B08_-_RFQ_140E0124Q0073_1.pdf

Solicitation Number:

140E0124Q0073 Notice Type:

Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Office Address:

Department of the Interior, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) Acquisition Financial Assistance Branch, HQ, 45600 Woodland Road, VAE-AMD, Sterling, VA 20166 Subject: T-METRICS FEDRAMP CLOUD Response Date: 11:00 a.m. ET on July 15, 2024.

Synopsis:

PLEASE READ CAREFULLY: 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. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This acquisition is being conducted under the authority of FAR Part 13.5, and therefore the Government will utilize simplified procedures for soliciting competition, evaluation, an award documentation, and notifications that comply with FAR Parts 12 and 13.

This is not a small business set-aside. The solicitation number is 140E0124Q0073 and the solicitation is issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ).

The United States Department of the Interior, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE), is seeking a capable contractor to support enterprise IT services for T-Metrics FedRAMP solution that will be used by BSEE, BOEM and ONRR to conduct Help Desk functions. The purpose of this procurement is to support the moving of all DID’s to Microsoft Teams. The current equipment and software will not be compatible.

The Government anticipates awarding a sole-source firm-fixed-price purchase order as a result of this solicitation. This solicitation incorporates provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-72. It is the Offeror’s responsibility to be familiar with the applicable clauses and provisions. The North American Industrial Classification Systems (NAICS) code is 513210 Software Publishers, with small business size representation of $47 Million.

The complete solicitation package is included as an attachment to this Notice. If Offerors have trouble accessing the attachments, a request should be submitted to the Contracting Officer via email at Darren.Ho@bsee.gov, and a copy of the RFQ will be provided electronically.

SECTION 1

PRICING

1.1 GENERAL

The Contractor shall provide all labor, materials, equipment, services, logistical support, and supplies necessary to perform “T-METRICS FEDRAMP CLOUD,” in accordance with the Section 2, Statement of Work. The Government anticipates awarding a firm-fixed-price type order in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13 and FAR Part 12.

However, the Government reserves the right to not award a contract.

1.2 CONTRACT LINE ITEM NUMBERS (CLIN) PRICING STRUCTURE

The specific descriptions of the Contract Line Item Numbers (CLINS) are described below for this FFP Order (*Offeror shall fill-in as part of the quote):

CLIN Description Total Price 00010 Basic Bundle 25 Lic agent/supv/admin /mo

(BASE YEAR)

00020 FedRAMP Uplift 25 agents/supv/admins /mo

(BASE YEAR)

00030 One-Time Professional Services charge for Onboarding, Gateway, training, and Integration

00040 One-Time Charge for Standard Screen Pop for ServiceNow

00050 Telecom Charges

(BASE YEAR)

00060 Basic Bundle 25 Lic agent/supv/admin /mo

(OPTION YEAR 1)

00070 FedRAMP Uplift 25 agents/supv/admins /mo

(OPTION YEAR 1)

00080 Telecom Charges

(OPTION YEAR 1)

00090 Basic Bundle 25 Lic agent/supv/admin /mo

(OPTION YEAR 2)

00100 FedRAMP Uplift 25 agents/supv/admins /mo

(OPTION YEAR 2)

00110 Telecom Charges

(OPTION YEAR 2)

TOTAL FFP PRICE: *$

SECTION 2

DESCRIPTION/ STATEMENT OF WORK

T-METRICS FEDRAMP CLOUD

2.1 BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES

The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE), a Bureau in the U.S Department of the Interior, is the Federal agency that works to promote safety, protect the environment, and conserve resources offshore through vigorous regulatory oversight and enforcement.

The project supports enterprise IT services for T-Metrics FedRAMP solution that will be used by BSEE, BOEM and ONRR to conduct Help Desk functions. The purpose of this procurement is to support the moving of all DID’s to Microsoft Teams. The current equipment and software will not be compatible. After extensive research and testing T-Metrics FedRAMP is the only Contact Center Solution that can provide all the necessary tasks required by the Enterprise contract to meet.

2.2 SCOPE OF WORK

BSEE will be implementing the Public FedRAMP T-Metrics Cloud Contact Center Services, Public FedRAMP solution. The T-Metrics CX-2025 - Universal cloud, advanced omnichannel SaaS contact center solution can be delivered on premise, in the cloud (public, private, or FedRAMP), or in a hybrid model. TM CX-2025 is a single solution, enabling consistent agent and supervisor experiences through a single user interface across any of the above-referenced delivery models.

This is achieved with a single sign-on, giving contact centers the flexibility to easily traverse between delivery models without having to retrain agents, and while keeping their existing infrastructure intact. By leveraging TM CX-2025, customers can maintain their current IT investments without following the traditional rip-and-replace routine.

The required tasks are of the following:

1. The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement will retain their telephone numbers through Microsoft Teams and route calls into T-Metrics FedRAMP contact center using twenty-five (25) existing phone numbers.

2. All external calls intended to be answered by the T-Metrics FedRAMP system will be initiated by calling a phone number hosted on the customers current environment (Teams).

3. T-Metrics FedRAMP will provide unpublished telephone numbers for all calls that are destined into the T-Metrics FedRAMP Call Center platform and T-Metrics FedRAMP Agents.

4. The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement team will forward all telephone numbers hosted on their current platform to the unpublished phone numbers that T- Metrics FedRAMP will provide.

5. T-Metrics FedRAMP will answer any forwarded, incoming calls into the T-Metrics FedRAMP system and will perform the Contact Center routing as configured by the customer. Once an agent is available to dispatch the call to, T-Metrics FedRAMP will route the call to the agent's T-Metrics FedRAMP soft phone to be handled.

6. It will be The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement's responsibility to ensure that calls are forwarded from their current system (Teams) into the T-Metrics FedRAMP provided phone numbers.

7. It will be The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement's responsibility to ensure CallerID is properly passed from their current carrier to T-Metrics FedRAMP platform in the case that the ANI of the caller is needed for any reason (reporting, security, etc).

8. T-Metrics FedRAMP will provide reporting capabilities as allowed through our contact center solution.

2.3 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] Darren Ho U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement Acquisition Financial Assistance Branch 45600 Woodland Road, VAE-AMD Sterling, Virginia 20166-9216 Darren.Ho@bsee.gov

SECTION 3

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

3.1 TERM OF THE CONTRACT

The period of performance is 12 months from date of award with two (2) option years.

3.2 PLACE OF PERFORMANCE/ DELIVERY ADDRESS

The primary place of performance is the Contractor’s facility, all deliverables will be produced to the Contracting Officer Representative (COR) address identified in Section 2.

3.3 TYPE OF ORDER

A firm-fixed-price purchase order will be issued at the time of award.

3.4 NO PAYMENT FOR UNAUTHORIZED WORK

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

3.5 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:

3.5.1 Contracting Officer (CO)

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

Darren Ho U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement Acquisition Financial Assistance Branch 45600 Woodland Road, VAE-AMD Sterling, Virginia 20166-9216

3.5.2 Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR)

The Contracting Officer has designated a Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) for this effort. The COR will be responsible for technical monitoring of the contractor's performance during the period of performance of this contract.

To be completed at time of award

3.6 PAYMENTS

3.6.1 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 clause 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items included in commercial item contracts. The IPP website address is: https://www.ipp.gov.

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 quote or quotation.

3.6.2 INVOICE FREQUENCY AND PAYMENTS

Invoices shall be submitted within 30 days upon acceptance of the deliverables by the COR.

3.7 DIAR 1452.201-70 AUTHORITIES AND DELEGATIONS (SEP 2011)

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

(b) The Contracting Officer will designate a Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) at time of award. The COR will be responsible for technical monitoring of the contractor's performance and deliveries. The COR will be appointed in writing, and a copy of the appointment will be furnished to the Contractor. Changes to this delegation will be made by written changes to the existing appointment or by issuance of a new appointment.

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

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

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

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

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

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

(d) The Contractor shall comply with the written or oral direction of the Contracting Officer or authorized representative(s) acting within the scope and authority of the appointment memorandum. The Contractor need not proceed with direction that it considers to have been issued without proper authority. The Contractor shall notify the Contracting Officer in writing, with as much detail as possible, when the COR has taken an action or has issued direction (written or oral) that the Contractor considers to exceed the COR's appointment, within 3 days of the occurrence. Unless otherwise provided in this contract, the Contractor assumes all costs, risks, liabilities, and consequences of performing any work it is directed to perform that falls within any of the categories defined in paragraph (c) prior to receipt of the Contracting Officer's response issued under paragraph (e) of this clause.

(e) The Contracting Officer shall respond in writing within 30 days to any notice made under paragraph (d) of this clause. A failure of the parties to agree upon the nature of a direction, or upon the contract action to be taken with respect thereto, shall be subject to the provisions of the Disputes clause of this contract.

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

COR.

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

3.8 CONTRACTOR PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT REPORTING SYSTEM (DEC

2015)

1) FAR 42.1502 directs all Federal agencies to collect past performance information on contracts. The Department of the Interior (DOI) has implemented the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) to comply with this regulation.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

3.9 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 PO shall remain the sole property of the Government unless specific exception is granted by the CO.

3.10 FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION CLAUSES

3.10.1 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 Nov 2023 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 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions- Commercial Products and Commercial Services Nov 2023 52.223-6 Drug-Free Workplace May 2001 52.204-27 Prohibition on a ByteDance Covered Application June 2023 52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons Nov 2021

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

Executive Order – Commercial Products and Commercial Services May 2024

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

(1) 52.203-19, Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements (Jan 2017) (section 743 of Division E, Title VII, of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub. L. 113-235) and its successor provisions in subsequent appropriations acts (and as extended in continuing resolutions)).

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

115-91).

(3) 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment. (Aug 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 Alternate I (Oct 1995) (41 U.S.C. 4704 and 10 U.S.C. 2402).

__ (2) 52.203-13, Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct (Oct 2015) (41 U.S.C.

3509)).

__ (3) 52.203-15, Whistleblower Protections under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (June 2010) (Section 1553 of Pub. L. 111-5). (Applies to contracts funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.)

_x_ (4) 52.204-10, Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (Oct 2018) (Pub. L. 109-282) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note).

__ (5) [Reserved].

__ (6) 52.204-14, Service Contract Reporting Requirements (Oct2016) (Pub. L. 111-117, section 743 of Div. C).

__ (7) 52.204-15, Service Contract Reporting Requirements for Indefinite-Delivery

Contracts (Oct2016) (Pub. L. 111-117, section 743 of Div. C).

_x_ (8) 52.209-6, Protecting the Government’s Interest When Subcontracting with

Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment. (Oct2015) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note).

_x_ (9) 52.209-9, Updates of Publicly Available Information Regarding Responsibility

Matters (Oct2018) (41 U.S.C. 2313).

__ (10) [Reserved].

__ (11)(i) 52.219-3, Notice of HUBZone Set-Aside or Sole-Source Award (Nov 2011) (15

U.S.C. 657a).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Nov 2011) of 52.219-3.

__ (12)(i) 52.219-4, Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns (OCT 2014) (if the Quoter elects to waive the preference, it shall so indicate in its offer) (15 U.S.C. 657a).

__ (ii) Alternate I (JAN 2011) of 52.219-4.

__ (13) [Reserved] __ (14)(i) 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (Nov 2011) (15 U.S.C. 644).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Nov 2011).

__ (iii) Alternate II (Nov 2011).

__ (15)(i) 52.219-7, Notice of Partial Small Business Set-Aside (June 2003) (15 U.S.C.

644).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Oct 1995) of 52.219-7.

__ (iii) Alternate II (Mar 2004) of 52.219-7.

_x_ (16) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (Oct 2018) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(2) and (3)).

_x_ (17)(i) 52.219-9, Small Business Subcontracting Plan (Aug 2018) (15 U.S.C.

637(d)(4)).

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

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

__ (iv) Alternate III (Nov 2016) of 52.219-9.

__(v) Alternate IV (Aug 2018) of 52.219-9.

__ (18) 52.219-13, Notice of Set-Aside of Orders (Nov 2011)(15 U.S.C. 644(r)).

__ (19) 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting (Jan 2017) (15 U.S.C. 637(a)(14)).

_x_ (20) 52.219-16, Liquidated Damages-Subcontracting Plan (Jan 1999) (15 U.S.C.

637(d)(4)(F)(i)).

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

(Oct 2019) (15 U.S.C. 657 f).

_x_ (22) 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation (Jul 2013) (15

U.S.C. 632(a)(2)).

__ (23) 52.219-29, Notice of Set-Aside, or Sole Source Award to, Economically

Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business (EDWOSB) Concerns (Dec 2015) (15 U.S.C.

637(m)).

__ (24) 52.219-30, Notice of Set-Aside for, or Sole Source Award to, Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) Concerns Eligible Under the WOSB Program (Dec 2015) (15 U.S.C. 637(m)).

_x_ (25) 52.222-3, Convict Labor (June 2003) (E.O. 11755).

_x_ (26) 52.222-19, Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (Jan 2020)

(E.O. 13126).

_x_ (27) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Apr 2015).

_x_ (28) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Sept 2016) (E.O. 11246).

_x_ (29) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (Oct 2015)(38 U.S.C. 4212).

_x_ (30) 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (Jul 2014) (29 U.S.C.

793).

_x_ (31) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans (FEB 2016) (38 U.S.C. 4212).

_x_ (32) 52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations

Act (Dec 2010) (E.O. 13496).

_x_ (33)(i) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (Jan 2019) (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).

_x_ (34) 52.222-54, Employment Eligibility Verification (OCT 2015). (Executive Order 12989). (Not applicable to the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items or certain other types of commercial items as prescribed in 22.1803.)

__ (35)(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.)

__ (36)(i) 52.223-13, Acquisition of EPEAT®-Registered Imaging Equipment (JUN 2014) (E.O.s 13423 and 13514).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Jun 2014) of 52.223-13.

__ (37)(i) 52.223-14, Acquisition of EPEAT®-Registered Televisions (JUN 2014) (E.O.s

13423 and 13514).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Jun 2014) of 52.223-14.

__ (38) 52.223-15, Energy Efficiency in Energy-Consuming Products (DEC 2007) (42 U.S.C. 8259b).

__ (39)(i) 52.223-16, Acquisition of EPEAT®-Registered Personal Computer Products (JUN

2014) (E.O.s 13423 and 13514).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Jun 2014) of 52.223-16.

_x_ (40) 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving

(AUG 2011) (E.O. 13513).

__ (41) 52.225-1, Buy American-Supplies (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 83).

__ (42)(i) 52.225-3, Buy American-Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act (May 2014)

(41 U.S.C. chapter 83, 19 U.S.C. 3301 note, 19 U.S.C. 2112 note, 19 U.S.C. 3805 note, 19 U.S.C. 4001 note, Pub. L. 103-182, 108-77, 108-78, 108-286, 108-302, 109-53, 109-169, 109- 283, 110-138, 112-41, 112-42, and 112-43.

__ (ii) Alternate I (May 2014) of 52.225-3.

__ (iii) Alternate II (May 2014) of 52.225-3.

__ (iv) Alternate III (May 2014) of 52.225-3.

__ (43) 52.225-5, Trade Agreements (NOV 2013) (19 U.S.C. 2501, et seq., 19 U.S.C. 3301 note).

_x_ (44) 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (June 2008) (E.O.’s, proclamations, and statutes administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury).

__ (45) 52.225-26, Contractors Performing Private Security Functions Outside the United States (Jul 2013) (Section 862, as amended, of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008; 10 U.S.C. 2302 Note).

__ (46) 52.226-4, Notice of Disaster or Emergency Area Set-Aside (Nov 2007) (42 U.S.C.

5150).

__ (47) 52.226-5, Restrictions on Subcontracting Outside Disaster or Emergency Area (Nov 2007) (42 U.S.C. 5150).

__ (48) 52.232-29, Terms for Financing of Purchases of Commercial Items (Feb 2002) (41 U.S.C. 4505, 10 U.S.C. 2307(f)).

__ (49) 52.232-30, Installment Payments for Commercial Items (Jan 2017) (41 U.S.C. 4505, 10 U.S.C. 2307(f)).

x__ (50) 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-System for Award Management (Jul 2013) (31 U.S.C. 3332).

__ (51) 52.232-34, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Other than System for Award Management (Jul 2013) (31 U.S.C. 3332).

__ (52) 52.232-36, Payment by Third Party (May 2014) (31 U.S.C. 3332).

__ (53) 52.239-1, Privacy or Security Safeguards (Aug 1996) (5 U.S.C. 552a).

__ 52.242-5, Payments to Small Business Subcontractors

(Jan 2017) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(13)).

__ (54)(i) 52.247-64, Preference for Privately Owned U.S.-Flag Commercial Vessels (Feb

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

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

(c) The Contractor shall comply with the FAR clauses in this paragraph (c), applicable to commercial services, that the Contracting Officer has indicated as being incorporated in this contract by reference to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items:

[Contracting Officer check as appropriate.] __ (1) 52.222-17, Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers (May 2014)(E.O. 13495).

__ (2) 52.222-41, Service Contract Labor Standards (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

__ (3) 52.222-42, Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires (May 2014) (29 U.S.C.

206 and 41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

__ (4) 52.222-43, Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Labor Standards-Price

Adjustment (Multiple Year and Option Contracts) (May 2014) (29 U.S.C. 206 and 41 U.S.C.

chapter 67).

__ (5) 52.222-44, Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Labor Standards-Price Adjustment (May 2014) (29 U.S.C. 206 and 41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

__ (6) 52.222-51, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Maintenance, Calibration, or Repair of Certain Equipment-Requirements (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

__ (7) 52.222-53, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Certain Services-Requirements (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

__ (8) 52.222-55, Minimum Wages Under Executive Order 13658 (Dec 2014)(E.O. 13658).

__ (9) 52.226-6, Promoting Excess Food Donation to Nonprofit Organizations (May 2014)

(42 U.S.C. 1792).

__ (10) 52.237-11, Accepting and Dispensing of $1 Coin (Sept 2008) (31 U.S.C.

5112(p)(1)).

(d) Comptroller General Examination of Record. The Contractor shall comply with the provisions of this paragraph (d) if this contract was awarded using other than sealed bid, is in excess of the simplified acquisition threshold, and does not contain the clause at 52.215-2, Audit and Records-Negotiation.

(1) The Comptroller General of the United States, or an authorized representative of the Comptroller General, shall have access to and right to examine any of the Contractor’s directly pertinent records involving transactions related to this contract.

(2) The Contractor shall make available at its offices at all reasonable times the records, materials, and other evidence for examination, audit, or reproduction, until 3 years after final payment under this contract or for any shorter period specified in FAR Subpart 4.7, Contractor Records Retention, of the other clauses of this contract. If this contract is completely or partially terminated, the records relating to the work terminated shall be made available for 3 years after any resulting final termination settlement. Records relating to appeals under the disputes clause or to litigation or the settlement of claims arising under or relating to this contract shall be made available until such appeals, litigation, or claims are finally resolved.

(3) As used in this clause, records include books, documents, accounting procedures and practices, and other data, regardless of type and regardless of form. This does not require the Contractor to create or maintain any record that the Contractor does not maintain in the ordinary course of business or pursuant to a provision of law.

(e)(1) Notwithstanding the requirements of the clauses in paragraphs (a), (b), (c), and (d) of this clause, the Contractor is not required to flow down any FAR clause, other than those in this paragraph (e)(1) in a subcontract for commercial items. Unless otherwise indicated below, the extent of the flow down shall be as required by the clause-

(i) 52.203-13, Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct (Apr 2010) (41 U.S.C.

3509).

(ii) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (Oct 2014) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(2) and (3)), in all subcontracts that offer further subcontracting opportunities. If the subcontract (except subcontracts to small business concerns) exceeds $650,000 ($1.5 million for construction of any public facility), the subcontractor must include 52.219-8 in lower tier subcontracts that offer subcontracting opportunities.

(iii) 52.222-17, Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers (May 2014) (E.O. 13495). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (l) of FAR clause 52.222-17.

(iv) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Apr 2015)

(v) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Apr 2015) (E.O. 11246).

(vi) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (Jul 2014) (38 U.S.C. 4212).

(vii) 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (Jul 2014) (29 U.S.C.

793).

(viii) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans (Jul 2014) (38 U.S.C. 4212)

(ix) 52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act (Dec 2010) (E.O. 13496). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (f) of FAR clause 52.222-40.

(x) 52.222-41, Service Contract Labor Standards (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

(xi)

__(A) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (Mar 2015) (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O 13627).

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

(xii) 52.222-51, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to

Contracts for Maintenance, Calibration, or Repair of Certain Equipment-Requirements (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

(xiii) 52.222-53, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Certain Services-Requirements (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

(xiv) 52.222-54, Employment Eligibility Verification (AUG 2013).

(xv) 52.222-55, Minimum Wages Under Executive Order 13658 (Dec 2014) (Executive

Order 13658).

(xvi) 52.225-26, Contractors Performing Private Security Functions Outside the United

States (Jul 2013) (Section 862, as amended, of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008; 10 U.S.C. 2302 Note).

(xvii) 52.226-6, Promoting Excess Food Donation to Nonprofit Organizations (May 2014) (42 U.S.C. 1792). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (e) of FAR clause 52.226-6.

(xviii) 52.247-64, Preference for Privately Owned U.S.-Flag Commercial Vessels (Feb 2006) (46 U.S.C. Appx. 1241(b) and 10 U.S.C. 2631). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (d) of FAR clause 52.247-64.

(2) While not required, the contractor may include in its subcontracts for commercial items a minimal number of additional clauses necessary to satisfy its contractual obligations.

3.11 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.

SECTION 4

QUOTE PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS

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

4.1 FAR 52.252-1 SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY

REFERENCE (FEB 1998)

This solicitation incorporates one or more solicitation provisions by reference, having the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available.

Provision Title Date 52.204-7 System for Award Management Oct 2018 52.204-16 Commercial and Government Entity Code Aug 2020 Reporting 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors—Commercial Products and Commercial Services Sept 2023

4.2 FAR 52.252-5 AUTHORIZED DEVIATIONS IN PROVISIONS (APR 1984)

(a) The use in this solicitation of any Federal Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR Chapter 1) provision with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of “(DEVIATION)” after the date of the provision.

(b) The use in this solicitation of any Department of the Interior (DOI) Deviation (48 CFR Chapter 1401) provision with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of “(DEVIATION)” after the name of the regulation.

4.3 FAR 52.209-7 INFORMATION REGARDING RESPONSIBILITY MATTERS

(Oct 2018)

(a) Definitions. As used in this provision—

“Administrative proceeding” means a non-judicial process that is adjudicatory in nature in order to make a determination of fault or liability (e.g., Securities and Exchange Commission Administrative Proceedings, Civilian Board of Contract Appeals Proceedings, and Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals Proceedings). This includes administrative proceedings at the Federal and State level but only in connection with performance of a Federal contract or grant. It does not include agency actions such as contract audits, site visits, corrective plans, or inspection of deliverables.

“Federal contracts and grants with total value greater than $10,000,000” means—

(1) The total value of all current, active contracts and grants, including all priced options;

and

(2) The total value of all current, active orders including all priced options under indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity, 8(a), or requirements contracts (including task and delivery and multiple-award Schedules).

“Principal” means an officer, director, owner, partner, or a person having primary management or supervisory responsibilities within a business entity (e.g., general manager; plant manager; head of a division or business segment; and similar positions).

(b) The Quoter □ has □ does not have current active Federal contracts and grants with total value greater than $10,000,000.

(c)If the Quoter checked “has” in paragraph (b) of this provision, the Quoter represents, by submission of this offer, that the information it has entered in the Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS) is current, accurate, and complete as of the date of submission of this offer with regard to the following information:

(1) Whether the Quoter, and/or any of its principals, has or has not, within the last five years, in connection with the award to or performance by the Quoter of a Federal contract or grant, been the subject of a proceeding, at the Federal or State level that resulted in any of the following dispositions:

(i)In a criminal proceeding, a conviction.

(ii)In a civil proceeding, a finding of fault and liability that results in the payment of a monetary fine, penalty, reimbursement, restitution, or damages of $5,000 or more.

(iii)In an administrative proceeding, a finding of fault and liability that results in–

(A) The payment of a monetary fine or penalty of $5,000 or more; or

(B) The payment of a reimbursement, restitution, or damages in excess of $100,000.

(iv)In a criminal, civil, or administrative proceeding, a disposition of the matter by consent or compromise with an acknowledgment of fault by the Contractor if the proceeding could have led to any of the outcomes specified in paragraphs (c)(1)(i), (c)(1)(ii), or (c)(1)(iii) of this provision.

(2)If the Quoter has been involved in the last five years in any of the occurrences listed in (c)(1) of this provision, whether the Quoter has provided the requested information with regard to each occurrence.

(d) The Quoter shall post the information in paragraphs (c)(1)(i) through (c)(1)(iv) of this provision in FAPIIS as required through maintaining an active registration in the System for Award Management, which can be accessed viahttps://www.sam.gov (see 52.204-7).

4.4 FAR 52.212-3 OFFEROR REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS –

COMMERCIAL ITEMS (MAY 2024)

The Quoter shall complete Attachment 2, Offeror Representations and Certifications, and submit it with their Price Submission.

4.5 DIAR 1452.233-2 – SERVICE OF PROTEST DEPARTMENT OF THE

INTERIOR (JUL 1996) (DEVIATION)

(a) Protests, as defined in section 31.101 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, that are filed directly with an agency, and copies of any protests that are filed with the Government Accountability Office (GAO), shall be served on the Contracting Officer (addressed as follows) by obtaining written and dated acknowledgment of receipt from:

Darren Ho Department of the Interior Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE)

Acquisition Financial Assistance Branch 45600 Woodland Road VAE-AMD Sterling, VA 20166-9216

(b) The copy of any protest shall be received in the office designated above within one day of filing a protest with the GAO.

(c) A copy of the protest served on the Contracting Officer shall be simultaneously furnished by the protester to the Department of the Interior Assistant Solicitor for Acquisitions and Intellectual Property, 1849 C Street, NW, Room 6456, Washington, D.C. 20240.

4.6 DIAR 1452.215-71 USE AND DISCLOSURE OF QUOTE INFORMATION

(APR 1984)

(a) Definitions. For the purposes of this provision and the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552) the following terms shall have the meaning set forth below:

(1) "Trade Secret" means an unpatented, secret commercially valuable plan, appliance, formula, or process which is used for the making, preparing, compounding, treating or processing of articles or materials which are trade commodities.

(2) "Confidential commercial or financial information" means any business information (other than trade secrets) which is exempt from the mandatory disclosure requirement of the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. 552. Exemptions from mandatory disclosure that may be applicable to business information contained in quotes include exemption (4), which covers

"commercial and financial information obtained from a person and privileged or confidential," and exemption (9), which covers "geological and geophysical information, including maps, concerning wells."

(b) If the Quoter, or its subcontractor(s) believes that the quote contains trade secrets or confidential commercial or financial information exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552) the Quoter shall identify such information as follows:

"The information specifically identified in pages (insert page nos.) of this quote constitutes trade secrets or confidential commercial and financial information, which the Quoter believes to be exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act. The Quoter requests that this information not be disclosed to the public except as may be required by law. The Quoter also requests that this information not be used in whole or part by the Government for any purpose other than to evaluate the quote, except that if a contract is awarded to the Quoter as a result of or in connection with the submission of the quote, the Government shall have the right to use the information to the extent provided in the contract."

(c) The Quoter shall also specifically identify trade secret information and confidential commercial and financial information on the pages of the quote on which it appears and shall mark each such page with the following legend:

"This page contains trade secrets or confidential commercial and financial information which the Quoter believes to be exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act and which is subject to the legend contained on the cover page of this quote."

(d) Information in a quote identified by an Quoter as trade secret information or confidential commercial and financial information shall be used by the Government only for the purpose of evaluating the quote except that (i) if a contract is awarded to the Quoter as a result of or in connection with submission of the quote, the Government shall have the right to use the information as provided in the contract, (ii) and if the same information is obtained from another source without restriction it may be used without restriction.

(e) If a request under the Freedom of Information Act seeks access to information in a quote identified as trade secret information or confidential commercial and financial information, full consideration will be given to the Quoter's view that the information constitutes trade secrets or confidential commercial or financial information. The Quoter will also be promptly notified of the request and given an opportunity to provide additional evidence and argument in support of its position, unless administratively unfeasible to do so. If it is determined that information claimed by the Quoter to be trade secret information or confidential commercial or financial information is not exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act, the Quoter will be notified of this determination prior to disclosure of the information.

(f) The Government assumes no liability for the disclosure or use of information contained in a quote if not marked in accordance with paragraphs (b) and (c) of this provision. If a request under the Freedom of Information Act is made for information in a quote not marked in accordance with paragraphs (b) and (c) of this provision, the Quoter concerned shall be promptly notified of the request and given an opportunity to provide its position to the Government.

However, failure of an Quoter to mark information contained in a quote as trade secret information or confidential commercial or financial information will be treated by the Government as evidence that the information is not exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act, absent a showing that the failure to mark was due to unusual or extenuating circumstances, such as a showing that the Quoter had intended to mark, but that markings were omitted from the Quoter's quote due to clerical error.

4.8 SUBMISSION OF QUESTIONS

(a) All questions are due by 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time, July 10, 2024. All questions must be submitted in writing via email to Darren Ho, at Darren.Ho@bsee.gov. The Quoter shall include the RFQ number, 140E0124Q0073 in the subject line of the email.

(b) Responses to questions are expected to be provided to the Quoter within approximately one week from the due date stated above.

(c) Should any request for clarifications be received after the date stated above, the Government reserves the right to not provide an answer. If, however, in the Government’s opinion, the request for clarification cites an issue of significant importance, the Government may provide written responses to all Quoters. Please note, questions and comments will not be protected, by the Government, as proprietary.

4.9 DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF QUOTES

Written quotes must be received on or before 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time, July 15, 2024. Quotes must be submitted via email to Darren.Ho@bsee.gov. Please note it is the Quoter’s responsibility to ensure/verify that BSEE receives their submissions on or before the date and time specified in the RFQ. If the quote is not received by BSEE on or before the date and time specified, the Quoter’s submission will be considered late and will be rejected.

PLEASE NOTE: Quoters MUST be registered and active in the System for Award Management (SAM) at the time a quote is submitted in order to comply with the annual representations and certifications requirements. If an Quoter is not registered and active in SAM at time of quote submission it will be rejected and not considered for award. https://sam.gov/SAM/

SECTION 5

EVALUATION OF QUOTES

5.1 GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

Quotes shall be prepared in accordance with and comply with the instructions in Section 4.

5.2 BASIS FOR CONTRACT AWARD

The award shall be made to the responsible Quoter whose quote, in conforming to this Request for Quote, is technically acceptable with the requirements established in this RFQ.

The Government reserves the right not to make an award.

5.4 PRICE EVALUATION

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