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This is a Request for Quote (RFQ) for CPI Consumer Retail Transaction Data. The government intends to use FAR 13 in accordance with Section L and M of this RFQ. This requirement will result in an award of a firm fixed price contract. This is an unrestricted solicitation under NAICS 541990-All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services.

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Deadline for Responses: September 5, 2019 at

12:00 P.M. ET.

0001 The contractor shall provide CPI Retail

Transaction Data.

One time delivery of historical data for

Denver-Aurora, CO combined statistical area from

January 2017 through December 2018.

Delivery: 30 Days After Award

0002 The contractor shall provide CPI Retail

Transaction Data.

One time delivery of historical data

Pittsburgh-New Castle-Weirton, PA-OH-WV combined statistical area from January 2017 through

December 2018.

Delivery: 30 Days After Award

0003 The contractor shall provide CPI Retail

Transaction Data.

One time delivery of historical data for

Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC CSA combined statistical

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area from January 2015 through December 2018.

Delivery: 30 Days After Award

0004 Data Dictionary

Excel or Word document

Delivery: 30 Days After Award

0005 Customer Support

Via telephone or email

Period of Performance : 9/30/2019- 9/29/2020

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

Sponsored by GSA

FAR (48 CFR) 53.110

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 a one time historical data delivery of consumer retail tranaction data for Denver- Aurora, CO combined statistical area from January 2017 through December

1 Data Set of 400,000 Rental Transactions

LOT

0002 The contractor shall provide a one time historical data delivery of consumer retail tranaction data for Pittsburgh-New Castle- Weirton, PA-OH-WV combined statistical area from January 2017 thru December 2018.

1 Data Set of 600,000 Rental Transactions

LOT

0003 The contractor shall provide a ont time historical data delivery of consumer retail tranaction data for Raleigh- Cary, NC CSA combined statistical area from January 2015 thru December 2018.

1 Data Set of 300,000 Rental Transactions

LOT

0004 Data Dictionary 1 Data Dictionary

Each

0005 Customer Support 12 Month Grand Total X X X

C - Description/Specifications

STATEMENT OF WORK

Consumer Retail Transaction Data

I. Objective

The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) has an ongoing interest in data detailing purchases of consumer goods, especially in the categories for food at home, meals away from home, and utilities. BLS will use the information acquired through the agreement for exclusively statistical purposes and will hold the information in confidence. In accordance with the Confidential Information Protection and Statistical Efficiency Act (44 USC 3561 et seq.) and other applicable Federal laws, your data will not be disclosed in identifiable form without your informed consent. Per the Federal Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2015, Federal information systems are protected from malicious activities through cybersecurity screening of transmitted data.

The BLS seeks to purchase retail transaction data for:

· Denver-Aurora, CO Combined Statistical Area starting in January 2017 through December 2018.

· Pittsburgh-New Castle-Weirton, PA-OH-WV Combined Statistical Area starting in January 2017 through December 2018.

· Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC CSA Combined Statistical Area starting in January 2015 through December 2018.

II. 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. BLS has an ongoing interest in obtaining data to help analyze, evaluate, and improve BLS indexes, as well as the weights used to create these indexes. BLS seeks detailed consumer transaction data to explore supplementing its indexes and weights. First introduced in the 2000 standards, Combined Statistical Areas can serve as an important geographic tool for the Federal statistical data community. They can be characterized as representing larger regions that reflect broader social and economic interactions, such as wholesaling, commodity distribution, and weekend recreation activities, and are likely to be of considerable interest to regional authorities and the private sector. If specified criteria are met, adjacent Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas, in various combinations, may become the components of a Combined Statistical Area. It should be noted that Combined Statistical Areas complement but do not supersede Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas, which retain their separate component identities. Combined statistical areas are referenced in the OMB Bulletin No. 18-04 linked below defined on p2 as: https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Bulletin-18-04.pdf

III. Scope of Work

The BLS is looking for consumer retail transaction data. The data should come from a verifiably accurate source – such as uploaded from a receipt. Each transaction should contain information regarding the outlet, the price of each item, a description of the item purchased, and the quantity purchased. Information about the consumer, demographic or otherwise, is also ideal. The BLS will accept a minimum of 300,000 transactions in the Raleigh-Durham area within the specified time period, 400,000 transactions in the Denver Area, and 600,000 in the Pittsburgh Metro Area. The transaction data need to be representative of expenditures occurring by month over the 24 month time period.

The necessary variables are listed below:

Number Variable

1 Transaction ID

2 Unique Identifier for Consumer

3 Outlet/Retailer Name

4 Outlet City

5 Outlet State

6 Item Description

7 Item Categorization (or hierarchy thereof)

8 Item Quantity Purchased

9 Total Spent on Item

10 Price of Item

11 Consumer Gender

12 Consumer Age Group

13 Consumer City

14 Consumer State

15 Consumer Census Region

16 Household size

Potential vendors should be able to complete the following tasks at a minimum:

• Provide retail transaction data for panelists/respondents located in the Denver-Aurora, CO, New Castle-Weirton, PA-OH- WV & Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC CSA Combined Statistical Area

• Provide data for all of the necessary variables as listed above.

• Provide data in a spreadsheet format in a standard file type is acceptable (i.e., CSV, SAS, txt, etc.)

• Provide data in a secure electronic manner such as secure file transfer protocol (SFTP).

The vendor shall provide a data dictionary containing a list of all variables the vendor can supply. The data dictionary shall include descriptions for all variables listed above.

The vendor will be available via telephone or email to answer detailed questions about the data. The vendor will respond to telephone or email questions within two business days. 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.

IV. Place of Performance

Data files will be delivered electronically to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2 Massachusetts Avenue. NE Washington DC 20212.

Customer support will be provided from the contractor’s worksite.

V. Period of Performance : 9/30/2019- 9/29/2020

VI. Delivery Schedule

Deliverable Title Format Delivery Date Recipient

Data Dictionary Excel or Word document 30 days from Award COR or another point of contact identified by the

COR

Retail Transaction Data Denver-Aurora, CO (January 2017 - December 2018)

Delimited ASCII files, Excel workbooks, CSV, SAS datasets, or text files

30 days from award

COR or another point of contact identified by the

COR

Retail Transaction Data Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC (January 2015 - December 2018)

Delimited ASCII files, Excel workbooks, CSV, SAS datasets, or text files

30 days from award

COR or another point of contact identified by the

COR

Retail Transaction Data Pittsburgh-New Castle- Weirton, PA-OH-WV (January 2017 -December 2018)

Delimited ASCII files, Excel workbooks, CSV, SAS datasets, or text files

30 days from award

COR or another point of contact identified by the

COR

Customer Support Via telephone or email Monthly through the POP- 9/30/2019-9/29/2020.

COR or another point of contact identified by the

COR

VII. Security

The vendor will not have access to BLS data.

VIII. Data Availability

Please be advised that the selected vendor may not use the BLS 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

The COR will make final inspection and acceptance of all deliverables to ensure they conform to the requirements listed in Section C III – Scope of Work.

F - Deliveries or Performance

The Period of Performance is one year. The delivery time frames are listed in Section C-VI - Delivery Schedule.

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 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/current/html/Subpart%2032_1.html#wp1024838 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/current/html/Subpart%2032_1.html#wp1024838 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:

mailto:DOL-BLS@quickpay.dol.gov mailto:BLSInvoiceInquiry@bls.gov https://www.acquisition.gov/far/current/html/Subpart%2032_9.html#wp1032997

U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics 2 Massachusetts Avenue, N.E.

Room 4135 Washington, 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

H.1 NONPERSONAL SERVICES

a. In performance of this contract, the Contractor will provide support in the form of services required by program offices to support management of their overall mission.

b. The services required under the purchase order constitute professional and management services within the definition provided by FAR 37.201. Under this purchase order the Government will obtain professional services, which are essential to the mission but not otherwise available.

c. The Government will neither supervise Contractor employees nor control the method by which the Contractor performs the required tasks. Under no circumstances shall the Government assign tasks to, or prepare work schedules for, individual Contractor employees. It shall be the responsibility of the Contractor to manage their employees and to guard against any actions that are of the nature of personal services, or give the perception of personal services. If the Contractor feels that any actions constitute, or are perceived to constitute personal services, it shall be the Contractor's further responsibility to notify the Contracting Officer immediately.

d. These services shall not be used to perform work of a policy/ decision making or management nature. All decisions relative to programs supported by the Contractor will be the sole responsibility of the Government. Administrative management and general management consulting services will not be ordered to circumvent personnel ceilings, pay limitations, or competitive employment procedures.

H.2 TEAMING ARRANGEMENTS

If a teaming arrangement is contemplated, Contractors shall provide letters of commitment or teaming agreements for all critical teaming partners. Contractors shall not propose to use specific teaming partners it does not expect to use during contract performance.

Doing so would have an adverse effect on the integrity of the competitive procurement system and provides a basis for proposal rejection.

H.3 BLS DATA AVAILABILITY

Please be advised that the selected Contractor may not use the Bureau of Labor Statistic’s 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 Contractor will not have access to BLS data.

I - Contract Clauses

52.202-1 Definitions. (NOV 2013)

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

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

[X] (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)

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

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

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

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

[X] (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).

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

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

[X] (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)

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

52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference. (FEB 1998)

This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es): https://www.acquisition.gov/sites/default/files/current/far/pdf/FAR.pdf

(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.