19WHAR18Q0004.pdf

SOLICITATION/CONTRACT/ORDER FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS

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

1. REQUISITION NUMBER

5. SOLICITATION NUMBER

19WHAR18Q0004

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

DATE

06/26/2018

7. FOR SOLICITATION

INFORMATION CALL:

a. NAME

Juan M. Fernandez

b. TELEPHONE NUMBER (No collect calls) 305-718-4291

c. EMAIL fernandezjm@state.gov

8. OFFER DUE DATE / LOCAL

TIME

07/17/2018 13:00:00

CODE LMAQM

OFFICE OF ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT (A/LM/AQM)

PO BOX 9115, ROSSLYN STATION

US DEPARTMENT OF STATE

ARLINGTON, VA 22219

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

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: 334516

SIZE STANDARD: 1000 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

MULTICODE15. DELIVER TO

SEE

SEE TEXT

line items Multi, XX 00000

CODE LMAQM16. ADMINISTERED BY

OFFICE OF ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT (A/LM/AQM)

PO BOX 9115, ROSSLYN STATION

US DEPARTMENT OF STATE

ARLINGTON, VA 22219

FACILITY

CODE

CODE

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 X 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)

X 27a. SOLICITATION INCORPORATES BY REFERENCES FAR 52.212-1, 52.212-4, FAR 52.212-3 AND 52.212-5 ARE ATTACHED. ADDENDA X 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 __1__ 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)

Juan M. Fernandez 31c. DATE SIGNED

06/26/2018

AUTHORIZED FOR LOCAL REPRODUCTION

PREVIOUS EDITION IS NOT USABLE

STANDARD FORM 1449 (REV. 02/2012)

Prescribed by GSA - FAR (48 CFR) 53.212

19WHAR18Q0004

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ITEM NO.

20.

SCHEDULE OF SUPPLIES/SERVICES

21.

QUANTITY

22.

UNIT

23.

UNIT PRICE

24.

AMOUNT

32a. QUANTITY IN COLUMN 21 HAS BEEN

RECEIVED INSPECTED ACCEPTED, AND CONFORMS TO THE CONTRACT, EXCEPT AS NOTED: _________________________________

32b. SIGNATURE OF AUTHORIZED GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVE 32c. DATE 32d. PRINTED NAME AND TITLE OF AUTHORIZED GOVERNMENT

REPRESENTATIVE

32e. MAILING ADDRESS OF AUTHORIZED GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVE 32f. TELEPHONE NUMBER OF AUTHORIZED GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVE

32g. E-MAIL OF AUTHORIZED GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVE

PARTIAL FINAL

33. SHIP NUMBER 34. VOUCHER NUMBER 35. AMOUNT VERIFIED

CORRECT FOR

COMPLETE PARTIAL FINAL

36. PAYMENT 37. CHECK NUMBER

38. S/R ACCOUNT NUMBER 39. S/R VOUCHER NUMBER 40. PAID BY

41a. I CERTIFY THIS ACCOUNT IS CORRECT AND PROPER FOR PAYMENT 42a. RECEIVED BY (Print)

41b. SIGNATURE AND TITLE OF CERTIFYING OFFICER 41c. DATE

42b. RECEIVED AT (Location)

42c. DATE REC'D (YY/MM/DD) 42d. TOTAL CONTAINERS

STANDARD FORM 1449 (REV. 02/2012) BACK

Table of Contents

Section Description Page Number

2 Contract Clauses 52.203-17 Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights and Requirement To Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights (Apr 2014) 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions--Commercial Items (Jan 2017) 52.222-29 Notification of Visa Denial (Apr 2015) 52.227-14 Rights in Data - General (May 2014) 52.227-19 Commercial Computer Software License (Dec 2007) 52.228-3 Workers' Compensation Insurance (Defense Base Act) (July 2014) 52.229-6 Taxes - Foreign Fixed-Price Contracts (Feb 2013) 52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (Dec 2013) 652.225-71 SECTION 8(a) OF THE EXPORT ADMINISTRATION ACT OF 1979, AS AMENDED

(AUG 1999)

652.242-73 AUTHORIZATION AND PERFORMANCE (AUG 1999)

652.243-70 NOTICES (AUG 1999)

52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders--Commercial Items (Jan 2018) 52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1998)

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

3 Solicitation Provisions 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors--Commercial Items (Jan 2017) 52.214-34 Submission of Offers in the English Language (Apr 1991) 52.214-35 Submission of Offers in U.S. Currency (Apr 1991) 52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1998)

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

L-001 TAILORING OF FAR 52.212-1

L-002 QUOTATION PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS

4 Evaluation Factors

M-001 EVALUATION OF QUOTATIONS

5 Representations and Certifications 52.203-18 Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements--Representation (Jan 2017) 52.209-7 Information Regarding Responsibility Matters (Jul 2013) 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications--Commercial Items (Nov 2017) 52.222-56 Certification Regarding Trafficking in Persons Compliance Plan (Mar 2015)

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

K-001 MAINTENANCE CERTIFICATION

K-002 ORGANIZATIONAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST CERTIFICATION AND DISCLOSURE.45

K-003 CERTIFICATION

001 INL Bogota - Medellin Human Genetics Identification Laboratory Project

1.00 JB

Refer to attached continuation pages for a full project description. Contractor shall complete project in accordance with attached continuation pages.

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Delivery Date FOB:

Destination

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Line Item Summary

Solicitation Number:

19WHAR18Q0004

Contract Number: Title: INL Bogota -Human Genetics ID Laboratory Equipment

Date of Solicitation:

06/26/2018

Line Item No. Description Quantity Unit Unit Price Total Cost

Section 1- Solicitation/Contract Form

SECTION 1 CONTINUATION TO SF-1449

1.0 TYPE OF CONTRACT

The Government intends to award a firm-fixed- price (FFP) purchase order payable entirely in US dollars (USD). No additional sums will be payable for any escalation in the cost of materials, equipment or labor, or be-cause of the Contractor's failure to properly estimate or accurately predict the cost or difficulty of completing the purchase order. The Government will not adjust the contract price due to fluctuations in the cost of contract performance or due to fluctuations in exchange rates.

2.0 VALUE ADDED TAX

Value Added Tax (VAT) is not applicable to this contract and shall not be included in the CLIN rates or In-voices because the U.S. Embassy has a tax exemption certificate from the host government.

3.0 REQUIRED PRODUCTS AND SERVICES

Refer to Attachment 1.

4.0 NONPAYMENT FOR UNAUTHORIZED WORK

No payments will be made for any unauthorized supplies or services, or for any unauthorized changes to the work specified herein. This includes any services performed by the Contractor of his own volition or at the re-quest of an individual other than a duly appointed Contracting Officer. Only a duly appointed Contracting Of-ficer is authorized to change the specifications, terms, and/or conditions of this contract.

5.0 STANDARDS OF CONDUCT

The Contractor shall be responsible for maintaining satisfactory standards of employee competency, conduct, appearance, and integrity at all times and shall be responsible for their employee’s performance and the quality of the employees’ services. Each Contractor employee is expected to adhere to standards of conduct that reflect credit on themselves, their employer, and the U. S. Government. The U.S. Government reserves the right to dir-ect the Contractor to remove an employee from performance under this contract for failure to comply with said standards of conduct. The Contractor shall immediately replace such an employee at no additional cost to the Government.

6.0 SAFEGUARDING INFORMATION

The Contractor and its employees shall exercise the utmost discretion in regard to all matters relating to their duties and functions. They shall not communicate to any person any information known to them by reason of their performance under this contract which has not been made public, except in the necessary performance of their duties or upon written authorization of the Contracting Officer. All documents and records (including pho-tographs) generated during the performance of work under this contract shall be for the sole use of and become the exclusive property of the U.S. Government. Furthermore, no article, book, pamphlet, recording, broadcast, speech, television appearance, film or photograph concerning any aspect of work performed under this contract shall be published or disseminated through any media without the prior written authorization of the Contracting Officer. These obligations do not cease upon the expiration or termination of this contract. The Contractor shall include the substance of this provision in all contracts of employment and in all subcontracts hereunder.

The Contractor, or anyone acting on its behalf, shall not refer to the supplies, services, or equipment furnished under this contract in any news release or commercial advertising without first obtaining explicit written con-sent to do so from the Contracting Officer (CO).

7.0 ACCESS TO COLOMBIAN GOVERNMENT FACILITIES

(a) Entry permits. The INL Section of the United States Embassy in Bogotá and/or the Colombian Government reserve the right of entry of any individuals and equipment to the work location. The contractor shall request entry to the assigned COR at least ten (10) working days prior to arrival.

(b) Security authorizations. Upon obtaining the corresponding entry permits, the personnel designated by the contractor will be authorized entrance to the work location. The contractor personnel carrying out the work will not be allowed in unauthorized areas within the work locations. Other security measures may be required by the Colombian Government.

8.0 LAWS AND REGULATIONS

(a) Compliance Required. The Contractor shall, without additional expense to the Government, be responsible for complying with all laws, codes, ordinances, and regulations applicable to the performance of the work, in-cluding those of the host country, and with the lawful orders of any governmental authority having jurisdiction.

Unless otherwise directed by the Contracting Officer, the Contractor shall comply with the more stringent of the requirements of such laws, regulations and orders and of the contract. In the event of a conflict between the con-tract and such laws, regulations and orders, the Contractor shall promptly advise the Contracting Officer of the conflict and of the Contractor's proposed course of action for resolution by the Contracting Officer.

(b) Labor, Health and Safety Laws and Customs. The Contractor shall comply with all local labor laws, regula-tions, customs and practices pertaining to labor, safety, and similar matters, to the extent that such compliance is not inconsistent with the requirements of this contract.

(c) Subcontractors. The Contractor shall give written assurance to the Contracting Officer that all subcontractors and others performing work on or for the project have obtained all requisite licenses and permits.

(d) Evidence of Compliance. The Contractor shall submit proper documentation and evidence satisfactory to the Contracting Officer of compliance with this clause.

9.0 USE OF PREMISES

(a) The Contractor, its subcontractors, and their employees shall comply with the regulations promulgated by the Colombian Government governing access to, operation of, and conduct while in or on the premises and shall perform the work required under this contract in such a manner as not to unreasonably interrupt or inter-fere with the conduct of the Colombian Government.

(b) The Contractor, its subcontractors and their employees shall not have access to or be admitted into any building or portion of the site outside the areas designated in this contract except with the permission of the Contracting Officer Representative. The Contractor shall confine all operations (including storage of materials) on Government premises to areas authorized or approved by the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR).

10.0 PERMITS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The Contractor shall, without additional expense to the Government, be responsible for obtaining any necessary licenses and permits, and for complying with any Colombian, Federal, State, and municipal laws, codes, and regulations applicable to the performance of the work. The Contractor shall also be responsible for all damages to persons or property that occur as a result of the Contractor’s fault or negligence. The Contractor shall also be responsible for all materials delivered and work performed until completion and acceptance of the entire work, except for any completed unit of work which may have been accepted under the contract.

11.0 PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS, EQUIPMENT, AND VEGETATION

The Contractor shall use reasonable care to avoid damaging existing buildings, equipment, and vegetation on the Colombian Government installations. If the Contractor’s failure to use reasonable care causes damage to any of this property, the Contractor shall replace or repair the damage at no expense to the Government as the Con-tracting Officer directs. If the Contractor fails or refuses to make such repair or replacement, the Contractor shall be liable for the cost, which may be deducted from the contract price.

12.0 REQUIRED INSURANCE

(a) The Contractor shall, at its own expense, provide and maintain during the entire performance period general liability insurance. The Contractor shall also obtain any other types of insurance required by local law or that are ordinarily or customarily obtained in the location of the work. At a minimum, the insurance policy shall cover damage to others, accidents, transportation incidents, theft, assault, law and order situations, and any oth-er possible situation affecting the work.

(b) The limit of such insurance shall be as provided by law or sufficient to meet normal and customary claims.

The Contractor shall furnish to the Contracting Officer a current certificate of insurance as evidence of the in-surance required.

(c) The Contractor agrees that the Government shall not be responsible for personal injuries or for damages to any property of the Contractor, its officers, agents, servants, and employees, or any other person, arising from and incident to the Contractor's performance of this contract. The Contractor shall hold harmless and indemnify the Government from any and all claims arising therefrom, except in the instance of gross negligence on the part of the Government.

(d) If the Contractor intends to use any subcontractors under this contract, the Contractor shall ensure that the subcontractor carries the types and amounts of insurance identified in this clause. The Contractor shall maintain a copy of all subcontractors’ proofs of required insurance and shall make copies available to the Contracting Of-ficer upon request.

13.0 DEFENSE BASE ACT (DBA) INSURANCE

The price of this purchase order includes DBA insurance premium costs covering contractor and subcontractor employees. The offeror may obtain DBA insurance directly from any Department of Labor approved providers listed at the DOL website at: http://www.dol.gov/owcp/dlhwc/lscarrier.htm

14.0 APPROVAL OF SUBCONTRACTORS

(a) Review and approval. The Government reserves the right to review proposed subcontractors for a period of five (5) working days before providing notice of approval or rejection of any or all subcontractors.

(b) Rejection of subcontractors. The Government reserves the right to reject any or all subcontractors proposed if their participation in the project, as determined by the Contracting Officer, may cause damage to the interests of the United States or the Colombian Coast Guard. The Contractor agrees to promptly replace, at no additional cost to the Government, any subcontractor rejected by the Government under this clause.

15.0 INL SOURCE-NATIONALITY RESTRICTIONS

(a) Except as may be specifically approved by the contracting officer, the contractor must procure all commod-ities (e.g., equipment, materials, vehicles, supplies) and services (including commodity transportation services) in accordance with the requirements at 22 CFR part 228 “Rules on Procurement of Commodities and Services Financed by USAID.” Guidance on eligibility of specific goods or services, and applicable INL waivers, may be obtained from the contracting officer.

(b) Restricted goods. The contractor must obtain prior written approval of the contracting officer or comply with required procedures under an applicable waiver as provided by the contracting officer when procuring any of the following goods or services:

(1) Agricultural commodities;

(2) Motor vehicles;

(3) Pharmaceuticals and contraceptive items;

(4) Pesticides;

(5) Fertilizer;

(6) Used equipment; or

(7) U.S. Government-owned excess property.

If the contracting officer determines that the contractor has procured any of these specific restricted goods under this contract without the prior written authorization of the contracting officer or fails to comply with required procedures under an applicable waiver as provided by the contracting officer, and has received payment for such purposes, the contracting officer may require the contractor to refund the entire amount of the purchase.

16.0 EXPORT RESTRICTIONS

(a) The Contractor shall comply with all U.S. export control laws and regulations, including but not limited to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), 22 CFR Parts 120 through 130, and the Export Adminis-tration Regulations (EAR), 15 CFR Parts 730 through 799, in the performance of this contract.

(b) In the absence of available license exemptions/exceptions, the Contractor shall be responsible for obtaining the appropriate licenses or other approvals, if required, for exports of hardware, technical data, and software, or for the provision of technical assistance.

(c) The Contractor shall be responsible for obtaining export licenses, if required, before utilizing foreign per-sons in the performance of this order, including instances where the work is to be performed in the US where the foreign person will have access to export-controlled technical data or software.

(d) The Contractor shall be responsible for all regulatory recordkeeping requirements associated with the use of licenses and license exemptions/exceptions.

(e) The Contractor shall be responsible for ensuring that the provisions of this clause apply to its subcontractors.

(f) Nothing in the terms of this contract adds, changes, supersedes, or waives any of the requirements of applic-able Federal laws, Executive orders, and regulations.

17.0 CONTRACTOR COMMITMENTS, WARRANTIES, AND REPRESENTATIONS

Any written commitment by the Contractor within the scope of this contract shall be binding upon the Contract-

or. For the purpose of this clause, a written commitment by the Contractor is limited to the quotation submitted by the Contractor, and to specific written modifications to the quotation. Written commitments by the Contract-or are further defined as including (1) any warranty or representation made by the Contractor in a quotation as to hardware or software performance; total systems performance; and other physical, design, or functional char-acteristics of equipment, software package or system, or installation date; (2) any warranty or representation made by the Contractor concerning the characteristics or items described in (1) above, made in any publications, drawings, or specifications accompanying or referred to in a quotation; and (3) any modification of or affirma-tion or representation as to the above which is made by the Contractor in or during the course of negotiations, whether or not incorporated into a formal revision to the quotation.

18.0 WARRANTY NOTIFICATION

In accordance with FAR 46.706(b)(5), the Contractor shall stamp or mark the supplies delivered, or otherwise furnish notice with the supplies, of the existence of a warranty, if any. Sufficient information shall be presented for supply personnel and users to identify warranted supplies.

19.0 DATA DELIVERABLES / REPORTS

(a) The Government shall have up to fifteen (15) business days, unless a longer period is agreed to by the parties, to review each deliverable product and provide oral and written comments. The Contractor shall review and incorporate comments or implement directed changes, after discussion or clarification with the designated contracting officer representative (COR), and, if necessary, submit a final version of the product no later than five (5) business days thereafter.

(b) All documentation and reports developed or provided by the contractor shall become the property of the U.S. Government. Reports shall not contain any markings or legends which will restrict the Department’s use of such reports in any way.

(c) All deliverables, including attachments, shall comply with the data right clauses incorporated in the contract.

The Government will reject all deliverables containing markings contradicting said clauses.

(d) All deliverables shall include a cover page incorporating the following information:

Name and business address of the Contractor;

Contract number;

Deliverable name and number;

Project title;

Date of submission; and Document version number.

(e) Deliverables longer than 5 pages shall include a table of contents. All Attachments shall include the attach-ment number, deliverable name and number, and contract number.

20.0 ORGANIZATIONAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST - GENERAL

(a) The Contractor warrants that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, there are no relevant facts or circum-stances which would give rise to an organizational conflict of interest, as defined in FAR Subpart 9.5, or that the Contractor has disclosed all such relevant information.

(b) The Contractor agrees that if an actual or potential organizational conflict of interest is discovered after award, the Contractor will make a full disclosure in writing to the Contracting Officer. This disclosure shall in-clude a description of actions which the Contractor has taken or proposes to take to avoid or mitigate the actual or potential conflict.

(c) If the Contractor was aware of a potential organizational conflict of interest prior to award or discovered an actual or potential conflict after award and did not disclose or misrepresented relevant information to the Con-tracting Officer, the Government may terminate the contract for default.

(d) The Contractor shall insert the substance of this clause, including this paragraph (d), in all subcontracts.

21.0 INVOICING INSTRUCTIONS

Invoices must be submitted to DOSPayments@state.gov and FernandezJM@state.gov. Other methods of sub-mission are not acceptable. Each invoice must be transmitted separately.

To constitute a proper invoice, the invoice must include the following information and/or attached documenta-tion:

(1) Name and Address of the Contractor

(2) Dun and Brad Street Universal Number System (DUNS)

(3) Date of invoice

(4) Unique Vendor Invoice Number - Our Financial System cannot accept the following characters: @ (at sym-bol), ~ (Tilde), & (Ampersand), ' (Apostrophe), " (Quotation) and spaces. Please do not include any of these characters as part of your invoice number.

(5) Remittance Contact Information

(6) Shipping Terms, Ship to Address

(7) Payment Terms

(8) Total Quantity of Items

(9) Total Invoice Amount

(10) Requisition Number, Contract Number and Order/Award Number, with modification number if applicable.

(11) Order line item number and information (see below instructions)

(12) For reimbursable CLINS provide supporting documentation required per contract/order terms and condi-tions.

The name and DUNS of the contractor on the invoice must match the information indicated on the order/award for proper payment.

IMPORTANT: For proper payment, the invoice must detail products and/or services delivered on a line item basis in direct accordance with the corresponding order/award/contract. Each line item must contain the follow-ing information:

(1) Description of the services rendered for each line item

(2) Line Item Quantity

(3) Line Item Unit Price

(4) Total Line Item Invoicing Amount

(5) Delivery Date. Include proof of delivery and itemized packing list.

(6) Contract Line Item Number (CLIN)

(7) Order/Award Line Item Number if invoicing against a task or delivery order or Blanket Purchase Agreement

(BPA)

All payment to domestic claims will be disbursed by electronic funds transfer EFT. Vendors who are registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) should verify and re-confirm their financial information in the database prior to invoicing. Vendors who wish to request a waiver of SAM or payment by check must submit their justification to their assigned contracting officer for consideration at least 30 days prior to billing. For vendors who are granted an EFT exception, the payment address on the invoice must match the remittance ad-dress in the vendor record cited in the award.

Additional correspondence should be addressed to:

Name:

U.S. Department of State Global Financial Services Attn: Office of Claims (RM/GFS/F/C) Charleston Financial Service Center

Mailing Address:

Post Office Box 150008 Charleston, SC 29415-5008 Telephone Numbers:

Director’s Secretary Voice 843-202-3761 Fax 843-746-0749 Official Office Hours: 8:00 am – 5:00 pm

To request Payment Status on a Past Due Invoice contact:

Office of Claims Customer Service Email: commercialclaims@state.gov Phone: 877-704-9473 Toll Free

Person to Contact: Supervisor, Vendor Claims Email: GFS-ChiefVC@state.gov Phone: 843-202-3881

22.0 WEEKLY CONTRACTOR REPORT

The contractor shall provide weekly project reports to the COR on activities completed, pending action items, and activities planned for the following week. The contractor shall discuss in detail any deviations from the approved project plan and corrective actions to be taken to ensure this contract is completed on schedule. The Contractor shall report any coordination or other delays caused by the Colombian or US Governments.

23.0 COMMENCEMENT, PROSECUTION, AND COMPLETION OF WORK

(a) The Contractor shall provide copies of DBA and other insurance no later than 15 calendar days after award. The Contracting Of-ficer will not issue the Notice to Proceed until after acceptable proof of insurance has been provided by the Contractor.

(b) The Contractor shall complete all work, excluding required warranty repairs, no later than 60 calendar days after the Contracting Officer issues a notice to proceed for this project.

24.0 LIST OF SOLICITATION ATTACHMENTS

No. Name Description Date Pages 1 Attachment 1 Statement of Work 26 June 2018 41 2 Attachment 2 Price Schedule 26 June 2018 1 Excel workbook, 1 Tab

Section 2- Contract Clauses

Clause Title

52.203-17 Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights and Requirement To Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights

(Apr 2014)

52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions--Commercial Items (Jan 2017)

52.222-29 Notification of Visa Denial (Apr 2015)

52.227-14 Rights in Data - General (May 2014)

52.227-19 Commercial Computer Software License (Dec 2007)

52.228-3 Workers' Compensation Insurance (Defense Base Act) (July 2014)

52.229-6 Taxes - Foreign Fixed-Price Contracts (Feb 2013)

52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (Dec 2013)

652.225-71 SECTION 8(a) OF THE EXPORT ADMINISTRATION ACT OF 1979, AS AMENDED (AUG 1999)

652.242-73 AUTHORIZATION AND PERFORMANCE (AUG 1999)

652.243-70 NOTICES (AUG 1999)

52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders--Commercial Items (Jan 2018)

(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 ac-quisitions 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) 52.209-10, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations (Nov 2015).

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

(4) 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 in-dicated 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 (Sept 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 (June 2010) (Section 1553 of Pub. L. 111-5). (Applies to contracts funded by the American Recovery and Reinvest-ment Act of 2009.)

X (4) 52.204-10, Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (Oct 2016) (Pub. L.

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

(5) [Reserved].

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

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

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

X (8) 52.209-6, Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspen-ded, 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 (Jul 2013) (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 (June 2003) (15 U.S.C. 644).

(ii) Alternate I (Oct 1995) of 52.219-7.

(iii) Alternate II (Mar 2004) of 52.219-7.

X (16) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (Nov 2016) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(2) and (3)).

(17)(i) 52.219-9, Small Business Subcontracting Plan (Jan 2017) (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 (Nov 2016) 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--Subcon-tracting 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.

657 f).

(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 (June 2003) (E.O. 11755).

X (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) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Sept 2016) (E.O. 11246).

X (29) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (Oct 2015)(38 U.S.C. 4212).

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

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

X (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 (Mar 2015) (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).

X (34) 52.222-54, Employment Eligibility Verification (Oct 2015). (Executive Order 12989). (Not applicable to the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items or certain other types of commercial items as pre-scribed 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 com-mercially 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) (E.O.

13513).

(43) 52.223-20, Aerosols (Jun 2016) (E.O. 13693).

(44) 52.223-21, Foams (Jun 2016) (E.O. 13693).

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

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

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

(47)(i) 52.225-3, Buy American--Free Trade Agreements--Israeli Trade Act (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 83, 19 U.S.C. 3301 note, 19 U.S.C. 2112 note, 19 U.S.C. 3805 note, 19 U.S.C. 4001 note, Pub. L. 103-182, 108-77, 108-78, 108-286, 108-302, 109-53, 109-169, 109-283, 110-138, 112-41, 112-42, and 112-43.

(ii) Alternate I (May 2014) of 52.225-3.

(iii) Alternate II (May 2014) of 52.225-3.

(iv) Alternate III (May 2014) of 52.225-3.

X (48) 52.225-5, Trade Agreements (Oct 2016) (19 U.S.C. 2501, et seq., 19 U.S.C. 3301 note).

X (49) 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (June 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 (Jul 2013) (31 U.S.C. 3332).

X (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).

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

X (60)(i) 52.247-64, Preference for Privately Owned U.S.-Flag Commercial Vessels (Feb 2006) (46 U.S.C. Ap-

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

(ii) Alternate I (Apr 2003) 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 pro-visions 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 (May 2014) (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) (May 2014) (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 Mainten-ance, 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).

(11) 52.237-11, Accepting and Dispensing of $1 Coin (Sept 2008) (31 U.S.C. 5112(p)(1)).

(d) Comptroller General Examination of Record. The Contractor shall comply with the provisions of this para-graph (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 transac-tions 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 dis-putes 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 Con-tractor is not required to flow down any FAR clause, other than those in this paragraph (e)(1) 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) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (Nov 2016) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(2) and (3)), in all subcon-tracts 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 in-clude 52.219-8 in lower tier subcontracts that offer subcontracting opportunities.

(iv) 52.222-17, Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers (May 2014) (E.O. 13495). Flow down required in ac-cordance with paragraph (l) of FAR clause 52.222-17.

(v) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Apr 2015)

(vi) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Sept 2016) (E.O. 11246).

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

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

(ix) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans (Feb 2016) (38 U.S.C. 4212)

(x) 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.

(xi) 52.222-41, Service Contract Labor Standards (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

(xii) (A) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (Mar 2015) (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).

(xiii) 52.222-51, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Main-tenance, Calibration, or Repair of Certain Equipment-Requirements (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

(xiv) 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).

(xv) 52.222-54, Employment Eligibility Verification (Oct 2015) (E.O. 12989).

(xvi) 52.222-55, Minimum Wages Under Executive Order 13658 (Dec 2015).

(xvii) 52.222-62, Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706 (Jan 2017) (E.O. 13706).

(xviii)(A) 52.224-3, Privacy Training (Jan 2017) (5 U.S.C. 552a).

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

(xix) 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).

(xx) 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.

(xxi) 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)

52.252-2 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 giv-en 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):

FAR and DOSAR clauses may be accessed at:

https://www.acquisition.gov/

(End of clause)

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

(a) The Contracting Officer may designate in writing one or more Government employees, by name and posi-tion title, to take action for the Contracting Officer under this contract. Each designee shall be identified as a Contracting Officer's Representative (COR). Such designation(s) shall specify the scope and limitations of the authority so delegated; provided, that the designee shall not change the terms or conditions of the contract, un-less the COR is a warranted Contracting Officer and this authority is delegated in the designation.

(b) The COR for this contract will be appointed in writing by the Contracting Officer. A copy of the COR ap-pointment will be forwarded to the Contractor. The Government reserves its right to assign other designees as representatives (GTM or COR) at a later date.

(End of clause)

Section 3- Solicitation Provisions

52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors--Commercial Items (Jan 2017)

52.214-34 Submission of Offers in the English Language (Apr 1991)

52.214-35 Submission of Offers in U.S. Currency (Apr 1991)

52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1998)

This solicitation incorporates one or more solicitation provisions 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. The of-feror is cautioned that the listed provisions may include blocks that must be completed by the offeror and sub-mitted with its quotation or offer. In lieu of submitting the full text of those provisions, the offeror may identify the provision by paragraph identifier and provide the appropriate information with its quotation or offer. Also, the full text of a solicitation provision may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es):

FAR and DOSAR provisions may be accessed at:

https://www.acquisition.gov/

(End of provision)

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

(a) The Department of State’s Advocate for Competition is responsible for assisting industry in removing re-strictive requirements from Department of State solicitations and removing barriers to full and open competition and use of commercial items. If such a solicitation is considered competitively restrictive or does not appear properly conducive to competition and commercial practices, potential offerors are encouraged first to contact the contracting office for the solicitation. If concerns remain unresolved, contact:

(1) For solicitations issued by the Office of Acquisition Management (A/LM/AQM) or a Regional Pro-curement Support Office, the A/LM/AQM Advocate for Competition, at AQMCompetitionAdvoc-ate@state.gov.

(2) For all others, the Department of State Advocate for Competition at cat@state.gov.

(b) The Department of State’s Acquisition Ombudsman has been appointed to hear concerns from potential of-ferors and contractors during the pre-award and post-award phases of this acquisition. The role of the ombuds-man is not to diminish the authority of the contracting officer, the Technical Evaluation Panel or Source Evalu-ation Board, or the selection official. The purpose of the ombudsman is to facilitate the communication of con-cerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations of interested parties to the appropriate Government person-nel, and work to resolve them. When requested and appropriate, the ombudsman will maintain strict confidenti-ality as to the source of the concern. The ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of proposals, the source selection process, or the adjudication of formal contract disputes. Interested parties are invited to contact the contracting activity ombudsman, Raymond Bouford, at 703-875-5429 or fax 703-875-6155. For an Americ-an Embassy or overseas post, refer to the numbers below for the Department Acquisition Ombudsman. Con-cerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations which cannot be resolved at a contracting activity level may be referred to the Department of State Acquisition Ombudsman at (703) 516-1696 or write to: Department of

State, Acquisition Ombudsman, Office of the Procurement Executive (A/OPE), Suite 1060, SA-15, Washing-ton, DC 20520.

(End of provision)

L-001 TAILORING OF FAR 52.212-1

The following sections of FAR provision 52.212-1 (Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial Items) are tailored for this solicitation. All other sections remain unchanged.

Section Changed to Read 52.212-1(b), Submission of offer Quotations must be submitted via email to:

FernandezJM@state.gov

Quotations must be received by the Government, at the above-mentioned email addresses, no later than 1:00 pm (Bogota, Colombia) time on July 17, 2018. Quotations received after this exact date and time will not be considered for award.

No other method of quotation submission is acceptable. Quota-tions received through other methods will not be considered for award.

Note: The size of each email should be limited to no more than 10MB. Multiple emails may be submitted if required.

52.212-1(c), Period for acceptance of offers The Offeror agrees to hold the prices firm for 120 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of quotations.

52.212-1(h), Multiple Awards The Government intends to award a single purchase order as a res-ult of this RFQ. Award will be made on an all or none basis.

L-002 QUOTATION…