D1. M0026423Q0072 RFQ - Marine Band Display Cases.docx

M0026423Q0072

Section SF 1449 - CONTINUATION SHEET

STATEMENT OF WORK

Statement of Work for Marine Barracks Washington Annex Lobby and Display Cases

1. SCOPE

The United States Marine Band requires five new display cases for the MBW Annex Lobby.

1.1. BACKGROUND

The United States Marine Band library houses most of the music-related archival holdings of the National Museum of the Marine Corps in addition to the Marine Band’s own archive of historical items. These archives contain countless treasures documenting the 225 year history of “The President’s Own” including uniforms, musical instruments, concert programs, photographs, and other miscellaneous items related to the Marine Band and American musical icon, John Philip Sousa. These display cases will allow for greater public access to these artifacts and help to instill a greater respect for and pride in the history of the Marine Band and Marine Barracks Washington.

2. APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS

The United States Marine Band will provide pictures attached to RFQ to give additional insight to this requirement.

3. SALIENT CHARACTERISTICS

CLIN 0001: (One) Table Vitrine One (1) Parson type table case approx. 60" w x 31" d x 30" h with a 25" h clear acrylic vitrine on top. Case shall include a fabric wrapped deck panel.

CLIN 0002: (One) Glass Platform Case One (1) Glass Platform Case (single unit solid back)

· Display area approx.. 36”x 36”x 72”

· Low iron glass on the top, sides, and front

· Hinged door on front glass panel

· Removable back and deck interior panels

· Minimum two (2) interior shelves matching depth and width of case’s interior

- Fully removable

- Dowel-like system to allow shelves to be placed at various heights within the case

- Holes for dowels (or similar) will be spaced vertically at 6 inch intervals starting 2 feet from the bottom and ending 2 feet from the top of the case.

- Minimum two (2) interior “half shelves” matching half the depth and width of the case’s interior

- Fully removable

- Dowel-like system to allow shelves to be placed at various heights within the case

- Holes for dowels (or similar) will be spaced vertically at 6 inch intervals starting 2 feet from the bottom and ending 2 feet from the top of the case.

CLIN 0003: (Two) Wall Vitrines 24" w x 3 d x 36" h: Includes foam back and fabricated to pin items in case Two (2) Wall Acrylic Cases - 24" w x 3 d x 36" h. Wall hung case with back panel and clear acrylic vitrine. Case shall include a layer of foam over the back panel wrapped with fabric

CLIN 0004: (One) Wall Vitrine 36" w x 3 d x 36" h: Includes foam back and fabricated to pin items in case One (1) Wall Acrylic Case - 36" w x 3 d x 36" h. Wall hung case with back panel and clear acrylic vitrine. Case shall include a layer of foam over the back panel wrapped with fabric

CLIN 0005: Deliver and Install Deliver and Install

· The contractor will manufacture and install the five (5) specified museum display cases within the Marine Barracks Washington Annex Lobby on behalf of the United States Marine Band.

· Cases are to be custom manufactured in a careful way so they are durable and do not cause harm to the artifacts displayed and meet the artistic intent of the design.

· Cases shall have locks, locking screws, or similar anti-theft mechanism

· All finished work shall be fabricated and assembled in accordance with approved drawings; all exposed surfaces and edges shall be finished smooth and free from marks, blemishes or defacements of any kind caused by workmanship or manufacturing. All exposed edges shall be rounded and finished so as to assure safety of exhibit components and Marine Barracks residents and visitors.

· All joints shall be neatly and accurately made, fitted tightly, blocked from behind or otherwise supported, and pulled together to prevent opening due to movement. Mortise and tenon joints shall be set in glue under pressure. Shop miters four (4) inches or greater shall be glued or doweled or locked with metal splice. Miters less than four (4) inches shall be glued and splined with the spline concealed.

· All exposed sides and ends of plywood shall be edged with solid strip of matching hardwood, at least 1/2" thick, and the full width of the plywood edge, unless indicated otherwise. Miter edge strips at corner.

· Exposed finish nails shall be set and filled with matching plastic wood.

· Woodwork shall be properly framed, closely fitted and accurately set to the required lines and levels and shall be rigidly secured in place.

· Unless otherwise noted, interiors of all display cases shall use Medium Density Fiberboard sealed with three (3) coats of waterborne urethane and smoothly finished with two (2) coats of low VOC eggshell finish latex paint.

· All fabrication shall be done with high quality materials, selected for smooth finish and to have expected life span of at least 20 years; substrate shall be medium density fiberboard (MDF), furniture grade birch or poplar plywood, or other premium material submitted and approved by the COR. Luan plywood is not acceptable and shall not be allowed.

· All edges and corners of fabricated elements shall be eased to 1/32”.

· No formaldehyde-emitting materials shall be used in the fabrication and finishing of the display cases.

· All display vitrines shall use UV clear acrylic.

· All finish work shall be sanded at field joints where required by installation and shall be left in perfect condition for finishing.

· All floor-mounted displays and panels shall have built-in leveling devices which shall be concealed.

· All joints in acrylic and polycarbonate work shall be transparent and free of bubbles.

· Protective paper shall be left on acrylic and polycarbonate as long as possible during fabrication and installation.

· All materials shall be free of defects impairing strength, durability and appearance. All compounds, sealants, and tapes shall be used in strict accordance with the manufacturer's recommendations. It shall be the responsibility of the Exhibit Fabricator to provide glazing materials which are compatible with each other and also compatible with the material used for setting blocks and space shims.

· Install glass according to manufacturer's written instructions, including the proper spacing and quantity of glazing points, clips, channels, shims and setting blocks.

· All exposed glass edges shall be polished and beveled.

· All glass shall be low iron glass as indicated in the contract documents unless noted otherwise. Insofar as possible, all plastic laminate shall be installed on cabinetry prior to delivery. Joints in high pressure laminate shall be allowed only when required lengths exceeds laminate length obtainable.

· All plastic laminate pieces eight (8)" wide or less is to be laid using semi-rigid set adhesive. Larger panels may be bonded using contact adhesive with a two (2)" perimeter strip being masked off for semi-rigid adhesive application prior to laying up of laminate on substrate. Evenly clamp work along edges during adhesive setting period in accordance with adhesive manufacturer's recommendations.

· The Fabricator shall coordinate with the U.S. Marine Band to assure that the final installation of the artifact case environment monitoring system does not detract from the neat and clean aesthetic of the artifact display case.

· The Exhibit Fabricator shall coordinate with the U.S. Marine Band to ensure that all materials used inside of the case environment will adhere to the Museum's archival standards.

For Reference only, USMB Address:

United States Marine Band

Period of Performance: Delivery and installation by 31 August 2023.

4.1. SECURITY REQUIREMENTS

Final Awardee must provide the following information in order to be provided access to the Marine Corps Annex for any site survey, delivery and installation. INFORMATION MUST BE PROVIDED AT LEAST 7 DAYS PRIOR TO VISIT.

· Dates of Required Access

· Company Name

· Full Name(s)

· Date(s) of Birth

· Full Social Security Number(s)

· Vehicle(s) Description (Year, Make, Model, Color)

· Driver’s Name

4.2 Industry Clarifications from Previous Request for Information Posting

Q1: Will a desiccant chamber be needed?

A1: We are requesting dessicant chambers for the two larger cases (platform case and table case).

Q2: What are the size & weight if the artifacts to be displayed on the shelves?

A2: The shelves go in a tall case that is planned for rotating exhibits and need to be modular to facilitate removal and varied placement. The largest and heaviest item that would go on one of these shelves is a half-human form with uniform coat. Estimate the total max weight to be around 20 lbs.

Q3: What is the surface of the walls that the wall cases will be mounted to?

A3: Drywall Q4: Would a hinged access on the 5-sided wall case vitrine be needed?

A4: We only need hinged access on the tall glass platform case.

Q5: Are your case dimensions inside or outside dimensions? Specifically, on the acrylic wall cases- is the 3” depth an airspace measurement or the entire depth, including the depth of the back panel?

A5: The measurements are outside dimensions. The three inches for the wall vitrines is total depth.

Q6: For the cases that COULD be either/or (wall cases), do you want them to have solvent seams or PS30 bubble-free museum seams?

A6: All joints in acrylic and polycarbonate work should be transparent and free of bubbles.

Q7: Do you have a preference for the edge finish—beveled, squared, or radiused?

A7: The edge finish should be beveled.

52.212-1 ADDENDUM

52.212-1 ADDENDUM: INSTRUCTIONS TO QUOTERS

GENERAL INTENTION. Marine Corps Installations – National Capital Region (MCI-NCR) has a commercial requirement for the procurement of Museum Quality Display Cases. In accordance with FAR Part 12 and FAR Part 13, the MCI-NCR Regional Contracting Office is issuing a solicitation for the acquisition of these items. Required specifications are listed in the Schedule of Supplies/Services within this solicitation.

VENDOR QUESTIONS: Vendor questions should be submitted to David Laster, Contract Specialist, via email at david.laster@usmc.mil. Questions will be accepted no later than Thursday, May 25th 2023, at 11:00AM EST. Any resultant amendment from vendor questions will be issued on SAM.gov with all Q&As.

PROCUREMENT APPROACH: The Contractor’s quoted item descriptions shall reflect the characteristics and level of quality that will satisfy the Government’s need(s) as described in the Schedule of Supplies/Services. A single firm-fixed price contract will be issued. It is the Government’s intent to award on an “all-or-none” basis to satisfy this requirement.

PAYMENT TERMS: NET 30. Invoices must be submitted via the Wide Area Workflow (WAWF) in accordance with DFARS 252.232-7006 which is included in this solicitation.

REQUIRED DELIVERY/PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: The Government requires delivery of all items no later than 31 August 2023.

QUOTE CONTENT REQUIREMENTS:

For technical compliance, quote documents MUST include the following in the quote document. By providing this information in email body or elsewhere NOT within the quote document (PDF, word or excel document) may result in quote not having sufficient information to deem technically acceptable. For example, if delivery timeframe is not identified in the quote document and instead listed in an email body, or GWAC portal/website comments section, the technical evaluators have no way to see the email body or comments of the RFQ posting. As such, all technical compliance information listed below MUST be within the four corners of the quote document (PDF, word, or excel document). The following is required:

TECHNICAL COMPLIANCE. To ensure technical compliance:

1. To ensure technical compliance the quoter must clearly demonstrate that they can meet the solicitation requirements. A mere statement that the quoter will meet the Government’s requirement is NOT sufficient.

1. Quotes should clearly state whether the quoter can meet the requested period of performance. Vendors who cannot meet the required period of performance will not be considered technically acceptable.

1. For any quoter that is NOT a small business joint venture, please submit with your quote the following statement: “[Business/Entity Name] is not a small business joint venture.”

For any quoter that IS a small business joint venture: a small business joint venture offeror must submit, with its offer, the representation required in paragraph (c) of FAR solicitation provision 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Products and Commercial Services, and paragraph (c) of FAR solicitation provision 52.219-1, Small Business Program Representations, in accordance with 52.204-8(d) and 52.212-3(b) for the following categories:

(A) Small business;

(B) Service-disabled veteran-owned small business;

(C) Women-owned small business (WOSB) under the WOSB Program;

(D) Economically disadvantaged women-owned small business under the WOSB Program; or

(E) Historically underutilized business zone small business.

It is highly recommended to paste the provisions in a separate Word document, complete the representation, and submit along with the quote. The provisions can be found at acquisition.gov.

SUBMISSION OF QUOTES. Quotes shall be submitted no later than the time and date specified on Block 8 of page 1 of the SF1449 solicitation. Quotes shall be electronically submitted to Contract Specialist David Laster at the following e-mail address: david.laster@usmc.mil. Vendors are responsible for ensuring their quotes have been received by the Contract Specialist, David Laster, via email by the date and time specified in Block 8 on Page 1 of this solicitation. Delivery delays that cause a quote to be late are not the responsibility of the Government agency.

CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION: The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and its amendments have resulted in an increasing number of requests from outside the Government for copies of contract qualifications and quotes/proposals submitted to federal agencies. If a Quoter’s submissions contain information that he/she believes should be withheld from such requestors under FOIA on the grounds that they contain “trade secrets and commercial or financial information” (5 USC 552(b)(4)), the Quoter should mark its submissions in the following manner:

The following notice should be placed on the title page: “Some parts of this document, as identified on individual pages, are considered by the submitter to be privileged or confidential trade secrets or commercial or financial information not subject to mandatory disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act. Material considered privileged or confidential on such grounds is contained on page(s) _______.”

52.212-2 ADDENDUM

52.212-2 ADDENDUM

EVALUATION – Commercial Products and Commercial Services.

EVALUATION.

The provision at 52.212-2, Evaluation - Commercial Products and Commercial Services, applies to this acquisition as follows:

(a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible quoter/offeror (Contractor) whose quote/offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government.

(a)(1) The basis for award is PRICE AND OTHER FACTORS per FAR 13.106-1(a)(2).

(a)(2) Evaluation procedures per FAR 13.106-2(b)

All quotations or offers will be ranked in order of lowest price to highest price. The following factors shall be used to evaluate Quotes:

1. Conforming to all matters with respect to the solicitation:

Quotes/Quoters must clearly demonstrate the quoted items meet or exceed the salient characteristics or extended description of supplies/services; must address each general and performance requirement with respect to the Statement of Work (SOW); must specify period of performance; and must meet all the terms and conditions of the solicitation.

1. Past Performance:

The apparent successful, prospective contractor shall have satisfactory past performance. Past Performance shall be evaluated in accordance with FAR 13.106-2(b)(3)(ii) and DFARS Subpart 204.76.

1. Price:

In accordance with FAR 13.106-3(a), before making the award, the Contracting Officer will determine that the apparent successful, prospective contractor proposed price is fair and reasonable.

Completeness and Accuracy. The Government will review the quotes for completeness and accuracy. A determination will be made as to whether the Quoter properly completed the pricing tables. The Quoter’s quote will be checked for mathematical correctness to include the following:

1) Checking arithmetic in all computations; and

2) Ensuring all prices are summarized correctly; and

3) All prices quoted are no more than two decimal spaces.

The Government intends to evaluate quotes and award a contract without discussions with vendors. Vendors should not expect requests for clarification or additional information from the Government. Award will be based on the initial evaluation of quotes received in response to the solicitation. Therefore, quoters are cautioned that their initial quotes should contain their best terms from a technical and price standpoint. However, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions with vendors if later determined by the Contracting Officer to be necessary. The Government may reject any or all quotes if such action is in the public interest; and may waive informalities and minor irregularities in quotes received.

Table Vitrine

FFP

Parson type table case approx. 60" w x 31" d x 30" h with a 25" h clear acrylic vitrine on top. Case shall include a fabric wrapped deck panel.

FOB: Destination

PURCHASE REQUEST NUMBER: M549003278384

PSC CD: 7195

NET AMT

Glass Platform Case

Glass Platform Case (single unit solid back), display area approx. 36" x 36" x 72". Glass Platform Case (single unit solid back) with low iron glass on the top, sides and front. The front glass panel should have a hinged door and should contain removable back and deck panels in the interior.

FOB: Destination

NET AMT

Wall Acrylic Vitrines

Wall Acrylic Cases - 24" w x 3 d x 36" h. Wall hung case with back panel and clear acrylic vitrine. Case shall include a layer of foam over the back panel wrapped with fabric. Dimensions shall Include foam back and fabricated to pin items in case.

FOB: Destination

NET AMT

Wall Vitrine

Wall Acrylic Case - 36" w x 3 d x 36" h. Wall hung case with back panel and clear acrylic vitrine. Case shall include a layer of foam over the back panel wrapped with fabric. Dimensions shall Include foam back and fabricated to pin items in case.

FOB: Destination

NET AMT

Delivery & Installation

Delivery and Installation to Marine Barracks Washington Annex at 8th St & I St SE, Washington, DC 20390.

FOB: Destination

NET AMT

INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE TERMS

Supplies/services will be inspected/accepted at:

DELIVERY INFORMATION

MARINE BARRACKS CENTRAL RECVNG

JESSICA MARTINEZ

8TH & 1 STREET SE BLDG POST SUPPLY

WASHINGTON DC DC 20350

FOB: Destination M54900

M54900

M54900

M54900

M54900

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY FULL TEXT

52.212-3 OFFEROR REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS - COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES (DEVIATION 2023-O0002) (DEC 2022) 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, and the concern is certified by SBA or an approved third-party certifier in accordance with 13 CFR 127.300. 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.

Predecessor means an entity that is replaced by a successor and includes any predecessors of the predecessor.

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 its field of operation, 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 $850,000 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.

Successor means an entity that has replaced a predecessor by acquiring the assets and carrying out the affairs of the predecessor under a new name (often through acquisition or merger). The term “successor” does not include new offices/divisions of the same company or a company that only changes its name. The extent of the responsibility of the successor for the liabilities of the predecessor may vary, depending on State law and specific circumstances.

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 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, and the concern is certified by SBA or an approved third-party certifier in accordance with 13 CFR 127.300.

(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 Products and Commercial Services, 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 for supplies to be delivered or services to be performed in the United States or its outlying areas, or when the contracting officer has applied part 19 in accordance with 19.000(b)(1)(ii). Check all that apply.

(1) Small business concern. The offeror represents as part of its offer that -

(i) It [ ___ ] is, [ ___ ] is not a small business concern; or

(ii) It [ ___ ] is, [ ___ ] is not a small business joint venture that complies with the requirements of 13 CFR 121.103(h) and 13 CFR 125.8(a) and (b). [The offeror shall enter the name and unique entity identifier of each party to the joint venture: ___ .]

(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 -

(i) It [ ___ ] is, [ ___ ] is not a service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern; or

(ii) It [ ___ ] is, [ ___ ] is not a joint venture that complies with the requirements of 13 CFR 125.18(b)(1) and (2). [The offeror shall enter the name and unique entity identifier of each party to the joint venture: ___ .] Each service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern participating in the joint venture shall provide representation of its service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern status.

(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.

(6) WOSB joint venture eligible under the WOSB Program. The offeror represents that it [ ___ ] is, [ ___ ] is not a joint venture that complies with the requirements of 13 CFR 127.506(a) through (c). [The offeror shall enter the name and unique entity identifier of each party to the joint venture: ___ .]

(7) Economically disadvantaged women-owned small business (EDWOSB) joint venture. The offeror represents that it [ ___ ] is, [ ___ ] is not a joint venture that complies with the requirements of 13 CFR 127.506(a) through (c). [The offeror shall enter the name and unique entity identifier of each party to the joint venture: ___ .] Note to paragraphs (c)(8) and (9):

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

(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, as having been certified by SBA as a HUBZone small business concern in the Dynamic Small Business Search and SAM, and will attempt to maintain an employment rate of HUBZone residents of 35 percent of its employees during performance of a HUBZone contract (see 13 CFR 126.200(e)(1)); and

(ii) It [ ___ ] is, [ ___ ] is not a HUBZone joint venture that complies with the requirements of 13 CFR 126.616(a) through (c). [The offeror shall enter the name and unique entity identifier of each party to the joint venture: ___ .] Each HUBZone small business concern participating in the HUBZone joint venture shall provide representation of its HUBZone status.

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

[ ___ ] 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 and that each domestic end product listed in paragraph (f)(3) of this provision contains a critical component.

(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. For those foreign end products that do not consist wholly or predominantly of iron or steel or a combination of both, the Offeror shall also indicate whether these foreign end products exceed 55 percent domestic content, except for those that are COTS items. If the percentage of the domestic content is unknown, select “no”.

(iii) The Offeror shall separately list the line item numbers of domestic end products that contain a critical component (see FAR 25.105).

(iv) The terms “commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) item,” “critical component,” “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:

[List as necessary]

(3) Domestic end products containing a critical component:

Line Item No.

(4) The Government will evaluate offers in accordance with the policies and procedures of FAR part 25.

(g)(1) Buy American - Free Trade Agreements - Israeli Trade Act Certificate. (Applies only if the clause at FAR 52.225-3, Buy American - Free Trade Agreements - Israeli Trade Act, is included in this solicitation.)

(i)(A) The Offeror certifies that each end product, except those listed in paragraph (g)(1)(ii) or (iii) of this provision, is a domestic end product and that each domestic end product listed in paragraph (g)(1)(iv) of this provision contains a critical component.

(B) The terms “Bahrainian, Moroccan, Omani, Panamanian, or Peruvian end product,” “commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) item,” “critical component,” “domestic end product,” “end product,” “foreign end product,” “Free Trade Agreement country,” “Free Trade Agreement country end product,” “Israeli end product,” and “United States” are defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled “Buy American - Free Trade Agreements - Israeli Trade Act.”

(ii) The Offeror certifies that the following supplies are Free Trade Agreement country end products (other than Bahrainian, Moroccan, Omani, Panamanian, or Peruvian end products) or Israeli end products as defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled “Buy American - Free Trade Agreements - Israeli Trade Act.”

Free Trade Agreement Country End Products (Other than Bahrainian, Moroccan, Omani, Panamanian, or Peruvian End Products) or Israeli End Products:

(iii) The Offeror shall list those supplies that are foreign end products (other than those listed in paragraph (g)(1)(ii) of this provision) as defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled “Buy American - Free Trade Agreements - Israeli Trade Act.” The Offeror shall list as other foreign end products those end products manufactured in the United States that do not qualify as domestic end products. For those foreign end products that do not consist wholly or predominantly of iron or steel or a combination of both, the Offeror shall also indicate whether these foreign end products exceed 55 percent domestic content, except for those that are COTS items. If the percentage of the domestic content is unknown, select “no”.

Other Foreign End Products:

(iv) The Offeror shall list the line item numbers of domestic end products that contain a critical component (see FAR 25.105).

Line Item No.

(v) The Government will evaluate offers in accordance with the policies and procedures of FAR part 25.

(2) Buy American - Free Trade Agreements - Israeli Trade Act Certificate, Alternate II. If Alternate II to the clause at FAR 52.225-3 is included in this solicitation, substitute the following paragraph (g)(1)(ii) for paragraph (g)(1)(ii) of the basic provision:

(g)(1)(ii) The offeror certifies that the following supplies are Israeli end products as defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled “Buy American - Free Trade Agreements - Israeli Trade Act”:

Israeli End Products:

Line Item No.

(3) Buy American - Free Trade Agreements - Israeli Trade Act Certificate, Alternate III. If Alternate III to the clause at FAR 52.225-3 is included in this solicitation, substitute the following paragraph (g)(1)(ii) for paragraph (g)(1)(ii) of the basic provision:

(g)(1)(ii) The offeror certifies that the following supplies are Free Trade Agreement country end products (other than Bahrainian, Korean, Moroccan, Omani, Panamanian, or Peruvian end products) or Israeli end products as defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled “Buy American - Free Trade Agreements - Israeli Trade Act”:

Free Trade Agreement Country End Products (Other than Bahrainian, Korean, Moroccan, Omani, Panamanian, or Peruvian End Products) or Israeli End Products:

(4) Trade Agreements Certificate. (Applies only if the clause at FAR 52.225-5, Trade Agreements, is included in this solicitation.)

(i) The offeror certifies that each end product, except those listed in paragraph (g)(5)(ii) of this provision, is a U.S.-made or designated country end product, as defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled “Trade Agreements”.

(ii) The offeror shall list as other end products those end products that are not U.S.-made or designated country end products.

Other End Products:

(iii) The Government will evaluate offers in accordance with the policies and procedures of FAR Part 25. For line items covered by the WTO GPA, the Government will evaluate offers of U.S.-made or designated country end products without regard to the restrictions of the Buy American statute. The Government will consider for award only offers of U.S.-made or designated country end products unless the Contracting Officer determines that there are no offers for such products or that the offers for such products are insufficient to fulfill the requirements of the solicitation.

(h) Certification Regarding Responsibility Matters (Executive Order 12689). (Applies only if the contract value is expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold.) The offeror certifies, to the best of its knowledge and belief, that the offeror and/or any of its principals -

(1) [ ___ ] Are, [ ___ ] are not presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, or declared ineligible for the award of contracts by any Federal agency;

(2) [ ___ ] Have, [ ___ ] have not, within a three-year period preceding this offer, been convicted of or had a civil judgment rendered against them for: Commission of fraud or a criminal offense in connection with obtaining, attempting to obtain, or performing a Federal, state or local government contract or subcontract; violation of Federal or state antitrust statutes relating to the submission of offers; or Commission of embezzlement, theft, forgery, bribery, falsification or destruction of records, making false statements, tax evasion, violating Federal criminal tax laws, or receiving stolen property,

(3) [ ___ ] Are, [ ___ ] are not presently indicted for, or otherwise criminally or civilly charged by a Government entity with, commission of any of these offenses enumerated in paragraph (h)(2)…