MODIFICATION
R -- Consumer and Retail Food Markets Program
- Notice Date
- 11/4/2005
- Notice Type
- Modification
- NAICS
- 541910
— Marketing Research and Public Opinion Polling
- Contracting Office
- Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Acquisition and Property Division, Acqusition Branch (DC), 1280 Maryland Avenue, SW Suite 580C, Washington, DC, 20024-2142
- ZIP Code
- 20024-2142
- Solicitation Number
- 05-3K06-777
- Response Due
- 11/15/2005
- Archive Date
- 12/15/2005
- Description
- This amendment one (1) serves to update administrative changes to Solicitation No. 05-3K06-777, dated November 1, 2005. Accordingly, this amendment incorporates the following: 1. FAR Clause 52.216-18, Ordering (Oct 1995), is hereby incorporated in full text which is reflected in the following: FAR Clause 52.216-18, Ordering (Oct 1995) a) Any supplies and services to be furnished under this contract shall be ordered by issuance of delivery orders or task orders by the individuals or activities designated in the Schedule. Such orders may be issued from the date of award through the completion date of the order. B) All delivery orders or task orders are subject to the terms and conditions of this contract. In the event of conflict between a delivery order or task order and this contract, the contract shall control. C) If mailed, a delivery order or task order is considered ?issued? when the Government deposits the order in the mail. Orders may be issued orally, by facsimile, or by electronic commerce methods only if authorized in the Schedule 2. FAR Clause 52.216-19, Order Limitations (Oct 1995), is hereby incorporated in full text which is reflected in the following: FAR Clause 52.216-19, Order Limitations (Oct 1995) a) Minimum order. When the Government requires supplies or services covered by this contract in an amount less than $2,500, the Government is not obligated to purchase, nor is the Contractor obligated to furnish, those supplies or services under the contract. b) Maximum order. The Contractor is not obligated to honor?(1) Any order for a single item in excess of $5,000,000; c) Notwithstanding paragraph (b) of this section, the Contractor shall honor any order exceeding the maximum order limitations in paragraph (b), unless that order (or orders) is returned to the ordering office within two working days after issuance, with written notice stating the Contractor?s intent not to ship the item (or items) called for and the reasons. Upon receiving this notice, the Government may acquire the supplies or services from another source. 3. FAR Clause 52.217-8, Option to Extend Services (Nov 1999), is hereby incorporated in full text which is reflected in the following: FAR Clause 52.217-8, Option to Extend Services (Nov 1999) The Government may require continued performance of any services within the limits and at the rates specified in the contract. These rates may be adjusted only as a result of revisions to prevailing labor rates provided by the Secretary of Labor. The option provision may be exercised more than once, but the total extension of performance hereunder shall not exceed 6 months. The Contracting Officer may exercise the option by written notice to the Contractor within 30 days 4. FAR Clause 52.217-9, Option to Extend the Term of the Contract (Mar 2000), is hereby incorporated in full text which is reflected in the following: FAR Clause 52.217-9, Option to Extend the Term of the Contract (Mar 2000) a) The Government may extend the term of this contract by written notice to the Contractor provided, that the Government shall give the Contractor a preliminary written notice of its intent to extend a least 30 days before the contract expires. The preliminary notice does not commit the Government to an extension. b) If the Government exercises this option, the extended contract shall be considered to include this option provision. c) The total duration of this contact, including the exercise of any options under this clause, shall not exceed 60 months. 5. AGAR Clause 452.224-70, Confidentiality of Information (Feb 1988), is hereby incorporated in full text which is reflected in the following: AGAR Clause 452.224-70, Confidentiality of Information (Feb 1988) a. Confidential information, as used in this clause, means (1) information or data of a personal nature proprietary about an individual, or (2) information of data submitted by or pertaining to an institution or organization. b. In addition to the types of confidential information described in (a)(1) and (2) above, information which might require special consideration with regard to the timing of its disclosure may derive from studies or research, during which public disclosure of primarily invalidated findings could create an erroneous conclusion which might threaten public health or safety if acted upon. c. The Contracting Officer and the Contractor may, by mutual consent, identify elsewhere in this contract specific information and/or categories of information which the Government will furnish to the Contractor or that the Contractor is expected to generate which is confidential. Similarly, the Contracting Officer and Contractor may, by mutual consent, identify such confidential information from time to time during the performance of the contract. d. It is established that information to be utilized under this contract is subject to the Privacy Act, the Contractor will follow rules and procedures of disclosure set forth in the Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. 552a, and implementing regulations and policies, with respect to systems of records determined to be subject to the Privacy Act. e. Confidential information, as defined in (a)(1) and (2) above, shall not be disclosed without prior written consent of the individual, institution or organization. f. Written advance notice of at least 45 days will be provided to the Contracting Officer of the Contractor?s intent to release findings of studies or research, which have the possibility of adverse effects on the public or the Federal agency, as described in (b) above. If the Contracting Officer does not pose any objections in writing within the 45 day period, the Contractor may proceed with disclosure. g. Whenever the Contractor is uncertain with regard to the proper handling of material under the contract, or if the material in question is subject to the Privacy Act or is confidential information subject to the provisions of this clause, the Contractor shall obtain a written determination from the Contracting Officer prior to any release, disclosure, dissemination, or publication. h. The provisions of paragraph (e) of this clause shall not apply when the information is subject to conflicting or overlapping provisions in other Federal, State or local laws. 6. AGAR Clause 452.237-75, Restrictions Against Disclosure (Feb 1988), is hereby incorporated in full text which is reflected in the following: AGAR Clause 452.237-75, Restrictions Against Disclosure (Feb 1988) a. The Contractor agrees, in the performance of this contract to keep all information contained in source documents or other media furnished by the Government in the strictest confidence. The Contractor also agrees not to publish or otherwise divulge such information in whole or part, in any manner or form, nor to authorize or permit others to do so, taking such reasonable measures as are necessary to restrict access to such information while in the Contractor?s possession, to those employees needing such information to perform the work provided herein, i.e., on a need to know basis. The Contractor agrees to immediately notify in writing, the Contracting Officer, named herein, in the event that the Contractor determines or has reason to suspect a breach of this requirement. b. The Contractor agrees not to disclose any information concerning work under this contract to any persons or individual unless prior written approval is obtained from the Contracting Officer. The Contractor agrees to insert the substance of this clause in any consultant agreement or subcontract hereunder. 7. Organizational Conflict of Interest is hereby incorporated in full text which is reflected in the following: Organizational Conflict of Interest a. The Contractor warrants that, to the best of the Contractor?s knowledge and belief, there are no relevant facts or circumstances which could give rise to an organizational conflict of interest, as defined in FAR Subpart 9.5, or that the Contractor has disclosed all such relevant information. b. The Contractor agrees that if an actual or potential organizational conflict of interest is discovered after award, the Contractor will make a full disclosure in writing to the Contracting Officer. This disclosure shall include a description of actions which the Contractor has taken or proposes to take, after consultation with the Contracting Officer, to avoid, mitigate, or neutralize the actual or potential conflict. c. The Government may terminate this contract for convenience, in whole or part, if it deems such termination necessary to avoid an organizational conflict of interest. If the Contractor was aware of a potential conflict after award and did not disclose or misrepresented relevant information to the Contracting Officer, the Government may terminate the contract for default, debar the Contractor from Government contracting, or pursue such other remedies as may be permitted by law or this contract. d. The Contractor further agrees to insert provisions which shall conform substantially to the language of this clause, including this paragraph (d), in any subcontract or consultant agreement hereunder. 8. Attachment II, Statement of Work is hereby amended to incorporated the information below. Please incorporate this information between the two following sentences: 1. ? While some of this research can be accomplished using publicly available data, some issues may require collection of new data. and 2. Departmental policy officials often manage and address the effects of unforeseen food and agricultural market developments such as large swings in sales volume, prices, or quantities purchased of major food products without the most up-to-date market information?. For example, there are no public sources for current information on who is consuming what, how much, where, and what price. Similarly, there are no public sources for important factors such as consumers? dietary and health knowledge, attitude, purchasing behavior along with their demographic and health status. While publicly available data are based on large samples, the administration and tabulation of surveys often result in outdated information. Changing nutrition knowledge, diet fads, and food safety incidents make consumer food demand more volatile. 9. In the Point of Contact reference, the email address for Jehad Salameh is incorrect. The correct email address is jsalameh@ars.usda.gov and is reflected in the following: Point of Contact Jehad Salameh, Contract Specialist, Phone 202-720-6531, Fax 202-720-3987, Email Jsalameh@ars.usda.gov; Anthony Wimbush, Contracting officer, Phone (202) 720-3998, Fax (202) 720-3987, Email twimbush@ars.usda.gov 10. All others terms and conditions of the solicitation remain unchanged.
- Place of Performance
- Address: ERS, 1800 M Street, NW, Washington, DC
- Zip Code: 20036
- Country: USA
- Zip Code: 20036
- Record
- SN00926886-W 20051106/051104212530 (fbodaily.com)
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