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x x copies of the amendment; (b) By acknowledging receipt of this amendment on each copy of the offer submitted ; or (c) By separate letter or electronic communication which includes a reference to the solicitation and amendment numbers. FAILURE OF YOUR ACKNOWLEDGEMENT TO BE

RECEIVED AT THE PLACE DESIGNATED FOR THE RECEIPT OF OFFERS PRIOR TO THE HOUR AND DATE SPECIFIED MAY RESULT IN REJECTION OF YOUR

OFFER. If by virtue of this amendment you desire to change an offer already submitted , such change may be made by letter or electronic communication, provided each letter or electronic communication makes reference to the solicitation and this amendment, and is received prior to the opening hour and date specified.

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12. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA (If required) is not extended.is extended, Items 8 and 15, and returning

Offers must acknowledge receipt of this amendment prior to the hour and date specified in the solicitation or as amended , by one of the following methods: (a) By completing

The above numbered solicitation is amended as set forth in Item 14. The hour and date specified for receipt of Offers

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D. OTHER (Specify type of modification and authority) appropriation data, etc.) SET FORTH IN ITEM 14, PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY OF FAR 43.103(b).

E. IMPORTANT: Contractor is not is required to sign this document and return __________________ copies to the issuing office.

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14. DESCRIPTION OF AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION (Organized by UCF section headings, including solicitation/contract subject matter where feasible.)

See continuation pages for details regarding this Amendment 0001.

Period of Performance: 09/30/2024 to 09/29/2027

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15C. DATE SIGNED 16B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 15B. CONTRACTOR/OFFEROR 16C. DATE SIGNED

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BRENDON M. COURTADE

STANDARD FORM 30 (REV. 11/2016)

Prescribed by GSA FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

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Except as provided herein, all terms and conditions of the document referenced in Item 9 A or 10A, as heretofore changed, remains unchanged and in full force and effect .

75ACF124R00023 – SF30 Continuation Pages

SECTION A – ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

The purpose of Amendment 0001 to solicitation 75ACF124R00023 is to:

1. Provide responses to questions received by the time and date for questions, see Attachment 0004 – Questions and Answers – Amendment 0001.

2. Revise the solicitation document as follows (highlighted in yellow for ease of reference):

a. The CLIN titles for 1012, 1022, 1032, and 1042 are revised to ‘Other Direct Costs’.

b. Clarify the dates for the periods of performance for CLINs 1021, 1022, and 1023.

c. Clarify the dates for the periods of performance in F.1.

d. Revise the formatting requirements in L.3.

e. Revise the technical volume appendices in L.4.

f. Add section M.3.1.6 AFFORDABILITY setting the budget ceiling for SC1 and SC2 combined.

3. Revise the Performance Work Statement, see Attachment 0001.

a. Revision to Section 0.6, 1.0, and 2.0 to correct dates.

b. Revision to Section 2.4 regarding OMB clearance.

4. Revise the Bidding Assumptions, see Attachment 0002.

a. Revise SC1, bullet 3 for clarity

5. All other terms and conditions of this solicitation remain the same and in full force and effect.

6. The response date remains the same.

SECTION B – SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICES/COSTS

The proposed CLIN structure is set forth below. Offerors shall reference section L.7 for instructions on completing this section.

CLIN Description Unit of Measure

Cost Fixed Fee

Total CPFF/Cost No Fee

1011 Labor Lot $ - $ - $ - 1012 Other Direct Costs (No

Fee) Lot $ - $ -

1013 Travel (No Fee) Lot $ - $ - Service Component 1 Total $ - $ - $ - CLIN Description Unit of

Measure Cost Fixed

Fee Total CPFF/Cost No Fee

1021 Labor Lot $ - $ - $ - 1022 Other Direct Costs (No

Fee) Lot $ - $ -

1023 Travel (No Fee) Lot $ - $ - Service Component 2 Total $ - $ - $ - CLIN Description Unit of

Measure Cost Fixed

Fee Total CPFF/Cost No Fee

1031 Labor Lot $ - $ - $ - 1032 Other Direct Costs (No

Fee) Lot $ - $ -

1033 Travel (No Fee) Lot $ - $ - Optional Service Component 3 Total $ - $ - $ - CLIN Description Unit of

Measure Cost Fixed

Fee Total CPFF/Cost No Fee

1041 Labor Lot $ - $ - $ - 1042 Other Direct Costs (No

Fee) Lot $ - $ -

1043 Travel (No Fee) Lot $ - $ - Optional Service Component 4 Total $ - $ - $ -

SECTION C – DESCRIPTION/SPECIFICATIONS/STATEMENT OF WORK

The Performance Work Statement is incorporated by reference as Attachment 0001.

(End of Section C)

SECTION D – PACKAGING AND MARKING

This section intentionally left blank.

(End of Section D)

SECTION E – INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

The following clauses are incorporated by reference:

FAR 52.246-5 – Inspection of Services – Cost-Reimbursement (April 1984)

SECTION F – DELIVERIES OR PERFORMANCE

F.1 Period of Performance:

The estimated periods of performance are set forth below. The Government reserves the right to exercise any Optional Service Component at any time, earlier or later than the dates listed below, in whole or in part.

Component Potential Period of Performance Tentative Exercise Date Services Component 1 9/30/24-9/29/25 September 2024 Services Component 2 9/30/24-03/30/2026 September 2024

Optional Services Component 3 9/30/25-9/29/27 September 2025 Optional Services Component 4 9/30/25-9/29/27 September 2026

FAR 52.242-15 – Stop Work Order (August 1989)

SECTION G – CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION DATA

HHSAR 352.232-71 -- Electronic Submission of Payment Requests

(a) Definitions. As used in this clause -

Payment request means a bill, voucher, invoice, or request for contract financing payment with associated supporting documentation. The payment request must comply with the requirements identified in FAR 32.905(b), “Content of Invoices” and the applicable Payment clause included in this contract.

(b) Except as provided in paragraph (c) of this clause, the Contractor shall submit payment requests electronically using the Department of Treasury Invoice Processing Platform (IPP) or successor system.

Information regarding IPP, including IPP Customer Support contact information, is available at www.ipp.gov or any successor site.

(c) The Contractor may submit payment requests using other than IPP only when the Contracting Officer authorizes alternate procedures in writing in accordance with HHS procedures.

(d) If alternate payment procedures are authorized, the Contractor shall include a copy of the Contracting Officer's written authorization with each payment request.

(End of Clause)

SECTION H – SPECIAL CONTRACT REQURIEMENTS

H.1 Organizational Conflict of Interest Plan

H.1.1 The contracting officer has identified that performance of this requirement may cause a potential organizational conflict of interest IAW FAR 9.505-3 in the performance of other Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) requirements, such as TANF Outcomes Technical Assistance and Logistics (TOTAL), administered by the Office of Family Assistance (OFA), as performance of this effort may require evaluation of the performance of other contractor supported TANF efforts.

H.1.2 Offerors shall review the Project SUPPORTT requirement set forth in this solicitation and determine whether it believes that any potential or actual OCI may occur as a result of performance of this effort.

H.1.2.1 Should an offeror identify any actional or potential OCI, whether identified above in H.1.1 or otherwise, it shall submit to the contracting officer for approval a plan to avoid, neutralize, and/or mitigate, as applicable, the identified OCI(s).

H.1.2.2 Should an offeror determine that no OCIs exist for this requirement the offeror shall provide a certification stating that no actual or apparent OCIs exist at the time of certification to the contracting officer as part of its proposal submission.

H.1.3 Offerors are cautioned that in the instance of the OCI identified in H.1.1 that waiver of the OCI will not be favorably considered by the Government and may result in an offeror being precluded from performance on this effort where that OCI exists, and at the discretion of the contracting officer after considering the factors set forth in FAR Subpart 9.5.

H.1.4 OCIs Identified After Award. Should either the contractor or the contracting officer identify that an actual or apparent OCI exists after award, the contractor shall provide a written OCI Plan to avoid, neutralize, and/or mitigate the OCI to the contracting officer within one calendar week of identification.

The contracting officer will review and determine the appropriate course of action IAW FAR Subpart 9.5.

SECTION I – CONTRACT CLAUSES

Contract Clause Date 52.202-1 Definitions. Jun-20 52.203-3 Gratuities. Apr-84 52.203-5 Covenant Against Contingent Fees. May-14 52.203-6 Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government. Jun-20 52.203-7 Anti-Kickback Procedures. Jun-20 52.203-8 Cancellation, Rescission, and Recovery of Funds for Illegal or Improper Activity.

May-14

52.203-10 Price or Fee Adjustment for Illegal or Improper Activity. May-14 52.203-12 Limitation on Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions. Jun-20 52.203-13 Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct. Nov-21 52.203-14 Display of Hotline Poster(s). Nov-21 52.203-15 Whistleblower Protections Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.

Jun-10

52.203-16 Preventing Personal Conflicts of Interest. Jun-20 52.203-17 Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights. Nov-23 52.203-19 Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements.

Jan-17

52.204-9 Personal Identity Verification of Contractor Personnel. Jan-11 52.204-10 Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards. Jun-20 52.204-12 Unique Entity Identifier Maintenance. Oct-16 52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance. Oct-18 52.204-14 Service Contract Reporting Requirements. Oct-16 52.204-18 Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance. Aug-20 52.204-19 Incorporation by Reference of Representations and Certifications. Dec-14 52.204-23 Prohibition on Contracting for Hardware, Software, and Services Developed or Provided by Kaspersky Lab Covered Entities.

Dec-23

52.204-25 Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment.

Nov-21

52.204-27 Prohibition on a ByteDance Covered Application. Jun-23 52.209-6 Protecting the Government’s Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment.

Nov-21

52.209-9 Updates of Publicly Available Information Regarding Responsibility Matters.

Oct-18

52.209-10 Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations. Nov-15 52.210-1 Market Research. Nov-21 52.215-2 Audit and Records-Negotiation. Jun-20 52.215-8 Order of Precedence-Uniform Contract Format. Oct-97 52.215-11 Price Reduction for Defective Certified Cost or Pricing Data-Modifications. Jun-20 52.215-13 Subcontractor Certified Cost or Pricing Data-Modifications. Jun-20 52.215-15 Pension Adjustments and Asset Reversions. Oct-10

52.215-18 Reversion or Adjustment of Plans for Postretirement Benefits (PRB) Other Than Pensions.

Jul-05

52.215-19 Notification of Ownership Changes. Oct-97 52.215-21 - Requirements for Certified Cost or Pricing Data and Data Other Than Certified Cost or Pricing Data-Modifications -- Alternate IV

Oct-10

52.215-23 Limitations on Pass-Through Charges. Jun-20 52.216-7 Allowable Cost and Payment. Aug-18 52.216-8 Fixed Fee. Jun-11 52.217-8 Option to Extend Services. Nov-99 52.219-8 Utilization of Small Business Concerns. Feb-24 52.219-9 Small Business Subcontract Plan -- Alternate II Nov-16 52.219-14 Limitations on Subcontracting. Oct-22 52.219-16 Liquidated Damages-Subcontracting Plan. Sep-21 52.219-28 Post-Award Small Business Program Representation. Feb-24 52.222-2 Payment for Overtime Premiums. Jul-90 52.222-3 Convict Labor. Jun-03 52.222-4 Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards -Overtime Compensation. May-18 52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities. Apr-15 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity. Sep-16 52.222-35 Equal Opportunity for Veterans. Jun-20 52.222-36 Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities. Jun-20 52.222-37 Employment Reports on Veterans. Jun-20 52.222-40 Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act. Dec-10 52.222-41 Service Contract Labor Standards. Aug-18 52.222-49 Service Contract Labor Standards-Place of Performance Unknown. May-14 52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons. Nov-21 52.222-54 Employment Eligibility Verification. May-22 52.222-55 Minimum Wages for Contractor Workers Under Executive Order 14026.

Jan-22

52.222-62 Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706. Jan-22 52.224-1 Privacy Act Notification. Apr-84 52.224-2 Privacy Act. Apr-84 52.224-3 Privacy Training. Jan-17 52.226-7 Drug-Free Workplace. May-24 52.226-8 Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving. May-24 52.227-14 Rights in Data-General. May-14 52.227-17 Rights in Data-Special Works. Dec-07 52.229-10 State of New Mexico Gross Receipts and Compensating Tax. Apr-03 52.230-2 Cost Accounting Standards. Jun-20 52.230-3 Disclosure and Consistency of Cost Accounting Practices. Jun-20 52.230-6 Administration of Cost Accounting Standards. Jun-10 52.232-9 Limitation on Withholding of Payments. Apr-84 52.232-17 Interest. May-14

52.232-18 Availability of Funds. Apr-84 52.232-20 Limitation of Cost. Apr-84 52.232-23 Assignment of Claims. May-14 52.232-25 Prompt Payment. Jan-17 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-System for Award Management. Oct-18 52.232-39 Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations. Jun-13 52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors. Mar-23 52.233-1 Disputes. May-14 52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim. Oct-04 52.237-3 Continuity of Services. Jan-91 52.239-1 Privacy or Security Safeguards. Aug-96 52.242-1 Notice of Intent to Disallow Costs. Apr-84 52.242-3 Penalties for Unallowable Costs. Dec-22 52.242-4 Certification of Final Indirect Costs. Jan-97 52.242-5 Payments to Small Business Subcontractors. Jan-17 52.242-13 Bankruptcy. Jul-95 52.243-7 Notification of Changes. Jan-17 52.244-2 Subcontracts - Alternate I Jun-20 52.244-5 Competition in Subcontracting. Dec-96 52.244-6 Subcontracts for Commercial Products and Commercial Services. Feb-24 52.245-1 Government Property. Sep-21 52.245-9 Use and Charges. Apr-12 52.246-25 Limitation of Liability-Services. Feb-97 52.249-6 Termination (Cost-Reimbursement). May-04 52.249-14 Excusable Delays. Apr-84 52.253-1 Computer Generated Forms. Jan-91

FAR 52.217-8 -- Option to Extend Services (Nov 1999)

The Government may require continued performance of any services within the limits and at the rates specified in the contract. These rates may be adjusted only as a result of revisions to prevailing labor rates provided by the Secretary of Labor. The option provision may be exercised more than once, but the total extension of performance hereunder shall not exceed 6 months. The Contracting Officer may exercise the option by written notice to the Contractor within 15 calendar days of option exercise.

(End of clause)

FAR 52.217-9 -- Option to Extend the Term of the Contract (Mar 2000)

(a) The Government may extend the term of this contract by written notice to the Contractor within 15 calendar days; provided that the Government gives the Contractor a preliminary written notice of its intent to extend at least 30 calendar days before the contract expires. The preliminary notice does not commit the Government to an extension.

(b) If the Government exercises this option, the extended contract shall be considered to include this option clause.

(c) The total duration of this contract, including the exercise of any options under this clause, shall not exceed three (3) years.

(End of clause)

HHSAR 352.203-70 -- Anti-Lobbying (DEC 2015)

Pursuant to the HHS annual appropriations acts, except for normal and recognized executive-legislative relationships, the Contractor shall not use any HHS contract funds for:

(a) Publicity or propaganda purposes;

(b) The preparation, distribution, or use of any kit, pamphlet, booklet, publication, electronic communication, radio, television, or video presentation designed to support or defeat the enactment of legislation before the Congress or any State or local legislature or legislative body, except in presentation to the Congress or any state or local legislature itself; or designed to support or defeat any proposed or pending regulation, administrative action, or order issued by the executive branch of any state or local government, except in presentation to the executive branch of any state or local government itself; or

(c) Payment of salary or expenses of the Contractor, or any agent acting for the Contractor, related to any activity designed to influence the enactment of legislation, appropriations, regulation, administrative action, or Executive order proposed or pending before the Congress or any state government, state legislature or local legislature or legislative body, other than for normal and recognized executive-legislative relationships or participation by an agency or officer of a state, local, or tribal government in policymaking and administrative processes within the executive branch of that government.

(d) The prohibitions in subsections (a), (b), and (c) above shall include any activity to advocate or promote any proposed, pending, or future federal, state, or local tax increase, or any proposed, pending, or future requirement for, or restriction on, any legal consumer product, including its sale or marketing, including, but not limited to, the advocacy or promotion of gun control.

(End of clause)

HHSAR 352.208-70 -- Printing and Duplication (DEC 2015)

(a) Unless otherwise specified in this contract, no printing by the Contractor or any subcontractor is authorized under this contract. All printing required must be performed by the Government Printing Office except as authorized by the Contracting Officer. The Contractor shall submit camera-ready copies to the Contracting Officer's Representative (COR). The terms “printing” and “duplicating/copying” are defined in the Government Printing and Binding Regulations of the Joint Committee on Printing.

(b) If necessary for performance of the contract, the Contractor may duplicate or copy less than 5,000 production units of only one page, or less than 25,000 production units in aggregate of multiple pages for the use of a department or agency. A production unit is defined as one sheet, size 8.5 x 11 inches, one side only, and one color. The pages may not exceed a maximum image size of 10 3/4 by 14 1/4 inches. This page limit applies to each printing requirement and not for all printing requirements under the entire contract.

(c) Approval for all printing, as well as duplicating/copying in excess of the stated limits, shall be obtained from the COR who will consult with the designated publishing services office and provide direction to the contractor. The cost of any unauthorized printing or duplicating/copying under this contract will be considered an unallowable cost for which the Contractor will not be reimbursed.

(End of clause)

HHSAR 352.211-1 -- Public Accommodations and Commercial Facilities (DEC 2015)

The Contractor agrees as follows:

(a) Except for ad hoc meetings necessary or incidental to contract performance, the Contractor shall develop a plan to assure that any event held pursuant to this contract will meet or exceed the minimum accessibility standards set forth in 28 CFR part 36 - Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public Accommodations and in Commercial Facilities. The Contractor shall submit the plan to the Contracting Officer and must receive approval prior to the event. The Contractor may submit a consolidated or master plan for contracts requiring numerous events in lieu of separate plans.

(b) The Contractor shall manage the contract in accordance with the standards set forth in 28 CFR part 36.

(End of clause)

HHSAR 352.211-3 -- Paperwork Reduction Act (DEC 2015)

(a) This contract involves a requirement to collect or record information calling either for answers to identical questions from 10 or more persons other than Federal employees, or information from Federal employees which is outside the scope of their employment, for use by the Federal government or disclosure to third parties; therefore, the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) shall apply to this contract. No plan, questionnaire, interview guide or other similar device for collecting information (whether repetitive or single time) may be used without the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) first providing clearance. Contractors and the Contracting Officer's Representative shall be guided by the provisions of 5 CFR part 1320, Controlling Paperwork Burdens on the Public, and seek the advice of the HHS operating division or Office of the Secretary Reports Clearance Officer to determine the procedures for acquiring OMB clearance.

(b) The Contractor shall not expend any funds or begin any data collection until the Contracting Officer provides the Contractor with written notification authorizing the expenditure of funds and the collection of data. The Contractor shall allow at least 120 days for OMB clearance. The Contracting Officer will consider excessive delays caused by the Government which arise out of causes beyond the control and without the fault or negligence of the Contractor in accordance with the Excusable Delays or Default clause of this contract.

HHSAR 352.219-71 – Mentor-Protégé Program Reporting Requirements (January 2010)

The Contractor shall comply with all reporting requirements specified in its Mentor-Protégé agreement approved by HHS' OSDBU.

(End of clause)

HHSAR 352.222-70 -- Contractor Cooperation in Equal Employment Opportunity Investigations (DEC 2015)

(a) In addition to complying with the clause at FAR 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity, the Contractor shall, in good faith, cooperate with the Department of Health and Human Services (Agency) in investigations of Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) complaints processed pursuant to 29 CFR part 1614. For purposes of this clause, the following definitions apply:

(1) Complaint means a formal or informal complaint that has been lodged with Agency management, Agency EEO officials, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), or a court of competent jurisdiction.

(2) Contractor employee means all current Contractor employees who work or worked under this contract. The term also includes current employees of subcontractors who work or worked under this contract. In the case of Contractor and subcontractor employees, who worked under this contract, but who are no longer employed by the Contractor or subcontractor, or who have been assigned to another entity within the Contractor's or subcontractor's organization, the Contractor shall provide the Agency with that employee's last known mailing address, email address, and telephone number, if that employee has been identified as a witness in an EEO complaint or investigation.

(3) Good faith cooperation cited in paragraph (a) includes, but is not limited to, making Contractor employees available for:

(i) Formal and informal interviews by EEO counselors or other Agency officials processing EEO complaints;

(ii) Formal or informal interviews by EEO investigators charged with investigating complaints of unlawful discrimination filed by Federal employees;

(iii) Reviewing and signing appropriate affidavits or declarations summarizing statements provided by such Contractor employees during the course of EEO investigations;

(iv) Producing documents requested by EEO counselors, EEO investigators, Agency employees, or the EEOC in connection with a pending EEO complaint; and

(v) Preparing for and providing testimony in depositions or in hearings before the MSPB, EEOC and U.S.

District Court.

(b) The Contractor shall include the provisions of this clause in all subcontract solicitations and subcontracts awarded at any tier under this contract.

(c) Failure on the part of the Contractor or its subcontractors to comply with the terms of this clause may be grounds for the Contracting Officer to terminate this contract for default.

HHSAR 352.224-71 -- Confidential Information (DEC 2015)

(a) Confidential Information, as used in this clause, means information or data of a personal nature about an individual, or proprietary information or data submitted by or pertaining to an institution or organization.

(b) Specific information or categories of information that the Government will furnish to the Contractor, or that the Contractor is expected to generate, which are confidential may be identified elsewhere in this contract. The Contracting Officer may modify this contract to identify Confidential Information from time to time during performance.

(c) Confidential Information or records shall not be disclosed by the Contractor until:

(1) Written advance notice of at least 45 days shall be provided to the Contracting Officer of the Contractor's intent to release findings of studies or research, to which an agency response may be appropriate to protect the public interest or that of the agency.

(2) For information provided by or on behalf of the government,

(i) The publication or dissemination of the following types of information are restricted under this contract: Privacy Act Information

(ii) The reason(s) for restricting the types of information identified in subparagraph (i) is/are: Authorized by Statute (Privacy Act).

(iii) Written advance notice of at least 45 days shall be provided to the Contracting Officer of the Contractor's intent to disseminate or publish information identified in subparagraph (2)(i). The contractor shall not disseminate or publish such information without the written consent of the Contracting Officer.

(d) Whenever the Contractor is uncertain with regard to the confidentiality of or a property interest in information under this contract, the Contractor should consult with the Contracting Officer prior to any release, disclosure, dissemination, or publication.

HHSAR 352.231-70 -- Salary Rate Limitation (DEC 2015)

(a) The Contractor shall not use contract funds to pay the direct salary of an individual at a rate in excess of the Federal Executive Schedule Level II in effect on the date the funding was obligated.

(b) For purposes of the salary rate limitation, the terms “direct salary,” “salary,” and “institutional base salary,” have the same meaning and are collectively referred to as “direct salary,” in this clause. An individual's direct salary is the annual compensation that the Contractor pays for an individual's direct effort (costs) under the contract. Direct salary excludes any income that an individual may be permitted to earn outside of duties to the Contractor. Direct salary also excludes fringe benefits, overhead, and general and administrative expenses (also referred to as indirect costs or facilities and administrative costs). The salary rate limitation does not restrict the salary that an organization may pay an individual working under a Department of Health and Human Services contract or order; it merely limits the portion of that salary that may be paid with contract funds.

(c) The salary rate limitation also applies to individuals under subcontracts.

(d) If this is a multiple-year contract or order, it may be subject to unilateral modification by the Contracting Officer to ensure that an individual is not paid at a rate that exceeds the salary rate limitation provision established in the HHS appropriations act used to fund this contract.

(e) See the salaries and wages pay tables on the Office of Personnel Management Web site for Federal Executive Schedule salary levels.

(End of clause)

HHSAR 352.233-71 -- Litigation and Claims (DEC 2015)

(a) The Contractor shall provide written notification immediately to the Contracting Officer of any action, including any proceeding before an administrative agency, filed against the Contractor arising out of the performance of this contract, including, but not limited to the performance of any subcontract hereunder; and any claim against the Contractor the cost and expense of which is allowable under the clause entitled “Allowable Cost and Payment.”

(b) Except as otherwise directed by the Contracting Officer, the Contractor shall furnish immediately to the Contracting Officer copies of all pertinent documents received by the Contractor with respect to such action or claim. To the extent not in conflict with any applicable policy of insurance, the Contractor may, with the Contracting Officer's approval, settle any such action or claim. If required by the Contracting Officer, the Contractor shall effect an assignment and subrogation in favor of the Government of all the Contractor's rights and claims (except those against the Government) arising out of any such action or claim against the Contractor; and authorize representatives of the Government to settle or defend any such action or claim and to represent the Contractor in, or to take charge of, any action.

(c) If the Government undertakes a settlement or defense of an action or claim, the Contractor shall furnish all reasonable assistance in effecting a settlement or asserting a defense. Where an action against the Contractor is not covered by a policy of insurance, the Contractor shall, with the approval of the Contracting Officer, proceed with the defense of the action in good faith. The Government shall not be liable for the expense of defending any action or for any costs resulting from the loss thereof to the extent that the Contractor would have been compensated by insurance which was required by other terms or conditions of this contract, by law or regulation, or by written direction of the Contracting Officer, but which the Contractor failed to secure through its own fault or negligence. In any event, unless otherwise expressly provided in this contract, the Government shall not reimburse or indemnify the Contractor for any liability loss, cost, or expense, which the Contractor may incur or be subject to by reason of any loss, injury or damage, to the person or to real or personal property of any third parties as may accrue during, or arise from, the performance of this contract.

HHSAR 352.237-75 -- Key Personnel (DEC 2015)

The key personnel specified in this contract are considered to be essential to work performance. At least 30 days prior to the contractor voluntarily diverting any of the specified individuals to other programs or contracts the Contractor shall notify the Contracting Officer and shall submit a justification for the diversion or replacement and a request to replace the individual. The request must identify the proposed replacement and provide an explanation of how the replacement's skills, experience, and credentials meet or exceed the requirements of the contract (including, when applicable, Human Subjects Testing requirements). If the employee of the contractor is terminated for cause or separates from the contractor voluntarily with less than thirty days notice, the Contractor shall provide the maximum notice practicable under the circumstances. The Contractor shall not divert, replace, or announce any such change to key personnel without the written consent of the Contracting Officer. The contract will be modified to add or delete key personnel as necessary to reflect the agreement of the parties.

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HHSAR 352.239-74 -- Electronic and Information Technology Accessibility (DEC 2015)

(a) Pursuant to Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794d), as amended by the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, all electronic and information technology (EIT) supplies and services developed, acquired, or maintained under this contract or order must comply with the “Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board Electronic and Information Technology (EIT) Accessibility Standards” set forth by the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (also referred to as the “Access Board”) in 36 CFR part 1194. Information about Section 508 is available at http://www.hhs.gov/web/508. The complete text of Section 508 Final Provisions can be accessed at http://www.access-board.gov/guidelines-and-standards/communications-and-it/about-the-section- 508-standards.

(b) The Section 508 accessibility standards applicable to this contract or order are identified in the Statement of Work or Specification or Performance Work Statement. The contractor must provide any necessary updates to the submitted HHS Product Assessment Template(s) at the end of each contract or order exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold (see FAR 2.101) when the contract or order duration is one year or less. If it is determined by the Government that EIT supplies and services provided by the Contractor do not conform to the described accessibility standards in the contract, remediation of the supplies or services to the level of conformance specified in the contract will be the responsibility of the Contractor at its own expense.

(c) The Section 508 accessibility standards applicable to this contract are:

See Section 14 of the Attachment 0001 – Performance Work Statement.

(d) In the event of a modification(s) to this contract or order, which adds new EIT supplies or services or revises the type of, or specifications for, supplies or services, the Contracting Officer may require that the contractor submit a completed HHS Section 508 Product Assessment Template and any other additional information necessary to assist the Government in determining that the EIT supplies or services conform to Section 508 accessibility standards. Instructions for documenting accessibility via the HHS Section 508 Product Assessment Template may be found under Section 508 policy on the HHS Web site:

(http://www.hhs.gov/web/508). If it is determined by the Government that EIT supplies and services provided by the Contractor do not conform to the described accessibility standards in the contract, remediation of the supplies or services to the level of conformance specified in the contract will be the responsibility of the Contractor at its own expense.

(e) If this is an Indefinite Delivery contract, a Blanket Purchase Agreement or a Basic Ordering Agreement, the task/delivery order requests that include EIT supplies or services will define the specifications and accessibility standards for the order. In those cases, the Contractor may be required to provide a completed HHS Section 508 Product Assessment Template and any other additional information necessary to assist the Government in determining that the EIT supplies or services conform to Section 508 accessibility standards. Instructions for documenting accessibility via the HHS Section 508 Product Assessment Template may be found at http://www.hhs.gov/web/508. If it is determined by the Government that EIT supplies and services provided by the Contractor do not conform to the described accessibility standards in the provided documentation, remediation of the supplies or services to the level of conformance specified in the contract will be the responsibility of the Contractor at its own expense.

SECTION J – LIST OF ATTACHMENTS

The following attachments are incorporated by reference:

Attachment 0001 – Performance Work Statement (August 2024) – Amendment 0001

Attachment 0002 – RESERVED

Attachment 0003 – Bidding Assumptions – Amendment 0001

Attachment 0004 – Questions and Answers – Amendment 0001

SECTION K – REPRESENTATIONS, CERTIFICATIONS AND OTHER STATEMENTS OF OFFERORS

The following provisions are incorporated by reference:

Provision Title Date 52.203-11 Certification and Disclosure Regarding Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions.

Sep-07

52.203-18 Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements-Representation.

Jan-17

52.204-5 Women-Owned Business (Other Than Small Business). Oct-14 52.204-17 Ownership or Control of Offeror. Aug-20 52.209-2 Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations-Representation. Nov-15 52.222-22 Previous Contracts and Compliance Reports. Feb-99 52.222-25 Affirmative Action Compliance. Apr-84 52.222-38 Compliance with Veterans Employment Reporting Requirements. Feb-16 52.225-20 Prohibition on Conducting Restricted Business Operations in Sudan-Certification. Aug-09 52.225-25 Prohibition on Contracting With Entities Engaging in Certain Activities or Transactions Relating to Iran Representation and Certifications.

Jun-20

SECTION L – INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS, AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS

L.1 Offeror’s shall electronically submit one proposal by the closing date and time specified on Page 1 of the SF33 to the following individuals:

Contract Specialist: Tim Wanamaker, timothy.wanamaker@acf.hhs.gov

Contracting Officer: Brendon Courtade, Brendon.courtade@acf.hhs.gov

L.1.1 Questions may be submitted to the individuals listed above no later than 3:00pm Eastern, Tuesday, August 27, 2024. Answers to questions will be provided publicly on the solicitation posting.

Questions submitted after this date and time will be answered at the sole discretion of the Contracting Officer.

L.2 The proposal evaluation and discussion procedures of FAR Subpart 15.3 apply to this acquisition.

In accordance with FAR 52.215-1, Instructions to Offerors-Competitive Acquisition, the Government does not intend to hold discussions, however the Government reserves the right to conduct clarifications or discussions, at its sole discretion.

L.3 Offeror’s proposals shall be submitted in separate volumes, as set forth below. Proposals shall not contain citations or links to other websites. All proposal information shall be in the English language.

Proposals shall be submitted on standard 8.5 x 11 paper. Proposals shall be double spaced and font size shall be no smaller than 10 point with margins no less than 1 inch (top, bottom, left, and right) excluding headers, footers, and page numbers. Offerors shall number each page and provide an index/table of contents with each volume. The complete set of volumes shall be accompanied by a cover letter prepared on the company's letterhead. Each of the volumes shall be separated and labeled with full pagination.

L.3.1 Acceptable File Formats. All electronic information provided in response to the solicitation must be provided in Microsoft (MS) Office 2013 (or later) or PDF compatible format or except as noted in instructions for individual volumes. All spreadsheets must include all formulas, function, macros, computations, or equations used to compute the proposed amounts. For each workbook, all Rows, Columns, Cells, and Worksheets must be visible. Zero height and zero width rows and columns in Worksheets are not acceptable. Worksheet cells formatted with the font color equal to the fill color are not acceptable. If Workbooks or Worksheets are password protected, then the passwords must be provided. Print image files or pictures or files containing only values are not acceptable. Failure to provide fully functional Excel spreadsheets in the proposal may result in your proposal being rejected.

L.4 The length of Offeror’s response to this RFP is limited, as identified below. Extreme care and attention shall be taken to ensure that all required items are included in your proposal. Information submitted beyond the page limitations, as identified below, will not be evaluated and could be cause for rejection of your proposal. Cover/face pages, indexes, and technical appendices will NOT be counted toward the page limitations below. The technical appendices shall include the staff time and availability information referenced in L.6.2e, resumes of proposed personnel, including proposed consultants and subcontractors (limited to 4 pages each), and copies of contracts submitted for Experience (Technical Part 3).

mailto:Brendon.courtade@acf.hhs.gov

RFP Section Page Limit Volume I – Administrative Volume N/A Volume II – Technical Factor 25 pages total Volume III – Cost/Price Factor N/A

L.4.1 Administrative Volume

L.4.1.1 This Administrative Volume is not evaluated. No technical or cost information should be included in this volume. This volume shall include:

i. Proposal Coverpage (optional)

ii. Compliance Statement

iii. Signed SF33 and any amendments to the solicitation (as applicable)

iv. Representations, Certifications, and Other Statements (See Section K)

v. Accounting System

vi. Organization Conflict of Interest Plan (see H.1) (if applicable)

vii. Subcontracting Plan (if applicable)

L.5 In accordance with Section M of this RFP, offerors will be evaluated on two factors: (1) Technical Factor; and (2) Cost/Price Factor. The Offeror shall abide by the following instructions when submitting a response to this RFP.

L.6 Volume I: Technical Factor – The Technical Factor contains three sections, which are not subfactors and will not be separately rated.

L.6.1 Section A: Technical Approach – The Offeror shall provide a narrative describing its proposed approach to accomplish the following:

a. Successfully manage and execute the tasks of the PWS and produce the required deliverables, considering the management, logistical, technical, and administrative requirements necessary;

b. Utilize innovative and rigorous approaches to enhance the quality of the overall project (including data collection, analyses, and technical assistance) and save time or other resources;

c. Execute an outstanding plan that is clear, complete, feasible, and demonstrates an understanding of the goals of the overall project and the significance and context of the project;

d. Perform the tasks of the PWS with an understanding of how the tasks are related, along with clear and concise milestones or phasing charts of key events;

e. Identify key challenges or risks in the project and the offeror’s proposed approach, along with proposed mitigation strategies; and

f. Incorporate diverse perspectives through active engagement.

L.6.2 Section B: Staffing Approach – The Offeror shall provide a narrative describing its proposed approach to accomplish the following:

a. How it will provide qualified personnel (including any proposed consultants and subcontractors), to perform the project tasks as required by the PWS;

b. Its historical ability to recruit and retain personnel and how this capability will be utilized to successfully meet the requirements of this PWS;

c. An overall management plan that is fully adequate for a successful project, including a description of the proposed roles and major responsibilities of key staff (i.e., principal investigators, project directors, senior advisors, project managers, and task leaders) and demonstrating that the proposed project leadership have experience in successfully managing projects of similar scope and complexity;

d. A combination of proposed personnel that have the technical qualifications and academic, professional, and technical experience to complete the functions and duties they would perform.

The combination of proposed personnel should have experience and familiarity with the topical areas related to this solicitation (i.e., Temporary Assistance for Needy Families; welfare and family self-sufficiency research, etc.), the technical requirements (i.e., technical assistance;

conducting rigorous research; data analysis; designing and conducting implementation and outcome studies; developing and disseminating written and non-written products that successfully convey highly technical material to a non-technical audience; actively engaging diverse individuals and groups), and management requirements (i.e., relevant experience with direct management and task order oversight responsibilities, OMB Clearance processes, data security, equitable and inclusive practices);

e. The amount of time to be committed by key staff in sufficient detail to determine whether the time committed is reasonable for the proposed role and that the proposed staff have availability to fulfill their proposed roles over the course of the project;

f. The added value to the Government of any proposed subcontractors or consultants;

g. An approach to effective communication throughout the project, including internal communication across key staff, communication between the Contractor and ACF, between the Contractor and relevant actively engaged individuals and groups, and among the project team (i.e., between the prime Contractor and any subcontractors or consultants).

L.6.3 Section C – Corporate Experience –

The Offeror shall submit up to three (3) detailed narratives for recent and relevant contract examples regarding how the cited experience is recent and relevant to the solicited requirement.

These may include foreign, federal, state, local municipality and private industry contracts. Offeror shall only submit those recent and relevant contracts for itself and its proposed subcontractor(s) for scope of work considerations that it proposes to be performed, respectively, by the Offeror and its subcontractor(s) on this solicitation. To determine the relevance of the experience, evaluators will determine the extent to which the submitted contract example (effort) is comparable in scope, magnitude, and complexity to the effort, as detailed below.

a) For the purposes of this volume, “contract” shall be defined as:

i. A single task or delivery order placed under a single-award or multiple-award IDIQ task order contract (FAR 16.501-1); or,

ii. A single work directive or similar instrument which contains a separate statement of work issued under a broader contract; or,

iii. A single order placed under a basic ordering agreement (BOA) (FAR 16.703); or,

iv. A single task order placed under a federal supply schedule (FSS) (FAR 8.405-2); or,

v. A single task order placed under a single-award or multiple award blanket purchase agreement

(BPA) (FAR 8.405-3 or FAR 13.303); or,

vi. A single Government or commercial contract which does not include any of the types of instruments described in (1)-(5) above.

b) “Recent” is defined as “performed within three (3) years of the closing date of this RFP.”

“Relevant” is defined as similar in scope, magnitude and complexity to the current solicited effort.

Magnitude is defined as work similar in size (by dollars). Complexity is defined as efforts that demonstrate a comparable level of management required to execute multiple, interrelated and concurrent tasks.

c) Offerors shall provide a detailed narrative that provides a description of the scope of work requirements for each of the experience examples provided (may also include examples of products produced (as copy and pasted images)) and a discussion of the similarities between the cited contract scope and the scope of work considerations identified above. The narrative shall include following:

a. The Contract Number (and delivery/task order number, if applicable);

b. The Contract Type;

c. Total Value of the Contract (beginning & ending value);

d. The Contract’s Period of Performance;

e. The Government or commercial contracting activity’s address, telephone number and email;

f. The Procuring Contracting Officer’s (PCO) and/or Contract Specialist’s name or point of contact

(for commercial customer), telephone number and email addresses;

g. The Government or commercial administrative contracting officer (ACO) contracting officer’s representative (COR), performance certifier, and/or quality assurance representative’s (QAR) names, telephone numbers, and email addresses.

d) If an offeror proposes experience for a parent company, an affiliate, or another subcontractor/team member, with a different CAGE code, the offeror shall include information demonstrating how the resources of the parent company, affiliate, or subcontractor/team member resources will be utilized to effect the performance of the offer.

e) Corporate Entities. If any contract submitted in support of the Experience factor submission was performed by a corporate entity or division other than the corporate entity or division that will perform work under this solicitation, please identify the entity, and explain how the resources of the other entity will be utilized in the performance of this effort.

f) Predecessor Companies. If an Offeror only has recent and relevant experience as part of a predecessor company, the Government may consider that experience in its evaluation of experience.

Please provide the information for those recent and relevant contracts of that predecessor company.

Offerors must also briefly document the history of the evolution of the offering company from the predecessor company.

g) Experience Information. The burden of providing thorough and complete Experience proposal information remains…