Office of Naval Research Contract N00014-00-C-0023 with Summus Limited
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This contract is between the Office of Naval Research (ONR), a U.S. government agency, and Summus Limited, a company based in Raleigh, North Carolina. The agreement outlines the terms for Summus Limited to provide certain supplies or services as specified in the contract schedule. The contract includes details on delivery, payment, and administration, and is governed by federal procurement regulations. Both parties have agreed to the terms, with the contract effective as of the date signed by the authorized representatives.
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2 SECTION B - SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICES/COSTS
SECTION C - DESCRIPTIONS/SPECIFICATIONS/WORK STATEMENT 1. The research work to be performed hereunder shall be subject to the requirements and standards contained in Exhibit A and the following paragraph(s). 2. The Contractor shall conduct the work in accordance with sections 1 through 3, pages 3 and 4, of its proposal entitled "Sea Floor Mapping Using Side-Scan Sonar", dated 24 September, 1999, which sections are incorporated herein by reference. SECTION D - PACKAGING AND MARKING Preservation, packaging, packing and marking of all deliverable contract line items shall conform to normal commercial packing standards to assure safe delivery at destination. 3 SECTION E - INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE Inspection and acceptance of the final delivery under this contract will be accomplished by the Program Officer designed in Section F of this contract, who shall have at least thirty (30) days after contractual delivery for acceptance. SECTION F - DELIVERIES OR PERFORMANCE 1. The research work under this contract shall be conducted during the period from date of award through twenty four months thereafter. A final report will be prepared, submitted, reproduced and distributed by sixty days thereafter unless the contract is extended, in which case, the final report will be prepared in accordance with the terms of such extension. a. Item No. 0002 Section B (Reports and Data) shall be delivered within the time periods stated in Exhibit A, F.O.B. Destination. 2. Distribution, consignment and marking instructions for all contract line items shall be in accordance with the following: a. Items No. 0002, 0001AA and 0001AB shall be shipped F.O.B. Office of Naval Research, Arlington, Virginia ###-###-####, consigned to: Program Officer Office of Naval Research Ballston Tower One 800 North Quincy Street Arlington, Virginia ###-###-#### Attn: Richard Lau Ref: Contract N00014-00-C-0023 3. Deliverables under SubCLINS 0001AA and 0001AB shall be delivered by the following dates:
4 SECTION G - CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION 1. NAPS ###-###-#### SUBMISSION OF INVOICES (COST REIMBURSEMENT, TIME-AND-MATERIALS, LABOR-HOUR, OR FIXED PRICE INCENTIVE) (JUL 1992) a. "Invoice" as used in this clause contractor requests for interim payments using public vouchers (SF 1034) but does not include contractor requests for progress payments under fixed price incentive contracts. b. The Contractor shall submit invoices and any necessary supporting documentation, in an original and 4 copies, to the contract auditor at the following address: Defense Contract Audit Agency North Carolina Branch Office 415 North Edgeworth St. Suite A Greensboro, NC ###-###-#### unless delivery order are applicable, in which case invoices will be segregated by individual order and submitted to the address specified in the order. In addition, an information copy shall be submitted to the Program Officer identified in Section F.2a of this contract. Following verification, the contract auditor will forward the invoice to the designated payment office for payment in the amount determined to be owing, in accordance with the applicable payment (and fee) clause(s) of this contract. c. Invoices requesting interim payments shall be submitted no more than once every two weeks, unless another time period is specified in the Payments clause of this contract. For indefinite delivery type contract, interim payment invoices shall be submitted no more than once every two weeks for each delivery order. There shall be a lapse of no more than 30 calendar days between performance and submission of an interim payment invoice. d. In addition to the information identified in the Prompt Payment clause herein, each invoice shall contain the following information, as applicable: 1. Contract line item number (CLIN) 2. Subline item number (SLIN) 3. Accounting Classification Reference Number (ACRN) 4. Payment terms 5. Procuring activity 5 6. Date supplies provided or serviced performed 7. Costs incurred and allowable under the contract 8. Vessel (e.g., ship, submarine or other craft) or system for which supply/service is provided. e. A DD Form 250, "Material Inspection and Receiving Report" is required only with the final invoice. f. A Certificate of Performance shall be provided with each invoice submittal. g. The Contractor's final invoice shall be identified as such, and shall list all other invoices (if any) previously tendered under this contract. h. Costs of performance shall be segregated, accumulated and invoiced to the appropriate ACRN categories to the extent possible. When such segregation of costs by ACRN is not possible for invoices submitted with CLINS/SLINS with more than one ACRN, an allocation ratio shall be established in the same ratio as the obligations cited in the accounting data so that costs are allocated on a proportional basis. In contracts with the Canadian Commercial Corporation, substitute "Administrative Contracting Officer" for "contract auditor". 2. Submission of Invoices Direct to Payment Office a. Pursuant to DFARS 242.803(b)1(C), if the cognizant Government auditor has notified the contractor of its authorization to do so, the contractor may submit interim vouchers under this contract direct to the payment office shown in Block 12 of SF-26 instead of to the address shown in subparagraph (b) of section G.1 above. b. Such authorization does not extend to the first and final vouchers. The contractor shall continue to submit first vouchers to the cognizant auditor shown in subparagraph (b) of section G.1. above. The final voucher shall be submitted to the Administrative Contracting Officer (SF-26 block 6) with a copy to the cognizant auditor. 3. Method of Payment As consideration for the proper performance of the work and services required under this contract, the Contractor shall be paid as follows: a. Costs, as provided for under the contract clause entitled "Allowable Cost and Payment," not to exceed the amount set forth as "Estimated Cost" in 6 Section B, subject to the contract clause entitled "Limitation of Cost" or "Limitation of Funds" whichever is possible. b. A fixed fee in the amount set forth as "Fixed Fee" in Section B, in accordance with the contract clause entitled "Fixed Fee", which shall be paid upon completion of the work and services required under this contract and upon final acceptance by the Contracting Officer; however the Contractor may bill on each voucher the amount of the fee bearing the same percentage to the total fixed fee as the amount of cost billed bears to the total estimated cost. 4. Procuring Office Representatives a. In order to expedite administration of this contract, the Administrative Contracting Officer should direct inquiries to the appropriate office listed below. Please do not direct routine inquiries to the person listed in Item 20A on Standard Form 26. Contract Negotiator - Glynis Fisher, ONR 251, (703) 6976-2602, DSN ###-###-####, E-Mail Address ***@***. Inspection and Acceptance - Dr. Richard Lau, ONR 311, (703) 697-4316, DSN ###-###-####. Security Matters - Ms. Jennifer Ramsey, ONR 93, (703) 697-4618, DSN ###-###-#### Patent Matters - Mr. Thomas McDonnell, ONR OOCC, (703) 697-4000, DSN ###-###-#### b. The Administrative Contracting Officer will forward invention disclosures and reports directly to Corporate Counsel (Code OOCC), Office of Navel Research, Department of the Navy, Arlington, VA ###-###-####. The Corporate Counsel will return the reports along with a recommendation to the Administrative Contracting Officer. The Corporate Counsel will represent the Contracting Officer with regard to invention reporting matters arising under this contract. 5. Type of Contract This is a cost-plus-fixed-fee completion contract. SECTION H - SPECIAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS 1. ONR ###-###-#### REPORT PREPARATION (DEC 1988) Scientific or technical reports prepared by the Contractor and deliverable under the terms of this contract will be prepared in accordance with format requirements contained in ANSI Z39.18, Scientific and Technical Reports: Organization, Preparation and Production. 7 [NOTE: ANSI Z39.18 may be obtained from NISO Press Fulfillment Center, P.O. Box 338, Oxon Hill, MD 20750-0338, Telephone: 1 ###-###-####] 2. ONR ###-###-#### METRICATION REQUIREMENTS (DEC 1988) a. All scientific and technical reports delivered pursuant to the terms of this contract shall identify units of measurement in accordance with the International System of Units (SI) commonly referred to as the "Metric System". Conversion to U.S. customary units may be also be given where additional clarity is deemed necessary. Guidance for application of the metric system is contained in the American Society of Testing Materials document entitled "Standard Practice for Use of the International System of Units (The Modernized Metric System)" (ASTM Designation E 380-89A) b. This provision also applies to journal article preprints, reprints, commercially published books or chapters of books, theses or dissertations submitted in lieu of a scientific and/or technical report. 3. Invention Disclosure and Reports The Contractor shall submit all invention disclosures and reports required by the Patent Rights clause of this contract to the Administrative Contracting Officer. 4. ONR ###-###-#### TECHNICAL DIRECTION (DEC 1988) a. Performance of work hereunder is subject to the technical direction of the Program Officer/COR designated in this contract, or duly authorized representative. For the purposes of this clause, technical direction includes the following: 1. Direction to the Contractor which shifts work emphasis between work areas or tasks, requires pursuit of certain lines of inquiry, fills in details of otherwise serves to accomplish the objectives described in the statement of work; 2. Guidelines to the Contractor which assist in the interpretation of drawing, specifications or technical portions of work description. b. Technical direction must be within the general scope of work stated in the contracts. Technical direction may not be used to: 1. Assign additional work under the contract; 2. Direct a change as defined in the contract clause entitled "Changes"; 3. Increase or decrease the estimated contract cost, the fixed fee, or the time required for contract performance; or 8 4. Change any of the terms, conditions or specifications of the contract. c. The only individual authorized to in any way amend or modify any of the terms of this contract shall be the Contracting Officer. When, in the opinion of the Contractor, any technical direction calls for effort outside the scope of the contract or inconsistent with this special provision, the Contractor shall notify the Contracting Officer in writing within ten working days after its receipt. The Contractor shall not proceed with the work affected by the technical direction until the Contractor is notified by the Contracting Officer that the technical direction is within the scope of the contract. d. Nothing in the foregoing paragraphs may be construed to excuse the Contractor from performing that portion of the work statement which is not affected by the disputed technical direction. 5. ONR ###-###-#### Key Personnel (DEC 88) a. The Contractor agrees to assign to the contract tasks those persons whose resumes were submitted with its proposal and who are necessary to fulfill the requirements of the contract as "key personnel". No substitution may be made except in accordance with this clause. b. The Contractor understands that during the first ninety (90) days of the contract performance period, no personnel substitutions will be permitted unless these substitutions are unavoidable because of the incumbent's sudden illness, death or termination of employment. In any of these events, the Contractor shall promptly notify the Contracting Officer and provide the information described in paragraph (c) below. After the initial ninety (90) day period the Contractor must submit to the Contracting Officer all proposed substitutions, in writing, at least 60 days in advance (120 days if security clearance must be obtained) of any proposed substitution and provide the information required by paragraphs (c) below. c. Any request for substitution must include a detailed explanation of the circumstances necessitating the proposed substitution, a resume for the proposed substitute, and any other information requested by the Contracting Officer. Any proposed substitute must have qualifications equal to or superior to the qualifications of the incumbent. The Contracting Officer or his/her authorized representative will evaluate such requests and promptly notify the Contractor in writing or his/her approval or disapproval thereof. d. In the event that any of the identified key personnel cease to perform under the contract and the substitute is disapproved, the contract may be immediately terminated in accordance with the Termination clause of the contract. 9 The following is identified as key personnel: Dr. Jianguing Zhou SECTION I - CONTRACT CLAUSES Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee - Research and Development (Aug 1999) (1) * Applies when contract action exceeds $10,000. ** Applies when contract action exceeds $100,000. + Applies when contract action exceeds $500,000. ++ Applies when contract action exceeds $500,000 and subcontracting possibilities exist. Small Business Exempt * (DD 250) (A) FAR 52.252-02 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998) This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this address: http://www.arnet.gov/far/ I. FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION (FAR) (48 CFR CHAPTER 1) CLAUSES: -
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(B) THE FOLLOWING CLAUSE APPLIES TO CONTRACT ACTIONS EXCEEDING $500,000, WHEN SUBCONTRACTING POSSIBILITIES EXIST. THE CLAUSE IS SMALL BUSINESS EXEMPT. FAR 52.219-10 INCENTIVE SUBCONTRACTING PROGRAM (JAN 1999) (a) Of the total dollars it plans to spend under subcontracts, the Contractor has committed itself in its subcontracting plan to try to award certain percentages to small business, HUBZone small business, small disadvantaged business, and women-owned small business concerns, respectively. (b) If the Contractor exceeds its subcontracting goals for small business, HUBZone small business and women-owned small business concerns in performing this contract, it will receive __________ [insert the appropriate number between 0 and 10] percent of the dollars in excess of each goal in the plan, unless the Contracting Officer determines that the excess was not due to the Contractor's efforts (e.g., a subcontractor cost overrun caused the actual subcontract amount to exceed that estimated in the subcontracting plan, or the award of subcontracts that had been planned but had not been disclosed in the subcontracting plan during contract negotiations). Determinations made under this paragraph are not subject to the Disputes clause. (c) If this is a cost-plus-fixed-fee contract, the sum of the fixed fee and the incentive fee earned under this contract may not exceed the limitations in 15.404-4 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation. FAR 52.219-26 SMALL DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS PARTICIPATION PROGRAM - INCENTIVE SUBCONTRACTING (JAN 1999) (a) Of the total dollars it plans to spend under subcontracts, the Contractor has committed itself in its offer to try to award a certain amount to small disadvantaged business concerns in the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Major Groups as determined by the Department of Commerce. 19 (b) If the Contractor exceeds its total monetary target for subcontracting to small disadvantaged business concerns in the authorized SIC Major Groups, it will receive _______________ [Contracting Officer to insert the appropriate number between 0 and 10] percent of the dollars in excess of the monetary target, unless the Contracting Officer determines that the excess was not due to the Contractor's efforts (e.g., a subcontractor cost overrun caused the actual subcontract amount to exceed that estimated in the offer, or the excess was caused by the award of subcontracts that had been planned but had not been disclosed in the offer during contract negotiations). Determinations made under this paragraph are not subject to the Disputes clause of this contract. (c) If this is a cost-plus-fixed-fee contract, the sum of the fixed fee and the incentive fee earned under this contract may not exceed the limitations in subsection 15.404-4 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation. (C) ADDITIONAL FAR AND DFARS CLAUSES This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this address: http://www.arnet.gov/far/
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(D) THE FOLLOWING CLAUSE IS APPLICABLE TO CONTRACT ACTIONS OF $100,000 OR MORE: DFARS ###-###-#### TRANSPORTATION OF SUPPLIES BY SEA (NOV 1995) (a) As used in this clause: (1) "Components" means articles, materials, and supplies incorporated directly into end products at any level of manufacture, fabrication or assembly by the Contractor or any subcontractor. (2) "Department of Defense" (DoD) means the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Defense agencies. (3) "Foreign flag vessel" means any vessel that is not a U.S.-flag vessel. (4) "Ocean transportation" means any transportation aboard a ship, vessel, boat, barge, or ferry through international waters. (5) "Subcontractor" means a supplier, materialman, distributor or vendor at any level below the prime contractor whose contractual obligation to perform results from, or is conditioned upon, award of the prime contract and who is performing any part of the work or other requirement of the prime contract. However, effective May 1, 1996, the term does not include a supplier, materialman, distributor or vendor of commercial items or commercial components. 24 (6) "Supplies" means all property, except land and interests in land, that is clearly identifiable for eventual use by or owned by the DoD at the time of transportation by sea. (i) An item is clearly identifiable for eventual use by the DoD if, for example, the contract documentation contains a reference to a DoD contract number or a military destination. (ii) "Supplies" includes (but is not limited to) public works; buildings and facilities; ships; floating equipment and vessels of every character, type and description, with parts, subassemblies, accessories and equipment; machine tools; material; equipment; stores of all kinds; end items; construction materials; and components of the foregoing. (7) "U.S.-flag vessel" means a vessel of the United States or belonging to the United States, including any vessel registered or having national status under the laws of the United States. (b) The Contractor shall employ United States-flag vessels in the transportation by sea of any supplies to be furnished in the performance of this contract. The Contractor and its subcontractors may request that the Contracting Officer authorize shipment in foreign-flag vessels, or designate U.S.-flag vessels, if the Contractor or a subcontractor believes that - (1) U.S.-flag vessels are not available for timely shipment; (2) The freight charges are inordinately excessive or unreasonable; or (3) Freight charges are higher than charges to private persons for transportation of like goods. (c) The Contractor must submit any request for use of other than U.S.-flag vessels in writing to the Contracting Officer at least 45 days prior to the sailing date necessary to meet its delivery schedules. The Contracting Officer will process requests submitted after such date(s) as expeditiously as possible, but the Contracting Officer's failure to grant approvals to meet the shipper's sailing date will not of itself constitute a compensable delay under this or any other clause of this contract. Requests shall contain at a minimum - (1) Type, weight, and cube of cargo. (2) Required shipping date. (3) Special handling and discharge requirements. (4) Loading and discharge points. 25 (5) Name of shipper and consignee. (6) Prime contract number; and (7) A documented description of efforts made to secure U.S.-flag vessels, including points of contact (with names and telephone numbers) of at least two (2) U.S.-flag carriers contacted. Copies of telephone notes, telegraphic and facsimile messages or letters will be sufficient for this purpose. (d) The Contractor shall, within thirty (30) days after each shipment covered by this clause, provide the Contracting Officer and the Division of National Cargo, Office of Market Development, Maritime Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, Washington, DC 20590, one copy of the rated on board vessel operating carrier's ocean-bill-of-lading, which shall contain the following information: (1) Prime contract number; (2) Name of vessel; (3) Vessel flag of registry; (4) Date of loading; (5) Port of loading; (6) Port of final discharge; (7) Description of commodity; (8) Gross weight in pounds and cubic feet if available; (9) Total ocean freight in U.S. dollars; and (10) Name of the steamship company. (e) The Contractor agrees to provide with its final invoice under this contract a representation that to the best of its knowledge and belief: (1) No ocean transportation was used in the performance of this contract; (2) Ocean transportation was used and only United States-flag vessels were used for all ocean shipments under the contract. (3) Ocean transportation was used, and the Contractor had the written consent of the Contracting Officer for all non-U.S.-flag ocean transportation; or (4) Ocean transportation was used and some or all of the shipments were made on non-U.S.-flag vessels without the written consent of the Contracting Officer. The Contractor shall describe these shipments in the following format:
26 (f) If the final invoice does not include the required representation, the Government will reject it and return it to the Contractor as an improper invoice for the purposes of Prompt Payment clause of this contract. In the event there has been unauthorized use of non-U.S.-flag vessels in the performance of this contract, the Contracting Officer is entitled to equitably adjust the contract, based on the unauthorized use. (g) The Contractor shall include this clause, including this paragraph (g), in all subcontracts under this contract, which exceed the simplified acquisition threshold in Part 13 of the Federal Acquisition Regulations. (E) THE FOLLOWING CLAUSE IS APPLICABLE WHEN THE CONTRACTOR HAS MADE A NEGATIVE RESPONSE TO THE INQUIRY IN THE REPRESENTATION AT DFARS ###-###-#### AND THE CONTRACT ACTION IS FOR $100,000 OR MORE. DFARS ###-###-#### NOTIFICATION OF TRANSPORTATION OF SUPPLIES BY SEA (NOV 1995) (a) The Contractor has indicated by the response to the solicitation provision, Representation of Extent of Transportation by Sea, that it did not anticipate transporting by sea any supplies. If, however, after the award of this contract, the Contractor learns that supplies, as defined in the Transportation of Supplies by Sea clause of this contract, will be transported by sea, the Contractor - (1) Shall notify the Contracting Officer of that fact; and (2) Hereby agrees to comply with all the terms and conditions of the Transportation of Supplies by Sea clause of this contract. (b) The Contractor shall include this clause, including this paragraph (b), revised as necessary to reflect the relationship of the contracting parties, in all subcontracts hereunder, except (effective May 1, 1996) subcontracts for the acquisition of commercial items or components. SECTION J - LIST OF ATTACHMENTS 1. EXHIBIT A, entitled "Contract Data Requirements List" (DD Form 1423) - 1 page(s) with Enclosure Number 1, entitled "Contract Data Requirements List - Instructions for Distribution." 27 2. Exhibit B, entitled, "Financial Accounting Data Sheet." SECTION K - REPRESENTATIONS, CERTIFICATIONS AND OTHER STATEMENTS OF OFFEROR 1. The Contractor's Representations and Certifications, dated 08 November 1999, are hereby incorporated into this contract by reference. CHART TO BE INSERTED 28 ENCLOSURE NUMBER 1 CONTRACT DATA REQUIREMENTS LIST INSTRUCTIONS FOR DISTRIBUTION DISTRIBUTION OF TECHNICAL REPORTS AND FINAL REPORT The minimum distribution of technical reports and the final report submitted in connection with this contract is as follows:
If the Program Officer directs, the Contractor shall make additional distribution of technical reports in accordance with a supplemental distribution list provided by the Program Officer. Distribution of Reports which are NOT Technical Reports The minimum distribution for reports which are not technical reports is as follows:
*Send only a copy of the transmittal letter to the Administrative Contracting Officer; do not send actual reports to the Administrative Contracting Officer.