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TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART I – THE SCHEDULE

SECTION A –SF 1442 (Solicitation/Contract Form) SECTION B –Supplies or Services and Price Cost (See SF 1442 (block 17 for offer) SECTION C --Specifications ................Work and Schedule Considerations SECTION D-Packaging and Marking ................Postage and Markings SECTION E -- Inspection and Acceptance .............. Inspection of Construction ...............Warranty of Construction SECTION F -- Deliveries or Performance ...............Commencement, Prosecution, and Completion of Work ...............Suspension of Work SECTION G -- Contract Administration Data ...............Contract Administration ...............Authorities & Delegations (subcontracting & Site Administration) SECTION H -- Special Contract Requirements ...............EO – Prohibition of Text Messaging while Driving ...............Progress Meetings ...............Operation of Facility during Construction ...............Contractor Employees

PART II – CONTRACT CLAUSES

SECTION I -- Contract Clauses ...............Clauses by Reference ...............Release of Claims - Department of Interior ...............Liability Insurance - Department of Interior ...............System for Award Management ...............Accident Prevention ...............Specifications and Drawings for Construction ...............Value Engineering – Construction

PART III – LIST OF DOCUMENTS, EXHIBITS, AND OTHER ATTACHMENTS

SECTION J – List of Attachments ...............Statement of Work (Atch 1) ...............Site Visit Info (Atch 2) ...............Specifications (Atch 3) ...............Wage Determination (Atch 4)

PART IV – REPRESENTATIONS AND INSTRUCTIONS

Section K - Representations, Certifications, and Other Statements of Offerors ................Representations, Certifications SECTION L -- Instructions, Conditions and Notices to Bidders ................Instruction for Proposal Submission ................Solicitation Provision Incorporated by Reference ................Instruction to Offerors ................Site Visit (Construction) SECTION M -- Evaluation Factors for Award ................Evaluation Factors for Award

Section A: Solicitation/contract form

SITE LOCATION: The project site is located at Cowpens National Battlefield in Gaffney, South Carolina

PROJECT TITLE: Replace fire and intrusion alarms at Cowpens National Battlefield

This procurement will be 100% set-aside for Small Business. The NAICS code is 238210. The small business standard is $16.50M.

NOTICE TO PROSPECTIVE OFFEROR’S

SUBMISSION OF DOCUMENTS: Your offer must include the following Sections and Forms:

SF-1442, SOLICITATION, OFFER AND AWARD. PLEASE NOTE: The SF-1442 must be signed, and dated, and Blocks 14 through 20c must be completed.

SF-1442, ITEM 17, Offeror is cautioned to review acceptance time stated in Item 13d before completing this item. Proposals offering less than specified time will cause proposal to be rejected.

SECTION B, Price Schedule

SECTION K, REPRESENTATIONS, CERTIFICATIONS AND OTHER STATEMENTS OF OFFERORS

OFFERS WILL ONLY BE SUBMITTED VIA EMAIL TO: celinda_hicks@nps.gov

The magnitude of this project is between $25,000 and $100,000

PERFORMANCE/PAYMENT BONDS – Successful offeror will be required to furnish Performance and Payment bonds on Standard Forms 25 and 25A based on total contract amounts within the following ranges: 100 percent performance bond, 100 percent payment bond. Offerors are now advised that the Government will inspect, accept and take possession of completed work and release the bonding upon completion/acceptance of the work under FAR 28.203-5.

There will be a site visit scheduled on February 8, 2022 at 9:00 A.M. Eastern Time. RSVP is required.

All questions regarding this solicitation must be submitted in writing to the Contracting Officer. Questions must be submitted by February 18, 2022 at 5:00 P.M. Eastern Time. Questions submitted after this time may NOT be considered.

Proposals are due on February 25, 2022 at 5:00 P.M. Eastern Time.

Section B – Price Schedule

The contractor should provide all labor, parts, tools, equipment, supervision and all incidentals as necessary to install systems in accordance with the scope of work.

Price Schedule

Project Title:

Install systems

TOTAL PROPOSED PRICE:

NOTE: PLEASE PROVIDE A DETAILED COST BREAKOUT OF YOUR LUMP SUM BID TO INCLUDE ALL COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH YOUR PROPOSAL

Section C – Specifications/Drawings

C.1 The Contractor shall furnish the necessary personnel, material, equipment, services and facilities (except as otherwise specified). To perform the Statement of Work/Specifications, included as Attachment 0001 in accordance with the Contract Documents:

Attachment 0001- Statement of Work/Specifications

All provisions, clauses, terms, and conditions in specifications and the Solicitation/Contract apply with equal force and binding effect, and contractor is expected to comply with same throughout the specified period of performance and any extension thereto, if granted.

Section D – Packaging and Marking

D.1 Payment of Postage and Fees

Payment of Postage and Fees related to submitting documents to the Contracting Officer (CO) or the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) shall be paid by the contractor.

D.2 Marking

All documents submitted to the Contracting Officer or Contracting Officer’s Representative shall clearly indicate the Contract Number of the contract for which the information is being submitted.

Section E – Inspection and Acceptance

E.1 NOTICE LISTING CONTRACT CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

The following contract clauses pertinent to this section are hereby incorporated by reference (by Citation Number, Title and Date) in accordance with the clauses at FAR 52.252-2 CLAUSES INCORPORTATED BY REFERENCE in Section I of this contract. See FAR 52.252-2 for an internet address (if specified) for electronic access to the full text of a clause.

E.2 FAR 52.246-12 Inspection of Construction AUG 1996

(a) Definition. “Work” includes, but is not limited to, materials, workmanship, and manufacture and fabrication of components.

(b) The Contractor shall maintain an adequate inspection system and perform such inspections as will ensure that the work performed under the contract conforms to contract requirements. The Contractor shall maintain complete inspection records and make them available to the Government. All work shall be conducted under the general direction of the CO and is subject to Government inspection and test at all places and at all reasonable times before acceptance to ensure strict compliance with the terms of the contract.

(c) Government inspections and tests are for the sole benefit of the Government and do not—

(1) Relieve the Contractor of responsibility for providing adequate quality control measures;

(2) Relieve the Contractor of responsibility for damage to or loss of the material before acceptance;

(3) Constitute or imply acceptance; or

(4) Affect the continuing rights of the Government after acceptance of the completed work under paragraph (i) of this section.

(d) The presence or absence of a Government inspector does not relieve the Contractor from any contract requirement, nor is the inspector authorized to change any term or condition of the specification without the CO’s written authorization.

(e) The Contractor shall promptly furnish, at no increase in contract price, all facilities, labor, and material reasonably needed for performing such safe and convenient inspections and tests as may be required by the CO. The Government may charge to the Contractor any additional cost of inspection or test when work is not ready at the time specified by the Contractor for inspection or test, or when prior rejection makes re-inspection or retest necessary. The Government shall perform all inspections and tests in a manner that will not unnecessarily delay the work. Special, full size, and performance tests shall be performed as described in the contract.

(f) The Contractor shall, without charge, replace or correct work found by the Government not to conform to contract requirements, unless in the public interest the Government consents to accept the work with an appropriate adjustment in contract price. The Contractor shall promptly segregate and remove rejected material from the premises.

(g) If the Contractor does not promptly replace or correct rejected work, the Government may—

(1) By contract or otherwise, replace or correct the work and charge the cost to the Contractor; or

(2) Terminate for default the Contractor’s right to proceed.

(h) If, before acceptance of the entire work, the Government decides to examine already completed work by removing it or tearing it out, the Contractor, on request, shall promptly furnish all necessary facilities, labor, and material. If the work is found to be defective or nonconforming in any material respect due to the fault of the Contractor or its subcontractors, the Contractor shall defray the expenses of the examination and of satisfactory reconstruction. However, if the work is found to meet contract requirements, the CO shall make an equitable adjustment for the additional services involved in the examination and reconstruction, including, if completion of the work was delayed, an extension of time.

(i) Unless otherwise specified in the contract, the Government shall accept, as promptly as practicable after completion and inspection, all work required by the contract or that portion of the work the CO determines can be accepted separately. Acceptance shall be final and conclusive except for latent defects, fraud, gross mistakes amounting to fraud, or the Government’s rights under any warranty or guarantee.

(End of clause)

(a) In addition to any other warranties in this contract, the Contractor warrants, except as provided in paragraph (i) of this clause, that work performed under this contract conforms to the contract requirements and is free of any defect in equipment, material, or design furnished, or workmanship performed by the Contractor or any subcontractor or supplier at any tier.

(b) This warranty shall continue for a period of 1 year from the date of final acceptance of the work. If the Government takes possession of any part of the work before final acceptance, this warranty shall continue for a period of 1 year from the date the Government takes possession.

(c) The Contractor shall remedy at the Contractor’s expense any failure to conform, or any defect. In addition, the Contractor shall remedy at the Contractor’s expense any damage to Government owned or controlled real or personal property, when that damage is the result of

(1) The Contractor’s failure to conform to contract requirements; or

(2) Any defect of equipment, material, workmanship, or design furnished.

(d) The Contractor shall restore any work damaged in fulfilling the terms and conditions of this clause. The Contractor’s warranty with respect to work repaired or replaced will run for 1 year from the date of repair or replacement.

(c) The CO shall notify the Contractor, in writing, within a reasonable time after the discovery of any failure, defect, or damage.

(f) If the Contractor fails to remedy any failure, defect, or damage within a reasonable time after receipt of notice, the Government shall have the right to replace, repair, or otherwise remedy the failure, defect, or damage at the Contractor’s expense.

(g) With respect to all warranties, express or implied, from subcontractors, manufacturers, or suppliers for work performed and materials furnished under this contract, the Contractor shall–

(1) Obtain all warranties that would be given in normal commercial practice;

(2) Require all warranties to be signed, in writing, for the benefit of the Government, if directed by the CO; and

(3) Enforce all warranties for the benefit of the Government, if directed by the CO.

(h) If the Contractor’s warranty under paragraph (b) of this clause has expired, the Government may bring suit at its expense to enforce a subcontractor’s, manufacturer’s, or supplier’s warranty.

(i) Unless a defect is caused by the negligence of the Contractor or subcontractor or supplier at any tier, the Contractor shall not be liable for the repair of any defects of material or design furnished by the Government nor for the repair of any damage that result from any defect in Government-furnished material or design.

(j) This warranty shall not limit the Government’s rights under the Inspection and Acceptance clause of this contract with respect to latent defects, gross mistakes, or fraud.

Section F – Deliveries or Performance

The Contractor shall be required to (a) commence work under this contract within 10 calendar days after the date the Contractor receives the notice to proceed, (b) prosecute the work diligently, and (c) complete the entire work ready for use not later than 120 calendar days after receiving the notice to proceed. The time stated for completion shall include final cleanup of the premises.

The Contractor shall perform on the site, and with its own organization, work equivalent to at least thirty percent of the total amount of work to be performed under the contract. This percentage may be reduced by a supplemental agreement to this contract if, during performing the work, the Contractor requests a reduction and the CO determines that the reduction would be to the advantage of the Government.

(a) The CO may order the Contractor, in writing, to suspend, delay, or interrupt all or any part of the work of this contract for the period of time that the CO determines appropriate for the convenience of the Government.

(b) If the performance of all or any part of the work is, for an unreasonable period of time, suspended, delayed, or interrupted (1) by an act of the CO in the administration of this contract, or (2) by the CO’s failure to act within the time specified in this contract (or within a reasonable time if not specified), an adjustment shall be made for any increase in the cost of performance of this contract (excluding profit) necessarily caused by the unreasonable suspension, delay, or interruption, and the contract modified in writing accordingly. However, no adjustment shall be made under this clause for any suspension, delay, or interruption to the extent that performance would have been so suspended, delayed, or interrupted by any other cause, including the fault or negligence of the Contractor, or for which an equitable adjustment is provided for or excluded under any other term or condition of this contract.

(c) A claim under this clause shall not be allowed–

(1) For any costs incurred more than 20 days before the Contractor shall have notified the CO in writing of the act or failure to act involved (but this requirement shall not apply as to a claim resulting from a suspension order); and

(2) Unless the claim, in an amount stated, is asserted in writing as soon as practicable after the termination of the suspension, delay, or interruption, but not later than the date of final payment under the contract.

Section G – Contract Administration Data

G.1 Contracting Officer’s Representative(s) for this contract will be:

To Be Determined at time of Award

G.2 Contract Officer responsible for administering this contract:

G.3 TECHNICAL DIRECTION

The performance of the work required in this contract shall be subject to the COR’s or his designee’s technical direction and surveillance. As used in this contract, “technical direction” is direction to the Contractor which requires pursuit of certain lines of inquiry, filing in details or otherwise serving to accomplish the contract specifications. The technical direction, to be valid:

(a) Must be issued in writing consistent with the general scope of the work stated in the contract;

(b) May not constitute a new assignment of work changes to the expressed terms, conditions, or specifications incorporated into this contract;

I Shall not constitute a basis for extension of the contract delivery schedule.

Nothing contained in this part authorizes the Contractor to incur costs in excess of the contract price or other limitation of funds stated in the contract due to extra work performed in response to informal directions, suggestions, or instructions (oral or written) given by representatives of the CO, unless before commencing such work, the Contractor: 1) directly notifies the CO; 2) requests a formal contract modification; and 3) receives written authorization to proceed from the CO.

G.4 CORRESPONDENCE

Any correspondence initiated by the Contractor shall include the Contract Number and shall be addressed to the CO (original and one copy) at the address provided in the clause entitled “Contractor Administration”.

G.5 CONTRACT PAYMENTS

The Contractor shall submit invoices to the CO for the percentage of work completed. Contractor and COR at the site must agree on the percentage of work completed.

G.6 JOB SITE ADMINISTRATION

The COR will be available at the site to inspect the work as it progresses. The COR is not authorized to make technical decisions or give technical directions; the Contractor or the Contractor’s Superintendent must contact the COR regarding such decisions and directions.

The Contractor shall have a competent superintendent (the “Contractor’s Superintendent”) who is (i) deemed acceptable to the Government; (ii) authorized to act on the Contractor’s behalf; and (iii) to be present on the job site at all times when contract work is being performed.

G.7 PAYROLL RECORDS

The Prime Contractor is responsible for furnishing the CO with one (copy of the Weekly Payroll Form WH-347 or equivalent) to include payroll records for his/hers subcontractor’s. Payroll records shall be submitted within seven (7) days after the close of the payroll period and numbered in consecutive order. The Prime Contractor shall review all subcontractors’ payroll and ensure that all employees are paid under the Wage Determination, which is a part of this contract.

The Prime Contractor shall ensure that compliance is met. The Contractor is subject to the Wage and Hour Dept., U.S. Department of Labor.

G.8 SUBCONTRACTING

The Prime Contractor shall complete a Standard Form (SF1413) for each subcontractor and submit the form to the CO. No subcontractor shall be allowed on the site without a signed SF 1413. The Prime shall be held responsible for ensuring that his/hers subcontractor’s DO NOT subcontract any portion of this work. The Prime Contractor is responsible to ensure that all subcontractors carry sufficient insurance under this contract.

G.9 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.

I 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;

(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.

I 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; 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.

(End of clause)

Section H – Special Contract Requirements

H.1 Executive Order 13513 Prohibition on Text Messaging and Using Electronic Equipment Supplied by the Government While Driving as prescribed in Federal Leadership on Reducing Text Messaging While Driving

Prohibition on Text Messaging and Using Electronic Equipment Supplied by the Government while Driving (Oct 2009)

This Executive Order introduces a Federal Government-wide Prohibition on the use of text messaging while driving on official business or while using Government –supplied equipment. Additional guidance enforcing the ban will be issued at a later date. In the meantime, please adopt and enforce policies that immediately ban text messaging while driving company-owned or –rented vehicles, government-owned or leased vehicles, or while driving privately owned vehicles when on official government business or when performing any work for or on the behalf of the government.

(End of order)

H.2 GENERIC GENDER TERMINOLOGY

Except where stipulated by the Federal Acquisition Regulations, the use of terms such as he, she, his, and her are not to be interpreted as implying other than neutral gender terms such as “it” or “their”.

H.3 SAFETY

The Contractor is responsible for establishing and maintaining compliance with all applicable laws, regulations, rules, and standards, including without limitation, those regulations, rules, and standards, promulgated for the administration and enforcement of the following laws: the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) or Federally approved State equivalent(s); the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) as amended by Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA); Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA); Clean Air Act (CAA); Clean Water Act (CWA) and Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA); and Solid Waste Disposal Act (SWDA), as amended by Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA).

H.4 PROGRESS MEETINGS

(52) The Contractor shall be available to meet with the CO or his/her representative at the job site during construction to discuss work progress.

(b) Meetings will be scheduled by the CO with timely notification to the Contractor.

I At the progress meetings, the Contractor shall give oral the CO progress reports on the project. If the work is behind schedule, the Contractor shall must (i) discuss the work and any causes of work delay(s); (ii) present a plan to bring the work back into conformance with the schedule; or, if necessary (iii) to propose a revised work schedule.

H.5 Payrolls

The Contractor must furnish copies of his weekly payrolls to the CO. Payroll submission is required weekly, 7 calendar days after close of payroll period.

H.6 OPERATION OF FACILITY DURING CONSTRUCTION

Construction activities must not interrupt the facility’s function and day-to-day operations during construction.

The contractor must coordinate with the COR for any temporary measures. All temporary measures employed shall be at the Contractor’s expense and shall be removed upon completion of the contract.

H.7 WORK HOURS

Normal work hours are from 7:30 a.m. through 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. Contractor will not be permitted to work at the job site on Saturday, Sunday or legal holidays unless the CO authorizes otherwise.

H.8 USE OF PREMISES

(a) Before any camp, quarry, borrow pit, storage, detour, or bypass site, other than shown on the drawings, is opened or operated on Government land or lands administered by the Government, written permission shall be obtained through the CO. A camp is interpreted to include the campsite or trailer parking area of any employee working on the project for the Contractor. Such permission, if granted, will be without charge to the Contractor.

(b) Unless provided otherwise, the Contractor shall provide and maintain sanitation facilities for the workforce at the site. Solid waste shall be disposed of under applicable federal, state, and local regulations.

H.9 MAXIMUM WORK WEEK

The maximum workweek that will be approved is 40 hours. The Contractor’s proposed hours of work are to include daily starting and stopping times.

H.10 EXCAVATION AND UTILITY CLEARANCES

The Chief of Maintenance, for each park, shall ensure that the Contractor is provided with necessary excavation and utility clearances. The Contractor shall request such clearances and staking in writing to the CO no less than ten calendar days before the date which s/he anticipates commencement of work. The Contractor will not proceed with excavation of any kind until such clearances have been issued. Clearances will be valid from the date of issue or completion of, or otherwise directed by the issuing authority.

H.11 DISPOSAL

Contractor will dispose debris, rubbish, and non-usable material resulting from under this contract in a manner that meets federal, state and local laws.

H.12 CONTRACTOR EMPLOYEES

(a) Contractor will dispose all debris, rubbish and non-useable material from the site and all federal property in a manner that meets federal, state, county and local laws.

(b) The Contractor shall furnish sufficient personnel to perform, supervise and manage all work.

(c) Contractor employees shall conduct themselves in a proper, efficient, courteous and business-like manner.

(d) The Contractor shall remove from the site any individual whose continued employment the CO deems to be contrary to public interest or inconsistent with the policies of the National Park Service.

H.13 PERMITS

The contractor shall, without additional expense to the government, obtain all appointments, licenses, and permits required to perform work under this contract. Contractor will provide evidence of all permits and licenses to the CO before the work commences and will always display them on the job site.

H.14 QUALITY OF WORK

Workmanship shall be of the highest quality and best practices of the trade. Contractor shall conform to all requirements of the state and county code, ANSI A 10.6 and applicable codes of the National Fires Protection Association. All replacement materials shall conform to the manufacturer specifications and standards. Substitute items shall be equal to or better that the original material and must be approved by the Government.

H.15 COMPLETION OF WORK

The time stated for completion of the project includes all materiel procurement, payroll records, corrections of all discrepancies (Punch List Items), and final clean up on premises as stated in the clause “Commencement, Prosecution and Completion of Work”, FAR 52.211-10 (APR 1984) Section F.

H.16 MATERIAL APPROVAL SUBMITTALS

The submittals contemplated by the clause entitles “Materials and Workmanship”, FAR 52.236-5 (APR 1984), Section I, shall be submitted to the CO through the COR in five (5) copies. The Denver Service Center Form (DSC-1) entitled “Transmittal USDI, National Park Service”, shall be used. Contractor shall re-submit any disapproved submittals within seven (7) calendar days of disapproval.

H.17 ARCHEOLOGICAL FINDINGS

Petroglyphs, artifacts, burial grounds or remains, structural features, ceremonial, domestic, and archeological objects of any nature, historic or prehistoric, found within the construction area, are the property of and will be removed and only by the Government. Should Contractor’s operations uncover, or his employees find any archeological remains, Contractor shall suspend operations at the site of discovery; notify CO immediately of the findings; and continue operation in other areas. Included with the notification shall be a brief statement of the location and details of the findings. Should the temporary suspension of work at the site result in delays, or the discovery site require archeological studies resulting in delays or additional work for the contractor, he will be compensated by an equitable adjustment under the General Provision of the Contract.

H.18 DOI ELECTRONIC INVOICING Electronic Invoicing and Payment Requirements – Internet Payment Platform (IPP) APRIL 2013

Payment requests must be submitted electronically through the U. S. Department of the Treasury’s Invoice Processing Platform System (IPP).

“Payment request” means any request for contract financing payment or invoice payment by the Contractor. To constitute a proper invoice, the payment request must comply with the requirements identified in the applicable Prompt Payment clause included in the contract, or the clause 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions – Commercial Items included in commercial item contracts. The IPP website address is: https://www.ipp.gov.

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

The contractor must submit to the CO and the COR the payroll for the general contractor and any applicable sub-contractors and an updated schedule.

The contractor must us 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 instruction via email from the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston (FRBB) before the contract award date, but no more than 3 – 5 business days of the contract award date. Contractor assistance with enrollment can be obtained by contacting the IPP Production Helpdesk via email ippgroup@bos.frb.org or phone (866) 973-3131.

If the Contractor is unable to comply with the requirement to use IPP for submitting invoices for payment the Contractor must submit a waiver request in writing to the Contracting Office with its proposal or quotation. (End of Local Clause)

SECTION I – CONTRACT CLAUSES

This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the CO will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es): http://www.arnet/far.gov

Aug 2011

After completion of work and before final payment, the Contractor shall furnish the CO with a release of claims against the United States relating to this contract. The Release of Claims form (DI-137) shall be used for this purpose. The form provides for exception of specified claims from operation of the release.

(a) The Contractor shall procure and maintain during the term of this contract and any extension thereof liability insurance in form satisfactory to the CO by an insurance company which is acceptable to the CO. 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:

1. Worker’s compensation and employer’s liability: $100,000

1. General Liability: $50,000 each person and $100,000 each occurrence

1. Property Damage: $200,000

(b) Each policy shall have a certificate evidencing the insurance coverage. The insurance company shall provide an endorsement to notify the CO 30 days before the effective date of cancellation or termination of the policy or certificate; or modification of the policy or certificate which may adversely affect the interest of the Government in such insurance. The certificate shall identify the contract number, the name and address of the CO, as well as the insured, the policy number and a brief description of contract services to be performed. The contractor shall furnish the CO with a copy of an acceptable insurance certificate before beginning the work.

(c) The contractor shall name the United States, National Park Service, as the insured party(ties) on the liability insurance policy.

(a) Definitions. As used in this provision— “Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) indicator” means a four-character suffix to the unique entity identifier. The suffix is assigned at the discretion of the commercial, nonprofit, or Government entity to establish additional System for Award Management records for identifying alternative EFT accounts (see subpart 32.11) for the same entity.

“Registered in the System for Award Management (SAM)” means that—

(1) The Offeror has entered all mandatory information, including the unique entity identifier and the EFT indicator, if applicable, the Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code, as well as data required by the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 (see subpart 4.14), into the SAM;

(2) The offeror has completed the Core, Assertions, and Representations and Certification, and Points of contact sections of the registration in the SAM;

(3) The Government has validated all mandatory data fields, to include validation of the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The Offeror will be required to provide consent for TIN validation to the Government as a part of the SAM registration process.

(4) The Government has marked the record “Active”.

“Unique entity identifier” means a number or other identifier used to identify a specific commercial, nonprofit, or Government entity. See www.sam.gov for the designated entity for establishing unique entity identifiers.

(b)

(1) An Offeror is required to be registered in SAM when submitting an offer or quotation, and shall continue to be registered until time of award, during performance, and through final payment of any contract, basic agreement, basic ordering agreement, or blanket purchasing agreement resulting from this solicitation.

(2) The Offeror shall enter, in the block with its name and address on the cover page of its offer, the annotation “Unique Entity Identifier” followed by the unique entity identifier that identifies the Offeror’s name and address exactly as stated in the offer. The Offeror also shall enter its EFT indicator, if applicable. The unique entity identifier will be used by the CO to verify that the Offeror is registered in the SAM.

(c) If the Offeror does not have a unique entity identifier, it should contact the entity designated at www.sam.gov for establishment of the unique entity identifier directly to obtain one. The Offeror should be prepared to provide the following information:

(1) Company legal business name.

(2) Tradestyle, doing business, or other name by which your entity is commonly recognized.

(3) Company physical street address, city, state and Zip Code.

(4) Company mailing address, city, state and Zip Code (if separate from physical).

(5) Company telephone number.

(6) Date the company was started.

(7) Number of employees at your location.

(8) Chief executive officer/key manager.

(9) Line of business (industry).

(10) Company Headquarters name and address (reporting relationship within your entity).

(d) Processing time should be taken into consideration when registering. Offerors who are not registered in SAM should consider applying for registration immediately upon receipt of this solicitation. See https://www.sam.gov for information on registration.

(End of Provision) Alternate I (Oct 2018). As prescribed in 4.1105(a)(2), substitute the following paragraph (b)(1) for paragraph (b)(1) of the basic provision:

(b)

(1) An Offeror is required to be registered in SAM as soon as possible. If registration is not possible when submitting an offer or quotation, the awardee shall be registered in SAM under the requirements of clause 52.204-13, System for Award Management Maintenance.

(a) Definitions. As used in this provision— “Administrative proceeding” means a non-judicial process that is adjudicatory in nature in order to make a determination of fault or liability (e.g., Securities and Exchange Commission Administrative Proceedings, Civilian Board of Contract Appeals Proceedings, and Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals Proceedings). This includes administrative proceeding at the Federal and State level but only in connection with performance of a Federal contract or grant. It does not include agency actions such as contract audits, site visits, corrective plans, or inspection of deliverables.

“Federal contracts and grants with total value greater than $10,000,000” means—

(1) The total value of all current, active contracts and grants, including all priced options; and

(2) The total value of all current, active orders including all priced options under indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity, 8(a), or requirements contracts (including task and delivery and multiple-award Schedules).

“Principal” means an officer, director, owner, partner, or a person having primary management or supervisory responsibilities within a business entity (e.g., general manager; plant manager; head of a division or business segment; and similar positions).

(b) The offeror [_] has [_] does not have current active Federal contracts and grants with total value greater than $10,000,000.

(c) If the offeror checked “has” in paragraph (b) of this provision, the offeror represents, by submission of this offer, that the information it has entered in the Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS) is current, accurate, and complete as of the date of submission of this offer with regard to the following information:

(1) Whether the offeror, or any of its principals, has or has not, within the last five years, in connection with the award to or performance by the offeror of a Federal contract or grant, been the subject of a proceeding, at the Federal or State level that resulted in any of the following dispositions:

(i) In a criminal proceeding, a conviction.

(ii) In a civil proceeding, a finding of fault and liability that results in the payment of a monetary fine, penalty, reimbursement, restitution, or damages of $5,000 or more.

(iii) In an administrative proceeding, a finding of fault and liability that results in—

(A) The payment of a monetary fine or penalty of $5,000 or more; or

(B) The payment of a reimbursement, restitution, or damages in excess of $100,000.

(iv) In a criminal, civil, or administrative proceeding, a disposition of the matter by consent or compromise with an acknowledgment of fault by the Contractor if the proceeding could have led to any of the outcomes specified in paragraphs (c)(1)(i), (c)(1)(ii), or (c)(1)(iii) of this provision.

(2) If the offeror has been involved in the last five years in any of the occurrences listed in (c)(1) of this provision, whether the offeror has provided the requested information with regard to each occurrence.

(d) The offeror shall post the information in paragraphs (c)(1)(i) through (c)(1)(iv) of this provision in FAPIIS as required through maintaining an active registration in the System for Award Management which can be accessed via https://www.sam.gov(see 52.204-7).

(End of provision)

I.6 52.209-9 UPDATES OF PUBLICLY AVAILABLE INFORMATION REGARDING OCT 2018

RESPONSIBILITY MATTERS

(a) The Contractor shall update the information in the Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS) on a semi-annual basis, throughout the life of the contract, by posting the required information in the System for Award Management via https://www.sam.gov.

(b) As required by section 3010 of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2010 (Pub. L. 111-212), all information posted in FAPIIS on or after April 15, 2011, except past performance reviews, will be publicly available. FAPIIS consist of two segments—

(1) The non-public segment, into which Government officials and the Contractor post information, which can only be viewed by—

(i) Government personnel and authorized users performing business on behalf of the Government; or

(ii) The Contractor, when viewing data on itself; and

(2) The publicly-available segment, to which all data in the non-public segment of FAPIIS is automatically transferred after a waiting period of 14 calendar days, except for--

(i) Past performance reviews required by subpart 42.15;

(ii) Information that was entered before April 15, 2011; or

(iii) Information that is withdrawn during the 14-calendar-day waiting period by the Government official who posted it under paragraph (c)(1) of this clause.

(c) The Contractor will receive notification when the Government posts new information to the Contractor’s record.

(1) If the Contractor asserts in writing within 7 calendar days, to the Government official who posted the information, that some of the information posted to the non-public segment of FAPIIS is covered by a disclosure exemption under the Freedom of Information Act, the Government official who posted the information must within 7 calendar days remove the posting from FAPIIS and resolve the issue under agency Freedom of Information procedures, before reposting the releasable information. The contractor must cite 52.209-9 and request removal within 7 calendar days of the posting to FAPIIS.

(2) The Contractor will also have an opportunity to post comments regarding information that has been posted by the Government. The comments will be retained as long as the associated information is retained, i.e., for a total period of 6 years. Contractor comments will remain a part of the record unless the Contractor revises them.

(3) As required by section 3010 of Pub. L. 111-212, all information posted in FAPIIS on or after April 15, 2011, except past performance reviews, will be publicly available.

(d) Public requests for system information posted before April 15, 2011, will be handled under Freedom of Information Act procedures, including, where appropriate, procedures promulgated under E.O. 12600.

(End of clause)

I.7 52.222-4 CONTRACT WORK HOURS AND SAFETY STANDARDS ACT- MAY 2018

OVERTIME COMPENSATION

(a) Overtime requirements. No Contractor or subcontractor employing laborers or mechanics (see Federal Acquisition Regulation 22.300) shall require or permit them to work over 40 hours in any workweek unless they are paid at least 1 and 1/2 times the basic rate of pay for each hour worked over 40 hours.

(b) Violation; liability for unpaid wages; liquidated damages. The responsible Contractor and subcontractor are liable for unpaid wages if they violate the terms in paragraph (a) of this clause. In addition, the Contractor and subcontractor are liable for liquidated damages payable to the Government. The CO will assess liquidated damages at the rate specified at 29 C.F.R. § 5.5(b)(2) per affected employee for each calendar day on which the employer required or permitted the employee to work in excess of the standard workweek of 40 hours without paying overtime wages required by the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards statute (found at 40 U.S.C. Chapter 37). Under the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990 (28 U.S.C. § 2461 Note), the Department of Labor adjusts this civil monetary penalty for inflation no later than January 15 each year.

(c) Withholding for unpaid wages and liquidated damages. The CO will withhold from payments due under the contract sufficient funds required to satisfy any Contractor or subcontractor liabilities for unpaid wages and liquidated damages. If amounts withheld under the contract are insufficient to satisfy Contractor or subcontractor liabilities, the CO will withhold payments from other Federal or Federally assisted contracts held by the same Contractor that are subject to the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards statute.

(d) Payrolls and basic records.

(1) The Contractor and its subcontractors shall maintain payrolls and basic payroll records for all laborers and mechanics working on the contract during the contract and shall make them available to the Government until 3 years after contract completion. The records shall contain the name and address of each employee, social security number, labor classifications, hourly rates of wages paid, daily and weekly number of hours worked, deductions made, and actual wages paid. The records need not duplicate those required for construction work by Department of Labor regulations at 29 C.F.R. § 5.5(a)(3) implementing the Construction Wage Rate Requirements statute.

(2) The Contractor and its subcontractors shall allow authorized representatives of the CO or the Department of Labor to…