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Request for Quotation No. 140M0122Q0033

COMBINED SYNOPSIS AND SOLICITATION

Procurement Overview: This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.6 – Streamlined Procedures for Evaluation and Solicitation for Commercial Items, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotations are being requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued.

This solicitation is also issued under the authority and in accordance with FAR 13.5 – Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Products and Commercial Services.

Project Description: The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI), Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE), on behalf of the Bureau of Ocean and Energy Management (BOEM) has a requirement for “SEASCRIBE OPERATING SYSTEM APP UPDATE”. The estimated period of performance for this requirement is twelve (12) months with four (4) 12-motnh option periods.

Solicitation: This procurement is being issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ). The RFQ number associated with this procurement is 140M0123Q0045. This solicitation document and incorporated clauses and provisions are those through effect of Federal Acquisition Circular 2023-04 effective 06/02/2023.

Contract Type: A Firm Fixed Price Purchase Order will be issued as a result of this solicitation.

PSC/NAICS/Small Business Standards/Set-Aside The Product Service Code (PSC) associated with this procurement is D308- IT and Telecom – Programming. The North American Industrial Classification Systems (NAICS) code is 541511, CUSTOM COMPUTER PROGRAMMING SERVICES, with a small business size standard of $34 million. This procurement will be conducted as unrestricted.

SAM

Per FAR 4.1102 and 52.204-7(b)(1), contractors must be registered in SAM at the time an offer or quotation is submitted in order to comply with the annual representations and certifications requirements.

Government Point of Contact The point of contact for this procurement is Darren Ho, Contracting Officer, BSEE, Acquisition Financial Assistance Branch, 45600 Woodland Rd., Sterling, VA 20166. Responses to this solicitation must be submitted electronically via email to Darren.Ho@bsee.gov no later than the closing date and time referenced in the solicitation. All email correspondence must reference “RFQ No. 140M0122Q0045” in the subject line.

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FAR (48 CFR) 53.110

SEASCRIBE OPERATING SYSTEM APP UPDATE 140M0123Q0045

SECTION 1

PRICING

1.1 GENERAL

The 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 purchase order in accordance with FAR Part 13 – Simplified Acquisition Procedures.

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this requirement is 541511, titled “CUSTOM COMPUTER PROGRAMMING SERVICES.”

1.2 AWARD TYPE

The Government anticipates the award of a Firm Fixed Price purchase order.

1.3 CONTRACT LINE ITEM PRICING

The specific details and descriptions of the Contract Line Item Number (CLIN) is described below. Offerors shall provide detailed pricing required to perform the work described in Section 2. Offerors shall provide fill-in information as part of the quote.

CLIN DESCRIPTION TOTAL FIRM FIXED PRICE

00010 BASE YEAR:

Seascribe Operating System Support App Renewal $

CLIN 00010 is a firm-fixed-price (FFP) line item with a period of performance of 12 months from the date of purchase order award. FFP CLINs must include all supplies, services, and travel. The effort under line item 00010 shall be accomplished in accordance with the Statement of Work and the Contractor’s technical submission which will be incorporated by reference at purchase order award.

00020 OPTION YEAR ONE:

CLIN 00020-50 is a firm-fixed-price (FFP) line item with a period of performance of 12 months from the date of option modification issuance. FFP CLINs must include all supplies, services, and travel. The effort under line item 00020 shall be accomplished in accordance with the Statement of Work and the Contractor’s technical submission which will be incorporated by reference at purchase order award.

00030 OPTION YEAR TWO:

00040 OPTION YEAR THREE:

00050 OPTION YEAR FOUR:

SECTION 2

STATEMENT OF OBJECTIVES

SEASCRIBE OPERATING SYSTEM APP UPDATE

2.1 INTRODUCTION

The U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) requires the Contractor to provide the technical and scientific services for the requirements of this Purchase Order (PO). The work to be performed under this PO falls within Section 2, for the project titled “SeaScribe Operating System App Update.”

2.2 OBJECTIVES

The objective of this is for the Contractor to update SeaScribe to be compatible with the most current operating systems.

2.3 SCOPE OF OBJECTIVES

The Contractor shall perform all work in 2.4.

2.4 PURCHASE OBJECTIVES

(a) Provide Overall Project Coordination and Management

(1) Post award meeting with BOEM: Within one month of contract award, hold a post-award teleconference meeting with the BOEM office staff in Sterling, VA. During the post award meeting, any outstanding issues will be addressed. The contractor shall: (i) Provide agenda to participants prior to the meeting. (ii) Provide a Project schedule within one week of meeting. (iii) Provide a Meeting Summary to participants within one week of meeting.

(2) Quarterly Progress Reports: Submit quarterly progress reports to the COR as email or email attachment (no more than 2 pages). The progress reports shall include: (i) A summary of all work performed during the preceding month and overall progress made against the schedule; (ii) A summary of significant technical, schedule, or cost problems encountered during the preceding month, including an assessment of their probable effects on meeting contract provisions; (iii) A summary of any resolutions agreed to between BOEM and the Contractor regarding these problems.

(b) Update and Post App

(1) SeaScribe will be updated to be compliant and compatible with the current versions of iOS and Android operating systems. Quality control checks will be performed to ensure smooth functioning of the application. The application should be free from bugs, crashes, and unexpected behavior. BOEM should be alerted to any potential issues with the application due to future releases of iOS or Android operating systems that could cause unreliability in the application.

(2) Throughout the duration of this purchase order, a period of twelve months, SeaScribe will be updated as necessary to continue smooth functioning at each release of iOS or Android operating system major or minor releases.

Regardless of the number of major or minor releases, the application will be checked for functionality, using established quality control procedures, and revised as necessary. For example, the application will be checked for full functionality each time a new OS is released (v 16.5.1, v 16.5.2, etc.) and modified as necessary to ensure full functioning of the software. Changes to the software will be documented in log files and as plain language text to be posted with the updated application. The plain language documentation will be readable and accessible to non-technical end users (i.e. non software developers). The updates and quality control shall be completed within 30 days of the OS release.

3) Following completion of any modifications to the software required due to OS updates, the contractor shall post the new version of SeaScribe on Google Play and the Apple iTunes App Store. The current version of the application existing on the download sites will be replaced with the updated version and its accompanying documentation. This purchase requires the contractor to follow guidelines and procedures required by the Apple and Google download sites necessary for the uploading of applications. Following updates to the application due to an OS change or as a result of user feedback improvements, the application will be reposted on Google Play or iTunes and documentation of the updates shall be recorded. The contractor will perform all necessary steps to post the application, this could require following Google or Apple procedures regarding documentation or other required specifications as needed to successfully post the app and make it available for public download and usage.

2.5 SCHEDULE AND DISTRIBUTION OF DELIVERABLES

Deliverable products shall be submitted to the addresses shown in 2.6 (b) below, in accordance with the following schedule (if no specification for hard copies is stated below, all copies shall be submitted in digital form):

Item Due Date Number of Copies Submit To:

Post-Award meeting (Virtual) 2.4(a)(1)(i&ii)

Within 1 month of award

Post-Award meeting summary 2.4.(a)(1)(iii)

Within 1 week of Post-Award meeting

1 Electronic copy CO

COR

Quarterly Progress Reports 2.4(a)(2)

By the 15th of the month

1 Electronic copy

COR

Update to Current OS Version 2.4(b)(1&2)

Within 6 months of contract award

1 Electronic copy

COR

Post SeaScribe to Google Play and iTunes 2.4(b)(3)

Within 15 days of new SeaScribe version(s)

1 Electronic copy

COR

2.6 POINTS OF CONTACT FOR DELIVERABLES

(a) Contracting Officer (CO) Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement Darren Ho 45600 Woodland Road Mailstop, VAE-AMD Sterling, Virginia 20166 Email: Darren.Ho@bsee.gov

(b) Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Office of Renewable Energy Programs

[INSERT AT AWARD]

45600 Woodland Road Sterling, Virginia 20166 Email: [INSERT AT AWARD] Phone: [INSERT AT AWARD]

SECTION 3

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

3.1 PURCHASE ORDER TERMS AND CONDITIONS

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 the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM).

3.2 CONTRACTOR’S TECHNICAL QUOTATION

The Contractor’s technical quotation may be incorporated by reference into the purchase order. Any inconsistencies or in the event of a discrepancy or conflict between the terms and conditions of the purchase order and the Contractor’s quotation arise, the purchase order terms and conditions shall take precedence.

3.3 PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE

The period of performance is anticipated to be twelve (12) months from date of award and includes four (4) additional twelve (12) month option year periods.

3.4 ADMINISTRATIVE POINTS OF CONTACT

(a) Contracting Officer: The Contracting Officer (CO) for this effort is as follows:

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

(b) Contracting Officer’s Representative: The Contracting Officer’s Representative

(COR) for this effort is as follows:

To be announced at time of award

3.6 INVOICING REQUIREMENT

Upon acceptance of deliverables by the Government, one invoice per location may be submitted through the Invoicing Processing Platform (IPP), in accordance with the instructions provided in Section 3.6.1 below.

3.6.1 DOI-AAAP-0028, Electronic Invoicing and Payment Requirements – Internet Payment Platform (IPP) (APR 2013)

Payment requests must be submitted electronipurchasey through the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Internet Payment 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: any information or details necessary for the processing of the invoice.

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 lPP 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 for submitting invoices for payment, the Contractor must submit a waiver request in writing to the Contracting Officer with its proposal or quotation.

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 INTERNET PROTOCOL VERSION 6 (JUN 2012)

(a) Any system hardware, software, firmware and/or networked component (voice, video or data) developed, procured, or acquired in support and/or performance of this contract shall be capable of transmitting, receiving, processing, forwarding and storing digital information across system boundaries utilizing system packets that are formatted in accordance with commercial standards of Internet Protocol (IP) version 6 (IPv6) as set forth in the USGv6 Profile (NIST Special Publication 500-267) and corresponding declarations of conformance defined in the USGv6 Test Program. In addition, this system shall maintain interoperability with IPv4 systems and provide at least the same level of performance and reliability capabilities of IPv4 products.

(b) Specifiy purchase, any new IP product or system developed, acquired, or produced must:

(1) Interoperate with both IPv6 and IPv4 systems and products, and

(2) Have available contractor/vendor IPv6 technical support for development and implementation and fielded product management.

(c) As IPv6 evolves, the Contractor commits to upgrading or providing an appropriate migration path for each item developed, delivered or utilized at no additional cost to the Government. The Contractor shall retrofit all non-IPv6 capable equipment, as defined above, that is fielded under this contract with IPv6 capable equipment, at no additional cost to the Government.

(d) The contractor shall provide technical support for both IPv4 and IPv6.

(e) Any system or software must be able to operate on networks supporting IPv4, IPv6 or one that supports both.

(f) Any product whose non-compliance is discovered and made known to the Contractor within one year after acceptance shall be upgraded, modified or replaced to bring it into compliance at no additional cost to the Government.

3.9 CONTRACTOR’S QUOTE

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

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

This delivery 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. The full text of a clause may be accessed electronipurchasey at the following address: https://www.acquisition.gov/far

Clause Title Date

52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Products and Commercial Services

(DEC 2022)

52.204-27 Prohibition on a ByteDance Covered Application (JUN 2023) 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Products and Commercial Services

(DEC 2022)

52.203-17 Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights and Requirement to Inform Employees of

Whistleblower Rights (JUN 2020) 52.204-7 System for Award Management (OCT 2018) 52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance (OCT 2018)

3.11 52.217-8 -- Option to Extend Services (Nov 1999)

The Government may require continued performance of any services within the limits and at the rates specified in the contract. These rates may be adjusted only because of revisions to prevailing labor rates provided by the Secretary of Labor. The option provision may be exercised more than once, but the total extension of performance hereunder shall not exceed 6 months. The Contracting Officer may exercise the option by written notice to the Contractor within 5 days.

3.12 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 within 5 days; 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 60 months.

3.13 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT STATUTES OR

EXECUTIVE ORDERS-COMMERCIAL ITEMS (JUN 2023)

(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 items:

(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 (Jul 2018) (Section 1634 of Pub. L. 115-91).

(3) 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment. (Aug 2020) (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 items:

__ (1) 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government (June 2020), with Alternate I (Oct 1995) (41 U.S.C. 4704 and 10 U.S.C. 2402).

__ (2) 52.203-13, Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct (Jun 2020) (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.)

__ (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).

__ (8) 52.209-6, Protecting the Government’s Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment. (Jun 2020) (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) (i) 52.219-3, Notice of HUBZone Set-Aside or Sole-Source Award (Mar 2020) (15 U.S.C. 657a).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Mar 2020) of 52.219-3.

__ (12) (i) 52.219-4, Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns (Mar 2020) (if the offeror elects to waive the preference, it shall so indicate in its offer) (15 U.S.C. 657a).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Mar 2020) of 52.219-4.

__ (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 (Jun 2020) (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 (Jun 2020) of 52.219-9

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(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 (Mar 2020) (15 U.S.C. 637(a)(14)).

__ (20) 52.219-16, Liquidated Damages-Subcontracting Plan (Jan 1999) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(4)(F)(i)).

__ (21) 52.219-27, Notice of Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside (Mar 2020) (15

U.S.C. 657f).

_X_ (22) (i) 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation (Nov 2020) (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 (Mar 2020) (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 (Mar2020) (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)).

_X_ (26) 52.219-33, Nonmanufacturer Rule (Mar 2020) (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.

__ (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 (Oct 2020) (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 (Oct 2015). (Executive Order 12989). (Not applicable to the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items or certain other types of commercial items as prescribed in 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).

__ (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 (Jan2021) (41 U.S.C. chapter 83).

__ (49)

(i) 52.225-3, Buy American-Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act (Jan 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).

X__ (51) 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (Jun 2008) (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 (Jun 2020).

__ (56) 52.232-29, Terms for Financing of Purchases of Commercial Items (Feb 2002) (41 U.S.C. 4505, 10 U.S.C. 2307(f)).

__ (57) 52.232-30, Installment Payments for Commercial Items (Jan 2017) (41 U.S.C. 4505, 10 U.S.C.

2307(f)).

_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 (Feb 2006) (46 U.S.C. Appx. 1241(b) and 10 U.S.C. 2631).

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

__ (iii) Alternate II (Feb 2006) 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 items:

[Contracting Officer check as appropriate.]

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

__ (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).

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

__ (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.

(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 items. 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 (Jun 2020) (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 (Jul 2018) (Section 1634 of Pub. L. 115-91).

(iv) 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment. (Aug 2020) (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).

(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 (Oct 2020) (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 (Oct 2015) (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 (Feb 2006) (46 U.S.C.

Appx. 1241(b) 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 items a minimal number of additional clauses necessary to satisfy its contractual obligations.

3.14 CONTRACTOR PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT REPORTING SYSTEM

(Dec 2015)

(1) FAR 42.1502 directs all Federal agencies to collect past performance information on contracts. The Department of the Interior (DOI) has implemented the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) to comply with this regulation. One or more past performance evaluations will be conducted in order to record your contract performance as required by FAR 42.15.

(2) The past performance evaluation process is a totally paperless process using CPARS. CPARS is a web-based system that allows for electronic processing of the performance evaluation report. Once the report is processed, it is available in the Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS) for Government use in evaluating past performance as part of a source selection action.

(3) We request that you furnish the Contracting Officer (CO) with the name, position title, phone number, and email address for each person designated to have access to your firm's past performance evaluation(s) for the contract no later than 30 days after award. Each person granted access will have the ability to provide comments in the Contractor portion of the report and state whether or not the Contractor agrees with the evaluation, before returning the report to the Assessing Official (AO). Information in the report must be protected as source selection sensitive information not releasable to the public.

(4) When your Contractor Representative(s) are registered in CPARS, they will receive an automatically generated email with detailed login instructions. Further details, systems requirements, and training information for CPARS is available at https://www.cpars.gov/.

(5) Within 60 days after the end of a performance period, the AO will complete an interim or final past performance evaluation, and the report will be accessible at https://www.cpars.gov/.

(a) Contractor Representatives may then provide comments in response to the evaluation, or return the evaluation without comment.

(b) Your comments should focus on objective facts in the AO's narrative and should provide your views on the causes and ramifications of the assessed performance.

(c) All information provided should be reviewed for accuracy prior to submission.

(d) If you elect not to provide comments, please acknowledge receipt of the evaluation by indicating "No comment" in the space provided, and then selecting “Accept the Ratings and Close the Evaluation”.

(e) Your response is due within 60 calendar days after receipt of the CPAR. On day 15, the evaluation will become available in PPIRS-RC marked as “Pending” with or without comments and whether or not it has been closed.

(f) If you do not sign and submit the CPAR within 60 days, it will automatically be returned to the Government and will be annotated: "The report was delivered/received by the contractor on (date). The contractor neither signed nor offered comment in response to this assessment."

(6) The following guidelines apply concerning your use of the past performance evaluation:

(a) Protect the evaluation as source selection information. After review, transmit the evaluation by completing and submitting the form through CPARS. If for some reason you are unable to view and/or submit the form through CPARS, contact the CO for instructions.

(b) Strictly control access to the evaluation within your organization. Ensure the evaluation is never released to persons or entities outside of your control.

(c) Prohibit the use of or reference to evaluation data for advertising, promotional material, pre-award surveys, responsibility determinations, production readiness reviews, or other similar purposes.

(7) If you wish to discuss a past performance evaluation, you should request a meeting in writing to the CO no later than seven days following your receipt of the evaluation. The meeting will be held in person or via telephone or other means during your 60-day review period.

(8) A copy of the completed past performance evaluation will be available in CPARS for your viewing and for Government use supporting source selection actions after it has been finalized.

SECTION 4

QUOTATION PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS

4.1 INSTRUCTIONS FOR DELIVERY OF QUOTATIONS

Quotes in response to this Request for Quote (RFQ) shall be submitted via email to Darren.Ho@bsee.gov a in Microsoft Word/ Excel or Portable Document Format (PDF) by the due date specified in Section 4.3.

4.2 SUBMISSION OF QUESTIONS

Questions regarding this RFQ may be emailed to Darren.Ho@bsee.gov no later than 11:00 A.M. Eastern Time, August 4, 2023. You must include RFQ No. 140M0123Q0045 in the subject line if sending via email. Please be advised that questions and/or comments may not be protected as proprietary, and the Government reserves the right to transmit those questions and answers of a common interest to all prospective offerors.

4.3 QUOTATION DUE DATE

Quotations shall be submitted via email no later than 11:00 A.M. Eastern Time, August 11, 2023, to be considered for award. Please be advised that it is the offeror’s responsibility to ensure the Government receives your submission on or before the specified due date. Any submissions received after the date and time specified herein may NOT be considered for award.

4.4 QUOTATION SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS

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

4.4.1 Technical/Price Quote

The Offeror shall submit a quote in accordance with the technical requirements detailed in Section 2, Requirements, with a pricing structure in accordance with Section 1.3. The quote must include information that clearly identifies that the offered items meet the BOEM’s requirements.

The quote shall state that the offer is valid for 120 days. Vendor shall provide verification that it is an authorized dealer/reseller.

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.

Contractors may participate by submitting a response in accordance with the instructions contained herein.

4.4.2 Assumptions, Conditions, and/or Exceptions

Offerors shall highlight any assumptions, conditions, or exceptions to clauses or provisions or requirements that conflict with their quote. This information will be reviewed by the Government. Any terms and conditions that are considered unacceptable by the Government and cannot be resolved may result in the Offeror being removed from consideration. Conflicting provisions will be considered as exceptions to the terms and conditions of this RFQ. Any exception taken to the terms and conditions of the solicitation may adversely impact its evaluation rating. If assumptions, conditions, or exceptions are not noted in a separately titled section of your quote, it will be assumed that the Offeror proposes no assumptions, and agrees to comply with all of the 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 exceptions buried within the Offeror’s quote.

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 electronipurchasey at this address:

https://www.acquisition.gov/far

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