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ji20874 - I do not want to bail property to the Contractor per se. I want to ensure that the Government and the Contractor employees are protected if anything should happen in case of emergency. And I do expect if there are risk tradeoffs, there will be cost adjustments as well. My concern is that something unexpected happens while the Contractor employees are alone on Federal property and how to reasonably protect the Government and the Contractor. I have not found explicit policy, but the general guidance has been that the Agency does not allow Contractor staff onsite without at least one Government employee onsite, except for security and custodial services.

Has anyone had experience with Contractor employees continuing to work on Government facilities when Government employees are not present? I have a contract for laboratory-related services, and the work cannot be performed remotely. Due to the remote location and size of the Federal facility, Government employees may not be onsite while the Contractors are working. It has been unwritten policy/procedure that Contractor employees should not be onsite without Government employees present, but this Program wants an exception. I am looking for a sample liability form or other information to create a Contractor liability form so that if anything happens (e.g. vandalism, equipment breakage, etc.). Or how other Contracting Officer reduce the potential risk to the Government from Contractor employees working onsite while Government employees are on 100% telework or deployed supporting the COVID-19 response.