Combined Synopsis -70Z04425ROIPL0003-SAROPS EDS IDIQ 9 30 2025.pdf

70Z04425ROIPL0003

C5ISC Combined Synopsis and Solicitation Notice Information

I. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial services prepared in accordance with the format in subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice.

This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested, and a written solicitation will not be issued. This acquisition is being conducted as unrestricted for commercial items or services prepared in accordance with FAR Part 12. FAR subpart 13.5, Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Products and Commercial Services , will be followed for this requirement.

II. The solicitation number is 70Z04425ROIPL0003 and is being issued as a Request for Quote

(RFQ).

III. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular {2025-05, effective 08072025}. See https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far for this information.

IV. The associated NAICS code is 518210 and this procurement is for full and open competition.

V. The United States Coast Guard (USCG), Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Cyber and Intelligence Service Center (C5ISC) has an on-going requirement for Environmental Data Services for the USCG’s Search and Rescue Optimal Planning System (SAROPS) described in Attachment 1, Indefinite Delivery - Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Performance Work Statement (PWS). Initially, the USCG intends to award an IDIQ contract and an initial task order, per Attachment 2, Task Order 1 PWS. See Attachment 3 Labor Rate Ceiling, IDIQ & Task Order 1 Pricing.

VI. The Government intends to award a single Indefinite Delivery- Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract allowing for Firm-Fixed-Priced (FFP) Task Orders (TOs) during an ordering period of up-to five (5) years. The Government also intends to award an initial task order based on the response to this Solicitation.

VII. The contract includes a single five-year ordering period. If necessary, the ordering period may be extended up to an additional six (6) months in accordance with FAR Clause 52.217-8, Option to Extend Services. The place of performance will be specified in individual task orders, and the point of delivery will also be defined within each individual task order.

VIII. The provision at FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors – Commercial Products and Commercial Services (SEP 2023) applies to this acquisition.

A. General Instructions and Quote Submission

Offerors must respond to all requirements of the solicitation and not alter or rearrange the solicitation.

https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far

The Government advises offerors that taking exception to or deviating from any term or condition of the RFP may not be considered.

The Government will post all amendments to this solicitation at https://sam.gov/. Offerors shall include in any quote an acknowledgment of all amendments to the solicitation.

Submit Offers via e-mail to the following:

• E-Mail to Kadizha.A.Hankins@uscg.mil

• E-Mail to Benyetta.Jefferson@uscg.mil

Note: Attachments to e-mails must be less than 10MB and USCG policy does not allow receipt of WinZip files via e-mail.

Offerors shall clearly mark all email and attachments with a reference to this solicitation number.

Questions

Offerors may submit questions or request clarification of the solicitation requirements by emailing the Contract Specialist at Kadizha.A.Hankins@uscg.mil and Contracting Officer Benyetta.Jefferson@uscg.mil. All questions must be received no later than 3:00pm Eastern Standard Time (EST) on October 3, 2025.

B. Quote Submission Overview

The solicitation is conducted as a two-phased procurement. The general process of this solicitation is conducted as follows:

Offerors shall submit Phase I: Technical Demonstration responses no later than 3:00pm EST October 10, 2025. After evaluation of this submission, the Government will provide each offeror an advisory notice. The notification will advise the Offeror of the Government’s recommendation to proceed or not to proceed to Phase II. Offerors which are rated most highly will be advised to proceed to Phase II. Offerors which were not among the most highly rated will be advised that they are unlikely to be viable competitors for award. The intent of this advisory notice is to minimize quote development effort and costs for those offerors which do not appear to be viable candidates for an award. The Government’s advice will be a recommendation only and those Offerors which are advised not to proceed may yet elect to continue their participation in the Procurement.

Following Government advisory notices of Phase I evaluation results, Offerors will have approximately two business days to notify the Government of the intent to proceed with Phase II.

The Government does not intend to provide debriefings after the completion of the Phase I evaluations. The specific dates will be communicated with the notification. The Government will provide specific instructions for Phase II, within two (2) business days of receiving the Offeror’s decision to proceed. Each Offeror shall submit Phase II: Written Proposed Quotes no later than 3:00pm EST October 24, 2025. per the Phase II-specific instructions.. An offeror must submit a mailto:Kadizha.A.Hankins@uscg.mil mailto:Benyetta.Jefferson@uscg.mil mailto:Kadizha.A.Hankins@uscg.mil mailto:Benyetta.Jefferson@uscg.mil demonstration for Phase I to be considered for award; failure to submit a demonstration in Phase I precludes an Offeror from submitting a quote in Phase II. The Government will proceed with evaluations and conduct any exchanges (if necessary) based on the written proposed quotes. The Government intends to evaluate quotes and award without communications or exchanges with Offerors. The Offerors should therefore propose their best approach to meeting the requirements of the SOW and solicitation. However, the Government reserves the right to enter into communications or exchanges with Offerors if it is deemed to be in the best interests of the Government.

i. Quote Format

Written proposed quote must be formatted using Times New Roman 12 pt, singled spaced with 1-inch margins on all four sides and formatted for standard 8.5” x 11” paper. All pages shall include a ½” header containing: the RFQ number; the Offeror’s name; and Volume Title. All pages shall be numbered in the lower right-hand corner in a manner that identifies the volume and page number. Do not use foldout pages. Graphs shall be presented in no smaller than a 10pt font.

Drawings may be provided separately and may be any size but should be folded to approximately 8.5” x 11” standard size and will count as 1 page.

ii. Phase I Quote Content

An Offeror shall submit a signed and dated quote on company letterhead/stationery that contains, at a minimum, the following sections and information:

Cover /Letter shall include the following at a minimum:

a. Request for Quote (RFQ) number

b. Name, Address, Telephone Number, Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) Number of the Offeror and Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Code

c. Name, Title, Phone Number, and E-mail Address of an Authorized Official of the Offeror

d. If applicable, subcontractor name(s) and UEI number(s)

e. Business size classification, e.g., large/small business, 8(a) business, etc.

f. A statement specifying the extent of agreement with all terms, conditions, and provisions included in this Solicitation.

g. Acknowledgment of Solicitation Amendments

h. A completed copy of the representations and certifications at FAR 52.212-3 (MAY 2024) (DEVIATION FEB 2025) ALT 1 (see FAR 52.212-3(b) for those representations and certifications that the Offeror shall complete electronically);

i. A statement specifying the extent of agreement with all terms, conditions and provision included in the solicitations.

j. Technical Demonstration information, as detailed below;

Offerors that fail to furnish required representations or information, or reject the terms and conditions of the solicitation may be excluded from consideration.

Factor 1: Technical Demonstration

The Offeror’s demonstration shall:

Provide a method of access (e.g. URL or IP address) for an operational EDS Server that can be sent a data request. Data requests will be sent IAW Web Service Details included with Task Order 1 PWS. Environmental Data must be downloaded in NetCDF format and integrated into SAROPS IAW Task Order 1 PWS.

iii. Phase II - Written Quote Content

Offerors’ Phase II quotes shall be restricted to the following page limitations: Volume I (10 pages) shall include responses to the following sections: Technical/Management Approach, Past Performance Experience with Environmental Data and Aggregating Models. The page limitation in Vol. I excludes any Key Personnel resumes. Volume II Cost or Pricing Information.

Each volume shall include a title page that identifies: the RFQ number, the Offeror’s name, address, and contact information of the person responsible for submitting the offer. or Business Sensitive Data contained in an Offeror’s quote must be identified and stamped as such to assure proper handling and protection.

Volume I:

Factor 2: Technical/Management Approach

Quotes shall:

a. Describe the proposed technical approach for performing Task Order 1 PWS (Attachment 2), including but not limited to proposed infrastructure diagrams, technical specifications, emergency response plans and procedures, and proposed support staffing model to ensure 24/7 response.

b. Describe the proposed approach for responding to Enhancement requests per the IDIQ SOW Sec. 1.2.

c. Describe and demonstrate the proposed approach to ensure compliance with IDIQ SOW requirements for availability and data retention (SOW Sec. 2.1) and IDIQ SOW requirements for hardware and software sensitive system policy (SOW Sec. 4.1.1.5).

Quotes shall:

a. Describe the proposed management approach for the transition of services for the IDIQ PWS, including but not limited to potential schedule and technical risks, and proposed resolutions.

b. Identify the proposed key personnel responding to the requirements of Task Order 1.

Quotes shall include resumes to demonstrate the qualifications of proposed key personnel.

For personnel who are not employed by the Offeror at the time of quote submission, the

Offeror shall attach a letter signed by the individual indicating their intent and ability to fulfill the proposed role if award is made based on the quote.

c. Identify necessary positions (labor category) with qualifications, skills, and abilities to perform proposed tasks in TO1. For each proposed position, offerors shall include in the descriptions the level/number of years of experience required to perform the tasks (i.e.;

analysis of oceanic, coast, river, lake, and land resources; aggregation of temporal and spatial data; work with self-locating datum marker buoys).

d. Provide a detailed Basis of Estimate (BOE), including but not limited to the Offeror’s proposed hours-per-labor category required to complete Task Order 1 as defined, and the Offeror’s rationale to support the labor estimates. NOTE: Do not include any pricing information with this BOE.

Factor 3: Past Performance

Offeror’s must provide a maximum of 3 past performance examples, but no more than 3 pages total. Quotes shall demonstrate the offeror’s recent (current or completed within the past three (3) Years from solicitation issuance date) and relevant experience performing on contracts with a similar scope and complexity as the IDIQ SOW; Experience with Environmental Data and Aggregating Models.

Quotes shall demonstrate past performance by listing prior contracts performed (Federal or nonfederal customers), a narrative describing the efforts performed and the past performance rating with prior experience completing the tasks in the areas analysis of oceanic, coastal, river, lake resources; aggregation of temporal and spatial data; work with self-locating datum marker buoys(SLDMB)s; and operation and support of a service available to the USCG 24/7. The Government reserves the right to perform a check in Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS).

Volume II:

Factor 4: Price

a. Price quotes must consist of the pricing spreadsheet attached to this solicitation as

Attachment 3. The spreadsheet includes two components: the IDIQ Labor Rates (Tab 1) and the Firm Fixed Price (FFP) for Task Order 1 (Tab 2).

b. The Offeror shall provide its fully burdened labor rate for each of the labor categories on the spreadsheet for the five (5) year ordering period (Attachment 3 – Tab 1 “IDIQ Labor Rates”) The IDIQ labor rates shall not include any material, travel or Other Direct Costs (ODCs).

These burdened rates will be used as ceiling rates for pricing any task orders that may be issued for the duration of the IDIQ contract resulting from this solicitation.

Offerors shall complete the pricing spreadsheet for Task Order 1 (Attachment 3 – Tab 2, Task Order 1). The Offeror shall fill-in unit/price cells to provide pricing relating to the proposed approach to completing Task Order 1.

Period for acceptance of quotes: The Offeror agrees to hold the prices in its offer firm for 120 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of offers, unless another period is specified in an addendum to the solicitation.

IX. FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation-Commercial Items (Nov 2021)

The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers:

Factor 1: Technical Demonstration

The quotes will be evaluated for the ability to download data from the data server, the download speed from the data server, and the available products/coverage area of the products listed on the data server. Testing steps are listed below:

• Offeror Provides URL/IP address and POC for testing by the due date established for Phase I

• Each of the functions from the Web Services section of the Task Order 1 PWS (Attachment 5, Appendix C) will be tested by the Government.

• The Government will download wind and current data for at least 5 geographic locations in US Territorial Seas.

• The Government will download wind and current data for at least 2 geographic locations in International Waters.

• The Government will conduct validation of data to ensure accuracy compared to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) products

Quotes will receive a confidence rating for their Technical Demonstration. An offeror failing to provide a response to Technical Demonstration materials, as requested, will be ineligible for award.

The proposed technical demonstration for the IDIQ SOW and Task Order 1 PWS requirements will be reviewed as to how well the demonstration reflects a clear understanding of requirement tasks. The Government will consider the elements described above and will assign a high, some or low confidence rating for their Technical Demonstration.

Factor 2: Technical / Management Approach

A proposed technical approach will be evaluated as to how well the approach reflects a clear understanding of the IDIQ PWS and Task Order 1 PWS requirements.

The Government will evaluate a proposed management approach to consider a contractor’s use of management approach, labor mix (to include the qualifications of proposed labor categories), and transition plan to perform the requirements. The Government will further review the contractor’s proposed key personnel resume to ensure the requirements of the Task Order 1 PWS will be met. The Government will consider the elements described above and will assign an overall confidence rating for the entire factor.

Factor 3: Past Performance

The quotes will be evaluated for the degree to which the offeror demonstrates past performance of the IDIQ SOW. The Government will consider the Offerors prior experience in areas of specific concern noted in the instructions and will be assigned an overall confidence rating of high, some, or low confidence. An Offeror without a record of relevant past performance within the past three years, or for whom information on past performance is not available, will not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably, but will receive a confidence rating of neutral. Offerors are advised that while all SOW tasks are important, the government is most concerned with their performance as it relates to Analyzing Environmental Data.

Factor 4: Price

(a) Price Evaluation:

The Government will evaluate the Offerors IDIQ Labor Rates, Labor Categories and Task Order 1 Pricing for reasonableness.

(b) To account for the option period possible under FAR 52.217-8 (maximum of six months), Option to Extend Services, the Government will evaluate the option to extend services by adding six months of the Offeror’s final ordering period price to the Offeror’s total price. Prices under FAR 52.217-8 will be evaluated to ensure that they are fair and reasonable for performance of the requirements established in the solicitation. The price for the effort associated with FAR 52.217-8 will not be included in the total awarded value at contract award.

Evaluation of the six months under FAR 52.217-8 does not obligate the Government to exercise the option.

Basis of Award- In determining which quote is the most advantageous to the government, the factors above will be considered in descending order of importance: Technical Demonstration (Most Important), Technical/Management Approach, Past Performance and Price. When combined all non-price factors are significantly more important than price.

The Government reserves the right not to award a contract depending on the quality of the quotes.

The Government will conduct a Tradeoff to determine the Offeror(s) whose quote represents the best value to the Government. For the purposes of this RFQ, “best value” is defined as the most advantageous acquisition decision for the Government and is performed through a tradeoff analysis among the four (4) evaluation factors. In doing so, the Government may award to other than the lowest priced quote or other than the highest rated quote.

X. All Offerors must include a completed copy of FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and

Certifications – Commercial Products and Commercial Services (MAY 2024) (DEVIATION FEB 2025) and ALT I with its offer.

XI. The clause at FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions – Commercial Products And Commercial Services (Nov 2023) applies to this acquisition and is located in section XIII of the Combined Synopsis Solicitation.

XII. The clause at FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes Or Executive Orders – Commercial Products and Commercial Services (JAN 2025) (DEVIATION FEB 2025) applies to this acquisition and is located in section XIII of the Combined Synopsis Solicitation.

XIII. The following contract requirements/terms and conditions are necessary for this acquisition. This information is located below.

52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference.

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/far/

FAR Provision No.

Title Date

52.204-7 System for Award Management NOV 2024

52.204-16 Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting AUG 2020

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

SEP 2023

(End of provision)

FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services (DEVIATION FEB 2025) https://www.acquisition.gov/far/

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;

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(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.

Restricted business operations means business operations in Sudan that include power production activities, mineral extraction activities, oil-related activities, or the production of military equipment, as those terms are defined in the Sudan Accountability and Divestment Act of 2007 (Pub. L. 110-174). Restricted business operations do not include business operations that the person (as that term is defined in Section 2 of the Sudan Accountability and Divestment Act of 2007) conducting the business can demonstrate—

(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; or

(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

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(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.

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. In determining whether affiliation exists, consideration is given to all appropriate factors including common ownership, common management, and contractual relationships. SBA determines affiliation based on the factors set forth at 13 CFR 121.103.

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(1) Is at least 51 percent unconditionally and directly owned (as defined at 13 CFR 124.105) by—

(i) One or more socially disadvantaged (as defined at13 CFR 124.103) and economically disadvantaged (as defined at 13 CFR 124.104) individuals who are citizens of the United States; and

(ii) Each individual claiming economic disadvantage has a net worth not exceeding the threshold at 13 CFR 124.104(c)(2) after taking into account the applicable exclusions set forth at 13 CFR124.104(c)(2);

and

(2) The management and daily business operations of which are controlled (as defined at 13.CFR 124.106) by individuals, who meet the criteria in paragraphs (1)(i) and (ii) of this definition.

Subsidiary means an entity in which more than 50 percent of the entity is owned—

(1) Directly by a parent corporation; or

(2) Through another subsidiary of a parent corporation

Successor means an entity that has replaced a predecessor by acquiring the assets and carrying out the affairs of the predecessor under a new name (often through acquisition or merger). The term "successor" does not include new offices/divisions of the same company or a company that only changes its name. The extent of the responsibility of the successor for the liabilities of the predecessor may vary, depending on State law and specific circumstances.

Veteran-owned small business concern means a small business concern—

(1) Not less than 51 percent of which is owned and controlled by one or more veterans (as defined at 38 U.S.C. 101(2)) 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 veterans; and

(2) The management and daily business operations of which are controlled by one or more veterans.

Women-owned business concern means a concern which is at least 51 percent owned by one or more women; or in the case of any publicly owned business, at least 51 percent of its stock is owned by one or more women; and whose management and daily business operations are controlled by one or more women

Women-owned small business concern means a small business concern—

(1) That is at least 51 percent owned by one or more women; or, in the case of any publicly owned business, at least51 percent of the stock of which is owned by one or more women; and

(2) Whose management and daily business operations are controlled by one or more women.

Women-owned small business (WOSB) concern eligible under the WOSB Program (in accordance with 13 CFR part 127), 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 the concern is certified by SBA or an approved third-party certifier in accordance with 13 CFR 127.300.

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(1) Annual Representations and Certifications. Any changes provided by the Offeror in paragraph (b)(2) of this provision do not automatically change the representations and certifications in SAM.

(2) The offeror has completed the annual representations and certifications electronically in SAM accessed through http://www.sam.gov. After reviewing SAM information, the Offeror verifies by submission of this offer that the representations and certifications currently posted electronically at FAR 52.212- 3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Products and Commercial Services, have been entered or updated in the last 12 months, are current, accurate, complete, and applicable to this solicitation (including the business size standard(s) applicable to the NAICS code(s) referenced for this solicitation), at the time this offer is submitted and are incorporated in this offer by reference (see FAR 4.1201), except for paragraphs __.

[Offeror to identify the applicable paragraphs at (c) through (v) of this provision that the offeror has completed for the purposes of this solicitation only, if any.

These amended representation(s) and/or certification(s) are also incorporated in this offer and are current, accurate, and complete as of the date of this offer.

Any changes provided by the offeror are applicable to this solicitation only, and do not result in an update to the representations and certifications posted electronically on SAM.]

(c) Offerors must complete the following representations when the resulting contract is for supplies to be delivered or services to be performed in the United States or its outlying areas, or when the contracting officer has applied part 19 in accordance with 19.000(b)(1)(ii). Check all that apply.

(1) Small business concern. The offeror represents as part of its offer that—

(i) It □ is, □ is not a small business concern; or

(ii) It □ is, □ is not a small business joint venture that complies with the requirements of 13 CFR 121.103(h) and 13 CFR 125.8(a) and (b). [ The offeror shall enter the name and unique entity identifier of each party to the joint venture: ____________.]

(2) Veteran-owned small business concern. [Complete only if the offeror represented itself as a small business concern in paragraph (c)(1) of this provision.] The offeror represents as part of its offer that it □ is, □ is not a veteran-owned small business concern.

(3) SDVOSB concern. [Complete only if the offeror represented itself as a veteran-owned small business concern in paragraph (c)(2) of this provision.] The offeror represents that it □ is, □ is not an SDVOSB concern.

(4) SDVOSB concern joint venture eligible under the SDVOSB Program. The offeror represents that it □ is, □ is not an SDVOSB joint venture eligible under the SDVOSB Program that complies with the requirements of 13 CFR 128.402. [Complete only if the offeror represented itself as an SDVOSB concern in paragraph (c)(3) of this provision.] [The offeror shall enter the name and unique entity identifier of each party to the joint venture: ____________.]

(5) Small disadvantaged business concern. [Complete only if the offeror represented itself as a small business concern in paragraph (c)(1) of this provision.] The offeror represents that it □ is, □ is not a small disadvantaged business concern as defined in 13 CFR 124.1001.

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(6) Women-owned small business concern. [Complete only if the offeror represented itself as a small business concern in paragraph (c)(1) of this provision.] The offeror represents that it □ is, □ is not a women-owned small business concern.

(7) WOSB joint venture eligible under the WOSB Program. The offeror represents that it □ is, □ is not a joint venture that complies with the requirements of 13 CFR 127.506(a) through (c). [ The offeror shall enter the name and unique entity identifier of each party to the joint venture: ____________.]

(8) Economically disadvantaged women-owned small business (EDWOSB) joint venture. The offeror represents that it □ is, □ is not a joint venture that complies with the requirements of 13 CFR 127.506(a) through (c). [The offeror shall enter the name and unique entity identifier of each party to the joint venture: ____________.]

Note to paragraphs (c)(9) and (10): Complete paragraphs (c)(9) and (10) only if this solicitation is expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold.

(9) Women-owned business concern (other than small business concern). [Complete only if the offeror is a women-owned business concern and did not represent itself as a small business concern in paragraph (c)(1) of this provision.] The offeror represents that it □ is a women-owned business concern.

(10) Tie bid priority for labor surplus area concerns. If this is an invitation for bid, small business offerors may identify the labor surplus areas in which costs to be incurred on account of manufacturing or production (by offeror or first-tier subcontractors) amount to more than 50 percent of the contract price:____________

(11) HUBZone small business concern. [Complete only if the offeror represented itself as a small business concern in paragraph (c)(1) of this provision.] The offeror represents, as part of its offer, that–

(i) It □ is, □ is not a HUBZone small business concern listed, on the date of this representation, as having been certified by SBA as a HUBZone small business concern in the Dynamic Small Business Search and SAM, and will attempt to maintain an employment rate of HUBZone residents of 35 percent of its employees during performance of a HUBZone contract (see 13 CFR 126.200(e)(1)); and

(ii) It □ is, □ is not a HUBZone joint venture that complies with the requirements of 13 CFR 126.616(a) through (c). [The offeror shall enter the name and unique entity identifier of each party to the joint venture: ______.] Each HUBZone small business concern participating in the HUBZone joint venture shall provide representation of its HUBZone status.

(e) Certification Regarding Payments to Influence Federal Transactions (31 http://uscode.house.gov/ U.S.C. 1352). (Applies only if the contract is expected to exceed $150,000.) By submission of its offer, the offeror certifies to the best of its knowledge and belief that no Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid to any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress or an employee of a Member of Congress on his or her behalf in connection with the award of any resultant contract. If any registrants under the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 have made a lobbying contact on behalf of the offeror with respect to this contract, the offeror shall complete and submit, with its offer, OMB Standard Form LLL, Disclosure of Lobbying Activities, to provide the name of the registrants. The offeror need not report regularly employed officers or employees of the offeror to whom payments of reasonable compensation were made.

(f) Buy American Certificate. (Applies only if the clause at Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.225- 1, Buy American-Supplies, is included in this solicitation.)

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(1)

(i) The Offeror certifies that each end product, except those listed in paragraph (f)(2) of this provision, is a domestic end product and that each domestic end product listed in paragraph (f)(3) of this provision contains a critical component.

(ii) The Offeror shall list as foreign end products those end products manufactured in the United States that do not qualify as domestic end products. For those foreign end products that do not consist wholly or predominantly of iron or steel or a combination of both, the Offeror shall also indicate whether these foreign end products exceed 55 percent domestic content, except for those that are COTS items. If the percentage of the domestic content is unknown, select “no”.

(iii) The Offeror shall separately list the line item numbers of domestic end products that contain a critical component (see FAR 25.105).

(iv) The terms “commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) item,” “critical component,” “domestic end product,” "end product," "foreign end product," and "United States" are defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled "Buy American-Supplies."

(2) Foreign End Products:

Line Item No. Country of Origin Exceeds 55% domestic content (yes/no)

[List as necessary]

(3) Domestic end products containing a critical component:

Line Item No. ___

[List as necessary]

(4) The Government will evaluate offers in accordance with the policies and procedures of FAR part 25.

(g)

(1) Buy American-Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act Certificate. (Applies only if the clause at FAR 52.225-3, Buy American-Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act, is included in this solicitation.)

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(A) The Offeror certifies that each end product, except those listed in paragraph (g)(1)(ii) or

(iii) of this provision, is a domestic end product and that each domestic end product listed in paragraph (g)(1)(iv) of this provision contains a critical component.

(B) The terms "Bahraini, Moroccan, Omani, Panamanian, or Peruvian end product," "commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) item," "critical component," "domestic end product," "end product," "foreign end product," "Free Trade Agreement country," "Free Trade Agreement country end product," "Israeli end product," and "United States" are defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled "Buy American-Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act."

(ii) The Offeror certifies that the following supplies are Free Trade Agreement country end products (other than Bahraini, Moroccan, Omani, Panamanian, or Peruvian end products) or Israeli end products as defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled "Buy American-Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act."

Free Trade Agreement Country End Products (Other than Bahraini, Moroccan, Omani, Panamanian, or Peruvian End Products) or Israeli End Products:

Line Item No. Country of Origin

[List as necessary]

(iii) The Offeror shall list those supplies that are foreign end products (other than those listed in paragraph (g)(1)(ii) of this provision) as defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled "Buy American-Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act." The Offeror shall list as other foreign end products those end products manufactured in the United States that do not qualify as domestic end products. For those foreign end products that do not consist wholly or predominantly of iron or steel or a combination of both, the Offeror shall also indicate whether these foreign end products exceed 55 percent domestic content, except for those that are COTS items. If the percentage of the domestic content is unknown, select “no”.

Other Foreign End Products:

Line Item No. Country of Origin Exceeds 55% domestic content (yes/no)

[List as necessary]

(iv) The Offeror shall list the line item numbers of domestic end products that contain a critical component (see FAR 25.105).

Line Item No. ___

[List as necessary]

(v) The Government will evaluate offers in accordance with the policies and procedures of FAR part 25.

(2) Buy American-Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act Certificate, Alternate II. If Alternate II to the clause at FAR 52.225-3 is included in this solicitation, substitute the following paragraph (g)(1)(ii) for paragraph (g)(1)(ii) of the basic provision:

(g)(1)(ii) The offeror certifies that the following supplies are Israeli end products as defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled “Buy American—Free Trade Agreements—Israeli Trade Act”:

Israeli End Products:

Line Item No.

https://www.acquisition.gov/far/25.105#FAR_25_105

[List as necessary]

(3) Buy American-Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act Certificate, Alternate III. If Alternate III to the clause at 52.225-3 is included in this solicitation, substitute the following paragraphs (g)(1)(i)(B) and (g)(1)(ii) for paragraphs (g)(1)(i)(B) and (g)(1)(ii) of the basic provision:

(g)(1)(i)(B) The terms “Korean end product”, “commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) item,” “critical component,” “domestic end product,” “end product,” “foreign end product,” “Free Trade Agreement country,” “Free Trade Agreement country end product,” “Israeli end product,” and “United States” are defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled “Buy American—Free Trade Agreements—Israeli Trade Act.”

(g)(1)(ii) The Offeror certifies that the following supplies are Korean end products or Israeli end products as defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled “Buy American—Free Trade Agreements—Israeli Trade Act”:

Korean End Products or Israeli End Products:

Line Item No. Country of Origin

[List as necessary]

(4) Trade Agreements Certificate. (Applies only if the clause at FAR 52.225-5, Trade Agreements, is included in this solicitation.)

(i) The offeror certifies that each end product, except those listed in paragraph (g)(4)(ii) of this provision, is a U.S.-made or designated country end product, as defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled "Trade Agreements."

(ii) The offeror shall list as other end products those end products that are not U.S.-made or designated country end products.

Other End Products:

Line Item No. Country of Origin https://www.acquisition.gov/far/52.225-5#FAR_52_225_5

Line Item No. Country of Origin

[List as necessary]

(iii) The Government will evaluate offers in accordance with the policies and procedures of FAR part 25. For line items covered by the WTO GPA, the Government will evaluate offers of U.S.-made or designated country end products without regard to the restrictions of the Buy American statute. The Government will consider for award only offers of U.S.-made or designated country end products unless the Contracting Officer determines that there are no offers for such products or that the offers for such products are insufficient to fulfill the requirements of the solicitation.

(h) Certification Regarding Responsibility Matters (Executive Order 12689). (Applies only if the contract value is expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold.) The offeror certifies, to the best of its knowledge and belief, that the offeror and/or any of its principals–

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

(2) □ 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 Federal, state or local government 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;

(3) □ Are, □ are not presently indicted for, or otherwise criminally or civilly charged by a Government entity with, commission of any of these offenses enumerated in paragraph (h)(2) of this clause; and

(4) □ 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.

(i) Taxes are considered delinquent if both of the following criteria apply:

(A) 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.

(B) 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.

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(ii) Examples.

(A) The taxpayer has received a statutory notice of deficiency, under I.R.