Subscription Service for Congressional Monitoring
Added: May 25, 2017 4:34 pm COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION(i) This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial services prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotations are being requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued.(ii) The solicitation is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ). The solicitation number is EA-133C-17-RQ-0454.(iii) This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect tough Federal Acquisition Circular FAC 2005-95 dated January 19, 2017.(iv) This requirement is being solicited on an unrestricted basis using FAR Part 12 Acquisition of Commercial Items and FAR Subpart 13.5 Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Items. The NAICS Code is 511120 - Periodical Publishers.(v) SCHEDULE OF SUPPLIES/SERVICES: The contractor shall provide prices in the Price Schedule table provided in Attachment 1. Prices quoted herein shall be in accordance with the Statement of Work (SOW), Attachment 2.(vi) DESCRIPTION OF WORK: The contractor shall furnish all personnel, supplies, supervision, tools, materials, equipment, and such other items as are necessary for subscription services that allow access to congressional bill information, congressional budget tracking, committee reports, member profiles, schedules, congressional transcripts, real-time alerts for licensed users, with included customer support and training. The contractor shall perform this work in accordance with the SOW in Attachment 2.(vii) PERIOD AND PLACE OF PERFORMANCEPERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: The performance period for this requirement includes a base period of 12 months and four 12-month option periods for a total of 60 months. The contracting officer may extend up to six months in accordance with FAR clause 52.217-8, Option to Extend Services.The period of performance dates are as follows:Base Year: July 1, 2017 - June 30, 2018Option Year 1: July 1, 2018 - June 30, 2019Option Year 2: July 1, 2019 - June 30, 2020Option Year 3: July 1, 2020 - June 30, 2021Option Year 4: July 1, 2021 - June 30, 2022PLACE OF PERFORMANCE: The place of performance is the NOAA NOS Silver Spring, MD office:Policy and Constituent Affairs Division1305 East-West HighwaySSMC-4 / Room 13332N/MB5Silver Spring, MD 20910-3281(viii) FAR 52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS - COMMERCIAL ITEMS (JAN 2017)FAR 52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS - COMMERCIAL ITEMS (JAN 2017) applies to this acquisition with the following addendum to the provision:a) Quotes must be submitted by Wednesday, June 7, 2017, 4:00 PM EDT. Quotes must be submitted electronically via e-mail to Nicole Lawson at nicole.lawson@noaa.gov and Shavonda Jamison at shavonda.jamison@noaa.gov. The due date for receipt of questions is Wednesday, May 31, 2017, 4:00PM EDT. All questions must be submitted to Nicole Lawson and Shavonda Jamison via email only.b) Offerors are required to submit a Business Solution which will be used to assess the offerors' capability to perform the services described in the SOW. The solution shall clearly demonstrate that the offeror has a thorough understanding of the effort called for herein.c) Offerors shall assume that the Government has no prior knowledge of them and that it will base its evaluation on the information presented in the Solution; as such, Solutions must be fully self-sufficient and provide all necessary information for a comprehensive evaluation. Solutions must be sufficient enough so as to show how the offeror proposes to accomplish the effort described in the SOW, including a full explanation of the procedures and techniques to be followed.Volume I - Business SolutionBusiness Solution: Electronic copies shall include all information required for evaluation, excluding any reference to price. Volume I shall be subdivided into the following factors: Technical Approach Past PerformanceThe Business Solution shall be subdivided by the factors listed above and shall collectively be no more than 10 pages. Pages submitted above this page count will not be read or considered part of the evaluation. Each side of a single sheet of paper is considered a page, such that a single sheet of 8 ½ x 11, is two pages of the 10 page total, exclusive of dividers and any single sheet front or back cover. Each page in this volume shall be separately numbered.The quote shall not merely offer to perform work in accordance with the SOW but shall outline the actual work proposed as specifically as practical. The SOW reflects the objectives of the program under consideration; therefore, repeating the SOW without sufficient elaboration will not be acceptable. It shall contain technical information that addresses how the offeror plans to meet the requirements of the solicitation based on the following evaluation criteria and shall not include any pricing information.A. Technical ApproachOfferors should clearly describe their understanding of what is required under this RFQ. The technical approach should clearly address the requirements in sufficient detail to demonstrate that the offeror understands the requirement described in the SOW (Attachment 2). The approach should address how the offeror will satisfy the specific requirements of the SOW and fill the client's needs.The service shall monitor and track all actions regarding the United States Congress and major actions within the Executive Branch.The subscription service shall be Internet/web-based. Users shall have access to searchable databases and be able to customize settings to track specific legislation and congressional actions. Users shall be able to receive automatic updates on specific legislation and other congressional activity. The technical approach shall address how the offeror will specifically provide these components.The subscription service must include customer support and training on the provided services, including electronic updates, notification on changes and enhancements to services, guidance on how to use services, and a form of a "help desk" service where users can get answers to questions without undue delay. The technical approach shall also address how the offeror will specifically provide these components.B. Past PerformanceOfferors shall describe relevant performance on other contracts or affirmatively state that it possesses no relevant past performance. List a minimum of tee contracts similar in size, content, and complexity to the requirement described in the SOW. Information shall include:1. Contract Number2. Name and Address of the Government Agency or Commercial Entity3. Brief Description of Work/Services Provided and the Relevance to the Requirements herein4. Point of Contact with Current Phone Number and E-Mail Address5. Date of Contract Award6. Period of Performance7. Initial and Current Task Order Value, and the Extent of Subcontracting.The requested past performance shall not be older than tee years from the date of issuance of the solicitation. The Government reserves the right to contact any government and private source in addition to those included with the quote. If a Contract Team Arrangement (CTA) is quoted, the above information must be provided for all team members.VOLUME II - PRICE QUOTEThe price quote shall be submitted separately from the Business Solution using the Price Schedule Table (Attachment 1). The offeror shall include the unit price and the total amount for each contract line item number (CLIN) for each of the twelve-month pricing periods. The offeror provided pricing for each of the five pricing periods will be added together to derive the overall evaluated price. The Government may determine that an offer is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced. Evaluation of options shall not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s).Prices offered are understood to be for a period of performance beginning within the range stated herein and for each option period exercised thereafter.END OF ADDENDUM TO FAR 52.212-1(ix) FAR 52.212-2, EVALUATION--COMMERCIAL ITEMS (OCT 2014)FAR 52.212-2, EVALUATION--COMMERCIAL ITEMS (OCT 2014) applies to this acquisition and the specific evaluation criterion to be included in paragraph (a) of the provision is as follows:The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered.The quotes will be evaluated on the criteria listed below:VOLUME I - BUSINESS SOLUTIONThe business solution factors, listed in descending order of importance, when combined are significantly more important than price.TECHNICAL APPROACHIn accordance with the "Instructions to Offerors" above, quotes will be evaluated on the information contained in the technical approach that demonstrates the degree of understanding by the offeror of the requirements and proposed methodology.PAST PERFORMANCEIn accordance with the "Instructions to Offerors" above, quotes will be evaluated on the offeror's demonstrated relevant past performance or affirmative statement that it possesses no relevant or no past performance. Relevant past performance is performance under contracts or efforts (within the past 3 years) that is of the same or similar scope, magnitude, and complexity to that which is described in the solicitation. This information will be used to assess the contractor's past performance history. Offerors without a record of relevant past performance or for whom information on past performance is not available will be given a neutral rating.VOLUME II - PRICE QUOTEThe Business Solution factors when combined are significantly more important than price. While the price is not the most important evaluation factor, its importance in this procurement will not be overlooked. The degree of its importance will increase commensurately with the degree of equality among the factors within the business solution. For evaluation purposes, the entire 60-month potential period shall be broken out into five 12-month periods (base and option periods).(x) FAR 52.212-3, OFFEROR REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS - COMMERCIAL ITEMS (Jan 2017)Offeror shall include a complete copy of the provision at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items, with its offer.(xi) FAR 52.212-4 - CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS - COMMERCIAL ITEMS (JAN 2017) FAR 52.212-4 - CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS - COMMERCIAL ITEMS (JAN 2017) applies to this acquisition. (xii) FAR 52.212-5, CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT STATUTES OR EXECUTIVE ORDERS -- COMMERCIAL ITEMSFAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items applies to this acquisition and the following clauses cited in the clause are applicable to this acquisition:(1) 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government (Sept 2006), with Alternate I (Oct 1995) (41 U.S.C. 4704 and 10 U.S.C. 2402).(4) 52.204-10, Reporting Executive compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (Oct 2016) (Pub. L. 109-282) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note).(8) 52.209-6, Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment (Oct 2015) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note).(25) 52.222-3, Convict Labor (June 2003) (E.O. 11755).(26) 52.222-19, Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (Oct 2016) (E.O. 13126).(27) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Apr 2015).(28) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Sep 2016) (E.O. 11246).(29) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (Oct 2015) (38 U.S.C. 4212).(30) 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (Jul 2014) (29 U.S.C. 793).(31) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans (Feb 2016) (38 U.S.C. 4212).(32) 52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act (Dec 2010) (E.O. 13496).(33) (i) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (Mar 2015) (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O. 13627).(34) 52.222-54, Employment Eligibility Verification (Oct 2015). (E. O. 12989). (Not applicable to the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items or certain other types of commercial items as prescribed in 22.1803.)(35) 52.222-59, Compliance with Labor Laws (Executive Order 13673) (Oct 2016). (Applies at $50)(9) 52.222-62, Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706 (JAN 2017) (E.O. 13706). (ii) 52.203-19, Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements (xii) ADDITIONAL APPLICABLE CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS OR TERMS AND CONDITIONSA. LIST OF ATTACHMENTS1. Attachment 1: Price Schedule2. Attachment 2: Statement of Work (SOW)B. APPLICABLE CONTRACT CLAUSES AND PROVISIONS1. FAR 52.217-8 OPTION TO EXTEND SERVICES (NOV 1999)The Government may require continued performance of any services within the limits and at the rates specified in the contract. These rates may be adjusted only as a result of revisions to prevailing labor rates provided by the Secretary of Labor. The option provision may be exercised more than once, but the total extension of performance hereunder shall not exceed 6 months. The Contracting Officer may exercise the option by written notice to the Contractor within seven (7) days.2. FAR 52.217-9 OPTION TO EXTEND THE TERM OF THE CONTRACT (MAR 2000)(a) The Government may extend the term of this contract by written notice to the Contractor within seven (7) days; provided that the Government gives the Contractor a preliminary written notice of its intent to extend at least seven (7) days before the contract expires. The preliminary notice does not commit the Government to an extension.(b) If the Government exercises this option, the extended contract shall be considered to include this option clause.(c) The total duration of this contract, including the exercise of any options under this clause, shall not exceed five (5) years.3. CAR 1352.201-70 CONTRACTING OFFICER'S AUTHORITY (MAR 2010)The Contracting Officer is the only person authorized to make or approve any changes in any of the requirements of this contract, and, notwithstanding any provisions contained elsewhere in this contract, the said authority remains solely in the Contracting Officer. In the event the contractor makes any changes at the direction of any person other than the Contracting Officer, the change will be considered to have been made without authority and no adjustment will be made in the task order terms and conditions, including price.4. CAR 1352.201-72 CONTRACTING OFFICER'S REPRESENTATIVE (COR) (APR 2010)(a) Nkolika Ndubisi is hereby designated as the Contracting Officer's Representative (COR). The COR may be changed at any time by the Government without prior notice to the contractor by a unilateral modification to the contract. The COR is located at:NOAA/NOS/Policy and Constituent Affairs Division1305 East-West HighwaySSMC 4, Room 13236/N/MB5Silver Spring, MD 20910-3281COR E-mail: nkolika.ndubisi@noaa.govPhone: (240) 533-0937(b) The responsibilities and limitations of the COR are as follows:(1) The COR is responsible for the technical aspects of the contract and serves as technical liaison with the contractor. The COR is also responsible for the final inspection and acceptance of all deliverables and such other responsibilities as may be specified in the contract.(2) The COR is not authorized to make any commitments or otherwise obligate the Government or authorize any changes which affect the contract price, terms or conditions. Any contractor request for changes shall be referred to the Contracting Officer directly or tough the COR. No such changes shall be made without the express written prior authorization of the Contracting Officer. The Contracting Officer may designate assistant or alternate COR(s) to act for the COR by naming such assistant/alternate(s) in writing and transmitting a copy of such designation to the contractor.5. HARMLESS FROM LIABILITYThe contractor shall hold and save the Government, its' officers, agents and employees harmless from liability of any nature or kind, including costs and expenses to which they may be subject, for or on account of any or all suits or damages of any character whatsoever resulting from injuries or damages sustained by any person or persons or property by virtue of performance of this contract, arising or resulting in whole or in part from the fault, negligence, wrongful act or wrongful omission of the contractor, or any subcontractor, their employees or agents.6. CAR 1352.233-71 GAO AND COURT OF FEDERAL CLAIMS PROTESTS (APR 2010)(a) A protest may be filed with either the Government Accountability Office (GAO) or the Court of Federal Claims unless an agency protest has been filed.(b) A complete copy of all GAO or Court of Federal Claims protests, including all attachments, shall be served upon (i) the Contracting Officer, and (ii) the Contract Law Division of the Office of the General Counsel, within one day of filing a protest with either GAO or the Court of Federal Claims.(c) Service upon the Contract Law Division shall be made as follows: U.S. Department of Commerce, Office of the General Counsel, Chief, Contract Law Division, Room 5893, Herbert C. Hoover Building, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230. FAX: (202) 482-5858.7. CAR 1352.246-70 PLACE OF ACCEPTANCE (APR 2010)(a) The Contracting Officer or the duly authorized representative will accept supplies and services to be provided under this contract.(b) The place of acceptance will be:Policy and Constituent Affairs Division1305 East-West HighwaySSMC-4 / Room 13332N/MB5Silver Spring, MD 20910-32818. CAR 1352.270-70 PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE (APR 2010)The 12 month base period of performance of this purchase order will begin on July 1, 2017. If an option is exercised, the period of performance shall be extended and continue tough the end of that option period for a period of 12 months, for a potential overall purchase order ordering period of 60 monthsBase Year: July 1, 2017 - June 30, 2018Option Year 1: July 1, 2018 - June 30, 2019Option Year 2: July 1, 2019 - June 30, 2020Option Year 3: July 1, 2020 - June 30, 2021Option Year 4: July 1, 2021 - June 30, 2022The notice requirements for unilateral exercise of option periods are set out in FAR 52.217-9. Should the option at 52.217-8, Option to Extend Services Tem of the Contract be exercised, up to six additional months may be added to the period of performance. 9. CAR 1352.233-70, AGENCY PROTESTS (APR 2010)(a) An agency protest may be filed with either: (1) The contracting officer, or (2) at a level above the contracting officer, with the appropriate agency Protest Decision Authority. See 64 FR 16,651 (April 6, 1999).(b) Agency protests filed with the Contracting Officer shall be sent to the following address: Shavonda Jamison, 200 Granby Street, Suite 815, Norfolk, VA 23510.(c) Agency protests filed with the agency Protest Decision Authority shall be sent to the following address: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, DOC Senior Procurement Executive, 1401 Constitution Ave. NW, Ste. 6422, Washington, DC 20230.(d) A complete copy of all agency protests, including all attachments, shall be served upon the Contract Law Division of the Office of the General Counsel within one day of filing a protest with either the Contracting Officer or the Protest Decision Authority.(e) Service upon the Contract Law Division shall be made as follows: U.S. Department of Commerce, Office of the General Counsel, Chief, Contract Law Division, Room 5893, Herbert C. Hoover Building, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230. FAX: (202) 482-5858.10. NAM 1330-52.237-70 CONTRACTOR COMMUNICATIONS(a) A contractor employee shall be identified both by the individual's name and the contractor's name when: (1) Included in NOAA's locator, and (2) When submitting any type of electronic correspondence to any NOAA employee or stakeholder. (b) Any written correspondence from a contractor or any contractor employee shall be printed on company/organization letterhead or otherwise clearly identify the sender as an employee of the company or organization and shall identify the contract number. (c) Contractors and/or contractor employees shall clearly identify themselves as such in any verbal communications, whether in informal discussion or a formal meeting.11. NAM 1330-242.70 SUBMITTAL OF INVOICESThe Contractor shall prepare and submit an invoice to the COR for approval, with a copy to the contract specialist for information. All invoices shall be submitted by the 10th day of the subsequent month.Invoices shall be sent by electronic mail to the designated billing office as follows:NOAA/NOS/Policy and Constituent Affairs DivisionATTENTION: Nkolika Ndubisi1305 East-West HighwaySSMC 4, Room 13236/N/MB5Silver Spring, MD 20910-3281COR E-mail: nkolika.ndubisi@noaa.govPhone: (240) 533-0937 Contract Specialist E-mail: nicole.lawson@noaa.govThe requirements of a proper invoice are as specified in the contract. Unless otherwise agreed to, all invoices under this contract must contain the following information:a) Name of Contractorb) Contract numberc) Date of orderd) Period covered by billing/invoicee) Contact name and phone numberf) Services provided, including category, number of hours, hourly rate and extension of costsThe contractor will submit invoices to the Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) stating the hours worked and the task completed. A final invoice should be submitted with the final report, and will be paid when the final report and all tasks are reviewed and deemed to be complete by the Agency.If the invoice does not comply with the applicable prompt payment provision of the contract, the COR will return it to the contractor within seven days after the date the designated office received the invoice along with a statement as to the reasons why it is not a proper invoice.12. GOVERNMENT-CONTRACTOR RELATIONS a) The Government and the Contractor understand and agree that the services to be delivered under this contract by the contractor to the Government are non-personal services and the parties recognize and agree that no employer-employee relationship exists or will exist under the contract between the Government and the Contractor's personnel. It is, therefore, in the best interest of the Government to afford both parties an understanding of their respective obligations.b) Contractor personnel under this contract shall not be placed in a position where they are under relatively continuous supervision and control of a Government employee.c) Employee relationship. Rules, regulations, directives, and requirements that are issued by the DOC/NOAA under its responsibility for good order, administration, and security are applicable to all personnel who enter the Government installation or who travel on Government transportation. This is not to be construed or interpreted to establish any degree of Government control that is inconsistent with a non-personal services contract.d) Inapplicability of employee benefits. This contract does not create an employer-employee relationship. Accordingly, entitlements and benefits applicable to such relationships do not apply.e) Notice. The Contractor shall notify the Contracting Officer in writing within 3 calendar days from the date of any incident that the Contractor considers to constitute a violation of this clause. The notice should include the date, nature and circumstance of the conduct, the name, function and activity of each Government employee or Contractor official or employee involved or knowledgeable about such conduct, identify any documents or substance of any oral communication involved in the conduct, and the estimate in time by which the government must respond to this notice to minimize cost, delay, or disruption of performance.13. NAM 1330-52.270-304 NOAA ACQUISITION AND GRANTS OFFICE OMBUDSMAN (OCT 2016)a) The NOAA Acquisition and Grants Office (AGO) Ombudsman is available to organizations to promote responsible and meaningful exchanges of information. Generally, the purpose of these exchanges will be to:1) Allow contractors to better prepare for and propose on business opportunities.2) Advise as to technologies and solutions within the marketplace that the Government may not be aware of, or is not fully benefitting from.3) Identify constraints in transparency and process.b) The AGO Ombudsman will objectively, reasonably, and responsibly collaborate with parties and recommend fair, impartial, and constructive solutions to the matters presented to him/her. Further, the AG) Ombudsman will maintain the reasonable and responsible confidentiality of the source of the concern when such a request has been formally made by an authorized officer of an organization seeking to do business with, or already doing business with NOAA.c) Before consulting with the AGO Ombudsman, interested parties must first address their concerns, issues, disagreements, and/or recommendations with the respective contracting officer for resolution. However, direct access to the AGO Ombudsman may be sought when an interested party questions the objectivity or equity of a contracting officers' decision, or when there is a bona fide reason to believe that reasonable, responsible, and objective consideration will not be received from an assigned contracting officer.d) There are several constraints to the scope of the AGO Ombudsman's authority, for instance:1) Consulting with the AGO Ombudsman does not alter or postpose the timelines of any formal process (e.g., protests, claims, debriefings, employee employer actions, activities involving A-76 competition performance decisions, judicial or congressional hearings, or proposal, amendment, modification or deliverable due dates, etc.)2) The AGO Ombudsman cannot participate in the evaluation of proposal, source selection processes, or the adjudication of protests or formal contract disputes.3) The AGO Ombudsman is not authorized to generate or alter laws, judicial decisions, rules, policies, or formal guidance.4) The AGO Ombudsman is not authorized to develop or alter opportunity announcements, solicitations, contract, or their terms and conditions.5) The AGO Ombudsman cannot overrule the authorized decision or determinations of the contracting officer.6) The AGO Ombudsman has no authority to render a decision that bind AGO, NOAA, the Department of Commerce, or the U.S. Government.7) The AGO Ombudsman is not NOAA's agent relative to the service of magistrate or judicial process and cannot be used to extend service of process to another party (whether federal, public, or a private entity).a) After review and analysis of a filed concern or recommendation, the AGO Ombudsman may refer the interested party to another more suitable federal official for consideration. Moreover, concerns, disagreements, and/or recommendations that cannot be resolved by the AGO Ombudsman will need to be pursued tough more formal venues.b) The AGO Ombudsman is not to be contacted to request copies or forms and/or documents under the purview of a contracting officer. Such documents in Request for Information, solicitations, amendments, contracts, modifications, or conference materials.c) Questions regarding this solicitation and contract language shall be directed to Rafael Roman, NOAA AGO Ombudsman, at Rafael.Roman@noaa.gov.14. FAR 52.252-2, CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998)This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at these address:FAR: https://www.acquisition.gov/?q=browsefarCAR: http://www.osec.doc.gov/oam/acquistion_management/policy/NAM: http://www.ago.noaa.gov/acquisition/AcqManualThe following contract clauses are incorporated by reference:FAR 52.203-17, Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights and Requirement To Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights (APR 2014)FAR 52.203-19 Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements (JAN 2017)FAR 52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance (OCT 2016)FAR 52.232-39 Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations (JUN 2013)FAR 52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (DEC 2013)CAR 1352.209-72 Restrictions Against Disclosure (APR 2010)CAR 1352.209-73 Compliance With the Laws (APR 2010)CAR 1352.209-74 Organizational Conflict of Interest (APR 2010) CAR 1352.239-70 Software License Addendum (APR 2010)15. FAR 52.252-1 PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998)This solicitation incorporates one or more solicitation provisions by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. The offeror is cautioned that the listed provisions may include blocks that must be completed by the offeror and submitted with its quotation or offer. In lieu of submitting the full text of those provisions, the offeror may identify the provision by paragraph identifier and provide the appropriate information with its quotation or offer. Also, the full text of a solicitation provision may be accessed electronically at this/these address:FAR: https://www.acquisition.gov/?q=browsefarProvision No. Provision Title DateFAR 52.217-5 Evaluation Of Options JUL 1990FAR 52.203-18 Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements - Representation JAN 2017(xiv) DEFENSE PRIORITIES AND ALLOCATIONS SYSTEM: The Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) and assigned rating, is not applicable to this requirement.(xv) QUOTATION DUE DATE: Quotes must be submitted via electronic means (e-mail) by 4:00 P.M. EST on Wednesday June 7, 2017. The anticipated award date is on or about Monday, June 26, 2017. Contractors are encouraged to register with the FedBizOpps Offeror Notification Service as well as the Interested Offerors List for this acquisition (see applicable tab within FedBizOpps where this synopsis/solicitation is posted). Quoters must be registered in the SAM database to be considered for award. Registration is free and can be completed on-line at http://www.sam.gov/.(xvi) QUESTIONS: All questions must be submitted to Nicole Lawson at nicole.lawson@noaa.gov and Shavonda Jamison at shavonda.jamison@noaa.gov. The due date for receipt of questions is Wednesday, May 31, 2017, 4:00PM EDT.
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