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@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ services at no increase in contract price. If repair/replacement
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  or reperformance will not correct the defects or is not possible,
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  the Government may seek an equitable price reduction or adequate
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  consideration for acceptance of nonconforming supplies or services.
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- The Government must exercise its post-acceptance rights-</p>
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+ The Government must exercise its post-acceptance rights&#8212;</p>
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  <ol id="d3126e38" class="- topic/ol ">
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  <p class="- topic/p " id="d3161e27">
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  lending agency in accordance with the Assignment of Claims Act (<xref href="http://uscode.house.gov/browse.xhtml;jsessionid=114A3287C7B3359E597506A31FC855B3"
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- class="- topic/xref ">31 U.S.C. 3727</xref>).
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+ class="- topic/xref ">31 U.S.C. 3727</xref>).
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  However, when a third party makes payment (<i class="+ topic/ph hi-d/i ">e.g.,</i> use of the
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  Governmentwide commercial purchase card), the Contractor may not
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  assign its rights to receive payment under this contract.</p>
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  This contract is subject to <xref href="http://uscode.house.gov/browse.xhtml;jsessionid=114A3287C7B3359E597506A31FC855B3"
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- class="- topic/xref ">41 U.S.C. chapter 71</xref>,
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+ class="- topic/xref ">41 U.S.C. chapter 71</xref>,
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  Contract Disputes. Failure of the parties to this contract to reach
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  agreement on any request for equitable adjustment, claim, appeal
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  or action arising under or relating to this contract shall be a
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  </li>
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  <p class="- topic/p " id="d3161e87">
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- <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(g)</ph> Invoice.</p>
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+ <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(g)</ph> <i class="+ topic/ph hi-d/i ">Invoice</i>.</p>
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  <p class="- topic/p " id="d3161e93">
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  <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(1)</ph> The
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  Contractor shall submit an original invoice and three copies (or
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  electronic invoice, if authorized) to the address designated in
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- the contract to receive invoices. An invoice must include-</p>
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+ the contract to receive invoices. An invoice must include&#8212;</p>
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  <p class="- topic/p " id="d3161e191">
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- <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(i)</ph> Payment.-</p>
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+ <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(i)</ph> <i class="+ topic/ph hi-d/i ">Payment</i>&#8212;</p>
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  <p class="- topic/p " id="d3161e197">
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  <i class="+ topic/ph hi-d/i ">Overpayments</i>.
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  If the Contractor becomes aware of a duplicate contract financing
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  or invoice payment or that the Government has otherwise overpaid
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- on a contract financing or invoice payment, the Contractor shall-</p>
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+ on a contract financing or invoice payment, the Contractor shall&#8212;</p>
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  <p class="- topic/p " id="d3161e242">
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  <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(i)</ph> Remit
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  the overpayment amount to the payment office cited in the contract
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- along with a description of the overpayment including the-</p>
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  <p class="- topic/p " id="d3161e347">
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  <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(vi)</ph> The interest
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  charge shall be computed for the actual number of calendar days
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- involved beginning on the due date and ending on-</p>
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+ involved beginning on the due date and ending on&#8212;</p>
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  <p class="- topic/p " id="d3161e402">
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  <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(l)</ph>
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  <i class="+ topic/ph hi-d/i ">Termination
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- for the Governments convenience</i>. The Government reserves the
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+ for the Government's convenience</i>. The Government reserves the
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  right to terminate this contract, or any part hereof, for its sole
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  convenience. In the event of such termination, the Contractor shall
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  immediately stop all work hereunder and shall immediately cause
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  standard record keeping system, have resulted from the termination.
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  The Contractor shall not be required to comply with the cost accounting
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  standards or contract cost principles for this purpose. This paragraph
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  records. The Contractor shall not be paid for any work performed
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  or costs incurred which reasonably could have been avoided.</p>
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  </li>
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  <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(7)</ph> The <xref href="https://www.gsa.gov/forms-library/solicitationcontractorder-commercial-items"
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- class="- topic/xref ">Standard Form 1449</xref>.</p>
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  </li>
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  <p class="- topic/p " id="d3161e540">
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- <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(u)</ph> Unauthorized
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- Obligations.</p>
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+ <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(u)</ph> <i class="+ topic/ph hi-d/i ">Unauthorized
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+ Obligations</i>.</p>
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- <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(v)</ph> Incorporation
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+ <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(v)</ph> <i class="+ topic/ph hi-d/i ">Incorporation
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+ by reference</i>. The Contractor's representations and certifications,
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  including those completed electronically via the System for Award
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  Management (SAM), are incorporated by reference into the contract.</p>
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  fails to proceed with reasonable promptness to perform required
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  replacement or correction, and if the replacement or correction
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  can be performed within the ceiling price (or the ceiling price
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- as increased by the Government), the Government may-</p>
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+ as increased by the Government), the Government may&#8212;</p>
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  <p outputclass="List4" class="- topic/p ">(A) By contract or otherwise, perform
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  the replacement or correction, charge to the Contractor any increased
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  and (5) above, the Government may at any time require the Contractor
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  any failure by the Contractor to comply with the requirements of
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  <p outputclass="List3" class="- topic/p ">(i)
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  the Contractor's managerial personnel; or</p>
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  <p outputclass="List3" class="- topic/p ">(ii)
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  personnel has reasonable grounds to believe that the employee is
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  <p outputclass="List2" class="- topic/p ">(7)
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  class="- topic/xref ">52.202-1</xref>,
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  Definitions, is incorporated herein by reference. As used in this
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  <p outputclass="List3" class="- topic/p ">(i) "Direct materials" means
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  <p outputclass="List3" class="- topic/p ">(ii)
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  <p outputclass="List3" class="- topic/p ">(iii) "Materials"
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  <p outputclass="List4" class="- topic/p ">(A) Direct materials, including
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  of the contractor under a common control;</p>
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  entered into with a subcontractor to furnish supplies or services
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  <p outputclass="List4" class="- topic/p ">(<i class="+ topic/ph hi-d/i ">1</i>) Quantities being acquired;
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  this clause, the Government will reimburse the Contractor the actual
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  <p outputclass="List4" class="- topic/p ">(1) Has made payments
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  direct charge(s) for that order or, if no reimbursement for other direct
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  <p outputclass="List4" class="- topic/p ">
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  <p outputclass="List2" class="- topic/p ">(2) <i class="+ topic/ph hi-d/i ">Total cost</i>. It is estimated
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