Attachment B - Clauses Instructions Evaluation Criteria.pdf

Attachment B - Clauses, Instructions to Offerors, and Evaluation Criteria

The full text of FAR/RFO provisions or clauses may be accessed electronically at https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far and https://www.acquisition.gov/far-overhaul/far-part-deviation-guide.

FAR 52.212-1 - Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Products and Commercial Services

(Deviation 2026), applies to this acquisition. See Addendum to FAR 52.212-1 below.

The quotation shall be submitted electronically via email and shall consist of two volumes as detailed below. Each quotation volume shall include the Offeror’s name, UEI number, and point of contact information in a cover page, header/footer, or other easily identified location. The

Contracting Officer intends to award a purchase order without discussions but reserves the right to enter into discussions if in the best interest of the Government.

II. General

The Government intends to make an award without discussions. However, the Contracting

Officer may determine the need to request additional information or clarifications from certain offerors regarding their quotations. In doing so, the Contracting Officer might not necessarily inform offerors of problems with their quotations or areas where their quotations do not meet

RFQ requirements. Nor shall the fact that the Contracting Officer has sought such additional information from one (or more) offerors obligate the Government to have similar communications or any communications whatsoever with any other offerors. Furthermore, the

Contracting Officer might decide NOT to request additional information or clarifications of the offerors. Therefore, an offeror’s quote, as submitted, must be complete and in compliance with the RFQ requirements.

This procurement is conducted under FAR Part 12 procedures.

The Government intends to make award as a result of this solicitation that will include the terms and conditions as set forth herein. To facilitate an award, quotes shall include a statement regarding the terms and conditions as set forth herein as follows:

a) The terms and conditions in the solicitation are acceptable to be included in the award document without modification, deletion, or addition.

OR

b) The terms and conditions in the solicitation are acceptable to be included in the award document with the exception, deletion, or addition of the following:

Definitions:

1. Time: If stated as a number of days, the days are calculated using calendar days, unless otherwise specified, and will include Saturdays, Sundays, and Federal legal holidays.

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However, if the last day falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or Federal legal holiday, then the period shall include the next working day.

2. Options: A unilateral right in a contract by which, for a specified time, the Government may elect to purchase additional supplies or services called for by the contract or may elect to extend the term of the contract. All options will be specifically called out as such in the Statement of Work (SOW), if applicable.

3. Quote expiration date: Quotes in response to this solicitation shall be valid for a minimum of 90 calendar days.

III. Electronic Submission

Offerors are responsible for confirming receipt of quotes. Confirmation request email shall be directed to: Hing Pan Wong, Contract Specialist: HingPan.Wong@nist.gov

IV. Amendments to Solicitations

If this solicitation is amended, all terms and conditions that are not amended remain unchanged.

Offerors shall acknowledge receipt of any amendment to this solicitation by the date and time specified in the amendment(s).

V. Submission, Modification, Revision, and Withdrawal of Quotes

1. Quotes and revisions of quotes shall be submitted by email to HingPan.Wong@nist.gov under the appropriate solicitation number.

2. Offerors shall submit quotes in response to this solicitation in English and in U.S. dollars.

3. Quotes may be withdrawn at any time before Contract award. Withdrawals are effective upon receipt of notice by the Contracting Officer.

4. Offerors shall notify the Contracting Officer of the expiration of a special discount two weeks prior to the discount expiration.

VI. Quote Submission

The Offeror shall submit the following:

1) For the purpose of evaluation of Technical Capability:

Documentation and product literature, which clearly demonstrates that the products/system being quoted conform to the requirements identified within the line-item schedule and Statement of Work.

2) A copy of the Offeror’s commercial price list, or, in the absence of a commercial price list, documentation showing the prices at which the same services are sold to the

Offeror’s most favored customer.

3) In order to facilitate the award process, the quotation shall include a statement regarding the terms and conditions herein as follows:

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a. The Offeror shall state, “The terms and conditions in the solicitation are acceptable to be included in the award document without modification, deletion, or addition.”

OR

b. The Offeror shall state, “The terms and conditions in the solicitation are acceptable to be included in the award document with the exception, deletion, or addition of the following:”

i. All exceptions must be clearly documented.

4) Payment Schedule;

5) The Unique Entity ID for the Offeror’s active System for Award Management (SAM) registration. The Offeror must have an active registration at www.SAM.Gov to be considered for award.

All provisions listed in full-text within this document shall be submitted as an addendum to the price quote and does not count against the page limit identified in the quote instructions.

FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation – Commercial Products and Commercial Services (DEVIATION

January 2026) (Addendum to FAR 52.212-2)

VIII. Quote Evaluation

I. General

An award shall be made to the offeror whose quotation is deemed technically acceptable and at the lowest priced. The Government intends to award a firm fixed price purchase order resulting from this solicitation to the responsible Quoter whose Quotation, conforming to the solicitation, offers the best value to the Government at the lowest quoted price.

Upon receipt of Quotations, the Contracting Officer will review them to determine if each

Quoter followed all of the Quotation preparation/submission instructions in this solicitation. A

Quotation that did not follow the Quotation submission instructions to an extent that the

Government cannot properly evaluate the Quotation in accordance with the stated evaluation factors may be deemed unacceptable and may not be further evaluated.

Factor 1 – Technical

Technical Capability: Quotations will be evaluated for the degree to which they meet or exceed requirements through documentation and product literature, which demonstrates that the products/system being quoted conform to the requirements identified within the line-item schedule and Statement of Work.

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Factor 2 – Price

Quoted pricing will be evaluated but not scored. Price evaluation will determine whether the quoted price is fair and reasonable in relation to the solicitation requirements.

IX. Applicable Provisions and Clauses

FAR 52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference.

This solicitation incorporates one or more solicitation provisions 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. The offeror is cautioned that the listed provisions may include blocks that must be completed by the offeror and submitted with its quotation or offer. In lieu of submitting the full text of those provisions, the offeror may identify the provision by paragraph identifier and provide the appropriate information with its quotation or offer. Also, the full text of a solicitation provision may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es):

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR): www.acquisition.gov/far/

Commerce Acquisition Regulation (CAR): http://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?SID=8b5f22b07c12a52e8b29841ad60f1fd9&mc=true&tpl=/ecfrbrowse/Title48/48chapter13

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Provisions incorporated by reference

FAR 52.203-18, Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require Certain Internal

Confidentiality Agreements or Statements-Representation

FAR 52.204-7, System for Award Management

FAR 52.209-2, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations –

Representation

FAR 52.209-7, Information Regarding Responsibility Matters

FAR 52.209-11, Representation by Corporations Regarding Delinquent Tax Liability or a Felony

Conviction under any Federal Law

FAR 52.225-25, Prohibition on Contracting with Entities Engaging in Sanctioned Activities

Relating to Iran

Provisions incorporated in full text

52.209-2 Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations-Representation.

(DEVIATION Jan 2026)

(a) Definitions. As used in this clause—

Inverted domestic corporation means a foreign incorporated entity that meets the definition of an inverted domestic corporation under 6 U.S.C. 395(b), applied in accordance with the rules and definitions of 6 U.S.C. 395(c).

Subsidiary means an entity in which more than 50 percent of the entity is owned—

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(2) Through another subsidiary of a parent corporation.

(b) Government agencies are not permitted to use appropriated (or otherwise made available) funds for contracts with either an inverted domestic corporation, or a subsidiary of an inverted domestic corporation, unless the exception at 9.108-3(b) applies or the requirement is waived in accordance with the procedures at 9.108-5.

(c) Representation. The Offeror represents that-

(1) It □ is, □ is not an inverted domestic corporation; and

(2) It □ is, □ is not a subsidiary of an inverted domestic corporation. (End of provision)

52.219-1 Small Business Program Representations. (DEVIATION Jan 2026)

(a) Definitions. As used in this provision-

Economically disadvantaged women-owned small business (EDWOSB) concern means a small business concern that is at least 51 percent directly and unconditionally owned by, and the management and daily business operations of which are controlled by, one or more women who are citizens of the United States and who are economically disadvantaged in accordance with 13

CFR part 127, and the concern is certified by SBA or an approved third-party certifier in accordance with 13 CFR 127.300. It automatically qualifies as a women-owned small business concern eligible under the WOSB Program.

HUBZone small business concern means a small business concern that meets the requirements described in 13 CFR 126.200, is certified by the Small Business Administration (SBA) and designated by SBA as a HUBZone small business concern in the Small Business Search (SBS) (

13 CFR 126.103).

Service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB) concern eligible under the SDVOSB

Program means an SDVOSB concern that is designated in the System for Award Management

(SAM) as certified by the Small Business Administration (SBA) in accordance with 13 CFR

128.300.

Small business concern—

(1) Means a concern, including its affiliates, that is independently owned and operated, not dominant in its field of operation, and qualified as a small business under the criteria in 13

CFR part 121 and the size standard in paragraph (b) of this provision.

(2) Affiliates, as used in this definition, means business concerns, one of whom directly or indirectly controls or has the power to control the others, or a third party or parties control or have the power to control the others. In determining whether affiliation exists, consideration is given to all appropriate factors including common ownership, common management, and contractual relationships. SBA determines affiliation based on the factors set forth at 13 CFR

121.103.

Small disadvantaged business concern means a small business concern that-

(1) Is at least 51 percent unconditionally and directly owned (as defined at 13 CFR 124.105) by one or more socially disadvantaged (as defined at 13 CFR 124.103) and economically disadvantaged (as defined at 13 CFR 124.104) individuals who are citizens of the United

States, and

(2) The management and daily business operations of which are controlled (as defined at 13 CFR

124.106) by individuals who meet the criteria in paragraph (1) of this definition.

Women-owned small business (WOSB) concern eligible under the WOSB Program (in accordance with 13 CFR part 127) means a small business concern that is at least 51 percent directly and unconditionally owned by, and the management and daily business operations of which are controlled by, one or more women who are citizens of the United States, and the https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-13/section-126.200 https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-13/section-126.103 https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-13/section-126.103 concern is certified by SBA or an approved third-party certifier in accordance with 13 CFR

127.300.

(b)

(1) The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is

[insert NAICS code].

(2) The small business size standard is [insert size standard].

(3) The small business size standard for a concern that submits an offer, other than on a construction or service acquisition, but proposes to furnish an end item that it did not itself manufacture, process, or produce (i.e., nonmanufacturer), is 500 employees, or 150 employees for information technology value-added resellers under NAICS code 541519, if the acquisition—

(i) Is set aside for small business and has a value above the simplified acquisition threshold;

(ii) Uses the HUBZone price evaluation preference regardless of dollar value, unless the offeror waives the price evaluation preference; or

(iii)Is an 8(a), HUBZone, service-disabled veteran-owned, economically disadvantaged women-owned, or women-owned small business set-aside or sole-source award regardless of dollar value.

(c) Representations.

(1) The offeror represents as part of its offer that—

(i) it □ is, □ is not a small business concern; or

(ii) It □ is, □ is not a small business joint venture that complies with the requirements of 13

CFR 121.103(h) and 13 CFR 125.8(a) and (b). [ The offeror shall enter the name and unique entity identifier of each party to the joint venture: .]

(2) [Complete only if the offeror represented itself as a small business concern in paragraph

(c)(1) of this provision.] The offeror represents that it □ is, □ is not a women-owned small disadvantage business concern.

(3) Women-owned small business (WOSB) joint venture eligible under the WOSB Program. The offeror represents as part of its offer that it □ is, □ is not a joint venture that complies with the requirements of 13 CFR 127.506(a) through (c). [ The offeror shall enter the name and unique entity identifier of each party to the joint venture: .]

(4) Economically disadvantaged women-owned small business (EDWOSB) joint venture. The offeror represents as part of its offer that it □ is, □ is not a joint venture that complies with the requirements of 13 CFR 127.506(a) through (c). [ The offeror shall enter the name and unique entity identifier of each party to the joint venture: .]

(5) SDVOSB joint venture eligible under the SDVOSB Program. [Complete only if the offeror is certified as a SDVOSB concern]. The offeror represents as part of its offer that it □ is, □ is not a SDVOSB joint venture eligible under the SDVOSB Program that complies with the requirements of 13 CFR 128.402. [ The offeror shall enter the name and unique entity identifier of each party to the joint venture: .]

(6) HUBZone joint venture eligible under the HUBZone Program. [Complete only if the offeror is a HUBZone small business concern.] The offeror represents, as part of its offer, that it □ is,

□ is not a HUBZone joint venture that complies with the requirements of 13 CFR 126.616(a) through (c). [ The offeror shall enter the name and unique entity identifier of each party to the joint venture: .] Each HUBZone small business concern participating in the HUBZone joint venture must be certified as a HUBZone concern.

(d) Notice. Under 15 U.S.C. 645(d), any person who misrepresents a firm’s status as a business concern that is small, HUBZone small, small disadvantaged, service-disabled veteran-owned small, economically disadvantaged women-owned small, or women-owned small eligible under the WOSB Program in order to obtain a contract to be awarded under the preference programs established pursuant to section 8, 9, 15, 31, and

36 of the Small Business Act or any other provision of Federal law that specifically references section 8(d) for a definition of program eligibility, will be—

(1) Punished by imposition of fine, imprisonment, or both;

(2) Subject to administrative remedies, including suspension and debarment; and

(3) Ineligible for participation in programs conducted under the authority of the Act. (End of provision)

The following additional FAR and CAR Clauses are incorporated by reference:

• FAR 52.203-19 Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or

Statements

• FAR 52.204-10 Reporting Executive Compensation and First Tier Subcontract Awards

• FAR 52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance

• FAR 52-204-19 Incorporation by Reference of Representations and Certifications

• FAR 52.209-6 Protecting the Government’s Interest When Subcontracting with

Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment

• FAR 52.209-10 Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations

• FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Items

• FAR 52.222-3 Convict Labor

• FAR 52.222-19 Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies

• FAR 52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities

• FAR 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity

• FAR 52.222-36 Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities

• FAR 52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons

• FAR 52.223-18 Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving

• FAR 52.225-13 Restrictions on certain foreign purchases

• FAR 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-- System for Award Management

• FAR 52.232-39 Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations

• FAR 52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors [DOC

Deviation April 2020]

• FAR 52.240-91 Security Prohibitions and Exclusions

• CAR 1352.201-70 Contracting Officer’s Authority

• CAR 1352.209-73 Compliance with the Laws

• CAR 1352.209-74 Organizational Conflict of Interest

FAR Clauses provided in full text:

FAR 52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (MAR

2023)

(a) (1) In accordance with 31 U.S.C. 3903 and 10 U.S.C. 3801, within 15 days after receipt of accelerated payments from the Government, the Contractor shall make accelerated payments to its small business subcontractors under this contract, to the maximum extent practicable and prior to when such payment is otherwise required under the applicable contract or subcontract, after receipt of a proper invoice and all other required documentation from the small business subcontractor.

(2) The Contractor agrees to make such payments to its small business subcontractors without any further consideration from or fees charged to the subcontractor.

(b) The acceleration of payments under this clause does not provide any new rights under the

Prompt Payment Act.

(c) Include the substance of this clause, including this paragraph (c), in all subcontracts with small business concerns, including subcontracts with small business concerns for the acquisition of commercial products or commercial services. (End of clause)

CAR Clauses provided in full text:

CAR 1352.233-70 AGENCY PROTESTS (APR 2010)

(a) An agency protest may be filed with either: (1) the contracting officer, or (2) at a level above the contracting officer, with the appropriate agency Protest Decision Authority. See 64 Fed. Reg.

16,651 (April 6, 1999)

(b) Agency protests filed with the Contracting Officer shall be sent to the following address:

NIST/ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT DIVISION

ATTN: Hing Pan (Billy) Wong, Contracting Officer

100 Bureau Drive, MS 1640

Gaithersburg, MD 20899

(c) Agency protests filed with the agency Protest Decision Authority shall be sent to the following address:

NIST/ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT DIVISION

ATTN: HEAD OF THE CONTRACTING OFFICE (HCO)

100 Bureau Drive, MS 1640

Gaithersburg, MD 20899

(d) A complete copy of all agency protests, including all attachments, shall be served upon the

Contract Law Division of the Office of the General Counsel within one day of filing a protest with either the Contracting Officer or the Protest Decision Authority.

(e) Service upon the Contract Law Division shall be made as follows:

U.S. Department of Commerce

Office of the General Counsel

Chief, Contract Law Division

Room 5893

Herbert C. Hoover Building

14th Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20230.

FAX: (202) 482-5858

CAR 1352.233-71 GAO AND COURT OF FEDERAL CLAIMS PROTESTS (APR 2010)

(a) A protest may be filed with either the Government Accountability Office (GAO) or the Court of Federal Claims unless an agency protest has been filed.

(b) A complete copy of all GAO or Court of Federal Claims protests, including all attachments, shall be served upon (i) the Contracting Officer, and (ii) the Contract Law Division of the Office of the General Counsel, within one day of filing a protest with either GAO or the Court of

Federal Claims.

(c) Service upon the Contract Law Division shall be made as follows:

U.S. Department of Commerce

Office of the General Counsel

Chief, Contract Law Division

Room 5893

Herbert C. Hoover Building

14th Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20230.

FAX: (202) 482-5858

NIST LOCAL 53 – CONTRACT PERFORMANCE DURING CHANGES IN NIST

OPERATING STATUS

Unless otherwise stated in the contract terms and conditions, normal days of business operation are Monday through Friday, excluding Federal Holidays. However, throughout the contract period of performance, there may be circumstances beyond the control of the U.S. Department of

Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), that will impact normal days of business operation, such as inclement weather, power outages, etc. In circumstances such as these, the Contractor must call the appropriate NIST campus status line to verify the operating status:

Gaithersburg Campus Operating Status Line:

(301) 975-8000

(800) 437-4385 x8000 (toll free)

Boulder Campus Operating Status Line:

(303) 497-4000

During a lapse in appropriation, access to Government facilities and resources, including equipment and systems, will be limited to excepted personnel for both Federal employees and

Contractor personnel. If performance of the contract is onsite and/or requires Government interaction, unless you have been, or are notified that you are to work under an excepted status, you will automatically enter a temporary work stoppage. The work stoppage shall remain in effect until the lapse is resolved and notification is provided via the NIST website at https://www.nist.gov/ and/or the NIST operating status lines. Additionally, Contractors are encouraged to monitor public broadcasts or the Office of Personnel Management’s website at www.opm.gov for the Federal Government operating status.

NIST will provide notification to all contractors that are determined to have excepted status. All excepted contractors are required to continue performance and communicate with the appointed

Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) for further guidance, or NIST Contracting Officer if a COR is not appointed.

Contractors with supply or service contracts that are fully funded at the time of contract award and do not require access to Government facilities, resources, or active administration by

Government personnel in a manner that would cause the government to incur additional obligations during the lapse in appropriation may continue performance.

NIST LOCAL 54 – ELECTRONIC BILLING INSTRUCTIONS

NIST requires that Invoice/Voucher submissions are sent electronically via email to

INVOICE@NIST.GOV.

Each Invoice or Voucher submitted shall include the following:

(1) Contract number;

(2) Contractor name and address;

(3) Unique entity identifier (see www.sam.gov for the designated entity for establishing unique entity identifiers);

(4) Date of invoice;

(5) Invoice number;

(6) Amount of invoice and cumulative amount invoiced to-date;

(7) Contract Line Item Number (CLIN);

(8) Description, quantity, unit of measure, unit price, and extended price of supplies/services delivered;

(9) Prompt payment discount terms, if offered; and

(10) Any other information or documentation required by the contract.

NIST LOCAL- 56: INVOICING PROCESSING PLATFORM-ALTERNATE I

Upon written notice from the contracting officer the following supersedes all other instructions for the submission of payment requests. Accordingly, following written notice payment requests must be submitted electronically through the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Invoice

Processing Platform System (IPP).

"Payment request" means any request for contract financing payment or invoice payment by the

Contractor. To constitute a proper invoice, the payment request must comply with the requirements identified in the applicable payment request or invoicing instructions, Prompt

Payment clause included in the contract, or the clause 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions -

Commercial Items included in commercial item contracts. The IPP website address is https://www.ipp.gov.

Under this contract, the following documents are required to be submitted as an attachment to the

IPP invoice: **

The Contractor must use the IPP website to register, access, and use IPP for submitting payment requests. If not already enrolled, the Contractor Government Business Point of Contact (as listed in SAM) will receive enrollment instructions via email within three to five business days of the addition of the contract award to IPP. Contractor assistance with enrollment can be obtained by contacting the IPP Production Helpdesk via email: IPPCustomerSupport@fiscal.treasury.gov or phone (866) 973-3131.

NOTE: System updates may lag policy updates. The System for Award Management (SAM) may continue to require entities to complete representations based on provisions that are not included in agency solicitations. Examples including 52.223-22, Public Disclosure of

Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Reduction Goals—Representation, 2.222-25, Affirmative Action

Compliance, and paragraph (d) of 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications—

Commercial Products and Commercial Services. Contracting officers shall not consider or use these representations when making award decisions or enforce requirements. Entities are not required to, nor are they able to, update their entity registration to remove these representations in SAM.

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