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§ 1-16.901-129

Standard Form 129: Bidder's Mailing List Application.

(a) Page 1 of Standard Form 129.

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(b) Page 2 of Standard Form 129.

INFORMATION AND INSTRUCTIONS

Persons or concerns wishing to be added to a particular agency's bidder's mailing list for supplies or services shall file this properly completed and certified Bidder's Mailing List Application, together with cush other lists as may be attached to the application form, with each procurement office of the Federal agency with which they desire to do business. If a Federal agency has attached a supplemental Commodity List with instructions, complete the application as instructed. Otherwise, identify in Item 8 the equipment, supplies, and/or services on which you desire to bid. The application shall be submitted and signed by the principal as distinguished from an agent, however constituted.

After placement on the bidder's mailing list of an agency, a supplier's failure to respond (submission of bid, or notice in writ ing, that you are unable to bid on that particular transaction but wish to remain on the active bidder's mailing list for that particular item) to Invitations for Bids will be understood by the agency to indicate lack of interest and concurrence in the removal of the supplier's name from the purchasing activity's bidder's mailing list for the items concerned.

TYPE OF BUSINESS DEFINITIONS
(See Item No. 9)

A. MANUFACTURER OR PRODUCER means a person (or concern) owning, operating, or maintaining a factory or establishment that produces, on the premises, the materials, supplies, articles, or equipment of the general character of those listed in Item No. 8, or in the Federal Agency's supple. mental Commodity List, if attached.

B. REGULAR DEALER (Type 1) means a person (or concern who owns, operates, or maintains a store, warehouse, or other establishment in which the materials, supplies. articles, or equipment of the general character listed in term No. 8 or in the Federal Agency's supplemental Commodity List, if attached, are bought, kept stock and sold to the public in the usual course of business

C. REGULAR DEALER (Type 2) in the case of supplies of par. ticular kinds (at present, petroleum, lumber and timber products, machine tools, raw cotton, green coffee, hay, grain, feed, or straw, agricultural liming materials, tea, raw or unmanufactured cotton linters). "REGULAR DEALER" means a person (or concern) satisfying the requirements of the regulations (Code of Federal Regulations, Title 41, 50201.101 (b)) as amended from time to time, prescribed by the Secretary of Labor under the Walsh-Healey Public Con. tracts Act (Title 41 U.S. Code 35-45). For coal dealers, see Code of Federal Regulations, Title 41, 50-201.604(a).

D. SERVICE ESTABLISHMENT means a concern (or person) which owns, operates, or maintains any type of business which is principally engaged in the furnishing of nonpersonal services, such as (but not limited to) repairing, cleaning, redecorating, or rental of personal property, including the furnishing of necessary repair parts or other supplies as part of the services performed.

E. CONSTRUCTION CONCERN means a concern (or person) engaged in construction, alteration or repair (including dredging, excavating, and painting) of buildings, structures or other real property.

[31 F.R. 5199, Mar. 31, 1966]

DEFINITIONS RELATING TO SIZE
OF BUSINESS

A. SMALL BUSINESS CONCERN. A small business concern
for the purpose of Government procurement is a concern,
including its affiliates, which is independently owned and
operated, is not dominant in the field of operation in which
it is bidding en Government contracts and can further
qualify under criteria concerning number of employees,
average annual receipts, or other criteria, as prescribed by
the Small Business Administration. (See Code of Federal
Regulations, The 13 Part 121, as amended, which contains
detales indest definitions and related procedures.)

MTES. Business concerns are affiliates of each other When either directly or indirectly (i) one concern controls or has the power to control the other, or (ii) a third party controls or has the power to control both. in determining whether concerns are independently owned and operated and whether or not affiliation exists, consideration is given to all appropriate factors including common ownership, common management, and contractual relationship. (See Items Nos. 6 and 10.)

C. NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES. In connection with the deter. mination of small business status, "number of employees" means the average employment of any concern, including the employees of its domestic and foreign affiliates, based on the number of persons employed on a full-time, part-time, temporary, or any other basis during the pay period ending nearest the last day of the third month in each calendar quarter for the preceding four quarters. If a concern has not been in existence for four full calendar quarters, "num ber of employees" means the average employment of such concern and its affiliates during the period such concem has been in existence based on the number of persons employed during the pay period ending nearest the last day of each month. (See Item No. 10.)

COMMERCE BUSINESS DAILY

The Commerce Business Daily, published by the Department of Commerce, contains information concerning proposed procurements, sales, and contract awards. For further informa tion concerning this publication, contact your local Commerc Field Office.

U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1966-O-205-151 #38F

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§ 1-16.901-147

Standard Form 147: Order for Supplies or Services.

(a) Page 1 of Standard Form 147.

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4. DISPUTES.-(a) Except as otherwise provided in this contract, any dispute concerning a question of fact arising under this contract which is not disposed of by agreement shall be decided by the Contracting officer, who shall mail or otherwise furnish a copy thereof to the Contractor. This decision shall be final and conclusive unless, within 30 days from the date of receipt of such copy, the Contractor mails or otherwise furnishes to the Contracting officer a written appeal addressed to the Head of the Agency. The decision of the Head of the Agency or his duly authorized representative for the determination of such appeals shall be final and conclusive unless determined to have been fraudulent, or capricious, or arbitrary, or so grossly erroneous as necessarily to imply bad faith, or not supported by substantial evidence. The Contractor shall be afforded an opportunity to be heard and to offer evidence in support of his appeal. Pending final decision of a dispute hereunder, the Contractor shall proceed diligently with the performance of the contract and in accordance with the Contracting officer's decision. "Disputes" clause does not preclude consideration of law questions in connection with decisions provided for in (a) above; provided that nothing in this contract shall be construed as making mathe decision of any administrative oficial, representative or board on a question of law.

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Invoices shall be submitted in the ORIGINADO

5. FOREIGN S..PPLIES.-This contract is subject to the Buy American Act (41 U.S.C. 10 a-d) as implemented by Executive Order 10582 of December 17, 1954, and any restrictions in appropriation acts on the procurement of foreign supplies.

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CONVICT LABOR.-The Contractor agrees not to employ for work under this contract any person undergoing sentence of imprisonment at hard labor.

7. OFFICIALS NOT TO BENEFIT.-No Member of or Delegate to Congress or resident commissioner, shall be admitted to any share or part of this contract, or to any benefit that may arise therefrom; but this provision shall not be construed to extend to this contract if made with a corporation for its general benefit.

8.

COVENANT AGAINST CONTINGENT FEES.-The Contractor warrants that no person or selling agency has been employed or retained to solicit or secure this contract upon any agreement or understanding for a commission, percentage, brokerage, or contingent fees, excepting bona fide employees or bona fide established commercial or selling agencies maintained by the Contractor for the purpose of securing business. For breach or violation of this warranty the Government shall have the right to annul this contract without liability or in its discretion to deduct from the contract price or consideration, or otherwise recover, the full amount of such commission, percentage, brokerage, or contingent fee.

9. FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL TAXES.-Except as may be otherwise provided in this contract, the contract price includes all applicable Feder State, and local taxes and duties in effect on the date of thiontact but does not include any taxes from which the Government, the Contractor or this transaction is exempt. Upon quest of the contractor, the Government shall furnish a tax exemption certicat dr similar evidence of exemption with respect to any such hot included in the contract price pursuant to this lase For he purpose of this clause, the term "date of this conad means the date of the contractor's quotation or, if no quotaon, the date of this purchase order.

ENTS AND BILLING INSTRUCTIONS

unless otherwise specified, and shall contain the following information: contract number (if any), order number, item number (s). description of supplies or services, sizes, quantities, unit prices, and extended totals. Bill of lading number and weight of shipment will be shown for shipments on Government bills of lading. If prepaid parcel post charges are billed, the gross weight and shipping point must be shown.

NOTE. If desired, this order (or a copy thereof) may be used by the Contractor as his invoice, in lieu of a separate invoice, provided the following statement, (signed and dated) is entered on (or attached to) the order: "Payment is requested in the amount of $..

No other invoice will be submitted." When several orders are to be invoiced to an ordering activity during the same billing period, consolldated periodic billings are encouraged.

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$1-16.901-148 Standard Form 148: Continuation Sheet for Standard Form 147.

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