BPA RFQ Electronic Fingerprint Services RFQ 20156753.pdf

REQUEST FOR QUOTE (RFQ)

# 20156753

Office of Human Resources Management (HRM)

Fingerprint Services Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA)

Table of Contents

Section Description

I Cover letter

II Pricing Schedule

III Statement of Work (SOW)

IV Instructions to Quoters & Evaluation Factors & Provisions

V Blanket Purchase Agreement [Template] & Clauses

VI Solicitation Attachments

SECTION I – COVER LETTER

SUBJECT: Request for Quote (RFQ) 20156753

Dear Sir of Madam:

The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), has an anticipated requirement for obtaining Electronic Fingerprinting Services in support of Office of Human Resources Management (HRM) and other offices. In accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 12.201-1(e)(3) (Deviation 25-21), CBP intends to establish a single-award Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) with an Open Market contractor to fulfill these recurring requirements.

The principal nature of the requirements described in this solicitation is consistent with services performed by industries in the 561611 Investigation and Personal Background Check Services with a small business size standard of $25,000,000.

Product Service Code (PSC): The services in this solicitation are best represented by PSC Code: R430 Support- Professional: Physical Security And Badging.

Type of Contract: The primary type of contract resulting from this solicitation is:

Blanket Purchase Agreement with Fixed Unit Price orders.

Your emailed response, written (Price & PowerPoint Submission) and Oral Quotation (Oral Presentation), is requested to be received by Richard M. Kirby Contracting Officer at richard.m.kirby@cbp.dhs.gov no later than 9:00 am ET, on April 6, 2026.

Sincerely, Richard M. Kirby Contracting Officer

1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20229

SECTION II – PRICING SCHEDULE

SEE SECTION VI, ATTACHMENT A

SECTION III – STATEMENT OF WORK

SEE SECTION VI, ATTACHMENT B

SECTION IV – INSTRUCTIONS TO QUOTERS & EVALUATION FACTORS & PROVISIONS

In this document, citations to Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Parts 3, 4, 9, 12, 16, 17, 19, 22, 23, 24, 26, 27, 29, 32, 33, 40, 42, 44, and 52 are citations specifically to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) FAR Class Deviation 25-35, Rev. 1 for FAR Part 3, FAR Class Deviation 25-19, Rev. 1 for FAR Part 4, FAR Class Deviation 25-27, Rev. 1 for FAR Part 9, FAR Class Deviation 25-21, Rev. 1 for FAR Part 12, FAR Class Deviation 26-04, Rev. 1 for FAR Part 16, FAR Class Deviation 25-36, Rev. 1 for FAR Part 17, FAR Class Deviation 26-03, Rev. 1 for FAR Part 19, FAR Class Deviation 26-10, Rev. 1 for FAR Part 22, FAR Class Deviation 26-12, Rev. 1 for FAR Part 23, FAR Class Deviation 25-33, Rev. 1 for FAR Part 24, FAR Class Deviation 25-18, Rev. 1 for FAR Part 26, FAR Class Deviation 25-38, Rev. 1 for FAR Part 27, FAR Class Deviation 25-13, Rev. 1 for FAR Part 29, FAR Class Deviation 26-13, Rev. 1 for FAR Part 32, FAR Class Deviation 25-25, Rev. 1 for FAR Part 33, FAR Class Deviation 25-23, Rev. 1 for FAR Part 40, FAR Class Deviation 26-11, Rev. 1 for FAR Part 42, and FAR Class Deviation 25-34, Rev. 1 for FAR Part 44, which were issued as part of the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO), which was implemented in response to Executive Order 14275, Restoring Common Sense to Federal Procurement, signed April 15, 2025.

Estimated quantities are for evaluation purposes only to establish a total evaluated price. Actual quantities ordered may be higher or lower and will be based on the Government’s needs.

Orders will be placed for any combination of CLINs up to the total funded amount (not-to-exceed, NTE).

The exact quantities of each CLIN are not known at this time and will be determined by the Government’s needs as cases are assigned and work progresses.

Orders will be funded with a single line of accounting. The contractor shall invoice based on actual CLINs performed and accepted by the Government, at the unit prices established in the contract.

The Government is not obligated to order any minimum quantity of any CLIN.

CLINs will be awarded as Fixed Unit Priced line items with a NTE ceiling amount. The contractor exceeds the ceiling of any task order funded line items at its own cost and risk. The contractor will only be paid for the work performed.

Any applicable updates to the FAR made pursuant to the RFO and subsequently adopted by DHS via Class Deviation, shall be deemed adopted and included in the Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) that results from this solicitation without adjustment to price. See https://www.acquisition.gov/far-overhaul. Any clauses contained in the BPA that results from this solicitation that have already been, or are later, updated in the RFO and adopted by DHS shall be considered to be amended to mirror the most up to date FAR RFO language.

FORMATTING

Page Limitations: Page limitations shall be treated as maximums. If the offeror includes more pages than are allowed, all pages that exceed the page limit will be removed prior to the proposal evaluation. Each page shall be counted except for the following:

Transmittal and Cover Letter

Divider Sheets https://www.acquisition.gov/far-overhaul

Page Size and Format: Paper size shall be 8 1/2 by 11-inch white paper, using 12-point font. No reduction is permitted except for organization charts or other graphic illustrations, or in headers/footers. In those instances where reduction is allowable, offerors shall ensure that the print is easily readable; no less than 8-point font on graphs and 10 point font on tables. Each page shall have adequate margins on each side (at least one (1) inch) of the page. Header/footer information (which does not include any information to be evaluated) may be included in the 1" margin space. Pages that exceed the maximum page limitation will not be evaluated.

Failure of a proposal to comply with these instructions may be grounds for exclusion of the proposal from further consideration.

EXECUTIVE ORDERS:

In compliance with Executive Order 14173, Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity, dated January 21, 2025, the contractor agrees that its compliance in all respects with applicable Federal anti-discrimination laws is material to the government’s payment decisions for purposes of section 3729(b)(4) of title 31, United States Code; and, by virtue of submitting a quote/offer, the contractor certifies that it does not operate any programs promoting DEI that violate any applicable Federal anti-discrimination laws.

No requirement in this BPA should conflict or contravene Executive Order 14154 “Unleashing American Energy” dated January 20, 2025. To the extent any requirement may conflict or contravene that Executive Order, the requirement is deemed inapplicable to this BPA. The Contractor should consult with the CO on any such requirement they determine is inconsistent with the Executive Order, and work on proposed modifications to comply with the EO and statutory requirements.

System updates may lag policy updates. The System for Award Management (SAM) may continue to require entities to complete representations based on provisions that are not included in agency solicitations. Contracting Officers will rely on representations from quotes based on provisions in the solicitation. Entities are not required to, nor are they able to, update their entity registration to remove these representations in SAM.

A. PAYMENT OF QUOTE COSTS

This solicitation does not commit the Government to pay any cost incurred in the submission of the quote or in making necessary studies or designs for the preparation thereof, nor to contract for services or supplies.

B. INSTRUCTIONS TO QUOTERS

Each Quoter’s Quotation submitted in response to this solicitation shall be prepared in two (2) volumes as delineated in the table below. Each of the volumes and parts shall be separate and complete so that evaluation of one may be accomplished independently from evaluation of the other. Quote submissions shall consist of a written response as summarized in the table below.

Volume, Part Title Page Limit Submission

I. Tab 1 Cover Letter 2 pages for cover letter (single sided)

Electronic (e-mail)

I. Tab 2 Technical Approach (Factor 1)

25 MS

PowerPoint (PP) Slides of content (single sided).

Oral Presentation;

PowerPoint Slides - Electronic (e-mail)

Past Performance (Factor 2)

Narrative included in the 25 PP slide limit above.

Past Performance Questionnaires are not included in the 25PP slide limit. There is no page limit for Past Performance Questionnaires

Oral Presentation;

PowerPoint Slides -

Past Performance Questionnaires – Electronic (e-mail) submitted directly to CO by references

II. Price (Factor 3) BPA Pricing Schedule

Electronic submissions shall be submitted via electronic mail to Richard M. Kirby Contracting Officer at richard.m.kirby@cbp.dhs.gov. Oral Presentation slides shall be delivered in Microsoft® PowerPoint 2013 (or higher versions when available) for Oral Presentation Material. Excel Pricing Spreadsheet submissions must be delivered in Microsoft® Excel 2013 (or higher versions when available) for spreadsheet submissions. Documents may be password protected but the password must be provided. .

Quoters shall not submit PDF documents, with the exception of the Volume I, Tab 1, Cover Letter.

Quotations must be prepared in accordance with these instructions and provide all required information in the format specified. The Quoter is responsible for including sufficient details to permit a complete and accurate evaluation of the quotation.

mailto:richard.m.kirby@cbp.dhs.gov

The required format is designed to ensure submission of information essential to the understanding and comprehensive evaluation of the Quoter’s quotation. Pages in excess of the maximum will be removed from the end of the quotation volume by the Contracting Officer (CO) without being evaluated.

No classified information shall be included in the Quoter’s written quotation. Proprietary information shall be clearly marked.

Quotes/Presentations must be clear, coherent, and prepared in sufficient detail for effective evaluation.

Quotes/Presentations must include convincing rationale and substantiation of all claims. Quoters shall assume that the Government has no prior knowledge of their experience and will base its evaluation on the information presented in the Quoter’s quote.

Minimum quote acceptance period: The Government requires a minimum acceptance period of at least 90 calendar days from the quote due date. A quote allowing less than the Government’s minimum acceptance period may be rejected on the basis that it does not meet this requirement.

Important note regarding email attachments: CBP’s email system limits incoming email attachments to 10MB per email. Quoters shall NOT submit .zip files as these may be stripped by CBP’s email system.

All incoming files are scanned so there may be a delay between the time the file is submitted and the time it is received. Therefore, Quoters must ensure they submit quotations with sufficient time to reach the required destination no later than the response due date and time identified above. Quoters are strongly encouraged to verify receipt of their response (via email) as noted above. Quoters may submit attachments in multiple emails due to size constraints; however, the complete quotation (including all required submissions) must be received by the due date and time identified above.

NOTE:

Quoters are instructed to numerically identify their email submittals to include both the attachment number AND the total number of attachments so that the Government may clearly see how many emails or attachments are being submitted (FOR EXAMPLE: 1 of 3; 2 of 3, 3 of 3).

Volume I, Tab 1: Cover Letter: The cover letter shall contain the following information at a minimum:

1. Solicitation Number and Solicitation Title

2. Contractor Name

3. SAM UEI Number

4. Business size for the NAICS of this solicitation

5. Complete Business Mailing Address

6. Primary and Alternate Point(s) of Contact (Name, title, corporate address, e-mail address, phone number)

7. Acknowledgement of any Amendment to this RFQ, to include signed copies attached to the cover letter

Volume I, Tab 2: Technical Approach and Past Performance

The Technical Approach shall not exceed twenty-five (25) PowerPoint Slides, encompassed in one Power Point presentation. The Power Point presentation information that exceeds the page limitation will not be considered. The PowerPoint presentation slides shall be submitted via email as part of the written quote submission (i.e., prior to the Quoter’s scheduled oral presentation) and shall then be presented orally. This Tab must contain information addressing the three (3) elements of the Technical Approach (Factor 1) that are listed directly below.

Factor 1: Technical Approach (Non-Price) The Quoter’s Technical Approach shall provide a response addressing its knowledge and expertise in collecting, safeguarding, and routing electronic fingerprints.

Factor 1: Technical Approach

Element 1 – Technical Approach The Quoter’s Technical Approach shall provide a response addressing its knowledge and expertise in collecting, safeguarding, and routing electronic fingerprints in a manner that demonstrates its ability to meet or exceed all Statement of Work requirements.

Element 2 – Transition Plan The Quoter’s Transition Plan shall provide written response as to how the Quoter plans to organize, and the timeframe it will take for them to be fully operational and begin to accept service requests, in an effort to minimize risk to the Government.

Element 3 – Accessibility The Quoter shall provide a written response that clearly demonstrates that it meets the minimum accessibility requirements identified in the Statement of Work. The Quoter shall provide fingerprinting services in each of the forty-eight (48) Continental United States and in Alaska, Hawaii, Washington DC, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, Northern Marian Islands and Saipan. The Contractor shall provide fingerprint services within a sixty (60) highway-mile radius of the candidate’s zip code to meet CBP’s background investigation timeline and other requirements addressed in the SOW.

Items to be addressed in the Oral Presentation:

1. Technical Approach: Describe your fingerprinting workflow and explain how your systems would securely integrate with federal government information systems, including compliance with applicable security protocols and standards.

2. Technical Approach: Explain your billing, invoicing, and reporting processes, including your ability to adapt to evolving government requirements and provide timely, accurate documentation.

3. Transition Plan: How the Quoter plans to organize, and the timeframe it will take for them to be fully operational and begin to accept service requests, in an effort to minimize risk to the Government.

4. Accessibility: Detail the number and geographic distribution of your service locations, including coverage in all forty-eight (48) Continental United States and in Alaska, Hawaii, Washington DC, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, Northern Marian Islands and Saipan. Please describe your capability and timeline for establishing new service locations as required.

5. Accessibility: Describe your approach for processing fingerprints for candidates who are located more than 60 miles from your nearest service location or where services are otherwise unavailable.

6. Factor 2, Past Performance Narrative. Describe your relevant work, problems and solutions that occurred during performance of the contracts.

Factor 2: Past Performance (Non-Price)

Past Performance narrative detailing the relevant work performed shall be contained within the twenty-five (25) PowerPoint Slides, encompassed in one Power Point presentation. The Past Performance Questionnaires are not included in the twenty-five (25) PowerPoint Slides limit, and there is no page limit on Past Performance Questionnaires.

The Quoter’s quote shall address corporate prior experience in performing projects similar in size and scope to this requirement providing sufficient detail. The Quoter’s relevant Past Performance will be evaluated to assess the extent of its ability to perform the BPA task orders successfully (quality of service, timeliness of delivery/work, business relations, customer satisfaction, key personnel and staffing (including subcontractors/partners)).

Past Performance Questionnaire The Quoter shall complete and have its selected references submit Past Performance Questionnaires (Attachment C) for up to three (3) previous or current contracts for services directly related or similar to the services required under this RFQ. Information for contracts or subcontracts shall be for relevant contracts and subcontracts currently in process that are 20% or more completed or completed within the past three (3) years.

The Government will evaluate the Quoter’s Past Performance to determine its currency and relevancy to the contractual requirements. Source of the information, context of the data, and general trends in the Contractor’s performance and any associated risk may be considered. The Contractor’s relevant Past Performance will be evaluated to assess the extent of its ability to perform the BPA task orders successfully. The Government will decide whether a contract is relevant for purposes of past performance.

The Government will consider past or current contracts (including Federal, State and local government and private) for efforts similar to the Government requirement. The Government will consider information provided on problems encountered on the identified contracts and associated corrective actions. Quoters with a negative past performance rating may be afforded an opportunity to address alleged deficiencies. The Government may also consider information obtained from any other sources when evaluating past performance, such as the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS). Failure of a quoter to disclose a relevant Government contract with poor past performance may affect the Quoter’s past performance rating.

The Government may consider past performance information regarding predecessor companies, key personnel who have relevant experience or subcontractors that will perform major or critical aspects of the requirement when such information is relevant.

The Government may use present and/or past performance data obtained from a variety of sources, including but not limited to: publicly available reports, and/or data from the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS). The information gathered for past performance may also be used in the responsibility determination.

Oral Presentation

The oral presentation consists of elements that demonstrate the Quoter’s Technical capabilities and the Quoter’s prior experience (which should correspond with past performance). The oral presentation shall not contain any price information. Failure to comply with this requirement may result in the quote being deemed non-responsive and therefore not being evaluated. The Government will not pay for any travel or other costs associated with the oral presentation.

Oral Presentation Instructions:

Quotation/ Oral Presentation Participation: Submitting a Quotation is the Quoting Contractor’s Acceptance to participate in Oral Presentations.

Location: The Government will most likely hold oral presentations remotely, using technology, rather than in person. The Government will notify the Quoter of the technology platform or tool to be utilized for the oral presentation, when scheduling presentations with who elected to participate in oral presentations. The Government anticipates utilizing Microsoft TEAMS as the platform for the oral presentations. The Government and Quoter may agree to test the connection at a convenient time prior to the oral presentation. In the event the selected technology platform or tool cannot be made functional at the time of the scheduled oral presentation, the oral presentation may proceed as a voice-only telephone call, at the Government’s sole discretion. Oral presentations are anticipated to be held sometime in early April 2026.

The order in which Quoters are scheduled will be randomly selected by the Government. When scheduling the presentations, CBP intends to advise Quoters of the time of its presentation within twenty-four (24) hours after the solicitation closing date. Oral presentations may be scheduled anytime between 8:30am and 4:00pm Eastern Time (ET). Video or audio recording of oral presentations by Quoters is strictly prohibited. The Government may elect to video or audio record the oral presentation. Non-government advisors may be used and may have access to Quoter ’s Quote. The submission of a quote shall constitute consent to the disclosure of proprietary information to all non-Government participants during the source selection. All non-Government participants will have signed a non-disclosure agreement.

Participants: The selected web-based conference platform will support up to five Quoter participant users from different locations. Web links to the Quoter specific web-based conference platform shall not be shared with anyone other than the authorized Government participants and the authorized Quoter participants and shall be treated as source selection sensitive. The Quoter participants in the oral presentations shall be limited to the contract personnel proposed by the Quoter, and one prime company representative is allowed. No more than six (6) total Quoter participants shall attend the oral presentation. Teaming Arrangements are allowed, but a company shall only be involved in one quote submission. An individual shall not participate in more than one Quoter’s oral presentation. Quoters shall provide the Contract Specialist with the name, employer/company, and e-mails of the Quoter’s participants for the oral presentation no later than 48 hours prior to the scheduled Oral Presentation.

Time Limit: Oral presentations are limited to 45 minutes in duration, exclusive of any needed clarification period. Any set-up of visual aids and remarks made by the Contracting Specialist or Contracting Officer prior to the presentation will not count against the Quoter’s 45-minute time limit. The Government will not evaluate any of the information in the slide deck that is not presented during the Quoter’s 45-minute time limit. The Government urges the Quoter to exercise good judgment in the number of slides presented given the 45-minute time limit.

Format for Oral Presentations The Government intends for the oral presentations to proceed as follows:

Oral Presentation Portion

Oral Presentation Component Total Time Allotment

1 Introductions and Rules of Engagement Approx. 5 minutes 2 Quoter’s Presentation 45 minutes 3 Break 15 Minutes 4 Government Caucus prior to interactive dialogue No longer than 15 minutes 5 The Government and Quoter will participate in an interactive dialogue related to the information presented by the Quoter during the oral presentation.

No longer than 15 minutes

6 Government Closing Remarks/Departure Approx. 5 minutes

Rules of Engagement for Oral Presentations:

1. The Government intends for the oral presentation to be an interactive exchange between the Quoter and the Government. These exchanges are viewed as a component of the oral presentation itself and do not constitute discussions/negotiations. The Government will not ask questions that will invite or allow the Quoter to change its quote. The Quoter shall not volunteer any information that might be construed as changing its quote. Oral presentations are distinct from the Government’s reserved right to conduct discussions/negotiations.

2. The Quoter is in control of its presentation and may choose not to present or respond to any question provided by the Government.

3. The Quoter shall not utilize any computers (other than the ones required to host the web-based conference platform being utilized for the oral presentation), tablets, smart phones, or separate conference lines/phones, while conducting the oral presentation, and shall not bring or distribute any written or electronic materials during the oral presentation. The Quoter participant may need a separate phone/conference bridge to connect to the oral presentation, however that phone shall only be used for that purpose and no other.

4. The Quoter participants shall not reach back, by phone/conference bridge, e-mail or any other means, to any other personnel or persons for assistance during the oral presentation.

5. Quoters can utilize any virtual drawing features or functions during the oral presentation provided in the web-based conference platform, as applicable. Quoters may elect to utilize white boards or flip charts during the oral presentation as well and can upload such items to the web-based conference platform, as appropriate.

6. The Quoter shall submit the Power Point Slides for the Oral Presentation with the submission of the entire quotation.

7. Government Furnished Equipment (GFE) shall not be used by the Quoter for any part of the presentation or by any member of the presentation team.

QUOTE AFFORDABILITY: The Government seeks quotes with a total price less than $9,000,000.00. Quoters should not interpret this figure as a ceiling (or as a floor) on quote;

rather, this information is provided as a courtesy to prospective Quoters. The Government may select a quote for award with a price below, at, or exceeding this figure if it finds that proposed solution provides the best value and funds are available.

Volume II: Price Quotation

Factor 3: Price The pricing information shall be submitted using the Pricing Template (Attachment A) provided in the solicitation. Please ensure that the template cells/formulas are visible and unlocked. The Contractor shall be responsible for ensuring that the pricing information is submitted correctly.

C. EVALUATION FACTORS AND BASIS FOR AWARD

The Government intends to make a single-award BPA to the responsible Quoter submitting an overall quote that is determined most advantageous to the Government, price and non-price factors considered.

Quotes shall be evaluated on the following factors:

Factor 1: Technical Approach (Non-Price) Element 1: Technical Approach Element 2: Transition Plan Element 3: Accessibility Factor 2: Past Performance (Non-Price) Factor 3: Price

Evaluations will be conducted in accordance with FAR 12.203 (Deviation 25-21) and the procedures stated herein. A BPA will be established with the Quoter whose quote meets the Government’s requirements and whose quote and price represent the best value to the Government. In order to determine the quote providing the best value, the following factors shall be considered: Factor 1:

Technical Approach, Factor 2 Past Performance, and Factor 3 Price. The relative order of importance of the evaluation factors is: Factor 1 is more important than Factor 2, and, together, the non-price factors are more important than Factor 3, Price. It should be noted that award may be made to other than the lowest priced quote if the Government determines that a price premium is warranted due to technical merit. Quotes that demonstrate superior technical and past performance capabilities may be selected even at a higher price if the additional value justifies the price premium. The importance of price may increase as the differences between Quoter’s non-price factors decreases.

An evaluation team has been established by the CBP to rate the technical quotes. Each member of the team will evaluate each quote in accordance with the technical evaluation factors stated below to determine if the quote is acceptable. Full and impartial consideration will be given to all quotes received pursuant to this solicitation, and the evaluation will be conducted in an equal manner.

The Government anticipates selecting the best-suited quoter from initial responses, without engaging in exchanges with Quoters. Quoters are strongly encouraged to submit their best technical solutions and price in response to this RFQ.

Once the Government determines the Quoter that is the best-suited (i.e., the apparent successful Quoter), the Government reserves the right to communicate with only that Quoter to address any remaining issues, if necessary, and finalize a BPA with that Quoter. These issues may include technical and price. If the parties cannot successfully address any remaining issues, as deemed pertinent at the sole discretion of the Government, the Government reserves the right to communicate with the next best-suited Quoter based on the original analysis and address any remaining issues.

Once the Government has begun communications with the next best-suited Quoter, no further communications with the previous Quoter will be entertained until after the BPA has been established.

This process shall continue until an agreement is successfully reached and a BPA is established.

The evaluation of quotes will be based on the following Factors:

FACTOR 1: Technical Approach (Non-Price)

Factor 1, Technical Approach will be fairly considered and evaluated as a whole with an overall confidence rating. The Government will not evaluate any of the information in the PowerPoint slide deck that is not presented during the oral presentation. Factor 1 will holistically cover the degree to which the Quoter’s solution supports the task areas and objectives of the SOW, provided in the solicitation.

The Government will assess the Quoter’s ability to successfully perform requirements through evaluation of the Quoter’s oral presentation. The Government will assess whether the Quoter’s technical approach exhibits a thorough understanding of the complexity and magnitude of the requirement and likelihood that the Quoter shall be successful in performance under the resultant BPA.

Element 1 – Technical Approach The Quoter’s Technical Approach shall provide a response addressing its knowledge and expertise in collecting, safeguarding, and routing electronic fingerprints in a manner that demonstrates its ability to meet or exceed all Statement of Work requirements.

Element 2 – Transition Plan The Quoter’s Transition Plan shall provide written response as to how the Quoter plans to organize, and the timeframe it will take for them to be fully operational and begin to accept service requests, in an effort to minimize risk to the Government.

Element 3 – Accessibility The Quoter shall provide a written response that clearly demonstrates that it meets the minimum accessibility requirements identified in the Statement of Work. The Quoter shall provide fingerprinting services in each of the forty-eight (48) Continental United States and in Alaska, Hawaii, Washington

DC, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, Northern Marian Islands and Saipan. The Contractor shall provide fingerprint services within a sixty (60) highway-mile radius of the candidate’s zip code to meet CBP’s background investigation timeline and other requirements addressed in the SOW.

The relative order of importance of the evaluation Elements are element 3 is most important and Element 1 is less important than Element 3 but more important that Element 2, Element 3 is the least important.

Elements will be individually evaluated but only a factor-level rating for each quoter will be assessed based on the overall evaluation of the Elements. The Quoter will receive a single rating based on the confidence rating scale.

Factor 1 will be evaluated holistically with a rating scale of "high confidence," "some confidence," and "low confidence," representing the Government’s confidence that the Quoter understands the requirement and will be successful in performing the work. Risk assessment will be a part of the overall evaluation.

Factor 1 will be assessed on High Confidence, Some Confidence, or Low Confidence, as follows:

CONFIDENCE RATINGS

Rating Definition

High Confidence

Based on the information provided, the Government has high confidence that the Quoter understands the requirement, proposes a sound approach, and will be successful in performing the BPA/Task Order with little or no Government intervention.

Some Confidence

Based on the information provided, the Government has some confidence that the Quoter understands the requirement, proposes a sound approach, and will be successful in performing the BPA/Task Order with some Government intervention.

Low Confidence

Based on the information provided, the Government has low confidence that the Quoter understands the requirement, proposes a sound approach, or will be successful in performing the BPA/Task Order even with Government intervention.

FACTOR 2: Past Performance (Non-Price)

Past Performance focuses on the Quoter’s experience and expertise in providing the same or similar services to this requirement. The Quoter’s oral presentation addressing the Past Performance information provided in this solicitation will be evaluated in order to determine a confidence rating for Past Performance. Only a Quoter’s completed or ongoing business ventures for recent experiences that are similar in scope and size to those requirements identified in the SOW. The Government may use Past Performance information obtained from other than the sources identified by the Quoter. The Government will decide whether a contract is relevant for purposes of past performance.

The Government will evaluate the Quoter’s Past Performance to determine its currency and relevancy to the contractual requirements. Source of the information, context of the data, and general trends in the Contractor’s performance and any associated risk may be considered. The Contractor’s relevant Past

Performance will be evaluated to assess the extent of its ability to perform the BPA task orders successfully.

Factor 2, Past Performance will be evaluated with an overall confidence rating. A quoter without a record of relevant past performance or for whom information on past performance is not available will not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on past performance (neutral evaluation). Factor 2 will be assessed on confidence ratings as follows:

CONFIDENCE RATINGS

High Confidence

Based on an offeror’s specialized experience, essentially no doubt exists that the offeror will successfully perform the required effort.

Some Confidence

Based on an offeror’s specialized experience, the offeror is likely to successfully perform the required effort.

Low Confidence

Based on an offeror’s specialized experience, doubt exists that the offeror will successfully perform the required effort.

FACTOR 3: Price

The Government will evaluate proposed prices and conduct a price analysis to determine price reasonableness. The Government will evaluate quotes for award purposes by adding the total extended prices for all ordering periods together. Quantities provided are estimates provided for quote preparation and evaluation purposes only. To account for the option periods possible under FAR 52.217-8 (maximum of six months), the Government will evaluate the option to extend services by adding six months of the Quoter’s final ordering period price to the Quoter’s total price. This amount will be the total evaluated price.

The Government may choose to exercise the Option to Extend Services at the end of the ordering period or at the end of a task order period of performance (base or option period). Prices for the base and option periods, including the 6-month option available under FAR 52.217-8, will be evaluated to ensure that they are fair and reasonable for performance of the requirements established in the solicitation and as proposed in the technical submission. The price for the effort associated with FAR 52.217-8 will not be included in the total awarded value at BPA award. If, at the end of the BPA’s/order’s period of performance (the end of the base period or any option period) and within the time period established in the clause, the Government chooses to exercise this option, the pricing will be pursuant to the rates specified in the BPA for the preceding performance period. The importance of price may increase as the differences between Quoter’s non-price factors decreases.

For evaluation purposes, the Government will take the total price of the entire Ordering Period 5 and divide by two, to determine the 6-month price.

D. QUESTIONS

All questions related to this RFQ shall be submitted via e-mail to Richard M. Kirby Contracting Officer at richard.m.kirby@cbp.dhs.gov. The subject of the e-mail must be titled “Questions re: RFQ 20156753.” All questions regarding this RFQ must be submitted in writing no later than 9:00 pm Eastern Time, on April 1 ,2026. Questions time stamped after the question due date and time will not be accepted, nor receive a response from the Government, unless the CO determines otherwise.

E. QUOTATION SUBMISSION

Electronic submissions shall be submitted via electronic mail to Richard M. Kirby Contracting Officer at richard.m.kirby@cbp.dhs.gov no later than 9:00 pm Eastern Time, on April 6, 2026. The Government will NOT contact quoters to request status of their quote. The Quoter shall be responsible for ensuring that the entirety of their quotation is submitted and received on time.

F. PROVISIONS:

52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference.

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 offeror is cautioned that the listed provisions may include blocks that must be completed by the offeror and submitted 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):

___https://www.acquisition.gov___ _____________________________________________

_____________________________________________ [Insert one or more Internet addresses]

(End of provision)

Provisions Incorporated by reference:

52.209-2 Prohibition on Contracting With Inverted Domestic Corporations-Representation.

As prescribed in 9.108-6(a), insert the following provision:

Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations-Representation (Deviation Date)

(a) Definitions. As used in this clause— Inverted domestic corporation means a foreign incorporated entity that meets the definition of an inverted domestic corporation under 6 U.S.C. 395(b), applied in accordance with the rules and definitions of 6 U.S.C. 395(c).

Subsidiary means an entity in which more than 50 percent of the entity is owned—

(1) Directly by a parent corporation; or

(2) Through another subsidiary of a parent corporation.

(b) Government agencies are not permitted to use appropriated (or otherwise made available) funds for contracts with either an inverted domestic corporation, or a subsidiary of an inverted domestic corporation, unless the exception at 9.108-3(b) applies or the requirement is waived in accordance with the procedures at 9.108-5.

(c) Representation. The Offeror represents that-

(1) It □ is, □ is not an inverted domestic corporation; and

(2) It □ is, □ is not a subsidiary of an inverted domestic corporation.

52.217-5 Evaluation of Options (SEP 2025) (DEVIATION 25-36)

Provisions Incorporated by full text:

52.209-2 Prohibition on Contracting With Inverted Domestic Corporations- Representation.

(a) Definitions. As used in this clause—

Inverted domestic corporation means a foreign incorporated entity that meets the definition of an inverted domestic corporation under 6 U.S.C. 395(b), applied in accordance with the rules and definitions of 6 U.S.C. 395(c).

Subsidiary means an entity in which more than 50 percent of the entity is owned—

(1) Directly by a parent corporation; or

(2) Through another subsidiary of a parent corporation.

(b) Government agencies are not permitted to use appropriated (or otherwise made available) funds for contracts with either an inverted domestic corporation, or a subsidiary of an inverted domestic corporation, unless the exception at 9.108-3(b) applies or the requirement is waived in accordance with the procedures at 9.108-5.

(c) Representation. The Offeror represents that-

(1) It □ is, □ is not an inverted domestic corporation; and

(2) It □ is, □ is not a subsidiary of an inverted domestic corporation.

(End of provision)

52.209-11 Representation by Corporations Regarding Delinquent Tax Liability or a Felony Conviction under any Federal Law.

As prescribed in 9.104-7(d), insert the following provision:

REPRESENTATION BY CORPORATIONS REGARDING DELINQUENT TAX LIABILITY OR A FELONY CONVICTION UNDER ANY

FEDERAL LAW (DEVIATION DATE)

(a) The Government will not enter into a contract with any corporation that—

(1) Has any unpaid Federal tax liability that has been assessed, for which all judicial and administrative remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, and that is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agreement with the authority responsible for collecting the tax liability, where the awarding agency is aware of the unpaid tax liability, unless an agency has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and made a determination that suspension or debarment is not necessary to protect the interests of the Government; or

(2) Was convicted of a felony criminal violation under any Federal law within the preceding 24 months, where the awarding agency is aware of the conviction, unless an agency has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and made a determination that this action is not necessary to protect the interests of the Government.

(b) The Offeror represents that–

(1) It is □ is not □ a corporation that has any unpaid Federal tax liability that has been assessed, for which all judicial and administrative remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, and that is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agreement with the authority responsible for collecting the tax liability;

and

(2) It is □ is not □ a corporation that was convicted of a felony criminal violation under a Federal law within the preceding 24 months.

52.203-11 Certification and Disclosure Regarding Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions.

CERTIFICATION AND DISCLOSURE REGARDING PAYMENTS TO INFLUENCE CERTAIN FEDERAL TRANSACTIONS (SEP 2024)

(a) Definitions. As used in this provision-"Lobbying contact" has the meaning provided at 2 U.S.C. 1602(8).

The terms "agency," "influencing or attempting to influence," "officer or employee of an agency,"

"person," "reasonable compensation," and "regularly employed" are defined in the FAR clause of this solicitation entitled "Limitation on Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions" (52.203-12).

(b) Prohibition. The prohibition and exceptions contained in the FAR clause of this solicitation entitled

"Limitation on Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions" (52.203-12) are hereby incorporated by reference in this provision.

(c) Certification. The offeror, by signing its offer, hereby certifies to the best of its knowledge and belief that no Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid to any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or http://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title2-section1602(8)&num=0&edition=prelim employee of Congress, or an employee of a Member of Congress on its behalf in connection with the awarding of this contract.

(d) Disclosure. If any registrants under the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 have made a lobbying contact on behalf of the offeror with respect to this contract, the offeror shall complete and submit, with its offer, OMB Standard Form LLL, Disclosure of Lobbying Activities, to provide the name of the registrants. The offeror need not report regularly employed officers or employees of the offeror to whom payments of reasonable compensation were made.

(e) Penalties. Submission of this certification and disclosure is a prerequisite for making or entering into this contract imposed by 31 U.S.C. 1352. Any person who makes an expenditure prohibited under this provision or who fails to file or amend the disclosure required to be filed or amended by this provision, shall be subject to civil penalties as provided in 31 U.S.C. 1352. An imposition of a civil penalty does not prevent the Government from seeking any other remedy that may be applicable.

52.203-18 Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements-Representation.

As prescribed in 3.909-3(a), insert the following provision:

PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTING WITH ENTITIES THAT REQUIRE CERTAIN INTERNAL CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENTS OR

STATEMENTS-REPRESENTATION (JAN 2017)

(a) Definition. As used in this provision-

Internal confidentiality agreement or statement, subcontract, and subcontractor , are defined in the clause at

52.203-19, Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements.

(b) In accordance with 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), Government agencies are not permitted to use funds appropriated (or otherwise made available) for contracts with an entity that requires employees or subcontractors of such entity seeking to report waste, fraud, or abuse to sign internal confidentiality agreements or statements prohibiting or otherwise restricting such employees or subcontractors from lawfully reporting such waste, fraud, or abuse to a designated investigative or law enforcement representative of a Federal department or agency authorized to receive such information.

(c) The prohibition in paragraph (b) of this provision does not contravene requirements applicable to

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Compartmented Information Nondisclosure Agreement), or any other form issued by a Federal department or agency governing the nondisclosure of classified information.

(d) Representation. By submission of its offer, the Offeror represents that it will not require its employees or subcontractors to sign or comply with internal confidentiality agreements or statements prohibiting or otherwise restricting such employees or subcontractors from lawfully reporting waste, fraud, or abuse related to the performance of a Government contract to a designated investigative or law enforcement representative of a Federal department or agency authorized to receive such information (e.g., agency

Office of the Inspector General).

(End of provision)

52.204-7 System for Award Management—Registration.

SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT—REGISTRATION (DEVIATION DATE)

The Offeror shall have an active Federal Government contracts registration in the System for Award

Management (SAM) when submitting an offer or quotation in response to this solicitation and at the time of award. As part of the SAM registration process, the Government collects information, as described in paragraphs (b) through (d) of this provision, that is necessary to identify the Offeror and for the Offeror to be awarded Federal Government contracts. To register in SAM, go to https://www.sam.gov. Allow for processing time when registering in SAM. If the Offeror is not registered in SAM, it should register immediately after receiving this solicitation.

(a) Definitions. As used in this provision—

Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code has the meaning provided in the clause at the Federal

Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.204-13, System for Award Management—Maintenance, of this solicitation.

Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) indicator means a bank account identifier to establish additional System for

Award Management records for identifying alternative EFT accounts (see part 32) for the same entity.

Highest-level owner means the entity that owns or controls an immediate owner of the offeror, or that owns or controls one or more entities that control an immediate owner of the offeror. No entity owns or exercises control of the highest-level owner.

Immediate owner means an entity, other than the offeror, that has direct control of the offeror. Indicators of control include, but are not limited to, one or more of the following: ownership or interlocking management, identity of interests among family members, shared facilities and equipment, and the common use of employees. There may be more than one immediate owner (e.g., joint ventures).

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Predecessor means an entity whose assets were acquired by the offeror or another entity (most often through merger or acquisition) and whose affairs are now carried out by the offeror or the other entity under a new name.

Taxpayer identification number means the number required by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to be used by the offeror to report income tax and other returns. It may be either a Social Security Number or an Employer Identification Number.

Unique entity identifier (UEI) has the meaning provided in the clause at FAR 52.204-13, System for Award

Management—Maintenance, of this solicitation.

(b) Identifiers. The Offeror shall obtain and provide the following identifying information:

(1) Unique entity identifier (UEI).

(i) The Offeror shall obtain a UEI to register in SAM. The Government will independently validate the existence and uniqueness of the Offeror before assigning a UEI to the Offeror.