Attachment A6.doc

Jet Propulsion Laboratory

California Institute of Technology

Jet Propulsion Laboratory

California Institute of Technology

Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (RFP/ITB/PO Attachment A-6)

1.

Definition. “Small business concern” means a concern, including its affiliates, which is independently owned and operated, not dominant in the field of operation in which it is bidding on Government contracts, and meets the size standards set forth in the Small Business Administration Rules and Regulations, 13 CFR Part 121 - Small Business Size Standards, and identified by the NAICS code(s) in Paragraph 2. below.

2.

Size Standard(s) for the Solicited Work. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code(s) applicable to this Subcontract is (are): 541330 Engineering Services, Exception 1: Military and Aerospace Equipment and Military Weapons..

3.

General.

3.1 Offers are solicited only from small business concerns; offers received from others shall be considered non-responsible and will be rejected.

3.2 Any award resulting from this solicitation will be made to a small business concern.

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Agreement. The offeror agrees to furnish, in performing the Subcontract, only end items manufactured and/or produced by small business concerns inside the United States, its territories and possessions, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, or the District of Columbia. However, this requirement does not apply in connection with construction or service subcontracts.

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Small Business Status Certification. The offeror must indicate in the Certification on the reverse side of this form, its small business status and whether it agrees to provide end items as determined by the above definitions. The Certification must then be signed by the offeror or duly authorized representative. Failure to complete and return this form with the offer may render the offer nonresponsive.

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Notice: Consequences of Misrepresenting Small Business Status. Any subcontract to be awarded pursuant to this solicitation will be a subcontract under the Prime Contract between the California Institute of Technology/JPL and NASA, and awards to small businesses are counted for small business goal purposes pursuant to the Small Business Plan incorporated into the Prime Contract. Consequently, any person who misrepresents a firm's small business status to obtain a subcontract from JPL under a set-aside procurement would be subject to sanctions under 15 U.S.C. 645(d), which provides that any person making such a misrepresentation shall:

6.1 Be punished by imposition of fine, imprisonment, or both;

6.2 Be subject to administrative remedies, including suspension and debarment; and

6.3 Be ineligible for participation in programs conducted under the authority of the Small Business Act.

CERTIFICATION

The offeror represents and certifies as part of its offer that it FORMCHECKBOX is FORMCHECKBOX is not a small business concern as described in Paragraph 1. above. (By indicating that it is a small business concern, the offeror certifies that it meets the size standards for the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code(s) identified in Paragraph 2. above for the product/work involved. If this solicitation calls for more than one item/type of work and if different NAICS Codes are identified above for different items/types of work, the offeror certifies that it meets the identified NAICS code applicable to the product/work accounting for the greatest percentage of the proposed Subcontract price or, if offers on part of the product/work are permitted, that it meets those of the NAICS code standard(s) identified above applicable to the products/work it offers.

The offeror also FORMCHECKBOX agrees FORMCHECKBOX does not agree to furnish in performing the Subcontract, only end items which meet the requirements of Paragraph 4. above. (This requirement does not apply in connection with construction or service subcontracts.)

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JPL 4022-A6, 12/11

JPL 4022-A6, 12/11