Sol_140G0218R0044.pdf

140G0218R0044

1. REQUEST NO.

5a. ISSUED BY

NAME

a. NAME

c. STREET ADDRESS

d. CITY

10. PLEASE FURNISH QUOTATIONS TO

THE ISSUING OFFICE IN BLOCK 5a ON

OR BEFORE CLOSE OF BUSINESS (Date)

2. DATE ISSUED 3. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQUEST NO. 4. CERT. FOR NAT. DEF.

UNDER BDSA REG. 2

AND/OR DMS REG.1

RATING

6. DELIVERY BY (Date)

7. DELIVERY

9. DESTINATION

a. NAME OF CONSIGNEE

b. STREET ADDRESS

PAGE OF PAGES

5b. FOR INFORMATION CALL: (No collect calls)

TELEPHONE NUMBER

AREA CODE NUMBER

8. TO:

b. COMPANY

e. STATE f. ZIP CODE

c. CITY

d. STATE e. ZIP CODE

IMPORTANT: This is a request for information, and quotations furnished are not offers. If you are unable to quote, please so indicate on this form and return it to the address in Block 5a. This request does not commit the Government to pay any costs incurred in the preparation of the submission of this quotation or to contract for supplies or services. Supplies are of domestic origin unless otherwise indicated by quoter. Any representations and/or certifications attached to this Request for Quotations must be completed by the quoter.

11. SCHEDULE (Include applicable Federal, State and local taxes)

THIS RFQ

REQUEST FOR QUOTATION

(THIS IS NOT AN ORDER)

IS IS NOT A SMALL BUSINESS SET ASIDEX

08/03/2018 0040407801

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PO BOX 25046

204 DENVER FEDERAL CENTER

DENVER CO 80225-0046

USGS OAG DENVER ACQUISITION BRANCH

08/31/2023

USGS Minnesota Water Science Center

2280 Woodale Drive

Mounds View

MN 55112

303 236-9331Donald Downey

08/10/2018 1700 ET

FOB DESTINATION

OTHER

(See Schedule)X

ITEM NO.

(a)

SUPPLIES/SERVICES

(b)

QUANTITY

(c)

UNIT

(d)

UNIT PRICE

(e)

AMOUNT

(f)

VENDOR DUNS NUMBER: _______________________

VENDOR POC EMAIL: _________________________

Period of Performance: 09/01/2018 to 08/31/2023

00010 BLANKET PURCHASE AGREEMENT (BPA) for Laboratory Services of Water Analysis in accordance with the Work Statement.

The Performance Dates are estimated. The Actual Period of Performance will begin on the date of award and last five years.

Continued ...

12. DISCOUNT FOR PROMPT PAYMENT

a. 10 CALENDAR DAYS (%) b. 20 CALENDAR DAYS (%) c. 30 CALENDAR DAYS (%) d. CALENDAR DAYS

NUMBER PERCENTAGE

NOTE: Additional provisions and representations

13. NAME AND ADDRESS OF QUOTER

b. STREET ADDRESS

c. COUNTY

d. CITY e. STATE f. ZIP CODE

14. SIGNATURE OF PERSON AUTHORIZED TO

SIGN QUOTATION

16. SIGNER

a. NAME (Type or print)

c. TITLE (Type or print)

a. NAME OF QUOTER

AREA CODE

NUMBER

15. DATE OF QUOTATION

b. TELEPHONE are are not attached

AUTHORIZED FOR LOCAL REPRODUCTION

Previous edition not usable

STANDARD FORM 18 (REV. 6-95)

Prescribed by GSA - FAR (48 CFR) 53.215-1(a)

ITEM NO. SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

NAME OF OFFEROR OR CONTRACTOR

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CONTINUATION SHEET

REFERENCE NO. OF DOCUMENT BEING CONTINUED PAGE OF

(A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F)

140G0218R0044

This Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) for laboratory services is not a contract; the

Government is not obligated to place any orders, and the vendor is not obligated to accept any orders. A BPA can be canceled by either party at any time. A BPA is not enforceable against either party. An enforceable contract exists only when the Government places a call against the BPA and the vendor accepts that call.

The Period of Performance dates are estimated.

The actual period of performance will begin on the date of award and last for five years.

Delivery: 08/31/2023

USGS POC:

CONTRACT: Don Downey, ddowney@usgs.gov

303-236-9331.

NSN 7540-01-152-8067 OPTIONAL FORM 336 (4-86)

TABLE OF CONTENTS

WORK STATEMENT

QUALITY ASSURANCE SURVEILLANCE PLAN

CLAUSES

Clauses Incorporated by Reference. (FEB 1998) 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders - Commercial Items in its current version of the BPA Call shall be incorporated in each BPA call https://www.acquisition.gov/far/ Green Acquisition (MAR 2016) GS0715 Place of Inspection (JUL 2001) GS0912 Effective Periods of Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) – Prices are based on BPA Call date GS1109 Obligation of Funds (JUL 2001) Electronic Invoicing and Payment Requirements - Invoice Processing Platform (IPP) (April 2013) GS1115 Payment By Government-wide Commercial Purchase Card. (JUL 2001) Unilateral Deobligation (MAY 2013) GS1329 Interpretation of Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) Requirements BPA Estimated Value BPA Terms and Conditions

PROVISIONS

52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference. (FEB 1998) GS2130 Use of PPIRS Past Performance Data GS2101 Inquiries (FEB 2007) GS2102 Incurring Costs (JUL 2001) GS2107 Electronic Transmission of Offers (JUL 2001) GS2114 Exceptions to Solicitation Terms and Conditions (JUL 2001) GS2301 Single Award (AUG 2001) GS2320 Evaluation Factors GS2190 Instructions to Offerors (APR 2014) 140G0218R0044 Attachment 1 PWS Tables 1 & 2

WORK STATEMENT

I. GENERAL INFORMATION

A. Introduction.

The Department of the Interior (DOI) U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Upper Midwest Water Science Center (UMid WSC), 2280 Woodale Drive, Mounds View MN 55112 has a requirement for multi-endpoint gene regulatory assays to evaluate cellular responses to organic chemicals extracted from groundwater samples in petroleum hydrocarbon contaminant plumes.

B. Background.

In 2016, our research group published a journal article showing that two crude oil contaminant plumes contain complex mixtures of partial transformation products from biodegradation of the crude oil (Bekins and others, 2016). The total concentration of these compounds is over two to three times higher than that represented by the standard analysis required by regulators. Current knowledge indicates that there are thousands of different compounds present and only a fraction of them have been identified. Thus, it is not possible to assess the toxicity by analyzing the concentrations of individual compounds. Working with a toxicologist, we have determined that the best approach is to measure biological responses to the entire collection of compounds in the water.

The USGS is presently conducting a series of coordinated studies to understand the nature and toxicity of partial transformation products associated with petroleum hydrocarbon sources.

Some of the studies are taking place at the USGS Bemidji Crude Oil Research site. Others are to be carried out on one or more groundwater plumes at refined fuel spill sites in Minnesota and elsewhere. The data from these studies will be used to determine how much additional research is needed to determine if drinking water and the environment will be impacted by these compounds.

C. Definitions/Applicable Documents

Environmental sample: water sample collected by the USGS from an environment of interest.

Sample may be taken from a groundwater or surface-water source. Samples may include multiple dilutions or technical replicates; samples are the primary unit of measure being tested for each Contract Line Item (CLIN).

Assay_Endpoints_Table1_2.xlsx: contains 2 tables that list the assay endpoints for which we are requesting analysis. Table 1 lists 46 transcription factor pathways and table 2 lists 48 human nuclear receptors

Bekins, Barbara A., Isabelle M. Cozzarelli, Melinda L. Erickson, Ross A. Steenson, and Kevin A. Thorn. "Crude oil metabolites in groundwater at two spill sites." Groundwater 54,

no. 5 (2016): 681-691.

D. Scope The USGS requires a contractor to provide services, non-personal, necessary for completing multi-endpoint gene regulatory assays with live cells. The contractors shall use technologies for profiling transcription factor activity in cell lines and cell culture conditions appropriate for toxicity testing when performing these services. Each assay shall address multiple transcriptional factor targets within a single well.

The contractor shall provide all equipment, labor, travel, and materials (unless otherwise provided herein) necessary to complete the tasks outlined in the Work Statement (PWS). This includes general contract management and administrative functions such as meetings and teleconferences with USGS to review data, issues, and performance.

II. WORK REQUIREMENTS

USGS personnel will collect environmental water samples. Researchers collaborating with USGS will extract the organic compounds from the water samples. These extracts will be frozen and then shipped overnight to the contractor for analysis.

A. Technical Requirements.

The contractor shall receive shipped environmental sample extracts, maintain Quality Control over them, analyze them, and provide resulting data and metadata to the USGS. The contractor shall elute and reconstitute extract samples for use in the assays. Environmental samples shall be analyzed with several multi-endpoint assay types (listed below). Each environmental sample will be analyzed, at a minimum, in duplicate for each assay type. Contractor shall be capable of diluting or concentrating environmental samples such that each environmental sample may be analyzed at multiple concentrations. The contractor shall minimize intra-assay variation by simultaneously assessing multiple endpoints in a single well of cells.

At a minimum,

1. The contractor shall be capable of simultaneously analyzing environmental samples for effects on 46 transcriptional pathways in human cell lines (listed in table 1).

2. The contractor shall be capable of simultaneously analyzing environmental samples for effects on 48 human hormone nuclear receptors in human cell lines (listed in table 2).

Additionally,

3. The contractor shall provide a price list and target endpoint list for other multi-endpoint gene regulatory transcription factor assays that the contractor is capable of performing.

B. Deliverables.

The contractor shall provide data to the USGS in electronic formats via email or other acceptable forms of delivery.

1. Metadata, environmental sample data, and relevant quality assurance and quality control data for work product described in II.A.1., identified by name and quantity.

2. Metadata, environmental sample data, and relevant quality assurance and quality control data for work product described in II.A.2., identified by name and quantity.

3. Metadata, environmental sample data, and relevant quality assurance and quality control data for work product described in II.A.3., identified by name and quantity.

4. Delivery dates for work/product to be completed and point of delivery. Contract lab analytical results for environmental samples will be delivered not later than 90 days after samples are received at the contractor’s facility

III. SUPPORTING INFORMATION

A. Place of Performance.

Contractor’s designated laboratory

B. Periods of Performance: This blanket purchase agreement will be valid for 5 years after the execution of the agreement.

C. Government Furnished Property (GFP) None

QUALITY ASSURANCE SURVEILLANCE PLAN

The Contractor shall be responsible for Quality Control. The Contractor shall provide a Quality Control Plan with their offer/proposal/quote; and shall adhere to the Government accepted QCP throughout performance of this contract. Samples will be run in duplicate. All Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) used under this agreement shall include adequate Quality Control (QC) to ensure the data are within acceptable error limits and are of known, acceptable, and verifiable quality. At a minimum, the Contractor shall include quantitative criteria for the decision to pass or fail test data for each assay on a per plate basis.

The pass/fail criteria will typically be based on positive and negative controls run on the same plate as samples and on results that indicate patterns significantly different from normal. Negative controls reflect responses to the solvent alone. In this case the solvent is expected to be DMSO. Positive controls reflect responses of chemical known to cause upregulation in the assays. Ideally a hydrocarbon such as benzene or naphthalene should be included in the positive controls. The Contractor shall repeat the assay(s) for those that do not meet the appropriate QC standard at no cost to the Government.

The Government will be responsible for Quality Assurance. The USGS Technical Liaison (TL) or Technical Contracting Officer Representative (COR) will review data from the Contractor’s facility to ensure that the Contractor is meeting its stated quality standards. Additionally, the TL/COR may opt to conduct external performance audits with independent quality assurance samples that verify the contractor’s analytical performance. Quality assurance samples could include blank samples, replicate samples, or known standards. The USGS TL/COR will notify the contractor of any substandard performance. The contractor will reperform all required services for substandard results within 30 days after notified of substandard performance.

OFFERS SHALL INCLUDE A PRICE SCHEDULE.

The following table is a sample of an acceptable pricing schedule. Offerors may use their own price schedule format. Offerors may use current pricing that may be increased within price reasonableness with a 30 day notice.

Sample Price Schedule Description 2018-2019 2019-2020 2020-2021 2021-2022 2022-2023 46 transcriptional pathways in human cell lines Analysis

48 human hormone nuclear receptors in human cell lines Analysis

Other Associated Services, Etc

1.0 CONTRACTOR'S PRICE, RATES AND POLICIES:

The period of performance under this BPA may extend from the date of award for five years. The prices, rates, terms and conditions established in this BPA are based on current market conditions at the time of BPA award. In the event that the Contractor's prices, rates, terms or conditions change, the Contractor shall provide the Government with a minimum of 30 days’ notice. A revision to existing prices, rates, terms and conditions are subject to negotiations. Once the Government has been notified, the Government shall review the proposed changes, and following discussions with the contractor, shall modify this agreement accordingly. No changes shall be recognized unless they have been incorporated via a bilateral modification to this BPA.

The Government is obligated only to the extent of authorized purchases actually made under this BPA.

Individual purchases under this agreement shall not exceed the dollar thresholds established in paragraph

2.0.

2.0 INDIVIDUALS AUTHORIZED TO MAKE MICROPURCHASE CALLS:

The following individuals are authorized to place calls against this BPA:

2.1 Micropurchase Calls, Less than $10,000.00 Limit Per Transaction:

To be Determined

2.2 BPA Calls, $10,000.00 – Less Than $250,000.00 Limit Per Transaction: (Contracting Officer):

By issuance of a Form 347 BPA Call Purchase Order from

1. Donald Downey, Contracting Officer (CO) or

2. Any warranted CO from the Denver Acquisition Branch.

3.0 INSTRUCTIONS FOR PLACING MICROPURCHASE CALLS:

The authorized caller shall contact the BPA contractor by telephone, email or in person and place the order.

The following information is given to the contractor by the authorized caller:

a. Authorized caller's name, email, phone number, and mail code;

b. BPA number and the call number assigned by the authorized caller;

c. The location of where the supplies will be delivered.

d. Authorized callers are required to ask the contractor to state any offered discounts for their supply or service on their monthly summary invoice.

e. Authorized callers shall inform the contractor that the BPA number and call number is to appear on their monthly summary invoice.

4.0 Payment Terms

Payments may be made via Government Purchase Card or Treasury’s Invoice Payment Platform (IPP).

4.1 Payment for Calls less than the Micro-Purchase Threshold may be paid by Government Purchase Card.

4.2 Requests for Payments for Calls at or above the Micro-Purchase Threshold shall be processed in accordance with the Treasury’s IPP invoicing system.

CLAUSES

Applicable to Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) and BPA Calls

Clauses Incorporated by Reference. (FEB 1998)

Calls on this BPA shall incorporate 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://www.acquisition.gov/far/current/html/FARMTOC.html https://www.acquisition.gov/far/

52.204-7 System for Award Management. (JUL 2013)

52.204-14 Service Contract Reporting Requirements. (JAN 2014)

52.204-15 Service Contract Reporting Requirements for Indefinite-Delivery Contracts. (JAN 2014)

52.209-2 Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations--Representation. (MAY 2011)

52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items. (MAY 2014)

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

52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors. (DEC 2013)

(End of clause)

52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders - Commercial Items in its current version of the BPA Call shall be incorporated in each BPA call.

https://www.acquisition.gov/far/

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

(1) 52.209-10, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations (Nov 2015).

(2) 52.233-3, Protest After Award (AUG 1996) (31 U.S.C. 3553).

(3) 52.233-4, Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (OCT 2004)(Public Laws 108-77 and 108-78 (19 U.S.C. 3805 note)).

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

__ (1) 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government (Sept 2006), with Alternate I (Oct 1995) (41 U.S.C. 4704 and 10 U.S.C. 2402).

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

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

__ (4) 52.204-10, Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (Oct 2016) (Pub.

L. 109-282) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note).

__ (5) [Reserved].

_x_ (6) 52.204-14, Service Contract Reporting Requirements (Oct 2016) (Pub. L. 111-117, section 743 of Div. C).

__ (7) 52.204-15, Service Contract Reporting Requirements for Indefinite-Delivery Contracts (Oct 2016) (Pub. L. 111-117, section 743 of Div. C).

_x_ (8) 52.209-6, Protecting the Government’s Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment. (Oct 2015) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note).

__ (9) 52.209-9, Updates of Publicly Available Information Regarding Responsibility Matters (Jul 2013) (41 U.S.C. 2313).

__ (10) [Reserved].

__ (11)(i) 52.219-3, Notice of HUBZone Set-Aside or Sole-Source Award (Nov 2011) (15 U.S.C. 657a).

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

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

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

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

__ (ii) Alternate I (Nov 2011).

__ (iii) Alternate II (Nov 2011).

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

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

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

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

https://www.acquisition.gov/far/

__ (17)(i) 52.219-9, Small Business Subcontracting Plan (Nov 2016) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(4)).

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

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

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

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

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

__ (19) 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting (Nov 2011) (15 U.S.C. 637(a)(14)).

__ (20) 52.219-16, Liquidated Damages—Subcon-tracting Plan (Jan 1999) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(4)(F)(i)).

__ (21) 52.219-27, Notice of Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside (Nov 2011) (15 U.S.C. 657 f).

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

632(a)(2)).

__ (23) 52.219-29, Notice of Set-Aside for, or Sole Source Award to, Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business Concerns (Dec 2015) (15 U.S.C. 637(m)).

__ (24) 52.219-30, Notice of Set-Aside for, or Sole Source Award to, Women-Owned Small Business Concerns Eligible Under the Women-Owned Small Business Program (Dec 2015) (15 U.S.C. 637(m)).

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

_x_ (26) 52.222-19, Child Labor—Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (Oct 2016) (E.O. 13126).

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

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

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

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

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

_x_ (32) 52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act (Dec 2010) (E.O. 13496).

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

13627).

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

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

__ (35) 52.222-59, Compliance with Labor Laws (Executive Order 13673) (OCT 2016). (Applies at $50 million for solicitations and resultant contracts issued from October 25, 2016 through April 24, 2017;

applies at $500,000 for solicitations and resultant contracts issued after April 24, 2017).

Note to paragraph (b)(35): By a court order issued on October 24, 2016, 52.222-59 is enjoined indefinitely as of the date of the order. The enjoined paragraph will become effective immediately if the court terminates the injunction. At that time, GSA, DoD and NASA will publish a document in the Federal Register advising the public of the termination of the injunction.

__ (36) 52.222-60, Paycheck Transparency (Executive Order 13673) (OCT 2016).

__ (37)(i) 52.223-9, Estimate of Percentage of Recovered Material Content for EPA–Designated Items (May 2008) (42 U.S.C. 6962(c)(3)(A)(ii)). (Not applicable to the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items.)

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

__ (38) 52.223-11, Ozone-Depleting Substances and High Global Warming Potential Hydrofluorocarbons

(JUN 2016) (E.O. 13693).

__ (39) 52.223-12, Maintenance, Service, Repair, or Disposal of Refrigeration Equipment and Air Conditioners (JUN 2016) (E.O. 13693).

__ (40)(i) 52.223-13, Acquisition of EPEAT®-Registered Imaging Equipment (JUN 2014) (E.O.s 13423 and 13514).

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

__ (41)(i) 52.223-14, Acquisition of EPEAT®-Registered Televisions (JUN 2014) (E.O.s 13423 and 13514).

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

__ (42) 52.223-15, Energy Efficiency in Energy-Consuming Products (DEC 2007) (42 U.S.C. 8259b).

__ (43)(i) 52.223-16, Acquisition of EPEAT®-Registered Personal Computer Products (OCT 2015) (E.O.s

13423 and 13514).

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

_x_ (44) 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (AUG 2011) (E.O. 13513).

__ (45) 52.223-20, Aerosols (JUN 2016) (E.O. 13693).

__ (46) 52.223-21, Foams (JUN 2016) (E.O. 13693).

__ (47) 52.225-1, Buy American—Supplies (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 83).

__ (48)(i) 52.225-3, Buy American—Free Trade Agreements—Israeli Trade Act (May 2014) (41 U.S.C.

chapter 83, 19 U.S.C. 3301 note, 19 U.S.C. 2112 note, 19 U.S.C. 3805 note, 19 U.S.C. 4001 note, Pub. L.

103-182, 108-77, 108-78, 108-286, 108-302, 109-53, 109-169, 109-283, 110-138, 112-41, 112-42, and 112- 43.

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

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

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

__ (49) 52.225-5, Trade Agreements (OCT 2016) (19 U.S.C. 2501, et seq., 19 U.S.C. 3301 note).

__ (50) 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (June 2008) (E.O.’s, proclamations, and statutes administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury).

__ (51) 52.225-26, Contractors Performing Private Security Functions Outside the United States (Oct 2016) (Section 862, as amended, of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008; 10 U.S.C. 2302 Note).

__ (52) 52.226-4, Notice of Disaster or Emergency Area Set-Aside (Nov 2007) (42 U.S.C. 5150).

__ (53) 52.226-5, Restrictions on Subcontracting Outside Disaster or Emergency Area (Nov 2007) (42 U.S.C. 5150).

__ (54) 52.232-29, Terms for Financing of Purchases of Commercial Items (Feb 2002) (41 U.S.C. 4505, 10 U.S.C. 2307(f)).

__ (55) 52.232-30, Installment Payments for Commercial Items (Oct 1995) (41 U.S.C. 4505, 10 U.S.C.

2307(f)).

_x_ (56) 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer—System for Award Management (Jul 2013) (31 U.S.C. 3332).

__ (57) 52.232-34, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer—Other than System for Award Management (Jul 2013) (31 U.S.C. 3332).

__ (58) 52.232-36, Payment by Third Party (May 2014) (31 U.S.C. 3332).

__ (59) 52.239-1, Privacy or Security Safeguards (Aug 1996) (5 U.S.C. 552a).

__ (60)(i) 52.247-64, Preference for Privately Owned U.S.-Flag Commercial Vessels (Feb 2006) (46 U.S.C. Appx. 1241(b) and 10 U.S.C. 2631).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Apr 2003) of 52.247-64.

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

__ (1) 52.222-17, Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers (May 2014)(E.O. 13495).

_x_ (2) 52.222-41, Service Contract Labor Standards (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

_x_ (3) 52.222-42, Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires (May 2014) (29 U.S.C. 206 and 41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

__ (4) 52.222-43, Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Labor Standards-Price Adjustment (Multiple Year and Option Contracts) (May 2014) (29 U.S.C. 206 and 41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

__ (5) 52.222-44, Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Labor Standards—Price Adjustment (May 2014) (29 U.S.C. 206 and 41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

__ (6) 52.222-51, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Maintenance, Calibration, or Repair of Certain Equipment—Requirements (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

_x_ (7) 52.222-53, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Certain Services—Requirements (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

__ (8) 52.222-55, Minimum Wages Under Executive Order 13658 (Dec 2015).

__ (9) 52.222-62, Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706 (JAN 2017) (E.O. 13706).

__ (10) 52.226-6, Promoting Excess Food Donation to Nonprofit Organizations (May 2014) (42 U.S.C.

1792).

__ (11) 52.237-11, Accepting and Dispensing of $1 Coin (Sept 2008) (31 U.S.C. 5112(p)(1)).

(d) Comptroller General Examination of Record. The Contractor shall comply with the provisions of this paragraph (d) if this contract was awarded using other than sealed bid, is in excess of the simplified acquisition threshold, and does not contain the clause at 52.215-2, Audit and Records—Negotiation.

(1) The Comptroller General of the United States, or an authorized representative of the Comptroller General, shall have access to and right to examine any of the Contractor’s directly pertinent records involving transactions related to this contract.

(2) The Contractor shall make available at its offices at all reasonable times the records, materials, and other evidence for examination, audit, or reproduction, until 3 years after final payment under this contract or for any shorter period specified in FAR subpart 4.7, Contractor Records Retention, of the other clauses of this contract. If this contract is completely or partially terminated, the records relating to the work terminated shall be made available for 3 years after any resulting final termination settlement. Records relating to appeals under the disputes clause or to litigation or the settlement of claims arising under or relating to this contract shall be made available until such appeals, litigation, or claims are finally resolved.

(3) As used in this clause, records include books, documents, accounting procedures and practices, and other data, regardless of type and regardless of form. This does not require the Contractor to create or maintain any record that the Contractor does not maintain in the ordinary course of business or pursuant to a provision of law.

(e)(1) Notwithstanding the requirements of the clauses in paragraphs (a), (b), (c), and (d) of this clause, the Contractor is not required to flow down any FAR clause, other than those in this paragraph (e)(1) in a subcontract for commercial items. Unless otherwise indicated below, the extent of the flow down shall be as required by the clause—

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

(ii) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (Nov 2016) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(2) and (3)), in all subcontracts that offer further subcontracting opportunities. If the subcontract (except subcontracts to small business concerns) exceeds $700,000 ($1.5 million for construction of any public facility), the subcontractor must include 52.219-8 in lower tier subcontracts that offer subcontracting opportunities.

(iii) 52.222-17, Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers (May 2014) (E.O. 13495). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (l) of FAR clause 52.222-17.

(iv) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Apr 2015)

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

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

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

(viii) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans (Feb 2016) (38 U.S.C. 4212)

(ix) 52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act (Dec 2010) (E.O.

13496). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (f) of FAR clause 52.222-40.

(x) 52.222-41, Service Contract Labor Standards (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

(xi) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (Mar 2015) (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O 13627). Alternate I (Mar 2015) of 52.222-50 (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O 13627).

(xii) 52.222-51, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Maintenance, Calibration, or Repair of Certain Equipment-Requirements (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

(xiii) 52.222-53, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Certain Services-Requirements (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

(xiv) 52.222-54, Employment Eligibility Verification (OCT 2015) (E.O. 12989).

(xv) 52.222-55, Minimum Wages Under Executive Order 13658 (Dec 2015).

(xvi) 52.222-59, Compliance with Labor Laws (Executive Order 13673) (OCT 2016) (Applies at $50 million for solicitations and resultant contracts issued from October 25, 2016 through April 24, 2017;

applies at $500,000 for solicitations and resultant contracts issued after April 24, 2017).

Note to paragraph (e)(1)(xvi): By a court order issued on October 24, 2016, 52.222-59 is enjoined indefinitely as of the date of the order. The enjoined paragraph will become effective immediately if the court terminates the injunction. At that time, GSA, DoD and NASA will publish a document in the Federal Register advising the public of the termination of the injunction.

(xvii) 52.222-60, Paycheck Transparency (Executive Order 13673) (OCT 2016)).

(xviii) 52.222-62, Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706 (JAN 2017) (E.O. 13706).

(xix) 52.225-26, Contractors Performing Private Security Functions Outside the United States (Oct 2016) (Section 862, as amended, of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008; 10 U.S.C. 2302 Note).

(xx) 52.226-6, Promoting Excess Food Donation to Nonprofit Organizations (May 2014) (42 U.S.C. 1792).

Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (e) of FAR clause 52.226-6.

(xxi) 52.247-64, Preference for Privately Owned U.S.-Flag Commercial Vessels (Feb 2006) (46 U.S.C.

Appx. 1241(b) and 10 U.S.C. 2631). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (d) of FAR clause 52.247-64.

(2) While not required, the Contractor may include in its subcontracts for commercial items a minimal number of additional clauses necessary to satisfy its contractual obligations.

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Green Acquisition (MAR 2016)

The USGS is committed to promoting the natural environment and protecting the health and well-being of people. In the performance of work under this contract, the Contractor shall exert its best efforts to provide services in a manner that will promote the natural environment and protect health and well-being.

Green purchasing or environmentally preferable contracting includes the initiatives described below:

Alternative Fuels and Vehicles are described at http://www.afdc.energy.gov/afdc/

Biobased Products are described at http://www.biopreferred.gov/

Energy efficient products are described at http://energystar.gov/products for Energy Star products and at http://www.eere.energy.gov/femp/procurement for FEMP designated products.

Environmentally Preferable Computers are described at http://www.epeat.net Significant New Alternatives Program (SNAP) are described at http://www.epa.gov/snap/overview-snap

The Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines promote the use of recovered and recycled products at http://www3.epa.gov/epawaste/conserve/tools/cpg/index.htm

Water efficient products and services are described at http://www3.epa.gov/watersense/about_us/what_is_ws.html

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GS0715 Place of Inspection (JUL 2001)

Government inspection of delivered items will be performed at destination by the USGS Technical Liaison (TL) or Technical Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) or an authorized inspector.

GS0912 Effective Periods of Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) – Prices are based on BPA Call date.

(a) The effective period(s) for placing orders under this agreement is/are as follows:

Agreement Periods Effective Period Year One-Base Year From the Date of Award, for one year.

Year Two From the day after Year One-Base Year ends, for one year Year Three From the day after Year Two-Base Year ends, for one year Year Four From the day after Year Three-Base Year ends, for one year Year Five From the day after Year Four-Base Year ends, for one year

(b) The government will review this Agreement annually to determine the need to continue the agreement http://www3.epa.gov/watersense/about_us/what_is_ws.html and the price reasonableness of the pricing.

GS1109 Obligation of Funds (JUL 2001)

No funds are obligated by this agreement. All funds shall be obligated by individual BPA Calls citing applicable fiscal year and accounting data when issued, or, by Government Purchase Card.

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 agreement, the following documents are required to be submitted as an attachment to the IPP invoice for goods/services ordered by Blanket Purchase Agreement Call:

Contractor-Generated, Itemized Invoice

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 the contract 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.

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GS1115 Payment By Government-wide Commercial Purchase Card. (JUL 2001)

(a) Payments under this agreement will be made as described in clause FAR 52.232-36, Payment by Third Party. The third party and charge card referred to in that clause is the Bank of America MasterCard. The particular account number to be charged will be provided to the Contractor separately.

(b) If this agreement includes ordering provisions, each order will be charged to the specific charge account number provided at the time the order is placed. The card number is not shown on the order form but will be provided separately at the time the order is placed. The contractor will not accept or process an order unless and until an authorization and account number is received from the cardholder for that specific order.

Unilateral Deobligation (MAY 2013)

The contractor shall submit all invoices under this award’s BPA Calls no later than ninety (90) calendar days after the period of performance has expired, unless a request for extension has been submitted to, and granted by, the Contracting Officer. After 120 calendar days have passed after the expiration of the period of performance, the Contracting Officer reserves the right to issue a unilateral modification deobligating any unexpended funds, and to initiate closeout procedures.

GS1329 Interpretation of Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) Requirements

No interpretation of any clause or provision of this BPA, including applicable specifications, shall be binding on the Government unless furnished or agreed to in writing by the Contracting Officer.

BPA Estimated Value

The total amount of all orders placed under this agreement is estimated to be less than $250,000.00.

There are no minimum amounts to be applied to this agreement. The Government is not obligated to place orders and the vendor is not obligated to accept any orders.

BPA Terms and Conditions

The terms and conditions included in this BPA apply to all purchases made pursuant to it. In the event of an inconsistency between the provisions of this BPA and the Vendor’s invoice, the provisions of this BPA will take precedence.

NOTE: The BPA is not a contract, the Government is not obligated to place any orders, and the vendor is not obligated to accept any orders. The BPA can be canceled by either party at any time. A BPA is not enforceable against either party. An enforceable contract exists only when the Government places a call against the BPA and the vendor accepts that call.

PROVISIONS

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

This solicitation incorporates one or more solicitation provisions by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. The offeror is cautioned that the listed provisions may include blocks that must be completed by the offeror and submitted with its quotation or offer. In lieu of submitting the full text of those provisions, the offeror may identify the provision by paragraph identifier and provide the appropriate information with its quotation or offer. Also, the full text of a solicitation provision may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es): https://www.acquisition.gov/far/current/html/FARMTOC.html https://www.acquisition.gov/far/

52.203-98 Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require Certain Internal Confidentiality AgreementsRepresentation (DEVIATION 2015-02)52.204-7 System for Award Management. (Jul 2013) 52.204-16 Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting (Nov 2014) 52.204-17 Ownership or Control of Offeror (Nov 2014) 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items (Apr 2014) 52.209-2 Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations-Representation. (Dec 2014) 52.219-1 Small Business Program Representations (Oct 2014) 52.222-22 Previous Contracts and Compliance Reports (Feb 1999) 52.222-25 Affirmative Action Compliance (Apr 1984) 52.225-25 Prohibition on Contracting with Entities Engaging in Certain Activities or Transactions Relating to Iran-Representation and Certifications (Dec 2012)

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GS2130 Use of PPIRS Past Performance Data

In the source selection process, USGS may use past performance information contained in the federal Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS.GOV) in addition to any past performance data required elsewhere this this solicitation.

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GS2101 Inquiries (FEB 2007) Offerors are instructed to contact only the Contracting Officer, Don Downey, ddowney@usgs.gov 303- 236-9331 for information about any aspect of the solicitation. Prospective offerors are cautioned against contacting Government technical personnel in regard to this solicitation prior to award of this procurement.

If such a contact occurs and is found to be prejudicial to competing offerors, the offeror making such a contact may be excluded from award consideration. Accordingly, all communications prior to award must be directed to the Contracting Officer. Inquiries must be submitted by e-mail. Questions should be worded so as to avoid disclosing offer strategies or proprietary solutions. Questions and answers to questions will be provided to all offerors being solicited.

Questions asked within five (5) days before the solicitation closes are considered untimely and may not be answered.

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GS2102 Incurring Costs (JUL 2001)

The Contracting Officer is the only person who can legally obligate the Government for the expenditure of public funds. Costs shall not be incurred by recipients of this solicitation in anticipation of receiving direct reimbursement from the Government. It is understood that your bid/proposal will become part of the official file on this matter without obligation to the Government.

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GS2107 Electronic Transmission of Offers (JUL 2001)

(a) Offers shall be submitted only by electronic mail to ddowney@usgs.gov or via www.FedConnect.net to be considered.

(b) The Government is not responsible for any failure attributable to transmission or receipt of the documentation.

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GS2114 Exceptions to Solicitation Terms and Conditions (JUL 2001)

Offerors must state in their offer any exceptions taken to the terms and conditions of the solicitation.

Omission of such a statement will be construed as the offeror's acceptance of all solicitation terms and conditions. Exceptions shall be stated in a cover letter conveying the offer. Identify the term or condition, state the reasons for the exception, and provide any other information concerning the exception(s).

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GS2301 Single Award (AUG 2001)

Offers will be evaluated on the basis of total aggregate price for all items.

Offerors are required to submit prices on each separately priced item, for each period, listed in the Price Schedule.

mailto:ddowney@usgs.gov mailto:ddowney@usgs.gov http://www.fedconnect.net/

An offer's failure to submit a price on all items will require rejection of the offer as nonresponsive.

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GS2320 Evaluation Factors

(a) The Contracting Officer will screen proposals to identify and eliminate any proposal that are so incomplete as to preclude a meaningful evaluation of technical and past performance issues.

(b) The remaining offers will be evaluated based upon the following non-price or cost-related factors, which are of equal importance.

Factor (A) Past Performance: Sellers shall submit not less than two references for services performed during the past three years. Each reference shall include: the company or agency name, address, contract or order number, point(s) of contract phone number and email address(es).

References provided may be contacted by the Government. Their statements will be used in the evaluation of the seller’s bid package. In addition, any information obtained by the Government from references outside of the seller’s bid package may also be used, in a similar manner, in the non-price evaluation of the seller’s bid to the extent appropriate. Past performance information provided by references, from Government records, or from other than the sources identified by the seller may be used in the evaluation under any or all applicable evaluation factors. In addition to the foregoing, PPIRS.gov will be used as a source of past performance information in the source selection process, in addition to any other past performance information required under this solicitation. All past performance information will be used for both the responsibility determination and the best value decision.

Factor (B) Technical Performance: Offerors must be established in the required services business. Offerors must provide a narrative, not to exceed two pages, describing their capabilities to perform the services described in the Work Statement. Offerors shall include an analysis in accordance with the Work Statement resulting from services performed by their laboratory to show the technical performance quality.

(c) Award. The award of this requirement shall be made using only the procedures found in the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Part 13 and Part 15, for source selection. Award shall be made to the vendor whose offer, conforming to this buy, is determined to be the most advantages to the government, cost or price and the other non-cost or non-price factors listed above. In determining which offer offers the greatest value or advantage to the Government, overall non-price merit will be considered more important than price or cost. The degree of importance of price or cost as an evaluation factor will increase with the degree of equality in the non-price merits of the offers. Between acceptable offers with a significant difference in non-price merit, a determination will be made as to whether the additional non-price merit or benefits reflected by a higher priced offer warrants payment of the additional price or cost.

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GS2190 Instructions to Offerors (APR 2014)

(a) To be considered for award, offers must be submitted electronically via www.fedconnect.net or by email to Don Downey, ddowney@usgs.gov. Any other method of submitting your offer may result in your offer not being considered.

(b) Offer submission MUST include:

(1) Evaluation Factor support documents.

(2) Acknowledgement of solicitation amendment(s).

(3) Price Schedule (sample provided in the Work Statement)

(4) Vendor’s DUNS number as active in the System for Award Management (SAM) www.sam.gov.

http://www.fedconnect.net/ mailto:ddowney@usgs.gov

(c) The U.S. Geological Survey requires a firm to have an “Active” enrollment in the System for Award Management (SAM) including completion of Certifications and Representations before issuing an award.

(d) All questions pertaining to this solicitation must be submitted to Don Downey, ddowney@usgs.gov, at least two working days before the solicitation close date. Questions that are submitted otherwise will be considered untimely and may not receive a response.

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