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140M0126R0001 Reprocessing of 2-D Seismic Reflection Data

SYNOPSIS:

PLEASE READ CAREFULLY: This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products or commercial services prepared in accordance with Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) Part

12. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Offers are being requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued. Accordingly, the Government will utilize simplified procedures for soliciting competition, evaluation, award documentation and notifications that comply with RFO Part 12 and FAR Subpart 16.5

Solicitation number 140M0126R0001 is issued as a request for proposal (RFP). The United States Department of the Interior, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE), on behalf of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), is seeking contractor support to perform Reprocessing of vintage 2-D Seismic Reflection Data in the U.S. Federal Offshore Continental Shelf (OCS), as required per task order, to Alaska Region surveys, Pacific Region surveys, Gulf of America Region surveys, and/or nearshore areas in accordance with this Statement of Work and applicable laws.

This acquisition is not set-aside for small business concerns. This solicitation incorporates provisions and clauses by reference. The full text of provisions and clauses may be accessed electronically at www.acquisition.gov.

The Government anticipates awarding a single Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) type contract as a result of this solicitation. Multiple task orders (TO) may be issued under this IDIQ contract as Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP). The Government anticipates awarding the Sample Task Order included in the solicitation as the first task order. It is the Offeror’s responsibility to be familiar with the applicable clauses and provisions. The North American industrial Classification Systems (NAICS) code is 541360 Geophysical Surveying and Mapping Services, with small business size representation of $28.5 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 Rebecca Hayes, Contracting Officer, BSEE, Acquisition Operations Branch, 45600 Woodland Rd., Sterling, VA 20166.

Responses to this solicitation must be submitted electronically via email to rebecca_hayes@ios.doi.gov no later than the closing date and time referenced in the solicitation.

All email correspondence must reference “RFP No. 140M0126R0001” in the subject line.

The RFP includes the following attachments: Section 1- Pricing, Section 2-Statement of Work, Section 3-Terms and Conditions, Section 4- Proposal Preparation Instructions, Section 5- Evaluation of Proposals, and Section 6- Attachments.

SECTION 1

PRICING

1.1 GENERAL

The Contractor shall provide all labor, materials, equipment, services, logistical support, and supplies necessary to perform “Reprocessing of vintage 2-D Seismic Reflection Data in the Federal Offshore Continental Shelf (OCS) and nearshore areas”, in accordance with the Section 2, Statement of Work. The Government anticipates awarding an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) type contract in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 16.5 and RFO Part 12, Overhaul Deviation. However, the Government reserves the right to not award a contract. The Government anticipates the Sample Task Order (Attachment 3) will be the first task order issued.

Task orders (TO) may be issued under this IDIQ contract on a Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) basis.

TOs will be issued in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 3, Terms and Conditions. The ordering period shall not exceed five (5) years from date of award.

1.2 CONTRACT PRICING

All task orders issued under this IDIQ shall be priced in accordance with the rate-per-mile Contract Line Item Numbers (CLINs) in Section 1.2.1. Pricing for all services under this contract will be based solely on the unit rate per line-mile, as specified for each CLIN.

The rates established in Section 1.2.1 represent the maximum allowable unit rates the Contractor may propose for future task order proposals. The Contractor may always offer lower rates or additional discounts at the task order level.

Labor categories referenced in this contract are informational only and represent typical labor resources expected to support performance. Labor categories are not separately priced under this contract. Additional labor types may be used if necessary to complete the task order scope but will not be billed as separate CLINs.

1.2.1 CONTRACT LINE ITEM NUMBERS (CLIN) PRICING STRUCTURE

The Government shall issue various Delivery or Task Orders to obtain Reprocessing of Vintage 2-D Seismic Reflection data in the Federal OCS and nearshore areas through the contract. The Contractor shall provide reprocessing of vintage 2-D Seismic Reflection Data in the Federal OCS and nearshore areas under this effort that meets the requirements at the individual order level. The Government will issue Firm Fixed Price (FFP) Delivery or Task Order(s).

CLIN 00010 - Contract Year 1 (Months 1 through 12)

CLIN Description Unit of Issue Market Price 00010AA Pre-stack Time Migration (PSTM) Line Miles $TBD reprocessing

00010AB Pre-stack Time Migration (PSTM) reprocessing with anisotropy Line Miles $TBD

00010AC Pre-stack depth migration (PSDM) reprocessing with anisotropy of 2-D seismic reflection data

CLIN 00020– Year 2 (Months 13 through 24)

00020AA Pre-stack Time Migration (PSTM) reprocessing of 2-D seismic reflection data

00020AB Pre-stack Time Migration (PSTM) reprocessing with anisotropy of 2-D

00020AC Pre-stack Depth Migration (PSDM) reprocessing with anisotropy of 2-D

CLIN 00030 – Year 3 (Months 25 through 36)

00030AA Pre-stack Time Migration (PSTM) reprocessing of 2-D seismic

00030AB Pre-stack Time Migration (PSTM) reprocessing with anisotropy of 2-D seismic reflection data

Line Miles $TBD

CLIN Description Unit of Issue Market Price 00030AC Pre-stack depth migration (PSDM) reprocessing with anisotropy of 2-D

CLIN 00040 – Year 4 (Months 37 through 48)

00040AA Pre-stack Time Migration (PSTM) reprocessing of 2-D seismic

00040AB Pre-stack Time Migration (PSTM) reprocessing with anisotropy of 2-D

00040AC Pre-stack depth migration (PSDM) reprocessing with anisotropy of 2-D

CLIN 00050 – Year 5 (Months 49 through 60)

00050AA Pre-stack Time Migration Processing

(PSTM)

00050AB Pre-stack Time Migration Processing

(PSTM) with anisotropy

00050AC Pre-stack Depth Migration Processing

(PSDM)

1.3 MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM AMOUNTS - CONTRACT LEVEL

Both the Government and the Contractor agree that the minimum order consideration under this contract is $25,000.00 worth of TOs, in accordance with FAR 16.504(a)(1) entitled “Indefinite-quantity contracts” and the maximum consideration under this Contract over a five-year period is estimated to be $2,900,000.00.

SECTION 2

STATEMENT OF WORK

REPROCESSING OF VINTAGE 2-D SEISMIC REFLECTION DATA IN THE U.S. OCS

AND NEARSHORE AREAS

2.1 BACKGROUND

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Management Areas are investigated for their mineral potential (mainly for oil and gas potential), and to ensure that the federal government receives fair market value (FMV) for OCS oil and gas leases that it awards to private firms through a competitive bidding process.

BOEM uses seismic and well data to create maps that identify those areas of the OCS likely to contain oil and gas accumulations. BOEM also carries out regional assessments of the undiscovered oil and gas potential. These assessments are used to identify those areas offering the greatest potential, and to guide leasing and exploration policies and programs.

Many areas of the U.S. OCS remain untested by exploration drilling. Direct observations and samples of subsurface rock formations that may contain petroleum resources, therefore, are very limited in these areas. For this reason, seismic reflection data is the main tool for interpreting subsurface geology and for evaluating the potential for these areas to contain petroleum resources. Across much of these unexplored or lightly explored areas only vintage 2-D seismic reflection data, collected 20 to 50 years ago, is available. BOEM will procure contract services to reprocess selected portions of the vintage 2-D seismic reflection data with the objective to enhance the resolution of the data and facilitate improved interpretation of subsurface rock formations.

2.2 OBJECTIVES

The purpose of this Indefinite Delivery-Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract is to have a single source against which to issue task orders for the services described in this Statement of Work that can be used over the next 5 years. This contract provides services for BOEM in the Federal OCS and nearshore areas. Separate task orders issued by the Contracting Officer (CO) shall accomplish specific working tasking.

The objective of this project is to obtain reprocessing of 2-D seismic reflection data in the United States Federal OCS and selected adjacent lands and waters. Work to be completed during the period of performance will include reprocessing of mostly marine, seismic reflection data but may include other sources of geology and geophysical data.

2.3 SCOPE OF WORK

The Contractor shall provide reprocessing of 2-D seismic reflection data in the U.S. Federal OCS, as required per task order, to Alaska Region surveys, Pacific Region surveys, Gulf of America Region surveys, and/or nearshore areas in accordance with this Statement of Work and applicable laws.

Alaska Region Specific considerations: There are special challenges to imaging seismic data for the Alaska Region that must be considered during data processing. For example, in the Cook

Inlet, topography varies from sea level to nearly 400 meters water depth in the survey area. The area is affected by strong tidal currents which cause feathering of streamer cables and introduce errors into survey geometries. The seabed is highly variable in composition and ranges between hard rock, soft mud, clay/gravel, and sand dunes.

The shallow section contains thin coal beds which act to attenuate high frequency portions of the data signal. The subsurface is significantly deformed by folds and wrench faults in both older, relatively brittle rocks and in younger, relatively ductile rocks, many of which faults have offset expression at the seafloor. A relatively small part of the area is characterized by undeformed sedimentary rocks. Other challenges for processing in Alaska include issues associated with shallow water, transition zones, and permafrost. The vintage nature of the data also creates special challenges for reprocessing associated with incomplete/missing navigation files (P190).

Additional considerations that should be addressed are those specific to the project, including:

• Signal attenuation from shallow coals

• Vintage character of the seismic data

• Strong Cook Inlet tidal effects on geometry of the data

• Water bottom multiples from shallow water

• Permafrost effects on statics and near surface seismic velocity

• Varying seafloor composition from hard to soft bottom

• Abrupt velocity changes at major unconformity boundaries

Pacific Region Specific Considerations:

Complex geological features may make reprocessing difficult in certain areas, especially in areas with high slopes and complex faulting.

The primary products of the reprocessing will be pre-stack time migrated (PSTM) processed or pre-stack depth migrated (PSDM) imaged seismic lines, both delivered as digital data in Society of Exploration Geophysicists ‘Y’ (SEG-Y) file format in both time and depth domains. Data may require processing for anisotropy.

The following are the types of tasks the Contractor will perform under task orders (TOs):

2.4 Task 1: Seismic Reprocessing

All reprocessing shall be performed in facilities of vendor. Standard pre-processing from field gathers in preparation for migration and stacking is required. Additional considerations that should be addressed are those specific to the project, including:

• Signal attenuation from shallow coals

• Vintage character of the seismic data

• Strong Cook Inlet tidal effects on geometry of the data

• Water bottom multiples from shallow water

• Permafrost effects on statics and near surface seismic velocity

• Varying seafloor composition from hard to soft bottom

• Abrupt velocity changes at major unconformity boundaries

2.4.1 Pre-stack Time Migration Processing (PSTM)

2.4.1.1 Task 1a: Pre-stack time migration processing shall consist of state-of-the-art PSTM, including:

a. Noise attenuation

b. Preservation of amplitudes

c. Coherency and frequency enhancement

d. Particular consideration should be given to the subsurface geology of the area, specifically:

• Likelihood of abrupt lateral and vertical velocity variations

• Likelihood of anisotropic velocities

• Likelihood of steep dips locally

e. Dense, spatially continuous velocity and intersection tie analysis

• Consistency in velocity and statics at line intersections

2.4.1.2 Pre-stack Depth Migration Processing (PSDM):

Pre-stack Depth Migration shall include:

a. State-of-the-art PSDM, including

• Noise attenuation

• Preservation of amplitudes

• Coherency and frequency enhancement

b. Particular consideration should be given to the subsurface geology of the area, specifically

• Likelihood of abrupt lateral and vertical velocity variations

• Likelihood of anisotropic velocities

• Likelihood of steep dips locally

c. Regional, spatially consistent velocity model for all seismic lines such that all lines tie in depth

• Consistency in velocity and statics at line intersections

2.5 MEETINGS, REPORTS AND OTHER DELIVERABLES

Each task order issued by the Government under the IDIQ contract shall specify deliverables, quantities, delivery location, and delivery schedules. The Contractor shall clearly mark all documents and correspondence with the task order and IDIQ contract number on the first page.

All correspondence, including email, pertaining to this Contract shall include the task order and contract number on the subject line. The following deliverables shall be submitted and meetings held in accordance with the schedule provided at the task order level. The Contractor is responsible for editing and proofreading all material in order to prepare products as error free as possible prior to their delivery to the BOEM. The Contractor shall not release any information provided by BOEM or obtained through this requirement without BOEM’s prior authorization.

2.5.1 Meeting Attendance

The Contractor shall attend meetings as required during performance of the contract as specified in individual Task Orders. BOEM will require regular status meetings during critical reprocessing phases of Task Orders. Technical personnel from BOEM Regions will be involved during all phases of reprocessing to provide technical input based on geological expertise in subject areas. The Task Order meetings may be conducted via teleconference or video conference.

2.5.2 Monthly Status Reports

The Contractor shall prepare and submit status reports each month under individual task orders.

These reports shall be in sufficient detail to describe all work accomplished and results achieved during the month and shall include a brief discussion of the planned actions for the succeeding month. These reports may be submitted via email. This requirement will end upon final acceptance of Task Order deliverables.

2.5.3 Task Order Deliverables

The contractor shall provide the following datasets and documentation with each Task Order:

• Pre-processed (field) gathers with geometry corrections in SEG-Y format

• Stacking (NMO) velocities in SEG-Y or ASCII format

• Pre-processed pre-stack gathers (input to migration) in SEG-Y format

• Raw PSTM gathers in SEG-Y format

• Enhanced PSTM gathers (input to stack) and raw PSTM stack in SEG-Y format

• Final enhanced PSTM stack in SEG-Y format

• Raw PSDM gathers in SEG-Y format

• Enhanced PSDM gathers (input to stack) and raw PSDM stack (in time and depth) in

SEG-Y format

• Final enhanced PSDM stack (in time and depth) in SEG-Y format

• Pre-stack time migration velocity field (interval) in SEG-Y or ASCII format

• Anisotropy model volumes in SEG-Y format

• Final velocity-depth model (interval) in SEG-Y or ASCII format

• Final PSTM angle stack volumes in SEG-Y format

• Final PSDM angle stack volumes (in time and depth) in SEG-Y format

• Velocity Models

• Final navigation file in appropriate NAD 83 UTM zone north projection

• Final processing report

• Listings of the seismic lines contained on the digital storage device. Digital copies of

SEG-Y byte positions for the final stack SEG-Y data, including shot point field and loading parameters for the data set including sample rate, record length, and trace coordinates including datum and projection.

• All data will be delivered on external electronic storage device

Final stack volumes will be zero-phase processing such that a peak represents an increase in impedance. EBCDIC headers will describe the area name, line name, shot point range, recording parameters, and processing history. The final processing report shall describe all processing steps and flow for final PSTM or PSDM stack deliverables.

2.6 SCHEDULE AND DISTRIBUTION OF DELIVERABLES

Deliverable products shall be submitted to the addresses shown in Section 2.7 in accordance with the delivery schedule provided at the TO level. All deliverable products shall be provided in digital form and in hard copy when specified.

2.7 ADDRESSES FOR DELIVERABLES

2.8 QUALITY ASSURANCE

The COR or designated inspector, will review for completeness the preliminary or draft documentation that the Contractor submits, and may return it to the contractor for correction.

Absence of any comments by the COR will not relieve the Contractor of the responsibility for complying with the requirements of this contract. Final approval and acceptance of documentation required herein shall be by letter of approval and acceptance by the COR. The contractor shall not construe any letter of acknowledgement of receipt of material as a waiver of review, or as an acknowledgement that the material is in conformance with this contract. Any approval given during preparation of the documentation, or approval for shipment, shall not guarantee the final acceptance of the completed documentation.

Contracting Officer [CO]

Rebecca Hayes U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement 45600 Woodland Road, Sterling, VA 20166 Phone: 703-787-1589 Email: rebecca_hayes@ios.doi.gov

Contracting Officer's Representative COR]

To be announced at time of award

SECTION 3

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

3.1 Period of Performance

The IDIQ contract ordering period shall be from the date of contract award through five (5) years. The period of performance for individual TOs may extend beyond the IDIQ contract ordering period. However, no new TOs may be issued once the IDIQ contract order period has expired. The period of performance for any single TO shall not exceed five (5) years in duration.

3.2 Place of Performance

The primary place of performance is the Contractor’s facility, all final data will be provided via portable electronic storage device to the Contracting Officer Representative address identified in Section 2.7.

3.3 Type of Orders

Firm-fixed-price TOs may be issued under this IDIQ.

3.4 Ordering Procedures

3.4.1 A streamlined approach will be used for issuing task and delivery orders which will help expedite the turn-around time of order issuance in accordance with FAR 16.505. Task and delivery orders will originate from the BSEE on behalf of BOEM and will include a Statement of Work that identifies the scope of work required or general software application requirement. The Government will request a technical and price proposal based on the work required, using the rates negotiated in the IDIQ contract. The Contractor will be solicited via email requesting proposals (technical and price) for the work to be performed. Upon review and acceptance of the proposal (technical and price), the BSEE will issue task and delivery order(s) during the contract period of performance.

The supplies/services included in Section 2, Statement of Work, can be ordered under this IDIQ contract.

All task and delivery orders will be issued in writing signed by an authorized Contracting Officer.

The Government will not reimburse the Contractor for the costs of preparing quotations for orders.

The Contracting Officer may make deviations to this process due to unique circumstances such as determined on individual requirements, in accordance with FAR Subpart 16.5

3.5 Administration / Government Points of Contact

3.5.1 Contracting Officer (CO)

The BSEE Contracting Officer for this IDIQ contract is Rebecca Hayes.

Copies of all correspondence shall be provided at the address below:

Rebecca Hayes Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement 45600 Woodland Road Sterling, VA 20166 Email: to rebecca_hayes@ios.doi.gov

3.5.2 Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR)

The Contracting Officer has designated a Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) at the IDIQ contract level. The COR will be responsible for technical monitoring of the contractor's performance during the period of performance of this contract. The COR appointed at IDIQ contract level is: (To be announced upon award)

3.6 No Payment for Unauthorized Work

No payments will be made for any unauthorized supplies and/or services, or for any unauthorized changes to the work specified herein. This includes any services performed by the Contractor of their own volition or at the request of an individual other than a duly appointed Contracting Officer. Only a duly appointed Contracting Officer is authorized to change the specifications, terms, and conditions under this effort.

3.7 Invoicing Requirements

Invoices shall be submitted as specified at the TO level and in accordance with Section 3.7.1.

3.7.1 DOI-AAAP-0028 Electronic Invoicing & Payment Requirements – IPP (Feb 2021) 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:

To be specified at the TO level

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 St. Louis (FRBSTL) within 3 - 5 business days of the contract award date. Contractor assistance with enrollment can be obtained by contacting the IPP Production Helpdesk via email IPPCustomerSupport@fiscal.treasury.gov 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.

3.8 Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS)

1. 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:

. 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.

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

b. 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.

3.9 Personnel Requirements

The Contractor shall provide overall management pertaining to all Contractor technical and contractual personnel.

3.10 Key Personnel

The following individuals are considered to be essential to the work being performed under this contract:

Name Position TBD Project Manager

Note: Any key personnel specific to Orders shall be proposed at the Order level.

3.11 Substitution of Key Personnel

(a) The contractor agrees to assign those persons identified above and who are necessary to fulfill the requirements of the contract as key personnel. No substitutions shall be made except in accordance with this clause.

(b) Personnel considered essential (“key personnel”) to the work performed under the contract shall be mutually agreed upon by the contractor and the Government and will be specified in the contract. During the first 90 calendar days of the contract, the Contractor shall make no substitutions of key personnel unless the substitution is necessitated by illness, death, or termination of employment. Prior to removing, replacing, or diverting any of the specified individuals, the contractor shall promptly notify the Contracting Officer (CO) and provide the information required below:

(c) All proposed substitutions shall be submitted to the CO for approval at least 15 calendar days in advance of the proposed effective date (unless substitution is necessitated by sudden illness, death, or termination of employment in which case notice shall be within five (5) calendar days of the effective date) and must provide the information as stated herein.

(d) All requests for substitutions shall be in writing unless otherwise agreed to by the CO and shall include a complete resume for the proposed substitute and any other information required by the CO to permit effective evaluation of the proposed substitutions’ qualifications.

(e) Requests for substitution of “key personnel” above must also provide a detailed explanation of the circumstances necessitating it and sufficient information for the CO to evaluate the impact of the substitution on contract performance.

3.12 Project Manager

The Contractor shall be responsible for managing and overseeing the activities of all Contractor personnel, as well as subcontractor efforts used in performance of this contract. The Contractor's management responsibilities shall include all activities necessary to ensure the accomplishment of timely and effective support, performed in accordance with the requirements contained herein.

The Contractor shall provide a Project Manager (PM) to facilitate Government-Contractor communications. The PM shall be the primary technical and managerial interface between the Contractor and CO and the COR. The Contractor's designated PM for this contract is:

Name Position TBD Project Manager

The Contractor’s designated PM for this Contract shall have the authority to make any no-cost Contractual technical, hiring and dismissal decision, or special arrangements regarding this Contract.

The PM shall have full authority to act for the Contractor in the performance of the required services. The PM or a designated representative shall meet with the COR to discuss problem areas as they occur. The PM or designated representative shall respond within four hours after notification of the existence of a problem. The PM and all designated representatives shall be able to fluently read, write, and speak the English language.

3.13 Notice Regarding Late Delivery / Delayed Performance

(a) In the event the Contractor anticipates difficulty in meeting performance requirements, or when it anticipates difficulty in complying with any delivery schedule contained in individual task orders issued under the contract , or any date, or whenever the Contractor has knowledge that any actual or potential situation is delaying or threatens to delay the timely performance of the task order, the Contractor shall immediately notify the CO and the COR in writing, giving pertinent details, provided this data shall be informational only in character and that this provision shall not be construed as a waiver by the Government of any task order delivery schedule, or date or any rights or remedies provided by law under the contract.

(b) If the Contractor fails to respond in a timely manner to any portion of the task order requirements, delay will be attributed to the Contractor.

(c) If the Government delays performance of any task order issued under this contract, the period of performance and/or price may be revised upon mutual agreement between the Government and the Contractor

3.14 Organizational Conflict of Interest

(a) It is the policy of the Department of the Interior to avoid contract awards which could result in or create conflicts of interest, whether actual or apparent. Such a situation could occur in the instance when the Contractor or any subcontractors or teaming arrangement partners have business, financial, real property, mineral rights, or other interests, as well as professional activities that create conflicting roles which could potentially bias a Contractor’s judgment or result in unfair competitive advantage to the Contractor, and thus impede the government’s objective to obtain an impartial, technically sound and objective performance of this contract.

(b) Any proposal submitted in response to this request for proposals must identify any actual or potential conflict of interest described in paragraph (a) and include a Conflict of Interest Mitigation Plan if the Contractor believes such persons or entities are indispensable to its proposal. The Government’s approval of any proposed Conflict of Interest Mitigation Plan shall be at the sole discretion of the Contracting Officer.

(c) Absent a written approval of a Conflict of Interest Mitigation Plan from the Contracting Officer, the Contractor, or any of its officers, representatives, employees, sub-contractors, or teaming arrangement members, shall not be involved in any situation during the performance of this contract which may result in conflicts as contemplated in paragraph (a) above. Failure to comply with this provision may be cause for termination for default.

(d) The Contractor shall disclose, upon discovery, any interest which may develop after contract award that may result in a conflict as contemplated in paragraph (a) above. Failure to comply with this provision may be cause for termination of this award for default.

(e) The Contractor shall include this clause, including this paragraph in all subcontracts and consultant agreements; however, subcontractors and consultants shall be directed to send any mitigation plan to the Contractor who shall then inform the Contracting Officer.

(f) The Contractor, its employees, subcontractors, and teaming arrangement partners, shall not engage in any communication regarding any aspect of performance of this contract with any person or entity described in paragraph (a) above without express permission from the Contracting Officer. Failure to comply with this provision may be cause for termination of this award for default.

3.15 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.

3.16 Disposition of Material

Upon termination or completion of all work under this Contract, the Contractor shall prepare for shipment, deliver f.o.b. destination, or dispose of all materials received from the Government and all residual materials produced in connection with the performance of this Contract as may be directed by the Contracting Officer, or as specified in other provisions of this Contract. All materials produced or required to be delivered under this Contract become and remain the property of the Government.

3.17 Title to Materials

Title to all reports, slides, tapes, file disks and other items pertaining to the work performed under this Contract shall remain with the Government upon completion. The Contractor shall transfer to the Government with complete copyrights for all materials developed under this Contract. These rights shall allow the Government to freely use the subject materials at any time, through any method of projection, transmission, or distribution.

3.18 Advertising 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 Contracting Officer.

3.19 Release of News Information

No news release (including photographs and films, public announcements, denial or confirmation of same) on any part of the subject matter of this effort shall be made without the prior written approval of the CO.

3.20 Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act

Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (found at 29 U.S.C. 794d) requires access to and use of information by individuals with disabilities. A deliverable such as electronic reports (ex:

PDF files) to be placed on the web (either on the agency's web server of the company's), video footage, or other electronic data such as CD-ROMs to be distributed, are subject to Section 508 guidelines. Simplified, this means that PDF files need to be formatted so that they are "readable" by assistive technology devices such as screen readers. Video footage must be closed captioned.

CD-ROMs which contain HTML, PDF, or word processor files must be accessible.

3.21 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) Specifically, 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.

3.22 Clauses Incorporated by Reference

In accordance with FAR 52.252-2, this order contract 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 this/these address: www.acquisition.gov/far.

Clause Title/Date

52.203-6 Alt I Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government (Nov 2021) 52.203‑12 Limitation on Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions

(Jun 2020) 52.203-17 Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights (Nov 2023) 52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance (Oct 2018) 52.204‑19 Incorporation by Reference of Representations and Certifications

(Dec 2014) 52.209-6 Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting With

Contractors Debarred, Suspended, Proposed for Debarment, or Voluntarily Excluded (Jan 2025)

52.209-9 Updates of Publicly Available Information Regarding Responsibility Matters (Oct 2018)

52.209‑10 Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations

(NOV 2025)

52.212‑4 Contract Terms and Conditions – Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Nov 2025)

52.239‑1 Privacy or Security Safeguards (Aug 1996)

52.216-18 Ordering (Aug 2020) 52.219-8 Utilization of Small Business Concerns (Jan 2025) 52.219-9 Small Business Subcontracting Plan (Jan 2025) 52.219-16 Liquidated Damages-Subcontracting Plan (Sep 2021) 52.222-3 Convict Labor (June 2003) 52.222-35 Equal Opportunity for Veterans (Jun 2020) 52.222-36 Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (Jun 2020) 52.222-37 Employment Reports on Veterans (Jun 2020) 52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons (Oct 2025) 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-System for Award

Management (Oct 2018) 52.240-91 Security Prohibitions and Exclusions (Nov 2025)

3.23 Clauses Included in Full Text

3.23.1 FAR 52.216-19 Order Limitations (Oct 1995)

(a) Minimum order. When the Government requires supplies or services covered by this contract in an amount of less than $1,000.00, the Government is not obligated to purchase, nor is the Contractor obligated to furnish, those supplies or services under the contract.

(b) Maximum order. The Contractor is not obligated to honor—

(1) Any order for a single item in excess of $2,900,000.00;

(2) Any order for a combination of items in excess of $2,900,000.00;; or

(3) A series of orders from the same ordering office within 5 days that together call for quantities exceeding the limitation in paragraph (b)(1) or (2) of this section.

(c) If this is a requirements contract (i.e., includes the Requirements clause at subsection 52.216- 21 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)), the Government is not required to order a part of any one requirement from the Contractor if that requirement exceeds the maximum-order limitations in paragraph (b) of this section.

(d) Notwithstanding paragraphs (b) and (c) of this section, the Contractor shall honor any order exceeding the maximum order limitations in paragraph (b), unless that order (or orders) is returned to the ordering office within 3 days after issuance, with written notice stating the Contractor’s intent not to ship the item (or items) called for and the reasons. Upon receiving this notice, the Government may acquire the supplies or services from another source.

3.23.2 FAR 52.216-22 Indefinite Quantity (Oct 1995)

(a) This is an indefinite-quantity contract for the supplies or services specified, and effective for the period stated, in the Schedule. The quantities of supplies and services specified in the Schedule are estimates only and are not purchased by this contract.

(b) Delivery or performance shall be made only as authorized by orders issued in accordance with the Ordering clause. The Contractor shall furnish to the Government, when and if ordered, the supplies or services specified in the Schedule up to and including the quantity designated in the Schedule as the “maximum.” The Government shall order at least the quantity of supplies or services designated in the Schedule as the “minimum.”

(c) Except for any limitations on quantities in the Order Limitations clause or in the Schedule, there is no limit on the number of orders that may be issued. The Government may issue orders requiring delivery to multiple destinations or performance at multiple locations.

(d) Any order issued during the effective period of this contract and not completed within that period shall be completed by the Contractor within the time specified in the order. The contract shall govern the Contractor’s and Government’s rights and obligations with respect to that order to the same extent as if the order were completed during the contract’s effective period;

provided, that the Contractor shall not be required to make any deliveries under this contract after August 31, 3031.

3.24 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.