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36C25720Q0428 Contract Opportunity Amendment to a Previous Combined Solicitation

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* = Required Field Contract Opportunity Amendment to a Previous Combined Solicitation N040 STX Cable TV Services 78229 36C25720Q0428 03-30-2020 N 517311 Department of Veterans Affairs VISN17 Network Contracting Activity 7400 Merton Minter Blvd. (10N17/90C) San Antonio TX 78229 Sandra M. Norton sandra.norton@va.gov Department of Veterans Affairs South Texas VA Health Care System 7400 Merton Minter Blvd Attn: Biomedical Service/L. Melton San Antonio, TX 78229

USA

Department of Veterans Affairs The following document is provided as an Attachment to this Combined Synopsis.

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1. REQUISITION NO.

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10. THIS ACQUISITION IS

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% FOR:

SMALL BUSINESS

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BUSINESS

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DPAS (15 CFR 700)

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17b. CHECK IF REMITTANCE IS DIFFERENT AND PUT SUCH ADDRESS IN OFFER 18b. SUBMIT INVOICES TO ADDRESS SHOWN IN BLOCK 18a UNLESS BLOCK BELOW IS CHECKED

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25. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA

26. TOTAL AWARD AMOUNT (For Govt. Use Only) 27a. SOLICITATION INCORPORATES BY REFERENCE FAR 52.212-1, 52.212-4. FAR 52.212-3 AND 52.212-5 ARE ATTACHED. ADDENDA

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28. CONTRACTOR IS REQUIRED TO SIGN THIS DOCUMENT AND RETURN _______________

29. AWARD OF CONTRACT: REF. ___________________________________ OFFER

COPIES TO ISSUING OFFICE. CONTRACTOR AGREES TO FURNISH AND

DATED ________________________________. YOUR OFFER ON SOLICITATION

DELIVER ALL ITEMS SET FORTH OR OTHERWISE IDENTIFIED ABOVE AND ON ANY

(BLOCK 5), INCLUDING ANY ADDITIONS OR CHANGES WHICH ARE

ADDITIONAL SHEETS SUBJECT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SPECIFIED

SET FORTH HEREIN IS ACCEPTED AS TO ITEMS:

30a. SIGNATURE OF OFFEROR/CONTRACTOR 31a. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (SIGNATURE OF CONTRACTING OFFICER) 30b. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER (TYPE OR PRINT) 30c. DATE SIGNED 31b. NAME OF CONTRACTING OFFICER (TYPE OR PRINT) 31c. DATE SIGNED

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

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671-20-2-5060-0018 36C25720Q0428 03-1 -2020 Sandra M. Norton 210-694-6242 03-30-2020 12 Noon CST 36C257 Department of Veterans Affairs VISN17 Network Contracting Activity 7400 Merton Minter Blvd. (10N17/90C) San Antonio TX 78229 sandra.norton@va.gov X Y 517311 1500 Employees N/A X 36C671 Department of Veterans Affairs South Texas VA Health Care System 7400 Merton Minter Blvd.

Attn: Biomedical Service / Lavonne Melt San Antonio TX 78229-4401 Department of Veterans Affairs VISN17 Network Contracting Activity 7400 Merton Minter Blvd. (10N17/90C) San Antonio TX 78229

This is accomplished through the Tungsten Network located at:

http://www.fsc.va.gov/einvoice.asp This is mandatory and the sole method for submitting invoices.

(877) 353-9791

(512) 460-5540 See CONTINUATION Page

THIS IS AN UNRESTRICTED SOLICITATION.

Cable TV - South Texas VA facility locations.

Audie L. Murphy Medical Ctr, Kerrville Medical Center, PTRP Transitional Housing, Plaza Lecea (Ste 300/302), Fisher House, and Balcones Heights, Frank Tejada, Victoria, N. Central Federal, Data Point, S. Bexar County, Shavano Park Clinics.

Please review the entire solicitation for specific details regarding deliverables, schedule, etc.

Base + 4 Option Years CLIN 0001 - Base CLIN 1001 - Option Year 1 CLIN 2001 - Option Year 2 CLIN 3001 - Option Year 3 CLIN 4001 - Option Year 4 See CONTINUATION Page X X Sandra M. Norton Table of Contents

SECTION B - CONTINUATION OF SF 1449 BLOCKS

B.1 CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION DATA

1. Contract Administration: All contract administration matters will be handled by the following individuals:

a. CONTRACTOR:

b. GOVERNMENT: Contracting Officer 36C257

Department of Veterans Affairs VISN17 Network Contracting Activity 7400 Merton Minter Blvd. (10N17/90C) San Antonio TX 78229

2. CONTRACTOR REMITTANCE ADDRESS: All payments by the Government to the contractor will be made in accordance with:

3. INVOICES: Invoices shall be submitted in arrears:

4. GOVERNMENT INVOICE ADDRESS: All Invoices from the contractor shall be submitted electronically in accordance with VAAR Clause 852.232-72 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests.

This is accomplished through the Tungsten Network located at:

http://www.fsc.va.gov/einvoice.asp This is mandatory and the sole method for submitting invoices.

ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF AMENDMENTS: The offeror acknowledges receipt of amendments to the Solicitation numbered and dated as follows:

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STX DIGITAL CABLE TV

STATEMENT OF WORK

1. DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES

The Contractor must provide all labor, material, tools, management, travel, and equipment necessary to establish digital Cable TV service at the Audie L. Murphy VA Medical Center (AMH), Frank Tejeda Outpatient Clinic (FTOPC), Kerrville VA Medical Center (KDMC), VA PTRP Transitional Housing for patient, Fisher House (FH), Balcones Heights OPC, North Central Federal Clinic (NCFC), Data Point VA clinic, Victoria VA clinic, South Bexar County VA Clinic, Shavano Park VA clinic, and Villa Serena (V. Serena) in accordance with the specifications of the Statement of Work.

2. Background

Cable TV is currently provided at the Audie L. Murphy VA Medical Center (AMH) by Direct TV. The AMH cable TV service needs to be upgraded from Analog to Digital signal broadcast by April 2020. The infrastructure to the AMH does not support digital signal TV. Likewise, the cabling infrastructure through-out the hospital from the central distribution to the TV will not consistently support digital TV signal.

3. Saefty Data Sheets

Prior to commencement of services, the Contractor must provide Safety Data Sheets to the COR in accordance with VA and OSHA regulations.

4. General Requirements

4.1 All equipment and materials must be new, not refurbished, not rebuilt, nor 3rd party substitutes are acceptable.

4.2 Provide all materials, tools, and labor for total project scope.

4.3 The contractor is required to verify site conditions.

4.4 No structure will be allowed on the roof or on side of the building, no aerial cabling.

4.5 Contractor must provide new plenum RG6 or better coaxial cable from demarcation point to all TV locations at Audie L. Murphy campus.

4.6 Contractor must provide all new distribution taps, amplifiers and a minimum of 3 high definition channel modulators to inject locally created VA channels into the cable channel lineup.

4.7 Provide the following channel selection:

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· A&E

· ABC

· AMC

· American Heroes

· Channel

· Animal Planet

· BBC America

· BBC World News

· BET

· BET Soul

· BET HerBig

· Ten Network-National

· Bloomberg TV

· Boomerang

· Bravo

· BYU TV

· Cartoon Network

· CBS

· CMT

· TV One

· UniMas

· Cooking Channel

· C-SPAN

· CW

· Daystar

· Destination

· America

· Discovery Channel

· Discovery Family

· Discovery Life

· Disney Channel

· Disney Jr

· Disney XD

· DIY Network

· E!

· El Rey

· ESPN

· ESPN2

· Evine

· EWTN

· Food Network

· Fox

· Fox Business Network

· Fox Movie Channel

· Fox News Channel

· Fox Sports 1

· Fox Sports 2

· Freeform

· Fuse

· FX

· FXX

· FYI

· GSN

· GAC

· Hallmark

· Channel

· Hallmark Movies

· & Mysteries

· HGTV

· History

· HLN

· Home Shopping

· Network

· Ion

· Impact

· Independent

· Film Channel

· Inspiration

· Investigation

· Discovery

· Lifetime

· LMN

· Local News

· Local Sports

· Logo TV

· MSNBC

· MTV

· MTV2

· MTV Classic

· MTV Live

· MTVU

· MY Network

· National Geographic

· Nat Geo Wild

· NBC

· NBC Sports

· Network

· NICK Jr

· Nickelodeon

· NickToons

· Ovation

· OWN

· Oxygen

· PAC 12 Network - National

· Paramount Network

· PBS

· POP

· QVC

· Regional Sports Networks

· Revolt

· Science

· SEC Network

· Smithsonian

· Sundance

· SYFY

· TBN

· TBS

· TCM

· TeenNick

· Telemundo

· TLC

· TNT

· Travel Channel

· TRU TV

· TV Land

· TV One

· UniMas

· Universal Kids

· Univision

· UP

· USA

· Velocity

· VH1

· Viceland

· Weather Channel

· WE TV

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4.8 Provide new cabling, hardware, and distribution equipment as needed for:

4.8.1 570 TV end-points at AMH located at 7400 Merton Minter Blvd. San Antonio, Texas 78229

4.8.2 10 TV end-point at FTOPC located at 5788 Eckhert Road, San Antonio, Texas 78240

4.8.3 227 TV end-points at KDMC located at 3600 Memorial Blvd. Kerrville, Texas 78028

4.8.4 9 TV end-points at V. Serena located at 4455 Horizon Hill San Antonio, Texas 78229

4.8.5 17 TV end-point at PTRP Housing located at. 4949 Gus Eckert Rd., San Antonio, Texas 78229

4.8.6 21 TV end-points at FH located at 7485 Wurzbach Road San Antonio, TX 78229

4.8.7 2 TV end-points at Balcones Heights OPC located at 4522 Fredericksburg Road, Suites A-10 and A-88, San Antonio, TX 78201

4.8.8 14 TV end-points at NCFC located at 17440 Henderson Pass, San Antonio, TX 78232

4.8.9 8 TV end-points at Data Point VA clinic located at 8410 Data Point Drive, San Antonio, TX 78229

4.8.10 1 TV end-point at Shavano Park VA clinic located at 4350 Lockhill-Selma Road, Suite 200, San Antonio, TX 78249

4.8.11 2 TV end-point at Victoria VA clinic located at 1908 North Laurent Street Suite 150, Victoria, TX 77901

4.8.12 1 TV end-point at South Bexar County VA Clinic located at 4610 East South cross Boulevard, Suite 100, San Antonio, TX 78222

4.8.13 3 TV end-points at Plaza Lecea, Suites 300 and 302, San Antonio, TX 78240

4.9 Provide a fixed contracted price for additional TV end-point requests

4.10 Tune and verify signal strength to all TV end points

4.11 Provide support and trouble-shooting for TV signal strength and quality to the TV end-point (i.e. the junction box directly behind each TV).

4.12 Above ceiling cabling will be suspended in new J-hooks through-out the facility

4.12.1 Suspension points should be adequately spaced so that cabling is neat, tight, and does not droop in excess of 3 inches at any point

4.12.2 No cabling will lie directly on top of ceiling tiles at any point

4.12.3 No cabling will be draped over or wrapped around any existing piping or structure

4.12.4 Zip-ties or other pressure ties will not be used – all cabling shall be bundled with Velcro (type or brand) straps only

4.13 Provide installation of all cabling and fiber components required herein

4.14 Provide trash removal and clean-up of all debris throughout project duration.

4.15 Remove to all existing Cable TV wiring.

4.16 Provide project management, oversight, planning, and technical support throughout the upgrade process.

5. TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS

1. Minimum of three (3) years relevant and verifiable references, including contract number, dates of performance, point of contact, and telephone number.

2. These references should show ability to perform the services required by this contract.

3. Identify any Federal, State, Local Government, and private contracts that are similar in nature, scope and size.

4. References should include all on-going contracts or those completed within the last three (3) years.

5. The Contractor’s staff shall include a “fully qualified” Field Service Representative assigned to this area and a “fully qualified” Field Service Representative who shall serve as the backup.

“Fully qualified” is based upon training and on experience in the field. For training, the Field Service Representatives must have successfully completed a formalized training program for the equipment covered under this contract. For field experience, the Field Service Engineers must have a minimum of one (1) year of experience providing preventive/corrective maintenance and emergency repair services on the same make and model of equipment covered under this contract.

6. Personnel with any laptops, thumb drives or CD/DVD’s intended to be plugged in to the equipment are required to allow these devices to be scanned

6. Performance Monitoring

The Engineering Biomedical Electronics Section will monitor the performance of the cable TV service provided.

7. CONFORMANCE STANDARDS

All maintenance on included equipment must be performed in accordance with manufacturer guidelines and/or the following industry stands as applicable: The Joint Commission, OSHA, EPA and all state, local, federal and industry standards whichever is more stringent to include the following:

0. NFPA National Fire Protection Agency, latest edition

0. Code of Federal Regulations, Part 21

0. OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration

0. Manufacturer’s requirements and specifications on maintenance and operation

Covered equipment listed in the schedule encompass all system components and associated apparatus as normally supplied and required for operation by the manufacturer in the currently installed configuration, including integrity of connections to building utilities, excluding building utility supply lines up to the point of manufacturer provided hardware. (Cleaning and refinishing of interior of cars and exterior hoist way frames and doors are excluded. Underground portions of hydraulic jack units are excluded).

8. HOURS OF OPERATION

8.1 Normal hours of operation are Monday through Friday from 8:00 am to 4:30 pm, excluding holidays.

8.2 Federal and National Holidays observed by the VAMC are:

New Year's Day Labor Day Independence Day Memorial Day Thanksgiving Day Christmas Day M L King's Birthday Columbus Day President's Day Veterans Day Independence Day

Also included would be any other day specifically declared by the President of the United States to be a National Holiday.

When a holiday falls on a Sunday, the following Monday must be observed as a legal holiday by U.S. Government agencies. When a holiday falls on a Saturday, the preceding Friday must be observed as a legal holiday.

9. SECURITY REQUIREMENTS

The Contractor’s employees must wear visible identification and company uniforms, approved by the COR, at all times while on the premises of the VAMC. It is the responsibility of the Contractor to park in the appropriate designated parking areas. Information on parking is available from the VA Police Section or the COR. The VAMC will not invalidate or make reimbursement for any parking violations of the Contractor under any conditions. Smoking is prohibited inside any buildings at the VAMC. Possession of weapons is prohibited. Enclosed containers, including tool kits, must be subject to a search. Violations of VA regulations may result in citations answerable in the United States (Federal) District court, not a local district, state, or municipal court.

10. PROTECTION OF GOVERNMENT PROPERTY

During work execution, the Contractor must take special care to protect Government property including furniture, walls, baseboards, and other surfaces. Accidental splashes must be removed immediately. Damage resulting from the Contractor operations must be repaired by the Contractor, including painting, refinishing, or replacement, if necessary, at no additional cost to the Government. The Contractor must be responsible to meet OSHA/Safety requirements in the performance of the work. This must include, but not limited to, taking all the necessary precautions to protect the patients, visitors, and/or staff at each location. The Contractor must be held responsible for any injuries and /or damage, which may be caused as a result of the Contractors failure to adhere to these requirements.

Damage

Extreme caution must be exercised to prevent damage to the building and its contents. Any damage must be reported to the COR immediately for appropriate action. Any damage caused by the contractor will be repaired and/or replaced to the satisfaction of the VA at the Contractor’s expense.

11. FACILTY CHECK-IN REQUIREMENTS

The Contractor must be required to report to the Audie L. Murphy, Biomedical Engineering Services to log in for services performed under this contract. This check in is mandatory.

12. Information Systems Officer, Information Protection

The contractor will not have access to VA Desktop computers nor will they have access to online resources belonging to the government while conducting services. If removal of equipment from the VA is required, any memory storage devices, such as hard drives, solid state drives and non-volatile memory units will remain in VA control and will not be removed from VA custody.

13. Privacy Officer The contractor will not have access to protected Patient Health Information (PHI) nor will they have the capability of accessing patient information during the services provided to the VA and if removal of equipment from the VA is required, any memory storage devices, such as hard drives, solid state drives and non-volatile memory units will remain in VA control and will not be removed from VA custody. All research data available for Contractor analyses is de-identified.

14. Records Manager

a. Contractor must comply with all applicable records management laws and regulations, as well as National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) records policies, including but not limited to the Federal Records Act (44 U.S.C. chs. 21, 29, 31, 33), NARA regulations at 36 CFR Chapter XII Subchapter B, and those policies associated with the safeguarding of records covered by the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a). These policies include the preservation of all records, regardless of form or characteristics, mode of transmission, or state of completion.

b. In accordance with 36 CFR 1222.32, all data created for Government use and delivered to, or falling under the legal control of, the Government are Federal records subject to the provisions of 44 U.S.C. chapters 21, 29, 31, and 33, the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) (5 U.S.C. 552), as amended, and the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended and must be managed and scheduled for disposition only as permitted by statute or regulation.

c. In accordance with 36 CFR 1222.32, Contractor must maintain all records created for Government use or created in the course of performing the contract and/or delivered to, or under the legal control of the Government and must be managed in accordance with Federal law. Electronic records and associated metadata must be accompanied by sufficient technical documentation to permit understanding and use of the records and data.

d. STVHCS and its contractors are responsible for preventing the alienation or unauthorized destruction of records, including all forms of mutilation. Records may not be removed from the legal custody of STVHCS or destroyed except for in accordance with the provisions of the agency records schedules and with the written concurrence of the Head of the Contracting Activity. Willful and unlawful destruction, damage or alienation of Federal records is subject to the fines and penalties imposed by 18 U.S.C. 2701.

In the event of any unlawful or accidental removal, defacing, alteration, or destruction of records, Contractor must report to STVHCS. The agency must report promptly to NARA in accordance with 36 CFR 1230.

e. The Contractor must immediately notify the appropriate Contracting Officer upon discovery of any inadvertent or unauthorized disclosures of information, data, documentary materials, records or equipment. Disclosure of non-public information is limited to authorized personnel with a need-to-know as described in the [contract vehicle]. The Contractor must ensure that the appropriate personnel, administrative, technical, and physical safeguards are established to ensure the security and confidentiality of this information, data, documentary material, records and/or equipment is properly protected. The Contractor must not remove material from Government facilities or systems, or facilities or systems operated or maintained on the Government’s behalf, without the express written permission of the Head of the Contracting Activity. When information, data, documentary material, records and/or equipment is no longer required, it must be returned to STVHCS control or the Contractor must hold it until otherwise directed. Items returned to the Government must be hand carried, mailed, emailed, or securely electronically transmitted to the Contracting Officer or address prescribed in the [contract vehicle]. Destruction of records is EXPRESSLY PROHIBITED unless in accordance with Paragraph (4).

f. The Contractor is required to obtain the Contracting Officer's approval prior to engaging in any contractual relationship (sub-contractor) in support of this contract requiring the disclosure of information, documentary material and/or records generated under, or relating to, contracts. The Contractor (and any sub-contractor) is required to abide by Government and STVHCS guidance for protecting sensitive, proprietary information, classified, and controlled unclassified information.

g. The Contractor must only use Government IT equipment for purposes specifically tied to or authorized by the contract and in accordance with STVHCS policy.

h. The Contractor must not create or maintain any records containing any non-public STVHCS information that are not specifically tied to or authorized by the contract.

i. The Contractor must not retain, use, sell, or disseminate copies of any deliverable that contains information covered by the Privacy Act of 1974 or that which is generally protected from public disclosure by an exemption to the Freedom of Information Act.

j. The STVHCS owns the rights to all data and records produced as part of this contract. All deliverables under the contract are the property of the U.S. Government for which STVHCS must have unlimited rights to use, dispose of, or disclose such data contained therein as it determines to be in the public interest. Any Contractor rights in the data or deliverables must be identified as required by FAR 52.227-11 through FAR 52.227-20.

k. Training. All Contractor employees assigned to this contract who create, work with, or otherwise handle records are required to take VHA-provided records management training, Talent Management System (TMS) Item #10176, Privacy and Information Security, Rules of Behavior. The Contractor is responsible for confirming training has been completed according to agency policies, including initial training and any annual or refresher training.

15. DEFINITIONS/ACRONYMS

Acceptance Signature – VA employee who is authorized to sign-off on the ESR, which indicates that the PM has been concluded or is still pending completion, or that the Emergency Repair has been accomplished or is still in a pending status.

CO – Contracting Officer COR – Contracting Officer’s Representative ESR – Employee/Vendor Service Report – A documentation of the services rendered for each incidence of work performance under the terms and conditions of the contract.

FSE – Field Service Employee - A person who is authorized by the Contractor to perform services on the VAMC premises.

PM – Preventive/corrective Maintenance VA – Veterans Affairs VAMC – Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center

B.2 PRICE/COST SCHEDULE

ITEM INFORMATION

Provide new cabling, hardware, and distribution equipment necessary to establish digital Cable TV service at the Audie L. Murphy VA Medical Center (AMH) QTY:570

Provide new cabling, hardware, and distribution equipment necessary to establish digital Cable TV service at VA PTRP Transitional Housing for patient

Provide new cabling, hardware, and distribution equipment necessary to establish digital Cable TV service at Data Point VA clinic

Provide new cabling, hardware, and distribution equipment necessary to establish digital Cable TV service at Shavano Park VA clinic

Provide new cabling, hardware, and distribution equipment necessary to establish digital Cable TV service at South Bexar County VA Clinic

Provide new cabling, hardware, and distribution equipment necessary to establish digital Cable TV service at Frank Tejeda Outpatient Clinic (FTOPC)

Provide new cabling, hardware, and distribution equipment necessary to establish digital Cable TV service at Kerrville VA Medical Center (KDMC)

Provide new cabling, hardware, and distribution equipment necessary to establish digital Cable TV service at Villa Serena (V. Serena)

Provide new cabling, hardware, and distribution equipment necessary to establish digital Cable TV service at Fisher House (FH)

Provide new cabling, hardware, and distribution equipment necessary to establish digital Cable TV service at Balcones Heights OPC

Provide new cabling, hardware, and distribution equipment necessary to establish digital Cable TV service at North Central Federal Clinic (NCFC)

Provide new cabling, hardware, and distribution equipment necessary to establish digital Cable TV service at Victoria VA clinic

Provide new cabling, hardware, and distribution equipment necessary to establish Cable TV at Plaza Lecea, Suites 300 and 302

Provide new cabling, hardware, and distribution equipment necessary to establish fiber internet 500Mbps service at Kerrville VA Medical Center (KDMC)

Cable TV programming for: Audie Murphy Medical Center, PTRP Transitional Housing, Data Point Clinic, Shavano Park, South Bexar County Clinic, Frank Tejada Clinic, Plaza Lecea, Kerrville Medical Center, Villa Serena, Fisher House, Balcones Heights Clinic, North Central Federal Clinic, Victoria Clinic

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SECTION C - CONTRACT CLAUSES

ADDENDUM to FAR 52.212-4 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS—COMMERCIAL ITEMS Clauses that are incorporated by reference (by Citation Number, Title, and Date), have 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 following clauses are incorporated into 52.212-4 as an addendum to this contract:

C.1 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 30 days.

(End of Clause)

C.2 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 30 days; provided that the Government gives the Contractor a preliminary written notice of its intent to extend at least 60 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 five (5) years.

(End of Clause) C.3 VAAR 852.215-70 SERVICE-DISABLED VETERAN-OWNED AND VETERAN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS EVALUATION FACTORS (OCT 2019)

(a) In an effort to achieve socioeconomic small business goals, VA shall evaluate offerors based on their service-disabled veteran-owned or veteran-owned small business status and their proposed use of eligible service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses (SDVOSBs) and veteran-owned small businesses (VOSBs) as subcontractors.

(b) Eligible service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses offerors will receive full credit, and offerors qualifying as veteran-owned small businesses will receive partial credit for the Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned and Veteran-Owned Small Business Status evaluation factor. To receive credit, an offeror must be registered and verified in the Vendor Information Pages (VIP) database.

(c) Non-Veteran offerors proposing to use SDVOSBs or VOSBs as subcontractors will receive some consideration under this evaluation factor. Offerors must state in their proposals the names of the SDVOSBs and VOSBs with whom they intend to subcontract and provide a brief description of the proposed subcontracts and the approximate dollar values of the proposed subcontracts. In addition, the proposed subcontractors must be registered and verified in the VIP database.

(d) Pursuant to 38 U.S.C. 8127(g), any business concern that is determined by VA to have willfully and intentionally misrepresented a company’s SDVOSB/VOSB status is subject to debarment for a period of not less than five years. This includes the debarment of all principals in the business.

(End of Clause)

C.4 VAAR 852.215-71 EVALUATION FACTOR COMMITMENTS (OCT 2019)

(a) The offeror agrees, if awarded a contract, to use the service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses (SDVOSBs) or veteran-owned small businesses (VOSBs) proposed as subcontractors in accordance with 852.215–70, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned and Veteran-Owned Small Business Evaluation Factors, or to substitute one or more SDVOSBs or VOSBs for subcontract work of the same or similar value.

(b) Pursuant to 38 U.S.C. 8127(g), any business concern that is determined by VA to have willfully and intentionally misrepresented a company’s SDVOSB/VOSB status is subject to debarment for a period of not less than five years. This includes the debarment of all principals in the business.

(End of Clause) C.5 VAAR 852.219-75 SUBCONTRACTING COMMITMENTS MONITORING AND COMPLIANCE (JUL 2018)

(a) This solicitation includes the clause: 852.215-70 Service-disabled veteran-owned and veteran-owned small business evaluation factors. Accordingly, any contract resulting from this solicitation will include the clause 852.215-71 Evaluation factor commitments.

(b) The Contractor is advised that in performing contract administration functions, the Contracting Officer may use the services of a support contractor(s) to assist in assessing Contractor compliance with the subcontracting commitments incorporated into the contract. To that end, the support contractor(s) may require access to the Contractor's business records or other proprietary data to review such business records regarding contract compliance with this requirement.

(c) All support contractors conducting this review on behalf of VA will be required to sign an “Information Protection and Non-Disclosure and Disclosure of Conflicts of Interest Agreement” to ensure the Contractor's business records or other proprietary data reviewed or obtained in the course of assisting the Contracting Officer in assessing the Contractor for compliance are protected to ensure information or data is not improperly disclosed or other impropriety occurs.

(d) Furthermore, if VA determines any services the support contractor(s) will perform in assessing compliance are advisory and assistance services as defined in FAR 2.101, Definitions, the support contractor(s) must also enter into an agreement with the Contractor to protect proprietary information as required by FAR 9.505-4, Obtaining access to proprietary information, paragraph (b). The Contractor is required to cooperate fully and make available any records as may be required to enable the Contracting Officer to assess the Contractor compliance with the subcontracting commitments.

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C.6 VAAR 852.232-72 ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION OF PAYMENT REQUESTS (NOV 2018)

(a) Definitions. As used in this clause—

(1) Contract financing payment has the meaning given in FAR 32.001;

(2) Designated agency office means the office designated by the purchase order, agreement, or contract to first receive and review invoices. This office can be contractually designated as the receiving entity. This office may be different from the office issuing the payment;

(3) Electronic form means an automated system transmitting information electronically according to the accepted electronic data transmission methods and formats identified in paragraph (c) of this clause. Facsimile, email, and scanned documents are not acceptable electronic forms for submission of payment requests;

(4) Invoice payment has the meaning given in FAR 32.001; and

(5) Payment request means any request for contract financing payment or invoice payment submitted by the contractor under this contract.

(b) Electronic payment requests. Except as provided in paragraph (e) of this clause, the contractor shall submit payment requests in electronic form. Purchases paid with a Government-wide commercial purchase card are considered to be an electronic transaction for purposes of this rule, and therefore no additional electronic invoice submission is required.

(c) Data transmission. A contractor must ensure that the data transmission method and format are through one of the following:

(1) VA’s Electronic Invoice Presentment and Payment System at the current website address provided in the contract.

(2) Any system that conforms to the X12 electronic data interchange (EDI) formats established by the Accredited Standards Center (ASC) and chartered by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI).

(d) Invoice requirements. Invoices shall comply with FAR 32.905.

(e) Exceptions. If, based on one of the circumstances in this paragraph (e), the Contracting Officer directs that payment requests be made by mail, the Contractor shall submit payment requests by mail through the United States Postal Service to the designated agency office. Submission of payment requests by mail may be required for—

(1) Awards made to foreign vendors for work performed outside the United States;

(2) Classified contracts or purchases when electronic submission and processing of payment requests could compromise the safeguarding of classified or privacy information;

(3) Contracts awarded by contracting officers in the conduct of emergency operations, such as responses to national emergencies;

(4) Solicitations or contracts in which the designated agency office is a VA entity other than the VA Financial Services Center in Austin, Texas; or

(5) Solicitations or contracts in which the VA designated agency office does not have electronic invoicing capability as described above.

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C.7 VAAR 852.270-1 REPRESENTATIVES OF CONTRACTING OFFICERS (JAN 2008)

The contracting officer reserves the right to designate representatives to act for him/her in furnishing technical guidance and advice or generally monitor the work to be performed under this contract. Such designation will be in writing and will define the scope and limitation of the designee's authority. A copy of the designation shall be furnished to the contractor.

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C.8 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):

http://www.acquisition.gov/far/index.html http://www.va.gov/oal/library/vaar/

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(End of Addendum to 52.212-4)

C.9 52.212-5 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT STATUTES OR EXECUTIVE ORDERS—COMMERCIAL ITEMS (JAN 2020)

(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) 52.204–23, Prohibition on Contracting for Hardware, Software, and Services Developed or Provided by Kaspersky Lab and Other Covered Entities (Jul 2018) (Section 1634 of Pub. L. 115–91).

(3) 52.204–25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment. (AUG 2019) (Section 889(a)(1)(A) of Pub. L. 115–232).

(4) 52.209-10, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations (NOV 2015).

(5) 52.233-3, Protest After Award (Aug 1996) (31 U.S.C. 3553).

(6) 52.233-4, Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (Oct 2004) (Public Laws 108-77 and 108-78 (19 U.S.C. 3805 note)).

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

[] (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.)

[X] (4) 52.204–10, Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (Oct 2018) (Pub. L. 109–282) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note).

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

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

[X] (8) 52.209-6, Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment. (OCT 2015) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note).

[] (9) 52.209-9, Updates of Publicly Available Information Regarding Responsibility Matters (Oct 2018) (41 U.S.C. 2313).

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

[] (ii) Alternate I (NOV 2011) of 52.219-3.

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

[] (ii) Alternate I (JAN 2011) of 52.219-4.

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

[] (ii) Alternate I (NOV 2011).

[] (iii) Alternate II (NOV 2011).

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

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

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

[] (16) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (Oct 2018) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(2) and (3)).

[] (17)(i) 52.219-9, Small Business Subcontracting Plan (AUG 2018) (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 (JAN 2017) of 52.219-9.

[] (v) Alternate IV (AUG 2018) 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 (OCT 2019) (15 U.S.C. 657f).

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

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

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

[X] (25) 52.222-3, Convict Labor (June 2003) (E.O. 11755).

[] (26) 52.222–19, Child Labor—Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (JAN 2020) (E.O. 13126).

[X] (27) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (APR 2015).

[X] (28)(i) 52.222–26, Equal Opportunity (SEP 2016) (E.O. 11246).

[] (ii) Alternate I (FEB 1999) of 52.222-26.

[] (29)(i) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (OCT 2015) (38 U.S.C. 4212).

[] (ii) Alternate I (JULY 2014) of 52.222-35.

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

[] (ii) Alternate I (JULY 2014) of 52.222-36.

[] (31) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans (FEB 2016) (38 U.S.C. 4212).

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

[X] (33)(i) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (JAN 2019) (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 Televisions (JUN 2014) (E.O.s 13423 and 13514).

[] (ii) Alternate I (JUN 2014) of 52.223-14.

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

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

[] (ii) Alternate I (JUN 2014) of 52.223-16.

[X] (42) 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (AUG 2011) [] (43) 52.223-20, Aerosols (JUN 2016) (E.O. 13693).

[] (44) 52.223-21, Foams (JUN 2016) (E.O. 13693).

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

[] (ii) Alternate I (JAN 2017) of 52.224-3.

[] (46) 52.225-1, Buy American—Supplies (MAY 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 83).

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

[] (ii) Alternate I (MAY 2014) of 52.225-3.

[] (iii) Alternate II (MAY 2014) of 52.225-3.

[] (iv) Alternate III (MAY 2014) of 52.225-3.

[] (48) 52.225–5, Trade Agreements (OCT 2019) (19 U.S.C. 2501, et seq., 19 U.S.C. 3301 note).

[X] (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)).

[X] (55) 52.232-33, Payment by…