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Information concerning their applicability can be obtained by writing or calling the U.S. Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899,
telephone number (301)975-2833.
14. CONTRACTOR TASKS/ SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS (C-FAS-370) (NOV 2001)
(a) Security Clearances: NCS may be required to obtain/possess varying levels of security clearances in the performance of orders issued under this contract. All costs associated
with obtaining/possessing such security clearances should be factored into the price offered under the Multiple Award Schedule.
(b) Travel: NCS may be required to travel in performance of orders issued under this contract. Allowable travel and per diem charges are governed by Pub .L. 99-234 and FAR Part
31, and are reimbursable by the ordering agency or can be priced as a fixed price item on orders placed under the Multiple Award Schedule. The Industrial Funding Fee does NOT apply to
travel and per diem charges.
NOTE: Refer to FAR Part 31.205-46 Travel Costs, for allowable costs that pertain to official company business travel in regards to this contract.
(c) Certifications, Licenses and Accreditations: As a commercial practice, NCS may be required to obtain/possess any variety of certifications, licenses and accreditations for
specific FSC/service code classifications offered. All costs associated with obtaining/ possessing such certifications, licenses and accreditations should be factored into the price offered under
the Multiple Award Schedule program.
(d) Insurance: As a commercial practice, NCS may be required to obtain/possess insurance coverage for specific FSC/service code classifications offered. All costs associated with
obtaining/possessing such insurance should be factored into the price offered under the Multiple Award Schedule program.
(e) Personnel: NCS may be required to provide key personnel, resumes or skill category descriptions in the performance of orders issued under this contract. Ordering activities may
require agency approval of additions or replacements to key personnel.
(f) Organizational Conflicts of Interest: Where there may be an organizational conflict of interest as determined by the ordering agency, NCS’s participation in such order may be
restricted in accordance with FAR Part 9.5.
(g) Documentation/Standards: NCS may be requested to provide products or services in accordance with rules, regulations, OMB orders, standards and documentation as specified
by the agency’s order.
(h) Data/Deliverable Requirements: Any required data/deliverables at the ordering level will be as specified or negotiated in the agency’s order.
(i) Government-Furnished Property: As specified by the agency’s order, the Government may provide property, equipment, materials or resources as necessary.
(j) Availability of Funds: Many Government agencies’ operating funds are appropriated for a specific fiscal year. Funds may not be presently available for any orders placed under
the contract or any option year. The Government’s obligation on orders placed under this contract is contingent upon the availability of appropriated funds from which payment for ordering
purposes can be made. No legal liability on the part of the Government for any payment may arise until funds are available to the ordering Contracting Officer.
15. CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION FOR ORDERING OFFICES
Any ordering activity, with respect to any one or more delivery orders placed by it under this contract, may exercise the same rights of termination as might the GSA Contracting Officer under
provisions of FAR 52.212-4, paragraphs (l) Termination for the ordering activity’s convenience, and (m) Termination for Cause (See C.1.)
16. GSA ADVANTAGE!
GSA Advantage! is an on-line, interactive electronic information and ordering system that provides on-line access to vendors' schedule prices with ordering information. GSA Advantage!
will allow the user to perform various searches across all contracts including, but no limited to:
(1) Manufacturer;
(2) Manufacturer's Part Number; and
(3) Product categories.
Agencies can browse GSA Advantage! by accessing the Internet World Wide Web utilizing a browser (ex.: NetScape). The Internet address is http://www.FAS.gsa.gov.
17. PURCHASE OF OPEN MARKET ITEMS
NOTE: Open Market Items are also known as incidental items, noncontract items, non-Schedule items, and items not on a Federal Acquisition Service Schedule contract. ODCs (Other Direct
Costs) are not part of this contract and should be treated as open market purchases. Ordering Activities procuring open market items must follow FAR 8.402(f).
For administrative convenience, an ordering activity contracting officer may add items not on the Federal Acquisition Service Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) -- referred to as open market
items -- to a Federal Acquisition Service Schedule blanket purchase agreement (BPA) or an individual task or delivery order, only if-
(1) All applicable acquisition regulations pertaining to the purchase of the items not on the Federal Acquisition Service Schedule have been followed (e.g., publicizing
(Part 5), competition requirements (Part 6), acquisition of commercial items (Part 12), contracting methods (Parts 13, 14, and 15), and small business programs (Part
19));
(2) The ordering activity contracting officer has determined the price for the items not on the Federal Acquisition Service Schedule is fair and reasonable;
(3) The items are clearly labeled on the order as items not on the Federal Acquisition Service Schedule; and
(4) All clauses applicable to items not on the Federal Acquisition Service Schedule are included in the order.
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