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70Z080-19-Q- P4500700

USCGC BLUE SHARK (WPB-87360) DRYDOCK REPAIRS

NOTICE FOR FILING AGENCY PROTESTS

United States Coast Guard Ombudsman Program

It is the policy of the United States Coast Guard (USCG) to issue solicitations and make contract awards in a fair and timely manner. The Ombudsman Program for Agency Protests (OPAP) was established to investigate agency protest issues and resolve them without expensive and time- consuming litigation.

OPAP is an independent reviewing authority that is empowered to grant a prevailing protester essentially the same relief as the Government Accountability Office (GAO).

Interested parties are encouraged to seek resolution of their concerns within the USCG as an Alternative

Dispute Resolution (ADR) forum rather than filing a protest with the GAO or some external forum.

Interested parties may seek resolution of their concerns informally or opt to file a formal agency protest with the Contracting Officer or Ombudsman.

Informal Forum with the Ombudsman. Interested parties who believe a specific USCG procurement is unfair or otherwise defective should first direct their concerns to the applicable Contracting Officer.

If the Contracting Officer is unable to satisfy their concerns, interested parties are encouraged to contact the U.S. Coast Guard Ombudsman for Agency Protests. Under this informal process the agency is not required to suspend contract award performance. Use of an informal forum does not suspend any time requirement for filing a protest with the agency or other forum. In order to ensure a timely response, interested parties should provide the following information to the Ombudsman: solicitation/contract number, contracting office, Contracting Officer, and solicitation closing date (if applicable).

Formal Agency Protest with the Ombudsman. Prior to submitting a formal agency protest, protesters must first use their best efforts to resolve their concerns with the Contracting Officer through open and frank discussions. If the protester’s concerns are unresolved, an Independent Review is available by the

Ombudsman. The protester may file a formal agency protest to either the Contracting Officer or as an alternative to that, the Ombudsman under the OPAP program.

Contract award or performance will be suspended during the protest period unless contract award or performance is justified, in writing, for urgent and compelling reasons or is determined in writing to be in the best interest of the Government. The agency’s goal is to resolve protests in less than 35 calendar days from the date of filing. Protests shall include the information set forth in FAR 33.103(d) (2). If the protester fails to submit the required information, resolution of the protest may be delayed or the protest may be dismissed. To be timely protests must be filed within the period specified in FAR 33.103(e).

Formal protests filed under the OPAP program should be submitted electronically to OPAP@uscg.mil and the Contracting Officer or by hand delivery to the Contracting Officer.

Election of Forum. After an interested party protests a Coast Guard procurement to the Contracting

Officer or the Ombudsman, and while the protest is pending, the protester agrees not to file a protest with the GAO or other external forum. If the protest is filed with an external forum, the agency protest will be dismissed.

The Ombudsman Hotline telephone number is 202.372.3695.

mailto:OPAP@uscg.mil

COMBINED SYNOPSIS/ SOLICITATION

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial services prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, supplemented with additional information included in this notice.

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

The solicitation is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ). This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular FAC

2005-100 dated August 22, 2018. This requirement is being solicited as total small business set aside using FAR Part 12 Acquisition of Commercial Items and FAR 13.5 Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Items.

The NAICS Code is 336611- Ship Repair with a small business size standard of 1,250 employees. The solicitation number is 70Z080-19-Q-P4500700.

SCHEDULE OF SUPPLIES/SERVICES: A full list of contract line item numbers (CLINs), quantities and units of measure, including options, can be found in Attachment- 1.

DESCRIPTION OF WORK: The Contractor shall furnish all necessary facilities, labor, materials, services, equipment, supplies, power, accessories, special tools and such other things as are necessary to perform various DRYDOCK Repairs of the USCGC BLUE SHARK (WPB-

87360), an 87 Foot Patrol Boat, all in exact accordance with this solicitation and the attached specification. See Attachment 2. Scope of services shall include ship repair and associated support work, and may include work that is not currently listed as Definite Items.

CONTRACT TYPE: This solicitation is a request for quotes (RFQ) that will result in the award of a firm fixed price contract solicited under FAR PART 12 and FAR Subpart 13.5 Simplified

Procedures for Certain Commercial Items.

CONTRACT PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: The performance period for this requirement is sixty-one (61) calendar days beginning on or about January 16, 2019 through March 17, 2019.

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE: The place of performance is at the contractor’s proposed facility within USCGC BLUE SHARK’s Geographical Restriction to the Straits of Juan de Fuca and Puget Sound.

DRAWING REQUEST / QUESTIONS: It is strongly encouraged to submit questions regarding this solicitation. Request for drawings or clarification must be received no later than

10:00 AM EST on October 22, 2018, to allow adequate time for response. After this date further requests may not be accepted due to time constraints. Submit questions to

Nancy.M.Brinkman@uscg.mil

QUOTATION DUE DATE: Quotations must be received no later than 10:00 AM EST on

November 2, 2018. Quotations may be sent via electronic mail (e-mail) to

Nancy.M.Brinkman@uscg.mil mailto:Nancy.M.Brinkman@uscg.mil

FAR Clauses In By Reference

FAR 52.204-7 System for Award Management OCT 2016

FAR 52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance OCT 2016

FAR 52.212-1 Instruction to Offerors- Commercial Items (Addendum below) AUG 2018

FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions- Commercial Items (Addendum below) JAN 2017

FAR 52.215-20 ALT IV Requirement for Cost and Pricing Data or Information Other Than Cost or Pricing Data OCT 2010

FAR 52.217-5 Evaluation of Options JUL 1990

FAR 52.223-3 Hazardous Material Identification and Material Safety Data JAN 1997; Alt-I JUL

FAR 52.223-12 Refrigeration Equipment and Air Conditioners JUN 2016

FAR 52.228-5 Insurance – Work on a Government Installation JAN 1997

FAR 52.232-18 Availability of Funds APR 1984

FAR 52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payment To Small Business Subcontractors DEC 2013

FAR 52.242-2 Production Progress Reports APR 1991

FAR 52.242-15 Stop Work Order AUG 1989

FAR 52.245-1 Government Property JAN 2017

FAR 52.245-9 Use and Charges APR 2012

FAR Clauses in Full Text

FAR 52.203-17 Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights and Requirement to Inform

Employees of Whistleblower Rights (APR 2014) (DHS-USCG DEVIATION 14-01)

(a) This contract and employees working on this contract will be subject to the whistleblower rights and remedies in the enhancement of whistleblower protections for Contractor employees established at 10 U.S.C. 2409 by section 827 of the NDAA for FY 2013 (Pub. L. 112-239) and

FAR 3.908.

(b) The Contractor shall inform its employees in writing, in the predominant language of the workforce, of employee whistleblower rights and protections under 10 U.S.C. 2409, as described in section 3.908 of the FAR.

(c) The Contractor shall insert the substance of this clause, including this paragraph (c), in all subcontracts over the simplified acquisition threshold.

(End of Clause)

FAR 52.204-1 APPROVAL OF CONTRACT (DEC 1989)

This contract is subject to the written approval of the Section Chief, CPD, C&P1 and shall not be

70Z080-19-Q-P4500700 binding until so approved.

FAR 52.209-7 – INFORMATION REGARDING RESPONSIBILITY MATTERS (JUL

2013)

(a) Definitions. As used in this provision—

“Administrative proceeding” means a non-judicial process that is adjudicatory in nature in order to make a determination of fault or liability (e.g., Securities and Exchange Commission

Administrative Proceedings, Civilian Board of Contract Appeals Proceedings, and Armed

Services Board of Contract Appeals Proceedings). This includes administrative proceeding at the

Federal and State level but only in connection with performance of a Federal contract or grant. It does not include agency actions such as contract audits, site visits, corrective plans, or inspection of deliverables.

“Federal contracts and grants with total value greater than $10,000,000” means—

(1) The total value of all current, active contracts and grants, including all priced options;

and

(2) The total value of all current, active orders including all priced options under indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity, 8(a), or requirements contracts (including task and delivery and multiple-award Schedules). “Principal” means an officer, director, owner, partner, or a person having primary management or supervisory responsibilities within a business entity

(e.g., general manager; plant manager; head of a division or business segment; and similar positions).

(b) The offeror [_] has [_] does not have current active Federal contracts and grants with total value greater than $10,000,000.

If the offeror checked “has” in paragraph (b) of this provision, the offeror represents, by submission of this offer, that the information it has entered in the Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS) is current, accurate, and complete as of the date of submission of this offer with regard to the following information:

(1) Whether the offeror, and/or any of its principals, has or has not, within the last five years, in connection with the award to or performance by the offeror of a Federal contract or grant, been the subject of a proceeding, at the Federal or State level that resulted in any of the following dispositions:

(i) In a criminal proceeding, a conviction.

(ii) In a civil proceeding, a finding of fault and liability that results in the payment of a monetary fine, penalty, reimbursement, restitution, or damages of $5,000 or more.

(iii) In an administrative proceeding, a finding of fault and liability that results in—

(A) The payment of a monetary fine or penalty of $5,000 or more; or

(B) The payment of a reimbursement, restitution, or damages in excess of

$100,000.

(iv) In a criminal, civil, or administrative proceeding, a disposition of the matter by consent or compromise with an acknowledgment of fault by the Contractor if the proceeding could have led to any of the outcomes specified in paragraphs

(c)(1)(i), (c)(1)(ii), or (c)(1)(iii) of this provision.

(2) If the offeror has been involved in the last five years in any of the occurrences listed in (c)(1) of this provision, whether the offeror has provided the requested information with regard to each occurrence.

(d) The offeror shall post the information in paragraphs (c)(1)(i) through (c)(1)(iv) of this provision in FAPIIS as required through maintaining an active registration in the Central

Contractor Registration database via https://www.acquisition.gov (see 52.204-7).

(End of Provision)

FAR 52.211-3 AVAILABILITY OF SPECIFICATIONS NOT LISTED IN THE GSA

INDEX OF FEDERAL SPECIFICATIONS AND STANDARDS AND COMMERCIAL

ITEMS DESCRIPTIONS (JUN 1988)

a. Orders for U.S. Coast Guard specification reference drawings must be placed within 10 days of the solicitation issue date. To request drawings, contact the Contract Specialist listed herein.

All requests should identify the solicitation number. U.S. Coast Guard specification reference drawings are available in CD-ROM format and are provided free of charge. The CD-ROM(s) contain WINDOWS compliant raster/vector formats (e.g. *.TIF, *.TIF (group4), *.DWG, and

*.DWF, etc.).

Drawing measurements should be verified by the Contractor prior to ordering materials.

FAR 52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS – COMMERCIAL ITEMS (JAN 2017)

ADDENDUM

All pages of the quote submission shall be numbered and identified by:

RFQ Number 70Z080-19-Q-P4500700, FY19 Drydock Repairs for USCGC BLUE SHARK (WPB-87360)

Subsequent revisions should be similarly identified to show revision number and date.

A. REQUIRED DOCUMENTS:

Each quoter shall furnish the information required by the solicitation, which includes:

1. Cover letter on company letterhead, address, Point of Contact, phone number, DUNS/ cage code.

2. Attachment 1- Schedule of Supplies/ Services complete with an associated cost for each

CLIN, including the Composite labor rate.

3. Attachment 3- Technical Evaluation Factors, complete with Technical Certificates, Resumes for both the Prime and Sub-Contractor’s.

4. Small Business Self Certification for applicable set-aside (i.e. HUB-Zone, Small

Business, SDVOSB, 8(a)).

5. Proof of Insurance (Statement of Coverage from current Insurance carrier).

6. List of names for ALL Sub-Contractors that your company intends to subcontract for the

CLIN Item(s) listed in the Schedule of Supplies/Services.

B. EVALUATION FACTORS

1. Technical Capabilities

2. Past Performance

3. Price

FACTOR 1: TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES – See Attachment-3 for Technical

Evaluation Factors.

FACTOR 2: PAST PERFORMANCE

The offeror shall identify at least two (2) but no more than three (3) completed drydock repair availabilities relevant in terms of scope of work (size of construction, overhaul, repair and alteration of ships) with recent federal, state or local government or private contracts performed within the last three (3) years.

FACTOR 2: PRICE

Complete Attachment 1 with prices for all CLINs.

If requested, the offeror must also submit the following detailed information to support the pricing offer. If this information is requested, offerors may use their own format for the information required below, but it must be easily read and comprehended and identified by individual work item (eg. D-01, D-02).

1. Breakdown for each work item:

(a) Direct labor cost by labor hours and proposed hourly composite labor rate;

(b) Materials; Subcontracts; Equipment; Other Direct Costs; and Profit, if listed separately -- individually identifying any items which are $500 or greater.

2. List of Sub-Contractors each with the following information:

(a) Identification of each proposed subcontractor (name, address, phone number) and his small business status.

(b) A brief description of the service or supply, by work item, to be furnished and the proposed price for each.

(c) An explanation of why and how the proposed subcontractor was selected including the extent of competition obtained.

Quotes are required to be submitted to: Nancy.M.Brinkman@uscg.mil

Email submission shall not exceed 10 MBS.

PLEASE NOTE: QUOTES THAT DO NOT FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS AND /OR FAIL TO

INCLUDE ALL REQUIRED DOCUMENTS MAY BE CONSIDERED INCOMPLETE AND

MAY NOT BE CONSIDERED.

FAR 52.212-2 EVALUATION-COMMERCIAL ITEMS (OCT 2014)

(a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate the offer:

1. Technical Capabilities

2. Past Performance

3. Price

*Technical Capabilities when combined with Past Performance is more important than

Price.*

FACTOR 1: TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES. Provide Technical Capability statements and all documents as listed for each requirement in Attachment-3.

Technical Acceptability will be evaluated to determine the technical approach of the offeror to provide a sound, compliant approach that meets all requirements listed in the Specification and demonstrates a thorough knowledge and understanding of the requirements. It is the contractor’s responsibility to ensure that their quote clearly demonstrates their ability to perform these requirements. All offerors must provide the following information and documentation with their quotes to be considered technically acceptable.

FACTOR 2: PAST PERFORMANCE. The past performance evaluation will take into account the guidelines outlined at FAR 15.305(a)(2) Past Performance Evaluation. The

Contractor’s past performance will be evaluated according to the following:

Past Performance Quality Ratings Rating Description

a. Exceptional Performance: met contractual requirements and exceeded many to the

Government’s benefit. The contractual performance of the element or supplement being evaluated was accomplished with few minor problems for which corrective actions taken by the contractor was highly effective.

b. Very Good Performance: meets contractual requirements and exceeds some to the

Government's benefit. The contractual performance of the element being evaluated was accomplished with some minor problems for which corrective actions taken by the contractor was effective.

c. Satisfactory Performance: meets contractual requirements. The contractual performance of the element being evaluated contained some minor problems for which corrective actions taken by the contractor appear or was satisfactory.

d. Marginal Performance: does not meet some contractual requirements. The contractual performance of the element being evaluated reflected a serious problem for which the contractor has not yet identified corrective actions. The contractor’s proposed actions appeared only marginally effective or were not fully implemented.

e. Unsatisfactory Performance: did not meet most contractual requirements and recovery was not likely in a timely manner. The contractual performance of the element being evaluated contained a serious problem(s) for which the contractor’s corrective actions appear or were ineffective.

f. Neutral The offeror has no past performance history OR the Contracting Officer has determined that the past performance information provided is not directly related or similar to the requirements in the RFP.

In evaluating Contractors past performance, the government intends to also review U.S. Coast

Guard Contractor Performance Assessment Reports and other existing past performance ratings on relevant contracts. For purposes of this solicitation, “relevant contracts” are defined as contracts performed in the three years preceding the date of this solicitation in which the contractor was the prime contractor performing construction, overhaul, repair and alteration of ships with similar scopes of work.

Past performance ratings for contracts that were completed more than three years before the date of the issuance of this solicitation are not considered relevant and will not be evaluated. General trends in a Contractor’s performance will also be considered. Vendors lacking relevant past performance history will not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on past performance, but will be assigned a Neutral rating.

NOTE: Past Performance less than Satisfactory may not be considered for award.

FACTOR 3: PRICE

The total evaluated price of the Offeror will be determined by totaling the proposed prices of all the definite items, plus the option items to include option work items, composite labor extended total, lay days, and foreseeable costs.

(1) Definitive Items: These are the items, which, if there is an award at all, will be awarded. The bid shall be evaluated to include the price for each definite item.

(2) Option Items: These are the items, which, if there is an award at all, may be awarded upon completion of open and inspect, or if additional funds become available, of if they are needed. The offer shall be evaluated to include the price for each option item.

(3) Composite Labor Hour Rate: The offer shall be evaluated to include the offer price for the Composite Labor Hour Rate multiplied by the estimated quantity of labor hours.

(4) Lay Day: A lay day is defined as an additional day on a dry dock or marine railway caused by a Government- issued change. The Contracting Officer will evaluate the daily rate for lay days multiplied by the estimated quantity of lay days as stated in the offeror’s

Schedule of Services/ Supplies.

(5) Foreseeable Costs: The Contracting Officer will evaluate certain foreseeable costs that will vary with the location of the commercial shipyard to be used by offerors under this solicitation. Costs will be calculated based on the offeror's shipyard location and these costs will be added, for the purposes of evaluation only, to the offeror's overall price. Offeror’s price shall represent the best price in response to the request for quotes.

The price shall be evaluated to determine fairness and reasonableness. Price will be determined by adding the value of the estimated quantities for all items in the schedule of prices to include all optionAward may be made without any type of discussions or negotiations. This is based on the Contracting Officer’s determination after an evaluation has been completed on all offers.

DISTANCE FACTOR ADJUSTMENT

In accordance with Coast Guard Acquisition Procedures (CGAP) 3017.9001– Price related factors in the award of vessel repair contracts, foreseeable costs in connection with the differences of shipyard locations in the award of any vessel repair contract conducted away from the vessel’s home pier shall be evaluated in all solicitations for contracts exceeding $100,000.

LOCATION OF OFFEROR’S COMMERCIAL SHIPYARD

In order for the Contracting Officer to evaluate certain foreseeable costs to the Coast Guard that will vary with the location of the commercial shipyard to be used by the offeror, the offeror is required to provide, in the space below, the exact location of the shipyard to be used to perform the services required under this solicitation. The offeror is cautioned that its failure to provide the location of its commercial shipyard in the space provided may result in its quote being declared nonresponsive under the provisions of the terms of this Request for Quote.

Name of Shipyard:

FORESEEABLE COST FACTORS PERTAINING TO DIFFERENT SHIPYARD

LOCATIONS

The Contracting Officer will evaluate certain foreseeable costs to the Coast Guard. Those costs will vary based on the location of the offeror’s shipyard and are added to the offeror’s overall bid price or price quote for the purposes of evaluation only. These elements of foreseeable costs consist of the following:

(1) Transit Cost:

(i) Vessel operational cost will be calculated based on one (1) round trip from the vessel's homeport of Everett, Washington to the contractor's facility. Distance will be based on the NOAA publication, “Distance Between U.S. Ports” or other authority (in order of priority), including Army Corp of Engineers or U.S. Navy transit publications, if the shipyard location is not contained in the NOAA publication. Transit cost to navigate the vessel between its homeport and the contractor's offered place of performance is $27.41 per nautical mile. The number of nautical miles to transit between the offerors shipyard and the vessel's homeport will be multiplied by the operational cost.

(2) Family Separation Allowance & Homeport Travel:

Crew members with dependents residing within the area of the homeport are entitled to Family

Separation Allowance and Homeport Travel Allowance whenever a vessel is overhauled outside of the area of the homeport. The area of the homeport is defined as the area within 50 road miles of the homeport. If the contractor's facility is outside of a 50-road mile radius of the vessel's homeport—

(i) Family Separation Allowance for personnel in accordance with Family Separation

Allowance listed under DFAS.mil; Pay & Allowance; Family Separation Allowance for 6 crew members entitled to Family Separation Allowance $8.30 per day. This entitlement is calculated from the date that the vessel leaves the home port to transit to the offerors shipyard and the planned date of return to home port after completion of repairs or equipment installation. If the contractor’s facility is less than 50 road miles from the cutter’s homeport, Family Separation allowance will not apply.

(ii) Homeport Travel. Crew's transportation during overhaul away from home port. As required by 37 USC 406 b and Chapter 7, Part F1 of the Joint Federal Travel Regulations

(JFTR), on the thirty-first (31) day of a vessel being away from home port, and every sixty-one (61) days thereafter, all personnel with dependents residing in the area of the home port will be provided round trip coach type airfare to the vessels home port. There will be one (1) home port visit(s) during the performance of this contract. The vessel has six (6) crew members eligible for Homeport Travel. Airfares will be based on the GSA

City Pairs contracted Government YCA Fare (or successor GSA fare source) in effect at the time of receipt of quotes. If there is no GSA contracted rate between the location of the contractor’s shipyard and the homeport the rate will be computed based on commercially available airfares. If the contractor’s facility is within driving distance, mileage shall be calculated for one round trip based on mileage at the published rate at time of quote submission. If the contractor’s facility is less than 50 road miles from the cutter’s homeport, homeport travel will not apply.

(3) Travel and Per Diem Costs:

(i) COR Homeport Travel: There will be a transportation cost for one (1) Contracting

Officer's Representative (COR) for two (2) round trip(s) between the contractor's offered place of performance and the COR's official duty station (Seattle, WA) at the cost of coach-type airfare. If the contractor’s facility is less than 50 road miles from the CORs official duty station (Seattle, WA), COR Homeport Travel will not apply.

(ii) COR Per Diem: There will be a per diem expense for sixty-one (61) calendar days to support one (1) COR while in the city of the place of contract performance, to be determined in accordance with the Joint Federal Travel Regulations (JFTR). The cost of car rental for the estimated performance period will also be included. If the contractor’s facility is less than 50 road miles from the CORs official duty station (Seattle, WA), COR

Per Diem will not apply.

(iii) Contracting Officer Travel and Per Diem: There will be a transportation cost for one (1) Contracting Officer for one (1), three (3) day round trip, between the Contracting

Officer's official duty station (Norfolk, VA) and the contractor's offered place of performance at the cost of coach-type airfare, plus per diem expenses and a rental car.

(iv) Crew Dining and Lodging: There will be a dining and lodging cost for six (6) crew members while in the city of the place of contract performance for the estimated performance period sixty-one (61) calendar days. The cost of hotel and meals and incidentals expenses (M&IE) shall be calculated in accordance with the Joint Federal

Travel Regulations (JFTR). If the contractor’s facility is less than 50 road miles from the cutter’s homeport (Everett, WA), Crew Dining and Lodging will not apply.

PRE AWARD SURVEY

a) Prior to a contract being awarded a Pre-Award Survey may be conducted by the US Coast

Guard Quality Assurance Team. The survey is used as an indication if a contractor has the qualifications to do the work and that the contractor’s facilities are certified under US Coast

Guard specifications. Areas of interest on this survey may include, but are not limited to the following:

1. Dry dock certification

2. Performance Plans

3. Quality control or contractor quality assurance Plans

4. Personnel recruitment and training plans

5. Workload factors for manpower utilization

6. Management plan for handling peak workloads

7. Production capability

a. Plant facilities and equipment

b. Purchasing and subcontracting

c. Labor resources

d. Performance record

e. Ability to meet delivery schedules

f. Ability to perform production work in accordance with the specifications.

8. Environmental/energy considerations

9. Plant safety

10. Technical and/or professional abilities

11. Accounting systems

12. Security clearance

13. Government property control

b) Offerors are advised that accomplishment of this survey is a part of the responsibility determination and is not to be construed as an indication that an offeror will receive or is in the best position to receive the resultant award.

c) Options. The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. The Government may determine that an offer is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced. Evaluation of options shall not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s).

(d) A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the offer’s specified expiration time, the

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

FAR 52.212-3 -- Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items (AUG

2018)

The Offeror shall complete only paragraph (b) of this provision if the Offeror has completed the annual representations and certification electronically via the System for Award Management

(SAM) website located at https://www.sam.gov/portal. If the Offeror has not completed the annual representations and certifications electronically, the Offeror shall complete only paragraphs (c) through (u) of this provision.

(a) Definitions. As used in this provision—

“Economically disadvantaged women-owned small business (EDWOSB) concern” means a small business concern that is at least 51 percent directly and unconditionally owned by, and the management and daily business operations of which are controlled by, one or more women who are citizens of the United States and who are economically disadvantaged in accordance with 13

CFR part 127. It automatically qualifies as a women-owned small business eligible under the

WOSB Program.

“Highest-level owner” means the entity that owns or controls an immediate owner of the offeror, or that owns or controls one or more entities that control an immediate owner of the offeror. No entity owns or exercises control of the highest level owner.

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“Immediate owner” means an entity, other than the offeror, that has direct control of the offeror. Indicators of control include, but are not limited to, one or more of the following:

ownership or interlocking management, identity of interests among family members, shared facilities and equipment, and the common use of employees.

“Inverted domestic corporation”, means a foreign incorporated entity that meets the definition of an inverted domestic corporation under 6 U.S.C. 395(b), applied in accordance with the rules and definitions of 6 U.S.C. 395(c).

“Manufactured end product” means any end product in product and service codes (PSCs)

1000-9999, except—

(1) PSC 5510, Lumber and Related Basic Wood Materials;

(2) Product or Service Group (PSG) 87, Agricultural Supplies;

(3) PSG 88, Live Animals;

(4) PSG 89, Subsistence;

(5) PSC 9410, Crude Grades of Plant Materials;

(6) PSC 9430, Miscellaneous Crude Animal Products, Inedible;

(7) PSC 9440, Miscellaneous Crude Agricultural and Forestry Products;

(8) PSC 9610, Ores;

(9) PSC 9620, Minerals, Natural and Synthetic; and

(10) PSC 9630, Additive Metal Materials.

“Place of manufacture” means the place where an end product is assembled out of components, or otherwise made or processed from raw materials into the finished product that is to be provided to the Government. If a product is disassembled and reassembled, the place of reassembly is not the place of manufacture.

“Predecessor” means an entity that is replaced by a successor and includes any predecessors of the predecessor.

“Restricted business operations” means business operations in Sudan that include power production activities, mineral extraction activities, oil-related activities, or the production of military equipment, as those terms are defined in the Sudan Accountability and Divestment Act of 2007 (Pub. L. 110-174). Restricted business operations do not include business operations that the person (as that term is defined in Section 2 of the Sudan Accountability and Divestment Act of 2007) conducting the business can demonstrate—

(1) Are conducted under contract directly and exclusively with the regional government of southern Sudan;

(2) Are conducted pursuant to specific authorization from the Office of Foreign Assets

Control in the Department of the Treasury, or are expressly exempted under Federal law from the requirement to be conducted under such authorization;

(3) Consist of providing goods or services to marginalized populations of Sudan;

(4) Consist of providing goods or services to an internationally recognized peacekeeping force or humanitarian organization;

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(5) Consist of providing goods or services that are used only to promote health or education;

or

(6) Have been voluntarily suspended.

“Sensitive technology”—

(1) Means hardware, software, telecommunications equipment, or any other technology that is to be used specifically—

(i) To restrict the free flow of unbiased information in Iran; or

(ii) To disrupt, monitor, or otherwise restrict speech of the people of Iran; and

(2) Does not include information or informational materials the export of which the

President does not have the authority to regulate or prohibit pursuant to section 203(b)(3) of the

International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1702(b)(3)).

“Service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern”—

(1) Means a small business concern—

(i) Not less than 51 percent of which is owned by one or more service-disabled veterans or, in the case of any publicly owned business, not less than 51 percent of the stock of which is owned by one or more service-disabled veterans; and

(ii) The management and daily business operations of which are controlled by one or more service-disabled veterans or, in the case of a service-disabled veteran with permanent and severe disability, the spouse or permanent caregiver of such veteran.

(2) Service-disabled veteran means a veteran, as defined in 38 U.S.C. 101(2), with a disability that is service-connected, as defined in 38 U.S.C. 101(16).

“Small business concern” means a concern, including its affiliates, that is independently owned and operated, not dominant in the field of operation in which it is bidding on Government contracts, and qualified as a small business under the criteria in 13 CFR Part 121 and size standards in this solicitation.

“Small disadvantaged business concern”, consistent with 13 CFR 124.1002, means a small business concern under the size standard applicable to the acquisition, that—

(1) Is at least 51 percent unconditionally and directly owned (as defined at 13 CFR 124.105) by—

(i) One or more socially disadvantaged (as defined at 13 CFR 124.103) and economically disadvantaged (as defined at 13 CFR 124.104) individuals who are citizens of the United States;

and

(ii) Each individual claiming economic disadvantage has a net worth not exceeding

$750,000 after taking into account the applicable exclusions set forth at 13 CFR 124.104(c)(2);

and

(2) The management and daily business operations of which are controlled (as defined at

13.CFR 124.106) by individuals, who meet the criteria in paragraphs (1)(i) and (ii) of this definition.

“Subsidiary” means an entity in which more than 50 percent of the entity is owned—

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(2) Through another subsidiary of a parent corporation.

“Veteran-owned small business concern” means a small business concern—

(1) Not less than 51 percent of which is owned by one or more veterans (as defined at 38

U.S.C. 101(2)) or, in the case of any publicly owned business, not less than 51 percent of the stock of which is owned by one or more veterans; and

(2) The management and daily business operations of which are controlled by one or more veterans.

“Successor” means an entity that has replaced a predecessor by acquiring the assets and carrying out the affairs of the predecessor under a new name (often through acquisition or merger). The term “successor” does not include new offices/divisions of the same company or a company that only changes its name. The extent of the responsibility of the successor for the liabilities of the predecessor may vary, depending on State law and specific circumstances.

“Women-owned business concern” means a concern which is at least 51 percent owned by one or more women; or in the case of any publicly owned business, at least 51 percent of its stock is owned by one or more women; and whose management and daily business operations are controlled by one or more women.

“Women-owned small business concern” means a small business concern—

(1) That is at least 51 percent owned by one or more women; or, in the case of any publicly owned business, at least 51 percent of the stock of which is owned by one or more women; and

(2) Whose management and daily business operations are controlled by one or more women.

“Women-owned small business (WOSB) concern eligible under the WOSB Program” (in accordance with 13 CFR part 127), means a small business concern that is at least 51 percent directly and unconditionally owned by, and the management and daily business operations of which are controlled by, one or more women who are citizens of the United States.

(b)(1) Annual Representations and Certifications. Any changes provided by the offeror in paragraph (b)(2) of this provision do not automatically change the representations and certifications posted on the SAM website.

(2) The offeror has completed the annual representations and certifications electronically via the SAM website accessed through http://www.acquisition.gov. After reviewing the SAM database information, the offeror verifies by submission of this offer that the representations and certifications currently posted electronically at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and

Certifications—Commercial Items, have been entered or updated in the last 12 months, are current, accurate, complete, and applicable to this solicitation (including the business size standard applicable to the NAICS code referenced for this solicitation), as of the date of this offer and are incorporated in this offer by reference (see FAR 4.1201), except for paragraphs

[Offeror to identify the applicable paragraphs at (c) through (t) of this provision that the offeror has completed for the purposes of this solicitation only, if any.

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These amended representation(s) and/or certification(s) are also incorporated in this offer and are current, accurate, and complete as of the date of this offer.

Any changes provided by the offeror are applicable to this solicitation only, and do not result in an update to the representations and certifications posted electronically on SAM.]

(c) Offerors must complete the following representations when the resulting contract will be performed in the United States or its outlying areas. Check all that apply.

(1) Small business concern. The offeror represents as part of its offer that it □ is, □ is not a small business concern.

(2) Veteran-owned small business concern. [Complete only if the offeror represented itself as a small business concern in paragraph (c)(1) of this provision.] The offeror represents as part of its offer that it □ is, □ is not a veteran-owned small business concern.

(3) Service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern. [Complete only if the offeror represented itself as a veteran-owned small business concern in paragraph (c)(2) of this provision.] The offeror represents as part of its offer that it □ is, □ is not a service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern.

(4) Small disadvantaged business concern. [Complete only if the offeror represented itself as a small business concern in paragraph (c)(1) of this provision.] The offeror represents, that it

□ is, □ is not a small disadvantaged business concern as defined in 13 CFR 124.1002.

(5) Women-owned small business concern. [Complete only if the offeror represented itself as a small business concern in paragraph (c)(1) of this provision.] The offeror represents that it

□ is, □ is not a women-owned small business concern.

(6) WOSB concern eligible under the WOSB Program. [Complete only if the offeror represented itself as a women-owned small business concern in paragraph (c)(5) of this provision.] The offeror represents that—

(i) It □ is,□ is not a WOSB concern eligible under the WOSB Program, has provided all the required documents to the WOSB Repository, and no change in circumstances or adverse decisions have been issued that affects its eligibility; and

(ii) It □ is, □ is not a joint venture that complies with the requirements of 13 CFR part

127, and the representation in paragraph (c)(6)(i) of this provision is accurate for each WOSB concern eligible under the WOSB Program participating in the joint venture. [The offeror shall enter the name or names of the WOSB concern eligible under the WOSB Program and other small businesses that are participating in the joint venture: __________.] Each WOSB concern eligible under the WOSB Program participating in the joint venture shall submit a separate signed copy of the WOSB representation.

(7) Economically disadvantaged women-owned small business (EDWOSB) concern.

[Complete only if the offeror represented itself as a WOSB concern eligible under the WOSB

Program in (c)(6) of this provision.] The offeror represents that—

(i) It □ is, □ is not an EDWOSB concern, has provided all the required documents to the

WOSB Repository, and no change in circumstances or adverse decisions have been issued that affects its eligibility; and

(ii) It □ is, □ is not a joint venture that complies with the requirements of 13 CFR part

127, and the representation in paragraph (c)(7)(i) of this provision is accurate for each EDWOSB concern participating in the joint venture. [The offeror shall enter the name or names of the

EDWOSB concern and other small businesses that are participating in the joint venture:

__________.] Each EDWOSB concern participating in the joint venture shall submit a separate signed copy of the EDWOSB representation.

Note: Complete paragraphs (c)(8) and (c)(9) only if this solicitation is expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold.

(8) Women-owned business concern (other than small business concern). [Complete only if the offeror is a women-owned business concern and did not represent itself as a small business concern in paragraph (c)(1) of this provision.] The offeror represents that it □ is a women-owned business concern.

(9) Tie bid priority for labor surplus area concerns. If this is an invitation for bid, small business offerors may identify the labor surplus areas in which costs to be incurred on account of manufacturing or production (by offeror or first-tier subcontractors) amount to more than 50 percent of the contract price:____________________________________

(10) HUBZone small business concern. [Complete only if the offeror represented itself as a small business concern in paragraph (c)(1) of this provision.] The offeror represents, as part of its offer, that—

(i) It □ is, □ is not a HUBZone small business concern listed, on the date of this representation, on the List of Qualified HUBZone Small Business Concerns maintained by the

Small Business Administration, and no material changes in ownership and control, principal office, or HUBZone employee percentage have occurred since it was certified in accordance with

13 CFR Part 126; and

(ii) It □ is, □ is not a HUBZone joint venture that complies with the requirements of 13

CFR Part 126, and the representation in paragraph (c)(10)(i) of this provision is accurate for each

HUBZone small business concern participating in the HUBZone joint venture. [The offeror shall enter the names of each of the HUBZone small business concerns participating in the HUBZone joint venture: __________.] Each HUBZone small business concern participating in the

HUBZone joint venture shall submit a separate signed copy of the HUBZone representation.

(d) Representations required to implement provisions of Executive Order 11246—

(1) Previous contracts and compliance. The offeror represents that—

(i) It □ has, □ has not participated in a previous contract or subcontract subject to the

Equal Opportunity clause of this solicitation; and

(ii) It □ has, □ has not filed all required compliance reports.

(2) Affirmative Action Compliance. The offeror represents that—

(i) It □ has developed and has on file, □ has not developed and does not have on file, at each establishment, affirmative action programs required by rules and regulations of the

Secretary of Labor (41 cfr parts 60-1 and 60-2), or

(ii) It □ has not previously had contracts subject to the written affirmative action programs requirement of the rules and regulations of the Secretary of Labor.

(e) Certification Regarding Payments to Influence Federal Transactions (31 U.S.C. 1352).

(Applies only if the contract is expected to exceed $150,000.) By submission of its offer, the offeror certifies to the best of its knowledge and belief that 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 award of any resultant contract. If any registrants under the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 have made a lobbying contact on behalf of the offeror with respect to this contract, the offeror shall complete and submit, with its offer, OMB Standard Form LLL, Disclosure of Lobbying Activities, to provide the name of the registrants. The offeror need not report regularly employed officers or employees of the offeror to whom payments of reasonable compensation were made.

(f) Buy American Certificate. (Applies only if the clause at Federal Acquisition Regulation

(FAR) 52.225-1, Buy American—Supplies, is included in this solicitation.)

(1) The offeror certifies that each end product, except those listed in paragraph (f)(2) of this provision, is a domestic end product and that for other than COTS items, the offeror has considered components of unknown origin to have been mined, produced, or manufactured outside the United States. The offeror shall list as foreign end products those end products manufactured in the United States that do not qualify as domestic end products, i.e., an end product that is not a COTS item and does not meet the component test in paragraph (2) of the definition of “domestic end product.” The terms “commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) item” “component,” “domestic end product,” “end product,” “foreign end product,” and “United

States” are defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled “Buy American—Supplies.”

(2) Foreign End Products:

Line Item No. Country of Origin

[List as necessary]

(3) The Government will evaluate offers in accordance with the policies and procedures of

FAR Part 25.

(g)(1) Buy American—Free Trade Agreements—Israeli Trade Act Certificate. (Applies only if the clause at FAR 52.225-3, Buy American—Free Trade Agreements—Israeli Trade Act, is included in this solicitation.)

(i) The offeror certifies that each end product, except those listed in paragraph (g)(1)(ii) or (g)(1)(iii) of this provision, is a domestic end product and that for other than COTS items, the https://www.acquisition.gov/sites/default/files/current/far/html/52_223_226.html#wp1192900 https://www.acquisition.gov/sites/default/files/current/far/html/FARTOCP25.html#wp225048 https://www.acquisition.gov/sites/default/files/current/far/html/52_223_226.html#wp1169038 offeror has considered components of unknown origin to have been mined, produced, or manufactured outside the United States. The terms “Bahrainian, Moroccan, Omani, Panamanian, or Peruvian end product,” “commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) item,” “component,”

“domestic end product,” “end product,” “foreign end product,” “Free Trade Agreement country,”

“Free Trade Agreement country end product,” “Israeli end product,” and “United States” are defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled “Buy American—Free Trade Agreements–Israeli

Trade Act.”

(ii) The offeror certifies that the following supplies are Free Trade Agreement country end products (other than Bahrainian, Moroccan, Omani, Panamanian, or Peruvian end products) or Israeli end products as defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled “Buy American—Free

Trade Agreements—Israeli Trade Act”:

Free Trade Agreement Country End Products (Other than Bahrainian, Moroccan, Omani, Panamanian, or Peruvian End Products) or Israeli End Products:

Line Item No. Country of Origin

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