60RRBH20R0002_Quality_Assesment_Review_Initial_Disability_Determination.pdf

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Table of Contents

Section Description Page Number

I Introduction

OVERVIEW

II Schedule of Supplies and Services Instructions for completing Section II - Schedule of supplies and services above, and Section II B & C below

III Statement of Work

SOW

IV General Terms and Conditions 52.224-1 Privacy Act Notification (Apr 1984) 52.224-2 Privacy Act (Apr 1984) RRB.B.02 B. Security Provisions-1. Privacy Or Security Safeguards (AUG 1996) FAR 52.239-1 (with RRB Fill-ins) RRB.B.01 B. Security Provisions-1.Security Information RRB.A.04 A. General RRB Provision-4.Conflicts of interest 52.217-8 Option to Extend Services (Nov 1999) RRB.A.05 A. General RRB Provision-5.Post award meeting 52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1998) 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders--Commercial Items (Aug 2019) 52.217-9 Option to Extend the Term of the Contract (Mar 2000) 52.216-1 Type of Contract (Apr 1984) RRB.A.01 General RRB Provision 1. Technical Direction 52.232-19 Availability Of Funds For The Next Fiscal Year (Apr 1984) RRB.B.03 B. Security Provisions-3.Additional Security Requirements Conflict of Interest RRB Supplement RRB.A.07 A. General RRB Provision-7.The Role of Government Personnel and Responsibility for Contract Administration

V Proposal Submission Instructions Instructions to Offerors RRB Supplement

VI Evaluation and Award 52.212-2 Evaluation - Commercial Items (Jan 1999)

VII List of Attachments

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Section I - Introduction

OVERVIEW

A. Agency Information: The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) is an independent federal agency that administers a retirement and survivor benefit program for railroad employees and their families. The RRB was established by the Railroad Retirement Acts of 1937 and 1974. Its benefit program was the forerunner of the more familiar social security system. The Railroad Retirement System is unique inasmuch as it is the only federally administered benefit program covering a single private industry. The RRB also adminis-ters the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act which provides unemployment and sickness benefits to railroad employees. The RRB’s headquarters and the RRB’s Office of the Inspector General are located in Chicago, Illinois. The RRB also has 53 field offices, nationwide.

B. Objectives: The RRB seeks to procure Quality Assurance - Case Review services for initial disability determinations performed by the RRB, as specified in Sections II., and Section III, Statement of Work (SOW) below.

C. Questions pertaining to this solicitation must be submitted in writing and received by this office in sufficient time to allow the timely transmission of written answers by solicitation amendment. To ensure this, the RRB will only answer questions received in this office no later than 2:00 PM Central Standard Time (CST), November 18, 2019. Questions pertaining to this solicitation must be submitted to: proposals@rrb.gov or hasael.roman@rrb.gov, and the e-mail subject line must reference the RFP number os this solicita-tion.

D. Offers are due no later than 2:00 PM (CST), December 9, 2019 and must be submitted to proposals@rrb.gov, and the e-mail sub-ject line must reference the RFP number listed on the solicitation.

Section II - Schedule of Supplies and Services

Number Supplies or Services Quantity Unit Unit Price Total ( Inc. disc., tax, and fees)

0001 Medical- Other 72.000000 EA

Period of Performance: 01/14/2020 - 09/30/2020

Description: QUALITY ASSURANCE REVIEW: INITIAL DISABILITY DETERMINATION (See Section III, SOW). INITIAL CONTRACT

TERM.

0002 Medical- Other 72.000000 EA

Period of Performance: 01/11/2021 - 09/30/2021

Description: QUALITY ASSURANCE REVIEW: INITIAL DISABILITY DETERMINATION (See Section III, SOW). OPTION TERM 1.

0003 Medical- Other 72.000000 EA

Period of Performance: 01/10/2022 - 09/30/2022

Description: QUALITY ASSURANCE REVIEW: INITIAL DISABILITY DETERMINATION (See Section III, SOW). OPTION TERM 2.

0004 Medical- Other 72.000000 EA

Period of Performance: 01/09/2023 - 09/30/2023

Description: QUALITY ASSURANCE REVIEW: INITIAL DISABILITY DETERMINATION (See Section III, SOW). OPTION TERM 3.

0005 Medical- Other 72.000000 EA

Period of Performance: 01/08/2024 - 09/30/2024

Description: QUALITY ASSURANCE REVIEW: INITIAL DISABILITY DETERMINATION (See Section III, SOW). OPTION TERM 4.

Instructions for completing Section II - Schedule of supplies and services above, and Section II B & C below.

A. Offerors must provide a Firm-fixed price quote, in the blocks entitled Unit Price & Total above for CLINS 0001 thru 0005, to provide all labor, material, supervision, management, and administrative support required to perform case review services for approximately seventy-two (72) initial disability determination findings as specified in this solicitation. Offerors must also, complete the fill ins (Sections II. B, & C) indicated below.

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B. Price quotation is valid thru ______ / ______, 2020. (60 days from the date of offer, unless otherwise stated.)

C. Contractor Information for Order Administration:

1. Order address ______________________

2. Business Size ______________________

3. Federal Tax ID # ______________________ Submit on IRS Form W9 with offer

4. DUNS No. ______________________

5. Remit Address ______________________

6. GSA MAS Contract Number _________________ Please attach (or E-Mail) a copy of contract.

Effective dates _____________ - ______________

OR OPEN MARKET OFFER – Yes [ ] No [ ]

7. Authorized representatives:

Business Technical

Name: _______________ _______________

Phone #: _______________ _______________

Fax #: _______________ _______________

E-Mail: _______________ _______________

8. System for Award Management (SAM) FAR 52.204-7 (Oct 2018) registration completed*:

Yes [ ] No [ ]

* Offeror must be properly registered, including business size annotation, in the System for Award Management (SAM) to be eligible for award of a Federal contract or order. (See www.sam.gov)

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE

ITEM START END

0001 01/14/2020 09/30/2020

0002 01/11/2021 09/30/2021

0003 01/10/2022 09/30/2022

0004 01/09/2023 09/30/2023

0005 01/08/2024 09/30/2024

Section III - Statement of Work

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SOW

III. STATEMENT OF WORK

Quality Assurance Review: Initial Disability Determinations

A. Description of Quality Assurance Review Services

Claims Related Services - The Contractor shall provide licensed physicians who are knowledgeable and conversant with the many and varied fields of medicine. The contractor shall organize and train physicians and staff for all functions under this contract.

1. The contractor shall provide an assessment of the appropriateness of limitations [Residual Functional Capacity] or severity impair-ment [Listing Leve] based on objective medical evidence, along with supporting medical exams and opinions included in the applic-ant's record.

a. The Contractor shall review each disability case file material to determine if the limitations[Residual Functional Capacity] or sever-ity impairment [Listing Leve] used in the initial disability decision is supported by medical evidence of record. The Contractor shall review all medical evidence received in support of the disability application.

b. The Contractor shall review a stratified sampling of seventy-two cases including:

(1) Occupational cases – 31 grant decisions and 1 denial decisions

(2) Total cases –24 grant decisions and 5 denial decisions

(3) Widow(er) cases - 4 grant decisions and 1 denial decisions

(4) Children cases - 5 grant decisions and 1 denial decisions

c. Each individual review case will be assigned a unique ID case number. The assigned case numbers will range from number 1 through 72. The Contractor will receive up to three (3) pdf documents for each case, including: 1. the disability application 2. medical evidence, and 3. vocational reports.

d. The Contractor must complete the required Access data entry form for each case reviewed. See Attachment A for the information that is required for each case reviewed by the Contractor. The RRB will provide the Access database will be provided to the Contractor via secure email.

e. The Contractor's assigned reviewer cannot have previously worked on or handled (i.e., provided a medical exam or opinion) for any of the seventy-two selected cases for review.

B. Case Review Schedule

1. The schedule of review:

Performance begins with a kick off meet-ing

Case Review Begins Case Review End Dates

After the 72 case review is com-pleted the Con-tractor must be available for fol-low up case dis-cussion as needed.

Base Period FY 2020 1/14/2020 1/27/2020 3/27/2020

Option Period 1 FY 2021 1/11/2021 1/25/2021 3/26/2021

Option Period 2 FY 2022 1/10/2022 1/24/2022 3/25/2022

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Option Period 3 FY 2023 1/09/2023 1/23/2023 3/24/2023

Option Period 4 FY 2024 1/08/2024 1/22/2024 3/22/2024

2. The Contractor shall complete a minimum of eight quality assurance reviews each week. Eight cases per week for nine consecutive weeks.

3. On a weekly basis (each Friday by 6:00pm CST) the Contractor shall provide a current copy of their Access database to the RRB COR via encrypted e-mail, with the case review elements for all cases reviewed.

4. The contractor shall complete all 72 cases within nine weeks of the date the RRB assigns the contractor the first eight cases. Please see due dates based on the Case Review End Date in the Schedule of Review chart shown in Section II.B. #1.

5. The contractor shall meet the weekly quota of completed cases. (See B.2 & 3 above)

C. Location and Manner of Performance of Claims Related Services

1. The RRB will supply Pdf documents for each case to the contractor electronically, via PDF files on encrypted discs. The RRB will provide the password and ecrypted key.

2. The Contractor shall ensure the privacy confidentiality and safety of the electronic files while they are in their in his/her posse-sion and shall not remove, alter, copy or otherwise damage the pdf material. Data is encrypted during transit and at rest using FIPS 140-02 approved product in accordance with OMB M-07-016.

3. The Contractor shall designate a primary contract liaison, and an alternate, to coordinate activities, resolve day-to-day problems, and answer questions from RRB staff. The contract liaison shall be available during RRB core business hours of 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. central time.

4. The Government reserves the right to perform inspection of the contractor's off-site facility.

D. Medical Staff Qualifications

1. The contrator shall ensure that all physicians performing services under this contract shall (a) be currently licensed in the State in which contractual services are rendered and shall (b) have training and experience necessary to perform the required contractu-al function.

2. The Contractor shall provide physicians conversant with the various regulations, policies and guidelines related to disability based benefits under the Railroad Retirement Act and the Social Security as each of those Acts are currently stated and as each Act may change during the lifetime of this contract.

a. The RRB will provide the contractor with the various regulations, policies and guideline required for contract performance.

3. No physician performing services under this contract shall have served as a witness in a lawsuit either against or for a railroad em-ployer, or be an employee of a railroad, of the RRB, or subcontractor of an RRB contractor for disability related examinations ser-vices. In addition, no physician shall perform services under this contract for any case where they have provided medical exams, opin-ion or RFC assessments as a treating or consulting physician.

4. The Contractor shall not employ, under this contract, the services of any individual or entity who is excluded, suspended, or other-wise barred from participating in Medicare, Medicaid or any other Federal or Federally-assisted program.

E. Quality Control Plan – The Contractor shall maintain an ongoing quality control plan to ensure that the requirements of this con-tract are satisfied. The plan shall include methods for identifying, resolving and preventing deficiencies in the quality and timeliness of services performed under this contract to ensure the level of performance meets the contract requirements.

F. Quality Assurance Plan – The RRB shall use the following methods to ensure that the RRB receives the quality of service spe-cified in the contract.

1. Timeliness of case review: The RRB will measure the timeliness of the Contractor’s review of the disability cases based on the time frame listed below. The Contractor shall meet the timeliness requirements listed below in 100% of the cases as specified in III.B.w.,3.,4., and 5.

2. Quality of case review: The RRB will ensure the quantity of the contractor's case review in that all fields in the Access database file

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b. The Contractor must complete the weekly quota of review cases and the Access data collection document.

Section IV - General Terms and Conditions

52.224-1 Privacy Act Notification (Apr 1984)

The Contractor will be required to design, develop, or operate a system of records on individuals, to accomplish an agency function subject to the Privacy Act of 1974, Public Law 93-579, December 31, 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a) and applicable agency regulations. Viola-tion of the Act may involve the imposition of criminal penalties.

(End of clause)

52.224-2 Privacy Act (Apr 1984)

(a) The Contractor agrees to--

(1) Comply with the Privacy Act of 1974 (the Act) and the agency rules and regulations issued under the Act in the design, develop-ment, or operation of any system of records on individuals to accomplish an agency function when the contract specifically identifies--

(i) The systems of records; and

(ii) The design, development, or operation work that the contractor is to perform;

(2) Include the Privacy Act notification contained in this contract in every solicitation and resulting subcontract and in every subcon-tract awarded without a solicitation, when the work statement in the proposed subcontract requires the redesign, development, or oper-ation of a system of records on individuals that is subject to the Act; and

(3) Include this clause, including this paragraph (3), in all subcontracts awarded under this contract which requires the design, devel-opment, or operation of such a system of records.

(b) In the event of violations of the Act, a civil action may be brought against the agency involved when the violation concerns the design, development, or operation of a system of records on individuals to accomplish an agency function, and criminal penalties may be imposed upon the officers or employees of the agency when the violation concerns the operation of a system of records on indi-viduals to accomplish an agency function. For purposes of the Act, when the contract is for the operation of a system of records on in-dividuals to accomplish an agency function, the Contractor is considered to be an employee of the agency.

(c)(1) "Operation of a system of records," as used in this clause, means performance of any of the activities associated with maintain-ing the system of records, including the collection, use, and dissemination of records.

(2) "Record," as used in this clause, means any item, collection, or grouping of information about an individual that is maintained by an agency, including, but not limited to, education, financial transactions, medical history, and criminal or employment history and that contains the person's name, or the identifying number, symbol, or other identifying particular assigned to the individual, such as a fingerprint or voiceprint or a photograph.

(3) "System of records on individuals," as used in this clause, means a group of any records under the control of any agency from which information is retrieved by the name of the individual or by some identifying number, symbol, or other identifying particular as-signed to the individual.

(End of clause)

RRB.B.02 B. Security Provisions-1. Privacy Or Security Safeguards (AUG 1996) FAR 52.239-1 (with RRB Fill-ins)

(a) The Contractor shall not publish or disclose in any manner, without the Contracting Officer's written consent, the details of any safeguards either designed or developed by the Contractor under this contract or otherwise provided by the Government.

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(b) To the extent required to carry out a program of inspection to safeguard against threats and hazards to the security, integrity, and confidentiality of Government data, the Contractor shall afford the Government access to the Contractor's facilities, installations, tech-nical capabilities, operations, documentation, records, and databases.

(c) If new or unanticipated threats or hazards are discovered by either the Government or the Contractor, or if existing safeguards have ceased to function, the discoverer shall immediately bring the situation to the attention of the other party.

(d) Each agency has its own rules regarding privacy and security of data. The RRB’s rules are summarized in the following publica-tions:

(1) Privacy Act Information http://www.rrb.gov/ThePrivacyActAndTheRRB/Overview

(2) RRB’s Privacy System of Records http://www.rrb.gov/SystemsofRecord

(3) Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) Publication 1075, Tax Information and Security Guidelines for Federal, State and Local Agen-cies http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p1075.pdf

(e) The contractor shall provide the following privacy safeguards:

(1) Access to RRB data. The contractor shall only have access to RRB data that is required for the performance of the contract. The contractor shall not provide RRB data to any other entity, other than necessary sub-contractors.

(2) Encryption. OMB Memorandum M-07-016, Safeguarding Against and Responding to the Breach of Personally Identifiable In-formation, requires all Federal Data that contains Personally Identifiable Information (PII) be encrypted, using a FIPS 140-2 validated product during transit and at rest.

(3) Database Encryption. All databases containing RRB PII shall be encrypted. MS SQL databases shall use Transparent Data En-cryption (TDE) utilizing a FIPS 140-2 validated encryption module. Non-MS SQL databases shall use an equivalent to TDE. A backup copy of encryption keys shall be provided to the RRB. The TDE requirement applies regardless of database storage location (i.e. internal RRB network or external hosting/vendor site).

(4) Portable/Removable Media. The use of portable and/or removable media to store RRB owned data is not authorized. Exceptions must be approved in writing by the Chief Privacy Officer.

(5) Breach Notification. The contractor is required by OMB Memo M-07-016, to notify the contracting officer’s representative within 30 minutes of determination of any actual or potential breach of RRB data. The RRB has an additional 30 minutes to prepare and submit the appropriate breach report to Department of Homeland Security, US-CERT.

(6) Breach Responsibility. If it is determined that the contractor is responsible for a breach of RRB data, they are responsible for all breach related costs (notification, credit monitoring, legal settlements, etc.) The RRB shall determine if the contractor is responsible for any breach of RRB’s data.

(7) Security. The contractor must meet or exceed all Federal requirements for physical and logical security for RRB data as stated in the RRB Security clauses and in Federal requirements for sensitive data rated with a ‘moderate’ risk rating.

(8) Training. All contracting staff (including any sub-contractors), shall coordinate with the contracting officer’s representative to re-ceive privacy awareness training, and if necessary, remote access privacy and security training from RRB Privacy staff.

(9) Disposal. Upon completion of the contract, the contractor shall return any RRB data. Media that was used to store RRB electron-ic data shall be securely purged. Hard copy media that contains RRB data and was not returned will be destroyed. The sanitization method used shall meet or exceed National Institute of Science and Technology (NIST), Special Publication, SP 800-88, Guidelines for Media Sanitization. The contractor shall provide a written certificate of destruction for any RRB data that they sanitize. See NIST SP 800-88 for definitions of purge(d) and destroy.

(10) Ownership of Mass Storage Devices. Electronic media mass storage devices (i.e. hard drives) are the property of the RRB.

Storage devices that are replaced due to failure/technical difficulties or at end of life the system shall be turned over to the RRB for proper sanitization and destruction.

RRB.B.01 B. Security Provisions-1.Security Information

The RRB is a social insurance agency. Privileged information for railroad employees and dependent beneficiaries is accessible from all mainframe terminals, terminal sessions on desktop PC workstations, and virtual LAN (VLAN)/wide area network (WAN) servers.

Privileged information is also available in paper form, data disks, and data tapes throughout the Chicago headquarters facility and re-mote offices. Access to, and use of, this information is covered under the Privacy Act of 1975 and other U.S. Codes. The provision of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) section 52.239-1, Privacy or Security Safeguards (Aug 1996), is hereby incorporated by ref-erence.

No copies of railroad employee or beneficiary information can be removed from a RRB site or retained by any member of the con-

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With the exception of cellular/digital telephones owned and used by the Contractor staff, no communications line other than those ana-log lines and data links installed and approved by the RRB will be allowed.

RRB.A.04 A. General RRB Provision-4.Conflicts of interest

The offeror agrees not to have any direct or indirect financial or familiar interest, or engage in any activity, which conflicts substan-tially, or appears to conflict substantially, with the offeror’s duties under this contract. The offeror further agrees that the RRB shall have the exclusive right to determine whether such a conflict of interest exists, and whether it is substantial. Failure of the offeror to adhere to this provision will, at the discretion of the RRB, result in the immediate termination of the contract without any further liab-ility of the RRB.

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 Of-ficer may exercise the option by written notice to the Contractor within 30 days.

(End of clause)

RRB.A.05 A. General RRB Provision-5.Post award meeting

In order to codify the implementation and procedural issues attendant upon contract performance, a post-award meeting will be held at the RRB headquarters facility in Chicago, IL or via a conference call no later than five calendar days after contract award. The Con-tractor must attend this conference and be prepared to discuss the requirements of the contract. The Contractor will be responsible for all costs related to attending this meeting.

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):

www.acquisition.gov www.acquisition.gov/far [Insert one or more internet addresses]

(End of provision)

(a) The folowing federal acquisition regulation (FAR) solicitation provisions are herby incorporated by reference:

52.204-13, System for Award Management Maintenance (JUL 2013).

52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors (APR 2014).

52.212-2, Evaluation- Commercial Items (OCT 2014).

52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items (MAR2015).

52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions – Commercial Items (FEB 2014).

52.217-8, Option to Extend Services (NOV 1999) 52.233-1, Disputes (MAY 2014)

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52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders--Commercial Items (Aug 2019)

(a) The Contractor shall comply with the following Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clauses, which are incorporated in this con-tract by reference, to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items:

(1) 52.203-19, Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements (Jan 2017) (section 743 of Divi-sion 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)).

(2) 52.204-23, Prohibition on Contracting for Hardware, Software, and Services Developed or Provided by Kaspersky Lab and Other Covered Entities (Jul 2018) (Section 1634 of Pub. L. 115-91).

(3) 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment. (Aug 2019) (Section 889(a)(1)(A) of Pub. L. 115-232).

(4) 52.209-10, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations (Nov 2015).

(5) 52.233-3, Protest After Award (Aug 1996) (31 U.S.C. 3553).

(6) 52.233-4, Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (Oct 2004)(Public Laws 108-77 and 108-78 (19 U.S.C. 3805 note)).

(b) The Contractor shall comply with the FAR clauses in this paragraph (b) that the Contracting Officer has indicated as being incor-porated in this contract by reference to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items:

[Contracting Officer check as appropriate.]

X (1) 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government (Sept 2006), with Alternate I (Oct 1995) (41 U.S.C. 4704 and 10 U.S.C. 2402).

(2) 52.203-13, Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct (Oct 2015) (41 U.S.C. 3509)).

(3) 52.203-15, Whistleblower Protections under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (June 2010) (Section 1553 of Pub. L. 111-5). (Applies to contracts funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.)

(4) 52.204-10, Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (Oct 2018) (Pub. L. 109-282) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note).

(5) [Reserved].

(6) 52.204-14, Service Contract Reporting Requirements (Oct 2016) (Pub. L. 111-117, section 743 of Div. C).

(7) 52.204-15, Service Contract Reporting Requirements for Indefinite-Delivery Contracts (Oct 2016) (Pub. L. 111-117, section 743 of Div. C).

X (8) 52.209-6, Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment. (Oct 2015) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note).

(9) 52.209-9, Updates of Publicly Available Information Regarding Responsibility Matters (Oct 2018) (41 U.S.C. 2313).

(10) [Reserved].

(11)(i) 52.219-3, Notice of HUBZone Set-Aside or Sole-Source Award (Nov 2011) (15 U.S.C. 657a).

(ii) Alternate I (Nov 2011) of 52.219-3.

(12)(i) 52.219-4, Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns (Oct 2014) (if the offeror elects to waive the preference, it shall so indicate in its offer) (15 U.S.C. 657a).

(ii) Alternate I (Jan 2011) of 52.219-4.

(13) [Reserved]

(14)(i) 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (Nov 2011) (15 U.S.C. 644).

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(ii) Alternate I (Nov 2011).

(iii) Alternate II (Nov 2011).

(15)(i) 52.219-7, Notice of Partial Small Business Set-Aside (June 2003) (15 U.S.C. 644).

(ii) Alternate I (Oct 1995) of 52.219-7.

(iii) Alternate II (Mar 2004) of 52.219-7.

(16) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (Oct 2018) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(2) and (3)).

(17)(i) 52.219-9, Small Business Subcontracting Plan (Aug 2018) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(4)).

(ii) Alternate I (Nov 2016) of 52.219-9.

(iii) Alternate II (Nov 2016) of 52.219-9.

(iv) Alternate III (Nov 2016) of 52.219-9.

(v) Alternate IV (Aug 2018) of 52.219-9.

(18) 52.219-13, Notice of Set-Aside of Orders (Nov 2011) (15 U.S.C. 644(r)).

(19) 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting (Jan 2017) (15 U.S.C. 637(a)(14)).

(20) 52.219-16, Liquidated Damages--Subcon-tracting Plan (Jan 1999) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(4)(F)(i)).

(21) 52.219-27, Notice of Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside (Nov 2011) (15 U.S.C. 657 f).

(22) 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation (Jul 2013) (15 U.S.C. 632(a)(2)).

(23) 52.219-29, Notice of Set-Aside for, or Sole Source Award to, Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business Con-cerns (Dec 2015) (15 U.S.C. 637(m)).

(24) 52.219-30, Notice of Set-Aside for, or Sole Source Award to, Women-Owned Small Business Concerns Eligible Under the Wo-men-Owned Small Business Program (Dec 2015) (15 U.S.C. 637(m)).

X (25) 52.222-3, Convict Labor (June 2003) (E.O. 11755).

X (26) 52.222-19, Child Labor--Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (Jan 2018) (E.O. 13126).

X (27) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Apr 2015).

X (28)(i) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Sept 2016) (E.O. 11246).

(ii) Alternate I (Feb 1999) of 52.222-26.

X (29)(i) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (Oct 2015)(38 U.S.C. 4212).

(ii) Alternate I (July 2014) of 52.222-35.

X (30)(i) 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (July 2014) (29 U.S.C. 793).

(ii) Alternate I (July 2014) of 52.222-36.

(31) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans (Feb 2016) (38 U.S.C. 4212).

(32) 52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act (Dec 2010) (E.O. 13496).

(33)(i) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (Jan 2019) (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O. 13627).

(ii) Alternate I (Mar 2015) of 52.222-50 (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O. 13627).

(34) 52.222-54, Employment Eligibility Verification (Oct 2015). (Executive Order 12989). (Not applicable to the acquisition of com-

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(35)(i) 52.223-9, Estimate of Percentage of Recovered Material Content for EPA-Designated Items (May 2008) (42 U.S.C.

6962(c)(3)(A)(ii)). (Not applicable to the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items.)

(ii) Alternate I (May 2008) of 52.223-9 (42 U.S.C. 6962(i)(2)(C)). (Not applicable to the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items.)

(36) 52.223-11, Ozone-Depleting Substances and High Global Warming Potential Hydrofluorocarbons (Jun 2016) (E.O. 13693).

(37) 52.223-12, Maintenance, Service, Repair, or Disposal of Refrigeration Equipment and Air Conditioners (Jun 2016) (E.O. 13693).

(38)(i) 52.223-13, Acquisition of EPEAT®-Registered Imaging Equipment (Jun 2014) (E.O.s 13423 and 13514).

(ii) Alternate I (Oct 2015) of 52.223-13.

(39)(i) 52.223-14, Acquisition of EPEAT®-Registered Televisions (Jun 2014) (E.O.s 13423 and 13514).

(ii) Alternate I (Jun 2014) of 52.223-14.

(40) 52.223-15, Energy Efficiency in Energy-Consuming Products (Dec 2007) (42 U.S.C. 8259b).

(41)(i) 52.223-16, Acquisition of EPEAT®-Registered Personal Computer Products (Oct 2015) (E.O.s 13423 and 13514).

(ii) Alternate I (Jun 2014) of 52.223-16.

X (42) 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (Aug 2011) (E.O. 13513).

(43) 52.223-20, Aerosols (Jun 2016) (E.O. 13693).

(44) 52.223-21, Foams (Jun 2016) (E.O. 13693).

(45)(i) 52.224-3, Privacy Training (Jan 2017) (5 U.S.C. 552a).

(ii) Alternate I (Jan 2017) of 52.224-3.

(46) 52.225-1, Buy American--Supplies (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 83).

(47)(i) 52.225-3, Buy American--Free Trade Agreements--Israeli Trade Act (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 83, 19 U.S.C. 3301 note, 19 U.S.C. 2112 note, 19 U.S.C. 3805 note, 19 U.S.C. 4001 note, Pub. L. 103-182, 108-77, 108-78, 108-286, 108-302, 109-53, 109-169, 109-283, 110-138, 112-41, 112-42, and 112-43.

(ii) Alternate I (May 2014) of 52.225-3.

(iii) Alternate II (May 2014) of 52.225-3.

(iv) Alternate III (May 2014) of 52.225-3.

(48) 52.225-5, Trade Agreements (Aug 2018) (19 U.S.C. 2501, et seq., 19 U.S.C. 3301 note).

X (49) 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (June 2008) (E.O.’s, proclamations, and statutes administered by the Of-fice of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury).

(50) 52.225-26, Contractors Performing Private Security Functions Outside the United States (Oct 2016) (Section 862, as amended, of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008; 10 U.S.C. 2302 Note).

(51) 52.226-4, Notice of Disaster or Emergency Area Set-Aside (Nov 2007) (42 U.S.C. 5150).

(52) 52.226-5, Restrictions on Subcontracting Outside Disaster or Emergency Area (Nov 2007) (42 U.S.C. 5150).

(53) 52.232-29, Terms for Financing of Purchases of Commercial Items (Feb 2002) (41 U.S.C. 4505, 10 U.S.C. 2307(f)).

(54) 52.232-30, Installment Payments for Commercial Items (Jan 2017) (41 U.S.C. 4505, 10 U.S.C. 2307(f)).

X (55) 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer--System for Award Management (Oct 2018) (31 U.S.C. 3332).

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(56) 52.232-34, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer--Other than System for Award Management (Jul 2013) (31 U.S.C. 3332).

(57) 52.232-36, Payment by Third Party (May 2014) (31 U.S.C. 3332).

X (58) 52.239-1, Privacy or Security Safeguards (Aug 1996) (5 U.S.C. 552a).

(59) 52.242-5, Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (Jan 2017)(15 U.S.C. 637(d)(13)).

(60)(i) 52.247-64, Preference for Privately Owned U.S.-Flag Commercial Vessels (Feb 2006) (46 U.S.C. Appx. 1241(b) and 10 U.S.C.

2631).

(ii) Alternate I (Apr 2003) of 52.247-64.

(iii) Alternate II (Feb 2006) of 52.247-64.

(c) The Contractor shall comply with the FAR clauses in this paragraph (c), applicable to commercial services, that the Contracting Officer has indicated as being incorporated in this contract by reference to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items:

[Contracting Officer check as appropriate.]

(1) 52.222-17, Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers (May 2014)(E.O. 13495).

(2) 52.222-41, Service Contract Labor Standards (Aug 2018) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

(3) 52.222-42, Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires (May 2014) (29 U.S.C. 206 and 41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

(4) 52.222-43, Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Labor Standards-Price Adjustment (Multiple Year and Option Con-tracts) (Aug 2018) (29 U.S.C. 206 and 41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

(5) 52.222-44, Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Labor Standards--Price Adjustment (May 2014) (29 U.S.C. 206 and 41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

(6) 52.222-51, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Maintenance, Calibration, or Re-pair of Certain Equipment--Requirements (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

X (7) 52.222-53, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Certain Services- -Requirements (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

(8) 52.222-55, Minimum Wages Under Executive Order 13658 (Dec 2015).

(9) 52.222-62, Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706 (Jan 2017) (E.O. 13706).

(10) 52.226-6, Promoting Excess Food Donation to Nonprofit Organizations (May 2014) (42 U.S.C. 1792).

(d) Comptroller General Examination of Record. The Contractor shall comply with the provisions of this paragraph (d) if this contract was awarded using other than sealed bid, is in excess of the simplified acquisition threshold, and does not contain the clause at 52.215-2, Audit and Records--Negotiation.

(1) The Comptroller General of the United States, or an authorized representative of the Comptroller General, shall have access to and right to examine any of the Contractor's directly pertinent records involving transactions related to this contract.

(2) The Contractor shall make available at its offices at all reasonable times the records, materials, and other evidence for examination, audit, or reproduction, until 3 years after final payment under this contract or for any shorter period specified in FAR subpart 4.7, Con-tractor Records Retention, of the other clauses of this contract. If this contract is completely or partially terminated, the records relat-ing to the work terminated shall be made available for 3 years after any resulting final termination settlement. Records relating to ap-peals under the disputes clause or to litigation or the settlement of claims arising under or relating to this contract shall be made avail-able until such appeals, litigation, or claims are finally resolved.

(3) As used in this clause, records include books, documents, accounting procedures and practices, and other data, regardless of type and regardless of form. This does not require the Contractor to create or maintain any record that the Contractor does not maintain in the ordinary course of business or pursuant to a provision of law.

(e)(1) Notwithstanding the requirements of the clauses in paragraphs (a), (b), (c), and (d) of this clause, the Contractor is not required

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(i) 52.203-13, Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct (Oct 2015) (41 U.S.C. 3509).

(ii) 52.203-19, Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements (Jan 2017) (section 743 of Divi-sion 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)).

(iii) 52.204-23, Prohibition on Contracting for Hardware, Software, and Services Developed or Provided by Kaspersky Lab and Other Covered Entities (Jul 2018) (Section 1634 of Pub. L. 115-91).

(iv) 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment. (Aug 2019) (Section 889(a)(1)(A) of Pub. L. 115-232).

(v) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (Oct 2018) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(2) and (3)), in all subcontracts that offer further subcontracting opportunities. If the subcontract (except subcontracts to small business concerns) exceeds $700,000 ($1.5 million for construction of any public facility), the subcontractor must include 52.219-8 in lower tier subcontracts that offer subcontracting oppor-tunities.

(vi) 52.222-17, Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers (May 2014) (E.O. 13495). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph

(l) of FAR clause 52.222-17.

(vii) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Apr 2015)

(viii) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Sept 2016) (E.O. 11246).

(ix) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (Oct 2015) (38 U.S.C. 4212).

(x) 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (Jul 2014) (29 U.S.C. 793).

(xi) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans (Feb 2016) (38 U.S.C. 4212)

(xii) 52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act (Dec 2010) (E.O. 13496). Flow down re-quired in accordance with paragraph (f) of FAR clause 52.222-40.

(xiii) 52.222-41, Service Contract Labor Standards (Aug 2018) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

(xiv) X(A) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (Jan 2019) (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O 13627).

(B) Alternate I (Mar 2015) of 52.222-50 (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O 13627).

(xv) 52.222-51, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Maintenance, Calibration, or Repair of Certain Equipment-Requirements (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

(xvi) 52.222-53, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Certain Services-Requirements (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

(xvii) 52.222-54, Employment Eligibility Verification (Oct 2015) (E.O. 12989).

(xix) 52.222-55, Minimum Wages Under Executive Order 13658 (Dec 2015).

(xviii) 52.222-62, Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706 (Jan 2017) (E.O. 13706).

(xx)(A) 52.224-3, Privacy Training (Jan 2017) (5 U.S.C. 552a).

(B) Alternate I (Jan 2017) of 52.224-3.

(xxi) 52.225-26, Contractors Performing Private Security Functions Outside the United States (Oct 2016) (Section 862, as amended, of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008; 10 U.S.C. 2302 Note).

(xxii) 52.226-6, Promoting Excess Food Donation to Nonprofit Organizations (May 2014) (42 U.S.C. 1792). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (e) of FAR clause 52.226-6.

(xxiii) 52.247-64, Preference for Privately Owned U.S.-Flag Commercial Vessels (Feb 2006) (46 U.S.C. Appx. 1241(b) and 10 U.S.C.

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2631). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (d) of FAR clause 52.247-64.

(2) While not required, the Contractor may include in its subcontracts for commercial items a minimal number of additional clauses necessary to satisfy its contractual obligations.

(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 60 days; provided that the Govern-ment gives the Contractor a preliminary written notice of its intent to extend at least 30 days [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 (months)(years).

(End of clause)

52.216-1 Type of Contract (Apr 1984)

The Government contemplates award of a Firm Fixed-Price contract resulting from this solicitation.

(End of provision)

RRB.A.01 General RRB Provision 1. Technical Direction

Performance of the work under this contract shall be subject to the technical direction of the Contracting Officer's Representative (COR). The term “technical direction” is defined to comprise the following:

(a) Directions to the contractor which redirect the contract effort, shift work emphasis between work areas or tasks, require pursuit of certain lines of inquiry, fill in details or otherwise serve to accomplish the contractual statement of work.

(b) Provisions of information to the contractor which assists in the interpretation of drawings, specifications or technical portions of the work description.

(c) Review and, where required by the contract, approve technical reports, drawings, specifications and technical information to be de-livered by the Contractor to the Government under this contract.

(d) Technical directions must be within the general scope of work stated in the contract. The COR does not have the authority to and may not issue any directions which (1) constitutes an assignment of additional work outside the general scope of the contract; (2) con-stitutes a change as defined in the contract article entitled “Changes”; (3) in any manner causes an increase or decrease in the estim-ated cost or the time required for contract performance; or (4) changes any of the expressed terms, conditions, or specifications of the contract.

The Contractor shall proceed promptly with the performance of technical directions duly issued by the COR in the manner prescribed by this Section and within his authority under the provisions of this Section. If, in the opinion of the Contractor, any instruction or dir-ection issued by the COR is within one of the categories as defined in (1) through (4) above, the Contractor shall not proceed but shall notify the Contracting Officer within five (5) working days after receipt of any such instruction or direction and shall request the Con-tracting Officer to modify the contract accordingly. Upon receiving such notification from the Contractor, the Contracting Officer shall issue an appropriate contract modification or advise the Contractor in writing that, in his opinion, the technical direction is within the scope of this Section and does not constitute a change under the Changes article of the contract. The Contractor shall thereupon proceed immediately with the direction given. A failure of the parties to agree upon the nature of the instruction or direction or upon the contract action to be taken with respect thereto shall be subject to the provisions of the contract article entitled “Disputes.”

52.232-19 Availability Of Funds For The Next Fiscal Year (Apr 1984)

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Funds are not presently available for performance under this contract beyond 09/30/2020. The Government's obligation for perform-ance of this contract beyond that date is contingent upon the availability of appropriated funds from which payment for contract pur-poses can be made.