Request for Proposals Section H - Special Provisions

SECTION H

SPECIAL PROVISIONS

H. SECTION H

H.1. CONTRACTING OFFICER'S AUTHORITY

H.1.1. The Contracting Officer is the only person authorized to make commitments with respect to contracts or orders. The Contracting Officer will handle all contacts with the vendor; make all arrangements for meetings, product or service evaluations, demonstrations, or presentations; attend the demonstration or presentation as required; and provide contractual support for follow-on action with the Contractor, unless otherwise delegated by the Contracting Officer. The Contractor must contact the Contracting Officer for contractual support, follow on actions, and meetings.
H.1.2. 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 affects 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 Nonappropriated Fund Instrumentality (NAFI).

H.2. SUPERVISION AND CONTROL

H.2.1. The NAFI must not exercise any supervision or control over the Contractor's employees performing services under this contract. Employees must be accountable solely to the Contractor, who in turn is responsible to the NAFI.

H.3. TERM OF CONTRACT

H.3.1. The basic performance period of the contract will be for three (3) years with seven (7) single one-year options. All prices/fees must remain firm-fixed for the duration of the contract unless adjustments are approved in accordance with paragraph 4 below. The NAFI will follow the provisions set forth in paragraph 5 below in exercising options under this contract.

H.4. PRICE ADJUSTMENT

H.4.1. The contract incentives in Section B: Supplies or Services and Prices/Costs are fixed for the thirty-six (36) month term of this contract. In the event the NAFI spend rises above the stated rebate grid within Section B. The Contractor and NAFI will negotiate an extended pricing/rebate grid to accommodate the higher spend. F41999-26-R-0003

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DATED 20 Aug 2026

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H.4.2. Increase in the fixed fees may be requested for the remaining seven (7) one-years option period if the Contractor experiences a substantial and unanticipated increase in prices/fees associated with the performance of this contract. The Contractor