Combined Synopsis and Solicitation 22-2E2.pdf

Quotes Are Due by 1400 / 2:00 p m. (PST) Friday, 16 September 2022

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Note: Offerors are not required to provide a prompt payment discount. If proposed by an Offeror, prompt payment discounts will not be considered in the evaluation of offers.

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All terms, conditions, solicitation provisions, and contract clauses listed in this Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Form are applicable to this solicitation and will be incorporated into any resulting contract. Solicitation provisions and contract clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2022-05, effective 7 March 2022.

FAR and DFARS provisions and clauses are applicable as outlined below. The full text of a provision or clause may be accessed electronically at https://www.acquisition.gov/

The following provisions apply to this solicitation:

FAR 52.204-7 System for Award Management Oct 2018 FAR 52.204-16 Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting Aug 2020 FAR 52.204-24 Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance

Services or Equipment Nov 2021

FAR 52.204-26 Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services--Representation Nov 2021 FAR 52.209-7 Information Regarding Responsibility Matters Oct 2018 FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors—Commercial Products and Commercial Services Nov 2021 FAR 52.212-3 Alt I Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Items--Alternate I Nov 2021 FAR 52.217-5 Evaluation of Options Jul 1990 DFARS 252.203-7005 Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials Nov 2011 DFARS 252.204-7008 Compliance with Safeguarding Covered Defense Information Controls Oct 2016 DFARS 252.204-7016 Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services

-- Representation Dec 2019

DFARS 252.204-7017 Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services -- Representation

May 2021

DFARS 252.204-7019 Notice of NIST SP 800-171 DoD Assessment Requirements. Mar 2022 DFARS 252.239-7017 Notice of Supply Chain Risk Feb 2019

ADDENDUM to FAR 52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS--COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Offerors are required to be registered in SAM at the time an offer is submitted.

Offer Submittal. Offers are due to the Contract Specialist, Ryan Tung, by 1400 / 2:00 p.m. (PST) Friday, 16 September 2022.

The Government may reject any or all quotations. The Government reserves the right to cancel this solicitation at any time. The Government will not reimburse any proposal preparation costs or other expenses incurred to respond to this notice. A Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) award shall be made to the responsible offeror whose offer, conforming to the solicitation, will be most advantageous to the Government based on factors specified herein:

Factor 1. Technical: The offeror is to provide sufficient detail (limited to 20 pages) addressing each sub-sections of the SOW (i.e. 3.3.1 a-j and 3.3.2 a-e. 3.3.3) to demonstrate a clear understanding of statement of work.

Factor 2. Price

The offeror shall provide proposed labor rates/hours/mix (limited to 10 pages) for the base year and all options that address the following:

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a. Rates: provide fully–burdened labor rates (include all indirect costs, projected travel cost, overheads, general and administrative expenses, allocated other direct costs and profit) for a base year and four option years;

b. Hours: provide estimated hours for each occupation. A standard full-time contractor works 40 hours a week for 2080 hours a year.

c. Mix: group each labor discipline into one of the following three categories:

1) Technical (researcher/engineers/analyst/programmer/illustrator/editor/ professionals performing hands-on work);

2) Managerial (executive director/senior manager/partners, program manager, project managers, etc.); and

3) Administrative (clerical, accounting, procurement, etc.)

Provide any other price-related information required for performance including subcontractor quotes, if any.

Contractor travel costs shall be governed by FAR 31.205-46.

Factor 3. Past Performance: The offeror shall provide, current contact information (telephone number, or email address for a point of contact) within the last ten (10) years, for Government or commercial contracts that have been completed and were for projects similar to this SOW, iether as a prime or as a subcontractor.

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FAR 52.212-2 EVALUATION—COMMERCIAL ITEMS (Oct 2014)

(a) 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/Risk: Proposals demonstrating strengths, lower risk of unsuccessful performance, a better approach and higher understanding of the requirements will receive higher ratings. Combined technical acceptability and risk rating will be assigned to each subfactor. Overall technical rating based upon the sub-factor ratings.

Combined technica acceptability and risk rating will be assigned to the overall Technical factor. If an offeror does not submit information for one of the subfactors that subfactor will be rated marginal.

Factor 2. Price: The contractor’s rate information will be evaluated on reasonableness, completeness and balance among labor categories and between years.

- Completeness: The Government will evaluate completeness of the price proposal to determine that all rate data has been submitted for all five years in compliance with the solicitation.

- Reasonableness: Offers will be evaluated to determine that proposed rates are reasonable based on market rates, previous contracts, and in accordance with the Service Contract Labor Standards (if applicable).

- Balance: Offers will be evaluated to ensure that rate escalation from year to year is consistent and reasonable.

Offers will be evaluated to ensure that rates are appropriately balanced among labor categories.

Factor 3. Past Performance: The offeror shall provide a short narrative summary that details their previous experience performing similar work in the past ten (10) years .

Sources of Past Performance Information for evaluation are as follows:

• Past performance information may be provided by the offeror, as solicited;

• Past performance information may be obtained from questionnaires tailored to the circumstances of the acquisition; and

• Past performance information may be obtained from any other sources available to the Government, to include, but not limited to, the Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS), Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS), Electronic Subcontract Reporting System (eSRS), or other databases; the Defense Contract Management Agency; and interviews with Program Managers, Contracting Officers, and Fee

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(End of provision)

The following clauses apply to this solicitation and any resulting contract:

FAR 52.203-3 Gratuities Apr 1984 FAR 52.203-12 Limitation on Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions Jun 2020 FAR 52.204-9 Personal Identity Verification of Contractor Personnel Jan 2011 FAR 52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance Oct 2018 FAR 52.204-18 Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance Aug 2020 FAR 52.204-19 Incorporation by Reference of Representations and Certifications Dec 2014 FAR 52.204-21 Basic Safeguarding of Covered Contractor Information Systems Nov 2021 FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Items Oct 2018 FAR 52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors Dec 2013 FAR 52.245-1 Government Property Sep 2021 FAR 52.245-9 Use and Charges Apr 2012 DFARS 252.203-7000 Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials Sep 2011 DFARS 252.203-7002 Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights Sep 2013 DFARS 252.203-7003 Agency Office of the Inspector General Aug 2019 DFARS 252.204-7003 Control of Government Personnel Work Product Apr 1992 DFARS 252.204-7012 Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident Reporting Dec 2015 DFARS 252.204-7015 Notice of Authorized Disclosure of Information for Litigation Support May 2016 DFARS 252.204-7018 Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications

Equipment or Services Dec 2019

DFARS 252.204-7020 NIST SP 800-171 DoD Assessment Requirements. Nov 2020 DFARS 252.205-7000 Provision of Information to Cooperative Agreement Holders Dec 1991 DFARS 252.211-7007 Reporting of Government-Furnished Property Aug 2012 DFARS 252.225-7001 Buy American and Balance of Payments Program--Basic Jun 2022 DFARS 252.225-7048 Export-Controlled Items Jun 2013 DFARS 252.227-7015 Technical Data--Commercial Items Feb 2014 DFARS 252.227-7037 Validation of Restrictive Markings on Technical Data Sep 2016 DFARS 252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports Dec 2018 DFARS 252.232-7006 Wide Area WorkFlow Payment Instructions Dec 2018 DFARS 252.232-7010 Levies on Contract Payments Dec 2006 DFARS 252.239-7018 Supply Chain Risk Feb 2019 DFARS 252.243-7002 Requests for Equitable Adjustment Dec 2012 DFARS 252.244-7000 Subcontracts for Commercial Items Jan 2021 DFARS 252.246-7008 Sources of Electronic Parts May 2018 DFARS 252.247-7023 Transportation of Supplies by Sea - Basic Feb 2019

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 30 days;

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)

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52.252-2 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998)

This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this address: https://www.acquisition.gov/ .

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52.212-5 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT STATUTES OR

EXECUTIVE ORDERS--COMMERCIAL ITEMS (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: [Contracting Officer check as appropriate.]

_X_ (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).

_X_ (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.)

_X_ (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]

___ (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).

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_X_ (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).

___ (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).

____ (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]

_X_ (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.

____ (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.

_X_ (19) 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting (SEP 2021) (15 U.S.C. 657s).

____ (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).

____ (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) (15 U.S.C. 657s).

_X_ (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).

_X_ (29) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (APR 2015).

_X_ (30)(i) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (SEPT 2016) (E.O. 11246).

____ (ii) Alternate I (FEB 1999) of 52.222-26.

_X_ (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.

_X_ (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.

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

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

13496).

_X_ (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).

_X_ (36) 52.222-54, Employment Eligibility Verification (MAY 2022). (E. O. 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 (JUN 2014) 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.

_X_ (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 (JUN 2016) (E.O. 13693).

_X_ (47)(i) 52.224-3, Privacy Training (JAN 2017) (5 U.S.C. 552a.

____ (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).

_X_ (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. 2302 Note).

____ (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 (NOV 2007) (42 U.S.C.

5150).

____ (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)).

_X_ (58) 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer—System for Award Management (OCT 2018) (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).

_X_ (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: [Contracting Officer check as appropriate.]

_____ (1) 52.222-41, Service Contract Labor Standards (AUG 2018) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

_____ (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) (29 U.S.C 206 and 41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

_X_ (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).

_X_ (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) (E.O.

13658).

_____ (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 2016) (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 (March 2, 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 (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67.)

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(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) (E.O. 13658).

(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)

Wide Area Workflow (WAWF) Invoice and Receiving Report Submittal Instructions (DMEA #S16-012)

WAWF application available through Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) and is the method to electronically process vendor payment requests and receiving reports, as authorized by DFARS 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports.

To access WAWF, the Contractor shall—

Have a designated electronic business point of contact in the System for Award Management at https://www.sam.gov/SAM/; and

Be registered to use WAWF at https://piee.eb mil/ following the step-by-step procedures for self-registration available at this web site.

WAWF training. The Contractor should follow the training instructions of the WAWF Web-Based Training Course and use the Practice Training Site before submitting payment requests through WAWF. Both can be accessed by selecting the training webpage at https://pieetraining.eb.mil/wbt/xhtml/index.xhtml.

WAWF methods of document submission. Document submissions may be via web entry, Electronic Data Interchange, or File Transfer Protocol.

The Contractor shall submit Item Unique Identification IUID data “as part of the Material Inspection and Receiving Report” (as required by DFARS 252.211-7003) on delivered end items during the acceptance process.

Access WAWF via PIEE at https://piee.eb mil//

Table 1 - Vendors shall select “Send More Email Notifications” in WAWF to:

RFQ No. HQ072722QRT10

Pay DoDAAC 12 HQ0748 25 HQ0748 27 HQ0748 18a HQ0748 15 HQ0748

Inspection/Accept ance

Section E or INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

Issue Date 3 5 3 3 3

Issue by DoDAAC

5 HQ0727 7 HQ0727 7 HQ0727 9 HQ0727 6 HQ0727

Admin DoDAAC 6 HQ0727 24 HQ0727 26 HQ0727 16 HQ0727 7 HQ0727

Ship To/Service Acceptor DoDAAC

6 HQ0727 24 HQ0727 26 HQ0727 16 HQ0727 7 HQ0727

Ship to Extension Do Not Fill In

Services or Supplies

Based on majority of requirement as determined by monetary value

Final Invoice? Do not change “N” (no) to “Y” (yes) unless this is the last invoice and the contract is ready for closeout

COR/Project Engineer

The point of contact for the ship to address in Section F – Delivery Information

(3) Invoices - Invoice 2-n-1 (Services Only) and Invoice and Receiving Report (Combo):

When submitting the final invoice for payment for a contract, select the “Y” selection from the “Final Invoice?”

drop-down box.

Upon successful submission of the invoice, click on the Send More Email Notifications link to send to email addresses listed in Table 1 above.

(4) Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) information may be accessed using the DFAS website at http://www.dfas mil/. Payment status information may be accessed using the myInvoice system in WAWF (myInvoice system requires registration in the WAWF system) or by calling the DFAS Columbus helpdesk at 800- 756-4571(Select Option 2, then Option 2 again). The contract number and shipment/invoice number will be required to check payment status.

RFQ Attachments:

Attachment 1 – DMEA Statement of Work (SOW) No. 22-2E2, dated 18 August 2022 (9 pages)

Please contact the Contract Specialist, Ryan Tung, at ryan.c.tung.civ@mail mil (preferred method) or 916-999-2857 with any questions regarding this solicitation.

(End of Request for Quote)