AG1484S160004SacoPlowingRFQSol.pdf

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CAMPTON NH 03223

71 WHITE MOUNTAIN DRIVE

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(603)536-6210MARTINA MARSCHALL

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USDA FOREST SERVICE

WHITE MOUNTAIN NATIONAL FOREST

SACO RANGER DISTRICT

33 KANCAMAGUS HIGHWAY

CONWAY NH 03812

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71 WHITE MOUNTAIN DRIVE

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Unless otherwise specified herein, the Contractor shall furnish all labor, materials, supplies, tools, equipment, supervision, transportation, except those supplies listed as Government Furnished Property (GFP), to perform task of Snowplowing and Sand Removal at the Saco Ranger District, 33 Kancamagus Highway, Conway, NH 03818

Base Period is approximately on or about December 2015 through April 30, 2016.

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HEREIN, IS ACCEPTED AS TO ITEMS:

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MARTINA L. MARSCHALL

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ALL ITEMS SET FORTH OR OTHERWISE IDENTIFIED ABOVE AND ON ANY ADDITIONAL

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There is one option year for: Approximately on or about December 1, 2016 through April 30, 2017.

001 Snowplowing site driveways and parking lots. 25 JC

Job quantity is estimated.

Product/Service Code: s218

Delivery: 04/30/2016

002 Only by COR request--Spring removal of sand from 1 JC asphalt pavement and legal disposal off FS site after snow has melted.

Product/Service Code: s218

003 OPTION YEAR 1 PRICING---December 1, 2016 through 25 JC

April 30, 2017 (enter % increase in price for option year)

See contractor notes for more information on

Option year pricing.

Snowplowing site driveways and parking lots.

Job quantity is estimated.

(Option Line Item)

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004 OPTION YEAR 1 PRICING---December 1, 2016 through 1 JC

April 30, 2017

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Only by COR request--Spring removal of sand from asphalt pavement and legal disposal off FS site after snow has melted.

See contractor notes for more information on

Option year pricing.

(Option Line Item)

Product/Service Code: s218

NSN 7540-01-152-8067 OPTIONAL FORM 336 (4-86)

Sponsored by GSA

FAR (48 CFR) 53.110

Contractor Notes:

1) Prospective contractors shall be registered in www.sam.gov prior to award of a contract.

Obtaining a duns number and registering in SAM is FREE.

2) Firm Fixed Pricing must be submitted for all items to be considered for award (including all option items and all option years).

3) Award will be made to one contractor. You must submit pricing for all items, including any option items and/or option years.

4) The Government reserves the right to make an award on any item for a quantity less than the quantity offered, at the unit cost or prices offered.

There is no “Show-me” trip scheduled for this project, prospective quoters are “strongly encouraged” to view the site(s) themselves to make their own estimate on the amount of work needed. Additional technical information or assistance with locating the specific project areas may be obtained by contacting Paula Vaughan (603) 447-5448 ext 113. Offerors or quoters are urged and expected to inspect the site where services are to be performed and to satisfy themselves regarding all general and local conditions that may affect the cost of contract performance, to the extent that the information is reasonably obtainable. In no event shall failure to inspect the site constitute grounds for a claim after contract award.

5) Option Year Pricing – assume the same schedule of items as the base year. Indicated the percentage increase you want to apply to your prices for each option year. The percentage indicated will be applied to each line item on the schedule for each option year. (ie: if your base year price for item 1 is $500 per job and you’ve indicated your first year increase would be 5%, then your first year price for that item would be $525 ($500 x 1.05) per job.

6) Prices are to include all applicable taxes, shipping charges and all work associated with the line items.

7) No separate payment will be made other than the pricing submitted for the line items

The preferred method of receiving bids is via email.

Send all emails to: mlmarschall@fs.fed.us

Continuation of SF1449 Block 27: The full text of a clause or provision may be accessed electronically at http://farsite.hill.af.mil/ http://www.sam.gov/ mailto:mlmarschall@fs.fed.us http://farsite.hill.af.mil/

COMMERCIAL ITEMS AG-1484-S-16-0004

Saco Ranger District Snow Plowing

DEFINITIONS – TECHNICAL

ACCEPTABLE QUALITY LEVEL (AQL). The maximum allowable deviation from acceptable performance that may occur before the Government will invoke payment deduction. An AQL does not allow a contractor knowingly to offer defective services, but limits reduced payment to circumstances in which defective performance results in a measurable reduction in the value of services rendered.

APPLICANT: An individual applying for a PIV Card/credential. The Applicant may be a current or prospective Federal hire, a Federal employee, or a contractor.

CLAIMANT: A party whose identity is to be verified using an authentication protocol

CONTRACT DISCREPANCY REPORT (CDR). – A formal, written documentation of Contractor nonconformance or lack of performance for contract work.

CONTRACTING OFFICER REPRESENTATIVE (COTR) – Representative of the Contracting Officer who performs quality assurance evaluations of the Contractor’s performance.

CONTRACTING OFFICER (CO) – A person with the authority to enter into, administer, and/or terminate contract and make related determinations and findings. The term includes certain authorized representatives of the Contracting Officer acting within the limits of their authority as delegated by the Contracting Officer.

CONTRACTOR – The term as used herein refers to both the prime Contractor and any subcontractor. The Contractor shall be responsible for insuring that his/her subcontractors comply with all provisions of this contract.

CONTRACTOR REPRESENTATIVE. A foreman, superintendent, or manager assigned to be responsible for the execution of work under this contract.

DEFECTIVE SERVICE: A unit of service which contains one or more defects, or nonconformance with specified requirements.

FIPS PUB 201-1 The Federal Information Processing Standards Publication Series of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is the official series of publications relating to standards and guidelines adopted and promulgated under the provisions of the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) of 2002.

This standard specifies the architecture and technical requirements for a common identification standard for Federal employees and contractors. The overall goal is to achieve appropriate security assurance for multiple applications by efficiently verifying the claimed identity of individuals seeking physical access to Federally controlled government facilities and electronic access to government information systems. http://csrc.nist.gov/publications/fips/fips201-1/FIPS-201-1-chng1.pdf

GOVERNMENT INSPECTOR: A Government person responsible for surveillance of contractor performance.

PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS SUMMARY (PRS): Identifies the key service outputs of the contract that will be evaluated by the Government to assure contract performance standards are met by the contractor.

QUALITY ASSURANCE. Those actions taken by the Government to assure services meet the requirements of the Performance Work Statement (PWS).

http://csrc.nist.gov/publications/fips/fips201-1/FIPS-201-1-chng1.pdf

QUALITY ASSURANCE SURVEILLANCE PLAN (QASP): An organized written document used for quality assurance surveillance. The document contains specific methods the Government will use to perform surveillance of the contractor.

QUALITY CONTROL: Those actions taken by a contractor to control the performance of services so that they meet the requirements of the PWS.

RANDOM SAMPLING: A sampling method in which each service output in a unit has an equal chance of being selected.

MATERIAL SAFTETY DATA SHEETS (MSDS): Information that accompanies chemicals in the workplace. MSDS includes details such as the risks, precautions, and first aid procedures associated with the chemical.

STATEMENT OF OBJECTIVES (SOO) – Government – prepared document incorporated into the solicitation that states the overall performance objectives.

SPECIFICATIONS

PURPOSE AND SCOPE OF CONTRACT

This solicitation is to provide Snowplowing, Sand Removal and Snow Removal on the White Mountain National Forest, Saco Ranger District, 33 Kancamagus Highway, Conway, NH 03818 The Contractor shall furnish all labor, materials, supplies, tools, equipment, supervision, transportation, except those supplies listed as Government furnished property (GFP), and incidentals to perform task of Snowplowing, Sand Removal and Snow Removal.

PEROID OF PERFORMANCE

THE CONTRACTOR WILL COMMENCE SNOWPLOWING SERVICES AND RELATED WORK

APPROXIMATELY ON OR ABOUT December, 2015 as needed THRU April 30, 2016 for the base year.

APPROXIMATELY ON OR ABOUT December 1, 2016 as needed THRU April 30, 2017 for the option year.

DE SC R I PT I O N AND L O C AT I O N

The Saco Ranger District is located at 33 Kancamagus Highway, Conway, NH 03818

See the vicinity map(s).

PREWORK CONFERENCE

Prior to the start of work, a meeting may be scheduled by the Contracting Officer's Representative to be attended by the Contractor, The Contracting Officer, the Contracting Officer's Technical Representative, (COTR) and other Forest Service Personnel who may be involved in the administration of this contract. The meeting will be held at a time and place mutually agreeable to the Contractor and Contracting Officer. The purpose of this meeting is to thoroughly discuss the schedule of work, and work performance requirements, contract terms, and to familiarize both parties with the responsibilities of each under the terms of this contract.

GENERAL

Description of Work - The Contractor shall provide Snowplowing, Sand Removal services for the location referenced above. Some of these services are ONLY INITIATED AT THE REQUEST OF THE COTR.

The Forest Service is doing its own sanding

SCHEDULING WORK

The Saco Ranger District, 33 Kancamagus Highway, Conway, NH 03818-6019 shall be plowed each and every day, including Saturday’s, Sunday’s and Holiday’s (except as notified by the COR) as indicated below.

5:00 AM – 6:00 PM (Considered one job) When 2.5 inches or more snow falls at the site, the Contractor will provide adequate snow plowing to effectively keep the parking lots and drives clear.

An early morning storm shall be plowed by 7:00 AM to allow Forest Service employees access to the site.

A pass by 3:00 PM to allow Forest Service employees to egress from the site.

Final cleanup of the whole site shall be done prior to 6:00 PM (most employee vehicles should be gone by 4:30

PM).

6:00 PM – 5:00 AM (Considered one job) Any accumulation in excess of 4 inches in the travel ways shall be plowed to allow emergency access to the site.

BUILDING INFORMATION

Building Name: Saco Ranger District

Location: 33 Kancamagus Highway, Conway, NH 03818- Number of Stories: one Population: 12-30 Official working hours: 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (year round)

SPRING SAND REMOVAL

On request of COTR, removal of sand from asphalt pavement and legally disposed off site after snow has melted

CONTRACTOR REPRESENTATIVE

The contractor shall provide a contract representative for the performance of the work. The name of this person and an alternate, who shall act for the contractor when the contractor is absent, shall be designated in writing to the contracting officer. The contractors’ representative or alternate shall have full authority to act for the contractor on all contract matters relating to daily operation of this contract. The contractor representative and alternate(s) must be able to read, write, speak, and understand English.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

CONTRACTOR-FURNISHED EQUIPMENT, MATERIALS AND SERVICES

Contractor shall furnish all labor, materials, supplies, tools, equipment, supervision & transportation, except those supplies listed as Government Furnished Property (GFP) and incidentals necessary to perform task of Snowplowing and Sand Removal services in accordance with the terms, conditions and specifications herein.

All equipment, supplies and materials shall be of a type and quality that conform to the applicable Federal Specifications and standards and, to the extent feasible and reasonable, include the exclusive use of biobased products. All supplies, materials, and equipment to be used in the performance of work described herein are subject to the approval of the COTR.

The contractor shall not use any materials, chemicals, or compounds which the COTR determines would be unsuitable for the intended purpose or harmful to the surfaces to which applied.

All equipment shall be in full accordance with any Local, State, County, and Federal Regulations.

All equipment used in the performance of this contract shall be in good condition meeting OSHA requirements.

SAFETY

Contractors are subject to all applicable State and Federal OSHA rules and regulations.

The contractor shall insure that vehicle operation drivers must be commercially licensed by the approporiate state to operate vehicles used in the performance of this contract on Federal, State, and local highway systems

The contractor shall comply with Federal drug-free workplace and work force requirements IAW the Federal Acquisition Regulations.

PLOWING SPECIFICATIONS

Snow shall be plowed in such a manner as not to block or obstruct walkways, garage stall/doors, fire hydrants, dumpster, restrooms, kiosks, fee tubes, trash containers and equipment buildings. If snow is plowed in such a way as to block these areas the contractor shall be called to correct the problem at no additional charge to the Government. If the problem is not corrected within 12 hours, the Government may call another contractor to correct the problem and deduct the cost from the Contractors Payment. Failure to correct any deficienties may be cause for Default.

CONDUCT OF PERSONNEL

The Contractor and his employees shall make every effort to prevent interference with Forest Service employees normal access to the site by 7:00AM, and again by 4:30 P.M. to allow Forest Service employees egress from the site.

Due to the nature of the duties under the contract, the Contractor and his employees shall keep themselves and equipment presentable at all times. The Contracting Officer may, in writing, require the Contractor to remove from the work site any employee the Contracting Officer or his representative deems incompetent, careless, discourteous to the public, or is otherwise objectionable.

RESOURCE DAMAGE

Any damage that occurs to government property or land resources during the Contractor’s operations shall be repaired at the Contractor's expense to its original condition. Onsite inspection will be made by the COTR prior to the acceptance of work.

The contractor shall comply with all Federal, State, and local environmental laws, and USDA policies and regulations to include but not limited to Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), Safe Water Drinking Act (SWDA). the Clean Air Act (CAA), and Federal Facilities Compliance Act (FFCA).

GOVERNMENT OBERVATIONS

The COTR shall be responsible for continuous observations of the contractor’s performance under this contract.

All observations on incomplete or defective performance, or safety and health standards violated shall be recorded. Written notices issued by the CO shall require the contractor to reply, in writing, to the CO within five workdays after receipt, explaining reasons for existing conditions, the corrective action and procedures taken to prevent recurrence.

SURVEILLANCE

COTR will relay any complaints from Forest Service personnel and pass them to the contractor for correction.

The Government COTR shall be responsible for continuous observations of the contractor’s performance under this contract. All observations on incomplete or defective performance, or safety and health standards violated shall be recorded. Written notices issued by the CO shall require the contractor to reply, in writing, to the CO within five workdays after receipt, explaining reasons for existing conditions, the corrective action and procedures taken to prevent recurrence.

QUALITY ASSURANCE STANDARDS

Customer complaints shall not exceed three (3) complaints in one billing cycle (month) for each performance objective. The COTR shall notify the contracting officer for appropriate action if any of the above performance objectives exceed the limitations cited in the below performance thresholds.

QUALITY ASSURANCE PROCEDURES

Any Forest Service employee that observes unacceptable service either incomplete or not performed, for any of the above performance objectives should immediately contact the COTR and the COTR will complete appropriate documentation to record the complaint. The COTR will consider the customer complaint valid upon receipt from the customer. The COTR should inform the customer of the approximate time the unacceptable performance will be corrected and advise the customer to contact the COTR if not corrected. The COTR will consider customer complaints as resolved unless notified otherwise by the customer.

QUALITY CONTROL PLAN

The Contractor shall institute a complete quality-control program to ensure that the requirements of this contract are provided, as specified. The overall goal of the program should be to identify and correct any problems that may exist before they are identified by or reported to the COTR and/or the building-management staff. The program shall be submitted to COTR prior to the start of work for approval and as a minimum, shall include:

An INSPECTION SYSTEM covering all the services required with a comprehensive checklist to be used to inspect contract performance during scheduled and unscheduled inspections, and the name(s) of the individuals who will be performing the inspections.

A SYSTEM for identifying and correcting deficiencies and/or a pattern of deficiencies in the quality or quantity of services provided before the level of performance becomes unacceptable and/or Government inspectors point out the deficiencies.

A FILE of all inspections conducted by the Contractor and corrective actions taken. This should include follow-up inspections to ensure that corrective action was appropriate, complete, and timely. This documentation shall be organized in a logical manner, kept current, and made available to the COTR and the Contracting Officer during the term of the contract.

GOVERNMENT-FURNISHED PROPERTY AND SERVICES

No Government property will be provided.

MISCELLANEOUS REQUIREMENTS

The Contractor shall perform the following in conjunction with regular contract specifications on a daily basis:

Report fires and hazardous conditions either in person, by phone, or by note, depending on severity.

Turn in items found to the COTR.

Check all gates to be sure they are secure before leaving site during closed hours. Report any unusual traffic in parking lots or roadways to the COTR.

The Contractor shall perform their services to provide for the safety and protection of building personnel and property against injury, loss and/or damage from any preventable cause, including, but not limited to:

fire, theft, espionage, and sabotage.

Protect Government property, buildings, against unauthorized access, loss, or damage.

Prepare reports of accidents and fires and submit to the COTR; maintain and make available all records in connection with protection activities.

In the event of emergency or unusual occurrences adversely affecting the interest of the Government, summon appropriate assistance, such as the fire and/or police department, and immediately thereafter notify the COTR.

Monitor observance of "Rules and Regulations Governing Public Buildings and Grounds," which are posted in the building. Problems in this regard should be reported to the COTR.

P E R F O R M A N C E R E Q U I R E M E N T S U M M A R Y Service Requirements

Items 01-02

Performance Standard

Method of Assessment

1.1 Incentive/Deduction

PLOW SNOW

REMOVAL OF

SAND BUILD UP

100% plowing and/or shoveling of snow.

As requested by COTR 100% removal of all sand build up

100% initial visual inspection

100% initial visual inspection

Incentives If work is acceptable, contractor will be paid at the prices indicated in the schedule. .

Deductions After work has been re-worked once.

The Government shall have the right to have the work redone and charge the contractor(s) actual charges for having the work re-done including inspection and Contract Administration.

Anytime the performance of services falls below the AQL, a deduction for services that cannot be re-performed will be made based on the level of service provided for that month. If the performance AQL is 95% for a particular deliverable item and that item is missed or the acceptable performance level drops below the AQL, the amount due for that pay item will be deducted to the appropriate level of acceptable performance for service provided for that month.

PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS STANDARDS:

Performance requirement standards are described in the Performance Requirements Summary Table above for the required work. The Contractor is expected to ensure services are provided or performed to the appropriate standards through the Contractor’s Quality Control Plan. Except as stated in the summary tables, services required by this contract are generally of such a nature that nonconforming or incomplete performance disclosed by Government inspection is not subject to correction by re-performance or late performance, and will result in a deduction being made to the contract price for the month.

INSPECTION/ACCEPTANCE PROCEDURE

Inspection of the said areas to determine the acceptability of the workmanship will be made by the Government and any deficiencies encountered will be called to the attention of the Contractor. Correction of all deficiencies will be made prior to re-inspection and acceptance of work by the Government in conformance with the work standards. (FAR clause 52.212-4)

Any Forest Service employee that observes unacceptable service either incomplete or not performed, for any of the above performance objectives should immediately contact the COTR and the COTR will complete appropriate documentation to record the complaint. The COTR will consider the customer complaint valid upon receipt from the customer. The COTR should inform the customer of the approximate time the unacceptable performance will be corrected, and advise the customer to contact the COTR if not corrected. The COTR will consider customer complaints as resolved unless notified otherwise by the customer

PAYMENT

Payment will be made for each Item Number upon inspected and accepted.

Payment will be made monthly for work meeting or exceeding the AQL completed and accepted by the Government covering the previous month’s service. Upon acceptance, the Government will pay monthly the appropriate amount determined by the occurrence of the services as stated in the Schedule of Items.

CONTRACT CLAUSES

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): http://farsite.hill.af.mil/

FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION (48 CFR CHAPTER 1) CLAUSES

52.246-4 Inspection of Services--Fixed-Price (AUG 1996)

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

(APR 2014)

FAR 52.204-7 System for Award Management (JUL 2013)

FAR 52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance (JUL 2013)

FAR 52.204-16 Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting (Jul 2015)

FAR 52.204-18 Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance (Jul 2015)

FAR 52.204-19 Incorporation by Reference of Representations & Certifications (DEC 2014)

FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions--Commercial Items (May 2015)

FAR 52.223-1 -- Biobased Product Certification (May 2012) As required by the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 and the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (7 U.S.C. 8102(c)(3)), the offeror certifies, by signing this offer, that biobased products (within categories of products listed by the United States Department of Agriculture in 7 CFR part 3201, subpart B) to be used or delivered in the performance of the contract, other than biobased products that are not purchased by the offeror as a direct result of this contract, will comply with the applicable specifications or other contractual requirements.

52.223-2 -- Affirmative Procurement of Biobased Products Under Service And Construction Contracts. (SEP 2013)

(a) In the performance of this contract, the contractor shall make maximum use of biobased products that are United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)-designated items unless—

(1) The product cannot be acquired—

(i) Competitively within a time frame providing for compliance with the contract performance schedule;

(ii) Meeting contract performance requirements; or

(iii) At a reasonable price.

(2) The product is to be used in an application covered by a USDA categorical exemption (see 7 CFR 3201.3(e)). For example, all USDA-designated items are exempt from the preferred procurement requirement for the following:

(i) Spacecraft system and launch support equipment.

(ii) Military equipment, i.e., a product or system designed or procured for combat or combat-related missions.

(b) Information about this requirement and these products is available at http://www.biopreferred.gov.

(c) In the performance of this contract, the Contractor shall— http://farsite.hill.af.mil/ http://www.biopreferred.gov/

(1) Report to http://www.sam.gov, with a copy to the Contracting Officer, on the product types and dollar value of any USDA-designated biobased products purchased by the Contractor during the previous Government fiscal year, between October 1 and September 30; and

(2) Submit this report no later than—

(i) October 31 of each year during contract performance; and

(ii) At the end of contract performance.

FAR 52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (DEC 2013)

52.212-5 -- Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items (Oct 2015)

(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) 52.209-10, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations (Dec 2014)

(2) 52.233-3, Protest After Award (AUG 1996) (31 U.S.C. 3553).

(3) 52.233-4, Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (OCT 2004) (Public Laws 108-77, 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:

[Contracting Officer check as appropriate.]

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).

_X__ (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).

___ (4) 52.204-10, Reporting Executive compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (Oct 2015) (Pub. L. 109-282) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note).

___ (5) [Reserved]

___ (6) 52.204-14, Service Contract Reporting Requirements (Jan 2014) (Pub. L. 111-117, section 743 of Div. C).

___ (7) 52.204-15, Service Contract Reporting Requirements for Indefinite-Delivery Contracts (Jan 2014) (Pub. L. 111-117, section 743 of Div. C).

___ (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).

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___ (9) 52.209-9, Updates of Publicly Available Information Regarding Responsibility Matters (Jul 2013) (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]

_X__ (14) (i) 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Aside (Nov 2011) (15 U.S.C. 644).

___ (ii) Alternate I (Nov 2011).

_X__ (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.

___ (16) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (Oct 2014) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(2) and (3)).

___ (17) (i) 52.219-9, Small Business Subcontracting Plan (Oct 2015) (15 U.S.C. 637 (d)(4)).

___ (ii) Alternate I (Oct 2001) of 52.219-9.

___ (iii) Alternate II (Oct 2001) of 52.219-9.

___ (iv) Alternate III (Oct 2015) 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 (Nov 2011) (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 (Nov 2011) (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 Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business (EDWOSB) Concerns (Jul 2013) (15 U.S.C. 637(m)).

___ (24) 52.219-30, Notice of Set-Aside for Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) Concerns Eligible Under the WOSB Program (Jul 2013) (15 U.S.C. 637(m)).

X (25) 52.222-3, Convict Labor (June 2003) (E.O. 11755).

___ (26) 52.222-19, Child Labor—Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (Jan 2014) (E.O. 13126).

___ (27) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Apr 2015).

_X__ (28) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Apr 2015) (E.O. 11246).

___ (29) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (Oct 2015) (38 U.S.C. 4212).

_X__ (30) 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (Jul 2014) (29 U.S.C. 793).

___ (31) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans (Oct 2015) (38 U.S.C. 4212).

___ (32) 52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act (Dec 2010) (E.O. 13496).

X (33) (i) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (Mar 2015) (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O. 13627).

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

___ (34) 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.)

___ (35) (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.)

___ (36) (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.

___ (37) (i) 52.223-14, Acquisition of EPEAT® -Registered Television (Jun 2014) (E.O.s 13423 and 13514).

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

___ (38) 52.223-15, Energy Efficiency in Energy-Consuming Products (Dec 2007) (42 U.S.C. 8259b).

___ (39) (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 (40) 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging while Driving (Aug 2011) (E.O. 13513).

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

_X__ (42) (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).

_X__ (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.

___ (43) 52.225-5, Trade Agreements (Nov 2013) (19 U.S.C. 2501, et seq., 19 U.S.C. 3301 note).

X (44) 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (Jun 2008) (E.O.’s, proclamations, and statutes administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury).

___ (45) 52.225-26, Contractors Performing Private Security Functions Outside the United States (Jul 2013) (Section 862, as amended, of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008; 10 U.S.C. 2302 Note).

___ (46) 52.226-4, Notice of Disaster or Emergency Area Set-Aside (Nov 2007) (42 U.S.C. 5150).

___ (47) 52.226-5, Restrictions on Subcontracting Outside Disaster or Emergency Area (Nov 2007) (42 U.S.C. 5150).

___ (48) 52.232-29, Terms for Financing of Purchases of Commercial Items (Feb 2002) (41 U.S.C. 4505), 10 U.S.C.

2307(f)).

___ (49) 52.232-30, Installment Payments for Commercial Items (Oct 1995) (41 U.S.C. 4505, 10 U.S.C. 2307(f)).

_X__ (50) 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer— System for Award Management (Jul 2013) (31 U.S.C. 3332).

___ (51) 52.232-34, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer—Other Than System for Award Management (Jul 2013) (31 U.S.C. 3332).

___ (52) 52.232-36, Payment by Third Party (May 2014) (31 U.S.C. 3332).

___ (53) 52.239-1, Privacy or Security Safeguards (Aug 1996) (5 U.S.C. 552a).

___ (54) (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.

(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:

[Contracting Officer check as appropriate.]

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

_X__ (2) 52.222-41, Service Contract Labor Standards (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67.).

_X__ (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).

_X__ (4) 52.222-43, Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Labor Standards -- Price Adjustment (Multiple Year and Option Contracts) (May 2014) (29 U.S.C.206 and 41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

_X__ (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).

_X__ (8) 52.222-55, Minimum Wages Under Executive Order 13658 (Dec 2014) (E.O. 13658).

___ (9) 52.226-6, Promoting Excess Food Donation to Nonprofit Organizations. (May 2014) (42 U.S.C. 1792).

___ (10) 52.237-11, Accepting and Dispensing of $1 Coin (Sep 2008) (31 U.S.C. 5112(p)(1)).

(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) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (Oct 2014) (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 $650,000 ($1.5 million for construction of any public facility), the subcontractor must include 52.219-8 in lower tier subcontracts that offer subcontracting opportunities.

(iii) 52.222-17, Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers (May 2014) (E.O. 13495). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (1) of FAR clause 52.222-17.

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

(v) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Apr 2015) (E.O. 11246).

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

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

(viii) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans (Oct 2015) (38 U.S.C. 4212).

(ix) 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.

(x) 52.222-41, Service Contract Labor Standards (May 2014), (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

(xi) X (A) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (Mar 2015) (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 E.O. 13627).

(xii) 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.)

(xiii) 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)

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

(xv) 52.222-55, Minimum Wages Under Executive Order 13658 (Dec 2014) (E.O. 13658).

(xvi) 52.225-26, Contractors Performing Private Security Functions Outside the United States (Jul 2013) (Section 862, as amended, of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008; 10 U.S.C. 2302 Note).

(xvii) 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.

(xviii) 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.

(End of Clause)

Alternate I (Feb 2000). As prescribed in 12.301(b)(4)(i), delete paragraph (d) from the basic clause, redesignate paragraph (e) as paragraph (d), and revise the reference to “paragraphs (a), (b), (c), or (d) of this clause” in the redesignated paragraph (d) to read “paragraphs (a), (b), and (c) of this clause”.

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Alternate II (Oct 2015). As prescribed in 12.301(b)(4)(ii), substitute the following paragraphs (d)(1) and (e)(1) for paragraphs (d)(1) and (e)(1) of the basic clause as follows:

(d)

(1) The Comptroller General of the United States, an appropriate Inspector General appointed under section 3 or 8G of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), or an authorized representative of either of the foregoing officials shall have access to and right to—

(i) Examine any of the Contractor’s or any subcontractors’ records that pertain to, and involve transactions relating to, this contract; and

(ii) Interview any officer or employee regarding such transactions.

(e)

(1) Notwithstanding the requirements of the clauses in paragraphs (a), (b), and (c), of this clause, the Contractor is not required to flow down any FAR clause in a subcontract for commercial items, other than—

(i) Paragraph (d) of this clause. This paragraph flows down to all subcontracts, except the authority of the Inspector General under paragraph (d)(1)(ii) does not flow down; and

(ii) Those clauses listed in this paragraph (e)(1). Unless otherwise indicated below, the extent of the flow down shall be as required by the clause—

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

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

(C) 52.219–8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (Oct 2014) (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 $650,000 ($1.5 million for construction of any public facility), the subcontractor must include 52.219-8 in lower tier subcontracts that offer subcontracting opportunities.

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

(E) 52.222–26, Equal Opportunity (Apr 2015) (E.O. 11246).

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

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

(H) 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.

(I) 52.222–41, Service Contract Labor Standards (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

(J) X (1) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (Mar 2015) (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O. 13627).

___ (2) Alternate I (Mar 2015) of 52.222-50 (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 E.O. 13627).

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(K) 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).

(L) 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).

(M) 52.222–54, Employment Eligibility Verification (Oct 2015).

(N) 52.222-55, Minimum Wages Under Executive Order 13658 (Dec 2014) (E. O. 13658).

(O) 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.

(P) 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.

CONTRACT DOCUMENTS, EXHIBITS OR ATTACHMENTS

Biobased & Recycled Content Products

The contractor must comply with Section 9002 of the Farm Security and Rural Investtment Act of 2002 (FSRIA), Executive Order (EO) 13423, “Strengthening Federal Enviromental, Energy, and Transportation Management”, and the Federal Acquisition Regulations to provide green products. All supplies and materials shall be of a type and quantity that conform to applicable Federal specifications and standards, and to the extent feasible and reasonable; include the exclusive use of biobased, recycled content, energy star, and environmentally preferable products.

BIOBASED PRODUCTS

All supplies and materials used in this contract and not provided by the government shall be of a type and quantity that conform to applicable Federal specifications and standards, and to the extend feasible and reasonable; include the exclusive use of biobased products.

The Contractor shall utilize products and material made from biobased materials (e.g., biobased cleaners, biobased degreasers, floor wax, etc.) to the maximum extent possible without jeopardizing the intended end use or detracting from the overall quality delivered to the end user. For the biobased content products evaluation, all non-chemical products proposed for use under this contract must conform to the Department of Agriculture (USDA) Designated Biobased Products List (DBPL) whenever practicable. Contractors should provide data for their biobased solvents and cleaners to document biobased content, and source of biobased material (i.e.

particular crop or livestock). Any material which the COTR suspects does not meet Federal specifications or standards shall be tested at the Contractor's expense by an independent testing laboratory qualified to perform such tests as are required.