Information Technology Task Orders Involving Some Construction Work. In accordance with FAR 22.402(b) and Section C.8 of this contract, the Xxxxx-Xxxxx Act may not apply to certain non-construction contracts where some minor construction occurs incidental to the rest of the task order. Specifically, if the construction work is incidental to furnishing IT services and is so merged with the IT portion of the contract that the construction is not capable of being segregated as a separate contractual requirement, it may not be subject to Xxxxx-Xxxxx. When minor construction is required as an integral part of a task order, the Ordering Contracting Officer (OCO) is required to document the Task Order file that the construction portion of the task order is 1) within scope, 2) subject or not subject to the Xxxxx Xxxxx Act, and 3) fairly and reasonably priced and the basis therefore. Should the Xxxxx-Xxxxx Act apply to the construction portion of a Task Order, it is the responsibility of the Ordering Contracting Officer (OCO) to address any previous union agreements and obtain the applicable Wage Rate Determinations from the Department of Labor. Construction contracting is a contracting specialization in the Government, and ordinarily requires highly specific requirements, specifications, plans, terms and conditions. OCO’s are cautioned to only include construction up to the defined limits and with proper attention to detail. There is additional coverage on construction in Section C. B.5 RESERVED
Information Technology Task Orders Involving Some Construction Work. In the event that alteration or minor construction of real property is required to achieve the primary purpose of a Task Order issued against the VETS GWAC contract, such alteration or minor construction shall be deemed within the scope of this contract. The expressed purpose of the VETS GWAC contracts is to provide ordering agencies a wide range of information technology support services using the latest technology and systems. It is not the intent of the VETS GWAC contracts to do “minor construction” unrelated to Information Technology requirements. Minor construction is considered as acceptable work under the VETS GWAC contracts only when it is incidental to a larger Information Technology task order. In any event, the “minor construction” portion of an Information Technology task order issued against this contract may not exceed any statutory, regulatory, or policy limitations imposed by the Ordering Agency applicable to construction. For example, if the Ordering Agency regulates and/or imposes thresholds for the use of O&M dollars for “minor construction” imbedded in Task Orders for other than construction, those same limitations will apply to task orders issued against the VETS GWAC contracts. The Xxxxx-Xxxxx Act requirements apply to construction work to be performed as part of Information Technology task orders under this contract if-
