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Terri L Harrison

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Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation 434 E. University Blvd, STE 300 Tucson, AZ 85705

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Request for Quotation, 959006-25-R-0005 Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation

434 E. University Blvd., STE 300 Tucson, AZ 85705

ATTN: Terri L. Harrison Phone: (520) 289-1841

E-Mail Address: harrison@udall.gov 17 January 2025

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation Request for Quotation (RFQ) for commercial items/services prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) subpart 12.6, “Streamlined Procedures for Evaluation and Solicitation for Commercial Items,” as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotations are being requested, and a written solicitation document will not be issued. The solicitation will be evaluated and awarded per the prescribed procedures of FAR Part 13.

This solicitation is issued as a competitive action under NAICS code 541990, All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services with a Small Business Size Standard of $16.5M. The Product Service Code is R499. This requirement is for non-personal Third-Party Science Neutral (TPSN) and Independent Science Advisory Panel (ISAP) services for the John S. McCain III National Center for Environmental Conflict Resolution’s (National Center). The purpose of this acquisition is to maintain a highly skilled Third-Party Science Neutral (TPSN) and Independent Science Advisory Panel (ISAP) to provide third party science input to the Missouri River Recovery Implementation Committee (MRRIC). The purpose of the ISAP is to provide independent scientific review, advice, and recommendations in relevant natural sciences, social sciences, and cultural resources to support effective science-based decision-making and direction-setting for the Missouri River Recovery Program (MRRP).

As the MRRP moves into implementation of its Science and Adaptive Management Plan (SAMP), areas in which ISAP input is likely to be needed include monitoring plans, monitoring and assessment results, research proposals, Adaptive Management (AM) implementation, program adjustments, and strategic plans. The panel may provide its review, advice, and recommendations face-to-face and/or via webinar, telephone, written reports, memos, Power Point presentations, summaries of discussion at meetings, recorded verbal feedback, and panel-initiated written feedback.

The resulting contract will provide for one (1) base year with four (4) additional option years. The base period of performance for this effort will be effective upon date of contract award. The place of performance is the contractor’s facility with the possibility of travel to various sites in various locations within the Missouri River region. The Government reserves the right to incorporate all or part of the Offeror's quote into the resultant contract, including but not limited to incorporation of the quoted technical approach into the contract as an attachment to the Performance Work Statement (PWS). In accordance with FAR 16.601(c)(2) and 52.216-31, the fixed hourly rates proposed within the quote and accepted by the Government will be incorporated into the resulting contract as fixed hourly rates that include wages, overhead, general and administrative expenses, and profit for each category of labor. Portions of the offeror's quote that are incorporated into the resulting contract shall be deemed to have been drafted by the Offeror. The contract will provide for multiple deliverables, which are identified in Section 5.0 of the attached PWS. The relevant Contract Data Requirements List (CDRL) provides the required format, content, and submission timeline for the deliverable and is attached to this RFQ. All deliverables will be included in one Contract Line Item (CLIN) and marked as Not Separately Priced.

This solicitation contains clauses 52.219-8 and 52.219-9 Alt II. Please review the clause to determine if the quote will need to include a subcontracting plan. Due to the nature of the requirement, all potential conflicts of interest shall be identified in an Executive Summary section of the quote (which is not included in the page counts identified on page 3 of this solicitation) and a mitigation plan shall be summitted as an attachment to the executive summary.

1. All quotes shall be marked indicating that the validity for 90 calendar days from date of the RFQ submission due date.

2. Notice to Offeror(s)/Supplier(s): The Government reserves the right to cancel this solicitation, either before or after the closing date. In the event the Government cancels this solicitation, the Government has no obligation to reimburse the offeror for any costs.

Key Information

Solicitation Number 959006-25-R-0005 Questions due date 29 January 2025 Quote Due Date 19 February 2025 Award Full and Open Competition

Quote Instructions:

1. The requirement is outlined in the enclosed Performance Work Statement (PWS). The quote shall be submitted in three separate volumes: (1) Technical Approach, (2) Past Performance, and (3) Price. Each volume shall be numbered (e.g. 1 of 3). Quotes shall be clear and concise, logically assembled (with all pages appropriately numbered) and referenced to applicable parts of the PWS or RFQ, as appropriate.

The quote shall be cross-indexed to applicable parts of the PWS (with all quote pages appropriately numbered).

To reduce quote size, all information pertaining to the technical approach, past performance, and price, shall be confined to the appropriate part to facilitate independent evaluation. the Offeror will confine submission to essential matters sufficient to define the technical approach in meeting the objectives of the requirement and provide an adequate basis for evaluation. The requirement is outlined in the enclosed PWS. All proprietary information shall be clearly marked. No price information shall be presented in any part of the quote except the Price Quote volume.

2. Microsoft Office products shall be used (i.e., MS Excel shall be used to create the “.XLSX” file, and MS

Word shall be used to create the “.DOCX” file). Adobe Acrobat shall be used to create any “.PDF” files.

Security permissions on the “.xlsx” and “.docx” files shall be set to allow the Government to select, cut, paste and print text and graphics. Microsoft Word documents shall use:

• Font – Times New Roman

• Size – 12

• Margins – Left & Right .75 inch, Top & Bottom 1 inch.

Line spacing shall be no less than single space. Each paragraph shall be separated by at least one blank line. Footnotes to text shall not be used. If the quote contains annexes, appendices, attachments, or other documentation not specifically required by this solicitation, such will count against the page limitations unless otherwise indicated in the specific Volume instructions below.

In addition, one complete copy of each volume shall be submitted in Adobe Acrobat “.pdf” format. The “.pdf” file shall be formatted to allow the Government to select, copy, highlight, and/or redact text at its discretion.

**NOTE: Pages submitted beyond the limitations stated above, or which do not follow the criteria stated above will not be considered for evaluation. Pages not evaluated due to violation of the margin, font, or spacing restrictions will not count against the page limitations.

The titles for each file are shown in the table below.

3. The Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation invites you to submit a quotation on the attached document, titled “B08 PRICE Quote_Template”, for the identified items/services.

4. Quote submission shall be as follows:

Tab File Titles Maximum Pages 1 Technical Approach 20 2 Past Performance 10 3 Price/Cost Quote 1 Excel Spreadsheet

(Use the attached file and add additional tabs as needed to include additional pricing details)

a. Volume I – Technical Approach.

1. The quote for technical approach must demonstrate a clear understanding of the scope of this contract.

2. The basic process by which all tasks are to be conducted should be clearly addressed. This should include discussion regarding how the contractor will prepare for a specific task, what will occur once the contractor arrives on site (if appropriate), and the process by which the tasks shall be conducted.

The quote should discuss how problems will be addressed once identified and what steps will be taken to resolve problems without impacting the project, contract completion date or total budget.

3. The quote must demonstrate that the Offeror has a clear understanding of staff level, experience, and training required to perform the tasks; that the personnel proposed are at the necessary level and have the requisite experience and training; and demonstrate that the Offeror has an effective plan to use the staff in the most effective and efficient way possible in support of this contract. The quote should provide specific information identifying the technical credentials of all personnel to be assigned to this contract. Credentials shall include the extent and level of the experience and skills (i.e., quantity of experience and skill; sophistication of the experience and skill). Offerors should address why they believe their proposed labor categories are the most appropriate for the work to be performed in support of each task. The quote should also address what plans or programs are in place to ensure the retention of skilled personnel with high scientific/technical proficiency resolution.

All documentation submitted related to staffing shall be contained in the appropriate volume.

*Note: No names of personnel shall be referenced in the quote. Any resumes submitted for evaluation shall be redacted of all personal information, to include names.

b. Volume II – Past Performance. Offerors shall submit a description of Government and/or industry contracts (prime and major subcontracts in performance during the past two years) which are relevant to the efforts required by this solicitation. Relevant is defined as having directly supported the collaborative nature of a project and having substantive knowledge about endangered and threatened species within the Missouri River Recovery Program (MRRP). The performance record must be relevant to the requirement in size and complexity and describe details pertaining to quality, schedule, cost control, personnel management, and business relations.

This volume shall be organized into the following sections:

1. Section 1 - Contract Descriptions. This section shall include the following information in the following format:

a) Contractor/Subcontractor place of performance, CAGE Code and DUNS number.

b) Name and location of Government contracting activity.

c) Procuring Contracting Officer’s name and telephone number.

d) Contract Number.

e) Contract Type.

f) Awarded price/cost.

g) Final or projected final, price/cost.

h) Original Period of Performance and/or delivery schedule.

i) Final or projected final, Period of Performance and/or delivery schedule.

2. Section 2 - Performance. Offerors shall provide a specific narrative explanation of each contract listed, describing the contract objectives achieved and detailing how the effort is similar to the requirements of this solicitation. For any contracts which did not/do not meet original cost, schedule, or technical performance requirements, provide a brief explanation of the reason(s) for the shortcomings and any corrective actions taken to avoid recurrence. Offerors shall list each time the delivery schedule was revised and provide an explanation of why the revision was necessary. The offeror shall also provide a copy of any cure notices or show cause notices received on each contract listed and a description of any corrective action taken. Offerors shall indicate if any of the contracts listed were terminated and the type and reasons for the termination.

3. Section 3 - Subcontracts. Offerors shall provide an outline of how the effort required by the solicitation will be assigned for performance within the contractor’s corporate entity and among the proposed subcontractors. Offerors shall provide all of the above required information for any proposed subcontractor whose subcontract totals than 20% of the Offeror’s total proposed cost.

4. Section 4 - New Corporate Entities (if applicable). New corporate entities, if applicable, may submit data on prior contracts involving its officers and employees. However, in addition to the other requirements in this section, the offeror shall discuss in detail the role performed by such persons in the prior contracts cited.

c. Volume III- Price. Offerors shall submit a price quote using the attached Microsoft Excel file. The attached PRICE quote template contains some formulas and calculations, which shall be adjusted as needed to meet the needs of the Offerors quote. The values included for Materials/Travel/ODCs shall not be adjusted. The quote shall include details for all resources required to accomplish the requirements, (e.g., labor hours, rates, travel, materials, and ODCs – use extra worksheets if needed). The price quote should clearly identify the pricing for the individual tasks, as well as separate pricing for the options (the option year and individual task options within each performance period). The price quote shall contain all formulas, calculations, and worksheet/workbook links used to compute the proposed amounts; the formulas, calculations, and links shall not be hidden, nor use path preferences to higher directories on the Offeror’s system that “breaks” the links when files are copied to the submitted electronic media. The Offeror shall include in the price quote spreadsheets, the major price elements for each labor rate quoted:

direct labor (rates), indirect costs/overhead, general and administrative expenses, and profit/fee, as appropriate (use additional tabs as needed). The Offeror shall provide the basis for the proposed price by major cost element, including the rationale and assumptions used for the estimates. The quote price breakdowns should follow the standard cost accounting and estimating practices of the Offeror. All calculations shall be fully disclosed with explanations for how the amounts were derived and the quote data shall allow for replication and validation of the calculations, with clear tracking of key figures. In accordance with FAR 16.601(c)(2) and 52.216-31, the fixed hourly rates proposed within the quote and accepted by the Government will be incorporated into the resulting contract as fixed hourly rates that include wages, overhead, general and administrative expenses, and profit for each category of labor.

Provisions 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors – Commercial and 52.212-2, Evaluation -- Commercial Items, apply to this acquisition along with any listed addenda to these provisions.

Clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items (Alternate I) applies to this acquisition along with any listed addenda to the clause.

Clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes Or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items applies to this acquisition along with any additional clauses cited within this clause.

52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items (March 2023) – Addendum Quotes shall include the following:

SF1449 (page 1):

1. Total Pricing for this requirement shall be identified (separated by performance year) on the SF1449 (to be included on page 1 of the SF1449, e.g. Total Price, Base Year, Option Year 1, etc.). All other price/costs items shall be broken out and identified within the Price Quote – Template (MSExcel Spreadsheet) provided with this RFQ. Additionally, the following instructions are applicable to the pricing volume:

• All tasks shall be priced without travel. All optional tasks shall be proposed individually, per instance, and for the estimated number of occurrences provided within the task descriptions in the PWS and as provided by the pricing spreadsheet template. If a requirement for a task shall be performed in-person, travel will be estimated and funded by the government based on the location of the required travel.

• Pricing Quote Spreadsheet – o The following travel values have been included and shall be used for quote purposes and are not inclusive of any indirect costs or profit:

BASE Tasks Materials/ODCs Estimate: Use the value of $18,000.00 in your quote.

OPTIONAL Tasks Materials/ODCs Estimate: Use the value of $68,000.00 in your quote.

o No profit shall be charged on any materials/travel/ODCs costs.

2. Any discount terms offered

3. Contractor’s name, address, CAGE code, & GSA Schedule (if applicable)

4. Contractor point of contact with email and phone number

5. Completed Reps & Certs

6. Signed copy of Amendments (If Applicable)

Volume I:

1. Technical specifications in sufficient detail to ensure compliance with the attachments herein, PWS, Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP), and all CDRLs.

Volume II:

No addendum information added.

Volume III:

1. Complete pricing, including the breakdown of all pricing elements that roll up to/equate to the total price (see the pricing quote template).

Please ensure quotes are valid through 20 May 2025.

Question Submissions: Questions are due no later than, 29 January 2025, at 2:00PM (MST). Note: Arizona remains on Mountain Standard Time (MST) throughout the year. There is no Daylight Savings Time in Arizona.

Quotes Submissions: Quotes are due no later than, 19 February 2025, at 2:00PM (MST). Note: Arizona remains on Mountain Standard Time (MST) throughout the year. There is no Daylight Savings Time in Arizona.

Vendors are responsible for verifying receipt of their quote to this office before the quote due date and time.

Quotes must be emailed to: harrison@udall.gov and janes@udall.gov.

Any formal communication, once the formal RFQ has been issued, shall be submitted in writing (via email) to the POCs below. It is the vendor’s responsibility to confirm receipt of all formal communications.

Contracting Officer: Terri L. Harrison, harrison@udall.gov Contract Specialist: Crystal Janes, janes@udall.gov

(End of provision)

52.212-2 Evaluation-Commercial Items (November 2021) – Addendum

(a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible vendor whose quote conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. A Best value – Tradeoff evaluation approach allows for the consideration of award to other than the lowest priced offeror or other than the highest technically rated offeror. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers:

1. Technical Approach

2. Past Performance

3. Price/Cost

*Technical Approach is more important than Past Performance. Past Performance is more important than Price/Cost. Technical Approach and Past Performance, when combined, are more important than Price/Cost. Offerors are cautioned that any award may not necessarily be made to the lowest price offered and that to receive consideration for award, a rating of no less than “Acceptable” must be achieved for the technical approach evaluation factor. The Government intends to award without discussions.

(b) A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the offer’s specified expiration time, the Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award.

Evaluation criteria are provided below:

(a) This requirement, when awarded, will follow and incorporate the applicable FAR and other applicable Federal, State, and Local Statutes, Codes, or Regulations.

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(b) The Government intends to evaluate and award without discussions; however, if deemed necessary, notification will be provided electronically.

(c) The Government will award a Time & Materials contract. The price/cost quote will be evaluated for fair and reasonableness, and balance.

(d) The quote shall be subject to evaluation by a team of Government personnel.

1. Technical Evaluation Approach. The evaluation process will consider the following.

a. Understanding of the Task. The quote will be evaluated to determine the extent to which the Offeror’s methods and approach in meeting the requirements provide the Government with a high level of confidence of successful completion, and if the approach proposed is feasible and will result in the RFP requirements being fully met or exceeded. The quote will be evaluated on the extent to which the quote indicates that the Offeror clearly understands the collaborative nature of the project and the extent that personnel assigned possess enough substantive knowledge about the endangered and threatened species and their Missouri River habitat needs to follow highly technical discussions, ask effective questions. In addition, the quote will be evaluated on the extent to which the approach demonstrates a clear understanding of the importance of communicating information in a manner that reinforces trust in the offeror’s ability to be a science neutral in a particular topic.

Finally, the quote will be evaluated on the extent to which the approach demonstrates how and whether the offeror will meet the required Contractor expertise outlined in Section 12.0 of the PWS.

2. Past Performance Evaluation Approach. The Past Performance evaluation will assess the past performance information collected and determine the quality of the offeror's performance, general trends, and usefulness of the information.

a. The Government will conduct a past performance evaluation based on the quality, relevancy, and recency of the Offeror’s past performance, as well as that of its major subcontractors, as it relates to the probability of successful accomplishment of the required effort. For purposes of this contract, experience is defined as recent if it was performed in the last two years. These requirements include all aspects of schedule and performance, including the Offeror’s record of: 1) understanding the collaborative nature of like projects and the extent that personnel assigned possessed enough substantive knowledge about the project to have asked effective questions, and articulate relevant interests; 2) adherence to contract schedules, including the administrative aspects of the project; 3) commitment to customer satisfaction; and 4) business-like concern for the interest of its customers.

b. A significant achievement, problem, or lack of relevant data in any element of the work can become an important consideration in the evaluation process. A negative finding under any element may result in an overall limited or no confidence rating. Therefore, Offerors are reminded to include all relevant past efforts, including demonstrated corrective actions, in their quote.

c. An Offeror with no relevant performance history will receive a neutral performance confidence rating having no positive or negative significance. An Offeror with such a neutral rating may, however, be considered less favorably than an Offeror with a favorable performance history. Conversely, an Offeror with a neutral rating may be considered more favorably than an Offeror with a poor performance history.

d. Offerors are cautioned that in conducting the past performance evaluation, the Government may use data provided in the Offeror’s quote, and data obtained from other sources. Since the Government may not necessarily contact all sources provided by the Offerors, it is incumbent upon the Offeror to explain the relevance of the source information provided in the quote. Offerors are reminded that while the Government may elect to consider data obtained from other sources, the burden of proving good past performance rests with the Offerors.

3. Price Evaluation Approach. The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total of all CLIN/SLIN line items, including all options (the option year and individual task options within each performance period). The government will divide the final option year (Option year 4) by 2 to determine a price, in accordance with 52.217-8, and will add this amount to the overall proposed total value for a total estimated value. This will be used for evaluation purposes only and will not be added to the total awarded contract value. In accordance with FAR 16.601(c)(2) and 52.216-31, the fixed hourly rates proposed within the quote and accepted by the Government will be incorporated into the resulting contract as fixed hourly rates that include wages, overhead, general and administrative expenses, and profit for each category of labor. Quotes will be evaluated in accordance with FAR 15.404-1, where applicable, to evaluate whether the quote is fair, reasonable, and balanced. Price quotes will be compared to the Government Cost Estimate and competing quotes.

Solicitation Provisions and Clauses Incorporated by Reference

52.202-1 Definitions 52.203-18 Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require Certain Internal Confidentiality

Agreements or Statements - Representation 52.203-19 Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements 52.204-7 System for Award Management 52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance 52.204-16 Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting 52.204-17 Ownership or Control of Offeror 52.204-18 Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance 52.204-19 Incorporation by Reference of Representations and Certifications 52.204-20 Predecessor of Offeror 52.204-22 Alternative Line-Item Proposal 52.204-24 Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or

Equipment 52.204-25 Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance

Services or Equipment 52.204-29 Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act Orders – Representation and Disclosures 52.204-30 Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act Orders - Prohibition 52.209-2 Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations - Representation 52.209-5 Certification Regarding Responsibility Matters 52.209-7 Information Regarding Responsibility Matters 52.209-10 Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations 52.209-11 Representation by Corporations Regarding Delinquent Tax Liability or a Felony Conviction under any Federal Law 52.209-12 Certification Regarding Tax Matters 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors – Commercial Products and Commercial Services 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications – Commercial Products and Commercial

Services 52.212-4 Alt I Contract Terms and Conditions – Commercial Items Alt I 52.216-31 Time and Materials/Labor Hour Proposal Requirements - Commercial Acquisition 52.217-5 Evaluation of Options 52.219-1 Small Business Program Representations 52.222-25 Affirmative Action Compliance 52.222-38 Compliance with Veterans' Employment Reporting Requirements 52.227-1 Authorization and Consent

52.227-2 Notice and Assistance Regarding Patent and Copyright Infringement 52.227-14 Rights in Data - General 52.223-22 Public Disclosure of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Reduction Goals - Representation 52.229-11 Tax on Certain Foreign Procurements - Notice and Representation 52.232-7 Payments under Time and Materials and Labor Hour Contracts 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-System for Award Management 52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors

Provisions and Clauses Incorporated by Full Text

52.204-21 Basic Safeguarding of Covered Contractor Information Systems (June 2016)

(a) Definitions. As used in this clause–

Covered contractor information system means an information system that is owned or operated by a contractor that processes, stores, or transmits Federal contract information.

Federal contract information means information, not intended for public release, that is provided by or generated for the Government under a contract to develop or deliver a product or service to the Government, but not including information provided by the Government to the public (such as on public websites) or simple transactional information, such as necessary to process payments.

Information means any communication or representation of knowledge such as facts, data, or opinions, in any medium or form, including textual, numerical, graphic, cartographic, narrative, or audiovisual (Committee on National Security Systems Instruction (CNSSI) 4009).

Information system means a discrete set of information resources organized for the collection, processing, maintenance, use, sharing, dissemination, or disposition of information (44 U.S.C. 3502).

Safeguarding means measures or controls that are prescribed to protect information systems.

(b) Safeguarding requirements and procedures.

(1) The Contractor shall apply the following basic safeguarding requirements and procedures to protect covered contractor information systems. Requirements and procedures for basic safeguarding of covered contractor information systems shall include, at a minimum, the following security controls:

(i) Limit information system access to authorized users, processes acting on behalf of authorized users, or devices (including other information systems).

(ii) Limit information system access to the types of transactions and functions that authorized users are permitted to execute.

(iii) Verify and control/limit connections to and use of external information systems.

(iv) Control information posted or processed on publicly accessible information systems.

(v) Identify information system users, processes acting on behalf of users, or devices.

(vi) Authenticate (or verify) the identities of those users, processes, or devices, as a prerequisite to allowing access to organizational information systems.

(vii) Sanitize or destroy information system media containing Federal Contract Information before disposal or release for reuse.

(viii) Limit physical access to organizational information systems, equipment, and the respective operating environments to authorized individuals.

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(ix) Escort visitors and monitor visitor activity; maintain audit logs of physical access; and control and manage physical access devices.

(x) Monitor, control, and protect organizational communications (i.e., information transmitted or received by organizational information systems) at the external boundaries and key internal boundaries of the information systems.

(xi) Implement subnetworks for publicly accessible system components that are physically or logically separated from internal networks.

(xii) Identify, report, and correct information and information system flaws in a timely manner.

(xiii) Provide protection from malicious code at appropriate locations within organizational information systems.

(xiv) Update malicious code protection mechanisms when new releases are available.

(xv) Perform periodic scans of the information system and real-time scans of files from external sources as files are downloaded, opened, or executed.

(2) Other requirements. This clause does not relieve the Contractor of any other specific safeguarding requirements specified by Federal agencies and departments relating to covered contractor information systems generally or other Federal safeguarding requirements for controlled unclassified information (CUI) as established by Executive Order 13556.

(c) Subcontracts. The Contractor shall include the substance of this clause, including this paragraph (c), in subcontracts under this contract (including subcontracts for the acquisition of commercial items, other than commercially available off-the-shelf items), in which the subcontractor may have Federal contract information residing in or transiting through its information system.

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52.204-26 Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services-Representation (October 2020)

(a) Definitions. As used in this provision, "covered telecommunications equipment or services" and "reasonable inquiry" have the meaning provided in the clause 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment.

(b) Procedures. The Offeror shall review the list of excluded parties in the System for Award Management (SAM) (https://www.sam.gov) for entities excluded from receiving federal awards for "covered telecommunications equipment or services".

(c) (1) Representation. The Offeror represents that it □ does, □ does not provide covered telecommunications equipment or services as a part of its offered products or services to the Government in the performance of any contract, subcontract, or other contractual instrument.

(2) After conducting a reasonable inquiry for purposes of this representation, the offeror represents that it □ does, □ does not use covered telecommunications equipment or services, or any equipment, system, or service that uses covered telecommunications equipment or services.

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52.212-2 Evaluation—Commercial Products and Commercial Services (November 2021)

(a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers:

___See Page 11 of this Request for Quote (RFQ)__. Technical and past performance, when combined, are _more important than price/cost.

(b) Options. The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. The Government may determine that an offer is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced. Evaluation of options shall not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s).

(c) A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the offer’s specified expiration time, the Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award.

52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders— Commercial Products and Commercial Services (January 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).

(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.)

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__(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).

_XXX_(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].

_XXX_(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).

_XXX_(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).

__(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.

__(12) 52.209-6, Protecting the Government’s Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment. (Nov 2021) ( 31 U.S.C. 6101 note).

_XXX_(13) 52.209-9, Updates of Publicly Available Information Regarding Responsibility Matters (Oct 2018) ( 41 U.S.C. 2313).

__(14) [Reserved].

__(15) 52.219-3, Notice of HUBZone Set-Aside or Sole-Source Award (Oct 2022) ( 15 U.S.C. 657a).

__(16) 52.219-4, Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns (Oct 2022) (if the offeror elects to waive the preference, it shall so indicate in its offer) (15 U.S.C. 657a).

__(17) [Reserved] __(18) (i) 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (Nov 2020) (15 U.S.C. 644).

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

__(19) (i) 52.219-7, Notice of Partial Small Business Set-Aside (Nov 2020) (15 U.S.C. 644).

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

_XXX_(20) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (Feb 2024) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(2) and (3)).

_ _(21) (i) 52.219-9, Small Business Subcontracting Plan (Sep 2023) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(4)).

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

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

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

__(v) Alternate IV (Sep 2023) of 52.219-9.

__(22) (i) 52.219-13, Notice of Set-Aside of Orders (Mar 2020) (15 U.S.C. 644(r)).

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

__(23) 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting (Oct 2022) (15 U.S.C. 657s).

__(24) 52.219-16, Liquidated Damages—Subcontracting Plan (Sep 2021) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(4)(F)(i)).

__(25) 52.219-27, Notice of Set-Aside for, or Sole-Source Award to, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Concerns Eligible Under the SDVOSB Program (Feb 2024) (15 U.S.C. 657f).

_XXX_(26) (i) 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation (Feb 2024) (15 U.S.C. 632(a)(2)).

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

__(27) 52.219-29, Notice of Set-Aside for, or Sole-Source Award to, Economically Disadvantaged Women- Owned Small Business Concerns (Oct 2022) (15 U.S.C. 637(m)).

__(28) 52.219-30, Notice of Set-Aside for, or Sole-Source Award to, Women-Owned Small Business Concerns Eligible Under the Women-Owned Small Business Program (Oct 2022) (15 U.S.C. 637(m)).

__(29) 52.219-32, Orders Issued Directly Under Small Business Reserves (Mar 2020) ( 15 U.S.C. 644(r)).

__(30) 52.219-33, Nonmanufacturer Rule (Sep 2021) ( 15 U.S.C. 637(a)(17)).

_XXX_(31) 52.222-3, Convict Labor (Jun 2003) (E.O.11755).

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_XXX_(32) 52.222-19, Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (Feb 2024).

_XXX_(33) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Apr 2015).

_XXX_(34) (i) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Sep 2016) (E.O.11246).

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

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

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

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

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

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

__(38) 52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act (Dec 2010) (E.O.

13496).

_XXX_(39) (i) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (Nov 2021) (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O.

13627).

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

__(40) 52.222-54, Employment Eligibility Verification (May 2022) (Executive Order 12989). (Not applicable to the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items or certain other types of commercial products or commercial services as prescribed in FAR 22.1803.)

__(41) (i) 52.223-9, Estimate of Percentage of Recovered Material Content for EPA–Designated Items (May 2008) ( 42 U.S.C. 6962(c)(3)(A)(ii)). (Not applicable to the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items.)

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

__(42) 52.223-11, Ozone-Depleting Substances and High Global Warming Potential Hydrofluorocarbons (May 2024) ( 42 U.S.C. 7671, et seq.).

__(43) 52.223-12, Maintenance, Service, Repair, or Disposal of…