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SECTION B – SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICES/COSTS

B.1 DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES

The purpose is this contract is to develop a Research, Measurement, Assessment, Design, and Analysis (RMADA) IDIQ that will provide analytic support and technical assistance for models and demonstration programs that are derived under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA). This support will include, but will not be limited to, the design, implementation and evaluation of research and/or payment and service delivery models to test their potential for reducing expenditures for Medicare, Medicaid, Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and uninsured beneficiaries while maintaining or improving the quality of care.

B.2 TYPE OF CONTRACT (IDIQ)

This is an indefinite-quantity/indefinite-delivery nonseverable type contract. The Government shall place orders for individual requirements. The Contractor shall be required to furnish at least a stated minimum quantity of services. In addition, if ordered, the contractor must furnish any additional quantities, not to exceed the stated maximum.

B.3 MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM QUANTITIES

During the contract period, the Government shall place orders totaling a minimum of $1,000.00. This reflects the contract minimum for the entire period of performance, including any options. The maximum IDIQ amount (i.e., the maximum ceiling across all RMADA IDIQ’s) shall not exceed $7,000,000,000 (inclusive of all costs and fee) over the life of the contract.

B.4 WITHHOLDING OF CONTRACT PAYMENTS (To be determined on a Task Order Level)

Notwithstanding any other payment provisions of this contract, failure of the Contractor to submit required reports when due or failure to perform or deliver required work, supplies, or services, will result in the withholding of payments under this contract unless such failure arises out of causes beyond the control, and without the fault or negligence of the Contractor as defined by the clause entitled "Excusable Delays" or "Default", as applicable. The Government shall promptly notify the Contractor of its intention to withhold payment of any invoice or voucher submitted.

B.5 TYPE OF ORDERS

Task orders issued under this IDIQ contract include, but are not limited to, firm fixed price (FFP); cost-plus-fixed fee (CPFF); time and materials (T&M); and/or labor hours

(LH).

B.6 FIXED FEE (COST REIMBURSEMENT TASK ORDERS ONLY)

The fixed fee will be negotiated on a task order by task order basis.

The fixed fee set forth in each individual CPFF task order under this contract will be paid

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in installments at the time of each monthly provisional payment. Unless otherwise indicated, the amount of each such fixed fee installment shall be paid at the same ratio as the total fixed fee is to total estimated costs. NOTE: The payment of fixed fee under Task Orders is subject to the withholding provisions of FAR 52.216-8, entitled “Fixed Fee.” Any balance of fixed fee shall be paid to the contractor, or any overpayment of fixed fee shall be repaid by the contractor or otherwise credited to the Government, when specified in FAR 52.216-8.

B.7 TRAVEL/OTHER DIRECT COSTS/ MATERIAL (COST REIMBURSEMENT TASK

ORDERS INCLUDING T&M)

Travel, Material and Other Direct Costs shall be reimbursed at actual costs incurred in accordance with 52.216-7, Allowable Cost and Payment, and the Federal Travel Regulation as applicable. These items will not be separately priced in this contract, but will be set forth, when applicable, on each Task Order.

B.8 INDIRECT CEILING RATES

The government is allowing a ceiling on the indirect rates provided in Section G of this contract to address reasonable business fluctuations across contract years. The indirect rate ceiling for this contract are as follows and apply to all contract years as exercised:

Fringe Benefits _______%

OH _______%

G&A _______% Material handling _______% Other _______%

These items will be set forth, when applicable, on each task order.