AG-531A-S-16-0014.docx

SOLICITATION/CONTRACT/ORDER FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS

OFFEROR TO COMPLETE BLOCKS 12, 17, 23, 24, & 30

1. REQUISITION NO.

791203

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2. CONTRACT NO.

3. AWARD/EFFECTIVE DATE

4. ORDER NUMBER

5. SOLICITATION NUMBER

AG-531A-S-16-0014

6. SOLICITATION ISSUE DATE

08/22/2016

7. FOR SOLICITATION

INFORMATION CALL

a. NAME Sharon Martin, Contracting Officer Sylvia Staples or Roy Rogers, Technical Questions

b. TELEPHONE NO. (No collect calls) 859-745-3131 606-864-4163

8. OFFER DUE DATE/LOCAL TIME

09/16/2016

4:30 PM EST

9. ISSUED BY CODE

USDA Forest Service Daniel Boone National Forest 1700 Bypass Road Winchester, KY 40391

|_| UNRESTRICTED

SET ASIDE: 100 % FOR

SMALL BUSINESS

DESTINATION UNLESS BLOCK IS MARKED

|_| SEE SCHEDULE

|_| 8(A)

NAICS:115310

SIZE STANDARD: $7 Million

15. DELIVER TO CODE

TELEPHONE NUMBER:

EMAIL ADDRESS:

INVOICE PROCESSING PLATFORM (IPP)

Please refer to Pages 4, 5 and 12 for more information on IPP and submitting your invoices.

19.

ITEM NO.

20.

SCHEDULE OF SUPPLIES/SERVICES

21.

QUANTITY

22.

UNIT

23.

UNIT PRICE

24.

AMOUNT

Hardwood Pre-Commercial Thinning on the London Ranger District of the Daniel Boone National Forest in Rockcastle, Jackson, Laurel, and Whitley Counties, Kentucky in accordance with the attached specifications, attachments, terms and conditions.

This solicitation is being issued pursuant to applicable parts of FAR 12 - Acquisition of Commercial Items and FAR 13 – Simplified Acquisition Procedures.

SEE SCHEDULE OF ITEMS

25. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA

26. TOTAL AWARD AMOUNT (For Govt. Use Only)

27a. SOLICITATION INCORPORATES BY REFERENCE FAR 52.212-1, 52.212-4. FAR 52.212-3 AND 52.212-5 ARE ATTACHED. ADDENDA ARE |_| ARE NOT ATTACHED.

|_| 27b. CONTRACT/PURCHASE ORDER INCORPORATES BY REFERENCE FAR 52.212-4. FAR 52.212-5 IS ATTACHED. ADDENDA |_| ARE |_| ARE NOT ATTACHED.

The full text of a clause or provision may be accessed electronically at www.arnet.gov/far/

30a. SIGNATURE OF OFFEROR/CONTRACTOR

31a. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (SIGNATURE OF CONTRACTING OFFICER)

30b. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER (TYPE OR PRINT)

30c. DATE SIGNED

31b. NAME OF CONTRACTING OFFICER (TYPE OR PRINT)

31c. DATE SIGNED

34. VOUCHER NUMBER

35. AMOUNT VERIFIED CORRECT FOR

38. S/R ACCOUNT NO.

39. S/R VOUCHER NO.

40. PAID BY

42a. RECEIVED BY (Print)

41a. I CERTIFY THIS ACCOUNT IS CORRECT AND PROPER FOR PAYMENT

Solicitation No. AG-531A-S-16-0014 Hardwood Pre-Commercial Thinning - London Ranger District, Daniel Boone National Forest

SECTION B – SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICES/COSTS

The contractor shall furnish all labor, materials, equipment, transportation, tools, supervision, supplies and incidentals except as listed under government furnished property; to perform all work required to complete Hardwood Thinning, in accordance with the specifications, terms and conditions of the contract.

SCHEDULE OF ITEMS

Item # Description Quantity Unit Unit Price Total Price

TOTAL QUOTE ITEM 1 $_________

Contractor Acceptance Statement: By signing the offer, the Contractor agrees to all terms, conditions, and provisions included in the solicitation and agrees to furnish any awarded items at the price set in the schedule unless otherwise excepted as follows: _______________________________________________________________.

ALL OFFERORS MUST COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING OFFEROR INFORMATION:

PHONE NO.____________________________ CELL PHONE NO. __________________________

E-MAIL ADDRESS:_________________________________________________________________

DATA UNIVERSAL NUMBERING SYSTEM (DUNS) NUMBER: __________________________

FEDERAL TAX IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: __________________________________________

ARE YOU REGISTERED IN SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT (SAM) FORMERLY CENTRAL CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION? [ ] YES [ ] NO

IF NOT, PLEASE GO TO https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/

TO REGISTER YOUR ENTITY IN SAM. REGISTRATION IN SAM IS FREE.

MIGRANT AND SEASONAL AGRICULTURAL WORKER PROTECTION ACT (MSPA) NO. (If Applicable): ___________________________________________________________

SITE SHOWING: No formal site showing is scheduled for this project. However, an inspection of the project areas is highly recommended before submitting a quote for this project. You may contact Sylvia Staples at 606-864-4163, Extension 119 or email at sustaples@fs.fed.us or Roy Rogers at 606-864-4163, Extension 115 or email at royrogers@fs.fed.us for technical questions or directions to view the sites prior to submitting a quote. Please contact Sharon Martin at (859) 745-3131 or email at smartin03@fs.fed.us for all other questions.

BASIS OF AWARD: The Government will offer a firm fixed price contract to the lowest priced offer meeting or exceeding the acceptability standards for non-cost factors, based on the evaluation of past performance, to the responsible responsive Offeror.

KENTUCKY WORKERS’ COMP POLICY: A Kentucky Workers’ Comp Policy is required by law for any contractor with employees working in Kentucky, whether using out-of-state employees or not. If awarded the contract the contractor will be required to submit a copy of their Kentucky Workers’ Comp policy.

IMPORTANT NOTICE AND INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS

SITE SHOWING

No formal site showing is scheduled for this project. However, an inspection of the project areas is highly recommended before submitting a quote for this project. You may contact Sylvia Staples at 606-864-4163, Extension 119 or email at sustaples@fs.fed.us or Roy Rogers at 606-864-4163, Extension 115 or email at royrogers@fs.fed.us for technical questions or directions to view the sites prior to submitting a quote. Please contact Sharon Martin at (859) 745-3131 or email at smartin03@fs.fed.us for all other questions.

MIGRANT AND SEASONAL AGRICULTURAL WORKER PROTECTION ACT (MSPA)

The migrant and seasonal agricultural worker protection act applies to this solicitation and any resultant contract. Contractors who intend to utilize migrant or seasonal or H2B workers during the performance of any contract resulting from this solicitation must supply a federal MSPA number.

SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT (SAM)

The General Service Administration (GSA) Office of Governmentwide Policy is consolidating the governmentwide acquisition and award support systems into one new system – the System for Award Management (SAM). SAM is streamlining processes, eliminating the need to enter the same data multiple times, and consolidating hosting to make the process of doing business with the government more efficient.

The Entity Management functional area of SAM, formerly Central Contractor Registration (CCR), Online Representations and Certifications (ORCA), and Federal Agency Registration (FedReg), is the primary database for the U.S. Federal Government to manage information on potential government business partners or federal financial assistance recipients.

If you have previously registered your entity in CCR, ORCA, or FedReg all of your entity’s information has been brought into SAM. You just need to set up a SAM account, migrate your roles and update/renew your entity record in SAM as needed. See the following website https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/ for more information and assistance on registering your entity in SAM.

In order to be eligible for an award, potential contractors must comply with all requirements of FAR Clause 52.204-7, System for Award Management.

INVOICE SUBMITTALS

Invoices shall be submitted monthly unless a different submittal period is agreed upon between the contractor and the government. The "Submit Invoice-to" address for USDA orders is the Department of Treasury's Invoice Processing Platform (IPP). All invoices are to be submitted online via the electronic Invoice Processing Platform. This is a mandatory requirement initiated by the U.S. Department of Treasury and you can find more information at this website https://www.ipp.gov/index.htm. Your company must register at https://www.ipp.gov/vendors/enrollment-vendors.htm to establish an account in order to submit an invoice on this project.

Benefits of registering with IPP include the ability to create invoices directly from a contract award and submit them electronically, as well as:

email notification when invoice(s) are paid online payment history email notification when you are awarded a new contract

The email notification of payment is sent when a payment is distributed to your bank account and will include all pertinent payment information.

INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS:

The following shall be completed and returned with your offer to be determined responsive:

1. SF-1449 (Page 1)

2. Section B – Supplies or Services and Prices/Costs, Schedule of Items and Offeror Information (Page 2)

3. Offeror Representations and Certifications – Commercial Items (Pages 29-42) or completion of paragraph (b) of this provision (Pages 31-32) if the offeror has completed the annual representations and certifications electronically via https://www.acquisition.gov or https://www.sam.gov. If the Offeror has not completed the annual representations and certifications electronically, the Offeror shall complete only paragraphs (c) through (p) of this provision.

4. Evaluation Factors for Award (Pages 44): Please complete and return the requested information for each evaluation factor (Refer to Page 43 and submit the information requested) in order for the evaluation factors to be evaluated. Failure to provide all the required information may result in your offer not being considered for award.

Completed packages should be received by 4:30 PM EST on September 16, 2016 at the address shown below.

Offerors may submit a facsimile quote as a response to this solicitation. Please see below for information on submitting a facsimile quote.

FAR 52.215-5 Facsimile Proposals (OCT 1997)

(a) Definition. "Facsimile proposal," as used in this provision, means a proposal, revision or modification of a proposal, or withdrawal of a proposal that is transmitted to and received by the Government via facsimile machine.

(b) Offerors may submit facsimile proposals as responses to this solicitation. Facsimile proposals are subject to the same rules as paper proposals.

(c) The telephone number of receiving facsimile equipment is: (859) 745-4710

NOTE: IF A FASCIMILE QUOTE IS SUBMITTED AS A RESPONSE TO THIS SOLICITATION, THE OFFEROR SHALL PROMPTLY MAIL THE ORIGINAL SIGNED QUOTE TO THE FOLLOWING ADDRESS:

(d) If any portion of a facsimile proposal received by the Contracting Officer is unreadable to the degree that conformance to the essential requirements of the solicitation cannot be ascertained from the document--

(3) The resubmission shall be considered as if it were received at the date and time of the original unreadable submission for the purpose of determining timelines, provided the offeror complies with the time and format requirements for resubmission prescribed by the Contracting Officer.

(e) The Government reserves the right to make award solely on the facsimile proposal. However, if requested to do so by the Contracting Officer, the apparently successful offeror promptly shall submit the complete original signed proposal.

SPECIFICATIONS

SCOPE

The contractor shall furnish all labor, materials, equipment, transportation, tools, supervision, supplies and incidentals except as listed under government furnished property; to perform all work required to complete Hardwood Thinning, in accordance with the specifications, terms and conditions of this contract.

LOCATION AND DESCRIPTION

The areas are located within the boundaries of the Daniel Boone National Forest, London Ranger District, in Rockcastle, Jackson, Laurel, and Whitley Counties, Kentucky. Project area maps are attached.

All areas are designated by boundary trees that are marked with pink flagging at eye level.

Item 1-Hardwood Pre-Commercial Thinning 700 acres

Item 1 Total

700 acres

DESCRIPTION OF WORK

Item-1 Hardwood Pre-commercial Thinning

Timing

Tree cutting is not to be conducted from April 1st through December 1st. The contractor shall not operate during this time period in any year. Trees shall only be felled between December 2nd and March 31st.

Crop Tree Selection

1. Crop Trees shall be selected by the contractor.

2. Crop Trees shall be left to an approximate 26 foot by 26 foot spacing, with an allowable lower spacing variance of 3 feet, as long as the average number of crop trees per acre over one (1) inch diameter at breast height (DBH) is 64. In some cases two adjacent crop trees can be left touching each other and release treatment should be applied around the crown of both crop trees.

3. Crop trees selected shall be, in order of priority as follows; 1.) shortleaf pine, 2.) white oak, 3.) red oak, 4.) chestnut oak, 5.) black oak, 6.) black walnut, 7.) hickory, 8.) scarlet oak, 9.) yellow poplar, 10.) white ash, and 11.) black cherry with the best combination of the following characteristics:

a. Tall, dominant and co-dominant crown classes.

b. Full live crown height that is at least 30% of the total tree height.

c. No forks below 17 feet on the lower butt log of the tree.

d. Green, healthy appearing crown with no sign of harmful insects, disease, fungi, or cankers.

e. No broken top along the main stem or leader of the tree within the crown.

4. Other than the selected crop tree, fell all woody stems one (1) inch DBH or larger, whose crowns are within 3 feet of the outer edge of the upper two-thirds of the crop tree crown. Also, cut any tree whose branches are encroaching into the upper two-thirds of the crown of the selected crop tree.

Felling Specifications

1. Fell all trees, except those listed in numbers 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12 below, greater than one (1) inch DBH that have crowns or limbs that are touching, or are within 3 horizontal feet of the upper two-thirds of the crowns of selected crop trees.

2. Trees greater than 6 inches DBH shall be felled using directional felling techniques to minimize damage to residual crop trees.

3. Cut trees shall have their stems completely severed with a chainsaw at 6 inches or less above ground level.

4. The COR and Inspector may designate any tree as a Crop Tree or a cut tree.

5. Any cut tree that hangs or leans on any tree shall be completely felled to the ground. This will require the contractor to make extra cuts on the leaning or hanging tree with chainsaw to get the tree completely on the ground.

6. The contractor shall release or cut all spring trees that they create. A spring tree is a tree that is bent over or prohibited from growing a straight bole.

7. Any tree or limb felled into a road, power line right-of-way, or adjacent private property shall be completely removed. Fell all trees away from power lines. Leave a buffer where necessary.

8. No dead trees shall be felled unless confirmed as a hazard tree by the COR or inspector.

9. Contractor shall not cut trees equal to or greater than 6 inch DBH with the following characteristics:

a. Sloughing bark at any height on the tree.

b. Cavities with openings to the outside.

c. Large broken branches.

10. All Pitch pine shall be retained.

11. No Dogwood, Service Berry or American Chestnut shall be cut.

12. No shellbark hickory, shagbark hickory or red hickory shall be cut.

13. No new roads or trails may be built and no ground-disturbing activities, such as digging, bulldozing, or excavating, shall occur.

14. No herbicide may be used.

15. Known archaeological sites have been recorded and mapped, and shall be strictly avoided. Any new archaeological sites discovered during project implementation are to be marked, avoided further, and reported to the District archaeologist.

16. All work will occur in terrestrial areas. No project work shall occur in riparian areas. Units will be flagged prior to operations to ensure that no tree felling will occur within 100 feet of all perennial streams and at least 50 feet from intermittent streams.

17. Any litter resulting from the contractor’s operations shall be removed from National Forest land.

18. Any tree along the area boundary that has red blaze marks that may indicate a property line will not be cut.

19. Any tree indicating area boundary shall not be cut.

20. Fell all cut trees, so they completely lay inside the area boundary.

RIGHTS-OF-WAY

Most areas can be accessed through National Forest land or National Forest easements. The areas identified below will require walking in.

Bid Item 1-Hardwood Thinning Walk In Units

EQUIPMENT SPECIFICATIONS

The contractor shall furnish power saws used in the performance of this contract. Power saws must be in good operating condition and have approved mufflers meeting Forest Service standards.

SALVAGE RIGHTS

Contractor does not have salvage rights.

ROAD CONDITIONS

The Contractor shall not operate vehicles over Forest Service Roads when damage can result due to the ground conditions.

INSPECTION

Inspection of the work shall be made by COR or the designated inspector as the work progresses at such intervals as necessary to insure compliance with the contract specifications and provisions. Upon completion of an area, the Contractor shall notify the COR so that they can make an inspection of that phase of the work. If work is unacceptable, the Contractor shall complete any remedial work required for acceptance prior to commencing work on the next area.

METHOD OF MEASUREMENT

Acreage listed in the schedule was determined by Global Positioning System (GPS) mapping, and for the purposes of this contract is considered actual acreage and not an estimate.

PAYMENT

Payment will be based on actual acres completed by the Contractor and accepted by the Government. Payment will be made at the unit price quoted per acre.

DELIVERIES AND PERFORMANCE

Contractor shall be required to (a) commence work under this contract within 10 calendar days after the effective date of the Notice to Proceed; (b) prosecute the work diligently; and (c) complete the entire work within 151 calendar days from effective date of the Notice to Proceed. The time stated for completion shall include final clean-up of the premises.

LABOR LAWS

The Service Contract Act of 1965 as amended applies to this procurement and Wage Determination No.

1980-0151 (Rev. 43) dated 12/29/2015 is attached and should be considered when you complete your quotation.

GOVERNMENT FURNISHED PROPERTY

None

CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION DATA

AGAR 452.215-73 Post Award Conference (NOV 1996)

A post award conference with the successful offeror(s) will be scheduled if required by the Contracting Officer. It will be scheduled as soon as possible after the date of contract award. Dates and locations of the conferences will be mutually agreed upon.

PRE-WORK MEETING

Prior to commencement of work, the Contracting Officer (CO) or Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) will arrange a meeting with the Contractor to discuss the contract terms and work performance requirements.

DESIGNATION OF CONTRACTOR REPRESENTATIVE

Prior to commencement of work, preferably at the pre-work meeting, the Contractor shall designate in writing a person to act for him in his absence. The Contractor or the designated representative shall be on the job whenever work is in progress. In the absence of the Contractor, the authorized representative will take action as required to keep the job in progress under the terms of the contract. The presence of the Contractor’s Representative or Contracting Officer’s Representative on the job will not relieve the Contractor of responsibility for satisfactory performance.

ADMINISTRATIVE CONTRACTING OFFICE

USDA FOREST SERVICE

DANIEL BOONE NATIONAL FOREST

SHARON MARTIN

1700 BYPASS ROAD

WINCHESTER, KY 40391

(859) 745-3131 smartin03@fs.fed.us

SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT (SAM)

The General Service Administration (GSA) Office of Governmentwide Policy is consolidating the governmentwide acquisition and award support systems into one new system – the System for Award Management (SAM). SAM is streamlining processes, eliminating the need to enter the same data multiple times, and consolidating hosting to make the process of doing business with the government more efficient.

The Entity Management functional area of SAM, formerly Central Contractor Registration (CCR), Online Representations and Certifications (ORCA), and Federal Agency Registration (FedReg), is the primary database for the U.S. Federal Government to manage information on potential government business partners or federal financial assistance recipients.

If you have previously registered your entity in CCR, ORCA, or FedReg all of your entity’s information has been brought into SAM. You just need to set up a SAM account, migrate your roles and update/renew your entity record in SAM as needed. See the following website https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/ for more information and assistance on registering your entity in SAM.

In order to be eligible for an award, potential contractors must comply with all requirements of FAR Clause 52.204-7, System for Award Management.

INVOICE SUBMITTALS

Invoices shall be submitted monthly unless a different submittal period is agreed upon between the contractor and the government. The "Submit Invoice-to" address for USDA orders is the Department of Treasury's Invoice Processing Platform (IPP). All invoices are to be submitted online via the electronic Invoice Processing Platform. This is a mandatory requirement initiated by the U.S. Department of Treasury and you can find more information at this website https://www.ipp.gov/index.htm. Your company must register at https://www.ipp.gov/vendors/enrollment-vendors.htm to establish an account in order to submit an invoice on this project.

Benefits of registering with IPP include the ability to create invoices directly from a contract award and submit them electronically, as well as:

email notification when invoice(s) are paid online payment history email notification when you are awarded a new contract

The email notification of payment is sent when a payment is distributed to your bank account and will include all pertinent payment information.

CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS

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):

https://www.acquisition.gov/far/ http://www.da.usda.gov/procurement/policy/index.html http://fsweb.wo.fs.fed.us/aqm/fsar/

FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items FAR 52.225-13 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases FAR 52.232-1 Payments FAR 52.232-23 Assignment of Claims FAR 52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors FAR 52.233-1 Disputes FAR 52.236-6 Superintendence by the Contractor FAR 52.236-7 Permits and Responsibilities FAR 52.243-1 Changes-Fixed Price FAR 52.253-1 Computer Generated Forms

FAR 52.212-5 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT STATUTES OR EXECUTIVE ORDERS—COMMERCIAL ITEMS (MAR 2016)

(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 (Nov 2015)

(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 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:

[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)).

__ (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 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).

_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).

_X_ (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 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.

__ (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—Subcon-tracting 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. 657 f).

_X_ (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)).

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

__ (26) 52.222-19, Child Labor—Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (Feb 2016) (E.O. 13126).

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

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

_X_ (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).

_X_ (31) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans (FEB 2016) (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.)

_X_ (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 Televisions (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).

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

__ (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.

__ (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 (FEB 2016) (19 U.S.C. 2501, et seq., 19 U.S.C. 3301 note).

__ (44) 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).

__ (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.] __ (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).

__ (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).

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

__ (10) 52.237-11, Accepting and Dispensing of $1 Coin (Sept 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 $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.

(iii) 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.

(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 (Feb 2016) (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) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (Mar 2015) (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O 13627). Alternate I (Mar 2015) of 52.222-50 (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and 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) (E.O. 12989).

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

(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.

52.204-7 SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT (JUL 2013)

(a) Definitions. As used in this provision— “Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number” means the 9-digit number assigned by Dun and Bradstreet, Inc. (D&B) to identify unique business entities.

“Data Universal Numbering System +4 (DUNS+4) number” means the DUNS number assigned by D&B plus a 4-character suffix that may be assigned by a business concern. (D&B has no affiliation with this 4-character suffix.) This 4-character suffix may be assigned at the discretion of the business concern to establish additional System for Award Management records for identifying alternative Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) accounts (see the FAR at Subpart 32.11) for the same concern. “Registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database” means that—

(1) The offeror has entered all mandatory information, including the DUNS number or the DUNS+4 number, the Contractor and Government Entity (CAGE) code, as well as data required by the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 (see Subpart 4.14) into the SAM database;

(2) The offeror has completed the Core, Assertions, and Representations and Certifications, and Points of Contact sections of the registration in the SAM database;

(3) The Government has validated all mandatory data fields, to include validation of the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The offeror will be required to provide consent for TIN validation to the Government as a part of the SAM registration process; and

(4) The Government has marked the record “Active”.

(b)(1) By submission of an offer, the offeror acknowledges the requirement that a prospective awardee shall be registered in the SAM database prior to award, during performance, and through final payment of any contract, basic agreement, basic ordering agreement, or blanket purchasing agreement resulting from this solicitation.

(2) The offeror shall enter, in the block with its name and address on the cover page of its offer, the annotation “DUNS” or “DUNS +4” followed by the DUNS or DUNS +4 number that identifies the offeror’s name and address exactly as stated in the offer. The DUNS number will be used by the Contracting Officer to verify that the offeror is registered in the SAM database.

(c) If the offeror does not have a DUNS number, it should contact Dun and Bradstreet directly to obtain one.

(1) An offeror may obtain a DUNS number—

(i) Via the Internet at http://fedgov.dnb.com/webform or if the offeror does not have internet access, it may call Dun and Bradstreet at 1-866-705-5711 if located within the United States; or

(ii) If located outside the United States, by contacting the local Dun and Bradstreet office. The offeror should indicate that it is an offeror for a U.S. Government contract when contacting the local Dun and Bradstreet office.

(2) The offeror should be prepared to provide the following information:

(i) Company legal business.

(ii) Tradestyle, doing business, or other name by which your entity is commonly recognized.

(iii) Company Physical Street Address, City, State, and ZIP Code.

(iv) Company Mailing Address, City, State and ZIP Code (if separate from physical).

(v) Company Telephone Number.

(vi) Date the company was started.

(vii) Number of employees at your location.

(viii) Chief executive officer/key manager.

(ix) Line of business (industry).

(x) Company Headquarters name and address (reporting relationship within your entity).

(d) If the Offeror does not become registered in the SAM database in the time prescribed by the Contracting Officer, the Contracting Officer will proceed to award to the next otherwise successful registered Offeror.

(e) Processing time, which normally takes 48 hours, should be taken into consideration when registering. Offerors who are not registered should consider applying for registration immediately upon receipt of this solicitation.

(f) Offerors may obtain information on registration at https://www.acquisition.gov.

FAR 52.204-13 SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT MAINTENANCE (JUL 2013)

(a) Definitions. As used in this clause— “Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number” means the 9-digit number assigned by Dun and Bradstreet, Inc. (D&B) to identify unique business entities, which is used as the identification number for Federal contractors.

“Data Universal Numbering System+4 (DUNS+4) number” means the DUNS number assigned by D&B plus a 4-character suffix that may be assigned by a business concern. (D&B has no affiliation with this 4-character suffix.) This 4-character suffix may be assigned at the discretion of the business concern to establish additional SAM records for identifying alternative Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) accounts (see the FAR at subpart 32.11) for the same concern.

“Registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database” means that—

(1) The Contractor has entered all mandatory information, including the DUNS number or the DUNS+4 number, the Contractor and Government Entity (CAGE) code, as well as data required by the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 (see Subpart 4.14), into the SAM database;

(2) The Contractor has completed the Core, Assertions, Representations and Certifications, and Points of Contact sections of the registration in the SAM database;

(3) The Government has validated all mandatory data fields, to include validation of the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The Contractor will be required to provide consent for TIN validation to the Government as a part of the SAM registration process; and

(4) The Government has marked the record “Active”.

“System for Award Management (SAM)” means the primary Government repository for prospective Federal awardee and Federal awardee information and the centralized Government system for certain contracting, grants, and other assistance-related processes. It includes—

(1) Data collected from prospective Federal awardees required for the conduct of business with the Government;

(2) Prospective contractor-submitted annual representations and certifications in accordance with FAR Subpart 4.14; and

(3) Identification of those parties excluded from receiving Federal contracts, certain subcontracts, and certain types of Federal financial and non-financial assistance and benefits.

(b) The Contractor is responsible for the accuracy and completeness of the data within the SAM database, and for any liability resulting from the Government’s reliance on inaccurate or incomplete data. To remain registered in the SAM database after the initial registration, the Contractor is required to review and update on an annual basis, from the date of initial registration or subsequent updates, its information in the SAM database to ensure it is current, accurate and complete. Updating information in the SAM does not alter the terms and conditions of this contract and is not a substitute for a properly executed contractual document.

(c) (1)

(i) If a Contractor has legally changed its business name, doing business as name, or division name (whichever is shown on the contract), or has transferred the assets used in performing the contract, but has not completed the necessary requirements regarding novation and change-of-name agreements in subpart 42.12, the Contractor shall provide the responsible Contracting Officer a minimum of one business day's written notification of its intention to—

(A) Change the name in the SAM database;

(B) Comply with the requirements of subpart 42.12 of the FAR; and

(C) Agree in writing to the timeline and procedures specified by the responsible Contracting Officer. The Contractor shall provide with the notification sufficient documentation to support the legally changed name.

(ii) If the Contractor fails to comply with the requirements of paragraph (c)(1)(i) of this clause, or fails to perform the agreement at paragraph (c)(1)(i)(C) of this clause, and, in the absence of a properly executed novation or change-of-name agreement, the SAM information that shows the Contractor to be other than the Contractor indicated in the contract will be considered to be incorrect information within the meaning of the “Suspension of Payment” paragraph of the electronic funds transfer (EFT) clause of this contract.

(2) The Contractor shall not change the name or address for EFT payments or manual payments, as appropriate, in the SAM record to reflect an assignee for the purpose of assignment of claims (see FAR subpart 32.8, Assignment of Claims). Assignees shall be separately registered in the SAM. Information provided to the Contractor’s SAM record that indicates payments, including those made by EFT, to an ultimate recipient other than that Contractor will be considered to be incorrect information within the meaning of the “Suspension of Payment” paragraph of the EFT clause of this contract.

(3) The Contractor shall ensure that the DUNS number is maintained with Dun & Bradstreet throughout the life of the contract. The Contractor shall communicate any change to the DUNS number to the Contracting Officer within 30 days after the change, so an appropriate modification can be issued to update the data on the contract. A change in the DUNS number does not necessarily require a novation be accomplished. Dun & Bradstreet may be contacted

(i) Via the internet at http://fedgov.dnb.com/webform or if the contractor does not have internet access, it may call Dun and Bradstreet at 1-866-705-5711 if located within the United States; or

(ii) If located outside the United States, by contacting the local Dun and Bradstreet office.

(d) Contractors may obtain additional information on registration and annual confirmation requirements at https://www.acquisition.gov.

FAR 52.237-2 PROTECTION OF GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS, EQUIPMENT AND VEGETATION (APR 1984)

The Contractor shall use reasonable care to avoid damaging existing buildings, equipment, and vegetation on the Government installation. If the Contractor’s failure to use reasonable care causes damage to any of this property, the Contractor shall replace or repair the damage at no expense to the Government as the Contracting Officer directs.