penalties for Unallowable Costs MAY 2014

52.242-13 Bankruptcy JUL 1995

52.243-2 Alt V Changes--Cost-Reimbursement (Aug 1987) - Alternate V APR 1984

52.244-2 Subcontracts OCT 2010

52.244-5 Competition In Subcontracting DEC 1996

52.244-6 Subcontracts for Commercial Items JUN 2016

52.245-1 Alt II Government Property (Apr 2012) Alternate II APR 2012

52.245-9 Use And Charges APR 2012

52.246-25 Limitation Of Liability--Services FEB 1997

52.249-5 Termination For Convenience Of The Government (Educational And Other Nonprofit Institutions)

AUG 2016

52.251-1 Government Supply Sources APR 2012

52.253-1 Computer Generated Forms JAN 1991

252.201-7000 Contracting Officer's Representative DEC 1991

252.203-7000 Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials

SEP 2011

252.203-7001 Prohibition On Persons Convicted of Fraud or Other Defense- Contract-Related Felonies

DEC 2008

252.203-7002 Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights SEP 2013

252.204-7002 Payment For Subline Items Not Separately Priced DEC 1991

252.204-7003 Control Of Government Personnel Work Product APR 1992

252.204-7004 Alt A System for Award Management Alternate A FEB 2014

252.204-7006 Billing Instructions OCT 2005

252.204-7012 Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident Reporting.

DEC 2015

252.204-7015 Notice of Authorized Disclosure of Information for Litigation Support

MAY 2016

252.205-7000 Provision Of Information To Cooperative Agreement Holders DEC 1991

252.209-7004 Subcontracting With Firms That Are Owned or Controlled By The Government of a Country that is a State Sponsor of Terrorism

OCT 2015

252.209-7005 Reserve Officer Training Corps and Military Recruiting on Campus

MAR 2012

252.211-7007 Reporting of Government-Furnished Property AUG 2012

252.222-7006 Restrictions on the Use of Mandatory Arbitration Agreements DEC 2010

252.225-7012 Preference For Certain Domestic Commodities AUG 2016

252.225-7048 Export-Controlled Items JUN 2013

252.226-7001 Utilization of Indian Organizations and Indian-Owned Economic Enterprises, and Native Hawaiian Small Business Concerns

SEP 2004

252.227-7013 Rights in Technical Data--Noncommercial Items FEB 2014

252.227-7016 Rights in Bid or Proposal Information JAN 2011

252.227-7030 Technical Data--Withholding Of Payment MAR 2000

252.227-7037 Validation of Restrictive Markings on Technical Data JUN 2013

252.227-7039 Patents--Reporting Of Subject Inventions APR 1990

252.232-7010 Levies on Contract Payments DEC 2006

252.235-7011 Final Scientific or Technical Report JAN 2015

252.242-7006 Accounting System Administration FEB 2012

252.243-7002 Requests for Equitable Adjustment DEC 2012

252.244-7001 Contractor Purchasing System Administration MAY 2014

252.245-7001 Tagging, Labeling, and Marking of Government-Furnished Property

APR 2012

252.245-7002 Reporting Loss of Government Property APR 2012

252.245-7003 Contractor Property Management System Administration APR 2012

252.245-7004 Reporting, Reutilization, and Disposal MAR 2015

52.216-7 ALLOWABLE COST AND PAYMENT (JUN 2013) -- ALTERNATE II (AUG 2012)

(a) Invoicing.

(1) The Government will make payments to the Contractor when requested as work progresses, but not more often than once every two weeks, in amounts determined to be allowable by the Contracting Officer in accordance with FAR subpart 31.3 in effect on the date of this contract and the terms of this contract. The Contractor may submit to an authorized representative of the Contracting Officer, in such form and reasonable detail as the representative may require, an invoice or voucher supported by a statement of the claimed allowable cost for performing this contract.

(2) Contract financing payments are not subject to the interest penalty provisions of the Prompt Payment Act.

Interim payments made prior to the final payment under the contract are contract financing payments, except interim payments if this contract contains Alternate I to the clause at 52.232-25.

(3) The designated payment office will make interim payments for contract financing on the 30th day after the designated billing office receives a proper payment request.

In the event that the Government requires an audit or other review of a specific payment request to ensure compliance with the terms and conditions of the contract, the designated payment office is not compelled to make payment by the specified due date.

(b) Reimbursing costs. (1) For the purpose of reimbursing allowable costs (except as provided in subparagraph (b)(2) of the clause, with respect to pension, deferred profit sharing, and employee stock ownership plan contributions), the term "costs" includes only--

(i) Those recorded costs that, at the time of the request for reimbursement, the Contractor has paid by cash, check, or other form of actual payment for items or services purchased directly for the contract;

(ii) When the Contractor is not delinquent in paying costs of contract performance in the ordinary course of business, costs incurred, but not necessarily paid, for--

(A) Supplies and services purchased directly for the contract and associated financing payments to subcontractors, provided payments determined due will be made--

(1) In accordance with the terms and conditions of a subcontract or invoice; and

(2) Ordinarily within 30 days of the submission of the Contractor's payment request to the Government;

(B) Materials issued from the Contractor's inventory and placed in the production process for use on the contract;

(C) Direct labor;

(D) Direct travel;

(E) Other direct in-house costs; and

(F) Properly allocable and allowable indirect costs, as shown in the records maintained by the Contractor for purposes of obtaining reimbursement under Government contracts; and

(iii) The amount of financing payments that have been paid by cash, check, or other forms of payment to subcontractors.

(2) Accrued costs of Contractor contributions under employee pension plans shall be excluded until actually paid unless--

(i) The Contractor's practice is to make contributions to the retirement fund quarterly or more frequently; and

(ii) The contribution does not remain unpaid 30 days after the end of the applicable quarter or shorter payment period (any contribution remaining unpaid shall be excluded from the Contractor's indirect costs for payment purposes).

(3) Notwithstanding the audit and adjustment of invoices or vouchers under paragraph (g) of this clause, allowable indirect costs under this contract shall be obtained by applying indirect cost rates established in accordance with paragraph (d) of this clause.

(4) Any statements in specifications or other documents incorporated in this contract by reference designating performance of services or furnishing of materials at the Contractor's expense or at no cost to the Government shall be disregarded for purposes of cost-reimbursement under this clause.

(c) Small business concerns. A small business concern may receive more frequent payments than every 2 weeks.

(d) Final indirect cost rates. (1) Final annual indirect cost rates and the appropriate bases shall be established in accordance with Subpart 42.7 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) in effect for the period covered by the indirect cost rate proposal.

(2)(i) The Contractor shall submit an adequate final indirect cost rate proposal to the Contracting Officer (or cognizant Federal agency official) and auditor within the 6-month period following the expiration of each of its fiscal years. Reasonable extensions, for exceptional circumstances only, may be requested in writing by the Contractor and granted in writing by the Contracting Officer. The Contractor shall support its proposal with adequate supporting data.

(ii) The proposed rates shall be based on the Contractor's actual cost experience for that period. The appropriate Government representative and the Contractor shall establish the final indirect cost rates as promptly as practical after receipt of the Contractor's proposal.

(iii) An adequate indirect cost rate proposal shall include the following data unless otherwise specified by the cognizant Federal agency official:

(A) Summary of all claimed indirect expense rates, including pool, base, and calculated indirect rate.

(B) General and Administrative expenses (final indirect cost pool). Schedule of claimed expenses by element of cost as identified in accounting records (Chart of Accounts).

(C) Overhead expenses (final indirect cost pool). Schedule of claimed expenses by element of cost as identified in accounting records (Chart of Accounts) for each final indirect cost pool.

(D) Occupancy expenses (intermediate indirect cost pool). Schedule of claimed expenses by element of cost as identified in accounting records (Chart of Accounts) and expense reallocation to final indirect cost pools.

(E) Claimed allocation bases, by element of cost, used to distribute indirect costs.

(F) Facilities capital cost of money factors computation.

(G) Reconciliation of books of account (i.e., General Ledger) and claimed direct costs by major cost element.

(H) Schedule of direct costs by contract and subcontract and indirect expense applied at claimed rates, as well as a subsidiary schedule of Government participation percentages in each of the allocation base amounts.

(I) Schedule of cumulative direct and indirect costs claimed and billed by contract and subcontract.

(J) Subcontract information. Listing of subcontracts awarded to companies for which the contractor is the prime or upper-tier contractor (include prime and subcontract numbers; subcontract value and award type; amount claimed during the fiscal year; and the subcontractor name, address, and point of contact information).

(K) Summary of each time-and-materials and labor-hour contract information, including labor ategories, labor rates, hours, and amounts; direct materials; other direct costs; and, indirect expense applied at claimed rates.

(L) Reconciliation of total payroll per IRS form 941 to total labor costs distribution.

(M) Listing of decisions/agreements/approvals and description of accounting/organizational changes.

(N) Certificate of final indirect costs (see 52.242-4, Certification of Final Indirect Costs).

(O) Contract closing information for contracts physically completed in this fiscal year (include contract number, period of performance, contract ceiling amounts, contract fee computations, level of effort, and indicate if the contract is ready to close).

(iv) The following supplemental information is not required to determine if a proposal is adequate, but may be required during the audit process:

(A) Comparative analysis of indirect expense pools detailed by account to prior fiscal year and budgetary data.

(B) General organizational information and limitation on allowability of compensation for certain contractor personnel. See 31.205-6(p). Additional salary reference information is available at http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/procurement_index_exec_comp/.

(C) Identification of prime contracts under which the contractor performs as a subcontractor.

(D) Description of accounting system (excludes contractors required to submit a CAS Disclosure Statement or contractors where the description of the accounting system has not changed from the previous year's submission).

(E) Procedures for identifying and excluding unallowable costs from the costs claimed and billed (excludes contractors where the procedures have not changed from the previous year's submission).

(F) Certified financial statements and other financial data (e.g., trial balance, compilation, review, etc.).

(G) Management letter from outside CPAs concerning any internal control weaknesses.

(H) Actions that have been and/or will be implemented to correct the weaknesses described in the management letter from subparagraph G) of this section.

(I) List of all internal audit reports issued since the last disclosure of internal audit reports to the Government.

(J) Annual internal audit plan of scheduled audits to be performed in the fiscal year when the final indirect cost rate submission is made.

(K) Federal and State income tax returns.

(L) Securities and Exchange Commission 10-K annual report.

(M) Minutes from board of directors meetings.

(N) Listing of delay claims and termination claims submitted which contain costs relating to the subject fiscal year.

(O) Contract briefings, which generally include a synopsis of all pertinent contract provisions, such as: Contract type, contract amount, product or service(s) to be provided, contract performance period, rate ceilings, advance approval requirements, pre-contract cost allowability limitations, and billing limitations.

(v) The Contractor shall update the billings on all contracts to reflect the final settled rates and update the schedule of cumulative direct and indirect costs claimed and billed, as required in paragraph (d)(2)(iii)(I) of this section, within 60 days after settlement of final indirect cost rates.

(3) The Contractor and the appropriate Government representative shall execute a written understanding setting forth the final indirect cost rates. The understanding shall specify (i) the agreed-upon final annual indirect cost rates,

(ii) the bases to which the rates apply, (iii) the periods for which the rates apply, (iv) any specific indirect cost items treated as direct costs in the settlement, and (v) the affected contract and/or subcontract, identifying any with advance agreements or special terms and the applicable rates. The understanding shall not change any monetary ceiling, contract obligation, or specific cost allowance or disallowance provided for in this contract. The understanding is incorporated into this contract upon execution.

(4) Failure by the parties to agree on a final annual indirect cost rate shall be a dispute within the meaning of the Disputes clause.

(5) Within 120 days (or longer period if approved in writing by the Contracting Officer) after settlement of the final annual indirect cost rates for all years of a physically complete contract, the Contractor shall submit a completion invoice or voucher to reflect the settled amounts and rates. The completion invoice or voucher shall include settled subcontract amounts and rates. The prime contractor is responsible for settling subcontractor amounts and rates included in the completion invoice or voucher and providing status of subcontractor audits to the contracting officer upon request.

(6)(i) If the Contractor fails to submit a completion invoice or voucher within the time specified in paragraph (d)(5) of this clause, the Contracting Officer may--

(A) Determine the amounts due to the Contractor under the contract; and

(B) Record this determination in a unilateral modification to the contract.

(ii) This determination constitutes the final decision of the Contracting Officer in accordance with the Disputes clause.

(e) Billing rates. Until final annual indirect cost rates are established for any period, the Government shall reimburse the Contractor at billing rates established by the Contracting Officer or by an authorized representative (the cognizant auditor), subject to adjustment when the final rates are established. These billing rates--

(1) Shall be the anticipated final rates; and

(2) May be prospectively or retroactively revised by mutual agreement, at either party's request, to prevent substantial overpayment or underpayment.

(f) Quick-closeout procedures. Quick-closeout procedures are applicable when the conditions in FAR 42.708(a) are satisfied.

(g) Audit. At any time or times before final payment, the Contracting Officer may have the Contractor's invoices or vouchers and statements of cost audited. Any payment may be (1) Reduced by amounts found by the Contracting Officer not to constitute allowable costs or (2) Adjusted for prior overpayments or underpayments.

(h) Final payment. (1) Upon approval of a completion invoice or voucher submitted by the Contractor in accordance with paragraph (d)(5) of this clause, and upon the Contractor's compliance with all terms of this contract, the Government shall promptly pay any balance of allowable costs and that part of the fee (if any) not previously paid.

(2) The Contractor shall pay to the Government any refunds, rebates, credits, or other amounts (including interest, if any) accruing to or received by the Contractor or any assignee under this contract, to the extent that those amounts are properly allocable to costs for which the Contractor has been reimbursed by the Government. Reasonable expenses incurred by the Contractor for securing refunds, rebates, credits, or other amounts shall be allowable costs if approved by the Contracting Officer. Before final payment under this contract, the Contractor and each assignee whose assignment is in effect at the time of final payment shall execute and deliver--

(i) An assignment to the Government, in form and substance satisfactory to the Contracting Officer, of refunds, rebates, credits, or other amounts (including interest, if any) properly allocable to costs for which the Contractor has been reimbursed by the Government under this contract; and

(ii) A release discharging the Government, its officers, agents, and employees from all liabilities, obligations, and claims arising out of or under this contract, except--

(A) Specified claims stated in exact amounts, or in estimated amounts when the exact amounts are not known;

(B) Claims (including reasonable incidental expenses) based upon liabilities of the Contractor to third parties arising out of the performance of this contract; provided, that the claims are not known to the Contractor on the date of the execution of the release, and that the Contractor gives notice of the claims in writing to the Contracting Officer within 6 years following the release date or notice of final payment date, whichever is earlier; and

(C) Claims for reimbursement of costs, including reasonable incidental expenses, incurred by the Contractor under the patent clauses of this contract, excluding, however, any expenses arising from the Contractor's indemnification of the Government against patent liability.

52.252-2 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/these address(es):

www.acquisition.gov www.farsite.hill.af.mil

252.235-7010 Acknowledgment of Support and Disclaimer. (MAY 1995)

(a) The Contractor shall include an acknowledgment of the Government's support in the publication of any material based on or developed under this contract, stated in the following terms: This material is based upon work supported by the Humphreys Engineer Center Support Activity under Contract No. W912HQ-16-C-0027.

(b) All material, except scientific articles or papers published in scientific journals, must, in addition to any notices or disclaimers by the Contractor, also contain the following disclaimer: Any opinions, findings and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Humphreys Engineer Center Support Activity.

Section J - List of Documents, Exhibits and Other Attachments

J001 ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTATION

This contract includes a DD Form 1423, Contract Data Requirements List.