S02 RFQ 36C25724Q1005_.pdf

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14. METHOD OF SOLICITATION

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17a. CONTRACTOR/OFFEROR CODE FACILITY CODE 18a. PAYMENT WILL BE MADE BY CODE

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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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19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24.

ITEM NO. SCHEDULE OF SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

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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 ARE ARE NOT ATTACHED.

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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)

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7. FOR SOLICITATION

INFORMATION CALL:

STANDARD FORM 1449

SOLICITATION/CONTRACT/ORDER FOR COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES

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

36C25724Q1005 10-17-2024

Stephanie Reeves 254-271-7853 10-30-2024

12:00 PM CDT

36C257 Department Of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 17 Regional Procurement Office West (RPO-W) 5441 Babcock Road Ste. 302 San Antonio TX 78240

X 100

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561621

$25 Million

N/A

X

36C756

Department of Veterans Affairs El Paso VA Health Care System

5001 N Piedras El Paso TX 79930

36C257

Department Of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 17

5441 Babcock Road Ste. 302 San Antonio TX 78240

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

The contractor shall provide all labor, supplies, materials, supervision, transportation and other items, and services to Provide security system maintenance, monitoring and services in accordance with the Statement of Work and the terms and conditions contained herein.

See CONTINUATION Page

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X 1

Shannon Hodgson Contracting Officer

36C25724Q1005

Table of Contents

SECTION B - CONTINUATION OF SF 1449 BLOCKS

B.1 CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION DATA

B.2 STATEMENT OF WORK (SOW)

B.3 PRICE/COST SCHEDULE

ITEM INFORMATION

B.4 DELIVERY SCHEDULE

SECTION C - CONTRACT CLAUSES

C.1 52.212-4 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS—COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS

AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES (NOV 2023)

C.2 52.252-2 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998)

C.3 SUPPLEMENTAL INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS

C.4 52.217-8 OPTION TO EXTEND SERVICES (NOV 1999)

C.5 52.217-9 OPTION TO EXTEND THE TERM OF THE CONTRACT (MAR 2000) ...29

C.6 VAAR 852.201-70 CONTRACTING OFFICER'S REPRESENTATIVE (DEC 2022)

C.7 VAAR 852.203-70 COMMERCIAL ADVERTISING (MAY 2018)

C.8 VAAR 852.219-73 VA NOTICE OF TOTAL SET-ASIDE FOR CERTIFIED

SERVICE-DISABLED VETERAN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESSES (JAN 2023)

(DEVIATION)

C.9 VAAR 852.219-75 VA NOTICE OF LIMITATIONS ON SUBCONTRACTING—

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE FOR SERVICES AND CONSTRUCTION (JAN 2023)

(DEVIATION)

C.10 VAAR 852.232-72 ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION OF PAYMENT REQUESTS

(NOV 2018)

C.11 VAAR 852.242-71 ADMINISTRATIVE CONTRACTING OFFICER (OCT 2020) ..35

C.12 52.212-5 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT

STATUTES OR EXECUTIVE ORDERS—COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND

COMMERCIAL SERVICES (MAY 2024)

SECTION D - CONTRACT DOCUMENTS, EXHIBITS, OR ATTACHMENTS

D.1 WAGE DETERMINATION RATES

SECTION E - SOLICITATION PROVISIONS

E.1 52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS—COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND

COMMERCIAL SERVICES (SEP 2023)

E.2 52.252-1 SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB

1998)

E.3 52.204-24 REPRESENTATION REGARDING CERTAIN TELECOMMUNICATIONS

AND VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SERVICES OR EQUIPMENT (NOV 2021)

E.4 52.233-2 SERVICE OF PROTEST (SEP 2006)

E.5 VAAR 852.233-70 PROTEST CONTENT/ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION

(OCT 2018)

E.6 VAAR 852.233-71 ALTERNATE PROTEST PROCEDURE (OCT 2018)

E.7 52.212-2 EVALUATION—COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL

SERVICES (NOV 2021)

E.8 52.212-3 OFFEROR REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS—

COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES (MAY 2024)

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: Name: ____________________________________________

Address: __________________________________________

City/State/Zip: _____________________________________

POC Name: _______________________________________

POC Phone: _______________________________________

POC Email: _______________________________________

SAM UEI: ________________________________________

TIN: _____________________________________________

b. GOVERNMENT: Contracting Officer 36C257

Shannon Hodgson shannon.hodgson@va.gov Department of Veterans Affairs NCO 17 North Texas VA Healthcare System 124 E. Hwy 67, Suite 100 Duncanville TX 75137

Contract Specialist 36C257 Stephanie Reeves stephanie.reeves@va.gov Department of Veterans Affairs NCO 17 Contracting Office Regional Procurement Office West (RPO-W) 1901 Veterans Memorial Dr. Building 171 Temple, TX 76504

Service POC 36C756 Roger Conklin roger.conklin@va.gov Department of Veterans Affairs El Paso Veteran Healthcare System 5001 N. Piedras EL Paso, TX 79930 Office: (915)-564-6100 x6600 mailto:shannon.hodgson@va.gov mailto:stephanie.reeves@va.gov mailto:roger.conklin@va.gov

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

[X] 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer—System For Award Management, or

[] 52.232-36, Payment by Third Party

3. INVOICES: Invoices shall be submitted in arrears:

a. Quarterly []

b. Semi-Annually []

c. Other [X] Monthly

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.

SEE BLOCK 18a.

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

AMENDMENT NO DATE

B.2 STATEMENT OF WORK (SOW)

El Paso Veterans Affairs Health Care System (ELPVAHCS) Monitoring and

Maintenance Service for Access Control Systems, Motion Intrusion and Cameras for the Sleep Center, Las Cruces, Warehouse & Bldg. 116 & 117

Statement of Work (SOW)

1. GENERAL INFORMATION

1.1. El Paso VA Health Care System (EPVAHCS), Police Services, requires monitoring, trouble shooting, system updates, and preventive maintenance services for all security systems:

1.1.1. Las Cruces Cameras

1.1.1.1. 1 - VideoEdge 2U NVR, 48TB, RAID 5, (60 Total) 4 NIC, Redundant PS

1.1.1.2. 1 - victor Professional Software License

1.1.1.3. 1 victor Professional Central License Management for VideoEdge

1.1.1.4. 1 Unification lic,CC9000/victor

1.1.1.5. 1 DSC Integration

1.1.1.6. 1 C-Video Edge NVR

1.1.1.7. 6 - Illustra Pro Gen4 20MP (5MP x4) Multisensor, 2.7-13.5mm, Edge AI, TDN

1.1.1.8. 6 - Pendant Cap

1.1.1.9. 6 - Short Wall Mount

1.1.1.10. 6 - Conduit Adapter

1.1.1.11. 6 - 90w PoE Injector

1.1.1.12. 26 - Illustra Pro Gen4 2MP MiniDome, 2.7-13.5mm, Indoor/Outdoor

1.1.1.13. 1 - Planar PZN2410 24" Full HD LCD Desktop Monitor

1.1.1.14. 2 - Vigitron 24 Port POE+ Switch

1.1.1.15. 1 - Patch Panel

1.1.1.16. 32 - Patch Cords

1.1.1.17. 6 - Cat6 Plenum Cable

1.1.1.18. 75 - J-Hooks

1.1.1.19. 1 - Conduit and Penetrations

1.1.2. Las Cruces Motion Intrusion

1.1.2.1. 1 - DSC Power Series Control Panel with Key Pad

1.1.2.2. 4 - DSC Zone Expander

1.1.2.3. 1 - DSC Alarm Communicator

1.1.2.4. 1 - Altronix Power Supply/Charger Kit

1.1.2.5. 2 - Back Up Battery

1.1.2.6. 1 - DSC Back Up Battery

1.1.2.7. 1 - DSC Integration Modules for CCURE Integration

1.1.2.8. 5 - Door Contact

1.1.2.9. 8 - Motion Detector

1.1.2.10. 18 - Hardwired Glass Break Detector

1.1.2.11. 8 – Cable

1.1.3. Las Cruces Access Control

1.1.3.1. 1 - C·CURE 9000 - Series N Bundled Tower System1 Includes C·CURE 9000

Series N software pre-installed on a Dell small form factor PC(config #1 listed below). Includes MS Windows 10 Professional, 64-bit and SQL

1.1.3.2. 1 - C•CURE 9000 Unification with victor Site manager

1.1.3.3. 1 - C•CURE 9000 video integration option with American Dynamics NVR

1.1.3.4. 3 - iSTAR Ultra G2, 16 readers, w/enclosure, no PSU

1.1.3.5. 3 - Wall-mount 20" x 16" enclosure w/lock and tamper. Includes BDM low battery disconnect switch. Fits three 14 AHr batteries

1.1.3.6. 37 - Door Position Switch

1.1.3.7. 6 - Battery Back Up

1.1.3.8. 3 - Magnetic Lock

1.1.3.9. 3 - Request to Exit Button

1.1.3.10. 3 - Request to Exit Motion

1.1.3.11. 11 - Delayed Egress Magnetic Lock

1.1.3.12. 23 - Recessed Strike for Mortise Locks

1.1.3.13. 2 - Planar PZN2410 24" Full HD LCD Desktop Monitor

1.1.3.14. 16 - Plenum Composite Cable

1.1.3.15. 1 - Cat6 Cable SCRAP. Need 150 Feet

1.1.3.16. 125 - J-Hooks

1.1.3.17. 1 - Innometriks High Assurance Software Suite, includes Enrollment Server, Panel Server, Enrollment Plug-in, for Series L, M, N and SiteServers

1.1.3.18. 48 - WaveLynx Reader with Pin Pad

1.1.3.19. 1 - Innometriks Stand-Alone Enrollment Client, for PIV card validation and enrollment into ID Server, per client

1.1.3.20. 1 - Identive SPR3310 USB enrollment reader, contact interface

1.1.3.21. 1 - Targus USB PIN Pad

1.1.3.22. 1 - Tripp Lite SU2200RTXL2UA Smartonline 120V

1.1.4. Warehouse Cameras

1.1.4.1. 1 - VideoEdge 2U NVR, 18TB, RAID 5, (24 Total) 4 NIC, Redundant PS

1.1.4.2. 1 - victor Professional Software License

1.1.4.3. 1 - victor Professional Central License Management for VideoEdge

1.1.4.4. 1 - Unification lic,CC9000/victor

1.1.4.5. 1 - DSC Integration

1.1.4.6. 1 - C-Video Edge NVR

1.1.4.7. 3 - Illustra Pro Gen4 20MP (5MP x4) Multisensor, 2.7-13.5mm, Edge AI, TDN

1.1.4.8. 3 - Pendant Cap

1.1.4.9. 3 - Short Wall Mount

1.1.4.10. 3 - Conduit Adapter

1.1.4.11. 3 - 90w PoE Injector

1.1.4.12. 8 - Illustra Pro Gen4 4MP MiniDome, 2.7-13.5mm, Indoor/Outdoor

1.1.4.13. 2 - Illustra Pro Gen4 2MP MiniDome, 2.7-13.5mm, Indoor/Outdoor

1.1.4.14. 1 - Planar PZN2410 24" Full HD LCD Desktop Monitor

1.1.4.15. 1 - Vigitron 24 Port POE+ Switch

1.1.4.16. 1 - Patch Panels

1.1.4.17. 13 - Patch Cords

1.1.4.18. 4 - Cat6 Plenum Cable

1.1.4.19. 25 - J-Hooks

1.1.4.20. 1 - Conduit and Penetrations

1.1.5. Warehouse Motion Intrusion

1.1.5.1. 1 - DSC Power Series Control Panel with Key Pad

1.1.5.2. 2 - DSC Zone Expander

1.1.5.3. 1 - DSC Alarm Communicator

1.1.5.4. 1 - Altronix Power Supply/Charger Kit

1.1.5.5. 2 - Back Up Battery

1.1.5.6. 1 - DSC Back Up Battery

1.1.5.7. 1 - DSC Integration Modules for CCURE Integration

1.1.5.8. 4 - Motion Detector

1.1.5.9. 4 - Door Contact

1.1.5.10. 2 - Overhead Door Contact

1.1.5.11. 4 - Hardwired Panic Button

1.1.5.12. 8 - Cable

1.1.5.13. 4 - Siren Strobe

1.1.5.14. 1 – Conduit

1.1.6. Warehouse Access Control

1.1.6.1. 1 - C•CURE 9000-Series L Bundled Tower System Includes C·CURE 9000 Series L software pre-installed on a Dell small form factor PC. Includes MS Windows 10 Professional, 64-bit and SQL Express.

1.1.6.2. 1 - C•CURE 9000 Unification with victor Site manager

1.1.6.3. 1 - C•CURE 9000 video integration option with American Dynamics NVR

1.1.6.4. 1 - iSTAR Ultra, 8-Reader, in Wall Mount Enclosure

1.1.6.5. 1 - Wall-mount 20" x 16" enclosure w/lock and tamper. Includes BDM low battery disconnect switch. Fits three 14 AHr batteries

1.1.6.6. 6 - Door Position Switch

1.1.6.7. 2 - Battery Back Up

1.1.6.8. 2 - Magnetic Lock

1.1.6.9. 2 - Request to Exit Button

1.1.6.10. 2 - Request to Exit Motion

1.1.6.11. 3 - Rim Strike

1.1.6.12. 1 - Recessed Strike

1.1.6.13. 2 - Planar PZN2410 24" Full HD LCD Desktop Monitor

1.1.6.14. 2 - Plenum Composite Cable

1.1.6.15. 1 - Cat6 Cable SCRAP. Need 150 Feet

1.1.6.16. 75 - J-Hooks

1.1.6.17. 1 - Innometriks High Assurance Software Suite, includes Enrollment

Server, Panel Server, Enrollment Plug-in, for Series L, M, N and SiteServers

1.1.6.18. 6 - WaveLynx Reader with Pin Pad

1.1.6.19. 1 - Innometriks Stand-Alone Enrollment Client, for PIV card validation and enrollment into ID Server, per client

1.1.6.20. 1 - Identive SPR3310 USB enrollment reader, contact interface

1.1.6.21. 1 - One day of Professional Services - To be accomplished via remote access. Otherwise 2 day minimum for on-site support

1.1.6.22. 1 - Targus USB PIN Pad

1.1.6.23. 1 - Tripp Lite SU2200RTXL2UA Smartonline 120V

1.1.6.24. 1 – Conduit

1.1.7. Sleep Center Cameras

1.1.7.1. 1 - VideoEdge 2U NVR, 18TB, RAID 5, (24 Total) 4 NIC, Redundant PS

1.1.7.2. 1 - victor Professional Software License,

1.1.7.3. 1 - victor Professional Central License Management for VideoEdge

1.1.7.4. 1 - Unification lic,CC9000/victor

1.1.7.5. 1 - DSC Integration

1.1.7.6. 1 - C-Video Edge NVR

1.1.7.7. 5 - Illustra Pro Gen4 20MP (5MP x4) Multisensor, 2.7-13.5mm, Edge AI, TDN w/IR, TWDR, PTRZ, IP66, IK10, Quad SDXC

1.1.7.8. 4 - Corner adapter for use w/RHOxW

1.1.7.9. 4 - Short Wall Mount

1.1.7.10. 4 - Pendant Cap

1.1.7.11. 4 - Conduit Adapter

1.1.7.12. 5 - 90w PoE Injector

1.1.7.13. 1 - Illustra Pro Gen4 Multisensor 2x2 Ceiling Tile

1.1.7.14. 9 - Illustra Pro Gen4 2MP MiniDome, 2.7-13.5mm, Indoor/Outdoor, IP67, IK10, TDN w/IR, TWDR

1.1.7.15. 1 - Planar PZN2410 24" Full HD LCD Desktop Monitor

1.1.7.16. 1 - Vigitron 24 Port POE+ Switch

1.1.7.17. 1 - Patch Panels

1.1.7.18. 14 - Patch Cords $3.71 $51.98

1.1.7.19. 4 - Cat6 Plenum Cable $486.75 $1,947.00

1.1.7.20. 75 - J-Hooks

1.1.8. Sleep Center Motion Intrusion

1.1.8.1. 1 - DSC Power Series Control Panel with Key Pad

1.1.8.2. 2 - DSC Zone Expander

1.1.8.3. 1 - DSC Alarm Communicator

1.1.8.4. 1 - Altronix Power Supply/Charger Kit

1.1.8.5. 2 - Back Up Battery

1.1.8.6. 1 - DSC Back Up Battery

1.1.8.7. 1 - DSC Integration Modules for CCURE Integration

1.1.9. Sleep Center Access Control

1.1.9.1. 1 - C•CURE 9000 Unification with victor Site manager $0.00 $0.00

1.1.9.2. 1 - C•CURE 9000 video integration option with American Dynamics NVR

1.1.9.3. 1 - iSTAR Ultra ACM board, 8 readers. Includes USB cable

1.1.9.4. 4 - Door Position Switch

1.1.9.5. 2 - Battery Back Up

1.1.9.6. 4 - Recessed Strike

1.1.9.7. 2 - Planar PZN2410 24" Full HD LCD Desktop Monitor

1.1.9.8. 2 - Plenum Composite Cable

1.1.9.9. 1 - Cat6 Cable SCRAP. Need 150 Feet

1.1.9.10. 75 - J-Hooks

1.1.9.11. 1 - Innometriks High Assurance Software Suite, includes Enrollment

Server, Panel Server, Enrollment Plug-in, for Series L, M, N and SiteServers

1.1.9.12. 10 - WaveLynx Reader with Pin Pad

1.1.9.13. 1 - Innometriks Stand-Alone Enrollment Client, for PIV card validation and enrollment into ID Server, per client

1.1.9.14. 1 - Identive SPR3310 USB enrollment reader, contact interface

1.1.9.15. 1 - One day of Professional Services - To be accomplished via remote access. Otherwise 2 day minimum for on-site support

1.1.9.16. 1 - Targus USB PIN Pad

1.1.9.17. 1 - Tripp Lite SU2200RTXL2UA Smartonline 120V

1.1.10. Building 116 Motion Intrusion

1.1.10.1. 1 - DSC Alarm Communicator

1.1.11. Building 117 Motion Intrusion

1.1.11.1. 1 - DSC Alarm Communicator

1.2. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: The service contract shall include a Base + 4 Option Years.

1.3 The exact location for services are listed below:

• Bldgs. 116 & 117: Pershing Rd, Fort Bliss Texas 79916

• Warehouse: 6 Founders Blvd, El Paso, TX 79906

• The Sleep Center: : 1250 E Cliff Dr, El Paso, TX 79902

• Las Cruces: Location: 3401 Del Rey Blvd. Las Cruces, NM 88012

1.4 The ELP VA Police Services is required by the Physical Security and Resiliency Design Manual revised March 1-2022, the RCS 10-1 manual, OSLE Inspection Guide and 0730-4 VA Handbook to have a motion intrusion alarm system. It is also required that the motion intrusion be monitored. The motion intrusion allows Police Services the ability to mitigate risk based off the 33 Undesirable Events (UEs), including Unauthorized Entry – Forced & Surreptitious and Breach of Access Control Point – Covert & Overt.

1.5 These monitoring & maintenance services must allow for continuous detection for entry into any of the Bldgs. 116 & 117, Sleep Center, Warehouse, and the Las Cruces CBOC after hours and immediately notify VA Police Services and the Fort Bliss Military Police to respond to the alarm; thus providing a deterrent to theft, and unauthorized entry.

2. SCOPE OF WORK

2.1. Monitoring (24/7) must enable the digital dialer via an Ethernet connection to communicate to a local area or wide area network - or to an optional cellular module -and send reports to a receiver at the central monitoring station, who will contact the VA Police, Fort Bliss Military Police (For BLDG 116 &117), El Paso PD (For Warehouse and Sleep Center) and Las Cruces PD (For Las Cruces CBOC) in the event of an incident 24/7. The scope of work includes the following:

• Contractor shall provide replacement parts, conduct repairs and troubleshooting, and conduct two preventive maintenance checks per year.

• All costs associated with replacement parts, shipment, delivery, and installation (equipment fully mission capable) will be included within firm-fixed contract price.

The El Paso VA doesn’t have any spare parts inventory. The contractor shall be responsible for stocking the spare parts.

• Contractor shall provide an emergency service call number and the response time of no less than 4 hours from the time called and notified of a deficiency during normal business hours. It would be 8am to 5pm, 7 days per week. The Physical Security section would determine the severity when contacting the vendor for issues.

• Contractor shall provide 24/7 fast, reliable, and professional monitoring services with a properly trained response team. Monitoring would be of Motion Intrusion alarms. It is the intent for the vendor to provide the replacements if the equipment fails.

• Monitoring would be of the Motion Intrusion alarms. The notifications would need to be made within 2-3 minutes of an alarm going off. They would need to notify the VA Police dispatch and either the El Paso Police Department, Fort Bliss Military or the Las Cruces Police department.

• Contractor shall be certified to install, service or repair Bosch B8512G / CCure9000 security systems /intrusion devices. At a minimum must have the following Certificates; CCure9000 High Assurance with Innometriks; CCure9000 Advanced Intergrator; CCure9000 System Installer/Maintainer; Basic Installation

– Victor VMS and VideoEdge NVR; and Bosch G Series Expert.

• Contractor shall provide direct access to a live call center for online technical troubleshooting and diagnostic test from 8am-5pm MST. This includes same day dispatching, emailing and providing support to troubleshoot any issue. When over the phone resolution is not possible, the vendor will provide technical and troubleshooting services on-site (dispatching) by no later than 1pm the following day. No cybersecurity services are needed.

• Contractor shall include replacement parts unit- if required- plus software upgrades and licenses, and/or updates as needed by the service. In addition, the vendor must trouble shoot all technical issues and resolve them over the phone-when possible. If a replacement part, unit or software upgrade is needed, the vendor will contact the manufacturer of the product and will request the necessary item to be sent to the end user thereby streamlining the process for the end user.

• Contractor shall provide service packs, downloads, upgrades, updates, and documents for the communicators and intrusion devices and all related software.

This includes new recovery discs that apply the latest Windows updates and other updated drivers to keep the embedded system running safe and secure.

• Contractor shall provide next day equipment exchange and shipping costs, repair labor, and any part or expenses associated with that exchange or returns of equipment and shall be included in the firm-fixed price. The vendor can have the parts sent directly to the VA location or the vendors office, whichever is faster in correcting the issue.

2.2. MISCELLANEOUS & TRAINING:

a. Monitoring and technical service support must be initiated minimum five (5) days of contract award and specialized training for Administrator/s/Supervisors as needed to the Police Service.

b. The Physical Security section would receive the training as they are the system administrators.

c. Layouts of the buildings are available upon request.

d. Initiation of services must be coordinated in advanced with the logistics and the

Police Services at 915-564-6100 ext. 6365 or 7428

2.3 . REQUIRED LICENSE AND CERTIFICATIONS

a) Vendor must be certified to install, service or repair

a. Bosch B8512G intrusion devices

b. CCure9000 security systems

c. CCure9000 High Assurance with Innometriks;

d. CCure9000 Advanced Intergrator;

e. CCure9000 System Installer/Maintainer; Basic Installation – Victor VMS and VideoEdge NVR; and

f. Bosch G Series Expert.

b) The Vendor must ensure that CCure9000 License Renewals for the Sleep Center, Warehouse, and Las Cruces CBOC are completed on a yearly basis.

a. Warehouse

i. CCURE 9000

1. serial number # 9-28147

b. Sleep Center

i. CCURE 9000

1. serial number # 9-28206

c. Las Cruces CBOC

i. CCURE 9000

1. serial number # 9-28471

c) Sleep Center, Warehouse, and Las Cruces all have the Innometriks installed and are currently being used to enroll PIV cards into the system.

d) Las Cruces CBOC went online in March of 2024, the Sleep Center and

Warehouse have been operational since September/October 2023.

e) The CCURE 9000 installer of record for each system is:

a. Pyrocom installed the CCURE 9000 system at the Sleep Center, Warehouse, and Las Cruces CBOC. No Access control at Building 116 and 117.

3. WORK HOURS:

3.1. Normal Work Hours: The service schedule shall be developed between the contractor and Contractor’s Representative (COR) prior to any service being performed. It would be 8am to 5pm 7 days per week.

3.2. The following is a list of U.S. Government holidays. If the holiday falls on a Saturday, the proceeding Friday is observed as the holiday; if the holiday falls on a Sunday, the following Monday is observed as the holiday and any other day specifically declared by the President of the United States to be a national holiday.

HOLIDAY DATE

New Year’s Day Jan 1 Martin Luther King’s Birthday 3rd Monday in Jan President’s Day 3rd Monday in Feb Memorial Day Last Monday in May Juneteenth National Independence Day June 19th Independence Day July 4 Labor Day 1st Monday in Sep Columbus Day 2nd Monday in Oct Veterans Day Nov 11 Thanksgiving Day 4th Thursday in November Christmas Day December 25

4. PERSONNEL

4.1. The contractor shall provide in writing the personnel name and phone number within (10) ten calendar days of the award of the contract. Personnel shall be qualified and experienced to oversee the personnel assigned to perform the installation. The contractor’s personnel shall correspond with the logistics department and the Police Service on a regular basis to discuss any problems related to delivery and installation.

Unresolved problems shall be referred to the Contracting Officer for resolution.

4.2. Contractor Service Personnel (CSP). All subcontractors performing work for primary contractor shall meet all specifications and standards that apply to CSP under this agreement. CSP shall maintain clean and neat appearance and shall wear an identification badge at all times when performing services at the Government site.

Identification badges shall be worn in a clearly visible area of the outer garment. The COR shall furnish this badge.

4.3. Government point of contact (POC). The COR shall be the Government’s POC. If required, the COR shall be designated in writing to the Contractor and the scope of authority shall be set forth therein. Contractor shall respond only to calls from COR or a designated representative from the Medical Center.

5. SECURITY STATEMENT

5.1. The Vendor shall not transfer any VA information to a location outside the VA and only to VA locations determined by the VA System Administrator. The information in these systems may be covered by the Privacy Act 1974 which contains criminal penalties of abuse of information.

5.2. The Vendor and all VA employees are required to immediately report any security violations to the Information Security Officer. No other security statements are required.

5.3. Information Security & Privacy.

a. The contractor, their personnel, and their subcontractors shall be subject to the Federal laws, regulations, standards, and VA Directives and Handbooks regarding information and information system security as delineated in this contract.

b. Contractors, contractor personnel, subcontractors, and subcontractor personnel shall be subject to the same Federal laws, regulations, standards, and VA Directives and Handbooks as VA and VA personnel regarding information and information system security.

c. A contractor/sub-contractor shall request logical (technical) or physical access to VA information and VA information systems for their employees, subcontractors, and affiliates only to the extent necessary to perform the services specified in the contract, agreement, or task order.

d. All contractors, subcontractors, and third-party servicers and associates working with VA information are subject to the same investigative requirements as those of VA appointees or employees who have access to the same types of information. The level and process of background security investigations for contractors must be in accordance with VA Directive and Handbook 0710, Personnel Suitability and Security Program. The Office for Operations, Security, and Preparedness is responsible for these policies and procedures.

e. The contractor or subcontractor must notify the Contracting Officer immediately when an employee working on a VA system or with access to VA information is reassigned or leaves the contractor or subcontractor’s employ.

The Contracting Officer must also be notified immediately by the contractor or subcontractor prior to an unfriendly termination.

f. Information made available to the contractor or subcontractor by VA for the performance or administration of this contract or information developed by the contractor/subcontractor in performance or administration of the contract shall be used only for those purposes and shall not be used in any other way without the prior written agreement of the VA. This clause expressly limits the contractor/subcontractor's rights to use data as described in Rights in Data - General, FAR 52.227-14(d) (1).

g. VA information should not be co-mingled, if possible, with any other data on the contractors/subcontractor’s information systems or media storage systems in order to ensure VA requirements related to data protection and media sanitization can be met. If co-mingling must be allowed to meet the requirements of the business need, the contractor must ensure that VA’s information is returned to the VA or destroyed in accordance with VA’s sanitization requirements. VA reserves the right to conduct onsite inspections of contractor and subcontractor IT resources to ensure data security controls, separation of data and job duties, and destruction/media sanitization procedures are in compliance with VA directive requirements.

h. The contractor/subcontractor shall not make copies of VA information except as authorized and necessary to perform the terms of the agreement or to preserve electronic information stored on contractor/subcontractor electronic storage media for restoration in case any electronic equipment or data used by the contractor/subcontractor needs to be restored to an operating state. If copies are made for restoration purposes, after the restoration is complete, the copies must be appropriately destroyed.

i. If VA determines that the contractor has violated any of the information confidentiality, privacy, and security provisions of the contract, it shall be sufficient grounds for VA to withhold payment to the contractor or third party or terminate the contract for default or terminate for cause under Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) part 12.

j. Consistent with the requirements of 38 U.S.C. §5725, a contract may require access to sensitive personal information. If so, the contractor is liable to VA for liquidated damages in the event of a data breach or privacy incident involving any SPI the contractor/subcontractor processes or maintains under this contract.

k. The contractor/subcontractor shall provide notice to VA of a “security incident” as set forth in the Security Incident Investigation section above. Upon such notification, VA must secure from a non-Department entity or the VA Office of Inspector General an independent risk analysis of the data breach to determine the level of risk associated with the data breach for the potential misuse of any sensitive personal information involved in the data breach. The term 'data breach' means the loss, theft, or other unauthorized access, or any access other than that incidental to the scope of employment, to data containing sensitive personal information, in electronic or printed form, that results in the potential compromise of the confidentiality or integrity of the data. Contractor shall fully cooperate with the entity performing the risk analysis. Failure to cooperate may be deemed a material breach and grounds for contract termination.

Each risk analysis shall address all relevant information concerning the data breach, including the following:

i. Nature of the event (loss, theft, unauthorized access);

ii. Description of the event, including:

1. date of occurrence;

2. data elements involved, including any PII, such as full name, social security number, date of birth, home address, account number, disability code.

3. Number of individuals affected or potentially affected.

4. Names of individuals or groups affected or potentially affected.

5. Ease of logical data access to the lost, stolen or improperly accessed data in light of the degree of protection for the data, e.g., unencrypted, plain text.

6. Amount of time the data has been out of VA control.

7. The likelihood that the sensitive personal information will or has been compromised (made accessible to and usable by unauthorized persons).

8. Known misuses of data containing sensitive personal information, if any.

9. Assessment of the potential harm to the affected individuals.

10. Data breach analysis as outlined in 6500.2 Handbook, Management of Security and Privacy Incidents, as appropriate.

11. Whether credit protection services may assist record subjects in avoiding or mitigating the results of identity theft based on the sensitive personal information that may have been compromised.

iii. The contractor/subcontractor agrees to comply with the Privacy Act of 1974 (the Act) and the agency rules and regulations issued under the Act.

m. All contractor employees and subcontractor employees requiring access to VA information and VA information systems shall complete the following before being granted access to VA information and its systems:

iii. Sign and acknowledge (either manually or electronically) understanding of and responsibilities for compliance with the Contractor Rules of Behavior, Appendix E relating to access to VA information and information systems.

iv. Successfully complete the VA Cyber Security Awareness and Rules of Behavior training and annually complete required security training.

v. Successfully complete the appropriate VA privacy training and annually complete required privacy training; and

vi. Successfully complete any additional cyber security or privacy training, as required for VA personnel with equivalent information system access [to be defined by the VA program official and provided to the contracting officer for inclusion in the solicitation document – e.g., any role-based information security training required in accordance with NIST Special Publication 800-16, Information Technology Security Training Requirements.]

1. The contractor shall provide to the contracting officer and/or the COTR a copy of the training certificates and certification of signing the Contractor Rules of Behavior for each applicable employee within 1 week of the initiation of the contract and annually thereafter, as required.

2. Failure to complete the mandatory annual training and sign the Rules of Behavior annually, within the timeframe required, is grounds for suspension or termination of all physical or electronic access privileges and removal from work on the contract until such time as the training and documents are complete.

n. VA sensitive information is to be transferred between the device and VISTA only, will not go outside the VA network or information system.

6. ACRONYMS AND DEFINITIONS

6.1. Contracting Officer (CO). A person duly appointed with the authority to enter into and administer contracts on behalf of the U.S. Government.

6.2. Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR). An individual designated in writing by the Contracting Officer to act as an authorized representative of the Contracting Officer to perform specific contract administrative functions within the scope and limitations as defined by the Contracting Officer.

7. VHA PRIVACY AWARENESS

7.1 Pursuant to the Veteran Health Administration (VHA) Privacy principles and practices, Contractors shall comply with VA’s privacy, policies, and legal requirements found in this link: https://www.va.gov/privacy-policy/

7.2 The contractor must contact the education program manager at 915-564-6100 ext.

7600 to take the following Privacy Awareness Training that meets the requirements of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), Privacy Rule as determined by VHA, and the VA’s Privacy Training Monitoring SOP:

a.VA 10176 – VA Privacy and Information Security Awareness Training and Rules of Behavior b.VA 10203 – Privacy and HIPAA Focused Training c.VA 3185966 – VHA Mandatory Training for Trainees d.VA 3192008 – VHA Mandatory Training for Trainees – Refresher

8. NARA RECORDS MANAGEMENT

8.1 Contractor shall 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.

8.2 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.

8.3 In accordance with 36 CFR 1222.32, Contractor shall 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.

8.4 El Paso Veteran Affairs Health Care System (EPVAHCS) 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 EPVAHCS 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 EPVAHCS. The agency must report promptly to NARA in accordance with 36 CFR 1230.

8.5 The Contractor shall 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 shall 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 shall 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 shall be returned to EPVAHCS control or the Contractor must hold it until otherwise directed. Items returned to the Government shall 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).

8.6 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 EPVAHCS guidance for protecting sensitive, proprietary information, classified, and controlled unclassified information.

8.7 The Contractor shall only use Government IT equipment for purposes specifically tied to or authorized by the contract and in accordance with EPVAHCS policy.

8.8 The Contractor shall not create or maintain any records containing any non-public EPVAHCS information that are not specifically tied to or authorized by the contract.

8.9 The Contractor shall 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.

8.10 The EPVAHCS 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 EPVAHCS shall 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.

8.11 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.

8.12 References. VHA Directive 6300(1) 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).

B.3 PRICE/COST SCHEDULE

ITEM INFORMATION

ITEM

NUMBER

DESCRIPTION OF

SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

12.00 MO _____________ ______________

Security Systems Monitoring/ Surveillance and Maintenance

Services

Contract Period: Base POP Begin: 12-01-2024 POP End: 11-30-2025

PRINCIPAL NAICS CODE: 561621 - Security Systems Services (except Locksmiths) PRODUCT/SERVICE CODE: J063 - Maintenance, Repair, and Rebuilding of Equipment - Alarm, Signal, and Security

12.00 MO _____________ _______________

Services

Contract Period: Option 1 POP Begin: 12-01-2025 POP End: 11-30-2026

PRINCIPAL NAICS CODE: 561621 - Security Systems Services (except Locksmiths) PRODUCT/SERVICE CODE: J063 - Maintenance, Repair, and Rebuilding of Equipment - Alarm, Signal, and Security Detection Systems

12.00 MO ______________ _______________

Services.

Contract Period: Option 2 POP Begin: 12-01-2026 POP End: 11-30-2027

PRINCIPAL NAICS CODE: 561621 - Security Systems Services (except Locksmiths) PRODUCT/SERVICE CODE: J063 - Maintenance, Repair, and

Services.

Contract Period: Option 3 POP Begin: 12-01-2027 POP End: 11-30-2028

PRINCIPAL NAICS CODE: 561621 - Security Systems Services (except Locksmiths) PRODUCT/SERVICE CODE: J063 - Maintenance, Repair, and

Services Contract Period: Option 4 POP Begin: 12-01-2028 POP End: 11-30-2029

PRINCIPAL NAICS CODE: 561621 - Security Systems Services (except Locksmiths) PRODUCT/SERVICE CODE: J063 - Maintenance, Repair, and

GRAND TOTAL _______________

B.4 DELIVERY SCHEDULE

ITEM

NUMBER SHIPPING INFORMATION

QUAN

TITY

DELIVERY

DATE

0001-

SHIP TO: Department of Veteran Affairs EL Paso Veteran Affairs Health Care System 5001 North Piedras Street El Paso, TX 79930

USA

ALL SEE LINs

MARK FOR: Roger Conklin 915-564-6100 x6600 roger.conklin@va.gov mailto:roger.conklin@va.gov

SECTION C - CONTRACT CLAUSES

C.1 52.212-4 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS—COMMERCIAL

PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES (NOV 2023)

(a) Inspection/Acceptance. The Contractor shall only tender for acceptance those items that conform to the requirements of this contract. The Government reserves the right to inspect or test any supplies or services that have been tendered for acceptance. The Government may require repair or replacement of nonconforming supplies or reperformance of nonconforming services at no increase in contract price. If repair/replacement or reperformance will not correct the defects or is not possible, the Government may seek an equitable price reduction or adequate consideration for acceptance of nonconforming supplies or services. The Government must exercise its post-acceptance rights—

(1) Within a reasonable time after the defect was discovered or should have been discovered;

and

(2) Before any substantial change occurs in the condition of the item, unless the change is due to the defect in the item.

(b) Assignment. The Contractor or its assignee may assign its rights to receive payment due as a result of performance of this contract to a bank, trust company, or other financing institution, including any Federal lending agency in accordance with the Assignment of Claims Act (31 U.S.C. 3727). However, when a third party makes payment (e.g., use of the Governmentwide commercial purchase card), the Contractor may not assign its rights to receive payment under this contract.

(c) Changes. Changes in the terms and conditions of this contract may be made only by written agreement of the parties.

(d) Disputes. This contract is subject to 41 U.S.C. chapter 71, Contract Disputes. Failure of the parties to this contract to reach agreement on any request for equitable adjustment, claim, appeal or action arising under or relating to this contract shall be a dispute to be resolved in accordance with the clause at Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.233-1, Disputes, which is incorporated herein by reference. The Contractor shall proceed diligently with performance of this contract, pending final resolution of any dispute arising under the contract.

(e) Definitions. The clause at FAR 52.202-1, Definitions, is incorporated herein by reference.

(f) Excusable delays. The Contractor shall be liable for default unless nonperformance is caused by an occurrence beyond the reasonable control of the Contractor and without its fault or negligence such as, acts of God or the public enemy, acts of the Government in either its sovereign or contractual capacity, fires, floods, epidemics, quarantine restrictions, strikes, unusually severe weather, and delays of common carriers. The Contractor shall notify the Contracting Officer in writing as soon as it is reasonably possible after the commencement of any excusable delay, setting forth the full particulars in connection therewith, shall remedy such occurrence with all reasonable dispatch, and shall promptly give written notice to the Contracting Officer of the cessation of such occurrence.

(g) Invoice.

(1) The Contractor shall submit an original invoice and three copies (or electronic invoice, if authorized) to the address designated in the contract to receive invoices. An invoice must include—

(i) Name and address of the Contractor;

(ii) Invoice date and number;

(iii) Contract number, line item number and, if applicable, the order number;

(iv) Description, quantity, unit of measure, unit price and extended price of the items delivered;

(v) Shipping number and date of shipment, including the bill of lading number and weight of shipment if shipped on Government bill of lading;

(vi) Terms of any discount for prompt payment offered;

(vii) Name and address of official to whom payment is to be sent;

(viii) Name, title, and phone number of person to notify in event of defective invoice; and

(ix) Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN). The Contractor shall include its TIN on the invoice only if required elsewhere in this contract.

(x) Electronic funds transfer (EFT) banking information.

(A) The Contractor shall include EFT banking information on the invoice only if required elsewhere in this contract.

(B) If EFT banking information is not required to be on the invoice, in order for the invoice to be a proper invoice, the Contractor shall have submitted correct EFT banking information in accordance with the applicable solicitation provision, contract clause (e.g., 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer—System for Award Management, or 52.232-34, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer—Other Than System for Award Management), or applicable agency procedures.

(C) EFT banking information is not required if the Government waived the requirement to pay by EFT.

(2) Invoices will be handled in accordance with the Prompt Payment Act (31 U.S.C. 3903) and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) prompt payment regulations at 5 CFR part 1315.

(h) Patent indemnity. The Contractor shall indemnify the Government and its officers, employees and agents against liability, including costs, for actual or alleged direct or contributory infringement of, or inducement to infringe, any United States or foreign patent, trademark or copyright, arising out of the performance of this contract, provided the Contractor is reasonably notified of such claims and proceedings.

(i) Payment.—

(1) Items accepted. Payment shall be made for items accepted by the Government that have been delivered to the delivery destinations set forth in this contract.

(2) Prompt payment. The Government will make payment in accordance with the Prompt Payment Act (31 U.S.C. 3903) and prompt payment regulations at 5 CFR part 1315.

(3) Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT). If the Government makes payment by EFT, see 52.212- 5(b) for the appropriate EFT clause.

(4) Discount. In connection with any discount offered for early payment, time shall be computed from the date of the invoice. For the purpose of computing the discount earned, payment shall be considered to have been made on the date which appears on the payment check or the specified payment date if an electronic funds transfer payment is made.

(5) Overpayments. If the Contractor becomes aware of a duplicate contract financing or invoice payment or that the Government has otherwise overpaid on a contract financing or invoice payment, the Contractor shall—

(i) Remit the overpayment amount to the payment office cited in the contract along with a description of the overpayment including the—

(A) Circumstances of the overpayment (e.g., duplicate payment, erroneous payment, liquidation errors, date(s) of overpayment);

(B) Affected contract number and delivery order number, if applicable;

(C) Affected line item or subline item, if applicable; and

(D) Contractor point of contact.

(ii) Provide a copy of the remittance and supporting documentation to the Contracting Officer.

(6) Interest.

(i) All amounts that become payable by the Contractor to the Government under this contract shall bear simple interest from the date due until paid unless paid within 30 days of becoming due. The interest rate shall be the interest rate established by the Secretary of the Treasury as provided in 41 U.S.C.