Attachment A Performance Work Statement-Clauses

ATTACHMENT A – PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT (PWS) AND

CONTRACT CLAUSES

1. GENERAL INFORMATION

1.1 The purpose of this firm fixed price Indefinite Delivery - Indefinite Quantity type contract is to obtain VPN, Internet Services, and Circuitry for the International Trade Administration (ITA) and its offices in the Peoples Republic of China, in accordance with the Performance Work Statement. 1.2 This is an IDIQ type contract against which task orders may be placed. The quantities set forth in the pricing section are estimates for evaluation purposes only; the Government does not guarantee that such quantities will be ordered. The contract will be for a one-year base period from the start date listed on the resulting contract, with four (4) one-year options and is expected to commence on February 10, 2027.
1.3 The Contractor shall complete all work, including furnishing all labor, material, equipment, and services, unless otherwise specified herein, required under this contract for stated services within the time specified herein. The price listed below shall include all labor, materials, overhead, and profit. 1.4 In consideration of satisfactory performance of the services required under this contract, the Contractor shall be paid a firm fixed-price (FFP) per month as stated in the Price schedule.

2. VALUE ADDED TAX

Value Added Tax (VAT) is not included in the CLIN rates. Instead, it will be priced as a separate Line Item in the contract and on Invoices. Local law dictates the portion of the contract price that is subject to VAT; this percentage is multiplied only against that portion. It is reflected for each performance period.

3. DEFENSE BASE ACT INSURANCE (DBA)

3.1. DBA insurance is required for all United States citizens or residents and individuals hired in the United States, regardless of citizenship for any construction and services for U. S. overseas contracts over US $10,000.00. DBA insurance is also required for all Host Country Nationals (HCNs) and Third Country Nationals

(TCNs) working overseas unless waved by the Department of Labor (DOL). Only the countries listed currently on the DOL’s Active DBA Waivers are not required to have DBA insurance for Host Country Nationals (HCNs) and Third Country Nationals (TCNs). See website for country waivers:
https://www.dol.gov/owcp/dlhwc/dbawaivers/dbawaivers.htm 3.2. The waiver is only valid if alternative workers’ compensation benefits are provided to the waived employees pursuant to applicable local law. If there are no