RFQ_N6227119Q1072.pdf

N6227119Q1072 24-channel Broadband Active Sonar System

This is a COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION for commercially available user licenses and technical support and is prepared in accordance with the information in FAR Subpart 12.6, using Simplified Acquisition Procedures for commercial items found at FAR 13, as supplemented with the additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation.

PAPER COPIES OF THIS SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE. This combined synopsis/solicitation SHALL be posted on both FEDBIZOPPS and NECO (https://www.neco.navy.mil/).

The RFQ number is N6227119Q1072. This solicitation documents and incorporates provisions and clauses in effect through FAC 2019-01 and DFARS Publication Notice 20190215. It is the responsibility of the contractor to be familiar with the applicable clauses and provisions. The clauses may be accessed in full text at these addresses:

https://www.acquisition.gov/far/ and http://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/dfarspgi/current/index.html.

The NAICS code is 334519. This requirement is a Sole Source requirement specific to EdgeOne, LLC (dba as EdgeTech) 24-channel Broadband Active Sonar System. NPS requests responses for the following:

CLIN Description QTY UOM Unit Price Total Cost

0001 24-channel Broadband Active Sonar System 1 EA $ $

0002 Shipping 1 LT $ $

Total: $

Statement of Requirements

Broadband Active Sonar System for Measuring Scattering from the Ocean Environment Oceanography Department Naval Postgraduate School

1.0 Background/Introduction:

Acoustics is the primary means of remote sensing within the ocean volume and seafloor boundary at ranges greater than a few meters. Active sonars transmit acoustic energy, and sense the scattered energy using transducers. This means of sensing is employed in many naval systems, including torpedoes, minehunting systems, and long range antisubmarine warfare.

These systems must distinguish between targets (i.e. submarine, or mines) and the seafloor background, which causes false alarms. This project is focused on characterizing the scattering due to the ocean floor, ocean surface, and ocean volume in order to better understand false alarms in active sonar systems. This goal requires many measurements of bottom scattering over a diverse set of seafloor environments, over a broad range of frequencies (broad bandwidth), and over many angles.

Additionally, the same technology can be used to remotely sense the water column, primarily scattering by sound speed and density gradients, turbulence, and plankton. The system purchased under this contract will be used by the PI and students in the Oceanography department to measure bottom scattering over a variety of angles and frequencies on the seafloor, as well as scattering due to turbulence, plankton, and sound-speed and density contrasts within the ocean.

This instrument will be used to collect data on which NPS student theses will be based, as well as providing data to complete deliverables (articles in peer-reviewed archival journal) on three of the PIs research grants. These grants are “Measurements and Modeling of Scattering from Rock Outcrops,” funded by ONR, “Calibrated Synthetic Aperture Sonar,” funded by ONR, and “Measurement of bottom scattering in rocky areas” funded by NPS Research Initiation Program.

Work has already begun on all of these proposals, and this sonar could potentially be used immediately to perform the experiments required to complete the proposal deliverables.

Commercial off the shelf sonars do not meet the requirements specified below (primarily the angular resolution, and ability to beamform), so this system will have to be customized from parts used in COTS systems. Many of the individual components, such as analog to digital converters, data acquisition cards, and transducer elements are used in current commercial systems. However, the system as a whole, including the electronics and the array, must be customized in order to transmit the broadband pulses required, and receive the scattered signals coherently over all receivers over the whole band. The receiver array elements are commercially available PVDF transducers (traditional ceramic elements do not have the capability for the required bandwidth of the system, but PVDF does), but the design and fabrication of the whole array requires customization and fabrication. Additionally, since the PVDF transducers have a very low capacitance, each transducer element needs to be connected to a preamplifier quite close to the element to achieve a usable signal to noise ratio, which also requires customization. The two components of this system, the electronics and the array, require system integration, which will be performed by the supplier. Cost of integration shall be incorporated into the cost of the array.

2.0 Minimal Technical Requirements/Salient Characteristics:

This sonar system must be capable of measuring calibrated acoustic target strength over the continuous frequency band of 20 kHz to 300 kHz. This sonar system must be capable of resolving vertical angles to within 80 degrees full width half power max at 20 kHz, and 7 degrees full width half power max at 300 kHz. This sonar system must be capable of resolving horizontal angles to within 10 degrees full width half power max at 20 kHz, and 1 degree full width half power max at 300 kHz.

This sonar system will consist of two components, the transmit/receive electronics housing, and the transmit/receive array, hereafter called the electronics and array respectively. Below, the specifications of the acquisition system and array are given that will allow the system to meet the general requirements stated in the previous paragraph.

Specifications for array:

This broadband sonar system will transmit acoustic signals using two omnidirectional spherical transducers, approximately

2.5 +/- 0.25 inches and 1.0 +/- 0.25 inches in diameter. The resonance frequencies of the projectors will be 35 kHz +/- 10 kHz, and 85 kHz, +/- 10 kHz. System must be able to produce a minimum source level of 160 dB re 1 Pa at 1 m range over the 20 kHz to 300 kHz band. TVR for transmitting transducers must be provided over the 20kHz to 300 kHz band.

System will sense scattered acoustic signals on a planar array of 24 receive elements with dimensions 3 inches by 0.5 inches, over the entire band between 20 kHz and 300 kHz. These elements will placed in a rectangular array of six columns and four rows, as specified below in Fig. 1 by the blue rectangles. Total array aperture is 18 inches in the horizontal direction and 2 inches in the vertical direction. Space between adjacent array elements must be minimized as much as possible, so long as the elements are electrically insulated from each other. Maximum tolerated space between array elements is 1/16 inches. The spacing between the elements can be subtracted from the element size such that the array maintains a total aperture of 18x2 inches. The array must be covered by a thin matching layer that is optically transparent.

The receiving elements must be made from piezoelectric PVDF, which will be able to achieve the bandwidth required by the system. The open circuit voltage sensitivity of these receiving transducers must be flat over the 20 kHz – 300 kHz band to with +/- 6 dB. Delivered product must be accompanied by the calibrated free field voltage response of each hydrophone element at the maximum response axis over the whole band. Each receive element will be connected by a short cable to a preamplifier to improve signal to noise ratio of the receiving elements. The preamplifier must provide at least 20 dB of signal gain and be flat to within +/- 3 dB over the 20 kHz to 300 kHz band. Calibrated response of elements will include the effect of the preamplifier. The vertical and horizontal beampattern of each element at 20 kHz, 66 kHz, 133 kHz, and 200 kHz must be provided.

The array will be mounted on a ¼ inch thick plate made of anodized aluminum. The total plate dimensions will be 20 inches by 4 inches. Plate will have 1/4-inch clearance holes drilled in eight locations. These holes will be used to mount the array plate to NPS over-the-side mount. The geometry of the array, mounting plate and holes are specified in Fig 1. The array must be flat to within 0.1 mm or 0.0039 inches. The locations of the clearance holes are specified by green circles in Fig. 1

Fig. 1

Specifications for electronics:

The end user must be able to design, load, and transmit their own signals. System must be able to transmit user defined signals that have at least full width half power bandwidth of 100 kHz. The band from 20 kHz to 300 kHz will be covered by at most three separate transmissions, one transmitted by the large transducer, and the other two transmitted by the small transducer. Simultaneous transmission over the entire band is preferred, although not required. Signals transmitted by the system will be less than or equal to 2 milliseconds in duration, although the signal length must be flexible within that limitation. The system will be capable of recording echoes at least 100 m distance from the system given a nominal sound speed of 1500 m/s. It is acknowledged that SNR will not be uniform at 100m range over the entire system bandwidth. Pulse repetition rate must be at least 4 Hz for echoes up to 100 m maximum range, but the rate must be able to be increased for shorter ranges. Transmitting duty cycle shall be no more than 12%. Amplifier level must be able to be controlled by end user to ensure compliance with environmental regulations within the NOAA Monterey Bay Sanctuary.

The analog signal must be sampled and converted to a digital signal, 16 bits at minimum. The sample rate must be at least

1.2 MHz (1200 kHz). The gain of the analog to digital converter must be variable, able to be set by the end user, or automatically set, to maximize the dynamic range of the system. The end-user must be able to access the raw recorded data.

Data must be provided as in phase and quadrature components. Sampled data must be synchronous across all receiving elements. Ping to ping coherence must be maximized.

Receiving electronics will be housed in a waterproof pressure hull that can be deployed in up to 100m of water.

System will be controlled by a laptop that connects to the receiving electronics via ethernet. Software for controlling the sonar system must be provided. Optionally, the software will display the echo level of one receive channel in real time.

System must be deployable on the 26-foot rigid hull inflatable boat owned by the NPS Oceanography department. System must use less than 1000 W of peak power, preferably about 200 W average.

Manufacturer for system must have a demonstrated history of providing acoustic backscattering systems to the scientific community for the purposes of measuring calibrated target strength of the water column and/or the seafloor. These previously provided systems must have been used by end-users of these systems to publish peer-reviewed articles on broadband scattering measurements, in at least one recognized acoustics journal, including The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering, Waves in Random and Complex Media,, and The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America Express Letters.

Delivery date is within ~5weeks ARO.

Delivery Address – Naval Postgraduate School Warehouse

1988 Lake Del Monte Drive Monterey, CA 93943

Submission Deadline:

This announcement will close at 10:00 AM PST on 28 March 2019. Contact Bernie Caguiat, who can be reached at (831) 656-6948 or email Bernie.caguiat@nps.edu. All responsible sources may submit a quote which shall be considered by the agency.

Volume 1 – Technical & Past Performance

Technical specifications to include data sheet and list of included content.

Past performance information, including any current DoD or similar contract.

Volume 2 - Price:

Price quotations shall be firm fixed price and in accordance with CLIN structure provided on page 1 of this combined synopsis/solicitation document.

Evaluation:

Procedures in FAR 13.106 are applicable to this procurement. The government intends on negotiating solely with EdgeOne, LLC (dba as EdgeTech) as it is the sole offeror of the 24-channel Broadband Active Sonar System. For additional information, the sole source justification has been provided as an attachment.

System for Award Management (SAM). Quoters must be registered in the SAM database to be considered for award.

Registration is free and can be completed on-line at http://www.sam.gov/.

All quotes shall include price(s), FOB point, a point of contact, name and phone number, GSA contract number if applicable, business size, and payment terms. Each response must clearly indicate the capability of the quoter to meet all specifications and requirements.

Sole Source Statement:

The proposed contract action is for commercial supplies or services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 13.501(a)(1)(ii). Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit proposals. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, all bids, proposals, or quotations received by the closing response date will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete with this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. The proposed contract action is for supplies or services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 6.302.

Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit proposals. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, all proposals received within forty-five days (thirty days if award is issued under an existing basic ordering agreement) after date of publication of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete with this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.

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(1) 52.203-19, Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements (Jan 2017) (section 743 of Division E, Title VII, of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act 2015 (Pub. L.

113-235) and its successor provisions in subsequent appropriations acts (and as extended in continuing resolutions)).

(2) 52.204-23, Prohibition on Contracting for Hardware, Software, and Services Developed or Provided by Kaspersky Lab and

Other Covered Entities (Jul 2018) (Section 1634 of Pub. L. 115-91).

(3) 52.209-10, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations (Nov 2015)

(4) 52.233-3, Protest After Award (AUG 1996) (31 U.S.C. 3553).

(5) 52.233-4, Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (OCT 2004) (Public Laws 108-77, 108-78 (19 U.S.C.

3805 note)).

(b) The Contractor shall comply with the FAR clauses in this paragraph (b) that the contracting officer has indicated as being incorporated in this contract by reference to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items:

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109-282) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note).

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___ (7) 52.204-15, Service Contract Reporting Requirements for Indefinite-Delivery Contracts (Oct 2016) (Pub. L.

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_X__ (8) 52.209-6, Protecting the Government’s Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment (Oct 2015) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note).

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___ (52) 52.226-5, Restrictions on Subcontracting Outside Disaster or Emergency Area (Nov 2007) (42 U.S.C.

5150).

___ (53) 52.232-29, Terms for Financing of Purchases of Commercial Items (Feb 2002) (41 U.S.C. 4505), 10 U.S.C.

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___ (54) 52.232-30, Installment Payments for Commercial Items (Jan 2017) (41 U.S.C. 4505, 10 U.S.C. 2307(f)).

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___ (57) 52.232-36, Payment by Third Party (May 2014) (31 U.S.C. 3332).

___ (58) 52.239-1, Privacy or Security Safeguards (Aug 1996) (5 U.S.C. 552a).

___ (59) 52.242-5, Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (Jan 2017) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(12)).

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___ (iii) Alternate II (Feb 2006) of 52.247-64.

(c) The Contractor shall comply with the FAR clauses in this paragraph (c), applicable to commercial services, that the Contracting Officer has indicated as being incorporated in this contract by reference to implement provisions of law or executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items:

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___ (2) 52.222-41, Service Contract Labor Standards (Aug 2018) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67.).

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chapter 67).

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___ (10) 52.226-6, Promoting Excess Food Donation to Nonprofit Organizations. (May 2014) (42 U.S.C. 1792).

(d) Comptroller General Examination of Record The Contractor shall comply with the provisions of this paragraph (d) if this contract was awarded using other than sealed bid, is in excess of the simplified acquisition threshold, and does not contain the clause at 52.215-2, Audit and Records -- Negotiation.

(1) The Comptroller General of the United States, or an authorized representative of the Comptroller General, shall have access to and right to examine any of the Contractor’s directly pertinent records involving transactions related to this contract.

(2) The Contractor shall make available at its offices at all reasonable times the records, materials, and other evidence for examination, audit, or reproduction, until 3 years after final payment under this contract or for any shorter period specified in FAR Subpart 4.7, Contractor Records Retention, of the other clauses of this contract. If this contract is completely or partially terminated, the records relating to the work terminated shall be made available for 3 years after any resulting final termination settlement. Records relating to appeals under the disputes clause or to litigation or the settlement of claims arising under or relating to this contract shall be made available until such appeals, litigation, or claims are finally resolved.

(3) As used in this clause, records include books, documents, accounting procedures and practices, and other data, regardless of type and regardless of form. This does not require the Contractor to create or maintain any record that the Contractor does not maintain in the ordinary course of business or pursuant to a provision of law.

(e)

(1) Notwithstanding the requirements of the clauses in paragraphs (a), (b), (c) and (d) of this clause, the Contractor is not required to flow down any FAR clause, other than those in this paragraph (e)(1) in a subcontract for commercial items. Unless otherwise indicated below, the extent of the flow down shall be as required by the clause—

(i) 52.203-13, Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct (Jan 2019) (41 U.S.C. 3509).

(ii) 52.203-19, Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements (Jan 2017) (section 743 of Division E, Title VII, of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub. L. 113-235) and its successor provisions in subsequent appropriations acts (and as extended in continuing resolutions)).

(iii) 52.204-23, Prohibition on Contracting for Hardware, Software, and Services Developed or Provided by Kaspersky Lab and

Other Covered Entities (Jul 2018) (Section 1634 of Pub. L. 115-91).

(iv) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (Oct 2018) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(2) and (3)), in all subcontracts that offer further subcontracting opportunities. If the subcontract (except subcontracts to small business concerns) exceeds $700,000 ($1.5 million for construction of any public facility), the subcontractor must include 52.219-8 in lower tier subcontracts that offer subcontracting opportunities.

(v) 52.222-17, Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers (May 2014) (E.O. 13495). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (1) of FAR clause 52.222-17.

(vi) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Apr 2015).

(vii) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Sep 2016) (E.O. 11246).

(viii) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (Oct 2019) (38 U.S.C. 4212).

(ix) 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (Jul 2014) (29 U.S.C. 793).

(x) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans (Feb 2016) (38 U.S.C. 4212).

(xi) 52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act (Dec 2010) (E.O.

13496). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (f) of FAR clause 52.222-40.

(xii) 52.222-41, Service Contract Labor Standards (Aug 2018), (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

(xiii) (A) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (Jan 2019) (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O. 13627).

(B) Alternate I (Mar 2015) of 52.222-50 (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 E.O. 13627).

(xiv) 52.222-51, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Maintenance, Calibration, or Repair of Certain Equipment--Requirements (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67.)

(xv) 52.222-53, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Certain Services--Requirements (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67)

(xvi) 52.222-54, Employment Eligibility Verification (Oct 2015) (E. O. 12989).

(xvii) 52.222-55, Minimum Wages Under Executive Order 13658 (Dec 2015).

(xviii) 52.222-62, Paid sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706 (JAN 2017) (E.O. 13706).

(xix) (A) 52.224-3, Privacy Training (Jan 2017) (5 U.S.C. 552a).

(B) Alternate I (Jan 2017) of 52.224-3.

(xx) 52.225-26, Contractors Performing Private Security Functions Outside the United States (Oct 2016) (Section 862, as amended, of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008; 10 U.S.C. 2302 Note).

(xxi) 52.226-6, Promoting Excess Food Donation to Nonprofit Organizations. (May 2014) (42 U.S.C.

1792). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (e) of FAR clause 52.226-6.

(xxii) 52.247-64, Preference for Privately-Owned U.S. Flag Commercial Vessels (Feb 2006) (46 U.S.C.

Appx 1241(b) and 10 U.S.C. 2631). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (d) of FAR clause 52.247-64.

(2) While not required, the Contractor may include in its subcontracts for commercial items a minimal number of additional clauses necessary to satisfy its contractual obligations.

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52.252-2 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998)

This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text.

Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es):

https://www.acquisition.gov/far/

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252.232-7010 Levies on Contract Payments.

LEVIES ON CONTRACT PAYMENTS (DEC 2006)

(a) 26 U.S.C. 6331(h) authorizes the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to continuously levy up to 100 percent of contract payments, up to the amount of tax debt.

(b) When a levy is imposed on a payment under this contract and the Contractor believes that the levy may result in an inability to perform the contract, the Contractor shall promptly notify the Procuring Contracting Officer in writing, with a copy to the Administrative Contracting Officer, and shall provide—

(1) The total dollar amount of the levy;

(2) A statement that the Contractor believes that the levy may result in an inability to perform the contract, including rationale and adequate supporting documentation; and

(3) Advice as to whether the inability to perform may adversely affect national security, including rationale and adequate supporting documentation.

(c) DoD shall promptly review the Contractor’s assessment, and the Procuring Contracting Officer shall provide a written notification to the Contractor including–

(1) A statement as to whether DoD agrees that the levy may result in an inability to perform the contract;

and

(2)(i) If the levy may result in an inability to perform the contract and the lack of performance will adversely affect national security, the total amount of the monies collected that should be returned to the Contractor;

or

(ii) If the levy may result in an inability to perform the contract but will not impact national security, a recommendation that the Contractor promptly notify the IRS to attempt to resolve the tax situation.

(d) Any DoD determination under this clause is not subject to appeal under the Contract Disputes Act.

252.232-7006 Wide Area WorkFlow Payment Instructions.

WIDE AREA WORKFLOW PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS (MAY 2013)

(a) Definitions. As used in this clause—

“Department of Defense Activity Address Code (DoDAAC)” is a six position code that uniquely identifies a unit, activity, or organization.

“Document type” means the type of payment request or receiving report available for creation in Wide Area WorkFlow (WAWF).

“Local processing office (LPO)” is the office responsible for payment certification when payment certification is done external to the entitlement system.

(b) Electronic invoicing. The WAWF system is the method to electronically process vendor payment requests and receiving reports, as authorized by DFARS 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports.

(c) WAWF access. To access WAWF, the Contractor shall—

(1) Have a designated electronic business point of contact in the System for Award Management at https://www.acquisition.gov; and

(2) Be registered to use WAWF at https://wawf.eb.mil/ following the step-by-step procedures for self-registration available at this web site.

(d) WAWF training. The Contractor should follow the training instructions of the WAWF Web-Based Training Course and use the Practice Training Site before submitting payment requests through WAWF. Both can be accessed by selecting the “Web Based Training” link on the WAWF home page at https://wawf.eb.mil/

(e) WAWF methods of document submission. Document submissions may be via web entry, Electronic Data Interchange, or File Transfer Protocol.

(f) WAWF payment instructions. The Contractor must use the following information when submitting payment requests and receiving reports in WAWF for this contract/order:

(1) Document type. The Contractor shall use the following document type(s).

COMBO

(2) Inspection/acceptance location. The Contractor shall select the following inspection/acceptance location(s) in WAWF, as specified by the contracting officer.

N62271

(3) Document routing. The Contractor shall use the information in the Routing Data Table below only to fill in applicable fields in WAWF when creating payment requests and receiving reports in the system.

Routing Data Table*

Field Name in WAWF Data to be entered in WAWF

Pay Official DoDAAC N68732

Issue By DoDAAC N62271

Admin DoDAAC N62271

Inspect By DoDAAC

Ship To Code N62271

Ship From Code

Mark For Code

Service Approver (DoDAAC) N62271

Service Acceptor (DoDAAC) N62271

Accept at Other DoDAAC N/A

LPO DoDAAC N62271

DCAA Auditor DoDAAC N/A

Other DoDAAC(s) N/A

(4) Payment request and supporting documentation. The Contractor shall ensure a payment request includes appropriate contract line item and subline item descriptions of the work performed or supplies delivered, unit price/cost per unit, fee (if applicable), and all relevant back-up documentation, as defined in DFARS Appendix F, (e.g. timesheets) in support of each payment request.

(5) WAWF email notifications. The Contractor shall enter the e-mail address identified below in the “Send Additional Email Notifications” field of WAWF once a document is submitted in the system.

Name Email Phone Role Contract Admin ContractAdmin@nps.edu 831-656-6939 LPO/Acceptor

(g) WAWF point of contact.

(1) The Contractor may obtain clarification regarding invoicing in WAWF from the following contracting activity’s WAWF point of contact.

Not applicable.

(2) For technical WAWF help, contact the WAWF helpdesk at 866-618-5988.

SUP 5252.243-9400 AUTHORIZED CHANGES ONLY BY THE CONTRACTING OFFICER (FEB 2008)

a. Except as specified in paragraph (b) below, no order, statement, or conduct of Government personnel who visit the Contractor's facilities or in any other manner communicates with Contractor personnel during the performance of this contract shall constitute a change under the "Changes" clause of this contract.

b. The Contractor shall not comply with any order, direction or request of Government personnel unless it is issued in writing and signed by the Contracting Officer, or is pursuant to specific authority otherwise included as a part of this contract.

c. The Contracting Officer is the only person authorized to approve changes in any of the requirements of this contract and notwithstanding provisions contained elsewhere in this contract, the said authority remains solely the Contracting Officer's. In the event the contractor effects any change at the direction of any person other than the Contracting Officer, the change will be considered to have been made without authority and no adjustment will be made in the contract price to cover any increase in charges incurred as a result thereof. The address and telephone number of the Contracting Officer is:

TBD

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