A21_RFQ.docx

W91QVN-16-T-0098

Section SF 1449 - CONTINUATION SHEET

Vitros 5600 reagent supply

FFP

See paragraph 3, Pricing Schedule of Blanket Purchase Agreement. ( The delivery charge should be included in each unit price) FOB: Destination

PURCHASE REQUEST NUMBER: F3J4MD6084AQ02

NET AMT

BLANKET PURCHASE AGREEMENT

NOTICE TO OFFEROR: THIS IS MULTIPLE BLANKET PURCHASE AGREEMENTS (BPA) FOR THE PURCHASE OF VITROS 5600 REAGENT. THE PRICES OFFERED WILL BE USED FOR NOT ONLY AWARDING THE ORDER BUT COLLECTION OF PRICE INFORMATION.

STATEMENT OF WORK: Vitros 5600 Reagent Supply

1. The Vitros 5600 reagent supply contractor shall provide the services in the supply contract. The Contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, materials, supervision, transportation, and services necessary necessary to support a reagent Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) supply contract as defined in the applicable SOW for Vitros 5600 Reagents for the 51st Medical Group (51MDG), Osan Air Base, Korea.

2. The mission of the reagent supply contract is to ensure the 51MDG has available reagents and items needed to perform start-up, validation studies, precision studies, linearity, correlations, calibrations studies and patient testing.

3. Price Schedule: Minimum Requirements / Specifications/ Salient Characteristics:

The following reagents/parts should share lot numbers whenever possible, expiration dates should be no less than six months beyond delivery and shipped at a temperature that meets the technical specifications identified by the manufacturer.

***Price Schedule (Delivery charge should be included)

Terms and conditions

1. General:

a. The purpose of this solicitation is to enter into Multiple Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPAs) to provide the necessary and required supply items. Specific location, requirements will be identified and issued with BPA call as needed.

1. In addition to the pre-priced items, the contractor shall furnish its complete line of manufactured products when requested by the Contracting Officer or by individual authorized to place calls under this Blanket Purchase Agreement. Failure to provide proper manufacturer’s product or representative products may result in immediate order termination in accordance with FAR 52.212-4 (m) Termination for cause.

1. Manufacturer’s standard warranty package is to be included as any orders placed pursuant to this BPA.

2. Period of Performance: Five (5) years from the date of agreement.

3. Order Limitations and Procedures:

No individual order/call placed under this BPA by authorized individual(s) located outside the 411th CSB shall exceed $15,000.00. All Orders/calls that individually exceed $15,000.00 shall be submitted to the 411th CSB/KCC for processing.

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

5. 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’s prices to the Government shall be as low as or lower than those charged to the supplier’s most favored customer of comparable quantities under similar terms and conditions.

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 Purchase Agreement (BPA) will not be authorized and be approved for payment.

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

7. Deliveries:

a. Delivery shall be FOB DESTINATION at Rm LE02, Headquarters RD, bldg 777, Medical Materiel Management, 96278, and be completed in accordance with the contractor’s commercial schedule, but not later than two (2) weeks from date of award. All reagents must be received within the temperature recommended by the manufacturer. All reagents must be received with at least six months of use available until the manufactures expiration date

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

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

d. Delivery shall not be accepted on any national holiday without prior coordination with 411th CSB Contracting Officer and/or the Receiving Officer. 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, Eighth United States Army.”

e. Deliveries to the supply points will normally be made during the following times:

or as determined through mutual agreement between supplier and requiring activity.

The contractor shall deliver item on time specified in each call. If not, the payment will be reduced based on the time spent by the government employees.

8. Delivery Tickets: A requirement that all shipments under the agreement shall be accompanied by delivery tickets or sales slips that shall contain the following minimum information.

1. Name of supplier

1. BPA number.

1. Date of Call.

1. Call number.

1. Itemized list of supplies or services furnished.

1. Quantity, 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).

1. Date of delivery or shipment. 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.

9. Invoices:

a. One of the following statements shall be included (except that the statement in paragraph (10) (iii) of this subsection should not be used if the accumulation of the individual invoices by the Government materially increases the administrative costs of this purchase method):

(i) A summary invoice shall be submitted at least monthly or upon expiration of this BPA, whichever occurs first, for all deliveries made during a billing period, identifying the delivery tickets covered therein, stating their total dollar value, and supported by receipt copies of the delivery tickets.

(ii) An itemized invoice shall be submitted at least monthly or upon expiration of this BPA, whichever occurs first, for all deliveries made during a billing period and for which payment has not been received. These invoices need not be supported by copies of delivery tickets.

(iii) When billing procedures provide for an individual invoice for each delivery, these invoices shall be accumulated, provided that—

b. Invoice Process: Invoices are to be submitted as follows:

1. Summary invoices are to be submitted at a minimum of once per month.

1. One (1) copy of each delivery ticket shall be provided with the summary invoice.

(iii) Invoices shall be submitted no later than 15 days after any delivery.

NOTE: Multiple delivery tickets may be submitted with each invoice, however no more than 15 days shall have passed between the delivery date and submission of the invoice.

10. Administrative Responsibilities:

a. The supplier is responsible for;

(i) Preparation of the delivery tickets.

(ii) Submission of an itemized invoice (one original and five copies), monthly or upon expiration of the BPA, together with delivery tickets, covered therein, to the call officer no later than 7 days after the end of the billing period (25th through 24th of the following month).

b. The Receiving Officer is responsible for;

(i) Make the following certification at the bottom of the original and copies of the itemized invoice: “I certify that the supplies called for have been received in accordance with the terms of the BPA and the specifications governing same and payment may be made in the amount of ___________. “

(ii) Maintain a copy of itemized invoices and delivery tickets (or other supporting documents for delivery), for a period of 12 months or until completion of Periodic Review by the Contracting Officer.

(iii) Submission of the verified invoice (one original and four copies) to the Call Officer within three (3) working days following receipt of the itemized invoice from the supplier.

(iv) The Receiving Officer will be appointed by the 411th CSB Contracting Officer/Call Officer.

c. The Call Officer is responsible for;

(i) Preparation of a Call Register: The call officer shall maintain a detailed listing of all calls made during the billing period, and legibly prepare a call register (CA Form 58/58-1 for Army and AF Form 521 and 2358 for Air Force) at the end of the period, PR&C Requisition Number must be cited in Accounting Classification Block.

(ii) Check accuracy of invoices, delivery tickets, and call registers Individual line items, extensions, and totals. Call officers will fax unit purchase information (Call Register, Delivery Tickets, and Invoice) for orders to the unit RM office. RM office will forward Call Register, Delivery Tickets, and Invoice to the 411th CSB, CCEC-KOY-CD, APO AP 96205-0589 for payment.

(iii) Submission of invoice copy and a copy of the monthly call register to the Contract Specialist, 411th CSB ATTN: CCEC-KOY-CD, APO AP 96205-5289.

11. Invoice Submittal: The Contractor shall submit the invoice IAW 252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Request and Receiving Report. The invoice shall be submitted electronically through Wide Area Work Flow-Receipt and Acceptance (WAWF) at the web site https://wawf.eb.mil/.

The vendor shall self-register at the web site https://wawf.eb.mil. Vendor training is available on the internet at https://wawftraining.eb.mil. If you are experiencing technical problems with Wide Area Workflow, please contact below service center.

Customer Service Center

CONUS ONLY: 1-866-618-5988

COMMERCIAL: 801-605-7095

DSN: 388-7095

FAX COMMERCIAL: 801-605-7453

FAX DSN: 388-7453

CSCASSIG@CSD.DISA.MIL

A separate invoice will be prepared for every modification.

WIDE AREA WORK FLOW (WAWF) ARMY ELECTRONIC INVOICING INSTRUCTIONS

Invoices for goods received or services rendered under this contract shall be submitted electronically through Wide Area Work Flow – Receipt and Acceptance (WAWF):

The vendor shall self-register at the web site https://wawf.eb.mil. Vendor training is available on the internet at https://wawftraining.eb.mil. If you are experiencing technical problems with Wide Area Workflow, please contact below service center.

Customer Service Center

CONUS ONLY: 1-866-618-5988

COMMERCIAL: 801-605-7095

DSN: 388-7095

FAX COMMERCIAL: 801-605-7453

FAX DSN: 388-7453

CSCASSIG@CSD.DISA.MIL

For Supplies: Select the Create Invoice and Receiving Report COMBO within WAWF as the invoice type. The Invoice and Receiving Report COMBO prepares the Material Inspection and Receiving Report, DD Form 250, and the Invoice at the same time.

Select the invoice type within WAWF as specified below. Back up documentation (such as timesheets, etc.) can be included and attached to the invoice in WAWF.

Attachments created in any Microsoft Office product are attachable to the invoice in WAWF.

The following information, regarding invoice routine DODAAC’s, must be e entered for completion of the invoice in WAWF:

Inspector DODAAC (if applicable)

Ship To DODAAC (for Combo), Service Acceptor DODAAC (for 2 in 1), Service Approver DODAAC (for Cost Voucher) (if applicable)

Acceptor DODAAC (if applicable)

Paying Office DODAAC

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 chongnan.hong.ln@mail.mil within 5 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 reserves the right to make multiple awards if doing so is determined to be in its best interest.

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.

1. Price Schedule.

4. Local clause 5152.204-4032 shall be submitted with quotation(s).

5. Failure to submit the above requirements may indicate that the offeror fails to understand the requirement, and may be grounds for determining the proposal to be non-responsive and ineligible for contract award in accordance with Basis of Award of this solicitation.

BASIS OF AWARD

(a) The Government will establish BPAs with 3-5 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 standards.

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY FULL TEXT

52.203-2 CERTIFICATE OF INDEPENDENT PRICE DETERMINATION (APR 1985)

(a) The offeror certifies that --

(1) The prices in this offer have been arrived at independently, without, for the purpose of restricting competition, any consultation, communication, or agreement with any other offeror or competitor relating to –

(i) Those prices,

(ii) The intention to submit an offer, or

(iii) The methods of factors used to calculate the prices offered:

(2) The prices in this offer have not been and will not be knowingly disclosed by the offeror, directly or indirectly, to any other offeror or competitor before bid opening (in the case of a sealed bid solicitation) or contract award (in the case of a negotiated solicitation) unless otherwise required by law; and

(3) No attempt has been made or will be made by the offeror to induce any other concern to submit or not to submit an offer for the purpose of restricting competition.

(b) Each signature on the offer is considered to be a certification by the signatory that the signatory --

(1) Is the person in the offeror's organization responsible for determining the prices offered in this bid or proposal, and that the signatory has not participated and will not participate in any action contrary to subparagraphs (a)(1) through (a)(3) of this provision; or

(2) (i) Has been authorized, in writing, to act as agent for the following principals in certifying that those principals have not participated, and will not participate in any action contrary to subparagraphs (a)(1) through (a)(3) of this provison ______________________________________________________ (insert full name of person(s) in the offeror's organization responsible for determining the prices offered in this bid or proposal, and the title of his or her position in the offeror's organization);

(ii) As an authorized agent, does certify that the principals named in subdivision (b)(2)(i) above have not participated, and will not participate, in any action contrary to subparagraphs (a)(1) through (a)(3) above; and

(iii) As an agent, has not personally participated, and will not participate, in any action contrary to subparagraphs (a)(1) through (a)(3) of this provision.

(c) If the offeror deletes or modifies subparagraph (a)(2) of this provision, the offeror must furnish with its offer a signed statement setting forth in detail the circumstances of the disclosure.

(End of Provision)

52.209-5 CERTIFICATION REGARDING RESPONSIBILITY MATTERS (OCT 2015)

(a)(1) The Offeror certifies, to the best of its knowledge and belief, that-

(i) The Offeror and/or any of its Principals-

(A) Are ( ) are not ( ) presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, or declared ineligible for the award of contracts by any Federal agency;

(B) Have ( ) have not ( ), within a three-year period preceding this offer, been convicted of or had a civil judgment rendered against them for: commission of fraud or a criminal offense in connection with obtaining, attempting to obtain, or performing a public (Federal, State, or local) contract or subcontract; violation of Federal or State antitrust statutes relating to the submission of offers; or commission of embezzlement, theft, forgery, bribery, falsification or destruction of records, making false statements, tax evasion, violating Federal criminal tax laws, or receiving stolen property (if offeror checks “have”, the offeror shall also see 52.209-7, if included in this solicitation); and

(C) Are ( ) are not ( ) presently indicted for, or otherwise criminally or civilly charged by a governmental entity with, commission of any of the offenses enumerated in paragraph (a)(1)(i)(B) of this provision.; and

(D) Have , have not , within a three-year period preceding this offer, been notified of any delinquent Federal taxes in an amount that exceeds $3,500 for which the liability remains unsatisfied.

(1) Federal taxes are considered delinquent if both of the following criteria apply:

(i) The tax liability is finally determined. The liability is finally determined if it has been assessed. A liability is not finally determined if there is a pending administrative or judicial challenge. In the case of a judicial challenge to the liability, the liability is not finally determined until all judicial appeal rights have been exhausted.

(ii) The taxpayer is delinquent in making payment. A taxpayer is delinquent if the taxpayer has failed to pay the tax liability when full payment was due and required. A taxpayer is not delinquent in cases where enforced collection action is precluded.

(2) Examples. (i) The taxpayer has received a statutory notice of deficiency, under I.R.C. Sec. 6212, which entitles the taxpayer to seek Tax Court review of a proposed tax deficiency. This is not a delinquent tax because it is not a final tax liability. Should the taxpayer seek Tax Court review, this will not be a final tax liability until the taxpayer has exercised all judicial appeal rights.

(ii) The IRS has filed a notice of Federal tax lien with respect to an assessed tax liability, and the taxpayer has been issued a notice under I.R.C. Sec. 6320 entitling the taxpayer to request a hearing with the IRS Office of Appeals contesting the lien filing, and to further appeal to the Tax Court if the IRS determines to sustain the lien filing. In the course of the hearing, the taxpayer is entitled to contest the underlying tax liability because the taxpayer has had no prior opportunity to contest the liability. This is not a delinquent tax because it is not a final tax liability. Should the taxpayer seek tax court review, this will not be a final tax liability until the taxpayer has exercised all judicial appeal rights.

(iii) The taxpayer has entered into an installment agreement pursuant to I.R.C. Sec. 6159. The taxpayer is making timely payments and is in full compliance with the agreement terms. The taxpayer is not delinquent because the taxpayer is not currently required to make full payment.

(iv) The taxpayer has filed for bankruptcy protection. The taxpayer is not delinquent because enforced collection action is stayed under 11 U.S.C. 362 (the Bankruptcy Code).

(ii) The Offeror has ( ) has not ( ), within a three-year period preceding this offer, had one or more contracts terminated for default by any Federal agency.

(2) Principal, for the purposes of this certification, means an officer, director, owner, partner, or a person having primary management or supervisory responsibilities within a business entity (e.g., general manager; plant manager; head of a division or business segment; and similar positions).

(b) The Offeror shall provide immediate written notice to the Contracting Officer if, at any time prior to contract award, the Offeror learns that its certification was erroneous when submitted or has become erroneous by reason of changed circumstances.

(c) A certification that any of the items in paragraph (a) of this provision exists will not necessarily result in withholding of an award under this solicitation. However, the certification will be considered in connection with a determination of the Offeror's responsibility. Failure of the Offeror to furnish a certification or provide such additional information as requested by the Contracting Officer may render the Offeror nonresponsible.

(d) Nothing contained in the foregoing shall be construed to require establishment of a system of records in order to render, in good faith, the certification required by paragraph (a) of this provision. The knowledge and information of an Offeror is not required to exceed that which is normally possessed by a prudent person in the ordinary course of business dealings.

(e) The certification in paragraph (a) of this provision is a material representation of fact upon which reliance was placed when making award. If it is later determined that the Offeror knowingly rendered an erroneous certification, in addition to other remedies available to the Government, the Contracting Officer may terminate the contract resulting from this solicitation for default.

(End of provision)

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):

http://farsite.hill.af.mil

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):

http://farsite.hill.af.mil

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.