COVID-19 Rider for Onsite_Contractors_November_2021.pdf

GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS

COVID-19

Rider for On-Site Contractors

1.1. Contractor must provide to SLAC, prior to commencement of any on-site work, or if work has already commenced, one (1) week from the effective date of the modification for this rider, a detailed explanation of how it has implemented, at a minimum, the safety protocol set forth in FAR 52.223-99. Contractor may submit protocol it has developed pursuant to FAR 52.223-99 as an update to its SLAC Site Safety and Health Plan. At all times that Contractor personnel are on-site, Contractor must adhere to SLAC’s COVID-19 Safety Protocols Onsite.

1.2. As required under Executive Order Number 14042 and FAR 52.223-99, all on-site Contractors must provide proof of vaccination of its on-site personnel no later than December 8, 2021. In those limited circumstances where a Contractor’s personnel is legally entitled to an accommodation, such Contractor must submit a list of those personnel’s names to Simon Ovrahim osimon@slac.stanford.edu. This list must be on company letterhead; the personnel’s first and last name; and indicate that an accommodation was granted. No further information is requested.

1.3. Contractors that have any unvaccinated workers who are allowed to come on-site due to an accommodation authorized by their employer, are required to work in accordance with SLAC’s Protocol Matrix for Unvaccinated Individuals for all tasks pertaining to the scope of work, which includes but is not limited to mandatory weekly COVID-19 testing.

1.4. In addition to previous contractual training requirements, all onsite contractor employees must complete the SLAC online course #376R- SLAC COVID-19 Training for Onsite Contractors (Core) (duration ~30 minutes) prior to coming onsite or when coming onsite for the first time to receive a site access badge.

1.5. Contractor agrees to provide information to their SLAC technical point of contact on a daily basis relating to personnel of the Contractor who have tested positive for COVID-19, are experiencing COVID-19 symptoms, or have been exposed to someone who has tested positive for COVD-19 to enable SLAC to perform the contact tracing and disinfecting of impacted work areas in compliance with guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the California Occupational Safety and Health Administration (Cal OSHA). Contractor will be required to disinfect their own property including but not limited to trailer, storage sheds, tools, and equipment, as applicable.

1.6. Contractor shall implement a symptom checking process, and SLAC reserves the right to audit the contractor’s symptom checking process up to and including temperature screenings, for unvaccinated personnel. SLAC reserves the right to audit the contractor's COVID-19 Safety Program and protocols for compliance with Federal, state and SLAC requirements including but not limited to symptom checking, vaccination verification and COVID testing,

1.7. Failure to comply with this rider could result in SLAC seeking the appropriate remedies up to and including termination for material breach. Contractor hereby agrees to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless SLAC, the Board of Trustees of Leland Stanford Jr.

University, and the Department of Energy and its officers, employees, and agents (hereinafter, “Indemnitees”) from any injury, loss or liability whatsoever including reasonable attorneys’ fees and/or any other associated costs, from any action, claim, or demand that Contractor, Contractor’s personnel, agents, successors, assigns, heirs or legal representatives (“Contractor Parties”), has or may have for any and all personal injuries or damages Contractor Parties may suffer or sustain, regardless of cause or fault, as a result of (i) Contractor’s use of SLAC testing resources; (ii) any vaccination of Contractor Parties, whether undertaken pursuant to this Rider or not;

(iii) any Contractor Party’s infection with COVID-19 that may be related to work for SLAC; or (iv) Contractor’s misrepresentation of a Contractor personnel’s accommodation or its compliance with covered workplace requirements.

(END OF COVID–19 RIDER FOR ON-SITE CONTRACTORS ONLY)

COVID-19 RIDER FOR ON-SITE CONTRACTORS

November 2021