18Q4031_Solicitation.pdf

SEE ADDENDUM

(No Collect Calls)

SPMYM318Q4031 16-Apr-2018

b. TELEPHONE NUMBER

207-438-3871

8. OFFER DUE DATE/LOCAL TIME

06:00 AM 11 May 2018

5. SOLICITATION NUMBER 6. SOLICITATION ISSUE DATE

AUTHORIZED FOR LOCAL REPRODUCTION

PREVIOUS EDITION IS NOT USABLE

STANDARD FORM 1449 (REV. 2/2012)

Prescribed by GSA – FAR (48 CFR) 53.212

(TYPE OR PRINT)

(SIGNATURE OF CONTRACTING OFFICER)

ADDENDA ARE

26. TOTAL AWARD AMOUNT (For Gov t. Use Only )

23.

CODE 10. THIS ACQUISITION IS

SUCH ADDRESS IN OFFER

17b. CHECK IF REMITTANCE IS DIFFERENT AND PUT

BELOW IS CHECKED

TELEPHONE NO.

SPMYM39. ISSUED BY

18b. SUBMIT INVOICES TO ADDRESS SHOWN IN BLOCK 18a. UNLESS BLOCK

7. FOR SOLICITATION

INFORMATION CALL:

a. NAME

RENE. R. ST PIERRE

2. CONTRACT NO. 3. AWARD/EFFECTIVE DATE 4. ORDER NUMBER

(TYPE OR PRINT)

30b. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER 30c. DATE SIGNED 31b. NAME OF CONTRACTING OFFICER

30a. SIGNATURE OF OFFEROR/CONTRACTOR 31a.UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

27a. SOLICITATION INCORPORATES BY REFERENCE FAR 52.212-1. 52.212-4. FAR 52.212-3. 52.212-5 ARE ATTACHED.

25. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA

1. REQUISITION NUMBER

20.

ADDITIONAL SHEETS SUBJECT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SPECIFIED.

OFFEROR TO COMPLETE BLOCKS 12, 17, 23, 24, AND 30

SOLICITATION/CONTRACT/ORDER FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS

SEE SCHEDULE

ARE NOT ATTACHED

27b. CONTRACT/PURCHASE ORDER INCORPORATES BY REFERENCE FAR 52.212-4. FAR 52.212-5 IS ATTACHED. ADDENDA ARE ARE NOT ATTACHED

(BLOCK 5), INCLUDING ANY ADDITIONS OR CHANGES WHICH ARE

SET FORTH HEREIN, IS ACCEPTED AS TO ITEMS:

. YOUR OFFER ON SOLICITATION

28. CONTRACTOR IS REQUIRED TO SIGN THIS DOCUMENT AND RETURN

% FOR:SET ASIDE:UNRESTRICTED ORX

SMALL BUSINESS

17a.CONTRACTOR/ CODE FACILITY

OFFEROR CODE

DLA MARITIME PORTSMOUTH

PORTSMOUTH NAVAL SHIPYARD

ATTN: RENE ST. PIERRE

EMAIL: RENE.STPIERRE@NAVY.MIL

KITTERY ME 03904-5000

18a. PAYMENT WILL BE MADE BY CODE

RATED ORDER UNDER

DPAS (15 CFR 700)

13a. THIS CONTRACT IS AX

13b. RATING

DO-A3

CODE15. DELIVER TO CODE 16. ADMINISTERED BY

SEE SCHEDULE

12. DISCOUNT TERMS11. DELIVERY FOR FOB DESTINA-

TION UNLESS BLOCK IS

MARKED

SEE SCHEDULE

14. METHOD OF SOLICITATION

RFQ IFB RFPX

FAX:

TEL: 207-438-3871

SERVICE-DISABLED

VETERAN-OWNED

SMALL BUSINESS

8(A)

HUBZONE SMALL

BUSINESS

SIZE STANDARD:

NAICS:

333613

X

OFFER DATED

29. AWARD OF CONTRACT: REF.

DELIVER ALL ITEMS SET FORTH OR OTHERWISE IDENTIFIED ABOVE AND ON ANY

COPIES TO ISSUING OFFICE. CONTRACTOR AGREES TO FURNISH AND

EMAIL:

TEL:

31c. DATE SIGNED

SEE SCHEDULE

SCHEDULE OF SUPPLIES/ SERVICESITEM NO. QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

24.22.21.19.

WOMEN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS (WOSB)

ELIGIBLE UNDER THE WOMEN-OWNED

SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAM

EDWOSB

32g. E-MAIL OF AUTHORIZED GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVE

SOLICITATION/CONTRACT/ORDER FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS

(CONTINUED)

PAGE 2 OF34

ACCEPTED, AND CONFORMS TO THE CONTRACT, EXCEPT AS NOTED: ______________________________________________________

32a. QUANTITY IN COLUMN 21 HAS BEEN

RECEIVED INSPECTED

32b. SIGNATURE OF AUTHORIZED GOVERNMENT

REPRESENTATIVE

32c. DATE 32d. PRINTED NAME AND TITLE OF AUTHORIZED GOVERNMENT

REPRESENTATIVE

32e. MAILING ADDRESS OF AUTHORIZED GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVE 32f . TELEPHONE NUMBER OF AUTHORIZED GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVE

37. CHECK NUMBER

FINALPARTIALCOMPLETE

36. PAYMENT35. AMOUNT VERIFIED

CORRECT FOR

34. VOUCHER NUMBER

FINAL

33. SHIP NUMBER

PARTIAL

38. S/R ACCOUNT NUMBER 39. S/R VOUCHER NUMBER 40. PAID BY

41a. I CERTIFY THIS ACCOUNT IS CORRECT AND PROPER FOR PAYMENT

41b. SIGNATURE AND TITLE OF CERTIFYING OFFICER 41c. DATE

42a. RECEIVED BY (Print)

42b. RECEIVED AT (Location)

42c. DATE REC'D (YY/MM/DD) 42d. TOTAL CONTAINERS

STANDARD FORM 1449 (REV. 2/2012) BACK

Prescribed by GSA – FAR (48 CFR) 53.212

AUTHORIZED FOR LOCAL REPRODUCTION

PREVIOUS EDITION IS NOT USABLE

SEE SCHEDULE

20.

SCHEDULE OF SUPPLIES/ SERVICES

21.

QUANTITY UNIT

22. 23.

UNIT PRICE

24.

AMOUNT

19.

ITEM NO.

SPMYM318Q4031

Section SF 1449 - CONTINUATION SHEET

ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

0001 2 Each

SLEEVE, PROP SHAFT

FFP

TRIDENT PROP SHAFT SLEEVES, PC-2 OF DWG 4678498-G, ALL WITH

THE FOLLOWING DIMENSIONS: ID TO BE 26.100" +0" / -1/16"; OD TO BE

28.500" +1/16" / -0"; LENGTH TO BE 14FT 10" +1/4" / - 0". MATERIAL IS TO

BE CAST CUNI PER ASTM-B369-09, UNS #C96400 (SUPERSEDING MIL-C-

15345, ALLOY 24). RT, PT AND WELDABILITY TESTS ARE REQUIRED.

CHEMICAL AND MECHANICAL CERTS ARE ALSO REQUIRED.

NOTE: ROUNDNESS OF THE ID'S IS TO BE WITHIN 0.015" AND

CONCENTRIC TO THE OD'S WITHIN 1/32". STRAIGHTNESS OF THE

LENGTH OF ALL SLEEVES IS TO BE WITHIN 0.010". IF ANY WELD

REPAIR NEEDS TO BE DONE ON ANY OF THE SLEEVES, VENDOR MUST

FIRST SUBMIT THEIR WELDING & NDT PROCEDURES WITH

ACCEPTANCE TO PNSY CODES 138 AND 135T FOR REVIEW AND

APPROVAL PRIOR TO ANY WELDING BEING DONE.

NOTE: The requirements in DFARS 252.211-7003, Item Identification and

Valuation, are applicable for this line item. The contractor shall provide DoD unique identification or a DoD recognized unique identification equivalent.

FOB: Destination

NSN: 2010

MILSTRIP: N3904080594001

PURCHASE REQUEST NUMBER: N3904080594001

NET AMT

CONTRACT DATA REQUIREMENTS

FFP

CONTRACT DATA REQUIREMENTS FOR CLIN 0001 - SEE EXHIBIT (A)

See Exhibit A

A001 1 Each

NDT (RT) PROCEDURE APPROVAL

FFP

EXHIBIT (A) - SEQ A001: NDT (RT) PROCEDURE APPROVAL UDI-T-

23732-B

FOB: Destination

A002 1 Each

TEST/INSPECTION REPORT

FFP

EXHIBIT (A) - SEQ A002: TEST/INSPECTION REPORT DI-NDTI-80809B

A003 1 Each

NDT (PT) PROCEDURE APPROVAL

FFP

EXHIBIT (A) - SEQ A003: NDT (PT) PROCEDURE APPROVAL UDI-T-

23732B

A004 1 Each

TEST/INSPECTION REPORT

FFP

EXHIBIT (A) - SEQ A004: TEST/INSPECTION REPORT DI-NDTI-80809B

A005 1 Each

TEST - INSPECTION REPORT

FFP

EXHIBIT (A) - SEQ A005: TEST/INSPECTION REPORT DI-MISC-80678

A006 1 Each

MATERIAL CERTIFICATION DATA

FFP

EXHIBIT (A) - SEQ A006: MATERIAL CERTIFICATION DATA DI-MISC-

80678

0003 2 Each

SLEEVE, PROP SHAFT

FFP

TRIDENT PROP SHAFT SLEEVESM PC-3 OF DWG 4678498-G, ALL WITH

THE FOLLOWING DIMENSIONS: ID TO BE 26.220" +0"/-1/16"; OD TO BE

28.500" +1/16"/-0"; LENGTH TO BE 22-3/4" +1/16" / -0". MATERIAL IS TO

BE CAST CUNI PER ASTM-B369, UNS #C96400 (SUPERSEDING MIL-C-

15345, ALLOY 24). RT, PT AND WELDABILITY TESTS ARE REQUIRED.

CHEMICAL AND MECHANICAL CERTS ARE ALSO REQUIRED.

NOTE: ROUNDNESS OF THE ID'S IS TO BE WITHIN 0.015" AND

CONCENTRIC TO THE OD'S WITHIN 1/32". STRAIGHTNESS OF THE

LENGTH OF ALL SLEEVES IS TO BE WITHIN 0.010". IF ANY WELD

REPAIR NEEDS TO BE DONE ON ANY OF THE SLEEVES, VENDOR MUST

FIRST SUBMIT THEIR WELDING & NDT PROCEDURES WITH

ACCEPTANCE TO PNSY CODES 138 AND 135T FOR REVIEW AND

APPROVAL PRIOR TO ANY WELDING BEING DONE.

NOTE: The requirements in DFARS 252.211-7003, Item Identification and

Valuation, are applicable for this line item. The contractor shall provide DoD unique identification or a DoD recognized unique identification equivalent.

FOB: Destination

NSN: 2010

MILSTRIP: N3904080594011

PC NR: 3

PURCHASE REQUEST NUMBER: N3904080594011

PROJECT: YY9

CONTRACT DATA REQUIREMENTS

FFP

CONTRACT DATA REQUIREMENTS FOR CLIN 0003

See Exhibit B

B001 1 Each

NDT (RT) PROCEDURE APPROVAL

FFP

EXHIBIT (B) - SEQ B001: NDT (RT) PROCEDURE APPROVAL UDI-T-

23732-B

B002 1 Each

TEST - INSPECTION REPORT

FFP

EXHIBIT (B) - SEQ B002: TEST/INSPECTION REPORT DI-NDTI-80809B

B003 1 Each

NDT (PT) PROCEDURE APPROVAL

FFP

EXHIBIT (B) - SEQ B003: NDT (PT) PROCEDURE APPROVAL DI-NDTI-

80809B

B004 1 Each

TEST - INSPECTION REPORT

FFP

EXHIBIT (B) - SEQ B004: TEST/INSPECTION REPORT DI-NDTI-80809B

B005 1 Each

TEST - INSPECTION REPORT

FFP

EXHIBIT (B) - SEQ B005: TEST/INSPECTION REPORT DI-MISC-80678

B006 1 Each

MATERIAL CERTIFICATION DATA

FFP

EXHIBIT (B) - SEQ B006: MATERIAL CERTIFICATION DATA DI-MSIC-

80678

INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE TERMS

Supplies/services will be inspected/accepted at:

CLIN INSPECT AT INSPECT BY ACCEPT AT ACCEPT BY

0001 Destination Government Destination Government

0002 N/A N/A N/A N/A

A001 Destination Government Destination Government

A002 Destination Government Destination Government

A003 Destination Government Destination Government

A004 Destination Government Destination Government

A005 Destination Government Destination Government

A006 Destination Government Destination Government

0003 Destination Government Destination Government

0004 N/A N/A N/A N/A

B001 Destination Government Destination Government

B002 Destination Government Destination Government

B003 Destination Government Destination Government

B004 Destination Government Destination Government

B005 Destination Government Destination Government

B006 Destination Government Destination Government

DELIVERY INFORMATION

CLIN DELIVERY DATE QUANTITY SHIP TO ADDRESS DODAAC /

CAGE

0001 29-JUN-2018 2 N/A

0002 N/A N/A N/A N/A

A001 45 dys. ADC 1 PORTSMOUTH NAVAL SHIPYARD

CODE 501.2

RECEIVING OFFICER

BLDG 170, CODE 501.2

KITTERY ME 03904

207-438-5521

N39040

A002 45 dys. ADC 1 (SAME AS PREVIOUS LOCATION)

A003 45 dys. ADC 1 (SAME AS PREVIOUS LOCATION)

A004 45 dys. ADC 1 (SAME AS PREVIOUS LOCATION)

A005 45 dys. ADC 1 (SAME AS PREVIOUS LOCATION)

A006 45 dys. ADC 1 (SAME AS PREVIOUS LOCATION)

0003 29-JUN-2018 2 N/A

0004 N/A N/A N/A N/A

B001 45 dys. ADC 1 PORTSMOUTH NAVAL SHIPYARD

CODE 501.2

RECEIVING OFFICER

BLDG 170, CODE 501.2

KITTERY ME 03904

207-438-5521

B002 45 dys. ADC 1 (SAME AS PREVIOUS LOCATION)

B003 45 dys. ADC 1 (SAME AS PREVIOUS LOCATION)

B004 45 dys. ADC 1 (SAME AS PREVIOUS LOCATION)

B005 45 dys. ADC 1 (SAME AS PREVIOUS LOCATION)

B006 45 dys. ADC 1 (SAME AS PREVIOUS LOCATION)

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

52.202-1 Definitions NOV 2013

52.203-3 Gratuities APR 1984

52.204-7 System for Award Management OCT 2016

52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance OCT 2016

52.209-2 Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic

Corporations--Representation

NOV 2015

52.209-5 Certification Regarding Responsibility Matters OCT 2015

52.209-7 Information Regarding Responsibility Matters JUL 2013

52.211-14 Notice Of Priority Rating For National Defense, Emergency

Preparedness, and Energy Program Use

APR 2008

52.211-15 Defense Priority And Allocation Requirements APR 2008

52.211-17 Delivery of Excess Quantities SEP 1989

52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors--Commercial Items JAN 2017

52.212-3 Alt I Offeror Representations and Certifications--Commercial

Items (NOV 2017) Alternate I

OCT 2014

52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions--Commercial Items JAN 2017

52.215-8 Order of Precedence--Uniform Contract Format OCT 1997

52.216-1 Type Of Contract APR 1984

52.225-25 Prohibition on Contracting with Entities Engaging in Certain

Activities or Transactions Relating to Iran-- Representation and Certifications.

OCT 2015

52.232-25 Prompt Payment JAN 2017

52.232-39 Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations JUN 2013

52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business

Subcontractors

DEC 2013

52.233-1 Disputes MAY 2014

52.242-13 Bankruptcy JUL 1995

52.242-15 Stop-Work Order AUG 1989

52.242-17 Government Delay Of Work APR 1984

52.243-1 Changes--Fixed Price AUG 1987

52.246-2 Inspection Of Supplies--Fixed Price AUG 1996

52.247-34 F.O.B. Destination NOV 1991

52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated By Reference FEB 1998

252.204-7003 Control Of Government Personnel Work Product APR 1992

252.204-7004 Alt A System for Award Management Alternate A FEB 2014

252.204-7012 Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber

Incident Reporting

OCT 2016

252.204-7015 Notice of Authorized Disclosure of Information for Litigation

Support

MAY 2016

252.209-7004 Subcontracting With Firms That Are Owned or Controlled By

The Government of a Country that is a State Sponsor of

Terrorism

OCT 2015

252.223-7008 Prohibition of Hexavalent Chromium JUN 2013

252.225-7001 Buy American And Balance Of Payments Program-- Basic

(Dec 2017)

DEC 2017

252.225-7002 Qualifying Country Sources As Subcontractors DEC 2017

252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving

Reports

JUN 2012

252.232-7006 Wide Area WorkFlow Payment Instructions MAY 2013

252.232-7010 Levies on Contract Payments DEC 2006

252.243-7001 Pricing Of Contract Modifications DEC 1991

252.244-7000 Subcontracts for Commercial Items JUN 2013

252.247-7023 Transportation of Supplies by Sea APR 2014

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY FULL TEXT

CONTRACTOR RETENTION OF TRACEABILITY DOCUMENTATION

(a) This clause applies whenever the Contractor is not the manufacturer of the item(s) to be furnished.

(b)(1) The Contractor shall retain evidence to document that items furnished under this contract conform to contract requirements. Evidence will generally include information tracing the items back to the manufacturing source or its authorized distributor. At a minimum, evidence shall be sufficient to establish the identity of the item, its manufacturing source, and conformance to the item description.

(2) Examples of traceability documentation include, but are not limited to, the following:

(i) Purchase order(s)/invoice(s) between manufacturer(s)/distributor(s), identifying part number

(and/or technical data package (TDP) with revision level) and quantities;

(ii) Original equipment manufacturer (OEM) or approved/qualified source’s packing slips, identifying part number (and/or TDP with revision level) and quantities;

(iii) OEM or approved/qualified source’s certification, identifying part number (and/or TDP with revision level) and quantities; and/or

(iv) OEM or approved/qualified source’s identifiable standard packaging, with part number (and/or

TDP with revision level) cited on the package.

(3) The Contractor shall be responsible for the assurance of type, kind, count, and condition. Preservation, packing, packaging, and marking shall be in accordance with contractual requirements.

(4) The Contractor shall provide documentation of traceability for review—

(i) Upon request by the Contracting Officer at any time prior to or after award;

(ii) At time of Government source inspection, if applicable; and/or

(iii) During random or directed post-award audits.

(5) The Contractor shall retain documentation in accordance with this clause for 5 years after final payment under this contract.

c) The Offeror/Contractor shall provide documentation of traceability for review—

(1) Upon request by the Contracting Officer at any time prior to or after award;

(2) At time of Government source inspection, if applicable; and/or

(3) During random or directed post-award audits.

(d) Traceability documentation shall, at a minimum, include the following:

(1) If the Offeror/Contractor is an authorized dealer/distributor for an approved source for the specific item being procured by the Government, the following requirements apply:

(i) The Offeror/Contractor shall maintain at least one of the following:

(A) A copy of its current dealer/distributorship agreement;

(B) A letter of authorization from the approved source; or

(C) A link to an official website maintained by the approved source, which shall clearly identify the Offeror as an authorized dealer/distributor.

(ii) By submission of documentation described in subparagraph (d)(1)(i) of this clause, the

Offeror/Contractor represents that:

(A) The dealer/distributor relationship with the approved source applies to the specific item being procured by the Government; and

(B) If the Contractor’s dealer/distributor status with the approved source changes after award, the

Contractor shall promptly notify the Contracting Officer. Failure to provide such notification is grounds for cancellation of award or termination for default/cause, as applicable.

(2) If the Offeror/Contractor is not an authorized dealer/distributor for an approved source for the specific item being procured by the Government, the following requirements apply:

(i) If the Offeror/Contractor identified the offered item as “not in stock/not currently owned by the

Offeror" or "not yet manufactured," the Offeror/Contractor shall—

(A) Maintain a verifiable quotation from the approved source, or from an authorized dealer/distributor for the approved source.

(B) Include the following information in its quotation:

(1) The item part number or designation, which shall be provided in sufficient detail to document that the item being quoted is the same as the item being procured by the Government;

(2) The quantity, which shall be sufficient to satisfy the solicitation requirement;

(3) The unit price quoted by the approved source, or by the authorized dealer/distributor for the approved source;

(4) The date of the quotation; and

(5) The name and phone number of the representative of the approved source, or of the authorized dealer/distributor for the approved source.

(C) The quotation shall be on the letterhead of the approved source, or of an authorized dealer/distributor for the approved source; or an electronic quotation, which shall be clearly identifiable as coming to the Offeror/Contractor from the approved source, or from an authorized dealer/distributor for the approved source.

(D) If the offered items are obtained from an authorized dealer/distributor for the approved source, the Offeror/Contractor shall maintain the information described in subparagraph (d)(1)(i) of this clause to document the authorized dealer/distributor arrangement; and the terms in subparagraph (d)(1)(ii) of this clause shall apply.

(ii) If the Offeror/Contractor identified the offered item as “shipped” or “in stock/currently owned by the Offeror,” the following requirements apply:

(A) The Offeror/Contractor shall maintain one of the following documents:

(1) The invoice received by the Offeror/Contractor from the approved source, or from an authorized dealer/distributor for the approved source; or

(2) The packing slip that accompanied the shipment to the Offeror/ Contractor from the approved source, or from an authorized dealer/distributor for the approved source. The packing slip shall include a packing slip number. (If no packing slip number was provided, the Offeror/Contractor shall obtain and maintain written documentation from the approved source, or from the authorized dealer/distributor for the approved source, verifying the packing slip number. Such documentation shall include the name and address of the approved source, or of the authorized dealer/distributor for the approved source; the date of the correspondence; and the name and phone number of the representative of the approved source, or of the authorized dealer/distributor for the approved source, who provided the information.)

(B) The documentation furnished in accordance with subparagraph (c)(2)(ii)(A) of this clause shall include the following:

(1) Date;

(2) the name and address of the approved source, or of the authorized dealer/distributor for the approved source;

(3) the name and phone number of the representative of the approved source, or of the authorized dealer/distributor for the approved source;

(4) the item part number or designation, which shall be provided in sufficient detail to document that the item provided to the Contractor is the same as the item being procured by the Government;

(5) the quantity, which shall be sufficient to satisfy the solicitation requirement;

(6) the unit price charged by the approved source, or by the authorized dealer/distributor for the approved source; and

(7) the Offeror’s/Contractor’s name and address.

(C) If the offered items are obtained directly from an authorized dealer or distributor, the

Offeror/Contractor shall maintain the information described in subparagraph (d)(1)(i) of this clause to document the authorized dealer/distributor arrangement; and the terms in subparagraph (d)(1)(ii) of this clause shall apply.

(3) If the offered items are not obtained directly from an approved source, or from an authorized dealer/distributor of an approved source, the Offeror/Contractor shall maintain documentation, as described in subparagraph (d)(2) of this clause, sufficient to establish the complete line of ownership or distribution from the approved source, or from an authorized dealer/distributor for the approved source, to the Offeror/Contractor.

(e) The Contracting Officer determines the acceptability and sufficiency of documentation or other evidence, at his or her sole discretion. If the Contracting Officer finds the evidence to be unacceptable, or if the Contractor fails to retain or provide the requested evidence, the award may be cancelled or contract may be terminated for cause/default, as applicable.

(f) At the Contracting Officer’s discretion, documentation of traceability provided by the Contractor, in accordance with provisions in the solicitation and/or clauses included in this contract, may be used to determine the acceptability of documentation retained in accordance with this clause.

(g) Notwithstanding any documentation provided by the Offeror prior to purchase order issuance/contract award, the Government reserves the right to require additional documentation attesting to the authenticity of the material at any time before or after contract delivery.

(h) If the solicitation states inspection and acceptance shall take place at destination, the Government reserves the right to change the place of inspection and acceptance to origin and to invoke 52.246-9004, Product Verification

Testing, at time of award, with no increase in the awarded unit price.

(i) The Contractor shall be responsible for the assurance of type, kind, count, and condition. Preservation, packing, packaging, and marking shall be in accordance with contractual requirements.

(j) The Contractor shall retain documentation in accordance with this clause for 5 years after final payment under this contract.

(End of Clause)

TIME OF DELIVERY – ACCELERATED

Unless otherwise authorized in the award, accelerated delivery is acceptable only if there is no additional cost or obligation to the Government for accelerated delivery.

(End of Clause)

52.212-2 EVALUATION--COMMERCIAL ITEMS (OCT 2014)

(a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers:

Lowest Price Technically Acceptable

(b) Options. The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. The Government may determine that an offer is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced. Evaluation of options shall not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s).

(c) A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the offer's specified expiration time, the Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award.

(End of provision)

52.212-5 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT STATUTES OR

EXECUTIVE ORDERS--COMMERCIAL ITEMS (JAN 2018)

(a) The Contractor shall comply with the following Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clauses, which are incorporated in this contract by reference, to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items:

(1) 52.203-19, Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements (JAN 2017)

(section 743 of Division E, Title VII, of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub. L.

113-235) and its successor provisions in subsequent appropriations acts (and as extended in continuing resolutions)).

(2) 52.209-10, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations (Nov 2015).

(3) 52.233-3, Protest After Award (AUG 1996) (31 U.S.C. 3553).

(4) 52.233-4, Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (OCT 2004) (Public Laws 108-77 and 108-78 (19

U.S.C. 3805 note)).

(b) The Contractor shall comply with the FAR clauses in this paragraph (b) that the Contracting Officer has indicated as being incorporated in this contract by reference to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items: (Contracting Officer check as appropriate.)

X (1) 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government (Sept 2006), with Alternate I (Oct 1995) (41

U.S.C. 4704 and 10 U.S.C. 2402).

____ (2) 52.203-13, Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct (Oct 2015) (41 U.S.C. 3509).

____ (3) 52.203-15, Whistleblower Protections under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (June

2010) (Section 1553 of Pub. L. 111-5). (Applies to contracts funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment

Act of 2009.)

X (4) 52.204-10, Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (Oct 2016) (Pub. L. 109-

282) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note).

___ (5) [Reserved]

___ (6) 52.204-14, Service Contract Reporting Requirements (Oct 2016) (Pub. L. 111-117, section 743 of Div.

C).

___ (7) 52.204-15, Service Contract Reporting Requirements for Indefinite-Delivery Contracts (Oct 2016) (Pub.

L. 111-117, section 743 of Div. C).

X (8) 52.209-6, Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment. (Oct 2015) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note).

____ (9) 52.209-9, Updates of Publicly Available Information Regarding Responsibility Matters (July 2013) (41

U.S.C. 2313).

____ (10) [Reserved]

____ (11)(i) 52.219-3, Notice of HUBZone Set-Aside or Sole-Source Award (NOV 2011) (15 U.S.C. 657a).

____ (ii) Alternate I (NOV 2011) of 52.219-3.

____ (12) (i) 52.219-4, Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns (OCT 2014)

(if the offeror elects to waive the preference, it shall so indicate in its offer) (15 U.S.C. 657a).

____ (ii) Alternate I (JAN 2011) of 52.219-4.

____ (13) [Reserved]

____ (14)(i) 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (NOV 2011) (15 U.S.C. 644).

____ (ii) Alternate I (NOV 2011).

____ (iii) Alternate II (NOV 2011).

____ (15)(i) 52.219-7, Notice of Partial Small Business Set-Aside (June 2003) (15 U.S.C. 644).

____ (ii) Alternate I (Oct 1995) of 52.219-7.

____ (iii) Alternate II (Mar 2004) of 52.219-7.

X (16) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (Nov 2016) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(2) and (3)).

____ (17)(i) 52.219-9, Small Business Subcontracting Plan (Jan 2017) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(4)).

X (ii) Alternate I (Nov 2016) of 52.219-9.

____ (iii) Alternate II (Nov 2016) of 52.219-9.

____ (iv) Alternate III (Nov 2016) of 52.219-9.

____ (v) Alternate IV (Nov 2016) of 52.219-9.

____ (18) 52.219-13, Notice of Set-Aside of Orders (NOV 2011) (15 U.S.C. 644(r)).

____ (19) 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting (JAN 2017) (15 U.S.C. 637(a)(14)).

____ (20) 52.219-16, Liquidated Damages—Subcon-tracting Plan (Jan 1999) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(4)(F)(i)).

____ (21) 52.219-27, Notice of Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside (NOV 2011) (15 U.S.C.

657f).

X (22) 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation (July 2013) (15 U.S.C. 632(a)(2)).

____ (23) 52.219-29, Notice of Set-Aside for, or Sole Source Award to, Economically Disadvantaged Women-

Owned Small Business Concerns (Dec 2015) (15 U.S.C. 637(m)).

____(24) 52.219-30, Notice of Set-Aside for, or Sole Source Award to, Women-Owned Small Business Concerns

Eligible Under the Women-Owned Small Business Program (Dec 2015) (15 U.S.C. 637(m)).

X (25) 52.222-3, Convict Labor (June 2003) (E.O. 11755).

X(26) 52.222-19, Child Labor--Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (Jan 2018) (E.O. 13126).

X (27) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Apr 2015).

X (28) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Sept 2016) (E.O. 11246).

X (29) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (Oct 2015) (38 U.S.C. 4212).

X (30) 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (July 2014) (29 U.S.C. 793).

X (31) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans (FEB 2016) (38 U.S.C. 4212).

X (32) 52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act (Dec 2010) (E.O.

13496).

X (33)(i) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (March 2, 2015) (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O. 13627).

____ (ii) Alternate I (March 2, 2015) of 52.222-50 (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O. 13627).

____ (34) 52.222-54, Employment Eligibility Verification (Oct 2015). (E. O. 12989). (Not applicable to the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items or certain other types of commercial items as prescribed in

22.1803.)

____ (35)(i) 52.223-9, Estimate of Percentage of Recovered Material Content for EPA–Designated Items (May

2008) (42 U.S.C. 6962(c)(3)(A)(ii)). (Not applicable to the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items.)

____ (ii) Alternate I (May 2008) of 52.223-9 (42 U.S.C. 6962(i)(2)(C)). (Not applicable to the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items.)

X (36) 52.223-11, Ozone-Depleting Substances and High Global Warming Potential Hydrofluorocarbons (June, 2016) (E.O. 13693).

____ (37) 52.223-12, Maintenance, Service, Repair, or Disposal of Refrigeration Equipment and Air Conditioners

(June, 2016) (E.O. 13693).

____ (38) (i) 52.223-13, Acquisition of EPEAT® Registered Imaging Equipment (Jun 2014) (E.O.s 13423 and

13514).

____ (ii) Alternate I (OCT 2015) of 52.223-13.

____ (39)(i) 52.223-14, Acquisition of EPEAT® Registered Televisions (Jun 2014) (E.O.s 13423 and 13514).

____ (ii) Alternate I (Jun 2014) of 52.223-14.

____ (40) 52.223-15, Energy Efficiency in Energy-Consuming Products (Dec 2007) (42 U.S.C. 8259b).

____ (41)(i) 52.223-16, Acquisition of EPEAT[supreg]-Registered Personal Computer Products (OCT 2015) (E.O.s

13423 and 13514).

____ (ii) Alternate I (Jun 2014) of 52.223-16.

X (42) 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (Aug 2011) (E.O. 13513).

____ (43) 52.223-20, Aerosols (June, 2016) (E.O. 13693).

____ (44) 52.223-21, Foams (June, 2016) (E.O. 13693).

____ (45)(i) 52.224-3, Privacy Training (JAN 2017) (5 U.S.C. 552a).

____ (ii) Alternate I (JAN 2017) of 52.224-3.

____ (46) 52.225-1, Buy American--Supplies (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 83).

____ (47) (i) 52.225-3, Buy American--Free Trade Agreements--Israeli Trade Act (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter

83, 19 U.S.C. 3301 note, 19 U.S.C. 2112 note, 19 U.S.C. 3805 note, 19 U.S.C. 4001 note, Pub. L.

103-182, 108-77, 108-78, 108-286, 108-302, 109-53, 109-169, 109-283, 110-138, 112-41, 112-42, and 112-43.

____ (ii) Alternate I (May 2014) of 52.225-3.

____ (iii) Alternate II (May 2014) of 52.225-3.

____ (iv) Alternate III (May 2014) of 52.225-3.

____ (48) 52.225-5, Trade Agreements (Oct 2016) (19 U.S.C. 2501, et seq., 19 U.S.C. 3301 note).

____ (49) 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (June 2008) (E.O.’s, proclamations, and statutes administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury).

____ (50) 52.225-26, Contractors Performing Private Security Functions Outside the United States (Oct 2016)

(Section 862, as amended, of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008; 10 U.S.C. 2302 Note).

____ (51) 52.226-4, Notice of Disaster or Emergency Area Set-Aside (Nov 2007) (42 U.S.C. 5150

____ (52) 52.226-5, Restrictions on Subcontracting Outside Disaster or Emergency Area (Nov 2007) (42 U.S.C.

5150).

____ (53) 52.232-29, Terms for Financing of Purchases of Commercial Items (Feb 2002) (41 U.S.C. 4505, 10

U.S.C. 2307(f)).

____ (54) 52.232-30, Installment Payments for Commercial Items (Jan 2017) (41 U.S.C. 4505, 10 U.S.C. 2307(f)).

____ (55) 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer—System for Award Management (July 2013) (31

U.S.C. 3332).

____ (56) 52.232-34, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer—Other than System for Award Management (July

2013) (31 U.S.C. 3332).

____ (57) 52.232-36, Payment by Third Party (MAY 2014) (31 U.S.C. 3332).

____ (58) 52.239-1, Privacy or Security Safeguards (Aug 1996) (5 U.S.C. 552a).

____ (59) 52.242-5, Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (JAN 2017)(15 U.S.C. 637(d)(12)).

____ (60)(i) 52.247-64, Preference for Privately Owned U.S.-Flag Commercial Vessels (Feb 2006) (46 U.S.C.

Appx. 1241(b) and 10 U.S.C. 2631).

____ (ii) Alternate I (Apr 2003) of 52.247-64.

(c) The Contractor shall comply with the FAR clauses in this paragraph (c), applicable to commercial services, that the Contracting Officer has indicated as being incorporated in this contract by reference to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items: (Contracting Officer check as appropriate.)

_____(1) 52.222-17, Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers (May 2014) (E.O. 13495).

_____ (2) 52.222-41, Service Contract Labor Standards (MAY 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

_____ (3) 52.222-42, Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires (MAY 2014) (29 U.S.C. 206 and 41 U.S.C.

chapter 67).

_____ (4) 52.222-43, Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Labor Standards--Price Adjustment (Multiple

Year and Option Contracts) (MAY 2014) (29 U.S.C. 206 and 41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

_____ (5) 52.222-44, Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Labor Standards--Price Adjustment (MAY

2014) (29 U.S.C 206 and 41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

_____ (6) 52.222-51, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for

Maintenance, Calibration, or Repair of Certain Equipment--Requirements (MAY 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

_____ (7) 52.222-53, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Certain

Services--Requirements (MAY 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

_____(8) 52.222-55, Minimum Wages Under Executive Order 13658 (DEC 2015) (E.O. 13658).

_____ (9) 52.222-62, Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706 (JAN 2017) (E.O. 13706).

_____ (10) 52.226-6, Promoting Excess Food Donation to Nonprofit Organizations (MAY 2014) (42 U.S.C. 1792).

_____ (11) 52.237-11, Accepting and Dispensing of $1 Coin (Sept 2008) (31 U.S.C. 5112(p)(1)).

(d) Comptroller General Examination of Record. The Contractor shall comply with the provisions of this paragraph

(d) if this contract was awarded using other than sealed bid, is in excess of the simplified acquisition threshold, and does not contain the clause at 52.215-2, Audit and Records--Negotiation.

(1) The Comptroller General of the United States, or an authorized representative of the Comptroller General, shall have access to and right to examine any of the Contractor's directly pertinent records involving transactions related to this contract.

(2) The Contractor shall make available at its offices at all reasonable times the records, materials, and other evidence for examination, audit, or reproduction, until 3 years after final payment under this contract or for any shorter period specified in FAR Subpart 4.7, Contractor Records Retention, of the other clauses of this contract. If this contract is completely or partially terminated, the records relating to the work terminated shall be made available for 3 years after any resulting final termination settlement. Records relating to appeals under the disputes clause or to litigation or the settlement of claims arising under or relating to this contract shall be made available until such appeals, litigation, or claims are finally resolved.

(3) As used in this clause, records include books, documents, accounting procedures and practices, and other data, regardless of type and regardless of form. This does not require the Contractor to create or maintain any record that the Contractor does not maintain in the ordinary course of business or pursuant to a provision of law.

(e) (1) Notwithstanding the requirements of the clauses in paragraphs (a), (b), (c), and (d) of this clause, the

Contractor is not required to flow down any FAR clause, other than those in this paragraph (e)(1)in a subcontract for commercial items. Unless otherwise indicated below, the extent of the flow down shall be as required by the clause—

(i) 52.203-13, Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct (Oct 2015) (41 U.S.C. 3509).

(ii) 52.203-19, Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements (JAN 2017)

(section 743 of Division E, Title VII, of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub. L.

113-235) and its successor provisions in subsequent appropriations acts (and as extended in continuing resolutions)).

(iii) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (Nov 2016) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(2) and (3)), in all subcontracts that offer further subcontracting opportunities. If the subcontract (except subcontracts to small business concerns) exceeds $700,000 ($1.5 million for construction of any public facility), the subcontractor must include 52.219-8 in lower tier subcontracts that offer subcontracting opportunities.

(iv) 52.222-17, Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers (MAY 2014) (E.O. 13495). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (l) of FAR clause 52.222-17.

(v) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Apr 2015).

(vi) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Sept 2016) (E.O. 11246).

(vii) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (Oct 2015) (38 U.S.C. 4212).

(viii) 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (Jul 2014) (29 U.S.C. 793).

(ix) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans (Feb 2016) (38 U.S.C. 4212).

(x) 52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act (Dec 2010) (E.O. 13496).

Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (f) of FAR clause 52.222-40.

(xi) 52.222-41, Service Contract Labor Standards (May 2014), (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

(xii) X (A) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (March 2, 2015) (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O. 13627).

_____ (B) Alternate I (March 2, 2015) of 52.222-50 (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O. 13627).

(xiii) 52.222-51, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for

Maintenance, Calibration, or Repair of Certain Equipment--Requirements (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67.)

(xvii) 52.222-53, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Certain

Services--Requirements (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67)

(xiv) 52.222-54, Employment Eligibility Verification (Oct 2015) (E. O. 12989).

(xv)52.222-55, Minimum Wages Under Executive Order 13658 (Dec 2015) (E.O. 13658).

(xvi) (A) 52.224-3, Privacy Training (JAN 2017) (5 U.S.C. 552a).

(B) Alternate I (JAN 2017) of 52.224-3.

(xvii) 52.222-62 Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706 (JAN 2017) (E.O. 13706).

(xviii) 52.225-26, Contractors Performing Private Security Functions Outside the United States (Oct 2016) (Section

862, as amended, of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008; 10 U.S.C. 2302 Note).

(xix) 52.226-6, Promoting Excess Food Donation to Nonprofit Organizations. (May 2014) (42 U.S.C. 1792). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (e) of FAR clause 52.226-6.

(xx) 52.247-64, Preference for Privately-Owned U.S. Flag Commercial Vessels (Feb 2006) (46 U.S.C. Appx

1241(b) and 10 U.S.C. 2631). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (d) of FAR clause 52.247-64.

(2) While not required, the Contractor may include in its subcontracts for commercial items a minimal number of additional clauses necessary to satisfy its contractual obligations.

(End of clause)

52.215-5 FACSIMILE PROPOSALS (OCT 1997)

(a) Definition. Facsimile proposal, as used in this provision, means a proposal, revision or modification of a proposal, or withdrawal of a proposal that is transmitted to and received by the Government via facsimile machine.

(b) Offerors may submit facsimile proposals as responses to this solicitation. Facsimile proposals are subject to the same rules as paper proposals.

(c) The telephone number of receiving facsimile equipment is: 207-438-1251

(d) If any portion of a facsimile proposal received by the Contracting Officer is unreadable to the degree that conformance to the essential requirements of the solicitation cannot be ascertained from the document--

(1) The Contracting Officer immediately shall notify the offeror and permit the offeror to resubmit the proposal;

(2) The method and time for resubmission shall be prescribed by the Contracting Officer after consultation with the offeror; and

(3) The resubmission shall be considered as if it were received at the date and time of the original unreadable submission for the purpose of determining timeliness, provided the offeror complies with the time and format requirements for resubmission prescribed by the Contracting Officer.

The Government reserves the right to make award solely on the facsimile proposal. However, if requested to do so by the Contracting Officer, the apparently successful offeror promptly shall submit the complete original signed proposal.

REVERSE AUCTION

The Contracting Officer may utilize on-line reverse auctioning as a means of conducting price discussions under this solicitation. If the Contracting Officer does not conduct a reverse auction, award may be made on the basis of initial offers or following discussions not using reverse auctioning as a pricing technique. If the Contracting Officer decides to use on-line reverse auctioning to conduct price negotiations, the Contracting Officer will notify offerors of this decision and the following provisions will apply.

(a) The award decision will be made in accordance with the evaluation factors as set forth in the solicitation.

The reverse on-line auction will be used as a pricing technique during discussions to establish the final offered prices from each offeror. These prices will be used in conjunction with the evaluation factors stated elsewhere in the solicitation in order to make the award decision in accordance with the basis for award stated in the solicitation.

(b) Following the decision to conduct discussions using on-line reverse auctioning as a pricing technique, the

Contracting Officer or his/her representative will provide offerors determined to be in the competitive range with information concerning the on-line auction process. The Government intends to use a commercial web-based product to conduct the reverse auction.

(c) Prior to or simultaneously with conducting the on-line reverse auction, the Contracting Officer may hold discussions with the offerors concerning matters appropriate for discussion, such as issues involving technical proposals or unbalanced pricing.

(d) The lowest offeror’s price(s) for each round of the reverse auction will be disclosed to other offerors and anyone else having authorized access to the on-line auction. This disclosure is anonymous, meaning that each offeror’s identity will be concealed from other offerors (although it will be known to the Government; only a generic identifier will be used for each offeror’s proposed pricing, such as “Offeror A” or “lowest-priced offeror”). By submitting a proposal in response to the solicitation, offerors agree to participate in the reverse auction and that their prices may be disclosed, including to other offerors, during the reverse auction.

(e) An offeror’s final auction price at the close of the reverse auction will be considered its final proposal revision. No price revisions will be accepted after the close of the reverse auction, unless the Contracting Officer decides that further discussions are needed and final proposal revisions are again requested in accordance with

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 15.307.

(f) The following information is provided regarding the procedures to be followed if a reverse auction is conducted.

(1) Each offeror identified by the Contracting Officer as a participant in the reverse auction will be contacted by Defense Logistic Agency’s commercial reverse auction service provider to advise the offeror of the event and to provide an explanation of the process.

(2) In order for an Offeror to participate in the reverse auction, such offeror must agree with terms and conditions of the entire solicitation, including this provision, and agree to the commercial reverse auction service provider’s terms and conditions for using its service. Information concerning the reverse auction process and the http://farsite.hill.af.mil/reghtml/regs/far2afmcfars/fardfars/far/15.htm#P322_54457 commercial service provider’s terms and conditions is embedded within the email notification sent by the on-line reverse auction pricing tool system administrator.

(3) Offerors shall secure the passwords and other confidential materials provided by the commercial reverse auction service provider or the Government and ensure they are used only for purposes of participation in the reverse auction. Offerors shall keep their own and other offerors’ pricing in confidence until after contract award.

(4) Any offeror unable to enter pricing through the commercial reverse auction service provider’s system during a reverse auction must notify the Contracting Officer or designated representative immediately. The

Contracting Officer may, at his/her sole discretion, extend or re-open the reverse auction if the reason for the offeror’s inability to enter pricing is determined to be without fault on the part of the offeror and outside the offeror’s control.

(5) The reverse auction will be conducted using the commercial reverse auction service provider’s website as embedded in the email notification. Offerors shall be responsible for providing their own computer and internet connection.

(6) Training:

(i) The commercial reverse auction service provider and/or a Government representative will provide familiarization training to offerors’ employees; this training may be provided through written material, the commercial reverse auction service provider’s website, and/or other means.

(ii) An employee of an offeror who successfully completes the training shall be designated as a

'trained offeror.' Only trained offerors may participate in a reverse auction. The Contracting Officer reserves the right to request that offerors provide an alternate offeror employee to become a 'trained offeror.' The Contracting

Officer also reserves the right to take away the 'trained offeror' designation from any trained offeror who fails to abide by the solicitation’s or commercial reverse auction service provider’s terms and conditions.

(End of Provision)

52.233-2 SERVICE OF PROTEST (SEP 2006)

(a) Protests, as defined in section 33.101 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, that are filed directly with an agency, and copies of any protests that are filed with the Government Accountability Office (GAO), shall be served on the Contracting Officer (addressed as follows) by obtaining written and dated acknowledgment of receipt from:

Portsmouth Naval Shipyard

DLA Maritime Portsmouth

Attn: Chief Contracting Officer

Bldg.153/6F

Kittery, ME

39040

(b) The copy of any protest shall be received in the office designated above within one day of filing a protest with the GAO.

DISPUTES - AGREEMENT TO USE ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION

(a) The parties agree to negotiate with each other to try to resolve any disputes that may arise. If unassisted negotiations are unsuccessful, the parties will use alternative dispute resolution (ADR) techniques to try to resolve the dispute. Litigation will only be considered as a last resort when ADR is unsuccessful or has been documented by the party rejecting ADR to be inappropriate for resolving the dispute.

(b) Before either party determines ADR inappropriate, that party must discuss the use of ADR with the other party. The documentation rejecting ADR must be signed by an official authorized to bind the Contractor (see

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clause 52.233-1), or, for the Agency, by the Contracting Officer, and approved at a level above the Contracting Officer after consultation with the ADR Specialist and with legal.

Contractor personnel are also encouraged to include the ADR Specialist in their discussions with the Contracting

Officer before determining ADR to be inappropriate.

(c) The offeror should check here to opt out of this clause:

[ ] Alternate wording may be negotiated with the Contracting Officer.

REMOVAL OF GOVERNMENT IDENTIFICATION FROM NON-ACCEPTED SUPPLIES

(a) The Contractor shall remove or obliterate from a rejected end item and its packing and packaging, any marking, symbol, or other representation that the end item or any part of it has been produced or manufactured for the United States Government. Removal or obliteration shall be accomplished prior to any donation, sale, or disposal in commercial channels. The Contractor, in making disposition in commercial channels of rejected supplies, is responsible for compliance with requirements of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 United States

Code (U.S.C.) 45 et seq.) and the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.), as well as other

Federal or State laws and regulations promulgated pursuant thereto.

(b) Unless otherwise authorized by the Contracting Officer, the Contractor is responsible for removal or obliteration of government identifications within 72 hours of rejection of nonconforming supplies including supplies manufactured for the Government but not offered or supplies transferred from the Government's account to the cold storage Contractor's account at origin or destination. (For product rejected at destination and returned to the

Contractor's plant, the 72 hour period starts with the time of Contractor receipt of returned product). After removal or obliteration is accomplished and prior to disposition, the Contractor must notify the Government inspector.

REQUIREMENTS FOR TREATMENT OF WOOD PACKAGING MATERIAL (WPM)

(a) This clause only applies when wood packaging material (WPM) will be used to make shipments under this contract. and/or when WPM is being acquired under this contract.”

(b) Definition.

Wood packaging material (WPM) means wood pallets, skids, load boards, pallet collars, wooden boxes, reels, dunnage, crates, frame and cleats. The definition excludes materials that have undergone a manufacturing process, such as corrugated fiberboard, plywood, particleboard, veneer, and oriented strand board (OSD).

(c) All wood packaging material (WPM) used to make shipments under Department of Defense (DOD) contracts and/or acquired by DOD must meet requirements of international standards for phytosanitary measures

(ISPM) 15, “Guidelines for Regulating Wood Packaging Materials in International Trade.” DOD shipments inside and outside of the United States must meet ISPM 15 whenever WPM is used to ship…