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6913G625R200002

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Partnership for Analysis and Research in Traffic

Safety (PARTS) in accordance with the Statement of Work in Section C

Delivery Location Code: VOLPE

USDOT/Volpe Center

220 Binney St.

Cambridge MA 02142-1001 US

FOB: Destination

Period of Performance: 01/01/2025 to 12/31/2026

00100 TASK 1: Project Management

00200 TASK 2: Maintain and Mature Partnership

00300 TASK 3: Ingest partner data

00400 TASK 4: Data Analysis

00500 TASK 5: Communication & Reporting

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SECTION B- SERVICES AND PRICE/COST

B.1 CONTRACT TYPE

The Government contemplates an award of a Fixed Price contract in accordance with (IAW) Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 6 and Part 15. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions are those that are in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2025-01, effective 11/12/2024.

This contract provides for the continuation of research execution with Partnership for Analysis and Research in Traffic Safety (PARTS) members and the trusted third-party to performing analyses of vehicle safety performance using non-federal vehicle-level information augmented with non-sensitive federal information, including U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) highway crash data. as described in accordance with Section C.

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SECTION C – STATEMENT OF WORK

C1. Overview This contract provides funding to continue research execution with Partnership for Analysis and Research in Traffic Safety (PARTS) members and the trusted third party to performing analyses of vehicle safety performance using non-federal vehicle-level information augmented with non-sensitive federal information, including U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) highway crash data. The Contractor is responsible to the government as defined in this Performance Work Statement. The Contractor shall perform to the standards herein.

C2. Background Safety and innovation are top priorities for the USDOT. In support of safety and innovation activities, the Volpe Center has been actively engaged in research examining the impact of deploying automated driving features within the new light-vehicle fleet. Recently, this included research encompassing collision avoidance warnings, active crash avoidance or injury mitigation safety systems, and sustained lateral and/or longitudinal vehicle control, considered advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) within a limited operational envelope. One aspect of this research track includes the execution of a novel data trust, PARTS, as a collaborative non-regulatory approach that uses independent data stewardship to share aggregated sensitive data amongst participants. PARTS enables the discovery of insights of transportation safety and technologies at a level of granularity that is not otherwise possible.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) initiated a Phase I prototype of PARTS in 2017. In Phase I, facilitated by the MITRE Corporation (MITRE), participants explored the feasibility of a data trust with auto-industry original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), and the Volpe Center administered the contract for Phase I.

PARTS Phase I established collaborative and trusting working relationships amongst the partners. NHTSA and participating OEMs had securely shared a limited amount of data as a basis for collaboration on automatic emergency braking (AEB) analyses to discern its safety performance. MITRE aggregated, de-identified, and processed the partner data to allow for analysis. The scope of data sharing and Information Technology (IT) used in Phase I were both relatively limited.

PARTS Phases II and III built upon the model established in Phase I, expanding the scope of the data trust to examine the effectiveness additional technologies, incorporating additional crash data and vehicle data from former and new OEM members that have joined the partnership. This contract will enable the continued PARTS research between the Volpe Center, USDOT, OEMs, and the trusted third party responsible to maintain and execute research per the PARTS Governance Board. The MITRE corporation’s Center for Advanced Aviation System Development (CAASD) was selected by the government to serve as PARTS’ trusted third party in PARTS Phases I, II, and III.

CAASD, as a Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC), by law, cannot compete with industry and does not profit from the government’s decisions.

C3. Quality Control The Volpe Center Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) and Project Manager (PM) will:

Measure the quality control for this contract against the contractor’s quality assurance plan.

Review all deliverables developed under this contract, which will receive an independent peer review when appropriate.

Once the review is complete and all necessary notations have been made to the deliverables, the COR will return the draft deliverables to the contractor. The contractor shall then incorporate any changes needed to address the government’s comments and shall submit the final deliverables to the COR.

C4. Scope Under this contract, the Contractor shall expand the scope and complexity of the data aggregation, anonymization, and preparation needed to enable future analyses. The contractor shall advance the level of maturity of the partnership and the trusted third-party role by deepening the level of collaboration between the partners, maturing the data-sharing platform to accelerate independent analyses for comparison, and increasing the number of participant organizations. As such, the work performed under this contract is non-severable. Specifically, the Contractor shall:

1. Expand and mature the breadth and depth of the partnership by:

a. Providing necessary governance and management to ensure success of the partnership.

b. Providing and leveraging highway safety expertise to facilitate novel research only the partnership can conduct.

c. Refining the data ingestion, anonymization, and analytical processes established to date.

d. Establishing the data architecture and governance to enable novel analyses.

2. Further develop the data analysis capabilities system by:

a. Incorporating additional federal, state, industry, etc. data sources.

b. Expanding the partnership to include additional members and sources of data.

3. Assist the government to maintain the partnership by:

a. Maintaining and updating the research roadmap.

b. Developing a sustainable data architecture and analysis.

C4.1 Task Requirements The Contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, supplies, facilities, transportation, tools, materials, supervision, and other items necessary to perform the tasks described herein. Task requirements are outlined below.

The tasks described herein are meant to encompass the research activities carried out by a trusted third party, which is the role of the Contractor, to effectively execute PARTS activities. More broadly, the Contractor shall support the government’s objective to analyze, aggregate, and share vehicle level safety insights, in a voluntary, de-identified, and non-punitive manner. Such a data sharing program facilitates a speedier, group learning of real-world performance of emerging technologies through collaborative research. The objective of this contract is to continue the PARTS program and expand the capabilities of the data sharing and analysis model.

In support of these task objectives, the Contractor shall act as the neutral and trusted third party in conducting PARTS activities. To execute the contract Task Requirements, the contractor shall identify third party participants, which may include OEMs, to perform the work. The contractor shall ensure sufficient participation so that analytic outputs are robust and sufficiently respond to the information needs of the government and the partnership. For the purpose of this contract, they include:

The contractor;

The government’s COR;

Participating OEMs with existing cooperative agreements in support of PARTS. Participating OEMs shall include those future participants with signed cooperative agreements in support of the PARTS activities and this contract;

Future participants with no cooperative agreements established for the support of PARTS activities and this contract.

Different offices within USDOT intend to have some level of involvement in the execution of PARTS, including offices within NHTSA’s National Center for Statistical Analysis (NCSA). The COR may include other federal officials to support the technical oversight of certain aspects of the research conducted under this contract, in coordination with the Contractor. This contract is a firm-fixed-price, level of effort (FFP LOE) contract.

C.4.1.1 Task 1: Project Management A. The Contractor shall schedule and hold a kick-off meeting with the Contractor team, COR and relevant federal staff as needed. The COR shall identify relevant federal participants; the Contractor shall host the meeting in person or virtually. The Contractor shall develop a Project Work Plan (PWP) for completing the contract with detailed intermediate steps. The PWP shall include information on proposed research questions, data sources, and anticipated outcomes and publications. The PWP shall be discussed during the kick-off meeting and relevant updates shall be incorporated into the PWP. These topics will be refined and updated in Task 4.

Deliverable: Project Work Plan

B. The Contractor shall provide monthly progress briefings to the government. The progress briefing shall include an outline of activities completed and in progress, costs, and project risks. Questions to the government shall be included for further project clarification.

Deliverable: Monthly briefings

C.4.1.2 Task 2: Maintain and Mature Partnership

A. The Contractor shall act as the steward of the governance rules and enforce them as appropriate to maintain the effective and efficient operation of PARTS activities and retain the trust and cooperation of all participants. The Contractor shall appropriately document rules, norms, and expectations related to the operation of PARTS, as well as capture lessons learned related to governance. The Contractor shall also collaborate with all participants to identify updates and amend the existing Cooperative Agreement and Governance Agreement, as needed, to support the objectives of the PARTS activities.

B. The Contractor shall maintain the PARTS Governance Agreement, and work with the partners to manage the scope of the agreement to permit the execution of this contract as well as broaden the terms of the Governance Agreement as needed to adequately mature the PARTS governance structure. This may include the management of a governance board and other working groups.

C. The Contractor shall update the cooperative agreements between itself and the OEM Participants, as needed, to align with the updated PARTS Governance Agreement, as well as making any necessary changes to perform the work in this contract. This may include the formation and management of an ad hoc working group, as needed.

D. The Contractor shall work with the government and OEM participants to identify potential future participants for the PARTS Phase II project beyond the current partnership, as needed. These potential Participants shall be organizations that would contribute to further understanding the safety performance of ADAS and other motor vehicle technologies. For identified potential future participants that meet these criteria, the Contractor shall work with the COR and OEM participants to initiate a dialogue with the identified organizations.

E. If accepted, the Contractor shall work to onboard the new participant, minimizing the burden on current participants. Onboarding includes the development of new cooperative agreements with the future participants, and the assistance in incorporating these participants into the PARTS governance structure. For interested organizations, the Contractor shall develop new cooperative agreements with the future participants and assist in incorporating these participants into the PARTS governance agreement structure.

Deliverable: Updated governance, cooperative, and additional agreed upon agreement documents.

C.4.1.3 Task 3: Ingest, Aggregate, De-Identify, and Maintain Partner Data As a collaborative data sharing partnership, the PARTS program requires the identification and defining of data in collaboration with the OEM participants to perform analyses. As such, the work requires continuous communication between the Contractor and PARTS participants. The Contractor shall communicate with the government and OEM participants as needed to execute the technical analyses. This may include the formation and management of ad hoc working groups. The government will provide subject matter expertise and technical assistance to the contractor to complete the program. Such assistance includes providing guidance on how to effectively conduct data quality assessments on OEM data that will not be shared with the government and may have sensitivities around revealing specific OEM data, identifying publicly available data sources that may be useful for analysis, and assisting in determining the extent of the utility of those data for the purposes of analysis.

A. The Contractor shall receive data from the government and incorporate the data. The government shall provide data to the contractor that includes, but is not limited to: Consolidated State Crash data (CSC) received through the Electronic Data Transfer (EDT), Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), and Crash Report Sampling

System (CRSS). The data shall be adequately incorporated when they are in a data structure that can export data to the format required for analysis.

B. The Contractor shall receive new vehicle data from non-government partners and incorporate the data into a merged data structure, data to be ingested shall be jointly agreed upon by partners. The Contractor shall work with the government in consultation with the OEM participants to identify vehicle data to incorporate. The Contractor shall coordinate with each partner to establish the transfer processes, data mapping or/or decoding, data validation and quality control then execute the workflow for all agreed upon data to the program’s data model. The data shall be adequately incorporated when they are in a data structure that can export data required to complete program objectives. Governance agreements, and cooperative agreements between the Contractor and non-USDOT participants that are separate from this Contract, shall be used as guidelines for data sharing, use, and data protections.

C. The Contractor shall develop a data management plan and architecture to be used for the contract. The plan, at a minimum, shall consider the formulation and development of:

A collaboration platform and sharing tools;

A data access portal that enables controlled access and data segregation;

Interactive dashboards, including web-enabled software applications;

Automated data pipelines, a data repository, and other user needs as identified by partners.

Deliverable: Project memorandum describing the data management plan and data architecture.

C.4.1.4 Task 4: Data Analysis The contractor shall provide a structure for all partners to inform the analyses and research to be performed by the contractor using modern data science and statistical analysis methods. As such, the analysis execution shall require continuous communication between the Contractor and the PARTS participants. This may include the formation and management of an ad hoc working group or groups. The Contractor shall communicate with all partners as needed to execute the analyses.

The partners, including USDOT, may request that the Contractor work within the partnership to perform exploratory analysis and studies that support core analyses, i.e. adding context and background detail, or are completed separately from the core analyses. The Contractor shall work within the principles established by the PARTS governance board to execute a shared analytic arrangement while still retaining de-identification and anonymization of all sensitive data. The government reserves the right to either exercise these tasks, or work with a separate entity to conduct the analyses.

A. The Contractor shall develop an analytical plan and identify methodologies for each planned analysis. The Contractor shall solicit input from the government and selected OEM participants to develop the plan, as needed the Contractor shall create a working group to facilitate this effort. The Analytical Plan shall describe the issues, opportunity areas, and research questions to be examined under this contract. The plan shall include, at a minimum:

Path to performing analysis on vehicle technologies;

Data sets and information sources to consider for use;

Research questions or topic areas and methodologies proposed to investigate each;

Proposals for additional proof-of-concept studies.

B. The Contractor shall complete the analyses established in the analytical plan in partnership with all self-selected partners.

C. The Contractor shall develop a comprehensive draft report of the analytical work performed and results. The report shall also include, at a minimum, sections on lessons learned, an assessment of whether the success criteria developed were met, and areas for further research identified. To the extent possible within the Governance Agreement, the report should document research topics or issues for discussion in future PARTS work that are of interest to the industry and were not investigated in the execution of this contract. For success criteria identified as being partially or not met, the report shall identify what would need to be done to meet those criteria in the future.

The Contractor shall share the draft report to the government and other partners for review and edits. The COR shall provide feedback on the draft.

D. The Contractor shall incorporate the edits provided by all partners into the draft report and produce a final version describing the work performed. The following portions of the report are intended to be made public:

aggregate results, areas for further research identified, lessons learned, and opportunities related to future PARTS analyses. The public parts of the final report shall acknowledge "This publication was supported by the U.S.

Department of Transportation under Contract [contract number]."

Deliverable: Publication ready final research report.

C.4.1.5 Task 5: Communications, Outreach & Reporting A. The Contractor shall convene four or more all-hands meetings between all PARTS participants, future participants, and associated organizations. Meetings shall be hosted by the Contractor, or at a participant’s site. At a minimum, the all-hands meeting shall update the PARTS activity participants on the work performed to date, next steps, challenges in performing Task Requirements, and opportunity areas to further discuss. Meetings shall include discussion of any governance issues or other issues that come up that would affect PARTS activities. The Contractor shall work with the COR in the development of the all-hands meetings, and the Contractor shall have at least one federal official attend each meeting.

B. The Contractor shall present orally four or less briefings to senior USDOT executives, in coordination with the COR:

o Brief the analysis plan to federal officials, based on their input, work with the COR to revise the Work and Analysis Plans, as needed.

o Brief the results to date as an interim oral briefing to senior USDOT executives. Before briefing USDOT executives the Contractor shall provide a draft to the COR for review and approval. Based on the input from the briefing, the Contractor shall work with PARTS participants to refine the activities to fulfill the Task Requirements, as needed.

o Brief the final results to key USDOT executives. Before briefing senior USDOT executives the Contractor shall provide a draft to the COR for review and approval.

C. Upon approval by the Governance Board, the Contractor shall provide support for external communications on behalf of PARTS activities, including but not limited to:

o Coordinating Communications Committee meetings and managing software to share information;

o Developing and revising information for external engagement and consumption;

o Assisting in the creation of content for a broader audience such as a public-facing website;

o Reviewing and publishing press releases developed by USDOT and OEM participants;

o Presenting at conferences and events about the PARTS program; and o Supporting information needs to be used to recruit new participants.

Note: NHTSA will be primarily responsible for the execution of the external communications, and the Contractor role will be supporting in nature. NHTSA shall, to the extent necessary:

o Manage the external-facing PARTS website and lead the creation of website content; and

D. Develop and revise materials for external engagement and consumption. The Contractor shall facilitate the development of success criteria. The COR, and OEM participants shall develop the success criteria through the Contractor's facilitation. The final success criteria shall be approved by the COR in consultation with OEM Participants. Once approved, the Contractor shall track the progress of the success criteria and provide status updates during the all-hands meetings.

Deliverable: Briefing materials, external communication materials and supporting conference materials

C.5 GOVERNMENT FURNISHED PROPERTY/INFORMATION

No property shall be furnished to the contractor for the execution of this contract. The government will provide access to crash data subject matter experts in coordination with the COR and the contractor. Data and related information transfers, specifically government crash datasets, from the government to the contractor will be executed separately between NHTSA and the PARTS trusted third party.

C.6 TRAVEL

Unspecified travel is expected by the contractor to host and/or attend meetings at government or partner sites and to attend or present PARTS materials at conferences to be agreed upon by the Governance Board.

SECTION D - PACKAGING AND MARKING

D.1 PRESERVATION AND PACKAGING (JULY 2015)

The Contractor shall ensure that all items are preserved, packaged, packed, and marked in accordance with best commercial practices to meet packing requirements of the carrier and ensure safe delivery at destination.

D.2 MARKING (JULY 2015)

All items submitted to the Government shall be clearly marked as follows:

a. Name of contractor;

b. Contract number;

c. Description of items contained therein and associated CLIN;

d. Consignee's name and address; and

e. If applicable, packages containing software or other magnetic media shall be marked on external containers with a notice reading substantially as follows: "CAUTION:

SOFTWARE/MAGNETIC MEDIA ENCLOSED. DO NOT EXPOSE TO HEAT OR

MAGNETIC FIELDS."

SECTION E - INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

E.2 GOVERNMENT INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE (JULY 2015)

In accordance with the above Federal Acquisition Regulation clauses the Government will inspect and issue final acceptance of each CLIN outlined in the SOW when tendered by the Contractor in accordance with Section F herein.

The Government has the right to inspect all supplies and services required by the Contract, to the maximum extent practicable, at any and all places and times and in any event before acceptance.

The COR will inspect the track after operating the trolley service, and Contractor shall correct any deficiencies including line and surface that are identified.

Materials and workmanship shall be guaranteed to be free of defects for a period of one (1) year from date of final acceptance. Any part of the work considered defective by the COR within the guarantee period shall be replaced or corrected to the Government’s satisfaction without further expense to the Government.

GOVERNMENT REVIEW AND ACCEPTANCE

POINT(S) OF DELIVERY AND INSPECTION/ACCEPTANCE

The points of delivery set forth in this contract are hereby designated as the places for final inspection and acceptance.

52.246-4 Inspection of Services—Fixed-Price. Inspection of Services—Fixed-Price (Aug 1996)

a) Definition. “Services,” as used in this clause, includes services performed, workmanship, and material furnished or utilized in the performance of services.

(b) The Contractor shall provide and maintain an inspection system acceptable to the Government covering the services under this contract. Complete records of all inspection work performed by the Contractor shall be maintained and made available to the Government during contract performance and for as long afterwards as the contract requires.

(c) The Government has the right to inspect and test all services called for by the contract, to the extent practicable at all times and places during the term of the contract. The Government shall perform inspections and tests in a manner that will not unduly delay the work.

(d) If the Government performs inspections or tests on the premises of the Contractor or a subcontractor, the Contractor shall furnish, and shall require subcontractors to furnish, at no increase in contract price, all reasonable facilities and assistance for the safe and convenient performance of these duties.

(e) If any of the services do not conform with contract requirements, the Government may require the Contractor to perform the services again in conformity with contract requirements, at no increase in contract amount. When the defects in services cannot be corrected by performance, the Government may—

(1) Require the Contractor to take necessary action to ensure that future performance conforms to contract requirements; and

(2) Reduce the contract price to reflect the reduced value of the services performed.

(f) If the Contractor fails to promptly perform the services again or to take the necessary action to ensure future performance in conformity with contract requirements, the Government may—

(1) By contract or otherwise, perform the services and charge to the Contractor any cost incurred by the Government that is directly related to the performance of such service; or

(2) Terminate the contract for default.

(End of clause)

SECTION F – DELIVERIES OR PERFORMANCE

FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION (48 CFR CHAPTER 1) CLAUSES

NUMBER TITLE DATE

52.242-15 52.242-17

Stop-Work Order Government Delay of Work

AUG 1989

APR 1984

52.247-34 F.O.B. Destination JAN 1991

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY FULL TEXT

F.1 CONTRACT PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE (NOVEMBER 2024)

The period of performance of this contract shall be 24 months after contract award.

F.2 PLACE OF DELIVERY/PERFORMANCE (NOVEMBER 2024)

The place of delivery/performance called for under this contract shall be:

The Contractor’s facility in McLean, VA.

SECTION G - CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION DATA

The Contracting Officer (CO): The CO for this contract is: Andrew Josephs; Andrew.Josephs@dot.gov.

The Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR): The COR for this Task Order is: Samuel Toma;

Samuel.Toma@dot.gov

G.1 TAR 1252.201-70 CONTRACTING OFFICERS REPRESENTATIVE (NOV 2022)

(a) The Contracting Officer may designate Government personnel to act as the Contracting

Officer's Representative (COR) to perform functions under the contract such as review and/or inspection and acceptance of supplies, services, including construction, and other functions of a technical nature. The Contracting Officer will provide a written notice of such designation to the Contractor within five working days after contract award or for construction, not less than five working days prior to giving the contractor the notice to proceed. The designation letter will set forth the authorities and limitations of the COR under the contract.

(b) The Contracting Officer cannot authorize the COR or any other representative to sign documents (i.e., contracts, contract modifications, etc.) that require the signature of the Contracting Officer.

(End of Clause)

G.2 RESPONSIBILITY FOR CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION (JULY 2015)

CO: The CO has the overall responsibility for this contract. The CO alone, without delegation, is authorized to take actions on behalf of the Government to amend, modify, or deviate from the contract terms, conditions, requirements, specifications, details and/or delivery schedules.

However, the CO may delegate certain other responsibilities to authorized representatives.

COR: A COR will be designated by the CO. The responsibilities of the COR include, but are not limited to, inspecting and monitoring the Contractor's work, determining the adequacy of performance by the Contractor in accordance with the terms and conditions of this contract, acting as the Government's representative in charge of work at the site to ensure compliance with contract requirements in so far as the work is concerned, and advising the CO of any factors which may cause delay in performance of the work. The COR does not have the authority to make new assignments of work or to issue directions that cause an increase or decrease in the price of this contract or otherwise affect any other contract terms.

(End of Clause)

G.3 TECHNICAL DIRECTION (JULY 2015)

Performance of work shall be under the technical direction of the COR. As used herein, “technical direction” is limited to direction to the Contractor that fill in details or otherwise complete the specific description of work set forth in the contract. This direction may not include new assignments of work, or may not be of such a nature as to cause an increase or decrease in the estimated cost of the contract, or otherwise affect any other provision of this contract. The Contractor may not begin work without obligated funding and authorization from the Contracting Officer.

G.4 INVOICE REVIEW (JULY 2015)

The Government may at its sole discretion utilize a Contractor to review invoices and supporting data submitted for payment under the provisions of this contract. The Contractor reviewing invoices and supporting data will perform this function in accordance with contract provisions which prohibit disclosure of proprietary financial data or use of such data for any purpose other than to perform accounts payable services.

SECTION I - CONTRACT CLAUSES AND PROVISIONS

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

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

https://www.acquisition.gov/far/index.html (FAR) http://www.dot.gov/administrations/assistant-secretary-administration/transportation-acquisition-regulation-tar (TAR)

FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION (48 CFR CHAPTER 1) CLAUSES

The following Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clauses are incorporated by reference:

52.202-1 Definitions JUN 2020 52.203-3 Gratuities APR 1984 52.203-5 Covenant Against Contingent Fees MAY 2014 52.203-6 Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government JUN 2020 52.203-7 Anti-Kickback Procedures JUN 2020 52.203-8 - Cancellation, Recission, and Recovery of Funds for Illegal or Improper Activity MAY 2014 52.203-10 Price or Fee Adjustment for Illegal and Improper Activity MAY 2014 52.203-11 Certification and Disclosure Regarding Payments to Influence Certain Federal SEP 2024

Transactions 52.203-12 - Limitation on Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions JUN 2020 52.203-17 Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights and Requirements to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights NOV 2023 52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance OCT 2018 52.204-19 Incorporation by Reference of Representation and Certifications DEC 2014 52.203-19 - Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements JAN 2017 52.204-14 - Service Contract Reporting Requirements OCT 2016 52.204-18 - Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance AUG 2020 52.204-23 Prohibition on Contracting for Hardware, Software, and Services Developed or Provided by Kaspersky Lab and Other Covered Entities DEC 2023 52.204-25 Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment NOV 2021 52.204-27 Prohibition on a ByteDance Covered Application JUN 2023 52.209-6 - Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment NOV 2021 52.209-9 - Updates of Publicly Available Information Regarding Responsibility Matters OCT 2018 52.209-10 Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations NOV 2015 52.215-2 – Audit and Record – Negotiation

52.215-8 - Order of Precedence - Uniform Contract Format OCT 1997 52.215-21 Alt IV - Requirements for Certified Cost or Pricing Data and Data Other Than Certified Cost or Pricing Data - Modifications (Alternate IV) OCT 2010 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 JUN 2020 52.222-36 Equal Opportunity for Workers With Disabilities JUN 2020 52.222-37 - Employment Reports on Veterans JUN 2020 52.222-40 - Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act DEC 2010 52.222-41 – Service Contract Standards AUG 2018 52.222-42 - Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires MAY 2014 52.222-43 - Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Labor Standards - Price Adjustment (Multiple Year and Option Contracts) AUG 2018 52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons NOV 2021 52.222-54 - Employment Eligibility Verification MAY 2022 52.222-55 - Minimum Wages for Contractor Workers Under Executive Order 14026 JAN 2022 52.222-62 - Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706 JAN 2022 52.223-2 - Reporting of Biobased Products Under Service and Construction Contracts MAY 2024 52.223-5 Pollution Prevention and Right-to-Know Information MAY 2024 52.223-23 Sustainable Products and Services MAY 2024 52.225-13 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases FEB 2021 52.226-7 Drug Free Workplace MAY 2024 52.226-8 Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving MAY 2024 52.227-1 - Authorization and Consent JUN 2020 52.227-1 Alt I - Authorization and Consent (Alternate I) APR 1984 52.227-2 - Notice and Assistance Regarding Patent and Copyright Infringement JUN 2020 52.227-14 – Rights in Data – General MAY 2104 52.228-5 Insurance – Work on a Government Installation JAN 1997 52.229-3 – Federal, State, and Local Taxes FEB 2013 52.230-2 – Cost Accounting Standards JUN 2020

52.230.6 – Administration of Cost Accounting Standards JUN 2010 52.232-1 – Payments APR 1984 52.232-8 – Discounts for Prompt Payment FEB 2002 52.232-11 – Extras APR 1984 52.232-17 – Interest MAY 2014 52.232-23 Assignment of Claims MAY 2014 52.232-25 – Prompt Payment JAN 2017 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-System for Award Management OCT 2018 52.232-39 Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations JUN 2013 52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors MAR 2023 52.233-1 Disputes MAY 2014 52.233-3 Protest after Award AUG 1996 52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim OCT 2004 52.242-5 - Payments to Small Business Subcontractors JAN 2017 52.242-13 Bankruptcy JUL 1995 52.243-1 – Changes – Fixed Price AUG 1987 52.243-1 Alt III – Changes – Fixed Price Alt V APR 1984 52.244-5 – Competition in Subcontracting AUG 2024 52.244-6 – Subcontracts for Commercial Products and Commercial Services NOV 2024 52.249-5 Termination for the Convenience of the Government (Educational and Other Nonprofit Institutions AUG 2016 52.249-9 Default (Fixed-Price Research and Development) APR 1984

APR 2012

52.253-1 Computer Generated Forms JAN 1991

I.2 FAR CLAUSES PROVIDED IN FULL TEXT

FAR 52.204-1 APPROVAL OF CONTRACT (DEC 1989)

This contract is subject to the written approval of the Acquisition Branch Chief, V-221, and shall not be binding until so approved.

FAR 52.204-21 BASIC SAFEGUARDING OF COVERED CONTRACT INFORMATION SYSTEMS

(NOV 2021)

(a) Definitions. As used in this clause—

Covered contractor information system means an information system that is owned or operated by a contractor that processes, stores, or transmits Federal contract information.

Federal contract information means information, not intended for public release, that is provided by or generated for the Government under a contract to develop or deliver a product or service to the Government, but not including information provided by the Government to the public (such as on public websites) or simple transactional information, such as necessary to process payments.

Information means any communication or representation of knowledge such as facts, data, or opinions, in any medium or form, including textual, numerical, graphic, cartographic, narrative, or audiovisual (Committee on National Security Systems Instruction (CNSSI) 4009).

Information system means a discrete set of information resources organized for the collection, processing, maintenance, use, sharing, dissemination, or disposition of information ( 44 U.S.C. 3502).

Safeguarding means measures or controls that are prescribed to protect information systems.

(c) Safeguarding requirements and procedures.

(1) The Contractor shall apply the following basic safeguarding requirements and procedures to protect covered contractor information systems. Requirements and procedures for basic safeguarding of covered contractor information systems shall include, at a minimum, the following security controls:

(i) Limit information system access to authorized users, processes acting on behalf of authorized users, or devices (including other information systems).

(ii) Limit information system access to the types of transactions and functions that authorized users are permitted to execute.

(iii) Verify and control/limit connections to and use of external information systems.

(iv) Control information posted or processed on publicly accessible information systems.

(v) Identify information system users, processes acting on behalf of users, or devices.

(vi) Authenticate (or verify) the identities of those users, processes, or devices, as a prerequisite to allowing access to organizational information systems.

(vii) Sanitize or destroy information system media containing Federal Contract Information before disposal or release for reuse.

(viii) Limit physical access to organizational information systems, equipment, and the respective operating environments to authorized individuals.

(ix) Escort visitors and monitor visitor activity; maintain audit logs of physical access; and control and manage physical access devices.

(x) Monitor, control, and protect organizational communications (i.e., information transmitted or received by organizational information systems) at the external boundaries and key internal boundaries of the information systems.

(xi) Implement subnetworks for publicly accessible system components that are physically or logically separated from internal networks.

(xii) Identify, report, and correct information and information system flaws in a timely manner.

(xiii) Provide protection from malicious code at appropriate locations within organizational information systems.

(xiv) Update malicious code protection mechanisms when new releases are available.

(xv) Perform periodic scans of the information system and real-time scans of files from external sources as files are downloaded, opened, or executed.

(2) Other requirements. This clause does not relieve the Contractor of any other specific safeguarding requirements specified by Federal agencies and departments relating to covered contractor information systems generally or other Federal safeguarding requirements for controlled unclassified information (CUI) as established by Executive Order 13556.

(c) Subcontracts. The Contractor shall include the substance of this clause, including this paragraph (c), in subcontracts under this contract (including subcontracts for the acquisition of commercial products or commercial services, other than commercially available off-the-shelf items), in which the subcontractor may have Federal contract information residing in or transiting through its information system.

FAR 52.211-11 LIQUIDATED DAMAGES-SUPPLIES, SERVICES, AND RESEARCH

OR DEVELOPMENT (SEPT 2000)

(a) If the Contractor fails to deliver the supplies or perform the services within the time specified in this contract, the Contractor shall, in place of actual damages, pay to the Government liquidated damages of $20 per calendar day of delay [Contracting Officer insert amount].

(b) If the Government terminates this contract in whole or in part under the Default-Fixed-Price Supply and Service clause, the Contractor is liable for liquidated damages accruing until the Government reasonably obtains delivery or performance of similar supplies or services. These liquidated damages are in addition to excess costs of repurchase under the Termination clause.

(c) The Contractor will not be charged with liquidated damages when the delay in delivery or performance is beyond the control and without the fault or negligence of the Contractor as defined in the Default-Fixed-Price Supply and Service clause in this contract.

FAR 52.217-8 OPTION TO EXTEND SERVICES (NOV 1999)

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

The Contracting Officer may exercise the option by written notice to the Contractor within 30 days prior to the end of the period of performance.

FAR 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 30 days;

provided that the Government gives the Contractor a preliminary written notice of its intent to extend at least 60 days 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 913 days.

FAR 52.252-6 – Authorized Deviations in Clauses (NOV 2020)

(a) The use in this solicitation or contract of any Federal Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR Chapter 1) clause with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of "(DEVIATION)" after the date of the clause.

(b) The use in this solicitation or contract of any Federal Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR Chapter 1) clause with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of "(DEVIATION)" after the name of the regulation.

I.3 TRANSPORTATION ACQUISITION REGULATION (48 CFR CHAPTER 12)

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE:

I.4 TRANSPORTATION ACQUISITION REGULATION CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY FULL

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1252.204-70 Contractor Personnel Security and Agency Access (NOV 2022)

NUMBER TITLE

1252.211-70 1252.222-70

Index for Specifications NOV 2022 Strikes Or Picketing Affecting Timely Completion Of Contract Work NOV 2022

1252.222-72 Contractor Cooperation in Equal Employment NOV 2022 Opportunity and Anti-Harassment Investigations

1252.223-71 Accident and Fire Reporting NOV 2022 1252.223-73 Seat Belt Use Policies and Programs NOV 2022 1252.237-70 1252.239-72

1252.239-74

Qualifications of Contractor Employees NOV 2022 Compliance with Safeguarding DOT NOV 2022 Sensitive Data Controls Safeguarding DOT Sensitive Data and NOV 2022 Cyber Incident Reporting

1252.239-92

1252.239-93

Information and Communication Technology NOV 2022 Accessibility Information and Communication Technology NOV 2022 Accessibility

1252.242-72 Dissemination of Contract Information NOV 2022

(a) Definitions. As used in this clause—

Agency access means access to DOT facilities, sensitive information, information systems or other DOT resources.

Applicant means a contractor employee for whom the Contractor applies for a DOT identification card.

Contractor employee means a prime contractor and subcontractor employee who requires agency access to perform work under a DOT contract.

Identification card (or “ID card”) means a government issued or accepted identification card such as a Personal Identity Verification (PIV) card, a PIV-Interoperable (PIV–I) card from an authorized PIV–1 issuer, or a non-PIV card issued by DOT, or a nonPIV card issued by another Federal agency and approved by DOT.

PIV and PIV–1 cards have physical and electronic attributes that other (non-PIV) ID cards do not have.

Issuing office means the DOT entity that issues identification cards to contractor employees.

Local security servicing organization means the DOT entity that provides security services to the DOT organization sponsoring the contract.

(b) Risk and sensitivity level designations. For contracts requiring access to DOT facilities, sensitive information, information systems or other DOT resources, contractor employees will be required to complete background investigations, identity proofing, and government identification card application procedures to determine suitability for access.