B08 RFQ W91248-26-Q-XXX1 Catholic Coor 14JAN26.pdf

COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products or commercial services 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.

Request for Quote (RFQ): Solicitation Number W91248-26-Q-XXX1

Title: Catholic Administrative Pastoral Life Coordinator services at Fort Campbell, Kentucky This is a solicitation request under RFQ number W91248-26-Q-XXX1 for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.6, using Simplified Acquisition Procedures for Certain Commercial Products and Commercial Services found at FAR 13.5, as supplemented with the additional information included in this notice. This solicitation documents and incorporates provisions and clauses for commercial items in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular FAC 2025-06 effective 1 October 2025. It is the responsibility of the contractor to be familiar with the applicable clauses and provisions. Clauses may be accessed in full text at these addresses:

https://www.acquisition.gov/far/ and http://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/dfarspgi/current/index.html.

DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT:

The 922nd Contracting Battalion intends to award a Firm-Fixed Price contract for Catholic Administrative Pastoral Life Coordinator Services at Fort Campbell, KY. This acquisition will be a total 100% Small business set-aside. The NAICS code is 813110 – Religious Organizations. This is a competitive Firm-Fixed Price (FFP) requirement.

** Contractors shall review the “Attachment B08 PWS Final_15 DEC Catholic Coordinator”

Attachment List B08 Bid Schedule B08 PWS Final_15 DEC Catholic Coordinator

B08 SCA WD#2015-4675 (DEC 3, 2025)

B08 Past Performance Questionnaire

POP

Performance Period Start Date End Date Estimated Value

Base Period 20 MAR 2026 19 MAR 2027

Option 1 20 MAR 2027 19 MAR 2028

Option 2 20 MAR 2028 19 MAR 2029

Option 3 20 MAR 2029 19 MAR 2030

Option 4 20 MAR 2030 19 MAR 2031

52.217-8 20 MAR 2031 19 SEP 2031

Total Estimated Contract Value

ADDENDUM TO 52.212-1, INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS – Commercial Items In addition to the following addendum, all terms, and conditions of FAR provision 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Products and Commercial Services, applies to this acquisition. The following have been tailored to this procurement and are hereby added via addendum:

1. General Information. This requirement is solicited as a 100% small business set-aside. The offeror’s quote shall be submitted electronically by the date and time for receipt of offers indicated in the solicitation. These instructions prescribe the format for the quotation and describe the approach for the development and presentation of your information.

These instructions are a guide for preparing your quotation. These instructions generally describe the type and extent of information you should provide and emphasize the significant topic areas you should address in your offer. Offerors are expected to review the Performance Work Statement (PWS) contained in this Request for Quote (RFQ) for further insight into the areas that your quote must address. Offerors shall include in the quote sufficient information to enable the evaluators to determine your understanding of the requirements in each of the evaluated areas.

The quotation shall be clear, concise, and shall include sufficient detail for effective evaluation and for substantiating the validity of stated claims. The quote should not simply rephrase or restate the Government’s requirements but rather shall provide convincing rationale to address how the contractor intends to meet these requirements. Offerors shall assume that the Government has no prior knowledge of their experience and will base its evaluation on the information presented in the quotation. Elaborate brochures or documentation, binding, detailed artwork, or other embellishments are unnecessary and are not desired.

2. Discussions: The Government intends to evaluate quotes and award without discussions (except clarifications as described in FAR 15.306(a)). Therefore, the initial offer should contain your best terms from a technical and price standpoint. However, the Government reserves the right to make clarification or request revised responses if later determined by the Contracting Officer to be necessary. The Government may reject any or all responses if such action is in the public interest and/or waive informalities and minor irregularities in your submitted offer. By responding to this RFQ and submitting a quote in response to the RFQ, the offeror understands that the Government will not be liable for any costs incurred by the offeror in response to this RFQ.

POCS for this acquisition are:

SFC McKinney/ MSG Kennison MICC-Fort Campbell Building 6923 38th and Desert Storm Ave.

Fort Campbell, KY 42223 Phone: 270-412-3597 & 270-798-9118 catherine.r.mckinney.mil@army.mil patrick.v.kennison.mil@army.mil mailto:catherine.r.mckinney.mil@army.mil mailto:patrick.v.kennison.mil@army.mil

3. Solicitation questions: Offerors may email questions regarding this solicitation to the Contracting Specialist, SFC Catherine McKinney at catherine.r.mckinney.mil@army.mil and CC: MSG Patrick Kennison at patrick.v.kennison.mil@army.mil. The Government will answer all questions provided that the questions are received by 1200 hours Central Standard Time (CST) on 21 January 2026. A summary of questions received, and Government responses will be provided via Solicitation Amendment posted on SAM.gov. Questions received after the deadline may not be answered. Accordingly, Offerors are encouraged to carefully review all solicitation requirements and submit questions to the Government early in the offer cycle.

4. Acceptance: Quotes are due no later than 1300 hours (1 P.M.) CST on 23 January 2026. Late offers may not be considered.

It is the responsibility of the offeror to ensure quotations are received and acknowledged by the Contracting Specialist, SFC Catherine McKinney and the Contracting Officer, MSG Patrick Kennison on or before the deadline for submission of quotes. Quotes must be valid for 90 days.

5. System for Award Management: Unless exempted by an addendum to this solicitation, by submission of an offer, the offeror acknowledges the requirement that a prospective awardee shall be registered in the SAM database prior to award, during performance and through final payment of any contract resulting from this solicitation. If the Offeror does not become registered in the SAM database in the time prescribed by the Contracting Officer, the Contracting Officer will proceed to award to the next otherwise successful registered Offeror.

Offerors may obtain information on registration and annual confirmation requirements via the SAM database accessed through https://www.sam.gov.

Once the solicitation is posted potential offerors are responsible for monitoring SAM.gov until the closing date for any issued amendments.

6. The clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition.

7. The clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. Clauses from 52.212-5 that are applicable to this contract are: 52.203-6; 52.204-10; 52.204-27; 52.209-6; 52.209-9;

52.222-19; 52.222-26; 52.222-50; 52.223-18; 52.225-13; 52.232-33; 52.224-3 Alt I. It is the contractor’s responsibility to review these clauses prior to submitting their quote. Clauses can be obtained at www.acquisition.gov.

8. Monthly invoicing is acceptable for work completed; no other forms of contract financing are permitted in the acquisition

9. The Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) and assigned rating is not sued for this requirement.

https://www.sam.gov/ http://www.acquisition.gov/

10. Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) and Wide Area Workflow (WAWF) Registration: Contractors MUST also be actively registered in PIEE with the appropriate roles in WAWF to submit invoices and get paid. Paper copies will not be accepted.

Registration can be completed at https://piee.eb.mil.

11. Format and Contents: The offeror’s quotation shall consist of four (4) volumes. The Volumes are I – Technical Capability, II – Price, III – Past Performance, IV – Solicitation Documents. Files shall not contain classified data. The use of hyperlinks in offers is prohibited. Offerors are cautioned that “parroting” of the technical requirements or the PWS with a statement of intent to perform does not reflect an understanding of the requirement or capability to perform. Offerors are responsible for including sufficient details to permit a complete and accurate evaluation of each offer. Proprietary information shall be clearly marked.

Each volume shall be submitted as a separate electronic file. All the quotation files shall be provided in their native format, i.e. doc, xls, ppt, etc., and. Zip disks are not permitted. Files with signatures shall be in read-only format, using PDF files. All price breakdown information to aid in the price evaluation shall be submitted in Microsoft Office Excel Read/Write format and viewable in Microsoft Excel. Self-extracting exel files are not acceptable.

The following volumes shall be submitted:

Volume Title Digital Copies

Maximum number of Pages

I Technical Capability

1 10

II Price 1 Completed Bid Schedule III Past

Performance 1 5

IV Solicitation Documents

1 NA

NOTE: Pages that exceed the required page limitations will not be evaluated. Additional pages over the maximum allowed will be removed or not read and will not be evaluated by the Government. All information shall be confined to the appropriate file/volume. The offeror shall confine submissions to essential matters, sufficient to define the offer in a concise manner, to permit a complete and accurate evaluation of each offer. Each file of the offer shall consist of a Table of Contents and Narrative discussion. The Table of Contents and Cover Pages are not included in the page count. Proprietary information shall be clearly marked. The following shall be included in the Narrative discussion

Volume I – Technical Capability. For the Technical Acceptability Factor, your offer shall be limited to no more than 10 pages. Technical Capability shall describe your approach to the identified tasks; your plan to meet the requirements as described in the Performance PWS. No pricing shall be included in your technical volume.

Volume II – Price. The offeror shall fully complete the Bid Schedule (B08 Bid Schedule).

It shall contain the prices for all the listed CLINs and Option Years. The total price for each performance year shall incorporate the price of all contract requirements, PWS requirements, tasks and deliverables. The offeror shall submit pricing information to support the completeness and reasonableness of their proposed prices. A breakdown should also be provided for price traceability which shows the skill mix, labor categories, estimated number of hours and labor rates. Information shall also be segregated by the performance periods and the total price for each CLIN as specified in the solicitation.

The attached bid schedule shall be submitted fully completed and error free. It shall contain the vendor’s prices in USD for the established Extended Line-Item Numbers (ELINs).

Vendors shall provide pricing for the Base Period, Option Period One, Option Period Two, Option Period Three, and Option Period Four. Note that the 52.217-8 six (6) month option to extend services is derived by using 50% of the estimated price for the fourth option year.

Vendors shall indicate how long the quote is valid, as a minimum the quote shall be valid for 90 days.

Volume III – Past Performance. The Past Performance evaluation will be accomplished by reviewing aspects of an Offeror's recent and relevant Past Performance, focusing on and targeting performance which is relevant to the effort of this requirement.

The offeror is requested to submit the Past Performance Questionnaire in Volume III, along with their quote by the closing date of this RFQ, to the Contract Specialist, CC; the Contracting Officer at the email addresses listed above.

The offeror shall include documentation regarding their recent and relevant past performance as it directly relates to the work being procured under this solicitation. The offeror SHALL NOT go back farther than five (5) years - for the submitted data. The past performance data shall document a successful history of past contract performance.

The offeror should submit a maximum of three (3) Past Performance Questionnaires with their responses to the solicitation.

Volume IV – Solicitation Documents. Each offeror shall complete (fill-in and sign) the solicitation sections indicated below using the file (without modification to the file) provided with the RFQ. An authorized official of the firm shall sign the Combined Synopsis/Solicitation at the end of this document, all solicitation amendments, and all certifications requiring original signature. An Acrobat PDF file shall be created to capture the signatures for submission.

Combined Synopsis/Solicitation.

Complete Past Performance Questionnaire.

Complete provisions 52.204-17, 52.204-26 and 52.204-24.

If Representations and Certifications are completed and up to date in SAM.gov, then Solicitation provisions incorporated by reference are not required.

NOTE: If offeror has not completed the annual representations and certifications electronically on the System for Award Management (SAM) website, the offeror shall complete Representations and Certification (FAR 52.212-3).

BASIS FOR AWARD

ADDENDUM TO 52.212-2 EVALUATION – Commercial Items

Evaluation Factors

12. Basis of Contract Award: The award will be based on the lowest price technically acceptable (LPTA) evaluated price of proposals received that meet, or exceed, the acceptable standards of the non-price factors identified in the solicitation. All proposals will be evaluated for technical acceptability. The Government intends to award this requirement without discussions. Award will be made in accordance with the evaluation criteria set forth below.

13. Selection Process: Offers will be evaluated using the criteria listed in “Evaluation Approach and Factors for Award.” Failure to include all information requested may adversely affect the evaluation. A quotation that merely reiterates or promises to accomplish the requirements of the RFQ will be considered unresponsive. An offer that is orderly, sufficiently documented, and easy for the Government to understand will enable the Government to perform a thorough and fair evaluation. The Contracting Officer will begin the evaluation process by conducting a compliance review to determine the basic quotation adequacy prior to providing the offers to the evaluation team. This will determine which quotes are deemed responsive and not responsive in response to this solicitation. The Government also reserves the right to obtain additional information solely for the purpose of making a responsibility determination from the offers’. Requests for responsibility information do not constitute discussions. By submission of the offer, you agree that all items proposed (if applicable e.g., Key Personnel, subcontractors, etc.) will be utilized for the duration of the contract.

14. Evaluation Approach and Factors for Award: All offers will be subject to evaluation. All quotes will be evaluated under three evaluation factors

Factor 1: Technical Capability Factor II: Price Factor III: Past Performance

Technical Capability Factor:

Staffing. The Government will evaluate whether the offeror has submitted a staffing plan which meets the following criteria:

*Provides an adequate and qualified staffing approach which includes skill sets, backup support, task management, key personnel, etc. to sufficiently meet all the contract terms, PWS requirements, and deliverables of this contract.

*Meets the requirements of FAR 52.219-14, Limitations of Subcontracting.

Award will be made to the offeror whose offer has been determined technically acceptable and has the lowest price.

An offer will be determined “Unacceptable” if it is not rated “Acceptable” in all factors. All offers will be subject to evaluation. The rating table below depicts the evaluation approach for the Technical Capability Factor.

Rating Description Acceptable Offer clearly meets the minimum requirements for the solicitation.

Unacceptable Offer does not clearly meet the minimum requirements for the solicitation

Price Factor:

The Government will evaluate each price offer using price analysis techniques delineated in FAR 13.106-3(a). Accordingly, the analytical techniques prescribed in FAR 13.106-3(a) may be used singularly or in combination to ensure the price is fair and reasonable. Quoted prices evaluated as unreasonable may be grounds for eliminating an offer for competitions. As part of price evaluation, the Government will evaluate its option to extend services (see FAR Clause 52.217-8) by adding one-half of the offeror's final option period price to the offeror's total price. Thus, the offeror's total price for the purpose of evaluation will include the base period, first option, second option, third option, fourth option, and one-half of the fourth option. Offerors are required to only price the base and four options. Offerors shall not submit a price for the potential one-half-year extension of services period

Refer to FAR 52.212-2 (b) regarding calculation of prices. As part of the price evaluation, the Government will evaluate the Option to Extend Services under FAR clause 52.217-8 by adding one-half of the offeror’s final option price to the offeror’s total price. The final award evaluation will include the base year, all option years, and the six months FAR 52.217-8 clause option.

Past Performance:

A maximum of three (3) Past Performance references is required from all offerors responding to this Solicitation. Past Performance submitted in response to this Solicitation should be recent (within the last three (3) years, but not to exceed five (5) years) and relevant to the items listed on the Bid Schedule and in accordance with the PWS.

If an offeror has Past Performance information available through Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS), the contract number, description, and contracting activity should be provided. This information will be evaluated in the absence of Past Performance questionnaires.

The Government will evaluate all received past performance references which are similar in nature, work, size, or magnitude of this requirement, and receive a rating as follows:

Rating Description Acceptable Based on the offeror’s past performance record, the Government has a reasonable expectation that the offeror will successfully perform the required effort, or the offeror’s performance record is unknown (See below)

Unacceptable Based on the offeror’s past performance record, the Government has no reasonable expectation that the offeror will be able to successfully perform the required effort.

Note: In the case of an offeror without a record of relevant past performance or for whom information on past performance is not available or so sparse that no meaningful past performance rating can be reasonably assigned, the offeror may not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on past performance. Therefore, the offeror must be determined to have neutral past performance. In the context of neutral, it must be considered acceptable.

In the event the lowest priced offeror receives an “Unacceptable” past performance evaluation rating, the Small Business Administration (SBA) will be contacted for a Certificate of Competency (COC) determination in accordance with procedures in FAR 15.101-2(b)(1).

The following FAR and DFAR provisions are applicable to this acquisition:

52.204-7 System for Award Management 52.204-16 Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting 52.204-17 Ownership or Control of Offeror 52.204-20 Predecessor of Offeror 52.204-22 Alterative Line-Item Proposal 52.219-1 Small Business Program Representations 52.222-22 Previous Contracts and Compliance Reports 52.222-48 Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Maintenance, Calibration, or Repair of Certain Equipment-Certification 52.223-22 Public Disclosure of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and

Reduction Goals -- Representation.

52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services 252.203-7005 Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials 252.204-7024 Notice on the Use of the Supplier Performance Risk System

The following FAR clauses are applicable to this acquisition:

52.202-1 Definitions 52.203-3 Gratuities 52.203-12 Limitation on Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions 52.203-16 Preventing Personal Conflicts of Interest 52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance 52.204-14 Service Contract Reporting Requirements 52.204-18 Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance 52.204-23 Prohibition on Contracting for Hardware, Software, and

Services Developed or Provided by Kaspersky Lab and Other Covered Entities

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

52.209-10 Prohibition on Contracting With Inverted Domestic Corporations

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

52.217-5 Evaluation of Options 52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities 52.222-42 Statement of Equivalent Rates For Federal Hires 52.222-51 Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Maintenance, Calibration, or Repair of Certain Equipment—Requirements 52.222-52 Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Certain Services—Certification

52.222-53 Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Certain Services—Requirements 52.222-54 Employment Eligibility Verification 52.223-23 Sustainable Products and Services 52.226-7 Drug-Free Workplace 52.226-8 Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving 52.232-23 Assignment of Claims 52.232-39 Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations 52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business 52.233-1 Disputes 52.233-2 Service of Protest.

52.233-3 Protest After Award 52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim 52.237-1 Site Visit 52.237-2 Protection Of Government Buildings, Equipment, And Vegetation 52.242-13 Bankruptcy 52.243-1 Changes—Fixed Price--Alternate II 52.246-4 Inspection Of Services--Fixed-Price 52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated By Reference 52.252-4 Alterations in Contract

The following additional DFARS provisions and clauses are applicable to the acquisition:

252.201-7000 Contracting Officer's Representative 252.203-7000 Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD

Officials 252.203-7002 Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights 252.204-7003 Control Of Government Personnel Work Product 252.204-7004 Antiterrorism Awareness Training for Contractors 252.204-7008 Compliance With Safeguarding Covered Defense

Information Controls 252.204-7012 Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber

Incident Reporting 252.204-7015 Notice of Authorized Disclosure of Information for

Litigation Support 252.204-7018 Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense

Telecommunications Equipment or Services 252.204-7019 Notice of NIST SP 800-171 DoD Assessment Requirements 252.204-7020 NIST SP 800-171 DoD Assessment Requirements 252.204-7021 Contractor Compliance with the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification Level

Requirement 252.211-7003 Item Unique Identification and Valuation 252.215-7007 Notice of Intent to Resolicit 252.215-7008 Only One Offer 252.225-7012 Preference For Certain Domestic Commodities 252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports

252.232-7006 Wide Area Workflow Payment Instructions 252.232-7010 Levies on Contract Payments

252.237-7010 Prohibition on Interrogation of Detainees by Contractor Personnel 252-243-7001 Pricing of Contract Modifications 252.243-7002 Requests for Equitable Adjustment 252.244-7000 Subcontracts for Commercial Products or Commercial Services 252.247-7023 Transportation of Supplies by Sea

FAR FULL TEXT PROVISIONS:

52.203-11 CERTIFICATION AND DISCLOSURE REGARDING PAYMENTS TO

INFLUENCE CERTAIN FEDERAL TRANSACTIONS (SEP 2007)

(a) Definitions. As used in this provision--``Lobbying contact'' has the meaning provided at 2 U.S.C. 1602(8). The terms ``agency,'' ``influencing or attempting to influence,'' ``officer or employee of an agency,'' ``person,'' ``reasonable compensation,'' and ``regularly employed'' are defined in the FAR clause of this solicitation entitled ``Limitation on Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions'' (52.203-12).

(b) Prohibition. The prohibition and exceptions contained in the FAR clause of this solicitation entitled ``Limitation on Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions'' (52.203-12) are hereby incorporated by reference in this provision.

(c) Certification. The offeror, by signing its offer, hereby certifies to the best of its knowledge and belief that no Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid to any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a Member of Congress on its behalf in connection with the awarding of this contract.

(d) Disclosure. If any registrants under the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 have made a lobbying contact on behalf of the offeror with respect to this contract, the offeror shall complete and submit, with its offer, OMB Standard Form LLL, Disclosure of Lobbying Activities, to provide the name of the registrants. The offeror need not report regularly employed officers or employees of the offeror to whom payments of reasonable compensation were made.

(e) Penalty. Submission of this certification and disclosure is a prerequisite for making or entering into this contract imposed by 31 U.S.C. 1352. Any person who makes an expenditure prohibited under this provision or who fails to file or amend the disclosure required to be filed or amended by this provision, shall be subject to a civil penalty of not less than $10,000, and not more than $100,000, for each such failure.

(End of provision) 52.204-24 Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment (NOV 2021)

The Offeror shall not complete the representation at paragraph (d)(1) of this provision if the Offeror has represented that it "does not provide covered telecommunications equipment or services as a part of its offered products or services to the Government in the performance of any contract, subcontract, or other contractual instrument" in paragraph (c)(1) in the provision at 52.204-26, Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services--Representation, or in paragraph (v)(2)(i) of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror

Representations and Certifications-Commercial Products and Commercial Services. The Offeror shall not complete the representation in paragraph (d)(2) of this provision if the Offeror has represented that it "does not use covered telecommunications equipment or services, or any equipment, system, or service that uses covered telecommunications equipment or services" in paragraph (c)(2) of the provision at 52.204-26, or in paragraph (v)(2)(ii) of the provision at 52.212-3.

(a) Definitions. As used in this provision-

Backhaul, covered telecommunications equipment or services, critical technology, interconnection arrangements, reasonable inquiry, roaming, and substantial or essential component have the meanings provided in the clause 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment.

(b) Prohibition.

(1) Section 889(a)(1)(A) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Pub. L. 115-232) prohibits the head of an executive agency on or after August 13, 2019, from procuring or obtaining, or extending or renewing a contract to procure or obtain, any equipment, system, or service that uses covered telecommunications equipment or services as a substantial or essential component of any system, or as critical technology as part of any system. Nothing in the prohibition shall be construed to--

(i) Prohibit the head of an executive agency from procuring with an entity to provide a service that connects to the facilities of a third-party, such as backhaul, roaming, or interconnection arrangements;

or

(ii) Cover telecommunications equipment that cannot route or redirect user data traffic or cannot permit visibility into any user data or packets that such equipment transmits or otherwise handles.

(2) Section 889(a)(1)(B) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Pub. L. 115-232) prohibits the head of an executive agency on or after August 13, 2020, from entering into a contract or extending or renewing a contract with an entity that uses any equipment, system, or service that uses covered telecommunications equipment or services as a substantial or essential component of any system, or as critical technology as part of any system. This prohibition applies to the use of covered telecommunications equipment or services, regardless of whether that use is in performance of work under a Federal contract. Nothing in the prohibition shall be construed to--

(i) Prohibit the head of an executive agency from procuring with an entity to provide a service that connects to the facilities of a third-party, such as backhaul, roaming, or interconnection arrangements;

or

(ii) Cover telecommunications equipment that cannot route or redirect user data traffic or cannot permit visibility into any user data or packets that such equipment transmits or otherwise handles.

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

(d) Representations. The Offeror represents that--

(1) It [ ___ ] will, [ ___ ] will not provide covered telecommunications equipment or services to the Government in the performance of any contract, subcontract or other contractual instrument resulting from this solicitation. The Offeror shall provide the additional disclosure information required at paragraph (e)(1) of this section if the Offeror responds "will" in paragraph (d)(1) of this section; and

(2) After conducting a reasonable inquiry, for purposes of this representation, the Offeror represents that--

It [ ___ ] does, [ ___ ] does not use covered telecommunications equipment or services, or use any equipment, system, or service that uses covered telecommunications equipment or services. The Offeror shall provide the additional disclosure information required at paragraph (e)(2) of this section if the Offeror responds "does" in paragraph (d)(2) of this section.

(e) Disclosures.

(1) Disclosure for the representation in paragraph (d)(1) of this provision. If the Offeror has responded "will" in the representation in paragraph (d)(1) of this provision, the Offeror shall provide the following information as part of the offer:

(i) For covered equipment--

(A) The entity that produced the covered telecommunications equipment (include entity name, unique entity identifier, CAGE code, and whether the entity was the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) or a distributor, if known);

(B) A description of all covered telecommunications equipment offered (include brand; model number, such as OEM number, manufacturer part number, or wholesaler number; and item description, as applicable); and

(C) Explanation of the proposed use of covered telecommunications equipment and any factors relevant to determining if such use would be permissible under the prohibition in paragraph (b)(1) of this provision.

(ii) For covered services--

(A) If the service is related to item maintenance: A description of all covered telecommunications services offered (include on the item being maintained: Brand; model number, such as OEM number, manufacturer part number, or wholesaler number; and item description, as applicable); or

(B) If not associated with maintenance, the Product Service Code (PSC) of the service being provided;

and explanation of the proposed use of covered telecommunications services and any factors relevant to determining if such use would be permissible under the prohibition in paragraph (b)(1) of this provision.

(2) Disclosure for the representation in paragraph (d)(2) of this provision. If the Offeror has responded "does" in the representation in paragraph (d)(2) of this provision, the Offeror shall provide the following information as part of the offer:

(i) For covered equipment--

(A) The entity that produced the covered telecommunications equipment (include entity name, unique entity identifier, CAGE code, and whether the entity was the OEM or a distributor, if known);

(B) A description of all covered telecommunications equipment offered (include brand; model number, such as OEM number, manufacturer part number, or wholesaler number; and item description, as applicable); and

(C) Explanation of the proposed use of covered telecommunications equipment and any factors relevant to determining if such use would be permissible under the prohibition in paragraph (b)(2) of this provision.

(ii) For covered services--

(A) If the service is related to item maintenance: A description of all covered telecommunications services offered (include on the item being maintained: Brand; model number, such as OEM number, manufacturer part number, or wholesaler number; and item description, as applicable); or

(B) If not associated with maintenance, the PSC of the service being provided; and explanation of the proposed use of covered telecommunications services and any factors relevant to determining if such use would be permissible under the prohibition in paragraph (b)(2) of this provision.

(End of provision)

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

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

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

(c) Representations.

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

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

(End of provision)

52.222-25 Affirmative Action Compliance.

As prescribed in 22.810(d), insert the following provision:

Affirmative Action Compliance (Apr 1984) The offeror represents that-

(a) It □ has developed and has on file, □ has not developed and does not have on file, at each establishment, affirmative action programs required by the rules and regulations of the Secretary of Labor (41 CFR 60-1 and 60-2); or

(b) It □ has not previously had contracts subject to the written affirmative action programs requirement of the rules and regulations of the Secretary of Labor.

(End of provision)

52.252-1 SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB

1998)

This solicitation incorporates one or more solicitation provisions by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. The offeror is cautioned that the listed provisions may include blocks that must be completed by the offeror and submitted with its quotation or offer. In lieu of submitting the full text of those provisions, the offeror may identify the provision by paragraph identifier and provide the appropriate information with its quotation or offer. Also, the full text of a solicitation provision may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es):

https://www.acquisition.gov/

DFARS FULL TEXT PROVISIONS:

252.204-7016 Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services -- Representation (Dec 2019)

(a) Definitions. As used in this provision, covered defense telecommunications equipment or services has the meaning provided in the clause 252.204-7018, Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services.

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

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

252.204-7017 Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications https://www.acquisition.gov/far/22.810#FAR_22_810

Equipment or Services--Representation (MAY 2021)

The Offeror is not required to complete the representation in this provision if the Offeror has represented in the provision at 252.204-7016, Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services-- Representation, that it “does not provide covered defense telecommunications equipment or services as a part of its offered products or services to the Government in the performance of any contract, subcontract, or other contractual instrument.”

(a) Definitions. Covered defense telecommunications equipment or services, covered mission, critical technology, and substantial or essential component, as used in this provision, have the meanings given in the 252.204-7018 clause, Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services, of this solicitation.

(b) Prohibition. Section 1656 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Pub. L.

115-91) prohibits agencies from procuring or obtaining, or extending or renewing a contract to procure or obtain, any equipment, system, or service to carry out covered missions that uses covered defense telecommunications equipment or services as a substantial or essential component of any system, or as critical technology as part of any system.

(c) Procedures. The Offeror shall review the list of excluded parties in the System for Award Management (SAM) at https://www.sam.gov for entities that are excluded when providing any equipment, system, or service to carry out covered missions that uses covered defense telecommunications equipment or services as a substantial or essential component of any system, or as critical technology as part of any system, unless a waiver is granted.

(d) Representation. If in its annual representations and certifications in SAM the Offeror has represented in paragraph (c) of the provision at 252.204-7016, Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services--Representation, that it “does” provide covered defense telecommunications equipment or services as a part of its offered products or services to the Government in the performance of any contract, subcontract, or other contractual instrument, then the Offeror shall complete the following additional representation:

The Offeror represents that it [ ] will [ ] will not provide covered defense telecommunications equipment or services as a part of its offered products or services to DoD in the performance of any award resulting from this solicitation.

(e) Disclosures. If the Offeror has represented in paragraph (d) of this provision that it “will provide covered defense telecommunications equipment or services,” the Offeror shall provide the following information as part of the offer:

(1) A description of all covered defense telecommunications equipment and services offered (include brand or manufacturer; product, such as model number, original equipment manufacturer (OEM) number, manufacturer part number, or wholesaler number; and item description, as applicable).

(2) An explanation of the proposed use of covered defense telecommunications equipment and services and any factors relevant to determining if such use would be permissible under the prohibition referenced in paragraph (b) of this provision.

(3) For services, the entity providing the covered defense telecommunications services (include entity name, unique entity identifier, and Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code, if known).

(4) For equipment, the entity that produced or provided the covered defense telecommunications equipment (include entity name, unique entity identifier, CAGE code, and whether the entity was the OEM or a distributor, if known).

FULL TEXT CLAUSES:

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

As prescribed in 12.301(b)(4), insert the following clause:

Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders— Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Oct 2025)

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

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

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

(3) 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment. (Nov 2021) (Section 889(a)(1)(A) of Pub. L. 115-232).

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

(5) 52.232-40, Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (Mar 2023) ( 31 U.S.C. 3903 and 10 U.S.C. 3801).

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

(7) 52.233-4, Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (Oct 2004) (Public Laws 108-77 and 108-78 ( 19 U.S.C. 3805 note)).

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

[Contracting Officer check as appropriate.] _XX_ (1) 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government (Jun 2020), with Alternate I (Nov 2021) (41 U.S.C. 4704 and 10 U.S.C. 4655).

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

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

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__ (4) 52.203-17, Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights (Nov 2023) ( 41 U.S.C. 4712);

this clause does not apply to contracts of DoD, NASA, the Coast Guard, or applicable elements of the intelligence community—see FAR 3.900(a).

_XX_ (5) 52.204-10, Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (Jun 2020) (Pub. L. 109-282) ( 31 U.S.C. 6101 note).

__ (6) [Reserved].

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

__ (8) 52.204-15, Service Contract Reporting Requirements for Indefinite-Delivery Contracts (Oct 2016) (Pub. L. 111-117, section 743 of Div. C).

_XX_ (9) 52.204-27, Prohibition on a ByteDance Covered Application (Jun 2023) (Section 102 of Division R of Pub. L. 117-328).

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

__ (11)

(i) 52.204-30, Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act Orders—Prohibition. (Dec 2023) ( Pub. L. 115–390, title II).

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

_XX_ (12) 52.209-6, Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting With Contractors Debarred, Suspended, Proposed for Debarment, or Voluntarily Excluded.

(Jan 2025) ( 31 U.S.C. 6101 note).

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

__ (14) [Reserved].

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

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

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

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

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

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

_XX_ (20) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (Jan 2025)( 15 U.S.C. 637(d)(2) and (3)).

__ (21)

(i) 52.219-9, Small Business Subcontracting Plan (Jan 2025) ( 15 U.S.C. 637(d)(4)).

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

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

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

__ (v) Alternate IV (Jan 2025) of 52.219-9.

__ (22)

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

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

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

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

__ (25) 52.219-27, Notice of Set-Aside for, or…