Combined Synopsis_Solicitation W91QF0-21-Q-1014 Tape Storage 21-26.pdf

Combined Synopsis/Solicitation for Unsecure Offsite Tape Storage at the U.S. Army Acquisition, Logistics and Technology Enterprise Systems & Services (ALTESS) Project Office; Radford Army Ammunition Plant, Radford, VA.

The solicitation number is W91QF0-21-Q-1014. The solicitation is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ) pursuant to FAR 13.

This notice incorporates provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005- 101 effective 26 October 2018 and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS). The complete text of any of the clauses and provisions may be accessed in full text at https://www.acquisition.gov/.

The associated NAICS code for this procurement is 493190 and the small business size standard is $30M.

The Product Service Code is DC10. The Description of all requirements are in the Performance Work Statement (PWS) to follow.

Quotes are due No Later Than (NLT) 9/8/2021 at 7:00 AM EDT. Quotes shall be emailed to the POC’s for this requirement, Contract Specialist Bethany Flynn at bethany.l.flynn.civ@mail.mil and Contracting Officer Kevin Kauffman at kevin.l.kauffman.civ@mail.mil. All questions shall be submitted via e-mail to the POC’s for this requirement and they will be responded to on an amendment to this solicitation.

Questions should be submitted by 9/1/2021 at 7:00 AM EDT. Questions submitted after that date may not be addressed.

All vendors submitting a quote must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM).

Quoters must include a completed copy of the following provisions with its quote unless this information has been included in their System for Award Management (SAM) registration. Quoters are not required to re-submit the information if it is already in SAM.

52.212-3 ALT I, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items 52.219-1, Small Business Program Representations– Alternate I 52.204-26 Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services- Representation (MUST BE the

Oct 2020 version!) If one or both of the answers is/are ‘Does’, add:

*52.204-24 Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance

Services or Equipment (Oct 2020) **Only if you answered “Does” in 52.204-26.**

The following FAR clauses and provisions also apply to this acquisition.

The clause at 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment (Aug 2020), applies to this acquisition.

The provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial, applies to this acquisition (See RFQ to follow for Addendum)

The provision at 52.212-2, Evaluation -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition (See RFQ to follow for Addendum).

The clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition.

The clause at 52.212-5 DEV, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition.

Any award resulting from this solicitation will be issued on a Standard Form (SF) 1449.

Additionally:

1. All information on the solicitation must be filled out completely and returned. Incomplete submissions will be determined not in conformance to the Solicitation and may be rejected.

2. Please be sure to read the entire solicitation for sections that require vendor information to be submitted.

3. All contractors must be actively registered in SAM in order to receive a Department of Defense contract (See DFARS 252.204-7004 ALT A). Registration information can be obtained at the following website: https://sam.gov/ . Contractors are advised to register upon receipt of this solicitation since there is a time lag between registration and registration availability. No payment is required to register for SAM, but a notarized letter will be required. Any site requiring payment is a third-party site that will do the registration for you.

4. Quotes which are unrealistic in terms of technical or unrealistically low in price will be deemed reflective of an inherent lack of technical competence or indicative of a failure to comprehend the complexity of the proposed contractual requirement and may be rejected.

W91QF021Q1014

Section SF 1449 - CONTINUATION SHEET

PWS

Performance Work Statement Unsecure Offsite Tape Storage

U.S. Army Acquisition, Logistics and Technology Enterprise Systems & Services (ALTESS) Project Office

Radford Army Ammunition Plant, Radford, VA

General Information

1. GENERAL: This is a non-personnel services contract to provide Unsecure Offsite Tape Storage for LTO media for PD ALTESS located in Radford, VA 24141-1061.

The Government shall not exercise any supervision or control over the contract service providers performing the services herein. Such contract service providers shall be accountable solely to the Contractor who, in turn is responsible to the Government.

1.1 Description of Services/Introduction: The contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, supplies, facilities, transportation, tools, materials, supervision, and other items and non-personal services necessary to perform the requested function at PD ALTESS, Radford VA 24143 as defined in this Performance Work Statement except for those items specified as government furnished property and services.

1.2 Notification and Scheduling of Services: The Contractor shall give the Government Designated Representative a 30-day notice prior to starting any type service(s). This is required in order to coordinate pick-up and delivery time’s to avoid interruption with personal/work schedules. This notice must be given through email/phone to the Government Designated Representative, a designated representative from the PD-ALTES Back-up Team (names TBD and given to the Contractor on award of this contract).

The contractor shall perform to the standards in this contract.

DoD and Industry Standards:

DOD & Industry Standards -

Information Technology Contingency Plan, Department of Army Pamphlet DA PAM

25.1.2 (p.10) (2012)

Contingency Planning Guide for Federal Information Systems – National Institute of Standards and Technology, US Department of Commerce, NIST Special Publication 800-34 Rev 1 (p. 21) (2010)

Environment & Safety Standards - Standard for the Protection of Records, National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA)

232 (2017).

1.3 Background: Disaster recovery for any business including the government is vital to continuance of the mission after mission impacting disaster. Any type of disaster from major fires, earthquakes, hurricanes, floods any many others can gravely interrupt mission continuance and success. Disaster recovery of media whether in the cloud or physically offsite is a required and crucial part of any data center’s protection from downtime following such a disaster. The Army and PD ALTESS have established disaster recovery plans to include steps on replicating the data to tapes and separating them geographically out of danger zones. ALTESS will continually have a need for offsite storage back up whether it may be LTO media or moving into the cloud based backup well into the future.

1.4 Objectives: The objectives of this service is to provide Unsecure Offsite Tape Storage for LTO media for U.S. Army, PD ALTESS located in Radford, VA 24143.

1.5 Scope: The contractor shall furnish all personnel, equipment, supplies, facilities, transportation, tools, materials, supervision, and other items to perform non-personal services necessary for providing provide Unsecure Offsite Tape Storage for LTO media for U.S. Army, PD ALTESS located in Radford, VA 24143.

1.6 Period of Performance: The period of performance shall be:

9/30/2021 – 3/1/22 (Base) (5-month PoP to move service away from end of fiscal year) to include 4 option years:

3/2/22 – 3/1/23 (OY1)

3/2/23 – 3/1/24 (OY2)

3/2/24 – 3/1/25 (OY3)

3/2/25 – 3/1/26 (OY4)

1.7 General Information

1.7.1 Quality Control: The contractor shall ensure that work complies with the requirement of the contract and this PWS. A formal Quality Control Plan is not needed for this contract.

Surveillance and inspection will be conducted by the Government. Any deficiencies found shall be corrected in a timely manner.

1.7.2 Quality Assurance: The government shall evaluate the contractor’s performance under this contract in accordance with the Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan. This plan is primarily focused on what the Government must do to ensure that the contractor has performed in accordance with the performance standards. It defines how the performance standards will be applied, the frequency of surveillance, and the minimum acceptable defect rate(s).

1.7.3 Recognized Holidays: The Contractor is not required to perform work on the following Federal holidays:

New Year’s Day Labor Day Martin Luther King Jr.’s Birthday Columbus Day President’s Day Veteran’s Day Memorial Day Thanksgiving Day

Independence Day Christmas Day

1.7.4 Hours of Operation: The contractor is responsible for conducting business between the hours of 7:00 am – 4:00 pm, Monday thru Friday except Federal holidays or when the Government facility is closed due to local or national emergencies, administrative closings, weather, or similar Government directed facility closings. Work expected to be performed outside of these hours must be approved by the Government at least one week in advance. For other than firm fixed price contracts, the contractor will not be reimbursed when the government facility is closed for the above reasons. The Contractor must at all times maintain an adequate workforce for the uninterrupted performance of all tasks defined within this PWS when the Government facility is not closed for the above reasons. When hiring personnel, the Contractor shall keep in mind that the stability and continuity of the workforce are essential.

1.7.5 Place of Performance: Work under this contract will be performed at the Radford Army Ammunition Plant (RFAAP), ALTESS building 450 and associated areas in Radford, VA 24143.

1.7.6 Type of Contract: The government intends to award a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) contract.

1.7.7 Security Requirements: All contractor and service personnel visiting RFAAP must have US citizenship and provide one form of valid photo ID for entrance onto RFAAP. All personnel will require an escort at all times.

All contractor and service personnel providing a recurring service to the RFAAP installation are required to obtain a RFAAP badge. In order to obtain a RFAAP badge the contractor shall submit and obtain a favorable nationwide formal background investigation for the personnel.

This background investigation must be from a state agency or licensed background firm and not a computer search. Contractor personnel cannot have any adjudication actions (parole, probation, or open case files) within the past 5 years or they will not be able to obtain a RFAAP badge and access to the installation shall be denied. The investigation shall be submitted to RFAAP security personnel though the contracting official. The RFAAP Security Office shall then, upon validation of the favorable investigation, provide the RFAAP badge. The personnel receiving a RFAAP badge shall be required to carry the badge with them at all times while on the installation and secure the badge out of sight when not on the installation. Cell phones, cameras, PDA and electronic devices are not allowed on the installation without prior approval.

Contractors not requiring a RFAAP badge must obtain a visitor’s badge at the Visitor Station located at the entrance to the RFAAP facility. This badge must be worn at all times and be plainly visible.

Contractor personnel performing work under this contract must possess and abide by the security requirements at the time of proposal submission, and must maintain the level of security required for the life of the contract.

1.7.7.1 PHYSICAL Security: The contractor shall be responsible for safeguarding all government equipment, information and property provided for contractor use. At the close of each work period, government facilities, equipment, and materials shall be secure.

1.7.7.2.1. In the event keys, other than master keys, are lost or duplicated, the Contractor shall, upon direction of the Contracting Officer, re-key or replace the affected lock or locks; however, the Government, at its option, may replace the affected lock or locks or perform re-keying. When the replacement of locks or re-keying is performed by the Government, the total cost of re-keying or the replacement of the lock or locks shall be deducted from the monthly payment due the Contractor. In the event a master key is lost or duplicated, all locks and keys for that system shall be replaced by the Government and the total cost deducted from the monthly payment due the Contractor.

1.7.7.2.2. The Contractor shall prohibit the use of Government issued keys/key cards by any persons other than the Contractor’s employees. The Contractor shall prohibit the opening of locked areas by Contractor employees to permit entrance of persons other than Contractor employees engaged in the performance of assigned work in those areas, or personnel authorized entrance by the Contracting Officer.

1.7.8 Post Award Conference/Periodic Progress Meetings: The Contractor agrees to attend any post award conference convened by the contracting activity or contract administration office in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation Subpart 42.5. The contracting officer, Contracting Officers Representative (COR), and other Government personnel, as appropriate, may meet periodically with the contractor to review the contractor's performance. At these meetings the contracting officer will apprise the contractor of how the government views the contractor's performance and the contractor will apprise the Government of problems, if any, being experienced. Appropriate action shall be taken to resolve outstanding issues. These meetings shall be at no additional cost to the government.

1.7.9 Contracting Officer Representative (COR): The COR, if needed for this contract, will perform duties as specified in the Contracting Officer’s COR Letter of Designation. A COR may or may not be assigned to this contract. A letter of designation issued to the COR, a copy of which is sent to the Contractor, states the responsibilities and limitations of the COR, especially with regard to changes in cost or price, estimates or changes in delivery dates. The COR is not authorized to change any of the terms and conditions of the resulting order.

1.7.9.1. A COR is not required for this action.

Key Personnel (Government):

Dennis “Cam” Coble Team Lead – Backup/Storage Support US Army Acquisition Logistics Technology Enterprise Systems and Services (ALTESS) Office: 540-731-3494 Email: dennis.c.coble.civ@mail.mil

Pamela V. Mayes Monitoring/Backup Team Lead Technical Management Division US Army Acquisition Logistics Technology Enterprise Systems and Services (ALTESS) Office: 540-731-3516 Email: pamela.v.mayes.civ@mail.mil

Contracting Office Representative (COR)

Alison J. Blasingame Acquisitions and Contracts PD-ALTESS/US Army Acquisition Logistics Technology Enterprise Systems and Services Office: 540-731-5475 Email: alison.j.blasingame.civ@mail.mil

1.7.10 Key Personnel (Contractor): The contractor shall provide a contract manager who shall be responsible for the performance of the work. The name of this person and an alternate who shall act for the contractor when the manager is absent shall be designated in writing to the contracting officer. The contract manager or alternate shall have full authority to act for the contractor on all contract matters relating to daily operation of this contract. The contract manager or alternate shall be available between of 7:00 am – 4:00 pm, Monday thru Friday except Federal holidays or when the Government facility is closed due to local or national emergencies, administrative closings, or similar Government directed facility closings.

1.7.11 Identification of Contractor Employees: All contract personnel attending meetings, answering Government telephones, and working in other situations where their contractor status is not obvious to third parties are required to identify themselves as such to avoid creating an impression in the minds of members of the public that they are Government officials. They must also ensure that all documents or reports produced by contractors are suitably marked as contractor products or that contractor participation is appropriately disclosed. Contract personnel will wear visible badges at all times.

1.7.12 Contractor Travel: There is no specific Government-directed travel as part of this PWS.

1.7.13 Data Rights: The Government will have full ownership of all technical data, reports, and deliverables associated with this task order option.

1.7.14 Organizational Conflict of Interest: Contractor and subcontractor personnel performing work under this contract may receive, have access to or participate in the development of proprietary or source selection information (e.g., cost or pricing information, budget information or analyses, specifications or work statements, etc.) or perform evaluation services which may create a current or subsequent Organizational Conflict of Interests (OCI) as defined in FAR Subpart 9.5. The Contractor shall notify the Contracting Officer immediately whenever it becomes aware that such access or participation may result in any actual or potential OCI and shall promptly submit a plan to the Contracting Officer to avoid or mitigate any such OCI. The Contractor’s mitigation plan will be determined to be acceptable solely at the discretion of the Contracting Officer and in the event the Contracting Officer unilaterally determines that any such OCI cannot be satisfactorily avoided or mitigated, the Contracting Officer may affect other remedies as he or she deems necessary, including prohibiting the Contractor from participation in subsequent contracted requirements which may be affected by the OCI.

PART 2

DEFINITIONS & ACRONYMS

2. DEFINITIONS AND ACRONYMS:

2.1. DEFINITIONS:

2.1.1. CONTRACTOR. A supplier or vendor having a contract to provide specific supplies or service to the government. The term used in this contract refers to the prime.

2.1.2. CONTRACTING OFFICER. A person with authority to enter into, administer, and or terminate contracts, and make related determinations and findings on behalf of the government.

Note: The only individual who can legally bind the government.

2.1.3. CONTRACTING OFFICER'S REPRESENTATIVE (COR). An employee of the U.S.

Government appointed by the contracting officer to administer the contract. Such appointment shall be in writing and shall state the scope of authority and limitations. This individual has authority to provide technical direction to the Contractor as long as that direction is within the scope of the contract, does not constitute a change, and has no funding implications. This individual does NOT have authority to change the terms and conditions of the contract.

2.1.4. DEFECTIVE SERVICE. A service output that does not meet the standard of performance associated with the Performance Work Statement.

2.1.5. DELIVERABLE. Anything that can be physically delivered but may include non-physical things such as meeting minutes.

2.1.6. PHYSICAL SECURITY. Actions that prevent the loss or damage of Government property.

2.1.7. QUALITY ASSURANCE. The government procedures to verify that services being performed by the Contractor are performed according to acceptable standards.

2.1.8. QUALITY ASSURANCE Surveillance Plan (QASP). An organized written document specifying the surveillance methodology to be used for surveillance of contractor performance.

2.1.9. QUALITY CONTROL. All necessary measures taken by the Contractor to assure that the quality of an end product or service shall meet contract requirements.

2.1.10. SUBCONTRACTOR. One that enters into a contract with a prime contractor. The Government does not have privity of contract with the subcontractor.

2.1.11. WORK DAY. The number of hours per day the Contractor provides services in accordance with the contract.

2.1.12. WORK WEEK. Is defined as Monday through Friday, unless specified otherwise.

2.2. ACRONYMS

ACOR Alternate Contracting Officer's Representative AFARS Army Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement AR Army Regulation CCE Contracting Center of Excellence CFR Code of Federal Regulations CONUS Continental United States (excludes Alaska and Hawaii) COR Contracting Officer Representative COTR Contracting Officer's Technical Representative COTS Commercial Off the Shelf DA Department of the Army DD250 Department of Defense Form 250 (Receiving Report) DD254 Department of Defense Contract Security Requirement List DFARS Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement DMDC Defense Manpower Data Center DOD Department of Defense FAR Federal Acquisition Regulation HIPAA Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 KO Contracting Officer LTO Linear Tape Open OCI Organizational Conflict of Interest OCONUS Outside Continental United States (includes Alaska and Hawaii) ODC Other Direct Costs PIPO Phase In/Phase Out POC Point of Contact PRS Performance Requirements Summary PWS Performance Work Statement QA Quality Assurance QAP Quality Assurance Program QASP Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan QC Quality Control QCP Quality Control Program TE Technical Exhibit

3. GOVERNMENT FURNISHED PROPERTY, EQUIPMENT AND SERVICES:

3.1 The Government will make available the restroom facilities in Building 220 and/or Building 450 for the contractor’s use in performance of tasks outlined in the PWS. The Contractor shall instruct employees in utilities conservation practices. The contractor shall be responsible for operating under conditions that preclude the waste of utilities, which include turning off the water faucets or valves after using the required amount to accomplish cleaning vehicles and equipment.

4. CONTRACTOR FURNISHED ITEMS

4.1 General: The Contractor shall furnish all supplies, equipment, and services required to perform work under this contract in accordance with this PWS.

5. SPECIFIC TASKS:

5.1 The contractor shall:

5.1.1 Provide Unsecure Offsite Tape Storage that includes:

Vaulting:

Vaulting facility within 4hr / 250 miles from ALTESS facility.

Vaulting for 3,500 LTO media Provide option to increase LTO media during option years on an as needed basis.

Ability to add 500 LTO media during option years (as needed) Climate controlled

65 degrees / 40% humidity (industry standard) Not to exceed +/- 5 degrees or RH%.

Secured facility (commercial & government certified) Tape labeling

Digital bar code labels Provide a vaulting maximum limit indicator

Limit indicator to be set when vaulting reaches within 10% of max level (3,500).

Limit indicator to be adjusted to incorporate increased vaulting on option years (as needed) shall remain at 10% of maximum limit.

5.1.2 Transportation Services/Media Management:

Certified shipping containers Lockable/sealed Labeled/numbered (digital barcode) Container verification via electronic printed listing

Inbound and outbound Resistant to:

Impact Water Overpressure Fire

Pick-up and Delivery Transport the following amounts:

250 LTO media per week Include option to increase by 20 LTO media per week on options years (as needed) Delivery to-and-from Radford Army Arsenal

Within 4hr / 250 miles from ALTESS facility Certified and cleared courier(s)

5.1.3 Administrative Services:

Itemized billing Standardized billing cycle Available LTO media management portal that includes:

Automation of requesting media pickups Online tracking of media Real-time online inventory access of vaulted LTO media Inventory, status, and exceptions reports 27/7 access Media tracking (in transit, at vault etc.).

24/7 customer support

6. PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS SUMMARY

6.1 Surveillance of Contractor performance will employ the performance objectives and thresholds as defined in Table 6.0, Performance Requirements Summary.

Table 6: Performance Requirements Summary

Service Required PWS Paragraph Number/ Reference

Standard of Performance

Acceptable Quality Level

(AQL)

Surveillance Method

The contractor shall provide Unsecure Offsite Tape Storage Services that include vaulting of 3,500 LTO media to include the ability to add 500 LTO media during option years (as needed) as described within this

PWS.

1. General 1.3.Objectives

1.4. Scope

1.5.Period of

Performance

5. Specific

Tasks

Contractor shall perform services as specified within this PWS and as directed by PD

ALTESS

government back-up managers.

Zero environmental mishaps, security incidents in performance of this service.

PD ALTESS,

Facility manager and/or COR through Governmental Surveillance Documentation, customer complaint systems, or visual inspection.

The contractor shall provide Transportation Services/Media Management of 250 LTO media per week to include ability to increase additional tapes (20 LTO media) on option years (as needed) as outlined within this

PWS.

5.1.2 Transportation Services/Media Management

Contractor shall provide approved containers, trackable labeling, and delivery services to support offsite tape storage services.

Zero environmental mishaps, security incidents in performance of this service.

Same

The contractor shall provide administrative services that encompass;

standardized billing, automated portal, 24/7 LTO media access, and 24/7 customer services as outlined within this

PWS.

5.1.3.

Administrative Services

Provide 24/7/365 administrative access via live/automated support systems without latency or interruption.

Less than .5 to 1 hour downtime of support systems to include no security incidents in performance of this service.

Same

7. DELIVERABLES

7.1 The items listed Table 7.0, Deliverables Summary, are deliverable to the Government in accordance with this PWS.

Table 7: Deliverables Summary

Deliverable Frequency Number of Items/Copies

Format

Submit To

Service overview and agreement

Once 1 copy Hardcopy or via email

Cam Coble dennis.c.coble.civ@mail.mil

PD ALTESS

Pamela Mayes Pamela.v.mayes.civ@mail.mil

PD ALTESS

Roger K. Mann, roger.k.mann.civ@mail

PD ALTESS

Account Set Up Once 1 copy Hardcopy or via email

Cam Coble dennis.c.coble.civ@mail.mil

PD ALTESS

Pamela Mayes Pamela.v.mayes.civ@mail.mil

PD ALTESS

Roger K. Mann, roger.k.mann.civ@mail

PD ALTESS

Transportation Inventory

Per visit 1 copy Hardcopy or via email

Cam Coble dennis.c.coble.civ@mail.mil

PD ALTESS

Pamela Mayes Pamela.v.mayes.civ@mail.mil

PD ALTESS

Roger K. Mann, roger.k.mann.civ@mail

PD ALTESS

ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

0001 5 Months Unsecure Offsite Tape Store Base YR

FFP

Unsecure Off-site Tape Storage for PL ALTESS in Radford, VA in accordance with the PWS FOB: Destination

PURCHASE REQUEST NUMBER: 0011641964

PSC CD: DC10

NET AMT

1001 12 Months OPTION Unsecure Offsite Tape Store - OY1

FFP

Unsecure Off-site Tape Storage for PL ALTESS in Radford, VA in accordance with the PWS FOB: Destination

2001 12 Months OPTION Unsecure Offsite Tape Store - OY2

FFP

Unsecure Off-site Tape Storage for PL ALTESS in Radford, VA in accordance with the PWS FOB: Destination

3001 12 Months OPTION Unsecure Offsite Tape Store - OY3

FFP

Unsecure Off-site Tape Storage for PL ALTESS in Radford, VA in accordance with the PWS FOB: Destination

4001 12 Months OPTION Unsecure Offsite Tape Store - OY4

FFP

Unsecure Off-site Tape Storage for PL ALTESS in Radford, VA in accordance with the PWS FOB: Destination

INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE TERMS

Supplies/services will be inspected/accepted at:

CLIN INSPECT AT INSPECT BY ACCEPT AT ACCEPT BY

0001 Destination Government Destination Government 1001 Destination Government Destination Government 2001 Destination Government Destination Government 3001 Destination Government Destination Government 4001 Destination Government Destination Government

DELIVERY INFORMATION

CLIN DELIVERY DATE QUANTITY SHIP TO ADDRESS DODAAC /

CAGE

0001 POP 30-SEP-2021 TO

28-FEB-2022

N/A PD ALTESS

PD ALTESS

450 CONSTITUTION ROAD - BLDG

213/250

RADFORD VA 24141

FOB: Destination

W26W9D

1001 POP 01-MAR-2022 TO

28-FEB-2023

N/A (SAME AS PREVIOUS LOCATION)

2001 POP 01-MAR-2023 TO

29-FEB-2024

N/A (SAME AS PREVIOUS LOCATION)

3001 POP 01-MAR-2024 TO

28-FEB-2025

N/A (SAME AS PREVIOUS LOCATION)

4001 POP 01-MAR-2025 TO

28-FEB-2026

N/A (SAME AS PREVIOUS LOCATION)

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

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 OCT 2018 52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance OCT 2018 52.204-16 Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting AUG 2020 52.204-18 Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance AUG 2020 52.204-22 Alternative Line Item Proposal JAN 2017 52.204-24 Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and

Video Surveillance Services or Equipment.

OCT 2020

52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors--Commercial Items JUL 2021 52.212-2 Evaluation - Commercial Items OCT 2014 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions--Commercial Items OCT 2018 52.222-43 Fair Labor Standards Act And Service Contract Labor

Standards - Price Adjustment (Multiple Year And Option Contracts)

AUG 2018

52.223-18 Encouraging Contractor Policies To Ban Text Messaging While Driving

JUN 2020

52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer--System for Award Management

OCT 2018

52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors

DEC 2013

52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim OCT 2004 252.201-7000 Contracting Officer's Representative DEC 1991 252.203-7000 Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD

Officials

SEP 2011

252.203-7002 Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights SEP 2013 252.203-7005 Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD

Officials

NOV 2011

252.204-7003 Control Of Government Personnel Work Product APR 1992 252.204-7008 Compliance With Safeguarding Covered Defense Information

Controls

OCT 2016

252.204-7012 Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident Reporting

DEC 2019

252.204-7015 Notice of Authorized Disclosure of Information for Litigation Support

MAY 2016

252.204-7018 Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services

JAN 2021

252.204-7022 Expediting Contract Closeout MAY 2021

252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports

DEC 2018

252.232-7006 Wide Area WorkFlow Payment Instructions DEC 2018 252.232-7010 Levies on Contract Payments DEC 2006 252.232-7017 Accelerating Payments to Small Business Subcontractors--

Prohibition on Fees and Consideration

APR 2020

252.243-7001 Pricing Of Contract Modifications DEC 1991 252.244-7000 Subcontracts for Commercial Items JAN 2021

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY FULL TEXT

52.212-3 OFFEROR REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS--COMMERCIAL ITEMS (FEB 2021)

ALTERNATE I (OCT 2014)

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. It automatically qualifies as a women-owned small business eligible under the WOSB Program.

"Forced or indentured child labor" means all work or service—

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

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

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

"Immediate owner" means an entity, other than the offeror, that has direct control of the offeror. Indicators of control include, but are not limited to, one or more of the following: Ownership or interlocking management, identity of interests among family members, shared facilities and equipment, and the common use of employees.

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

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

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

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

(3) PSG 88, Live Animals;

(4) PSG 89, Subsistence;

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

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

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

(8) PSC 9610, Ores;

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

(10) PSC 9630, Additive Metal Materials.

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

"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"—

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

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

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

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

"Service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern"—

(1) Means a small business concern—

(i) Not less than 51 percent of which is owned 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.

(2) Service-disabled veteran 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).

"Small business concern"—

(1) Means a concern, including its affiliates, that is independently owned and operated, not dominant in the field of operation in which it is bidding on Government contracts, 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.

"Small disadvantaged business concern, consistent with 13 CFR 124.1002," means a small business concern under the size standard applicable to the acquisition, that--

(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 at 13 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 $750,000 after taking into account the applicable exclusions set forth at 13 CFR 124.104(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.

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

(1) Not less than 51 percent of which is owned 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 the 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 least 51 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.

(b)

(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 Items, 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 to be performed in the United States or its outlying areas. Check all that apply.

(1) Small business concern. The offeror represents as part of its offer that it [ ___ ] is, [ ___ ] is not a small business concern.

(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) Service-disabled veteran-owned small business 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 as part of its offer that it [ ___ ] is, [ ___ ] is not a service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern.

(4) 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 124.1002.

(5) 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.

Note: Complete paragraphs (c)(8) and (c)(9) only if this solicitation is expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold.

(6) WOSB concern eligible under the WOSB Program. [Complete only if the offeror represented itself as a women-owned small business concern in paragraph (c)(5) of this provision.] The offeror represents that—

(i) It [ ___ ] is, [ ___ ] is not a WOSB concern eligible under the WOSB Program, has provided all the required documents to the WOSB Repository, and no change in circumstances or adverse decisions have been issued that affects its eligibility; and

(ii) It [ ___ ] is, [ ___ ] is not a joint venture that complies with the requirements of 13 CFR part 127, and the representation in paragraph (c)(6)(i) of this provision is accurate for each WOSB concern eligible under the WOSB Program participating in the joint venture. [The offeror shall enter the name or names of the WOSB concern eligible under the WOSB Program and other small businesses that are participating in the joint venture: ___ .] Each

WOSB concern eligible under the WOSB Program participating in the joint venture shall submit a separate signed copy of the WOSB representation.

(7) Economically disadvantaged women-owned small business (EDWOSB) concern. [Complete only if the offeror represented itself as a WOSB concern eligible under the WOSB Program in (c)(6) of this provision.] The offeror represents that—

(i) It [ ___ ] is, [ ___ ] is not an EDWOSB concern, has provided all the required documents to the WOSB

Repository, and no change in circumstances or adverse decisions have been issued that affects its eligibility; and

(ii) It [ ___ ] is, [ ___ ] is not a joint venture that complies with the requirements of 13 CFR part 127, and the representation in paragraph (c)(7)(i) of this provision is accurate for each EDWOSB concern participating in the joint venture. [The offeror shall enter the name or names of the EDWOSB concern and other small businesses that are participating in the joint venture: ___ .] Each EDWOSB concern participating in the joint venture shall submit a separate signed copy of the EDWOSB representation.

(8) 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.

(9) 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:

(10) 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, on the

List of Qualified HUBZone Small Business Concerns maintained by the Small Business Administration, and no material changes in ownership and control, principal office, or HUBZone employee percentage have occurred since it was certified in accordance with 13 CFR part 126; and

(ii) It [ ___ ] is, [ ___ ] is not a HUBZone joint venture that complies with the requirements of 13 CFR part 126, and the representation in paragraph (c)(10)(i) of this provision is accurate for each HUBZone small business concern participating in the HUBZone joint venture. [The offeror shall enter the names of each of the HUBZone small business concerns participating in the HUBZone joint venture: ___ .] Each HUBZone small business concern participating in the HUBZone joint venture shall submit a separate signed copy of the HUBZone representation.

(11) (Complete if the offeror has represented itself as disadvantaged in paragraph (c)(4) of this provision.)

[The offeror shall check the category in which its ownership falls]:

___ Black American.

___ Hispanic American.

___ Native American (American Indians, Eskimos, Aleuts, or Native Hawaiians).

___ Asian-Pacific American (persons with origins from Burma, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Brunei, Japan, China, Taiwan, Laos, Cambodia (Kampuchea), Vietnam, Korea, The Philippines, Republic of Palau, Republic of the Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, Samoa, Macao, Hong Kong, Fiji, Tonga, Kiribati, Tuvalu, or Nauru).

___ Subcontinent Asian (Asian-Indian) American (persons with origins from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, the Maldives Islands, or Nepal).

___ Individual/concern, other than one of the preceding.

(d) Representations required to implement provisions of Executive Order 11246 --

(1) Previous contracts and compliance. The offeror represents that --

(i) It [ ___ ] has, [ ___ ] has not, participated in a previous contract or subcontract subject to the Equal

Opportunity clause of this solicitation; and

(ii) It [ ___ ] has, [ ___ ] has not, filed all required compliance reports.

(2) Affirmative Action Compliance. The offeror represents that --

(i) It [ ___ ] has developed and has on file, [ ___ ] has not developed and does not have on file, at each establishment, affirmative action programs required by rules and regulations of the Secretary of Labor (41 CFR parts 60-1 and 60-2), or

(ii) It [ ___ ] has not previously had contracts subject to the written affirmative action programs requirement of the rules and regulations of the Secretary of Labor.

(e) Certification Regarding Payments to Influence Federal Transactions (31 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.)

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

(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.

(iii) The terms "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

[List as necessary]

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