1333ND19QNB150306_-_Final_Combined_Synopsis-Solicitation_V1.pdf

Fire Alarm and Suppression System Testing, Inspection, Maintenance and Repairs on the Gaithersburg Campus – 1333ND19QNB150306

THIS IS A COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS PREPARED IN

ACCORDANCE WITH THE FORMAT IN FAR SUBPART 12.6-STREAMLINED PROCEDURES

FOR EVALUATION AND SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS-AS SUPPLEMENTED

WITH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INCLUDED IN THIS NOTICE. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT

CONSTITUTES THE ONLY SOLICITATION; QUOTATIONS ARE BEING REQUESTED, AND A

SEPARATE WRITTEN SOLICITATION DOCUMENT WILL NOT BE ISSUED. THE

SOLICITATION IS BEING ISSUED USING SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION PROCEDURES FOR

CERTAIN COMMERCIAL ITEMS UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF FAR 13.5

This solicitation is a Request for Quotation (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2019-02, dated May 6, 2019.

1352.215-72 INQUIRIES (APR 2010)

Offerors must submit all questions concerning this solicitation in writing to the Contract Specialist (robert.singman@nist.gov). Questions should be received no later than five calendar days after the issuance date of this solicitation. All responses to the questions will be made in writing, without identification of the questioner, and will be included in an amendment to the solicitation. Even if provided in other form, on the question responses included in the amendment to the solicitation will govern performance of the contract. (end of provision)

The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 561621 with a small business size standard of $20,500,000.

All offerors shall provide a firm-fixed-price quotation for the following line item(s):

Contract Line Item Number (CLINs) TOTAL CLIN 0001 – Base Period 12 months

– Inspection, Testing and Maintenance – Fixed Price

CLIN 0002 – Base Period – Repairs

– Time and Materials. Identify Fixed Labor Rates - Not to Exceed Limit

CLIN 0003 – Base Period – Emergency Repairs – Time and Materials. Identify Fixed Labor Rates

CLIN 0004 – Base Period - Materials – Not to Exceed Limit

CLIN 0005 – Option Period I – Inspection, Testing and Maintenance

– Fixed Price

CLIN 0006 - Option Period I – Repairs – Time and Materials.

Identify Fixed Labor Rates - Not to Exceed Limit the Gaithersburg Campus – 1333ND19QNB150306

CLIN 0007 – Option Period I – Emergency Repairs – Time and

CLIN 0008 – Option Period II -

CLIN 0009 – Option Period II –

CLIN 0010 - Option Period II –

CLIN 0011 – Option Period II –

CLIN 0012 – Option Period II -

CLIN 0013 – Option Period III –

CLIN 0014 - Option Period III –

CLIN 0015 – Option Period III –

CLIN 0016 – Option Period III -

CLIN 0017 – Option Period IV –

CLIN 0018 - Option Period IV –

CLIN 0019 – Option Period IV –

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STATEMENT OF WORK

STATEMENT OF WORK

for

Fire alarm and suppression system inspection, testing, and maintenance

1.0 Background

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is an agency of the US Department of Commerce. NIST is a physical science laboratory with its main campus located in Gaithersburg, Maryland.

The Gaithersburg campus is comprised of more than 50 buildings spread across 578 acres of land. NIST’s mission is to promote US innovation and industrial competitiveness by advancing measurement science, standards, and technology in ways that enhance economic security and improve our quality of life.

The NIST Office of Safety, Health, and Environment’s (OSHE), Fire, Facilities, and Safety Group (FFSG), has been tasked with ensuring the integrities of the fire and life safety systems on the Gaithersburg campus through the implementation of inspection and testing requirements set forth in the system specific NFPA standards. The NIST fire alarm system on the Gaithersburg campus is composed of four (4) Simplex TrueSite graphical command centers (GCCs), 147 building fire alarm control panels (FACPs, also known as nodes), and points associated with single line circuits (SLC), indicating detection circuits (IDC), and notification appliance circuits (NAC). NIST has several styles of Simplex fire alarm control panels; e.g.

4100+, 4100U, and 4100ES. All nodes are connected by fiber. The NIST fire alarm system is a fully self-contained network with its own physical wiring; there is no access to the Internet or to the NIST network.

A total of 17 buildings on the campus are either partially or fully sprinklered with wet, dry, or pre-action systems. The campus also houses a compressed gas storage facility with explosion venting and a state-of-the-art semiconductor facility with various specialty detection and suppression systems.

2.0 Objective

NIST is a dynamic campus with some research activities occurring 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. For this reason, it is imperative to maintain fire suppression and alarm systems to protect life, property, and mission critical activities. This agreement will serve to obtain inspection, testing, and preventative and breakdown maintenance services, including emergency repair, for fire suppression and alarm systems for the NIST Gaithersburg campus.

3.0 Scope

The scope of this solicitation includes (See attached table for number of systems and devices):

a. Inspection, testing, and maintenance of the Simplex Fire Alarm system per NFPA 72;

b. Inspection, testing, and maintenance of the Aspirating Smoke Detection systems per NFPA 72;

c. Inspection, testing, and maintenance of the Fire Suppression systems (including wet, dry, and pre-action) per NFPA 25;

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d. Inspection, testing, and maintenance of the Fire Pumps per NFPA 25;

e. Inspection, testing, and maintenance of the Clean Agent systems per NFPA 2001;

f. Inspection, testing, and maintenance of the Carbon Dioxide systems per NPFA 12;

g. Inspection, testing, and maintenance of Explosion Prevention and Control systems per NFPA 68 and

NFPA 69;

h. Inspection, testing, and maintenance of Commercial Cooking Suppression systems per NFPA 96;

i. Emergency repair and troubleshooting services.

Scheduling of work visits to perform required activities shall be coordinated and scheduled in accordance with research plans, Office of Facilities and Property Management’s (OFPM) outage schedules, and any construction activities. Inspection, testing, and maintenance activities may be required to occur outside of normal business hours.

4.0 Contractor Minimum Qualifications

All technicians working with the NIST fire alarm system, fire suppression system, and/or special hazards systems must have a minimum of a National Institute for Certification in Engineering Technologies (NICET) Level II certification for Inspection and Testing of Fire Alarm Systems, Inspection and Testing of Water-Based Systems, and Special Hazards Systems respectively.

5.0 Tasks

5.1 A schedule of proposed testing by location must be delivered to the COR within 30 days of the contract start. This calendar will be used for planning and coordination purposes within NIST Gaithersburg facilities.

5.2 The contractor shall complete the necessary user access training within 30 days of the contract start for access to Buildings 215, 235, and 245.

5.3 The contractor shall perform inspection, testing, and preventative maintenance as needed to fire alarm, suppression, and special hazards systems as required by their respective NFPA codes provided in Section 3.

5.4 The contractor shall submit, at the beginning of each month, a report of all services performed during the previous month. The report shall include documentation of all inspections, testing, and preventative and breakdown maintenance activities performed, as well as a list of all parts replaced.

Reports shall be submitted to the COR via e-mail not later than the 3rd day of the succeeding month.

The monthly reports shall also include the system specific inspection and certification reports for the services performed during the month. The COR shall review the format of all inspection, testing and maintenance reports. The contractor shall make corrections based on the COR’s review. The report formats shall be submitted within thirty (30) working days after award of this contract to the

COR.

5.5 Non-emergency repair service will be performed during normal working hours. Proposal(s) for repair services to include supervision, labor, material, and/or equipment will be requested by the Gaithersburg Campus – 1333ND19QNB150306

NIST to address some or all identified deficiencies. All services for this task will be approved by the Contracting Officer prior to any notice to proceed or work being charged to this task. Each approved service has a ceiling price of $5,000.00 per call against this task.

After hours emergency repair service shall be performed on a twenty-four (24) hour, seven

(7) days a week basis. Emergency services consist of correcting failures that constitute an immediate danger to personnel, threaten to damage facilities/equipment/environment, and/or threaten to disrupt NIST operations. The contractor shall respond within two (2) hours of being notified in case of emergency failure of systems when requested to do so by the Government (NIST).

The contractor shall provide after-hours emergency repair services at any time a call is received from the COR. The contractor's qualified technician(s) shall respond on site to the affected area within two (2) hours from such notification. The contractor's technician(s) shall remain on-site until the emergency has been resolved and the system is back in service, or when advised by the COR that emergency services are no longer needed.

5.6 The contractor shall inspect, test, and maintain all equipment and associated devices listed in Appendix A.

5.7 The contractor shall inspect, test, and maintain all equipment and associated devices using the periodic frequencies designated in Appendix B.

5.8 The contractor shall be responsible for labeling/tagging all inspected equipment. The label/tag shall indicate the date of service and initials of the service provider.

5.9 The contractor shall schedule inspection, testing, and maintenance activities in batches to minimize disruption to NIST operations.

5.10 NIST routinely renovates laboratory facilities to meet changing organizational research needs.

NIST also constructs new laboratory facilities in place of aging infrastructure. These renovation and construction activities will result in changes, e.g. increases and decreases, to the number of devices requiring inspection, testing, and maintenance.

6.0 Government-Furnished Property, Material, Equipment, or Information

NIST will provide the contractor with access to its fire alarm, suppression, and special hazards systems.

7.0 Security

When designated on individual call orders, contractor personnel will be subject to a security evaluation and badging process prior to entry aboard the NIST campus. The contractor shall ensure that enough personnel, as required to complete the contract tasks, have undergone the security evaluation and badging.

8.0 Place of Performance

NIST Gaithersburg, MD campus.

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9.0 Period of Performance

One (1) year base period followed by four (4) consecutive one-year option periods.

10. Site Visit for Crane Upgrade

A SITE VISIT shall take place on Thursday, June 20, 2019 at 9:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The site visit shall begin promptly at 9:00 p.m. The site visit shall allow Contractors to view The NIST Gaithersburg Campus to see the scope of the requirement. Potential Offerors are strongly encouraged to attend the site visit. In no event shall failure to inspect the site constitute grounds for a claim after contract award. Attendees shall convene at NIST, Building 301, Entrance Area, 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, Maryland.

10. 1. Site Visit Security Requirements

Offerors who are planning to attend the site visit shall e-mail their intention to attend to Robert Singman at robert.singman@nist.gov, not later than 3:00pm on Wednesday, June 19, 2019, with the following information:

1) Company name

2) Names of all individuals attending the site visit

3) Country of Citizenship of all individuals attending the site visit

For non-US Citizens, the following additional information will be required:

1) Title

2) Employer/Sponsor

3) Address

Failure to register will result in individuals being denied access to NIST, and subsequently, the site visit.

It is the sole responsibility of each Contractor to register for the site visit.

Contractors must pick up a Visitor's Badge at the Visitor's Registration Center located at the Main Gate (Gate A, off Bureau Drive). Please ensure all individuals bring photo identification or they will be denied access to the facility.

Under the REAL ID Act of 2005, agencies, including NIST, can only accept a state-issued driver’s license or identification card for access to federal facilities if issued by states that are REAL ID compliant or have an extension.

NIST currently accepts other forms of federally issued identification in lieu of a state-issued driver’s license, such as a valid:

Passport; Passport Card; DOD’s Common Access Card (CAC); Veterans ID; Federal Agency HSPD- 12 IDs; Military Dependents ID; Transportation Workers Identification Credential (TWIC) http://www.dhs.gov/real-id-public-faqs the Gaithersburg Campus – 1333ND19QNB150306

LIST OF ATTACHMENTS:

The following documents and forms are hereby provided as attachments. The purpose of these attachments is for reference and to provide specification requirements to the Contractor for quotation purposes only.

Attachment A – List of all equipment to be inspected, tested and maintained Attachment B – Period frequency for inspection, testing and maintenance Attachment C – Wage Determination

FAR 52.212-1, INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS – COMMERCIAL ITEMS

INSTRUCTIONS:

System for Award Management (SAM) Registration

In accordance with FAR 52.204-7, the awardee must be registered in the System for Award Management (www.sam.gov) prior to award. Refusal to register shall forfeit award.

DUE DATE FOR QUOTATIONS

Offerors shall submit their electronic quotations, via email, so that NIST receives them not later than 2pm Eastern Time on July 5, 2019, e-mail quotations shall be submitted directly to the Contract Specialist at robert.singman@nist.gov.

Please reference the RFQ number in the subject line of email communications. Offerors quotations shall not be deemed received by the Government until the quotation is entered in the e-mail inbox set forth above.

Addendum to FAR 52.212-1, Quotation Preparation Instructions:

A. Overall Arrangement of Quotation: Volume 1: Business Quotation:

(A) Volume I must include required representations, certifications, and acknowledgments of amendments; identification of technical data to be withheld; and any other administrative information.

The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and its amendments have resulted in an increasing number of requests from outside the Government for copies of quoter qualifications and quotations submitted to Federal agencies. If an quoter's submissions contain information that they believe should be withheld from such requestors under FOIA on the grounds that they contain "trade secrets and commercial or financial information" [5 USC§552(b)(4)], the quoter shall mark its submissions in the following manner:

The following notice should be placed on the title page: "Some parts of this document, as identified on individual pages, are considered by the submitter to be privileged or confidential trade secrets or commercial or financial information not subject to mandatory disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act. Material considered privileged or confidential on such grounds is contained on page(s) " mailto:robert.singman@nist.gov the Gaithersburg Campus – 1333ND19QNB150306

Each individual item considered privileged or confidential under FOIA should be marked with the following notice: "The data or information is considered confidential or privileged, and is not subject to mandatory disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act.”

(B) Format and Content. Volume I shall include the following:

i. The solicitation number (1333ND19QNB480257);

ii. The name, address, e-mail addresses and telephone numbers of the Quoter;

iii. Names, titles, and telephone numbers of persons authorized to negotiate on the Quoter's behalf with the Government in connection with this solicitation;

iv. Name, title, and signature of person authorized to sign the quotation. Quotations signed by an agent shall be accompanied by evidence of that agent's authority, unless that evidence has been previously furnished to the issuing office;

v. Any other business or administrative information that the Quoter wishes to include in its quotation.

vi. The DUNS Number for the quoters active registration at the System for Award Management, (www.SAM.Gov) website. Quoters must have an active registration at www.SAM.gov to be considered for award.

If the quoters representations and certifications do not reflect the NAICS code governing this solicitation, quoters must submit documentation of their business size under the NAICS code governing this solicitation.

vii. Acceptance Period - The acceptance period by the Quoter shall not be less than 90 days

Volume II: Technical Quotation:

General:

(A) Volume II must consist of the Quoter’s response to the technical and management aspects of the acquisition as well as past performance. It shall indicate your organization's capabilities and the means that the Quoter intends to use to satisfy the requirements of the Statement of Work (SOW), of this solicitation.

It will be evaluated in accordance with the criteria contained below, identified as Evaluation Criteria, of the solicitation and it shall be specific and complete in every detail. The quotation must be practical and be prepared simply and economically, providing straightforward, concise delineation of what it is you will do to satisfy the requirements of the Statement of Work.

The quotation shall not merely offer to perform the work in accordance with the Statement of Work, but shall outline the approach proposed as specifically as practicable. A quotation that includes a mere repetition of the SOW, may not be considered further for award.

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So that Volume II may be evaluated strictly on the merit of the material submitted, no cost/price information is to be included in Volume II.

(B) Format. Volume II shall include:

i. Table of Contents;

ii. List of Tables and Figures;

iii. Technical Discussion. The technical discussion section should be the major portion of Volume II. It shall include three separate parts (Factors A, B, and C, as structured below). Each factor and subfactor must be labeled as specified below, and be its own attachment under each part. Quoters shall confine information pertaining to each part to its appropriate part.

EVALUATION FACTORS:

FACTOR A: TECHNICAL APPROACH

Quoters shall provide the following information:

(a) demonstrate its understanding of the statement of work,

(b) demonstrate its ability to successfully perform the statement of work efficiently and effectively, and

(c) fully describe its approach to providing the services to successfully perform the tasks identified in the Statement of Work.

FACTOR B: MANAGEMENT APPROACH:

Quoters shall:

(a) describe the approach for managing its efforts to successfully perform the requirements articulated in the Statement of Work;

Quoters shall address its project management approach to performing management functions.

Specifically, the following functions at minimum:

• a strategy that ensures appropriate technical personnel are hired or personnel that currently have capabilities required to provide the services required,

• administering and monitoring subcontractors,

• invoicing and tracking of dollars obligated under the contract,

• issue resolution, schedule management, resource management, budget management, risk management, and mitigation, and

• describe how the Quoters will handle safety and security violations.

(b) Firms shall be within 55 miles of the NIST main campus in Gaithersburg, MD. NIST address is 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, MD 20899. Offeror shall demonstrate this distance by submitting information (driving) via an internet mapping program. The driving shall begin at the offeror's office to the Gaithersburg Campus – 1333ND19QNB150306

NIST.

(c) Quoters shall also provide an organizational chart that clearly outlines how the quoter will manage the contract, including roles and responsibilities and clear lines of authority.

(d) Quoters shall provide a resume for their proposed key personnel for the Program Manager that include their name, current employer, relevant education, relevant capabilities and experience, and their current country of citizenship.

A letter of commitment, signed by proposed key personnel, who are not employees of the contractor, must be submitted to show that the proposed key personnel has agreed to come and work pending award of the contract. If the proposed key personnel are currently an employee of the Offeror, the contractor shall provide proof of employment of the key personnel and a letter of commitment to work on this contract.

FACTOR C: PAST PERFORMANCE:

Quoters shall submit past performance information in the form of completed Past Performance Questionnaires. The attachment to the RFQ titled “Past Performance Questionnaire Template” shall be used. Quoters shall have their references complete the questionnaire for individual contracts under which the quoter previously performed. The quoter shall then submit the questionnaires (completed by their references) as attachments to the quotation. The Quoter’s references shall not submit completed questionnaires directly to the government. The Quoter must submit the questionnaires completed by their references, as attachments to the quotation. The contractor may submit CPARS reports in lieu of Past Performance Questionnaires.

It is recommended that Quoters provide at least 3 to 5 Past Performance Questionnaires of the Quoter’s most recently completed Federal Government, Non-Federal, Local State and Government, and Private Industry contracts (Financial assistance recipient of a grant is not acceptable, unless the work completed was within a contract from the financial assistance recipient prime awardee, as compared to a sub awardee) for services similar in scope to those of this requirement, for work completed or substantially completed within the last five (5) years. If the Quoter performed as a subcontractor under a given previous effort, the quoter should also clearly indicate the percentage of work that the Quoter performed under each task/category of effort throughout the course of the contract.

Volume III - Price Quotation:

The Price Quotation submission shall include at a minimum, the following:

Pricing:

The offeror shall submit an electronic copy of the completed price quotation. The price quotation shall be separate from any other portion of the quotation. The offeror shall propose a separate firm-fixed-price, for CLINs 0001, 0005, 0009, 0013, and 0017. The offeror shall propose fixed labor hours for CLINs 0002, 0003, 0006, 0007, 0010, 0011, 0014, 0015, 0017, and 0018. Price quotations shall remain valid for a period of 90 days from the date quotations are due. Contractor shall state express warranty coverage (if applicable).

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The Service Contract Act does not cover bona fide executive, administrative, or professional employees.

If Contractor employees performing under this requirement fall within this exemption, quoters must state the applicable exemption. Reference Fact Sheet 17a at http://www.dol.gov/whd/regs/compliance/fairpay/fs17a overview.pdf (End of clause)

Volume IV – Terms and Conditions

Provisions

Quoters shall provide a completed copy of all provisions listed below:

1. FAR 52.209-11 Representation By Corporations Regarding An Unpaid Delinquent Tax Liability or a Felony Conviction Under Any Federal Law (Feb 2016)

2. FAR 52.204-70 Predecessor Of Offeror (Jul 2016)

Acceptance of Terms and Conditions (Addendum to FAR 52.212-1(b) (11)):

If the contractor objects to any of the terms and conditions contained in this solicitation, the contractor shall state “The terms and conditions in the solicitation are acceptable to be included in the award document with the exception, deletion, or addition of the following:” [Contractor shall list exception(s) and rationale for the exception(s)]. It is the sole responsibility of the contractor to identify in their quote any exceptions to the terms and conditions of the solicitation. If the contractor does not include such a statement, the submission of a quotation in response to this solicitation will be regarded as the Contractor’s acceptance of the Government’s terms and conditions for inclusion into the resultant purchase order.

Note: This procurement is not being conducted under the GSA Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) program or another Government-Wide Area Contract (GWAC). If an Offeror submits a quotation based upon an FSS or GWAC contract, the Government will accept the quoted price. However, the terms and conditions stated herein will be included in any resultant purchase order, not the terms and conditions of the Offeror’s FSS or GWAC contract, and the statement required above shall be included in the quotation. (End of provision)

Evaluation Factors:

Award shall be made to the offeror whose quotation offers the best value to the Government price and other factors considered. The Government will evaluate quotations based on the following evaluation criteria: A) Technical Approach, B) Management Approach, C) Past Performance, and D) Price.

Technical Approach is paramount and all non-price factors, when combined, are more importance than price. The Government reserves the right to make an award to other than the lowest priced offeror or to the offeror with the highest technical score if the Contracting Officer determines that to do so would result in the best value to the Government.

Technical Approach: Evaluation of technical approach shall be based on the information provided in the quotation. NIST will evaluate whether the offeror has demonstrated that its proposed technical approach meets or exceeds all governments requirements. Quotations that do not demonstrate the http://www.dol.gov/whd/regs/compliance/fairpay/fs17aoverview.pdf the Gaithersburg Campus – 1333ND19QNB150306 proposed meets all requirements will not be considered further for award. If an offeror does not indicate whether its proposed technical approach meets the governments requirement, NIST will determine that it does not. NIST will give preference to offerors who demonstrate that their proposed technical approach exceeds NIST’s requirements.

Management Approach: Evaluation of management approach shall be based on the information provided in the quotation. NIST will evaluate whether the offeror has demonstrated its management approach can successfully perform all the requirements. Quotations that do not demonstrate a viable management approach will not be considered further for award. If an offeror does not indicate whether its management approach can perform the requirement, NIST will determine that it does not.

Past Performance: The Government will evaluate the Offeror's past performance information and, if appropriate, its proposed subcontractors' past performance to determine its relevance to the current requirement and the extent to which it demonstrates that the offeror has successfully completed relevant contracts in the past three years. In assessing the offeror's past performance, NIST will evaluate the quality and timeliness of delivery of goods and/or services, effective management (including management of subcontractors if appropriate), level of communication between the contracting parties, ability to control cost, and customer satisfaction. The Government will evaluate past performance information by contacting appropriate references, including NIST references, if applicable. The Government may also consider other available information in evaluating the Offeror's past performance. The Government will assign a neutral rating if the offeror has no relevant past performance information.

Price: The Government will evaluate price for reasonableness.

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PROVISIONS AND CLAUSES

The following provisions and clauses apply to this acquisition and are hereby incorporated by reference.

All FAR clauses may be viewed at http://acquisition.gov/comp/far/index.html.

All CAR clauses may be viewed at http://farsite.hill.af.mil/VFCARA.HTM

PROVISIONS

FAR 52.204-7, System for Award Management (OCT 2016) FAR 52.204-16, Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting (JUL 2016) FAR 52.204-17, Ownership or Control of Offeror (JUL 2016) FAR 52.204-18 Commercial And Government Entity Code Reporting (JUL 2016) FAR 52.209-2, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations- Representation (NOV 2015) FAR 52.225-25, Prohibition on Contracting with Entities Engaging in Sanctioned Activities Relating to Iran (OCT 2015)

FAR 52.204-20 Predecessor Of Offeror (JUL 2016)

(a) Definitions. As used in this provision-- Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) 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 http://acquisition.gov/comp/far/index.html.

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(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 Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Branch records and maintains in the CAGE master file. This type of code is known as a NATO CAGE (NCAGE) code. Predecessor means an entity that is replaced by a successor and includes any predecessors of the predecessor.

Successor means an entity that has replaced a predecessor by acquiring the assets and carrying out the affairs of the predecessor under a new name (often through acquisition or merger). The term "successor" does not include new offices/divisions of the same company or a company that only changes its name.

The extent of the responsibility of the successor for the liabilities of the predecessor may vary, depending on State law and specific circumstances. (b) The Offeror represents that it [ ] is or [ ] is not a successor to a predecessor that held a Federal contract or grant within the last three years. (c) If the Offeror has indicated "is" in paragraph (b) of this provision, enter the following information for all predecessors that held a Federal contract or grant within the last three years (if more than one predecessor, list in reverse chronological order):

Predecessor CAGE code: (or mark "Unknown").

Predecessor legal name: .

(Do not use a "doing business as" name).

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FAR 52.209-11 Representation by Corporations Regarding an Unpaid Delinquent Tax Liability or a Felony Conviction Under Any Federal Law (Class Deviation) (March 2015)

(1) In accordance with Sections 744 and 745 of Division E, Title VII, of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub. L. 113-235), none of the funds made available by the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 funding may be used to enter into a contract with any corporation that-

(a) Was convicted of a felony criminal violation under any Federal law within the preceding 24 months, where an awarding agency is aware of the conviction, unless the agency has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and has made a determination that this further action is not necessary to protect the interests of the Government, or

(b) Has any unpaid Federal tax liability that has been assessed, for which all judicial and administrative remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, and that is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agreement with the authority responsible for collecting the tax liability, where the awarding agency is aware of the unpaid tax liability, unless the agency has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and made a determination that this further action is not necessary to protect the interests of the Government.

(2) The Offeror represents that, as of the date of this offer-

(a) It is [ ] is not [ ] a corporation that was convicted of a felony criminal violation under a Federal law within the preceding 24 months.

(b) It is [ ] is not [ ] a corporation that has any unpaid Federal tax liability that has been assessed, for which all judicial and administrative remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, and that is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agreement with the authority responsible for collecting the tax liability.

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FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items (Nov 2017)

The offeror shall complete only paragraphs (b) of this provision if the Offeror has completed the annual representations and certification electronically via the System for Award Management (SAM) Web site accessed through http://www.sam.gov/portal. If the Offeror has not completed the annual representations and certifications electronically, the Offeror shall complete only paragraphs (c) through

(u) of this provision.

CLAUSES

FAR 52.204-13, System for Award Management Maintenance (OCT 2016) FAR 52.204-18, Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance (JUL 2016) FAR 52.204-19, Incorporation by Reference of Representations and Certifications;

FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Items (JAN 2017) FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders— Commercial Items (JAN 2018)

FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders—Commercial Items.

CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT STATUTES OR EXECUTIVE ORDERS—

COMMERCIAL ITEMS (JAN 2018)

(a) The Contractor shall comply with the following Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clauses, which are incorporated in this contract by reference, to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items:

(1) 52.203-19, Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements (JAN 2017) (section 743 of Division E, Title VII, of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub. L. 113-235) and its successor provisions in subsequent appropriations acts (and as extended in continuing resolutions)).

(2) 52.209-10, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations (Nov 2015).

(3) 52.233-3, Protest After Award (AUG 1996) (31 U.S.C. 3553).

(4) 52.233-4, Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (OCT 2004)(Public Laws 108-77 and

108-78 (19 U.S.C. 3805 note)).

(b) The Contractor shall comply with the FAR clauses in this paragraph (b) that the Contracting Officer has indicated as being incorporated in this contract by reference to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items:

__ (1) 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government (Sept 2006), with Alternate

I (Oct 1995) (41 U.S.C. 4704 and 10 U.S.C. 2402).

__ (2) 52.203-13, Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct (Oct 2015) (41 U.S.C. 3509)).

__ (3) 52.203-15, Whistleblower Protections under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (June 2010) (Section 1553 of Pub. L. 111-5). (Applies to contracts funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.)

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XX (4) 52.204-10, Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (Oct 2016) (Pub. L. 109-282) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note).

__ (5) [Reserved].

__ (6) 52.204-14, Service Contract Reporting Requirements (Oct 2016) (Pub. L. 111-117, section

743 of Div. C).

__ (7) 52.204-15, Service Contract Reporting Requirements for Indefinite-Delivery Contracts (Oct

2016) (Pub. L. 111-117, section 743 of Div. C).

__ (8) 52.209-6, Protecting the Government’s Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors

Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment. (Oct 2015) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note).

__ (9) 52.209-9, Updates of Publicly Available Information Regarding Responsibility Matters (Jul

2013) (41 U.S.C. 2313).

__ (10) [Reserved].

__ (11)(i) 52.219-3, Notice of HUBZone Set-Aside or Sole-Source Award (Nov 2011) (15 U.S.C.

657a).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Nov 2011) of 52.219-3.

__ (12)(i) 52.219-4, Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns (OCT 2014) (if the offeror elects to waive the preference, it shall so indicate in its offer) (15 U.S.C. 657a).

__ (ii) Alternate I (JAN 2011) of 52.219-4.

__ (13) [Reserved] XX (14)(i) 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (Nov 2011) (15 U.S.C. 644).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Nov 2011).

__ (iii) Alternate II (Nov 2011).

__ (15)(i) 52.219-7, Notice of Partial Small Business Set-Aside (June 2003) (15 U.S.C. 644).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Oct 1995) of 52.219-7.

__ (iii) Alternate II (Mar 2004) of 52.219-7.

__ (16) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (Nov 2016) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(2) and (3)).

__ (17)(i) 52.219-9, Small Business Subcontracting Plan (Jan 2017) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(4)).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Nov 2016) of 52.219-9.

__ (iii) Alternate II (Nov 2016) of 52.219-9.

__ (iv) Alternate III (Nov 2016) of 52.219-9.

__ (v) Alternate IV (Nov 2016) of 52.219-9.

__ (18) 52.219-13, Notice of Set-Aside of Orders (Nov 2011) (15 U.S.C. 644(r)).

__ (19) 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting (Jan 2017) (15 U.S.C. 637(a)(14)).

__ (20) 52.219-16, Liquidated Damages—Subcontracting Plan (Jan 1999) (15 U.S.C.

637(d)(4)(F)(i)).

__ (21) 52.219-27, Notice of Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside (Nov

2011) (15 U.S.C. 657 f).

XX (22) 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Representation (Jul 2013) (15 U.S.C.

632(a)(2)).

__ (23) 52.219-29, Notice of Set-Aside for, or Sole Source Award to, Economically Disadvantaged

Women-Owned Small Business Concerns (Dec 2015) (15 U.S.C. 637(m)).

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__ (24) 52.219-30, Notice of Set-Aside for, or Sole Source Award to, Women-Owned Small Business Concerns Eligible Under the Women-Owned Small Business Program (Dec 2015) (15 U.S.C.

637(m)).

XX (25) 52.222-3, Convict Labor (June 2003) (E.O. 11755).

XX (26) 52.222-19, Child Labor—Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (Jan 2018) (E.O.

13126).

XX (27) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Apr 2015).

XX (28) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Sept 2016) (E.O. 11246).

__ (29) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (Oct 2015)(38 U.S.C. 4212).

XX (30) 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (Jul 2014) (29 U.S.C. 793).

__ (31) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans (FEB 2016) (38 U.S.C. 4212).

__ (32) 52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act (Dec

2010) (E.O. 13496).

XX (33)(i) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (Mar 2015) (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O.

13627).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Mar 2015) of 52.222-50 (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O. 13627).

__ (34) 52.222-54, Employment Eligibility Verification (OCT 2015). (Executive Order 12989). (Not applicable to the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items or certain other types of commercial items as prescribed in 22.1803.)

__ (35)(i) 52.223-9, Estimate of Percentage of Recovered Material Content for EPA–Designated Items (May 2008) (42 U.S.C. 6962(c)(3)(A)(ii)). (Not applicable to the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items.)

__ (ii) Alternate I (May 2008) of 52.223-9 (42 U.S.C. 6962(i)(2)(C)). (Not applicable to the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items.)

__ (36) 52.223-11, Ozone-Depleting Substances and High Global Warming Potential Hydrofluorocarbons (JUN 2016) (E.O. 13693).

__ (37) 52.223-12, Maintenance, Service, Repair, or Disposal of Refrigeration Equipment and Air Conditioners (JUN 2016) (E.O. 13693).

__ (38)(i) 52.223-13, Acquisition of EPEAT®-Registered Imaging Equipment (JUN 2014) (E.O.s 13423 and 13514).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Oct 2015) of 52.223-13.

__ (39)(i) 52.223-14, Acquisition of EPEAT®-Registered Televisions (JUN 2014) (E.O.s 13423 and

13514).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Jun 2014) of 52.223-14.

__ (40) 52.223-15, Energy Efficiency in Energy-Consuming Products (DEC 2007) (42 U.S.C.

8259b).

__ (41)(i) 52.223-16, Acquisition of EPEAT®-Registered Personal Computer Products (OCT 2015) (E.O.s 13423 and 13514).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Jun 2014) of 52.223-16.

XX (42) 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (AUG

2011) (E.O. 13513).

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__ (43) 52.223-20, Aerosols (JUN 2016) (E.O. 13693).

__ (44) 52.223-21, Foams (JUN 2016) (E.O. 13693).

__ (45)(i) 52.224-3, Privacy Training (JAN 2017) (5 U.S.C. 552a).

__ (ii) Alternate I (JAN 2017) of 52.224-3.

__ (46) 52.225-1, Buy American—Supplies (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 83).

XX (47)(i) 52.225-3, Buy American—Free Trade Agreements—Israeli Trade Act (May 2014) (41

U.S.C. chapter 83, 19 U.S.C. 3301 note, 19 U.S.C. 2112 note, 19 U.S.C. 3805 note, 19 U.S.C. 4001 note, Pub. L. 103-182, 108-77, 108-78, 108-286, 108-302, 109-53, 109-169, 109-283, 110-138, 112-41, 112- 42, and 112-43.

XX (ii) Alternate I (May 2014) of 52.225-3.

__ (iii) Alternate II (May 2014) of 52.225-3.

__ (iv) Alternate III (May 2014) of 52.225-3.

__ (48) 52.225-5, Trade Agreements (OCT 2016) (19 U.S.C. 2501, et seq., 19 U.S.C. 3301 note).

XX (49) 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain…