Attachment 4 - Operational Test and Evaluation Support Services OTSS RFQ - A0001 - Clean.pdf

RFQ: 70T04022Q7672N007 A0001

Operational Test and Evaluation Support Services

Request for Quote

SECTION I – PRICING SCHEDULE & ORDERING

INFORMATION

A. INTRODUCTION AND AUTHORITY

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) intends to establish a single-award Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) for Operational Test and Evaluation Support Services

(OTSS).

This BPA will be established pursuant to the terms of the Contractor’s GSA Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) Professional Services - Technical and Engineering Services (non-IT). The applicable terms and conditions of the GSA Schedule shall govern except in situations when specific TSA or DHS guidelines are outlined in the BPA or resultant BPA Orders.

Applicable GSA Schedule terms and conditions include only those terms and conditions that are applicable to a commercial BPA for services. As such, FAR 52.222-46 Evaluation of Compensation for Professional Employees, as well as other FAR provisions that are not applicable to commercial services BPAs, do not apply.

B. DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES

The BPA holder shall provide services in accordance with the BPA, the applicable Statement of Work (SOW), and requirements as described in specific BPA Orders. These services will be provided when ordered by an authorized Contracting Officer within TSA during the performance period of the BPA. Quotes for BPA Orders will be solicited from the selected BPA holder.

C. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE

1. BASE BPA: The Ordering Period of the BPA includes a 12-Month Base Period and four

(4) 12-Month Option Periods, as identified below:

Base Period (BPA Year 1) TBD (12 months) Option Period 1 (BPA Year 2) TBD (12 months) Option Period 2 (BPA Year 3) TBD (12 months) Option Period 3 (BPA Year 4) TBD (12 months) Option Period 4 (BPA Year 5) TBD (12 months)

Any BPA Order placed before the end date of the last exercised Period of Performance (POP) (e.g., Base Period and any subsequent Option Period) of the BPA will have a period of performance not to exceed 12 months past the end date of the last exercised Option Period of the BPA. For example, if the last exercised Option Period of the BPA ends on July 15, 2026, any issued BPA Order shall not extend beyond July 14, 2027.

During this period, TSA may modify existing orders (e.g., exercise optional Contract Item Line Numbers (CLINs)) and take other similar actions so long as the period of performance does not exceed 12 months past the end of Option Period 4 of the BPA.

2. BPA ORDERS: The Period of Performance will be specified in each individual BPA

Order.

D. ORDERING PROCEDURES

Ordering procedures shall be in accordance with FAR 8.405-3(c)(1).

E. ORDER OF PRECEDENCE

In the event of a conflict between this BPA, its individual Orders, or the parent GSA MAS Professional Services - Technical and Engineering Services (non-IT), the applicable terms of the GSA schedule shall apply, followed by the Base BPA, then the BPA Orders. Also, see Section I(A) for additional information.

F. PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

Place of performance shall be specified on each individual BPA order issued hereunder.

G. TYPE OF ORDERS

Orders, also known as BPA Orders, placed against this BPA will be predominantly Fixed Price and may include other than Fixed Price CLIN(s) to support labor, travel and Other Direct Costs (ODCs). No profit or fee shall be applied by the Contractor in support of ODCs under a Cost CLIN. Limited non-Fixed Price orders may be used at the Government’s discretion, for example, when the order includes CLIN X014 – “Other T&E Support Activities”.

H. PRICING

The Contractor agrees that prices under this BPA and subsequent BPA Orders shall be as low as or lower than those listed in the applicable GSA Schedule Contract. If at any time, the prices under the applicable GSA Schedule Contract become lower than the prices in this BPA/BPA Order, the BPA/BPA Orders will be modified to include the lower prices.

Pricing under this BPA shall be reviewed no less than annually to ensure compliance with the paragraph above and determine fair and reasonable prices. BPA pricing may be refreshed to accommodate a downward trend in market prices. The BPA holder can voluntarily reduce its rates at any time during the BPA by giving advanced written notice to the Contracting Officer or when responding to a specific Request for Quote. The labor rates quoted under this BPA will undergo annual review by the Contracting Officer. In addition, Quotes for BPA Orders may be required to be supported by actual labor hours performed on previous BPA Orders.

The Awardee’s proposed labor rates will be incorporated into this BPA as “ceiling rates” which can then be further discounted at the BPA Order level. As future labor rates are established in the Awardees’ GSA Schedules, should the GSA Schedule rates be lower than the BPA ceiling rates, the BPA will be modified to incorporate the lower GSA Schedule rates and associated discounts. These labor rates are intended to be used for other than fixed price tasks, as well as for “hybrid” tasks that can be priced on either a Fixed-Price (FP) or Time and Materials (T&M) basis.

The Government estimates, but does not guarantee, that the total value of all BPA Orders issued under the BPA will have an estimated value of .

I. BPA SCHEDULE OF PRICING

Please see Attachment OTSS-1 – Pricing Schedule

Please note that the Pricing Schedule contains a number of CLINs, which are divided into separate tasks. TSA intends to obligate funding at the CLIN level for specific tasks. For fixed price CLINs, at the written direction of Contracting Officer’s Representatives (CORs) or Technical Monitors (TMs) and concurrence of the Contracting Officer (CO), task quantities can be increased or decreased without a formal modification so long as the amount obligated (i.e.

overall CLIN fixed price) under that CLIN remains unchanged.

Tasks are intended to serve as a “catalog” of available services and are used to build and price CLINs. Tasks are not considered to be “sub-CLINs”.

J. LABOR CATEGORIES AND RATES

Attachment OTSS-2 – Labor Categories and Rates provides the labor categories and corresponding fully loaded hourly labor rates. The fully-loaded hourly labor rates are the ceiling rates representing the maximum labor rates allowable. The fully-burdened labor rates include all direct, indirect, General and Administrative (G&A) costs, and profit associated with providing the required labor category. These fully-loaded hourly labor rates are intended to be used for other than fixed price CLINs, as well as for “hybrid” tasks that can be priced on either a Firm Fixed-Price (FFP) or Time and Materials (T&M) basis.

Attachment OTSS-3 – Labor Categories and Descriptions provides the labor categories and their corresponding minimum requirements and general responsibilities.

[End of Section I]

SECTION II –STATEMENT OF WORK

Please see Attachment OTSS-4 – Statement of Work

The following additional requirements shall apply to the BPA and, shall, unless otherwise specified, also apply to all BPA Orders:

TSA-RQMTS: CONTRACTOR PERSONNEL ACCESS TO TSA FACILITIES,

INFORMATION AND/OR SYSTEMS (SEP 2020)

A. All Contractor personnel requiring access to TSA facilities, information systems, and/or information will be subject to the security procedures set forth in this contract.

B. All contractor employees seeking to provide services to TSA under a TSA contract are subject to a fitness determination to assess whether their initial employment or continued employment on a TSA contract protects or promotes the efficiency of the agency. TSA, by and through the Law Enforcement/Federal Air Marshal Service’s, Personnel Security Section (PerSec), will allow a contractor employee to commence work on a TSA contract only if a review of the contractor employee’s preliminary background check is favorable. Contractor employees with unfavorable preliminary background checks will not be allowed to work on a TSA contract.

C. A fitness determination involves the following three phases:

1. Phase 1: Enter On Duty Fitness Determination: a review of a contractor employee’s consumer credit report, criminal history records, and submitted security forms to determine, to the extent possible, if the contractor employee has bad debt and/or criminal offenses and/or falsification issues that would prohibit employment as a TSA contractor.

This determination may include verification of citizenship for contractor employees born outside of the United States. A favorable Enter On Duty Suitability Determination is not a final fitness determination; rather, it is a preliminary review of external data sources that allows the contractor employee to commence work prior to the required background investigation being completed.

When a contractor employee is deemed eligible to commence work on a TSA contract, TSA PerSec will notify the appropriate Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) of the favorable determination. Similar notifications will be sent when a contractor employee has not passed the preliminary background check and has been deemed unsuitable.

2. Phase 2: Background Investigation: Once the contractor employee commences work on a

TSA contract, TSA PerSec will process all submitted security forms to determine whether the contractor has previously been the subject of a federal background investigation sufficient in scope to meet TSA minimum investigative requirements.

Contractor employees who have a federal investigation sufficient in scope will immediately be processed for final fitness adjudication. Those contractor employees who do not have a previous federal background investigation sufficient in scope will be scheduled for the appropriate level background investigation through the submission of their security forms to the Office of Personnel Management (OPM).

3. Phase 3: Final Fitness Adjudication: TSA PerSec will complete the final fitness determination after receipt, review, and adjudication of the completed OPM background investigation. The final fitness determination is an assessment made by TSA PerSec to determine whether there is reasonable expectation that the continued employment of the TSA contractor will or will not protect or promote the efficiency of the agency. An unfavorable final fitness determination will result in a notification to the COR that the contractor employee has been deemed unfit for continued contract employment and that he/she shall be removed from the TSA contract.

D. The period of performance may begin 60 days after contract award to allow for the Enter On

Duty Fitness Determination. A contract modification shall be executed to revise the period of performance once the determination process is completed. For Fixed price awards, in the event of staggered completed determinations the parties may negotiate fixed monthly rates so that performance can begin with partial staff.

E. Whenever personal identity verification (PIV) cards are required for issuance or re-issuance to contractor personnel for authorized access to Government facilities, under the guidance of the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR), the Contractor is responsible for making all arrangements for affected Contractor personnel to report in-person at the nearest Government issuing facility to initiate and complete procedures for PIV card issuance. The Government will not be able to provide PIV card issuance at any other locations than those officially designated as available. PIV card issuing facilities that are available for the completion of this requirement for TSA contractors are as listed by the TSA Personnel Security Section, and the COR will advise the Contractor about Government PIV card issuing facility locations that are nearby the contractor’s location(s) of performance that will be potentially available for card issuance when required.

F. Computer Access Agreement. All Contractor employees (users, managers, and operators of the TSA network) must sign TSA Form 1403, Computer Access Agreement. A copy of which shall be provided to the TSA contracting officer’s representative for retention for the duration of the contract.

G. Personnel Security.

1. Privileged access users are individuals who have access to an information technology (IT) system with privileges of Administrator or above and have access to sensitive network infrastructure data. Privileged access users will be appropriately screened on entry into the privileged access position and the initial screening shall be refreshed every two years,

2. Individuals terminating voluntarily or involuntarily from a Contractor performing under contract at TSA must have an exit briefing, conducted by a supervisory or management-level employee of the Contractor in order to identify and explain their post-employment responsibilities to the TSA.

3. Records of exit interviews will be signed and maintained by the Contractor as part of the individual employment record for a period of not less than two years following the termination of the individual’s employment.

Failure of any Contractor personnel to pass a background investigation, without timely substitution that meets the contracts requirements, may be grounds for termination of the contract.

H. Non-Disclosure Agreements.

1. All TSA contractor employees and consultants must execute a DHS Form 11000-6, Sensitive But Unclassified Information Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) upon initial assignment to TSA and before being provided access to TSA “sensitive and/or mission critical information.” The original NDA will be provided to the TSA contracting officer’s representative for retention for the duration of the contract.

2. The Contractor, and those operating on its behalf, shall adhere to the requirements of the non-disclosure agreement unless otherwise authorized in writing by the Contracting Officer.

I. All Contractor personnel with TSA IT accounts requiring unescorted access to TSA facilities, information systems, or information will be required to complete Workplace Violence Prevention training available through the TSA Online Learning Center. The course, entitled “Preventing Workplace Violence at TSA” shall be completed within 60 days of onboarding.

TSA RQMTS: REQUIREMENTS FOR HANDLING SENSITIVE SECURITY

INFORMATION (SSI)(JUN 2021)

Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 114(r), Sensitive Security Information and Nondisclosure of Security Activities, Sensitive Security Information (SSI) is a category of sensitive but unclassified (SBU) information that must be protected because it is information that, if publicly released, would be detrimental to the security of transportation. Under 49 Code of Federal Regulations Section 1520.5(a), the SSI Regulation also provides additional reasons for protecting information as SSI beyond the condition that the release of the information would be detrimental to the security of transportation. TSA, however, primarily uses the criterion of “detrimental to the security of transportation” when determining whether information is SSI.

Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 1520 defines the scope, categorization, handling requirements and disposition of information deemed SSI (http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/).

Persons authorized to access specific SSI (i.e., covered persons) include those contracted to DHS or TSA with a need-to-know basis for specific information in the course of fulfilling their TSA contractual obligations. TSA may deliver SSI materials to the Contractor. Also, materials created by the Contractor may require SSI designation and protection, and the Contractor has the responsibility to identify such materials to TSA as possible SSI. For guidance while working on TSA and DHS matters, see the TSA SSI Application Guide, 2011_04_01 for identifying the type of information covered by the regulation.

For purposes of this requirement, the term “Contractor” shall include an individual or other legal entity who performs work for or on behalf of TSA or DHS under a contract, interagency agreement, or other transaction agreement. Such contracts include, but are not limited to, contracts between any non-Federal entity and/or TSA or DHS and subcontracts, joint venture agreements, and teaming agreements between any non-Federal entity and another non-Federal entity to perform work related to the primary contract with the TSA or DHS.

While SSI is not classified national security information subject to the handling requirements governing classified information, it is subject to certain legal disclosure limitations. To ensure regulatory compliance, the Contractor shall be subject to the following requirements and include this entire requirement as flow-down in subcontracts, etc.:

A. Handling and Safeguarding. The TSA Contractor shall safeguard and handle any SSI in accordance with the policies and procedures outlined in 49 C.F.R. Part 1520, as well as the DHS and TSA policies and procedures for handling and safeguarding SSI. These safeguarding procedures shall include SSI recognition, identification and marking of materials that possibly contain SSI, including Contractor-created materials, as well as following restrictions on disclosure, storage, handling, sharing, dissemination and destruction of SSI. The Contractor, without exception, shall place this requirement in all subcontracts, joint venture agreements, and teaming agreements related to the performance of this contract.

B. Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs). DHS Form 11000-6, NDAs are required to be signed by all Contractor personnel when access to SSI is necessary for performance of the contract. By signing the NDA, the recipient certifies in writing that they will take the necessary steps to prevent the unauthorized disclosure and use of information.

C. Request for Access to SSI materials. Pursuant to 49 C.F.R. § 1520.9(a)(3), the Contractor must contact SSI@tsa.dhs.gov for guidance on handling requests to access to SSI (before using SSI materials) for any other purpose besides activities falling within the scope of the contract by other persons, including requests from experts, consultants, and legal counsel (“requesters”) hired by the Contractor. The Contractor shall include the Contracting Officer (CO) and Contracting Officer Representative (COR) as a carbon copy “cc” recipient of its contact to SSI@tsa.dhs.gov . The TSA SSI Office must first make a determination as to whether the requesters are a “covered person” with a “need to know” under 49 C.F.R. §§ 1520.7 and

1520.11. Special request processing and handling requirements apply to Contractor employees who may be foreign nationals. The Contractor must clearly identify any employees who are not US citizens who are otherwise requested to have access to SSI; the requirements of TSA Management Directive 2810.3 “Management of Foreign Access to Sensitive Information” apply.

D. Training and Certification. All Contractor personnel who are covered persons with a need-to- know basis must complete the TSA-mandated SSI Awareness Training course prior to accessing SSI, and on an annual basis for the duration of the contract or for the duration of the requester’s need for access to SSI, whichever is later. Contractor personnel must also review and adhere to the SSI Quick Reference Guide for DHS Employees and Contractors. The Contractor shall certify to the Contracting Officer annually that all covered persons have completed the mandated SSI training, that all SSI policies and procedures have been followed, and that those individuals with access understand their responsibilities to protect the information.

E. Breach. In accordance with 49 C.F.R. § 1520.9(c), the Contractor agrees that in the event of any actual or suspected breach of SSI (i.e., loss of control, compromise, unauthorized disclosure, access for an unauthorized purpose, or other unauthorized access, whether physical or electronic), the Contractor shall immediately, and in no event later than one hour of discovery, report the breach to the Contracting Officer and the COR. The Contractor is responsible for positively verifying that notification is received and acknowledged by at least one of the foregoing Government officials.

In the event that an SSI breach occurs as a result of the violation of a term of this contract by the Contractor or its employees, or the Contractor’s covered persons, the Contractor shall, as directed by the Contracting Officer and at no cost to the Government, without delay correct or mitigate the violation.

For unauthorized disclosure of SSI, the Contractor and Contractor's employees and Contractor’s covered persons may also be subject to civil penalties and other consequences as set forth in 49

CFR § 1520.17.

TSA-RQMTS: REQUIREMENTS FOR CONTRACTOR EMPLOYEES PERFORMING

AT OR IN AIRPORT LOCATIONS (SEP 2020)

Contractor employees are required to meet:

A. all airport security screening requirements which include criminal history, background and fingerprint check. Contractor employees working in this facility will be required to obtain, possess and display a Secure Identification Display Area (SIDA) badge in accordance with the airport’s physical and personnel security requirements. The Contractor is responsible for any fees associated with obtaining and/or replacing SIDA badges. For further information regarding Security Requirements, please contact the Contracting Officer’s Representative.

B. The contractor shall obtain all necessary permits and approvals from regulatory authorities at the airport location(s) to allow for the timely completion of the work required under the contract.

For further information regarding Permitting Requirements, please contact the Contacting Officer’s Representative.

C. The Contractor must have approved insurance on file with airports that require insurance to perform the work required under this BPA. The Contractor is required to procure at its own expense, and keep in effect at all times during the term of the contract, the types and amounts of insurance specified. Typically, companies whose work is performed within buildings and terminals are required to have liability insurance. Companies who require tools and/or equipment, and airfield access must have liability insurance. Air Carrier Operating Permits and Leases may have additional insurance coverage requirements. Please contact the Contracting Officer’s Representative for additional information regarding insurance requirements.

TSA-RQMTS: PERFORMANCE STANDARDS (SEP 2020)

The Contractor/Provider shall comply fully with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, which prohibits discrimination against qualified individuals with disabilities. No otherwise qualified individual with a disability shall, solely by reason of his or her disability, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity for which the Contractor/Provider is awarded a contract and/or receives Federal financial assistance from the Transportation Security Administration. This includes, but is not limited to, providing reasonable accommodations and effective communication to persons with disabilities and ensuring physical accessibility to all participants. The Contractor/Provider shall ensure this requirement flows to all affected subcontracts.

Adherence to Standards. The Contractor shall adhere to the same professional and ethical standards of conduct required of Government personnel. See TSA Management Directive (MD) 1100.73-5, Employee Responsibilities and Code of Conduct. Contractor employees performing work under this contract shall not:

-Solicit new business (on-site at government spaces, or while on work during periods paid by Government) while performing work under the contract;

-Conduct business other than that which is covered by this contract during periods paid by the Government;

-Conduct business not directly related to this contract while on Government premises;

-Use Government computer systems or networks, Government property or materials, and/or Government facilities for company or personal business;

-Recruit while on Government premises or otherwise act to disrupt official Government business while on Government premises.

-Discuss with unauthorized persons any information obtained during the performance of work under this contract.

-Engage in harassment. See TSA MD 1100-73.3 Anti-Harassment Program.

Reporting Matters.

Illegal, and Unethical, or Inappropriate Conduct. The Contractor, and its employees shall immediately report to the Contracting Officer and/or Contracting Officer’s Representative, any illegal, or unethical, or inappropriate conduct observed, noticed, or discovered while on Government premises or during periods paid by the Government under this contract, without regard as to the source of such conduct (except that any matter involving only contractor employees, apart from any Government requirements or the specific requirements of this contract, is deemed to be strictly the concern of the Contractor). The Contractor shall immediately report to the Government all actual or suspected violations of Government information, personnel, or physical security requirements. The Contractor shall fully comply with all of the reporting requirements that are expressed for specified circumstances and issues identified in discrete Federal Acquisition Regulation or Homeland Security Acquisition Regulation terms in force under this contract.

Emergency Situations While on Government Premises. Contractor employees shall immediately report any emergency situations they may witness (any circumstance where actual or potential loss of life, serious injury, or critical damage to property, or other serious incidents, such as fires, or workplace violence, terrorist activities, or other criminal behavior is occurring) per standing TSA procedures while they are performing under contract in government facilities.

CONTRACTOR’S RESPONSIBILITY FOR ASSIGNED SPACE, EQUIPMENT, AND

SUPPLIES

If, due to the fault or neglect of the Contractor, his agents, or employees, damages are caused to any Government property, equipment, stock or supplies, during the performance of this contract, the Contractor shall be responsible for such loss or damage and the Government, at its option, may either require the Contractor to replace all property or to reimburse the Government for the full value of the lost or damaged property. The Contractor is responsible for maintaining all assigned space(s) in a clean and orderly fashion during the course of this contract. All telephones are for conducting official Government business only.

PERSONAL SERVICES

“Personal services” are those in which contractor personnel would appear to be, in effect, Government employees via the direct supervision and oversight by Government employees. No personal services shall be performed under this contract. No Contractor employee will be directly supervised by a Government employee. All individual Contractor employee assignments, and daily work direction, shall be given by the applicable employee supervisor of the Contractor. If the Contractor believes any Government action or communication has been given that would create a personal services relationship between the Government and any Contractor employee, the Contractor shall promptly notify the Contracting Officer of this communication or action.

The Contractor shall not perform any inherently Governmental actions as defined by FAR

7.500. No Contractor employee shall hold him or herself out to be a Government employee, agent, or representative. No Contractor employee shall state orally or in writing at any time that he or she is acting on behalf of the Government. In all communications in connection with this contract, Contractor employees shall identify themselves as Contractor employees and specify the name of the company for which they work. In all communications with other Government Contractors in connection with this contract, the Contractor employee shall state that they have no authority to in any way change any contract and that if the other Contractor believes this communication to be a direction to change their contract, they should notify the Contracting Officer for that contract and not carry out the direction until a clarification has been issued by the Contracting Officer.

The Contractor shall ensure that all of its employees working on this contract are informed of the substance of this term.

TSA-RQMTS: CONTRACTOR PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT REPORTING

SYSTEM (CPARS) (SEP 2020)

In accordance with FAR 42.15, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is required to report the contractor’s performance under contract. The TSA reporting thresholds, in accordance with the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) FAR class deviation, is $1,000,000 for contracts and orders for services, and $500,000 for contracts and orders for supplies.

In order to support thorough and timely Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) reports, the contractor shall provide a self-assessment of their performance within 10 days after the end of the base period and within 10 days after the end of any exercised option period(s) of the contract. The contractor shall provide a detailed narrative for each of the relevant evaluation areas (Quality, Schedule, Cost Control, Management, Utilization of Small Business, and Regulatory Compliance). The contractor may also provide their own self-assessment rating (Exceptional, Very Good, Satisfactory, Marginal or Unsatisfactory) per FAR Table 42-1 for each area for Government consideration.

The following are elements to be addressed in each area in order to support the narrative and any self-rating:

• Quality: Requirements; conformance to specifications; workmanship; accurate reports/data.

• Schedule: Milestones; delivery schedules; administrative requirements; schedule variance.

• Cost Control: Causes and contractor-proposed solutions for cost overruns/underruns;

contractor adherence to total estimated cost; billings current, accurate, and complete. (Not required to be addressed for Fixed Price type contracts unless specifically required elsewhere in the contract)

• Management: Contractor oriented toward customer; interaction between contractor and Government; adequacy of the contractor’s accounting, billing, estimating systems and management of Government Furnished Property (GFP); effort devoted to managing subcontractors; risk management practices; supporting key personnel; replace key personnel as necessary.

• Utilization of Small Business: Small business participation goals stated in contractor/order; achievement on each individual goal stated within contract/order or subcontracting plan including good faith efforts if goal was not achieved.

• Regulatory Compliance: Contractor complied with contract clause requirements;

complied with reporting requirements; complied with Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP); complied with specifications, reporting into databases as required under the contract, and reporting requirements in response to the solicitation provisions and clauses effective under the contract, or other requirements.

• The contractor should utilize the Guidance for the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) located on the CPARS website, https://www.cpars.gov/, to assist in preparation of the self-evaluation. The contractor shall submit their self-evaluation, preferably via email, as a MS Word or other Office compatible document to the Contracting Officer and Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) identified in the contract within the time period identified above. Standard USPS mail may also be utilized, if required. The TSA may consider the contractor’s self-assessment, along with all available relevant data and information, when completing the contractor’s past performance evaluation for each specific performance period. Submission of a contractor’s self-evaluation is considered information regarding the contractor’s performance and may not represent the final CPARS rating. Submission of this contractor self-assessment to the Government does not otherwise alter, change, or diminish any rights of the Government as expressed under Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 42 concerning the use of past performance information about any contractual vehicle.

TSA-RQMTS: CONTRACTOR EMPLOYEE TRAINING REQUIREMENTS (SEP 2020)

All Contractor personnel with TSA IT accounts requiring unescorted access to TSA facilities, information systems, or information will be required to complete Workplace Violence Prevention training available through the TSA Online Learning Center. The course, entitled “Preventing Workplace Violence at TSA” shall be completed within 60 days of onboarding.

The contractor shall provide fully trained and experienced personnel. Training of contractor personnel shall be performed by the contractor at its expense, except as directed by the Government through written authorization by the Contracting Officer to meet special requirements peculiar to the contract. The Contracting Officer’s Representative will identify any specified government training which the contractor’s employees with access to TSA IT accounts will be required to complete as a precursor to or coincident with their authorized access to or use of government space or facilities, equipment, information, or information systems as a necessary component of performance required under the contract. Contractor employees are responsible for providing required evidence of timely training completion when the Government assigns such training. Training includes attendance at seminars, symposia or user group conferences.

Training will not be authorized for the purpose of keeping contractor personnel abreast of advances in the state-of-the-art or for training contractor employees on equipment, computer languages and computer operating systems that are available on the commercial market or required by a contract. This includes training to obtain or increase proficiency in word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, and electronic mail.

TSA Contacting Officer

The Contracting Officer is the only person authorized to make any changes, approve any changes in the requirements of this contract, issue orders, obligate funds and authorize the expenditure of funds, and notwithstanding any term contained elsewhere in this contract, such authority remains vested solely in the Contracting Officer. (For further information, the Contracting Officer is a federal government employee who is specifically authorized and appointed in writing under specified agency procedures and granted the authority to enter into, administer, and/or terminate contracts and make related determinations and findings.) In the event, the Contractor makes any changes at the direction of any person other than the Contracting Officer, the change will be considered to have been without authority and no adjustment will be made in the contract price to cover any increase in costs incurred as a result thereof.

The name of the Contracting Officer will be provided following award.

[End of Section II]

52.245-1 Government Property (Sep 2021) 52.245-9 Use and Charges (Apr 2012) 52.253-1 Computer Generated Forms (Jan 1991)

FAR CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY FULL TEXT

The Contractor must comply with the following commercial item terms and conditions, which are incorporated herein by full text:

FAR 52.204-21 Basic Safeguarding of Covered Contractor Information Systems (Nov 2021)

(a) Definitions. As used in this clause—

Covered contractor information system means an information system that is owned or operated by a contractor that processes, stores, or transmits Federal contract information.

Federal contract information means information, not intended for public release, that is provided by or generated for the Government under a contract to develop or deliver a product or service to the Government, but not including information provided by the Government to the public (such as on public websites) or simple transactional information, such as necessary to process payments.

Information means any communication or representation of knowledge such as facts, data, or opinions, in any medium or form, including textual, numerical, graphic, cartographic, narrative, or audiovisual (Committee on National Security Systems Instruction (CNSSI) 4009).

Information system means a discrete set of information resources organized for the collection, processing, maintenance, use, sharing, dissemination, or disposition of information ( 44 U.S.C. 3502).

Safeguarding means measures or controls that are prescribed to protect information systems.

(b) Safeguarding requirements and procedures.

(1) The Contractor shall apply the following basic safeguarding requirements and procedures to protect covered contractor information systems. Requirements and procedures for basic safeguarding of covered contractor information systems shall include, at a minimum, the following security controls:

(i) Limit information system access to authorized users, processes acting on behalf of authorized users, or devices (including other information systems).

(ii) Limit information system access to the types of transactions and functions that authorized users are permitted to execute.

(iii) Verify and control/limit connections to and use of external information systems.

(iv) Control information posted or processed on publicly accessible information systems.

(v) Identify information system users, processes acting on behalf of users, or devices.

(vi) Authenticate (or verify) the identities of those users, processes, or devices, as a prerequisite to allowing access to organizational information systems.

(vii) Sanitize or destroy information system media containing Federal Contract Information before disposal or release for reuse.

(viii) Limit physical access to organizational information systems, equipment, and the respective operating environments to authorized individuals.

(ix) Escort visitors and monitor visitor activity; maintain audit logs of physical access;

and control and manage physical access devices.

(x) Monitor, control, and protect organizational communications (i.e., information transmitted or received by organizational information systems) at the external boundaries and key internal boundaries of the information systems.

(xi) Implement subnetworks for publicly accessible system components that are physically or logically separated from internal networks.

(xii) Identify, report, and correct information and information system flaws in a timely manner.

(xiii) Provide protection from malicious code at appropriate locations within organizational information systems.

(xiv) Update malicious code protection mechanisms when new releases are available.

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

(2) Other requirements. This clause does not relieve the Contractor of any other specific safeguarding requirements specified by Federal agencies and departments relating to covered contractor information systems generally or other Federal safeguarding requirements for controlled unclassified information (CUI) as established by Executive Order 13556.

(c) Subcontracts. The Contractor shall include the substance of this clause, including this paragraph (c), in subcontracts under this contract (including subcontracts for the acquisition of commercial products or commercial services, other than commercially available off-the-shelf items), in which the subcontractor may have Federal contract information residing in or transiting through its information system.

(End of clause)

FAR 52.204-23 PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTING FOR HARDWARE, SOFTWARE,

AND SERVICES DEVELOPED OR PROVIDED BY KASPERSKY LAB AND OTHER

COVERED ENTITIES (JUL 2018) (DEVIATION 20-05)

(a) Definitions. As used in this clause—

“Covered article” means any hardware, software, or service that–

(1) Is developed or provided by a covered entity;

(2) Includes any hardware, software, or service developed or provided in whole or in part by a covered entity; or

(3) Contains components using any hardware or software developed in whole or in part by a covered entity.

“Covered entity” means–

(1) Kaspersky Lab;

(2) Any successor entity to Kaspersky Lab;

(3) Any entity that controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with Kaspersky Lab; or

(4) Any entity of which Kaspersky Lab has a majority ownership.

(b) Prohibition. Section 1634 of Division A of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Pub. L. 115-91) prohibits Government use of any covered article. The Contractor is prohibited from—

(1) Providing any covered article that the Government will use on or after October 1, 2018; and

(2) Using any covered article on or after October 1, 2018, in the development of data or deliverables first produced in the performance of the contract.

(c) Reporting requirement.

(1) In the event the Contractor identifies covered article provided to the Government during contract performance, or the Contractor is notified of such by a subcontractor at any tier or by any other source, the Contractor shall report, in writing, via email, to the Contracting Officer, Contracting Officer’s Representative, and the Enterprise Security Operations Center (SOC) at NDAA_Incidents@hq.dhs.gov, with required information in the body of the email. In the case of the Department of Defense, the Contractor shall report to the website at https://dibnet.dod.mil.

For indefinite delivery contracts, the Contractor shall report to the Enterprise SOC, Contracting Officer for the indefinite delivery contract and the Contracting Officer(s) and Contracting

Officer’s Representative(s) for any affected order or, in the case of the Department of Defense, identify both the indefinite delivery contract and any affected orders in the report provided at https://dibnet.dod.mil.

(2) The Contractor shall report the following information pursuant to paragraph (c)(1) of this clause:

(i) Within 1 business day from the date of such identification or notification: the contract number; the order number(s), if applicable; supplier name; brand; model number (Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) number, manufacturer part number, or wholesaler number);

item description; and any readily available information about mitigation actions undertaken or recommended.

(ii) Within 10 business days of submitting the report pursuant to paragraph (c)(1) of this clause:

any further available information about mitigation actions undertaken or recommended. In addition, the Contractor shall describe the efforts it undertook to prevent use or submission of a covered article, any reasons that led to the use or submission of the covered article, and any additional efforts that will be incorporated to prevent future use or submission of covered articles.

(d) Subcontracts. The Contractor shall insert the substance of this clause, including this paragraph (d), in all subcontracts, including subcontracts for the acquisition of commercial items.

FAR 52.204-25 PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTING FOR CERTAIN

TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SERVICES OR

EQUIPMENT (DEVIATION 20-05) (Dec 2020)

(a) Definitions. As used in this clause-

"Backhaul" means intermediate links between the core network, or backbone network, and the small subnetworks at the edge of the network (e.g., connecting cell phones/towers to the core telephone network). Backhaul can be wireless (e.g., microwave) or wired (e.g., fiber optic, coaxial cable, Ethernet).

"Covered foreign country" means The People's Republic of China.

"Covered telecommunications equipment or services" means-

(1) Telecommunications equipment produced by Huawei Technologies Company or ZTE Corporation (or any subsidiary or affiliate of such entities);

(2) For the purpose of public safety, security of Government facilities, physical security surveillance of critical infrastructure, and other national security purposes, video surveillance and telecommunications equipment produced by Hytera Communications Corporation, Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Company, or Dahua Technology Company (or any subsidiary or affiliate of such entities);

(3) Telecommunications or video surveillance services provided by such entities or using such equipment; or

(4) Telecommunications or video surveillance equipment or services produced or provided by an entity that the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Director of National Intelligence or the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, reasonably believes to be an entity owned or controlled by, or otherwise connected to, the government of a covered foreign country.

"Critical technology" means-

(l) Defense articles or defense services included on the United States Munitions List set forth in the International Traffic in Arms Regulations under subchapter M of chapter I of title 22, Code of Federal Regulations;

(2) Items included on the Commerce Control List set forth in Supplement No. 1 to part 774 of the Export Administration Regulations under subchapter C of chapter VII of title 15, Code of Federal Regulations, and controlled-

(i) Pursuant to multilateral regimes, including for reasons relating to national security, chemical and biological weapons proliferation, nuclear nonproliferation, or missile technology; or

(ii) For reasons relating to regional stability or surreptitious listening;

(3) Specially designed and prepared nuclear equipment, parts and components, materials, software, and technology covered by part 810 of title 10, Code of Federal Regulations (relating to assistance to foreign atomic energy activities);

(4) Nuclear facilities, equipment, and material covered by part 110 of title 10, Code of Federal Regulations (relating to export and import of nuclear equipment and material);

(5) Select agents and toxins covered by part 331 of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations, part 121 of title 9 of such Code, or part 73 of title 42 of such Code; or

(6) Emerging and foundational technologies controlled pursuant to section 1758 of the Export Control Reform Act of2018 (50 U.S.C. 4817).

"Interconnection arrangements" means arrangements governing the physical connection of two or more networks to allow the use of another's network to hand off traffic where it is ultimately delivered (e.g., connection of a customer of telephone provider A to a customer of telephone company B) or sharing data and other information resources.

"Reasonable inquiry" means an inquiry designed to uncover any information in the entity's possession about the identity of the producer or provider of covered telecommunications equipment or services used by the entity that excludes the need to include an internal or third-party audit.

"Roaming" means cellular communications services (e.g., voice, video, data) received from a visited network when unable to connect to the facilities of the home network either because signal coverage is too weak or because traffic is too high.

"Substantial or essential component" means any component necessary for the proper function or performance of a piece of equipment, system, or service.

(b) Prohibition.

(1) Section 889(a)(l)(A) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Pub. L. 115-232) prohibits the head of an executive agency on or after August 13, 2019, from procuring or obtaining, or extending or renewing a contract to procure or obtain, any equipment, system, or service that uses covered telecommunications equipment or services as a substantial or essential component of any system, or as critical technology as part of any system.

The Contractor is prohibited from providing to the Government any equipment, system, or service that uses covered telecommunications equipment or services as a substantial or essential component of any system, or as critical technology as part of any system, unless an exception at paragraph(c) of this clause applies or the covered telecommunication equipment or services are covered by a waiver described in FAR 4.2104.

(2) Section 889(a)(l)(B) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Pub. L. 115-232) prohibits the head of an executive agency on or after August 13, 2020, from entering into a contract, or extending or renewing a contract, with an entity that uses any equipment, system, or service that uses covered telecommunications equipment or services as a substantial or essential component of any system, or as critical technology as part of any system, unless an exception at paragraph (c) of this clause applies or the covered telecommunication equipment or services are covered by a waiver described in FAR 4.2104. This prohibition applies to the use of covered telecommunications equipment or services, regardless of whether that use is in performance of work under a Federal contract.

(c) Exceptions. This clause does not prohibit contractors from providing-

(1) A service that connects to the facilities of a third-party, such as backhaul, roaming, or interconnection arrangements; or

(2) Telecommunications equipment that cannot route or redirect user data traffic or permit visibility into any user data or packets that such equipment transmits or otherwise handles.

(d) Reporting requirement.

(1) In the event the Contractor identifies covered telecommunications equipment or services used as a substantial or essential component of any system, or as critical technology as part of any system, during contract performance, or the Contractor is notified of such by a subcontractor at any tier or by any other source, the Contractor shall report the information in paragraph (d)(2) of this clause in writing via email to the Contracting Officer, Contracting Officer's Representative, and the Network Operations Security Center (NOSC) at NDAA Incidents@hg.dhs.gov , with required information in the body of the email. In the case of the Department of Defense, the Contractor shall report to the website at https://dibnet.dod.mil.