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ITEM NO. SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

NAME OF OFFEROR OR CONTRACTOR

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task orders. All task orders (TOs) are subject to the terms and conditions of this contract.

The following ordering procedures apply to all task orders issued under this contract. Any supplies/services to be furnished under this contract will be ordered by issuance of written

TOs. TOs shall be issued in accordance with FAR

52.216-18, 52.216-19, and 52.216-22 (See Section

I). In addition:

(a) Only an authorized FHWA Contracting Officer can issue a task order for this contract.

(b) All task orders are subject to the terms and conditions of the contract. In the event of conflict between a task order and the contract, the contract will take precedence.

(c) All costs associated with preparation, presentation, and/or discussion of the

Contractor’s task order proposal shall not be billable as direct contract expenses.

(d) The Contract Specialist or Contracting Officer will issue Task Order Proposal Requests

(TOPRs) electronically to the IDIQ Contractor as requirements are identified. Each TOPR will indicate the objective or results required by the

Government. This objective will be within the scope, period, and maximum value of the contract.

Each TOPR will indicate the Task Order type, the due date for proposal submission, the estimated level of effort (if applicable), any Government estimates for equipment and/or travel, any special requirements, and selection criteria.

(e) Upon receipt of a TOPR, the Contractor shall prepare and submit a written task order proposal within the timeframe specified for submission.

The Contractor shall submit one electronic copy of the task order proposal to the Contract

Specialist or Contracting Officer . The task order proposal shall include, as a minimum, the following information:

(1) A discussion of the task order objective demonstrating the Contractor’s understanding of the required outcome.

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FAR (48 CFR) 53.110

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order objectives that clearly demonstrates the

Contractors’ understanding of and planned approach to the problem.

(3) A performance schedule that provides the following information:

(i) Planned accomplishments/milestones

(ii) Anticipated problems or challenges

(iii) Planned solutions to anticipated problems or challenges

(4) Qualifications of the proposed staff, including any proposed subject matter expert consultants.

(5) A detailed price proposal, including:

(i) Proposed level of effort and labor categories

(ii) The corresponding labor rates

(iii) Other Direct Costs as applicable (materials, travel, shipping, copying, etc.)

(6) Task Order Conflicts of Interest: The Offerors shall provide a brief statement in each task order proposal that describes in a concise manner all past, present or planned organizational, contractual or other interest(s), which may affect the Offeror’s ability to perform the proposed task order in an impartial and objective manner. The Contracting Officer will review the statement and may require additional relevant information from the Offerors. In accordance with FAR Subpart 9.5, all such information, and any other relevant information known to DOT, will be used to determine whether an award to the Offerors may create an actual or potential conflict of interest. If any such conflict of interest is found to exist, the

Contracting Officer may (a) disqualify the

Offeror, or (b) determine that it is otherwise in the best interest of the United States to contract with the Offeror and include appropriate provisions to mitigate or avoid such conflict in the task order awarded.

(7) Proposals shall be delivered, on or before the due date, to the email address of the

Contract Specialist or Contracting Officer specified on the TOPR.

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accordance with the clause entitled, Task Order

Selection Criteria.

(9) Upon acceptance of a task order proposal, the Contracting Officer shall execute a task order.

This task order will contain, as a minimum, the following information:

(i) Name and signature of Contracting Officer

(ii) Task Order Number and Contract Number

(iii) Effective Date of Task Order

(iv) Task Order subject and description of Work

(including deliverables/schedule)

(v) Period of Performance

(vi) Total Amount of Task Order

(vii) Accounting Data

(viii) Reporting Requirements/Deliverables

(ix) Work Plan (if applicable)

(x) Key Personnel (if applicable)

(10) No work will be performed and no payment will be made except as authorized by a properly executed TO.

NOTE: The type of Task Orders issued will vary based on the nature of the work requested and the

Contracting Officer’s determination.

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Section J - LIST OF ATTACHMENTS

Updated Section J.1 (dated 5-5) is attached. One revision was made. Under Principal Investigator, the term “Long Term Bridge Pavement”, has been corrected to “Long Term Bridge Performance”.

Questions and Answers:

1. Section 52.216-1 Type of contract (APR

1984) states that “The government contemplates the award of a single IDIQ contract…” Section

G.11 states that all task orders under this contract will be competed and make other statements that would be relevant to multiple award IDIQ, not single award. Can you please clarify the government’s intent on the number of awards.

Answer: Single award. See updated G.11.

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2. Are any of the Key Personnel (Program

Manager, Principal Investigator, Co Principal

Investigator) required to be employees of the prime contractor or can one or more of these roles be filled by subcontractors?

Answer: The Program Manager shall be a prime contractor employee.

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