(See ).

SOLICITATION, OFFER,

AND AWARD

(Construction, Alteration, or Repair) IMPORTANT - The "offer" section on the reverse must be fully completed by offeror.

9. FOR

INFORMATION CALL:

NOTE: In sealed bid solicitations "offer" and "offeror" mean "bid and "bidder".

SOLICITATION

1. SOLICITATION NUMBER

5. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQUEST NUMBER

CODE

6. PROJECT NUMBER

8. ADDRESS OFFER TO

4. CONTRACT NUMBER

7. ISSUED BY

10. THE GOVERNMENT REQUIRES PERFORMANCE OF THE WORK DESCRIBED IN THESE DOCUMENTS (Title, identifying number, date)

11. The contractor shall begin performance within

12a. THE CONTRACTOR MUST FURNISH ANY REQUIRED PERFORMANCE AND PAYMENT BONDS?

(If "YES", indicate within how many calendar days after award in Item 12b.)

13. ADDITIONAL SOLICITATION REQUIREMENTS:

a. Sealed offers in original and

b. An offer guarantee

c. All offers are subject to the (1) work requirements, and (2) other provisions and clauses incorporated in the solicitation in full text or by reference.

d. Offers providing less than

STANDARD FORM 1442 (REV. 12/2022)

Prescribed by GSA - FAR (48 CFR) 53.236-1(d) calendar days for Government acceptance after the date offers are due will not be considered and will be rejected.

is, is not required.

local time containing offers shall be marked to show the offeror's name and address, the solicitation number, and the date and time offers are due.

(date). If this is a sealed bid solicitation, offers will be publicly opened at that time. Sealed envelopes copies to perform the work required are due at the place specified in Item 8 by (hour) award, YES NO notice to proceed. This performance period is mandatory negotiable.

calendar days and complete it within calendar days after receiving

a. NAME b. TELEPHONE NUMBER (Include area code) (NO COLLECT CALLS)

12b. CALENDAR DAYS

2. TYPE OF SOLICITATION

SEALED BID (IFB)

INVITATION FOR BID

NEGOTIATED (RFP)

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL

3. DATE ISSUED PAGE OF PAGES

AWARD (To be completed by Government)

17. The offeror agrees to perform the work required at the prices specified below in strict accordance with the terms of this solicitation, if this offer is accepted calendar days after the date offers are due. (Insert any number equal to or greater than the minimum requirement by the Government in writing within stated in Item 13d. Failure to insert any number means the offeror accepts the minimum in Item 13d.)

OFFER (Must be fully completed by offeror)

AMOUNTS

18. The offeror agrees to furnish any required performance and payment bonds.

19. ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF AMENDMENTS

(The offeror acknowledges receipt of amendments to the solicitation -- give number and date of each)

AMENDMENT

NUMBER

DATE

CONTRACTING OFFICER WILL COMPLETE ITEM 28 OR 29 AS APPLICABLE

14. NAME AND ADDRESS OF OFFEROR (Include ZIP Code)

CODE FACILITY CODE

15. TELEPHONE NUMBER (Include area code)

16. REMITTANCE ADDRESS (Include only if different than Item 14.)

20a. NAME AND TITLE OF PERSON AUTHORIZED TO SIGN OFFER (Type or print)

21. ITEMS ACCEPTED:

22. AMOUNT

26. ADMINISTERED BY

30a. NAME AND TITLE OF CONTRACTOR OR PERSON AUTHORIZED TO SIGN (Type or print)

31c. DATE

STANDARD FORM 1442 (REV. 12/2022) BACK

31b. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

BY

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

29. AWARD (Contractor is not required to sign this document.) Your offer on this solicitation is hereby accepted as to the items listed. This award consummates the contract, which consists of (a) the Government solicitation and your offer, and (b) this contract award. No further contractual document is necessary.

30b. SIGNATURE 30c. DATE

28. NEGOTIATED AGREEMENT (Contractor is required to sign this document and return and deliver all items or perform all work requirements identified on this form and any continuation sheets for the consideration stated in this contract. The rights and obligations of the parties to this contract shall be governed by (a) this contract award, (b) the solicitation, and (c) the clauses, representations, certifications, and specifications incorporated by reference in or attached to this contract.

copies to issuing office.) Contractor agrees to furnish

24. SUBMIT INVOICES TO ADDRESS SHOWN IN

(4 copies unless otherwise specified)

23. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA

ITEM

25. OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION PURSUANT TO THE UNITED STATES

CODE AT

27. PAYMENT WILL BE MADE BY

10 U.S.C. 3204(a) ( ) 41 U.S.C. 3304(a) ( )

20b. SIGNATURE 20c. OFFER DATE

Patrick.Ferguson Line

Patrick.Ferguson Line

Section 00 00 00 - Procurement and Contracting Requirements

ERVD172002 RHS Replace HVAC O&T Bldg 203Instrument Name:

PROJECT TITLE: Replace HVAC System RHS Facility 203 PROJECT LOCATION: State Military Reservation, Virginia Beach PROJECT NUMBER: ERVD172002 1. RESTRICTED: 100% Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business Set Aside 2. NAICS: 236220 with a Size Standard

$45,000,000 3. MAGNITUDE OF CONSTRUCTION PROJECT: $1,000,000 - $5,000,000 4. BID

SHALL BE SUBMITTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH BLOCK 13 OF THIS SOLICITATION 5.

PROSPECTIVE BIDDERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND THE PRE BID CONFERENCE

AND SITE VISIT TO BE CONDUCTED AS INDICATED ON SECTION 00 21 00 -

INSTRUCTIONS. THIS PROJECT IS BEING SOLICITED IN ACCORDANCE WITH

REVOLUTIONARY FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION OVERHAUL (RFO FAR) SUBPART

12.201-2, OTHER PROCEDURES, FOR ACQUISITION OF COMMERCIAL CONSTRUCTION

SERVICES IN CONJUCTION WITH RFO FAR 36.101-1(A). RFO PART 14 SEALED BIDDING

AND DFARS RFO DEVIATION 214 AND 236. AWARD WILL BE MADE TO THE RESPONSIBLE

BIDDER WHOSE BID CONFORMS TO THE SOLICITATION AND IS MOST ADVANTAGEOUS

TO THE GOVERNMENT CONSIDERING ONLY PRICE AND PRICE RELATED FACTORS,

SOLICITATIONS, INFORMATION NOTICES AND AMENDMENTS FOR THIS SOLICITATION

WILL BE POSTED AT HTTPS://SAM.GOV.

Product Service Code : Z2AA

W50S9B26BA003

Section 00 10 00 - Solicitation, Contract Line Item Number (CLIN) Schedule

Additional Information/Notes

TABLE OF CONTENTS

SOLICITATION, OFFER, AND AWARD SF 1442 and SF 1442 BACK

SECTION 00 10 00 - BID SCHEDULE, NOTES

SECTION 00 21 00 - INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS

SECTION 00 45 00 - REPRESENTATIONS & CERTIFICATIONS

SECTION 00 70 00 - CONTRACT CLAUSES

SECTION 00 73 00 - SPECIAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS

SECTION 01 00 00 - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

ATTACHMENT 1 - PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS Project # ERVD172002 Dated April 17,2026

SECTION 00 10 00 NOTES

NOTES

1. All information relating to this IFB, including pertinent changes/amendments and information will be posted at SAM.gov.

2. Facsimile transmission of bid is not authorized. Electronic submission of bids will NOT be accepted.

3. For security reasons, all potential offerors, plan rooms and printing companies are required to be registered in the GSA System for Award Management (SAM) database. Firms can register via the SAM site at sam.gov/entity-registration. Interested bidders are required to submit their representations and certifications at the same site.

4. A complete bid package must contain the following:

(a) Offer, Standard Form (SF) 1442 page 1 and 2 signed

(b) Section 00 10 00 Bid Schedule - all items must be priced

(c) A Bid Bond and Power of Attorney is required along with the bid on the due date. In accordance with DoD Deviation 2020-O0016, electronic signatures and electronic, mechanically-applied, or printed dates may be used and shall be considered original signatures and dates. The bid bond must be on a SF24 form. Rejection of a bid bond shall be in accordance with FAR 28.101-4, Noncompliance with bid guarantee requirements.

(d) Section 00 45 00, Representations and Certifications, completed and return only additional certifications found in this section. In addition, the offeror must have entered current and complete data within the past year in Online Representations and Certifications at SAM.gov.

(e) When completing the "Offeror" portion of the SF 1442 (Blocks 14 - 20), an official having the authority to contractually bind the company must sign the SF 1442 in accordance with FAR 4.207.

One copy of the SF1442 is required to have an original signature.

(f) All amendments to the solicitation must be acknowledged.

(g) Mark the front of the envelope with the following: "IFB No. W50S9B-26-B-A0003", and the Name and Address of Bidder. See Block 13A of SF 1442 for required number of copies.

5. Joint Venture Requirements - Parties wishing to propose as a joint venture must submit, with the Pro Forma documents, an executed copy of the joint venture agreement. The joint venture agreement shall be executed in accordance with FAR 4.207(d). Each joint venture partner shall submit evidence satisfactory to the Contracting Officer that its Board of Directors has approved its participation in the joint venture or by an instrument of similarly binding character in the case of an unincorporated entity. Offerors are reminded that to obtain an award the awardee, to include a joint venture, must be registered at SAM.gov. Applicable to set-aside solicitations: Joint Venturers must meet applicable size standards (see FAR Subpart 19.1). Submit with the offer any size determination for the Joint Venture entity received from the Small Business Administration. A Joint Venture wherein one party is not a small business may be referred to the Small Business Administration (IAW FAR 19.201-2(b)) to determine eligibility. All questions regarding Joint Ventures must be directed to the Small Business Administration (SBA) and not the Contracting Officer.

A small business joint venture offeror must submit, with its offer, the representation required in paragraph (c) of FAR solicitation provision 52.219-1, Small Business Program Representations, in accordance with 52.204-7(c) for the following categories:

(A) Small business;

(B) Service-disabled veteran-owned small business;

(C) Women-owned small business (WOSB) under the WOSB Program;

(D) Economically disadvantaged women-owned small business under the WOSB Program; or

(E) Historically underutilized business zone small business.

NOTICE TO OFFERORS: USE OF REVOLUTIONARY FAR OVERHAUL (RFO) VERSIONS

All FAR and DFARS citations in this solicitation and any resulting contract refer to the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) versions of these regulations. Offerors shall rely on the RFO text - not the legacy versions available on standard public acquisition websites.

The current RFO FAR and DFARS versions are available at:

RFO FAR: https://www.acquisition.gov/far-overhaul/far-part-deviation-guide

RFO DFARS (including DFARS RFO Class Deviations): https://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars /dfars_far_overhaul_class_deviations.html

Offerors are responsible for reviewing these RFO versions when preparing their submissions. For assistance accessing the links, contact the Contracting Office.

*** END OF NARRATIVE ***

Item Supplies/Service Quanti ty

Unit Unit Price Amount

0001 Non personal services: Provide all plant, labor, new and current material, transportation, tools, equipment, appliances, supplies, services, permits, insurance and supervision necessary to Replace the HVAC System at Bldg 203 Redhorse Facility in accordance with specs dated 17 April 2026 and drawings dated 17 April 2026.

Product Service Code: Z2AA

North American Industry Classification System (NAICS):

236220

Claimant Program Code: C2

Pricing Arrangement: Firm Fixed Price

1 Job

W50S9B26BA003

https://www.acquisition.gov/far-overhaul/far-part-deviation-guide https://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/dfars_far_overhaul_class_deviations.html https://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/dfars_far_overhaul_class_deviations.html

Section 00 21 00 - Instructions

SECTION 00 21 00 INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS, AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS

1. Description of the Project: This project includes all labor, materials, equipment and incidentals necessary to complete the Replacement of the HVAC System and Direct Digital Controls (DDC) in a 21,000 Sqft facility to include ancillary components, new transformer, lighting, ceil grid, catwalks and DDC in accordance with the specifications and drawings.

2. Instructions to Bidders:

2.1. You are invited to submit a bid in response to our Invitation for Bids (IFB) no. W50S9B-26-B- A0003 entitled Replace HVAC System, RHS Facility 203, Project Number ERVD172002, at State Military Reservation Virginia Beach, VA.

2.2. As a result of this solicitation, the Government intends to award a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible bidder whose bid, conforming to the invitation for bids, will be most advantageous to the Government, considering only price.

2.3. This solicitation is set-aside 100% for Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses.

3. RESERVED

4. NOTICE OF SITE VISIT:

4.1. A Site Visit will be conducted on 6 August 2026 at 1000 for the purposes of briefing on the bid requirements and answering questions regarding this solicitation. This site visit will be held at 203 Redhorse Dr Virginia Beach. VA 23451. Interested Contractors are highly encouraged to attend the site visit.

4.2. Due to security conditions, all offerors must register to attend this conference and site visit. E-mail the following information for all attendees to SMSgt Desiree Santos and MSgt Orlando Loaiza at the following addresses at 192msg.msc.contracting@us.af.mil and desiree.santos.2@us.af.mil :

Firm Name and Telephone Number

Visitor's Name and Social Security No.

Drivers License

Citizenship

4.3. This information must be provided in advance, 3 business days prior to the meeting, to ensure access to the military base and conference site and adequate seating for the conference attendees. Even if you have access to the base you must register to ensure adequate seating. The furnishing of the above information is voluntary; however, your failure to furnish all or part of the requested information may result in the Government's denial of your access to the pre-bid conference. This information will be provided to the Base Security Forces who will authorize your entrance to the site.

4.4. Visitors must arrive at least 30 minutes early at the Installation's Visitor Center to get Base Access prior to arrival. You will be required to present the following information upon arrival: (1) Vehicle Registration, (2) Valid Drivers License, (3) Proof of Insurance for Vehicle, (4) Safety Inspection and Car Rental agreement (if applicable). Any of the above information furnished by you is protected under the Privacy Act and shall not be released unless permitted by law and/or you have consented to such.

4.5. Information provided at this site visit shall not qualify the terms and conditions of the solicitation and specifications. This solicitation includes FAR clause 52.236-3. By submitting a proposal, the offeror acknowledges its responsibility to have investigated and satisfied itself as to all conditions affecting the work, including the nature and location of the work, local conditions, and all matters which can affect the work or its cost. Terms of the solicitation and specifications remain unchanged unless the solicitation is amended in writing. If an amendment is issued, normal procedures relating to the acknowledgment and receipt of solicitation amendments shall apply.

4.6. A record of the conference shall be made and furnished to all prospective bidders via posting at SAM.gov. The record will include minutes of the meeting, including questions (on a non-attribution basis) and answers.

5. FORMAL COMMUNICATION, OFFEROR EXPLANATIONS:

5.1. Submit all questions in the format shown below by email to the contracting office at the addresses show below. Do NOT contact A-E or Engineering personnel directly. Doing so will only delay your answer. All questions must come through the Contracting Office.

Subject Line: Reference No. SOLICITATION W50S9B-26-B-A003

Email: 192msg.msc.contracting@us.af.mil and desiree.santos.2@us.af.mi

PRE-BID INQUIRY FORMAT

Date of Bid Inquiry: _______________

From: ______________________________ Company Name: _____________________________

Address:_____________________________________________________________________

Phone Number: _____________________________

Email address: __________________________________________________________________

Bid Inquiry: (Please clearly state your question) (If sent via an attachment word docs are preferred to facilitate posting of answers to the master Q&A document.)

5.2. Any explanation desired by an offeror regarding the meaning or interpretation of the solicitation, or proposals, drawings, specifications, etc. must be requested in writing and with sufficient time allowed for a reply to reach bidders before the submission of their bid.

5.3. All questions and requests for information (RFIs) must be received NOT LATER THAN 17 August 2026 4:00PM EST. OFFERORS ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT

QUESTIONS EARLY IN THIS PROCESS.

5.4. Any changes to the drawings, specifications, etc. will be issued in the form of an amendment.

However, any answers that clarify or provide an interpretation to the drawings, specifications, etc.

will NOT be posted via amendment but rather as a response to the RFI at SAM.gov.

5.5. Amendments must be acknowledged in the space provided on the SF 1442 or by returning a signed copy of the amendment by the time set for receipt of bids.

5.6. For security reasons, all technical and engineering data related to this solicitation will be distributed using the Contract Opportunities (SAM.gov) system. Plans and specifications are locked on SAM.gov and require Contractors to request explicit access from the Contracting Officer.

See complete instructions on SAM.gov.

5.6.1. Amendments, if/when issued will be posted to SAM.gov for electronic downloading. This will normally be the only method of distributing amendments prior to closing; therefore, it is the offerors responsibility to check the website periodically for any amendments to the solicitation. Websites are occasionally inaccessible for various reasons.

6. BID REPOSITORY AND BID OPENING:

6.1. A bid repository is provided for hand carried bids and is located at 203 Redhorse Dr Virginia Beach. VA. Hand carried bids must be deposited in the repository prior to the time established for opening of bids. Bidders are cautioned that they will be required to sign-in and obtain a visitor's pass to enter the facility and should allow time to accomplish this. See instructions for obtaining access to the base in the Site Visit instruction. Follow the same instructions for obtaining entry to hand carry bid. Late receipt of bids due to entry delays may not be deemed excusable and the Contracting Officer may declare the bid "late" in accordance with FAR 14.301.

6.2. The bid opening will occur at the time and date specified in Block 13 of the SF1442 at 203 Redhorse Dr Virginia Beach. VA 23451. All interested offerors and their major subcontractors are encouraged to attend the bid opening.

6. WAGE DETERMINATION:

Construction Wage Rates are applicable to this project are Davis Bacon WD#VA20260167 dated 18 May 2026 as shown in Section 00 73 00.

7. BID PREPARATION EXPENSES AND PRE-CONTRACT COSTS:

This IFB does not commit the Government to pay costs incurred in preparation and submission of bids or for other costs incurred prior to award of a formal contract.

8. CLAUSES:

Clauses and provisions from the currently effective Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Overhaul and supplements thereto are incorporated in this document by reference and in full text. Those incorporated by reference have the same force and effect as if they were given in full text.

9. DISPOSITION OF UNSUCCESSFUL BIDS:

In compliance with FAR 4.101, the Government will retain one copy of all unsuccessful bids including the bid bond.

10. OFFERORS QUALIFICATIONS:

To establish responsibility in accordance with FAR 9.104, the apparent low bidder may be requested by the Government per FAR 9.105-1 to submit information regarding their previous experience in performing comparable work, business and technical organization, financial and bonding resources and plant available to be used in performing the work. This action may be requested to determine if the contractor is responsible.

11. PROTESTING:

12.1 NG Agency Protest Program is intended to encourage interested parties to seek resolution of their concerns with the National Guard (NG) as an Alternative Dispute Resolution forum, rather than filing a protest with the Government Accountability Office (GAO) or other external forum.

Contract award or performance is suspended during the protest to the same extent, and within the same time periods as if filed at the GAO. The NG protest decision goal is to resolve protests within 35 calendar days from filing. An agency protest may be filed with either the Contracting Officer or the NG Agency's Protest Decision Authority, but not both, in accordance with NG protest procedures. To be timely, the protests must be filed with the periods specified in FAR 33.103. To file a protest under the NG Agency Protest Program, the protest must request resolution under that program and be sent to the address below:

National Guard Bureau Office of the Director of Acquisitions/ Head of Contracting Activity

ATTN: NGB-AQ-O

111 S. George Mason Dr.

Arlington, VA 22204

Email: ng.ncr.ngb-arng.mbx.ngb-task-order-ombudsman@army.mil

12.2. All other agency-level protests should be sent to the Contracting Officer for resolution at the address in the solicitation. See FAR 52.233-2. NG Public-facing, general Protest information is found at: https://www.nationalguard.mil/Leadership/Joint-Staff/Special-Staff/Director-of- Acquisitions/.

12. RESERVED

13. List of Brand Name, Brand Name or Equal, or Sole Source Justifications posted on SAM.gov.

13.1 Honeywell Direct Digital Controls

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FAR Provisions Incorporated by Reference

Number Title Effective Date

Alternate Deviation

Variation Effective Date

52.204-7 System for Award Management- Registration. (Deviation 2026- O0038)

2026-02

52.214-3 Amendments to Invitations for Bids. (Deviation 2026-O0038)

2026-02

52.214-4 False Statements in Bids. 1984-04

52.214-5 Submission of Bids. (Deviation 2026-O0038)

2026-02

52.214-6 Explanation to Prospective Bidders.

1984-04

52.214-7 Late Submissions, Modifications, and Withdrawals of Bids.

(Deviation 2026-O0038)

2026-02

52.214-12 Preparation of Bids. 1984-04

52.214-34 Submission of Offers in the 1991-04

English Language.

52.214-35 Submission of Offers in U.S.

Currency.

1991-04

52.222-5 Construction Wage Rate Requirements-Secondary Site of the Work. (Deviation 2026- O0038)

2026-02

52.233-2 Service of Protest. (Deviation 2026-O0038)

2026-02

DFARS Provisions Incorporated by Reference

Number Title Effective Date

Alternate Deviation

Variation Effective Date

252.204-7024 Notice on the Use of the Supplier Performance Risk System.

2023-03

FAR Provisions Incorporated by Full Text

Date

Alternate Deviation

Variation Effective Date

52.228-1 Bid Guarantee. 1996-09

Bid Guarantee (Sept 1996)

(a) Failure to furnish a bid guarantee in the proper form and amount, by the time set for opening of bids, may be cause for rejection of the bid.

(b) The bidder shall furnish a bid guarantee in the form of a firm commitment, e.g., bid bond supported by good and sufficient surety or sureties acceptable to the Government, postal money order, certified check, cashier's check, irrevocable letter of credit, or, under Treasury Department regulations, certain bonds or notes of the United States. The Contracting Officer will return bid guarantees, other than bid bonds-

(1) To unsuccessful bidders as soon as practicable after the opening of bids; and

(2) To the successful bidder upon execution of contractual documents and bonds (including any necessary coinsurance or reinsurance agreements), as required by the bid as accepted.

(c) The amount of the bid guarantee shall be 20 percent of the bid price or $3,000,000 , whichever is less.

(d) If the successful bidder, upon acceptance of its bid by the Government within the period specified for acceptance, fails to execute all contractual documents or furnish executed bond(s) within 10 days after receipt of the forms by the bidder, the Contracting Officer may terminate the contract for default.

(e) In the event the contract is terminated for default, the bidder is liable for any cost of acquiring the work that exceeds the amount of its bid, and the bid guarantee is available to offset the difference.

(End of clause)

Section 00 45 00 - Representations and Certifications

FAR Provisions Incorporated by Reference

Number Title Effective Date

Alternate Deviation

Variation Effective Date

52.203-11 Certification and Disclosure Regarding Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions.

2024-09

52.203-18 Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements- Representation.

2017-01

52.229-12 Tax on Certain Foreign Procurements. (Deviation 2026- O0038)

2021-02

DFARS Provisions Incorporated by Reference

Date

Alternate Deviation

Variation Effective Date

252.203-7005 Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials.

2022-09

252.204-7008 Compliance with Safeguarding Covered Defense Information Controls.

2016-10

252.225-7055 Representation Regarding Business Operations with the

2022-05

Maduro Regime.

252.225-7059 Prohibition on Certain Procurements from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region- Representation.

2023-06

FAR Provisions Incorporated by Full Text

Date

Alternate Deviation

Variation Effective Date

52.219-2 Equal Low Bids. (Deviation 2026-

Equal Low Bids (Feb 2026) (Deviation 2026-O0038)

(a) This provision applies to small business concerns only.

(b) The bidder's status as a labor surplus area (LSA) concern may affect entitlement to award in case of tie bids. If the bidder wishes to be considered for this priority, the bidder must identify, in the following space, the LSA in which the costs to be incurred on account of manufacturing or production (by the bidder or the first-tier subcontractors) amount to more than 50 percent of the contract price.

(c) Failure to identify the labor surplus areas as specified in paragraph (b) of this provision will preclude the bidder from receiving priority consideration. If the bidder is awarded a contract as a result of receiving priority consideration under this provision and would not have otherwise received award, the bidder shall perform the contract or cause the contract to be performed in accordance with the obligations of an LSA concern.

(End of provision)

DFARS Provisions Incorporated by Full Text

Date

Alternate Deviation

Variation Effective Date

252.204-7017 Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services-Representation.

2021-05

PROHIBITION ON THE ACQUISITION OF COVERED DEFENSE TELECOMMUNICATIONS

EQUIPMENT OR SERVICES-REPRESENTATION (MAY 2021)

The Offeror is not required to complete the representation in this provision if the Offeror has represented in the provision at 252.204-7016, Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services-Representation, that it "does not provide covered defense telecommunications equipment or services as a part of its offered products or services to the Government in the performance of any contract, subcontract, or other contractual instrument."

(a) Definitions. "Covered defense telecommunications equipment or services," "covered mission," "critical technology," and "substantial or essential component," as used in this provision, have the meanings given in the 252.204-7018 clause, Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services, of this solicitation.

(b) Prohibition. Section 1656 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Pub. L. 115-91) prohibits agencies from procuring or obtaining, or extending or renewing a contract to procure or obtain, any equipment, system, or service to carry out covered missions that uses covered defense telecommunications equipment or services as a substantial or essential component of any system, or as critical technology as part of any system.

(c) Procedures. The Offeror shall review the list of excluded parties in the System for Award Management (SAM) at https://www.sam.gov for entities that are excluded when providing any equipment, system, or service to carry out covered missions that uses covered defense telecommunications equipment or services as a substantial or essential component of any system, or as critical technology as part of any system, unless a waiver is granted.

(d) Representation. If in its annual representations and certifications in SAM the Offeror has represented in paragraph (c) of the provision at 252.204-7016, Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services-Representation, that it "does" provide covered defense telecommunications equipment or services as a part of its offered products or services to the Government in the performance of any contract, subcontract, or other contractual instrument, then the Offeror shall complete the following additional representation:

The Offeror represents that it [ ] will [ ] will not provide covered defense telecommunications equipment or services as a part of its offered products or services to DoD in the performance of any award resulting from this solicitation.

(e) Disclosures. If the Offeror has represented in paragraph (d) of this provision that it "will provide covered defense telecommunications equipment or services," the Offeror shall provide the following information as part of the offer:

(1) A description of all covered defense telecommunications equipment and services offered (include brand or manufacturer; product, such as model number, original equipment manufacturer (OEM) number, manufacturer part number, or wholesaler number; and item description, as applicable).

(2) An explanation of the proposed use of covered defense telecommunications equipment and services and any factors relevant to determining if such use would be permissible under the prohibition referenced in paragraph (b) of this provision.

(3) For services, the entity providing the covered defense telecommunications services (include entity name, unique entity identifier, and Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code, if known).

(4) For equipment, the entity that produced or provided the covered defense telecommunications equipment (include entity name, unique entity identifier, CAGE code, and whether the entity was the OEM or a distributor, if known).

(End of provision)

Section 00 70 00 - Conditions of the Contract

FAR Clauses Incorporated by Reference

Number Title Effective Date

Alternate Deviation

Variation Effective Date

52.203-6 Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government.

(Alternate I)

2020-06 Alternate I 2021-11

52.222-3 Convict Labor. (Deviation 2026- O0038)

2026-02

52.222-7 Withholding of Funds. (Deviation 2026-O0038)

2026-02

52.240-90 Security Prohibitions and Exclusions Representations and Certifications. (Deviation 2026- O0038)

2026-02

52.240-91 Security Prohibitions and Exclusions. (Deviation 2026- O0038)

2026-02

52.249-10 Default (Fixed-Price Construction). (Alternate I)

1984-04 Alternate I 1984-04

FAR Clauses Incorporated by Full Text

Date

Alternate Deviation

Variation Effective Date

52.228-15 Performance and Payment Bonds-Construction (Deviation

2020-06 Deviation 2020-

2020-04

2020-O0016) O0016

PERFORMANCE AND PAYMENT BONDS-CONSTRUCTION (APR 2020) (DEVIATION 2020-

O0016)

(a) Definitions. As used in this clause-

Original contract price means the award price of the contract; or, for requirements contracts, the price payable for the estimated total quantity; or, for indefinite-quantity contracts, the price payable for the specified minimum quantity. Original contract price does not include the price of any options, except those options exercised at the time of contract award.

(b) Amount of required bonds. Unless the resulting contract price is $150,000 or less, the successful offeror shall furnish performance and payment bonds to the Contracting Officer as follows:

(1) Performance bonds (Standard Form 25, except that no seal is required). The penal amount of performance bonds at the time of contract award shall be 100 percent of the original contract price.

(2) Payment bonds (Standard Form 25A, except that no seal is required). The penal amount of payment bonds at the time of contract award shall be 100 percent of the original contract price.

(3) Additional bond protection.

(i) The Government may require additional performance and payment bond protection if the contract price is increased. The increase in protection generally will equal 100 percent of the increase in contract price.

(ii) The Government may secure the additional protection by directing the Contractor to increase the penal amount of the existing bond or to obtain an additional bond.

(c) Furnishing executed bonds. The Contractor shall furnish all executed bonds, including any necessary reinsurance agreements, to the Contracting Officer, within the time period specified in the Bid Guarantee provision of the solicitation, or otherwise specified by the Contracting Officer, but in any event, before starting work.

(d) Surety or other security for bonds. The bonds shall be in the form of firm commitment, supported by corporate sureties whose names appear on the list contained in Treasury Department Circular 570, individual sureties, or by other acceptable security such as postal money order, certified check, cashier's check, irrevocable letter of credit, or, in accordance with Treasury Department regulations, certain bonds or notes of the United States. Treasury Circular 570 is published in the Federal Register or may be obtained from the U.S. Department of the Treasury, Financial Management Service, Surety Bond Branch, 3700 East West Highway, Room 6F01, Hyattsville, MD 20782. Or via the internet at http://www.fms.treas.gov/c570/.

(e) Notice of subcontractor waiver of protection (40 U.S.C. 3133(c)). Any waiver of the right to sue on the payment bond is void unless it is in writing, signed by the person whose right is waived, and executed after such person has first furnished labor or material for use in the performance of the contract.

DFARS Clauses Incorporated by Full Text

Date

Alternate Deviation

Variation Effective Date

252.204-7998 Alternate A, Annual Representations and Certifications. (DEVIATION 2026- O0043)

2026-02 Alternate A Deviation 2026- O0043

Alternate A, Annual Representations and Certifications (DEVIATION 2026-O0043)(FEB 2026)

Include the following paragraphs (e), (f), and (g) in the provision at FAR 52.204-7:

(e)(1) If the provision at FAR 52.204-7, System for Award Management - Registration, is included in this solicitation, paragraph (g) of this provision applies.

(2) If the provision at FAR 52.204-7, System for Award Management - Registration, is not included in this solicitation, and the Offeror has an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM), the Offeror may choose to use paragraph (g) of this provision instead of completing the corresponding individual representations and certifications in the solicitation.

The Offeror shall indicate which option applies by checking one of the following boxes:

[ ] (i) Paragraph (g) applies.

[ ] (ii) Paragraph (g) does not apply and the Offeror has completed the individual representations and certifications in the solicitation.

(f)(1) The following representations or certifications in the SAM database are applicable to this solicitation as indicated:

(i) 252.204-7016, Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services-- Representation. Applies to all solicitations.

(ii) 252.216-7008, Economic Price Adjustment--Wage Rates or Material Prices Controlled by a Foreign Government. Applies to solicitations for fixed-price supply and service contracts when the contract is to be performed wholly or in part in a foreign country, and a foreign government controls wage rates or material prices and may during contract performance impose a mandatory change in wages or prices of materials.

(iii) 252.225-7042, Authorization to Perform. Applies to all solicitations when performance will be wholly or in part in a foreign country.

(iv) 252.225-7049, Prohibition on Acquisition of Certain Foreign Commercial Satellite Services-- Representations. Applies to solicitations for the acquisition of commercial satellite services.

(v) 252.225-7050, Disclosure of Ownership or Control by the Government of a Country that is a State Sponsor of Terrorism. Applies to all solicitations expected to result in contracts of $150,000 or more.

(vi) 252.229-7012, Tax Exemptions (Italy)--Representation. Applies to solicitations when contract performance will be in Italy.

(vii) 252.229-7013, Tax Exemptions (Spain)--Representation. Applies to solicitations when contract performance will be in Spain.

(2) The following representations or certifications in SAM are applicable to this solicitation as indicated by the Contracting Officer: [Contracting Officer check as appropriate.]

[ ](i) 252.209-7002, Disclosure of Ownership or Control by a Foreign Government.

[ ](ii) 252.225-7000, Buy American--Balance of Payments Program Certificate.

[ ](iii) 252.225-7020, Trade Agreements Certificate.

[ ]Use with Alternate I.

[ ](iv) 252.225-7031, Secondary Arab Boycott of Israel.

[ ](v) 252.225-7035, Buy American--Free Trade Agreements--Balance of Payments Program Certificate.

[ ]Use with Alternate I.

[ ]Use with Alternate II.

[ ]Use with Alternate III.

[ ]Use with Alternate IV.

[ ]Use with Alternate V.

[ ] (vi) 252.226-7002, Representation for Demonstration Project for Contractors Employing Persons with Disabilities.

[ ] (vii) 252.232-7015, Performance-Based Payments--Representation.

(g) The Offeror has completed the annual representations and certifications electronically via the SAM website at https://www.sam.gov After reviewing the SAM database information, the Offeror verifies by submission of the offer that the representations and certifications currently posted electronically that apply to this solicitation as indicated in FAR 52.204-7 and paragraph

(f) of this provision have been entered or updated within the last 12 months, are current, accurate, complete, and applicable to this solicitation (including the business size standard applicable to the NAICS code referenced for this solicitation), as of the date of this offer, and are incorporated in this offer by reference (see FAR 4.203-1); except for the changes identified below [Offeror to insert changes, identifying change by provision number, title, date]. These amended representation(s) and/or certification(s) are also incorporated in this offer and are current, accurate, and complete as of the date of this offer.

FAR/DFARS provision No. Title Date Change Any changes provided by the Offeror are applicable to this solicitation only, and do not result in an update to the representations and certifications located in the SAM database.

Section 00 72 00 - General Conditions

FAR Clauses Incorporated by Reference

Number Title Effective Date

Alternate Deviation

Variation Effective Date

52.203-3 Gratuities. 1984-04

52.203-6 Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government.

2020-06

52.203-8 Cancellation, Rescission, and Recovery of Funds for Illegal or Improper Activity.

2014-05

52.203-10 Price or Fee Adjustment for Illegal or Improper Activity.

2014-05

52.203-19 Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements.

2017-01

52.204-9 Personal Identity Verification of Contractor Personnel.

2011-01

52.204-13 System for Award Management- Maintenance. (Deviation 2026- O0038)

2026-02

52.204-19 Incorporation by Reference of Representations and Certifications.

2014-12

52.209-6 Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting With Contractors Debarred, Suspended, Proposed for Debarment, or Voluntarily

2026-02

Excluded. (Deviation 2026-

52.209-9 Updates of Publicly Available Information Regarding Responsibility Matters.

(Deviation 2026-O0038)

2026-02

52.209-10 Prohibition on Contracting With Inverted Domestic Corporations.

(Deviation 2026-O0038)

2026-02

52.214-18 Preparation of Bids-Construction. 1984-04

52.214-19 Contract Award-Sealed Bidding- Construction.

1996-08

52.214-26 Audit and Records-Sealed Bidding. (Deviation 2026-O0038)

2026-02

52.214-27 Price Reduction for Defective Certified Cost or Pricing Data- Modifications-Sealed Bidding.

2020-06

52.214-29 Order of Precedence-Sealed Bidding.

1986-01

52.219-6 Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside. (Deviation 2026- O0038)

2026-02

52.219-8 Utilization of Small Business Concerns. (Deviation 2026- O0038)

2026-02

52.219-27 Notice of Set-Aside for, or Sole- Source Award to, Service- Disabled Veteran-Owned Small

2026-02

Business (SDVOSB) Concerns Eligible Under the SDVOSB Program. (Deviation 2026-O0038)

52.222-6 Construction Wage Rate Requirements. (Deviation 2026- O0038)

2026-02

52.222-8 Payrolls and Basic Records.

(Deviation 2026-O0038)

2026-02

52.222-9 Apprentices and Trainees.

(Deviation 2026-O0038)

2026-02

52.222-10 Compliance with Copeland Act Requirements. (Deviation 2026- O0038)

2026-02

52.222-11 Subcontracts (Labor Standards).

(Deviation 2026-O0038)

2026-02

52.222-12 Contract Termination-Debarment. 2014-05

52.222-13 Compliance with Construction Wage Rate Requirements and Related Regulations.

2014-05

52.222-14 Disputes Concerning Labor Standards. (Deviation 2026- O0038)

2026-02

52.222-15 Certification of Eligibility. 2014-05

52.222-35 Equal Opportunity for Veterans.

(Deviation 2026-O0038)

2026-02

52.222-36 Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities. (Deviation 2026- O0038)

2026-02

52.222-37 Employment Reports on Veterans. (Deviation 2026- O0038)

2026-02

52.222-40 Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act. (Deviation 2026- O0038)

2026-02

52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons. (Deviation 2026-O0038)

2026-02

52.222-54 Employment Eligibility Verification. (Deviation 2026- O0038)

2026-02

52.222-90 Addressing DEI Discrimination by Federal Contractors.

(Deviation 2026-O0040, Revision 1)

2026-04

52.223-23 Sustainable Products. (Deviation 2026-O0038)

2026-02

52.226-8 Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving.

2024-05

52.232-27 Prompt Payment for Construction Contracts.

2017-01

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

2018-10

52.232-39 Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations.

2013-06

52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business

2023-03

Subcontractors.

52.233-1 Disputes. (Deviation 2026- O0038)

2026-02

52.233-3 Protest after Award. (Deviation 2026-O0038)

2026-02

52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim. (Deviation 2026- O0038)

2026-02

52.236-2 Differing Site Conditions.

(Deviation 2026-O0038)

2026-02

52.236-3 Site Investigation and Conditions Affecting the Work. (Deviation 2026-O0038)

2026-02

52.236-5 Material and Workmanship.

(Deviation 2026-O0038)

2026-02

52.236-6 Superintendence by the Contractor. (Deviation 2026- O0038)

2026-02

52.236-7 Permits and Responsibilities.

(Deviation 2026-O0038)

2026-02

52.236-8 Other Contracts. (Deviation 2026- O0038)

2026-02

52.236-10 Operations and Storage Areas.

(Deviation 2026-O0038)

2026-02

52.236-11 Use and Possession Prior to Completion. (Deviation 2026- O0038)

2026-02

52.236-12 Cleaning Up. (Deviation 2026- 2026-02

52.236-13 Accident Prevention. (Deviation 2026-O0038)

2026-02

52.236-14 Availability and Use of Utility Services. (Deviation 2026-O0038)

2026-02

52.236-15 Schedules for Construction Contracts. (Deviation 2026- O0038)

2026-02

52.236-17 Layout of Work. (Deviation 2026- O0038)

2026-02

52.236-21 Specifications and Drawings for Construction. (Deviation 2026- O0038)

2026-02

52.244-6 Subcontracts for Commercial Products and Commercial Services. (Deviation 2026-O0038)

2026-04

52.249-10 Default (Fixed-Price Construction).

1984-04

DFARS Clauses Incorporated by Reference

Date

Alternate Deviation

Variation Effective Date

252.201-7000 Contracting Officer's Representative.

1991-12

252.203-7000 Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials.

2011-09

252.203-7002 Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights.

2022-12

252.204-7004 Antiterrorism Awareness Training for Contractors.

2023-01

252.204-7012 Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident Reporting.

2024-05

252.204-7018 Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services.

2023-01

252.205-7000 Provision of Information to Cooperative Agreement Holders.

2024-10

252.223-7008 Prohibition of Hexavalent Chromium.

2023-01

252.225-7012 Preference for Certain Domestic Commodities.

2022-04

252.225-7048 Export-Controlled Items. 2013-06

252.225-7056 Prohibition Regarding Business Operations with the Maduro Regime.

2023-01

252.225-7060 Prohibition on Certain Procurements from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.

2023-06

252.226-7001 Utilization of Indian Organizations, Indian-Owned Economic Enterprises, and Native Hawaiian Small Business Concerns.

2023-01

252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports.

2018-12

252.232-7008 Assignment of Claims (Overseas).

1997-06

252.232-7010 Levies on Contract Payments. 2006-12

252.236-7000 Modification Proposals--Price Breakdown.

1991-12

252.236-7007 Additive or Deductive Items. 1991-12

252.243-7002 Requests for Equitable Adjustment.

2022-12

252.246-7004 Safety of Facilities, Infrastructure, and Equipment for Military Operations.

2010-10

252.247-7023 Transportation of Supplies by Sea.

2024-10

FAR Clauses Incorporated by Full Text

Date

Alternate Deviation

Variation Effective Date

52.211-12 Liquidated Damages- Construction.

2000-09

Liquidated Damages-Construction (Sept 2000)

(a) If the Contractor fails to complete the work within the time specified in the contract, the

Contractor shall pay liquidated damages to the Government in the amount of $1258.85 plus a one time legal fee of $370.96[Contracting Officer insert amount] for each calendar day of delay until the work is completed or accepted.

(b) If the Government terminates the Contractor's right to proceed, liquidated damages will continue to accrue until the work is completed. These liquidated damages are in addition to excess costs of repurchase under the Termination clause.

52.219-14 Limitations on Subcontracting.

(Deviation 2026-O0038)

Limitations on Subcontracting (Feb 2026) (Deviation 2026-O0038)

(a) This clause does not apply to the unrestricted portion of a partial set-aside.

(b) Definition. Similarly situated entity, as used in this clause, means a first-tier subcontractor, including an independent contractor, that-

(1) Has the same small business program status as that which qualified the prime contractor for the award (e.g., for a small business set-aside contract, any small business concern, without regard to its socioeconomic status); and

(2) Is considered small for the size standard under the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code the prime contractor assigned to the subcontract.

(c) Applicability. This clause applies only to-

(1) Contracts that have been set aside for any of the small business concerns identified in 19.000(a)(3);

(2) Part or parts of a multiple-award contract that have been set aside for any of the small business concerns identified in 19.000(a)(3);

(3) Contracts that have been awarded on a sole-source basis in accordance with sections 19.105, 19.106, 19.107, and 19.108;

(4) Orders expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold and that are set aside for small business concerns under multiple-award contracts, as described in 8.4 and 16.5;

(5) Orders, regardless of dollar value, that are set aside in accordance with sections 19.105, 19.106, 19.107, and 19.108 under multiple-award contracts, as described in 8.4 and 16.5; and

(6) Contracts using the HUBZone price evaluation preference to award to a HUBZone small business concern unless the concern waived the evaluation preference.

(d) Independent contractors. An independent contractor shall be considered a subcontractor.

(e) By submission of an offer and execution of a contract, the Contractor agrees that in performance of a contract assigned a North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for-

(1) Services (except construction), it will not pay more than 50 percent of the amount paid by the Government for contract performance to subcontractors that are not similarly situated entities. Any work that a similarly situated entity further subcontracts will count towards the prime contractor's 50 percent subcontract amount that cannot be exceeded. When a contract includes both services and supplies, the 50 percent limitation shall apply only to the service portion of the contract;

(2) Supplies (other than procurement from a nonmanufacturer of such supplies), it will not pay more than 50 percent of the amount paid by the Government for contract performance, excluding the cost of materials, to subcontractors that are not similarly situated entities. Any work that a similarly situated entity further subcontracts will count towards the prime contractor's 50 percent subcontract amount that cannot be exceeded. When a contract includes both supplies and services, the 50 percent limitation shall apply only to the supply portion of the contract;

(3) General construction, it will not pay more than 85 percent of the amount paid by the Government for contract performance, excluding the cost of materials, to subcontractors that are not similarly situated entities. Any work that a similarly situated entity further subcontracts will count towards the prime contractor's 85 percent subcontract amount that cannot be exceeded; or

(4) Construction by special trade contractors, it will not pay more than 75 percent of the amount paid by the Government for contract performance, excluding the cost of materials, to subcontractors that are not similarly situated entities. Any work that a similarly situated entity further subcontracts will count towards the prime contractor's 75 percent subcontract amount that cannot be exceeded.

(f) The Contractor shall comply with the limitations on subcontracting as follows:

(1) For contracts, in accordance with paragraphs (c)(1), (2), (3) and (6) of this clause-

[Contracting Officer check as appropriate.]

[X] By the end of the base term of the contract and then by the end of each subsequent option period; or

[ ] By the end of the performance period for each order issued under the contract.

(2) For orders,…