Local Clauses.pdf

5152.229-4012 – Tax Exemption Customs, Republic of Korea

As prescribed in 29.402-1.a, insert the following clause:

TAX EXEMPTION CUSTOMS, REPUBLIC OF KOREA

Pursuant to Article IX of the Status of Forces Agreement between the Republic of Korea and the United States of America, the United States and its contractors are exempt from Republic of Korea customs duties and other related charges. By submission of its offer or quote, the Contractor certifies that the price for all material, supplies, and equipment to be imported for the performance of this contract do not include any otherwise applicable customs duties. To obtain an exemption or reimbursement for customs duties paid pursuant to performance of the contract, the contractor must provide the Contracting Officer with the total amount of customs duties that have been excluded from the contract price. The Contracting Officer will return USFK Form 75 to the contractor for filing with the Republic of Korea Customs Office at the time of import declaration or later if the customs duties were paid before award of the contract.

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5152.229-4013 – Tax Exemption Special Excise Tax, Republic of Korea

As prescribed in 29.402-1.b, insert the following clause:

TAX EXEMPTION SPECIAL EXCISE TAX, REPUBLIC OF KOREA

This clause is in implementation of Article XVI of the Status of Forces Agreement between the Republic of Korea and the United States, granting Contractors exemption from Republic of Korea Special Excise Taxes. At the time this contract is awarded the Contractor shall indicate to the Contracting Officer which items will be purchased for the contract that are subject to Special Excise Tax. It shall indicate the name of the item, the number of units to be purchased, the cost per unit without tax, the percentage of tax, the tax amount per unit, the total tax, and the manufacturer of the item. The Contracting Officer will verify the reasonableness of the quantities claimed and ensure that the Contractor has certified that the contract price excludes Special Excise Tax on those items subject to the tax. The Contractor shall purchase the special-excise-taxed items from the manufacturer, tax-inclusive. For construction and single-delivery type supply and service contracts, the Contractor shall employ the following procedure: At the time it purchases the items it shall present the manufacturer with a notification letter requesting refund of the Special Excise Tax. (Copies of this letter can be obtained from the 411th CSB, Korea Contracting Officer.) The manufacturer will endorse the letter to the manufacturer's District Tax Office which will make refund to the manufacturer. The manufacturer will make subsequent refund to the Contractor. Requests for refund under requirements-type contracts will be submitted monthly and will be accompanied by copies of the USFK delivery orders issue.

5152.229-4014 – Tax Exemption Value Added Tax (VAT), Republic of Korea

As prescribed in 29.402-1.c, insert the following clause:

TAX EXEMPTION VALUE ADDED TAX (VAT), REPUBLIC OF KOREA

This clause implements Article XVI of the Status of Forces Agreement between the Republic of Korea and the United States of America, which exempts contractors from paying the Republic of Korea Value-Added Taxes. When the contractor submits an offer, it shall certify to the Contracting Officer that all the costs in the offer will be exclusive of any Value-Added Tax; and further, that the proposed contract price includes no Value-Added Tax. The contractor shall also indicate the amount and type of Value-Added Taxes excluded from the contract price. If supplies and/or services which the contractor purchases for this contract include Value-Added Taxes, it can obtain a full refund for the amount of the Value-Added Tax by submitting to the ROK District Tax Office tax invoices which the contractor receives when it purchases materials and/or services for this contract. The contractor must submit a copy of the USFK contract with its first tax invoice submission. Subsequent tax invoice submissions must be accompanied by a letter which references the USFK contract submitted with the first tax invoice submission.

5152.229-4015 – Tax Exemption POL Products, Republic of Korea

As prescribed in 29.402-1.d, insert the following clause:

TAX EXEMPTION Petroleum, Oil and Lubricant (POL) PRODUCTS, REPUBLIC OF KOREA

(a) This clause is in implementation of Article XVI of the Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) between the Republic of Korea and the United States of America, granting Contractors exemption from Republic of Korea taxes for petroleum products (POL) utilized on USFK acquisitions in the Republic of Korea.

(b) At the time this contract is awarded, the Contractor shall make a final nomination in writing of its point of purchase for POL products to be used on this contract. The Contractor shall also state the estimated quantity and amount of POL to be purchased from each refinery/gas station.

The USFK Contracting Officer will verify the amounts claimed for use on the contract and, based on this verification, the USFK Issuing Officer will issue USFK POL Tax exemption Coupons.

(c) If the Contractor elects to purchase directly from oil company refinery, it may nominate any of the three ROK oil companies below which have agreed to sell to Contractor at a fixed exempt price. Pre-selected oil company refineries will sell their POL products at the fixed exempted prices upon presentation of coupons by the contractor.

List of Oil Companies and their Respective Tax Offices

Hyundai Oil Refinery Co., Ltd.: Seo San District Tax ATTN: POL Tax Administrator Seo San City, Korea

SK Energy: Ulsan District Tax Office S-Oil ATTN: POL Tax Administrator Ulsan City, Kyongsang Nam Do, Korea

GS Caltex: Yosu District Tax Office ATTN: POL Tax Administrator Yosu City, Chonla Nam Do, Korea

(d) If the contractor elects to purchase its POL products from an individual gasoline station, the Contracting Officer will advise the contractor as to which stations will sell at the fixed exempt price. The contractor shall specify from which of those stations it will purchase and will be required to make advance payment for the amount of POL covered by the coupons. Advance payment will be at the fixed-exempt price and will be made to the station previously nominated.

Representatives from the chosen gas station shall be present at the issuing session to collect the advance payment, mark “paid” on the back of the original copy of the issued coupons, and provide the Contractor with tax invoices by which to obtain a refund from the governing ROK District Tax Office. Having collected POL payment in advance, the gas station will accept pre-paid USFK POL Tax Exemption Coupons from the contractor and provide the POL amount reflected on tendered coupons without further charge.

(e) All coupons for construction contracts shall be issued at the time of award. Coupons for requirements-type contracts shall be issued on a delivery order increment basis or on a monthly basis.

5152.233-4703 – AMC-Level Protest Program

As prescribed in 33.103, insert the following clause:

AMC-LEVEL PROTEST PROGRAM

NOTE: This clause does not apply to contracts awarded under the Logistics Cost Sharing (LCS) program.

If you have complaints about this procurement, it is preferable that you first attempt to resolve those concerns with the responsible contracting officer. However, you can also protest to Headquarters, AMC. The HQ, AMC-Level Protest Program is intended to encourage interested parties to seek resolution of their concerns within AMC as an Alternative Dispute Resolution forum, rather than filing a protest with the General Accounting Office or other external forum.

Contract award or performance is suspended during the protest to the same extent, and within the same time periods, as if filed at the GAO. The AMC protest decision goal is to resolve protests within 20 working days from filing. To be timely, protests must be filed within the periods specified in FAR 33.103. If you want to file a protest under the AMC-Level Protest Program, the protest must request resolution under that program and be sent to the address below. All other agency-level protests should be sent to the contracting officer for resolution.

Headquarters U.S. Army Materiel Command Office of Command Counsel 4400 Martin Road Rm: A6SE40.001 Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898-5000 Facsimile number (256) 450-8840

The AMC-level protest procedures are found at:

https://www.amc.army.mil/Connect/Legal-Resources/

If Internet access is not available, contact the contracting officer or HQ, AMC to obtain the AMC-Level Protest Procedures.

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