> ## 52.223-1 [Reserved]

> ## 52.223-2 [Reserved]

> ## 52.223-3 Hazardous Material Identification and Material Safety Data.

> As prescribed in 23.303, insert the following clause:

> Hazardous Material Identification and Material Safety Data (Jan 1997)
> (a) "Hazardous material," as used in this clause, includes any material defined as hazardous under the latest version of Federal Standard No. 313 (including revisions adopted during the term of the contract).
> (b) The offeror must list any hazardous material, as defined in paragraph (a) of this clause, to be delivered under this contract. The hazardous material shall be properly identified and include any applicable identification number, such as National Stock Number or Special Item Number. This information shall also be included on the Material Safety Data Sheet submitted under this contract.

> Material (If none, insert "None") | Identification No.
> ____________________ | __________________
> ____________________ | __________________
> ____________________ | __________________

> (c) This list must be updated during performance of the contract whenever the Contractor determines that any other material to be delivered under this contract is hazardous.
> (d) The apparently successful offeror agrees to submit, for each item as required prior to award, a Material Safety Data Sheet, meeting the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.1200(g) and the latest version of Federal Standard No. 313, for all hazardous material identified in paragraph (b) of this clause. Data shall be submitted in accordance with Federal Standard No. 313, whether or not the apparently successful offeror is the actual manufacturer of these items. Failure to submit the Material Safety Data Sheet prior to award may result in the apparently successful offeror being considered nonresponsible and ineligible for award.
> (e) If, after award, there is a change in the composition of the item(s) or a revision to Federal Standard No. 313, which renders incomplete or inaccurate the data submitted under paragraph (d) of this clause, the Contractor shall promptly notify the Contracting Officer and resubmit the data.
> (f) Neither the requirements of this clause nor any act or failure to act by the Government shall relieve the Contractor of any responsibility or liability for the safety of Government, Contractor, or subcontractor personnel or property.
> (g) Nothing contained in this clause shall relieve the Contractor from complying with applicable Federal, State, and local laws, codes, ordinances, and regulations (including the obtaining of licenses and permits) in connection with hazardous material.
> (h) The Government's rights in data furnished under this contract with respect to hazardous material are as follows:
> (1) To use, duplicate and disclose any data to which this clause is applicable. The purposes of this right are to-
> (i) Apprise personnel of the hazards to which they may be exposed in using, handling, packaging, transporting, or disposing of hazardous materials;
> (ii) Obtain medical treatment for those affected by the material; and
> (iii) Have others use, duplicate, and disclose the data for the Government for these purposes.
> (2) To use, duplicate, and disclose data furnished under this clause, in accordance with paragraph (h)(1) of this clause, in precedence over any other clause of this contract providing for rights in data.
> (3) The Government is not precluded from using similar or identical data acquired from other sources.
> (End of clause)

> Alternate I (July 1995). If the contract is awarded by an agency other than the Department of Defense, add the following paragraph (i) to the basic clause:

> (i) Except as provided in paragraph (i)(2), the Contractor shall prepare and submit a sufficient number of Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS's), meeting the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.1200(g) and the latest version of Federal Standard No. 313, for all hazardous materials identified in paragraph (b) of this clause.
> (1) For items shipped to consignees, the Contractor shall include a copy of the MSDS's with the packing list or other suitable shipping document which accompanies each shipment. Alternatively, the Contractor is permitted to transmit MSDS's to consignees in advance of receipt of shipments by consignees, if authorized in writing by the Contracting Officer.
> (2) For items shipped to consignees identified by mailing address as agency depots, distribution centers or customer supply centers, the Contractor shall provide one copy of the MSDS's in or on each shipping container. If affixed to the outside of each container, the MSDS's must be placed in a weather resistant envelope.

> ## 52.223-4 Recovered Material Certification.

> As prescribed in 23.406(a), insert the following provision:

> Recovered Material Certification (Oct 1997)

> As required by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. 6962(c)(3)(A)(i)), the offeror certifies, by signing this offer, that the percentage of recovered materials to be used in the performance of the contract will be at least the amount required by the applicable contract specifications.

> (End of provision)

> ## 52.223-5 Pollution Prevention and Right-to-Know Information.

> As prescribed in 23.1005, insert the following clause:

> Pollution Prevention and Right-to-Know Information (Apr 1998)
> (a) Executive Order 12856 of August 3, 1993, requires Federal facilities to comply with the provisions of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986 (EPCRA) (42 U.S.C. 11001-11050) and the Pollution Prevention Act of 1990 (PPA) (42 U.S.C. 13101-13109).
> (b) The Contractor shall provide all information needed by the Federal facility to comply with the emergency planning reporting requirements of Section 302 of EPCRA; the emergency notice requirements of Section 304 of EPCRA; the list of Material Safety Data Sheets required by Section 311 of EPCRA; the emergency and hazardous chemical inventory forms of Section 312 of EPCRA; the toxic chemical release inventory of Section 313 of EPCRA, which includes the reduction and recycling information required by Section 6607 of PPA; and the toxic chemical reduction goals requirements of Section 3-302 of Executive Order 12856.
> (End of clause)

> ## 52.223-6 Drug-Free Workplace.

> As prescribed in 23.505, insert the following clause:

> Drug-Free Workplace (May 2001)
> (a) Definitions. As used in this clause-

> "Controlled substance" means a controlled substance in schedules I through V of section 202 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 812) and as further defined in regulation at 21 CFR 1308.11 - 1308.15.

> "Conviction" means a finding of guilt (including a plea of nolo contendere) or imposition of sentence, or both, by any judicial body charged with the responsibility to determine violations of the Federal or State criminal drug statutes.

> "Criminal drug statute" means a Federal or non-Federal criminal statute involving the manufacture, distribution, dispensing, possession, or use of any controlled substance.

> "Drug-free workplace" means the site(s) for the performance of work done by the Contractor in connection with a specific contract where employees of the Contractor are prohibited from engaging in the unlawful manufacture, distribution, dispensing, possession, or use of a controlled substance.

> "Employee" means an employee of a Contractor directly engaged in the performance of work under a Government contract. "Directly engaged" is defined to include all direct cost employees and any other Contractor employee who has other than a minimal impact or involvement in contract performance.

> "Individual" means an offeror/contractor that has no more than one employee including the offeror/contractor.

> (b) The Contractor, if other than an individual, shall- within 30 days after award (unless a longer period is agreed to in writing for contracts of 30 days or more performance duration), or as soon as possible for contracts of less than 30 days performance duration-
> (1) Publish a statement notifying its employees that the unlawful manufacture, distribution, dispensing, possession, or use of a controlled substance is prohibited in the Contractor's workplace and specifying the actions that will be taken against employees for violations of such prohibition;
> (2) Establish an ongoing drug-free awareness program to inform such employees about-
> (i) The dangers of drug abuse in the workplace;
> (ii) The Contractor's policy of maintaining a drug-free workplace;
> (iii) Any available drug counseling, rehabilitation, and employee assistance programs; and
> (iv) The penalties that may be imposed upon employees for drug abuse violations occurring in the workplace;
> (3) Provide all employees engaged in performance of the contract with a copy of the statement required by paragraph (b)(1) of this clause;
> (4) Notify such employees in writing in the statement required by paragraph (b)(1) of this clause that, as a condition of continued employment on this contract, the employee will-
> (i) Abide by the terms of the statement; and
> (ii) Notify the employer in writing of the employee's conviction under a criminal drug statute for a violation occurring in the workplace no later than 5 days after such conviction;
> (5) Notify the Contracting Officer in writing within 10 days after receiving notice under subdivision (b)(4)(ii) of this clause, from an employee or otherwise receiving actual notice of such conviction. The notice shall include the position title of the employee;
> (6) Within 30 days after receiving notice under subdivision (b)(4)(ii) of this clause of a conviction, take one of the following actions with respect to any employee who is convicted of a drug abuse violation occurring in the workplace:
> (i) Taking appropriate personnel action against such employee, up to and including termination; or
> (ii) Require such employee to satisfactorily participate in a drug abuse assistance or rehabilitation program approved for such purposes by a Federal, State, or local health, law enforcement, or other appropriate agency; and
> (7) Make a good faith effort to maintain a drug-free workplace through implementation of paragraphs (b)(1) through (b)(6) of this clause.
> (c) The Contractor, if an individual, agrees by award of the contract or acceptance of a purchase order, not to engage in the unlawful manufacture, distribution, dispensing, possession, or use of a controlled substance while performing this contract.
> (d) In addition to other remedies available to the Government, the Contractor's failure to comply with the requirements of paragraph (b) or (c) of this clause may, pursuant to FAR 23.506, render the Contractor subject to suspension of contract payments, termination of the contract or default, and suspension or debarment.
> (End of clause)

> ## 52.223-7 Notice of Radioactive Materials.

> As prescribed in 23.602, insert the following clause:

> Notice of Radioactive Materials (Jan 1997)
> (a) The Contractor shall notify the Contracting Officer or designee, in writing, ______________* days prior to the delivery of, or prior to completion of any servicing required by this contract of, items containing either (1) radioactive material requiring specific licensing under the regulations issued pursuant to the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, as set forth in Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, in effect on the date of this contract, or (2) other radioactive material not requiring specific licensing in which the specific activity is greater than 0.002 microcuries per gram or the activity per item equals or exceeds 0.01 microcuries. Such notice shall specify the part or parts of the items which contain radioactive materials, a description of the materials, the name and activity of the isotope, the manufacturer of the materials, and any other information known to the Contractor which will put users of the items on notice as to the hazards involved (OMB No. 9000-0107).

> * The Contracting Officer shall insert the number of days required in advance of delivery of the item or completion of the servicing to assure that required licenses are obtained and appropriate personnel are notified to institute any necessary safety and health precautions. See FAR 23.601(d).

> (b) If there has been no change affecting the quantity of activity, or the characteristics and composition of the radioactive material from deliveries under this contract or prior contracts, the Contractor may request that the Contracting Officer or designee waive the notice requirement in paragraph (a) of this clause. Any such request shall-
> (1) Be submitted in writing;
> (2) State that the quantity of activity, characteristics, and composition of the radioactive material have not changed; and
> (3) Cite the contract number on which the prior notification was submitted and the contracting office to which it was submitted.
> (c) All items, parts, or subassemblies which contain radioactive materials in which the specific activity is greater than 0.002 microcuries per gram or activity per item equals or exceeds 0.01 microcuries, and all containers in which such items, parts or subassemblies are delivered to the Government shall be clearly marked and labeled as required by the latest revision of MIL-STD 129 in effect on the date of the contract.
> (d) This clause, including this paragraph (d), shall be inserted in all subcontracts for radioactive materials meeting the criteria in paragraph (a) of this clause.
> (End of clause)

> ## 52.223-8 [Reserved]

> ## 52.223-9 Estimate of Percentage of Recovered Material Content for EPA-Designated Products.

> As prescribed in 23.406(b), insert the following clause:

> Estimate of Percentage of Recovered Material Content for EPA-Designated Products (Aug 2000)
> (a) Definitions. As used in this clause-

> "Postconsumer material" means a material or finished product that has served its intended use and has been discarded for disposal or recovery, having completed its life as a consumer item. Postconsumer material is a part of the broader category of "recovered material."

> "Recovered material" means waste materials and by-products recovered or diverted from solid waste, but the term does not include those materials and by-products generated from, and commonly reused within, an original manufacturing process.

> (b) The Contractor, on completion of this contract, shall-
> (1) Estimate the percentage of the total recovered material used in contract performance, including, if applicable, the percentage of postconsumer material content; and
> (2) Submit this estimate to _____________________ [Contracting Officer complete in accordance with agency procedures].
> (End of clause)

> Alternate I (Aug 2000). As prescribed in 23.406(b), redesignate paragraph (b) of the basic clause as paragraph (c) and add the following paragraph (b) to the basic clause:

> (b) The Contractor shall execute the following certification required by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. 6962(i)(2)(C)):
> Certification

> I, _______________ (name of certifier), am an officer or employee responsible for the performance of this contract and hereby certify that the percentage of recovered material content for EPA-designated products met the applicable contract specifications.

> ______________________________________________
> [Signature of the Officer or Employee]
> ______________________________________________
> [Typed Name of the Officer or Employee]
> ______________________________________________
> [Title]
> ______________________________________________
> [Name of Company, Firm, or Organization]
> ______________________________________________
> [Date]

> (End of certification)

> ## 52.223-10 Waste Reduction Program.

> As prescribed in 23.705, insert the following clause:

> Waste Reduction Program (Aug 2000)
> (a) Definitions. As used in this clause-

> "Recycling" means the series of activities, including collection, separation, and processing, by which products or other materials are recovered from the solid waste stream for use in the form of raw materials in the manufacture of products other than fuel for producing heat or power by combustion.

> "Waste prevention" means any change in the design, manufacturing, purchase, or use of materials or products (including packaging) to reduce their amount or toxicity before they are discarded. Waste prevention also refers to the reuse of products or materials.

> "Waste reduction" means preventing or decreasing the amount of waste being generated through waste prevention, recycling, or purchasing recycled and environmentally preferable products.

> (b) Consistent with the requirements of Section 701 of Executive Order 13101, the Contractor shall establish a program to promote cost-effective waste reduction in all operations and facilities covered by this contract. The Contractor's programs shall comply with applicable Federal, State, and local requirements, specifically including Section 6002 of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (42 U.S.C. 6962, et seq.) and implementing regulations (40 CFR part 247).
> (End of clause)

> ## 52.223-11 Ozone-Depleting Substances.

> As prescribed in 23.804(a), insert the following clause:

> Ozone-Depleting Substances (May 2001)
> (a) Definition. "Ozone-depleting substance," as used in this clause, means any substance the Environmental Protection Agency designates in 40 CFR part 82 as-
> (1) Class I, including, but not limited to, chlorofluorocarbons, halons, carbon tetrachloride, and methyl chloroform; or
> (2) Class II, including, but not limited to, hydrochlorofluorocarbons.
> (b) The Contractor shall label products which contain or are manufactured with ozone-depleting substances in the manner and to the extent required by 42 U.S.C. 7671j (b), (c), and (d) and 40 CFR part 82, Subpart E, as follows:
> Warning

> Contains (or manufactured with, if applicable) *_______, a substance(s) which harm(s) public health and environment by destroying ozone in the upper atmosphere.

> * The Contractor shall insert the name of the substance(s).

> (End of clause)

> ## 52.223-12 Refrigeration Equipment and Air Conditioners.

> As prescribed in 23.804(b), insert the following clause:

> Refrigeration Equipment and Air Conditioners (May 1995)

> The Contractor shall comply with the applicable requirements of Sections 608 and 609 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7671g and 7671h) as each or both apply to this contract.

> (End of clause)

> ## 52.223-13 Certification of Toxic Chemical Release Reporting.

> As prescribed in 23.907(a), insert the following provision:

> Certification of Toxic Chemical Release Reporting (Oct 2000)
> (a) Submission of this certification is a prerequisite for making or entering into this contract imposed by Executive Order 12969, August 8, 1995.
> (b) By signing this offer, the offeror certifies that-
> (1) As the owner or operator of facilities that will be used in the performance of this contract that are subject to the filing and reporting requirements described in section 313 of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986 (EPCRA) (42 U.S.C. 11023) and section 6607 of the Pollution Prevention Act of 1990 (PPA) (42 U.S.C. 13106), the offeror will file and continue to file for such facilities for the life of the contract the Toxic Chemical Release Inventory Form (Form R) as described in sections 313(a) and (g) of EPCRA and section 6607 of PPA; or
> (2) None of its owned or operated facilities to be used in the performance of this contract is subject to the Form R filing and reporting requirements because each such facility is exempt for at least one of the following reasons: [Check each block that is applicable.]
> [ ] (i) The facility does not manufacture, process, or otherwise use any toxic chemicals listed under section 313(c) of EPCRA, 42 U.S.C. 11023(c);
> [ ] (ii) The facility does not have 10 or more full-time employees as specified in section 313(b)(1)(A) of EPCRA, 42 U.S.C. 11023(b)(1)(A);
> [ ] (iii) The facility does not meet the reporting thresholds of toxic chemicals established under section 313(f) of EPCRA, 42 U.S.C. 11023(f) (including the alternate thresholds at 40 CFR 372.27, provided an appropriate certification form has been filed with EPA);
> [ ] (iv) The facility does not fall within Standard Industrial Classification Code (SIC) major groups 20 through 39 or their corresponding North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) sectors 31 through 33; or
> [ ] (v) The facility is not located within any State of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the United States Virgin Islands, the Northern Mariana Islands, or any other territory or possession over which the United States has jurisdiction.
> (End of provision)

> ## 52.223-14 Toxic Chemical Release Reporting.

> As prescribed in 23.907(b), insert the following clause:

> Toxic Chemical Release Reporting (Oct 2000)
> (a) Unless otherwise exempt, the Contractor, as owner or operator of a facility used in the performance of this contract, shall file by July 1 for the prior calendar year an annual Toxic Chemical Release Inventory Form (Form R) as described in sections 313(a) and (g) of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986 (EPCRA) (42 U.S.C. 11023(a) and (g)), and section 6607 of the Pollution Prevention Act of 1990 (PPA) (42 U.S.C. 13106). The Contractor shall file, for each facility subject to the Form R filing and reporting requirements, the annual Form R throughout the life of the contract.
> (b) A Contractor owned or operated facility used in the performance of this contract is exempt from the requirement to file an annual Form R if-
> (1) The facility does not manufacture, process, or otherwise use any toxic chemicals listed under section 313(c) of EPCRA, 42 U.S.C. 11023(c);
> (2) The facility does not have 10 or more full-time employees as specified in section 313(b)(1)(A) of EPCRA, 42 U.S.C. 11023(b)(1)(A);
> (3) The facility does not meet the reporting thresholds of toxic chemicals established under section 313(f) of EPCRA, 42 U.S.C. 11023(f) (including the alternate thresholds at 40 CFR 372.27, provided an appropriate certification form has been filed with EPA);
> (4) The facility does not fall within Standard Industrial Classification Code (SIC) major groups 20 through 39 or their corresponding North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) sectors 31 through 33; or
> (5) The facility is not located within any State of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the United States Virgin Islands, the Northern Mariana Islands, or any other territory or possession over which the United States has jurisdiction.
> (c) If the Contractor has certified to an exemption in accordance with one or more of the criteria in paragraph (b) of this clause, and after award of the contract circumstances change so that any of its owned or operated facilities used in the performance of this contract is no longer exempt-
> (1) The Contractor shall notify the Contracting Officer; and
> (2) The Contractor, as owner or operator of a facility used in the performance of this contract that is no longer exempt, shall-
> (i) Submit a Toxic Chemical Release Inventory Form (Form R) on or before July 1 for the prior calendar year during which the facility becomes eligible; and
> (ii) Continue to file the annual Form R for the life of the contract for such facility.
> (d) The Contracting Officer may terminate this contract or take other action as appropriate, if the Contractor fails to comply accurately and fully with the EPCRA and PPA toxic chemical release filing and reporting requirements.
> (e) Except for acquisitions of commercial items as defined in FAR Part 2, the Contractor shall-
> (1) For competitive subcontracts expected to exceed $100,000 (including all options), include a solicitation provision substantially the same as the provision at FAR 52.22313, Certification of Toxic Chemical Release Reporting; and
> (2) Include in any resultant subcontract exceeding $100,000 (including all options), the substance of this clause, except this paragraph (e).
> (End of clause)

> ## 52.224-1 Privacy Act Notification.

> As prescribed in 24.104, insert the following clause in solicitations and contracts, when the design, development, or operation of a system of records on individuals is required to accomplish an agency function:

> Privacy Act Notification (Apr 1984)

> The Contractor will be required to design, develop, or operate a system of records on individuals, to accomplish an agency function subject to the Privacy Act of 1974, Public Law 93-579, December 31, 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a) and applicable agency regulations. Violation of the Act may involve the imposition of criminal penalties.

> (End of clause)

> ## 52.224-2 Privacy Act.

> As prescribed in 24.104, insert the following clause in solicitations and contracts, when the design, development, or operation of a system of records on individuals is required to accomplish an agency function:

> Privacy Act (Apr 1984)
> (a) The Contractor agrees to-
> (1) Comply with the Privacy Act of 1974 (the Act) and the agency rules and regulations issued under the Act in the design, development, or operation of any system of records on individuals to accomplish an agency function when the contract specifically identifies-
> (i) The systems of records; and
> (ii) The design, development, or operation work that the contractor is to perform;
> (2) Include the Privacy Act notification contained in this contract in every solicitation and resulting subcontract and in every subcontract awarded without a solicitation, when the work statement in the proposed subcontract requires the redesign, development, or operation of a system of records on individuals that is subject to the Act; and
> (3) Include this clause, including this paragraph (3), in all subcontracts awarded under this contract which requires the design, development, or operation of such a system of records.
> (b) In the event of violations of the Act, a civil action may be brought against the agency involved when the violation concerns the design, development, or operation of a system of records on individuals to accomplish an agency function, and criminal penalties may be imposed upon the officers or employees of the agency when the violation concerns the operation of a system of records on individuals to accomplish an agency function. For purposes of the Act, when the contract is for the operation of a system of records on individuals to accomplish an agency function, the Contractor is considered to be an employee of the agency.
> (c)(1) "Operation of a system of records," as used in this clause, means performance of any of the activities associated with maintaining the system of records, including the collection, use, and dissemination of records.
> (2) "Record," as used in this clause, means any item, collection, or grouping of information about an individual that is maintained by an agency, including, but not limited to, education, financial transactions, medical history, and criminal or employment history and that contains the person's name, or the identifying number, symbol, or other identifying particular assigned to the individual, such as a fingerprint or voiceprint or a photograph.
> (3) "System of records on individuals," as used in this clause, means a group of any records under the control of any agency from which information is retrieved by the name of the individual or by some identifying number, symbol, or other identifying particular assigned to the individual.
> (End of clause)

> ## 52.225-1 Buy American Act-Balance of Payments Program-Supplies.

> As prescribed in 25.1101(a)(1), insert the following clause:

> Buy American Act-Balance of Payments Program-Supplies (Feb 2000)
> (a) Definitions. As used in this clause-

> "Component" means any item supplied to the Government as part of an end item or of another component.

> "Cost of components" means-

> (1) For components purchased by the Contractor, the acquisition cost, including transportation costs to the place of incorporation into the end product (whether or not such costs are paid to a domestic firm), and any applicable duty (whether or not a duty-free entry certificate is issued); or
> (2) For components manufactured by the Contractor, all costs associated with the manufacture of the component, including transportation costs as described in paragraph (1) of this definition, plus allocable overhead costs, but excluding profit. Cost of components does not include any costs associated with the manufacture of the end product.

> "Domestic end product" means-

> (1) An unmanufactured end product mined or produced in the United States; or
> (2) An end product manufactured in the United States, if the cost of its components mined, produced, or manufactured in the United States exceeds 50 percent of the cost of all its components. Components of foreign origin of the same class or kind as those that the agency determines are not mined, produced, or manufactured in sufficient and reasonably available commercial quantities of a satisfactory quality are treated as domestic. Scrap generated, collected, and prepared for processing in the United States is considered domestic.

> "End product" means supplies delivered under a line item of a Government contract.

> "Foreign end product" means an end product other than a domestic end product.

> "United States" means the 50 States and the District of Columbia, U.S. territories and possessions, Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, and any other place subject to U.S. jurisdiction, but does not include leased bases.

> (b) The Buy American Act (41 U.S.C. 10a - 10d) provides a preference for domestic end products for supplies acquired for use in the United States. The Balance of Payments Program provides a preference for domestic end products for supplies acquired for use outside the United States.
> (c) Offerors may obtain from the Contracting Officer a list of foreign articles that the Contracting Officer will treat as domestic for this contract.
> (d) The Contractor shall deliver only domestic end products except to the extent that it specified delivery of foreign end products in the provision of the solicitation entitled "Buy American Act-Balance of Payments Program Certificate."
> (End of clause)

> ## 52.225-2 Buy American Act-Balance of Payments Program Certificate.

> As prescribed in 25.1101(a)(2), insert the following provision:

> Buy American Act-Balance of Payments Program Certificate (Feb 2000)
> (a) The offeror certifies that each end product, except those listed in paragraph (b) of this provision, is a domestic end product as defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled "Buy American Act-Balance of Payments Program-Supplies" and that the offeror has considered components of unknown origin to have been mined, produced, or manufactured outside the United States. The offeror shall list as foreign end products those end products manufactured in the United States that do not qualify as domestic end products.
> (b) Foreign End Products:

> Line Item No. | Country of Origin
> ______________ | _________________
> ______________ | _________________
> ______________ | _________________

> [List as necessary]

> (c) The Government will evaluate offers in accordance with the policies and procedures of Part 25 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation.
> (End of provision)

> ## 52.225-3 Buy American Act-North American Free Trade Agreement-Israeli Trade Act-Balance of Payments Program.

> As prescribed in 25.1101(b)(1)(i), insert the following clause:

> Buy American Act-North American Free Trade Agreement-Israeli Trade Act-Balance of Payments Program (Feb 2000)
> (a) Definitions. As used in this clause-

> "Component" means any item supplied to the Government as part of an end item or of another component.

> "Cost of components" means-

> (1) For components purchased by the Contractor, the acquisition cost, including transportation costs to the place of incorporation into the end product (whether or not such costs are paid to a domestic firm), and any applicable duty (whether or not a duty-free entry certificate is issued); or
> (2) For components manufactured by the Contractor, all costs associated with the manufacture of the component, including transportation costs as described in paragraph (1) of this definition, plus allocable overhead costs, but excluding profit. Cost of components does not include any costs associated with the manufacture of the end product.

> "Domestic end product" means-

> (1) An unmanufactured end product mined or produced in the United States; or
> (2) An end product manufactured in the United States, if the cost of its components mined, produced, or manufactured in the United States exceeds 50 percent of the cost of all its components. Components of foreign origin of the same class or kind as those that the agency determines are not mined, produced, or manufactured in sufficient and reasonably available commercial quantities of a satisfactory quality are treated as domestic. Scrap generated, collected, and prepared for processing in the United States is considered domestic.

> "End product" means supplies delivered under a line item of a Government contract.

> "Foreign end product" means an end product other than a domestic end product.

> "Israeli end product" means an article that-

> (1) Is wholly the growth, product, or manufacture of Israel; or
> (2) In the case of an article that consists in whole or in part of materials from another country, has been substantially transformed in Israel into a new and different article of commerce with a name, character, or use distinct from that of the article or articles from which it was transformed.

> "North American Free Trade Agreement country" means Canada or Mexico.

> "North American Free Trade Agreement country end product" means an article that-

> (1) Is wholly the growth, product, or manufacture of a North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) country; or
> (2) In the case of an article that consists in whole or in part of materials from another country, has been substantially transformed in a NAFTA country into a new and different article of commerce with a name, character, or use distinct from that of the article or articles from which it was transformed. The term refers to a product offered for purchase under a supply contract, but for purposes of calculating the value of the end product includes services (except transportation services) incidental to the article, provided that the value of those incidental services does not exceed that of the article itself.

> "United States" means the 50 States and the District of Columbia, U.S. territories and possessions, Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, and any other place subject to U.S. jurisdiction, but does not include leased bases.

> (b) Components of foreign origin. Offerors may obtain from the Contracting Officer a list of foreign articles that the Contracting Officer will treat as domestic for this contract.
> (c) Implementation. This clause implements the Buy American Act (41 U.S.C. 10a - 10d), the North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (NAFTA) (19 U.S.C. 3301 note), the Israeli Free Trade Area Implementation Act of 1985 (Israeli Trade Act) (19 U.S.C. 2112 note), and the Balance of Payments Program by providing a preference for domestic end products, except for certain foreign end products that are NAFTA country end products or Israeli end products.
> (d) Delivery of end products. The Contracting Officer has determined that NAFTA and the Israeli Trade Act apply to this acquisition. Unless otherwise specified, these trade agreements apply to all items in the Schedule. The Contractor shall deliver under this contract only domestic end products except to the extent that, in its offer, it specified delivery of foreign end products in the provision entitled "Buy American Act-North American Free Trade Agreement-Israeli Trade Act-Balance of Payments Program Certificate." If the Contractor specified in its offer that the Contractor would supply a NAFTA country end product or an Israeli end product, then the Contractor shall supply a NAFTA country end product, an Israeli end product or, at the Contractor's option, a domestic end product.
> (End of clause)

> Alternate I (Feb 2000). As prescribed in 25.1101(b)(1)(ii), add the following definition to paragraph (a) of the basic clause, and substitute the following paragraph (d) for paragraph (d) of the basic clause:

> "Canadian end product" means an article that-

> (1) Is wholly the growth, product, or manufacture of Canada; or
> (2) In the case of an article that consists in whole or in part of materials from another country, has been substantially transformed in Canada into a new and different article of commerce with a name, character, or use distinct from that of the article or articles from which it was transformed. The term refers to a product offered for purchase under a supply contract, but for purposes of calculating the value of the end product includes services (except transportation services) incidental to the article, provided that the value of those incidental services does not exceed that of the article itself.
> (d) Delivery of end products. The Contracting Officer has determined that NAFTA applies to this acquisition. Unless otherwise specified, NAFTA applies to all items in the Schedule. The Contractor shall deliver under this contract only domestic end products except to the extent that, in its offer, it specified delivery of foreign end products in the provision entitled "Buy American Act-North American Free Trade Agreement-Israeli Trade Act-Balance of Payment Program Certificate." If the Contractor specified in its offer that the Contractor would supply a Canadian end product, then the Contractor shall supply a Canadian end product or, at the Contractor's option, a domestic end product.

> Alternate II (Feb 2000). As prescribed in 25.1101(b)(1)(iii), add the following definition to paragraph (a) of the basic clause, and substitute the following paragraph (d) for paragraph (d) of the basic clause:

> "Canadian end product" means an article that-

> (1) Is wholly the growth, product, or manufacture of Canada; or
> (2) In the case of an article that consists in whole or in part of materials from another country, has been substantially transformed in Canada into a new and different article of commerce with a name, character, or use distinct from that of the article or articles from which it was transformed. The term refers to a product offered for purchase under a supply contract, but for purposes of calculating the value of the end product includes services (except transportation services) incidental to the article, provided that the value of those incidental services does not exceed that of the article itself.
> (d) Delivery of end products. The Contracting Officer has determined that NAFTA and the Israeli Trade Act apply to this acquisition. Unless otherwise specified, these trade agreements apply to all items in the Schedule. The Contractor shall deliver under this contract only domestic end products except to the extent that, in its offer, it specified delivery of foreign end products in the provision entitled "Buy American Act-North American Free Trade Agreement-Israeli Trade Act-Balance of Payment Program Certificate." If the Contractor specified in its offer that the Contractor would supply a Canadian end product or an Israeli end product, then the Contractor shall supply a Canadian end product, an Israeli end product or, at the Contractor's option, a domestic end product.

> ## 52.225-4 Buy American Act-North American Free Trade Agreement-Israeli Trade Act-Balance of Payments Program Certificate.

> As prescribed in 25.1101(b)(2)(i), insert the following provision:

> Buy American Act-North American Free Trade Agreement-Israeli Trade Act-Balance of Payments Program Certificate (Feb 2000)
> (a) The offeror certifies that each end product, except those listed in paragraph (b) or (c) of this provision, is a domestic end product (as defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled "Buy American Act-North American Free Trade Agreement-Israeli Trade Act-Balance of Payments Program") and that the offeror has considered components of unknown origin to have been mined, produced, or manufactured outside the United States.
> (b) The offeror certifies that the following supplies are NAFTA country end products or Israeli end products as defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled "Buy American Act-North American Free Trade Agreement-Israeli Trade Act-Balance of Payments Program":

> NAFTA Country or Israeli End Products:

> Line Item No. | Country of Origin
> ______________ | _________________
> ______________ | _________________
> ______________ | _________________

> [List as necessary]

> (c) The offeror shall list those supplies that are foreign end products (other than those listed in paragraph (b) of this provision) as defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled "Buy American Act-North American Free Trade Agreement-Israeli Trade Act-Balance of Payments Program." The offeror shall list as other foreign end products those end products manufactured in the United States that do not qualify as domestic end products.

> Other Foreign End Products:

> Line Item No. | Country of Origin
> ______________ | _________________
> ______________ | _________________
> ______________ | _________________

> [List as necessary]

> (d) The Government will evaluate offers in accordance with the policies and procedures of Part 25 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation.
> (End of provision)

> Alternate I (Feb 2000). As prescribed in 25.1101(b)(2)(ii), substitute the following paragraph (b) for paragraph (b) of the basic provision:

> (b) The offeror certifies that the following supplies are Canadian end products as defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled "Buy American Act-North American Free Trade Agreement-Israeli Trade Act-Balance of Payments Program":

> Canadian End Products:

> Line Item No.
> ____________________________________________
> ____________________________________________
> ____________________________________________

> [List as necessary]

> Alternate II (Feb 2000). As prescribed in 25.1101(b)(2)(iii), substitute the following paragraph (b) for paragraph (b) of the basic provision:

> (b) The offeror certifies that the following supplies are Canadian end products or Israeli end products as defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled "Buy American Act-North American Free Trade Agreement-Israeli Trade Act-Balance of Payments Program":

> Canadian or Israeli End Products:

> Line Item No. | Country of Origin
> ______________ | _________________
> ______________ | _________________
> ______________ | _________________

> [List as necessary]

> ## 52.225-5 Trade Agreements.

> As prescribed in 25.1101(c)(1), insert the following clause:

> Trade Agreements (Dec 2001)
> (a) Definitions. As used in this clause-

> "Caribbean Basin country" means any of the following countries: Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, British Virgin Islands, Costa Rica, Dominica, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Montserrat, Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Panama, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago.

> "Caribbean Basin country end product" means an article that-

> (1) Is wholly the growth, product, or manufacture of a Caribbean Basin country; or
> (2) In the case of an article that consists in whole or in part of materials from another country, has been substantially transformed in a Caribbean Basin country into a new and different article of commerce with a name, character, or use distinct from that of the article or articles from which it was transformed. The term refers to a product offered for purchase under a supply contract, but for purposes of calculating the value of the end product includes services (except transportation services) incidental to the article, provided that the value of those incidental services does not exceed that of the article itself. The term excludes products that are excluded from duty-free treatment for Caribbean countries under 19 U.S.C. 2703(b), which presently are-
> (i) Textiles and apparel articles that are subject to textile agreements;
> (ii) Footwear, handbags, luggage, flat goods, work gloves, and leather wearing apparel not designated as eligible articles for the purpose of the Generalized System of Preferences under Title V of the Trade Act of 1974;
> (iii) Tuna, prepared or preserved in any manner in airtight containers;
> (iv) Petroleum, or any product derived from petroleum; and
> (v) Watches and watch parts (including cases, bracelets, and straps) of whatever type including, but not limited to, mechanical, quartz digital, or quartz analog, if such watches or watch parts contain any material that is the product of any country to which the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) column 2 rates of duty apply.

> "Designated country" means any of the following countries:

> Aruba | Kiribati
> Austria | Korea, Republic of
> Bangladesh | Lesotho
> Belgium | Liechtenstein
> Benin | Luxembourg
> Bhutan | Malawi
> Botswana | Maldives
> Burkina Faso | Mali
> Burundi | Mozambique
> Canada | Nepal
> Cape Verde | Netherlands
> Central African Republic | Niger
> Chad | Norway
> Comoros | Portugal
> Denmark | Rwanda
> Djibouti | Sao Tome and Principe
> Equatorial Guinea | Sierra Leone
> Finland | Singapore
> France | Somalia
> Gambia | Spain
> Germany | Sweden
> Greece | Switzerland
> Guinea | Tanzania U.R.
> Guinea-Bissau | Togo
> Haiti | Tuvalu
> Hong Kong | Uganda
> Iceland | United Kingdom
> Ireland | Vanuatu
> Israel | Western Samoa
> Italy | Yemen
> Japan |

> "Designated country end product" means an article that-

> (1) Is wholly the growth, product, or manufacture of a designated country; or
> (2) In the case of an article that consists in whole or in part of materials from another country, has been substantially transformed in a designated country into a new and different article of commerce with a name, character, or use distinct from that of the article or articles from which it was transformed. The term refers to a product offered for purchase under a supply contract, but for purposes of calculating the value of the end product includes services (except transportation services) incidental to the article, provided that the value of those incidental services does not exceed that of the article itself.

> "End product" means supplies delivered under a line item of a Government contract.

> "North American Free Trade Agreement country" means Canada or Mexico.

> "North American Free Trade Agreement country end product" means an article that-

> (1) Is wholly the growth, product, or manufacture of a North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) country; or
> (2) In the case of an article that consists in whole or in part of materials from another country, has been substantially transformed in a NAFTA country into a new and different article of commerce with a name, character, or use distinct from that of the article or articles from which it was transformed. The term refers to a product offered for purchase under a supply contract, but for purposes of calculating the value of the end product includes services (except transportation services) incidental to the article, provided that the value of those incidental services does not exceed that of the article itself.

> "United States" means the 50 States and the District of Columbia, U.S. territories and possessions, Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, and any other place subject to U.S. jurisdiction, but does not include leased bases.

> "U.S.-made end product" means an article that is mined, produced, or manufactured in the United States or that is substantially transformed in the United States into a new and different article of commerce with a name, character, or use distinct from that of the article or articles from which it was transformed.

> (b) Implementation. This clause implements the Trade Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 2501, et seq.) and the North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act of 1993 (NAFTA) (19 U.S.C. 3301 note), by restricting the acquisition of end products that are not U.S.-made, designated country, Caribbean Basin country, or NAFTA country end products.
> (c) Delivery of end products. The Contracting Officer has determined that the Trade Agreements Act and NAFTA apply to this acquisition. Unless otherwise specified, these trade agreements apply to all items in the Schedule. The Contractor shall deliver under this contract only U.S.-made, designated country, Caribbean Basin country, or NAFTA country end products except to the extent that, in its offer, it specified delivery of other end products in the provision entitled "Trade Agreements Certificate."
> (End of clause)

> ## 52.225-6 Trade Agreements Certificate.

> As prescribed in 25.1101(c)(2), insert the following provision:

> Trade Agreements Certificate (Feb 2000)
> (a) The offeror certifies that each end product, except those listed in paragraph (b) of this provision, is a U.S.-made, designated country, Caribbean Basin country, or NAFTA country end product, as defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled "Trade Agreements."
> (b) The offeror shall list as other end products those supplies that are not U.S.-made, designated country, Caribbean Basin country, or NAFTA country end products.

> Other End Products:

> Line Item No. | Country of Origin
> ______________ | _________________
> ______________ | _________________
> ______________ | _________________
> [List as necessary]

> (c) The Government will evaluate offers in accordance with the policies and procedures of Part 25 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation. For line items subject to the Trade Agreements Act, the Government will evaluate offers of U.S.-made, designated country, Caribbean Basin country, or NAFTA country end products without regard to the restrictions of the Buy American Act or the Balance of Payments Program. The Government will consider for award only offers of U.S.-made, designated country, Caribbean Basin country, or NAFTA country end products unless the Contracting Officer determines that there are no offers for such products or that the offers for such products are insufficient to fulfill the requirements of this solicitation.
> (End of provision)

> ## 52.225-7 Waiver of Buy American Act for Civil Aircraft and Related Articles.

> As prescribed in 25.1101(d), insert the following provision:

> Waiver of Buy American Act for Civil Aircraft and Related Articles (Feb 2000)
> (a) Definition. "Civil aircraft and related articles," as used in this provision, means-
> (1) All aircraft other than aircraft to be purchased for use by the Department of Defense or the U.S. Coast Guard;
> (2) The engines (and parts and components for incorporation into the engines) of these aircraft;
> (3) Any other parts, components, and subassemblies for incorporation into the aircraft; and
> (4) Any ground flight simulators, and parts and components of these simulators, for use with respect to the aircraft, whether to be used as original or replacement equipment in the manufacture, repair, maintenance, rebuilding, modification, or conversion of the aircraft, and without regard to whether the aircraft or articles receive duty-free treatment under section 601(a)(2) of the Trade Agreements Act.
> (b) The U.S. Trade Representative has waived the Buy American Act for acquisitions of civil aircraft and related articles from countries that are parties to the Agreement on Trade in Civil Aircraft. Those countries are Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Macao, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.
> (c) For the purpose of this waiver, an article is a product of a country only if-
> (1) It is wholly the growth, product, or manufacture of that country; or
> (2) In the case of an article that consists in whole or in part of materials from another country, it has been substantially transformed into a new and different article of commerce with a name, character, or use distinct from that of the article or articles from which it was transformed.
> (d) The waiver is subject to modification or withdrawal by the U.S. Trade Representative.
> (End of provision)

> ## 52.225-8 Duty-Free Entry.

> As prescribed in 25.1101(e), insert the following clause:

> Duty-Free Entry (Feb 2000)
> (a) Definition. "Customs territory of the United States" means the States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.
> (b) Except as otherwise approved by the Contracting Officer, the Contractor shall not include in the contract price any amount for duties on supplies specifically identified in the Schedule to be accorded duty-free entry.
> (c) Except as provided in paragraph (d) of this clause or elsewhere in this contract, the following procedures apply to supplies not identified in the Schedule to be accorded duty-free entry:
> (1) The Contractor shall notify the Contracting Officer in writing of any purchase of foreign supplies (including, without limitation, raw materials, components, and intermediate assemblies) in excess of $10,000 that are to be imported into the customs territory of the United States for delivery to the Government under this contract, either as end products or for incorporation into end products. The Contractor shall furnish the notice to the Contracting Officer at least 20 calendar days before the importation. The notice shall identify the-
> (i) Foreign supplies;
> (ii) Estimated amount of duty; and
> (iii) Country of origin.
> (2) The Contracting Officer will determine whether any of these supplies should be accorded duty-free entry and will notify the Contractor within 10 calendar days after receipt of the Contractor's notification.
> (3) Except as otherwise approved by the Contracting Officer, the contract price shall be reduced by (or the allowable cost shall not include) the amount of duty that would be payable if the supplies were not entered duty-free.
> (d) The Contractor is not required to provide the notification under paragraph (c) of this clause for purchases of foreign supplies if-
> (1) The supplies are identical in nature to items purchased by the Contractor or any subcontractor in connection with its commercial business; and
> (2) Segregation of these supplies to ensure use only on Government contracts containing duty-free entry provisions is not economical or feasible.
> (e) The Contractor shall claim duty-free entry only for supplies to be delivered to the Government under this contract, either as end products or incorporated into end products, and shall pay duty on supplies, or any portion of them, other than scrap, salvage, or competitive sale authorized by the Contracting Officer, diverted to nongovernmental use.
> (f) The Government will execute any required duty-free entry certificates for supplies to be accorded duty-free entry and will assist the Contractor in obtaining duty-free entry for these supplies.
> (g) Shipping documents for supplies to be accorded duty-free entry shall consign the shipments to the contracting agency in care of the Contractor and shall include the-
> (1) Delivery address of the Contractor (or contracting agency, if appropriate);
> (2) Government prime contract number;
> (3) Identification of carrier;
> (4) Notation "UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT, _____ [agency] _____, Duty-free entry to be claimed pursuant to Item No(s) _____ [from Tariff Schedules] _____, Harmonized Tariff Schedules of the United States. Upon arrival of shipment at port of entry, District Director of Customs, please release shipment under 19 CFR part 142 and notify [cognizant contract administration office] for execution of Customs Forms 7501 and 7501-A and any required duty-free entry certificates.";
> (5) Gross weight in pounds (if freight is based on space tonnage, state cubic feet in addition to gross shipping weight); and
> (6) Estimated value in United States dollars.
> (h) The Contractor shall instruct the foreign supplier to-
> (1) Consign the shipment as specified in paragraph (g) of this clause;
> (2) Mark all packages with the words "UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT" and the title of the contracting agency; and
> (3) Include with the shipment at least two copies of the bill of lading (or other shipping document) for use by the District Director of Customs at the port of entry.
> (i) The Contractor shall provide written notice to the cognizant contract administration office immediately after notification by the Contracting Officer that duty-free entry will be accorded foreign supplies or, for duty-free supplies identified in the Schedule, upon award by the Contractor to the overseas supplier. The notice shall identify the-
> (1) Foreign supplies;
> (2) Country of origin;
> (3) Contract number; and
> (4) Scheduled delivery date(s).
> (j) The Contractor shall include the substance of this clause in any subcontract if-
> (1) Supplies identified in the Schedule to be accorded duty-free entry will be imported into the customs territory of the United States; or
> (2) Other foreign supplies in excess of $10,000 may be imported into the customs territory of the United States.
> (End of clause)

> ## 52.225-9 Buy American Act-Balance of Payments Program-Construction Materials.

> As prescribed in 25.1102(a), insert the following clause:

> Buy American Act-Balance of Payments Program-Construction Materials (Feb 2000)
> (a) Definitions. As used in this clause-

> "Component" means any article, material, or supply incorporated directly into construction materials.

> "Construction material" means an article, material, or supply brought to the construction site by the Contractor or a subcontractor for incorporation into the building or work. The term also includes an item brought to the site preassembled from articles, materials, or supplies. However, emergency life safety systems, such as emergency lighting, fire alarm, and audio evacuation systems, that are discrete systems incorporated into a public building or work and that are produced as complete systems, are evaluated as a single and distinct construction material regardless of when or how the individual parts or components of those systems are delivered to the construction site. Materials purchased directly by the Government are supplies, not construction material.

> "Cost of components" means-

> (1) For components purchased by the Contractor, the acquisition cost, including transportation costs to the place of incorporation into the end product (whether or not such costs are paid to a domestic firm), and any applicable duty (whether or not a duty-free entry certificate is issued); or
> (2) For components manufactured by the Contractor, all costs associated with the manufacture of the component, including transportation costs as described in paragraph (1) of this definition, plus allocable overhead costs, but excluding profit. Cost of components does not include any costs associated with the manufacture of the end product.

> "Domestic construction material" means-

> (1) An unmanufactured construction material mined or produced in the United States; or
> (2) A construction material manufactured in the United States, if the cost of its components mined, produced, or manufactured in the United States exceeds 50 percent of the cost of all its components. Components of foreign origin of the same class or kind for which nonavailability determinations have been made are treated as domestic.

> "Foreign construction material" means a construction material other than a domestic construction material.

> "United States" means the 50 States and the District of Columbia, U.S. territories and possessions, Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, and any other place subject to U.S. jurisdiction, but does not include leased bases.

> (b) Domestic preference.
> (1) This clause implements the Buy American Act (41 U.S.C. 10a - 10d) and the Balance of Payments Program by providing a preference for domestic construction material. The Contractor shall use only domestic construction material in performing this contract, except as provided in paragraphs (b)(2) and (b)(3) of this clause.
> (2) This requirement does not apply to the construction material or components listed by the Government as follows:

> ________________________________________________
> [Contracting Officer to list applicable excepted materials or indicate "none"]

> (3) The Contracting Officer may add other foreign construction material to the list in paragraph (b)(2) of this clause if the Government determines that-
> (i) The cost of domestic construction material would be unreasonable. The cost of a particular domestic construction material subject to the requirements of the Buy American Act is unreasonable when the cost of such material exceeds the cost of foreign material by more than 6 percent. For determination of unreasonable cost under the Balance of Payments Program, the Contracting Officer will use a factor of 50 percent;
> (ii) The application of the restriction of the Buy American Act or Balance of Payments Program to a particular construction material would be impracticable or inconsistent with the public interest; or
> (iii) The construction material is not mined, produced, or manufactured in the United States in sufficient and reasonably available commercial quantities of a satisfactory quality.
> (c) Request for determination of inapplicability of the Buy American Act or Balance of Payments Program.
> (1)(i) Any Contractor request to use foreign construction material in accordance with paragraph (b)(3) of this clause shall include adequate information for Government evaluation of the request, including-
> (A) A description of the foreign and domestic construction materials;
> (B) Unit of measure;
> (C) Quantity;
> (D) Price;
> (E) Time of delivery or availability;
> (F) Location of the construction project;
> (G) Name and address of the proposed supplier; and
> (H) A detailed justification of the reason for use of foreign construction materials cited in accordance with paragraph (b)(3) of this clause.
> (ii) A request based on unreasonable cost shall include a reasonable survey of the market and a completed price comparison table in the format in paragraph (d) of this clause.
> (iii) The price of construction material shall include all delivery costs to the construction site and any applicable duty (whether or not a duty-free certificate may be issued).
> (iv) Any Contractor request for a determination submitted after contract award shall explain why the Contractor could not reasonably foresee the need for such determination and could not have requested the determination before contract award. If the Contractor does not submit a satisfactory explanation, the Contracting Officer need not make a determination.
> (2) If the Government determines after contract award that an exception to the Buy American Act or Balance of Payments Program applies and the Contracting Officer and the Contractor negotiate adequate consideration, the Contracting Officer will modify the contract to allow use of the foreign construction material. However, when the basis for the exception is the unreasonable price of a domestic construction material, adequate consideration is not less than the differential established in paragraph (b)(3)(i) of this clause.
> (3) Unless the Government determines that an exception to the Buy American Act or Balance of Payments Program applies, use of foreign construction material is noncompliant with the Buy American Act or Balance of Payments Program.
> (d) Data. To permit evaluation of requests under paragraph (c) of this clause based on unreasonable cost, the Contractor shall include the following information and any applicable supporting data based on the survey of suppliers:

> | Foreign and Domestic Construction Materials Price Comparison |
> | Construction Material Description | Unit of Measure | Quantity | Price (Dollars)* |
> | Item 1: |  |  |  |
> | Foreign construction material | _______ | _______ | _______ |
> | Domestic construction material | _______ | _______ | _______ |
> | Item 2: | _______ | _______ | _______ |
> | Foreign construction material | _______ | _______ | _______ |
> | Domestic construction material |  |  |  |
> [List name, address, telephone number, and contact for suppliers surveyed. Attach copy of response; if oral, attach summary.] [Include other applicable supporting information.] [* Include all delivery costs to the construction site and any applicable duty (whether or not a duty-free entry certificate is issued).]

> ## 52.225-10 Notice of Buy American Act/Balance of Payments Program Requirement-Construction Materials.

> As prescribed in 25.1102(b)(1), insert the following provision:

> Notice of Buy American Act/Balance of Payments Program Requirement-Construction Materials (Feb 2000)
> (a) Definitions. "Construction material," "domestic construction material," and "foreign construction material," as used in this provision, are defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled "Buy American Act-Balance of Payments Program-Construction Materials" (Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clause 52.225-9).
> (b) Requests for determinations of inapplicability. An offeror requesting a determination regarding the inapplicability of the Buy American Act or Balance of Payments Program should submit the request to the Contracting Officer in time to allow a determination before submission of offers. The offeror shall include the information and applicable supporting data required by paragraphs (c) and (d) of the clause at FAR 52.225-9 in the request. If an offeror has not requested a determination regarding the inapplicability of the Buy American Act or Balance of Payments Program before submitting its offer, or has not received a response to a previous request, the offeror shall include the information and supporting data in the offer.
> (c) Evaluation of offers.
> (1) The Government will evaluate an offer requesting exception to the requirements of the Buy American Act or Balance of Payments Program, based on claimed unreasonable cost of domestic construction material, by adding to the offered price the appropriate percentage of the cost of such foreign construction material, as specified in paragraph (b)(3)(i) of the clause at FAR 52.225-9.
> (2) If evaluation results in a tie between an offeror that requested the substitution of foreign construction material based on unreasonable cost and an offeror that did not request an exception, the Contracting Officer will award to the offeror that did not request an exception based on unreasonable cost.
> (d) Alternate offers.
> (1) When an offer includes foreign construction material not listed by the Government in this solicitation in paragraph (b)(2) of the clause at FAR 52.2259, the offeror also may submit an alternate offer based on use of equivalent domestic construction material.
> (2) If an alternate offer is submitted, the offeror shall submit a separate Standard Form 1442 for the alternate offer, and a separate price comparison table prepared in accordance with paragraphs (c) and (d) of the clause at FAR 52.2259 for the offer that is based on the use of any foreign construction material for which the Government has not yet determined an exception applies.
> (3) If the Government determines that a particular exception requested in accordance with paragraph (c) of the clause at FAR 52.2259 does not apply, the Government will evaluate only those offers based on use of the equivalent domestic construction material, and the offeror shall be required to furnish such domestic construction material. An offer based on use of the foreign construction material for which an exception was requested-
> (i) Will be rejected as nonresponsive if this acquisition is conducted by sealed bidding; or
> (ii) May be accepted if revised during negotiations.
> (End of provision)

> Alternate I (Feb 2000). As prescribed in 25.1102(b)(2), substitute the following paragraph (b) for paragraph (b) of the basic provision:

> (b) Requests for determinations of inapplicability. An offeror requesting a determination regarding the inapplicability of the Buy American Act or Balance of Payments Program shall submit the request with its offer, including the information and applicable supporting data required by paragraphs (c) and (d) of the clause at FAR 52.225-9.

> ## 52.225-11 Buy American Act-Balance of Payments Program-Construction Materials under Trade Agreements.

> As prescribed in 25.1102(c), insert the following clause:

> Buy American Act-Balance of Payments Program-Construction Materials under Trade Agreements (Dec 2001)
> (a) Definitions. As used in this clause-

> "Component" means any article, material, or supply incorporated directly into construction materials.

> "Construction material" means an article, material, or supply brought to the construction site by the Contractor or subcontractor for incorporation into the building or work. The term also includes an item brought to the site preassembled from articles, materials, or supplies. However, emergency life safety systems, such as emergency lighting, fire alarm, and audio evacuation systems, that are discrete systems incorporated into a public building or work and that are produced as complete systems, are evaluated as a single and distinct construction material regardless of when or how the individual parts or components of those systems are delivered to the construction site. Materials purchased directly by the Government are supplies, not construction material.

> "Cost of components" means-

> (1) For components purchased by the Contractor, the acquisition cost, including transportation costs to the place of incorporation into the end product (whether or not such costs are paid to a domestic firm), and any applicable duty (whether or not a duty-free entry certificate is issued); or
> (2) For components manufactured by the Contractor, all costs associated with the manufacture of the component, including transportation costs as described in paragraph (1) of this definition, plus allocable overhead costs, but excluding profit. Cost of components does not include any costs associated with the manufacture of the end product.

> "Designated country" means any of the following countries:

> Aruba | Kiribati
> Austria | Korea, Republic of
> Bangladesh | Lesotho
> Belgium | Liechtenstein
> Benin | Luxembourg
> Bhutan | Malawi
> Botswana | Maldives
> Burkina Faso | Mali
> Burundi | Mozambique
> Canada | Nepal
> Cape Verde | Netherlands
> Central African Republic | Niger
> Chad | Norway
> Comoros | Portugal
> Denmark | Rwanda
> Djibouti | Sao Tome and Principe
> Equatorial Guinea | Sierra Leone
> Finland | Singapore
> France | Somalia
> Gambia | Spain
> Germany | Sweden
> Greece | Switzerland
> Guinea | Tanzania U.R.
> Guinea-Bissau | Togo
> Haiti | Tuvalu
> Hong Kong | Uganda
> Iceland | United Kingdom
> Ireland | Vanuatu
> Israel | Western Samoa
> Italy | Yemen
> Japan |

> "Designated country construction material" means a construction material that-

> (1) Is wholly the growth, product, or manufacture of a designated country; or
> (2) In the case of a construction material that consists in whole or in part of materials from another country, has been substantially transformed in a designated country into a new and different construction material distinct from the materials from which it was transformed.

> "Domestic construction material" means-

> (1) An unmanufactured construction material mined or produced in the United States; or
> (2) A construction material manufactured in the United States, if the cost of its components mined, produced, or manufactured in the United States exceeds 50 percent of the cost of all its components. Components of foreign origin of the same class or kind for which nonavailability determinations have been made are treated as domestic.

> "Foreign construction material" means a construction material other than a domestic construction material.

> "North American Free Trade Agreement country" means Canada or Mexico.

> "North American Free Trade Agreement country construction material" means a construction material that-

> (1) Is wholly the growth, product, or manufacture of a North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) country; or
> (2) In the case of a construction material that consists in whole or in part of materials from another country, has been substantially transformed in a NAFTA country into a new and different construction material distinct from the materials from which it was transformed.

> "United States" means the 50 States and the District of Columbia, U.S. territories and possessions, Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, and any other place subject to U.S. jurisdiction, but does not include leased bases.

> (b) Construction materials.
> (1) This clause implements the Buy American Act (41 U.S.C. 10a - 10d) and the Balance of Payments Program by providing a preference for domestic construction material. In addition, the Contracting Officer has determined that the Trade Agreements Act and the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) apply to this acquisition. Therefore, the Buy American Act and Balance of Payments Program restrictions are waived for designated country and NAFTA country construction materials.
> (2) The Contractor shall use only domestic, designated country, or NAFTA country construction material in performing this contract, except as provided in paragraphs (b)(3) and (b)(4) of this clause.
> (3) The requirement in paragraph (b)(2) of this clause does not apply to the construction materials or components listed by the Government as follows:

> ________________________________________________
> [Contracting Officer to list applicable excepted materials or indicate "none"]

> (4) The Contracting Officer may add other foreign construction material to the list in paragraph (b)(3) of this clause if the Government determines that-
> (i) The cost of domestic construction material would be unreasonable. The cost of a particular domestic construction material subject to the restrictions of the Buy American Act is unreasonable when the cost of such material exceeds the cost of foreign material by more than 6 percent. For determination of unreasonable cost under the Balance of Payments Program, the Contracting Officer will use a factor of 50 percent;
> (ii) The application of the restriction of the Buy American Act or Balance of Payments Program to a particular construction material would be impracticable or inconsistent with the public interest; or
> (iii) The construction material is not mined, produced, or manufactured in the United States in sufficient and reasonably available commercial quantities of a satisfactory quality.
> (c) Request for determination of inapplicability of the Buy American Act or Balance of Payments Program.
> (1)(i) Any Contractor request to use foreign construction material in accordance with paragraph (b)(4) of this clause shall include adequate information for Government evaluation of the request, including-
> (A) A description of the foreign and domestic construction materials;
> (B) Unit of measure;
> (C) Quantity;
> (D) Price;
> (E) Time of delivery or availability;
> (F) Location of the construction project;
> (G) Name and address of the proposed supplier; and
> (H) A detailed justification of the reason for use of foreign construction materials cited in accordance with paragraph (b)(3) of this clause.
> (ii) A request based on unreasonable cost shall include a reasonable survey of the market and a completed price comparison table in the format in paragraph (d) of this clause.
> (iii) The price of construction material shall include all delivery costs to the construction site and any applicable duty (whether or not a duty-free certificate may be issued).
> (iv) Any Contractor request for a determination submitted after contract award shall explain why the Contractor could not reasonably foresee the need for such determination and could not have requested the determination before contract award. If the Contractor does not submit a satisfactory explanation, the Contracting Officer need not make a determination.
> (2) If the Government determines after contract award that an exception to the Buy American Act or Balance of Payments Program applies and the Contracting Officer and the Contractor negotiate adequate consideration, the Contracting Officer will modify the contract to allow use of the foreign construction material. However, when the basis for the exception is the unreasonable price of a domestic construction material, adequate consideration is not less than the differential established in paragraph (b)(4)(i) of this clause.
> (3) Unless the Government determines that an exception to the Buy American Act or Balance of Payments Program applies, use of foreign construction material is noncompliant with the Buy American Act or Balance of Payments Program.
> (d) Data. To permit evaluation of requests under paragraph (c) of this clause based on unreasonable cost, the Contractor shall include the following information and any applicable supporting data based on the survey of suppliers:

> Foreign and Domestic Construction Materials Price Comparison
> Construction Material Description | Unit of Measure | Quantity | Price (Dollars)*
> Item 1: |  |  |
> Foreign construction material | _______ | _______ | _______
> Domestic construction material | _______ | _______ | _______
> Item 2: |  |  |
> Foreign construction material | _______ | _______ | _______
> Domestic construction material | _______ | _______ | _______

> [List name, address, telephone number, and contact for suppliers surveyed. Attach copy of response; if oral, attach summary.]
> [Include other applicable supporting information.]
> [* Include all delivery costs to the construction site and any applicable duty (whether or not a duty-free entry certificate is issued).]
> (End of clause)

> Alternate I (June 2000). As prescribed in 25.1102(c)(3), delete the definitions of "North American Free Trade Agreement country" and "North American Free Trade Agreement country construction material" from the definitions in paragraph (a) of the basic clause and substitute the following paragraphs (b)(1) and (b)(2) for paragraphs (b)(1) and (b)(2) of the basic clause:

> (b) Construction materials. (1) This clause implements the Buy American Act (41 U.S.C. 10a-10d) and the Balance of Payments Program by providing a preference for domestic construction material. In addition, the Contracting Officer has determined that the Trade Agreements Act applies to this acquisition. Therefore, the Buy American Act and Balance of Payments Program restrictions are waived for designated country construction materials.
> (2) The Contractor shall use only domestic or designated country construction material in performing this contract, except as provided in paragraphs (b)(3) and (b)(4) of this clause.

> ## 52.225-12 Notice of Buy American Act/Balance of Payments Program Requirement-Construction Materials under Trade Agreements.

> As prescribed in 25.1102(d)(1), insert the following provision:

> Notice of Buy American Act/Balance of Payments Program Requirement-Construction Materials under Trade Agreements (Feb 2000)
> (a) Definitions. "Construction material," "designated country construction material," "domestic construction material," "foreign construction material," and "NAFTA country construction material," as used in this provision, are defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled "Buy American Act-Balance of Payments Program-Construction Materials under Trade Agreements" (Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clause 52.225-11).
> (b) Requests for determination of inapplicability. An offeror requesting a determination regarding the inapplicability of the Buy American Act or Balance of Payments Program should submit the request to the Contracting Officer in time to allow a determination before submission of offers. The offeror shall include the information and applicable supporting data required by paragraphs (c) and (d) of FAR clause 52.225-11 in the request. If an offeror has not requested a determination regarding the inapplicability of the Buy American Act or Balance of Payments Program before submitting its offer, or has not received a response to a previous request, the offeror shall include the information and supporting data in the offer.
> (c) Evaluation of offers.
> (1) The Government will evaluate an offer requesting exception to the requirements of the Buy American Act or Balance of Payments Program, based on claimed unreasonable cost of domestic construction materials, by adding to the offered price the appropriate percentage of the cost of such foreign construction material, as specified in paragraph (b)(4)(i) of FAR clause 52.22511.
> (2) If evaluation results in a tie between an offeror that requested the substitution of foreign construction material based on unreasonable cost and an offeror that did not request an exception, the Contracting Officer will award to the offeror that did not request an exception based on unreasonable cost.
> (d) Alternate offers.
> (1) When an offer includes foreign construction material, other than designated country or NAFTA country construction material, that is not listed by the Government in this solicitation in paragraph (b)(3) of FAR clause 52.225-11, the offeror also may submit an alternate offer based on use of equivalent domestic, designated country, or NAFTA country construction material.
> (2) If an alternate offer is submitted, the offeror shall submit a separate Standard Form 1442 for the alternate offer, and a separate price comparison table prepared in accordance with paragraphs (c) and (d) of FAR clause 52.22511 for the offer that is based on the use of any foreign construction material for which the Government has not yet determined an exception applies.
> (3) If the Government determines that a particular exception requested in accordance with paragraph (c) of FAR clause 52.225-11 does not apply, the Government will evaluate only those offers based on use of the equivalent domestic, designated country, or NAFTA country construction material, and the offeror shall be required to furnish such domestic, designated country, or NAFTA country construction material. An offer based on use of the foreign construction material for which an exception was requested-
> (i) Will be rejected as nonresponsive if this acquisition is conducted by sealed bidding; or
> (ii) May be accepted if revised during negotiations.
> (End of provision)

> Alternate I (Feb 2000). As prescribed in 25.1102(d)(2), substitute the following paragraph (b) for paragraph (b) of the basic provision:

> (b) Requests for determination of inapplicability. An offeror requesting a determination regarding the inapplicability of the Buy American Act or Balance of Payments Program shall submit the request with its offer, including the information and applicable supporting data required by paragraphs (c) and (d) of FAR clause 52.225-11.

> Alternate II (June 2000). As prescribed in 25.1102(d)(3), substitute the following paragraphs (a) and (d) for paragraphs (a) and (d) of the basic provision:

> (a) Definitions. "Construction material," "designated country construction material," "domestic construction material," and "foreign construction material," as used in this provision, are defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled "Buy American Act-Balance of Payments Program-Construction Materials under Trade Agreements" (Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clause 52.225-11).
> (d) Alternate offers. (1) When an offer includes foreign construction material, other than designated country construction material, that is not listed by the Government in this solicitation in paragraph (b)(3) of FAR clause 52.225-11, the offeror also may submit an alternate offer based on use of equivalent domestic or designated country construction material.
> (2) If an alternate offer is submitted, the offeror shall submit a separate Standard Form 1442 for the alternate offer, and a separate price comparison table prepared in accordance with paragraphs (c) and (d) of FAR clause 52.225-11 for the offer that is based on the use of any foreign construction material for which the Government has not yet determined an exception applies.
> (3) If the Government determines that a particular exception requested in accordance with paragraph (c) of FAR clause 52.225-11 does not apply, the Government will evaluate only those offers based on use of the equivalent domestic or designated country construction material, and the offeror shall be required to furnish such domestic or designated country construction material. An offer based on use of the foreign construction material for which an exception was requested-
> (i) Will be rejected as nonresponsive if this acquisition is conducted by sealed bidding; or
> (ii) May be accepted if revised during negotiations.

> ## 52.225-13 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases.

> As prescribed in 25.1103(a), insert the following clause:

> Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (July 2000)
> (a) The Contractor shall not acquire, for use in the performance of this contract, any supplies or services originating from sources within, or that were located in or transported from or through, countries whose products are banned from importation into the United States under regulations of the Office of Foreign Assets Control, Department of the Treasury. Those countries are Cuba, Iran, Iraq, Libya, North Korea, Sudan, the territory of Afghanistan controlled by the Taliban, and Serbia (excluding the territory of Kosovo).
> (b) The Contractor shall not acquire for use in the performance of this contract any supplies or services from entities controlled by the government of Iraq.
> (c) The Contractor shall insert this clause, including this paragraph (c), in all subcontracts.
> (End of clause)

> ## 52.225-14 Inconsistency between English Version and Translation of Contract.

> As prescribed at 25.1103(b), insert the following clause:

> Inconsistency Between English Version and Translation of Contract (Feb 2000)

> In the event of inconsistency between any terms of this contract and any translation into another language, the English language meaning shall control.

> (End of clause)

> ## 52.225-15 Sanctioned European Union Country End Products.

> As prescribed in 25.1103(c), insert the following clause:

> Sanctioned European Union Country End Products (Feb 2000)
> (a) Definitions. As used in this clause-

> "Sanctioned European Union country end product" means an article that-

> (1) Is wholly the growth, product, or manufacture of a sanctioned European Union (EU) member state; or
> (2) In the case of an article that consists in whole or in part of materials from another country, has been substantially transformed in a sanctioned EU member state into a new and different article of commerce with a name, character, or use distinct from that of the article or articles from which it was transformed. The term refers to a product offered for purchase under a supply contract, but for purposes of calculating the value of the end product includes services (except transportation services) incidental to the article, provided that the value of those incidental services does not exceed that of the article itself.

> "Sanctioned European Union member state" means Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Sweden, or the United Kingdom.

> (b) The Contractor shall not deliver any sanctioned European Union country end products under this contract.
> (End of clause)

> ## 52.225-16 Sanctioned European Union Country Services.

> As prescribed in 25.1103(c), insert the following clause:

> Sanctioned European Union Country Services (Feb 2000)
> (a) Definition. "Sanctioned European Union member state," as used in this clause, means Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Sweden, or the United Kingdom.
> (b) The Contractor shall not perform services under this contract in a sanctioned European Union member state. This prohibition does not apply to subcontracts.
> (End of clause)

> ## 52.225-17 Evaluation of Foreign Currency Offers.

> As prescribed in 25.1103(d), insert the following provision:

> Evaluation of Foreign Currency Offers (Feb 2000)

> If the Government receives offers in more than one currency, the Government will evaluate offers by converting the foreign currency to United States currency using [Contracting Officer to insert source of rate] in effect as follows:

> (a) For acquisitions conducted using sealed bidding procedures, on the date of bid opening.
> (b) For acquisitions conducted using negotiation procedures-
> (1) On the date specified for receipt of offers, if award is based on initial offers; otherwise
> (2) On the date specified for receipt of proposal revisions.
> (End of provision)

> ## 52.226-1 Utilization of Indian Organizations and Indian-Owned Economic Enterprises.

> As prescribed in 26.104, insert the following clause:

> Utilization of Indian Organizations and Indian-Owned Economic Enterprises (June 2000)
> (a) Definitions. As used in this clause:

> "Indian" means any person who is a member of any Indian tribe, band, group, pueblo, or community that is recognized by the Federal Government as eligible for services from the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) in accordance with 25 U.S.C. 1452(c) and any "Native" as defined in the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601).

> "Indian organization" means the governing body of any Indian tribe or entity established or recognized by the governing body of an Indian tribe for the purposes of 25 U.S.C., chapter 17.

> "Indian-owned economic enterprise" means any Indian-owned (as determined by the Secretary of the Interior) commercial, industrial, or business activity established or organized for the purpose of profit, provided that Indian ownership constitutes not less than 51 percent of the enterprise.

> "Indian tribe" means any Indian tribe, band, group, pueblo, or community, including native villages and native groups (including corporations organized by Kenai, Juneau, Sitka, and Kodiak) as defined in the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, that is recognized by the Federal Government as eligible for services from BIA in accordance with 25 U.S.C. 1452(c).

> "Interested party" means a prime contractor or an actual or prospective offeror whose direct economic interest would be affected by the award of a subcontract or by the failure to award a subcontract.

> (b) The Contractor shall use its best efforts to give Indian organizations and Indian-owned economic enterprises (25 U.S.C. 1544) the maximum practicable opportunity to participate in the subcontracts it awards to the fullest extent consistent with efficient performance of its contract.
> (1) The Contracting Officer and the Contractor, acting in good faith, may rely on the representation of an Indian organization or Indian-owned economic enterprise as to its eligibility, unless an interested party challenges its status or the Contracting Officer has independent reason to question that status. In the event of a challenge to the representation of a subcontractor, the Contracting Officer will refer the matter to the-
> U.S. Department of the Interior
> Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
> Attn: Chief, Division of Contracting and Grants
> Administration
> 1849 C Street, NW,
> MS-2626-MIB
> Washington, DC 20240-4000.

> The BIA will determine the eligibility and notify the Contracting Officer. No incentive payment will be made within 50 working days of subcontract award or while a challenge is pending. If a subcontractor is determined to be an ineligible participant, no incentive payment will be made under the Indian Incentive Program.

> (2) The Contractor may request an adjustment under the Indian Incentive Program to the following:
> (i) The estimated cost of a cost-type contract.
> (ii) The target cost of a cost-plus-incentive-fee prime contract.
> (iii) The target cost and ceiling price of a fixed-price incentive prime contract.
> (iv) The price of a firm-fixed-price prime contract.
> (3) The amount of the adjustment to the prime contract is 5 percent of the estimated cost, target cost, or firm-fixed-price included in the subcontract initially awarded to the Indian organization or Indian-owned economic enterprise.
> (4) The Contractor has the burden of proving the amount claimed and must assert its request for an adjustment prior to completion of contract performance.
> (c) The Contracting Officer, subject to the terms and conditions of the contract and the availability of funds, will authorize an incentive payment of 5 percent of the amount paid to the subcontractor. The Contracting Officer will seek funding in accordance with agency procedures.
> (End of clause)

> ## 52.226-2 Historically Black College or University and Minority Institution Representation.

> As prescribed in 26.304, insert the following provision:

> Historically Black College or University and Minority Institution Representation (May 2001)
> (a) Definitions. As used in this provision-

> "Historically black college or university" means an institution determined by the Secretary of Education to meet the requirements of 34 CFR 608.2. For the Department of Defense, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and the Coast Guard, the term also includes any nonprofit research institution that was an integral part of such a college or university before November 14, 1986.

> "Minority institution" means an institution of higher education meeting the requirements of Section 1046(3) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1067k, including a Hispanic-serving institution of higher education, as defined in Section 316(b)(1) of the Act (20 U.S.C. 1101a)).

> (b) Representation. The offeror represents that it-
> o is o is not a historically black college or university;
> o is o is not a minority institution.
> (End of provision)