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TABLE OF CONTENTS

SECTION 1 - REQUEST FOR QUOTE (RFQ)

1.1 General

1.2 Anticipated Award Type

1.3 Period of Performance

SECTION 2 - DESCRIPTION / SPECIFICATIONS

2.1 Requirement Specifications

SECTION 3 - DELIVERABLES

3.1 Electronic Delivery Location

SECTION 4 - ADMINISTRATION

4.1 Contractor Administration

4.2 Government Administration

SECTION 5 – QUOTATION PREPARATION & SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS

5.1 Quotation Preparation Instructions

5.2 Submission of Questions

5.3 Submission of Quotations

5.4 Quotation Submission Deadline

SECTION 6 – EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD

SECTION 7 – CONTRACT CLAUSES

FAR 52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference (FEB 1998)

Clauses Incorporated by Full Text

52.204-30 Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act Orders—Prohibition (Dec 2023)

FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders—Commercial Products and Commercial Services (DEC 2023)

FAR 52.217-8 Option to Extend Services. Option to Extend Services (Nov 1999)

FAR 52.217-9 Option to Extend the Term of the Contract (Mar 2000)

Electronic Invoicing and Payment Requirements - Invoice Processing Platform (IPP) (FEB 2021)

DIAR 1452.201-70 - Authorities and Delegations (SEP 2011)

DOI LOCAL CLAUSE - INTERNET PROTOCOL version 6 June 2012

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AQD Custom Clause #1 - Notices to the Government of Delays or Non-Compliance with Delivery Schedules

AQD Custom Clause #2 – Prevention of Malicious Code

AQD Custom Clause # 3 - AQD Quoter Performance Assessment Reporting System (Dec 2015)

SECTION 8 – SOLICITATION PROVISIONS

FAR 52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference (FEB 1998)

FAR 52.204-24 -- Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment. (NOV 2021)

FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Nov 2023)

FAR 52.204-26 – Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services – Representation. (OCT 2020)

FAR 52.204-29 Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act Orders -Representation and Disclosures (Dec 2023)

FAR 52.216-1 -- Type of Contract (Apr 1984)

DIAR 1452.215-71 Use and Disclosure of Proposal / Quote Information – Department of the Interior

(APR 1984)

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SECTION 1 - REQUEST FOR QUOTE (RFQ)

1.1 General

This requirement is being issued by the Department of Interior (DOI), Interior Business Center (IBC), Acquisition Services Directorate (AQD), on behalf of the Peace Corps. AQD is issuing this Request for Quotation (RFQ) for the purpose of entering into a Firm Fixed Price Purchase Order. The Office of the Third Goal and Returned Volunteer Services at the Peace Corps requires global connections educational resource development and distribution throughout the United States by creating updated resources to assist a broad range of educators.

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) subpart 12.6, "Streamlined Procedures for Evaluation and Solicitation for Commercial Product and Commercial Services", as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; are being requested, and a separate, written, solicitation document will not be issued.

This Request for Quote (RFQ) is conducted under the authority of FAR Part 13.5 Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Items with a North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) Code: 611710

- Educational Support Services. The Product or Service Code (PSC) is R701- Support Management:

Advertising.

The particular features of the proprietary educational platform and curriculum are essential to the Government’s requirements, and market research indicates no other companies’ are capable of meeting the requirement. The resulting award will be issued under the provisions of FAR 13.501-(a) for sole source acquisitions.

The Government reserves the right not to make an award an is subject to the availability of funds.

This requirement is not set-aside and is being sole source in accordance FAR 13.501(a),

1.2 Anticipated Award Type

The Government anticipates awarding one (1) Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) purchase order, as a result of this

RFQ.

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1.3 Period of Performance

The anticipated period of performance consists of a base year and four (4) 12-month Options.

Period Of Performance

Base Year 01/26/2024 to 01/25 /2025

Option Period 1 01/26/2025 to 12/25 /2026 Option Period 2 01/26/2026 to 12/25 /2027 Option Period 3 01/26/2027 to 12/25 /2028 Option Period 4 01/26/2028 to 12/25 /2029

SECTION 2 - DESCRIPTION / SPECIFICATIONS

2.1 Requirement Specifications

CLIN Performance Period Description Qty. Pricing

00001 Base Year Global Connections Educational Services 1 Unit Firm Fixed Price (FFP) 00100 Option Period 1 Global Connections Educational Services 1 Unit FFP 00200 Option Period 2 Global Connections Educational Services 1 Unit FFP 00300 Option Period 3 Global Connections Educational Services 1 Unit FFP 00400 Option Period 4 Global Connections Educational Services 1 Unit FFP

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT (PWS)

1.1 BACKGROUND

The Peace Corps’ Global Connection program connects American learners with the Peace Corps experience and supports the agency’s Third Goal of educating Americans about the communities in which the Peace Corps serves. Through intercultural exchange and educator resources, the program seeks to support global citizenship and the incorporation of global education into classrooms across the United States.

The agency’s current strategic plan includes targets intended to advance equity both by ensuring the inclusion of global voices in Third Goal opportunities and by ensuring more equitable access to Third Goal content, including content provided by the Global Connections program. The agency intends to extend access to Third Goal programming to underserved communities throughout the United States, as identified by the presence of a Title 1 eligible school within the zip code.

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To meet this goal, the Global Connections program is seeking to expand the content offered and scale the reach of the program with educators throughout the United States.

1.2. SCOPE

This project seeks to meet the agency’s strategic goal of expanding access to Third Goal resources by creating new global education resources and updating existing resources to better align with educational standards and ethical storytelling practices, providing a web-based solution to share these resources with a broad group of American educators and students to specifically include a significant number of learners in Title 1 schools, and to capture usage metrics and educator feedback sufficient to track progress against the agency’s strategic plan and align future content development with educator needs.

1.3 OBJECTIVE:

The primary objectives of this project are to seek the services of a Contractor that will create and market the training and educational aids utilizing the Discovery Education Platform:

• The creation of standards-aligned, ethical, and engaging multimedia global education resources appropriate for students in grades five through eight

• Free and open access to said resources for educators throughout the United States via a web-based solution that allows for easy classroom implementation

• Verifiable engagement with these resources by significant numbers of educators, documented via regular metrics reporting

2.0 PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS:

This project has three primary components.

Creation and Maintenance of Global Education Resources:

• The contractor shall create educational materials appropriate for students in grades 5 -8 in alignment with the Third Goal of the Peace Corps.

o Content shall be aligned with National Governors Association (NGA) and the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) guidance on Common Core State Standards, as well as subject specific standards as appropriate.

o Content shall include multimedia resources such as videos, as well as supporting lesson plans and activities for learners, and any educator support necessary to implement the resources

RFQ 140D0424Q0026 SOL – Global Connection Services o Content shall incorporate an ethical approach to intercultural education that is inclusive of global voices o Content shall be free from error and shall be updated and maintained to ensure content integrity and ongoing access for users o Content shall be approved by Government

• The contractor shall provide end-to-end development, including video production and editing;

curriculum development; web design and development; and marketing. Contractor shall request Government approval prior to posting content.

Distribution and Marketing of Global Education Resources

• The contractor shall provide a means of delivering global education resources to educators throughout the United States o Content shall be available via a web-based solution that includes a free and open access option for all educators. In order to ensure that content is accessible to a substantial portion of U.S. educators, contractor must demonstrate an existing user base including a minimum of one million U.S. based educators.

o Content shall be provided in such a way that educators may directly implement resources into classroom use with little to no modification or extraneous requirements

• The contractor shall market resources to educators throughout the United States o The contractor shall ensure that marketing reaches at least 50% of U.S.-based active users of the Discovery Education platform o Marketing may include email advertisements, website banner advertisements, featured placement in any vendor-owned digital properties, conference and event presentations, print media, and any other strategies intended to reach K-12 educators.

Data Reporting and Feedback

• The contractor shall provide monthly reports of usage metrics for all educational resources made available via this project o Reports shall include available data regarding the number of visitors to resources, the number of unique visitors, most highly viewed resources, and similar metrics to evaluate material performance o Reports will include geographic data about users to allow for tracking of resource usage in underserved communities throughout the United States o To the extent that the data is available, reports will include data about usage by Title 1 schools

• The contractor shall solicit feedback on educational resources from educators, analyze trends in feedback, and provide expert, user-informed guidance to the Peace Corps to ensure strategic development of future resources.

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3.0 DELIVERABLES:

Item No.

Deliverable

Description Quantity/ Frequency

Delivery Method

Timeline for Delivery

1 Program Introduction

Video - Returned Volunteer

Introduce and launch program with Subject Matter Expert video

(1:30-3:00) told through perspective of Returned

Volunteer explaining importance of global citizenship and connecting to other cultures (Spanish subtitles included)

1 Posted to Peace Corps educational website and shared via Discovery Education platform

Aug 2024

2 Digital Lesson Bundle

Interactive bundle packaged in most-widely used format for educators that includes digital media, classroom presentation, and educator guide

1 Posted to Peace Corps educational website and shared via Discovery Education platform

Aug 2024

3 Teacher-led Activities

Resources designed for teacher-directed, activity-based learning:

design, development (digital-based, 6-8 pages, supporting 1 class session each)

2 Posted to Peace Corps educational website and shared via Discovery Education platform

Aug 2024

4 Ready-to-Use Activities

Student-facing packaged digital lesson plans with use of multimedia that are ready to use/assign by educators

3 Posted to Peace Corps educational website and shared via Discovery Education platform

Aug 2024

5 Peace Corps Content

Integration

Integration of existing Peace Corps content into new project content development as appropriate

At least 2 new resources demonstrate integration

Integrated into content posted to Peace Corps educational website and shared via

Aug 2024

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Discovery Education platform

6 Marketing and activation in schools, program oversight & management

Marketing to existing educator userbase, across vendor-owned digital properties, and via any other means identified in order to reach target audience

Ongoing after content launch

Via Discovery Education platform and other means identified in consultation with program office

Ongoing

7 Metrics Reporting

Usage and access reports for resources posted to the Peace Corps educational website and the Discovery Education platform

Monthly Via email to COR By the 15th of each month, beginning one month after content launch 8 Website launch and Discovery Education integration

Design and launch of free to access, co-Branded Peace Corps Educational Website and Peace Corps Channel within Discovery

Education

1 Launch of website and

Discovery Education channel

Aug 2024

Option Year 1

Item No.

Delivery Method Timeline for Delivery

1 Global Citizenship

Virtual Field Trip

Expose students to global cultures and how Americans are welcomed into cultures showcasing the power of Peace Corps volunteers. (~20 minute classroom documentary). One (1) virtual field trip including marketing, premiere, data tracking, and educator guide. (Spanish subtitles included)

1 Posted to Peace Corps educational website and shared via Discovery Education platform

March 2025

2 Teacher-led Activities

Resources designed for teacher-directed, activity-based learning: design, development (digital- based, 2 Posted to Peace Corps educational website and

Aug 2025

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6-8 pages, supporting 1 class session each) shared via Discovery Education platform

4 Ready-to-Use Activities

Student-facing packaged digital lesson plans with use of multimedia that are ready to use/assign by educators

3 Posted to Peace Corps educational website and shared via Discovery Education platform

Aug 2025

5 Peace Corps Content

Integration

Integration of existing Peace Corps content into new project content development as appropriate

At least 2 new resources demonstrat e integration

Integrated into content posted to Peace Corps educational website and shared via Discovery Education platform

Aug 2025

6 Marketing and activation in schools, program oversight & management

Marketing to existing educator userbase, across vendor-owned digital properties, and via any other means identified in order to reach target audience

Ongoing after content launch

Via Discovery Education platform and other means identified in consultation with program office

Ongoing

7 Metrics Reporting

Usage and access reports for resources posted to the Peace Corps educational website and the Discovery Education platform

Monthly Via email to COR By the 15th of each month

8 Website maintenance and Discovery Education integration

Maintenance of free to access, co-Branded Peace Corps Educational Website and

Peace Corps Channel within Discovery Education

Ongoing Maintenance of website and

Discovery Education channel

Ongoing

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Option Year 2

Delivery Method Timeline for Delivery

1 Discovery Education

"Ethical Storytelling" Master Class

One (1) Master Class video (3-3-minute instructional video) wrapped with teacher guide and includes concepting, scripting, filming, and editing pre/post production

1 Posted to Peace Corps educational website and shared via Discovery Education platform

March 2026

2 Digital Lesson Bundle

Interactive bundle packaged in most-widely used format for educators that includes digital media, classroom presentation, and educator guide

1 Posted to Peace Corps educational website and shared via Discovery Education platform

March 2026

3 Teacher-led Activities

Resources designed for teacher-directed, activity-based learning:

design, development (digital-based, 6-8 pages, supporting 1 class session each)

2 Posted to Peace Corps educational website and shared via Discovery Education platform

Aug 2026

4 Ready-to-Use Activities

Student-facing packaged digital lesson plans with use of multimedia that are ready to use/assign by educators

3 Posted to Peace Corps educational website and shared via Discovery Education platform

Aug 2026

5 Peace Corps Content

Integration

Integration of existing Peace Corps content into new project content development as appropriate

At least 2 new resources demonstrat e integration

Integrated into content posted to Peace Corps educational website and shared via Discovery

Aug 2026

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Option Year 3

Education platform

6 Marketing and activation in schools, program oversight & management

Marketing to existing educator userbase, across vendor-owned digital properties, and via any other means identified in order to reach target audience

Ongoing after content launch

Via Discovery Education platform and other means identified in consultation with program office

Ongoing

7 Metrics Reporting

Usage and access reports for resources posted to the Peace Corps educational website and the Discovery Education platform

Monthly Via email to COR By the 15th of each month

8 Website maintenance and Discovery

Education integration

Maintenance of free to access, co-Branded Peace Corps

Educational Website and Peace Corps Channel within Discovery

Education

Ongoing Maintenance of website and

Discovery Education channel

Ongoing

Item

Delivery Method

Timeline for Delivery

1 Global Citizenship

Virtual Field Trip

Expose students to global cultures and how Americans are welcomed into cultures showcasing the power of Peace Corps volunteers. (~20 minute classroom documentary). One (1) virtual field trip including marketing, premiere, data tracking, and educator guide.

(Spanish subtitles included)

1 Posted to Peace Corps educational website and shared via Discovery Education platform

March 2027

2 Teacher-led Activities

Resources designed for teacher-directed, activity-based learning:

design, development (digital-based, 6-8 pages, supporting 1 class session each)

2 Posted to Peace Corps educational website and shared via Discovery Education platform

Aug 2027

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4 Ready-to-Use Activities

Student-facing packaged digital lesson plans with use of multimedia that are ready to use/assign by educators

3 Posted to Peace Corps educational website and shared via Discovery Education platform

Aug 2027

5 Peace Corps Content

Integration

Integration of existing Peace Corps content into new project content development as appropriate

At least 2 new resources demonstrate integration of existing to Peace Corps educational website and shared via Discovery Education platform

Aug 2027

6 Marketing and activation in schools, program oversight & management

Marketing to existing educator userbase, across vendor-owned digital properties, and via any other means identified in order to reach target audience

Ongoing after content launch

Via Discovery Education platform and other means identified in consultation with program office

Ongoing

7 Metrics Reporting

Usage and access reports for resources posted to the Peace Corps educational website and the Discovery Education platform

Monthly Via email to COR By the 15th of each month

8 Website maintenance and Discovery

Education integration

Maintenance of free to access, co-Branded Peace Corps

Educational Website and Peace Corps Channel within Discovery

Education

Ongoing Maintenance of website and

Discovery Education channel

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Option Year 4

Delivery Method

Timeline for Delivery

1 Global Citizenship

Virtual Field Trip

Expose students to global cultures and how Americans are welcomed into cultures showcasing the power of Peace Corps volunteers. (~20 minute classroom documentary). One (1) virtual field trip including marketing, premiere, data tracking, and educator guide.

(Spanish subtitles included)

1 Posted to Peace Corps educational website and shared via Discovery Education platform

Aug 2028

2 Teacher-led Activities

Resources designed for teacher-directed, activity-based learning:

design, development (digital-based, 6-8 pages, supporting 1 class session each)

2 Posted to Peace Corps educational website and shared via Discovery Education platform

March 2028

4 Ready-to-Use Activities

Student-facing packaged digital lesson plans with use of multimedia that are ready to use/assign by educators

3 Posted to Peace Corps educational website and shared via Discovery Education platform

March 2028

5 Peace Corps Content

Integration

Integration of existing Peace Corps content into new project content development as appropriate

At least 2 new resources demonstrate integration of existing to Peace Corps educational website and shared via Discovery Education platform

March 2028

6 Marketing and activation in schools, program

Marketing to existing educator userbase, across vendor-owned digital properties, and via any

Ongoing after content launch

Via Discovery Education platform and other means

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7 Metrics Reporting

Usage and access reports for resources posted to the Peace Corps educational website and the Discovery Education platform

Monthly Via email to COR By the 15th of each month

8 Website maintenance and Discovery

Education integration

Maintenance of free to access, co-Branded Peace Corps

Educational Website and Peace Corps Channel within Discovery

Education

Ongoing Maintenance of website and

Discovery Education channel

Ongoing

9 Contract closeout materials

Final metrics report for whole of contract, transition of all educational content

1 Via email to COR Dec 2028

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4.0 PERFORMACNE REQUIREMENTS SUMMARY (PRS)

The contractor service requirements are summarized into performance objectives that relate directly to mission essential items. The performance threshold briefly describes the minimum acceptable levels of service required for each requirement. These thresholds are critical to mission success.

Service Output Performance Objective

Acceptable Quality Level (AQL)

Method of Surveillance

Digital Curriculum Content

All content created will be timely and free from error.

Contractor meets the specified time and the requirement will be free from errors 95% of the time

Periodic surveillance by the COR or government designee

Content availability

Digital content will remain available to users.

Contractor meets the specified time requirement 95% of the time

Periodic surveillance by the COR or government designee

Marketing to at least 50% of U.S.

based users

Contractor will market digital content to U.S.

based users

Contractor will ensure marketing reaches at least 50% of U.S. based users

Report to COR or government designee quarterly

Usage reports Contractor will provide usage reports for all digital content on a monthly basis

Contractor will provide reports monthly

Reports submitted to

COR or government designee

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5.0 ADDITIONAL CONTRACTOR REQUIREMENTS:

Pursuant to Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794d) as amended by P.L.

105-220 under Title IV (Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1998) all Electronic and Information Technology (EIT) developed, procured, maintained and/or used under this contract shall be in compliance with the “Electronic and Information Technology Accessibility Standards” set forth by the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (also referred to as the “Access Board”) in 36 CFR Part 1194. The complete text of Section 508 Standards can be accessed at http://www.access-board.gov/ or at http://www.section508.gov.

SECTION 3 - DELIVERABLES

3.1 Electronic Delivery Location

All products and services in Section 2 Specifications shall be coordinated for delivery to the Contracting Officer’s Representative set forth in Section 4.2 Government Administration.

SECTION 4 - ADMINISTRATION

4.1 Contractor Administration

TBD at the time of award.

4.2 Government Administration

The Contracting Officer (CO) for this order is:

Heather Smith Heather_Smith@ibc.doi.gov / (202) 601-8987 Department of the Interior / Interior Business Center / Acquisition Services Directorate

The Contract Specialist (CS) for this order is:

Matthew Heller Matthew_Heller@ibc.doi.gov / (703) 964-4845 Department of the Interior / Interior Business Center /Acquisition Services Directorate

The Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) for this order is:

TBD at award

SECTION 5 – QUOTATION PREPARATION & SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS

The following instructions to quoters are included in lieu of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) provision 52.212-1. All Quoters intending to reply to this request shall respond as follows.

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5.1 Quotation Preparation Instructions

To be considered for award, a Quotation shall contain the following Offeror information:

• Company Size Status

• SAM Unique Entity Identifier (UEI)

• Complete business mailing address as it appears in the System for Award Management (SAM) at www.sam.gov

• Contact name, phone number, and e-mail address

• RFQ Number

• Quotation Number

• Delivery/service lead times and delivery/service date

• Verification of Section 508 compliance for all IT products contained in the quotation.

• Price Quote shall contain – o The unit price for each item quoted, extended totals, and Total Order amount (Firm Fixed Price).

o The Government requests a discount and the price quote shall show the discount if provided.

o Time frame for completion of work

Quoters are cautioned that if the Government deems the terms and conditions to be unacceptable, the quoter may be found ineligible for award.

Quoters are required to be registered in the SAM website as of the date the quotation is submitted. The SAM website can be accessed via www.sam.gov. The quoter’s SAM registration shall be in active status.

5.2 Submission of Questions

Questions regarding this RFQ shall be sent via email to:

Heather_Smith@ibc.doi.gov

Matthew_Heller@ibc.doi.gov

Questions shall be submitted no later than 11:00 AM Eastern Time on January 08, 2024.

5.3 Submission of Quotations

Quotations shall be submitted via EMAIL no later than the date and time specified. It is the quoter’s responsibility to ensure/verify that the Government receives its submission on or before this date and http://www.sam.gov/

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Other General Information The Government reserves the right to contact a Quoter regarding their quote including to request additional discounts.

5.4 Quotation Submission Deadline

Quotations shall be submitted NO LATER THAN 1:00 PM Eastern Time on January 15, 2024

Assumptions, Conditions, and/or Exceptions Quoters must submit, under separate cover, all (if any) assumptions, conditions, or exceptions with any of the terms and conditions of this RFQ. If not noted in this section of your quote, it will be assumed that the quoter proposes no assumptions for award and agrees to comply with all of the terms and conditions as set forth herein. It is not the responsibility of the Government to seek out and identify assumptions, conditions, or exceptions buried within the quoter’s quote.

SECTION 6 – EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD

The following evaluation factor information is provided in lieu of the FAR provision 52.212-2:

6.1 BASIS OF AWARD

The Government anticipates making an award so long as the quotation received is technically acceptable, with a fair and reasonable price.

The Government will evaluate the quote as follows to determine technical acceptability:

Technical: The Government will evaluate the quotation for completeness and compliance with the instructions provided in the solicitation. A Technical evaluation will be performed to determine if the quoter, Discovery Education, provided all items identified in the Department’s requirements, and to determine if all requirements of this solicitation have been met.

Past Performance: A review may be conducted of information in Contract Performance Assessment Information Retrieval System (CPARS) and the Federal Awardee Performance in the System for Award Management (SAM.gov).

Price: A price analysis will be conducted to determine whether or not the price is fair and reasonable.

The Government intends to make a single award for the requirement. If the Government issues an order resulting from a quotation, the Government may (by written notice to the supplier, at any time before acceptance occurs) withdraw, amend, or cancel its offer.

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The Government reserves the right to not issue an award from this RFQ. This is an RFQ only and in no way obligates the Government to award an Order or to reimburse the Contractor for any costs incurred in preparing the response to this RFQ.

SECTION 7 – CONTRACT 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/these address(es):

https://acquisition.gov/

The contract clauses included by reference are:

Clause Title Date

52.203-12 Limitation on Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions JUN 2020

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

52.212-04 Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Products and Commercial Services NOV 2023

52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors MAR 2023 52.245-1 Government Property APR 2021

Clauses Incorporated by Full Text

52.204-30 Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act Orders—Prohibition (Dec 2023)

(a) Definitions. As used in this clause— Covered article, as defined in 41 U.S.C. 4713(k), means— (1) Information technology, as defined in 40 U.S.C. 11101, including cloud computing services of all types;

(2) Telecommunications equipment or telecommunications service, as those terms are defined in section 3 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 153); (3) The processing of information on a Federal or non-Federal information system, subject to the requirements of the Controlled Unclassified Information program (see 32 CFR part 2002); or (4) Hardware, systems, devices, software, or services that include embedded or incidental information technology. FASCSA order means any of the following orders issued under the Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act (FASCSA) requiring the removal of covered articles from executive agency information systems or the exclusion of one or more named sources or named covered articles from executive agency procurement actions, as described in 41 CFR

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201–1.303(d) and (e): (1) The Secretary of Homeland Security may issue FASCSA orders applicable to civilian agencies, to the extent not covered by paragraph (2) or (3) of this definition. This type of FASCSA order may be referred to as a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) FASCSA order. (2) The Secretary of Defense may issue FASCSA orders applicable to the Department of Defense (DoD) and national security systems other than sensitive compartmented information systems. This type of FASCSA order may be referred to as a DoD FASCSA order. (3) The Director of National Intelligence (DNI) may issue FASCSA orders applicable to the intelligence community and sensitive compartmented information systems, to the extent not covered by paragraph (2) of this definition. This type of FASCSA order may be referred to as a DNI FASCSA order. Intelligence community, as defined by 50 U.S.C. 3003(4), means the following— (1) The Office of the Director of National Intelligence; (2) The Central Intelligence Agency; (3) The National Security Agency; (4) The Defense Intelligence Agency;(5) The National Geospatial- Intelligence Agency; (6) The National Reconnaissance Office; (7) Other offices within the Department of Defense for the collection of specialized national intelligence through reconnaissance programs; (8) The intelligence elements of the Army, the Navy, the Air Force, the Marine Corps, the Coast Guard, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Drug Enforcement Administration, and the Department of Energy;

(9) The Bureau of Intelligence and Research of the Department of State; (10) The Office of Intelligence and Analysis of the Department of the Treasury; (11) The Office of Intelligence and Analysis of the Department of Homeland Security; or (12) Such other elements of any department or agency as may be designated by the President, or designated jointly by the Director of National Intelligence and the head of the department or agency concerned, as an element of the intelligence community. National security system, as defined in 44 U.S.C. 3552, means any information system (including any telecommunications system) used or operated by an agency or by a contractor of an agency, or other organization on behalf of an agency— (1) The function, operation, or use of which involves intelligence activities; involves cryptologic activities related to national security; involves command and control of military forces;

involves equipment that is an integral part of a weapon or weapons system; or is critical to the direct fulfillment of military or intelligence missions, but does not include a system that is to be used for routine administrative and business applications (including payroll, finance, logistics, and personnel management applications); or (2) Is protected at all times by procedures established for information that have been specifically authorized under criteria established by an Executive order or an Act of Congress to be kept classified in the interest of national defense or foreign policy. Reasonable inquiry means an inquiry designed to uncover any information in the entity's possession about the identity of any covered articles, or any products or services produced or provided by a source. This applies when the covered article or the source is subject to an applicable FASCSA order. A reasonable inquiry excludes the need to include an internal or third-party audit. Sensitive compartmented information means classified information concerning or derived from intelligence sources, methods, or analytical processes, which is required to be handled within formal access control systems established by the Director of National Intelligence. Sensitive compartmented information system means a national security system authorized to process or store sensitive compartmented information. Source means a non-Federal supplier, or potential supplier, of products or services, at any tier. (b) Prohibition. (1) Unless an

RFQ 140D0424Q0026 SOL – Global Connection Services applicable waiver has been issued by the issuing official, Contractors shall not provideor use as part of the performance of the contract any covered article, or any products or services produced or provided by a source, if the covered article or the source is prohibited by an applicable FASCSA orders as follows:

(i) For solicitations and contracts awarded by a Department of Defense contracting office, DoD FASCSA orders apply. (ii) For all other solicitations and contracts DHS FASCSA orders apply. (2) The Contractor shall search for the phrase “FASCSA order” in the System for Award Management (SAM) at https://www.sam.gov to locate applicable FASCSA orders identified in paragraph (b)(1). (3) The Government may identify in the solicitation additional FASCSA orders that are not in SAM, which are effective and apply to the solicitation and resultant contract. (4) A FASCSA order issued after the date of solicitation applies to this contract only if added by an amendment to the solicitation or modification to the contract (see FAR 4.2304(c)). However, see paragraph (c) of this clause. (5) (i) If the contractor wishes to ask for a waiver of the requirements of a new FASCSA order being applied through modification, then the Contractor shall disclose the following: (A) Name of the product or service provided to the Government; (B) Name of the covered article or source subject to a FASCSA order; (C) If applicable, name of the vendor, including the Commercial and Government Entity code and unique entity identifier (if known), that supplied or supplies the covered article or the product or service to the Offeror; (D) Brand; (E) Model number (original equipment manufacturer number, manufacturer part number, or wholesaler number); (F) Item description; (G) Reason why the applicable covered article or the product or service is being provided or used; (ii) Executive agency review of disclosures. The contracting officer will review disclosures provided in paragraph (b)(5)(i) to determine if any waiver is warranted. A contracting officer may choose not to pursue a waiver for covered articles or sources otherwise covered by a FASCSA order and to instead pursue other appropriate action. (c) Notice and reporting requirement. (1) During contract performance, the Contractor shall review SAM.gov at least once every three months, or as advised by the Contracting Officer, to check for covered articles subject to FASCSA order(s), or for products or services produced by a source subject to FASCSA order(s) not currentlyidentified under paragraph (b) of this clause. (2) If the Contractor identifies a new FASCSA order(s) that could impact their supply chain, then the Contractor shall conduct a reasonable inquiry to identify whether a covered article or product or service produced or provided by a source subject to the FASCSA order(s) was provided to the Government or used during contract performance. (3) (i) The Contractor shall submit a report to the contracting office as identified in paragraph (c)(3)(ii) of this clause, if the Contractor identifies, including through any notification by a subcontractor at any tier, that a covered article or product or service produced or provided by a source was provided to the Government or used during contract performance and is subject to a FASCSA order(s) identified in paragraph (b) of this clause, or a new FASCSA order identified in paragraph (c)(2) of this clause. For indefinite delivery contracts, the Contractor shall report to both the contracting office for the indefinite delivery contract and the contracting office for any affected order. (ii) If a report is required to be submitted to a contracting office under (c)(3)(i) of this clause, the Contractor shall submit the report as follows: (A) If a Department of Defense contracting office, the Contractor shall report to the website at https://dibnet.dod.mil. (B) For all other contracting offices, the Contractor shall report to the

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Contracting Officer. (4) The Contractor shall report the following information for each covered article or each product or service produced or provided by a source, where the covered article or source is subject to a FASCSA order, pursuant to paragraph (c)(3)(i) of this clause: (i) Within 3 business days from the date of such identification or notification: (A) Contract number; (B) Order number(s), if applicable; (C) Name of the product or service provided to the Government or used during performance of the contract; (D) Name of the covered article or source subject to a FASCSA order; (E) If applicable, name of the vendor, including the Commercial and Government Entity code and unique entity identifier (if known), that supplied the covered article or the product or service to the Contractor; (F) Brand; (G) Model number (original equipment manufacturer number, manufacturer part number, or wholesaler number); (H) Item description; and (I) Any readily available information about mitigation actions undertaken or recommended.(ii) Within 10 business days of submitting the information in paragraph (c)(4)(i) of this clause: (A) Any further available information about mitigation actions undertaken or recommended. (B) In addition, the Contractor shall describe the efforts it undertook to prevent submission or use of the covered article or the product or service produced or provided by a source subject to an applicable FASCSA order, and any additional efforts that will be incorporated to prevent future submission or use of the covered article or the product or service produced or provided by a source that is subject to an applicable FASCSA order. (d) Removal. For Federal Supply Schedules, Governmentwide acquisition contracts, multi-agency contracts or any other procurement instrument intended for use by multiple agencies, upon notification from the Contracting Officer, during the performance of the contract, the Contractor shall promptly make any necessary changes or modifications to remove any product or service produced or provided by a source that is subject to an applicable FASCSA order. (e) Subcontracts.

(1) The Contractor shall insert the substance of this clause, including this paragraph (e) and excluding paragraph (c)(1) of this clause, in all subcontracts and other contractual instruments, including subcontracts for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services. (2) The Government may identify in the solicitation additional FASCSA orders that are not in SAM, which are effective and apply to the contract and any subcontracts and other contractual instruments under the contract. The Contractor or higher-tier subcontractor shall notify their subcontractors, and suppliers under other contractual instruments, that the FASCSA orders in the solicitation that are not in SAM apply to the contract and all subcontracts. (End of clause) Alternate I (Dec 2023). As prescribed in 4.2306(c), substitute the following paragraph (b)(1) for paragraph (b)(1) of the basic clause: (b) Prohibition. (1) Contractors are prohibited from providing or using as part of the performance of the contract any covered article, or any products or services produced or provided by a source, if the covered article or the source is prohibited by any applicable FASCSA orders identified by the checkbox(es) in this paragraph (b)(1). [ Contracting Officer must select either “yes” or “no” for each of the following types of FASCSA orders:] Yes □ No □ DHS FASCSA Order Yes □ No □ DoD FASCSA Order Yes □ No □ DNI FASCSA Order Alternate II (Dec 2023). As prescribed in 4.2306(c)(2)(ii), substitute the following paragraph (b) in place of paragraph (b) of the basic clause. This clause applies to each order as identified by the Contracting Officer. (b) Prohibition. (1) Contractors are prohibited from providing or using as part of the performance ofthe contract any covered article, or any products or services produced or provided

RFQ 140D0424Q0026 SOL – Global Connection Services by a source, if the covered article or the source is prohibited by any applicable FASCSA orders identified by the checkbox(es) in this paragraph (b)(1). [ Contracting Officer must select either “yes” or “no” for each of the following types of FASCSA orders:] Yes □ No □ DHS FASCSA order Yes □ No □ DoD FASCSA order Yes □ No □ DNI FASCSA order (2) The Contractor shall search for the phrase “FASCSA order” in the System for Award Management (SAM) at https://www.sam.gov to locate applicable FASCSA orders identified in paragraph (b)(1) of this clause. (3) The Government may identify in the request for quotation (RFQ) or in the notice of intent to place an order additional FASCSA orders that are not in SAM, but are effective and apply to the order. (4) A FASCSA order issued after the date of the RFQ or the notice of intent to place an order applies to this contract only if added by an amendment to the RFQ or in the notice of intent to place an order or added by modification to the order (see FAR 4.2304(c)). However, see paragraph (c) of this clause. (5)(i) If the contractor wishes to ask for a waiver, the Contractor shall disclose the following: (A) Name of the product or service provided to the Government; (B) Name of the covered article or source subject to a FASCSA order; (C) If applicable, name of the vendor, including the Commercial and Government Entity code and unique entity identifier (if known), that supplied the covered article or the product or service to the Offeror; (D) Brand; (E) Model number (original equipment manufacturer number, manufacturer part number, or wholesaler number); (F) Item description; (G) Reason why the applicable covered article or the product or service is being provided or used; (ii) Executive agency review of disclosures. The contracting officer will review disclosures provided in paragraph (b)(5)(i) of this clause to determine if any waiver may be sought. A contracting officer may choose not to pursue a waiver for covered articles or sources otherwise covered by a FASCSA order and may instead make award to an offeror that does not require a waiver.

FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders— Commercial Products and Commercial Services (DEC 2023)

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).

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(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).

__ (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.)

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].

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

__ (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 023) (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).

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