B08_SOL-Final.pdf

COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION

140D0426Q0839

Notice of Limited Sources

This requirement is sole source in accordance with Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Overall (RFO) 12.201-1, Simplified procedures 41 U.S.C. 1901. Only Advanced Solutions Life Sciences, LLC is eligible to respond to this Request For Quote (RFQ).

This requirement is being issued by the United States Department of the Interior (DOI), Interior Business Center (IBC), Acquisition Services Directorate (AQD), on behalf of Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID). AQD operates as a Federal Franchise Fund Contracting Office under the authority of the Government Management Reform Act and provides contracting support to Federal Civilian and Department of Defense Agencies. AQD will handle the solicitation and resultant order administration, as well as payment of invoices.

SECTION 1 – COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products or commercial services prepared in accordance with Part 12. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Offers are being requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued.

Solicitation number 140D0426Q0839 is issued as a RFQ for One BioAssemblyBot (BAB) 400

(BAB400).

This acquisition is a direct award to a small business. This solicitation incorporates provisions and clauses by reference. The full text of provisions and clauses may be accessed electronically at www.acquisition.gov.

List of item numbers:

BioAssemblyBot (BAB) 400 (BAB400)

Description of the Requirements for the items to be acquired, including documentation supporting any brand name description (See 12.102): This item will be purchased directly from Advanced Solutions Life Sciences, LLC in accordance with the Sole Source Justification approved on August 19, 2026. This justification will be posted after award in accordance with RFO 12.301 and 6.301.

Date(s) and place(s) of delivery and acceptance and F.O.B. Point:

The period of performance is approximately 15.5 months, including a 10 week delivery, installation and training within 30 days of delivery, and software license that becomes effective at time of installation. Delivery and installation will occur at the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), Building 10/11D15, 10 Center Drive, Bethesda, MD, 20892.

A list of solicitation provisions that apply to the acquisition (See 12.205(a)): See Section 5 of the solicitation.

A list of contract clauses that apply to the acquisition (See 12.205(b)): See Section 6 of the solicitation.

Date, time, and place for receipt of offer and point of contact: Quotes submitted in response to this RFQ must be emailed to Melissa_Onyszko@ibc.doi.gov no later than 9 AM Eastern Time, September 1, 2026 to be considered for award. Questions related to this Request for Quote (RFQ) package must be emailed to Melissa_Onyszko@ibc.doi.gov not later than 9 AM Eastern Time, August 27, 2026. Any questions received after the specified cut-off date and time will not be accepted or answered. Please be advised that the Government reserves the right to transmit questions and answers of a common interest to all prospective offerors. No oral questions will be accepted.

http://www.acquisition.gov/

Please be advised that it is the offeror’s responsibility to ensure the Government receives your submission via the method and to the location specified in the solicitation on or before the specified due date and time. The Government reserves the right to reject quotes that are not submitted in accordance with these instructions. The Government reserves the right to reject late quotes.

Any additional information required by 5.101(c):The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code applicable to this requirement is 334516 “Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing,” size standard 1,000 employees. The Product Service Code is 6650 “Optical Instruments, Test Equipment, Components and Accessories."

SECTION 2 – QUOTE PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS

In order to participate in this acquisition, the offeror must submit the following:

● On cover page or price quote include:

● Name and Address of offeror

● Phone number and email address for offeror point of contact

● Corresponding solicitation number and acknowledgement of amendments

● Unique Entity ID (UEI) in System for Award Management (SAM)

● Completed Provisions-See Attachment 1

● Firm-fixed-price quote. Include at a minimum, the item number, a clear description of the item, unit price, total price for all items of same item, and the total overall price.

● A clear description of the warranty and maintenance terms and conditions (which can be provided as part of the price quote). NOTE: The quote should include three years of warranty for parts, and only one year of periodic service and one year of software maintenance.

● Assumptions (if any). If not noted in this section of your quote, it will be assumed that the Contractor proposes no assumptions for award and agrees to comply with all of the terms and conditions as set forth herein. The Government will not seek out and identify assumptions, conditions, or exceptions buried within the Contractor’s submission.

● Completed Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (VPAT) (See Attachment 2;

https://www.itic.org/policy/accessibility/vpat has an editable version). This should be scoped to the ICT components rather than interpreted as applying to the physical robotic/instrument functions themselves.

Offeror agrees to hold the prices in its quote firm for at least 60 calendar days. Offeror must submit one quote and is not encouraged to submit multiple quotes. Partial quotes will not be accepted. The Government intends to issue one award.

The offeror must ensure that your firm is currently registered in SAM at www.sam.gov at the time of quote submission and at the time of award.

Discounts are requested.

SECTION 3 - EVALUATION OF QUOTES AND BASIS FOR AWARD

The Government will make award based upon a fair and reasonable price for the required items.

The Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) will review the completed Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (VPAT) to confirm it is acceptable.

The CO will review the information in the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) and SAM Responsibility / Qualification (R/Q) for the prospective awardee in order to perform a responsibility determination as required by FAR 9.104.

The Government reserves the right not to make an award, if in the opinion of the Government the submission would not provide satisfactory performance at a cost that is considered fair and reasonable and/or economically feasible.

SECTION 4 – STATEMENT OF NEED

Autonomous Wet-Lab Platform — BAB400 System

The BAB400 is a robotic cell-culture and bioprinting platform built around a six-axis robotic arm that swaps between interchangeable tool "hands" to carry out different laboratory tasks on the same set of plates, without a person physically handling them.

AI-enabled Workflow Orchestration

The platform includes the BioApps Studio software environment, providing browser-based development and execution of autonomous laboratory workflows. The software integrates robotic execution, instrument control, workflow traceability, experiment recovery, and AI-enabled process management into a unified platform capable of supporting continuously learning laboratory operations.

The specific configuration requested includes the following integrated and capabilities:

a) 44-plate incubator

• Provides controlled temperature, humidity, and CO₂ environment for continuous, unattended storage and incubation of up to 44 microplates at a time.

• Plates are accessed directly by the robotic arm, so cultures can be maintained around the clock without manual removal from controlled conditions (which is itself a source of variability in standard manual workflows).

b) Brightfield/fluorescence plate imager

• Captures repeated, non-destructive images of the cells in each plate over time (both standard brightfield images and fluorescence images, which can visualize specific labeled markers).

• This imaging is what feeds the AI models on the GPU server — it is the "monitoring" and "characterization" function referenced in the project description, generating the data the models use to assess growth and cell state at each timepoint.

c) Single-cell (organoid) dispense hand

• A robotic tool-head that precisely dispenses individual cells or small cell clusters into plates.

• Used for standardized seeding of new cultures at a consistent density — important because seeding consistency is a major source of variability between plates and between runs in manual workflows. In Stage 2, this same tool is what enables consistent organoid seeding into ECM structures as the platform scales to organoid culture.

d) Integrated Robotic Liquid Handling

• The BAB400 integrates automated pick-and-place operations together with precision single- and eight-channel liquid handling, enabling fully automated media exchanges, reagent additions, wash steps, assay preparation, and complex multi-step biological workflows while minimizing manual variability.

e) Automated Temperature-controlled Processing

• Integrated programmable thermal control stations enable automated temperature-sensitive workflows including reagent conditioning, incubation, and sample preparation, allowing continuous execution of complex biological protocols without manual intervention.

f) Precision Single-Cell and Organoid Handling

• The Precision One dispensing module utilizes impedance-based detection and piezoelectric fluid control to isolate and dispense individual cells or organoids with minimal shear stress, preserving viability while enabling reproducible clonal expansion, standardized organoid generation, and AI-directed experimental workflows.

g) Automated Quality Control

• Continuous multimodal imaging and workflow traceability enable automated quality assessment of cultures throughout experimental execution, generating standardized datasets suitable for AI-driven analysis and regulatory-quality documentation.

This acquisition will include:

A 3-year warranty for the repair of all parts. Periodic service maintenance is only allowable for a one-year period.

A one-year software maintenance, which will be active upon installation.

Delivery Location:

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), Building 10/11D15, 10 Center Drive, Bethesda, MD, 20892

HHS DIGITAL ACCESSBILITY CONFORMANCE STANDARDS

Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act, as amended by the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (P.L. 105-220) requires that when Federal agencies develop, procure, maintain, or use information and communication technology (ICT), it shall be accessible to people with disabilities. Federal employees and members of the public who have disabilities must have access to, and use of, information and data that is comparable to people without disabilities.

All products, platforms and services delivered as part of this solicitation that are ICT, or contain ICT, must conform to all HHS digital accessibility conformance standards identified in the HHS Digital Accessibility Conformance Checklists. The standards include the Revised 508 Standards, which are located at 36 C.F.R. § 1194.1 & Apps. A, B, C & D, and available at https://www.access-board.gov/ict/.

All requirements are applicable to support services and documentation deliverables. All functional performance criteria apply when using an alternative design or technology that achieves substantially equivalent or greater accessibility and usability by individuals with disabilities, than would be provided by conformance to one or more of the requirements in Chapters 4-6 of the Revised 508 Standards, or when Chapters 4-6 do not address one or more functions of ICT.

The standards listed below apply to all functionality of the supplies, products, platforms, information, documentation, training, and services that are part of this contract.

• 508 Chapter 2:

• E207 Software

• E208 Support Documentation and Services

• 255 Chapter 2:

• C205 Software

• C206 Support Documentation and Services

• Chapter 5: Software

• Chapter 6: Support Services and Documentation Requirements

Offerors must explain how the development/creation efforts associated with the objectives will be measured to achieve HHS digital accessibility conformance standards and meet the legal framework of Section 508 standards. For each proposed supply, license, product, or platform, a fully completed Accessibility Conformance Report (ACR) must be submitted. An ACR can be built from the Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (VPAT), applicable HHS conformance checklist(s), or other agency conformance assessment template.

Prior to acceptance of deliverables, the offeror must demonstrate conformance to the HHS digital accessibility conformance standards. The government reserves the right to perform testing on required ICT items to validate the offeror’s digital accessibility and Section 508 conformance claims. If the government determines that conformance does not meet the HHS digital accessibility conformance standards, the government shall, at its option, require the offeror to remediate the item, at no additional cost to the government, to align with the HHS digital accessibility conformance standards prior to acceptance.

References:

• Section 508 Standards: https://www.access-board.gov/ict/

• HHS Policy on Section 508 Compliance and Digital Accessibility of Information and Communications Technology (ICT): https://www.hhs.gov/web/governance/digital-strategy/it-policy-archive/department-of-health-and-human-services-hhs-policy-on-section-508-and-accessibility-of-technology.html

• HHS Digital Accessibility Conformance Checklists: https://www.hhs.gov/web/section- 508/accessibility-checklists/index.html

508 Testing, Verification, and Documentation: The Contractor must perform accessibility testing using ICT Baseline Tests or other acceptable Section 508 testing methodologies before delivery to ensure conformance with all relevant Section 508 requirements. Each major ICT deliverable must be accompanied by an Accessibility Conformance Report (ACR) using one of the following: NIH Section 508 ACR Creation Tool, HHS Conformance Checklist, VPAT® (WCAG 2.x edition), or another CO-approved template that demonstrates conformance.

Ancillary deliverables--such as slides, invoices, reports, training or other documentation--must be tested for accessibility, and an ACR or equivalent documentation must be provided upon request by the Government. NIH reserves the right to independently verify any deliverable's conformance, and the Contractor must remediate non-conformant items at no additional cost.

SECTION 4 – GENERAL ORDER TERMS AND CONDITIONS

4.1 Period of Performance

The period of performance will be finalized at time of award, but is approximately 15.5 months, including a 10 week delivery, installation and training within 30 days of delivery, and software license that becomes effective at time of installation.

4.2 Travel & Other Direct Costs

Delivery and installation will be included as part of the Firm-Fixed-Price.

4.3 Points of Contact

Points of Contact are below:

The CO for this effort is as follows:

Melissa Onyszko Department of the Interior Interior Business Center Acquisition Services Directorate Telephone: 703-964-3638 Email: melissa_onyszko@ibc.doi.gov

The COR for this effort is as follows:

Provided at time of award.

mailto:melissa_onyszko@ibc.doi.gov

SECTION 5 – PROVISIONS

** See Attachment 1 – Contract Certifications and Provisions for additional full-text provisions.

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/browse/index/far or https://ww.acquisition.gov/far-overhaul

The following provisions are hereby incorporated by reference:

Provision Title Date 52.203-11 Certification and Disclosure Regarding Payments to

Influence Certain Federal Transactions Sep 2024

52.203-18 Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements- Representation

Jan 2017

52.204-7 System for Award Management Deviation Date Mar 2026

52.209-2 Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations – Representation.

Deviation Date May 2026

52.209-11 Representation by Corporations Regarding Delinquent Tax Liability or a Felony Conviction under any Federal Law

Deviation Date May 2026

52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors – Commercial Products and Commercial Services

Deviation Date Mar 2026

52.240-90 Security Prohibitions and Exclusions Representation and Certifications

Mar 2026

SECTION 6 – CLAUSES

NOTICE: System updates may lag policy updates. The System for Award Management (SAM) may continue to require entities to complete representations based on provisions that are not included in agency solicitations. Examples include 52.222-25, Affirmative Action Compliance, and paragraph (d) of 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services. Contracting Officers will not consider these representations when making award decisions or enforce requirements. Entities are not required to, nor are they able to, update their entity registration to remove these representations in SAM.

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 Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this address/these address(es): https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far or https://ww.acquisition.gov/far-overhaul.

The following clauses are hereby incorporated by reference:

Clause Title Date 52.203-6 Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government; Alt I JUN 2020 52.203-12 Limitation on Payment to Influence Certain Federal Transactions JUN 2020 52.203-17 Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights NOV 2023 52.203-19 Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality

Agreements or Statements

JAN 2017

52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance. Deviation Date

MAR 2026

52.204-19 Incorporation by Reference of Representations and Certifications Deviation Date

MAR 2026

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

Deviation Date

MAY 2026

52.209-10 Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations Deviation Date

MAY 2026

52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions – Commercial Items Deviation Date

MAR 2026

52.219-8 Utilization of Small Business Concerns Deviation Date

JAN 2026

52.222-3 Convict Labor Deviation Date

MAY 2026

52.222-19 Child Labor—Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies Deviation Date

MAY 2026

52.222-35 Equal Opportunity for Veterans Deviation Date

MAY 2026

52.222-36 Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities Deviation Date

52.222-37 Employment Reports on Veterans Deviation Date

MAY 2026

52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons Deviation Date

MAY 2026

52.222-54 Employment Eligibility Verification Deviation Date

MAY 2026

52.222-90 Addressing DEI Discrimination by Federal Contractors Deviation Date

52.223-23 Sustainable Products and Services

52.225-13 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases FEB 2021 52.226-8 Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While

Driving Deviation Date

MAR 2026

52.227-14 Rights in Data – General MAY 2014 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer System for Award

Management

OCT 2018

52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors

MAR 2023

52.233-3 Protest After Award AUG 1996 52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim AUG 1996 52.240-91 Security Prohibitions and Exclusions Deviation Date

MAR 2026

52.240-93 Basic Safeguarding of Covered Contractor Information Systems Deviation Date

MAR 2026

FAR CLAUSES INCORPORATED IN FULL TEXT

52.252-6 Authorized Deviations in Clauses (Nov 2020)

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

(b) The use in this solicitation or contract of any Department of the Interior (48 CFR Chapter 14) and Health and Human Services (48 CFR Chapter 3) clause with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of “(DEVIATION)” after the name of the regulation.

(End of clause)

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR CLAUSES

Electronic Invoicing and Payment Requirements - Invoice Processing Platform (IPP) (Feb 2021)

Payment requests must be submitted electronically through the U. S. Department of the Treasury's Invoice Processing Platform System (IPP).

"Payment request" means any request for contract financing payment or invoice payment by the Contractor. To constitute a proper invoice, the payment request must comply with the requirements identified in the applicable Prompt Payment clause included in the contract, or the clause 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items included in commercial item contracts. The IPP website address is: https://www.ipp.gov.

Under this contract, the following documents are required to be submitted as an attachment to the IPP invoice:

1. CLIN/Item number of deliverable

2. Description of deliverable

3. Price of deliverable

4. Quantity of deliverable

5. Date deliverable was provided to the Government for inspection

6. Serial number/part number if applicable

7. Included with the electronic IPP invoice shall be an attached itemized (printable) invoice.

Additional supporting documentation MAY BE REQUESTED at the discretion of the COR.

The Contractor must use the IPP website to register access and use IPP for submitting requests for payment. The Contractor Government Business Point of Contact (as listed in SAM) will receive enrollment instructions via email from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRBSTL) within 3 - 5 business days of the award date. Contractor assistance with enrollment can be obtained by contacting the IPP Production Helpdesk via email IPPCustomerSupport@fiscal.treasury.gov or phone (866) 973-3131.

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

The vendor must submit an invoice for payment no later than 30 calendar days after the end of the month of performance of services/delivery.

The Contractor is responsible for ensuring invoices submitted are accurate and complete, and all labor, travel and other direct costs are in accordance with federal guidelines, the Federal Travel Regulations and other Government mandates and directives, as applicable.

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS

Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (December 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 https://www.ipp.gov/

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 CPARS 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 CPARS 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:

https://www.cpars.gov/ https://www.cpars.csd.disa.mil/ https://www.cpars.gov/

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.

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.

HHSAR CLAUSES

352.203-70 Anti-Lobbying (Jun 2026)(RFO Deviation)

Pursuant to the HHS annual appropriations acts, except for normal and recognized executive-legislative relationships, the Contractor must not use any HHS contract funds for:

(a) Publicity or propaganda purposes;

(b) The preparation, distribution, or use of any kit, pamphlet, booklet, publication, electronic communication, radio, television, or video presentation designed to support or defeat the enactment of legislation before the Congress or any State or local legislature or legislative body, except in presentation to the Congress or any state or local legislature itself; or designed to support or defeat any proposed or pending regulation, administrative action, or order issued by the executive branch of any state or local government, except in presentation to the executive branch of any state or local government itself; or

(c) Payment of salary or expenses of the Contractor, or any agent acting for the Contractor, related to any activity designed to influence the enactment of legislation, appropriations, regulation, administrative action, or Executive order proposed or pending before the Congress or any state government, state legislature or local legislature or legislative body, other than for normal and recognized executive-legislative relationships or participation by an agency or officer of a state, local, or tribal government in policymaking and administrative processes within the executive branch of that government.

(d) The prohibitions in paragraphs (a), (b), and (c) of this clause include any activity to advocate or promote any proposed, pending, or future federal, state, or local tax increase, or any proposed, pending, or future requirement for, or restriction on, any legal consumer product, including its sale or marketing, including, but not limited to, the advocacy or promotion of gun control.

352.208-70 Printing and Duplication (Feb 2026)(RFO Deviation)

(a) Unless otherwise specified in this contract, no printing by the Contractor or any subcontractor is authorized under this contract. All printing required must be performed by the Government Printing Office except as authorized by the Contracting Officer. The Contractor must submit camera-ready copies to the Contracting Officer's Representative (COR). The terms “printing” and “duplicating/copying” are defined in the Government Printing and Binding Regulations of the Joint Committee on Printing.

(b) If necessary for performance of the contract, the Contractor may duplicate or copy less than

5,000 production units of only one page, or less than 25,000 production units in aggregate of multiple pages for the use of a department or agency. A production unit is defined as one sheet, size 8.5 x 11 inches, one side only, and one color. The pages may not exceed a maximum image size of 10 3⁄4 by 14 1⁄4 inches. This page limit applies to each printing requirement and not for all printing requirements under the entire contract.

(c) Approval for all printing, as well as duplicating/copying in excess of the stated limits, must be obtained from the COR who will consult with the designated publishing services office and provide direction to the contractor. The cost of any unauthorized printing or duplicating/copying under this contract will be considered an unallowable cost for which the Contractor will not be reimbursed.

352.239.79 Information and Communication Technology Accessibility Notice (March 2024) (Deviation)

(a) Pursuant to Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794d), as amended by the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, all information and communication technology (ICT) supplies, products, platforms, information, documentation, and services support developed, acquired, maintained or delivered under this contract or order must comply with the Revised 508 Standards, which are located at 36 C.F.R. 1194.1 and Appendices A, B, and C, and are available at https://www.access-board.gov/ict/.

Information about Section 508 is available at https://www.hhs.gov/web/section-508/index.html.

(b) Additional Section 508 accessibility standards applicable to this contract or order may be identified in the specification, statement of work, or performance work statement. If it is determined by the Government that ICT supplies, products, platforms, information, documentation, and services support provided by the Contractor do not conform to the described accessibility standards in the contract, remediation of the supplies, products, platforms, information, documentation, or services support to the level of conformance specified in the contract will be the responsibility of the Contractor at its own expense.

(c) In the event of a modification(s) to this contract or order, which adds new ICT supplies or services or revises the type of, or specifications for, supplies, products, platforms, information, documentation, or services support, the Contracting Officer shall require that the Contractor submit a completed HHS Section 508 Accessibility Conformance Checklist (see https://www.hhs.gov/web/section-508/accessibility-checklists/index.html) or an Accessibility Conformance Report (ACR) (based on the Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (VPAT) see https://www.itic.org/policy/accessibility/vpat), and any other additional information necessary to assist the Government in determining that the ICT supplies or services conform to Section 508 accessibility standards. If it is determined by the Government that ICT supplies, products, platforms, information, documentation, and services support provided by the Contractor do not conform to the described accessibility standards in the contract, remediation of the supplies, products, platforms, information, documentation, or services support to the level of conformance specified in the contract will be the responsibility of the Contractor at its own expense.

(d) If this is an Indefinite-Delivery type contract, a Blanket Purchase Agreement or a Basic Ordering Agreement, the task/delivery order requests that include ICT supplies, products, platforms, information, documentation, or services support will define the specifications and accessibility standards for the order. In those cases, the Contractor shall be required to provide a completed HHS Section 508 Accessibility Conformance Checklist (see https://www.hhs.gov/web/section-508/accessibility-checklists/index.html) or an ACR (based on the VPAT see https://www.itic.org/policy/accessibility/vpat), and any other additional information necessary to assist the Government in determining that the ICT supplies, products, platforms, information, documentation, or services support conform to Section 508 accessibility standards. If it is determined by the Government that ICT supplies and services provided by the Contractor do not conform to the described accessibility standards in the provided documentation, remediation of the supplies, products, platforms, information, documentation, or services support to the level of conformance specified in the contract will be the responsibility of the Contractor at its own expense.

(e) The Contractor shall identify to the Contracting Officer any perceived exception or exemption to Section 508 requirements.

SECTION 7 – RFQ ATTACHMENTS

Attachment 1: Certifications and Provisions

Attachment 2: Section 508 Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (VPAT)

Attachment 3: Space Allocation