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Description of Amendment/Modification:

Clause H.38 - TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS paragraph (a) is revised as follows:

The "TBD by Contracting Officer" is hereby replaced with "$600,000".
The following language is added to the end of paragraph (a): "The ceiling is applicable only to FY 2000 Energy and Water Development Appropriation Act Funds".

Appendix B - Attachment 3 Part I, Performance Measures (Critical Operations), previously incorporated into this contract under Modification M300 is hereby revised by incorporating the following Leadership Performance Measure.

" Leadership

ISU believes that corporate involvement and oversight is a critical success factor in the management of Ames Laboratory. To implement this, ISU is committed to the following types of activities at Ames Laboratory:

Objective:

Provide highly qualified candidates for senior management positions at the Laboratory;
Ensure effective and efficient management, systems and processes are utilized to enhance Laboratory operations;
Facilitate the continued use by the Laboratory of joint appointments and exchanges of both ISU faculty and students;
Maintain awareness and conduct periodic management assessment(s) of elements of laboratory operations;

Measure:

ISU performance relative to this measure will be determined based upon ISU’s self-assessment of the above and DOE’s validation of same. Performance relative to each item will be determined as acceptable or unacceptable.

Expectation:

Performance related to the measure as a whole will be determined as follows:

Outstanding- All 4 items determined acceptable

Excellent- 3 of 4 items determined acceptable

Good- 2 of the 4 items determined acceptable

Marginal- 1 of the 4 items determined acceptable

Unsatisfactory- 0 or less of the 4 items determined acceptable

WEIGHT: 5%"

Appendix B - Attachment 1, Performance Assessment Guidelines, previously incorporated into this contract under Modification M300 is hereby revised by substituting the following item Q. for the item Q. previously incorporated into the contract.

"Q. Subject to the paragraph below, the Contractor shall have the ability to earn a maximum annual fee as described in Attachment 5 of this Appendix B.

If the Contractor's overall performance in any one or more of the three performance areas identified in Part I- Performance Measures (Critical Operations), achieve a "marginal" or below rating (unsatisfactory), the Contractor will not be entitled to any performance fee."

Appendix B - Attachment 3 Part I, Performance Measures (Critical Operations) is hereby revised by substituting the following Environment, Safety, and Health Objective, Measure and Expectation for the Environment, Safety, and Health Measure and Expectation 3.3 previously incorporated into this contract under Modification M300.

"Objective 4: Maintain an effective environmental protection program by minimizing impacts to the public and environment.

Measure 4.1: Decrease in annual quantities of routine hazardous waste generated from scientific research programs and site operations. Use of Pollution Prevention efforts to evaluate generation of mixed and low-level wastes from scientific experiments and site operations.

Expectation 4.1: Wastes derived from current research activities are managed properly to ensure regulatory compliance and cost efficiency. Ames Laboratory institutionalizes processes that consider waste reduction options, formulates treatment/disposition approaches, and confirms available funding prior to initiation of the activity that produces waste. The Laboratory does not generate any mixed or hazardous waste from current research and operations that can not be properly disposed within 12 months.

Metric is based on a three (3) year rolling average of total RCRA waste that is generated in a calendar year, excluding waste resulting from the closing of programs or groups and the waste resulting from the initiation of new research activities. The waste resulting from new research activities will be included in the subsequent year totals.

Performance Level Metrics

Outstanding Greater than 3% decrease in hazardous waste, and implement waste reduction measures for all waste types.

Excellent 1 to 3% reduction in hazardous waste and implement waste generation reduction measures for at least one other waste types.

Good 1% reduction to 1% increase in hazardous waste and implement waste generation reduction measures for at least one other waste type.

Marginal 1 to 2% increase in hazardous waste. Failure to develop and implement waste generation reduction measures for select activities.

Unsatisfactory Greater than 2% increase in hazardous waste, or failure to maintain a pollution prevention program.

WEIGHT: 5%"

Appendix C, Special Demand Deposit Account, attached hereto and made a part

hereof, is substituted for the Special Demand Deposit Account Agreement previously incorporated into this contract under Modification M300.

Appendix E, Make-or-Buy Plan, is attached hereto and made a part hereof.
Appendix I - List B, Work Smart Standards, is hereby revised as follows:

49 CFR 830 "Notification & Reporting" is hereby deleted;
Executive Order 13010 "Greening the Government through Waste Prevention, Recycling and Acquisition" is hereby substituted for Executive Order 12873 "Federal Acquisition, Recycling and Waste Prevention."