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0002 CASS DEVELOPMENT

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Section B - Supplies or Services/Prices Section C - Description/Specifications Section E - Inspection and Acceptance Section F - Deliveries or Performance Section G - Contract Administration Data Section H - Special Contract Requirements Section I - Contract Clauses Section J - List of Documents, Exhibits and Other Attachments Section K - Representations, Certifications, and Other Statements of Bidders Section L - Instructions, Conditions, and Notices to Quoters Section M - Evaluation Factors for Award

Section B - Supplies or Services/Prices

Item Number Description Quantity Unit Unit Price Amount

BASELINING EFFORT

Two-month baselining effort to determine capacity and velocity of sprints, in accordance with Section C

Contract Type: Firm-Fixed-Price

Award Type: Firm-fixed-price Product/Service Code: DF10 Period of Performance: 03/16/2026 to 05/15/2026

CASS DEVELOPMENT

Sprint quantity, duration and firm-fixed-price per Sprint will be finalized during the CLIN 0001 Baselining Effort

Contract Type: Firm-Fixed-Price

Award Type: Firm-fixed-price Product/Service Code: DF10 Period of Performance: 05/16/2026 to 05/15/2027

OTHER DIRECT COSTS (Including Travel)

In accordance with Section C

Contract Type: Time-and-Materials

Award Type: Time-and-materials Product/Service Code: DF10 Period of Performance: 03/16/2026 to 05/15/2027

OPTIONAL ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Optional additional sprints; quantity and firm-fixed-priced per sprint to be negotiated prior

Item Number Description Quantity Unit Unit Price Amount to exercise.

Contract Type: Firm-Fixed-Price

Award Type: Firm-fixed-price

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Anticipated Exercise Date: 05/15/2027 Product/Service Code: DF10 Period of Performance: 05/16/2027 to 05/15/2028

OTHER DIRECT COSTS (Including Travel)

For use during additional development if exercised

In accordance with Section C

Contract Type: Time-and-Materials

Award Type: Time-and-materials

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Anticipated Exercise Date: 05/15/2027 Product/Service Code: DF10 Period of Performance: 05/16/2027 to 05/15/2028

Clause List

CAR 1352.216-77 Ceiling price. (APR 2010)

The ceiling price of this contract is $124,000.00*. The contractor shall not make expenditures nor incur obligations in the performance of this contract which exceed the ceiling price specified herein, except at the contractor's own risk.

*This number reflects the total contract value (base and all options) of time-and-materials line items only

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NOAA Acquisition Manual 1330-52.232-70 NOAA LIMITATION OF FUNDS ON TIME-AND-MATERIALS

AND LABOR-HOUR CONTRACTS (MAY 2015)

It is estimated that the total cost to the Government for the performance of this contract shall not exceed the ceiling price of $124,000.00*. Funds in the amount of $108,000.00** are hereby allotted.

The balance of this contract’s estimated ceiling will be allotted upon availability of funds through a unilateral modification(s).

*This number reflects the total exercised value of time-and-materials line items only.

**This number reflects the total funded amount of time-and-materials line items only.

(a) The parties estimate that performance of this contract will not cost the Government more than the ceiling amount specified in the contract. The contractor agrees to use its best efforts to perform the work specified in the Schedule and all obligations under this contract within the ceiling amount.

(b) The Schedule specifies the amount of funds presently available for payment by the Government and allotted to this contract as well as the items covered. The parties contemplate that the Government will allot additional funds incrementally to the contract up to the full estimated cost to the Government specified in the Schedule, provided that funds become available. The contractor agrees to perform work on the contract up to the point at which the total amount paid and payable by the Government under the contract approximates but does not exceed the total amount actually allotted by the Government to the contract.

(c) The contractor shall notify the contracting officer in writing whenever it has reason to believe that the costs it expects to incur under this contract in the next 60 days, when added to all costs previously incurred, will exceed 85% of the total funded amount so far allotted to the contract by the Government.

The notice shall state the additional funds required to continue performance for the period specified in the Schedule.

(d) Except as required by other provisions of this contract, specifically citing and stated to be an exception to this solicitation and contract language –

1. The Government is not obligated to reimburse the contractor for costs incurred in excess of the total amount allotted by the Government to this contract; and

2. The contractor is not obligated to continue performance under this contract or otherwise incur costs in excess of the amount then allotted to the contract by the Government until the contracting officer notifies the contractor in writing that the amount allotted by the Government has been increased and specifies an increased amount, which shall then constitute the total amount allotted by the Government to this contract.

(e) Change orders shall not be considered an authorization to exceed the amount allotted by the Government specified in the Schedule, unless they contain a statement increasing the amount allotted.

(f) Nothing in this language shall affect the right of the Government to terminate this contract. If this contract is terminated, the Government and the contractor shall negotiate an equitable distribution of all property produced or purchased under the contract, based upon the share of costs incurred by each.

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Section C - Description/Specifications

Common Analytic and Support System (CASS) for the NOAA/National Weather Service (NWS) Tsunami Warning Centers (TWCs)

Baseline Performance Objectives (BPOs)

The BPOs detailed below must be captured in the ultimate PWS, which will be finalized during negotiations with the best-suited quoter. The information contained in this section should be used to inform quoters’ submissions for other evaluation factors.

Important Note: The Government intends to use an iterative project management approach to accomplish the tasks described herein. Contract Line Item Number (CLIN) 0001 will be a 2-month baselining effort, during which the Government and Contractor will mutually agree upon the team’s capacity and velocity and will finalize the quantity and unit price of the Sprints contained in CLIN 0002.

To aid in this process, the Government has established a dedicated CASS Contractor Liaison Team (CLT) that will support the CASS contract awardee. The Technical Working Group (TWG) will be the primary working group, within the larger “team.” The working group, composed of six staff, three from each TWC, will be the primary contacts for the Contractor and their development group, discussing and addressing all aspects of the project, throughout the period of performance of the contract. A smaller body of scientific and technical advisors, the Special Advisory Panel, will assess and advise the working group at various stages, whether there are touchpoints or key decision points, or minute technical details for which they have institutional knowledge/subject matter expertise.

CASS BPOs

1.0 Purpose

This document describes the objectives for a contractor to engineer, furnish, install and test the CASS to support local network fault tolerance requirements for the two National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)/NWS TWCs.

2.0 Scope

NOAA’s NWS operates two TWCs, National TWC (NTWC) in Palmer, AK and the Pacific TWC (PTWC) in Honolulu, HI. The TWCs require a CASS to provide comprehensive and consistent forecast and alerting guidance in support of joint TWC Operations. CASS must incorporate originally-developed code from the first version of this requirement, the Common Analytic System (CAS), the tsunami modeling component of the CASS platform.

The scope of this requirement is for the contractor to fully-develop CASS (the second and more comprehensive system-based version of CAS) and participate in the migration activities of the CASS into the TWC operations, including testing, evaluation, implementation and code fixes, during the period of performance. The contractor will join the dedicated NWS team, composed of NWS Office of Central Processing (CP) and Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR) Global Systems Laboratory (GSL) staff along with their supporting contractors, in integrating the Advanced Weather Interactive Processing System (AWIPS) Tsunami Operations Messaging Service (ATOMS) operational platform into the TWCs and synchronizing it with CASS.

The International Tsunami Information Center (ITIC), with branches in Honolulu, HI, and Mayaguez, PR, supports the TWCs. This support includes education and outreach, in-event staffing, and decision-support services for various domestic and international partners. A component of CASS will also be accessible to the ITIC staff, via a web portal or some other modality that allows for the visualization of the key, critical tsunami model outputs and other post-production information, graphics, and other outputs, for their support of the Impact-based Decision Support Services (IDSS) provision to key stakeholders and users, in real-time.

3.0 Period and Place of Performance

The period of performance for this project will be a two-month baselining period followed by an approximate one-year development effort. An option for additional development (approximately one-year) will be included in the final contract award. The majority of the work will be remote work. Some activities may be performed at one of the following TWCs:

• NOAA/NWS NTWC at 910 S Felton St, Palmer, AK 99545

• NOAA/NWS PTWC at 1845 Wasp Blvd, Honolulu, HI 96818. Note: PTWC is on Ford Island, a military installation and requires an additional level of security clearance for non-federal (USG) employees and contractors.

The contractor will be authorized to coordinate critical site visits to NTWC and up to approximately twelve trips to the PTWC.

4.0 Background

The TWCs have developed their own unique and independent event-based software and analysis methods, used operationally, to accomplish their individual missions for their Area of Responsibility (AOR) for tsunami events. These separate development paths have made it impossible for NOAA’s TWCs to perform seamless and comprehensive service backup in the event one of the TWCs becomes inoperable.

CASS is designed as a software application that interfaces with the NWS enterprise platform, the ATOMS, but is extensible to function as production agent that includes the following:

• Observational and other data ingest and assimilation,

• Tsunami and other seismic-based model generation displaying and constraint-based manipulation, model output post-processing capabilities, and

• Self-sustaining system health status and monitoring.

The primary and dedicated function of CASS for the operational on-duty TWC Watchstanders, Duty Scientists, and other in-event service coordinators is an array of timely event-based guidance, based on a common and comprehensive data layer/threat database, which will be available and accessible in real-time, for the entirety of the life cycle of each event. Post-event playback will also be available for users to review and understand the tsunami event, from end-to-end, in a non-operational environment to analyze the data.

References to the original code through a prototype system, deemed CAS or CAS 1.0, are referenced in a limited-access technical requirements document, developed by NOAA Office of Atmospheric Research’s (OAR) Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (PMEL). These requirements were generated from approved NWS functional requirements. CAS (v1.0) included design for an application that, among other primary functions, performed continuous synchronization of system information and data, as well as performed seismic and tsunami modeling guidance layers, within the application. The cornerstone functionality of CAS v1.0 was the technological, application-based infrastructure to be fully-synchorized at each TWC, allowing for rapid failover / service-backup processing.

CASS will infuse the CAS v1.0 application, within a larger end-to-end system that performs the requisite synchronization of seismic data and other observational data that is not attributed to seismic events, such that the full picture of all tsunami-causing events are captured.

5.0 Performance Objectives

5.1 TWC Designated Service Area (DSA)/AOR Adherence

The NTWC DSA consists of U.S. and Canadian coastal regions except Hawaii and the U.S. Territories served by PTWC. The PTWC DSA includes Hawaii, Guam, the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), American Samoa, countries participating in the Tsunami Warning System in the Pacific outside the NTWC AOR, Caribbean Sea countries, Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin Islands. CASS will allow for the complete and timely ability to support service backup and system failover such that one TWC can fully support their other TWC’s DSA/AOR, as well as their own, for the length of time that it is necessary to do so.

5.2 System Description

The TWCs operate a high impact-level Federal Information Security Modernization Act (FISMA) system.

FISMA has 3 levels of IT compliance and impact (low, moderate, and high). A high impact classification indicates that the loss of confidentiality, integrity, or availability is expected to have a severe or catastrophic adverse effect on organizational operations, organizational assets, or individuals.

Therefore, the suitability or risk level for this work must adhere to these strict compliance standards of the system. As such, the contractor must pre-screen their employees to eliminate anyone who does not meet the following criteria: The prospective employees must be U.S. Citizens only. The contractor must be responsible for safeguarding all government property provided for contractor use. If in the physical location of either TWC, at the close of each work period, government facilities, equipment, and materials must be secured.

All materials provided must be new and not refurbished. The contractor must ensure all work is performed by federally authorized Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) and provide contractor letter of authorization.

The operational system of the TWCs must fully carry-out the tsunami warning mission, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year, under these high security IT constraints, with rapidly accessed data from across the globe, from a variety of seismic and water level reporting stations and networks, including their status availability. The TWCs use this data in real-time to estimate earthquake and non-seismic activity that has the potential to produce a tsunami. TWCs use their systems to forecast tsunami arrival times and coastal inundation and disseminate appropriate message products based on this information.

5.3 Functionality

A critical but non-exhaustive list of other necessary functions and CASS specifications include:

• Deep-ocean Assessment and Reporting of Tsunamis (DART) source characterization

• Data ingest from Science Monitoring And Reliable Telecommunications (SMART) subsea cable installations

• Metadata management for the disparate sensing networks

• Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) ingest from other networks

• Data ingest for landslide monitoring

• Embedded coordination modules and tools to support collaboration with the USGS’s National

Earthquake Information Center (NEIC), interactivity with their Product Distribution Layer (PDL)

• Volcanic monitoring and modeling

• Event notification from Total Electron Content (TEC) (NASA Guardian)

Other Modeling and Database Sets (Meteotsunami, landslides, glaciers):

• Ensemble modeling, display and error estimation (probabilistic forecasting)

• Inundation modeling (interfacing or utilizing code from currently-used operational tsunami models)

• Time-dependent forecasting information

• High-resolution, dynamic display capabilities, downloadable formats, and other pertinent outputs from data layers.

Event simulations and playback functionalities:

• Launch simulated events and provide characterizations (i.e. location and magnitude)

• Simulated DART and water-level data

Dissemination Factors:

• Messaging transition to ATOMS from legacy pathways

• Testing of available alert dissemination modalities, including CAPv2.0 and Wireless Emergency

Alert (WEA) testing for targeted zones.

Other potential functionalities include:

• NWS Next Generation Weather Radar (NEXRAD) and atmospheric pressure data ingest

• Observational and tsunami model data archiving/storage/access from the NOAA National

Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI).

6.0 Operating Constraints

6.1 Classification/Credentials

Stated work and associated product deliverables must be performed at the UNCLASSIFIED level. Escorts may be required, as some work must be performed in secure facilities. It will be the Government’s responsibility to provide escorts. Contractor personnel requiring access to Government systems must have a minimum of Department of Defense (DoD) 8570 Information Assurance Technical (IAT) Level II Certification. Only those personnel actually performing work on systems attached to the Air Force Network (AFNET) require this credential.

6.2 Intellectual Property

The NOAA Tsunami Warning System (NTWS) will provide source code, data formats, historic data and relevant documentation, as requested by the contractor. The Government reserves the right to deny a request, if it determines that the request is not necessary to the success of this effort, or outside the scope of the CASS. These documents and materials may not be used or sold by the Contractor without written permission from the Technical Point of Contact (TPOC).

6.3 Data Rights

The Government will have unlimited rights to all documents/material produced under this contract. All documents and materials, to include the source code of any software produced under this contract, must be Government owned and the property of the Government with all rights and privileges of ownership/copyright belonging exclusively to the Government. These documents and materials may not be used or sold by the Contractor without written permission from the TPOC. All materials supplied to the Government will be the sole property of the Government and may not be used for any other purpose. This right does not abrogate any other Government rights.

Section E - Inspection and Acceptance

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:

To be determined at time of award.

(End of clause)

Section F - Deliveries or Performance

Contract Deliverables will be established during pre-award negotiations with the apparent successful quoter, and finalized during the CLIN 0001 Baselining Effort.

CAR 1352.270-70 Period of performance. (APR 2010)

(a) The period of performance for the Baselining Effort and the CASS Development of this contract is from 16 March 2026 through 15 May 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:

Optional Additional Development:

16 May 2027 - 15 May 2028

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

Section G - Contract Administration Data

CAR 1352.201-70 Contracting Officer's Authority. (MAR 2010)

CAR 1352.201-72 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. The COR is located at:

TBD

Phone Number: TBD

E-mail: TBD

(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 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.

Section H - Special Contract Requirements

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 1352.237-70 Security processing requirements-high or moderate risk contracts. (APR 2010)

CAR 1352.239-72 Security requirements for information technology resources. (APR 2010)

(a) Applicability. This clause is applicable to all contracts that require contractor electronic access to Department of Commerce sensitive non-national security or national security information contained in systems, or administrative control of systems by a contractor that process or store information that directly supports the mission of the Agency.

(b) Definitions. For purposes of this clause, the term "Sensitive" is defined by the guidance set forth in the Computer Security Act of 1987 (Pub. L. 100-235), including the following definition of the term:

(1) Sensitive information is " * * * any information, the loss, misuse, or unauthorized access to, or modification of which could adversely affect the national interest or the, conduct of Federal programs, or the privacy to which individuals are entitled under section 552a of title 5, United States Code (The Privacy Act), but which has not been specifically authorized under criteria established by an Executive Order or an Act of Congress to be kept secret in the interest of national defense or foreign policy."

(2) For purposes of this clause, the term "National Security" is defined by the guidance set forth in:

(i) The DOC IT Security Program Policy and Minimum Implementation Standards, Section 4.3.

(ii) The DOC Security Manual, Chapter 18.

(iii) Executive Order 12958, as amended, Classified National Security Information. Classified or national security information is information that has been specifically authorized to be protected from unauthorized disclosure in the interest of national defense or foreign policy under an Executive Order or Act of Congress.

(3) Information technology resources include, but are not limited to, hardware, application software, system software, and information (data). Information technology services include, but are not limited to, the management, operation (including input, processing, transmission, and output), maintenance, programming, and system administration of computer systems, networks, and telecommunications systems.

(c) The contractor shall be responsible for implementing sufficient Information Technology security, to reasonably prevent the compromise of DOC IT resources for all of the contractor's systems that are interconnected with a DOC network or DOC systems that are operated by the contractor.

(d) All contractor personnel performing under this contract and contractor equipment used to process or store DOC data, or to connect to DOC networks, must comply with the requirements contained in the DOC Information Technology Management Handbook (see DOC, Office of the Chief Information Officer Web site), or equivalent/more specific agency or operating unit counsel guidance as specified immediately hereafter [insert agency or operating unit counsel specific guidance, if applicable].

(e) Contractor personnel requiring a user account for access to systems operated by the contractor for DOC or interconnected to a DOC network to perform contract services shall be screened at an appropriate level in accordance with Commerce Acquisition Manual 1337.70, Security Processing Requirements for Service Contracts.

(f) Within 5 days after contract award, the contractor shall certify in writing to the COR that its employees, in performance of the contract, have completed initial IT security orientation training in DOC IT Security policies, procedures, computer ethics, and best practices, in accordance with DOC IT Security Program Policy, chapter 15, section 15.3. The COR will inform the contractor of any other available DOC training resources. Annually thereafter the contractor shall certify in writing to the COR that its employees, in performance of the contract, have completed annual refresher training as required by section 15.4 of the DOC IT Security Program Policy.

(g) Within 5 days of contract award, the contractor shall provide the COR with signed acknowledgement of the provisions as contained in Commerce Acquisition Regulation (CAR), 1352.209-72, Restrictions Against Disclosures.

(h) The contractor shall afford DOC, including the Office of Inspector General, access to the contractor's and subcontractor's facilities, installations, operations, documentation, databases, and personnel used in performance of the contract. Access shall be provided to the extent required to carry out a program of IT inspection, investigation, and audit to safeguard against threats and hazards to the integrity, availability, and confidentiality of DOC data or to the function of computer systems operated on behalf of DOC, and to preserve evidence of computer crime.

(i) For all contractor-owned systems for which performance of the contract requires interconnection with a DOC network on which DOC data will be stored or processed, the contractor shall provide, implement, and maintain a System Accreditation Package in accordance with the DOC IT Security Program Policy. Specifically, the contractor shall:

(1) Within 14 days after contract award, submit for DOC approval a System Certification Work Plan, including project management information (at a minimum the tasks, resources, and milestones) for the certification effort, in accordance with DOC IT Security Program Policy and [Insert agency or operating unit counsel specific guidance, if applicable]. The Certification Work Plan, approved by the COR, in consultation with the

DOC IT Security Officer, or Agency/operating unit counsel IT Security Manager/Officer, shall be incorporated as part of the contract and used by the COR to monitor performance of certification activities by the contractor of the system that will process DOC data or connect to DOC networks. Failure to submit and receive approval of the Certification Work Plan may result in termination of the contract.

(2) Upon approval, follow the work plan schedule to complete system certification activities in accordance with DOC IT Security Program Policy Section 6.2, and provide the COR with the completed System Security Plan and Certification Documentation Package portions of the System Accreditation Package for approval and system accreditation by an appointed DOC official.

(3) Upon receipt of the Security Assessment Report and Authorizing Official's written accreditation decision from the COR, maintain the approved level of system security as documented in the Security Accreditation Package, and assist the COR in annual assessments of control effectiveness in accordance with DOC IT Security Program Policy, Section 6.3.1.1.

(j) The contractor shall incorporate this clause in all subcontracts that meet the conditions in paragraph (a) of this clause.

Section I - Contract Clauses

Clauses Incorporated by Reference Clause Number Clause Title

52.203-6 Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government.

(JUN 2020) - Alternate I (NOV 2021)

52.203-17 Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights. (NOV 2023)

52.203-19 Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements. (JAN 2017)

52.204-9 Personal Identity Verification of Contractor Personnel.

(JAN 2011)

52.204-13 SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT-MAINTENANCE.

(OCT 2018) (Deviation JAN 2026)

52.204-14 SERVICE CONTRACT REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. (OCT

2016) (Deviation JAN 2026)

52.209-6

PROTECTING THE GOVERNMENT'S INTEREST WHEN

SUBCONTRACTING WITH CONTRACTORS DEBARRED,

SUSPENDED, PROPOSED FOR DEBARMENT, OR

VOLUNTARILY EXCLUDED. (JAN 2025) (Deviation JAN 2026)

52.209-9

UPDATES OF PUBLICLY AVAILABLE INFORMATION

REGARDING RESPONSIBILITY MATTERS. (OCT 2018)

(Deviation JAN 2026)

52.209-10

PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTING WITH INVERTED

DOMESTIC CORPORATIONS. (NOV 2015) (Deviation JAN 2026)

52.219-6 NOTICE OF TOTAL SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE. (NOV

2020) (Deviation JAN 2026)

52.219-8 UTILIZATION OF SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS. (JAN 2025)

(Deviation JAN 2026)

52.219-14 LIMITATIONS ON SUBCONTRACTING. (OCT 2022)

(Deviation JAN 2026)

52.219-28 POSTAWARD SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAM

REREPRESENTATION. (JAN 2025) (Deviation JAN 2026)

52.222-3 Convict Labor. (JUN 2003)

52.222-35 EQUAL OPPORTUNITY FOR VETERANS. (JUN 2020)

(Deviation JAN 2026)

52.222-36 EQUAL OPPORTUNITY FOR WORKERS WITH DISABILITIES.

(JUN 2020) (Deviation JAN 2026)

52.222-37 EMPLOYMENT REPORTS ON VETERANS. (JUN 2020)

(Deviation JAN 2026)

52.222-40 Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act. (DEC 2010)

52.222-50 COMBATING TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS. (OCT 2025)

(Deviation JAN 2026)

52.222-54 EMPLOYMENT ELIGIBILITY VERIFICATION. (JAN 2025)

(Deviation JAN 2026)

52.224-3 Privacy Training. (JAN 2017)

52.226-8 Encouraging Contractor Policies To Ban Text Messaging While Driving. (MAY 2024)

Clause Number Clause Title 52.229-12 Tax on Certain Foreign Procurements. (FEB 2021)

52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer - System for Award Management. (OCT 2018)

52.232-39 Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations. (JUN 2013)

52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors. (MAR 2023)

52.233-3 PROTEST AFTER AWARD. (AUG 1996) (Deviation JAN 2026)

52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim. (OCT 2004)

52.240-91 SECURITY PROHIBITIONS AND EXCLUSIONS. (Deviation

JAN 2026)

52.240-93 BASIC SAFEGUARDING OF COVERED CONTRACTOR

INFORMATION SYSTEMS. (Deviation JAN 2026)

52.244-6

SUBCONTRACTS FOR COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND

COMMERCIAL SERVICES. (OCT 2025) (Deviation JAN 2026)

Full Text Clauses

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 45 days of the expiration of the current period of performance; provided that the Government gives the Contractor a preliminary written notice of its intent to extend at least 60 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 26 months.

(End of clause)

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 this/these address(es):

FAR: https://www.acquisition.gov/far-overhaul/ CAR: https://www.acquisition.gov/car

(End of clause)

FAR 52.252-6 Authorized Deviations in Clauses. (NOV 2020) https://www.acquisition.gov/far-overhaul/ https://www.acquisition.gov/car

(a) The use in this solicitation or contract of any Federal Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR Chapter

1) clause with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of (DEVIATION) after the date of the clause.

(b) The use in this solicitation or contract of any Department of Commerce Procurement Memoranda (48 CFR 1452) clause with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of (DEVIATION) after the name of the regulation.

(End of clause)

NOAA Acquisition Manual 1330-52.203-71 NOTICE OF POST-GOVERNMENT EMPLOYMENT

RESTRICTIONS (OCT 2015)

By submission of an offer in response to a NOAA solicitation or acceptance of a contract, the contractor acknowledges the restriction on current NOAA employees regarding contact with offerors regarding prospective employment and the corresponding obligations for contractors who engage them. The contractor further acknowledges that it has provided notice to former NOAA employees who will provide service to NOAA under the contract of post-Government employment restrictions that apply to them. Such restrictions include, but are not limited to, those set forth in:

(a) 41 U.S.C. § 2103 regarding contacts between a Federal employee working on a procurement and an offeror about prospective employment;

(b) 18 U.S.C. § 207 regarding the restrictions on former Federal employees having contact with a Federal agency on behalf of another person or entity concerning a specific party matter with which the former employee was involved as a Federal employee or for which the former Federal employee had official responsibility;

(c) 18 U.S.C. § 207 regarding the restrictions on former senior employees and senior political employees from having contact with his former Federal agency on behalf of another person or entity concerning any official matter; and

(d) 41 U.S.C. § 2104 regarding the restrictions on a former Federal employee involved in an acquisition over $10,000,000 from accepting compensation from a contractor.

(End of solicitation and contract language)

NOAA Acquisition Manual 1330-52.222-70 NOAA SEXUAL ASSAULT AND SEXUAL HARASSMENT

PREVENTION AND RESPONSE POLICY (MAY 2018)

In accordance with NOAA Administrative Order (NAO) 202-1106, NOAA Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Prevention and Response Policy, it is the policy of NOAA to maintain a work environment free from sexual assault and sexual harassment. NOAA prohibits sexual assault and sexual harassment by or of any employee, supervisor, manager, contractor, vendor, affiliate, or other individual with whom NOAA employees come into contact by the virtue of their work for NOAA.

(a) Definitions.

Contractor Employees - The term “contractor employees,” as used in this solicitation and contract language, refers to employees of the prime contractor or its subcontractors, affiliates, consultants, or team members.

Sexual Assault - The term sexual assault, as used in this solicitation and contract language, means any conduct proscribed by state or federal sexual abuse laws, including, but not limited to, those defined in chapter 109A of title 18 of the U.S. Code (sexual abuse), and assaults committed both by offenders who are strangers to the victim and by offenders who are known or related by blood or marriage to the victim.

Sexual Harassment - As defined by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, sexual harassment is a form of sex discrimination that violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. It includes unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal, non-verbal, or physical conduct of a sexual nature when any of the following are true:

● Submission to such conduct is made either explicitly or implicitly as a term or condition of an individual's employment;

● Submission to or rejection of such conduct by an individual is used as the basis for employment decisions affecting such individual;

● The conduct unreasonably interferes with an individual's work performance or creates an intimidating, hostile, or offensive working environment.

The main characteristics of sexual harassment are that the harasser's conduct is targeted against the recipient’s sex, gender identity, or sexual orientation, and is unwelcome to the recipient. It may include, but is not limited to: offensive jokes, slurs, epithets or name calling, undue attention, physical assaults or threats, unwelcome touching or contact, intimidation, ridicule or mockery, insults or put-downs, constant or unwelcome questions about an individual's identity, and offensive objects or pictures.

(b) Requirements.

1. It is the responsibility of the contractor to ensure that contractor employees maintain the highest degree of conduct and standards in performance of the contract. In support of this, NOAA urges its contractors to develop and enforce comprehensive company policy addressing sexual assault and sexual harassment.

2. The contractor shall include wording substantially the same as this solicitation and contract language in every subcontract so that it is binding upon each subcontractor.

3. If a contractor employee observes or is the object of sexual assault or sexual harassment, he or she is highly encouraged to report the matter, as soon as possible, to their immediate supervisor, the COR, subset of the COR (e.g. Task Manager or Assistant COR), or contracting officer (CO) if a COR is not assigned to the contract. The contract employee may also contact the NOAA Civil Rights Office to obtain guidance on reporting instances of sexual assault or sexual harassment. If deemed necessary, the contractor employee may also report such instances to local law enforcement. In the case where the incident occurs while performing at a remote location, such as at sea or in the field (at a field camp or other isolated location) where the above referenced individuals are unavailable, the contractor employee should follow the reporting procedure set forth in NAO 202-1106, Section 6.07, Reporting from Remote Locations.

4. Swift reporting allows NOAA and the contractor to take the appropriate measures to ensure that offensive behavior stops and the complainants’ needs are addressed.

5. The COR (if assigned), CO, and contractor, where applicable, will work together to ensure appropriate action is taken in accordance with applicable laws and regulations, contract terms and conditions, and the contractor’s written policy (where applicable).

6. The contractor shall provide all contractor employees assigned to perform under this contract with mandatory sexual assault and sexual harassment prevention and response training in compliance with the requirements of NAO 202-1106, Section 5, Prevention Training and Awareness, as part of their initial in-processing and on an annual basis thereafter. The initial training shall be completed within [ ] business days (30 unless a different number is inserted) of contract award or the date a contractor employee is assigned to perform under the contract, as applicable.

Evidence of initial training by name and date completed for each contractor employee, shall be submitted to the COR or contracting officer (if no COR assigned) within 10 business days of completion.

Evidence of annual training by name and date completed for each contractor employee shall be submitted to the COR or contracting officer (if no COR assigned) no later than March 1st of each calendar year of contract performance.

7. The mandatory sexual assault and sexual harassment training provided by the contractor shall include the required elements set forth by NOAA’s Workplace Violence Program Manager. A link to the website including the required elements of the training is provided at https://www.noaa.gov/organization/acquisition-grants/noaa-workplace-harassment-training-for-contractors-and-financial. The website will also provide training materials and resources to assist the contractor in conducting the training. The contractor may provide training that solely addresses the NOAA required elements or may supplement existing company sexual assault and sexual harassment training in a manner that ensures all of the elements are adequately addressed.

8. The required elements of the training and resources available to the contractor for the training may be updated by NOAA periodically. The contractor is responsible for monitoring the website and incorporating any changes to the NOAA required elements into the contractor provided training.

9. NOAA’s Workplace Violence Program Manager, COR, or CO may periodically review the contractor’s training outline to ensure all required elements are included and, if necessary, any appropriate adjustments are made to the training by the contractor.

10. Contractor employees performing on assignments in a remote location, such as at a field camp or other isolated locations, are subject to receiving the same briefing on the parameters of the order provided to NOAA employees as set forth in Section 6 of NAO 202-1106.

11. The contractor shall provide a copy of this solicitation and contract language and NAO 202-1106 to contractor employees.

(c) Sexual Assault/Sexual Harassment (SASH) Helpline.

For NOAA employees, affiliates, and contractors who have experienced sexual assault or sexual harassment, NOAA has established the NOAA Sexual Assault/Sexual Harassment (SASH) helpline. This helpline is designed to provide crisis intervention, referrals, and emotional support to those who are victims and/or survivors of sexual harassment or sexual assault within the workplace. Contractor employees may use the helpline to receive live, confidential, one-on-one support in an occurrence of sexual harassment or assault by a Federal Government employee.

All services are anonymous, secure, and available worldwide, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The NOAA SASH helpline is accessible through a variety of channels, including:

● Phone: 1-866-288-6558

● Website & Online Chat: https://www.noaasashhelpline.org/

● Mobile App: NOAA SASH Helpline (available via iOS and Android App Stores)

● Text: (202) 335-0265

(d) Confidentiality.

Any party receiving information from the filing of a complaint alleging sexual assault or sexual harassment, or while performing an investigation into such a complaint, shall keep the information confidential. “Confidentiality” means that the information shall only be shared with others who have a need to know the information to conduct their official duties.

(e) Remedies.

In addition to other remedies available to the Government, contractor employee violations of Federal requirements (e.g., law, statutes, executive orders, code, rules, regulations) applicable to sexual assault and sexual harassment and/or failure to complete the mandatory training set forth in this solicitation and contract language, may result in:

1. Requiring the contractor to remove a contractor employee or employees from the performance of the contract;

2. Requiring the contractor to terminate a subcontract;

3. Suspension of contract payments until the Contractor has taken appropriate remedial action;

4. Termination of the contract for default or cause, in accordance with the termination clause of this contract;

5. Suspension or debarment; or

6. Other appropriate action.

(End of solicitation and contract language)

NOAA Acquisition Manual 1330-52.232-71 ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION OF PAYMENT REQUESTS (FEB 2023)

The Contractor must submit payment requests electronically through the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Invoice Processing Platform System (IPP). The Contractor must use the IPP website to register, access, and submit payment requests. The IPP website address is https://www.ipp.gov.

"Payment request" means any request for contract financing payment or invoice payment to the Contractor. To be considered proper, invoices must be prepared in accordance with, and contain all elements specified in, the contract payment clause (e.g., FAR 52.212-4(g), FAR 52.232-25(a)(3), FAR 52.232-26(a)(2), FAR 52.232-27(a)(2)).

The Contractor must include the following documents as attachments to payment requests submitted through the IPP: none.

If the Contractor is unable to comply with the requirement to submit payment requests through the IPP due to a threat to national security; a matter of unusual or compelling urgency; or because the political, financial, or communications infrastructure of a foreign country does not support access to the IPP, the Contractor must request an exception in writing. Contact the Contracting Officer for more information about requesting an exception.

(End of solicitation and contract language)

NOAA Acquisition Manual 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:

● Included in NOAA’s locator, and

● When submitting any type of electronic correspondence to any NOAA employee or stakeholder.

(b) Any written correspondence from a contractor or any contractor employee…