Attachment_1_Addendum_for_RFQ-RT-16-00011.pdf

RFQ-RT-16-00011

Attachment 1

ADDENDUM to FAR 52.212-4

1. EPA-H-13-101 BLANKET PURCHASE AGREEMENT TERMS AND CONDITIONS

(a) As provided in FAR 13.303-3(a) the following terms and conditions are included in this blanket purchase agreement:

(1) Description of agreement. This is a BPA to transfer EPA Van Pool subsidy funds to the Van Pool Operator. See the attached PWS. The period of performance of this Blanket Purchase Agreement will be five (5) years from the date this agreement was signed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

(2) Extent of obligation. The Government is not obligated to order any supplies or services under this Agreement. The Government is obligated only to the extent of authorized calls placed against the BPA.

The Government reserves the right to award contracts or agreements to other vendors for like supplies or services during the same performance period as this Agreement.

(3) Purchase limitation. An individual call placed under this Agreement shall not exceed the limit of the ordering officer’s authority as specified in paragraph 6b. Additionally, individual orders placed on under this BPA may not exceed the simplified acquisition threshold as defined in the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR).

(4) Individuals authorized to purchase under the BPA:

a. Call orders - Calls placed under this agreement will be made using a written instrument. Each order will have a specific call order number identified on the face of the document.

b. Authority to Place Calls - The roster below indicates those personnel who have been granted authority to place orders and obligate Government funds. The call number will be specified with each call.

Personnel who are authorized to place orders: Authority Per Call Order Any warranted contracting officer in RTPPOD Up to warrant authority

(5) Delivery tickets. All shipments under the agreement, except those for newspapers, magazines, or other periodicals, shall be accompanied by delivery tickets or sales slips that shall contain the following minimum information:

(i) Name of supplier.

(ii) BPA number.

(iii) Date of purchase.

(iv) Purchase number.

(v) Itemized list of supplies or services furnished.

(vi) Quantity, unit price, and extension of each item, less applicable discounts (unit prices and extensions need not be shown when incompatible with the use of automated systems, provided that the invoice is itemized to show this information).

(vii) Date of delivery or shipment.

(6) A summary invoice shall be submitted at least monthly or upon expiration of this BPA, whichever occurs first, for all deliveries made during a billing period, identifying the delivery tickets covered therein, stating their total dollar value, and supported by receipt copies of the delivery tickets.

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2. EPA-G-42-101 CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION REPRESENTATIVES

Contracting Officials responsible for administering this BPA are as follows:

Contracting Officer:

Christian Ford-Cannon

U.S. EPA

Mail Drop AA005 Research Triangle Park, NC 27709 Phone: (919) 541-2147 E-mail: ford-cannon.cris@epa.gov

Contract Specialist:

John Liertz

Mail Drop AA005 Research Triangle Park, NC 27709 Phone: (919) 541-5583 E-mail: liertz.john@epa.gov

The EPA Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) for this Blanket Purchase Agreement is:

Kurtis Darden

Mail Drop C604-01 Research Triangle Park, NC 27711 Phone: (919) 541-4780 E-mail: Darden.Kurtis@Epa.gov

The EPA Alternate Contracting Officer’s Representative (ACOR) for this Blanket Purchase Agreement is:

Michelle Cuilla

Mail Drop C604-01 Research Triangle Park, NC 27711 Phone: (919) 541-2615 E-mail: Cuilla.Michelle@Epa.gov mailto:ford-cannon.cris@epa.gov mailto:liertz.john@epa.gov mailto:Darden.Kurtis@Epa.gov mailto:Darden.Kurtis@Epa.gov mailto:Cuilla.Michelle@Epa.gov

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3. CONTRACTING OFFICER’S REPRESENTATIVE:

The COR is hereby designated as the COR for this requirement. As such, he/she shall:

1 - Provide all information of a general nature necessary in the performance of any call order issued off of this BPA.

2 - Be responsible for inspection and acceptance of the services for the certification of invoices.

The COR does not have the authority to issue any technical direction which changes or modifies the scope of work of any call order, or alter the period of performance.

4. EPAAR 1552.211-79 Compliance with EPA Policies for Information Resources Management (Jan 2012)

(a) Definition. Information Resources Management (IRM) is defined as any planning, budgeting, organizing, directing, training, promoting, controlling, and managing activities associated with the burden, collection, creation, use and dissemination of information. IRM includes both information itself and the management of information and related resources such as personnel, equipment, funds, and technology. Examples of these services include but are not limited to the following:

(1) The acquisition, creation, or modification of a computer program or automated data base for delivery to EPA or use by EPA or contractors operating EPA programs.

(2) The analysis of requirements for, study of the feasibility of, evaluation of alternatives for, or design and development of a computer program or automated data base for use by EPA or contractors operating EPA programs.

(3) Services that provide EPA personnel access to or use of computer or word processing equipment, software, or related services.

(4) Services that provide EPA personnel access to or use of: Data communications; electronic messaging services or capabilities; electronic bulletin boards, or other forms of electronic information dissemination; electronic record-keeping; or any other automated information services.

(b) General. The Contractor shall perform any IRM-related work under this contract in accordance with the IRM policies, standards, and procedures set forth on the Office of Environmental Information policy Web site. Upon receipt of a work request (i.e. delivery order, task order, or work assignment), the Contractor shall check this listing of directives. The applicable directives for performance of the work request are those in effect on the date of issuance of the work request. The 2100 Series (2100-2199) of the Agency's Directive System contains the majority of the Agency's IRM policies, standards, and procedures.

(c) Section 508 requirements (accessibility). Contract deliverables are required to be compliant with Section 508 requirements (accessibility for people with disabilities). The Environmental Protection Agency policy for 508 compliance can be found at www.epa.gov/accessibility.

(d) Electronic access. A complete listing, including full text, of documents included in the 2100 Series of the Agency's Directive System is maintained on the EPA Public Access Server on the Internet at http://epa.gov/docs/irmpoli8/policies/index.html''.

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