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Topic Solicitation 10: Checkpoint Chemical Detectors Information

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (DHS) COUNTERING WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION OPEN

BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT (CWMD OBAA)

TOPIC SOLICITATION NO. 10: 70RWMD22R00000006

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There will be no exceptions to the time and date on which responses are due, unless determined otherwise by the Government. Proposals received after the designated closing date/time may not be considered. See Section 5.3.1 of the

OBAA.

Note: This Topic Solicitation will be conducted in accordance with the Two-Phased Evaluation Process as described under Section 1.6 of the OBAA. This Topic Solicitation is being issued in accordance with the notice and solicitation requirements set forth in FAR 5 for the FAR 35 Research and Development solicitation. The OBAA Solicitation 70RDND19R00000003 was posted on Federal Business Opportunities (FBO.gov) on April 17, 2019. Effective November 12, 2019, FBO.gov is retired, and the OBAA Solicitation 70RDND19R00000003 can now be found on https://sam.gov

This evaluation process will consist of the solicitation, receipt, and evaluation of the pitch papers and proposals. Under this evaluation, Phase 1 of the evaluation process will consist of the solicitation, receipt, and evaluation of the pitch papers from potential performers. Entries in the various sections of the pitch papers should be concise and conform to the specified formatting and word count limitations as indicated in this Topic Solicitation. Repetition of presentation materials should be avoided or minimized as much as possible. No formal transmittal letter is required for Phase 1 responses. Once the pitch paper peer/scientific review process has been completed, potential offerors will be notified in writing, typically via email, whether the potential offeror is "encouraged" or "not encouraged" to submit a full proposal. Potential Offerors are strongly encouraged to take advantage of the pitch paper process, but they are not required to submit a pitch paper in advance of a proposal.

A down-selection process will then be conducted by Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Offerors who submitted Phase 1 pitch papers and were encouraged to submit proposals, will be given the opportunity to participate in Phase 2. As stated in Section 5.2.2 of the OBAA, pitch papers are designed to permit Offerors an opportunity to obtain feedback from CWMD on their project without having to go to the expense and effort of writing a proposal. Therefore, if the Government does not encourage a proposal based on an Offeror's pitch paper submission, the Offeror may still participate in Phase 2. Phase 2 will consist of the solicitation, receipt, and evaluation of a proposal limited to 16 pages, excluding the cover sheet, Volume II and Volume III. Once the proposal peer/scientific review process has been completed, offerors will be notified in writing, typically via email, that their proposal has either been selected, selected but not funded, or not selected for the award. Potential offerors are strongly encouraged to take advantage of the pitch paper process, but they are not required to submit a pitch paper in advance of a proposal.

Offerors not selected for the award may request feedback regarding the peer/scientific review findings of the submitted proposal. A written request to the Contracting Officer must be received within 3 calendar days of notification of non-selection.

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CWMD.07 Chemical and Biological Detection: Provide increased capability to detect and identify chemical and biological threats in response to emerging operational needs.

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Topic Title: Checkpoint Chemical Detector

Objective: Mature and demonstrate non-contact detection technologies for sensing of chemical threats relevant to checkpoint screening scenarios.

Technology Readiness Level at Beginning: TRL 4-5

Technology Readiness Level at Conclusion: TRL 7

(Note: TRL definitions can be found in Attachment B of the OBAA.)

Background

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is committed to using cutting-edge technologies and scientific talent in their mission to make America safer. In December 2018, the Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Act authorized the creation of the DHS Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office (CWMD). The mission of CWMD is to lead DHS efforts and coordinate with domestic and international partners to safeguard the United States against chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) and health security threats. The DHS CWMD Research and Development (R&D) appropriation provides resources necessary to identify, explore, and demonstrate new technologies and capabilities that will help enable DHS and stakeholders to prevent, protect against, respond to, and mitigate nuclear, chemical, radiological, and biological threats and incidents.

Priority needs of DHS's Operational Components drive CWMD's R&D investments. CWMD looks for the following types of solutions within the chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear mission space:

As the threat of terrorism evolves, DHS intends to assess a wide spectrum of potential technologies that can enhance their capabilities.

The Department of Homeland Security is committed to investments in game-changing technologies to improve the protective posture of DHS personnel and the general public against chemical threats and hazards. At checkpoint screening scenarios, there is a need to reduce contact of suspected items from screening officers such as TSA Transportation Security Officers (TSOs) and the traveling public, and to eliminate error with current trace detection platforms that rely on direct sampling from target substrates to facilitate effective detection. To address this need, this topic seeks to mature non-contact chemical detection technologies to enable sensing of a wide range of threat materials that could be used as WMDs, such as chemical warfare agents (CWAs), toxic industrial chemicals (TICs), chemical threat precursors, pharmaceutical based agents (PBAs), and explosives. The goal of this program is to increase the range of threats detected and identified at screening operations, improve the speed of detection and identification, reduce false/nuisance alarms, and enhance material identification at lower limits of detection.

Solutions must provide a cost-effective, low maintenance technology for high-throughput screening operations, providing small bulk chemical identification, trace surface chemical identification, or both trace and small bulk capability. Solutions should perform non-contact detection and identification of materials in near-real time without requiring direct collection of samples.

Specifically, technologies are sought to meet one or more of the following tracks:

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2. 0.5 μg/cm2 (threshold) with a goal of 50 ng/cm2 (objective)

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The desired final prototype system functional and performance parameters for all systems (Tracks A, B, and C) are as follows:

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Chemicals of interest for this program include, but are not limited to, the following classes:

A detailed list of chemical targets of interest, as well as substrate surfaces and interferent materials, will be provided as Government Furnished Information (GFI) following award. Offeror must be able to perform work at the Secret level in order to gain appropriate access to detection requirements.

0.5 μg/cm2 (threshold) with a goal of 50 ng/cm2

Phase Structure

This will be a four-phased development activity. Research activities are sought that can be matured into an operational capability within a 45- to 48-month time frame.

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Pitch papers must be submitted on or before the deadline listed in Section 3 of this Topic Solicitation (not later than 30 calendar days from the Topic Solicitation posting), in electronic format and emailed to inbox CWMDOBAA@hq.dhs.gov. Pitch paper submissions consist of one attachment in the email submission. Specific guidance is provided below regarding the email and pitch paper file name format.

In the email subject line, please use "CWMD OBAA Pitch Paper Submission for

<organization>, Topic Solicitation No. 70RWMD22R00000006

Each pitch paper file name will include the following: "CWMDOBAA-PP-0#-XXXX," where "0#" = number of pitch paper submission, and "XXXX" = four letter character shortcut for organization name

Example: Company A, Inc.'s submission for one pitch paper comprised of one file in the attached email:

Subject: CWMD OBAA Pitch Paper Submission for Company A, Inc.

The email submission should at least include the following information:

1)

Hard copy, facsimile, or hand delivered pitch papers will not be accepted.

Pitch papers should be submitted well in advance of the deadline for submission, to ensure completion of the electronic submission process by the date and time of the deadline, as stated in this Topic Solicitation. Any pitch paper submissions received by the Government after the deadline for submission will not be accepted. It is highly encouraged that offerors do not wait until the last minute to submit their pitch paper(s). Receipt of pitch papers will be handled in accordance with FAR 15.208 and FAR 52.215-1.

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Pitch papers should capture the essence of a complete proposal and are designed to permit potential offerors an opportunity to obtain feedback from CWMD on their proposed project without having to go to the expense and effort of writing a full proposal. Such exchanges are to improve the understanding of Government requirements and industry capabilities, thereby allowing the potential offerors to judge if they can satisfy the Government's requirements and to enhance the Government's ability to obtain quality supplies and services, at reasonable prices, and increase efficiency in proposal preparation, proposal evaluation, and contract award. A pitch paper shall consist of a maximum of two pages, including all pictures, figures, tables, and charts in legible size. The quad chart described below is included in the two-page limit. The cover sheet and fully executed non-disclosure agreement (NDA) mentioned in Section 14 will not be included in the two-page limit.

A pitch paper is a single electronic file in PDF format, viewable by Microsoft Windows-10 compatible machines. The individual pitch paper file size must be no more than 20 MB. Pitch papers shall not exceed two pages (standard size: 8.5" by 11") using 1" margins and 12 point fonts or larger for text and 9-point fonts or larger for pictures, figures, tables and charts. The pitch paper should contain the following information in this order:

If the pitch paper is found to be responsive to the topic, CWMD will schedule a brief (no more than 20 minutes) scientific engagement discussion with the offeror. The primary purpose of the scientific engagement discussion is for the Government to learn more about the proposed prototype, the potential offeror, and its capabilities. The Government will not be obligated by these discussions and nothing discussed will authorize the potential offeror to work, start work, or bill for work. During these scientific discussion engagement sessions, CWMD:

After this review, CWMD will notify potential offerors, either encouraging or not encouraging submission of a proposal. It is anticipated that responses will be provided no later than 10 days after the pitch paper deadline. If a proposal submission is not encouraged, the general basis for the opinion to not encourage further participation will be provided. If a proposal submission is encouraged, comments and questions regarding the pitch paper submission will be provided, which may include comments regarding the potential offeror's apparent capability and experience and management approach.

Pitch papers will be reviewed against four criteria in order of importance: Strategic Impact, Technical Approach, Capability and Experience, and Management Approach. A description of these criteria can be found in Section 13 of this document.

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CWMD will not reimburse offerors for any proposal preparation costs. Proposals shall remain valid from the date of submission for at least six (6) months.

Offerors shall submit proposals no later than the deadline set forth in the Topic Solicitation and the notification letters encouraging proposal submission. Offerors shall submit proposals in electronic format and email their proposals to inbox CWMDOBAA@hq.dhs.gov. An offeror may choose to alter their ideas, concepts, technical approaches, etc. or expand on their original ideas reflected in the offeror's pitch paper (if submitted) at any time after the submission of the offeror's pitch paper and prior to the offeror's submission of their proposal. Exchanges between the Government and a potential offeror regarding the potential offeror's pitch paper are not binding.

Proposals consist of three separate documents described in detail below:

If an offeror submits a fully executed NDA as mentioned in Section 14 with a pitch paper and chooses to submit a proposal, they do not need to submit an additional fully executed NDA with the proposal. If an offeror submits a proposal only, then they must submit a fully executed NDA with the proposal.

Volume I is the primary document to be evaluated by the technical reviewers, with Volumes II and III providing supporting information. Note that Volume I should be a standalone document describing, consistent with the sections below, the material aspects of the proposed effort. The supplemental material in Volumes II and III are intended to support Volume I's statements and ensure compliance with non-technical aspects of the solicitation. All volumes will be evaluated by the Contracting Officer to ensure compliance with the requirements of the OBAA. For instance, Volume III will serve as the formal cost submission for future contracting discussions should the proposal be recommended for the award from a technical aspect.

Specific guidance is provided below regarding the email and proposal file name format.

Offerors shall submit proposals in electronic format and email their proposals to the inbox CWMDOBAA@hq.dhs.gov. In the email subject line, please use "CWMD OBAA Proposal Submission for <organization>, Topic Solicitation No. 10:

70RWMD22R00000006".

Each proposal file name will include the following: "CWMDOBAA-VOL#-FP-0#-XXXX," where "VOL#" = volume number, "0#" = number of proposal submission, and "XXXX" = four letter character shortcut for organization name.

Example: Company A, Inc.'s submission for one proposal comprised of the three separate files in the attached email:

Subject: CWMD OBAA proposal Submission for Company A:

The email for the proposal submission should at least include the following information:

Hard copy, facsimile, or hand delivered proposals are not accepted.

Offerors shall submit their proposals well in advance of the proposal submission deadline, in order to ensure completion of the electronic submission process no later than the date and time of the deadline, as set forth in the particular Topic Solicitation.

Any proposal submissions received by the Government after the submission deadline will not be accepted unless receipt of the proposal would not unduly delay the acquisition and it was the only proposal received. It is highly encouraged that offerors do not wait until the last minute to submit their proposal(s).

The three volumes consist of three separate electronic files, which may need to be delivered to the Government in separate emails but may be transmitted in a single email if size limitations permit. Volumes I and II will only be accepted in PDF format.

Volume III will only be accepted in Microsoft Excel format (only .xls and .xlsx files are acceptable). The maximum file size for each volume is 20 MB. Memory sizes of graphic images should be minimized before insertion into any of the files and should support clear display and document printing. Non-conforming proposals may be rejected without review and the Offeror will be removed from consideration for award.

Volume I shall provide the primary technical and management description of the proposal. Volume I is the primary document to be evaluated by the technical reviewers, with Volumes II and III used as supplementary material. Volume I shall not exceed sixteen (16) pages of standard size (8.5" by 11") using 1" margins in 12-point fonts or larger for text and 9-point fonts or larger for pictures, figures, tables and charts for all Topic Solicitations. Volume I shall include the sections described below. The section headings below are mandatory, the page limits for each section are suggestions, and only the overall limit of 16 pages will be considered during compliance checks. Proposals for which Volume I exceeds the 16 page limit will have any pages above the 16 page limit removed and those pages will not be reviewed or evaluated.

The general quad chart can be found in Attachment 2. The proposal quad chart content does not have to be the same as the pitch paper quad chart, but it should be in a similar format.

Describe how the intended research will provide strategic impact to the CWMD mission to counter attempts by terrorists or other threat actors to carry out an attack against the United States or its interests using a weapon of mass destruction.

This narrative section should describe in detail what is intended to be accomplished and the premise or theory justifying the approach taken. It should describe the fundamental principle, premise, or theory that the work will explore, the scientific approach being pursued to explore this premise, and how the results or data from the effort will be analyzed and/or evaluated.

This section should also provide some detail as to why this approach was taken, and an estimate of the risk in achieving research goals. In developing the technical approach, the following should be considered:

This section should provide a detailed outline of the plans and rationale for technical implementation including a summary of proposed tasks (work breakdown structure) for each phase of the effort. The discussion of Phase I tasks is expected to be more comprehensive than those of the follow-on phases. The narrative should answer the following questions:

This section should provide an overview of the offeror's experience relative to design and development of non-contact detection technologies for sensing of chemical materials relevant to checkpoint screening. This section should address the following:

This section should provide an overview of the proposed management approach, tools, and management processes to be used to execute the project. This section must provide:

This section should provide an overview of the total cost of the proposed work. This section must provide:

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*Note: For each subcontractor and consultant cost, the prime offeror must submit a detailed breakdown by labor, materials, equipment, travel, and other costs.

Volume II, the Supplemental Data proposal, will be used to ensure the proposal guidelines have been met. Volume II may not exceed 30 pages of standard size (8.5" by 11") using 1" margins in 12-point fonts or larger. The section mandatory the other sections (Technical Approach, Management Approach, Small Business Considerations Employee Eligibility Verification) are optional

Provide a detailed SOW, by task, for all phases of the proposed work using the appropriate template provided (Attachment 4 for FAR-based, Cost Reimbursement-type contracts; Attachment 5 for interagency agreements under the Economy Act; or Attachment 6 for interagency agreements with Department of Energy National Labs). Tasks and sub-tasks up to three levels are recommended for efforts of high complexity. Quantitative performance or time MSs must be defined. Describe all deliverables proposed under this effort, including data, software, and reports, material, or systems consistent with objectives of the work involved.

Provide additional or supplemental technical information and data not included in Volume I.

Provide additional or supplemental information describing how the overall effort will be managed.

Proposals that exceed $750,000, except for those submitted by small business concerns, must include a Small Business Subcontracting Plan, in accordance with FAR Subpart 19.7 and FAR 52.219-9. The plan is included in the 30-page limit.

Although the Small Business Subcontracting Plan is required to be included in the proposal for FAR compliance, the plan is not an evaluated factor. Proposals that do not include a required plan will receive no further consideration.

Regardless of the proposed dollar value, all offerors shall indicate their business size status and list all subcontractors and their business size statuses. All offerors are encouraged to offer subcontracting opportunities to small businesses to the maximum extent practicable.

Include a statement specifying compliance with FAR Clause 52.222-54.

Include a summary of any assertions to any technical data or computer software (as each term is defined in FAR 52.227- 14(a)) that will be developed or delivered under any resultant award. This includes any assertions to pre-existing results, prototypes, or systems supporting and/or necessary for the use of the research, results, and/or prototype. Any rights asserted in other parts of the proposal that would impact the rights in this section must be cross-referenced. If less than unlimited rights (as defined in FAR 52.227-14(a)) in any data delivered under the resultant award are asserted, the offeror must explain how these rights in the technical data or computer software will affect their ability to deliver research data, subsystems, and toolkits for integration as set forth below. Additionally, the offeror must explain how the program goals are achievable considering these proprietary and/or restrictive limitations in the technical data or computer software. If there are no claims of proprietary rights in preexisting data, this section shall consist of a statement to that effect.

Proposals submitted in response to any topic issued against this OBAA shall identify all technical data or computer software that the offeror asserts will be furnished to the Government with restrictions on access, use, modification, reproduction, release, performance, display, or disclosure. Offeror's pre-award identification of such claims shall be submitted using the following table as an attachment to their offer and shall contain the following information:

For each deliverable listed in the below table, please identify any assertion of restriction on the Government's use, release, or disclosure of technical data or computer software.

Technical Data Name of Person

Deliverable or

Computer Software to be Furnished

With Restrictions*

Basis for Assertion**

Asserted Rights Category***

Asserting Restrictions****

*For technical data (other than computer software documentation) pertaining to items, components, or processes developed at private expense, identify both the deliverable technical data and each such item, component, or process.

For computer software or computer software documentation identify the software or documentation.

**Generally, development at private expense, either exclusively or partially, is the only basis for asserting restrictions. For technical data, other than computer software documentation, development refers to development of the item, component, or process to which the data pertain. The Government's rights in computer software documentation generally may not be restricted. For computer software, development refers to the software. Indicate whether development was accomplished exclusively or partially at a private expense. If development was not accomplished at a private expense, or for computer software documentation, enter the specific basis for asserting restrictions.

***Enter asserted rights category (e.g., Government purpose license rights from a prior contract, limited, restricted, or Government purpose rights under this or a prior contract, or specially negotiated licenses).

****Corporation, individual, or other person, as appropriate, or enter "none" when all data or software will be submitted without restrictions.

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(6)

Note: The Bayh-Dole Act shall apply for any patentable materials, technologies, or knowledge developed on a contract resulting from this Topic Solicitation. The Government reserves nonexclusive, perpetual, royalty-free licensure of any materials developed under a contract resulting from this Topic Solicitation.

(7)

Note: This section entitled "Assertion of Data Rights" must be severable, i.e., it must start on a new page. It is anticipated that the proposed Assertion of Data Rights will be incorporated as an attachment to the resultant award instrument. Proposals must include a severable selfstanding Assertion of Data Rights section without any proprietary restrictions, which can be used to make the contract or agreement award.

The cost proposal shall consist of a cover page and a detailed cost by task/sub-task using the same task numbers used in the SOW. Options must be separately priced. The purpose of this volume is to provide detailed backup information for the summary costs provided in Volume I. There should be a clear correlation between the information in these two volumes, including, but not limited to, total amounts proposed. Volume III has no page limitations.

The cost of preparing proposals in response to this OBAA is not considered an allowable direct charge to any resulting contract or any other award.

Those who have not been audited by the Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) or who do not have an approved DCAA cost accounting system for a cost-type contract will be required to undergo an audit and/or gain DCAA cost accounting system approval, prior to any cost-type contract award from this Request from Proposal. The DCAA website at: http://www.dcaa.mil/index.html has been prepared by DCAA to assist contractors in understanding applicable requirements and to help ease the contract audit process.

The phrase "Cost proposal" should appear on the cover page in addition to the following information:

a) b)

c) d) e) f) 14)

15)

Detailed bases of estimates are required for all tasks/sub-tasks in the SOW. The offeror should provide a total estimated price for major demonstrations and other activities associated with the program, including cost sharing, if any. The offeror should state whether any Independent Research and Development (IR&D) Program is or will be dedicated to this effort, or if IR&D is being pursued to benefit related programs as well. Any cost sharing estimates should include the type of cost share, i.e., cash or in-kind. If in-kind is proposed, the offeror should provide a discussion of how the cost share was valued. For the Government to determine the reasonableness, realism, and completeness of the cost proposal, the offeror shall submit Microsoft Excel spreadsheet(s) with a detailed cost breakdown of all proposed costs by cost categories, including quotes, receipts, historical pricing, payroll records, catalogue pricing, etc. to include the following sets of data:

The Price/Cost proposal should be consistent with your proposed SOW. Activities such as demonstrations required to reduce the various technical risks should be identified in the SOW and reflected in the Price/Cost proposal. The offeror should provide a total estimated price for the major Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation activities associated with the program.

Note: The prime and subcontractors using exchange rates must include the exchange rate used and shall provide the origin/source of the exchange rate in the proposal submission.

13.

Criterion I: Strategic Impact

The following items will be considered and evaluated:

Criterion II: Technical Approach

The following items will be considered and evaluated:

Criterion III: Capability and Experience

The following items will be considered and evaluated:

Criterion IV: Management Approach

The following items will be considered and evaluated:

Criterion V: Cost/Price Realism and Reasonableness

Note that while cost/price realism and reasonableness is a criterion for an award, it will not be analyzed or evaluated unless a proposal is recommended for an award from a technical standpoint. No cost/price feedback will be provided for those proposals not recommended for the award.

The objective of this criterion is to establish that the proposed costs are reasonable and realistic for the technical and management approach offered, as well as to determine the offeror's practical understanding of the effort. The proposed costs should be based on realistic assumptions, reflect a sufficient understanding of the technical thresholds and objectives of the OBAA, and are consistent with the offeror's technical approach (to include the proposed SOW). The cost proposal should substantiate the proposed costs with the type and number of labor hours proposed per task, as well as the types and kinds of materials, equipment and fabrication costs proposed. This will be principally measured through an independent Government cost estimate consisting of cost per labor hour and number of labor hours proposed, by major capital expenditures and consumables in the early phase and evaluating the likelihood of completing the effort on time and at the proposed costs. Cost realism analyses shall be performed to determine the probable cost of performance for each offeror that is recommended for the award.

The Government recognizes that undue emphasis on cost may motivate proposers to offer low-risk ideas with minimum uncertainty and to staff the effort with junior personnel in order to be in a more competitive posture. CWMD discourages such cost strategies.

The following items will be considered and evaluated:

Note: DHS CWMD reserves the right to select for the award and fund all, some, or none of the proposals received in response to the Topic Solicitations issued against this OBAA.

14.

Offerors are advised that non federal, contract support personnel from the company listed below will be used to carryout administrative functions for the topic program managers and serve as non-evaluating Source Selection Organization members in the source selection process. These individuals will be authorized access to only those portions of proposal data and discussions that are necessary to enable them to perform their respective duties. The firm is expressly prohibited from competing on the subject acquisition and from scoring or rating of proposals or recommending the selection of a source.

Administrative duties may include, but are not limited to, making, and distributing copies of proposals to members of the Source Selection Organization, scheduling and attending meetings, taking and compiling notes, etc. to Federal Government Technical Evaluation Team Members only.

Mayvin, Inc.

CWMD_NDA@mayvin.com

In accomplishing their duties related to the source selection process, the aforementioned firm may require access to proprietary information contained in the Offerors' proposals. Therefore, pursuant to FAR 9.505 4, the firm must execute an agreement with each Offeror that states that they will (1) protect the Offerors' information from unauthorized use or disclosure for as long as it remains proprietary and (2) refrain from using the information for any purpose other than that for which it was furnished. Each Offeror must contact the company listed above at the respective email address at least two weeks prior to the proposal submission deadline to effect execution of such an agreement.

CWMD highly recommends that the Offerors use the standard one-page company to company, non disclosure agreement included with this Topic Solicitation (Attachment 7). It is imperative that potential Offerors submitting pitch papers and/or proposals for this OBAA Topic Solicitation submit a copy of their signed agreements to CWMDOBAA@hq.dhs.gov, in addition to providing a copy with the pitch paper and/or proposal. The above entity shall be contacted at the email address above at least two weeks prior to the pitch paper and/or proposal submission deadline to effect execution of such an agreement and shall submit a copy of the fully executed NDA with its pitch paper and/or proposal. The fully executed NDA will not be included in the page limits indicated in the Topic Solicitation above. If an offeror submits a fully executed NDA with a pitch paper and chooses to submit a proposal, they do not need to submit an additional fully executed NDA with the proposal. If an offeror submits a proposal only, then they must submit a fully executed NDA with the proposal. Pitch papers and/or proposals submitted to this Topic Solicitation will not be considered complete until the submission of the dually signed non disclosure agreement. Failure to execute such agreements with the above company will result in the potential Offeror's proposal submission being found non-compliant. Non-compliant submissions will not be reviewed or evaluated.

15.

16.

Question # Reference Contractors' Question

1 General (if there is no specific document reference)

2 (Example) OBAA Solicitation 70RDND19R00000003, page 15, Section 5.2, first paragraph, second sentence

3 (Example) Topic Solicitation No.

10: 70RWMD22R00000006,

page 2, Section 9, first sentence

Please include "Questions for CWMD OBAA/Topic Solicitation No. 10: 70RWMD22R00000006" in the subject line. All questions and responses will be posted on the website https://sam.gov/ unless offerors indicate that their questions contain proprietary information for which a public response from the Government would be inappropriate.

Questions will only be accepted or answered electronically.

Statement of Work SOW TBD prior to Award.

4. Section D - Packaging and Marking

Clauses incorporated by reference

Clauses incorporated by full text

Packaging and Marking TBD prior to Award.

5. Section E - Inspection and Acceptance Terms

Clauses incorporated by reference

Article Number Reference Text

52.246-9 52.246-9 INSPECTION OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (SHORT FORM) (APR 1984)

Clauses incorporated by full text

Inspection and Acceptance Further Details TBD prior to Award.

6. Section F - Delivery or Performance

Clauses incorporated by reference

Article Number Reference Text 52.242-15 Alt I 52.242-15 STOP-WORK ORDER (AUG 1989) ALTERNATE I (APR 1984)

Clauses incorporated by full text

Period of Performance (estimated) Estimated Duration by Period:

Base Period (Phase I): 12 monthsOptional Period 1 (Phase II): 9-12 monthsOptional Period 2 (Phase III): 12 monthsOptional Period 3 (Phase IV): 12 months

Note: Specific Period Durations & Dates TBD prior to Award.

7. Section G - Contract Administration Data

Requesting Office Address Office of Procurement Operations (OPO) U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security 301 7th Street SW, Mailstop 0115 MGMT/OPO/Mailstop 0115 Washington DC 20528-0115 Phone: Fax:

Contact Details:

IGWEBUEZE, JONATHAN C

jonathan.igwebueze@hq.dhs.gov

Property Administration Office Address Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction/MS0315 Mail Stop 0315 Department of Homeland Security 301 7th Street SW Washington DC 20528 Phone: Fax:

Contact Details:

COR Office Address Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction/MS0315 Mail Stop 0315 Department of Homeland Security 301 7th Street SW Washington DC 20528 Phone: Fax:

Contact Details:

Issuing Office Address Office of Procurement Operations (OPO) U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security 301 7th Street SW, Mailstop 0115 MGMT/OPO/Mailstop 0115 Washington DC 20528-0115 Phone: Fax:

Contact Details:

Benisek, Brendan brendan.benisek@hq.dhs.gov

Clauses incorporated by reference

Clauses incorporated by full text

Contract Administration Data

G.1 PAYMENT OFFICE

The payment office for this Contract is:

CWMD

United States Coast Guard Finance Center

CWMD Invoices

P. O. Box 4111

Chesapeake, VA 23327

Email address: FIN-SMB-CWMDINVOICES@USCG.MIL

G.2 INVOICES

The Contractor shall invoice once a month (1st of the month, unless otherwise agreed upon between the COR, Finance Office, and the Contractor in writing).

1. The first invoice will be drafted by the Prime Contractor and submitted for review by email to the Contracting Officer at Jonathan.Igwebueze@hq.dhs.gov with a courtesy copy to the Contract Specialist at Brendan.Benisek@hq.dhs.gov prior to actual submission for payment.

2. Invoices are required to be submitted by the Prime Contractor as follows:

EMAIL:

a. FIN-SMB-CWMDInvoices@uscg.mil

b. Prime Contractor must ensure a dated confirmation of receipt from USCG FINCEN is provided.

c. Contracting Officer

d. Contracting Officer's Representative

Prime Contractor may mail or fax a courtesy copy the following:

MAIL:

CWMD United States Coast Guard Finance Center CWMD Invoices

P. O. Box 4111 Chesapeake, VA 23327

FAX:

CWMD Fax Number: 757-413-7315

3. All invoices must include (at a minimum) the following detail:

Contract Number

Contract period of performance

Requirement Name: Checkpoint Chemical Detector

Invoice monthly billing period dates

Total invoice charges per CLIN to include current and cumulative charges

Description of Services for each CLIN (e.g., Labor/Travel/ODC)

Total Invoice Amount

Remaining Un-Invoiced CLIN Value and Contract Value

Supporting documentation to support invoice Labor, Travel and/or ODC's

Note: Further updates/details to this section may need to be updated and finalized prior to award.

8. Section H - Special Contract Requirements

Clauses incorporated by reference

Clauses incorporated by full text

Special Contract Requirements Please see the 5-yr OBAA and Topic Solicitation #10 for more information. Further Details for this section are TBD prior to Award.

9. Section I - Contract Clauses

Clauses incorporated by reference

Article Number Reference Text

52.202-1 52.202-1 DEFINITIONS (JUN 2020)

52.203-3 52.203-3 GRATUITIES (APR 1984)

52.203-5 52.203-5 COVENANT AGAINST CONTINGENT FEES (MAY 2014)

52.203-7 52.203-7 ANTI-KICKBACK PROCEDURES (JUN 2020)

52.203-8 52.203-8 CANCELLATION, RESCISSION, AND RECOVERY OF FUNDS FOR ILLEGAL OR

IMPROPER ACTIVITY (MAY 2014)

52.203-10 52.203-10 PRICE OR FEE ADJUSTMENT FOR ILLEGAL OR IMPROPER ACTIVITY (MAY 2014)

52.203-12 52.203-12 LIMITATION ON PAYMENTS TO INFLUENCE CERTAIN FEDERAL

TRANSACTIONS (JUN 2020)

52.203-13 52.203-13 CONTRACTOR CODE OF BUSINESS ETHICS AND CONDUCT (NOV 2021)

52.203-17 52.203-17 CONTRACTOR EMPLOYEE WHISTLEBLOWER RIGHTS AND REQUIREMENT

TO INFORM EMPLOYEES OF WHISTLEBLOWER RIGHTS (JUN 2020)

52.203-19 52.203-19 PROHIBITION ON REQUIRING CERTAIN INTERNAL CONFIDENTIALITY

AGREEMENTS OR STATEMENTS (JAN 2017)

52.204-2 52.204-2 SECURITY REQUIREMENTS (MAR 2021)

52.204-4 52.204-4 Printed or Copied Double-Sided on Postconsumer Fiber Content Paper (MAY 2011)

52.204-10 52.204-10 REPORTING EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION AND FIRST-TIER SUBCONTRACT

AWARDS (JUN 2020)

52.204-13 52.204-13 SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT MAINTENANCE (OCT 2018)

52.204-18 52.204-18 COMMERCIAL AND GOVERNMENT ENTITY CODE MAINTENANCE (AUG 2020)

52.204-19 52.204-19 INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE OF REPRESENTATIONS AND

CERTIFICATIONS (DEC 2014)

52.209-6 52.209-6 PROTECTING THE GOVERNMENT'S INTEREST WHEN SUBCONTRACTING

WITH CONTRACTORS DEBARRED, SUSPENDED, OR PROPOSED FOR DEBARMENT

(NOV 2021)

52.209-9 52.209-9 UPDATES OF PUBLICLY AVAILABLE INFORMATION REGARDING

RESPONSIBILITY MATTERS (OCT 2018)

52.209-10 52.209-10 PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTING WITH INVERTED DOMESTIC

CORPORATIONS (NOV 2015)

52.210-1 52.210-1 MARKET RESEARCH (NOV 2021)

52.215-2 52.215-2 AUDIT AND RECORDS-NEGOTIATION (JUN 2020)

52.215-8 52.215-8 ORDER OF PRECEDENCE-UNIFORM CONTRACT FORMAT (OCT 1997)

52.215-10 52.215-10 PRICE REDUCTION FOR DEFECTIVE CERTIFIED COST OR PRICING DATA

(AUG 2011)

52.215-11 52.215-11 PRICE REDUCTION FOR DEFECTIVE CERTIFIED COST OR PRICING DATA-

MODIFICATIONS (JUN 2020)

52.215-12 52.215-12 SUBCONTRACTOR CERTIFIED COST OR PRICING DATA (JUN 2020)

52.215-13 52.215-13 SUBCONTRACTOR CERTIFIED COST OR PRICING DATA-MODIFICATIONS

(JUN 2020)

52.215-14 Alt I 52.215-14 INTEGRITY OF UNIT PRICES (NOV 2021) ALTERNATE I (OCT 1997)

52.215-15 52.215-15 PENSION ADJUSTMENTS AND ASSET REVERSIONS (OCT 2010)

52.215-17 52.215-17 WAIVER OF FACILITIES CAPITAL COST OF MONEY (OCT 1997)

52.215-18 52.215-18 REVERSION OR ADJUSTMENT OF PLANS FOR POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS

(PRB) OTHER THAN PENSIONS (JULY 2005)

52.215-19 52.215-19 NOTIFICATION OF OWNERSHIP CHANGES (OCT 1997)

52.215-23 52.215-23 LIMITATIONS ON PASS-THROUGH CHARGES (JUN 2020)

52.216-8 52.216-8 FIXED FEE (JUN 2011)

52.216-15 52.216-15 PREDETERMINED INDIRECT COST RATES (APR 1998)

52.219-8 52.219-8 UTILIZATION OF SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS (OCT 2018)

52.219-9 Alt II 52.219-9 SMALL BUSINESS SUBCONTRACTING PLAN (NOV 2021) ALTERNATE II (NOV 2016)

52.219-16 52.219-16 LIQUIDATED DAMAGES-SUBCONTRACTING PLAN (SEP 2021)

52.219-28 52.219-28 POST-AWARD SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAM REREPRESENTATION (SEP

2021)

52.222-3 52.222-3 CONVICT LABOR (JUNE 2003)

52.222-21 52.222-21 PROHIBITION OF SEGREGATED FACILITIES (APR 2015)

52.222-26 52.222-26 EQUAL OPPORTUNITY (SEP 2016)

52.222-37 52.222-37 EMPLOYMENT REPORTS…