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AGAR Subchapter H
452.211-1 Brand Name or Equal.
452.211-2 Equal Products Offered.
452.211-3 Statement of Work/Specifications.
452.211-4 Attachments to Statement of Work/Specifications.
452.211-5 Period of Performance.
452.211-6 Effective Period of the Contract.
452.215-71 Instructions for the Preparation of Technical and Business
452.216-72 Evaluation Quantities--Indefinite-Delivery Contract.
452.232-1 Reimbursement for Bond Premiums--Fixed-Price Construction
452.236-78 Forest Service Standard Specifications for Construction of
Inquiries and all correspondence concerning this solicitation should
be submitted in writing to the Contracting Officer. Offerors should contact
only the Contracting Officer issuing the solicitation about any aspect of
this requirement prior to contract award.
(As used in this provision, the term "brand name" includes
identification of products by make and model.) (a) If items called for by this solicitation have been identified by
a "brand name or equal" description, such identification is intended to be descriptive, but not restrictive, and is to indicate the quality and characteristics of products that will be satisfactory. Offers of "equal" products (including products of the brand name manufacturer other than the one described by brand name) will be considered for award if such products are clearly identified in the offer (see clause 452.211-2) and are determined by the Contracting Officer to meet fully the salient characteristics requirements listed in the solicitation. (b) Unless the offeror clearly indicates in its offer that it is offering
an "equal" product, the offeror shall be considered as offering
the brand name product(s) referenced in the solicitation. (c)(1) If the offeror proposes to furnish an "equal" product
or products, the brand name(s), if any, and any other required information
about the product(s) to be furnished shall be inserted in the space provided
in the solicitation. The evaluation of offers and the determination as to
the equality of the product(s) offered shall be the responsibility of the
Government and will be based on information furnished by the offeror or
identified in its offer as well as other information reasonably available
to the contracting activity. Caution to offerors: The contracting activity
is not responsible for locating or securing any information which is not
identified in the offer and is not reasonably available to the contracting
activity. Accordingly, to assure that sufficient information is available,
the offeror must furnish as a part of its offer all descriptive material
(such as cuts, illustrations, drawings, or other infor-mation) necessary
for the contracting activity to (i) determine whether theproduct offered
meets the salient characteristics requirement of the solicitation, and
(ii) establish exactly what the offeror proposes to furnish and what the
Government would be binding itself to purchase by making an award. The information furnished may include specific reference to information previously furnished or to information otherwise available to the contracting activity. (2) If an offeror proposes to modify a product so as to make it conform
to the requirements of the solicitation, the offer shall include (i) a clear
description of such proposed modifications and (ii) clearly marked descriptive material to show the proposed modifications. (End of Provision)
As prescribed in 411.171, insert the following or substantially the same
clause in solicitations seeking offers on a "brand name or equal"
basis to allow offerors the opportunity to clearly identify the "equal"
item being offered, and to illustrate how that item meets the salient characteristics requirements of the Government.
Contract Line Item Number (if any): _____________________________ Brand Name or Equal Product identified by the Government in this solicitation:________________________________________________ Offered Product Name:_______________________________________ Catalog Description or part number:___________________________________________________
Manufacturer's Name:________________________________________ Manufacturer's Address:___________________________________________________________________ (b) Offerors are responsible for submitting all additional information
on the above product necessary for the Contracting Officer to determine
whether the product offered meets the "brand name or equal" product's
salient characteristics listed in the solicitation.
452.211-4 Attachments to Statements of Work/Specifications.
The attachments to the Statement of Work/Specifications listed in Section
J are hereby made part of this solicitation and any resultant contract.
The period of performance of this contract is from ___*___ through ___*___.
Subject to the Section L provision FAR 52.214-10, "Contract Award--
Sealed Bidding," award will generally be made to a single bidder on each entire lot. However, the Government reserves the right to award by item within any lot when the contracting officer determines that it is advantageous to the Government.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PREPARATION OF TECHNICAL AND BUSINESS PROPOSALS (NOV 1996)
(a) General Instructions. Proposals submitted in response to this
solicitation shall be furnished in the following format with the numbers
of copies as specified below.
(1) The proposal must include a technical proposal and business proposal.
Each of the parts shall be separate and complete so that evaluation of one
may be accomplished independently from evaluation of the other. The technical proposal must not contain reference to cost; however, resource information (such as data concerning labor hours and categories, materials, subcontracts, etc.) must be contained in the technical proposal so that the contractor's understanding of the statement of work may be evaluated.
(2) Offerors may, at their discretion, submit alternate proposals or
proposals which deviate from the requirement; provided, that an offeror
also submit a proposal for performance of the work as specified in the statement of work. Any "alternate" proposal may be considered if overall performance would be improved or not compromised, and if it is in the best interest of the Government. Alternate proposals, or deviations from any requirement of this RFP, must be clearly identified.
(4) Offerors shall submit their proposal(s) in the following format and
the quantities specified:
(a) * copies of the completed, signed offer
(Sections A through K of the solicitation package)
(b) * copies of the technical proposal (c) * copies of the business/cost proposal (b) Technical Proposal Instructions. The technical proposal will
be used to make an evaluation and arrive at a determination as to whether
the proposal will meet the requirements of the Government. Therefore, the
technical proposal must present sufficient information to reflect a thorough
understanding of the requirements and a detailed, description of the techniques, procedures and program for achieving the objectives of the specifications/statement of work. Proposals which merely paraphrase the requirements of the Government's specifications/statement of work, or use such phrases as "will comply" or "standard techniques will be employed" will be considered unacceptable and will not be considered further. As a minimum, the proposal must clearly provide the following:
(Contracting Officer shall identify in this section the minimum
information required to evaluate each technical evaluation factor listed in Section M.)
In addition to any other requirements for cost/pricing information required in clause FAR 52.215-41, Requirements for Cost or Pricing Data or Other Than Cost of Pricing Data (OCT 1995), the following is required: (Contracting Officer shall identify additional information
required if appropriate.) (2) Business Proposal. (a) Furnish financial statements for the last two years, including an
interim statement for the current year, unless previously provided to the
office issuing the RFP, in which case a statement as to when and where this
information was provided may be furnished instead. (b) Specify the financial capacity, working capital and other resources
available to perform the contract without assistance from any outside source.
(c) Provide the name, location, and intercompany pricing policy for other divisions, subsidiaries, parent company, or affiliated companies
that will perform work or furnish materials under this contract.
Alternate I (NOV 1996): When FAR clause 52.215-41 is not used
to specify the cost/price information requirements and cost and pricing
data is required substitute the following for subparagraph (c)(1): (c)(1) Cost and pricing data is required. Cost proposals must be submitted
on a Standard Form 1411, Contract Pricing Proposal Cover Sheet, with supporting
attachments in accordance with FAR Table 15-2, Instructions for Submission
of a Contract Pricing Proposal.
Alternate II (NOV 1996): When FAR clause 52.215-41 is not used
and use of a SF 1448 is required for submission of other than cost and pricing
data, substitute the following subparagraph for (c)(1) above: (c)(1) Cost proposals must be submitted on a Standard Form 1448, Proposal
Cover Sheet (Cost or Pricing Data Not Required), in accordance with FAR
Table 15-3, Instructions for Submission of Information Other Than Cost or
Pricing Data. 452.215-72 Amendments to Proposals. As prescribed in 415.407(b), insert the following provision:
Any changes to a proposal made by the offeror after its initial submittal
shall be accomplished by replacement pages. Changes from the original page
shall be indicated on the outside margin by vertical lines adjacent to the
change. The offeror shall include the date of the amendment on the lower
right corner of the changed pages.
As prescribed in 415.1070, insert a clause substantially as follows:
A post award conference with the successful offeror is required. It will
be scheduled within * days after the date of contract award. The
conference will be held at: * . (End of Clause)
452.216-70 Award Fee. As prescribed in 416.405, insert a clause substantially as follows: AWARD FEE (FEB 1988)
evaluation by the Government of the quality of the Contractor's performance
in accordance with the award fee plan. The Government will determine the
amount of award fee every * months beginning with ** .
The Fee Determination Official (FDO) will unilaterally determine the amount
of award fee. The FDO's determination will be in writing to the Contractor
and is not subject to the "Disputes" clause. The Government may
unilaterally change the award fee plan at any time and will provide such
changes in writing to the Contractor prior to the beginning of the applicable
evaluation period. The Contractor may submit a voucher for the earned award
fee. Available award fee not earned during one period does not carry over
to subsequent periods. (End of Clause)
**Contracting Officer shall insert appropriate date. 452.216-71 Base Fee and Award Fee Proposal. As prescribed in 416.470, insert the following provision: BASE FEE AND AWARD FEE PROPOSAL (FEB 1988)
For the purpose of this solicitation, offerors shall propose a base fee
of * percent of the total estimated cost proposed. The award fee
shall not exceed * percent of the total estimated cost. (End of Provision)
To evaluate offers for award purposes, the Government will apply the
offeror's proposed fixed-prices/rates to the estimated quantities included
in the solicitation, and will add other direct costs if applicable.
During the period specified in FAR clause 52.216-18, ORDERING, the Government
shall place orders totaling a minimum of * , but not in excess of * .
*Contracting Officer shall insert appropriate quantity or dollar
The ceiling price of this contract is $ * . The Contractor shall not make expenditures or incur obligations
in the performance of this contract which exceed the ceiling price specified
herein, except at the Contractor's own risk.
452.216-75 Letter Contract. As prescribed in 416.603-4, insert the following clause:
This contract replaces letter contract No. * dated * and all amendments thereto. (End of Clause) *Contracting Officer shall insert number and date. 452.219-70 Size Standard and SIC Code Information. As prescribed in 419.508, insert the following provision: SIZE STANDARD AND SIC CODE INFORMATION (NOV 1996)
The Standard Industrial Classi-fication Code(s) and business size standard(s)
describing the products and/or services to be acquired under this solicitation are listed below: Contract line item(s): ___*____ -- SIC Code ____*____ -- Size Standard _____*_____ (End of provision)
*Contracting Officer shall insert the appropriate data for
each contract line item in the solicitation. The data entry line
may be duplicated as required to describe all of the contract line
items or sub-items.
(a) Confidential information, as used in this clause, means -- (1) information or data of a personal nature, proprietary about an individual,
or (2) information or data submitted by or pertaining to an organization.
(b) In addition to the types of confidential information described in
(a)(1) and (2) above, information which might require special consideration
with regard to the timing of its disclosure may derive from studies or research,
during which public disclosure of primarily invalidated findings could create
an erroneous conclusion which might threaten public health or safety if
(c) The Contracting Officer and the Contractor may, by mutual consent,
identify elsewhere in this contract specific information and/or categories
of information which the Government will furnish to the Contractor or that
the Contractor is expected to generate which is confidential. Similarly,
the contracting Officer and the Contractor may, by mutual consent, identify
such confidential information from time to time during the performance of
the contract. Failure to agree will be settled pursuant to the "Disputes"
clause. (d) If it is established that information to be utilized under this contract
is subject to the Privacy Act, the Contractor will follow the rules and
procedures of disclosure set forth in the Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C.
552a, and implementing regulations and policies, with respect to systems
of records determined to be subject to the Privacy Act. (e) Confidential information, as defined in (a)(1) and (2) above, shall
not be disclosed without the prior written consent of the individual, institution
or organization. (f) Written advance notice of at least 45 days will be provided to the
Contracting Officer of the Contractor's intent to release findings of studies
or research, which have the possibility of adverse effects on the public
or the Federal agency, as described in (b) above. If the Contracting Officer
does not pose any objections in writing within the 45 day period, the contractor
may proceed with disclosure. Disagreements not resolved by the Contractor
and Contracting Officer will be settled pursuant to the "Disputes"
(g) Whenever the Contractor is uncertain with regard to the proper handling
of material under the contract, or if the material in question is subject
to the Privacy Act or is confidential information subject to the provisions
of this clause, the Contractor shall obtain a written determination from
the Contracting Officer prior to any release, disclosure, dissemination,
(h) The provisions of paragraph (e) of this clause shall not apply when
the information is subject to conflicting or overlapping provisions in other
Federal, State or local laws. (End of Clause)
If furnished as security, money orders, drafts, cashiers checks, or certified
checks shall be drawn payable to: __*__. (End of Provision)
*Contracting Officer shall insert the name of the USDA contracting
Pursuant to FAR clause 52.228-5, Insurance-Work on a Government Installation,
the Contractor will be required to present evidence to show, as a minimum,
the amounts of insurance coverage indicated below:
(a) Workers Compensation and Employer's Liability. The Contractor is
required to comply with applicable Federal and State workers' compensation
and occupational disease statutes. If occupational diseases are not compensable
under those statutes, they shall be covered under the employer's liability
section of the insurance policy, except when contract operations are so
commingled with a Contractor's commercial operations that it would not be
practical to require this coverage. Employer's liability coverage of at
least $100,000 shall be required, except in States with exclusive or monopolistic
funds that do not permit worker's compensation to be written by private
(b) General Liability. The Contractor shall have bodily injury liability
insurance coverage written on a comprehensive form of policy of at least
$500,000 per occurrence.
(c) Automobile Liability. The Contractor shall have automobile liability
insurance written on a comprehensive form of policy. The policy shall provide
for bodily injury and property damage liability covering the operation of
all automobiles used in connection with performing the contract. Policies
covering automobiles operated in the United States shall provide coverage
of at least $200,000 per person and $500,000 per occurrence for bodily injury
and $20,000 per occurrence for property damage or loss. (d) Aircraft Public and Passenger Liability. When aircraft are used in
connection with performing the contract, the Contractor shall have aircraft
public and passenger liability insurance. Coverage shall be at least $200,000
per person and $500,000 per occurrence for bodily injury, other than passenger
injury. Coverage for passenger injury shall be at least $200,000 multiplied
by the number of seats or passengers, whichever is greater.
Alternate I (NOV 1996). As prescribed in 428.310, substitute the
following paragraph (b), when additionally the contractor must have property
damage liability coverage:
(b) General Liability. (1) The Contractor shall have bodily injury liability
coverage written on a comprehensive form of policy of at least $500,000
(2) The Contractor shall have property damage liability insurance shall
be required in the amount of ____*___ per occurrence. *Contracting Officer shall insert amount required. 452.232-1 Reimbursement for Bond Premiums--Fixed-Price Construction
REIMBURSEMENT FOR BOND PREMIUMS--FIXED-PRICE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS (NOV 1996)
attributes to the furnishing of perfor-mance and payment bonds required
by the contract. Reimbursement for bond premiums under the clause at FAR
52.232-5, Payments Under Fixed-Price Construction Contract, shall not cover
any amount therefor not included in the contract price.
The low bidder for purposes of award shall be the conforming responsible
bidder offering the low aggregate amount for the first or base bid item,
plus or minus (in the order of priority listed in the schedule) those additive
or deductive bid items providing the most features of the work within the
funds determined by the government to be available before bids are opened.
If addition of another bid item in the listed order of priority would make
the award exceed such funds for all bidders, it shall be skipped and the next subsequent additive bid
item in a lower amount shall be added if award therein can be made within
such funds. For example, when the amount available is $100,000 and a bidder's
base bid and four successive additives are $85,000, $10,000, $8,000, $6,000,
and $4,000, the aggregate amount of the bid for purposes of award would
be $99,000 for the base bid plus the first and fourth additives, the second
and third additives being skipped because of each of them would cause the
aggregate bid to exceed $100,000. In any case all bids shall be evaluated
on the basis of the same additive or deductive bid items, determined as
above provided. The listed order of priority need be followed only for determining
the low bidder. After determination of the low bidder as stated, award in
the best interests of the Government may be made on the selected first or
base bid item and any combination of additive or deductive items for which
funds are determined to be available at the time of the award, provided
that award on such combination of bid items does not exceed the amount offered
by any other conforming responsible bidder for the same combination of bid
Neither the Contractor nor any subcontractor performing under this contract
shall use paints containing more then 0.06 of 1 percent lead by weight (calculated
as lead metal) in the total nonvolatile content of the paint, or the equivalent
measure of lead in the dried film of paint already applied, or both.
(a) Before any camp, quarry, borrow pit, storage, detour, or bypass site,
other than shown on the drawings, is opened or operated on USDA land or
lands administered by the USDA, the Contractor shall obtain written permission
from the Contracting Officer. A camp is interpreted to include a campsite
or trailer parking area of any employee working on the project for the Contractor.
(b) Unless excepted elsewhere in the contract, the Contractor shall (i)
provide and maintain sanitation facilities for the work force at the site
and (ii) dispose of solid waste in accordance with applicable Federal,
State and local regulations. (End of clause)
If a previously unidentified archaeological or historic site(s) is encountered,
the Contractor shall discontinue work in the general area of the site(s)
and notify the Contracting Officer immediately.
(a) Operations shall be scheduled and conducted to minimize erosion of
soils and to prevent silting and muddying of streams, rivers, irrigation
systems, and impoundments (lakes, reservoirs, etc.). (b) Pollutants such as fuels, lubricants, bitumens, raw sewage, and other
harmful materials shall not be discharged on the ground; into or nearby
rivers, streams, or impoundments; or into natural or man-made channels.
Wash water or waste from concrete or aggregate operations shall not be allowed
to enter live streams prior to treatment by filtration, settling, or other
means sufficient to reduce the sediment content to not more than that of
the stream into which it is discharged.
(c) Mechanized equipment shall not be operated in flowing streams without
written approval by the Contracting Officer.
MAXIMUM WORKWEEK--CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE (NOV 1996)
Within ____ calendar days after receipt of a written request from the
Contracting Officer, the Contractor must submit the following in writing
Contracts, and (b) The hours (including the daily starting and stopping times) and days
of the week the Contractor proposes to carry out the work. The maximum workweek that will be approved is _______*_______.
*Contracting Officer shall insert appropriate number of days
and hours and/or days.
When required by the specifications or the Contracting Officer, samples,
certificates, and test data shall be submitted after award of the contract,
prepaid, in time for proper action by the Contracting Officer or his/her
designated representative. Certificates and test data shall be submitted
in triplicate to show compliance with materials and construction specified
in the contract performance requirements.
Samples shall be submitted in duplicate by the Contractor, except as
otherwise specified, to show compliance with the contract requirements.
Materials or equipment for which samples, certifications or test data are
required shall not be used in the work until approved in writing by the
EMERGENCY RESPONSE (NOV 1996) (a) Contractor's Responsibility for Fire Fighting. (1)
The Contractor, under the provisions of FAR clause 52.236-9, PROTECTION
OF EXISTING VEGETATION, STRUCTURES, EQUIPMENT, UTILITIES, AND IMPROVEMENTS,
shall immediately extinguish all fires on the work site other than those
fires in use as a part of the work. (2) The Contractor may be held liable
for all damages and for all costs incurred by the Government for labor,
subsistence, equipment, supplies, and transportation deemed necessary to
control or suppress a fire set or caused by the Contractor or the Contractor's
agents or employees. (b) Contractor's Responsibility for Notification in Case of
Fire. The Contractor shall immediately notify the Government of any
fires sighted on or in the vicinity of the work site. ( c) Contractor's Responsibility for Responding to Emergencies.
When directed by the Contracting Officer, the Contractor shall allow the
Government to temporarily use employees and equipment from the work site
for emergency work (anticipated to be restricted to fire fighting). An equitableadjustment
for the temporary use of employees and equipment will be made under the
CHANGES clause, FAR 52.243-4. (End of clause)
452.236-78 Forest Service Standard Specifications for Construction
The Forest Service Standard Specifications for Construction of Roads
and Bridges, XXXX 199X are included by reference . The requirements
contained in these specifications are hereby made a part of this solicitation
and any resultant contract.
This contract is for the construction of timber sale road(s) which a
timber purchaser has opted to have theGovernment construct. The Government
is obligated to make these roads available to the timber purchaser by ______*______.
Failure to make these roads available by this date could result in Government
liability for delay to the timber purchaser for which the Contractor might
become liable should the Contractor fail to complete this contract within
the specified and allowed contract time.
FIRMS INELIGIBLE FOR AWARD--CONSTRUCTION (NOV 1996)
The firm(s) and its subsidiaries or affiliates signatory to this contract
shall be ineligible for award of any construction contract resulting from
the design work performed under this contract.
(a) As prescribed in 437.110(a), insert a clause substantially as follows: LOSS, DAMAGE, DESTRUCTION OR REPAIR (FEB 1988)
(a) For equipment furnished under this contract without operator, the
Government will assume liability for any loss, damage or destruction of
such equipment, not to exceed a total of $___*___ except that no reimbursement
will be made for loss, damage or destruction due to (1) ordinary wear or
tear, (2) mechanical failure, or (3) the fault or negligence of the Contractor
or the Contractor's agents or employees.
(b) For equipment furnished under this contract with operator, the Government
shall not be liable for any loss, damage or destruction of such equipment,
except for loss, damage or destruction resulting from the negligent or wrongful
act(s) of Government employee(s) while acting within the scope of their
(c) All repairs to equipment furnished under this contract shall be made
by the Contractor and reimbursement, if any, shall be determined in accordance
with (a) or (b) above. Repairs shall be made promptly and equipment returned
to use within ___**___ hours. In lieu of repairing equipment, the Contractor
may furnish similar replacement equipment within the time specified. The
Contractor may authorize the Government to make repairs upon the request
of the Contracting Officer. In such case, the Contractor will be billed for labor and parts costs.
*Contracting Officer shall insert amount available in current
funds to cover potential liability.
(a) The Government is planning a pre-bid/pre-proposal conference, during
which potential offerors may obtain a better understanding of the work required.
(b) Offerors are encouraged to submit all questions in writing at least
five (5) days prior to the conference. Questions will be considered at any
time prior to or during the conference; however, offerors will be asked
to confirm verbal questions in writing. Subsequent to the conference,
an amendment to the solicitation containing an abstract of the questions
and answers, and a list of attendees, will be disseminated. (c) In order to facilitate conference preparations, it is requested that the person named on the Standard Form 33 of this solicitation be contacted
and advised of the number of persons who will attend. (d) The Government assumes no responsibility for any expense incurred
by an offeror prior to contract award. (e) Offerors are cautioned that, notwithstanding any remarks or clarifications
given at the conference, all terms and conditions of the solicitation remain
unchanged unless they are changed by amendment to the solicitation. If
the answers to conference questions, or any solicitation amendment, create
ambiguities, it is the responsibility of the offeror to seek clarification
prior to submitting an offer.
Offerors are urged and expected to inspect the equipment on which maintenance or repairs are to beperformed
and to satisfy themselves regarding all conditions that may affect the cost
of contract performance, to the extent that the information is reasonably
obtainable. In no event shall failure to inspect the equipment constitute
grounds for a claim after contract award.
Offerors are invited to inspect the ____*____ at _____*______ by telephoning
_____*____ on ______*_____ for an appointment.
__________________ (b) During the first ninety (90) days of performance, the Contractor
shall make no substitutions of key personnel unless the substitution is
necessitated by illness, death, or termination of employment. The Contractor
shall notify the Contracting Officer within 15 calendar days after the occurrence
of any of these events and provide the information required by paragraph
(c) below. After the initial 90-day period, the Contractor shall submit
theinformation required by paragraph (c) to the Contracting Officer at least
15 days prior to making any permanent substitutions. (c) The Contractor shall provide a detailed explanation of the circumstances
necessitating the proposed substitutions, complete resumes for the proposed
substitutes, and any additional information requested by the Contracting
Officer. Proposed substitutes should have comparable qualifications to those
of the persons being replaced. The Contracting Officer will notify the Contractor
within 15 calendar days after receipt of all required information of the
decision on substitutions. The contract will be modified to reflect any
approved changes of key personnel.
(a) The Contractor agrees, in the performance of this contract, to keep
all information contained in source documents or other media furnished by
the Government in the strictest confidence. The Contractor also agrees not
to publish or otherwise divulge such information in whole or in part in
any manner or form, or to authorize orpermit others to do so, taking such
reasonable measures as are necessary to restrict access to such information
while in the Contractor's possession, to those employees needing such information
to perform the work provided herein, i.e., on a "need to know"
basis. The Contractor agrees to immediately notify in writing, the Contracting
Officer, named herein, in the event that the Contractor determines or has
reason to suspect a breach of this requirement.
(b) The Contractor agrees not to disclose any information concerning
the work under this contract to any persons or individual unless prior written
approval is obtained from the Contracting Officer. The Contractor agrees
to insert the substance of this clause in any consultant agreement or subcontract
The Contractor shall submit a progress report ___*___, covering work
accomplished during that period of the contract performance. The progress
report shall be brief and factual and shall be prepared in accordance with
the following format: (a) A cover page containing: (1) Contract number and title; (2) Type of report, sequence number of report, and period of performance
being reported; (3) Contractor's name and address; (4) Author(s); and (5) Date of report. (b) SECTION I - An introduction covering the purpose and scope of the
contract effort. This shall be limited to one paragraph in all but the first
and final month's narrative.
(c) SECTION II - A description of overall progress plus a separate description
of each task or other logical segment of work on which effort was expended
during the report period. The description shall include pertinent data and/or
graphs in sufficient detail to explain any significant results achieved.
(d) SECTION III - A description of current technical or substantive performance,
and any problem(s) which may impede performance along with proposed corrective
(e) SECTION IV - A planning schedule shall be included with the first
progress report for all assigned tasks required under the contract, along
with the estimated starting and completiondates for each task. The planning
schedule shall be updated and submitted with each subsequent technical progress
report, including an explanation of any difference between actual progress
and planned progress, why the differences have occurred, and--if behind
planned progress--what corrective steps are planned.
(f) SECTION V - If applicable, financial information shall be submitted
for each major task or line item cost.
(3) Identification of direct labor hours of prime contractor and subcontractor(s)
Offerors are specifically cautioned that any firm(s) receiving a contract
award to provide the services described herein will be prohibited from competing
for or receiving a follow-on contract to perform ____ * ____. (End of Clause)
452.246-70 Inspection and Acceptance. As prescribed in 446.370, insert the following clause: INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE (FEB 1988)
(a) The Contracting Officer or the Contracting Officer's duly authorized
representative will inspect and accept the supplies and/or services to be
provided under this contract.
Alternate I (FEB 1988). As prescribed in 446.370, substitute a
paragraph (b) and add a paragraph (c):
452.247-71 Marking Deliverables. As prescribed in 447.305-10(a), insert a clause substantially as follows:
(a) The contract number shall be placed on or adjacent to all exterior
mailing or shipping labels of deliverable items called for by the contract.
(b) Mark deliverables, except reports, for: _______*_______. (End of Clause)
452.247-72 Packing for Domestic Shipment. As prescribed in 447.305-10(b), insert the following clause: PACKING FOR DOMESTIC SHIPMENT (FEB 1988)
Material shall be packed for shipment in such a manner that will insure
acceptance by common carriers and safe delivery at destination. Containers
and closures shall comply with the Interstate Commerce Commission regulations,
Uniform Freight Classification Rules, or regulations of other carriers as
applicable to the mode of transportation.
Supplies shall be packed for overseas shipment in accordance with the
best commercial export practice suitable for water movement to arrive undamaged
at ultimate destination.
453.213 Simplified Acquisition and other simplified purchase procedures
(AD-838).
This part: (a) Prescribes USDA (AD) forms for use in acquisition, (b)
Contains requirements and information generally applicable to AD forms and
forms prescribed by FAR Part 53, and (c) illustrates AD forms.
(a) The contracting officer shall submit a request for exceptions to
forms prescribed in FAR Part 53 through the head of the contracting activity
(HCA) to the Senior Procurement Executive (SPE) for referral to the GSA.
(b) Requests for exceptions to AD forms prescribed in Part 453 shall
be handled as individual or class deviations, as appropriate (see Subpart
Contracting officers shall submit recommendations for new forms or to
revise, eliminate, or consolidate forms prescribed by FAR part 53 and part
453 through the HCA to the SPE.
This subpart prescribes USDA (AD) forms for use in acquisition. Consistent
with the approach used in FAR Subpart 53.2, this subpart is arranged by
subject matter, in the same order as, and keyed to, the parts of the AGAR
in which the form usage requirements are addressed. 453.213 Simplified Acquisition and other simplified purchase procedures
Form AD-838, Purchase Order, is prescribed for use as a Simplified
Acquisition Procedure /delivery order/task order document in lieu of OF
347 and OF 348 (see 413.505-1).
453.270 Request for contract action (AD-700). Form AD-700, Procurement Request, may be used as a contract
requisition document by contracting activities in USDA. SUBPART 453.3--ILLUSTRATIONS OF FORMS 453.300 Scope of subpart.
Forms are not illustrated in the FEDERAL REGISTER or Code of Federal
Regulations. Individual copies may be obtained from any USDA contracting
activity or the office of the SPE. 453.303 Agency forms. 453.303-700 Procurement Request (AD-700).