AUTHORIZED FEDERAL ACQUISITION SERVICE
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SCHEDULE PRICELIST
GENERAL PURPOSE COMMERCIAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
EQUIPMENT, SOFTWARE AND SERVICES
Special Item No. 132-8 Purchase of Equipment
Special Item No. 132-12 Maintenance, Repair Service and Repair Parts/Spare
Parts
Special Item No. 132-33 Perpetual Software Licenses
Special Item No. 132-34 Maintenance of Software
Special Item No. 132-50 Training Courses
SIN 132-8 PURCHASE OF EQUIPMENT
FSC CLASS 7025 - INPUT/OUTPUT AND STORAGE DEVICES
Printers
Display
Network Equipment
Other Communications Equipment
Other Input/Output and Storage Devices, Not Elsewhere Classified
FSC CLASS 7050 ‑ ADP COMPONENTS
ADP Boards
SIN 132-12 - MAINTENANCE OF EQUIPMENT, REPAIR SERVICE, AND REPAIR
PARTS/SPARE PARTS (FPDS Code J070 - Maintenance and Repair Service)(Repair
Parts/Spare Parts - See FSC Class for basic equipment)
- Maintenance
SIN 132-33 - PERPETUAL SOFTWARE LICENSES
FSC CLASS 7030 - INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SOFTWARE
Microcomputers
Application Software
Utility Software
NOTE: Offerors are encouraged to identify within their software items any
component interfaces that support open standard interoperability. An item’s interface may be identified as
interoperable on the basis of participation in a Government agency-sponsored
program or in an independent organization program. Interfaces may be identified by reference to
an interface registered in the component registry located at http://www.core.gov.
SIN 132-34 - MAINTENANCE OF SOFTWARE
SIN 132-50 - TRAINING COURSES FOR INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY EQUIPMENT AND SOFTWARE (FPDS Code U012)
JTSI, Inc.
P.O. Box 1146, 354 Uluniu Street, Suite 302, Kailua, HI 96734
808-262-1035, 808-262-1679 FAX
www.jtsii.net
Contract Number: GS-35F-4954G
Period
Covered by Contract: September
9, 2003 through July 31, 2012
General Services Administration
Federal Acquisition Service
Pricelist current through Modification #_PO-039, dated May 2,
2007.
Products and ordering information in this Authorized FSS
Information Technology Schedule Pricelist are also available on the GSA
Advantage! System. Agencies can browse
GSA Advantage! by accessing the Federal Acquisition Service’s Home Page via the
Internet at http://www.fss.gsa.gov/
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Pages
1.
Information for Ordering
Offices………………………………………………………….3-9
2.
Terms and Conditions for SIN 132-8 (Purchase of
Equipment)………………………….10-12
3.
Terms and Conditions for SIN 132-12 (Maintenance
of Equipment)……………………13-15
4.
Terms and Conditions for SIN 132-33 (Perpetual
Software) and 132-34……………….16-18
5.
Terms and Conditions for SIN 132-50
(Training)………………………………………..19-20
6.
USA Commitment to Small
Business…………………………………………………….21
7.
Blanket Purchase
Agreement……………………………………………………………..22-24
8.
Team Arrangements………………………………………………………………………25
INFORMATION FOR ORDERING ACTIVITIES
APPLICABLE TO ALL SPECIAL ITEM NUMBERS
SPECIAL NOTICE TO AGENCIES: Small Business Participation
SBA strongly supports the participation of small business
concerns in the Federal Acquisition
Service. To enhance Small Business Participation SBA policy allows agencies to
include in their procurement base and goals, the dollar value of orders
expected to be placed against the Federal Supply Schedules, and to report
accomplishments against these goals.
For orders exceeding the micropurchase threshold, FAR
8.404 requires agencies to consider the
catalogs/pricelists of at least three schedule contractors or consider
reasonably available information by using the GSA Advantage!ä on-line shopping service (www.fss.gsa.gov). The catalogs/pricelists, GSA
Advantage!ä and the Federal Acquisition Service Home Page (www.fss.gsa.gov) contain
information on a broad array of products and services offered by small business
concerns.
This information should be used as a tool to assist ordering
activities in meeting or exceeding established small business goals. It should
also be used as a tool to assist in including small, small disadvantaged, and
women-owned small businesses among those considered when selecting pricelists
for a best value determination.
For orders exceeding the micropurchase threshold, customers
are to give preference to small business concerns when two or more items at the
same delivered price will satisfy their requirement.
1. GEOGRAPHIC SCOPE OF CONTRACT:
Domestic delivery is delivery within the 48 contiguous states,
Alaska
,
Hawaii
,
Puerto
Rico
,
Washington
, DC,
and U.S. Territories. Domestic delivery
also includes a port or consolidation point, within the aforementioned areas,
for orders received from overseas activities.
Overseas delivery is delivery to points outside of the 48 contiguous states,
Washington
,
DC
,
Alaska
,
Hawaii
,
Puerto Rico
, and
U.S. Territories.
Offerors are requested to check one of the following
boxes:
[ X ] The Geographic Scope of Contract will be domestic and
overseas delivery.
[ ] The
Geographic Scope of Contract will be overseas delivery only.
[ ] The
Geographic Scope of Contract will be domestic delivery only.
2. CONTRACTOR’S ORDERING ADDRESS AND
PAYMENT INFORMATION:
Contractors are required to accept credit cards for payments
equal to or less than the micro‑purchase threshold for oral or written
delivery orders. Credit cards will be acceptable for payment above the
micro-purchase threshold. In addition,
bank account information for wire transfer payments will be shown on the
invoice.
The following telephone number(s) can be used by ordering activities
to obtain technical and/or ordering assistance:
888-999-JTSI (5874) or 808-262-1035
808-262-1679 FAX
3. LIABILITY FOR INJURY OR DAMAGE
The Contractor shall not be liable for any injury to ordering
activity personnel or damage to ordering activity property arising from the use
of equipment maintained by the Contractor, unless such injury or damage is due
to the fault or negligence of the Contractor.
4. STATICAL DATA FOR GOVERNMENT
ORDERING OFFICE COMPLETION OF STANDARD FORM 279:
Block 9: G. Order/Modification Under Federal
Schedule
Block 16: Data Universal Numbering
System (DUNS) Number: _107398088
Block 30: Type of Contractor – A. Small
Disadvantaged Business
Block 31: Woman-Owned
Small Business - No
Block 36: Contractor's Taxpayer
Identification Number (TIN): 48-1254215_
4a. CAGE Code:
1X9M7
4b. Contractor has registered
with the Central Contractor Registration Database.
5. FOB DESTINATION
6. DELIVERY SCHEDULE
a. TIME OF
DELIVERY: The Contractor shall deliver
to destination within the number of calendar days after receipt of order (ARO),
as set forth below:
SPECIAL ITEM NUMBER DELIVERY
TIME (Days ARO)
132-8_ __30_
Days
132-33_ __30_
Days
132-50 As negotiated between contractor
and ordering activity
b. URGENT
REQUIREMENTS: When the Federal Supply
Schedule contract delivery period does not meet the bona fide urgent delivery
requirements of an ordering activity, ordering activities are encouraged, if
time permits, to contact the Contractor for the purpose of obtaining
accelerated delivery. The Contractor
shall reply to the inquiry within 3 workdays after receipt. (Telephonic replies shall be confirmed by the
Contractor in writing.) If the
Contractor offers an accelerated delivery time acceptable to the ordering
activity, any order(s) placed pursuant to the agreed upon accelerated delivery
time frame shall be delivered within this shorter delivery time and in
accordance with all other terms and conditions of the contract.
7. DISCOUNTS: Prices shown are NET Prices; Basic Discounts
have been deducted.
a. Prompt
Payment: _0_% - 30 days from receipt of
invoice or date of acceptance, whichever is later.
b. Quantity - None
c. Dollar Volume - None
d. Government Educational
Institutions – All Government Education Institutions will receive the same
discounts as all other government agencies.
e. Other
8. TRADE AGREEMENTS ACT OF 1979, as
amended:
All items are
U.S.
made end products, designated country end products,
Caribbean
Basin
country end products, Canadian end products, or Mexican end products as defined
in the Trade Agreements Act of 1979, as amended.
9. STATEMENT CONCERNING AVAILABILITY
OF EXPORT PACKING: Export packing is outside the scope of contract.
10. Small Requirements: The minimum dollar value of orders to be
issued is $50.00.
11. MAXIMUM ORDER (All dollar amounts are
exclusive of any discount for prompt payment.)
a. The
Maximum Order value for the following Special Item Numbers (SINs) is $500,000:
Special Item Number 132-8 - Purchase of Equipment
Special Item Number 132-12 – Maintenance of Equipment, Repair Service, and Repair Parts/Spare Parts
Special Item Number 132-33 - Perpetual Software Licenses
Special Item Number 132-34 – Maintenance of Software
b. The
Maximum Order value for the following Special Item Numbers (SINs) is $25,000:
Special Item Number 132-50 - Training Courses
12. ORDERING PROCEEDURES FOR FEDERAL
SUPPLY SCHEDULE CONTRACTS
Ordering activities shall use the ordering procedures of
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 8.405 when placing an order or
establishing a BPA for supplies or services. These procedures apply to all schedules.
a. FAR
8.405-1 Ordering procedures for supplies, and services not requiring a
statement of work.
b. FAR
8.405-2 Ordering procedures for services requiring a statement of work.
13. FEDERAL INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY/TELECOMMUNICATION STANDARDS REQUIREMENTS: ordering activities acquiring products from
this Schedule must comply with the provisions of the Federal Standards Program,
as appropriate (reference: NIST Federal
Standards Index). Inquiries to determine
whether or not specific products listed herein comply with Federal Information
Processing Standards (FIPS) or Federal Telecommunication Standards (FED-STDS),
which are cited by ordering activities, shall be responded to promptly by the
Contractor.
13.1 FEDERAL INFORMATION PROCESSING STANDARDS
PUBLICATIONS (FIPS PUBS): Information Technology products under this
Schedule that do not conform to Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS)
should not be acquired unless a waiver has been granted in accordance with the
applicable "FIPS Publication." Federal Information Processing Standards Publications (FIPS PUBS) are
issued by the U.S. Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), pursuant to
National Security Act. Information concerning
their availability and applicability should be obtained from the National
Technical Information Service (NTIS),
5285
Port Royal Road
,
Springfield
,
Virginia
22161
. FIPS PUBS include voluntary standards when these are adopted for Federal
use. Individual orders for FIPS PUBS
should be referred to the NTIS Sales Office, and orders for subscription
service should be referred to the NTIS Subscription Officer, both at the above
address, or telephone number (703) 487-4650.
13.2 FEDERAL TELECOMMUNICATION STANDARDS
(FED-STDS): Telecommunication
products under this Schedule that do not conform to Federal Telecommunication
Standards (FED-STDS) should not be acquired unless a waiver has been granted in
accordance with the applicable "FED-STD." Federal Telecommunication Standards are
issued by the U.S. Department of
Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), pursuant to
National Security Act. Ordering information and information concerning the
availability of FED-STDS should be obtained from the GSA, Federal Acquisition
Service, Specification Section, 470 East L’Enfant Plaza,
Suite
8100
, SW,
Washington
,
DC
20407
,
telephone number (202)619-8925. Please
include a self-addressed mailing label when requesting information by
mail. Information concerning their
applicability can be obtained by writing or calling the U.S. Department of
Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology,
Gaithersburg
,
MD
20899
,
telephone number (301)975-2833.
14. CONTRACTOR
TASKS / SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS (C-FSS-370) (NOV 2001)
FSS A/L FC 01-5
(a) Security Clearances: The Contractor may be required to
obtain/possess varying levels of security clearances in the performance of
orders issued under this contract. All
costs associated with obtaining/possessing such security clearances should be
factored into the price offered under the Multiple Award Schedule.
(b) Travel: The Contractor may be required to travel in
performance of orders issued under this contract. Allowable travel and per diem charges are
governed by Pub .L. 99-234 and FAR Part 31, and are reimbursable by the
ordering agency or can be priced as a fixed price item on orders placed under
the Multiple Award Schedule. The
Industrial Funding Fee does NOT apply to travel and per diem charges.
NOTE: Refer to FAR Part 31.205-46 Travel Costs, for
allowable costs that pertain to official company business travel in regards to
this contract.
(c) Certifications, Licenses and
Accreditations: As a commercial
practice, the Contractor may be required to obtain/possess any variety of
certifications, licenses and accreditations for specific FSC/service code
classifications offered. All costs
associated with obtaining/ possessing such certifications, licenses and
accreditations should be factored into the price offered under the Multiple
Award Schedule program.
(d) Insurance: As a commercial practice, the Contractor may
be required to obtain/possess insurance coverage for specific FSC/service code
classifications offered. All costs
associated with obtaining/possessing such insurance should be factored into the
price offered under the Multiple Award Schedule program.
(e) Personnel: The Contractor may be required to provide key
personnel, resumes or skill category descriptions in the performance of orders
issued under this contract. Ordering
activities may require agency approval of additions or replacements to key
personnel.
(f) Organizational Conflicts of
Interest: Where there may be an
organizational conflict of interest as determined by the ordering agency, the
Contractor’s participation in such order may be restricted in accordance with
FAR Part 9.5.
(g) Documentation/Standards: The Contractor may be requested to provide products
or services in accordance with rules, regulations, OMB orders, standards and
documentation as specified by the agency’s order.
(h) Data/Deliverable Requirements: Any required data/deliverables at the
ordering level will be as specified or negotiated in the agency’s order.
(i) Government-Furnished Property: As specified by the agency’s order, the
Government may provide property, equipment, materials or resources as
necessary.
(j) Availability
of Funds: Many Government agencies’
operating funds are appropriated for a specific fiscal year. Funds may not be presently available for any
orders placed under the contract or any option year. The Government’s obligation on orders placed
under this contract is contingent upon the availability of appropriated funds
from which payment for ordering purposes can be made. No legal liability on the part of the
Government for any payment may arise until funds are available to the ordering
Contracting Officer.
15. CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION FOR ORDERING
ACTIVITIES: Any ordering activity,
with respect to any one or more delivery orders placed by it under this
contract, may exercise the same rights of termination as might the GSA
Contracting Officer under provisions of FAR 52.212-4, paragraphs (l)
Termination for the ordering activity’s convenience, and (m) Termination for
Cause (See C.1.)
16. GSA ADVANTAGE!
GSA Advantage! is an on-line, interactive electronic
information and ordering system that provides on-line access to vendors'
schedule prices with ordering information. GSA Advantage! will allow the user to perform various searches across
all contracts including, but not limited to:
(1) Manufacturer;
(2) Manufacturer's Part Number;
and
(3) Product categories.
Agencies can browse GSA Advantage! by accessing the Internet
World Wide Web utilizing a browser (ex.: NetScape). The Internet address is
http://www.fss.gsa.gov/.
17. PURCHASE OF OPEN MARKET ITEMS
NOTE: Open Market Items
are also known as incidental items, noncontract items, non-Schedule items, and
items not on a Federal Supply Schedule contract. ODCs (Other Direct Costs) are not part of
this contract and should be treated as open market purchases. Ordering Activities procuring open market
items must follow FAR 8.402(f).
For administrative convenience, an ordering activity
contracting officer may add items not on the Federal Supply Multiple Award
Schedule (MAS) -- referred to as open market items -- to a Federal Supply
Schedule blanket purchase agreement (BPA) or an individual task or delivery
order, only if-
(1) All
applicable acquisition regulations pertaining to the purchase of the items not
on the Federal Supply Schedule have been followed (e.g., publicizing (Part 5),
competition requirements (Part 6), acquisition of commercial items (Part 12),
contracting methods (Parts 13, 14, and 15), and small business programs (Part
19));
(2) The
ordering activity contracting officer has determined the price for the items
not on the Federal Supply Schedule is fair and reasonable;
(3) The items
are clearly labeled on the order as items not on the Federal Supply Schedule;
and
(4) All clauses
applicable to items not on the Federal Supply Schedule are included in the
order.
18. CONTRACTOR COMMITMENTS, WARRANTIES AND
REPRESENTATIONS
a. For the
purpose of this contract, commitments, warranties and representations include,
in addition to those agreed to for the entire schedule contract:
(1) Time of
delivery/installation quotations for individual orders;
(2) Technical
representations and/or warranties of products concerning performance, total
system performance and/or configuration, physical, design and/or functional
characteristics and capabilities of a product/equipment/ service/software
package submitted in response to requirements which result in orders under this
schedule contract.
(3) Any
representations and/or warranties concerning the products made in any
literature, description, drawings and/or specifications furnished by the
Contractor.
b. The above
is not intended to encompass items not currently covered by the GSA Schedule
contract.
19. OVERSEAS ACTIVITIES
The terms and conditions of this contract shall apply to all
orders for installation, maintenance and repair of equipment in areas listed in
the pricelist outside the 48 contiguous states and the
District of Columbia
, except as indicated
below:
None
Upon request of the Contractor, the ordering activity may
provide the Contractor with logistics support, as available, in accordance with
all applicable ordering activity regulations. Such ordering activity support will be provided on a reimbursable basis,
and will only be provided to the Contractor's technical personnel whose
services are exclusively required for the fulfillment of the terms and
conditions of this contract.
20. BLANKET
PURCHASE AGREEMENTS (BPAs)
The use of BPAs under any schedule contract to fill repetitive
needs for supplies or services is allowable. BPAs may be established with one or more schedule contractors. The number of BPAs to be established is
within the discretion of the ordering activity establishing the BPA and should
be based on a strategy that is expected to maximize the effectiveness of the
BPA(s). Ordering activities shall follow
FAR 8.405-3 when creating and implementing BPA(s).
21. CONTRACTOR
TEAM ARRANGEMENTS
Contractors participating in contractor team arrangements
must abide by all terms and conditions of their respective contracts. This includes compliance with Clauses
552.238-74, Industrial Funding Fee and Sales Reporting, i.e., each contractor
(team member) must report sales and remit the IFF for all products and services
provided under its individual contract.
22.
INSTALLATION, DEINSTALLATION,
REINSTALLATION
The Davis-Bacon Act (40 U.S.C. 276a-276a-7) provides that
contracts in excess of $2,000 to which the United States or the District of
Columbia is a party for construction, alteration, or repair (including painting
and decorating) of public buildings or public works with the United States,
shall contain a clause that no laborer or mechanic employed directly upon the
site of the work shall received less than the prevailing wage rates as determined
by the Secretary of Labor. The
requirements of the Davis-Bacon Act do not apply if the construction work is
incidental to the furnishing of supplies, equipment, or services. For example, the requirements do not apply to
simple installation or alteration of a public building or public work that is
incidental to furnishing supplies or equipment under a supply contract. However, if the construction, alteration or
repair is segregable and exceeds $2,000, then the requirements of the
Davis-Bacon Act applies.
The ordering activity issuing the task order against this
contract will be responsible for proper administration and enforcement of the
Federal labor standards covered by the Davis-Bacon Act. The proper Davis-Bacon wage determination
will be issued by the ordering activity at the time a request for quotations is
made for applicable construction classified installation, deinstallation, and
reinstallation services under SIN 132-8.
23. SECTION
508 COMPLIANCE.
If applicable, Section 508 compliance information on the
supplies and services in this contract are available in Electronic and
Information Technology (EIT) at the following:
**NOTE: Contractor should insert the contractor’s website or other location where
full details can be found.**
The EIT standard can be found at: www.Section508.gov/.
24. PRIME
CONTRACTOR ORDERING FROM FEDERAL SUPPLY SCHEDULES.
Prime Contractors (on cost reimbursement contracts)
placing orders under Federal Supply Schedules, on behalf of an ordering
activity, shall follow the terms of the applicable schedule and authorization
and include with each order –
(a) A copy of the authorization from the
ordering activity with whom the contractor has the prime contract (unless a
copy was previously furnished to the Federal Supply Schedule contractor); and
(b) The following statement:
This order is
placed under written authorization from _______ dated _______. In the event of any inconsistency between the
terms and conditions of this order and those of your Federal Supply Schedule
contract, the latter will govern.
25. INSURANCE—WORK ON A GOVERNMENT
INSTALLATION (JAN 1997)(FAR 52.228-5)
28.310
(a) The Contractor shall, at its own
expense, provide and maintain during the entire performance of this contract,
at least the kinds and minimum amounts of insurance required in the Schedule or
elsewhere in the contract.
(b) Before commencing work under this
contract, the Contractor shall notify the Contracting Officer in writing that
the required insurance has been obtained. The policies evidencing required insurance shall contain an endorsement
to the effect that any cancellation or any material change adversely affecting
the Government's interest shall not be effective—
(1) For such period as the
laws of the State in which this contract is to be performed prescribe; or
(2) Until 30 days
after the insurer or the Contractor gives written notice to the Contracting
Officer, whichever period is longer.
(c) The Contractor shall insert the
substance of this clause, including this paragraph (c), in subcontracts under
this contract that require work on a Government installation and shall require
subcontractors to provide and maintain the insurance required in the Schedule
or elsewhere in the contract. The
Contractor shall maintain a copy of all subcontractors' proofs of required
insurance, and shall make copies available to the Contracting Officer upon
request.
26. SOFTWARE INTEROPERABILITY.
Offerors are encouraged to identify within
their software items any component interfaces that support open standard
interoperability. An item’s interface
may be identified as interoperable on the basis of participation in a
Government agency-sponsored program or in an independent organization
program. Interfaces may be identified by
reference to an interface registered in the component registry located at http://www.core.gov.
27. ADVANCE
PAYMENTS
A payment under
this contract to provide a service or deliver an article for the United States
Government may not be more than the value of the service already provided or
the article already delivered. Advance
or pre-payment is not authorized or allowed under this contract. (31 U.S.C.
3324)
TERMS AND CONDITIONS APPLICABLE TO
PURCHASE OF
GENERAL PURPOSE COMMERCIAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY EQUIPMENT
(SPECIAL ITEM NUMBER 132-8)
1. MATERIAL AND WORKMANSHIP
All equipment furnished hereunder must satisfactorily perform
the function for which it is intended.
2. ORDER
Written orders, EDI orders (GSA Advantage! and FACNET), credit
card orders, and orders placed under blanket purchase agreements (BPA)
agreements shall be the basis for purchase in accordance with the provisions of
this contract. If time of delivery
extends beyond the expiration date of the contract, the Contractor will be
obligated to meet the delivery and installation date specified in the original
order.
For credit card orders and BPAs, telephone orders are
permissible.
3. TRANSPORTATION OF EQUIPMENT
FOB DESTINATION. Prices
cover equipment delivery to destination, for any location within the geographic
scope of this contract.
4. INSTALLATION
AND TECHNICAL SERVICES
All proposed equipment is
self-installable.
a. INSTALLATION. When the equipment provided under this
contract is not normally self-installable, the Contractor's technical personnel
shall be available to the ordering activity, at the ordering activity's
location, to install the equipment and to train ordering activity personnel in
the use and maintenance of the equipment. The charges, if any, for such
services are listed below, or in the price schedule:
None
b.
INSTALLATION, DEINSTALLATION,
REINSTALLATION. The Davis-Bacon Act
(40 U.S.C. 276a-276a-7) provides that contracts in excess of $2,000 to which
the United States or the District of Columbia is a party for construction,
alteration, or repair (including painting and decorating) of public buildings
or public works with the United States, shall contain a clause that no laborer
or mechanic employed directly upon the site of the work shall received less
than the prevailing wage rates as determined by the Secretary of Labor. The requirements of the Davis-Bacon Act do
not apply if the construction work is incidental to the furnishing of supplies,
equipment, or services. For example, the
requirements do not apply to simple installation or alteration of a public
building or public work that is incidental to furnishing supplies or equipment
under a supply contract. However, if the
construction, alteration or repair is segregable and exceeds $2,000, then the
requirements of the Davis-Bacon Act applies.
The ordering activity issuing the task order against this
contract will be responsible for proper administration and enforcement of the
Federal labor standards covered by the Davis-Bacon Act. The proper Davis-Bacon wage determination
will be issued by the ordering activity at the time a request for quotations is
made for applicable construction classified installation, deinstallation, and
reinstallation services under SIN 132-8.
c. OPERATING
AND MAINTENANCE MANUALS. The Contractor
shall furnish the ordering activity with one (1) copy of all operating and
maintenance manuals which are normally provided with the equipment being purchased.
5. INSPECTION/ACCEPTANCE
The Contractor shall only tender for acceptance those items
that conform to the requirements of this contract. The ordering activity reserves the right to
inspect or test any equipment that has been tendered for acceptance. The ordering activity may require repair or
replacement of nonconforming equipment at no increase in contract price. The ordering activity must exercise its
postacceptance rights (1) within a reasonable time after the defect was
discovered or should have been discovered; and (2) before any substantial
change occurs in the condition of the item, unless the change is due to the
defect in the item.
6. WARRANTY
a. Unless
specified otherwise in this contract, the Contractor’s standard commercial
warranty as stated in the contract’s commercial pricelist will apply to this
contract.
Transition Networks –
Lifetime
Micron PC – 1 year
Kentrox – 0-5 years
CVDS- 3 months-2 years
Bivio Networks – 1 year
and 90 days SW
CRU – 3-10 years
b. The
Contractor warrants and implies that the items delivered hereunder are
merchantable and fit for use for the particular purpose described in this
contract.
c. Limitation
of Liability. Except as otherwise
provided by an express or implied warranty, the Contractor will not be liable
to the ordering activity for consequential damages resulting from any defect or
deficiencies in accepted items.
d.If inspection and repair of
defective equipment under this warranty will be performed at the Contractor's
plant, the address is as follows: 354
Uluniu Street, #302, Kailua, HI 96734
7. PURCHASE PRICE FOR ORDERED
EQUIPMENT
The purchase price that the ordering activity will be charged
will be the ordering activity purchase price in effect at the time of order
placement, or the ordering activity purchase price in effect on the
installation date (or delivery date when installation is not applicable),
whichever is less.
8. RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE CONTRACTOR
The Contractor shall comply with all laws, ordinances, and
regulations (Federal, State, City or otherwise) covering work of this
character, and shall include all costs, if any, of such compliance in the
prices quoted in this offer.
9. TRADE-IN OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
EQUIPMENT
When an ordering activity determines that Information
Technology equipment will be replaced, the ordering activity shall follow the
contracting policies and procedures in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), the policies and procedures
regarding disposition of information technology excess personal property in the
Federal Property Management Regulations (FPMR) (41 CFR 101-43.6), and the
policies and procedures on exchange/sale contained in the FPMR (41 CFR part
101-46).
TERMS AND CONDITIONS APPLICABLE TO
MAINTENANCE, REPAIR
SERVICE AND REPAIR PARTS/SPARE PARTS FOR GOVERNMENT-OWNED
GENERAL PURPOSE COMMERCIAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
EQUIPMENT (AFTER EXPIRATION OF GUARANTEE/WARRANTY
PROVISIONS AND/OR WHEN REQUIRED SERVICE IS NOT COVERED
BY GUARANTEE/WARRANTY PROVISIONS) AND FOR LEASED EQUIPMENT
(SPECIAL ITEM NUMBER 132-12)
1. SERVICE AREAS
a. The
maintenance and repair service rates listed herein are applicable to any
ordering activity location within a 100 mile radius of the Contractor's service
points. If any additional charge is to
apply because of the greater distance from the Contractor's service locations,
the mileage rate or other distance factor shall be stated in paragraphs 8.d and
9.d of this Special Item Number 132-12.
b. When
repair services cannot be performed at the ordering activity installation site,
the repair services will be performed at the Contractor's plant(s) listed
below:
354 Uluniu Street, #302
Kailua, HI 96734
2. MAINTENANCE ORDER
a. Agencies
may use written orders, EDI orders, credit card orders, or BPAs, for ordering
maintenance under this contract. The
Contractor shall confirm orders within fifteen (15) calendar days from the date
of receipt, except that confirmation of orders shall be considered automatic
for renewals for maintenance (Special Item Number 132-12). Automatic acceptance of order renewals for
maintenance service shall apply for machines which may have been discontinued from
use for temporary periods of time not longer than 120 calendar days. If the order is not confirmed by the
Contractor as prescribed by this paragraph, the order shall be considered to be
confirmed by the Contractor.
b. The
Contractor shall honor orders for maintenance for the duration of the contract
period or a lessor period of time, for the equipment shown in the
pricelist. Maintenance service shall
commence on a mutually agreed upon date, which will be written into the
maintenance order. Maintenance orders
shall not be made effective before the expiration of any applicable maintenance
and parts guarantee/warranty period associated with the purchase of
equipment. Orders for maintenance
service shall not extend beyond the end of the contract period.
c. Maintenance
may be discontinued by the ordering activity on thirty (30) calendar days
written notice, or shorter notice when agreed to by the Contractor; such notice
to become effective thirty (30) calendar days from the date on the
notification. However, the ordering
activity may extend the original discontinuance date upon written notice to the
Contractor, provided that such notice is furnished at least ten (10) calendar
days prior to the original discontinuance date.
d. Annual
Funding. When annually appropriated
funds are cited on a maintenance order, the period of maintenance shall
automatically expire on September 30th of the contract period, or at the end of
the contract period, whichever occurs first. Renewal of a maintenance order citing the new appropriation shall be
required, if maintenance is to continue during any remainder of the contract
period.
e. Cross-year
Funding Within Contract Period. Where an
ordering activity's specific appropriation authority provides for funds in
excess of a 12 month, fiscal year period, the ordering activity may place an
order under this schedule contract for a period up to the expiration of the
contract period, notwithstanding the intervening fiscal years.
f. Ordering
activities should notify the Contractor in writing thirty (30) calendar days
prior to the expiration of maintenance service, if maintenance is to be
terminated at that time. Orders for
continued maintenance will be required if maintenance is to be continued during
the subsequent period.
3. LOSS OR DAMAGE
When the Contractor removes equipment to his establishment for
repairs, the Contractor shall be responsible for any damage or loss, from the
time the equipment is removed from the ordering activity installation, until
the equipment is returned to such installation.
4. SCOPE
a. The Contractor
shall provide maintenance for all equipment listed herein, as requested by the
ordering activity during the contract
term. Repair service and repair
parts/spare parts shall apply exclusively to the equipment types/models within
the scope of this Information Technology Schedule.
b. Equipment
placed under maintenance service shall be in good operating condition.
(1) In order to
determine that the equipment is in good operating condition, the equipment
shall be subject to inspection by the Contractor, without charge to the
ordering activity.
(2) Costs of
any repairs performed for the purpose of placing the equipment in good
operating condition shall be borne by the Contractor, if the equipment was
under the Contractor's guarantee/warranty or maintenance responsibility prior
to the effective date of the maintenance order.
(3) If the
equipment was not under the Contractor's responsibility, the costs necessary to
place the equipment in proper operating condition are to be borne by the
ordering activity, in accordance with the provisions of Special Item Number
132-12 (or outside the scope of this contract).
5. RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE ORDERING
ACTIVITY
a. Ordering
activity personnel shall not perform maintenance or attempt repairs to
equipment while such equipment is under the purview of a maintenance order,
unless agreed to by the Contractor.
b. Subject to
security regulations, the ordering activity shall permit access to the
equipment which is to be maintained or repaired.
6. RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE CONTRACTOR
For equipment not covered by a maintenance contract or
warranty, the Contractor's repair service personnel shall complete repairs as
soon as possible after notification by the ordering activity that service is
required. Within the service areas, this
repair service should normally be done within 4 hours after notification.
7. MAINTENANCE RATE PROVISIONS
a. The
Contractor shall bear all costs of maintenance, including labor, parts, and
such other expenses as are necessary to keep the equipment in good operating
condition, provided that the required repairs are not occasioned by fault or
negligence of the ordering activity.
b. REGULAR
HOURS
The basic monthly rate for each make and model of equipment
shall entitle the ordering activity to maintenance service during a mutually
agreed upon nine (9) hour principal period of maintenance, Monday through
Friday, exclusive of holidays observed at the ordering activity location.
c. AFTER
HOURS
Should the ordering activity require that maintenance be
performed outside of Regular Hours, charges for such maintenance, if any, will
be specified in the pricelist. Periods
of less than one hour will be prorated to the nearest quarter hour.
d. TRAVEL AND
TRANSPORTATION
If any charge is to apply, over and above the regular
maintenance rates, because of the distance between the ordering activity
location and the Contractor's service area, the charge will be:
None
8. INVOICES AND PAYMENTS
a. Maintenance
Service
(1) Invoices
for maintenance service shall be submitted by the Contractor on a quarterly or
monthly basis, after the completion of such period. Maintenance charges must be paid in arrears
(31 U.S.C. 3324). PROMPT PAYMENT
DISCOUNT, IF APPLICABLE, SHALL BE SHOWN ON THE INVOICE.
(2) Payment for
maintenance service of less than one month's duration shall be prorated at
1/30th of the monthly rate for each calendar day.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS APPLICABLE TO PERPETUAL SOFTWARE LICENSES (SPECIAL ITEM NUMBER 132-33) AND MAINTENANCE
(SPECIAL ITEM NUMBER 132-34) OF GENERAL PURPOSECOMMERCIAL INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY SOFTWARE
1. INSPECTION/ACCEPTANCE
The Contractor shall only tender for acceptance those items
that conform to the requirements of this contract. The ordering activity reserves the right to
inspect or test any software that has been tendered for acceptance. The ordering activity may require repair or
replacement of nonconforming software at no increase in contract price. The ordering activity must exercise its
postacceptance rights (1) within a reasonable time after the defect was
discovered or should have been discovered; and (2) before any substantial
change occurs in the condition of the software, unless the change is due to the
defect in the software.
2. GUARANTEE/WARRANTY
a. Unless
specified otherwise in this contract, the Contractor’s standard commercial
guarantee/warranty as stated in the contract’s commercial pricelist will apply
to this contract.
Micron PC – 90 days
CVDS – 1 year
b. The
Contractor warrants and implies that the items delivered hereunder are
merchantable and fit for use for the particular purpose described in this
contract.
c. Limitation
of Liability. Except as otherwise
provided by an express or implied warranty, the Contractor will not be liable
to the ordering activity for consequential damages resulting from any defect or
deficiencies in accepted items.
3. TECHNICAL SERVICES
The Contractor, without additional charge to the ordering
activity, shall provide a hot line technical support number 1-800-438-3343 for
the purpose of providing user assistance and guidance in the implementation of
the software. The technical support number
is available from _9:00 a.m. to 5:00 EST.
4. SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE
a. Software
maintenance service shall include the following:
Software Maintenance service
shall include that which is customarily provided by the licensor.
b. Invoices
for maintenance service shall be submitted by the Contractor on a quarterly or
monthly basis, after the completion of such period. Maintenance charges must be paid in arrears
(31 U.S.C. 3324). PROMPT PAYMENT
DISCOUNT, IF APPLICABLE, SHALL BE SHOWN ON THE INVOICE.
5. PERIODS OF MAINTENANCE (132‑34)
a. The
Contractor shall honor orders for periods for the duration of the contract
period or a lessor period of time.
b. Maintenance
may be discontinued by the ordering activity on thirty (30) calendar days
written notice to the Contractor.
c. Annual
Funding. When annually appropriated
funds are cited on an order for maintenance, the period of the maintenance
shall automatically expire on September 30 of the contract period, or at the
end of the contract period, whichever occurs first. Renewal of the maintenance orders citing the
new appropriation shall be required, if the term licenses and/or maintenance is
to be continued during any remainder of the contract period.
d. Cross-Year
Funding Within Contract Period. Where an
ordering activity’s specific appropriation authority provides for funds in
excess of a 12 month (fiscal year) period, the ordering activity may place an
order under this schedule contract for a period up to the expiration of the
contract period, notwithstanding the intervening fiscal years.
e. Ordering
activities should notify the Contractor in writing thirty (30) calendar days
prior to the expiration of an order, if the maintenance is to be terminated at
that time. Orders for the continuation
of maintenance will be required if the
maintenance is to be continued during the subsequent period.
6. UTILIZATION LIMITATIONS ‑
(132‑33, AND 132‑34)
a. Software
acquisition is limited to commercial computer software defined in FAR Part
2.101.
b. When
acquired by the ordering activity, commercial computer software and related
documentation so legend shall be subject to the following:
(1) Title to
and ownership of the software and documentation shall remain with the
Contractor, unless otherwise specified.
(2) Software
licenses are by site and by ordering activity. An ordering activity is defined as a cabinet level or independent
ordering activity. The software may be
used by any subdivision of the ordering activity (service, bureau, division,
command, etc.) that has access to the site the software is placed at, even if
the subdivision did not participate in the acquisition of the software. Further, the software may be used on a
sharing basis where multiple agencies have joint projects that can be satisfied
by the use of the software placed at one ordering activity's site. This would allow other agencies access to one
ordering activity's database. For
ordering activity public domain databases, user agencies and third parties may
use the computer program to enter, retrieve, analyze and present data. The user ordering activity will take
appropriate action by instruction, agreement, or otherwise, to protect the
Contractor's proprietary property with any third parties that are permitted
access to the computer programs and documentation in connection with the user
ordering activity's permitted use of the computer programs and
documentation. For purposes of this
section, all such permitted third parties shall be deemed agents of the user
ordering activity.
(3) Except as
is provided in paragraph 8.b(2) above, the ordering activity shall not provide
or otherwise make available the software or documentation, or any portion
thereof, in any form, to any third party without the prior written approval of
the Contractor. Third parties do not
include prime Contractors, subcontractors and agents of the ordering activity
who have the ordering activity's
permission to use the licensed software and documentation at the facility, and
who have agreed to use the licensed software and documentation only in
accordance with these restrictions. This
provision does not limit the right of the ordering activity to use software,
documentation, or information therein, which the ordering activity may already
have or obtains without restrictions.
(4) The
ordering activity shall have the right to use the computer software and
documentation with the computer for which it is acquired at any other facility
to which that computer may be transferred, or in cases of disaster recovery,
the ordering activity has the right to transfer the software to another site if
the ordering activity site for which it is acquired is deemed to be unsafe for
ordering activity personnel; to use the computer software and documentation
with a backup computer when the primary computer is inoperative; to copy
computer programs for safekeeping (archives) or backup purposes; to transfer a
copy of the software to another site for purposes of benchmarking new hardware
and/or software; and to modify the software and documentation or combine it
with other software, provided that the unmodified portions shall remain subject
to these restrictions.
(5) "Commercial
Computer Software" may be marked with the Contractor's standard commercial restricted rights legend, but the
schedule contract and schedule pricelist, including this clause,
"Utilization Limitations" are the only governing terms and
conditions, and shall take precedence
and supersede any different or additional terms and conditions included in the
standard commercial legend.
7. SOFTWARE CONVERSIONS ‑ (132‑33)
Full monetary credit will be allowed to the ordering activity
when conversion from one version of the software to another is made as the
result of a change in operating system , or from one computer system to
another. Under a perpetual license (132‑33),
the purchase price of the new software shall be reduced by the amount that was
paid to purchase the earlier version.
8. DESCRIPTIONS AND EQUIPMENT
COMPATIBILITY
The Contractor shall include, in the schedule pricelist, a
complete description of each software product and a list of equipment on which
the software can be used. Also, included
shall be a brief, introductory explanation of the modules and documentation which
are offered.
9. RIGHT‑TO‑COPY PRICING
The Contractor does not offer discounted pricing for
right-to-copy licenses.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS APPLICABLE TO
PURCHASE OF
TRAINING COURSES FOR GENERAL PURPOSE COMMERCIAL
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY EQUIPMENT AND SOFTWARE
(SPECIAL ITEM NUMBER 132-50)
1. SCOPE
a. The
Contractor shall provide training courses normally available to commercial
customers, which will permit ordering activity users to make full, efficient
use of general purpose commercial IT products. Training is restricted to training courses for those products within the
scope of this solicitation.
b. The
Contractor shall provide training at the Contractor's facility and/or at the
ordering activity's location, as agreed to by the Contractor and the ordering
activity.
2. ORDER
Written orders, EDI orders (GSA Advantage! and FACNET), credit
card orders, and orders placed under blanket purchase agreements (BPAs) shall
be the basis for the purchase of training courses in accordance with the terms
of this contract. Orders shall include
the student's name, course title, course date and time, and contracted dollar
amount of the course.
3. TIME OF DELIVERY
The Contractor shall conduct training on the date (time, day,
month, and year) agreed to by the Contractor and the ordering activity.
4. CANCELLATION AND RESCHEDULING
a. The
ordering activity will notify the Contractor at least seventy-two (72) hours
before the scheduled training date, if a student will be unable to attend. The Contractor will then permit the ordering
activity to either cancel the order or reschedule the training at no additional
charge. In the event the training class
is rescheduled, the ordering activity will modify its original training order
to specify the time and date of the rescheduled training class.
b. In the
event the ordering activity fails to cancel or reschedule a training course
within the time frame specified in paragraph a, above, the ordering activity
will be liable for the contracted dollar amount of the training course. The Contractor agrees to permit the ordering
activity to reschedule a student who fails to attend a training class within
ninety (90) days from the original course date, at no additional charge.
c. The
ordering activity reserves the right to substitute one student for another up
to the first day of class.
d. In the
event the Contractor is unable to conduct training on the date agreed to by the
Contractor and the ordering activity, the Contractor must notify the ordering
activity at least seventy-two (72) hours before the scheduled training date.
5. FOLLOW-UP SUPPORT
The Contractor agrees to provide each student with unlimited
telephone support for a period of one (1) month from the completion of the
training course. During this period, the student may contact the Contractor's
instructors for refresher assistance and answers to related course curriculum
questions.
6. PRICE FOR TRAINING
The price that the ordering activity will be charged will be
the ordering activity training price in effect at the time of order placement,
or the ordering activity price in effect at the time the training course is
conducted, whichever is less.
7. INVOICES AND PAYMENT
Invoices for training shall be submitted by the Contractor
after ordering activity completion of the training course. Charges for training must be paid in arrears
(31 U.S.C. 3324). PROMPT PAYMENT
DISCOUNT, IF APPLICABLE, SHALL BE SHOWN ON THE INVOICE.
8. FORMAT AND CONTENT OF TRAINING
a. The
Contractor shall provide written materials (i.e., manuals, handbooks, texts,
etc.) normally provided with course offerings. Such documentation will become the property of the student upon
completion of the training class.
b. **If
applicable** For hands-on training courses, there must be a one-to-one assignment
of IT equipment to students.
c. The
Contractor shall provide each student with a Certificate of Training at the
completion of each training course.
d. The
Contractor shall provide the following information for each training course
offered:
(1) The course
title and a brief description of the course content, to include the course
format (e.g., lecture, discussion, hands-on training);
(2) The length
of the course;
(3) Mandatory
and desirable prerequisites for student enrollment;
(4) The minimum
and maximum number of students per class;
(5) The
locations where the course is offered;
(6) Class
schedules; and
(7) Price (per
student, per class (if applicable)).
e. For those
courses conducted at the ordering activity’s location, instructor travel
charges (if applicable), including mileage and daily living expenses (e.g., per
diem charges) are governed by Pub. L. 99-234 and FAR Part 31.205-46, and are
reimbursable by the ordering activity on orders placed under the Multiple Award
Schedule, as applicable, in effect on the date(s) the travel is performed.
Contractors cannot use GSA city pair contracts. The Industrial Funding Fee does NOT apply to travel and per diem
charges.
9. “NO CHARGE” TRAINING
The Contractor shall describe any training provided with equipment
and/or software provided under this contract, free of charge, in the space
provided below.
None
USA COMMITMENT TO PROMOTE
SMALL BUSINESS PARTICIPATION
PROCUREMENT PROGRAMS
PREAMBLE
(JTSI, Inc.) provide commercial products and services to ordering
activities. We are committed to promoting participation of small, small
disadvantaged and women-owned small businesses in our contracts. We pledge to provide opportunities to the
small business community through reselling opportunities, mentor-protégé
programs, joint ventures, teaming arrangements, and subcontracting.
COMMITMENT
To actively seek and partner with small businesses.
To identify, qualify, mentor and develop small, small
disadvantaged and women-owned small businesses by purchasing from these
businesses whenever practical.
To develop and promote company policy initiatives that
demonstrate our support for awarding contracts and subcontracts to small
business concerns.
To undertake significant efforts to determine the potential of
small, small disadvantaged and women-owned small business to supply products
and services to our company.
To insure procurement opportunities are designed to permit the
maximum possible participation of small, small disadvantaged, and women-owned
small businesses.
To attend business opportunity workshops, minority business
enterprise seminars, trade fairs, procurement conferences, etc., to identify
and increase small businesses with whom to partner.
To publicize in our marketing publications our interest in
meeting small businesses that may be interested in subcontracting
opportunities.
We signify our commitment to work in partnership with small,
small disadvantaged and women-owned small businesses to promote and increase
their participation in ordering activity contracts. To accelerate potential
opportunities please contact (Cynthia
Pacheco, President, 808-262-1035, 808-262-1679 FAX, Cynthia@jtsii.net).
BEST VALUE
BLANKET PURCHASE AGREEMENT
FEDERAL SUPPLY SCHEDULE
(Insert Customer Name)
In the spirit of the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act (ordering activity) and (Contractor)
enter into a cooperative agreement to further reduce the administrative costs
of acquiring commercial items from the General Services Administration (GSA)
Federal Supply Schedule Contract(s) ____________________.
Federal Supply Schedule contract BPAs eliminate contracting
and open market costs such as: search for sources; the development of technical
documents, solicitations and the evaluation of offers. Teaming Arrangements are permitted with
Federal Supply Schedule Contractors in accordance with Federal Acquisition
Regulation (FAR) 9.6.
This BPA will further decrease costs, reduce paperwork, and
save time by eliminating the need for repetitive, individual purchases from the
schedule contract. The end result is to
create a purchasing mechanism for the ordering activity that works better and
costs less.
Signatures
Ordering Activity Date Contractor Date
BPA NUMBER_____________
(CUSTOMER NAME)
BLANKET PURCHASE AGREEMENT
Pursuant to GSA Federal Supply Schedule Contract
Number(s)____________, Blanket Purchase Agreements, the Contractor agrees to
the following terms of a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) EXCLUSIVELY WITH
(ordering activity):
(1) The
following contract items can be ordered under this BPA. All orders placed
against this BPA are subject to the terms and conditions of the contract,
except as noted below:
MODEL
NUMBER/PART NUMBER *SPECIAL
BPA DISCOUNT/PRICE
(2) Delivery:
DESTINATION DELIVERY
SCHEDULES / DATES
(3) The
ordering activity estimates, but does not guarantee, that the volume of
purchases through this agreement will be _________________________.
(4) This BPA
does not obligate any funds.
(5) This BPA
expires on _________________ or at the end of the contract period, whichever is
earlier.
(6) The
following office(s) is hereby authorized to place orders under this BPA:
OFFICE POINT
OF CONTACT
(7) Orders will
be placed against this BPA via Electronic Data Interchange (EDI), FAX, or
paper.
(8) Unless
otherwise agreed to, all deliveries under this BPA must be accompanied by
delivery tickets or sales slips that must contain the following information as
a minimum:
(a) Name of
Contractor;
(b) Contract
Number;
(c) BPA Number;
(d) Model
Number or National Stock Number (NSN);
(e) Purchase
Order Number;
(f) Date of
Purchase;
(g) Quantity,
Unit Price, and Extension of Each Item (unit prices and extensions need not be
shown when incompatible with the use of automated systems; provided, that the
invoice is itemized to show the information); and
(h) Date of
Shipment.
(9) The
requirements of a proper invoice are specified in the Federal Supply Schedule
contract. Invoices will be submitted to
the address specified within the purchase order transmission issued against
this BPA.
(10) The terms
and conditions included in this BPA apply to all purchases made pursuant to
it. In the event of an inconsistency
between the provisions of this BPA and the Contractor’s invoice, the provisions
of this BPA will take precedence.
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BASIC GUIDELINES FOR USING
“CONTRACTOR TEAM ARRANGEMENTS”
Federal Supply Schedule Contractors may use “Contractor Team
Arrangements” (see FAR 9.6) to provide solutions when responding to a ordering
activity requirements.
These Team Arrangements can be included under a Blanket
Purchase Agreement (BPA). BPAs are
permitted under all Federal Supply Schedule contracts.
Orders under a Team Arrangement are subject to terms and
conditions or the Federal Supply Schedule Contract.
Participation in a Team Arrangement is limited to Federal
Supply Schedule Contractors.
Customers should refer to FAR 9.6 for specific details on Team
Arrangements.
Here is a general outline on how it works:
·
The customer identifies their requirements.
·
Federal Supply Schedule Contractors may
individually meet the customers needs, or -
·
Federal Supply Schedule Contractors may
individually submit a Schedules “Team Solution” to meet the customer’s
requirement.
·
Customers make a best value selection.