Amendment_6_Attachment_1_Revised_Terms_Provisions_Clauses_0006.pdf

Request for Quotation

Original RFQ: 04/16/2026

Amendment 1: Revision 1, 4/17/26 Amendment 5: Revision 4, 5/13/26

Amendment 2: Revision 2, 4/21/26 Amendment 6, Revision 5, 5/15/26

Amendment 3: Revision 3, 4/28/26

Document No.

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Document Title

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Piling, Oregon Caves

National Monument

(ORCA)

I. GENERAL TERMS & INFORMATION

A. SOLICIATION INFORMATION

This is solicitation prepared for a commercial service, prepared in accordance FAR 12.201. It is the contractor’s/Quoter’s responsibility to be familiar with applicable clauses and provisions. Clauses and provisions can be found both in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Overhaul at FAR Overhaul - FAR Part Deviation

Guidance | Acquisition.GOV or in the FAR at FAR | Acquisition.GOV. This solicitation is a Request for

Quotations (RFQ), numbered as 140P8426Q00017. The NAICS code is 115310, Support Activities for Forestry

(including Tree Thinning), with an associated small business size standard of $11.5M. This solicitation is a 100% total small business set-aside and will result in a firm fixed price contract to a single contractor/vendor determined to be responsive and responsible. The Government will consider past performance in determining responsibility.

B. Workers Compensation

The Contractor is required to be insured against liability for workmen's compensation or to undertake self-insurance in accordance with the provisions of Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 656 Workers’ Compensation (Oregon Revised

Statutes). Evidence of coverage is required before commencement of project work.

C. Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (November 2015)

In accordance with DOI and NPS policy, past performance evaluations may be prepared for this acquisition. For more information see the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS), available online at https://cpars.gov/.

D. Site-Specific Safety and Health Plan

Prior to work commencing on site, a site-specific safety and health plan shall be prepared covering on-site work to be performed by the contractor and all subcontractors. The prime contractor shall be responsible for development, implementation, and oversight of the site-specific plan. The level of detail provided in the site-specific safety and health plan shall be tailored to the type of work, complexity of operations to be performed, and hazards anticipated.

The site-specific safety and health plan shall address, in as much detail as possible, anticipated tasks, their related hazards, and anticipated control measures.

Work performed under this contract shall comply with applicable federal, state, and local safety and occupational health laws and regulations.

https://www.acquisition.gov/far-overhaul/far-part-deviation-guide https://www.acquisition.gov/far-overhaul/far-part-deviation-guide https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors656.html https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors656.html https://cpars.gov/

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E. Seasonal Shutdown

It is recognized that seasonal climatic conditions regularly occur in some of the National Park Service areas that restrict and in some cases prohibit normal activities, progress of the work. A seasonal shutdown may become necessary such as due to wildland fire in the area prohibiting contractor’s progress of the work. The Contracting Officer will provide the contractor a Seasonal Shutdown notice in writing that orders all work to cease, as well as when work shall resume.

F. Notice to the Government of Delays

In the event the Contractor encounters difficulty in meeting performance requirements, or when it anticipates difficulty in complying with the contract completion schedule or date, or whenever the Contractor has knowledge that any actual or potential situation is delaying or threatens to delay the timely performance of any order, the Contractor shall immediately notify the Contracting Officer and the COR, in writing, giving pertinent details; provided, however, that this data shall be informational only in character and that this provision shall not be construed as a waiver by the Government of any delivery schedule or date or any rights or remedies provided by law or under this order. Any request for extension of completion date shall be submitted with a justification, in writing, to the Contracting Officer.

G. Contract Administration

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

Scott Wickham

Assistant Fire Management Officer (FMO) and Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR)

NPS ConOPs West (Pacific Northwest Region)

Office/Mobile: 541-331-4254

Scott_Wickham@nps.gov

The Contracting Officer (CO) with overall responsibility for this order will be:

Phaedra Fuller

Contracting Officer

Office/Mobile: 360-461-1827

Phaedra_Fuller@ios.doi.gov

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II. SOLICITAITON CLAUSES

CLAUSES INCOPORATED BY REFERENCE:

52.252-2, Clauses Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1998)

This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this/these addresses:

http://www.acquisition.gov/far/ https://www.acquisition.gov/diar https://www.acquisition.gov/caac-letters https://www.acquisition.gov/far-overhaul

52.203-17, Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights (NOV 2023)

52.203-19, Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements (JAN 2017)

52.204-13, System for Award Management—Maintenance (Oct 2018) (DEVIATION Mar 2026)

52.209-6, Protecting the Government’s Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or

Proposed for Debarment (JAN 2025)

52.209-10, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations (NOV 2015)

52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions— Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Nov 2023)

(DEVIATION Mar 2026)

52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (DEVIATION JAN 2026)

52.222-3, Convict Labor (Jun 2003)

52.222-19, Child Labor—Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (Mar 2026)

52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (Jun 2020)

52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (Jun 2020)

52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans (JUN 2020)

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

52.222-41, Service Contract Labor Standards (Aug 2018) http://www.acquisition.gov/far/ https://www.acquisition.gov/diar https://www.acquisition.gov/far-overhaul

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52.222-42, Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires (May 2014)

52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (Oct 2025)

52.222-51, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Maintenance, Calibration, or Repair of Certain Equipment—Requirements (May 2014)

52.222-62, Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706 (Jan 2022)

52.222-90, Addressing DEI Discrimination by Federal Contractors

52.223-23, Sustainable Products and Services (May 2024)

52.226-8, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (May 2024

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

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

52.232-9X, Fast Payment Procedure [RESERVED]

52.233-3, Protest After Award (Aug 1996)

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

52.240-93, Basic Safeguarding of Covered Contractor Information Systems (DEVIATION Mar 2026)

52.242-15, Stop-Work Order (Aug 1989)

CLAUSES – INCORPORATED BY FULL TEXT:

DIAR 1452.228-70, Liability Insurance (Jul 1996)

The Contractor shall procure and maintain during the term of this contract and any extension thereof liability insurance in 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:

$500,000.00 each person

$500,000.00 each occurrence

$500,000.00 property damage

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

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Piling, Oregon Caves 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

Contracting Officer, as well as 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 the work.

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.

(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.

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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:

Vendor’s business invoice (upload your business invoice as an attachment to the IPP invoice before you click

“submit” in IPP).

VENDOR’S FAILURE TO ATTACH THE REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION AS SPECIFIED ABOVE WILL

RESULT IN THE IPP INVOICE BEING REJECTED.

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 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.

(New Info – Amendment 6) - NOTE: Partial payments are allowed. As contractor completes units, notifies COR, and

COR inspects and accepts the completed units, contractor may submit invoices as partial payment requests.

52.252-6, Authorized Deviations in Clauses (Nov 2020)

(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 Department of Interior Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR Chapter 14) clause with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of “(DEVIATION)” after the name of the regulation.

https://www.ipp.gov/ mailto:IPPCustomerSupport@fiscal.treasury.gov

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III. CONTRACT DOCUMENTS, EXHIBITS OR ATTACHMENTS

List of Attachments

At+A1:D17ta chment

Number

Attachment Title Date Number of

Pages

1 Terms, Provisions, and Clauses 4/16/2026 14

AMENDMENT 1 – Revised Terms, Provision, and

Clauses (Revision 1) 4/17/2026 14

AMENDMENT 2 – Revised Terms, Provision, and

Clauses (Revision 2) 4/21/2026 14

AMENDMENT 3 – Revised Terms, Provision, and

Clauses (Revision 3) 4/28/2026 14

AMENDMENT 5 – Revised Terms, Provision, and

Clauses (Revision 4) 5/13/2026 12

AMENDMENT 6 – Revised Terms, Provision, and

Clauses (Revision 5) 5/15/2026 12

DOL Service Wage Rate 1977-0079 for Josephine

County, OR

Rev. 81, 12/3/25

3 Statement of Work 4/16/2026 17

3 AMENDMENT 6 - Statement of Work (Revision 1) 5/15/2026 17

4 Forms and Provisions to Return with Quote 4/16/2026 7

5 Optional Past Performance Form n/a 2

AMENDMENT 1 – Cave Creek Campground Unit

Geo Map 4/17/2026 1

7 AMENDMENT 1 – Units 3-5-7-9 Geo Map 4/17/2026 1

8 AMENDMENT 1 – Units 1-2-4-6-8 Geo Map 4/17/2026 1

9 AMENDMENT 1 – Headquarters Geo Map 4/17/2026 1

10 AMENDMENT 5 – Site Visit Notes and Q&A 5/13/2026 2

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IV. SOLICITATION PROVISIONS

A. Acquisition 360: Voluntary Survey

(a) All actual and potential offerors are encouraged to provide feedback on the preaward and debriefing processes, as applicable. Feedback may be provided to agencies up to 45 days after award. The feedback is anonymous, unless the participant self-identifies in the survey. Actual and potential offerors can participate in the survey by selecting the following link: https://www.acquisition.gov/360.

(b) The Contracting Officer will not review the information provided until after contract award and will not consider it in the award decision. The survey is voluntary and does not convey any protections, rights, or grounds for protest. It creates a way for actual and potential offerors to provide the Government constructive feedback about the preaward and debriefing processes, as applicable, used for a specific acquisition.

B. 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors—Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Sep 2023)

(DEVIATION Mar 2026)

Addendum to the clause 52.212-1 (FAR 52.212-1 is replaced in its entirety by this addendum):

FAR.212-1, Instructions to Quoters—Commercial Products and Commercial Services

(a) Submitting your quote. Submit your company’s quote through electronic mail addressed to:

Phaedra_Fuller@ios.doi.gov

Quoters are urged to title all electronic quote documents using short, clear, and consistent naming conventions and use

Adobe PDF as the preferred file format.

(b) Quotations shall include— b.1 Standard Form 1449 (quoter to fill blocks 12,17,23,24,30a, b & c). This includes the name, address, and phone number of quoter. Quoter’s SAM.gov EUI number shall be included in Attachment 4.

b.3 Amendments: Acknowledgment of any amendments to this solicitation, using one of the methods set forth in Block 11 of the amendment, Standard Form 30.

b.4 Attachment 4 – Forms and Provisions to Include in Quote:

b.4.1 Price Schedule: Quoter shall fill in prices for all line items including total price and the requested information below the Price Schedule worksheet. Template worksheet and additional information are provided in Attachment 4 “Price Schedule” https://www.acquisition.gov/360

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Piling, Oregon Caves b.4.2 Quoter’s Proposed Team: Quoter shall indicate if they intend to self-perform the work or include any subcontractors. Quoter shall use the template provided in Attachment 4 “Quoter’s

Proposed Team.”

b.4.3 Relevant Experience: A list of comparable relevant experience as provided/performed within the past six (6) years, to be evaluated as described in the Evaluation section at the end of this document. Use template provided in Attachment 4 “List of Relevant Experience (List of

Projects) & Past Performance References” b.4.4 Key Personnel: Proposed key personnel for this project, to be evaluated as described in the

Evaluation section at the end of this document. Quoter shall use the template provided in

Attachment 4 “Key Personnel Qualifications” b.4.5 Technical Approach: Technical approach is your means and methods to complete a technical aspect of required work in this solicitation. Submit a written narrative limited to 5 pages describing your technical approach to the specific aspects below. Additional pages will not be evaluated. Pictures can be included and will count towards the page limitation. There is no preprinted form for this submittal, however, it is also referenced/included in Attachment 4.

Specific aspects of your technical approach that will be evaluated include the following:

Schedule execution of tree thinning work and piling work. NOTE: There is no template provided for this item.

b.4.6 Schedule: Quoter shall include a proposed schedule indicating your available start date, end date, and major elements of work, to be evaluated as described in the Evaluation section at the end of this document. While there is a stated period of performance in the Statement of Work, to start between July 16th-20th and complete all work by September 30th, 2026, this is the

Government’s anticipated timeframe. Quoter shall include their actual availability to start work, however, due to birding breeding season within the work area, work cannot begin before

July 16, 2026. Note: There is no template provided for this item. It is common best practices to provide a project schedule in the form of a Gantt Chart, however, Quoter may choose their own format.

b.4.7 Optional Small Buisness Re-representation: This is optional. If Quoter does not have

NAICS code 115310 in their online Reps/Certs in SAM.gov, then Quoter shall fill out the re-representation for NAICS 115310 and include in quote.

NOTE: The Government will verify all quotes in SAM.gov, looking at registration date (actively registered or not), Reps/Certs (to look at NAICS if quoter is small business or not), and Quality/Responsibility section.

(c) Past Performance. References to current or former customers who will attest to the quality of your product or service as provided/performed within the past six (6) years, including information such as (i) customer name, (ii)

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Piling, Oregon Caves customer address, (iii) contract or purchase order numbers, (iv) persons to contact, and (v) telephone numbers and/or email address, to be evaluated as described in the Evaluation section at the end of this document. Quoter may use the template provided as Attachment 5, “Optional Past Performance Questionnaire” to share with its customers who can submit the form to the Contracting Officer by email. Forms shall be submitted no later than 3pm PDT, 5/14/26, to

Phaeddra_Fuller@ios.doi.gov.

(e) If the quotation is not submitted on the SF 1449, a statement specifying the extent of agreement with all terms, conditions, and provisions included in the solicitation and any solicitation amendments.

(f) Submission deadline. We must receive your quote by the deadline specified in Block 8 of the SF 1449. We will not consider any quote that we receive after the deadline unless we receive it before we issue a purchase order and considering it will not delay our purchase. In case of an emergency that delays our operations and makes submission or receipt of your quote impossible, we will extend the deadline by one working day.

(g) Purchase Order award. Your quotation should contain your best terms. The Contracting Officer may reject any or all quotations. After the evaluation of quotations, the Contracting Officer may work out final terms with one or more quoters of the Government’s choice before issuing a purchase order. The Contracting Officer will not confer with any quoters other than those of the Government’s choice and will not use the formal source selection procedures described in FAR Part 15.

The Contracting Officer may issue a purchase order to other than the quoter with the lowest price. We might issue multiple orders, purchasing various items or groups of items from different quoters. We might issue an order for less than the quantity on which your quote is based, at the quoted price, unless you tell us that you will not accept an order on that basis.

(g) Requests for information. The Contracting Officer is not required to notify unsuccessful quoters; however, the

Contracting Officer may provide such notice at their discretion. Quoters may request information on purchase order(s) resulting from this solicitation from the Contracting Officer. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will provide a brief explanation of the award decision that explains why the unsuccessful quoter was not selected.

C. Site Visit Information

It was determined that an organized site visit will happen. While attendance at the site visit is not required, all prospective quoters are urged to inspect the site of the work prior to preparing a response to this solicitation.

A Site Visit is scheduled as follows:

Date: Changed from May 8, 2026 to May 11, 2026

Location: Oregon Caves National Monument and Preserve

Meet: Oregon Caves Visitor Center main parking lot/picnic area. Latitude and Longitude are: 42 degrees 6.043'N, 123 degree 24.792' W. A park map can be access here: Maps - Oregon

Caves National Monument & Preserve (U.S. National Park Service)

Time: 11am PDT https://www.nps.gov/orca/planyourvisit/maps.htm https://www.nps.gov/orca/planyourvisit/maps.htm

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Interested parties shall RSVP to Phaedra_Fuller@ios.doi.gov and cc: Scott_Wickham@nps.gov.

D. 52.212-2, Evaluation—Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Nov 2021) (DEVIATION Mar 2026)

Addenda to the clause 52.212-2, Evaluation— Commercial Products and Commercial Services:

52.212-2, Evaluation— Commercial Products and Commercial Services

(a) Evaluation will be made in accordance with the simplified procedures outlined in FAR Part 12.203.

(b) The Government intends to issue a purchase order resulting from this request for quotation to the responsible quoter whose quotation conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate quotations:

b.1 Price.

b.2 Technical Approach: Technical approaches that comply with applicable contract requirements; are realistic, appropriate, and efficient; and demonstrate clear logic and scope understanding present lower levels of risk and will be more favorably rated. Approaches not demonstrating these attributes present higher levels of risk and will be less favorably rated.

b.3 Relevant Experience: Using the information provided by the quoter via the "Experience and Past

Performance" form or similar format listing relevant projects completed within the last six (6) years, the Government will evaluate the quoter on the basis of extent of experience with projects of a similar nature and scope of this requirement, such as tree thinning and piling services.

b.4 Key Personnel: Using the information provided by the quoter via the "Key Personnel Qualifications" form or similar format listing (at a minimum) the experience and qualifications of proposed key personnel and staffing for tree work such as felling, bucking, piling equipment operator, truck driver, general forestry laborer, slash piler, trades/work related to the tasks described in the Statement of

Work. The Government will evaluate the quoter on the basis of extent of experience and level of technical competence of the proposed key personnel.

b.5 Schedule: Using the quoter’s proposed schedule for THIS SPECIFIC PROJECT which shall state available start date, end date, and any major elements of work, the Government will evaluate the quoter’s schedule to ensure the offeror’s ability to manage staff resources and/or multiple subcontractors working at the same site, and the ability to complete this project on time.

(c) Past Performance: Using the information provided by the quoter via the "Experience and Past Performance" form or similar format, the Government will evaluate the degree to which the quoter successfully performed past projects mailto:%20Phaedra_Fuller@ios.doi.gov mailto:Scott_Wickham@nps.gov

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Piling, Oregon Caves similar in scope and complexity to the project detailed in this solicitation within the last six (6) years and satisfied past customers. Past performance information from other sources, including the Contracting Officer’s knowledge of and previous experience with the supply or service being acquired, or the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting

System (CPARS) at https://www.cpars.gov may also be utilized in the determination of the past performance record. In the case of a quoter without a record of past performance or for whom information on past performance is not available, the quoter will not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on past performance.

E. 52.252-1, Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1998)

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

http://www.acquisition.gov/far/ https://www.acquisition.gov/far-overhaul https://www.acquisition.gov/diar https://www.acquisition.gov/caac-letters

52.203-11, Certification and Disclosure Regarding Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions (Sep 2024)

52.203-18, Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or

Statements-Representation (Jan 2017)

52.204-7, System for Award Management—Registration (Nov 2024) (DEVIATION Mar 2026)

NOTICE: System updates may lag policy updates. The System for Award Management (SAM) may continue to require entities to complete representations based on provisions that are not included in this solicitation. Examples include 52.222-25, Affirmative Action Compliance, 52.204-26 Covered Telecommunications Equipment or

Services-Representation, and 52.223-22 Public Disclosure of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Reduction Goals-

Representation. Contracting officers will rely on representations from offers based on provisions in the solicitation.

Entities are not required to, nor are they able to, update their entity registration to remove these representations in

SAM.

52.222-52, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards for Certain Services-Certification

(May 2014)

52.225-25, Prohibition on Contracting with Entities Engaging in Certain Activities or Transactions Relating to Iran-

Representation and Certifications (Jun 2020)

52.240-90, Security Prohibitions and Exclusions Representations and Certifications (DEVIATION Mar 2026)

F. 52.252-5 Authorized Deviations in Provisions (Nov 2020)

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

(b) The use in this solicitation of any Department of Interior Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR Chapter 14) provision with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of “(DEVIATION)” after the name of the regulation.

https://www.cpars.gov/ http://www.acquisition.gov/far/ https://www.acquisition.gov/far-overhaul https://www.acquisition.gov/diar