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REQUEST FOR QUOTATION
(THIS IS NOT AN ORDER)
| THIS RFQ |_| IS |X| IS NOT A SMALL BUSINESS-SMALL PURCHASE SET-ASIDE (52.219-6) |
| PAGE OF PAGES |
1 | 33
| 1. REQUEST NO. |
| 2. DATE ISSUED |
| 3. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQUEST NO. |
| 4. CERT. FOR NAT. DEF. |
UNDER BDSA REG. 2
RATING
QSDLAD-E6-12-1613-SQ
| 6/14/2012 |
| SEE BELOW |
AND/OR DMS REG. 1
| 5A. ISSUED BY |
| 6. DELIVER BY (Date) |
GSA, FAS, Southwest Supply Operations Center, Supply Acquisition Division (QSDLAD-E6) 819 Taylor Street, Room 6A00 Fort Worth, TX 76102-6105
15 Days ARO
| 5B. FOR INFORMATION CALL: (NO COLLECT CALLS) |
| 7. DELIVERY |
NAME
Jim Dear
| TELEPHONE NUMBER |
| |X| FOB DESTINATION |_| OTHER |
(See Schedule)
| E-mail: jim.dear@gsa.gov | : |
| AREA CODE |
NUMBER
850-8253
9. DESTINATION
To be shown on each order issued. (CONUS)
| 8. TO: |
| a. NAME OF CONSIGNEE |
(See Schedule)
| a. NAME |
| b. COMPANY |
| b. STREET ADDRESS |
c. STREET ADDRESS
c. CITY
| d. CITY |
| e. STATE |
| f. ZIP |
| d. STATE |
| e. ZIP |
10. PLEASE FURNISH QUOTATIONS TO THE
ISSUING OFFICE IN BLOCK 5A ON OR
BEFORE CLOSE OF BUSINESS (Date)
June 21, 2012 or sooner 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 Government to pay any costs incurred in the preparation of the submission of this quotation or to contract for supplies or service. 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.
11. SCHEDULE (Include applicable Federal, State, and local taxes)
ITEM NO.
(a)
SUPPLIES/SERVICES
(b)
QUANTITY
( c)
UNIT
(d)
UNIT PRICE
(e)
AMOUNT
(f)
A. This solicitation if for a proposed Standing Quote Agreement (SQA) IAW FAR 13.103 for an estimated five (5) year period from Date of Award (not to exceed $150,000). The SQA may be cancelled at any time by either party with 30 days Advanced Notice.
B. The estimated number of calls and estimated total quantities listed have been retrieved from historical data and represent no guarantee of the volume of purchases to be placed under any resulting SQA.
C. In accordance with M-FSS-301-D, Award will be made in the aggregate for all items. Award will be made to the offeror who represents the lowest price technically acceptable. All items must be technically acceptable according to the Item Purchase Description (IPD). (see page 34)
D. Inspection will be at Destination.
E. The Item Purchase Description and Schedule of Items are shown on pages 5 through 7. It is the offeror’s responsibility to provide only items that fully comply with the IPD.
F. Required Clauses, applicable to all items in this Request for Quotation, are shown on pages 8 through 33.
G. This is only a request for pricing. Delivery orders will be issued pursuant to the evaluation of the quotations received. DO NOT SHIP.
(Continued on Page 2)
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 |X| are |_| are not attached.
| 13. NAME AND ADDRESS OF QUOTER |
| 14. SIGNATURE OF PERSON AUTHORIZED TO |
| 15. DATE OF QUOTATION |
| a. NAME OF QUOTER |
| SIGN QUOTATION |
| b. STREET ADDRESS |
| 16. SIGNER |
| a. NAME (Type or Print) |
| b. TELEPHONE |
c. COUNTY
PHONE
| d. CITY |
| e. STATE |
| f. ZIP |
| c. TITLE (Type or Print) |
| FAX |
| AUTHORIZED FOR LOCAL REPRODUCTION | STANDARD FORM 18 (Re. 6-95) | ||
| Previous edition not usable | Prescribed by GSA- FAR (48CFR) 53.215-1(a) | ||
| RFQ# QSDLAD-E6-12-1613-SQ | Page 3 of 33 |
H. If responding to this Request for Quotation, complete and return the entire package before COB May 8, 2012, otherwise response will be determined NONCOMPLIANT, and therefore rejected in its entirety. If you wish to “No Quote”, please indicate and return page 1 only.
I. Delivery is required within 15 Days ARO (days after receipt of order).
J. Due to the nature of the Special Order Program (SOP) some orders may submitted for as low as one (1) unit of issue. The Unit of Issue will be stated on the Item Purchase Description for each NSN contained in this RFQ. No Minimum Order Limitation will be accepted, any offers submitting a Minimum Order Limitation will be determined NONCOMPLIANT, and therefore rejected in its entirety.
K. NAICS Code – 423440
Schedule of Items
Use the Schedule of Items on page 4 to submit your quoted prices.
Provide the unit prices per the unit of issue shown.
A. FAR 52.212-1 is incorporated by reference.
B. FOB is Destination.
C. The Item Purchase Description (IPD) for the National Stock Numbers (NSN)(s) can be found on pages 5 and 6.
D. When responding to this RFQ, you must submit the entire document via e-mail to jim,dear@gsa.gov. The full document must be received by the closing date and time.
E. Following is how you can obtain specifications:
FED Specs — GSA Federal Supply Service Specifications Section, Ste. 8100, 470 E. L’Enfant Plaza, SW, Washington, DC 20407 [Telephone 202-619-8925, FAX 202-619-8978] http://assist.daps.dla.mil/online/start/ Click on “Quick Search” (left side of screen). Type the document in the "Document ID" field and hit submit. You do not need a password.
| MIL Specs — Department of Defense Single Stock Point (DoDSSP), Bldg. 4, |
| Section D, 700 Robbins Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19111-5094 [Telephone 215- |
697-2667/2179, FAX 215-697-1462] Web Site www.dsp.dla.mil Click on “Online Specs” or http://assist.daps.dla.mil/online/start/ Click on “Quick Search” (left side of screen). Type the document in the "Document ID" field and hit submit. You do not need a password.
ANSI Standards — American National Standards Institute, Inc., 11 West 42nd Street, 13th Floor, New York, NY 10036 [Telephone 212-642-4900]
| ASTM — American Society for Testing and Materials, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, | |
| West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959 [Telephone 610-832-9585, FAX 610-832- | |
| 9555] Web Site: www.astm.org, email: service@astm.org. (ASTM does charge | |
| for their services) |
| Recycled Material — Two sites for information related to the Comprehensive | |
| Procurement Guidelines and Recovered Materials Advisory Notices: | |
| www.epa.gov/cpg |
Commercial Item Descriptions - http://assist.daps.dla.mil/online/start/ Click on “Quick Search” (left side of screen). You do not need a password.
**THE FOLLOWING MUST ACCOMPANY YOUR OFFER, FAILURE TO PROVIDE THE REQUIRED INFORMATION COULD RESULT IN YOUR OFFER NO LONGER BEING EVALUATED / CONSIDERED FOR POSSIBLE AWARD.
I. Price
II. Technical Requirements (To be technically acceptable, offers received must meet the salient characteristics of the NSN(s) as outlined on pages 5 - 6 of the solicitation)
A Commitment Letter(s) may be requested – If the offeror is not the manufacturer production and/or inspection point, a letter of commitment must be supplied from each manufacturer production and inspection point. The commitment letter must be on the manufacturer’s letterhead indicating their commitment to supply this item(s).
Commitment letter must identify the following:
| 1) | Reference Solicitation number QSDLAD-E6-12-1613-SQ. | |
| 2) | Identify which NSN and its corresponding brand name and part number that is being supplied. | |
| 3) | The commitment letter must be signed by an officer of the company who is authorized to commit their company in this matter; |
4) A statement of conformance to specification, standard and item purchase description.
5) Verification that all packaging and marking requirements IAW FED-STD-123 and MIL-STD-129 will be met;
6) A statement that the supplier can meet the estimated peak monthly requirements (EPMR) within the delivery time required of 15 days ARO.
7) A statement as to the country of origin of the item;
8) The letter may be faxed to GSA at the number listed on page 1 of this RFQ or e-mailed to jim.dear@gsa.gov.
9) The commitment letter must include an original signature on the supplier’s letterhead, title of the signee, a direct telephone number and e-mail address.
III. Delivery
IAW FAR 52.214-7 (a) (b)
(a) Offerors are responsible for submitting offers, so as to reach the Government office designated in the RFQ by the time specified. (Block 10).
(b) If offer is received later than the exact time specified in block 10 of the RFQ, it will be considered “late” and will not be accepted.
**Failure to provide any of the requested information or documents may cause offers to be determined non-compliant.
ITEM PURCHASE DESCRIPTION
ITEM 1
7330-00-272-2489
DATED: 5/11/11
DIPPER, KITCHEN: Shall be in accordance with Commercial Item Description (CID) A-A-1752B dated July 30, 1996. Shall have the following characteristics:
Type II - Corrosion-resisting steel, Size 1 - 32 ounce capacity
Unit of issue – EA (each).
EXCEPTION TO THE CID: Page 2, paragraph 5.1, Product conformance, Delete and substitute the following: "5.1 Product conformance. The products provided shall meet the salient characteristics of this commercial item description, shall conform to the producer's own drawings, specifications, standards, and quality assurance practices and be the same product sold in the commercial marketplace, or is the same product that has been successfully been delivered to the government on a previous contract or purchase order. The Government reserves the right to require proof of such conformance prior to the first delivery and thereafter as may be otherwise provided for under the provisions of the contract."
PREPARATION FOR DELIVERY. The item(s) shall be packaged and packed to afford adequate protection against physical damage during shipment from the supplier to the first receiving activity. The pack shall comply with the rules and regulations applicable to the mode of transportation. The package shall be the same as that normally provided by the supplier. In the event a pallet or skid is used for shipping, the following notice shall apply:
Notice of special requirements for shipment to all countries that have endorsed the IPPC Guidelines for treatment of non-manufactured wood packaging: The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) has approved and published on March 15, 2002, “Guidelines for Regulating Wood Packaging Material in International Trade”. Countries endorsing the IPPC Guidelines are found at http://www.aphis.usda.gov/ppq/swp/. Additionally, shipments delivered to DOD distribution facilities or freight consolidation points for eventual delivery to or through EU/IPPC countries shall comply with applicable DLA Regulations and Procurement Letter PROCLTR 02-17.
MARKING: Shipments to GSA and other civilian agencies shall be marked in accordance with FED-STD-123. Shipments to the Department of Defense (DoD) shall be marked in accordance with MIL-STD-129.
ITEM 2
7330-00-680-2635
DATED: 5/4/11
SKIMMER, KITCHEN (STAINLESS STEEL): Shall be in accordance with Commercial Item Description (CID) A-A-1072B dated July 22, 1996. Shall have the following characteristics:
Material - stainless steel Body diameter - 6-1/8 inches, +1/4, -9/16 inch
Wire mesh skimmers are not acceptable.
Unit of Issue – EA (each)
PRODUCT CONFORMANCE. The products provided shall meet the salient characteristics of this description, conform to the producer's own drawings, specifications, standards, and quality assurance practices, and be the same product offered for sale in the commercial market. The Government reserves the right to require proof of such conformance.
PREPARATION FOR DELIVERY. The item(s) shall be packaged and packed to afford adequate protection against physical damage during shipment from the supplier to the first receiving activity. The pack shall comply with the rules and regulations applicable to the mode of transportation. The package shall be the same as that normally provided by the supplier. In the event a pallet or skid is used for shipping, the following notice shall apply:
Notice of special requirements for shipment to all countries that have endorsed the IPPC Guidelines for treatment of non-manufactured wood packaging: The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) has approved and published on March 15, 2002, “Guidelines for Regulating Wood Packaging Material in International Trade”. Countries endorsing the IPPC Guidelines are found at http://www.aphis.usda.gov/ppq/swp/. Additionally, shipments delivered to DOD distribution facilities or freight consolidation points for eventual delivery to or through EU/IPPC countries shall comply with applicable DLA Regulations and Procurement Letter PROCLTR 02-17.
MARKING: Shipments to GSA and other civilian agencies shall be marked in accordance with FED-STD-123. Shipments to the Department of Defense (DoD) shall be marked in accordance with MIL-STD-129.
END OF ITEM PURCHASE DESCRIPTION
Schedule of Items
No Minimum Order Limitations will be accepted under this RFQ.
In order to qualify for an award, prices must be submitted on all items.
ITEM 1
7330-00-272-2489 – Dipper, Kitchen
| Country of Origin |
| Est’d Orders |
5-year Est’d Quantity 5-year
| Unit of Issue |
| Unit Price |
| Total Extended Price |
(5-yr Est’d Qty x Unit Price
1,202
10,324
EA
Manufacturer Small Large
Manufacturer Name:______________________________________
Manufacturers P/N___________________________________
Country of Origin (Country in which item is manufactured):_______________________________________
ITEM 2
7330-00-680-2635 – Skimmer, Kitchen (Stainless Steel)
| Country of Origin |
| Est’d Orders |
5-year Est’d Quantity 5-year
| Unit of Issue |
| Unit Price |
| Total Extended Price |
(5-yr Est’d Qty x Unit Price
11,276
EA
Manufacturer Small Large
Manufacturer Name:______________________________________
Manufacturers P/N___________________________________
Country of Origin (Country in which item is manufactured):_______________________________________
| PART I |
| D - PACKAGING AND MARKING |
552.211-73 MARKING (FEB 1996)
| (a) | General requirements. Interior packages, if any, and exterior shipping containers shall be marked as specified elsewhere in the contract. Additional marking requirements may be specified on delivery orders issued under the contract. If not otherwise specified, interior packages and exterior shipping containers shall be marked in accordance with the following standards. | |
| (1) | Deliveries to civilian activities. Supplies shall be marked in accordance with Federal Standard 123, edition in effect on the date of issuance of the solicitation. | |
| (2) | Deliveries to military activities. Supplies shall be marked in accordance with Military Standard 129, edition in effect on the date of issuance of the solicitation. | |
| (b) | Improperly marked material. When Government inspection and acceptance are at destination, and delivered supplies are not marked in accordance with contract requirements, the Government has the right, without prior notice to the Contractor to perform the required marking, by contract or otherwise, and charge the Contractor, therefore at the rate specified elsewhere in this contract. This right is not exclusive, and is in addition to other rights or remedies provided for in this contract. |
552.211-75 PRESERVATION, PACKAGING, AND PACKING (FEB 1996)
Unless otherwise specified, all items shall be preserved, packaged, and packed in accordance with normal commercial practices, as defined in the applicable commodity specification. Packaging and packing shall comply with the requirements of the Uniform Freight Classification and the National Motor Freight Classification (issue in effect at time of shipment) and each shipping container of each item in a shipment shall be of uniform size and content, except for residual quantities. Where special or unusual packing is specified in an order, but not specifically provided for by the contract, such packing details must be the subject of an agreement independently arrived at between the ordering agency and the Contractor.
| 552.211-77 | PACKING LIST (FEB 1996) 511.204(c) |
| (a) | A packing list or other suitable shipping document shall accompany each shipment and shall indicate: (1) Name and address of consignor; (2) Name and complete address of consignee; (3) Government order or requisition number; (4) Government bill of lading number covering the shipment (if any); and (5) Description of the material shipped, including item number, quantity, number of containers, and package number (if any). |
| (b) | When payment will be made by Government commercial credit card, in addition to the information in (a) above, the packing list or shipping document shall include: (1) Cardholder name and telephone number and (2) the term "Credit Card." |
| D-FSS-456 | PACKAGING AND PACKING (APR 1984) |
| (a) | Packaging. Shall be in accordance with accepted commercial practice. |
| (b) | Packing. Shall be packed to ensure carrier acceptance and safe delivery to the destination in containers complying with rules and regulations applicable to the mode of transportation. |
PART I
E - INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE
| E-FSS-514 | PRODUCTION AND INSPECTION POINT(S) (JUN 1990) | |||
| (a) | Production Point. Offeror shall insert, in the appropriate spaces provided below, the names of the manufacturers of the items offered and the address and telephone number of the facility(ies) at which the items will be manufactured or produced. | |||
| (b) | Source Inspection Point. Offeror shall indicate, in the spaces provided below, the location(s) at which the supplies will be inspected or made available for inspection. If the addresses of the respective production and inspection points are identical, the offeror should insert "same" in the inspection point column. | |||
| PRODUCTION POINT— | INSPECTION POINT | |||
| ITEM | NAME OF | NAME, ADDRESS | (If other than | |
| NO(s). | MANUFACTURER | (Including County), and | Production Point) | |
| TELEPHONE NUMBER | ||||
| ________ | ____________________ | _____________________ | ______________________ | |
| ________ | ____________________ | _____________________ | ______________________ |
NOTE: If additional space is needed, the offeror may furnish the requested information by an attachment to the offer.
| E-FSS-522 | INSPECTION AT DESTINATION (MAR 1996) |
| (a) | Inspection by the Government. It is anticipated that the supplies purchased under this contract will be inspected at destination by the Government to ensure conformance with technical requirements as specified herein. |
| (b) | Responsibility for Rejected Supplies. If, after due notice of rejection, the Contractor fails to remove or provide instructions for the removal of rejected supplies pursuant to the Contracting Officer's instructions, the Contractor shall be liable for all costs incurred by the Government in taking such measures as are expedient to avoid unnecessary loss to the Contractor. In addition to any other remedies which may be available under this contract, the supplies may be stored for the Contractor's account or sold to the highest bidder on the open market and the proceeds applied against the accumulated storage and other costs, including the cost of the sale. |
| (c) | Additional Costs for Inspection and Testing. When prior rejection makes reinspection or retesting necessary, the following charges are applicable. When inspection or testing is performed by or under the direction of GSA, charges will be at the rate of $22.00 per man-hour or fraction thereof if the inspection is at a GSA distribution center; $26.00 per man-hour or fraction thereof, plus travel costs incurred, if the inspection is at another location; and $26.00 per man-hour or fraction thereof for laboratory testing, except that when a testing facility other than a GSA laboratory performs all or part of the required tests, the Contractor shall be assessed the actual cost incurred by the Government as a result of testing at such facility. When inspection is performed by or under the direction of any agency other than GSA, the charges indicated above may be used, or the agency may assess the actual cost of performing the inspection and testing. |
| PART I |
| F - DELIVERIES OR PERFORMANCE |
| 552.211-8 | TIME OF DELIVERY (SEP 1999) 511.404(a)(1) |
| (a) | The time of delivery for each item means the time required after receipt of an order (1) to make delivery to a destination in the case of delivered prices, or (2) to place shipment in transit in the case of f.o.b. origin prices. |
| (b) | Delivery is required to be made at the point(s) specified within *__15__* days after receipt of order. |
| F-FSS-200-C | DELIVERY--F.O.B. DESTINATION (MAY 1991) 47.303-6 |
Prices offered must cover delivery f.o.b. destination (FAR 52.247-34) to any point located within the 48 contiguous States and the District of Columbia, and must consist of one price for the entire set or kit, which will include all components listed for the set or kit.
F-FSS-230 DELIVERIES TO THE U.S. POSTAL SERVICE (JAN 1994)
| (a) | Applicability. This clause applies to orders placed for the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) and accepted by the Contractor for the delivery of supplies to a USPS facility (consignee). |
| (b) | Mode/Method of Transportation. Unless the Contracting Officer grants a waiver of this requirement, any shipment that meets the USPS requirements for mailability (i.e., 70 pounds or less, combined length and girth not more than 108 inches, etc.) delivery shall be accomplished via the use of the USPS. Other commercial services shall not be used, but this does not preclude the Contractor from making delivery by the use of the Contractor's own vehicles. |
| (c) | Time of Delivery. Notwithstanding the required time for delivery to destination as may be specified elsewhere in this contract, if shipments under this clause are mailed not later than five (5) calendar days before the required delivery date, delivery shall be deemed to have been made timely. |
| PART I |
| G - CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION DATA |
52.211-2 AVAILABILITY OF SPECIFICATIONS, STANDARDS, AND DATA ITEM DESCRIPTIONS LISTED IN THE ACQUISITION STREAMLINING AND STANDARDIZATION INFORMATION SYSTEM (ASSIST) (JAN 2006)
(a) Most unclassified Defense specifications and standards may be downloaded from the following ASSIST websites:
(1) ASSIST (http://assist.daps.dla.mil);
(2) Quick Search (http://assist.daps.dla.mil/quicksearch);
(3) ASSISTdocs.com (http://assistdocs.com).
(b) Documents not available from ASSIST may be ordered from the Department of Defense Single Stock Point (DoDSSP) by—
(1) Using the ASSIST Shopping Wizard (http://assist.daps.dla.mil/wizard);
(2) Phoning the DoDSSP Customer Service Desk (215) 697-2179, Mon-Fri, 0730 to 1600 EST; or
(3) Ordering from DoDSSP, Building 4, Section D, 700 Robbins Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19111-5094, Telephone (215) 697-2667/2179, Facsimile (215) 697-1462.
552.216-72 PLACEMENT OF ORDERS (AUG 2010) (ALTERNATE I – AUG 2010) 516.506(a)
(a) All delivery orders (orders) under this contract will be placed by the General Services Administration's Federal Acquisition Service (FAS). The Contractor is not authorized to accept orders from any other agency. Violation of this restriction may result in termination of the contract pursuant to the default clause of this contract.
(b) All orders shall be placed by Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) using the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) X12 Standard for Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) format.
(c) If the Contractor agrees, transmission will be computer to computer EDI. If computer to computer EDI is not possible, FAS will use an alternative EDI method allowing the Contractor to receive orders by facsimile transmission.
(d) When computer to computer EDI procedures will be used to place orders, the Contractor shall enter into a Trading Partner Agreement (TPA) with FAS in order to ensure mutual understanding by the parties of certain electronic transaction conventions and to recognize the rights and responsibilities of the parties as they apply to this method of placing orders. The TPA must identify, among other things, the third party provider(s) through which electronic orders are placed, the transaction sets used, security procedures, and guidelines for implementation.
(e) The Contractor shall be responsible for providing its own hardware and software necessary to transmit and receive data electronically. Additionally, each party to the TPA shall be responsible for the costs associated with its use of third party provider services.
(f) Nothing in the TPA will invalidate any part of this contract between the Contractor and the General Services Administration. All terms and conditions of this contract that otherwise would be applicable to a mailed order shall apply to the electronic order.
(g) The basic content and format of the TPA will be provided by:
General Services Administration Office of the Chief Information Officer (QI), 2100 Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA 22202 Telephone: (703) 6059444
| 552.216-73 | ORDERING INFORMATION (AUG 2010) (ALTERNATE I – SEP 1999) 516.506(c) |
| (a) | In accordance with the Placement of Orders clause of this solicitation, the offeror elects to receive orders placed by GSA's Federal Acquisition Service (FAS) by either facsimile transmission or computer-to-computer Electronic Data Interchange (EDI). |
| (b) | An offeror electing to receive computer-to-computer EDI is requested to indicate below the name, address, and telephone number of the representative to be contacted regarding establishment of an EDI interface. |
(c) An offeror electing to receive orders by facsimile transmission is requested to indicate below the telephone number(s) for facsimile transmission equipment where orders should be forwarded.
| 552.232-74 | INVOICE PAYMENTS (SEP 1999) | ||
| (a) | The due date for making invoice payments by the designated payment office is: | ||
| (1) | For orders placed electronically by the General Services Administration (GSA) Federal Supply Service (FSS), and to be paid by GSA through electronic funds transfer (EFT), the later of the following two events: | ||
| (i) | The 10th day after the designated billing office receives a proper invoice from the Contractor. If the designated billing office fails to annotate the invoice with the date of receipt at the time of receipt, the invoice payment due date shall be the 10th day after the date of the Contractor's invoice; provided the Contractor submitted a proper invoice and no disagreement exists over quantity, quality, or Contractor compliance with contract requirements. | ||
| (ii) | The 10th day after Government acceptance of supplies delivered or services performed by the Contractor. | ||
| (2) | For all other orders, the later of the following two events: | ||
| (i) | The 30th day after the designated billing office receives a proper invoice from the Contractor. If the designated billing office fails to annotate the invoice with the date of receipt at the time of receipt, the invoice payment due date shall be the 30th day after the date of the Contractor's invoice; provided the Contractor submitted a proper invoice and no disagreement exists over quantity, quality, or Contractor compliance with contract requirements. | ||
| (ii) | The 30th day after Government acceptance of supplies delivered or services performed by the Contractor. | ||
| (3) | On a final invoice, if the payment amount is subject to contract settlement actions, acceptance occurs on the effective date of the contract settlement. | ||
| (b) | The General Services Administration will issue payment on the due date in (a)(1) above if the Contractor complies with full cycle electronic commerce. Full cycle electronic commerce includes all the following elements: | ||
| (1) | The Contractor must receive and fulfill electronic data interchange (EDI) purchase orders (transaction set 850). | ||
| (2) | The Contractor must generate and submit to the Government valid EDI invoices (transaction set 810) or submit invoices through the GSA Finance Center Internet-based invoice process. Internet-based invoices must be submitted using procedures provided by GSA. | ||
| (3) | The Contractor's financial institution must receive and process, on behalf of the Contractor, EFT payments through the Automated Clearing House (ACH) system. | ||
| (4) | The EDI transaction sets in (b)(1) through (b)(3) above must adhere to implementation conventions provided by GSA. | ||
| (c) | If any of the conditions in (b) above do not occur, the 10 day payment due dates in (a)(1) become 30 day payment due dates. | ||
| (d) | Notwithstanding paragraph (g) of the clause at FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions--Commercial Items, if the Contractor submits hard-copy invoices, submit only an original invoice. No copies of the invoice are required. | ||
| (e) | All other provisions of the Prompt Payment Act (31 U.S.C. 3901 et seq.) and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-125, Prompt Payment, apply. | ||
| G-FSS-900-A | CONTACT FOR CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION (JAN 1994) |
Offerors are required to designate a person to be contacted for prompt contract administration.
NAME
TITLE
ADDRESS
| ZIP CODE | ||
| TELEPHONE NO. (_______) | FAX NO. | |
| G-FSS-908 | PLACEMENT OF ORDERS IF CONTRACTOR FAILS TO PERFORM (JUN 1996) FSS A/L FC-96-5 | |
| (a) | Timely delivery in accordance with the terms and conditions of this contract is essential to the accomplishment of the mission of the General Services Administration and the agencies it supports. | |
| (b) | GSA may defer the placement of delivery orders against this contract at any time when GSA determines, at its sole discretion, that the Contractor has either failed to make progress or becomes delinquent on delivery order(s) which have been issued against the contract. The period of deferment shall last until such time as the Government is satisfied that the Contractor is capable of making timely delivery. | |
| (c) | During the period of deferment of placement of delivery orders, the Government may procure its requirements from a source other than the Contractor. | |
| (d) | The Procuring Contracting Officer (PCO) shall notify the Contractor either orally (confirmed in writing) or in writing of any decision to defer placement of delivery orders pursuant to this clause. | |
| (e) | Any action initiated by the government to acquire contract items from alternate sources pursuant to this clause may continue to completion notwithstanding the fact that the Contractor may no longer be delinquent at the time the procurement transaction with an alternate source is completed. | |
| (f) | The Contractor will NOT be held liable for excess costs on those quantities procured elsewhere as a result of the Contractor's failure to perform. However, all in-house orders are subject to all terms including delivery requirements and termination for cause/excess cost provisions. Contractor's prices shall remain the same throughout the term of the contract notwithstanding the fact that some orders may be placed with alternate sources. | |
| (g) | The rights and remedies of the Government in this clause are in addition to other rights and remedies provided by law or under this contract. | |
| G-FSS-914-B | CONTRACTOR'S REMITTANCE (PAYMENT) ADDRESS (SEP 1996) | |
| (a) | Payment by electronic funds transfer (EFT) is the Government’s preferred method of payment. However, under certain conditions, the Government may elect to make payment by check. The offeror shall indicate below the payment (remittance) address to which Government checks should be mailed for payment of proper invoices submitted under a resultant contract. | |
| PAYMENT ADDRESS: ______________________________ |
(b) All offerors are cautioned that if the payment address shown on an invoice differs from that shown above, the address above will govern. Payment to any other address, except as provided for through EFT payment methods, will require an administrative change to the contract.
PART II
I - CONTRACT CLAUSES
52.212-2 EVALUATION—COMMERCIAL ITEMS. (JAN 1999)
As prescribed in 12.301(c), the Contracting Officer may insert a provision substantially as follows:
(a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers:
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[Contracting Officer shall insert the significant evaluation factors, such as (i) technical capability of the item offered to meet the Government requirement; (ii) price; (iii) past performance (see FAR 15.304); (iv) small disadvantaged business participation; and include them in the relative order of importance of the evaluation factors, such as in descending order of importance.] Technical and past performance, when combined, are __________ [Contracting Officer state, in accordance with FAR 15.304, the relative importance of all other evaluation factors, when combined, when compared to price.]
(b) Options. The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. The Government may determine that an offer is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced. Evaluation of options shall not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s).
(c) A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the offer’s specified expiration time, the Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award.
52.212-5 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT STATUTES OR EXECUTIVE ORDERS—COMMERCIAL ITEMS (APR 2012)
(a) The Contractor shall comply with the following Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clauses, which are incorporated in this contract by reference, to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items:
(1) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (Feb 2009) (22 U.S.C. 7104(g)).
___Alternate I (Aug 2007) of 52.222-50 (22 U.S.C. 7104(g)).
(2) 52.233-3, Protest After Award (AUG 1996) (31 U.S.C. 3553).
(3) 52.233-4, Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (OCT 2004) (Pub. L. 108-77, 108-78).
(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:
[Contracting Officer check as appropriate.] _X_ (1) 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government (Sept 2006), with Alternate I (Oct 1995) (41 U.S.C. 253g and 10 U.S.C. 2402).
__ (2) 52.203-13, Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct (Apr 2010) (Pub. L. 110-252, Title VI, Chapter 1 (41 U.S.C. 251 note)).
__ (3) 52.203-15, Whistleblower Protections under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (June 2010) (Section 1553 of Pub. L. 111-5). (Applies to contracts funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.)
_X_ (4) 52.204-10, Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (Feb 2012) (Pub. L. 109-282) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note).
__ (5) 52.204-11, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act—Reporting Requirements (Jul 2010) (Pub. L. 111-5).
_X_ (6) 52.209-6, Protecting the Government’s Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment. (Dec 2010) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note).
__ (7) 52.209-9, Updates of Publicly Available Information Regarding Responsibility Matters (Feb 2012) (41 U.S.C. 2313).
__ (8) 52.209-10, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations (section 740 of Division C of Pub. L. 111-117, section 743 of Division D of Pub. L. 111-8, and section 745 of Division D of Pub. L. 110-161).
__ (9) 52.219-3, Notice of HUBZone Set-Aside or Sole-Source Award (Nov 2011) (15 U.S.C. 657a).
__ (10) 52.219-4, Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns (JAN 2011) (if the offeror elects to waive the preference, it shall so indicate in its offer) (15 U.S.C. 657a).
__ (11) [Reserved] __ (12)(i) 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (Nov 2011) (15 U.S.C. 644).
__ (ii) Alternate I (Nov 2011).
__ (iii) Alternate II (Nov 2011).
__ (13)(i) 52.219-7, Notice of Partial Small Business Set-Aside (June 2003) (15 U.S.C. 644).
__ (ii) Alternate I (Oct 1995) of 52.219-7.
__ (iii) Alternate II (Mar 2004) of 52.219-7.
__ (14) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (Jan 2011) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(2) and (3)).
__ (15)(i) 52.219-9, Small Business Subcontracting Plan (Jan 2011) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(4)).
__ (ii) Alternate I (Oct 2001) of 52.219-9.
__ (iii) Alternate II (Oct 2001) of 52.219-9.
__ (iv) Alternate III (Jul 2010) of 52.219-9.
__ (16) 52.219-13, Notice of Set-Aside of Orders (Nov 2011)(15 U.S.C. 644(r)).
__ (17) 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting (Nov 2011) (15 U.S.C. 637(a)(14)).
__ (18) 52.219-16, Liquidated Damages—Subcon-tracting Plan (Jan 1999) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(4)(F)(i)).
__ (19)(i) 52.219-23, Notice of Price Evaluation Adjustment for Small Disadvantaged Business Concerns (OCT 2008) (10 U.S.C. 2323) (if the offeror elects to waive the adjustment, it shall so indicate in its offer).
__ (ii) Alternate I (June 2003) of 52.219-23.
__ (20) 52.219-25, Small Disadvantaged Business Participation Program—Disadvantaged Status and Reporting (Dec 2010) (Pub. L. 103-355, section 7102, and 10 U.S.C. 2323).
__ (21) 52.219-26, Small Disadvantaged Business Participation Program— Incentive Subcontracting (Oct 2000) (Pub. L. 103-355, section 7102, and 10 U.S.C. 2323).
__ (22) 52.219-27, Notice of Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside (Nov 2011) (15 U.S.C. 657 f).
__ (23) 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation (Apr 2012) (15 U.S.C. 632(a)(2)).
__ (24) 52.219-29, Notice of Set-Aside for Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business (EDWOSB) Concerns (Apr 2012) (15 U.S.C. 637(m)).
__ (25) 52.219-30, Notice of Set-Aside for Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) Concerns Eligible Under the WOSB Program (Apr 2012) (15 U.S.C. 637(m)).
_X_ (26) 52.222-3, Convict Labor (June 2003) (E.O. 11755).
_X_ (27) 52.222-19, Child Labor—Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (Mar 2012) (E.O. 13126).
_X_ (28) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Feb 1999).
_X_ (29) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Mar 2007) (E.O. 11246).
_X_ (30) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (Sep 2010)(38 U.S.C. 4212).
_X_ (31) 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities (Oct 2010) (29 U.S.C. 793).
_X_ (32) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans (SEP 2010) (38 U.S.C. 4212).
__ (33) 52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act (Dec 2010) (E.O. 13496).
__ (34) 52.222-54, Employment Eligibility Verification (JAN 2009). (Executive Order 12989). (Not applicable to the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items or certain other types of commercial items as prescribed in 22.1803.)
__ (35)(i) 52.223-9, Estimate of Percentage of Recovered Material Content for EPA–Designated Items (May 2008) (42 U.S.C. 6962(c)(3)(A)(ii)). (Not applicable to the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items.)
__ (ii) Alternate I (May 2008) of 52.223-9 (42 U.S.C. 6962(i)(2)(C)). (Not applicable to the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items.)
__ (36) 52.223-15, Energy Efficiency in Energy-Consuming Products (DEC 2007) (42 U.S.C. 8259b).
__ (37)(i) 52.223-16, IEEE 1680 Standard for the Environmental Assessment of Personal Computer Products (DEC 2007) (E.O. 13423).
__ (ii) Alternate I (DEC 2007) of 52.223-16.
_X_ (38) 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (AUG 2011) (E.O. 13513).
__ (39) 52.225-1, Buy American Act—Supplies (Feb 2009) (41 U.S.C. 10a-10d).
__ (40)(i) 52.225-3, Buy American Act—Free Trade Agreements—Israeli Trade Act (Mar 2012) (41 U.S.C. chapter 83, 19 U.S.C. 3301 note, 19 U.S.C. 2112 note, 19 U.S.C. 3805 note, 19 U.S.C. 4001 note, Pub. L. 103-182, Pub. L. 108-77, 108-78, 108-286, 108-302, 109-53, 109-169, 109-283, 110-138, and Pub. L. 112-41).
__ (ii) Alternate I (Mar 2012) of 52.225-3.
__ (iii) Alternate II (Mar 2012) of 52.225-3.
__ (iv) Alternate III (Mar 2012) of 52.225-3.
__ (41) 52.225-5, Trade Agreements (MAR 2012) (19 U.S.C. 2501, et seq., 19 U.S.C. 3301 note).
_X_ (42) 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (June 2008) (E.O.’s, proclamations, and statutes administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury).
__ (43) 52.226-4, Notice of Disaster or Emergency Area Set-Aside (Nov 2007) (42 U.S.C. 5150).
__ (44) 52.226-5, Restrictions on Subcontracting Outside Disaster or Emergency Area (Nov 2007) (42 U.S.C. 5150).
__ (45) 52.232-29, Terms for Financing of Purchases of Commercial Items (Feb 2002) (41 U.S.C. 255(f), 10 U.S.C. 2307(f)).
__ (46) 52.232-30, Installment Payments for Commercial Items (Oct 1995) (41 U.S.C. 255(f), 10 U.S.C. 2307(f)).
__ (47) 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer—Central Contractor Registration (Oct 2003) (31 U.S.C. 3332).
__ (48) 52.232-34, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer—Other than Central Contractor Registration (May 1999) (31 U.S.C. 3332).
__ (49) 52.232-36, Payment by Third Party (Feb 2010) (31 U.S.C. 3332).
__ (50) 52.239-1, Privacy or Security Safeguards (Aug 1996) (5 U.S.C. 552a).
__ (51)(i) 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).
__ (ii) Alternate I (Apr 2003) 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:
[Contracting Officer check as appropriate.] __ (1) 52.222-41, Service Contract Act of 1965 (Nov 2007) (41 U.S.C. 351, et seq.).
__ (2) 52.222-42, Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires (May 1989) (29 U.S.C. 206 and 41 U.S.C. 351, et seq.).
__ (3) 52.222-43, Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Act—Price Adjustment (Multiple Year and Option Contracts) (Sep 2009) (29 U.S.C. 206 and 41 U.S.C. 351, et seq.).
__ (4) 52.222-44, Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Act—Price Adjustment (Sep 2009) (29 U.S.C. 206 and 41 U.S.C. 351, et seq.).
__ (5) 52.222-51, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Act to Contracts for Maintenance, Calibration, or Repair of Certain Equipment—Requirements (Nov 2007) (41 351, et seq.).
__ (6) 52.222-53, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Act to Contracts for Certain Services—Requirements (Feb 2009) (41 U.S.C. 351, et seq.).
__ (7) 52.226-6, Promoting Excess Food Donation to Nonprofit Organizations (Mar 2009) (Pub. L. 110-247).
__ (8) 52.237-11, Accepting and Dispensing of $1 Coin (Sept 2008) (31 U.S.C. 5112(p)(1)).
(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 (Apr 2010) (Pub. L. 110-252, Title VI, Chapter 1 (41 U.S.C. 251 note)).
(ii) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (Dec 2010) (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 $650,000 ($1.5 million for construction of any public facility), the subcontractor must include 52.219-8 in lower tier subcontracts that offer subcontracting opportunities.
(iii) [Reserved]
(iv) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Mar 2007) (E.O. 11246).
(v) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (Sep 2010) (38 U.S.C. 4212).
(vi) 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities (Oct 2010) (29 U.S.C. 793).
(vii) 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.
(viii) 52.222-41, Service Contract Act of 1965 (Nov 2007) (41 U.S.C. 351, et seq.).
(ix) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (Feb 2009) (22 U.S.C. 7104(g)).
___Alternate I (Aug 2007) of 52.222-50 (22 U.S.C. 7104(g)).
(x) 52.222-51, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Act to Contracts for Maintenance, Calibration, or Repair of Certain Equipment-Requirements (Nov 2007) (41 U.S.C. 351, et seq.).
(xi) 52.222-53, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Act to Contracts for Certain Services-Requirements (Feb 2009) (41 U.S.C. 351, et seq.).
(xii) 52.222-54, Employment Eligibility Verification (JAN 2009).
(xiii) 52.226-6, Promoting Excess Food Donation to Nonprofit Organizations (Mar 2009) (Pub. L. 110-247). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (e) of FAR clause 52.226-6.
(xiv) 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.
52.252-2 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998) 52.107(b) 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):
Your standing quote may/can contain a notice advising the offerors that the IBR clauses are now accessible on-line . The address for the FAR is http://www.arnet.gov.far and the address for GSAM is http://www.arnet.gov/GSAM/gsam.html
THE FOLLOWING CLAUSES ARE INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
52.204-6 DATA UNIVERSAL NUMBERING SYSTEM (DUNS) NUMBER (APR 2008)
52.204-7 CENTRAL CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION (APR 2008)
52.204-10 REPORTING EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION AND FIRST-TIER SUBCONTRACT AWARDS (JUL 2010)
52.212-4 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS—COMMERCIAL ITEMS (JUNE 2010)
52.232-33 PAYMENT BY ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER—CENTRAL CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION (OCT 2003) 52.247-34 F.O.B. DESTINATION (Nov 1991)
| PART IV |
| K - Representations, Certifications, and Other Statements of Offerors or Respondents |
52.209-5 CERTIFICATION REGARDING RESPONSIBILITY MATTERS (APR 2010)
(a)
(1) The Offeror certifies, to the best of its knowledge and belief, that --
(i) The Offeror and/or any of its Principals --
(A) Are [_] are not [_] presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, or declared ineligible for the award of contracts by any Federal agency;
(B) Have [_] have not [_], within a three-year period preceding this offer, been convicted of or had a civil judgment rendered against them for: commission of fraud or a criminal offense in connection with obtaining, attempting to obtain, or performing a public (Federal, State, or local) contract or subcontract; violation of Federal or State antitrust statutes relating to the submission of offers; or commission of embezzlement, theft, forgery, bribery, falsification or destruction of records, making false statements, tax evasion, violating Federal criminal tax laws, or receiving stolen property (if offeror checks “have”, the offeror shall also see 52.209-7, if included in this solicitation); and
(C) Are [_] are not [_] presently indicted for, or otherwise criminally or civilly charged by a governmental entity with, commission of any of the offenses enumerated in paragraph (a)(1)(i)(B) of this provision; and
(D) Have [_], have not [_], within a three-year period preceding this offer, been notified of any delinquent Federal taxes in an amount that exceeds $3,000 for which the liability remains unsatisfied.
(1) Federal taxes are considered delinquent if both of the following criteria apply:
(i) The tax liability is finally determined. The liability is finally determined if it has been assessed. A liability is not finally determined if there is a pending administrative or judicial challenge. In the case of a judicial challenge to the liability, the liability is not finally determined until all judicial appeal rights have been exhausted.
(ii) The taxpayer is delinquent in making payment. A taxpayer is delinquent if the taxpayer has failed to pay the tax liability when full payment was due and required. A taxpayer is not delinquent in cases where enforced collection action is precluded.
(2) Examples.
(i) The taxpayer has received a statutory notice of deficiency, under I.R.C.
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