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SEE ADDENDUMIS CHECKED
CODE 18a. PAYMENT WILL BE MADE BY
CODE
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17b. CHECK IF REMITTANCE IS DIFFERENT AND PUT SUCH ADDRESS IN OFFER
OFFEROR
BLS DC NAT SHIP CODE 16. ADMINISTERED BYCODE
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518210
SIZE STANDARD:
% FOR:SET ASIDE:UNRESTRICTED ORBLS NATIONAL OFFICE
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10. THIS ACQUISITION ISCODE
RFQ
14. METHOD OF SOLICITATION
13b. RATING
NAICS:
SMALL BUSINESS
07/30/2019 1200 ES
07/17/2019
202-691-5099Kelly Graves (No collect calls)
INFORMATION CALL:
FOR SOLICITATION 8. OFFER DUE DATE/LOCAL TIMEb. TELEPHONE NUMBERa. NAME
4. ORDER NUMBER3. AWARD/ 6. SOLICITATION
1625DC-19-Q-00033
5. SOLICITATION NUMBER
SOLICITATION/CONTRACT/ORDER FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS 1. REQUISITION NUMBER PAGE OF
1 21 OFFEROR TO COMPLETE BLOCKS 12, 17, 23, 24, & 30
TELEPHONE NO.
17a. CONTRACTOR/
WASHINGTON DC 20212
ROOM G225
2 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE, NE
US DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
15. DELIVER TO
Washington DC 20212 Room G225 2 Massachusetts Ave, NE Bureau of Labor Statistics
9. ISSUED BY
7.
2. CONTRACT NO.
EFFECTIVE DATE
$32.50
18b. SUBMIT INVOICES TO ADDRESS SHOWN IN BLOCK 18a UNLESS BLOCK BELOW
ISSUE DATE
DELIVERY FOR FOB DESTINA-
TION UNLESS BLOCK IS
MARKED
11.
SEE SCHEDULEX
12. DISCOUNT TERMS
THIS CONTRACT IS A
RATED ORDER UNDER
DPAS (15 CFR 700)
13a.
SERVICE-DISABLED
VETERAN-OWNED
SMALL BUSINESS
HUBZONE SMALL
BUSINESS
8(A)
US Department of Labor
WOMEN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS
(WOSB) ELIGIBLE UNDER THE WOMEN-OWNED
SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAM
EDWOSB
24.
AMOUNT
23.
UNIT PRICE
22.
UNIT
21.
QUANTITY
20.
SCHEDULE OF SUPPLIES/SERVICES
19.
ITEM NO.
The purpose of this Request for Quote (RFQ) is to obtain competitive responses from qualified business vendors for Residential Rent Transaction Data per the Statement of Work.
Deadline for Questions: July 23, 2019 at 12:00
P.M. ET.
Deadline for Responses: July 30, 2019 at 12:00
P.M. ET.
(Use Reverse and/or Attach Additional Sheets as Necessary)
HEREIN, IS ACCEPTED AS TO ITEMS:
XX
DATED . YOUR OFFER ON SOLICITATION (BLOCK 5),
INCLUDING ANY ADDITIONS OR CHANGES WHICH ARE SET FORTH
COPIES TO ISSUING OFFICE. CONTRACTOR AGREES TO FURNISH AND DELIVER
ARE
ARE
31c. DATE SIGNED
27b. CONTRACT/PURCHASE ORDER INCORPORATES BY REFERENCE FAR 52.212-4. FAR 52.212-5 IS ATTACHED. ADDENDA
31a. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (SIGNATURE OF CONTRACTING OFFICER)
30c. DATE SIGNED 31b. NAME OF CONTRACTING OFFICER (Type or print)
ALL ITEMS SET FORTH OR OTHERWISE IDENTIFIED ABOVE AND ON ANY ADDITIONAL
SHEETS SUBJECT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SPECIFIED.
27a. SOLICITATION INCORPORATES BY REFERENCE FAR 52.212-1, 52.212-4. FAR 52.212-3 AND 52.212-5 ARE ATTACHED. ADDENDA
26. TOTAL AWARD AMOUNT (For Govt. Use Only)
OFFER
STANDARD FORM 1449 (REV. 2/2012)
Prescribed by GSA - FAR (48 CFR) 53.212
ARE NOT ATTACHED.
ARE NOT ATTACHED.
AUTHORIZED FOR LOCAL REPRODUCTION
PREVIOUS EDITION IS NOT USABLE
30b. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER (Type or print)
30a. SIGNATURE OF OFFEROR/CONTRACTOR
28. CONTRACTOR IS REQUIRED TO SIGN THIS DOCUMENT AND RETURN
25. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA
29. AWARD OF CONTRACT:
REF.
32e. MAILING ADDRESS OF AUTHORIZED GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVE
32c. DATE 32b. SIGNATURE OF AUTHORIZED GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVE
ACCEPTED, AND CONFORMS TO THE CONTRACT, EXCEPT AS NOTED:
32a. QUANTITY IN COLUMN 21 HAS BEEN
RECEIVED INSPECTED
40. PAID BY39. S/R VOUCHER NUMBER38. S/R ACCOUNT NUMBER
37. CHECK NUMBER
FINALPARTIAL
36. PAYMENT
FINALPARTIAL
35. AMOUNT VERIFIED
CORRECT FOR
34. VOUCHER NUMBER33. SHIP NUMBER
COMPLETE
32g. E-MAIL OF AUTHORIZED GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVE
42d. TOTAL CONTAINERS42c. DATE REC'D (YY/MM/DD)
42b. RECEIVED AT (Location)
42a. RECEIVED BY (Print)
41c. DATE41b. SIGNATURE AND TITLE OF CERTIFYING OFFICER
41a. I CERTIFY THIS ACCOUNT IS CORRECT AND PROPER FOR PAYMENT
STANDARD FORM 1449 (REV. 2/2012) BACK
24.
AMOUNT
23.
UNIT PRICE
22.
UNIT
21.
QUANTITY
20.
SCHEDULE OF SUPPLIES/SERVICES
19.
ITEM NO.
Base Year
The contractor shall provide CPI Residential Rent
Transaction Data.
One time delivery of Historical Data from June
2015- August 2019 due September 30, 2019.
POP: September 2019- September 2020
Product/Service Code: R702
Base Year
The contractor shall deliver Monthly updates of the current rent data in accordance with the SOW.
POP: September 2019- September 2020
Option Year 1
The contractor shall provide monthly updates to the current rent data in accordance with the SOW.
POP: September 2020- September 2021
(Option Line Item)
Product/Service Code: R702
32f. TELEPHONE NUMBER OF AUTHORIZED GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVE
32d. PRINTED NAME AND TITLE OF AUTHORIZED GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVE
21 2 of
A - Solicitation/Contract Form B - Supplies or Services/Prices C - Description/Specifications D - Packaging and Marking E - Inspection and Acceptance F - Deliveries or Performance G - Contract Administration Data H - Special Contract Requirements I - Contract Clauses J - List of Documents, Exhibits and Other Attachments K - Representations, Certifications, and Other Statements of Bidders L - Instructions,Conditions, and Notices to Bidders M - Evaluation Factors for Award
A - Solicitation/Contract Form
B - Supplies or Services/Prices
Item Description of Supplies/Services
Quantity Units Unit Price Total Amount
0001 The contractor shall provide historical residential rent transaction data from June 2015 -August 2019. The first deliverable is due September 30, 2019 in accordance with the
SOW.
1 Data Set
200,000 Rental Transactions per month
0002 The contractor shall provide monthly updates for the CPI Residential Rent Transaction Data.
The first deliverable is due September 30, 2019.
Monthly updates from September 2019 – September 2020 in accordance with the
SOW.
months
200,000 Rental
Optional 1001 The contractor shall provide monthly updates of the current rent data in accordance with the SOW.
POP: September 2020 – September 2021
Months
200,000 Rental
Grand Total X X X
C - Description/Specifications
Statement of Work Residential Rent Transaction Data
1. Objectives. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) has interest in residential rent transaction data for tenants living in non-institutional housing units as well as lease and property characteristics that describe these housing. The data will be used by BLS staff, its employees, agents, and partner statistical agencies, to analyze and improve BLS indexes.
2. Background. The BLS is the principle Federal agency responsible for measuring price changes in the economy and constructs indexes using data collected from both households and business establishments. Because of the importance of BLS data, it is critical that the component indexes are accurate, timely and relevant. To assure accuracy and relevance, the BLS periodically examines the results of its surveys in order to benchmark processes and products and to improve index methodology for its surveys. The data requested in this Statement of Work will be used for the following examinations:
· BLS will validate its databases by examining shelter specifications (location, type of structure, square footage, etc.) in its databases with corresponding specifications from secondary source residential rent transaction data.
· BLS will evaluate its collection documents used for rent data to insure that they account for the universe of residential shelter items. The residential rent transaction data will provide input for assuring that the BLS rent data collection documents are consistent and complete descriptions of the items available for sale in the US market.
BLS will inspect the residential rent transaction data for completeness, consistency and accuracy as well as documenting differences between it and BLS rent data.
· BLS will compare the distribution of housing units for the residential rent transaction data to the distribution of housing units selected and collected for pricing in BLS indexes using metrics such as frequency, distribution, mean, median, and skewness as well as documenting these comparisons using text, charts, and tables.
BLS will produce a subset sample from the residential rent transaction data that is matched to the BLS sample.
· BLS will produce rental price indexes (at least at the US level) for the matched residential rent transaction data using index construction methods as close as possible to its rent and owner’s equivalent rent indexes.
BLS will use the full set of residential rent transaction data to construct rent indexes for small geographic areas (say PSU level) using index construction methods as close as possible to BLS rent and owner’s equivalent rent indexes.
BLS will use the full set of residential rent transaction data to construct rent indexes using exploratory methods other than those that are currently used in BLS indexes.
3. Scope of Work. The contractor shall provide commercially available data through itemized bill of materials (BOMs) for a one time historical residential rent transaction data from June 2015 through August 2019 and monthly updates of current residential rent transaction data starting. The data set for each month should represent a minimum of 200,000 rental transactions. Coverage of the data should span at least 75 major metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) across the United States, including, but not limited to:
Boston MA Pittsburgh PA Baton Rouge LA Meridian MS New York NY Cincinnati OH Lafayette LA Russellville AR Philadelphia PA Cleveland OH Brownsville TX Paris TX Chicago IL Milwaukee WI Amarillo TX St. George UT Detroit MI Portland OR Las Vegas NV Santa Rosa CA Minneapolis MN Hartford CT Yuma AZ Moses Lake WA St. Louis MO Springfield MA Provo UT Washington DC Buffalo NY Chico CA Miami FL Reading PA Rochester NY Atlanta GA Columbus OH Flint MI Tampa FL Dayton OH Janesville WI Baltimore MD Lincoln NE Frankfort IN Dallas TX Richmond VA Omaha NE Houston TX Raleigh NC Wichita KS Phoenix AZ Greenville SC Wahpeton ND
Denver CO Cape Coral FL Charlotte NC Los Angeles CA Ocala FL Orlando FL San Francisco CA Gainesville FL Winston-Salem NC Riverside CA Birmingham AL Wilmington NC Seattle WA Chattanooga TN Jacksonville NC San Diego CA Florence AL Clarksburg WV Honolulu HI San Antonio TX Louisville KY Anchorage AK Oklahoma City OK Huntsville AL
4. Description of Task.
4.1 Bill of Materials: The vendor shall provide BLS with an itemized BOMs for requested the residential rent transaction data. The data should be available in excel files or mutually agreed upon data format. The residential rent transaction data shall be representative of all Census regions in the United States. The minimal data values required from the vendor include:
a. Housing unit control number
b. Housing unit transaction rent
c. Housing unit street address including city, state and zip-code
d. Housing unit lease characteristics
e. Housing unit property characteristics
4.2 Data Dictionary: The vendor shall provide a data dictionary for the residential rent transaction data. The data dictionaries shall include descriptions for all characteristics listed in 4.
4.3 Telephonic and email customer support: The vendor will be available via telephone or email to answer detailed questions about the data. The contractor is responsible for being available to provide customer support between the hours of 9am-5pm 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.
5. Period of Performance
Base Year: September 2019- September 2020 One time data delivery of historical data.
Base Year : September 2019- September 2020 Monthly update of the current rent data IAW SOW.
Option Period 1: September 2020- September 2021 Monthly update of the current rent data IAW SOW.
6. Place of Performance. Data files will be electronically delivered to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2 Massachusetts Avenue. NE Washington DC 20212. All analysis work with these data will be performed at this address.
7. Travel. No travel is required for this contract.
8. Delivery Schedule.
PWS
Task# Deliverable Title Format Number
Calendar Days After TO Start
Frequency
4.1 Historical residential rent transaction data BOMs in accordance with Section 4.1. June 2015-August 2019.
Excel or a Mutually Agreed upon format
Standard Distribution* 30 days
One time
4.1 Monthly update of current residential rent transaction data BOMs in accordance with Section 4.1 beginning September 2019.
Excel or a Mutually Agreed upon format
Once a month.
4.2 Data Dictionary Excel or a Mutually
Agreed upon format
One time, or if changes to data characteristics occur.
4.3 Customer Support Telephonic or Email
Ongoing once initial data is delivered.
* Standard Distribution: 1 copy of the transmittal letter without the deliverable to the Contracting Officer; 4 copies of the transmittal letter with the deliverable to the Contracting Officer’s Representative.
10. Security. There are no security requirements for this purchase order.
11. Data Availability. Please be advised that the selected vendor may not use the Bureau of Labor Statistics name in connection with any collection of data that is being purchased under this contract. The data being purchased should be commercially available and not collected exclusively on behalf of the BLS.
D - Packaging and Marking
E - Inspection and Acceptance
F - Deliveries or Performance
G - Contract Administration Data
G.1 INCORPORATION OF CONTRACTOR’S QUOTE
It is understood and agreed that the Contractor(s) quote to the U.S. Department of Labor dated TBD, submitted in response to this RFQ shall be incorporated by reference into this order. The contractor 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
SOW.
2) The SOW and clauses of the purchase order.
3) All other provisions of the accepted quote.
G.2 ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION OF PAYMENT REQUESTS CLAUSE (February 2014)
(a) Definitions. As used in this clause-
(1) Contract financing payment has the meaning given in FAR 32.001.
(2) Invoice payment has the meaning given in FAR 32.001.
(3) Payment request means any request for contract financing payment or invoice payment submitted by the contractor under this contract.
(b) Electronic Payment Requests. Except as provided in paragraph (e) of this clause, the contractor shall submit payment requests in electronic form. Purchases paid with a Government-wide commercial purchase card are considered to be an electronic transaction for purposes of this clause, and therefore no additional electronic invoice submission is required.
An original invoice shall be prepared and submitted to the Department of Labor (DOL) by email to:
DOL-BLS@quickpay.dol.gov
(c) Data Transmission. A contractor must ensure that the data transmission method and format comply with the following provisions:
(1) The contractor shall:
a. Address the invoice to the appropriate e-mail address specified in the contract.
b. Submit the invoice via attachment in PDF or TIFF format.
c. Submit only one invoice per electronic submittal.
d. Enter specific information in the subject line of the e-mail in the following format:
<Contractor Name>, Bureau of Labor Statistics, <Contract Number, BPA Call or Order Number>, Invoice Number, <Invoice Amount> Example: ABC Co, OASAM, DOL00-00-X0000/X0000, Invoice Number AB-1298433, $15,000.00.
e. Submit a copy of the email with the attached invoice to the contracting officer’s representative (COR) at the COR email address specified in the contract.
f. Before sending another e-mail with the same invoice attachment, confirm whether DOL has already responded and/or whether you have received a success or failure response to your submission.
(2) The contractor MUST NOT:
a. Submit an invoice that exceeds the size limit of 16 megabytes (approximately 400-500 pages). However, if the invoice exceed this limit, a summary invoice attachment of less than 16 megabytes should be e-mailed to the payment e-mail address above; while the detailed invoice, including any supplemental information, shall be sent to the COR or other representative at the address.
b. Submit an invoice that is heavy in shading or color.
1. An e-mailed PDF image cannot have any text that has a background with any color other than white. If the image has a shaded background, it will be converted to black, and the text will be illegible.
2. An emailed TIFF image must be black and white.
c. Submit more than one attachment, as subsequent attachments will not be recognized.
d. Submit more than one invoice in a single attachment.
e. Attempt to use the “Recall or Resend” email message feature.
(d) General Information. Payment due dates will be calculated only from the date that invoices are received in the electronic invoicing e-mail box and determined to be proper invoices.
Inquiries regarding invoices should be e-mailed to BLSInvoiceInquiry@bls.gov. The relevant invoice must be attached to the inquiry e-mail and the subject line of the e-mail must state “INQUIRY,” followed by the information described in paragraph (1) d.
above.
Example: INQUIRY: <Contractor Name>, Bureau of Labor Statistics, <Contract Number, BPA Call or Order Number>, Invoice Number, <Invoice Amount> Do NOT use the electronic invoicing e-mail address for inquiries about the invoice.
(e) Invoice requirements. Invoices shall comply with FAR 32.905.
(f) Exceptions. Paper invoices should only be faxed or mailed through U.S. mail when electronic mail cannot be accomplished.
When invoices must be faxed due to e-mail size limitations, fax them to: 202-691-7796 When paper invoices must be mailed due to e-mail size limitations, mail them to the following address:
U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics 2 Massachusetts Avenue, N.E.
Room 4135 ashington, D.C. 20212
G.3 STANDARDS OF WORK
It is understood and agreed that the performance of work and services under this contract shall conform to the highest professional standards, in accordance with the Statement of Work herein and industry standard.
H - Special Contract Requirements
BLS CONFIDENTIALITY AND SECURITY REQUIREMENTS
Please be advised that the selected vendor may not use the Bureau of Labor Statistics name in connection with any collection of data that is being purchased under this contract. The data being purchased should be commercially available and not collected exclusively on behalf of the BLS. The vendor will not have access to BLS data.
I - Contract Clauses
52.202-1 Definitions. (NOV 2013)
52.204-7 System for Award Management. (OCT 2018)
52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders - Commercial Items. (MAY 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.
[ ] (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.
[ ] (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).
[ ] (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)(13)).
[ ] (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 15 days before the contract expires.
(End of clause)
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 30 days before the contract expires; provided that the Government gives the Contractor a preliminary written notice of its intent to extend at least 45 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 2 years.
(End of clause)
DOL 2012-01 ORGANIZATIONAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST CLAUSE - OCI-1 EXCLUSION FROM FUTURE
AGENCY CONTRACTS (DECEMBER 2012)
ORGANIZATIONAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST
OCI-1 Exclusion from Future Agency Contracts (DECEMBER 2012)
This clause supplements the FAR provisions on organizational conflicts of interest, located at FAR subpart 9.500 and should be read in conjunction with these provisions. To the extent there is any inconsistency or confusion between the two provisions, the FAR provision controls.
(a) Work under this contract may create a future organizational conflict of interest (OCI) that could prohibit the Contractor from competing for, or being awarded, future Government contracts.
The following examples illustrate situations in which organizational conflicts of interest may arise. They are not all inclusive, but will be used by the Contracting Officer as general guidance in individual contract situations:
(1) Unequal Access to Information. The performance of this contract may provide access to “nonpublic information,” which could provide the contractor an unfair competitive advantage in later solicitations or competitions for other DOL contracts. Such an advantage could be perceived as unfair by a competing vendor who is not given similar access to the same nonpublic information that is related to the future procurement action. If you, as a contractor, in performing this contract, obtain nonpublic information that is relevant to a future procurement action, you may be required to submit and negotiate an acceptable mitigation plan prior to being deemed eligible to compete on the future action. Alternatively, the “nonpublic information” may be provided to all offerors.
(2) Biased Ground Rules. Your contract with DOL may have, in some fashion, established important “ground rules” for another DOL procurement in which you may desire to be a competitor. For example, this contract may involve you drafting the statement of work, specifications, or evaluation criteria for a future DOL procurement. The primary concern, in any such situation, is that any such firm could skew the competition, whether intentionally or not, or be perceived as having skewed the competition, in its own favor. If the requirements of this DOL contract anticipate the contractor may be placed in a position to establish important ground rules, including but not limited to those described herein, the contractor may be precluded from competing in the related action or, if possible, may be required to submit and negotiate an acceptable mitigation plan.
(3) Impaired Objectivity. The performance of this contract may result in the contractor being placed in a situation where it is able, or required, to provide assessment and evaluation findings concerning itself, another business division, a subsidiary or affiliate, or other entity with which it has a significant financial relationship. The concern in this case is that the contractor’s ability to render impartial advice to DOL could appear to be undermined by the contractor’s financial or other business relationship to the entity whose work product is being assessed or evaluated. In these situations, a “walling off” of lines of communication between entities or divisions may be acceptable, but it also may not be sufficient to remove the perception that the objectivity of the contractor has been tainted. If the requirements of the DOL procurement indicate that a contractor may be placed in a position to provide evaluations and assessments of itself or other entities with which it has a significant financial relationship, the affected contractor should notify DOL immediately.
The contractor may also be required to provide a mitigation plan that includes recusal by the contractor from one of the affected contracts. Such recusal might include divestiture of the work to a third party.
(b) In order to prevent a future OCI of any kind, the Contractor shall be subject to the following restrictions:
(1) The Contractor may be excluded from competition for, or award of, any government contracts as to which, in the course of performing another contract, the Contractor has received nonpublic and competitively relevant information before such information has been made generally available to other persons or firms.
(2) The Contractor may be excluded from competition for, or award of, any government contract for which the contractor actually assisted or participated in the development of specifications or statements of work.
(3) The Contractor may be excluded from competition for or award of, any government contract which calls for it to evaluate itself, any affiliate, or any products or services produced or performed thereby.
(4) The Contractor may be excluded from competition for, or award of, any government contract calling for the production or performance of any product or service for which the Contractor participated in the development of requirements or definitions pursuant to another contract.
(c) This clause shall not exclude the Contractor from performing work under any modification to this contract or from competing for award of any future contract for work that is the same or similar to work performed under this contract, so long as the conditions above are not present. This clause does not prohibit an incumbent from competing on a follow-on competition but the Contracting Officer may require a mitigation plan or other steps as needed to ensure that there has not been an unequal access to nonpublic competitively sensitive information.
(d) The term “contractor” as used in this clause, includes any person, firm or corporation that owns or controls, or is owned or controlled by, the contractor. The term also includes the corporate officers of the contractor.
(e) The agency may in its sole discretion, waive any provisions of this clause if deemed in the best interest of the Government. The exclusions contained in this clause shall apply for the duration of this contract and for three (3) years after completion and acceptance of all work performed hereunder, or such other period as the Contracting Officer shall direct.
(f) If any provision of this clause excludes the Contractor from competition for, or award of any contract, the Contractor shall not be permitted to serve as a subcontractor, at any tier, on such contract. This clause shall be incorporated into any subcontracts or consultant agreements awarded under this contract unless the Contracting Officer determines otherwise.
(End of Clause)
DOL 2019-01 SECTION 508 REQUIREMENTS (JAN 2019)
A. Applicability
Contracting Officers shall insert this clause in all new solicitations and awards for the acquisition of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) to be used by the Department of Labor (DOL).
B. Definitions
¿Information and Communication Technology¿ is defined as any information technology, and other equipment, systems, technologies, or processes, for which the principal function is the creation, manipulation, conversion, duplication, automatic acquisition, storage, display, receipt or transmission, of electronic data and information, as well as any associated content. Examples of ICT include, but are not limited to: Computers and peripheral equipment; information kiosks and transaction machines; telecommunications equipment;
customer premises equipment; multifunction office machines; software; applications; Web sites; videos; and electronic documents.
C. Requirements
Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act, as amended (29 U.S.C. 794d), applies to Federal Agencies, and the Contractors providing support on behalf of an Agency. The Contractor is required to provide Section 508 compliant systems and components of ICT when Federal agencies develop, procure, maintain, or use ICT. The Contractor shall ensure that its system and components allow Federal employees and members of the public with disabilities access to, and use of, information and data that is comparable to the access afforded Federal employees and members of the public without disabilities. Products, platforms and services delivered as part of this contract action that are ICT, or contain ICT, shall conform to the Revised Section 508 Standards, which are located at 36 C.F.R.
1194.1 & Apps. A, C & D.
1. Requirements by service / contract type are as follows:
a. Custom ICT Development Services: When the Contractor provides custom ICT development services and/or Commercially Available Off-the-Shelf (COTS) products, pursuant to the requirements, the Contractor shall ensure the ICT fully conforms to the applicable Revised Section 508 Standards prior to delivery and before final acceptance.
b. Installation, Configuration & Integration Services: When the Contractor provides installation, configuration or integration services for equipment or software pursuant to the requirement, the Contractor shall not install, configure or integrate the equipment or software in a way that reduces the level of conformance with the applicable Revised Section 508 Standards.
c. Maintenance Upgrades & Replacements: The Contractor shall ensure maintenance upgrades, substitutions, and replacements to equipment and software pursuant to this award do not reduce the approved level of conformance with the applicable Revised Section 508 Standards at the time of award. Additionally, an updated Accessibility Conformance Report (ACR) shall be submitted for each ICT Item, and shall be completed according to the instructions provided by the Industry Technology Industry Council (ITIC), in order to be considered for each option year exercise.
d. Service Personnel: The Contractor shall ensure that contractor personnel providing support are DHS Trusted Tester or have an equivalency of the knowledge, skills, and ability necessary to address the applicable Revised Section 508 Standards defined in the requirement, and shall provide conformant Section 508 supporting documentation upon request.
e. Hosting Services: The Contractor shall not implement hosting services in a manner that reduces the existing level of conformance of the electronic content with applicable Revised Section 508 Standards, when providing hosting services for electronic content to the agency. Throughout the life of the award, the agency reserves the right to perform Independent Third-Party testing on a vendor or Contractor¿s hosted solution to verify conformance.
2. Validation for ICT Items: The Contractor shall test and validate the ICT solution for conformance to the Revised Section 508 Standards, in accordance with the required testing methods and provide test results to verify conformance of the Voluntary Product Assessment Template (VPAT).
a. For web and software, WCAG 2.0 Level AA or WCAG 2.1 Conformance Test Results shall be based on the Accessibility Tests for Software and Web, Harmonized Testing Process for Section 508 Compliance.
b. For Microsoft Office and PDF documents, WCAG 2.0 Level AA or WCAG 2.1 Conformance test results shall be based on the Harmonized Testing Guidance from the AED ACOP.
c. For ICT Items that are not electronic content, the Contractor shall validate conformance to the applicable Revised Section 508 Standards using a defined testing process. The Contractor shall describe test process and provide the testing results to the agency.
3. Conformance Reporting: For ICT items that are developed, updated, or configured for the agency, and when product substitutions are offered:
a. Before acceptance, the Contractor shall provide an ACR for each ICT item that is developed, updated, configured for the agency, and when product substitutions are offered. The ACR should be based on the most recent version of the VPAT provided by the Industry Technology Industry Council (ITIC) at https://www.itic.org/policy/accessibility/vpat. An ACR shall be submitted for each ICT Item, and shall be completed according to the instructions provided by ITIC to be considered for acceptance.
b. Before acceptance, when the Contractor is required to perform testing to validate conformance to the agency¿s accessibility requirements, the vendor shall provide a Supplemental Accessibility Report (SAR) that contains the following information:
i. Accessibility test results based on the required test methods
ii. Documentation of features provided to help achieve accessibility and usability for people with disabilities.
iii. Documentation of core functions that cannot be accessed by persons with disabilities.
iv. Documentation on how to configure and install the ICT item to support accessibility.
v. When an ICT item is an authoring tool that generates content (including documents, reports, videos, multimedia productions, web content, etc.), provide information on how the ICT item enables the creation of accessible electronic content that conforms to the Revised Section 508 Standards, including the range of accessible user interface elements the tool can create.
vi. Before final acceptance, the Contractor shall provide a fully working demonstration of the completed ICT Item to demonstrate conformance to the agency¿s accessibility requirements. The demonstration shall expose where such conformance is and is not achieved.
c. At any time, DOL reserves the right to perform Independent Third-Party testing to validate the ICT solution provided by the Contractor, conforms to the applicable Revised Section 508 Standards.
4. Non-Compliance: Before final acceptance of any ICT item, including updates and replacements, DOL shall determine that the furnished ICT item is in compliance with applicable requirements.
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