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1 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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Rockville MD 20857

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5600 Fishers Lane, Room 14W26B Management and Policy Office of Acquisition

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Rockville MD 20857

OAMP

5600 Fishers Lane, Rm 14W26B Management and Policy Office of Acquisition

HHS/HRSA/OO/OAMP

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13. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO MODIFICATION OF CONTRACTS/ORDERS. IT MODIFIES THE CONTRACT/ORDER NO. AS DESCRIBED IN ITEM 14.

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

11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

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AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

03/10/2021

CHECK ONE A. THIS CHANGE ORDER IS ISSUED PURSUANT TO: (Specify authority) THE CHANGES SET FORTH IN ITEM 14 ARE MADE IN THE CONTRACT

B. THE ABOVE NUMBERED CONTRACT/ORDER IS MODIFIED TO REFLECT THE ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES (such as changes in paying office, C. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT IS ENTERED INTO PURSUANT TO AUTHORITY OF:

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.

ORDER NO. IN ITEM 10A.

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

The purpose of this Amendment is to REVISE some of the Questions answered in Amendments

0001 to 0003; answer questions received as of 01/24/2022, revise the solicitation to allow companies to submit proposals; change the NAICS code to 541611; and extend the date that proposals are due to March 9, 2023.

Amendment 0001 Q&A:

Question 1 - I see due date for this opportunity is Original Date Offers Due: Mar 09, 2022

04:00 pm EST. But it is published on Original Published Date: Mar 10, 2021 10:56 am EST.

Please confirm the due date for this opportunity.

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16A. NAME AND TITLE OF CONTRACTING OFFICER (Type or print)15A. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER (Type or print)

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

(Signature of person authorized to sign) (Signature of Contracting Officer)

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 .

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ANSWER: Refer to page 5 of the solicitation. The solicitation is open until March 9, 2023.

Question 2 - Are you looking for a firm that could provide the requisite medical professionals? Alternatively, are you looking to contract on a 1 on 1 basis with the requisite medical professionals? Based on the totality of the documents, it is not clear if a firm could bid.

ANSWER: Both. Qualified individuals, as well as small businesses that are able to provide the required labor categories may submit proposals.

Question 3 - Assuming you could use a firm, would

I be correct to assume the stated rates would be paid to the firm, and the firm would contract with the medical providers for agreed upon rates?

ANSWER: Stated hourly rates have been removed

Question 4 - Offeror wishes to confirm that you can only be paid electronically. Is that correct?

ANSWER: Yes

Question 5 -The Data collection form: If a firm with a network of medical professionals is acceptable, it would appear that the firm would list their information as opposed to each medical provider information such as SSN. Is this correct?

ANSWER: Correct

Question 6 -The Non-Disclosure form: Must this be completed by the firm (assuming firms could bid) or for each individual medical provider? If the latter, must this be completed with the bid submission, or prior to the assignment of particular cases?

ANSWER: Non-Disclosure agreements will be required for each contractor employee assigned to a particular cases. It is not required at time of proposal submission.

Question 7- Has this request closed or is it still available for a submission?

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ANSWER: See Question 1.

Amendment 0002 Q&A:

Question 1. What kind of patient volume/cases is expected for the case medical reviewer and for the expert witness/year?

ANSWER: Case numbers fluctuate throughout the year.

Question 2. In regards to form SF 1449-boxes 12 and 17-I am not clear what to put in these boxes.

We have a CAGE number and a DUNS number, but I am not clear if these are needed here-please advise.

ANSWER: These boxes do not need to be completed.

Question 3. Form 1449-boxes 19=>24, do we need to include here the expected case volumes and prices-which we would need from you anyhow-or just our labor categories, expenses, malpractice cost, computer/software costs...etc.? Please advise.

ANSWER: Instructions are included in the solicitation.

Question 4. Do you need an NPDB query for each provider (we are MD physicians) who would be performing services for this contract?

ANSWER: VICP conducts the query for each individual Medical Expert and Contract Reviewer.

Question 5. Is this BPA for 1 year with option to renew every year for up to 5 years or is it 5 years straight from the beginning?

ANSWER: See page 2 of the solicitation.

Question 6. I see the maximum threshold for the

BPA purchase limitation is 25,000$ and the maximum BPA value is 249,999$-as listed on page 3 of the solicitation. Please explain what these number actually mean. Shall we understand that the amounts entered on form SF 1449 should max at

25,000$ or at 249,999$

ANSWER: See page 3 of the solicitation.

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Question 7. Under the "Description of Agreement" l, item VI on page 12, it is asking to list the costs for "Medical Expert and Travel" and

"Medical case reviewer". What are we supposed to include here, as we don't know the amount of work and the required travel expenses at this point?

ANSWER: Nothing, this will be included in the award on an as needed basis. Medical Case

Reviewers do not travel.

Question 8. Is any training that may be required to be done before working on the first case paid by the government?

ANSWER: No.

Question 9. Do we need to submit a SF 1449 for expert witness and another SF 1449 for medical case reviewer or ONE SF 1449 is enough for both services?

ANSWER: Submit one.

Amendment 0003 Q&A:

Question 1-How many reviews/cases are expected per week/month?

ANSWER: Case numbers fluctuate throughout the week/month.

Question 2: Average length of the reviews/cases?

ANSWER: 12 hours

Question 3: How will the physician receive the case/documents (email, log in to EMR, etc)?

ANSWER: Secure Email File Transfer (SEFT).

Question 4: Can locums companies submit a bid?

Are candidates required with bid submission?

ANSWER: Both. Qualified individuals, as well as small businesses that are able to provide the required labor categories may submit proposals.

Question 5: Can a proposal be submitted under a

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ANSWER: Yes.

Question 6: If so, and the contract is awarded, can the company representative sign the contract or does an individual case reviewer/analyst need to sign the contract?

ANSWER: Yes. An authorized personnel from the company can sign the contract.

Question 7: If a company is awarded a contract, do we have the ability to switch out staff?

ANSWER: Yes

Question 8: How are cases assigned? (ie, by complexity)

ANSWER: Cases are assigned based on the expertise required for the case.

Question 9: What is the approach to the current backlog of cases requiring review? Will there be a push to get through the backlog as quick as possible?

ANSWER: HRSA/VICP is working as diligently as possible; due dates must be met timely.

Amendment 0006 Q&A:

Question 1- Could you provide more specifics outlining the characteristics (number of employees, annual revenue, etc) of prospective companies that would qualify, and those which would not qualify?

Answer:

The Small Business size standard for this requirement, NAICS Code 541611, is $16.5M.

REVISED Solicitation: SF1449 Block 20 is being revised to read as follows:

TITLE: MEDICAL EXPERT SERVICES FOR THE VACCINE

INJURY COMPENSATION PROGRAM (VICP) and

Countermeasures Injury Compensation Program

(CICP)

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PROCUREMENT ID #HSB114_C_3057

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial services to establish Blanket Purchase

Agreements (BPAs) prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) subpart 12.6 and 13.303. The associated North

American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 541611, with a small business size standard of $16.5M dollars.

This notice constitutes the only solicitation that will be issued.

The BPA shall be for five (5) years.

The Health Resources and Services Administration

(HRSA) is contemplating issuance of Blanket

Purchase Agreement pursuant to Federal

Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13.303 Blanket

Purchase Agreement (BPA) and Part 13.500 General.

The following terms and conditions are mandatory:

1. Description of agreement (Attachment A):

The contractor shall provide medical-expert services and medical reviewer/case managers for the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program

(VICP) efforts in the litigation process in defense of the petitions and filed against the

HHS Secretary.

2. Extent of obligation:

The Government is obligated only to the extent of authorized purchases actually made under the BPA.

3. Purchase limitation:

This BPA will allow the issuance of Firm Fixed

Price (FFP), Time and Material (T&M), and hybrid

FFP/T&M Call Orders. The minimum order threshold is $125.00, the maximum order threshold is

$25,000.00, and the maximum BPA value is $7.5 million.

4. Individuals authorized to purchase under the

BPA:

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Any Contracting Officer within HRSA Office of

Acquisitions Management and Policy (OAMP).

5. Delivery tickets:

Deliverables submitted under this BPA shall be accompanied by delivery tickets that shall contain the following minimum information:

a. Name of supplier.

b. BPA number.

c. Date of purchase.

d. Purchase number.

e. Itemized list of supplies or services furnished.

f. Quantity, unit price, and extension of each item, less applicable discounts (unit prices and extensions need not be shown when incompatible with the use of automated systems, provided that the invoice is itemized to show this information).

g. Date of delivery or shipment.

HOURLY RATE LIMITATION: The contractor shall be reimbursed on a per BPA Call basis, within 30 days of services being provided and after an invoice has been submitted and accepted.

The following Labor categories are required:

VICP/CICP Medical Expert Witness

VICP Medical Case Reviewer

CICP Medical Case Reviewer

Travel and Per Diem (lodging, Meals and

Incidentals (M&IE) shall be reimbursed in accordance with Federal Travel Regulations (FTR).

GSA Per Diem;

https://www.gsa.gov/travel/plan-book/per-diem-rates

Invoice/Vouchers - Receiving payment under this

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BPA:

You must be able to accept electronic payments and you must be registered in the System for

Award Management (SAM) database

(http://www.sam.gov). Your DUNS number and banking information must be current. Keep in mind that you must make changes in SAM if your bank merges with another bank or you change banks. You are responsible for updating the data in the SAM database and for re-registering before your expiration date. SAM will notify users by e-mail that their file is due to expire beginning 60 days prior to expiration, then 30 days and finally 15 days before expiration.

Active Military or Federal employees cannot be considered for this award.

The Contractor shall provide services in accordance with the attached Description of the

Blanket Purchase Agreement (Attachment A).

The full text of FAR provisions or clauses may be accessed electronically at http://acquisition.gov/comp/far/index.html.

FAR 52.212-1 (INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS-COMMERCIAL

SERVICES) (NOV 2021)

This Combined Synopsis/Solicitation is open on a rolling basis until March 9, 2023. The Government is seeking quotes by the following deadlines:

-February 10,2022

-March 9,2022

-May 31, 2022

-July 31,2022

-October 31,2022

-January 31,2023

-March 9,2023

After each deadline the Government will issue

BPAs to acceptable candidates. The number of BPAs to be issued will be determined by the Government need.

The Government intends to make award as a result of this combined synopsis/solicitation that will

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75R60221Q00029/0006 include the terms and conditions as set forth herein, no exceptions.

This RFQ does not commit the Government to pay any cost for the preparation and submission of a quote. In addition, the Contracting Officer is the only individual who can legally commit the

Government to the expenditure of public funds in connection with this acquisition.

Questions regarding this solicitation shall be submitted electronically via email to Kathrine

Trice at ktrice@hrsa.gov. Questions received will be answered in the form of an amendment one week prior to the above deadlines.

Interested parties may respond to this notice by submitting:

* One electronic quote (SF 1449-Attachment 1) shall be submitted via email to Kathrine Trice at ktrice@hrsa.gov.

* A price quote for the period of performance.

Including the proposed labor categories shall be submitted. Quote shall clearly list exception(s) and rationale for the exception(s). Offeror may attach a detail price quote to SF 1449

(Attachment 1).

*A complete and signed copy Combined

Synopsis/Solicitation SF-1449 (Attachment 1-Box

30a, 30b, and 30c). The quote shall be signed by an official authorized to bind the organization to contractual awards.

Please note if you are submitting proposals for

VICP/CICP Medical Expert or VICP/CICP Medical

Case Reviewer.

List of items that shall be submitted with quote

VICP/CICP Medical Expert:

a. A complete and signed copy Standard Form

1449-(Attachment 1-Solicitation/Contract/Order for Commercial Items).

b. Data Collection Form (NPDB Query).

c. Current Curriculum Vitae or Resume of proposed

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List of items that shall be submitted with quote-VICP/CICP Medical Case Reviewers:

a. A complete and signed copy Standard Form

1449-Attachment 1-Solicitation/Contract/Order for

Commercial Items.

b. Copy of Curriculum Vitae or Resume of proposed staff.

c. Data Collection Form

The Evaluation-Commercial Items (52.212-2) is as follows:

Provisions at FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation-Commercial

Services (Nov 2021)

(a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offerors whose offer is the most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered.

Quote confirms acceptance of the hourly rate that is stated in the hourly rate limitation, for performance of this requirement.

Establishment of BPAs and placement of orders will be based on the Government need for medical experts / case reviewers in particular fields related to the case and is not guaranteed.

To demonstrate evidence that the offerors have expertise with providing testimony for medical cases or reviewing medical cases, the following factor shall be used to evaluate offers:

FACTOR: Key Personnel

Labor Category: VICP/CICP Medical Expert

A. Expertise

1. MD (Doctor of Medicine) or DO (Doctor of

Osteopathy)

a. If seeing patients, offeror must possess a

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75R60221Q00029/0006 current, active, full, and unrestricted license or registration as a physician from a state within the United States, the District of

Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or other territory of the United States.

b. Possess a Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of

Osteopathy from a medical school in the United

States, the District of Columbia, the

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or other territory of the United States or an equivalent degree from a foreign medical or osteopathic school that provides education and medical knowledge equivalent to accredited schools in the United

States.

c. Shall successfully pass the National

Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB) query for any adverse actions of health care fraud and abuses.

The NPDB data collection program is used to for reporting final adverse actions but does not include settlements in which no findings or liability have been made against health care providers, suppliers or practitioners.

d. If primarily in clinical practice (defined as

"involving activities with and on behalf of patients"), offeror should be currently in clinical practice or have left clinical practice in a period not more than 5 years prior to application.

e. If primarily involved in research activity, offeror should be currently involved in research activities or have left research activity in a period not more than 5 years prior to application.

2. PhD (Doctor of Philosophy) or other advanced medical professional degree:

a. Possess an advanced degree acquired from the list of postsecondary institutions that are accredited by accrediting agencies recognized by the U.S. Department of Education with the updated list found at https://www.ope.ed.gov/accreditation or an equivalent degree from a foreign postsecondary institution that provides education equivalent to accredited schools in the United States.

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b. Preference will be given to those offerors

(including MDs, DOs, PhDs and those with advanced medical professional degrees) with a:

1. Current academic appointment with a United

States MD-granting medical school accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education or a

United States DO-granting medical school accredited by the American Osteopathic

Association Commission on Osteopathic College

Accreditation.

2. Current affiliation with a U.S. academic medical center (defined as a "health care facility linked to a medical school and/or university complex and closely affiliated with or part of a degree-granting university").

c. Expertise (either clinical or research-related) in one or more of the following fields (both pediatric and adult medicine):

Allergy, Autonomic Disorders, Bioinformatics, Cardiology, Dermatology, Developmental Medicine, Endocrinology, Epidemiology, Family Practice, Gastroenterology, General Pediatrics, Genetics, Gynecology, Hematology, Immunology, Infectious

Disease, Internal Medicine, Maternal-Fetal

Medicine, Metabolic Disorders, Mitochondrial

Disorders, Neonatology, Nephrology, Neuroimmunology, Neurology, Neuro-ophthalmology, Neuropathology, Neuropsychology, Neuroradiology, Obstetrics, Oncology, Ophthalmology, Orthopedics, Otolaryngology, Pathology, Pulmonology, Psychiatry, Rheumatology, Sleep Disorders, Toxicology and Vaccinology.

The Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP) reserves the right to verify medical credentials through online State Medical License Lookup resources and to request further information/documentation if deemed necessary.

Labor Category: VICP Medical Case Reviewer

1. MD (Doctor of Medicine) or DO (Doctor of

Osteopathy)

a. Possess a Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of

Osteopathy from a medical school in the United

States, the District of Columbia, the

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Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or other territory of the United States or an equivalent degree from a foreign medical or osteopathic school that provides education and medical knowledge equivalent to accredited schools in the United

States.

b. Possess a current, active, full, and unrestricted license or registration as a physician from a state within the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of

Puerto Rico, or other territory of the United

States.

2. PhD (Doctor of Philosophy)

a. Possess an advanced degree acquired from the list of postsecondary institutions that are accredited by accrediting agencies recognized by the U.S. Department of Education with the updated list found at https://www.ope.ed.gov/accreditation or an equivalent degree from a foreign postsecondary institution that provides education equivalent to accredited schools in the United States.

b. If primarily in clinical practice (defined as

"involving activities with and on behalf of patients"), offeror should be currently in clinical practice or have left clinical practice in a period not more than 5 years prior to application.

3. Other advanced medical professional degree:

Physician Assistant, Registered Nurse; Nurse

Anesthetist, Nurse Practitioner, Clinical Nurse

Specialist, Physical Therapist and Physical

Therapy Assistant.

a) Possess the experience and skill to independently diagnose condition(s) after extensive review of medical records

b) Possess the skill to review available credible scientific and medical literature and make decisions regarding whether a vaccine or countermeasure caused an injury/death

c) Possess 2 years or more of experience with

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Labor Category: CICP Medical Case Reviewer

1. MD (Doctor of Medicine) or DO (Doctor of

Osteopathy)

a. Possess a Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of

Osteopathy from a medical school in the United

States, the District of Columbia, the

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or other territory of the United States or an equivalent degree from a foreign medical or osteopathic school that provides education and medical knowledge equivalent to accredited schools in the United

States.

b. Possess a current, active, full, and unrestricted license or registration as a physician from a state within the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of

Puerto Rico, or other territory of the United

States.

2. PhD (Doctor of Philosophy)

a. Possess an advanced degree acquired from the list of postsecondary institutions that are accredited by accrediting agencies recognized by the U.S. Department of Education with the updated list found at https://www.ope.ed.gov/accreditation or an equivalent degree from a foreign postsecondary institution that provides education equivalent to accredited schools in the United States.

b. If primarily in clinical practice (defined as

"involving activities with and on behalf of patients"), offeror should be currently in clinical practice or have left clinical practice in a period not more than 5 years prior to application.

3. Other advanced medical professional degree:

Physician Assistant, Registered Nurse, Nurse

Anesthetist, Nurse Practitioner, and Clinical

Nurse Specialist.

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a) Possess the experience and skill to independently diagnose condition(s) after extensive review of medical records

b) Possess the skill to review available credible scientific and medical literature and make decisions regarding whether a vaccine or countermeasure caused an injury/death

c) Possess 2 years or more of experience with independent medical diagnosis after medical record review

Award Criteria

The Government reserves the right to accept the quotes that provides the best value to the

Government.

The best value is defined as follows:

-Proving competitive pricing

-Ability to provide listed labor categories

The Government reserves the right to make an award without further discussion of the call order proposals received. The Contracting Officer may determine the need to request additional information or clarifications from the offeror regarding their proposal. Therefore, it is important that your call order proposal be submitted initially on the most favorable terms and cost standpoints.

The Government anticipates making multiple awards as a result from this solicitation. However, the

Government reserves the right to make no award as a result of this solicitation.

(a) Options. N/A

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

Before the offer's specified expiration time, the

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

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The following clauses have been updated:

FAR 52.212-3 (Offerors Representations and

Certifications-Commercial Items) (Nov 2021). The offeror shall ensure that Representations and

Certifications are complete when submitting their quote. If an offeror has completed the annual

Representations and Certifications via SAM, state such in the quote.

FAR 52.212-4 (Contract Terms and Conditions-

Commercial Items) (Nov 2021).

* FAR 52.204-24 Representation Regarding Certain

Telecommunications and Video Surveillance

Services or Equipment (Nov 2021).

* FAR 52.204-26 Covered Telecommunications

Equipment or Services-Representation (Oct2020).

* FAR 52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to

Small Business Subcontractors (Nov 2021).

HHSAR 352.239-74 Electronic and Information

Technology Accessibility (Dec 2015).

52.212-5--Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders --

Commercial Items (Jan 2022)

(2) 52.204-23, Prohibition on Contracting for

Hardware, Software, and Services Developed or

Provided by Kaspersky Lab and Other Covered

Entities (Nov 2021) (Section 1634 of Pub. L.

115-91).

(3) 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for

Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance

Services or Equipment. (Nov 2021) (Section

889(a)(1)(A) of Pub. L. 115-232).

___ (2) 52.203-13, Contractor Code of Business

Ethics and Conduct (Nov 2021) (41 U.S.C. 3509).

___ (3) 52.203-15, Whistleblower Protections under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Jun 2010) (Section 1553 of Pub L. 111-5)

(Applies to contracts funded by the American

Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009).

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___ (8) 52.209-6, Protecting the Government's

Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors

Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment

(Nov 2021) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note).

___ (11) (i) 52.219-3, Notice of HUBZone

Set-Aside or Sole-Source Award (Sept 2021) (15

U.S.C. 657a).

___ (ii) Alternate I (Mar 2020) of 52.219-3.

___ (12) (i) 52.219-4, Notice of Price Evaluation

Preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns

(Sep 2021) (if the offeror elects to waive the preference, it shall so indicate in its offer)(15

U.S.C. 657a).

_X__ (14) (i) 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small

Business Aside (Nov 2020) (15 U.S.C. 644).

___ (15) (i) 52.219-7, Notice of Partial Small

Business Set-Aside (Nov 2020) (15 U.S.C. 644).

___ (17) (i) 52.219-9, Small Business

Subcontracting Plan (Nov 2021) (15 U.S.C. 637

(d)(4)).

___ (iv) Alternate III (Jun 2020) of 52.219-9.

___ (v) Alternate IV (Sep 2021) of 52.219-9.

___ (19) 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting

(Sep 2021) (15 U.S.C. 637(a)(14)).

___ (20) 52.219-16, Liquidated

Damages-Subcontracting Plan (Sep 2021) (15 U.S.C.

637(d)(4)(F)(i)).

___ (21) 52.219-27, Notice of Service-Disabled

Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside (Sep 2021)

(15 U.S.C. 657f).

___ (22) (i) 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business

Program Rerepresentation (Sep 2021) (15 U.S.C.

632(a)(2)).

(ii) Alternate I (MAR 2020) of 52.219-28.

___ (23) 52.219-29, Notice of Set-Aside for, or

Sole Source Award to, Economically Disadvantaged

Women-Owned Small Business Concerns (Sep 2021)

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(15 U.S.C. 637(m)).

___ (24) 52.219-30, Notice of Set-Aside for, or

Sole Source Award to, Women-Owned Small Business

Concerns Eligible Under the Women-Owned Small

Business Program (Sep 2021) (15 U.S.C. 637(m)).

___ (26) 52.219-33, Nonmanufacturer Rule (Sep

2021) (15U.S.C. 637(a)(17)).

___ (28) 52.222-19, Child Labor-Cooperation with

Authorities and Remedies (Jan2022) (E.O.13126).

_X_ (35) (i) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in

Persons (Nov 2021) (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O.

13627).

___ (36) 52.222-54, Employment Eligibility

Verification (Nov 2021). (Executive Order 12989).

(Not applicable to the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items or certain other types of commercial items as prescribed in 22.1803.)

___ (48) 52.225-1, Buy American-Supplies (Nov

2021) (41 U.S.C. chapter 83).

___ (49) (i) 52.225-3, Buy American-Free Trade

Agreements-Israeli Trade Act (Nov 2021) (41

U.S.C.chapter83, 19 U.S.C. 3301 note, 19 U.S.C.

2112 note, 19 U.S.C. 3805 note, 19 U.S.C. 4001 note, Pub. L. 103-182, 108-77, 108-78, 108-286, 108-302, 109-53, 109-169, 109-283, 110-138, 112-41, 112-42, and 112-43.

__ (ii) Alternate I (Jan 2021) of 52.225-3.

__ (iii) Alternate II (Jan 2021) of 52.225-3.

__ (iv) Alternate III (Jan 2021) of 52.225-3.

___(51) 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain

Foreign Purchases (Feb 2021) (E.O.'s, proclamations, and statutes administered by the

Office of Foreign Assets Control of the

Department of the Treasury).

U.S.C. 5150).

___(55) 52.229-12, Tax on Certain Foreign

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Procurements (Feb 2021).

___(56) 52.232-29, Terms for Financing of

Purchases of Commercial Items (Nov 2021) (41

U.S.C. 4505, 10 U.S.C. 2307(f)).

___(57) 52.232-30, Installment Payments for

Commercial Items (Nov 2021) (41 U.S.C. 4505, 10

U.S.C. 2307(f)).

___(63)(i) 52.247-64, Preference for Privately

Owned U.S.-Flag Commercial Vessels (Nov 2021) (46

U.S.C. Appx. 1241(b) and 10 U.S.C. 2631).

___(ii) Alternate I (Apr 2003) of 52.247-64.

___(iii) Alternate II (Nov 2021) of 52.247-64.

__ (7) 52.222-55, Minimum Wages Under Executive

Order 13658 (Jan 2022).

(i) 52.203-13, Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct (Nov 2021) (41 U.S.C. 3509).

(vii) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Sep 2016)

(E.O.11246).

(xiii) (A) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in

Persons (Nov 2021) (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O

13627).

(xvi) 52.222-54, Employment Eligibility

Verification (Nov 2021) (E.O. 12989).

(xvii) 52.222-55, Minimum Wages Under Executive

Order 13658 (Jan 2022).

(xxii) 52.247-64, Preference for Privately Owned

U.S.-Flag Commercial Vessels (Nov 2021) (46

U.S.C. Appx. 1241(b) and 10 U.S.C. 2631). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (d) of

FAR clause 52.247-64.

Period of Performance: 01/27/2022 to 03/09/2023

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