140R3022Q0072_Combined_Synopsis_7_25_22.pdf

140R3022Q0072 – 242 Half Well Power Supply (Transformers) Combined Synopsis/Solicitation

(i) This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.

(ii) To facilitate electronic quote submissions through SAM.gov Contract Opportunities, a Request for Quote (RFQ No. 140R3022Q0072) is being issued subsequent to this combined synopsis/solicitation.

(iii) This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular number 2022-06.

(iv) This requirement is a Total Small Business Set-Aside. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code for this acquisition is: 335311, Power Distribution, and Specialty Transformer Manufacturing. The small business size standard for NAICS Code 335311 is 750 Employees. Potential Offerors are advised that a class waiver has been issued for this NAICS code. NAICS 335311 Power, Distribution, and Specialty Transformer Manufacturing are listed under the Small Business Administration NMR Class Waiver Database. Federal Register Notice 79 Fed. Reg. 120294 was issued for NAICS 335311.

(v) Line item 0010 – Installation and Informational Drawings and Data. The Specifications provide more detailed information about the requirement and is attached to the RFQ. Quantity: 1 Lump Sum.

Line item 0020 – Final Drawings, Parts ID List, Manufacturer’s O&M, Oil PCB Certification, Equipment Test Reports. The Specifications provide more detailed information about the requirement and is attached to the RFQ. Quantity: 1 Lump Sum.

Line item 0030 – 35.5KV, 150 BL, 500 kVA Pad Mounted Distribution Transformer. The Specifications provide more detailed information about the requirement and is attached to the RFQ. Quantity: 12 Each.

(vi) The Bureau of Reclamation has a requirement for the delivery of 12 Pad Mounted Distribution Transformers to be delivered to the Yuma Area Office in Yuma, AZ per the attached Specifications.

(vii) Delivery shall be completed within 60 weeks from the date of award. There will be no penalty for early delivery. Delivery shall be F.O.B Destination at Yuma Area Office, 7301 Calle Agua Salada, Yuma, Arizona 85364.

THE FOLLOWING CLAUSES AND PROVISIONS ARE APPLICABLE TO THIS COMMERCIAL

ITEM ACQUISITION:

(viii) FAR provision 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Products and Commercial Services is applicable to this RFQ. The following addendum is also applicable to this RFQ.

--Addendum to FAR 52.212-1

1) To assure timely and equitable evaluation of quotations, vendors must submit all data and information in the instructions contained herein. Vendors are required to meet all RFQ requirements, including terms and conditions, and those identified as evaluation factors. Failure to meet a requirement may result in a quote being ineligible for award. The Government intends to award without discussions but reserves the right to conduct discussions if necessary. Vendors must clearly identify any exceptions to the RFQ’s terms and conditions and provide complete rationale. Quotes must be complete, self-sufficient, and respond directly to the requirements of this RFQ, alternate offers will not be accepted. Quotes shall be clear, concise, and shall include sufficient detail for effective evaluation and for substantiating the validity of stated claims.

2) Upon examination of the initial responses, the contracting officer will review this determination and if, in the contracting officer’s opinion, adequate price competition exists, no additional data will be requested. However, if at any time during this competition the contracting officer determines that adequate price competition no longer exists, vendors may be required to submit other than certified cost data to the extent necessary for the contracting officer to determine the reasonableness and affordability of the price.

3) If this solicitation is amended, all terms and conditions that are not amended remain unchanged and in full force and effect. Vendors shall acknowledge receipt of any amendment and provide confirmation upon submission of the offeror’s quote.

4) Quote Instructions:

a) Price – Insert proposed unit price and total price for all CLINS included in the solicitation.

Identify and include all applicable discounts as the quote shall reflect best and final pricing.

b) Technical Approach – The technical approach, at a minimum, shall address the government’s need identified in the Specifications and include manufacturer’s catalog literature and/or specification sheet for the proposed transformers.

c) Delivery – The delivery date shall be no later than 60 weeks after award. Provide a proposed delivery date in your quote.

5) The Government intends to award a single Firm-Fixed Price purchase order. Note to vendors:

The Government reserves the right to cancel this RFQ, either before or after the closing date. In the event the Government cancels this RFQ, the Government has no obligation to reimburse a vendor for any costs.

6) Period of acceptance of quotes. The vendor agrees to hold prices in its quote firm for a minimum of 20 days from the date specified for receipt of quotes. Vendors shall make a clear statement in the Pricing Schedule regarding quote validity.

52.204-07, System for Award Management 52.204-16, Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting 52.204-24, Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment

1452.215-71, Use and Disclosure of Proposal Information

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

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

(2) Confidential commercial or financial information' means any business information (other than trade secrets) which is exempt from the mandatory disclosure requirement of the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. 552. Exemptions from mandatory disclosure which may be applicable to business information contained in proposals include exemption (4), which covers 'commercial and financial information obtained from a person and privileged or confidential,' and exemption (9), which covers 'geological and geophysical information, including maps, concerning wells.'

(b) If the offeror, or its subcontractor(s), believes that the proposal contains trade secrets or confidential commercial or financial information exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act, (5 U.S.C. 552), the cover page of each copy of the proposal shall be marked with the following legend:

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

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

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

(d) Information in a proposal identified by an offeror as trade secret information or confidential commercial and financial information shall be used by the Government only for the purpose of evaluating the proposal, except that (i) if a contract is awarded to the offeror as a result of or in connection with submission of the proposal, the Government shall have the right to use the information as provided in the contract, and (ii) if the same information is obtained from another source without restriction it may be used without restriction.

(e) If a request under the Freedom of Information Act seeks access to information in a proposal identified as trade secret information or confidential commercial and financial information, full consideration will be given to the offeror's view that the information constitutes trade secrets or confidential commercial or financial information. The offeror will also be promptly notified of the request and given an opportunity to provide additional evidence and argument in support of its position, unless administratively unfeasible to do so. If it is determined that information claimed by the offeror to be trade secret information or confidential commercial or financial information is not exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act, the offeror will be notified of this determination prior to disclosure of the information.

(f) The Government assumes no liability for the disclosure or use of information contained in a proposal if not marked in accordance with paragraphs (b) and (c) of this provision. If a request under the Freedom of Information Act is made for information in a proposal not marked in accordance with paragraphs (b) and (c) of this provision, the offeror concerned shall be promptly notified of the request and given an opportunity to provide its position to the Government. However, failure of an offeror to mark information contained in a proposal as trade secret information or confidential commercial or financial information will be treated by the Government as evidence that the information is not exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act, absent a showing that the failure to mark was due to unusual or extenuating circumstances, such as a showing that the offeror had intended to mark, but that markings were omitted from the offeror's proposal due to clerical error.

(End Provision)

(ix) FAR provision 52.212-2, Evaluation – The Government will award a fixed-price purchase order, resulting from this RFQ, to the responsible vendor whose quote provides the best benefit to the Government, price and other factors considered. A comparative evaluation will be performed in accordance with FAR 13.106-2(b)(3). Quotes will be evaluated by performing a direct comparison of one quote to another in a uniform manner to determine which quote provides the government’s need as identified in the RFQ. Each quote shall be evaluated based on Technical Approach, Delivery and Price.

At a minimum, quotes must meet the RFQ Statement of Work. Quotes may exceed the government’s need and the government reserves the right to consider such quotes. However, the government is not required to select a quote that exceeds the minimum need but does have the discretion to accept other than the lowest price quote, provided the quote offers additional benefit to the government.

*See the clause “QUOTE INSTRUCTIONS” in FAR Provision 52.212-1 addendum, paragraph (4) for specific information.

(x) FAR provision 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Products and Commercial Services. Offerors are advised include with their offer, a completed copy of the provision 52.212-3, or indicate completion of the provision online. Offerors may complete the annual representations and certifications online at https://www.sam.gov/.

(xi) FAR clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Products and Commercial Services. Addendum to FAR Clause 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions – Commercial Products and Commercial Services – 52.204-04, Printed or Copied Double-Sided on Postconsumer Fiber Content Paper 52.204-13, System for Award Management Maintenance 52.204-18, Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance 52.232-40, Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors 52.242-15, Stop-Work Order 52.247-34, F.O.B. Destination

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.

(End of Clause)

DOI-AAAP-0028, Electronic Invoicing and Payment Requirements – Invoice Processing Platform (IPP)

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

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

Company Generated Invoice * See Note Below_

The Contractor shall also submit an electronic copy of the IPP invoice to the Contract Specialist/Contracting Officer listing on the order BEFORE the invoice has been submitted to IPP.

Failure to email the invoice may cause significant delay or possible rejection of your payment request.

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 Boston (FRBB) 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 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 Officer with its proposal or quotation.

(End of Local Clause)

DOI-AAAP-0050 Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (Dec 2015)

a. FAR 42.1502 directs all Federal agencies to collect past performance information on contracts. The Department of the Interior (DOI) has implemented the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) to comply with this regulation. One or more past performance evaluations will be conducted in order to record your contract performance as required by FAR 42.15.

b. The past performance evaluation process is a totally paperless process using CPARS. CPARS is a web-based system that allows for electronic processing of the performance evaluation report. Once the report is processed, it is available in the Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS) for Government use in evaluating past performance as part of a source selection action.

c. We request that you furnish the Contracting Officer (CO) with the name, position title, phone number, and email address for each person designated to have access to your firm's past performance evaluation(s) for the contract no later than 30 days after award. Each person granted access will have the ability to provide comments in the Contractor portion of the report and state whether or not the Contractor agrees with the evaluation, before returning the report to the Assessing Official (AO). Information in the report must be protected as source selection sensitive information not releasable to the public.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

6. If you do not sign and submit the CPAR within 60 days, it will automatically be returned to the Government and will be annotated: -The report was delivered/received by the contractor on (date). The contractor neither signed nor offered comment in response to this assessment-

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

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

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

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

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

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

(End of Local Clause)

WBR 1452.201-80 CONTRACTING OFFICER’S REPRESENTATIVE’S AUTHORITIES AND

LIMITATIONS -- BUREAU OF RECLAMATION (MAY 2018)

(a) Performance of the work under this contract shall be subject to the technical direction of the Reclamation Contracting Officer's Representative (COR). The term “technical direction” is defined to include, without limitation:

(1) Inspecting and accepting or rejecting work performed under the contract.

(2) Representing the Government in technical phases of the work. The COR is responsible for the technical administration of the contract and will provide instructions and interpretations to the Contractor on all technical matters relating to the contract. The COR will supervise or oversee all Government technical and administrative personnel assigned to assist the COR.

(3) Reviewing and, where required by the contract, approving submittals of technical data, shop drawings, samples, literature, plans, or other data required to be delivered by the Contractor to the Government.

(b) The Contractor will receive a copy of the written COR designation from the Contracting Officer. It will specify the extent of the COR’s authority to act on behalf of the Contracting Officer.

(c) Technical direction must be within the scope of work stated in the contract. Only the Contracting Officer is authorized to determine if a change is within the scope of the contract; therefore, the COR does not have the authority to, and may not, issue any technical direction that -

(1) Constitutes a direction of additional work outside the Contract requirements;

(2) Constitutes a change as defined in the contract clause entitled “Changes;”

(3) In any manner causes an increase or decrease in the total contract cost, or the time required for contract performance;

(4) Changes any of the expressed terms, conditions or specifications of the contract; or

(5) Interferes with the Contractor's right to perform the terms and conditions of the contract.

(d) All technical direction shall be issued in writing by the COR.

(e) The Contractor must proceed promptly with the performance of technical direction duly issued by the

COR in the manner prescribed by this clause and within its authority under the provisions of this clause.

If, in the opinion of the Contractor, any instruction or direction by the COR falls within one of the categories defined in (c)(1) through (c)(5) of this clause, the Contractor must not proceed and must notify the Contracting Officer in writing within five (5) working days after receipt of any such instruction or direction and must request the Contracting Officer to modify the contract accordingly. Upon receiving the notification from the Contractor, the Contracting Officer must -

(1) Advise the Contractor in writing after receipt of the Contractor's letter that the technical direction is within the scope of the contract effort and does not constitute a change under the Changes clause of the contract; or

(2) Advise the Contractor that the Government will issue a written change order.

(f) A failure of the Contractor and Contracting Officer either to agree that the technical direction is within the scope of the contract or to agree upon the contract action to be taken with respect to the technical direction will be subject to the provisions of the clause entitled “Disputes.”

(End of Clause)

(xii) FAR clause 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders - Commercial Products and Commercial Services.

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:

52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government 52.204-10, Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards 52.209-6, Protecting the Government’s Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment.

52.209-9, Updates of Publicly Available Information Regarding Responsibility Matters 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation 52.219-33, Nonmanufacturer Rule 52.222-03, Convict Labor 52.222-19, Child Labor—Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans 52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons 52.222-54, Employment Eligibility Verification 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging while Driving 52.225-3, Buy American-Supplies 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer— System for Award Management

--Addendum to FAR 52.212-5

52.252-06, 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 the 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.

52.219-14 – Limitation on Subcontracting (Deviation Sept 2021)

(a) This clause does not apply to the unrestricted portion of a partial set-aside.

(b) Definition. Similarly situated entity, as used in this clause, means a first-tier subcontractor, including an independent contractor, that

(1) Has the same small business program status as that which qualified the prime contractor for the award (e.g., for a small business set-aside contract, any small business concern, without regard to its socioeconomic status); and

(2) Is considered small for the size standard under the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code the prime contractor assigned to the subcontract.

(c) Applicability. This clause applies only to—

(1) Contracts that have been set aside for any of the small business concerns identified in 19.000(a)(3);

(2) Part or parts of a multiple-award contract that have been set aside for any of the small business concerns identified in 19.000(a)(3);

(3) Contracts that have been awarded on a sole-source basis in accordance with subparts 19.8, 19.13, 19.14, and 19.15;

(4) Orders expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold and that are—

(i) Set aside for small business concerns under multiple-award contracts, as described in 8.405-5 and 16.505(b)(2)(i)(F); or

(ii) Issued directly to small business concerns under multiple-award contracts as described in

19.504(c)(1)(ii);

(5) Orders, regardless of dollar value, that are—

(i) Set aside in accordance with subparts 19.8, 19.13, 19.14, or 19.15 under multiple-award contracts, as described in 8.405-5 and 16.505(b)(2)(i)(F); or

(ii) Issued directly to concerns that qualify for the programs described in subparts 19.8, 19.13, 19.14, or 19.15 under multiple-award contracts, as described in 19.504(c)(1)(ii); and

(6) Contracts using the HUBZone price evaluation preference to award to a HUBZone small business concern unless the concern waived the evaluation preference.

(d) Independent contractors. An independent contractor shall be considered a subcontractor.

(e) Limitations on subcontracting. By submission of an offer and execution of a contract, the Contractor agrees to the following requirements in the performance of a contract assigned a North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code applicable to this contract:

(1) Services (except construction). It will not pay more than 50 percent of the amount paid by the Government for contract performance, excluding certain other direct costs and certain work performed outside the United States (see paragraph (e)(1)(i)), to subcontractors that are not similarly situated entities.

Any work that a similarly situated entity further subcontracts will count towards the prime contractor’s 50 percent subcontract amount that cannot be exceeded. When a contract includes both services and supplies, the 50 percent limitation shall apply only to the service portion of the contract.

(i) The following services may be excluded from the 50 percent limitation:

(A) Other direct costs, to the extent they are not the principal purpose of the acquisition and small business concerns do not provide the service. Examples include airline travel, work performed by a transportation or disposal entity under a contract assigned the environmental remediation NAICS code (562910), cloud computing services, or mass media purchases.

(B) Work performed outside the United States on awards made pursuant to the Foreign

Assistance Act of 1961, or work performed outside the United States required to be performed by a local contractor.

(2) Supplies (other than procurement from a nonmanufacturer of such supplies). It will not pay more than 50 percent of the amount paid by the Government for contract performance, excluding the cost of materials, to subcontractors that are not similarly situated entities. Any work that a similarly situated entity further subcontracts will count towards the prime contractor’s 50 percent subcontract amount that cannot be exceeded. When a contract includes both supplies and services, the 50 percent limitation shall apply only to the supply portion of the contract.

(3) General construction. It will not pay more than 85 percent of the amount paid by the Government for contract performance, excluding the cost of materials, to subcontractors that are not similarly situated entities. Any work that a similarly situated entity further subcontracts will count towards the prime contractor’s 85 percent subcontract amount that cannot be exceeded.

(4) Construction by special trade contractors. It will not pay more than 75 percent of the amount paid by the Government for contract performance, excluding the cost of materials, to subcontractors that are not similarly situated entities. Any work that a similarly situated entity further subcontracts will count towards the prime contractor’s 75 percent subcontract amount that cannot be exceeded.

(f) The Contractor shall comply with the limitations on subcontracting as follows:

(1) For contracts, in accordance with paragraphs (c)(1), (2), (3) and (6) of this clause –

[Contracting Officer check as appropriate.]

_X_ By the end of the base term of the contract and then by the end of each subsequent option period; or

__ By the end of the performance period for each order issued under the contract.

(2) For orders, in accordance with paragraphs (c)(4) and (5) of this clause, by the end of the performance period for the order.

(g) A joint venture agrees that, in the performance of the contract, the applicable percentage specified in paragraph (e) of this clause will be performed by the aggregate of the joint venture participants.

(xiii) Not Applicable

(xiv) Not Applicable

(xv) All questions shall be submitted via email to DLRodriguez@usbr.gov by no later than 12PM PT on August 16, 2022. No additional questions will be accepted after this date. Responses to any questions received will be provided via an amendment. No phone calls will be accepted.

Quotes are due August 23, 2022, at 2:00 PM PT. Responsible quoters are requested to submit a quote for this requirement via email to the Contract Specialist, Diane Rodriguez at DLRodriguez@usbr.gov.

(xvi) The Point of Contact for this solicitation is Ms. Diane Rodriguez may be reached via e-mail at DLRodriguez@usbr.gov.

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