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Contract Clauses for Solicitation 47QSMD20R0001 Refresh Number 19 Contract Number: GS -07F -0031W <br />(ii) Filing any complaint, initiating any proceeding, or otherwise asserting any right or <br />claim under E.O. 13706 and 29 CFR part 13; <br />(iii) Cooperating in any investigation or testifying in any proceeding under E.O. 13706 <br />and 29 CFR part 13; or <br />(iv) Informing any other person about his or her rights under E.O. 13706 and 29 CFR part <br />13. <br />(k) Notice. The Contractor shall notify all employees performing work on or in connection with a <br />contract covered by the E.O. of the paid sick leave requirements of E.O. 13706, 29 CFR part 13, and <br />this clause by posting a notice provided by the Department of Labor in a prominent and accessible place <br />at the worksite so it may be readily seen by employees. Contractors that customarily post notices to <br />employees electronically may post the notice electronically, provided such electronic posting is <br />displayed prominently on any website that is maintained by the Contractor, whether external or internal, <br />and customarily used for notices to employees about terms and conditions of employment. <br />(1) Disputes concerning labor standards. Disputes related to the application of E.O. 13706 to this <br />contract shall not be subject to the general disputes clause of the contract. Such disputes shall be <br />resolved in accordance with the procedures of the Department of Labor set forth in 29 CFR part 13. <br />Disputes within the meaning of this contract clause include disputes between the Contractor (or any of <br />its subcontractors) and the contracting agency, the Department of Labor, or the employees or their <br />representatives. <br />(m) Subcontracts. The Contractor shall insert the substance of this clause, including this paragraph (m), <br />in all subcontracts, regardless of dollar value, that are subject to the Service Contract Labor Standards <br />statute or the Wage Rate Requirements (Construction) statute, and are to be performed in whole or in <br />part in the United States. <br />52.247-64 PREFERENCE FOR PRIVATELY OWNED U.S.-FLAG <br />COMMERCIAL VESSELS (NOV 2021) <br />(a) Except as provided in paragraph (e) of this clause, the Cargo Preference Act of 1954 (46 U.S.C. <br />Appx 1241(b)) requires that Federal departments and agencies shall transport in privately owned <br />U.S.-flag commercial vessels at least 50 percent of the gross tonnage of equipment, materials, or <br />commodities that may be transported in ocean vessels (computed separately for dry bulk carriers, dry <br />cargo liners, and tankers). Such transportation shall be accomplished when any equipment, materials, or <br />commodities, located within or outside the United States, that may be transported by ocean vessel <br />are — <br />(1) Acquired for a U.S. Government agency account; <br />(2) Furnished to, or for the account of, any foreign nation without provision for reimbursement; <br />(3) Furnished for the account of a foreign nation in connection with which the United States <br />advances funds or credits, or guarantees the convertibility of foreign currencies; or <br />(4) Acquired with advance of funds, loans, or guaranties made by or on behalf of the United <br />States. <br />(b) The Contractor shall use privately owned U.S.-flag commercial vessels to ship at least 50 percent of <br />the gross tonnage involved under this contract (computed separately for dry bulk carriers, dry cargo <br />liners, and tankers) whenever shipping any equipment, materials, or commodities under the conditions <br />set forth in paragraph (a) above, to the extent that such vessels are available at rates that are fair and <br />reasonable for privately owned U.S.-flag commercial vessels. <br />(c) (1) The Contractor shall submit one legible copy of a rated on -board ocean bill of lading for <br />Page: 139 of 216 <br />226 <br />