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Section C – Performance Work Statement

1. Introduction

A. BACKGROUND:

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) seeks a highly motivated doctoral-level statistician or data scientist to work with the BLS Office of Survey Methods Research (OSMR) in addressing the challenges associated with using alternative data sources to augment and/or replace survey data for producing official statistics.

BLS is the principal federal agency responsible for measuring labor market activity, working conditions, and price changes in the economy. The mission of BLS is to collect, analyze, and disseminate essential economic information to support public and private decision making. As a principal federal statistical agency, BLS has relied on large-scale sample surveys to collect the data necessary to meet its mission. However, the cost and burden of survey data collection has risen, in tandem with a desire for even more granular data. Influential reports and new legislation point to the growth of non-survey or alternative data sources and their potential to augment official statistics. Along with opportunity comes challenges, including evaluating the quality of alternative data sources, assessing tradeoffs between survey and non-survey data, determining if and how to blend survey and non-survey data sources, and protecting the privacy and confidentiality of increasingly granular and blended data products.

OSMR plans and directs activities for evaluating and improving BLS programs and data, and conducts primary research on statistical issues relevant to the BLS mission. The OSMR has two centers – the Behavioral Science Research Center (BSRC) and the Mathematical Statistics Research Center (MSRC). The primary mission of the BSRC is to understand and identify ways to reduce non-sampling or measurement error and to improve survey methodology. The mission of the Mathematical Statistics Research Center (MSRC) is to improve the accuracy of survey data and published estimates, improve the efficiency of BLS data collection and estimation methods, and provide general mathematical statistics support to the BLS.

B. SERVICE REQUIREMENTS:

This requirement is to provide a list of highly skilled doctoral-level statisticians and data scientists for a yearlong assignment at the BLS Office of Survey Methods Research, to provide/manage a process whereby BLS personnel can select a suitable candidate from the list, and to provide the pay and benefits to the successful candidate, which will be referred to as a Fellow in what follows.

The Government will not exercise any supervision or control over the contract service providers performing the services herein. Such contract service providers shall be accountable solely to the Contractor who, in turn is responsible to the Government. However, the Government shall exercise control over access to BLS restricted information.

The services that BLS is requesting are listed below.

The Contractor must provide the following services:

a. Establish fellowship policies and procedures providing a fair and open recruitment process

b. Openly promote the opportunity for a BLS Fellow who must be highly qualified in the area of computational statistics, economics or data science

c. Recruit highly qualified candidates in statistics or economics with experience in presenting research orally and in writing for the yearlong fellowship assignment

d. Manage the application, selection, and placement processes, while also allowing OSMR to have inputs into the selection process

e. Provide the salary and benefits to the successful Fellow

f. Plan and implement a yearlong professional development program for the Fellow, which shall include travel to relevant statistics conferences such as the Joint Statistical Meetings, workshops, and/or short courses

g. Monitor and evaluate fellowship assignments, activities and learning goals

The contractor shall conduct the following activities under an award: review and establish policies and procedures for a fellowship;

promote the fellowship and the recruited BLS Fellow; recruit candidates; manage the application, selection and placement processes;

plan and implement a year-long professional development program for the Fellow; monitor and evaluate fellowship assignments, activities, and learning goals; and conduct ongoing outreach and collaboration with the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Office of Survey Methods Research (OSMR). The fellowship year is expected to run from September 2019 through August 2020. Thus, the successful BLS Fellow must be ready to work at the BLS starting in September 2019. These tasks and responsibilities are further outlined below.

The contractor shall implement a competitive multi-tiered merit review process to select the Fellow. The contractor shall provide a list of possible Fellow candidates to the BLS, where the final candidates have been evaluated on their educational and professional credentials and references, a demonstrated competence in statistics, economics or data science, an ability to communicate orally and in writing, and their leadership ability. The ultimate goal of the recruitment process will be to provide the best statistician, economist or data scientist from the applicant pool in keeping with the mission and interests of OSMR and BLS.

2. Objective The objective of this requirement is to fund the contractor to recruit one OSMR BLS Fellow with expertise in computational statistics or economics; to establish and manage the entire process including advertisement, selection, payment of salary and benefits, training, networking, and evaluation of the program.

3. Period of Performance The period of performance is expected to be September 2019 through August 2020. The successful Fellow should report to the BLS Office of Survey Methods Research in September 2019.

4. Specific Tasks The contractor shall conduct the following activities under this contract: review and establish fellowship policies and procedures;

promote the Fellow’s participation in the program; recruit candidates with inputs from OSMR; manage the application, selection and placement processes; plan and implement a year-long professional development program; monitor and evaluate the fellowship assignment and activities and learning goals; support and coordinate the network of current and alumni Fellows in the contractor’s network; and conduct ongoing outreach and collaboration with OSMR. These responsibilities are detailed below.

4.1 Support:

The contractor shall establish, distribute and implement fellowship guidelines and policies; provide ongoing support to the Fellow and the BLS host office throughout the year, including troubleshooting problems, providing advice, guiding creation of a Fellowship Impact Plan, and facilitating communication between the Fellow, supervisors, mentors, and agency liaisons, and assisting all parties to take advantage of opportunities.

4.2 Professional Development for the Fellow:

The contractor shall accomplish the following tasks with a focus on professional development:

· Conduct a two-week orientation at the start of the fellowship year that provides essential information about government operations, helps define the roles of the Fellow, and offers useful contacts for fellowship assignments.

· Facilitate the planning, logistics, and implementation of educational seminars and other events designed to expose the BLS Fellow to a range of issues related to government processes.

· Organize skill-building workshops to expand the Fellow’s professional capacity in communications and leadership.

· Provide career-enhancement sessions covering a range of issues such as soliciting and applying feedback from mentors and supervisors, developing a career plan, strategies for successful professional networking, developing achievement statements, and exploring career opportunities in academic, government, non-profit, and private sectors.

· Implement a year-end, day-long summit for the BLS Fellow and other Fellows in the contractor’s network to reflect on the fellowship year, discuss and share resources for future career plans, and provide feedback on the fellowship experience.

4.3 Collaboration and Partnerships:

The contractor shall accomplish the following tasks to foster collaboration and networking for the Fellow:

· Organize at least one annual outreach event to foster interactions with national science-policy professionals and the contractor’s network of past and current Fellows.

· Maintain a Fellows Central web portal as the location of an online Fellows directory and as a primary venue for communication and connection for current and alumni Fellows.

4.4 Monitoring and Evaluation

The successful contractor shall solicit feedback from the Fellow (using a survey or questionnaire) at four points throughout the fellowship year. These surveys will be used to assess the fellowship program in meeting its objectives of learning, professional development, networking and/or providing career growth opportunities. The contractor shall summarize results and provide it to OSMR at the end of the fellowship year.

5. Place of Performance:

The work to be performed under this contract shall be performed on-site at 2 Massachusetts Ave NE, Washington DC, 20212

6. Recognized Holidays:

New Year’s Day, Labor Day, Inauguration Day Martin Luther King Jr.’s Birthday, Columbus Day, President’s Day, Veteran’s Day, Memorial Day, Thanksgiving Day, Independence Day, and Christmas Day

7. On-Site Information.

The Contractor is responsible for ensuring that the Fellow:

7.1 Conduct business between the hours of 8:00 am and 4:30 pm, Monday thru Friday, except Federal holidays or when the Government facility is closed due to local or national emergencies, administrative closings, or similar Government directed facility closings.

7.2 Be responsible for safeguarding all government equipment, information and property provided for contractor use. At the close of each work period, government facilities, equipment, and materials shall be secured.

7.3 Establish and implement methods of making sure all keys/key cards issued to the Contractor by the Government are not lost or misplaced and are not used by unauthorized persons. NOTE: All references to keys include key cards. No keys issued to the Contractor by the Government will be duplicated. The Contractor shall develop procedures covering key control that shall be included in the Quality Control Plan. Such procedures shall include tum-in of any issued keys by personnel who no longer require access to locked areas. The Contractor shall immediately report any occurrences of lost or duplicate keys/key cards to the Contracting Officer

(CO).

7.4 When attending meetings, answering Government telephones, and working in other situations where their Contractor status is not obvious to third parties are required to identify themselves as such to avoid creating an impression in the minds of members of the public that they are Government officials. They must also ensure that all documents or reports produced by Contractors are suitably marked as Contractor products or that Contractor participation is appropriately disclosed.

8. Security and Confidentiality Requirements.

8.1 The selected Fellow is required to submit the required forms for a background check not later than three weeks before reporting to the workplace. Upon accepting a conditional fellowship offer requiring a security clearance, the contractor shall stress to the Fellow the importance of completing and returning all required paperwork in a timely manner to the agency to help ensure they shall be cleared before the deadline. Further, the contractor shall let the Fellow know that neither the contractor nor the BLS has any influence over the security clearance process.

8.2 Some of the work under this contract may involve access BLS restricted access data. Additional approval to access restricted data shall also be required. The contractor shall assist the BLS in obtaining the required information from the Fellow prior to their start date. The Contractor shall be required to comply with the BLS Confidentiality and Security Requirements (Section H) and the selected Fellow will be required to sign a BLS Agent Agreement and complete required training.

9. Documentation Rights:

All documents and materials, to include the source codes of any software, produced under this contract shall be Government owned and are the property of the Government with all rights and privileges of ownership/copyright belonging exclusively to the Government. These documents and materials may not be used or sold by the Contractor without written permission from the Contracting Officer. All materials supplied to the Government will be the sole property of the Government and may not be used for any other purpose. This right does not abrogate any other Government rights.

10. Organizational Conflict of Interest:

Contractor and subcontractor personnel performing work under this contract may receive, have access to or participate in the development of proprietary or source selection information (e.g., cost or pricing information, budget information or analyses, specifications or work statements, etc.) or perform evaluation services which may create a current or subsequent Organizational Conflict of Interests (OCI) as defined in FAR Subpart 9.5. The Contractor shall notify the Contracting Officer immediately whenever it becomes aware that such access or participation may result in any actual or potential OCI and shall promptly submit a plan to the Contracting Officer to avoid or mitigate any such OCI. The Contractor’s mitigation plan shall be determined to be acceptable solely at the discretion of the Contracting Officer and in the event the Contracting Officer unilaterally determines that any such OCI cannot be satisfactorily avoided or mitigated, the Contracting Officer may affect other remedies as he or she deems necessary, including prohibiting the Contractor from participation in subsequent contracted requirements which may be affected by the OCI.

11. Quality Control:

The Contractor shall develop and maintain an effective quality control plan (QCP) to ensure services are performed in accordance with this PWS. The Contractor shall develop and implement procedures to identify, prevent, and ensure non-recurrence of defective, or subpar, services. The Contractor’s quality control program is the means by which the Contractor assures that work performed complies with the requirement of the contract. The QCP shall be delivered within 30 days after award of the contract. After acceptance of the quality control plan the Contractor shall receive the Contracting Officer’s acceptance in writing of any proposed change to the

QCP.

PART 2

DEFINITIONS & ACRONYMS

2.1 Definitions

· VENDOR/CONTRACTOR. A supplier or vendor awarded a contract to provide specific supplies or service to the government.

The term used in this contract refers to the prime.

· CONTRACTING OFFICER. A person with authority to enter into, administer, and or terminate contracts, and make related determinations and findings on behalf of the government. Note: The only individual who can legally bind the government.

· CONTRACTING OFFICER’S REPRESENTATIVE (COR). An employee of the U.S. Government appointed by the Contracting Officer to administer the contract. Such appointment shall be in writing and shall state the scope of authority and limitations. This individual has authority to provide technical direction to the Vendor as long as that direction is within the scope of the contract, does not constitute a change, and has no funding implications. This individual does NOT have authority to change the terms and conditions of the contract.

· DEFECTIVE SERVICE. A service output that does not meet the standard of performance associated with the Performance Work Statement.

· DELIVERABLE. Anything that can be physically delivered, but may include non-manufactured things such as meeting minutes or reports.

· KEY PERSONNEL. Vendor personnel that are evaluated in the evaluation process and that may be required to be used in the performance of the contract. When key personnel are used as an evaluation factor in best value procurement, an offer can be rejected if it does not have a firm commitment from the persons that are listed in the proposal.

· QUALITY ASSURANCE. The government procedures to verify that services being performed by the Vendor are performed according to acceptable standards.

· QUALITY CONTRL PLAN (QCP). A written document specifying how the Vendor shall monitor and control quality of all services to be provided.

· QUALITY ASSURANCE SURVELLIENCE PLAN (QASP). An organized written document specifying the surveillance methodology to be used for surveillance of Vendor performance.

· QUALITY CONTROL. All necessary measures taken by the Vendor to assure that the quality of an end product or service shall meet contract requirements.

· SUBVENDOR/SUBCONTRACTOR. One that enters into a contract with a prime Vendor. The Government does not have privity of contract with the subvendor/subcontractor.

· TASK MONITOR. BLS subject matter experts who shall support the COR in contract management and deliverable review.

2.2 Acronyms

· BLS Bureau of Labor and Statistics

· CO Contracting Officer

· COR Contracting Officer Representative

· FAR Federal Acquisition Regulation

· OCI Organizational Conflict of Interest

· ODC Other Direct Costs

· PWS Performance Work Statement

· QA Quality Assurance

· QASP Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan

· QCP Quality Control Plan

PART 3

GOVERNMENT FURNISHED PROPERTY, EQUIPMENT, AND SERVICES

3.1 Facilities and Equipment: The Government will provide the necessary workspace for the Vendor staff to provide the support outlined in the PWS to include desk space, telephones, computers, and other items necessary to maintain an office environment.

3.2 Materials: The Government will provide all materials and information that are unique to the BLS or BLS programs.

PART 4

DELIVERABLES SCHEDULE

4.1 Deliverables Table: The following is a list of deliverables and delivery dates. The final delivery dates shall be mutually agreed upon between BLS and the Fellow upon establishment of the Project Plan.

Deliverable Timeline Description List of qualified candidates for BLS Fellowship

Within 5 days of contract award

A set of three or more resumes and candidate statements for a possible BLS Fellow

Fellowship Guidelines Within 2 weeks of contract award

Document outlining guidelines and policies for the Fellow

Notification of Fellow placement

Within 2 weeks of contract award

Letter appointing the BLS Fellow after BLS has provided feedback from OSMR interviews

Quality control plan Within 30 days of contract award

Document containing quality control plan to ensure services are performed in accordance with the work statement

Teach short course By September 30, 2020 The BLS Fellow will teach a one-day short course on a statistical topic of interest to the Fellow and BLS.

End-of-Year Report By September 30, 2020 Document written by the BLS Fellow describing the research results conducted during the fellowship year in support of BLS program(s).

Fellow orientation By September 30, 2019 Two-week orientation providing essential information about the government and the Fellow program

End-of-Year meeting By September 1, 2020 One-day meeting with the BLS Fellow to close out the Fellowship

Outreach event By September 1, 2020 One-day outreach event for the BLS Fellow and others in the network

Program assessments By September 1, 2020 Document summarizing results of assessments conducted with BLS Fellow to evaluate the Fellow’s experience and progress to date

4.2 Acceptance: The COR and BLS Task Monitor(s) shall make final inspection and acceptance of all deliverables to ensure they conform to the requirements listed in Section 1.6 Tasks.

PART 5

PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS SUMMARY

5.1 Performance Requirements Summary: Below is a set of performance objectives and standards. The Vendor shall adhere to all performance objectives and standards.

Performance Objective

Performance Standard

Maximum Allowable Deviation from the Requirement

(AQL)

Method of Surveillance

Consequences of Noncompliance

Staffing:

The Vendor shall provide key personnel (Fellow) with the qualifications required in the PWS.

Key Personnel (Fellow) proposed shall have the experience, education and skills required by the qualifications in Section C.1.B.

No Deviation allowed.

100% Inspection of Resumes

Impact on CPARS review.

Timelines:

The Vendor shall meet established deadlines for deliverables.

Deliverables are completed by the deadline established in the

PWS.

Deliverables may be provided up to 2 days past the deadline, if the delay is communicated to the agency at least a week in advance.

100% inspection

Impact on CPARS review.

Communication:

The Vendor shall maintain communication with the agency about delays and unexpected issues that may impact the project schedule, or quality of deliverables.

Vendor informs BLS of any delays at least a week in advance of deadline.

Any issues that could impact performance at any point during performance are communicated to BLS within 3 business days of being identified.

Communication must be provided within the standard time 100% of the time.

Customer feedback from Task Monitors.

Impact on CPARS review.

Quality:

The Vendor shall ensure all deliverables are complete and accurate per the approved technical proposal.

Vendor submits deliverables that are complete and accurate per the approved technical proposal.

No deviation is allowed.

100% inspection

Impact on CPARS review.

Performance Standards

Performance Requirement Expected Outcome Performance

Standard Method of Surveillance

Performance Requirement Expected Outcome Performance

Standard Method of Surveillance

High quality of eligible candidates available for each submitted request (project listed below)

Placement of a highly qualified Fellow.

High quality defined as knowledge, skills, abilities that match required and desired skills set forth in position description.

100%

COR, Human Resource Representative, and/or Sponsoring BLS mentor who will review applicants

Offering of eligible candidates with educational backgrounds compatible with submitted request (position)

Placement of a Fellow with educational backgrounds compatible with position, as set forth by the Sponsoring BLS mentor’s request.

100%

COR, Sponsoring BLS mentor, or Human Resource Representative who is given access to applicant database

Amount of eligible candidates available for review.

Minimum of 3 eligible candidates.

100%

COR or Human Resource Representative who is given access to applicant database

Fellow Placement

Fellow placement (appointment) successfully completed for OSMR.

(All positions filled)

100% COR or Human Resource Representative

Fellow Reporting

The Fellow is expected to work on a Full-time basis for the period of September 2019 through August 2020

100%

COR, Sponsoring BLS mentor and/or Human Resources Representative

PART 6

Project Summaries

OSMR will work with the Fellow and BLS programs to establish one or more research projects fitting the Fellow’s expertise and interests. Potential projects or areas of research include the following.

· Disclosure limitation: Ensuring the confidentiality of respondent identities and their data is important to the BLS. Thus, all BLS programs have a need for the development of innovative methods for disclosure limitation. This can include, but is not limited to, top coding, Bayesian modeling, and the generation of synthetic data.

· Missing data and imputation: All surveys suffer from missing data, which can arise from missing entire sample units (non-response) or items in a survey (e.g., missing income, age, etc. for a responding sample unit). The development of novel statistical machine learning methods or models to fill in missing data would be beneficial.

· Record linkage and the use of alternative data sets: BLS is interested in exploring the use of alternative data sources, such as administrative or transactional data, to augment and enhance BLS products. The development of methods, theory, and computer implementations to link records and to use alternative data in a principled way is desired.

· Text analysis and natural language processing: Several BLS programs have been utilizing approaches in text analysis to explore the content in interviewer notes for mitigation of non-response, to assign codes to occupational descriptions, and to extract entities from documents. Additional opportunities exist at the BLS, and a Fellow interested in this area could devise an interesting research project that would also be of use to BLS.

Besides the ability to give oral presentations and to convey research in writing, the BLS Fellow should have experience and/or training in the following areas.

· Statistics and machine learning

· Analytical software such as R, MATLAB, Python

Note that the selected BLS Fellow shall not share any BLS restricted access data with other Fellows or individuals who have not been made BLS agents or completed the required training.

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E - Inspection and Acceptance

The COR and BLS Task Monitor(s) will make final inspection and acceptance of all deliverables to ensure they conform to the requirements listed in Section C.4 Specific Tasks.

F - Deliveries or Performance

The Period of Performance is expected to be September 2019 through August 2020. The delivery dates are listed in Section C.

G - Contract Administration Data

INCORPORATION OF VENDOR'S QUOTE

It is understood and agreed that the Vendor(s) quote to the U.S. Department of Labor, submitted in response to this RFQ shall be incorporated by reference into this order. The quote shall meet or exceed the requirements of the PWS. The Vendor shall perform the work in accordance with their quote, the order, and any modifications issued against this order. In the event of conflict or inconsistency between the quote and order, precedence shall be given in the following order:

(1) Betterments: Any portions of the accepted quote which both conform to and/or exceed the minimum requirements of the PWS.

(2) The PWS and clauses of the task order.

(3) All other provisions of the accepted quote.

H - Special Contract Requirements

BLS Confidentiality and Security Requirements

See Attachment J.H.1 - BLS Confidentiality and Security Requirements

I - Contract Clauses

Clauses

52.202-1 Definitions. (NOV 2013)

52.204-9 Personal Identity Verification of Contractor Personnel. (JAN 2011)

52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance. (OCT 2018)

52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders - Commercial Items. (JAN 2019)

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

(1) 52.203-19, Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements (JAN 2017) (section 743 of Division E, Title VII, of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub. L.

113-235) and its successor provisions in subsequent appropriations acts (and as extended in continuing resolutions)).

(2) 52.204-23, Prohibition on Contracting for Hardware, Software, and Services Developed or Provided by Kaspersky Lab and Other Covered Entities (JUL 2018) (Section 1634 of Pub. L. 115-91).

(3) 52.209-10, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations (NOV 2015).

(4) 52.233-3, Protest After Award (AUG 1996) (31 U.S.C. 3553).

(5) 52.233-4, Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (OCT 2004) (Public Laws 108-77 and 108-78 (19 U.S.C. 3805 note)).

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

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

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

[ ] (3) 52.203-15, Whistleblower Protections under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (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 (OCT 2018) (Pub. L.

109-282) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note).

(5) (Reserved)

[ ] (6) 52.204-14, Service Contract Reporting Requirements (OCT 2016) (Pub. L. 111-117, section 743 of Div. C).

[ ] (7) 52.204-15, Service Contract Reporting Requirements for Indefinite-Delivery Contracts (OCT 2016) (Pub. L.

111-117, section 743 of Div. C).

[X] (8) 52.209-6, Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment. (OCT 2015) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note).

[ ] (9) 52.209-9, Updates of Publicly Available Information Regarding Responsibility Matters (OCT 2018) (41 U.S.C. 2313).

[ ] (10) (Reserved)

[ ] (11)(i) 52.219-3, Notice of HUBZone Set-Aside or Sole-Source Award (NOV 2011) (15 U.S.C. 657a).

[ ] (ii) Alternate I (NOV 2011) of 52.219-3.

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

[ ] (ii) Alternate I (JAN 2011) of 52.219-4.

[ ] (13) (Reserved)

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

[ ] (ii) Alternate I (NOV 2011).

[ ] (iii) Alternate II (NOV 2011).

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

[ ] (ii) Alternate I (OCT 1995) of 52.219-7.

[ ] (iii) Alternate II (MAR 2004) of 52.219-7.

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

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

[ ] (ii) Alternate I (NOV 2016) of 52.219-9.

[ ] (iii) Alternate II (NOV 2016) of 52.219-9.

[ ] (iv) Alternate III (NOV 2016) of 52.219-9.

[ ] (v) Alternate IV (AUG 2018) of 52.219-9.

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

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

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

[ ] (21) 52.219-27, Notice of Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside (NOV 2011) (15 U.S.C.

657f).

[X] (22) 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation (JUL 2013) (15 U.S.C. 632(a)(2)).

[ ] (23) 52.219-29, Notice of Set-Aside for, or Sole Source Award to, Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business Concerns (DEC 2015) (15 U.S.C. 637(m)).

[ ] (24) 52.219-30, Notice of Set-Aside for, or Sole Source Award to, Women-Owned Small Business Concerns Eligible Under the Women-Owned Small Business Program (DEC 2015) (15 U.S.C. 637(m)).

[X] (25) 52.222-3, Convict Labor (JUN 2003) (E.O. 11755).

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

[X] (27) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (APR 2015).

[X] (28)(i) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (SEP 2016) (E.O. 11246).

[ ] (ii) Alternate I (FEB 1999) of 52.222-26.

[X] (29)(i) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (OCT 2015) (38 U.S.C. 4212).

[ ] (ii) Alternate I (JUL 2014) of 52.222-35.

[X] (30)(i) 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (JUL 2014) (29 U.S.C. 793).

[ ] (ii) Alternate I (JUL 2014) of 52.222-36.

[X] (31) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans (FEB 2016) (38 U.S.C. 4212).

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

13496).

[X] (33)(i) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (JAN 2019) (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O. 13627).

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

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

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

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

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

[ ](37) 52.223-12, Maintenance, Service, Repair, or Disposal of Refrigeration Equipment and Air Conditioners (JUN 2016) (E.O. 13693).

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

[ ] (ii) Alternate I (OCT 2015) of 52.223-13.

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

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

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

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

[ ](ii) Alternate I (JUN 2014) of 52.223-16.

[X] (42) 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (AUG 2011)

[ ] (43) 52.223-20, Aerosols (JUN 2016) (E.O. 13693).

[ ] (44) 52.223-21, Foams (JUN 2016) (E.O. 13693).

[X] (45)(i) 52.224-3, Privacy Training (JAN 2017) (5 U.S.C. 552a).

[ ] (ii) Alternate I (JAN 2017) of 52.224-3.

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

[ ] (47)(i) 52.225-3, Buy American-Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act (MAY 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 83, 19 U.S.C. 3301 note, 19 U.S.C. 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 (MAY 2014) of 52.225-3.

[ ] (iii) Alternate II (MAY 2014) of 52.225-3.

[ ] (iv) Alternate III (MAY 2014) of 52.225-3.

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

[X] (49) 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (JUN 2008) (E.O.'s, proclamations, and statutes administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury).

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

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

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

5150).

[ ] (53) 52.232-29, Terms for Financing of Purchases of Commercial Items (FEB 2002) (41 U.S.C. 4505, 10 U.S.C.

2307(f)).

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

[X] (55) 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-System for Award Management (OCT 2018) (31 U.S.C.

3332).

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

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

[ ] (58) 52.239-1, Privacy or Security Safeguards (AUG 1996) (5 U.S.C. 552a).

[ ] (59) 52.242-5, Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (JAN 2017)(15 U.S.C. 637(d)(12)).

[ ] (60)(i) 52.247-64, Preference for Privately Owned U.S.-Flag Commercial Vessels (FEB 2006) (46 U.S.C. Appx.

1241(b) and 10 U.S.C. 2631).

[ ] (ii) Alternate I (APR 2003) of 52.247-64.

[ ] (iii) Alternate II (FEB 2006) of 52.247-64.

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

[ ] (1) 52.222-17, Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers (MAY 2014) (E.O. 13495).

[ ] (2) 52.222-41, Service Contract Labor Standards (AUG 2018) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

[ ] (3) 52.222-42, Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires (MAY 2014) (29 U.S.C. 206 and 41 U.S.C.

chapter 67).

[ ] (4) 52.222-43, Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Labor Standards-Price Adjustment (Multiple Year and Option Contracts) (AUG 2018) (29 U.S.C. 206 and 41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

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

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

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

[ ] (8) 52.222-55, Minimum Wages Under Executive Order 13658 (DEC 2015).

[ ] (9) 52.222-62, Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706 (JAN 2017) (E.O. 13706).

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(ii) 52.203-19, Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements (JAN 2017) (section 743 of Division E, Title VII, of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub. L. 113-235) and its successor provisions in subsequent appropriations acts (and as extended in continuing resolutions)).

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

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

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

(vi) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (APR 2015).

(vii) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (SEP 2016) (E.O. 11246).

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

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

(x) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans (FEB 2016) (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.

(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 (JAN 2019) (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O.

13627).

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

(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 (OCT 2015) (E. O. 12989).

(xvii) 52.222-55, Minimum Wages Under Executive Order 13658 (DEC 2015).

(xviii) 52.222-62 Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706 (JAN 2017) (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 (MAY 2014) (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 (FEB 2006) (46 U.S.C.

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

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

(End of clause)

52.217-8 Option to Extend Services. (NOV 1999)

The Government may require continued performance of any services within the limits and at the rates specified in the contract. These rates may be adjusted only as a result of revisions to prevailing labor rates provided by the Secretary of Labor. The option provision may be exercised more than once, but the total extension of performance hereunder shall not exceed 6 months. The Contracting Officer may exercise the option by written notice to the Contractor within 30 days of contract expiration.

(End of clause)

52.227-14 Rights in Data-General. (MAY 2014)

(a) Definitions. As used in this clause-

Computer database or database means a collection of recorded information in a form capable of, and for the purpose of, being stored in, processed, and operated on by a computer. The term does not include computer software.

Computer software- (1) Means (i) Computer programs that comprise a series of instructions, rules, routines, or statements, regardless of the media in which recorded, that allow or cause a computer to perform a specific operation or series of operations; and (ii) Recorded information comprising source code listings, design details, algorithms, processes, flow charts, formulas, and related material that would enable the computer program to be produced, created, or compiled.

(2) Does not include computer databases or computer software documentation.

Computer software documentation means owner's manuals, user's manuals, installation instructions, operating instructions, and other similar items, regardless of storage medium, that explain the capabilities of the computer software or provide instructions for using the software.

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

Form, fit, and function data means data relating to items, components, or processes that are sufficient to enable physical and functional interchangeability, and data identifying source, size, configuration, mating and attachment characteristics, functional characteristics, and performance requirements. For computer software it means data identifying source, functional characteristics, and performance requirements but specifically excludes the source code, algorithms, processes, formulas, and flow charts of the software.

Limited rights means the rights of the Government in limited rights data as set forth in the Limited…