; and (2) clarify that the term minimum applicable contract billing rates as used in such section includes the financial impact incurred as a consequence of keeping the employees or subcontractors of the contractor in a ready state (such as the base hourly wage rate of an employee, plus indirect costs, fees, and general and administrative expenses). 403. Past performance ratings Section 1126 of title 41, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (c) Exception for failure to deliver goods or complete work due to covid–19 If the head of an executive agency determines that a contractor failed to deliver goods or complete work as a result of measures taken as a result of COVID–19 under a contract with the agency by the date or within the time period imposed by the contract, any information relating to such failure may not be— (1) included in any past performance database used by executive agencies for making source selection decisions