Common use of Associated Government Fee Clause in Contracts

Associated Government Fee. The contractor shall collect the Associated Government Fee from Connections II customers on a monthly basis throughout the life of the contract. The fee represents any direct or indirect costs incurred by the government associated with the Connections II contract such as, but not limited to, contract administration fee. The Associated Government Fee for Contract Access is set at 1.5% (0.015). The Associated Government Fee for Contract Access will be applied to all products, services, or any other billed charges. On all Task Orders, regardless of Order type, Contractors are required to include the Associated Government Fee for Contract Access in the Contract Line Item Number (CLIN) as part of the price to the customer for all Loaded Hourly Labor Rates, Equipment prices and for any un-priced items proposed in a task order proposal. Materials provided under a Time and Materials task order, as defined in FAR 52.232-7, shall reflect the contractor's actual expense for the item and will include the Associated Government Fee for Contract Access. This fee collection requirement is subject to the following: 1. The fee shall be included in the billed price of products, services, or any other billed charge, unless identified and directed by the GSA PCO to be a separate line item. 2. The government reserves the right to adjust the Associated Government Fee at any time during the life of the contract. The contractor shall effect the addition, adjustment or deletion of a fee only upon written notice of the GSA PCO or designee. The contractor shall implement the revised fee to be effective for invoicing in the next complete billing cycle. The contractor shall add, adjust or delete the fee at no additional cost to the government. The total AGF collected per order will be capped at a set amount to be determined by the Connections II Program Office. For more information on this cap, please see the Connections II website (xxx.xxx.xxx/xxxxxxxxxxxxx). 3. The contractor shall forward the AGF to the government by electronic funds transfer. Contractors shall remit the AGF in U.S. dollars to GSA within 30 calendar days after the end of each calendar quarter for all invoice payments received during that calendar quarter. Where AGF for multiple invoice payments (on one or more Orders) is due, Contractors may consolidate the AGF owed into one payment. Collection and supporting documentation shall be subject to audit as defined in FAR 52.215-2 (Audit and Records). 4. AGF payments are to be remitted via Electronic Funds Transfer (“EFT”). Contractors are authorized to pay with a check only until the GMM has been updated to accept electronic payments or credit card payments. If paying by check, each check shall be annotated with the corresponding Connections II contract number only, and the reporting quarter. 5. If the full amount of the fee, based on the amount collected from billed customers, is not paid within the period specified by item 4 above, the nonpayment shall constitute a contract debt to the United States government under the terms of Part 32.6 of the FAR. Interest shall be due and payable by the contractor on the entire amount owed at the prevailing U.S. Treasury rate. This interest calculation shall begin on the last calendar day of the month it is owed and shall continue until the entire amount owed is collected. The government may exercise all rights available to it under the Debt Collection Act of 1982. 6. Failure to submit the monthly Associated Government Fee Summary Report (see Section G.4.2), falsification of this report, or failure to pay the fee in a timely manner may result in termination of this contract for default under FAR 52.249-8, Default (Fixed-Price Supply and Service).

Associated Government Fee. The contractor shall collect the Associated Government Fee from Connections II customers on a monthly basis throughout the life of the contract. The fee represents any direct or indirect costs incurred by the government associated with the Connections II contract such as, but not limited to, contract administration fee. The Associated Government Fee for Contract Access is set at 1.5% (0.015). The Associated Government Fee for Contract Access will be applied to all products, services, or any other billed charges. On all Task Orders, regardless of Order type, Contractors are required to include the Associated Government Fee for Contract Access in the Contract Line Item Number (CLIN) as part of the price to the customer for all Loaded Hourly Labor Rates, Equipment prices and for any un-priced un‐priced items proposed in a task order proposal. Materials provided under a Time and Materials task order, as defined in FAR 52.232-752.232‐7, shall reflect the contractor's actual expense for the item and will include the Associated Government Fee for Contract Access. This fee collection requirement is subject to the following: 1. The fee shall be included in the billed price of products, services, or any other billed charge, unless identified and directed by the GSA PCO to be a separate line item. 2. The government reserves the right to adjust the Associated Government Fee at any time during the life of the contract. The contractor shall effect the addition, adjustment or deletion of a fee only upon written notice of the GSA PCO or designee. The contractor shall implement the revised fee to be effective for invoicing in the next complete billing cycle. The contractor shall add, adjust or delete the fee at no additional cost to the government. The total AGF collected per order will be capped at a set amount to be determined by the Connections II Program Office. For more information on this cap, please see the Connections II website (xxx.xxx.xxx/xxxxxxxxxxxxx). 3. The contractor shall forward the AGF to the government by electronic funds transfer. Contractors shall remit the AGF in U.S. dollars to GSA within 30 calendar days after the end of each calendar quarter for all invoice payments received during that calendar quarter. Where AGF for multiple invoice payments (on one or more Orders) is due, Contractors may consolidate the AGF owed into one payment. Collection and supporting documentation shall be subject to audit as defined in FAR 52.215-2 52.215‐2 (Audit and Records). 4. AGF payments are to be remitted via Electronic Funds Transfer (“EFT”). Contractors are authorized to pay with a check only until the GMM has been updated to accept electronic payments or credit card payments. If paying by check, each check shall be annotated with the corresponding Connections II contract number only, and the reporting quarter. 5. If the full amount of the fee, based on the amount collected from billed customers, is not paid within the period specified by item 4 above, the nonpayment shall constitute a contract debt to the United States government under the terms of Part 32.6 of the FAR. Interest shall be due and payable by the contractor on the entire amount owed at the prevailing U.S. Treasury rate. This interest calculation shall begin on the last calendar day of the month it is owed and shall continue until the entire amount owed is collected. The government may exercise all rights available to it under the Debt Collection Act of 1982. 6. Failure to submit the monthly Associated Government Fee Summary Report (see Section G.4.2), falsification of this report, or failure to pay the fee in a timely manner may result in termination of this contract for default under FAR 52.249-852.249‐8, Default (Fixed-Price Fixed‐Price Supply and Service).

Associated Government Fee. The contractor shall collect the Associated Government Fee from Connections II customers on a monthly basis throughout the life of the contract. The fee represents any direct or indirect costs incurred by the government associated with the Connections II contract such as, but not limited to, contract administration fee. The Associated Government Fee for Contract Access is set at 1.5% (0.015). The Associated Government Fee for Contract Access will be applied to all products, services, or any other billed charges. On all Task Orders, regardless of Order type, Contractors are required to include the Associated Government Fee for Contract Access in the Contract Line Item Number (CLIN) as part of the price to the customer for all Loaded Hourly Labor Rates, Equipment prices and for any un-priced items proposed in a task order proposal. Materials provided under a Time and Materials task order, as defined in FAR 52.232-7, shall reflect the contractor's actual expense for the item and will include the Associated Government Fee for Contract Access. This fee collection requirement is subject to the following: 1. The fee shall be included in the billed price of products, services, or any other billed charge, unless identified and directed by the GSA PCO to be a separate line item. 2. The government reserves the right to adjust the Associated Government Fee at any time during the life of the contract. The contractor shall effect the addition, adjustment or deletion of a fee only upon written notice of the GSA PCO or designee. The contractor shall implement the revised fee to be effective for invoicing in the next complete billing cycle. The contractor shall add, adjust or delete the fee at no additional cost to the government. The total AGF collected per order will be capped at a set amount to be determined by the Connections II Program Office. For more information on this cap, please see the Connections II website (xxx.xxx.xxx/xxxxxxxxxxxxx). 3. The contractor shall forward the fee AGF to the government by electronic funds transfer. The contractor shall notify the GSA PCO or designee by e-mail within 24 hours of completion of the transfer. The email shall indicate the fee amount, the task IDs that this fee reflects, the date of the monthly Financial Status Report that is being used to collect the fee. Contractors shall remit the AGF in U.S. dollars to GSA within 30 calendar days after the end of each calendar quarter for all invoice payments received during that calendar quarter. Where AGF for multiple invoice payments (on one or more Orders) is due, Contractors may consolidate the AGF owed into one payment. Collection and supporting documentation shall be subject to audit as defined in FAR 52.215-2 (Audit and Records). 4. AGF payments are to be remitted via Electronic Funds Transfer (“EFT”). Contractors are authorized to pay with a check only until the GMM has been updated to accept electronic payments or credit card payments. If paying by check, each check shall be annotated with the corresponding Connections II contract number only, and the reporting quarter. 5. If the full amount of the fee, based on the amount collected from billed customers, is not paid within the period specified by item 4 above, the nonpayment shall constitute a contract debt to the United States government under the terms of Part 32.6 of the FAR. Interest shall be due and payable by the contractor on the entire amount owed at the prevailing U.S. Treasury rate. This interest calculation shall begin on the last calendar day of the month it is owed and shall continue until the entire amount owed is collected. The government may exercise all rights available to it under the Debt Collection Act of 1982. 6. Failure to submit the monthly Associated Government Fee Summary Report (see Section G.4.2), falsification of this report, or failure to pay the fee in a timely manner may result in termination of this contract for default under FAR 52.249-8, Default (Fixed-Price Supply and Service).

Associated Government Fee. The contractor shall collect the Associated Government Fee from Connections II customers on a monthly basis throughout the life of the contract. The fee represents any direct or indirect costs incurred by the government associated with the Connections II contract such as, but not limited to, contract administration fee. The Associated Government Fee for Contract Access is set at 1.5% (0.015). The Associated Government Fee for Contract Access will be applied to all products, services, or any other billed charges. On all Task Orders, regardless of Order type, Contractors are required to include the Associated Government Fee for Contract Access in the Contract Line Item Number (CLIN) as part of the price to the customer for all Loaded Hourly Labor Rates, Equipment prices and for any un-priced items proposed in a task order proposal. Materials provided under a Time and Materials task order, as defined in FAR 52.232-7, shall reflect the contractor's actual expense for the item and will include the Associated Government Fee for Contract Access. ‌ This fee collection requirement is subject to the following: 1. The fee shall be included in the billed price of products, services, or any other billed charge, unless identified and directed by the GSA PCO to be a separate line item. 2. The government reserves the right to adjust the Associated Government Fee at any time during the life of the contract. The contractor shall effect the addition, adjustment or deletion of a fee only upon written notice of the GSA PCO or designee. The contractor shall implement the revised fee to be effective for invoicing in the next complete billing cycle. The contractor shall add, adjust or delete the fee at no additional cost to the government. The total AGF collected per order will be capped at a set amount to be determined by the Connections II Program Office. For more information on this cap, please see the Connections II website (xxx.xxx.xxx/xxxxxxxxxxxxx). 3. The contractor shall forward the AGF to the government by electronic funds transfer. Contractors shall remit the AGF in U.S. dollars to GSA within 30 calendar days after the end of each calendar quarter for all invoice payments received during that calendar quarter. Where AGF for multiple invoice payments (on one or more Orders) is due, Contractors may consolidate the AGF owed into one payment. Collection and supporting documentation shall be subject to audit as defined in FAR 52.215-2 (Audit and Records). 4. AGF payments are to be remitted via Electronic Funds Transfer (“EFT”). Contractors are authorized to pay with a check only until the GMM has been updated to accept electronic payments or credit card payments. If paying by check, each check shall be annotated with the corresponding Connections II contract number only, and the reporting quarter. 5. If the full amount of the fee, based on the amount collected from billed customers, is not paid within the period specified by item 4 above, the nonpayment shall constitute a contract debt to the United States government under the terms of Part 32.6 of the FAR. Interest shall be due and payable by the contractor on the entire amount owed at the prevailing U.S. Treasury rate. This interest calculation shall begin on the last calendar day of the month it is owed and shall continue until the entire amount owed is collected. The government may exercise all rights available to it under the Debt Collection Act of 1982. 6. Failure to submit the monthly Associated Government Fee Summary Report (see Section G.4.2), falsification of this report, or failure to pay the fee in a timely manner may result in termination of this contract for default under FAR 52.249-8, Default (Fixed-Price Supply and Service).

Associated Government Fee. The contractor shall collect the Associated Government Fee from Connections II customers on a monthly basis throughout the life of the contract. The fee represents any direct or indirect costs incurred by the government associated with the Connections II contract such as, but not limited to, contract administration fee. The Associated Government Fee for Contract Access is set at 1.5% (0.015). The Associated Government Fee for Contract Access will be applied to all products, services, or any other billed charges. On all Task Orders, regardless of Order type, Contractors are required to include the Associated Government Fee for Contract Access in the Contract Line Item Number (CLIN) as part of the price to the customer for all Loaded Hourly Labor Rates, Equipment prices and for any un-priced un‐priced items proposed in a task order proposal. Materials provided under a Time and Materials task order, as defined in FAR 52.232-752.232‐7, shall reflect the contractor's actual expense for the item and will include the Associated Government Fee for Contract Access. This fee collection requirement is subject to the following: 1. The fee shall be included in the billed price of products, services, or any other billed charge, unless identified and directed by the GSA PCO to be a separate line item. 2. The government reserves the right to adjust the Associated Government Fee at any time during the life of the contract. The contractor shall effect the addition, adjustment or deletion of a fee only upon written notice of the GSA PCO or designee. The contractor shall implement the revised fee to be effective for invoicing in the next complete billing cycle. The contractor shall add, adjust or delete the fee at no additional cost to the government. The total AGF collected per order will be capped at a set amount to be determined by the Connections II Program Office. For more information on this cap, please see the Connections II website (xxx.xxx.xxx/xxxxxxxxxxxxx). 3. The contractor shall forward the AGF fee to the government by electronic funds transfer. Contractors The contractor shall remit notify the AGF in U.S. dollars GSA PCO or designee by e‐mail within 24 hours of completion of the transfer. The email shall indicate the fee amount, the task IDs that this fee reflects, the date of the monthly Financial Status Report that is being used to GSA within 30 calendar days after collect the end of each calendar quarter for all invoice payments received during that calendar quarter. Where AGF for multiple invoice payments (on one or more Orders) is due, Contractors may consolidate the AGF owed into one paymentfee. Collection and supporting documentation shall be subject to audit as defined in FAR 52.215-2 52.215‐2 (Audit and Records). 4. AGF payments are to The contractor shall forward payment via electronic funds transfer within 45 calendar days of the close of each calendar month, except for August billing when payment will be remitted via Electronic Funds Transfer (“EFT”). Contractors are authorized to pay with a check only until the GMM has been updated to accept electronic payments or credit card payments. If paying due by check, each check shall be annotated with the corresponding Connections II contract number only, and the reporting quarterSeptember 20th. 5. If the full amount of the fee, based on the amount collected from billed customers, is not paid within the period specified by item 4 above, the nonpayment shall constitute a contract debt to the United States government under the terms of Part 32.6 of the FAR. Interest shall be due and payable by the contractor on the entire amount owed at the prevailing U.S. Treasury rate. This interest calculation shall begin on the last calendar day of the month it is owed and shall continue until the entire amount owed is collected. The government may exercise all rights available to it under the Debt Collection Act of 1982. 6. Failure to submit the monthly Associated Government Fee Summary Report (see Section G.4.2), falsification of this report, or failure to pay the fee in a timely manner may result in termination of this contract for default under FAR 52.249-852.249‐8, Default (Fixed-Price Fixed‐Price Supply and Service).