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1.0 STATEMENT OF WORK

Subject Matter Experts for the Foreign Animal Disease Diagnostician Course (FADD), Veterinary Laboratory Diagnostic Course (VLDC), and the International Transboundary Animal Disease Course

(ITAD)

1.1 Background

APHIS International Services and Veterinary Services have ongoing requests to provide training in transboundary animal disease diagnostics and to provide foreign animal and emerging disease presentations for the foreign animal disease courses for both domestic and international counterparts.

Accordingly, a subject matter expert is required to provide the training. The intent is to establish multiple five-year Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contracts.

1.2 Purpose

The purpose of the FADD and VLDC courses is to train a wide variety of veterinarians in the identification and determination of a differential diagnosis of foreign animal diseases in poultry and livestock that are not present in the United States. The morning presentations are dedicated to the top 12 foreign animal diseases to prepare the participants for the clinical rounds to view the clinical signs of each disease. The training provides all participants the most up-to-date information regarding the foreign animal diseases that present the greatest threat to United States agriculture because of the potential economic impact to our country. The courses provide the opportunity for APHIS, Veterinary Services’ veterinarians, state veterinarians, veterinary pathologists, veterinary laboratory diagnosticians, and military veterinarians to work together in the laboratory.

The purpose of the ITAD is to educate a class of international veterinary medical officers on the recognition and diagnosis of economically significant transboundary animal diseases, emergency response, veterinary epidemiology, disease outbreak investigation, wildlife zoonoses, and the intersection of adverse public health and animal health events.

These courses further APHIS’ mission to protect U.S. agriculture and educate others on the protection and prevention of animal disease domestically and abroad.

1.3 Scope

APHIS is in need of multiple subject matter experts to coordinate classroom and clinical activities for the following domestic and foreign transboundary animal disease courses:

1.3.1 Foreign Animal Disease Diagnostician Course (FADD)

The Foreign Animal Disease Diagnostician Course (FADD) is a two week classroom and laboratory training event, with instructor-led lectures, facilitated discussions, clinical rounds in the animal rooms, necropsies, and a simulated Foreign Animal Disease (FAD) Investigation. The FADD course is held at the Plum Island Animal Disease Center, Orient, New York. The SMEs provide presentations during the morning sessions of the training course. During the afternoon laboratory sessions, the SMEs provide assistance in the laboratory for clinical rounds through the animal rooms, discuss clinical signs, provide demonstrations, assist the participants during their necropsies, discuss the correct sample submission, brain removal, obex removal, and demonstration of brain smears for the detection of Heartwater.

1.3.2 Veterinary Laboratory Diagnostic Course (VLDC) – Plum Island Animal Disease Center The Veterinary Laboratory Diagnostic Course is a one-week classroom and laboratory training event, with instructor-led lectures, facilitated discussions, clinical rounds in the animal rooms, and necropsies. The SMEs provide presentations during the morning sessions of the training course. During the afternoon laboratory sessions, the SMEs provide assistance in the laboratory for clinical rounds through the animal rooms, discuss clinical signs, provide demonstrations, assist the participants during their necropsies, and discuss the correct sample submission and demonstration of brain smears for the detection of Heartwater.

1.3.3 Bi - Annual ITAD Course - Plum Island Animal Disease Center

This is a one to two week course.. The SME is required to coordinate lectures and presentations including laboratory-based animal necropsy and implement the program. This course is specifically for international veterinary medical officers to learn about various exotic transboundary animal diseases that potentially threaten the domestic animal population. This ITAD course combines classroom presentations on diseases and their implications with clinical diagnosis of diseased animals and necropsy of clinical cases.

1.3.4 Condensed ITAD Courses

In addition the subject matter expert needs to be available for field-based transboundary animal disease diagnostic training on an ad hoc basis. This may include traveling to foreign countries to present a condensed ITAD Course that ranges in length from 2-4 days.

1.4 Plum Island Animal Disease Center

Some of the courses identified in Section 1.3 may need to be held at the Plum Island Animal Disease Center. The Plum Island Animal Disease Center is the only facility in the United States where it is permissible to inoculate animals with the 12 foreign animal diseases that are studied during the foreign animal disease courses. We are mandated by the Department of Homeland Security to maintain a five to one ratio (five participants to one escort with clearance) while we are in the biocontainment facility during the afternoon laboratory sessions. The SMEs provide this mandatory escort service in order to escort the participants into the biocontainment facility and out of the facility each day. The SMEs must maintain a limited background clearance as well as select agent clearance in order to be approved to escort.

1.5 Travel Expenses

All travel expenses will be paid for by the Government in accordance with Federal Travel Regulations. All travel will be approved in advance and coordinated through a Government travel specialist.

1.6 Deliverables

The SMEs are required to do the following:

1. Maintain all Plum Island Animal Wing training requirements, as well as select agent clearance training in order to provide escorting into and out of the laboratory for participants (only applicable for conferences held at Plum Island)

2. Provide escorting and necropsy support for afternoon sessions (only applicable for conferences held at Plum Island)

3. Provide support for clinical rounds in the animal wing (only applicable for conferences held at Plum Island)

4. Describe why foreign and emerging animal diseases (FADs) pose a major threat to human and animal populations.

5. Must prepare and deliver PowerPoint presentations on specific animal disease topics including, but not limited to: foot-and-mouth disease, highly pathogenic avian influenza, exotic Newcastle disease, Peste des Petits Ruminants, African Swine Fever, Classical Swine Fever, Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia, Heartwater, Rabbit Hemorrhagic Fever, Nipah Virus, Hendra Virus, international animal health organizations, foreign animal disease sample preparation, packaging, and shipping, foreign animal disease outbreak control and response.

6. Introduce participants to foreign animal diseases that impact the trade of animal and animal products worldwide

7. Provide practical hands-on learning applications by observing the clinical status of diseased animals and post mortem examination of these animals.

8. Summarize US and international animal health structures, agencies, and roles.

9. Describe the processes used to prevent introduction of FADs and to control FADs.

10. Summarize international animal health structures, agencies, and roles.

11. Describe the processes used to prevent introduction of TADs and to control TADs.

12. Engage participants to conduct presentations on animal disease issues in their countries of origin as a way to share experiences and involve other course participants through an adult-learning experience.

13. Build a cadre of veterinarians trained at ITAD to support a hemispheric and global network of veterinarians capable of diagnosing TADs and to support disease control and eradication efforts worldwide.

1.7 Qualifications

The subject matter expert must have the following qualifications and a minimum of ten yearsexperience to be considered for this contract:

1. Doctor of Veterinary Medicine

2. Experience in the recognition, diagnosis, and control of foreign/transboundary animal diseases including foot-and-mouth disease, highly pathogenic avian influenza, exotic Newcastle disease, Peste des Petits Ruminants, African Swine Fever, Classical Swine Fever, Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia, Heartwater, Rabbit Hemorrhagic Fever, African Horse Sickness, and Sheep and Goat Pox

3. Teaching experience in the clinical diagnosis and post-mortem necropsy of animals infected with foot-and-mouth disease, highly pathogenic avian influenza, exotic Newcastle disease, Peste des Petits Ruminants, African Swine Fever, Classical Swine Fever, Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia, Heartwater, Rabbit Hemorrhagic Fever, African Horse Sickness, and Sheep and Goat Pox

4. Experience in international veterinary medicine, including knowledge of and experience with disease outbreaks in other countries

5. Experience in regulatory veterinary medicine and familiarity with USDA policies

6. Current, active clearance to access the Foreign Disease Diagnostics Laboratory*

*Please note an award may be made pending successful approval of requisite background clearance. Clearance is not a requirement to offer a proposal. However, you must be qualified per #1-6 above and it must be demonstrated accordingly in the proposal.

1.8 Period of Performance

The term of this contract is five years.

1.9 Safety and Security Requirements

a. In accordance with the USDA regulations, a Background Investigation is required prior to starting work under this contract as well as maintaining it throughout the duration of the contract. The contractor shall, through their own internal background investigation protocol and pre-employment investigation, ensure that each employee submitted for a background investigation is reasonably expected to receive a favorable adjudication of their respective investigations and training.

b. The USDA, APHIS will pay for the required background investigations. The government shall have and exercise full and complete control over granting, denying, withholding, or termination the background investigation clearance for employees.

c. All contractor personnel that will have access to the APHIS facilities will be required to have a Background Investigation (BI) with no less than favorably adjudicated returned results. Once approved and working at the facilities, contractor personnel shall not be removed or diverted from the site without prior notification to the designated COR. The Contractor is required to work with the COR and the APHIS Security staff to secure the Limited Background Investigation required under this contract.

d. The contractor shall not employ persons for work on this contract if such employee is considered by the contracting officer to be a potential threat to health, safety, general well-being or operational mission of USDA and its employees. If the contracting officer finds a prospective employee to be unsuitable for his or her assigned duties, the contractor will be advised immediately that such employee cannot continue to work or be assigned to work under the contract.

(a) Contractors shall comply with the personal identity verification (PIV) policies and procedures established by the AGAR Advisory No. 81, Revision 03 dated July 19, 2010 – Common Identification Standard for Contractors. In addition, procedures to be followed by contractors and contractor employees are specified in the Departmental Regulation and Departmental Manual (DM) 4620-002. Copies can be downloaded from the website at http://hspd12.usda.gov

(b) All applicable contractor employees requiring routine, long term (the aggregate of 6 months or more) physical access to Federally-controlled facilities or routine access to Federally-controlled information systems must go through the identify proofing, registration, and e-verify process, and have a successful background investigation conducted by OPM. The level of investigation required is dependent on the duties and may require a low-risk non-sensitive National Agency Check with (Written) Inquiries, an Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Public Trust or an OPM National Security background investigation to serve on the contract. E- Verify is an electronic system which checks employee information obtained from the Employment Eligibility Verification form (I-9 form) against records maintained by both the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Social Security Administration (SSA). If the information input matches the DHS and SSA records, an ‘employment authorized’ message will be received. However, any discrepancy between the information input and the records at DHS and SSA will result in an alert being issued. The alert is called a Notice of Tentative Non- Confirmation (TNC) and further action is required. All background investigations or clearances must be done one week prior to commencing work. Where this is not practical and the prime or subcontractor requires intermittent access to federally controlled facilities or are under the aggregate 180 day limit, a temporary guest ID badge will be issued and/or such laborer may be under constant supervision and their access to areas or data may be more restricted. Laborer’s who will NOT have routine unaccompanied physical access to a Federally-controlled facility and/or routine unaccompanied access to a Federally-controlled information system may be excluded from coverage by AGAR Advisory 81 based on the LincPass Distribution Risk Assessment. The LincPass Distribution Risk Assessment will be conducted by a USDA Sponsor for laborer’s (Contracting Officer’s Representative, or other Government designated program/project officers) as part of the PIV II registration, identity proofing, and credential issuance procedures. Examples of probable exclusion are couriers, express mail and package or other delivery persons.

(c) The Contractor shall provide to the USDA PIV Sponsor and the Personnel Security Specialist listed below, a list of all contractor and subcontractor employees full name, job title, employer (prime or subcontractor), contract number, performance period and/or the days employee is expected to be on-site for base year and each period of performance, if applicable, and information on OPM’s background investigation or clearance conducted by the prime or subcontractor and that contractor employees pass the background check.

(d) The Contractor shall take full responsibility to ensure that prime and subcontractor employees who require routine, long-term physical access to federally controlled facilities and logical access to Federally controlled information systems except for "national security systems" as defined by 44 U.S.C. 3542(b)(2), are required to complete and submit HRO 1197, Contractor Supplement and the AD-1197, Request for USDA Identification (ID) Badge, along with copies of two identity source documents (one being a photo ID) and two completed fingerprint cards (FD-

258 attached), to the following. You can obtain these forms and further guidance from the Personnel Security Specialist who oversees the investigation process for contractors:

USDA, APHIS, MRPBS, HRD

Attn: Security Specialist - Contractors Butler Square, 100 N. 6th Street, Suite 555B

Minneapolis, MN 55403-1588 Phone: (612) 336-3294

(e) The Security Specialist will validate the level of background investigation required of the employee’s position, and initiate them into OPM’s secure on-line e-QIP portal and will provide further instructions by means of email for completing the electronic questionnaire.

e. For further information and reference on the USDA personnel security requirements please see the document entitled Agar Advisory 81 entitled “Common Identification Standard for Contractors” at http://www.dm.usda.gov/pdsd/bulletin04-02.pdf

2.0 PRICE SCHEDULE

The subject matter expert shall be paid at a fixed rate each day of course instruction regardless of the amount of presentations given. Please indicate a daily rate in the price schedule below.

This rate should not include travel costs. The number of days estimated in the table below are simply an estimate. Total number of days awarded per year may be more or less than the number indicated. The minimum amount guaranteed under this contract is $3,000.

CONTRACT YEAR ESTIMATED DAYS DAILY RATE TOTAL PRICE

Year 1 (Date of award – 02/28/2018)

10 $ $

Year 2 (03/01/2018 – 02/28/2019)

10 $ $

Year 3 (03/01/2019 – 02/29/2020)

10 $ $

Year 4 (03/01/2020 – 02/28/2021)

10 $ $

Year 5 (03/01/2021 – 02/28/2022)

10 $ $

2.1 Travel Costs

During period(s) of performance, travel costs, lodging costs, and meals and incidental expenses will be paid outside of this contract directly by the Department of Agriculture to the subject matter expert in accordance with Federal Travel Regulations using invitational travel processes per 5 U.S.C. § 5703.

For any trips outside of the contiguous United States, time spent traveling will be compensated according to the following flat fee rates:

0-8 hours: $200

9-16 hours: $400 17+ hours: $600

Payment for this time will be made in accordance with the airline itinerary total hours. This price will be included as part of the total price line item on the task order. All itineraries will be approved in advance by APHIS personnel in accordance with Section 1.5 above

3.0 CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION

3.1 Task Orders

Work will be ordered through the issuance of individual task orders as the requirements of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) are defined. Each task order will include the specific requirements related to the work covered by the task order, and delivery or performance requirements. Task order prices will be in accordance with the fixed rates established in the Pricing Schedule in Section 2.0. Orders will be issued in writing by a Contracting Officer.

3.1.1 Fair Opportunity

In the event of multiple contract awards, the contracting officer must provide each awardee a fair opportunity to be considered for each order exceeding $3,500. If the order does not exceed the $150,000, the contracting officer need not contact each of the multiple awardees under the contract before selecting an order awardee if the contracting officer has information available to ensure that each awardee is provided a fair opportunity to be considered for each order. The contracting officer will use the qualifications as outlined in the initial proposals submitted to make this determination. If needed, the contracting officer may request additional information to determine a contractor that is best qualified for the subject conference.

3.2 Invoicing

Invoices may be issued upon USDA acceptance of all services provided. Invoices must be submitted via www.ipp.gov.

A proper invoice must include:

(i) Name and address of the Contractor;

(ii) Invoice date and number;

(iii) Contract number, contract line item number and, if applicable, the order number;

(iv) Description, quantity, unit of measure, unit price and extended price of the items delivered;

(v) Shipping number and date of shipment, including the bill of lading number and weight of shipment if shipped on Government bill of lading;

(vi) Name, title, and phone number of person to notify in event of defective invoice; and

(vii) Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN).

The Government reserves the right to reject an invoice that does not include the information above.

3.3 Points of Contact

For questions regarding general contract administration, please contact Leah Schultz, Contract Specialist, at 612-336-3625 or Leah.h.schultz@aphis.usda.gov.

mailto:Leah.h.schultz@aphis.usda.gov

4.0 SUBMISSION & EVALUATION

4.1 Quote due date, time, and format

Quotes are due via email no later than 12:00 PM CT on March 7, 2017. It is the contractor’s responsibility to ensure proposals are received on time. If submitting via email please note that file size limitations, formatting, or other problems may hamper receipt so please verify that the contracting officer has received your quote. Please send the quote to Leah Schultz at Leah.h.schultz@aphis.usda.gov. If there are problems sending the email, please call at 612-336-3625.

4.2 Minimum Qualification Factors

4.2.1 Evaluation Factors

In this acquisition, the government will obtain best value by using the Tradeoff source selection approach defined at FAR 15.101-1; i.e., an approach which permits tradeoffs among cost or price and non-cost factors and allows the Government to accept other than the lowest priced proposal or other than the highest technically rated offer.

Submittal evaluation will occur in accordance with FAR 13.106-2.

See Provision 52.212-2 Evaluation—Commercial Items (Jan 1999)

The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers:

Price, Technical Capability

The extent to which the contractor demonstrates meeting the qualifications in Section

1.7. A higher rating will be given to contractors who has recent, relevant experience as related to the qualifications identified in Section 1.7.

Past Performance Past performance is a measure of the degree to which an offeror has satisfied customers in the past, and complied with federal, state, and local laws and regulations. Offerors with no past performance information will be given a neutral rating.

4.3 Items Required to be Submitted for Award

The following items are required to be submitted in order to be eligible for award:

1) Completed Section 2.0 Price Schedule. Fixed daily price for each of the 5 years. Pricing must be inclusive of all costs (except travel).

2) Resume demonstrating past experience that is similar in scope to the work outlined in this solicitation.

3) 3-5 page narrative on the contractor’s qualifications per Section 1.7.

4) Proof of successful background check and security clearance level (if applicable).

5) Three past performance references detailing examples of previous SME experience as outlined in Section 1.0 above. Include:

i. Company or agency name mailto:Leah.h.schultz@aphis.usda.gov

ii. Size of project (in dollars, area)

iii. Point of contact

1. Name

2. Phone number

3. Email address

iv. Brief description of the work performed

6) SYSTEM for AWARD MANAGEMENT (SAM) REGISTRATION: SAM Registration is required of all federal contractors. SAM registration enables electronic funds transfer of contract payments. If your company is not already registered, please register in the SAM database at https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/.

a) A DUNS number is required for SAM registration. If your company does not have DUNS #, obtain one by calling 800-333-0505.

b) If the prospective awardee for this request for proposals is not registered in the SAM database within 7 calendar days of the solicitation close date, depending on mission requirements, the government reserves the right to proceed to award to the next otherwise successful registered offeror.

5.0 Clauses

5.1 Clauses Incorporated by Reference

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 address:

http://farsite.hill.af.mil/farsite_alt.html

52.204-18 Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance (Jul 2016)

52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Items (Jan 2017)

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

5.2 Clauses in full text

52.212-5 -- Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items. (Jan 2017)

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

(1) 52.203-19, Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements (Jan 2017) (section 743 of Division E, Title VII, of the Consolidated and Further http://farsite.hill.af.mil/farsite_alt.html

Continuing Appropriations Act 2015 (Pub. L. 113-235) and its successor provisions in subsequent appropriations acts (and as extended in continuing resolutions)).

(2) 52.209-10, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations (Nov 2015)

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

(4) 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.]

___ (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 (Jun 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 2016) (Pub. L. 109-282) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note).

___ (5) [Reserved]

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

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

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

___ (9) 52.209-9, Updates of Publicly Available Information Regarding Responsibility Matters (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).

___ (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 (Nov 2016) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(2) and (3)).

___ (17) (i) 52.219-9, Small Business Subcontracting Plan (Jan 2017) (15 U.S.C. 637 (d)(4)).

___ (ii) Alternate I (Nov 2016) of 52.219-9.

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

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

___ (v) Alternate IV (Nov 2016) of 52.219-9.

___ (18) 52.219-13, Notice of Set-Aside of Orders (Nov 2011) (15 U.S.C. 644(r)).

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

___ (20) 52.219-16, Liquidated Damages—Subcontracting Plan (Jan 1999) (15 U.S.C.

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

___ (21) 52.219-27, Notice of Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside (Nov 2011) (15 U.S.C. 657f).

_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).

_X_ (26) 52.222-19, Child Labor—Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (Oct 2016) (E.O.

13126).

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

_X_ (28) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Sep 2016) (E.O. 11246).

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

___ (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 (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). (E. O. 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) 52.222-59, Compliance with Labor Laws (Executive Order 13673) (Oct 2016). (Applies at $50 million for solicitations and resultant contracts issued from October 25, 2016 through April 24, 2017; applies at $500,000 for solicitations and resultant contracts issued after April 24, 2017).

Note to paragraph (b)(35): By a court order issued on October 24, 2016, 52.222-59 is enjoined indefinitely as of the date of the order. The enjoined paragraph will become effective immediately if the court terminates the injunction. At that time, DoD, GSA, and NASA will publish a document in the Federal Register advising the public of the termination of the injunction.

___ (36) 52.222-60, Paycheck Transparency (Executive Order 13673) (Oct 2016).

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8259b).

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

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

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

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

___ (46) 52.223-21, Foams (Jun 2016) (E.O. 13696).

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

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

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

___ (49) (i) 52.225-3, Buy American--Free Trade Agreements--Israeli Trade Act (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 83, 19 U.S.C. 3301 note, 19 U.S.C. 2112 note, 19 U.S.C. 3805 note, 19 U.S.C. 4001 note, Pub. L. 103-182, 108-77, 108-78, 108-286, 108-302, 109-53, 109-169, 109-283, 110-138, 112-41, 112-42, and 112-43).

___ (ii) Alternate I (May 2014) of 52.225-3.

___ (iii) Alternate II (May 2014) of 52.225-3.

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

___ (50) 52.225-5, Trade Agreements (Oct 2016) (19 U.S.C. 2501, et seq., 19 U.S.C. 3301 note).

___ (51) 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).

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

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

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

___ (55) 52.232-29, Terms for Financing of Purchases of Commercial Items (Feb 2002) (41 U.S.C.

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

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

_X_ (57) 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer— System for Award Management (Jul 2013) (31 U.S.C. 3332).

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

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

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

___ (61) 52.242-5, Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (Jan 2017) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(12)).

___ (62) (i) 52.247-64, Preference for Privately Owned U.S.-Flag Commercial Vessels (Feb 2006) (46 U.S.C. Appx 1241(b) and 10 U.S.C. 2631).

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

(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)

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

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

___ (4) 52.222-43, Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Labor Standards -- Price Adjustment (Multiple Year and Option Contracts) (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) (E.O. 13658).

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

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

___ (11) 52.226-6, Promoting Excess Food Donation to Nonprofit Organizations. (May 2014) (42 U.S.C. 1792).

___ (12) 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) 52.203-19, Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements (Jan 2017) (section 743 of Division E, Title VII, of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub. L. 113-235) and its successor provisions in subsequent appropriations acts (and as extended in continuing resolutions)).

(iii) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (Nov 2016) (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.

(iv) 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.

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

(vi) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Sep 2016) (E.O. 11246).

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

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

793).

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

(x) 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.

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

(xii) (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).

(xiii) 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.)

(xiv) 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)

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

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

(xvii) 52.222-59, Compliance with Labor Laws (Executive Order 13673) (Oct 2016) (Applies at $50 million for solicitations and resultant contracts issued from October 25, 2016 through April 24, 2017; applies at $500,000 for solicitations and resultant contracts issued after April 24, 2017).

Note to paragraph (e)(1)(xvii): By a court order issued on October 24, 2016, 52.222-59 is enjoined indefinitely as of the date of the order. The enjoined paragraph will become effective immediately if the court terminates the injunction. At that time, DoD, GSA, and NASA will publish a document in the Federal Register advising the public of the termination of the injunction.

(xviii) 52.222-60, Paycheck Transparency (Executive Order 13673) (Oct 2016).

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

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

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

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

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

(xxiii) 52.247-64, Preference for Privately-Owned U.S. Flag Commercial Vessels (Feb 2006) (46 U.S.C. Appx 1241(b) and 10 U.S.C. 2631). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (d) of FAR clause 52.247-64.

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

52.217-8 -- Option to Extend Services. (Nov 1999)

The Government may require continued performance of any services within the limits and at the rates specified in the contract. These rates may be adjusted only as a result of revisions to prevailing labor rates provided by the Secretary of Labor. The option provision may be exercised more than once, but the total extension of performance hereunder shall not exceed 6 months. The Contracting Officer may exercise the option by written notice to the Contractor within 10 days of expiration of the contract.

52.216-18 – Ordering. (Oct 1995)

(a) Any supplies and services to be furnished under this contract shall be ordered by issuance of delivery orders or task orders by the individuals or activities designated in the Schedule. Such orders may be issued through the term of this contract.

(b) All delivery orders or task orders are subject to the terms and conditions of this contract. In the event of conflict between a delivery order or task order and this contract, the contract shall control.

(c) If mailed, a delivery order or task order is considered “issued” when the Government deposits the order in the mail. Orders may be issued orally, by facsimile, or by electronic commerce methods only if authorized in the Schedule.

52.216-19 -- Order Limitations. (Oct 1995)

(a) Minimum order. When the Government requires supplies or services covered by this contract in an amount of less than $100, the Government is not obligated to purchase, nor is the Contractor obligated to furnish, those supplies or services under the contract.

(b) Maximum order. The Contractor is not obligated to honor --

(1) Any order for a single item in excess of $15,000;

(2) Any order for a combination of items in excess of $15,000; or

(3) A series of orders from the same ordering office within 10 days that together call for quantities exceeding the limitation in subparagraph (b)(1) or (2) of this section.

(c) If this is a requirements contract (i.e., includes the Requirements clause at subsection 52.216-21 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)), the Government is not required to order a part of any one requirement from the Contractor if that requirement exceeds the maximum-order limitations in paragraph (b) of this section.

(d) Notwithstanding paragraphs (b) and (c) of this section, the Contractor shall honor any order exceeding the maximum order limitations in paragraph (b), unless that order (or orders) is returned to the ordering office within 2 days after issuance, with written notice stating the Contractor’s intent not to ship the item (or items) called for and the reasons. Upon receiving this notice, the Government may acquire the supplies or services from another source.

52.216-22 -- Indefinite Quantity. (Oct 1995)

(a) This is an indefinite-quantity contract for the supplies or services specified, and effective for the period stated, in the Schedule. The quantities of supplies and services specified in the Schedule are estimates only and are not purchased by this contract.

(b) Delivery or performance shall be made only as authorized by orders issued in accordance with the Ordering clause. The Contractor shall furnish to the Government, when and if ordered, the supplies or services specified in the Schedule up to and including the quantity designated in the Schedule as the “maximum.” The Government shall order at least the quantity of supplies or services designated in the Schedule as the “minimum.”

(c) Except for any limitations on quantities in the Order Limitations clause or in the Schedule, there is no limit on the number of orders that may be issued. The Government may issue orders requiring delivery to multiple destinations or performance at multiple locations.

(d) Any order issued during the effective period of this contract and not completed within that period shall be completed by the Contractor within the time specified in the order. The contract shall govern the Contractor’s and Government’s rights and obligations with respect to that order to the same extent as if the order were completed during the contract’s effective period; provided, that the Contractor shall not be required to make any deliveries under this contract after February 28, 2022.

452.204-71 PERSONAL IDENTITY VERICATION OF CONTRACTOR EMPLOYEES (Oct 2007)

(a) The contractor shall comply with the personal identity verification (PIV) policies and procedures established by the Department of Agriculture (USDA) Directives 4620-002 series.

(b) Should the results of the PIV process require the exclusion of a contractor’s employee, the contracting officer will notify the contractor in writing.

(c) The contractor must appoint a representative to manage compliance…