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SOLICITATION/CONTRACT/ORDER FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS

OFFEROR TO COMPLETE BLOCKS 12, 17, 23, 24, & 30

1. REQUISITION NUMBER PAGE 1 OF

2. CONTRACT NO. 3. AWARD/EFFECTIVE

DATE

4. ORDER NUMBER 5. SOLICITATION NUMBER 6. SOLICITATION ISSUE

DATE

7. FOR SOLICITATION

INFORMATION CALL:

a. NAME b. TELEPHONE NUMBER (No collect calls)

8. OFFER DUE DATE/

LOCAL TIME

9. ISSUED BY

13b. RATING

14. METHOD OF SOLICITATION

CODE

15. DELIVER TO 16. ADMINISTERED BY CODE

18a. PAYMENT WILL BE MADE BY CODE17a. CONTRACTOR/

OFFEROR

CODE

FACILITY

CODE

CODE

TELEPHONE NO.

17b. CHECK IF REMITTANCE IS DIFFERENT AND PUT SUCH ADDRESS IN

OFFER

18b. SUBMIT INVOICES TO ADDRESS SHOWN IN BLOCK 18a UNLESS BLOCK

BELOW IS CHECKED

RFQ IFB RFP

SEE ADDENDUM

19.

ITEM NO.

20.

SCHEDULE OF SUPPLIES/SERVICES

21.

QUANTITY

22.

UNIT

23.

UNIT PRICE

24.

AMOUNT

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

25. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA 26. TOTAL AWARD AMOUNT (For Govt. Use Only)

28. CONTRACTOR IS REQUIRED TO SIGN THIS DOCUMENT AND RETURN

COPIES TO ISSUING OFFICE. CONTRACTOR AGREES TO FURNISH AND

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

ADDITIONAL SHEETS SUBJECT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SPECIFIED

29. AWARD OF CONTRACT: REF. OFFER

DATED . . YOUR OFFER ON SOLICITATION

(BLOCK 5), INCLUDING ANY ADDITIONS OR CHANGES WHICH ARE

SET FORTH HEREIN, IS ACCEPTED AS TO ITEMS:

30a. SIGNATURE OF OFFEROR/CONTRACTOR

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

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

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

AUTHORIZED FOR LOCAL REPRODUCTION

PREVIOUS EDITION IS NOT USABLE

STANDARD FORM 1449 (REV. 2/2012)

Prescribed by GSA - FAR (48 CFR) 53.212

10. THIS ACQUISITION IS UNRESTRICTED OR

NAICS:

SIZE STANDARD:

13a. THIS CONTRACT IS A

RATED ORDER UNDER

DPAS (15 CFR 700)

SET ASIDE: % FOR:

11. DELIVERY FOR FOB DESTINA-

TION UNLESS BLOCK IS

MARKED

SEE SCHEDULE

12. DISCOUNT TERMS

ARE ARE NOT ATTACHED

ARE ARE NOT ATTACHED

27a. SOLICITATION INCORPORATES BY REFERENCE FAR 52.212-1, 52.212-4. FAR 52.212-3 AND 52.212-5 ARE ATTACHED. ADDENDA

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

Coll. No.

8 (A)

EDWOSB

WOMEN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS

(WOSB) ELIGIBLE UNDER THE WOMEN-OWNED

SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAM

SERVICE-DISABLED

VETERAN-OWNED

SMALL BUSINESS

HUBZONE SMALL

BUSINESS

SMALL BUSINESS

CG317-23

Deatrice Luck 202-305-3724

COCO 100

COCO

321000101

Misc 400 First Street NW Washington DC 20534

UNICOR FPI CENTRAL ACCOUNTS PAYABLE

PO BOX 11849

LEXINGTON, KY 40578-1849

1620000079 See Section B

UNICOR FUNDS 15X4500 FUNDS SHALL BE OBLIGATED BY INDIVIDUAL DELIVERY ORDERS AND NOT BY THE CONTRACT ITSELF

Deatrice Luck

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541511

11/09/2022

12/20/2022

2:00 PM

COCO

UNICOR, FPI CENTRAL OFFICE

400 1ST ST NW

WASHINGTON DC 20534-0004

UNICOR, FPI CENTRAL OFFICE

400 1ST ST NW

WASHINGTON DC 20534-0004

11/29/2022

UNICOR, FPI CENTRAL OFFICE

400 1ST ST NW

WASHINGTON DC 20534-0004

11/29/2022

30 M Ann Receip

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Terms:

PROJECT LOCATION IS AS FOLLOWS:

UNICOR, Federal Prison Industries, Inc.

Telework support is available per Bureau of Prisons (BOP) policies but candidate must be able to provide onsite support (team events, training, etc.) at the Central Office location at 400 First Street NW, Washington, DC 20534.

Solicitation is issued as (1) base year and four (4)option years (if exercised), fixed price type contract.

A. GUARANTEED MINIMUM FOR THE LIFE OF THE CONTRACT 40 Hours

B. NOT TO EXCEED MAXIMUM FOR THE LIFE OF THE CONTRACT 9,500 Hours

C. THE NOT TO EXCEED MAXIMUM IS NOT A GUARANTEED AMOUNT

SOLICITATION IS 100% SET-ASIDE FOR SMALL BUSINESS.

Start date within Thirty (30) days of award of contract.

QUESTIONS PERTAINING TO THIS SOLICITATION WILL ONLY BE ADDRESSED IN

WRITING, QUESTIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED VIA EMAIL TO BOTH EMAIL ADDRESS

LISTED BELOW:

Deatrice.Luck@usdoj.gov

Kimberly.Schwinn2@us.doj.gov

QUESTIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED AFTER MONDAY, December 5, 2022<H> </>AT

10:00 A.M. EASTERN TIME.

QUESTIONS AND RESPONSES WILL BE POSTED VIA AMENDMENT.

NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE.

Vendors shall submit signed and dated offers either by email delivery or overnight delivery (FedEx, UPS, etc.). Any of the overnight delivery

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carriers will be accepted with delivery to: 400 First Street NW, Washington, DC 20534, Attn: Deatrice Luck. Due to security considerations, do not send offers via U.S. mail.

The date and time for receipt of proposals is TUESDAY<(>,<)>

DECEMBER 20, 2022 at 2:00pm EST.

Offer must indicate Solicitation No. CG317-23, time specified for receipt of offer, name, address and telephone number of offeror, technical description of the items being offered in sufficient detail to evaluate compliance with the requirements in the solicitation, terms of any expressed warranty, price and any discount terms. Offer must include acknowledgment of all amendments, if any.

THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS REQUIRED TO BE COMPLETED BY THE OFFEROR:

VENDOR'S UNIQUE IDENTIFIER NUMBER:______________________________

VENDOR'S POINT OF CONTACT: _____________________________________

VENDOR'S TELEPHONE & FAX NUMBER: _______________________________

VENDOR'S EMAIL ADDRESS: ________________________________________

VENDOR'S BUSINESS SIZE (i.e. SMALL, LARGE, ETC.): ______________

By submission of an offer, the offeror acknowledges the requirement that a prospective awardee shall be registered in the SAM database (System

Award Management) prior to award, during performance and through final payment of any contract resulting from this solicitation.

_______________________________________________ Signature

The Administrative Contracting officer is (Deatrice Luck) at

(Deatrice.Luck@usdoj.gov).

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SECTION B

SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICES/COSTS

Item No. SUPPLIES OR SERVICE Quantity U/M UNIT PRICE AMOUNT IN US$ Delivery Date

00001 Base Yr - Senior Engineer 1 EA 02/01/2023

00002 Opt Yr 1 - Senior Engineer 1 EA 02/01/2024

00003 Opt Yr 2 - Senior Engineer 1 EA 02/01/2025

00004 Opt Yr 3 - Senior Engineer 1 EA 02/01/2026

00005 Opt Yr 4 - Senior Engineer 1 EA 02/01/2027

STATEMENT OF WORK:

The e-Commerce Section within UNICOR’s Management Information Systems

Branch is responsible for developing and enhancing features to

Unicor.gov to meet the special needs of UNICOR customers and internal stakeholders while meeting all Federal Government security, and website management policies. Applications and features utilize local databases and an ERP backend system. Incumbent provides Tier II and Tier III support for multiple enterprise applications including web applications using ASP.Net, desktop applications using .Net, database applications using MS SQL Server, ERP applications and remote function calls in SAP

S4 HANA and MS Visual Studio for development, enhancements, and troubleshooting. Several customized applications serve other Federal

Agencies to provide secure data exchanges of business-related data.

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This candidate will work closely with business groups and IT leaders.

Therefore, it is preferred to have a candidate with solid working knowledge of UNICOR business operations, processes and key stakeholders.

A list of detailed responsibilities related to eCommerce Senior Web

Developer is outlined below:

• Design and Build Content Management System to support Unicor.gov using

MS SQL Server and ASP.Net using MS Visual Studio.

• Design and Build front-end ASP.Net 4.7+ applications and features to support Unicor.gov customer experience using MS SQL Server and ASP.Net using MS Visual Studio.

• Design and Build back-end applications to support internal users and external data exchanges using MS SQL Server and ASP.Net or .Net using

Visual Studio and .Net framework 4.7+.

• Build new styles and modify existing styles to accommodate website needs to HTML5 responsive standards.

• Mentor staff and contractors as needed to grow their skills and knowledge.

• Manage a secure and effective code repository with source-code control.

• Provide major support to migrate all eCommerce systems to an AWS cloud hosting environment.

• Remediate website security concerns as identified by UNICOR and DOJ security groups.

• Review issues and architecture needed to effect a rebuild of

UNICOR.gov web content and databases from a ‘gold’ copy on a monthly basis.

• Develop and Build search web applications for customer and stakeholder

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using SQL or ERP data using ASP.Net 4.7+, MS SQL Server, SAP S4 HANA using Visual Studio.

• Design and Build web reporting systems for customer and stakeholder data in SQL or ERP systems using ASP.Net 4.7+, MS SQL Server, SAP S4

HANA using Visual Studio.

• Troubleshoot all the above systems for accuracy, reliability, scalability, access-controls, security, accessibility, and responsiveness as needed.

• Design and Build Data-bases, data-load scripts and stored procedures using MS SQL Server.

• Provide support for patches and maintenance of Operating Systems and applications as needed.

• Advise and assist web and database server administrators as needed.

• Provide technical documentation of systems, applications, and Disaster

Recovery Plans as needed.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS (Education and Experience):

Offeror must meet the below minimum requirements to be considered:

Must be a US Citizen

Security Clearance (SBI) required before start date

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field (preferred).

• Minimum 5 years of technical experience with ASP.Net development.

• Minimum 5 years of technical experience with MS SQL Server development.

• Minimum 3 years of technical experience with MS IIS/SQL Server

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website(s) utilizing responsive .css style sheets.

• Minimum 3 years' experience with SAP R3 or S4 business systems and/or

ABAP programming.

• Minimum 3 years' experience building and maintaining MS IIS websites.

• Team player with excellent interpersonal skills.

• Must possess excellent organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple responsibilities.

• Demonstrated analytical, planning and problem-solving skills are required.

• Minimum 3 years' experience working with Federal Website Management requirements.

• Minimum 5 years' experience with written and verbal communications;

communicating technical details with other IT specialists and communicating broad technical issues with non-technical staff.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Offerors with the below qualifications may receive a more favorable rating during the evaluation phase:

• Minimum 3 years' experience with UNICOR business operations, processes and key stakeholders is preferred.

• Minimum of 3 years' experience developing or consuming SAP R3 and S4

HANA remote function calls (BAPIs or web services) is preferred.

DELIVERABLES:

Contractor shall provide a weekly summary of hours worked, tasks assigned, their end-of-week status, and work completed on those tasks

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during that week to UNICOR Chief, eCommerce, COR and Contracting Officer

(CO).

WORK HOURS:

Reporting to the MISB eCommerce Section Chief this position will often work within an operational team or a project team during the core hours of 9am-3pm EST (6-8 hrs./day, 4-5 days/week as mutually agreed).

Telework support is available per BOP policies but candidate must be able to provide onsite support (team events, training, etc.) at our

Washington, DC location of 400 First St, NW. Travel should not exceed 6 weeks per year. Travel expenses will be reimbursed. Government Furnished

Equipment (GFE) will be provided by UNICOR. Annual hours to be mutually agreed upon but a minimum of 1500 hours and a maximum of 1900 billable hours per fiscal year.

In the event of replacement of Team Member, the Offeror is required to replace the Team Member with individuals of comparable qualifications.

FPI reserves the right to accept/reject any new team member.

PART I: INFORMATION

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; offers are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation number is

CG317-23 and this solicitation is issued as a Request For Proposals

(RFP).

The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2021-05. The North

American Industry Classification System code is 541511.

This requirement is 100% set-aside for small business; small business size standard for this solicitation is $30M. UNICOR, Federal Prison

Industries, Inc., intends to enter into a (1) base year of twelve (12) months and four (4) twelve (12) month option years (if exercised), Page 9 of 39ORDER NUMBER:

firm-fixed-price, indefinite delivery-indefinite quantity contract for the following commercial item(s):

SEE SECTION B FOR LIST OF ITEMS

Any contract resulting from this solicitation will not be an obligation.

Funds will be obligated by delivery orders.

NOTICE TO GOVERNMENT WHEN CONTRACTOR(S) DELAYS:

In the event the contractor(s) encounter difficulty in meeting performance requirements, or when there is an anticipated difficulty in complying with the delivery terms or completion dates, or whenever the contractor has knowledge that any actual or potential situation is delaying or threatens to delay the timely delivery/performance of this contract, the contractor must immediately notify the Administrative

Contracting Officers at UNICOR with pertinent details. This information will not be construed as a waiver by the Government of the required delivery schedule, or the Governments rights to impose consideration against delinquencies or other remedies provided by this contract.

BEST COMMERCIAL CUSTOMER CATEGORY:

Contractor agrees that FPI is in the category of the most favored or best commercial customer category of the Contractor and as such, the

Contractor will:

During the contract period, the Contractor shall report to the

Contracting Officer all price reductions offered to the category of customers that are considered by the Contractor to be their most favored or best commercial customer.

1. A price reduction shall apply to purchases under this contract if, after the award date, the Contractor-

,,i) Revises downward its commercial catalog, price list, schedule, etc., to its best commercial customers (or category of customers) below the awarded price under this contract;

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,,ii) Grants more favorable discounts or terms and conditions to its best commercial customers than those contained in this contract that would result in prices below the awarded price under this contract, an/or

,,iii) Grants special discounts to its best commercial customer (or category of customers) that would result in prices lower than the awarded price under this contract.

2. The Contractor shall offer the price reduction to FPI with the same effective date, and for the same time period, as extended to the commercial customer (or category of customers).

The Contractor may offer the Contracting Officer a voluntary price reduction at any time during the contract period.

The Contractor shall notify the Contracting Officer of any price reduction subject to this clause as soon as possible, but not later than

15 calendar days after its effective date.

Future requirements for these or similar items from this or other UNICOR factories may be added to the resulting contract if considered to fall within the scope of work and the price is determined to be fair and reasonable.

CONTRACTOR’S RESPONSIBILITY:

It is the responsibility of the Contractor to follow any Special

Security Requirements of the facility where the work is performed in the performance of the contract and to consider the effects of those security requirements in the pricing of the proposal.

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE CONTRACTOR RESIDENCY REQUIREMENT

For three of the five years immediately prior to submission of your offer/bid/quote, or prior to performance under a contract or commitment, individuals or contractor employees providing services to any Federal

Bureau of Prisons facility must have:

1. legally resided in the United States (U.S.);

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2. worked for the U.S. overseas in a Federal or military capacity; or

3. been a dependent of a Federal or military employee serving overseas.

If the individual is not a U.S. citizen, they must be from a country allied with the U.S. The following website provides current information regarding allied countries: http://www.opm.gov/employ/html/citizen.htm

By signing this contract or commitment document, or by commencing performance, the contractor agrees to this restriction.

INVESTIGATIVE PROCEDURES FOR CONTRACTORS, CONSULTANTS AND VOLUNTEERS

The Bureau of Prisons (BOP) policies regarding investigative procedures for contractors and consultants are set forth in Program Statement

(P.S.) 3000.02, Human Resource Management (HRM) Manual and P.S. 4100.03, Bureau of Prisons Acquisition Policy (BPAP). In particular, the HRM

Manual requires detailed security procedures for all individual contractors including contractors performing pursuant to any purchase order or any purchase card transaction, for which the period of performance is equal to or in excess of 30 days.

Additionally, the policy is applicable whenever a contractor is performing pursuant to more than one purchase order or more than one purchase card transaction, for which the periods of performance, when combined, are equal to or exceed 30 days. The requirements of the HRM

Manual, Part 731.2 and BPAP Part 37, for implementing such procedures for individual contractors for periods of service exceeding 30 days include:

Procedures Implemented by Human Resource Staff:

1) National Crime Information Center (NCIC) Check

2) Name Check

Procedures Implemented by Program Manager:

1) FD-258 Fingerprint Check

2) Law Enforcement Agency Checks

3) Vouchering of employers over the past five years

4) Completed SF-171 (Application for Federal Employment or

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Resume/Personal Qualifications

5) Completed Contractor Pre-employment Form Release of

Information

6) National Agency Check and Inquiries (NACI) Check if applicable

7) Urinalysis

INVOICES ARE TO BE EMAILED TO:

Margaret.Jenkins@usdoj.gov

GOVERNMENT FURNISHED PROPERTY

Item Description: LAPTOP, PRINTER AND TELEPHONE

All laptop, printer and telephone will be provided to the successful offeror as government furnished property after award and the offeror will be required to acknowledge the receipt of laptop, printer and telephone in writing.

Any requested changes to the laptop, printer and telephone must be made in writing to the contracting officer at

DEATICE.LUCK@USDOJ.GOV No changes may be made to the laptop, printer and telephone without prior written approval from the Government.

THE GOVERNMENT CAN REQUEST THESE LAPTOP, PRINTER, AND TELEPHONE BE

RETURNED AT ANY TIME AND THE OFFEROR AGREES THEY ARE FURNISHED AS

GOVERNMENT PROPERTY.

Offeror agrees to package the laptop, printer and telephone for shipment in compliance with industry standards.

At a minimum the laptop, printer and telephone must be secured to prevent movement and damage during shipment.

UNICOR will pay for the shipment of the laptop, printer and telephone and the cost of shipping must be approved by the contracting officer prior to shipment. It is UNICOR’s intent that the laptop, printer and telephone will remain with the successful offeror throughout the duration of the contract unless the contract is terminated. The vendor

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will be given written notice by the government for the return of the laptop, printer and telephone.

Since this is Government furnished property, the government will be financially responsible for the maintenance and any reasonable repair cost of the laptop, printer and telephone. The offeror is responsible for any damages caused to the laptop, printer and telephone by the offeror while in its possession.

The offeror is to submit a written quote to the government for repair work prior to any work being performed. The contracting officer will provide written. Authorization to the offeror to proceed with repairs if deemed necessary. UNICOR may elect to send its representative to the successful offerors facility to inspect the laptop, printer and telephone at any time.

Once the laptop, printer and telephone have been provided to the successful offeror after award, they will have 10 business days from receipt of laptop, printer and telephone to provide a written disposition of the laptop, printer and telephone to include but not limited to:

Pictures of laptop, printer and telephone

Written Quote/Estimate for any repair work

Timeframe for completing repair work

PART II: FAR CLAUSES

FAR Deviation Clause

Executive Order 14042, Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for

Federal Contractors

September 30, 2021

PART 52—SOLICITATION PROVISIONS AND CONTRACT CLAUSES

Subpart 52.2—Text of Provisions and Clauses

52.223-99 Ensuring Adequate COVID-19 Safety Protocols for Federal

Contractors.

ENSURING ADEQUATE COVID-19 SAFETY PROTOCOLS FOR FEDERAL CONTRACTORS (OCT

2021) (DEVIATION)

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(a) Definition. As used in this clause -

United States or its outlying areas means—

(1) The fifty States;

(2) The District of Columbia;

(3) The commonwealths of Puerto Rico and the Northern Mariana Islands;

(4) The territories of American Samoa, Guam, and the United States

Virgin Islands; and

(5) The minor outlying islands of Baker Island, Howland Island, Jarvis

Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Midway Islands, Navassa Island, Palmyra Atoll, and Wake Atoll.

(b) Authority. This clause implements Executive Order 14042, Ensuring

Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors, dated September

9, 2021 (published in the Federal Register on September 14, 2021, 86 FR

50985).

(c) Compliance. The Contractor shall comply with all guidance, including guidance conveyed through Frequently Asked Questions, as amended during the performance of this contract, for contractor or subcontractor workplace locations published by the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force

(Task Force Guidance) at https:/www.saferfederalworkforce.gov/contractors/.

(d) Subcontracts. The Contractor shall include the substance of this clause, including this paragraph (d), in subcontracts at any tier that exceed the simplified acquisition threshold, as defined in Federal

Acquisition Regulation 2.101 on the date of subcontract award, and are for services, including construction, performed in whole or in part within the United States or its outlying areas.

(End of clause)]

52.204-4, Printed or Copied Double-Sided on Recycled Paper, MAY 2011)

52.204-9, Personnel ID Verification of Contractor Personnel (JAN 2011)

52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items. (NOV 2021)

52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or

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Executive Orders-Commercial Items (MAY 2022)

(a) The Contractor shall comply with the following Federal Acquisition

Regulation (FAR) clauses, which are incorporated in this contract by reference, to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial products and commercial services:

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

Confidentiality Agreements or Statements (Jan 2017) (section 743 of

Division E, Title VII, of the Consolidated and Further Continuing

Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub. L. 113-235) and its successor provisions in subsequent appropriations acts (and as extended in continuing resolutions)).

(2) 52.204-23, Prohibition on Contracting for Hardware, Software, and Services Developed or Provided by Kaspersky Lab and Other

Covered Entities (Nov 2021) (Section 1634 of Pub. L. 115-91).

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

Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment. (Nov

2021) (Section 889(a)(1)(A) of Pub. L. 115-232).

(4) 52.209-10, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted

Domestic Corporations (Nov 2015).

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

3553).

(6) 52.233-4, Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim

(Oct 2004) (Public Laws 108-77 and 108-78 (19 U.S.C. 3805 note)).

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

[Contracting Officer check as appropriate.]

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_X_ (1) 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government

(June 2020), with Alternate I (JUN 2020) (41 U.S.C. 4704 and

10 U.S.C. 2402).

__ (2) 52.203-13, Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct (NOV

2021) (41 U.S.C. 3509)).

__ (3) 52.203-15, Whistleblower Protections under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Jun 2010) (Section 1553 of Pub. L. 111-5).

(Applies to contracts funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment

Act of 2009.)

_X_ (4) 52.204-10, Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier

Subcontract Awards (Jun 2020) (Pub. L. 109-282) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note).

__ (5) [Reserved].

_X_ (6) 52.204-14, Service Contract Reporting Requirements (Oct 2016)

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

__ (7) 52.204-15, Service Contract Reporting Requirements for

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

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

Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for

Debarment. (NOV 2021) (31 U.S.C. 6101note).

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

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

__ (10) [Reserved].

__ (11) 52.219-3, Notice of HUBZone Set-Aside or Sole-Source Award (Oct

2022)

__ __ (12) (i) 52.219-4, Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for

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HUBZone Small Business Concerns (Oct 2022) (if the offeror elects to waive the preference, it shall so indicate in its offer)

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

__ (ii) Alternate I (Mar 2020) of 52.219-4.

__ (13) [Reserved]

__ (14) (i) 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (Nov

2020) (15 U.S.C.644).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Mar 2020) (52.219-6)

__ (15) (i) 52.219-7, Notice of Partial Small Business Set-Aside (Nov

2020) (15 U.S.C. 644).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Mar 2020) of 52.219-7.

_X_ (16) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns ((Oct 2022)

(15 U.S.C. 637(d)(2) and (3)).

__ (17) (i) 52.219-9, Small Business Subcontracting Plan (Oct 2022)

(15 U.S.C. 637(d)(4)).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Nov 2016) of 52.219-9.

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

__ (iv) Alternate III (Jun 2020) of 52.219-9.

__ (v) Alternate IV (SEP 2021) of 52.219-9.

__ (18) (i) 52.219-13, Notice of Set-Aside of Orders (Mar 2020)

(15 U.S.C. 644(r)).

(ii) Alternate I (Mar 2020) of 52.219-13.

_X_ (19) 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting (Oct 2022)

(15 U.S.C.637(a)(14)).

___ (20) 52.219-16, Liquidated Damages-Subcontracting Plan (SEP 2021)

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(15 U.S.C. 637(d)(4)(F)(i)).

__ (21) 52.219-27, Notice of Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small

Business Set-Aside (Oct 2022) (15 U.S.C. 657f).

_X_ (22) (i) 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Representation

(Oct 2022) (15 U.S.C. 632(a)(2)).

(ii) Alternate I (MAR 2020) of 52.219-28.

__ (23) 52.219-29, Notice of Set-Aside for, or Sole Source Award to, Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business Concerns (Oct

2022) (15 U.S.C. 637(m)).

__ (24) 52.219-30, Notice of Set-Aside for, or Sole Source Award to, Women-Owned Small Business Concerns Eligible Under the Women-Owned Small

Business Program (Oct 2022)

(15 U.S.C. 637(m)).

__ (25) 52.219-32, Orders Issued Directly Under Small Business Reserves

(Mar 2020) (15 U.S.C. 644(r)).

__ (26) 52.219-33, Nonmanufacturer Rule (SEP 2021) (15 U.S.C.

637(a)(17)).

_X_ (27) 52.222-3, Convict Labor (Jun 2003) (E.O.11755).

_X_ (28) 52.222-19, Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and

Remedies (Jan 2022) (E.O.13126).

_X_ (29) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Apr 2015).

_X_ (30) (i) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Sep 2016) (E.O.11246).

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

_X_ (31) (i) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (Jun 2020)

(38 U.S.C. 4212).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Jul 2014) of 52.222-35.

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_X_ (32) (i) 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities

(Jun 2020) (29 U.S.C.793).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Jul 2014) of 52.222-36.

_X_ (33) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans (Jun 2020)

(38 U.S.C. 4212).

_X_ (34) 52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National

Labor Relations Act (Dec 2010) (E.O. 13496).

_X_ (35) (i) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (NOV 2021)

(22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O. 13627).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Mar 2015) of 52.222-50 (22 U.S.C. chapter78 and

E.O. 13627).

__ (36) 52.222-54, Employment Eligibility Verification (MAY 2022).

(Executive Order 12989). (Not applicable to the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items or certain other types of commercial items as prescribed in 22.1803.)

__ (37) (i) 52.223-9, Estimate of Percentage of Recovered Material

Content for EPA–Designated Items (May 2008) (42 U.S.C. 6962(c)(3)

(A)(ii)). (Not applicable to the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items.)

__ (ii) Alternate I (May 2008) of 52.223-9 (42 U.S.C. 6962(i)(2)(C)).

(Not applicable to the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items.)

__ (38) 52.223-11, Ozone-Depleting Substances and High Global Warming

Potential Hydrofluorocarbons (Jun 2016) (E.O. 13693).

__ (39) 52.223-12, Maintenance, Service, Repair, or Disposal of

Refrigeration Equipment and Air Conditioners (Jun 2016) (E.O. 13693).

__ (40) (i) 52.223-13, Acquisition of EPEAT®-Registered Imaging

Equipment (Jun 2014) (E.O.s 13423 and 13514).

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

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__ (41) (i) 52.223-14, Acquisition of EPEAT®-Registered Televisions (Jun

2014) (E.O.s 13423 and 13514).

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

__ (42) 52.223-15, Energy Efficiency in Energy-Consuming Products (MAY

2020)

(42 U.S.C. 8259b).

__ (43) (i) 52.223-16, Acquisition of EPEAT®-Registered Personal

Computer Products (Oct 2015) (E.O.s 13423 and 13514).

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

_X_ (44) 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text

Messaging While Driving (Jun 2020) (E.O. 13513).

__ (45) 52.223-20, Aerosols (Jun 2016) (E.O. 13693).

__ (46) 52.223-21, Foams (Jun 2016) (E.O. 13693).

_X_ (47) (i) 52.224-3 Privacy Training (Jan 2017) (5 U.S.C. 552 a).

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

__(48) (i) 52.225-1, Buy American-Supplies (Oct 2022) ( 41 U.S.C.

chapter 83).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Oct 2022) of 52.225-1.

__ (49) (i) 52.225-3, Buy American-Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade

Act (NOV 2021) (41 U.S.C. chapter 83, 19 U.S.C. 3301 note, 19

U.S.C. 2112 note, 19 U.S.C. 3805 note, 19 U.S.C. 4001 note, Pub. L.

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

__ (ii) Alternate I (JAN 2021) of 52.225-3.

__ (iii) Alternate II (JAN 2021) of 52.225-3.

__ (iv) Alternate III (JAN 2021) of 52.225-3.

__ (50) 52.225-5, Trade Agreements (Oct 2019) (19 U.S.C. 2501, et seq., 19 U.S.C. 3301 note).

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_X_ (51) 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (FEB 2021)

(E.O.’s, proclamations, and statutes administered by the Office of

Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury).

__ (52) 52.225-26, Contractors Performing Private Security Functions

Outside the United States (Oct 2016) (Section 862, as amended, of the

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008; 10 U.S.C.

2302 Note).

__ (53) 52.226-4, Notice of Disaster or Emergency Area Set-Aside

(Nov 2007) (42 U.S.C. 5150).

__ (54) 52.226-5, Restrictions on Subcontracting Outside Disaster or

Emergency Area (Nov 2007) (42 U.S.C. 5150).

__ (55) 52.229-12, Tax on Certain Foreign Procurements (FEB 2021).

__ (56) 52.232-29, Terms for Financing of Purchases of Commercial Items

(NOV 2021) (41 U.S.C.4505, 10 U.S.C.2307(f)).

___ (57) 52.232-30, Installment Payments for Commercial Items (NOV 2021)

(41 U.S.C.4505, 10 U.S.C.2307(f)).

_X_ (58) 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-System for

Award Management (Oct 2018) (31 U.S.C. 3332).

__ (59) 52.232-34, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Other than

System for Award Management (Jul 2013) (31 U.S.C.3332).

_X_ (60) 52.232-36, Payment by Third Party (May 2014) (31 U.S.C.3332).

_X_ (61) 52.239-1, Privacy or Security Safeguards (Aug 1996)

(5 U.S.C. 552a).

__ (62) 52.242-5, Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (Jan 2017)

(15 U.S.C. 637(d)(13)).

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__ (63) (i) 52.247-64, Preference for Privately Owned U.S.-Flag

Commercial Vessels (NOV 2021) (46 U.S.C. Appx. 1241(b) and 10 U.S.C.

2631).

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

__ (iii) Alternate II (NOV 2021) of 52.247-64.

(c) The Contractor shall comply with the FAR clauses in this paragraph (c), applicable to commercial services, that the Contracting

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

,,,, [Contracting Officer check as appropriate.]

___ (1) 52.222-41, Service Contract Labor Standards (Aug 2018)

(41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

__ (2) 52.222-42, Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires (May

2014) (29 U.S.C. 206 and 41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

___ (3) 52.222-43, Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Labor

Standards-Price Adjustment (Multiple Year and Option Contracts) (Aug

2018) (29 U.S.C. 206 and 41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

__ (4) 52.222-44, Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Labor

Standards-Price Adjustment (May 2014) (29 U.S.C. 206 and 41 U.

S.C. chapter 67).

_X_ (5) 52.222-51, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract

Labor Standards to Contracts for Maintenance, Calibration, or Repair of

Certain Equipment-Requirements (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

__ (6) 52.222-53, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract

Labor Standards to Contracts for Certain Services-Requirements (May

2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

__ (7) 52.222-55, Minimum Wages Under Executive Order 13658 (JAN 2022).

__ (8) 52.222-62, Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706 (Jan 2022)

(E.O. 13706).

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__ (9) 52.226-6, Promoting Excess Food Donation to Nonprofit

Organizations (Jun 2020) (42 U.S.C. 1792).

(d) Comptroller General Examination of Record. The Contractor shall comply with the provisions of this paragraph (d) if this contract was awarded using other than sealed bid, is in excess of the simplified acquisition threshold, as defined in FAR 2.101, on the date of award of this contract, and does not contain the clause at 52.215-2, Audit and

Records-Negotiation.

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

(2) The Contractor shall make available at its offices at all reasonable times the records, materials, and other evidence for examination, audit, or reproduction, until 3 years after final payment under this contract or for any shorter period specified in FAR subpart

4.7, Contractor Records Retention, of the other clauses of this contract. If this contract is completely or partially terminated, the records relating to the work terminated shall be made available for 3 years after any resulting final termination settlement. Records relating to appeals under the disputes clause or to litigation or the settlement of claims arising under or relating to this contract shall be made available until such appeals, litigation, or claims are finally resolved.

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

(e)

(1) Notwithstanding the requirements of the clauses in paragraphs (a), (b), (c), and (d) of this clause, the Contractor is not required to flow

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down any FAR clause, other than those in this paragraph (e)(1) in a subcontract for commercial products or commercial services. Unless otherwise indicated below, the extent of the flow down shall be as required by the clause-

(i) 52.203-13, Contractor Code of Business Ethics and

Conduct (NOV 2021) (41 U.S.C. 3509).

(ii) 52.203-19, Prohibition on Requiring Certain

Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements (Jan 2017) (section

743 of Division E, Title VII, of the Consolidated and Further Continuing

Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub. L. 113-235) and its successor provisions in subsequent appropriations acts (and as extended in continuing resolutions)).

(iii) 52.204-23, Prohibition on Contracting for

Hardware, Software, and Services Developed or Provided by Kaspersky Lab and Other Covered Entities (NOV 2021) (Section 1634 of Pub. L. 115-91).

(iv) 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain

Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment. (NOV

2021) (Section 889(a)(1)(A) of Pub. L. 115-232).

(v) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns

(Oct 2022) (15 U.S.C.637(d)(2) and (3)), in all subcontracts that offer further subcontracting opportunities. If the subcontract (except subcontracts to small business concerns) exceeds the applicable threshold specified in FAR 19.702(a) on the date of subcontract award, the subcontractor must include 52.219-8 in lower tier subcontracts that offer subcontracting opportunities.

(vi) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities

(Apr 2015).

(vii) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Sep 2015)

(E.O.11246).

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

2020) (38 U.S.C.4212).

(ix) 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with

Disabilities (Jun 2020) (29 U.S.C.793).

(x) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans (Jun 2020)

(38 U.S.C.4212).

(xi) 52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act (Dec 2010) (E.O. 13496). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (f) of FAR clause 52.222-40.

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(xii) 52.222-41, Service Contract Labor Standards

(Aug 2018) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

(xiii) (A) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons

(NOV 2021) (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O 13627).

(B) Alternate I (Mar 2015) of

52.222-50(22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O 13627).

(xiv) 52.222-51, Exemption from Application of the

Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Maintenance, Calibration, or Repair of Certain Equipment-Requirements (May 2014)

(41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

(xv) 52.222-53, Exemption from Application of the

Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Certain

Services-Requirements (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

(xvi) 52.222-54, Employment Eligibility Verification

(MAY 2022) (E.O. 12989).

(xvii) 52.222-55, Minimum Wages Under Executive Order

13658 (JAN 2022).

(xviii) 52.222-62, Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order

13706 (JAN 2022) (E.O. 13706).

(xix) (A) 52.224-3, Privacy Training (Jan 2017)

(5 U.S.C. 552a).

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

(xx) 52.225-26, Contractors Performing Private Security

Functions Outside the United States (Oct 2016) (Section 862, as amended, of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008;

10 U.S.C. 2302 Note).

(xxi) 52.226-6, Promoting Excess Food Donation to

Nonprofit Organizations (Jun 2020) (42 U.S.C. 1792). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (e) of FAR clause 52.226-6.

(xxii) 52.247-64, Preference for Privately Owned

U.S.-Flag Commercial Vessels (NOV 2021) (46 U.S.C. Appx.1241(b) and

10 U.S.C.2631). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (d) of

FAR clause 52.247-64.

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

(End of clause)

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52.216-18, Ordering (Oct 1995)

(a) Any supplies and services to be furnished under this contract shall be ordered by issuance of delivery orders or task orders by the individuals or activities designated in the Schedule. Such orders may be issued from _date of award_ through five (5) years thereafter.

(b) All delivery orders or task orders are subject to the terms and conditions of this contract. In the event of conflict between a delivery order or task order and this contract, the contract shall control.

(c) If mailed, a delivery order or task order is considered "issued" when the Government deposits the order in the mail. Orders may be issued orally, by facsimile, or by electronic commerce methods only if authorized in the Schedule.;

52.216-22, Indefinite Quantity (Oct 1995)

(a) This is an indefinite-quantity contract for the supplies or services specified, and effective for the period stated, in the Schedule. The quantities of supplies and services specified in the Schedule are estimates only and are not purchased by this contract.

(b) Delivery or performance shall be made only as authorized by orders issued in accordance with the Ordering clause. The Contractor shall furnish to the Government, when and if ordered, the supplies or services specified in the Schedule up to and including the quantity designated in the Schedule as the "maximum." The Government shall order at least the quantity of supplies or services designated in the Schedule as the

"minimum."

(c) Except for any limitations on quantities in the Order Limitations clause or in the Schedule, there is no limit on the number of orders that may be issued. The Government may issue orders requiring delivery to multiple destinations or performance at multiple locations.

(d) Any order issued during the effective period of this contract and not completed within that period shall be completed by the Contractor within the time specified in the order. The contract shall govern the

Contractor's and Government's rights and obligations with respect to

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that order to the same extent as if the order were completed during the contract's effective period; provided, that the Contractor shall not be required to make any deliveries under this contract after 5 calendar days after contract validity end date;

52.217-8 Option to Extend Services (NOV 1999)

52.217-9 Option to Extend the Term of the Contract (Mar 2000)

(a) The Government may extend the term of this contract by written notice to the Contractor within _10 days __; provided that the

Government gives the Contractor a preliminary written notice of its intent to extend at least _10 days before the contract expires. The preliminary notice does not commit the Government to an extension.

(b) If the Government exercises this option, the extended contract shall be considered to include this option clause.

(c) The total duration of this contract, including the exercise of any options under this clause, shall not exceed 60 months.

52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (NOV 2021);

52.223-10, Waste Reduction Program (MAY 2011)

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

52.247-34, F.O.B. Destination<(>,<)> (NOV 1991) delivery shall be FOB destination to UNICOR 400 STREET NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20534

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__________________

JAR 2852.201-70 CONTRACTING OFFICER'S REPRESENTATIVE (COR) (JAN 1985)

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(a) TBD is hereby designated to act as Contracting Officer's

Representative (COR) under this contract. (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 payments.

(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 shall issue such changes in writing and signed.

2852.233-70 PROTESTS FILED DIRECTLY WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

(JAN 1998)

(a) The following definitions apply in this provision:

(1) "Agency Protest Official" means the official, other than the contracting officer, designated to review and decide procurement protests filed with a contracting activity of the Department of Justice.

(2) "Deciding Official" means the person chosen by the protestor to decide the agency protest; it may be either the Contracting Officer or the Agency Protest Official.

(3) "Interested Party" means an actual or prospective offeror whose direct economic interest would be affected by the award of a contract or by the failure to award a contract.

(b) A protest filed directly with the Department of Justice must:

(1) Indicate that it is a protest to the agency.

(2) Be filed with the Contracting Officer.

(3) State whether the protestor chooses to have the Contracting Officer or the Agency Protest Official decide the protest. If the protestor is silent on this matter, the Contracting Officer will decide the protest.

(4) Indicate whether the protestor prefers to make an oral or written presentation of arguments in support of the protest to the deciding official.

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(5) Include the information required by FAR 33.103(d)(2):

(i) Name, address, facsimile number and telephone number of the protestor.

(ii) Solicitation or contract number.

(iii) Detailed statement of the legal and factual grounds for the protest, to include a description of resulting prejudice to the protestor.

(iv) Copies of relevant documents.

(v) Request for a ruling by the agency.

(vi) Statement as to the form of relief requested.

(vii) All information establishing that the protestor is an interested party for the purpose of filing a protest.

(viii) All information establishing the timeliness of the protest.

(c) An interested party filing a protest with the Department of Justice has the choice of requesting either that the Contracting Officer or the

Agency Protest Official decide the protest.

(d) The decision by the Agency Protest Official is an alternative to a decision by the Contracting Officer. The Agency Protest Official will not consider appeals from the Contracting Officer's decision on an agency protest.

(e) The deciding official must conduct a scheduling conference with the protestor within five (5) days after the protest is filed. The scheduling conference will establish deadlines for oral or written arguments in support of the agency protest and for agency officials to present information in response to the protest issues. The deciding official may hear oral arguments in support of the agency protest at the same time as the scheduling conference, depending on availability of the necessary parties.

(f) Oral conferences may take place either by telephone or in person.

Other parties may attend at the discretion of the deciding official.

(g) The protestor has only one opportunity to support or explain the substance of its protest. Department of Justice procedures do not provide for any discovery. The deciding official may request additional information from either the agency or the protestor. The deciding official will resolve the protest through informal presentations or meetings to the maximum extent practicable.

(h) An interested party may represent itself or be represented by legal counsel. The Department of Justice will not reimburse the protester for

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any legal fees related to the agency protest.

(i) The Department of Justice will stay award or suspend contract performance in accordance with FAR 33.103(f). The stay or suspension, unless over-ridden, remains in effect until the protest is decided, dismissed, or withdrawn.

(j) The deciding official will make a best effort to issue a decision on the protest within twenty (20) days after the filing date. The decision may be oral or written.

(k) The Department of Justice may dismiss or stay proceeding on an agency protest if a protest on the same or similar basis is filed with a protest forum outside the Department of Justice.

PART III: PROVISIONS

52.204-24<(>,<)> Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and

Video Surveillance Services or Equipment (NOV 2021)

The Offeror shall not complete the representation at paragraph (d)(1) of this provision if the Offeror has represented that it "does not provide covered telecommunications equipment or services as a part of its offered products or services to the Government in the performance of any contract, subcontract, or other contractual instrument" in paragraph

(c)(1) in the provision at 52.204-26, Covered Telecommunications

Equipment or Services—Representation, or in paragraph (v)(2)(i) of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and

Certifications-Commercial Products or Commercial Services.

The Offeror shall not complete the representation in paragraph (d)(2) of this provision if the Offeror has represented that it "does not use covered telecommunications equipment or services, or any equipment, system, or service that uses covered telecommunications equipment or services" in paragraph (c)(2) of the provision at 52.204-26, or in paragraph (v)(2)(ii) of the provision at 52.212-3.

(a)…