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9. ISSUED BY CODE 10. THIS ACQUISITION IS UNRESTRICTED OR SET ASIDE: % FOR:

SMALL BUSINESS

HUBZONE SMALL

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SERVICE-DISABLED

VETERAN-OWNED

SMALL BUSINESS

WOMEN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS

(WOSB) ELIGIBLE UNDER THE WOMEN-OWNED

SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAM

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11. DELIVERY FOR FOB DESTINA-

TION UNLESS BLOCK IS

MARKED

SEE SCHEDULE

12. DISCOUNT TERMS

13a. THIS CONTRACT IS A

RATED ORDER UNDER

DPAS (15 CFR 700)

13b. RATING

14. METHOD OF SOLICITATION

RFQ IFB RFP

15. DELIVER TO CODE 16. ADMINISTERED BY CODE

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

TELEPHONE NO. UEI: EFT:

PHONE: FAX:

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

SEE ADDENDUM

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

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

(Use Reverse and/or Attach Additional Sheets as Necessary)

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.

27b. CONTRACT/PURCHASE ORDER INCORPORATES BY REFERENCE FAR 52.212-4. FAR 52.212-5 IS ATTACHED. ADDENDA ARE ARE NOT ATTACHED

28. CONTRACTOR IS REQUIRED TO SIGN THIS DOCUMENT AND RETURN _______________ 29. AWARD OF CONTRACT: REF. ___________________________________ OFFER

COPIES TO ISSUING OFFICE. CONTRACTOR AGREES TO FURNISH AND DATED ________________________________. YOUR OFFER ON SOLICITATION

DELIVER ALL ITEMS SET FORTH OR OTHERWISE IDENTIFIED ABOVE AND ON ANY (BLOCK 5), INCLUDING ANY ADDITIONS OR CHANGES WHICH ARE

ADDITIONAL SHEETS SUBJECT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SPECIFIED SET FORTH HEREIN IS ACCEPTED AS TO ITEMS:

30a. SIGNATURE OF OFFEROR/CONTRACTOR 31a. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (SIGNATURE OF CONTRACTING OFFICER)

30b. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER (TYPE OR PRINT) 30c. DATE SIGNED 31b. NAME OF CONTRACTING OFFICER (TYPE OR PRINT) 31c. DATE SIGNED

AUTHORIZED FOR LOCAL REPRODUCTION (REV. NOV 2021)

PREVIOUS EDITION IS NOT USABLE Prescribed by GSA - FAR (48 CFR) 53.212

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

36C25726Q0142 12-31-2025

Teresa Arzola 210.740.3729 01-09-2026

9:00 AM CST

36C671

Department Of Veterans Affairs

Network Contracting Office 17

5441 Babcock Road Ste. 302

San Antonio TX 78240

X 100

X

325120

1200 Employees

X

N/A

X

36C674

Department of Veterans Affairs

Central Texas Health Care System

ATTN: Pathology & Laboratory

1901 Veterans Memorial Drive

Temple TX 76504

36C671

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

This solicitation is for Dry Ice Pellets and Delivery

Service.

This will be an IDIQ contract with five (5) one (1)- year ordering periods. The Period of Performance is from

02/01/2026-01/31/2031.

Technical questions regarding this solicitation should be directed to Teresa Arzola, in writing at

Teresa.arzola@va.gov no later than 01/06/2026, 9:00AM CST.

See CONTINUATION Page

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36C25726Q0142

Table of Contents

SECTION A

A.1 SF 1449 SOLICITATION/CONTRACT/ORDER FOR COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS

AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES

SECTION B - CONTINUATION OF SF 1449 BLOCKS

B.1 CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION DATA

B.2 STATEMENT OR WORK

B.2 PRICE/COST SCHEDULE

ITEM INFORMATION

B.4 DELIVERY SCHEDULE

SECTION C - CONTRACT CLAUSES

C.1 52.252-2 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998)

C.2 52.216-18 ORDERING (AUG 2020)

C.3 52.216-19 ORDER LIMITATIONS (OCT 1995)

C.4 52.216-22 INDEFINITE QUANTITY (DEVIATION) (NOV 2025)

C.5 52.217-8 OPTION TO EXTEND SERVICES (NOV 1999)

C.6 52.225-1 BUY AMERICAN—SUPPLIES (OCT 2022)(DEVIATION NOV 2025)

C.7 52.252-6 AUTHORIZED DEVIATIONS IN CLAUSES (NOV 2020)

C.8 VAAR 852.203-70 COMMERCIAL ADVERTISING (MAY 2018)

C.9 VAAR 852.232-72 ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION OF PAYMENT REQUESTS (NOV

2018)

C.10 VAAR 852.242-71 ADMINISTRATIVE CONTRACTING OFFICER (OCT 2020)

C.11 MANDATORY WRITTEN DISCLOSURES

SECTION D - CONTRACT DOCUMENTS, EXHIBITS, OR ATTACHMENTS

SECTION E - SOLICITATION PROVISIONS

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

1998)

E.2 52.203-18 PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTING WITH ENTITIES THAT REQUIRE

CERTAIN INTERNAL CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENTS OR STATEMENTS—

REPRESENTATION (JAN 2017)

E.3 ADDENDUM to FAR 52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS OFFERORS-COMMERCIAL

PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES (SEPT 2023)

E.4 52.212-2 EVALUATION—COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL

SERVICES (NOV 2021)(DEVIATION OCT 2025)

E.5 52.219-1 SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAM REPRESENTATIONS (FEB

2024)(DEVIATION NOV 2025)

E.6 52.222-18 CERTIFICATION REGARDING KNOWLEDGE OF CHILD LABOR FOR

LISTED END PRODUCTS (FEB 2021)

E.7 52.225-2 BUY AMERICAN CERTIFICATE (OCT 2022)

E.8 52.252-5 AUTHORIZED DEVIATIONS IN PROVISIONS (NOV 2020)

E.9 VAAR 852.215-72 NOTICE OF INTENT TO RE-SOLICIT (OCT 2019)

E.10 VAAR 852.273-70 LATE OFFERS (NOV 2021)

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/Phone/Email:

b. GOVERNMENT: Contracting Officer 36C257

Department Of Veterans Affairs

Network Contracting Office 17

5441 Babcock Road Ste. 302

San Antonio TX 78240

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.

This is accomplished through Tungsten Network, located at: http://www.fsc.va.gov/einvoice/asp

This is mandatory and the sole method for submitting invoices.

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

AMENDMENT NO DATE

B.2 STATEMENT OR WORK

Dry Ice Delivery

Background

Central Texas Veterans Health Care System (CTVHCS) has a need for the use of dry ice pellets for the packaging and shipping of samples to various reference laboratories to preserve sample integrity during transport. Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Service (P&LMS) requires the supply and delivery of dry ice pellets by the vendor.

Objectives

CTVHCS is requesting procurement of a firm-fixed price, indefinite delivery/ indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract for supply and on-site delivery dry ice pellet to P&LMS located at Building 163T Room 1C36C, Olin E. Teague VA Medical Center, 1901 Veterans

Memorial Drive, Temple, TX 76504.

Scope

The vendor shall provide all necessary management, labor, equipment, vehicles, transportation and delivery of dry ice services to the P&LMS location as designated in the statement of work objectives. All work is to be performed in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local regulations or ordinances. Vendor will deliver the dry ice to the designated location once a week on an agreed upon day of the week but can increase due to the need for quantity and frequency of dry ice delivery may change.

A. Weekly Delivery of Dry Ice

• The vendor shall provide and deliver dry ice pellets to the P&LMS laboratory on a weekly and/or as needed basis into a dry ice container located in the P&LMS laboratory.

• The P&LMS service requires delivery once a week of an estimated 150 lbs. of dry ice pellets for 52 weeks for an estimated total of 7800 lbs. of dry ice per year. P&LMS staff will notify the vendor of a change in amount no later than 7 calendar days prior to next delivery.

• The vendor shall also provide on-demand or as needed for emergencies/additional dry ice deliveries as needed (Estimated additional

900 pounds per year).

1) Drop off will be Olin E. Teague Veterans’ Medical Center

Laboratory at 1901 Veterans Memorial Drive, Temple, TX 76504:

Building 163, Room 1C36C (accessioning section).

• VA Health Care System normal hours of operation are Monday through

Friday, 0730 AM to 4:30 PM Central Standard Time.

• Deliveries to CTVHCS need to occur during normal business hours of

07:30 AM to 4:30 PM (CST) every Tuesday.

B. As-needed Dry Ice Delivery

• As-needed dry ice delivery services to Olin E. Teague Veterans Medical

Center at 1901 Veterans Memorial Drive, Temple, TX 76504; Building

163, Room 1C36C (accessioning section).

• Emergencies or as needed dry ice services are estimated at an additional

900 pounds per year.

C. Environmental Controls

• The Vendor shall be responsible to maintain a temperature-controlled environment that prevents rapid sublimation.

• The Vendor personnel drivers shall not leave vehicles in extreme heat or cold while dry ice is being transported to prevent sublimation.

Period of performance

This is Single Award, Firm Fixed-Price, Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ)

Contract.

The guarantee minimum award amount for this contract is $13,000.00. The maximum aggregate value of orders that can be placed under this contract is $150,000.00. The

Government does not guarantee that it will place any orders in excess of the guaranteed minimum award amount.

• Ordering Period 1: 02/01/2026-01/31/2027

• Ordering Period 2: 02/01/2027-01/31/2028

• Ordering Period 3: 02/01/2028-01/31/2029

• Ordering Period 4: 02/01/2029-01/312030

• Ordering Period 5: 02/01/2030-01/31/2031

Contingency Plan

A. Inclement weather - The Vendor shall immediately notify the Contracting Officers

Representative (COR) or VA lab personnel via phone and email communications of emergent road closures authorized by the Texas DOT.

B. The Vendor shall develop a contingency plan within five (5) business days to ensure uninterrupted weekly delivery of dry ice services for VA. This plan shall be reviewed annually by the Vendor, the COR, and other designated VA lab personnel.

B.2 PRICE/COST SCHEDULE

This is Single Award, Firm Fixed-Price, Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ)

Contract.

The guarantee of minimum award for this contract is $13,000.00. The maximum aggregate value of orders that can be placed under this contract is $150,000.00. The

Government does not guarantee that it will place any orders in excess of the guaranteed minimum award amount.

ITEM INFORMATION

ITEM

NUMBER

DESCRIPTION OF

SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

8,700.00 LB __________

Dry Ice Pellets

Contract Period: Ordering Period 1 POP Begin: 02-01-2026 POP End: 01-31-2027 PRINCIPAL NAICS CODE: 325120 - Industrial Gas Manufacturing PRODUCT/SERVICE CODE: 6830 - Gases: Compressed and Liquefied MANUFACTURER PART NUMBER (MPN): none

52.00 EA __________

Delivery Fee

Contract Period: Ordering Period 1 POP Begin: 02-01-2026 POP End: 01-31-2027 PRINCIPAL NAICS CODE: 325120 - Industrial Gas Manufacturing PRODUCT/SERVICE CODE: 6830 - Gases: Compressed

MANUFACTURER PART NUMBER (MPN): NONE

6.00 EA __________

Emergency Delivery Fee

Contract Period: Ordering Period 1 POP Begin: 02-01-2026 POP End: 01-31-2027 PRINCIPAL NAICS CODE: 325120 - Industrial Gas Manufacturing PRODUCT/SERVICE CODE: 6830 - Gases: Compressed

Dry Ice Pellets Contract Period: Ordering Period 2 POP Begin: 02-01-2027 POP End: 01-31-2028 PRINCIPAL NAICS CODE: 325120 - Industrial Gas Manufacturing PRODUCT/SERVICE CODE: 6830 - Gases: Compressed

Delivery Fee

Contract Period: Ordering Period 2 POP Begin: 02-01-2027 POP End: 01-31-2028 PRINCIPAL NAICS CODE: 325120 - Industrial Gas Manufacturing PRODUCT/SERVICE CODE: 6830 - Gases: Compressed

Emergency Delivery Fee

Contract Period: Ordering Period 2 POP Begin: 02-01-2027 POP End: 01-31-2028 PRINCIPAL NAICS CODE: 325120 - Industrial Gas Manufacturing PRODUCT/SERVICE CODE: 6830 - Gases: Compressed

Dry Ice Pellets

Contract Period: Ordering Period 3 POP Begin: 02-01-2028 POP End: 01-31-2029 PRINCIPAL NAICS CODE: 325120 - Industrial Gas Manufacturing PRODUCT/SERVICE CODE: 6830 - Gases: Compressed

Delivery Fee

Contract Period: Ordering Period 3 POP Begin: 02-01-2028 POP End: 01-31-2029

PRINCIPAL NAICS CODE: 325120 - Industrial Gas Manufacturing PRODUCT/SERVICE CODE: 6830 - Gases: Compressed and Liquefied

Emergency Delivery Fee

Contract Period: Ordering Period 3 POP Begin: 02-01-2028 POP End: 01-31-2029 PRINCIPAL NAICS CODE: 325120 - Industrial Gas Manufacturing PRODUCT/SERVICE CODE: 6830 - Gases: Compressed

MANUFACTURER PART NUMBER (MPN): None

Dry Ice Pellets

Contract Period: Ordering Period 4 POP Begin: 02-01-2029 POP End: 01-31-2030 PRINCIPAL NAICS CODE: 325120 - Industrial Gas Manufacturing PRODUCT/SERVICE CODE: 6830 - Gases: Compressed

Delivery Fee

Contract Period: Ordering Period 4 POP Begin: 02-01-2029 POP End: 01-31-2030 PRINCIPAL NAICS CODE: 325120 - Industrial Gas Manufacturing PRODUCT/SERVICE CODE: 6830 - Gases: Compressed

Emergency Delivery Ice

Contract Period: Ordering Period 4 POP Begin: 02-01-2029 POP End: 01-31-2030 PRINCIPAL NAICS CODE: 325120 - Industrial Gas Manufacturing PRODUCT/SERVICE CODE: 6830 - Gases: Compressed

Dry Ice Pellets

Contract Period: Ordering Period 5 POP Begin: 02-01-2030 POP End: 01-31-2031 PRINCIPAL NAICS CODE: 325120 - Industrial Gas Manufacturing PRODUCT/SERVICE CODE: 6830 - Gases: Compressed

Delivery Fee

Contract Period: Ordering Period 5 POP Begin: 02-01-2030 POP End: 01-31-2031 PRINCIPAL NAICS CODE: 325120 - Industrial Gas Manufacturing PRODUCT/SERVICE CODE: 6830 - Gases: Compressed

Emergency Delivery Fee

Contract Period: Ordering Period 5 POP Begin: 02-01-2030 POP End: 01-31-2031 PRINCIPAL NAICS CODE: 325120 - Industrial Gas Manufacturing PRODUCT/SERVICE CODE: 6830 - Gases: Compressed

GRAND

TOTAL

B.4 DELIVERY SCHEDULE

ITEM

NUMBER SHIPPING INFORMATION QUANTITY

DELIVERY

DATE

0001-

SHIP TO: CENTRAL TEXAS VETERAN

HCS

ATTN: PATHOLOGY & LAB

SERVICE

1901 S. VETERANS

MEMORIAL DRIVE

All line items

02/01/2026- 01/31/2027

TEMPLE, TX 76504

USA

MARK FOR: Carmen Ross 254.743.0439 carmen.ross1@va.gov

1001-

SHIP TO: CENTRAL TEXAS VETERAN

HCS

ATTN: PATHOLOGY & LAB

SERVICE

1901 S. VETERANS

MEMORIAL DRIVE

TEMPLE, TX 76504

USA

All line items

02/01/2027- 01/31/2028

MARK FOR: Carmen Ross

2001-

SHIP TO: CENTRAL TEXAS VETERAN

HCS

ATTN: PATHOLOGY & LAB

SERVICE

1901 S. VETERANS

MEMORIAL DRIVE

TEMPLE, TX 76504

USA

All line items

02/01/2028- 01/31/2029

MARK FOR: Carmen Ross

3001-

SHIP TO: CENTRAL TEXAS VETERAN

HCS

ATTN: PATHOLOGY & LAB

SERVICE

1901 S. VETERANS

MEMORIAL DRIVE

TEMPLE, TX 76504

USA

All line items

02/01/2029- 01/31/2030

MARK FOR: Carmen Ross

4001-

SHIP TO: CENTRAL TEXAS VETERAN

HCS

ATTN: PATHOLOGY & LAB

SERVICE

1901 S. VETERANS

MEMORIAL DRIVE

TEMPLE, TX 76504

USA

All line items

02/01/2030- 01/31/2031

MARK FOR: Carmen Ross

SECTION C - CONTRACT CLAUSES

C.1 52.252-2 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998)

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

https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far https://www.va.gov/oal/library/vaar/

(End of Clause)

FAR

Number

Title Date

52.203-17 CONTRACTOR EMPLOYEE WHISTLEBLOWER RIGHTS NOV 2023

52.203-19 PROHIBITION ON REQUIRING CERTAIN INTERNAL

CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENTS OR STATEMENTS

JAN 2017

52.204-

13DEV

SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT MAINTENANCE NOV 2025

52.209-

6DEV

PROTECTING THE GOVERNMENT'S INTEREST WHEN

SUBCONTRACTING WITH CONTRACTORS DEBARRED,

SUSPENDED, PROPOSED FOR DEBARMENT, OR

VOLUNTARILY EXCLUDED

NOV 2025

52.212-

4DEV

CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS—COMMERCIAL

PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES

OCT 2025

52.219-

6DEV

NOTICE OF TOTAL SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE NOV 2025

52.219-28 POSTAWARD SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAM

REREPRESENTATION

JAN 2025

52.222-

36DEV

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY FOR WORKERS WITH

DISABILITIES

NOV 2025

52.222-

50DEV

COMBATING TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS NOV 2025

52.223-5 POLLUTION PREVENTION AND RIGHT-TO-KNOW

INFORMATION

MAY 2024

52.226-8 ENCOURAGING CONTRACTOR POLICIES TO BAN TEXT

MESSAGING WHILE DRIVING

MAY 2024

52.232-33 PAYMENT BY ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER—

SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT

OCT 2018

52.232-40 PROVIDING ACCELERATED PAYMENTS TO SMALL

BUSINESS SUBCONTRACTORS

MAR 2023

52.233-

3DEV

PROTEST AFTER AWARD NOV 2025

52.233-

4DEV

APPLICABLE LAW FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT CLAIM NOV 2025

52.237-3 CONTINUITY OF SERVICES JAN 1991

52.244-

6DEV

SUBCONTRACTS FOR COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND

COMMERCIAL SERVICES

OCT 2025

C.2 52.216-18 ORDERING (AUG 2020)

(a) Any supplies and services to be furnished under this contract shall be ordered by issuance of delivery orders or task orders by the individuals or activities designated in the Schedule. Such orders may be issued from 02/01/2026 through 01/31/2031.

(b) All delivery orders or task orders are subject to the terms and conditions of this contract. In the event of conflict between a delivery order or task order and this contract, the contract shall control.

(c) A delivery order or task order is considered "issued" when—

(1) If sent by mail (includes transmittal by U.S. mail or private delivery service), the

Government deposits the order in the mail;

(2) If sent by fax, the Government transmits the order to the Contractor’s fax number; or

(3) If sent electronically, the Government either—

(i) Posts a copy of the delivery order or task order to a Government document access system, and notice is sent to the Contractor; or

(ii) Distributes the delivery order or task order via email to the Contractor’s email address.

(d) Orders may be issued by methods other than those enumerated in this clause only if authorized in the contract.

(End of Clause)

C.3 52.216-19 ORDER LIMITATIONS (OCT 1995)

(a) Minimum order. When the Government requires supplies or services covered by this contract in an amount of less than $13,000.00, the Government is not obligated to purchase, nor is the Contractor obligated to furnish those supplies or services under the contract.

(b) Maximum order. The Contractor is not obligated to honor—

(1) Any order for a single item in excess of $30,000.00.

(2) Any order for a combination of items in excess of $150,000.00; or

(3) A series of orders from the same ordering office within 30 days that together call for quantities exceeding the limitation in paragraph (b)(1) or (2) of this section.

(c) If this is a requirements contract (i.e., includes the Requirements clause at subsection

52.216-21 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)), the Government is not required to order a part of any one requirement from the Contractor if that requirement exceeds the maximum-order limitations in paragraph (b) of this section.

(d) Notwithstanding paragraphs (b) and (c) of this section, the Contractor shall honor any order exceeding the maximum order limitations in paragraph (b), unless that order (or orders) is returned to the ordering office within 30 days after issuance, with written notice stating the

Contractor's intent not to ship the item (or items) called for and the reasons. Upon receiving this notice, the Government may acquire the supplies or services from another source.

(End of Clause)

C.4 52.216-22 INDEFINITE QUANTITY (DEVIATION) (DEVIATION NOV 2025)

(a) This is an indefinite-quantity contract for the supplies or services specified, and effective for the period stated, in the Schedule. The quantities of supplies and services specified in the

Schedule are estimates only and are not purchased by this contract.

(b) Delivery or performance shall be made only as authorized by orders issued in accordance with the Ordering clause. The Contractor shall furnish to the Government, when and if ordered, the supplies or services specified in the Schedule up to and including the quantity designated in the Schedule as the "maximum." The Government shall order at least the quantity of supplies or services designated in the Schedule as the "minimum."

(c) Except for any limitations on quantities in the Order Limitations clause or in the Schedule, there is no limit on the number of orders that may be issued. The Government may issue orders requiring delivery to multiple destinations or performance at multiple locations.

(d) Any order issued during the ordering period of this contract and not completed within that period shall be completed by the Contractor within the time specified in the order, which may include order options to be exercised after the ordering period of this contract but before the end of the period of performance of the order. The contract shall govern the Contractor's and

Government's rights and obligations with respect to that order, including options exercised, to the same extent as if the order were completed during the contract's ordering period; provided, that the Contractor shall not be required to make any deliveries under this contract after

01/31/2031.

(End of Clause)

C.5 52.217-8 OPTION TO EXTEND SERVICES (NOV 1999)

The Government may require continued performance of any services within the limits and at the rates specified in the contract. These rates may be adjusted only as a result of revisions to prevailing labor rates provided by the Secretary of Labor. The option provision may be exercised more than once, but the total extension of performance hereunder shall not exceed 6 months. The Contracting Officer may exercise the option by written notice to the Contractor within 30 days.

(End of Clause)

C.6 52.225-1 BUY AMERICAN—SUPPLIES (OCT 2022) (DEVIATION NOV

2025)

(a) Definitions. As used in this clause—

Commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) item (1) Means any item of supply (including construction material) that is—

(i) A commercial product (as defined in paragraph (1) of the definition of ‘‘commercial product’’ at Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 2.101.

(ii) Sold in substantial quantities in the commercial marketplace; and

(iii) Offered to the Government, under a contract or subcontract at any tier, without modification, in the same form in which it is sold in the commercial marketplace; and

(2) Does not include bulk cargo, as defined in 46 U.S.C. 40102(4), such as agricultural products and petroleum products.

Component means an article, material, or supply incorporated directly into an end product.

Cost of components means—

(1) For components purchased by the Contractor, the acquisition cost, including transportation costs to the place of incorporation into the end product (whether or not such costs are paid to a domestic firm), and any applicable duty (whether or not a duty-free entry certificate is issued); or

(2) For components manufactured by the Contractor, all costs associated with the manufacture of the component, including transportation costs as described in paragraph (1) of this definition, plus allocable overhead costs, but excluding profit. Cost of components does not include any costs associated with the manufacture of the end product.

Critical component means a component that is mined, produced, or manufactured in the

United States and deemed critical to the U.S. supply chain. The list of critical components is at

FAR 25.105.

Domestic end product means—

(1) For an end product that does not consist wholly or predominantly of iron or steel or a combination of both—

(i) An unmanufactured end product mined or produced in the United States.

(ii) An end product manufactured in the United States, if—

(A) The cost of its components mined, produced, or manufactured in the United States exceeds 60 percent of the cost of all its components, except that the percentage will be 65 percent for items delivered in calendar years 2024 through 2028 and 75 percent for items delivered starting in calendar year 2029. Components of foreign origin of the same class or kind as those that the agency determines are not mined, produced, or manufactured in sufficient and reasonably available commercial quantities of satisfactory quality are treated as domestic.

Components of unknown origin are treated as foreign. Scrap generated, collected, and prepared for processing in the United States is considered domestic; or

(B) The end product is a COTS item; or

(2) For an end product that consists wholly or predominantly of iron or steel or a combination of both, an end product manufactured in the United States, if the cost of foreign iron and steel constitutes less than 5 percent of the cost of all the components used in the end product. The cost of foreign iron and steel includes but is not limited to the cost of foreign iron or steel mill products (such as bar, billet, slab, wire, plate, or sheet), castings, or forgings utilized in the manufacture of the end product and a good faith estimate of the cost of all foreign iron or steel components excluding COTS fasteners. Iron or steel components of unknown origin are treated as foreign. If the end product contains multiple components, the cost of all the materials used in such end product is calculated in accordance with the definition of ‘‘cost of components’’.

End product means those articles, materials, and supplies to be acquired under the contract for public use.

Fastener means a hardware device that mechanically joins or affixes two or more objects together. Examples of fasteners are nuts, bolts, pins, rivets, nails, clips, and screws.

Foreign end product means an end product other than a domestic end product.

Foreign iron and steel means iron or steel products not produced in the United States.

Produced in the United States means that all manufacturing processes of the iron or steel must take place in the United States, from the initial melting stage through the application of coatings, except metallurgical processes involving refinement of steel additives. The origin of the elements of the iron or steel is not relevant to the determination of whether it is domestic or foreign.

Predominantly of iron or steel or a combination of both means that the cost of the iron and steel exceeds 50 percent of the total cost of all its components. The cost of iron and steel is the cost of the iron or steel mill products (such as bar, billet, slab, wire, plate, or sheet), castings, or forgings utilized in the manufacture of the product and a good faith estimate of the cost of iron or steel components excluding COTS fasteners.

Steel means an alloy that includes at least 50 percent iron, between 0.02 and 2 percent carbon, and may include other elements.

United States means the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and outlying areas.

(b) 41 U.S.C. chapter 83, Buy American, provides a preference for domestic end products for supplies acquired for use in the United States. In accordance with 41 U.S.C. 1907, the domestic content test of the Buy American statute is waived for an end product that is a COTS item (see

12.505(a)(1)), except that for an end product that consists wholly or predominantly of iron or steel or a combination of both, the domestic content test is applied only to the iron and steel content of the end product, excluding COTS fasteners.

(c) Offerors may obtain from the Contracting Officer a list of foreign articles that the

Contracting Officer will treat as domestic for this contract.

(d) The Contractor shall deliver only domestic end products except to the extent that it specified delivery of foreign end products in the provision of the solicitation entitled "Buy

American Certificate."

Alternate I (OCT 2022). As prescribed in 25.1101(a)(1)(ii) substitute the following sentence for the first sentence of paragraph (1)(ii)(A) of the definition of ‘‘domestic end product’’ in paragraph

(a): (A) The cost of its components mined, produced, or manufactured in the United States exceeds ___ percent of the cost of all its components. [Contracting officer to insert the percentage.]

(End of Clause)

C.7 52.252-6 AUTHORIZED DEVIATIONS IN CLAUSES (NOV 2020)

(a) The use in this solicitation or contract of any Federal Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR

Chapter 1) clause with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of "(DEVIATION)" after the date of the clause.

(b) The use in this solicitation or contract of any VAAR (48 CFR Chapter FEDERAL

ACQUISITION REGULATION (48 CFR Chapter 1)) clause with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of "(DEVIATION)" after the name of the regulation.

(End of Clause)

C.8 VAAR 852.203-70 COMMERCIAL ADVERTISING (MAY 2018)

The Contractor shall not make reference in its commercial advertising to Department of

Veterans Affairs contracts in a manner that states or implies the Department of Veterans Affairs approves or endorses the Contractor’s products or services or considers the Contractor’s products or services superior to other products or services.

(End of Clause)

C.9 VAAR 852.232-72 ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION OF PAYMENT

REQUESTS (NOV 2018)

(a) Definitions. As used in this clause—

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Standards Institute (ANSI).

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

(e) Exceptions. If, based on one of the circumstances in this paragraph (e), the Contracting

Officer directs that payment requests be made by mail, the Contractor shall submit payment requests by mail through the United States Postal Service to the designated agency office.

Submission of payment requests by mail may be required for—

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

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

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

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

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

(End of Clause)

C.10 VAAR 852.242-71 ADMINISTRATIVE CONTRACTING OFFICER (OCT

2020)

The Contracting Officer reserves the right to designate an Administrative Contracting Officer

(ACO) for the purpose of performing certain tasks/duties in the administration of the contract.

Such designation will be in writing through an ACO Letter of Delegation and will identify the responsibilities and limitations of the ACO. A copy of the ACO Letter of Delegation will be furnished to the Contractor.

(End of Clause)

C.11 MANDATORY WRITTEN DISCLOSURES

Mandatory written disclosures required by FAR clause 52.203-13 to the Department of

Veterans Affairs, Office of Inspector General (OIG) must be made electronically through the VA

OIG Hotline at https://www.vaoig.gov/hotline/online-forms and clicking on "FAR clause 52.203-

13 Reporting." If you experience difficulty accessing the website, call the Hotline at 1-800-488-

8244 for further instructions.

https://www.vaoig.gov/hotline/online-forms

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SECTION E - SOLICITATION PROVISIONS

E.1 52.252-1 SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY

REFERENCE (FEB 1998)

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

https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far https://www.va.gov/oal/library/vaar/

(End of Provision)

FAR

Number

Title Date

52.204-

7DEV

SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT NOV 2025

52.212-

1DEV

INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS—COMMERCIAL

PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES

OCT 2025

52.229-

11DEV

TAX ON CERTAIN FOREIGN PROCUREMENTS—NOTICE

AND REPRESENTATION

SEPT 2025

E.2 52.203-18 PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTING WITH ENTITIES THAT

REQUIRE CERTAIN INTERNAL CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENTS OR

STATEMENTS—REPRESENTATION (JAN 2017)

(a) Definition. As used in this provision—

Internal confidentiality agreement or statement, subcontract, and subcontractor, are defined in the clause at 52.203-19, Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements.

(b) In accordance with section 743 of Division E, Title VII, of the Consolidated and Further

Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub. L. 113-235) and its successor provisions in subsequent appropriations acts (and as extended in continuing resolutions), Government agencies are not permitted to use funds appropriated (or otherwise made available) for contracts with an entity that requires employees or subcontractors of such entity seeking to report waste, fraud, or abuse to sign internal confidentiality agreements or statements prohibiting or otherwise restricting such employees or subcontractors from lawfully reporting such waste, fraud, or abuse to a designated investigative or law enforcement representative of a

Federal department or agency authorized to receive such information.

(c) The prohibition in paragraph (b) of this provision does not contravene requirements applicable to Standard Form 312, (Classified Information Nondisclosure Agreement), Form 4414

(Sensitive Compartmented Information Nondisclosure Agreement), or any other form issued by a Federal department or agency governing the nondisclosure of classified information.

(d) Representation. By submission of its offer, the Offeror represents that it will not require its employees or subcontractors to sign or comply with internal confidentiality agreements or statements prohibiting or otherwise restricting such employees or subcontractors from lawfully reporting waste, fraud, or abuse related to the performance of a Government contract to a designated investigative or law enforcement representative of a Federal department or agency authorized to receive such information (e.g., agency Office of the Inspector General).

(End of Provision)

E.3 ADDENDUM to FAR 52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS OFFERORS-

COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES (SEPT 2023)

Provisions that are incorporated by reference (by Citation Number, Title, and Date), have the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available.

1. Technical Questions:

Technical questions shall be accepted by the Government in writing via email no later than 9:00

AM Central Standard Time (CST), January 6, 2026. Please list “Technical Questions-

36C25726Q0142, “Dry Ice Delivery Service” in the subject line of the e-mail and send to Teresa

Arzola, Contract Specialist, at Teresa.Arzola@va.gov. Please include in your questions the section on the solicitation/page number that your question is referencing. The Government reserves the right to not answer questions of the solicitation and to extend would not be in the best interest of the Government. All responses to questions which affect offers will be incorporated into a written amendment to the Request for Quote

2. Submittal Instructions:

a. Offeror shall submit offers by Due Date/Time specified in Block 8 of the Standard

Form (SF) 1449 of the solicitation via email to Teresa Arzola, Contract Specialist, at Teresa.Arzola@va.gov. Please ensure the email subject line states’ “Quote-

36C25726Q0142, “Dry Ice Delivery Service”-Contractor Name.”

b. This solicitation is issued as a Small Business set-aside. The vendor must be registered for NAICS 325120 in SAM.gov to be eligible for the award.

c. SF1449; Offerors to complete:

• Block 12, Discount Terms, If applicable.

• Block 17a, Contractor/Offeror Business Information

• Block 30, Signature, Title and Date of offeror’s/contractor’s authorized individual.

d. To be considered for the award, the following documents, at a minimum, must be

Included:

• Completion of Section B.3, Price/Cost Schedule above.

• A description as to how the items meet the Government’s needs as described in the Section B.2 Statement of Work, B.3 Price/Cost

Schedule, and Provision 52.212-2 Evaluation-Commercial Products mailto:Teresa.Arzola@va.gov mailto:Teresa.Arzola@va.gov and Commercial Services. This can be done by providing product literature for the proposed products.

• If not the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM), a letter by the OEM stating the vendor is authorized to provide required supplies.

e. Late quotes or documentation may be accepted if advantageous to the

Government. Only quotes submitted by email will be considered. Submissions in any other format (fax, or hard copy) will be deemed technically unacceptable outright and not considered for the award.

f. Offeror to provide Past Performance References: Two (2) Government and one

(1) Private.

g. Offerors are to address the following technical factors and provide supporting documentation and/or confirm compliance where indicated; otherwise, the proposal will be considered non-responsive.

E.4 52.212-2 EVALUATION—COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL

SERVICES (NOV 2021) (DEVIATION OCT 2025)

(a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers:

Technical

Past Performance Price

Technical Evaluations will be conducted in accordance with RFO FAR 12.203(c). This solicitation will be evaluated using comparative analysis technique.

Technical will be assessed by the offeror’s ability, as stated in the proposal, to satisfy the

Government’s requirements. The offeror’s technical ability to meet requirements is based on the offeror’s response to the following.

Compliance with the following:

Performance Requirements:

Weekly Delivery of Dry Ice

1. Vendor shall provide and deliver dry ice pellets to the Pathology and Laboratory

Medical Service (P&LMS) on a weekly and/or as needed basis into a dry ice container located in the P&LMS laboratory.

2. The P&LMS service requires delivery once a week of an estimated 150 lbs. of dry ice pellets for 52 weeks for an estimated of 7,800 lbs. of dry ice per year.

P&LMS staff will notify the vendor of a change in amount no later than seven (7) calendar days.

3. The vendor shall provide on-demand or as needed for emergencies/additional dry ice deliveries as needed (estimated additional 900 lbs. per year).

4. The vendor shall be responsible for maintaining a temperature-controlled environment that prevents rapid sublimation.

5. The vendor personnel drivers shall not leave vehicles in extreme heat or cold while dry ice is being transported to prevent sublimation.

Compliance with the following:

Tasks, Deliverables/Supplies:

DESCRIPTION QUANTITY

Dry Ice Pellets 8,700 lbs.

Delivery Fee 52 each Emergency Delivery Fee 6 each

Past Performance will be evaluated as “Satisfactory, “Less than Satisfactory,” or “Better than

Satisfactory” using the three (3) references provided and a review of assessment reports in

Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS). Vendors with no past performance history will not be considered to have a below a “Satisfactory” performance rating.

Offerors are to submit the contract name/number, date(s) of performance, and a point of contact, to include telephone number, and e-mail address for reference contracts for which the offeror has performed services that are the same or similar to those required in this solicitation.

References should include at least two (2) Federal sources and one (1) private source, either a

Prime Contractor or subcontractor. If no Federal references are available, three private

(commercial) sources are acceptable.

Price:

a. In evaluating the offeror’s proposed price for this project, the techniques and procedures described under RFO FAR 12.203(a)(3), Determination of Price Reasonableness, will be the primary means of assessing proposal reasonableness.

b. Price will be evaluated for reasonableness, completeness, and fairness by comparing the proposed prices for each ordering period with the Independent Government Estimate and the prices posed by other offerors.

c. For purposes of award of this Contract, the Government intends to evaluate the option to extend services under FAR 52.217-8 as follows: The evaluation will consider the possibility that the option can be exercised at any time and can be exercised in increments of one to six months, but not for more than a total of six months during the life of the contract. The evaluation will assume that the prices for any option exercised under

FAR 52.217-8 will be those rates in effect under the contract each time an option is exercised under this clause. The evaluation will therefore assume that the addition of the price or prices of any possible extension or extensions under FAR 52.217-8 to the total price for the basic requirement and the total price for the priced options has the same effect on the total price of all proposals relative to each other, and will not affect the ranking of proposals based on price, unless, after reviewing the proposals, the

Government determines that there is a basis for finding otherwise. This evaluation will not obligate the Government to exercise any option under FAR 52.217-8.

(b) Options. The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. The Government may determine that an offer is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced. Evaluation of options shall not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s).

(c) A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the offer's specified expiration time, the

Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award.

(End of Provision)

E.5 52.219-1 SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAM REPRESENTATIONS (FEB

2024)(DEVIATION NOV 2025)

(a) Definitions. As used in this provision—

Economically disadvantaged women-owned small business (EDWOSB) concern means a small business concern that is at least 51 percent directly and unconditionally owned by, and the management and daily business operations of which are controlled by, one or more women who are citizens of the United States and who are economically disadvantaged in accordance with 13 CFR part 127, and the concern is certified by SBA or an approved third-party certifier in accordance with 13 CFR 127.300. It automatically qualifies as a women-owned small business concern eligible under the WOSB Program.

Service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB) concern means a small business concern—

(1)(i) Not less than 51 percent of which is owned and controlled by one or more service-disabled veterans or, in the case of any publicly owned business, not less than 51 percent of the stock of which is owned by one or more service-disabled veterans; and

(ii) The management and daily business operations of which are controlled by one or more service-disabled veterans or, in the case of a service-disabled veteran with permanent and severe disability, the spouse or permanent caregiver of such veteran or.

(2) A small business concern eligible under the SDVOSB Program in accordance with 13

CFR part 128 (see subpart 19.14).

(3) Service-disabled veteran, as used in this definition, means a veteran, as defined in 38

U.S.C. 101(2), with a disability that is service-connected, as defined in 38 U.S.C. 101(16), and who is registered in the Beneficiary Identification and Records Locator Subsystem, or successor system that is maintained by the Department of Veterans Affairs’ Veterans Benefits

Administration, as a service-disabled veteran.

Service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB) concern eligible under the

SDVOSB Program means an SDVOSB concern that—

(1) Effective January 1, 2024, is designated in the System for Award Management (SAM) as certified by the Small Business Administration (SBA) in accordance with 13 CFR 128.300; or

(2) Has represented that it is an SDVOSB concern in SAM and submitted a complete application for certification to SBA on or before December 31, 2023.

Service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB) Program means a program that authorizes contracting officers to limit competition, including award on a sole-source basis, to

SDVOSB concerns eligible under the SDVOSB Program.

Small business concern—

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

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

121.103.

Small, disadvantaged business concern, consistent with 13 CFR 124.1001, means a small business concern under the size standard applicable to the acquisition, that—

(1) Is at least 51 percent unconditionally and directly owned (as defined at 13 CFR 124.105) by—

(i) One or more socially disadvantaged (as defined at 13 CFR 124.103) and economically disadvantaged (as defined at 13 CFR 124.104) individuals who are citizens of the United States, and

(ii) Each individual claiming economic disadvantage has a net worth not exceeding the threshold at 13 CFR 124.104(c)(2) after taking into account the applicable exclusions set forth at

13 CFR 124.104(c)(2); and

(2) The management and daily business operations of which are controlled (as defined at 13

CFR 124.106) by individuals who meet the criteria in paragraphs (1)(i) and (ii) of this definition.

Veteran-owned small business concern means a small business concern—

(1) Not less than 51 percent of which is owned by one or more veterans (as defined at 38

U.S.C. 101(2)) or, in the case of any publicly owned business, not less than 51 percent of the stock of which is owned by one or more veterans; and

(2) The management and daily business operations of which are controlled by one or more veterans.

Women-owned small business concern means a small business concern—

(1) That is at least 51 percent owned by one or more women; or, in the case of any publicly owned business, at least 51 percent of the stock of which is owned by one or more women; and

(2) Whose management and daily business operations are controlled by one or more women.

Women-owned small business (WOSB) concern eligible under the WOSB Program (in accordance with 13 CFR part 127) means a small business concern that is at least 51 percent directly and unconditionally owned by, and the management and daily business operations of which are controlled by, one or more women who are citizens of the United States, and the concern is certified by SBA or an approved third-party certifier in accordance with 13 CFR

127.300.

(b)(1) The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is

325120.

(2) The small business size standard is 1200 Employees.

(3) The small business size standard for a concern that submits an offer, other than on a construction or service acquisition, but proposes to furnish an end item that it did not itself manufacture, process, or produce (i.e., nonmanufacturer), is 500 employees, or 150 employees for information technology value-added resellers under NAICS code 541519, if the acquisition—

(i) Is set aside for small business and has a value above the simplified acquisition…