ISOTOPE AND TECHNICAL SERVICES ORDER FORM
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
1. Definitions. “Buyer” means the person or entity placing this
Order. “Government” means the United States of America.
“Department” means the U.S. Department of Energy. “Contractors”
means Department of Energy facilities’ contractors and their employees
who fill or participate in the filling of this Order, however, these
Contractors are not agents of the Department. “DOE facility” means a
laboratory, plant, or office operated by or on behalf of the Department.
2. Price of Material and Services. For material and services which
are sold, the price or fee shall be fixed by the Department and in effect
on the date of acceptance of this Order by the Department, said date
shall be reflected in item 9 on page 1 of this Order.
For material which is leased, the Buyer understands and agrees that
he/she/it must pay all charges, costs, and value of material losses as
provided in the Agreement for Lease of Stable Isotope Material.
In the event of unusual circumstances which would cause the costs of
materials or services to significantly exceed the purchase price of this
Order, the Department shall not be obligated to continue or complete
the Order by incurring costs in excess of this Order, and shall have the
right to cancel this Order as specified in paragraph 13, unless the
purchase price has been increased by written amendment to this Order.
3. Payment Terms and Interest. Payment shall be made within 30
days for domestic or 45 days for foreign orders from the date of the
Department’s or the Contractor’s invoice, unless advance payment
and/or a shorter period is specified in this Order.
All amounts payable under this Order (net of any applicable tax credit
under the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S. C. 1481) shall bear simple
interest from the date of delinquency until paid, unless paid within 30
days of becoming due. The date of delinquency is the date the
Department or the Contractor mailed or hand-delivered the billing notice
or invoice. The interest rate will be set at the same rate as the
Treasury’s Current Value of Funds Rate (prescribed and published by
the Secretary of the Treasury in the Treasury Financial Manual Bulletin)
for the period in which the debt became delinquent.
An administrative charge shall be imposed per delinquent invoice per
30-day period from the date of delinquency to cover the costs
associated with collecting the debt, unless paid within 30 days of
becoming due.
A penalty charge, accruing from the date of delinquency, shall be
assessed at 6% per year on any portion of a debt that is outstanding
for more than 90 days, including any interest and administrative costs.
Payments shall be applied first to accrued penalty charges, then to
accrued administrative charges, then to accrued interest, and finally to
the principal, pursuant to 4 CFR 102.13(f).
Interest, administrative charges, and penalty charges do not apply to a)
other Federal agencies, b) other management and operating contractors
of the Department, and c) State and local governments.
4. Government-owned Containers. When shipment of material
pursuant to this Order requires the use of returnable government-
owned containers, title to such containers shall remain in the
Government. The Buyer shall keep the containers in good condition,
will not use them for any materials other than the materials shipped
therein, and will deliver them to a carrier designated by the Department
for return to the point of shipment, transportation prepaid, within 30
days from the date of receipt by the Buyer of the shipment. The Buyer
agrees to pay to the Department a demurrage charge on each
returnable Government-owned container for the period of retention
which is in excess of the said 30-day period.
5. Delivery/Risk of Loss of Material Sold.
a) Delivery shall be FCA the Department facility from which the Order is
filled. The Department shall arrange for transporting the material from
the Department facility. The Buyer shall pay all costs related to
transporting the material. The Department shall put the material in the
possession of the Buyer’s carrier at the Department facility from which
the Order is filled;
b) Legal and equitable title and risk of loss or damage shall pass to the
Buyer when the material is delivered to the Buyer’s carrier.
6. Delivery/Risk of Loss of Material Leased.
a) Delivery shall be FCA the Department facility from which the Order is
filled. The Department shall arrange for transporting the material from
the Department facility. The Buyer shall pay all costs related to
transporting the material. The Department shall put the material in the
possession of the Buyer’s carrier at the Department facility from which
the Order is filled;
b) Legal and equitable title shall remain in the Department, except that
in the event the material is determined to be unacceptable for return to
Department’s inventory under the provisions of the Agreement for Lease
of Stable Isotope, title to such material shall pass to the Buyer as of the
date the Buyer is billed for the material by the Department;
c) Risk of loss or damage shall pass to the Buyer when the material is
delivered to the Buyer’s carrier;
d) Buyer shall return such material to the designated Department facility
when required in Agreement for Lease of Isotope Material. Delivery shall
be CIP the Department facility with freight prepaid by the Buyer and not
charged to the Department. The Buyer shall arrange for transporting the
materials utilizing a carrier designated by the Department. Risk of loss
or damage shall pass to the Department upon acceptance by the
Department of the material.
7. Labeling, Shipping and Receiving. Package labeling, shipping and
receiving activities shall be performed in accordance with applicable
Department, Department of Transportation, Department of Commerce,
and Nuclear Regulatory Commission regulations.
8. Specifications. The Buyer shall promptly notify the Department in
writing if any of the material does not conform to the specifications set
forth in item 7 on page 1 of this Order. The responsibility and liability of
the Government, the Department, and the Contractors upon verification
of such non-conformances, shall be limited solely to making reasonable
efforts to a) correct such non-conformances, b) replace with material
which conforms to said specifications or c) make appropriate
adjustments to the purchase price. The Department will reimburse the
Buyer for reasonable costs of packaging and transportation incurred by
the Buyer in returning to the Department any material which does not
conform to such specifications.
9. No Warranty. All implied warranties are hereby disclaimed.
Neither the Government, the Department, nor the contractors make any
warranty, express or implied a) that material will be delivered or services
performed at a specified time, b) that material accepted for technical or
analytical services will not be destroyed, damaged, lost, or otherwise
altered in physical or chemical properties in the process of performing
the requested technical or analytical service, c) with respect to the
accuracy, completeness or usefulness of any information furnished
hereunder, d) that the use of any such information may not infringe
privately owned rights, e) that the services, material, or information
furnished hereunder will not result in injury or damage when used for
any purpose or are safe for any purpose including the intended purpose,
and f) that the services, material or information furnished hereunder will
accomplish the intended results.
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