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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 telegram or letter, provided each telegram or letter makes reference to the solicitation and this amendment, and is received prior to the opening hour and date specified.

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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

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E. IMPORTANT: Contractor is not, is required to sign this document and return __________________ copies to the issuing office.

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

PROJECT TITLE: 140R3019Q0112 Eloy and Maricopa-Stanfield Basin Study Groundwater Model Development

PURPOSE OF AMENDMENT: The purpose of this amendment is to: revise the performance work statement (PWS), add provision FAR 52.211-6, update clause FAR 52.212-5, and provide answers to vendors' questions.

RECEIPT OF QUOTES: The date and time for receipt of quotes is 1000 (hour) local time

09/04/2019 (date).

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT: See Block 11 above regarding how to acknowledge this amendment. The acknowledgement must be received at the place designated for the receipt of quotes prior to Continued ...

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

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140R3019Q0112/0002 the hour and date specified in the solicitation.

DESCRIPTION OF CHANGES: The RFQ is revised to incorporate the following changes. All changes were marked with a vertical line on the left side border.

CHANGES:

1. The PWS is revised to allow vendor's to use software other than Groundwater Vistas so long the results are comparable. Groundwater Vistas is identified in the PWS as "brand name or equal".

2. The RFQ is revised to add FAR provision 52.211-6, Brand Name or Equal (Aug 1999).

3. The RFQ is revised to update FAR clause 52.212-5 with the August 2019 version.

4. The answers to the vendors' questions are attached.

ATTACHMENTS:

PWS PAGES 1 AND 4

RFQ PAGES 7 - 12 AND 35

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

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FAR (48 CFR) 53.110

Request for Quotation No. 140R3019Q0112

Performance Work Statement for Eloy and Maricopa-Stanfield Basin Study

Groundwater Model Development

I. INTRODUCTION: This Performance Work Statement (PWS) identifies requirements to develop a regional groundwater flow model for the Pinal Active Management Area (Pinal AMA) and work products that meet the planning needs of the Pinal Partnership, the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation), and other stakeholders and participants (collectively the “Study Participants”) for the Eloy and Maricopa-Stanfield Basin Study (Study). The goal of the groundwater flow modeling effort is to review, update, and recalibrate the Arizona Department of Water Resources (ADWR) Pinal AMA Regional Groundwater Flow Model (ADWR, 2014) to current groundwater conditions, use it as a tool to simulate future groundwater conditions under various scenarios of projected future water supply and demand, and prepare a final report. Results from the updated model projections will be used to support decisions on operations of existing and near-term projects and potential mitigations strategies in Pinal AMA.

II. OBJECTIVES: Objectives of the groundwater modeling effort are:

• Data Compilation

• Groundwater Model Development and Calibration

• Scenario Development

• Meetings

• Deliverables

The contractor shall update the most recently available Arizona Department of Water Resources (ADWR) approved Pinal AMA groundwater model. ADWR is in the process of updating the Pinal AMA groundwater model, however all updates may not be available within the timeframe of the Study. The contractor will work with the Study Participants to use the most up to date model available, make additional updates and model calibrations as necessary, and develop potential predictive scenario runs for the updated Pinal AMA groundwater model.

The contractor will use a version of MODFLOW consistent to the version currently used by ADWR.

Further, Groundwater Vistas (version 6 or higher) (Brand Name or Equal) should be used as the pre-and post-processing software for the analysis. The data used in the model should be updated with the most currently available geology, aquifer properties, pumping, recharge, and any other stresses or boundary conditions when the project is initiated. The model will be calibrated to the available appropriate water level data. The resulting model will be the “base” model. Land subsidence is a key feature simulated in the existing ADWR Pinal AMA model, and it should be simulated in the updated model. The contractor will work with Reclamation and Pinal Partnership on selecting model calibration targets if the contractor will not use the same model calibration targets during model update. Vertical gradient is pronounced in Pinal AMA, the contractor will work with Reclamation and Pinal Partnership to identify specific locations for hydrographs showing vertical gradient and use these wells as model calibration targets.

All modeling tasks including documentation shall be conducted in accordance with industry accepted standards as well as all applicable American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) Standards.

The calibrated base models will be used to run eight (8) planning scenarios. Reclamation will provide climate change scenarios selected by Reclamation and Pinal Partnership. The climate change model will identify potential climate change impacts to surface water flows at the groundwater model

Request for Quotation No. 140R3019Q0112 climate modeling results. Future artificial recharge will be provided by the Study Participants. Revision of mountain front recharge due to climate change shall be evaluated by the contractor and revised if necessary. Lag time for agricultural recharge shall be evaluated and revised by contractor.

e. Agricultural irrigation changes. The contractor shall devise a method or algorithm for converting agricultural use to municipal use as per growth projections.

f. Evapotranspiration: The contractor will evaluate potential changes to riparian vegetation and revise as needed.

g. The contractor will evaluate canal seepage and revise as necessary.

h. Boundary conditions: surface water boundaries will be updated for planning scenarios using Reclamation climate change model results. All other boundary conditions shall be evaluated and changed as needed by the contractor to reflect projected future conditions.

i. Based on GWSI, update model calibration targets (hydrographs) used in the model. There are a total of 89 wells are used as model calibration targets in the existing ADWR Pinal model. Since the vertical hydraulic gradient is significant in some of the study areas, the contractor should work with Reclamation and Pinal Partnership on selecting the wells used for calibration targets on vertical hydraulic gradients.

j. Pick a year from 2009 to 2018 when most water level measurements are available, retrieve water level measurements at the selected year from ADWR GWSI database.

Perform an analysis of these water level measurements and develop water level contour maps for UAU, MSCU and LAU, identify flow directions, and used these contour maps for model calibrations as well.

k. Land subsidence is a key feature of the Pinal AMA model and the Contractor shall keep this model feature in the updated model. The land subsidence package is not supported by Groundwater Visas (Brand Name or Equal), the Contractor shall prepare this subsidence package outside of the Groundwater Vistas (Brand Name or Equal). The Contractor also shall obtain additional land subsidence data since 2009 and update land subsidence targets for model calibrations

l. Land subsidence shall be simulated in the model prediction scenarios. The Contractor shall provide maps of model predicted land subsidence for each planning scenario at selected years.

m. The updated Pinal model shall be recalibrated and the analysis of observed versus simulated heads for transient state shall be performed.

C. Planning Scenarios: The contractor will work with Reclamation and Pinal Partnership to develop eight (8) planning scenarios. Planning scenarios will be run using the base model and potentially, the updated model.

VI. MEETINGS:

A. Kick-off Meeting (1) B. Monthly Updates/Summaries

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COMMERCIAL CLAUSES

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 address(es): FAR Clauses – https://www.acquisition.gov/far/

CLAUSE TITLE DATE

52.204-4 Printed or Copied Double-Sided on Postconsumer Fiber Content Paper May 2011 52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance Oct 2018 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items Oct 2018 52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors Dec 2013 52.242-15 Stop Work Order Aug 1989 52.227-14 Rights in Data—General May 2014

(End of clause)

52.212-5 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT

STATUTES OR EXECUTIVE ORDERS – COMMERCIAL ITEMS - (Aug 2019)

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

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

Statements (Jan 2017) (section 743 of Division E, Title VII, of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub. L. 113-235) and its successor provisions in subsequent appropriations acts (and as extended in continuing resolutions)).

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

Provided by Kaspersky Lab and Other Covered Entities (Jul 2018) (Section 1634 of Pub. L. 115- 91).

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

Surveillance Services or Equipment. (Aug 2019) (Section 889(a)(1)(A) of Pub. L. 115-232).

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

(5) 52.233-3, Protest After Award (Aug 1996) (31 U.S.C. 3553).

(6) 52.233-4, Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (Oct 2004) (Public Laws 108-77 and

108-78 (19 U.S.C. 3805 note)).

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

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

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

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

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

_X_ (4) 52.204-10, Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (Oct 2018) (Pub. L. 109-282) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note).

(5) [Reserved].

(6) 52.204-14, Service Contract Reporting Requirements (Oct 2016) (Pub. L. 111-117, section

743 of Div. C).

(7) 52.204-15, Service Contract Reporting Requirements for Indefinite-Delivery Contracts

(Oct 2016) (Pub. L. 111-117, section 743 of Div. C).

_X_(8) 52.209-6, Protecting the Government’s Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors

Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment. (Oct 2015) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note).

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

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

(10) [Reserved].

(11) (i) 52.219-3, Notice of HUBZone Set-Aside or Sole-Source Award (Nov 2011)

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

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

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

(ii) Alternate I (Jan 2011) of 52.219-4.

(13) [Reserved]

(14) (i) 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (Nov 2011) (15 U.S.C.644).

(ii) Alternate I (Nov 2011).

(iii) Alternate II (Nov 2011).

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

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

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

(16) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (Oct 2018) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(2) and (3)).

(17) (i) 52.219-9, Small Business Subcontracting Plan (Aug 2018) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(4))

(ii) Alternate I (Jan 2017) of 52.219-9.

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

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

(v) Alternate IV (Aug 2018) of 52.219-9

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

(19) 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting (Jan 2017) (15 U.S.C.637(a)(14)).

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

(21) 52.219-27, Notice of Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside (Nov 2011)

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

(22) 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation (Jul 2013)

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

(23) 52.219-29, Notice of Set-Aside for, or Sole Source Award to, Economically Disadvantaged

Women-Owned Small Business Concerns (Dec 2015) (15 U.S.C. 637(m)).

(24) 52.219-30, Notice of Set-Aside for, or Sole Source Award to, Women-Owned Small

Business Concerns Eligible Under the Women-Owned Small Business Program (Dec 2015) (15 U.S.C. 637(m)).

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

(26) 52.222-19, Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (Jan 2018) (E.O.13126).

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

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

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

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

(ii) Alternate I (July 2014) of 52.222-35.

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

(ii) Alternate I (July 2014) of 52.222-36.

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

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

_X_ (33) (i) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (Jan 2019) (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O.

13627).

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

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

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

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

(36) 52.223-11, Ozone-Depleting Substances and High Global Warming Potential Hydrofluorocarbons (Jun 2016) (E.O. 13693).

(37) 52.223-12, Maintenance, Service, Repair, or Disposal of Refrigeration Equipment and Air Conditioners (Jun2016) (E.O. 13693).

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

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

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

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

(40) 52.223-15, Energy Efficiency in Energy-Consuming Products (Dec 2007) (42 U.S.C. 8259b).

(41) (i) 52.223-16, Acquisition of EPEAT®-Registered Personal Computer Products (Oct 2015) (E.O.s 13423 and 13514).

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

_X_ (42) 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (Aug

2011) (E.O. 13513).

(43) 52.223-20, Aerosols (Jun 2016) (E.O. 13693).

(44) 52.223-21, Foams (Jun 2016) (E.O. 13693).

(45) (i) 52.224-3 Privacy Training (Jan 2017) (5 U.S.C. 552 a).

(ii) Alternate I (Jan 2017) of 52.224-3.

(46) 52.225-1, Buy American-Supplies (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 83).

_X_ (47) (i) 52.225-3, Buy American-Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 83, 19 U.S.C. 3301 note, 19 U.S.C. 2112note, 19 U.S.C. 3805 note, 19 U.S.C.

4001 note, Pub. L. 103-182, 108-77, 108-78, 108-286, 108-302, 109-53, 109-169, 109-283, 110- 138, 112-41, 112-42, and 112-43.

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

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

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

(48) 52.225-5, Trade Agreements (Aug 2018) (19 U.S.C. 2501, et seq., 19 U.S.C. 3301 note).

_X_ (49) 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (June 2008) (E.O.’s, proclamations, and statutes administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury).

(50) 52.225-26, Contractors Performing Private Security Functions Outside the United States (Oct 2016) (Section 862, as amended, of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008; 10 U.S.C. 2302 Note).

(51) 52.226-4, Notice of Disaster or Emergency Area Set-Aside (Nov 2007) (42 U.S.C. 5150).

(52) 52.226-5, Restrictions on Subcontracting Outside Disaster or Emergency Area (Nov 2007) (42 U.S.C. 5150).

(53) 52.232-29, Terms for Financing of Purchases of Commercial Items (Feb 2002) (41 U.S.C.4505, 10 U.S.C.2307(f)).

(54) 52.232-30, Installment Payments for Commercial Items (Jan 2017) (41 U.S.C.4505, 10 U.S.C.2307(f)).

_X_ (55) 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-System for Award Management (Oct 2018) (31 U.S.C. 3332).

(56) 52.232-34, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Other than System for Award Management (Jul 2013) (31 U.S.C.3332).

(57) 52.232-36, Payment by Third Party (May 2014) (31 U.S.C.3332).

_X_ (58) 52.239-1, Privacy or Security Safeguards (Aug 1996) (5 U.S.C. 552a).

(59) 52.242-5, Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (Jan 2017) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(13)).

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

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

(iii) Alternate II (Feb 2006) of 52.247-64.

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

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

_X_ (2) 52.222-41, Service Contract Labor Standards (Aug 2018) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

_X_ (3) 52.222-42, Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires (May 2014)

(29 U.S.C. 206 and 41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

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

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

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

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

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

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

(10) 52.226-6, Promoting Excess Food Donation to Nonprofit Organizations (May 2014) (42 U.S.C. 1792).

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Statements (Jan 2017) (section 743 of Division E, Title VII, of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub. L. 113-235) and its successor provisions in subsequent appropriations acts (and as extended in continuing resolutions)).

(iii) 52.204-23, Prohibition on Contracting for Hardware, Software, and Services Developed or Provided by Kaspersky Lab and Other Covered Entities (Jul 2018) (Section 1634 of Pub. L. 115- 91).

(iv) 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment. (Aug 2019) (Section 889(a)(1)(A) of Pub. L. 115-232).

(v) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (Oct 2018) (15 U.S.C.637(d)(2) and (3)), in all subcontracts that offer further subcontracting opportunities. If the subcontract (except subcontracts to small business concerns) exceeds $700,000 ($1.5 million for construction of any public facility), the subcontractor must include 52.219-8 in lower tier subcontracts that offer subcontracting opportunities.

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

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

(viii) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Sept 2015) (E.O.11246).

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

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

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

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

(Dec 2010) (E.O. 13496). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (f) of FAR clause 52.222-40.

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(xiii) 52.222-41, Service Contract Labor Standards (Aug 2018) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

(xiv) (A) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (Jan 2019) (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O 13627).

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

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

chapter 67).

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

(xvii) 52.222-54, Employment Eligibility Verification (Oct 2015) (E.O. 12989).

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

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

(xx) (A) 52.224-3, Privacy Training (Jan 2017) (5 U.S.C. 552a).

(B) Alternate I (Jan 2017) of 52.224-3.

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

2302 Note).

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

1792). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (e) of FAR clause 52.226-6.

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

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

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

(End of clause)

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PROVISIONS

52.252-1 SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE - (FEB 1998)

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

FAR Provisions – https://www.acquisition.gov/far/

CLAUSE TITLE DATE

52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors – Commercial Items Oct 2018 52.204-7 System for Award Management Oct 2018 52.211-6 Brand Name or Equal Aug 1999

(End of Provision)

ADDENDUM TO 52.212-1– INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS – COMMERCIAL ITEMS – (OCT

2018)

This addendum replaces the term “offer” with “quote” within the provision at 52.212-1.

ADDENDUM TO 52.212-1– INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS – COMMERCIAL ITEMS – (OCT

2018)

The provision’s paragraph (b) Submissions of Offers, sub-paragraph (4) is tailored to add the following after the sub-paragraph:

Quotes shall be emailed to the Contract Specialist, Luis Gallardo, at lgallardo@usbr.gov and are due by 10:00 AM PT on September 4, 2019.

Documents necessary for quote submission are as follows:

1. Completed and signed SF 1449, Solicitation/Contract/Order for Commercial Items

2. Completed Reps and Certs FAR 52.212-3 and FAR 52.209-7

3. Technical Approach

4. Experience

5. Past Performance

6. Excel Price Schedule

(a) Technical Approach

Describe in as much detail as possible, your technical approach/understanding of the proposed work to provide the services described in the Performance Work Statement (PWS).

I https://www.acquisition.gov/far/ mailto:lgallardo@usbr.gov

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Questions and Answers II – (8/28/2019)

Question 01: Box 10 on the RFQ has the “UNRESTRICTED” box checked, but a size standard of $15 M was also listed. Can you confirm that this is indeed unrestricted and not a small business set aside? Does the $15 M standard apply in any way?

Answer 01: The Request for Quote (RFQ) is not set aside, it is unrestricted/full and open competition.

The small business size standard specified in the RFQ would apply when the conditions in the following clause arise FAR 52.219-4, Notice of Price Evaluation preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns (Oct 2014)

Question 02: I am concerned about the stipulation to require the use of Groundwater Vistas as part of this

RFP.

Answer 02: May propose a similar model with reasoning. Groundwater Vistas is the included software package since ADWR uses Groundwater Vistas as their pre and post -processing software. It is imperative that the modeling process be consistent with ADWR practices so that results can be compared.

An equivalent software package can be used if identified within the quote and the modeling process products are fully comparable to the ADWR results.

Question 03: The AZDWR model used features that are not supported by that commercial software such as the Subsidence packages.

Answer 03: Model must be conducted in two steps. The land subsidence simulation conducted outside of Groundwater Vistas.

Question 04: The requirement for use of GW Vistas is technically inadequate and will increase costs as there are newer and better modeling tools available. In addition, it could constitute product endorsement by a Government. We can provide files that can be imported into GW Vistas, however, we request that the requirement to use GW Vistas be removed.

Answer 04: May propose a similar model with reasoning. Groundwater Vistas is the included software package since ADWR uses Groundwater Vistas as their pre and post -processing software. It is imperative that the modeling process be consistent with ADWR practices so that results can be compared.

An equivalent software package can be used if identified within the quote and the modeling process products are fully comparable to the ADWR results.