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Document Number 140A1624R0009

Document Title Safety of Dams Environmental Monitoring System (SDEMS) Operation, Data and Support Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ)

Table of Contents

SF-33 Blocks Continued Section A - Solicitation

A.1 Solicitation Type A.2 Set-Aside A.3 Contract Type A.4 Contract Dollars Limitations A.5 Individual Task Orders

Section B - Supplies or services and prices/costs B.1 Statement of Work (SOW) B.2 Pricing Schedule B.4 Travel B.5 Federal Travel Regulations B.6 Non-Personal Services

Section C - Description/Specifications/Statement of Work Section D - Packaging and Marking Section E - Inspection and Acceptance

E.1 Inspection and Acceptance E.2 Authorized Representative for Inspection and Acceptance E.3 Correspondence E.4 Points of Contact E.5 Permits and Licenses E.6 Confidentiality E.7 Quality Assurance

Section F - Deliveries or Performance F.1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference F.2 Period of Performance F.4 IDIQ and Task Order (TO) Period of Performance F.6 Deliverables and Submittals

Section G - Contract Administration Data G.1 Electronic Invoicing and Payment Requirements - Invoice Processing Platform (IPP) (April 2013) G.2 Federal Holidays G.3 Reporting Matters Involving Fraud, Mismanagement, Waste and Abuse G.4 Payment for Unauthorized Work

Section H – Special Contract Requirements H.1 Contractor Identification H.2 Key Personnel H.3 Security Requirements H.4 Use of Government Computer System H.5 Dissemination of Contract Performance Information H.6 Mandatory Requirement for Contractor Return of all DOI-Owned and Leased Computing and Information Storage Equipment H.7 Disclosure of Information H.8 Non-Personal Services and Inherently Governmental Functions

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H.9 Personal Conflicts of Interest and Procurement Integrity H.10 Closeout H.11 Emergency or Special Event Services H.12 Government-Furnished Property H.13 Contractor Interfaces H.14 Limited Use of Data H.15 Hours of Work

Section I – Contract Clauses I.1 Clauses I2. Other Clauses

Section J – List of Attachments Attachment 1 – IDIQ Overall SOW Attachment 2 – Representative Task Order (TO) #1 - Data Services SOW Attachment 3 – Representative TO #2 – Annual Operation and Maintenance Services SOW Attachment 4 - Representative TO #3 – Establishing Support of a New Site Attachment 5 – Pricing Schedule Attachment 6 - NIST SP 800-53 Security Controls Matrix Attachment 7 - DOI IT Baseline Compliance Contract Guidelines Attachment 8 – Labor Category Descriptions Attachment 9 – Government Furnished Equipment Section K – Representations, Certifications, and Other Statements of Offerors or Respondents .40 Section L – Instructions, Conditions, and Notices to Offerors or Respondents

L.1 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors—Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Sept 2023) L.2 Addendum to FAR 52.212-1 L.3 Provisions

Section M - Evaluation Factors for Award M.1 FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation—Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Nov 2021) 79 M.2 Evaluation of Proposals

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SF-33 Blocks Continued

Block 15 Delivery locations will be defined at the Task Order (TO) level.

Block 18a Payment will be defined at the TO level.

Document Title Safety of Dams Environmental Monitoring System (SDEMS) Operation, Data and Support Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ)

Section A - Solicitation

A.1 Solicitation Type This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products or commercial services prepared in accordance with the format in FAR subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation;

proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.

This requirement is being solicited in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items and Part 15, Contracting by Negotiation. The Government does not intend to enter into discussions with offerors but reserves the right to do so, if deemed necessary. Proposals will be evaluated in accordance with FAR 15.101-1, Tradeoff Process.

A.2 Set-Aside This requirement is 100% set-aside for small business concerns. Prime offerors must meet the eligibility requirements as stated in for North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 561621, Security Systems Services (except Locksmiths), with a small business size standard of $25M. The offeror may propose alternate NAICS.

Prime offerors must also meet the limitation on subcontracting requirements as stated in FAR 52.219-14.

A.3 Contract Type The Government anticipates awarding a single Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract. Individual TOs may be awarded on a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) basis. Travel may be included on individual TOs as a direct reimbursable allowable fee in accordance with the Federal Travel Regulation (FTR). No fees may be applied to travel.

The IDIQ contract will consist of five years with no options.

A.4 Contract Dollars Limitations During the life of this contract, the government is not obligated to purchase services above the guaranteed minimum for this entire period of performance for this IDIQ contract, which is $2,500.00. The minimum amount will be obligated on the IDIQ at the time of award and deobligated when/if a task order is awarded which covers the minimum obligation.

The contract ceiling for the entire period of performance for this IDIQ contract is $10,000,000.00.

A.5 Individual Task Orders The Contractor shall perform work under this IDIQ as specified in written individual TOs issued by a Contracting Officer (CO). TOs may be issued by any CO in the Bureau of Indian Affairs.

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The following information will be included in each individual TO that is issued against the master IDIQ Contract:

• Date of order

• Contract number and order number

• Labor category, description, quantity in terms of hours, and unit price in terms of hours

• Travel (if required), not-to-exceed amount

• TO Statement of Work

• Delivery or performance schedule

• Place of delivery or performance

• Accounting and appropriation data

TOs shall not include language that is contradictory to that of what is included in this master IDIQ Contract. In instances where language contradicts between the TO and IDIQ level, the IDIQ shall take precedence and be the binding terms of the contact and order.

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Section B - Supplies or services and prices/costs

B.1 Statement of Work (SOW) Attachment 1 – IDIQ Overall SOW Attachment 2 – Representative Task Order (TO) #1 Data Services SOW Attachment 3 – Representative TO #2 – Annual Operation and Maintenance Services SOW Attachment 4 - Representative TO #3 – Establishing Support of a New Site

B.2 Pricing Schedule Offerors shall utilize Attachment 5 Pricing Schedule to provide fully burdened rates/prices for the 5-year IDIQ and each representative TO. Rates/prices shall include each proposed labor category, licensing and data service, Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) and burdened rates.

B.4 Travel

Travel may be included on individual TOs as a direct reimbursable with a not-to-exceed (NTE) amount. Travel costs shall not include Contractor’s administrative fees (G&A, overhead, profit, etc.). Contractor shall provide supporting documents for all travel costs with submitted invoices.

Individual TOs will identify the specific place(s) of performance. If travel is required to a location that is over fifty (50) miles one-way from the individual TO place of performance and the individual TO includes funding for travel; then, allowable direct reimbursable travel charges may be invoiced in accordance with the current Federal Travel Regulations. Fee, profit, or general and administrative fee will not be allowable on travel expenses.

All reimbursable travel must be submitted to and approved in writing in advance by the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) or CO. Requests for travel shall include at a minimum:

1. Name and title of traveler

2. Purpose of travel

3. Dates of travel

4. To/From Locations

5. Mode of transportation

6. Estimated total travel costs broken down by transportation, lodging, meals & incidentals

B.5 Federal Travel Regulations Travel costs incurred for transportation, lodging, meals, and incidental expenses (as defined in the regulation cited in FAR 31.205-46) shall be considered to be reasonable and allowable only to the extent that they do not exceed on a daily basis the maximum per diem rates in effect at the time of travel as set forth in the Federal Travel Regulation.

The Contractor may be reimbursed for travel to provide support at a Government site or other site as may be specified and approved by the COR under this effort. All travel shall be pre-

Document Title Safety of Dams Environmental Monitoring System (SDEMS) Operation, Data and Support Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) approved in writing by the COR prior to commencement of travel. Consultant shall provide supporting documentation and a detailed breakdown of incurred travel costs with each invoice.

B.6 Non-Personal Services The resulting contract(s) will be for non-personal services, under which the contractor is an independent contractor. The Government may evaluate the quality of professional services provided. The Contractor is required to indemnify the Government for any liability producing act or omission by the Contractor, its employees and agents occurring during contract performance.

The Contractor shall maintain medical liability insurance, which is not less than the amount normally prevailing within the local community for the specialty concerned.

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Section C - Description/Specifications/Statement of Work

Attachment 1 – IDIQ Overall SOW Attachment 2 – Representative Task Order (TO) #1 - Data Services SOW Attachment 3 – Representative TO #2 – Annual Operation and Maintenance Services SOW Attachment 4 - Representative TO #3 – Establishing Support of a New Site

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Section D - Packaging and Marking

1. Use of this section is not required as this is a Contract for services and the Government does not anticipate packaging or marking requirements for deliveries. However, specific submission requirements for reports will be designated at the individual TO level.

2. All pre-award written and electronic correspondences shall include the solicitation number:

140A1624R0009

All post-award written and electronic correspondences, invoices, and all other documents shall include the master award number.

Solicitation Number: 140A1624R0009 Contract Number: 140A1624##### (To be added post award)

For submission of questions and proposals, see Section L.

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Section E - Inspection and Acceptance

E.1 Inspection and Acceptance Inspection of the Supplies/Services provided hereunder shall be made by the Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) or any Inspectors designated by the Contracting Officer (CO).

The place of inspection for reports required under this contract shall be at the addresses for deliverables set forth in Section F. Final acceptance of Supplies/Services shall be made by the COR designated in the contract or as specified in individual TOs.

E.2 Authorized Representative for Inspection and Acceptance Services to be inspected and accepted by the COR, whose duties will be delegated by the Contracting Officer.

E.3 Correspondence To promote timely and effective administration, correspondence shall be subject to the following procedures:

a) Technical correspondence (where technical issues relating to compliance with the requirements herein) shall be addressed to the COR with an information copy to the CO and the Contract Administrator (CA).

b) All other correspondence, including invoices, (that which proposes or otherwise involves waivers, deviations or modifications to the requirements, terms or conditions of this SOW) shall be addressed to the Contracting Officer with an information copy to the

COR.

E.4 Points of Contact Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR)

a) The Contracting Officer’s authorized technical representative, for this effort is as follows:

{Will be provided at IDIQ contract award.}

b) The COR is the individual within the Program Management function who has overall technical responsibility for this effort. The COR supports the CO and the CA during administration of this effort by:

1) Making final decisions regarding any recommended rejection of deliverables;

2) Providing technical clarification relative to overall workload matters;

3) Providing advice and guidance to the Contractor in the preparation of deliverables and services;

4) Providing acceptance of deliverable products to assure compliance with requirements.

c) The COR also provides technical direction to the Contractor, i.e., shifting work emphasis between areas of work; fills in details, or otherwise serves to accomplish the purposes of this effort. Technical direction shall be within the general statement of work for this effort. The COR does NOT have the authority to and may NOT issue any technical direction which:

1) Constitutes an assignment of work outside the general scope of this effort;

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2) Constitutes a change as defined in the “Changes” clause;

3) In any way causes an increase or decrease in cost or the time required for performance;

4) Changes any of the terms, conditions, or other requirements of this effort; and

5) Suspends or terminates any portion of this effort.

d) All technical direction shall be issued in writing by the COR or will be confirmed by the COR in writing within 10 calendar days after verbal issuance. A copy of the written direction shall be furnished to the CO and the CS.

e) In addition to providing technical direction, the COR will:

1) Monitor the Contractor’s technical progress, including surveillance and assessment of performance, and recommend to the CO and CA, any changes in the requirement;

2) Assist the Contractor in the resolution of technical problems encountered during performance; and

3) Perform inspection and acceptance or recommendation for rejection of Contractor deliverables and identify deficiencies in delivered items. This does not replace any other quality assurance inspection requirements that are specified elsewhere within this SOW.

f) If in the opinion of the Contractor, any instruction or direction issued by the COR is outside of their specific authority, the Contractor shall not proceed but shall notify the CO in writing within 5 working days after receipt of any instruction or direction, with an informational copy to the CA.

Contracting Officer

a) All contract questions and concerns will be directed to the CO. The CO is the only individual with the authority to financially obligate the government and to make changes to original terms and conditions of this contract

The Contractor is responsible for notifying the contracting officer of any potential issues or concerns – technical, scope or financial, concerning this contract.

The CO for this effort is as follows:

Jackie Wolfe Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) Email: Jacqueline.Wolfe@bia.gov

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E.5 Permits and Licenses In performance of work under each individual TO, the Contractor must, without additional expense to the Government, be responsible for obtaining any necessary licenses and permits, and for complying with any Federal, State, and municipal laws, codes, and regulations applicable to the performance of the work.

E.6 Confidentiality All information regarding the procedures developed under each individual TO must be regarded as sensitive information by the Contractor and not to be disclosed to anyone outside the Contractor’s organization without the written permission of the Contracting Officer.

E.7 Quality Assurance The COR or designated inspector will review, for completeness, preliminary or draft documentation that the Contractor submits, and may return it to the Contractor for correction.

Absence of any comments by the COR will not relieve the Contractor of the responsibility for complying with the requirements of this work statement. Final approval and acceptance of documentation required herein shall be by letter of approval and acceptance by COR. The Contractor shall not construe any letter of acknowledgment of receipt material as a waiver of review, or as an acknowledgment that the material is in conformance with this work statement.

Any approval given during preparation of the documentation, or approval for shipment shall not guarantee the final acceptance of the completed documentation.

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Section F - Deliveries or Performance

F.1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference

CLAUSE TITLE (DATE)

52.247-34 F.o.b. Destination (Nov 1991)

F.2 Period of Performance The period of performance for the IDIQ will be five (5) years from the effective start date.

F.4 IDIQ and Task Order (TO) Period of Performance For those TOs issued before the expiration of the IDIQ contract, the period of performance may extend up to twelve months after the expiration of the IDIQ contract.

F.6 Deliverables and Submittals Deliverables/Deliverable Schedule will be provided at the individual TO level.

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Section G - Contract Administration Data

All invoices shall be submitted via https://www.ipp.gov on a monthly basis or in accordance with individual TOs.

G.1 Electronic Invoicing and Payment Requirements - Invoice Processing Platform (IPP) (April 2013) 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 Prompt Payment clause included in the contract, or the clause 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items included in commercial item contracts. The IPP website address is:

https://www.ipp.gov.

Under this contract, the following documents are required to be submitted as an attachment to the IPP invoice:

• A copy of the Contractor’s invoice shall be included with the IPP invoice. If no invoice is attached, the Invoice will be rejected;

• List of deliverables;

• Timesheet - Number of hours worked with corresponding labor category and rate information;

• Any additional information requested at the individual TO level.

The Contractor must use the IPP website to register access and use IPP for submitting requests for payment. The Contractor Government Business Point of Contact (as listed in SAM) will receive enrollment instructions via email from the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston (FRBB) within 3 - 5 business days of a TO award date. Contractor assistance with enrollment can be obtained by contacting the IPP Production Helpdesk via email ippgroup@bos.frb.org or phone

(866) 973-3131.

If the Contractor is unable to comply with the requirement to use IPP for submitting invoices for payment, the Contractor must submit a waiver request in writing to the Contracting Officer with its proposal or quotation.

(End of Local Clause)

G.2 Federal Holidays Unless otherwise notified in writing by the CO or COR, no services will be required on the following list of observed federal holidays. An up-to-date list of all federal holidays for each calendar year is available at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/federal-holidays/.

The Contractor shall observe Inauguration Day as a holiday for Washington, D.C. based Contractor employees. Federal Agencies in the Washington, D.C. metro area are closed on https://www.ipp.gov/ https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/federal-holidays/ https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/federal-holidays/

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Inauguration Day. However, Inauguration Day is not observed outside of the Washington, D.C.

area and Contractor employees in those areas should report to their established duty station.

NOTE: If a Public Holiday (observed on a specific calendar date) occurs on a Saturday, the holiday is observed on the preceding Friday; if the holiday occurs on Sunday, the holiday is observed by the Federal Government on Monday.

If Government facilities are closed nationwide or in specific locations for other than listed holidays by direction of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, the Office of Management and Budget, Executive Order of the President or other Official Government entity, Contractor staff shall not report to Government facilities (except for positions designated as 24/7). If Government offices close early and federal employees are dismissed, the COR in consultation with the Program Managers and/or the Contracting Officer will make a determination on a case-by-case basis regarding dismissal of Contractor employees.

G.3 Reporting Matters Involving Fraud, Mismanagement, Waste and Abuse Anyone who becomes aware of the existence or apparent existence of fraud, waste and abuse in BIA funded programs is encouraged to report such matters to the DOI Inspector General’s Office in writing or on the Inspector General’s Hotline. The toll-free number is 1-800-424-5081. All telephone calls will be handled confidentially. One may also fill out an online form at http://www.doi.gov/oig/index.cfm. Additionally, the IG may be contacted through its mailing address:

U.S. Department of the Interior Office of Inspector General 1849 C Street NW - Mail Stop 4428 Washington, D.C. 20240

G.4 Payment for Unauthorized Work No payments will be made for any unauthorized supplies and/or services or for any unauthorized changes to the work specified herein. This includes any services performed by the Contractor of their own volition or at the request of an individual other than a duly appointed Contracting Officer. Only a duly appointed Contracting Officer is authorized to change the specifications, terms, and conditions under this effort.

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Section H – Special Contract Requirements

H.1 Contractor Identification Each contract employee shall identify themselves as a Contractor under this contract both orally and in writing. All Contractor emails (to include the emails from the Government account) and all other written correspondences, shall state the following in their signature line:

• The name of the company that they are employed by.

• Clearly identify themselves as a contract employee by stating “Government Contractor.”

The above identification requirement also applies to the following:

• Voicemails

• Placards

• Office Name Plates

• Any material produced under this contract, if a name of a Contractor is provided within.

Under no circumstance shall the Contractor state or imply that they are acting on behalf of the Government.

H.2 Key Personnel Key Personnel at the IDIQ level consists of the IDIQ Program Manager. A resume shall be provided for the IDIQ Program Manager.

If the Government agrees to the substitution during the first six (6) months of this contract, the replacement personnel shall sign a letter of commitment to cover the difference of the six-month period, as required under this contract.

H.3 Security Requirements All Contractor personnel will be required to successfully pass a minimum background investigation for any requirement performed under the IDIQs and all Contractor personnel shall comply with Federal laws, regulations, standards, regarding information and information system security. All security requirements and clauses included in the IDIQ will also be applicable and flow down to any TOs awarded under the IDIQ. Security clearance consists of the DOI background check, taking the Federal Information Systems Security Awareness Training (FISSA) training and obtaining a security card.

H.4 Use of Government Computer System All personnel accessing the Government computer systems can expect their computer activities to be monitored. There should be no reasonable expectation of privacy in the use of any Department of the Interior system. The following notice is posted and provided to each individual upon entry into the IA computer system:

“THIS IS A NOTICE OF MONITORING OF DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

INFORMATION SYSTEMS. This system and all related equipment may be used only for

Document Title Safety of Dams Environmental Monitoring System (SDEMS) Operation, Data and Support Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) official US Government business and limited personal use authorized in the Department of the Interior Policy on Limited Personal Use of Government Office Equipment. Notwithstanding this or any other policy guidance, this system may not be connected to the Internet, in any way, unless authorized by the Office of the Secretary. Unauthorized use of this computer system will subject you to disciplinary action or other penalties. Use of this system constitutes consent to monitoring for this purpose.”

Property Rights – IA will own the intellectual property rights to any software developed on its behalf and will retain the right to use, modify, reproduce, perform, display, release, or disclose the data in whole or in part for any purpose, or to have or authorize others to do so. Generally, FAR 52.227-14, Rights in Data-General, and its alternates will be used in the contract. However, deviation from this policy may be necessary as circumstances warrant.

IA data may not be removed from premises without COR written authorization.

The Contractor shall not be allowed to keep any IA Trust Data or copies of Trust Data, reports (draft or final copies). At the time of completion of the project, the Contractor will return electronic and hard copy data and documents which the Contractor created under this Service Contract.

H.5 Dissemination of Contract Performance Information The Contractor must not publish, permit to be published, or distribute for public consumption, any information, oral or written, concerning the results or conclusions made pursuant to the performance of this contract, without the prior written consent of the Contracting Officer. Two copies of any material proposed to be published or distributed must be submitted to the Contracting Officer for approval.

H.6 Mandatory Requirement for Contractor Return of all DOI-Owned and Leased Computing and Information Storage Equipment

(a) Within sixty (60) days after the end of the contract performance period or after the contract is suspended or terminated by DOI or by the Contractor for any reason; or within a time period approved by DOI, the Contractor must return all DOI-owned and leased computing and information storage equipment.

(b) Within seventy-five (75) days after the end of the contract performance period or after the contract is suspended or terminated by DOI or the Contractor for any reason, the Contractor must provide DOI with Certification of Verified Return of all DOI-Owned and Leased Computing and Information Storage Equipment. This certification must be provided by a third party firm approved by DOI in advance. All costs and resource allocations required for this third party service must be the sole responsibility of the Contractor.

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H.7 Disclosure of Information Information made available to the Contractor by the Government for the performance or administration of this effort shall be used only for those purposes and shall not be used in any other way without the written agreement of the Contracting Officer

If the Contractor is uncertain about the availability or proposed use of information provided for the performance or administration, the Contractor shall consult with the COR regarding use of that information for other purposes.

The Contractor agrees to assume responsibility for protecting the confidentiality of Government records, which are not public information. Each offeror or employee of the Contractor to whom information may be made available or disclosed shall be notified in writing by the Contractor that such information may be disclosed only for a purpose and to the extent authorized herein.

The Contractor assumes responsibility for maintaining knowledge of and compliance with all Federal, state, and local laws, policies, and procedures regarding data confidentiality and privacy, such as the Federal Education Rights to Privacy Act.

All Contractor employees shall sign and submit a copy of the Non-Disclosure Agreement. The Non-Disclosure agreement that will be required to be signed will be provided after award.

The details of any security safeguards that the Contractor may design or develop under this contract are the property of the Government and shall not be published or disclosed in any manner without the Contracting Officer’s written consent. Likewise, the details of any security safeguards that may be revealed to the Contractor by the Government in the course of performances under this contract shall not be published or disclosed in any manner without the Contracting Officer’s written consent. Any information made available in any format shall be used only for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this contract. Information contained in such materials shall not be divulged or made known in any manner to any person except as may be necessary in the performance of this contract. Disclosure to anyone other than an authorized officer or employee of the Contractor shall require written approval of the Contracting Officer.

Any information with personal identifiers shall be accounted for upon receipt and properly stored before, during and after processing. In addition, all related output shall be given the same level of protection as required for source materials.

The Contractor shall be held liable for any and all damages resulting from any inappropriate disclosure of information/data by its employees or via any system used by the Contractor.

Should the Contractor become aware of the need for additional safeguards, the Contractor must immediately notify the COR.

H.8 Non-Personal Services and Inherently Governmental Functions Pursuant to FAR 37.1, no personal services shall be performed under this SOW. All work requirements shall flow only from the COR to the Contractor IDIQ Program Manager or Project Manager, if one is assigned to an individual TO. No Contractor employee will be

Document Title Safety of Dams Environmental Monitoring System (SDEMS) Operation, Data and Support Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) directly supervised by the Government. All individual employee assignments, and daily work direction, shall be given by the applicable Contractor supervisor. If the Contractor believes any Government action or communication has been given that would create a personal services relationship between the Government and any Contractor employee, the Contractor shall promptly notify the Contracting Officer of this communication or action.

Pursuant to FAR 7.5, the Contractor shall not perform any inherently governmental actions under this SOW. No Contractor employee shall hold him or herself out to be a Government employee, agent, or representative. No Contractor employee shall state orally or in writing at any time that he or she is acting on behalf of the Government. In all communications with third parties in connection with this SOW, Contractor employees shall identify themselves as Contractor employees and specify the name of the company for which they work. In all communications with other Government Contractors in connection with this SOW, the Contractor employee shall state that they have no authority to in any way change this SOW and that if the other Contractor believes this communication to be a direction to change their contract, they should notify the Contracting Officer for that contract and not carry out the direction until a clarification has been issued by the Contracting Officer.

The Contractor shall insure that all of its employees working on this SOW are informed of the substance of this article. Nothing in this article shall limit the Government’s rights in any way under the other provisions of this SOW, including those related to the Government’s right to inspect and accept the services to be performed under this SOW. The substance of this article shall be included in all subcontracts at any tier.

H.9 Personal Conflicts of Interest and Procurement Integrity The Contractor shall ensure that all personnel assigned to the contract sign permanent non-disclosure agreements and procurement integrity certifications as required by the Contracting Officer. All personnel assigned any resulting task(s) shall immediately notify the Contracting Officer in writing of any potential conflicts of interest that may be perceived through their performance on the resulting task(s). The Contracting Officer will determine if the particular individual or group of individuals will be excluded from any task(s). In the event such a determination is made, the Contracting Officer will provide immediate oral notification (followed by written notification within five calendar days thereafter) of the individuals and the situation that precludes their performance under the resulting task(s). The Contractor shall immediately (within five calendar days after receipt of oral notification) remove the individual(s) from the task(s) and identify their replacement. Potential organization conflicts of interest issues shall be carefully scrutinized and dealt with in accordance with FAR 9.5 “Organizational and Consultant conflicts of Interest”.

H.10 Closeout The Offeror shall work in a timely and efficient manner with the Federal Government to close out TOs after completion of the tasks and to close out the IDIQ contract after all TOs have been closed. This will be an item addressed in the Offeror's past performance rating in CPARS. It is incumbent upon the Offeror to provide a current Point of Contact who will work diligently with

Document Title Safety of Dams Environmental Monitoring System (SDEMS) Operation, Data and Support Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) the Contracting Officer or Contracting Officers Representative upon final delivery/acceptance to accomplish all documentation necessary to close individual awards.

H.11 Emergency or Special Event Services Occasionally, the Contractor may be required to perform and/or provide services outside the normal hours of duty. These occasions will be infrequent and require services be performed after normal working hours in the evening and/or weekends (Saturday and Sunday). The COR and the contractor will mutually agree upon any/all deviations to the schedule based on each individual

TO.

H.12 Government-Furnished Property Government Furnished Property (Material, Equipment, and/or Information) is to be provided at the individual TO level.

H.13 Contractor Interfaces The Contractor and/or his subcontractors may be required as part of the performance of this effort to work with other Contractors working for the Government. Such other Contractors shall not direct this Contractor and/or their subcontractors in any manner. Also, this Contractor and/or their subcontractors shall not direct the work of other Contractors in any manner.

The Government shall establish an initial contact between the Contractor and other Contractors and shall participate in an initial meeting at which the conventions for the scheduling and conduct of future meetings/contacts will be established.

H.14 Limited Use of Data Performance of this effort may require the contractor to access and use data and information proprietary to a Government agency or Government contractor which is of such a nature that its dissemination or use, other than in performance of this effort, would be adverse to the interests of the Government and/or others.

Contractor and/or contractor personnel shall not divulge or release data or information developed or obtained in performance of this effort, until made public by the Government, except authorized by Government personnel or upon written approval of the Contracting Officer (CO).

The Contractor shall not use, disclose, or reproduce proprietary data that bears a restrictive legend, other than as required in the performance of this effort. Nothing herein shall preclude the use of any data independently acquired by the Contractor without such limitations or prohibit an agreement at no cost to the Government between the Contractor and the data owner which provides for greater rights to the Contractor.

H.15 Hours of Work Contractor personnel performing on individual TOs issued under the IDIQ Contract shall maintain a work schedule to normal business hours except as otherwise described in the individual TO Statement of Work or authorized by telework agreement. The core Government

Document Title Safety of Dams Environmental Monitoring System (SDEMS) Operation, Data and Support Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) business hours are 9:30 AM to 3:00 PM Local time, Monday through Friday. Services at onsite Government locations shall not occur on Federal holidays or weekends unless authorized in writing in advance by the CO and COR. Core hours define when all employees are expected to be working. Based on the requirements of the individual TO, flexible hours around the core hours may be worked outside of the normal duty hours. The Contractor personnel duties shall be performed during normal business hours covering core Government business hours; however, when necessary, the Contractor personnel shall be required to provide services outside the normal hours of duty. These occasions will be infrequent and may require services to be performed after normal working hours in the evening and/or weekends. The CO, COR, and the Contractor will mutually agree upon any/all deviations to the schedule.

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Section I – Contract Clauses

ALL FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION (FAR) and DEPARTMENT OF THE

INTERIOR ACQUISITION REGULATION SUPPLEMENT (DIARS) CLAUSES AND

PROVISIONS HEREIN ARE UPDATED AND EFFECTIVE AS OF FEDERAL

ACQUISITION CIRCULAR (FAC) 2024-04 effective May 01, 2024.

I.1 Clauses 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 address:

https://www.acquisition.gov/

FAR CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

52.202-1 Definitions Jun 2020 52.203-3 Gratuities Apr 1984 52.203-12 Limitation on Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions Jun 2020 52.203-17 Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights and Requirement To Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights Nov 2023

52.204-4 Printed or Copied Double-Sided on Postconsumer Fiber Content Paper May 2011 52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance Oct 2018 52.204-18 Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance Aug 2020 52.204-19 Incorporation by Reference of Representations and Certifications Dec 2014 52.204-21 Basic Safeguarding of Covered Contractor Information Systems Nov 2021 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions – Commercial Products and Commercial Services Nov 2023

52.215-8 Order of Precedence-uniform Contract Format Oct 1997 52.227-1 Authorization and Consent Jun 2020 52.227-2 Notice and Assistance Regarding Patent and Copyright Infringement Jun 2020 52.227-14 Rights in Data-General May 2014 52.227-17 Rights in Data-Special Works Dec 2007 52.228-5 Insurance-Work on a Government Installation Jan 1997 52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors Mar 2023 52.242-13 Bankruptcy Jul 1995 52.245-1 Government Property Sep 2021 52.245-2 Government Property Installation Operation Services Apr 2012 52.253-1 Computer Generated Forms Jan 1991

(End of Clause)

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FAR CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY FULL TEXT

52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders—Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Feb 2024)

(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 products and commercial services:

(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) 52.204-23, Prohibition on Contracting for Hardware, Software, and Services Developed or Provided by Kaspersky Lab Covered Entities (Dec 2023) (Section 1634 of Pub. L. 115-91).

(3) 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment. (Nov 2021) (Section 889(a)(1)(A) of Pub. L. 115-232).

(4) 52.209-10, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations (Nov 2015).

(5) 52.232-40, Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (Mar 2023) ( 31 U.S.C. 3903 and 10 U.S.C. 3801).

(6) 52.233-3, Protest After Award (Aug 1996) ( 31 U.S.C. 3553).

(7) 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 products and commercial services:

[Contracting Officer check as appropriate.]

_X_ (1) 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government (Jun 2020), with Alternate I (Nov 2021) ( 41 U.S.C. 4704 and 10 U.S.C. 4655).

_X_ (2) 52.203-13, Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct (Nov 2021) ( 41 U.S.C.

3509)).

__ (3) 52.203-15, Whistleblower Protections under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Jun 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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_X_ (4) 52.203-17, Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights (Nov 2023) ( 41 U.S.C. 4712);

this clause does not apply to contracts of DoD, NASA, the Coast Guard, or applicable elements of the intelligence community—see FAR 3.900(a).

_X_ (5) 52.204-10, Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (Jun 2020) (Pub. L. 109-282) ( 31 U.S.C. 6101 note).

__ (6) [Reserved].

__ (7) 52.204-14, Service Contract Reporting Requirements (Oct 2016) (Pub. L. 111-117, section 743 of Div. C).

_X_ (8) 52.204-15, Service Contract Reporting Requirements for Indefinite-Delivery Contracts (Oct 2016) (Pub. L. 111-117, section 743 of Div. C).

_X_ (9) 52.204-27, Prohibition on a ByteDance Covered Application (Jun 2023) (Section 102 of Division R of Pub. L. 117-328).

____ (10) 52.204–28, Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act Orders—Federal Supply Schedules, Governmentwide Acquisition Contracts, and Multi-Agency Contracts. (Dec 2023) ( Pub. L. 115–390, title II).

_X_ (11) (i) 52.204–30, Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act Orders—Prohibition.

(Dec 2023) ( Pub. L. 115–390, title II).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Dec 2023) of 52.204–30.

_X_ (12) 52.209-6, Protecting the Government’s Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment. (Nov 2021) ( 31 U.S.C. 6101 note).

_X_ (13) 52.209-9, Updates of Publicly Available Information Regarding Responsibility Matters (Oct 2018) ( 41 U.S.C. 2313).

__ (14) [Reserved].

__ (15) 52.219-3, Notice of HUBZone Set-Aside or Sole-Source Award (Oct 2022) ( 15 U.S.C.

657a).

__ (16) 52.219-4, Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns (Oct 2022) (if the offeror elects to waive the preference, it shall so indicate in its offer) ( 15 U.S.C. 657a).

__ (17) [Reserved] _X_ (18) (i) 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (Nov 2020) ( 15 U.S.C. 644).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Mar…