Amendment_5_Questions.pdf

Questions & Answers, #1

Question 1: Do you provide a tax exemption certificate for lodging?

Response to Question 1: As an agency of the Federal Government, Portsmouth Naval Shipyard is exempt from all state imposed sales or use taxes. Normally, taxing authorities accept as evidence of exemption a copy of relevant portion of a Federal Government contract, copies of purchase orders, shipping documents, credit-card-imprinted sales slips, paid invoices, or similar documents that identify an agency or instrumentality of the United States as the Buyer.

Please refer to Attachment 6, Form 637 Registration for Tax-Free Transactions Under Chapter 32 of the IRS Code, and its Memorandum for Contractors and Vendors pertaining to Exemption from State and Local Taxes. This letter satisfies the “similar document” requirement of FAR sub-part 29.305.