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29. AWARD OF CONTRACT:

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Reprocessing of 2-D Seismic Reflection Data

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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

Offshore Continental Shelf (OCS) and Nearshore Areas of Alaska,” 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 FAR Part 12. 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 contract shall be priced in accordance with Section 1.2.1.

The labor rates in Section 1.2.1 serve as the maximum rates the Contractor may propose on task orders. The Contractor may always provide lower rates and discounts in any future task order quotes. The labor categories are anticipated to be the primary labor sources necessary to perform services at the task order level. Other labor categories may be added if applicable and necessary to perform the scope at the task order level.

1.2.1 CONTRACT LINE ITEM NUMBERS (CLIN) PRICING STRUCTURE

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

CLIN Description Unit of Issue Market Price

00010AA

PSTM reprocessing of vintage 2-D seismic reflection data in the

Alaskan Offshore Continental Shelf

(AOCS) and Nearshore Areas

Line Miles $TBD

00010AB

PSTM reprocessing with anisotropy of vintage 2-D seismic reflection data in the Alaskan Offshore

Continental Shelf (AOCS) and

Nearshore Areas

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CLIN Description Unit of Issue Market Price

00010AC

PSDM reprocessing with anisotropy of vintage 2-D seismic reflection data in the Alaskan Offshore

Continental Shelf (AOCS) and

A contractor may propose an alternate pricing structure which is different from what has been prescribed. If an alternate pricing structure is proposed, then the contractor must provide a thorough explanation supporting the alternate pricing structure. Any explanation of a proposed alternate pricing structure must also describe why the prescribed pricing structure is not suitable.

The Government shall issue various Delivery or Task Orders to obtain Reprocessing of Vintage

2-D Seismic Reflection data in the Alaskan OCS and Nearshore Areas during Year 1. The

Contractor shall provide reprocessing of vintage 2-D Seismic Reflection Data in the Alaskan

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 to purchase the reprocessing of vintage 2-D seismic reflection data proposed by the Contractor.

CLIN 00020 – Year 2 (Months 13 through 24)

00020AA

PSTM Reprocessing of vintage 2-D seismic reflection data in the

Alaskan Offshore Continental Shelf

00020AB

PSTM reprocessing with anisotropy of vintage 2-D seismic reflection data in the Alaskan Offshore

Continental Shelf (AOCS) and

00020AC

PSDM reprocessing with anisotropy of vintage 2-D seismic reflection data in the Alaskan Offshore

Continental Shelf (AOCS) and

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The Government shall issue various Delivery or Task Orders to obtain Reprocessing of Vintage

2-D Seismic Reflection data in the Alaskan OCS and Nearshore Areas during Year 2. The

Contractor shall provide reprocessing of vintage 2-D Seismic Reflection Data in the Alaskan

OCS and Nearshore Areas under this effort that meets the requirements at the individual order

CLIN 00030 – Year 3 (Months 25 through 36)

00030AA

PSTM reprocessing of vintage 2-D seismic reflection data in the

Alaskan Offshore Continental Shelf

00030AB

PSTM reprocessing with anisotropy of vintage 2-D seismic reflection data in the Alaskan Offshore

Continental Shelf (AOCS) and

00030AC

PSDM reprocessing with anisotropy of vintage 2-D seismic reflection data in the Alaskan Offshore

Continental Shelf (AOCS) and

2-D Seismic Reflection data in the Alaskan OCS and Nearshore Areas during Year 3. The

Contractor shall provide reprocessing of vintage 2-D Seismic Reflection Data in the Alaskan

OCS and Nearshore Areas under this effort that meets the requirements at the individual order

CLIN 00040 – Year 4 (Months 37 through 48)

00040AA

PSTM reprocessing of vintage 2-D seismic reflection data in the

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Alaskan Offshore Continental Shelf

00040AB

PSTM reprocessing with anisotropy of vintage 2-D seismic reflection data in the Alaskan Offshore

Continental Shelf (AOCS) and

00040AC

PSDM reprocessing with anisotropy of vintage 2-D seismic reflection data in the Alaskan Offshore

Continental Shelf (AOCS) and

2-D Seismic Reflection data in the Alaskan OCS and Nearshore Areas during Year 4. The

Contractor shall provide reprocessing of vintage 2-D Seismic Reflection Data in the Alaskan

OCS and Nearshore Areas under this effort that meets the requirements at the individual order

CLIN 00050 – Year 5 (Months 49 through 60)

00050AA

PSTM reprocessing of vintage 2-D seismic reflection data in the

Alaskan Offshore Continental Shelf

00040AB

PSTM reprocessing with anisotropy of vintage 2-D seismic reflection data in the Alaskan Offshore

Continental Shelf (AOCS) and

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CLIN Description Unit of Issue Market Price

00040AC

PSDM reprocessing with anisotropy of vintage 2-D seismic reflection data in the Alaskan Offshore

Continental Shelf (AOCS) and

2-D Seismic Reflection data in the Alaskan OCS and Nearshore Areas during Year 5. The

Contractor shall provide reprocessing of vintage 2-D Seismic Reflection Data in the Alaskan

OCS and Nearshore Areas under this effort that meets the requirements at the individual order

1.3 SAMPLE TASK ORDER PRICING

CLIN Description Unit of

Issue

Total Line

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PSTM Reprocessing of vintage

2-D seismic reflection data in the Alaskan Offshore

Continental Shelf (AOCS)

Line Miles

420 $TBD $TBD

The Sample Task Order will be issued on a Firm Fixed Price basis. The price above represents the total price of the Sample Task Order.

1.3.1 Partial Delivery Payment Schedule for the Sample Task Order

Payment will be made to the Contractor based upon delivery and acceptance of tasks performed as proposed and agreed to by the Government, in accordance with FAR Clause 52.232-1. The payment arrangement based upon partial deliverables whereby payments are made for distinct portions of the work completed by the Contractor and accepted by the Government is detailed below:

Payment No. Deliverable(s) / Milestone (s) Payment Amount 1 [To be proposed by Offeror] $TBD*

2 $TBD*

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3 $TBD*

TOTAL CONTRACT VALUE $TBD*

* = TBD. This amount is to be determined upon award based upon the price accepted by the

Government.

1.4 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 Clause 52.216-22 entitled

“Indefinite Quantity” and the maximum consideration under this Contract over a five-year period is estimated to be $3,000,000.00.

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SECTION 2

DESCRIPTION/ STATEMENT OF WORK

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

AND NEARSHORE AREAS OF ALASKA

2.1 BACKGROUND

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Alaska Offshore Continental Shelf (AOCS)

Resource Evaluation (RE) Office mission is to investigate the mineral potential of Alaska's OCS

(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.

The RE section uses seismic and well data to create maps that identify those areas of the Alaska

OCS likely to contain oil and gas accumulations. RE also carries out regional assessments of the undiscovered oil and gas potential of the Alaskan OCS. 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. Alaskan 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.

2.3 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.

This contract provides services for BOEM in the Alaskan 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

Alaskan OCS and selected adjacent lands and waters. Work to be completed during the period of performance will include reprocessing of mostly marine, 2-D seismic reflection data collected during the 1980s and 1990s.

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2.4 SCOPE OF WORK

The Contractor shall provide reprocessing of 2-D seismic reflection data in Alaskan OCS and nearshore areas in accordance with this Statement of Work and applicable laws.

There are special challenges to imaging seismic data in Alaska 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).

BOEM will deliver to successful bidder field data for all vintage 2-D seismic reflection data to be reprocessed, along with relevant well velocities, and vintage stacked data, with initial data set from the area delivered within 5 working days of contract award.

The primary products of the reprocessing will be pre-stack time migrated (PSTM) processed or pre-stack depth migrated (PSDM) imaged 2-D lines, both delivered as digital data in Society of

Exploration Geophysicists ‘Y’ (SEG-Y) file format in both time and depth domains. PSTM data may require processing for anisotropy.

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

2.5.1 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

2.5.1.1 Task 1a: Pre-stack Time Migration Processing (PSTM)

1. Pre-stack time migration processing shall consist of state-of-the-art 2-D PSTM, including:

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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

2.5.1.2 Pre-stack Depth Migration Processing (PSDM)

1. Pre-stack Depth Migration shall include:

a. State-of-the-art 2-D 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 2-D lines such that all lines tie in depth

▪ Consistency in velocity and statics at line intersections

2.5.1.3 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

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• 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.

2.7 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.

2.7.1 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 AOCS RE 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.

2.7.2 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.

2.8 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

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2.9 ADDRESSES FOR DELIVERABLES

Contracting Officer's Representative

[COR]

[TO BE PROVIDED AT AWARD]

U.S. Department of the Interior

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management

Contracting Officer [CO]

David Jablonski

U.S. Department of the Interior

Bureau of Safety and Environmental

Enforcement

Acquisition Operations Branch

45600 Woodland Road, VAE-AMD

Sterling, Virginia 20166-9216

Phone: 703-787-1589

David.Jablonski@bsee.gov

Alaska OCS Regional Office

[TO BE PROVIDED AT AWARD]

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management

Alaska OCS Regional Office

3801 Centerpoint Drive, Suite 500

Anchorage, AK 99503-5820

Phone: [TO BE PROVIDED AT AWARD]

Email: [TO BE PROVIDED AT AWARD]

2.10 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.

mailto:David.Jablonski@bsee.gov

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SECTION 3

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

3.1 TERM OF THE CONTRACT

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/ DELIVERY ADDRESS

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 2.9.

3.3 AUTHORIZED USERS ORDERING PROCEDURES

Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) Contracting Officers are authorized to issue TOs hereunder, on behalf of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM).

3.4 TYPE OF ORDERS

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

3.5 ORDERING PROCEDURES

3.5.1 It is anticipated that task orders will be negotiated on a firm-fixed-price (FFP) basis. The

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

3.5.2 Task Orders will be awarded using the following streamlined procedures:

The Government will provide a fair notice of the intent to make a purchase to the IDIQ holder, including a clear description of the services to be performed and the basis upon which the selection will be made to all contractors offering the required services under the contract; and afford the contractor responding to the notice a fair opportunity to submit an offer and have that offer fairly considered.

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

3.6 NO PAYMENT FOR UNAUTHORIZED WORK

No payments will be made for any unauthorized supplies and/or services, or for any

Solicitation No.140M0120R0006 Page 14 of 43 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 CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION/ GOVERNMENT POINT OF CONTACTS

Notwithstanding the Contractor’s responsibility for total management during the performance of this Contract, administration of the Contract will require maximum coordination between the

Government and the Contractor. The following information identifies the individuals responsible for this coordination:

3.7.1 Contracting Officer (CO)

The BSEE Contracting Officer for this IDIQ contract is David Jablonski. Copies of all correspondence shall be provided at the address below:

David Jablonski

Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement

Acquisition Operations Branch

45600 Woodland Road, VAE-AMD

Sterling, Virginia 20166-9216

Phone: 703-787-1589

David.Jablonski@bsee.gov

3.7.2 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 completed at time of award

3.8 PAYMENTS

3.8.1 DOI-AAAP-0028, V03 ELECTRONIC INVOICING AND PAYMENT

REQUIREMENTS – INVOICE PROCESSING PLATFORM (IPP) (APR 2013)

Payment requests must be submitted electronically through the U. S. Department of the

Treasury's Invoice Processing Platform System (IPP).

"Payment request" means any request for contract financing payment or invoice payment by the

Contractor. To constitute a proper invoice, the payment request must comply with the requirements identified in the applicable Prompt Payment clause included in the contract, or the mailto:David.Jablonski@bsee.gov

Solicitation No.140M0120R0006 Page 15 of 43 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 Boston (FRBB) prior to the contract award date, but no more than 3 - 5 business days of the contract award date.

Contractor assistance with enrollment can be obtained by contacting the IPP Production

Helpdesk via email ippgroup@bos.frb.org or phone (866) 973-3131.

If the Contractor is unable to comply with the requirement to use IPP tor submitting invoices for payment, the Contractor must submit a waiver request in writing to the Contracting Officer with its proposal or quotation.

3.8.2 INVOICE FREQUENCY AND PAYMENTS

Invoices shall be submitted as specified at the TO level and in accordance with Section 3.8.1.

3.9 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 https://www.ipp.gov/ mailto:ippgroup@bos.frb.org

Solicitation No.140M0120R0006 Page 16 of 43 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.

3.10 CONTRACTOR PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT REPORTING SYSTEM (DEC

2015)

1) FAR 42.1502 directs all Federal agencies to collect past performance information on contracts. The Department of the Interior (DOI) has implemented the Contractor

Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) to comply with this regulation.

One or more past performance evaluations will be conducted in order to record your contract performance as required by FAR 42.15.

2) The past performance evaluation process is a totally paperless process using CPARS.

CPARS is a web-based system that allows for electronic processing of the performance evaluation report. Once the report is processed, it is available in the Past Performance

Information Retrieval System (PPIRS) for Government use in evaluating past performance as part of a source selection action.

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

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

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

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

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

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

d) If you elect not to provide comments, please acknowledge receipt of the evaluation by indicating "No comment" in the space provided, and then selecting

“Accept the Ratings and Close the Evaluation”.

e) Your response is due within 60 calendar days after receipt of the CPAR. On day

15, the evaluation will become available in PPIRS-RC marked as “Pending” with or without comments and whether or not it has been closed.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

3.11 PERSONNEL REQUIREMENTS

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

3.12 KEY PERSONNEL

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

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TO BE COMPLETED AT TIME OF AWARD

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

3.13 SUBSTITUTION OF KEY PERSONEL

(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.

3.14 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:

[To be completed at time of award]

The Contractor’s designated PM for this Contract shall have the authority to make any no-cost

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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.

3.15 ORGANIZATIONAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST

(a) It is the policy of the Department of the Interior to avoid contract awards which could create potential conflict of interest. Such a situation could occur in this instance when the Contractor or any Subcontractors 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 object of obtaining impartial, technically sound and objective performance of this contract.

(b) Any request for waiver from the terms of this contract provision shall be directed in writing to the Contracting Officer and shall include a full description and justification of the required waiver.

(c) The Contractor, or any of his officers or representatives, shall not involve himself in any situation during 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 of this contract for default.

(d) The Contractor must disclose any interest which may develop after contract award which may result in his placement in a conflicting role with his performance of this agreement. Failure to comply with this provision may be cause for termination of this contract 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 requests for waiver to the Contractor who shall then inform the Contracting Officer as described in (a) above.

3.16 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.

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3.17 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 government 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 will 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 no 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 TO shall remain the sole property of the Government unless specific exception is granted by the CO.

3.18 STATEMENT OF DISCLAIMER

(a) The Contractor shall place the appropriate disclaimer clause on the first printed page of the

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(1) Draft Final Report. “This draft report has not been reviewed by the Bureau of Ocean

Energy Management (BOEM), nor has it been approved for publication. Approval, when given, does not signify that the contents necessarily reflect the views and policies of the Bureau, nor does mention of the trade names or commercial products constitute endorsement or recommendation for use.”

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

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

“Study concept, oversight, and funding were provided by the U.S. Department of the

Interior, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Environmental Studies Program, Washington, DC under Contract Number ______________.”

3.19 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.

3.20 PRINTING

The Contractor shall not engage in, nor subcontract for, any printing (as that term is defined in

Title I of the Government Printing and Binding Regulations in effect on the effective date of the contract) in connection with the performance of work under this contract provided, however, that performance of a requirement under this contract involving the reproduction of less than 5,000 production units of any one page, or less than 25,000 production units in the aggregate of multiple pages, will not be deemed to be printing. A production unit is defined as one sheet, size

8 and ½ x 11 inches, one side only, one color.

3.21 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

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(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

3.22 FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION CLAUSES

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

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 CO will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es):

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

Clause Title Date

52.203-17 Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights and Requirement to Apr 2014

52.204-4 Printed or Copied Double-Sided on Postconsumer

Fiber Content Paper May 2011

52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance Jul 2013

52.204-18 Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance Jul 2016

52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions- Commercial Items Oct 2018

52.223-6 Drug-Free Workplace May 2001

3.22.2 FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or

Executive Order – Commercial Items (Mar 2020)

(a) The Contractor shall comply with the following Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clauses, which are incorporated in this contract by reference, to implement provisions of law or

Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items:

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

Statements (Jan 2017) (section 743 of Division E, Title VII, of the Consolidated and Further

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

(2) 52.204-23, Prohibition on Contracting for Hardware, Software, and Services Developed or Provided by Kaspersky Lab and Other Covered Entities (Jul 2018) (Section 1634 of Pub. L.

115-91).

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

Surveillance Services or Equipment. (Aug 2019) (Section 889(a)(1)(A) of Pub. L. 115-232).

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

(5) 52.233-3, Protest After Award (AUG 1996) (31 U.S.C. 3553).

(6) 52.233-4, Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (OCT 2004)(Public Laws 108-

77 and 108-78 (19 U.S.C. 3805 note)).

(b) The Contractor shall comply with the FAR clauses in this paragraph (b) that the CO has indicated as being incorporated in this contract by reference to implement provisions of law or

Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items:

[Contracting Officer check as appropriate.]

_x_ (1) 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government (Sept 2006), with

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