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SOL-CI-15-00006

SOLICITATION, OFFER AND AWARD

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by the offeror) from the date for receipt of offers specified above, to furnish any or all items upon which prices are offered at the price set opposite each item, delivered at the

12. In compliance with the above, the undersigned agrees, if this offer is accepted within ______________ calendar days (60 calendar days unless a different period is inserted

NOTE: Item 12 does not apply if the solicitation includes the provisions at 52.214-16, Minimum Bid Acceptance Period.

OFFER (Must be fully completed by offeror)

IMPORTANT - Award will be made on this Form, or on Standard Form 26, or by other authorized official written notice.

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0001 5 Year Ordering Period Indefinite-Delivery/Indefinite-Quantity Firm Fixed Price and Cost Plus Fixed Fee Supplies and Services:

Provide all technical and administrative support services to perform all work required by the Performance Work Statement, Section C, Tasks 1 thru 6, under Attachment 1.

Anticipated Award Type: Indefinite-quantity

OPTIONAL FORM 336 (4-86)

Sponsored by GSA

FAR (48 CFR) 53.110

NSN 7540-01-152-8067

SECTION A - Solicitation/Contract Form A-1 Clauses

SECTION B - Supplies or Services/Prices B-1 Clauses

SECTION C - Description/Specifications C-1 Clauses

SECTION D - Packaging and Marking D-1 Clauses

SECTION E - Inspection and Acceptance E-1 Clauses

SECTION F - Deliveries or Performance F-1 Clauses

SECTION G - Contract Administration Data G-1 Clauses

SECTION H - Special Contract Requirements H-1 Clauses

SECTION I - Contract Clauses I-1 Clauses

SECTION J - List of Documents, Exhibits and Other Attachments J-1 List of Documents, Exhibits, and Other Attachments

SECTION K - Representations, Certifications, and Other Statements of Bidders K-1 Clauses

SECTION L - Instructions, Conditions, and Notices to Bidders L-1 Clauses

SECTION M - Evaluation Factors for Award M-1 Clauses

SECTION A - Solicitation/Contract Form

A-1 Clauses

SECTION B - Supplies or Services/Prices

B-1 Clauses

B-1 ORDERING PROCEDURES – MULTIPLE AWARD INDEFINITE-QUANTITY

CONTRACTS (CO Added Clause)

1. Task orders for the work described in Attachment 1 will be competed among the multiple contractors who receive awards resulting from this solicitation, except as provided in FAR 16.505(b)(2). All contractors must submit a proposal for each competed task order and be available to perform if selected. The only acceptable reasons for a contractor's non-participation would be due to an inability to accept or perform the work because of a conflict of interest, capacity problem, or some other compelling factor which the Contracting Officer determines would affect the contractor's ability to perform the work and justifies its non-participation in the process. Such inability to accept or perform work must be documented in the contractor's response to the request for offer.

2. Task orders may be issued as firm-fixed-price task orders or cost-plus-fixed-fee task orders.

3. All contractors will be provided a fair opportunity to be considered for each order in excess of $3,000 pursuant to FAR 16.505(b)(1)(i). The Contracting Officer need not contact each contractor before selecting an order awardee if the Contracting Officer has information available on hand to ensure that each contractor is provided a fair opportunity to be considered. Contractors may be given the opportunity to propose on a given task order by any of the following mechanisms:

a. The Contracting Officer may telephone contractors to identify resource availability and price/cost for simple, well-defined tasks which only require the contractor to meet a stated schedule; or

b. The Contracting Officer may telephone or issue written requests for oral or videotaped technical offers for tasks where a technical approach is needed, and will request cost/price information; or

c. The Contracting Officer may telephone or issue written requests to the contractors requesting the written submission of offers for complex tasks, where a technical approach and price/cost need to be considered. The request may establish a page limitation based on the complexity of the task order.

4. Each request for offers will include the following:

a. Performance Work Statement (PWS)/Statement of Work (SOW);

b. Technical and/or cost/price or other evaluation criteria which will be used to evaluate the offers.

Evaluation criteria may include, but are not limited to, adequacy of technical approach to perform the order, adequacy of staffing plan/capability of proposed personnel, adequacy of delivery schedule, record of past performance (on this and/or other recent contracts), including quality of deliverables and record of cost control;

c. The components of the offer (technical and/or price/cost or other factors) to be submitted;

d. The format for submission;

e. The task order form type;

f. The time frame for submission of the offer;

g. The basis for selection; and

h. Any other relevant instructions to the contractor; e.g., Government acceptance of initial offer without discussions.

5. Upon receipt of a request for offer, the contractor shall submit an offer to the Contracting Officer within the time specified in the request. The Government shall have the right to accept the offer without further discussions. After acceptance, the Government will issue a task order. As noted above, the more complex tasks may include technical and cost components.

6. Task orders issued on a unilateral firm-fixed-price or cost-plus-fixed-fee basis to meet the contract minimum. The Contracting Officer may also issue unilateral cost-plus- fixed-fee task orders over and above the specified minimum based upon those labor rates in the event that the Contractor and the Government cannot reach agreement through task order negotiations. Proposals submitted for cost-type task orders will be based on average category rates or current salary rates, as indicated by the contractor's current payroll data (whichever method the contractor customarily uses), and current provisional indirect rates. Contractors shall provide current, up-to-date copies of (1) the most recent negotiated provisional indirect rates and (2) payroll data with their offers for individual cost-type task orders.

7. All task order offers shall include a conflict of interest (COI) certification. Before submitting the conflict of interest certification, the contractor shall search its records accumulated, at a minimum, over the past three years immediately prior to the receipt of the request for offer or similar tasking document. In the COI certification, the contractor must certify that, to the best of the contractor's knowledge and belief, all actual or potential organizational conflicts of interest have been reported to the Contracting Officer or no actual or potential organizational conflicts of interest exist. In addition, the contractor must certify that the personnel it has proposed to perform work under or relating to the particular task order have been informed of their obligation to report personal and organizational conflicts of interest to the contractor. The certification shall also include a statement that the contractor recognizes its continuing obligation to identify and report any actual or potential conflicts of interest arising during performance of the task order.

8. Offers will be evaluated based on the method of selection described in the request for offers. The method of selection for issuance of a task order will be tailored to the specific requirements of the task order. The methods of selection may be any one of the following:

• Lowest evaluated cost, technically acceptable offer. Generally, the technical component of these offers are scored as acceptable or unacceptable rather than given numerical/adjectival scores, and order issuance is made to the technically acceptable offeror with the lowest evaluated cost/price. If this rating approach is used, the request for offers will identify what constitutes an "acceptable" and "unacceptable" offeror. No tradeoffs are permitted under this selection process.

Tradeoff-This method requires that all evaluation factors and significant subfactors that will affect the award of a task order and their relative importance are clearly stated. This process permits tradeoffs among cost or price and non-cost factors, and allows the Government to accept other than the lowest price proposal. This process requires documenting any trade-off decisions in making a selection, such as the rationale for paying more for higher technical quality or paying less for lower technical quality.

Lowest evaluated cost/price, no technical proposal required.

9. The Government reserves the right to award an order based on evaluation of initial offers without discussions. If it is in the Government’s interest the Contracting Officer and program office (e.g., contract level COR, task order COR) will hold discussions with the contractors after evaluation of initial offers

B-2 EPAAR 1552.217-71 OPTION TO EXTEND THE TERM OF THE CONTRACT-COST-TYPE

CONTRACT. (APR 1984)

The Government has the option to extend the term of this contract for TBD in applicable Task Orders for the Fill-ins additional period(s). If more than 60 days remain in the contract period of performance, the Government, without prior written notification, may exercise this option by issuing a contract modification. To exercise this option within the last 60 days of the period of performance, the Government must provide to the Contractor written notification prior to that last 60-day period. This preliminary notification does not commit the Government to exercising the option. The Government's estimated level of effort is TBD in applicable Task Orders for the Fill-ins direct labor hours for the first option period and TBD in applicable Task Orders for the Fill-ins for the second. Use of an option will result in the following contract modifications:

(a) The "Period of Performance" clause will be amended to TBD in applicable Task Orders for the Fill-ins

(b) Paragraph (a) of the "Level of Effort" clause will be amended to reflect a new and separate level of effort of TBD in applicable Task Orders for the Fill-ins for the first option period and a new and separate level of effort of [] for the second option period.

(c) The "Estimated Cost and Fixed Fee" clause will be amended to reflect increased estimated costs and fixed fee for each option period as follows:

TBD in applicable Task Orders for the Fill-ins

(d) If the contract contains "not to exceed amounts" for elements of other direct costs (ODC), those amounts will be increased as follows:

TBD in applicable Task Orders for the Fill-ins

(End of clause)

B-3 EPAAR 1552.216-72 ORDERING BY DESIGNATED ORDERING OFFICERS. (JUL 2014)-

ALTERNATE I (JUL 2014)

(a) The Government will order any supplies and services to be furnished under this contract by issuing task/delivery orders on Optional Form 347, or any agency prescribed form, from contract award through a 60-month period. In addition to the Contracting Officer, the following individuals are authorized ordering officers:

NONE

(b) A Standard Form 30 will be the method of amending task/delivery orders.

(c) The Contractor shall acknowledge receipt of each order and shall prepare and forward to the Ordering Officer within ten (10) calendar days the proposed staffing plan for accomplishing the assigned task within the period specified.

(d) If the Contractor considers the estimated labor hours or specified work completion date to be unreasonable, the Contractor shall promptly notify the Ordering Officer and Contracting Officer in writing within 10 calendar days, stating why the estimated labor hours or specified completion date is considered unreasonable.

(e) Each delivery order will have a ceiling price, which the Contractor may not exceed. When the Contractor has reason to believe that the labor payment and support costs for the order, which will accrue in the next thirty (30) days, will bring total cost to over 85 percent of the ceiling price specified in the order, the Contractor shall notify the Ordering Officer.

(f) Paragraphs (c), (d), and (e) of this clause apply only when services are being ordered.

(End of clause)

B-4 Local Clauses EPA-B-16-101 MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM AMOUNTS

During the period specified in the "Ordering" clause, the Government shall place orders totaling a minimum of $50,000. The amount of all orders shall not exceed $31,850,000.

B-5 Local Clauses EPA-B-16-102 ESTIMATED COST AND FIXED FEE

(a) The estimated cost of this contract is TBD

(b) The fixed fee is TBD

(c) The total estimated cost and fixed fee is TBD

B-6 Local Clauses EPA-B-32-101 LIMITATION OF FUNDS NOTICE

(a) Pursuant to the Limitation of Funds clause, incremental funding in the amount of $TBD is allotted to cover estimated cost. Funding in the amount of $ TBD is provided to cover the corresponding increment of fixed fee. The amount allotted for costs is estimated to cover the contractor's performance through TBD.

(b) When the contract is fully funded as specified in the Estimated Cost and Fixed Fee Clause (EPA-B-16-102), the Limitation of Cost clause shall become applicable.

SECTION C - Description/Specifications

C-1 Clauses

C-1 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.

(End of clause)

C-2 Local Clauses EPA-C-10-101 STATEMENT OF WORK/PERFORMANCE WORK

STATEMENT/SPECIFICATIONS

The Contractor shall furnish the necessary personnel, material, equipment, services, and facilities (except as otherwise specified), to perform the Performance Work Statement included in Attachment 1. Work will be ordered against the subject PWS through Contracting Officer issuance of Task Orders.

C-3 Local Clauses EPA-C-10-103 INCORPORATION OF CONTRACTOR'S QUALITY ASSURANCE

(QA) PLAN

The Contractor shall adhere to the procedures set forth in its QA plan dated to be inserted at award, which is incorporated by reference.

SECTION D - Packaging and Marking

D-1 Clauses

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SECTION E - Inspection and Acceptance

E-1 Clauses

E-1 FAR 52.246-4 INSPECTION OF SERVICES - FIXED-PRICE. (AUG 1996)

E-2 FAR 52.246-5 INSPECTION OF SERVICES - COST-REIMBURSEMENT. (APR 1984

E-3 FAR 52.246-11 HIGHER-LEVEL CONTRACT QUALITY REQUIREMENT. (DEC 2014)

The Contractor shall comply with the higher-level quality standard selected below.

Title Numbering Date Tailoring [X] Specifications and ANSI/ASQC E4 1994 See below

Guidelines for Quality Systems for Environ mental Data Collection and Environmental Technology Programs

As authorized by FAR 52.246-11, the higher-level quality standard ANSI/ASQC E4 is tailored as follows:

The solicitation and contract require the offeror/contractor to demonstrate conformance to ANSI/ASQC E4 by submitting the quality documentation described below.

In addition, after award of the contract, the Contractor shall revise, when applicable, quality documentation submitted before award to address specific comments provided by EPA, and submit the revised documentation to the Contracting Officer’s Representative.

After award of the contract, the Contractor shall also implement all quality documentation approved by the Government.

A. Pre-award Documentation: The offeror must submit the following quality system documentation as a separate and identifiable part of its technical proposal:

Documentation Specifications

[X] Quality Management Plan EPA Requirements for Quality Management Plans (QA/R-2) [dated 03/20/01]

[ ] Joint Quality Management EPA Requirements for Quality Plan/Quality Assurance Management Plans (QA/R-2) [dated Project Plan for the 03/20/01] and EPA Requirements for contract Quality Assurance Project Plans

(QA/R) [dated 03/20/01]

[] Programmatic Quality EPA Requirements for Quality Assurance Project Plan Assurance Project Plans (QA/R-5) for the entire program [dated 03/20/01] (contract)

[X] Other Equivalent: As required by the Section M Provision Technical Evaluation Criteria and the Section L Provision Technical Proposal Instructions , sample

Quality Assurance Project Plans prepared in accordance with the requirements specified in

Attachment 4 of the RFP

This documentation will be prepared in accordance with the specifications identified above, or equivalent specifications defined by EPA. The offeror shall describe its plan for covering the costs associated with the required documentation. Work involving environmental data generation or use shall not commence until the Government has approved this documentation and incorporated it into the contract.

B. Post-award Documentation: The Contractor shall submit the following quality system documentation to the Contracting Officer’s Representative at the time frames identified below:

C.

Documentation Specification Due After

[X] Quality Management Plan EPA Requirements for Award of Quality Management Plans contract (QA/R-2) [dated 03/20/01]

[ ] Joint Quality Management EPA Requirements for Award of Plan/Quality Assurance Quality Management Plans contract Project Plan for the (QA/R-2) [dated 03/20/01] contract and EPA Requirements for

Quality Assurance Project Plans (QA/R-5) [dated 03/20/02]

[ ] Quality Assurance EPA Requirements for Award of Project Plan for the Quality Assurance Project contract contract Plans (QA/R-5 [dated

03/20/01]

[ ] Programmatic Quality EPA Requirements for Award of Assurance Project Plan Quality Assurance Project contract for the entire program Plans (QA/R-5) [dated (contract) 03/20/01]

[] Quality Assurance EPA Requirements for Issuance of Project Plan for each Quality Assurance Project statement of applicable project Plans (QA/R-5 [dated work for the

03/20/01] project

[ ] Project-specific EPA Requirements for Issuance of supplement to Quality Assurance Project statement of Programmatic Quality Plans (QA/R-5 [dated work for the Assurance Project Plan 03/20/01] project for each applicable project.

[X ] Other Equivalent: On-site Laboratory Audit Per TO requirements

This documentation will be prepared in accordance with the specifications identified above or equivalent specifications defined by EPA. The offeror shall describe their plan for covering the costs associated with the required documentation.

The Government will review and return the quality documentation, with comments, and indicating approval or disapproval. If necessary, the contractor shall revise the documentation to address all comments and shall submit the revised documentation to the government for approval.

The Contractor shall not commence work involving environmental data generation or use until the Government has approved the quality documentation. (Note: Statement of Work includes statements of work to perform projects under work assignments, task orders, delivery orders, etc.)

(a) The contractor shall include applicable requirements of the higher-level quality standard(s) listed in paragraph (a) of this clause and the requirement to flow down such standards, as applicable, to lower-tier subcontracts in-

1. Any subcontract for critical and complex items (see 46.203(b) and (c)); or

2. When the technical requirements of a subcontract require-

(i) Control of such things as design, work operations, in-process control, testing, and inspection; or

(ii) Attention to such factors as organization, planning, work instructions, documentation control, and advanced metrology.

SECTION F - Deliveries or Performance

F-1 Clauses

F-1 FAR 52.242-15 STOP-WORK ORDER. (AUG 1989)

(a) The Contracting Officer may, at any time, by written order to the Contractor, require the Contractor to stop all, or any part, of the work called for by this contract for a period of 90 days after the order is delivered to the Contractor, and for any further period to which the parties may agree. The order shall be specifically identified as a stop-work order issued under this clause. Upon receipt of the order, the Contractor shall immediately comply with its terms and take all reasonable steps to minimize the incurrence of costs allocable to the work covered by the order during the period of work stoppage. Within a period of 90 days after a stop-work is delivered to the Contractor, or within any extension of that period to which the parties shall have agreed, the Contracting Officer shall either -

(1) Cancel the stop-work order; or

(2) Terminate the work covered by the order as provided in the Default, or the Termination for Convenience of the Government, clause of this contract.

(b) If a stop-work order issued under this clause is canceled or the period of the order or any extension thereof expires, the Contractor shall resume work. The Contracting Officer shall make an equitable adjustment in the delivery schedule or contract price, or both, and the contract shall be modified, in writing, accordingly, if -

(1) The stop-work order results in an increase in the time required for, or in the Contractor's cost properly allocable to, the performance of any part of this contract; and

(2) The Contractor asserts its right to the adjustment within 30 days after the end of the period of work stoppage; provided, that, if the Contracting Officer decides the facts justify the action, the Contracting Officer may receive and act upon the claim submitted at any time before final payment under this contract.

(c) If a stop-work order is not canceled and the work covered by the order is terminated for the convenience of the Government, the Contracting Officer shall allow reasonable costs resulting from the stop-work order in arriving at the termination settlement.

(d) If a stop-work order is not canceled and the work covered by the order is terminated for default, the Contracting Officer shall allow, by equitable adjustment or otherwise, reasonable costs resulting from the stop-work order.

(End of clause)

F-2 FAR 52.242-15 STOP WORK ORDER. ALTERNATIVE 1 (APR 1984)

(a) The Contracting Officer may, at any time, by written order to the Contractor, require the Contractor to stop all, or any part, of the work called for by this contract for a period of 90 days after the order is delivered to the Contractor, and for any further period to which the parties may agree. The order shall be specifically identified as a stop-work order issued under this clause. Upon receipt of the order, the Contractor shall immediately comply with its terms and take all reasonable steps to minimize the incurrence of costs allocable to the work covered by the order during the period of work stoppage. Within a period of 90 days after a stop-work is delivered to the Contractor, or within any extension of that period to which the parties shall have agreed, the Contracting Officer shall either --

(1) Cancel the stop-work order; or

(2) Terminate the work covered by the order as provided in the Default, or the Termination for Convenience of the Government, clause of this contract.

(b) If a stop-work order issued under this clause is canceled or the period of the order or any extension thereof expires, the Contractor shall resume work. The Contracting Officer shall make an equitable adjustment in the delivery schedule or contract price, or both, and the contract shall be modified, in writing, accordingly, if --

(1) The stop-work order results in an increase in the time required for, or in the Contractor’s cost properly allocable to, the performance of any part of this contract; and

(2) The Contractor asserts its right to the adjustment within 30 days after the end of the period of work stoppage; provided, that, if the Contracting Officer decides the facts justify the action, the Contracting Officer may receive and act upon the claim submitted at any time before final payment under this contract.

(c) If a stop-work order is not canceled and the work covered by the order is terminated for the convenience of the Government, the Contracting Officer shall allow reasonable costs resulting from the stop-work order in arriving at the termination settlement.

(d) If a stop-work order is not canceled and the work covered by the order is terminated for default, the Contracting Officer shall allow, by equitable adjustment or otherwise, reasonable costs resulting from the stop-work order.

(End of Clause)

F-2 FAR 52.242-17 GOVERNMENT DELAY OF WORK. (APR 1984)

(a) If the performance of all or any part of the work of this contract is delayed or interrupted (1) by an act of the Contracting Officer in the administration of this contract that is not expressly or impliedly authorized by this contract, or (2) by a failure of the Contracting Officer to act within the time specified in this contract, or within a reasonable time if not specified, an adjustment (excluding profit) shall be made for any increase in the cost of performance of this contract caused by the delay or interruption and the contract shall be modified in writing accordingly. Adjustment shall also be made in the delivery or performance dates and any other contractual term or condition affected by the delay or interruption. However, no adjustment shall be made under this clause for any delay or interruption to the extent that performance would have been delayed or interrupted by any other cause, including the fault or negligence of the Contractor, or for which an adjustment is provided or excluded under any other term or condition of this contract.

(b) A claim under this clause shall not be allowed -

(1) For any costs incurred more than 20 days before the Contractor shall have notified the Contracting Officer in writing of the act or failure to act involved; and

(2) Unless the claim, in an amount stated, is asserted in writing as soon as practicable after the termination of the delay or interruption, but not later than the day of final payment under the contract.

F-4 EPAAR 1552.211-75 WORKING FILES. (APR 1984)

The Contractor shall maintain accurate working files (by task or work assignment) on all work documentation including calculations, assumptions, interpretations of regulations, sources of information, and other raw data required in the performance of this contract. The Contractor shall provide the information contained in the contractor's working files upon request of the Contracting Officer.

(End of clause)

F-5 EPAAR 1552.211-78 ADVISORY AND ASSISTANCE SERVICES. (JUL 2015)

All reports containing recommendations to the Environmental Protection Agency shall include the following information on the cover of each report: (a) Name and business address of the contractor; (b) contract number; (c) contract dollar amount; (d) whether the contract was subject to full and open competition or a sole source acquisition; (e) name of the EPA Project Officer and the EPA Project Officer's office identification and location; and

(f) date of report.

(End of clause)

F-6 EPAAR 1552.211-70 REPORTS OF WORK (OCT 2000)

The Contractor shall prepare and deliver reports, including plans, evaluations, studies, analyses and manuals in accordance with Attachment 2. Each report shall cite the contract number, identify the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as the sponsoring agency, and identify the name of the Contractor preparing the report.

The OMB clearance number for progress reports delivered under this contract is 2030-0005.

(End of clause)

F-7 Local Clauses EPA-F-12-101 PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE

The period of performance of this contract shall be from award date through a five year (60 month) period exclusive of all required reports.

SECTION G - Contract Administration Data

G-1 Clauses

G-1 EPAAR 1552.216-74 PAYMENT OF FEE. (MAY 1991)

(a) The term fee in this clause refers to either the fixed fee under a cost-plus-fixed-fee type contract, or the base fee under a cost-plus-award-fee type contract.

(b) The Government will make provisional fee payments on the basis of percentage of work completed.

Percentage of work completed is the ratio of direct labor hours performed to the direct labor hours set forth in clause 1552.211-73, Level of Effort-Cost-Reimbursement Term Contract.

(End of clause)

G-2 EPAAR 1552.232-70 SUBMISSION OF INVOICES. (JUN 1996)

In order to be considered properly submitted, an invoice or request for contract financing payment must meet the following contract requirements in addition to the requirements of FAR 32.905:

(a) Unless otherwise specified in the contract, an invoice or request for contract financing payment shall be submitted as an original and five copies. The Contractor shall submit the invoice or request for contract financing payment to the following offices/individuals designated in the contract: the original and two copies to the Accounting Operations Office shown in Block 5 on the cover of the contract; two copies to the Project Officer (the Project Officer may direct one of these copies to a separate address); and one copy to the Contracting Officer.

(b) The Contractor shall prepare its invoice or request for contract financing payment on the prescribed Government forms. Standard Forms Number 1034, Public Voucher for Purchases and Services other than Personal, shall be used by contractors to show the amount claimed for reimbursement. Standard Form 1035, Public Voucher for Purchases and Services other than Personal-Continuation Sheet, shall be used to furnish the necessary supporting detail or additional information required by the Contracting Officer. The Contractor may submit self-designed forms which contain the required information.

(c)(1) The Contractor shall prepare a contract level invoice or request for contract financing payment in accordance with the invoice preparation instructions identified as a separate attachment in Section J of the contract. If contract work is authorized by individual work assignments, the invoice or request for contract financing payment shall also include a summary of the current and cumulative amounts claimed by cost element for each work assignment and for the contract total, as well as any supporting data for each work assignment as identified in the instructions.

(2) The invoice or request for contract financing payment shall include current and cumulative charges by major cost element such as direct labor, overhead, travel, equipment, and other direct costs. For current costs, each major cost element shall include the appropriate supporting schedule identified in the invoice preparation instructions. Cumulative charges represent the net sum of current charges by cost element for the contract period.

(3) The charges for subcontracts shall be further detailed in a supporting schedule showing the major cost elements for each subcontract. The degree of detail for any subcontract exceeding $5,000 is to be the same as that set forth under (c) (2).

(4) The charges for consultants shall be further detailed in the supporting schedule showing the major cost elements of each consultant. For current costs, each major cost element of the consulting agreement shall also include the supporting schedule identified in the invoice preparation instructions.

(d) Invoices or requests for contract financing payment must clearly indicate the period of performance for which payment is requested. Separate invoices or requests for contract financing payment are required for charges applicable to the basic contract and each option period.

(e)(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of the clause of this contract at FAR 52.216-7, Allowable Cost and Payment, invoices or requests for contract financing payment shall be submitted once per month unless there has been a demonstrated need and Contracting Officer approval for more frequent billings. When submitted on a monthly basis, the period covered by invoices or requests for contractor financing payments shall be the same as the period for monthly progress reports required under this contract.

(2) If the Contracting Officer allows submissions more frequently than monthly, one submittal each month shall have the same ending period of performance as the monthly progress report.

(3) Where cumulative amounts on the monthly progress report differ from the aggregate amounts claimed in the invoice(s) or request(s) for contract financing payments covering the same period, the contractor shall provide a reconciliation of the difference as part of the payment request.

G-2 EPAAR 1552.232-70 SUBMISSION OF INVOICES. (JUN 1996) - ALTERNATE I (JUN 1996)

In order to be considered properly submitted, an invoice or request for contract financing payment must meet the following contract requirements in addition to the requirements of FAR 32.905:

(a) Unless otherwise specified in the contract, an invoice or request for contract financing payment shall be submitted as an original and five copies. The Contractor shall submit the invoice or request for contract financing payment to the following offices/individuals designated in the contract: the original and two copies to the Accounting Operations Office shown in Block 5 on the cover of the contract; two copies to the Project Officer (the Project Officer may direct one of these copies to a separate address); and one copy to the Contracting Officer.

(b) The Contractor shall prepare its invoice or request for contract financing payment on the prescribed Government forms. Standard Forms Number 1034, Public Voucher for Purchases and Services other than Personal, shall be used by contractors to show the amount claimed for reimbursement. Standard Form 1035, Public Voucher for Purchases and Services other than Personal-Continuation Sheet, shall be used to furnish the necessary supporting detail or additional information required by the Contracting Officer. The Contractor may submit self-designed forms which contain the required information.

(c)(1) The Contractor shall prepare a contract level invoice or request for contract financing payment in accordance with the invoice preparation instructions identified as a separate attachment in Section J of the contract. If contract work is authorized by individual delivery orders, the invoice or request for contract financing payment shall also include a summary of the current and cumulative amounts claimed by cost element for each delivery order and for the contract total, as well as any supporting data for each delivery order as identified in the instructions.

(2) The invoice or request for contract financing payment that employs a fixed rate feature shall include current and cumulative charges by contract labor category and by other major cost elements such as travel, equipment, and other direct costs. For current costs, each cost element shall include the appropriate supporting schedules identified in the invoice preparation instructions.

(3) The charges for subcontracts shall be further detailed in a supporting schedule showing the major cost elements for each subcontract. The degree of detail for any subcontract exceeding $5,000 is to be the same as that set forth under (c) (2).

(4) The charges for consultants shall be further detailed in the supporting schedule showing the major cost elements of each consultant. For current costs, each major cost element of the consulting agreement shall also include the supporting schedule identified in the invoice preparation instructions.

(d) Invoices or requests for contract financing payment must clearly indicate the period of performance for which payment is requested. Separate invoices or requests for contract financing payment are required for charges applicable to the basic contract and each option period.

(e)(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of the clause of this contract at FAR 52.216-7, Allowable Cost and Payment, invoices or requests for contract financing payment shall be submitted once per month unless there has been a demonstrated need and Contracting Officer approval for more frequent billings. When submitted on a monthly basis, the period covered by invoices or requests for contractor financing payments shall be the same as the period for monthly progress reports required under this contract.

(2) If the Contracting Officer allows submissions more frequently than monthly, one submittal each month shall have the same ending period of performance as the monthly progress report.

(3) Where cumulative amounts on the monthly progress report differ from the aggregate amounts claimed in the invoice(s) or request(s) for contract financing payments covering the same period, the contractor shall provide a reconciliation of the difference as part of the payment request.

G-3 EPAAR 1552.245-70 GOVERNMENT PROPERTY. (SEP 2009)

(a) The contractor shall not fabricate or acquire, on behalf of the Government, either directly or indirectly through a subcontract, any item of property without prior written approval from the Contracting Officer. If the Contracting Officer authorizes the contractor to acquire and/or fabricate equipment for use in the performance of this contract, the equipment shall be subject to the provisions of the "Government Property" clause and listed on the contract via contract modification.

(b) If the Government provides item(s) of Government property to the contractor for use in the performance of this contract, this property shall be used and maintained by the contractor in accordance with the provisions of the "Government Property" clause.

The "EPA Contract Property Administration Requirements" provided below apply to this contract.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Contract Property Administration Requirements

1. Purpose. This document sets forth the requirements for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) contractors performing Government property management responsibilities under EPA contracts.

These requirements supplement those contained in the Government Property clause(s) and Part 45 Government Property of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR).

2. Contract Property Administration (CPAR)

a. EPA Delegation. EPA delegates all contract property administration to the EPA Contract Property Coordinator (CPC). The delegations apply to all EPA contracts issued with or that have the potential to receive, purchase or acquire Government Property or include the Government Property clauses. In addition to administering all contract property, the CPC provides technical expertise and assistance to the Contracting Officer (CO) and Contracting Officer Technical Representative (COTR) relative to Government Property.

b. DCMA Re-delegation. The CPC may request support for contract property management oversight, including property administration and plant clearance, from the Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA). If DCMA agrees to provide support, DCMA will notify the contractor of the assigned property administrator (PA) and plant clearance officer (PLCO). The DCMA PA is available to the contractor for assistance in all matters of property administration. Notwithstanding the delegation, as necessary, the contractor may contact the EPA CO. In the event of a disagreement between the contractor and the DCMA PA, the contractor should seek resolution from the CO. Unless, otherwise directed in the contract, or this document, all originals of written information or reports, except direct correspondence between the contractor and the DCMA PA, relative to Government property, should be forwarded to the administrative CO assigned to this contract and the CPC.

c. Disagreements. Notwithstanding the delegation(s), as necessary, the contractor may contact the CO. In the event of a disagreement between the contractor and the PA or the CPC the contractor should seek resolution from the CO.

3. Requests for Government Property.

In accordance with FAR 45.102, the contractor shall furnish all property required for performing Government contracts. If a contractor believes that Government property is required for performance of the contract, the contractor shall submit a written request to the CO. At a minimum, the request shall contain the following elements:

a. Contract number for which the property is required.

b. An item(s) description, quantity and estimated cost.

c. Certification that no like contractor property exists which could be utilized.

d. A detailed description of the task-related purpose of the property.

e. Explanation of negative impact if property is not provided by the Government.

f. Lease versus purchase analysis shall be furnished with the request to acquire property on behalf of the Government, with the exception of requests for material purchases. The contractor may not proceed with acquisition of property on behalf of the Government until receipt of written authorization from the Contracting Officer.

4. Transfer of Government Property. The Contracting Officer initiates the transfer of the government property via a contract modification. The transferor (EPA or another contractor) shall provide to the transferee, the receiving contractor, the information needed to establish and maintain the property records required of FAR 52.245-1, as well as all of the applicable data elements required by Attachment 1 of this clause. The transferee, the receiving contractor, should perform a complete inventory of the property before signing the acceptance document for the property. Accountability will transfer to the receiving contractor upon receipt and acceptance of the property, in accordance with FAR 45.106.

5. Records of Government Property.

a. In accordance with FAR 52.245-1, the contractor shall create and maintain records of all Government property, regardless of value, including property provided to and in the possession of a subcontractor.

Material provided by the Government or acquired by the contractor and billed as a direct charge to the contract is Government property and records must be established as such.

b. The Contractor shall identify all Superfund property and designate it as such both on the item and on the Government property record. If it is not practicable to tag the item, the contractor shall write the ID number on a tag, card or other entity that may be kept with the item or in a file.

c. Support documentation used for posting entries to the property record shall provide complete, current and auditable data. Entries shall be posted to the record in a timely manner following an action.

d. For Government vehicles, in addition to the data elements required by EPA, the contractor shall also comply with the General Services Administration (GSA) and Department of Energy (DOE) record and report requirements supplied with all EPA provided motor vehicles. If the above requirements were not provided with the vehicle, the contractor shall notify the designated CPC and the Fleet Manager.

e. When Government property is disclosed to be in the management and/or control of the contractor but not provided under any contract, the contractor shall record and report the property in accordance with FAR 52.245-1.

6. Inventories of Government Property. The contractor shall conduct a complete physical inventory of EPA property at least once per year. The contractor shall report the results of the inventory, including any discrepancies, to the CO. Reconciliation of discrepancies shall be completed in accordance with the schedule negotiated with the CO. See section 10 herein, Contract Closeout, for information on final inventories.

7. Reports of Government Property. EPA requires an annual summary report, for each contract, by contract number, of Government property in the contractor's possession. The annual summary is due as of September 30th of each year, and upon contract termination or expiration.

a. For each classification listed on the EPA Property Report form, with the exception of material, the contractor shall provide the total acquisition cost and total quantity. If there are zero items in a classification, or if there is an ending balance of zero, the classification must be listed with zeros in the quantity and acquisition cost columns.

b. For material, the contractor shall provide the total acquisition cost only.

c. Property classified as Plant Equipment, Superfund and Special Test Equipment must be reported on two separate lines. The first line shall include the total acquisition cost and quantity of all items or systems with a unit acquisition cost of $25,000 or more. The second line shall include the total acquisition cost and quantity of all items with a unit acquisition cost of less than $25,000.

d. For items comprising a system, which is defined as "a group of interacting items functioning as a complex whole," the contractor may maintain the record as a system noting all components of the system under the main component or maintain…