GENERAL PROVISIONS (SUPPLY CONTRACT)

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Approved For Release 20016gC1#R84R7(5tW782A000100090011-0 (Supply Contract) Pave 1. Definitions ......................................... 1 2. Changes ........................................... 1 3. Extras ..... ...................................... 2 4. Variation in Quantity .................................. 2 5. Inspection ......................................... 2 6. Responsibility for Supplies .............................. 2 7. Payments .......................................... 3 8. Assignment of Claims ................................. 3 9. Additional Bond Security ................................ 3 10. Examination of Records ................................ 3 11. Default ........................................... 3 12. Disputes .......................................... 4 13. Notice and Assistance Regarding Patent Infringement ............ 4 14. Buy American Act .................................... 4 15. Convict Labor ..... ................................ 5 16. Eight-Hour Law of 1912--Overtime Compensation .............. 5 17. Walsh-Healey Public Contracts Act ........................ 5 18. Nondiscrimination in Employment ......................... 5 19. Officials Not To Benefit ................................ 6 20. Covenant Against Contingent Fees ......................... 6 21. Utilization of Small Business Concerns ...................... 6 22. Identification and Marking of Shipments ...................... 6 23. Priorities, Allocations, and Allotments ...................... 7 24. Patent Indemnity ..................................... 7 25. Packing and Processing Charges .......................... 8 26. Notice to the Government of Labor Disputes ................... 8 27. Gratuities ......................................... 8 28. Federal, State, and Local Taxes ........................... 8 29. Authorization and Consent ............................... 9 30. Termination for Convenience of the Government ................ g 1. DEFINITIONS As used throughout this contract, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below: (a). The term "Secretary" means the Secretary, the Under Secretary, or any Assistant Sec- retary of the Department, and the head or any assistant head of the Federal agency; and the term "his duly authorized represent- ative" means any person or persons or board (other than the Contracting Officer) author- ized to act for the Secretary. The term "Contracting Officer" means the person executing this contract on behalf of the Government, and any other officer or civilian employee who is a properly desig- nated Contracting Officer; and the term in- cludes, except as otherwise provided in this contract, the authorized representative of a Contracting Officer acting within the limits of his authority. (c) Except as otherwise provided in this contract, the term "subcontracts" includes purchase or - ders under this contract. 2. CHANGES The Contracting Officer may at any time, by a writ- ten order, and without notice to the sureties, make changes, within the general scope of this contract, in any one or more of the following: (i) Drawings, designs, or specifications, where the supplies to be furnished are to be specially manufactured for the Government in accordance therewith; (ii) method of shipment or packing; and (iii) place of delivery. If any such change causes an increase or decrease in the cost of, or the time required for, the performance of any part of the work under this contract, whether changed or not changed by any such order, an eq- uitable adjustment shall be made in the contract price or delivery schedule, or both, and the contract shall be modified in writing accordingly. Any claim by the Contractor for adjustment under this clause must be asserted within 30 days from the date of receipt by the Contractor of the notification of change: Provided, however, That the Contracting Officer, if he decides that the facts justify such action, may receive and act upon any such claim asserted at any time prior to final payment under this contract. Where the cost of 9.RM 1373 ... ... YI?U9 ?pproved For Release 2001/03/02 : d1IA-RDP78-04782A000100090011-0 properFl}PA1&aV?gdlj?X 8leJ&?Pa;0.0919 r[Q2a CIA-RQPI794 $DVM?iQQ140Q9QAe14Oe Govern- change is included in the Contractor's claim for adjustment , the Contracting Officer shall have the right to prescribe the manner of disposition of such property. Failure to agree to any adjustment shall be a dispute concerning a question of fact within the meaning of the clause of this contract entitled "Disputes." However, nothing in this clause shall excuse the Contractor from proceeding with the con - tract as changed. 3. EXTRAS Except as otherwise provided in this contract, no payment for extras shall be made unless such extras and the price therefor have been authorized in writ- ing by the Contracting Officer. 4. VARIATION IN QUANTITY No variation in the quantity of any item called for by this contract will be accepted unless such variation has been caused by conditions of loading, shipping, or packing, or allowances in manufacturing processes, and then only to the extent, if any, speci- fied elsewhere in this contract. 5. INSPECTION (a) All supplies (which term throughout this clause includes without limitation raw materials, components, intermediate assemblies, and end products) shall be subject to inspection and test by the Government, to the extent practicable at all times and places including the period of manufacture, and in any event prior to ac - ceptance. (b) In case any supplies or lots of supplies are de - fective in material or workmanship or otherwise not in conformity with the requirements of this contract, the Government shall have the right either to reject them (with or without instructions as to their disposition) or to require their correction. Supplies or lots of sup- plies which have been rejected or required to be cor - rected shall be removed or, if permitted or required by the Contracting Officer, corrected in place by and at the expense of the Contractor promptly after notice, and shall not thereafter be tendered for acceptance unless the former rejection or requirement of correction is disclosed. If the Contractor fails promptly to remove such supplies or lots of supplies which are required to be removed, or promptly to replace or correct such supplies or lots of supplies, the Government either (i) may by contract or otherwise replace or correct such supplies and charge to the Contractor the cost occa- sioned the Government thereby; or (ii) may terminate this contract for default as provided In the clause of this contract entitled "Default." Unless the Contractor corrects or replaces such supplies within the delivery schedule, the Contracting Officer may require thede- livery of such supplies at a reduction in price which is equitable under the circumstances. Failure to agree to such reduction of price shall be a dispute concerning a question of fact within the meaning of the clause of this contract entitled "Disputes." ment on the premises of the Contractor or a subcon- tractor, the Contractor without additional charge shall provide all reasonable facilities and assistance for the safety and convenience of the Government inspectors id the performance of their duties. If Government in- spection or test is made at a point other than the premises of the Contractor or a subcontractor, it shall be at the expense of the Government except as other- wise provided in this contract; provided, that in case of rejection the Government shall not be liable for any re - duction in value of samples used in connection with such inspection or test. All inspections and tests by the Government shall be performed in such a manner as not to unduly delay the work. The Government re - serves the right to charge to the Contractor any addi - tional cost of Government inspection and test when supplies are not ready at the time such inspection and test is requested by the Contractor or when reinspec - tion or retest is necessitated by prior rejection. Ac- ceptance or rejection of the supplies shall be made as promptly as practicable after delivery, except as otherwise provided in this contract; but failure to in- spect and accept or reject supplies shall neither re- lieve the Contractor from responsibility for such sup- plies as are not in accordance with the contract re- quirements nor impose liability on the Government therefor. (d) The inspection and test by the Government of any supplies or lots thereof does not relieve the Con- tractor from any responsibility regarding defects or other failures to meet the contract requirements which may be discovered prior to acceptance. Except as otherwise provided in this contract, acceptance shall be conclusive except as regards latent defects, fraud, or such gross mistakes as amount to fraud. (e) The Contractor shall provide and maintain an inspection system acceptable to the Government cover - tug the supplies hereunder. Records of all inspection work by the Contractor shall be kept complete and available to the Government during the performance of this contract and for such longer period as may be spe - cified elsewhere in this contract. 6. RESPONSIBILITY FOR SUPPLIES Except as otherwise provided in this contract, (i) the Contractor shall be responsible for the supplies covered by this contract until they are delivered at the designated delivery point, regardless of the point of inspection; (ii) after delivery to the Government at the designated point and prior to acceptance by the Government or rejection and giving notice thereof by the Government, the Government shall be responsible for the loss or destruction of or damage to the supplies only if such loss, destruction, or damage results from the negligence of officers, agents, or employees of the Government acting within the scope of their employ- ment; and (iii) the Contractor shall bear all risks as to rejected supplies after notice of rejection, except that the Government shall be responsible for the loss, or destruction of, or damage to the supplies only if such Approved For Release 2001/03/02.: CIA-RDP78-04782A000100090011-0 ' oss, de upgved eo damageres Its ~rom1 03P038 negligence of officers, agents, or employees of the Government acting within the scope of their employ- ment. 7. PAYMENTS The Contractor shall be paid, upon the submission of proper invoices or vouchers, the prices stipulated herein for supplies delivered and accepted or services rendered and accepted, less deductions, if any, as here- in provided. Unless otherwise specified, payment will be made on partial deliveries accepted by the Govern- ment when the amount due on such deliveries so war - rants; or, when requested by the Contractor, payment for accepted partial deliveries shall be made whenever such payment would equal or exceed either $1,000 or 50 percent of the total amount of this contract. 8. ASSIGNMENT OF CLAIMS (a) Pursuant to the provisions of the Assignment of Claims Act of 1940, as amended (31 U. S. Code 203, 41 U. S. Code 15), if this contract provides for payments aggregating $1,000 or more, claims for monies due or to become due the Contractor from the Government un - der this contract may be assigned to a bank, trust company, or other financing institution, including any Federal lending agency, and may thereafter be further assigned and reassigned to any such institution. Any such assignment or reassignment shall cover all amounts payable under this contract and not already paid, and shall not be made to more than one party, ex- cept that any such assignment or reassignment may be made to one party as agent or trustee for two or more parties participating in such financing. Not- withstanding any provisions of this contract, payments to an assignee of any monies due or to become due under this contract shall not, to the extent provided in said Act, as amended, be subject to reduction or set- off. (The preceding sentence applies only if this con- tract is with the Department of Defense, the General Services Administration, the Atomic Energy Commis- sion, or any other department or agency of the United States designated by the President pursuant to clause 4 of the proviso of section 1 of the Assignment of Claims Act of 1940, as amended by the Act of May 15, 1951, 65 Stat. 41.) (b) In no event shall copies of this contract or of any plans, specifications, or other similar documents relating to work under this contract, if marked "Top Secret," "Secret,' or "Confidential," be furnished to any assignee of any claim arising under this contract or to any other person not entitled to receive the same: Provided, That a copy of any part or all of this contract so marked may be furnished, or any informa- tion contained therein may be disclosed, to such as - signee upon the prior written authorization of the Con - tracting Officer. 9. ADDITIONAL BOND SECURITY If any surety upon any bond furnished in connection with this contract becomes unacceptable to the Gov- ernment, or if any such surety fails to furnish re- ports as to his financial condition from time to time C I R'+cuubiCed'474~MV+ Pnl iP%1bo&IfActor shall promptly furnish such additional security as may be required from time to time to protect the interests of the Government and of persons supplying labor or materials in the prosecution of the work con- templated by this contract. 10. EXAMINATION OF RECORDS (The provisions of this clause are applicable if the amount of the contract exceeds $2,500 and was entered into by means of negotiation, but is not applicable if entered into by means of formal advertising.) (a) The Contractor agrees that the Comptroller General of the United States or any of his duly author - ized representatives shall, until the expiration of three years after final payment under this contract, have ac - cess to and the right to examine any directly pertinent books, documents, papers, and records of the Contrac - tor, involving transactions related to this contract. (b) The Contractor further agrees to include in all his subcontracts hereunder a provision to the ef- fect that the subcontractor agrees that the Comptroller General of the United States or any of his duly author - ized representatives shall, until the expiration of three years after final payment under the subcontract, have access to and the right to examine any directly perti- nent books, documents, papers, and records of such subcontractor, involving transactions related to the subcontract. The term "subcontract" as used in the clause excludes (i) purchase orders not exceeding $2,500 and (ii) subcontracts or purchase orders for public utility services at rates established for uniform applicability to the general public. 11. DEFAULT (a) The Government may, subject to the pro- visions of paragraph (c) below, by written notice of de- fault to the Contractor, terminate the whole or any part of this contract in any one of the following circum- stances: (i) if the Contractor fails to make delivery of the supplies or to perform the services within the time specified herein or any extension thereof; (ii) if the Contractor fails to perform any of the other provisions of this contract, or so fails to make progress as to endanger performance of this contract in accordance with its terms, and in either of these two circumstances does not cure such failure within a period of 10 days (or such longer period as the Contracting Officer may authorize in writing) after receipt of notice from the Con - tracting Officer specifying such failure. (b) In the event the Government terminates this contract in whole or in part as provided in paragraph (a) of this clause, the Government may procure, upon such terms and in such manner as the Contracting Of - ficer may deem appropriate, supplies or services sim- ilar to those so terminated, and the Contractor shall be liable to the Government for any excess costs for such similar supplies or services; provided, that the Approved For Release 2001/03/02 : CIA-RDP78-04782A000100090011-0 A-n p 2W ti'tRQ oasika2Ml103/02-: C IA-RO)P7iBeOo4e$A IOG QOOAt4 Gvernment Contramw tract to the extent not terminated under the provisions of this clause. (c) Except with respect to defaults of subcon- tractors, the Contractor shall not be liable for any ex- cess costs if the failure to perform the contract arises out of causes beyond the control and without the fault or negligence of the Contractor. Such causes may in - dude, but are not restricted to, acts of God or of the public enemy, acts of the Government in either its sovereign or contractual capacity, fires, floods, epi- demics, quarantine restrictions, strikes, freight em- bargoes, and unusually severe weather; but in every case the failure to perform mustbebeyondthe control and without the fault or negligence of the Contractor. If the failure to perform is caused by the default of a subcontractor, and if such default arises out of causes beyond the control of both the Contractor and subcon- tractor, and without the fault or negligence of either of them, the Contractor shall not be liable for any excess costs for failure to perform, unless the supplies or services to be furnished by the subcontractor were ob- tainable from other sources in sufficient time to permit the Contractor to meet the required delivery schedule. (d) If this contract is terminated as provided in paragraph (a) of this clause, the Government, inaddi- tion to any other rights provided in this clause, may require the Contractor to transfer title and deliver to the Government, in the manner and to the extent di- rected by the Contracting Officer, (i) any completed supplies, and (ii) such partially completed supplies and materials, parts, tools, dies, jigs, fixtures, plans, drawings, information, and contract rights (hereinafter called "manufacturing materials") as the Contractor has specifically produced or specifically acquired for the performance of such part of this contract as has been terminated; and the Contractor shall, upon direc - tion of the Contracting Officer, protect and preserve property in possession of the Contractor in which the Government has an interest. Payment for completed supplies delivered to and accepted by the Government shall be at the contract price. Payment for manufac - turing materials delivered to and accepted by the Government and for the protection and preservation of property shall be in an amount agreed upon by the Contractor and Contracting Officer; failure to agree to such amount shall be a dispute concerning a question of fact within the meaning of the clause of this contract entitled "Disputes." (e) If, after notice of termination of this contract under the provisions of paragraph (a) of this clause, it is determined that the failure to perform this con- tract is due to causes beyond the control and without the fault or negligence of the Contractor or subcontrac - tor pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (c) of this clause, such notice of default shall be deemed to have been issued pursuant to the clause of this contract en- titled "Termination for Convenience of the Govern- ment," and the rights and obligations of the parties hereto shall in such event be governed by such clause. (Except as otherwise provided in this contract, this paragraph (e) applies only if this contract contains such clause.) provided in this clause shall not be exclusive and are in addition to any other rights and remedies provided by law or under this contract. 12. DISPUTES (a) Except as otherwise provided in this contract, any dispute concerning a question of fact arising under this contract which is not disposed of by agreement shall be decided by the Contracting Offi- cer, who shall reduce his decision to writing and mail or otherwise furnish a copy thereof to the Con- tractor. The decision of the Contracting Officer shall be final and conclusive unless, within 30 days from the date of receipt of such copy, the Contractor mails or otherwise furnishes to the Contracting Officer a written appeal addressed to the Secretary. The deci- sion of the Secretary or his duly authorized representa - tive for the determination of such appeals shall be final and conclusive unless determined by a court of com- petent jurisdiction to have been fraudulent, or capri- cious, or arbitrary, or so grossly erroneous as neces - sarily to imply bad faith, or not supported by substan - tial evidence. In connection with any appeal proceeding under this clause, the Contractor shall be afforded an opportunity to be heard and to offer evidence in support of its appeal. Pending final decision of a dispute here- under, the Contractor shall proceed diligently with the performance of the contract and in accordance with the Contracting Officer's decision. (b) This "Disputes" clause does not preclude con - sideration of law questions in connection with decisions provided for in paragraph (a) above: Provided, That nothing in this contract shall be construed as making final the decision of any administrative official, repre- sentative, or board on a question of law. 13. NOTICE AND ASSISTANCE REGARDING PATENT INFRINGEMENT The provisions of this clause shall be applicable only if the amount of this contract exceeds $10,000. (a) The Contractor shall report to the Contracting Officer, promptly and in reasonable written detail, each notice or claim of patent infringement based on the per - formance of this contract of which the Contractor has knowledge. (b) In the event of any suit against the Government, or any claim against the Government made before suit has been instituted, on account of any alleged patent in - fringement arising out of the performance of this con- tract or out of the use of any supplies furnished or work or services performed hereunder, the Contractor shall furnish to the Government, upon request, all evidence and information in possession of the Con- tractor pertaining to such suit or claim. Such evidence and information shall be furnished at the expense of the Government except in those cases in which the Contractor has agreed to indemnify the Government against the claim being asserted. 14. BUY AMERICAN ACT (a) In acquiring end products, the Buy American Act (41 U.S.C. lOa-d) provides that the Government Approved For Release 2001/03/02.: tIA-RDP78-04782A000100090011-0 give preference to domestic source end products. For the purpose of this clause: (t) "components" means those articles, ma- terials, and supplies, which are directly incorpor - ated in the end products; (ii) "end products" means those articles, ma- terials, and supplies, which are to be acquired under this contract for public use; and (iii) a "domestic source end product" means (A) an unmanufactured end product which has been mined or produced in the United States and (B) an end product manufactured in the United States if the cost of the components thereof which are mined, produced, or manufactured in the United States or Canada exceeds 50 percent of the cost of all its components. For the purposes of this (a) (iii) (B), components of foreign origin of the same type or kind as the products referred to in (b) (ii) of this clause shall be treated as compo- nents mined, produced, or manufactured in the United States. (b) The Contractor agrees that there will be de- livered under this contract only domestic source end products, except end products: (i) which are for use outside the United States : (ii) which the Government determines are not mined, produced, or manufactured in the United States in sufficient and reasonably available com- mercial quantities and of a satisfactory quality; (iii) as to which the Secretary determines the domestic preference to be inconsistent with the public interest; or (iv) as to which the Secretary determines the cost to the Government to be unreasonable. (The foregoing requirements are administered in ac - cordance with Executive Order No. 10582, dated De- cember 17, 1954.) 15. CONVICT LABOR In connection with the performanceof work under this contract, the Contractor agrees not to employ any person undergoing sentence of imprisonment at hard labor. 16. EIGHT-HOUR LAW OF 1912--OVERTIME COMPENSATION This contract, to the extent that it is of a char - acter specified in the Eight-Hour Law of 1912, as amended (40 U. S. Code 324 - 326) and is not covered by the Walsh-Healey Public Contracts Act (41 U. S. Code 35 - 45 ), is subject to the following provisions and exceptions of said Eight-Hour Law of 1912, as amended, and to all other provisions and ex- ceptions of said Law: No laborer or mechanic doing any part of the work contemplated by this contract, in the employ of the Contractor or any subcontractor contracting for any part of said work contemplated, shall be required or permitted to work more than eight hours in any one calendar day upon such work, except upon the condition that compensation is paid to such laborer or mechanic in accordance with Approved For Release 2001/03/02 : CIA-Rr~ P78- 4 fie provisions Dl tnigQlaua "? uv wag`s of every laborer and mechanic employed by the Contractor or any subcontractor engaged in the performance of this contract shall be computed on a basic day rate of eight hours per day; and work in excess of eight hours per day is permitted only upon the condition that every such laborer and mechanic shall be compensated for all hours worked in excess of eight hours per day at not less than one and one-half times the basic rate of pay. For each violation of the requirements of this clause a penalty of five dollars shall be imposed for each laborer or mechanic for every calendar day in which such employee is required or per- mitted to labor more than eight hours upon said work without receiving compensation computed in accordance with this clause, and all penalties thus imposed shall be withheld for the use and benefit of the Government. 17. WALSH-HEALEY PUBLIC CONTRACTS ACT If this contract is for the manufacture or furnish- ing of materials, supplies, articles, or equipment in an amount which exceeds or may exceed $10,000 and is otherwise subject to the Walsh-Healey Public Contracts Act, as amended (41 U. S. Code 35 - 45), there are hereby incorporated by reference all rep- resentations and stipulations required by said Act and regulations issued thereunder by the Secretary of Labor, such representations and stipulations being subject to all applicable rulings and interpretations of the Secretary of Labor which are now or may here- after be in effect. 18. NONDISCRIMINATION IN EMPLOYMENT In connection with the performance of work under this contract, the Contractor agrees as follows: (a) The Contractor will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, creed, color, or national ori- gin. The Contractor will take affirmative ac- tion to ensure that applicants are employed, and that employees are treated during employ - ment, without regard to their race, creed, color or national origin. Such action shall in - dude, but not be limited to, the following: Employment, upgrading, demotion or trans - fer; recruitment or recruitment advertising; layoff or termination; rates of pay or other forms of compensation; and selection for training, including apprenticeship. The Con - tractor agrees to post in conspicuous places, available to employees and applicants for em - ployment, notices to be provided by the Con- tracting Officer setting forth the provisions of this nondiscrimination clause. The Contractor will, in all solicitations or ad - vertisements for employees placed by or on behalf of the Contractor, state that all qualified applicants will receive consideration for em- ployment without regard to race, creed, color, or national origin. Approved For Release 2001/03/02 : CIA5RDP78-04782A000100090011-0 (cr "P9rpoXit"i",cto?rw llP&HP URti : CIA-9DP7t8H047WA80GAOQQ&0WO that may or representative of workers with which he has arise therefrom; but this provision shall not be con - a collective bargaining agreement or other strued to extend to this contract if made with a cor- contract or understanding, a notice, to be pro - poration for its general benefit. vided by the agency Contracting Officer, ad- vising the said labor union or workers repre - sentative of the Contractor's commitments under this section, and shall post copies of the notice in conspicuous places available to em - ployees and applicants for employment. (d) The Contractor will comply with all provisions of Executive Order No. 10925 of March 6, 1961, and of the rules, regulations, and relevant orders of the President's Committee on Equal Employment Opportunity created thereby. (e) The Contractor will furnish all information and reports required by Executive Order No. 10925 of March 6, 1961, andby the rules, reg- ulations, and orders of the said Committee or pursuant thereto, and will permit access to his books, records, and accounts by the Contract- ing agency and the Committee for purposes of investigation to ascertain compliance with such rules, regulations, and orders. (f) In the event of the Contractor's non-com- pliance with the nondiscrimination clauses of this contract or with any of the said rules, regulations, or orders, this contract may be cancelled in whole or in part and the Con- tractor may be declared ineligible for further Government contracts in accordance with pro - cedures authorized in Executive Order No. 10925 of March 6, 1961, and such other sanc- tions may be imposed. and remedies invoked as provided in the said Executive Order or by rule, regulation, or order of the President's Committee on Equal Employment Opportunity, or as otherwise provided by law. (g) The Contractor will include the provisions of the foregoing paragraphs (a) through (f) in every subcontract or purchase order unless exempted by rules, regulations, or orders of the President's Committee on Equal Employ - ment Opportunity issued pursuant to Section 303 of Executive Order No. 10925 of March 6, 1961, so that such provisions will be binding upon each subcontractor or vendor. The Con - tractor will take such action with respect to any subcontract or purchase order as the con- tracting agency may direct as a means of en- forcing such provisions, including sanctions for non-compliance; provided, however, that in the event the Contractor becomes involved in, or is threatened with, litigation with a sub- contractor or vendor as a result of such direc - tion by the contracting agency, the Contractor may request the United States to enter into such litigation to protect the interests of the United States. 19. OFFICIALS NOT TO BENEFIT No member of or delegate to Congress, or res- ident commissioner, shall be admitted to any share 20. COVENANT AGAINST CONTINGENT FEES The Contractor warrants that no person or sell- ing agency has been employed or retained to solicit or secure this contract upon an agreement or un- derstanding for a commission, percentage, brokerage, or contingent fee, excepting bona fide employees or bona fide established commercial or selling agencies maintained by the Contractor for the purpose of securing business. For breach or violation of this warranty the Government shall have the right to annul this contract without liability or in its dis- cretion to deduct from the contract price or con- sideration, or otherwise recover, the full amount of such commission, percentage, brokerage, or con- tingent fee. 21. UTILIZATION OF SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS (a) It is the policy of the Government as declared by the Congress that a fair proportion of the pur- chases and contracts for supplies and services for the Government be placed with small business con- cerns. (b) The Contractor agrees to accomplish the maximum amount of subcontracting to small busi- ness concerns that the Contractor finds to be con- sistent with the efficient performance of this contract. 22. IDENTIFICATION AND MARKING OF SHIPMENTS 1. General: A. It is an express condition of this contract that the Contractor will make no reference of any nature to the purchaser in connection with the shipment of materials or the shipping docu- ments pertaining to this contract. This includes, but it is not limited to the items being furnished, instruction books, blueprints, manuals, packing lists, instruction plates or identification plates. Neither shall there be any reference to the pur- chaser on or in any shipping container, shipping documents or billing documents. H. Bills of Lading: A. The Bill of Lading shall show the consignee as cited on Schedule "A" of the contract. III. Exterior Markings: A. No stenciling shall be applied to the shipping container except for the following: (1) Weight, dimensions and cubic content of container (2) Caution markings for handling purposes, such as: "DELICATE INSTRUMENT", "THIS SIDE UP", "FRAGILE", AND "CENTER OF BALANCE" (on large items), and etc. B. The consignee address as given above in para- graph II A shall be marked on a shipping tag or Approved For Release 2001/03/02-: d3lA-RDP78-04782AO00100090011-0 Approved For Release 2001/03/02 : CIA-RDP7Q-Cjj78?hi(~1Q,q~,O9'~1 -q label that shall be securely fixed on the contain- receip o e s i a t p eking list er by use of a waterproof adhesive or stapled to shall include: the container. Such markings shall be protected (1) Name and address of consignor by a coat of transparent water -repellant material. (2) Name and address of consignee as in pars - hTT A b Container Numbering (1) Each exterior container shall bear a num- ber relative to the total number of con- tainers in the shipment, e.g. PKG. 1 of 5. Set marking -- where an equipment item constitutes a set, and is packed and shipped unassembled in two or more separate pieces, each container shall be marked with the set or assembly number, the num - ber of the container relative to the number of containers comprising the complete set, and the total number of containers in the particular set or assembly, together with a brief description of the component part contained therein. Thus, a box contain- ing a control panel which is the third container of a group of four making up set number two would require the fol- lowing special set markings: Set No. 2, Package 3 of 4, Control Panel. Container numbering shall not be stenciled on the containers but shall be applied by tag or label as described in paragraph III B. N. Interior Markings A. No markings shall be applied on any interior packaging material or container that would iden- tify the purchaser. B. Each primary wrapper, envelope, bag, folding carton or other packaging material, enclosing each assembly, part or group of similar parts shall be marked or labeled so that it may be readily identified against the packing list. Each secondary and all other overwrap material shall be marked as to the contents enclosed in the package. The markings shall include the follow- ing: (1) One of the following headings: a. Part of basic unit (removed to facili- tate packing) b. Operating Spare Parts c. Base Spare Parts d. Tools e. Service Equipment f. Other category indicated in the con- tract (2) Brief Nomenclature (3) Quantity Items that are not enclosed in a wrapper or carton shall be identified with a tag that in- cludes the above information. V. Packing Lists A. A master packing list shall accompany each shipment or be forwarded under separate cover so that it reaches the consignee prior to the grap a ove (3) Contract or Purchase order number (4) Government Bill of lading Number cover - ing the shipment if any (5) Items being shipped shall be listed as re - quired under one or more of the headings listed in paragraph N B (1) above (6) Stock and item number (7) Nomenclature of item (8) Quantity of each item (9) Location of each item by container num- ber and set number when applicable (10) Any data specifically required to be in- cluded on the packing list, by the terms of the contract. VI. Unassembled Items A. Identification of connection components When it is necessary to remove components to facilitate packing, all connecting wires, con- duits, leads and other objects disconnected shall be tagged in such a manner so as to readily identify lines of the various compo- nents. B. Shipping bolts, collars and etc. All objects that are attached to assemblies for packing purposes that require removal before the item can be put in operation, shall be la- belled accordingly in a conspicuous manner. 23. PRIORITIES, ALLOCATIONS, AND ALLOTMENTS The Contractor shall follow the provisions of DMS Reg. 1 and all other applicable regulations and orders of the Business Defense Services Administration in obtaining controlled materials and other products and materials needed to fill this order. 24. PATENT INDEMNITY The provisions of this clause shall be applicable only to such supplies ordered hereunder which nor - mally are or have been sold or offered for sale by the Contractor to the public in the commercial open mar - ket, or are such supplies with relatively minor modi- fications made thereto. If the amount of this contract is in excess of $5,000, the Contractor shall indemnify the Government and its officers, agents, and employees against lia- bility, including costs, for infringement of any United States letters patent (except letters patent issued upon an application which is now or may hereafter be kept secret or otherwise withheld from issue by order of the Government) arising out of the manufacture or de - livery of supplies or out of construction, alteration, modification, or repair of real property (hereinafter referred to as "construction work") under this con- tract, or out of the use or disposal by or for the ac - count of the Government of such supplies or construe - tion work. The foregoing indemnity shall not apply Approved For Release 2001/03/02 : (ZIA-RDP78-04782AO00100090011-0 unlessa PP V DFQJ ii i2iQgAiOAQZr; CIAwREkPtAi8-007824 9MOONQQIL4rGed repre- as practicable by the Government of the suitor action alleging such infringement, and shall have been given such opportunity as is afforded by applicable laws, rules, or regulations to participate in the defense thereof; and further, such indemnity shall not apply if: (I) the infringement results from compliance with specific written instructions of the Contracting Officer directing a change in the supplies to be delivered or in the materials or equipment to be used, or directing a manner of performance of the contract not normally used by the Contractor; or (ii) the infringement results from the addition to, or change in, the supplies fur - nished or construction work performed, which addi- tion or change was made subsequent to delivery or performance by the Contractor; or (iii) the claimed infringement is settled without the consent of the Con- tractor, unless required by final decree of a court of competent jurisdiction. The foregoing shall not apply to the contract items, if any, specifically excluded herefrom in the SCHEDULE. 25. PACKING AND PROCESSING CHARGES The prices herein include all charges for packing and processing in accordance with the provisions of this contract. 26. NOTICE TO THE GOVERNMENT OF LABOR DISPUTES (a) Whenever the Contractor has knowledge that any actual or potential labor dispute is delaying or threatens to delay the timely performance of this con - tract, the Contractor shall immediately give notice thereof, including all relevant information with respect thereto, to the Contracting Officer. (b) The Contractor agrees to insert the substance of this clause, including this paragraph (b), in any sub- contract hereunder as to which a labor dispute may delay the timely performance of this contract; except that each such subcontract shall provide that in the event its timely performance is delayed or threatened by delay by any actual or potential labor dispute, the subcontractor shall immediately notify his next higher tier subcontractor, or the prime contractor, as the case may be, of all relevant information with respect to such dispute. 27. GRATUITIES (a) The Government may, by written notice to the Contractor, terminate the right of the Contractor to proceed under this contract if it is found, after notice and hearing, by the Secretary or his duly authorized representative, that gratuities (in the form of enter- tainment, gifts, or otherwise) were offered or given by the Contractor, or any agent or representative of the Contractor, to any officer or employee of the Government with a view toward securing a contract or securing favorable treatment with respect to the awarding or amending, or the making of any deter- minations with respect to the performing of such contract; provided, that the existence of the facts upon sentative makes such findings shall be in issue and may be reviewed in any competent court. (b) In the event this contract is terminated as provided in paragraph (a) hereof, the Government shall be entitled (i) to pursue the same remedies against the Contractor as it could pursue in the event of a breach of the contract by the Contractor, and (ii) as a penalty in addition to any other damages to which it may be entitled by law, to exemplary damages in an amount (as determined by the Secretary or his duly authorized representative) which shall be not less than three nor more than ten times the costs incurred by the Contractor in providing any such gratuities to any such officer or employee. (c) The rights and remedies of the Government provided in this clause shall not be exclusive and are in addition to any other rights and remedies provided by law or under this contract. 28. FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL TAXES (The provisions of this clause shall be applicable only if the amount of the contract exceeds $2,500.00) (a) As used throughout this clause, the term "tax inclusive date" means the date of negotiated contracts and the date set for the opening of bids for contracts entered into through formal advertising. As to addi- tional supplies or services procured by modification to this contract, the term "tax inclusive date" means the date of such modification. (b) Except as may be otherwise provided in this contract, the contract price includes all Federal, State, and local taxes and duties in effect and appli- cable to this contract on the tax inclusive date, ex- cept taxes (other than Federal transportation taxes) from which the Government, the Contractor, or the transactions or property covered by this contract are then exempt. Unless specifically excluded, duties are included in the contract price, and, if freight is included in the contract price, Federal transportation taxes are likewise included. (c) (1) If the Contractor is required to pay or bear the burden-- (I) of any tax or duty, which either was not to be included in the contract price pursuant to the requirements of paragraph (b), or was specifi - cally excluded from the contract price by a pro- vision of this contract; or (ii) of an increase in rate of any tax or duty, whether or not such tax or duty was excluded from the contract price; or of any interest or penalty thereon, the contract price shall be correspondingly increased; provided that the Contractor warrants in writing that no amount for such tax, duty, or rate increase was in- cluded in the contract price as a contingency reserve or otherwise; and provided further that liability for such tax, duty, rate increase, interest, or penalty was not incurred through the fault or negligence of the Contractor or his failure to follow instructions of the Contracting Officer. Approved For Release 2001/03/02.: d A-RDP78-04782A000100090011-0 ARgrc vtRPcF&Fa %J q#gc 3Qg~J9t P3ar.CIA-RDP7 782AOOO1 00090011 -0 Whenever an increase or decrease in the or bear the burden, or obtains a refund or drawback, in whole or in part, of any tax, duty, interest, or penalty which (i) was to be included in the contract price pursuant to the requirements of paragraph (b), (ii) was included in the contract price, or (iii) was the basis of an increase in the contract price, the contract price shall be correspondingly decreased or the amount of such relief, refund, or drawback shall be paid to the Government, as directed by the Contracting Officer. The contract price also shall be correspondingly decreased if the Contractor, through his fault or negligence or his failure to fol- low instructions of the Contracting Officer, is re- quired to pay or bear the burden, or does not obtain a refund or drawback of any such tax, duty, interest, or penalty. Interest paid or credited to the Contrac- tor incident to a refund of taxes shall inure to the benefit of the Government to the extentthatsuch in- terest was earned after the Contractor was paid or reimbursed by the Government for such taxes. (3) Invoices or vouchers covering any adjust- ment of the contract price pursuant to this paragraph (c) shall set forth the amount thereof as a separate item and shall identify the particular tax involved. (4) Nothing in this paragraph (c) shall be applicable to social security taxes; net income taxes; excess profit taxes; capital stock taxes; Federal transportation taxes, except changes in the rate thereof, including repeal, pertaining to ship- ments from the Contractor to the Government; un- employment compensation taxes; or any State and local taxes, except those levied on or measured by the contract or sales price of the services or completed supplies furnished under this contract, including gross income taxes, gross receipts taxes, sales and use taxes, excise taxes, or franchise or occupation taxes measured by sales or receipts from sales. (5) No adjustment of less than $100 shall be made in the contract price pursuant to this para- graph. (d) Unless there does not exist any reasonable basis to sustain an exemption, the Government agrees upon request of the Contractor, without further lia- bility except as otherwise provided in this contract, to furnish evidence appropriate to establish exemption from (i) any Federal tax, which the Contractor warrants in writing was excluded from the contract price, or (ii) any State or local tax; provided that evidence ap- propriate to establish exemption from duties will be furnished, and Government bills of lading will be issued, only at the discretion of the Contracting Officer. In addition, the Contracting Officer may furnish evidence appropriate to establish exemption from any tax that may, pursuant to this clause, give rise to either an in - crease or decrease in the contract price. (e) (1) The Contractor shall promptly notify the Contracting Officer of all matters pertaining to Federal, State, and local taxes and duties that reasonably may result in either an increase or decrease in the contract price. contract price may be required under this clause, the Contractor shall take action as directed by the Contracting Officer, and the contract price shall be equitably adjusted to cover the costs of such action, including any interest, penalty, sonable attorney's fees. 29. AUTHORIZATION AND CONSENT The Government hereby gives its authorization and consent (without prejudice to itsrights ofindemnifica- tion, if such rights are provided for in this contract) for all use and manufacture, in the performance of this contract or any part hereof or any amendment hereto or any subcontract hereunder (including any lower -tier subcontract), of any invention described in and covered by a patent of the United States (i) em- bodied in the structure or composition of any article the delivery of which is accepted by the Government under this contract, or (ii) utilized in the machinery, tools, or methods the use of which necessarily results from compliance by the Contractor or the using sub- contractor with (a) specifications or written provisions now or hereafter forming a part of this contract, or (b) specific written instructions given by the Contract- ing Officer directing the manner of performance. The Contractor's entire liability to the Government for in- fringement of a patent of the United States shall be determined solely by the provisions of the indemnity clause, if any, included in the contract and the Govern- ment assumes liability for all other infringement to the extent of the authorization and consent hereinabove granted. 30. TERMINATION FOR CONVENIENCE OF THE GOVERNMENT (a) The performance of work under this contract may be terminated by the Government in accordance with this clause in whole, or from time to time in part, whenever the Contracting Officer shall determine that such termination is in the best interest of the Govern- ment. Any such termination shall be effected by de - livery to the Contractor of a Notice of Termination specifying the extent to which performance of work under the contract is terminated, and the date upon which such termination becomes effective. (b) After receipt of a Notice of Termination, and except as otherwise directed by the Contracting Offi- cer, the Contractor shall: stop work under the contract on the date and to the extent specified in the Notice of Termination; place no further orders or subcontracts for materials, services or facilities, except as may be necessary for com- pletion of such portion of the work under the contract as is not terminated; terminate all orders and subcontracts to the extent that they relate to the per - formance of work terminated by the No- tice of Termination; Approved For Release 2001/03/02 : CIA-RDP78-04782AO00100090011-0 ApRfpy&cprtB ip%&qOil/a~/M _ C IA-RDP78-041 QQ OOaOi@At4eQovernment ner , at the times, and to the extent di- rected by the Contracting Officer, all of the right, title, and interest of the Con- tractor under the orders and subcon- tracts so terminated, in which case the Government shall have the right, in its discretion, to settle or pay any or all claims arising out of the termination of such orders and subcontracts; settle all outstanding liabilities and all claims arising out of such termination of orders and subcontracts, with the ap- proval or ratification of the Contracting Officer, to the extent he may require, which approval or ratification shall be final for all the purposes of this clause; transfer title and deliver to the Govern - ment, in the manner, at the times, and to the extent, if any, directed by the Con - tracting Officer, (A) the fabricated, or unfabricated parts, work in process, completed work, supplies, and other material produced as a part of, or ac- quired in connection with the perform- ance of, the work terminated by the No - tice of Termination, and (B) the com- pleted or partially completed plans, drawings, information, and other pro- perty which, if the contract had been completed, would have been required to be furnished to the Government; (vii) use his best efforts to sell, in the man - ner , at the times, to the extent, and at the price or prices directed or author - ized by the Contracting Officer, any property of the types referred to in (vi) above; provided, however, that the Con - tractor (A) shall not be required to ex- tend credit to any purchaser, and (B) may acquire any such property under the conditions prescribed by and at a price or prices approved by the Con- tracting Officer; and provided further that the proceeds of any such transfer or disposition shall be applied in reduc - tion of any payments to be made by the Government to the Contractor under this contract or shall otherwise be credited to the price or cost of the work covered by this contract or paid in such other manner as the Contracting Officer may direct; (viii) complete performance of such part of the work as shall not have been termi- nated by the Notice of Termination; and (ix) take such action as maybe necessary, or as the Contracting Officer may di- rect, for the protection and preserva- tion of the property related to this con- tract which is in the possession of the has or may acquire an interest. At any time after expiration of the plant clearance peri- od, as defined in Section VIII, Armed Services Procure- ment Regulation, as it may be amended from time to time, the Contractor may submit to the Contracting Officer a list, certified as to quantity and quality, of any or all items of terminations inventory not pre- viously disposed of, exclusive of items the disposition of which has been directed or authorized by the Con- tracting Officer, and may request the Government to remove such items or enter into a storage agreement covering them. Not later than fifteen (15) days there- after, the Government will accept title to such items and remove them or enter into a storage agreement covering the same; provided, that the list submitted shall be subject to verification by the Contracting Of- ficer upon removal of the items, or if the items are stored, within forty-five (45) days from the date of submission of the list, and any necessary adjustment to correct the list as submitted shall be made prior to final settlement. (c) After receipt of a Notice of Termination, the Contractor shall submit to the Contracting Officer his termination claim, in the form and with certification prescribed by the Contracting Officer. Such claim shall be submitted promptly but in no event later than one year from the effective date of termination, unless one or more extensions in writing are granted by the Contracting Officer, upon request of the Contractor made in writing within such one year period or author - ized extension thereof. However, if the Contracting Officer determines that the facts justify such action, he may receive and act upon any such termination claim at any time after such one year period or any extension thereof. Upon failure of the Contractor to submit his termination claim within the time allowed, the Con- tracting Officer may, subject to any Settlement Review Board approvals required by Section VIII of the Armed Services Procurement Regulation in effect as of the date of execution of this contract, determine, on the basis of information available to him, the amount, if any, due to the Contractor by reason of the termina- tion and shall thereupon pay to the Contractor the amount so determined. (d) Subject to the provisions of paragraph (c), and subject to any Settlement Review Board approvals re - quired by Section VIII of the Armed Services Procure - ment Regulation in effect as of the date of execution of this contract, the Contractor and the Contracting Of - ficer may agree upon the whole or any part of the amount or amounts to be paid to the Contractor by rea - son of the total or partial termination of work pursuant to this clause, which amount or amounts may include a reasonable allowance for profit on work done; provided, that such agreed amount or amounts, exclusive of set - tlement costs, shall not exceed the total contract price as reduced by the amount of payments otherwise made and as further reduced by the contract price of work not terminated. The contract shall be amended ac- cordingly, and the Contractor shall be paid the agreed Approved For Release 2001/03/02.: 6?A-RDP78-04782A000100090011-0 Approved For Release 2001/03/02 : CIA-RDP78-04782A000100090011-0 amount. Nothing in paragraph (e) of this clause, pre- scribing the amount to be paid to the Contractor in the event of failure of the Contractor and the Contracting Officer to agree upon the whole amount to be paid to the Contractor by reason of the termination of work pursuant to this clause , shall be deemed to limit, restrict, or otherwise determine or affect the amount or amounts which may be agreed upon to be paid to the Contractor pursuant to this paragraph (d). (e) In the event of the failure of the Contractor and the Contracting Officer to agree as provided in paragraph (d) upon the whole amount to be paid to the Contractor by reason of the termination of work pur- suant to this clause, the Contracting Officer shall, sub- ject to any Settlement Review Board approvals required by Section VIII of the Armed Services Procurement Regulation in effect as of the date of execution of this contract, determine, on thebasis ofinformation avail - able to him, the amount, if any, due to the Contractor by reason of the termination and shall pay to the Con - tractor the amounts determined as follows: (i) for completed supplies accepted by the Government (or sold or acquired as pro- vided in paragraph (b) (vii) above) and not theretofore paid for, a sum equivalent to the aggregate price for such supplies com- puted in accordance with the price or prices specified in the contract, appropri - ately adjusted for any saving of freight or other charges; (ii) the total of -- (A) the costs incurred in the performance of the work terminated, including in- itial costs and preparatory expense allocable thereto, but exclusive of any costs attributable to supplies paid or to be paid for under paragraph (e) (I) hereof; (B) the cost of settling and paying claims arising out of the termination of work under subcontracts or orders, as pro- vided in paragraph (b) (v) above, which are properly chargeable to the ter - minated portion of the contract (ex- clusive of amounts paid or payable on account of supplies or materials de- livered or services furnished by sub- contractors or vendors prior to the effective date of the Notice of Ter- mination, which amounts shall be in- cluded in the costs payable under (A) above); and (C) a sum, as a profit, equal to 2percent of that part of the amount determined under (A) above which represents the cost of articles and materials not processed by the Contractor, plus a sum equal to 8 percent of the re- mainder of such amount, but the ag- gregate of such sums shall not exceed 6 percent of the whole of the amount determined under (A) above; pro- vided, however, that if it appears that the Contractor would have sustained a loss on the entire contract had it been completed, no profit shall be included or allowed under this subdivision (C) and an appropriate adjustment shall be made reducing the amount of the settlement to reflect the indicated rate of loss; and (iii) the reasonable costs of settlement, in- cluding accounting, legal, clerical, and other expenses reasonably necessary for the preparation of settlement claims and supporting data with respect to the ter- minated portion of the contract and for the termination and settlement of sub- contracts thereunder, together with rea- sonable storage, transportation, and oth- er costs incurred in connection with the protection or disposition of property al- locable to this contract. The total sum to be paid to the Contractor under (1) and (ii) of this paragraph (e) shall not exceed the total con - tract price as reduced by the amount of payments oth- erwise made and as further reduced by the contract price of work not terminated. Except for normal spoilage, and except to the extent that the Government shall have otherwise expressly assumed the risk of loss, there shall be excluded from the amounts payable to the Contractor as provided in (e) (1) and (ii) (A) above, the fair value, as determined by the Contracting Officer, of property which is destroyed, lost, stolen, or damaged so as to become undeliverable to the Govern - ment, or to a buyer pursuant to paragraph (b) (vii). (f) Any determination of costs under paragraph (c) or (e) hereof shall be governed by the principles for consideration of costs set forth in Section XV, Part 2, of the Armed Services Procurement Regulation, as in effect on the date of this contract. (g) The Contractor shall have the right of appeal, under the clause of this contract entitled "Disputes," from any determination made by the Contracting Offi- cer under paragraph (c) or (e) above, except that if the Contractor has failed to submit his claim within the time provided in paragraph (c) above and has failed to request extension of such time, he shall have no such right of appeal. In any case where theContracting Of- ficer has made a determination of the amount due under paragraph (c) or (e) above, the Government shall pay to the Contractor the following: (i) if there is no right of appeal hereunder or if no timely appeal has been taken, the amount so determined by the Contracting Officer, or (ii) if an appeal has been taken, the amount finally de- termined on such appeal. (h) In arriving at the amount due the Contractor under this clause there shall be deducted (i) all un- liquidated advance or other payments on account there - tofore made to the Contractor, applicable to the ter- minated portion of this contract, (ii) any claim which the Government may have against the Contractor in Approved For Release 2001/03/02 : (jIA-RDP78-04782A000100090011-0 connecA ~e for, or t procee s of sale of, any materials, supplies, or other things acquired by the Contractor or sold, pursuant to the provisions of this clause, and not other - wise recovered by or credited to the Government. (i) If the termination hereunder be partial, prior to the settlement of the terminated portion of this con- tract, the Contractor may file with the Contracting Offi- cer a request in writing for an equitable adjustment of the price or prices specified in the contract relating to the continued portion of the contract (the portion not terminated by the Notice of Termination), and such eq- uitable adjustment as may be agreed upon shall be made in ?uch price or prices. (j) The Government may from time to time, under such terms and conditions as it may prescribe, make partial payments and payments on account against costs incurred by the Contractor in connection with the terminated portion of this contract whenever in the opinion of the Contracting Officer the aggregate of such payments shall be within the amount to which the Contractor will be entitled hereunder. If the total of such payments is in excess of the amount finally agreed or determined to be due under this clause, such excess ClAupon demand, Toge her(Vi in"MMn uted at the rate of 6 percent per annum, for the period from the date such excess payment is received by the Contractor to the date on which such excess is repaid to the Gov - ernment; provided, however, that no interest shall be charged with respect to any such excess payment at- tributable to a reduction in the Contractor's claim by reason of retention or other disposition of termination inventory until ten days after the date of such retention or disposition, or such later date as determined by the Contracting Officer by reason of the circumstances. (k) Unless otherwise provided for in this contract, or by applicable statute, the Contractor, from the ef - fective date of termination and for a period of three years after final settlement under this contract, shall preserve and make available to the Government at all reasonable times at the office of the Contractor but without direct charge to the Government, all his books, records, documents, and other evidence bearing on the costs and expenses of the Contractor under this con- tract and relating to the work terminated hereunder, or, to the extent approved by the Contracting Officer, photographs, micro-photographs, or other authentic reproductions thereof. Approved For Release 2001/03/02 : IA-RDP78-04782A000100090011-0