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36C25726Q0032 X 12-03-2025 519-24-400 Department of Veterans Affairs Central Texas Veterans HCS 1901 Veterans Memorial Dr. Building #171 Temple

TX

76504 Department of Veterans Affairs Central Texas Veterans HCS 1901 Veterans Memorial Dr. Building 171 Temple

TX

76504 Eileen Myers 254-987-0201

This is a Request for Quote for:

Project Title: 519-24-400-NRM Install Fire Alarm Bldg. 25.

Project Location: West Texas Veterans Healthcare System 300 Veterans Blvd. Big Spring, TX 79720.

Description: Contractor shall provide all equipment, labor,material, transportation, and supervision necessary for the Install Fire Alarm Bldg. 25. All work shall be performed inaccordance with the Statement of Work (SOW), specifications and drawings. See attached documents.

North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code:238210 Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors, with a size standard of $19.0M.

Construction Magnitude: $250,000.00-$500,000.00

This requirement is a "Competitive" Offer, Set-aside 100% Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), In accordance with clause VAAR 852.219-75, and Public Law 109-461 (38 US 8127).

The site visit will be held December 10, 2025, at 9:00 AM CST. Location: WTVAHCS 300 Veterans Blvd. Big Spring, TX.

Meet at the police service in the main building. Site visit contact will be the COR Marcus Fernandez@va.gov.

**NOTE ALL offeror(s) must submit a Bid Guarantee as part of their quote package. Awardee must be able to obtain the necessary level of Performance and Payment bonds upon award.

CUT OFF SUBMISSIONS of RFI/QUESTIONS SHALL BE: DECEMBER 16, 2025, @ 1:00PM CST, ALL RFI/QUESTIONS SHALL BE IN WORD FORMAT and emailed to Eileen.Myers@va.gov.

SUBMISSION OF QUOTES; All quotes shall be emailed to Eileen.Myers@va.gov, NO LATER THAN January 2, 2026, at 10:00AM CST.

Please reference: 36C25726Q0032 on ALL correspondence for this requirement.

**NOTE Please follow all instructions to Offeror(s) on the following pages, or your quote could be deemed nonresponsive.

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

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

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

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CONTRACTING OFFICER WILL COMPLETE ITEM 28 OR 29 AS APPLICABLE

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A.3 PRICE/COST SCHEDULE

ITEM INFORMATION

Page 1 of Page 1 of INSTRUCTIONS FOR CALCULATION OF SELF-PERFORMED WORK IAW “Limitations on Subcontracting” (VAAR 852.219-73)

OFFEROR’S SELF PERFORMED ESTIMATED CALCULATIONS

At the time of proposal Offeror’s are required to complete.

a) Offeror’s total proposed price: $ __________

b) Cost of Materials $ __________

c) Total excluding materials (a-b) $ __________

d) Amount projected to be paid to non-VIP listed SDVOSBs: $ __________ (not including materials)

e) Offeror’s percentage of estimated Non VIP work (d/c X 100 = %) __________%

f) Offeror’s percentage of estimated self-performed work (100 – e = %) __________%

A/E-Services. In the case of a contract for services (except construction), it will not pay more than 50% of the amount paid by the government to it to firms that are not VIP-listed VOSBs.

General construction. In the case of a contract for general construction, it will not pay more than 85% of the amount paid by the government to it to firms that are not VIP-listed SDVOSBs.

Special trade contractors. In the case of a contract for special trade contractors, it will not pay more than 75% of the amount paid by the government to it to firms that are not VIP-listed SDVOSBs.

Statement of Work Construction of New Fire Alarm System Bldg 25 Project No. 519-24-401

1. BACKGROUND: The West Texas VA Health Care System (WTVAHCS), Big, Spring TX, currently has a requirement for a project to replace the existing fire alarm system in Building 25. The current system does not communicate with the main building, which causes a safety issue. The VA is looking to correct this problem with this project.

2. OBJECTIVE: Contractor shall provide all equipment, labor, material, transportation, and supervision to accomplish the following project: “Construction of New Fire Alarm System Bldg 25,” located at 300 Veterans Blvd., Big Spring, TX. Work will be to replace the current Honeywell system with a new Siemens system as required by the drawings and specifications. This is a turnkey project

3. STATEMENT OF WORK: This project will consist of successfully completing all tasks involved in this SOW, the specifications and plans. The goal is to completely transition from the current Honeywell system to a new Simens system in bldg. 25 and link the system with the main bldg. for monitoring. Contractor shall use the drawings and specifications, 519-24-401 “Construction of New Fire Alarm System Bldg. 25.”

4. WORK SHALL INCLUDE: The contractor shall provide the specific services and deliverables to accomplish the project as per the drawings and specifications.

5. CONTRACTOR SCOPE, GENERAL:

1. The contractor shall completely furnish a construction package that will meet the previously stated Project scope/Objectives. The package shall include detailed submittals, manufacturer literature, and related information as required by the contract. The construction shall be in accordance with the latest Uniform Building Code (UBC), National Electrical Code (NEC), National Fire Protection Associate (NFPA) standard, Uniform Federal Accessibility Standard (UFAS), VA Standards, and local facility requirements. In the event there is a conflict between any of the standards/codes, the more stringent standard/code shall apply.

2. Work shall be coordinated with the COR. The Contractor shall not perform any service that will result in additional charges without prior approval from the Contracting Officer

3. The contractor shall be solely responsible for the management and construction, including all labor, equipment, materials, and inspection, to meet requirements of the contract.

4. The VA shall provide contractor the schematic design (layout) and basic construction drawings. The contractor shall adhere to basic VA specifications for all work. See specifications and drawings.

5. The construction superintendent shall be on station at all times to address any needs the VA may have during the construction period.

6. Contractor shall thoroughly clean inside and outside of construction site daily with contractor’s own equipment, including vacuums, mops, buckets, wash rags, dust mops, etc.…

Phasing:

The project’s successful completion is dependent upon a coordinated phasing which permits the construction to proceed in an efficient and orderly manner while allowing Bldg 25 staff to perform their duties with a minimum of disruption. Care must be taken during construction to maintain acceptable emergency egress as well as access to equipment in the plant. Every effort will be made to not affect patient care.

Ultimately, the precise sequence will be determined after a consultation with the contractor, building 25 staff & engineering personnel can be arranged. Staging for construction materials, contractor and material access, engineering staff access, clean up and removal will also be determined.

Work shall include all such systems and components as may be necessary to install the new fire alarm system. The remaining items listed below describe in greater detail certain unique items of scope and special utility system conditions and requirements.

6. MATERIALS: This shall be a turn-key project. Material purchased by the contractor must meet the specifications and submittals shall be approved prior to purchasing the material.

7. WARRANTY: Workmanship and materials shall be warranted in writing for ONE YEAR from the date of final acceptance.

8. SECURITY: This service does not involve contractor connection of one or more contractor-owned IT devices (such as laptop computer or remote connection from a contractor system) to a VA internal trusted (i.e., non-public network) therefore Information Technology (IT) Security certification and accreditation (authorization) (C&A) requirements do not apply per VA Handbook 6500.6 The C&A requirements do not apply and that a Security Accreditation is not required.

9. REQUIREMENTS AND CONSIDERATIONS: The contractor shall provide all applicable safety signage and barricades applicable to OSHA, VHA and Dodd regulations. The contractor shall comply with VHA DIRECTIVE 2004-012 and all VA Center Policy Memorandums, including but not limited to the following:

A. The Contractor shall provide all work required in the plans and specification for “Construction of New Fire Alarm System Bldg 25,” project # 519-24-401 located at 300 Veterans Blvd., Big Spring, TX.

B. The Contractor shall survey all work areas and report any suspicious material (i.e. possible lead paint) before starting work.

C. All contractor personnel must report to the Police Service at the Facility prior and after any work performed and sign out after completion of services. The contractor must furnish to the COR a detailed field report, or equivalent, showing work completed before leaving the Facility.

D. The Contractor shall not perform any service that will result in additional charges without prior approval from the Contracting Officer.

E. The Contractor is responsible for his employees while on Facility grounds including any accidents while performing the service. The contractors will have no contact with the VA staff other than the COR and select employees.

10. AS-BUILT DRAWINGS: The contractor shall prepare a set of As-Built record drawings at the completion. This will include but is not limited to the layout of the newly installed Siemens Fire system and the connection points to the main facility. They shall be completed within 30 days after completion of the project.

11. COMPETENCY OF PERSONNEL: All work shall be performed by fully qualified and competent personnel. The Contractor shall comply with the standards in the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA). Superintendent Shall have OSHA 30-hour training & all workers OSHA 10 hours training and /or other relevant competency training, as determined by VA CP with input from the ICRA team. The government reserves the right to request training certificates and credentials from the contractor at any time during the course of this contract through written request by the Contracting Officer Representative (COR).

12. BADGES: All Contractor personnel are required to wear I.D. badges during the entire time he/she is on Government property. I.D. badges must have an identification picture and shall state the name of the individual and the company he/she represents. The Contractor is to coordinate with the COR to obtain the I.D. badge from the Engineering Service. The Contractor is to provide a list of personnel who shall be performing the service.

13. HOURS: Contractor personnel shall notify the Contracting Officer Representative (COR) when arriving at the station, prior to commencing services. All services shall be performed during normal working hours Monday through Friday from 8:00 am to 4:30 pm excluding federal holidays. For working outside the “regular hours” as defined in the contract, The General Contractor must submit a written request for approval at least 3 calendar days in advance to the COR so that security arrangements can be provided for the employees.

Federal holidays include:

When a holiday falls on a Sunday, the following Monday shall be observed as a legal holiday. When a holiday falls on a Saturday, the preceding Friday is observed as a legal holiday by U.S. Government agencies. Also, included, would be any other day specifically declared by the President of the United States of America to be a National Holiday.

14. SMOKING: WTVAHCS is a smoke free Station. This means smoking is prohibited anywhere on VA property. If you need to smoke, please step outside the outer fence and use the proper cans for disposing of trash.

15. TIME FRAME OF COMPLETION: 85 Weekdays after notice to proceed is issued. Weekend work can be requested and reviewed on a case-by-case basis. This will be for testing, tie in’s, shut down etc. These arrangements will be coordinated with the COR.

16. PARKING: It is the responsibility of the Contractor’s personnel to park only in designated parking areas. The WTVAHCS shall not waive or make reimbursement for parking violations of the Contractor’s personnel under any circumstances.

17. PROTECTION FROM DAMAGE: The Contractor shall provide all necessary equipment and materials to protect personnel, furnishings, equipment, piping, and building from damage; Contractor shall move, remove, and/or replace movable items as necessary and shall replace any item damaged due to work performed under this contract, equal to its original installation, and/or finish.

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INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS AND OTHER STATEMENTS TO BIDDERS/OFFERORS

PREPARATION OF QUOTES

To assure responsiveness of submitted quotes, quoters shall follow the instructions contained herein. These instructions prescribe the format of the quote and describe the approach for development and presentation of the quote package. These instructions are designed to ensure the submission of necessary information. Quoters are required to meet all solicitation requirements, including terms and conditions, representations and certifications. The contracting officer has determined there is a high probability of adequate price competition in this acquisition. Interested quoters shall be solely responsible for all costs associated with this solicitation including but not limited to the preparation of quotes.

1. Quotes shall be (1) submitted on the forms furnished by the Government or on copies of those forms; and (2) manually signed. The person signing a quote shall initial each erasure or change appearing on any proposal form.

2. Quoters shall submit proposed prices for ALL quote items as listed in the quote schedule. Failure to submit proposed prices for ALL quote items will result in the quote being rejected as nonresponsive without further consideration.

3. Alternate quotes Will NOT be considered unless this solicitation authorizes their submission.

4. QUOTE SUBMISSION:

The following documents shall be submitted to the Contracting Officer on the due date and time listed on SF1442. Electronic quotes transmitted through email are the only authorized form of submission under this solicitation. One (1) emailed electronic PDF document of the quote shall be submitted at the time of the quote opening. The emailed electronic PDF document of the quote shall be organized as follows:

a) Standard Form 1442: Page 2 of SF1442 shall be completed and signed by the signatory authority. All blocks under section “OFFER” on page 2 of Sf1442 (Item 14 thru 20C) shall be completed.

b) Standard Form 30: Amendment of Solicitation: Quoters shall be solely responsible for monitoring Government’s website https://sam.gov. for amendments to this solicitation if any and acknowledge them in accordance with the requirements stipulated in this solicitation and amendments. Page 1 (Item 15A-15C) shall be completed.

c) Price Schedule: Schedule of Prices/Description shall be completed by the quoter.

d) Calculations on Self-Performed Work: Complete the Self-Performed Work Calculations and return with the quote.

e) SAM.gov Registration: Please be advised that to be eligible for award, Quoters are required to register their businesses at https://sam.gov and complete the Reps and Certs Section. The quoter shall have an active registration in SAM at the time of quote submission otherwise the Contracting Officer shall deem the quoter’s quote non-responsive to the solicitation requirements (See FAR 52.204-7).

f) 52.219-28 Post-Award Small Business Program Representation: (Required if Applicable) If the Contractor does not have representations and certifications in SAM.gov or does not have a representation in SAM for the NAICS code applicable to this contract, the Contractor is required to print out this clause in its entirety and complete Section (h), the authorized signer must sign and date.

g) VAAR Clause 852.219-75 VA Notice of Limitations on Subcontracting: Print out this clause in its entirety and submit the completed certification portion with the quote

h) SBA VetCert Registration (evidence of SDVOSB Status): Evidence of certification from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Veteran Small Business Certification (VetCert) Program showing your firm as an eligible, visible, and certified Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB). To be eligible for award, Quoters are required to register their businesses at https://veterans.certify.sba.gov.

i) Vets-4212 Forms: The offeror shall affirm that they have filed the Vets-4212, Federal Contractor Veterans’ Employment Report (VETS-4212) forms for the prior fiscal year if the offeror was subject to the reporting requirements of 38 U.S.C. 4212(d) for that fiscal year. Contractors are required to submit the required annual Form VETS-4212, in all cases where the contractor or subcontractor has received an award of $150,000 or more in any fiscal year. Contracting Officers are prohibited from awarding a contract to a contractor that has not submitted a required VETS-4212 Report with respect to the preceding fiscal year if the contractor was subject to the reporting requirement of 38 U.S.C. 4212(d). Submit this report as soon as possible, if not already submitted, to avoid delays in the contract award process. For more information on this requirement and/or for completing the web-based reporting form, visit the following website https://www.dol.gov/agencies/vets/programs/vets4212. See FAR provision 52.222-37 Compliance with Veterans' Employment Reporting Requirements under Representations and Certifications and FAR clause 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans.

j) Financial Responsibility: In accordance with FAR 9.104-1(a) and VAAM M809.104-1, the contracting office must ensure that prospective contractors possess adequate financial resources to perform the contract, or the ability to obtain them IAW FAR 9.104-3(a). To facilitate this determination, you shall submit any one of the four items listed below to demonstrate financial responsibility:

1. A letter of reference or other verification from your financial institution.

2. Copies of recent company audits and annual financial reports.

3. Copies of the past two years of annual tax returns.

4. A summary of your company’s past performance and delivery history i.e.: CPARS Note: Failure to submit all aforementioned documents (a-j) shall result in a nonresponsive quote and the quote shall not be considered.

The VA will determine whether a missing or incomplete submittal constitutes a material defect affecting responsiveness or an immaterial omission that may be clarified or supplemented.

Offerors are strongly encouraged to carefully review this solicitation and ensure all requested documents are included in their package. The government reserves the right to seek clarification or allow correction of minor informalities or irregularities in packages and may provide offerors an opportunity to cure such deficiencies or waive them if doing so is in the Government’s best interest.

5. Quotes shall be submitted electronically to the email address below by or on the due date set forth in this solicitation, Page 1, Form SF1442, Block 13:

Contract Specialist: Eileen Myers | Email: Eileen.Myers@va.gov. and Contracting Officer: Rhonda Richardson | Email: Rhonda.Richardson5@va.gov.

The Email Subject Line shall include the Solicitation Number and Project Title:

36C25726Q0032 519-24-400-NRM Install Fire Alarm Bldg. 25 It is solely the responsibility of the quoters to ensure the Government receives the quotes before or on the exact due date and time set forth in this solicitation. Emails are limited to five (5) MB.

REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION (RFIs)

1. To obtain clarifications and/or additional information concerning the solicitation requirements, specifications and/or drawings, or any other issue pertaining to the advertisement for quotes, submit an RFI via email to the attention of the Contracting Officer Rhonda Richardson at Rhonda.Richarson5@va.gov and the Contract Specialist Eileen Myers at Eileen.Myers@va.gov The email subject line shall include the Solicitation number and project title: 36C25726Q0032 NRM Install Fire Alarm Bldg. 25.

a. RFIs related to the project technical documents must be specific identifying section, paragraph and page no. of the specifications or cite the drawing number and must be in question format.

b. RFIs related to the solicitation or other related documents shall refer to the specific provision, clause, etc. All requests for information must be submitted via email to the Contracting Officer for action no later than the date shown in Block 10 of the Standard Form 1442, Solicitation, Offer and Award. No phone or faxed inquiry will be accepted. No questions will be answered after this date unless determined to be in the best interest of the Government as deemed by the Contracting Officer.

2. Government’s responses to inquiries will be issued in the form of an amendment to the original solicitation and posted to the same website where this solicitation is posted: https://sam.gov. All interested quoters including those submitting inquiries are required to monitor the above website for any posted amendments and acknowledge them in accordance with the instructions provided in the amendments as well as in this solicitation.

QUOTE EVALUATION

1. All quotes submitted on time and in accordance with FAR 13.202 will be evaluated for the conformance to all requirements of this solicitation. Any quotes that fail to conform to the requirements of this solicitation will be determined non-responsive and therefore rejected.

2. Quote prices will be evaluated as follows:

a) For the purpose of determining the low quote conforming to the solicitation, the Government will evaluate the proposed total schedule quote items and make an award on the proposed total schedule quote items to the lowest quoter whose quote conforms to this solicitation.

BASIS FOR CONTRACT AWARD

1. Award will be made to the lowest responsible quoter whose quote conforms to this solicitation and is deemed the most advantageous to the Government, considering only price and price-related factors specified in this solicitation. In accordance with FAR 13.202, award will be made on price alone.

2. Determination of Responsibility:

a) Pursuant to FAR 9.103 prescribing that purchases shall be made from, and contracts shall be awarded to, responsible prospective contractors only, the Government will perform the determination of responsibility on the apparently lowest quoter whose quote is deemed conforming to the solicitation as stated under paragraph a). The Government’s determination of responsibility will be performed in accordance with FAR 9.1 and will include but not limited to the review of all federal excluded or debarred lists from different U.S. departments, and from the SAM.gov Responsibility/Qualification (R/Q) records, FedDataCheck Contractor Responsibility Assessment (CRA) Report; Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS), and Electronic Subcontract Reporting System (eSRS).

b) Since this solicitation is set aside 100% for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), the Government will refer the matter to the Small Business Administration which will decide whether to issue a Certificate of Competency if the Government deems a potential SDVOSB awardee non-responsible.

OTHER IMPORTANT QUOTEDER INFORMATION:

WAGE DETERMINATION

The wage determination is included in the solicitation and is applicable to any resultant contract. If necessary, subsequent revisions will be posted to the solicitation via amendment prior to quote opening. Revision may also be applicable prior to any contract award. Wage determinations are available at https://sam.gov/.

EXCLUSIONS

Exclusion record identifies parties excluded from receiving Federal contracts, certain subcontracts, and certain types of Federal financial and non-financial assistance and benefits. Exclusions are also referred to as “suspensions” and “debarments.” The contractor is required to check exclusions located at https://sam.gov/ for each person or business providing services under this contract. During the performance of this contract the Contractor is prohibited from using any individual or business with active exclusions.

CONTRACTOR PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT REPORTING SYSTEM (CPARS)

1. As prescribed in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 42.15, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) evaluates contractor past performance on all construction contracts that exceed $750,000 and shares those evaluations with other Federal Government contract specialists and procurement officials. The FAR requires that the contractor be provided with an opportunity to comment on past performance evaluations prior to each report closing. To fulfill this requirement VA uses an online database, CPARS.

1. Each contractor whose construction contract award is estimated to exceed $750,000 is required to register with the CPARS database at the following web address: https://www.cpars.gov/ Help in registering can be obtained by contacting Customer Support Desk at 207-438-1690. Registration should occur no later than thirty days after contract award and must be kept current should there be any change to the contractor's registered representative.

1. For contracts with a period of one year or less, the contracting officer will perform a single evaluation when the contract is complete. For contracts exceeding one year, the contracting officer will evaluate the contractor's performance annually. Interim reports will be filed each year until the last year of the contract, when the final report will be completed. The report shall be assigned in CPARS to the contractor's designated representative for comment. The contractor representative will have thirty days (30) to submit any comments and re-assign the report to the VA contracting officer.

1. Failure to have a current registration in the CPARS database, or to re-assign the report to the VA contracting officer within those thirty days, will result in the Government's evaluation being placed on file in the database with a statement that the “contractor failed to respond.”

1. Limitation on Subcontracting:

IAW VAAR 852.219-75 each offeror will review the clause and complete the certificate included in the clause. This certificate will be complete prior to solicitation closing and submitted with the proposal, bid, or quote documents. Failure to comply with this requirement will result in removal from consideration for award.

“System updates may lag policy updates. The System for Award Management (SAM) may continue to require entities to complete representations based on provisions that are not included in agency solicitations. Examples include 52.222-25, Affirmative Action Compliance, and paragraph (d) of 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications --Commercial Products and Commercial Services. Contracting officers will not consider these representations when making award decisions or enforce requirements. Entities are not required to, nor are they able to update their entity registration to remove these representations in SAM.”

2.1 52.222-5 CONSTRUCTION WAGE RATE REQUIREMENTS—SECONDARY SITE OF THE WORK (MAY 2014) (a)(1) The offeror shall notify the Government if the offeror intends to perform work at any secondary site of the work, as defined in paragraph (a)(1)(ii) of the FAR clause at 52.222-6, Construction Wage Rate Requirements, of this solicitation.

(2) If the offeror is unsure if a planned work site satisfies the criteria for a secondary site of the work, the offeror shall request a determination from the Contracting Officer.

(b)(1) If the wage determination provided by the Government for work at the primary site of the work is not applicable to the secondary site of the work, the offeror shall request a wage determination from the Contracting Officer.

(2) The due date for receipt of offers will not be extended as a result of an offeror's request for a wage determination for a secondary site of the work.

(End of Provision)

2.2 52.225-10 NOTICE OF BUY AMERICAN REQUIREMENT—CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS (MAY 2014)

(a) Definitions. "Commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) item," "construction material," "domestic construction material," and "foreign construction material," as used in this provision, are defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled "Buy American—Construction Materials" (Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clause 52.225-9).

(b) Requests for determinations of inapplicability. An offeror requesting a determination regarding the inapplicability of the Buy American statute should submit the request to the Contracting Officer in time to allow a determination before submission of offers. The offeror shall include the information and applicable supporting data required by paragraphs (c) and (d) of the clause at FAR 52.225-9 in the request. If an offeror has not requested a determination regarding the inapplicability of the Buy American statute before submitting its offer, or has not received a response to a previous request, the offeror shall include the information and supporting data in the offer.

(c) Evaluation of offers.

(1) The Government will evaluate an offer requesting exception to the requirements of the Buy American statute, based on claimed unreasonable cost of domestic construction material, by adding to the offered price the appropriate percentage of the cost of such foreign construction material, as specified in paragraph (b)(3)(i) of the clause at FAR 52.225-9.

(2) If evaluation results in a tie between an offeror that requested the substitution of foreign construction material based on unreasonable cost and an offeror that did not request an exception, the Contracting Officer will award to the offeror that did not request an exception based on unreasonable cost.

(d) Alternate offers.

(1) When an offer includes foreign solicitation in paragraph (b)(2) of the clause at FAR 52.225-9, the offeror also may submit an alternate offer based on use of equivalent domestic construction material.

(2) If an alternate offer is submitted, the offeror shall submit a separate Standard Form 1442 for the alternate offer, and a separate price comparison table prepared in accordance with paragraphs (c) and (d) of the clause at FAR 52.225-9 for the offer that is based on the use of any foreign construction material for which the Government has not yet determined an exception applies.

(3) If the Government determines that a particular exception requested in accordance with paragraph (c) of the clause at FAR 52.225-9 does not apply, the Government will evaluate only those offers based on use of the equivalent domestic construction material, and the offeror shall be required to furnish such domestic construction material. An offer based on use of the foreign construction material for which an exception was requested—

(i) Will be rejected as nonresponsive if this acquisition is conducted by sealed bidding; or

(ii) May be accepted if revised during negotiations.

(End of Provision)

2.3 52.228-1 BID GUARANTEE (SEP 1996)

(a) Failure to furnish a bid guarantee in the proper form and amount, by the time set for opening of bids, may be cause for rejection of the bid.

(b) The bidder shall furnish a bid guarantee in the form of a firm commitment, e.g., bid bond supported by good and sufficient surety or sureties acceptable to the Government, postal money order, certified check, cashier's check, irrevocable letter of credit, or, under Treasury Department regulations, certain bonds or notes of the United States. The Contracting Officer will return bid guarantees, other than bid bonds—

(1) To unsuccessful bidders as soon as practicable after the opening of bids; and

(2) To the successful bidder upon execution of contractual documents and bonds (including any necessary coinsurance or reinsurance agreements), as required by the bid as accepted.

(c) The amount of the bid guarantee shall be percent of the bid price or , whichever is less.

(d) If the successful bidder, upon acceptance of its bid by the Government within the period specified for acceptance, fails to execute all contractual documents or furnish executed bond(s) within 10 days after receipt of the forms by the bidder, the Contracting Officer may terminate the contract for default.

(e) In the event the contract is terminated for default, the bidder is liable for any cost of acquiring the work that exceeds the amount of its bid, and the bid guarantee is available to offset the difference.

(End of Provision)

2.4 52.228-17 INDIVIDUAL SURETY—PLEDGE OF ASSETS (BID GUARANTEE) (FEB 2021)

(a) Offerors shall obtain from each person acting as an individual surety on a bid guarantee—

(1) A pledge of assets that meets the eligibility, valuation, and security requirements described in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 28.203–1; and

(2) Standard Form 28, Affidavit of Individual Surety.

(b) The Offeror shall include with its offer the information required at paragraph (a) of this provision within the timeframe specified in the provision at FAR 52.228–1, Bid Guarantee, or as otherwise established by the Contracting Officer.

(c) The Contracting Officer may release the security interest on the individual surety’s assets in support of a bid guarantee based upon evidence that the offer supported by the individual surety will not result in contract award.

(End of Provision) 52.240-91 Security Prohibitions and Exclusions.

As prescribed in 40.205(b), insert the following clause:

SECURITY PROHIBITIONS AND EXCLUSIONS (DEVIATION DATE)

(a) Definitions. As used in this clause— American Security Drone Act-covered foreign entity means an entity included on a list that the Federal Acquisition Security Council (FASC) develops and maintains and publishes in the System for Award Management (SAM) at https://www.sam.gov (section 1822 of Pub. L. 118-31, 41 U.S.C. 3901 note prec.).

Backhaul means intermediate links between the core network, or backbone network, and the small subnetworks at the edge of the network (e.g., connecting cell phones/towers to the core telephone network). Backhaul can be wireless (e.g., microwave) or wired (e.g., fiber optic, coaxial cable, Ethernet).

Covered application means the social networking service TikTok or any successor application or service developed or provided by ByteDance Limited or an entity owned by ByteDance Limited.

Covered article, as defined in 41 U.S.C. 4713(k), means:

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

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

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

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

Covered foreign country means The People’s Republic of China.

Covered telecommunications equipment or services means—

(1) Telecommunications equipment produced by Huawei Technologies Company or ZTE Corporation (or any subsidiary or affiliate of such entities);

(2) For the purpose of public safety, security of Government facilities, physical security surveillance of critical infrastructure, and other national security purposes, video surveillance and telecommunications equipment produced by Hytera Communications Corporation, Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Company, or Dahua Technology Company (or any subsidiary or affiliate of such entities);

(3) Telecommunications or video surveillance services provided by such entities or using such equipment; or

(4) Telecommunications or video surveillance equipment or services produced or provided by an entity that the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Director of National Intelligence or the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, reasonably believes to be an entity owned or controlled by, or otherwise connected to, the government of a covered foreign country.

Critical technology means—

(1) Defense articles or defense services included on the United States Munitions List set forth in the International Traffic in Arms Regulations under subchapter M of chapter I of title 22, Code of Federal Regulations;

(2) Items included on the Commerce Control List set forth in Supplement No. 1 to part 774 of the Export Administration Regulations under subchapter C of chapter VII of title 15, Code of Federal Regulations, and controlled—

(i) Pursuant to multilateral regimes, including for reasons relating to national security, chemical and biological weapons proliferation, nuclear nonproliferation, or missile technology; or

(ii) For reasons relating to regional stability or surreptitious listening;

(3) Specially designed and prepared nuclear equipment, parts and components, materials, software, and technology covered by part 810 of title 10, Code of Federal Regulations (relating to assistance to foreign atomic energy activities);

(4) Nuclear facilities, equipment, and material covered by part 110 of title 10, Code of Federal Regulations (relating to export and import of nuclear equipment and material);

(5) Select agents and toxins covered by part 331 of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations, part 121 of title 9 of such Code, or part 73 of title 42 of such Code; or

(6) Emerging and foundational technologies controlled pursuant to section 1758 of the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 4817).

FASC-prohibited unmanned aircraft system means an unmanned aircraft system manufactured or assembled by an American Security Drone Act—covered foreign entity.

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

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

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

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

Information technology, as defined in 40 U.S.C. 11101(6)—

(1) Means any equipment or interconnected system or subsystem of equipment, used in the automatic acquisition, storage, analysis, evaluation, manipulation, management, movement, control, display, switching, interchange, transmission, or reception of data or information by the executive agency, if the equipment is used by the executive agency directly or is used by a contractor under a contract with the executive agency that requires the use—

(i) Of that equipment; or

(ii) Of that equipment to a significant extent in the performance of a service or the furnishing of a product;

(2) Includes computers, ancillary equipment (including imaging peripherals, input, output, and storage devices necessary for security and surveillance), peripheral equipment designed to be controlled by the central processing unit of a computer, software, firmware and similar procedures, services (including support services), and related resources; but

(3) Does not include any equipment acquired by a Federal contractor incidental to a Federal contract.

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

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

(2) The Central Intelligence Agency;

(3) The National Security Agency;

(4) The Defense Intelligence Agency;

(5) The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency;

(6) The National Reconnaissance Office;

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

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

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

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

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

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

Interconnection arrangements means arrangements governing the physical connection of two or more networks to allow the use of another’s network to hand off traffic where it is ultimately delivered (e.g., connecting a customer of telephone provider A to a customer of telephone company B) or sharing data and other information resources.

Kaspersky Lab-covered article means any hardware, software, or service that—

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

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

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

Kaspersky Lab-covered entity means—

(1) Kaspersky Lab;

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

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

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

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

(1) The function, operation, or use of which involves intelligence activities; involves cryptologic…