2031JW18Q00062.docx

Request for Quote (RFQ)

CC17HQQ0072

Request for Quote (RFQ)

2031JW18Q00062

PART I - SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICES/COSTS

1.0 LINE ITEM DESCRIPTION

The Contractor shall furnish all technical, management, supervision, labor, materials, licensing, and any other support necessary to provide the services as described in the Performance Work Statement (PWS).

2.0 PRICING

The Contractor shall provide the services at a Firm Fixed Price. Contract Line Item Numbers (CLINs) 0006, 1006, 2006, 3006, and 4006 are Optional CLINs for Delayed Intraday CDS Prices within the given performance period. Optional CLIN 0006 will be funded with the initial award if: (1) the Contractor provides the Delayed Intraday CDS Prices and (2) the OCC requires the Delayed Intraday CDS Prices. Optional CLINs 1006, 2006, 3006, and 4006 for the Delayed Intraday CDS Prices in the Option Periods will be funded at the time of option exercise if: (1) the Contractor provides the Delayed Intraday CDS Prices and (2) the OCC requires the Delayed Intraday CDS Prices. Option periods will be exercised at the sole discretion of the Government consistent with FAR 52.217-9. The contract will consist of a base period and four one-year option periods.

Base Period

Option Period 1

Option Period 2

Option Period 3

Option Period 4

TOTAL OF ALL CLINs: __________________

PART II – PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT (PWS)

1.0 BACKGROUND

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) charters, regulates, and supervises all national banks and federal savings associations as well as federal branches and agencies of foreign banks. The OCC is an independent bureau of the U.S. Department of the Treasury. Headquartered in Washington, DC, the OCC is responsible for ensuring that national banks and federal savings associations operate in a safe and sound manner, provide fair access to financial services, treat customers fairly, and comply with applicable laws and regulations.

The 2007-2009 global financial crisis heightened credit and liquidity concerns and severe financial instability can directly and indirectly entail high costs for the economy. As a financial regulator, OCC uses various policy (or monitoring) tools to ensure national banks and federal savings associations operate in a safe and sound manner. Policy and monitoring efforts to maintain financial institutions' soundness require accurate, timely, and informative credit-related data. For the past five years, the OCC has used CDS data to support supervision efforts, conduct self-directed and management directed research, support policy analysis, and conduct market surveillance.

2.0 OBJECTIVES

OCC-Economics requires a responsible Contractor to provide a convenient, electronically accessible dataset consisting of Single Name CDS and CDX data (Data Set).

3.0 SCOPE OF SERVICES

This Performance Work Statement (PWS) encompasses all activities necessary to provide OCC-Economics Single Name CDS and CDX data. The Contractor is responsible for performing the services under this contract independently. The Contractor shall provide all personnel required for the performance of this contract.

4.0 PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS

The Contractor shall provide:

4.1 Data Set - Technical Requirements

The Data Set shall contain a full suite of services around CDS, including all historical data available: 1) Single Name CDS; 2) CDX; 3) Reference Entity Database (RED); 4) Liquidity Metrics; and 5) CDS Market Monitoring User Interface.

4.2 Data Set - Descriptive Requirement Details

· Single Name CDS

· CDS data sets shall include the following descriptive details for each single name CDS contract in the dataset: Entity Name; ticker; RED code; End of Day (EOD) composite price; Tier of debt; Currency; Documentation clause; credit spread term structure (or Default swap curve); recovery; real recovery; reference entity region; industry sector of reference entity; upfront; running coupon; ratings; CDS sensitivities (including Credit DV01, Risky DV01, IR DV01, Recovery sensitivity and Default probability);

· The Contractor shall provide CDS data starting in 2001;

· CDS data shall cover more than 2400 reference entities and entity tiers;

· The Contractor shall provide intra-day prices based on quotes from sell-side and/or buy-side contributors over 1000 liquid single names; The Contractor shall provide CDS intraday data starting in 2009;

· End-of-day price shall be based on the sell-side market makers' marks and/or clearing members’ pricing submissions;

· The Contractor shall implement a data cleaning process to toss out stale and outlier quotes, including generating the confidence interval based on the quotes;

· Contractor CDS spread shall be based only on observable submissions and shall not be derived;

· The Contractor shall provide the full term structure of credit curves from six months to 30 years; and shall have the ability to customize to shorter structures, e.g. 3 month and/or even shorter tenors, if requested;

· The Contractor shall provide the industry standard recovery rates;

· The Contractor shall provide the real recovery rates; and

· The Contractor shall provide the bid/ask spreads starting in 2010.

· CDS Indices (CDX)

· CDX data sets shall include the following descriptive details for CDX on corporate bonds, sovereign bonds, municipal bonds, and structured finance products: Index Name; Indicator of On-The-Run issue; Index Series Number; RED code; Index version number; Index maturity date; Index Term; Composite price; number of contributions; CDX sensitivities; an estimate of the basis between the reported index price and the prices of constituent single name CDS; Correlation of Index tranches;

· The Contractor shall provide CDX data starting in 2007; and

· The Contractor shall provide CDX on sovereign bonds, corporate bonds, and municipal bonds.

· Reference Entity Database (RED)

· RED Entity Codes and Pair Codes to combine a reference entity and obligation; RED Index Codes to identify an unique index series; All index and constituent reference data for iTraxx, CDX and MCDX;

· The Contractor shall provide a database of industry standard reference entity identifications that supports the credit derivatives market;

· The identifiers shall be matched to DTCC trades in an automated fashion; and

· The Contractor shall provide the active monitoring on CDS portfolios, corporate actions, and CDS succession event and credit events.

· Liquidity Metrics

· Liquidity metrics shall contain: Number of dealers quotes used to develop reported price; individual quotes sufficient to ascertain major moments of the distribution of quotes; the median bid-offer spread; trading volume; average quote size; and

· Additionally, the liquidity metrics shall also contain Tenor-basis information, to include information such as dealers count per tenor, quotes count per tenor, and unique price points per tenor; total number of end-of-day contributions with calculated liquidity scores and other quotes details as available.

· CDS Market Monitoring User Interface

· A user interface that shall allow the OCC to monitor developments in CDS markets in near real-time.

· Any other fields typically provided to clients through the above services.

4.3 Data Set - Updates

The Data Set shall be updated daily on a one-day lagged basis after each business day. Changes to the data or the inclusion of new data shall be clearly identified in each update.

4.4 Data Set - Accessibility

The Data Set shall be accessible to allow OCC employees and contractors to extract the datasets and convert them into a standard database program. OCC employees and contractors shall be able to (1) share the datasets with other OCC employees and contractors, regardless of location; (2) make public presentations of their analysis of the dataset, in written, graphical or chart form; (3) use their analysis of the dataset to publish journal articles, working papers, or other articles; and (4) use the analysis of the dataset in their bank examination role.

4.5 Data Set - Technical Support

The contractor shall provide technical support to OCC users of the dataset, including guiding OCC users through the use of the data.

4.6 Data Set -- Delayed Intraday CDS Prices (Optional CLIN)

The delivery of higher frequency, intra-day, pricing data can be delayed upwards of 1 week to a maximum of 1 month. Intraday CDS data shall be executable quotes sent in messages by broker dealers. The intraday data shall contain information equivalent to the EOD price data for CDS.

5.0 DELIVERABLES

The Contractor shall re-submit their documentation provided as a part of their quote submission regarding the Data Set within seven (7) calendar days of contract award. The documentation shall meet the following requirements:

(a) Data sources. The name and basic descriptive features of the source file(s) from which the Data Sets were developed.

(b) Methodology. A detailed explanation of procedures by which the Data Sets were developed.

(c) Data definitions. Clear definitions of all data items provided.

The contractor shall provide documentation that meets the requirements of items (a) - (c) above for any additional Data Sets within seven (7) calendar days of delivery of the additional Data Sets.

The contractor shall throughout the course of performance of the contract provide responses to clarifying questions regarding the deliverables listed in items (a) - (c) above. The contractors shall respond to clarifying questions within twenty-four (24) hours. Due to the complex nature of some questions, the contractors and the COR may mutually agree upon a longer period of time.

6.0 METHOD OF DELIVERY

6.1 Data Set(s). The Data Set(s) shall be delivered as electronic files.

6.2 Documentation. The Documentation shall be delivered as electronic files, preferably as PDF documents.

7.0 PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS

The Contractor shall assess its performance against the performance standards in the Performance Requirements Summary.

4.4 Data Set – Accessibility

4.5 Data Set - Technical Support

Customer Feedback Incentive: 100% payment for meeting AQL; Disincentive: 5% reduction of the annual amount (to be issued as a credit).

8.0 PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT

8.1 Contractor Point of Contact (POC). The Contractor(s) shall identify a point of contact for the contract to interface with the OCC Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR).

8.2 OCC COR. The OCC COR shall be the Contractors' primary day-to-day contact in the performance of this contract.

8.3 Contracting Officer (CO). The CO is the only person authorized to negotiate or make changes to the contract.

9.0 PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

The Contractor shall perform contract activities based out of their facilities.

10.0 GOVERNMENT FURNISHED EQUIPMENT AND SERVICES

The OCC will not provide any governmental furnished equipment or services. The Contractor shall be responsible for providing all equipment and materials for servicing capabilities based on this Performance Work Statement.

11.0 SECTION 508

The Contractor shall provide and maintain Information Communications Technology (ICT) that meets applicable standards of Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended. This applies to all software user-interfaces, web-based user-interfaces, and documents such as reports, job aids, guides, and plans. Resources for further details on these standards can be found at:

· Section 508: https://www.access-board.gov/guidelines-and-standards/communications-and-it/about-the-ict-refresh/final-rule/text-of-the-standards-and-guidelines

· Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG): http://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG20/#conformance

Conformance to all 508 standards shall be met unless exception is authorized by the OCC Information Technology Accessibility Program Office. Electronic Content delivered under this requirement shall meet the following standards:

· 502 – Interoperable with Assistive Technology

· 503 – Applications

· 602 – Support Documentation

· 603 – Support Services

· WCAG 2.0 Level A and AA Success Criteria and Conformance Requirements – applies to all software, Internet/Web interfaces and software with Web-based interfaces.

· Exception authorized: Non-Web software that resides on a PC or Server are not required to meet the following WCAG 2.0 success criteria: 2.4.1 Bypass Blocks, 2.4.5 Multiple Ways, 3.2.3 Consistent Navigation, and 3.2.4 Consistent Identification.

PART III - OTHER CONTRACTUAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS

1.0 TYPE OF CONTRACT

This is a Firm Fixed Price Contract.

2.0 INVOICING

The Contractor shall invoice on an annual basis. Invoices shall be submitted through the Invoice Processing Platform (IPP).

3.0 FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION (FAR) CLAUSES

FAR 52.252-2 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998)

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

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FAR Clause

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FAR 52.212-5 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT STATUTES OR EXECUTIVE ORDERS -- COMMERCIAL ITEMS (JAN 2018)

(a) The Contractor shall comply with the following Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clauses, which are incorporated in this contract by reference, to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items:

(1) 52.203-19, Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements (Jan 2017) (section 743 of Division E, Title VII, of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act 2015 (Pub. L. 113-235) and its successor provisions in subsequent appropriations acts (and as extended in continuing resolutions)).

(2) 52.209-10, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations (Nov 2015)

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

(4) 52.233-4, Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (OCT 2004) (Public Laws 108-77, 108-78 (19 U.S.C. 3805 note)).

(b) The Contractor shall comply with the FAR clauses in this paragraph (b) that the contracting officer has indicated as being incorporated in this contract by reference to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items:

[Contracting Officer check as appropriate.] XXX (1) 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government (Sept 2006), with Alternate I (Oct 1995) (41 U.S.C. 4704 and 10 U.S.C. 2402).

___ (2) 52.203-13, Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct (Oct 2015) (41 U.S.C. 3509).

___ (3) 52.203-15, Whistleblower Protections under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Jun 2010) (Section 1553 of Pub L. 111-5) (Applies to contracts funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009).

XXX (4) 52.204-10, Reporting Executive compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (Oct 2016) (Pub. L. 109-282) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note).

___ (5) [Reserved] XXX (6) 52.204-14, Service Contract Reporting Requirements (Oct 2016) (Pub. L. 111-117, section 743 of Div. C).

___ (7) 52.204-15, Service Contract Reporting Requirements for Indefinite-Delivery Contracts (Oct 2016) (Pub. L. 111-117, section 743 of Div. C).

XXX (8) 52.209-6, Protecting the Government’s Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment (Oct 2015) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note).

XXX (9) 52.209-9, Updates of Publicly Available Information Regarding Responsibility Matters (Jul 2013) (41 U.S.C. 2313).

___ (10) [Reserved] ___ (11) (i) 52.219-3, Notice of HUBZone Set-Aside or Sole-Source Award (Nov 2011) (15 U.S.C. 657a).

___ (ii) Alternate I (Nov 2011) of 52.219-3.

XXX (12) (i) 52.219-4, Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns (Oct 2014) (if the offeror elects to waive the preference, it shall so indicate in its offer)(15 U.S.C. 657a).

___ (ii) Alternate I (Jan 2011) of 52.219-4.

___ (13) [Reserved] ___ (14) (i) 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Aside (Nov 2011) (15 U.S.C. 644).

___ (ii) Alternate I (Nov 2011).

___ (iii) Alternate II (Nov 2011).

___ (15) (i) 52.219-7, Notice of Partial Small Business Set-Aside (June 2003) (15 U.S.C. 644).

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

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

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

___ (17) (i) 52.219-9, Small Business Subcontracting Plan (Jan 2017) (15 U.S.C. 637 (d)(4)).

___ (ii) Alternate I (Nov 2016) of 52.219-9.

___ (iii) Alternate II (Nov 2016) of 52.219-9.

___ (iv) Alternate III (Nov 2016) of 52.219-9.

___ (v) Alternate IV (Nov 2016) of 52.219-9.

___ (18) 52.219-13, Notice of Set-Aside of Orders (Nov 2011) (15 U.S.C. 644(r)).

___ (19) 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting (Jan 2017) (15 U.S.C. 637(a)(14)).

___ (20) 52.219-16, Liquidated Damages—Subcontracting Plan (Jan 1999) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(4)(F)(i)).

___ (21) 52.219-27, Notice of Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside (Nov 2011) (15 U.S.C. 657f).

XXX (22) 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation (Jul 2013) (15 U.S.C. 632(a)(2)).

___ (23) 52.219-29, Notice of Set-Aside for, or Sole Source Award to, Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business Concerns (Dec 2015) (15 U.S.C. 637(m)).

___ (24) 52.219-30, Notice of Set-Aside for, or Sole Source Award to, Women-Owned Small Business Concerns Eligible Under the Women-Owned Small Business Program (Dec 2015) (15 U.S.C. 637(m)).

XXX (25) 52.222-3, Convict Labor (June 2003) (E.O. 11755).

___ (26) 52.222-19, Child Labor—Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (Jan 2018) (E.O. 13126).

XXX (27) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Apr 2015).

XXX (28) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Sep 2016) (E.O. 11246).

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

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

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

XXX (32) 52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act (Dec 2010) (E.O. 13496).

XXX (33) (i) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (Mar 2015) (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O. 13627).

___ (ii) Alternate I (Mar 2015) of 52.222-50, (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O. 13627).

___ (34) 52.222-54, Employment Eligibility Verification (Oct 2015). (E. O. 12989). (Not applicable to the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items or certain other types of commercial items as prescribed in 22.1803.)

___ (35) (i) 52.223-9, Estimate of Percentage of Recovered Material Content for EPA-Designated Items (May 2008) (42 U.S.C. 6962(c)(3)(A)(ii)). (Not applicable to the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items.)

___ (ii) Alternate I (May 2008) of 52.223-9 (42 U.S.C. 6962(i)(2)(C)). (Not applicable to the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items.)

___ (36) 52.223-11, Ozone-Depleting Substances and High Global Warming Potential Hydrofluorocarbons (Jun 2016) (E.O.13693).

___ (37) 52.223-12, Maintenance, Service, Repair, or Disposal of Refrigeration Equipment and Air Conditioners (Jun 2016) (E.O. 13693).

___ (38) (i) 52.223-13, Acquisition of EPEAT® -Registered Imaging Equipment (Jun 2014) (E.O.s 13423 and 13514 ___ (ii) Alternate I (Oct 2015) of 52.223-13.

___ (39) (i) 52.223-14, Acquisition of EPEAT® -Registered Television (Jun 2014) (E.O.s 13423 and 13514).

___ (ii) Alternate I (Jun 2014) of 52.223-14.

___ (40) 52.223-15, Energy Efficiency in Energy-Consuming Products (Dec 2007) (42 U.S.C. 8259b).

___ (41) (i) 52.223-16, Acquisition of EPEAT® -Registered Personal Computer Products (Oct 2015) (E.O.s 13423 and 13514).

___ (ii) Alternate I (Jun 2014) of 52.223-16.

XXX (42) 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging while Driving (Aug 2011) (E.O. 13513).

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

___ (44) 52.223-21, Foams (Jun 2016) (E.O. 13696).

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

XXX (49) 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (Jun 2008) (E.O.’s, proclamations, and statutes administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury).

___ (50) 52.225-26, Contractors Performing Private Security Functions Outside the United States (Oct 2016) (Section 862, as amended, of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008; 10 U.S.C. 2302 Note).

___ (51) 52.226-4, Notice of Disaster or Emergency Area Set-Aside (Nov 2007) (42 U.S.C. 5150).

___ (52) 52.226-5, Restrictions on Subcontracting Outside Disaster or Emergency Area (Nov 2007) (42 U.S.C. 5150).

___ (53) 52.232-29, Terms for Financing of Purchases of Commercial Items (Feb 2002) (41 U.S.C. 4505), 10 U.S.C. 2307(f)).

___ (54) 52.232-30, Installment Payments for Commercial Items (Jan 2017) (41 U.S.C. 4505, 10 U.S.C. 2307(f)).

XXX (55) 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer— System for Award Management (Jul 2013) (31 U.S.C. 3332).

___ (56) 52.232-34, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer—Other Than System for Award Management (Jul 2013) (31 U.S.C. 3332).

___ (57) 52.232-36, Payment by Third Party (May 2014) (31 U.S.C. 3332).

___ (58) 52.239-1, Privacy or Security Safeguards (Aug 1996) (5 U.S.C. 552a).

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

___ (60) (i) 52.247-64, Preference for Privately Owned U.S.-Flag Commercial Vessels (Feb 2006) (46 U.S.C. Appx 1241(b) and 10 U.S.C. 2631).

___ (ii) Alternate I (Apr 2003) of 52.247-64.

(c) The Contractor shall comply with the FAR clauses in this paragraph (c), applicable to commercial services, that the Contracting Officer has indicated as being incorporated in this contract by reference to implement provisions of law or executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items:

[Contracting Officer check as appropriate.] ___ (1) 52.222-17, Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers (May 2014) (E.O. 13495) ___ (2) 52.222-41, Service Contract Labor Standards (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67.).

___ (3) 52.222-42, Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires (May 2014) (29 U.S.C. 206 and 41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

___ (4) 52.222-43, Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Labor Standards -- Price Adjustment (Multiple Year and Option Contracts) (May 2014) (29 U.S.C.206 and 41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

___ (5) 52.222-44, Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Labor Standards -- Price Adjustment (May 2014) (29 U.S.C. 206 and 41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

___ (6) 52.222-51, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Maintenance, Calibration, or Repair of Certain Equipment--Requirements (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

___ (7) 52.222-53, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Certain Services--Requirements (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

___ (8) 52.222-55, Minimum Wages Under Executive Order 13658 (Dec 2015) (E.O. 13658).

___ (9) 52.222-62, Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706 (JAN 2017) (E.O. 13706).

___ (10) 52.226-6, Promoting Excess Food Donation to Nonprofit Organizations. (May 2014) (42 U.S.C. 1792).

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

(d) Comptroller General Examination of Record The Contractor shall comply with the provisions of this paragraph (d) if this contract was awarded using other than sealed bid, is in excess of the simplified acquisition threshold, and does not contain the clause at 52.215-2, Audit and Records -- Negotiation.

(1) The Comptroller General of the United States, or an authorized representative of the Comptroller General, shall have access to and right to examine any of the Contractor’s directly pertinent records involving transactions related to this contract.

(2) The Contractor shall make available at its offices at all reasonable times the records, materials, and other evidence for examination, audit, or reproduction, until 3 years after final payment under this contract or for any shorter period specified in FAR Subpart 4.7, Contractor Records Retention, of the other clauses of this contract. If this contract is completely or partially terminated, the records relating to the work terminated shall be made available for 3 years after any resulting final termination settlement. Records relating to appeals under the disputes clause or to litigation or the settlement of claims arising under or relating to this contract shall be made available until such appeals, litigation, or claims are finally resolved.

(3) As used in this clause, records include books, documents, accounting procedures and practices, and other data, regardless of type and regardless of form. This does not require the Contractor to create or maintain any record that the Contractor does not maintain in the ordinary course of business or pursuant to a provision of law.

(e)

(1) Notwithstanding the requirements of the clauses in paragraphs (a), (b), (c) and (d) of this clause, the Contractor is not required to flow down any FAR clause, other than those in this paragraph (e)(1) in a subcontract for commercial items. Unless otherwise indicated below, the extent of the flow down shall be as required by the clause—

(i) 52.203-13, Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct (Oct 2015) (41 U.S.C. 3509).

(ii) 52.203-19, Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements (Jan 2017) (section 743 of Division E, Title VII, of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub. L. 113-235) and its successor provisions in subsequent appropriations acts (and as extended in continuing resolutions)).

(iii) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (Nov 2016) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(2) and (3)), in all subcontracts that offer further subcontracting opportunities. If the subcontract (except subcontracts to small business concerns) exceeds $700,000 ($1.5 million for construction of any public facility), the subcontractor must include 52.219-8 in lower tier subcontracts that offer subcontracting opportunities.

(iv) 52.222-17, Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers (May 2014) (E.O. 13495). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (1) of FAR clause 52.222-17.

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

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

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

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

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

(x) 52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act (Dec 2010) (E.O. 13496). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (f) of FAR clause 52.222-40.

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

(xii) (A) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (Mar 2015) (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O. 13627).

(B) Alternate I (Mar 2015) of 52.222-50 (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 E.O. 13627).

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

(xiv) 52.222-53, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Certain Services--Requirements (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67)

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

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

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

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

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

(xix) 52.225-26, Contractors Performing Private Security Functions Outside the United States (Oct 2016) (Section 862, as amended, of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008; 10 U.S.C. 2302 Note).

(xx) 52.226-6, Promoting Excess Food Donation to Nonprofit Organizations. (May 2014) (42 U.S.C. 1792). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (e) of FAR clause 52.226-6.

(xxi) 52.247-64, Preference for Privately-Owned U.S. Flag Commercial Vessels (Feb 2006) (46 U.S.C. Appx 1241(b) and 10 U.S.C. 2631). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (d) of FAR clause 52.247-64.

(2) While not required, the Contractor may include in its subcontracts for commercial items a minimal number of additional clauses necessary to satisfy its contractual obligations.

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FAR 52.217-8 OPTION TO EXTEND SERVICES (NOV 1999)

The Government may require continued performance of any services within the limits and at the rates specified in the contract. These rates may be adjusted only as a result of revisions to prevailing labor rates provided by the Secretary of Labor. The option provision may be exercised more than once, but the total extension of performance hereunder shall not exceed 6 months. The Contracting Officer may exercise the option by written notice to the Contractor within one (1) calendar day of contract expiration.

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FAR 52.217-9 OPTION TO EXTEND THE TERM OF THE CONTRACT (MAR 2000)

(a) The Government may extend the term of this contract by written notice to the Contractor within one (1) calendar day of contract expiration provided that the Government gives the Contractor a preliminary written notice of its intent to extend at least thirty (30) calendar days before the contract expires. The preliminary notice does not commit the Government to an extension.

(b) If the Government exercises this option, the extended contract shall be considered to include this option clause.

(c) The total duration of this contract, including the exercise of any options under this clause, shall not exceed 60 months.

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4.0 DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY ACQUISITION REGULATION (DTAR) CLAUSES

DTAR 1052.210-70 CONTRACTOR PUBLICITY (APR 2015)

The Contractor, or any entity or representative acting on behalf of the Contractor, shall not refer to the supplies or services furnished pursuant to the provisions of this contract in any news release or commercial advertising, or in connection with any news release or commercial advertising, without first obtaining explicit written consent to do so from the Contracting Officer. Should any reference to such supplies or services appear in any news release or commercial advertising issued by or on behalf of the Contractor without the required consent, the Government shall consider institution of all remedies available under applicable law, including 31 U.S.C. 333, and this contract. Further, any violation of this clause may be considered as part of the evaluation of past performance.

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DTAR 1052.232-7003 ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION OF PAYMENT REQUESTS (APR 2015)

(a) Definitions. As used in this clause—

(1) “Payment request” means a bill, voucher, invoice, or request for contract financing payment with associated supporting documentation. The payment request must comply with the requirements identified in FAR 32.905(b), “Content of Invoices” and the applicable Payment clause included in this contract.

(b) Except as provided in paragraph (c) of this clause, the Contractor shall submit payment requests electronically using the Invoice Processing Platform (IPP). Information regarding IPP, including IPP Customer Support contact information, is available at www.ipp.gov or any successor site.

(c) The Contractor may submit payment requests using other than IPP only when the Contracting Officer authorizes alternate procedures in writing in accordance with Treasury procedures.

(d) If alternate payment procedures are authorized, the Contractor shall include a copy of the Contracting Officer's written authorization with each payment request.

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5.0 OFFICE OF THE COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY (OCC) CLAUSES

OCC 1052.201-8000 CONTRACTING OFFICER'S REPRESENTATIVE (COR) DELEGATION AND AUTHORITY (DEC 2013)

(a) The contracting officer's representative will be identified via separate letter to the contractor.

(b) Performance of work under this contract is subject to the technical direction of the COR, as delegated in writing. The term "technical direction" includes, without limitation, direction to the contractor that directs or redirects the labor effort, shifts the work between work areas or locations, fills in details and otherwise serves to ensure that tasks outlined in the work statement are accomplished satisfactorily.

(c) Technical direction must be within the scope of the specification(s)/work statement. The COR does NOT have authority to issue technical direction that:

(1) changes any of the terms, conditions, or specification(s)/work statement of the contract;

(2) in any manner causes an increase or decrease in the contract price, or the time required for contract performance;

(3) interferes with the contractor's right to perform under the terms and conditions of the contract; or,

(4) directs, supervises or otherwise controls the actions of the contractor's employees.

(d) Technical direction may be oral or in writing. The COR shall confirm oral direction in writing within five work days, with a copy to the contract administrator.

(e) The contractor shall proceed promptly with performance resulting from the technical direction issued by the COR. If, in the opinion of the contractor, any direction of the COR, falls within the limitations in (c), above, the contractor shall immediately notify the contracting officer no later than the beginning of the next Government work day.

(f) Failure of the contractor and the contracting officer to agree that technical direction is within the scope of the contract shall be subject to the terms of the clause entitled "Disputes".

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OCC 1052.232-8002 AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS (APR 2014)

Funds are not presently available for this contract. The Government’s obligation under this contract is contingent upon the availability of non-appropriated funds from which payment for contract purposes can be made. No legal liability on the part of the Government for any payment may arise until funds are made available to the Contracting Officer for this contract and until the Contractor receives notice of such availability, to be confirmed in writing by the Contracting Officer.

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OCC 1052.239-8000 ELECTRONIC AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ACCESSIBILITY (JULY 2018)

1. Pursuant to Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794d), as amended by the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, all Information Communication Technology (ICT) products and services developed, acquired, maintained, or used under this contract/order must comply with the “Information Communication Technology Accessibility Provisions” set forth by the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (also referred to as the “Access Board”) in 36 CFR Part 1194. Further information can be accessed at:

0. Section 508 - https://www.access-board.gov/guidelines-and-standards/communications-and-it/about-the-ict-refresh/final-rule/text-of-the-standards-and-guidelines

0. Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) - http://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG20/#conformance

1. The Section 508 accessibility standards applicable to this contract/order are identified in Part II, section 3.0, of this RFQ. If it is determined by the Government that ICT products and services provided by the Contractor do not conform to the described accessibility standards in the Accessibility Conformance Report (ACR), remediation of the products or services to the level of conformance specified in the Contractor’s Product Assessment Template will be the responsibility of the Contractor at its own expense.

1. In the event of a modification(s) to this contract/order, which adds new ICT products or services or revises the type of, or specifications for, products or services the Contractor is to provide, including ICT deliverables such as electronic documents and reports, the Contracting Officer may require that the contractor submit a completed ACR found at https://www.itic.org/policy/accessibility/vpat, to assist the Government in determining that the ICT products or services support Section 508 accessibility standards.

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OCC 1052.242-8000 EVALUATION OF CONTRACTOR PERFORMANCE (DEC 2010)

(a) The OCC will evaluate the contractor’s performance after contract award. If this contract has option periods, interim evaluations will be conducted at the end of each option period and then a final evaluation report will be prepared at the completion of the entire contract. If this contract does not have renewal options, an evaluation will be conducted upon completion of the contract. Notwithstanding the preceding, the Contracting Officer may conduct evaluations more or less frequently, if the Contracting Officer deems appropriate.

(b) Evaluations will be conducted using an electronic format as established by Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS), an internet-based database of contractor performance information. The OCC will enter the information, gathered from the evaluation, into the CPARS.

(c) If the contractor responds to the evaluation, and the response rebuts any or all of the ratings, the Contracting Officer will attempt to reconcile the areas of disagreement with the contractor. If agreement cannot be reached, the evaluation and response shall be reviewed at a level higher than the Contracting Officer and a final evaluation will be issued by the reviewing official. If the reviewing official finds, either all or in part, against the contractor, the contractor’s response shall become part of the final evaluation. The reviewing official’s final decision shall not be subject to dispute under the terms and conditions of the Disputes clause or subject to resolution in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Alternative Dispute Resolution clause. The reviewing official will provide the contractor with a copy of the final evaluation.

(d) Any government agency authorized to access the Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS) database will be able to view the performance information related to this contract. Any government agency may also receive a copy the contractor’s performance evaluation, and any associated comments, by contacting the OCC. The OCC will also, upon request, provide copies of any and all of the contractor’s evaluations to the contractor.

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OCC 1052.242-8002 PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE (SEP 2012)

The base period of performance of this contract is one (1) year from the date of award.

If exercised, the first option period will extend the contract period of performance one (1) year (dates to be identified at time of award).

If exercised, the second option period will extend the contract period of performance one (1) year (dates to be identified at time of award).

If exercised, the third option period will extend the contract period of performance one (1) year (dates to be identified at time of award).

If exercised, the fourth option period will extend the contract period of performance one (1) year (dates to be identified at time of award).

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OCC 1052.243-8001 AUTHORIZED CHANGES ONLY BY THE CONTRACTING OFFICER (SEP 2016)

(a) Except as specified in paragraph (b) below, no order, statement, or conduct of Government personnel who provide technical direction or in any other manner communicates with contractor personnel during the performance of this contract shall constitute a change under the “Changes” clause of this contract.

(b) The Contractor shall not comply with any order, direction or request of Government personnel unless it is issued in writing and signed by the Contracting Officer (CO), or is pursuant to specific authority otherwise included as a part of this contract.

(c) The CO is the only person authorized to approve changes in any of the requirements of this contract and notwithstanding provisions contained elsewhere in this contract, the said authority remains solely the CO’s. In the event the Contractor effects any change at the direction of any person other than the CO, the change will be considered to have been made without authority and no adjustment will be made in the contract price to cover any increase in charges incurred as a result thereof. The primary CO will be identified via separate letter to the contractor. Any CO with appropriate warrant authority may direct changes through a modification to the contract.

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1052.245-8003 CONFIDENTIAL OR SENSITIVE INFORMATION (JAN 2014)

(a) Because of the proprietary nature of such information, the contractor understands that work performed by and information released to the contractor is sensitive in nature and shall not be disclosed to anyone other than the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) (Government) employees assigned to the contract and other contractor personnel the Government authorizes to receive the information. The contractor agrees to protect all confidential and/or proprietary information received by or provided to the contractor pursuant to this contract from unauthorized disclosure or use for as long as the information remains proprietary or confidential and further agrees that it will not use such information for any purpose other than that relating to the performance of this contract. For purposes of the contract, all information provided to or received by the contractor is deemed confidential and proprietary.

(b) The contractor shall execute and is responsible for having all of its employees, subcontractor employees, and agents working under the contract and/or having access to sensitive information under this contract execute a “Conditional Access to Sensitive but Unclassified Information Non-Disclosure Agreement.”, hereafter referred to as an NDA, provided as Attachment 1 to this contract. This NDA provides that sensitive but unclassified information provided to the contractor or its employees, subcontractors, or agents, shall not, except as permitted in connection with the performance of the contract, be further disclosed or used without the prior written approval of the Government.

(c) Contractor employees processed in the Personnel and Administration Security System (PASS), will complete the NDA electronically.

(d) Contractor employees processed outside of PASS, will complete the attached hard copy NDA and submit to the Contracting Officer (CO).

(e) Executed copies of the NDA are required by each contractor employee, subcontractor employee or agent who will perform work on the contract before they can begin actual performance under the contract.

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OCC 1052.245-8009 CITIZENSHIP OR RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS OF CONTRACTOR PERSONNEL (JUN 2015)

The contractor shall ensure that all employees, agents, and subcontractors having unescorted access to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s facilities or access to information systems, security items, or sensitive but unclassified information are United States Citizens or are lawful Permanent Resident Aliens (green card) with at least three or more years of U.S. residency from the date of legal entry in the U.S. Contractors who require privileged IT access shall be U.S. citizens and shall complete the Privileged User training prior to receiving elevated permissions.

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OCC 1052.342-8000 CONTRACTOR’S COMMITMENT TO EQUAL OPPORTUNITY IN EMPLOYMENT AND CONTRACTING (APR 2012)

Contractor confirms its commitment to equal opportunity in employment and contracting. To implement this commitment, the Contractor shall ensure, to the maximum extent possible consistent with applicable law, the fair inclusion of minorities and women in its workforce. The Contractor shall insert the substance of this clause in all subcontracts under this Contract when the dollar value exceeds $150,000.

Within ten (10) business days of a written request from the OCC’s Office of Minority and Women Inclusion (OMWI), or such longer time as the OMWI determines, and without any additional consideration required from the Agency, the Contractor shall provide documentation, satisfactory to the Agency, of the actions it (and, as applicable, its subcontractors) has undertaken to demonstrate its good-faith efforts to comply with the aforementioned provisions.

For purposes of this contract, “good-faith efforts” may include actions by the contractor intended to identify and, if present, remove barriers to minority and women employment or expansion of employment opportunities for minorities and women within its workforce. Efforts to remove such barriers may include, but are not limited to, recruiting minorities and women, providing job-related training, or engaging in other activities that could lead to those results.

The documentation requested by the OMWI may include, but is not limited to, one or more of the following:

1. A written affirmative action plan or other written program designed to ensure the fair inclusion of minorities and women in the contractor’s workforce, including outreach, recruitment, and training efforts whereby the contractor sets forth specific, results-oriented policies and procedures.

2. A list of subcontract awards under the Contract categorized by dollar, date of award, and the subcontractor’s ownership status, including whether the subcontractor is minority-owned (by race and/or ethnicity) or women-owned.

3. Documentation similar to that described in paragraph 1 with respect to each subcontractor.

4. Any other actions demonstrating the contractor’s or subcontractor’s good-faith efforts to include minorities and women in its workforce.

Consistent with Section 342(c)(3) of the Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (PL 111-203) (Dodd–Frank), a failure to demonstrate to the Director of the OMWI such good-faith efforts to include minorities and women in the Contractor’s workforce (and, as applicable, the workforce of its subcontractors) may result in termination of the Contract for default, referral to the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, or other appropriate action.

For purposes of this clause, the terms “minority,” “minority-owned business” and “women-owned business” shall have the meanings set forth in Section 342(g) of Dodd–Frank.

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PART IV – PREPARATION AND SUBMISSION OF QUOTE

1.0 TYPE OF CONTRACT

The Government contemplates the award of a Firm Fixed Price Contract resulting from this Request for Quotation (RFQ).

2.0 ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS

Offeror’s shall submit their quote via one (1) email but in two (2) separate volumes (Volume I & Volume II). Emails shall not exceed 20 megabytes. Quotes shall be emailed to Laura.Baker@occ.treas.gov and Cc to Allison.Brazzel@occ.treas.gov.

Volume I: The offeror shall ensure that the following items and information are submitted with their quote:

· Completed SF 1449 in accordance with FAR 52.212-1 and any Amendments issued.

· Completed Pricing Table and…