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15A. NAME

AND

ADDRESS

OF

OFFEROR

SEC. PAGE(S) SEC. PAGE(S)

(Date) (Hour)

CALENDAR DAYS

14. ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF AMENDMENTS

(The offeror acknowledges receipt of amend-ments to the SOLICITATION for offerors and related documents numbered and dated:

(Type or Print)

SOLICITATION, OFFER AND AWARD

1. THIS CONTRACT IS A RATED ORDER

UNDER DPAS (15 CFR 700)

RATING

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2. CONTRACT NO.

3. SOLICITATION NO.

2017-N-18133

4. TYPE OF SOLICITATION

SEALED BID (IFB)

X NEGOTIATED (RFP)

5. DATE ISSUED

07/08/2017

6. REQUISITION/PURCHASE

NO.

00HCVLDD-2017-08066

7. ISSUED BY CODE 2536 8. ADDRESS OFFER TO (If other than Item 7)

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Acquisition and Assistance Branch 1

2920 Brandywine Road, MS E-15

Atlanta, GA 30341-5539

Approv ed as to Form and Legality: _____________________________

NOTE: In sealed bid solicitations “offer” and “offeror” mean “bid” and “bidder.”

SOLICITATION

9. Sealed offers in original and copies for furnishing the supplies or services in the Schedule will be received at the place specified in Item 8, or if handcarried, in the depository located in until 10AM ET local time 08/07/2017

CAUTION -- LATE Submissions, Modifications, and Withdrawals: See Section L, Provision No. 52.214-7 or 52.215-1. All offers are subject to all terms and conditions contained in this solicitation.

10. FOR INFORMATION

CALL:

A. NAME

Germaine Mullins

B. TELEPHONE (NO COLLECT CALLS)

AREA CODE NUMBER: EXT:

(770) 488-1938

C. E-MAIL ADDRESS

Gmullins@cdc.gov

11. TABLE OF CONTENTS

(x) DESCRIPTION (x) DESCRIPTION

PART I – THE SCHEDULE PART II – CONTRACT CLAUSES

X A SOLICITATION/CONTRACT FORM 1 X I CONTRACT CLAUSES 33

X B SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICES/COSTS 2 PART III - LIST OF DOCUMENTS, EXHIBITS AND OTHER ATTACH.

X C DESCRIPTION/SPECS./WORK STATEMENT 8 X J LIST OF ATTACHMENTS 40

X D PACKAGING AND MARKING 10 PART IV – REPRESENTATIONS AND INSTRUCTIONS

X E INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE 11 REPRESENTATIONS, CERTIFICATIONS, AND

X F DELIVERIES OR PERFORMANCE 13 X K OTHER STATEMENTS OF OFFERORS 41

X G CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION DATA 13 X L INSTRS., CONDS., AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS 45

X H SPECIAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS 18 X M EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD 52

OFFER (Must be fully completed by offeror) NOTE: Item 12 does not apply i f the solicitation includes the provisions at 52.214-16, Minimum Bid Acceptance Period.

12. In compliance with the above, the undersigned agrees, if this offer is accepted within calendar days (60 calendar days unless a different period is inserted by the offeror) from the date for receipt of offers specified above, to furnish any or all items upon which prices are offered at the price set opposite each item, delivered at the designated point(s), within the time specified in the schedule.

13. DISCOUNT FOR PROMPT PAYMENT

(See Section I, Clause No. 52-232-8)

10 CALENDAR DAYS

20 CALENDAR DAYS

30 CALENDAR DAYS

AMENDMENT NO. DATE AMENDMENT NO. DATE

CODE FACILITY 16. NAME AND ADDRESS OF PERSON AUTHORIZED TO SIGN OFFER

15B. TELEPHONE NO.

AREA CODE NUMBER EXT.

15C. CHECK IF REMITTANCE ADDRESS

IS DIFFERENT FROM ABOVE - ENTER

SUCH ADDRESS IN SCHEDULE.

17. SIGNATURE

18. OFFER DATE

AWARD (To be completed by Government)

19. ACCEPTED AS TO ITEMS NUMBERED 20. AMOUNT

22. AUTHORITY FOR USING OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION:

21. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION

10 U.S.C. 2304(c)( ) X 15 U.S.C. 637(d)

23. SUBMIT INVOICES TO ADDRESS SHOWN IN

(4 copies unless otherwise specified)

ITEM

24. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than Item 7) CODE 2536 25. PAYMENT WILL BE MADE BY CODE 434

Acquisition and Assistance Branch 1

2920 Brandywine Road, MS E-15

Atlanta, GA 30341-5539

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (FMO)

PO Box 15580 404-718-8100

Atlanta, GA 30333-0080

26. NAME OF CONTRACTING OFFICER (Type or print)

27. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

(Signature of Contracting Officer)

28. AWARD DATE

IMPORTANT -- Award will be made on this form, or on Standard Form 26, or by other authorized official written notice.

AUTHORIZED FOR LOCAL REPRODUCTION STANDARD FORM 33 (REV. 9-97)

PREVIOUS EDITION IS UNUSABLE Prescribed by GSA

FAR (48 CFR) 53.214©

K

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:

This is a competitive requirement for Women-Owned Small Business eligible under the Women-Owned Small Business Program located in Region IV only. Region IV includes Georgia, Alabama, North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Mississippi, Kentucky, and Tennessee only.

Section B - Supplies Or Services And Prices/Costs

Base Period: September 7, 2017 through September 6, 2018

ITEM SUPPLIES / SERVICES QTY / UNIT UNIT PRICE EXTENDED

PRICE

0001 Base Period (Severable Services)

Development and Maintenance of Clinical Data

Architecture (CDA) Implementation Guides, Vocabularies, and Related Toolsets for Healthcare

Associated Infection (HAI) Reporting to the National Healthcare Safety Network

Period of Performance: September 7, 2017 through September 6, 2018

TO BE

DETERMINED

ON EACH

TASK ORDER

Pricing Table to include labor categories and rates (see business proposal instructions)

TO BE

DETERMINED

ON EACH

TASK ORDER

Option Period 1: September 7, 2018 through September 6, 2019

ITEM SUPPLIES / SERVICES QTY / UNIT UNIT PRICE EXTENDED

PRICE

1001 Option Period 1 (Severable Services)

Development and Maintenance of Clinical Data

Architecture (CDA) Implementation Guides, Vocabularies, and Related Toolsets for Healthcare

Period of Performance: September 7, 2018 through September 6, 2019

TO BE

DETERMINED

ON EACH

TASK ORDER

Pricing Table to include labor categories and rates (see business proposal instructions)

TO BE

DETERMINED

Option Period 2: September 7, 2019 through September 6, 2020

2001 Option Period 2 (Severable Services)

Development and Maintenance of Clinical Data

Architecture (CDA) Implementation Guides, Vocabularies, and Related Toolsets for Healthcare Associated Infection (HAI) Reporting to the National

Healthcare Safety Network

Period of Performance: September 7, 2019 through

September 6, 2020

TO BE

DETERMINED

ON EACH

TASK ORDER

Pricing Table to include labor categories and rates (see business proposal instructions)

TO BE

DETERMINED

Option Period 3: September 7, 2020 through September 6, 2021

3001 Option Period 3 (Severable Services)

Architecture (CDA) Implementation Guides, Vocabularies, and Related Toolsets for Healthcare

Period of Performance: September 7, 2020 through September 6, 2021

TO BE

DETERMINED

ON EACH

TASK ORDER

Pricing Table to include labor categories and rates (see business proposal instructions)

TO BE

DETERMINED

Option Period 4: September 7, 2021 through September 6, 2022

4001 Option Period 4 (Severable Services)

Architecture (CDA) Implementation Guides, Vocabularies, and Related Toolsets for Healthcare Associated Infection (HAI) Reporting to the National

Healthcare Safety Network

Period of Performance: September 7, 2021 through

September 6, 2022

TO BE

DETERMINED

ON EACH

TASK ORDER

Pricing Table to include labor categories and rates (see business proposal instructions)

TO BE

DETERMINED

IDIQ INSTRUCTIONS

B.1 Description of Services

This Request for Proposal (RFP) is for the establishment of a multiple-award, performance-based Indefinite

Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract.

The contractor shall provide the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion (DHQP) for the continued development, enhancement, and maintenance of an existing Clinical Data Architecture (CDA) implementation guides, Fast

Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR), maintenance and enhancement of associated vocabularies, toolsets and business processes in support of the standards-based reporting to the National Healthcare Safety Network

(NHSN).

B.2 Indefinite-Delivery/Indefinite Quantity Contract

The total MAXIMUM estimated cost to the Government for performance of the contract requirements for 12 months shall not exceed the TO BE ADDED AT TIME OF AWARD. The MINIMUM dollar obligation of the

Government under this contract is $1,000. Obligation of funds will be done by the issuance of individual task orders by the Contracting Officer in accordance with the clause titled “Issuance of Task Orders” in Section H and FAR Clause 52.216-18 titled “Ordering” in Section I. Task orders will be issued on a Firm Fixed Price (FFP), Time and

Materials (T&M), and Labor-Hour (LH) or a combination thereof, as determined to be in the best interest of the Government. The Contractor shall not exceed the amount negotiated for each individual task order without prior written approval of the Contracting Officer.

In addition, the Contractor shall not commence work until a task order or other written notification for a specific assignment is issued by the Contracting Officer. Only a CDC Contracting Officer is authorized to issue a task request to the Contractor or issue finalized task orders under this contract. The Government is not obligated to reimburse the Contractor for costs incurred before issuance of a task order or other written notification by the

Contracting Officer.

Telephone or other verbal task orders are not authorized under this contract unless issued by a duly warranted

Government Contracting Officer on an emergency basis.

B.3 Performance-Based Acquisition

This is a performance-based acquisition. The performance-based acquisition strategy adopts the best commercial practices and provides the means to reach world class commercial suppliers, gain greater access to technological innovations, maximize competition and obtain the best value to achieve greater savings and efficiencies. Use of performance-based contracting strategies reduces acquisition cycle time and costs since contractors are not compelled to perform to detailed design-type specifications that inhibit creativity and efficiency.

B.4 Non-Personal Services Contract

This is a non-personal services contract as defined in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)

37.101. The Government will evaluate the quality of support services provided, but the Contractor retains control over its employees or agents. The Contractor is solely responsible for and liable for, and expressly agrees to indemnify the Government with respect to any liability producing acts or omissions by it or by its employees.

B.5 Notice of Small Business Women-Owned Set-Aside (Restricted to Region IV only)

This is a competitive requirement for Women-Owned Small Business eligible under the Women-Owned Small

Business Program located in Region IV only. Region IV includes Georgia, Alabama, North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Mississippi, Kentucky, and Tennessee only.

B.6 Period of Performance (Base Period and Option Periods)

The term of this IDIQ requirement is a 12 month base period and four (4) – 12 month option periods, comprising of a five (5) year ordering period if all option periods are exercised by the Government.

B.7 Minimum Ordering Amount

This contract guarantees that task orders amounting to a minimum of one thousand dollars ($1,000) will be issued during the base period ONLY for those contractors who submit a minimum of two (2) proposals for task orders during that period. In the event that during the base period, the contractor receives obligations of less than the $1000.00 minimum, the Government will fund the difference between the actual obligation and the guaranteed minimum. This obligation is satisfied when the contractor is issued a task order for at least $1000.00 on or before the end of the base period. There is no guaranteed minimum for the option periods.

B.8 Maximum Ordering Amount

The maximum amount of all orders issued and awarded under all contracts over the five (5) year period of performance shall not exceed $15,000,000.00.

The maximum ceiling amount of this contract may be increased to accommodate additional needs of the Agency that are within the scope of the contract.

(End of Clause)

B.9 Ordering Procedures

The Ordering Procedures shall be in accordance with FAR 16.505 titled Ordering. Individual task orders will clearly describe all of the requested services to be performed so the full price proposed can be established when the order is placed. Orders shall be within scope, issued with a period of performance, and be within the maximum value of the contract.

Pricing to the Government for the services provided shall be determined for each task order based on the established fixed hourly rates and the scope of work.

The procedures and selection criteria that the Government will use to provide awardees a fair opportunity to be considered for each order (FAR 16.505(b)(1)).

B.10 Type of Contract

This is a multiple award, IDIQ-type contract. At the discretion of the Contracting Officer, the government may use a variety of task order types under this contract, including Firm Fixed Price (FFP), Time and Materials (T&M), and Labor-Hour (LH) or a combination thereof.

Each Request for Task Order Proposal (RFTOP) issued under this contract will identify the Government’s determination of task order type.

Proposed Positions and Fixed Hourly Rates for the Life of the Contract

Base Period

Labor Category Labor Rate

Option Period 1

Option Period 2

Option Period 3

Option Period 4

Section C - Description/Specification/Work Statement

STATEMENT OF WORK

Development and Maintenance of Clinical Data Architecture (CDA) Implementation Guides, Vocabularies, and Related Toolsets for Healthcare Associated Infection (HAI) Reporting to the National Healthcare Safety Network

Background and Need

The National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) is a government-owned web-based information system designed for surveillance of patient and healthcare worker safety, antimicrobial use and resistance, adherence to prevention practices and extent to which core elements of antimicrobial stewardship are used. The principal goals of the NHSN are to improve safety, adherence to prevention practices, and use of antimicrobial stewardship by aggregating, analyzing, providing, and summarizing data for action. The public health importance of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) has prompted an increasing number of States to enact laws requiring hospitals and/or other healthcare facilities to report HAI data to the health department or another State agency. In 33 States that have enacted mandatory reporting requirements as of December 2015, state statutes or implementation plans call for hospitals and/or other healthcare facilities to report HAI data to the health department or another State agency using the NHSN. Further, beginning in 2011, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has required healthcare facilities to submit HAI and other data to NHSN to qualify for financial incentives and/or avoid penalties.

As a result of state mandates and CMS requirements, the number of healthcare facilities participating in NHSN has increased exponentially since the system was launched in 2005. Increasing use of NHSN by long term care facilities and ambulatory surgery centers is on the horizon along with increasing participation by all healthcare facilities in

NHSN antimicrobial use and resistance surveillance. The rapid growth of NHSN and the mounting number of system users and uses place a premium on maximizing the use of healthcare data in electronic form for NHSN’s surveillance purposes, leveraging prevailing healthcare data interoperability standards, i.e., Clinical Document

Architecture (CDA) and Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR), assuring that data submitted to NHSN via electronic messages are successfully merged and analyzed with NHSN data submitted manually, and integrating efforts to expand antimicrobial use and resistance reporting to NHSN with complementary efforts, such as electronic laboratory reporting of communicable diseases data to state and local health departments.

Purpose

The Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion (DHQP) requires an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract to continue and expand with the development and the maintenance of the existing CDA implementation guides, new use of Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR), maintenance and enhancement of associated vocabularies, toolsets and business processes in support of standards-based reporting to NHSN, and a focus on antimicrobial use and resistance surveillance via electronic messaging from healthcare facilities to NHSN.

Project Objective

The purpose of this requirement is to acquire an IDIQ contract to provide a mechanism with rapid turnaround to obtain support services related to program operations or public health activities in priority areas. Some general objectives of this effort shall include:

a. Ensure that CDC has ongoing timely, professional and scientific services which leverage industry best practices and professional standards;

b. Ensure related and interdependent functions and disciplines are covered in the contract services;

c. Provision of cost effective solution-based services

d. Support the achievement of DHQP’s mission and program goals.

Scope of Work

Independently, and not as an agent of the government, the Contractor shall furnish all the necessary personnel, facilities, supplies, and equipment required to perform services and deliverables as described within individual task orders.

Technical Requirements

The Contractor shall provide contractor personnel to fulfill the Statement of Work requirements listed under each Task Area. The categories and tasks listed are a general description of the type of services that may be requested.

The specific scope, technical requirements, and deliverables/schedules will be described in each request for task order proposal issued. All tasks shall fall within one or more of the task areas:

a. HL7 Implementation Guidance Development and Maintenance

Provide support in the continued expansion and enhancement of the existing Healthcare Associated Infection (HAI HL7 Implementation Guide for CDA ® Release 2—Level 3 or most recent Normative version) Healthcare Associated Infection Implementation Guides(IGs). For new HAI definitions not yet incorporated into existing IGs, also create a corresponding Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) resource bundle. When appropriate, assist in the balloting process for these new FHIR profiles.

Also when appropriate, generate FHIR profiles for all existing HAI event types both numerator and denominator. Appropriate timeliness is to be interpreted as either a desire on the part of CDC to implement FHIR in a production or pilot environment or when the FHIR specification moves from the existing Draft

Standard for Trial Use (DSTU) to Normative status or at the discretion of CDC but within the scope of the award.

b. Vocabulary Development and Maintenance

Provide a full-time contractor personnel for the development and eminence for all of the NHSN vocabulary needs.

c. Provide Statistical and Analytics Support for the Analysis of NHSN Data

Conduct an analysis of data submitted to the NHSN via electronic files (eFiles) and Manual Data Entry

d. Integration of Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance and Electronic Laboratory Reporting

Provide an Information Technology and Informatics subject matter expertise to further integrate antimicrobial resistance surveillance to NHSN with electronic reporting of communicable disease data.

Reporting Schedule

In addition to specific reporting requirements defined in each Task Order issued, the Contractor shall furnish monthly progress reports detailing current status of each Task Order currently awarded under the contract. The report shall be narrative in form and shall include a summary of progress toward completion of each Task Order and any problems encountered to date, including the Contractor’s assessment of the specific impact of such problems on scheduled date of completion of milestones.

Government Furnished Property

Each task order will list the place of performance. In the task orders where the place of performance will be at the Government’s facility, the government will provide the required workspace and equipment. Any additional government property to be furnished will be specified in each task order.

Section D - Packaging And Marking

There are no clauses/provisions included in this section.

Section E - Inspection And Acceptance

E.1 52.246-4 Inspection of Services -- Fixed-Price (Aug. 1996)

(a) Definition: “Services,” as used in this clause, includes services performed, workmanship, and material furnished or utilized in the performance of services.

(b) The Contractor shall provide and maintain an inspection system acceptable to the Government covering the services under this contract. Complete records of all inspection work performed by the Contractor shall be maintained and made available to the Government during contract performance and for as long afterwards as the contract requires.

(c) The Government has the right to inspect and test all services called for by the contract, to the extent practicable at all times and places during the term of the contract. The Government shall perform inspections and tests in a manner that will not unduly delay the work.

(d) If the Government performs inspections or tests on the premises of the Contractor or a subcontractor, the

Contractor shall furnish, and shall require subcontractors to furnish, at no increase in contract price, all reasonable facilities and assistance for the safe and convenient performance of these duties.

(e) If any of the services do not conform with contract requirements, the Government may require the Contractor to perform the services again in conformity with contract requirements, at no increase in contract amount. When the defects in services cannot be corrected by reperformance, the Government may --

(1) Require the Contractor to take necessary action to ensure that future performance conforms to contract requirements; and

(2) Reduce the contract price to reflect the reduced value of the services performed.

(f) If the Contractor fails to promptly perform the services again or to take the necessary action to ensure future performance in conformity with contract requirements, the Government may --

(1) By contract or otherwise, perform the services and charge to the Contractor any cost incurred by the

Government that is directly related to the performance of such service; or

(2) Terminate the contract for default.

(End of Clause)

E.2 52.246-6 Inspection—Time-and-Material and Labor-Hour (May 2001)

(a) Definitions. As used in this clause—

“Contractor’s managerial personnel” means any of the Contractor’s directors, officers, managers, superintendents, or equivalent representatives who have supervision or direction of—

(1) All or substantially all of the Contractor’s business;

(2) All or substantially all of the Contractor’s operation at any one plant or separate location where the contract is being performed; or

(3) A separate and complete major industrial operation connected with the performance of this contract.

“Materials” includes data when the contract does not include the Warranty of Data clause.

(b) The Contractor shall provide and maintain an inspection system acceptable to the Government covering the material, fabricating methods, work, and services under this contract. Complete records of all inspection work performed by the Contractor shall be maintained and made available to the Government during contract performance and for as long afterwards as the contract requires.

(c) The Government has the right to inspect and test all materials furnished and services performed under this contract, to the extent practicable at all places and times, including the period of performance, and in any event before acceptance. The Government may also inspect the plant or plants of the Contractor or any subcontractor engaged in contract performance. The Government shall perform inspections and tests in a manner that will not unduly delay the work.

(d) If the Government performs inspection or test on the premises of the Contractor or a subcontractor, the

Contractor shall furnish and shall require subcontractors to furnish all reasonable facilities and assistance for the safe and convenient performance of these duties.

(e) Unless otherwise specified in the contract, the Government shall accept or reject services and materials at the place of delivery as promptly as practicable after delivery, and they shall be presumed accepted 60 days after the date of delivery, unless accepted earlier.

(f) At any time during contract performance, but not later than 6 months (or such other time as may be specified in the contract) after acceptance of the services or materials last delivered under this contract, the Government may require the Contractor to replace or correct services or materials that at time of delivery failed to meet contract requirements. Except as otherwise specified in paragraph (h) of this clause, the cost of replacement or correction shall be determined under the Payments Under Time-and-Materials and Labor-Hour Contracts clause, but the

“hourly rate” for labor hours incurred in the replacement or correction shall be reduced to exclude that portion of the rate attributable to profit. The Contractor shall not tender for acceptance materials and services required to be replaced or corrected without disclosing the former requirement for replacement or correction, and, when required, shall disclose the corrective action taken.

(g)(1) If the Contractor fails to proceed with reasonable promptness to perform required replacement or correction, and if the replacement or correction can be performed within the ceiling price (or the ceiling price as increased by the Government), the Government may—

(i) By contract or otherwise, perform the replacement or correction, charge to the Contractor any increased cost , or deduct such increased cost from any amounts paid or due under this contract; or

(ii) Terminate this contract for default.

(2) Failure to agree to the amount of increased cost to be charged to the Contractor shall be a dispute.

(h) Notwithstanding paragraphs (f) and (g) of this clause, the Government may at any time require the Contractor to remedy by correction or replacement, without cost to the Government, any failure by the Contractor to comply with the requirements of this contract, if the failure is due to—

(1) Fraud, lack of good faith, or willful misconduct on the part of the Contractor’s managerial personnel; or

(2) The conduct of one or more of the Contractor’s employees selected or retained by the Contractor after any of the Contractor’s managerial personnel has reasonable grounds to believe that the employee is habitually careless or unqualified.

(i) This clause applies in the same manner and to the same extent to corrected or replacement materials or services as to materials and services originally delivered under this contract.

(j) The Contractor has no obligation or liability under this contract to correct or replace materials and services that at time of delivery do not meet contract requirements, except as provided in this clause or as may be otherwise specified in the contract.

(k) Unless otherwise specified in the contract, the Contractor’s obligation to correct or replace Government-furnished property shall be governed by the clause pertaining to Government property. (End of clause)

Section F - Deliveries Or Performance

F.1 FAR 52.242-15 Stop-Work Order (Aug 1989)

(a) The Contracting Officer may, at any time, by written order to the Contractor, require the Contractor to stop all, or any part, of the work called for by this contract for a period of 90 days after the order is delivered to the Contractor, and for any further period to which the parties may agree. The order shall be specifically identified as a stop-work order issued under this clause. Upon receipt of the order, the Contractor shall immediately comply with its terms and take all reasonable steps to minimize the incurrence of costs allocable to the work covered by the order during the period of work stoppage. Within a period of 90 days after a stop-work is delivered to the Contractor, or within any extension of that period to which the parties shall have agreed, the Contracting Officer shall either –

(1) Cancel the stop-work order; or

(2) Terminate the work covered by the order as provided in the Default, or the Termination for Convenience of the

Government, clause of this contract.

(b) If a stop-work order issued under this clause is canceled or the period of the order or any extension thereof expires, the Contractor shall resume work. The Contracting Officer shall make an equitable adjustment in the delivery schedule or contract price, or both, and the contract shall be modified, in writing, accordingly, if –

(1) The stop-work order results in an increase in the time required for, or in the Contractor’s cost properly allocable to, the performance of any part of this contract; and

(2) The Contractor asserts its right to the adjustment within 30 days after the end of the period of work stoppage;

provided, that, if the Contracting Officer decides the facts justify the action, the Contracting Officer may receive and act upon the claim submitted at any time before final payment under this contract.

(c) If a stop-work order is not canceled and the work covered by the order is terminated for the convenience of the

Government, the Contracting Officer shall allow reasonable costs resulting from the stop-work order in arriving at the termination settlement.

(d) If a stop-work order is not canceled and the work covered by the order is terminated for default, the Contracting Officer shall allow, by equitable adjustment or otherwise, reasonable costs resulting from the stop-work order.

F.2 Deliverable(s) Schedule

Each Task Order will specify the associated deliverables and delivery schedules. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Contracting Officer’s Representative will monitor performance for the task order based on the monthly reports to ensure the ceilings are not exceeded and performance is satisfactory.

F.3 Place of Performance

Performance will be determined by individual task orders. Performance may be either On-Site (CDC facilities), Off-Site (contractor facilities) or a combination of both.

F.4 Period of Performance

The estimated period of performance for this IDIQ is a 12 month base period and four (4) – 12 month option periods.

Section G - Contract Administration Data

G.1 Contract Communications/Correspondence (Jul 1999)

The Contractor shall identify all correspondence, reports, and other data pertinent to this contract by imprinting thereon the contract number from Page 1 of the contract.

G.2 Contracting Officer Representative (COR)

a) A Contracting Officer Representative (COR) will be assigned to the contract. A COR will be assigned to each contract issued under the contract. The Contracting Officer will provide under separate cover the duties and responsibilities of the COR. The COR is not authorized to alter the requirements of this contract or contract without written approval of the Contracting Officer. The COR is not authorized to obligate any funds.

b) Performance of the work hereunder shall be subject to the technical directions of the designated COR for this contract.

c) As used herein, technical directions are directions to the Contractor which fill in details, suggests possible lines of inquiry, or otherwise completes the general scope of work set forth herein. These technical directions must be within the general scope of work, and may not alter the scope of work or cause changes of such a nature as to justify an adjustment in the stated contract price/cost, or any stated limitation thereof. In the event that the Contractor feels that full implementation of any of these directions may exceed the scope of the contract, he or she shall notify the originator of the technical direction and the Contracting Officer in a letter separate of any required report(s) within two (2) weeks of the date of receipt of the technical direction and no action shall be taken pursuant to the direction. If the Contractor fails to provide the required notification within the said two (2) week period that any technical direction exceeds the scope of the contract, then it shall be deemed for purposes of this contract that the technical direction was within the scope. No technical direction, nor its fulfillment, shall alter or abrogate the rights and obligations fixed in this contract.

d) The Government COR is not authorized to change any of the terms and conditions of this contract.

Changes shall be made only by the Contracting Officer by properly written modification(s) to the contract.

e) The Government will provide the Contractor with a copy of the delegation memorandum for the COR.

Any changes in COR delegation will be made by the Contracting Officer in writing with a copy being furnished to the Contractor.

G.3 Contracting Officer (Jul 1999)

(a) The Contracting Officer is the only individual who can legally commit the Government to the expenditure of public funds. No person other than the Contracting Officer can make any changes to the terms, conditions, general provisions, or other stipulations of this contract.

(b) No information, other than that which may be contained in an authorized modification to this contract, duly issued by the Contracting Officer, which may be received from any person employed by the United States Government, or otherwise, shall be considered grounds for deviation from any stipulation of this contract.

G.4 CDCAG001 – Invoice Submission (Mar 2006)

(a) The Contractor shall submit the original contract invoice/voucher to the shown below:

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Financial Management Office (FMO) P.O. Box 15580

Atlanta, GA 3033

Or – The Contractor may submit the original invoice/voucher via facsimile or email:

Fax: 404-638-5324

Email: FMOAPINV@CDC.GOV

NOTE: Submit to only one (1) of the above locations.

(b) The contractor shall submit 2 copies of the invoice/voucher to the cognizant contracting office previously identified in this contract. These invoices/voucher copies shall be addressed to the attention of the Contracting Officer.

(c) The Contractor is , is not required to submit a copy of each invoice directly to the Project Officer concurrently with submission to the Contracting Officer.

(d) In accordance with 5 CFR part 1315 (Prompt Payment), CDC's Financial Management Office is the designated billing office for the purpose of determining the payment due date under FAR 32.904.

(e) The Contractor shall include (as a minimum) the following information on each invoice:

(1) Contractor’s Name & Address

(2) Contractor’s Tax Identification Number (TIN)

(3) Purchase Order/Contract Number and Task Order Number, if Appropriate

(4) Invoice Number

(5) Invoice Date

(6) Contract Line Item Number and Description of Item

(7) Quantity

(8) Unit Price & Extended Amount for each line item

(9) Shipping and Payment Terms

(10) Total Amount of Invoice

(11) Name, title and telephone number of person to be notified in the event of a defective invoice

(12) Payment Address, if different from the information in (c)(1).

(13) DUNS + 4 Number mailto:FMOAPINV@CDC.GOV

G.5 CDC42.0002 Evaluation of Contractor Performance Utilizing CPARS (April 2013)

In accordance with FAR 42.15, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will review and evaluate contract performance. FAR 42.1502 and 42.1503 requires agencies to prepare evaluations of contractor performance and submit them to the Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS). The CDC utilizes the

Department of Defense (DOD) web-based Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) to prepare and report these contractor performance evaluations. All information contained in these assessments may be used by the Government, within the limitations of FAR 42.15, for future source selections in accordance with FAR

15.304 where past performance is an evaluation factor.

The CPARS system requires a contractor representative to be assigned so that the contractor has appropriate input into the performance evaluation process. The CPARS contractor representative will be given access to CPARS and will be given the opportunity to concur or not-concur with performance evaluations before the evaluations are complete. The CPARS contractor representative will also have the opportunity to add comments to performance evaluations.

The assessment is not subject to the Disputes clause of the contract, nor is it subject to appeal beyond the review and comment procedures described in the guides on the CPARS website. Refer to: www.cpars.gov for details and additional information related to CPARS, CPARS user access, how contract performance assessments are conducted, and how Contractors participate. Access and training for all persons responsible for the preparation and review of performance assessments is also available at the CPARS website.

G.6 CDC37.0001 Non-Personal Services (April 2013)

a) Personal services shall not be performed under this contract. Although the Government may provide sporadic or occasional instructions within the scope of the contract, the Contractor is responsible for control and supervision of its employees. If the Contractor (including its employees) believes any Government action or communication has been given that would create a personal services relationship between the Government and any Contractor employee, the Contractor shall promptly notify the Contracting Officer of this communication or action.

b) The contractor shall comply with, and ensure their employees and subcontractors comply with, CDC Policy titled “Identification of Contractors' Employees and Safeguarding Government Information.” No Contractor employee shall hold him or herself out to be a Government employee, agent, or representative.

No Contractor employee shall state orally or in writing at any time that he or she is acting on behalf of the

Government. In all communications with third parties in connection with this contract, Contractor employees shall identify themselves as Contractor employees and specify the name of the company for which they work. . The contractor is limited to performing the services identified in the contract statement of work and shall not interpret any communication with anyone as a permissible change in contract scope or as authorization to perform work not described in the contract. All contract changes will be incorporated by a modification signed by the Contracting Officer.

c) The Contractor shall ensure that all of its employees and subcontractor employees working on this contract are informed of the substance of this clause. The Contractor agrees that this is a non-personal services contract; and that for all the purposes of the contract, the Contractor is not, nor shall it hold itself out to be an agent or partner of, or joint venture with, the Government. The Contractor shall notify its employees that they shall neither supervise nor accept supervision from Government employees. The substance of this clause shall be included in all subcontracts at any tier.

d) Nothing in this clause shall limit the Government's rights in any way under any other provision of the contract, including those related to the Government's right to inspect and accept or reject the services performed under this contract.

G.7 Electronic Subcontracting Reporting System (eSRS) (Dec 2005) http://www.cpars.gov/

The contractor shall register with the Electronic Subcontracts Reporting System (eSRS) for the submission of its Individual Subcontract Report (SF 294) and the Annual Summary Reports (SF 295). Before registering in eSRS, the contractor information must be correct in Central Contractor Registration database. The eSRS is a world wide web -based application available at: http://www.esrs.gov. The eSRS website provides training and instruction for data submission.

G.8 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer (Dec 2005)

(a) The Government shall use electronic funds transfer to the maximum extent possible when making payments under this contract. FAR 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer – Central Contractor Registration, in Section I, requires the contractor to designate in writing a financial institution for receipt of electronic funds transfer payments.

(b) In addition to Central Contractor Registration, the contractor shall make the designation by submitting the form titled “ACH Vendor/Miscellaneous Payment Enrollment Form” to the address indicated below. Note: The form is either attached to this contract (see Section J, List of Attachments) or may be obtained by contacting the Contracting

Officer or the CDC Financial Management Office at (404) 498-4050.

(c) In cases where the contractor has previously provided such designation, i.e., pursuant to a prior contract/order, and been enrolled in the program, the form is not required unless the designated financial institution has changed.

(d) The completed form shall be mailed after award, but no later than 14 calendar days before an invoice is submitted, to the following address:

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Financial Management Office (FMO)

P.O. Box 15580 Atlanta, GA 30333

Or – Fax copy to: 404-638-5342 http://www.esrs.gov/

Section H - Special Contract Requirements

H.1 HHSAR 352.203-70 Anti-Lobbying (Dec 2015)

Pursuant to the HHS annual appropriations acts, except for normal and recognized executive-legislative relationships, the Contractor shall not use any HHS contract funds for:

(a) Publicity or propaganda purposes;

(b) The preparation, distribution, or use of any kit, pamphlet, booklet, publication, electronic communication, radio, television, or video presentation designed to support or defeat the enactment of legislation before the Congress or any State or local legislature or legislative body, except in presentation to the Congress or any state or local legislature itself; or designed to support or defeat any proposed or pending regulation, administrative action, or order issued by the executive branch of any state or local government, except in pres entation to the executive branch of any state or local government itself; or

(c) Payment of salary or expenses of the Contractor, or any agent acting for the Contractor, related to any activity designed to influence the enactment of legislation, appropriations, regulation, administrative action, or Executive order proposed or pending before the Congress or any state government, state legislature or local legislature or legislative body, other than for normal and recognized executive-legislative relationships or participation by an agency or officer of a state, local, or tribal government in policymaking and administrative processes within the executive branch of that government.

(d) The prohibitions in subsections (a), (b), and (c) above shall include any activity to advocate or promote any proposed, pending, or future federal, state, or local tax increase, or any proposed, pending, or future requirement for, or restriction on, any legal consumer product, including its sale or marketing, including, but not limited to, the advocacy or promotion of gun control.

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H.2 Health Information Technology (Jan 2012)

Executive Order 13410: Promoting Quality and Efficient Health Care in Federal Government Administered or

Sponsored Health Care Programs promotes efficient delivery of quality health care through the use of health information technology, transparency regarding health care quality and price, and incentives to promote the widespread adoption of health information technology and quality of care. To support this objective the awardee shall adhere to the following interoperability standards and requirements. For purposes of this contract clause, interoperability is defined as the ability of two or more systems or components to exchange information and to use the information that has been exchanged.

The Health Information Technology Clause (January 2012) shall be inserted in Section H of all contracts that involve (1) the exchange of public health data between public health entities, CDC, and other federal agencies, or (2) the exchange of public health data within the clinical setting, such as hospitals and providers, or any combination of

(1) and (2), and covers both situations. The inclusion of this clause is a Contracting Officer decision made with the advice and in coordination with the appropriate program officials from the requesting office.

Interoperability of Health Information Technology This section of the clause applies to contracts that involve the exchange of public health data between public health entities, CDC, and other federal agencies. This supports the development and use of interoperable information systems for public health functions such as biosurveillance, situational awareness, laboratory science, or environmental health.

In addition to complying with HHS Standards for Security Configurations (HHSAR Clause 352.239-70), HHS Standards for Encryption Language (HHSAR Clause 352.239-71) and Federal Laws, Regulations and Standards related to IT Security (HHSAR Clause 352.239-72), the awardee is required to meet recognized interoperability standards as follows:

The awardee shall use nationally adopted Public Health Information Network (PHIN) standards

(www.cdc.gov/phin) at the time of the system implementation, acquisition, or upgrade, in all relevant information technology systems supported, in whole or in part, through this contract. Where no PHIN standards exist, the awardee shall utilize recognized standards established by the Office of the National

Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) as described in their Nationwide Health Information Network (NwHIN) standards (www.hhs.gov/healthit/standards/background).

The awardee shall use PHIN policies, standards, practices, and services in the research and implementation of efficient and effective public health information systems, to facilitate interoperability (the ability of two or more systems or components to exchange information and to use the information that has been exchanged) with public health organizations and networks, including NwHIN.

Where the awardee supports or participates in health information or data exchange with disparate entities, the awardee must have an architecture that is compatible with the architecture of PHIN, where appropriate.

If PHIN standards do not exist, the awardee shall refer to NwHIN standards (www.hhs.gov/healthit/standards/background).

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Public Health Data within Clinical Healthcare This section of the clause applies to contracts that involve the exchange of public health data within the clinical setting, such as hospitals and providers. This supports the exchange of public health information, including laboratory exchange data, between public health entities and healthcare systems.

The awardee shall use health IT investments, such as electronic health records (EHRs), personalized health records, and network components through which they operate and share information, that are certified by a recognized certification board and/or validated and tested with PHIN (www.cdc.gov/phin) or NwHIN (http://healthit.hhs.gov/portal/server.pt?open=512&objID=1153&mode=2) certification to ensure a minimum level of interoperability or compatibility of health IT products.

The awardee may use services available from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) at www.healthit.ahrq.gov. This link provides technical assistance, identifies challenges to health IT adoption and use, and identifies solutions and best practices that have the potential to transform clinical practice through the best and most effective use of IT.

Where feasible, the awardee shall collaborate with other healthcare entities, local quality improvement organizations, and/or local medical societies to promote the adoption of certified EHRs in clinical provider settings.

Where feasible, the awardee shall collaborate with other healthcare entities and/or local hospital associations to promote the adoption of certified EHRs in hospital settings.

The awardee shall identify public health entities that have a stake in the award and demonstrate interactions with them to implement and promote the adoption of PHIN and/or NwHIN data exchange standards in support of federal health initiatives (e.g., situational awareness, EHR Meaningful Use).

The awardee shall report on public health information exchange activities that include partnerships with health information exchanges, other public health partners, or any other stakeholders within program reports, progress reports, or as requested by CDC.

H.3 Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act (29 USC 794d) http://www.hhs.gov/healthit/standards/background http://www.healthit.ahrq.gov/

Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794d), as amended by the Workforce Investment Act of

1998, and the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board Electronic and Information (EIT) Accessibility Provisions (36 CFR part 1194), require that, unless an exception applies, all EIT products and services developed, acquired, maintained, or used by any Federal department or agency permit:

(1) Federal employees with disabilities to have access to and use information and data that is comparable to the access and use of information and data by Federal employees who are not individuals with disabilities; and

(2) Members of the public with disabilities seeking information or services from a Federal agency to have access to and use of information and data that is comparable to the access and use of information and data by members of the public who are not individuals with disabilities.

Accordingly, any vendor submitting a proposal/quotation/bid in response to this solicitation must demonstrate compliance with the established EIT accessibility provisions. Information about Section 508 provisions is available at http://www.section508.gov/. The complete text of Section 508 Final Provisions can be accessed at http://www.access- board.gov/sec508/provisions.htm.

The Section 508 standards applicable to this solicitation are identified in the Statement of…