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Timestamp: 2017-06-23 10:23:57
Document Index: 141201207

Matched Legal Cases: ['art.\n453', 'art.453', 'art.453', 'art 53', 'art 453', 'art 401', 'art 53', 'ART 453']

AGAR Subchapter H - (thru AAC 96-04)
Sec. 452.204-70 Inquiries.452.211-70 Brand Name or Equal.452.211-71 Equal Products Offered.452.211-72 Statement of Work/Specifications.452.211-73 Attachments to Statement of Work/Specifications.452.211-74 Period of Performance.452.211-75 Effective Period of the Contract.452.214-70 Award by Lot.452.215-71 Instructions for the Preparation of Technical and Business Proposals.452.215-72 Amendments to Proposals.452.215-73 Post-Award Conference.452.216-70 Award Fee.452.216-71 Base Fee and Award Fee Proposal.452.216-72 Evaluation Quantities--Indefinite-Delivery Contract.452.216-73 Minimum and Maximum Contract Amounts.452.216-74 Ceiling Price.452.216-75 Letter Contract.452.219-70 Size Standard and NAICS Code Information.452.224-70 Confidentiality of Information.
452.228-70 Alternative Forms of Security.452.228-71 Insurance Coverage.452.232-70 Reimbursement for Bond Premiums--Fixed-Price Construction452.236-70 Additive or Deductive Items.452.236-71 Prohibition Against the use of Lead-Based Paint.452.236-72 Use of Premises.452.236-73 Archaeological or Historic Sites.452.236-74 Control of Erosion, Sedimentation, and Pollution.452.236-75 Maximum Workweek--Construction Schedule.452.236-76 Samples and Certificates.452.236-77 Emergency Response.
452.236-78 [Reserved]
452.236-79 Opted Timber Sale Road Requirements.452.236-80 Firms Ineligible for Award -- Construction.452.237-70 Loss, Damage, Destruction or Repair.452.237-71 Pre-Bid/Pre-Proposal Conference.452.237-73 Equipment Inspection Visit.452.237-74 Key Personnel.452.237-75 Restrictions Against Disclosure.452.237-76 Progress Reporting.452.237-78 Contracts with Consulting Firms for Services.452.246-70 Inspection and Acceptance.452.247-70 Delivery Location.452.247-71 Marking Deliverables.452.247-72 Packing for Domestic Shipment.452.247-73 Packing for Overseas Shipment.
(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 452.211-71) 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)
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.
ATTACHMENTS TO STATEMENT OF WORK/SPECIFICATIONS (FEB 1988) The attachments to the Statement of Work/Specifications listed in Section J are hereby made part of this solicitation and any resultant contract.
(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:
In addition to any other requirements for cost/pricing information required in clause FAR 52.215-20, Requirements for Cost or Pricing Data or Information Other Than Cost of Pricing Data (OCT 1997), 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.
*Contracting officer shall insert number of copies required. 452.215-72 Amendments to Proposals. As prescribed in 415.209(b), insert the following provision:
As prescribed in 415.570, insert a clause substantially as follows: POST AWARD CONFERENCE (NOV 1996)
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)
The amount of award fee the Contractor earns, if any, is based on a subjective 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)
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)
*Contracting Officer shall insert appropriate percentages. 452.216-72 Evaluation Quantities--Indefinite Delivery Contract. As prescribed in 416.506(a), insert a provision substantially as follows: EVALUATION QUANTITIES--INDEFINITE-DELIVERY CONTRACT (FEB 1988)
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 * . (End of 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 NAICS Code Information. As prescribed in 419.508, insert the following provision: SIZE STANDARD AND NAICS CODE INFORMATION (SEP 2001) The North American Industrial Classification System 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): ___*____ -- NAICS Code ____*____ -- Size Standard _____*_____ (End of provision)
(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 acted upon.
(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" clause.
(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)
(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.
(2) The Contractor shall have property damage liability insurance shall be required in the amount of ____*___ per occurrence. *Contracting Officer shall insert amount required. 452.232-70 Reimbursement for Bond Premiums--Fixed-Price Construction Contracts.
The Contract Price includes the total amount for premiums that the Contractor 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 Contracts, shall not cover any amount therefor not included in the contract price.
PROHIBITION AGAINST THE USE OF LEAD-BASED PAINT (NOV 1996) 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)
CONTROL OF EROSION, SEDIMENTATION, AND POLLUTION (NOV 1996) (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.
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 for approval:
(a) A schedule as required by FAR clause 52.236-15, Schedules for Construction 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 _______*_______.
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)
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.
(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.
(a) The Contractor shall assign to this contract the following key personnel: __________________ (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.
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 action.
(2) The estimated cost expended during the current reporting period. (3) Identification of direct labor hours of prime contractor and subcontractor(s) and/or consultant(s), if applicable.
As prescribed in 437.270(b), insert a clause substantially as follows: CONTRACTS WITH CONSULTING FIRMS FOR SERVICES (FEB 1988) 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)
*Contracting Officer shall insert appropriate identifying data. Alternate I (FEB 1988). As prescribed in 446.370, substitute a paragraph (b) and add a paragraph (c):
(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)
Sec.453.000 Scope of part.
453.103 Exceptions.453.108 Recommendations concerning forms.
453.200 Scope of subpart.453.213 Simplified Acquisition and other simplified purchase procedures (AD-838).453.270 Request for contract action (AD-700).
453.300 Scope of subpart.453.303 Agency forms.453.303-700 Procurement Request (AD-700).453.303-838 Purchase Order (AD-838).
(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 401.4).
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 (AD-838).
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, except that use of the OF 347 and OF 348 is authorized when utilizing the USDA Integrated Acquisition system. (see 413.307).
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
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).