8940--Copy of VAPIHCS CFA Food IDIQ

A.1 INTRODUCTION

In the spirit of the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act, the Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA) and ____________ hereby enter into a cooperative agreement, otherwise referred to as a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA), to further reduce the administrative costs of acquiring supplies/services.

The agreement details all supplies with accompanying prices and descriptions, which may be ordered under this BPA.

All orders placed against this BPA are subject to the terms and conditions of all the clauses and provisions in full text or incorporated by reference in this document.

A.2 BLANKET PURCHASE AREEMENT TERMS

1. DELIVERY

Contractor shall deliver upon receipt of orders from authorized government representative to designated location.

2. GENERAL TERMS

a. Description of agreement. The supplier shall furnish supplies or services, described in general terms, if and when requested by the contracting officer (or the authorized representative of the contracting officer) during a specified period and within a stipulated aggregate amount, if any.

b. Extent of obligation. The Government is obligated only to the extent of authorized purchases actually made under the BPA.

c. Purchase limitation. The purchase limitation for an individual call is the SAT (currently at $250,000.00)

d. Ordering officers (OOs) will be authorized to place orders against this contract. The Contracting Officer (CO) will furnish the Contractor with the names of individuals authorized as OOs, by separate memorandum upon issuance of the contract. When OOs are added after award, the CO will furnish the Contractor with the names of individuals authorized as OOs, by memorandum upon OO appointment. OOs are responsible for issuing and administering orders placed under this contract. OOs have no authority to modify any term of this basic contract. Any deviation from the terms of the basic contract must be approved in writing by the CO responsible for this contract. The Contractor shall accept orders against this contract only from the CO and/or authorized OOs. Fulfilling orders from persons other than the CO or OO may result in loss or delay in payment for supplies/services provided under such orders.

e. Delivery tickets. A requirement that all shipments under the agreement, except those for newspapers, magazines, or other periodicals, shall be accompanied by delivery tickets or sales slips that shall contain the following minimum information:

i. Name of supplier

ii. BPA number

iii. Date of purchase

iv. Purchase number

v. Itemized list of supplies or services furnished

vi. 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)

vii. Date of delivery or shipment

d. Invoicing Process: IAW 13.303-4(a) Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPAs), the contracting officer shall insert in each BPA the clauses prescribed elsewhere in this part that are required for or applicable to the particular BPA. Refer to Local Clause 852.232-72 ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION OF PAYMENT REQUESTS.

BPA Call Limit: SAT (currently at $250,000.00)

Period of Performance: 01-June-2023 through 31-May-2028

PSC Code: 8970

3. BPA CALL PROCEDURES

Contractor capabilities and capacity will be taken into consideration prior to assignment of a BPA Call.

Requirements less than the micropurchase threshold will be paid for using GPC and will be part of the BPA. Requirements that are less than the micropurchase threshold and paid via GPC will be done in accordance with Section 2d of the BPA Terms.