140M0125Q0003-Final.pdf

COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION

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THAT WILL BE ISSUED. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation and quotes are being requested. The solicitation and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through the Federal Acquisition Circular 2024-06 effective July 30, 2024.

The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI), Bureau of Energy Management (BOEM) has a requirement titled “Gulf Coast Air Quality Baseline.” The primary purpose is to monitor air quality in the Gulf Coast area for future input in NEPA documents.

The estimated period of performance for this requirement is thirty-six (36) months from date of award.

The purpose of this combined synopsis/solicitation is to solicit quotes as described in the attached solicitation. The Government anticipates a Time & Materials (T&M) type award as a result of this solicitation. This procurement is being conducted in accordance with FAR Part

13.5, Commercial Purchases above SAT. The North American Industrial Classification Systems

(NAICS) code is 541620, Environmental Consulting Services, with a small business size standard of $19 million. This solicitation is a NEW effort under an Open Market.

All potential Quoters must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM)

(www.sam.gov) at the time an Quoter of quotation is submitted.

The point of contact for this procurement is Stacey Ellingsen, Contracting Officer, BSEE, Acquisition and Finance Branch (AFAB), 45600 Woodland Rd., Sterling, VA 20166. Responses to this solicitation must be submitted electronically via email to Stacey.Ellingsen@bsee.gov, no later than the closing date and time referenced in the solicitation. All email correspondence must reference “Solicitation 140M0125Q0003.”

mailto:Stacey.Ellingsen@bsee.gov

140M0125Q0003

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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

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45600 Woodland Road, VAE-AMD Sterling VA 20166-9216

BOEM-HQ

05/28/2029

BOEM OLD ADDRESS

45600 Woodland Road, VAM-OEP

Sterling

VA 20166-9216

703 787-1023Stacey Ellingsen

01/15/2025 1200 ES

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NSL #: GM-24-03B Study Title: Gulf Coast Air Quality Impact Baselines Surve Period of Performance: 01/27/2025 to 01/26/2028

00010 Full Funding Product/Service Code: B502 Product/Service Description: SPECIAL

STUDIES/ANALYSIS- AIR QUALITY

Delivery: 05/28/2029

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SECTION 1

PRICING

1.1 GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

The Contractor shall furnish all personnel, facilities, equipment, materials, supplies, and services in performing the work described in the Section 2, Statement of Work, for the project entitled, “Gulf Coastal Air Quality Monitoring.” In consideration of the work performed under the contract, the Government shall pay the amount identified below.

1.2 CONTRACT TYPE AND ELIGIBILITY

The Government anticipates a hybrid, Time-and-Materials Contract to be awarded as a result of this solicitation. This requirement is full and open. All potential Offerors must be registered in the

System for Award Management (SAM) database at www.sam.gov in order to receive Federal

Government awards. The applicable NAICS Code is 541620, Environmental Consulting Services.

The small business size standard is $19 Million.

1.3 CONTRACT LINE ITEM NUMBERS (CLIN) PRICING STRUCTURE

CLIN 00010 – Base Year 1 (Months 1 through 12)

CLIN Description Market Price

0010 Study and Analysis NTE $TBD

CLIN 00010 is a Time-and Materials Contract Line Item with a Not-to-Exceed (NTE) ceiling for the effort described in Tasks 1-5, to include related travel. The ceiling amount, if exceeded, will be at the

Contractor’s own risk. Reference Clause 52.212-4, Alternate I for details on the contract Not-to-Exceed

(NTE) ceiling. Reference Section 2 for allowable costs under this line item.

CLIN 00020—Base Year 2 (Months 13 through 24)

0020 Study and Analysis NTE $TBD

CLIN 00020 is a Time-and Materials Contract Line Item with a Not-to-Exceed (NTE) ceiling for the effort described in Tasks 1-5, to include related travel. The ceiling amount, if exceeded, will be at the

Contractor’s own risk. Reference Clause 52.212-4, Alternate I for details on the contract Not-to-Exceed

CLIN 00030— Base Year 3 (Months 25 through 36)

0030 Study and Analysis NTE $TBD

CLIN 00030 is a Time-and Materials Contract Line Item with a Not-to-Exceed (NTE) ceiling for the effort described in Tasks 1-5, to include related travel. The ceiling amount, if exceeded, will be at the http://www.sam.gov/

Contractor’s own risk. Reference Clause 52.212-4, Alternate I for details on the contract Not-to-Exceed

1.4 AUTHORIZED BILLING RATES

The following table contains the authorized supplies and services that may be billed under the

Not-To-Exceed CLIN 00010 of the contract. All unit prices are fully-loaded (i.e., inclusive of all direct costs, indirect costs, and profit/fee,). Provide unit prices for each Option year and all

Optional CLINS proposed.

Labor Category / Materials / Other Direct

Costs

Unit of

Measure

Fully Burdened

Hourly Rates

[* = Offeror shall provide these dollar amounts in the Business/Cost Proposal.]

1.5 TRAVEL COSTS

The following information describes the authorized Travel Costs that may be billed under the

Not-To-Exceed CLIN 0010-0030, for the completion of Section 2, Tasks 1-5 of the contract.

The Contractor may be required to travel during performance of the contract and will be reimbursed for actual, allowable, and reasonable travel costs incurred, exclusive of any fee.

Advance written approval must be obtained from the Contracting Officer’s Representative

(COR) prior to incurring any costs for travel. Travel will be reimbursed in amounts not to exceed the limitations of the Federal Travel Regulations (41 Code of Federal Regulations

(CFR), Chapters 300 through 304). The Federal Travel Regulations may be found at the following web site: http://www.gsa.gov/portal/content/104790.

http://www.gsa.gov/portal/content/104790

SECTION 2

STATEMENT OF WORK

2.1 INTRODUCTION

The mission of the Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is to manage the responsible development of America’s offshore energy and mineral resources.

The bureau promotes energy independence, environmental protection, and economic development through responsible, science-based management of energy and mineral resources on the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). Renewables, carbon sequestration, and green hydrogen have not been implemented in the federal waters of the Gulf yet; gathering data in advance of the implementation of these programs will allow BOEM to build baseline dataset that will be used for future comparative purposes. Existing baseline data (e.g., socioeconomic, related infrastructure, air quality and health, demographic, etc.) from the Gulf of Mexico are limited as coastal air quality data is scarce. This is further confounded by the likelihood that offshore renewables will interact with conventional energy and its supporting industries in numerous ways. It will be difficult to determine baseline data in the Gulf of Mexico (the nation’s primary energy corridor) as compared to other OCS regions. This underscores the importance of committing resources prior to the start of new green energy. Since these activities are administration priorities, BOEM needs to strategically allocate study funds now to be ready for actions across the region. There are several coastal communities adjacent to the wind energy call areas and/or adjacent to port and support facilities that utilize the coastal resources for subsistence, employment, and traditional practices and value its cultural aesthetic. Initial areas of focus identified would include Port Arthur, TX; Holly Beach, LA; Cameron, LA; Lake Charles, LA; Freeport, TX; Galveston, TX; Texas City, TX and southern Houston, TX where EJ populations could be within those areas. Also, the Houston Galveston-Brazoria area is in nonattainment status (i.e., does not meet the standards) for the 8-hr ozone (O3) NAAQS. These baseline and monitoring datasets could be instrumental in identifying the effects of development and, subsequently, directly inform novel mitigation actions that would bolster development efforts across the nationwide OCS.

BOEM plans to conduct air quality monitoring using its mobile air quality station. The station was built for a previous research effort and thus only needs to be moved and maintained to collect data. The station will be positioned in key coastal locations that lack existing air monitoring capabilities, as most air quality monitoring stations are near major cities and not necessarily near disadvantaged or coastal communities. Currently, BOEM’s mobile air quality monitoring station is equipped to monitor trace level carbon monoxide (CO), nitrogen oxides

(NOx), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), photolysis rate of nitrogen dioxide (jNO2), ozone (O3), and total reactive nitrogen (NOy). The station’s meteorological measurements include wind speed

(ultrasonic three-dimensional), relative humidity, precipitation, barometric pressure, and differential temperature (at 2 and 10 meters) measurements. Lastly, the station is equipped with a

Pandora 1Spectrometer instrument (https://pandora.gsfc.nasa.gov/Instrument/) which will allow the data collected in this effort to be leveraged with results with National Aeronautics and Space https://pandora.gsfc.nasa.gov/Instrument/

Administration (NASA) related projects to determine if satellite data can help meet future data needs by comparing ambient air quality measurements with air column data measurements that are collected via satellites. The baseline data gathered will be used to compare cumulative post-activity community change to document how wind and carbon sequestration programs affect community change like air quality.

2.2 OBJECTIVES

This project provides monitoring services, including maintenance and transfer, for conducting air quality monitoring using an existing BOEM mobile air quality monitoring station. The objective of this study is to conduct air quality monitoring of air pollution and emissions to collect baseline datasets that would inform and enhance our cumulative impacts and social factors sections of forthcoming NEPA and environmental justice work. This study does not analyze a specific action, but rather provides the necessary baselines to compare the effects of future agency actions to measure both adverse and beneficial changes.

2.3 GOVERNMENT FURNISHED EQUIPMENT

The mobile air quality monitoring station is shown in Image 1. Table 1 lists the air quality instrumentation on the monitoring station.

Image 1. Mobile air quality monitoring station.

Table 1. Air quality instrumentation on the mobile air quality monitoring station.

Instrument Measurement(s)

10-Meter Meteorological

Tower

Air temperature, wind speed/wind direction, relative humidity, precipitation, and barometric pressure

Ecotech Serinus 10 Ozone (O3)

Teledyne T200UP Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)/Nitrogen Oxide (NO)/Oxides of

Nitrogen (NOx), trace level

Teledyne T300U Carbon Monoxide (CO), trace level

Metcon 2-pi jNO2 Filter

Radiometer

Photolysis rate of nitrogen dioxide (jNO2)

Teledyne T200U Total reactive nitrogen oxides (NOy)

SciGlob Pandora 1S

Spectrometer System

Nitrogen dioxide (NO2), ozone (O3), formaldehyde, and others.

2.4 SCOPE OF WORK

In coordination with the COR, the contractor shall perform the following tasks:

2.4.1 TASK 1. QUALITY ASSURANCE PLAN

The Contractor shall write, develop, and submit a quality management plan (QMP), quality assurance project plan (QAPP), and related standard operating procedure (SOP) documents to

BOEM and the appropriate reviewing authority (USEPA Region 6). Several meetings with

Federal, State, and local governments may take place for coordination efforts. These documents must be written and approved before monitoring commences. For guides and other related documents see https://www.epa.gov/amtic/ambient-air-monitoring-quality-assurance-guidance-documents.

The Contractor shall comply with federal requirements described in 40 CFR Part 58 – Ambient

Air Quality Surveillance.

2.4.2 TASK 2. FIELD OPERATIONS FOR AIR QUALITY MONITORING

The Contractor shall use BOEM’s mobile air quality monitoring station to collect meteorological and air pollutant concentration data (refer to Table 1 for a list of equipment). The Contractor shall mobilize the monitoring station. The Contractor shall monitor for a period of at least twenty-four (24) months. Location of the monitoring station will be determined in consultation with the COR. The location will consider placement in or near environmental justice (EJ) communities, availability of access to power, and short travel time to the site for site visits. The location must have access to power for the monitoring station. The Contractor shall make routine site visits for scheduled maintenance. BOEM anticipates these site visits to be bimonthly. The

Contractor is responsible for providing power and internet connection, as needed. The Contractor is responsible for managing and documenting data in USEPA’s Air Quality System (AQS) and shall upload the data to AQS monthly or as determined in consultation with the COR. AQS can be found at https://www.epa.gov/aqs. The Contractor shall provide a final copy of the data in

AQS to the COR.

The Contractor shall maintain the pandora instrument according to the NASA’s pandora guidance and report to the Pandonia Global Network (https://www.pandonia-global-network.org/). The

Contractor shall have the Pandora instrument connected to a WiFi network and the Contractor shall ensure that the data collected from the Pandora instrument is uploaded in real-time to the

Pandonia Global Network servers. The Contractor shall submit all the Pandora data to the

Pandonia Global Network in real-time (https://www.pandonia-global-network.org/). The

Contractor shall provide a final copy of the data to the COR.

https://www.epa.gov/amtic/ambient-air-monitoring-quality-assurance-guidance-documents https://www.epa.gov/amtic/ambient-air-monitoring-quality-assurance-guidance-documents https://www.epa.gov/aqs

The Contractor shall comply with federal requirements described in 40 CFR Part 58 – Ambient

Air Quality Surveillance.

In consultation with the COR, the Contractor shall make repairs as needed to maintain operation of the monitoring station including repairs to the shelter, HVAC, power supply, uninterruptable power supply (UPS), and any other related items. BOEM anticipates up to five (5) unexpected repairs annually. This does not include routine maintenance repairs. Also, BOEM anticipates up to five (5) unexpected site visits annually.

2.4.3 TASK 3. RELOCATION OF AIR QUALITY MONITORING STATION

Once monitoring is completed, the Contractor shall pack and mobilize the monitoring station to a destination identified by the COR. BOEM anticipates the destination to be a storage facility in

New Orleans, LA.

2.4.4 TASK 4. WEATHER MONITORING AND EVACUATION

The Contractor shall monitor site weather conditions (e.g., hurricanes) that could trigger an evacuation event. The Contractor shall prepare the site for mobilization to a safe storage location and return the station after the weather event has cleared. BOEM anticipates the monitoring station to be evacuated once a year.2.4.5 TASK 5. TECHNICAL SUMMARY

The Contractor shall comply with Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (found at 29 U.S.C. 794d) requires access to and use of information by individuals with disabilities. Deliverables such as electronic reports (e.g., PDF files) to be placed on the web (either on the agency’s web server or the company’s), video footage, or other electronic data such as CD-ROMs to be distributed are subject to Section 508 guidelines. Simplified, this means that PDF files need to be formatted so that they are “readable” by assistive technology devices such as screen readers. Video footage must be closed captioned.

CD-ROMs which contain HTML, PDF, or word processor files must be accessible.

Technical Summary

The Contractor shall prepare and submit a draft Technical Summary to the BOEM for scientific and editorial review. The Technical Summary shall cover all technical tasks and include a list of products in U.S. EPA’s AQS and Pandonia Global Network. The organization for the Technical

Summary will be agreed upon between the Contractor’s PM and the BOEM COR prior to preparation. The Technical Summary shall conform to specifications and templates found at our web site: https://www.boem.gov/ESP-Data-and-Information-Specifications/. The Contractor shall prepare and submit the final Technical Summary that incorporates changes, corrections, and additions identified during the BOEM review of the draft.

SECTION 3

DELIVERIES OR PERFORMANCE

3. 1 TERM OF THE CONTRACT

The period of performance (POP) of this contract is thirty-six (36) months- Base Years from the date of contract award. The POP will encompass all tasks from initial planning through the

BOEM’s final acceptance of all deliverables.

3.2 PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

All fieldwork under this contract shall be performed at coastal locations (reasonably close to the shoreline along the Gulf of Mexico) in the State of Texas or Louisiana.

Data and report preparation shall occur at the Contractor’s facilities.

Teleconferences will be coordinated between the Contractor and the Contracting Officer’s

Representative as necessary.

3.3 MEETINGS, REPORTS, AND OTHER DELIVERABLES

The Contractor is responsible for quality assurance/quality control, editing and proofreading all material in order to prepare products as error free as possible prior to their delivery to the

BOEM. Specific details for submissions are described in the sections below. The following deliverables shall be submitted, and meetings held following the schedules specified in Section

2.3. All digital deliverables must be submitted in a format compatible with the BOEM IT operating environment (e.g. Windows 10 operating system).

A. POST-AWARD MEETING AND SUMMARY

Within twenty (20) business days following award, the Contractor shall schedule a Post-Award

Meeting with the Contracting Officer's Representative (COR), Contracting Officer (CO), and the

Contractor to be held via teleconference. At the Post Award Meeting, any remaining technical or managerial issues shall be discussed and resolved. Within five (5) business days following the meeting, the Contractor shall prepare and distribute to the COR and CO, a summary detailing the discussions and any mutually agreed to decisions. Any agreed-to changes that might affect the project are subject to approval in writing by the BSEE CO via a modification to the contract.

B. QMP, QAPP, AND RELATED SOPS

Before the monitoring period beings, the Contractor shall provide copies of the final BOEM approved QMP, QAPP, and related SOP documents. The Contractor shall follow USEPA’s guides and other related documents. See https://www.epa.gov/amtic/ambient-air-monitoring-quality-assurance-guidance-documents.

C. COPY OF DATA IN U.S. EPA’s AIR QUALITY SYSTEM (AQS) AND PANDONIA

GLOBAL NETWORK

Copies of any raw data shall be provided to the COR in its original format and a format that can be easily read by a computer. The electronic copies of the raw data shall be submitted by mail to the COR on a USB/hard drive. All external drives shall be Federal Information Processing

Standard (FIPS) 140-2 compliant. Electronic copies can be submitted via e-mail, if possible.

D. TECHNICAL SUMMARY

The Contractor shall conform to specifications and templates found at our web site:

https://www.boem.gov/ESP-Data-and-Information-Specifications/. Please consult this site for the most recent specifications before assembling the document as these are updated regularly.

These deliverables shall comply with Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.

3.4 SCIENTIFIC INTEGRITY

Scientific integrity is vital to Department of the Interior (DOI) activities under which scientific research, data, summaries, syntheses, interpretations, presentations, and/or publications are developed and used. Failure to uphold the highest degree of scientific integrity will result not only in potentially flawed scientific results, interpretations, and applications but will damage

DOI’s reputation and ability to uphold the public’s trust. All work performed must comply with the DOI Scientific Integrity Policy posted at https://www.doi.gov/scientificintegrity or its equivalent as provided by the contractor’s organization or State law.

3.5 SCHEDULE AND DISTRIBUTION OF DELIVERABLES

All correspondence pertaining to this contract prepared by the Contractor shall have a courtesy copy (with attachments) sent to the COR and CO. Correspondence pertaining to this contract received by the Contractor (excluding correspondence to and from the BOEM) shall be copied and sent to the COR and CO according to the schedule. All correspondence shall be clearly marked with the contract number on the first page and in the title of the subject line for email exchanges.

Deliverable products shall be submitted to the addresses shown in Section 2.4 in accordance with the following schedule:

https://www.epa.gov/amtic/ambient-air-monitoring-quality-assurance-guidance-documents https://www.epa.gov/amtic/ambient-air-monitoring-quality-assurance-guidance-documents https://www.doi.gov/scientificintegrity

Deliverable Distribution Due Date

A. Post-Award Meeting and Summary

COR – one (1) copy

CO – one (1) copy

ESP Representative – one

(1) copy

Chief, DES – one (1) copy

• Post-Award Meeting shall be scheduled within twenty (20) business days after award.

• Written Meeting Summary must be submitted via email within five (5) business days after the meeting.

B. QMP, QAPP, and related SOPs

• Final due before monitoring period begins.

C. Copy of Data in U.S.

EPA’s AQS and

Pandonia Global

Network

• Within thirty (30) days after monitoring period ends.

D. Technical Summary COR – one (1) copy

CO – one (1) copy

ESP Representative – one

(1) copy

• Draft Technical Summary: Submit four (4) months prior to the end of the final contract year.

• Review Copy: Submit within fifteen

(15) days of receipt of BOEM review comments.

• Final Technical Summary: Submit within fifteen (15) days of receipt of

BOEM editorial comments.

3.4 ADDRESSES FOR DELIVERABLES

Contracting Officer's Representative

[COR]

TBD

Contracting Officer [CO]

Stacey Ellingsen, Contracting Officer

ESP Representative

TBD

Chief, DES environmentalstudiesprogram2@boem.gov

3.5 INVOICING REQUIREMENTS

Invoices shall be submitted not more than once a month, after Purchase Order services have been provided and accepted by the Government, in accordance with the Authorized Billing Rates in

Section 1.4 above.

Invoices shall be submitted via the Internet Payment Platform (IPP) as delineated in Section

3.5.1 below.

3.5.1 INVOICE SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS

Electronic Invoicing and Payment Requirements - Internet Payment Platform (IPP)

(February 2021)

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 Products and Commercial

Services included in commercial contracts. The IPP website address is: https://www.ipp.gov.

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

IPP invoice:

mailto:environmentalstudiesprogram2@boem.gov

1. Detailed invoice(s) as an attachment to the IPP showing:

a. Documentation required by FAR 32.905(b)

b. Description of the supplies or services provided and date

c. Certification of time worked for employees billed under the order

d. All travel receipts documenting actual costs incurred (no G&A or fee is authorized)

e. All invoices and receipts for ODCs billed (no G&A or fee is authorized)

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 St. Louis (FRBSTL) 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

IPPCustomerSupport@fiscal.treasury.gov 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.

3.6 NO PAYMENT FOR UNAUTHORIZED WORK

No payments will be made for any unauthorized supplies and/or services, or for any unauthorized changes to the work specified herein. This includes any services performed by the Contractor of their own volition or at the request of an individual other than a duly appointed Contracting

Officer. Only a duly appointed Contracting Officer is authorized to change the specifications, terms, and conditions under this effort.

3.7 DIAR 1452.201-70 AUTHORITIES AND DELEGATIONS (SEP 2011)

(a) The Contracting Officer is the only individual authorized to enter into or terminate this contract, modify any term or condition of this contract, waive any requirement of this contract, or accept nonconforming work.

(b) The Contracting Officer will designate a Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) at time of award. The COR will be responsible for technical monitoring of the contractor's performance and deliveries. The COR will be appointed in writing, and a copy of the appointment will be mailto:IPPCustomerSupport@fiscal.treasury.gov furnished to the Contractor. Changes to this delegation will be made by written changes to the existing appointment or by issuance of a new appointment.

(c) The COR is not authorized to perform, formally or informally, any of the following actions:

(1) Promise, award, agree to award, or execute any contract, contract modification, or notice of intent that changes or may change this contract;

(2) Waive or agree to modification of the delivery schedule;

(3) Make any final decision on any contract matter subject to the Disputes Clause;

(4) Terminate, for any reason, the Contractor's right to proceed;

(5) Obligate in any way, the payment of money by the Government.

(d) The Contractor shall comply with the written or oral direction of the Contracting Officer or authorized representative(s) acting within the scope and authority of the appointment memorandum. The Contractor need not proceed with direction that it considers to have been issued without proper authority. The Contractor shall notify the Contracting Officer in writing, with as much detail as possible, when the COR has taken an action or has issued direction

(written or oral) that the Contractor considers to exceed the COR's appointment, within 3 days of the occurrence. Unless otherwise provided in this contract, the Contractor assumes all costs, risks, liabilities, and consequences of performing any work it is directed to perform that falls within any of the categories defined in paragraph (c) prior to receipt of the Contracting Officer's response issued under paragraph (e) of this clause.

(e) The Contracting Officer shall respond in writing within 30 days to any notice made under paragraph (d) of this clause. A failure of the parties to agree upon the nature of a direction, or upon the contract action to be taken with respect thereto, shall be subject to the provisions of the

Disputes clause of this contract.

(f) The Contractor shall provide copies of all correspondence to the Contracting Officer and the

COR.

(g) Any action(s) taken by the Contractor, in response to any direction given by any person acting on behalf of the Government or any Government official other than the Contracting Officer or the COR acting within his or her appointment, shall be at the Contractor's risk.

3.8 KEY PERSONNEL

The following individual(s) is/are considered to be essential to the work being performed under this

Purchase Order:

[To be completed at time of award based upon Key Personnel proposed by Quoter.]

• Name and Position

3.8.1 SUBSTITUTION OF KEY PERSONNEL

(a) The Contractor agrees to assign those persons identified above and who are necessary to fulfill the requirements of the Purchase Order as key personnel. No substitutions shall be made except in accordance with this clause.

(b) Personnel considered essential (“key personnel”) to the work performed under the Purchase

Order shall be mutually agreed upon by the Contractor and the Government and shall be specified in the Purchase Order. During the first 90 calendar days of the Purchase Order, the

Contractor shall make no substitutions of key personnel unless the substitution is necessitated by illness, death, or termination of employment. Prior to removing, replacing, or diverting any of the specified individuals, the Contractor shall promptly notify the Contracting Officer (CO) and provide the information required below:

(c) All proposed substitutions shall be submitted to the CO for approval at least 15 calendar days in advance of the proposed effective date (unless substitution is necessitated by sudden illness, death, or termination of employment in which case notice shall be within five (5) calendar days of the effective date) and must provide the information as stated herein.

(d) All requests for substitutions shall be in writing unless otherwise agreed to by the CO and shall include a complete resume for the proposed substitute and any other information required by the CO to permit effective evaluation of the proposed substitutions’ qualifications.

(e) Requests for substitution of “key personnel” above must also provide a detailed explanation of the circumstances necessitating it and sufficient information for the CO to evaluate the impact of the substitution on Purchase Order performance.

3.9 CONTRACTOR PROJECT MANAGER

The Contractor Project Manager shall be responsible for managing and overseeing the activities of all Contractor personnel, as well as subcontractor efforts used in performance of this order.

The Contractor Project Manager's management responsibilities shall include all activities necessary to ensure the accomplishment of timely and effective support, performed in accordance with the requirements contained herein.

3.10 NON-DISCLOSURE AGREEMENT

No Contractor employee or subcontractor employees may start work under this Purchase Order until they have signed the required non-disclosure agreement (See Attachment 1).

3.11 SECTION 508 OF THE REHABILITATION ACT

Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (found at 29 U.S.C. 794d) requires access to and use of information by individuals with disabilities. A deliverable such as electronic reports (ex:

PDF files) to be placed on the web (either on the agency's web server of the company's), video footage, or other electronic data such as CD-ROMs to be distributed, are subject to Section 508 guidelines. Simplified, this means that PDF files need to be formatted so that they are "readable" by assistive technology devices such as screen readers. Video footage must be closed captioned.

CD-ROMs which contain HTML, PDF, or word processor files must be accessible.

3.12 SCIENTIFIC INTEGRITY STATEMENT

Scientific integrity is vital to Department of the Interior (DOI) activities under which scientific research, data, summaries, syntheses, interpretations, presentations, and/or publications are developed and used. Failure to uphold the highest degree of scientific integrity will result not only in potentially flawed scientific results, interpretations, and applications, but will damage

DOI’s reputation and ability to uphold the public’s trust. All work performed must comply with the DOI Scientific Integrity Policy posted to http://www.doi.gov, or its equivalent as provided by their organization or applicable law.

3.13 STATEMENT OF DISCLAIMER

Acknowledgment of Sponsorship. The Contractor shall acknowledge Federal sponsorship in the reports, journal publications and oral presentations by placing the following statement:

“Study concept, oversight, and funding were provided by the U.S. Department of the

Interior, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Environmental Studies Program, Washington, DC under Contract Number ______________.”

3.14 CONTRACTOR CONFLICT OF INTEREST

(a) It is the policy of the Department of the Interior to avoid contract awards which could result in or create conflicts of interest, whether actual or apparent. Such a situation could occur in the instance when the Contractor or any subcontractors or teaming arrangement partners have business, financial, real property, mineral rights, or other interests, as well as professional activities that create conflicting roles which could potentially bias a Contractor’s judgment or result in unfair competitive advantage to the Contractor, and thus impede the government’s objective to obtain an impartial, technically sound and objective performance of this contract.

(b) Any quote submitted in response to this request for quotes must identify any actual or potential conflict of interest described in paragraph (a) and include a Conflict of Interest

Mitigation Plan if the Contractor believes such persons or entities are indispensable to its quote.

The Government’s approval of any proposed Conflict of Interest Mitigation Plan shall be at the sole discretion of the Contracting Officer.

(c) Absent a written approval of a Conflict of Interest Mitigation Plan from the Contracting

Officer, the Contractor, or any of its officers, representatives, employees, subcontractors, or teaming arrangement members, shall not be involved in any situation during the performance of this contract which may result in conflicts as contemplated in paragraph (a) above.

Failure to comply with this provision may be cause for termination for default.

(d) The Contractor shall disclose, upon discovery, any interest which may develop after contract award that may result in a conflict as contemplated in paragraph (a) above. Failure to comply with this provision may be cause for termination of this award for default.

(e) The Contractor shall include this clause, including this paragraph in all subcontracts and consultant agreements; however, subcontractors and consultants shall be directed to send any mitigation plan to the Contractor who shall then inform the Contracting Officer.

(f) The Contractor, its employees, subcontractors and teaming arrangement partners, shall not engage in any communication regarding any aspect of performance of this contract with any person or entity described in paragraph (a) above without express permission from the

Contracting Officer. Failure to comply with this provision may be cause for termination of this award for default.

3.15 CLAUSES

3.15.1 In accordance with FAR 52.252-2, this solicitation incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. The Contractor shall comply with these clauses unless the circumstances do not apply. Upon request, the Contracting

Officer will make their full text available. The full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at https://www.acquisition.gov/far/.

Clause Title Date

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

52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions- Commercial Products and

Commercial Services

NOV 2023

52.217-2 Cancellation Under Multi-year Contract OCT 1997

52.232-7 Payments under Time-and-Materials and Labor-Hour Contracts Nov 2021

52.204-24 Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Nov 2021

52.204-26 Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services- Rep Oct 2020

3.15.2 The following FAR clauses as required by the Federal Acquisition Regulations are attached hereto in full text.

3.15.2.1 FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement

Statutes or Executive Orders—Commercial Products and Commercial

Services (May 2024) 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 products and commercial services:

(1) 52.203-19, Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or

Statements (Jan 2017) (section 743 of Division E, Title VII, of the Consolidated and Further

Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub. L. 113-235) and its successor provisions in subsequent appropriations acts (and as extended in continuing resolutions)).

(2) 52.204-23, Prohibition on Contracting for Hardware, Software, and Services Developed or

Provided by Kaspersky Lab Covered Entities (Dec 2023) (Section 1634 of Pub. L. 115-91).

(3) 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video

Surveillance Services or Equipment. (Nov 2021) (Section 889(a)(1)(A) of Pub. L. 115-232).

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

(5) 52.232-40, Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (Mar

2023) ( 31 U.S.C. 3903 and 10 U.S.C. 3801).

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

(7) 52.233-4, Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (Oct 2004) (Public Laws 108-77 and 108-78 ( 19 U.S.C. 3805 note)).

(b) The Contractor shall comply with the FAR clauses in this paragraph (b) that the Contracting

Officer has indicated as being incorporated in this contract by reference to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial products and commercial services:

[Contracting Officer check as appropriate.]

__ (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].

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_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 2023) (Section 102 of

Division R of Pub. L. 117-328).

__ (10) 52.204-28, Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act Orders—Federal Supply

Schedules, Governmentwide Acquisition Contracts, and Multi-Agency Contracts. (Dec

2023) ( Pub. L. 115–390, title II).

X _ (11)(i) 52.204-30, Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act Orders—Prohibition. (Dec

2023) ( Pub. L. 115–390, title II).

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

X (12) 52.209-6, Protecting the Government’s Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors

Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment. (Nov 2021) ( 31 U.S.C. 6101 note).

__ (13) 52.209-9, Updates of Publicly Available Information Regarding Responsibility

Matters (Oct 2018) ( 41 U.S.C. 2313).

__ (14) [Reserved].

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

( 15 U.S.C. 657a).

__ (16) 52.219-4, Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns

(Oct 2022) (if the Quoter elects to waive the preference, it shall so indicate in its offer)

( 15 U.S.C. 657a).

__ (17) [Reserved]

_ (18)(i) 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (Nov 2020) ( 15 U.S.C. 644).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Mar 2020) of 52.219-6.

__ (19)(i) 52.219-7, Notice of Partial Small Business Set-Aside (Nov 2020) ( 15 U.S.C. 644).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Mar 2020) of 52.219-7.

__ (20) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (Feb 2024) ( 15 U.S.C. 637(d)(2) and

(3)).

__ (21)(i) 52.219-9, Small Business Subcontracting Plan (Sep 2023) ( 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.

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__ (iv) Alternate III (Jun 2020) of 52.219-9.

__ (v) Alternate IV (Sep 2023) of 52.219-9.

__ (22)(i) 52.219-13, Notice of Set-Aside of Orders (Mar 2020) ( 15 U.S.C. 644(r)).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Mar 2020) of 52.219-13.

__ (23) 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting (Oct 2022) ( 15 U.S.C. 637s).

__ (24) 52.219-16, Liquidated Damages—Subcontracting Plan (Sep

2021) ( 15 U.S.C. 637(d)(4)(F)(i)).

__ (25) 52.219-27, Notice of Set-Aside for, or Sole-Source Award to, Service-Disabled Veteran-

Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Concerns Eligible Under the SDVOSB Program (Feb 2024)

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

X (26)(i) 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation (Feb 2024)

( 15 U.S.C. 632(a)(2)).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Mar 2020) of 52.219-28.

__ (27) 52.219-29, Notice of Set-Aside for, or Sole-Source Award to, Economically

Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business Concerns (Oct 2022) ( 15 U.S.C. 637(m)).

__ (28) 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 (Oct 2022)

( 15 U.S.C. 637(m)).

__ (29) 52.219-32, Orders Issued Directly Under Small Business Reserves (Mar

2020) ( 15 U.S.C. 644(r)).

__ (30) 52.219-33, Nonmanufacturer Rule (Sep 2021) ( 15U.S.C. 637(a)(17)).

X (31) 52.222-3, Convict Labor (Jun 2003) (E.O.11755).

X (32) 52.222-19, Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (Feb 2024).

X (33) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Apr 2015).

X (34)(i) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Sep 2016) (E.O.11246).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Feb 1999) of 52.222-26.

__ (35)(i) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (Jun 2020) ( 38 U.S.C. 4212).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Jul 2014) of 52.222-35.

X (36)(i) 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (Jun

2020) ( 29 U.S.C. 793).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Jul 2014) of 52.222-36.

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__ (37) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans (Jun 2020) ( 38 U.S.C. 4212).

__ (38) 52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations

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