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This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items issued as a Request for Quotation by the National Archives and Records Administration. The solicitation seeks a Web Quality Assurance and Accessibility Tool under NAICS code 511210, Software Publishers. Quotations are due by June 9, 2020. The requirement is for a Web Quality Assurance and Accessibility Tool, specifically Monsido or an equivalent product, to be used by 80 users for monitoring and reporting on web content and generating accessibility compliance reports. The period of performance consists of a base year and four option years. Pricing should be provided for fixed-price CLINs on an annual basis. The award will be made based on a lowest price technically acceptable evaluation considering technical acceptability criteria and any exceptions taken to terms and conditions.

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NARA – 88310320Q00055, Web Quality Assurance and Accessibility Tool

NARA – 88310320Q00055, Web Quality Assurance and Accessibility Tool This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, Streamlined Procedures for Evaluation and Solicitation for Commercial Items as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotations are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation number is 88310320Q00094 and is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2020-06 effective May 6, 2020. This is a full and open RFQ under NAICS code 511210, Software Publishers. CONTRACT LINE ITEM NUMBER(S): See Attachment 1, Schedule of Prices. REQUIREMENT: The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) has a requirement to obtain a Web Quality Assurance and Accessibility Tool, Monsido or equivalent. This is a brand name or equal requirement. To be considered an equivalent, quoted products must meet the requirements in Attachment 2, Requirements. Note: NARA intends to add the awarded product to the agency’s list of software standards (Technical Reference Model) as NARA’s standard for Web Quality Assurance and Accessibility. Additional licenses may be acquired in future orders as brand name only. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: The period of performance will consist of a base year and four (4) option years. The following Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clauses are incorporated and are to remain in full force in any resultant contract. FAR provisions will be removed prior to award. FAR provision 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items (Mar 2020). Addenda: (1) Change paragraph (c), Period for acceptance of offers to read: The offeror agrees to hold the prices in its offer firm for 90 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of offers. (2) Delete paragraph (h), Multiple Awards. - see below for additional quotation submission instructions. EVALUATION (In lieu of FAR provision 52.212-2): Evaluation and award will be in accordance with Simplified Acquisition Procedures at FAR 13.106, Soliciting Competition, Evaluation of Quotations or Offers, Award and Documentation authorized by FAR Subpart 13.5, Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Items as prescribed by FAR 12.301(c)(2). Selection of the Contractor for this contract will be based on NARA’s assessment of the best overall value to the Government. Accordingly, best value for this contract will be obtained through a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) evaluation. To be determined technically acceptable, contractors must submit proof in writing from the OEM of its status as an authorized/certified reseller of its quoted product and submit an Accessibility Conformance Report (ACR) for each commercially available Information and Communication Technology (ICT) item offered through this contract. Additionally, only contractors submitting an equivalent product must submit Attachment 2, Salient Characteristics. Exceptions taken to any terms and conditions stated in the RFQ must be clearly outlined on a separate page of the Contractor’s quotation entitled “Exceptions”. The Contractor must also include a justification and the price impact of each exception noted, including specific LI-SaaS controls that are not met. However, Exceptions may render the quotation unacceptable for award. Contractors may request a waiver to NARA’s clause, “Internet Protocol (Aug 2016)” in Attachment 4, Additional NARA Terms and Conditions. However, a waiver is not guaranteed and may render the contractor’s quotation unacceptable for award. The Government reserves the right to make an award on the initial quotation without communicating with contractors. The total price for each fixed-price CLIN will be determined by multiplying the quantity by the firm-fixed unit price. The evaluated total contract price will be determined by summing the total prices of each CLIN (base year and all option years). FAR provision 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items (Mar 2020) - 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. FAR clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items (Oct 2018) – see Attachment 4, Additional NARA Terms and Conditions (Addenda to FAR clause 52.212-4). FAR clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders - Commercial Items (Mar 2020) - see Attachment 5, FAR Clauses for the full text of this clause and for additional applicable FAR clauses. FAR provision 52.217-5, Evaluation of Options (Jul 1990). The Contractor is required to be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) and maintain registration until final payment in accordance with FAR provision 52.204-7, System for Award Management (Oct 2018). FAR provision 52.211-6, Brand Name or Equal (Aug 1999) Full text provisions and clauses can be found at http://www.acquisition.gov. QUOTATION DUE DATE: Quotations must be received by 12:00 PM ET on June 9, 2020. Failure to submit quotations by the due date and time may result in rejection of the quotation as untimely. Contractors submitting via e-mail are cautioned to allow one extra business day for delivery and confirm receipt of quotation as the e-mail will need to pass through IT security. QUOTATION SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS: NARA requests that contractors email one (1) copy of the quotation to: shawn.xiong@nara.gov. Contractors must submit a complete copy of Attachment 1, Schedule of Prices, Attachment 2, Salient Characteristics and an ACR in accordance with Attachment 6, ICT Accessibility Requirements.

ATTACHMENT 1

SCHEDULE OF PRICES

Base Year: Months 1 - 12

CLIN
DESCRIPTION
QTY
UNIT OF

ISSUE

TOTAL FIRM-FIXED PRICE

SaaS – Subscriptions for Web Quality Assurance Tool IAW Attachment 2, Requirements (access for 80 users for 12 months)

Lot

TOTAL BASE YEAR PRICE:

Option Year I: Months 13 - 24

CLIN
DESCRIPTION
QTY
UNIT OF

TOTAL FIRM-FIXED PRICE

SaaS – Subscriptions for Web Quality Assurance Tool IAW Attachment 2, Requirements (access for 80 users for 12 months)

TOTAL OPTION YEAR I PRICE:

Option Year II: Months 25 - 36

CLIN
DESCRIPTION
QTY
UNIT OF

TOTAL FIRM-FIXED PRICE

SaaS – Subscriptions for Web Quality Assurance Tool IAW Attachment 2, Requirements (access for 80 users for 12 months)

TOTAL OPTION YEAR II PRICE:

Option Year III: Months 37 - 48

CLIN
DESCRIPTION
QTY
UNIT OF

TOTAL FIRM-FIXED PRICE

SaaS – Subscriptions for Web Quality Assurance Tool IAW Attachment 2, Requirements (access for 80 users for 12 months)

TOTAL OPTION YEAR III PRICE:

Option Year IV: Months 49 - 60

CLIN
DESCRIPTION
QTY
UNIT OF

TOTAL FIRM-FIXED PRICE

SaaS – Subscriptions for Web Quality Assurance Tool IAW Attachment 2, Requirements (access for 80 users for 12 months)

TOTAL OPTION YEAR IV PRICE:

NARA – 88310320Q00094, Web Quality Assurance and Accessibility Tool NARA – 88310320Q00094, Web Quality Assurance and Accessibility Tool

ATTACHMENT 2

SALIENT CHARACTERISTICS

The following information is required only if submitting an equal product. Contractors quoting an “Equal” product shall ensure that it meets the salient characteristics below. Failure to complete the information below will result in rejection of the quotation as not acceptable. Contractors shall write the specifics, if applicable, to show that its product meets the criteria.

Salient Characteristic
Description
Contractor Response
1.0
National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) users shall have a web page spell checking capability.
2.0
National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) users shall be able to check for broken links on a web page.
2.1
When checking linked documents recursively, the solution shall allow the user to select the recursion depth.
3.0
National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) users shall be able to perform Search Engine Optimization (SEO) activities on a selected web page.
4.0
The solution shall verify that internal search results pages are prevented from being crawled.
5.0
National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) users shall be able to verify compliance with Section 508 and the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) accessibility standards.
6.0
National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) users shall be able to monitor NARA web content and generate reports.
6.1
The solution shall provide the capability for users to generate standard reports.
6.2
The solution shall provide the capability for users to generate ad hoc reports.
6.3
The solution shall provide the capability for a System Administrator to schedule a report to be run in the future.
6.4
The solution shall provide the capability for a System Administrator to edit the schedule for a report.
7.0
The solution shall provide an accessibility compliance report.
7.1
The solution shall provide the capability to generate a summary accessibility compliance test report, including a total count of accessibility violations and which web pages they occur on.
7.2
The solution shall provide the capability to generate a detailed accessibility compliance test report.
7.3
The accessibility compliance report shall include a Pass or Fail status for each accessibility standard tested
7.4
The accessibility compliance test report shall include remediation suggestions for each accessibility violation reported.
8.0
The solution shall provide the capability to generate a detailed readability compliance test report.
9.0
National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) users shall be able establish user access privileges based on roles.
10.0
The solution shall provide online help. For example, a Help menu within the system.
11.0
The solution shall be 99.9% available, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, with the exception of scheduled maintenance downtime.
12.0
The solution shall support archives.gov.
13.0
The solution shall be compatible with Drupal 7 Content Management System (CMS).
14.0
The solution shall be compatible with Drupal 8 Content Management System (CMS).
15.0
The solution shall be compatible with the current and the one (1) prior version of authorized web browsers.
15.1
The solution shall be compatible with the current and the one (1) prior version of Chrome.
15.2
The solution shall be compatible with the current and the one (1) prior version of Firefox.
15.3
The solution shall be compatible with the current and the one (1) prior version of Safari.
15.4
The solution shall be compatible with the current and the one (1) prior version of Internet Explorer.
16.0
The solution shall be scalable to support scanning a maximum of 200,000 HTML pages.
17.0
The solution shall be scalable to support scanning a maximum of 200,000 PDF files.
18.0
The solution user interface shall comply with Section 508 Standards for Electronic and Information Technology.

ATTACHMENT 3

CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION

I. GOVERNMENT CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION

a. This Contract will be administered by:

National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Chief Acquisition Officer (Z) 8601 Adelphi Road, Room 3340 College Park, MD 20740-6001

b. Contract Specialist (CS):

See award document.

c. Contracting Officer (CO):

Any Z Warranted CO

The CO has the overall responsibility for the administration of this contract. Written communication to the Contract Specialist must make reference to the contract number and must be either emailed or mailed, postage prepaid, to the above address.

The CO alone, without delegation, is authorized to take actions on behalf of the Government to amend, modify, or deviate from the contract terms, conditions, requirements, specifications, details and/or delivery schedules; make final decisions on disputed deductions from contract payments for non-performance or unsatisfactory performance; terminate the contract for convenience or default; and issue final decision contract questions or matters under dispute. However, the CO may delegate certain other responsibilities to authorized representatives.

II. CONTRACTING OFFICER’S REPRESENTATIVE (COR) LEVEL 1:

a. COR: See award document

b. The individual named above is designated as the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) to assist the CO in the discharge of the CO’s responsibilities. The COR serves as the point of contact through which the Contractor can relay questions or problems of a technical nature to the CS and the CO. The COR is responsible for the inspection and acceptance of the delivery order requirements and for the review and certification of invoices for the delivery order requirements.

c. In no event will any understanding or agreement, modification, change order, or other matter deviating from the terms of the delivery order between the Contractor and any person other than the CO be effective or binding upon the Government.

d. When, in the opinion of the Contractor, the COR requests effort outside the existing scope of the delivery order, the Contractor must promptly notify the CO in writing.

e. No action will be taken by the Contractor under such technical instruction unless the CO has issued a contractual change.

III. ELECTRONIC INVOICING AND PAYMENT REQUIREMENTS – INVOICE PROCESSING PLATFORM (IPP) (JANUARY 2020)

Payment requests must be submitted electronically through the U. S. Department of the Treasury's Invoice Processing Platform System (IPP).

"Payment request" means any request for contract financing payment or invoice payment by the Contractor. To constitute a proper invoice, the payment request must comply with the requirements identified in the applicable Prompt Payment clause included in the contract, or the clause 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions – Commercial Items included in commercial item contracts. The IPP website address is: https://www.ipp.gov.

Under this contract, the following documents are required to be submitted as an attachment to the IPP invoice: Invoice shall be submitted after Government’s acceptance of all deliverables. The invoice shall contain information required by FAR 52.212-4(g).

Contractor Invoice to include:

1. Award number

2. CLIN/Item number of deliverable

3. Description of deliverable

4. Price of deliverable

5. Quantity of deliverable

6. Date deliverable was provided to the Government for inspection if applicable

7. Serial number/part number if applicable

The Contractor must use the IPP website to register, access and use IPP for submitting requests for payment. Contractor assistance with enrollment can be obtained by contacting the IPP Customer Support Helpdesk by sending an email to IPPCustomerSupport@fiscal.treasury.gov or phone (866) 973-3131.

If the Contractor is unable to comply with the requirement to use IPP for submitting invoices for payment, the Contractor must submit a waiver request in writing to the Contracting Officer with its proposal or quotation.

IV. FINAL PAYMENT

Before final NARA payment is made, the Contractor must furnish to the CO a written release of all claims against the Government arising by virtue of the contract, other than claims in stated amounts as may be specifically excluded by the Contractor from the operation of the release. If the Contractor’s claim to amounts payable under the contract has been assigned under the Assignment of Claims Act of 1940, as amended (31 U.S.C. § 203, 41 U.S.C. § 15), a release may also be requested of the assignee. To ensure that all necessary adjustments for non-performance or unsatisfactory performance have been made and a release of claims has been submitted before the contract is closed out, the final NARA payment will be made in thirty (30) calendar days after receipt of a proper invoice, date of completion of performance, or receipt of release of claims by the CO, whichever is later.

ATTACHMENT 4

ADDITIONAL NARA TERMS AND CONDITIONS

I. CONFIDENTIALITY OF INFORMATION

(a) Confidential information is any information that, if subject to unauthorized access, modification, loss, or misuse could adversely affect the national interest, the conduct of Federal programs, or the privacy of individuals, but has not been specifically authorized under criteria established by an Executive Order or an Act of Congress to be kept secret in the interest of national defense or foreign policy. Confidential information also includes proprietary data and information for which other restrictions on access apply.

(b) The Contracting Officer and the Contractor may, by mutual consent, identify elsewhere in this contract specific information and/or categories of information which the Government will furnish to the Contractor or that the Contractor is expected to generate which is confidential. Similarly, the Contracting Officer and the Contractor may, by mutual consent, identify such confidential information from time to time during the performance of the contract. Failure to agree will be settled pursuant to the “Disputes” clause.

(c) While in the course of performance of this contract, the Contractor may have access to confidential information and communications, including but not limited to Personally Identifiable Information (PII). Confidential information may be contained in printed material or on electronic media. The Contractor will preserve the confidentiality of all such information and communications and agrees not to disclose, release, disseminate, or publish any such information or communications for any purposes whatsoever without the prior approval of the Contracting Officer. Failure to comply with the provisions of this paragraph will be grounds for Termination for Cause and the Contractor may be liable for damages. This provision shall survive the expiration or termination of the period of performance of this contract.

(d) If it is established elsewhere in this contract that information to be utilized under this contract, or a portion thereof, is subject to the Privacy Act, the Contractor will follow the rules and procedures of disclosure set forth in the Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. 552a, and implementing regulations and policies, with respect to systems of records determined to be subject to the Privacy Act.

(e) During the course of the performance of this contract, the Contractor may have access to and use of data and information which may be considered proprietary by other contractors, or which may otherwise be of such a nature that its dissemination or use, other than in performance of this contract, would be adverse to the interest of NARA and these other contractors.

(f) Except as may be otherwise agreed to with these other contractors, the Contractor agrees that it will not use, disclose or reproduce proprietary data and information belonging to these other contractors other than as required in the performance of this contract; provided, however, that nothing herein shall be construed as: (1) precluding the use of any such data or information independently acquired by the Contractor without such limitation; or (2) prohibiting an agreement at no cost to NARA between the Contractor and these contractors which provides for greater rights to the Contractor.

(g) When considering a request to disclose, release, disseminate, or publish confidential information, the Contracting Officer will consult with appropriate program and legal officials.

(h) At the discretion of the Contracting Officer, the Contractor’s employees may be required to sign a non-disclosure agreement prior to performing any work under this contract.

II. INTERNET PROTOCOL (AUG 2016)

The Contractor shall ensure that all systems, including hardware, software, firmware, and/or network components developed, procured, or acquired in support and/or performance of this contract using the Internet Protocol are formatted in accordance with commercial standards of Internet Protocol (IP) version 6 (IPv6) as set forth in the USGv6 Profile (NIST Special Publication 800-119). In addition, all products or systems using the Internet Protocol shall maintain operability with both Internet Protocol (IP) IPv4 and IPv6.

III. LOW IMPACT SOFTWARE AS A SERVICE MINIMUM SECURITY REQUIREMENTS

(a) NARA’s Chief Privacy Officer, and Cybersecurity and Information Assurance Division (IS) performed a thorough review of the risk these services pose to NARA and the current FedRAMP guidance on LI-SaaS. Consistent with OMB A-130 and in accordance with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Special Publication (SP) 800-37, Guide for Applying the Risk Management Framework to Federal Information Systems, NARA has developed the following terms and conditions applicable to LI-SaaS based on the FedRAMP tailored guidance for LI-SaaS. All the tailored FedRAMP requirements not included in NARA’s baseline are documented as accepted risks from the Designated Accrediting Authority (DAA).

(b) These terms and conditions are applicable to the Cloud Service Provider (CSP) or reseller of the software-as-a-service, and must flow down to any subcontractor providing the government with a software-as-a-service. These requirements ensure the minimum requirements are in place to be alerted to a network intrusion and determine the source of that intrusion, as well as what information may have been compromised.

(c) Minimum Security Requirements for LI-SaaS Acquisition:

Control ID
Control Name
Requirement
AU-2
Audit Events
The information system shall be capable of auditing the following events:

1. Successful and unsuccessful attempts to access, modify, or delete security objects

2. Successful and unsuccessful logon attempts

3. Privileged activities or other system level access,

4. Starting and ending time for user access to the system,

5. Concurrent logons from different machines

6. Successful and unsuccessful accesses to objects

7. All program initiations

8. All direct access to the information system.

AU-3
Content of Audit Records
The information system shall generate audit records containing information that establishes what type of event occurred, when the event occurred, where the event occurred, the source of the event, the outcome of the event, and the identity of any individuals or subjects associated with the event. In order to achieve this, audit records must include the following:

1. Date and time of the event

2. The component of the information system (e.g., software component, hardware component) where the event occurred

3. Type of event

4. Subject identity

5. The outcome (success or failure) of the event

AU-6
Audit Review, Analysis, and Reporting
For the system, administrators must:

1. Review and analyze information system audit records at least on a weekly basis for indications of inappropriate or unusual activity

2. Report findings to designated officials

AU-8
Time Stamps
The information system shall:

1. Use internal system clocks to generate time stamps for audit records;

2. Record time stamps for audit records that can be mapped to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) or Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)

AU-9
Protection of Audit Information
The information system shall protect audit information and audit tools from unauthorized access, modification, and deletion.
AU-12
Audit Generation
The information system shall:

1. Provide audit record generation capability for the list of auditable events defined above in AU-2

2. Allow administrators to select which auditable events are to be audited by specific components of the information system

3. Generate audit records for the list of audited events defined in AU-2 with the content as defined in AU-3

IA-2
Identification and Authentication
The information system shall:

1. Uniquely identify and authenticate users (or processes acting on behalf of users)

2. Implement multifactor authentication for network access to privileged accounts.

IR-1
Ensures a capability exists for reporting security incidents.

Ensures a capability exists for responding to security incidents.

The SaaS provider shall develop, document, and disseminate to SaaS personnel:

1. An incident response policy that addresses purpose, scope, roles, responsibilities, management commitment, coordination among entities, and compliance

2. Procedures to facilitate the implementation of the incident response policy and associated incident response controls

3. Review and update the current incident response policy and incident response procedures at least annually

SI-2
Flaw Remediation
The SaaS provider shall:

1. Identify, report, and correct information system flaws

2. Test software updates related to flaw remediation for effectiveness and potential side effects on information systems before installation

3. Installs security-relevant software and firmware updates within the following defined timeframes related to vulnerability severity:

a. 30 days for critical and high vulnerabilities

b. 60 days for medium vulnerabilities

c. 90 days for low vulnerabilities

4. Incorporate flaw remediation into the SaaS provider’s configuration management process.

SI-3
Malicious Code Protection
The information system shall:

1. Employ malicious code protection mechanisms at information system entry and exit points to detect and eradicate malicious code: • Transported by electronic mail, electronic mail attachments, web accesses, removable media, or other common means; or • Inserted through the exploitation of information system vulnerabilities

2. Update malicious code protection mechanisms (including signature definitions) whenever new releases are available

3. Configure malicious code protection mechanisms to:

a. Perform periodic scans of the information system and real-time scans of files from external sources at as the files are downloaded, opened, or executed

b. block malicious code; quarantine malicious code; and send an alert to administrators in response to malicious code detection

ATTACHMENT 5

FAR CLAUSES

I. FAR 52.212-4 – Contract Terms and Conditions – Commercial Items (Oct 2018)

II. FAR 52.212-5 – Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statues or Executive Orders – Commercial Items (Mar 2020)

(a) The Contractor shall comply with the following Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clauses, which are incorporated in this contract by reference, to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items:

(1) 52.203-19, Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements (Jan 2017) (section 743 of Division E, Title VII, of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub. L. 113-235) and its successor provisions in subsequent appropriations acts (and as extended in continuing resolutions)).

(2) 52.204-23, Prohibition on Contracting for Hardware, Software, and Services Developed or Provided by Kaspersky Lab and Other Covered Entities (Jul 2018) (Section 1634 of Pub. L. 115-91).

(3) 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment. (Aug 2019) (Section 889(a)(1)(A) of Pub. L. 115-232).

(4) 52.209-10, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations (Nov 2015).

(5) 52.233-3, Protest After Award (Aug 1996) (31 U.S.C. 3553).

(6) 52.233-4, Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (Oct 2004) (Public Laws 108-77 and 108-78 (19 U.S.C. 3805 note)).

(b) The Contractor shall comply with the FAR clauses in this paragraph (b) that the Contracting Officer has indicated as being incorporated in this contract by reference to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items:

_X_ (1) 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government (Sept 2006), with Alternate I (Oct 1995) (41 U.S.C. 4704 and 10 U.S.C. 2402).

__ (2) 52.203-13, Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct (Oct 2015) (41 U.S.C. 3509)).

__ (3) 52.203-15, Whistleblower Protections under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (June 2010) (Section 1553 of Pub. L. 111-5). (Applies to contracts funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.)

_X_ (4) 52.204-10, Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (Oct 2018) (Pub. L. 109-282) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note).

__ (5)[Reserved].

__ (6) 52.204-14, Service Contract Reporting Requirements (Oct 2016) (Pub. L. 111-117, section 743 of Div. C).

__ (7) 52.204-15, Service Contract Reporting Requirements for Indefinite-Delivery Contracts (Oct 2016) (Pub. L. 111-117, section 743 of Div. C).

_X_ (8) 52.209-6, Protecting the Government’s Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment. (Oct 2015) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note).

__ (9) 52.209-9, Updates of Publicly Available Information Regarding Responsibility Matters (Oct 2018) (41 U.S.C. 2313).

__ (10)[Reserved].

__ (11) (i) 52.219-3, Notice of HUBZone Set-Aside or Sole-Source Award (Nov 2011) (15 U.S.C.657a).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Nov 2011) of 52.219-3.

__ (12) (i) 52.219-4, Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns (Oct 2014) (if the offeror elects to waive the preference, it shall so indicate in its offer) (15 U.S.C. 657a).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Jan 2011) of 52.219-4.

__ (13)[Reserved] __ (14) (i) 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (Nov 2011) (15 U.S.C.644).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Nov 2011).

__ (iii) Alternate II (Nov 2011).

__ (15) (i) 52.219-7, Notice of Partial Small Business Set-Aside (June 2003) (15 U.S.C. 644).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Oct 1995) of 52.219-7.

__ (iii) Alternate II (Mar 2004) of 52.219-7.

_X_ (16) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (Oct 2018) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(2) and (3)).

__ (17) (i) 52.219-9, Small Business Subcontracting Plan (Aug 2018) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(4)) __ (ii) Alternate I (Nov 2016) of 52.219-9.

__ (iii) Alternate II (Nov 2016) of 52.219-9.

__ (iv) Alternate III (Nov 2016) of 52.219-9.

__ (v) Alternate IV (Aug 2018) of 52.219-9 __ (18) 52.219-13, Notice of Set-Aside of Orders (Nov 2011) (15 U.S.C. 644(r)).

__ (19) 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting (Jan 2017) (15 U.S.C.637(a)(14)).

__ (20) 52.219-16, Liquidated Damages-Subcontracting Plan (Jan 1999) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(4)(F)(i)).

__ (21) 52.219-27, Notice of Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside (Oct 2019) (15 U.S.C. 657f).

__ (22) 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation (Jul 2013) (15 U.S.C. 632(a)(2)).

__ (23) 52.219-29, Notice of Set-Aside for, or Sole Source Award to, Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business Concerns (Dec 2015) (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 (Dec 2015) (15 U.S.C. 637(m)).

(25) 52.219-32, Orders Issued Directly Under Small Business Reserves (Mar 2020) (15 U.S.C. 644(r)).

(26) 52.219-33, Nonmanufacturer Rule (Mar 2020) (15 U.S.C. 637(a)(17)).

_X_ (27) 52.222-3, Convict Labor (June 2003) (E.O.11755).

_X_ (28) 52.222-19, Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (Jan 2020) (E.O.13126).

_X_ (29) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Apr 2015).

_X_ (30) (i) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Sept 2016) (E.O.11246).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Feb 1999) of 52.222-26.

__ (31) (i) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (Oct 2015) (38 U.S.C. 4212).

__ (ii) Alternate I (July 2014) of 52.222-35.

_X_ (32) (i) 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (Jul 2014) (29 U.S.C.793).

__ (ii) Alternate I (July 2014) of 52.222-36.

_X_ (33) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans (Feb 2016) (38 U.S.C. 4212).

_X_ (34) 52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act (Dec 2010) (E.O. 13496).

_X_ (35) (i) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (Jan 2019) (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O. 13627).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Mar 2015) of 52.222-50 (22 U.S.C. chapter78 and E.O. 13627).

__ (36) 52.222-54, Employment Eligibility Verification (Oct 2015). (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.)

__ (37) (i) 52.223-9, Estimate of Percentage of Recovered Material Content for EPA–Designated Items (May 2008) (42 U.S.C. 6962(c)(3)(A)(ii)). (Not applicable to the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items.)

__ (ii) Alternate I (May 2008) of 52.223-9 (42 U.S.C. 6962(i)(2)(C)). (Not applicable to the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items.)

__ (38) 52.223-11, Ozone-Depleting Substances and High Global Warming Potential Hydrofluorocarbons (Jun 2016) (E.O. 13693).

__ (39) 52.223-12, Maintenance, Service, Repair, or Disposal of Refrigeration Equipment and Air Conditioners (Jun 2016) (E.O. 13693).

__ (40) (i) 52.223-13, Acquisition of EPEAT®-Registered Imaging Equipment (Jun 2014) (E.O.s 13423 and 13514).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Oct 2015) of 52.223-13.

__ (41) (i) 52.223-14, Acquisition of EPEAT®-Registered Televisions (Jun 2014) (E.O.s 13423 and 13514).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Jun 2014) of 52.223-14.

__ (42) 52.223-15, Energy Efficiency in Energy-Consuming Products (Dec 2007) (42 U.S.C. 8259b).

__ (43) (i) 52.223-16, Acquisition of EPEAT®-Registered Personal Computer Products (Oct 2015) (E.O.s 13423 and 13514).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Jun 2014) of 52.223-16.

_X_ (44) 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (Aug 2011) (E.O. 13513).

__ (45) 52.223-20, Aerosols (Jun 2016) (E.O. 13693).

__ (46) 52.223-21, Foams (Jun 2016) (E.O. 13693).

_X_ (47) (i) 52.224-3 Privacy Training (Jan 2017) (5 U.S.C. 552 a).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Jan 2017) of 52.224-3.

__ (48) 52.225-1, Buy American-Supplies (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 83).

__ (49) (i) 52.225-3, Buy American-Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 83, 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 (May 2014) of 52.225-3 __ (iii) Alternate II (May 2014) of 52.225-3.

__ (iv) Alternate III (May 2014) of 52.225-3.

__ (50) 52.225-5, Trade Agreements (Oct 2019) (19 U.S.C. 2501, et seq., 19 U.S.C. 3301 note).

_X_ (51) 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (June 2008) (E.O.’s, proclamations, and statutes administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury).

__ (52) 52.225-26, Contractors Performing Private Security Functions Outside the United States (Oct 2016) (Section 862, as amended, of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008; 10 U.S.C. 2302 Note).

__ (53) 52.226-4, Notice of Disaster or Emergency Area Set-Aside (Nov 2007) (42 U.S.C. 5150).

__ (54) 52.226-5, Restrictions on Subcontracting Outside Disaster or Emergency Area (Nov 2007) (42 U.S.C. 5150).

__ (55) 52.232-29, Terms for Financing of Purchases of Commercial Items (Feb 2002) (41 U.S.C.4505, 10 U.S.C.2307(f)).

__ (56) 52.232-30, Installment Payments for Commercial Items (Jan 2017) (41 U.S.C.4505, 10 U.S.C.2307(f)).

_X_ (57) 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-System for Award Management (Oct 2018) (31 U.S.C. 3332).

__ (58) 52.232-34, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Other than System for Award Management (Jul 2013) (31 U.S.C.3332).

__ (59) 52.232-36, Payment by Third Party (May 2014) (31 U.S.C.3332).

_X_ (60) 52.239-1, Privacy or Security Safeguards (Aug 1996) (5 U.S.C. 552a).

__ (61) 52.242-5, Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (Jan 2017) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(13)).

__ (62) (i) 52.247-64, Preference for Privately Owned U.S.-Flag Commercial Vessels (Feb 2006) (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 (Feb 2006) of 52.247-64.

(c) The Contractor shall comply with the FAR clauses in this paragraph (c), applicable to commercial services, that the Contracting Officer has indicated as being incorporated in this contract by reference to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items:

__ (1) 52.222-17, Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers (May 2014)(E.O. 13495).

__ (2) 52.222-41, Service Contract Labor Standards (Aug 2018) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

__ (3) 52.222-42, Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires (May 2014) (29 U.S.C. 206 and 41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

__ (4) 52.222-43, Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Labor Standards-Price Adjustment (Multiple Year and Option Contracts) (Aug 2018) (29 U.S.C. 206 and 41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

__ (5) 52.222-44, Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Labor Standards-Price Adjustment (May 2014) (29 U.S.C. 206 and 41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

__ (6) 52.222-51, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Maintenance, Calibration, or Repair of Certain Equipment-Requirements (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

__ (7) 52.222-53, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Certain Services-Requirements (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

__ (8) 52.222-55, Minimum Wages Under Executive Order 13658 (Dec 2015).

__ (9) 52.222-62, Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706 (Jan 2017) (E.O. 13706).

__ (10) 52.226-6, Promoting Excess Food Donation to Nonprofit Organizations (May 2014) (42 U.S.C. 1792).

(d) Comptroller General Examination of Record. The Contractor shall comply with the provisions of this paragraph (d) if this contract was awarded using other than sealed bid, is in excess of the simplified acquisition threshold, and does not contain the clause at 52.215-2, Audit and Records-Negotiation.

(1) The Comptroller General of the United States, or an authorized representative of the Comptroller General, shall have access to and right to examine any of the Contractor’s directly pertinent records involving transactions related to this contract.

(2) The Contractor shall make available at its offices at all reasonable times the records, materials, and other evidence for examination, audit, or reproduction, until 3 years after final payment under this contract or for any shorter period specified in FAR subpart 4.7, Contractor Records Retention, of the other clauses of this contract. If this contract is completely or partially terminated, the records relating to the work terminated shall be made available for 3 years after any resulting final termination settlement. Records relating to appeals under the disputes clause or to litigation or the settlement of claims arising under or relating to this contract shall be made available until such appeals, litigation, or claims are finally resolved.

(3) As used in this clause, records include books, documents, accounting procedures and practices, and other data, regardless of type and regardless of form. This does not require the Contractor to create or maintain any record that the Contractor does not maintain in the ordinary course of business or pursuant to a provision of law.

(e) (1) Notwithstanding the requirements of the clauses in paragraphs (a), (b), (c), and (d) of this clause, the Contractor is not required to flow down any FAR clause, other than those in this paragraph (e)(1) in a subcontract for commercial items. Unless otherwise indicated below, the extent of the flow down shall be as required by the clause-

(i) 52.203-13, Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct (Oct 2015) (41 U.S.C. 3509).

(ii) 52.203-19, Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements (Jan 2017) (section 743 of Division E, Title VII, of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub. L. 113-235) and its successor provisions in subsequent appropriations acts (and as extended in continuing resolutions)).

(iii) 52.204-23, Prohibition on Contracting for Hardware, Software, and Services Developed or Provided by Kaspersky Lab and Other Covered Entities (Jul 2018) (Section 1634 of Pub. L. 115-91).

(iv) 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment. (Aug 2019) (Section 889(a)(1)(A) of Pub. L. 115-232).

(v) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (Oct 2018) (15 U.S.C.637(d)(2) and (3)), in all subcontracts that offer further subcontracting opportunities. If the subcontract (except subcontracts to small business concerns) exceeds $700,000 ($1.5 million for construction of any public facility), the subcontractor must include 52.219-8 in lower tier subcontracts that offer subcontracting opportunities.

(vi) 52.222-17, Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers (May 2014) (E.O. 13495). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (l) of FAR clause 52.222-17.

(vii) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Apr 2015).

(viii) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Sept 2015) (E.O.11246).

(ix) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (Oct 2015) (38 U.S.C.4212).

(x) 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (Jul 2014) (29 U.S.C.793).

(xi) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans (Feb 2016) (38 U.S.C.4212)

(xii) 52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act (Dec 2010) (E.O. 13496). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (f) of FAR clause 52.222-40.

(xiii) 52.222-41, Service Contract Labor Standards (Aug 2018) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

(xiv) (A) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (Jan 2019) (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O 13627).

(B) Alternate I (Mar 2015) of 52.222-50(22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O 13627).

(xv) 52.222-51, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Maintenance, Calibration, or Repair of Certain Equipment-Requirements (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

(xvi) 52.222-53, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Certain Services-Requirements (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

(xvii) 52.222-54, Employment Eligibility Verification (Oct 2015) (E.O. 12989).

(xviii) 52.222-55, Minimum Wages Under Executive Order 13658 (Dec 2015).

(xix) 52.222-62, Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706 (Jan 2017) (E.O. 13706).

(xx) (A) 52.224-3, Privacy Training (Jan 2017) (5 U.S.C. 552a).

(B) Alternate I (Jan 2017) of 52.224-3.

(xxi) 52.225-26, Contractors Performing Private Security Functions Outside the United States (Oct 2016) (Section 862, as amended, of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008; 10 U.S.C. 2302 Note).

(xxii) 52.226-6, Promoting Excess Food Donation to Nonprofit Organizations (May 2014) (42 U.S.C. 1792). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (e) of FAR clause 52.226-6.

(xxiii) 52.247-64, Preference for Privately Owned U.S.-Flag Commercial Vessels (Feb 2006) (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.

(2) While not required, the Contractor may include in its subcontracts for commercial items a minimal number of additional clauses necessary to satisfy its contractual obligations.

III. 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 30 days.

IV. 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 30 days; provided that the Government gives the Contractor a preliminary written notice of its intent to extend at least 30 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 60 months.

V. 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 address(es): farsite.hill.af.mil.

a.FAR 52.204-13 – System for Award Management Maintenance. (Oct 2018)
b.FAR 52.203-17 – Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights and Requirements to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights. (Apr 2014)

ATTACHMENT 6

ICT ACCESSIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

National Archives and Records Administration Software Web Quality Assurance and Accessibility Tool

Technical Criteria:

E207.1 General - Where components of ICT are software and transmit information or have a user interface, such components shall conform to E207 and the requirements in Chapter 5

E207.2 WCAG Conformance - User interface components, as well as the content of platforms and applications, shall conform to Level A and Level AA Success Criteria and Conformance Requirements in WCAG 2.0 (incorporated by reference, see 702.10.1).

E207.2.1 Word Substitution - When Applying WCAG to Non-Web Software For non-Web software, wherever the term “Web page” or “page” appears in WCAG 2.0 Level A and AA Success Criteria and Conformance Requirements, the term “software” shall be substituted for the terms “Web page” and “page”. In addition, in Success Criterion in 1.4.2, the phrase “in software” shall be substituted for the phrase “on a Web page.”

E207.3 Complete Process for Non-Web Software - Where non-Web software requires multiple steps to accomplish an activity, all software related to the activity to be accomplished shall conform to WCAG 2.0 as specified in E207.2.

E501.1 Scope - The requirements of Chapter 5 shall apply to software where required by 508 Chapter 2 (Scoping Requirements), 255 Chapter 2 (Scoping Requirements), and where otherwise referenced in any other chapter of the Revised 508 Standards or Revised 255 Guidelines.

E502.1 General - Software shall interoperate with assistive technology and shall conform to 502.

502.2 Documented Accessibility Features -

Software with platform features defined in platform documentation as accessibility features shall conform to 502.2.

502.2.2 No Disruption of Accessibility Features -

Software shall not disrupt platform features that are defined in the platform documentation as accessibility features.

502.3.1 Object Information -

The object role, state(s), properties, boundary, name, and description shall be programmatically determinable.

502.3.2 Modification of Object Information -

States and properties that can be set by the user shall be capable of being set programmatically, including through assistive technology.

502.3.3 Row, Column, and Headers -

If an object is in a data table, the occupied rows and columns, and any headers associated with those rows or columns, shall be programmatically determinable.

502.3.4 - Any current value(s), and any set or range of allowable values associated with an object, shall be programmatically determinable.

502.3.5 Modification of Values -

Values that can be set by the user shall be capable of being set programmatically, including through assistive technology.

502.3.6 Label Relationships -

Any relationship that a component has as a label for another component, or of being labeled by another component, shall be programmatically determinable.

502.3.7 Hierarchical Relationships -

Any hierarchical (parent-child) relationship that a component has as a container for, or being contained by, another component shall be programmatically determinable.

502.3.8 Text -

The content of text objects, text attributes, and the boundary of text rendered to the screen, shall be programmatically determinable.

502.3.9 Modification of Text -

Text that can be set by the user shall be capable of being set programmatically, including through assistive technology.

502.3.10 List of Action -

502.3.11 Actions on Objects -

Applications shall allow assistive technology to programmatically execute available actions on objects.

502.3.12 Focus Cursor -

Applications shall expose information and mechanisms necessary to track focus, text insertion point, and selection attributes of user interface components.

502.3.13 Modification of Focus Cursor -

Focus, text insertion point, and selection attributes that can be set by the user shall be capable of being set programmatically, including through the use of assistive technology.

502.3.14 Event Notification -

Notification of events relevant to user interactions, including but not limited to, changes in the component’s state(s), value, name, description, or boundary, shall be available to assistive technology.

503.1 General -

Applications shall conform to 503.

503.2 User Preferences -

Applications shall permit user preferences from platform settings for color, contrast, font type, font size, and focus cursor.

Functional Performance Criteria:

301.1 Scope - The requirements of Chapter 3 shall apply to ICT where required by 508 Chapter 2 (Scoping Requirements), 255 Chapter 2 (Scoping Requirements), and where otherwise referenced in any other chapter of the Revised 508 Standards or Revised 255 Guidelines.

302.1 Without Vision - Where a visual mode of operation is provided, ICT shall provide at least one mode of operation that does not require user vision.

302.2 With Limited Vision - Where a visual mode of operation is provided, ICT shall provide at least one mode of operation that enables users to make use of limited vision.

302.3 Without Perception of Color - Where a visual mode of operation is provided, ICT shall provide at…

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