CCBD RFQ Final.docx

PART I - SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICES/COSTS

1.0. GENERAL

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotations are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.

This solicitation is issued as a request for quotation. This solicitation incorporates provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2022-06. This acquisition is being solicited as un unrestricted procurement (i.e., is NOT set aside for small business). The NAICS code for this acquisition is 561450 “Credit Bureaus”, and the small business size standard, although not applicable, is $16.5M. FAR provision 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors – Commercial Items (June 2020) applies to this solicitation with addendum as found in this combined synopsis/solicitation (see addendum to 52.212-1). Line item numbers and items, descriptions, quantities, units of measure, and options can be found in this document. Quoters must either include a copy of the representations and certifications found in FAR provision 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Products and Commercial Services or have submitted them via SAM.gov in accordance with provision 52.212-3; even if submitted in SAM.gov, Quoters must complete paragraph b of the provision if it applies. FAR clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions – Commercial Products and Commercial Services applies to this acquisition with any addendum noted in this document. FAR clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Products and Commercial Services (applicable subclauses and provisions can be found in the full-text clause in this document). This document may contain additional contract requirements or terms and conditions determined by the contracting officer to be necessary for this acquisition and consistent with customary commercial practices. All quotations submitted for this solicitation are due no later than 31 August 2022 at 2:00 PM, Eastern Time.

The point of contact and contracting officer (CO) for this solicitation is Joey Barden at joey.barden@occ.treas.gov.

1.1. TYPE OF CONTRACT

This is a firm-fixed-price contract.

1.2. CONTRACT LINE ITEM NUMBER (CLIN) DESCRIPTION

See clause (OCC) 1052.242-8002 PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE (SEP 2012) for periods of performance dates.

BASE YEAR

OPTION PERIOD ONE

OPTION PERIOD TWO

OPTION PERIOD THREE

OPTION PERIOD FOUR

PART II - CLAUSES

2.1. CLAUSES

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 the full text available. The full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at the following address: https://www.acquisition.gov

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2.2. FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION (FAR) CLAUSES INCLUDED BY REFERENCE

52.204-13, SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT MAINTENANCE (OCT 2018)

52.204-18, COMMERCIAL AND GOVERNMENT ENTITY CODE MAINTENANCE (AUG 2020)

52.212-4, CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS—COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES (NOV 2021)

52.232-40, PROVIDING ACCELERATED PAYMENTS TO SMALL BUSINESS SUBCONTRACTORS (NOV 2021)

2.3. FAR CLAUSES INCLUDED IN FULL TEXT

ADDENDUM TO CLAUSE 52.212-4, CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS—COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES (NOV 2021)

(1) The schedule of supplies/services.

(2) The Assignments, Disputes, Payments, Invoice, Other Compliances, Compliance with Laws Unique to Government Contracts, and Unauthorized Obligations paragraphs of this clause;

(3) The clause at 52.212-5.

(4) Addenda to this solicitation or contract

(5) Solicitation provisions if this is a solicitation.

(6) Other paragraphs of this clause.

(7) The Standard Form 1449.

(8) Other documents, exhibits, and attachments.

(9) The specification.

(10) Licensing agreements.

52.212-5 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT STATUTES OR EXECUTIVE ORDERS—COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES (MAY 2022)

(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 and Other Covered Entities (Nov 2021) (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) 52.233-3, Protest After Award (Aug 1996) (31 U.S.C. 3553).

(6) 52.233-4, Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (Oct 2004) (Public Laws 108-77 and 108-78 (19 U.S.C. 3805 note)).

(b) The Contractor shall comply with the FAR clauses in this paragraph (b) that the 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:

_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. 2402).

__ (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.)

_XX_ (4) 52.204-10, Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (Jun 2020) (Pub. L. 109-282) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note).

__ (5) [Reserved].

_XX_ (6) 52.204-14, Service Contract Reporting Requirements (Oct 2016) (Pub. L. 111-117, section 743 of Div. C).

__ (7) 52.204-15, Service Contract Reporting Requirements for Indefinite-Delivery Contracts (Oct 2016) (Pub. L. 111-117, section 743 of Div. C).

_XX_ (8) 52.209-6, Protecting the Government’s Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment. (Nov 2021) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note).

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

__ (10) [Reserved].

__ (11) 52.219-3, Notice of HUBZone Set-Aside or Sole-Source Award (Sep 2021) (15 U.S.C. 657a).

_XX_ (12) 52.219-4, Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns (Sep 2021) (if the offeror elects to waive the preference, it shall so indicate in its offer) (15 U.S.C. 657a).

__ (13) [Reserved]

__ (14) (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.

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

__ (17) (i) 52.219-9, Small Business Subcontracting Plan (Nov 2021) (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 (Sep 2021) of 52.219-9.

__ (18) (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.

__ (19) 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting (Sep 2021) (15 U.S.C. 637s).

__ (20) 52.219-16, Liquidated Damages—Subcontracting Plan (Sep 2021) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(4)(F)(i)).

__ (21) 52.219-27, Notice of Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside (Sep 2021) (15 U.S.C. 657f).

_XX_ (22) (i) 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation (Sep 2021) (15 U.S.C. 632(a)(2)).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Mar 2020) of 52.219-28.

__ (23) 52.219-29, Notice of Set-Aside for, or Sole-Source Award to, Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business Concerns (Sep 2021) (15 U.S.C. 637(m)).

__ (24) 52.219-30, Notice of Set-Aside for, or Sole-Source Award to, Women-Owned Small Business Concerns Eligible Under the Women-Owned Small Business Program (Sep 2021) (15 U.S.C. 637(m)).

__ (25) 52.219-32, Orders Issued Directly Under Small Business Reserves (Mar 2020) (15 U.S.C. 644(r)).

__ (26) 52.219-33, Nonmanufacturer Rule (Sep 2021) (15U.S.C. 637(a)(17)).

_XX_ (27) 52.222-3, Convict Labor (Jun 2003) (E.O.11755).

__ (28) 52.222-19, Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (Jan 2022) (E.O.13126).

_XX_ (29) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Apr 2015).

_XX_ (30) (i) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Sep 2016) (E.O.11246).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Feb 1999) of 52.222-26.

_XX_ (31) (i) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (Jun 2020) (38 U.S.C. 4212).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Jul 2014) of 52.222-35.

_XX_ (32) (i) 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (Jun 2020) (29 U.S.C. 793).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Jul 2014) of 52.222-36.

_XX_ (33) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans (Jun 2020) (38 U.S.C. 4212).

_XX_ (34) 52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act (Dec 2010) (E.O. 13496).

_XX_ (35) (i) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (Nov 2021) (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O. 13627).

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

_XX_ (36) 52.222-54, Employment Eligibility Verification (May 2022) (Executive Order 12989). (Not applicable to the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items or certain other types of commercial products or commercial services as prescribed in FAR 22.1803.)

__ (37) (i) 52.223-9, Estimate of Percentage of Recovered Material Content for EPA–Designated Items (May 2008) (42 U.S.C. 6962(c)(3)(A)(ii)). (Not applicable to the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items.)

__ (ii) Alternate I (May 2008) of 52.223-9 (42 U.S.C. 6962(i)(2)(C)). (Not applicable to the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items.)

__ (38) 52.223-11, Ozone-Depleting Substances and High Global Warming Potential Hydrofluorocarbons (Jun 2016) (E.O. 13693).

__ (39) 52.223-12, Maintenance, Service, Repair, or Disposal of Refrigeration Equipment and Air Conditioners (Jun 2016) (E.O. 13693).

__ (40) (i) 52.223-13, Acquisition of EPEAT®-Registered Imaging Equipment (Jun 2014) (E.O.s 13423 and 13514).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Oct 2015) of 52.223-13.

__ (41) (i) 52.223-14, Acquisition of EPEAT®-Registered Televisions (Jun 2014) (E.O.s 13423 and 13514).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Jun2014) of 52.223-14.

__ (42) 52.223-15, Energy Efficiency in Energy-Consuming Products (May 2020) (42 U.S.C. 8259b).

__ (43) (i) 52.223-16, Acquisition of EPEAT®-Registered Personal Computer Products (Oct 2015) (E.O.s 13423 and 13514).

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

_XX_ (44) 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (Jun 2020) (E.O. 13513).

__ (45) 52.223-20, Aerosols (Jun 2016) (E.O. 13693).

__ (46) 52.223-21, Foams (Jun2016) (E.O. 13693).

__ (47) (i) 52.224-3 Privacy Training (Jan 2017) (5 U.S.C. 552 a).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Jan 2017) of 52.224-3.

__ (48) 52.225-1, Buy American-Supplies (Nov 2021) (41 U.S.C. chapter 83).

__ (49) (i) 52.225-3, Buy American-Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act (Nov 2021) (41 U.S.C. chapter 83, 19 U.S.C. 3301 note, 19 U.S.C. 2112 note, 19 U.S.C. 3805 note, 19 U.S.C. 4001 note, Pub. L. 103-182, 108-77, 108-78, 108-286, 108-302, 109-53, 109-169, 109-283, 110-138, 112-41, 112-42, and 112-43.

__ (ii) Alternate I (Jan 2021) of 52.225-3.

__ (iii) Alternate II (Jan 2021) of 52.225-3.

__ (iv) Alternate III (Jan 2021) of 52.225-3.

__ (50) 52.225-5, Trade Agreements (Oct 2019) (19 U.S.C. 2501, et seq., 19 U.S.C. 3301 note).

_XX_ (51) 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (Feb 2021) (E.O.’s, proclamations, and statutes administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury).

__ (52) 52.225-26, Contractors Performing Private Security Functions Outside the United States (Oct 2016) (Section 862, as amended, of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008; 10 U.S.C. 2302Note).

__ (53) 52.226-4, Notice of Disaster or Emergency Area Set-Aside (Nov 2007) (42 U.S.C. 5150).

__ (54) 52.226-5, Restrictions on Subcontracting Outside Disaster or Emergency Area (Nov2007) (42 U.S.C. 5150).

_XX_ (55) 52.229-12, Tax on Certain Foreign Procurements (Feb 2021).

__ (56) 52.232-29, Terms for Financing of Purchases of Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Nov 2021) (41 U.S.C. 4505, 10 U.S.C. 2307(f)).

__ (57) 52.232-30, Installment Payments for Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Nov 2021) (41 U.S.C. 4505, 10 U.S.C. 2307(f)).

_XX_ (58) 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-System for Award Management (Oct2018) (31 U.S.C. 3332).

__ (59) 52.232-34, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Other than System for Award Management (Jul 2013) (31 U.S.C. 3332).

__ (60) 52.232-36, Payment by Third Party (May 2014) (31 U.S.C. 3332).

__ (61) 52.239-1, Privacy or Security Safeguards (Aug 1996) (5 U.S.C. 552a).

__ (62) 52.242-5, Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (Jan 2017) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(13)).

__ (63) (i) 52.247-64, Preference for Privately Owned U.S.-Flag Commercial Vessels (Nov 2021) (46 U.S.C. 55305 and 10 U.S.C. 2631).

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

__ (iii) Alternate II (Nov 2021) of 52.247-64.

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

__ (1) 52.222-41, Service Contract Labor Standards (Aug 2018) (41 U.S.C. chapter67).

__ (2) 52.222-42, Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires (May 2014) (29 U.S.C. 206 and 41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

__ (3) 52.222-43, Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Labor Standards-Price Adjustment (Multiple Year and Option Contracts) (Aug 2018) (29 U.S.C. 206 and 41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

__ (4) 52.222-44, Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Labor Standards-Price Adjustment (May 2014) (29U.S.C.206 and 41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

__ (5) 52.222-51, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Maintenance, Calibration, or Repair of Certain Equipment-Requirements (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

__ (6) 52.222-53, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Certain Services-Requirements (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

__ (7) 52.222-55, Minimum Wages for Contractor Workers Under Executive Order 14026 (Jan 2022).

__ (8) 52.222-62, Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706 (Jan 2022) (E.O. 13706).

__ (9) 52.226-6, Promoting Excess Food Donation to Nonprofit Organizations (Jun 2020) (42 U.S.C. 1792).

(d) Comptroller General Examination of Record. The Contractor shall comply with the provisions of this paragraph (d) if this contract was awarded using other than sealed bid, is in excess of the simplified acquisition threshold, as defined in FAR 2.101, on the date of award of this contract, and does not contain the clause at 52.215-2, Audit and Records-Negotiation.

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

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

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

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

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

(ii) 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)).

(iii) 52.204-23, Prohibition on Contracting for Hardware, Software, and Services Developed or Provided by Kaspersky Lab and Other Covered Entities (Nov 2021) (Section 1634 of Pub. L. 115-91).

(iv) 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).

(v) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (Oct 2018) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(2) and (3)), in all subcontracts that offer further subcontracting opportunities. If the subcontract (except subcontracts to small business concerns) exceeds the applicable threshold specified in FAR 19.702(a) on the date of subcontract award, the subcontractor must include 52.219-8 in lower tier subcontracts that offer subcontracting opportunities.

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

(vii) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Sep 2015) (E.O.11246).

(viii) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (Jun 2020) (38 U.S.C. 4212).

(ix) 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (Jun 2020) (29 U.S.C. 793).

(x) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans (Jun 2020) (38 U.S.C. 4212).

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

(xii) 52.222-41, Service Contract Labor Standards (Aug 2018) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

(xiii) (A) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (Nov 2021) (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O 13627).

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

(xiv) 52.222-51, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Maintenance, Calibration, or Repair of Certain Equipment-Requirements (May2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

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

(xvi) 52.222-54, Employment Eligibility Verification (May 2022) (E.O. 12989).

(xvii) 52.222-55, Minimum Wages for Contractor Workers Under Executive Order 14026 (Jan 2022).

(xviii) 52.222-62, Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706 (Jan 2022) (E.O. 13706).

(xix) (A) 52.224-3, Privacy Training (Jan 2017) (5 U.S.C. 552a).

(B) Alternate I (Jan 2017) of 52.224-3.

(xx) 52.225-26, Contractors Performing Private Security Functions Outside the United States (Oct 2016) (Section 862, as amended, of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008; 10 U.S.C. 2302 Note).

(xxi) 52.226-6, Promoting Excess Food Donation to Nonprofit Organizations (Jun 2020) (42 U.S.C. 1792). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (e) of FAR clause 52.226-6.

(xxii) 52.247-64, Preference for Privately Owned U.S.-Flag Commercial Vessels (Nov 2021) (46 U.S.C. 55305 and 10 U.S.C. 2631). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (d) of FAR clause 52.247-64.

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

(End of clause)

52.217-8 OPTION TO EXTEND SERVICES (NOV 1999)

The Government may require continued performance of any services within the limits and at the rates specified in the contract. These rates may be adjusted only as a result of revisions to prevailing labor rates provided by the Secretary of Labor. The option provision may be exercised more than once, but the total extension of performance hereunder shall not exceed 6 months. The Contracting Officer may exercise the option by written notice to the Contractor within 1 day.

(End of clause)

52.217-9 OPTION TO EXTEND THE TERM OF THE CONTRACT (MAR 2000)

(a) The Government may extend the term of this contract by written notice to the Contractor within 1 day; provided that the Government gives the Contractor a preliminary written notice of its intent to extend at least 30 days before the contract expires. The preliminary notice does not commit the Government to an extension.

(b) If the Government exercises this option, the extended contract shall be considered to include this option clause.

(c) The total duration of this contract, including the exercise of any options under this clause, shall not exceed 60 months.

(End of clause)

2.4. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY ACQUISITION REGULATION (DTAR) CLAUSES

1052.210-70 CONTRACTOR PUBLICITY (APR 2015)

The Contractor, or any entity or representative acting on behalf of the Contractor, shall not refer to the supplies or services furnished pursuant to the provisions of this contract in any news release or commercial advertising, or in connection with any news release or commercial advertising, without first obtaining explicit written consent to do so from the Contracting Officer. Should any reference to such supplies or services appear in any news release or commercial advertising issued by or on behalf of the Contractor without the required consent, the Government shall consider institution of all remedies available under applicable law, including 31 U.S.C. 333, and this contract. Further, any violation of this clause may be considered as part of the evaluation of past performance.

(End of clause)

1052.232-7003 ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION OF PAYMENT REQUESTS (APR 2015)

(a) Definitions. As used in this clause—

(1) “Payment request” means a bill, voucher, invoice, or request for contract financing payment with associated supporting documentation. The payment request must comply with the requirements identified in FAR 32.905(b), “Content of Invoices” and the applicable Payment clause included in this contract.

(b) Except as provided in paragraph (c) of this clause, the Contractor shall submit payment requests electronically using the Invoice Processing Platform (IPP). Information regarding IPP, including IPP Customer Support contact information, is available at www.ipp.gov or any successor site.

(c) The Contractor may submit payment requests using other than IPP only when the Contracting Officer authorizes alternate procedures in writing in accordance with Treasury procedures.

(d) If alternate payment procedures are authorized, the Contractor shall include a copy of the Contracting Officer's written authorization with each payment request.

(End of clause)

2.5. OFFICE OF THE COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY (OCC) CLAUSES

(OCC) 1052.201-8000 CONTRACTING OFFICER'S REPRESENTATIVE (COR) DELEGATION AND AUTHORITY (DEC 2013)

(a) The contracting officer's representative will be identified via separate letter to the contractor.

(b) Performance of work under this contract is subject to the technical direction of the COR, as delegated in writing. The term "technical direction" includes, without limitation, direction to the contractor that directs or redirects the labor effort, shifts the work between work areas or locations, fills in details and otherwise serves to ensure that tasks outlined in the work statement are accomplished satisfactorily.

(c) Technical direction must be within the scope of the specification(s)/work statement. The COR does NOT have authority to issue technical direction that:

(1) changes any of the terms, conditions, or specification(s)/work statement of the contract;

(2) in any manner causes an increase or decrease in the contract price, or the time required for contract performance;

(3) interferes with the contractor's right to perform under the terms and conditions of the contract; or,

(4) directs, supervises or otherwise controls the actions of the contractor's employees.

(d) Technical direction may be oral or in writing. The COR shall confirm oral direction in writing within five work days, with a copy to the contract administrator.

(e) The contractor shall proceed promptly with performance resulting from the technical direction issued by the COR. If, in the opinion of the contractor, any direction of the COR, falls within the limitations in (c), above, the contractor shall immediately notify the contracting officer no later than the beginning of the next Government work day.

(f) Failure of the contractor and the contracting officer to agree that technical direction is within the scope of the contract shall be subject to the terms of the clause entitled "Disputes".

(End of Clause)

(OCC) 1052.204-8000 – PROPER IDENTIFICATION OF CONTRACTOR PERSONNEL

(AUG 2020)

(a) All contractor personnel shall provide proper identification in both oral and written communications. Oral communications include, but are not limited to, in-person, Skype video and audio communications, and teleconference communications. Additionally, when calling into meetings contractor personnel shall identify that they are a contractor by stating their name followed by stating contractor support for their respective OCC business unit.

(b) For written communications, all contractor personnel shall use a signature block that includes identification as a contractor, the name of the contractor personnel’s company, office telephone number, alternate contact (mobile) number (if applicable), and identification of the current assigned Contacting Officer Representative (COR) as stated in the contract.

(End of Clause)

(OCC) 1052.232-8002 AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS (APR 2014)

Funds are not presently available for this contract. The Government’s obligation under this contract is contingent upon the availability of non-appropriated funds from which payment for contract purposes can be made. No legal liability on the part of the Government for any payment may arise until funds are made available to the Contracting Officer for this contract and until the Contractor receives notice of such availability, to be confirmed in writing by the Contracting Officer.

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(OCC) 1052.242-8000 EVALUATION OF CONTRACTOR PERFORMANCE (DEC 2010)

A. The OCC will evaluate the contractor’s performance after contract award. If this contract has option periods, interim evaluations will be conducted at the end of each option period and then a final evaluation report will be prepared at the completion of the entire contract. If this contract does not have renewal options, an evaluation will be conducted upon completion of the contract. Notwithstanding the preceding, the Contracting Officer may conduct evaluations more or less frequently, if the Contracting Officer deems appropriate.

B. Evaluations will be conducted using an electronic format as established by Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS), an internet-based database of contractor performance information. The OCC will enter the information, gathered from the evaluation, into the CPARS.

C. If the contractor responds to the evaluation, and the response rebuts any or all of the ratings, the Contracting Officer will attempt to reconcile the areas of disagreement with the contractor. If agreement cannot be reached, the evaluation and response shall be reviewed at a level higher than the Contracting Officer and a final evaluation will be issued by the reviewing official. If the reviewing official finds, either all or in part, against the contractor, the contractor’s response shall become part of the final evaluation. The reviewing official’s final decision shall not be subject to dispute under the terms and conditions of the Disputes clause or subject to resolution in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Alternative Dispute Resolution clause. The reviewing official will provide the contractor with a copy of the final evaluation.

D. Any government agency authorized to access the Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS) database will be able to view the performance information related to this contract. Any government agency may also receive a copy the contractor’s performance evaluation, and any associated comments, by contacting the OCC. The OCC will also, upon request, provide copies of any and all of the contractor’s evaluations to the contractor.

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(OCC) 1052.242-8002 PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE (SEP 2012)

The base period of performance of this contract is from 09/30/2022 through 9/29/2023.

The first option period is from 09/30/2023 through 9/29/2024

The second option period is from 09/30/2024 through 9/29/2025

The third option period is from 09/30/2025 through 9/29/2026

The fourth option period is from 09/30/2026 through 9/29/2027

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(OCC) 1052.243-8001 AUTHORIZED CHANGES ONLY BY THE CONTRACTING OFFICER (SEP 2016)

(a) Except as specified in paragraph (b) below, no order, statement, or conduct of Government personnel who provide technical direction or in any other manner communicates with contractor personnel during the performance of this contract shall constitute a change under the “Changes” clause of this contract.

(b) The Contractor shall not comply with any order, direction or request of Government personnel unless it is issued in writing and signed by the Contracting Officer (CO) or is pursuant to specific authority otherwise included as a part of this contract.

(c) The CO is the only person authorized to approve changes in any of the requirements of this contract and notwithstanding provisions contained elsewhere in this contract, the said authority remains solely the CO’s. In the event the Contractor effects any change 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 contract price to cover any increase in charges incurred as a result thereof. The primary CO will be identified via separate letter to the contractor. Any CO with appropriate warrant authority may direct changes through a modification to the contract.

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(OCC) 1052.342-8000 CONTRACTOR’S COMMITMENT TO EQUAL OPPORTUNITY IN EMPLOYMENT AND CONTRACTING (MAR 2019)

Contractor confirms its commitment to equal opportunity in employment and contracting. To implement this commitment, the Contractor shall ensure, to the maximum extent possible consistent with applicable law, the fair inclusion of minorities and women in its workforce. The Contractor shall insert the substance of this clause in all subcontracts under this Contract when the dollar value exceeds $150,000.

Within thirty (30) calendar days of a written request from the OCC’s Office of Minority and Women Inclusion (OMWI), or such longer time as the OMWI determines, and without any additional consideration required from the Agency, the Contractor shall provide documentation, satisfactory to the Agency, of the actions it (and, as applicable, its subcontractors) has undertaken to demonstrate its good-faith efforts to comply with the aforementioned provisions.

For purposes of this contract, “good-faith efforts” may include actions by the contractor intended to identify and, if present, remove barriers to minority and women employment or expansion of employment opportunities for minorities and women within its workforce. Efforts to remove such barriers may include, but are not limited to, recruiting minorities and women, providing job-related training, or engaging in other activities that could lead to those results.

The documentation requested by the OMWI may include, but is not limited to, one or more of the following:

1. A written affirmative action plan or other written program designed to ensure the fair inclusion of minorities and women in the contractor’s workforce, including outreach, recruitment, and training efforts whereby the contractor sets forth specific, results-oriented policies and procedures.

2. A list of subcontract awards under the Contract categorized by dollar, date of award, and the subcontractor’s ownership status, including whether the subcontractor is minority-owned (by race and/or ethnicity) or women-owned.

3. Documentation similar to that described in paragraph 1 with respect to each subcontractor.

4. Any other actions demonstrating the contractor’s or subcontractor’s good-faith efforts to include minorities and women in its workforce.

Consistent with Section 342(c)(3) of the Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (PL 111-203) (Dodd–Frank), a failure to demonstrate to the Director of the OMWI such good-faith efforts to include minorities and women in the Contractor’s workforce (and, as applicable, the workforce of its subcontractors) may result in termination of the Contract for default, referral to the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, or other appropriate action.

For purposes of this clause, the terms “minority,” “minority-owned business” and “women-owned business” shall have the meanings set forth in Section 342(g) of Dodd–Frank.

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PART III – DOCUMENTS, EXHIBITS, AND/OR ATTACHMENTS

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT

III.1 INTRODUCTION

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (“OCC”) charters, regulates, and supervises all national banks and federal thrifts. It also supervises the federal branches and agencies of foreign banks. One of the primary missions of Supervision Research and Analysis (SRA) within the OCC is to deliver economic and quantitative analysis to policymakers and bank examiners. SRA supports on-site and off-site supervision of banks, provides current economic analysis, supports policy development, and conducts original research to support the OCC mission of ensuring a safe and sound national banking system.

III.1.1 Background

The OCC has a requirement to procure Comprehensive Consumer Credit Bureau data and Alternative Credit data to enable the agency to complete a variety of research projects and tasks pertinent to bank supervision and policy. Such research and tasks enable the agency to not only exhibit leadership in the domestic and global financial regulatory environments to promote the global stability of financial services but also to sustain an enterprise pipeline of talented, skilled, experienced, and diverse employees.

III.1.2 Scope of Work

The Contractor must provide Comprehensive Consumer Credit Bureau Data. The data must contain two types of mergeable credit data: traditional credit data from a Nationwide Consumer Reporting Agency[footnoteRef:1] (e.g., Equifax, Experian, TransUnion) and “alternative” credit data (FCRA[footnoteRef:2]-compliant credit data that is not typically included in traditional credit reports and predominantly covers low-income and/or non-prime consumers[footnoteRef:3]). [1: As defined and listed by Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), contemporaneously found at:

https://files.consumerfinance.gov/f/documents/cfpb_consumer-reporting-companies-list.pdf] [2: FCRA – Fair Credit Reporting Act, contemporaneously found at: https://www.ftc.gov/enforcement/statutes/fair-credit-reporting-act ] [3: CFPB defines it as “Low Income and Subprime” consumer market segment, contemporaneously found at:

https://files.consumerfinance.gov/f/documents/cfpb_consumer-reporting-companies-list.pdf.]

III.1.3 Definitions The following definitions will be referenced through the rest of this document:

· (i) Traditional Credit Bureau Database: all records in the Contractor’s nationwide traditional consumer credit database that were included in the month- or quarter-end snapshot of the relevant data period,[footnoteRef:4] whether or not the records had tradelines and whether or not they were scoreable.[footnoteRef:5] Buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) tradelines have recently begun systematic collection and the OCC considers BNPL tradelines to be elements of the Traditional Credit Bureau Database. As such, the Contractor must choose a snapshot date prior to July 1, 2022 as of which BNPL tradelines are to be considered a fully-integrated part of the Traditional Credit Bureau Database. After this snapshot date, BNPL tradelines must be included in the data provided by the Contractor in the same manner as other tradelines (e.g., credit card, mortgages, etc.) [4: For quarterly frequency options, each data year contains four snapshot dates: September 30th, December 31st, and March 31st and June 30th. For monthly frequency options, the snapshot dates are the final day of each month with the final snapshot date of the data year being June 30th.] [5: A “record” is considered the same as a “case” or “file.” The terms refer to data at the level of the “consumer” or “individual.”]

· (ii) Traditional Core Data: a longitudinal data sample that is representative of the entire Traditional Credit Bureau Database

· (iii) Base Year Traditional Core Data: initial sample of the Traditional Core Data, obtained by random sampling of consumer-level records from the Traditional Credit Bureau Database;[footnoteRef:6] includes consumer-level and loan-level (tradeline-level) data for the consumers included in the sample [6: Or as defined in Section III.2.4 and its subsections if Sample Design B is chosen by the Contractor.]

· (iv) Updates to the Traditional Core Data: consist of (i) updated features of the records (and their associated tradelines) that were included in the Base Year Traditional Core Data or that were added as part of previous Updates (other than those no longer present in the Traditional Credit Bureau Database at the time of the Update), as well as (ii) the features of a random sample of records (and their associated tradelines) that have been newly-added to the Traditional Credit Bureau Database in the update year.[footnoteRef:7] [7: We call these records “newly-opened” Traditional Credit Bureau Database files. Specifically, a consumer’s file is considered “newly-opened” for this purpose when they have a Traditional Credit Bureau Database file for a given year but have not had a Traditional Credit Bureau Database file in any prior data year covered by this contract.]

· (v) Alternative Credit Database: all records in the Contractor’s alternative credit database that were included in the month- or quarter-end snapshot of the relevant data period,[footnoteRef:8] whether or not the records had tradelines and whether or not they were scoreable. As noted above, the Alternative Credit Database is the universe of credit data not typically included in traditional credit reports. For sampling purposes, consumers who have only non-credit forms of alternative data (e.g., rent payments, payroll information, utility data, or telecommunications data) are not considered part of the Alternative Credit Database. [8: For quarterly frequency options, each data year contains four snapshot dates: September 30th, December 31st, and March 31st and June 30th. For monthly frequency options, the snapshot dates are the final day of each month with the final snapshot date of the data year being June 30th.]

· (vi) Alternative Core Data: longitudinal sample data representative of the entire Alternative Credit Database

· (vii) Base Year Alternative Core Data: initial sample of the Alternative Core Data, obtained by random sampling of consumer-level records from the Alternative Credit Database includes consumer-level and, ideally, loan-level (tradeline-level) data for the consumers included in the sample[footnoteRef:9] [9: See section III.4 and its subsections for additional information about our alternative data requirements.]

· (viii) Updates to the Alternative Core Data: consist of (i) updated features of records (and associated tradelines) included in the Base Year Alternative Core Data or added as part of previous Updates (other than those no longer present in the Alternative Credit Database at the time of the Update), as well as (ii) the features of a random sample of records (and their associated tradelines) that have been newly-added to the Alternative Credit Bureau Database in the update year.[footnoteRef:10] [10: We call these records “newly-opened” Alternative Credit Database files. Specifically, a consumer’s file is considered “newly-opened” for this purpose when they have an Alternative Credit Database file in a given year but have not had an Alternative Credit Database file in any prior data year covered by this contract.]

· (ix) Alternative Core Data Complement (to the Traditional Core Data): For a given data period,[footnoteRef:11] these data shall contain, for all consumers present in the Traditional Core Data in that data period, a collection of the consumer-level records (and associated tradelines) retrieved from the Alternative Credit Database for each of those consumers in that same data period (if such records exist).[footnoteRef:12] [11: “Data period” for this purpose means data year or, if the higher-frequency Traditional data Update option is chosen, then the Alternative Core Data Complements shall match that frequency and “data period” here shall mean data quarter.] [12: The intent, here, is to require the Contractor to check the Alternative Credit Database for any data on the consumers who appear in the Traditional Core Data and to provide that data if they find any there. This data should be provided at the same update frequency as the Traditional Core Data. ]

· (x) Traditional Core Data Complement (to the Alternative Core Data): For a given data period,[footnoteRef:13] this data shall contain, for all consumers present in the Alternative Core Data in that data period, a collection of the consumer-level records (and associated tradelines) retrieved from the Traditional Credit Bureau Database for each of those consumers in that same data period (if such records exist).[footnoteRef:14] [13: “Data period” for this purpose means data year or, if either higher-frequency Alternative data Update option is chosen (monthly or quarterly), then the Traditional Core Data complement shall have a quarterly frequency, and “data period” here shall mean data quarter.] [14: Again, the intent here is to require the Contractor to check the Traditional Credit Bureau Database for any data on the consumers who appear in the Alternative Core Data and to provide that data if they find any there. This data must be provided at the same update frequency as the Alternative Core Data (unless the monthly update option is chosen, in which case this data must be updated quarterly). ]

· (xi) Complementary Core Data: the aforementioned complementary datasets, as defined by (ix) and (x)

· (xii) Core Data: all aforementioned Core Data, as defined by (ii), (vi), (ix) and (x)

· (xiii) Optional Data: any other Data acquired as part of this procurement that fall outside of the Core Data

· (xiv) Acquired Data: The entirety of the data acquired as part of this procurement.

III.2 OVERARCHING COMPREHENSIVE REQUIREMENTS

This section provides an overview of data, documentation, updates, and sampling design requirements for both traditional and alternative credit data.

III.2.1 Overarching Comprehensive Credit Data Requirements

1. The OCC requires data with limited rights in perpetuity with limits as described in this section (III.2.1). The OCC shall be licensed to use data internally and publish or share aggregate results externally.

2. The Contractor must provide the OCC the following data usage rights:

a. The right to merge the Acquired Data with data and information from other sources and create derivative products;[footnoteRef:15] [15: The OCC will not attempt to merge the data in a way that risks de-anonymization of consumers, lenders, servicers, or other anonymized data. ]

b. The right to retain the data for use in research and analysis;

c. The right to publish/present the Acquired Data; and

d. The right to post research papers with aggregated Acquired Data.

3. The Contractor must deliver contract base year traditional and contract base year alternative Core Data.

4. The Contractor must deliver regular updates to the traditional and alternative core data at the specified frequency for the life of the contract. Updates must be mergeable to the base-year core data and updates previously provided by the Contractor under this contract (e.g., consumer identifiers and tradeline identifiers should be consistent across time).

5. The Contractor must deliver the following data in a format ensuring filenames and included indicators clearly establish which of these components the Contractor aims to satisfy with the data delivery:[footnoteRef:16] [16: The OCC is flexible in exactly how the data is formatted and delivered; however, the OCC reserves the right to require the format to be changed by the contractor if it cannot identify which subsets of the data provided satisfy each of the required samples/updates. For example, Updates to the Traditional Core Data and Updates to the Traditional Core Data Complement to the Alternative Core Data may be combined if there is an indicator flag noting which consumers/records belong to which sample.]

a. Traditional Core Data (and its Updates),

b. Alternative Core Data (and its Updates),

c. Alternative Core Data Complement (to the Traditional Core Data) (and its Updates),

d. Traditional Core Data Complement (to the Alternative Core Data) (and its Updates)

6. Provide anonymized identifiers that universally and uniquely identify consumers across all Core and Optional (if applicable) data (making it possible for the OCC to, for example, merge the Complimentary Core Data to their corresponding Core Data); this consumer identifier should be consistent for each consumer, across time. Alternatively, the Contractor will provide a crosswalk that matches each consumer’s anonymized identifier found in Core Data to his/her corresponding anonymized identifier in the Complimentary Core Data; in this case the identifiers would be consistent across time and unique within each data type (i.e., unique within the Traditional Core and Complement (to Alternative) Data and unique within the Alternative Core and Complement (to Traditional) Data).

7. Provide, similarly to consumer identifiers, a unique identifier for each tradeline that is consistent across time and unique at least within each data type.

8. As an optional task related to Paragraph 7 of Section III.2.1. (the immediately preceding paragraph), if a single tradeline is reported in both the traditional data and the alternative data, and if the tradeline identifier is not the same for that tradeline in the traditional and the alternative data, the Contractor must identify tradelines the bureau considers likely to be duplicates across the traditional and alternative data and provide a unique identifier for every such pair of duplicates. This task must only be performed if the associated optional contract line item is awarded and exercised at the time of contract award or by modification to the contract.

9. The data delivered to the OCC must…