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Solicitation 140D0426R0115 Mission Support Services

Section 1-INTRODUCTION:

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products or commercial services prepared in accordance with the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) Part 12. This announcement constitutes the solicitation Proposals are being requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued.

Solicitation Number 140D0426R0115 is hereby issued as a Request for Proposal (RFP) for mission support services.

This requirement is being issued by the United States Department of the Interior (DOI), Interior Business Center (IBC), Acquisition Services Directorate (AQD) in accordance with RFO Part 12 and Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Parts 15 and 16.

This acquisition is set-aside for HUBZone small business concerns. The solicitation incorporates provisions and clauses by reference. The full text of provisions and clauses may be accessed electronically at www.acquisition.gov.

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code applicable to this requirement is 541611, Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services. The size standard for the applicable NAICS is $24.5M. The product service code (PSC) code is R707 “Support- Management: Contract/Procurement/Acquisition Support.”

This is a commercial single award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract with a $35M ceiling.

The IDIQ Performance Work Statement (PWS) provided at Attachment 1 sets forth the description of services that may be ordered under this IDIQ. Individual task orders may be accompanied with their own PWS, Statement of Work (SOW), or Statement of Objectives (SOO) specific to that requirement.

The total ordering period for the IDIQ shall be 5 years. It is anticipated that the contract award will be made on or around September 17, 2026. The primary place of performance is the Contractor’s facility, or alternate Contractor designated location within the fifty (50) United States and official U.S. territories.

A list of solicitation provisions that apply to this acquisition are provided in Section 3.

A list of contract clauses that apply to this acquisition are provided in Section 3.

Proposals are due no later than 4:00 PM Eastern Time, September 4, 2026. Proposals shall be emailed to Stephanie Mccullough, Contracting Officer, at stephanie_mccullough@ibc.doi.gov

Questions. Questions related to this RFP must be submitted via email to Stephanie_Mccullough@ibc.doi.gov, no later than 4:00 PM Eastern Time, August 27, 2026. All questions must be received in writing – No oral questions will be accepted. All e-mail inquiries must have “Questions – RFP 140D0426R0115” in the subject line.

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Section 2-STATEMENT OF REQUIREMENT:

Reference Attachment 1 – IDIQ PWS

(End of Section 2)

Section 3-GENERAL CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS:

3.1 Ordering Period of Performance

Estimated Ordering Period/Period of Performance

IDIQ Ordering Period September 21, 2026 – September 20, 2031

The total ordering period for the IDIQ contract award shall be 5 years. The IDIQ will include Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.217-8, Option to Extend Services, which could extend the IDIQ contract up to six (6) months.

3.2 TO Period of Performance

The Period of Performance (POP) for each individual TO will vary, as they will be dependent on the complexity and timeline for completion of the project, as identified by the requirement owner.

Under no circumstances may a new TO be placed under the IDIQ contract if the IDIQ contract is not in effect, has expired, been cancelled, or terminated. Any TO issued prior to the end of the ordering period may extend beyond the IDIQ ordering period for up to five years. This means option periods on TOs can be exercised even if the IDIQ is no longer available for new orders. No TO period of performance can exceed 5 years.

3.4 Ordering Procedures

All work under this IDIQ shall be performed in accordance with TO(s) issued by the ordering activity CO. The terms and conditions of this IDIQ shall have precedence over the order(s). In no event shall the issued TO imply authorization to exceed or change the IDIQ terms and conditions.

a) TOs may be placed by any appropriately warranted IBC-AQD, Contracting Officer (CO), subject to the limits of the IDIQ by issuance of an Task Order Request for Proposal (TORFP). The TORFP for the work to be performed will contain an individual Performance Work Statement (PWS), Statement of Work (SOW), or Statement of Objectives (SOO) that will be within the scope of the IDIQ SOW.

b) The TORFP may be written or oral and will include:

- The services to be performed identified in an attached PWS, SOW or SOO;

- TORFP Identifier;

- TO type, Labor Hour (LH), Time and Materials (T&M) or Firm Fixed Price (FFP);

- Submission Contents (i.e. Technical, Price, etc.);

- The basis upon which the selection will be made;

- TO Proposal due date;

- TO Period of Performance (including options if needed)

- Other instructions as needed.

c) The Contractor shall use the labor categories proposed on the IDIQ contract, where applicable, to prepare TO proposals. TO proposals shall not exceed the established IDIQ rates identified in Attachment 2 – IDIQ Pricing Sheet. The IDIQ holder is encouraged to provide additional discounts at the TO level from their IDIQ rates.

d) Evaluation of TO proposals. Proposals received will be evaluated based on the terms included in the TORFP.

e) TOs will be issued on an SF 1449.

f) COs who sign each TO issued under this IDIQ will be responsible for resolving any and all issues related to their perspective IDIQ TOs with the contractor.

g) The Contractor is required to maintain central management and oversight of the TOs awarded under the contract.

3.5 Maximum Contract Value

The total maximum quantity of all services under the awarded IDIQ contract shall not exceed $35 Million.

3.6 Contractor Interfaces

The Contractor and its subcontractors may be required as part of the performance of this effort to work with other Contractors working for the Government. Such other Contractors shall not direct this Contractor or its subcontractors in any manner. Also, this Contractor or its subcontractors shall not direct the work of other contractors in any manner.

The Contractor shall work closely with other DOI contractors to implement procedures to ensure open, timely, and effective communication, information exchange, and reporting among the Contractors and the Government. These procedures shall be submitted to DOI management for review and comment, and the final version agreed upon by all parties.

3.7 Non-Personal Services Contract

This is a “non-personal services” contract, it is therefore, understood and agreed that the contractor and/or the contractor’s employees shall: (1) perform the services specified herein as independent contractors, not as employees of the government; (2) be responsible for their own management and administration of the work required and bear sole responsibility for complying with any and all technical, schedule, or financial requirements or constraints attendant to the performance of this contract; (3) be free from supervision or control by any government employee with respect to the manner or method of performance of the services specified; and (4) pursuant to the government’s right and obligation to inspect, accept or reject the work, comply with such direction of the Contracting Officer; or the duly authorized representative as is necessary to ensure accomplishment of the contract objectives. The contractor shall include this language in all subcontracts for contractor support services under this contract.

3.8 Rights in Data

The Contractor agrees that upon completion (or termination with or without cause) of the IDIQ Contract, it shall have no property or possessory rights to any of the correspondence, files, or materials of whatever kind or description, or any copies or duplicates of such, whether developed or prepared by it or furnished to it by the Government in connection with the performance of this Contract; and that upon demand it shall surrender immediately to the CO such items, matters, materials, and copies.

The Contractor shall not provide any Government documents, information, or licensed material in any form to sources not authorized by the Government, during or after performance of this Contract, without the written approval of the COR.

All data/information first produced as a result of performing task assignments under this Contract shall become the Federal Government’s property and the Contractor shall surrender any and all rights to its ownership. To this end, the Contractor hereby agrees to accept the terms and conditions of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clauses 52.227-14, Rights in Data-General (May 2014) which is incorporated into this Contract by reference.

Notwithstanding any other clause concerning data, data rights and computer software and hardware under this contract, all data and source code produced, recorded, transferred, or manipulated under this contract will remain the exclusive property of the Government, irrespective of the manner or method of recording or storage and no matter what form of computer mechanism is used in the processing of said information or data. The Government will retain exclusive rights and domain over any by-product produced under this contract, or any other use of the data produced under this contract by either plan or accident.

3.9 Disclosure of Information

Information made available to the Contractor by the Government for the performance or administration of this effort shall be used only for those purposes and shall not be used in any other way without the written agreement of the CO.

The Contractor agrees to assume responsibility for protecting the confidentiality of Government records, which are not public information. Each Contractor or employee of the Contractor to whom information may be made available or disclosed shall be notified in writing by the Contractor that such information may be disclosed only for a purpose and to the extent authorized herein.

Performance of this effort may require the Contractor to access and use data and information proprietary to a Government agency or Government Contractor that is of such a nature that its dissemination or use, other than in performance of this effort, would be adverse to the interests of the Government or others.

Contractor or Contractor personnel shall not divulge, or release data or information developed or obtained in performance of this effort, until made public by the Government, except to authorized Government personnel or upon written approval of the CO. The Contractor shall not use, disclose, or reproduce proprietary data that bears a restrictive legend, other than as required in the performance of this effort.

Nothing herein shall preclude the use of any data independently acquired by the Contractor without such limitations or prohibit an agreement at no cost to the Government between the Contractor and the data owner that provides for greater rights to the Contractor.

3.10 Notice to Contractors – Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (December 2015)

a) FAR 42.1502 directs all Federal agencies to collect past performance information on contracts.

The Department of the Interior (DOI) has implemented the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) to comply with this regulation. One or more past performance evaluations will be conducted in order to record your contract performance as required by FAR 42.15.

https://www.acquisition.gov/sites/default/files/current/far/html/Subpart%2042_15.html

b) The past performance evaluation process is a totally paperless process using CPARS. CPARS is a web-based system that allows for electronic processing of the performance evaluation report.

Once the report is processed, it is available for Government use in evaluating past performance as part of a source selection action.

c) We request that you furnish the CO with the name, position title, phone number, and email address for each person designated to have access to your firm's past performance evaluation(s) for the contract no later than 30 days after award. Each person granted access will have the ability to provide comments in the Contractor portion of the report and state whether or not the Contractor agrees with the evaluation, before returning the report to the Assessing Official (AO).

Information in the report must be protected as source selection sensitive information not releasable to the public.

d) When your Contractor Representative(s) are registered in CPARS, they will receive an automatically generated email with detailed login instructions. Further details, systems requirements, and training information for CPARS is available at https://www.cpars.gov/.

e) Within 60 days after the end of a performance period, the AO will complete an interim or final past performance evaluation, and the report will be accessible at https://www.cpars.gov/.

1) Contractor Representatives may then provide comments in response to the evaluation or return the evaluation without comment.

2) Your comments should focus on objective facts in the AO's narrative and should provide your views on the causes and ramifications of the assessed performance.

3) All information provided should be reviewed for accuracy prior to submission.

4) If you elect not to provide comments, please acknowledge receipt of the evaluation by indicating "No comment" in the space provided, and then selecting “Accept the Ratings and Close the Evaluation”.

5) Your response is due within 60 calendar days after receipt of the CPAR. On day 15, the evaluation will become available in CPARS marked as “Pending” with or without comments and whether or not it has been closed.

6) If you do not sign and submit the CPAR within 60 days, it will automatically be returned to the Government and will be annotated: "The report was delivered/received by the contractor on (date). The contractor neither signed nor offered comment in response to this assessment."

f) The following guidelines apply concerning your use of the past performance evaluation:

1) Protect the evaluation as source selection information. After review, transmit the evaluation by completing and submitting the form through CPARS. If for some reason you are unable to view and/or submit the form through CPARS, contact the CO for instructions.

2) Strictly control access to the evaluation within your organization. Ensure the evaluation is never released to persons or entities outside of your control.

3) Prohibit the use of or reference to evaluation data for advertising, promotional material, pre-award surveys, responsibility determinations, production readiness reviews, or other similar purposes.

g) If you wish to discuss a past performance evaluation, you should request a meeting in writing to the CO no later than seven days following your receipt of the evaluation. The meeting will be held in person or via telephone or other means during your 60-day review period.

h) A copy of the completed past performance evaluation will be available in CPARS for your viewing and for Government use supporting source selection actions after it has been finalized.

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

3.11 Clauses:

System updates may lag policy updates. The System for Award Management (SAM) may continue to require entities to complete representations based on provisions that are not included in agency solicitations. Contracting officers will not consider these representations when making award decisions or enforce requirements. Entities are not required to, nor are they able to, update their entity registration to remove these representations in SAM.

FAR 52.252-2 -- Clauses Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1998) This order 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 these addresses: http://acquisition.gov/far/index.html

The following clauses are incorporated by reference:

Clause Title Date 52.202-1 Definitions Jun 2020 52.203-3 Gratuities Apr 1984 52.203-6 Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government Jun 2020 52.203-6 Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government Alternate I Jun 2020 52.203-12 Limitation on Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions Jun 2020 52.203-13 Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct Nov 2021 52.203-16 Preventing Personal Conflicts of Interest Jun 2020 52.203-17 Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights Nov 2023

52.203-19 Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements Jan 2017

52.204-9 Personal Identity Verification of Contract Personnel Jan 2011 52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance Deviation

Mar 2026 52.204-15 Service Contract Reporting Requirements for Indefinite Delivery

Contracts Deviation Mar 2026

52.204-19 Incorporation by Reference of Representations and Certifications Dec 2014

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

Deviation May 2026

52.209-9 Updates of Publicly Available Information Regarding Responsibility Matters

Deviation May 2026

52.209-10 Prohibition on Contracting With Inverted Domestic Corporations Deviation May 2026

52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions – Commercial Products and Commercial Services

Deviation Mar 2026

52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions – Commercial Products and Commercial Services, Alternate 1

Deviation Mar 2026

52.219-3 Notice of HUBZone Set-Aside or Sole-Source Award Deviation Jan 2026

52.219-8 Utilization of Small Business Concerns Deviation Jan 2026

52.219-28 Postaward Small Business Program Rerepresentation Deviation Jan 2026 http://acquisition.gov/far/index.html

52.222-3 Convict Labor Deviation May 2026

52.222-35 Equal Opportunity for Veterans Deviation May 2026

52.222-36 Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities Deviation May 2026

52.222-37 Employment Reports on Veterans Deviation May 2026

52.222-40 Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act Deviation May 2026

52.222-41 Service Contract Labor Standards Deviation May 2026

52.222-43 Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Labor Standards – Price Adjustment (Multiple Year and Option Contracts)

Deviation May 2026

52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons Deviation May 2026

52.222-55 Minimum Wages for Contractor Workers Under Executive Order 14026 Deviation May 2026

52.222-62 Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706 Deviation May 2026

52.222-90 Addressing DEI Discrimination by Federal Contractors Deviation Apr 2026

52.223-2 Reporting of Biobased Products Under Service and Construction Contracts

Deviation May 2026

52.223-23 Sustainable Products Deviation May 2026

52.226-8 Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving May 2014 52.227-14 Rights in Data-General May 2014 52.232-17 Interest May 2014 52.232-23 Assignment of Claims May 2014 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer – System for Award Management Oct 2018 52.232-39 Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations Jun 2013 52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors Mar 2023 52.233-1 Disputes May 2014 52.233-3 Protest After Award Aug 1996 52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim Oct 2004

52.240-91 Security Prohibitions and Exclusions Deviation Mar 2026

52.240-93 Basic Safeguarding of Covered Contract Information Systems Deviation Mar 2026

52.242-13 Bankruptcy July 1995 52.242-15 Stop-Work Order Aug 1989 52.244-2 Subcontracts Jun 2020 52.244-6 Subcontracts for Commercial Products and Commercial Services Deviation

May 2026 52.245-1 Government Property Sep 2021 52.245-9 Use and Charges Apr 2012 52.253-1 Computer Generated Forms Deviation

May 2026

CLAUSES INCORPORTAED BY FULL TEXT

FAR 52.216-18 Ordering (Aug 2020)

(a) Any supplies and services to be furnished under this contract shall be ordered by issuance of delivery orders or task orders by the individuals or activities designated in the Schedule. Such orders may be issued from Date of IDIQ Award through Completion Date of the IDIQ Ordering Period.

(b) All delivery orders or task orders are subject to the terms and conditions of this contract. In the event of conflict between a delivery order or Task Order and this contract, the contract shall control.

(c) A delivery order or Task Order is considered "issued" when—

(1) If sent by mail (includes transmittal by U.S. mail or private delivery service), the Government deposits the order in the mail;

(2) If sent by fax, the Government transmits the order to the Contractor's fax number; or

(3) If sent electronically, the Government either—

i. Posts a copy of the delivery order or Task Order to a Government document access system, and notice is sent to the Contractor; or

ii. Distributes the delivery order or Task Order via email to the Contractor's email address.

(d) Orders may be issued by methods other than those enumerated in this clause only if authorized in the contract.

(End of clause)

FAR 52.216-19 Order Limitations (Oct 1995)

(a) Minimum order. When the Government requires supplies or services covered by this contract in an amount of less than $500.00, the Government is not obligated to purchase, nor is the Contractor obligated to furnish, those supplies or services under the contract.

(b) Maximum order. The Contractor is not obligated to honor --

(1) Any order for a single item in excess of $5,000,000.00;

(2) Any order for a combination of items in excess of $13,500,000.00; or

(3) A series of orders from the same ordering office within 2 days that together call for quantities exceeding the limitation in subparagraph (b)(1) or (2) of this section.

(c) If this is a requirements contract (i.e., includes the Requirements clause at subsection 52.216-21 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)), the Government is not required to order a part of any one requirement from the Contractor if that requirement exceeds the maximum-order limitations in paragraph

(b) of this section.

(d) Notwithstanding paragraphs (b) and (c) of this section, the Contractor shall honor any order exceeding the maximum order limitations in paragraph (b), unless that order (or orders) is returned to the ordering office within 5 days after issuance, with written notice stating the Contractor’s intent not to ship the item

(or items) called for and the reasons. Upon receiving this notice, the Government may acquire the supplies or services from another source.

(End of Clause)

FAR 52.216-22 Indefinite Quantity (Oct 1995)

(a) This is an indefinite-quantity contract for the supplies or services specified, and effective for the period stated, in the Schedule. The quantities of supplies and services specified in the Schedule are estimates only and are not purchased by this contract.

(b) Delivery or performance shall be made only as authorized by orders issued in accordance with the Ordering clause. The Contractor shall furnish to the Government, when and if ordered, the supplies or services specified in the Schedule up to and including the quantity designated in the Schedule as the “maximum.” The Government shall order at least the quantity of supplies or services designated in the Schedule as the “minimum.”

(c) Except for any limitations on quantities in the Order Limitations clause or in the Schedule, there is no limit on the number of orders that may be issued. The Government may issue orders requiring delivery to multiple destinations or performance at multiple locations.

(d) Any order issued during the effective period of this contract and not completed within that period shall be completed by the Contractor within the time specified in the order. The contract shall govern the Contractor’s and Government’s rights and obligations with respect to that order to the same extent as if the order were completed during the contract’s effective period; provided, that the Contractor shall not be required to make any deliveries under this contract after the end of any Task Order period of performance.

(End of Clause)

FAR 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 prior to the expiration of the contract.

(End of clause)

52.219-14 LIMITATIONS ON SUBCONTRACTING (OCT 2022)(DEVIATION JAN 2026)

(a) This clause does not apply to the unrestricted portion of a partial set-aside.

(b) Definition. Similarly situated entity, as used in this clause, means a first-tier subcontractor, including an independent contractor, that—

(1) Has the same small business program status as that which qualified the prime contractor for the award (e.g., for a small business set-aside contract, any small business concern, without regard to its socioeconomic status); and

(2) Is considered small for the size standard under the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code the prime contractor assigned to the subcontract.

(c) Applicability. This clause applies only to—

(1) Contracts that have been set aside for any of the small business concerns identified in

19.000(a)(3);

(2) Part or parts of a multiple-award contract that have been set aside for any of the small business concerns identified in 19.000(a)(3);

(3) Contracts that have been awarded on a sole-source basis in accordance with subparts 19.8, 19.13, 19.14, and 19.15;

(4) Orders expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold and that are—

(i) Set aside for small business concerns under multiple-award contracts, as described in 8.405-5 and 16.505(b)(2)(i)(F); or

(ii) Issued directly to small business concerns under multiple-award contracts as described in 19.504(c)(1)(ii);

(5) Orders, regardless of dollar value, that are—

(i) Set aside in accordance with subparts 19.8, 19.13, 19.14, or 19.15 under multiple-award contracts, as described in 8.405-5 and 16.505(b)(2)(i)(F); or

(ii) Issued directly to concerns that qualify for the programs described in subparts 19.8, 19.13, 19.14, or 19.15 under multiple-award contracts, as described in 19.504(c)(1)(ii); and

(6) Contracts using the HUBZone price evaluation preference to award to a HUBZone small business concern unless the concern waived the evaluation preference.

(d) Independent contractors. An independent contractor shall be considered a subcontractor.

(e) Limitations on subcontracting. By submission of an offer and execution of a contract, the

Contractor agrees to the following requirements in the performance of a contract assigned a North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code applicable to this contract:

(1) Services (except construction). It will not pay more than 50 percent of the amount paid by the Government for contract performance, excluding certain other direct costs and certain work performed outside the United States (see paragraph (e)(1)(i)), to subcontractors that are not similarly situated entities.

Any work that a similarly situated entity further subcontracts will count towards the prime contractor’s 50 percent subcontract amount that cannot be exceeded. When a contract includes both services and supplies, the 50 percent limitation shall apply only to the service portion of the contract.

(i) The following services may be excluded from the 50 percent limitation:

(A) Other direct costs, to the extent they are not the principal purpose of the acquisition and small business concerns do not provide the service. Examples include airline travel, work performed by a transportation or disposal entity under a contract assigned the environmental remediation NAICS code (562910), cloud computing services, or mass media purchases.

(B) Work performed outside the United States on awards made pursuant to the

Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, or work performed outside the United States required to be performed by a local contractor.

(2) Supplies (other than procurement from a nonmanufacturer of such supplies). It will not pay more than 50 percent of the amount paid by the Government for contract performance, excluding the cost of materials, to subcontractors that are not similarly situated entities. Any work that a similarly situated entity further subcontracts will count towards the prime contractor’s 50 percent subcontract amount that cannot be exceeded. When a contract includes both supplies and services, the 50 percent limitation shall apply only to the supply portion of the contract.

(3) General construction. It will not pay more than 85 percent of the amount paid by the

Government for contract performance, excluding the cost of materials, to subcontractors that are not similarly situated entities. Any work that a similarly situated entity further subcontracts will count towards the prime contractor’s 85 percent subcontract amount that cannot be exceeded.

(4) Construction by special trade contractors. It will not pay more than 75 percent of the amount paid by the Government for contract performance, excluding the cost of materials, to subcontractors that are not similarly situated entities. Any work that a similarly situated entity further subcontracts will count towards the prime contractor’s 75 percent subcontract amount that cannot be exceeded.

(f) The Contractor shall comply with the limitations on subcontracting as follows:

(1) For contracts, in accordance with paragraphs (c)(1), (2), (3) and (6) of this clause –

X By the end of the base term of the contract and then by the end of each subsequent option period; or ___ By the end of the performance period for each order issued under the contract.

(2) For orders, in accordance with paragraphs (c)(4) and (5) of this clause, by the end of the performance period for the order.

(g) A joint venture agrees that, in the performance of the contract, the applicable percentage specified in paragraph (e) of this clause will be performed by the aggregate of the joint venture participants.

(1) In a joint venture comprised of a small business protégé and its mentor approved by the Small Business Administration, the small business protégé shall perform at least 40 percent of the work performed by the joint venture. Work performed by the small business protégé in the joint venture must be more than administrative functions.

(2) In an 8(a) joint venture, the 8(a) participant(s) shall perform at least 40 percent of the work performed by the joint venture. Work performed by the 8(a) participants in the joint venture must be more than administrative functions.

52.252-6 AUTHORIZED DEVIATIONS IN CLAUSES (NOV 2020)

(a) The use in this solicitation or contract of any Federal Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR Chapter

1) clause with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of "(DEVIATION)" after the date of the clause.

(b) The use in this solicitation or contract of any Department of the Interior Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR Chapter 14) clause with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of "(DEVIATION)" after the name of the regulation.

(End of clause)

DIAR 1452.201-70: AUTHORITIES AND DELEGATIONS (SEPT 2011)

(a) The Contracting Officer is the only individual authorized to enter into or terminate this contract, modify any term or condition of this contract, waive any requirement of this contract, or accept nonconforming work.

(b) The Contracting Officer will designate a Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) at time of award.

The COR will be responsible for technical monitoring of the Contractor's performance and deliveries.

The COR will be appointed in writing, and a copy of the appointment will be furnished to the Contractor.

Changes to this delegation will be made by written changes to the existing appointment or by issuance of a new appointment.

(c) The COR is not authorized to perform, formally or informally, any of the following actions:

1. Promise, award, agree to award, or execute any contract, contract modification, or notice of intent that changes or may change this contract;

2. Waive or agree to modification of the delivery schedule;

3. Make any final decision on any contract matter subject to the Disputes Clause;

4. Terminate, for any reason, the Contractor's right to proceed;

5. Obligate in any way, the payment of money by the Government.

(d) The Contractor shall comply with the written or oral direction of the Contracting Officer or authorized representative(s) acting within the scope and authority of the appointment memorandum. The Contractor need not proceed with direction that it considers to have been issued without proper authority. The Contractor shall notify the Contracting Officer in writing, with as much detail as possible, when the COR has taken an action or has issued direction (written or oral) that the Contractor considers to exceed the COR's appointment, within 3 days of the occurrence. Unless otherwise provided in this contract, the Contractor assumes all costs, risks, liabilities, and consequences of performing any work it is directed to perform that falls within any of the categories defined in paragraph

(c) prior to receipt of the Contracting Officer's response issued under paragraph (e) of this clause.

(e) The Contracting Officer shall respond in writing within 30 days to any notice made under paragraph

(d) of this clause. A failure of the parties to agree upon the nature of a direction, or upon the contract action to be taken with respect thereto, shall be subject to the provisions of the Disputes clause of this contract.

(f) The Contractor shall provide copies of all correspondence to the Contracting Officer and the COR.

(g) Any action(s) taken by the Contractor, in response to any direction given by any person acting on behalf of the Government or any Government official other than the Contracting Officer or the COR acting within his or her appointment, shall be at the Contractor's risk.

DIAR 1452.204-70 Release of Claims (JUL 1996)

After completion of work and prior to final payment, the Contractor shall furnish the Contracting Officer with a release of claims against the United States related to this contract. The Release of Claims form (DI-137) shall be used for this purpose. The form provides for exception of specific claims from operation of release.

Local Clause - Electronic Invoicing and Payment Requirements – Internet Payment Platform (IPP)

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

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

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

Invoices shall include, as a minimum, the following information:

- Contractor name

- Contractor address

- IDIQ Contract No.

- TO No.

- Invoice date and number

- Billing Period for the services performed

- Labor Category, if applicable

- Labor Rate, if applicable

- Labor Total, if applicable

- Travel/ODC Total, if applicable

- Firm Fixed Price Deliverable description or payment schedule number

If an invoice includes travel, the written approval from the COR to travel must be included as an attachment. Travel invoiced must include the name of the traveler, travel itinerary, purpose of travel, and any other documentation requested by the COR/CO. The contractor will be reimbursed for actual, allowable, allocable, and reasonable travel costs incurred during performance in accordance with the Federal Travel Regulations currently in effect on date of travel. Receipts are required for all lodging and any expenditure submitted for Government reimbursement.

The contractor shall make a reasonable attempt to submit invoices no later than the 15th day of the month following the invoice billing period.

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

PAYMENT:

a. Payments under this order will be due 30 calendar days after the date of actual receipt of proper invoice in the office designated to receive the original invoice or final acceptance of the goods or services, whichever is later.

b. The date of the check issued in payment or the date of payment by wire transfer through the Treasury Financial Communications System shall be considered to be the day payment is made.

The Contractor must use the IPP website to register access and use IPP for submitting requests for payment. The Contractor Government Business Point of Contact (as listed in SAM) will receive enrollment instructions via email from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRBSTL) prior to the contract award date, but no more than 3 - 5 business days of the contract award date.

Contractor assistance with enrollment can be obtained by contacting the IPP Production Helpdesk via email IPPCustomerSupport@fiscal.treasury.gov or phone (866) 973-3131.

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

3.15 PROVISIONS:

FAR Provisions

52.252-1 – Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1998) This solicitation incorporates one or more solicitation provisions by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. The offeror is cautioned that the listed provisions may include blocks that must be completed by the offeror and submitted with its quotation or offer. In lieu of submitting the full text of those provisions, the offeror may identify the provision by paragraph identifier and provide the appropriate information with its quotation or offer. Also, the full text of a solicitation provision may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es): https://acquisition.gov/far

(End of provision)

52.252-5 Authorized Deviations in Provisions (Nov 2020)

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

(b) The use in this solicitation of any Department of the Interior Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR Chapter

14) provision with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of "(DEVIATION)" after the name of the regulation.

The following provisions are incorporated by reference:

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

Federal Transactions Sep 2024 mailto:IPPCustomerSupport@fiscal.treasury.gov https://acquisition.gov/far

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

Jan 2017

52.204-7 System for Award Management Deviation Mar 2026

52.209-7 Information Regarding Responsibility Matters Deviation May 2026

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

Deviation May 2026

52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors—Commercial Products and Commercial Services Deviation Mar 2026

52.216-31 Time-and-Materials/Labor-Hour Proposal Requirements-Commercial Item Acquisition Nov 2021

52.229-11 Tax on Certain Foreign Procurement - Notice and Representation Deviation Oct 2025

52.240-90 Security Prohibition and Exclusions Representations and Certifications Deviation Mar 2026

52.217-5 Evaluation of Options Jul 1990

PROVISION INCORPORATED BY FULL TEXT

AQD Evaluation of Options Provision (MAR 2022)

The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic award. To account for the possible use of the additional six-month option period(s) permitted under 52.217-8, the Government will take the price for the final (or highest priced) period, prorated to a six-month value, and add it to the sum of the base plus all option periods. The agency’s price evaluation will mathematically document the calculation of adding the six months of services for the option to extend services to the total contract price in the award summary.

This amount will be used for comparative evaluation for award purposes only. The Government may determine that an offer is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced. Evaluation of options shall not obligate the Government to exercise the options.

FAR 52.217-8 can be exercised at any point during the period of performance of the contract and applies to the period of performance immediately preceding exercising the option.

(End of Provision)

FAR 52.216-1 Type of Contract (Apr 1984)

The Government intends to award a single Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract as a result of this solicitation. The Government anticipates issuing a combination of Firm Fixed Price (FFP), Labor-Hour (LH) and Time-and-Materials (T&M) Task Orders under the IDIQ. The specific contract type will be determined at the Task Order level.

FAR 52.233-2 Service of Protest Department of Interior (Jul 1996) (Deviation)

(a) Protests, as defined in section 33.101 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, that are filed directly with an agency, and copies of any protests that are filed with the Government Accountability Office (GAO), shall be served on the Contracting Officer (addressed as follows) by obtaining written and dated acknowledgment of receipt from Stephanie McCullough at stephanie_mccullough@ibc.doi.gov .

(b) The copy of any protest shall be received in the office designated above within one day of filing a protest with the GAO.

(c) A copy of the protest served on the Contracting Officer shall be simultaneously furnished by the protester to the Department of Interior Assistant Solicitor, Acquisitions and Intellectual Property, 1849 C Street, NW., Room 6511, Washington, DC 20240.

(End of provision)

DIAR 1452.215-71 Use and Disclosure of Proposal Information – Department of Interior (APR 1984)

(a) Definitions. For the purposes of this provision and the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552), the following terms shall have the meaning set forth below:

(1) “Trade Secret” means an unpatented, secret, commercially valuable plan, appliance, formula, or process, which is used for making, preparing, compounding, treating or processing articles or materials which are trade commodities.

(2) “Confidential commercial or financial information” means any business information (other than trade secrets) which is exempt from the mandatory disclosure requirement of the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. 552. Exemptions from mandatory disclosure which may be applicable to business information contained in proposals include exemption (4), which covers “commercial and financial information obtained from a person and privileged or confidential,” and exemption (9), which covers “geological and geophysical information, including maps, concerning wells.”

(b) If the offeror, or its subcontractor(s), believes that the proposal contains trade secrets or confidential commercial or financial information exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act, (5 U.S.C. 552), the cover page of each copy of the proposal shall be marked with the following legend:

“The information specifically identified on pages ____________ of this proposal constitutes trade secrets or confidential commercial and financial information which the offeror believes to be exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act. The offeror requests that this information not be disclosed to the public, except as may be required by law. The offeror also requests that this information not be used in whole or part by the government for any purpose other than to evaluate the proposal, except that if a contract is awarded to the offeror as a result of or in connection with the submission of the proposal, the Government shall have the right to use the information to the extent provided in the contract.”

(c) The offeror shall also specifically identify trade secret information and confidential commercial and financial information on the pages of the proposal on which it appears and shall mark each such page with the following legend:

https://www.acquisition.gov/far/33.101#FAR_33_101 mailto:stephanie_mccullough@ibc.doi.gov

“This page contains trade secrets or confidential commercial and financial information which the offeror believes to be exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act and which is subject to the legend contained on the cover page of this proposal.”

(d) Information in a proposal identified by an offeror as trade secret information or confidential commercial and financial information shall be used by the Government only for the purpose of evaluating the proposal, except that (i) if a contract is awarded to the offeror as a result of or in connection with submission of the proposal, the Government shall have the right to use the information as provided in the contract, and (ii) if the same information is obtained from another source without restriction it may be used without restriction.

(e) If a request under the Freedom of Information Act seeks access to information in a proposal identified as trade secret information or confidential commercial and financial information, full consideration will be given to the offeror's view that the information constitutes trade secrets or confidential commercial or financial information. The offeror will also be promptly notified of the request and given an opportunity to provide additional evidence and argument in support of its position, unless administratively unfeasible to do so. If it is determined that information claimed by the offeror to be trade secret information or confidential commercial or financial information is not exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act, the offeror will be notified of this determination prior to disclosure of the information.

(f) The Government assumes no liability for the disclosure or use of information contained in a proposal if not marked in accordance with paragraphs (b) and (c) of this provision. If a request under the Freedom of Information Act is made for information in a proposal not marked in accordance with paragraphs (b) and (c) of this provision, the offeror concerned shall be promptly notified of the request and given an opportunity to provide its position to the Government. However, failure of an offeror to mark information contained in a proposal as trade secret information or confidential commercial or financial information will be treated by the Government as evidence that the information is not exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act, absent a showing that the failure to mark was due to unusual or extenuating circumstances, such as a showing that the offeror had intended to mark, but that markings were omitted from the offeror's proposal due to clerical error.

(End of Section 3)

SECTION 4-INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS

ADDENDUM TO FAR CLAUSE 52.212-1 – INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS—COMMERCIAL

PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES

PROPOSAL PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS

1.1 Solicitation Response Instructions and Conditions:

The Government shall not be liable for any costs incurred by the offeror for the preparation and submission of the proposal in response to this opportunity.

Proposals submitted in response to Solicitation No. 140D0426R0115 must be formatted in accordance with all directions and details stated herein.

The proposal shall be clear, concise, and shall include sufficient detail for effective evaluation and substantiating the validity of all stated claims. The proposal shall not simply rephrase or restate the Government’s requirements but instead shall provide convincing rationale to address how the offeror intends to meet the stated requirements. The Government will base its evaluation on the information presented in the offeror’s proposal and information provided during questions and answers or discussions, if applicable. Elaborate brochures or documentation, binding, detailed artwork, or other embellishments are unnecessary and are not desired.

Each section of the proposal shall be written on a stand-alone basis so that its contents may be evaluated without the need to cross-reference to any other section of the proposal.

Discrepancies. If an Offeror believes that the requirements in these instructions contain an error, omission, or are otherwise unsound, the Offeror shall immediately notify the CO in writing with supporting rationale as well as the remedies the Offeror is asking the CO to consider as related to the omission or error.

Failure to provide the items listed above and below may render your submission incomplete. Incomplete submissions may not be evaluated. Complete submissions will be evaluated in accordance with Addendum to FAR Clause 52.212-2 - Basis of Award.

Title Instructional Information Page Limit

Volume I - Introductory Submission shall be in Microsoft Word or PDF 2 Volume II

Factor 1 - Past Performance

Submission shall be in Microsoft Word or PDF (1 page)

PPQs or CPARS print outs are not included in the 1 page…