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This document is a combined synopsis/solicitation for a commercial service issued by the Department of the Air Force Global Strike Command. It is a request for quote (RFQ) for the acquisition of a Predictive Road and Environmental Conditions System, in accordance with the attached Performance Work Statement (PWS). The solicitation is a 100% small business set-aside under NAICS code 541990 with a $19.5M size standard. Quotes are due no later than 2:00 PM MT on June 13, 2024 and must be emailed to the specified contracting personnel. The period of performance is one calendar year, and the award will be based on a best value determination considering completeness, past performance, and price. The solicitation incorporates various FAR clauses and contains additional contract requirements as detailed in Section F.
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MALMSTROM AFB, MT
PREDICTIVE WEATHER SOFTWARE
(i) This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for a commercial service prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation;
quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.
(ii) This solicitation is issued as a request for quote (RFQ). Submit written quotes (oral quotes will not be accepted) on RFQ reference number FA4626-24-Q-0037.
(iii) This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2024-04.
(iv) This procurement is being solicited as a 100% set-aside for small business. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 541990 with a small business size standard of $19.5M.
(v) Requirement: When submitting your quotation, please structure your Contract Line-Item Number(s) (CLIN) to the following format:
CLIN Item Qty Unit Total
0001 Provide a predictive weather software, In Accordance With (IAW) the Performance Work Statement (PWS).
1 Each
(vi) Please refer to Attachment 1, Performance Work Statement (PWS), all appendices, and other attachments for complete information.
(vii) Period of Performance: One Calendar year.
(viii) Wage Determination: The Department of Labor Wage Determination Number 2015- 5391, Revision No.: 20, dated 12/26/2023, is incorporated by reference. The full text can be accessed electronically at www.sam.gov.
(ix) The provision at FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors—Commercial Items (Sep 2023), applies to this acquisition.
FAR 52.212-1 Addenda:
A. An Offerors’ quotation shall conform to the required specifications as referenced in paragraph vi above and as attached to this solicitation therein. The Offeror shall complete pricing for the specific services listed within section v. The award CLIN structure will be made in accordance with section v. Any offeror not conforming to the requirements herein shall be deemed ineligible for award.
B. Offerors shall submit:
1. Offerors shall complete the table in section v, IAW the associated PWS.
2. Attachment 2, Past Performance Questionnaire. Offerors shall complete the questionnaire in its entirety. Note, offerors may utilize different contracts and references, per line item, when completing the document to show concurrent work.
C. For either the site visit (if required) or submission of quotations, all personnel requesting access to Malmstrom Air Force Base must possess a valid State or U.S.
Government picture identification card. Furthermore, individuals presenting identification cards from a state that is non-compliant with the REAL ID Act will require additional documentation to gain unescorted base access. Additional documentation includes a valid U.S. or foreign government-issued passport, an employment authorization document that contains a photograph, or identification cards issued by federal, state, or local government agencies that include a photo and biographic information. A full list of REAL ID Act compliant and non-complaint states can be found at https://www.dhs.gov/current-status-states-territories. Personnel requesting vehicle access to Malmstrom Air Force Base must provide a valid driver's license, current vehicle registration, and valid vehicle insurance.
D. Prospective offerors shall be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database when submitting an offer or quotation and shall continue to be registered until time of award, during performance and through final payment of any contract, basic agreement, basic ordering agreement or blanket purchasing agreement resulting from this solicitation. SAM must be current at the time of award and have completed the annual representations and certifications section IAW FAR 4.1102. Offerors must annotate within their quotation whether they are impacted due to the SAM conversion of CAGE to UEI.
E. The specific Ombudsman information for this acquisition is: If resolution cannot be made by the contracting officer, the interested party may contact the ombudsman, for AFGSC (Air Force Global Strike Command) acquisitions please contact the Director of Contracts, Air Force Installation Contracting Center, Operating Location – Global Strike (AFICC/KG OL-GSC) via the following e-mail workflow address:
ig.afica_kg.workflow@us.af.mil. Concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations that cannot be resolved at the enter/MAJCOM/DRU/SMC ombudsman level, may be brought by the interested party for further consideration to the Air Force ombudsman, Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary (ADAS) (Contracting), SAF/AQC, 1060 Air Force Pentagon, Washington DC 20330-1060, phone number (571) 256-2395, facsimile number (571) 256-2431.
F. Notice to Offerors/Suppliers: Funds are not presently available for this effort. No award will be made under this solicitation until funds are available. The Government reserves the right to cancel this solicitation, either before or after the closing date. In the event the Government cancels this solicitation, the Government has no obligation to reimburse an offeror for any costs.
G. Your quotation must remain valid until 1 August 2024.
H. A site visit will be held on 23 May 2024 at 0900 MST.
(x) The provision at FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation – Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Nov 2021), applies to this acquisition. Specific evaluation criteria are included in paragraphs (A) through (H) of this provision:
A. Quotations will be evaluated based upon conformance to the provision FAR 52.212-1
Instructions to Offerors Addenda, in paragraph viii above, for completeness.
Nonconformance to Instructions to Offerors shall be deemed incomplete and evaluation of the quote will cease.
B. The Government seeks to award to the responsible Offeror whose quote represents the best value to the Government, considering price and past performance, IAW the PWS. Only one award will be made as a result of this solicitation.
C. Three evaluation factors will be used to evaluate quotes: completeness, past performance, and price.
D. The evaluation process shall proceed as follows:
Step 1: Evaluate all offers for completeness.
Step 2: Evaluate complete offerors’ past performance pursuant to paragraph D.1. below.
Step 3: The Government will make a best value determination considering completeness, past performance, and price.
Step 4: Conduct price fair and reasonableness on the awardee pursuant to para. D.3.
below.
1. Past Performance Evaluation
• Performance will be evaluated as a measure of Offeror’s ability to successfully perform based on concurrent contract efforts. The Government will assign a rating of acceptable or unacceptable as defined below.
Rating Definition Acceptable Successfully completing concurrent work across the four disciplines identified within Attachment 2.
Unacceptable Not performing or unsuccessfully performing concurrent work across the four disciplines identified within Attachment 2 or the Government was unable to verify the information with the listed reference.
• Verification of performance information within Attachment 2 will be handled by any means available. In the event the 341st Contracting Squadron is unable to verify data submitted within the Past Performance Questionnaire, the Offeror will receive a performance rating of unacceptable.
• Past performance references must be recent as defined as occurring within the last 3 years.
2. Price Evaluation
• The Government will evaluate the price, stated in section v, comparing all acceptable offerors.
3. Best Value Determination
• Quotes shall be evaluated based upon best value to the Government considering acceptable completeness, past performance, and price. The Government reserves the right to award to a higher priced, higher technical rated offeror based upon the best value determination.
C. The provision at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications—
Commercial Items (Feb 2024) with its Alternate I (Feb 2024), applies to this acquisition.
A completed copy of this provision must accompany your quotation.
D. The clause at FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Items (Nov 2023), applies to this acquisition.
E. The clause at FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders – Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Feb 2024), applies to this acquisition. Additionally, the following FAR clauses cited in FAR 52.212-5 apply to this acquisition:
(a) The Contractor shall comply with the following Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clauses, which are incorporated in this contract by reference, to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial products and commercial services:
(1) 52.203-19, Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements (Jan 2017) (section 743 of Division E, Title VII, of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub. L. 113-235) and its successor provisions in subsequent appropriations acts (and as extended in continuing resolutions)).
(2) 52.204-23, Prohibition on Contracting for Hardware, Software, and Services Developed or Provided by Kaspersky Lab Covered Entities (Dec 2023) (Section 1634 of Pub. L. 115-91).
(3) 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment. (Nov 2021) (Section 889(a)(1)(A) of Pub. L. 115-232).
(4) 52.209-10, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations (Nov 2015).
(5) 52.232-40, Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (Mar 2023) ( 31 U.S.C. 3903 and 10 U.S.C. 3801).
(6) 52.233-3, Protest After Award (Aug 1996) ( 31 U.S.C. 3553).
(7) 52.233-4, Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (Oct 2004) (Public Laws 108-77 and 108-78 ( 19 U.S.C. 3805 note)).
(b) The Contractor shall comply with the FAR clauses in this paragraph (b) that the Contracting Officer has indicated as being incorporated in this contract by reference to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial products and commercial services:
__ (1) 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government (Jun 2020), with Alternate I (Nov 2021) ( 41 U.S.C. 4704 and 10 U.S.C. 4655).
__ (2) 52.203-13, Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct (Nov 2021) ( 41 U.S.C.
3509)).
__ (3) 52.203-15, Whistleblower Protections under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Jun 2010) (Section 1553 of Pub. L. 111-5). (Applies to contracts funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.)
__ (4) 52.203-17, Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights (Nov 2023) ( 41 U.S.C. 4712);
this clause does not apply to contracts of DoD, NASA, the Coast Guard, or applicable elements of the intelligence community—see FAR 3.900(a).
__ (5) 52.204-10, Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (Jun 2020) (Pub. L. 109-282) ( 31 U.S.C. 6101 note).
__ (6) [Reserved].
__ (7) 52.204-14, Service Contract Reporting Requirements (Oct 2016) (Pub. L. 111-117, section 743 of Div. C).
__ (8) 52.204-15, Service Contract Reporting Requirements for Indefinite-Delivery Contracts (Oct 2016) (Pub. L. 111-117, section 743 of Div. C).
_X_ (9) 52.204-27, Prohibition on a ByteDance Covered Application (Jun 2023) (Section 102 of Division R of Pub. L. 117-328).
__ (10) 52.204-28, Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act Orders—Federal Supply Schedules, Governmentwide Acquisition Contracts, and Multi-Agency Contracts. (Dec 2023) ( Pub. L. 115–390, title II).
__ (11) (i) 52.204-30, Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act Orders—Prohibition.
(Dec 2023) ( Pub. L. 115–390, title II).
__ (ii) Alternate I (Dec 2023) of 52.204–30.
__ (12) 52.209-6, Protecting the Government’s Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment. (Nov 2021) ( 31 U.S.C. 6101 note).
__ (13) 52.209-9, Updates of Publicly Available Information Regarding Responsibility Matters (Oct 2018) ( 41 U.S.C. 2313).
__ (14) [Reserved].
__ (15) 52.219-3, Notice of HUBZone Set-Aside or Sole-Source Award (Oct 2022) ( 15 U.S.C.
657a).
__ (16) 52.219-4, Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns (Oct 2022) (if the offeror elects to waive the preference, it shall so indicate in its offer) ( 15 U.S.C. 657a).
__ (17) [Reserved] _X_ (18) (i) 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (Nov 2020) ( 15 U.S.C. 644).
__ (ii) Alternate I (Mar 2020) of 52.219-6.
__ (19) (i) 52.219-7, Notice of Partial Small Business Set-Aside (Nov 2020) ( 15 U.S.C. 644).
__ (ii) Alternate I (Mar 2020) of 52.219-7.
__ (20) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (Feb 2024) ( 15 U.S.C. 637(d)(2) and (3)).
__ (21) (i) 52.219-9, Small Business Subcontracting Plan (Sep 2023) ( 15 U.S.C. 637(d)(4)).
__ (ii) Alternate I (Nov 2016) of 52.219-9.
__ (iii) Alternate II (Nov 2016) of 52.219-9.
__ (iv) Alternate III (Jun 2020) of 52.219-9.
__ (v) Alternate IV (Sep 2023) of 52.219-9.
__ (22) (i) 52.219-13, Notice of Set-Aside of Orders (Mar 2020) ( 15 U.S.C. 644(r)).
__ (ii) Alternate I (Mar 2020) of 52.219-13.
__ (23) 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting (Oct 2022) ( 15 U.S.C. 637s).
__ (24) 52.219-16, Liquidated Damages—Subcontracting Plan (Sep 2021) ( 15 U.S.C.
637(d)(4)(F)(i)).
__ (25) 52.219-27, Notice of Set-Aside for, or Sole-Source Award to, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Concerns Eligible Under the SDVOSB Program (Feb 2024) ( 15 U.S.C. 657f).
__ (26) (i) 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation (Feb 2024) ( 15 U.S.C. 632(a)(2)).
__ (ii) Alternate I (Mar 2020) of 52.219-28.
__ (27) 52.219-29, Notice of Set-Aside for, or Sole-Source Award to, Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business Concerns (Oct 2022) ( 15 U.S.C. 637(m)).
__ (28) 52.219-30, Notice of Set-Aside for, or Sole-Source Award to, Women-Owned Small Business Concerns Eligible Under the Women-Owned Small Business Program (Oct 2022) ( 15 U.S.C. 637(m)).
__ (29) 52.219-32, Orders Issued Directly Under Small Business Reserves (Mar 2020) ( 15 U.S.C. 644(r)).
__ (30) 52.219-33, Nonmanufacturer Rule (Sep 2021) ( 15U.S.C. 637(a)(17)).
_X_ (31) 52.222-3, Convict Labor (Jun 2003) (E.O.11755).
_X_ (32) 52.222-19, Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (Feb 2024).
_X_ (33) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Apr 2015).
_X_ (34) (i) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Sep 2016) (E.O.11246).
__ (ii) Alternate I (Feb 1999) of 52.222-26.
_X_ (35) (i) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (Jun 2020) ( 38 U.S.C. 4212).
__ (ii) Alternate I (Jul 2014) of 52.222-35.
_X_ (36) (i) 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (Jun 2020) ( 29 U.S.C.
793).
__ (ii) Alternate I (Jul 2014) of 52.222-36.
_X_ (37) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans (Jun 2020) ( 38 U.S.C. 4212).
__ (38) 52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act (Dec 2010) (E.O. 13496).
_X_ (39) (i) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (Nov 2021) ( 22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O. 13627).
__ (ii) Alternate I (Mar 2015) of 52.222-50 ( 22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O. 13627).
_X_ (40) 52.222-54, Employment Eligibility Verification (May 2022) (Executive Order 12989). (Not applicable to the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items or certain other types of commercial products or commercial services as prescribed in FAR 22.1803.)
__ (41) (i) 52.223-9, Estimate of Percentage of Recovered Material Content for EPA– Designated Items (May 2008) ( 42 U.S.C. 6962(c)(3)(A)(ii)). (Not applicable to the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items.)
__ (ii) Alternate I (May 2008) of 52.223-9 ( 42 U.S.C. 6962(i)(2)(C)). (Not applicable to the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items.)
__ (42) 52.223-11, Ozone-Depleting Substances and High Global Warming Potential Hydrofluorocarbons (Jun 2016) (E.O. 13693).
__ (43) 52.223-12, Maintenance, Service, Repair, or Disposal of Refrigeration Equipment and Air Conditioners (Jun 2016) (E.O. 13693).
__ (44) (i) 52.223-13, Acquisition of EPEAT®-Registered Imaging Equipment (Jun 2014) (E.O.s 13423 and 13514).
__ (ii) Alternate I (Oct 2015) of 52.223-13.
__ (45) (i) 52.223-14, Acquisition of EPEAT®-Registered Televisions (Jun 2014) (E.O.s 13423 and 13514).
__ (ii) Alternate I (Jun2014) of 52.223-14.
__ (46) 52.223-15, Energy Efficiency in Energy-Consuming Products (May 2020) ( 42 U.S.C.
8259b).
__ (47) (i) 52.223-16, Acquisition of EPEAT®-Registered Personal Computer Products (Oct 2015) (E.O.s 13423 and 13514).
__ (ii) Alternate I (Jun 2014) of 52.223-16.
_X_ (48) 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (Jun 2020) (E.O. 13513).
__ (49) 52.223-20, Aerosols (Jun 2016) (E.O. 13693).
__ (50) 52.223-21, Foams (Jun2016) (E.O. 13693).
__ (51) (i) 52.224-3 Privacy Training (Jan 2017) (5 U.S.C. 552 a).
__ (ii) Alternate I (Jan 2017) of 52.224-3.
__ (52) (i) 52.225-1, Buy American-Supplies (Oct 2022) ( 41 U.S.C. chapter 83).
__ (ii) Alternate I (Oct 2022) of 52.225-1.
__ (53) (i) 52.225-3, Buy American-Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act (NOV 2023) ( 19 U.S.C. 3301 note, 19 U.S.C. 2112 note, 19 U.S.C. 3805 note, 19 U.S.C. 4001 note, 19 U.S.C.
chapter 29 (sections 4501-4732), Public Law 103-182, 108-77, 108-78, 108-286, 108-302, 109- 53, 109-169, 109-283, 110-138, 112-41, 112-42, and 112-43.
__ (ii) Alternate I [Reserved].
__ (iii) Alternate II (Dec 2022) of 52.225-3.
__ (iv) Alternate III (Feb 2024) of 52.225-3.
__ (v) Alternate IV (Oct 2022) of 52.225-3.
__ (54) 52.225-5, Trade Agreements (NOV 2023) ( 19 U.S.C. 2501, et seq., 19 U.S.C. 3301 note).
_X_ (55) 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (Feb 2021) (E.O.’s, proclamations, and statutes administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury).
__ (56) 52.225-26, Contractors Performing Private Security Functions Outside the United States (Oct 2016) (Section 862, as amended, of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008; 10 U.S.C. Subtitle A, Part V, Subpart G Note).
__ (57) 52.226-4, Notice of Disaster or Emergency Area Set-Aside (Nov 2007) ( 42 U.S.C.
5150).
__ (58) 52.226-5, Restrictions on Subcontracting Outside Disaster or Emergency Area (Nov2007) ( 42 U.S.C. 5150).
__ (59) 52.229-12, Tax on Certain Foreign Procurements (Feb 2021).
__ (60) 52.232-29, Terms for Financing of Purchases of Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Nov 2021) ( 41 U.S.C. 4505, 10 U.S.C. 3805).
__ (61) 52.232-30, Installment Payments for Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Nov 2021) ( 41 U.S.C. 4505, 10 U.S.C. 3805).
_X_ (62) 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-System for Award Management (Oct2018) ( 31 U.S.C. 3332).
__ (63) 52.232-34, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Other than System for Award Management (Jul 2013) ( 31 U.S.C. 3332).
__ (64) 52.232-36, Payment by Third Party (May 2014) ( 31 U.S.C. 3332).
_X_ (65) 52.239-1, Privacy or Security Safeguards (Aug 1996) ( 5 U.S.C. 552a).
_X_ (66) 52.242-5, Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (Jan 2017) ( 15 U.S.C.
637(d)(13)).
__ (67) (i) 52.247-64, Preference for Privately Owned U.S.-Flag Commercial Vessels (Nov 2021) ( 46 U.S.C. 55305 and 10 U.S.C. 2631).
__ (ii) Alternate I (Apr 2003) of 52.247-64.
__ (iii) Alternate II (Nov 2021) of 52.247-64.
(c) The Contractor shall comply with the FAR clauses in this paragraph (c), applicable to commercial services, that the Contracting Officer has indicated as being incorporated in this contract by reference to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial products and commercial services:
_X_ (1) 52.222-41, Service Contract Labor Standards (Aug 2018) ( 41 U.S.C. chapter67).
__ (2) 52.222-42, Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires (May 2014) ( 29 U.S.C. 206 and 41 U.S.C. chapter 67).
__ (3) 52.222-43, Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Labor Standards-Price Adjustment (Multiple Year and Option Contracts) (Aug 2018) ( 29 U.S.C. 206 and 41 U.S.C.
chapter 67).
_X_ (4) 52.222-44, Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Labor Standards-Price Adjustment (May 2014) ( 29U.S.C.206 and 41 U.S.C. chapter 67).
__ (5) 52.222-51, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Maintenance, Calibration, or Repair of Certain Equipment-Requirements (May 2014) ( 41 U.S.C. chapter 67).
__ (6) 52.222-53, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to
Contracts for Certain Services-Requirements (May 2014) ( 41 U.S.C. chapter 67).
_X_ (7) 52.222-55, Minimum Wages for Contractor Workers Under Executive Order 14026 (Jan 2022).
_X_ (8) 52.222-62, Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706 (Jan 2022) (E.O. 13706).
__ (9) 52.226-6, Promoting Excess Food Donation to Nonprofit Organizations (Jun 2020) ( 42 U.S.C. 1792).
(d) Comptroller General Examination of Record. The Contractor shall comply with the provisions of this paragraph (d) if this contract was awarded using other than sealed bid, is in excess of the simplified acquisition threshold, as defined in FAR 2.101, on the date of award of this contract, and does not contain the clause at 52.215-2, Audit and Records-Negotiation.
(1) The Comptroller General of the United States, or an authorized representative of the Comptroller General, shall have access to and right to examine any of the Contractor’s directly pertinent records involving transactions related to this contract.
(2) The Contractor shall make available at its offices at all reasonable times the records, materials, and other evidence for examination, audit, or reproduction, until 3 years after final payment under this contract or for any shorter period specified in FAR subpart 4.7, Contractor Records Retention, of the other clauses of this contract. If this contract is completely or partially terminated, the records relating to the work terminated shall be made available for 3 years after any resulting final termination settlement. Records relating to appeals under the disputes clause or to litigation or the settlement of claims arising under or relating to this contract shall be made available until such appeals, litigation, or claims are finally resolved.
(3) As used in this clause, records include books, documents, accounting procedures and practices, and other data, regardless of type and regardless of form. This does not require the Contractor to create or maintain any record that the Contractor does not maintain in the ordinary course of business or pursuant to a provision of law.
(e) (1) Notwithstanding the requirements of the clauses in paragraphs (a), (b), (c), and (d) of this clause, the Contractor is not required to flow down any FAR clause, other than those in this paragraph (e)(1), in a subcontract for commercial products or commercial services. Unless otherwise indicated below, the extent of the flow down shall be as required by the clause-
(i) 52.203-13, Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct (Nov 2021) ( 41 U.S.C. 3509).
(ii) 52.203-17, Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights (Nov 2023) ( 41 U.S.C. 4712).
(iii) 52.203-19, Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements (Jan 2017) (section 743 of Division E, Title VII, of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub. L. 113-235) and its successor provisions in subsequent appropriations acts (and as extended in continuing resolutions)).
(iv) 52.204-23, Prohibition on Contracting for Hardware, Software, and Services Developed or Provided by Kaspersky Lab Covered Entities (Dec 2023) (Section 1634 of Pub. L. 115-91).
(v) 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video
Surveillance Services or Equipment. (Nov 2021) (Section 889(a)(1)(A) of Pub. L. 115-232).
(vi) 52.204-27, Prohibition on a ByteDance Covered Application (Jun 2023) (Section 102 of Division R of Pub. L. 117-328).
(vii) (A) 52.204–30, Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act Orders—Prohibition. (Dec 2023) ( Pub. L. 115–390, title II).
(B) Alternate I (Dec 2023) of 52.204–30.
(viii) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (Feb 2024) ( 15 U.S.C. 637(d)(2) and (3)), in all subcontracts that offer further subcontracting opportunities. If the subcontract (except subcontracts to small business concerns) exceeds the applicable threshold specified in FAR 19.702(a) on the date of subcontract award, the subcontractor must include 52.219-8 in lower tier subcontracts that offer subcontracting opportunities.
(ix) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Apr 2015).
(x) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Sep 2015) (E.O.11246).
(xi) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (Jun 2020) ( 38 U.S.C. 4212).
(xii) 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (Jun 2020) ( 29 U.S.C. 793).
(xiii) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans (Jun 2020) ( 38 U.S.C. 4212).
(xiv) 52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act (Dec 2010) (E.O. 13496). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (f) of FAR clause 52.222-40.
(xv) 52.222-41, Service Contract Labor Standards (Aug 2018) ( 41 U.S.C. chapter 67).
(xvi) (A) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (Nov 2021) ( 22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O 13627).
(B) Alternate I (Mar 2015) of 52.222-50 ( 22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O. 13627).
(xvii) 52.222-51, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Maintenance, Calibration, or Repair of Certain Equipment-Requirements (May 2014) ( 41 U.S.C. chapter 67).
(xviii) 52.222-53, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Certain Services-Requirements (May 2014) ( 41 U.S.C. chapter 67).
(xix) 52.222-54, Employment Eligibility Verification (May 2022) (E.O. 12989).
(xx) 52.222-55, Minimum Wages for Contractor Workers Under Executive Order 14026 (Jan 2022).
(xxi) 52.222-62, Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706 (Jan 2022) (E.O. 13706).
(xxii) (A) 52.224-3, Privacy Training (Jan 2017) ( 5 U.S.C. 552a).
(B) Alternate I (Jan 2017) of 52.224-3.
(xxiii) 52.225-26, Contractors Performing Private Security Functions Outside the United States (Oct 2016) (Section 862, as amended, of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008; 10 U.S.C. Subtitle A, Part V, Subpart G Note).
(xxiv) 52.226-6, Promoting Excess Food Donation to Nonprofit Organizations (Jun 2020) ( 42 U.S.C. 1792). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (e) of FAR clause 52.226-6.
(xxv) 52.232-40, Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (Mar 2023) ( 31 U.S.C. 3903 and 10 U.S.C. 3801). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (c) of 52.232-40.
(xxvi) 52.247-64, Preference for Privately Owned U.S.-Flag Commercial Vessels (Nov 2021) ( 46 U.S.C. 55305 and 10 U.S.C. 2631). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (d) of FAR clause 52.247-64.
(2) While not required, the Contractor may include in its subcontracts for commercial products and commercial services a minimal number of additional clauses necessary to satisfy its contractual obligations.
(End of clause)
F. The following additional contract requirement(s) or terms and conditions apply to this acquisition and are consistent with customary commercial practices:
52.203-11 Certification and Disclosure Regarding Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions (Sep 2007)
52.203-12 Limitation on Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions (Jun 2020) 52.203-18 Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require Certain Internal
Confidentiality Agreements or Statements - -Representation (Jan 2017) 52.203-19 Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or
Statements (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) 52.204-24 Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance
Services or Equipment (Nov 2021) 52.204-26 Covered Telecommunication Equipment or Services-Representation (Oct
2020) 52.209-11 Representation by Corporations Regarding Delinquent Tax Liability or a
Felony Conviction under any Federal Law (Feb 2016) 52.222-19 Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (Dec 2022) 52.223-5 Pollution Prevention and Right-to-Know Information (May 2011) 52.223-17 Affirmative Procurement of EPA-designated Items in Service and Construction
Contracts (Aug 2018) 52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (Nov 2021) 52.233-1 Disputes (May 2014) 52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1998) 52.252-3 Alterations in Solicitation (Apr 1984) 52.252-4 Alterations in Contract (Apr 1984) 52.252-5 Authorized Deviations in Provisions (Nov 2020) 52.252-6 Authorized Deviations in Clauses (Nov 2020) 252.203-7000 Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials (Sep 2011) 252.203-7002 Requirements to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights (Dec 2022)
252.203-7005 Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials (Sep 2022)
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) 252.205-7000 Provision of Information to Cooperative Agreement Holders (Dec 1991) 252.209-7004 Subcontracting with Firms that are Owned or Controlled by the Government of a Country that is a State Sponsor of Terrorism (May 2019) 252.223-7006 Prohibition on Storage, Treatment, and Disposal of Toxic or Hazardous
Materials—Basic (Sep 2014) 252.223-7008 Prohibition on Hexavalent Chromium (Jun 2013) 252.225-7000 Buy American—Balance of Payments Program Certificate. (Nov 2014) 252.225-7001 Buy American and Balance of Payments Program (Jun 2022) 252.225-7012 Preference for Certain Domestic Commodities (Apr 2022) 252.225-7048 Export-Control Items (Jun 2013) 252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports (Dec 2018) 252.232-7006 Wide Area Workflow Payment Instructions (Dec 2018) 252.232-7007 Limitation of Government’s Obligation (Apr 2014) 252.232-7010 Levies on Contract Payments (Dec 2006) 252.237-7018 Special Definitions of Government Property (Dec 1991) 252.237-7024 Notice of Continuation of Essential Contractor Services (Oct 2010) 252.243-7001 Pricing on Contract Modifications (Dec 1991) 252.243-7002 Requests for Equitable Adjustment (Dec 2022) 252.244-7000 Subcontracts for Commercial Items (Dec 2022) 252.247-7023 Transportation of Supplies by Sea—Basic (Feb 2019) 5352.223-9000 Elimination of Use of Class I Ozone Depleting Substances (ODS) Basic (Oct
2019) 5352.223-9001 Health and Safety on Government Installations (Oct 2019) 5352.242-9000 Contractor Access to Air Force Installations (Oct 2019)
CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY FULL TEXT
DAFFARS 5352.201-9101 AFGSC OMBUDSMAN (JUL 2023)
(a) An ombudsman has been appointed to hear and facilitate the resolution of concerns from offerors, potential offerors, and others for this acquisition. When requested, the ombudsman will maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of the concern. The existence of the ombudsman does not affect the authority of the program manager, contracting officer, or source selection official. Further, the ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of proposals, the source selection process, or the adjudication of protests or formal contract disputes. The ombudsman may refer the interested party to another official who can resolve the concern.
(b) Before consulting with an ombudsman, interested parties must first address their concerns, issues, disagreements, and/or recommendations to the contracting officer for resolution.
Consulting an ombudsman does not alter or postpone the timelines for any other processes (e.g., agency level bid protests, GAO bid protests, requests for debriefings, employee-employer actions, contests of OMB Circular A-76 competition performance decisions).
(c) If resolution cannot be made by the contracting officer, the interested party may contact the ombudsman, for AFGSC (Air Force Global Strike Command) acquisitions please contact the Director of Contracts, Air Force Installation Contracting Center, Operating Location - Global Strike (AFICC/KG OL-GSC) via the following e-mail workflow address:
ig.afica_kg.workflow@us.af.mil. Concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations that cannot be resolved at the Center/MAJCOM/DRU/SMC ombudsman level, may be brought by the interested party for further consideration to the Air Force ombudsman, Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary (ADAS) (Contracting), SAF/AQC, 1060 Air Force Pentagon, Washington DC 20330-1060, phone number (571) 256-2395, facsimile number (571) 256-2431.
(d) The ombudsman has no authority to render a decision that binds the agency.
(e) Do not contact the ombudsman to request copies of the solicitation, verify offer due date, or clarify technical requirements. Such inquiries shall be directed to the contracting officer.
(End of clause)
G. Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) is not applicable.
H. Quotes are required to be received NO LATER THAN 2:00 PM MT, Thursday, 13 June 2024. Quotes must be emailed A1C Kamiyah Parker at email:
kamiyah.parker@us.af.mil and MSgt Karla Michelle Alvarado at email:
Karla.Alvarado@us.af.mil. Please follow-up quote submission with an email/call to ensure receipt.
I. Direct your questions to A1C Kamiyah Parker at commercial: (406) 731-4039 or e-mail: kamiyah.parker@us.af.mil.
Attachments:
1. Performance Work Statement
2. Past Performance Questionnaire
3. Installation Perimeter Access Control Memorandum
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