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Section SF 1449 - CONTINUATION SHEET

Name Stamps

FFP

Pre-established prices

See paragraph 3, Pricing Schedule of BLANKET PURCHASE AGREEMENT.

FOB: Destination

PURCHASE REQUEST NUMBER: 0010826074

NET AMT

BPA

BLANKET PURCHASE AGREEMENT

NOTICE TO OFFEROR: THIS IS MULTIPLE BLANKET PURCHASE AGREEMENTS (BPA) FOR THE PURCHASE OF PRINT NAME STAMP. THE PRICES OFFERED WILL BE USED FOR NOT ONLY AWARDING THE ORDER BUT COLLECTION OF PRICE INFORMATION.

1. FSC Code: This BPA will be used for items falling within the FSC Codes below.

2. Period of Performance

Five (5) years from the date of agreement unless the BPA is sooner terminated by either party by written notice

3. Pricing Schedule and pictures: See the next pages

4. Delivery Schedule: Delivery shall be made within five (5) working days after receipt of call. In any case of changes, the contractor shall notify the Contracting Officer and call officer within 3 days after receipt of order for approval.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Terms and conditions

1. Description of Agreement: The purpose of this solicitation is to enter into Multiple Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPAs) to provide the necessary and required the print stamp complete and metal inker under listed Federal Supply Class (FSC) Code for 121st Combat Support Hospital.

2. Extent of Obligation: The Government is obligated only to the extent of authorized purchases actually made under the BPA.

3. Period of Performance: Five (5) years from the date of agreement unless the BPA is sooner terminated by either party by written notice.

4. Pricing:

a. Prices listed in the schedule of supplies shall remain in effect until changed by mutual agreements of the parties hereto, but in no case shall they remain in effect for less than 12 months from the effective date of this Blanket Purchase Agreement.

b. The prices shall be exclusive of taxes exempted for US Government supplies by applicable laws or agreement.

c. Supplier will give offer the market price equal to or lower than the price charged to the suppliers or other customers.

5. Notice of Individuals Authorized to Purchase and Dollar Limitations: A list of names of individuals authorized to place calls under the BPA, identified by organizational component and the dollar limitation per purchase for each individual will be provided after the agreement is completed.

6. Call Officer:

1. The Contracting Officer will separately appoint Call Officer.

b. The Contracting Officer will notify the supplier of any changes or additional individuals authorized to call and the BPA shall be modified accordingly.

c. Calls placed by unauthorized individuals and accepted by the supplier will not be approved for payment.

d. Calls placed by any supplies or services not listed in the price schedule of the Blanket PurchaseAgreement(BPA) will not be authorized and be approved for payment.

e. The Call Officer shall not perform the duties of the Receiving Officer.

7. Deliveries Conditions:

(iii) Date of Call.

(iv) Call number.

(v) Itemized list of supplies or services furnished.

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

“I certify that the supplies/services called for have been received in accordance with the terms as specified in the order.”

Signature of Authorized Receiving Officer Date Printed Name and Title:

Unit and Telephone No.:

Receiving Officer should distribute delivery tickets as follows:

(iii) One copy - Contractor

Upon delivery of the supplies, the receiving activity will retain one copy of the related delivery ticket and will sign the other two copies and return them to the supplier or supplier’s agent. One of these copies may subsequently be required to support the invoice. For record keeping and tracking purposes, the contractor should submit a copy within 10 days of delivery, to the finance office.

b. Delivery point

(i) Delivery shall be FOB destination or as specified on each call, with unloading and handling to be accomplished by the supplier.

(ii) Delivery shall be made within five (5) working days after receipt of call unless otherwise specified by the Contracting Officer or BPA Call Officer.

(iii) The supplier shall notify the Receiving Officer of delivery status a minimum of two (2) days prior to the required delivery date.

(iv) Time of Delivery

(1) Deliveries to the supply points will normally be made during the following times:

(2) Supplies shall be delivered to the designated delivery points with unloading and handling to be accomplished by the supplier.

(3) The delivery time shall be determined through mutual agreement between supplier and Requiring Activity.

(4) Deliveries shall not be accepted on any national holidays without prior coordination with 411th CSB/Receiving Officer. As identified in clause 52.0000-4304. National holidays are defined as:

ANY CALENDAR DAY EITHER DESIGNATED AS A UNITED STATES HOLIDAY, OR RECOGNIZED AS A REPUBLIC OF KOREA HOLIDAY, BY HEADQUARTERS EIGHT UNITED STATES ARMY,”

(5) The delivery time shall be determined through mutual agreement between supplier and requiring activity personnel.

(v) Supplier Notice Regarding Late or Non-Delivery:

In the event the supplier encounters difficulty in meeting performance requirements or when he anticipates difficulty in complying with the BPA delivery schedule or date, he shall immediately notify the Contracting Officer, giving all pertinent details; however, this data shall be considered informational only and this provision shall not be construed as a waiver by the Government of any delivery schedule or date or of any rights or remedies provided by law or under this BPA.

8. Payment Information: Payment will be made with the Government Purchase Card (A commercially accepted VISA Card imprinted with “GPC.”-Government Purchase Card. Supplier will charge the VISA account after each delivery under this BPA. Under no condition will the supplier make delivery of or process charges for any amount in excess of $25,000 per order. Supplier will not process charges for more than one delivery on the same charge. Each delivery will be processed as a separate charge transaction.

9. Administrative Responsibilities:

a. Ensure supporting Resource Manager Bulk funds credit card account on a Quarterly Basic with the master Accounting Code (MAC), before any charges are made.

b. Maintain accurate “Unit log for GPC Purchase” IAW GPC SOP.

c. Comply with all requirements in the Delegation of Authority Letter from 411th CSB.

d. Prepare GPC BPA Oral Solicitation Record: The Call Officer will maintain a detailed listing of all oral solicitations, prices quotes, orders placed and dates delivered calls made during the credit card billing cycle period (Only required for calls exceeding $3,500.00).

e. Check accuracy of invoices, delivery tickets, and call registers of individual line items, extensions, and totals.

10. Specification: All supplies to be furnished under this BPA shall be of the best commercial quality unless otherwise specified by the Contracting Officer or Individual authorized to place calls.

11. Inspection and Acceptance: Inspection for quality, quantity and final acceptance of the supplies under the BPA shall be conducted by Receiving Officer or his authorized representative at the respective delivery point.

12. Quality Assurance: The supplier shall establish and maintain quality control for all supplies, assure compliance with contract requirements and maintain records of his quality control for all material supplied.

13. Commercial Warranty: All supplies furnished under this BPA will be free from defects in material or workmanship. Supplier agrees to immediately replace defective supplies or when requested by the Contracting Officer.

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY FULL TEXT

52.222-50 COMBATING TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (MAR 2015) ALTERNATE I (MAR 2015)

(a) Definitions. As used in this clause— “Agent” means any individual, including a director, an officer, an employee, or an independent contractor, authorized to act on behalf of the organization.

“Coercion” means—

(1) Threats of serious harm to or physical restraint against any person;

(2) Any scheme, plan, or pattern intended to cause a person to believe that failure to perform an act would result in serious harm to or physical restraint against any person; or

(3) The abuse or threatened abuse of the legal process.

“Commercial sex act” means any sex act on account of which anything of value is given to or received by any person.

“Commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) item” means--

(1) Any item of supply (including construction material) that is—

(i) A commercial item (as defined in paragraph (1) of the definition at FAR 2.101);

(ii) Sold in substantial quantities in the commercial marketplace; and

(iii) Offered to the Government, under a contract or subcontract at any tier, without modification, in the same form in which it is sold in the commercial marketplace; and

(2) Does not include bulk cargo, as defined in 46 U.S.C. 40102(4), such as agricultural products and petroleum products.

“Debt bondage” means the status or condition of a debtor arising from a pledge by the debtor of his or her personal services or of those of a person under his or her control as a security for debt, if the value of those services as reasonably assessed is not applied toward the liquidation of the debt or the length and nature of those services are not respectively limited and defined.

“Employee” means an employee of the Contractor directly engaged in the performance of work under the contract who has other than a minimal impact or involvement in contract performance.

“Forced labor” means knowingly providing or obtaining the labor or services of a person—

(1) By threats of serious harm to, or physical restraint against, that person or another person;

(2) By means of any scheme, plan, or pattern intended to cause the person to believe that, if the person did not perform such labor or services, that person or another person would suffer serious harm or physical restraint; or

(3) By means of the abuse or threatened abuse of law or the legal process.

“Involuntary servitude” includes a condition of servitude induced by means of—

(1) Any scheme, plan, or pattern intended to cause a person to believe that, if the person did not enter into or continue in such conditions, that person or another person would suffer serious harm or physical restraint; or

(2) The abuse or threatened abuse of the legal process.

“Severe forms of trafficking in persons” means—

(1) Sex trafficking in which a commercial sex act is induced by force, fraud, or coercion, or in which the person induced to perform such act has not attained 18 years of age; or

(2) The recruitment, harboring, transportation, provision, or obtaining of a person for labor or services, through the use of force, fraud, or coercion for the purpose of subjection to involuntary servitude, peonage, debt bondage, or slavery.

“Sex trafficking” means the recruitment, harboring, transportation, provision, or obtaining of a person for the purpose of a commercial sex act.

“Subcontract” means any contract entered into by a subcontractor to furnish supplies or services for performance of a prime contract or a subcontract.

“Subcontractor” means any supplier, distributor, vendor, or firm that furnishes supplies or services to or for a prime contractor or another subcontractor.

“United States” means the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and outlying areas.

(b) Policy. The United States Government has adopted a policy prohibiting trafficking in persons including the trafficking-related activities of this clause. Contractors, contractor employees, and their agents shall not—

(1) Engage in severe forms of trafficking in persons during the period of performance of the contract;

(2) Procure commercial sex acts during the period of performance of the contract;

(3) Use forced labor in the performance of the contract;

(4) Destroy, conceal, confiscate, or otherwise deny access by an employee to the employee's identity or immigration documents, such as passports or drivers' licenses, regardless of issuing authority;

(5)(i) Use misleading or fraudulent practices during the recruitment of employees or offering of employment, such as failing to disclose, in a format and language accessible to the worker, basic information or making material misrepresentations during the recruitment of employees regarding the key terms and conditions of employment, including wages and fringe benefits, the location of work, the living conditions, housing and associated costs (if employer or agent provided or arranged), any significant cost to be charged to the employee, and, if applicable, the hazardous nature of the work;

(ii) Use recruiters that do not comply with local labor laws of the country in which the recruiting takes place;

(6) Charge employees recruitment fees;

(7)(i) Fail to provide return transportation or pay for the cost of return transportation upon the end of employment--

(A) For an employee who is not a national of the country in which the work is taking place and who was brought into that country for the purpose of working on a U.S. Government contract or subcontract (for portions of contracts performed outside the United States); or

(B) For an employee who is not a United States national and who was brought into the United States for the purpose of working on a U.S. Government contract or subcontract, if the payment of such costs is required under existing temporary worker programs or pursuant to a written agreement with the employee (for portions of contracts performed inside the United States); except that--

(ii) The requirements of paragraphs (b)(7)(i) of this clause shall not apply to an employee who is--

(A) Legally permitted to remain in the country of employment and who chooses to do so; or

(B) Exempted by an authorized official of the contracting agency from the requirement to provide return transportation or pay for the cost of return transportation;

(iii) The requirements of paragraph (b)(7)(i) of this clause are modified for a victim of trafficking in persons who is seeking victim services or legal redress in the country of employment, or for a witness in an enforcement action related to trafficking in persons. The contractor shall provide the return transportation or pay the cost of return transportation in a way that does not obstruct the victim services, legal redress, or witness activity. For example, the contractor shall not only offer return transportation to a witness at a time when the witness is still needed to testify. This paragraph does not apply when the exemptions at paragraph (b)(7)(ii) of this clause apply.

(8) Provide or arrange housing that fails to meet the host country housing and safety standards; or

(9) If required by law or contract, fail to provide an employment contract, recruitment agreement, or other required work document in writing. Such written work document shall be in a language the employee understands. If the employee must relocate to perform the work, the work document shall be provided to the employee at least five days prior to the employee relocating. The employee's work document shall include, but is not limited to, details about work description, wages, prohibition on charging recruitment fees, work location(s), living accommodations and associated costs, time off, roundtrip transportation arrangements, grievance process, and the content of applicable laws and regulations that prohibit trafficking in persons.

(c) Contractor requirements. The Contractor shall—

(1) Notify its employees of—

(i) (A) The United States Government's policy prohibiting trafficking in persons described in paragraph (b) of this clause; and

(B) The following directive(s) or notice(s) applicable to employees performing work at the contract place(s) of performance as indicated below:

Document Title: USFK Regulation 190-2 Document may be obtained from:

http://8tharmy.korea.army.mil/g1_AG/Programs_Policy/UploadedFile/USFK/USFK_Reg_190-2_Off-Limits_Areas_and_Establishments.pdf

Document Title: USFK Command Policy Letter #12 Document may be obtained from:

http://www.usfk.mil/usfk/Uploads/140/USFK%20CPL12.pdf Applies to Performance in/at: Republic of Korea

(ii) The actions that will be taken against employees or agents for violations of this policy. Such actions for employees may include, but are not limited to, removal from the contract, reduction in benefits, or termination of employment; and

(2) Take appropriate action, up to and including termination, against employees, agents, or subcontractors that violate the policy in paragraph (b) of this clause.

(d) Notification. (1) The Contractor shall inform the Contracting Officer and the agency Inspector General immediately of—

(i) Any credible information it receives from any source (including host country law enforcement) that alleges a Contractor employee, subcontractor, subcontractor employee, or their agent has engaged in conduct that violates the policy in paragraph (b) of this clause (see also 18 U.S.C. 1351, Fraud in Foreign Labor Contracting, and 52.203-13(b)(3)(i)(A), if that clause is included in the solicitation or contract, which requires disclosure to the agency Office of the Inspector General when the Contractor has credible evidence of fraud); and

(ii) Any actions taken against a Contractor employee, subcontractor, subcontractor employee, or their agent pursuant to this clause.

(2) If the allegation may be associated with more than one contract, the Contractor shall inform the contracting officer for the contract with the highest dollar value.

(e) Remedies. In addition to other remedies available to the Government, the Contractor's failure to comply with the requirements of paragraphs (c), (d), (g), (h), or (i) of this clause may result in—

(1) Requiring the Contractor to remove a Contractor employee or employees from the performance of the contract;

(2) Requiring the Contractor to terminate a subcontract;

(3) Suspension of contract payments until the Contractor has taken appropriate remedial action;

(4) Loss of award fee, consistent with the award fee plan, for the performance period in which the Government determined Contractor non-compliance;

(5) Declining to exercise available options under the contract;

(6) Termination of the contract for default or cause, in accordance with the termination clause of this contract; or

(7) Suspension or debarment.

(f) Mitigating and aggravating factors. When determining remedies, the Contracting Officer may consider the following:

(1) Mitigating factors. The Contractor had a Trafficking in Persons compliance plan or an awareness program at the time of the violation, was in compliance with the plan, and has taken appropriate remedial actions for the violation, that may include reparation to victims for such violations.

(2) Aggravating factors. The Contractor failed to abate an alleged violation or enforce the requirements of a compliance plan, when directed by the Contracting Officer to do so.

(g) Full cooperation.

(1) The Contractor shall, at a minimum—

(i) Disclose to the agency Inspector General information sufficient to identify the nature and extent of an offense and the individuals responsible for the conduct;

(ii) Provide timely and complete responses to Government auditors' and investigators' requests for documents;

(iii) Cooperate fully in providing reasonable access to its facilities and staff (both inside and outside the U.S.) to allow contracting agencies and other responsible Federal agencies to conduct audits, investigations, or other actions to ascertain compliance with the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. chapter 78), E.O. 13627, or any other applicable law or regulation establishing restrictions on trafficking in persons, the procurement of commercial sex acts, or the use of forced labor; and

(iv) Protect all employees suspected of being victims of or witnesses to prohibited activities, prior to returning to the country from which the employee was recruited, and shall not prevent or hinder the ability of these employees from cooperating fully with Government authorities.

(2) The requirement for full cooperation does not foreclose any Contractor rights arising in law, the FAR, or the terms of the contract. It does not—

(i) Require the Contractor to waive its attorney-client privilege or the protections afforded by the attorney work product doctrine;

(ii) Require any officer, director, owner, employee, or agent of the Contractor, including a sole proprietor, to waive his or her attorney client privilege or Fifth Amendment rights; or

(iii) Restrict the Contractor from—

(A) Conducting an internal investigation; or

(B) Defending a proceeding or dispute arising under the contract or related to a potential or disclosed violation.

(h) Compliance plan.

(1) This paragraph (h) applies to any portion of the contract that—

(i) Is for supplies, other than commercially available off-the-shelf items, acquired outside the United States, or services to be performed outside the United States; and

(ii) Has an estimated value that exceeds $500,000.

(2) The Contractor shall maintain a compliance plan during the performance of the contract that is appropriate—

(i) To the size and complexity of the contract; and

(ii) To the nature and scope of the activities to be performed for the Government, including the number of non-United States citizens expected to be employed and the risk that the contract or subcontract will involve services or supplies susceptible to trafficking in persons.

(3) Minimum requirements. The compliance plan must include, at a minimum, the following:

(i) An awareness program to inform contractor employees about the Government's policy prohibiting trafficking-related activities described in paragraph (b) of this clause, the activities prohibited, and the actions that will be taken against the employee for violations. Additional information about Trafficking in Persons and examples of awareness programs can be found at the Web site for the Department of State's Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons at http://www.state.gov/j/tip/.

(ii) A process for employees to report, without fear of retaliation, activity inconsistent with the policy prohibiting trafficking in persons, including a means to make available to all employees the hotline phone number of the Global Human Trafficking Hotline at 1-844-888-FREE and its email address at help@befree.org.

(iii) A recruitment and wage plan that only permits the use of recruitment companies with trained employees, prohibits charging recruitment fees to the employee, and ensures that wages meet applicable host-country legal requirements or explains any variance.

(iv) A housing plan, if the Contractor or subcontractor intends to provide or arrange housing, that ensures that the housing meets host-country housing and safety standards.

(v) Procedures to prevent agents and subcontractors at any tier and at any dollar value from engaging in trafficking in persons (including activities in paragraph (b) of this clause) and to monitor, detect, and terminate any agents, subcontracts, or subcontractor employees that have engaged in such activities.

(4) Posting.

(i) The Contractor shall post the relevant contents of the compliance plan, no later than the initiation of contract performance, at the workplace (unless the work is to be performed in the field or not in a fixed location) and on the Contractor's Web site (if one is maintained). If posting at the workplace or on the Web site is impracticable, the Contractor shall provide the relevant contents of the compliance plan to each worker in writing.

(ii) The Contractor shall provide the compliance plan to the Contracting Officer upon request.

(5) Certification. Annually after receiving an award, the Contractor shall submit a certification to the Contracting Officer that—

(i) It has implemented a compliance plan to prevent any prohibited activities identified at paragraph (b) of this clause and to monitor, detect, and terminate any agent, subcontract or subcontractor employee engaging in prohibited activities; and

(ii) After having conducted due diligence, either—

(A) To the best of the Contractor's knowledge and belief, neither it nor any of its agents, subcontractors, or their agents is engaged in any such activities; or

(B) If abuses relating to any of the prohibited activities identified in paragraph (b) of this clause have been found, the Contractor or subcontractor has taken the appropriate remedial and referral actions.

(i) Subcontracts.

(1) The Contractor shall include the substance of this clause, including this paragraph (i), in all subcontracts and in all contracts with agents. The requirements in paragraph (h) of this clause apply only to any portion of the subcontract that—

(A) Is for supplies, other than commercially available off-the-shelf items, acquired outside the United States, or services to be performed outside the United States; and

(B) Has an estimated value that exceeds $500,000.

(2) If any subcontractor is required by this clause to submit a certification, the Contractor shall require submission prior to the award of the subcontract and annually thereafter. The certification shall cover the items in paragraph (h)(5) of this clause.

(End of clause)

52.252-1 SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998)

This solicitation incorporates one or more solicitation provisions by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. The offeror is cautioned that the listed provisions may include blocks that must be completed by the offeror and submitted with its quotation or offer. In lieu of submitting the full text of those provisions, the offeror may identify the provision by paragraph identifier and provide the appropriate information with its quotation or offer. Also, the full text of a solicitation provision may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es):

FAR:

http://acquisition.gov/far/index.html

DFARs:

http://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/dfars/

(End of provision)

52.252-2 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998)

This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es):

FAR:

http://acquisition.gov/far/index.html

DFARs:

http://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/dfars/

252.209-7999 Representation by Corporations Regarding an Unpaid Delinquent Tax Liability or a Felony Conviction under any Federal Law REPRESENTATION BY CORPORATIONS REGARDING AN UNPAID DELINQUENT TAX LIABILTIY OR A FELONY CONVICTION UNDER ANY FEDERAL LAW (DEVIATION 2012-00004) (JAN 2012)

1. In accordance with sections 8124 and 8125 of Division A of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012, (Pub. L. 112-74) none of the funds made available by that Act may be used to enter into a contract with any corporation that-

(1) Has any unpaid Federal tax liability that has been assessed, for which all judicial and administrative remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, and that is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agreement with the authority responsible for collecting the tax liability, where the awarding agency is aware of the unpaid tax liability, unless the agency has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and made a determination that this further action is not necessary to protect the interests of the Government.

(2) Was convicted of a felony criminal violation under any Federal law within the preceding 24 months, where the awarding agency is aware of the conviction, unless the agency has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and made a determination that this action is not necessary to protect the interests of the Government.

1. The Offeror represents that –

(1) It is ( ) is not ( ) a corporation that has any unpaid Federal tax liability that has been assessed, for which all judicial and administrative remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, and that is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agreement with authority responsible for collecting the tax liability,

(2) It is ( ) is not ( ) a corporation that was convicted of a felony criminal violation under a federal law within the preceding 24 months.

(End of provision)

252.225-7043 ANTITERRORISM/FORCE PROTECTION POLICY FOR DEFENSE CONTRACTORS OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES (JUN 2015)

(a) Definition. United States, as used in this clause, means, the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and outlying areas.

(b) Except as provided in paragraph (c) of this clause, the Contractor and its subcontractors, if performing or traveling outside the United States under this contract, shall--

(1) Affiliate with the Overseas Security Advisory Council, if the Contractor or subcontractor is a U.S. entity;

(2) Ensure that Contractor and subcontractor personnel who are U.S. nationals and are in-country on a non-transitory basis, register with the U.S. Embassy, and that Contractor and subcontractor personnel who are third country nationals comply with any security related requirements of the Embassy of their nationality;

(3) Provide, to Contractor and subcontractor personnel, antiterrorism/force protection awareness information commensurate with that which the Department of Defense (DoD) provides to its military and civilian personnel and their families, to the extent such information can be made available prior to travel outside the United States; and

(4) Obtain and comply with the most current antiterrorism/force protection guidance for Contractor and subcontractor personnel.

(c) The requirements of this clause do not apply to any subcontractor that is--

(1) A foreign government;

(2) A representative of a foreign government; or

(3) A foreign corporation wholly owned by a foreign government.

(d) Information and guidance pertaining to DoD antiterrorism/force protection can be obtained from HQDA-AT;

telephone, DSN 222-9832 or commercial (703) 692-9832.

5152.204-4032 REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS

(a) SUBCONTRACTING:

If the offeror contemplates subcontracting, it must obtain prior written approval of subcontractor from the PCO or ACO, and list below: (1) the names and addresses of the subcontractor(s), (2) the type of subcontracting, and (3) the estimated price for each subcontract.

(b) AFFILIATED OFFERORS:

(1) Business concerns are affiliates of each other when, either directly or indirectly, one concern controls or has the power to control the other, or a third party controls or has the power to control both.

(2) Each offeror shall furnish, below, the following information:

(i) Whether the offeror has any affiliates;

(ii) The names and addresses of all affiliates of the offeror; and

(iii) The names and addresses of all persons and concerns exercising control or ownership of the offeror and any or all of its affiliates, and whether they are common officers, directors, stockholders holding controlling interest, or otherwise.

AFFILIATED CONCERNS. : (Name, location and, in detail, controlling interest in each)

(c) PRINCIPAL OWNER(S) OR STOCKHOLDER(S):

Each offeror shall list below the name(s) and address(es) of the principal owner(s) or stockholder(s) of the company and percentage of ownership. If a major portion is publicly traded and/or otherwise widely distributed, state that, with the percentage so affected.

(d) STANDARDS OF CONDUCT CERTIFICATION:

This is to certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, except as described below, no representative of this firm who deals with US Government employees on any aspect of this procurement is a former US Government employee, to include former US military personnel. I understand that this certification is continuing in nature and places a duty on me and my firm to notify the Contracting Officer of any additional individual(s) who fit the above description prior to the individual's assuming duties.

(i) Name ______________________________________________ Former rank/grade ____________________________________ Last US Government position ___________________________

(ii) Name ______________________________________________ Former rank/grade ____________________________________ Last US Government position ___________________________

(iii) Name ______________________________________________ Former rank/grade ____________________________________ Last US Government position ___________________________

Firm ____________________________________________________ Name _____________________________________________________ Signature __________________________________________________

Title _____________________________________________________ Date of Execution ____________________________________________

(e) TAXES:

(1) References:

(i) Contract clause entitled "FAR 52.229-06 Taxes—Foreign Fixed-Price Contracts (Jan 1991)."

(ii) US-ROK Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA), Articles IX and XVI.

(iii) ROK Customs Law, Law No. 1976, promulgated on 29 November 1967, as amended.

(iv) ROK Value Added Tax Law, Law No. 2934, promulgated on 22 December 1976 (effective date 1 July 1977), as amended.

(v) ROK Special Excise Tax Law, Law No. 2935, promulgated on 22 December 1976 (effective date 1 July 1977), as amended.

(2) Contractor shall state the types and estimated amount of taxes that would normally apply to such transactions but are excluded from this proposal.

(i) Customs Tax (except for ROK MND-funded contracts or delivery orders):

Name Number Cost/Unit of Item of Units w/o Tax % of Tax Tax/Unit Tax Total

This item will be imported specifically for this contract? Yes _____ No _____

(ii) Special Excise Tax:

Name Number Cost/Unit of Item of Units w/o Tax % of Tax Tax/Unit Tax Total

Name of item manufacturer

(iii) Value Added Tax (VAT):

Input VAT on materials purchased for this contract. 10% _____ Input VAT on transportation leased/rented for this contract.10% _____ Input VAT on equipment leased/rented for this contract. 10% _____ Input VAT on services purchased for this contract. 10% _____ Output VAT on total contract amount. 10% _____

(iv) Special Excise (Petroleum) Tax:

No. of U/P Liters w/o Tax Tax/Unit Total Tax Amount Regular Gasoline ________ (L) ________ w________ w_____________ Premium Gasoline ________ (L) ________ w________ w_____________ Diesel ________ (L) ________ w________ w_____________ Other ________ (L) ________ w________ w_____________

(v) Education Tax.

(3) Name of the oil company from which POL products will be purchased:

Oil Company: _________________________________________ (Name only)

(4) I certify by this submission that all supplies and services to be purchased for this contract have been proposed exclusive of Value Added Tax, applicable Customs Tax (except ROK MND-funded contracts and delivery orders), Special Excise Tax, and Education Tax.

Signed (Chop)

(f) CERTIFICATIONS AND REPRESENTATIONS

By submitting an offer, each offeror agrees to be bound by all certifications and representations in this solicitation. The Government reserves the right to require any and all certifications and representations to be completed and signed in hard copy by the successful offeror prior to contract award. Failure of an offeror to complete the certifications and representations within the time directed by the Contracting Officer may result in a determination that the contractor is not a responsible offeror for this acquisition.

5152.229-4012 TAX EXEMPTION, CUSTOMS, REPUBLIC OF KOREA

(a) EXEMPTION: This clause is in implementation of Article IX of the Status of Forces Agreement between the Republic of Korea and the United States of America granting contractors exemption from Republic of Korea customs duties and other such charges. At the time this contract is awarded, the Contractor shall certify to the Contracting Officer that all materials, supplies, and equipment to be imported for the contract have been proposed to the Government exclusive of customs duties and other such charges and; further, that the contract price includes no customs duty whatsoever. It shall indicate to the Contracting Officer the total amount of customs duties excluded from the contract price. The USFK Contracting Officer will verify the amount of customs duty that would otherwise be applicable to the contract and will issue USFK Form(s) 75 to the Contractor. The contractor will submit the original USFK Form 75 to the governing ROK Customs Office at the time of import declaration. The Chief of the Customs Office will review the USFK Form 75 and will exempt the Contractor from customs duties and other such charges. During the review process the customs office will post on the Contractor's Import Permit the anticipated submission date for a completed USFK Form 76, which will be prepared by the Contracting Officer and given to the contractor immediately after contract performance. The Contractor will submit the original USFK Form 76 to the governing ROK Customs Office no later than the date posted on the Import Permit. If the USFK Form 76 is not submitted by the anticipated date, the ROK Customs Office will immediately collect the customs duties and other such charges previously exempted.

(b) If for any reason the Contractor has paid customs duties on materials, supplies, or equipment prior to award of this contract and desires to use such materials, supplies, or equipment for performance of this contract, the Contractor must exclude such duties from the contract price and may obtain refund of such previously paid duties by submitting a completed USFK Form 76 to the governing ROK Customs Office.

(c) Refund: Any Contractor that requires refund of customs duties and other such charges on items used for USFK contracts, can claim refund of such charges by submitting a copy of a completed USFK Form 76 to the governing ROK Customs Office

(d) This entire clause is inapplicable to contracts, or any portions of contracts, funded by the Republic of Korea.

5152.229-4013 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, 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

(a) This clause is in implementation of Article XVI of the Status of Forces Agreement 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. 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. If the Contractor intends to purchase directly from an oil company refinery, it may nominate any of the three ROK oil companies below which have agreed to sell to Contractor FOB refinery at the SET-exempt price.

List of Oil Companies and their Respective Tax Offices

(1) Hyundai Oil Refinery Co., Ltd.: Dong-Inchon District Tax Office ATTN: POL Tax Administrator Inchon City, Korea

(2) SK Corporation: Ulsan District Tax Office ATTN: POL Tax Administrator Ulsan City, Kyongsan Nam Do, Korea

(3) LG Caltex Company: Yosu District Tax Office ATTN: POL Tax Administrator Yosu City, Chonla Nam Do, Korea

(b) If the contractor instead intends to purchase its POL products from an individual gasoline station, the Contracting Officer will advise the contractor as to which individual gasoline stations will sell to it at the SET-exempt price. The contractor shall specify from which of those stations it will purchase. In addition to specifying the oil company/gas station, the Contractor shall state the estimated quantity and the amount of POL to be purchased from each refinery/gas station. The USFK Contracting Officer will verify the reasonableness of the amounts of POL products claimed for use on the contract and, based on this verification, the USFK Responsible Officer will issue USFK POL Tax Exemption Coupons. If the Contractor wishes to purchase from an individual gas station, it will be required to make advance payment for the amount of POL covered by the coupons. Advance payment will be at the SET-exempt price and will be made to the gas station(s) previously nominated. Representatives from the nominated gas station(s) shall be present at the issuing session. They will collect the advance payments, mark “paid” on the back of the original copy of the coupons issued, and provide the purchasing Contractor with tax invoices to be used by the Contractor to obtain SET refund from its governing ROK District Tax Office. All coupons for construction contracts will be issued at the time of award. Coupons for requirements-type contracts will be issued on a delivery order increment basis or on a monthly basis. Pre-selected oil company refineries will sell their POL products at the SET-exempted prices upon presentation of the coupons. Individual gas stations, which have previously collected POL payment in advance will accept the pre-paid USFK POL Tax Exemption Coupons from contractors and will provide the POL amounts reflected on tendered coupons without any further charge.

5152.233-4703 AMC-LEVEL PROTEST 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: A6SE040.001 Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898-5000 Facsimile number (256)450-8840

The AMC-Ievel protest procedures are found at:

http://www.amc.army.mil/pa/COMMANDCOUNSEL.asp

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

(End of Provision)

INSTRUCTION TO QUOTERS

ADDENDUM TO FAR 52.212-1, INSTRUCTIONS TO THE OFFEROR(S)

1. Quotations shall be submitted electronically to Federal Business Opportunities website (https://fbo.gov) within the date and time of the Request for Quotation (RFQ) (Korea Standard Time). All questions should be emailed to namsun.kim3.ln@mail.mil within 3 days after the solicitation is issued. The electronic bid shall be submitted by 1300 hours (Korea Standard Time) on the closing date of RFQ.

2. Multiple Awards: The Government may establish BPAs up to multiple vendors resulting from this solicitation to the responsible quoter(s) having submitted the lowest-priced quotation that satisfies all terms and conditions of this solicitation. The items and quantities in the price list will be used to evaluate quotations. The proposed unit prices shall be used to establish BPAs.

3. The offeror(s) shall submit the following requirements IAW Para 1 above. A failure to submit the following requirements will be grounds for determining the offer to be incomplete and ineligible for contract award.

a. Price Schedule

b. Item description/specification shall provide description/specification of each listed item including manufacturer name and model/part number. “The proposed product” must meet, or exceed, the salient physical, functional, or performance characteristic specified in the solicitation.

4. Local clause 5152.204-4032 shall be submitted upon request from the contract specialist.

5. Addendum to local clause 5152.204-4032, FAR 52.212-1 and 2: The terms “Quotation” and “Quoter” shall be substituted for “Offer” and “Offeror.”

6. In accordance with FAR 25.1002, solicitations for contracts to be entered into and performed in Korea, to ensure a fair evaluation of offers, the Government will use the Korea Exchange Bank conversion rate on the date specified for receipt of proposal.

BASIS OF AWARD

(a) The Government will establish BPAs with multiple vendors resulting from this solicitation to the responsible quoter having submitted the lowest-priced quotation that satisfies all terms and conditions of this solicitation. The following items and quantities shall be used to evaluate quotations. The proposed unit prices shall be used to establish BPAs.:

Note 1: To be determined responsible, a prospective contractor must meet FAR 9.104-1 General…