041127-26-0037_Redwood_Request for Quote.Attachment1Reps.Certs.Prov - v.1.5 Final.docx

UNITED STATES CENSUS BUREAU

REQUEST FOR QUOTATION

Redwood RunMyJobs Software and Maintenance Subscription Renewal

UNITED STATES CENSUS BUREAU

SOLICITATION #: 041127-26-0037

Redwood RunMyJobs Software and Maintenance Subscription Renewal

Redwood RunMyJobs Software and Maintenance Subscription Renewal

REQUEST FOR QUOTE (RFQ)

Solicitation Number: 041127-26-0037

ISSUE DATE: May 11, 2026

United States Department of Commerce Bureau of the Census 4600 Silver Hill Road Washington, DC 20233-4400 (Regular Mail) Suitland, MD 20746-3868 (FedEx)

This is a Request for Quotation for Redwood RunMyJobs Software and Maintenance Subscription Renewal for the Period of Performance of Date of Award – March 31, 2029.

This Announcement constitutes the only Solicitation; a separate written Solicitation will not be issued.

Your Quotation in response to this Request for Quotation shall conform to Solicitation Provisions, be prepared in accordance with the requirements of this Request for Quote, and shall be submitted via email to the Contract Specialist, Shannon Crandall Barrington, at Shannon.K.Crandall@census.gov and the Contracting Officer, Pamela Miller, at Pamela.A.Miller@census.gov no later than 10:00am Eastern Time, on Tuesday May 26, 2026. The subject line for this Submission Email shall be marked “[Company Name] – Submission of Written Quote – RFQ #041127-26-0037.”

This shall be a Fixed Price Purchase Order.

CONTRACT TYPE

The United States Census Bureau intends to award a Sole Source Firm Fixed Price Purchase Order to Redwood Software International, Inc. (UEI: M9SNNUM1LSL1) in accordance with Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulations Overhaul (RFO FAR) 12.201-1 for Simplified Solicitation procedures for Commercial Products and Commercial Services and RFO FAR 6.103-1 Procedures for only One Responsible Source.

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code 513210 – Software Publishers.

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE

The 36-Month life cycle of the Purchase Order includes one (1) 12-Month Base Period, and two (2) 12-Month Option Periods pursuant to RFO FAR 52.217-9. The anticipated Start Date for the Base Period of Performance is May 27, 2026. Comment by Shannon K Crandall (CENSUS/ACQ FED): Pam: Do you want this in here?

TABLE 1: PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE

2.1 CAR 1352.270-70 PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE (APR 2010) [DEVIATION]

(a) The base period of performance of this contract is from Date of Award through March 31, 2027. If an option is exercised, the period of performance shall be extended through the end of that option period.

(b) The option periods that may be exercised are as follows:

Option Period One (1)

(RFO 52.217-9)

Option Period Two (2)

(RFO 52.217-9)

(c) The notice requirements for unilateral exercise of option periods are set out in FAR 52.217-9. (End of clause

2.2 RFO FAR 52.217-9 OPTION TO EXTEND THE TERM OF THE CONTRACT (MAR 2000) [DEVIATION] Comment by Shannon K Crandall (CENSUS/ACQ FED): PAM: Do you want the Deviation re EO 14222/ ICIAP Approval included?

(a) The Government may extend the term of this contract [Purchase Order] by Written Notice to the Contractor prior to Order expiration; provided that the Government gives the Contractor a Preliminary Written Notice of its intent to extend at least three (3) Days before the contract [Purchase Order] expires. The Preliminary Notice does not commit the Government to an extension. If the Government fails to extend the term of the contract [BPA] within the period identified and the Government has provided a Written Notice to the Contractor that the action is undergoing review in accordance with Department of Commerce procedures for implementing Executive Order 14222, the Contractor shall stop all work and incur no costs to be charged to the Government. Once the Department of Commerce’s review process has occurred, or no later than the number of days provided in the Initial Notification, the Government will notify the Contractor if the Option may be exercised and, if so, adjust Start and End dates of the Period of Performance accordingly. The Government will then extend the term of the contract [Purchase Order] with a bilateral Modification.

(b) If the Government exercises this Option, the extended contract [Purchase Order] shall be considered to include this Option Clause

(c) The total duration of this contract [Purchase Order], including the exercise of any Options under this clause, shall not exceed 36-Months.

(End of clause)

PURPOSE

This procurement is for the renewal of the Redwood RunMyJobs On-Premises Software and Maintenance Subscription. The United States Census Bureau’s (USCB) Geography Division (GEO) plans, coordinates, and administers all geographic and cartographic activities needed to facilitate the USCB’s statistical programs throughout the United States and its Territories. The Decennial Information Technology Division along with GEO utilizes RunMyJobs for its “Workload Manager and Job Scheduler” Solution enabling batch processing functions that execute within the Master Address File/Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing (MAF/TIGER) System.

RunMyJobs also manages the entirety of GEO’s production batch processing, configures and manages the production batch processing queues, manages the automated submission and control of millions of production batch processing jobs, while having a robust Application Programing Interface (API). GEO has integrated the batch processing jobs in RunMyJobs with in-house production workflows, reporting applications and systems, which also supports the orchestration of cross-platform batch processing.

The RunMyJobs ‘Job Scheduling Tool’ automates the execution of tasks based on date-and-time scheduling or other methods of execution such as event-based triggers. By verifying specific conditions such as record counts, timestamps, size, and wildcard name pattern matches, this product ensures files and data are complete and accurate before starting process.

This product also prioritizes and balances process capacity to maximize throughout with dynamic workload balancing as well as triggering the start of other processes with custom events for seamless, real-time orchestration. As a result, RunMyJobs Software empowers GEO with accurate, real-time data to make more informed decisions.

REQUIREMENTS AND PRICING

This is a Firm Fixed Price Purchase Order to be issued in accordance with RFO FAR 12.201-1 for Simplified Solicitation procedures for Commercial Products and Commercial Services and RFO FAR 6.103-1 Procedures for Only One Responsible Source as there is only a singular source that is both the sole Owner and sole Distributor of the RunMyJobs Software and Maintenance. The Fixed Price shall be inclusive of all costs associated with providing the requirements herein.

Currently, GEO owns the RunMyJobs Perpetual Licenses.

· Support Coverage: Enhanced 24x7 (1 Prod), Standard 8x5 (4 Non-Prod)

· SLA-US-1404-105-X Schedule 1 10 Users

· SLA-US-1308-022-T Schedule 2 50 Users

· SLA-US-1404-063-D Schedule 3 65 Users

· SLA-US-1404-061-P Schedule 3 60 Users

Below are the details of the RunMyJobs On-Premises Software and Maintenance Subscription.

TABLE 2: REQUIREMENTS AND PRICING

Three Tier landscape (4 Non-Production + 1 Production environment), Unlimited Process Servers, Unlimited Users, Active Monitoring & Alerting, Active Auditing and SLA module, 24 x 7 Support & Maintenance.

Three tier landscape (4 Non-Production + 1 Production environment), Unlimited Process Servers, Unlimited Users, Active Monitoring & Alerting, Active Auditing and SLA module, 24 x 7 support & maintenance.

Three tier landscape (4 Non-Production + 1 Production environment), Unlimited Process Servers, Unlimited Users, Active Monitoring & Alerting, Active Auditing and SLA module, 24 x 7 support & maintenance.

*TBQ - To Be Quoted

The Purchase Order Total Firm Fixed Price is $TBQ.

Subscription support and services shall include:

· 24x7 Service Level 1 Support: Automation Experts provide enterprise-grade, 24x7 support for Service Level-1 issues and 24x5 support for all other tickets.

· Migration and Onboarding: Ensures a smooth, secure and streamlined transition to Redwood via five-step migration methodology.

· Consulting and Services: Consultants plan implementation, employ best practices and advise on how to continually drive more value.

· Redwood University: Online training.

The Request for Quote requires the Contractor to provide all of the products listed in TABLE 2: REQUIREMENTS AND PRICING. Failure to meet all line items will result in the Contractor’s Quote being found technically unacceptable and ineligible for award.

DELIVERABLES AND PERFORMANCE STANDARDS

The Deliverables and Performance Standards outlined herein are the minimum requirements for all projects performed under this Purchase Order.

TABLE 3: PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS

CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION

6.1 CONTRACTING OFFICER

6.1.1 CONTRACTING OFFICER

Pamela A. Miller is hereby designated as the Contracting Officer (CO). The CO is located at:

United States Census Bureau Enterprise Support Branch, Acquisition Division (ACQ)

CENHQ-3H4330A

4600 Silver Hill Road Washington, DC 20233-4400 (Regular Mail) Suitland, MD 20746-3868 (FedEx) Telephone: (301)763-3547 E-mail: Pamela.A.Miller@census.gov

6.1.2 CAR 1352.201-70 CONTRACTING OFFICER’S AUTHORITY (APR 2010) [DEVIATION]

The Contracting Officer is the only person authorized to make or approve any changes in any of the requirements of this contract [Purchase Order], and, notwithstanding any provisions contained elsewhere in this contract [Purchase Order], 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 contract [Purchase Order] terms and conditions, including price.

(End of clause)

6.2 CAR 1325.201-72 CONTRACTING OFFICER’S REPRESENTATIVE (COR) (APR 2010)

(a) TBD 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 [BPA]. The COR is located at:

TBD

United States Census Bureau

TBD

4600 Silver Hill Road Washington, DC 20233-4400 (Regular Mail) Suitland, MD 20746 (FedEx) Office: 301-763-XXXX Email: TBD@cesus.gov

(b) The responsibilities and limitations of the COR are as follows:

(1) The COR is responsible for the technical aspects of the contract [Order] 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 [Order].

(2) The COR is not authorized to make any commitments or otherwise obligate the Government or authorize any changes which affect the contract [Order] price, terms or conditions. Any Contractor or request for changes shall be referred to the Contracting Officer directly or through 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.

(End of clause)

6.3 TECHNICAL POINT OF CONTACT

Talaya C. Johnson is the Technical Point of Contact. The Technical Point of Contact (TPoC) may be changed at any time by the Government without prior notice to the Contractor by written unilateral Modification to the Purchase Order. The Technical Point of Contact is located at:

United States Census Bureau Geospatial Technology Services Branch, Decennial Information Technology Division

CENHQ-4H4420C

4600 Silver Hill Road Washington, DC 20233-4400 (Regular Mail) Suitland, MD 20746-3868 (FedEx) Office: 301-763-9107 Email: Talaya.C.Johnson@census.gov

PROCEDURES FOR INVOICING - DEPARTENT OF COMMERCE ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION OF PAYMENT REQUESTS INVOICING PROCESSING PLATFORM (DEC 2022)

Payment requests must be submitted electronically through the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Invoice Processing Platform System (IPP).

"Payment request" means any request for Contract financing payment or Invoice payment by the Contractor. To constitute a proper Invoice, the Payment Request must comply with the requirements identified in the applicable payment request or invoicing instructions, Prompt Payment clause included in the Contract/Order, RFO FAR 32.905 Payment Documentation and Process, or the RFO FAR Clause 52.212-4 Terms and Conditions – Commercial Products and Commercial Services included in commercial item Contracts/Orders. At the discretion of the Contracting Officer or the Contracting Officer’s Representative, additional documentation or information may be required.

The IPP website address is https://www.ipp.gov. The Contractor must use the IPP website to register, access, and use IPP for submitting payment requests. If not already enrolled, the Contractor Government Business Point of Contact (as listed in SAM) will receive enrollment instructions via email within three to five Business Days of the addition of the Contract award to IPP. Contractor assistance with enrollment can be obtained by contacting the IPP Production Helpdesk via email: IPPCustomerSupport@fiscal.treasury.gov or phone (866) 973-3131.

If the Contractor is unable to comply with the requirement to use IPP for submitting payment requests, the Contractor must submit a Waiver Request in writing to the Contracting Officer with its Proposal or Quotation. Contact the Contracting Officer for more information on submitting a Waiver Request.

PLACE OF DELIVERY, INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

8.1 CAR 1352.246-70 PLACE OF ACCEPTANCE (APR 2010) (DEVIATION)

(a) The Technical Point of Contact will accept supplies and services to be provided under this contract [Purchase Order].

(b) The place of acceptance will be: provided by the Technical Point of Contact identified in Section 6.2 TECHNICAL POINT OF CONTACT of this Purchase Order.

(End of clause)

8.2 RESPONSIBILITY FOR INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

Inspection and acceptance of all items under this Purchase Order will be accomplished by the Government’s designated Technical Point of Contact. The Technical Point of Contact will inspect and be responsible for the review and acceptance of all deliverables under the Purchase Order.

8.3 NOTICE REGARDING LATE DELIVERY

In the event the Contractor anticipates that it will not meet the schedule as specified in the Deliverables listing and/or Requirements identified in the Purchase Order, the Contractor shall immediately notify the Contracting Officer and the Technical Point of Contact orally and in writing giving pertinent rationale, proposed corrective action(s), and adequate consideration. This data shall not be construed as a Waiver by the Government of any of its rights or remedies available under the Purchase Order including Termination.

CLAUSES AND PROVISIONS

The Commerce Acquisition Regulations and Federal Acquisition Regulations Clauses and Provisions below are being provided as either supplements or to highlight their inclusion.

9.1 COMMERCE ACQUISITION REGULATIONS CLAUSES AND PROVISIONS

9.1.1 COMMERCE ACQUISITION REGULATIONS PROVISIONS AND CLAUSES INCORORATED BY REFERENCE The following Commerce Acquisition Regulations (CAR) Provisions and Clauses apply to this Solicitation and are hereby incorporated by reference. Full text of these can be found at: https://www.acquisition.gov/car.

The following CAR Provisions are incorporated by reference:

9.1.2 COMMERCE ACQUISITION REGULATIONS PROVISIONS AND CLAUSES INCORORATED BY REFERENCE The following Commerce Acquisition Regulations (CAR) Provisions and Clauses apply to this Solicitation and are hereby incorporated by full text. Full text of these can be found at: https://www.acquisition.gov/car.

9.1.2.1 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 Fed. Reg. 16,651 (April 6, 1999)

(b) Agency protests filed with the Contracting Officer shall be sent to the following address:

Pamela A. Miller United States Census Bureau Attn: Acquisition Division (ACQ) 4600 Silver Hill Road Washington, DC 20233-4400 (Regular Mail) Suitland, MD 20746 (FedEx) Telephone: (301)763-3547 E-mail: Pamela.A.Miller@census.gov

(c) Agency protests filed with the Agency Protest Decision Authority shall be sent to the following address:

Ms. Larrieka Knox, Protest Decision Authority U.S. Census Bureau, Department ACQ, 4600 Silver Hill Road, Washington, DC, 20233.

Email: Larrieka.D.Knox@census.gov

(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, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20230

FAX: (202) 482-5858

(End of clause)

9.1.2.2 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

(End of clause)

9.1.2.3 CAR 1352.239-70 SOFTWARE LICENSE ADDENDUM (APR 2010)

(a) This Addendum incorporates certain terms and conditions relating to Federal procurement actions. The terms and conditions of this Addendum take precedence over the terms and conditions contained in any license agreement or other contract documents entered into between the parties.

(b) Governing Law: Federal procurement law and regulations, including the Contract Disputes Act, 41 U.S.C. Section 601 et. seq., and the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), govern the agreement between the parties. Litigation arising out of this contract may be filed only in those fora that have jurisdiction over Federal procurement matters.

(c) Attorney's Fees: Attorney's fees are payable by the Federal government in any action arising under this contract only pursuant to the Equal Access in Justice Act, 5 U.S.C. Section 504.

(d) No Indemnification: The Federal government will not be liable for any claim for indemnification; such payments may violate the Anti-Deficiency Act, 31 U.S.C. Section 1341(a).

(e) Assignment: Payments may only be assigned in accordance with the Assignment of Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. Section 3727, and FAR Subpart 32.8, “Assignment of Claims.”

(f) Invoices: Invoices will be handled in accordance with the Prompt Payment Act (31 U.S.C. Section 3903) and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A–125, Prompt Payment.

(g) Patent and Copyright Infringement: Patent or copyright infringement suits brought against the United States as a party may only be defended by the U.S. Department of Justice (28 U.S.C. Section 516).

(h) Renewal of Support after Expiration of this Award: Service will not automatically renew after expiration of the initial term of this agreement.

(i) Renewal may only occur in accord with

(1) the mutual agreement of the parties; or

(2) an option renewal clause allowing the Government to unilaterally exercise one or more options to extend the term of the agreement.

(End of clause)

9.1.2.4 CAR 1352.239-71 ELECTRONIC AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (APR 2010)

(a) To be considered eligible for award, offerors must propose electronic and information technology (EIT) that meet the applicable Access Board accessibility standards at 36 CFR 1194 designated below:

X 1194.21 Software applications and operating systems X 1194.22 Web-based intranet and internet information and applications ___ 1194.23 Telecommunications products ___ 1194.24 Video and multimedia products ___ 1194.25 Self-contained, closed products ___ 1194.26 Desktop and portable computers ___ 1194.31 Functional performance criteria ___ 1194.41 Information, documentation, and support

(b) The standards do not require the installation of specific accessibility-related software or the attachment of an assistive technology device, but merely require that the EIT be compatible with such software and devices so that it can be made accessible if so required by the agency in the future.

(c) Alternatively, offerors may propose products and services that provide equivalent facilitation. Such offers will be considered to have met the provisions of the Access Board standards for the feature or components providing equivalent facilitation. If none of the offers that meet all applicable provisions of the standards could be accepted without imposing an undue burden on the agency or component, or if none of the offerors propose products or services that fully meet all of the applicable Access Board's provisions, those offerors whose products or services meet some of the applicable provisions will be considered eligible for award. Awards will not be made to an offeror meeting all or some of the applicable Access Board provisions if award would impose an undue burden upon the agency.

(d) Offerors must submit representation information concerning their products by completing the VPAT template at http://www.Section508.gov.

(End of clause)

9.2 FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS PROVISIONS AND CLAUSES

9.2.1 RFO FAR 52.252-1 SOLICITATION 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(es): http://www.acquisition.gov

The following RFO FAR Provisions are incorporated by reference:

*As part of their Quote, the Contractor shall acknowledge all provisions requiring Contractor Certification and Representation including RFO FAR 52.203-11, 52.203-18, 52.204-7, 52.204-90, 52.209-2, 52.209-5, 52.209-7, 52.209-11, 52.219-1, 52.222-56, 52.229-11, 52.233-2, and 52.240-90 in ATTACHMENT 1: REPRESENTATIONS, CERTIFICATIONS, AND PROVISIONS.

(End of provision)

9.2.2 RFO FAR 52.252-2 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998) (DEVIATION)

This contract [Purchase Order] 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 this/these address(es): http://acquisition.gov/far/index.html

The following RFO FAR Clauses are incorporated by reference:

(End of clause)

9.2.3 RFO FAR CLAUSES INCORPORATED IN FULL TEXT Comment by Neal Gima-Yip (CENSUS/ACQ FED): Recommend including provision 52.252-5 and clause 52.252-6.

The following RFO FAR clauses apply to this acquisition and are hereby incorporated by full text. Full text of these clauses can be found at: https://www.acquisition.gov/browsefar

9.2.3.1 RFO FAR 52.204-10 REPORTING EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION AND FIRST – TIER SUBCONTRACT AWARDS (DEVIATION JANUARY 2026)

(a) Definitions. As used in this clause:

Executive means officers, managing partners, or any other employees in management positions.

First-tier subcontract means a subcontract awarded directly by the Contractor to acquire supplies or services (including construction) for performing a prime contract. It does not include the Contractor’s supplier agreements with vendors, such as long-term arrangements for materials or supplies that benefit multiple contracts and/or the costs of which are normally applied to a contractor’s general and administrative expenses or indirect costs.

Month of award means the month in which the Contracting Officer signs a contract or the month in which the Contractor signs a first-tier subcontract.

Total compensation means the cash and noncash dollar value earned by the executive during the Contractor's preceding fiscal year and includes the information described at 17 CFR 229.402(c)(2).

(b) Requirement. Section 2(d)(2) of the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 (Pub. L. 109-282), as amended by section 6202 of the Government Funding Transparency Act of 2008 (Pub. L. 110-252), requires the Contractor to report information on subcontract awards. The law requires all reported information be made public; therefore, the Contractor is responsible for notifying its subcontractors that the required information will be made public. Nothing in this clause requires disclosing classified information.

(c) Reporting. Unless otherwise directed by the Contracting Officer, or as provided in paragraph (f) of this clause, the Contractor shall report the following in the System for Award Management at https://www.sam.gov as follows:

(1) Executive compensation of the prime contractor. The Contractor shall report the names and total compensation of each of the five most highly compensated executives for its preceding completed fiscal year, if—

(i) In the Contractor's preceding fiscal year, the Contractor received— (A)80 percent or more of its annual gross revenues from Federal contracts (and subcontracts); loans, grants (and subgrants); cooperative agreements; and other forms of Federal financial assistance; and (B)$25,000,000 or more in annual gross revenues from Federal contracts (and subcontracts); loans, grants (and subgrants); cooperative agreements; and other forms of Federal financial assistance; and

(ii) The public does not have access to information about the compensation of the executives through periodic reports filed under section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m(a), 78o(d)) or section 6104 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. (To determine if the public has access to the compensation information, see the U.S. Security and Exchange Commission total compensation filings at http://www.sec.gov/answers/execomp.htm.).

(2) First-tier subcontract information. The Contractor shall report the following information by the end of the month following the month of award of each first-tier subcontract award:

(i) Unique entity identifier for the subcontractor receiving the award and for the subcontractor’s ultimate parent company, if the subcontractor has a parent company.

(ii) Name of the subcontractor.

(iii) Amount of the subcontract award.

(iv) Date of the subcontract award.

(v) A description of the products or services (including construction) being provided under the subcontract, including the overall purpose and expected outcomes or results of the subcontract.

(vi) The subcontract number assigned by the Prime Contractor.

(vii) Subcontractor’s physical address.

(viii) Subcontractor’s primary performance location.

(ix) The prime contract number, and order number if applicable.

(x) Awarding agency name and code.

(xi) Funding agency name and code.

(xii) Government contracting office code.

(xiii) The applicable North American Industry Classification System code.

(3) Executive compensation of the first-tier subcontractor. The Contractor shall report by the end of the month following the month of award of a first-tier subcontract award and annually thereafter (calculated from the prime contract award date) the names and total compensation of each of the five most highly compensated executives for that subcontractor in the subcontractor’s preceding completed fiscal year, if—

(i) In the subcontractor’s preceding fiscal year, the subcontractor received— (A)80 percent or more of its annual gross revenues from Federal contracts (and subcontracts); loans, grants (and subgrants); cooperative agreements; and other forms of Federal financial assistance; and (B)$25,000,000 or more in annual gross revenues from Federal contracts (and subcontracts); loans, grants (and subgrants); cooperative agreements; and other forms of Federal financial assistance; and

(ii) The public does not have access to information about the compensation of the executives through periodic reports filed under section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m(a), 78o(d)) or section 6104 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (see http://www.sec.gov/answers/execomp.htm).

(d) Restriction. The Contractor shall not split or break down subcontracts to a value below the threshold at the Federal Acquisition Regulation 4.208(e), on the date of subcontract award, to avoid the reporting requirements in paragraph (c) of this clause.

(e) Duration. Continued reporting on first-tier subcontracts is not required unless one of the reported data elements changes during the performance of the subcontract. The Contractor is not required to make further reports after a first-tier subcontract expires.

(f) Exceptions.

(1) If the Contractor in the previous tax year had gross income, from all sources, under $300,000, the Contractor is exempt from the requirement to report subcontractor awards.

(2) If a subcontractor in the previous tax year had gross income from all sources under $300,000, the Contractor does not need to report awards for that subcontractor.

(g) Prepopulated data. The Subcontract Reports in SAM will prepopulate with some information from SAM and the Federal Procurement Data System (FPDS). If the FPDS information is incorrect, the Contractor should notify the Contracting Officer. If the SAM information is incorrect, the Contractor is responsible for correcting this information.

(End of clause)

9.2.3.2 RFO FAR 52.204-13 SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT – MAINTENANCE (DEVIATION JANUARY 2026)

(a) Definitions. As used in this clause— Commercial and Government Entity code means—

(1) An identifier assigned to entities located in the United States or its outlying areas by the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Branch to identify a commercial or government entity by unique location (referred to as “CAGE code”); or

(2) An identifier assigned by a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) or by the NATO Support and Procurement Agency to entities located outside the United States and its outlying areas that the DLA CAGE Branch records and maintains in the CAGE master file (referred to as “NCAGE code”).

Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) means an identifier used to identify a specific commercial, nonprofit, or Government entity.

(b) Active registration.

(1) The Contractor shall maintain an active Federal Government contracts registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) at https://www.sam.gov during contract performance and through final payment under this contract. To maintain an active registration in SAM, the Contractor shall review at least annually its registration in SAM and validate that the information is current, accurate, and complete.

(2) The Contractor is responsible for the currency, accuracy, and completeness of the information provided within SAM, and for any liability resulting from the Government’s reliance on inaccurate or incomplete information. Updating SAM does not alter the terms and conditions of this contract and is not a substitute for a properly executed contractual document.

(c) Novation and change-of-name agreements.

(1) If the Contractor has legally changed its business name or “doing business as” name (whichever is shown on the contract), or has transferred the assets used to perform the contract, but has not completed the necessary requirements regarding novation and change-of-name agreements in part 42 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), the Contractor shall provide the responsible Contracting Officer a minimum of one business day’s written notification of its intention to —

(i) Change the legal business name in SAM;

(ii) Comply with the requirements of FAR part 42; and

(iii) Agree in writing to the timeline and procedures specified by the responsible Contracting Officer. The Contractor shall provide with its written notification sufficient documentation to support the legally changed name.

(2) If the Contractor fails to comply with the requirements of paragraph (c)(1) of this clause, or fails to perform the agreement at paragraph (c)(1)(iii) of this clause, and, in the absence of a properly executed novation or change-of-name agreement, the SAM information that shows the Contractor to be other than the Contractor indicated in the contract will be considered to be incorrect information within the meaning of the “Suspension of Payment” paragraph of the electronic funds transfer (EFT) clause of this contract.

(d) Assignees.

(1) The Contractor shall not change the legal business name or address for EFT payments or manual payments, as appropriate, in the SAM record to reflect an assignee for the purpose of assignment of claims (see FAR part 32). Assignees shall be separately registered in SAM.

(2) Information provided to the Contractor’s SAM record that indicates payments, including those made by EFT, to an ultimate recipient other than that Contractor will be incorrect information within the meaning of the “Suspension of Payment” paragraph of the EFT clause of this contract.

(e) Unique entity identifier (UEI). The Contractor shall ensure that its UEI is maintained throughout the life of the contract.

(f) Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code. The Contractor shall ensure that the CAGE code is maintained throughout the life of the contract. To update a CAGE code, the Contractor shall initiate the change by updating its SAM registration.

(g) Communicating changes. The Contractor shall communicate any change to its UEI or CAGE code to the Contracting Officer within 30 days after the change, so a modification can be issued to update the UEI or CAGE code on this contract. A change in the UEI does not necessarily require a novation.

(End of clause)

9.2.3.3 RFO FAR 52.204-14 SERVICE CONTRACT REPORTING REQUIREMENTS (DEVIATION JANUARY 2026)

(a) Definition. As used in this clause— First-tier subcontract means a subcontract awarded directly by the Contractor to acquire supplies or services (including construction) for performing a prime contract. It does not include the Contractor's supplier agreements with vendors, such as long-term arrangements for materials or supplies that benefit multiple contracts and/or the costs of which are normally applied to a contractor's general and administrative expenses or indirect costs.

(b) Requirement. The Contractor shall report, according to paragraphs (c) and (d) of this clause, annually by October 31, for services performed under this contract during the preceding Government fiscal year (October 1-September 30).

(c) Report elements. The Contractor shall report the following information:

(1) Contract number and, as applicable, order number.

(2) The total dollar amount invoiced for services performed during the previous Government fiscal year under the contract.

(3) The number of Contractor direct labor hours expended on the services performed during the previous Government fiscal year.

(4) Data reported by subcontractors under paragraph (f) of this clause.

(d) Remedies. The Contractor shall submit the information required in paragraph (c) of this clause in the System for Award Management (SAM) at https://www.sam.gov (see SAM User Guide). If the Contractor fails to submit the report in a timely manner, the Contracting Officer will exercise appropriate contractual remedies. In addition, the Contracting Officer will make the Contractor's failure to comply with the reporting requirements a part of the Contractor's performance information under the Federal Acquisition Regulation part 42.

(e) Review. Agencies will review Contractor-reported information for reasonableness and consistency with available contract information. If the agency believes that revisions to the Contractor’s reported information are warranted, the agency will notify the Contractor no later than November 15. By November 30, the Contractor shall revise the report, or put its reason in writing for the agency.

(f) First-tier subcontracts.

(1) The Contractor shall require each first-tier subcontractor providing services under this contract, with subcontract(s) each valued at or above the thresholds set forth in 4.303(b), to provide the following detailed information to the Contractor in sufficient time to submit the report:

(i) Subcontract number (including subcontractor name and unique entity identifier); and

(ii) The number of first-tier subcontractor direct-labor hours expended on the services performed during the previous Government fiscal year.

(2) The Contractor shall tell the subcontractor that the information will be made available to the public as required by section 743 of Division C of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2010.

(End of clause)

9.2.3.4 RFO FAR 52.204-91 CONTRACTOR IDENTIFICATION (DEVIATION JANUARY 2026)

Definitions. As used in this clause— Commercial and Government Entity code means—

(1) An identifier assigned to entities located in the United States or its outlying areas by the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Branch to identify a commercial or government entity by unique location (referred to as “CAGE code”); or

(2) An identifier assigned by a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) or by the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) to entities located outside the United States and its outlying areas that the DLA CAGE Branch records and maintains in the CAGE master file (referred to as “NCAGE code”).

Unique entity identifier means an identifier used to identify a specific commercial, nonprofit, or Government entity.

(b) Unique entity identifier (UEI). The Contractor shall ensure that its UEI is maintained throughout the life of the contract.

(c) Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code. The Contractor shall ensure that the CAGE code is maintained throughout the life of the contract. The Contractor shall request changes to a CAGE code as indicated in the following table.

(d) Communicating changes. The Contractor shall communicate any change to its UEI or CAGE code to the Contracting Officer within 30 days after the change, so a modification can be issued to update the UEI or CAGE code on this contract. A change in the UEI does not necessarily require a novation.

(End of clause)

9.2.3.5 RFO FAR 52.209-6 PROTECTING THE GOVERNMENT’S INTEREST WHEN SUBCONTRACTING WITH CONTRACTORS DEBARRED, SUSPENDED, PROPOSED FOR DEBARMENT, OR VOLUNTARILY EXCLUDED (DEVIATION JANUARY 2026) Comment by Shannon K Crandall (CENSUS/ACQ FED): Should this be FULL Text so that the Deviation can be spelled out? All similar Clauses are highlighted in LIME GREEN. Comment by Shannon K Crandall (CENSUS/ACQ FED): Per NGY via MS Teams on 5/01/2026 at 11:31 am, “if it [PM 2026-06 Attachment A] has the clause spelled out then I would include in full text.”

(a) Definition. As used in this clause— Commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) item

(1) Means any item of supply (including construction material) that is–

(i) A commercial product (as defined in paragraph (1) of the definition of “commercial product” in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 2.101);

(ii) Sold in substantial quantities in the commercial marketplace; and

(iii) Offered to the Government, under a contract or subcontract at any tier, without modification, in the same form in which it is sold in the commercial marketplace; and

(2) Does not include bulk cargo, as defined in 46 U.S.C. 40102(4), such as agricultural products and petroleum products.

(b) The Government suspends or debars Contractors to protect the Government's interests. Other than a subcontract for a commercially available off-the-shelf item, the Contractor shall not enter into any subcontract, in excess of the threshold specified in FAR 9.405-2(b) on the date of subcontract award, with a Contractor that is debarred, suspended, or proposed for debarment by any executive agency unless a compelling reason exists to do so.

(c) The Contractor shall require each proposed subcontractor whose subcontract will exceed the threshold specified in FAR 9.405-2(b) on the date of subcontract award, other than a subcontractor providing a commercially available off-the-shelf item, to disclose to the Contractor, in writing, whether as of the time of award of the subcontract, the subcontractor, or its principals, is or is not debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, or voluntarily excluded by the Federal Government.

(d) A corporate officer or a designee of the Contractor shall notify the Contracting Officer, in writing, before entering into a subcontract with a party (other than a subcontractor providing a commercially available off-the-shelf item) that is debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, or voluntarily excluded (see FAR 9.404 for information on the System for Award Management (SAM) Exclusions). The notice must include the following:

(1) The name of the subcontractor.

(2) The Contractor’s knowledge of the reasons for the subcontractor being listed with an exclusion in SAM.

(3) The compelling reason(s) for doing business with the subcontractor notwithstanding its being listed with an exclusion in SAM.

(4) The systems and procedures the Contractor has established to ensure that it is fully protecting the Government's interests when dealing with such subcontractor in view of the specific basis for the party's debarment, suspension, proposed debarment, or voluntary exclusion.

(e) Subcontracts. Unless this is a contract for the acquisition of commercial products or commercial services, the Contractor shall include the requirements of this clause, including this paragraph (e) (appropriately modified for the identification of the parties), in each subcontract that—

(1) Exceeds the threshold specified in FAR 9.405-2(b) on the date of subcontract award; and

(2) Is not a subcontract for commercially available off-the-shelf items.

(End of clause)

9.2.3.6 RFO FAR 52.209-9 UPDATES OF PUBLICLY AVAILABLE INFORMATION REGARDING RESPONSIBILITY MATTERS (DEVIATION JANUARY 2026)

(a) The Contractor shall update the information in the Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS) on a semi-annual basis, throughout the life of the contract, by posting the required information in the System for Award Management via https://www.sam.gov.

(b) All information posted in FAPIIS on or after April 15, 2011, except past performance reviews, will be publicly available. FAPIIS consists of two segments—

(1) The non-public segment, into which Government officials and the Contractor post information, which can only be viewed by-

(i) Government personnel and authorized users performing business on behalf of the Government; or

(ii) The Contractor, when viewing data on itself; and

(2) The publicly-available segment, to which all data in the non-public segment of FAPIIS is automatically transferred after a waiting period of 14 calendar days, except for-

(i) Past performance reviews required by part 42.

(ii) Information that was entered prior to April 15, 2011; or

(iii) Information that is withdrawn during the 14-calendar-day waiting period by the Government official who posted it in accordance with paragraph (c)(1) of this clause.

(c) The Contractor will receive notification when the Government posts new information to the Contractor’s record.

(1) If the Contractor asserts in writing within 7 calendar days, to the Government official who posted the information, that some of the information posted to the non-public segment of FAPIIS is covered by a disclosure exemption under the Freedom of Information Act, the Government official who posted the information must within 7 calendar days remove the posting from FAPIIS and resolve the issue in accordance with agency Freedom of Information procedures, prior to reposting the releasable information. The contractor must cite 52.209-9 and request removal within 7 calendar days of the posting to FAPIIS.

(2) The Contractor will also have an opportunity to post comments regarding information that the Government has posted. FAPIIS will retain the comments as long as the associated information is retained, i.e., for a total period of 6 years. Contractor comments will remain a part of the record unless the Contractor revises them.

(3) All information posted in FAPIIS on or after April 15, 2011, except past performance reviews, will be publicly available (section 3010 of Pub. L. 111-212).

(d) The Government will handle public requests for system information posted prior to April 15, 2011, under Freedom of Information Act procedures, including, where appropriate, procedures promulgated under E.O. 12600.

(End of clause)

9.2.3.7 RFO FAR 52.209-10 PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTING WITH INVERTED DOMESTIC CORPORATIONS (DEVIATION JANUARY 2026)

(a) Definitions. As used in this clause- Inverted domestic corporation means a foreign incorporated entity that meets the definition of an inverted domestic corporation under 6 U.S.C. 395(b), applied in accordance with the rules and definitions of 6 U.S.C. 395(c).

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