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AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

1. CONTRACT ID CODE PAGE OF PAGES

1 29

2. AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION NUMBER

3. EFFECTIVE DATE 4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQUISITION NUMBER

DJA-25-APSD-PR-0470

5. PROJECT NUMBER (If applicable)

15A000CODE

ATF - ACQUISITIONS MANAGEMENT

DIVISION

99 NEW YORK AVE. NE, #3.S-153

WASHINGTON, DC 20226

Sheray Millhouse

(O) 2026489071

(F) 2026489654 Sheray.Millhouse@ATF.gov

6. ISSUED BY 15A000CODE

(Same as the "ISSUED BY" - Block 9)

7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than Item 6)

9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NUMBER

15A00025Q00000094

CODE FACILITY CODE

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

X 9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

09/10/2025

10A. MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT/ORDER

NUMBER

10B. DATED (SEE ITEM 13)

11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

X XThe above numbered solicitation is amended as set forth in Item 14. The hour and date specified for receipt of Offers is extended, is not extended.

Offers must acknowledge receipt of this amendment prior to the hour and date specified in the solicitation or as amended, by one of the following methods: (a) By completing items 8 and 15, and returning __1__copies of the amendment; (b) By acknowledging receipt of this amendment on each copy of the offer submitted; or (c) By separate letter or electronic communication which includes a reference to the solicitation and amendment numbers. FAILURE OF YOUR ACKNOWLEDGMENT TO BE RECEIVED AT THE PLACE DESIGNATED FOR THE RECEIPT OF OFFERS PRIOR TO THE HOUR AND DATE SPECIFIED MAY RESULT IN REJECTION OF YOUR OFFER. If by virtue of this amendment you desire to change an offer already submitted, such change may be made by letter or electronic communication, provided each letter or electronic communication makes reference to the solicitation and this amendment, and is received prior to the opening hour and date specified.

12. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA (If required)

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

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

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

ORDER NUMBER IN ITEM 10A.

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

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

D. OTHER (Specify type of modification and authority)

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

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

Amendment #0002 hereby updates the following for this RFQ: the open and close period; estimated hours on line 0001; Factor #s; Surveys;

Contracting Officer (CO); Sections of the RFQ & SOW; and some of the provisions and clauses, mostly due to the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul

(RFO).

See Section 2.2 for additional details.

THIS AMENDMENT EXTENDS THE SOLICITATION CLOSING DATE/TIME TO: 06/09/2026 - 13:00 ET US/Eastern

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

15A. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER (Type or print) 16A. NAME AND TITLE OF CONTRACTING OFFICER (Type or print)

Sheray A. Millhouse Contracting Officer

(Signature of person authorized to sign)

15B. CONTRACTOR/OFFEROR 15C. DATE SIGNED

By (Signature of Contracting Officer)

16B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 16C. DATE SIGNED

Previous edition unusable STANDARD FORM 30 (REV. 11/2016) Prescribed by GSA FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

05/26/2026

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Table of Contents

Section Description Page Number

Solicitation/Contract Form 1 Commodity or Services Schedule 2 Contract Clauses

52.222-90 Addressing DEI Discrimination by Federal Contractors (APR 2026) 52.243-1 (DEV) Changes-Fixed-Price (Aug 1987) (DEVIATION JUL 2025)

2.1 Price/Cost Info for Contractor

2.2 Amendment/Modification Justification

ATF-14 Electronic Invoicing & Release of Residual Funds (DECEMBER 2025) DOJ-05 Security of Department Information and Systems (APR 2026)

3 List of Attachments

3.1 Statement of Work

3.3 ATF's Points of Contact

4 Solicitation Provisions 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Sep 2023) 52.212-2 Evaluation-Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Nov 2021)

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Section 1 - Commodity or Services Schedule

In-House, Background-Investigative Services - Anticipating multiple-award, Basic-Ordering Agreements (BOAs) as a result

Firm Fixed Price

SCHEDULE OF SUPPLIES/SERVICES

CONTINUATION SHEET

ITEM NO. SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

0001 In-House, Background-Investigative Services - Estimated @ [2,000] hours per year per BOA at the Special Investigator (SI) [hourly] rates below for the Base Year.

Base Year/Ordering Period (OP) 1

SI I - $50

SI II - $56

SI III - $58

SI IV - $61

See Section 2.1 for pricing of OPs 2-5.

PSC: R615

Previous : 0

Change: 0

Current : 0

EA $________ $_________________

ITEM NO. SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

1001 OP 1

PSC: R615

Previous : 0

Change: 0

Current : 0

EA $________ $_________________

ITEM NO. SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

2001 OP 2

PSC: R615

Previous : 0

Change: 0

Current : 0

EA $________ $_________________

ITEM NO. SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

3001 OP 3

PSC: R615

Previous : 0

Change: 0

Current : 0

EA $________ $_________________

ITEM NO. SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

4001 OP 4

PSC: R615

Previous : 0

Change: 0

Current : 0

EA $________ $_________________

ITEM NO. SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

5001 OP 5

PSC: R615

Previous : 0

Change: 0

Current : 0

EA $________ $_________________

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Section 2 - Contract Clauses

Clauses 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 address(es): www.acquisition.gov

Clause Title Fill-ins (if applicable)

52.222-90 Addressing DEI Discrimination by Federal Contractors

(APR 2026)

Clauses By Full Text

52.243-1 (DEV) Changes-Fixed-Price (Aug 1987) (DEVIATION JUL 2025)

(a) (1) At any time, the Contracting Officer may issue a written order making changes within the scope of this contract related to:

(i) Drawings, designs, or specifications which require special manufacturing of supplies for the Government.

(ii) The method of shipment or packing, or

(iii) Place of delivery.

(2) If there are any sureties, the Contracting Officer does not need to notify them of a written order.

(b) Whether or not changed by the order, if any of the changes cause an increase or decrease in the cost of, or the time required for, performance of the work under this contract, the Contracting Officer shall make an equitable adjustment in the contract price, the delivery schedule, or both, and shall modify the contract.

(c) The Contractor must assert its right to an adjustment under this clause within 30 days from the date of receipt of the written order.

However, if the Contracting Officer decides that the facts justify it, the Contracting Officer may receive and act upon a proposal submitted before final payment of the contract.

(d) If the Contractor's proposal includes the cost of property made obsolete or has become excess by the change, the Contracting Officer shall have the right to prescribe the manner of the disposition of the property.

(e) Failure to agree to any adjustment shall be a dispute under the Disputes clause. However, nothing in this clause shall excuse the Contractor from proceeding with the contract as changed.

(End of clause)

2.1 Price/Cost Info for Contractor

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Per the SOW, annual-rate increases may follow those of the Office of Personnel Management's (OPM's) General Schedule and locality-payment percentages, yet not go into effect until the first (1st) day of the next OP although OPM’s rates are effective January 1st of each year.

2.2 Amendment/Modification Justification

Amendment #0002 hereby:

1) reopens the RFQ/buy through 6/9/2026 to issue up to one (1) additional BOA;

2) acknowledges questions received after the initial close date with responses to be posted at a later date (prior to the close date);

3) shifts the order of all Factors: Qualifications & Experience (Factor 1 vs. 2); Capabilities (Factor 2 vs. 3);

Price (Factor 3 vs. 4); and Past Performance (Factor 4 vs. 1);

4) updates the Surveys for all Factors without updating the Attachment #s;

5) changes the CO from Sheray Millhouse to Cheryl Hickman;

6) corrects the hours on line 0001 by 400, from 2.4K to 2K, & inserts "hourly" before "rates;"

6) updates Sections 4.1-4.5 of the RFQ (after provisions 52.212-1 & 52.212-2) - noted in Red font;

8) adds clause #52.222-90 & 52.243-1;

9) removes 52.204-20, 52.204-24, 52.204-26, & 52.212-3;

10) replaces 52.222.41, 52.222-42, 52.222-43, 52.222-55 & 52.222-62 with 52.222-51; and

11) updates clause #s ATF-14 & DOJ-05.

NOTE: Some of the provisions & clauses are DEVIATIONS or marked as [Reserved].

ATF-14 Electronic Invoicing & Release of Residual Funds (DECEMBER 2025)

(a) The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) requires contractors to submit invoices electronically through the United States’ Department of the Treasury's Invoice Processing Platform (IPP) – www.IPP.gov. Invoicing electronically saves time, money, and physical storage space for both the Government and the contractor.

(b) After the Department of Justice/ATF enrolls the Contractor in IPP, the Contractor’s Electronic Business (EB) POC per the System for Award System (www.SAM.gov) will receive a link. The Contractor’s EB POC, hereafter Administrator, must use that link to log into IPP, using an existing or new account. The Contractor Administrator and/or the Users that person adds will gain access to IPP’s Collector module (upon login) where they can view actions, submit invoices and access payment information. For assistance with IPP, contact its Customer Support Desk via email, IPPCustomerSupport@Fiscal.Treasury.gov, or phone, 866.973.3131.

(c) Each invoice must be a proper invoice in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) subpart 32.905(b) and comply with IPP’s requirements. If contractors submit an invoice with multiple contract-line-item numbers (CLINs) or line numbers for a particular contract-/purchasing-vehicle number, the contractor must clearly identify the specific amounts and activity applicable to each line. Additionally, the contractor must clearly label the final invoice as "Final."

(d) ATF may closeout residual funds without a modification when the total value of the obligation does not exceed the simplified-acquisition threshold AND the total does not exceed $1,000.

(End of Clause)

DOJ-05 Security of Department Information and Systems (APR 2026)

I. Applicability to Contractors and Subcontractors Section 2839.102 of the Justice Acquisition Regulation (JAR), (48 C.F.R. § 2839.102), applies to this contract.

Accordingly, all contractors are obligated to comply with all applicable DOJ security policies, directives, or guidance documents, including the security requirements in the provisions in this contract clause. This contract clause applies to all contractors and subcontractors, including cloud service providers (“CSPs”), and personnel of the contractors and subcontractors (hereinafter collectively, “Contractor”) that may access, collect, store, process, maintain, use, share, retrieve, disseminate, transmit, or dispose of DOJ Information. The security requirements set forth herein are in addition to those required by the Federal Acquisition Regulation (“FAR”), and any other applicable laws, mandates, contract clauses, DOJ policies, directives or guidance documents and Executive Orders pertaining to the development and operation of Information Systems and/or the protection of Government Information. This clause does not alter or diminish any existing rights, obligations, or liability under any other civil and/or criminal law, rule, regulation, or mandate.

II. General Definitions

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The following general definitions apply to this clause. Specific definitions also apply as set forth in other paragraphs.

A. Authorization to Operate (“ATO”), as defined in National Institute of Standards and Technology (“NIST”) Special Publication (“SP”) 800-37 Revision 2, is the official management decision given by a senior Federal official or officials to authorize operation of an information system and to explicitly accept the risk to agency operations (including mission, functions, image, or reputation), agency assets, individuals, other organizations, and the Nation based on the implementation of an agreed-upon set of security and privacy controls.

B. Cloud Computing, as defined in DOJ Order 0904 Cybersecurity Program, is a model for enabling ubiquitous, convenient, on-demand network access to a shared pool of configurable computing resources (e.g., networks, servers, storage, applications, and services) that can be rapidly provisioned and released with minimal management effort or service provider interaction. This cloud model is composed of five essential characteristics, three service models, and four deployment models in accordance with NIST SP 800-145.

C. Covered Contract is any contract, order or other agreement under which the contractor, or a subcontractor at any tier, including a cloud service provider, may access, collect, store, process, maintain, use, share, retrieve, disseminate, transmit, or dispose of DOJ Information (as defined below) in the course of providing a product or service to the Department, with the exception of acquisitions under the micro-purchase threshold.

D. Covered Information System means any information system used for, involved with, or allowing, the processing, storing, or transmitting of DOJ Information under a Covered Contract.

E. Data means recorded information, regardless of form or the media on which it may be recorded. The term includes technical data, computer software, and personally identifiable information (PII) (defined below). The term does not include information incidental to contract administration, such as financial, administrative, cost or pricing, or management information.

F. DOJ Information, as defined in DOJ Order 0904, means any Information that is owned, produced, controlled, protected by, or otherwise within the custody or responsibility of the DOJ, including, without limitation, information related to DOJ programs or personnel. It includes, without limitation, Information (1) provided by or generated for the DOJ, (2) managed or acquired by the Contractor for the DOJ in connection with the performance of the contract, and/or (3) acquired to perform the contract.

G. Information, as defined in DOJ Order 0904, is any communication or representation of knowledge such as facts, data, or opinions, in any form or medium, including textual, numerical, graphic, cartographic, narrative, or audiovisual. This includes any communication or representation of knowledge in an electronic format that allows it to be stored, retrieved, or transmitted.

H. Information System, means a discrete set of information resources organized for the collection, processing, maintenance, use, sharing, dissemination, or disposition of information (44 U.S.C. 3502(8)).

I. Personally Identifiable Information (“PII”), as defined in the FAR 24.101, means information that can be used to distinguish or trace an individual's identity, either alone or when combined with other information that is linked or linkable to a specific individual. It includes but is not limited to common data elements such as names, addresses, dates of birth, and places of employment, to identity documents, Social Security numbers or other government-issued identifiers, precise location information, medical history, and biometric records. This definition covers all PII that is created by or becomes available to the contractor, including its employees, subcontractors, or affiliates, as a result of performing under this contract. PII, as supplementally defined in DOJ Order 0904, also includes information about an individual maintained by an agency, including, but not limited to, information related to education, financial transactions, medical history, and criminal or employment history and information, which can be used to distinguish or trace an individual’s identity.

J. Private Cloud, as defined in NIST SP 800-145, is the deployment model for cloud infrastructure provisioned for exclusive use by a single organization comprising multiple consumers (e.g., business units). It may be owned, managed, and operated by the organization, a third party, or some combination of them, and it may exist on or off premises.

K. Security Breach means any security incident (as defined below) that directly relates to the loss of control, compromise, exfiltration, manipulation, unauthorized disclosure, unauthorized acquisition, unauthorized exposure or unauthorized access or any similar occurrence of any Covered Information System or any DOJ Information or any PII accessed by, retrievable from, processed by, stored on, or transmitted within, to or from any such system. This includes

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a. Potential Security Breach (hereinafter, “Potential Breach”) means any suspected, but unconfirmed security breach (as defined above).

b. Confirmed Security Breach (hereinafter, “Confirmed Breach”) means any confirmed security breach (as defined above).

L. Security Incident means any occurrence that (1) may actually or imminently jeopardize, without lawful authority, the availability, integrity, authentication, confidentiality, or nonrepudiation of DOJ Information or a Covered Information System; or (2) may constitute a violation or imminent threat of violation of law, security policies, security procedures, or acceptable use policies.

a. Potential Security Incident means any suspected, but unconfirmed security incident (as defined above).

b. Confirmed Security Incident means any confirmed security incident (as defined above).

M. Vulnerability, as defined in DOJ Vulnerability Management Plan, and the OCIO Information Security Management Procedure, means a weakness or flaw discovered in the design of a system that, when exploited, may result in a loss of confidentially, integrity, or availability of DOJ Information or an Information System.

III. Confidentiality and Non-Disclosure of DOJ Information A. Preliminary and final contract deliverables and all associated working papers and material generated by the Contractor developed using DOJ Information, product, source code, and/or methods of operations, are the property of the U.S. Government and must be submitted to the Contracting Officer (“CO”) or the CO’s Representative (“COR”) at the conclusion of the contract. The U.S. Government has unlimited data rights to all such deliverables and associated working papers and materials in accordance with FAR 52.227-14 (Rights in Data-General). The Contractor will define a method of monitoring the development activity to include any activity associated with DOJ Information, product, source code, and methods of operations. The data rights and development details shall be defined within the Contract.

If the Contractor intends to utilize its existing data, for which it has a patent or copyright, to develop a contract deliverable, it is incumbent upon the Contractor to negotiate with the CO the proper FAR Part 27 clauses in the contract to protect its existing data.

B. Pursuant to FAR 52.227-14(d)(2), all documents and data produced in the performance of this contract containing DOJ Information, product code, source code, and/or methods of operations are the property of the U.S.

Government and, without the prior written permission of the CO, the Contractor shall neither reproduce nor release such information to any third-party at any time, including during performance or following expiration and/or termination of the contract.

C. Any DOJ Information made available to the Contractor under this contract shall be used only for the purpose of performance of this contract and shall not be divulged or made known in any manner to any persons except as may be necessary in the performance of this contract. In performance of this contract, the Contractor assumes responsibility for the protection of the confidentiality of all DOJ Information processed, stored, or transmitted by the Contractor. The Contractor shall comply with information security responsibilities and duties throughout the contract and after expiration/ termination as appropriate per contract close-out activities. When requested by the CO (typically no more than annually), the Contractor shall provide a report to the CO identifying, to the best of the Contractor’s knowledge and belief, the type, amount, and level of sensitivity of the DOJ Information processed, stored, or transmitted under the Contract, including an estimate of the number of individuals for whom PII has been processed, stored or transmitted under the Contract and whether such information includes social security numbers (in whole or in part).

IV. Compliance with Information Technology Security Policies, Procedures and Requirements A. For all Covered Information Systems, in addition to any other applicable requirements, as set forth in Part I, the Contractor shall comply with the security requirements of the Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014 (“FISMA”), Privacy Act of 1974, E-Government Act of 2002, National Institute of Standards and Technology (“NIST”) Special Publications (“SP”), including NIST SP 800-37, 800-53, and 800-60 Volumes I and II, Federal Information Processing Standards (“FIPS”) Publications 140-2, 199, and 200, Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (“FedRAMP”), DOJ IT Security Standards as amended, and OMB Memoranda relating to the security of information and/ or Federal Information Systems.

B. In addition, for all Covered Information Systems, the Contractor shall comply with the following requirements, which are listed here only to highlight certain specific applicable requirements from one of the sources identified in the first paragraph of this Section. This is not an exhaustive list of all such requirements with which the Contractor is obligated

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1. Limiting access to DOJ Information and Covered Information Systems to authorized users and to transactions and functions that authorized users are permitted to exercise.

2. Providing security awareness training at least annually to all Contractor employees and contractors involved with the Covered Contract. Such training shall include, but not be limited to, recognizing and reporting potential indicators of insider threats to users and managers of DOJ Information and Covered Information Systems.

3. Creating, protecting, and retaining, in accordance with applicable requirements but in any event at least until the expiration of the contract, Covered Information System audit records, reports, and supporting documentation to enable reviewing, monitoring, analysis, investigation, reconstruction, and reporting of unlawful, unauthorized, or inappropriate activity related to such Covered Information Systems and/or DOJ Information.

4. Maintaining authorizations to operate any Covered Information System.

5. Performing continuous monitoring on all Covered Information Systems, to include but not be limited to, collecting, reviewing, and analyzing appropriate logs and timely investigating security alerts and potential security incidents.

6. Establishing and maintaining baseline configurations and current inventories of Covered Information Systems, including hardware, software, firmware, and documentation, throughout the Information System Development Lifecycle, and establishing and enforcing security configuration settings for IT products employed in Covered Information Systems.

7. Ensuring appropriate contingency planning has been performed, including DOJ Information and Covered Information System backups.

8. Identifying Covered Information System users, processes acting on behalf of users, or devices, and authenticating and verifying the identities of such users, processes, or devices, using multifactor authentication or HSPD-12 compliant authentication methods as defined by NIST 800-63-3, Digital Identity Guidelines or current revision.

9. Establishing and maintaining an operational incident handling capability for Covered Information Systems that includes adequate and timely development, logging, detection, analysis, containment, recovery, and user response activities, and tracking, documenting, and timely reporting incidents to appropriate officials and authorities within the Contractor’s organization and the DOJ.

10.Performing periodic and timely maintenance on Covered Information Systems, and providing effective controls on tools, techniques, mechanisms, and personnel used to conduct such maintenance.

11.Protecting Covered Information System media containing DOJ Information, including paper, digital and electronic media, and DOJ assets under Contractor control; protecting them from environmental impacts, access, and equipment positioning requirements defined; limiting access to DOJ Information to authorized users; and sanitizing or destroying Covered Information System media containing DOJ Information before disposal, release or reuse of such media.

12.Limiting physical access to Covered Information Systems, equipment, and physical facilities housing such Covered Information Systems to authorized personnel according to DOJ 03.

13.Screening individuals prior to authorizing access to Covered Information Systems to ensure compliance with DOJ Security standards including personnel background checks.

14.Continuously assessing the risk to DOJ Information in Covered Information Systems, including scanning and remediating vulnerabilities, or implementing appropriate mitigation in accordance with DOJ policy, and ensuring the timely removal of assets no longer supported by the Contractor.

15.Continuously monitoring the application of security controls of Covered Information Systems, assessing the efficacy of such controls, and developing and implementing plans of action designed to correct deficiencies and eliminate or reduce vulnerabilities in such Covered Information Systems.

16.Monitoring, controlling, and protecting information transmitted or received by Covered Information Systems at the external boundaries and key internal boundaries of such Covered Information Systems, and employing architectural designs, software development techniques, and systems engineering principles that promote effective security.

17. Identifying, reporting, and correcting Covered Information System security flaws in a timely manner, providing protection from malicious code at appropriate locations, monitoring security alerts and advisories and taking appropriate and timely action in response.

18.Ensuring return of Government Furnished Equipment (“GFE”) and/or PIV card assets within 10 business days of notification for end of use (contract end, staff change, etc.).

19.Complying with rights in data (FAR 52.227-14) as to the development, management, and protection of DOJ Information.

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20.Reporting on risks or known issues impacting DOJ Services (staffing, hardware, process, changes, etc.)

through the Contractor’s CO or COR, DOJ Service Owner (“SO”), and Government Technical Manager (“GTM”) including risk mitigation activities.

21.Reporting through the Contractor’s CO or COR on any projected or planned changes in corporate ownership, covered information system design, and/or any technical changes that could impact the confidentiality, integrity or availability of DOJ Information, data, or systems. Changes to system design must be updated through the authorization process per NIST SP 800-37 Revision 2, Step 6 (‘Continuous Monitoring”) or current NIST revision.

22.When, as part of operating within the DOJ environment, the Contractor’s covered information system is subject to review, audit, or assessment by third parties, facilitating DOJ access to information system resources, facilities, personnel, and documentation in a timely manner as required by the auditors. Should a third-party organization conduct a review of any Covered Information System, the Contractor must provide a copy of the report to DOJ, through the CO and COR.

23.To enhance software supply chain and transparency, upon request, the Contractor shall provide a current Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) for all software, software updates, modules, libraries, and container images delivered or operated in the performance of this contract, consistent with applicable federal policy such as the National Telecommunications and Information (NTIA)-established minimum elements for SBOM to the CO who will refer to the DOJ Cyber-Security Risk Management team (C-SCRM) [Authority: OMB M-26-05; EO 14028/ NTIA minimum requirements].

24.Reporting on outages impacting DOJ Services through the Contractor’s CO, COR, and DOJ Service Owner (SO) to include event and mitigation details.

C. The Contractor shall not process, store, or transmit DOJ Information using a Covered Information System without first obtaining an ATO for each Covered Information System. The ATO shall be signed by the Authorizing Official for the DOJ component responsible for maintaining the security, confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the DOJ Information under this contract. (For Cloud Computing Systems, see Section V, below.)

D. The Contractor shall ensure compliance with DOJ-03 (Personnel Security Requirements for Contractor Employees) as to all Covered Information Systems.

E. When requested by the DOJ CO or COR as described below, the Contractor shall provide DOJ, including the Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) and Federal law enforcement components, (1) access to any and all information and records, including electronic information, regarding a Covered Information System, and (2) physical access to the Contractor’s facilities, installations, systems, operations, documents, records, and databases. Such access may include independent validation testing of controls, system penetration testing, and FISMA data reviews by DOJ or agents acting on behalf of DOJ, and such access shall be provided within 72 hours of the request. Additionally, the Contractor shall cooperate with DOJ’s efforts to ensure, maintain, and safeguard the security, confidentiality, integrity, and availability of DOJ Information.

F. The use of Contractor-owned laptops or other portable digital or electronic media to process or store DOJ Information covered by this clause or access a Covered Information System is prohibited unless the CO approves it in writing after the Contractor has provided a letter certifying compliance with the following requirements. For any requirements which include the use or storage of PII, the Senior Component Official for Privacy must also approve. Any additional requirements set forth for the use or storage of PII under DOJ-02, Contractor Privacy Requirements, are in addition to, not superseded by, the requirements set forth here.

1. Media must be encrypted using a NIST FIPS 140-2 approved product.

2. The Contractor must develop and implement a process to ensure that security and other applications software is kept up to date.

3. Where applicable, media must utilize antivirus software and a host-based firewall mechanism.

4. The Contractor must log all computer-readable data extracts from databases holding DOJ Information and verify that each extract including such data has been erased within 90 days of extraction or that its use is still required. All DOJ Information should be treated by the Contractor as sensitive information unless specifically designated as non-sensitive by the DOJ.

5. A Rules of Behavior (ROB) form must be signed and acknowledged annually by users. These rules must address, at a minimum, authorized, and official use, prohibition against unauthorized users and use, and the protection of DOJ Information. The form also must notify the users that they have no reasonable expectation of privacy regarding any communications transmitted through or data stored on Contractor-owned laptops or other portable digital or electronic media.

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6. Cybersecurity Awareness Training (CSAT) shall be provided annually by Contractor for all users of Covered Information System. This training must be submitted to, and approved by, the CO or COR in advance of being provided to users. Users must complete and acknowledge having received CSAT each year. At a minimum, CSAT provided by contractors must include:

a. Insider Threat Detection and Reporting – Importance of detecting, methodologies, indicators, and reporting

b. Privacy Awareness – Privacy Act and PII

c. General Cybersecurity – Information security, trends in advance persistent threats, social engineering/phishing, appropriate use, mobile devices, remote access, basic security best practices

G. Contractors shall not store DOJ information on Contractor-owned removable IT (e.g., media such as a thumb drive or external hard drive) unless expressly authorized in writing by the DOJ CO or COR in the performance of their contract.

H. When no longer needed, all media must be processed (sanitized, degaussed, or destroyed) in accordance with NIST SP 800-88, Guidelines for Media Sanitization.

I. The Contractor must keep an accurate inventory of digital or electronic media used in the performance of DOJ contracts.

J. The Contractor must remove all DOJ Information from Contractor media and return all such information to the DOJ within 10 days of the expiration or termination of the contract, unless otherwise extended by the CO, or waived (in part or whole) by the CO, and all such information shall be returned in a format and form acceptable to DOJ. The Contractor shall provide a written certification certifying the removal and return of all such information to the CO within 10 business days of the removal and return of all DOJ Information.

K. DOJ, at its discretion, may suspend the Contractor’s access to any DOJ Information, or terminate the contract, when DOJ suspects that the Contractor has failed to comply with any security requirement, or in the event of an Information System Security Incident or Security Breach (see definitions above), where the Department determines that either event gives cause for such action. The suspension of access to DOJ Information may last until such time as DOJ, in its sole discretion, determines that the situation giving rise to such action has been corrected or no longer exists.

Any termination action taken because of the Contractor’s suspected failure to comply with any security requirement will be conducted in accordance with the applicable termination clause governing the awarded contract. The Contractor understands that any suspension or termination in accordance with this provision shall be at no cost to DOJ, and that upon request by the CO, the Contractor must immediately return all DOJ Information to DOJ, as well as any media upon which DOJ Information resides, at the Contractor’s expense. The Contractor must comply with FAR 52.227-14 (Rights in Data), FAR 52.245-1 (Government Property), DOJ 2400.3A Chapter 1 (component property procedures), and FAR 4.804-5(a)(6) (Procedures for closing out contract files).

V. Cloud Computing A. The Contractor may not utilize the Cloud system of any Cloud Service Provider (“CSP”) unless:

1. 1. All of the following has occurred: (a) the Cloud system and CSP have been evaluated by a Third Party Assessing Organization (“3PAO”) certified under FedRAMP; (b) the Cloud system received FedRAMP authorization; (c) the Contractor has provided the most current System Security Plan (“SSP”) and Security Assessment Report (“SAR”) to the DOJ CO for consideration, and provides any subsequent SSPs and SARs within 30 days of issuance; and, (d) the Authorizing Official for the DOJ component responsible for maintaining the security confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the DOJ Information under the Covered Contract has issued an ATO; or,

2. In cases where the CSP or its offering is not FedRAMP authorized, the COR approves utilization of the Cloud System after the CSP has worked with the authorizing official, the DOJ OCIO, and the FedRAMP Program Management Office to determine that the CSP is likely to seek and receive Agency/FedRAMP authorization within 1 year, or DOJ has authorized use as a Private Cloud or Contractor Owned, Contractor Operated system.

B. The Contractor must ensure that the CSP allows DOJ to access and retrieve any DOJ Information processed, stored, or transmitted in a Cloud system under this Contract within a reasonable time of any such request, but in no event less than 48 hours from the request. To ensure that the DOJ can fully and appropriately search and retrieve DOJ Information from the Cloud system, access shall include any schemas, meta-data, and other associated data artifacts.

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C. The Contractor must ensure that the CSP provides access and information to support and enable DOJ’s cloud security posture management, to include the current inventory of security management configuration data for services and information to confirm the Contractor has been monitoring accounts for compliance with security requirements. The DOJ Justice Security Operations Center (JSOC) must be able to access logs and events to investigate potential security breaches and perform security posture assessments associated with the Security Audit Identity Credential Access Management (ICAM) policies.

D. The Contractor must ensure that the CSP provides evidence of annual recertification of privileged user access management.

E. A C-SCRM review is mandatory for specified acquisitions in accordance with established process in EO 14028 and NIST SP 800-161, Cybersecurity Supply Chain Risk Management Practices for Systems and Organizations, or superseding document. All vendor products and solutions to be used on DOJ national security systems, enterprise-wide systems, or new FIPS-199 High and Moderate systems for the purpose of accessing, collecting, storing, processing, maintaining, using, sharing, retrieving, disseminating, transmitting, or disposing of DOJ Information must be submitted to DOJ OCIO for a C-SCRM review prior to contract award or ATO signature. Changes in corporate ownership or structure shall be reported to the CO for referral to C-SCRM. The Contractor shall notify the CO of any confirmed Supply Chain compromise affecting the Contractor’s products or services within 1 hour of discovery.

N/A The following C-SCRM requirements for acquisition of systems, hardware, or software which will be used in systems that are mission critical or process sensitive data apply to this award. (CO check as appropriate in coordination with the Program Manager and/or System Owner)

1. The Contractor shall develop and deliver a C-SCRM Plan. The C-SCRM Plan shall meet the format described in NIST SP 800-161, Appendix E. The C-SCRM plan shall address the following security controls from NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5: SR-2, SR-3, SR-4, SR-5, SR-6, SR-7, SR-8, SR-9, SR-10, and SR-11. Equivalent ISO 27000 series controls may be used if they are mapped to the NIST control(s).

2. The Contractor shall implement the required security controls as documented in the C-SCRM Plan. The requirements of the C-SCRM plan shall flow down to all subcontractors. Evidence of the certification and compliance is required.

3. For cloud platforms or managed services, upon request, the Contractor shall provide a current SBOM of the runtime production environment reflecting the software components and dependencies materially present in the service.

4. The Contractor shall provide evidence of compliance with the documented C-SCRM Plan. (CO select which applies)

__ Self-assessment by a contractor security team __ External assessment by an independent auditor

VI. Information System Security Incident A. Confirmed Security Incident. The Contractor shall immediately (and in no event later than 1 hour of discovery) report any Confirmed Security Incident to the DOJ CO and COR. If the Confirmed Security Incident occurs outside of regular business hours and/or neither the DOJ CO nor the COR can be reached, the Contractor must call JSOC at 1-202-357-7000 immediately (and in no event later than within 1 hour of discovery of the Confirmed Security Incident) and shall notify the CO and COR as soon as practicable.

B. Potential Security Incident.

1. If the Contractor suspects that DOJ information has been potentially disclosed or impacted, the Contractor shall promptly investigate to determine if a Security Incident has occurred. If the Contractor has not determined within 24 hours (i.e., 24 hours from detection of potential security incident and/or security breach) whether the Potential Security Incident was in fact a Security Incident, then it must immediately report the Potential Security Incident to the DOJ CO and the COR. If the time by which to report the Potential Security Incident occurs outside of regular business hours and/or neither the DOJ CO nor the COR can be reached, the Contractor must call or e-mail the JSOC Team at 1-202-357-7000 or JSOC@USDOJ.GOV and contact the DOJ CO and COR as soon as practicable. If the contract involves PII, the Contractor must comply with the notification requirements of DOJ-02 and Executive Order M-17-12 (Memorandum on Preparing for and Responding to a Breach of Personally Identifiable Information), Contractor Privacy Requirements, Section B.5, for an actual or suspected Security Incident.

2. The Contractor must limit sharing of Security Incident details to only those individuals involved in responding to the potential Security Incident. Any provisions of the Covered Contract regarding the citizenship or location of individuals working on the Covered Contract apply equally to individuals involved in responding to any potential

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Security Incidents. The Contractor may request assistance from the JSOC for advice, incident response, or FBI coordination. The Contractor must provide weekly updates to CO, COR and JSOC during the course of a Security Incident investigation.

C. Any report submitted in accordance with paragraphs (B) and (C), above, shall identify:

1. Both the Covered Information Systems and DOJ Information involved or at risk, including the type, amount, and level of sensitivity of the DOJ Information and, if the DOJ Information contains PII, the estimated number of unique instances of PII.

2. All steps and processes being undertaken by the Contractor to minimize, remedy, and/or investigate the Security Incident.

3. Any and all other information as required by the CISA Federal Incident Notification Guidelines, including the functional impact, information impact, impact to recoverability, threat vector, mitigation details, and all available incident details; and

The Contractor may request assistance from the JSOC Team for advice, incident response, or FBI coordination, and must provide weekly updates to CO, COR, and JSOC during the course of an Incident investigation.

D. Except as otherwise required by Federal, State and local laws, executive orders, rules and regulations, all determinations regarding whether and when to notify other individuals and/or federal agencies potentially affected by a Security Incident will be made by DOJ senior officials, the DOJ Core Management Team, or the COR at DOJ’s discretion.

E. The Contractor must provide to DOJ full access to any facility and/or Covered Information System affected or potentially affected by any potential or confirmed Security Incident, including access by the DOJ OIG and federal law enforcement organizations, and undertake any and all response actions DOJ determines are required to ensure the protection of DOJ Information, including providing all requested images, log files, and event information to facilitate rapid resolution of any Security Incident.

F. DOJ, at its sole discretion, may obtain, and the Contractor will permit, the assistance of other federal agencies and/or third-party contractors or firms to aid in response activities related to any potential or confirmed Security Incident. Additionally, DOJ, at its sole discretion, may require the Contractor to retain, at the Contractor’s expense, a 3PAO acceptable to DOJ, with expertise in incident response, compromise assessment, and federal security control requirements, to conduct a thorough vulnerability and security assessment of all affected Covered Information Systems.

G. Response activities related to any Security Incident undertaken by DOJ, including activities undertaken by the Contractor, other federal agencies, and any third-party contractors or firms at the request or direction of DOJ, may include inspections, investigations, forensic reviews, data analyses and processing, and final determinations of responsibility for the Security Incident and/or liability for any additional response activities. The Contractor shall be responsible for all costs and related resource allocations required for all such response activities related to any Security Incident, including the cost of any penetration testing.

VII. Pass-Through of Security Requirements to Subcontractors and CSPs A. The requirements set forth in the preceding paragraphs of this clause apply to all subcontractors and CSPs who perform work in connection with the contract, including any CSP providing services for any other CSP under the contract, and the Contractor shall flow down this clause to all subcontractors and CSPs performing under this contract. Any breach by any subcontractor or CSP of any of the provisions set forth in this clause will be attributed to the Contractor.

(End of Clause)

Section 3 - List of Attachments

Identifier Title Number of Pages

1 ATT.1_Survey_Factor 4-Past Performance 2 2 ATT.2_Survey-Factors 2-4... 4 3 ATT.3_Questions+Responses-U 1

3.1 Statement of Work

The Contractor shall furnish the necessary personnel, material, equipment, services and/or facilities (except as otherwise specified) to perform the below Statement of Work (SOW) and all Section J attachments, as applicable.

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SOW for In-House, Background-Investigative Services

1. Introduction

1.1 Organization. The United States (U.S.) Department of Justice (DOJ), Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), Office of Professional Responsibility and Security Operations (OPRSO), Personnel Security Division (PSD) requires contractor support for in-house, background-investigative services.

1.2 Background

1.2.1 ATF is a law-enforcement organization within DOJ. ATF’s unique responsibilities consist of reducing violent crime, collecting revenue and protecting the public. ATF enforces federal laws and regulations relating to alcohol, tobacco, firearms, explosives and arson by working directly and in cooperation with other government agencies to:

• Suppress and prevent crime and violence through enforcement, regulation and community outreach;

• Ensure fair and proper revenue collection;

• Provide fair and effective industry regulation;

• Support and assist federal, state, local and international law enforcement;

• Provide innovative training programs in support of criminal and regulatory enforcement functions;

• Help reduce the criminal use of firearms; and

• Provide for public safety by reducing the criminal misuse of explosives, combating arson, and removing safety hazards caused by improper and unsafe storage of explosive materials.

1.2.2 PSD is charged with ensuring all persons privileged to be employed by or provide a service to ATF are reliable, trustworthy, of good character and conduct, and are of complete and unswerving loyalty to the U.S. PSD maintains ATF’s personnel security program and all associated, collateral functions in support of the program, including educating personnel in the proper handling and safeguarding of classified, national security information and sensitive-unclassified information. PSD is responsible for conducting background investigations (BIs) on prospective ATF employees and contractors and periodic reinvestigations on current employees and contractors, in accordance with (IAW) established Executive Orders and other regulatory directives, the Privacy Act of 1974, Office of Personnel Management (OPM) regulations, other relevant regulations from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), as well as DOJ and ATF policies and procedures.

Since ATF already has an established program to conduct BIs, it has determined the most efficient and cost-effective method is to employ the services of trained, experienced contractors.