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Offers must acknowledge receipt of this amendment prior to the hour and date specified in the solicitation or as amended, by one of the following methods:

(a) By completing items 8 and 15, and returning or (c) By separate letter or electronic communication which includes a reference to the solicitation and amendment numbers. FAILURE OF YOUR ACKNOWLEDGMENT TO BE RECEIVED AT THE PLACE DESIGNATED FOR THE RECEIPT OF OFFERS PRIOR TO THE HOUR AND DATE SPECIFIED MAY RESULT IN REJECTION OF YOUR OFFER. If by virtue of this amendment you desire to change an offer already submitted, such change may be made by letter or electronic communication, provided each letter or electronic communication makes reference to the solicitation and this amendment, and is received prior to the opening hour and date specified.

E. IMPORTANT: is not is required copies to the issuing office.

AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT 1. CONTRACT ID CODE

2. AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION NUMBER 3. EFFECTIVE DATE 4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQUISITION NUMBER 5. PROJECT NUMBER (If applicable)

7.ADMINISTERED BY (If other than Item 6) CODE

STANDARD FORM 30 (REV. 11/2016)

Prescribed by GSA FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

FACILITY CODE

9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NUMBER

9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

10A. MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT/ORDER NUMBER

10B. DATED (SEE ITEM 13)

11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

The above numbered solicitation is amended as set forth in Item 14. is extended. is not extended.

12. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA (If required) copies of the amendment; (b) By acknowledging receipt of this amendment on each copy of the offer submitted;

13. THIS ITEM APPLIES ONLY TO MODIFICATIONS OF CONTRACTS/ORDERS.

IT MODIFIES THE CONTRACT/ORDER NUMBER AS DESCRIBED IN ITEM 14.

CHECK ONE A. THIS CHANGE ORDER IS ISSUED PURSUANT TO: (Specify authority) THE CHANGES SET FORTH IN ITEM 14 ARE MADE IN THE CONTRACT ORDER

NUMBER IN ITEM 10A.

B. THE ABOVE NUMBERED CONTRACT/ORDER IS MODIFIED TO REFLECT THE ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES (such as changes in paying office, appropriation data, etc.) SET FORTH IN ITEM 14, PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY OF FAR 43.103(b).

C. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT IS ENTERED INTO PURSUANT TO AUTHORITY OF:

D. OTHER (Specify type of modification and authority)

Except as provided herein, all terms and conditions of the document referenced in Item 9A or 10A, as heretofore changed, remains unchanged and in full force and effect.

15C. DATE SIGNED

15A. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER (Type or print)

16C. DATE SIGNED

16A. NAME AND TITLE OF CONTRACTING OFFICER (Type or print)

14. DESCRIPTION OF AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION (Organized by UCF section headings, including solicitation/contract subject matter where feasible.)

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8. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR (Number, street, county, State and ZIP Code) (X)

CODE

15B. CONTRACTOR/OFFEROR

(Signature of person authorized to sign)

16B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

(Signature of Contracting Officer)

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Contractor

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William Rilee

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BOEM-HQ

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

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140M0126Q0018/0001

The purpose of this amendment is to provide responses to vendor submitted questions and comments. Please see the excel file attached to the SAM.gov posting which contains the questions and responses. Additionally, please see the amended RFQ and revised attachment A, Statement of Work, with revision noted in red track changes font. (Changes noted in red for:

the footer of both documents, Section 4.2 of the RFQ on pages 13 and 14, and Section 6 of

Attachment A on page 16).

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SYNOPSIS:

PLEASE READ CAREFULLY: This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products or commercial services prepared in accordance with Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) Part 12. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Offers are being requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued. Accordingly, the Government will utilize simplified procedures for soliciting competition, evaluation, award documentation and notifications that comply with RFO Part

12.

Solicitation number 140M0126Q0018 is issued as a request for quote (RFQ).TThe United States

Department of the Interior (DOI), Office of Acquisition and Property Management, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement/Bureau of Ocean Energy Management/Office of Surface Mining

Reclamation and Enforcement (BSEE/BOEM/OSMRE) Programs, Acquisition Operations Branch

(AOB) is is seeking contractor support for BOEM to identify, assess, and document offshore sand, sediment, and critical mineral resources in federal waters near Ship Shoal, Louisiana. Through geophysical and geological investigations, BOEM aims to refine its understanding of offshore resource availability to support coastal restoration, resilience planning, and national resource inventory programs.

This acquisition is set-aside for small business concerns under North American industrial

Classification Systems (NAICS) code is 541360 Geophysical Surveying and Mapping Services, with small business size representation of $28.5 Million. This solicitation incorporates provisions and clauses by reference. The full text of provisions and clauses may be accessed electronically at www.acquisition.gov.

The Government anticipates awarding a single Firm Fixed Price type purchase order. It is the Offeror’s responsibility to be familiar with the applicable clauses and provisions.

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

(www.sam.gov) in order to receive Government contracts.

The point of contact for this procurement is William Rilee, Contracting Officer, BSEE, Acquisition

Operations Branch, 45600 Woodland Rd., Sterling, VA 20166.

Responses to this solicitation must be submitted electronically via email to william_rilee@ios.doi.gov no later than the closing date and time referenced in the solicitation. All email correspondence must reference “RFQ No. 140M0126Q0018” in the subject line.

The RFQ includes the following attachments: Section 1- Pricing, Section 2-Statement of Work, Section 3-Terms and Conditions, Section 4- Proposal Preparation Instructions, Section 5- Evaluation of

Proposals, and Section 6- Attachments.

http://www.acquisition.gov/ http://www.sam.gov/

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SECTION 1

PRICING

1.1 GENERAL INFORMATION

The Contractor shall provide all labor, materials, equipment, services, logistical support, and supplies necessary to perform “Sand, Sediment, and Critical Mineral Investigation in Federal Waters Offshore

Louisiana (Ship Shoal)”, in accordance with the Section 2, Statement of Work. The Government anticipates awarding a firm fixed price type purchase order in accordance with the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul Part 12.

However, the Government reserves the right to not award a contract.

1.2 CONTRACT LINE ITEM/PRICING

The specific details and descriptions of the Contract Line-Item Number are described below for this Firm-Fixed-

Price (FFP) type contract as authorized by FAR 16.202. The effort under CLINs 00010 through 00080 shall be accomplished in accordance with the Statement of Work in Section 2.

CLIN Description Firm Fixed Price

00010 Project Management

The contractor shall provide all necessary supplies, services and personnel necessary to complete all work required under Section 2.4.1, Statement of

Work.

00020 Mobilization, Notices, and Field Coordination

The contractor shall provide all necessary supplies, services and personnel necessary to complete all work required under Section 2.4.2, Statement of

Work.

00030 Geophysical Surveys

The contractor shall provide all necessary supplies, services and personnel necessary to complete all work required under Section 2.4.3, Statement of

Work.

00040 Core Collection and Sampling for Sediment Resources

The contractor shall provide all necessary supplies, services and personnel necessary to complete all work required under Section 2.4.4, Statement of

Work.

00050 Delineation, Descriptions, and Volumetrics of Sand and Sediment

Resources

The contractor shall provide all necessary supplies, services and personnel necessary to complete all work required under Section 2.4.5, Statement of

Work.

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00060 Critical Minerals Sampling and Analyses

The contractor shall provide all necessary supplies, services and personnel necessary to complete all work required under Section 2.4.6, Statement of

Work.

00070 Reports and Data Deliverables

The contractor shall provide all necessary supplies, services and personnel necessary to complete all work required under Section 2.5, Statement of

Work.

00080 Deep Cores/Borings (Option)

The contractor shall provide all necessary supplies, services and personnel necessary to complete all work required under Section 2.4.4 (option), Statement of Work.

*Quoter to fill in.

1.3 PARTIAL DELIVERY PAYMENT SCHEDULE

Payment will be made to the Contractor based upon delivery and acceptance of the tasks performed/deliverables in accordance with FAR 52.212-4(i)(1). The payment arrangement is based upon distinct portions of the work (deliverables) completed by the Contractor and accepted by the government as detailed below, but does not represent all contract deliverables:

Payment No. Deliverable / Milestone Payment Amount

1 Process Improvement Plan *

2 Discovery Summary Report *

3 Executive/Program Summary Briefing *

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SECTION 2

STATEMENT OF WORK (SOW)

Section 2 is hereby found under Attachment A: Statement of Work.

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SECTION 3

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

3.1 SCOPE

The terms and conditions set forth in this Section apply to the solicitation and any resulting contract for the services described herein, including all contractor performance, deliverables, invoicing, Government acceptance, and administrative requirements.

3.2 PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE and PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

The period of performance shall be two years from date of award.

The place of performance shall be Offshore in Ship Shoal, LA and contractor’s location.

3.3 ADMINISTRATIVE POINTS OF CONTACT

3.3.1 Contracting Officer: The Contracting Officer (CO) for this effort is as follows:

U.S. Department of the Interior

William Rilee

45600 Woodlands Road, Sterling, VA 20166

Phone Number: 703-787-1218

Email: william_rilee@ios.doi.gov

3.3.2 Contracting Officer’s Representative:

The Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) for this effort is as follows:

[To be inserted at time of award.]

3.4 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 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.

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(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.

3.5 KEY PERSONNEL

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

Name Position

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

3.5.1 SUBSTITUTION OF KEY PERSONNEL

(a) The contractor agrees to assign those persons identified above and who are necessary to fulfill the requirements of the contract 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 contract shall be mutually agreed upon by the contractor and the Government and will be specified in the contract. During the first 90 calendar days of the contract, 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).

(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 contract performance.

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(f) Replacement personnel must have similar qualifications and experience as the person they are replacing.

(g) Any vacancies of Key Personnel extending beyond 30 days may result in negative CPARs rating by the

Contracting Officer

3.6 NON-PERSONAL SERVICES CONTRACT

This is a non-personal services contract, as defined in FAR 37.101. The Contractor personnel rendering the services herein are not to be subject, either by the contract’s terms or by the manner of its administration, to the supervision and control usually prevailing in relationships between the Government and its employees.

Contractor personnel shall be subject to the direction of the Contractor's Project Manager as described in the section above.

3.7 INVOICING AND PAYMENT

Invoices shall be submitted monthly in arrears and will be paid in accordance with the Prompt Payment Act through the Invoicing Processing Platform (IPP), in accordance with the instructions provided in Section 3.7.1 below and the partial payments identified in Section 1.

3.7.1 DOI-AAAP-0028 V04 ELECTRONIC INVOICING AND PAYMENT REQUIREMENTS—

INVOICE PROCESSING PLATFORM (IPP) (FEB 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 Items included in commercial item contracts. The IPP website address is: https://www.ipp.gov.

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

Company 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 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.

3.8 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 proposal submitted in response to this request for proposals must identify any actual or potential conflict of interest described in paragraph (a) and include a Conflict of Interest Mitigation Plan if the contractor https://www.ipp.gov/ https://www.ipp.gov/ mailto:IPPCustomerSupport@fiscal.treasury.gov

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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, sub-contractors, 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.

3.9 DATA USE, DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION, AND HANDLING OF SENSITIVE

INFORMATION

The contractor shall maintain, transmit, retain in strictest confidence, and prevent the unauthorized duplication, use, and disclosure of information. The contractor shall provide information only to employees, contractors, and subcontractors having a need to know such information in the performance of their duties for this project.

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

If public information is provided to the contractor for use in performance or administration of this effort, the contractor except with the written permission of the CO may not use such information for any other purpose.

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

The contractor agrees to assume responsibility for protecting the confidentiality of Government records which are not public information. Each employee of the contractor to whom information may be made available or disclosed shall be notified in writing by the contractor that such information may be disclosed only for a purpose and to the extent authorized herein. Each employee shall sign the non-disclosure agreement form as provided at

Attachment 1, and the contractor shall submit the signed form to the CO prior to the employee’s information access.

Performance of this effort may require the contractor to access and use data and information proprietary to a

Government agency or Government contractor which is of such a nature that its dissemination or use, other than in performance of this effort, would be adverse to the interests of the Government and/or others.

Contractor and/or contractor personnel shall not divulge or release data or information developed or obtained in performance of this effort, until made public by the Government, except to authorized Government personnel or

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3.10 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 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.

3.11 CONTRACTOR PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT REPORTING SYSTEM (CPARS)

(DEC 2015)

The CPARS requirements apply to orders over the Simplified Acquisition Threshold.

1. FAR 42.1502 directs all Federal agencies to collect past performance information on contracts. The

Department of the Interior (DOI) has implemented the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting

System (CPARS) to comply with this regulation. One or more past performance evaluations will be conducted in order to record your contract performance as required by FAR 42.15.

2. The past performance evaluation process is a totally paperless process using CPARS. CPARS is a web-based system that allows for electronic processing of the performance evaluation report. Once the report is processed, it is available in the Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS) for

Government use in evaluating past performance as part of a source selection action.

3. We request that you furnish the Contracting Officer (CO) with the name, position title, phone number, and email address for each person designated to have access to your firm's past performance evaluation(s) for the contract no later than 30 days after award. Each person granted access will have the ability to provide comments in the Contractor portion of the report and state whether or not the

Contractor agrees with the evaluation, before returning the report to the Assessing Official (AO).

Information in the report must be protected as source selection sensitive information not releasable to the public.

4. When your Contractor Representative(s) are registered in CPARS, they will receive an automatically generated email with detailed login instructions. Further details, systems requirements, and training information for CPARS is available at https://www.cpars.gov/.

5. Within 60 days after the end of a performance period, the AO will complete an interim or final past performance evaluation, and the report will be accessible at https://www.cpars.gov/.

1. Contractor Representatives may then provide comments in response to the evaluation, or return the evaluation without comment.

2. Your comments should focus on objective facts in the AO's narrative and should provide your views on the causes and ramifications of the assessed performance.

3. All information provided should be reviewed for accuracy prior to submission.

4. If you elect not to provide comments, please acknowledge receipt of the evaluation by indicating "No comment" in the space provided, and then selecting “Accept the Ratings and

Close the Evaluation”.

5. Your response is due within 60 calendar days after receipt of the CPAR. On day 15, the evaluation will become available in PPIRS-RC marked as “Pending” with or without comments and whether or not it has been closed.

6. If you do not sign and submit the CPAR within 60 days, it will automatically be returned to the https://www.acquisition.gov/sites/default/files/current/far/html/Subpart%2042_15.html https://www.acquisition.gov/sites/default/files/current/far/html/Subpart%2042_15.html https://www.cpars.gov/ https://www.cpars.csd.disa.mil/ https://www.cpars.gov/

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Government and will be annotated: "The report was delivered/received by the contractor on

(date). The contractor neither signed nor offered comment in response to this assessment."

6. The following guidelines apply concerning your use of the past performance evaluation:

a. Strictly control access to the evaluation within your organization. Ensure the evaluation is never released to persons or entities outside of your control.

b. Protect the evaluation as source selection information. After review, transmit the evaluation by completing and submitting the form through CPARS. If for some reason you are unable to view and/or submit the form through CPARS, contact the CO for instructions.

c. Prohibit the use of or reference to evaluation data for advertising, promotional material, pre-award surveys, responsibility determinations, production readiness reviews, or other similar purposes.

7. If you wish to discuss a past performance evaluation, you should request a meeting in writing to the CO no later than seven days following your receipt of the evaluation. The meeting will be held in person or via telephone or other means during your 60-day review period.

8. A copy of the completed past performance evaluation will be available in CPARS for your viewing and for Government use supporting source selection actions after it has been finalized.

9. The following Contract representatives are authorized to respond to performance evaluations in CPARS under this BPA:

PRIMARY

*NAME

*POSITION / TITLE

*EMAIL

* PHONE

* To be provided by Contractor Post-Award

3.12 CONTRACTOR’S TECHNICAL QUOTATION

The Contractor’s quotation may be incorporated into this award. In the event of any inconsistency, discrepancy, or conflict between the RFQ, the award terms and conditions, and the contractor’s quote, the award terms and conditions shall take precedence unless otherwise expressly stated in the award.

3.13 OPTION FOR ADDITIONAL SERVICES

The Government may increase the amount of requested services called for in this award at the agreed upon price of CLIN 00080. The Contracting Officer may exercise the option by written notice to the Contractor within ten

(10) days of performance. Provision of the added services shall continue at the same agreed upon price for the total amount identified in the CLIN 00080 added under Section 1.2 for the option, unless the parties otherwise agree.

3.14 CANCELLATION CEILING AND DATES

Pursuant to the terms of FAR 52.217-2, the dates and fiscal ceilings for cancellation of subsequent program years under this task order are established below. Because the Department of the Interior intend to fully obligated the funding required for the entire multi-year period at the time of award, no unrecovered nonrecurring startup or amortization costs are authorized. All cancellation ceilings are set strictly to $0.00.

Program Year Cancellation Date Cancellation Ceiling

Fiscal Year 2027 September 30, 2027 $0.00

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Fiscal Year 2028 September 30, 2028 $0.00

3.15 FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS (FAR) 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/ and https://www.acquisition.gov/far-overhaul .

Clause Date Title

52.203-6, Alternate I Jun 2020 Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government

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

52.203-17 Nov 2023 Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights

52.203-19 Jan 2017 Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or

Statements

52.204-13 Deviation

March 2026 System for Award Management Maintenance

52.204-19 Dec 2014 Incorporation by Reference of Representations and Certifications

52.209-6 Deviation May

Protecting the Government’s Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors

Debarred, Suspended, Proposed for Debarment, or Voluntarily Excluded

52.209-10 Deviation May

Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations

52.212-4, Deviation

March 2026 Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Products and Services

52.217-2 Oct 1997 Cancellation Under Multiyear Contracts

52.219-6 Nov 2020 Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside

52.219-14 Deviation Nov

Limitations on Subcontracting

52.222-3 Deviation May

Convict Labor

52.222-35 Deviation May

Equal Opportunity For Veterans

52.222-36 Deviation May

Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities

52.222-37 Deviation May

Employment Report on Veterans

52.222-50 Deviation May

Combating Trafficking in Persons

52.222-90 Deviation May

Addressing DEI Discrimination by Federal Contractors

52.223-23 Deviation May

Sustainable Products and Services https://www.acquisition.gov/far/ https://www.acquisition.gov/far-overhaul

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Clause Date Title

52.232-33 Oct 2018 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer—System for Award Management

52.232-40 Mar 2023 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors

52.233-3 Sep 2016 Protest After Award

52.233-4 Oct 2004 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim

52.240-91 Deviation

March 2026 Security Prohibitions and Exclusions

52.252-6 Nov 2020 Authorized Deviations in Clauses

3.16 FAR 52.252-6 Authorized Deviations in Clauses. (Apr 1984)

(a) The use in this solicitation or contract of any Federal Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR Chapter 1) clause with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of “(DEVIATION)” after the date of the clause.

(b) The use in this solicitation or contract of any Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clause with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of “(DEVIATION)” after the name of the regulation.

3.16.1 1452.228‑70 Liability Insurance—Department of the Interior (JUL 1996)

(a) The Contractor shall procure and maintain during the term of this contract and any extension thereof liability insurance in a form satisfactory to the Contracting Officer by an insurance company which is acceptable to the Contracting Officer. The named insured parties under the policy shall be the

Contractor and the United States of America. The amounts of the insurance shall be not less than as follows:

$500,000 each person*

$1,000,000 each occurrence*

$ 500,000 property damage*

(b) Each policy shall have a certificate evidencing the insurance coverage. The insurance company shall provide an endorsement to notify the Contracting Officer 30 days prior to the effective date of:

cancellation or termination of the policy or certificate, or modification of the policy or certificate which may adversely affect the Government’s interest in such insurance.

The certificate shall identify the contract number; the name and address of the Contracting Officer; the insured; the policy number; and a brief description of contract services to be performed. The

Contractor shall furnish the Contracting Officer with a copy of an acceptable insurance certificate prior to beginning work.

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SECTION 4

QUOTATION PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS

4.1 QUOTATION PREPARATION

A quotation shall be considered for award when the quotation is received by the due date and time established in this RFQ and is submitted in accordance with the instructions provided in this Section.

The quotation shall be clear, concise, and sufficiently detailed to demonstrate the Quoter’s capability to meet the

Government’s requirements. The Government intends to evaluate quotations in an efficient and minimally burdensome manner in accordance with RFO FAR Part 12. Quoters should not submit general marketing materials unless such materials directly support the Quoter’s proposed technical approach, past performance, or price.

The Government may consider all timely quotations received. The Contracting Officer may exercise business judgment in deciding whether to accept a quotation received after the due date or time.

This RFQ does not obligate the Government to issue an award. The Government will not be responsible for any costs incurred by a Quoter in preparing or submitting a quotation.

4.2 QUOTATION SUBMISSIONS

Quoters shall submit a complete quotation addressing the following (Technical Approach and Past Performance may be submitted as 1 volume as long as it complies with the stated page limitations):

A. Technical Approach (limited to 15 pages*)

The technical quotation shall describe the quoter’s approach to performing the required tasks in Section 2:

Attachment A – Statement of Work.

At a minimum, the technical quotation shall address:

• Understanding of the requirement and proposed approach to completing the work;

• Proposed staffing and key personnel, including roles, responsibilities, qualifications, and relevant experience;

• Proposed vessel approach, including whether the vessel will be provided by the quoter or a subcontractor;

• Vessel capabilities, availability, limitations, and suitability for the required offshore survey and core collection work;

• Approach to geophysical surveys, core collection, sediment sampling, testing, data evaluation, and reporting;

• Proposed schedule and major milestones;

• Identification of proposed subcontractors, if any, and the work each subcontractor will perform; and

• Any assumptions, risks, exclusions, or Government support required.

*The written technical quote is limited to no more than 15 pages in length. Documentation submitted may use any font, pitch size 12, and be single spaced. (Smaller font for figure captions, labels, legends, and tables is allowable). Any pages larger than 8.5x11 will be considered 2 pages. Any pages in excess of 25 15 pages will not be evaluated. The Technical quote limitation of 15 pages excludes the following documents: cover page, sample templates for demonstrating data required consistency (for example USACE Form 1836), and resumes/qualifications of key personnel. Resumes are limited to 2 pages each. These documents must be included and clearly identified in the Technical Proposal volume of your quote package.

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No cost or pricing information shall be included in the Technical Approach.

B. Past Performance (limited to 3 pages total)

The past performance quotation shall include up to three recent and relevant projects performed within the last five years that are similar in size, scope, and complexity to this requirement.

For each project, the quoter shall provide:

• Customer name;

• Contract or project number, if applicable;

• Period of performance;

• Dollar value;

• Brief description of the work performed;

• Whether the quoter performed as a prime contractor or subcontractor;

• Description of the relevance to this requirement; and

• Point of contact with current email address and telephone number.

The Government may consider past performance information provided by the quoter and information obtained from other sources, including CPARS and commercial sources.

Documentation submitted may use any font, pitch point size 12, and be single spaced. Any pages larger than

8.5x11 will be considered 2 pages. Smaller font for figure captions, labels, legends, and tables is allowable.

C. Price (No page limit)

Business Information. The Quoter shall provide its legal business name, Unique Entity Identifier (UEI), CAGE code, SAM.gov registration status, business size under NAICS 541360, address, point of contact, telephone number, and email address. The quote shall include a statement that the quote is valid for 120 days.

Quoters shall submit pricing ensuring that all costs necessary to perform the requirement are included in the total proposed price/ceiling price. The Price quotation must include pricing based on open market pricing, utilizing any and all discounts. Quoter shall also submit a partial delivery payment schedule in accordance with

Sect. 1.3.

4.3 ASSUMPTIONS, CONDITIONS, OR EXCEPTIONS

The Quoter must clearly identify all assumptions, conditions, exceptions, exclusions, or proposed deviations from the terms and conditions, requirements, deliverables, schedule, or pricing structure of this RFQ as part of its quotation.

If no assumptions, conditions, or exceptions are identified in the quotation, the Government will assume that the

Quoter takes no exception to the RFQ and agrees to comply with all terms, conditions, requirements, deliverables, and performance obligations set forth in the RFQ.

It is not the responsibility of the Government to locate or interpret assumptions, conditions, exceptions, or limitations that are not clearly identified in the quotation.

4.4 FAR 52.252-1 SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

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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 the full text available. The full text of a solicitation provision may also be accessed electronically at: https://www.acquisition.gov/ .

Provision Date Title / Description

52.203-11 Sep 2024 Certification and Disclosure Regarding Payments to Influence Certain Federal

Transactions

52.203-18 Jan 2017 Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require Certain Internal

Confidentiality Agreements or Statements—Representation

52.204-7 Deviation

March 2026 System for Award Management—Registration

52.209-2 Nov 2015 Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations-

Representation

52.209-5 Aug 2020 Certification Regarding Responsibility Matters

52.209-12 Oct 2025 Certification Regarding Tax Matters, if applicable

52.212-1 Deviation

March 2026 Instructions to Offerors—Commercial Products and Commercial Services

52.240-90 Deviation

March 2026 Security Prohibitions and Exclusions Representations and Certifications

52.252-5 Nov 2020 Authorized Deviations in Provisions

4.5 QUESTIONS

Any questions regarding this RFQ must be submitted in writing to the Contracting Officer no later than 6:00 PM

EDT August 10, 2026.

Questions will not be answered by telephone. The Government reserves the right to provide responses to questions to all prospective Quoters when the Government determines the information is necessary or beneficial to the competition.

4.6 QUOTATION DUE DATE AND METHOD OF DELIVERY

Quotations submitted in response to this RFQ shall be delivered no later than 10:00AM August 31, 2026 EDT.

Quotations shall be submitted by email to:

Contracting Officer: William Rilee

Subject Line: Quotation for RFQ No.140M0126Q0018

Quotations shall be submitted in Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Adobe PDF, or another format approved by the Contracting Officer. It is the Quoter’s responsibility to ensure that the Government receives the quotation by the specified due date and time.

4.7 DIAR PROVISIONS INCLUDED IN FULL TEXT

https://www.acquisition.gov/

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DIAR 1452.215-71 – Use and Disclosure of Proposal Information Department of the Interior (Apr 1984)

(a) Definitions. For the purposes of this provision and the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552), the following terms shall have the meaning set forth below:

(1) “Trade Secret” means an unpatented, secret, commercially valuable plan, appliance, formula, or process, which is used for making, preparing, compounding, treating or processing articles or materials which are trade commodities.

(2) “Confidential commercial or financial information” means any business information (other than trade secrets) which is exempt from the mandatory disclosure requirement of the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. 552.

Exemptions from mandatory disclosure which may be applicable to business information contained in proposals include exemption (4), which covers “commercial and financial information obtained from a person and privileged or confidential,” and exemption (9), which covers “geological and geophysical information, including maps, concerning wells.”

(b) If the offeror, or its subcontractor(s), believes that the proposal contains trade secrets or confidential commercial or financial information exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act, (5 U.S.C.

552), the cover page of each copy of the proposal shall be marked with the following legend:

“The information specifically identified on pages ______ of this proposal constitutes trade secrets or confidential commercial and financial information which the offeror believes to be exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act. The offeror requests that this information not be disclosed to the public, except as may be required by law. The offeror also requests that this information not be used in whole or part by the government for any purpose other than to evaluate the proposal, except that if a contract is awarded to the offeror as a result of or in connection with the submission of the proposal, the Government shall have the right to use the information to the extent provided in the contract.”

(c) The offeror shall also specifically identify trade secret information and confidential commercial and financial information on the pages of the proposal on which it appears and shall mark each such page with the following legend:

“This page contains trade secrets or confidential commercial and financial information which the offeror believes to be exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act and which is subject to the legend contained on the cover page of this proposal.”

(d) Information in a proposal identified by an offeror as trade secret information or confidential commercial and financial information shall be used by the Government only for the purpose of evaluating the proposal, except that

(i) if a contract is awarded to the offeror as a result of or in connection with submission of the proposal, the

Government shall have the right to use the information as provided in the contract, and (ii) if the same information is obtained from another source without restriction it may be used without restriction.

(e) If a request under the Freedom of Information Act seeks access to information in a proposal identified as trade secret information or confidential commercial and financial information, full consideration will be given to the offeror's view that the information constitutes trade secrets or confidential commercial or financial information.

The offeror will also be promptly notified of the request and given an opportunity to provide additional evidence and argument in support of its position, unless administratively unfeasible to do so. If it is determined that information claimed by the offeror to be trade secret information or confidential commercial or financial information is not exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act, the offeror will be notified of this determination prior to disclosure of the information.

(f) The Government assumes no liability for the disclosure or use of information contained in a proposal if not marked in accordance with paragraphs (b) and (c) of this provision. If a request under the Freedom of Information

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Act is made for information in a proposal not marked in accordance with paragraphs (b) and (c) of this provision, the offeror concerned shall be promptly notified of the request and given an opportunity to provide its position to the Government. However, failure of an offeror to mark information contained in a proposal as trade secret information or confidential commercial or financial information will be treated by the Government as evidence that the information is not exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act, absent a showing that the failure to mark was due to unusual or extenuating circumstances, such as a showing that the offeror had intended to mark, but that markings were omitted from the offeror's proposal due to clerical error.

DIAR 1452.233-2 – Service of Protest Department of the Interior (Jul 1996) (Deviation)

(a) Protests, as defined in section 31.101 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, that are filed directly with an agency, and copies of any protests that are filed with the Government Accountability Office (GAO), shall be served on the Contracting Officer (addressed as follows) by obtaining written and dated acknowledgment of receipt from:

Department of the Interior

45600Woodland Rd., Mailstop VAE-AMD

Sterling, VA 20166

Attn: William Rilee, Contracting Officer

Email: William_Rilee@ios.doi.gov

(b) The copy of any protest shall be received in the office designated above within one day of filing a protest with the GAO.

(c) A copy of the protest served on the Contracting Officer shall be simultaneously furnished by the protester to the Department of the Interior Assistant Solicitor for Acquisitions and Intellectual Property, 1849 C Street, NW, Room 6511, Washington, D.C. 20240."

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SECTION 5

EVALUATION

5.1 EVALUATION FACTORS

The Government will evaluate timely quotations using the following factors: Technical, Past Performance, and Price. The evaluation will be conducted in an efficient and minimally burdensome manner. The evaluation procedures are not subject to FAR Part 15 or FAR Part 14, and the Government is not required to score quotations, establish a competitive range, or conduct discussions.

Technical. The Government will evaluate the quoter’s technical approach based on how well the proposed services meet the Government’s requirement. The evaluation will consider the quoter’s understanding of the requirement, proposed approach to performing the required tasks, staffing and management approach, vessel and field support approach, ability to perform the geophysical survey and core collection/testing requirements, and ability to provide the required data evaluation and reporting.

Past Performance. The Government will evaluate past performance based on the quoter’s demonstrated record of performing work that is relevant to this requirement. The Government may consider information from

CPARS, information provided by the quoter, past performance questionnaires, commercial market experience, subcontractor experience, and other sources available to the Government.