As prescribed in 5345.106-90(a), insert the following clause, substantially as written, in Section I:
BASE SUPPORT (AFMC) (JUL 1997)
Base support shall be provided by the Government to the Contractor in accordance with this clause. Failure by the Contractor to comply with the requirements of this clause shall release the Government, without prejudice, from its obligation to provide base support by the date(s) required. If warranted, and if the Contractor has complied with the requirements of this clause, an equitable adjustment shall be made if the Government fails to provide base support by the date(s) required.
(a) Base support includes Government-controlled working space, material, equipment, services (including automatic data processing), or other support (excluding use of the Defense Switched Network (DSN)) which the Government determines can be made available at, or through, any Air Force installation where this contract shall be performed. All Government property in the possession of the Contractor, provided through the base support clause, shall be used and managed in accordance with the Government Property clauses.
(b) The Air Force installations providing the support shall be listed in subparagraph (e), and the Government support to be furnished by each installation under this contract shall be listed in subparagraph (f)
(c) Unless otherwise stipulated in the contract schedule, support shall be provided on a
no-charge-for-use basis and the value shall be a part of the Government's contract consideration.
(d) The Contractor agrees to immediately report (with a copy to the cognizant CAO) inadequacies, defective Government-Furnished Property (GFP), or nonavailability of support stipulated by the contract schedule, together with a recommended plan for obtaining the required support. The Government agrees to determine (within 10 workdays) the validity and extent of the involved requirement and the method by which it shall be fulfilled (e.g., purchase, rental, lease, GFP, etc.). Facilities shall not be purchased under this clause. Additionally, the Contractor (or authorized representative) shall not purchase, or otherwise furnish any base support requirement provided by the clause (or authorize others to do so), without prior written approval of the Contracting Officer regarding the price, terms, and conditions of the proposed purchase, or approval of other arrangements.
(e) Following are installations where base support will be provided (insert list of installations).
(f) The Government support to be furnished under this contract is (insert list of support items). Because of the nature and location(s) of the work performed, the value of such equipment is undeterminable. The Contractor shall not incur any cost resulting from nonsupport prior to Contracting Officer concurrence in accordance with this clause.
(End of clause)
ALTERNATE I (AFMC) (JUL 1997). As prescribed in 5345.106-90(b), add the following paragraph (g) to the basic clause:
(g) When this contract is a cost, cost-reimbursement, time-and-materials, or labor hour contract, the Contractor agrees that in the performance of this contract or any major subcontract no direct or indirect costs for property will be incurred if the Government determines that property is available at, or through any Air Force installation where this contract shall be performed. Only the prior written approval of the Contracting Officer can relieve the Contractor from this restriction.
ALTERNATE II (AFMC) (JUL 1997). As prescribed in 5345.106-90(c), substitute the following paragraph (f) for paragraph (f) of the basic clause:
(f) The Contractor agrees to request written authorization from the Contracting Officer for support not later than 90 days before the required in-place dates at each Air Force installation, and immediately for any required changes. The Contracting Officer shall issue timely written authorization in response to a Contractor's request. Concurrently send support authorization to the Administrative Contracting Officer or to the contract administration office if redelegated to the Air Force installation where the support is provided.
