47QSSC-25-Q-0929_RFQ.pdf

A. This Request for Quote (RFQ) is for an Open Market One Time procurement for 600 BX of

NSN 8135-00-292-2354 Shipping Tags.

B. See page 43 for evaluation factors for award.

C. Delivery terms for any orders issued will be FOB DESTINATION, direct delivery orders to any CONUS location within 30 business days after receipt of order

D. The Schedule of Items and Item Purchase Description are shown on pages 5-7.

E. Clauses and provisions, applicable to any award issued under this RFQ, are shown on pages 9-43

F. This is ONLY a Request for Quotes (RFQ).

G. When responding to this RFQ, the entire, completed document is required. Vendors are responsible for submitting completed quotes, so as to reach the Government office designated in the RFQ by the time specified (See Block 8). It is preferred that each quote be submitted as an attachment and emailed to jim.dear@gsa.gov. If a quote is received later than the exact time specified in block 8 of the RFQ, it will be considered "late" and will not be considered for award

H. The Government intends to evaluate quotes and award will be made on initial quotes. The

Government advises vendors to submit their best terms and prices in their initial quote. Subsequent quotes will not be accepted after the closing date of this Solicitation.

I. The Government will proceed with issuing an RFQ on www.SAM.gov to fulfill requirements for

GSA’s customers.

J. A foreign corporation that is selected for the award must have an agent who resides in the United

States and a physical address (not a P.O. Box) in the United States prior to award of this one time buy. A foreign corporation holding this award must continually maintain a physical address and an agent in the United States so that the government can communicate effectively with the foreign corporation. If you are a foreign corporation, please indicate that you understand this requirement and that you have an agent and a physical address (not a P.O. Box) in the United

States. Not providing this assurance in your quote or not having these resources located in the

United States will lead to finding your quote noncompliant and it will no longer be considered for award.

Signature Date

K. When responding to this RFQ (RFQ 47QSSC-25-Q-0929), the entire, completed document is required. Vendors are responsible for submitting completed quotes, so as to reach the

Government office designated in the RFQ by the date specified on the SF 1449. If a quote is received later than the exact date specified in block 8 of the SF 1449, it will be considered “late” and will not be considered for award.

mailto:jim.dear@gsa.gov

L. National Stock Number (NSN) 8135-00-292-2354 will be awarded with Free on Board (FOB)

Destination pricing to all CONUS/OCONUS locations.

M. SUPPLEMENTAL DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED:

a. DESCRIPTIVE LITERATURE/DRAWINGS. Clear identification is the sole responsibility of the quoter and descriptive literature for ALL products being offered is required at the time of quote. The Government will use this descriptive literature as a means of verifying product compliance with the Item Purchase Descriptions (IPDs). Pursuant to FAR 52.211-6 Brand Name or Equal, if you are quoting an "equal" item, your quote must provide sufficient literature identifying the page and paragraph where the information can be found to show compliance with each salient feature. The Government reserves the right to seek additional information/clarification about the descriptive literature being provided.

**FAILURE TO PROVIDE THE INFORMATION ABOVE, FOR ANY ITEM, MAY

CAUSE YOUR QUOTE NOT TO BE CONSIDERED FOR AWARD**

N. Following is how to obtain specifications:

Commercial Item Descriptions - https://quicksearch.dla.mil Type the document name in the

"Document ID" field or document number in "Document Number" field and hit Search.

FED Specs - Copies of these documents are available from the Standardization Document Order

Desk, 700 Robbins Avenue, Building 4D, Philadelphia, PA 19111-5094 or online at https://quicksearch.dla.mil. Type the document name in the "Document ID" field or document number in "Document Number" field and hit Search.

MIL Specs - Copies of these documents are available from the Standardization Document Order

Desk, 700 Robbins Avenue, Building 4D, Philadelphia, PA 19111-5094 or online at https://quicksearch.dla.mil/. Type the document name in the "Document ID" field or document number in "Document Number" field and hit Search.

ANSI Standards - Application for copies of ANSI standards should be addressed to American

National Standards Institue,25 West 43rd Street, 4th floor, New York, NY 10036. Telephone:

212-642- 4900, Fax: 212-398-0023. www.ANSI.org. (ANSI does charge for their services.)

ASTM Standards- Application for copies of ASTM standards should be addressed to ASTM

International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959. Telephone: 610-

832- 9585, FAX: 610-832-9555. www.astm.org. (ASTM does charge for their services.)

AWWA Standards - Application for copies of AWWA standards should be addressed to

American Water Works Association 6666 W. Quincy Ave., Denver, CO

80235.www.AWWA.org. (AWWA does charge for their services.)

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NSF Standards - Application for copies of NSF/ANSI standards should be addressed to NSF

International, PO Box 130140, 789 N. Dixboro Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48113-0140.

www.NSF.org. (NSF does charge for their services.)

UL Standards - Application for copies of UL standards should be addressed to UL

Headquarters, 333 Pfingsten Road, Northbrook, IL 60062. www.UL.com. (UL does charge for their services.)

SAE Standards - Application for copies of SAE standards should be addressed to 400

Commonwealth Drive, Warrendale, PA 15096.

Recycled Material - Information related to the EPA's Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines

(CPG) for recovered materials can be found at https://www.epa.gov.

Biobased/Bio-Preferred Products - Information related to the USDA's Bio-Based and Bio

Preferred program can be found at can be found at https://www.biopreferred.gov/

VOC Products - Information related to the California Air Resources Board Volatile Organic

Compounds regulations can be found at https://www.arb.ca.gov/consprod/regs/regs.htm.

DOE Energy Star Products - Information related to the DOE Energy Star products can be found at https://www.energystar.gov/.

Energy-Efficient Products - Information related to Federal Energy Management Program

(FEMP)

Energy-Efficient products can be found at https://www4.eere.energy.gov/femp/requirements/laws and requirements/energy star and fem desi gnated products procurement requirements.

Water-Efficient Products - Information related to the Water-Efficient Products can be found at https://www4.eere.energy.gov/femp/requirements/laws and requirements/energy_star and fem desi gnated products procurement requirements.

P. Deliveries to civilian activities: Supplies shall be marked in accordance with Federal Standard

123, edition in effect on the date of issuance of the solicitation.

Deliveries to military activities: Supplies shall be marked in accordance with Military Standard

129, edition in effect on the date of issuance of the solicitation.

Q. The awardee will be required to ship direct to Army Post Office (APO) / Fleet Post Office (FPO) addresses and naval vessels when they receive orders that indicate this type of ship to addresses.

This is a mandatory requirement.

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R. If supplies shipped are not packaged, packed, and marked in accordance with contract requirements, the Government has the right, without prior notice to the Contractor, to perform the required repackaging/repacking/remarking, by contract or otherwise, and charge the

Contractor therefore at the following rates:

First Hour - $150.00

Each Additional Hour - $70.00

A minimum of two hours is required for each incident, making the minimum charge for remarking

$220.00.

The Contractor may also be charged for material costs, if incurred. This right is not exclusive and is in addition to other rights or remedies provided for in this contract. The rates above shall be determined and may be periodically updated by the Commissioner, Federal Acquisition Service, or a designee.

Signature Date

S. Provisions, Clauses, and Fill-ins located on pages 9-43 require completion by the quoter. Any quote received that is not fully completed or lacks pages may be subject to a determination of non-compliance and may no longer be considered for award.

T. GSA's Order Management Service (OMS) will process orders utilizing Electronic Data

Interchange (EDI) or Vendor Portal (VP).

a. EDI provides for fully electronic processing of all ordering transactions.

b. VP provides an internet portal for vendors to retrieve orders and manually input transactional data.

EDI is the preferred business transaction processing method, but vendors with small order volumes and less technical proficiency may use VP for reasons of lower overall costs and/or higher implementation costs for EDI.

Vendors are hereby notified that all new awardees are required to select either EDI or OMS

Vendor Portal to interface with GSA Global Supply on receiving orders resulting from their award. EDI is the preferred method of order transmission to our vendors, but OMS Vendor

Portal is an acceptable means of transmission. Utilization of these resources also requires the vendor to update the various stages of purchase order processing status in OMS. This is a mandatory requirement. Failure to do so may result in termination of the Purchase Order.

The Vendor is required to review the instructions regarding enrollment in either one of these systems and processes contained in Attachment 1 of this solicitation/RFQ.

Enrollment in either program is required upon award and must be requested no later than 5 days after notification of award. Failure to enroll may cause your award to be cancelled or terminated.

For further instructions on how to enroll in either program please contact the following:

EDI: GSAEDI@gsa.gov or EDI Help Desk at 703-605-9444 / Vendor Portal:

etoolshelpdesk@gsa.gov or the e-Tools Help Desk at 866-472-9114

U. Quotes shall be submitted via email to jim.dear@gsa.gov.

SCHEDULE OF ITEMS

Use the Schedule of Items below to submit your quoted prices. The Total Destination Price will be considered for award.

TABLE 1: For Open Market One Time Buy Awarded with FOB Destination Terms

NAICS: 322299

Size Standard: 500 employees

Item

No.

NSN/Description Manufacturer

Name, Part No., &

Country of Origin

Qty

Unit of

Issue

FOB Destination Unit

Price (Including

Freight)

Total Price

(Qty x Unit Price)

1 NSN: 8135-00-292-2354

Tag, Shipping (Paper)

Req No: W8002S42770039

300 BX

2 NSN: 8135-00-292-2354

Tag, Shipping (Paper)

Req No: W36LKG43300045

300 BX

* Total unit price for award determination is unit origin price plus the unit transportation costs.

Unit transportation costs must be included in the total destination unit price.

All purchase orders are direct delivery shipments to end users throughout the Continental

United States (CONUS) and Outside (OCONUS).

1.

8135-00-292-2354

Each Weight______

Each Cube______

2. 8135-00-292-2354

Each Weight______

Each Cube______ mailto:GSAEDI@gsa.gov mailto:etoolshelpdesk@gsa.gov

NSN : 8135-00-292-2354 UI: BX TAG, SHIPPING

DESCRIPTION

ITEM NAME TAG, SHIPPING (PAPER)

OVERALL WIDTH 2.375 INCHES (+/- 0.062 INCHES)

OVERALL LENGTH 4.750 INCHES (+/- 0.062 INCHES)

OVERALL THICKNESS 0.015 INCHES (+/- 5 PERCENT)

OVERALL HOLE DIAMETER 0.218 INCHES (+/- 0.031 INCHES)

OVERALL COLOR BUFF

TAG MATERIAL PAPER

TIES MATERIAL POLISHED COTTON, POLYPROPYLENE OR SYNTHETIC FIBER

SURFACE LUSTER UNCOATED

PRINT TYPE NON-PRINTED

BASIC SHAPE STYLE RECTANGULAR

GRADE DESIGNATION 15 PT MINIMUM

REINFORCEMENT METAL EYELET OPTIONAL

FIBER EYELET PATCH THICKNESS 0.0095 X 2 (BOTH SIDES)

SPECIAL FEATURES SINGULAR FORM; PROVIDES A STURDY MARKING SURFACE FOR USE IN

DOMESTIC SHIPPING AND TRANSPORTING INCLUDES TWINE OR

POLYPROPYLENE TIE

Materials used in the production of shipping tags shall be made in accordance with the physical requirements specified below:

TEST METHOD

Thickness: - 0.015 in. +/- 5 percent TAPPI T-411

Basis Weight: - 200 lbs +/- 5 percent (24" X 36" - 500 sheets) TAPPI T-

Tearing Resistance: - 610 grams minimum (total both directions)

TAPPI T-414

TENSILE

TWINE TYPE PLY SIZE (MIN.) STRENGTH (LBS. MIN.)

polypropylene 1 20 polished cotton 6 18 synthetic fiber 3 25

PACKAGING/PACKING

PACKAGING/PACKING: One thousand (1,000) tags shall be packaged to provide protection against loss or damage during shipments, handling, and storage, and comply with the latest revision of ASTM D3951 Standard Practice for Commercial Packaging.

MARKING

For civilian destinations - In accordance with FED-STD-123H, dated August 8, 2007. For military destinations - In accordance with MIL-STD-129R, dated February 18, 2014. Bar code marking shall be included for both civilian and military destinations.

For additional references, see below link:

FED-STD-123H

DESCRIPTION/SPECIFICATIONS

https://vsc.gsa.gov/administration/files/FEDSTD123H.pdf

MIL-STD-129R

http://www.dla.mil/Portals/104/Documents/LandAndMaritime/V/VS/Packaging/LM_MILSTD

129R_151007.pdf

PALLETIZATION

PALLETIZATION & PREPARATION FOR DELIVERY

The item(s) shall be packaged and packed to afford adequate protection against physical damage during shipment from the supplier to the first receiving activity. The pack shall comply with the rules and regulations applicable to the mode of transportation. If pallet or skid is used for shipping, it shall be made in accordance with normal industry standards.

In the event a wood pallet or skid is used for shipping, the requirements of GSAM 552.211-

89, Non-Manufactured Wood Packaging Material for Export, shall apply

PCM

THE GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION POLICY IS TO SEEK THE HIGHEST

PERCENTAGE OF RECOVERED MATERIAL, INCLUDING POST CONSUMER

RECOVERED

MATERIAL, WHICH IS COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE. PROCUREMENT PREFERENCE

WILL

BE GIVEN TO ITEMS WITH THE HIGHEST POST CONSUMER MATERIAL CONTENT

WITHIN REASONABLE COST.

Regulatory Requirements: The offerer/contractor is encouraged to use recovered materials to the maximum extent practicable in accordance with paragraph 23.403 of the

Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR).

The Government reserves the right to require proof of such conformance prior to first delivery and thereafter as may be otherwise provided for under the provisions of the contract.

QUALITY ASSURANCE

PRODUCT CONFORMANCE. The product provided shall meet the salient characteristics of this commercial item description. The quality of the product sold to the government shall be equal to or better than the quality of the product sold by the manufacturer in the commercial market. The government reserves the right to require proof of such conformance.

WORKMANSHIP: The material shall be uniformly fabricated in accordance with good commercial practice, and free from cracks, cuts, holes, chafed spots, or other defects which impair its usefulness. The material shall be free from dirt, contamination, mold release compounds, or other foreign matter.

END OF ITEM PURCHASE DESCRIPTION

Contact for Order Administration:

Quoters are required to designate a person to be contacted for prompt contract administration.

NAME: ___________________________

TITLE: ___________________________

TELEPHONE NO. (____)_____________

FAX NO. (____)_____________

Order Administration Data

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 address: The address for the FAR and GSAM is https://www.acquisition.gov

(End of provision)

52.204-7 SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT (NOV 2024)

52.204-16 COMMERCIAL AND GOVERNMENT ENTITY CODE REPORTING (AUG 2020)

52.211-6 BRAND NAME OR EQUAL (AUG 1999)

52.214-21 DESCRIPTIVE LITERATURE (APR 2002)

PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY FULL TEXT:

52.209-11 REPRESENTATION BY CORPORATIONS REGARDING DELINQUENT

TAX LIABILITY OR A FELONY CONVICTION UNDER ANY FEDERAL LAW (FEB

2016)

(a) As required by sections 744 and 745 of Division E of the Consolidated and Further

Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub. L. 113-235), and similar provisions, if contained in subsequent appropriations acts, the Government will not enter a contract with any corporation that-

(1) Has any unpaid Federal tax liability that has been assessed, for which all judicial and administrative remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, and that is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agreement with the authority responsible for collecting the tax liability, where the awarding agency is aware of the unpaid tax liability, unless an agency has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and made a determination that suspension or debarment is not necessary to protect the interests of the Government; or

(2) Was convicted of a felony criminal violation under any Federal law within the preceding 24 months, where the awarding agency is aware of the conviction, unless an agency has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and decided that this action is not necessary to protect the interests of the Government.

(b) The Offeror represents that-

(1) It is □ is not □ a corporation that has any unpaid Federal tax liability that has been assessed, for which all judicial and administrative remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, Provisions http://www.acquisition.gov/ and that is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agreement with the authority responsible for collecting the tax liability; and

(2) It is □ is not □ a corporation that was convicted of a felony criminal violation under a federal law within the preceding 24 months.

(End of Provision)

52.212-3 OFFEROR REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS—COMMERCIAL

PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES (MAY 2024)

The Offeror shall complete only paragraph (b) of this provision if the Offeror has completed the annual representations and certification electronically in the System for Award Management

(SAM) accessed through https://www.sam.gov. If the Offeror has not completed the annual representations and certifications electronically, the Offeror shall complete only paragraphs (c) through (v) of this provision.

(a) Definitions. As used in this provision—

"Covered telecommunications equipment or services" has the meaning provided in the clause 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video

Surveillance Services or Equipment.

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 eligible under the WOSB Program.

Forced or indentured child labor means all work or service—

(1) Exacted from any person under the age of 18 under the menace of any penalty for its nonperformance and for which the worker does not offer himself voluntarily; or

(2) Performed by any person under the age of 18 pursuant to a contract the enforcement of which can be accomplished by process or penalties.

Highest-level owner means the entity that owns or controls an immediate owner of the offeror, or that owns or controls one or more entities that control an immediate owner of the offeror. No entity owns or exercises control of the highest level owner.

Immediate owner means an entity, other than the offeror, that has direct control of the offeror. Indicators of control include, but are not limited to, one or more of the following:

ownership or interlocking management, identity of interests among family members, shared facilities and equipment, and the common use of employees.

Inverted domestic corporation, means a foreign incorporated entity that meets the definition of an inverted domestic corporation under 6 U.S.C. 395(b), applied in accordance with the rules and definitions of 6 U.S.C. 395(c).

Manufactured end product means any end product in product and service codes (PSCs)

1000-9999, except—

(1) PSC 5510, Lumber and Related Basic Wood Materials.

(2) Product or Service Group (PSG) 87, Agricultural Supplies.

(3) PSG 88, Live Animals.

(4) PSG 89, Subsistence.

(5) PSC 9410, Crude Grades of Plant Materials.

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(6) PSC 9430, Miscellaneous Crude Animal Products, Inedible.

(7) PSC 9440, Miscellaneous Crude Agricultural and Forestry Products.

(8) PSC 9610, Ores.

(9) PSC 9620, Minerals, Natural and Synthetic; and

(10) PSC 9630, Additive Metal Materials.

Place of manufacture means the place where an end product is assembled out of components, or otherwise made or processed from raw materials into the finished product that is to be provided to the Government. If a product is disassembled and reassembled, the place of reassembly is not the place of manufacture.

Predecessor means an entity that is replaced by a successor and includes any predecessors of the predecessor.

Reasonable inquiry has the meaning provided in the clause 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment.

Restricted business operations means business operations in Sudan that include power production activities, mineral extraction activities, oil-related activities, or the production of military equipment, as those terms are defined in the Sudan Accountability and Divestment Act of 2007 (Pub. L. 110-174). Restricted business operations do not include business operations that the person (as that term is defined in Section 2 of the Sudan Accountability and Divestment Act of 2007) conducting the business can demonstrate—

(1) Are conducted under contract directly and exclusively with the regional government of southern Sudan.

(2) Are conducted pursuant to specific authorization from the Office of Foreign Assets

Control in the Department of the Treasury or are expressly exempted under Federal law from the requirement to be conducted under such authorization.

(3) Consist of providing goods or services to marginalized populations of Sudan.

(4) Consist of providing goods or services to an internationally recognized peacekeeping force or humanitarian organization.

(5) Consist of providing goods or services that are used only to promote health or education; or

(6) Have been voluntarily suspended. “Sensitive technology"—

Sensitive technology—

(1) Means hardware, software, telecommunications equipment, or any other technology that is to be used specifically—

(i) To restrict the free flow of unbiased information in Iran; or

(ii) To disrupt, monitor, or otherwise restrict speech of the people of Iran; and

(2) Does not include information or informational materials the export of which the

President does not have the authority to regulate or prohibit pursuant to section 203(b)(3)of the

International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1702(b)(3)).

Service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern—

(1) Means a small business concern—

(i) Not less than 51 percent of which is owned 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.

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(2) Service-disabled veteran 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).

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 size standards in this solicitation.

(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 at13 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 CFR124.104(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.

Subsidiary means an entity in which more than 50 percent of the entity is owned—

(1) Directly by a parent corporation; or

(2) Through another subsidiary of a parent corporation

Successor means an entity that has replaced a predecessor by acquiring the assets and carrying out the affairs of the predecessor under a new name (often through acquisition or merger). The term "successor" does not include new offices/divisions of the same company or a company that only changes its name. The extent of the responsibility of the successor for the liabilities of the predecessor may vary, depending on State law and specific circumstances.

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 business concern means a concern which 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 its stock is owned by one or more women; and whose management and daily business operations are controlled by one or more women.

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(1) That is at least 51 percent owned by one or more women; or, in the case of any publicly owned business, at least51 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) Annual Representations and Certifications. Any changes provided by the Offeror in paragraph (b)(2) of this provision do not automatically change the representations and certifications in SAM.

(2) The offeror has completed the annual representations and certifications electronically in SAM accessed through http://www.sam.gov. After reviewing SAM information, the Offeror verifies by submission of this offer that the representations and certifications currently posted electronically at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-

Commercial Products and Commercial Services, have been entered or updated in the last 12 months, are current, accurate, complete, and applicable to this solicitation (including the business size standard(s) applicable to the NAICS code(s) referenced for this solicitation), at the time this offer is submitted and are incorporated in this offer by reference (see FAR 4.1201), except for paragraphs __.

[Offeror to identify the applicable paragraphs at (c) through (v) of this provision that the offeror has completed for the purposes of this solicitation only, if any.

These amended representation(s) and/or certification(s) are also incorporated in this offer and are current, accurate, and complete as of the date of this offer.

Any changes provided by the offeror are applicable to this solicitation only, and do not result in an update to the representations and certifications posted electronically on SAM.]

(c) Offerors must complete the following representations when the resulting contract is for supplies to be delivered or services to be performed in the United States or its outlying areas, or when the contracting officer has applied part 19 in accordance with 19.000(b)(1)(ii). Check all that apply.

(1) Small business concern. The offeror represents as part of its offer that—

(i) It □ is, □ is not a small business concern; or

(ii) It □ is, □ is not a small business joint venture that complies with the requirements of 13 CFR 121.103(h) and 13 CFR 125.8(a) and (b). [ The offeror shall enter the name and unique entity identifier of each party to the joint venture: ____________.]

(2) Veteran-owned small business concern. [Complete only if the offeror represented itself as a small business concern in paragraph (c)(1) of this provision.] The offeror represents as part of its offer that it □ is, □ is not a veteran-owned small business concern.

(3) Service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern. [ Complete only if the offeror represented itself as a veteran-owned small business concern in paragraph (c)(2) of this provision.] The offeror represents as part of its offer that—

(i) It □ is, □ is not a service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern; or https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-13/part-127 https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-13/section-127.300 https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-13/section-127.300 http://www.sam.gov/ https://www.acquisition.gov/far/52.212-3#FAR_52_212_3 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/4.1201#FAR_4_1201 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-19#FAR_Part_19 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/19.000#FAR_19_000 https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-13/section-121.103#p-121.103(h) https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-13/section-125.8#p-125.8(a) https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-13/section-125.8#p-125.8(b)

(ii) It □ is, □ is not a joint venture that complies with the requirements of 13 CFR

125.18(b)(1) and (2). [The offeror shall enter the name and unique entity identifier of each party to the joint venture: ____________.] Each service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern participating in the joint venture shall provide representation of its service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern status.

(4) Small, disadvantaged business concern. [Complete only if the offeror represented itself as a small business concern in paragraph (c)(1) of this provision.] The offeror represents, that it □ is, □ is not a small, disadvantaged business concern as defined in 13 CFR 124.1001.

(5) Women-owned small business concern. [Complete only if the offeror represented itself as a small business concern in paragraph (c)(1) of this provision.] The offeror represents that it □ is, □ is not a women-owned small business concern.

(6) WOSB joint venture eligible under the WOSB Program. The offeror represents that it □ is, □ is not a joint venture that complies with the requirements of 13 CFR

127.506(a) through (c). [ The offeror shall enter the name and unique entity identifier of each party to the joint venture: ____________.]

(7) Economically disadvantaged women-owned small business (EDWOSB) joint venture. The offeror represents that it □ is, □ is not a joint venture that complies with the requirements of 13 CFR 127.506(a) through (c). [ The offeror shall enter the name and unique entity identifier of each party to the joint venture: ____________.]

Note to paragraphs (c)(8) and (9): Complete paragraphs (c)(8) and (9) only if this solicitation is expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold.

(8) Women-owned business concern (other than small business concern). [Complete only if the offeror is a women-owned business concern and did not represent itself as a small business concern in paragraph (c)(1) of this provision.] The offeror represents that it □ is a women-owned business concern.

(9) Tie bid priority for labor surplus area concerns. If this is an invitation for bid, small business offerors may identify the labor surplus areas in which costs to be incurred on account of manufacturing or production (by offeror or first-tier subcontractors) amount to more than 50 percent of the contract price:____________

(10) HUBZone small business concern. [Complete only if the offeror represented itself as a small business concern in paragraph (c)(1) of this provision.] The offeror represents, as part of its offer, that–

(i) It □ is, □ is not a HUBZone small business concern listed, on the date of this representation, as having been certified by SBA as a HUBZone small business concern in the

Dynamic Small Business Search and SAM, and will attempt to maintain an employment rate of HUBZone residents of 35 percent of its employees during performance of a HUBZone contract (see 13 CFR 126.200(e)(1)); and

(ii) It □ is, □ is not a HUBZone joint venture that complies with the requirements of 13 CFR 126.616(a) through (c). [ The offeror shall enter the name and unique entity identifier of each party to the joint venture: ______.] Each HUBZone small business concern participating in the HUBZone joint venture shall provide representation of its HUBZone status.

(d) Representations required to implement provisions of Executive Order11246-

(1) Previous contracts and compliance. The offeror represents that-

(i) It □ has, □ has not participated in a previous contract or subcontract subject to the

Equal Opportunity clause of this solicitation; and https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-13/section-125.18#p-125.18(b)(1) https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-13/section-125.18#p-125.18(b)(1) https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-13/section-125.18#p-125.18(b)(2) https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-13/section-127.506#p-127.506(a) https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-13/section-127.506#p-127.506(a) https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-13/section-127.506#p-127.506(c) https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-13/section-127.506#p-127.506(a) https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-13/section-127.506#p-127.506(c) https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-13/section-126.200 https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-13/section-126.616#p-126.616(a) https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-13/section-126.616#p-126.616(c)

(ii) It □ has, □ has not filed all required compliance reports.

(2) Affirmative Action Compliance. The offeror represents that-

(i) It □ has developed and has on file, □ has not developed and does not have on file, at each establishment, affirmative action programs required by rules and regulations of the

Secretary of Labor (41 CFR parts 60-1 and 60-2), or

(ii) It □ has not previously had contracts subject to the written affirmative action programs requirement of the rules and regulations of the Secretary of Labor.

(e) Certification Regarding Payments to Influence Federal Transactions

(31 http://uscode.house.gov/ U.S.C. 1352). (Applies only if the contract is expected to exceed

$150,000.) By submission of its offer, the offeror certifies to the best of its knowledge and belief that no Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid to any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress or an employee of a Member of Congress on his or her behalf in connection with the award of any resultant contract. If any registrants under the Lobbying

Disclosure Act of 1995 have made a lobbying contact on behalf of the offeror with respect to this contract, the offeror shall complete and submit, with its offer, OMB Standard Form LLL, Disclosure of Lobbying Activities, to provide the name of the registrants. The offeror need not report regularly employed officers or employees of the offeror to whom payments of reasonable compensation were made.

(f) Buy American Certificate. (Applies only if the clause at Federal Acquisition Regulation

(FAR) 52.225-1, Buy American-Supplies, is included in this solicitation.)

(1) (i) The Offeror certifies that each end product and that each domestic end product listed in paragraph (f)(3) of this provision contains a critical component, except those listed in paragraph (f)(2) of this provision, is a domestic end product.

(ii) The Offeror shall list as foreign end products those end products manufactured in the United States that do not qualify as domestic end products. For those foreign end products that do not consist wholly or predominantly of iron or steel or a combination of both, the Offeror shall also indicate whether these foreign end products exceed 55 percent domestic content, except for those that are COTS items. If the percentage of the domestic content is unknown, select “no”.

(iii) The Offeror shall separately list the line-item numbers of domestic end products that contain a critical component (see FAR 25.105).

(iv) The terms “commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) item,”

“critical component,” “domestic end product,” "end product," "foreign end product," and "United

States" are defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled "Buy American-Supplies."

(2) Foreign End Products:

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[List as necessary]

(3) Domestic end products containing a critical component:

Line-Item No. ___

[List as necessary]

(4) The Government will evaluate offers in accordance with the policies and procedures of FAR part 25.

(g) (1) Buy American-Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act Certificate. (Applies only if the clause at FAR 52.225-3, Buy American-Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act, is included in this solicitation.)

(i) (A) The Offeror certifies that each end product, except those listed in paragraph

(g)(1)(ii) or (iii) of this provision, is a domestic end product and that each domestic end product listed in paragraph (g)(1)(iv) of this provision contains a critical component.

(B) The terms "Bahrainian, Moroccan, Omani, Panamanian, or Peruvian end product," "commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) item," "critical component,"

"domestic end product," "end product," "foreign end product," "Free Trade Agreement country,"

"Free Trade Agreement country end product," "Israeli end product," and "United States" are defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled "Buy American-Free Trade Agreements-Israeli

Trade Act."

(ii) The Offeror certifies that the following supplies are Free Trade Agreement country end products (other than Bahrainian, Moroccan, Omani, Panamanian, or Peruvian end products) or Israeli end products as defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled "Buy

American-Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act."

Free Trade Agreement Country End Products (Other than Bahrainian, Moroccan, Omani, Panamanian, or Peruvian End Products) or Israeli End Products:

Line-Item No. Country of Origin Exceeds 55% domestic content (yes/no)

[List as necessary]

(iii) The Offeror shall list those supplies that are foreign end products (other than those listed in paragraph (g)(1)(ii) of this provision) as defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled "Buy American-Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act."

The Offeror shall list as other foreign end products those end products manufactured in the United States that do not qualify as domestic end products. For those foreign end products that do not consist wholly or predominantly of iron or steel or a combination of both, the Offeror shall also indicate whether these foreign end products exceed 55 percent domestic content, except for those that are COTS items. If the percentage of the domestic content is unknown, select “no”.

Other Foreign End Products:

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Line-Item No. Country of Origin Exceeds 55% domestic content (yes/no)

[List as necessary]

(iv) The Offeror shall list the line-item numbers of domestic end products that contain a critical component (see FAR 25.105).

Line-Item No. ___

[List as necessary]

(v) The Government will evaluate offers in accordance with the policies and procedures of FAR part 25.

(2) Buy American-Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act Certificate, Alternate II.

If Alternate II to the clause at FAR 52.225-3 is included in this solicitation, substitute the following paragraph (g)(1)(ii) for paragraph (g)(1)(ii) of the basic provision:

(g)(1)(ii) The offeror certifies that the following supplies are Israeli end products as defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled “Buy American—Free Trade Agreements—

Israeli Trade Act”:

Israeli End Products:

Line-Item No.

[List as necessary]

(3) Buy American-Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act Certificate, Alternate III.

If Alternate III to the clause at 52.225-3 is included in this solicitation, substitute the following paragraph (g)(1)(ii) for paragraph (g)(1)(ii) of the basic provision:

(g)(1)(ii) The offeror certifies that the following supplies are Free Trade Agreement country end products (other than Bahrainian, Korean, Moroccan, Omani, Panamanian, or

Peruvian end products) or Israeli end products as defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled

"Buy American-Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act":

Free Trade Agreement Country End Products (Other than Bahrainian, Korean, Moroccan, Omani, Panamanian, or Peruvian End Products) or Israeli End Products:

https://www.acquisition.gov/far/25.105#FAR_25_105 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-25#FAR_Part_25

Line-Item No. Country of Origin

[List as necessary]

(4) Trade Agreements Certificate. (Applies only if the clause at FAR 52.225-5, Trade

Agreements, is included in this solicitation.)

(i) The offeror certifies that each end product, except those listed in paragraph

(g)(4)(ii) of this provision, is a U.S.-made or designated country end product, as defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled "Trade Agreements."

(ii) The offeror shall list as other end products those end products that are not U.S.-made or designated country end products.

Other End Products:

Line-Item No. Country of Origin

[List as necessary]

(iii) The Government will evaluate offers in accordance with the policies and procedures of FAR part 25. For line items covered by the WTO GPA, the Government will evaluate offers of U.S.-made or designated country end products without regard to the restrictions of the Buy American statute.

(h) Certification Regarding Responsibility Matters (Executive Order 12689). (Applies only if the contract value is expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold.)

The offeror certifies, to the best of its knowledge and belief, that the offeror and/or any of its principals–

(1) □ Are, □ are not presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, or declared ineligible for the award of contracts by any Federal agency.

(2) □ Have, □ have not, within a three-year period preceding this offer, been convicted of or had a civil judgment rendered against them for: commission of fraud or a criminal offense in connection with obtaining, attempting to obtain, or performing a Federal, state or local government contract or subcontract; violation of Federal or state antitrust statutes relating to the submission of offers; or commission of embezzlement, theft, forgery, bribery, falsification or destruction of records, making false statements, tax evasion, violating Federal criminal tax laws, or receiving stolen property;

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(3) □ Are, □ are not presently indicted for, or otherwise criminally or civilly charged by a government entity with, commission of any of these offenses enumerated in paragraph (h)(2) of this clause; and

(4) □ Have, □ have not, within a three-year period preceding this offer, been notified of any delinquent Federal taxes in an amount that exceeds the threshold at 9.104-5(a)(2) for which the liability remains unsatisfied.

(i) Taxes are considered delinquent if both of the following criteria apply:

(A) The tax liability is finally determined. The liability is finally determined if it has been assessed. A liability is not finally determined if there is a pending administrative or judicial challenge. In the case of a judicial challenge to the liability, the liability is not finally determined until all judicial appeal rights have been exhausted.

(B) The taxpayer is delinquent in making payment. A taxpayer is delinquent if the taxpayer has failed to pay the tax liability when full payment was due and required. A taxpayer is not delinquent in cases where enforced collection action is precluded.

(ii) Examples.

(A) The taxpayer has received a statutory notice of deficiency, under I.R.C.

§6212, which entitles the taxpayer to seek Tax Court review of a proposed tax deficiency. This is not a delinquent tax because it is not a final tax liability. Should the taxpayer seek Tax Court review, this will not be a final tax liability until the taxpayer has exercised all judicial appeal rights.

(B) The IRS has filed a notice of Federal tax lien with respect to an assessed tax liability, and the taxpayer has been issued a notice under I.R.C. §6320 entitling the taxpayer to request a hearing with the IRS Office of Appeals contesting the lien filing, and to further appeal to the Tax Court if the IRS determines to sustain the lien filing. In the course of the hearing, the taxpayer is entitled to contest the underlying tax liability because the taxpayer has had no prior opportunity to contest the liability. This is not a delinquent tax because it is not a final tax liability. Should the taxpayer seek tax court review, this will not be a final tax liability until the taxpayer has exercised all judicial appeal rights.

(C) The taxpayer has entered into an installment agreement pursuant to I.R.C.

§6159. The taxpayer is making timely payments and is in full compliance with the agreement terms. The taxpayer is not delinquent because the taxpayer is not currently required to make full payment.

(D) The taxpayer has filed for bankruptcy protection. The taxpayer is not delinquent because enforced collection action is stayed under 11 U.S.C. §362 (the Bankruptcy

Code).

(i) Certification Regarding Knowledge of Child Labor for Listed End Products (Executive

Order 13126). [The Contracting Officer must list in paragraph (i)(1) any end products being acquired under this solicitation that are included in the List of Products Requiring Contractor

Certification as to Forced or Indentured Child Labor, unless excluded at 22.1503(b).]

(1) Listed end products.

Listed End Product Listed Countries of Origin https://www.acquisition.gov/far/9.104-5#FAR_9_104_5 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/22.1503#FAR_22_1503

Listed End Product Listed Countries of Origin

(2) Certification. [If the Contracting Officer has identified end products and countries of origin in paragraph (i)(1) of this provision, then the offeror must certify to either (i)(2)(i) or

(i)(2)(ii) by checking the appropriate block.]

(i) The offeror will not supply any end product listed in paragraph (i)(1) of this provision that was mined, produced, or manufactured in the corresponding country as listed for that product.

(ii) The offeror may supply an end product listed in paragraph (i)(1) of this provision that was mined, produced, or manufactured in the corresponding country as listed for that product. The offeror certifies that it has made a good faith effort to determine whether forced or indentured child labor was used to mine, produce, or manufacture any such end product furnished under this contract. On the basis of those efforts, the offeror certifies that it is not aware of any such use of child labor.

(j) Place of manufacture. (Does not apply unless the…