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Washington DC 20212 2 Massachusetts Ave, NE Room G225 Bureau of Labor Statistics US Department of Labor

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REQUEST FOR

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INVITATION

FOR BID (IFB)

10. THIS ACQUISITION ISCODE

REQUEST FOR

QUOTE (RFQ)

14. METHOD OF SOLICITATION

13b. RATING

NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY

CLASSIFICATION STANDARD

(NAICS):

SMALL BUSINESS

09/01/2023 1200 ET

08/29/2023

202-693-3248Dayle Lashley (No collect calls)

INFORMATION CALL:

FOR SOLICITATION 8. OFFER DUE DATE/LOCAL TIMEb. TELEPHONE NUMBER a. NAME

4. ORDER NUMBER3. AWARD/ 6. SOLICITATION

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SOLICITATION/CONTRACT/ORDER FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS 1. REQUISITION NUMBER PAGE OF

1 10 1625-OTS-23-NAT-0376OFFEROR TO COMPLETE BLOCKS 12, 17, 23, 24, & 30

TELEPHONE NO.

17a. CONTRACTOR/

WASHINGTON DC 20212

ROOM G225

2 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE, NE

US DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

15. DELIVER TO

Washington DC 20210 200 Constitution Ave, NW S-4307 Information Technology Acq Services

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12. DISCOUNT TERMS THIS CONTRACT IS A RATED

ORDER UNDER THE DEFENSE

PRIORITIES AND ALLOCATIONS

SYSTEM - DPAS (15 CFR 700)

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US Department of Labor

WOMEN-OWNED SMALL

BUSINESS (WOSB)

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WOMEN-OWNED SMALL

BUSINESS (EDWOSB)

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ITEM NO.

This is a request for quote (RFQ) for Resilio Resilio Connect software, services, and support for the Department of Labor/Bureau of Labor Statistics’ public Labor Statistics (LABSTAT) websites.

Please note the following:

*The vendor must be an authorized provider of the services.

*Brand name only.

(Use Reverse and/or Attach Additional Sheets as Necessary)

HEREIN, IS ACCEPTED AS TO ITEMS:

DATED

Karen A. Corporal

. YOUR OFFER ON SOLICITATION (BLOCK 5),

INCLUDING ANY ADDITIONS OR CHANGES WHICH ARE SET FORTH

COPIES TO ISSUING OFFICE. CONTRACTOR AGREES TO FURNISH AND DELIVER

ARE

ARE

31c. DATE SIGNED

27b. CONTRACT/PURCHASE ORDER INCORPORATES BY REFERENCE FAR 52.212-4. FAR 52.212-5 IS ATTACHED. ADDENDA

31a. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (SIGNATURE OF CONTRACTING OFFICER)

30c. DATE SIGNED 31b. NAME OF CONTRACTING OFFICER (Type or print)

ALL ITEMS SET FORTH OR OTHERWISE IDENTIFIED ABOVE AND ON ANY ADDITIONAL

SHEETS SUBJECT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SPECIFIED.

27a. SOLICITATION INCORPORATES BY REFERENCE (FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION) FAR 52.212-1, 52.212-4. FAR 52.212-3

AND 52.212-5 ARE ATTACHED. ADDENDA

26. TOTAL AWARD AMOUNT (For Government Use Only)

OFFER

STANDARD FORM 1449 (REV. 11/2021)

Prescribed by GSA - FAR (48 CFR) 53.212

ARE NOT ATTACHED.

ARE NOT ATTACHED.

AUTHORIZED FOR LOCAL REPRODUCTION

PREVIOUS EDITION IS NOT USABLE

30b. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER (Type or print)

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32e. MAILING ADDRESS OF AUTHORIZED GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVE

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ACCEPTED, AND CONFORMS TO THE CONTRACT, EXCEPT AS NOTED:

32a. QUANTITY IN COLUMN 21 HAS BEEN

RECEIVED INSPECTED

40. PAID BY39. S/R VOUCHER NUMBER38. S/R ACCOUNT NUMBER

37. CHECK NUMBER

FINALPARTIAL

36. PAYMENT

FINALPARTIAL

35. AMOUNT VERIFIED

CORRECT FOR

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COMPLETE

32g. E-MAIL OF AUTHORIZED GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVE

42d. TOTAL CONTAINERS42c. DATE REC'D (YY/MM/DD)

42b. RECEIVED AT (Location)

42a. RECEIVED BY (Print)

41c. DATE41b. SIGNATURE AND TITLE OF CERTIFYING OFFICER

41a. I CERTIFY THIS ACCOUNT IS CORRECT AND PROPER FOR PAYMENT

STANDARD FORM 1449 (REV. 11/2021) BACK

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ITEM NO.

Basis for Brand Name Award:

The Government intends to select for award the one responsible quote which conforms to the RFQ requirements, is an authorized service provider of the brand name, proposes the best value based on price and meeting the technical specifications of the requirement. Quotes determined to be incomplete, unreasonable, or unrealistic will not be considered for award. Quote submissions will include the vendor's own quote document.

Delivery: 09/16/2023

Period of Performance: 09/16/2023 to 09/15/2024

0001 Resilio Connect – Server Agent; Product Code:

RC-SA (6 each)

Product/Service Code: DG10

0002 Resilio Connect – Server Agent; Product Code:

RC-SA (6 each)

Product/Service Code: DG10

0003 Resilio Connect – Proxy Server Agent; Product

Code: RC-PSA (1 each)

Product/Service Code: DG10

0004 Resilio Connect – Proxy Server Agent; Product

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32f. TELEPHONE NUMBER OF AUTHORIZED GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVE

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NAME OF OFFEROR OR CONTRACTOR

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CONTINUATION SHEET

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Code: RC-PSA (1 each)

Product/Service Code: DG10

0005 Resilio Connect – Enterprise Tier; Product Code:

RC-TIER-ENTERPRISE (1 each)

Product/Service Code: DG10

0006 Resilio Connect – Premium Support; Product Code:

RC-SUPPORT-PRM (1 each)

Product/Service Code: DG10

0007 Resilio Connect – Max Throughput – 2 Gb/s;

Product Code: RC-SPD-2G (1 each)

Product/Service Code: DG10

0008 Subscription Term; Product Code: RC-TERM (12 each)

Product/Service Code: DG10

NSN 7540-01-152-8067 OPTIONAL FORM 336 (4-86)

Sponsored by GSA

FAR (48 CFR) 53.110

1 - Description/Specifications/Work Statement 2 - Section 2 4 - Section 4

1 - Description/Specifications/Work Statement

Requirement Specifications Resilio Connect

1.0 Background/Objective:

1.1 Resilio Connect is an enterprise file synchronization solution. The Division of Enterprise Web Systems (DEWS) has a business need to use the software to replicate news releases, time series, and web content updates for our Labor Statistics (LABSTAT) websites (www.bls.gov and download.bls.gov). These website updates are expected to run on demand at various times of the day and must comply with multiple time constraints and these updates involve multiple servers and hundreds of specific locations on the local and remote file systems.

2.0 Specifications:

2.1 Description of service: Resilio Connect software, services, and support for the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ public LABSTAT websites.

2.2 Item(s):

Resilio Connect – Server Agent (production) Qty: 6 Mfg. Part#: RC-SA Resilio Connect – Server Agent.

Qty: 6 Mfg. Part#: RC-SA

Resilio Connect – Proxy Server Agent (production) Qty: 1 Mfg. Part#: RC-PSA

Resilio Connect – Proxy Server Agent (test) Qty: 1 Mfg. Part#: RC-PSA

Resilio Connect – Enterprise Tier.

Product Code: RC-TIER-ENTERPRISE Qty: 1

Resilio Connect – Premium Support.

Product Code: RC-SUPPORT-PRM Qty: 1

Resilio Connect – Max Throughput – 2 Gb/s.

Product Code: RC-SPD-2G Qty: 1

Subscription Term.

Product Code: RC-TERM Qty: 12

3.0 Period of Performance:

3.1 Base Period: 12-month period of performance starting September 16, 2023 through September 15, 2024. There are no option periods.

http://www.bls.gov/

2 - Section 2

4 - Section 4

52.232-39 Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations. (JUN 2013)

DOL 2023-02 Term for Requirement True Up (June 2023)

DOL 2023-02

Term for Requirement True Up (June 2023)

A. Applicability

This true-up term, if incorporated into a contract, would provide the Government the right to adjust the quantity of a product or service specified in a contract in order to match the number actually used by the government. Typically, the true-up term would be appropriate only when

DOL expects to experience an increase or decrease in the quantities specified in the award but the extent and timing of that variability cannot be reasonably determined at the time of award.

The Contracting Officer (CO) shall determine whether inclusion is appropriate in applicable solicitations, based on the guidance outlined in Policy Memo 2023-20.

B. Text to be inserted

"During the period of performance, it is possible that there could be an increase or decrease in the quantities specified in this award. As such, [45] calendar days prior to the end of each contract period, the contractor shall submit to the cognizant

Contracting Officer a reconciliation report (true-up report) setting forth the actual usage incurred by, or on behalf of, the government. If the actual use by the government is determined to be above or below the initial contracted quantity, the government will execute a bilateral contractual modification using the awarded unit price(s) to reflect the revised quantities and total awarded amount. The value of the upward true-up at the end of each contract period shall not exceed 25 percent of the total price of the relevant period of performance. The contractor shall be entitled to no other payment or contract adjustment for the Government’s use of those additional quantities. Should there be any inconsistencies between this true-up term and the terms of any licensing agreement or other terms or conditions of this contract, the true-up clause shall take precedence over, and apply notwithstanding, such other terms and/or conditions."

DOL 2023-03 Submission of Invoices

DOL-2019-03 Submission of Invoices (September 2019) - BLS Accounting Version

Electronic Invoice Submittal Invoices for the services/goods provided under this award shall be submitted through:

__ The Department of Treasury's Invoice Processing Platform (IPP)

IPP is a Federal Government owned and operated website accessible to contractors free of charge. information about /PP, including enrollment instructions, are available and should be obtained by the enrolled contractors directly from the Department of Treasury after award at, https:www.ipp.gov.

X The Department of Labor (DOL) Quickpay (DOL-BLS@quickpay.dol.gov)

The following instructions apply to Invoices submitted through IPP.Gov or the DOL Quickpay email system:

1. IPP invoice attachments SHALL NOT exceed the size limit of IO megabytes (MB) each.

2. However, you may submit multiple attachments of less than 10MB each with the invoices.

3. DO NOT submit an invoice or attachment that uses shading or color.

4. An emailed Portable Document Format (PDF) image cannot have any text that has a background with any color other than white. If the image has a shaded background, it will be converted to black, and the text will be illegible.

5. An emailed Tagged Image File Format (TIFF) image must be black and white.

6. Quickpay users SHALL: provide a copy of the invoice and any attachments via email to DOL- BLS@quickpay.dol.gov. Quickpay users SHALL NOT: submit more than one attachment per invoice and the attachment shall not exceed 10MB. Any additional attachments will not be recognized.

7. DO NOT submit more than one invoice at a time.

8. DO NOT attempt to use the "Recall or Resend" email message feature.

9. Electronic invoices shall be in PDF or TIFF format.

Paper Invoices shall be submitted via fax or U.S. mail

1. Paper invoices may be sent vial fax to:

(202)691-7796.

2. Mail paper invoices to:

U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Room 4135 2 Massachusetts Avenue N.E.. Washington, DC 20212

General Information Payment due date is to be calculated from the date the invoice is received in accordance with FAR 32.905 and the instructions above.

Inquiries regarding invoices must be emailed to BLSinvoiceinquiry@bls.gov. The relevant invoice must be attached to the inquiry email and the subject line of the email must state "INQUIRY", as shown in the following example:

INQUIRY: <Contractor Name>, DOL Agency, <Contract Number, EPA Call or Order Number>, Invoice Number, <invoice Amount>

The contractor SHALL NOT use the DOL electronic invoicing email address for inquiries about any invoice.

Questions All questions regarding Electronic Invoicing shall be sent to the BLS Financial Officer at BLSinvoiceinquiry@bls.gov.

(End of Clause)

DOL 2019-01 SECTION 508 REQUIREMENTS (JAN 2019)

A. Applicability

Contracting Officers shall insert this clause in all new solicitations and awards for the acquisition of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) to be used by the Department of Labor (DOL).

B. Definitions http://www.ipp.gov/ mailto:DOL-BLS@quickpay.dol.gov mailto:DOL-BLS@quickpay.dol.gov mailto:BLSinvoiceinquiry@bls.gov mailto:BLSinvoiceinquiry@bls.gov

'Information and Communication Technology' is defined as any information technology, and other equipment, systems, technologies, or processes, for which the principal function is the creation, manipulation, conversion, duplication, automatic acquisition, storage, display, receipt or transmission, of electronic data and information, as well as any associated content. Examples of ICT include, but are not limited to:

Computers and peripheral equipment; information kiosks and transaction machines; telecommunications equipment; customer premises equipment; multifunction office machines; software;

applications; Web sites; videos; and electronic documents.

C. Requirements

Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act, as amended (29 U.S.C. 794d), applies to Federal Agencies, and the Contractors providing support on behalf of an Agency. The Contractor is required to provide Section 508 compliant systems and components of ICT when Federal agencies develop, procure, maintain, or use ICT. The Contractor shall ensure that its system and components allow Federal employees and members of the public with disabilities access to, and use of, information and data that is comparable to the access afforded Federal employees and members of the public without disabilities.

Products, platforms and services delivered as part of this contract action that are ICT, or contain ICT, shall conform to the Revised Section 508 Standards, which are located at 36 C.F.R.1194.1 & Apps. A, C & D.

1. Requirements by service / contract type are as follows:

a. Custom ICT Development Services: When the Contractor provides custom ICT development services and/or Commercially Available Off-the-Shelf (COTS) products, pursuant to the requirements, the Contractor shall ensure the ICT fully conforms to the applicable Revised Section 508 Standards prior to delivery and before final acceptance.

b. Installation, Configuration & Integration Services: When the Contractor provides installation, configuration or integration services for equipment or software pursuant to the requirement, the Contractor shall not install, configure or integrate the equipment or software in a way that reduces the level of conformance with the applicable Revised Section 508 Standards.

c. Maintenance Upgrades & Replacements: The Contractor shall ensure maintenance upgrades, substitutions, and replacements to equipment and software pursuant to this award do not reduce the approved level of conformance with the applicable Revised Section 508 Standards at the time of award. Additionally, an updated Accessibility Conformance Report (ACR) shall be submitted for each ICT Item, and shall be completed according to the instructions provided by the Industry Technology Industry Council (ITIC), in order to be considered for each option year exercise.

d. Service Personnel: The Contractor shall ensure that contractor personnel providing support are DHS Trusted Tester or have an equivalency of the knowledge, skills, and ability necessary to address the applicable Revised Section 508 Standards defined in the requirement, and shall provide conformant Section 508 supporting documentation upon request.

e. Hosting Services: The Contractor shall not implement hosting services in a manner that reduces the existing level of conformance of the electronic content with applicable Revised Section 508 Standards, when providing hosting services for electronic content to the agency. Throughout the life of the award, the agency reserves the right to perform Independent Third-Party testing on a vendor or Contractor's hosted solution to verify conformance.

2. Validation for ICT Items: The Contractor shall test and validate the ICT solution for conformance to the Revised Section 508 Standards, in accordance with the required testing methods and provide test results to verify conformance of the Voluntary Product Assessment Template (VPAT).

a. For web and software, WCAG 2.0 Level AA or WCAG 2.1

Conformance Test Results shall be based on the Accessibility Tests for Software and Web, Harmonized Testing Process for Section 508 Compliance.

b. For Microsoft Office and PDF documents, WCAG 2.0 Level AA or WCAG 2.1 Conformance test results shall be based on the Harmonized Testing Guidance from the AED ACOP. c. For ICT Items that are not electronic content, the Contractor shall validate conformance to the applicable Revised Section 508 Standards using a defined testing process. The Contractor shall describe test process and provide the testing results to the agency.

3. Conformance Reporting: For ICT items that are developed, updated, or configured for the agency, and when product substitutions are offered:

a. Before acceptance, the Contractor shall provide an ACR for each ICT item that is developed, updated, configured for the agency, and when product substitutions are offered. The ACR should be based on the most recent version of the VPAT provided by the Industry Technology Industry Council (ITIC) at https://www.itic.org/policy/accessibility/vpat. An ACR shall be submitted for each ICT Item, and shall be completed according to the instructions provided by ITIC to be considered for acceptance.

b. Before acceptance, when the Contractor is required to perform testing to validate conformance to the agency's accessibility requirements, the vendor shall provide a Supplemental Accessibility Report (SAR) that contains the following information:

i. Accessibility test results based on the required test methods

ii. Documentation of features provided to help achieve accessibility and usability for people with disabilities.

iii. Documentation of core functions that cannot be accessed by persons with disabilities.

iv. Documentation on how to configure and install the ICT item to support accessibility.

v. When an ICT item is an authoring tool that generates content (including documents, reports, videos, multimedia productions, web content, etc.), provide information on how the ICT item enables the creation of accessible electronic content that conforms to the Revised Section 508 Standards, including the range of accessible user interface elements the tool can create.

vi. Before final acceptance, the Contractor shall provide a fully working demonstration of the completed ICT Item to demonstrate conformance to the agency's accessibility requirements. The demonstration shall expose where such conformance is and is not achieved.

c. At any time, DOL reserves the right to perform Independent Third-Party testing to validate the ICT solution provided by the Contractor, conforms to the applicable Revised Section 508 Standards.

4. Non-Compliance: Before final acceptance of any ICT item, including updates and replacements, DOL shall determine that the furnished ICT item is in compliance with applicable requirements.

If the furnished ICT item is determined to be non-compliant, the Contracting Officer shall notify the Contractor of this determination, within 15 business days of determination of non-compliance. The Contractor shall, at no cost to DOL, repair or replace the non-compliant products or services within the period specified by the Contracting Officer, or show evidence that as a reseller, it is actively working with the contractor to make the product compliant.

The Contracting Officer makes the final decision to accept or not accept a Contractor's ICT item that does not meet the stated Section 508 Standards. Where DOL determines that conformance to requirements of the Revised Section 508 Standards would impose an undue burden or would result in a fundamental alteration in the nature of the ICT, conformance shall be required only to the extent that it does not impose an undue burden, or result in a fundamental alteration in the nature of the ICT. Where ICT conforming to one or more requirements in the Revised Section 508 Standards is not commercially available, DOL shall procure the ICT that best meets the Revised Section 508 Standards consistent with the DOL's business needs. In such cases, the Contractor shall provide alternative means of access that will enable people with disabilities to use the product being procured.

Additional information about Section 508 accessibility standards is located at https://www.section508.gov/

Additional information on creating accessible documents is available at https://www.hhs.gov/web/section-508/making-files-accessible/index.html

DOL 2015-03 Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6) Clause (May 2015)

"In accordance with FAR Parts 11.002(g), 12.202(e), and 39.101(d), the contracting officer shall insert the following clause in all solicitations/awards when acquiring information technology products or services that are expected to exceed the micro-purchase threshold.

INTERNET PROTOCOL VERSION 6 (IPv6) Clause

(May 2015)

(a) Any system or product that includes: hardware, software, firmware, and/or networked components including but not limited to voice, video, or data that is developed, procured, or acquired in support and/or performance of this requirement shall be capable of transmitting, receiving, processing, or forwarding digital information across system boundaries that are formatted in accordance with commercial standards of Internet Protocol (IP) version 6 (IPv6) as set forth in the USGv6 Profile (NIST Special Publication 500-267) and corresponding declarations of conformance defined in the USGv6 Test Program.

(b) This IPv6 capable system or product shall maintain interoperability with IPv4 systems and provide the same level of performance and reliability capabilities of IPv4 systems.

(c) This IPv6 capable system or product shall have available IPv4 and IPv6 technical support for development, implementation, and troubleshooting of the system.

(d) This IPv6 capable system or product can be upgraded, or the vendor will provide an appropriate migration path for industry-required changes to IPv6 as the technology evolves, at no additional cost to the Government.

(e) This IPv6 capable system or product must be able to operate on networks supporting IPv4 & IPv6, as well as networks that support both.

(f) Any system or product whose IPv6 non-compliance is discovered and made known to the vendor/contractor within 12 months of the start of performance shall be upgraded, modified, replaced, or brought in to compliance at no additional cost to the Federal Government.

(End of clause)"

DOLAR 2952.201-70 CONTRACTING OFFICER'S REPRESENTATIVE (COR) CLAUSE

(a) A Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) will be delegated upon award. A copy of the delegation memorandum will be provided to the COR and a delegation letter sent to the vendor.

(b) The COR is responsible, as applicable, for receiving all deliverables; inspecting and accepting the supplies or services provided hereunder in accordance with the terms and conditions of this contract; providing direction to the contractor which clarifies the contract effort, fills in details or otherwise serves to accomplish the contractual scope of work; evaluating performance; and certifying all invoices/vouchers for acceptance of the supplies or services furnished for payment.

(c) The COR does not have the authority to alter the contractor's obligations under the contract, and/or modify any of the expressed terms, conditions, specifications, or cost of the agreement. If, as a result of technical discussions, it is desirable to alter/change contractual obligations or the scope of work, the contracting officer must issue such changes.

(End Clause)

DOL 2012-02 CONTRACTOR'S OBLIGATION TO NOTIFY THE CONTRACTING OFFICER OF A REQUEST TO

CHANGE THE CONTRACT SCOPE (CONTRACTOR'S OBLIGATION CLAUSE)

"(a) Except for changes identified in writing and signed by the Contracting Officer, the Contractor is required to notify, within five working days of receipt or knowledge, any request for changes to this contract (including actions, inactions, and written or oral communications) that the Contractor regards as exceeding the scope of the contract. On the basis of the most accurate information available to the Contractor, the notice shall state:

(1) The date, nature, and circumstances of the conduct regarded as a change in scope;

(2) The name, function, and activity of each Government individual and Contractor official or employee involved in, or knowledgeable about, such conduct;

(3) The identification of any documents and substance of any oral communication involved in such conduct;

(b) Following submission of this notice, the Contractor shall continue performance in accordance with the contract terms and conditions, unless notified otherwise by the Contracting Officer.

(c) The Contracting Officer shall promptly, within 5 business days after receipt of notice from the Contractor, respond to the notice in writing. In responding, the Contracting Officer shall either:

(1) Confirm that the Contractor’s notice identifies a change in the scope of the contract and directs the Contractor to stop work, completely or in part, in accordance with the Stop Work provisions of the contract;

(2) Deny that the Contractor’s notice identifies a change in scope and instruct the Contractor to continue performance under the contract; or

(3) In the event the Contractor’s notice does not provide sufficient information to make a decision, advise the Contractor what additional information is required, and establish the date by which it should be furnished and the date thereafter by which the Government will respond.

(End of clause)