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Blanket Purchase Agreement Heavy Construction Equipment NAICS 333120, 333699, 532412, and 532490

I. General.

A. In the spirit of the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and Federal Contracts CORP enter into this agreement to further reduce the administrative costs of acquiring commercial items. BPA's eliminate contracting and open market costs such as search for sources, the development of technical documents, solicitations, and the evaluation of offers.

B. The Jacksonville District US Army Corps of Engineers intends to issue three or more (+3) Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPA’s) for heavy construction equipment under NAICS 333120 Construction Machinery Manufacturing, 336999 All Other Transportation Equipment Manufacturing, 532412 Construction, Mining, and Forestry Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing, and 532490 Other Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Rental, Leasing. A blanket purchase agreement is a simplified method of filling anticipated repetitive needs for supplies or services by establishing “charge accounts’’ with qualified sources of supply and service. The use of BPA’s is economical when 1) there is a wide variety of items in a broad class of supplies or services that are generally purchased, but the exact items, quantities, and delivery requirements are not known in advance and may vary considerably; 2) there is a need to provide commercial sources of supply for one or more offices or projects in a given area that do not have or need authority to purchase otherwise; and 3) the use of this procedure would avoid the writing of numerous purchase orders.

C. The Master BPA is not a contract. The Government is not obligated to place any orders, and the vendor is not obligated to accept any orders. Either party can cancel the Master BPA at any time. The Master BPA is not enforceable against either party. An enforceable contract exists only when the Government places a call against the Master BPA and the vendor accepts that call.

D. The existence of a Master BPA does not justify purchasing from only one source (see III below). Master BPA’s were established with more than one vendor for the required equipment. Individual requirements shall be competed. Additionally, authorized individuals placing orders under BPA’s are responsible for ensuring that prices are reasonable. If, for a particular purchase greater than the micro-purchase threshold, there is an insufficient number of BPA’s to ensure maximum practicable competition, the contracting officer shall 1) solicit quotations from other sources and make the purchase as appropriate; and 2) establish additional BPA’s to facilitate future purchases if recurring requirements for the same or similar supplies or services seem likely, qualified sources are willing to accept BPA’s, and it is otherwise practical to do so. Individuals authorized to make calls, which exceed the micro-purchase threshold, are responsible for obtaining and documenting competition as required by FAR 13.303-5.

E. The small business size standard for NAICS Codes 333120, 336999, 532412, and 532490 is a follows:

333120 - 1,250 employees 336999 - 1,000 employees 532412 - $30,500,000.00 532490 - $30,500,000.00 Equipment may be purchased or leased/rented. This Master BPA shall take effect on the date of award and continue for a period of five (5) years or a cumulative total of $10,000,000.00; whichever comes first.

F. The Warranted Contracting Officers from the Jacksonville District may issue calls against the BPA’s.

II. Authority, Responsibilities and Restrictions.

A. In accordance with FAR 13.303-1(a), Contracting Officers are authorized to establish BPA’s and shall ensure that the following agreements between the vendor and the Corps are reached:

1. The vendor agrees to furnish the requested items/services in accordance with the terms and conditions of the BPA, without the need for additional paperwork;

2. A written record of each purchase is prepared and a receipt is created at the time of delivery for each individual call; and

3. The vendor agrees to provide a summary invoice/statement.

B. Authorized Callers. Warranted contracting officers of the Jacksonville District may place individual calls against this BPA to place orders for more than $2,500.00 and up to $2,000,000.00 per call.

C. Responsibilities. Callers are responsible for providing the vendor with complete ordering information to ensure that proper completion of work, billing, and prompt payment occurs. Callers should also ensure obligations and expenditures are kept within available funds.

D. Restrictions. BPA Call’s are not to be used for purchases greater than $2,000,000.00. Procedures at DFARS 208.7003-2 Assignments Under Coordinated Acquisition, shall be followed for these requirements.

1. Individual BPA purchases will be for over $2,500.00 and shall not exceed $2,000,000.00 per call. Purchases that would normally be made as single orders shall not be split to avoid any order limitation delegated or authorized to the individual.

2. Purchases for $2,500.00 and less are not authorized under this BPA.

III. Purchases Under BPA’s.

A. Placing a Call. Orders shall be placed against this BPA directly with the vendor by either fax, email or hard copy BPA call.

1. The authorized caller contacts all BPA holders and requests competitive quotes. When soliciting quotes, the vendors are provided a description of the type of equipment needed, the required delivery date or duration needed, and the type of arrangement, i.e., purchase or lease/rental. Awardees will be selected according to the best value to the Government.

2. Authorized callers shall inform the vendor that the BPA number and call number are to appear on their monthly invoice/statement.

B. Purchase File Documentation.

1. Warranted contracting officers who place calls shall document the order. The documentation shall refer to the individual call number and be attached to the appropriate log sheet with the purchase request in the file.

2. Each order placed against an established BPA should be entered on a log sheet. Each contracting office placing calls shall keep separate logs. Separate call sheets (logs) shall be maintained for each vendor with whom a BPA has been established. Whenever a call is placed against a BPA, the authorized caller shall record the call number and enter the call (in order by date placed) identifying all items ordered, purchase request number and amount, etc. Items will be identified by a description.

D. Receiving, Billing and Payment.

1. Prior to placing each call, a PR&C noting the Master BPA# shall be routed through CEFMS to the appropriate Contracting Division. The Contracting Division will obligate the funds in CEFMS and the requesting activity will complete the receiving report.

2. Individuals authorized to make purchases under BPA’s shall not be designated as receiving officials for orders which they have placed.

IV. Reviews by the Contracting Officer.

A. Controls. The chief of the contracting office shall be responsible for establishing administrative controls to assure that annual reviews are conducted (see FAR 13.303-6), that purchases under BPA’s are made only by authorized individuals, and that the purchases conform to established regulations and procedures.

B. Annual Reviews. The contracting officer or a designee shall conduct an annual review of BPA purchasing files to:

1. Review the BPA’s for recurring purchase activity on a regular basis.

2. Analyze the "BPA Log Sheet/Receiving Report" to ensure that:

a. Only authorized individuals listed in the agreement are placing calls against the BPA;

b. BPA’s are used only for authorized purchases and items are not purchased on BPA’s in lieu of using mandatory sources;

c. As applicable, competition is obtained for requirements exceeding the micro-purchase threshold;

d. Requirements are not split to stay within the simplified acquisition threshold, the authorized caller limitation, or to avoid the competition requirement;

e. Transactions are fully documented (i.e., detailed item descriptions, prices of items, complete names, dates, etc.); and

f. Receiving and payment procedures are being followed.

3. If a review discloses misuse of a BPA, the user's authority to make calls against the BPA should be terminated. Managers shall ensure that only authorized users place calls against BPA’s.

4. As a minimum, a checklist record of this review using the above criteria, is to be in each BPA file. The checklist shall also be signed and dated by the reviewer.

C. Records. BPA purchasing records shall be retained until 3 years after final payment as required by FAR 4.805(b)(3), except that records pertaining to any investigations, cases pending or in litigation (including protests), or similar matters shall be retained until resolved pursuant to FAR 4.805(b)(10).

SPECIAL PROVISIONS

1. DESCRIPTION OF AGREEMENT. The contractor shall furnish the equipment classified under NAICS 333120 Construction Machinery Manufacturing, 336999 All Other Transportation Equipment Manufacturing, 532412 Construction, Mining, and Forestry Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing, and 532490 Other Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing.

2. EXTENT OF OBLIGATION. The Government is obligated only to the extent of authorized purchases in the quantities actually placed against this blanket purchase agreement. The Government is obligated only by the use of BPA calls.

3. DURATION. This BPA shall take effect on the date of award and continue for a period of five (5) years or a cumulative total of $10,000,000.00; whichever comes first. The BPA may be terminated sooner by the Contracting Officer. An annual review of the BPA will be performed by the Contracting Officer to make certain it still represents a "best value."

4. PRICING. Prices to the Government under this BPA shall be as low as, or lower than, those charged this contractor’s most favored customer, in addition to any discounts for prompt payment.

5. PURCHASE LIMITATION. No individual call under this agreement shall exceed $2,000,000.00. The minimum call is $2,500.00. The BPA master limit over 5 years is $10,000,000.00.

6. INDIVIDUALS AUTHORIZED TO PURCHASE UNDER THE BPA. Below is a list of personnel authorized to place calls against this BPA up to the call limitation of $2,000,000.00 per call at USACE, Jacksonville District (CESAJ-OD).

Below is a list of personnel authorized to place calls against this BPA up to the aggregate amount of the Agreement at the Jacksonville District Contracting Office.

1. Contract Specialist

2. Contracting Officer

** Call Orders placed by any individuals lacking authority are invalid and contractors fulfilling such orders do so at their own risk.

7. DELIVERY TICKETS/INVOICES. All calls under this BPA shall be accompanied by service tickets or sales slips (numbered) which contain the following information:

1. Name of contractor.

2. BPA Number.

3. Date of purchase.

4. Purchase number.

5. Itemized list of supplies or services furnished.

6. Quantity, unit price, and extension of each item, less applicable discounts.

7. Date of delivery or shipment.

8. Government personnel authorizing call.

* NOTE: Call Orders will include a delivery schedule/date for services ordered. Delivery location will be designated with each call.

8. INVOICES. An itemized invoice shall be submitted at least monthly or upon expiration of this BPA, whichever occurs first for all service/deliveries made during a billing period and identifying the service/delivery tickets therein, stating their total dollar value and supported by receipt copies of the service/delivery tickets.

Mail invoices to the following address: Shawn Huebner USACE, Jacksonville District CESAJ-OD-P 602 North Palm Ave Palatka, FL 32177

Payment will be made in accordance with FAR Clause 52.212-4 (i).

STATE AND LOCAL TAXES EXCLUDED. ADDITIONAL CONTRACT CLAUSES ADDED AS APPLICABLE.

9. FUNDING. This is an unfunded blanket purchase agreement. Accounting and Appropriation Data will be cited on each call placed against the blanket purchase agreement.

GENERAL INFORMATION

SPECIAL NOTE:

*** “Only a warranted Contracting Officer (either a Procuring Contracting Office (PCO), or an Administrative Contracting Office (ACO), acting within their delegated limits, has the authority to issue modifications or otherwise change the terms and conditions of the contract. If an individual other than the Contracting Officer attempts to make changes to the terms and conditions of this contract you shall not proceed with the change and shall immediately notify the Contracting Officer.”

In the event unforeseen circumstances result in the cost exceeding the contract value, the contractor SHALL NOT proceed with the work, and SHALL notify the Contracting Officer immediately for further guidance & direction.

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE DATE:

PERFORMANCE SHALL BE COORDINATED WITH GOVERNMENT PERSONNEL AND SHALL BEGIN 1 JULY 2019 AND SHALL BE COMPLETED NO LATER THAN 30 JUNE 2024.

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE:

The place of performance will be specified on each individual BPA Call. The area for this BPA will be the State of Florida and the State of Georgia.

INVOICE INSTRUCTIONS:

PAYMENTS WILL BE MADE BY: USACE - FINANCE CENTER ATTN: DISBURSING

5722 INTEGRITY DRIVE

MILLINGTON, TN 38054-5005

(1) A PROPER INVOICE MUST BE SUBMITTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH FAR 52.212-4(g)

(2) SUBMIT INVOICE VIA EMAIL TO:

cefc-b4payments@usace.army.mil

OR VIA MAIL TO:

USACE - FINANCE CENTER ATTN: DISBURSING

5722 INTEGRITY DRIVE

MILLINGTON, TN 38054-5005

TO AVOID DELAY IN PAYMENT A COPY MUST ALSO BE SENT TO THE POC VIA EMAIL OR MAIL AT:

EMAIL: Ronnie.S.Huebner@usace.army.mil

MAIL:

USACE, Jacksonville District, CESAJ-OD-P ATTN: Shawn Huebner 602 North Palm Ave Palatka, FL 32177

INVOICES MUST BE SUBMITTED TO BOTH LOCATIONS ABOVE IN ORDER FOR PAYMENT TO BE PROCESSED

(3) IF MORE THAN ONE INVOICE IS REQUIRED, THE CONTRACTOR’S FINAL INVOICE SHALL BE SUBMITTED WITHIN 45 DAYS AFTER THE FINAL PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE DATE SPECIFIED IN THE CONTRACT. THE INVOICE MUST BE CLEARLY MARKED “FINAL” AND SUBMITTED AS OUTLINED ABOVE.

POINTS OF CONTACT:

CONTRACTOR POINT OF CONTACT:

GOVERNMENT TECHNICAL POINT OF CONTACT:

Shawn Huebner

GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING POINT OF CONTACT:

Chad D. Manson 201 San Marco Blvd Jacksonville, FL 32218

PHONE: (904) 232-3420

EMAIL: chad.d.manson@usace.army.mil

Or The identified POC on the individual BPA call.

NOTE TO RECEIVING OFFICER: Please date stamp the invoice(s) immediately upon receipt

Section B - Supplies or Services and Prices

BPA Master Dollar Limit: $10,000,000.00 BPA Call Limit: $2,000,000.00 Period of Performance: 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2024 Section C - Descriptions and Specifications

SCOPE OF WORK

EQUIPMENT BLANKET PURCHASE AGREEMENT

Each Call Order will incorporate a defined list of supplies, delivery schedule, and period of performance.

Standards of Basic Services Unless specified otherwise in a Call Order, all equipment, to include accessories and attachments, (hereinafter referred to as ‘equipment’) shall be delivered to the site within 5 business days of notification of award. All equipment will be delivered with fuel tanks filled to no less than 7/8 capacity. All equipment will be delivered clean and will not contain mud, soil, seed, grass, vegetation or other materials that may result in the transfer of invasive species. All equipment will be recently serviced and in good working order, reference FAR 52.208-5, Condition of Leased Vehicles. As an incidental service, the Contractor will provide basic operation and safety training as appropriate for each piece of equipment at the time of delivery.

Scope of Work The US Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District (USACE) is requesting heavy equipment rental, leasing or purchasing with or without operators for various locations operating within the South Atlantic Division (SAD) in the form of a Blanket Purchase Agreement. The USACE is in need of various heavy equipment and services to perform a variety of projects throughout SAD. This BPA shall cover all heavy construction equipment and services associated with heavy equipment functions. The Corps may choose to perform any of the work identified in these specifications. A more accurate description of the work to be performed will be given in the specifications of each call.

Protection of Government Owed Property, Material, and Work The contractor shall at all times, protect and preserve all government materials, supplies, and equipment while in their possession. The contractor shall comply with all reasonable requests of the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) to enclose or to specially protect such property. If the COR determines that material, equipment, supplies, and work performed are not adequately protected by the contractor, such property may be protected by the government and the cost thereof may be charged to the contractor or deducted from any payment due him. If any damages are made by the contractor to any government owed property, the contractor shall repair at no cost; or the price to fix shall be deducted from the contract price.

Quality Assurance The Government will evaluate the quality of the Contractor's work through the inspection of the contractor’s performance of each call. If the quality of performance is not acceptable on any call, the contractor shall make necessary deficiencies at no cost; or the price to fix shall be deducted from the call price.

Transportation Transportation will be addressed on a per call basis.

Repair and Replacement of Equipment Unless specified otherwise in a Call Order the Contractor will provide field repair service within 24 hours of notification for all vehicular equipment such as cranes, loaders, and excavators. Equipment that suffers from a failure or condition that compromises the safe operation or impedes the production capacity of vehicular equipment will be replaced within 72 hours with alternative equipment if two (2) field repairs for the same or related condition have not eliminated the failure or condition. Generally, small equipment will be directly replaced without attempting field repair. Equitable adjustments due to loss of productivity will be relative to the specific requirements of each Call Order.

Safety Features Standards All safety features, to include but not limited to physical guards, emergency shut-off switches, proximity sensors, audible alarms, and warning lights must be fully functional at the time of delivery. Under no circumstances will the Government accept delivery of equipment with known or discovered instances of alterations to Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) safety devices, unauthorized repairs to safety devices, or modifications to prevent or modify the intended function of a safety device.

Standards of Equipment with Enclosed Operator Cabins All equipment that is operated from an enclosed cabin will be equipped with properly functioning air conditioning. All cabins shall meet ISO 3449 standards for Falling Object Protective Structures, ISO 3471 standards for Rollover Protective Structures, ISO 6055 for operator overhead protection in industrial trucks, and/or SAE J386 for the operator restraint system, as applicable to the equipment type.

Possible Equipment with or without operators, this list is neither inclusive nor exclusive:

· Snooper Truck (bridge inspection, other)

· Boom Truck (all sizes)

· Tractor/Scrapers ( 20 to 40 cu. yd)

· Tractors (articulating/non-articulating) As required, the Contractor shall provide attachments including, but not limited to:

1. Brush hogs – appropriately sized to the machine

2. Harrow Discs – smooth or serrated edges

3. Bat-wing mower

4. Rotor cultivators

5. Auger – hydraulically powered, diameter sized as needed

6. Roller Chopper

7. Boom Mowers

8. Laser levelers

9. Scrapers

· Excavators – tracked, wheeled, long reach and floating as needed

1. Push blade

2. Thumb

3. General Purpose / Heavy Duty Buckets

4. Ditch Cleaning Buckets

5. Rotating Basket with Sorting Grapple

6. Excavator Rake

7. Skeleton Rock Buckets

8. Hydraulic Breaker (demo hammer)

9. Vibratory plate

10. Mower

11. Grubbing/Grinding Head

12. Sheet pile driver

· Flatbed Trailers (various lengths/hitches)

· Dump Trailers with / without liner

· Swamp Buggies (passenger, fire suppression, floating and tank sprayer)

· Crossover Utility Vehicles/Side by Side (dual seats, dump trailers, tank sprayer, 4WD)

· Water Truck (1,000-8,000 gallon, rear/front spray, top mounted water cannon)

· Dozers ALL DOZER SIZES

1. Blades – with/without cutting edges, push edges, rock guards, high track, GPS/other computer controller blade positioning system for grading and finishing operations.

2. Straight (S)

3. Semi-U (SU)

4. U-Blade (U)

5. Angle (A)

6. PAT/VPAT/Six way blade

7. Winches

8. Draw bars

9. Rippers – single and/or multi-shank

10. Root rake

11. Counter weights

12. Bucket

· Forklift (all terrain, straight mast, variable reach)

· Dump Truck over the road or off road (articulating/non-articulating)

· Roller Compactors (Single drum vibratory, smooth or pad-foot rollers)

· Generators (mobile/towable/fixed for equipment and buildings – to include emergency power back-up)

· Light towers self-contained power unit (LED, halogen, other – various configurations)

· Air compressors with hoses (various sizes)

· Lathe (minimum 30 inch, tooling & accessories as ordered)

· Cranes (Truck, crawler, wheeled & rough terrain)

1. Concrete Buckets

2. Pallet Forks

3. Man Baskets

4. Spreader Bars

5. 4/5/6 Tong Grapples

6. Clamshell buckets

7. Hooks and balls

8. Sheet pile driver

· Refrigerated Truck and Trailer (Reefer)

· Horizontal Grinder (Wheeled & tracked, various sizes)

· Front End Wheeled Loaders

1. Breakers (demo hammer)

2. Flat/push blade

3. Grapples

4. Forks

5. Grubbing head

6. Brush hog

7. Toothed and Smooth Buckets

8. Auger bits – from 6 to 18 inches in diameter

9. Root Rake

10. Four in One Bucket

· Skid Steers – Compact/Tracked

1. Augers

2. Backhoes

3. Bale Spears

4. Push Blades

5. Brooms

6. Brushcutter buckets

7. Cold planers

8. Compacters

9. Breaker (Demo hammer)

10. Material Handling Arms

11. Rakes

12. Mulchers

13. Saws

14. Stump Grinders

15. Tillers

16. Trenchers

17. Grapples

· Motor Graders (12 to 16 foot blade & GPS/laser leveler system)

· Backhoe Loaders

1. Augers

2. Compactors

3. Breaker (Demo hammer)

4. Bucket with Thumb Attachment

5. Brooms

6. Front Bucket

7. Rear Digging Bucket

· Skidders

1. Blade

2. Grapple

· Feller Bunchers (Tracked/Wheeled)

· Scissor Lifts (4WD, 20 to 70 foot lift)

· High Volume & High Head Pumps (3-30 inch, up to 42,000gpm, suction hose, discharge hose and T-Float)

1. dBa Silencer

2. Hydraulic Submersible

3. Wellpoint Pumps

· Semi/Tractor Lowboy (single drop, double drop)

· Stake Body Truck (12 to 16 feet)

· Tower Wrecker (up to 70 ton)

· Tug/Transport Barge (with operator)

· Floating Plant

· Dredge (4-12 inch) with up to 5,000 feet of discharge pipe

· Mechanical Harvesters Aquatic Vegetation & Tussocks

· Horizontal Grinders (500 to 1000 HP, maximum feed 26 to 75 inches)

· Tub Grinders (500 to 1000 HP, inside diameter 7 to 10 feet)

· Conex Boxes (10 to 40 feet long, 8 to 10 feet high)

· Welding Machines (min 400 to 800 amps) Diesel Powered. Stick & Mig capability

· Trench Shield Boxes ( 4 to 18 wide x 10 to 20 feet length x 4 to 8 wall height)

· Timber & Composite Equipment Matting

· Aggregate & Soil Screeners ( portable and track)

Delivery The contractor is responsible for transporting all equipment to and from the work site and returned to the contractor’s facility. In the event equipment must be replaced due to equipment failure, the vendor shall be responsible for providing transport of failed equipment and transport of the replacement. All equipment SHALL be in working condition upon delivery. All Equipment will be inspected jointly by the contractor and a government representative.

SECURITY REQUIREMENTS FOR UNCLASSIFIED CONTRACTS: When Applicable

Access and General Protection/Security Policy and Procedures.

At times the contractor may need access to secured Federal Military Installations. Most of the work will be Civil Works in nature and will not require these procedures for access.

All contractor and all associated sub-contractors employees shall comply with applicable installation, facility and area commander installation/facility access and local security policies and procedures (provided by government representative). The contractor shall also provide all information required for background checks to meet installation/facility access requirements to be accomplished by installation Provost Marshal Office, Director of Emergency Services or Security Office. Contractor workforce must comply with all personal identity verification requirements (FAR clause 52.204-9, Personal Identity Verification of Contractor Personnel) as directed by DOD, HQDA and/or local policy. In addition to the changes otherwise authorized by the changes clause of this contract, should the Force Protection Condition (FPCON) at any installation or facility change, the Government may require changes in contractor security matters or processes.

For contractors who do not require CAC, but require access to a DoD facility or installation.

The contractor and all associated sub-contractors employees shall comply with adjudication standards and procedures using the National Crime Information Center Interstate Identification Index (NCIC-III) and Terrorist Screening Database (TSDB) (Army Directive 2014-05 / AR 190-13), applicable installation, facility and area commander installation/facility access and local security policies and procedures (provided by government representative, as NCIC and TSDB are available). The contractor will supply a list of Names/SSNs and/or completed ‘Authorization to Release Information Forms’ for each employee of the Contractor providing on-site services to the Jacksonville District Security Office, at least 30 days prior to start of work. These forms are available thru the contract COR or Jacksonville District Security Office.

Suspicious Activity Reporting Training (e.g. I-Watch):

The contractor and all associated sub-contractors shall receive a brief/training on the local suspicious activity reporting program. This locally developed training will be used to inform employees of the types of behavior to watch for and instruct employees to report suspicious activity to the project manager, security representative or law enforcement entity. This training shall be completed within 30 calendar days of contract award and within 30 calendar days of new employees commencing performance with the results reported to the COR NLT 5 calendar days after the completion of the training.

Will be escorted in areas where they may be exposed to classified and/or sensitive materials and/or sensitive or restricted areas.

All contract employees, including subcontractor employees who are not in possession of the appropriate security clearance or access privileges, will be escorted in areas where they may be exposed to classified and/or sensitive materials and/or sensitive or restricted areas.

Pre-screen candidates using E-Verify Program. Proposed language:

The Contractor must pre-screen Candidates using the E-verify Program (http://www.uscis.gov/e-verify) website to meet the established employment eligibility requirements. The Vendor must ensure that the Candidate has two valid forms of Government issued identification prior to enrollment to ensure the correct information is entered into the E- verify system. An initial list of verified/eligible Candidates must be provided to the COR no later than 3 business days after the initial contract award." *When contracts are with individuals, the individuals will be required to complete a Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, with the designated Government representative. This Form will be provided to the Contracting Officer and shall become part of the official contract file.

Veterans Employment Emphasis for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Contracts

In addition to complying with the requirements outlined in FAR Part 22.13, FAR Provision 52.222-38, FAR Clause 52.222-35, FAR Clause 52.222-37, DFARS 222.13 and Department of Labor regulations, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) contractors and subcontractors at all tiers are encouraged to promote the training and employment of U.S. veterans while performing under a USACE contract. While no set-aside, evaluation preference, or incentive are encouraged to seek out highly qualified veterans to perform services under this contract.

The following resources are available to assist USACE contractors in their outreach efforts:

Federal Veteran employment information at http://www.fedshirevets.gov/index.aspx Department of Labor Veterans Employment Assistance http://www.dol.gov/vets/ Department of Veterans Affairs-VOW to Hire Hero’s Act http://benefits.va.gov/vow/ Army Wounded Warriors Program- http://wtc.army.mil/modules/employers/index.html [Type here]

U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation-Hiring Our Hero’s