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This document is a Solicitation (SIR) for Grounds Maintenance Services for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Knoxville (TYS) Systems Support Center in Louisville, TN and locations throughout Eastern Tennessee. The services are to be completed as required in the attached Statement of Work. This is a Total Small Business Set Aside with a NAICS code of 561730 - Landscaping Services. The resulting award will be a Firm-Fixed Price Contract. A site visit is recommended but not required. Questions and responses will be provided to all Offerors, with the final questions and amendments posted by June 17, 2024. Offers are due by 3:00 pm ET on July 1, 2024. Award will be made to the lowest priced, technically acceptable offer.

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SOLICITATION, OFFER AND AWARD

3. SOLICITATION TYPE1. CONTRACT NO. 2. SOLICITATION NUMBER

6. ISSUED BY CODE 7. ADDRESS OFFER TO (If other than Item 6)

5. REQUISITION/PURCHASE NUMBER

NOTE: In sealed bid solicitations "offer" and "offeror" mean "bid" and "bidder"

NEGOTIATED BID (RFP)

SEALED BID (IFB)

4. DATE ISSUED

PAGE OF PAGES

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C. E-MAIL ADDRESS

EXT.NUMBERAREA CODE

B. TELEPHONE (NO COLLECT CALLS)A. NAME

9. FOR

INFORMATION

CALL

CAUTION: LATE Submissions, Modifications and Withdrawals. All offers are subject to all terms and conditions contained in this solicitation.

(Date)(Hour) local timeuntildepository located in copies for furnishing the supplies or services in the Schedule will be received at the place specified in Item 7, or if hand carried, in the

SOLICITATION

8. Sealed offers in original and

PART IV - REPRESENTATIONS AND INSTRUCTIONS

OTHER STATEMENTS OF OFFERORS

EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD

INSTR., CONDS., AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS

REPRESENTATIONS, CERTIFICATIONS AND

LIST OF ATTACHMENTS

CONTRACT CLAUSES

PART III - LIST OF DOCUMENTS, EXHIBITS AND OTHER ATTACH.

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CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION DATA

DELIVERIES OR PERFORMANCE

INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

PACKAGING AND MARKING

DESCRIPTION/SPECS./WORK STATEMENT

SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICE/COST

SOLICITATION/CONTRACT FORM

PART II - CONTRACT CLAUSESPART I - THE SCHEDULE

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15. NAME AND TITLE OF PERSON AUTHORIZED TO SIGN OFFER14A. NAME

DATEAMENDMENT NO.DATEAMENDMENT NO.

and related documents numbered and dated):

amendments to the SOLICITATION for offerors

(The offeror acknowledges receipt of

13. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF AMENDMENTS

CALENDAR DAYS (%)30 CALENDAR DAYS (%)20 CALENDAR DAYS (%)10 CALENDAR DAYS (%)12. DISCOUNT FOR PROMPT PAYMENT the designated point(s), within the time specified in the schedule.

by the offeror) from the date for receipt of offers specified above , to furnish any or all items upon which prices are offered at the price set opposite each item , delivered at

11. In compliance with the above, the undersigned agrees, if this offer is accepted within ______________ calendar days (60 calendar days unless a different period is inserted

NOTE: Item 11 does not apply if the solicitation includes Minimum Bid Acceptance Period .

OFFER (Must be fully completed by offeror)

IMPORTANT - Award will be made on this Form, or by other authorized official written notice.

27. AWARD DATE

(Signature of Contracting Officer)

26. CONTRACT AUTHORITY

24. PAYMENT WILL BE MADE BY

25. NAME OF CONTRACTING OFFICER (Type or print)

CODE 23. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than Item 6)

ITEM

(4 copies unless otherwise specified)

22. SUBMIT INVOICES TO ADDRESS SHOWN IN21. AUTHORITY FOR USING OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION:

20. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION19. AMOUNT18. ACCEPTED AS TO ITEMS NUMBERED

AWARD (To be completed by CONTRACT AUTHORITY)

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FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION

AAQ-500 - REGIONAL ACQUISITIONS

1701 COLUMBIA AVENUE

COLLEGE PARK GA 30337

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Veronica L. Ransom 404 veronica.l.ransom@faa.

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Veronica L. Ransom

697DCK-24-R-00270

ITEM NO. SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

NAME OF OFFEROR OR CONTRACTOR

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CONTINUATION SHEET

REFERENCE NO. OF DOCUMENT BEING CONTINUED PAGE OF

(A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F)

697DCK-24-R-00270

00001 12 MO

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00003 12 MO

Grounds Maintenance – Knoxville (TYS) Systems Support Center (SSC), Louisville, TN Delivery Location Code: 7694707F

7694707F

694707 DOT FAA

FAA SSC

2207 AIRBASE RD

LOUISVILLE TN 377776300 US

Period of Performance: 09/01/2024 to 08/31/2025

Base - Knoxville SSC - Grounds Maintenance and Herbicide Management

Contractor shall furnish all personnel, equipment, tools, materials, supervision to perform grounds maintenance throughout Eastern TN, to include Blount, Knox, Hamblen, Cocke and Cumberland counties in accordance with the statement of work and contract documents.

Anticipated Award Type: Firm-fixed-price Electronic & IT: 03

Option 1 - Knoxville SSC - Grounds Maintenance and Herbicide Management

Contractor shall furnish all personnel, equipment, tools, materials, supervision to perform grounds maintenance throughout Eastern TN, to include Blount, Knox, Hamblen, Cocke and Cumberland counties in accordance with the statement of work and contract documents.

Anticipated Award Type: Firm-fixed-price Electronic & IT: 03

(Option Line Item)

(Expected Exercise Date/Days After Award: ) 08/31/2025

Period of Performance: 09/01/2025 to 08/31/2026

Option 2 - Knoxville SSC - Grounds Maintenance and Herbicide Management

Contractor shall furnish all personnel, equipment, tools, materials, supervision to perform grounds maintenance throughout Eastern TN, to include Blount, Knox, Hamblen, Cocke and Cumberland counties in accordance with the statement of work and contract documents.

Anticipated Award Type: Firm-fixed-price Electronic & IT: 03

(Option Line Item)

Continued ...

ITEM NO. SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

NAME OF OFFEROR OR CONTRACTOR

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CONTINUATION SHEET

REFERENCE NO. OF DOCUMENT BEING CONTINUED PAGE OF

(A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F)

697DCK-24-R-00270

(Expected Exercise Date/Days After Award: )

08/31/2026

Period of Performance: 09/01/2026 to 08/31/2027

00004 Option 3 - Knoxville SSC - Grounds Maintenance 12 MO and Herbicide Management

Contractor shall furnish all personnel, equipment, tools, materials, supervision to perform grounds maintenance throughout Eastern

TN, to include Blount, Knox, Hamblen, Cocke and

Cumberland counties in accordance with the statement of work and contract documents.

Anticipated Award Type: Firm-fixed-price

Electronic & IT: 03

(Option Line Item)

(Expected Exercise Date/Days After Award: )

08/31/2027

Period of Performance: 09/01/2027 to 08/31/2028

00005 Option 4 - Knoxville SSC - Grounds Maintenance 12 MO and Herbicide Management

Contractor shall furnish all personnel, equipment, tools, materials, supervision to perform grounds maintenance throughout Eastern

TN, to include Blount, Knox, Hamblen, Cocke and

Cumberland counties in accordance with the statement of work and contract documents.

Anticipated Award Type: Firm-fixed-price

Electronic & IT: 03

(Option Line Item)

(Expected Exercise Date/Days After Award: )

08/31/2028

Period of Performance: 09/01/2028 to 08/31/2029

Section A - Solicitation/Contract Form In accordance with Clause No. 3.6.2-28 entitled 'Service Contract Act of 1965', as amended, the following applicable Wage Determinations are incorporated into this contract.

Wage Determination No.: 2015-4643 rev. 24 dated 12/26/2023 State: Tennessee Areas: Tennessee Counties of Anderson, Blount, Campbell, Grainger, Knox, Loudon, Morgan, Roane, Union

Wage Determination No.: 2015-4645 rev. 21 dated 12/26/2023 State: Tennessee Areas: Tennessee Counties of Hamblen, Jefferson

Wage Determination No.: 2015-4659 rev. 25 dated 12/26/2023 State: Tennessee Areas: Tennessee Counties of Claiborne, Cumberland, Fentress, Pickett, Scott

Wage Determination No.: 2015-4669 rev. 25 dated 12/26/2023 State: Tennessee Areas: Tennessee Counties of Cocke, Greene, Johnson

Section B - Supplies or Services/Prices Section B - Schedule

Clause List

SA25 PRICES/COSTS FOR SERVICES

Furnish all labor, materials, equipment, transportation, insurance, notifications, licenses, permits, fees and supervision necessary for grounds maintenance services in accordance with the specifications, drawings, contract clauses, and wage rates.

The offered price shall encompass all costs related to (a) direct and indirect labor, fringe benefits, overhead, G&A expenses, profit, material, equipment, other direct costs, insurance, freight, handling, transportation, inspection, testing, operation and maintenance manuals, bonds, etc., (b) federal, state, and local taxes, (c) all applicable fees permits, licenses, and (d) any miscellaneous charges.

An offeror is required to provide a price for each contract line item (CLIN). Failure to comply may result in the rejection of the subject offer. A single award shall be made. There shall be no split award. In the event that the CLIN price for any line item is materially unbalanced, the entire offer may be rejected without discussion with the offeror.

In the event of any disparity between the CLIN price and the total offered price, the CLIN price shall be deemed correct, and the total offered amount shall be revised accordingly, unless available information indicates otherwise.

Effective April 1, 1996, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) began operating under the new FAA Acquisition Management System. The l996 DOT Appropriation Act, Public Law 104-50, mandated that the FAA rewrite its acquisition regulations and granted legislative relief from certain laws. The Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994, Small Business Act, and Competition in Contracting Act, are three of these laws.

(End of Clause)

SA29 SOLICITATION QUESTIONS

All contractors proposing this project desiring an interpretation or clarification of the specifications, drawings, contract terms and conditions, etc., must make the request by e-mail to Veronica.L.Ransom@faa.gov. Telephone questions will not be accepted. The requestor shall provide a company name, point-of -contact name, address and telephone number, as well as a return e-mail address. The Contracting Officer is the only person authorized to make clarifications, interpretations, or changes to this solicitation.

QUESTIONS ARE DUE by: 06/07/2024 at 3:00PM ET.

(End of Clause)

SA30 SITE VISIT

A site visit is optional.

a. The FAA facility escort has been instructed not to answer any questions about the project during the site visit, please do not ask them any. All questions from the site visit must be submitted in writing according to the RFO's instructions in Section B, Clause B005 Solicitation Questions (above). The FAA assumes no responsibility for any conclusions or interpretations made by the contractor based on the information received by any means other than in writing from the Contracting Officer. The FAA does not assume responsibility for any understanding reached or

Veronica L Ransom Highlight representation made concerning conditions, which can affect the work, by any of its officers or agents before the execution of this contract, unless that understanding or representation is expressly stated in the contract.

b. To attend a site visit, advanced coordination by email is required to the FAA point of contact listed just below.

You are required to provide your company representative's name.

POC: Scott Venable - Scott.Venable@faa.gov

(End of Clause)

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Section C - Description/Specifications Scope of Work

Grounds Maintenance Services are required at various locations near the Knoxville System Support Center (SSC) in Tennessee per the attached Statement of Work (SOW) located in Section J as attachment 1.

Clause List

Section D - Packaging and Marking

Section E - Inspection and Acceptance Clause List

3.1-1 CLAUSES AND PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (JUL 2019)

This screening information request (SIR) or contract, as applicable, incorporates by reference the provisions or clauses listed below with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make the full text available, or offerors and contractors may obtain the full text via Internet at:

https://fast.faa.gov/contractclauses.cfm.

(End of clause)

3.10.4-1 CONTRACTOR INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS (APR 1996)

3.10.4-4 INSPECTION OF SERVICES - BOTH FIXED-PRICE & COST REIMBURSEMENT (APR

1996)

3.10.4-16 RESPONSIBILITY FOR SUPPLIES (APR 1996)

Section F - Deliveries or Performance

Section G - Contract Administration Data Clause List

3.1-1 CLAUSES AND PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (JUL 2019)

This screening information request (SIR) or contract, as applicable, incorporates by reference the provisions or clauses listed below with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make the full text available, or offerors and contractors may obtain the full text via Internet at:

https://fast.faa.gov/contractclauses.cfm.

(End of clause)

3.10.1-22 CONTRACTING OFFICER'S REPRESENTATIVE (APR 2012)

SA5 PHOTOGRAPHS

In accordance with FAA Order 1600.69, Paragraph 319 All employees on this contract are strictly prohibited from taking any photographs during the duration of this contract without prior approval of the Facility Manager.

SA14 AUTHORITY OF THE GOVERNMENT

No one other than the Contracting Officer has the authority to authorize or make changes in the terms, conditions, change the scope of work or specifications in the contract, make any commitments or otherwise obligate the Government, or authorize any changes which affect the contract price, delivery schedule, period of performance, or other terms and conditions of the contract.

SA36 CORRESPONDENCE

The contracting officer prefers to receive written communication and documents electronically via email at Veronica.L.Ransom@faa.gov. All email correspondence to the FAA must state the contract number in the 'Subject' field. Electronic documents must be accompanied by an explanatory email and should be sent in a portable-document-format type file (file extension pdf), such as Adobe Acrobat. Vendors are required to ensure that the quality of the administrative content in electronic files represents a reasonably high business standard. The Government is not responsible for the administrative ordering or legibility of correspondence received electronically. Emailed files/documents may not be in a zipped format. If electronic file sizes (i.e., typically expressed as kilobytes or megabytes) are too large for email attachments, recommend delivery in compact disk (CD) format submitted via hard-copy mail. Any CD mailing or printed-paper, hard-copy correspondence will be sent to the contracting officer at the following address: n/a, email only.

(End of Clause)

SA40 FAA FACILITY REGULATIONS

Contractor personnel, including employees of subcontractors, suppliers, etc., working on or visiting an FAA facility shall abide by all appropriate traffic, parking, security, and airport regulations in effect at that facility.

Section H - Special Contract Requirements Clause List

3.1.9-1 ELECTRONIC COMMERCE AND SIGNATURE (JUL 2020)

(a) The Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act (E-SIGN) establishes a legal equivalence between:

(1) Contracts written on paper and contracts in electronic form;

(2) Pen-and-ink signatures and electronic signatures; and

(3) Other legally-required written records and the same information in electronic form.

(b) With the submission of an offer, the offeror acknowledges and accepts the utilization of electronic commerce as part of the requirements of this solicitation and the resultant contract.

(c) Certain documents may need to be provided or maintained in original form, such as large-scale drawings impractical to convert to electronic format or a document with a raised seal signifying authenticity. This clause does not change or affect any other requirements that a document must be in paper format to satisfy legal requirements such as for certain real estate transactions.

(d) The use of electronic signature technology is authorized under this solicitation and the resulting contract.

(e) Contractors must not digitally sign any documents with software that uses the Secure Hash Algorithm 1 (SHA- 1). All digitally signed documents and contracts sent to the FAA must use a SHA-256 or higher hash algorithm. This is based on the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Policy Statement on Hash Functions dated August 5, 2015. Further guidance on the use of SHA-256 is in NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-57 Part 1, section

5.6.2 as amended and SP 800-131A, Revision 1 dated November 6, 2015. Additional guidance on the use of SHA-3 is in NIST SP 800-185 as amended.

(f) Contractors do not have to update documents previously digitally signed using SHA-1 hash algorithms unless the document requires updating. The FAA and contractors may continue to use SHA-1 for the following applications:

Verifying old digital signatures and time stamps, generating and verifying hash-based message authentication codes (HMACs), key derivation functions (KDFs), and random bit/number generation.

(End of Clause)

3.2.5-7 DISCLOSURE REGARDING PAYMENTS TO INFLUENCE CERTAIN FEDERAL

TRANSACTIONS (JAN 2022)

(a) Definitions.

(1) "The Act," as used in this clause, means section 1352, title 31, United States Code.

(2) "Agency," as used in this clause, means executive agency, within the meaning of 5 U.S.C. 101, 102, and 104(I), and any wholly owned Government corporation within the meaning of 31 U.S.C. 9101.

(3) "Covered Federal action," as used in this clause, means any of the following Federal actions:

(i) The awarding of any Federal contract.

(ii) The making of any Federal grant.

(iii) The making of any Federal loan.

(iv) The entering into of any cooperative agreement.

(v) The extension, continuation, renewal, amendment, or modification of any Federal contract, grant, loan, or cooperative agreement.

(4) "Indian tribe" and "tribal organization," as used in this clause, have the meaning provided in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304) and include Alaskan Natives.

(5) "Influencing or attempting to influence," as used in this clause, means making, with the intent to influence, any communication to or appearance before an officer or employee of any agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a Member of Congress in connection with any covered Federal action.

(6) "Local government," as used in this clause, means a unit of government in a State and, if chartered, established, or otherwise recognized by a State for the performance of a governmental duty, including a local public authority, a special district, an intrastate district, a council of governments, a sponsor group representative organization, and any other instrumentality of a local government.

(7) "Officer or employee of an agency," as used in this clause, includes the following individuals who are employed by an agency:

(i) An individual who is appointed to a position in the Government under title 5, United States Code, including a position under a temporary appointment.

(ii) A member of the uniformed services, as defined in subsection 101(3), title 37, United States Code.

(iii) A special Government employee, as defined in section 202, title 18, United States Code.

(iv) An individual who is a member of a Federal advisory committee, as defined by the Federal Advisory Committee Act, title 5, United States Code, appendix 2.

(8) 'Person,' as used in this clause, means an individual, corporation, company, association, authority, firm, partnership, society, State, and local government, regardless of whether such entity is operated for profit, or not for profit. This term excludes an Indian tribe, tribal organization, or any other Indian organization with respect to expenditures specifically permitted by other Federal law.

(9) 'Reasonable compensation,' as used in this clause, means, with respect to a regularly employed officer or employee of any person, compensation that is consistent with the normal compensation for such officer or employee for work that is not furnished to, not funded by, or not furnished in cooperation with the Federal Government.

(10) 'Reasonable payment,' as used in this clause, means, with respect to professional and other technical services, a payment in an amount that is consistent with the amount normally paid for such services in the private sector.

(11) 'Recipient,' as used in this clause, includes the Contractor and all subcontractors. This term excludes an Indian tribe, tribal organization, or any other Indian organization with respect to expenditures specifically permitted by other Federal law.

(12) 'Regularly employed,' as used in this clause, means, with respect to an officer or employee of a person requesting or receiving a Federal contract, an officer or employee who is employed by such person for at least 130 working days within 1 year immediately preceding the date of the submission that initiates agency consideration of such person for receipt of such contract. An officer or employee who is employed by such person for less than 130 working days within 1 year immediately preceding the date of the submission that initiates agency consideration of such person must be considered to be regularly employed as soon as he or she is employed by such person for 130 working days.

(13) 'State,' as used in this clause, means a State of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, a territory or possession of the United States, an agency or instrumentality of a State, and multi- State, regional, or interstate entity having governmental duties and powers.

(b) Prohibitions. The offeror, by signing its offer, hereby certifies to the best of his or her knowledge and belief that:

(1) No Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid to any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a Member of Congress on his or her behalf in connection with the awarding of any Federal contract, the making of any Federal grant, the making of any Federal loan, the entering into of any cooperative agreement, and the extension, continuation, renewal, amendment or modification of any Federal contract, grant, loan, or cooperative agreement;

(2) If any funds other than Federal appropriated funds (including profit or fee received under a covered Federal action) have been paid, or will be paid, to any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a Member of Congress on his or her behalf in connection with the screening information request (SIR), the offeror must complete and submit, with its offer, OMB Standard Form LLL, Disclosure of Lobbying Activities, to the Contracting Officer; and

(3) He or she will include the language of this clause in all subcontract awards at any tier and require that all recipients of subcontract awards in excess of $150,000 must disclose accordingly.

(4) This certification and disclosure is a prerequisite for making or entering into this contract imposed by the Act.

Any person who makes a prohibited expenditure or fails to file or amend a disclosure form, must be subject to a civil penalty of not less than $10,000 and not more than $100,000, for each such failure.

(c) The prohibitions of the Act do not apply under the following conditions:

(1) Agency and legislative liaison by its own employees.

(i) The prohibition on the use of appropriated funds, in subparagraph (b)(1) of this clause, does not apply in the case of a payment of reasonable compensation made to an officer or employee of a person requesting or receiving a covered Federal action if the payment is for agency and legislative liaison activities not directly related to a covered Federal action.

(ii) For purposes of subdivision (c)(1)(i) of this clause, providing any information specifically requested by an agency or Congress is permitted at any time.

(iii) The following agency and legislative liaison activities are permitted at any time where they are not related to a specific solicitation for any covered Federal action:

(A) Discussing with an agency the qualities and characteristics (including individual demonstrations) of the person's products or services, conditions or terms of sale, and service capabilities.

(B) Technical discussions and other activities regarding the application or adaptation of the person's products or services for an agency's use.

(iv) The following agency and legislative liaison activities are permitted where they are prior to Screening Information Request (SIR) of any covered Federal action:

(A) Providing any information not specifically requested but necessary for an agency to make an informed decision about initiation of a covered Federal action;

(B) Technical discussions regarding the preparation of an unsolicited proposal prior to its official submission; and

(C) Capability presentations by persons seeking awards from an agency pursuant to the provisions of a law authorizing such actions;

(v) Only those services expressly authorized by subdivision (c)(1)(i) of this clause are permitted under this clause.

(2) Professional and technical services.

(i) The prohibition on the use of appropriated funds, in subparagraph (b)(1) of this clause, does not apply in the case of:

(A) A payment of reasonable compensation made to an officer or employee of a person requesting or receiving a covered Federal action or an extension, continuation, renewal, amendment, or modification of a covered Federal action, if payment is for professional or technical services rendered directly in the preparation, submission, or negotiation of submittal/offer or application for that Federal action or for meeting requirements imposed by or pursuant to law as a condition for receiving that Federal action.

(B) Any reasonable payment to a person, other than an officer or employee of a person requesting or receiving a covered Federal action or an extension, continuation, renewal, amendment, or modification of a covered Federal action if the payment is for professional or technical services rendered directly in the preparation, submission, or negotiation of any submittal/offer or application for that Federal action or for meeting requirements imposed by or pursuant to law as a condition for receiving that Federal action. Persons other than officers or employees of a person requesting or receiving a covered Federal action include consultants and trade associations.

(ii) For purposes of subdivision (c)(2)(i) of this clause, 'professional and technical services' must be limited to advice and analysis directly applying any professional or technical discipline. For example, drafting of a legal document accompanying a submittal/offer by a lawyer is allowable. Similarly, technical advice provided by an engineer on the performance or operational capability of a piece of equipment rendered directly in the negotiation of a contract is allowable. However, communications with the intent to influence made by a professional (such as a licensed lawyer) or a technical person (such as a licensed accountant) are not allowable under this section unless they provide advice and analysis directly applying their professional or technical expertise and unless the advice or analysis is rendered directly and solely in the preparation, submission or negotiation of a covered Federal action. Thus, for example, communications with the intent to influence made by a lawyer that do not provide legal advice or analysis directly and solely related to the legal aspects of his or her client's submittal/offer, but generally advocate one proposal over another are not allowable under this section because the lawyer is not providing professional legal services.

Similarly, communications with the intent to influence made by an engineer providing an engineering analysis prior to the preparation or submission of a submittal/offer are not allowable under this section since the engineer is providing technical services but not directly in the preparation, submission or negotiation of a covered Federal action.

(iii) Requirements imposed by or pursuant to law as a condition for receiving a covered Federal award include those required by law or regulation and any other requirements in the actual award documents.

(iv) Only those services expressly authorized by subdivisions (c)(2)(i) and (ii) of this clause are permitted under this clause.

(v) The reporting requirements herein must not apply with respect to payments of reasonable compensation made to regularly employed officers or employees of a person.

(d) Disclosure.

(1) If the Contractor, who requests or receives from an agency a Federal contract, has made or has agreed to make any payment using non-appropriated funds (to include profits from any Covered Federal action), to any person for the purpose of influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any Agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a Member of Congress on his or her behalf in connection with a Covered Federal action, the Contractor must file with that agency a disclosure form, OMB Standard Form LLL, Disclosure of Lobbying Activities..

(2) The Contractor must file a disclosure form at the end of each calendar quarter in which there occurs any event that materially affects the accuracy of the information contained in any disclosure form previously filed by such person under subparagraph (d)(1) of this clause. An event that materially affects the accuracy of the information reported includes:

(i) A cumulative increase of $25,000 or more in the amount paid or expected to be paid for influencing or attempting to influence a covered Federal action; or

(ii) A change in the person(s) or individual(s) influencing or attempting to influence a covered Federal action; or

(iii) A change in the officer(s), employee(s), or Member(s) contacted to influence or attempt to influence a covered Federal action.

(3) The Contractor must require the certification, and if required, a disclosure form by any person who requests or receives any subcontractor exceeding $150,000 under the Federal contract.

(4) All subcontractor disclosure forms must be forwarded from tier to tier until received by the prime Contractor.

The prime Contractor must submit all disclosures to the Contracting Officer at the end of the calendar quarter in which the disclosure form is submitted by the subcontractor.

(e) Agreement. The Contractor agrees not to make any payment prohibited by this clause.

(f) Penalties.

(1) Any person who makes an expenditure prohibited under paragraph (b) of this clause or fails to file or amend the disclosure form to be filed or amended by paragraph (b) must be subject to civil penalties as provided for by 31 U.S.C. 1352. An imposition of a civil penalty does not prevent the Government from seeking any other remedy that may be applicable.

(2) Contractors may rely without liability on the representations made by their subcontractors in the certification and in the disclosure form.

(g) Cost allowability. Nothing in this clause makes allowable or reasonable any costs which would otherwise be unallowable or unreasonable. Conversely, costs made specifically unallowable by the requirements in this clause will not be made allowable under any other provision.

(End of clause)

Section I - Contract Clauses Clause List

3.1-1 CLAUSES AND PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (JUL 2019)

This screening information request (SIR) or contract, as applicable, incorporates by reference the provisions or clauses listed below with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make the full text available, or offerors and contractors may obtain the full text via Internet at:

https://fast.faa.gov/contractclauses.cfm.

(End of clause)

3.1.7-2 ORGANIZATIONAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST (JAN 2023)

3.2.2.3-83 PROHIBITION AGAINST CONTRACTING WITH INVERTED DOMESTIC

CORPORATIONS (OCT 2015)

3.2.2.7-6 PROTECTING THE GOVERNMENT'S INTEREST WHEN SUBCONTRACTING WITH

CONTRACTORS DEBARRED, SUSPENDED, OR PROPOSED FOR DEBARMENT (APR 2023)

3.2.2.7-8 DISCLOSURE OF TEAM ARRANGEMENTS (APR 2008)

3.2.5-1 OFFICIALS NOT TO BENEFIT (APR 2021)

3.2.5-3 GRATUITIES OR GIFTS (OCT 2019)

3.2.5-4 CONTINGENT FEES (OCT 1996)

3.2.5-5 ANTI-KICKBACK PROCEDURES (OCT 2019)

3.2.5-8 WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION FOR CONTRACTOR EMPLOYEES (APR 2024)

3.3.1-1 PAYMENTS (JUL 2018)

3.3.1-17 PROMPT PAYMENT (JAN 2021)

3.3.1-20 PROVIDING ACCELERATED PAYMENT TO SMALL BUSINESS SUBCONTRACTORS

(OCT 2012)

3.3.1-34 PAYMENT BY ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER- SYSTEM FOR AWARD

MANAGEMENT (JUL 2018)

3.3.2-1 FAA COST PRINCIPLES (OCT 2019)

3.4.1-10 INSURANCE - WORK ON A GOVERNMENT INSTALLATION (OCT 2020)

3.4.1-12 INSURANCE (OCT 2019)

3.4.2-6 TAXES - CONTRACTS PERFORMED IN U.S. POSSESSIONS OR PUERTO RICO (OCT

1996)

3.4.2-8 FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL TAXES - FIXED PRICE CONTRACT (JUL 2019)

3.6.1-1 NOTICE OF TOTAL SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE (OCT 2019)

3.6.1-3 UTILIZATION OF SMALL, SMALL DISADVANTAGED, WOMEN-OWNED, SERVICE-

DISABLED VETERAN OWNED, AND HUBZONE SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS (JAN 2021)

3.6.2-2 CONVICT LABOR (APR 1996)

3.6.2-9 EQUAL OPPORTUNITY (JUL 2023)

3.6.2-13 EQUAL OPPORTUNITY FOR WORKERS WITH DISABILITIES (APR 2022)

3.6.2-16 NOTICE TO THE GOVERNMENT OF LABOR DISPUTES (OCT 2018)

3.6.2-28 SERVICE CONTRACT LABOR STANDARDS (JUL 2023)

3.6.2-35 PREVENTION OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT (JUL 2023)

3.6.2-39 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (JUL 2023)

3.6.2-46 PAID SICK LEAVE UNDER EXECUTIVE ORDER 13706 (JUL 2023)

3.6.2-47 MINIMUM WAGES FOR CONTRACTOR WORKERS UNDER EXECUTIVE ORDER 14026

(JUL 2023)

3.6.3-7 WASTE MANAGEMENT AND POLLUTION PREVENTION (JAN 2020)

3.6.3-8 ALTERNATIVES TO PRODUCTS CONTAINING OZONE DEPLETING SUBSTANCES

AND HIGH GLOBAL WARMING POTENTIAL HYDROFLUOROCARBONS (JAN 2020)

3.6.3-9 OZONE DEPLETING SUBSTANCES AND HIGH GLOBAL WARMING POTENTIAL

HYDROFLUOROCARBONS (OCT 2016)

3.6.3-13 AFFIRMATIVE PROCUREMENT OF RECYCLED CONTENT AND PRODUCTS UNDER

SERVICE AND CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS (JAN 2020)

3.6.3-14 USE OF ENVIRONMENTALLY PREFERABLE PRODUCTS (JAN 2020)

3.6.3-21 EFFICIENCY IN WATER CONSUMING PRODUCTS AND SERVICES (JAN 2020)

3.6.3-23 DELIVERY OF ELECTRONIC AND PAPER DOCUMENTS (JAN 2020)

3.6.3-25 AEROSOLS (OCT 2016)

3.6.3-26 FOAMS (OCT 2016)

3.6.4-5 FAA BUY AMERICAN PREFERENCE - STEEL AND MANUFACTURED GOODS (APR

2022)

3.6.4-10 RESTRICTIONS ON CERTAIN FOREIGN PURCHASES (JAN 2010)

3.6.6-1 DRUG FREE WORKPLACE (APR 2023)

3.6.6-2 SEAT BELT USE BY CONTRACTOR EMPLOYEES (APR 2023)

3.6.6-3 CONTRACTOR POLICY TO BAN TEXT MESSAGING WHILE DRIVING (JUL 2023)

3.8.2-10 PROTECTION OF GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS, EQUIPMENT, AND VEGETATION (JUL

2019)

3.8.2-11 CONTINUITY OF SERVICES (OCT 2018)

3.8.9-2 PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTING FOR CERTAIN TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND

VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SERVICES OR EQUIPMENT (JUL 2023)

3.9.1-1 CONTRACT DISPUTES (JAN 2020)

3.9.1-2 PROTEST AFTER AWARD (AUG 1997)

3.10.1-7 BANKRUPTCY (APR 1996)

3.10.1-12 CHANGES - FIXED-PRICE (APR 1996) - ALTERNATE II (APR 1996)

3.10.1-25 NOVATION AND CHANGE-OF-NAME AGREEMENTS (OCT 2007)

3.10.1-28 CHANGES REQUIRED BY AMS (JAN 2024)

3.10.6-1 TERMINATION FOR CONVENIENCE OF THE GOVERNMENT (FIXED PRICE) (OCT

1996)

3.10.6-4 DEFAULT (FIXED-PRICE SUPPLY AND SERVICE) (JAN 2020)

3.2.4-34 OPTION TO EXTEND SERVICES (OCT 2019)

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 must not exceed 6 months. The Contracting Officer may exercise the option by written notice to the Contractor within the period specified in the Schedule.

(End of clause)

3.2.4-35 OPTION TO EXTEND THE TERM OF THE CONTRACT (JUL 2021)

(a) The Government may extend the term of this contract by written notice (contract modification) to the Contractor prior to the expiration of the current period of performance provided, that the Government will give the Contractor a preliminary written notice of its intent to extend at least 60 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 must be considered to include this option provision.

(c) The total duration of this contract, including the exercise of any options under this clause, must not exceed 66 (months) or 5.5 (years).

(End of clause)

3.3.1-10 AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS (APR 2014)

Funds are not presently available for this contract. The FAA's obligation under this contract is contingent upon the availability of appropriated funds from which payment for contract purposes can be made. No legal liability on the part of the FAA for any payment may arise until funds are made available to the Contracting Officer for this contract and until the Contractor receives notice of such availability, to be confirmed in writing by the Contracting Officer.

(End of clause)

3.3.1-11 AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR (APR 1996)

Funds are not presently available for performance under this contract beyond n/a. The FAA's obligation for performance of this contract beyond that date is contingent upon the availability of appropriated funds from which payment for contract purposes can be made. No legal liability on the part of the FAA for any payment may arise for performance under this contract beyond n/a, until funds are made available to the Contracting Officer for performance and until the Contractor receives notice of availability, to be confirmed in writing by the Contracting Officer.

(End of clause)

3.3.1-32 PERFORMANCE BASED PAYMENTS (JUL 2018)

(a) Amount of payments and limitations on payments. Subject to such other limitations and conditions as are specified in this contract and this clause, the amount of payments and limitations on payments will be specified in the contract's description of the basis for payment.

(b) Contractor request for performance-based payment. The Contractor may submit requests for payment of performance-based payments not more frequently than monthly, in a form and manner acceptable to the Contracting Officer. Unless otherwise authorized by the Contracting Officer, all performance-based payments in any period for which payment is being requested must be included in a single request, appropriately itemized and totaled. The Contractor's request must contain the information and certification detailed in paragraphs (l) and (m) of this clause.

(c) Approval and payment of requests. (1) The Contractor will not be entitled to payment of a request for performance-based payment prior to successful accomplishment of the event or performance criterion for which payment is requested. The Contracting Officer will determine whether the event or performance criterion for which payment is requested has been successfully accomplished in accordance with the terms of the contract. The Contracting Officer may, at any time, require the Contractor to substantiate the successful performance of any event or performance criterion which has been or is represented as being payable.

(2) A payment under this performance-based payment clause is a contract financing payment under the Prompt Payment clause of this contract, and approved requests will be paid in accordance with the prompt payment period and provisions specified for contract financing payments by that clause. However, if the Contracting Officer requires substantiation as provided in paragraph (c)(1) of this clause, or inquires into the status of an event or performance criterion, or into any of the conditions listed in paragraph (e) of this clause, or into the Contractor certification, payment is not required, and the prompt payment period will not begin until the Contracting Officer approves the request.

(3) The approval by the Contracting Officer of a request for performance-based payment does not constitute an acceptance by the Government and does not excuse the Contractor from performance of obligations under this contract.

(d) Liquidation of performance-based payments. (1) Performance-based finance amounts paid prior to payment for delivery of an item will be liquidated by deducting a percentage or a designated dollar amount from the delivery payment. If the performance-based finance payments are on a delivery item basis, the liquidation amount for each such line item will be the percent of that delivery item price that was previously paid under performance-based finance payments or the designated dollar amount. If the performance-based finance payments are on a whole contract basis, liquidation will be by either predesignated liquidation amounts or a liquidation percentage.

(2) If at any time the amount of payments under this contract exceeds any limitation in this contract, the Contractor must repay to the Government the excess. Unless otherwise determined by the Contracting Officer, such excess must be credited as a reduction in the unliquidated performance-based payment balance(s), after adjustment of invoice payments and balances for any retroactive price adjustments.

(e) Reduction or suspension of performance-based payments. The Contracting Officer may reduce or suspend performance-based payments, liquidate performance-based payments by deduction from any payment under the contract, or take a combination of these actions after finding upon substantial evidence any of the following conditions:

(1) The Contractor failed to comply with any material requirement of this contract (which includes paragraphs (h) and (i) of this clause).

(2) Performance of this contract is endangered by the Contractor's--

(i) Failure to make progress; or

(ii) Unsatisfactory financial condition.

(3) The Contractor is delinquent in payment of any subcontractor or supplier under this contract in the ordinary course of business.

(f) Title. (1) Title to the property described in this paragraph (f) will vest in the Government. Vestiture will be immediately upon the date of the first performance-based payment under this contract, for property acquired or produced before that date. Otherwise, vestiture will occur when the property is or should have been allocable or properly chargeable to this contract

(2) "Property," as used in this clause, includes all of the following described items acquired or produced by the Contractor that are or should be allocable or properly chargeable to this contract under sound and generally accepted accounting principles and practices:

(i) Parts, materials, inventories, and work in process;

(ii) Special tooling and special test equipment to which the Government is to acquire title under any other clause of this contract;

(iii) Nondurable (i.e., noncapital) tools, jigs, dies, fixtures, molds, patterns, taps, gauges, test equipment and other similar manufacturing aids, title to which would not be obtained as special tooling under subparagraph (f)(2)(ii) of this clause; and

(iv) Drawings and technical data, to the extent the Contractor or subcontractors are required to deliver them to the Government by other clauses of this contract.

(3) Although title to property is in the Government under this clause, other applicable clauses of this contract (e.g., the termination or special tooling clauses) will determine the handling and disposition of the property.

(4) The Contractor may sell any scrap resulting from production under this contract, without requesting the Contracting Officer's approval, provided that any significant reduction in the value of the property to which the Government has title under this clause is reported in writing to the Contracting Officer. The contractor must credit the proceeds against the cost of performance.

(5) In order to acquire for its own use or dispose of property to which title is vested in the Government under this clause, the Contractor must obtain the Contracting Officer's advance approval of the action and the terms. If approved, the contractor must exclude the allocable costs of the property from the costs of contract performance, and repay to the Government any amount of unliquidated payments allocable to the property.

(6) When the Contractor completes all of the obligations under this contract, including liquidation of all performance-based payments, title will vest in the Contractor for all property (or the proceeds thereof) not--

(i) Delivered to, and accepted by, the Government under this contract; or

(ii) Incorporated in supplies delivered to, and accepted by, the Government under this contract and to which title is vested in the Government under this clause.

(7) The terms of this contract concerning liability for Government-furnished property will not apply to property to which the Government acquired title solely under this clause.

(g) Risk of loss. Before delivery to and acceptance by the Government, the Contractor will bear the risk of loss for property, the title to which vests in the Government under this clause, except to the extent the Government expressly assumes the risk. If any property is damaged, lost, stolen, or destroyed, the basis of payment (the events or performance criteria) to which the property is related will be deemed to be not in compliance with the terms of the contract and not payable (if the property is part of or needed for performance), and the Contractor must refund the related performance-based payments in accordance with paragraph (d) of this clause.

(h) Records and controls. The Contractor must maintain records and controls adequate for administration of this clause. The Contractor will have no entitlement to performance-based payments during any time the Contractor's records or controls are determined by the Contracting Officer to be inadequate for administration of this clause.

(i) Reports and Government access. The Contractor must promptly furnish reports, certificates, financial statements, and other pertinent information requested by the Contracting Officer for the administration of this clause and to determine that an event or other criterion prompting a financing payment has been successfully accomplished. The Contractor must give the Government reasonable opportunity to examine and verify the Contractor's records and to examine and verify the Contractor's performance of this contract for administration of this clause.

(j) Special terms regarding default. If this contract is terminated under the default provisions of any termination clause, (1) the Contractor must, on demand, repay to the Government the amount of unliquidated performance-based payments, and (2) title will vest in the Contractor, on full liquidation of all performance-based payments, for all property for which the Government elects not to require delivery under the Default clause of this contract. The Government will be liable for no payment except as provided by the Default clause.

(k) Reservation of rights.

(1) No payment or vesting of title under this clause will--

(i) Excuse the Contractor from performance of obligations under this contract; or

(ii) Constitute a waiver of any of the rights or remedies of the parties under the contract.

(2) The Government's rights and remedies under this clause--

(i) Will not be exclusive, but rather will be in addition to any other rights and remedies provided by law or this contract; and

(ii) Will not be affected by delayed, partial, or omitted exercise of any right, remedy, power, or privilege, nor will such exercise or any single exercise preclude or impair any further exercise under this clause or the exercise of any other right, power, or privilege of the Government.

(l) Content of Contractor's request for performance-based payment. The Contractor's request for performance-based payment must contain the following:

(1) The name and address of the Contractor;

(2) The date of the request for performance-based payment;

(3) The contract number and/or other identifier of the contract or order under which the request is made;

(4) Such information and documentation as is required by the contract's description of the basis for payment; and

(5) A certification by a Contractor official authorized to bind the Contractor, as specified in paragraph (m) of this clause.

(m) Content of Contractor's certification. As required in paragraph (l)(5) of this clause, the Contractor must make the following certification in each request for performance-based payment:

I certify to the best of my knowledge and belief that--

(1) This request for performance-based payment is true and correct; this request (and attachments) has been prepared from the books and records of the Contractor, in accordance with the contract and the instructions of the Contracting Officer;

(2) (Except as reported in writing on [enter date]), all payments to subcontractors and suppliers under this contract have been paid, or will be paid, currently, when due in the ordinary course of business;

(3) There are no encumbrances (except as reported in writing on [enter date]) against the property acquired or produced for, and allocated or properly chargeable to, the contract which would affect or impair the Government's title;

(4) There has been no materially adverse change in the financial condition of the Contractor since the submission by the Contractor to the Government of the most recent written information dated [enter date]; and

(5) After the making of this requested performance-based payment, the amount of all payments for each deliverable item for which performance-based payments have been requested will not exceed any limitation in the contract, and the amount of all payments under the contract will not exceed any limitation in the contract.

(End of clause)

3.3.1-33 SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT (JAN 2024)

(a) Definitions. As used in this clause

"Registered in the SAM database" means that the Contractor has entered all mandatory information, including the Unique Identity Identifier (UEI) or the Electronic Funds Transfer indicator, into the SAM database.

"System for Award Management (SAM) database" means the primary Government repository for Contractor information required for the conduct of business with the Government.

"Unique Entity Identifier (UEI)" (also known as the Unique Entity ID) means a number or other…

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