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The United States Department of the Interior, the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE), on behalf of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), is hereby soliciting a firm-fixed-price (FFP) quotation in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) part 13, for support of the University-National Oceanographic Laboratory System (UNOLS).

Delivery: 04/30/2023 Period of Performance: 05/01/2022 to 04/30/2023 Continued ...

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Solicitation No. 140M0122Q0016 | UNOLS Support

SECTION 1

PRICING

1.1 GENERAL INFORMATION

This acquisition is being conducted in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) part 13 - Simplified Acquisition Procedures for other than commercial items. Under this Request for Quote (RFQ), the United States Department of the Interior (DOI), Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE), on behalf of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), anticipates awarding a Firm Fixed Price Purchase Order to provide funding to the University of Washington in support of the University-National Oceanographic Laboratory System (UNOLS). The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 541620, Environmental Consulting Services.

1.2 CONTRACT LINE ITEM/PRICING

The specific details and descriptions of the Contract Line Item Number (CLIN) are described as follows:

CLIN DESCRIPTION QTY UNIT FIRM-FIXED-PRICE

00010 UNOLS Support 1 JOB $_____*______ Fiscal Year 2023 Cycle

*Offeror is required to fill-in pricing where indicated as part of its quote submission.

1.3 PARTIAL DELIVERY PAYMENT SCHEDULE

Payment shall be made once the following deliverables have been received and accepted by the Government in accordance with FAR 52.212-4(i), Payments.

Payment No.

Deliverable / Milestone Payment Amount

1 Acceptance of 1st quarterly newsletter 25% *

2 Acceptance of 2nd quarterly newsletter 25% *

3 Acceptance of 3rd quarterly newsletter 25% *

4 Acceptance of 4th quarterly newsletter 25% *

*Offeror is required to fill-in pricing where indicated as part of its quote submission.

SECTION 2

STATEMENT OF WORK

UNOLS Support: Fiscal Year 2023 Cycle

2.1 INTRODUCTION

The United States Department of the Interior, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has a mandate to conduct environmental studies needed for the assessment and management of environmental impacts on the human, marine, and coastal environments. To accomplish this, BOEM has joined with other federal agencies to support the University-National Oceanographic Laboratory System (UNOLS), currently headquartered at the University of Washington (UW).

UNOLS is a consortium of more than fifty (50) U.S. academic institutions and national laboratories dedicated to research and educational programs in various aspects of oceanographic infrastructure.

2.2 SCOPE OF WORK

The UNOLS infrastructure is composed of myriad assets including ships and deep submergence vessels, aircraft, and major instrumentation. Institutions or federal agencies own these facilities and it is through the UNOLS system that the community has access to them. The University of Washington (UW) School of Oceanography (SoO) is hosting the UNOLS Office for an initial five-year term beginning in May 2019.

The UNOLS Office will provide, as is prudent, the following services:

Ensure the efficient scheduling of UNOLS vessels for the science and education that needs to be conducted at sea, so that these valuable assets are utilized in the most cost-effective manner possible;

Ensure that science operations are conducted safely;

Foster a civil climate free of harassment and/or discrimination for seagoing scientists and ships’ crews;

Collect, sort, analyze, and present data that tell the comprehensive story of at-sea research conducted within the UNOLS domain;

Facilitate the continued close working relationships and cooperation that exists throughout the UNOLS coalition to drive the success of the UNOLS concept;

Continue to foster the sharing of experiences, ideas, knowledge, and skills amongst the

UNOLS institutions;

Mentor young scientists, technicians, and mariners so that they continue the extraordinary work accomplished at sea, in the laboratories, and in the classroom by those who came before them; and

Facilitate communication between the Federal agencies and the UNOLS operating institutions so that necessary information is shared in a timely fashion and essential taskings and requests are quickly responded to.

This proposed effort will support the staff, facilities, and operations needed to carry out the goals and activities of UNOLS.

2.3 DELIVERABLES

The Contractor shall provide the Contracting Officer’s Representative, identified in Section 3.3, a quarterly newsletter that shows UNOLS activities supported for the preceding quarter and anticipated tasks to perform in the succeeding quarter. Deliverables can be emailed or submitted with the invoices for payment.

2.4 ADDRESSES FOR DELIVERABLES

Contracting Officer’s Representative

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AWARD

Contracting Officer [CO] Darren Ho Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement Acquisition Operations Branch 45600 Woodland Rd., MS VAE-AMD Sterling, VA 20166 Darren.Ho@bsee.gov

Chief, Environmental Studies Program

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Bureau of Ocean Energy Management 45600 Woodland Rd., MS VAM-OEP Sterling, VA 20166 EnvironmentalStudiesProgram2@boem.gov

Environmental Studies Program [ESP] Representative:

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AWARD

2.5 SCIENTIFIC INTEGRITY

Scientific integrity is vital to Department of the Interior (DOI) activities under which scientific research, data, summaries, syntheses, interpretations, presentations, and/or publications are developed and used. Failure to uphold the highest degree of scientific integrity will result not only in potentially flawed scientific results, interpretations, and applications but will damage DOI’s reputation and ability to uphold the public’s trust. All work performed must comply with the DOI Scientific Integrity Policy posted to http://www.doi.gov, or its equivalent as provided by their organization or State law.

SECTION 3

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

3.1 SCOPE

A Firm Fixed Price (FFP) Purchase Order shall be issued under the authority of the Department of the Interior, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE), on behalf of Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) for support of the University-National Oceanographic Laboratory System (UNOLS).

3.2 PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE

The period of performance for this effort shall be from 5/1/2022 through 4/30/2023.

3.3 PLACE OF DELIVERY AND CONTRACTING OFFICER’S REPRESENTATIVE

(COR)

All deliverables under this effort shall be made to the Contractor Officer’s Representative (COR) at the address below:

Attn: To be announced upon award U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Ocean Energy Management

45600 Woodland Road, Mailstop VAM-OEP Sterling, VA 20166-9216 Phone: TBD Email: TBD

3.4 CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION

The BSEE Contracting Officer is Darren Ho. Copies of all correspondence shall be provided at the address below:

Attn: Darren Ho

U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement 45600 Woodland Road, Mailstop VAE-AMD Sterling, VA 20166-9216 Email: Darren.Ho@bsee.gov

3.5 INVOICING REQUIREMENT

An Invoice shall be submitted in accordance with Section 3.5.1 below and in accordance with the delivery payment table in Section 1.3.

3.5.1 DOI-AAAP-0028 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.

3.6 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.

3.7 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;

(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.

3.8 FAR 52.252-2 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998)

This order incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. The Contractor shall comply with these clauses unless the circumstances do not apply. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. The full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at https://www.acquisition.gov/far/.

Clause Title

52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance (OCT 2018) 52.204-18 Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance (AUG 2020)

52.204-19 Incorporation by Reference of Representations and Certifications (DEC 2014) 52.213-4 Terms and Conditions—Simplified Acquisitions (Other Than Commercial

Products and Commercial Services) (JAN 2022) 52.223-6 Drug-Free Workplace (MAY 2001) 52.223-18 Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (JUN

2020) 52.232-23 Assignment of Claims (MAY 2014)

3.9 STATEMENT OF DISCLAIMER

(a) The Contractor shall place the appropriate disclaimer clause on the first printed page of any draft final report and final report.

(1) Draft Final Report. “This draft report has not been reviewed by BOEM, nor has it been approved for publication. Approval, when given, does not signify that the contents necessarily reflect the views and policies of the Bureau, nor does mention of the trade names or commercial products constitute endorsement or recommendation for use.”

(2) Final Report. “This report has been technically reviewed by BOEM, and it has been approved for publication. The views and conclusions contained in this document are those of the authors and should not be interpreted as representing the opinions or policies of the US Government, nor does mention of trade names or commercial products constitute endorsement or recommendation for use.”

(b) Acknowledgment of Sponsorship. In addition to the above information, the Contractor shall acknowledge Federal sponsorship in draft and final reports by placing the followings statement on the title page of both reports:

“Study concept, oversight, and funding were provided by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Environmental Studies Program, Washington, DC under Purchase Order Number ______________.”

SECTION 4

QUOTATION PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS

4.1 QUOTATION PREPARATION

To be considered for award, submit a quotation in accordance with Section 1-Pricing, Section 2- Statement of Work, and Section 4-Quotation Preparation Instructions.

4.2 CONTENTS OF QUOTATION

4.2.1 PRICING. The Offeror shall quote a pricing structure in accordance with Section 1 of this RFQ. The price quote shall be based on standard or other than commercial pricing, utilizing any and all discounts. The Offeror shall include an internal price list as a quote attachment for determination of fair and reasonable pricing.

4.2.2 STANDARD FORM 18. The Offeror shall complete blocks 12 through 15 on the Standard Form 18 (page 1) of the RFQ.

4.2.3 QUOTE VALIDITY. Quotations submitted shall have validity of 30 calendar days from the date of submission.

4.2.4 REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS (Attachment 1). The Offeror shall complete the representations and certifications as applicable and return with the quotation.

4.3 ASSUMPTIONS, CONDITIONS, OR EXCEPTIONS

The Offeror must identify all (if any) assumptions, conditions, or exceptions taken with any of the terms and conditions of the RFQ. If not clearly identified in the quote, it will be assumed that the Offeror agrees to comply with all of the terms and conditions as set forth in the RFQ. It is not the responsibility of the Government to seek out and identify assumptions, conditions, or exceptions buried within the Offeror’s quote.

4.4 QUOTATION DUE DATE AND METHOD OF DELIVERY

The quotation submitted in response to this RFQ shall be submitted via email to the Contracting Officer, Darren Ho at Darren.Ho@bsee.gov.

A response to this RFQ is requested by 11:00 AM Eastern Time, March 30, 2022, or earlier if possible.

4.5 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:

https://www.acquisition.gov/far/.

Provision Title 52.204-7 System for Award Management (OCT 2018)

SECTION 5

EVALUATION OF QUOTATION

5.1 GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

A Quotation shall be prepared and submitted in accordance with and comply with the instructions contained in Section 4 of this RFQ.

5.2 BASIS FOR AWARD / EVALUATION CRITERIA

The Government will evaluate the technical acceptability of the offer on the basis of information furnished by the Offeror in accordance with Sections 1, 2, and 4 of this RFQ. The Government is not responsible for locating or obtaining any information not identified in the offer.

5.3 PRICE EVALUATION

The Offeror is expected to quote a reasonable price in accordance with information provided in Sections 1, 2, and 4 of this RFQ. The quotation will be evaluated to verify fair and reasonable pricing has been offered.

Attachment 1

FAR 52.204-8 ANNUAL REPRESENTATIONS AND CERITICATIONS (JAN 2022)

(a)

(1) The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is____541620____ [insert NAICS code].

(2) The small business size standard is ____$16.5M____ [insert size standard].

(3) The small business size standard for a concern which submits an offer in its own name, other than on a construction or service contract, but which proposes to furnish a product which it did not itself manufacture, is 500 employees.

(b)

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

(2) If the provision at 52.204-7, System for Award Management, 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 (d) 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 (d) applies.

(ii) □ Paragraph (d) does not apply and the offeror has completed the individual representations and certifications in the solicitation.

(c)

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

(i) 52.203-2, Certificate of Independent Price Determination. This provision applies to solicitations when a firm-fixed-price contract or fixed-price contract with economic price adjustment is contemplated, unless–

(A) The acquisition is to be made under the simplified acquisition procedures in part 13;

(B) The solicitation is a request for technical proposals under two-step sealed bidding procedures; or

(C) The solicitation is for utility services for which rates are set by law or regulation.

(ii) 52.203-11, Certification and Disclosure Regarding Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions. This provision applies to solicitations expected to exceed $150,000.

(iii) 52.203-18, Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements-Representation. This provision applies to all solicitations.

(iv) 52.204-3, Taxpayer Identification. This provision applies to solicitations that do not include the provision at 52.204-7, System for Award Management.

(v) 52.204-5, Women-Owned Business (Other Than Small Business). This provision applies to solicitations that-

(A) Are not set aside for small business concerns;

(B) Exceed the simplified acquisition threshold; and

(C) Are for contracts that will be performed in the United States or its outlying areas.

(vi) 52.204-26, Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services-Representation. This provision applies to all solicitations.

(vii) 52.209-2, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations-Representation.

(viii) 52.209-5, Certification Regarding Responsibility Matters. This provision applies to solicitations where the contract value is expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold.

(ix) 52.209-11, Representation by Corporations Regarding Delinquent Tax Liability or a Felony Conviction under any Federal Law. This provision applies to all solicitations.

(x) 52.214-14, Place of Performance-Sealed Bidding. This provision applies to invitations for bids except those in which the place of performance is specified by the Government.

(xi) 52.215-6, Place of Performance. This provision applies to solicitations unless the place of performance is specified by the Government.

(xii) 52.219-1, Small Business Program Representations (Basic, Alternates I, and II). This provision applies to solicitations when the contract will be performed in the United States or its outlying areas.

(A) The basic provision applies when the solicitations are issued by other than DoD, NASA, and the Coast Guard.

(B) The provision with its Alternate I applies to solicitations issued by DoD, NASA, or the Coast Guard.

(C) The provision with its Alternate II applies to solicitations that will result in a multiple-award contract with more than one NAICS code assigned.

(xiii) 52.219-2, Equal Low Bids. This provision applies to solicitations when contracting by sealed bidding and the contract will be performed in the United States or its outlying areas.

(xiv) 52.222-22, Previous Contracts and Compliance Reports. This provision applies to solicitations that include the clause at 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity.

(xv) 52.222-25, Affirmative Action Compliance. This provision applies to solicitations, other than those for construction, when the solicitation includes the clause at 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity.

(xvi) 52.222-38, Compliance with Veterans’ Employment Reporting Requirements. This provision applies to solicitations when it is anticipated the contract award will exceed the simplified acquisition threshold and the contract is not for acquisition of commercial items.

(xvii) 52.223-1, Biobased Product Certification. This provision applies to solicitations that require the delivery or specify the use of USDA–designated items; or include the clause at 52.223-2, Affirmative Procurement of Biobased Products Under Service and Construction Contracts.

(xviii) 52.223-4, Recovered Material Certification. This provision applies to solicitations that are for, or specify the use of, EPA–designated items.

(xix) 52.223-22, Public Disclosure of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Reduction Goals- Representation. This provision applies to solicitations that include the clause at 52.204-7.)

(xx) 52.225-2, Buy American Certificate. This provision applies to solicitations containing the clause at 52.225-1.

(xxi) 52.225-4, Buy American-Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act Certificate. (Basic, Alternates I, II, and III.) This provision applies to solicitations containing the clause at 52.225-3.

(A) If the acquisition value is less than $25,000, the basic provision applies.

(B) If the acquisition value is $25,000 or more but is less than $50,000, the provision with its Alternate I applies.

(C) If the acquisition value is $50,000 or more but is less than $83,099, the provision with its Alternate II applies.

(D) If the acquisition value is $83,099 or more but is less than $100,000, the provision with its Alternate III applies.

(xxii) 52.225-6, Trade Agreements Certificate. This provision applies to solicitations containing the clause at 52.225-5.

(xxiii) 52.225-20, Prohibition on Conducting Restricted Business Operations in Sudan- Certification. This provision applies to all solicitations.

(xxiv) 52.225-25, Prohibition on Contracting with Entities Engaging in Certain Activities or Transactions Relating to Iran-Representation and Certifications. This provision applies to all solicitations.

(xxv) 52.226-2, Historically Black College or University and Minority Institution Representation. This provision applies to solicitations for research, studies, supplies, or services of the type normally acquired from higher educational institutions.

(2) The following representations or certifications are applicable as indicated by the Contracting Officer:

[Contracting Officer check as appropriate.]

__ (i) 52.204-17, Ownership or Control of Offeror.

__ (ii) 52.204-20, Predecessor of Offeror.

__ (iii) 52.222-18, Certification Regarding Knowledge of Child Labor for Listed End Products.

__ (iv) 52.222-48, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Maintenance, Calibration, or Repair of Certain Equipment- Certification.

__ (v) 52.222-52, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Certain Services-Certification.

__ (vi) 52.223-9, with its Alternate I, Estimate of Percentage of Recovered Material Content for EPA–Designated Products (Alternate I only).

__ (vii) 52.227-6, Royalty Information.

____ (A) Basic.

____ (B) Alternate I.

__ (viii) 52.227-15, Representation of Limited Rights Data and Restricted Computer Software.

(d) The offeror has completed the annual representations and certifications electronically in SAM website accessed through https://www.sam.gov. After reviewing the SAM 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 paragraph (c) 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 4.1201);

except for the changes identified below [offeror to insert changes, identifying change by clause 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 Clause # 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 posted on SAM.