Administration and Operation of the Laboratory Sample Clauses

Administration and Operation of the Laboratory. The Contractor shall manage, operate, protect, maintain and enhance the Laboratory’s ability to function as a DOE multi-program laboratory, provide the infrastructure and support activities, support the accomplishment of the Laboratory’s missions, and assure the accountability to the DOE under the results-oriented, performance-based provisions of this contract. The Contractor shall implement a broad scope continual self-assessment process to assess the overall performance in, and drive continuous improvement of, Laboratory operations and administration.

Administration and Operation of the Laboratory. The Contractor is responsible for the operation, including management and maintenance, of the Laboratory including the planning in consultation with DOE and the making of recommendations to DOE for new buildings, facilities and utilities and alteration of existing buildings, facilities, and utilities on the Laboratory site and elsewhere, including the furnishing of all necessary basic design and operating criteria. When requested by DOE, the Contractor shall provide for the design, engineering, construction, and alteration, by subcontract or otherwise, of such buildings, facilities, and utilities on the Laboratory site and elsewhere as authorized or approved, in writing, from time to time by DOE. Before proceeding with other than design aspects of any project which the Contractor, acting in good faith, considers may reasonably be within the coverage of the Xxxxx-Xxxxx Act (40 U.S.C. 314 et seq.), the Contractor shall obtain a written determination by the Contracting Officer as to the applicability of the Xxxxx- Xxxxx Act to such project. When it is determined that the Xxxxx-Xxxxx Act does cover a particular work project, the Contractor shall procure by subcontract the covered work in accordance with DOE approved procedures.

Administration and Operation of the Laboratory. The Contractor is responsible for the operation, including management and maintenance, of the Laboratory including the planning in consultation with DOE and the making of recommendations to DOE for new buildings, facilities and utilities and alteration of existing buildings, facilities, and utilities on the Laboratory site and elsewhere, including the furnishing of all necessary basic design and operating criteria. When requested by DOE, the Contractor shall provide for the design, engineering, construction, and alteration, by subcontract or otherwise, of such buildings, facilities, and utilities on the Laboratory site and elsewhere as authorized or approved, in writing, from time to time by DOE. Where appropriate, the Contractor shall include proposals for the alternative financing of such projects. Before proceeding with other than design aspects of any project which the Contractor, acting in good faith, considers may reasonably be within the coverage of the Xxxxx-Xxxxx Act (40 U.S.C. 276a and following), the Contractor shall obtain a written determination by the Contracting Officer as to the applicability of the Xxxxx- Xxxxx Act to such project. When it is determined that the Xxxxx-Xxxxx Act does cover a particular work project, the Contractor shall procure by subcontract the covered work in accordance with DOE approved procedures except as otherwise provided in Clause H.35 or as otherwise authorized by the Contracting Officer.