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DATE OF ISSUE: 12/22/21

SYNOPSIS:

PLEASE READ THIS NOTICE CAREFULLY AS IT CONSTITUTES THE ONLY NOTICE

THAT WILL BE ISSUED. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice.

The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI), Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE), on has a requirement for carpet cleaning services in Sterling, Virginia at the location identified in Section 2 of this requirement. The estimated period of performance for this requirement is 12 months from date of award with the potential of four (4) 12-month option periods.

The purpose of this combined synopsis/solicitation is to solicit quotes as described in the attached solicitation. The Government anticipates awarding a hybrid Firm-Fixed-Price (FPP)/Labor Hour (LH) Purchase Order. This procurement is being conducted in accordance with FAR Part 13, "Simplified Acquisition Procedures,” as a total small business set-aside. The North American Industrial Classification Systems (NAICS) code is 561740, Carpet and Upholstery Cleaning Services, with a small business size standard of $6.0 million.

All potential offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) (www.sam.gov) in order to receive Government contracts.

The point of contact for this procurement is William Rilee Contracting Officer, BSEE, Acquisition Operations Branch, 45600 Woodland Rd., Sterling, VA 20166. Responses to this solicitation must be submitted electronically via email to William.Rilee@bsee.gov no later than the closing date and time referenced in the solicitation. All email correspondence must reference “Solicitation No. 140E0122Q0013.”

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SECTION 1 (CONT’D)

PRICING

1.0 GENERAL INFORMATION

This acquisition is conducted under the authority of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13, "Simplified Acquisition Procedures". The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this requirement 561740, Carpet and Upholstery Cleaning Services, with a small business size standard of $6.0 million. The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) intends to award a hybrid Firm Fixed Price (FFP)/Labor Hour (LH) Purchase Order, for the project titled, “Sterling Carpet Cleaning”, as specified under Section 2, Statement of Work.

1.1 CONTRACT LINE ITEMS (CLINS) PRICING

The descriptions of the Contract Line-Item Numbers (CLINs) are described below. All CLINs are Firm Fixed Price (FFP).

(Offeror shall fill in * and provide information as part of their quote) CLIN Description Quantity Quantity

Type Unit Price

Total Amount

00010 Base Period:

Carpet Cleaning with CRI Technologies – FFP

2 JOB * *

00020 Optional Task in Base Period: Sanitization Labor Hour – Cleaning Technician

500 Hours * *

00110 Option Period One:

Carpet Cleaning with CRI Technologies – FFP

2 JOB * *

00120 Optional Task in Option Period 1: Sanitization Labor Hour – Cleaning Technician

500 Hours * *

00210 Option Period Two:

Carpet Cleaning with CRI Technologies – FFP

2 JOB * *

00220 Optional Task in Option Period 2: Sanitization Labor Hour – Cleaning Technician

500 Hours * *

00310 Option Period Three:

Carpet Cleaning with CRI Technologies – FFP

2 JOB * *

00320 Optional Task in Option Period 3: Sanitization Labor Hour – Cleaning Technician

500 Hours * *

00410 Option Period Four:

Carpet Cleaning with CRI Technologies - FFP

2 JOB * *

00420 Optional Task in Option Period 4: Sanitization Labor Hour – Cleaning Technician

500 Hours * *

Total Amount $_____________

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SECTION 2

STATEMENT OF WORK: BSEE STERLING CARPET CLEANING

2.0 SCOPE

The Bureau of Safety & Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) and the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) located 4-level building at 45600 Woodland Road, Sterling VA requires a Contractor to provide scheduled carpet cleaning that meets the carpet manufacturer’s specifications in order to extend the life and warranty of the carpet, remove dirt and particulate before it accumulates, and address spot stains on a regular basis. The Contractor shall provide skilled technicians to complete each carpet cleaning session within one (1) six-hour period. It is preferred that the Contractor is certified by one (1) of the following carpet industry organizations: The Institute of Inspection Cleaning & Restoration Certification (IICRC), International Cleaning & Restoration Association (ICRA), or the Carpet & Rug Institute (CRI).

To preserve any warranties from the carpet’s manufacturer, it is mandatory that the Contractor uses cleaning equipment, systems, and solutions that have a Seal of Approval from CRI.

Throughout the office space, Mohawk-brand carpet tiles are used as the predominant floor tile on the 1st through 4th floors which require a high-frequency carpet maintenance program. The carpet tiles will cover an approximate total of 90,000 square feet of the building. The following is the product information:

Product information:

Manufacturer/ style/ color Mohawk/ GT193 / 979 Mohawk/ GT192 / 979 Mohawk/ BT 314 / 7948 Mohawk/ BT314 / 7858

2.1 REQUIRED TASKS

The following tasks shall be included with, but not be limited to, a high-frequency carpet maintenance program designed per the carpet manufacturer’s cleaning guidelines.

2.1.1 - Task 1 - Bi-Annual Carpet Cleaning (2 visits per year, 6 months apart):

All high and low traffic areas, including but not limited to:

• Corridors, aisleways, pivot points, transitions from hard floor surfaces

• Outside galleys & restrooms shall be low moisture cleaned.

• Conference Rooms

• Cubicle/Office interiors

• Large spills and/or traffic patterns shall be cleaned via hot water extraction. Spots and spills located inside internal offices and workstations shall be relayed to the cleaners via a “spot and spill log” so these can be treated as soon as possible.

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• Plus any necessary cleaning supplies and materials necessary to keep on hand in the event to perform on call cleaning

2.1.2 - Task 2 On-Call Cleaning (up to 500 hours) –

On-Call availability to disinfect up to 1,000 square foot area to clean and disinfect high touch surfaces, deep clean an sanitize soft surfaces (upholstery and carpets) with EPA approved product to clean, sanitize and disinfect against COVID-19.

On-Call availability for cleaning and disinfection of office spaces, specifically to sanitize surfaces exposed to COVID-19

On-Call availability for major required cleaning between Bi-Annual cleaning.

On-Call availability furniture fabric-panel cleaning On-Call availability for seating fabric cleaning On-Call availability for fabric panel and chair cleaning Requires approval/direction by COR prior to performance Contractor is expected to show up within 24 hours of being notified by the COR.

2.2 REQUIREMENTS

For all tasks the vendor will ensure that all cleaning methods (equipment and chemicals) do not void the manufacturer’s warranty. The vendor shall provide the government with all SDS documents of used and/or stored chemicals. The contractor shall utilize a low moisture method of cleaning carpets within this contract. The Government specifically shall NOT accept the use of the “spin bonnet” as an acceptable cleaning system because it may void maintenance by the end user.

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SECTION 3

GENERAL PURCHASE ORDER TERMS AND CONDITIONS

3.1 TYPE OF ORDER

The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) anticipates awarding a hybrid Firm-Fixed-Priced (FFP)/Labor Hour type Purchase Order.

3.2 PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE

The period of performance is one year from date of award with four (4) one (1) year option periods anticipated as follows:

Base Period: 14 February 2022 through 13 February 2023 Option Period 1: 14 February 2023 through 13 February 2024 Option Period 2: 14 February 2024 through 13 February 2025 Option Period 3: 14 February 2025 through 13 February 2026 Option Period 4: 14 February 2026 through 13 February 2027

The exercising of any of the option period(s) is contingent upon successful performance, availability of funds and the needs of the Government. All terms and conditions applicable to the base period shall extend to the option period(s) unless otherwise agreed upon.

3.3 PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

The contractor shall provide services for the base period and each option period at the following location:

U.S. Department of Interior

Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement 45600 Woodland Road, Sterling, VA 20166

3.4 ADMINISTRATION/ GOVERNMENT POINTS OF CONTACT

3.4.1 Contracting Officer (CO)

William Rilee Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement 45600 Woodland Road, Mailstop VAE-AMD Sterling, VA 20166 Phone Number: 703-787-1511 Email: william.rilee@bsee.gov

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3.4.2 Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR)

[to be completed upon award]

3.5 NON-PERSONAL SERVICES

This contract is a “non-personal services contract” as defined in FAR 37.101 under which the personnel rendering the services are not subject, either by the order’s terms or by the manner of its administration, to the supervision and control usually prevailing in relationships between the Government and its employees.

Personnel assigned to render services under this contract shall at all times be employees of the Contractor (or a subcontractor) and under the direction and control of the Contractor.

Notwithstanding any other provisions of this order, the contractor shall at all times be responsible for the supervision of its employees in the performance of the services required hereunder.

The Contractor and/or the Contractor’s employees: (1) shall perform the services specified herein as an independent contractor, not as employees of the government; (2) shall be responsible for management and administration of the work required and bear sole responsibility for complying with any and all technical, schedule, or financial requirements or constraints attendant to the performance of this contract; (3) shall be free from supervision or control by any government employee with respect to the manner or method of performance of the services specified; but (4) shall, pursuant to the government’s right and obligation to inspect, accept or reject the work, comply with such general direction of the CO, or the duly authorized representative of the CO, as is necessary to ensure accomplishment of the contract objectives.

If the Contractor finds clarification necessary with respect to the scope of services to be performed or the manner in which the services are to be performed hereunder, the Contractor shall request clarification from the CO in writing.

Employees of the Contractor (or a subcontractor) must make clear, in dealings with the public, federal employees, or other contractors, that they are not federal employees. To minimize possible confusion, the Contractor’s (or subcontractor) employees are not permitted to wear clothing or other items, apart from the official identity credential, bearing the name, logo, or seal of the Government agency while performing work under this contract.

3.6 ADVERTISTING OF AWARD

The Contractor shall not refer to this award in commercial advertising, or similar promotions in such a manner as to state or to imply that the product or services provided is endorsed, preferred, or is considered superior to other products or services by the Department of the Interior (DOI), Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE). This includes advertising, or similar promotions in all forms or electronic, broadcast and print media.

In addition, the Contractor is restricted from reproducing the image(s) of the Department of the Interior/Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, in any form of commercial advertising, or similar promotion. This includes images of official seals and buildings. The reproduction of official seals and the images of buildings is a matter controlled by regulation and Executive order. Any proposed usage of such symbols must be brought to the attention of the

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Contracting Officer.

3.7 INVOICING REQUIREMENT

The Contractor may invoice on a bi-annual basis for all work completed for Firm Fixed Price CLINs and on a monthly basis for Labor Hour CLINs.

3.7.1 DOI-AAAP-00028, ELECTRONIC INVOICING AND PAYMENT

REQUIREMENTS – INVOICE PROCESSING PLATFORM (IPP) (APR 2013)

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 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:

Documentation required by FAR 32.905(b)

The Contractor must use the IPP website to register access and use IPP for submitting requests for payment. The Contractor Government Business Point of Contact (as listed in SAM) will receive enrollment instructions via email from the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston (FRBB) prior to the contract award date, but no more than 3 - 5 business days of the contract award date.

Contractor assistance with enrollment can be obtained by contacting the IPP Production Helpdesk via email ippgroup@bos.frb.org or phone (866) 973-3131.

If the Contractor is unable to comply with the requirement to use IPP tor submitting invoices for payment, the Contractor must submit a waiver request in writing to the Contracting Officer with its proposal or quotation.

3.8 DIAR 1452.201-70 AUTHORITIES AND DELEGATIONS (SEP 2011)

(a) The Contracting Officer is the only individual authorized to enter into or terminate this contract, modify any term or condition of this contract, waive any requirement of this contract, or accept nonconforming work.

(b) The Contracting Officer will designate a Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) at time of award. The COR will be responsible for technical monitoring of the contractor's performance and deliveries. The COR will be appointed in writing, and a copy of the appointment will be furnished to the Contractor. Changes to this delegation will be made by written changes to the existing appointment or by issuance of a new appointment.

(c) The COR is not authorized to perform, formally or informally, any of the following actions:

(1) Promise, award, agree to award, or execute any contract, contract modification, or notice of intent that changes or may change this contract;

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(2) Waive or agree to modification of the delivery schedule;

(3) Make any final decision on any contract matter subject to the Disputes Clause;

(4) Terminate, for any reason, the Contractor's right to proceed;

(5) Obligate in any way, the payment of money by the Government.

(d) The Contractor shall comply with the written or oral direction of the Contracting Officer or authorized representative(s) acting within the scope and authority of the appointment memorandum. The Contractor need not proceed with direction that it considers to have been issued without proper authority. The Contractor shall notify the Contracting Officer in writing, with as much detail as possible, when the COR has taken an action or has issued direction (written or oral) that the Contractor considers to exceed the COR's appointment, within 3 days of the occurrence. Unless otherwise provided in this contract, the Contractor assumes all costs, risks, liabilities, and consequences of performing any work it is directed to perform that falls within any of the categories defined in paragraph (c) prior to receipt of the Contracting Officer's response issued under paragraph (e) of this clause.

(e) The Contracting Officer shall respond in writing within 30 days to any notice made under paragraph (d) of this clause. A failure of the parties to agree upon the nature of a direction, or upon the contract action to be taken with respect thereto, shall be subject to the provisions of the Disputes clause of this contract.

(f) The Contractor shall provide copies of all correspondence to the Contracting Officer and the

COR.

(g) Any action(s) taken by the Contractor, in response to any direction given by any person acting on behalf of the Government or any Government official other than the Contracting Officer or the COR acting within his or her appointment, shall be at the Contractor's risk.

3.9 CONTRACTOR’S QUOTE

The Contractor’s quote may be incorporated by reference into the purchase order. Any inconsistencies or in event of a conflict between terms and conditions of the purchase order and the contractor’s quote shall be resolved by giving precedence to the terms and conditions of the purchase order.

3.10 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE:

In accordance with FAR 52.252-2, this solicitation incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at the following address: http://acquisition.gov/comp/far/index.html.

Clause Title Date 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items Oct 2018 52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance Oct 2018 52.216-31 Time-and-Materials/Labor-Hour Proposal Requirements Feb 2007 —Commercial Item Acquisition

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3.11 FAR 52.217-9 – OPTION TO EXTEND THE TERM OF THE CONTRACT

(MAR 2000)

(a) The Government may extend the term of this contract by written notice to the Contractor prior to the end of the contract; provided that the Government gives the Contractor a preliminary written notice of its intent to extend at least 5 days before the contract expires. The preliminary notice does not commit the Government to an extension.

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

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

3.12 FAR 52.252-6 - AUTHORIZED DEVIATIONS IN CLUASES (NOV 2020)

(a) The use in this solicitation or contract of any Federal Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR Chapter 1) clause with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of “(DEVIATION)” after the date of the clause.

3.13 FAR 52.212-5 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS REQUIRED TO

IMPLEMENT STATUTES OR EXECUTIVE ORDERS—COMMERCIAL ITEMS

(NOV 2021)

(a) The Contractor shall comply with the following Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clauses, which are incorporated in this contract by reference, to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial products and commercial services:

(1) 52.203-19, Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements (Jan 2017) (section 743 of Division E, Title VII, of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub. L. 113-235) and its successor provisions in subsequent appropriations acts (and as extended in continuing resolutions)).

(2) 52.204-23, Prohibition on Contracting for Hardware, Software, and Services Developed or Provided by Kaspersky Lab and Other Covered Entities (Nov 2021) (Section 1634 of Pub. L. 115-91).

(3) 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment. (Nov 2021) (Section 889(a)(1)(A) of Pub. L. 115-232).

(4) 52.209-10, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations (Nov 2015).

(5) 52.233-3, Protest After Award (Aug 1996) (31 U.S.C. 3553).

(6) 52.233-4, Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (Oct 2004) (Public Laws 108- 77 and 108-78 ( 19 U.S.C. 3805 note)).

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

[Contracting Officer check as appropriate.]

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__ (1) 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government (Jun 2020), with Alternate I (Nov 2021) (41 U.S.C. 4704 and 10 U.S.C. 2402).

__ (2) 52.203-13, Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct (Nov 2021) (41 U.S.C. 3509)).

__ (3) 52.203-15, Whistleblower Protections under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Jun 2010) (Section 1553 of Pub. L. 111-5). (Applies to contracts funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.)

X (4) 52.204-10, Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (Jun 2020) (Pub. L. 109-282) ( 31 U.S.C. 6101 note).

__ (5) [Reserved].

__ (6) 52.204-14, Service Contract Reporting Requirements (Oct 2016) (Pub. L. 111-117, section 743 of Div. C).

__ (7) 52.204-15, Service Contract Reporting Requirements for Indefinite-Delivery Contracts (Oct 2016) (Pub. L. 111-117, section 743 of Div. C).

X (8) 52.209-6, Protecting the Government’s Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment. (Nov 2021) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note).

__ (9) 52.209-9, Updates of Publicly Available Information Regarding Responsibility Matters (Oct 2018) (41 U.S.C. 2313).

__ (10) [Reserved].

__ (11) 52.219-3, Notice of HUBZone Set-Aside or Sole-Source Award (Sep 2021) (15 U.S.C. 657a).

__ (12) 52.219-4, Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns (Sep 2021) (if the offeror elects to waive the preference, it shall so indicate in its offer) (15 U.S.C. 657a).

__ (13) [Reserved] __ (14) (i) 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (Nov 2020) (15 U.S.C.

644).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Mar 2020) of 52.219-6.

__ (15) (i) 52.219-7, Notice of Partial Small Business Set-Aside (Nov 2020) (15 U.S.C.

644).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Mar 2020) of 52.219-7.

__ (16) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (Oct 2018) (15 U.S.C.

637(d)(2) and (3)).

__ (17) (i) 52.219-9, Small Business Subcontracting Plan (Nov 2021) (15 U.S.C.

637(d)(4)).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Nov 2016) of 52.219-9.

__ (iii) Alternate II (Nov 2016) of 52.219-9.

__ (iv) Alternate III (Jun 2020) of 52.219-9.

__ (v) Alternate IV (Sep 2021) of 52.219-9.

__ (18) (i) 52.219-13, Notice of Set-Aside of Orders (Mar 2020) (15 U.S.C. 644(r)).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Mar 2020) of 52.219-13.

__ (19) 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting (Sep 2021) (15 U.S.C. 637s).

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__ (20) 52.219-16, Liquidated Damages—Subcontracting Plan (Sep 2021) (15 U.S.C.

637(d)(4)(F)(i)).

__ (21) 52.219-27, Notice of Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside (Sep 2021) (15 U.S.C. 657f).

X (22) (i) 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation (Sep 2021) (15 U.S.C. 632(a)(2)).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Mar 2020) of 52.219-28.

__ (23) 52.219-29, Notice of Set-Aside for, or Sole-Source Award to, Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business Concerns (Sep 2021) (15 U.S.C. 637(m)).

__ (24) 52.219-30, Notice of Set-Aside for, or Sole-Source Award to, Women-Owned Small Business Concerns Eligible Under the Women-Owned Small Business Program (Sep 2021) (15 U.S.C. 637(m)).

__ (25) 52.219-32, Orders Issued Directly Under Small Business Reserves (Mar 2020) (15 U.S.C. 644(r)).

__ (26) 52.219-33, Nonmanufacturer Rule (Sep 2021) (15U.S.C. 637(a)(17)).

X (27) 52.222-3, Convict Labor (Jun 2003) (E.O.11755).

__ (28) 52.222-19, Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (Jan2020) (E.O.13126).

X (29) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Apr 2015).

X (30) (i) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Sep 2016) (E.O.11246).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Feb 1999) of 52.222-26.

__ (31) (i) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (Jun 2020) (38 U.S.C. 4212).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Jul 2014) of 52.222-35.

X (32) (i) 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (Jun 2020) (29 U.S.C. 793).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Jul 2014) of 52.222-36.

__ (33) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans (Jun 2020) (38 U.S.C. 4212).

__ (34) 52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act (Dec 2010) (E.O. 13496).

X (35) (i) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (Nov 2021) (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O. 13627).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Mar 2015) of 52.222-50 (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O. 13627).

__ (36) 52.222-54, Employment Eligibility Verification (Nov 2021) . (Executive Order 12989). (Not applicable to the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items or certain other types of commercial products or commercial services as prescribed in FAR 22.1803.)

__ (37) (i) 52.223-9, Estimate of Percentage of Recovered Material Content for EPA– Designated Items (May 2008) ( 42 U.S.C. 6962(c)(3)(A)(ii)). (Not applicable to the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items.)

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

__ (38) 52.223-11, Ozone-Depleting Substances and High Global Warming Potential Hydrofluorocarbons (Jun 2016) (E.O. 13693).

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__ (39) 52.223-12, Maintenance, Service, Repair, or Disposal of Refrigeration Equipment and Air Conditioners (Jun 2016) (E.O. 13693).

__ (40) (i) 52.223-13, Acquisition of EPEAT®-Registered Imaging Equipment (Jun 2014) (E.O.s 13423 and 13514).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Oct 2015) of 52.223-13.

__ (41) (i) 52.223-14, Acquisition of EPEAT®-Registered Televisions (Jun 2014) (E.O.s 13423 and 13514).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Jun2014) of 52.223-14.

__ (42) 52.223-15, Energy Efficiency in Energy-Consuming Products (May 2020) (42 U.S.C. 8259b).

__ (43) (i) 52.223-16, Acquisition of EPEAT®-Registered Personal Computer Products (Oct 2015) (E.O.s 13423 and 13514).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Jun 2014) of 52.223-16.

X (44) 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (Jun 2020) (E.O. 13513).

__ (45) 52.223-20, Aerosols (Jun 2016) (E.O. 13693).

__ (46) 52.223-21, Foams (Jun2016) (E.O. 13693).

__ (47) (i) 52.224-3 Privacy Training (Jan 2017) (5 U.S.C. 552 a).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Jan 2017) of 52.224-3.

__ (48) 52.225-1, Buy American-Supplies (Nov 2021) (41 U.S.C. chapter 83).

__ (49) (i) 52.225-3, Buy American-Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act (Nov 2021) (41 U.S.C.chapter83, 19 U.S.C. 3301 note, 19 U.S.C. 2112 note, 19 U.S.C. 3805 note, 19 U.S.C.

4001 note, Pub. L. 103-182, 108-77, 108-78, 108-286, 108-302, 109-53, 109-169, 109-283, 110- 138, 112-41, 112-42, and 112-43.

__ (ii) Alternate I (Jan 2021) of 52.225-3.

__ (iii) Alternate II (Jan 2021) of 52.225-3.

__ (iv) Alternate III (Jan 2021) of 52.225-3.

__ (50) 52.225-5, Trade Agreements (Oct 2019) (19 U.S.C. 2501, et seq., 19 U.S.C. 3301 note).

__ (51) 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (Feb 2021) (E.O.’s, proclamations, and statutes administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury).

__ (52) 52.225-26, Contractors Performing Private Security Functions Outside the United States (Oct 2016) (Section 862, as amended, of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008; 10 U.S.C. 2302Note).

__ (53) 52.226-4, Notice of Disaster or Emergency Area Set-Aside (Nov2007) (42 U.S.C.

5150).

__ (54) 52.226-5, Restrictions on Subcontracting Outside Disaster or Emergency Area (Nov2007) (42 U.S.C. 5150).

__ (55) 52.229-12, Tax on Certain Foreign Procurements (Feb 2021).

__ (56) 52.232-29, Terms for Financing of Purchases of Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Nov 2021) (41 U.S.C. 4505, 10 U.S.C. 2307(f)).

__ (57) 52.232-30, Installment Payments for Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Nov 2021) (41 U.S.C. 4505, 10 U.S.C. 2307(f)).

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X (58) 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-System for Award Management (Oct2018) (31 U.S.C. 3332).

__ (59) 52.232-34, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Other than System for Award Management (Jul 2013) (31 U.S.C. 3332).

__ (60) 52.232-36, Payment by Third Party (May 2014) (31 U.S.C. 3332).

__ (61) 52.239-1, Privacy or Security Safeguards (Aug 1996) (5 U.S.C. 552a).

__ (62) 52.242-5, Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (Jan 2017) (15 U.S.C.

637(d)(13)).

__ (63) (i) 52.247-64, Preference for Privately Owned U.S.-Flag Commercial Vessels (Nov 2021) (46 U.S.C. 55305 and 10 U.S.C. 2631).

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

__ (iii) Alternate II (Nov 2021) of 52.247-64.

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

[Contracting Officer check as appropriate.]

X (1) 52.222-41, Service Contract Labor Standards (Aug 2018) (41 U.S.C. chapter67).

X (2) 52.222-42, Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires (May 2014) (29 U.S.C.

206 and 41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

__ (3) 52.222-43, Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Labor Standards-Price Adjustment (Multiple Year and Option Contracts) (Aug 2018) (29 U.S.C. 206 and 41 U.S.C.

chapter 67).

__ (4) 52.222-44, Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Labor Standards-Price Adjustment (May 2014) ( 29U.S.C.206 and 41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

__ (5) 52.222-51, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Maintenance, Calibration, or Repair of Certain Equipment-Requirements (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

__ (6) 52.222-53, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Certain Services-Requirements (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

X (7) 52.222-55, Minimum Wages Under Executive Order 13658 (Nov 2020).

X (8) 52.222-62, Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706 (Jan 2017) (E.O.

13706).

__ (9) 52.226-6, Promoting Excess Food Donation to Nonprofit Organizations (Jun 2020) (42 U.S.C. 1792).

(d) Comptroller General Examination of Record. The Contractor shall comply with the provisions of this paragraph (d) if this contract was awarded using other than sealed bid, is in excess of the simplified acquisition threshold, as defined in FAR 2.101, on the date of award of this contract, and does not contain the clause at 52.215-2, Audit and Records-Negotiation.

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(1) The Comptroller General of the United States, or an authorized representative of the Comptroller General, shall have access to and right to examine any of the Contractor’s directly pertinent records involving transactions related to this contract.

(2) The Contractor shall make available at its offices at all reasonable times the records, materials, and other evidence for examination, audit, or reproduction, until 3 years after final payment under this contract or for any shorter period specified in FAR subpart 4.7, Contractor Records Retention, of the other clauses of this contract. If this contract is completely or partially terminated, the records relating to the work terminated shall be made available for 3 years after any resulting final termination settlement. Records relating to appeals under the disputes clause or to litigation or the settlement of claims arising under or relating to this contract shall be made available until such appeals, litigation, or claims are finally resolved.

(3) As used in this clause, records include books, documents, accounting procedures and practices, and other data, regardless of type and regardless of form. This does not require the Contractor to create or maintain any record that the Contractor does not maintain in the ordinary course of business or pursuant to a provision of law.

(e) (1) Notwithstanding the requirements of the clauses in paragraphs (a), (b), (c), and (d) of this clause, the Contractor is not required to flow down any FAR clause, other than those in this paragraph (e)(1) in a subcontract for commercial products or commercial services. Unless otherwise indicated below, the extent of the flow down shall be as required by the clause-

(i) 52.203-13, Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct (Nov 2021) (41 U.S.C.

3509).

(ii) 52.203-19, Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements (Jan 2017) (section 743 of Division E, Title VII, of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub. L. 113-235) and its successor provisions in subsequent appropriations acts (and as extended in continuing resolutions)).

(iii) 52.204-23, Prohibition on Contracting for Hardware, Software, and Services Developed or Provided by Kaspersky Lab and Other Covered Entities (Nov 2021) (Section 1634 of Pub. L. 115-91).

(iv) 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment. (Nov 2021) (Section 889(a)(1)(A) of Pub. L. 115-232).

(v) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (Oct 2018) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(2) and (3)), in all subcontracts that offer further subcontracting opportunities. If the subcontract (except subcontracts to small business concerns) exceeds the applicable threshold specified in FAR 19.702(a) on the date of subcontract award, the subcontractor must include 52.219-8 in lower tier subcontracts that offer subcontracting opportunities.

(vi) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Apr 2015).

(vii) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Sep 2015) (E.O.11246).

(viii) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (Jun 2020) (38 U.S.C. 4212).

(ix) 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (Jun 2020) (29 U.S.C.

793).

(x) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans (Jun 2020) (38 U.S.C. 4212).

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(xi) 52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act (Dec 2010) (E.O. 13496). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (f) of FAR clause 52.222-40.

(xii) 52.222-41, Service Contract Labor Standards (Aug 2018) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

(xiii) (A) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (Nov 2021) (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O 13627).

(B) Alternate I (Mar 2015) of 52.222-50 (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O. 13627).

(xiv) 52.222-51, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Maintenance, Calibration, or Repair of Certain Equipment-Requirements (May2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

(xv) 52.222-53, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Certain Services-Requirements (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

(xvi) 52.222-54, Employment Eligibility Verification (Nov 2021) (E.O. 12989).

(xvii) 52.222-55, Minimum Wages Under Executive Order 13658 (Nov 2020).

(xviii) 52.222-62, Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706 (Jan 2017) (E.O.

13706).

(xix) (A) 52.224-3, Privacy Training (Jan 2017) (5 U.S.C. 552a).

(B) Alternate I (Jan 2017) of 52.224-3.

(xx) 52.225-26, Contractors Performing Private Security Functions Outside the United States (Oct 2016) (Section 862, as amended, of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008; 10 U.S.C. 2302 Note).

(xxi) 52.226-6, Promoting Excess Food Donation to Nonprofit Organizations (Jun 2020) (42 U.S.C. 1792). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (e) of FAR clause 52.226-6.

(xxii) 52.247-64, Preference for Privately Owned U.S.-Flag Commercial Vessels (Nov 2021) (46 U.S.C. 55305 and 10 U.S.C. 2631). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph

(d) of FAR clause 52.247-64.

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

(End of clause)

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SECTION 4

QUOTATION PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS

4.1 FAR 52.252-1 – SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY

REFERENCE (FEB 1998)

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 address:

www.acquisition.gov/far FAR Clause Title Date 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors – Commercial Items Oct 2018 52.203-18 Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Jan 2017 Require Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements – Representation 52.204-7 System for Award Management Oct 2018

4.2 SUBMISSION OF QUESTIONS

Any questions regarding this RFQ must be delivered to William Rilee at William.Rilee@bsee.gov no later than 4:00 PM Eastern Time on January 07, 2022.

4.3 QUOTATION DUE DATE

Quotations submitted in response to this RFQ shall be received by 4:00 PM Eastern Time on January 14, 2022 via email to William Rilee with the Solicitation No. clearly identified on the quote and in the subject line of the email.

4.4 QUOTATION SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS

Quotations must be submitted in two parts: 1) Price and 2) Technical, in accordance with the instructions contained in this solicitation. All quotations must be submitted in Microsoft Word, Adobe PDF, and/or Microsoft Excel.

The failure to submit any of the information requested in this RFQ may lead to the rejection of your quotation without further discussion.

This RFQ in no way obligates the Government to issue or award orders. The Government will not be responsible for any costs incurred by responding to this RFQ or subsequent orders. You may participate by submitting your response in accordance with the instructions contained herein.

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4.4.1 Price

The offeror shall quote a pricing structure in accordance with the table under 1.1 in section 1.

Quotations shall include a statement that the offeror’s quotation is valid for a minimum of 30 calendar days from the date of submission. Your quote shall provide the pricing/rates to meet the requirements of the RFQ. Your price portion must clearly identify your basis of pricing and a cumulative summary of pricing to include the total proposed for this contract.

4.4.2 Technical

The Technical part is limited to 10 pages, not including the title pages, the table of contents, and Past Performance/Experience forms. Any pages in excess of those specified will not be evaluated. No material may be incorporated by reference to circumvent the page limitation.

Your submission must use black 12-point font, single-spaced, white 8.5 x 11 inch paper. Page margins must be one inch at the top, bottom, and each side. Headers, footers, and page numbering may be outside the 1-inch margin, but not less than a .5 inch margin. Headers, footers tables/figures and page numbering may be in 10-point or 12-point font.

The Technical Part must address topics and requirements specified in the Statement of Work (SOW) as instructed below.

4.4.2.1 Technical Understanding and Management Approach

(a) The Offeror shall fully describe and discuss in detail its technical understanding, approach, and ability to accomplish the work outlined in the Statement of Work (SOW), Section 2.

Quotations shall include a general discussion of the technical approach and procedures to be followed to manage and perform services identified in Section 2.

(b) The Offeror shall submit a comprehensive approach for managing the SOW, Section 2. The management approach should discuss how the Offeror will cost-effectively manage the project schedule, performance, risks, subcontracts (if applicable), and data to support the demonstration objectives.

4.4.3 Assumption, Conditions or Exceptions

An Offeror shall highlight any of its assumptions, conditions or/and exceptions to clauses, provisions or/and requirements that conflict with this RFQ. This information will be reviewed by the Government. Any terms and conditions or conflicting information that is considered unacceptable by the Government and cannot be resolved may result in the Offeror being removed from consideration. If an Offeror’s assumptions, conditions or/and exceptions to clauses, provisions or/and requirements conflict with this RFQ and are NOT noted in a separately titled section of the Offeror’s quotation, then it will be assumed that the Offeror proposes no assumptions, conditions or/and exceptions to clauses, provisions or/and requirements. Therefore, it will be assumed that the Offeror agrees to comply with all of the

140E0122Q0013 - Sterling Carpet Cleaning Page 18 of 22 terms and conditions as set forth herein in this RFQ. It is not the responsibility of the Government to seek out and identify assumptions, conditions or/and exceptions to clauses, provisions or/and requirements that are buried within the Offeror’s quotation.

4.5 DIAR 1452.215-71 – Use and Disclosure of Proposal Information—Department of the Interior (APR 1984)

(a) Definitions. For the purposes of this provision and the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C.

552), the following terms shall have the meaning set forth below:

(1) “Trade Secret” means an unpatented, secret, commercially valuable plan, appliance, formula, or process, which is used for making, preparing, compounding, treating or processing articles or materials which are trade commodities.

(2) “Confidential commercial or financial information” means any business information (other than trade secrets) which is exempt from the mandatory disclosure requirement of the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. 552. Exemptions from mandatory disclosure which may be applicable to business information contained in proposals include exemption (4), which covers “commercial and financial information obtained from a person and privileged or confidential,” and exemption (9), which covers “geological and geophysical information, including maps, concerning wells.”

(b) If the offeror, or its subcontractor(s), believes that the proposal contains trade secrets or confidential commercial or financial information exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act, (5 U.S.C. 552), the cover page of each copy of the proposal shall be marked with the following legend:

“The information specifically identified on pages ______ of this proposal constitutes trade secrets or confidential commercial and financial information which the offeror believes to be exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act. The offeror requests that this information not be disclosed to the public, except as may be required by law. The offeror also requests that this information not be used in whole or part by the government for any purpose other than to evaluate the proposal, except that if a contract is awarded to the offeror as a result of or in connection with the submission of the proposal, the Government shall have the right to use the information to the extent provided in the contract.”

(c) The offeror shall also specifically identify trade secret information and confidential commercial and financial information on the pages of the proposal on which it appears and shall mark each such page with the following legend:

“This page contains trade secrets or confidential commercial and financial information which the offeror believes to be exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act and which is subject to the legend contained on the cover page of this proposal.”

(d) Information in a proposal identified by an offeror as trade secret information or confidential commercial and financial information shall be used by the Government only for the purpose of evaluating the proposal, except that (i) if a contract is awarded to the offeror as a result of or in connection with submission of the proposal, the Government shall have the right to use the information as provided in the contract, and (ii) if the same information is obtained from another source without restriction it may be used without restriction.

(e) If a request under the Freedom of Information Act seeks access to information in a proposal

140E0122Q0013 - Sterling Carpet Cleaning Page 19 of 22 identified as trade secret information or confidential commercial and financial information, full consideration will be given to the offeror's view that the information constitutes trade secrets or confidential commercial or financial information. The offeror will also be promptly notified of the request and given an opportunity to provide additional evidence and argument in support of its position, unless administratively unfeasible to do so. If it is determined that information claimed by the offeror to be trade secret information or confidential commercial or financial information is not exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act, the offeror will be notified of this determination prior to disclosure of the information.

(f) The Government assumes no liability for the disclosure or use of information contained in a proposal if not marked in accordance with paragraphs (b) and (c) of this provision. If a request under the Freedom of Information Act is made for information in a proposal not marked in accordance with paragraphs (b) and (c) of this provision, the offeror concerned shall be promptly notified of the request and given an opportunity to provide its position to the Government.

However, failure of an offeror to mark information contained in a proposal as trade secret information or confidential commercial or financial information will be treated by the Government as evidence that the information is not exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act, absent a showing that the failure to mark was due to unusual or extenuating circumstances, such as a showing that the offeror had intended to mark, but that markings were omitted from the offeror's proposal due to clerical error.

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SECTION 5

EVALUATION OF QUOTATIONS

5.1 GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

Quotations shall be prepared and submitted in accordance with the instructions contained in Section 4 of this RFQ. The technical submission will be evaluated separately from the price submission. Each submission will be evaluated against the evaluation factors and sub-factors listed below.

5.2 BASIS FOR AWARD

Award shall be made to the responsible offeror whose quotation, in conforming to this RFQ, provides the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) offer to the Government. The evaluation shall be performed on the basis of the lowest evaluated price of quotes meeting or exceeding the acceptability standards for non-cost factors. The LPTA source selection process shall not involve tradeoffs between technical and cost details. Each quote will be evaluated for acceptability or unacceptability, but not ranked using the non-cost/price factors.

The Government reserves the right not to make an award as a result of this competition if, in the opinion of the Government, none of the submissions would provide satisfactory performance at a price that is considered fair and reasonable and/or economically feasible.

The Government reserves the right not to make an award as a result of this competition.

5.3 EVALUATION CRITERIA

To be considered Technically Acceptable, the Offerors shall meet or exceed all of the technical criteria’s listed below:

a. Evaluation of the Offeror’s technical quote by the Government to determine if they meet the Government’s requirements as stated in Section 2. The offeror shall provide a demonstrated knowledge of being able to preserve the warranty requirements in Section 2. The offeror shall provide documentation that demonstrates the use of cleaning equipment, systems, and solutions that have a Seal of Approval from CRI.Seal of Approval from CRI. The offeror shall provide a statement certifying the ability to respond to on call requests discussed Task 2 of section 2.

5.4 PRICE EVALUATION

Price analysis techniques will be performed under this effort. The Government will evaluate the quoted prices for reasonableness by comparing the proposed prices of the technically acceptable quotes received against each other. If the Offeror with the lowest priced quote meets the technically acceptable criteria, as stated in Section 5.2, a hybrid (FFP & LH) Purchase Order will be awarded to the lowest price technically acceptable Offeror.

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5.4.1 FAR 52.217-5 EVALUATION OF OPTIONS (JULY 1990)

Except when it is determined in accordance with FAR 17.206(b), not to be in the Government’s best interests, the Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all task orders and task order options to the total price for the basic requirement. Evaluation of options will not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s).

To account for the possible use of the six-month option period extension permitted under 52.217- 8, the Government will take the estimated pricing from the final option period prorated to a six-month value and add it to the sum of the base plus all option periods. This amount will be the total evaluated price for the purchase order.

5.5 AWARD WITHOUT COMMUNICATIONS…