SOL_NAFIB318Q0002.pdf

PAGE OF PAGESNo appropriated funds of the United States shall become due or paid the contractor by reason of this Request for Quotation.

REQUEST FOR QUOTATIONS

(Nonappropriated Funds)

(THIS IS NOT AN ORDER) 1 12

On Behalf Of Region Single MWR Funds-Pacific

a. NAME OF CONSIGNEE

9. DESTINATION

(See Schedule)

OTHER

FOB DESTINATION

7. DELIVERY

See Schedule

6. DELIVERY BY (Date)

5b. FOR INFORMATION CALL: (No collect calls)

APO AP 96205-5742

Unit # 15742

Army NAF Contracting (Korea) Department of the Army5a. ISSUED BY

PRKD1-RQ-YA-18-0004

3. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQUEST NO.

10/JAN/2018

2. DATE ISSUED

NAFIB3-18-Q-0002

1. REQUEST NO.

11. SCHEDULE (Include applicable Federal, State and local taxes)

IMPORTANT: This is a request for information, and quotations furnished are not offers. If you are unable to quote, please so indicate on this form and return it to the address in Block 5a. This request does not commit the NAFI to pay any costs incurred in the preparation of the submission of this quotation or to contract for supplies or services. Supplies are of domestic origin unless otherwise indicated by quoter. Any representations and/or certifications attached to this Request for Quotations must be completed by the quoter.18/JAN/2018 1300 CT

10. PLEASE FURNISH QUOTATIONS TO

THE ISSUING OFFICE IN BLOCK 5a ON

OR BEFORE CLOSE OF BUSINESS (Date)

e. ZIP CODEd. STATEf. ZIP CODEe. STATEd. CITY

c. CITYc. STREET ADDRESS

b. COMPANYa. NAME

8. TO:

b. STREET ADDRESS

NUMBER

7918-544202

AREA CODE

TELEPHONE NUMBER

Yun-Hui Kim

NAME

ITEM NO.

(a)

SUPPLIES/SERVICES

(b)

QUANTITY

(c)

UNIT

(d)

UNIT PRICE

(e)

AMOUNT

(f)

Debris Blower (See Schedule for more detailes)

12. DISCOUNT FOR PROMPT PAYMENT

a. 10 CALENDAR DAYS (%) b. 20 CALENDAR DAYS (%) c. 30 CALENDAR DAYS (%) d. CALENDAR DAYS

NUMBER PERCENTAGE

NOTE: Additional provisions and representations

13. NAME AND ADDRESS OF QUOTER

b. STREET ADDRESS

c. COUNTY

d. CITY e. STATE f. ZIP CODE

14. SIGNATURE OF PERSON AUTHORIZED TO

SIGN QUOTATION

16. SIGNER

a. NAME (Type or print)

c. TITLE (Type or print)

a. NAME OF QUOTER

AREA CODE

NUMBER

15. DATE OF QUOTATION

b. TELEPHONE are are not attached

DA FORM 4067, NOV 04

For use of this form see AR 215-4;

the proponent agency is OACSIM

THE SCHEDULE

1. SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICES/COSTS:

CLIN Description of Items Qty Unit U/Price Amount

0001 Debris Blower 1 EA Cyclone Squared Debris Blower Buffalo Turbine Model # BT-CKB3SQ or Equal

0002 Estimated Shipping 1 EA

2. DESCRIPTION/SPECS/WORK STATEMENT:

a. Item shall be the same or equal to the item description as shown in the attached specification.

<Debris Blower> Recommended: Buffalo Turbine Model # BT-CKB3SQ or equal

b. Offerors shall provide the specifications and catalogue or picture of item, price quotation, warranty plan and estimate lead time with their proposal.

3. PACKAGING AND MARKING:

Not Applicable

4. INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE:

a. The final inspection and acceptance will be performed by the Requiring Activity or Receiving Officer at the delivery point.

b. RESPONSIBILITY FOR SUPPLIES (NOV 2004) (BE-004)

(a) Title to supplies furnished under this contract shall pass to the NAFI upon formal acceptance, regardless of when or where the NAFI takes physical possession, unless the contract specifically provides for earlier passage of title.

(b) Unless the contract specifically provides otherwise, risk of loss of or damage to supplies shall remain with the Contractor until, and shall pass to the NAFI upon

(1) Delivery of the supplies to a carrier, if transportation is f.o.b. origin; or

(2) Acceptance by the NAFI or delivery of the supplies to the NAFI at the destination specified in the contract, whichever is later, if transportation is f.o.b. destination.

(c) Paragraph (b) of this section shall not apply to supplies that so fail to conform to contract requirements as to give a right of rejection. The risk of loss of or damage to such nonconforming supplies remains with the Contractor until cure or acceptance. After cure or acceptance, paragraph (b) of this section shall apply.

(d) Under paragraph (b) of this section, the Contractor shall not be liable for loss of or damage to supplies caused by the negligence of officers, agents, or employees of the NAFI acting within the scope of their employment.

(End of clause).

5. DELIVERY OR PERFORMANCE:

a. Time of Delivery: Delivery of quantity specified under the schedule is requested not later than fifteen

(15) days after receipt of order. (Preferred not required)

b. Delivery Point:

(1) (For local vendors) Service Division, FMWR, USAG-Humphreys, Unit # 15228, APO AP 96271-5228

(2) (For US vendors) Tracy Army Depot, 25600 Chrisman Road, Tracy, CA 95376 (Shipping instruction will be provided with order)

c. Point of Contact: Mr. Ronald J. Buss at Email: Ronald.j.buss.naf@mail.mil.

6. ORDER ADMINISTRATION DATA:

a. Consideration and payment: In consideration for the performance accepted hereunder the Paying Office will make payment to the contractor via Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) no later than 30 days from date of receipt of invoice in paying office or acceptance of material, whichever is later.

b. Invoices for payment shall be submitted to the following address: (E-mail submission will be accepted)

Central Accounting Office Army Finance and Accounting Service-Korea Attn: EARM-FMC-CA Unit # 15236 Email: usarmy.yongsan.8-army.mbx.175-fmsc-cao-documents@mail.mil

POC: Mr. Yi, Kyu Chol Phone: (02) 7913-7440

7. ORDER CLAUSES:

a. Nonappropriated Fund Supply and Service Contract Clauses is attached hereto and made a part hereof.

BI.002 NONAPPROPRIATED FUND INSTRUMENTALITY (NOV 2004)

The Nonappropriated Fund Instrumentality (NAFI), which is party to this contract, is a nonappropriated fund instrumentality of the Department of the Army. NO APPROPRIATED FUNDS OF THE UNITED

STATES SHALL BECOME DUE OR BE PAID THE CONTRACTOR BY REASON OF THIS

CONTRACT. This contract is NOT subject to The Contract Disputes Act of 1978.

(End of clause)

BI.010 INVOICES (APR 2011)

mailto:Ronald.j.buss.naf@mail.mil mailto:usarmy.yongsan.8-army.mbx.175-fmsc-cao-documents@mail.mil

(a) An invoice is a written request for payment under the contract for supplies delivered or for services rendered. In order to be proper, an invoice must include as applicable the following:

(1) Name and address of the contractor.

(2) Invoice date.

(3) Contract number or other authorization for supplies delivered, services performed (including order number and contract line item number).

(4) Description, quantity, unit of measure, unit price and extended price of supplies delivered or services performed.

(5) Shipping and payment terms (e.g., shipment number and date of shipment, prompt payment discount terms). Bill of lading number and weight of shipment will be shown for shipments on Government/NAFI bills of lading.

(6) Name and address of contractor official to whom payment is to be sent (must be the same as that on the contract or on a proper notice of assignment).

(7) Name (where applicable), title, phone number, mailing address of person to be notified in event of defective invoice.

(8) Any other information or documentation required by the contract (such as evidence of shipment).

Invoices shall be prepared and submitted in duplicate (one copy shall be marked "original") unless otherwise specified.

(b) For purposes of determining if interest begins to accrue under the Prompt Payment Act (Public Law 97- 177, as amended).

(1) A proper invoice will be deemed to have been received when it is received by the office designated in the contract for receipt of invoices and acceptance of the supplies delivered or services rendered has occurred;

(2) Payment shall be considered made on the date on which check for such payment is dated;

(3) Payment terms (e.g., "net 20") offered by the contractor will not be deemed a "required payment date";

and

(4) The following periods of time will not be included:

(i) after receipt of an improper invoice and prior to notice of any defect or impropriety, but not to exceed 7 days (3 days on contracts for meat food products, and 5 days on contacts for perishable agricultural commodities, dairy products, edible fats or oils and food products prepared from edible fats or oils); and

(ii) between the date of a notice of any defect or impropriety and the date a proper invoice is received.

When the notice is in writing, it shall be considered made on the date shown on the notice.

(5) If the NAFI makes payment by Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) (see applicable contract clause). In connection with any discount offered for early payment, time shall be computed from the date of the invoice. For the purposes of computing the discount earned, payment shall be considered to have been made on the date which appears on the payment check or the specified payment date if an electronic funds transfer payment is made.

BI.011 EXAMINATION OF RECORDS (NOV 2005)

(a) The Contractor agrees that the Contracting Officer or the Contracting Officer's duly authorized representative shall have the right to examine and audit the books and records of the Contractor directly pertaining to the contract during the period of the contract and until the expiration of three years after the final payment under the contract.

(b) The Contractor agrees to include the clause in (a) above, in all subcontracts.

(End of clause)

BI.055 RESTRICTIONS ON CERTAIN FOREIGN PURCHASES (DEC 2010)

(a) Except as authorized by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) in the Department of the Treasury, the Contractor shall not acquire, for use in the performance of this contract, any supplies or services if any proclamation, Executive order, or statute administered by OFAC, or if OFAC's implementing regulations at 31 CFR Chapter V, would prohibit such a transaction by a person subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.

(b) Except as authorized by OFAC, most transactions involving Cuba, Iran, and Sudan are prohibited, as are most imports from Burma or North Korea, into the United States or its outlying areas. Lists of entities and individuals subject to economic sanctions are included in OFAC's List of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons at http://www.treas.gov/offices/enforcement/ofac/sdn/. More information about these restrictions, as well as updates, is available in the OFAC's regulations at 31 CFR Chapter V and/or on OFAC's website at http://www.treas.gov/offices/enforcement/ofac.

(c) The Contractor shall insert this clause, including this paragraph (c), in all subcontracts.

(End of clause)

BI.056 INCONSISTENCY BETWEEN ENGLISH VERSION AND TRANSLATION OF CONTRACT

(NOV 2004)

In the event of inconsistency between any terms of this contract and any translation thereof into another language, the English language meaning shall control.

(End of clause)

BI.068 PAYMENTS (NOV 2004)

The NAFI will pay the Contractor, upon the submission of proper invoices or vouchers, the prices stipulated in this contract for supplies delivered and accepted or services rendered and accepted, less any deductions provided in this contract. Unless otherwise specified in this contract, payments will be made on partial deliveries accepted by the NAFI if-

(a) The amount due on the deliveries warrants it, or

(b) The Contractor requests it and the amount due to the deliveries is at least $1,000 or 50 percent of the total contract price.

(End of clause)

BI.073 EXTRAS (NOV 2004)

Except as otherwise provided in this contract, no payment for extras shall be made unless the Contracting Officer has authorized such extras and the price in writing.

BI.077 MANDATORY INFORMATION FOR ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER (NOV 2004)

(a) Method of payment. All payments by the NAFI under this contract shall be made by electronic funds transfer (EFT), except as provided in paragraph (b) of this clause.

(b) Exceptions to the EFT are as follows:

(1) Contracts awarded to companies located in OCONUS

(2) Contracts denominated or paid in other than US currency

(3) Classified contracts when such payments would compromise national security

(4) Contracts executed by deployed Contracting Officers in the course of military operations

(5) Contracts executed by any Contracting Officer in the course of emergency operations, e.g., responses to natural disaster or national or civil emergencies

(c) Waiver. The servicing accounting office may waive payment by EFT under the following situations:

(1) Sole Proprietorship Contractors. Sole Proprietorship Contractors may elect, in writing, to be designated as individuals and paid by check. Waiver will be granted to all such Contractors.

(2) Infrequently used Contractors. The servicing accounting office will make a determination, at its own discretion, whether or not to use EFT to pay infrequently used Contractors. Generally, this will apply only to those Contractors paid no more than once a year.

(3) Advance checks for Entertainers. Entertainers may be paid by check when the servicing accounting office determines this to be the most appropriate method of payment.

(d) Mandatory submission of Contractor's EFT information.

(1) The Contractor is required to provide the payment office with the following information required to make payment by EFT.

(i) Name and address of the Contractor

(ii) Nine-digit Routing Transit Number of the Contractor's financial agent

(iii) Contractor's account number, title of account, and the type of account (checking or savings)

(2) Any changes to the Contractor's original information, to include the closure of account, must be provided to the payment office at least 30 days prior to the effective date of payment.

(e) Mechanisms for EFT payment. The NAFI may make payment by EFT through the Automated Clearing House (ACH) network, subject to the rules of the National Automated Clearing House Association.

(f) Suspension of payment.

(1) The NAFI is not required to make any payment under this contract until after receipt, by the designated office, of the correct EFT payment information from the Contractor. Until receipt of the correct EFT information, any invoice or contract financing request shall be deemed not to be a proper invoice for the purpose of prompt payment under this contract. The prompt payment terms of the contract regarding notice of an improper invoice and delays in accrual of interest penalties apply.

(2) If the EFT information changes, the NAFI shall begin using the new information no later than 30 days after receipt by the designated office. However, the Contractor may request that no further payments be made until the payment office implements the updated EFT information. If such suspension would result in a late payment under the prompt payment terms of this contract, the Contractor's request for suspension shall extend the due date for payment by the number of days of the suspension.

(g) Liability for uncompleted or erroneous transfers.

(1) If an uncompleted or erroneous transfer occurs because the NAFI used the Contractor's EFT information incorrectly, the NAFI remains responsible for-

(i) Making a correct payment;

(ii) Paying any prompt payment penalty due; and

(iii) Recovering any erroneously directed funds.

(2) If an uncompleted or erroneous transfer occurs because the Contractor's EFT information was incorrect, and-

(i) If the funds are no longer under the control of the payment office, the NAFI is deemed to have made payment and the Contractor is responsible for recovery of any erroneously directed funds; or

(ii) If the funds remain under the control of the payment office, the NAFI shall not make payment and the provisions of paragraph (f) shall apply.

(h) EFT and prompt payment. A payment shall be deemed to have been made in a timely manner in accordance with the prompt payment terms of this contract if the date specified for settlement of the payment is on or before the prompt payment due date.

(i) EFT and assignment of claims. If the Contractor assigns the proceeds of this contract as provided for in the assignment of claims terms of this contract, the Contractor shall require as a condition of any such assignment, that the assignee shall provide the EFT information required by paragraph (d) of this clause to the designated office, and shall be paid by EFT in accordance with the terms of this clause. In all respects, the requirements of this clause shall apply to the assignee as if it were the Contractor.

(j) Liability for change of EFT information by financial agent. The NAFI is not liable for errors resulting from changes to EFT information provided by the Contractor's financial agent.

(End of clause)

BI.079 DISPUTES (NOV 2004)

(a) This contract is subject to the rules and regulations promulgated by the Secretary of Defense and Secretary of the Army for NAF contracting.

(b) The contract is not subject to the Contract Disputes Act of 1978 (41 U.S.C. 60I-613).

(c) All disputes arising under or relating to this contract shall be resolved under this clause.

(d) "Claims," as used in this clause, means a written demand or written assertion by one of the contracting parties seeking, as a matter of right, the payment of money in a sum certain, the adjustment or interpretation of contract forms, or other relief arising under or relating to this contract. A claim arising under a contract, unlike a claim relating to that contract, is a claim that can be resolved under a contract clause that provides for the relief sought by the claimant. A voucher, invoice, or other routine request for payment that is not in dispute when submitted is not a claim under this clause. The submission may be converted to a claim under this clause, by complying with the submission requirements of this clause. if it is disputed either as to liability or amount or is not acted upon in a reasonable time.

(e) (1) A claim by the Contractor shall be made in writing and submitted to the Contracting Officer for a written decision. A claim by the NAFI against the Contractor shall be subject to a written decision by the Contracting Officer.

(2) For Contractor claims exceeding $100,000, the Contractor shall submit with the claim a certification that-

(i) The claim is made in good faith;

(ii) Supporting data are accurate and complete to the best of the Contractor's knowledge and belief; and

(iii) The amount requested accurately reflects the contract adjustment for which the contractor believes the NAFI is liable.

(3) (i) If the Contractor is an individual, the certification shall be executed by that individual.

(ii) If the Contractor is not an individual, the certification shall be executed by-

(A) A senior company official in charge at the Contractor's plant or location involved, or

(B) An officer or general partner of the Contractor having overall responsibility for the conduct of the Contractor's affairs.

(f) For contract claims of $100,000 or less, the Contracting Officer must, if requested in writing by the Contractor, render a decision within 60 days of the request. For Contractor-certified claims over $100,000, the Contracting Officer must, within 60 days, decide the claim or notify the Contractor of the date by which the decision will be made.

(g) The Contracting Officer's decision shall be final unless the contractor appeals as provided in paragraph

(h) of this clause.

(h) The Contracting Officer's decision on claims may be appealed by submitting a written appeal to the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals within 90 days of receipt of the Contracting Officer's final decision. Decisions of the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals are final and are not subject to further appeal.

(i) The Contractor shall proceed diligently with performance of this contract, pending final resolution of any request for relief, claim, appeal, or action arising under the contract, and comply with any decision of the Contracting Officer.

(End of clause)

BI.104 CHANGES (NOV 2004)

(a) The Contracting Officer may at any time, by written order, and without notice to the sureties, if any, make changes within the general scope of this contract in any one or more of the following:

(1) Drawings, designs, or specifications when the supplies to be furnished are to be specially manufactured for the NAFI in accordance with the drawings, designs, or specifications.

(2) Method of shipment or packing.

(3) Place of delivery.

(b) If any such change causes an increase or decrease in the cost of, or the time required for, performance of any part of the work under this contract, whether or not changed by the order, the Contracting Officer shall make an equitable adjustment in the contract price, the delivery schedule, or both, and shall modify the contract.

(c) The Contractor must assert its right to an adjustment under this clause within 30 days from the date of receipt of the written order. However, if the Contracting Officer decides that the facts justify it, the Contracting Officer may receive and act upon a proposal submitted before final payment of the contract.

(d) If the Contractor's proposal includes the cost of property made obsolete or excess by the change, the Contracting Officer shall have the right to prescribe the manner of the disposition of the property.

(e) Failure to agree to any adjustment shall be a dispute under the Disputes clause. However, nothing in this clause shall excuse the Contractor from proceeding with the contract as changed.

(End of clause)

BI.111 COMMERCIAL WARRANTY (NOV 2004)

The Contractor agrees that the supplies or services furnished under this contract shall be covered by the most favorable commercial warranties the Contractor gives to any customer for such supplies or services and that the rights and remedies provided herein are in addition to and to not limit any rights afforded to the NAFI by any other clause of this contract.

(End of clause)

BI.113 LIMITATION OF LIABILITY-SUPPLIES (NOV 2004)

(a) Except as provided in paragraphs (b) and (c) below, and except for remedies expressly provided elsewhere in this contract, the Contractor shall not be liable for loss of or damage to property of the NAFI (excluding the supplies delivered under this contract) that-

(1) Occurs after NAFI acceptance of the supplies delivered under this contract; and

(2) Results from any defects or deficiencies in the supplies.

(b) The limitation of liability under paragraph (a) of this clause shall not apply when a defect or deficiency in, or the NAFI's acceptance of, the supplies results from willful misconduct or lack of good faith on the part of any of the Contractor's managerial personnel. The term "Contractor's managerial personnel," as used in this clause, means the Contractor's directors, officers, and any of the Contractor's managers, superintendents, or equivalent representatives who have supervision or direction of-

(1) All or substantially all of the Contractor's business;

(2) All or substantially all of the Contractor's operations at any one plant, laboratory, or separate location at which the contract is being performed; or

(3) A separate and complete major industrial operation connected with the performance of this contract.

(c) If the Contractor carries insurance, or has established a reserve for self-insurance, covering liability for loss or damage suffered by the NAFI through purchase or use of the supplies required to be delivered under this contract, the Contractor shall be liable to the NAFI, to the extent of such insurance or reserve, for loss of or damage to property of the NAFI occurring after NAFI acceptance of, and resulting from any defects or deficiencies in, the supplies delivered under this contract.

BI.124 ASSIGNMENT OF CLAIMS (NOV 2004)

The contractor cannot assign any right or delegate any obligations under this contract without the prior written permission of the Contracting Officer.

(End of clause)

BI.125 NONWAIVER OF DEFAULTS (NOV 2004)

Any failure by the NAFI at any time, or from time to time, to enforce or require strict performance of any terms or conditions of this contract will not constitute waiver thereof and will not affect or impair such terms or conditions in any way or the NAFI's right at any time to avail itself or such remedies as it may have for any breach or breaches of such terms and conditions.

(End of clause)

b. Additional Contract Clause (FAR 52.213-1 FAST PAYMENT PROCEDURE (FEB 2998)): As prescribed in 13.404 insert the following clause:

FAST PAYMENT PROCEDURE (FEB 98):

(a) General. The Government will pay invoices based on the Contractor’s delivery to a post office or common carrier (or, if shipped by other means, to the point of first receipt by the Government).

(b) Responsibility for supplies.

(1) Title to the supplies passes to the Government upon delivery to--

(i) A post office or common carrier for shipment to the specific destination; or

(ii) The point of first receipt by the Government, if shipment is by means other than Postal Service or common carrier.

(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of the contract, order or blanket purchase agreement, the Contractor shall--

(i) Assume all responsibility and risk of loss for supplies not received at destination, damaged in transit, or not conforming to purchase requirements; and

(ii) Replace, repair, or correct those supplies promptly at the Contractor’s expense, if instructed to do so by the Contracting Officer within 180 days from the date title to the supplies vests in the Government.

(c) Preparation of invoice.

(1) Upon delivery to a post office or common carrier (or, if shipped by other means, the point of first receipt by the Government), the Contractor shall--

(i) Prepare an invoice as provided in this contract, order, or blanket purchase agreement; and

(ii) Display prominently on the invoice “FAST PAY.”

(2) If the purchase price excludes the cost of transportation, the Contractor shall enter the prepaid shipping cost on the invoice as a separate item. The Contractor shall not include the cost of parcel post insurance. If transportation charges are stated separately on the invoice, the Contractor shall retain related paid freight bills or other transportation billings paid separately for a period of 3 years and shall furnish the bills to the Government upon request.

(3) If this contract, order, or blanket purchase agreement requires the preparation of a receiving report, the contractor shall prepare the receiving report on the prescribed form or, alternatively, shall include the following information on the invoice, in addition to that required in paragraph (c)(1) of this clause:

(i) A statement in prominent letters “NO RECEIVIG REPORT PREPARED.”

(ii) Shipment number.

(iii) Mode of shipment.

(iv) At line item level--

(A) National stock number and/or manufacturer’s part number;

(B) Unit of measure;

(C) Ship-To Point;

(D) Mark-For Point, if in the contract; and

(E) FEDSTRIP/MILSTRIP document number, if in the contract.

(4) If this contract, order, or blanket purchase agreement does not require preparation of a receiving report on a prescribed form, the Contractor shall include on the invoice the following information at the line item level, in addition to that required in paragraph (c)(1) of this clause:

(i) Ship-To Point.

(ii) Mark-For Point.

(iii) FEDSTRIP/MILSTRIP document number, if in the contract.

(5) Where a receiving report is not required, the Contractor shall include a copy of the invoice in each shipment.

(d) Certification of invoice. The Contractor certifies by submitting an invoice to the Government that the supplies being billed to the Government have been shipped or delivered in accordance with shipping instructions issued by the ordering officer, in the quantities shown on the invoice, and that the supplies are in the quantity and of the quality designated by the contract, order, or blanket purchase agreement.

(e) Fast pay container identification. The Contractor shall mark all outer shipping containers “FAST PAY.”

PROOF OF SHIPMENT (JAN 2005)

Applicable to shipments outside the United States through the Surface Deployment and Distribution Command

(SDDC) and Parcel Post shipments to overseas destinations.

(a) Notwithstanding any clause of this contract to the contrary, payment will be made for items not yet received, upon receipt of an invoice accompanied by an appropriate proof of shipment. If shipment is made by insured parcel post, the contractor must furnish a copy of the Insured Mail Receipt issued by the US Postal Service. Otherwise, a stamped copy of a Certificate of Mailing issued by the US Postal Service must be furnished. If shipment is made by a common carrier (rail, air or motor freight), the Contractor must furnish a signed copy of the shipping document on which items are receipted for by the common carrier. A signed receipt by a NAFI representative at the delivery point

(CCP or POE) is also acceptable evidence of proof of shipment.

(b) Forwarding a proof of shipment and an invoice for payment by the Contractor shall be construed as a certification by the contractor that the items shipped conform to the specifications.

(c) Notwithstanding any provisions of this clause or any payment made pursuant to the terms of this clause prior to receipt of the items contracted for, the NAFI retains the right to inspect upon receipt and the right to reject nonconforming items. The liability of the Contractor with respect to items for which payments have been made will, after inspection by the NAFI or after the expiration of a reasonable time following delivery to the NAFI within which inspection may be made, whichever occurs first, be limited to (i) exceptions taken at the time of inspection, and (ii) latent defects, fraud, or such gross mistakes as amount to fraud.