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Sealed offers in original and ___________________copies to perform the work required are due at the place specified in Item 8 by _____________ (hour) local time _____________________ (date). If this is a sealed bid solicitation, offers must be publicly opened at that time. Sealed envelopes containing offers shall be marked to show the offeror's name and address, the solicitation number, the date and time offers are due.

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All offers are subject to the (1) work requirements, and (2) other provisions and clauses incorporated in the solicitation in full text or by reference.

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Offers providing less than _______________________ calendar days for Government acceptance after the date offers are due will not be considered and will be rejected.

36C25525R0069 X 04-16-2025 589A5-24-103 36C255 Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office (NCO) 15 3450 S 4th Street Trafficway Leavenworth

KS

66048 Y Network Contracting Office (NCO) 15 3450 S 4th Street Trafficway Leavenworth

KS

66048

FITZGERALD,TIM

913-946-1145 Request for Proposal for project 589A5-24-103A, REPLACE GENERATORS AND ATS'S, located at Colmery-O'Neil Veterans Administration Medical Center in Topkea, Kansas.

See attached Schedule, Statement of Work, Specifications and Drawings.

Period of Performance is 270- days after Notice to Proceed.

Provide Contractor Unique Identifier Number:_________________________ Contractors working on this project are exempt from state sales tax, and a Project exemption Certificate will be issued upon award of this contract.

Payment and Performance bonds are required.

Magnitude of VA Project: Between $250,000.00 and $500,000.00

Note: The term offer and bid are interchangeable.

PROPOSALS ARE TO BE SUBMITTED FEDEX, UPS, OR HAND DELIVERED to address below, to ensure receipt of all contents.

The contractor shall also provide the proposal in two separate binders along with a CD of the proposal containing the technical & price information by the request due date at the NCO 15 Contracting Office 3450 S 4th St Leavenworth, Kansas 66048.

The NAICS code and size standard for this project are: NAICS 236220-Commercial and Institutional Building Construction Construction with a size standard of $47.0 million.

All Contractors and Joint Ventures must be certified in SBA VetCert, and registered in SAM.gov at the time of proposal date through the time of award to be eligible for award. See FAR 52.204-7(b)(1).

Acknowledge VAAR clause 852.219-75 by signing certification blocks of the clause (see page 29 of contract) and return.

with proposal to the Contracting Officer.

Site Visit: A site visit will be conducted on Wednesday 30 April 2025 at 1:30 PM CST. Location: VAMC, Topeka, 2200 Gage Blvd Topeka, Kansas 66622. Bldg 6 Engineering Office Questions are due 02 May 2025 by 10:00am Central Time.

Proposals are due Tuesday 20 May 2025 by 2:00pm central time to the door of the address listed in blk #8 above..

Facility COR: Thomas Dow (785) 350-3111 ext 52915, email: Thomas.Dow@va.gov Contracting Officer: Tim Fitzgerald, 913-946-1145, timothy.fitzgerald@va.gov X 52.211-10 X

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Your Contractor agrees offer on this solicitation is hereby accepted as to the items listed. This to furnish and deliver all items or perform all work requirements identified award consummates the contract, which consists of (a) the Government on this form and any continuation sheets for the consideration stated in solicitation and your offer, and (b) this contract award. No further cont-this contract. The rights and obligations of the parties to this contract ractual document is necessary.

shall be governed by (a) this contract award, (b) the solicitation, and (c) the clauses, representations, certifications, and specifications incorporated by reference in or attached to this contract.

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(Include ZIP Code) (Include area code) (Include only if different than Item 14.)

(Insert any number equal to or greater than the minimum requirement stated in Item 13d. Failure to insert any number means the offeror accepts the minimum in Item 13d.)

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CONTRACTING OFFICER WILL COMPLETE ITEM 28 OR 29 AS APPLICABLE

36C255 Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office (NCO) 15 3450 S 4th Street Trafficway Leavenworth

KS

66048 36C255 Department of Veterans Affairs Financial Services Center http://www.fsc.va.gov/einvoice.asp Austin

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877-353-9791 512-460-5429 Tim Fitzgerald Contracting Officer

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STATEMENT OF PROPOSAL ITEM(S)

Project 589A5-24-103 Replace Generators and Automatic Transfer Switches, Topeka

CLIN 0001, General Construction: (BASE Bid) Includes all scope communicated in the SOW, drawings, pictures, and specifications.

Total: _____________________________________________

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STATEMENT OF WORK

Page 1 of Page 1 of Page 1 of Colmery-O’Neil VA Medical Center Topeka, Kansas Replace Generators and Automatic Transfer Switches SERVICE STATEMENT of WORK (SOW)

1. PROJECT LOCATION: Colmery-O’Neil Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 2200 SW Gage Blvd, Topeka, Kansas, 66622.

2. SCOPE OF WORK: The work covered in this contract consists of furnishing all labor, expertise, equipment, materials, facilities, transportation, and appliances necessary to perform operations in connection with the work described in paragraph 3. Summary of Work. It is the intent of the government for the contractor to provide a complete and useable system. Any relevant details required for a complete system that are omitted in the contract plans and specifications will be provided by the Contractor at no cost to the government.

3. SUMMARY OF WORK: Work shall consist of but is not limited to the following: The contractor shall provide all necessary labor, materials, and equipment to remove the existing generators and dispose of the existing generator sets, install the new and government furnished generator sets, to and replace the three ATSs.

3.1 Remove and replace the generator set in building 41 with a government furnished generator set. This work includes installing the generator set base on new isolator pads installed on the existing generator pad and making all necessary alterations to the existing electrical lines, fuel lines, engine exhaust system, air intake plenum. Functionally test the generator after installation per manufacturer’s specifications. Provide temporary emergency power generator equivalent to the existing generator set for the duration of time required for the existing generator set to be remove and the new generator set install and accepted.

The contractor must inspect and service the government furnished Kohler Genset to include but not limited to, changing the oil and oil filter, flush fuel lines and replace fuel filter, replace the air filter and flush and replace radiator coolant.

Existing generator set: Cummins Model No. 400FDC3043AB serial number BD-9672-1824.

Government furnished generator set: Kohler Power Systems Genset Model 100REOZJF serial number SGM328CKG.

3.2 Remove and replace the generator set in building 57 with a contractor furnished generator set. This work includes installing the generator set base on new isolator pads installed on the existing generator pad and making all necessary alterations to the existing electrical lines, fuel lines, engine exhaust system, air intake plenum. Functionally test the generator after installation per manufacturer’s specifications. Provide temporary emergency power generator equivalent to the existing generator set for the duration of time required for the existing generator set to be remove and the new generator set install and accepted.

3.3 Remove and replace the existing ventilation louvers, electrical actuator motor and temperature control module on the east wall of building 57.

Existing generator set: EM BEMAC II generator set serial number 170923831 with a Caterpillar D336 engine.

Contractor furnished generator set requirements: 200 kW standby generator set that meets or exceeds the salient characteristics of a Caterpillar C7.1 200 kW, 120/208 volts, 3 phase, 4 conductor wire, 694 amps, 60Hz generator set and associated day tank.

3.4 Remove and replace two (2) Automatic Transfer Switch (ATS) in Building 1 (Main Hospital) room B22E with new ATSs meeting the characteristics described below. Install an electrical disconnect switch on the electrical service line from the generator to each ATS. Contractor will dispose of the removed ATS. Functionally test the ATS after installation per the manufacturer’s Specifications. See attached drawing and specifications for more details. Continuous temporary power to the Hospital will be required during the ATS replacement. The Hospital shall not be without power.

Requirements: The new C1 and C2 automatic transfer switches must be 3-pole, 400 amp, three phase and meets or exceeds the salient characteristics of an ASCO 7000 Series Bypass Isolation Automatic Transfer Switch. The new ATS must be service rated.

As part of functional testing of the ATS, the contractor shall troubleshoot and document issues encountered in a report.

3.5 Remove and replace the Automatic Transfer Switch (ATS) in Building 22 (Administrative Support) room 110E with a new ATS meeting the characteristics described below. Contractor will dispose of the removed ATS. Install an electrical disconnect switch on the electrical service line from the generator to the ATS. Functionally test the ATS after installation per the manufacturer’s Specifications. See attached drawing and specifications for more details. Continuous temporary power to the Building 22 will be required during the ATS replacement. Building 22 shall not be without power for longer than 60 minutes.

Requirements: The new automatic transfer switches must be 3-pole, 100 amp, three phase and meets or exceeds the salient characteristics of an ASCO 300 Series Group G Power Automatic Transfer Switches. The new ATS must be service rated.

As part of functional testing of the ATS, the contractor shall troubleshoot and document issues encountered in a report.

4. CODES & STANDARDS: All work performed under this contract shall be in accordance with federal, state and local codes & standards, as well as widely accepted industry standards, including but not limited to: American Institute of Architects, American Institute of Electrical Engineers, American National Standards Institute, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, American Society of Testing Materials, National Bureau of Standards, National Electric Code, National Fire Protection Association, National Electric Code, Occupational Safety & Health Administration, Rubber Manufacturers Association, Underwriters Laboratories, and the New York DOT standard specification. Additionally, all requirements of the New York Department of Health must be satisfied in their entirety for any work performed or materials bought under this contract. Failure to comply with any of the aforementioned codes and standards shall be considered as a failure to comply to contract specifications.

5. MATERIALS: The materials shall conform to specifications, applicable industry codes and standards and the manufacturer's recommendations, whichever is more stringent. Certificates of compliance and Technical Data Sheets are required for all materials supplied.

6. SITE INSPECTION: The contractor shall have the opportunity to visit the site before the Bid Opening. The contractor is required to acknowledge at time of Bid Opening that said contractor has inspected and is fully cognizant of conditions at the site. No allowance or consideration will be given after award for any condition which existed at the time of the site visit.

7. GENERATOR AND ATS SERVICE REQUIREMENTS.

7.1 Services: The Contractor must manage all aspects of this contract for the replacement of two (2) generators and three (3) ATSs within the designated areas of the facility.

7.2 Specific Requirements Affecting Work.

7.2.1 Site Survey: Before commencing work, assess generators and ATS’ to determine appropriate engineering controls, safety measures, tools, equipment and cleaning products and methods required to complete the work.

7.2.2 Work Plans: Before commencing work, submit a project schedule outlining starting date, dates and times when work will take place, and sequence of activities.

7.2.3 Product Data and Safety Data Sheets: Submit product data submittals listing general use and specific chemical cleaning products and coatings used while performing the work, along with Safety Data Sheets for chemical products used to perform the work.

7.2.4 Safety Plan: Define responsibilities of each organization’s designated representative involved with executing work plan throughout project.

7.3 SECURITY AND FACILITY ACCESS: The contractor shall be granted access to the VA Medical Center. Contractor personnel must sign in at Building 3 room 01 when they arrive on site and sign out before they leave the site. The Government reserves the right to deny access to any person, with no consequence to the contract.

7.4 Safety and Health Requirements: Compliance with OSHA and other applicable laws and regulations for the protection of employees is exclusively the obligation of the commercial contractor. Government and contractor employees must comply with the Corps of Engineers Safety Manual EM 385-1-1. All contractors and employees will attend a pre-construction meeting prior to project work beginning. The Contractor must provide for protecting the health of his employees, building occupants, and protection from damage of property, materials, supplies, and equipment in accordance with the latest revision of the “Safety and Health Requirements Act”.

7.5 Clean Up: The Contractor must always keep the work area free from accumulation of waste materials. Before completing the work, the Contractor will remove from the facility all rubbish generated during the removal of the existing generator and the installation of the new generators and ATS’s, tools, equipment, and materials that belong to the Contractor.

7.6 Disposal: All existing materials, equipment, and construction debris must be removed from the building property and disposed of in accordance with all local regulations at the Contractor’s expense, unless specified otherwise herein.

7.7 Minor Materials and Work: Minor materials and work not specifically mentioned herein, but necessary for the proper completion of work, will be furnished without additional cost to the Government.

7.8 Qualifications: Contractors must have 5 years or more of past performance equal to the level of difficulty and size of the facility.

8. CONTRACTOR WORK RESPONSIBILITIES: All work will be performed without interruptions of the facility work activities. The contractor is responsible for supply emergency power generator while the two generators are being replace in the event of a power outage. The Contractor will be responsible for repairs to any equipment, or materials, damaged during the course of work within the designated facility locations.

9. GOVERNMENT RESOURCES: No Government resources shall be made available to the contractor, unless otherwise stated in this Statement of Work. The contractor must provide for all necessary resources to provide a complete and usable facility or systems as described in the contract documents. The contractor must not obligate Government resources in any manner. The Government shall seek remedy for any obligation or encumbrance imposed by the Contractors actions. Government resources include, but are not limited to, government owned materials, equipment, tools, vehicles, personnel, and facilities.

10. GENERAL INFORMATION:

10.1 Hours and Days of Operation. The contractor must perform services during normal installation duty hours are 0730-1630, Monday thru Friday, except federal holidays. In food preparation and servicing areas the work must be performed after the serving of the evening meal and be completed before the preparation of early morning meals. In case of an Emergency during off duty hours and weekends.

10.2 RECOGNIZED FEDERAL HOLIDAYS:

New Year’s Day - 1 January Martin Luther King Jr. Day - 3rd Monday in January President’s Day - 3rd Monday in February Memorial Day - Last Monday in May Independence Day - 4th July Labor Day - 1st Monday in September Columbus Day - 2nd Monday in October Veteran’s Day - 11 November Thanksgiving Day - 4th Thursday in November Christmas Day – 25th December

If these holidays fall on Saturday, the preceding Friday will be observed. If these holidays fall on Sunday, the following Monday will be observed. If a holiday falls on a scheduled service day, the Contractor must be responsible for rescheduling services for the first day post the holiday observance. If the president grants VA employees an additional holiday/administrative leave day, it does not apply to the contractor.

11. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: The period of performance for this service is 270 days from the date of notice to proceed.

*Offerors must consider the total time to complete the project which includes, but not limited to, lead times of supplies, materials, and equipment. If the service contract duration is not feasible, offerors must submit a pre-proposal inquiry (PPI) by the PPI deadline with a proposed service contract duration and explanation why additional time is needed.*

12. SUPPLEMENTAL ATTACHMENTS:

1. Floor Plans and 1-Line Electrical Drawings

2. Specifications

A.3 52.201-1 ACQUISITION 360: VOLUNTARY SURVEY (SEP 2023)

(a) All actual and potential offerors are encouraged to provide feedback on the preaward and debriefing processes, as applicable. Feedback may be provided to agencies up to 45 days after award. The feedback is anonymous, unless the participant self-identifies in the survey. Actual and potential offerors can participate in the survey by selecting the following link: https:// www.acquisition.gov/360.

(b) The Contracting Officer will not review the information provided until after contract award and will not consider it in the award decision. The survey is voluntary and does not convey any protections, rights, or grounds for protest. It creates a way for actual and potential offerors to provide the Government constructive feedback about the preaward and debriefing processes, as applicable, used for a specific acquisition.

(End of Clause)

A.4 52.216-1 TYPE OF CONTRACT (APR 1984)

The Government contemplates award of a Firm-Fixed-Price contract resulting from this solicitation.

(End of Provision)

A.5 52.236-27 SITE VISIT (CONSTRUCTION) (FEB 1995)

(a) The clauses at 52.236-2, Differing Site Conditions, and 52.236-3, Site Investigations and Conditions Affecting the Work, will be included in any contract awarded as a result of this solicitation. Accordingly, offerors or quoters are urged and expected to inspect the site where the work will be performed.

(b) Site visits may be arranged during normal duty hours by contacting:

Name: Timothy Fitzgerald Address: Colmery O'Neil VAMC 2200 Gage Blvd BLDG 6 Engineering Office Topeka, Kansas, 66622 Telephone: 913-946-1145 (End of Provision)

A.6 52.252-1 SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998)

This solicitation incorporates one or more solicitation provisions by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. The offeror is cautioned that the listed provisions may include blocks that must be completed by the offeror and submitted with its quotation or offer. In lieu of submitting the full text of those provisions, the offeror may identify the provision by paragraph identifier and provide the appropriate information with its quotation or offer. Also, the full text of a solicitation provision may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es):

(End of Provision)

REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS

3.1 52.204-29 FEDERAL ACQUISITION SUPPLY CHAIN SECURITY ACT ORDERS—REPRESENTATION AND DISCLOSURES (DEC 2023)

(a) Definitions. As used in this provision, Covered article, FASCSA order, Intelligence community, National security system, Reasonable inquiry, Sensitive compartmented information, Sensitive compartmented information system, and Source have the meaning provided in the clause 52.204–30, Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act Orders— Prohibition.

(b) Prohibition. Contractors are prohibited from providing or using as part of the performance of the contract any covered article, or any products or services produced or provided by a source, if the prohibition is set out in an applicable Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act (FASCSA) order, as described in paragraph (b)(1) of FAR 52.204–30, Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act Orders—Prohibition.

(c) Procedures. (1) The Offeror shall search for the phrase ‘‘FASCSA order’’ in the System for Award Management (SAM)(https://www.sam.gov) for any covered article, or any products or services produced or provided by a source, if there is an applicable FASCSA order described in paragraph (b)(1) of FAR 52.204–30, Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act Orders—Prohibition.

(2) The Offeror shall review the solicitation for any FASCSA orders that are not in SAM, but are effective and do apply to the solicitation and resultant contract (see FAR 4.2303(c)(2)).

(3) FASCSA orders issued after the date of solicitation do not apply unless added by an amendment to the solicitation.

(d) Representation. By submission of this offer, the offeror represents that it has conducted a reasonable inquiry, and that the offeror does not propose to provide or use in response to this solicitation any covered article, or any products or services produced or provided by a source, if the covered article or the source is prohibited by an applicable FASCSA order in effect on the date the solicitation was issued, except as waived by the solicitation, or as disclosed in paragraph (e).

(e) Disclosures. The purpose for this disclosure is so the Government may decide whether to issue a waiver. For any covered article, or any products or services produced or provided by a source, if the covered article or the source is subject to an applicable FASCSA order, and the Offeror is unable to represent compliance, then the Offeror shall provide the following information as part of the offer:

(1) Name of the product or service provided to the Government;

(2) Name of the covered article or source subject to a FASCSA order;

(3) If applicable, name of the vendor, including the Commercial and Government Entity code and unique entity identifier (if known), that supplied the covered article or the product or service to the Offeror;

(4) Brand;

(5) Model number (original equipment manufacturer number, manufacturer part number, or wholesaler number);

(6) Item description;

(7) Reason why the applicable covered article or the product or service is being provided or used;

(f) Executive agency review of disclosures. The contracting officer will review disclosures provided in paragraph (e) to determine if any waiver may be sought. A contracting officer may choose not to pursue a waiver for covered articles or sources otherwise subject to a FASCSA order and may instead make an award to an offeror that does not require a waiver.

(End of Provision)

GENERAL CONDITIONS

4.1 52.204-23 PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTING FOR HARDWARE, SOFTWARE, AND SERVICES DEVELOPED OR PROVIDED BY KASPERSKY LAB COVERED ENTITIES (DEC 2023)

(a) Definitions. As used in this clause—Kaspersky Lab covered article means any hardware, software, or service that—

(1) Is developed or provided by a Kaspersky Lab covered entity;

(2) Includes any hardware, software, or service developed or provided in whole or in part by a Kaspersky Lab covered entity; or

(3) Contains components using any hardware or software developed in whole or in part by a Kaspersky Lab covered entity.

Kaspersky Lab covered entity means—

(1) Kaspersky Lab;

(2) Any successor entity to Kaspersky Lab, including any change in name, e.g., ‘‘Kaspersky’’;

(3) Any entity that controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with Kaspersky Lab; or

(4) Any entity of which Kaspersky Lab has a majority ownership.

(b) Prohibition. Section 1634 of Division A of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Pub. L. 115–91) prohibits Government use of any Kaspersky Lab covered article. The Contractor is prohibited from—

(1) Providing any Kaspersky Lab covered article that the Government will use on or after October 1, 2018; and

(2) Using any Kaspersky Lab covered article on or after October 1, 2018, in the development of data or deliverables first produced in the performance of the contract.

(c) Reporting requirement. (1) In the event the Contractor identifies a Kaspersky Lab covered article provided to the Government during contract performance, or the Contractor is notified of such by a subcontractor at any tier or any other source, the Contractor shall report, in writing, to the Contracting Officer or, in the case of the Department of Defense, to the website at https://dibnet.dod.mil. For indefinite delivery contracts, the Contractor shall report to the Contracting Officer for the indefinite delivery contract and the Contracting Officer(s) for any affected order or, in the case of the Department of Defense, identify both the indefinite delivery contract and any affected orders in the report provided at https://dibnet.dod.mil.

(2) The Contractor shall report the following information pursuant to paragraph (c)(1) of this clause:

(i) Within 3 business days from the date of such identification or notification: The contract number; the order number(s), if applicable; supplier name; brand; model number (Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) number, manufacturer part number, or wholesaler number); item description; and any readily available information about mitigation actions undertaken or recommended.

(ii) Within 10 business days of submitting the report pursuant to paragraph (c)(1) of this clause: Any further available information about mitigation actions undertaken or recommended. In addition, the Contractor shall describe the efforts it undertook to prevent use or submission of a Kaspersky Lab covered article, any reasons that led to the use or submission of the Kaspersky Lab covered article, and any additional efforts that will be incorporated to prevent future use or submission of Kaspersky Lab covered articles.

(d) Subcontracts. The Contractor shall insert the substance of this clause, including this paragraph (d), in all subcontracts including subcontracts for the acquisition of commercial products or commercial services.

(End of Clause)

4.2 52.204-30 FEDERAL ACQUISITION SUPPLY CHAIN SECURITY ACT ORDERS—PROHIBITION (DEC 2023)

(a) Definitions. As used in this clause— Covered article, as defined in 41 U.S.C. 4713(k), means—

(1) Information technology, as defined in 40 U.S.C. 11101, including cloud computing services of all types;

(2) Telecommunications equipment or telecommunications service, as those terms are defined in section 3 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 153);

(3) The processing of information on a Federal or non-Federal information system, subject to the requirements of the Controlled Unclassified Information program (see 32 CFR part 2002); or

(4) Hardware, systems, devices, software, or services that include embedded or incidental information technology.

FASCSA order means any of the following orders issued under the Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act (FASCSA) requiring the removal of covered articles from executive agency information systems or the exclusion of one or more named sources or named covered articles from executive agency procurement actions, as described in 41 CFR 201–1.303(d) and (e):

(1) The Secretary of Homeland Security may issue FASCSA orders applicable to civilian agencies, to the extent not covered by paragraph (2) or (3) of this definition. This type of FASCSA order may be referred to as a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) FASCSA order.

(2) The Secretary of Defense may issue FASCSA orders applicable to the Department of Defense (DoD) and national security systems other than sensitive compartmented information systems. This type of FASCSA order may be referred to as a DoD FASCSA order.

(3) The Director of National Intelligence (DNI) may issue FASCSA orders applicable to the intelligence community and sensitive compartmented information systems, to the extent not covered by paragraph (2) of this definition. This type of FASCSA order may be referred to as a DNI FASCSA order.

Intelligence community, as defined by 50 U.S.C. 3003(4), means the following—

(1) The Office of the Director of National Intelligence;

(2) The Central Intelligence Agency;

(3) The National Security Agency;

(4) The Defense Intelligence Agency;

(5) The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency;

(6) The National Reconnaissance Office;

(7) Other offices within the Department of Defense for the collection of specialized national intelligence through reconnaissance programs;

(8) The intelligence elements of the Army, the Navy, the Air Force, the Marine Corps, the Coast Guard, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Drug Enforcement Administration, and the Department of Energy;

(9) The Bureau of Intelligence and Research of the Department of State;

(10) The Office of Intelligence and Analysis of the Department of the Treasury;

(11) The Office of Intelligence and Analysis of the Department of Homeland Security; or

(12) Such other elements of any department or agency as may be designated by the President, or designated jointly by the Director of National Intelligence and the head of the department or agency concerned, as an element of the intelligence community.

National security system, as defined in 44 U.S.C. 3552, means any information system (including any telecommunications system) used or operated by an agency or by a contractor of an agency, or other organization on behalf of an agency—

(1) The function, operation, or use of which involves intelligence activities; involves cryptologic activities related to national security; involves command and control of military forces; involves equipment that is an integral part of a weapon or weapons system; or is critical to the direct fulfillment of military or intelligence missions, but does not include a system that is to be used for routine administrative and business applications (including payroll, finance, logistics, and personnel management applications); or

(2) Is protected at all times by procedures established for information that have been specifically authorized under criteria established by an Executive order or an Act of Congress to be kept classified in the interest of national defense or foreign policy.

Reasonable inquiry means an inquiry designed to uncover any information in the entity’s possession about the identity of any covered articles, or any products or services produced or provided by a source. This applies when the covered article or the source is subject to an applicable FASCSA order. A reasonable inquiry excludes the need to include an internal or third-party audit.

Sensitive compartmented information means classified information concerning or derived from intelligence sources, methods, or analytical processes, which is required to be handled within formal access control systems established by the Director of National Intelligence.

Sensitive compartmented information system means a national security system authorized to process or store sensitive compartmented information.

Source means a non-Federal supplier, or potential supplier, of products or services, at any tier.

(b) Prohibition. (1) Unless an applicable waiver has been issued by the issuing official, Contractors shall not provide or use as part of the performance of the contract any covered article, or any products or services produced or provided by a source, if the covered article or the source is prohibited by an applicable FASCSA orders as follows:

(i) For solicitations and contracts awarded by a Department of Defense contracting office, DoD FASCSA orders apply.

(ii) For all other solicitations and contracts DHS FASCSA orders apply.

(2) The Contractor shall search for the phrase ‘‘FASCSA order’’ in the System for Award Management (SAM) at https://www.sam.gov to locate applicable FASCSA orders identified in paragraph (b)(1).

(3) The Government may identify in the solicitation additional FASCSA orders that are not in SAM, which are effective and apply to the solicitation and resultant contract.

(4) A FASCSA order issued after the date of solicitation applies to this contract only if added by an amendment to the solicitation or modification to the contract (see FAR 4.2304(c)). However, see paragraph (c) of this clause.

(5)(i) If the contractor wishes to ask for a waiver of the requirements of a new FASCSA order being applied through modification, then the Contractor shall disclose the following:

(A) Name of the product or service provided to the Government;

(B) Name of the covered article or source subject to a FASCSA order;

(C) If applicable, name of the vendor, including the Commercial and Government Entity code and unique entity identifier (if known), that supplied or supplies the covered article or the product or service to the Offeror;

(D) Brand;

(E) Model number (original equipment manufacturer number, manufacturer part number, or wholesaler number);

(F) Item description;

(G) Reason why the applicable covered article or the product or service is being provided or used;

(ii) Executive agency review of disclosures. The contracting officer will review disclosures provided in paragraph (b)(5)(i) to determine if any waiver is warranted. A contracting officer may choose not to pursue a waiver for covered articles or sources otherwise covered by a FASCSA order and to instead pursue other appropriate action.

(c) Notice and reporting requirement. (1) During contract performance, the Contractor shall review SAM.gov at least once every three months, or as advised by the Contracting Officer, to check for covered articles subject to FASCSA order(s), or for products or services produced by a source subject to FASCSA order(s) not currently identified under paragraph (b) of this clause.

(2) If the Contractor identifies a new FASCSA order(s) that could impact their supply chain, then the Contractor shall conduct a reasonable inquiry to identify whether a covered article or product or service produced or provided by a source subject to the FASCSA order(s) was provided to the Government or used during contract performance.

(3)(i) The Contractor shall submit a report to the contracting office as identified in paragraph (c)(3)(ii) of this clause, if the Contractor identifies, including through any notification by a subcontractor at any tier, that a covered article or product or service produced or provided by a source was provided to the Government or used during contract performance and is subject to a FASCSA order(s) identified in paragraph (b) of this clause, or a new FASCSA order identified in paragraph (c)(2) of this clause. For indefinite delivery contracts, the Contractor shall report to both the contracting office for the indefinite delivery contract and the contracting office for any affected order.

(ii) If a report is required to be submitted to a contracting office under (c)(3)(i) of this clause, the Contractor shall submit the report as follows:

(A) If a Department of Defense contracting office, the Contractor shall report to the website at https://dibnet.dod.mil.

(B) For all other contracting offices, the Contractor shall report to the Contracting Officer.

(4) The Contractor shall report the following information for each covered article or each product or service produced or provided by a source, where the covered article or source is subject to a FASCSA order, pursuant to paragraph (c)(3)(i) of this clause:

(i) Within 3 business days from the date of such identification or notification:

(A) Contract number;

(B) Order number(s), if applicable;

(C) Name of the product or service provided to the Government or used during performance of the contract;

(D) Name of the covered article or source subject to a FASCSA order;

(E) If applicable, name of the vendor, including the Commercial and Government Entity code and unique entity identifier (if known), that supplied the covered article or the product or service to the Contractor;

(F) Brand;

(G) Model number (original equipment manufacturer number, manufacturer part number, or wholesaler number);

(H) Item description; and

(I) Any readily available information about mitigation actions undertaken or recommended.

(ii) Within 10 business days of submitting the information in paragraph (c)(4)(i) of this clause:

(A) Any further available information about mitigation actions undertaken or recommended.

(B) In addition, the Contractor shall describe the efforts it undertook to prevent submission or use of the covered article or the product or service produced or provided by a source subject to an applicable FASCSA order, and any additional efforts that will be incorporated to prevent future submission or use of the covered article or the product or service produced or provided by a source that is subject to an applicable FASCSA order.

(d) Removal. For Federal Supply Schedules, Governmentwide acquisition contracts, multi-agency contracts or any other procurement instrument intended for use by multiple agencies, upon notification from the Contracting Officer, during the performance of the contract, the Contractor shall promptly make any necessary changes or modifications to remove any product or service produced or provided by a source that is subject to an applicable FASCSA order.

(e) Subcontracts. (1) The Contractor shall insert the substance of this clause, including this paragraph (e) and excluding paragraph (c)(1) of this clause, in all subcontracts and other contractual instruments, including subcontracts for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services.

(2) The Government may identify in the solicitation additional FASCSA orders that are not in SAM, which are effective and apply to the contract and any subcontracts and other contractual instruments under the contract. The Contractor or higher-tier subcontractor shall notify their subcontractors, and suppliers under other contractual instruments, that the FASCSA orders in the solicitation that are not in SAM apply to the contract and all subcontracts.

(End of Clause)

4.3 52.219-28 POSTAWARD SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAM REREPRESENTATION (JAN 2025)

(a) Definitions. As used in this clause— Long-term contract means a contract of more than five years in duration, including options. However, the term does not include contracts that exceed five years in duration because the period of performance has been extended for a cumulative period not to exceed six months under the clause at 52.217-8, Option to Extend Services, or other appropriate authority.

Small business concern—

(1) Means a concern, including its affiliates, that is independently owned and operated, not dominant in its field of operation, and qualified as a small business under the criteria in 13 CFR part 121 and the size standard in paragraph (d) of this clause.

(2) Affiliates, as used in this definition, means business concerns, one of whom directly or indirectly controls or has the power to control the others, or a third party or parties control or have the power to control the others. In determining whether affiliation exists, consideration is given to all appropriate factors including common ownership, common management, and contractual relationships. SBA determines affiliation based on the factors set forth at 13 CFR 121.103.

(b) If the Contractor represented that it was any of the small business concerns identified in 19.000(a)(3) prior to award of this contract, the Contractor shall rerepresent its size and socioeconomic status according to paragraph (f) of this clause or, if applicable, paragraph (h) of this clause, upon occurrence of any of the following:

(1) Within 30 days after execution of a novation agreement or within 30 days after modification of the contract to include this clause, if the novation agreement was executed prior to inclusion of this clause in the contract.

(2) Within 30 days after a merger or acquisition that does not require a novation or within 30 days after modification of the contract to include this clause, if the merger or acquisition occurred prior to inclusion of this clause in the contract.

(3) For long-term contracts—

(i) Within 60 to 120 days prior to the end of the fifth year of the contract; and

(ii) Within 60 to 120 days prior to the date specified in the contract for exercising any option thereafter.

(c) If the Contractor represented its status as any of the small business concerns identified at 19.000(a)(3) prior to award of this contract, the Contractor shall rerepresent its size and socioeconomic status according to paragraph (f) of this clause or, if applicable, paragraph (h) of this clause, for the NAICS code assigned to an order (except that paragraphs (c)(1) through (3) of this clause do not apply to an order issued under a Federal Supply Schedule contract at subpart 8.4)—

(1) Set aside exclusively for a small business concern identified at 19.000(a)(3) that is issued under an unrestricted multiple-award contract, unless the order is issued under the reserved portion of an unrestricted multiple-award contract (e.g., an order set aside for a woman-owned small business under a multiple-award contract that is not set-aside, unless the order is issued under the reserved portion of the multiple-award contract);

(2) Issued under a multiple-award contract set aside for small businesses that is further set aside for a specific socioeconomic category that differs from the underlying multiple-award contract (e.g., an order set aside for a HUBZone small business concern under a multiple-award contract that is set aside for small businesses);

(3) Issued under the part of the multiple-award contract that is set aside for small businesses that is further set aside for a specific socioeconomic category that differs from the underlying set-aside part of the multiple-award contract (e.g., an order set aside for a WOSB concern under the part of the multiple-award contract that is partially set aside for small businesses); and

(4) When the Contracting Officer explicitly requires it for an order issued under a multiple-award contract, including for an order issued under a Federal Supply Schedule contract (see 8.405–5(b) and 19.301–2(b)(2)).

(d) The Contractor shall rerepresent its size status in accordance with the size standard in effect at the time of this rerepresentation that corresponds to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code(s) assigned to this contract. The small business size standard corresponding to this NAICS code(s) can be found at https://www.sba.gov/document/support--table-size-standards.

(e) The small business size standard for a Contractor providing an end item that it does not manufacture, process, or produce itself, for a contract other than a construction or service contract, is 500 employees, or 150 employees for information technology value-added resellers under NAICS code 541519, if the acquisition—

(1) Was set aside for small business and has a value above the simplified acquisition threshold;

(2) Used the HUBZone price evaluation preference regardless of dollar value, unless the Contractor waived the price evaluation preference; or

(3) Was an 8(a), HUBZone, service-disabled veteran-owned, economically disadvantaged women-owned, or women-owned small business set-aside or sole-source award regardless of dollar value.

(f) Except as provided in paragraph (h) of this clause, the Contractor shall make the representation(s) required by paragraphs (b) and (c) of this clause by validating or updating all its representations in the Representations and Certifications section of the System for Award Management (SAM) and its other data in SAM, as necessary, to ensure that they reflect the Contractor's current status. The Contractor shall notify the contracting officer in writing within the timeframes specified in paragraph (b) of this clause, or with its offer for an order (see paragraph (c) of this clause), that the data have been validated or updated, and provide the date of the validation or update.

(g) If the Contractor represented that it was other than a small business concern prior to award of this contract, the Contractor may, but is not required to, take the actions required by paragraphs (f) or (h) of this clause.

(h) If the Contractor does not have representations and certifications in SAM, or does not have a representation in SAM for the NAICS code applicable to this contract, the Contractor is required to complete the following rerepresentation and submit it to the contracting office, along with the contract number and the date on which the rerepresentation was completed:

(1) The Contractor represents that it [ ] is, [ ] is not a small business concern under NAICS Code 236220 assigned to contract number .

(2) [Complete only if the Contractor represented itself as a small business concern in paragraph (h)(1) of this clause.] The Contractor represents that it [ ] is, [ ] is not, a small disadvantaged business concern as defined in 13 CFR 124.1001.

(3) [Complete only if the Contractor…