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This is a Solicitation/Contract for Commercial Items (Standard Form 1449) for credentialing and privileging support services for the Indian Health Service (IHS) Nashville Area Office. The contract is set aside for an Indian Small Business Economic Enterprise (ISBEE) / Indian Economic Enterprise (IEE), with a NAICS code of 541611 for Medical Office Management Consulting Services. The base contract period is from July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026, with four option years through June 30, 2030, and a potential 6-month extension.

The contractor will provide credentialing and privileging support for approximately 30-40 providers annually across federal facilities in the Nashville Area IHS region, which spans 29 states. Services must comply with IHS Clinical Staff Bylaws, AAAHC standards, Joint Commission Standards, and CMS Conditions of Participation. The scope includes supporting full-time staff, contract providers, and telehealth professionals across various provider types including physicians, advanced practice providers, dentists, behavioral health professionals, and telehealth clinicians. The work will be performed remotely, with invoices submitted electronically through the Treasury's Invoice Processing Platform (IPP) on a monthly or specified schedule.

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CODE 18a. PAYMENT WILL BE MADE BY

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Nashville TN 37214 711 Stewarts Ferry Pike Nashville Area Office

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541611

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100.00 % FOR:SET ASIDE:UNRESTRICTED OR139

REQUEST FOR

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14. METHOD OF SOLICITATION

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NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY

CLASSIFICATION STANDARD

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SMALL BUSINESS

07/14/2025 1700 ET

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ANDREW RHOADES

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75H71525Q00033

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NASHVILLE TN 37214

711 STEWARTS FERRY PIKE

NASHVILLE AREA OFFICE

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Nashville TN 37214 711 Stewarts Ferry Pike

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Statement of Work (SOW) for the Indian Health Service, Nashville Area Office Credentialing Service

1. Background

a. The Indian Health Service (IHS) – Nashville Area Office has a requirement for credentialing and privileging support services for medical, dental, behavioral health, and allied health providers across multiple IHS and tribal healthcare facilities within the Nashville Area. The Government anticipates awarding a single contract resulting from this solicitation.

2. Objective

a. Timely, accurate, and compliant credentialing and privileging services are essential to ensuring patient safety and continuity of care throughout the IHS Nashville Area. Credentialing also supports facility compliance with AAAHC standards, Joint Commission, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Conditions of Participation, and private payer requirements for reimbursement. The purpose of this contract is to provide centralized support for provider credentialing and reappointment functions to maintain accreditation and operational readiness across multiple service units.

3. Scope of Work

a. The Contractor shall provide credentialing and privileging support services for a dynamic mix of providers across the federal facilities within the Nashville Area IHS, which spans 29 states. This includes approximately:

i. 30-40 total credentialed providers annually

ii. Full-time staff, contract providers, and telehealth professionals

b. Services must comply with:

i. IHS Clinical Staff Bylaws

ii. Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC) standards

iii. Joint Commission Standards

iv. CMS Conditions of Participation

v. Applicable federal, state, and tribal regulatory requirements

c. The contractor must demonstrate expertise in credentialing for a wide range of provider types, including:

i. Physicians (Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, Psychiatry)

ii. Advanced Practice Providers (NPs, PAs)

iii. Dentists

iv. Behavioral health professionals (psychologists, therapists)

v. Telehealth clinicians

4. Applicable Documents:

a. IHS Nashville Area Clinical Staff Bylaws

b. IHS Credentialing Policy

c. AAAHC Standards

d. CMS Conditions of Participation

e. Federal and tribal healthcare regulations, as applicable

5. Tasks:

a. The Contractor shall:

i. Demonstrate knowledge and experience with electronic credentialing software (e.g., MD Staff)

ii. Maintain clear and consistent communication with the Nashville Area Clinical Directors, and facility leadership

iii. Coordinate the application process for all credentialed providers, including initiation, receipt, and primary source verification of education, licensure, certifications, and malpractice history

iv. Confirm privileges requested align with education, licensure, and scope of practice

v. Assemble verified credentialing documentation and prepare completed files for Medical Executive Committee (MEC) review within designated timelines

vi. Monitor expirable items, including licenses, DEA registrations, BLS/ACLS certifications, and initiate timely recredentialing and renewal verification

vii. Provide early notification (minimum 90 days) to providers regarding expiring credentials and assist in reappointment file preparation

viii. Maintain full compliance with the Privacy Act, HIPAA, and IHS confidentiality standards

6. Government Furnished Equipment and Information:

a. No government-furnished equipment will be provided. The Government will grant the contractor secure access to required credentialing platforms (e.g., MD Staff).

The contractor shall provide all necessary IT equipment and ensure secure internet access and compliance with IHS information security protocols.

7. Place of Performance:

a. Work will be performed remotely at the contractor’s site. Travel is not anticipated; however, if on-site support is requested, it will be coordinated in advance and authorized separately. Contractor performance will support facilities located across the Nashville Area IHS region.

8. Period of Performance:

a. Base Year: Est. July 1, 2025 – June 30, 2026

b. Option Year 1: Est. July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027

c. Option Year 2: Est. July 1, 2027 – June 30, 2028

d. Option Year 3: Est. July 1, 2028 – June 30, 2029

e. Option Year 4: Est. July 1, 2029 – June 30, 2030

f. FAR 52.217-8 Extension: Up to 6 months if exercised (through December 31, 2030)

9. Security:

a. Although this contract does not involve access to patient health records, contractor staff will require background clearance (Tier 1 / NACI), completion of required IHS cybersecurity training, and agreement to the IHS Rules of Behavior prior to system access. All work must comply with applicable HIPAA, Privacy Act, and HHS IT security policies.

10. Contracting – General:

b. NAICS:

i. 541611 – Medical Office Management Consulting Services or Consultants

c. PSC:

i. Q701 – Specialized Medical Support

d. Credentialing and privileging services:

i. Contractor shall provide credentialing and privileging support services for a dynamic mix of providers across the federal facilities within the Nashville Area IHS, which spans 29 states. This includes approximately:

1. 30-40 total credentialed providers annually

2. Full-time staff, contract providers, and telehealth professionals

ii. Services must comply with:

1. IHS Clinical Staff Bylaws

2. Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC) standards

3. Joint Commission Standards

4. CMS Conditions of Participation

5. Applicable federal, state, and tribal regulatory requirements

iii. The contractor must demonstrate expertise in credentialing for a wide range of provider types, including:

1. Physicians (Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, Psychiatry)

2. Advanced Practice Providers (NPs, PAs)

3. Dentists

4. Behavioral health professionals (psychologists, therapists)

5. Telehealth clinicians

e. Set Aside:

i. Indian Small Business Economic Enterprise (ISBEE) / Indian Economic Enterprise (IEE)

f. Type of Contract:

i. The government intends to award a blanket purchase agreement firm fixed-price contract for annual services for a base year with four optional years of service

g. Evaluation Criteria:

i. Price

ii. Past Performance

iii. Technical Capability

iv. Options (evaluated in total price and the evaluation of options does not obligate the Government to exercise the options)

h. Response:

i. Quotes are due 14JUL25 at 5:00 PM ET

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY FULL TEXT:

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):

52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference (FEB 1998).

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

52.212-3Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.

As prescribed in 12.301(b)(2), insert the following provision:

Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services (May 2024)

The Offeror shall complete only paragraph (b) of this provision if the Offeror has completed the annual representations and certification electronically in the System for Award Management (SAM) accessed through https://www.sam.gov. If the Offeror has not completed the annual representations and certifications electronically, the Offeror shall complete only paragraphs (c) through (v) of this provision.

(a)Definitions. As used in this provision—

Covered telecommunications equipment or services has the meaning provided in the clause 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment.

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, and the concern is certified by SBA or an approved third-party certifier in accordance with 13 CFR 127.300. It automatically qualifies as a women-owned small business eligible under the WOSB Program.

Forced or indentured child labor means all work or service—

(1)Exacted from any person under the age of 18 under the menace of any penalty for its nonperformance and for which the worker does not offer himself voluntarily; or

(2)Performed by any person under the age of 18 pursuant to a contract the enforcement of which can be accomplished by process or penalties.

https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-12#FAR_12_301 https://www.sam.gov/ https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-52#FAR_52_204_25 https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-13/part-127 https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-13/section-127.300

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.

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.

Reasonable inquiry has the meaning provided in the clause 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment.

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 http://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title6-section395&num=0&edition=prelim http://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title6-section395&num=0&edition=prelim https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-52#FAR_52_204_25 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;

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

or

(6)Have been voluntarily suspended."Sensitive technology"—

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 (SDVOSB) concern means a small business concern—

(1)

(i)Not less than 51 percent of which is owned and controlled 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; or

(2)A small business concern eligible under the SDVOSB Program in accordance with 13 CFR part 128 (see subpart 19.14).

http://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section1702(b)(3)&num=0&edition=prelim https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-19#FAR_Subpart_19_14

(3)Service-disabled veteran, as used in this definition, 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), and who is registered in the Beneficiary Identification and Records Locator Subsystem, or successor system that is maintained by the Department of Veterans Affairs’ Veterans Benefits Administration, as a service-disabled veteran.

Service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB) concern eligible under the SDVOSB Program means an SDVOSB concern that—

(1)Effective January 1, 2024, is designated in the System for Award Management (SAM) as certified by the Small Business Administration (SBA) in accordance with 13 CFR 128.300; or

(2)Has represented that it is an SDVOSB concern in SAM and submitted a complete application for certification to SBA on or before December 31, 2023.

Service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB) Program means a program that authorizes contracting officers to limit competition, including award on a sole-source basis, to SDVOSB concerns eligible under the SDVOSB Program.

Small business concern—

(1)Means a concern, including its affiliates, that is independently owned and operated, not dominant in its field of operation, and qualified as a small business under the criteria in 13 CFR part 121 and size standards in this solicitation.

(2)Affiliates, as used in this definition, means business concerns, one of whom directly or indirectly controls or has the power to control the others, or a third party or parties control or have the power to control the others. In determining whether affiliation exists, consideration is given to all appropriate factors including common ownership, common management, and contractual relationships. SBA determines affiliation based on the factors set forth at 13 CFR 121.103.

Small disadvantaged business concern, consistent with 13 CFR 124.1001, 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 at13 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 the threshold at 13 CFR 124.104(c)(2) after taking into account the applicable exclusions set forth at 13 CFR124.104(c)(2); and http://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section101&num=0&edition=prelim http://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section101&num=0&edition=prelim http://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section101&num=0&edition=prelim https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-13/part-121 https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-13/part-121

(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—

(1)Directly by a parent corporation; or

(2)Through another subsidiary of a parent corporation

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.

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

(1)Not less than 51 percent of which is owned and controlled 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.

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 least51 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, and the concern is certified by SBA or an approved third-party certifier in accordance with 13 CFR 127.300.

(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 in SAM.

http://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section101(2)&num=0&edition=prelim https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-13/part-127

(2)The offeror has completed the annual representations and certifications electronically in SAM accessed through http://www.sam.gov. After reviewing SAM 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 Products and Commercial Services, have been entered or updated in the last 12 months, are current, accurate, complete, and applicable to this solicitation (including the business size standard(s) applicable to the NAICS code(s) referenced for this solicitation), at the time this offer is submitted and are incorporated in this offer by reference (see FAR 4.1201), except for paragraphs __.

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

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 is for supplies to be delivered or services to be performed in the United States or its outlying areas, or when the contracting officer has applied part 19 in accordance with 19.000(b)(1)(ii). Check all that apply.

(1)Small business concern. The offeror represents as part of its offer that—

(i)It □ is, □ is not a small business concern; or

(ii)It □ is, □ is not a small business joint venture that complies with the requirements of 13 CFR 121.103(h) and 13 CFR 125.8(a) and (b). [ The offeror shall enter the name and unique entity identifier of each party to the joint venture: ____________.]

(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)SDVOSB 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 that it □ is, □ is not an SDVOSB concern.

(4)SDVOSB concern joint venture eligible under the SDVOSB Program. The offeror represents that it □ is, □ is not an SDVOSB joint venture eligible under the SDVOSB Program that complies with the requirements of 13 CFR 128.402. [Complete only if the offeror represented itself as an SDVOSB concern in paragraph (c)(3) of this provision.] [The offeror shall enter the name and unique entity identifier of each party to the joint venture: ____________.] http://www.sam.gov/ https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-52#FAR_52_212_3 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-4#FAR_4_1201 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-19#FAR_Part_19 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-19#FAR_19_000 https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-13/section-121.103#p-121.103(h) https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-13/section-121.103#p-121.103(h) https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-13/section-125.8#p-125.8(a) https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-13/section-125.8#p-125.8(b)

(5)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 124.1001.

(6)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.

(7)WOSB joint venture eligible under the WOSB Program. The offeror represents that it □ is, □ is not a joint venture that complies with the requirements of 13 CFR 127.506(a) through (c). [ The offeror shall enter the name and unique entity identifier of each party to the joint venture: ____________.]

(8)Economically disadvantaged women-owned small business (EDWOSB) joint venture. The offeror represents that it □ is, □ is not a joint venture that complies with the requirements of 13 CFR 127.506(a) through (c). [The offeror shall enter the name and unique entity identifier of each party to the joint venture: ____________.]

Note to paragraphs (c)(9) and (10): Complete paragraphs (c)(9) and (10) only if this solicitation is expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold.

(9)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.

(10)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:____________

(11)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, as having been certified by SBA as a HUBZone small business concern in the Dynamic Small Business Search and SAM, and will attempt to maintain an employment rate of HUBZone residents of 35 percent of its employees during performance of a HUBZone contract (see 13 CFR 126.200(e)(1)); and

(ii)It □ is, □ is not a HUBZone joint venture that complies with the requirements of 13 CFR 126.616(a) through (c). [The offeror shall enter the name and unique entity identifier of each party to the joint venture: ______.] Each HUBZone small business concern participating in the HUBZone joint venture shall provide representation of its HUBZone status.

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(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 http://uscode.house.gov/ 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)

(i)The Offeror certifies that each end product, except those listed in paragraph (f)(2) of this provision, is a domestic end product and that each domestic end product listed in paragraph (f)(3) of this provision contains a critical component.

(ii)The Offeror shall list as foreign end products those end products manufactured in the United States that do not qualify as domestic end products. For those foreign end products that do not consist wholly or predominantly of iron or steel or a combination of both, the Offeror shall also indicate whether these foreign end products exceed 55 percent domestic content, except for those that are COTS items. If the percentage of the domestic content is unknown, select “no”.

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(iii)The Offeror shall separately list the line item numbers of domestic end products that contain a critical component (see FAR 25.105).

(iv)The terms “commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) item,” “critical 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 Exceeds 55% domestic content (yes/no)

[List as necessary]

(3)Domestic end products containing a critical component:

Line Item No. ___

[List as necessary]

(4)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)

(A)The Offeror certifies that each end product, except those listed in paragraph (g)(1)(ii) or (iii) of this provision, is a domestic end product and that each domestic end product listed in paragraph (g)(1)(iv) of this provision contains a critical component.

(B)The terms "Bahraini, Moroccan, Omani, Panamanian, or Peruvian end product," "commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) item," "critical 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 Bahraini, Moroccan, Omani, Panamanian, or Peruvian end products) or https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-25#FAR_Part_25 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-52#FAR_52_225_3

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 Bahraini, Moroccan, Omani, Panamanian, or Peruvian End Products) or Israeli End Products:

Line Item No. Country of Origin

(iii)The Offeror shall list those supplies that are foreign end products (other than those listed in paragraph (g)(1)(ii) of this provision) as defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled "Buy American-Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act." The Offeror shall list as other foreign end products those end products manufactured in the United States that do not qualify as domestic end products. For those foreign end products that do not consist wholly or predominantly of iron or steel or a combination of both, the Offeror shall also indicate whether these foreign end products exceed 55 percent domestic content, except for those that are COTS items. If the percentage of the domestic content is unknown, select “no”.

Other Foreign End Products:

Line Item No. Country of Origin Exceeds 55% domestic content (yes/no)

(iv)The Offeror shall list the line item numbers of domestic end products that contain a critical component (see FAR 25.105).

Line Item No. ___

[List as necessary]

(v)The Government will evaluate offers in accordance with the policies and procedures of FAR part 25.

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(2)Buy American-Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act Certificate, Alternate II. If Alternate II to the clause at FAR 52.225-3 is included in this solicitation, substitute the following paragraph (g)(1)(ii) for paragraph (g)(1)(ii) of the basic provision:

(g)(1)(ii) The offeror certifies that the following supplies are Israeli end products as defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled “Buy American—Free Trade Agreements—Israeli Trade Act”:

Israeli End Products:

Line Item No.

(3)Buy American-Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act Certificate, Alternate III. If Alternate III to the clause at 52.225-3 is included in this solicitation, substitute the following paragraphs (g)(1)(i)(B) and (g)(1)(ii) for paragraphs (g)(1)(i)(B) and (g)(1)(ii) of the basic provision:

(g)(1)(i)(B) The terms “Korean end product”, “commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) item,” “critical 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.”

(g)(1)(ii) The Offeror certifies that the following supplies are Korean end products or Israeli end products as defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled “Buy American—Free Trade Agreements—Israeli Trade Act”:

Korean End Products or Israeli End Products:

(4)Trade Agreements Certificate. (Applies only if the clause at FAR 52.225-5, Trade Agreements, is included in this solicitation.)

(i)The offeror certifies that each end product, except those listed in paragraph (g)(4)(ii) of this provision, is a U.S.-made or designated country end product, as defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled "Trade Agreements."

(ii)The offeror shall list as other end products those end products that are not U.S.-made or designated country end products.

Other End Products:

(iii)The Government will evaluate offers in accordance with the policies and procedures of FAR part 25. For line items covered by the WTO GPA, the Government will evaluate offers of U.S.-made or designated country end products without regard to the restrictions of the Buy American statute. The Government will consider for award only offers of U.S.-made or designated country end products unless the Contracting Officer determines that there are no offers for such products or that the offers for such products are insufficient to fulfill the requirements of the solicitation.

(h)Certification Regarding Responsibility Matters (Executive Order 12689). (Applies only if the contract value is expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold.) The offeror certifies, to the best of its knowledge and belief, that the offeror and/or any of its principals–

(1)□ Are, □ are not presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, or declared ineligible for the award of contracts by any Federal agency;

(2)□ Have, □ have not, within a three-year period preceding this offer, been convicted of or had a civil judgment rendered against them for: commission of fraud or a criminal offense in connection with obtaining, attempting to obtain, or performing a Federal, state or local government contract or subcontract; violation of Federal or state antitrust statutes relating to the submission of offers; or commission of embezzlement, theft, forgery, bribery, falsification or destruction of records, making false statements, tax evasion, violating Federal criminal tax laws, or receiving stolen property;

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(3)□ Are, □ are not presently indicted for, or otherwise criminally or civilly charged by a Government entity with, commission of any of these offenses enumerated in paragraph (h)(2) of this clause; and

(4)□ Have, □ have not, within a three-year period preceding this offer, been notified of any delinquent Federal taxes in an amount that exceeds the threshold at 9.104-5(a)(2) for which the liability remains unsatisfied.

(i)Taxes are considered delinquent if both of the following criteria apply:

(A)The tax liability is finally determined. The liability is finally determined if it has been assessed. A liability is not finally determined if there is a pending administrative or judicial challenge. In the case of a judicial challenge to the liability, the liability is not finally determined until all judicial appeal rights have been exhausted.

(B)The taxpayer is delinquent in making payment. A taxpayer is delinquent if the taxpayer has failed to pay the tax liability when full payment was due and required. A taxpayer is not delinquent in cases where enforced collection action is precluded.

(ii)Examples.

(A)The taxpayer has received a statutory notice of deficiency, under I.R.C. §6212, which entitles the taxpayer to seek Tax Court review of a proposed tax deficiency. This is not a delinquent tax because it is not a final tax liability. Should the taxpayer seek Tax Court review, this will not be a final tax liability until the taxpayer has exercised all judicial appeal rights.

(B)The IRS has filed a notice of Federal tax lien with respect to an assessed tax liability, and the taxpayer has been issued a notice under I.R.C. §6320 entitling the taxpayer to request a hearing with the IRS Office of Appeals contesting the lien filing, and to further appeal to the Tax Court if the IRS determines to sustain the lien filing. In the course of the hearing, the taxpayer is entitled to contest the underlying tax liability because the taxpayer has had no prior opportunity to contest the liability. This is not a delinquent tax because it is not a final tax liability. Should the taxpayer seek tax court review, this will not be a final tax liability until the taxpayer has exercised all judicial appeal rights.

(C)The taxpayer has entered into an installment agreement pursuant to I.R.C. §6159. The taxpayer is making timely payments and is in full compliance with the agreement terms. The taxpayer is not delinquent because the taxpayer is not currently required to make full payment.

(D)The taxpayer has filed for bankruptcy protection. The taxpayer is not delinquent because enforced collection action is stayed under 11 U.S.C. §362 (the Bankruptcy Code).

(i)Certification Regarding Knowledge of Child Labor for Listed End Products (Executive Order 13126). [The Contracting Officer must list in paragraph (i)(1) any end products being acquired under this solicitation that are included in the List of Products Requiring Contractor Certification as to Forced or Indentured Child Labor, unless excluded at 22.1503(b).] https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-9#FAR_9_104_5 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-22#FAR_22_1503

(1)Listed end products.

Listed End Product Listed Countries of Origin

(2)Certification. [If the Contracting Officer has identified end products and countries of origin in paragraph (i)(1) of this provision, then the offeror must certify to either (i)(2)(i) or (i)(2)(ii) by checking the appropriate block.]

☐ (i)The offeror will not supply any end product listed in paragraph (i)(1) of this provision that was mined, produced, or manufactured in the corresponding country as listed for that product.

☐ (ii)The offeror may supply an end product listed in paragraph (i)(1) of this provision that was mined, produced, or manufactured in the corresponding country as listed for that product.

The offeror certifies that it has made a good faith effort to determine whether forced or indentured child labor was used to mine, produce, or manufacture any such end product furnished under this contract. On the basis of those efforts, the offeror certifies that it is not aware of any such use of child labor.

(j)Place of manufacture. (Does not apply unless the solicitation is predominantly for the acquisition of manufactured end products.) For statistical purposes only, the offeror shall indicate whether the place of manufacture of the end products it expects to provide in response to this solicitation is predominantly-

(1)□ In the United States (Check this box if the total anticipated price of offered end products manufactured in the United States exceeds the total anticipated price of offered end products manufactured outside the United States); or

(2)□ Outside the United States.

(k)Certificates regarding exemptions from the application of the Service Contract Labor Standards (Certification by the offeror as to its compliance with respect to the contract also constitutes its certification as to compliance by its subcontractor if it subcontracts out the exempt services.) [The contracting officer is to check a box to indicate if paragraph (k)(1) or (k)(2) applies.]

☐ (1) Maintenance, calibration, or repair of certain equipment as described in FAR 22.1003- 4(c)(1). The offeror □ does □ does not certify that–

(i)The items of equipment to be serviced under this contract are used regularly for other than Governmental purposes and are sold or traded by the offeror (or subcontractor in the case of an exempt subcontract) in substantial quantities to the general public in the course of normal business operations;

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(ii)The services will be furnished at prices which are, or are based on, established catalog or market prices (see FAR 22.1003-4(c)(2)(ii)) for the maintenance, calibration, or repair of such equipment; and

(iii)The compensation (wage and fringe benefits) plan for all service employees performing work under the contract will be the same as that used for these employees and equivalent employees servicing the same equipment of commercial customers.

☐ (2) Certain services as described in FAR 22.1003-4(d)(1). The offeror □ does □ does not certify that-

(i)The services under the contract are offered and sold regularly to non-Governmental customers, and are provided by the offeror (or subcontractor in the case of an exempt subcontract) to the general public in substantial quantities in the course of normal business operations;

(ii)The contract services will be furnished at prices that are, or are based on, established catalog or market prices (see FAR 22.1003-4(d)(2)(iii));

(iii)Each service employee who will perform the services under the contract will spend only a small portion of his or her time (a monthly average of less than 20 percent of the available hours on an annualized basis, or less than 20 percent of available hours during the contract period if the contract period is less than a month) servicing the Government contract; and

(iv)The compensation (wage and fringe benefits) plan for all service employees performing work under the contract is the same as that used for these employees and equivalent employees servicing commercial customers.

(3)If paragraph (k)(1) or (k)(2) of this clause applies–

(i)If the offeror does not certify to the conditions in paragraph (k)(1) or (k)(2) and the Contracting Officer did not attach a Service Contract Labor Standards wage determination to the solicitation, the offeror shall notify the Contracting Officer as soon as possible; and

(ii)The Contracting Officer may not make an award to the offeror if the offeror fails to execute the certification in paragraph (k)(1) or (k)(2) of this clause or to contact the Contracting Officer as required in paragraph (k)(3)(i) of this clause.

(l)Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) ( 26 U.S.C. 6109, 31 U.S.C. 7701). (Not applicable if the offeror is required to provide this information to the SAM to be eligible for award.)

(1)All offerors must submit the information required in paragraphs (l)(3) through (l)(5) of this provision to comply with debt collection requirements of 31 U.S.C. 7701(c) and 3325(d), reporting requirements of 26 U.S.C. 6041, 6041A, and 6050M, and implementing regulations issued by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).

(2)The TIN may be used by the Government to collect and report on any delinquent amounts arising out of the offeror’s relationship with the Government ( 31 U.S.C. 7701(c)(3)). If the https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-22#FAR_22_1003_4 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-22#FAR_22_1003_4 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-22#FAR_22_1003_4 http://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title26-section6109&num=0&edition=prelim http://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title31-section7701&num=0&edition=prelim http://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title31-section7701(c)&num=0&edition=prelim http://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title26-section6041&num=0&edition=prelim http://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title31-section7701(c)(3)&num=0&edition=prelim resulting contract is subject to the payment reporting requirements described in FAR 4.904, the TIN provided hereunder may be matched with IRS records to verify the accuracy of the offeror’s

TIN.

(3)Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN).

☐TIN: ________________________________.

☐TIN has been applied for.

☐TIN is not required because:

☐Offeror is a nonresident alien, foreign corporation, or foreign partnership that does not have income effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or business in the United States and does not have an office or place of business or a fiscal paying agent in the United States;

☐Offeror is an agency or instrumentality of a foreign government;

☐Offeror is an agency or instrumentality of the Federal Government.

(4)Type of organization.

☐Sole proprietorship;

☐Partnership;

☐Corporate entity (not tax-exempt);

☐Corporate entity (tax-exempt);

☐Government entity (Federal, State, or local);

☐Foreign government;

☐International organization per 26 CFR1.6049-4;

☐Other…

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