Exhibit 10.10


  


	
        TRANSPORTATION SERVICES PROPOSAL &
        CONTRACT

        FOR REGULAR SERVICE

	1. PROPOSAL SUBMITTED PURSUANT TO
	a. SOLICITATION NO.	b. DATE OF SOLICITATION	c. CONTRACT NO.	d. BEGIN CONTRACT TERM	e. END CONTRACT TERM
	150-114-18	04/20/2018	945L3	11/04/2018	11/03/2022
	
        f. FOR MAIL SERVICE

        IN OR BETWEEN
	CITY & STATE	CITY & STATE
	 	NORTH BAY P&DC, CA	VARIOUS DESTINATIONS, CA
	2. RATE OF COMPENSATION
	WRITTEN DOLLAR AMOUNT (Proposal must be submitted on a single annual rate basis unless the solicitation specifically calls for proposals at a per mile, per piece, per trip, or other unit rate.)	AMOUNT (Figures)
	 	
                            Non PeakPeak

        Upper        $2.8500         $3.5300

        Expected   $2.8500         $3.5300

        Lower        $2.8700         $3.5500

	3. OFFEROR
	a. NAME (Print or Type)	b. ADDRESS (Street, City, State, Zip+4)
	Thunder Ridge Transport Inc.	
        PO Box 2446

        Springfield, MO 65801

	c. TELEPHONE NO.	d. DOT NO.	e. SOCIAL SECURITY NO. OR EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION NO.
	417-833-8456	872693	75-3010383
	
        f. LEGAL RESIDENCE OF

         

        (Complete if Offeror is an individual.)

         
	
        g. ENGAGED IN BUSINESS IN

         

        (Complete if Offeror is a partnership or
        corporation.)

         

	COUNTY	STATE	COUNTY	STATE
	 	 	Greene	MO
	
        h. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF AMENDMENTS

         

        THE OFFEROR ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF AMENDMENTS TO THE SOLICITATION
        FOR OFFERS AND RELATED DOCUMENTS NUMBERED AND DATED AS FOLLOWS:
	AMENDMENT NO.	DATE	AMENDMENT NO.	DATE
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	4. CONTRACT
	
         

        In compliance with the solicitation
        of the U.S. Postal Service described above, the above named offeror proposes to provide the service called for in said solicitation
        and, in the case of a negotiated contract, in the description of service attached hereto and made a part hereof, at the rate of
        compensation set out above.

         

        The offeror submitting the offer or
        proposal agrees with the U.S. Postal Service that if this offer or proposal is accepted, the offeror will give personal or representative
        supervision to the performance of the service. The offeror certifies that this proposal is made in the offeror's own interest and
        not by the offeror as the representative of another person or company and with full knowledge of the required conditions of service.

         

        The solicitation and all attachments
        are incorporated by reference as a part of this proposal.

         

        If the offeror is a partnership or
        corporation, the Contracting Officer may request such offeror to furnish evidence of the authority of the party executing the proposal.

         

        When a partnership offers, the signature
        of one partner is sufficient.

         

	5. OFFEROR	6. U.S. POSTAL SERVICE
	This proposal is made in good faith and with the intention to enter into a contract to perform service in case the proposal is accepted.	The U.S. Postal Service has caused this contract to be executed.
	/s/ Billy Peck Jr.	10/19/2018	 	 
	(Signature of Offeror)	(Date)	(Signature of Contracting Officer)	(Date)
	Billy Peck Jr.	President/CEO	TRANS CONTRACTING OFFICER	 
	
        (Name and Title of Offeror)

         
	 	
        (Title of Contracting Officer)

         
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 









     


     


    

 


	
         

        EQUAL OPPORTUNITY AFFIRMATIVE ACTION PROGRAM

         

        The offeror, by checking the
        applicable block or blocks represents that it (1) ☒ has
        developed and has on file, ☐ has not developed and does
        not have on file, at each establishment, affirmative action programs as required by the rules and regulations of the Secretary
        of Labor (41 CFR 60-1 and 60-2) and ☒ has, ☐ has
        not filed the required reports with the Joint Reporting Committee; or (2) ☐ has
        not previously had contracts subject to the written affirmative action program requirement of the rules and regulations of the
        Secretary of Labor.

         

        CERTIFICATION OF NONSEGREGATED FACILITIES

         

        a. By submitting this proposal,
        the offeror certifies that it does not and will not maintain or provide for its employees any segregated facilities at any of its
        establishments, and that it does not and will not permit its employees to perform services at any location under its control where
        segregated facilities are maintained. The offeror agrees that a breach of this certification is a violation of the EQUAL OPPORTUNITY
        clause of this contract.

         

        b. As used in this certification,
        segregated facilities means any waiting rooms, work areas, rest rooms or wash rooms, restaurants or other eating areas, time clocks,
        locker rooms or other storage or dressing areas, parking lots, drinking fountains, recreation or entertainment areas, transportation,
        or housing facilities provided for employees that are segregated by explicit directive or are in fact segregated on the basis of
        race, color, religion, or national origin, because of habit, local custom, or otherwise.

         

        c. The offeror further agrees
        that (unless it has obtained identical certifications from proposed subcontractors for specific time periods) it will obtain identical
        certifications from proposed subcontractors before awarding subcontracts exceeding $10,000 that are not exempt from the provisions
        of the EQUAL OPPORTUNITY clause; that it will retain these certifications in its files; and that it will forward the following
        notice to these proposed subcontractors (except when they have submitted identical certifications for specific time period(s):

         

         
	 	
         

        PARENT COMPANY TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER

         

        a. A parent company is one that owns or
        controls the basic business policies of an offeror. To own means to own more than 50 percent of the voting rights in the offeror.
        To control means to be able to formulate, determine, or veto basic business policy decisions of the offeror. A parent company need
        not own the offeror to control it; it may exercise control through the use of dominant minority voting rights, proxy voting, contractual
        arrangements, or otherwise.

         

        b. Enter the offeror’s Taxpayer Identification
        Number (TIN) in the space provided. The TIN is the offeror’s Social Security Number or other Employer Identification Number
        used on the offeror’s quarterly Federal Tax Return, U.S. Treasury Form 941.

         
	 
	Offeror’s TIN	75-3010383
	
         

        c. Check this block if the offeror is owned
        or controlled by a parent company: ☐

         

        d. If the block above is checked, provide
        the following information about the parent company:

         

	EVO Transportation and Energy Services
	Parent Company’s Name
	Parent Company’s Main Office Address
	8285 W. Lake Pleasant Parkway
	No. and Street
	Peoria	AZ	85382
	City	State	ZIP+4
	Parent Company’s TIN	37-1615850
	
         

        e. If the offeror is a member of an affiliated
        group that files its federal income tax return on a consolidated basis (whether or not the offeror is owned or controlled by a
        parent company, as provided above) provide the name and TIN of the common parent of the affiliated group:

	Name of Common Parent	 
	Common Parent’s TIN	 
	 	 
	
         

         

         

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 







     


     


    

 


	
        TRANSPORTATION SERVICES PROPOSAL &
        CONTRACT

        FOR REGULAR SERVICE

	1. PROPOSAL SUBMITTED PURSUANT TO
	a. SOLICITATION NO.	b. DATE OF SOLICITATION	c. CONTRACT NO.	d. BEGIN CONTRACT TERM	e. END CONTRACT TERM
	150-80-18	03/01/2018	 	08/05/2018	06/30/2022
	
        f. FOR MAIL SERVICE

        IN OR BETWEEN
	CITY & STATE	CITY & STATE
	 	North Bay, CA DRO Region C	 
	2. RATE OF COMPENSATION
	WRITTEN DOLLAR AMOUNT (Proposal must be submitted on a single annual rate basis unless the solicitation specifically calls for proposals at a per mile, per piece, per trip, or other unit rate.)	AMOUNT (Figures)
	 	
        $2.85/Mile Non-Peak

        $3.53/Mile PEAK

         

	3. OFFEROR
	a. NAME (Print or Type)	b. ADDRESS (Street, City, State, Zip
	Thunder Ridge Transport Inc.	
        PO Box 2446

        Springfield, MO 65801

	c. TELEPHONE NO.	d. DOT NO.	e. SOCIAL SECURITY NO. OR EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION NO.
	417-833-8456	872693	75-3010383
	
        f. LEGAL RESIDENCE OF

         

        (Complete if Offeror is an individual.)

         
	
        g. ENGAGED IN BUSINESS IN

         

        (Complete if Offeror is a partnership or
        corporation.)

         

	COUNTY	STATE	COUNTY	STATE
	 	 	Greene	MO
	
        h. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF AMENDMENTS

         

        THE OFFEROR ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF AMENDMENTS TO THE SOLICITATION
        FOR OFFERS AND RELATED DOCUMENTS NUMBERED AND DATED AS FOLLOWS:
	AMENDMENT NO.	DATE	AMENDMENT NO.	DATE
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	4. CONTRACT
	
         

        In compliance with the solicitation
        of the U.S. Postal Service described above, the above named offeror proposes to provide the service called for in said solicitation
        and, in the case of a negotiated contract, in the description of service attached hereto and made a part hereof, at the rate of
        compensation set out above.

         

        The offeror submitting the offer or
        proposal agrees with the U.S. Postal Service that if this offer or proposal is accepted, the offeror will give personal or representative
        supervision to the performance of the service. The offeror certifies that this proposal is made in the offeror's own interest and
        not by the offeror as the representative of another person or company and with full knowledge of the required conditions of service.

         

        The solicitation and all attachments
        are incorporated by reference as a part of this proposal.

         

        If the offeror is a partnership or
        corporation, the Contracting Officer may request such offeror to furnish evidence of the authority of the party executing the proposal.

         

        When a partnership offers, the signature
        of one partner is sufficient.

         

         

         

         

	5. OFFEROR	6. U.S. POSTAL SERVICE
	This proposal is made in good faith and with the intention to enter into a contract to perform service in case the proposal is accepted.	The U.S. Postal Service has caused this contract to be executed.
	/s/ Billy Peck Jr.	5/24/2018	 	 
	(Signature of Offeror)	(Date)	(Signature of Contracting Officer)	(Date)
	Billy Peck Jr.	President/CEO	TRANS CONTRACTING OFFICER	 
	
        (Name and Title of Offeror)

         
	 	
        (Title of Contracting Officer)

         
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 






     


     


    

 


	
         

        EQUAL OPPORTUNITY AFFIRMATIVE ACTION PROGRAM

         

        The offeror, by checking the
        applicable block or blocks represents that it (1) ☒ has
        developed and has on file, ☐ has not developed and does
        not have on file, at each establishment, affirmative action programs as required by the rules and regulations of the Secretary
        of Labor (41 CFR 60-1 and 60-2) and ☒ has, ☐ has
        not filed the required reports with the Joint Reporting Committee; or (2) ☐ has
        not previously had contracts subject to the written affirmative action program requirement of the rules and regulations of the
        Secretary of Labor.

         

        CERTIFICATION OF NONSEGREGATED FACILITIES

         

        a. By submitting this proposal,
        the offeror certifies that it does not and will not maintain or provide for its employees any segregated facilities at any of its
        establishments, and that it does not and will not permit its employees to perform services at any location under its control where
        segregated facilities are maintained. The offeror agrees that a breach of this certification is a violation of the EQUAL OPPORTUNITY
        clause of this contract.

         

        b. As used in this certification,
        segregated facilities means any waiting rooms, work areas, rest rooms or wash rooms, restaurants or other eating areas, time clocks,
        locker rooms or other storage or dressing areas, parking lots, drinking fountains, recreation or entertainment areas, transportation,
        or housing facilities provided for employees that are segregated by explicit directive or are in fact segregated on the basis of
        race, color, religion, or national origin, because of habit, local custom, or otherwise.

         

        c. The offeror further agrees
        that (unless it has obtained identical certifications from proposed subcontractors for specific time periods) it will obtain identical
        certifications from proposed subcontractors before awarding subcontracts exceeding $10,000 that are not exempt from the provisions
        of the EQUAL OPPORTUNITY clause; that it will retain these certifications in its files; and that it will forward the following
        notice to these proposed subcontractors (except when they have submitted identical certifications for specific time period(s):

         

        NOTICE

         

        A certification of no segregated
        facilities must be submitted before the award of a subcontract exceeding $10,000 that is not exempt from the EQUAL OPPORTUNITY
        clause. The certification may be submitted whether for each subcontract or for all subcontracts during a period (quarterly, semiannually,
        or annually).

         
	 	
         

        PARENT COMPANY TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER

         

        a. A parent company is one that owns or
        controls the basic business policies of an offeror. To own means to own more than 50 percent of the voting rights in the offeror.
        To control means to be able to formulate, determine, or veto basic business policy decisions of the offeror. A parent company need
        not own the offeror to control it; it may exercise control through the use of dominant minority voting rights, proxy voting, contractual
        arrangements, or otherwise.

         

        b. Enter the offeror’s Taxpayer Identification
        Number (TIN) in the space provided. The TIN is the offeror’s Social Security Number or other Employer Identification Number
        used on the offeror’s quarterly Federal Tax Return, U.S. Treasury Form 941.

         
	 
	Offeror’s TIN	75-3010383
	
         

        c. Check this block if the offeror is owned
        or controlled by a parent company: ☐

         

        d. If the block above is checked, provide
        the following information about the parent company:

         

	 
	Parent Company’s Name
	Parent Company’s Main Office Address
	 
	No. and Street
	 	 	 
	City	State	ZIP+4
	Parent Company’s TIN	 
	
         

        e. If the offeror is a member of an affiliated
        group that files its federal income tax return on a consolidated basis (whether or not the offeror is owned or controlled by a
        parent company, as provided above) provide the name and TIN of the common parent of the affiliated group:

	Name of Common Parent	 
	Common Parent’s TIN	 
	 	 
	
         

         

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 









     


     


    

 


	AMENDMENT TO SOLICITATION	AMENDMENT NO.
	1
	PAGE	OF
	1	1
	1. SOLICITATION AMENDMENT PURSUANT TO
	a. SOLICITATION NO.	b. DATE OF SOLICITATION	c. CONTRACT NO.	d. BEGIN CONTRACT TERM	e. END CONTRACT TERM
	150-114-18	04/20/2018	 	 	06/30/2022
	
        f. FOR MAIL SERVICE

        IN OR BETWEEN
	CITY & STATE	CITY & STATE
	 	 	 
	2. OFFEROR NAME AND ADDRESS (Print or Type)	3. ISSUED BY
	
        Thunder Ridge Transport Inc.

        PO Box 2446

        Springfield, MO 65801

         
	
        LDT@USPS.GOV

        1200 MERCANTILE LANE

        SUITE 109

        LARGO MD 20774-5389

         

	4. DATE ISSUED
	05/08/2018
	5. DESCRIPTION OF AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION
	
        DRO Solicitation #150-114-18 – Wave 9 updated changes
        as follows:

         

        1. Statement of Work (SOW), corrected wave name and Wave 9 sites

        2. Pre-proposal link recording

        3. Please include a signed copy of this amendment with your
        completed proposal.

         

         

         

         

         

         

        Except as provided herein, all terms and conditions of the document
        referenced in Block 1 remain unchanged and in full force and effect.

         

	6. The above numbered solicitation is amended as set forth in Block 5.
	
        NOTE: Offerors must acknowledge receipt of this amendment prior
        to the date and time specified in the solicitation by one of the following methods:

         

        a. Signing and returning one copy of the amendment;

        b. Acknowledging receipt of this amendment on each
        copy of the proposal submitted; or

        c. Submitting a separate letter or telegram which
        includes a reference to the solicitation and amendment numbers.

         

        FAILURE OF YOUR ACKNOWLEDGEMENT TO BE RECEIVED AT
        THE PLACE SPECIFIED IN THE SOLICITATION PRIOR TO THE DATE AND TIME SPECIFIED FOR RECEIPT OF PROPOSALS MAY RESULT IN REJECTION OF
        YOUR PROPOSAL.

         

        If, by virtue of this amendment, you desire to change a proposal
        already submitted, such change may be made by telegram or letter provided such telegram or letter makes reference to the solicitation
        and amendment numbers, and is received prior to the date and time specified.

         

	The date and time specified for receipt of the proposals is (or has been extended to):	05/21 08:00 A.M.
	 	  (Date)                   (Time)
	7. OFFEROR	8. U.S. POSTAL SERVICE
	The receipt of this Amendment to Solicitation is hereby acknowledged.	The U.S. Postal Service has hereby issued this Amendment to Solicitation.
	/s/ Billy Peck Jr.	5/24/2018	 	 
	(Signature of Offeror)	(Date)	(Signature of Contracting Officer)	(Date)
	Billy Peck Jr.	President/CEO	TRANS CONTRACTING OFFICER, LDT@USPS.GOV
	
        (Name and Title of Offeror)

         
	 	
        (Title of Contracting Officer)

         

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 






     


     


    

 


	AMENDMENT TO SOLICITATION	AMENDMENT NO.
	2
	PAGE	OF
	1	1
	1. SOLICITATION AMENDMENT PURSUANT TO
	a. SOLICITATION NO.	b. DATE OF SOLICITATION	c. CONTRACT NO.	d. BEGIN CONTRACT TERM	e. END CONTRACT TERM
	150-114-18	04/20/2018	 	 	06/30/2022
	
        f. FOR MAIL SERVICE

        IN OR BETWEEN
	CITY & STATE	CITY & STATE
	 	 	 
	2. OFFEROR NAME AND ADDRESS (Print or Type)	3. ISSUED BY
	
        Thunder Ridge Transport Inc.

        PO Box 2446

        Springfield, MO 65801

         
	
        LDT@USPS.GOV

        1200 MERCANTILE LANE

        SUITE 109

        LARGO MD 20774-5389

         

	4. DATE ISSUED
	05/14/2018
	5. DESCRIPTION OF AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION
	
        DRO Solicitation #150-114-18 – Wave 9 updated changes
        as follows:

         

        1. Revised Attachment As, Linthicum, Baltimore, Regions A, B
        and C

        2. Revised Attachment A for Florence, Region B

        3. Revised Attachment D, Pricing Sheet

        4. Closing date extended to 8:00am EDT, May 25, 2018

        5. Please include a signed copy of this amendment with your
        completed proposal.

         

         

         

         

        Except as provided herein, all terms and conditions of the document
        referenced in Block 1 remain unchanged and in full force and effect.

         

	6. The above numbered solicitation is amended as set forth in Block 5.
	
        NOTE: Offerors must acknowledge receipt of this amendment prior
        to the date and time specified in the solicitation by one of the following methods:

         

        a. Signing and returning one copy of the amendment;

        b. Acknowledging receipt of this amendment on each
        copy of the proposal submitted; or

        c. Submitting a separate letter or telegram which
        includes a reference to the solicitation and amendment numbers.

         

        FAILURE OF YOUR ACKNOWLEDGEMENT TO BE RECEIVED AT
        THE PLACE SPECIFIED IN THE SOLICITATION PRIOR TO THE DATE AND TIME SPECIFIED FOR RECEIPT OF PROPOSALS MAY RESULT IN REJECTION OF
        YOUR PROPOSAL.

         

        If, by virtue of this amendment, you desire to change a proposal
        already submitted, such change may be made by telegram or letter provided such telegram or letter makes reference to the solicitation
        and amendment numbers, and is received prior to the date and time specified.

         

	The date and time specified for receipt of the proposals is (or has been extended to):	05/25 08:00 A.M.
	 	  (Date)                   (Time)
	7. OFFEROR	8. U.S. POSTAL SERVICE
	The receipt of this Amendment to Solicitation is hereby acknowledged.	The U.S. Postal Service has hereby issued this Amendment to Solicitation.
	/s/ Billy Peck Jr.	5/24/2018	 	 
	(Signature of Offeror)	(Date)	(Signature of Contracting Officer)	(Date)
	Billy Peck Jr.	President/CEO	TRANS CONTRACTING OFFICER, LDT@USPS.GOV
	
        (Name and Title of Offeror)

         
	 	
        (Title of Contracting Officer)

         

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 






     


     


    

 


	AMENDMENT TO SOLICITATION	AMENDMENT NO.
	3
	PAGE	OF
	1	1
	1. SOLICITATION AMENDMENT PURSUANT TO
	a. SOLICITATION NO.	b. DATE OF SOLICITATION	c. CONTRACT NO.	d. BEGIN CONTRACT TERM	e. END CONTRACT TERM
	150-114-18	04/20/2018	 	 	06/30/2022
	
        f. FOR MAIL SERVICE

        IN OR BETWEEN
	CITY & STATE	CITY & STATE
	 	 	 
	2. OFFEROR NAME AND ADDRESS (Print or Type)	3. ISSUED BY
	
        Thunder Ridge Transport Inc.

        PO Box 2446

        Springfield, MO 65801

         
	
        LDT@USPS.GOV

        1200 MERCANTILE LANE

        SUITE 109

        LARGO MD 20774-5389

         

	4. DATE ISSUED
	05/17/2018
	5. DESCRIPTION OF AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION
	
        DRO Solicitation #150-114-18 – Wave 9 updated changes
        as follows:

         

        1. Revised Attachment D, Pricing Sheet

        2. Revised Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) deleting reference
        to NTE;

        clarifying supplier submission regarding sites

        3. Revised Wareham and Gainesville Manifests

        4. Revised Terms and Conditions, Management Plan, incorporating
        language for

        Supplier Ramp Up process.

        5. Please include a signed copy of this amendment with your
        completed proposal.

         

         

         

        Except as provided herein, all terms and conditions of the document
        referenced in Block 1 remain unchanged and in full force and effect.

         

	6. The above numbered solicitation is amended as set forth in Block 5.
	
        NOTE: Offerors must acknowledge receipt of this amendment prior
        to the date and time specified in the solicitation by one of the following methods:

         

        a. Signing and returning one copy of the amendment;

        b. Acknowledging receipt of this amendment on each
        copy of the proposal submitted; or

        c. Submitting a separate letter or telegram which
        includes a reference to the solicitation and amendment numbers.

         

        FAILURE OF YOUR ACKNOWLEDGEMENT TO BE RECEIVED AT
        THE PLACE SPECIFIED IN THE SOLICITATION PRIOR TO THE DATE AND TIME SPECIFIED FOR RECEIPT OF PROPOSALS MAY RESULT IN REJECTION OF
        YOUR PROPOSAL.

         

        If, by virtue of this amendment, you desire to change a proposal
        already submitted, such change may be made by telegram or letter provided such telegram or letter makes reference to the solicitation
        and amendment numbers, and is received prior to the date and time specified.

         

	The date and time specified for receipt of the proposals is (or has been extended to):	05/25 08:00 A.M.
	 	  (Date)                   (Time)
	7. OFFEROR	8. U.S. POSTAL SERVICE
	The receipt of this Amendment to Solicitation is hereby acknowledged.	The U.S. Postal Service has hereby issued this Amendment to Solicitation.
	/s/ Billy Peck Jr.	5/24/2018	 	 
	(Signature of Offeror)	(Date)	(Signature of Contracting Officer)	(Date)
	Billy Peck Jr.	President/CEO	TRANS CONTRACTING OFFICER, LDT@USPS.GOV
	
        (Name and Title of Offeror)

         
	 	
        (Title of Contracting Officer)

         

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 






     


     


    

 


	AMENDMENT TO SOLICITATION	AMENDMENT NO.
	4
	PAGE	OF
	1	1
	1. SOLICITATION AMENDMENT PURSUANT TO
	a. SOLICITATION NO.	b. DATE OF SOLICITATION	c. CONTRACT NO.	d. BEGIN CONTRACT TERM	e. END CONTRACT TERM
	150-114-18	04/20/2018	 	 	06/30/2022
	
        f. FOR MAIL SERVICE

        IN OR BETWEEN
	CITY & STATE	CITY & STATE
	 	 	 
	2. OFFEROR NAME AND ADDRESS (Print or Type)	3. ISSUED BY
	
        Thunder Ridge Transport Inc.

        PO Box 2446

        Springfield, MO 65801

         
	
        LDT@USPS.GOV

        1200 MERCANTILE LANE

        SUITE 109

        LARGO MD 20774-5389

         

	4. DATE ISSUED
	05/18/2018
	5. DESCRIPTION OF AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION
	
        DRO Solicitation #150-114-18 – Wave 9 updated changes
        as follows:

         

        1. Revised Kokomo Attachment A, Vehicle Change only.

        2. Revised Attachment N, DRO Wave 9 Frequently Asked Questions.

         

        Please include a signed copy of this amendment
        with your completed proposal.

         

         

         

         

         

        Except as provided herein, all terms and conditions of the document
        referenced in Block 1 remain unchanged and in full force and effect.

         

	6. The above numbered solicitation is amended as set forth in Block 5.
	
        NOTE: Offerors must acknowledge receipt of this amendment prior
        to the date and time specified in the solicitation by one of the following methods:

         

        a. Signing and returning one copy of the amendment;

        b. Acknowledging receipt of this amendment on each
        copy of the proposal submitted; or

        c. Submitting a separate letter or telegram which
        includes a reference to the solicitation and amendment numbers.

         

        FAILURE OF YOUR ACKNOWLEDGEMENT TO BE RECEIVED AT
        THE PLACE SPECIFIED IN THE SOLICITATION PRIOR TO THE DATE AND TIME SPECIFIED FOR RECEIPT OF PROPOSALS MAY RESULT IN REJECTION OF
        YOUR PROPOSAL.

         

        If, by virtue of this amendment, you desire to change a proposal
        already submitted, such change may be made by telegram or letter provided such telegram or letter makes reference to the solicitation
        and amendment numbers, and is received prior to the date and time specified.

         

	The date and time specified for receipt of the proposals is (or has been extended to):	05/25 08:00 A.M.
	 	  (Date)                   (Time)
	7. OFFEROR	8. U.S. POSTAL SERVICE
	The receipt of this Amendment to Solicitation is hereby acknowledged.	The U.S. Postal Service has hereby issued this Amendment to Solicitation.
	/s/ Billy Peck Jr.	5/24/2018	 	 
	(Signature of Offeror)	(Date)	(Signature of Contracting Officer)	(Date)
	Billy Peck Jr.	President/CEO	TRANS CONTRACTING OFFICER, LDT@USPS.GOV
	
        (Name and Title of Offeror)

         
	 	
        (Title of Contracting Officer)

         

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 









     


     


    

 


	AMENDMENT TO SOLICITATION	AMENDMENT NO.
	5
	PAGE	OF
	1	1
	1. SOLICITATION AMENDMENT PURSUANT TO
	a. SOLICITATION NO.	b. DATE OF SOLICITATION	c. CONTRACT NO.	d. BEGIN CONTRACT TERM	e. END CONTRACT TERM
	150-114-18	04/20/2018	 	 	06/30/2022
	
        f. FOR MAIL SERVICE

        IN OR BETWEEN
	CITY & STATE	CITY & STATE
	 	 	 
	2. OFFEROR NAME AND ADDRESS (Print or Type)	3. ISSUED BY
	
        Thunder Ridge Transport Inc.

        PO Box 2446

        Springfield, MO 65801

         
	
        LDT@USPS.GOV

        1200 MERCANTILE LANE

        SUITE 109

        LARGO MD 20774-5389

         

	4. DATE ISSUED
	05/23/2018
	5. DESCRIPTION OF AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION
	
        DRO Solicitation #150-114-18 – Wave 9 updated changes
        as follows:

         

        1. Revised Attachment D, Pricing Sheet, incorporating
correct mileage tiers for Baltimore, Regions A, B, and C. Corrected Peak mileage tiers for Florence, Regions A&B.

        2. Revised Attachment A, Florence, Regions A&B.

         

        Please include a signed copy of this amendment
        with your completed proposal

         

         

         

         

        Except as provided herein, all terms and conditions of the document
        referenced in Block 1 remain unchanged and in full force and effect.

         

	6. The above numbered solicitation is amended as set forth in Block 5.
	
        NOTE: Offerors must acknowledge receipt of this amendment prior
        to the date and time specified in the solicitation by one of the following methods:

         

        a. Signing and returning one copy of the amendment;

        b. Acknowledging receipt of this amendment on each
        copy of the proposal submitted; or

        c. Submitting a separate letter or telegram which
        includes a reference to the solicitation and amendment numbers.

         

        FAILURE OF YOUR ACKNOWLEDGEMENT TO BE RECEIVED AT
        THE PLACE SPECIFIED IN THE SOLICITATION PRIOR TO THE DATE AND TIME SPECIFIED FOR RECEIPT OF PROPOSALS MAY RESULT IN REJECTION OF
        YOUR PROPOSAL.

         

        If, by virtue of this amendment, you desire to change a proposal
        already submitted, such change may be made by telegram or letter provided such telegram or letter makes reference to the solicitation
        and amendment numbers, and is received prior to the date and time specified.

         

	The date and time specified for receipt of the proposals is (or has been extended to):	05/25 08:00 A.M.
	 	  (Date)                   (Time)
	7. OFFEROR	8. U.S. POSTAL SERVICE
	The receipt of this Amendment to Solicitation is hereby acknowledged.	The U.S. Postal Service has hereby issued this Amendment to Solicitation.
	/s/ Billy Peck Jr.	5/24/2018	 	 
	(Signature of Offeror)	(Date)	(Signature of Contracting Officer)	(Date)
	Billy Peck Jr.	President/CEO	TRANS CONTRACTING OFFICER, LDT@USPS.GOV
	
        (Name and Title of Offeror)

         
	 	
        (Title of Contracting Officer)

         

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 









     


     


    

 





Attachment C

Representations and Certifications


  


ATTACHMENT
C


 


REPRESENTATIONS
AND CERTIFICATIONS


 


		a.	Type of Business Organization. The offeror, by checking the applicable blocks, represents that it:



 


		1.)	Operates as:



 


☒ a corporation incorporated under the laws
of the state of Missouri;


☐ an individual;


☐ a partnership;


☐ a joint venture;


☐ a limited liability company


☐ a nonprofit organization, ____ or;


☐ an educational institution; and


 


		2.)	Is (check all that apply)



 


☒ a small business concern;


☐ a minority business


☐ Black American


☐ Hispanic American


☐ Native American


☐ Asian American


☐ a woman-owned business;


☐ an educational or other nonprofit organization,
or


☐ none of the above entities.


 


		3.)	Small Business Concern. A small business concern for the purposes of Postal Service purchasing means a business, including
an affiliate, that is independently owned and operated, is not dominant in producing or performing the supplies or services being
purchased, and has no more than 500 employees, unless a different size standard has been established by the Small Business Administration
(see 13 CFR 121, particularly for different size standards for airline, railroad, and construction companies). For subcontracts
of $50,000 or less, a subcontractor having no more than 500 employees qualifies as a small business without regard to other factors.



 


		4.)	Minority Business. A minority business is a concern that is at least 51 percent owned by, and whose management and daily
business operations are controlled by, one or more members of a socially and economically disadvantaged minority group, namely
U.S. citizens who are Black Americans, Hispanic Americans, Native Americans, or Asian Americans. (Native Americans are American
Indians, Eskimos, Aleuts, and Native Hawaiians. Asian Americans are U.S. citizens whose origins are Japanese, Chinese, Filipino,
Vietnamese, Korean, Samoan, Laotian, Kampuchea (Cambodian), Taiwanese, in the U.S. Trust Territories of the Pacific Islands or
in the Indian subcontinent.)



 


		5.)	Woman-owned Business. A woman-owned business is a concern at least 51 percent of which is owned by a woman (or women)
who is a U.S. citizen, controls the firm by exercising the power to make policy decisions, and operates the business by being actively
involved in day-to-day management.



 


		6.)	Educational or Other Nonprofit Organization. Any corporation, foundation, trust, or other institution operated for scientific
or educational purposes, not organized for profit, no part of the net earnings of which inures to the profits of any private shareholder
or individual.



 


		b.	Parent Company and Taxpayer Identification Number.



 


		1.)	A parent company is one that owns or controls the basic business policies of an offeror. To own means to own more than 50 percent
of the voting rights in the offeror. To control means to be able to formulate, determine, or veto basic business policy decisions
of the offeror. A parent company need not own the offeror to control it; it may exercise control through the use of dominant minority
voting rights, proxy voting, contractual arrangements, or otherwise.



 



     


     


    

 


Attachment C

Representations and Certifications


 


		2.)	Enter the offeror’s Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) in the space provided. The TIN is the offeror’s Social
Security number or other Employee Identification Number used on the offeror’s Quarterly Federal Tax Return, U.S. Treasury
Form 941.



 


Offeror’s TIN 75-3010383                                                    


 


3.)       Check
this block if the offeror is owned or controlled by a parent company: ☐


 


4.)       If the
block above is checked, provide the following information about the parent company:


 


Parent Company’s Name:                                                         


Parent Company’s Main Office: 
                                             


Address:                                                                                      


No. and Street:                                                                           


City: __________________ State: _____ Zip Code:        


Parent Company’s TIN:                                                            


 


		5.)	If the offeror is a member of an affiliated group that files its federal income tax return on a consolidated basis (whether
or not the offeror is owned or controlled by a parent company, as provided above) provide the name and TIN of the common parent
of the affiliated group:



 


Name of Common Parent                                                        


Common Parent’s TIN                                                            


 


		c.	Certificate of Independent Price Determination.



 


		1.)	By submitting this proposal, the offeror certifies, and in the case of a joint proposal each party to it certifies as to its
own organization, that in connection with this solicitation:



 


		a)	The prices proposed have been arrived at independently, without consultation, communication, or agreement, for the purpose
of restricting competition, as to any matter relating to the prices with any other offeror or with any competitor;



		b)	Unless otherwise required by law, the prices proposed have not been and will not be knowingly disclosed by the offeror before
award of a contract, directly or indirectly to any other offeror or to any competitor; and



		c)	No attempt has been made or will be made by the offeror to induce any other person or firm to submit or not submit a proposal
for the purpose of restricting competition.



 


		2.)	Each person signing this proposal certifies that:



 


		a)	He or she is the person in the offeror’s organization responsible for the decision as to the prices being offered herein
and that he or she has not participated, and will not participate, in any action contrary to paragraph a above; or



		b)	He or she is not the person in the offeror’s organization responsible for the decision as to the prices being offered
but that he or she has been authorized in writing to act as agent for the persons responsible in certifying that they have not
participated, and will not participate, in any action contrary to paragraph a above, and as their agent does hereby so certify;
and he or she has not participated, and will not participate, in any action contrary to paragraph a above.



 


		3.)	Modification or deletion of any provision in this certificate may result in the disregarding of the proposal as unacceptable.
Any modification or deletion should be accompanied by a signed statement explaining the reasons and describing in detail any disclosure
or communication.



 


		d.	Certification of Nonsegregated Facilities.



 


		1.)	By submitting this proposal, the offeror certifies that it does not and will not maintain or provide for its employees any
segregated facilities at any of its establishments, and that it does not and will not permit its employees to perform services
at any location under its control where segregated facilities are maintained. The offeror agrees that a breach of this certification
is a violation of the Equal Opportunity clause in this contract.



 


		2.)	As used in this certification, segregated facilities means any waiting rooms, work areas, rest rooms or wash rooms, restaurants
or other eating areas, time clocks, locker rooms or other storage or dressing areas, parking lots, drinking fountains, recreation
or entertainment area, transportation, or housing facilities provided for employees that are segregated by explicit directive or
are in fact segregated on the basis of race, color, religion, or national origin, because of habit, local custom, or otherwise.



 



     


     


    

 


Attachment C

Representations and Certifications


 


		3.)	The offeror further agrees that (unless it has obtained identical certifications from proposed subcontractors for specific
time periods) it will obtain identical certifications from proposed subcontractors before awarding subcontracts exceeding $10,000
that are not exempt from the provisions of the Equal Opportunity clause; that it will retain these certifications in its files;
and that it will forward the following notice to these proposed subcontractors (except when they have submitted identical certifications
for specific time periods):



 


Notice: A certification of nonsegregated facilities
must be submitted before the award of a subcontract exceeding $10,000 that is not exempt from the Equal Opportunity clause. The
certification may be submitted either for each subcontract or for all subcontracts during a period (quarterly, semiannually, or
annually).


 


		e.	Certification Regarding Debarment, Proposed Debarment, and Other Matters (This certification must be completed with respect
to any offer with a value of $100,000 or more.)



 


		1.)	The offeror certifies, to the best of its knowledge and
belief, that it or any of its principals



 


		a)	Are ☐ are not ☒ presently
debarred or proposed for debarment, or declared ineligible for the award of contracts by any Federal, state, or local agency;



 


		b)	Have ☐ have not ☒,
within the 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, or receiving
stolen property;



 


		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 subparagraph (b) above;



 


		d)	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 conjunction 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 or receiving stolen property;
and



 


		e)	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 subparagraph (d) above.



 


		2.)	The offeror has ☐ has not
☒, within a three-year period preceding this offer, had one or more contracts terminated for default by any Federal, state,
or local agency.



 


		3.)	“Principals,” for the purposes of this certification, means officers, directors, owners, partners, and other persons
having primary management or supervisory responsibilities within a business entity (e.g., general manager, plant manager, head
of a subsidiary, division, or business segment, and similar positions).



 


		4.)	The offeror must 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.



 


		5.)	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 as part of the evaluation of the offeror’s
capability (see PM 2.1.9.c.3). The offeror’s failure to furnish a certification or provide additional information requested
by the contracting officer will affect the capability evaluation.



 


		6.)	Nothing contained in the foregoing may 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.



 



     


     


    

 


Attachment C

Representations and Certifications


 


		7.)	This certification concerns a matter within the jurisdiction of an agency of the United States and the making of a false, fictitious,
or fraudulent certification may render the maker subject to prosecution under section 1001, Title 18, United States Code.



 


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



 


		a.	Incorporation by Reference. Wherever in this solicitation or contract a standard provision or clause is incorporated by reference,
the incorporated term is identified by its title, its provision or clause number assigned to it, and its date. The text of incorporated
terms may be found at http://www.usps.com/cpim/ftp/manuals/spp/spp.pdf. If checked, the following provision(s) is incorporated
in this solicitation by reference: (contracting officer will check as appropriate)



 


1.       Provision
1-2: Domestic Source Certificate - Supplies


2.       Provision
1-3: Domestic Source Certificate - Construction Materials


3.       Provision
9-1: Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Program


4.       Provision
9-2: Preaward Equal Opportunity Compliance Review


5.       Provision
9-3: Notice of Requirements for Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action


 



     


     


    

 


Highway Contract
Route (HCR) Wave 9


 


Dynamic Routing
Optimization (DRO) Service Statement of Work


 


 


 


Date of Issue: 03-28-2018


 






     


     


    

 


Contents


 


	PART 1 – STATEMENT OF WORK	1
	 	 
	A. Overview	1
	 	 
	B. Requirements	1
	 	 
	C. Period of Performance	7
	 	 
	D. Place of Performance	8
	 	 
	E. Technology	8
	 	 
	F. Administrative Official	9
	 	 
	G. Electronic Communication and Interactivity	9
	 	 
	H. Safety Rating (Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration)	10
	 	 
	I. Subcontracting	10
	 	 
	J. Usage of Postal Facilities	10
	 	 
	K. Payment and Schedule Changes	11
	 	 
	L. Performance	12
	 	 
	M. Irregularities	13
	 	 
	N. Fuel Adjustment	14
	 	 
	PART 2 – LIST OF ATTACHMENTS	15




 




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Part 1 – Statement
of Work


A. OVERVIEW


 


The Postal
Service is seeking to award surface transportation service that is responsive to daily mail volumes. Through the use of a Transportation
Management System (TMS), forecasted mail volumes will be used to optimize local distribution networks at the Processing and Distribution
Centers (P&DC) solicited.


 


The Supplier
will provide surface transportation based on volume availability and a


 


Transportation
Management System (TMS) dynamic route optimization manifest. The Supplier will plan its operations based on the manifest and transportation
information provided in support of, and in conjunction with, the needs of the Host P&DC, delivery units, and offices. The
hours of service and address locations for the Host P&DC delivery units and city offices serviced by this contract are detailed
in Attachment A, Service Point Details and Specifications.


 


This
solicitation will include requirements for dynamic surface transportation service for the following P&DC’s.


 


	 	Wave
9	 
	 	 	 
	 	Site 1 - Wareham, MA (2 Regions)	 
	 	Site 2 - North Bay, CA (3 Regions)*	 
	 	Site 3 - Gainesville, FL (1 Region)	 
	 	Site 4 - Bismarck, ND (2 Regions)	 
	 	Site 5 - Minot, ND (1 Region)	 
	 	Site 6 - Florence, SC (2 Regions)	 
	 	Site 7 - Pensacola, FL (2 Regions)	 
	 	Site 8 - Fargo, ND (2 Regions)	 
	 	Site 9 - Baltimore, MD (3 Regions)*	 
	 	Site 10 - Kokomo, IN (1 Region)	 
	 	Site 11 - Plattsburgh, NY (1 Region)	 




 


The USPS
anticipates awarding multiple contracts at eleven (11) non Postal Vehicle Service


 


(PVS)
sites in the DRO Wave 9. Wave 9 consists of elven (11) sites with an approximate four (4) year base period of performance. Due
to the alignment with current HCR contract expiration dates, the four-year period of performance for Wave 9 will be slightly longer
or slightly shorter than four-years, as outlined below.


 


B. REQUIREMENTS


 


Suppliers
will be required to provide a variety of vehicles to include vans, straight trucks, and tractor trailers. Additionally suppliers
will be required to provide an on-site Supplier Representative during the initial start-up wave and annually during the Peak Season
Period. The Supplier Representative will work with Postal Service employees at the location to coordinate all activities for the
service. Global Positioning Systems will also be required on all trailers and straight trucks.


 






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Operations
will provide the Supplier with a manifest for their specific region(s) the Wednesday prior to the start of the upcoming Postal
Service week. The manifest will further provide detailed mail tender information for the points of origin and the required arrival
times at destinations. The Supplier will be required to arrive in sufficient time to load and dispatch vehicles to meet the required
delivery windows as indicated on the manifest. The supplier is required to follow the manifest unless otherwise directed by Postal
Official. The supplier is required to meet the scheduled departure/arrival times as indicated on the manifest. The supplier will
be required to report in sufficient time to load vehicle to meet the scheduled departure time on the manifest.


 


		1.	Supplier
                                         Responsibilities



 


		a.	The Supplier
                                         will handle all mail tendered by the Postal Service in an efficient and expedient manner
                                         to meet the departure requirements specified in this contract.



 


		b.	The Supplier
                                         will provide all labor to support the service described in this statement of work and
                                         its attachments. The Supplier personnel operating vehicles are required to have a valid
                                         Commercial Driver’s License.(Please see Attachment I, Standard Operating Procedure
                                         (SOP) Vehicle Inspections by Law Enforcement Officials)



 


		c.	The Supplier
                                         will provide at least one (1) onsite Supplier Representative for approximately 8 hours
                                         (0030 – 0830) at the Host P&DC during peak windows of service (ex. 0230 –
                                         0630).The Supplier will be required to provide a Supplier Representative at the dock
                                         during the initial three (3) month contract start-up period. The Supplier will also be
                                         required to provide a Supplier Representative annually for one (1) month during Peak
                                         Season. Peak Season period will begin around the Thanksgiving holiday of each year and
                                         end approximately January 1st, of the following year. The Supplier Representative will
                                         be required to coordinate with Postal Service employees on activities like but not limited
                                         to, organizing the retrieval of the mail from the prescribed mail tender points, arranging
                                         the loading of vehicles based on manifest routes provided by the Postal Service and communicating
                                         and requesting approval for any deviation from the manifest.



 


		d.	The Supplier
                                         will notify the Postal Service through the Host P&DC, via the Administrative Official,
                                         of any contingency events/changes or anticipated events/changes impacting the services
                                         provided by the Supplier. This notification must be via email, the receipt of email must
                                         be acknowledged, and must be given at least 72 hours in advance.



 






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		e.	The Supplier
                                         will aid and assist with the loading and unloading of containers/pallets/other USPS products
                                         from surface transportation. The Supplier will be required to ensure the proper loading
                                         of mail in the sequence defined by the order of delivery, specified by the manifest.
                                         The manifest is organized in a “first in – last out” sequence by service
                                         point. (For Dock Safety Guidance, see Attachment K)



 


		f.	The Supplier
                                         will maintain a level of flexibility to accommodate out-of-schedule events and ensure
                                         that they are handled with the same level of efficiency and accuracy as the regularly
                                         scheduled trips. Out of schedule events can be defined as (but not limited to) extra
                                         service (scheduled or unscheduled) or ad hoc transportation to in scope delivery units.
                                         In addition to transportation events specified by the manifest, expanded operations,
                                         such as additional operating days or hours per day may be required.



 


		g.	The supplier
                                         is required to follow the manifest unless otherwise directed by Postal Official. The
                                         supplier is required to meet the scheduled departure/arrival times as indicated on the
                                         manifest. The supplier will be required to report in sufficient time to load vehicle
                                         to meet the scheduled departure time on the manifest. The supplier will be required to
                                         load, transport, and unload all classes of mail at the Originating, en route, and destinating
                                         offices.



 


Within
the service area, or otherwise specified contract site(s), USPS may request additional trips that were not published in the original
manifest, and the supplier will be required to execute the trips, up to the contracted mileage maximum thresholds; however, the
supplier is not required to provide additional trips.


 


		2.	Postal Service
                                         Responsibilities



 


The Postal
Service will oversee operations at the Host P&DC and provide instructions to the Supplier Representative. USPS will provide
a dispatch manifest on the Wednesday prior to the Postal Service week. The manifest will provide detailed mail tender information
for the point of origin and the required arrival times at the destinations (for further detail see, Attachment J – Manifests).


 


The Postal
Service will be responsible for determining any extra transportation needs (transportation not listed on the initial weekly manifest)
and for coordinating the extra service with the HCR supplier(s) at the site. If USPS determines that extra service is needed,
suppliers will receive a notification by phone or email and will have approximately thirty (30) minutes to respond to the request.
If the Supplier does not agree to fulfill the additional service within thirty (30) minutes, the extra transportation needed by
USPS will be requested from an alternate supplier.


 


The Postal
Service will provide standard empty Mail Transport Equipment (MTE), scanners, rolling equipment, and cardboard containers for
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		3.	Dispatch
                                         and Delivery Manifest



 


		a.	The Supplier
                                         will be provided a manifest, including anticipated mail volumes and mileage, on the Wednesday
                                         prior to each Postal Service week, which begins on Sunday. The manifest will provide
                                         detailed mail tender information for the point of origin and the required arrival times
                                         at destinations. The Supplier is responsible for allowing sufficient time to unload,
                                         load and dispatch all vehicles in order to meet the required delivery windows listed
                                         in the manifest.(See Attachment J, National Manifests)



 


		b.	The Postal
                                         Service reserves the right to cancel trips without penalty (via email or other communication
                                         methods), provided that the Supplier is given at least four (4) hours of notice, prior
                                         to the scheduled departure time. In the event that less than four



 


(4) hours
of notice is given, the Postal Service reserves the right to reroute transportation within the contracted service area(s) or site(s).


 


		c.	Some Delivery
                                         Units serviced by the supplier under this contract may require long haul trips to remote
                                         sites. It is the Supplier’s responsibility to plan driver schedules which adhere
                                         to all Department of Transportation Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Hours
                                         of Service regulations.



 


		d.	Metro Collection
                                         Boxes



 


		i.	The Supplier
                                         may be asked to provide service to Metro Collection boxes at select locations. The driver
                                         will be required to open the Metro Collection box, scan the Metro Collection box, remove
                                         the mail, and transport the mail to the P&DC. The Supplier may also be required to
                                         participate in the Box Density and Maintenance messages which will populate on the drivers’
                                         scanners. The Supplier will report any issues encountered with the provided scanner or
                                         in retrieving mail from the Metro Collection Box to the Postal Service immediately.



		ii.	Trips
                                         to Metro Collection boxes will be included on the transportation manifest along with
                                         instructions to access to the Metro Collection box.



		iii.	Please
                                         refer to the Metro Collection box table in Attachment A Service Point Details and Specifications.



 


		e.	Registered
                                         Mail



 


		a.	Drivers are required to sign for all registered mail. The
driver will be required to isolate register mail on the tail of the vehicle and will present the Registered Mail to registered
room or clerk upon arrival to the plant.



 


		b.	Driver is
                                         required to contact plant immediately if registered mail is not present at time of pickup.
                                         If driver fails to notify plant and arrives without register mail, supplier is responsible
                                         to retrieve register mail and bring to the plant.



 


		c.	If registered
                                         mail is lost prior to arrival at plant, driver will be held until register mail is found.



 






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		4.	Daily Operations



 


		a.	The Supplier
                                         will stay abreast of changing conditions, including but not limited to late arriving
                                         or departing trucks, mechanical breakdowns, and make adjustments to transportation accordingly.



 


		b.	The Supplier
                                         will incur the costs of repairs and/or replacement of damaged Postal equipment or facilities
                                         if the damages are the fault of the Supplier.



 


		c.	The Supplier
                                         will coordinate movement of vehicles at the Host P&DC.



 


		d.	Wherever
                                         possible, or in agreement with local Postal Service Host P&DC staff, the Supplier
                                         will pre-load outbound vehicles.



 


		e.	Throughout
                                         the daily operation, the Supplier will inspect all containers in their possession to
                                         ensure that no mail has been left in any container. If any mail is found, the Supplier
                                         will immediately notify the Postal Service manager and a Postal employee will remove
                                         the mail from the container.



 


		f.	General



 


		i.	The Supplier
                                         is required to observe and adhere to specific delivery windows. ii. The Supplier will
                                         not deliver to the facilities outside of these specified windows unless explicitly instructed
                                         to do so.



		iii.	It is expected
                                         that the Supplier will have the ability to obtain sufficient human resources (drivers,
                                         vehicles, etc.) within 72 hours to utilize the full fleet during these windows of possible
                                         delivery. Sunday delivery may not occur every week, but could be required on an ad hoc
                                         basis.



 


		5.	Procedures
                                         for Receipt and Dispatch of Vehicles



 


		a.	For dropping
                                         off a trailer, only local USPS designated personnel can open and close platform overhead
                                         doors.



 


		b.	Upon arrival,
                                         the Supplier driver will:



 


		i.	Set brakes



		ii.	Shut
                                         off engine



		iii.	Remove
                                         ignition key



		iv.	Affix
                                         chock block (if necessary)



		v.	Report
                                         to expeditor/USPS designee for bay assignment (if expeditor/USPS designee is available)



 


		c.	Expeditor
                                         or USPS designee provides driver with bay assignment.



 


		d.	Driver returns
                                         to parked tractor/trailer:



 


		i.	Removes
                                         chock block



		ii.	Starts
                                         tractor engine



		iii.	Releases
                                         brakes



		iv.	Proceeds
                                         to assigned bay



 






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		v.	As driver
                                         is positioning to back up, sound horn



		vi.	Backs
                                         trailer into assigned bay



		vii.	Sets
                                         brakes



		viii.	Shuts
                                         off engine



		ix.	Removes
                                         ignition key



		x.	Affixes
                                         chock block to trailer



		xi.	Jacks
                                         up trailer for disconnect



		xii.	Disengages
                                         brake lines



		xiii.	Returns
                                         to tractor



		xiv.	Starts
                                         engine xv.Disengages from trailer with no gap left between tractor and trailer



 


		e.	For picking
                                         up a trailer (where applicable), the driver returns to tractor:



 


		i.	Removes chock
                                         block



		ii.	Starts engine



		iii.	Proceeds
                                         to designating bay verifying assignment



		iv.	As driver
                                         is positioning to back up, sound horn



		v.	Ensures green
                                         light is on, where applicable vi. Backs trailers into assigned bay



		vii.	Engages with
                                         assigned trailer



		viii.	Shuts
                                         off engine



		ix.	Removes
                                         ignition key





		x.	Affixes
                                         chock block to tractor





		xi.	Connects
                                         brake lines





		xii.	Lowers
                                         trailer into fifth wheel mechanism





		xiii.	Visually
                                         inspects fifth wheel locking mechanism





		xiv.	Removes
                                         trailer chock block





		xv.	Removes
                                         tractor chock block





		xvi.	Starts
                                         engine





		xvii.	Releases
                                         brake





		xviii.	Departs
                                         facility



 


		f.	Expeditor
                                         or USPS designee will:



 


		i.	Affix security
                                         seal to trailer door locking mechanism, where applicable





		ii.	Close
                                         bay door





		iii.	Retrieve
                                         secured ignition keys





		iv.	Verify
                                         load and trailer are secured to driver





		v.	Confirm
                                         bay assignment with driver





		vi.	Return
                                         ignition keys to driver





		vii.	Verify
                                         bay door is closed



 


		g.	Driver will:



 


		i.	Return
                                         to tractor





		ii.	Verify
                                         green light is on (where applicable) and door number/assignment





		iii.	Remove
                                         chock block





		iv.	Start
                                         engine, release brake, and depart facility



 






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		6.	Yard Control



 


		a.	The Supplier
                                         will maintain yard control to ensure timely and accurate data is kept pertaining to vehicle
                                         movements and disposition on the facility property.



 


		7.	Reporting



 


		a.	At a minimum,
                                         the following report will be required and will be provided by the Supplier:



 


Accident
reports, including personnel and equipment involved (per occurrence). This will be provided by the Supplier.


 


		b.	The Supplier
                                         will attend and participate in operation meetings and service talks at the Host P&DC
                                         at the discretion of the Postal Service.



 


		8.	Training



 


		a.	The Postal Service
                                         will provide the initial training for Postal Service systems and the Transportation Management
                                         Systems.



 


		b.	The Supplier
                                         will provide training to all of its personnel. The training will include but is not limited
                                         to the following items:



 


		i.	Emergency
                                         plan or procedures such as facility evacuation, hazardous chemical spills, threats, severe
                                         weather, etc.





		ii.	Security
                                         training that addresses the proper wearing of identification badges and the challenging
                                         of all persons not displaying a proper ID.





		iii.	Proper
                                         and safe loading and use of containers and postal equipment.





		iv.	Dock
                                         operations to include the postal-approved procedures for opening and sealing of trucks.





		v.	Applicable
                                         laws and regulations.





		vi.	Safety
                                         and health training that address overall work safety, (e.g., drug/alcohol abuse).





		vii.	Identification
                                         of various mail classes/types and an overview of Postal regulations as it pertains to
                                         mail security.



 


C. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE


 


		●	The anticipated
                                         period of performance for the following sites start on Sunday, August 19, 2018 to Thursday,
                                         June 30, 2022 : Wareham, MA; North Bay, CA; Gainesville, FL; Bismarck, ND; Minot, ND;
                                         and Florence, SC.



 


		●	The
                                         anticipated period of performance for the remaining sites to include Pensacola, FL; Fargo,
                                         ND; Baltimore, MD; Kokomo, IN; and Plattsburgh, NY is Sunday, August 26, 2018 to Thursday,
                                         June 30, 2022.



 






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Following
the contract award, suppliers will be allowed approximately 30 days to ramp up and prepare to start operations, unless otherwise
agreed upon by the Supplier and the Postal Service.


 


D. PLACE OF PERFORMANCE


 


The work
will begin at specified USPS P&DC facilities within specified geographic areas.


 


(See Attachment
A, Service Point Details and Specifications, for specific information) 


 


E. TECHNOLOGY


 


		1.	Transportation
                                         Management System



 


The Postal
Service is currently upgrading its TMS to advance technology and further automate processes. If there are impacts on the Supplier
from these changes, the Postal Service will discuss and/or negotiate any necessary changes with the Supplier, as applicable.


 


		2.	GPS Requirements



 


The Supplier
will be required to purchase a GPS unit from a source provided by the Postal Service. The Supplier will be provided instructions
regarding the purchase and implementation of the GPS unit prior to the contract being awarded. The unit costs and monthly recurring
data plan charges are detailed below. Suppliers should factor these costs into their proposed fixed RPM(s).


 


GPS Hardware
Cost: $311.00 per unit


 


Data
Plan Monthly Recurring Charge: $4.52 per unit


 


The Supplier
is required to provide GPS technology and data transfer in accordance with the below requirements.


 


		a.	The Supplier
                                         shall maintain a functioning Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) system on all vehicles
                                         over 600 cubic feet and above to include but not limited to straight trucks and trailers.
                                         The GPS device must report the location of the vehicle to the Postal Service no less
                                         than every 15 minutes while the mail is in transit. It must also report the location
                                         of the vehicle upon arrival and departure at each location. Compliance to the requirement
                                         must reach a minimum of 98% success rate (accurate data transmitted to and received by
                                         the Postal Service). The following information is required for each data transmission:



 


		i.	GPS ID



		ii.	Trailer number



		iii.	Event: Arrival,
                                         Departure, En-Route, and Low Battery. iv. Date/Time for each Event



		v.	Location by
                                         Address or Latitude/Longitude of the vehicle



 






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		b.	The Supplier
                                         is required to have GPS units on all straight trucks and/or trailers and provide GPS
                                         status updates on demand or as requested. The GPS units should be attached to the straight
                                         truck and/or trailer. Mobile GPS units are not acceptable.



 


		c.	Supplier
                                         personnel driving vehicles shall have onboard communication systems to maintain contact
                                         with the on-site representative.



 


		d.	Supplier
                                         must transmit GPS data upon departure (via geo-fencing), upon arrival (viageo-fencing),
                                         and every 15 minutes in transit.



 


		e.	GPS data
                                         must be sent as events occur.



 


		f.	In the event
                                         a GPS unit is out of communication coverage, it must have the capability to log events
                                         that were not transmitted. These events should be transmitted as soon as the GPS unit
                                         is back in coverage with the lag being no more than four (4) hours.



 


F. ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICIAL


 


The Administrative
Official is a Postal Service Official designated by the Manager, Distribution Networks to supervise and administer the performance
of mail transportation and related services by suppliers.


 


Administrative
Officials are NOT authorized to award, agree to, amend, terminate, or otherwise change the provisions and/or terms and conditions
of the contract. Administrative Officials are responsible for ensuring supplier compliance with the operational requirements of
highway contract routes and administering functions related to performance of that service. Specifically, Administrative Officials
are responsible for the following:


 


		1.	Supervising
                                         the Supplier’s operations daily to ensure contract compliance, including necessary
                                         recordkeeping.



 


		2.	Obtaining
                                         screening information from highway transportation suppliers or contractor personnel.



 


		3.	Investigating
                                         irregularities and complaints regarding service on the route and taking corrective action.



 


		4.	Recommending
                                         establishment, discontinuance, or modifications to the manifest.



 


G. ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION
AND INTERACTIVITY


 


The Postal
Service will utilize web-based systems that will require supplier interactivity. Suppliers will be required to maintain and check
their electronic mail (email) accounts regularly and to respond to email messages from the Postal Service. Suppliers must notify
the Postal Service of any changes to email addresses.


 






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H. SAFETY RATING (FEDERAL
MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ADMINISTRATION)


 


If the
Supplier is notified by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) that there is a proposed safety rating or determination
of a rating of “unsatisfactory” of the Supplier (as described in 49 CFR § 385.11), the Supplier must notify the
Contracting Officer within five (5) business days of receipt of its receipt of notice from the FMCSA.


 


Should
the Supplier fail to do so, the Contracting Officer may terminate any and all of the Supplier’s contracts for default. In
addition, the Contracting Officer may terminate any and all of the Supplier’s contracts for default based upon a proposed
safety rating or determination of a rating of “unsatisfactory” of the Supplier (as described in 49 CFR § 385.11)
by the FMCSA.


 


The Supplier
is expected to provide a fleet which can meet the federal and state transportation vehicle requirements. These requirements include,
but are not limited to, bed height restrictions, emission rates, maintenance standards and driving classifications.


 


I. SUBCONTRACTING


 


The offeror
must include a detailed planned description of all related/support services (e.g. maintenance, custodial services) and specific
line haul services. The supplier must detail which routes the subcontract services will address and what allocation of the operation
will be covered by the subcontracted services. The plan must be reviewed and approved by the Contracting Officer.


 


J. USAGE OF POSTAL FACILITIES


 


Parking
for contract vehicles and trailers at Postal facilities and other uses of Postal facilities (unless otherwise specified within
this contract) may or may not be allowed at the discretion of each facility manager. The Supplier is responsible for all associated
costs and to have the vehicle properly secured at all times. The Supplier must have adequate contingency plans in place should
the use of postal facilities be terminated or limited. In no event shall the Postal Service be held liable for, or incur any additional
cost associated with, such use or the termination of such use during the contract term.


 






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K. PAYMENT AND SCHEDULE
CHANGES


 


Payment
for services rendered under this contract will be made as follows:


 


Suppliers
will receive a monthly payment processed by the 2nd Friday of the next calendar month of the period for which the service was
performed. If the Supplier operates mileage in either the Expected or Lower Mileage Ranges, the payment will be calculated by
multiplying the manifest miles by the Supplier’s RPM in the applicable mileage range (Expected or Lower). If the Supplier
operates mileage in the Upper Mileage Range, the Supplier will be paid for all manifest miles operated within the Expected Mileage
Range at the Expected Mileage Range RPM. Any additional miles over the maximum mileage of the Expected Range will be paid using
the Supplier’s Upper Mileage Range RPM. All extra trips will be captured in the TMS system and included in the monthly manifest
mileage calculation for the same period in which they were ordered. An example of the monthly payment calculation has been provided
below.


 


Monthly
Payment Calculation Example Site X


 


	 	 	Site X- December	 	 	 	 
	Peak	 	Minimum Mileage	 	 	Maximum Mileage	 	 	Supplier RPM	 
	Upper Mileage Range	 	 	17,912	 	 	 	19,427	 	 	$	1.65	 
	Expected Mileage
    Range	 	 	14,305	 	 	 	17,911	 	 	$	1.55	 
	Lower Mileage Range	 	 	11,856	 	 	 	14,304	 	 	$	1.60	 



 


Note:
For the purposes of the example, payments have been rounded to the nearest dollar.


 


		●	If
                                         the Supplier ran 15,000 miles (inclusive of manifest miles and extra trips), then all
                                         15,000 would be paid at the Expected Mileage Range price. (15,000 x $1.55) = $23,250



 


		●	If
                                         the Supplier ran 12,000 miles (inclusive of manifest miles and extra trips), then all
                                         12,000 miles would be paid at the Lower Mileage Range price. (12,000 x $1.60) = $19,200



 


		●	If
                                         the Supplier ran 19,000 miles (inclusive of manifest miles and extra trips), then 17,911
                                         miles would be paid at the Expected Mileage Range price and 1,089 miles would be paid
                                         at the Upper Mileage Range price. (17,911 x $1.55) + (1,089 x $1.65) = $29,559



 


		●	If
                                         the Supplier is requested and agrees to operate the mileage in excess of the maximum
                                         (inclusive of manifest miles & extra trips), the additional mileage will be paid
                                         at the Upper Mileage Range rate for the total additional mileage run above the Expected
                                         Range. The Supplier has a right to refuse miles above the maximum mileage in the Upper
                                         Mileage Range Tier. o Using
                                         the example above, if the Supplier agreed to run 20,000 miles, 17,911 would be paid at
                                         the Expected Mileage Range price, and 2,089 would be paid at the Upper Mileage Range
                                         Price. (17,911 x $1.55) + (2,089 x $1.65) = $31,209



 


		●	If
                                         monthly mileage falls below the minimum mileage (inclusive of manifest miles & extra
                                         trips) identified in the Lower Mileage Range, the Supplier will be paid for the minimum
                                         mileage in the lower mileage range, or (11,856 x $1.60) = $18,970 in the example month
                                         above.



 


No supplier
invoices are required. Supplier payments will be processed through the electronic 5429 (e5429) process at the conclusion of each
Postal Accounting Period for which payment is due. The payment for service will be made no later than the 2nd Friday of the next
calendar month of the period for which service was performed. All mileage will be captured in the TMS system and included in the
monthly manifest mileage calculation for the same period in which they were ordered.


 






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When
Dynamic Routing Optimization (DRO) does not start on the first day of the calendar month, the mileage the supplier operates will
be pro-rated within the appropriate mileage tier for payment. The pro-rated mileage adjustment is calculated by dividing the mileage
operated by the supplier for that period by the days executed to determine a daily mileage amount. The average daily mileage is
then multiplied by total days in the calendar month to arrive at a monthly prorated mileage amount. This monthly pro-rated mileage
amount will be paid based upon the rate and tier the monthly mileage amount falls within.


 


Site
X- December


 


	Peak	 	Minimum Mileage	 	 	Maximum Mileage	 	 	Supplier
                                         
 RPM
                                         
	 
	Upper Mileage Range	 	 	17,912	 	 	 	19,427	 	 	$	1.65	 
	Expected Mileage Range	 	 	14,305	 	 	 	17,911	 	 	$	1.55	 
	Lower Mileage Range	 	 	11,856	 	 	 	14,304	 	 	$	1.60	 



 


Pro-rate
Calculation


 


	Supplier Operated Mileage for December	 	 		 	 	 	5,000	 
	Number of Days of Service	 	 	 	 	 	 	12	 
	Calendar Days in the Month	 	 	 	 	 	 	31	 
	Daily mileage amount	 	 	5,000 / 12 	 	 	 	417	 
	The result is then divided by total days in the calendar
    month	 	 	417 * 31 	 	 	 	12,917	 
	Monthly pro-rated mileage amount will be paid based upon
    the rate and tier the monthly mileage amount falls within.	 	 	12,917 * $1.60 	 	 	$	20,667	 



 


SUPPLIERS
WILL BE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE THE NUMBER OF GALLONS USED IN THEIR ESTIMATED ANNUAL FUEL COSTS. THIS INFORMATION WILL BE USED IN
THE CALCULATION OF ANY FUEL ADJUSTMENT AND IN THE DETERMINATION OF THE REASONABLENESS OF SUPPLIER PRICING. 


 


L. PERFORMANCE


 


		1.	The Supplier
                                         is required to dispatch 98% of the tendered mail to permit arrival to allocations by
                                         the required delivery time (RDT), or scheduled delivery time identified in the manifest.
                                         The Supplier will be held accountable for all performance failures other than for delays
                                         imposed by the Postal Service (Per Clause B-79, Forfeiture of Compensation).



 


		2.	The Supplier
                                         will be required to maintain 98% accuracy for Quality of Dispatch. “Quality of
                                         Dispatch” is defined as no containers or loose pieces placed on incorrect departing
                                         transportation. If a “Quality of Dispatch” error occurs, the Supplier will
                                         immediately correct the source of the error to ensure the error does not reoccur.



 






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		3.	The Supplier
                                         is responsible for having a quality assurance program established in-house to perform
                                         daily monitoring of, at minimum, actual mileage performed by driver weekly, performance
                                         failures, container location accuracy, and pick-up and delivery times. This program is
                                         to be established based on the discretion of the Supplier.



 


		4.	Monthly performance
                                         meetings between the Supplier and Postal Service will be performed as arranged by the
                                         Host P&DC Transportation Manager or designee (ex. local Administrating Official).



 


		5.	The Supplier
                                         must achieve 98% on-time dispatch performance of timely mail, outside of delays caused
                                         by the Postal Service, and 98% distribution accuracy for all mail tendered to and processed
                                         by the Supplier.



 


M. IRREGULARITIES


 


When
an irregularity in performance occurs the Postal Service may take subsequent action as defined below:


 


		1.	Other Irregularities



 


		a.	The Postal
                                         Service will issue a PS Form 5500, Contract Route Irregularity Report. The Supplier must
                                         sign and return the Contract Route Irregularity Report within ten (10) days of receipt.



 


		b.	Suppliers
                                         are responsible for providing documentation to support requests for exceptions for unforeseen
                                         circumstances to include but not limited to weather, traffic accidents (not caused by
                                         the supplier), and detours.



 


		c.	Repeated
                                         irregularities as defined above, with no or ineffectual attempts at correction, may result
                                         in contract termination and the Supplier may be held liable for any re-procurement costs
                                         associated with the default.



 


		d.	The supplier
                                         may be assigned lobby/vestibule keys and/or a scanning device be used in the delivery
                                         and collection of mail along the contract route. These are accountable items that must
                                         be signed out prior to the start of the designated trip(s) and turned in at the end of
                                         the trip(s). Loss, negligent damage, or failure to turn in accountable item(s) as scheduled
                                         may result in assessment of damages or termination of the contract.



 


		2.	Late Delivery
                                         Irregularities



 


		a.	Supplier induced
                                         irregularities resulting in late delivery (explained under Performance Framework) could
                                         result in a reduction in total pay in conjunction with PS Form 5500 (contracted RPM’s
                                         will apply), Contract Route Irregularity Report, or termination for default.



 






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		b.	Upon receipt
                                         of a PS Form 5500, the Supplier shall promptly take all necessary corrective action to
                                         bring performance into compliance.



 


		c.	The Supplier
                                         will complete all appropriate areas of the PS 5500 and document the corrective action
                                         taken to ensure the error does not occur in the future. The PS 5500 must be signed and
                                         sent back to the Administrative Official within ten (10) days of receipt.



 


		d.	The Supplier
                                         and the Postal Service Administrative Official will discuss each completed PS 5500. The
                                         PS 5500 will be discussed monthly during the performance discussion between the Supplier
                                         and Administrative Official.



 


		e.	When the
                                         Postal Service delays the HCR supplier beyond their scheduled departure time, the origin
                                         facility must issue a PS Form 5466 to the driver. To receive compensation for such Postal
                                         Service caused delays, the supplier consolidates the PS Form 5466s for each route and
                                         lists them on a supplier claim form, such as the one shown in in the attached PS Form
                                         5466 found in this solicitation. The supplier must summarize the total delay time in
                                         minutes and shall ensure that the supporting data is accurate and complete. The supplier
                                         submits the PS Form 5466s and the completed supplier claim form to the USPS administrative
                                         official (AO) responsible for the supplier’s route. The supplier should submit
                                         claims monthly, completing one claim form per route. Payment for the Postal Service caused
                                         delays described above will be paid at the established Service Contract Act (SCA) Wage
                                         Rate for the contracted region.



 


N. FUEL ADJUSTMENT


 


		1.	Fuel Rate
                                         Establishment



 


This contract
will be administered under the automated fuel index program. At the time of award, the fuel price per gallon in the contract will
be set to the Department of Energy (DOE) Petroleum Acquisition Defense District (PADD) Price for the region in which the contract
originates, using the price for the month immediately preceding the month of award. If there is a difference between the price
per gallon in place when the award or renewal contract is signed and the DOE price on the first day of the new term, the contract
price will be adjusted reflecting the difference in price of fuel.


 


		2.	Fuel Rate
                                         Adjustment



 


At the end of
each calendar month, the difference between (1) the previous monthly DOE regional fuel index for the applicable fuel type and
(2) the current monthly DOE regional fuel index for the applicable fuel type will be adjusted automatically. This will become
the new contract baseline fuel ppg. The new contract baseline fuel ppg will remain in effect until the next automatic monthly
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PART 2 – LIST OF ATTACHMENTS


 


Attachment
A – Service Point Details and Specifications


 


Attachment
B – Vehicle Specifications


 


Attachment
C – Representations and Certifications


 


Attachment
D – Pricing Sheet (for information only)


 


Attachment
E – Wage Determination Examples – National Attachment F – Subcontracting Plan Requirements


 


Attachment
G – PS3881-X Supplier and Payee EFT Enrollment


 


Attachment
H – Transportation Services Proposal & Contract (PS 7405)


 


Attachment
I – Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) Vehicle Inspections by Law Enforcement Officials


 


Attachment
J – Manifests


 


Attachment
K – Dock Safety Guidance


 


Attachment
L – Highway Contractor Safety


 


Attachment
M – DRO Mileage & Departure Time Variation


 


Attachment
N – Frequently Asked Questions


 


Attachment
O – Federal Contractor Veterans Employment Report (VETS-4212)


 


Attachment P –
Manifest Review Slides Attachment Q – PS5466, Late Slips


 


Attachment R
- GPS Faqs




 






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Dynamic Route Optimization


 


Wave 9 Terms and Conditions


 


 


 


Date of Issue: March 28, 2018


 




     


     


    

 


Table of Contents


DATE OF ISSUE: MARCH 12, 20181


 


	Part 1: Dynamic Route Optimization Provisions	1
	Provision 1-1: Supplier Clearance Requirements (March 2006)	1
	Provision 1-4: Prohibition Against Contracting with Former Postal Service Officers or PCES Executives (March 2006)	1
	Provision 1-5: Proposed Use of Former Postal Service Employees (March 2006)	1
	Provision 3-1: Notice of Small, Minority, and Woman-owned Business Subcontracting Requirements (March 2006)	1
	Provision 4-1: Standard Solicitation Provisions (November 2007) (Modified)	2
	Provision 4-2: Evaluation (March 2006) (Modified)	8
	Postal Service E-Sourcing Registration	12
	Provision 4-3: Representations and Certifications (November 2012)	13
	Provision 9-2: Preaward Equal Opportunity Compliance Review	17
	Part 2: Dynamic Route Optimization CLAUSES	18
	Clause B-1 Definitions (March 2006) (Modified)	18
	Clause B-3: Contract Type (March 2006) (Modified)	18
	Clause B-9: Claims and Disputes (March 2006)	19
	Clause B-15: Notice of Delay (March 2006) (Modified)	20
	Clause B-16: Suspensions and Delays (March 2006)	20
	Clause B-19: Excusable Delays (March 2006)	20
	Clause B-22: Interest (March 2006)	21
	Clause B-26: Protection of Postal Service Buildings, Equipment, and Vegetation (March 2006)	21
	Clause B-30: Permits and Responsibilities (March 2006)	21
	Clause B-39: Indemnification (March 2006)	21
	Clause B-64: Accountability of the Supplier (Highway) (March 2006)	22
	Clause B-65: Adjustments to Compensation (March 2006) (Modified)	22
	Clause B-68: Changes in Corporate Ownership or Officers (March 2006)	23
	Clause B-69: Events of Default (March 2006) (Modified)	23
	Clause B-77: Protection of the Mail (March 2006)	24
	Clause B-78 Renewal (March 2006)	24
	Clause B-79: Forfeiture of Compensation (March 2006)	25
	Clause B-80: Laws and Regulations Applicable (March 2006)	25
	Clause B-81: Information or Access by Third Parties (May 2006)	25
	Clause B-82: Access by Officials (March 2006)	25
	Clause 1-1: Privacy Protection (October 2014)	25
	Clause 1-7: Organizational Conflicts of Interest (March 2006)	27
	Clause 1-11: Prohibition Against Contracting with Former Officers or PCES Executives (March 2006)	28
	Clause 1-12: Use of Former Postal Service Employees (March 2006)	28
	Clause 2-19: Option to Extend (Services Contract) (March 2006)	28
	Clause 2-22: Value Engineering Incentive (March 2006)	29
	Clause 2-39: Ordering (March 2006) (Modified)	31
	Clause 2-42: Indefinite Quantity (March 2006) (Modified)	31
	Clause 3-1: Small, Minority, and Woman-owned Business Subcontracting Requirements (March 2006)	32
	Clause 3-2: Participation of Small, Minority, and Woman-owned Businesses (March 2006)	33
	Clause 4-1: General Terms and Conditions (July 2007) (Modified)	34
	Clause 4-2: Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Policies, Statutes, or Executive Orders (July 2014)
    (Modified)	37
	Clause 7-4: Insurance (March 2006) (Modified)	39
	Clause 7-5: Errors and Omissions (March 2006)	39
	Clause 7-10: Sustainability (July 2014) (Modified)	40
	Clause 8-8: Additional Data Requirements (March 2006)	40
	Clause 8-10: Rights in Data — Special Works (March 2006)	40
	Clause 8-13: Intellectual Property Rights (March 2006)40 Clause 8-16: Postal Service Title in Technical Data and Computer
    Software (March 2006)	41
	Clause 9-10: Service Contract Act (March 2006)	47
	Clause 9-12: Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Act – Price Adjustment (February 2010)	54
	Clause 9-14: Affirmative Action for Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and other Eligible Veterans
    (February 2010)	55
	Fuel Rate Establishment	56
	Fuel Rate Adjustment	56


 




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PART 1: DYNAMIC ROUTE OPTIMIZATION PROVISIONS


 


PROVISION 1-1: SUPPLIER CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS (MARCH 2006)


 


The contract resulting from this solicitation will require the
contractor or its employees (including subcontractors and their employees) to have access to occupied Postal facilities, and/or
to Postal information and resources, including postal computer systems. Clearance in accordance with Administrative Support Manual
272.3 will be required before that access will be permitted. It is the contractor’s obligation to obtain and supply to the
Postal Service the forms and information required by that regulation.


 


Suppliers must familiarize themselves with the requirements
of that section, taking into account in their offices the time and paperwork associated with the screening.


 


PROVISION 1-4: PROHIBITION AGAINST CONTRACTING WITH FORMER
POSTAL SERVICE OFFICERS OR PCES EXECUTIVES (MARCH 2006)


 


The Supplier represents that former Postal Service officers
or Postal Career Executive Service (PCES) executives will not be employed as key personnel, experts or consultants in the performance
of the contract if such individuals, within 1 year of their retirement from the Postal Service, will be performing substantially
the same duties as they performed during their career with the Postal Service. In addition, no contract resulting from this solicitation
may be awarded to such individuals or entities in which they have a substantial interest, for 1 year after their retirement from
the Postal Service, if the work called for in the solicitation requires such individuals to perform substantially the same duties
as they performed during their career with the Postal Service.


 


PROVISION 1-5: PROPOSED USE OF FORMER POSTAL SERVICE EMPLOYEES
(MARCH 2006)


 


In its proposal, the Supplier must identify any former Postal
Service employee it proposes to engage, directly or indirectly, in the performance of the contract. The Postal Service reserves
the right to require the Supplier to replace the proposed individual with an equally qualified individual.


 


PROVISION 3-1: NOTICE OF SMALL-, MINORITY-, AND WOMAN-OWNED
BUSINESS SUBCONTRACTING REQUIREMENTS (FEBRUARY 2018)


 


When the contract value is estimated at $1 million or more,
all offerors, except small businesses, must submit with their proposals the contract-specific subcontracting plan required by Clause
3-1: Small-, Minority-, and Woman-Owned Business Subcontracting Requirements. Generally, this plan must be agreed to by both the
supplier and the Postal Service before award of the contract. Lack of submittal of a contract-specific subcontracting plan may
make the offeror’s proposal unacceptable for award.


 


All offerors must be capable of reporting as required by Clause
3-2: Participation of Small-, Minority-, and Woman-Owned Businesses. Reporting is required when the contract value is estimated
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PROVISION 4-1: STANDARD SOLICITATION PROVISIONS (NOVEMBER
2007) (MODIFIED)


 


		1.	Submission of Offers. The Postal Service will provide a Postal Service (PS) Form 7405, Order / Solicitation / Offer
/ Award, to Suppliers for signature and inclusion with the proposal package.



 


The proposal(s) submitted by the
Supplier will require, at a minimum:


 


		1.	Solicitation title.



 


		2.	The name, address, e-mail address, point of contact listed on 1st page of proposal and telephone number of the Supplier.



 


		3.	Price and any discount terms



 


		4.	“Remit to” address, if different than mailing address.



 


		5.	Federal
                                         Contractor Veterans Employment Report, Vet-4212: https://www.dol.gov/vets/programs/fcp/vets-4212rev2017.pdf



 


		6.	A completed copy of the representations and certifications (Provision 4-3).



 


		7.	Acknowledgment of Solicitation Amendments.



 


		8.	PS Form 7405, Order / Solicitation / Offer / Award.



 


		9.	In addition to the items listed in this provision, Suppliers must address the items shown in Provision 4-1: Addendum: Required
Information.



 


		2.	Business
                                         Disagreements. Business disagreements may be lodged with the Supplier Disagreement
                                         Resolution Official (SDRO) if the Supplier and the Contracting Officer have failed to
                                         resolve the disagreement as described in 39 CFR Section 601 (available for review at
                                         www.gpoaccess.gov/ecfr). The SDRO will consider the disagreement only if it is lodged
                                         in accordance with the time limits and procedures described in 39 CFR Section 601. The
                                         SDRO’s decisions are available for review at www.usps.com.



 


		3.	Late Proposals. Proposals or modifications of proposals received at the address specified for the receipt of proposals
after the exact time specified for receipt of proposals will not be considered unless determined to be in the best interest of
the Postal Service.



 


		4.	Type of Contract. The Postal Service plans to award a Fixed Rate per Mile, Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity,
with Economic Price Adjustment contract under this solicitation and all proposals must be submitted on this basis. Alternate proposals
based on other contract types will not be considered. Adjustments will be made in accordance with Management Instruction PM-4.4.1-2005-1
which can be found at http://about.usps.com/management-instructions/p441051.pdf. (See Clause B-3: Contract Type, for additional
info)



 


		5.	Contract Award. The Postal Service may evaluate proposals and award contracts without discussions with Suppliers. Therefore,
the Supplier’s initial proposal should contain the Supplier’s best terms from a price and technical standpoint. Discussions
may be conducted if the Postal Service determines they are necessary. The Postal Service may reject any or all proposals if such
action is in the best interest of the Postal Service.



 






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		6.	Multiple Awards. The Postal Service intends to award one or more contracts under this solicitation. The Postal Service
may award a Supplier one or more site(s) and/or region(s) under this solicitation. The Postal Service reserves the right to not
award an additional site and/or region to a successful Supplier should it deem that a non-award of the additional site(s) and/or
region to the successful Supplier is in its best interest.



 


		7.	Incorporation by Reference. Wherever in this solicitation or contract a standard provision or clause is incorporated
by reference, the incorporated term is identified by its title, the provision or clause number assigned to it in the Postal Service’s
Supplying Principles and Practices, and its date. The text of incorporated terms may be found in the Supplying Principles and Practices,
accessible online at http://about.usps.com/manuals/spp/spp.pdf.



 


Questions on the Solicitation. All Suppliers will receive
as an attachment to the solicitation, Attachment N, Wave 4 Frequently Asked Questions.


 


Provision 4-1: Additional Requirement. In order for the Postal
Service to evaluate proposals in accordance with the criteria stated in Provision 4-2, the following information must be provided.
In general, the Supplier should be concerned with providing specific facts in lieu of broad generalizations and flowery descriptions.
The Supplier must also complete and return the Representations and Certifications (Provision 4-3 below). Instructions for proposal
submittal are contained in the table below.


 


Proposals are to be divided into volumes as shown in the table
below. The Supplier must address the sections of each Tab within each Volume in the order detailed in the tables below. Page number
limitations are also noted in the table below. Page limitation excludes coversheets, dividers, tables of contents, and attachments
required by solicitation. Text in all volumes may be single-spaced and no smaller than Arial 10 point font. Graphics may include
fonts no smaller than Arial 8 point as displayed. Margins may be no less than one (1) inch on any side, top, or bottom.


 


Proposals must comply with the instructions contained herein.
Proposals not in conformance with these instructions may be rejected. Previously submitted data or prior performance presumed to
be known to the USPS (e.g., any previous projects performed for the USPS) will not be considered as part of the technical proposal
evaluation; Supplier must include in this proposal all information it wants to be considered by USPS. Any information that may
have been submitted prior to the solicitation which is still relevant must be resubmitted in the formats requested.


 


Volume 1 – Technical
Proposal


 


	Tab	 	Criteria	 	Page Limit
	1	 	Supplier Eligibility	 	Check Box
	2	 	Past Performance	 	2
	3	 	Supplier Capability	 	2
	4	 	Management Plan	 	7
	5	 	Contingency Plan	 	2
	6	 	Sustainability Plan	 	3
	7	 	Subcontracting Plan	 	2


 






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Volume 2 – Price Proposal


 


	Tab	 	Sections	 	Page Limit
	1	 	Completed and Signed PS Form 7405 (Attachment H)	 	1
	2	 	Pricing Sheet (for information only)	 	1
	3	 	Representations and Certifications (Provision 4-3) (Attachment C)	 	5


 


Volume 3 – Financials


 


	Tab	 	Sections	 	Page Limit
	1	 	k recent credit report that includes certification of no bankruptcy Filings in the past three (3) years.	 	N/A
	2	 	Three (3) years of audited
financial statements to include Income Statements (e.g. Balance Sheet, Statement of Cash Flow, etc.), and the corresponding note
pages to the financial statements	 	N/A
	3	 	Funding documentation from
a financial institution (when funding is required to obtain vehicles).	 	N/A
	4	 	Names of Financial institution,
contact names, phone numbers for lines of credit currently available as of proposal date for each line of credit including bank
letter(s) of reference.	 	N/A
	5	 	Most Recent Tax Returns for the past two (2) years.	 	N/A
	6	 	Tax Identification Number
(TIN) documentation – COPY of social security card for owner operators.	 	N/A


 


Volume 1 – Technical Proposal


 


The factors that will be used in the technical evaluation of
proposals and their relative importance are as follows:


 


		●	Supplier Eligibility is a pass or fail factor



 


		●	Past Performance is the most important Technical Evaluation factor



 


		●	Supplier Capability is less important than the Past Performance



 


		●	Management Plan is less important than Supplier Capability



 


		●	Contingency Plan is equal to Management Plan, Sustainability Plan & Subcontracting Plan



 


Supplier Eligibility


 


The Supplier must submit information that will allow the evaluation
team to determine that the Supplier is eligible to perform all the services required for the full term of the resultant contract
Information submitted must allow the evaluators to determine the Supplier’s eligibility relating to the factors set forth
in “Supplier Eligibility” in Provision 4-2, Evaluation.


 






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Past Performance


 


The Supplier must submit information that will allow the evaluation
team to determine its performance level on contracts and other business arrangements of similar size and scope. Information submitted
should allow the evaluators to determine the Supplier’s past performance relating to the factors set forth in “Past
Performance,” in Provision 4-2, Evaluation.


 


Supplier Capability


 


The Supplier must submit information that will allow the evaluation
team to determine that the Supplier is able to perform all the services required for the full term of the resultant contract. Information
submitted must allow the evaluators to determine the Supplier’s capability relating to the factors set forth in “Supplier
Capability” in Provision 4-2, Evaluation. This solicitation should be addressed as though this is the first time a Supplier
is doing business with the Postal Service.


 


Management Plan


 


Suppliers must provide a Management Plan for dealing with normal
daily operations, as well as unscheduled and unexpected events affecting the expeditious operation of the network. The Supplier
must provide an implementation plan and its project methodology or proposed approach for ramping up and commencing the services
required in the contract. The Supplier must include a description of the division of roles and responsibilities during this process
between the Supplier and USPS.


 


Contingency Plan


 


The Supplier must submit information that will allow the evaluation
team to determine that a Supplier has Contingency Plan for dealing with unexpected events, such as overflow mail, damaged containers,
equipment breakdowns, etc. Information submitted must allow the evaluators to determine the Supplier’s Contingency Plan relating
to the factors set forth in “Contingency Plan” in Provision 4-2, Evaluation.


 


Sustainability Plan


 


The Supplier must include a detailed sustainability plan in
its proposal. The plan should describe the Supplier’s current sustainability initiatives and metrics, as well as suggested
initiatives on which the Supplier will work collaboratively with the Postal Service. Information submitted must allow the evaluators
to determine the Supplier’s capability relating to the factors set forth in “Sustainability Plan” in Provision
4-2, Evaluation.


 


Subcontracting Plan


 


All suppliers, including small businesses, must submit a subcontracting
plan that is specific to this contract and that separately addresses subcontracting with small, minority, and woman-owned businesses.
The offeror must include a detailed description of all related/support services (e.g. maintenance, custodial services) and specific
line haul services. The supplier must detail which routes the subcontract services will address and what allocation of the operation
will be covered by the subcontract services. Information submitted must allow the evaluators to determine the Supplier’s
capability relating to the factors set forth in “Subcontracting Plan” in Provision 4-2, Evaluation.


 


Volume 2 – Price Proposal


 


		1.	PS Form 7405



 


The Supplier must provide a completed and signed PS
Form 7405 (Attachment H, Transportation Services Proposal & Contract (PS 7405)).


 






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The following instructions should be closely followed
in completing this form:


 


Item 1. Fill in the solicitation number, date of the
solicitation, and the terminal points of the route exactly as they appear on the solicitation.


 


Item 2. N/A. Pricing is entered in Emptoris.


 


Item 3. In blocks a, b, and c, enter the complete
name, address and phone number of the Supplier. Enter the Supplier’s DOT number in block d. Enter the Employer Identification
Number (Social Security Number if the Supplier is an individual)


 


Item 4. In block e, complete blocks f and g only if
proposals are being submitted for box delivery routes.


 


Item 5. Supplier signature


 


Complete the remainder of the form, including the
appropriate certificate, and other items on the reverse, and sign the form as Supplier.


 


		2.	Price/RPM



 


The Supplier must complete and submit pricing through
the E-Sourcing System, Emptoris.


 


The Supplier must provide a Rate per Mile (RPM), for
each mileage range for both Peak and Non-Peak periods. The Supplier’s proposed rates must be calculated based on the mileage
automatically populated in Emptoris. Attachment D- Pricing Sheet is provided as information only and should not be included in
the Supplier’s proposal submission.


 


The proposed RPM for peak and non-peak must be inclusive
of all supplier costs associated with providing the required services for the proposed mileage range. These costs include but are
not limited to equipment, labor, training, GPS, overhead, profit, and fuel. The rates may be carried out to a maximum of four decimal
places.


 


NOTE: The Suppliers proposed RPM on the Expected Mileage
will be the most important factor in evaluating the price. The Suppliers proposed RPM on the Upper Range and the Lower Range are
of equal importance but significantly less important than the proposed RPM of the Expected Mileage Range.


 


Price Analysis


 


Suppliers will be asked to provide
a price proposal for one or more regions for each site on which they bid. If suppliers provide a price proposal for all or multiple
regions within a site as a bundle they must also provide a price proposal for each individual region within its multiple region
proposal bundles. For each mileage range pricing offer, the supplier will also be required to detail the number of proposed fuel
gallons and labor hours so that impact of future adjustments in fuel and labor can be evaluated in the pricing analysis. In addition,
the supplier must provide labor categories (per the wage determination that applies to this contract) to include the number of
labor hours for each category they are proposing.



 






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	DRO Region Name	 	Historic Peak Ave
 Region RPM
 Weighted	 	 	Historic Non-
 Peak Ave Region
 RPM Weighted	 	 	Historic Ave
 Region RPM
 Weighted	 
	Baltimore Region A	 	$	2.55	 	 	$	2.55	 	 	$	2.55	 
	Baltimore Region B	 	$	2.71	 	 	$	2.71	 	 	$	2.71	 
	Baltimore Region C	 	$	2.98	 	 	$	2.98	 	 	$	2.98	 
	Bismarck Region A	 	$	1.91	 	 	$	1.91	 	 	$	1.91	 
	Bismarck Region B	 	$	2.06	 	 	$	2.06	 	 	$	2.06	 
	Fargo Region A	 	$	2.68	 	 	$	2.10	 	 	$	2.15	 
	Fargo Region B	 	$	1.58	 	 	$	1.56	 	 	$	1.56	 
	Florence Region A	 	$	1.90	 	 	$	1.90	 	 	$	1.90	 
	Florence Region B	 	$	1.79	 	 	$	1.79	 	 	$	1.79	 
	Gainesville Region A	 	$	2.28	 	 	$	2.18	 	 	$	2.19	 
	Kokomo Region A	 	$	2.59	 	 	$	2.27	 	 	$	2.31	 
	Minot Region A	 	$	1.79	 	 	$	1.78	 	 	$	1.78	 
	North Bay Region A	 	$	2.96	 	 	$	2.78	 	 	$	2.79	 
	North Bay Region B	 	$	1.97	 	 	$	1.86	 	 	$	1.87	 
	North Bay Region C	 	$	3.35	 	 	$	3.24	 	 	$	3.25	 
	PENSACOLA Region A	 	$	3.13	 	 	$	3.13	 	 	$	3.13	 
	PENSACOLA Region B	 	$	1.96	 	 	$	1.95	 	 	$	1.95	 
	Plattsburgh Region A	 	$	1.96	 	 	$	1.96	 	 	$	1.96	 
	Wareham Region A	 	$	2.16	 	 	$	2.16	 	 	$	2.16	 
	Wareham Region B	 	$	2.49	 	 	$	2.49	 	 	$	2.49	 





 


		3.	Representations and Certifications



 


The Representations and Certifications pursuant to
Provision 4-3 must be executed and returned with the proposal.


 


Volume 3 – Financials


 


Supplier’s Financial Condition of company: The offeror
must provide:


 


		a.	A recent credit report that includes certification of no bankruptcy filings in the past three (3) years.



 


		b.	Three (3) years of audited financial statements to include Income Statements (e.g. Balance Sheet, Statement of Cash Flow, etc.),
and the corresponding note pages to the financial statements.



 


		c.	Funding documentation from a financial institution (when funding is required to obtain vehicles).



 


		d.	Names of Financial institution, contact names, phone numbers for lines of credit currently available as of proposal date for
each line of credit including bank letter(s) of reference.



 


		e.	Most Recent Tax Returns for the past two (2) years.



 


		f.	Tax Identification Number (TIN) documentation – COPY of social security card for owner operators.



 






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PROVISION 4-2: EVALUATION (MARCH 2006) (MODIFIED)


 


Each Supplier will be required to submit a two-volume proposal.
The Technical Evaluation will be based on the Volume 1 – Technical Proposal, whereas the Price Evaluation will be based on
data provided in the Volume 2 - Price Proposal.


 


The factors that will be used in the technical evaluation of
proposals and their relative importance are as follows:


 


		1.	Supplier Eligibility is a pass or fail factor



 


		2.	Past Performance is the most important Technical Evaluation
factor



 


		3.	Supplier Capability is less important than the Past Performance



 


		4.	Management Plan is less important than Supplier Capability



 


		5.	Contingency Plan, Sustainability Plan, and Subcontracting Plan are all equal to Management Plan



 


Supplier Eligibility (Pass / Fail)


 


The Suppliers’ ability to meet all the required factors
that are necessary to perform operations, to include the following:


 


Companies ineligible:


 


		1.	Business organizations substantially owned or controlled by Postal Service employees or their immediate families.



 


		2.	Offerors suspended, debarred, ineligible, or proposed for suspension, debarment, or ineligibility are also excluded from conducting
business with the Postal Service as agents, subcontractors, or representatives of other offerors.



 


Past Performance


 


The offeror will be evaluated on its performance under existing
and prior contracts for similar services. In evaluating past performance, the Postal Service will consider the offeror’s
effectiveness in quality of products or services; timeliness of performance; cost control; business practices; customer satisfaction,
and key personnel past performance. Additionally, consideration will be given to the offeror’s demonstrated commitment to
continuous improvement, innovation, sustainability and knowledge transfer.


 


The offeror must submit a list of at least three (3) references
that USPS may contact to assess the offer’s past performance during the past twelve (12) months. The list must include, at
a minimum, the following information:


 


		1.	Name of reference (company name and location).



 


		2.	Point of contact (name and title).



 


		3.	Telephone number and email address.



 


		4.	Type of contract and size and services rendered for transportation contracts of similar scope.



 


		5.	Dates of service.



 





Supplier Capability


 


The extent to which the Supplier has the ability to obtain adequate
resources (technical, equipment, etc.) to perform the work will be evaluated. The Suppliers will address the following in the Supplier
capability section of the proposal (which are not sub factors):


 


		1.	The ability to meet the required delivery schedule (e.g., able to begin operations on the effective date of start-up of contract
performance) considering all existing commitments, including pending awards.



 


		2.	Equipment to include the type, age, and average miles per gallon (MPG) along with the offeror’s plan to upgrade vehicles
during the life of the contract;s



 


		3.	A sound record of integrity and business ethics; and



 


		4.	The necessary organization, experience, accounting and operational controls, technical skills, and property controls.



 







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Management Plan


 


The offeror must include a detailed management plan in its proposal.
The Management Plan, at a minimum, must address the offeror’s plan and ability to perform at high level of on time performance,
to include the following (which are not sub factors):


 


		1.	Monitoring of service performance to ensure quality on time performance.



 


		2.	Maintaining adequate staffing levels including drivers and supervisors considering the planned hours for portal time, layover,
and pre/post inspections.



 


		3.	Compliance with Department of Labor (DOL) and Department of Transportation (DOT) regulations.



 


		4.	Completion of all loading in time to meet dispatch.



 


		5.	Implementation of global positioning systems (GPS) or other technology-driven solutions.



 


		6.	Implementation of a safety program and a driver training program.



 


		7.	Scanning Postal mail transport equipment (MTE).



 


		8.	Close-out, receive, and dispatch all surface vehicles.



 


		9.	Security of the mail.



 


		10.	Security screening of contractor personnel and verification of their eligibility.



 


		11.	Detail showing the offerors’ ability to obtain clearance in accordance with Administrative Support Manual 272.



 


		12.	Electronic Data Interchange to include Scanning and Data Transmission.



 


		13.	Subcontracting management and approach.



 


		14.	Suppliers must provide a ramp up plan detailing their timeline on securing the proposed vehicle fleet, drivers and other factors
necessary in executing successful service within the first thirty days following contract award. The ramp up plan must validate
that the supplier will be capable of successfully beginning service based on the period of performance start date detailed in the
solicitation.



 


		·	The ramp up plan timeline must include the number of days following award when the supplier will have the proposed vehicles
available for USPS inspection.



		·	The ramp up plan must detail the number of days following award when the proposed operational equipment and drivers will be
available for service.



		·	The ramp up plan must include detail on the specific year make model and quantity of vehicles to be provided.



		·	The supplier must specifically detail the number of drivers to be provided.



 


Contingency Plan


 


The offeror must include a detailed Contingency Plan in its
proposal. The Contingency Plan, at a minimum, must address the offeror’s plan and ability to handle the contingency operations
below (which are not sub factors):


 


		1.	Overflow mail



 


		2.	Less MTE than required



 


		3.	Damaged containers



 


		4.	Damaged or non-labeled mail



 


		5.	Schedule changes



 


		6.	Equipment breakdowns



 


		7.	Inclement weather during operations



 


		8.	Labor disruptions including, but not limited to, walkouts or strikes



 


		9.	Staffing shortages relating to medical or other emergencies



 


		10.	Delays caused by environmental issues such as fuel spills, chemical spills, or other HAZMAT.



 






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Sustainability Plan


 


The offeror must include a detailed sustainability plan in its
proposal. The Sustainability Plan, at a minimum, must address the items listed below (which are not sub factors):


 


		1.	A listing of the Make, Model, Age, and Class of Vehicle that it plans to use for the solicited service. The Vehicle Classification
should be based on the details of the Attachment A, Vehicle Specifications. The offeror should provide a specific vehicle listing
by Mileage Range (Upper, Expected, and Lower).



 


		2.	The offeror should list the average MPG for each class of vehicle listed for each Mileage Range (Upper, Expected, and Lower).



 


		3.	An explanation of the number of scheduled miles, portal miles, backhaul miles, maintenance miles, and any other miles that
will be included in the contracted service for each Mileage Range (Upper, Expected, and Lower).



 


		4.	The amount of gallons of fuel that the offeror is proposing for this service for each Mileage Range (Upper, Expected, and Lower).



 


		5.	Whether the vehicles operate using alternative fuel. If so, please state the type (Compressed Natural Gas, Liquefied Natural
Gas, etc.).



 


		6.	A plan to improve the fuel efficiency of the vehicles over the life of the contract. The plan should describe the offeror’s
current sustainability initiatives and metrics, as well as suggested initiatives on which the offeror will work collaboratively
with the Postal Service.



 


Subcontracting Plan


 


All suppliers, including small businesses, must submit a subcontracting
plan that is specific to this contract, and that separately addresses subcontracting with small, minority, and woman-owned businesses.
The offeror must include a detailed description of all related/support services (e.g. maintenance, custodial services) and specific
line haul services. The supplier must detail which routes the subcontract services will address and what allocation of the operation
will be covered by the subcontract services.


 


The team will evaluate the Subcontracting Plan based on the
items listed below (which are not subfactors):


 


		a.	Goals, in terms of percentages of the total amount of this contract that the supplier will endeavor to subcontract to small,
minority, and woman-owned businesses. The supplier must include all subcontracts that contribute to contract performance, and may
include a proportionate share of supplies and services that are normally allocated as indirect costs.



 


		b.	A statement of the: Total dollars planned to be subcontracted under this contract; and Total of that amount planned to be subcontracted
to small, minority, and woman-owned businesses.



 


		c.	A description of the principal types of supplies and services to be subcontracted under this contract, identifying the types
planned for subcontracting to small, minority, and woman-owned businesses.



 


		d.	A description of the method used to develop the subcontracting goals for this contract.



 


		e.	A description of the method used to identify potential sources for solicitation purposes and a description of efforts the supplier
will make to ensure that small, minority, and woman-owned businesses have an equitable opportunity to compete for subcontracts.



 






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		f.	A statement as to whether the offer included indirect costs in establishing subcontracting goals for this contract and a description
of the method used to determine the proportionate share of indirect costs to be incurred with small, minority, and woman-owned
businesses.



 


		g.	The name of the individual employed by the supplier who will administer the subcontracting program and a description of the
individual’s duties.



 


		h.	Assurances that the supplier will require all subcontractors receiving subcontracts in excess of $1,000,000 to adopt a plan
similar to the plan agreed to by the supplier.



 


		i.	A description of the types of records the supplier will maintain to demonstrate compliance with the requirements and goals
in the plan for this contract. The records must include at least the following: a. Source lists, guides, and other data identifying
small, minority, and woman-owned businesses; Organizations contacted in an attempt to locate sources that are small, minority,
and woman-owned businesses; Records on each subcontract solicitation resulting in an award of more than $100,000, indicating whether
small, minority, or woman-owned businesses were solicited and if not, why not; and Records to support subcontract award data, including
the name, address, and business size of each subcontractor.



 


		j.	Plan and details of all subcontractors proposed that are current Postal HCR suppliers.



 


For the price evaluation, the Postal Service will evaluate the
prices from the single site proposed offers and the multi-site proposed offers by comparing the different combinations. Price is
MORE important than technical proposal evaluation factors. The Postal Service is more concerned with making an award at the lowest
overall price than with obtaining superior technical or management features. However, the Postal Service may not necessarily make
an award at the lowest price in order to achieve a small price savings if better value can be achieved with superior technical
or management features. The benefits of a higher priced proposal may merit a higher price.


 


As part of the price evaluation, the Postal Service will also
consider the impact of the supplier proposed fuel gallons and proposed labor hours for each pricing tier.


 


The USPS may determine that an offer is unacceptable if any
of the Mileage Range Pricing is significantly unbalanced in relation to other proposals received. The pricing must reflect a clear
understanding of the requirements and must be consistent with the various elements of the supplier’s technical proposal.


 


The USPS anticipates awarding no more than one (1) supplier
per site, with the exception of the four (4) sites that are split into two (2) regions. For the sites that are split into two (2)
regions or more, USPS may choose to award both regions to a single supplier or award each region separately. Should a supplier
be awarded multiple regions or multiple sites, the Purchase Team will ensure that risks associated with awarding to a single supplier
are mitigated and contingencies are available for additional service coverage. If proposing more than one (1) site, suppliers will
have the option of providing discounts for a multi-site award during negotiations. This discount will be applicable to each site(s)
proposed. The evaluation of the supplier’s price will be inclusive of this discounted price; the determination of the optimal
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Best Value Decision


 


Award will be made to the Supplier who proposes the best combination
of price and technical factors. Price is more important than the technical factors. In determining potential tradeoffs to arrive
at the best value selection, the Postal Service will assess the strengths, weaknesses, risks, and deficiencies between or among
competing technical proposals from the standpoint of:


 


1) What the difference might mean in terms of technical factors;
and


 


2) What the evaluated cost would be for the Postal Service to
take advantage of that difference.


 


Award will not necessarily be made to the Supplier who provides
the highest-rated technical proposal or to the Supplier who offers the lowest price. Price will become more important in selecting
between or among closely ranked technical proposals. In making any price-technical tradeoff, the Postal Service also does not intend
to pay a premium price unless there is a significant technical advantage justifying a higher price. The Postal Service may award
a Supplier one or more sites under this solicitation. The Postal Service may choose to award each site to a different Supplier,
depending on which Supplier provides the best value to USPS for each site being solicited.


 


Suppliers must receive an overall technical rating of “Fair”
in order to be considered for award.


 


The Postal Service reserves the right to not award a contract
based on this solicitation should it deem that a non-award is in its best interest. Awards will not be made to Suppliers whose
proposals are not competitively priced or to Suppliers with poor technical proposals.


 


Postal Service E-Sourcing Registration


 


All prospective Suppliers must register at https://uspsprod.emptoris.com
and enter the required information.


 


Technical and Price Proposals must be submitted in electronic
form through Emptoris. All submissions MUST be received in Emptoris no later than 8:00 a.m. EDT Friday, May 25, 2018.
Please see the “USPS DRO – Bidding” Instruction document provided to Suppliers in the solicitation invitation
email message for detailed submission process.




 


Proposals should be submitted in three (3) separate attachments
for each site and each region in the following manner:


 


		●	Volume 1 - Technical Proposal



 


		●	Volume 2 - Price Proposal



 


		●	Volume 3 - Financial Documents



 


Please submit three (3) proposal attachments in Emptoris
in the following format as stated below separately for each site and each region (see sample below):


 


Site Name - Region A, Technical


Site Name - Region A, Price


Site Name - Region A, Financial


Site Name – Region B, Technical


Site Name – Region B, Price


Site Name – Region C, Financial


 


Failure to submit the required information may result in a proposal
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PROVISION 4-3: REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS (NOVEMBER
2012) [NOTE: Use Attachment C, Representations and Certifications, for submission]


 


		1.	Type of Business Organization. The Supplier, by checking the applicable blocks, represents that it:



 


		a.	Operates as:



 


		●	__ a corporation incorporated under the laws of the state of; or country of if incorporated in a country other than the United
States of America.



 


		●	__ an individual;



 


		●	__ a partnership;



 


		●	__ a joint venture;



 


		●	__ a limited liability company;



 


		●	__ a nonprofit organization; or



 


		●	__ an educational institution; and



 


		b.	Is (check all that apply)



 


		●	__ a small business concern;



 


		●	__ a minority business (indicate minority below):



 


		●	__ Black American



 


		●	__ Hispanic American



 


		●	__ Native American



 


		●	__ Asian American:



 


		●	__ a woman-owned business; or



 


		●	__ none of the above entities.



 


		i.	A small business concern for the purposes of Postal Service purchasing means a business, including an affiliate, that is independently
owned and operated, is not dominant in producing or performing the supplies or services being purchased, and has no more than 500
employees, unless a different size standard has been established by the Small Business Administration (see 13 CFR 121, particularly
for different size standards for airline, railroad, and construction companies). For subcontracts of $50,000 or less, a subcontractor
having no more than 500 employees qualifies as a small business without regard to other factors.



 


		ii.	Minority Business. A minority business is a concern that is at least 51 percent owned by, and whose management and daily business
operations are controlled by, one or more members of a socially and economically disadvantaged minority group, namely U.S. citizens
who are Black Americans, Hispanic Americans, Native Americans, or Asian Americans. (Native Americans are American Indians, Eskimos,
Aleuts, and Native Hawaiians. Asian Americans are U.S. citizens whose origins are Japanese, Chinese, Filipino, Vietnamese, Korean,
Samoan, Laotian, Kampuchean (Cambodian), Taiwanese, in the U.S. Trust Territories of the Pacific Islands or in the Indian subcontinent.)



 






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		iii.	Woman-owned Business. A woman-owned business is a concern at least 51 percent of which is owned by a woman (or women) who is
a U.S. citizen, controls the firm by exercising the power to make policy decisions, and operates the business by being actively
involved in day-to-day management.



 


		iv.	Educational or Other Nonprofit Organization. Any corporation, foundation, trust, or other institution operated for scientific
or educational purposes, not organized for profit, no part of the net earnings of which insures to the profits of any private shareholder
or individual.



 


		c.	Is (check all that apply)



 


		●	__ a Postal Service employee or a business organization substantially owned or controlled by such an individual



 


		●	__ a spouse of a Postal Service employee or a business organization substantially owned or controlled by such an individual



 


		●	__ another family member of a Postal Service employee or a business organization substantially owned or controlled by such
an individual



 


		●	__ an individual residing in the same household as a Postal Service employee or a business organization substantially owned
or controlled by such an individual.



 


(Note: Offers from any of the sources listed in subparagraph
A.3, may not be considered for an award pending review and recommendation by the Postal Service Ethics Office.)


 


		2.	Parent Company and Taxpayer Identification Number



 


		a.	A parent company is one that owns or controls the basic business polices of a Supplier. To own means to own more than 50 percent
of the voting rights in the Supplier. To control means to be able to formulate, determine, or veto basic business policy decisions
of the Supplier. A parent company need not own the Supplier to control it; it may exercise control through the use of dominant
minority voting rights, proxy voting, contractual arrangements, or otherwise.



 


		b.	Enter the Supplier’s U.S. Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) in the space provided. The TIN is the Supplier’s
Social Security number or other Employee Identification Number (EIN) used on the Supplier’s Quarterly Federal Tax Return,
U.S. Treasury Form 941, or as required by Internal Revenue Service (IRS) regulations. Supplier’s TIN:



 


		c.	IRS Form W-9, Request for Taxpayer Identification Number and Certification. You must complete a copy of IRS Form W-9 and attach
it to this certification.



 


		d.	Check this block if the Supplier is owned or controlled by a parent company.



 


		e.	If the block above is checked, provide the following information about the parent company:



 


Parent Company’s Name__________________________________


Parent Company’s Main Office:_____________________________


Address:______________________________________________


No. and Street: __________________________________________


City: _________________ State:
_______ ZIP Code:____________


Parent Company’s TIN: ___________________________________


 






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		f.	If the Supplier is a member of an affiliated group that files its federal income tax return on a consolidated basis (whether
or not the Supplier is owned or controlled by a parent company, as provided above) provide the name and TIN of the common parent
of the affiliated group



 


Name of Common Parent: _________________________________


Common Parent’s TIN:____________________________________


 


		3.	Certificate of Independent Price Determination



 


		a.	By submitting this proposal, the Supplier certifies, and in the case of a joint proposal each party to it certifies as to its
own organization, that in connection with this solicitation:



 


		i.	The prices proposed have been arrived at independently, without consultation, communication, or agreement, for the purpose
of restricting competition, as to any matter relating to the prices with any other Supplier or with any competitor;



 


		ii.	Unless otherwise required by law, the prices proposed have not been and will not be knowingly disclosed by the Supplier before
award of a contract, directly or indirectly to any other Supplier or to any competitor; and



 


		iii.	No attempt has been made or will be made by the Supplier to induce any other person or firm to submit or not submit a proposal
for the purpose of restricting competition.



 


		b.	Each person signing this proposal certifies that:



 


		i.	He or she is the person in the Supplier’s organization responsible for the decision as to the prices being offered herein
and that he or she has not participated, and will not participate, in any action contrary to paragraph a above; or



		ii.	He or she is not the person in the Supplier’s organization responsible for the decision as to the prices being offered
but that he or she has been authorized in writing to act as agent for the persons responsible in certifying that they have not
participated, and will not participate, in any action contrary to paragraph a above, and as their agent does hereby so certify;
and he or she has not participated, and will not participate, in any action contrary to paragraph a above.



 


		c.	Modification or deletion of any provision in this certificate may result in the disregarding of the proposal as unacceptable.
Any modification or deletion should be accompanied by a signed statement explaining the reasons and describing in detail any disclosure
or communication.



 


		4.	Certification of Non segregated Facilities



 


		a.	By submitting this proposal, the Supplier certifies that it does not and will not maintain or provide for its employees any
segregated facilities at any of its establishments, and that it does not and will not permit its employees to perform services
at any location under its control where segregated facilities are maintained. The Supplier agrees that a breach of this certification
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		b.	As used in this certification, segregated facilities means any waiting rooms, work areas, rest rooms or wash rooms, restaurants
or other eating areas, time clocks, locker rooms or other storage or dressing areas, parking lots, drinking fountains, recreation
or entertainment area, transportation, or housing facilities provided for employees that are segregated by explicit directive or
are in fact segregated on the basis of race, color, religion, or national origin, because of habit, local custom, or otherwise.



 


		c.	The Supplier further agrees that (unless it has obtained identical certifications from proposed subcontractors for specific
time periods) it will obtain identical certifications from proposed subcontractors before awarding subcontracts exceeding $10,000
that are not exempt from the provisions of the Equal Opportunity clause; that it will retain these certifications in its files;
and that it will forward the following notice to these proposed subcontractors (except when they have submitted identical certifications
for specific time periods):



 


Notice: A certification of non-segregated
facilities must be submitted before the award of a subcontract exceeding $10,000 that is not exempt from the Equal Opportunity
clause. The certification may be submitted either for each subcontract or for all subcontracts during a period (quarterly, semiannually,
or annually).


 


		5.	Certification Regarding Debarment, Proposed Debarment, and Other Matters (This certification must be completed with respect
to any offer with a value of $100,000 or more.)



 


		a.	The Supplier certifies, to the best of its knowledge and belief, that it or any of its principals:



 


		i.	Are ___ are not ___ presently debarred or proposed for debarment, or declared ineligible for the award of contracts by any
Federal, state, or local agency;



 


		ii.	Have ____ have not ___, within the 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, or receiving stolen property;



 


		iii.	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 subparagraph (b) above;



 


		iv.	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 conjunction 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 or receiving stolen property; and



 


		v.	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 subparagraph (d) above.



 






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		b.	The Supplier has ___ has not ___, within a three-year period preceding this offer, had one or more contracts terminated for
default by any Federal, state, or local agency.



 


		c.	“Principals,” for the purposes of this certification, means officers, directors, owners, partners, and other persons
having primary management or supervisory responsibilities within a business entity (e.g., general manager, plant manager, head
of a subsidiary, division, or business segment, and similar positions).



 


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



 


		e.	A certification that any of the items in E.1 and E.2 of this provision exists will not necessarily result in withholding of
an award under this solicitation. However, the certification will be considered as part of the evaluation of the Supplier’s
capability (see the Conduct Supplier Capability Analysis topic of the Evaluate Proposals task of Process Step 2: Evaluate Sources,
in the Postal Service’s Supplying Practices). The Supplier’s failure to furnish a certification or provide additional
information requested by the Contracting Officer will affect the capability evaluation.



 


		f.	Nothing contained in the foregoing may be construed to require establishment of a system of records in order to render, in
good faith, the certification required by E.1 and E.2 of this provision. The knowledge and information of a Supplier is not required
to exceed that which is normally possessed by a prudent person in the ordinary course of business dealings.



 


		g.	This certification concerns a matter within the jurisdiction of an agency of the United States and the making of a false, fictitious,
or fraudulent certification may render the maker subject to prosecution under section 1001, Title 18, United States Code.



 


		h.	The certification in E.1 and E.2 of this provision is a material representation of fact upon which reliance was placed when
making the award. If it is later determined that the Supplier knowingly rendered an erroneous certification, in addition to other
remedies available to the Postal Service, the Contracting Officer may terminate the contract resulting from this solicitation for
default.



 


PROVISION 9-2: PREAWARD EQUAL OPPORTUNITY COMPLIANCE REVIEW


 


If the contract award will be $10 million or more, the prospective
Supplier and its known first-tier subcontractors with subcontract of $10 million or more will be subject to a pre-award compliance
review. In order to qualify for award, the prospective Supplier and first-tier subcontractors must be found in compliance pursuant
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PART 2: DYNAMIC ROUTE OPTIMIZATION CLAUSES


 


CLAUSE B-1 DEFINITIONS (MARCH 2006) (MODIFIED)


 


As used in this contract, the following terms have the following
meanings:


 


		a.	Contracting Officer. The person executing this contract on behalf of the Postal Service, and any other officer or employee
who is a properly designated Contracting Officer; the term includes, except as otherwise provided in the contract, the authorized
representative of a Contracting Officer acting within the limits of the authority conferred upon that person.



 


		b.	Administrative Official. Any Postal Service official designated by the Manager, Distribution Network to supervise and administer
a Supplier’s performance of mail transportation and related services. Officials so designated do NOT have the authority to
make contract changes.



 


		c.	Mail. Mailable matter that is accepted for mail processing and delivery by USPS.



 


		d.	Manifest. The list of service points and times as described in the Postal Service provided schedule, may be extended, curtailed,
or otherwise altered in accordance with the terms of this contract.



 


		e.	Supplier. The person or persons, partnership or corporation that will be providing the service advertised in this solicitation.



 


		f.	PS Form 5500, Contract Route Irregularity Report. This form is to describe the irregularity in service that will include the
Supplier’s reply and the USPS comments, Form 5500 can be used for failure to observe contract schedule; failure to have locks
on doors; unsatisfactory vehicle; safety violations; omitted service or other irregularities as deemed appropriate.



 


		g.	PS Form 5397, Contract Route Extra Trip Authorization. This form is used for authorization of One-Way Trips or Round Trips
in excess of miles/hours as identified on the Supplier manifest.



 


CLAUSE B-3: CONTRACT TYPE (MARCH 2006) (MODIFIED)


 


This contract will be an indefinite quantity, indefinite delivery
contract under which the Postal Service will order mileage at a Fixed Rate per Mile, subject to an economic adjustment. Minimum
and maximum mileage quantities have been established for each P&DC area. The supplier is guaranteed a minimum of 10% of the
lower range total annual miles of the base year, which is the overall contract minimum. After the base year, the minimum mileage
guarantee will be applied monthly and based on the minimum miles listed in the Lower Range mileage tier for each month. The monthly
minimum guarantees will not apply in the event performance ends as a result of a termination. Suppliers will also be expected to
cover a maximum mileage amount equal to the top of the highest mileage range identified for each region for both Non-Peak and Peak
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CLAUSE B-9: CLAIMS AND DISPUTES (MARCH 2006)


 


a. This contract is subject to the Contract Disputes Act of
1978 (41 U.S.C. 7101-7109) (“the Act” or “CDA”).


 


b. Except as provided in the Act, all disputes arising under
or relating to this contract must be resolved under this clause.


 


c. “Claim,” as used in this clause, means a written
demand or written assertion by one of the contracting parties seeking, as a matter of right, the payment of money in a sum certain,
the adjustment or interpretation of contract terms, or other relief arising under or relating to this contract. However, a written
demand or written assertion by the Supplier seeking the payment of money exceeding $100,000 is not a claim under the Act until
certified as required by subparagraph d.2 below. A voucher, invoice, or other routine request for payment that is not in dispute
when submitted is not a claim under the Act. The submission may be converted to a claim under the Act by complying with the submission
and certification requirements of this clause, if it is disputed either as to liability or amount is not acted upon in a reasonable
time.


 


d. A claim by the Supplier must be made in writing and submitted
to the Contracting Officer for a written decision. A claim by the Postal Service against the Supplier is subject to a written decision
by the Contracting Officer. For Supplier claims exceeding $100,000, the Supplier must submit with the claim the following certification:
“I certify that the claim is made in good faith, that the supporting data are accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge
and belief, that the amount requested accurately reflects the contract adjustment for which the Supplier believes the Postal Service
is liable, and that I am duly authorized to certify the claim on behalf of the Supplier”. The certification may be executed
by any person duly authorized to bind the Supplier with respect to the claim.


 


e. For Supplier claims of $100,000 or less, the Contracting
Officer must, if requested in writing by the Supplier, render a decision within 60 days of the request. For Supplier-certified
claims over $100,000, the Contracting Officer must, within 60 days, decide the claim or notify the Supplier of the date by which
the decision will be made.


 


f. The Contracting Officer’s decision is final unless
the Supplier appeals or files a suit as provided in the Act.


 


g. When a CDA claim is submitted by or against a Supplier, the
parties by mutual consent may agree to use an alternative dispute resolution (ADR) process to assist in resolving the claim. A
certification as described in d (2) of this clause must be provided for any claim, regardless of dollar amount, before ADR is used.


 


h. The Postal Service will pay interest in the amount found
due and unpaid from:


 


		(1)	The date the Contracting Officer receives the claim (properly certified, if required); or



 


		(2)	The date payment otherwise would be due, if that date is later, until the date of payment.



 


i. Simple interest on claims will be paid at a rate determined
in accordance with the Interest clause.


 


j. The Supplier must proceed diligently with performance of
this contract, pending final resolution of any request for relief, claim, appeal, or action arising under the contract, and comply
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CLAUSE B-15: NOTICE OF DELAY (FEBRUARY 2018) (MODIFIED)


 


Immediately upon becoming aware of any difficulties that might
delay deliveries under this contract, the Supplier will notify the Administrative Official. The notification must identify the
difficulties, the reasons for them, and the estimated period of delay anticipated. Failure to give notice may preclude later consideration
of any request for an extension of contract time.


 


CLAUSE B-16: SUSPENSIONS AND DELAYS (MARCH 2006)


 


		A.	If the performance of all or any part of the work of this contract is suspended, delayed, or interrupted by:



 


		(1)	An order or act of the Contracting Officer in administering this contract; or



 


		(2)	By a failure of the Contracting Officer to act within the time specified in this contract - or within a reasonable time if
not specified - an adjustment will be made for any increase in the cost of performance of this contract caused by the delay or
interruption (including the costs incurred during any suspension or interruption). An adjustment will also be made in the delivery
or performance dates and any other contractual term or condition affected by the suspension, delay, or interruption. However, no
adjustment may be made under this clause for any delay or interruption to the extent that performance would have been delayed or
interrupted by any other cause, including the fault or negligence of the Supplier, or for which an adjustment is provided or excluded
under any other term or condition of this contract.



 


		B.	A claim under this clause will not be allowed:



 


		(1)	For any costs incurred more than 20 days before the Supplier has notified the Contracting Officer in writing of the act or
failure to act involved; and



 


		(2)	Unless the claim, in an amount stated, is asserted in writing as soon as practicable after the termination of the delay or
interruption, but not later than the day of final payment under the contract.



 


CLAUSE B-19: EXCUSABLE DELAYS (MARCH 2006)


 


a. Except with respect to defaults of subcontractors, the Supplier
will not be in default by reason of any failure in performing this contract in accordance with its terms (including any failure
by the Supplier to make progress in the prosecution of the work that endangers performance) if the failure arises out of causes
beyond the control and without the fault or negligence of the Supplier. Such causes may include, but are not restricted to, acts
of God or of the public enemy, acts of the government in its sovereign capacity or of the Postal Service in its contractual capacity,
fires, floods, epidemics, quarantine restrictions, strikes, freight embargoes, and unusually severe weather, but in every case
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b. If failure to perform is caused by the failure of a subcontractor
to perform or make progress and arises out of causes beyond the control of both the Supplier and subcontractor, and without the
fault or negligence of either of them, the Supplier will not be deemed to be in default, unless:


 


		(1)	The supplies or services to be furnished by the subcontractor are obtainable from other sources;



 


		(2)	The Contracting Officer orders the Supplier in writing to procure the supplies or services from other sources; and



 


		(3)	The Supplier fails to comply reasonably with the order.



 


c. Upon request of the Supplier, the Contracting Officer shall
ascertain the facts and extent of failure, and if the Contracting Officer determines that any failure to perform was occasioned
by any of the said causes, the delivery schedule shall be revised accordingly, subject to the rights of the Postal Service under
any termination clause included in this contract.


 


d. As used in this clause, the terms “subcontractor”
and “subcontractors” mean subcontractor(s) at any tier.


 


CLAUSE B-22: INTEREST (MARCH 2006)


 


The Postal Service will pay interest on late payments and unearned
prompt payment discounts in accordance with the Prompt Payment Act, 31 U.S.C. 3901 et seq., as amended by the Prompt Payment Act
Amendments of 1988, P. L. 100-496.


 


CLAUSE B-26: PROTECTION OF POSTAL SERVICE BUILDINGS, EQUIPMENT,
AND VEGETATION (MARCH 2006)


 


The Supplier must use reasonable care to avoid damaging buildings,
equipment, and vegetation (such as trees, shrubs, and grass) on the Postal Service installation. If the Supplier fails to do so
and damages any buildings, equipment, or vegetation, the Supplier must replace or repair the damage at no expense to the Postal
Service, as directed by the Contracting Officer. If the Supplier fails or refuses to make repair or replacement, the Supplier will
be liable for the cost of repair or replacement, which may be deducted from the contract price.


 


CLAUSE B-30: PERMITS AND RESPONSIBILITIES (MARCH 2006)


 


The Supplier is responsible, without additional expense to the
Postal Service, for obtaining any necessary licenses and permits, and for complying with any applicable federal, state, and municipal
laws, codes, and regulations in connection with the performance of the contract. The Supplier is responsible for all damage to
persons or property, including environmental damage, which occurs as a result of its omission(s) or negligence. The Supplier must
take proper safety and health precautions to protect the work, the workers, the public, the environment, and the property of others.


 


CLAUSE B-39: INDEMNIFICATION (MARCH 2006)


 


The Supplier must save harmless and indemnify the Postal Service
and its officers, agents, representatives, and employees from all claims, losses, damage, actions, causes of action, expenses,
and/or liability resulting from, brought for, or on account of any personal injury or property damage received or sustained by
any person, persons or property growing out of, occurring, or attributable to any work performed under or related to this contract,
resulting in whole or in part from negligent acts or omissions of the Supplier, any subcontractor, or any employee, agent, or representative
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CLAUSE B-64: ACCOUNTABILITY OF THE SUPPLIER (HIGHWAY) (MARCH
2006)


 


a. The Supplier shall supervise its operations and the operations
of its subcontractors which provide services under this contract personally or through representatives. The Supplier or its supervising
representatives must be easily accessible in the event of emergencies or interruptions in service.


 


b. In all cases, the Supplier shall be strictly liable to the
Postal Service for the Postal Service’s actual damages if mail is subject to loss, rifling, damage, wrong delivery, depredation,
and other mistreatment while in the custody and control of the Supplier or its subcontractors. The Supplier shall also be accountable
and answerable in damages for the faithful performance of all other obligations assumed under this contract, whether or not it
has entrusted part or all of its performance to another, except


 


		(1)	The Supplier is not liable for its failure to perform if the failure arises out of circumstances beyond its control, and without
its fault or negligence, and



 


		(2)	The Supplier is not liable for a failure of its subcontractors
to perform if the subcontractor’s failure arises out of circumstances beyond the Supplier or the subcontractor’s control,
and without the fault or negligence of either.



 


c. The Supplier shall faithfully account for and deliver to
the Postal Service all


 


		(1)	Mail,



 


		(2)	Moneys, and



 


		(3)	Other property of any kind belonging to or entrusted to the care of the Postal Service, that come into its possession during
the term of this contract.



 


d. The Supplier shall, promptly upon discovery, refund (i) any
overpayment made by the Postal Service for service performed, or (ii) any payment for service not rendered.


 


CLAUSE B-65: ADJUSTMENTS TO COMPENSATION (MARCH 2006) (MODIFIED)


 


Contract compensation may be adjusted, from time to time, by
mutual agreement of the Supplier and the Contracting Officer.


 


		a.	Any such adjustments shall be made in accordance with the provisions of this clause and any U.S. Postal Service Management
Instruction governing adjustments in effect on the date of adjustment.



 


		b.	In connection with an adjustment, the Contracting Officer may examine such records and books of account maintained by the Supplier
as the Contracting Officer may deem necessary.



 


		c.	Adjustments in compensation pursuant to this clause shall be memorialized by formal amendment to the contract.



 


		d.	Should the Postal Service introduce procedures which affect the Supplier’s obligations with respect to the costs of taxes,
the contract price will be adjusted with respect to those costs, pro rata, without entitlement to other compensation for those
adjustments, subject to the resolution of any dispute about the adjustments under the Claims and Disputes clause.



 






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CLAUSE B-68: CHANGES IN CORPORATE OWNERSHIP OR OFFICERS (MARCH
2006)


 


		a.	This clause applies only if the Supplier is a corporation and it holds no other regular highway transportation contracts or
the aggregate annual rate dollar value of any regular highway transportation contracts it holds is less than $150,000.



 


		b.	A principal owner is any individual, partnership, corporation, or other entity which holds 25 percent or more of the Supplier’s
stock. Corporate officers are the President, Vice President, and Secretary.



 


		c.	The Supplier shall furnish the Contracting Officer, in writing, the names of its principal owners and its corporate officers
before contract award or novation.



 


		d.	Except in the case of death or incapacity of one or more of the principal owners or corporate officers, the Supplier must notify
the Contracting Officer in writing not less than 30 days prior to any planned change in the principal owners or corporate officers.



 


		e.	In the event of death or incapacity of one or more of the principal owners or corporate officers, the Supplier must notify
the Contracting Officer in writing within 30 days.



 


CLAUSE B-69: EVENTS OF DEFAULT (MARCH 2006) (MODIFIED)


 


The Supplier’s right to perform this contract is subject
to termination under the clause entitled Termination for Default. The following constitute events of default, and this contract
may be terminated pursuant to that Clause.


 


		a.	The Supplier’s failure to perform service according to the terms of the contract;



 


		b.	If the Supplier has been administratively determined to have violated Postal laws and regulations and other laws related to
the performance of the service;



 


		c.	Failure to follow the instructions of the Contracting Officer;



 


		d.	If the Supplier transfers or assigns his contract, except as authorized herein, or sublets the whole or a portion of this contract
contrary to the applicable provisions of the U.S. Postal Service Supplying Principles and Practices or without any required approval
of the Contracting Officer;



 


		e.	If the Supplier combines to prevent others from proposing for the performance of Postal Service contracts;



 


		f.	The Supplier’s failure properly to account, deliver and pay over moneys, mail and other property pursuant to this contract;



 


		g.	If the Supplier or a partner, if the Supplier is a partnership, or a principal owner or corporate officer, if the Supplier
is a corporation,



 


		(a)	has been or is, during the term of the contract, convicted of a crime of moral turpitude affecting his or her reliability or
trustworthiness as a mail transportation Supplier, such as any form of theft, fraud, embezzlement or assault, or



 






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		(b)	associates with known criminals, or



 


		(c)	otherwise is not reliable, trustworthy or of good character.



 


		h.	Any breach by the Supplier or subcontractor of any warranty contained in PS Form 7465, Transportation Services Subcontract;



 


		i.	If the Supplier allows any employed individual to operate a vehicle in connection with this contract who has a record indicating
that it would be hazardous for that individual to do so;



 


		j.	If the Supplier’s transportation equipment is insufficient, inadequate, or otherwise inappropriate for the service;



 


		k.	If the Supplier employs any individual in connection with the contract contrary to the instructions of the Contracting Officer;



 


		l.	If at any time the Supplier, its principal owners, corporate officers or personnel are disqualified by law or regulation from
performing services under this contract, and upon notice thereof, the Supplier fails to remove any such disqualification;



 


		m.	If the Supplier fails to establish and maintain continuously in effect insurance as required by this contract, or fails to
provide proof of insurance prior to commencement of service and thereafter as required by the Contracting Officer;



 


		n.	If the Supplier fails to provide any notification of a change in principal owners or corporate officers which this contract
may require; or



 


		o.	If the Supplier materially breaches any other requirement or clause of this contract.



 


		p.	When a Supplier has multiple contracts with the Postal Service, a material breach under one contract may be grounds for termination
of the Supplier’s remaining contracts, if the Contracting Officer determines that termination is in the best interests of
the Postal Service.



 


CLAUSE B-77: PROTECTION OF THE MAIL (MARCH 2006)


 


The Supplier must protect and safeguard the mail from loss,
theft, or damage while it is in the Supplier’s custody or control and prevent unauthorized persons from having access to
the mail.


 


CLAUSE B-78 RENEWAL (MARCH 2006)


 


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CLAUSE B-79: FORFEITURE OF COMPENSATION (MARCH 2006)


 


If the Supplier fails to perform a trip for any reason, the
offeror shall not be entitled to any compensation otherwise due for that trip. If the offeror fails to perform a trip, and such
failure is due to the fault or negligence of the Supplier or of its subcontractors, the Supplier shall be liable for all damages
actually suffered by the Postal Service by reason of such failure.


 


CLAUSE B-80: LAWS AND REGULATIONS APPLICABLE (MARCH 2006)


 


This contract and the services performed under it are subject
to all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations. The Supplier shall faithfully discharge all duties and obligations
imposed by such laws and regulations, and shall obtain and pay for all permits, licenses, and other authorities required to perform
this contract.


 


CLAUSE B-81: INFORMATION OR ACCESS BY THIRD PARTIES (MAY
2006)


 


The Postal Service retains exclusive authority to release any
or all information about mail matter in the custody of the Supplier and to permit access to that mail in the custody of the Supplier.
All requests by non-postal individuals (including employees of the Supplier) for information about mail matter in the custody of
the Supplier or for access to mail in the custody of the Supplier must be referred to the Contracting Officer or his or her designee.


 


CLAUSE B-82: ACCESS BY OFFICIALS (MARCH 2006)


 


The Supplier shall deny access to the cargo compartment of a
vehicle containing mail therein to Federal, state or local officials except at a postal facility and in the presence of a postal
employee, unless to prevent damage to the vehicle or its contents.


 


CLAUSE 1-1: PRIVACY PROTECTION (OCTOBER 2014)


 


In addition to other provisions of this contract, the Supplier
agrees to the following:


 


		a.	Privacy Act — If the Supplier operates a system of records on behalf of the Postal Service, the Privacy Act (5 U.S.C.
522a), the Postal Service regulations at 39 CFR Parts 266–267, and Handbook AS-353, Guide to Privacy, the Freedom of Information
Act, and Records Management and Appendix, apply to those records. The Supplier is considered to operate a system of records if
it maintains records (including collecting, using, revising, deleting, or disseminating records) from which information is retrieved
by the name of an individual or by some number, symbol, or other identifier assigned to the individual. The Supplier must comply
with the Act and the Postal Service regulations and Handbook AS-353 in designing, developing, managing, and operating the system
of records, including ensuring that records are current and accurate for their intended use, and incorporating adequate safeguards
to prevent misuse or improper disclosure of personal information. Violations of the Act may subject the violator to criminal penalties.



 


		b.	Information Pertaining to Individuals (“Personal Information”) — If the Supplier has access to Postal Service
information pertaining to individuals (e.g. customer or employee information), including address information, whether collected
online or offline by the Postal Service or by a Supplier acting on its behalf, the Supplier must comply with the following:



 


		1.	General — With regard to the Postal Service customer information to which it has access pursuant to this contract, the
Supplier has that access as an agent of the Postal Service and must adhere to its official Privacy Policy at http://usps.com/privacypolicy.



 






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		2.	Use, Ownership, and Nondisclosure — The Supplier may use Postal Service Personal Information solely for the purposes
of this contract, and may not collect or use such information for non-Postal Service marketing, promotion, or any other purpose
without the prior written approval of the Contracting Officer. The Supplier may not maintain, access, or store (including archival
back-ups) any Personal Information data outside the United States. The Supplier must restrict access to such information to those
employees who need the information to perform work under this contract, and must ensure that each such employee (including subcontractors’
employees) sign a nondisclosure agreement, in a form suitable to the Contracting Officer, prior to being granted access to the
information. The Postal Service retains sole ownership and rights to its Personal Information. Unless the contract states otherwise,
upon completion of the contract the Supplier must turn over all Postal Service Personal Information and any copies of the information,
in any form the Personal Information or copies may exist, in its possession to the Postal Service. In addition, the Supplier must
certify that no Postal Service Personal Information and, if applicable, copies, have been retained unless otherwise authorized
in writing by the Contracting Officer. If so required elsewhere in this contract, the information or copies must be destroyed by
the Supplier and the Supplier must certify to the Contracting Officer that such destruction has taken place.



 


		3.	Security Plan — When applicable, and unless waived in writing by the Contracting Officer, the Supplier must work with
the Postal Service to develop and implement a security plan that addresses the protection of Personal Information. The plan will
be incorporated into the contract and followed by the Supplier, and must, at a minimum, address notification to the Postal Service
of any security breach. If the contract does not include a security plan at the time of contract award, it must be added within
60 days after contract award.



 


		4.	Breach Notification — If there is any actual or suspected breach of any nature in the security of Postal Service data,
including Personal Information, the Supplier must notify the Contracting Officer and the Postal Service’s Chief Privacy Officer
as soon as practicable but no later than 24 hours following the detection of a suspected or confirmed breach. The Supplier will
be required to follow Postal Service policies regarding breach notification to customers and/or employees.



 


		5.	Legal Demands for Information — If a legal demand is made for Postal Service Personal Information (such as by subpoena),
the Supplier must immediately notify the Contracting Officer and follow the applicable requirements in 39 CFR, sections 265.11
and 265.12. After notification, the Postal Service will determine whether and to what extent to comply with the legal demand. Should
the Postal Service agree to or unsuccessfully resist a legal demand, the Supplier may, with the written permission of the Contracting
Officer, release the information specifically demanded.



 


		c.	Online Assistance — If the Supplier assists in the design, development, or operation of a Postal Service customer Web
site, or if it designs or places an ad banner, button, or link on a Postal Service Web site or any Web site on the Postal Service’s
behalf, the Supplier must comply with the limitations set forth in the Official Postal Service Privacy Policy (see b.1, above).
Exceptions to these limitations require the prior written approval of the Contracting Officer and the Postal Service’s Chief
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		d.	Marketing E-Mail — If the Supplier assists the Postal Service in conducting a marketing e-mail campaign, the Supplier
does so as an agent of the Postal Service and must adhere to the Postal Service policies set out in Postal Service Management Instruction
AS-350-2004-4, Marketing E-mail. Suppliers wishing to conduct marketing email campaigns to postal employees must first obtain the
prior written approval of the Contracting Officer.



 


		e.	Audits — The Postal Service may audit the Supplier’s compliance with the requirements of this clause, including
through the use of online compliance software.



 


		f.	Indemnification — The Supplier will indemnify the Postal Service against all liability (including costs and fees) for
damages arising out of violations of this clause.



 


		g.	Flow-down — The Supplier will flow this clause down to any and all subcontractors.



 


CLAUSE 1-7: ORGANIZATIONAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST (MARCH 2006)


 


		a.	Warranty Against Existing Conflicts of Interest. The Supplier warrants and represents that, to the best of its knowledge and
belief, it does not presently have organizational conflicts of interest that would diminish its capacity to provide impartial,
technically sound, objective research assistance or advice, or would result in a biased work product, or might result in an unfair
competitive advantage, except for advantages flowing from the normal benefits of performing this agreement.



 


		b.	Restrictions on Contracting. The Supplier agrees that during the term of this agreement, any extensions thereto, and for a
period of 2 years thereafter, neither the Supplier nor its affiliates will perform any of the following:



 


		(1)	Compete for any Postal Service contract for production of any product for which the Supplier prepared any work statement or
specifications or conducted any studies or performed any task under this agreement.



 


		(2)	Contract (as the provider of a component or the provider of research or consulting services) with any Supplier competing for
any Postal Service contract for production of any product for which the Supplier prepared any work statements or specifications
or conducted any studies or performed any task under this agreement.



 


		(3)	Contract (as the provider of a component or the provider of research or consulting services) with the Supplier which wins award
of a Postal Service contract for production of any product for which the Supplier prepared any work statement or specifications
or conducted any studies or performed any task under this agreement.



 


		c.	Possible Future Conflicts of Interest. The Supplier agrees that, if after award of this agreement, it discovers any organizational
conflict of interest that would diminish its capacity to provide impartial, technically sound, objective research assistance or
advice, or would result in a biased work product, or might result in an unfair competitive advantage, except advantages flowing
from the normal benefits of performing this agreement, the Supplier will make an immediate and full disclosure in writing to the
Contracting Officer, including a description of the action the Supplier has taken or proposes to take to avoid, eliminate, or neutralize
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		d.	Nondisclosure of Confidential Material



 


		(1)	The Supplier recognizes that, in performing this agreement, it may receive confidential information.



 


To the extent that and for as long as the information
is confidential, the Supplier agrees to take the steps necessary to prevent its disclosure to any third party without the prior
written consent of the Contracting Officer.


 


		(2)	The Supplier agrees to indoctrinate its personnel who will have access to confidential information as to the confidential nature
of the information, and the relationship under which the Supplier has possession of this information.



 


		(3)	The Supplier agrees to limit access to the confidential information obtained, generated, or derived, and to limit participation
in the performance of orders under this agreement to those employees whose services are necessary for performing them.



 


		e.	Postal Service Remedy. If the Supplier breaches or violates any of the warranties, covenants, restrictions, disclosures or
nondisclosures set forth under this clause, the Postal Service may terminate this agreement, in addition to any other remedy it
may have for damages or injunctive relief.



 


CLAUSE 1-11: PROHIBITION AGAINST CONTRACTING WITH FORMER
OFFICERS OR PCES EXECUTIVES (MARCH 2006)


 


During the performance of this contract, former Postal officers
or Postal Career Executive Service (PCES) executives are prohibited from employment by the contractor as key personnel, experts
or consultants, if such individuals, within 1 year after their retirement from the Postal Service, would be performing substantially
the same duties as they performed during their career with the Postal Service.


 


CLAUSE 1-12: USE OF FORMER POSTAL SERVICE EMPLOYEES (MARCH
2006)


 


During the term of this contract, the Supplier must identify
any former Postal Service employees it proposes to be engaged, directly or indirectly, in contract performance. Such individuals
may not commence performance without the Contracting Officer’s prior approval. If the Contracting Officer does not provide
such approval, the Supplier must replace the proposed individual former employee with another individual equally qualified to provide
the services called for in the contract.


 


CLAUSE 2-19: OPTION TO EXTEND (SERVICES CONTRACT) (MARCH
2006)


 


The Postal Service may require the Supplier to continue to perform
any or all items of services under this contract up to one hundred twenty (120) days after contract end date. The Contracting Officer
may exercise this option, at any time within the one hundred twenty (120) days prior to contract end date, by giving written notice
to the Supplier. The rates set forth in the Schedule will apply to any extension made under this option clause.


 


For purposes of continuity of service, the Contracting Officer
may unilaterally extend the contract up to a period of one hundred twenty (120) days at any time prior to the end of the contract’s
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CLAUSE 2-22: VALUE ENGINEERING INCENTIVE (MARCH 2006)


 


		a.	General. The Supplier is encouraged to develop and submit Value Engineering Change Proposals (VECPs) voluntarily. The Supplier
will share in savings realized from an accepted VECP as provided in paragraph (h) below.



 


		b.	Definitions



 


		1.	Value Engineering Change Proposal (VECP). A proposal that:



 


		a.	Requires a change to the instant contract;



 


		b.	Results in savings to the instant contract; and



 


		c.	Does not involve a change in:



 


		i.	Deliverable end items only;



 


		ii.	Test quantities due solely to results of previous testing under the instant contract; or



 


		iii.	Contract type only.



 


		2.	Instant Contract. The contract under which a VECP is submitted. It does not include additional contract quantities.



 


		3.	Additional Contract Quantity. An increase in quantity after acceptance of a VECP due to contract modification, exercise of
an option, or additional orders (except orders under indefinite-delivery contracts within the original maximum quantity limitations).



 


		4.	Postal Service Costs. Costs to the Postal Service resulting from developing and implementing a VECP, such as net increases
in the cost of testing, operations, maintenance, logistics support, or property furnished. Normal administrative costs of processing
the VECP are excluded.



 


		5.	Instant Contract Savings. The estimated cost of performing the instant contract without implementing a VECP minus the sum of
(a) the estimated cost of performance after implementing the VECP and (b) Postal Service costs.



 


		6.	Additional Contract Savings. The estimated cost of performance or delivering additional quantities without the implementation
of a VECP minus the sum of (a) the estimated cost of performance after the VECP is implemented and (b) Postal Service cost.



 


		7.	Supplier’s Development and Implementation Costs. Supplier’s cost in developing, testing, preparing, and submitting
a VECP. Also included are the Supplier’s cost to make the contractual changes resulting from the Postal Service acceptance
of the VECP.



 


		c.	Content. A VECP must include the following:



 


		1.	A description of the difference between the existing contract requirement and that proposed, the comparative advantages and
disadvantages of each, a justification when an item’s function or characteristics are being altered, the effect of the change
on the end item’s performance, and any pertinent objective test data.



 


		2.	A list and analysis of the contract requirements that must be changed if the VECP is accepted, including any suggested specification
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		3.	A separate, detailed cost estimate for (a) the affected portions of the existing contract requirement and (b) the VECP. The
cost reduction associated with the VECP must take into account the Supplier’s allowable development and implementation costs.



 


		4.	A description and estimate of costs the Postal Service may incur in implementing the VECP, such as test and evaluation and
operating and support costs.



 


		5.	A prediction of any effects the proposed change would have on Postal Service costs.



 


		6.	A statement of the time by which a contract modification accepting the VECP must be issued in order to achieve the maximum
cost reduction, noting any effect on the contract completion time or delivery schedule.



 


		7.	Identification of any previous submissions of the VECP to the Postal Service, including the dates submitted, purchasing offices,
contract numbers, and actions taken.



 


		d.	Submission. The Supplier must submit VECPs to the Contracting Officer.



 


		e.	Postal Service Action



 


		1.	The Contracting Officer will give the Supplier written notification of action taken on a VECP within 60 days after receipt.
If additional time is needed, the Contracting Officer will notify the Supplier, within the 60-day period, of the expected date
of a decision. The Postal Service will process VECPs expeditiously but will not be liable for any delay in acting upon a VECP.



 


		2.	If a VECP is not accepted, the Contracting Officer will so notify the Supplier, explaining the reasons for rejection.



 


		f.	Withdrawal. The Supplier may withdraw a VECP, in whole or in part, at any time before its acceptance.



 


		g.	Acceptance



 


		1.	Acceptance of a VECP, in whole or in part, will be by execution of a supplemental agreement modifying this contract and citing
this clause. If agreement on price (see paragraph h below) is reserved for a later supplemental agreement, and if such agreement
cannot be reached, the disagreement is subject to the Claims and Disputes clause of this contract.



 


		2.	Until a VECP is accepted by contract modification, the Supplier must perform in accordance with the existing contract.



 


		3.	The Contracting Officer’s decision to accept or reject all or any part of a VECP is final and not subject to the Claims
and Disputes clause or otherwise subject to litigation under the Contract Disputes Act of 1978 (41 U.S.C. 601-613).



 


		h.	Sharing. If a VECP is accepted, the Supplier’s share is ___ percent of the contract savings. If options are included
in the contract, the Supplier’s share for the additional quantity is ___ percent of the contract savings. The contract savings
are calculated by subtracting the estimated cost of the performing the contract with the VECP, Postal Service costs, and the allowable
development and implementation costs from the estimated cost of performing the contract without the VECP. Profit is excluded when
calculating contract savings. (Contracting Officer inserts the negotiated percentage of shared savings. See the Shared Lessons
Learned topic of the Manage Delivery and Contract Performance task of Process Step 5: Measure and Manage Supply, from the Postal
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		i.	Data



 


		1.	The Supplier may restrict the Postal Service’s right to use any part of a VECP or the supporting data by marking the
following legend on the affected parts:



 


“These data, furnished under
the Value Engineering Incentive clause of contract, may not be disclosed outside the Postal Service or duplicated, used, or disclosed,
in whole or in part, for any purpose other than to evaluate a value engineering change proposal submitted under the clause. This
restriction does not limit the Postal Service’s right to use information contained in these data if it has been obtained
or is otherwise available from the Supplier or from another source without limitation.”


 


		2.	If a VECP is accepted, the Supplier hereby grants the Postal Service unlimited rights in the VECP and supporting data, except
that, with respect to data qualifying and submitted as limited rights technical data, the Postal Service will have the rights specified
in the contract modification implementing the VECP and will appropriately mark the data. (The terms “unlimited rights”
and “limited rights” are defined in the Clarify Data Rights and Intellectual Property Issues topic of the Develop Sourcing
Strategy task of Process Step 2: Evaluate Sources of the Supplying Practices.)



 


Additional Paragraph j (see the Clarify
Data Rights and Intellectual Property Issues topic of the Develop Sourcing Strategy task of Process Step 2:


 


		j.	Subcontracts. The Supplier must include an appropriate value engineering incentive clause in any firm-fixed-price subcontract
of $100,000 or more. In calculating any price adjustment for savings under this contract, the Supplier’s allowable VECP development
and implementation costs include any subcontractor’s allowable development and implementation costs. Subcontract savings
are subject to the sharing arrangements in paragraph h of this clause, and will be taken into account in determining the savings
under this contract.



 


CLAUSE 2-39: ORDERING (MARCH 2006) (MODIFIED)


 


Services to be furnished under this contract will be ordered
by the issuance of weekly manifests, during the period and by the activities specified in the schedule.


All orders are subject to the terms and conditions of this contract.
If there is any conflict between an order and this contract, the contract is controlling.


 


CLAUSE 2-42: INDEFINITE QUANTITY (MARCH 2006) (MODIFIED)


 


		a.	This is an indefinite-quantity contract; the quantities of supplies or services specified in the Schedule are not purchased
until ordered through issuance of the manifest.



 


		b.	Orders will be defined by the weekly Manifest schedule changes that suppliers receive. The weekly Manifest will be generated
by the Transportation Management System (TMS) and issued by Surface Transportation Operations. The frequency of these changes may
be every week. As the mileage and routes are optimized, supplier’s schedules will be updated to reflect this change.



 


		c.	Performance must be as directed in the Manifest in accordance with the contract Schedule. The Supplier must furnish to the
Postal Service, when provided the Manifest, the services specified in the Manifest up to the quantity designated in the Attachment
A: Service Point Details and Specifications as the maximum. The Postal Service will also detail the least quantity of services
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		d.	Any order issued during the effective period of this contract and not completed within that period must be completed by the
Supplier within the time specified in the Manifest, and the rights and obligations of the Supplier and the Postal Service with
respect to the order will be the same as if the order were completed during the effective period of the contract.



 


CLAUSE 3-1: SMALL-, MINORITY-, AND WOMAN-OWNED BUSINESS SUBCONTRACTING
REQUIREMENTS (FEBRUARY 2018)


 


		a.	All suppliers, except small businesses, must have an approved subcontracting plan for contracts estimated or valued at $1 million
or more at time of award. A subcontracting plan is also required when contracts awarded at less than $1 million reach or exceed
the $1 million threshold during contract performance. The plan must be specific to this contract, and separately address subcontracting
with small-, minority-, and woman-owned businesses. A plan approved by the Postal Service must be included in and made a part of
the contract. A subcontract is defined as any agreement (other than one involving an employer-employee relationship) entered into
by a Postal Service supplier or subcontractor calling for goods or services required for performance of the contract or subcontract.



 


		b.	The supplier’s subcontracting plan must include the following:



 


		(1)	Goals, in terms of percentages of the total amount of this contract that the supplier will endeavor to subcontract to small-,
minority-, and woman-owned businesses. The supplier must include all subcontracts that contribute to contract performance, and
may include a proportionate share of goods and services that are normally allocated as indirect costs.



 


		(2)	A statement of the:



 


		(a)	Total dollars planned to be subcontracted under this contract. For indefinite-delivery contracts, this amount would be based
upon the minimum and maximum and stated as a total dollar range; and



 


		(b)	Total of that amount planned to be subcontracted to small-, minority-, and woman-owned businesses. For indefinite-delivery
contracts, this amount would be based upon the minimum and maximum and stated as a total dollar range.



 


		(3)	A description of the principal types of goods and services to be subcontracted under this contract, identifying the types planned
for subcontracting to small-, minority-, and woman-owned businesses.



 


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		(5)	A description of the method used to identify potential sources for solicitation purposes and a description of efforts the supplier
will make to ensure that small-, minority-, and woman-owned businesses have an equitable opportunity to compete for subcontracts.



 


		(6)	A statement as to whether the offer included indirect costs in establishing subcontracting goals for this contract and a description
of the method used to determine the proportionate share of indirect costs to be incurred with small-, minority-, and woman-owned
businesses.



 


		(7)	The name of the individual employed by the supplier who will administer the subcontracting program and a description of the
individual’s duties.



 


		(8)	Assurances that the supplier will require all subcontractors receiving subcontracts in excess of $1 million to adopt a plan
similar to the plan agreed to by the supplier.



 


		(9)	A description of the types of records the supplier will maintain to demonstrate compliance with the requirements and goals
in the plan for this contract. The records must include at least the following:



 


		(a)	Source lists, guides, and other data identifying small-, minority-, and woman-owned businesses;



 


		(b)	Organizations contacted in an attempt to locate sources that are small-, minority-, and woman-owned businesses;



 


		(c)	Records on each subcontract solicitation resulting in an award of more than $100,000, indicating whether small-, minority-,
or woman-owned businesses were solicited and if not, why not; and



 


		(d)	Records to support subcontract award data, including the name, address, and business size of each subcontractor.



 


		c.	Reports. The supplier must provide reports on subcontracting activity under this contract on a semi-annual basis. Should a
contract be awarded and completed within the semi-annual reporting period, a report of subcontracting activity is still required.
The report must be one of the types described in Clause 3-2: Participation of Small-, Minority-, and Woman-Owned Businesses.



 


CLAUSE 3-2: PARTICIPATION OF SMALL-, MINORITY-, AND WOMAN-OWNED
BUSINESSES (FEBRUARY 2018)


 


		a.	The policy of the Postal Service is to encourage the participation of small-, minority-, and woman-owned business in its purchases
of goods and services to the maximum extent practicable consistent with efficient contract performance. The supplier agrees to
follow the same policy in performing this contract, and also agrees that any awarded subcontract will follow the same policy by
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		b.	When a contract is estimated or valued at $500,000 or more, or when a contract reaches or exceeds the $500,000 threshold during
contract performance, the supplier must submit semiannual reports on its subcontracting activity under this contract via a reporting
method as specified by the Postal Service. Subject to the agreement of the supplier and the Postal Service, the supplier will report
subcontracting activity on one of the following bases:



 


		(1)	Showing the amount of payments made to subcontractors during the reporting period;



 


		(2)	Showing subcontracting activity that is allocable to this contract using generally accepted accounting principles; or



 


		(3)	A combination of the methods listed above.



 


		c.	The supplier will submit a report in accordance with the Postal Service’s reporting method to the contracting officer
within 15 calendar days after the end of each semi-annual period, describing all subcontract awards to small-, minority-, or woman-owned
businesses. The report will include, but is not limited to, Postal Service contract number, subcontractor information (supplier
name, address, contact name, contact email address), business classification, North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)
code, and contract specific payments (direct, allocated, and total direct and allocated dollars). The contracting officer may require
more frequent reports.



 


CLAUSE 4-1: GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS (JULY 2007) (MODIFIED)


 


		a.	Inspection and Acceptance. The Supplier will only tender for acceptance those items that conform to the requirements of this
contract. The Postal Service reserves the right to inspect or test supplies or services that have been tendered for acceptance.
The Postal Service may require repair or replacement of nonconforming supplies or re-performance of nonconforming services at no
increase in contract price. The Postal Service must exercise its post acceptance rights (1) within a reasonable period of time
after the defect was discovered or should have been discovered and (2) before any substantial change occurs in the condition of
the items, unless the change is due to the defect in the item.



 


		b.	Assignment. If this contract provides for payments aggregating $10,000 or more, claims for monies due or to become due from
the Postal Service under it may be assigned to a bank, trust company, or other financing institution, including any federal lending
agency, and may thereafter be further assigned and reassigned to any such institution. Any assignment or reassignment must cover
all amounts payable and must not be made to more than one party, except that assignment or reassignment may be made to one party
as agent or trustee for two or more parties participating in financing this contract. No assignment or reassignment will be recognized
as valid and binding upon the Postal Service unless a written notice of the assignment or reassignment, together with a true copy
of the instrument of assignment, is filed with:



 


		(1)	The Contracting Officer;



 


		(2)	The surety or sureties upon any bond; and



 


		(3)	The office, if any, designated to make payment, and the Contracting Officer has acknowledged the assignment in writing.



 






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		(4)	Assignment of this contract or any interest in this contract other than in accordance with the provisions of this clause will
be grounds for termination of the contract for default at the option of the Postal Service.



 


		c.	Changes.



 


		1.	The Contracting Officer may, in writing, without notice to any sureties, order changes within the general scope of this contract
in the following:



 


		a.	Drawings, designs, or specifications when supplies to be furnished are to be specially manufactured for the Postal Service
in accordance with them;



 


		b.	Statement of work or description of services;



 


		c.	Method of shipment or packing;



 


		d.	Places of delivery of supplies or performance of services;



 


		e.	Delivery or performance schedule;



 


		f.	Postal Service furnished property or facilities.



 


		2.	Any other written or oral order (including direction, instruction, interpretation, or determination) from the Contracting Officer
that causes a change will be treated as a change order under this paragraph, provided that the Supplier gives the Contracting Officer
written notice stating (a) the date, circumstances, and source of the order and (b) that the Supplier regards the order as a change
order.



 


		3.	If any such change affects the cost of performance or the delivery schedule, the contract will be modified to effect an equitable
adjustment.



 


		4.	The Supplier’s claim for equitable adjustment must be asserted within 30 days of receiving a written change order. A
later claim may be acted upon — but not after final payment under this contract — if the Contracting Officer decides
that the facts justify such action.



 


		5.	Failure to agree to any adjustment is a dispute under Clause B-9, Claims and Disputes, which is incorporated into this contract
by reference (see paragraph s). Nothing in that clause excuses the Supplier from proceeding with the contract as changed.



 


		d.	Reserved



 


		e.	Reserved



 


		f.	Reserved



 


		g.	Invoices: See section L. Payment and Schedule Changes of the SOW



 


		i.	Payment: See Part 1: Section L, Payment and Schedule Changes in SOW



 


		j.	Risk of Loss. Unless the contract specifically provides otherwise, risk of loss or damage to the supplies provided under this
contract will remain with the Supplier until, and will pass to the Postal Service upon:



 


		(1)	Delivery of the supplies to a carrier, if transportation is f.o.b. origin, or;



 


		(2)	Delivery of the supplies to the Postal Service at the destination specified in the contract, if transportation is f.o.b. destination.



 






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		k.	Taxes. The contract price includes all applicable federal, state, and local taxes and duties.



 


		l.	Termination with Notice. The Contracting Officer or the Supplier, on 180 days written notice, may terminate this contract or
the right to perform under it, in whole or in part, without cost to either party.



 


		m.	Termination for Default. The Postal Service may terminate this contract, or any part hereof, for default by the Supplier, or
if the Supplier fails to provide the Postal Service, upon request, with adequate assurances of future performance. In the event
of termination for default, the Postal Service will not be liable to the Supplier for any amount for supplies or services not accepted,
and the Supplier will be liable to the Postal Service for any and all rights and remedies provided by law. The debarment, suspension,
or ineligibility of the Supplier, its partners, officers, or principal owners under the Postal Service’s procedures may constitute
an act of default under this contract, and such act will not be subject to notice and cure pursuant to any termination of default
provision of this contract. If it is determined that the Postal Service improperly terminated this contract for default, such termination
will be deemed a Termination with Notice; the calculation of damages will be based on the contract’s applicable monthly minimums.



 


		n.	Title. Unless specified elsewhere in this contract, title to items furnished under this contract will pass to the Postal Service
upon acceptance, regardless of when or where the Postal Service takes physical possession.



 


		p.	Limitation of Liability. Except as otherwise provided by an express or implied warranty, the Supplier will not be liable to
the Postal Service for consequential damages resulting from any defect or deficiencies in accepted items.



 


		q.	Other Compliance Requirements. The Supplier will comply with all applicable Federal, State, and local laws, executive orders,
rules and regulations applicable to its performance under this contract. If there are any changes to a federal, state or local
law, statute or regulation, executive order or other rule applicable to contract performance during the term of this contract that
result in additional contract costs, these costs will be borne by the Supplier.



 


		r.	Order of Precedence. Any inconsistencies in the provisions of a solicitation, a contract awarded under a solicitation, or a
contract awarded without the issuance of a written solicitation will be resolved by giving precedence in the following order:



 


		(1)	The Statement of Work



 


		(2)	The Provisions



 


		(3)	The Clauses



 


		(4)	Attachments to this document



 


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CLAUSE 4-2: CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT
POLICIES, STATUTES, OR EXECUTIVE ORDERS (JULY 2014) (MODIFIED)


 


		a.	Incorporation by Reference:



 


		1.	Wherever in this solicitation or contract a standard provision or clause is incorporated by reference, the incorporated term
is identified by its title, the provision or clause number assigned to it, in the Postal Service Supplying Practices, and its date.
The text of incorporated terms may be found at http://about.usps.com/manuals/spp/spp.pdf. The following clauses are incorporated
in this contract by reference:



 


		(2)	Clause B-25, Advertising of Contract Awards



 


		(3)	Clause 1-5, Gratuities or Gifts



 


		(4)	Clause 7-10, Sustainability



 


		(5)	Clause 9-1, Convict Labor



 


		(6)	Clause 9-5, Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act - Safety Standards



 


		2.	If checked, the following additional clauses are also incorporated in this contract by reference: (Contracting Officer will
check as appropriate.)



 


		☐	(1) Clause 1-1, Privacy Protection



 


		☒	(2) Clause 1-6, Contingent Fees



 


		☐	(3) Clause 1-9, Preference for Domestic Supplies



 


		☐	(4) Clause 1-10, Preference for Domestic Construction Materials



 


		☐	(5) Clause 3-1, Small, Minority, and Woman-owned Business
Subcontracting Requirements



 


		☐	(6) Clause 3-2, Participation of Small, Minority, and Woman-owned
Businesses



 


		☒	(7) Clause 9-2, Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards
Act - Overtime Compensation



 


		☐	(8) Clause 9-3, Davis-Bacon Act



 


		☐	(9) Clause 9-6, Walsh-Healey Public Contracts Act



 


		☒	(10) Clause 9-7, Equal Opportunity



 


		☐	(11) Clause 9-10, Service Contract Act



 


		☐	(12) Clause 9-11, Service Contract Act - Short Form



 


		☐	(13) Clause 9-12, Fair Labor Standards Acts and Services
Contract Act - Price Adjustments



 


		☒	(14) Clause 9-13, Affirmative Action for Handicapped Workers



 


		☐	(15) Clause 9-14, Affirmative Action for Disabled Veterans
and Veterans of the Vietnam Era



 


		b.	Examination of Records:



 


		1.	Records - “Records” includes books, documents, accounting procedures and practices, and other data, regardless
of type and regardless of whether such items are in written form, in the form of computer data, or in any other form.



 


		2.	Examination of Costs - If this is a cost-type contract, the Supplier must maintain, and the Postal Service will have the right
to examine and audit all records and other evidence sufficient to reflect properly all costs claimed to have been incurred or anticipated
to be incurred directly or indirectly in performance of this contract. This right of examination includes inspection at all reasonable
times of the Supplier’s plants, or parts of them, engaged in the performance of this contract.



 






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		3.	Cost or Pricing Data - If the Supplier is required to submit cost or pricing data in connection with any pricing action relating
to this contract, the Postal Service, in order to evaluate the accuracy, completeness, and currency of the cost or pricing data,
will have the right to examine and audit all of the Supplier’s records, including computations and projections, related to:



 


		a.	The proposal for the contract, subcontract, or modification;



 


		b.	The discussions conducted on the proposal(s), including those related to negotiating;



 


		c.	Pricing of the contract, subcontract, or modification; or



 


		d.	Performance of the contract, subcontract or modification.



 


		4.	Reports - If the Supplier is required to furnish cost, funding or performance reports, the Contracting Officer or any authorized
representative of the Postal Service will have the right to examine and audit the supporting records and materials, for the purposes
of evaluating:



 


		a.	The effectiveness of the Supplier’s policies and procedures to produce data compatible with the objectives of these reports;
and



 


		b.	The data reported.



 


		5.	Availability - The Supplier must maintain and make available at its office at all reasonable times the records, materials,
and other evidence described in (b)(1)-(4) of this clause, for examination, audit, or reproduction, until three years after final
payment under this contract or any longer period required by statute or other clauses in this contract. In addition:



 


		a.	If this contract is completely or partially terminated, the Supplier must make available the records related to the work terminated
until three years after any resulting final termination settlement; and



 


		b.	The Supplier must make available records relating to appeals under the claims and disputes clause or to litigation or the settlement
of claims arising under or related to this contract. Such records must be made available until such appeals, litigation or claims
are finally resolved.



 


		c.	Payment Offsets:



 


As required by 31 U.S.C. 3716, the Postal Service
participates in the Treasury Offset Program of the Department of Treasury’s Financial Management Service. Payments under
this contract are subject to offset in whole or in part to for the Supplier’s delinquent tax and non-tax debts owed to the
United States and the states and for delinquent child support payments. Suppliers with questions concerning a payment offset should
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CLAUSE 7-4: INSURANCE (MARCH 2006) (MODIFIED)


 


		a.	During the term of this contract and any extension, the Supplier must maintain at its own expense the insurance required by
this clause. Insurance companies must be acceptable to the Postal Service. Policies must include all terms and provisions required
by the Postal Service.



 


		b.	The Supplier must maintain and furnish evidence of workers’ compensation, employers’ liability insurance, and the
following general public liability and automobile liability insurance per the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Association (FMSCA),
49CFR 387.9, Financial Responsibility Minimum Levels:



 


		●	General Freight Carrier Trucks over 10,000 pounds are required to have $750,000 insurance.



 


		●	Carrier trucks under 10,001 pounds are required to have $300,000 liability insurance.



 


		c.	Each policy must include substantially the following provision: “It is a condition of this policy that the company furnish
written notice to the U.S. Postal Service 30 days in advance of the effective date of any reduction in or cancellation of this
policy.”



 


		d.	The Supplier must furnish a certificate of insurance or, if required by the Contracting Officer, true copies of liability policies
and manually countersigned endorsements of any changes. Insurance must be effective, and evidence of acceptable insurance furnished,
before beginning performance under this contract. Evidence of renewal must be furnished not later than 5 days before a policy expires.



 


		e.	The maintenance of insurance coverage as required by this clause is a continuing obligation, and the lapse or termination of
insurance coverage without replacement coverage being obtained will be ground for termination for default.



 


CLAUSE 7-5: ERRORS AND OMISSIONS (MARCH 2006)


 


		i.	The Supplier warrants that it is insured for $200,000 (unless a greater amount is set forth in the Schedule) for errors and
omissions per claim in the performance of this contract.



 


		ii.	Unless the Supplier’s policy is prepaid, non-cancelable, and issued for a period at least equal to the term of this contract
on an occurrence basis, the Supplier must have the policy amended to include substantially the following provision:



“It is a condition of this
policy that the company furnish written notice to the U.S. Postal Service 30 days in advance of the effective date of any reduction
in or cancellation of this policy.”


 


		iii.	The Supplier must furnish a certificate of insurance or, if required by the Contracting Officer, true copies of liability policies
and manually countersigned endorsements of any changes. Insurance must be effective, and evidence of acceptable insurance furnished,
before beginning performance under this contract. Evidence of renewal must be furnished not later than 5 days



 






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CLAUSE 7-10: SUSTAINABILITY (JULY 2014) (MODIFIED)


 


The Postal Service embraces sustainable practices and environmental
responsibility, and encourages Suppliers to improve their environmental sustainability practices in the performance of this contract.
As appropriate, the Postal Service will collaborate with the Supplier to identify opportunities that may improve the environmental
and sustainability performance of the goods and services being provided by the Supplier. Some of these environmental sustainable
practices may include alternative fuel sources such as electricity, methanol, natural gas and propane. The Postal Services encourages
the Supplier to develop and propose innovative sustainability business practices and offer goods and services that assist the Postal
Service to operate in a more environmentally sustainable manner. Innovative sustainability business practices can take the form
of improved and more sustainable business processes, replacement of materials used in performance with more sustainable materials,
combination of sustainable materials with other materials that lead to reductions in the total cost of ownership, or by some other
means. If the proposed innovation results in enhanced sustainability or otherwise furthers the Postal Service’s goals, then
the Postal Service may share any savings resulting from the innovation with the Supplier.


 


CLAUSE 8-8: ADDITIONAL DATA REQUIREMENTS (MARCH 2006)


 


		a.	In addition to the data specified elsewhere in this contract to be delivered, the Contracting Officer may, at any time during
contract performance or within a period of 3 years after acceptance of all items to be delivered under this contract, order any
first generated or produced in the performance of this contract.



 


		b.	The Rights in Technical Data and the Rights in Computer Software clauses, or other equivalent data clauses if included in this
contact, apply to all data ordered under this Additional Data Requirements clause. Nothing in this clause requires the supplier
to deliver any data specifically identified in this contract as not subject to this clause.



 


		c.	When data are to be delivered under this clause, the supplier will be compensated for converting the data into the prescribed
form for reproduction and delivery. The Contracting Officer may release the supplier from the requirements of this clause for specifically
identified data items at any time during the three-year period set forth in paragraph a above.



 


CLAUSE 8-10: RIGHTS IN DATA — SPECIAL WORKS (MARCH
2006)


 


		a.	Definition — Works means literary works, including technical reports, studies, and similar documents; musical and dramatic
works; and recorded information, regardless of the form or the medium on which it may be recorded. It does not include information
incidental to contract administration, such as financial, administrative, cost or pricing, or management information.



 


		b.	Rights:



 


		(1)	All works first produced in the performance of this contract are the sole property of the Postal Service. The supplier agrees
not to assert or authorize others to assert any rights or establish any claim of copyright in these works.



 


		(2)	The supplier assigns all right, title, and interest to the Postal Service in all works first produced in performance of this
contract that are not otherwise “works for hire” for the Postal Service under Section 201(b) of Title 17, U.S.C. The
supplier, unless directed otherwise by the Contracting Officer, must place on all such works delivered under this contract the
following notice:



 


“Copyright (year of delivery)
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		(3)	The supplier grants to the Postal Service a royalty-free, nonexclusive, irrevocable license throughout the world to publish,
translate, deliver, perform, use, and dispose of in any manner any portion of a work that is not first produced in the performance
of this contract but in which copyright is owned by the supplier and that is incorporated in the work finished under this contract,
and to authorize others to do so for Postal Service purposes.



 


		(4)	Unless the Contracting Officer’s written approval is obtained, the supplier may not include in any works prepared for
or delivered to the Postal Service under this contract any works of authorship in which copyright is not owned by the supplier
or the Postal Service without acquiring for the Postal Service any right necessary to perfect a license of the scope set forth
in subparagraph b(3) above.



 


		(5)	Except as otherwise specifically provided for in this contract, the supplier may not use for purposes other than the performance
of this contact, or release, reproduce, distribute, or publish, any work first produced in the performance of this contract, or
authorize others to do so.



 


		c.	Indemnity — The supplier indemnifies the Postal Service (and its officers, agents, and employees acting for the Postal
Service) against any liability, including costs and expenses:



 


		(1)	For violation of proprietary rights, copyrights, or rights of privacy or publicity, arising out of the creation, delivery,
or use of any works furnished under this contract, or



 


		(2)	Based upon any libelous or other unlawful matter contained in these works. These provision do not apply to material furnished
by the Postal Service and incorporated in the works to which this clause applies.



 


CLAUSE 8-13: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS (MARCH 2006)


 


All intellectual property rights evolving from studies, reports,
or other data delivered under this contract are the sole property of the Postal Service. The supplier agrees to make, execute,
and deliver to the Postal Service any papers or other instruments in such terms and contents as may be required for the filing
of any required instrument necessary for preserving an intellectual property right and does hereby assign and transfer to the Postal
Service the entire right, title, and interest in and to the intellectual property rights. Before final settlement of this contract,
a final report must be submitted on Form 7398, Report of Inventions and Subcontracts, or other format acceptable to the Contracting
Officer.


 


Clause 8-16: Postal Service Title in Technical Data and Computer
Software (March 2006)


 


		a.	Definitions:



 


		(1)	Data — Data means technical data including drawings, technical reports, studies, and similar documents; computer software
and computer software documentation, including but not limited to source code, object code, algorithms, formulas, and, other data
that describe design, function, operation, or capabilities, and other recorded information, regardless of the form or the medium
on which it may be recorded. It does not include information incidental to contract administration, such as financial, administrative,
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		(2)	Form, Fit, and Function Data — Data relating to an item or process that are sufficient to enable physical and functional
interchangeability, as well as data identifying source, size, configuration, mating and attachment characteristics, functional
characteristics, and performance requirements; except that for computer software, it means data identifying origin, functional
characteristics, and performance requirements but specifically excludes the source code, algorithm, process, formulas, and machine-level
flowcharts of the computer software.



 


		(3)	Limited Rights Data — Data other than computer software developed at private expense, including minor modifications of
these data.



 


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		(5)	Restricted Computer Software — Computer software developed at private expense that is a trade secret, is commercial or
financial and confidential or privileged, or is published copyrighted computer software, including minor modifications of this
computer software.



 


		(6)	Restricted Rights — The rights of the Postal Service in restricted computer software, as set forth in a Restricted Rights
Notice as provided in paragraph h. below, or as otherwise may be provided in a collateral agreement incorporated in and made part
of this contract.



 


		(7)	Unlimited Rights — The rights of the Postal Service in technical data and computer software to use, disclose, reproduce,
prepare derivative works, distribute copies to the public, and perform and display publicly, in any manner and for any purpose,
and to have or permit others to do so.



 


		b.	Rights:



 


		(1)	The Postal Service has title to all data first produced in the performance of this contract. Accordingly, the supplier assigns
all rights, title, and interest to the Postal Service in all data first produced in performance of this contract. The supplier,
unless directed otherwise by the Contracting Officer, must place on all such data delivered under this contract the following notice:



 


“This data is the confidential
property of the U.S. Postal Service and may not be used, released, reproduced, distributed or published without the express written
permission of the U.S. Postal Service.”


 


		(2)	The supplier grants to the Postal Service a royalty-free, nonexclusive, irrevocable license throughout the world to publish,
translate, deliver, perform, use, and dispose of in any manner any portion of data that is not first produced in the performance
of this contract but in which copyright is owned by the supplier and that is incorporated in the data furnished under this contract,
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		(3)	Unless the Contracting Officer’s written approval is obtained, the supplier may not include in any data prepared for
or delivered to the Postal Service under this contract any data which is not owned by the supplier or the Postal Service without
acquiring for the Postal Service any right necessary to perfect a license of the scope set forth in subparagraph b(2).



 


		c.	Indemnity — The supplier indemnifies the Postal Service (and its officers, agents, and employees acting for the Postal
Service) against any liability, including costs and expenses:



 


		(1)	For violation of proprietary rights, copyrights, or rights of privacy or publicity, arising out of the creation, delivery,
or use of any works furnished under this contract, or



 


		(2)	Based upon any libelous or other unlawful matter contained in these works. This provision does not apply to material furnished
by the Postal Service and incorporated in the works to which this clause applies.



 


		d.	Additional Rights in Technical Data:



 


		(1)	Except as provided in paragraph b., the Postal Service has unlimited rights in:



 


		(a)	Form fit, and function data, including such data developed at private expense, delivered under this contract, and



 


		(b)	Technical data delivered under this contract that constitute manuals or instructional and training material for installation,
operation, or routine maintenance and repair of items, components, or processes delivered or furnished for use under this contract.



 


		(2)	Copyright:



 


		(a)	The Contracting Officer may direct the supplier to establish, or authorize the establishment of, claim to copyright in the
technical data and to assign, or obtain the written assignment of, the copyright to the Postal Service or its designated assignee.



 


		(b)	The supplier may not, without prior written permission of the Contracting Officer, incorporate in technical data delivered
under this contract any data not first produced in the performance of this contract containing the copyright notice of 176 U.S.C.
401 or 402, unless the supplier identifies the data and grants to the Postal Service, or acquires on its behalf at no cost to the
Postal Service, a paid-up, nonexclusive, irrevocable worldwide license in such copyright data to reproduce, prepare derivative
works, distribute copies to the public, and perform and display the data publicly.



 


		(c)	The Postal Service agrees not to remove any copyright notices placed on data pursuant to this section d, and to include such
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		e.	Release, Publication, and Use of Technical Data and Computer Software:



 


		(1)	Unless prior written permission is obtained from the Contracting Officer or to the extent expressly set forth in this contract,
the supplier will not use, release to others, reproduce, distribute, or publish any technical data or computer software first produced
by the supplier in the performance of the contract.



 


		(2)	The supplier agrees that if it receives or is given access to data or software necessary for the performance of this contract
that contain restrictive markings, the supplier will treat the data or software in accordance with the markings unless otherwise
specifically authorized in writing by the Contracting Officer.



 


		f.	Unauthorized Marking of Data or Computer Software:



 


		(1)	If any technical data or computer software delivered under this contract are marked with the notice specified in paragraph
h. and the use of such a notice is not authorized by this clause, or if the data or computer software bear any other unauthorized
restrictive markings, the Contracting Officer may at any time either return the data or software or cancel the markings. The Contracting
Officer must afford the supplier at least 30 days to provide a written justification to substantiate the propriety of the markings.
Failure of the supplier to timely respond, or to provide written justification, may result in the cancellation of the markings.
The Contracting Officer must consider any written justification by the supplier and notify the supplier if the markings are determined
to be authorized.



 


		(2)	The foregoing procedures may be modified in accordance with Postal Service regulations implementing the Freedom of Information
Act (5 U.S.C. 552) if necessary to respond to a request thereunder. In addition, the supplier is not precluded from bringing a
claim in connection with any dispute that may arise as the result of the Postal Service’s action to remove any markings on
data or computer software, unless this action occurs as the result of a final disposition of the matter by a court of competent
jurisdiction.



 


		g.	Omitted or Incorrect Markings:



 


		(1)	Technical data or computer software delivered to the Postal Service without the limited rights notice or restricted notice
authorized by paragraph h., or the data rights notice required by paragraph b., will be deemed to have been furnished with unlimited
rights, and the Postal Service assumes no liability for the disclosure, use, or reproduction of such data or computer software.
However, to the extent the data or software have not been disclosed outside the Postal Service, the supplier may request, within
6 months (or a longer time approved by the Contracting Officer) after delivery of the data or software, permission to have notices
placed on qualifying technical data or computer software at the supplier’s expense, and the Contracting Officer may agree
to do so if the supplier:



 


		(a)	Identifies the technical data or computer software to which the omitted notice is to be applied;



 


		(b)	Demonstrates that the omission of the notice was inadvertent;



 


		(c)	Establishes that the use of the proposed notice is authorized; and



 


		(d)	Acknowledges that the Postal Service has no liability with respect to the disclosure, use, or reproduction of any such data
or software made before the addition of the notice or resulting from the omission of the notice.



 






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		(2)	The Contracting Officer may also:



 


		(a)	Permit correction of incorrect notices, at the supplier’s expense, if the supplier identifies the technical data or computer
software on which correction of the notice is to be made and demonstrates that the correct notice is authorized, or



 


		(b)	Correct any incorrect notices.



 


		h.	Protection of Rights:



 


		(1)	Protection of Limited Rights Data — When technical data other than data listed in paragraph d., above, are specified
to be delivered under this contract and qualify as limited rights data, if the supplier desires to continue protection of such
data, the supplier must affix the following “Limited Rights Notice” to the data, and the Postal Service will thereafter
treat the data, subject to paragraphs f. and g. above, in accordance with the Notice:



 


“LIMITED RIGHTS NOTICE


 


These technical data are submitted with limited rights
under Postal Service Contract No. ______________________ (and subcontract __________________, if appropriate). These data may be
reproduced and used by the Postal Service with the express limitation that they will not, without written permission of the supplier,
be used for purposes of manufacture or disclosed outside the Postal Service; except that the Postal Service may disclose these
data outside the Postal Service for the following purposes, provided that the Postal Service makes such disclosure subject to prohibition
against further use and disclosure:


 


		(1)	Use (except for manufacture) by support service suppliers.



 


		(2)	Evaluation by Postal Service evaluators.



 


		(3)	Use (except for manufacture) by other suppliers participating in the Postal Service’s program of which the specific contract
is a part, for information and in connection with the work performed under each contract.



 


		(4)	Emergency repair or overhaul work.



 


This Notice must be marked on any reproduction
of these data, in whole or in part.”


 


		(2)	Protection of Restricted Computer Software:



 


		(a)	When computer software is specified to be delivered under this contract and qualifies as restricted computer software, if the
supplier desires to continue protection of such computer software, the supplier must affix the following “Restricted Rights
Notice” to the computer software, and the Postal Service will thereafter treat the computer software, subject to paragraphs
f. and g. above, in accordance with the Notice:



 


“RESTRICTED RIGHTS NOTICE


 


		(a)	This computer software is submitted with restricted rights under Postal Service Contract No.(and subcontract, if appropriate).
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		(b)	This computer software may be:



 


		1.	Used or copied for use in or with the computer or computers for which it was acquired, including use at any Postal Service
installation to which the computer or computers may be transferred;



 


		2.	Used or copied for use in a backup computer if any computer for which it was acquired is inoperative;



 


		3.	Reproduced for safekeeping (archives) or backup purposes;



 


		4.	Modified, adapted, or combined with other computer software, provided that the modified, adapted, or combined portions of any
derivative software incorporating restricted computer software are made subject to the same restricted rights;



 


		5.	Disclosed to and reproduced for use by support service suppliers in accordance with 1. through 4. above, provided the Postal
Service makes such disclosure or reproduction subject to these restricted rights; and



 


		6.	Used or copied for use in or transferred to a replacement computer.



 


		(c)	Notwithstanding the foregoing, if this computer software is published copyrighted computer software, it is licensed to the
Postal Service, without disclosure prohibitions, with the minimum rights set forth in the preceding paragraph.



 


		(d)	Any other rights or limitations regarding the use, duplication, or disclosure of this computer software are to be expressly
stated in, or incorporated in, the contract.



 


		(e)	This Notice must be marked on any reproduction of this computer software, in whole or in part.”



 


		(b)	When it is impracticable to include the above Notice on restricted computer software, the following short-form Notice may be
used instead, on condition that the Postal Service’s rights with respect to such computer software will be as specified in
the above Notice unless otherwise expressly stated in the contract.



 


“RESTRICTED RIGHTS NOTICE
(SHORT FORM)


 


Use, reproduction, or disclosure is subject to restrictions
set forth in Contract No.___________________ (and subcontract ____________, if appropriate) with ______________________ (name of
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		i.	Subcontracting — The supplier has the responsibility to obtain from its subcontractors all computer software and technical
data and the rights therein necessary to fulfill the supplier’s obligations under this contract. If a subcontractor refuses
to accept terms affording the Postal Service such rights, the supplier must promptly bring such refusal to the attention of the
Contracting Officer and may not proceed with subcontract award without further authorization.



 


		j.	Standard Commercial License or Lease Agreements — The supplier unconditionally accepts the terms and conditions of this
clause unless expressly provided otherwise in this contract or in a collateral agreement incorporated in and made part of this
contract. Thus the supplier agrees that, notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary contained in the supplier’s standard
commercial license or lease agreement pertaining to any restricted computer software delivered under this contract, and irrespective
of whether any such agreement has been proposed before or after issuance of this contract or of the fact that such agreement may
be affixed to or accompany the restricted computer software upon delivery, the Postal Service has the rights set forth in this
clause to use, duplicate, or disclose any restricted computer software delivered under this contract.



 


		k.	Relationship to Patents — Nothing contained in this clause implies a license to the Postal Service under any patent or
may be construed as affecting the scope of any license or other right otherwise granted to the Postal Service. Clause 9-9: Equal
Opportunity Pre-award Compliance of Subcontracts (March 2006)



 


CLAUSE 9-10: SERVICE CONTRACT ACT (MARCH 2006)


 


		a.	This contract is subject to the Service Contract Act of 1965, as amended (41 U.S.C. 6701 et seq.), and to the following provisions
and all other applicable provisions of the Act and regulations of the Secretary of Labor issued under the Act (29 CFR Part 4).



 


		(1)	Each service employee employed in the performance of this contract by the supplier or any subcontractor must be:



 


		(a)	Paid not less than the minimum monetary wages, and



 


		(b)	Furnished fringe benefits in accordance with the wages and fringe benefits determined by the Secretary of Labor or an authorized
representative, as specified in any wage determination attached to this contract.



 


		(2)	



 


		(a)	If a wage determination is attached to this contract, the Contracting Officer must require that any class of service employees
not listed in it and to be employed under the contract (that is, the work to be performed is not performed by any classification
listed in the wage determination) be classified by the supplier so as to provide a reasonable relationship (that is, appropriate
level of skill comparison) between the unlisted classifications and the classifications in the wage determination. The conformed
class of employees must be paid the monetary wages and furnished the fringe benefits determined under this clause. (The information
collection requirements contained in this paragraph b. have been approved by the Office of Management and Budget under OMB control
number 1215-0150.)



 






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		(b)	The conforming procedure must be initiated by the supplier before the performance of contract work by the unlisted class of
employees. A written report of the proposed conforming action, including information regarding the agreement or disagreement of
the authorized representative of the employees involved or, if there is no authorized representative, the employees themselves,
must be submitted by the supplier to the Contracting Officer no later than 30 days after the unlisted class of employees performs
any contract work. The Contracting Officer must review the proposed action and promptly submit a report of it, together with the
agency’s recommendation and all pertinent information, including the position of the supplier and the employees, to the Wage
and Hour Division, Employment Standards Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, for review. Within 30 days of receipt, the Wage
and Hour Division will approve, modify, or disapprove the action, render a final determination in the event of disagreement, or
notify the Contracting Officer that additional time is necessary.



 


		(c)	The final determination of the conformance action by the Wage and Hour Division will be transmitted to the Contracting Officer,
who must promptly notify the supplier of the action taken. The supplier must give each affected employee a written copy of this
determination, or it must be posted as a part of the wage determination.



 


		(i)	The process of establishing wage and fringe benefit rates bearing a reasonable relationship to those listed in a wage determination
cannot be reduced to any single formula. The approach used may vary from determination to determination, depending on the circumstances.
Standard wage and salary administration practices ranking various job classifications by pay grade pursuant to point schemes or
other job factors may, for example, be relied upon. Guidance may also be obtained from the way various jobs are rated under federal
pay systems (Federal Wage Board Pay System and the General Schedule) or from other wage determinations issued in the same locality.
Basic to the establishment of conformable wage rates is the concept that a pay relationship should be maintained between job classifications
on the basis of the skill required and the duties performed.



 


		(ii)	If a contract is modified or extended or an option is exercised, or if a contract succeeds a contract under which the classification
in question was previously conformed pursuant to this clause, a new conformed wage rate and fringe benefits may be assigned to
the conformed classification by indexing (that is, adjusting) the previous conformed rate and fringe benefits by an amount equal
to the average (mean) percentage increase change in the wages and fringe benefits specified for all classifications to be used
on the contract that are listed in the current wage determination, and those specified for the corresponding classifications in
the previously applicable wage determination. If these conforming actions are accomplished before the performance of contract work
by the unlisted class of employees, the supplier must advise the Contracting Officer of the action taken, but the other procedures
in (1) (b), (2)(c) above need not be followed.



 


		(iii)	No employee engaged in performing work on this contract may be paid less than the currently applicable minimum wage specified
under section 6(a)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, as amended.



 






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		(d)	The wage rate and fringe benefits finally determined pursuant to b(2)(a) and (b) above must be paid to all employees performing
in the classification from the first day on which contract work is performed by them in the classification. Failure to pay unlisted
employees the compensation agreed upon by the interested parties and/or finally determined by the Wage and Hour Division retroactive
to the date the class of employees began contract work is a violation of the Service Contract Act and this contract.



 


		(e)	Upon discovery of failure to comply with b(2)(a) through (e) above, the Wage and Hour Division will make a final determination
of conformed classification, wage rate, and/ or fringe benefits that will be retroactive to the date the class of employees commenced
contract work.



 


		(3)	If, as authorized pursuant to section 4(d) of the Service Contract Act, the term of this contract is more than 1 year, the
minimum monetary wages and fringe benefits required to be paid or furnished to service employees will be subject to adjustment
after 1 year and not less often than once every 2 years, pursuant to wage determinations to be issued by the Wage and Hour Division,
Employment Standards Administration of the Department of Labor.



 


		(a)	The supplier or subcontractor may discharge the obligation to furnish fringe benefits specified in the attachment or determined
conformably to it by furnishing any equivalent combinations of bona fide fringe benefits, or by making equivalent or differential
payments in cash in accordance with the applicable rules set forth in Subpart D of 29 CFR Part 4, and not otherwise.



 


		6.	In the absence of a minimum-wage attachment for this contract, neither the supplier nor any subcontractor under this contract
may pay any person performing work under the contract (regardless of whether they are service employees) less than the minimum
wage specified by section 6(a)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938. Nothing in this provision relieves the supplier or any
subcontractor of any other obligation under law or contract for the payment of a higher wage to any employee.



 


(2)


 


		(a)	If this contract succeeds a contract subject to the Service Contract Act, under which substantially the same services were
furnished in the same locality, and service employees were paid wages and fringe benefits provided for in a collective bargaining
agreement, in the absence of a minimum wage attachment for this contract setting forth collectively bargained wage rates and fringe
benefits, neither the supplier nor any subcontractor under this contract may pay any service employee performing any of the contract
work (regardless of whether or not the employee was employed under the predecessor contract), less than the wages and fringe benefits
provided for in the agreement, to which the employee would have been entitled if employed under the predecessor contract, including
accrued wages and fringe benefits and any prospective increases in wages and fringe benefits provided for under the agreement.



 


		(b)	No supplier or subcontractor under this contract may be relieved of the foregoing obligation unless the limitations of section
4.1(b) of 29 CFR Part 4 apply or unless the Secretary of Labor or an authorized representative finds, after a hearing as provided
in section 4.10 of 29 CFR Part 4, that the wages and/or fringe benefits provided for in the agreement vary substantially from those
prevailing for services of a similar character in the locality, or determines, as provided in section 4.11 of 29 CFR Part 4, that
the agreement applicable to service employees under the predecessor contract was not entered into as a result of arm’s-length
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		(c)	If it is found in accordance with the review procedures in 29 CFR 4.10 and/or 4.11 and Parts 6 and 8 that wages and/ or fringe
benefits in a predecessor supplier’s collective bargaining agreement vary substantially from those prevailing for services
of a similar character in the locality, and/or that the agreement applicable to service employees under the predecessor contract
was not entered into as a result of arm’s-length negotiations, the Department will issue a new or revised wage determination
setting forth the applicable wage rates and fringe benefits. This determination will be made part of the contract or subcontract,
in accordance with the decision of the Administrator, the Administrative Law Judge, or the Board of Service Contract Appeals, as
the case may be, irrespective of whether its issuance occurs before or after award (53 Comp. Gen. 401 (1973)). In the case of a
wage determination issued solely as a result of a finding of substantial variance, it will be effective as of the date of the final
administrative decision.



 


		e.	The supplier and any subcontractor under this contract must notify each service employee starting work on the contract of the
minimum monetary wage and any fringe benefits required to be paid pursuant to the contract, or must post the wage determination
attached to this contract. The poster provided by the Department of Labor (Publication WH 1313) must be posted in a prominent and
accessible place at the worksite. Failure to comply with this requirement is a violation of section 2(a)(4) of the Act and of this
contract. (Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under OMB control number 1215-0150.)



 


		f.	The supplier or subcontractor may not permit services called for by this contract to be performed in buildings or surroundings
or under working conditions provided by or under the control or supervision of the supplier or subcontractor that are unsanitary
or hazardous or dangerous to the health or safety of service employees engaged to furnish these services, and the supplier or subcontractor
must comply with the safety and health standards applied under 29 CFR Part 1925.



 


		g.	



 


		(1)	The supplier and each subcontractor performing work subject to the Act must maintain for 3 years from the completion of the
work records containing the information specified in (a) through (f) following for each employee subject to the Service Contract
Act and must make them available for inspection and transcription by authorized representatives of the Wage and Hour Division,
Employment Standards Administration of the U.S. Department of Labor (approved by the Office of Management and Budget under OMB
control numbers 1215-0017 and 12150150):



 


		(a)	Name, address, and social security number of each employee.



 


		(b)	The correct work classification, rate or rates of monetary wages paid and fringe benefits provided, rate or rates of fringe
benefit payments in lieu thereof, and total daily and weekly compensation of each employee.



 






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		(c)	The number of daily and weekly hours so worked by each employee.



 


		(d)	Any deductions, rebates, or refunds from the total daily or weekly compensation of each employee.



 


		(e)	A list of monetary wages and fringe benefits for those classes of service employees not included in the wage determination
attached to this contract but for whom wage rates or fringe benefits have been determined by the interested parties or by the Administrator
or authorized representative pursuant to paragraph b. above. A copy of the report required by b(2)(b) above is such a list.



 


		(f)	Any list of the predecessor supplier’s employees furnished to the supplier pursuant to section 4.6(1)(2) of 29 CFR Part
4.



 


		(2)	The supplier must also make available a copy of this contract for inspection or transcription by authorized representatives
of the Wage and Hour Division.



 


		(3)	Failure to make and maintain or to make available the records specified in this paragraph g. for inspection and transcription
is a violation of the regulations and this contract, and in the case of failure to produce these records, the Contracting Officer,
upon direction of the Department of Labor and notification of the supplier, must take action to suspend any further payment or
advance of funds until the violation ceases.



 


		(4)	The supplier must permit authorized representatives of the Wage and Hour Division to conduct interviews with employees at the
worksite during normal working hours.



 


		h.	The supplier must unconditionally pay to each employee subject to the Service Contract Act all wages due free and clear and
without subsequent deduction (except as otherwise provided by law or regulations, 29 CFR Part 4), rebate, or kickback on any account.
Payments must be made no later than one pay period following the end of the regular pay period in which the wages were earned or
accrued. A pay period under the Act may not be of any duration longer than semimonthly.



 


		i.	The Contracting Officer must withhold or cause to be withheld from the Postal Service supplier under this or any other contract
with the supplier such sums as an appropriate official of the Department of Labor requests or the Contracting Officer decides may
be necessary to pay underpaid employees employed by the supplier or subcontractor. In the event of failure to pay employees subject
to the Act wages or fringe benefits due under the Act, the Postal Service may, after authorization or by direction of the Department
of Labor and written notification to the supplier, suspend any further payment or advance of funds until the violations cease.
Additionally, any failure to comply with the requirements of this clause may be grounds for termination of the right to proceed
with the contract work. In this event, the Postal Service may enter into other contracts or arrangements for completion of the
work, charging the supplier in default with any additional cost.



 






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		j.	The supplier agrees to insert this clause in all subcontracts subject to the Act. The term “supplier,” as used
in this clause in any subcontract, is deemed to refer to the subcontractor, except in the term “supplier.”



 


		k.	Service employee means any person engaged in the performance of this contract other than any person employed in a bona fide
executive, administrative, or professional capacity, as those terms are defined in 29 CFR Part 541, as of July 30, 1976, and any
subsequent revision of those regulations. The term includes all such persons regardless of any contractual relationship that may
be alleged to exist between a supplier or subcontractor and them.



 


		l.	



 


		(1)	If wages to be paid or fringe benefits to be furnished service employees employed by the supplier or a subcontractor under
the contract are provided for in a collective bargaining agreement that is or will be effective during any period in which the
contract is being performed, the supplier must report this fact to the Contracting Officer, together with full information as to
the application and accrual of these wages and fringe benefits, including any prospective increases, to service employees engaged
in work on the contract, and furnish a copy of the agreement. The report must be made upon starting performance of the contract,
in the case of collective bargaining agreements effective at the time. In the case of agreements or provisions or amendments thereof
effective at a later time during the period of contract performance, they must be reported promptly after their negotiation. (Approved
by the Office of Management and Budget under OMB control number 1215-0150.)



 


		(2)	Not less than 10 days before completion of any contract being performed at a Postal facility where service employees may be
retained in the performance of a succeeding contract and subject to a wage determination containing vacation or other benefit provisions
based upon length of service with a supplier (predecessor) or successor (section 4.173 of Regulations, 29 CFR Part 4), the incumbent
supplier must furnish to the Contracting Officer a certified list of the names of all service employees on the supplier’s
or subcontractor’s payroll during the last month of contract performance. The list must also contain anniversary dates of
employment on the contract, either with the current or predecessor suppliers of each such service employee. The Contracting Officer
must turn over this list to the successor supplier at the commencement of the succeeding contract. (Approved by the Office of Management
and Budget under OMB control number 1215-0150.)



 


		m.	Rulings and interpretations of the Service Contract Act of 1965, as amended, are contained in Regulations, 29 CFR Part 4.



 


		n.	



 


		(1)	By entering into this contract, the supplier and its officials certify that neither they nor any person or firm with a substantial
interest in the supplier’s firm are ineligible to be awarded government contracts by virtue of the sanctions imposed pursuant
to section 5 of the Act.



 






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		(2)	No part of this contract may be subcontracted to any person or firm ineligible for award of a government contract pursuant
to section 5 of the Act.



 


		(3)	The penalty for making false statements is prescribed in the U.S. Criminal Code, 18 U.S.C. 1001.



 


		o.	Notwithstanding any of the other provisions of this clause, the following employees may be employed in accordance with the
following variations, tolerances, and exemptions, which the Secretary of Labor, pursuant to section 4(b) of the Act before its
amendment by P. L. 92-473, found to be necessary and proper in the public interest or to avoid serious impairment of the conduct
of government business:



 


		(1)	Apprentices, student-learners, and workers whose earning capacity is impaired by age, or physical or mental deficiency or injury
may be employed at wages lower than the minimum wages otherwise required by section 2(a)(1) or 2(b)(1) of the Service Contract
Act without diminishing any fringe benefits or cash payments in lieu thereof required under section 2(a)(2) of the Act, in accordance
with the conditions and procedures prescribed for the employment of apprentices, student-learners, handicapped persons, and handicapped
clients of sheltered workshops under section 14 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, in the regulations issued by the Administrator
(29 CFR Parts 520, 521, 524, and 525).



 


		(2)	The Administrator will issue certificates under the Service Contract Act for the employment of apprentices, student- learners,
handicapped persons, or handicapped clients of sheltered workshops not subject to the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, or subject
to different minimum rates of pay under the two Acts, authorizing appropriate rates of minimum wages (but without changing requirements
concerning fringe benefits or supplementary cash payments in lieu thereof), applying procedures prescribed by the applicable regulations
issued under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 CFR Parts 520, 521, 524, and 525).



 


		(3)	The Administrator will also withdraw, annul, or cancel such certificates in accordance with the regulations in 29 CFR Parts
525 and 528.



 


		p.	Apprentices will be permitted to work at less than the predetermined rate for the work they perform when they are employed
and individually registered in a bona fide apprenticeship program registered with a State Apprenticeship Agency recognized by the
U.S. Department of Labor, or if no such recognized agency exists in a state, under a program registered with the Bureau of Apprenticeship
and Training, Employment and Training Administration, U.S. Department of Labor. Any employee not registered as an apprentice in
an approved program must be paid the wage rate and fringe benefits contained in the applicable wage determination for the journeyman
classification of work actually performed. The wage rates paid apprentices may not be less than the wage rate for their level of
progress set forth in the registered program, expressed as the appropriate percentage of the journeyman’s rate contained
in the applicable wage determination. The allowable ratio of apprentices to journeymen employed on the contract work in any craft
classification may not be greater than the ratio permitted to the supplier for its entire workforce under the registered program.



 






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		q.	An employee engaged in an occupation in which he or she customarily and regularly receives more than $30 a month tips may have
the amount of tips credited by the employer against the minimum wage required by section 2(a)(1) or section 2(b)(1) of the Act
in accordance with section 3(m) of the Fair Labor Standards Act and Regulations, 29 CFR Part 531. However, the amount of this credit
may not exceed $1.24 per hour beginning January 1, 1980, and $1.34 per hour after December 31, 1980. To utilize this proviso:



 


		(1)	The employer must inform tipped employees about this tip credit allowance before the credit is utilized;



 


		(2)	The employees must be allowed to retain all tips (individually or through a pooling arrangement and regardless of whether the
employer elects to take a credit for tips received);



 


		(3)	The employer must be able to show by records that the employee receives at least the applicable Service Contract Act minimum
wage through the combination of direct wages and tip credit (approved by the Office of Management and Budget under OMB control
number 1214-0017); and



 


		(4)	The use of tip credit must have been permitted under any predecessor collective bargaining agreement applicable by virtue of
section 4(c) of the Act.



 


		a.	Disputes arising out of the labor standards provisions of this contract are not subject to Clause B-9: Claims and Disputes
but must be resolved in accordance with the procedures of the Department of Labor set forth in 29 CFR Parts 4, 6, and 8. Disputes
within the meaning of this clause include disputes between the supplier (or any of its subcontractors) and the Postal Service,
the U.S. Department of Labor, or the employees or their representatives.



 


CLAUSE 9-12: FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT AND SERVICE CONTRACT
ACT – PRICE ADJUSTMENT (FEBRUARY 2010)


 


		a.	The Supplier warrants that the contract prices do not include allowance for any contingency to cover increased costs for which
adjustment is provided under this clause.



 


		b.	The minimum prevailing wage determination, including fringe benefits, issued under the Service Contract Act of 1965 by the
Department of Labor (DOL), current at least every two years after the original award date, current at the beginning of any option
period, or in the case of a significant change in labor requirements, applies to this contract and any exercise of an option of
this contract. When no such determination has been made as applied to this contract, the minimum wage established in accordance
with the Fair Labor Standards Act applies to any exercise of an option of this contract.



 


		c.	When, as a result of the determination of minimum prevailing wages and fringe benefits applicable (1) every two years after
original award date, (2) at the beginning of any option period, or (3) in the case of a significant change in labor requirements,
an increased or decreased wage determination is applied to this contract, or when as a result of any amendment to the Fair Labor
Standards Act enacted after award that affects minimum wage, and whenever such a determination becomes applicable to this contract
under law, the Supplier increases or decreases wages or fringe benefits of employees working on the contract to comply, the Supplier
and the Contracting Officer will negotiate whether and to what extent either party will absorb the costs of the wage change. Any
resulting change in contract price is limited to increases or decreases in wages or fringe benefits, and the concomitant increases
or decreases in Social Security, unemployment taxes, and workers’ compensation insurance, but may not otherwise include any
amount for general and administrative costs, overhead, or profit. ( See Attachment E)



 






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		d.	The Supplier or Contracting Officer may request a contract price adjustment within 30 days of the effective date of a wage
change. If a request for contract price adjustment has been made, and the parties have not reached an agreement within thirty days
of that request, the Contracting Officer should issue a unilateral change order in the amount considered to be a fair and equitable
adjustment. The Supplier may then either accept the amount, or the Supplier may file a claim under Clause B-9: Claims and Disputes
unless the Contracting Officer and Supplier extend this period in writing. Upon agreement of the parties, the contract price or
unit price labor rates will be modified in writing. Pending agreement on or determination of any such adjustment and its effective
date, the Supplier must continue performance.



 


		e.	The Contracting Officer or the Contracting Officer’s authorized representative must, for 3 years after final payment
under the contract, be given access to and the right to examine any directly pertinent books, papers, and records of the Supplier.



 


CLAUSE 9-14: AFFIRMATIVE ACTION FOR SPECIAL DISABLED VETERANS,
VETERANS OF THE VIETNAM ERA, AND OTHER ELIGIBLE VETERANS (FEBRUARY 2010)


 


		a.	The Supplier must comply with the rules, regulations, and relevant orders of the Secretary of Labor issued under the Vietnam
Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act of 1972 (the Act), as amended (38 U.S.C. 4211 and 4212).



 


		b.	The Supplier may not discriminate against any employee or applicant because that employee or applicant is a special disabled
veteran, a veteran of the Vietnam era, or other eligible veteran, in regard to any position for which the employee or applicant
is qualified. The Supplier agrees to take affirmative action to employ, advance in employment, and otherwise treat qualified special
disabled veterans, veterans of the Vietnam era, and other eligible veterans without discrimination in all employment practices,
such as employment, upgrading, demotion, transfer, recruitment, advertising, layoff or termination, rates of pay or other forms
of compensation, and selection for training (including apprenticeship).



 


		c.	The Supplier agrees to list all employment openings which exist at the time of the execution of this contract and those which
occur during the performance of this contract, including those not generated by this contract and including those occurring at
an establishment of the Supplier other than the one where the contract is being performed, but excluding those of independently
operated corporate affiliates, at an appropriate local office of the state employment service where the opening occurs. State and
local government agencies holding Postal Service contracts of $100,000 or more will also list their openings with the appropriate
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		d.	Listing of employment openings with the employment service system will be made at least concurrently with the use of any recruitment
source or effort and will involve the normal obligations attaching to the placing of a bona fide job order, including the acceptance
of referrals of veterans and nonveterans. The listing of employment openings does not require the hiring of any particular applicant
or hiring from any particular group of applicants, and nothing herein is intended to relieve the Supplier from any other requirements
regarding nondiscrimination in employment.



 


		e.	Whenever the Supplier becomes contractually bound to the listing provisions of this clause, it must advise the employment service
system in each state where it has establishments of the name and location of each hiring location in the state. The Supplier may
advise the state system when it is no longer bound by this clause.



 


Paragraphs c, d, and e above do not apply to openings the Supplier
proposes to fill from within its own organization or under a customary and traditional employer union hiring arrangement. But this
exclusion does not apply to a particular opening once the Supplier decides to consider applicants outside its own organization
or employer union arrangements for that opening.


 


Fuel Rate Establishment


 


This contract will be administered under the automated fuel
index program. At the time of award, the fuel price per gallon in the contract will be set to the Department of Energy (DOE) Petroleum
Acquisition Defense District (PADD) Price for the region in which the contract originates, using the price for the month immediately
preceding the month of award. If there is a difference between the price per gallon in place when the award or renewal contract
is signed and the DOE price on the first day of the new term, the contract price will be adjusted reflecting the difference in
price of fuel.


 


Fuel Rate Adjustment


 


At the end of each calendar month, the difference between (1)
the previous monthly DOE regional fuel index for the applicable fuel type and (2) the current monthly DOE regional fuel index for
the applicable fuel type will be adjusted automatically. This will become the new contract baseline fuel PPG. The new contract
baseline fuel PPG will remain in effect until the next automatic monthly adjustment. Suppliers will be required to provide the
number of gallons used in their estimated annual fuel costs. This information will be used in the calculation of any fuel adjustment
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