Contract Document 1 - Performance Work Statement and Administrative Matters.pdf

PDF 197 KB Posted

Attached to
US Air Force Academy Appraisal Federal contract opportunity
Solicitation number
47PB0021Q0030
Issued by
General Services Administration Public Buildings Service Region 1

View the file

Other files for this federal contract opportunity

Other files attached to US Air Force Academy Appraisal, newest first.
File Type Posted
Solicitation Amendment 47PB0021Q0030_0001 (1).pdf PDF
Attachments 1 2 and 3.pdf PDF
RFQ 47PB0021Q0030 USAF Acadamy Recreation Fields Appraisal.pdf PDF

On GovTribe

Work with this file on GovTribe

  • Download the original file
  • Contacts named in this file
  • Similar government files
  • Ask GovTribe AI about this file

Text version

Contract Document 1 - Performance Work Statement and Administrative Matters

SECTION 1: PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT (PWS)

1. Purpose

The General Services Administration (GSA) is seeking proposals for an appraisal report that determines the market rental rates (hourly and daily) of recreational fields, facilities and training areas situated on the campus of the U.S. Air Force Academy, prepared in accordance with the Uniform Standards for Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) as described in the below Scope of Work.

2. Objective

The purpose of the assignment is to develop opinions of market rental rates for the recreational fields, facilities, and training areas for non-Academy related events. It is anticipated that the subject property will be rented on a short-term non-exclusive basis and the resultant rent schedule must reflect daily and or hourly rental rates for the various fields, facilities and training areas of the subject.

Property Details

The Air Force Academy, located on the northern boundary of Colorado Springs, contains 18,510 acres. All of the fields, facilities and training areas that are the subject of this appraisal are located within its boundaries and summarized in the following tables. The subject’s fields, facilities and training areas have the capacity to accommodate a mix of sporting activities including 27 varsity sports, obstacle and navigation courses, parking areas and housing (Vandenberg Dormitory).

Facility/Field Court/ Field Dimensions

Spectator/Seating Capacity

Year Built

Falcon Stadium - 49000 Standard NCAA Field

46,492 1962

Falcon Stadium-Blue Silver Lounge 9,910 SF 300 1991 Falcon Stadium-Blue Silver Seating Area 3,432 SF 264 1991 Falcon Stadium-Parking Lots 190 Acres Softball Fields-10074 & 10076 3.85 Acres None 1989 JV Baseball Field-10080 Standard NCAA

Baseball Field, 2.79 Acre Site

None

Cadet Field House-2169, Ice Arena Standard NCAA Rink

2,470 1968

Cadet Field House-Clune Arena- Basketball Standard NCAA Court

5,858 1968

Cadet Field House-Room 2045-Falcon Room

2,318 SF 150 1968

Cadet Field House-Parking Lot-10521 10 Acres 1966 Holaday Athletic Center-2164 92,000 SF,100-yard, indoor turf field None 2011

Falcon Field-Varsity Baseball Stadium- 10075

Standard NCAA field, 2.78 Acres

600 1959

Outdoor Tennis Courts-10081 12 Standard NCAA courts; 18 Intramural/Recreation size

Courtside bleachers 1959

Outdoor Track 10085 8-lane 400 meters;

approximately 6-acre site

3,500 1959

Soccer Stadium 10078 Standard NCAA field, 1.36-acre site

800 1995

Athletic Fields, Intramural-Tiers 2 & 3- 10064 & 10077

40.94 Acres None 1959

Football Practice Field-10069 6.53 Acres None 1959 Rugby Field-10066 Standard NCAA

Field, 8.5 Acres None 1959

Lacrosse Stadium-10067 Standard NCAA Field, 2.02 Acre site

2000 1959

Athletic Field, Intramural-Tier 1, 10063 14.51 Acres None 1959 Falcon Athletic Center -2168 N/A N/A 2004 Cadet Gymnasium-2170-Tennis Courts Standard NCAA courts, 28,400 SF Bleacher Area above courts-380

Cadet Gymnasium-Center Gym Volleyball 20,000 SF 1,000 1958 Cadet Gymnasium-Center Gym-Basketball 18,700 SF Court level bleacher seating

Cadet Gymnasium-West Gym Addition- Gymnastics and Fencing Gym

25,000 SF Courtside Bleacher Area, Viewing Area Above Bleachers -

Cadet Gymnasium- Natatorium 8 lap- 50 meters in length, Olympic-sized pool; 1 & 3 meter diving boards;

5,7, & 10 meter diving platforms

1200 1958

Cadet Gymnasium-Water Polo 60’x120’,7.5’ deep Pool level seating (1 row)

Cadet Gymnasium- Boxing Gym 10,000 SF, 4 rings Ringside bleacher area, viewing area above bleachers-500

Cadet Gymnasium-Racquetball Courts 9,600 SF Bleacher Seating Outside of Court, Seats Approximately 10/court

Vandenberg Dormitory-2360

2 and 3 beds per units, approximately 230 SF each

N/A 1958

Arnold Hall-2302 157,000 Bldg AF, contains theater and ballroom areas

Theater-2,811 Ballroom-900

Center for Character and Leadership Development (CCLD)-2300

42,000 SF Facility, contains training rooms and administrative offices

Forum area-200 Seminar Rooms (2), 65 each

Stillman Field Parade Grounds-10710 32 Acres 4,500 1965

Field Engineering Readiness Lab (FERL) 29.2 Acres, includes buildings

N/A 1996

Jacks Valley Training Area 1,311 Acres, includes buildings and Land Navigation Course Area – 1,131 Acres

N/A 1963

CATM Rifle Range-10150 4.789 Acres including building

N/A 1970

CATM Small Arms Range - 10151 1.714 Acres, including building

N/A 1961

MOUT Village-10148 3.212 Acres N/A 2009 Scout Campground 8.2 Acres +/- N/A

Falcon Stadium seats 46,692, consisting of bleacher seating, Blue Silver Seating/Lounge which is below the press box and nine individual skyboxes offering views of the field and containing indoor stadium seating. The football field is NCAA regulation size with synthetic turf. The stadium contains two full scoreboards in addition to field lighting. The concourse includes 9 concession stands which are dispersed throughout along with a comptroller’s room with office areas.

Falcon Stadium Skyboxes The Stadium has 9 private skyboxes at the top of the general bleacher seating area, adjacent to the Blue Silver Lounge. Skybox 1 contains 10 stadium seats, skyboxes 2-8 contain eight stadium seats and skybox 10 contains 20 stadium seats. In addition to the stadium seating, each skybox also contains a private suite area. The suites range in size from 270 to 386 square feet.

Softball Fields 10074 and 10076 The infields are “dirt” and the outfields are natural grass. There is no lighting, dugouts or bleachers.

JV Baseball Field 10080 The infield and outfield are natural grass. There is a outfield fence, backstop, and two

Falcon Stadium

Component Capacity Football Field 46,692 Blue Silver Lodge 300 Blue Silver Seating 2nd Level 264 Skybox 1 12 seats Skybox 2-8 8 seats

Skybox 9 20 seats Concession Stand 9

Comptroller Room N/A Home and Visitor Locker Rooms Home- 13,375 SF Visitors – 4,100 SF dugouts. There is no lighting or spectator seating.

Cadet Field House Components

Component Capacity Ice Arena 2,470 Clune Arena 5,858 Multi-Purpose Facility 925 Falcon Room 2,318 square feet,150 people 2094 Manager-Ice Skate Booth 640 square feet Gift Shop/Sales Area 2,000 square feet Concessions Room 212/229 Stand 750 square feet

Ice Arena The ice arena contains a regulation-sized NCAA ice rink with a seating capacity 2,470. A scoreboard is suspended over the center of the rink. There is seating on the east and west side of the arena.

Clune Arena-Basketball Clune Arena has been the home for the Air Force basketball programs since 1968. With seating capacity of 5,858, the arena contains a standard-size NCAA basketball court with a scoreboard that is suspended over midcourt. There are additional basketball hoops along the sidelines of the main court that can be raised and lowered. Spectator seating surrounds the entire basketball court. Academy wrestling and volleyball events are also held in the arena.

Multi-Purpose Facility The Cadet Filed house is a multi-purpose arena with a six-lane indoor track surrounding a synthetic turf playing field. The field is used as an indoor practice area for football, lacrosse, soccer, track and baseball. The practice field is approximately 90 yards long with lighting and spectator bleachers.

Cadet Field House-Falcon Room (Room 2045) Containing 2,318 square feet, this 150-person capacity reception hall/meeting room is located south of the main basketball court in the Clune Arena. The room has recessed fluorescent lighting and acoustical tile ceiling with a carpeted floor. A projector and screen are permanently installed along one of the walls.

Holladay Athletic Center – Building 2164 The Holladay Athletic Center built in 2011, is a 92,000 square-foot indoor practice facility housing a regulation-sized synthetic turf field that is lined for football, lacrosse, and soccer.

The ceilings are 65’ high and are lighted by both indirect fluorescent lighting and natural light through large glass windows. Except in the restroom areas, there is no heating and cooling. Seating is very limited.

Athletic Fields Summary Stadium/Field Primary

Sport Surface Spectator Capacity Lighting?

Falcon Field-Varsity Baseball Stadium- 10075, NCAA regulation size

Baseball Sport Turf 600 No

JV Baseball Field-10080 Baseball Natural Grass 2.79 Acres None No Softball Fields – 10074 & 10076 Softball Natural Grass 3.85 Acres None No Soccer Stadium – 10078, NCAA regulation size

Soccer Natural Grass 1.36 Acres 800 Yes

Athletic Fields, Intramural – Tiers 2 & 3, 10064 & 10077

Soccer Natural Grass, 40.94 Acres None No

Football Practice Field - 10069 Football Natural Grass, 6.53 Acres None No Rugby Field- 10066, NCAA regulation size

Rugby Natural Grass, 8.5 Acres None No

Lacrosse Stadium – 10067, NCAA regulation size

Lacrosse Sport Turf, 2.02 Acres 2000 Yes

Athletic Field, Intramural – Tier 1, 10063 Multiple Natural Grass, 14.51 Acres None No Outdoor Track Complex, 8 lane 400 meters - 10085

Track and Field

Sport Turf, Rubber track,

1.36 Acres

3500 No

Outdoor Tennis Courts - 10081 Tennis 12 Standard NCAA courts; 18 rec courts

Courtside bleachers No

Falcon Field -Baseball Stadium -10075 Falcon Field is the home of the Air Force Academy’s men’s baseball team. It is a regulation NCAA baseball infield containing an outfield wall (349’ at left, 393’ at left center, 400’ at center, 365’ at right center and 316’ at right field). There is bleacher seating behind the 1st and 3rd base lines for about 600 although there is no field lighting.

Soccer Stadium 10078 Originally constructed in 1995, the soccer stadium contains a NCAA regulation natural grass field and has a stadium seating capacity of about 800. Since its initial construction, the facility has been renovated with the expansion of stadium seating, lighting, locker rooms, pedestrian walkways and public restrooms.

Athletic Fields, Intramural- Tiers 2 & 3, 10064 & 10077 There are about 40 acres of unlit practice fields. These fields are natural grass and are primarily used for soccer games. There is no spectator seating.

Football Practice Fields -10069 There are three regulation-sized natural grass football practice fields. These fields do not have spectator seating and are not lighted. They are located adjacent and north of the Cadet Gymnasium and across the street to the south of the baseball and lacrosse stadiums.

Men’s Rugby Field - 10066 The rugby field is a regulation-sized field with a natural grass surface located northeast of the athletic field. An electronic scoreboard was installed in 2020. There is no spectator seating or lighting.

Lacrosse Stadium -10067 The stadium contains a NCAA regulation-sized turf field with stadium lighting, an electronic scoreboard and bleacher seating for 2,000. The stadium is located in the eastern part of the Academy fields.

Athletic Field, Intramural- Tier 1- 10063 There are 14.51 acres of natural grass fields located in the western part of the Academy fields, adjacent to Academy Drive which are for multipurpose use. Seven of the fields are painted for flickerball and one is painted for rugby. There is no spectator seating or lighting.

Outdoor Track and Field Complex -10085 The complex constructed in 2011 for $4.1 million features an 8-lane “full pour” polyurethane synthetic running track surface. It is located along the northeast corner of the athletic fields and enclosed with chain-link fencing. The infield contains long jump runways and pits, triple jump pits, pole vault runways and box positions, high jump baselines, 2 throwing cages and 2 javelin runways. The spectator bleachers accommodate up to 3,500.

Outdoor Tennis Courts -10081 South of the athletic fields and adjacent to the Gymnasium is an outdoor tennis court area. The area includes 12 competition courts and 18 intramural courts which are lined to accommodate both doubles and singles matches and have an outdoor tennis court surface. There is lighting, fencing with windbreak netting, and spectator seating for the competition courts.

Cadet Gymnasium – Building 2170 The gymnasium facility contains 439,951 square feet and is five stories high. It has two swimming pools, an indoor rifle range and four indoor tennis courts, along with separate facilities for gymnastics, cheerleading, wrestling, fencing, boxing, aerobic fitness, weightlifting, scuba, baseball, volleyball and judo. The gym also contains an athletic training room, human performance laboratory, lockers for all cadets/staff, and administrative offices of the physical education instructors and support staff.

Cadet Gymnasium Summary Component Number of Courts Capacity

East/Central Gym Basketball & Volleyball Courts

Up to 10 basketball/ 9 volleyball practice courts or 3 regulation basketball/volleyball courts

1,000

West Gym Addition Gymnastics & Fencing

15,000 SF gymnastics center, 10,000 SF fencing gym

Courtside bleacher area, viewing area above bleachers Natatorium Olympic-size pool w/8 lanes; 1 & 3 meter diving boards, 5 &10 meter platforms 1,2000

Water Polo Pool 60’ x 120’, 7.5’ deep Small pool level seating area

Indoor Tennis Courts 4 380 Boxing Gym 4 Boxing Rings 500

Racquetball Courts 9 Approximately 10/court

East/Central Gym This is a multi-purpose facility with the ability to convert its use between either or both basketball and volleyball. The central gym has a wall that can be lowered for separate events or raised to increase the total court area. The gyms are fully heated and cool, lighted and contain bleacher seating for spectators.

West Gym Addition – Gymnastics and Fencing Gym The gymnastics center containing about 15,000 SF has hardwood floors and is fully lighted.

There is courtside seating for spectators as well as an elevated viewing area along the corner of the gym. In total, the seating area is for 600.

Natatorium The natatorium is an Olympic-size swimming and diving facility that is home to the varsity swimming team. The pool contains 8 swimming lanes 50 meters in length and contains a center “divider” allowing the lanes to be converted to 25 meters. The diving area contains 1 and 3 meter diving boards in addition to 5,7, and 10 meter diving platforms. The facility contains limited pool-side seating and a large, elevated bleacher seating area that can accommodate approximately 1,200.

Water Polo Pool The pool is 120’ x 60’ and is 7.5’ feet deep. The facility contains interior lighting, a corner scoreboard and a small poolside seating area with flip down chairs along the wall.

Indoor Tennis Facility The facility contains 4 regulation-sized (28,400 SF) indoor surface courts with suspended LED lighting. The courts are separated with netting fences. Spectator viewing for 380 are along the western side of the facility and are elevated above the courts.

Boxing Gymnasium The gym has 4 rings that are situated in about 10,000 SF of total space. The space is configured into an upper and lower floor. The rings on the upper floor have fully heating and cooling, indirect boxing gym lighting and elevated court-side seating for 500. The rings on the lower floor contain boxing training equipment, e.g., body bags, speed bags, etc.

Racquetball Courts The facility contains 9 standard racquetball courts complete with standard hardwood floors and back glass walls. Bleacher seating is provided for approximately 10 spectators at each court.

Vandenberg Dorm – Building 2360 Vandenberg is one of two main Cadet dormitories at the Academy. The building contains approximately 833,000 SF of area in six stories. The rooms are 13’ x 18’ and typically contain two or three twin size modular beds, a built-in sink, mirror, and medicine cabinet. Each wing of the unit has dedicated communal bathrooms and showers. The third, fifth and sixth floors are open to non-Air Force Academy members during the summer months for summer sports campers.

Arnold Hall- Building 2302 Arnold Hall is located in the “Historical Cadet Area” and is the social center for the campus.

The hall contains a large theater with a 2,811-seating capacity and a ballroom with 900 seats. Additionally, there are other areas for social gatherings, a food court/coffee shop, and a bar. In total, the building contains about 157,000 SF. It is anticipated that the primary rental spaces would be the theater and the ballroom.

Center for Character and Leadership Development (CCLD)- Building 2300 The CCLD constructed in 2016 as an educational center for the Air Force Academy contains 42,000 SF of space and features architectural glass walls. It contains administrative offices, conference rooms, interactive training, and study rooms. Additionally, there is a 200-seat forum area with a stage that includes audiovisual capacity along with two seminar rooms with a capacity for 130.

Stillman Filed Parade Ground – 10710 The parade grounds total 32 acres of natural grass and are used for cadet parades, training and other occasional events like concerts. There is bleacher seating with ADA access for 2,400 spectators. Some of the bleachers are as new as 2020.

Field Engineer Readiness Laboratory (FERL) The FERL includes 17 Hardback Huts (buildings 1140-1156) and the shower/latrine- Building 1089. The FERL is designed to provide Cadets hands-on training, like surveying, construction methods and materials and engineering design principles and theory. The huts are used to house Cadets as well as Air Force Reserve units for training courses. The FERL could be rented in the future by non-Air Force and non-Federal entities for training.

Jacks Valley Training Area The Training Area was developed in 1963 to facilitate military training and development in navigation, leadership, and obstacle courses. It contains about 180 acres and includes a dining hall (1079), campsites, latrines (1071), a Leadership Reaction Course (10706), Confidence Course (10707), an Obstacle Course (10709), a Bayonet Assault Course (10094), EOD Demolition Pit (10098) and maintenance buildings. Cadets receive Basic Military Training (BMT) here each summer, while local military and civilian units train the rest of the time. The Land Navigation course that runs in and to the outside of the Jacks Valley Training Area is approximately 1,131 acres.

CATM (Combat Arms Training & Maintenance) Rifle Range (10150) and Small Arms Range (10151) The facility is used by Air Force Security Forces, Cadets and local military and law enforcement units.

MOUT Village (Military Operations Urban Terrain) – 10148 – The village was created in 2009 as a training site for active-duty security forces personnel, cadet and local law enforcement units. The “mock” urban environment was created from shipping containers and is surrounded by fencing.

Scout Campground (No assigned Building Number, Latrines- Building 9001) The Air Force Academy has a rich history with Colorado Springs as a host for multiple Boy and Girl Scout Jamboree events. The campground is a small area of land located near the North Gate entrance and the B-52 display. The area is fenced but otherwise unimproved. There is a nearby latrine building for use by campers and also visitors using the Santa Fe Trail.

Other Building 2168 is a basic administrative office and is not part of the assignment.

Legal Description The property is legally described as that part lying within the AFA Boundary, Section 1, 5, 20, 21, 28, 33 Township 12S, Range 67W, all of sections 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 34, 35, 36, Township 12S, Range 67W, that part lying within the AFA Boundary Sections 7, 18, 19, 20, 29, 32 Township 12S, Range 66W, all of sections 30, 31, Township 12S, Range 66W, that part lying within AFA Boundary Sections 5, 6, Township 13S, Range 66W and that part lying within the AFA Boundary Section 1, Township 13S, Range 67W.

Scope of Work

A. The contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, supplies, facilities, travel, tools, materials, supervision, and other items and non-personal services necessary to perform an appraisal of the real property as defined in this Performance Work Statement. The contractor shall perform to the standards in this contract.

The appraisal report shall be a comprehensive study conducted in compliance with Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP). This includes presenting adequate factual data to support each rate, percentage and amount used in sufficient detail to permit a comprehensive review of the appraisal report; relating conclusions to facts; and being complete to the extent that the appraiser collects, verifies and analyzes all information necessary for credible assignment results.

B. Report Format

The appraisal report shall be a comprehensive study conducted in compliance with Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP); presenting adequate factual data to support each rate, percentage and amount used in sufficient detail to permit a comprehensive and intelligent review of the appraisal report; relating conclusions to facts; and being complete to the extent that the appraiser collects, verifies and analyzes all information necessary for credible assignment results.

The appraisal shall be reported in a complete and narrative format (formerly known as a “self-contained report”) with extensive detail and description. All data, analyses and relevant physical and economic information must be included in the report (not referenced in the appraiser’s file). The production appraiser must be a principal/senior appraiser, and must be at minimum a State Certified General Real Estate Appraiser in good standing. The person conducting the appraisal field work including inspections must also have a General Real Estate Appraiser state certification and be in good standing. An appraiser with a Trainee status must be accompanied by a state certified appraiser during the appraisal field work.

Deviations from these specifications may result in non-acceptance of the report. A GSA Appraiser will review the appraisal prior to acceptance.

C. Labor Requirements

Appraiser - Key Personnel 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’s Representative. 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 production appraiser shall have a Colorado General State Certification for Real Estate Appraisal. Copies of the appraisal licenses shall be included in the proposal.

Temporary licenses will be accepted.

D. Deliverables/Schedule

GSA requires an appraisal report where market rental rates are determined for various fields, facilities, and training areas.

1. Draft Highest and Best Use Analysis and Market Analysis – The contract appraiser shall e-mail the draft analyses prior to the second progress-update call, (approximately 30 days from the notice to proceed) to be discussed.

2. Draft Report - The contract appraiser shall e-mail the draft report within 75 days of the Notice to Proceed to linda.clemens@gsa.gov. Any delays in delivery must be approved prior to the deadline.

3. Final Report - The contract appraiser shall deliver (1) hard copy of the final reports, as well as an electronic version, to linda.clemens@gsa.gov no later than ten (10) days from the appraiser’s receipt of the reviewer’s comments on the draft. The hard copy of the corrected final reports shall be mailed to the below address. In total, GSA will receive two (2) copies of the report. Any delays in delivery must be approved by the COR prior to the deadline.

Linda Clemens - Regional Appraiser Real Property Utilization & Disposal (7PZ) General Services Administration 819 Taylor Street, Room 11A30 Fort Worth, TX 76102

SECTION 2: ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS

1) GSA Points Of Contact This Contract is between the United States of America, acting by and through the Administrator of General Services (GSA), and the Contractor. References in this Contract to "the Owner" or "the Government" shall be understood to refer to GSA. The following individual is designated as the Contracting Officer for the Contract.

Huy Le Acquisition Management Division Phone: 617- 565-5803 Email: Huy.Le@gsa.gov

GSA Contract Specialist (CS)

Acquisition Management Division (1PQB) 10 Causeway St.

Boston, MA 02222

GSA Contracting Officer’s Representative Linda Clemens - Regional Appraiser Real Property Utilization & Disposal (7PZ) General Services Administration 819 Taylor Street, Room 11A30 Fort Worth, TX 76102 Linda.clemens@gsa.g ov 214-683-2561

2) Period of Performance The contractor shall commence the work upon Notice to Proceed (NTP). The Period of Performance (POP) shall be one hundred and twenty (160) days with deliverables submitted in accordance with the schedule as defined at section A.4.D- Deliverables / Schedule

3) Method of Payment Payment for services shall be in one lump sum amount to be paid upon receipt and acceptance of the FINAL Appraisal Report.

The Contractor shall provide a single invoice requesting payment to the GSA COR and upon approval from the COR, submit the invoice electronically to the GSA FINANCE website: https://finance3.gsa.gov/

4) Post Award Meetings The Production Appraiser shall be required to participate in 1) a post-award kick-off meeting and 2) short progress updates via email or phone on a fortnight basis. The kick-off meeting shall be conducted by a conference call with the GSA Contracting Officer’s Representative and any other GSA personnel identified, for discussion and interpretation of all instructions.

The meeting shall be scheduled within ten (10) days of the award. On the second progress update (approximately 30 days after the contract’s award), the appraiser shall provide a draft market analysis and highest and best use analysis to GSA.

5) Security The Contractor shall comply with GSA administrative, physical, and technical security controls to ensure that all Government’s security requirements are met. The Contractor is responsible for addressing any issues or concerns raised by GSA within a one week turn around.

6) Privacy Act Work on this contract will require personnel to have access to Privacy Information.

Personnel shall adhere to the Privacy Act, Title 5 of the U.S. Code, Section 552a and applicable agency rules and regulations.

7) Protection of Information The Contractor shall be responsible for properly protecting all information used, gathered, or developed as a result of work under the contract. In addition, the Contractor shall protect all government data, equipment, or information by treating the material as sensitive. SBU information, data, and/or equipment shall only be disclosed to authorize personnel. The Contractor shall ensure that appropriate administrative, technical, and physical safeguards are established to ensure the security and confidentiality of this information, data, and/or equipment is properly protected. When no longer required, this information, data, and/or equipment shall be returned to Government control, destroyed, or held until otherwise directed. Items returned to the Government will be hand carried or mailed to the COR using certified mail. The Contractor shall destroy unneeded items by burning, shredding, or any other method that precludes the reconstruction of the material.

8) Data Rights The Government has unlimited rights to all documents/material produced under this contract. All documents and materials, to include the source codes of any software, produced under this contract shall be Government owned and are the property of the Government with all rights and privileges of ownership/copyright belonging exclusively to the Government. These documents and materials may not be used or sold by the contractor without written permission from the Contracting Officer. All materials supplied to the Government shall be the sole property of the Government and may not be used for any other purpose. This right does not abrogate any other Government rights. Unless instructed otherwise, the value estimates and appraisal analyses are confidential and may not be disclosed to anyone other than GSA’s Review Appraiser. Additionally, the subject property may not be appraised for another party without prior written permission from

GSA.

9) Conflict Of Interest See FAR Subpart 9.5, “Organizational and Consultant Conflicts of Interest.” If the Contracting Officer determines that an Offeror may have a potential organizational conflict of interest, then the Contractor shall be required to submit a mitigation plan and, if awarded, comply with any procedures put in place to avoid or mitigate conflicts. If the Conflict of Interest cannot be sufficiently mitigated no award shall be made to the Offeror where the conflict exists. Examples of potential areas of conflict can be 1) access to non-public information; 2) the Contractor has helped set ground rules or create technical specifications for the acquisition; and 3) impaired objectivity.

File details come from the government source that posted it. Updated .