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TERMS AND CONDITIONS ADDENDUM

Purchase Order No.: HHSN2762018TBD Photograph and Flat Art-on-Paper Conservation Services

August 31, 2018

1. TRANSPORTATION & SHIPPING TERMS

The F.O.B. point for this Purchase Order is indicated in block 11 of page 1 of the Delivery Order document. The following provides an explanation of F.O.B. points as defined in the FAR, Part 47, and are applicable to this Purchase Order.

"F.O.B." means free on board. This term is used in conjunction with a physical point to determine (a) the responsibility and basis for payment of freight charges and (b) unless otherwise agreed, the point at which title for goods passes to the buyer or consignee.

"F.O.B. Origin" means free on board at origin; i.e., the seller or consignor places the goods on the conveyance by which they are to be transported. Unless this Purchase Order provides otherwise, the cost of shipping and risk of loss are borne by the buyer or consignee (Government).

For this Purchase Order, "F.O.B. Origin" is to be interpreted as "F.O.B. Origin Freight Prepaid." All items will be delivered to the National Library of Medicine, 8600 Rockville Pike, Building 38, Bethesda, Maryland 20892. The vendor is responsible for prepaying the freight charges and shall bill freight charges as a separate line item on the invoice.

"F.O.B. Destination" means free on board at destination; i.e., the seller or consignor delivers the goods on seller's conveyance at destination. Unless the Purchase Order provides otherwise, the cost of shipping and risk of loss are borne by the seller or consignor (Contractor).

For this Purchase Order, "F.O.B. Destination" is to be interpreted as "F.O.B.

Destination, within Consignee's Premises." The vendor will prepay all freight charges and will deliver to the National Library of Medicine, 8600 Rockville Pike, Building 38, Maryland 20892. The vendor may not bill for shipping charges, except as described under "Special Shipping/Handling Charges" below.

2. DELIVERY OF MATERIAL/SERVICES

Delivery schedules will be negotiated by the authorized ordering official at the time the order is placed. The delivery of goods and services must be performed between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except when special arrangements are made by the ordering official.

All shipments delivered herein shall be addressed as directed by the ordering official and marked as indicated below.

Purchase Order Number: HHSN2762018TBD

National Library of Medicine 8600 Rockville Pike Bethesda, Maryland 20892

3. DELIVERY TICKETS

All shipments/deliveries/services under this purchase order shall be accompanied by a delivery ticket or packing slip and shall contain the following:

a. Name of Vendor

b. Contract Number

c. DUNS Number

d. Date of Purchase

e. Itemized List of Supplies or Services

f. Quantity, Unit Price and Extension of Each Line Item, Less any Applicable

Discounts

g. Date of Delivery or Shipment

h. Name, Building and Room Number of Person Placing Order

i. Delivery/Consignee Address

Upon delivery, the receiving activity shall sign the packing slip/delivery ticket and retain one copy. One copy may subsequently be required to support the invoice.

4. INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

Inspection and acceptance will be at destination, unless otherwise provided. Until delivery and acceptance, and after any rejections, risk or loss or damage will be on the vendor unless loss or damage results from negligence of the Government.

5. BILLING INSTRUCTIONS

The vendor shall submit an original invoice and one (1) copy. Invoices may be submitted monthly at the discretion of the vendor, however, invoices shall not be submitted until goods have been delivered or services performed.

The instructions and the following directions for the submission of invoices/financing request must be followed to meet the requirements of a "proper" payment request pursuant to FAR 32.9.

(1) Payment requests shall be submitted as follows:

a. One original to the following designated billing office:

National Institutes of Health Office of Financial Management Commercial Accounts 2115 East Jefferson St., Rm. 4B-432, MSC 8500 Bethesda, MD 20892-8500

b. One copy to the following approving official:

TBD

National Library of Medicine

National Institutes of Health 8600 Rockville Pike Building 38A Bethesda, MD 20894-0001

(2) In addition to the requirements specified in FAR Subpart 32.9 for a proper invoice, the Contractor shall include the following information on all payment requests:

a. Name of the Office of Acquisitions. The Office of Acquisitions for this contract is: National Library of Medicine.

b. Central Point of Distribution. For the purpose of this contract, the Central Point of Distribution is NLM Office of Acquisitions.

c. Vendor Identification Number. This is the 7 digit number that appears after the Contractor's name in Block 17a.

d. Identification of whether payment is to be made using a three-way or three-way match. This Delivery/Task Order requires a Three-Way match.

6. RETURNED INVOICES

Invoices will be returned for: 1) failing to cite an order number; 2) citing an invalid order number; or 3) having other discrepancies on the invoice.

7. OPTION PRICES

a. Unless the Government exercises its option pursuant to the OPTION

PROVISIONS article below, this delivery order consists only of the Base Award period running from September 14, 2018 through September 13, 2019.

Unit Price: $ TBD per hour

Not to Exceed Amount (Base Year Period): $TBD

b. Pursuant to clause 52.217-9, the Government may, by unilateral modification, require the vendor to perform the Option Requirements of the Statement of Work. If the Government exercises its option(s), notice must be given within the period of performance of the purchase order.

c. Option I, Option to Extend the Term of the Purchase Order - Prices for the

Period running from September 14, 2019 through September 13, 2020.

(First Option Period):

Upon the Government's order during the Option I period of any of the work described in the Statement of Work, the Contractor shall be paid the fixed unit price(s) set forth in the Contractor’s proposal attached and made a part of this delivery order, and in accordance with the following estimated amount.

Total Estimated Amount (Option I Period): $TBD

a. Option II, Option to Extend the Term of the Delivery Order - Prices for the Period September 14, 2020 through September 13, 2021 (Second Option Period):

Upon the Government's order during the Option II period of any of the work described in the Statement of Work, the Contractor shall be paid the fixed unit price(s) set forth in the Contractor’s proposal attached and made a part of this delivery order, and in accordance with the following estimated amount.

Total Estimated Amount (Option II Period): $TBD

8. OPTION PROVISIONS

a. FAR 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.

b. FAR 52.217-9, Option to Extend the Term of the Contract (MAR 2000)

"(a) The Government may extend the term of this delivery order by written notice to the Contractor within the period of performance of the delivery order; provided that the Government shall give the Contractor a preliminary written notice of its intent to extend at least thirty (30) days before the delivery order expires."

"(c) The total duration of this task order, including the exercise of any options under this clause, shall not exceed 36 months."

9. ADVANCE UNDERSTANDINGS

Non-Personal Services and Inherently Government Functions

1. Pursuant to FAR 37.1, no personal services shall be performed under this contract. All work requirements shall flow only from the Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) to the Contractor's Project Manager. No Contractor employee will be directly supervised by the Government. All individual employee assignments, and daily work direction, shall be given by the applicable employee supervisor. If the Contractor believes any Government action or communication has been given that would create a personal services relationship between the Government and any Contractor employee, the Contractor shall promptly notify the Contracting Officer of this communication or action.

2. Pursuant to FAR 7.5, the Contractor shall not perform any inherently Governmental actions under this contract. No Contractor employee shall hold him or herself out to be a Government employee, agent, or representative. No Contractor employee shall state orally or in writing at any time that he or she is acting on behalf of the Government. In all communications with third parties in connection with this contract, Contractor employees shall identify themselves as Contractor employees and specify the name of the company for which they work. In all communications with other Government contractors in connection with this contract, the Contractor employee shall state that they have no authority to in any way change the contract and that if the other contractor believes this communication to be a direction to change their contract, they should notify the Contracting Officer for that contract and not carry out the direction until a clarification has been issued by the Contracting Officer.

3. The Contractor shall insure that all of its employees working on this contract are informed of the substance of this article. Nothing in this article shall limit the Government's rights in any way under the other provisions of the contract, including those related to the Government's right to inspect and accept the services to be performed under this contract. The substance of this article shall be included in all subcontracts at any tier.

10. CONTRACTING OFFICER'S REPRESENTATIVE (COR)

The following Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) will represent the Government for the purpose of this contract:

TBD

The COR is responsible for: (1) monitoring the Contractor's technical progress, including the surveillance and assessment of performance and recommending to the Contracting Officer changes in requirements; (2) interpreting the statement of work and any other technical performance requirements; (3) performing technical evaluation as required; (4) performing technical inspections and acceptances required by this contract; and (5) assisting in the resolution of technical problems encountered during performance.

[The alternate COR is responsible for carrying out the duties of the COR only in the event that the COR can no longer perform his/her duties as assigned.]

The Contracting Officer is the only person with authority to act as agent of the Government under this contract. Only the Contracting Officer has authority to: (1) direct or negotiate any changes in the statement of work; (2) modify or extend the period of performance; (3) change the delivery schedule; (4) authorize reimbursement to the Contractor for any costs incurred during the performance of this contract; (5) otherwise change any terms and conditions of this contract; or (6) sign written licensing agreements. Any signed agreement shall be incorporated by reference to this contract.

The Government may unilaterally change its COR designation.

11. RESTRICTION ON PORNOGRAPHY ON COMPUTER NETWORKS

The Contractor shall not use contract funds to maintain or establish a computer network unless such network blocks the viewing, downloading, and exchanging of pornography.

12. GUN CONTROL

The Contractor shall not use contract funds in whole or in part, to advocate or promote gun control.

13. ACCESS TO NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (NIH) ELECTRONIC MAIL

All Contractor staff that have access to and use of NIH electronic mail (e-mail) must identify themselves as contractors on all outgoing e-mail messages, including those that are sent in reply or are forwarded to another user. To best comply with this requirement, the Contractor staff shall set up an e-mail signature ("AutoSignature") or an electronic business card ("V-card") on each Contractor employee's computer system and/or Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) that will automatically display "Contractor" in the signature area of all e-mails sent.

14. REPORTING MATTERS INVOLVING FRAUD, WASTE AND ABUSE

Anyone who becomes aware of the existence or apparent existence of fraud, waste and abuse in NIH funded programs is encouraged to report such matters to the HHS Inspector General's Office in writing or on the Inspector General's

Hotline. The toll free number is 1-800-HHS-TIPS (1-800-447-8477). All telephone calls will be handled confidentially. The website to file a complaint on-line is: http://oig.hhs.gov/fraud/hotline/ and the mailing address is:

US Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General

ATTN: OIG HOTLINE OPERATIONS

P.O. Box 23489 Washington, D.C. 20026

15. FAR 52.232-7 Payments under Time-and-Materials and Labor-Hour

Contracts (Aug 2012)

The Government will pay the Contractor as follows upon the submission of vouchers approved by the Contracting Officer or the authorized representative:

(a) Hourly rate.

(1) Hourly rate means the rate(s) prescribed in the contract for payment for labor that meets the labor category qualifications of a labor category specified in the contract that are-

(i) Performed by the Contractor;

(ii) Performed by the subcontractors; or

(iii) Transferred between divisions, subsidiaries, or affiliates of the Contractor under a common control.

(2) The amounts shall be computed by multiplying the appropriate hourly rates prescribed in the Schedule by the number of direct labor hours performed.

(3) The hourly rates shall be paid for all labor performed on the contract that meets the labor qualifications specified in the contract. Labor hours incurred to perform tasks for which labor qualifications were specified in the contract will not be paid to the extent the work is performed by employees that do not meet the qualifications specified in the contract, unless specifically authorized by the Contracting Officer.

(4) The hourly rates shall include wages, indirect costs, general and administrative expense, and profit. Fractional parts of an hour shall be payable on a prorated basis.

(5) Vouchers may be submitted not more than once every two weeks, to the Contracting Officer or authorized representative. A small business concern may receive more frequent payments than every two weeks. The Contractor shall substantiate vouchers (including any subcontractor hours reimbursed at the hourly rate in the schedule) by evidence of actual payment and by-

(i) Individual daily job timekeeping records;

(ii) Records that verify the employees meet the qualifications for the labor categories specified in the contract; or

(iii) Other substantiation approved by the Contracting Officer.

(6) Promptly after receipt of each substantiated voucher, the Government shall, except as otherwise provided in this contract, and subject to the terms of paragraph

(e) of this clause, pay the voucher as approved by the Contracting Officer or authorized representative.

(7) Unless otherwise prescribed in the Schedule, the Contracting Officer may unilaterally issue a contract modification requiring the Contractor to withhold amounts from its billings until a reserve is set aside in an amount that the Contracting Officer considers necessary to protect the Government's interests. The Contracting Officer may require a withhold of 5 percent of the amounts due under paragraph (a) of this clause, but the total amount withheld for the contract shall not exceed $50,000. The amounts withheld shall be retained until the Contractor executes and delivers the release required by paragraph (g) of this clause.

(8) Unless the Schedule prescribes otherwise, the hourly rates in the Schedule shall not be varied by virtue of the Contractor having performed work on an overtime basis. If no overtime rates are provided in the Schedule and overtime work is approved in advance by the Contracting Officer, overtime rates shall be negotiated.

Failure to agree upon these overtime rates shall be treated as a dispute under the Disputes clause of this contract. If the Schedule provides rates for overtime, the premium portion of those rates will be reimbursable only to the extent the overtime is approved by the Contracting Officer.

(b) Materials.

(1) For the purposes of this clause-

(i) Direct materials means those materials that enter directly into the end product, or that are used or consumed directly in connection with the furnishing of the end product or service.

(ii) Materials means-

(A) Direct materials, including supplies transferred between divisions, subsidiaries, or affiliates of the Contractor under a common control;

(B) Subcontracts for supplies and incidental services for which there is not a labor category specified in the contract;

(C) Other direct costs (e.g., incidental services for which there is not a labor category specified in the contract, travel, computer usage charges, etc.); and

(D) Applicable indirect costs.

(2) If the Contractor furnishes its own materials that meet the definition of a commercial item at 2.101, the price to be paid for such materials shall not exceed the Contractor's established catalog or market price, adjusted to reflect the-

(i) Quantities being acquired; and

(ii) Actual cost of any modifications necessary because of contract requirements.

(3) Except as provided for in paragraph (b)(2) of this clause, the Government will reimburse the Contractor for allowable cost of materials provided the Contractor-

(i) Has made payments for materials in accordance with the terms and conditions of the agreement or invoice; or

(ii) Ordinarily makes these payments within 30 days of the submission of the Contractor's payment request to the Government and such payment is in accordance with the terms and conditions of the agreement or invoice.

(4) Payment for materials is subject to the Allowable Cost and Payment clause of this contract. The Contracting Officer will determine allowable costs of materials in accordance with Subpart 31.2 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) in effect on the date of this contract.

(5) The Contractor may include allocable indirect costs and other direct costs to the extent they are-

(i) Comprised only of costs that are clearly excluded from the hourly rate;

(ii) Allocated in accordance with the Contractor's written or established accounting practices; and

(iii) Indirect costs are not applied to subcontracts that are paid at the hourly rates.

(6) To the extent able, the Contractor shall-

(i) Obtain materials at the most advantageous prices available with due regard to securing prompt delivery of satisfactory materials; and

(ii) Take all cash and trade discounts, rebates, allowances, credits, salvage, commissions, and other benefits. When unable to take advantage of the benefits, the Contractor shall promptly notify the Contracting Officer and give the reasons. The Contractor shall give credit to the Government for cash and trade discounts, rebates, scrap, commissions, and other amounts that have accrued to the benefit of the Contractor, or would have accrued except for the fault or neglect of the Contractor. The Contractor shall not deduct from gross costs the benefits lost without fault or neglect on the part of the Contractor, or lost through fault of the

Government.

(7) Except as provided for in 31.205-26(e) and (f), the Government will not pay profit or fee to the prime Contractor on materials.

(c) If the Contractor enters into any subcontract that requires consent under the clause at 52.244-2, Subcontracts, without obtaining such consent, the Government is not required to reimburse the Contractor for any costs incurred under the subcontract prior to the date the Contractor obtains the required consent. Any reimbursement of subcontract costs incurred prior to the date the consent was obtained shall be at the sole discretion of the Government.

(d) Total cost. It is estimated that the total cost to the Government for the performance of this contract shall not exceed the ceiling price set forth in the Schedule, and the Contractor agrees to use its best efforts to perform the work specified in the Schedule and all obligations under this contract within such ceiling price. If at any time the Contractor has reason to believe that the hourly rate payments and material costs that will accrue in performing this contract in the next succeeding 30 days, if added to all other payments and costs previously accrued, will exceed 85 percent of the ceiling price in the Schedule, the Contractor shall notify the Contracting Officer giving a revised estimate of the total price to the Government for performing this contract with supporting reasons and documentation. If at any time during performing this contract, the Contractor has reason to believe that the total price to the Government for performing this contract will be substantially greater or less than the then stated ceiling price, the Contractor shall so notify the Contracting Officer, giving a revised estimate of the total price for performing this contract, with supporting reasons and documentation. If at any time during performing this contract, the Government has reason to believe that the work to be required in performing this contract will be substantially greater or less than the stated ceiling price, the Contracting Officer will so advise the Contractor, giving the then revised estimate of the total amount of effort to be required under the contract.

(e) Ceiling price. The Government will not be obligated to pay the Contractor any amount in excess of the ceiling price in the Schedule, and the Contractor shall not be obligated to continue performance if to do so would exceed the ceiling price set forth in the Schedule, unless and until the Contracting Officer notifies the Contractor in writing that the ceiling price has been increased and specifies in the notice a revised ceiling that shall constitute the ceiling price for performance under this contract. When and to the extent that the ceiling price set forth in the Schedule has been increased, any hours expended and material costs incurred by the Contractor in excess of the ceiling price before the increase shall be allowable to the same extent as if the hours expended and material costs had been incurred after the increase in the ceiling price.

(f) Audit. At any time before final payment under this contract, the Contracting

Officer may request audit of the vouchers and supporting documentation. Each payment previously made shall be subject to reduction to the extent of amounts, on preceding vouchers, that are found by the Contracting Officer or authorized representative not to have been properly payable and shall also be subject to reduction for overpayments or to increase for underpayments. Upon receipt and approval of the voucher designated by the Contractor as the “completion voucher” and supporting documentation, and upon compliance by the Contractor with all terms of this contract (including, without limitation, terms relating to patents and the terms of paragraph (g) of this clause), the Government shall promptly pay any balance due the Contractor. The completion voucher, and supporting documentation, shall be submitted by the Contractor as promptly as practicable following completion of the work under this contract, but in no event later than 120 days (or such longer period as the Contracting Officer may approve in writing) from the date of completion.

(g) Assignment and Release of Claims. The Contractor, and each assignee under an assignment entered into under this contract and in effect at the time of final payment under this contract, shall execute and deliver, at the time of and as a condition precedent to final payment under this contract, a release discharging the Government, its officers, agents, and employees of and from all liabilities, obligations, and claims arising out of or under this contract, subject only to the following exceptions:

(1) Specified claims in stated amounts, or in estimated amounts if the amounts are not susceptible of exact statement by the Contractor.

(2) Claims, together with reasonable incidental expenses, based upon the liabilities of the Contractor to third parties arising out of performing this contract, that are not known to the Contractor on the date of the execution of the release, and of which the Contractor gives notice in writing to the Contracting Officer not more than 6 years after the date of the release or the date of any notice to the Contractor that the Government is prepared to make final payment, whichever is earlier.

(3) Claims for reimbursement of costs (other than expenses of the Contractor by reason of its indemnification of the Government against patent liability), including reasonable incidental expenses, incurred by the Contractor under the terms of this contract relating to patents.

(h) Interim payments on contracts for other than services.

(1) Interim payments made prior to the final payment under the contract are contract financing payments. Contract financing payments are not subject to the interest penalty provisions of the Prompt Payment Act.

(2) The designated payment office will make interim payments for contract financing on the 30th day after the designated billing office receives a proper payment request. In the event that the Government requires an audit or other review of a specific payment request to ensure compliance with the terms and conditions of the contract, the designated payment office is not compelled to make payment by the specified due date.

(i) Interim payments on contracts for services. For interim payments made prior to the final payment under this contract, the Government will make payment in accordance with the Prompt Payment Act (31 U.S.C. 3903) and prompt payment regulations at 5 CFR part 1315.

(End of clause)

16. ORDER OF PRECEDENCE

Any inconsistency in this delivery order shall be resolved by giving precedence in the following order:

A. Statement of Work attached to this purchase order.

B. The Terms and Conditions attached to this purchase order.

C. Addendum attached to this purchase order.

D. Other Attachments to this purchase order.