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USC-8 RFP HTC711-15-R-W002
Table of Contents
1. RFP, FAR, DFARS, CENTCOM & Local Clauses
2. Exhibit 1, Addenda to FAR Provisions
3. Exhibit 2, Additional Clauses
4. Exhibit 3, Performance Work Statement
5. Contingency Annex
6. Attachment 1 to Exhibit 3, Electronic / EDI Reporting
7. Attachment 2 to Exhibit 3, Operational Reports
8. Attachment 3 to Exhibit 3, Rate Rule
9. Attachment 4 to Exhibit 3, City Groupings
10. Attachment 5 to Exhibit 3, Route Information
11. Attachment 6 to Exhibit 3, Invoicing and Payment
12. Attachment 7 to Exhibit 3, Economic Price Adjustments
13. Attachment 8 to Exhibit 3, Shipments of DLA Prime Vendor Cargo
14. Exhibit 4, Ordering Procedure / Contractor Selection
15. Exhibit 5, Wage Determinations Under the Service Contract Act
USTRANSCOM-AQ - HTC711
508 SCOTT DR
SCOTT AFB IL 62225-5357
CONTACT BUYER
CONTACT BUYER
UNDER DPAS (15 CFR 700)
11. DELIVERY FOR FOB
RFQ
SEE SCHEDULE
14. METHOD OF SOLICITATION
IFB RFP
CODE
SEE ADDENDUM
BLOCK IS MARKED
DESTINATION UNLESS
12. DISCOUNT TERMS
(No Collect Calls)
13b. RATING
13a. THIS CONTRACT IS A RATED ORDER
X
CODE
HTC711-15-R-W002 13-May-2015
b. TELEPHONE NUMBER
618-220-7081
8. OFFER DUE DATE/LOCAL TIME
03:00 PM 13 Jul 2015
5. SOLICITATION NUMBER 6. SOLICITATION ISSUE DATE
AUTHORIZED FOR LOCAL REPRODUCTION
PREVIOUS EDITION IS NOT USABLE
STANDARD FORM 1449 (REV 3/2005)
Prescribed by GSA
FAR (48 CFR) 53.212
(TYPE OR PRINT)
(SIGNATURE OF CONTRACTING OFFICER) 31c. DATE SIGNED
ADDENDA ARE
26. TOTAL AWARD AMOUNT (For Gov t. Use Only )
22. UNIT 23. UNIT PRICE 24. AMOUNT21. QUANTITY
CODE 10. THIS ACQUISITION IS
UNRESTRICTED
FAX: NAICS:
TEL:
CODE 18a. PAYMENT WILL BE MADE BYOFFEROR
SUCH ADDRESS IN OFFER
17b. CHECK IF REMITTANCE IS DIFFERENT AND PUT
BELOW IS CHECKED
TEL.
HTC711
SIZE STD:
9. ISSUED BY
FACILITY
CODE
17a.CONTRACTOR/
18b. SUBMIT INVOICES TO ADDRESS SHOWN IN BLOCK 18a. UNLESS BLOCK
15. DELIVER TO CODE 16. ADMINISTERED BY
SEE SCHEDULE
7. FOR SOLICITATION
INFORMATION CALL:
a. NAME
LISA N. CAHILL
2. CONTRACT NO. 3. AWARD/EFFECTIVE DATE 4. ORDER NUMBER
(TYPE OR PRINT)
30b. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER 30c. DATE SIGNED 31b. NAME OF CONTRACTING OFFICER
30a. SIGNATURE OF OFFEROR/CONTRACTOR 31a.UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
0 27a. SOLICITATION INCORPORATES BY REFERENCE FAR 52.212-1. 52.212-4. FAR 52.212-3. 52.212-5 ARE ATTACHED.
25. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA
1. REQUISITION NUMBER
19. ITEM NO. 20. SCHEDULE OF SUPPLIES/ SERVICES
SEE SCHEDULE
483111
TO ISSUING OFFICE. CONTRACTOR AGREES TO FURNISH AND DELIVER ALL ITEMS
SET FORTH OR OTHERWISE IDENTIFIED ABOVE AND ON ANY ADDITIONAL SHEETS
SUBJECT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SPECIFIED HEREIN.
SB
HUBZONE SB
SET ASIDE: % FOR
OFFEROR TO COMPLETE BLOCKS 12, 17, 23, 24, AND 30
SOLICITATION/CONTRACT/ORDER FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS
ARE NOT ATTACHED
27b. CONTRACT/PURCHASE ORDER INCORPORATES BY REFERENCE FAR 52.212-4. FAR 52.212-5 IS ATTACHED. ADDENDA ARE ARE NOT ATTACHED
TEL: EMAIL:
COPIES
(BLOCK 5), INCLUDING ANY ADDITIONS OR CHANGES WHICH ARE
SET FORTH HEREIN, IS ACCEPTED AS TO ITEMS:
.OFFER DATED YOUR OFFER ON SOLICITATION
28. CONTRACTOR IS REQUIRED TO SIGN THIS DOCUMENT AND RETURN 29. AWARD OF CONTRACT: REFERENCE
8(A)
SVC-DISABLED VET-OWNED SB
EMERGING SB
X
32g. E-MAIL OF AUTHORIZED GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVE
SOLICITATION/CONTRACT/ORDER FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS
(CONTINUED)
SEE SCHEDULE
19. ITEM NO. 20. SCHEDULE OF SUPPLIES/ SERVICES 21. QUANTITY 22. UNIT 24. AMOUNT
PAGE 2 OF
23. UNIT PRICE
ACCEPTED, AND CONFORMS TO THE CONTRACT, EXCEPT AS NOTED: ______________________________________________________
32a. QUANTITY IN COLUMN 21 HAS BEEN
RECEIVED INSPECTED
32b. SIGNATURE OF AUTHORIZED GOVERNMENT
REPRESENTATIVE
32c. DATE 32d. PRINTED NAME AND TITLE OF AUTHORIZED GOVERNMENT
REPRESENTATIVE
32e. MAILING ADDRESS OF AUTHORIZED GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVE 32f . TELEPHONE NUMBER OF AUTHORIZED GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVE
37. CHECK NUMBER
FINALPARTIALCOMPLETE
36. PAYMENT35. AMOUNT VERIFIED
CORRECT FOR
34. VOUCHER NUMBER
FINAL
33. SHIP NUMBER
PARTIAL
38. S/R ACCOUNT NUMBER 39. S/R VOUCHER NUMBER 40. PAID BY
41a. I CERTIFY THIS ACCOUNT IS CORRECT AND PROPER FOR PAYMENT
41b. SIGNATURE AND TITLE OF CERTIFYING OFFICER 41c. DATE
42a. RECEIVED BY (Print)
42b. RECEIVED AT (Location)
42c. DATE REC'D (YY/MM/DD) 42d. TOTAL CONTAINERS
STANDARD FORM 1449 (REV 3/2005) BACK
Prescribed by GSA
FAR (48 CFR) 53.212
AUTHORIZED FOR LOCAL REPRODUCTION
PREVIOUS EDITION IS NOT USABLE
HTC711-15-R-W002
Section SF 1449 - CONTINUATION SHEET
ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES MAX
QUANTITY
UNIT UNIT PRICE MAX AMOUNT
0001 1 Lot Ocean and Intermodal Svcs (Base Period)
FP-EPA
Provide Ocean and Intermodal Distribution Services (Base Period)
Rates are contained in the CARE SA (Carrier Analysis and Rate Evaluation System)
FOB: Destination
SIGNAL CODE: A
MAX NET AMT
PSC Code: V115
UNIT UNIT PRICE MAX AMOUNT
0002 1 Lot Minimum Guarantee
FP-EPA
This CLIN is to facilitate payment of Contract Minimum Guarantee. Payment of Minimum Guarantee will be made via Delivery order if Minimum is not met via ordering of transportation services.
UNIT UNIT PRICE MAX AMOUNT
1001 1 Lot OPTION Ocean and Intermodal Svcs (Opt Year 1)
Provide Ocean and Intermodal Distribution Services (Option Year 1)
UNIT UNIT PRICE MAX AMOUNT
2001 1 Lot OPTION Ocean and Intermodal Svcs (Opt Year 2)
Provide Ocean and Intermodal Distribution Services (Option Year 2)
CONTRACT MINIMUM/MAXIMUM QUANTITY AND CONTRACT VALUE
The minimum quantity and contract value for all orders issued against this contract shall not be less than the minimum quantity and contract value stated in the following table. The maximum quantity and contract value for all orders issued against this contract shall not exceed the maximum quantity and contract value stated in the following table.
MINIMUM
QUANTITY
MINIMUM
AMOUNT
MAXIMUM
QUANTITY
MAXIMUM
AMOUNT
$5,000.00 $3,000,000,000.00
CLIN DELIVERY/TASK ORDER MINIMUM/MAXIMUM QUANTITY AND CLIN ORDER VALUE
The minimum quantity and order value for the given Delivery/Task Order issued for this CLIN shall not be less than the minimum quantity and order value stated in the following table. The maximum quantity and order value for the given Delivery/Task Order issued for this CLIN shall not exceed the maximum quantity and order value stated in the following table.
CLIN
MINIMUM
QUANTITY
MINIMUM
AMOUNT
MAXIMUM
QUANTITY
MAXIMUM
AMOUNT
INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE TERMS
Supplies/services will be inspected/accepted at:
CLIN INSPECT AT INSPECT BY ACCEPT AT ACCEPT BY
0001 Destination Government Destination Government 0002 Destination Government Destination Government 1001 Destination Government Destination Government 2001 Destination Government Destination Government
DELIVERY INFORMATION
CLIN DELIVERY DATE QUANTITY SHIP TO ADDRESS UIC
0001 POP 01-DEC-2015 TO
30-NOV-2016
N/A N/A
0002 POP 01-DEC-2015 TO
30-NOV-2016
1001 POP 01-DEC-2016 TO
30-NOV-2017
2001 POP 01-DEC-2017 TO
30-NOV-2018
CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
52.203-3 Gratuities APR 1984 52.203-6 Restrictions On Subcontractor Sales To The Government SEP 2006 52.203-6 Alt I Restrictions On Subcontractor Sales To The Government
(Sep 2006) -- Alternate I
OCT 1995
52.203-13 Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct APR 2010 52.204-10 Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier
Subcontract Awards
JUL 2013
52.209-6 Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting With Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment
AUG 2013
52.209-9 Updates of Publicly Available Information Regarding Responsibility Matters
JUL 2013
52.209-10 Prohibition on Contracting With Inverted Domestic Corporations
DEC 2014
52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions--Commercial Items DEC 2014 52.212-5 (Dev) Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement
Statutes or Executive Orders--Commercial Items (Deviation 2013-O0019)
APR 2015
52.219-8 Utilization of Small Business Concerns OCT 2014 52.219-9 Small Business Subcontracting Plan OCT 2014 52.219-9 (Dev) Small Business Subcontracting Plan (Deviation 2013-O0014) OCT 2014 52.219-9 Alt II Small Business Subcontracting Plan (JULY 2013) Alternate
II
OCT 2001
52.219-16 Liquidated Damages-Subcontracting Plan JAN 1999 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 JUL 2014 52.222-36 Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities JUL 2014 52.222-37 Employment Reports on Veterans JUL 2014 52.222-40 Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor
Relations Act
DEC 2010
52.222-41 Service Contract Labor Standards MAY 2014 52.222-43 Fair Labor Standards Act And Service Contract Labor
Standards - Price Adjustment (Multiple Year And Option Contracts)
MAY 2014
52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons MAR 2015
52.222-54 Employment Eligibility Verification AUG 2013 52.222-55 Minimum Wages Under Executive Order 13658 DEC 2014 52.223-18 Encouraging Contractor Policies To Ban Text Messaging
While Driving
AUG 2011
52.225-26 Contractors Performing Private Security Functions Outside the United States
JUL 2013
52.228-3 Worker's Compensation Insurance (Defense Base Act) JUL 2014 52.232-18 Availability Of Funds APR 1984 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer--System for Award
Management
JUL 2013
52.232-36 Payment by Third Party MAY 2014 52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business
Subcontractors
DEC 2013
52.233-3 Protest After Award AUG 1996 52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim OCT 2004 52.247-64 Preference for Privately Owned U.S. - Flag Commercial
Vessels
FEB 2006
252.203-7000 Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials
SEP 2011
252.203-7003 Agency Office of the Inspector General DEC 2012 252.204-7012 Safeguarding of Unclassified Controlled Technical
Information
NOV 2013
252.205-7000 Provision Of Information To Cooperative Agreement Holders DEC 1991 252.219-7003 (Dev) Small Business Subcontracting Plan (DOD Contracts)
(Deviation 2013-O0014)
SEP 2013
252.222-7002 Compliance With Local Labor Laws (Overseas) JUN 1997 252.225-7039 Defense Contractors Performing Private Security Functions
Outside the United States
JAN 2015
252.225-7997 (Dev) Contractor Demoblization (Deviation) AUG 2013 252.226-7001 Utilization of Indian Organizations and Indian-Owned
Economic Enterprises, and Native Hawaiian Small Business Concerns
SEP 2004
252.229-7999 (Dev) Foreign Contracts in Afghanistan (Deviation) JUL 2013 252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving
Reports
JUN 2012
252.243-7002 Requests for Equitable Adjustment DEC 2012 252.246-7004 Safety of Facilities, Infrastructure, and Equipment for
Military Operations
OCT 2010
252.247-7003 Pass-Through of Motor Carrier Fuel Surcharge Adjustment To The Cost Bearer
JUN 2013
252.247-7027 Riding Gang Member Requirements OCT 2011
CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY FULL TEXT
52.216-18 ORDERING. (OCT 1995)
(a) Any supplies and services to be furnished under this contract shall be ordered by issuance of delivery orders or task orders by the individuals or activities designated in the Schedule. Such orders may be issued from 1 Dec 2015 through 30 Nov 18.
(b) All delivery orders or task orders are subject to the terms and conditions of this contract. In the event of conflict between a delivery order or task order and this contract, the contract shall control.
(c) If mailed, a delivery order or task order is considered "issued" when the Government deposits the order in the mail. Orders may be issued orally, by facsimile, or by electronic commerce methods only if authorized in the Schedule.
(End of clause)
52.216-19 ORDER LIMITATIONS. (OCT 1995)
(a) Minimum order. When the Government requires supplies or services covered by this contract in an amount of less than 1 TEU (for container carriers) or 1 MsT (for breakbulk carriers), the Government is not obligated to purchase, nor is the Contractor obligated to furnish, those supplies or services under the contract.
(b) Maximum order. The Contractor is not obligated to honor:
(1) Any order for a single item in excess of 10% of vessel capacity for the booking of Government cargo on each U.S. flag vessel sailing from CONUS on the designated routes listed below;
Outbound Routes/Zones
Description
01 West Coast to Far East
05/11 East & Gulf Coasts to Europe & UK
6A/12A East & Gulf Coast to Western Mediterranean
07/13 East & Gulf Coasts to Middle East, South Asia, Indian Ocean
(2) Any order for a combination of items in excess of 10% of vessel capacity for the booking of Government cargo on each U.S. flag vessel sailing from CONUS on the designated routes listed below; or
Outbound Routes/Zones
Description
01 West Coast to Far East
05/11 East & Gulf Coasts to Europe & UK
6A/12A East & Gulf Coast to Western Mediterranean
07/13 East & Gulf Coasts to Middle East, South Asia, Indian Ocean
(3) A series of orders from the same ordering office within 7 days that together call for quantities exceeding the limitation in subparagraph (1) or (2) above.
(c) If this is a requirements contract (i.e., includes the Requirements clause at subsection 52.216-21 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)), the Government is not required to order a part of any one requirement from the Contractor if that requirement exceeds the maximum-order limitations in paragraph (b) above.
(d) Notwithstanding paragraphs (b) and (c) above, the Contractor shall honor any order exceeding the maximum order limitations in paragraph (b), unless that order (or orders) is returned to the ordering office within 24 hours after issuance, with written notice stating the Contractor's intent not to ship the item (or items) called for and the reasons. Upon receiving this notice, the Government may acquire the supplies or services from another source.
52.216-22 INDEFINITE QUANTITY. (OCT 1995)
(a) This is an indefinite-quantity contract for the supplies or services specified, and effective for the period stated, in the Schedule. The quantities of supplies and services specified in the Schedule are estimates only and are not purchased by this contract.
(b) Delivery or performance shall be made only as authorized by orders issued in accordance with the Ordering clause. The Contractor shall furnish to the Government, when and if ordered, the supplies or services specified in the Schedule up to and including the quantity designated in the Schedule as the "maximum". The Government shall order at least the quantity of supplies or services designated in the Schedule as the "minimum".
(c) Except for any limitations on quantities in the Order Limitations clause or in the Schedule, there is no limit on the number of orders that may be issued. The Government may issue orders requiring delivery to multiple destinations or performance at multiple locations.
(d) Any order issued during the effective period of this contract and not completed within that period shall be completed by the Contractor within the time specified in the order. The contract shall govern the Contractor's and Government's rights and obligations with respect to that order to the same extent as if the order were completed during the contract's effective period; provided, that the Contractor shall not be required to make any deliveries under this contract after 30 Nov 2018.
52.217-8 OPTION TO EXTEND SERVICES (NOV 1999)
The Government may require continued performance of any services within the limits and at the rates specified in the contract. These rates may be adjusted only as a result of revisions to prevailing labor rates provided by the Secretary of Labor. The option provision may be exercised more than once, but the total extension of performance hereunder shall not exceed 6 months. The Contracting Officer may exercise the option by written notice to the Contractor within 30 days.
52.217-9 OPTION TO EXTEND THE TERM OF THE CONTRACT (MAR 2000)
(a) The Government may extend the term of this contract by written notice to the Contractor within 30 days;
provided that the Government gives the Contractor a preliminary written notice of its intent to extend at least 45 days before the contract expires. The preliminary notice does not commit the Government to an extension.
(b) If the Government exercises this option, the extended contract shall be considered to include this option clause.
(c) The total duration of this contract, including the exercise of any options under this clause, shall not exceed 3 years and 6 months.
52.222-42 STATEMENT OF EQUIVALENT RATES FOR FEDERAL HIRES (MAY 2014)
In compliance with the Service Contract Labor Standards statute and the regulations of the Secretary of Labor (29 CFR part 4), this clause identifies the classes of service employees expected to be employed under the contract and states the wages and fringe benefits payable to each if they were employed by the contracting agency subject to the provisions of 5 U.S.C. 5341 or 5332.
THIS STATEMENT IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY: IT IS NOT A WAGE DETERMINATION
Employee Class Monetary Wage-Fringe Benefits
Forklift Operator WG-5 + 36.25% Fringe Benefits Blocker & Bracer WG-8 + 36.25% Fringe Benefits Hatch Tender WG-8 + 36.25% Fringe Benefits Line Handler WG-8 + 36.25% Fringe Benefits Stevedore I WG-7 + 36.25% Fringe Benefits Stevedore II WG-9 + 36.25% Fringe Benefits Truck Driver, Light WG-6 + 36.25% Fringe Benefits Truck Driver, Medium WG-7 + 36.25% Fringe Benefits Truck Driver, Heavy WG-8 + 36.25% Fringe Benefits Truck Driver, Tractor-Trailer WG-8 + 36.25% Fringe Benefits
52.222-50 COMBATING TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (MAR 2015) ALTERNATE I (MAR 2015)
(a) Definitions. As used in this clause—
“Agent” means any individual, including a director, an officer, an employee, or an independent contractor, authorized to act on behalf of the organization.
“Coercion” means—
(1) Threats of serious harm to or physical restraint against any person;
(2) Any scheme, plan, or pattern intended to cause a person to believe that failure to perform an act would result in serious harm to or physical restraint against any person; or
(3) The abuse or threatened abuse of the legal process.
“Commercial sex act” means any sex act on account of which anything of value is given to or received by any person.
“Commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) item” means--
(1) 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.
“Debt bondage” means the status or condition of a debtor arising from a pledge by the debtor of his or her personal services or of those of a person under his or her control as a security for debt, if the value of those services as reasonably assessed is not applied toward the liquidation of the debt or the length and nature of those services are not respectively limited and defined.
“Employee” means an employee of the Contractor directly engaged in the performance of work under the contract who has other than a minimal impact or involvement in contract performance.
“Forced labor” means knowingly providing or obtaining the labor or services of a person—
(1) By threats of serious harm to, or physical restraint against, that person or another person;
(2) By means of any scheme, plan, or pattern intended to cause the person to believe that, if the person did not perform such labor or services, that person or another person would suffer serious harm or physical restraint; or
(3) By means of the abuse or threatened abuse of law or the legal process.
“Involuntary servitude” includes a condition of servitude induced by means of—
(1) Any scheme, plan, or pattern intended to cause a person to believe that, if the person did not enter into or continue in such conditions, that person or another person would suffer serious harm or physical restraint; or
(2) The abuse or threatened abuse of the legal process.
“Severe forms of trafficking in persons” means—
(1) Sex trafficking in which a commercial sex act is induced by force, fraud, or coercion, or in which the person induced to perform such act has not attained 18 years of age; or
(2) The recruitment, harboring, transportation, provision, or obtaining of a person for labor or services, through the use of force, fraud, or coercion for the purpose of subjection to involuntary servitude, peonage, debt bondage, or slavery.
“Sex trafficking” means the recruitment, harboring, transportation, provision, or obtaining of a person for the purpose of a commercial sex act.
“Subcontract” means any contract entered into by a subcontractor to furnish supplies or services for performance of a prime contract or a subcontract.
“Subcontractor” means any supplier, distributor, vendor, or firm that furnishes supplies or services to or for a prime contractor or another subcontractor.
“United States” means the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and outlying areas.
(b) Policy. The United States Government has adopted a policy prohibiting trafficking in persons including the trafficking-related activities of this clause. Contractors, contractor employees, and their agents shall not—
(1) Engage in severe forms of trafficking in persons during the period of performance of the contract;
(2) Procure commercial sex acts during the period of performance of the contract;
(3) Use forced labor in the performance of the contract;
(4) Destroy, conceal, confiscate, or otherwise deny access by an employee to the employee's identity or immigration documents, such as passports or drivers' licenses, regardless of issuing authority;
(5)(i) Use misleading or fraudulent practices during the recruitment of employees or offering of employment, such as failing to disclose, in a format and language accessible to the worker, basic information or making material misrepresentations during the recruitment of employees regarding the key terms and conditions of employment, including wages and fringe benefits, the location of work, the living conditions, housing and associated costs (if employer or agent provided or arranged), any significant cost to be charged to the employee, and, if applicable, the hazardous nature of the work;
(ii) Use recruiters that do not comply with local labor laws of the country in which the recruiting takes place;
(6) Charge employees recruitment fees;
(7)(i) Fail to provide return transportation or pay for the cost of return transportation upon the end of employment--
(A) For an employee who is not a national of the country in which the work is taking place and who was brought into that country for the purpose of working on a U.S. Government contract or subcontract (for portions of contracts performed outside the United States); or
(B) For an employee who is not a United States national and who was brought into the United States for the purpose of working on a U.S. Government contract or subcontract, if the payment of such costs is required under existing temporary worker programs or pursuant to a written agreement with the employee (for portions of contracts performed inside the United States); except that--
(ii) The requirements of paragraphs (b)(7)(i) of this clause shall not apply to an employee who is--
(A) Legally permitted to remain in the country of employment and who chooses to do so; or
(B) Exempted by an authorized official of the contracting agency from the requirement to provide return transportation or pay for the cost of return transportation;
(iii) The requirements of paragraph (b)(7)(i) of this clause are modified for a victim of trafficking in persons who is seeking victim services or legal redress in the country of employment, or for a witness in an enforcement action related to trafficking in persons. The contractor shall provide the return transportation or pay the cost of return transportation in a way that does not obstruct the victim services, legal redress, or witness activity. For example, the contractor shall not only offer return transportation to a witness at a time when the witness is still needed to testify.
This paragraph does not apply when the exemptions at paragraph (b)(7)(ii) of this clause apply.
(8) Provide or arrange housing that fails to meet the host country housing and safety standards; or
(9) If required by law or contract, fail to provide an employment contract, recruitment agreement, or other required work document in writing. Such written work document shall be in a language the employee understands. If the employee must relocate to perform the work, the work document shall be provided to the employee at least five days prior to the employee relocating. The employee's work document shall include, but is not limited to, details about work description, wages, prohibition on charging recruitment fees, work location(s), living accommodations and associated costs, time off, roundtrip transportation arrangements, grievance process, and the content of applicable laws and regulations that prohibit trafficking in persons.
(c) Contractor requirements. The Contractor shall—
(1) Notify its employees of—
(i) (A) The United States Government's policy prohibiting trafficking in persons described in paragraph (b) of this clause; and
(B) The following directive(s) or notice(s) applicable to employees performing work at the contract place(s) of performance as indicated below:
Document Title Document may be obtained from: Applies to performance in/at:
USFK Safety Information http://www.usfk.mil/usfk/off-limits Korea
Japan Off-Limit Areas http://www.usfj.mil/LibertyPolicy.aspx Japan
(ii) The actions that will be taken against employees or agents for violations of this policy. Such actions for employees may include, but are not limited to, removal from the contract, reduction in benefits, or termination of employment; and
(2) Take appropriate action, up to and including termination, against employees, agents, or subcontractors that violate the policy in paragraph (b) of this clause.
(d) Notification. (1) The Contractor shall inform the Contracting Officer and the agency Inspector General immediately of—
(i) Any credible information it receives from any source (including host country law enforcement) that alleges a Contractor employee, subcontractor, subcontractor employee, or their agent has engaged in conduct that violates the policy in paragraph (b) of this clause (see also 18 U.S.C. 1351, Fraud in Foreign Labor Contracting, and 52.203- 13(b)(3)(i)(A), if that clause is included in the solicitation or contract, which requires disclosure to the agency Office of the Inspector General when the Contractor has credible evidence of fraud); and
(ii) Any actions taken against a Contractor employee, subcontractor, subcontractor employee, or their agent pursuant to this clause.
(2) If the allegation may be associated with more than one contract, the Contractor shall inform the contracting officer for the contract with the highest dollar value.
(e) Remedies. In addition to other remedies available to the Government, the Contractor's failure to comply with the requirements of paragraphs (c), (d), (g), (h), or (i) of this clause may result in—
(1) Requiring the Contractor to remove a Contractor employee or employees from the performance of the contract;
(2) Requiring the Contractor to terminate a subcontract;
(3) Suspension of contract payments until the Contractor has taken appropriate remedial action;
(4) Loss of award fee, consistent with the award fee plan, for the performance period in which the Government determined Contractor non-compliance;
(5) Declining to exercise available options under the contract;
(6) Termination of the contract for default or cause, in accordance with the termination clause of this contract; or
(7) Suspension or debarment.
(f) Mitigating and aggravating factors. When determining remedies, the Contracting Officer may consider the following:
(1) Mitigating factors. The Contractor had a Trafficking in Persons compliance plan or an awareness program at the time of the violation, was in compliance with the plan, and has taken appropriate remedial actions for the violation, that may include reparation to victims for such violations.
(2) Aggravating factors. The Contractor failed to abate an alleged violation or enforce the requirements of a compliance plan, when directed by the Contracting Officer to do so.
(g) Full cooperation.
(1) The Contractor shall, at a minimum—
(i) Disclose to the agency Inspector General information sufficient to identify the nature and extent of an offense and the individuals responsible for the conduct;
(ii) Provide timely and complete responses to Government auditors' and investigators' requests for documents;
(iii) Cooperate fully in providing reasonable access to its facilities and staff (both inside and outside the U.S.) to allow contracting agencies and other responsible Federal agencies to conduct audits, investigations, or other actions to ascertain compliance with the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. chapter 78), E.O. 13627, or any other applicable law or regulation establishing restrictions on trafficking in persons, the procurement of commercial sex acts, or the use of forced labor; and
(iv) Protect all employees suspected of being victims of or witnesses to prohibited activities, prior to returning to the country from which the employee was recruited, and shall not prevent or hinder the ability of these employees from cooperating fully with Government authorities.
(2) The requirement for full cooperation does not foreclose any Contractor rights arising in law, the FAR, or the terms of the contract. It does not—
(i) Require the Contractor to waive its attorney-client privilege or the protections afforded by the attorney work product doctrine;
(ii) Require any officer, director, owner, employee, or agent of the Contractor, including a sole proprietor, to waive his or her attorney client privilege or Fifth Amendment rights; or
(iii) Restrict the Contractor from—
(A) Conducting an internal investigation; or
(B) Defending a proceeding or dispute arising under the contract or related to a potential or disclosed violation.
(h) Compliance plan.
(1) This paragraph (h) applies to any portion of the contract that—
(i) Is for supplies, other than commercially available off-the-shelf items, acquired outside the United States, or services to be performed outside the United States; and
(ii) Has an estimated value that exceeds $500,000.
(2) The Contractor shall maintain a compliance plan during the performance of the contract that is appropriate—
(i) To the size and complexity of the contract; and
(ii) To the nature and scope of the activities to be performed for the Government, including the number of non- United States citizens expected to be employed and the risk that the contract or subcontract will involve services or supplies susceptible to trafficking in persons.
(3) Minimum requirements. The compliance plan must include, at a minimum, the following:
(i) An awareness program to inform contractor employees about the Government's policy prohibiting trafficking-related activities described in paragraph (b) of this clause, the activities prohibited, and the actions that will be taken against the employee for violations. Additional information about Trafficking in Persons and examples of awareness programs can be found at the Web site for the Department of State's Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons at http://www.state.gov/j/tip/.
(ii) A process for employees to report, without fear of retaliation, activity inconsistent with the policy prohibiting trafficking in persons, including a means to make available to all employees the hotline phone number of the Global Human Trafficking Hotline at 1-844-888-FREE and its email address at help@befree.org.
(iii) A recruitment and wage plan that only permits the use of recruitment companies with trained employees, prohibits charging recruitment fees to the employee, and ensures that wages meet applicable host-country legal requirements or explains any variance.
(iv) A housing plan, if the Contractor or subcontractor intends to provide or arrange housing, that ensures that the housing meets host-country housing and safety standards.
(v) Procedures to prevent agents and subcontractors at any tier and at any dollar value from engaging in trafficking in persons (including activities in paragraph (b) of this clause) and to monitor, detect, and terminate any agents, subcontracts, or subcontractor employees that have engaged in such activities.
(4) Posting.
(i) The Contractor shall post the relevant contents of the compliance plan, no later than the initiation of contract performance, at the workplace (unless the work is to be performed in the field or not in a fixed location) and on the Contractor's Web site (if one is maintained). If posting at the workplace or on the Web site is impracticable, the Contractor shall provide the relevant contents of the compliance plan to each worker in writing.
(ii) The Contractor shall provide the compliance plan to the Contracting Officer upon request.
(5) Certification. Annually after receiving an award, the Contractor shall submit a certification to the Contracting Officer that—
(i) It has implemented a compliance plan to prevent any prohibited activities identified at paragraph (b) of this clause and to monitor, detect, and terminate any agent, subcontract or subcontractor employee engaging in prohibited activities; and
(ii) After having conducted due diligence, either—
(A) To the best of the Contractor's knowledge and belief, neither it nor any of its agents, subcontractors, or their agents is engaged in any such activities; or
(B) If abuses relating to any of the prohibited activities identified in paragraph (b) of this clause have been found, the Contractor or subcontractor has taken the appropriate remedial and referral actions.
(i) Subcontracts.
(1) The Contractor shall include the substance of this clause, including this paragraph (i), in all subcontracts and in all contracts with agents. The requirements in paragraph (h) of this clause apply only to any portion of the subcontract that—
(A) Is for supplies, other than commercially available off-the-shelf items, acquired outside the United States, or services to be performed outside the United States; and
(B) Has an estimated value that exceeds $500,000.
(2) If any subcontractor is required by this clause to submit a certification, the Contractor shall require submission prior to the award of the subcontract and annually thereafter. The certification shall cover the items in paragraph (h)(5) of this clause.
252.203-7999 PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTING WITH ENTITIES THAT REQUIRE CERTAIN INTERNAL CONFIDENTIALITY
AGREEMENTS (DEVIATION 2015-O0010)(FEB 2015)
(a) The Contractor shall not require employees or subcontractors seeking to report fraud, waste, or abuse to sign or comply with internal confidentiality agreements or statements prohibiting or otherwise restricting such employees or contactors from lawfully reporting such waste, fraud, or abuse to a designated investigative or law enforcement representative of a Federal department or agency authorized to receive such information.
(b) The Contractor shall notify employees that the prohibitions and restrictions of any internal confidentiality agreements covered by this clause are no longer in effect. (c) The prohibition in paragraph (a) of this clause does not contravene requirements applicable to Standard Form 312, Form 4414, or any other form issued by a Federal department or agency governing the nondisclosure of classified information.
(d)(1) In accordance with section 743 of Division E, Title VIII, of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Resolution Appropriations Act, 2015, (Pub. L. 113-235), use of funds appropriated (or otherwise made available) under that or any other Act may be prohibited, if the Government determines that the Contractor is not in compliance with the provisions of this clause.
(2) The Government may seek any available remedies in the event the Contractor fails to perform in accordance with the terms and conditions of the contract as a result of Government action under this clause.
252.225-7040 CONTRACTOR PERSONNEL SUPPORTING U.S. ARMED FORCES DEPLOYED OUTSIDE
THE UNITED STATES (JAN 2015)
(a) Definitions. As used in this clause--
Combatant Commander means the commander of a unified or specified combatant command established in accordance with 10 U.S.C. 161.
Contractors authorized to accompany the Force, or CAAF, means contractor personnel, including all tiers of subcontractor personnel, who are authorized to accompany U.S. Armed Forces in applicable operations and have been afforded CAAF status through a letter of authorization. CAAF generally include all U.S.
citizen and third-country national employees not normally residing within the operational area whose area of performance is in the direct vicinity of U.S. Armed Forces and who routinely are collocated with the U.S. Armed Forces (especially in non-permissive environments). Personnel collocated with U.S. Armed Forces shall be afforded CAAF status through a letter of authorization. In some cases, Combatant Commander subordinate commanders may designate mission-essential host nation or local national contractor employees (e.g., interpreters) as CAAF. CAAF includes contractors previously identified as contractors deploying with the U.S. Armed Forces. CAAF status does not apply to contractor personnel in support of applicable operations within the boundaries and territories of the United States.
Designated operational area means a geographic area designated by the combatant commander or subordinate joint force commander for the conduct or support of specified military operations.
Designated reception site means the designated place for the reception, staging, integration, and onward movement of contractors deploying during a contingency. The designated reception site includes assigned joint reception centers and other Service or private reception sites.
Law of war means that part of international law that regulates the conduct of armed hostilities. The law of war encompasses all international law for the conduct of hostilities binding on the United States or its individual citizens, including treaties and international agreements to which the United States is a party, and applicable customary international law.
Non-CAAF means personnel who are not designated as CAAF, such as local national (LN) employees and non-LN employees who are permanent residents in the operational area or third-country nationals not routinely residing with U.S. Armed Forces (and third-country national expatriates who are permanent residents in the operational area) who perform support functions away from the close proximity of, and do not reside with, U.S.
Armed Forces. Government-furnished support to non-CAAF is typically limited to force protection, emergency medical care, and basic human needs (e.g., bottled water, latrine facilities, security, and food when necessary) when performing their jobs in the direct vicinity of U.S. Armed Forces. Non- CAAF status does not apply to contractor personnel in support of applicable operations within the boundaries and territories of the United States.
Subordinate joint force commander means a sub-unified commander or joint task force commander.
(b) General.
(1) This clause applies to both CAAF and non-CAAF when performing in a designated operational area outside the United States to support U.S. Armed Forces deployed outside the United States in--
(i) Contingency operations;
(ii) Humanitarian assistance operations;
(iii) Peace operations, consistent with Joint Publication 3-07.3; or
(iv) Other military operations or military exercises, when designated by the Combatant Commander or as directed by the Secretary of Defense.
(2) Contract performance in support of U.S. Armed Forces deployed outside the United States may require work in dangerous or austere conditions. Except as otherwise provided in the contract, the Contractor accepts the risks associated with required contract performance in such operations.
(3) When authorized in accordance with paragraph (j) of this clause to carry arms for personal protection, Contractor personnel are only authorized to use force for individual self-defense.
(4) Unless immune from host nation jurisdiction by virtue of an international agreement or international law, inappropriate use of force by contractor personnel authorized to accompany the U.S. Armed Forces can subject such personnel to United States or host nation prosecution and civil liability (see paragraphs (d) and (j)(3) of this clause).
(5) Service performed by Contractor personnel subject to this clause is not active duty or service under 38 U.S.C.
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(c) Support.
(1)(i) The Combatant Commander will develop a security plan for protection of Contractor personnel in locations where there is not sufficient or legitimate civil authority, when the Combatant Commander decides it is in the interests of the Government to provide security because--
(A) The Contractor cannot obtain effective security services;
(B) Effective security services are unavailable at a reasonable cost; or
(C) Threat conditions necessitate security through military means.
(ii) In appropriate cases, the Combatant Commander may provide security through military means, commensurate with the level of security provided DoD civilians.
(2)(i) Generally, CAAF will be afforded emergency medical and dental care if injured while supporting applicable operations. Additionally, non-CAAF employees who are injured while in the vicinity of U.S. Armed Forces will normally receive emergency medical and dental care. Emergency medical and dental care includes medical care situations in which life, limb, or eyesight is jeopardized. Examples of emergency medical and dental care include examination and initial treatment of victims of sexual assault; refills of prescriptions for life-dependent drugs; repair of broken bones, lacerations, infections; and traumatic injuries to the dentition. Hospitalization will be limited to stabilization and short-term medical treatment with an emphasis on return to duty or placement in the patient movement system.
(ii) When the Government provides medical treatment or transportation of Contractor personnel to a selected civilian facility, the Contractor shall ensure that the Government is reimbursed for any costs associated with such treatment or transportation.
(iii) Medical or dental care beyond this standard is not authorized.
(3) Contractor personnel must have a Synchronized Predeployment and Operational Tracker (SPOT)-generated letter of authorization signed by the Contracting Officer in order to process through a deployment center or to travel to, from, or within the designated operational area. The letter of authorization also will identify any additional authorizations, privileges, or Government support that Contractor personnel are entitled to under this contract.
Contractor personnel who are issued a letter of authorization shall carry it with them at all times while deployed.
(4) Unless specified elsewhere in this contract, the Contractor is responsible for all other support required for its personnel engaged in the designated operational area under this contract.
(d) Compliance with laws and regulations. (1) The Contractor shall comply with, and shall ensure that its personnel supporting U.S. Armed Forces deployed outside the United States as specified in paragraph (b)(1) of this clause are familiar with and comply with, all applicable--
(i) United States, host country, and third country national laws;
(ii) Provisions of the law of war, as well as any other applicable treaties and international agreements;
(iii) United States regulations, directives, instructions, policies, and procedures; and
(iv) Orders, directives, and instructions issued by the Combatant Commander, including those relating to force protection, security, health, safety, or relations and interaction with local nationals.
(2) The Contractor shall institute and implement an effective program to prevent violations of the law of war by its employees and subcontractors, including law of war training in accordance with paragraph (e)(1)(vii) of this clause.
(3) The Contractor shall ensure that CAAF are aware--
(i) Of the DoD definition of ``sexual assault'' in DoDD 6495.01, Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Program;
(ii) That many of the offenses addressed by the definition are covered under the Uniform Code of Military Justice (see paragraph (e)(2)(iv) of this clause). Other sexual misconduct may constitute offenses under the Uniform Code of Military Justice, Federal law, such as the Military Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act, or host nation laws;
(iii) That the offenses not covered by the Uniform Code of Military Justice may nevertheless have consequences to the contractor employees (see paragraph (h)(1) of this clause).
(4) The Contractor shall report to the appropriate investigative authorities, identified in paragraph (d)(6) of this clause, any alleged offenses under—
(i) The Uniform Code of Military Justice (chapter 47 of title 10, United States Code) (applicable to contractors serving with or accompanying an armed force in the field during a declared war or contingency operations); or
(ii) The Military Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act (chapter 212 of title 18, United States Code).
(5) The Contractor shall provide to all contractor personnel who will perform work on a contract in the deployed area, before beginning such work, information on the following:
(i) How and where to report an alleged crime described in paragraph (d)(4) of this clause.
(ii) Where to seek victim and witness protection and assistance available to contractor personnel in connection with an alleged offense described in paragraph (d)(4) of this clause.
(6) The appropriate investigative authorities to which suspected crimes shall be reported include the following—
(i) US Army Criminal Investigation Command at http://www.cid.army.mil/reportacrime.html;
(ii) Air Force Office of Special Investigations at http://www.osi.andrews.af.mil/library/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=14522;
(iii) Navy Criminal Investigative Service at http://www.ncis.navy.mil/Pages/publicdefault.aspx;
(iv) Defense Criminal Investigative Service at http://www.dodig.mil/HOTLINE/index.html;
(v) To any command of any supported military element or the command of any base.
(7) Personnel seeking whistleblower protection from reprisals for reporting criminal acts shall seek guidance through the DoD Inspector General hotline at 800-424-9098 or www.dodig.mil/HOTLINE/index.html.
Personnel seeking other forms of victim or witness protections should contact the nearest military law enforcement office.
(8)(i) The Contractor shall ensure that Contractor employees supporting the U.S. Armed Forces are aware of their rights to--
(A) Hold their own identity or immigration documents, such as passport or driver's license, regardless of the documents' issuing authority;
(B) Receive agreed upon wages on time;
(C) Take lunch and work-breaks;
(D) Elect to terminate employment at any time;
(E) Identify grievances without fear of reprisal;
(F) Have a copy of their employment contract in a language they understand;
(G) Receive wages that are not below the legal host-country minimum wage;
(H) Be notified of their rights, wages, and prohibited activities prior to signing their employment contract; and
(I) If housing is provided, live in housing that meets host-country housing and safety standards.
(ii) The Contractor shall post these rights in employee work spaces in English and in any foreign language(s) spoken by a significant portion of the workforce.
(iii) The Contractor shall enforce the rights of Contractor personnel supporting the U.S. Armed Forces.
(e) Preliminary personnel requirements.
(1) The Contractor shall ensure that the following requirements are met prior to deploying CAAF (specific requirements for each category will be specified in the statement of work or elsewhere in the contract):
(i) All required security and background checks are complete and acceptable.
(ii) All CAAF deploying in support of an applicable operation—
(A) Are medically, dentally, and psychologically fit for deployment and performance of their contracted duties;
(B) Meet the minimum medical screening requirements, including theater-specific medical qualifications as established by the geographic Combatant Commander (as posted to the Geographic Combatant Commander’s website or other venue);
and
(C) Have received all required immunizations as specified in the contract.
(1) During predeployment processing, the Government will provide, at no cost to the Contractor, any military-specific immunizations and/or medications not available to the general public.
(2) All other immunizations shall be obtained prior to arrival at the deployment center.
(3) All CAAF and selected non-CAAF, as specified in the statement of work, shall bring to the designated operational area a copy of the Public Health Service Form 791, “International Certificate of Vaccination” that shows vaccinations are current.
(iii) Deploying personnel have all necessary passports, visas, and other documents required to enter and exit a designated operational area and have a Geneva Conventions identification card, or other appropriate DoD identity credential, from the deployment center.
(iv) Special area, country, and theater clearance is obtained for all personnel deploying. Clearance requirements are in DoD Directive 4500.54, Official Temporary Duty Abroad, and DoD 4500.54-G, DoD Foreign Clearance Guide. For this purpose, CAAF are considered non-DoD contactor personnel traveling under DoD sponsorship.
(v) All deploying personnel have received personal security training. At a minimum, the training shall—
(A) Cover safety and security issues facing employees overseas;
(B) Identify safety and security contingency planning activities; and
(C) Identify ways to utilize safety and security personnel and other resources…
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