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Solicitation No. 140E0125Q0018

SYNOPSIS:

PLEASE READ THIS NOTICE CAREFULLY AS IT CONSTITUTES THE ONLY NOTICE

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

The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI), Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement

(BSEE), has a requirement for contractor support for BSEE’s Personnel Security Branch. The estimated period of performance for this requirement is 12 months from date of award plus four additional option periods.

The purpose of this combined synopsis/solicitation is to solicit quotes as described in the attached solicitation. The Government anticipates a Firm Fixed Price type award as a result of this solicitation. This procurement is being conducted in accordance with FAR Part 13.5, "Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Items". The North American Industrial

Classification Systems (NAICS) code is 541611, Administrative Management and General

Management Consulting with a small business size standard of $24.5 million. In accordance with Department of the Interior Acquisition Regulation (DIAR) 1480.402(b) this acquisition is a set aside for Indian Small Business Economic Entities (ISBEE).

All ISBEE are eligible to compete and must be registered in the System for Award Management

(SAM) (www.sam.gov) at the time an offeror of quotation is submitted.

This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through

Federal Acquisition Circular 2024-07.

The point of contact for this procurement is Jennifer Moreci, Contracting Officer, BSEE, Acquisition Operations Branch, 45600 Woodland Rd., Sterling, VA 20166. Responses to this solicitation must be submitted electronically via email to Jennifer.Moreci@bsee.gov no later than the closing date and time referenced in the solicitation. All email correspondence must reference “Solicitation No. 140E0125Q0018”.

mailto:Jennifer.Moreci@bsee.gov

RFQ 140E0125Q0018

SECTION 1

PRICING

1.1 GENERAL

The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI), Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) is issuing this competitive Request for Quotation (RFQ) to obtain contractor support for BSEE’s Personnel

Security Branch in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13.5 – Simplified

Acquisition Procedures for Certain Commercial Items and FAR Part 12 – Acquisition of Commercial

Products and Commercial Services. The purpose of this contract to acquire two (2) Personnel Security

Assistants and one (1) Project Manager to support the Personnel Security Branch. The North American

Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this requirement is 561611 Investigation Services.

1.2 ELIGIBILITY

This acquisition is a 100% Indian Small Business Economic Entities (ISBEE) set-aside.

1.3 ANTICIPATED AWARD TYPE

The Government anticipates an award of a FIRM FIXED PRICE type contract.

1.4 LINE ITEM PRICING

The specific details and descriptions of the Line Items are described below. The offeror shall provide fill-in information as part of the quote.

Item # DESCRIPTION QTY UNIT Price

00010 Base Period

Personnel Security Services

The Contractor shall provide all services and supplies necessary to complete the requirements of Section 2.

Period of Performance

05/10/2025 to 05/09/2026

1 JB $ TBD*

00020 Option Period 1

05/10/2026 to 05/09/2027

00030 Option Period 2

05/10/2027 to 05/09/2028

00040 Option Period 3

05/10/2028 to 05/09/2029

00050 Option Period 4

05/10/2029 to 05/09/2030

TOTAL ESTIMATED CONTRACT NOT-TO-EXCEED AMOUNT: $ TBD*

SECTION 2

STATEMENT OF WORK

2.1 INTRODUCTION

The U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement’s (BSEE)

Security Branch (SB) requires contractor support in the background investigations that the department oversees. The BSEE specifically requires contractor support for

• 2 Security Assistants- Full Time with the expectation of 40 hours per week

• 1 Project Manager- Part Time as needed

The contractor shall provide Security Assistants with a high level of overall personnel security procedural knowledge to assist the Security Branch.

2.2 PURPOSE

The primary purpose is to provide departmental assistance related to personnel security and HSPD-12 badging by ensuring accurate and timely processing of security clearance and maintaining appropriate documentations on granting of security clearances to include USAccess, DOIAccess and Defense

Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) security systems. This position requires tact and discretion when following-up with employees, be able to ensure completion of necessary security forms in a timely manner, and provide assistance to all new employees to be badged expeditiously to begin employment at DOI.

2.3 SCOPE / DAILY RESPONSIBILITIES

• The Security Assistants shall initiate Public Trust and National Security Clearance Investigations and other employee and contractor background investigations for the Bureau and other fee-for-service clients in NBIS/eAPP.

• The Security Assistants shall serve as the primary point of contact with security offices, and provide advice and assistance to selectees and employees throughout the background investigation process.

• The Security Assistants shall provide access to selectees and serviced employees to the eAPP system and ensure it is completed by the employees/applicants.

• The Security Assistants shall monitor the status of background investigations, maintain spreadsheets of ongoing investigations, and handle returned investigations.

• The Security Assistants shall provide appropriate forms, answer questions, identify controversial issues or problem areas and present these issues to Security Branch for resolution.

• The Security Assistants shall provide personnel security program assistance to Bureau’s

Personnel Security Specialists regarding suitability factors, proper completion of investigative forms and criteria for determining position sensitivity designations.

• The Security Assistants shall perform Requester role in the USAccess and the DOIAccess systems as outlined in the current GSA PN Credential Issuer (PCD Operations Plan for all applicants and employees).

o Requester duties include obtaining information from the HR Specialist or Contracting

Officer’s Representative (COR) to initiate the employee/applicant into the

DOIAccess/USAccess system.

• Security Assistants shall liaise with the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency

(DCSA), DOI’s Office of Law Enforcement and Security, as well as other DOI or federal government agencies in assistance to the Bureau’s security administration mission.

• The Security Assistants shall ensure all processes adhere to the requirements established by NIST and all services performed are carried out in a consistent and reliable manner in accordance with

Federal policies and procedures.

• The Security Assistants shall be responsible for recommending, developing, and implementing new procedures to foster the efficiency and effectiveness of the HSPD-12 and eAPP personnel security program within the office.

• The Security Assistants shall maintain and provide statistical reports and spreadsheets related to security.

• The Security Assistants shall resolve problems related to security and suitability, provide advisory services regarding the security and badging processes, and bringing unfamiliar or hard to resolve issues to the attention of the Project Manager.

2.3.1 Skills Required

• Ability to effectively use the eAPP initiation and review functions, PIPS/CVS applications administered via the DCSA Portal, and the Defense Information Security System (DISS).

• Comprehensive working knowledge of the regulations, policies, principles and procedures of the personnel security program and ability to interpret and apply such guidelines within existing security program activities.

• Ability to analyze and evaluate security information in accordance with guidelines and recommend changes or modification to ensure compliance with regulations.

• Exceptional communication skills to interact effectively with customers and to present oral and written reports to officials of the DOI and other agencies.

• Capable of utilizing Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Adobe Acrobat at a minimum in order to prepare statistical information and analysis.

2.3.2 Management of Contractor Personnel

The Security Assistants, contractor personnel, shall be under the general supervision of the contractor appointed Project Manager. The Project Manager will delegate, coordinate, and supervise assignments for the contractor personnel. The BSEE’s COR shall provide the Project

Manager in terms of daily responsibilities, priorities, and deadlines to be accomplished by the contractor personnel. The contractor personnel’s work shall be reviewed for technical soundness and appropriateness by BSEE and if there are any issues pertaining to the work or if there are any personnel issues, any and all communications relating to management of the contractor personnel shall be addressed to the Project Manager to resolve. The Project Manager shall expediently and completely resolve any issues raised by BSEE, and handle any and all issues pertaining to the contractor personnel independently from BSEE.

2.3.3 Guidelines

Guidelines include policies, implementing directives, manuals, and handbooks pertaining to personnel security related issues. These guidelines are stated in general terms and not readily applicable to existing circumstances and require the contractor to exercise judgment in interpreting, adapting, applying and resolving conflicts or gaps in specificity.

2.3.4 Security Clearance Requirements

Contractor personnel must already have an in-scope, favorably adjudicated National Security

Investigation at the Tier-3 level or higher and must be able to maintain the same level of investigation throughout the term of this position. Failure to maintain a Secret Clearance will result in termination.

(a) Reinvestigation - Contractor employees occupying national security positions currently must be reinvestigated at least every 5 years and will be subject to enrollment in the continuous evaluation program administered through the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.

A reinvestigation may be initiated prior to the normal periodic reinvestigation schedule when an individual’s continued ability to meet the minimum background investigation standards is in question. The SB shall review the records and documentation and make the appropriate determination.

(b) Disputes - In the event of a disagreement between the Contractor and the Government concerning the suitability of a particular employee to perform work under this contract, the

Government has the right of final determination. Determinations under this requirement are subject to the Disputes Clause, FAR 52.233-1. Failure of the Contractor to comply with the requirements of this clause could constitute grounds for termination for default.

(c) Physical Security Requirements - Identification Badge/Building Access Cards.

(1) Contractor employees must have a DOIAccess ID Card before being given unsupervised access to a Government facility. To obtain a DOIAccess ID the contractor shall provide the COR with a completed OF 306, resume, list of duties, and a completed Bureau request form. The COR will forward these documents to the SB. The SB will use the online

DOIAccess ID Card system to process the request. Contractor employees will receive automated workflow from the online system and must complete actions as requested. The

Contractor shall make their personnel available for credentialing at the place and time specified by the DOIAccess Administration office. The badges will be made by the

Government utilizing supplies, materials and equipment provided by the Government. The

COR (or designated individual) and Contractor shall maintain a listing of all Contractor employees who received a badge, the date the badge was issued, and the date the badge expires. If the Contractor employee’s badge expires before the contract is completed, the

Contractor is responsible for ensuring that the Contractor employee obtains a new badge.

At least one week prior to the badge’s expiration, the COR (or designated individual) shall notify the Contractor that the badge must be reissued. The COR (or designated individual) and the Contractor shall update their listing to reflect the new issue date and expiration date.

(2) To gain unsupervised access to Government facilities, Contractor employees must present their badge for examination by the security guard, as required. Contractor employees must keep their badge visually displayed at all times while in the facility. Refusal or repeated neglect to display the badge may result in limiting Contractor employee’s access to Government facilities or revoking of authorized access.

(3) When a Contractor employee is no longer working under this award, the Contractor is responsible for returning all identification badges, access cards, keys, and other

Government property issued to that employee. The Contactor shall coordinate all returns with the COR. The COR is responsible for ensuring the Contractor complies with these requirements. However, failure by the Contractor to comply with these requirements may result in the Contractor’s liability for all costs associated with correcting any resultant breech in building security.

(d) Information Technology Security Requirements.

(1) Training – If contractor employees require access to any DOI/IT systems, the Contractor shall ensure its employees complete all Bureau/DOI required IT security training. The

Contractor’s employees shall complete this training before being granted access to

Bureau/ DOI data or being issued a user account. The current training requirements are:

(i) annual end- user IT Security Awareness, (ii) annual IT Resources Rules of Behavior, and (iii) annual Role- Based Security training for IT professionals. The Contractor shall comply with all Bureau/DOI IT security training requirements in effect during contract performance. The COR will notify the Contractor of all Bureau mandatory IT training.

The Contractor shall submit training completion certificates to the COR for all required training. Failure to meet this training requirement may result in removal of the contractor employee from the contract. The Bureau will determine if the contractor can later return to the contract.

(2) Access to Contractor’s Facilities - The Contractor shall afford Bureau and the Department of the Interior Office of Inspector General access to the Contractor’s and subcontractors’ facilities, installations, operations, documentation, databases, and personnel used in performance of the contract. Access shall be provided to the extent required to carry out a program of IT inspection, investigation, and audit that will safeguard against threats and hazards to the integrity, availability, and confidentiality of Government data or to the function of computer systems operated on behalf of the Government and to preserve evidence of computer crime. If the Contractor questions the Government employee’s right to access its facilities, it should contact the CO for resolution.

(3) Contractor Location - Custom software development and outsourced operations shall be located in the United States to the maximum extent practical. If such services are proposed to be performed abroad, the Contractor shall provide an acceptable security plan that addresses the mitigation of problems related to communication, control, and protecting the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of IT systems and information.

(4) Applicable Standards - The Contractor shall follow all applicable Federal, DOI, and

Bureau Bulletins, Directives, Guidelines, Manuals, Processing Standards, Memoranda, Policies and Standards; applicable OMB Memoranda; and all current National Institute of

Standards & Technology (NIST) Special Publications. To comply with Federal

Acquisition Regulation Subpart 39.101(d), contractors shall use the common security configurations available from the NIST website at http://checklists.nist.gov. NIST documents are available on the internet at http://csrc.nist.gov/publications/PubsSPs.html.

OMB memoranda are available on the internet at http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/memoranda/. The Contractor shall request copies of

DOI and Bureau documents by contacting the COR.

(5) Incident Reporting - The Contractor shall immediately report computer security incidents affecting Bureau/DOI data and systems in accordance with the Bureau Computer Incident

Response policy. The Contractor shall request copies of the Bureau Computer Incident

Response policy by contacting the COR.

(6) Certification and Accreditation (C&A) – The Contractor shall comply with Bureau policy when developing, upgrading, modifying, or supporting applications and/or systems that require C&A. The Contractor shall request copies of Bureau C&A policy by contacting the COR. The C&A requirement does not apply when the Contractor's employees merely access data or have "read only" access.

http://checklists.nist.gov/ http://csrc.nist.gov/publications/PubsSPs.html http://csrc.nist.gov/publications/PubsSPs.html http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/memoranda/

(e) Documentation - The Contractor shall document all work performed and ensure that the appropriate Certification & Accreditation documents are updated to reflect the work performed and the current state of Bureau systems and networks. The Documentation requirement does not apply when the Contractor's employees merely access data or have "read only" access.

(f) Personnel Changes, Contractor Request - The Contractor shall immediately notify the COR and PSO when an employee working on a Bureau/DOI system is reassigned or leaves the

Contractor’s employment and prior to any termination. The Contractor must adhere to the

Bureau’s mandatory exit clearance procedure. Once the COR has been notified that a

Contractor employee is leaving the contract, they will initiate the exit clearance process via the web-based exit clearance system and ensure all steps are completed and the PIV badge and assigned GFE is collected and turned into the appropriate bureau personnel.

(g) Personnel Removal, Government Request - The Government retains the right to direct the

Contractor to remove any prime or subcontractor personnel, regardless of prior clearance or background investigation adjudication status, whose actions, while assigned to this contract, clearly conflict with the security interests of the Government. The justification for the

Government’s direction to remove Contractor personnel will be documented and provided to the Contractor by the CO.

(h) Subcontract Inclusion - The requirements of this clause must be incorporated into any subcontract if the subcontractor’s employee must have access to Bureau facilities.

2.4 MEETINGS, REPORTS, AND OTHER DELIVERABLES

A. Post-Award Meeting and Summary

Within ten (10) business days following the execution of the contract, the Contractor shall schedule a Post

Award Meeting with BSEE at BSEE’s offices in Sterling. Within five (5) business days following the meeting, the Contractor shall distribute a summary detailing the discussions and any mutually agreed to decisions. Any agreed-to changes that might affect the contract are subject to approval in writing by the

Contracting Officer (CO) and the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR).

B. Monthly Status/Financial Report

A monthly status report will be provided to the government. Project status monthly reporting requirements will be described during the initial kick-off meeting. It is expected that these requirements will include, but are not confined or constrained to:

1. Hours expended during the reporting period by individual

2. Cumulative hours expended throughout the reporting period by job category

3. Contract funds expended during the reporting period

4. The capacity to describe activities of the past month (Summary of work accomplished during the reporting period and percent complete)

5. The description of milestones and deliverables

6. Any issues or problems affecting project progress along with an ultimate resolution

7. Schedule of activities planned and estimated hours for the next reporting period, and number of remaining hours to complete activities

This report is due no later than the 15th day of each month. Additionally, the contractor will be responsible for submitting scheduled periodic reports regarding the status of work initiatives and documentation updates.

2.5 GENERAL ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA

General quality measures, as set forth below, will be applied to each work product received from the contractor under this statement of work.

• Accuracy - Work Products shall be accurate in presentation, technical content, and adherence to accepted elements of style.

• Clarity - Work Products shall be clear and concise. Any/All diagrams shall be easy to understand and be relevant to the supporting narrative.

• Consistency to Requirements - All work products must satisfy the requirements of this statement of work.

• File Editing - All text and diagrammatic files shall be editable by the Government.

• Format - Work Products shall be submitted in hard copy (where applicable) and in media mutually agreed upon prior to submission. Hard copy formats shall follow any specified

Directives or Manuals.

• Timeliness - Work Products shall be submitted on or before the due date specified in this statement of work or submitted in accordance with a later scheduled date determined by the

Government.

SECTION 3

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

3.1 PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE

Contract Period POP Start Date POP End Date

Base Period 05/10/2025 05/09/2026

Option Period 1 05/10/2026 05/09/2027

Option Period 2 05/10/2027 05/09/2028

Option Period 3 05/10/2028 05/10/2029

Option Period 4 05/11/2029 05/10/2030

3.2 PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

The work on the contract is deemed to be eligible for remote work.

3.4 HOURS OF WORK

Contractor personnel are expected to work 40 hours a week or 80 hours every two week, during normal duty hours. The normal duty hours are between 7:00am and 6:00pm, Monday through Friday, with the exception of Federal holidays, with an allowance for a one-hour lunch period each day.

3.5 BSEE HOLIDAYS

Unless otherwise notified in writing by the CO or COR, no services will be required on the following list of observed federal holidays. An up-to-date list of all federal holidays for each calendar year is available at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/federal-holidays.

3.6 GOVERNMENT FURNISHED PROPERTY

Any and all Government furnished property and information shall remain the property of the Government and will be returned upon completion of the contract. Any Government furnished equipment shall be tracked through applicable procedures, which will be provided by the CO in accordance with the Federal

Acquisition Regulation (FAR).

3.6.1 Equipment Provided by Government to onsite staff (or those in a telework status)

• One (1) laptop

3.7 ADMINISTRATIVE POINTS OF CONTACT

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

U.S. Department of the Interior

Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement

Jennifer Moreci

45600 Woodlands Road, Sterling, VA 20166

Phone Number: 703-787-1218

Email: Jennifer.Moreci@bsee.gov https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/federal-holidays mailto:Jennifer.Moreci@bsee.gov

3.7.2 Contracting Officer’s Representative:

The Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) for this effort is as follows:

[To be inserted at time of award.]

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

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

(b) The Contracting Officer will designate a Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) at time of award.

The COR will be responsible for technical monitoring of the contractor's performance and deliveries. The

COR will be appointed in writing, and a copy of the appointment will be furnished to the Contractor.

Changes to this delegation will be made by written changes to the existing appointment or by issuance of a new appointment.

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

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

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

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

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

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

(d) The Contractor shall comply with the written or oral direction of the Contracting Officer or authorized representative(s) acting within the scope and authority of the appointment memorandum. The Contractor need not proceed with direction that it considers to have been issued without proper authority. The

Contractor shall notify the Contracting Officer in writing, with as much detail as possible, when the COR has taken an action or has issued direction (written or oral) that the Contractor considers to exceed the

COR's appointment, within 3 days of the occurrence. Unless otherwise provided in this contract, the

Contractor assumes all costs, risks, liabilities, and consequences of performing any work it is directed to perform that falls within any of the categories defined in paragraph (c) prior to receipt of the Contracting

Officer's response issued under paragraph (e) of this clause.

(e) The Contracting Officer shall respond in writing within 30 days to any notice made under paragraph

(d) of this clause. A failure of the parties to agree upon the nature of a direction, or upon the contract action to be taken with respect thereto, shall be subject to the provisions of the Disputes clause of this contract.

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

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

3.9 KEY PERSONNEL

The following individual(s) is/are considered to be essential to the work being performed under this contract: (the Government anticipates that the two security assistants at a minimum will be key personnel)

Name Position

[To be completed at time of award based upon Key Personnel proposed by Offeror.]

3.10 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

(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.

(f) Replacement personnel must have similar qualifications and experience as the person they are replacing.

(g) Any vacancies of Key Personnel extending beyond 30 days may result in negative CPARs rating by the

Contracting Officer

(h) Any vacancy due to a change, loss or lack of key personnel that results in a lapse in performance entitles the government to seek a price adjustment during the modification changing key personnel.

3.11 NON-PERSONAL SERVICES CONTRACT

This is a non-personal services contract, as defined in FAR 37.101. The Contractor personnel rendering the services herein are not to be subject, either by the contract’s terms or by the manner of its administration, to the supervision and control usually prevailing in relationships between the Government and its employees. Contractor personnel shall be subject to the direction of the Contractor's Project

Manager as described in the section above.

3.12 INVOICING AND PAYMENT

Invoices shall be submitted monthly via the Internet Payment Platform (IPP) as delineated below.

3.12.1 Invoice Submission Instructions

Electronic Invoicing and Payment Requirements - Internet Payment Platform (IPP) (February

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 Products and Commercial Services included in commercial 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:

1. Detailed invoice(s) as an attachment to the IPP showing:

a. Documentation required by FAR 32.905(b)

b. For FFP Orders:

i. Deliverable and Price

ii. Certification of time worked for employees billed under the order.

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.

3.13 NON-DISCLOSURE AGREEMENT

During the period of performance of the contract, the Contractor might acquire access to confidential data, which is the sole property of the Department of the Interior or the Bureau. Each contractor agrees to sign, and have its personnel sign a non-disclosure agreement, and to maintain the confidentiality of all such data and to not disclose any data, interpretations of, and/or derivatives of, such data to any unauthorized party without the express written approval of the contracting officer. The Contractor hereby agrees to include this clause in all subcontracts or consulting agreements relating to work under this contract, and further agrees to have its employees and subcontractor employees sign a “non-disclosure” https://www.ipp.gov/ https://www.ipp.gov/ mailto:IPPCustomerSupport@fiscal.treasury.gov agreement to be retained by the CO. No Contractor employees or subcontractors may start work under this order until they have signed the required non-disclosure statement (See Attachment 1).

3.14 CONTRACTOR 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 DATA USE, DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION, AND HANDLING OF SENSITIVE

INFORMATION

The contractor shall maintain, transmit, retain in strictest confidence, and prevent the unauthorized duplication, use, and disclosure of information. The contractor shall provide information only to employees, contractors, and subcontractors having a need to know such information in the performance of their duties for this project.

Information made available to the contractor by the Government for the performance or administration of this effort shall be used only for those purposes and shall not be used in any other way without the written agreement of the Contracting Officer (CO).

If public information is provided to the contractor for use in performance or administration of this effort, the contractor except with the written permission of the CO may not use such information for any other purpose.

If the contractor is uncertain about the availability or proposed use of information provided for the performance or administration, the contractor shall consult with the COR regarding use of that information for other purposes.

The contractor agrees to assume responsibility for protecting the confidentiality of Government records which are not public information. Each employee of the contractor to whom information may be made available or disclosed shall be notified in writing by the contractor that such information may be disclosed only for a purpose and to the extent authorized herein. Each employee shall sign the non-disclosure agreement form as provided at Attachment 1, and the contractor shall submit the signed form to the CO prior to the employee’s information access.

Performance of this effort may require the contractor to access and use data and information proprietary to a Government agency or Government contractor which is of such a nature that its dissemination or use, other than in performance of this effort, would be adverse to the interests of the Government and/or others.

Contractor and/or contractor personnel shall not divulge or release data or information developed or obtained in performance of this effort, until made public by the Government, except to authorized

Government personnel or upon written approval of the CO. The contractor shall not use, disclose, or reproduce proprietary data that bears a restrictive legend, other than as required in the performance of this effort. Nothing herein shall preclude the use of any data independently acquired by the contractor without such limitations or prohibit an agreement at not cost to the Government between the contractor and the data owner that provides for greater rights to the contractor. All data received, processed, evaluated, loaded, and/or created as a result of this contract shall remain the sole property of the Government unless specific exception is granted by the CO.

3.16 SECTION 508 OF THE REHABILITION 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 or 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.

3.17 CONTRACTOR’S TECHNICAL QUOTATION

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

3.18 CLAUSES

3.18.1 This 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(es):

www.acquisition.gov http://www.acquisition.gov/

The following clauses are incorporated into the contract by reference:

CLAUSE TITLE

52.203-12 Limitation on Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions (JUN 2020)

52.204-4 Printed or Copied Double-Sided on Postconsumer Fiber Content Paper (MAY 2011)

52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance (OCT 2018)

52.204-18 Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance (AUG 2020)

52.204-19 Incorporation by Reference of Representations and Certifications (DEC 2014)

52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Products and Commercial Services (NOV

2023)

52.232-7 Payments Under Time-and-Materials and Labor-Hour Contracts (NOV 2021)

52.245-1 Government Property (SEP 2021

1452.280-3 Indian Economic Enterprise Subcontract Limitations (FEB 2021)

3.18.2 The following FAR clauses as required by the Federal Acquisition Regulations are attached hereto in full text.

3.18.2.1 FAR 52.212-5 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS REQUIRED TO

IMPLEMENT STATUTES OR EXECUTIVE ORDERS—COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND

COMMERCIAL SERVICES (Jan 2025)

Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders—Commercial

Products and Commercial Services (Jan 2025)

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

(1) 52.203-19, Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements (Jan

2017) (section 743 of Division E, Title VII, of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations

Act, 2015 (Pub. L. 113-235) and its successor provisions in subsequent appropriations acts (and as extended in continuing resolutions)).

(2) 52.204-23, Prohibition on Contracting for Hardware, Software, and Services Developed or Provided by Kaspersky Lab Covered Entities (Dec 2023) (Section 1634 of Pub. L. 115-91).

(3) 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance

Services or Equipment. (Nov 2021) (Section 889(a)(1)(A) of Pub. L. 115-232).

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

(5) 52.232-40, Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (Mar 2023) (31 U.S.C.

3903 and 10 U.S.C. 3801).

https://www.acquisition.gov/far/52.203-19#FAR_52_203_19 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/52.204-23#FAR_52_204_23 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/52.204-25#FAR_52_204_25 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/52.209-10#FAR_52_209_10 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/52.232-40#FAR_52_232_40 https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title31-section3903&num=0&edition=prelim https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title31-section3903&num=0&edition=prelim https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section3801&num=0&edition=prelim

(6) 52.233-3, Protest After Award (Aug 1996) (31 U.S.C. 3553).

(7) 52.233-4, Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (Oct 2004) (Public Laws 108-77 and 108-78

( 19 U.S.C. 3805 note)).

(b) The Contractor shall comply with the FAR clauses in this paragraph (b) that the Contracting

Officer has indicated as being incorporated in this contract by reference to implement provisions of law or

Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial products and commercial services:

[Contracting Officer check as appropriate.]

__ (1) 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government (Jun 2020), with Alternate I (Nov

2021) (41 U.S.C. 4704 and 10 U.S.C. 4655).

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

__ (3) 52.203-15, Whistleblower Protections under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of

2009 (Jun 2010) (Section 1553 of Pub. L. 111-5). (Applies to contracts funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.)

_X_ (4) 52.203-17, Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights (Nov 2023) (41 U.S.C. 4712); this clause does not apply to contracts of DoD, NASA, the Coast Guard, or applicable elements of the intelligence community—see FAR 3.900(a).

_X_ (5) 52.204-10, Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (Jun

2020) (Pub. L. 109-282) ( 31 U.S.C. 6101 note).

__ (6) [Reserved].

_X_ (7) 52.204-14, Service Contract Reporting Requirements (Oct 2016) (Pub. L. 111-117, section 743 of Div. C).

__ (8) 52.204-15, Service Contract Reporting Requirements for Indefinite-Delivery Contracts (Oct

2016) (Pub. L. 111-117, section 743 of Div. C).

_X_ (9) 52.204-27, Prohibition on a ByteDance Covered Application (Jun 2023) (Section 102 of Division

R of Pub. L. 117-328).

__ (10) 52.204-28, Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act Orders—Federal Supply Schedules, Governmentwide Acquisition Contracts, and Multi-Agency Contracts. (Dec 2023) (Pub. L. 115–390, title

II).

_X_ (11)

(i) 52.204-30, Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act Orders—Prohibition. (Dec 2023) (Pub. L.

115–390, title II).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Dec 2023) of 52.204-30.

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