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SECTION B – SUPPLIES, SERVICES AND PRICES

B.1 Purpose

The purpose of this contract is to obtain Construction Services: Lightning Protection Master Label Inspection Repair and Certification for the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Earth Resources Observation Science (EROS) Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

B.2 Contract Type and Services

This is a Firm-Fixed Price contract. The USGS will issue a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) contract for the EROS Construction Services: Lightning Protection Master Label Inspection Repair and Certification.

B.3 Pricing

Provide a Discounted Firm Fixed Price for the EROS Construction Services: Lightning Protection Master Label Inspection Repair and Certification rendered on the Open Market under NAICS Code: 922160 FIRE PROTECTION.

END OF SECTION B

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SECTION C -- DESCRIPTIONS AND SPECIFICATIONS – STATEMENT OF WORK

Lightning Protection Master Label Inspection Repair and Certification

1.0. General:

1.1. Introduction. The Department of Interior (DOI), U. S. Geological Survey (USGS), Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center, Sioux Falls, South Dakota is seeking services for lightning protection repair and three-year master label certification at the Mundt Federal Building located at the EROS Science Center, 47914 252nd Street, Sioux Falls SD 57198.

1.2. Background. The Mundt Federal Building located at EROS is comprised of a 1973 original structure and an addition that was constructed in 1996. A new antenna was installed by an outside contractor and the lightning protection was altered. The lightning protection needs to be inspected and repaired to meet three-year master label certification.

1.3. Scope. The Contractor shall provide all labor, materials, tools, and equipment necessary to meet three-year master label certification at the EROS Data Center in accordance with this Statement of Work (SOW). The Contractor shall perform all work in accordance with all applicable Federal, State, and local codes and industry standards.

1.4. Period of Performance. Contract duration shall be 120 days after Notice to Proceed.

1.5. Times of Work. Normal duty hours are Monday through Friday, 7:00am to 4:30 pm central time, excluding Federal Holidays.

1.6. Pre-Construction Meeting. After contract award, and prior to start of construction, the Contractor shall participate in an onsite pre-construction meeting scheduled by the Contracting Specialist. The meeting participants will include Contractor Representatives and Government Representatives.

1.7. Progress Meetings. During performance of the work, the Contractor shall participate in progress meetings scheduled at agreed upon periods and times to discuss progress and any issues pertaining to the performance of the work. The Contractor shall take minutes of all conferences and meetings with and shall provide a copy of minutes to the Contract Specialist (CS) and COR for concurrence and signature.

1.8. Progress Inspections. During performance of the work, the COR will perform on-site progress inspections to determine if the Contractor is making reasonable progress towards completion and to ensure the Contractor is performing work in accordance with the technical requirements as outlined in this SOW. These inspections may occur at any time during the course of the contract, at the discretion of the COR.

1.9. Inspections and Final Acceptance. Final inspection and acceptance of the work shall be performed by the COR, with the Contractor present, upon completion of job performance.

2.0. Acronyms

CO Contracting Officer CS Contract Specialist COR Contracting Officer’s Representative DOI Department of the Interior

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EROS Earth Resources Observation and Science FAR Federal Acquisition Regulation OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration USGS U.S. Geological Survey

3.0. Facility Access and Use

3.1. Facility Access.

3.1.1. Prior to commencement of work, the Contractor shall comply with the security clearance requirements in this contract for all management officials, supervisors, employees, and subcontractors (hereinafter referred to as contractor personnel) who will be working on the site or periodically visiting the site.

3.1.2. For those contractor personnel who are granted a clearance, USGS will provide the contractor with the necessary building passes or entrance onto the EROS Data Center.

3.1.3. The contractor and COR or his/her designee shall sign each pass issued for the contract. The contractor shall maintain a listing of all passes issued on this contract.

3.1.4. The contractor personnel shall provide a photo ID for the issuance of a pass.

3.1.5. The contractor shall notify the COR when any passes are lost and shall pay $5.00 per replacement pass.

3.1.6. The contractor shall ensure that their personnel understand the proper use of the building passes and the following requirements are met at all times.

3.1.7. The contactor personnel shall each have a building pass before they begin work.

3.1.7.1. The contractor personnel shall carry their passes with them while performing on site and shall show them upon request. The COR or other security personnel will periodically verify passes of the employees with their personnel identification.

3.1.7.2. Building passes are issued to a specific individual and shall not be used by anyone other than that individual. If one of the contractor personnel uses the pass of another, both shall be removed.

3.1.7.3. The government reserves the right to require the contractor personnel to “sign-in” and “sign-out” upon entry and exit from the site for safety and security reasons.

3.2. Contractor Use of Building Facilities. Government toilet facilities are not available for Contractor use.

The Contractor shall provide portable toilet(s) near the job site for their employees’ use. Contractor employees will not be permitted to enter any building.

3.3. Contractor Use of Utilities. The Government will provide water needed to perform the work at no cost to the Contractor. The Contractor shall use reasonable conservation practices and use Government-provided utilities in the minimum amounts necessary to complete the work.

3.4. Utility Outages. The Contractor shall determine the need for an outage of any utility system in order to perform the required work. The Contractor shall notify COR whenever work requires shutdown of utilities.

Request for utility outages shall be submitted to COR at least 72 hours in advance.

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3.5. Parking. Contractor shall park in assigned parking areas.

3.6. Storage of Tools and Materials. The Contractor shall coordinate with COR to determine where tools, equipment and materials can be stored. The Contractor is advised to secure materials, tools, etc. during the period of work. The Government assumes no responsibility for damage, theft, or loss of any equipment or materials stored at the site.

3.7. Open Flame Work. Contractor shall submit a written request for a hot work permit to the COR prior to any activity utilizing welding, cutting, burning, brazing, soldering, or other process using a torch or open flame.

The COR will issue the Contractor a hot work permit.

3.8. Excavation and Underground Utilities. The Contractor shall make the required locate request to South Dakota 811 two (2) working days before the planned work. Trenching and excavation work shall be performed with proper emphasis on safety and in accordance with safety standards such as OSHA 1910 and 1926.

4.0. Environmental and Waste Management

4.1. Environmentally Preferable Building Products and Materials. The Contractor shall use environmentally preferable products and materials where economically feasible. Information about environmentally preferable products can be found here: https://www.epa.gov/smm/comprehensive-procurement-guideline-cpg-program#products.

4.2. Demolition and Removal. The Contractor shall completely remove from the EROS grounds and properly dispose of all demolition materials unless otherwise directed by the COR to retain materials on site.

4.3. Construction Waste Management. The Contractor shall maintain a recycling program to dispose of or recycle construction waste. The program must cover the following requirements.

4.3.1. Provide continuous facilities for the recycling of incidental construction waste during construction.

4.3.2. Products may be excluded from the recycling program when there is small quantity of material involved, the extraordinarily complex nature of the waste disposal method, or prohibitive expense for recycling would represent a genuine hardship.

4.3.3. Records of recycled construction materials shall be provided to the COR within 30 days after completion of work. Records shall include recycled materials by type and weight.

5.0. Measurements. The Contractor shall field verify all measurements (including counting of items) and ascertain the nature, location, and general and local conditions that may affect the performance or the cost of the work. Failure to do so shall not relieve the Contractor of their responsibility for properly estimating the difficulty or cost of successfully performing the work. Drawings furnished by the Government may not be to scale.

6.0. Technical Specifications

6.1. DESCRIPTION OF WORK

6.1.1. The Contractor shall provide all training, labor, tools, material, and equipment necessary to perform https://www.epa.gov/smm/comprehensive-procurement-guideline-cpg-program#products https://www.epa.gov/smm/comprehensive-procurement-guideline-cpg-program#products

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6.1.1.1. Base Requirement. The Contractor shall inspect and repair the lightning protection system for the EROS Mundt Federal Building, Warehouse, and the 250,000 GM Water Spheroid Elevated Water Tower.

The Company shall and staff shall have a minimum 10 years’ experience installing and working on lightning protection systems. The Company and staff shall be registered with Underwriters laboratories and certified by the Lightning Protection Institute. All work shall comply with UL 96A, LPI175 & NFPA 780 Codes. The Contractor shall follow OSHA installation and safety practices.

6.2 MATERIALS and SUBMITTALS

6.2.1 The Contractor shall provide material submittals for all proposed products to be brought on site in accordance with FAR 52.236-5, Material and Workmanship. Material submittals shall be submitted to the COR through the CS within ten (10) days after receipt of Notice to Proceed (NTP). Submittals for products that are not known at time of award shall be submitted to the COR through the CS throughout the performance period in adequate time to complete reviews and ensure timely delivery. The COR will approve or reject material submittals within five (5) business days of receipt. If a submittal is rejected by the COR, the Contractor shall re-submit within five (5) business days after notice of rejection.

6.2.2 The Contractor shall provide submittals for proposed shop drawings, construction supplies, hardware and devices electronically. For catalog cuts, illustrations, printed specifications, or other data submissions, the Contractor shall indicate applicable items such as model numbers, sizes, and accessories by arrows or highlights.

6.2.3 The Government will not grant extensions to the period of performance due to Contractor’s failure to provide material submittals in a timely manner.

6.3 Construction Schedule. The Contractor shall submit a schedule of construction to the COR through the CS within five (5) business days after award. The schedule shall indicate the dates and times that the contractor intends to be on site and the dates that major components of the work will be accomplished. The Contractor shall consider material/equipment lead-times and utility outages when preparing the schedule. The Contractor shall notify the COR immediately of any anticipated changes to the original schedule and shall provide an updated schedule within five (5) business days. If necessary, the Contractor shall coordinate, through the COR, with any other contractor(s) performing work on the facility.

7.0 DELIVERABLES SCHEDULE. The following table identifies deliverables that are described within this SOW and are required before work is considered complete. Days are defined as business days unless otherwise noted.

Paragraph Deliverable Delivery Due Deliver To

4.3.3. Record of Recycled Materials 30 days after completion

of work CS and COR

6.2. Material Submittals 10 days after NTP and

as required thereafter

CS and COR

6.3. Construction Schedule 5 days after award and

updates as required thereafter

CS and COR

(End of Statement of Work)

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END OF SECTION C

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SECTION D – PACKAKING AND MARKING

D.1 GS0501 Packaging and Marking - Commercial Practice July 2001

(a) Preservation, packaging, and marking for all items delivered hereunder shall be in accordance with standard commercial practice and adequate to insure acceptance by common carrier and safe arrival at destination.

(b) All containers shall be plainly marked on or adjacent to the exterior shipping label to show the contract number, task order number, description of contents, and contractor's name.

D.2 Delivery Addresses for Deliverables

The delivery address of any deliverables specified under this contract will be to:

USGS/EROS

47914 252nd Street Sioux Falls SD 57198

D.3 Product Delivery - Storage-Handling

The Contractor shall arrange for deliveries of all materials to be delivered directly to the point of installation.

The Contractor shall be responsible for receiving deliveries on site at USGS and shall reconcile bills of lading for deliveries of contractor-furnished materials for the contracted project. Government personnel will not be responsible for reconciling bills of lading for contractor-furnished materials delivered to the USGS for a Contractor. The Contractor shall furnish a Contractor point-of-contact to vendors for receipt of material deliveries. The Contractor shall not provide the names of Government personnel to vendors as the point-of-contact for deliveries. The Contractor shall be responsible for scheduling and tracking the deliveries of all contractor-furnished materials for the project.

END OF SECTION D

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SECTION E -- INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

E.1 52.252-02 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

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 address:

http://www.acquisition.gov/far/

Clause Title Date 52.236-5 Material and Workmanship April 1984 52.246-02 Inspection of Supplies--Fixed Price August 1996 52.246-04 Inspection of Services--Fixed-Price August 1996 52.246-12 Inspection of Construction August 1996 52.546-13 Inspection – Dismantling, Demolition, or Removal of

Improvements August 1996

E.2 GS0701 INSPECTION -- SUPPLIES AND SERVICES JULY 2001

(a) The Inspection of Supplies clause incorporated above applies to the following contract line-item number(s):

Line item 00010

(b) The Inspection of Services clause incorporated above applies to the following contract line-item number(s):

Line item 00010

E.3 GS0715 PLACE OF INSPECTION JULY 2001

Government inspection of delivered items will be performed at destination by the COR or a Government authorized inspector.

E.4 FINAL INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

Upon completion of the contracted work, the Contractor shall notify the COR. The COR will schedule an inspection of the work site and will perform the inspection at the site to determine if all work performed by the Contractor meets the requirements of the Statement of Work, Specifications and Drawings. The Contractor shall be present at the site during final inspection by the COR. The Date of Acceptance of the work by the Government will be determined by the Government after the final inspection has been performed.

E.5 INSPECTION BY REGULATORY AUTHORITIES

(a) This project is subject to inspection by the following authorities:

USGS Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) or authorized designee

(b) During performance of the work stated herein, the COR or authorized designee will perform on-site progress inspections of the work. These inspections will occur at any time during the course of the contract, at the discretion of the COR or authorized designee. Progress inspections will be performed by the COR or authorized designee to determine if the Contractor is making reasonable progress toward completing the work in order to meet the scheduled delivery date as

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(c) The Contractor shall notify the Contracting Officer when inspections take place. Written decision as to action to be taken as a result of inspections will be made in conjunction with the CO and COR.

E.6 GS0721 INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE PERIOD JULY 2001

(a) It is anticipated that inspection and acceptance shall be completed by USGS personnel within 7 days after delivery of all completed deliverables by the contractor, at which time the contractor will be informed of any deficiencies or of final payment approval.

(b) Accordingly, subparagraph (a)(5)(i) of the clause FAR 52.232-25, Prompt Payment, is hereby modified to increase the constructive acceptance period to 7 days. If the Government subsequently rejects the items, and repair or replacement cannot be effected within the contract delivery date, the contractor may request that the contract delivery date be extended one day for each day the Government required for inspection in excess of the above allotted inspection period.

END OF SECTION E

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SECTION F -- DELIVERIES OR PERFORMANCE

F.1 52.252-02 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

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

52.211-13 Time Extensions September 2000 52.242-14 Suspension of Work April 1984

F.2 52.211-10 Commencement, Prosecution, and Completion of Work

April 1984

The Contractor shall be required to (a) commence work under this contract within 1 business days after the date the Contractor receives the notice to proceed, (b) prosecute the work diligently, and (c) complete the entire work ready for use not later than 30 days from date of award unless the other options are exercised. The time stated for completion shall include final cleanup of the premises.

(End of Clause)

F.3 GS0905 PLACE OF PERFORMANCE JULY 2001

Services to be provided hereunder shall be performed at the following location(s):

US Geological Survey EROS 47914 252nd Street Sioux Falls SD 57198

F.6 GS0919 LEGAL HOLIDAYS JANUARY 2002

The following legal holidays are observed by this Government agency:

New Year’s Day January 01 Martin Luther King’s Birthday 3rd Monday in January Presidents Day 3rd Monday in February Memorial Day Last Monday in May Juneteenth June 19 Independence Day July 04 Labor Day 1st Monday in September Columbus Day 2nd Monday in October Veterans Day November 11 Thanksgiving Day 4th Thursday in November Christmas Eve December 24 Christmas Day December 25

When a holiday falls on Saturday or Sunday, it is observed on the adjacent Friday or Monday, respectively.

In addition to the holidays listed above, the contractor agrees to observe leave days or closures designated by Federal Statute, Executive Order, or Presidential Proclamation.

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F.7 GS0924 UNSCHEDULED CLOSURES JULY 2001

(a) The USGS facility where contractor employees are working may occasionally have unscheduled closures in which federal employees are dismissed on administrative leave (such as for inclement weather, holiday early closings, power outages, or other emergencies). In these cases, the Contracting Officer or COR will advise the contractor whether any of the contractor's activities are considered critical and require continued performance. In most cases, the Contractor employees not performing critical tasks will not be allowed to remain in the facility after federal employees are dismissed.

(b) If the contractor opts to treat these nonproductive hours as paid leave, these hours are billable at the established contract rates. The total number of hours billed on such days may not exceed the number scheduled for affected employees and may not include overtime hours.

(c) Paragraph (b) does not apply, and nonproductive hours are not billable as direct hours worked where the contractor's accounting system normally treats leave of the type used as an indirect or fringe benefit pool expense.

F.8 GS0925 UNSCHEDULED CLOSURES - FIXED PRICE MARCH 2003

(a) The USGS facility where contractor employees are working may occasionally be closed temporarily and federal employees dismissed, such as for inclement weather, holiday early closings, power outages, or other emergencies. In these cases, the Contracting Officer or COR will advise the contractor whether any of the contractor's activities on Government facilities are considered critical and require continued performance. In most cases, the Contractor will be required to dismiss employees at Government facilities who are performing noncritical tasks after federal employees are dismissed.

(b) If the unscheduled closure causes an increase in the cost of contract performance or if any contract term or condition is affected by the closure, the Contractor may request an adjustment pursuant to Clause FAR 52.242-17 Government Delay of Work.

(c) Contractor performance at locations that are not affected by the unscheduled closure will not be subject to this clause.

F.9 TIME OF WORK PERFORMANCE

The Contractor shall perform the work during normal business hours Monday thru Friday, 7:30 am CT to 4:30 pm CT, except for legal holidays and as pre-authorized by COR. Any work required outside the normal business hours requires a fort- eight hour (48) written notice to the COR for approval in advance of working.

F.10 SCHEDULE OF CONSTRUCTION

Within one (1) week from the Notice to Proceed, the Contractor shall submit to the COR a written Schedule of Construction for the project. The Schedule shall indicate the anticipated dates that the Contractor will be on site and when specific tasks/services under the scope are to be performed and completed by. When preparing the Schedule, the Contractor shall consider lead times for material procurement, and any other factor affecting start/end times of component construction. The Contractor shall notify the COR immediately if any anticipated on-site date is expected to change from the original schedule and a revised schedule submitted. The Contractor shall be responsible for determining the labor staffing levels needed to complete the project by the established delivery date.

F.11 PRE-CONSTRUCTION MEETING

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After Contract award, and prior to start of construction, the Contractor shall participate in a pre-construction meeting scheduled by the Contracting Officer's Representative (COR). The Contractor, at a minimum, shall have the project manager and field superintendent available on site for a pre-construction meeting, prior to the commencement of work for this contract. The meeting is normally scheduled by the COR within 5 days after contract award.

F.12 SUBMITTALS

The Contractor shall submit the "Product Submittals" to the COR for approval within ten (10) calendar days after receipt of the notice to proceed. For submittals that are not known at time of award, these product submittals shall be submitted to the COR throughout the performance period as required in order to have all work completed by the defined period of performance end date. Contractor shall provide submittals and give a reasonable timeframe for the Government to review and respond to submittals and still allow the contractor to carry out the deliverables of the Contract.

END OF SECTION F

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SECTION G -- CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION DATA

G.1 GS1101 CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION OFFICE JULY 2001

(a) This contract will be administered by:

United States Geological Survey Patrick Anderson, Contracting Officer panderson@usgs.gov, 703-648-7380 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive Reston VA 20192

(b) Written communications to the Administrative Contracting Officer shall make reference to the contract number and shall be mailed to the above address.

G.2 1452.201-70 AUTHORITIES AND DELEGATIONS SEPTEMBER 2011

(a) The Contracting Officer is the only individual authorized to enter into or terminate this contract, modify any term or condition of this contract, waive any requirement of this contract, or accept nonconforming work.

(b) The Contracting Officer will designate a Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) at time of award. The COR will be responsible for technical monitoring of the contractor's performance and deliveries. The COR will be appointed in writing, and a copy of the appointment will be furnished to the Contractor. Changes to this delegation will be made by written changes to the existing appointment or by issuance of a new appointment.

(c) The COR is not authorized to perform, formally or informally, any of the following actions:

(1) Promise, award, agree to award, or execute any contract, contract modification, or notice of intent that changes or may change this contract;

(2) Waive or agree to modification of the delivery schedule;

(3) Make any final decision on any contract matter subject to the Disputes Clause;

(4) Terminate, for any reason, the Contractor's right to proceed;

(5) Obligate in any way, the payment of money by the Government.

(d) The Contractor shall comply with the written or oral direction of the Contracting Officer or authorized representative(s) acting within the scope and authority of the appointment memorandum. The Contractor need not proceed with direction that it considers to have been issued without proper authority. The Contractor shall notify the Contracting Officer in writing, with as much detail as possible, when the COR has taken an action or has issued direction (written or oral) that the Contractor considers to exceed the COR's appointment, within 3 days of the occurrence. Unless otherwise provided in this contract, the Contractor assumes all costs, risks, liabilities, and consequences of performing any work it is directed to perform that falls within any of the categories defined in paragraph (c) prior to receipt of the Contracting Officer's response issued under paragraph (e) of this clause.

(e) The Contracting Officer shall respond in writing within 30 days to any notice made under paragraph (d) of this clause.

A failure of the parties to agree upon the nature of a direction, or upon the contract action to be taken with respect thereto, shall be subject to the provisions of the Disputes clause of this contract.

(f) The Contractor shall provide copies of all correspondence to the Contracting Officer and the COR.

(g) Any action(s) taken by the Contractor, in response to any direction given by any person acting on behalf of the Government or any Government official other than the Contracting Officer or the COR acting within his or her appointment, shall be at the Contractor's risk.

mailto:panderson@usgs.gov

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G.3 GS1125 SCHEDULE OF PRICES (CONSTRUCTION) JULY 2001

In accordance with the clause FAR 52.232-05, Payments under Fixed-Price Construction Contracts, the contractor shall, within 10 days after date of award, submit to the Contracting Officer for approval, a Schedule of Prices. This schedule shall consist of a detailed breakdown of the contract price, segregated under each of the significant construction categories. It shall state the quantities for each of the various types of work, the unit prices, and extended totals.

Subcontractors who may be involved in more than one category of work must provide the same breakout data for each category. The submission of the required data shall not otherwise affect the contract terms.

G.4 PAYROLLS

The Contractor is required to submit copies of all payrolls to the Contracting Officer weekly for each task underway. The prime contractor is responsible for the submission of copies of payrolls by all subcontractors weekly. This information may be submitted in any form. The optional form (WH-347) may be used, see clause 52.222-8 under Section I.

G.5 DOI ELECTRONIC INVOICING Electronic Invoicing and Payment Requirements - Internet Payment Platform (IPP) (September 2011) Payment requests must be submitted electronically through the U. S. Department of the Treasury's Internet Payment Platform System (IPP).

"Payment request" means any request for contract financing payment or invoice payment by the Contractor. To constitute a proper invoice, the payment request must comply with the requirements identified in the applicable Prompt Payment clause included in the contract, or the clause 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions – Commercial Items included in commercial item contracts. The IPP website address is: https://www.ipp.gov.

Under this contract, the following documents are required to be submitted as an attachment to the IPP invoice:

Send a copy of the final invoice.

The Contractor must use the IPP website to register, access and use IPP for submitting requests for payment. The Contractor Government Business Point of Contact (as listed in CCR) will receive enrollment instructions via email from the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston (FRBB) within 3 - 5 business days of the original contract award date. Contractor assistance with enrollment can be obtained by contacting the IPP Production Helpdesk via email ippgroup@bos.frb.org or phone (866) 973-3131.

If the Contractor is unable to comply with the requirement to use IPP for submitting invoices for payment, the Contractor must submit a waiver request in writing to the contracting officer.

G.6 UNILATERAL DEOBLIGATION OF UNEXPENDED FUNDS MAY 2013

Contracting Officers may de-obligate unexpended balances with a unilateral administrative modification when all the following applies:

(a) The following clause is included in the award, either initially or subsequently by bilateral modification:

The contract shall submit all invoices under the award no later than 90 calendar days after the period of performance has expired, unless a request for extension has been submitted to the Contracting Officer. After 120 days has passed since the expiration of the period of performance, the government reserves the right to issue a unilateral modification deobligating any unexpended funds, and to initiate closeout procedures.

(b) The Contracting Officer has contacted the cognizant program official to confirm that all work is complete and deliverables received and accepted.

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(c) The Contracting Officer has determined that the vendor has invoiced and been paid all amounts due under the award.

(d) All addition close procedures will be initiated as appropriate.

G.7 Technical Liaison-Technical Direction (Jul 2018)

(a) The performance required herein shall be subject to the technical direction of the Technical Liaison (TL) as identified below. As used herein, "technical direction" is defined as direction to the contractor that fills in details, suggests possible lines of approach, or otherwise supplements the scope of the work set forth herein and shall not constitute a new assignment, and does not supersede or modify any article or clause of this contract.

(b) The Technical Liaison is not authorized to perform, formally or informally, any of the following actions:

(1) Promise, award, agree to award, or execute any contract modification, or notice of intent that changes or may change this contract;

(2) Waive or agree to modification of the delivery schedule;

(3) Make any final decision on any contract matter subject to the Disputes Clause;

(4) Terminate, for any reason, the contractor's right to proceed;

(5) Obligate in any way, the payment of money by the Government. Only a warranted Contracting Officer is authorized to obligate funds on this or any other contract action.

(c) The contractor shall immediately notify the Contracting Officer in writing if the Technical Liaison has taken an action (or fails to take action) or issues direction (written or oral) that the contractor considers exceeding the above limitations.

(d) The Technical Liaison assigned for this contract is:

TBD

(e) Only the Contracting Officer may designate a different Technical Liaison.

END OF SECTION G

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SECTION H -- SPECIAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS

H.1 52.252-02 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

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

52.202-01 Definitions June 2020

H.2 GS0340 ENVIRONMENTALLY PREFERABLE

BUILDING PRODUCTS AND MATERIALS

MAY 2008

(a) The contractor shall use environmentally preferable products and materials where economically feasible.

Environmentally preferable products have a lesser or reduced effect on human health and the environment when compared to other products and services that serve the same purpose.

(b) Refer to EPA's environmentally preferable products web site, www.epa.gov/opptintr/epp. In general, environmentally preferable products and materials do one or more of the following –

(1) Contain recycled material, are biobased, or have other positive environmental attributes;

(2) Minimize the consumption of resources, energy, or water;

(3) Prevent the creation of solid waste, air pollution, or water pollution;

(4) Promote the use of non-toxic substances and avoid toxic materials or processes.

(c) See FAR 52.223-2, Affirmative Procurement of Biobased Products Under Service and Construction Contracts, for related bio-based product requirements.

(d) See FAR 52.223-17, Affirmative Procurement of EPA-designated Items in Service and Construction Contracts, for related recycled content requirements.

(e) If this contract includes janitorial services, the contractor specifically must -

(1) use the following recycled content products - towels, tissue products, and plastic trash can liners, and

(2) use biobased and/or environmentally preferable cleaning products.

H.3 GS0342 HAZARDOUS MATERIAL IDENTIFICATION MAY 2008

(a) In accordance with clause FAR 52.223-3, Hazardous Material Identification and Material Safety Data, Alternate I, the contractor shall provide Materials Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) for the following products prior to their use under this contract: adhesives, caulking, sealants, insulating materials, fireproofing or fire-stopping materials, paints, carpets, floor and wall patching or leveling materials, lubricants, clear finish for wood surfaces, janitorial cleaning products, pesticides, rodenticides, and herbicides.

(b) The Government reserves the right to review such products at any time. The Contracting Officer may eliminate from permitted use under this contract products with significant quantities of toxic, flammable, corrosive or carcinogenic material and products with potential for harmful chemical emissions.

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H.4 GS0343 ENERGY EFFICIENT PRODUCTS MAY 2008

(a) When acquiring energy-using products, the contractor shall purchase ENERGY STAR® or other energy-efficient items listed on the Department of Energy’s Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP) Product Energy Efficiency Recommendations product list. This clause applies to any power-consuming equipment to be installed or used in USGS facilities, whether title to the equipment will pass to the Government or be retained by the Contractor.

(b) For products that consume power in a standby mode (as listed on FEMP’s Standby Power Devices product listing), the contractor shall -

1) Purchase items which meet FEMP’s standby power wattage recommendation or document the reason for not purchasing such items; or

(2) If FEMP has listed a product without a corresponding wattage recommendation, purchase items which use no more than one watt in their standby power consuming mode. When it is impracticable to meet the one watt requirement, purchase items with the lowest standby wattage practicable.

(c) The requirements of this clause do not apply if (1) no compliant product’s utility and performance can meet the contractor’s need or contract specifications, (2) compliance would not be life-cycle cost-effective, or (3) compliant solutions are otherwise not available.

(d) Information is available via the Internet about - ENERGY STAR® at http://www.energystar.gov/; and FEMP at http://www.eere.energy.gov/femp/procurement.

H.5 GS0346 CONSTRUCTION WASTE MANAGEMENT MAY 2008

(a) Items and material existing in the space or to be removed from the space during the demolition phase are eligible for reuse in the construction phase of the project. The reuse of items and materials is preferable to recycling them; however, items considered for reuse must be in refurbishable condition, and must meet the quality standards set forth by the Government in this solicitation/contract. In the absence of definitive quality standards, the contractor is to ensure that the quality of the item(s) in question will meet or exceed accepted industry or trade standards for first quality commercial grade applications. Before use, the contractor shall submit a reuse plan to the Contracting Officer. The Government will not pay for existing fixtures and other existing improvements accepted in place.

(b) Recycling construction waste means providing all services necessary to furnish construction materials or wastes to organizations which will employ these materials or wastes in the production of new materials. Recycling includes required labor and equipment necessary to separate individual materials from the assemblies of which they form a part.

(c) The Offeror shall maintain a recycling program to dispose of or recycle construction waste in compliance with this clause. The program must cover the following requirements.

(1) The contractor will provide continuous facilities for the recycling of incidental construction waste during initial construction.

(2) Products may be excluded from the recycling program when the small quantity of material involved, the extraordinarily complex nature of the waste disposal method, or prohibitive expense for recycling would represent a genuine hardship.

(3) Records of construction materials recycled shall be maintained and accessible to the Contracting Officer.

Records shall include materials recycled or landfilled, quantity, date, and identification of hazardous wastes.

http://www.eere.energy.gov/femp/procurement

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(d) As a minimum, the contractor will recycle lighting and associated support system, carpet and carpet pad, hardware, drywall, and electrical components during both the demolition and construction phases of the project, subject to economic evaluation and feasibility.

(e) If any waste materials encountered during the demolition or construction phase are found to contain lead, asbestos, PCBs (such as fluorescent lamp ballasts), or other harmful substances, they are to be handled and removed in accordance with State and Federal laws and requirements concerning hazardous waste.

(f) The requirements of paragraphs (b) through (d) of this clause do not apply when no construction recycling and salvage operation is reasonably available in the locality where work is to be performed.

H.6 GS0347 INDOOR AIR QUALITY DURING

CONSTRUCTION

(a) Items and material existing in the space or to be removed from the space during the demolition phase are eligible for reuse in the construction phase of the project. The reuse of items and materials is preferable to recycling them; however, items considered for reuse must be in refurbishable condition, and must meet the quality standards set forth by the Government in this solicitation/contract. In the absence of definitive quality standards, the contractor is to ensure that the quality of the item(s) in question will meet or exceed accepted industry or trade standards for first quality commercial grade applications. Before use, the contractor shall submit a reuse plan to the Contracting Officer. The Government will not pay for existing fixtures and other existing improvements accepted in place.

(b) Recycling construction waste means providing all services necessary to furnish construction materials or wastes to organizations which will employ these materials or wastes in the production of new materials. Recycling includes required labor and equipment necessary to separate individual materials from the assemblies of which they form a part.

(c) The Offeror shall maintain a recycling program to dispose of or recycle construction waste in compliance with this clause. The program must cover the following requirements.

(1) The contractor will provide continuous facilities for the recycling of incidental construction waste during initial construction.

(2) Products may be excluded from the recycling program when the small quantity of material involved, the extraordinarily complex nature of the waste disposal method, or prohibitive expense for recycling would represent a genuine hardship.

(3) Records of construction materials recycled shall be maintained and accessible to the Contracting Officer.

Records shall include materials recycled or landfilled, quantity, date, and identification of hazardous wastes.

(d) As a minimum, the contractor will recycle lighting and associated support system, carpet and carpet pad, hardware, drywall, and electrical components during both the demolition and construction phases of the project, subject to economic evaluation and feasibility.

(e) If any waste materials encountered during the demolition or construction phase are found to contain lead, asbestos, PCBs (such as fluorescent lamp ballasts), or other harmful substances, they are to be handled and removed in accordance with State and Federal laws and requirements concerning hazardous waste.

(f) The requirements of paragraphs (b) through (d) of this clause do not apply when no construction recycling and salvage operation is reasonably available in the locality where work is to be performed.

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H.7 GS0348 ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTS -

SELECTED CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS

(a) Asbestos

No asbestos-containing fireproofing or insulation on building structures, acoustical treatment, molded or wet-applied ceiling or wall finishes/decorations, or pipe and boiler insulation (including duct, tank, etc.) will be permitted in new materials provided by the contractor under this contract.

(b) Lighting: Interior and Parking

(1) Modern diffused, fluorescent fixtures using solid state octron ballasts with energy efficient lamps (T-8 or better) and electronic ballasts shall be provided if new fixtures are to be used. Fixtures shall be capable of producing and maintaining a uniform lighting level of 50-foot candles at working surface height throughout the space. In addition, restroom lighting shall be 30 foot candles measured at counter height and 20 foot-candles measured at the floor in enclosed corridors.

(2) Exterior parking areas, vehicle driveways, pedestrian walkways and building perimeter shall have a minimum of 1 foot-candle measured at the ground of illumination and be designed based on Illumination Engineering Society standards. Exterior lighting and indoor parking shall be sufficient to accommodate security monitoring (i.e., closed circuit television camera). Indoors parking shall have a minimum of 10 foot-candles measured at the floor and be designed based on Illumination Engineering Society standards.

(3) The contractor shall provide occupancy sensors and/or scheduling controls through building automation system to reduce the hours the lights are on when the space is unoccupied. Daylight dimming controls shall be used in atriums or other space where daylight can contribute to energy savings.

(4) Lighting shall be controlled by occupancy sensors arranged to control open areas, individual offices, conference rooms, toilet rooms, and all other programmed spaces or rooms within the facility to be constructed, remodeled, or maintained hereunder. The control system shall provide an optimal mix of infrared and ultrasonic sensors suitable for the configuration and type of space. Occupancy sensors shall be located so that they have a clear view of the room or area they are monitoring. No more than 1,000 BOMA Usable Square Feet of open space shall be controlled by one occupancy sensor. All occupancy sensors shall have manual switches to override the light control with an adjustable timer to control the amount of time the lighting is manually activated. Such switches shall be located by door openings in accordance with the Americans With Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines and the Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards.

(c) Potable Water Supply

Solder and flux in joining potable water supply piping shall not contain more than 0.2 percent lead and domestic water pipes or pipefittings shall not contain more than 8 percent lead. In addition, the contractor is to meet standards set forth in EPA's in "Drinking Water Standards for Schools, and Non-Residential Buildings", A Publication 812-B-94-002, April 1994.

(d) Wood Products

(1) For all new installations of wood products, the contractor is encouraged to use independently certified forest products. For information on certification and certified wood products, see web sites for the Forest Stewardship Council or the Certified Forest Products Council at www.fscus.org/ and www.certifiedwood.org/.

(2) New installations of wood products used under this contract must not contain wood from endangered wood species, as listed by the Convention on International Trade and Endangered Species (CITES). The list of species can be found at www.certifiedwood.org/Resources/CITES/ CITESContent.html.

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(3) Particle board, strawboard and plywood materials shall comply with HUD Standards for VOC emissions (particleboard: 0.2 ppm of formaldehyde, plywood: 0.3 ppm of formaldehyde).

(e) Adhesives and Sealants

All adhesives employed on this project (including, but not limited to, adhesives for carpet, carpet tile, plastic laminate, wallcoverings, wood adhesive, or sealants) shall be those with the lowest possible Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) content below 20 g/L. and which meet the requirements of the manufacturer of the products adhered or involved. The contractor shall use adhesives and sealants with no formaldehyde or heavy metals.

(f) Insulation - Thermal, Acoustic, and HVAC

(1) All insulation products shall contain recovered materials as required by EPA's Comprehensive Procurement Guideline and related recycled content recommendations.

(2) No insulation installed with this project shall be material manufactured using chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), nor shall CFCs be used in the installation of the product.

(3) All insulation containing fibrous materials exposed to air flow must be rated for that exposure or encapsulated.

(4) Insulating properties for all materials must meet or exceed applicable industry standards. Polystyrene products shall meet ASTM C578-91.

(g) Floor Covering

All Floor covering must meet EPA and OSHA environmental health and safety requirements. In addition, the indoor air standard for 4-phenylcyclohexene (4-PC) appears as follows: to protect against induction of multiple chemical sensitivity

- .005PPB; to protect against acute irritant effects - 01.7 PPB. Testing will be required on the finished flooring to establish a product content standard for 4-PC that will assure compliance with the indoor air standard.

H.8

GS1306

PERFORMANCE AND PAYMENT BONDS MAY 2003

The offeror to whom award is made shall deliver good and sufficient performance and payment bonds (Standard Forms 25 and 25A) to the Contacting Officer, at the address shown in clause G1101 and via email, within 10 calendar days after receipt of award.