RFP.pdf

Solicitation No. AG-7604-S-14-0015 USDA Forest Service, Blanchard Springs Caverns

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Forest Service

Forest Service Blanchard Springs Caverns

Ozark-St. Francis National Forest

Request for Proposal (RFP) RFP Number: AG-7604-S-14-0015

Blanchard Springs Cavern Radio/Tracking Communication System

March 13, 2014

Prepared By:

WO AQM IT Support Branch

Pan American Building, Suite 200

101-B Sun Avenue NE, Albuquerque, NM 87109

Solicitation No. AG-7604-S-14-0015 USDA Forest Service, Blanchard Springs Caverns

SOLICITATION/CONTRACT/ORDER FOR

COMMERCIAL ITEMS

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

1. REQUISITION NUMBER

676422

2. CONTRACT NO.

3. AWARD/EFFECTIVE

DATE

4. ORDER NUMBER

5. RFP NUMBER

AG-7604-S-14-0015

6. RFP ISSUE

DATE

13 March 2014

7. FOR SOLICITATION

INFORMATION CALL:

a. NAME

Sophia Marshall

b. TELEPHONE NUMBER (No collect calls)

505-563-7212

8. OFFER DUE DATE/

LOCAL TIME

April 11, 2014

3:00 PM MST

9. ISSUED BY: CODE

10. THIS ACQUISITION IS

UNRESTRICTED OR

SET ASIDE 100% FOR

USDA Forest Service WO AQM IT Support Branch

Pan American Bldg.; Suite 200 101-B Sun Ave.

Albuquerque, NM 87109 sophiamarshall@fs.fed.us

NAICS: 334290

SIZE STANDARD 750

Employees

SMALL BUSINESS EMERGING SMALL

BUSINESS

HUBZONE SMALL

BUSINESS

SERVICE-DISABLED VETERAN- 8(A)

OWNED SMALL BUSINESS

11. DELIVERY FOR FOB:

DESTINATION UNLESS BLOCK IS

MARKED

12. DISCOUNT TERMS:

13a. THIS CONTRACT IS A

13b. RATING

SEE SCHEDULE

RATED ORDER UNDER

DPAS (15 CFR 700)

14. METHOD OF Solicitation

RFQ IFB RFP

15. DELIVER TO:

USDA Forest Service Blanchard Springs Caverns NF 54, Forest Road 1110 Fifty-Six, AR 72533

CODE

16. ADMINISTERED BY::

USDA Forest Service WO AQM IT Support Branch Pan American Bldg.; Suite 200 101-B Sun Ave.

Albuquerque, NM 87109

CODE

Email -as stated in invoice instructions

17a CONTRACTOR/

OFFEROR

CODE

FACILITY

CODE

18a. PAYMENT WILL BE MADE BY CODE

TELEPHONE NO.

17b. CHECK IF REMITTANCE IS DIFFERENT AND PUT SUCH

ADDRESS IN

OFFER

18b. SUBMIT INVOICES TO ADDRESS SHOWN IN BLOCK 18a UNLESS BLOCK BELOW

IS CHECKED SEE ADDENDUM

19.

ITEM NO.

20.

SCHEDULE OF SUPPLIES/SERVICES

21.

QUANTITY

22.

UNIT

23.

UNIT PRICE

24.

AMOUNT

See Schedule

(Use Reverse and/or Attach Additional Sheets as Necessary)

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

27b. CONTRACT/PURCHASE ORDER INCORPORATES BY REFERENCE FAR 52.212-4. FAR 52.212-5 IS ATTACHED. ADDENDA

ARE

ARE

ARE NOT ATTACHED

ARE NOT ATTACHED

28. CONTRACTOR IS REQUIRED TO SIGN THIS DOCUMENT AND RETURN 1

COPIES TO ISSUING OFFICE. CONTRACTOR AGREES TO FURNISH AND

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

ADDITIONAL SHEETS SUBJECT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SPECIFIED HEREIN.

29. AWARD OF CONTRACT: REF OFFER

DATED . YOUR OFFER ON RFP

(BLOCK 5), INCLUDING ANY ADDITIONS OR CHANGES WHICH ARE

SET FORTH HEREIN, IS ACCEPTED AS TO ITEMS:

30a. SIGNATURE OF OFFEROR/CONTRACTOR

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

0b. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER (Type or print) 30c. DATE SIGNED

31b. NAME OF CONTRACTING OFFICER (Type or print)

Sophia Marshall 31c. DATE SIGNED

AUTHORIZED FOR LOCAL REPRODUCTION

PREVIOUS EDITION IS NOT USABLE

STANDARD FORM 1449 (REV. 3/2005)

PRESCRIBED BY GSA – FAR (48 CFR) 53.212

Solicitation No. AG-7604-S-14-0015 USDA Forest Service, Blanchard Springs Caverns

THE SCHEDULE

SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICES/COSTS

1 SCHEDULE OF ITEMS

1.1 This is a Request for Proposal (RFP), you are hereby invited to submit a proposal in response to this notice. The Contractor shall be responsible for furnishing all labor, equipment, material, supplies, necessary qualified personnel, support and management and shall perform all functions necessary to perform work concerning Blanchard Caverns Radio/Tracking Communication System in accordance with the Performance of Work Statement (PWS), terms, conditions, and provisions listed herein.

1.2 All terms and conditions in the solicitation shall apply to the resulting contract. In responding to this

RFP, it is the contractor’s responsibility to provide current, relevant, complete and accurate information in their proposal.

SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICES

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: April 21, 2014 to July 21, 2014

Item No. Description Qty U/I U/P Total Est Price

001 Radio/Wi-FI/Tracking 1 LOT $ TBD $ TBD

Communication System

FFP The contractor shall provide all Necessary qualified personnel, services, Supervision and all other items necessary to accomplish the tasks described in the Performance Work Statement

002 Training 1 LOT $ $

FFP The contractor shall provide all Necessary qualified personnel, services, Supervision and all other items necessary to accomplish this task as described in the Performance Work Statement

003 Travel 1 NTE $10,000

FFP In accordance with the Federal Travel Regulation (FTR)

004 Options:

FFP 12 month extended warranty on all Equipment: $_________

18 month extended warranty on Support/ $_________

Maintenance

Total Price $___________

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52.252-2 PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998)

This solicitation incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es): http://farsite.hill.af.mil.

NUMBER TITLE DATE

52.202.1 Definitions JAN 2012

52.203.3 Gratuities APR 1984

52.204-4 Printed or Copied Double-Sided on Postconsumer MAY 2011

Fiber Content Paper

52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors – Commercial Items JAN 2014

52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions – Commercial Items JUL 2013

52-222-1 Notice to the Government of Labor Disputes FEB 1997

52.222-2 Payment for Overtime Premiums JUL 1990

52.222-4 Contract Work Hours and Safety Standard Act JUL 2005

Overtime Compensation

52.222-14 Disputes Concerning Labor Standards FEB 1988

52.222.38 Compliance with Veteran’s Employment Reporting SEP 2010

Requirements

52.223.17 Affirmative Procurement of EPA-designated Items MAY 2008

In Service and Construction Contracts

52.227-14 Rights in Data-General DEC 2007

52.227-19 Commercial Computer Software License DEC 2007

52.232-18 Availability of Funds APR 1984

52.232-23 Assignment of Claims JAN 1986

The following FAR contract clauses are hereby incorporated in full text:

FAR 52.212-5 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT STATUTES OR

EXECUTIVE ORDERS—COMMERCIAL ITEMS (JAN 2014)

(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) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (Feb 2009) (22 U.S.C. 7104(g)).

___Alternate I (Aug 2007) of 52.222-50 (22 U.S.C. 7104(g)).

(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) (Pub. L. 108-77, 108-78).

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

Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items:

_X_ (1) 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government (Sept 2006), with

Alternate I (Oct 1995) (41 U.S.C. 253g and 10 U.S.C. 2402).

_X_ (2) 52.203-13, Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct (Apr 2010) (Pub. L. 110-252, Title VI, Chapter 1 (41 U.S.C. 251 note)).

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__ (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

(Jul 2013) (Pub. L. 109-282) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note).

__ (5) 52.204-11, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act—Reporting Requirements (Jul 2010)

(Pub. L. 111-5).

_X_ (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. (Aug 2013) (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) 52.209-10, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations (May 2012)

(section 738 of Division C of Pub. L. 112-74, section 740 of Division C of Pub. L. 111-117, section 743 of

Division D of Pub. L. 111-8, and section 745 of Division D of Pub. L. 110-161).

__ (11) 52.219-3, Notice of HUBZone Set-Aside or Sole-Source Award (Nov 2011)

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

__ (12) 52.219-4, Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns

(JAN 2011) (if the offeror elects to waive the preference, it shall so indicate in its offer) (15 U.S.C. 657a).

__ (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 (Jul 2013) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(2) and (3)).

__ (17)(i) 52.219-9, Small Business Subcontracting Plan (Jul 2013) (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 (Jul 2010) 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)(i) 52.219-23, Notice of Price Evaluation Adjustment for Small Disadvantaged Business

Concerns (OCT 2008) (10 U.S.C. 2323) (if the offeror elects to waive the adjustment, it shall so indicate in its offer).

__ (ii) Alternate I (June 2003) of 52.219-23.

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__ (22) 52.219-25, Small Disadvantaged Business Participation Program—Disadvantaged Status and

Reporting (Jul 2013) (Pub. L. 103-355, section 7102, and 10 U.S.C. 2323).

__ (23) 52.219-26, Small Disadvantaged Business Participation Program— Incentive Subcontracting

(Oct 2000) (Pub. L. 103-355, section 7102, and 10 U.S.C. 2323).

__ (24) 52.219-27, Notice of Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside

(Nov 2011) (15 U.S.C. 657 f).

_ _ (25) 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation (Jul 2013) (15 U.S.C.

632(a)(2)).

__ (26) 52.219-29, Notice of Set-Aside for Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small

Business (EDWOSB) Concerns (Jul 2013) (15 U.S.C. 637(m)).

__ (27) 52.219-30, Notice of Set-Aside for Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) Concerns

Eligible Under the WOSB Program (Jul 2013) (15 U.S.C. 637(m)).

_X_ (28) 52.222-3, Convict Labor (June 2003) (E.O. 11755).

_X_ (29) 52.222-19, Child Labor—Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (Jan 2014)

(E.O. 13126).

_X_ (30) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Feb 1999).

_X_ (31) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Mar 2007) (E.O. 11246).

_X_ (32) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (Sep 2010)(38 U.S.C. 4212).

_x_ (33) 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities (Oct 2010) (29 U.S.C. 793).

_x _ (34) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans (SEP 2010) (38 U.S.C. 4212).

_X_ (35) 52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act

(Dec 2010) (E.O. 13496).

_X_ (36) 52.222-54, Employment Eligibility Verification (AUG 2013). (Executive Order 12989).

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

__ (37)(i) 52.223-9, Estimate of Percentage of Recovered Material Content for EPA–Designated

Items (May 2008) (42 U.S.C. 6962(c)(3)(A)(ii)). (Not applicable to the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items.)

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

_X_ (38) 52.223-15, Energy Efficiency in Energy-Consuming Products (DEC 2007) (42 U.S.C.

8259b).

__ (39)(i) 52.223-16, IEEE 1680 Standard for the Environmental Assessment of Personal Computer

Products (DEC 2007) (E.O. 13423).

__ (ii) Alternate I (DEC 2007) 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 Act—Supplies (Feb 2009) (41 U.S.C. 10a-10d).

__ (42)(i) 52.225-3, Buy American Act—Free Trade Agreements—Israeli Trade Act (Nov 2012) (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).

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__ (ii) Alternate I (Mar 2012) of 52.225-3.

__ (iii) Alternate II (Mar 2012) of 52.225-3.

__ (iv) Alternate III (Nov 2012) of 52.225-3.

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

_ _ (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. 255(f), 10 U.S.C. 2307(f)).

__ (49) 52.232-30, Installment Payments for Commercial Items (Oct 1995) (41 U.S.C. 255(f), 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).

_X_ (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 (Jul 2013) (31 U.S.C. 3332).

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

__ (54)(i) 52.247-64, Preference for Privately Owned U.S.-Flag Commercial Vessels (Feb 2006)

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

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

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

[Contracting Officer check as appropriate.]

_x_ (1) 52.222-41, Service Contract Act of 1965 (Nov 2007) (41 U.S.C. 351, et seq.).

__ (2) 52.222-42, Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires (May 1989) (29 U.S.C. 206 and

41 U.S.C. 351, et seq.).

_x_ (3) 52.222-43, Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Act—Price Adjustment (Multiple

Year and Option Contracts) (Sep 2009) (29 U.S.C. 206 and 41 U.S.C. 351, et seq.).

_x_ (4) 52.222-44, Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Act—Price Adjustment

(Sep 2009) (29 U.S.C. 206 and 41 U.S.C. 351, et seq.).

__ (5) 52.222-51, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Act to Contracts for

Maintenance, Calibration, or Repair of Certain Equipment—Requirements (Nov 2007) (41 351, et seq.).

_ _ (6) 52.222-53, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Act to Contracts for Certain

Services—Requirements (Feb 2009) (41 U.S.C. 351, et seq.).

__ (7) 52.222-17, Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers (JAN 2013) (E.O.13495).

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__ (8) 52.226-6, Promoting Excess Food Donation to Nonprofit Organizations (Mar 2009) (Pub. L.

110-247).

__ (9) 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 (Apr 2010) (Pub. L. 110-252, Title

VI, Chapter 1 (41 U.S.C. 251 note)).

(ii) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (Jul 2013) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(2) and (3)), in all subcontracts that offer further subcontracting opportunities. If the subcontract (except subcontracts to small business concerns) exceeds $650,000 ($1.5 million for construction of any public facility), the subcontractor must include 52.219-8 in lower tier subcontracts that offer subcontracting opportunities.

(iii) 52.222-17, Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers (JAN 2013) (E.O. 13495). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (l) of FAR clause 52.222-17.

(iv) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Mar 2007) (E.O. 11246).

(v) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (Sep 2010) (38 U.S.C. 4212).

(vi) 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities (Oct 2010) (29 U.S.C. 793).

(vii) 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.

(viii) 52.222-41, Service Contract Act of 1965 (Nov 2007) (41 U.S.C. 351, et seq.).

(ix) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (Feb 2009) (22 U.S.C. 7104(g)).

___Alternate I (Aug 2007) of 52.222-50 (22 U.S.C. 7104(g)).

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(x) 52.222-51, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Act to Contracts for

Maintenance, Calibration, or Repair of Certain Equipment-Requirements (Nov 2007) (41 U.S.C. 351, et seq.).

(xi) 52.222-53, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Act to Contracts for Certain

Services-Requirements (Feb 2009) (41 U.S.C. 351, et seq.).

(xii) 52.222-54, Employment Eligibility Verification (AUG 2013).

(xiii) 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).

(xiv) 52.226-6, Promoting Excess Food Donation to Nonprofit Organizations (Mar 2009) (Pub. L.

110-247). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (e) of FAR clause 52.226-6.

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

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

FAR clause 52.247-64.

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

(End of clause)

52.217-9 -- Option to Extend the Term of the Contract (Mar 2000)

(a) The Government may extend the term of this contract by written notice to the Contractor within 30 days; provided that the Government gives the Contractor a preliminary written notice of its intent to extend at least forty-five days before the contract expires. The preliminary notice does not commit the

Government to an extension.

(b) If the Government exercises this option, the extended contract shall be considered to include this option clause.

(c) The total duration of this contract, including the exercise of any options under this clause, shall not exceed sixty-six months.

(End of Clause)

AGRICULTURE FAR SUPP CONTRACT CLAUSES IN FULL TEXT

The following AGAR contract clauses are hereby incorporated in full text:

AGAR 452.215-72 AMENDMENTS TO QUOTATION (FEB 1988)

Any changes to a quotation made by the offeror after its initial submittal shall be accomplished by replacement pages. Changes from the original page shall be indicated on the outside margin by vertical lines adjacent to the change. The offeror shall include the date of the amendment on the lower right corner of the changed pages.

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AGAR 452.204-71 PERSONAL IDENTITY VERIFICATION OF CONTRACTOR EMPLOYEES

(MAR 2006) ALTERNATE I (MAR 2006)

(a) Before an employee may begin work on this contract, each employee must, as directed by the PIV

Sponsor:

1. Complete either a SF-85, Questionnaire for Nonsensitive Positions, SF-85P, Questionnaire for

Public Trust Positions, or SF-86, Questionnaire for National Security Positions, as appropriate, and items

1, 2, 8 through 13, 16 and 17a of the OF-306, Declaration for Federal Employment. The current versions of forms SF-85, SF-85P, and SF-86 carry Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number

3206-0005. Form OF-306 has OMB control numbers 3206-0182. See http://www.opm.gpv/forms/pdf_fill/sf85.pdf; or http://www.opm.gov/forms/pdf_fill/sf85p.pdf; or http://www.opm.gov/forms/pdf_fill/sf86.pdf: and http://www.opm.gov/forms/pdf_fill/of0306.pdf.

2. Complete a Fair Credit Reporting Release, and 2 FD-258, Fingerprint Charts. The Fair Credit

Reporting Release is located at: http://www.usda.gov/da/pdsd/Web-Fair.htm. The FS-258, Fingerprint

Charts, may be obtained by contract companies (not individuals) by faxing a request to US Investigations

Services at 724-794-0012 Attn: Michelle Pennington. Include the requestor’s name, mailing address, and number of FD-258, Fingerprint Charts requested. Questions regarding fingerprint charts may be addressed to michelle.pennington@opm.gov. Contractor employees’ fingerprints shall be taken by a

Federal security office, or Federal, State, municipal, or local law enforcement agency.

3. The contractor’s employee must appear in person in front of the PIV Sponsor or his or her designee with the completed forms and 2 identity source documents in original form. The identity source documents must be documents listed as acceptable for establishing identity on Form I-9, Employment

Eligibility Verification, List A and B. The I-9 Form may be found at http://uscis.gov/graphics/formsfee/forms/files/i-9.pdf. At least one document shall be a valid State or

Federal government-issued picture identification (ID) card. Applicants who possess a current State

Driver’s License or State Picture ID card shall present that document as one identity source document before presenting other State or Federal government-issued picture ID cards. This shall be done before or at the time the contract employee begins work under the contract.

4. Receive a finding that no potentially disqualifying information is listed on the above noted forms.

After beginning work under the contract, the contractor employee must receive a favorable agency adjudication of the FBI fingerprint and NACI results, or other U.S. Office of Personnel Management or

National Security community background investigation.

(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 this activity and to maintain a list of employees eligible for a USDA PIV ID Badge required for performance of the work.

(d) The responsibility of maintaining a sufficient workforce remains with the contractor. Employees may be barred by the Government from performance of the work should they be found ineligible or to have lost eligibility for a USDA PIV ID Badge. Failure to maintain a sufficient workforce of employees eligible for a USDA PIV Badge may be grounds for termination of the contract.

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(e) The contractor shall insert this clause in all subcontracts when the subcontractor is required to have access to a federally-controlled facility or information system.

(f) The PIV Sponsor for this contract is the contracting officer representative (COR), unless otherwise specified in this contract. The PIV Sponsor will be available to receive contractor identity information from at a time and location that is mutually agreed upon between the contractor and the government. The

Government shall notify the contractor if there is a change in the PIV Sponsor, the office address, or the office hours for registration.

AGAR 452.209 – 71 ASSURANCE REGARDING FELONY CONVICTION OR TAX

DELINQUENT STATUS FOR CORPORATE APPLICANTS - ALTERNATE 1 (FEB 2012).

(a) This award is subject to the provisions contained in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012 (P.L.

No. 112-74), Division E, Sections 433 and 434 regarding corporate felony convictions and corporate federal tax delinquencies. Accordingly, by accepting this award the contractor acknowledges that it –

(1) does not have a tax delinquency, meaning that it is not subject to any unpaid Federal tax liability that has been assessed, for which all judicial and administrative remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, and that is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agreement with the authority responsible for collecting the tax liability, and

(2) has not been convicted (or had an officer or agent acting on its behalf convicted) of a felony criminal violation under any Federal law within 24 months preceding the award, unless a suspending and debarring official of the United States Department of Agriculture has considered suspension or debarment of the awardee, or such officer or agent, based on these convictions and/or tax delinquencies and determined that suspension or debarment is not necessary to protect the interests of the Government.

(b) If the awardee fails to comply with these provisions, the Forest Service may terminate this contract for default and may recover any funds the awardee has received in violation of sections 433 or 434.

OTHER CONTRACT CLAUSES IN FULL TEXT

III. NOTICE: The following Other contract clauses are hereby incorporated in full text

ORGANIZATIONAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST (OCI)

The Contractor must identify in their proposal whether there is, or is not, an OCI. The Contractor warrants that, to the best of the Contractor's knowledge and belief, there are no relevant facts or circumstances which would give rise to an organizational conflict of interest, as defined in FAR Subpart

9.5, or that the Contractor has disclosed all such relevant information.

The Contractor agrees that if an actual or potential organizational conflict of interest is discovered after award, the Contractor will make a full disclosure in writing to the Contracting Officer. This disclosure shall include a description of actions that the Contractor has taken or proposes to take, after consultation with the Contracting Officer, to avoid, mitigate, or neutralize the actual or potential conflict.

Solicitation No. AG-7604-S-14-0015 USDA Forest Service, Blanchard Springs Caverns

Remedies - The Contracting Officer may terminate this contract action for convenience, in whole or in part, if it deems such termination necessary to avoid an organizational conflict of interest. If the

Contractor was aware of a potential organizational conflict of interest prior to award or discovered an actual or potential conflict after award and did not disclose or misrepresented relevant information to the

Contracting Officer, the Government may terminate the contract for cause or default, debar the Contractor from Government contracting, or pursue such other remedies as may be permitted by law or this contract.

The Contractor further agrees to insert provisions which shall conform substantially to the language of this clause in any subcontract of consultant agreement hereunder.

OMBUDSMAN

The Ombudsman for this contract is:

Name: Shawn O’Donnell

Phone: 703-605-4544

Email: sodonnell@fs.fed.us

CONTRACTING OFFICER AUTHORIZATION

The Contracting Officer shall be the only individual authorized to direct and/or redirect the effort or in any way amend any of the terms of this contract, other than those instances specifically delegated to an

Administrative Contracting Officer or a Termination Contracting Officer by a contract clause of this contract or in writing by the Procuring Contracting Officer (PCO). For purposes of this contract "the

Contracting Officer" is the individual located at the issuing office, and may be abbreviated as "CO" or

"PCO". Any changes made by the contractor WITHOUT CO authority will be made at the contractor's own risk.

CONTRACTING OFFICER REPRESENTATIVE (COR)

The COR monitors all technical aspects of the contract and assists in contract administration. The COR is authorized to perform the following functions: assure that the Contractor performs the technical requirements of the contract: perform inspections necessary in connection with contract performance:

maintain written and oral communications with the Contractor concerning technical aspects of the contract: issue written interpretations of technical requirements to the Contracting Officer, including

Government drawings, designs, specifications: monitor Contractor's performance and notifies both the

Contracting Officer and Contractor of any deficiencies; coordinate availability of government furnished property, and provide site entry of Contractor personnel. A letter of designation issued to the COR, a copy of which is sent to the Contractor, states the responsibilities and limitations of the COR, especially with regard to changes in cost or price, estimates or changes in delivery dates. The COR is not authorized to change any of the terms and conditions of the resulting contract or order. The (COR) is identified below:

Mr. Cliff Upton

USDA Forest Service

NF 54 Forest Rd 1110

Fifty-six, AR 72533

Office: 501-282-1344

Email: cliffupton@fs.fed.us

Solicitation No. AG-7604-S-14-0015 USDA Forest Service, Blanchard Springs Caverns

LIST OF ATTACHMENTS Pages

Attachment 1 3

Contract Administration Data

Attachment 2 16

Representatives, Certifications, and

Other Statements of Offerors

Attachment 3

Performance of Work, Dated February 18, 2014 17

Installation of Radio/Wi-Fi/Tracking Communication

System

Attachment 4

Section 508 Government Product Accessibility Template (GPAT) 14

Attachment 5

Pricing Table 1

Attachment 6 10

Addendum to Provision

FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items

Attachment 7 5

Addendum to Provision

FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation Criteria

Attachment 8 10

Wage Determination