ATCH 03 Special Provisions

SPECIAL PROVISIONS

1. CONTRACTING OFFICER'S AUTHORITY

The Contracting Officer is the only person authorized to approve changes in any of the requirements under this contract and not withstanding any provisions contained elsewhere in this contract, authority remains solely in the Contracting Officer. In the event the Contractor effects any such change at the direction of any person other than the Contracting Officer, the change will be considered to have been without authority and will not be recognized for payment by the NAFI.

2. SUPERVISION AND CONTROL

The NAFI will not exercise any supervision or control over the Contractor's employees performing services under this contract. Employees will be accountable solely to the Contractor, who in turn is responsible to the NAFI.

3. TYPE AND TERM OF CONTRACT

a. The NAFI intends to award one (1) Nonappropriated Fund Purchasing Agreement (NPA) to support the PACA Installation Audits program for Region 2 (USAFE). b. Each NPA will be for a one (1) year base period, with four (4), one (1) year option periods, for a total potential performance period of five (5) years.

4. OPTION TO EXTEND THE TERM OF THE CONTRACT

The NAFI may exercise option periods under this contract by written notice to the Contractor at least 1 day prior to contract expiration; provided that the NAFI gives the Contractor a preliminary written notice of its intent to extend at least 60 days before the contract expires. The preliminary notice does not commit the NAFI to exercise the option.

5. PRICE ADJUSTMENTS

The contract prices/fees in Supplies, Services and Prices are fixed for the term of this contract unless the Contracting Officer, as provided below, approves adjustments: An increase in the fixed prices/fees may be requested when the Contractor experiences a substantial and unanticipated increase in prices/fees associated with the performance of this contract. The Contractor must submit a written request to the Contracting Officer. It must contain proposed fixed prices/fees, the proposed effective date (which can be no sooner than thirty days after any approval by the Contracting Officer), and full documentation to justify and substantiate the basis for the requested adjustment. No increase in prices/fees will be applied until the date approved by the Contracting Officer via written modifications. The Contracting Officer must take action on such requests within thirty (30) days after receipt or by the date requested by the Contractor, whichever is later.