J-200000-01-N33191-25-R-0014-Definitions.pdf

J-200000-01 Definitions and Acronyms

As used throughout this solicitation/contract:

Government stands for the Government of the United States of America (U.S.);

ADR stands for the Alternative Dispute Resolution;

ARERA stands for the Authority for the Regulation of Energy, Utility Grids, and Environment (Autorita’ per la Regolazione dell’Energia, Reti e Ambiente), established by Lx n. 481 14/11/95 and further modifications. ARERA replaced AEGGSI effective 28 December 2017;

Bank Guarantee is a promise from a bank or other lending institution that if a particular borrower defaults on a loan, the bank will cover the loss (see Attachment D Form J-2000000-03- page three of three);

Contracting Officer is the Government representative in charge for executing the supply contract on behalf of NAVFAC EURAFCENT;

Distributor stands for the Entity running the natural gas distribution and metering activity as per concession set by Italian Law;

DoD Accounts mean the three (3) locations to be serviced which include both Navy and Airforce installations ID Code is NAVFAC EURAFCENT identification code associated with each Natural Gas service as indicated in Column 1 of J-200000-02;

Line Item refers to the three (3) groups to be serviced (USAF OTH= Aviano Bases, Other than Dwellings, uses - USN-OTH = Campania & Sicily bases Other than Dwellings, uses - USN-HSG = Campania & Sicily bases Housing Uses);

Multi-Site Customer stands for a single customer having at least 50 different delivery points to be supplied and invoiced separately;

NAVFAC EURAFCENT stands for Naval Facilities Engineering Command Europe Africa Central NAVFAC is a US Government organization and is authorized to execute natural gas contracts for the US forces in Italy, limited to US Air Force and Navy;

Offeror stands for a sales company (Vendor) that submits a proposal; Parties stands for NAVFAC EURAFCENT and the Supplier;

PCS (HHV) is the higher standard heating value of natural gas. For tariff purposes is assumed to be equal to 38,100 kJ/Sm3 PDC (or REMI) the point of delivery as defined by the ARERA provisions, is identified by a numerical code It is the point where the natural gas is transferred from the transport system to the system of the Distributor;

PDR is the redelivery point as defined in the provisions of the ARERA, is identified by an alphanumerical code; it is the demarcation point between the system of the Distributor and the end user;

RFP stands for Request for Proposal; Seller is an entity authorized to sell natural gas, added to the list of Ministry of Economic Development (MSE) in accordance with Article 17, paragraphs 1 and 5, of Legislative Decree 23 May 2000, No. 164 and Article 30 of Legislative Decree 1 June 2011, No. 93, at the date of submission of the technical proposal;

SF stands for US Government’s Standard Form; this acronym is followed by a number identifying what contract action the form is intended for.

Standard conditions of a natural gas are for tariff purposes at the temperature of 15 °C and absolute pressure of 1.01325 bar;

Standard cubic meter (Sm3) for tariff purposes is the cubic meter of natural gas at standard conditions;

Supplier stands for an Offeror awarded the contract;

Transaction Fee shall reimburse the Supplier for services performed and costs incurred to supply natural gas to the point of delivery, including management costs, risk, and profit margin. The Transaction Fee shall remain constant throughout the contract term and is the pricing offer key factor for the award;

Transporter is the operator that regulates the transport system and dispatching.

Regulation period are the years when the current ARERA tariff regulation for transport and metering of natural gas is in force