In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation 3.601, contracts are not to be awarded to Federal employees or a business concern or other organization owned or substantially owned or controlled by one or more Federal employees. For the purposes of this contract, this prohibition against the use of Federal employees includes any work performed by the Contractor or any of its employees, subcontractors, or consultants.

By submitting an offer, the offeror hereby certifies that it is not owned or substantially owned or controlled by one or more Federal employees.

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The bidder or offeror certifies that to the best of its knowledge and belief and except as otherwise disclosed, he or she does not have any organizational conflict of interest which is defined as a situation in which the nature of work to be performed under this proposed Government contract and the bidder or offeror's organizational, financial, contractual or other interests may, without some restriction on future activities:

(a) Result in an unfair competitive advantage to the offeror; or

(b) Impair the offeror's objectivity in performing the contract work.

□ In the absence of any actual or apparent conflict, I hereby certify that to the best of my knowledge and belief, no actual or apparent conflict of interest exists with regard to

Offeror(s) or Bidder(s) __________ possible performance of this procurement.

(a) The Contractor warrants that to the best of its knowledge and belief and except as otherwise disclosed, he or she does not have any organizational conflict of interest which is defined as a situation in which the nature of work under a Government contract and a Contractor's organizational, financial, contractual or other interests are such that:

(1) Award of the contract may result in an unfair competitive advantage; or

(2) The Contractor's objectivity in performing the contract work may be impaired.

(b) The Contractor agrees that if after award he or she discovers an organizational conflict of interest with respect to this contract, he or she shall make an immediate and full disclosure in writing to the Contracting Officer which shall include a description of the action which the Contractor has taken or intends to take to eliminate or neutralize the conflict.

The Government may, however, terminate the contract for the convenience of the Government if it would be in the best interest of the Government.

(c) In the event the Contractor was aware of an organizational conflict of interest before the award of this contract and intentionally did not disclose the conflict to the Contracting Officer, the Government may terminate the contract for default.

(d) The provisions of this clause shall be included in all subcontracts and consulting agreements wherein the work to be performed is similar to the service provided by the prime contractor. The Contractor shall include in such subcontracts and consulting agreements any necessary provisions to eliminate or neutralize conflicts of interest.

The Contractor shall complete all work hereunder, including delivery of the final report, if required, within _____ months from the effective date of the contract.

(a) Proposals shall be submitted in two parts as described in paragraphs (b) and (c) below. Each of the parts must be complete in itself so that evaluation of each part may be conducted independently, and so that the technical and management part may be evaluated strictly on its own merit. Proposals shall be submitted in the format, if any, prescribed elsewhere in this solicitation. Proposals shall be enclosed in sealed packaging and addressed to the office specified in the solicitation. The offeror's name and address, the solicitation number and the date and time specified in the solicitation for proposal submission must appear in writing on the outside of the package.

(b) Proposals shall be submitted in original and [insert number] copies of Part I and [insert number] copies of Part II.

(c) Part I—Technical and Management.

(1) Prior experience. The offeror shall provide evidence of the offeror's (i.e., firm's or organization's) prior and current experience in performing the work and/or providing the deliverables required by the solicitation.

(2) Past Performance. The offeror shall provide evidence of the offeror's past performance in accomplishing work—including meeting delivery dates and schedules—the same as, or substantially similar to, that required by the solicitation. The offeror shall provide references as follows [Contracting Officer insert specific instruction for reference check information required].

(3) Personnel qualifications. The offeror shall provide the names, position descriptions and information to support the qualifications—including relevant experience, specialized training and education—of all proposed key personnel (see the clause entitled “Key Personnel” in this solicitation for further definition). The term “personnel” shall include any proposed consultants and subcontractor employees who will perform duties of key personnel.

(4) Management Capability. The offeror shall provide evidence of his/her organization's ability to manage the work required under the proposed contract. The offeror shall describe how the work will be organized, the proposed staffing and the responsibilities and existing commitments of proposed staff.

(5) Technical Capability. The offeror shall provide a detailed description of how he/she proposes to conduct the work required under the proposed contract.

(6) Mandatory Minimum Requirements. The offeror shall provide evidence, including copies of documents, as appropriate of [contracting officer insert description of requirement(s), e.g., licenses, minimum experience, etc., or delete this paragraph if not applicable].

(d) Part II—Business Proposal.

(1) The Offeror shall complete the Representations and Certifications provided in Section K of this solicitation and include them in this Part II.

(2) The offeror shall provide information to support the offeror's proposed costs or prices as prescribed elsewhere in this Section L.

As prescribed in 2415.209(a), if the award selection will be made through the lowest-priced technically acceptable proposal method, substitute paragraph (c) with the following:

(c) Part I—Technical and Management Information.

(1) Prior experience. The offeror shall provide evidence that the offeror's (i.e., firm's or organization's) prior experience meets the following minimum standards: [contracting officer insert specific experience requirements].

(2) Past Performance. The offeror shall provide evidence of the offeror's past performance as follows: [contracting officer insert specific performance requirements]. The offeror shall provide references as follows [contracting Officer insert specific instruction for reference check information required].

(3) Personnel qualifications. The offeror shall provide the names, position descriptions and evidence that proposed key personnel (see the clause entitled “Key Personnel” elsewhere in this solicitation for definition) meet the minimum qualifications described below. The term “personnel” includes any proposed consultants and subcontractor employees who will perform duties of key personnel. The minimum qualifications are: [contracting officer insert descriptions]

(4) Management Capability. The offeror shall provide evidence of his/her organization's ability to manage the work required under the proposed contract. The offeror shall describe how the work will be organized, the proposed staffing and the responsibilities and existing commitments of proposed staff.

As prescribed in 2415.209(a), if the proposed contract requires work on, or access to, sensitive automated systems as described in 2452.239-70, add the following subparagraph, numbered sequentially, to paragraph (c):

The offeror shall describe in detail how the offeror will maintain the security of automated systems as required by clause at 48 CFR 2452.239-70 in Section I of this solicitation.

The estimated cost of this contract is $ (Insert Amount). A base fee of $ (Insert Amount) is payable in accordance with the clause entitled Payment of Base and Award Fee. In addition, a maximum Award Fee of $ (Insert Amount) is available for payment in accordance with the clause entitled Payment of Base and Award Fee.

(a) Base Fee. The Government will make payment of the base fee in (insert number) increments on the schedule set forth in the Performance Evaluation Plan established by the Government. The amount payable shall be based on the progress toward completion of contract tasks as determined by the Contracting Officer. Payment of the base fee is subject to any withholdings as provided for elsewhere in this contract.

(b) Award Fee. The Government shall make payments of the award fee in accordance with the schedule established in the Performance Evaluation Plan and the Evaluation Period(s) set forth in the Distribution of Award Fee clause.

(a) At the conclusion of each evaluation period specified in the Performance Evaluation Plan, the Government shall evaluate the contractor's performance and determine the amount, if any, of award fee earned by the contractor. The amount of award fee to be paid will be determined by the designated Fee Determination Official's (FDO) judgmental evaluation in accordance with the criteria set forth in the Performance Evaluation Plan. This decision is made unilaterally by the Government and is not subject to the disputes clause or the provisions of the Contract Disputes Act of 1978, 41 U.S.C. 601 et seq. In reaching this decision, the FDO may consider any justification of award fee the Contractor submits, provided that the justification is submitted within (insert number) days after the end of an evaluation period. The FDO determination shall be in writing, shall set forth the basis of the FDO's decision, and shall be sent to the Contractor within (insert number) days after the end of the evaluation period.

(b) The FDO may specify in any fee determination that fee not earned during the period evaluated may be accumulated and be allocated for award during a later evaluation period. The Distribution of Award Fee clause shall be amended to reflect the allocation.

(a) The Government shall unilaterally establish a Performance Evaluation Plan that will provide the basis for the determination of the amount of award fee awarded under the contract. The Plan shall set forth evaluation criteria and percentage of award fee available for (1) technical functions, including schedule requirements if appropriate, (2) management functions; and, (3) cost functions. The Government shall furnish a copy of the Plan to the Contractor (insert number) days before the start of the first evaluation period.

(b) The Government may unilaterally change the award fee plan prior to the beginning of subsequent evaluation periods. The Contracting Officer will provide such changes in writing to the Contractor prior to the beginning of the applicable evaluation period.

(a) The total amount of award fee available under this contract is assigned to the following evaluation periods in the following amounts:

(b) In the event of contract termination, either in whole or in part, the amount of award fee available shall represent a pro-rata distribution associated with evaluation period activities or events as deteremined by the Fee Determination Official as designated in the contract. The contract clauses required for cost reimbursement contracts should be modified for use under award fee contracts as cited below:

(1) The term “base fee and award fee” should be substituted for “fixed-fee” where it appears in the clause at FAR 52.243-2, Changes.

(2) The term “base fee” should be substituted for “fee” where it appears in the clauses at FAR 52.232-20, Limitation of Costs, and FAR 52.232-22, Limitation of Funds.

(3) The phrase “base fee, if any, and such additional fee as may be awarded as provided for in the Schedule”; should be substituted for the term “fee” whenever it appears in the clause at FAR 52.216-7, Allowable Cost and Payment.

(a) Although it is anticipated that the Government and the Contractor will reach agreement on the total cost and fee or profit (if applicable) for the effort to be undertaken, prior to the issuance of a Task Order, there may be occasions when the Government wishes to authorize commencement of work prior to agreement on price. If this is the case, a Task Order may be issued which provides that the Contractor shall immediately commence performance of the services specified in the order, and shall submit a pricing proposal within fifteen days of receipt of the Task Order. Upon negotiations of the cost, a supplemental agreement shall be executed to make specific all terms and conditions of the Task Order. Failure to agree for costs ordered under this procedure shall be considered a dispute within the meaning of the clause of this contract entitled Disputes.

(b) Unpriced Task Orders shall indicate a “not-to-exceed” amount for the order; however, such amount shall not exceed 50 percent of the estimated cost of the Task Order. The Task Order shall only require the Contracting Officer's signature, but shall comply with all other Task Order requirements.

(a) This provision is not applicable to small business concerns.

(b) Consistent with the national interest, it is HUD policy that small business, women-owned small business and small business concerns that are owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals shall have the maximum practicable opportunity to participate in the performance of HUD work at the prime and subcontract level. Therefore, any contract awarded as a result of this solicitation shall fully comply with the intent of this policy, and the successful offeror shall agree to pursue an effective and comprehensive small business, small disadvantaged business and women-owned small business subcontracting program in compliance with the clause entitled “Utilization of Small, Small Disadvantaged and Women-Owned Small Business Concerns.”

(c) Prior compliance with subcontracting plans shall be considered in determining the responsibility of an offeror (see FAR 9.104-3). Therefore, offerors having previous contracts with subcontracting plans shall provide the following information: agency name; agency point of contact; contract number; total contract value; a synopsis of the work required under the contract; the role(s) of the subcontractor(s) involved; and, the applicable goals and actual performance (dollars and percentages) for subcontracting with small, small disadvantaged and women-owned small business concerns. This information shall be provided for the three most recently (within the last three years) completed contracts with such subcontracting plans.

(d) The contract expected to result from this solicitation will contain the clause at FAR 52.219-9, “Small, Small Disadvantaged and Women-Owned Small Business Subcontracting Plan.” In accordance with that clause, the offeror shall submit the complete subcontracting plan with the response to this solicitation. The content of the final plan is subject to negotiation. Failure to submit a complete subcontracting plan and negotiate its content in good faith shall make the offeror ineligible for the contract award.

This alternate is required for all sealed bid solicitations exceeding $500,000 ($1,000,000 for construction) that are not set aside for small business. In such cases, insert the following paragraph (d) for that in the basic clause:

(d) The contract expected to result from this solicitation will contain the clause at FAR 52.219-9, “Small, Small Disadvantaged and Women-Owned Small Business Subcontracting Plan (Alternate I).” The offeror submitting the apparent low bid, upon request by the Contracting Officer, shall submit a subcontracting plan, where applicable, which addresses separately subcontracting with small, small disadvantaged business and women-owned small business concerns, and which shall be included in and made a part of the resultant contract. The Contracting Officer will review the adequacy of the subcontracting plan as part of the responsibility determination (FAR Subpart 9.1). Failure to submit an adequate subcontracting plan where applicable shall make the bidder ineligible for the contract award.

The Contractor shall submit the Standard Form (SF) 294, Subcontracting Report for Individual Contracts and SF 295, Summary Subcontract Report, in accordance with the instructions on the forms, except that, one copy of each form and any attachments shall be submitted to: Director, Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, U.S. Department of HUD, 451 Seventh Street, SW, Room 3130 (SS), Washington, DC 20410-1000.

The contractor shall assure that any meeting, conference, or seminar held pursuant to the contract will meet all applicable standards for accessibility to persons with disabilities pursuant to section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended (29 U.S.C. 794) and any implementing regulations of the Department.

Bidder, Offeror or Supplier certifies that he or she ___ is, ___ is not, (check one), a minority business enterprise which is defined as a business which is at least 51 percent owned by one or more minority group members or, in the case of a publicly owned business, at least 51 percent of its voting stock is owned by one or more minority group members, and whose management and daily operations are controlled by one or more such individuals. For the purpose of this definition, minority group members are:

(a) General. The Government shall pay the Contractor as full compensation for all work required, performed and accepted under this contract, inclusive of all costs and expenses, the firm fixed-price stated in Part I, Section B of this contract.

(b) Payment Schedule. Payment of the contract price will be made upon completion and acceptance of all work unless a partial payment schedule is included below [Contracting Officer insert schedule information]:

(c) Submission of Invoices. Invoices shall be submitted as follows—original to the payment office identified on the award document (e.g., in Block 12 on the SF-26 or Block 25 on the SF-33, or elsewhere in the contract) and one copy each to the Government Technical Representative and Contracting Officer. To constitute a proper invoice, the invoice must include all items required by FAR clause 52.232-25, “Prompt Payment.”

To assist the Government in making timely payments, the Contractor is also requested to include on each invoice the appropriation number shown on the contract award document (e.g., in Block 14 on the SF-26 or Block 21 on the SF-33). The Contractor is also requested to clearly indicate on the mailing envelope that an invoice is enclosed.

(d) Contractor Remittance Information. The contractor shall provide the payment office with all information required by FAR clause 52.232-33, “Mandatory Information for Electronic Funds Transfer Payment,” 52.232.34, “Optional Information for Electronic Funds Transfer Payment,” or other supplemental information (contracts for commercial services) as applicable.

(a) The Contractor shall submit, on a monthly basis [Contracting Officer may substitute a different time frame, if appropriate], an original and two (2) copies of each voucher. In addition to the items necessary per FAR 52.232-25, “Prompt Payment,” the voucher shall show the elements of cost for the billing period and the cumulative costs to date. All vouchers shall be distributed as follows, except for the final voucher which shall be submitted in all copies to the Contracting Officer—original to the payment office (e.g., in Block 12 on the SF-26 or Block 25 on the SF-33, or elsewhere in the contract) and one copy each to the Government Technical Representative and the Contracting Officer identified on the award document.

To assist the Government in making timely payments, the Contractor is requested to include on each voucher the appropriation number shown on the award document (e.g., Block 14 of the SF-26 or Block 21 of the SF-33). The Contractor is also requested to clearly indicate on the mailing envelope that a payment voucher is enclosed.

(b) Contractor Remittance Information. The contractor shall provide the payment office with all information required by FAR clause 52.232-33, “Mandatory Information for Electronic Funds Transfer Payment” or 52.232.34, “Optional Information for Electronic Funds Transfer Payment,” as applicable.

(a) In accordance with FAR 33.103 and HUDAR 2433.103, a protester may request an appeal of the Contracting Officer's decision concerning a protest initially made by the protester to the Contracting Officer. Such requests shall be made in writing to the cognizant Head of the Contracting Activity (HCA, see definition at HUDAR subpart 2402.1) within 10 days (see FAR 33.101 for the definition of “days”) of the protestor's notification of the Contracting Officer's decision.

(b) The cognizant HCA shall make an independent review of the Contracting Officer's decision and provide the protester with the HCA's decision on the appeal.

The personnel specified below are considered to be essential to the work being performed under this contract. Prior to diverting any of the specified individuals to other projects, the Contractor shall notify the Contracting Officer reasonably in advance and shall submit justification (including proposed substitutions) in sufficient detail to permit evaluation of the impact on the program. No diversion shall be made by the Contractor without the written consent of the Contracting Officer: Provided, that the Contracting Officer may ratify in writing such diversion and such ratification shall constitute the consent of the Contracting Officer required by this clause. This clause may be amended from time to time during the course of the contract to either add or delete personnel, as appropriate.

In accordance with Title I of the Government Printing and Binding Regulations, printing of reports, data, or other written material, if required herein, is authorized provided that the material produced does not exceed 5,000 production units of any page and that items consisting of multiple pages do not exceed 25,000 production units in aggregate. The aggregate number of production units is determined by multiplying pages times copies. A production unit is one set, size 81/2 by 11 inches or less, printed on one side only and in one color. All copy preparation to produce camera ready copy for reproduction must be set by methods other than hot metal typesetting. The reports should be produced by methods employing stencils, masters, and plates which are to be used in single unit duplicating equipment no larger than 11 by 17 inches with a maximum image of 103/4 by 141/4 inches and are prepared by methods or devices that do not utilize reusable contact negatives and/or positives prepared with a camera requiring a darkroom. All reproducibles (camera ready copies for reproduction by photo offset methods) shall become the property of the Government and shall be delivered to the Government with the report, data, or other written materials.

(a) The Government Technical Representative (GTR) for liaison with the Contractor as to the conduct of work is [insert name] or a successor designated by the Contracting Officer. The Contracting Officer will notify the contractor in writing of any change to the current GTR's status or the designation of a successor GTR.

(b) The GTR will provide guidance to the contractor on the technical performance of the contract. Such guidance shall not be of a nature which:

(1) Causes the Contractor to perform work outside the scope of the contract;

(2) Constitutes a change as defined in FAR 52.243-1;

(3) Causes an increase or decrease in the cost of the contract;

(4) Alters the period of performance or delivery dates; or,

(5) Changes any of the other express terms or conditions of the contract.

(c) The GTR will issue technical guidance in writing or, if issued orally, he/she will confirm such direction in writing within five calendar days after oral issuance. The GTR may issue such guidance via telephone facsimile or electronic mail.

(a) General. This contract requires contractor employees to work in, and have access to, a HUD facility. All such employees shall be required to provide background information and obtain a HUD building pass prior to working in the HUD facility.

(b) Background information. (1) For each contractor employee subject to the requirements of this clause, the contractor shall complete and deliver to the Government Technical Representative (GTR) the following forms: Form FD-258, “Fingerprinting Charts” (original and one copy); and GSA Form 176, “Statement of Personal History” (original and one copy). The GTR will provide the contractor with blank forms upon request.

(2) The contractor shall deliver the forms required by paragraph (b)(1) to the GTR within five (5) calendar days after contract award or not later than five (5) calendar days before a covered employee will begin work at the HUD facility.

(3) The information provided in accordance with paragraph (b)(1) will be used to perform a background check to determine the eligibility of the contractor employees to work in the HUD facility. After completion of such review, the GTR shall notify the contractor in writing of any contractor employees’ ineligibility to work in the HUD facility. The contractor shall immediately remove such employees from work on this contract which requires the employees’ physical presence in the HUD facility.

(c) Building passes. (1) HUD will issue a building pass to each contractor employee determined to be eligible pursuant to the background check in paragraph (b). The Contractor shall provide the GTR with the names and Social Security numbers of all such employees. Contractor employees shall have their building passes on their persons at all times while working on HUD premises and shall present passes for inspection upon request by HUD officials or HUD security personnel.

(2) Building passes shall identify individuals as contractor employees and shall have an expiration date not exceeding the current term of the contract. Passes shall be renewed for each succeeding contract period, if any.

(3) The contractor shall return a contractor employee's pass to the GTR when the employment of any such employee is terminated, or when the employee no longer has a need for access to the HUD facility. Upon expiration of this contract, the contractor shall return to the GTR all building passes issued by HUD and not previously returned. The contractor is responsible for accounting for all passes issued to the contractor's employees.

(d) Control of access. HUD shall have and exercise full and complete control over granting, denying, withholding, and terminating access of contractor employees to HUD facilities. The GTR will notify the contractor immediately when HUD has determined that an employee is unsuitable or unfit for his/her assigned contractual duties, and therefore will no longer be permitted access to the HUD facility. The contractor shall take immediate steps to remove such an employee from working on this contract and provide a suitable replacement.

(e) Subcontracts. The contractor shall incorporate this clause in all subcontracts where the requirements specified in paragraph (a) of this section are applicable to performance of the subcontract.

(a)(1) The Department of Housing and Urban Development observes the following days as holidays—

Any other day designated by Federal law, Executive Order, or Presidential Proclamation.

(2) When any holiday specified in (a)(1) falls on a Saturday, the preceding Friday shall be observed. When any such holiday falls on a Sunday, the following Monday shall be observed. Observances of such days by Government personnel shall not be cause for additional period of performance or entitlement to compensation except as set forth in the contract. If the contractor's personnel work on a holiday, no form of holiday or other premium compensation will be reimbursed either as a direct or indirect cost, unless authorized pursuant to an overtime clause elsewhere in this contract.

(b)(1) HUD may close a HUD facility for all or a portion of a business day as a result of—

(A) Granting administrative leave to non-essential HUD employees (e.g., unanticipated holiday);

(B) Inclement weather;

(C) Failure of Congress to appropriate operational funds;

(D) Or any other reason.

(2) In such cases, contractor personnel not classified as essential, i.e., not performing critical round-the-clock services or tasks, who are not already on duty at the facility shall not report to the facility. Such contractor personnel already present shall be dismissed and shall leave the facility.

(3) The contractor agrees to continue to provide sufficient personnel to perform round-the-clock requirements of critical tasks already in operation or scheduled for performance during the period in which HUD employees are dismissed, and shall be guided by any specific instructions of the Contracting Officer or his/her duly authorized representative.

(c) When contractor personnel services are not required or provided due to closure of a HUD facility as described in this clause, the contractor shall be compensated as follows—

(1) For fixed-price contracts, deductions in the contractor's price will be computed as follows—

(A) The deduction rate in dollars per day will be equal to the per month contract price divided by 21 days per month.

(B) The deduction rate in dollars per day will be multiplied by the number of days services are not required or provided.

If services are provided for portions of days, appropriate adjustment will be made by the Contracting Officer to ensure that the contractor is compensated for services provided.

(2) For cost-reimbursement, time-and-materials and labor-hour type contracts, HUD shall not reimburse as direct costs, the costs of salaries or wages of contractor personnel for the period during which such personnel are dismissed from, or do not have access to, the facility.

(d) If administrative leave is granted to contractor personnel as a result of conditions stipulated in any “Excusable Delays” clause of this contract, it will be without loss to the contractor. The cost of salaries and wages to the contractor for the period of any such excused absence shall be a reimbursable item of direct cost hereunder for employees whose regular time is normally charged, and a reimbursable item of indirect cost for employees whose time is normally charged indirectly in accordance with the contractor's accounting policy.

The Contractor shall provide to the GTR and Contracting Officer a project management system workplan and regular status reports showing actual progress against the workplan. The project management system utilizes two reporting forms (the HUD 441.1 Baseline Plan and the HUD 661.1 Progress Report), in addition to a narrative description. Briefly, the workplan and progress reports shall consist of the following:

The workplan shall consist of a narrative description and a graphic summary (HUD 441.1) of the schedule and financial elements of the contract. The narrative shall: (1) describe the planned schedule; (2) identify each step in the work process required for completing the contract work and the period of time needed to accomplish each step, expressed in terms of calendar dates; (3) provide the staff, financial, and other resources allocated to each task; and, (4) provide the rationale for project organization, staff utilization, and other resources allocated to each task or activity. The HUD 441.1 shall show: (1) cumulative planned or budgeted costs of work scheduled for each reporting period over the life of the contract; and (2) the planned project schedule that traces, by reporting period, the task or sub-task start dates, periods of work in progress, and completion dates.

Progress reports shall consist of a narrative report and the HUD 661.1 which depicts actual progress against planned progress. The narrative report shall: (1) provide a brief, factual summary description of technical progress made and costs incurred for each task (or group of tasks) during the reporting period; and, (2) identify significant problems and their impacts, causes, proposed corrective actions, and the effect that such corrective actions will have on the accomplishment of the contract objectives. The HUD 661.1 reproduces the Baseline Plan (HUD 441.1) and shall show: (1) the schedule status or the degree of completion of tasks/activities by time intervals; and, (2) cost status or the actual costs of work performed in accomplishing the tasks.

Specific and detailed guidance on preparing the forms and the narratives may be obtained from the GTR.

Inspection and acceptance of all work required under this contract shall be performed by the Government Technical Representative (GTR) identified in Block 11 of the SF-26, or other individual as designated by the Contracting Officer of GTR.

(a) To the maximum extent practical, the Contractor shall make use of travel discounts which are available to Federal employees while traveling in the conduct of official Government business. Such discounts may include, but are not limited to, lodging and rental car rates.

(b) The Contractor shall be responsible for obtaining and/or providing to his/her employees written evidence of their status with regard to their performance of Government contract work needed to obtain such discounts.