RFQ-50310219Q0044.pdf

50310219Q0044

1. REQUEST NO.

5a. ISSUED BY

NAME

a. NAME

c. STREET ADDRESS

d. CITY

10. PLEASE FURNISH QUOTATIONS TO

THE ISSUING OFFICE IN BLOCK 5a ON

OR BEFORE CLOSE OF BUSINESS (Date)

2. DATE ISSUED 3. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQUEST NO. 4. CERT. FOR NAT. DEF.

UNDER BDSA REG. 2

AND/OR DMS REG.1

RATING

6. DELIVERY BY (Date)

7. DELIVERY

9. DESTINATION

a. NAME OF CONSIGNEE

b. STREET ADDRESS

PAGE OF PAGES

5b. FOR INFORMATION CALL: (No collect calls)

TELEPHONE NUMBER

AREA CODE NUMBER

8. TO:

b. COMPANY

e. STATE f. ZIP CODE

c. CITY

d. STATE e. ZIP CODE

IMPORTANT: This is a request for information, and quotations furnished are not offers. If you are unable to quote, please so indicate on this form and return it to the address in Block 5a. This request does not commit the Government to pay any costs incurred in the preparation of the submission of this quotation or to contract for supplies or services. Supplies are of domestic origin unless otherwise indicated by quoter. Any representations and/or certifications attached to this Request for Quotations must be completed by the quoter.

11. SCHEDULE (Include applicable Federal, State and local taxes)

THIS RFQ

REQUEST FOR QUOTATION

(THIS IS NOT AN ORDER)

IS IS NOT A SMALL BUSINESS SET ASIDEX

03/05/2019

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OFFICE OF ACQUISITIONS

OPERATIONS SUPPORT BRANCH

100 F STREET NE

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

MAIL STOP 4226

WASHINGTON DC 20549

30 Days After Award

202 551-7318LATOYA CARTER

03/22/2019 1200 ES

FOB DESTINATION

OTHER

(See Schedule)X

ITEM NO.

(a)

SUPPLIES/SERVICES

(b)

QUANTITY

(c)

UNIT

(d)

UNIT PRICE

(e)

AMOUNT

(f)

(i) This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared for the purchase of Fiduciary Liability insurance in support of the Oversight Committee of the Agency's Supplemental Retirement Plan for the SEC Headquarters and Regional Offices, in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, "Streamlined Procedures for Evaluation and Solicitation for Commercial Items," and FAR Part 13.5, "Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Items" as supplemented with additional information included in this notice and the Statement of Work (Attachment 1).

This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.

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a. 10 CALENDAR DAYS (%) b. 20 CALENDAR DAYS (%) c. 30 CALENDAR DAYS (%) d. CALENDAR DAYS

NUMBER PERCENTAGE

NOTE: Additional provisions and representations

13. NAME AND ADDRESS OF QUOTER

b. STREET ADDRESS

c. COUNTY

d. CITY e. STATE f. ZIP CODE

14. SIGNATURE OF PERSON AUTHORIZED TO

SIGN QUOTATION

16. SIGNER

a. NAME (Type or print)

c. TITLE (Type or print)

a. NAME OF QUOTER

AREA CODE

NUMBER

15. DATE OF QUOTATION

b. TELEPHONE are are not attached

AUTHORIZED FOR LOCAL REPRODUCTION

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STANDARD FORM 18 (REV. 6-95)

Prescribed by GSA - FAR (48 CFR) 53.215-1(a)

ITEM NO. SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

NAME OF OFFEROR OR CONTRACTOR

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(ii) Solicitation Number 50310219Q0044 is issued as a Request for Quotes.

(iii) The solicitation and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through FAC 2005-99 effective July 16, 2018.

(iv) Solicitation Number 50310219Q0044 is a 100% Total Small Business set-aside. The NAICS code for this procurement is 524298, Size Standard $15.0 Million.

(v) Quoters shall provide coverage to the Oversight Committee of the Agency's Supplemental Retirement plan in accordance with Attachment 1, Statement of Work.

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This combined synopsis/solicitation contains the following line item numbers (CLIN):

BASE YEAR: Provide coverage in accordance with Statement of Work.

(Date of award through 12-months)

Annual Premium Coverage Recommendation:

BASE YEAR: Implementation Fees

OPTION YEAR I: Provide coverage in accordance with Statement of Work.

Annual Premium Coverage Recommendation:

(Option Line Item)

OPTION YEAR I: Implementation Fees

(Option Line Item)

OPTION YEAR II: Provide coverage in accordance with Statement of Work.

Annual Premium Coverage Recommendation:

(Option Line Item)

OPTION YEAR II: Implementation Fees

(Option Line Item)

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NSN 7540-01-152-8067 OPTIONAL FORM 336 (4-86)

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Annual Premium Coverage Recommendation:

(Option Line Item)

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OPTION YEAR III: Implementation Fees

(Option Line Item)

OPTION YEAR IV: Provide coverage in accordance with Statement of Work.

Annual Premium Coverage Recommendation:

(Option Line Item)

OPTION YEAR IV: Implementation Fees

(Option Line Item)

(vi) Description of requirements for items to be acquired.

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) intends to award a non-personal services commercial contract to provide fiduciary liability insurance for the Oversight Committee of the Agency's Supplemental Retirement Plan for the SEC Headquarters and Regional Offices. The Government shall not exercise any supervision or control over the contract service providers performing the services herein. Such contract service providers shall be accountable solely to the Contractor who, in turn, is responsible to the Government.

The contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, supplies, facilities, transportation, tools, materials, supervision, and other items and non-personal services necessary to complete and deliver the services as defined in accordance with Attachment 1, Statement of Work.

(vii) The anticipated period of performance shall be a Base year (12 months) and four (4) one (1)year option periods.

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Anticipated Contract Type: The Government anticipates awarding an firm fixed-price type contract. The Government reserves the right to make multiple awards or no award.

The primary place of performance is SEC Headquarter's, Station Place, 100 F Street, NE, Washington, D.C. 20549.

The anticipated date of contract award(s) is May 2019.

(viii) FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial, applies to this acquisition.

Offerors may obtain full text versions of these clauses electronically at http://farsite.hill.af.mil/.

Parties responding to this solicitation who believe they can provide fiduciary liability insurance may submit their quote in accordance with their standard commercial practices (e.g., on company letterhead, formal proposal form, etc.) but must include the following information:

1. The Solicitation Number 50310219Q0044;

2. The time and date specified in the solicitation for receipt of proposals (12:00 PM EST, Friday March 22, 2019);

3. Dun & Bradstreet Number (DUNS);

4. Contact Name, Email address, and telephone number;

5. Complete business mailing address;

6. Price and any discount terms (Note: that pricing shall be separate from Vendor's technical approach and understanding and past performance.);

7. "Remit to" address, if different than mailing address;

8. A completed copy of the representations and certifications at FAR 52.212-3 (see FAR 52.212-3(b) for those representations and certifications that the Quoter shall complete electronically) or indicate that the representations and certifications are available on-line;

9. A copy of System for Award Management (SAM) registration (see https://www.sam.gov/), or indicate that representations and certifications are available on-line in the Reps & Certs section

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50310219Q0044 of their System for Award Management (SAM) record available at https://www.sam.gov, or a copy of

System for Award Management application;

10. Acknowledgment of Solicitation Amendments, if applicable;

11. A technical description of the items being offered in sufficient detail to evaluate compliance with the requirements in the solicitation. This may also include product literature, or other documents, if necessary;

12. Narrative addressing the capability to provide fiduciary liability insurance in support of the Oversight Committee of the Agency's Supplemental Retirement Plan of the SEC Headquarters and Regional Offices;

13. A statement specifying the extent of agreement with all terms, conditions, and provisions included in the solicitation.

Quotes that fail to furnish required representations or information, or reject the terms and conditions of the solicitation may be excluded from consideration; and

14. Period for acceptance of quotes. The Quoter agrees to hold the prices in its quote firm for 180 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of quotes, unless another time period is specified in an addendum to the solicitation.

(ix) The provision at FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation - Commercial Items (Oct 2014), applies to this acquisition as follows:

52.212-2 Evaluation-Commercial Items (Oct 2014)

a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible Quoter whose quote conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. This is a Best Value

Procurement.

Comparative Analysis: Following the receipt of responses to the request for quote, the government will perform a comparative analysis

(comparing Quoters' responses to one another) to select the quoter that is best suited to fulfill the requirements, based on the quoters' responses to the factors outlined in this solicitation and their relative importance. It is anticipated that the contract award will be made to the responsible quoter submitting an overall quote

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50310219Q0044 that is determined most advantageous to the

Government, price and non-price factors considered.

The following factors, in descending order, shall be used to evaluate quotes:

1. Technical Approach and Understanding

2. Past Performance

3. Price

Technical Approach and Understanding will be accorded more weight than Past Performance.

Technical Approach and Understanding and Past

Performance, when combined, are significantly more important than price. As the technical quotes become more equal, price becomes more important in making the award determination. In the event that two or more quotes are determined not to have any substantial technical differences, i.e., are technically equivalent, award may be made to the lower priced quote. It should be noted that award may be made to other than the lowest priced quote if the Government determines that a price premium is warranted due to technical merit. The Government may also award to other than the highest technically rated quote, if the Government determines that a price premium is not warranted.

The Quoter's technical quote (Volume 1) must demonstrate the vendor's capability to perform the requirements outlined in the Statement of

Work (SOW). Quoters shall provide a technical quote that includes the following two (2) general areas/factors: Factor 1, Technical Approach and

Understanding and Factor 2, Past Performance.

Technical Approach and Understanding: The

Quoter's technical approach shall describe how it addresses specifications and government requirements as listed in the Statement of Work.

The Quoter's technical approach shall clearly describe and address the Quoter's understanding of the desired outcomes contained in the SOW.

Statements such as "the Quoter understands" or

"the Quoter will comply" and statements that paraphrase the SOW or other contract requirements are inadequate. Specifically the quoter shall address how it intends to accomplish the following:

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* Provide detailed analysis of the level of coverage recommended.

* Provide support services needed to implement coverage.

* Provide approximate timeline to implement coverage.

* Describe experience in dealing with governmental agencies.

Evaluation of technical approach and understanding will be based on the degree to which the quoter effectively demonstrates a knowledge, understanding, and technical ability to successfully meet the government's requirements.

Past Performance: The Government will evaluate relevant past performance of each quoter. The quoter shall identify three (3) contracts/task orders with the Federal Government or Industry that demonstrate recent and relevant past performance. Recent is defined as within the last three (3) years. Relevant is defined as work similar in complexity and magnitude to the work identified in the SOW. Please include the following information:

* Project Title;

* Description of the Project;

* Contract/Task Order Number;

* Contract/Task Order Amount;

* Government Agency/Organization;

* COR's name, address, phone number and email address;

* Contracting Officer's name, address, telephone number and email address;

* Current status, e.g. completed and/or in progress, start and estimated completion dates;

* Key personnel, (please identify those individuals who worked on the relevant project and are also proposed for this effort); and

* A brief narrative of why your firm believes this reference is relevant to the proposed task.

CPARS Assessments are preferred and if a quoter has three (3) relevant and recent CPARS Assessments then the Quoter does not need to have the Past Performance Questionnaire completed.

The Quoter may substitute a completed Past Performance Questionnaire if a CPARS Assessment

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The Government may consider other relevant past performance information obtained from other sources known to the Government. The quoter must complete the Past Performance Questionnaire

(Attachment 2) and provide it to no more than three (3) references. The references are expected to submit the Past Performance

Questionnaire by email to LaToya Carter at carterL@sec.gov no later than the closing date/time of the solicitation. It is the responsibility of the quoter to ensure that the

Past Performance Questionnaire is returned to the correct email address no later than the solicitation closing date/time.

Evaluation of past performance will be based on consideration of all relevant facts and circumstances.

Information utilized shall be obtained from the

Past Performance Information Retrieval System

(PPIRS); and may be obtained from references listed in the quote, other customers known to the

Government, consumer protection organizations, and others who may have useful and relevant information.

In the case of a quote that does not have past contract performance information or with respect to which information on past contract performance is not available, the quote will not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on the factor of past performance.

Each Quoter shall submit a technical quote separate from the price quote.

Technical quotes shall be limited to 15 one-sided pages. Past performance questionnaire is not included in the page limitation.

VOLUME 2 - PRICE QUOTE:

The contract will consist of annual premium coverage cost and implementation fees, which will be billed at a fixed price.

For the purposes of the evaluation, the

Government will compare the cost of fiduciary liability insurance and implementation fees per year as indicated in the Quoter's Price Quote.

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Each Quoter shall submit a price quote separate from the technical quote.

The price quote shall include the following:

a) Fiduciary liability insurance premium costs, implementation fees, and any other price elements in an Excel Spreadsheet.

b) If applicable, Prime Contractor/Subcontractor Arrangement or Teaming Arrangement Supporting Documentation: If subcontracting is proposed, the Government will evaluate the acceptability of any subcontracting as part of its evaluation of price.

Price Quote: The Government expects to receive price competition through the submission of several price quotes. The Quoter's proposed pricing will be evaluated against the Independent

Government Cost Estimate. Quoters shall propose fixed prices that are both realistic and reasonable.

A written notice of award or acceptance of a quote, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful Quoter within the time for acceptance specified in the quote, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party.

Before the quote's specified expiration time, the

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

(x) Reserved.

(xi) FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions

- Commercial Items (Oct 2018), applies to this acquisition and a statement regarding any addenda to the clause.

(xii) FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive

Orders - Commercial Items (Jan 2019) applies to this acquisition, and specifically the following

FAR clauses under paragraphs (b) and (c) are applicable:

Clauses

52.203-6 Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government. (SEP 2006)

52.203-13 Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct. (OCT 2015)

52.204-10 Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards. (OCT 2018)

52.209-6 Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting With Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment. (OCT 2015)

52.209-9 Updates of Publicly Available Information Regarding Responsibility Matters. (OCT 2018)

52.219-14 Limitations on Subcontracting. (JAN 2017)

52.222-3 Convict Labor. (JUN 2003)

52.222-21 Prohibition of segregated facilities. (APR 2015)

52.222-26 Equal Opportunity. (SEP 2016)

52.222-35 Equal Opportunity for Veterans. (OCT 2015)

(a) Definitions. As used in this clause-

"Active duty wartime or campaign badge veteran," "Armed Forces service medal veteran," "disabled veteran," "protected veteran," "qualified disabled veteran," and "recently separated veteran" have the meanings given at FAR 22.1301.

(b) Equal opportunity clause. The Contractor shall abide by the requirements of the equal opportunity clause at 41 CFR 60-300.5(a), as of March 24, 2014. This clause prohibits discrimination against qualified protected veterans, and requires affirmative action by the Contractor to employ and advance in employment qualified protected veterans.

(c) Subcontracts. The Contractor shall insert the terms of this clause in subcontracts of $150,000 or more unless exempted by rules, regulations, or orders of the Secretary of Labor. The Contractor shall act as specified by the Director, Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, to enforce the terms, including action for noncompliance. Such necessary changes in language may be made as shall be appropriate to identify properly the parties and their undertakings.

(End of clause)

52.222-36 Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities. (JUL 2014)

(a) Equal opportunity clause. The Contractor shall abide by the requirements of the equal opportunity clause at 41 CFR 60-741.5(a), as of March 24, 2014. This clause prohibits discrimination against qualified individuals on the basis of disability, and requires affirmative action by the Contractor to employ and advance in employment qualified individuals with disabilities.

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(b) Subcontracts. The Contractor shall include the terms of this clause in every subcontract or purchase order in excess of $15,000 unless exempted by rules, regulations, or orders of the Secretary, so that such provisions will be binding upon each subcontractor or vendor. The Contractor shall act as specified by the Director, Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs of the U.S. Department of Labor, to enforce the terms, including action for noncompliance. Such necessary changes in language may be made as shall be appropriate to identify properly the parties and their undertakings.

(End of clause)

52.222-37 Employment Reports on Veterans. (FEB 2016)

52.222-40 Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act. (DEC 2010)

52.223-18 Encouraging Contractor Policies To Ban Text Messaging While Driving. (AUG 2011)

52.225-13 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases. (JUN 2008)

52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer - System for Award Management. (OCT 2018)

(xii) Contract financing arrangement and warranty requirements are not applicable.

Clauses

52.203-17 Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights and Requirement To Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights. (APR 2014)

52.216-1 Type of Contract. (APR 1984)

The Government contemplates award of a fixed price type contract resulting from this solicitation.

(End of provision)

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 the period of performance of the contract..

(End of clause)

52.217-9 Option To Extend the Term of the Contract. (MAR 2000)

(a) The Government may extend the term of this contract by written notice to the Contractor within within the period of performance of the contract.; provided that the Government gives the Contractor a preliminary written notice of its intent to extend at least 60days (60 days unless a different number of days is inserted) before the contract expires. The preliminary notice does not commit the Government to an extension.

(b) If the Government exercises this option, the extended contract shall be considered to include this option clause.

(c) The total duration of this contract, including the exercise of any options under this clause, shall not exceed 5 years and 6 months(months)(years).

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5001.00 Contract Administration (2-Dec-11)

This contract will be administered by the SEC's Office of Acquisitions. All inquiries should be directed to the following address:

Securities and Exchange Commission

Office of Acquisitions

Attn: LaToya Carter

Email: CarterL@sec.gov

MS 4226

100 F Street, NE

Washington, DC 20549

5003.00 Submission of Invoices (30-Apr-12)

The Securities and Exchange Commission accepts only electronic/e-mail invoices.

Invoices shall be submitted on a monthly basis.

Contractors should submit invoices in accordance with the SEC Prompt Payment Provision of the contract.

Contractors are cautioned against submitting an invoice prior to goods and services being received/accepted. Invoices submitted prematurely may be rejected.

Electronic/e-mail Invoice Instructions:

Invoices must be in PDF Format and may not exceed 10MB

Subject Line: Company name and the invoice number e-mail Message:

Company logo or letterhead

Company name and payment address

Company point of contact (POC) for the invoice with phone and e-mail

Invoice Number

SEC Contract or Order number

SEC COR

For supplies: contract line item number, item description, quantity delivered, and unit and extended price, per Section B CLIN structure

For services: contract line item number, item description, period of performance and associated costs, per Section B, contract line item, CLIN, structure

Shipping and handling charges, if applicable

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Clearly mark duplicates of previous invoice submissions with "DUPLICATE"

Clearly mark the final invoice with "FINAL INVOICE"

Attach the invoice and any supporting documents in a secure tamper-proof or tamper-resistant format compatible with Adobe Acrobat.

Electronic signatures are acceptable in scanned documents. Each page of a document must be clearly marked with information identifying it with the company, the contract, the invoice, and any other information required by the contract.

E-mail invoices to the following address: 9-AMC-AMZ-SEC-Invoices@faa.gov. If you have questions regarding submission of invoices, the SEC's Office of Financial Management may be reached at (202) 551- 7860.

5004.00 Appointment of Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) (14-Nov-12)

a. TBD, is hereby designated the Securities and Exchange Commission COR for administration and information relating to this contract. TBD is hereby designated as the Alternate COR for this contract.

b. The Contracting Officer (CO) shall appoint, in writing, a Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) and, if possible, an Alternate COR for this award. The COR and Alternate COR shall have a current Federal Acquisition Certification for CORs (FAC-COR) at the appropriate certification level for the contract. A COR may serve on a contract requiring certification at or below his/her level, but not on one requiring a higher level. The CO shall provide the Contractor with a copy of the COR appointment letter(s).

The COR may not re-delegate his or her authority; only the CO has this authority.

c. The COR will manage the contract in coordination with the CO and within the terms of the contract and the boundaries of a COR's duties as outlined in the document "Instructions for CORs and Their Supervisors." The COR's responsibilities include reviewing invoices and charges by the Contractor and informing the CO of areas where exceptions are taken. If this is an award for services and contractor personnel are brought on-site to SEC facilities, the COR must adhere to SECR 10-24.

d. Only the CO has the authority to change the terms and conditions of this contract. The COR may request a contract modification, but the CO will make the final determination. The COR may not agree to or issue a change to the contract terms and conditions. In the event the Contractor effects changes to the contract at the direction of any person other than the CO, the changes will be considered to have been made without any authority and no adjustments will be made to the contract.

5007.00 Payment Information (7-Mar-18)

Unless otherwise stated, payment will be made within the guidelines of the Prompt Payment Act and requires that payment is made within 30 days from receipt of a valid invoice.

6020.00 Contractor Workforce Inclusion (18-Aug-15)

The Contractor confirms its commitment to equal opportunity in employment and contracting, and that it shall ensure, to the maximum extent possible and consistent with applicable law, the fair inclusion of minorities and women in its workforce.

The Contractor shall insert the substance of this contract standard in each subcontract for services awarded for performance of this contract with a dollar value of $100,000 or more.

Within ten (10) business days of a written request from the Director of the Commission's Office of Minority and Women Inclusion (OMWI Director) or designee, or such longer time as the OMWI Director or designee determines, and without any additional consideration, action or authorization required from the OMWI Director, the Contractor shall provide documentation, satisfactory to the OMWI Director, of the

Page Number 13 of 15 actions it has undertaken (and as applicable, the actions each covered subcontractor under the contract has undertaken) to demonstrate its good faith efforts to comply with the aforementioned provisions.

For purposes of this contract, "good faith efforts" shall include actions by the Contractor (and as applicable, actions by each covered subcontractor under the Service Contract) to identify and, if present, remove barriers to minority and women employment or expansion of employment opportunities for minorities and women within its workforce. Efforts to remove such barriers may include, but are not limited to, recruiting to ensure that applicant pools include minorities and women, providing job-related training, or other activity that could lead to removing such barriers.

The documentation requested by the OMWI Director or designee to demonstrate good faith efforts may include, but is not limited to, one or more of the following:

- The total number of contractor's employees, and the number of employees by race, ethnicity, gender, and job title or EEO-1 Report job category (e.g., EEO-1 Report(s));

- A list of covered subcontract awards for services under the contract, and for each covered subcontract award, the dollar amount, date of award, and the subcontractor's race, ethnicity, and/or gender ownership status;

- The Contractor's plan for ensuring the fair inclusion of minorities and women in its workforce, including outreach efforts; and

- For each covered subcontractor, the documentation specified in paragraphs a. and c. above.

Consistent with Section 342(c)(3) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the "Dodd-Frank Act") 12 U.S.C. 5452(c)(3), a Contractor's failure to demonstrate to the OMWI Director that it has made good faith efforts to include minorities and women in its workforce (and as applicable, failure to demonstrate that its subcontractor(s) has made such good faith efforts) may result in termination of the contract for default after the contractor is provided written notice and an opportunity to cure the failure in accordance with the procedures set forth in FAR Subpart 49.402-3(d), other contractual remedies, referral to the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP), or other appropriate action.

Compliance with this standard does not necessarily satisfy the requirements of EO 11246, as amended, nor does it preclude OFCCP compliance evaluations and/or enforcement actions undertaken pursuant to that Executive Order, or demonstrate compliance with other FAR clauses that may be included in this contract.

(xiv) Defense Priority and Allocations System (DPAS) is not applicable.

(xv) The due date and time for Quotes is Friday, March 22, 2019 at 12:00 PM EST.

Late quotes shall not be accepted.

Quotes shall be delivered via email to LaToya Carter, CarterL@sec.gov.

Quotes shall consist of three (3) electronic files, Mircrosoft Word, Adobe PDF, or Microsoft Excel type files:

1. Volume 1 - Technical Quote (Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF)

2. Volume 2 - Price Quote (Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF)

3. Price (Microsoft Excel)

(xvi) All questions concerning this solicitation shall be submitted in writing to LaToya Carter at CarterL@sec.gov, no later than 12:00 PM EST, Tuesday, March 12, 2019.

Questions will not be answered orally. E-mail submission of questions is required. Questions submitted

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(xvii) Attachments:

1. Statement of Work

2. Past Performance Questionnaire

3. PricingTemplate (Microsoft Excel)

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