19AQMM20R0009-PPTCardFinal.pdf

SOLICITATION/CONTRACT/ORDER FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS

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

1. REQUISITION NUMBER

5. SOLICITATION NUMBER

19AQMM20R0009

2. CONTRACT NO. 3. AWARD/EFFECTIVE DATE 4. ORDER NUMBER 6. SOLICITATION ISSUE

DATE

03/13/2018

7. FOR SOLICITATION

INFORMATION CALL:

a. NAME

Luis Kagalis

b. TELEPHONE NUMBER (No collect calls)

c. EMAIL kagalisl@State.gov

8. OFFER DUE DATE / LOCAL

TIME

02/28/2020 12:00:00

CODE LMAQM

OFFICE OF ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT (A/LM/AQM)

PO BOX 9115, ROSSLYN STATION

US DEPARTMENT OF STATE

ARLINGTON, VA 22219

9. ISSUED BY UNRESTRICTED OR X SET ASIDE: 100.00 % FOR

X SMALL BUSINESS

HUBZONE SMALL

BUSINESS

SERVICE-DISABLED

VETERAN-OWNED

SMALL BUSINESS

WOMEN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS (WOSB)

ELIGIBLE UNDER THE WOMEN-OWNED

SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAM

EDWOSB

8(A)

NAICS: 326199

SIZE STANDARD: 750 Employees

10. THE ACQUISITION IS

SEE

SCHEDULE

11. DELIVERY FOR FOB DESTINATION

UNLESS BLOCK IS MARKED

12. DISCOUNT TERMS

13a. THIS CONTRACT IS

RATED ORDER UNDER DPAS

13b. RATING

X RFQ IFB RFP

14. METHOD OF SOLICITATION

CAPPTCODE15. DELIVER TO

PPT COR

DEPUTY ASSTNT SEC FOR PASSPORT SRVCS

(CA/PPT)

600 19th St, RM 4-100 Washington, DC 20522

CODE LMAQM16. ADMINISTERED BY

OFFICE OF ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT (A/LM/AQM)

PO BOX 9115, ROSSLYN STATION

US DEPARTMENT OF STATE

ARLINGTON, VA 22219

FACILITY CODECODE

Contact Duns Telephone No.

17a. CONTRACTOR/OFFEROR RMGFOCODE18a. PAYMENT WILL BE MADE BY

GLOBAL FINANCIAL SERVICES CENTER, CHARLESTON,

SOUTH CAROLINA

PO BOX 150008; Fax To: 1-866-483-3436

ATTN: OFFICE OF CLAIMS

CHARLESTON, SC 29415-5008

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

OFFER SEE ADDENDUM

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

CHECKED

19. ITEM NO. 20. SCHEDULE OF SUPPLIES/SERVICES

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

21. QUANTITY 22. UNIT 23. UNIT PRICE 24. AMOUNT

See Line Items Section

25. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA

See Line Item Detail

26. TOTAL AWARD AMOUNT (For Govt. Use Only)

27a. SOLICITATION INCORPORATES BY REFERENCES FAR 52.212-1, 52.212-4, FAR 52.212-3 AND 52.212-5 ARE ATTACHED. ADDENDA ARE ARE NOT ATTACHED

27b. CONTRACT/PURCHASE ORDER INCORPORATES BY REFERENCE FAR 52.212-4, 52.212-5 IS ATTACHED. ADDENDA ARE ARE NOT ATTACHED

28. CONTRACTOR IS REQUIRED TO SIGN THIS DOCUMENT AND RETURN ____ COPIES TO

ISSUING OFFICE. CONTRACTOR AGREES TO FURNISH AND DELIVER ALL ITEMS SET FORTH

OR OTHERWISE IDENTIFIED ABOVE AND ON ANY ADDITIONAL SHEETS SUBJECT TO THE

TERMS AND CONDITIONS SPECIFIED.

29. AWARD OF CONTRACT: REF. OFFER DATED . YOUR OFFER ON

SOLICITATION (BLOCK 5) INCLUDING ANY ADDITIONS OR CHANGES WHICH

ARE SET FORTH HEREIN, IS ACCEPTED AS TO ITEMS:

30a. SIGNATURE OF OFFEROR/CONTRACTOR 31a. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (SIGNATURE OF CONTRACTING OFFICER)

30b. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER (TYPE OR PRINT) 30c. DATE SIGNED 31b. NAME OF THE CONTRACTING OFFICER (TYPE OR PRINT)

Luis Kagalis 31c. DATE SIGNED

03/13/2020

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STANDARD FORM 1449 (REV. 02/2012)

Prescribed by GSA - FAR (48 CFR) 53.212

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Table of Contents

Section Description Page Number

2 Contract Clauses 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions--Commercial Items (Jan 2017) 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders--Commercial Items (Nov 2017) 652.225-71 SECTION 8(a) OF THE EXPORT ADMINISTRATION ACT OF 1979, AS AMENDED

(AUG 1999)

652.229-70 EXCISE TAX EXEMPTION STATEMENT FOR CONTRACTORS WITHIN THE

UNITED STATES (JUL 1988)

652.229-71 PERSONAL PROPERTY DISPOSITION AT POSTS ABROAD (AUG 1999)

652.242-70 CONTRACTING OFFICER'S REPRESENTATIVE (COR) (AUG 1999)

652.242-72 SHIPPING INSTRUCTIONS (DEC 1994)

652.243-70 NOTICES (AUG 1999)

652.247-70 NOTICE OF SHIPMENTS (FEB 2015)

652.247-71 SHIPPING INSTRUCTIONS (FEB 2015)

3 Solicitation Provisions

652.206-70 ADVOCATE FOR COMPETITION/OMBUDSMAN (FEB 2015)

L.1 PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

4 Evaluation Factors 52.212-2 Evaluation - Commercial Items (Oct 2014)

5 Representations and Certifications 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications--Commercial Items (Nov 2017)

652.225-70 ARAB LEAGUE BOYCOTT OF ISRAEL (AUG 1999)

010 CLIN 0100 - PASSPORT CARD STOCK 0.00 LT

SubCLIN 0101 PASSPORT CARD STOCK - Preprinted RFID enabled Passport Card Stock, delivered to print facility, with embedded OVD, ready for personalization 1-250,000

SubCLIN 0102 PASSPORT CARD STOCK - Preprinted RFID enabled Passport Card Stock, delivered to print facility, with embedded OVD, ready for personalization 250,001-500,000

SubCLIN 0103 PASSPORT CARD STOCK - Preprinted RFID enabled Passport Card Stock, delivered to print facility, with embedded OVD, ready for personalization 500,001-1 million

Type of Contract Pricing:

Doc Ref No:

Delivery Date FOB:

011 CLIN 0110 - PASSPORT CARD TEST STOCK 0.00 LT

SubCLIN 0111 Passport Card Test Stock #1 (blank white):

RFID enabled, ready for personalization, delivered to testing location/or print facility. Test Card is printed on one side of the card. Used for setting laser parameters, configurations, and testing. 1-10,000

SubCLIN 0112 Passport Card Test Stock #2: Pre-printed RFID enabled, (includes final artwork and generic OVD) ready for personalization, delivered to testing location/ or print facility. Test Card is printed on front and back of card.

Used for setting laser parameters, configurations, and testing artwork compatibility. 1-10,000

SubCLIN 0113 Specimen Card Stock: Pre-printed RFID enabled, Specimen Cards (includes final artwork, embedded OVD) ready for personalization, delivered to personalization facility. SPECIMEN is printed on front and back of card. Used for Exemplar/Specimen Card personalization and distribution to law enforcement.

1-10,000

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020 CLIN 0200 - OTHER TRAVEL CARDS (Optional) 0.00 LT SubCLIN 0201 OTHER TRAVEL CARDS (Optional) - Preprinted RFID enabled OTHER TRAVEL CARD Stock, delivered to print facility, with embedded OVD, ready for personalization 1-250,000

SubCLIN 0202 OTHER TRAVEL CARDS (Optional) - Preprinted RFID enabled OTHER TRAVEL CARD Stock, delivered to print facility, with embedded OVD, ready for personalization 250,001-500,000

SubCLIN 0203 OTHER TRAVEL CARDS (Optional) - Preprinted RFID enabled OTHER TRAVEL CARD Stock, delivered to print facility, with embedded OVD, ready for personalization 500,001-1 million

Type of Contract Pricing:

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Delivery Date FOB:

19AQMM20R0009

Line Item Summary

Solicitation Number:

19AQMM20R0009

Contract Number: Title: Passport Card Date of Solicitation:

03/13/2018

Line Item No. Description Quantity Unit Unit Price Total Cost

021 CLIN 0210 - TEST STOCK(Optional) 0.00 LT SubCLIN 0211 Other Travel Card Test Stock (Optional):

Pre-printed RFID enabled, (includes final artwork and generic OVD) ready for personalization, delivered to testing location/ or print facility. Test Card is printed on front and back of card. Used for setting laser parameters, configurations, and testing artwork compatibility. 1-10,000

SubCLIN 0212 Specimen Other Travel Card Stock (Optional): Pre-printed RFID enabled, Specimen Cards (includes final artwork, embedded OVD) ready for personalization, delivered to personalization facility.

SPECIMEN is printed on front and back of card. Used for Exemplar/Specimen Card personalization and distribution to law enforcement. 1-10,000

Type of Contract Pricing:

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Delivery Date FOB:

030 CLIN 0300 - TRAVEL 0.00 LT

Type of Contract Pricing:

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B.1 OVERVIEW

a. The Department (in cooperation with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) uses U.S. card-format travel cards, including the Passport Card, a credit-card-size travel document. The Passport Card has been an al-ternative to the traditional book-style passport at U.S. land and select sea ports-of-entry (POEs) since June 1, 2009. The Passport Card functions in the DHS ReadyLane system, an automated border-crossing identification system that supports Trusted Traveler programs such as Global Entry, NEXUS, Secure Electronic Network for Travelers' Rapid Inspection (SENTRI), and Free and Secure Trade Program (FAST).

b. The objective of this contract is for the US Department of State to procure Passport card stock for personaliz-ation. DoS may additionally procure other travel card stock and necessary technical support to modify card design and production processes using an Indefinite-Delivery, Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contract.

B.2 TYPE OF CONTRACT

a. This shall be a single-award indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (ID/IQ) contract, as defined in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 16.504 (Indefinite-Quantity Contracts).

b. The DoS Office of Acquisition Management (A/OPE/AQM) will issue Firm Fixed Price (FFP) task orders in accordance with FAR Part 16.5 and the procedures set forth in Sections G and I.

c. The basis of award will be Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA).

(end of clause)

B.3 MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM QUANTITIES

a. The Government shall meet the contract minimum of $5,000.00 (inclusive of all direct costs, indirect costs, and profit/fee) through the issuance of task order(s) within the contract’s period of performance.

19AQMM20R0009

Line Item Summary

Solicitation Number:

19AQMM20R0009

Contract Number: Title: Passport Card Date of Solicitation:

03/13/2018

Line Item No. Description Quantity Unit Unit Price Total Cost b.The maximum for the contract’s period of performance, including any extension(s), shall be any quantity or combination of supplies and services not exceeding $74 million (inclusive of all direct costs, indirect costs).

B.4 PRICE/COST

a. In order to be considered for contract award, offerors must be able to provide, produce, or manufacture all CLINs listed in Attach-ment I, and provide pricing for all CLINs showing their price buildup.

b. The cost of shipment and other elements associated with the delivery and storage of the card stock shall be included in the price and shall not be billed separately.

c. Technical Support shall be included in the offered price. Offeror’s are advised that they shall be required to show the price build-up and the elements associated in the determination of the offered card stock price.

d. Offerors shall submit pricing for each CLIN under Attachment I pricing table.

e. All CLINS on the IDIQ contract shall be Firm Fixed Price (FFP), with the exception of the Travel/ODC CLIN, which shall be cost reimbursable.

B.5 TRAVEL

a. Except as otherwise provided herein, the Contractor Awardee shall be reimbursed for its reasonable actual travel costs in accord-ance with its usual accounting practices consistent with FAR Subpart 31.2, specifically FAR 31.205-46. Travel must be directly re-lated to and required for performance of this contract, and authorized in writing and in advance by the Director of the facility location and approved by the Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) for this contract. In no event shall costs associated with employee commuting be reimbursable as a direct cost under this contract.

b. Travel costs shall not be burdened with any indirect costs unless specifically allowable in accordance with the Awardee's usual ac-counting practices consistent with FAR Subpart 31.2. In no event shall travel costs be burdened with fee/profit.

c. The Contractor Awardee shall include a breakout of all authorized travel expenses as an attachment to invoices. Administrative support (coordination of travel arrangements, etc.) will be the responsibility of the Contractor Awardee.

d. When local travel between the Contractor Awardee employee's regular place of performance and other locations is specifically au-thorized by the COR, transportation expenses shall be allowable costs under this contract. For the purposes of this clause, local travel means travel within a 50 mile radius of the Contractor Awardee employee's regular place of performance and does not include daily commuting or associated costs.

e. For travel where use of a personal automobile has been specifically authorized by the COR, reimbursement shall be computed on the basis of actual miles traveled from starting point to destination. Other related miscellaneous expenses, such as tolls and parking fees, incurred in the performance of tasks authorized under this contract, will be reimbursed. Car rentals require advance approval by the COR and will be authorized only when consistent with good business practice. Allowable costs shall not exceed the actual cost of renting a compact automobile (a maximum of one for five Contractor personnel), unless extenuating circumstances (e.g., excess bag-gage) require other arrangements and subsequent COR approval is obtained.

B.6 TRAVEL COSTS-ALLOWANCES

a. Travel under this contract is defined as costs associated with air and ground transportation, lodging, meals and incidental expenses, and passport/visa costs.

b. Except as otherwise provided herein, the Contractor Awardee shall be paid its allowable travel costs in ac-cordance with FAR 31.205-46 (Travel Costs).

c. Travel costs are authorized only for travel beyond a 50-miles’ radius of the Contractor employee’s local place of performance (official duty station) whenever work is required to be accomplished at a remote work site.

d. No travel costs (or associated labor time during travel) shall be allowable for work performed at a Contract-or’s local office or any other work site within a 50-miles’ radius of the Contractor employee’s local place of performance (official duty station).

e. No travel costs (or associated labor time during travel) shall be allowable for telecommuting beyond (or with-

in) a 50-miles’ radius of the Contractor’s local place of performance (official duty station).

f. Costs when using a privately owned vehicle (POV) for official travel are allowable provided that such costs do not exceed costs that would have resulted from use of other reasonable transportation methods (e.g., taxi, air-plane, train). Reasonable associated costs, such as tolls and parking fees, are also generally allowable.

g. When traveling in a POV for official travel, the Contractor Awardee shall be paid mileage costs at a rate that does not exceed the POV mileage rate established by the Internal Revenue Service.

h. Costs for car rentals for official travel are allowable pursuant to the following:

1. Such rentals are consistent with good business practice;

2. Such costs do not exceed costs that would have resulted from use of other reasonable transportation meth-ods (e.g., taxi, airplane, train); and

3. Such costs do not exceed the actual cost of renting a compact automobile (maximum of one automobile for four Contractor personnel), unless extenuating circumstances (e.g., excess baggage) require other arrange-ments and Contracting Officer approval is obtained.

4. Reasonable associated costs, such as tolls and parking fees, are also generally allowable.

i. The Government will reimburse the Contractor Awardee, under the applicable Travel CLIN, for each Con-tractor employee’s travel time to or from authorized work locations as long as the following are met:

1. Payment of travel time described herein is in accordance with the Contractor’s established travel policy.

2. For travel to/from the United States' outlying areas and outside the United States, travel time begins no earlier than three (3) hours prior to the scheduled departure time and concludes upon arrival to the initial destination point (e.g., airport) at the place of performance.

3. United States' outlying areas are American Samoa, Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, Marshall Is-lands, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Puerto Rico, and Virgin Islands of the United States.

4. “United States” means the 50 States plus the District of Columbia.

5. For travel inside the United States, travel time begins no earlier than two (2) hours prior to the scheduled departure time and concludes upon arrival to the initial destination point (e.g., airport) at the place of per-formance.

6. The Government will not pay for a Contractor employee's time spent in layovers that are for the conveni-ence of the Contractor employee or Contractor.

7. The Government will not pay more than eight (8) hours per day per Contractor employee for travel time when the employee is traveling inside the United States.

8. The Government will not pay more than 12 hours per day per Contractor employee for travel time when the employee is traveling to/from the United States’ outlying areas and outside the United States.

9. The Government will not pay for a Contractor employee's travel time that is outside the employee’s regu-lar working hours during the employee's normal workweek. A normal workweek is defined in Section B.6 (m).

10.The Government will not pay for a Contractor employee more than the number of hours in the employee's normal workweek. “Number of hours” includes productive time hours, travel time hours, and paid time off hours (e.g., sick, vacation, holiday).

11.“Productive time hours” consist of hours that, other than travel time hours, directly benefit the contract.

12.Exceptions must be authorized in advance and in writing by the Contracting Officer.

j. The following items concern passports and visas:

1. The Contractor Awardee shall be responsible for ensuring that all personnel who will be required to travel outside the United States have a current and valid U.S. passport.

2. The Contractor Awardee shall be responsible for obtaining any visas required for travel to foreign coun-tries under this contract.

3. The Contractor Awardee’s costs for obtaining and maintaining passports and/or visas will be generally al-lowable, but the Awardee shall pro-rate equitably such costs if they will benefit cost objectives (e.g., con-tracts) other than this cost objective.

4. The Government will not reimburse the Contractor Awardee for travel expenses when travel is cancelled or modified as a result of the Contractor Awardee’s failure to obtain a visa.

5. The Government will not reimburse the Contractor Awardee for the use of private visa procurement ser-vices provided by a third party.

k. Costs for travel that has been modified or cancelled are not allowable unless such modification or cancella-tion was caused by the Government or otherwise exceeded the control of the Contractor Awardee.

l. If work under this contract will be performed at the Government site at the Department of State main build-ing or other State Annexes in the metropolitan Washington, DC area, daily commuting time and expenses between the Department of State site and some other location, such as a home office, shall not be allowable un-der this contract. However, commuting time and expenses between the Department of State site and some other location, such as a home office, shall be allowable when performing occasional official business (e.g., to attend a meeting at the Department of State site).

m. Pursuant to FAR 47.402, 47.403, and the Fly America Act, the Contractor Awardee shall use a U.S.-flag air carrier service unless specific conditions exist. If such conditions exist under a fixed-price arrangement (i.e., task order or line item in a task order), the Contractor Awardee shall submit with its task order proposal a memorandum explaining why it does not intend to use a U.S.-flag air carrier service. Inclusion of such costs in the awarded fixed-price is contingent upon Government acceptance of such explanation.

n. If such conditions exist under arrangements when payment is made based on actual costs incurred (e.g., cost-reimbursement arrangements, materials portion of time-and-materials arrangements, and progress payments based on costs under fixed-price arrangements), the Contractor Awardee shall submit with its voucher a memor-andum explaining why it did not use a U.S.-flag air carrier service. Reimbursement is contingent upon Govern-ment acceptance of charges.

Section 1- Solicitation/Contract Form

C SPECIFICATIONS

C.1. Travel Card Program Background

a. The Department of State (DoS), in cooperation with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), uses

U.S. card-format travel cards, including the Passport Card, a credit-card-size travel document. The Pass-port Card has been an alternative to the traditional book-style passport at U.S. land and select sea Ports- Of-Entry (POEs) since June 1, 2009. The Passport Card functions in the DHS ReadyLane system, an auto-mated border-crossing identification system that supports Trusted Traveler programs such as Global Entry, NEXUS, Secure Electronic Network for Travelers' Rapid Inspection (SENTRI), and Free And Secure Trade (FAST) Program.

b. A description of the DoS Passport Card personalization process is in Section J, Attachment A: DoS Concept of Operations.

c. A Department of Homeland Security description of the Passport Card and Border Crossing Card at U.S.

land border crossings is in Section J, Attachment B: Notional DHS Concept of Operations.

C.2. Procurement Objective and Scope

The objective of this procurement is to acquire a single source for card stock to increase innovation, cost effect-iveness, and continuity of operations. This procurement includes requirements for personnel, travel, supplies, materials, shipping, and technical support needed to produce the U.S. Passport Card and possibly other travel cards with Radio Frequency IDentification (RFID) capability all using an ISO 18000-63 compliant embedded Integrated Contactless Circuit (ICC). There are no Key Personnel, but there are critical labor categories.

C.3. General Requirements

a. The Department of State plans to procure Passport Card stock and support services, to continue the pro-duction and printing of Passport Card stock. Each Offeror shall demonstrate capacity to obtain individual card components to accommodate demand, growth, production concept changes, etc.

b. Additionally, the Offeror shall demonstrate flexibility to use the card stock and supporting infrastructure to create additional travel card types. These alternative travel cards would be functionally similar to the Pass-port Card, but be used to facilitate different travel privileges.

c. As an element in their proposal, the Offeror shall disclose any potential requirements for specialized and/ or non-commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) hardware, software, and consumable requirements of the pro-posed items.

C.3.1. Security Requirements

Each Offeror shall ensure Prime and/or Subcontractors (if necessary), will be able to supply staff that shall be able to meet the criteria of obtaining a Moderate-Risk, Public-Trust clearance level (refer to Section H and At-tachment F and G).

C.3.2. Technical Support Personnel

a. The Contractor shall provide “as-needed” technical support personnel to help implement any Passport

Card-driven changes to current passport processes or material required for integration of the Passport Card solution into the current passport environment. This support shall be included in the fixed price.

b. Each Offeror shall ensure technical capacity in the following areas is available to provide support to the Government on an as-needed basis. This technical support will begin upon contract award and requires a

(4) hour response time. There are two critical labor categories.

C.3.2.1. Project Manager

a. Description: Historically, the Project Manager (PM) maintains the project schedule and ensures that deliv-erables are completed in timely manner. The Government expects to have a single point of contact of a person who shall oversees project cost control and cost projections. Knowledgeable in the use of the project management tools used for activity assignment, resource planning, and cost control. Ensures the invoicing process provides the proper information and distribution on the invoices. The PM will also serve as the technical lead that develops, maintains, and monitors technical specifications and production pro-cesses. The project manager will ensure a smooth project coordination and problem resolution and cus-tomer satisfaction.

b. General Experience: Expectations are for the PM to have 10 years in supervision of substantial profession-al IT, printing or lamination for/card personalization projects. Preferred work or education experience with polymers.

c. Education: Bachelors’ Degree preferred

C.3.2.2. Production Manager

a. Description: Historically, the Production Manager is responsible for the day-to-day management of card stock production line and quality control. The Government expects to have a single point of contact of a person who shall ensure smooth coordination, problem resolution, and customer satisfaction.

b. General Experience: Eight (8) years in supervision of substantial professional printing / card manufactur-ing processes

c. Education: Bachelors’ Degree preferred

C.3.3. Card Stock Technical Requirements

a. Each Offeror shall meet the requirements and standards as specified herein Section 3.3 and Table C-1 be-low:

b. Each Offeror shall ensure the passport card manufacturer’s database of card serial numbers and RFID unique identifiers are appropriately protected as given in Section C.3.3.4).

c. Each Offeror shall, at the Government’s discretion, supply random quality assurance samples of card stock as requested from each order over the life of the contract. Delivery instructions will be provided with each request (refer to Section C.3.3.5).

Table C-1. Durability Requirements & Standards

Property Test Method citation (ISO unless other)

Compliance Standard (ISO unless other)

Card Acceptance Criteria

(AC)

ICC - - -

Tag Functional Compliance 18047-6:2017 Section 8.2.1 through 8.2.11 18000-63 Per pass/fail criteria provided in ISO 18047-6:2017

Tag Backscatter 18047-6:2017 Section 8.2.12 see Acceptance Criteria (AC) (ISO 18000-63 does not provide a minimum delta RCS) delta RCS minimum EPC Global Gen 1

RF sensitivity

- ISO/IEC 18000-63

CBP 2600006-EDL-TP

v3.2 dtd October 28, 2015

CBP 2600006-EDL-TP

v3.2 dtd October 28, 2015.

CARD STOCK - - -

Dimensions (Physical Di-mensions - height, width, 10373-1:2006 Section 5.2 ICAO 9303 Part 5 Section

98% cards in std min-max range thickness & corners) Bending stiffness 10373-1:2006 Section 5.7 7810:2019 Section 8.1 Max deflection < 1.5mm per ISO 7810 & Cards remain testably func-tional

Dynamic bending stress ANSI 322-2015 Section 5.3 see AC No fracture & Cards remain testably functional after 100K cycles

Dynamic torsion stress 10373-1:2006 Section 5.9 7810 Section 9.11 No fracture & Cards remain testably functional after 1K cycles

Delamination/peel strength ANSI 322-2015 Section 5.1 7810:2019 Section 8.7 min. 0.35 N/mm Card dimensional stability and warpage with temperat-ure and humidity

10373-1:2006 Section 5.5 7810:2019 Section 8.4 Remain in compliance with ISO 7810 dimensions and warpage limits & Cards re-main testably functional

Adhesion or blocking 10373-1:2006 Section 5.6 7810:2019 Section 8.8 Per ISO 7810 (No adverse effects and can be easily separated by hand)

Opacity 10373-1:2006 Section 5.10 7810 Section 8.9 100% of cards comply with

ISO 7810

Resistance to heat 7810:2019 Section 8.11 7810:2019 Section 8.11 Per ISO 7810 (No delamin-ation, discoloration or de-flection greater than 10 mm)

Warpage 10373-1:2006 Section 5.1 7810:2019 Section 8.10 & ICAO 9303 Part 5 Section 2.4

Max height off of a flat plate of no more than twice the nominal card thickness (1.5 mm for a ISO 7810-compliant card)

Sunlight followed by dy-namic bending

ANSI 322-2015 Sections

5.14 and 5.8

FIPS 201 PIV Card Ap-proval Procedure v 10.0.0

Minimum 4 out of 5 cards have not fractured or show evidence of bubbling, peel-ing or cracking

Static Electricity 10373-1 Amd 1:2012 Sec-tion 5.19

7810:2019 Section 9.3 Card shall remain testably functional

X-ray exposure resistance 10373-1:2006 Section 5.12 7810:2019 Section 9.2 Card shall remain testably functional

Bar code abrasion ANSI 322-2015 Section 5.9 see AC ANSI Grade of D or higher after 5000 cycles & Card shall remain testably func-tional

Chemical resistance 10373-1:2006 Section 5.4 7810:2019 Section 8.3 Remain in compliance with ISO 7810 dimensions and warpage limits & Cards re-main testably functional

Personalization - Test for bubbling (out-gassing) and excessive or insufficient carbonizing

C.3.3.1. Passport Card Stock

a. The Passport Card shall meet ISO 7810 ID-1 specifications and follow the guidelines of ICAO 9303 Part 5 recommendations for TD-1 size machine readable travel documents where applicable. In case of conflict, ICAO 9303 supersedes ISO 7810 due to the card’s intended use. See Section J: Attachment C: Data Format for Passport Card for further detail.

b. The Passport Card shall have machine-readable capability with embedded RFID capable ICC and antenna.

The ICC shall store only a manufacturer-encoded number unique to the specific card. The schema for the unique number is described in Section J: Attachment C: Data Format for Passport Card.

c. The Passport Card shall serve as a tamper-resistant and physically secure (counterfeit deterrent and altera-tion deterrent) and durable travel document that permit Customs and Border Protection officers to use RFID equipment to read the on-board ICC number to access data from a Department of Homeland Secur-ity database, to read the MRZ encoded personalized data on the back of the Passport Card using passport readers designed to read ICAO 9303 MRZs, and to confidently inspect the card on its face value.

Contractor shall provide Passport Card Stock that can display information similar to that of the data page of the cur-rent U.S. Passport booklet:

d. DoS reserves the right to modify artwork and security features over the life of the contract and the Offeror shall work with DoS to implement approved changes.

e. Contractor shall provide Passport Card Stock that can display information similar to that of the data page of the current U.S. Passport booklet:

1) On the Passport Card front: citizen facial image and biographic information

2) On the Passport Card back: MRZ for ID-1 type document compliant with ICAO 9303 Part

C.3.3.2. Card Stock Mandatory Features

a. Each Offeror shall provide a card that the body material shall:

1. Be assembled and processed (to include security printing) in the United States. However, individual com-ponents of the Card Stock may be manufactured outside the U.S. after determining the individual compon-ents cannot be procured domestically and the facilities manufacturing the individual components must meet the Security Plan requirements, see Section J. Attachment F.

2. Be nontoxic (presents no toxic hazard in the course of personalization and normal use).

3. Be compatible with ICC components that enable each card to function as a passive RF responder.

4. Be compatible with the current personalization process, including having material receptive to laser energy so that tactile printing can be done. Laser receptive material must be deep enough in card to prevent tactile print removal and provide clear tamper evidence. Refer to Attachment M

5. Be constructed with only polycarbonate layers, the only exception being the security features described in C.3.3.2.9.

6. Be certifiable to the government’s satisfaction that the card body meets the requirements and standards given in C.3.3 and Table 3-1.

7. Not contaminate card processing or interface devices in the course of normal use per ISO 7810 section 8.14

8. Be manufactured to show the artwork as in Section J: Attachment C: Data Format for Passport Card

9. Be manufactured to include these security features, as indicated in Section J, Attachment C:

i. Tactile element(s) over photo area of face with effect above through, and below surface of card. The tactile element will be made with a .20-25 µm etched depth lamination plate or equivalent process.

ii. Optically variable element using color shifting ink with opaque gold to green color pair, showing shift between 45 and 85 degrees of angle between observer and card surface, that is visible in dif-fuse lighting, on back ReadyLane logo. Contractor shall allow incorporation of an additive to this ink for covert purposes, which will be disclosed to Contractor’s personnel with need to know.

iii. Optically Variable Device (OVD) per artwork in Section J, Attachment C. Note:

Other Travel Card OVD designs will be separate. Artwork for OVD shall come from a DoS-approved manu-facturer. This OVD must be embedded in the card stock, so that removal requires unequivocal evidence of tam-pering. OVD material and manufacturing shall not interfere with RF performance or personalization printing performance otherwise specified herein.

iv. Invisible element using a material furnished by DoS that functions with testing device provided by or specified by DoS. This material shall be incorporated into one of the card printing steps, using either offset of screen inks. The Government will disclose material supplier to Contractor personnel with need to know. Contractor shall include costs of reimbursing this supplier, not to exceed two cents per card.

This feature, if found acceptable, may require Contractor to provide rights to Government for exclusive use in perpetuity, obtain COR written approval for personnel needing to know its use, and sign nondisclosure agree-ments about its use. Element designs will be provided by the Government.

b. Secure delivery to any of the personalization facilities listed in Section J, Attachment D shall be included in the price for a minimum order of 1,000 cards per site and shall be included in the price buildup.

C.3.3.3. Card Stock Pre-Printing

a. Each Offeror shall provide preprinting that does not rub off or fade during the life of the Passport Card, nor shall the printing process deposit debris on the personalization printer. Pre-printed card stock pattern and features, offered security features, and the offered personalization process shall not interfere with the ICC and related card components, nor shall it obstruct access to machine-readable information.

b. The Laser Engraving on each card contains a unique serial number, between 9 and 16 characters and prints a 1-Dimensional Code 3 of 9 type barcode alongside according to artwork in Section J: Attachment C.

This number shall not be related to the electronically written data.

C.3.3.4. ICC Tag Requirements To meet the functional working requirement of the Passport Card within CBP’s operational process at land bor-ders, the card stock shall have embedded ISO/IEC 18000-63 compliant RF capability. The ICC shall meet the following requirements:

a. The card shall comply with ISO/IEC 18000-63:2015.

b. The card ICC data structure shall be as described in Section J, Attachment C: Data Format for Passport

Card.

c. The card ICC shall store a unique number from a range supplied by DoS and no further cardholder associ-ated data (Referred to as the EPC number in the GEN 2 specification).

d. The cards shall meet or surpass ISO/IEC 18000-63 performance criteria in a laboratory and operational setting.

e. Each Offeror shall lock the ICC through the Gen 2 “Permalock” command, setting access to 00000000.

Permalock prevents the modification or addition of any information after a Passport Card has been manu-factured. The Passport Card architecture will be implemented only by Gen 2 ICCs that permit all memory to be permanently write-locked. The manufacturer shall write-lock and Permalock the chip’s memory.

f. Each Offeror shall provide a list (manufacturer and model number) of all GEN 2 and/or ISO 18000-63 certified readers known to interface properly and effectively with the offered embedded RFID.

C.3.3.5. Passport Card Test Stock

Each Offeror shall provide the optional Other Travel Card stock that shall meet all requirements specified for the Passport Card (refer to Table C-1). However, security features and artwork will be modified to distinguish Other Travel Card stock from the Passport Card. Details will be provided by the government post-award.

C.3.3.6. Test Stock The Contractor shall provide Test Stock identical to that provided in C.3.3 for continual testing of enhance-ments and changes to TDIS and the Passport Card Personalization process. Contractor shall provide the follow-ing types of Test Stock:

a. Passport Card Test Stock #1 (blank white): RFID enabled, ready for personalization, delivered to test-ing location/or print facility. “Test Card” is printed on one side of the card. Used for setting laser paramet-ers, configurations, and testing.

b. Passport Card Test Stock #2: Pre-printed RFID enabled, (includes final artwork and generic OVD) ready for personalization, delivered to testing location/ or print facility. “Test Card” is printed on front and back of card. Used for setting laser parameters, configurations, and testing artwork compatibility.

c. Specimen Card Stock: Pre-printed RFID enabled, Specimen Cards (includes final artwork, embedded OVD) ready for personalization, delivered to personalization facility. “SPECIMEN” is printed on front and back of card. Used for Exemplar/Specimen Card personalization and distribution to law enforcement.

d. Other Travel Cards: Pre-printed RFID enabled, (includes final artwork and generic OVD) ready for per-sonalization, delivered to testing location/ or print facility. “Test Card” is printed on front and back of card. Used for setting laser parameters, configurations, and testing artwork compatibility.

e. Specimen Other Travel Card Stock: Pre-printed RFID enabled, Specimen Cards (includes final artwork, embedded OVD) ready for personalization, delivered to personalization facility. “SPECIMEN” is printed on front and back of card. Used for Exemplar/Specimen Card personalization and distribution to law en-forcement.

C.3.4. Manufacturing Each Offeror shall be Certified ISO 9001:2015 and ensure the Card Stock is manufactured to industry stand-ards.

C.3.5. Shipping & Delivery C.3.5.1. Delivery Preparations to DoS or Authorized Agent

a. Each Offeror shall provide 100% quality control check of RFID chip performance.

b. The card stock RFID chips shall be tested to the description of solution testing standards given in Attach-ment H in order to be deemed acceptable prior to delivery.

c. Preservation and packaging shall protect against deterioration and physical damage during shipment, hand-ling, and storage. Cards shall be packaged to keep them free of contamination, e.g., by dirt, dust, debris and fingerprints, until a Government user (Director, Assistant Director, Operation Officer, Passport Spe-cialist) opens the package.

d. Marking, shipment, and storage shall also be in accordance with industry standards and Sections C.3.5.

e. The manufacturer shall inventory and ship cards to designated locations given in Section J, Attachment D as directed by the COR. Cards will be stored and shipped in a manner that ensures secure delivery and card accountability per package and total cards per shipment manner. Manifesting logs and audit tracing shall be provided at the time of shipment via email to PPT.

f. Delivery dates and quantities should be met or exceeded 95% of the time as defined by the order and deliv-ery schedule provided by PPT.

C.3.5.2. Packaging:

Cards shall be packed such that the manufacturer lot number and card numbers are visible on the package unit.

Several units may be included per shipment. Each package of Cards shipped shall be placed in tamper evident packaging. Each shipment of cards shall have a packing list detailing the card numbers included in the package.

C.3.5.3. Marking:

Marking on shipment packages shall clearly show name and address of the receiving organization, along with appropriate invoice numbers and indication of contents, as specified by this contract.

C.3.5.4. Card Shipment / Inventory Data Transfer Requirements:

a. The Contractor shall ensure Card Shipment Delivery takes place within the allotted timeframe as specified in Section F of this RFP. The contractor will be required to transfer card data to DOS no later than seven (7) days in advance of physical card shipment. The technical implementation of data transfer will be specified by DOS at the time of award. Post contract transition the contractor may be required to implement new data transfer capab-ilities. New capabilities may include and are not limited to service interactions such as XML using SOAP or

REST services. The following data elements are required:

1) Shipment Lot #

2) Shipment Date

3) Shipment Origination

4) Shipment Destination

5) Shipment Quantity (Total # of cards)

6) Order Number(s)

7) Card vendor (Manufacturer)

8) Card Revision

9) ICC # Range for Shipment

10) Physical Card # Range for Shipment

11) Bundle size and quantity

12) ICC # Range for each Bundle

13) Physical Card # Range for each Bundle

14) Chip Vendor

15) Chip Type

16) Chip Version

17) Chip Number

b. The offeror shall submit an inventory data transfer sample including all 17 data elements listed in the propos-al.

c. The offeror shall submit a card Inventory Control/Tracking plan description. This plan shall include a com-plete description of the planned system for tracking and maintaining relevant data on all cards – at any phase in production or delivery process.

d. Within 30 days of contract award, the offeror shall have the card Inventory Control/Tracking system in place to track and maintain relevant data for all cards. Data will be accurate and kept up to date at all times; and available to government upon request.

e. In addition to the fields listed, additional data fields may also be required to support the DoS objectives and will be mutually agreed upon by both parties.

C.3.5.5. Transportation:

Each Offeror shall ship all Card products using bonded shippers, in accord with practices for security products as approved by DoS Bureau of Diplomatic Security, to locations specified by DoS. DoS requires that the Offer-or provide at least two armed, uniformed guards and other armored car personnel, licensed and bonded, prop-erly trained in the use of firearms, for all pickups, transports and deliveries of all card products. Guards and ar-mored car personnel must wear, present and keep visible photo IDs at all times during pickups and deliveries, and while within PPT facilities. Armored car guards/personnel must be in a Company armored vehicle with the Offeror logo clearly identifying the vehicle. Contractor armored car personnel must stay with the accountable items at all times after taking custody.

C.3.5.6. Expedited Delivery:

The Department of State requires the contractor possess capacity to accelerate Card Stock production times for delivery and/or disaster recovery schedule. The Contractor shall propose delivery schedules with decreased de-livery times for offered items along with the standard shipping proposed for Card Stock.

C.3.6. SOPs and Plans

C.3.6.1. Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)

The SOP will include process and procedure details demonstrating how the contractor shall

a. maintain a six-month level of emergency stock on hand at all times. Emergency stock levels for the pass-port card will be determined by CA/PPT annually based on demand projections. The offeror shall submit a photo of their facility that will store and secure data the emergency stock.

b. Offeror shall advise and demonstrate in their proposal how they plan to ensure Stock reserves are not de-pleted and advise what they believe the quantity of card stock reserves levels should be maintained for any given month.

c. Offeror is to advise the shelf life of cards and how they plan to rotate and replace.

d. Government requirement is for the Offeror to be responsive (ship) Card Stock orders within 30 days.

e. Offeror shall advise how they will perform quality checks on maintaining card quality and card storage levels.

f. Handle up to 50% surge in production and have the capability to produce and deliver the passport cards within the established timelines of the contract.

g. Offeror shall advise their process and procedures for providing advance shipment schedules for Govern-ment review and acceptance.

h. Offer shall advise their process and procedure for advising the Government of changes to established and

Government accepted shipment schedules.

i. Offeror shall advise their process and procedures for replacing faulty or unsuitable cards identified after delivery.

j. Offerors shall provide a sample of their report on evaluation of agency card returns deemed non-suitable.

k. Offeror shall monitor and track cards determined not to be suitable and identify their after action steps to preclude continued submissions of faulty or unsuitable cards to the COR.

l. Specify appropriate destruction and disposal methods for passport card stock (refer to Section H)

C.3.6.2. Plans C.3.6.2.1. Draft Transition Plan Each Offeror shall perform in accordance with the Final Transition Plan submitted (see Section L.11.2.5) and approved at the time of award. The transition period shall not exceed 30-calendar days and full performance shall commence at the date specified in the Notice-to-Proceed issued by the CO (see Section F.2). Draft shall be due with submission of Proposal.

C.3.6.2.1.1. Phase-In

a. Phase-in transition activities shall be performed in accordance with a USG-approved transition plan to be provided by the Offeror. This plan shall cover multiple perspectives (identified below) and describe all activities that shall be completed by the Offeror to assume operational responsibility of Card Stock ser-vices during a thirty (30) calendar days transition period prior to commencement of full performance of the contract Base Year. A Notice to Proceed is required in order to commence billing.

b. First, in order to maintain continuity, the transition plan shall describe how the Offeror will deliver all as-pects of Card Stock services in a manner comparable to the scope of services given in Section C and H with a target effective start date of DAY-MONTH-YEAR[2].

c. Second, the transition plan shall describe all activities that shall be completed by the Offeror in order to in-troduce any aspects of Card Stock services (e.g., individual service enhancements, improved service deliv-ery methods, etc.) that are in accordance with the requirements of this contract.

C.3.6.2.1.2. Phase-Out

a. At the end of the contract, a follow-on competition shall be conducted by the CO. In the event the current

Contractor is not awarded the follow-on contract, the Offeror shall, develop a Phase-Out Plan for the or-derly transition of the operations within 90 calendar days of contract expiration or prior to the end of the current period of performance when the government provides written notification that it does not intend to exercise an option year, whichever is sooner. The phase-out procedures shall not disrupt or adversely af-fect the day-to-day operations of the Mission and shall result in a smooth and orderly transfer of responsib-ility to the successor.

b. Each Offeror’s plan shall include a phase-out period to close-out/transition any task order during the final

Option Period of the contract. The phase-out period shall include all activities necessary to provide close-out deliverables or for a seamless transition upon the completion of the task order’s period of performance to a new task order.

c. The incumbent shall follow FAR 52.237-3 CONTINUITY OF SERVICES (JAN 1991) to ensure transition is accomplished without difficulty until the awardee can fully provide services under the contract, which must be continued without interruption. Any failure to fully implement the Continuity of Services, includ-ing attendance at all scheduled meetings and timely submission of all required documents, may result in a negative past performance evaluation and unfavorable responsibility determination.

C.3.6.2.2. Final Transition Plan The Final Transition Plan will be discussed during the Post-Award Conference with the Government providing input and recommendations to the Offeror. See Section F for the due date and distribution of the Final Trans-ition Plan which is expected to be due within 7 calendar days after receipt of award (ARO) and Notice to Pro-ceed (NTP).

C.3.6.2.3. Security plan Due within 30 days of award. The Security plan will describe actions taken to maintain the integrity of the manufacturing, storage, and delivery process. The Security Plan serves as a method of internal controls. See at-tachment F.

C.3.6.2.4. Contingency Of Operations Plan (COOP)

a. Each Offeror shall provide a COOP plan within 45 calendar days after award of contract. The COOP Plan shall describe in detail how the Offeror will respond to interruptions in production process (man-made or natural) and how they will ensure availability of products to maintain continuity of operations during regu-lar business operations and during surge periods. The COOP plan should also include details on how the contractor will maintain a six month level of emergency stock in a secure storage location and how emer-gency shipments will be made.

b. The COOP Plan shall also address how the Contractor shall deal with situations caused by direct labor per-sonnel, including but not limited to employee illness, employee family emergency, strikes, labor unrest, and disruption of operations. Describe what management techniques will be used to stay aware of and deal with disgruntled or unhappy employees, actions organized by local unions, or local government labor actions. Describe what procedures will be in place to deal with labor actions, natural disasters, scheduled and unscheduled absences of personnel, and source supplier (manufacturer) crisis.

c. Each Offeror shall submit a Final Contingency Plan reflecting any revisions or changes to the Draft Con-tingency Plan within 45-calendar days after the NTP. Any proposed revisions to the Offeror’s Draft Con-tingency Plan shall not result in an increase in the allotted 45-day transition timeframe. The CO shall ap-prove any changes shown in the Final Contingency Plan through a contract modification.

C.3.6.2.5. Quality Control Plan (QCP)

1. The QCP shall describe how the Offeror will ensure the quality of services for all locations where perform-ance will occur shall be met to include deliverables. Each Offeror’s QCP shall apply to all supplies and services provided to DoS.