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Interior Business Center, AQD Acquisition Services Directorate 381 Elden Street Suite 2000A Herndon VA 20170 USA This Request for Quotation (RFQ) is for the Department of the Interior (DOI), Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) for disaster recovery services to accommodate events that would require the movement and or relocation of

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the data center services and equipment to another site, provides for the relocation of key staff, and permits the OCIO the ability to verify the adequacy of the procedures and services by yearly testing of critical applications in accordance with the attached Statement of Work.

Period of Performance: 03/15/2025 to 03/14/2026

00010 Base Year: Monthly Charge include 96hr of

Mainframe and Network Access

Product/Service Code: 7B21

Product/Service Description: IT AND TELECOM -

COMPUTE: MAINFRAME (HARDWARE AND PERPETUAL

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Product/Service Code: 7B21

Product/Service Description: IT AND TELECOM -

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RFQ 140D0424Q0033

Disaster Recovery Services

REQUEST FOR QUOTATION TABLE OF CONTENTS

SECTION I – INTRODUCTION………………………………………………………………

SECTION II - QUOTATION PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS……………………………

SECTION III – EVALUATION………………………………………………………………..

SECTION IV - PURCHASE ORDER ADMINISTRATION………………………………….

SECTION V – GENERAL PURCHASE ORDER TERMS AND CONDITIONS…………….

REQUEST FOR QUOTATION ATTACHMENTS:

• Attachment 1: Statement of Work

• Attachment 2: Schedule of Prices

• Attachment 3: Non-Disclosure Agreement

• Attachment 4: DOI IT Baseline Compliance Contract Guidelines

• Attachment 5: Redacted Brand Name Justification

SECTION I – INTRODUCTION/GENERAL INFORMATION

Overview

The Department of Interior (DOI), through Acquisition Services Directorate (AQD), is issuing this solicitation 140D0424Q0033 as a Request for Quotation (RFQ) on behalf of the DOI, Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO). This RFQ is being issued pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) FAR Part 13.5 – Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Items. DOI contemplates issuing a Purchase Order for the Statement of Work (SOW) entitled, “Disaster Recovery Services.”

The NAICS Code for this requirement is 541513 “Computer Facilities Management Services” and the Product Service Code (PSC) code is 7B21 entitled, “IT & Telecom – Computer: Mainframe.” The NAICS small business size standard is $37.0 million.

Anticipated Contract Type The Government anticipates entering into a Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) purchase order (PO).

The Government reserves the right not to issue an award.

Period of Performance

This Purchase Order is anticipated to be an 8-month transition period, with a 12-month base period with four (4) 12-month option periods for a total 68-month period of performance. Please note that the Transition Period 07/15/2024 - 03/14/2025 will be utilized to order and establish network circuits and infrastructure. The transition period will not include any recovery or any other services from the contractor and will not be priced as a result. The total period of performance is summarized as follows:

Period Description Period of Performance

Transition Period Network Connections 07/15/2024 – 03/14/2025 Base Period Disaster Recovery Services 03/15/2025 - 03/14/2026 Option Period 1 Disaster Recovery Services 03/15/2026 - 03/14/2027 Option Period 2 Disaster Recovery Services 03/15/2027 - 03/14/2028 Option Period 3 Disaster Recovery Services 03/15/2028 - 03/14/2029 Option Period 4 Disaster Recovery Services 03/15/2029 - 03/14/2030

SECTION II - QUOTATION PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS

FAILURE TO FOLLOW ANY OF THE INSTRUCTIONS UNDER SECTION II MAY

CAUSE THE QUOTER TO BE REMOVED FROM FURTHER CONSIDERATION FOR

AWARD.

Submission Deadlines Questions: All questions shall be submitted in writing via email to the Contracting Officer and Contract Specialist no later than 12:00PM ET on 06/13/2024. Questions shall be sent via email to Adam_Stetler@ibc.doi.gov and tifani_parasidis@ibc.doi.gov with “Questions from [insert company name here] – RFQ 140D0424Q0033” included in the subject line. The Government reserves the right to not address all questions. Responses will be provided as an attachment to a subsequent RFQ amendment.

Quote Submission: The deadline for submitting a quote in response to this RFQ is 07/01/2024 at 12:00pm ET. No facsimile transmissions of the quote will be accepted.

Electronic quotations responding to this RFQ shall be submitted to Adam_Stetler@ibc.doi.gov and tifani_parasidis@ibc.doi.gov no later than the above deadline.

Please note that it is the Quoter’s responsibility to ensure/verify the Government receives its submission on or before the deadline. LATE QUOTES WILL NOT BE EVALUATED IAW FAR 52.212-1(f).

Quotation Organization Instruction All quotes delivered shall become the property of the Government and will not be returned. If the quote contains proprietary information that is not to be disclosed to the public or used by the Government for any purpose other than evaluation of the quote, such restrictions shall be clearly indicated on each sheet containing such information.

Format and Font Size The Technical volume shall be delivered in a format (e.g., MS Word, PDF) of the vendor’s preference, with paragraph text font no smaller than 12 point. Font associated with imbedded pictures or diagrams must be no smaller than 10 point.

Quoters must complete and deliver Attachment 2 – Schedule of Price as part of the Price Volume. Attachment 3 must be completed according to instructions and returned as a MS Excel file type with all cells available for access by DOI.

Submission Content

The quote submission format is provided below:

Volume Section Page Limit Volume I

(General and Technical) General None

Completed SF-1449, SF-30 (if app) None mailto:Adam_Stetler@ibc.doi.gov mailto:tifani_parasidis@ibc.doi.gov mailto:Adam_Stetler@ibc.doi.gov mailto:tifani_parasidis@ibc.doi.gov

Volume Section Page Limit

Technical Solution

25 pages Volume II

(Price) Attachment 2 – Schedule of Prices None

Volume I, Section 1: General

This section shall include a cover sheet. This cover sheet shall include the information listed below:

• Name of Company

• Address

• City, state, zip code

• Cage

• Unique Entity ID

• Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN)

• Point of contact (primary and alternate)

• Telephone number

• Email address

• Solicitation number

• Date of quote

• Prompt payment terms

• A statement specifying the extent of agreement with all terms, conditions, and provisions included in the solicitation.

• Names and contact information of persons authorized to negotiate on the company’s behalf

• A statement that the Quote expires no sooner than 90 days after submission.

Volume I, Section 2: Completed SF-1449 and SF-30

The SF-1449 and SF-30 (if any) shall be fully completed and signed upon submission. The Quoter is cautioned that the SF-1449 must contain an original signature in block 30a of the form; certified electronic signatures will be accepted.

Volume I, Section 3: Technical Solution

Part I. The quoter shall provide a written technical solution to meet ALL requirements identified in the SOW (Attachment 1). The quoters technical solution must clearly demonstrate specifically how the quoter will meet all SOW requirements 1-11 and Attachment A, identified in the SOW including but not limited to:

i. Location of quoters primary disaster recovery site and demarcation for circuit installation.

ii. Location of quoters secondary, redundant disaster recovery site.

iii. Quoter shall address that the primary recovery facilities have z15 IBM mainframes with a crypto card 7 for DOI to utilize that meet the specification of SOW Attachment A, Section 2.1. Quoter shall address what mainframes are included at the secondary site.

iv. Quoter shall address how the quoter will allow for DOI to utilize mainframe one week per year for 96 hours (continuous 24/7) for annual disaster recovery exercise at your facility.

v. Quoter shall address quoters ability to allow DOI to place backup gear at the primary site.

(Note: The backup is performed at the DOI production site and then replicated via a dedicated circuit to quoters primary site. A DLM - Disk library for Mainframe by EMC. The DLM is owned and managed by DOI but it must be located at the contractors site and must be ready to connect to the mainframe provided by the contractor during a disaster declaration and during disaster recovery exercises.

The replication is a continuous 24 x 7 operational function.

vi. Quoter shall address and confirm DOI’s utilization of the contractors z15 IBM mainframe during a disaster declaration for extended amount of time until the DOI production site / environment is operational again?

vii. Quoter shall address their ability to host the DOI network devices and DOI services to keep up with DOI OCIO business demands at the primary site.

viii. Quoter shall address how they can support 3 and/or up to 5 network circuits sized from 100Mbps and could be as big as 5 Gig circuits for host DOI network. Quoter shall provide demarcation (DMARC) location/address. Note: DOI orders our circuits but needs Quoter support to install and/or extend any circuits needed to our equipment. (We need a DMARC location/address so we can get costs for circuits that might be needed.).

ix. Quoter shall provide a high-level network architecture so we can understand how DR recovery would work if your primary facility were not available. How does the DLM data and network communication get to your secondary facility/location for recovery.

x. Quoter shall demonstrate their ability to provide all specified resources listed in SOW Attachment A, equal or better.

Part II. Quoters shall indicate, in this section only, if any technical assumptions have been made, conditions have been stipulated or exceptions have been taken with the SOW as written. If technical assumptions are not noted in this section of the quote, it will be assumed that the quoter’s quote reflects no technical assumptions for award and agrees to comply with all of the terms and conditions set forth herein. Any assumptions, conditions or exceptions that are considered unacceptable by the Government may result in the Quoter being removed from further consideration. Accordingly, any technical related assumptions listed in any other volume or section will be null and void.

The written technical quote shall address the technical solution, any assumptions, and not exceed 25 pages in length. Font shall be no smaller than 12 point. Double-sided pages count as two (2) pages towards the page count. Use bullets to highlight items and keep it concise and to the point. Any documentation in excess of the 25 page limit will not be evaluated.

Volume II, Attachment 2 – Schedule of Prices - Completed

The price quote shall be a separate volume/attachment file from the written technical quote volume. The price quote shall include prices for all requirements as specified in the pricing tables shown in Attachment 2 – Schedule of Prices, submitted in Excel file format.

QUOTERS THAT FAIL TO COMPLETE AND RETURN THE ATTACHMENT 2 –

SCHEDULE OF PRICES EXCEL WILL BE REMOVED FROM FURTHER

CONSIDERATION.

SECTION III – EVALUATION

Basis of Award

The Government intends to award a single Purchase Order in response to the solicitation using the procedures in FAR 13.5, to the responsible Quoters whose quote, in conforming to the RFQ, provides the overall best value to the Government based on lowest price technically acceptable (LPTA) selection method. The Government will evaluate the lowest price quote for technical acceptability on a pass/fail basis. If the lowest price quote is not acceptable, the Government will evaluate the next lowest price quote (and so forth) until a quote has been determined to be acceptable.

The Government intends to make award without conducting exchanges. The Government reserves the right to conduct exchanges with one or more Quoters and request quote revisions.

If exchanges are conducted, the Government has the discretion to determine whether to conduct exchanges with a single Quoter or more than one Quoter, and makes no commitment, nor is bound, to conduct exchanges with all Quoters that might stand a reasonable chance for award if given an opportunity to revise their quote.

Price Price quotation will be evaluated based upon the total price quoted. Each price quotation will be evaluated for accuracy, completeness, and reasonableness. This process involves.

verification that prices are included for all RFQ requirements and that figures are correctly calculated. The quote shall include pricing for all items identified in Attachment 2 – Schedule of Prices.

The Total Evaluated Price for purposes of award will be determined by the total calculation identified in the submission for Attachment 2 – Schedule of Prices plus the costs to remove and relocate the Government-owned hardware, and to order, install and terminate new telecommunications circuits to the contractor proposed primary facility and to the contractor specific demarcation locations. This relocation cost will be calculated by the Government and included if applicable in the Total Evaluated Price.

Technical Acceptability The Government will evaluate the Quoter’s Technical Solution in order to determine technical acceptability using the non-price factors describe in the table below. Non-price factors will not be scored but will, instead, be evaluated on a GO/No Go basis.

Evaluation Factor Rating The quoter’s primary disaster recovery site is within the 100-mile radius of the Denver Metropolitan Area.

Go / No Go

The quoter’s secondary, redundant disaster recovery site is located at a separate geographical location than the primary site and the Albuquerque Data Center.

Go / No Go

The quoter’s primary recovery facilities have z15 IBM mainframes with a crypto card 7 for DOI to utilize that meet the specification of SOW Attachment A, Section 2.1.

Go / No Go

The quoter’s technical solution addressed how the quoter will allow for DOI to utilize the z15 mainframe one week per year for 96 hours (continuous 24/7) for annual disaster recovery exercise at your facility.

Go / No Go

The quoter’s technical solution addresses and confirms that DOI can place the backup gear at the primary site for continuous backup via replication.

Go / No Go

The quoter’s technical solution addresses and confirms DOI’s utilization of the contractors z15 IBM mainframe during a disaster declaration for extended amount of time until the DOI production site / environment is operational again?

Go / No Go

The quoter’s technical solution demonstrates the ability to host the DOI network devices, host the backup gear, and the DOI servers to keep up with DOI OCIO business demands at the primary recovery site.

Go / No Go

The quoter’s technical solution demonstrates hosting DOI network circuits and provided DMARC location/address.

Go / No Go

The quoter’s technical solution included a high-level network architecture of the DR, and demonstrated how the contractor would recover at the secondary site if the primary site was down.

Go / No Go

Quoter shall demonstrate their ability to provide all specified resources listed in SOW Attachment A, equal or better.

Go / No Go

SECTION IV - PURCHASE ORDER ADMINISTRATION

Contracting Officer’s Authority

An AQD Contracting Officer is the only person authorized to make or approve any changes in any of the requirements of this Purchase Order and notwithstanding any provisions contained elsewhere in the Purchase Order, the said authority remains solely in the CO. In the event the Contractor makes any changes at the direction of any person other than the CO, the change will be considered to have been made without authority and no adjustment will be made in the Purchase Order terms and conditions, including price.

The contact information for the Contracting Officer is as follows:

Adam Stetler Contracting Officer Acquisition Services Directorate Interior Business Center U.S. Department of the Interior 381 Elden Street, Suite 4000 Herndon, VA 20170 Phone: 703-964-8815 Fax: 703-964-8440 Email: adam_stetler@ibc.doi.gov

Government Furnished Property/Information/Equipment

All materials provided by the Government during the course of this Purchase Order shall remain the property of the Government and shall be returned on completion of the Purchase Order.

All information collected by and created for the Government will be deemed the property of the Government and shall not be disclosed to outside parties.

SECTION V – GENERAL PURCHASE ORDER TERMS AND CONDITIONS

FAR 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 these addresses:

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR): https://www.acquisition.gov/far Department of the Interior Acquisition Regulation (DIAR):

https://www.acquisition.gov/diar

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FAR

Provision

Title Date

52.204-7 System for Award Management. Oct 2018 52.204-16 Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting. Aug 2020 52.204-17 Ownership or Control of Offeror. Aug 2020 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items and Commercial

Services Sep 2023

52.217-5 Evaluation of Options. July 1990 52.229-11 Tax on Certain Foreign Procurements Notice and Representation. Jun 2020

DIAR Provision Date 1452.215-71 Use and Disclosure of Proposal Information – Department of the

Interior Apr 1984

Provisions Incorporated by Full Text

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 or 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, https://www.acquisition.gov/far https://www.govinfo.gov/link/uscode/19/4001 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-52#FAR_52_204_26 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-52#FAR_52_212_3 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".

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(d) Representation. 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.

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

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(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)

52.209-5 Certification Regarding Responsibility Matters. (Aug 2020)

(a)(1) The Offeror certifies, to the best of its knowledge and belief, that—

(i) The Offeror and/or any of its Principals–

(A) Are ☐are not ☐ presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, or declared ineligible for the award of contracts by any Federal agency;

(B) Have □ have not □, within a three-year period preceding this offer , been convicted of or had a civil judgment rendered against them for: commission of fraud or a criminal offense in connection with obtaining, attempting to obtain, or performing a public (Federal, State , or local) contract or subcontract ; violation of Federal or State antitrust statutes relating to the submission of offers; or commission of embezzlement, theft, forgery, bribery, falsification or destruction of records, making false statements, tax evasion, violating Federal criminal tax laws, or receiving stolen property (if offeror checks "have", the offeror shall also see 52.209-7, if included in this solicitation );

(C) Are ☐ are not ☐ presently indicted for, or otherwise criminally or civilly charged by a governmental entity with, commission of any of the offenses enumerated in paragraph (a)(1)(i)(B) of this provision;

(D) Have ☐, have not ☐, within a three-year period preceding this offer, been notified of any delinquent Federal taxes in an amount that exceeds the threshold at 9.104- 5(a)(2) for which the liability remains unsatisfied.

(1) Federal taxes are considered delinquent if both of the following criteria apply:

(i) The tax liability is finally determined. The liability is finally determined if it has been assessed. A liability is not finally determined if there is a pending administrative or judicial challenge. In the case of a judicial challenge to the liability, the liability is not finally determined until all judicial appeal rights have been exhausted.

(ii) The taxpayer is delinquent in making payment. A taxpayer is delinquent if the taxpayer has failed to pay the tax liability when full payment was due and required. A taxpayer is not delinquent in cases where enforced collection action is precluded.

(2) Examples.

(i) The taxpayer has received a statutory notice of deficiency, under I.R.C. § 6212, which entitles the taxpayer to seek Tax Court review of a proposed tax deficiency. This is not a delinquent tax because it is not a final tax liability. Should the taxpayer seek Tax Court review, this will not be a final tax liability until the taxpayer has exercised all judicial appeal rights.

(ii) The IRS has filed a notice of Federal tax lien with respect to an assessed tax liability, and the taxpayer has been issued a notice under I.R.C. § 6320 entitling the taxpayer to request a hearing with the IRS Office of Appeals contesting the lien filing, and to further appeal to the Tax Court if the IRS determines to sustain the lien filing. In the course of the hearing, the taxpayer is entitled to contest the underlying tax liability because the taxpayer has had no prior opportunity to contest the liability. This is not a delinquent tax because it is not a final tax liability. Should the taxpayer seek tax court review, this will not be a final tax liability until the taxpayer has exercised all judicial appeal rights.

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(iii) The taxpayer has entered into an installment agreement pursuant to I.R.C. § 6159. The taxpayer is making timely payments and is in full compliance with the agreement terms. The taxpayer is not delinquent because the taxpayer is not currently required to make full payment.

(iv) The taxpayer has filed for bankruptcy protection. The taxpayer is not delinquent because enforced collection action is stayed under 11 U.S.C. 362 (the Bankruptcy Code).

(ii) The Offeror has ☐ has not ☐, within a three-year period preceding this offer, had one or more contracts terminated for default by any Federal agency.

(2) "Principal," for the purposes of this certification, 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).

This Certification Concerns a Matter Within the Jurisdiction of an Agency of the United States and the Making of a False, Fictitious, or Fraudulent Certification May Render the Maker Subject to Prosecution Under Section 1001, Title 18, United States Code.

(b) The Offeror shall provide immediate written notice to the Contracting Officer if, at any time prior to contract award, the Offeror learns that its certification was erroneous when submitted or has become erroneous by reason of changed circumstances.

(c) A certification that any of the items in paragraph (a) of this provision exists will not necessarily result in withholding of an award under this solicitation. However, the certification will be considered in connection with a determination of the Offeror ’s responsibility. Failure of the Offeror to furnish a certification or provide such additional information as requested by the Contracting Officer may render the Offeror nonresponsible.

(d) Nothing contained in the foregoing shall be construed to require establishment of a system of records in order to render, in good faith, the certification required by paragraph (a) of this provision. The knowledge and information of an Offeror is not required to exceed that which is normally possessed by a prudent person in the ordinary course of business dealings.

(e) The certification in paragraph (a) of this provision is a material representation of fact upon which reliance was placed when making award. If it is later determined that the Offeror knowingly rendered an erroneous certification, in addition to other remedies available to the Government, the Contracting Officer may terminate the contract resulting from this solicitation for default.

52.212-3 – Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services (FEB 2024)

The Offeror shall complete only paragraph (b) of this provision if the Offeror has completed the annual representations and certification electronically in the System for Award Management (SAM) accessed through https://www.sam.gov. If the Offeror has not completed the annual representations and certifications electronically, the Offeror shall complete only paragraphs (c) through (v) of this provision.

(a) Definitions. As used in this provision—

Covered telecommunications equipment or services has the meaning provided in the clause 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment.

Economically disadvantaged women-owned small business (EDWOSB) concern means a small business concern that is at least 51 percent directly and unconditionally owned by, and the management and daily business operations of which are controlled by, one or more women who are citizens of the United States and who are economically disadvantaged in accordance with 13 CFR part 127, and the concern is certified by SBA or an approved third-party certifier in accordance with 13 CFR 127.300. It automatically qualifies as a women-owned small business eligible under the WOSB Program.

Forced or indentured child labor means all work or service—

(1) Exacted from any person under the age of 18 under the menace of any penalty for its nonperformance and for which the worker does not offer himself voluntarily; or

(2) Performed by any person under the age of 18 pursuant to a contract the enforcement of which can be accomplished by process or penalties.

Highest-level owner means the entity that owns or controls an immediate owner of the offeror, or that owns or controls one or more entities that control an immediate owner of the offeror. No entity owns or exercises control of the highest level owner.

Immediate owner means an entity, other than the offeror, that has direct control of the offeror.

Indicators of control include, but are not limited to, one or more of the following: ownership or interlocking management, identity of interests among family members, shared facilities and equipment, and the common use of employees.

Inverted domestic corporation, means a foreign incorporated entity that meets the definition of an inverted domestic corporation under 6 U.S.C. 395(b), applied in accordance with the rules and definitions of 6 U.S.C. 395(c).

Manufactured end product means any end product in product and service codes (PSCs) 1000- 9999, except—

(1) PSC 5510, Lumber and Related Basic Wood Materials;

(2) Product or Service Group (PSG) 87, Agricultural Supplies;

(3) PSG 88, Live Animals;

(4) PSG 89, Subsistence;

(5) PSC 9410, Crude Grades of Plant Materials;

(6) PSC 9430, Miscellaneous Crude Animal Products, Inedible;

(7) PSC 9440, Miscellaneous Crude Agricultural and Forestry Products;

(8) PSC 9610, Ores;

(9) PSC 9620, Minerals, Natural and Synthetic; and

(10) PSC 9630, Additive Metal Materials.

Place of manufacture means the place where an end product is assembled out of components, or otherwise made or processed from raw materials into the finished product that is to be provided to the Government. If a product is disassembled and reassembled, the place of reassembly is not the place of manufacture.

Predecessor means an entity that is replaced by a successor and includes any predecessors of the predecessor.

Reasonable inquiry has the meaning provided in the clause 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment.

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(1) Are conducted under contract directly and exclusively with the regional government of southern Sudan;

(2) Are conducted pursuant to specific authorization from the Office of Foreign Assets Control in the Department of the Treasury, or are expressly exempted under Federal law from the requirement to be conducted under such authorization;

(3) Consist of providing goods or services to marginalized populations of Sudan;

(4) Consist of providing goods or services to an internationally recognized peacekeeping force or humanitarian organization;

(5) Consist of providing goods or services that are used only to promote health or education;

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(6) Have been voluntarily suspended."Sensitive technology"—

Sensitive technology—

(1) Means hardware, software, telecommunications equipment, or any other technology that is to be used specifically—

(i) To restrict the free flow of unbiased information in Iran; or

(ii) To disrupt, monitor, or otherwise restrict speech of the people of Iran; and

(2) Does not include information or informational materials the export of which the President does not have the authority to regulate or prohibit pursuant to section 203(b)(3)of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1702(b)(3)).

Service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB) concern means a small business concern—

(1) (i) Not less than 51 percent of which is owned and controlled by one or more service-disabled veterans or, in the case of any publicly owned business, not less than 51 percent of the stock of which is owned by one or more service-disabled veterans; and

(ii) The management and daily business operations of which are controlled by one or more service-disabled veterans or, in the case of a service-disabled veteran with permanent and severe disability, the spouse or permanent caregiver of such veteran; or

(2) A small business concern eligible under the SDVOSB Program in accordance with 13 CFR part 128 (see subpart 19.14).

(3) Service-disabled veteran, as used in this definition, means a veteran as defined in 38 U.S.C. 101(2), with a disability that is service connected, as defined in 38 U.S.C. 101(16), and who is registered in the Beneficiary Identification and Records Locator Subsystem, or successor system that is maintained by the Department of Veterans Affairs’ Veterans Benefits Administration, as a service-disabled veteran.

Service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB) concern eligible under the SDVOSB Program means an SDVOSB concern that—

(1) Effective January 1, 2024, is designated in the System for Award Management (SAM) as certified by the Small Business Administration (SBA) in accordance with 13 CFR 128.300; or

(2) Has represented that it is an SDVOSB concern in SAM and submitted a complete application for certification to SBA on or before December 31, 2023.

Service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB) Program means a program that authorizes contracting officers to limit competition, including award on a sole-source basis, to SDVOSB concerns eligible under the SDVOSB Program.

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Small business concern—

(1) Means a concern, including its affiliates, that is independently owned and operated, not dominant in its field of operation, and qualified as a small business under the criteria in 13 CFR part 121 and size standards in this solicitation.

(2) Affiliates, as used in this definition, means business concerns, one of whom directly or indirectly controls or has the power to control the others, or a third party or parties control or have the power to control the others.