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ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

0001 1 Job Carousel Upgrade Equipment

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Supplies, equipment, and materials provided in accordance with Statement of Work.

FOB: Destination

MILSTRIP: M9545021SU16556

PN/CN: Carousel System

PURCHASE REQUEST NUMBER: M9545021SU16556

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Installation of equipment in accordance with Statement of Work.

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STATEMENT OF WORK

STATEMENT OF WORK

CAROUSEL SYSTEM UPGRADE

1.0 Background

1st Supply Battalion (1st Sup Bn) aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton (CPEN) provides general ground supply support, to include supply chain management of critical repair parts, to all I Marine Expeditionary Force (I

MEF) units. The existing carousel system is utilized to store and issue thousands of repair parts annually. Currently, 1st Sup Bn is operating ten (10) horizontal carousels, model WH54, manufactured by White Systems Inc. The Government-owned carousels have been repaired numerous times as a result of aged and/or obsolete parts failing.

This degrades operational capabilities and increases response times for critical repairs. The Government is seeking to upgrade the existing carousel system to include replacing the existing CIC (Carousel Interface Controller) system with a PLC (Programmable Logic Controller) system.

1.1 Carousel System

The current system consists of ten (10) bottom drive horizontal carousels arranged into five (5) pods. Each pod consists of two (2) carousels, one (1) National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) controller, two (2) 630 key pads, and one (1) platform lift. Each carousel is twelve (12) feet tall and has fifty-four (54) bins with twelve (12) wire shelves. There are between one (1) and four (4) storage containers/bin boxes on each shelf. Each pod has a vertical and horizontal laser photo eye safety feature that, when interrupted, stops the applicable carousel from turning. It is primarily used to detect if a bin box has not been properly pushed back onto the shelf once it has been accessed. Without this feature, the carousel bin could be derailed and/or damaged and the bin boxes would be damaged when approaching the stop position. There are two (2) jog switches, one (1) emergency stop button, and one (1) reset button on each platform lift. The jog switches are used to operate the carousels if a 630 key pad fails.

The stop button will stop carousels from moving, if needed. The reset button is used to reset the safety feature once it has been cleared.

1.2 System Operation

The operator determines the location that needs to be accessed from a laptop independent of the system. The bin number is keyed into the applicable 630 key pad that is located on the platform lifts, the “go” key is pushed, and the NEMA controller directs the applicable carousel to turn and stop at a designated location at the front of the carousel.

If the location cannot be reached, the platform lift is used to go up to the desired level.

2.0 Objectives

The Government is seeking a Contractor capable of providing carousel materials and installation services to replace the existing CIC control system with a PLC system with nonproprietary hardware in order to upgrade the carousel system and reduce downtime.

3.0 Scope

Contractor shall furnish and install all materials, is responsible for removing and staging all carousel components that are either being replaced or no longer needed, redirecting existing (applicable) wiring/cables, and performing required electrical work. Contractor shall test the carousels to ensure they operate properly and train personnel to operate the new system upon completion of the installation.

4.0 Performance Requirements

Contractor shall perform all tasks and system upgrades as outlined in 4.1 – 4.9. Contractor is to provide all equipment, supplies, material, tools, and labor necessary to perform the requirements of this contract on-site.

Contractor shall have experience working on White System Inc. carousel equipment, and only utilize parts that are compatible with White Systems carousel parts.

4.1 Task 1 - On-Site Visit

Contractor shall schedule and conduct an on-site visit with the Technical Point of Contacts (TPOC) within fifteen

(15) business days of the contract award. The TPOC shall accompany the Contractor to the job site to conduct final coordination prior to the Contractor commencing work.

4.2 Task 2 – Material Delivery

Contractor shall coordinate the delivery of the required materials with the TPOC.

4.3 Task 3 – Replace NEMA Controllers

Replace five (5) existing NEMA controllers with PLC controllers.

4.4 Task 4 – Remove CIC System

Remove ten (10) jog switches, (5) emergency stop buttons, and (5) reset buttons, to include all cables, from the platform lifts.

4.5 Task 5 – Replace Key Pads

Replace ten (10) 630 key pads with five (5) Human Machine Interface (HMI) touch screen controllers with start/stop and jog capabilities. The enclosure for the HMI will also contain an emergency stop button, photo eye reset button and two additional jog buttons.

4.6 Task 6 – Remove Horizontal Safety Feature

Remove the horizontal photo eye safety feature and cables located at the base of each carousel.

4.7 Task 7 – Replace Vertical Safety Feature

Replace all vertical safety feature photo eyes and cables.

4.8 Task 8 – Upgrade Carousel Motors

Replace twenty (20) carousel drive motors with alternating current (AC) motors, gear boxes, and drive chains.

4.9 Task 9 – Redirect Cables

Redirect all applicable cables for ten (10) 630 key pads, ten (10) jog switches, five (5) reset buttons, and five (5) emergency stop buttons.

5.0 Place of Performance

The carousel system is located in Building 2251, which is the 22 Area on D Avenue of Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Pendleton, CA 92055.

6.0 Working Hours

On-site service shall be provided during normal working hours, 7:30AM through 4:30PM, Monday through Friday.

Work conducted outside of normal working hours must be pre-approved by TPOC. Approved non-working hours conducted within timelines established and at no additional cost to the Government The Contractor shall schedule and arrange work to cause the least interference with the Government business and mission and make every effort to minimize the impact of the interference, inconvenience, equipment downtime, and interrupted service, etc.

7.0 Other Unique Requirements

7.1 Sequential Work Flow

Due to operational constraints, only one (1) pod of carousels may be upgraded at a time. Responses shall include a detailed timeline of the planned schedule for conducting this upgrade to ensure tasks described in the Statement of Work (SOW) are achieved. The TPOC and Contractor shall review the provided information during the site visit (Task 4.1).

7.2 Previous Experience

To ensure that qualified personnel perform the required work, responses shall include employees White Systems training certificates and/or a minimum of two independent references documenting.

7.3 Site Visit

Interested Contractors may attend a site visit prior to responding in order to accurately develop a quotation that will best fit the needs of the Government. Due to COVID-19 related safety considerations, interested vendors are not required to conduct a site visit prior to responding, however; in order to facilitate accurate development of a quotation that will best fit the needs of the Government, contractors are encouraged to review attached photos of the work site and to ask questions during the solicitation period (Attachment 2).

8.0 Safety

Contractor shall require their employees to wear the appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) for performance of this contract. The Contractor is solely responsible for compliance of all safety regulations of employees while working on Government owned facilities. All accidents which may arise out of, or in connection with, performance of services required hereunder which result in injury, death, or property damage, shall be reported in writing to the Contracting Officer and TPOC within twenty-four hours of such occurrence. Reports shall provide full details of the accident, including statements from witnesses. The foregoing procedures shall also apply to any claim made by a third party against the Contractor as a result of any accident that occurs in connection with performance under this contract.

9.0 Smoking/Alcohol Policy

The Contractor shall comply with local command smoking and alcohol policies and workforce requirements.

10.0 Drug Policy

The Contractor shall comply with all applicable Federal statutes, laws, and regulations to implement a Drug Free Workplace Program (DFWP).

11.0 Contracting Officer Authority

The Contracting Officer from the Regional Contracting Office MCI-WEST, Camp Pendleton, CA is the only person authorized to make changes, give direction and provide monetary adjustments under this contract (Reference Block 31 on the SF 1449). In the event that the Contractor effects any changes without the authorization of the Contracting Officer, the change will be considered to have been made solely at the risk of the Contractor.

12.0 Contracting Officer’s Technical Point of Contact, Inspection And Acceptance The Contracting Officer's Technical Assistant under this contract and the individual responsible for performing an inspection and the acceptance of the Contractor’s performance is:

POC provided at time of award.

INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE TERMS

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CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

52.203-3 Gratuities APR 1984 52.203-12 Limitation On Payments To Influence Certain Federal

Transactions

JUN 2020

52.204-7 System for Award Management OCT 2018 52.204-9 Personal Identity Verification of Contractor Personnel JAN 2011 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 52.204-21 Basic Safeguarding of Covered Contractor Information

Systems

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52.204-24 Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment.

OCT 2020

52.204-25 Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment.

AUG 2020

52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors--Commercial Items SEP 2021 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions--Commercial Items OCT 2018 52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business

Subcontractors

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52.247-34 F.O.B. Destination NOV 1991 252.203-7000 Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD

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

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252.204-7003 Control Of Government Personnel Work Product APR 1992 252.204-7015 Notice of Authorized Disclosure of Information for Litigation

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252.204-7016 Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services -- Representation

DEC 2019

252.204-7017 Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services -- Representation

MAY 2021

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

JAN 2021

252.211-7008 Use of Government-Assigned Serial Numbers SEP 2010 252.213-7000 Notice to Prospective Suppliers on Use of Supplier

Performance Risk System in Past Performance Evaluations

SEP 2019

252.215-7008 Only One Offer JUL 2019 252.223-7006 Prohibition On Storage, Treatment, and Disposal of Toxic or

Hazardous Materials

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252.223-7008 Prohibition of Hexavalent Chromium JUN 2013 252.223-7999 (Dev) Ensuring Adequate COVID-19 Safety Protocols for Federal

Contractors (Deviation 2021-O0009)

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252.225-7001 Buy American And Balance Of Payments Program-- Basic DEC 2017 252.225-7002 Qualifying Country Sources As Subcontractors DEC 2017 252.225-7048 Export-Controlled Items JUN 2013

252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports

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252.232-7010 Levies on Contract Payments DEC 2006 252.237-7010 Prohibition on Interrogation of Detainees by Contractor

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252.243-7001 Pricing Of Contract Modifications DEC 1991 252.243-7002 Requests for Equitable Adjustment DEC 2012 252.244-7000 Subcontracts for Commercial Items JAN 2021 252.246-7003 Notification of Potential Safety Issues JUN 2013 252.247-7023 Transportation of Supplies by Sea FEB 2019

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52.209-11 REPRESENTATION BY CORPORATIONS REGARDING DELINQUENT TAX LIABILITY OR A

FELONY CONVICTION UNDER ANY FEDERAL LAW (FEB 2016)

(a) As required by sections 744 and 745 of Division E of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub. L. 113-235), and similar provisions, if contained in subsequent appropriations acts, the Government will not enter into a contract with any corporation that--

(1) Has any unpaid Federal tax liability that has been assessed, for which all judicial and administrative remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, and that is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agreement with the authority responsible for collecting the tax liability, where the awarding agency is aware of the unpaid tax liability, unless an agency has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and made a determination that suspension or debarment is not necessary to protect the interests of the Government; or

(2) Was convicted of a felony criminal violation under any Federal law within the preceding 24 months, where the awarding agency is aware of the conviction, unless an agency has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and made a determination that this action is not necessary to protect the interests of the Government.

(b) The Offeror represents that--

(1) It is [ ] is not [ ] a corporation that has any unpaid Federal tax liability that has been assessed, for which all judicial and administrative remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, and that is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agreement with the authority responsible for collecting the tax liability; and

(2) It is [ ] is not [ ] a corporation that was convicted of a felony criminal violation under a Federal law within the preceding 24 months.

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ADDENDUM 52.212-1

Instructions to Quoter

1. SUMMARY: This is a request for quotations. Responses to this solicitation are considered quotations and not an offer. In those instances where the words offer, offeror, and proposal are used, the reader should understand that the use of such words does not change the nature of this request for quotation. The resulting award will be for a firm fixed-priced contract for Carousel Upgrade (equipment and installation) supporting 1st Supply Battalion, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California.

2. COMPLETE QUOTE: The Government will award a firm fixed-priced contract resulting from this solicitation.

A complete quote must be received for consideration. A complete quote is (a) - (e) as follows:

(a) Certify Submission: Signed Solicitation to include any Solicitation Amendment.

(b) Price: Completion of CLINs 0001 and 0002 on this SF 1449 Solicitation. All pricing shall be stated in No More Than 2 decimal places. (For example: $10.10 not $10.009).

(c) Solicitation Provisions – Completion of all solicitation provisions, as required. If information is

“None” or “Not Applicable” state. Note: Not required to complete 52.212-3 if registered in https://www.sam.gov.

(d) Technical Quotation in accordance with Provision 52.212-2 and Addendum 52.212-2 of this solicitation.

(e) The contractor shall provide no more than (3) three Past Performance worksheet(s) (Attachment 1) in accordance with the Addendum to 52.212-2 of this solicitation.

3. QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE SOLICITATION: Questions shall be submitted by email no later than 10am Pacific Time November, 2, 2019 to the email addresses listed below. Email questions to:

zachary.likely@usmc.mil AND jennifer.l.white@usmc.mil.

4. SUBMISSION OF QUOTATION(S): A Quotation must be returned to the address listed below no later than the date and time specified in block #8, page #1- Pacific Time. Quotations shall be emailed. Faxed, mailed, or walk-in quotations will not be accepted. When submitting via Email, offerors should limit attachment size to 10MB.

If necessary, multiple Emails should be submitted. In all cases, quoters should obtain a proof of delivery/proof of receipt of submission. If the quoters does not receive a proof of receipt, quoter should assume his/her submission did not reach the individual below. The Government reserves the right to make an award solely on initial quotes received. Quoters bear the burden of ensuring that all portions of the quote (and any authorized amendments) reach the designated office on or before the deadline specified in the solicitation. Quotations shall be delivered via email to: zachary.likely@usmc.mil AND jennifer.l.white@usmc.mil.

5. SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT (SAM): The registration must be active. For information and registration go to http://www.sam.gov. Note: Not required to complete Provision 52.212-3 if registered in SAM (https://www.sam.gov).

6. PERIOD OF ACCEPTANCE OF OFFERORS: The pricing terms and conditions of the quotations should be valid for 90 days unless stated otherwise in the quote.

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52.212-2 EVALUATION--COMMERCIAL ITEMS (OCT 2014)

(a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers:

(i) technical capability of the item offered to meet the Government requirement;

(ii) price; and

(iii) past performance (see FAR 15.304)

(b) A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the offer's specified expiration time, the Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award.

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52.212-2 ADDENDUM

Regional Contracting Office, Camp Pendleton, CA, is issuing a Request For Quotations (RFQ) to procure Carousel Upgrade (equipment and installation). This procurement is conducted in accordance with FAR Part 12 (Acquisition of Commercial Items) utilizing FAR Part 13.5 (Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Items).

Incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2021-07, effective 10 September 2021 and DFARS Change Notice (DCN) 20210929, effective 29 September 2021.

BASIS FOR AWARD: The Government will award a contract resulting from the RFQ to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government utilizing a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) source selection process.

EVALUATION: The Government intends to make a single Firm Fixed Price award to satisfy this requirement.

Government intends to award based on the initial evaluation of quotes received in response to this RFQ. Therefore, quoters are cautioned to ensure that initial quotes contain your best terms from a technical and price standpoint. The following factors will be used to evaluate quotes:

1. TECHNICAL: To be rated Acceptable, the offeror must provide a Technical approach which clearly describes how the offeror will achieve the objectives of the Statement of Work (SOW). When evaluating the Offeror's Technical quote, the Government will determine if the offeror has met the SOW to include the following minimum requirements:

SOW:

4.0 Contractor shall only employ personnel who have past experience with working on White System Inc. carousel equipment, and only utilized parts that are capatible with White Systems carousel parts.

4.1 Task 1 - On-Site Visit Contractor shall schedule and conduct an on-site visit with the Technical Point of Contacts (TPOC) within fifteen (15) business days of the contract award. The TPOC shall accompany the Contractor to the job site to conduct final coordination prior to the Contractor commencing work.

4.2 Task 2 – Material Delivery

Contractor shall coordinate the delivery of the required materials with the TPOC.

4.3 Task 3 – Replace NEMA Controllers

Replace five (5) existing NEMA controllers with PLC controllers.

4.4 Task 4 – Remove CIC System

Remove ten (10) jog switches, (5) emergency stop buttons, and (5) reset buttons, to include all cables, from the platform lifts.

4.5 Task 5 – Replace Key Pads

Replace ten (10) 630 key pads with five (5) Human Machine Interface (HMI) touch screen controllers with start/stop and jog capabilities. The enclosure for the HMI will also contain an emergency stop button, photo eye reset button and two additional jog buttons.

4.6 Task 6 – Remove Horizontal Safety Feature

Remove the horizontal photo eye safety feature and cables located at the base of each carousel.

4.7 Task 7 – Replace Vertical Safety Feature

Replace all vertical safety feature photo eyes and cables.

4.8 Task 8 – Upgrade Carousel Motors

Replace twenty (20) carousel drive motors with alternating current (AC) motors, gear boxes, and drive chains.

4.9 Task 9 – Redirect Cables

Redirect all applicable cables for ten (10) 630 key pads, ten (10) jog switches, five (5) reset buttons, and five (5) emergency stop buttons.

7.1 Sequential Work Flow

Due to operational constraints, only one (1) pod of carousels may be upgraded at a time. Responses shall include a detailed timeline of the planned schedule for conducting this upgrade to ensure tasks described in the Statement of Work (SOW) are achieved. The TPOC and Contractor shall review the provided information during the site visit (Task 4.1).

The technical quote will be evaluated as Acceptable or Unacceptable as defined below:

Technical Acceptable/Unacceptable Ratings Rating Description Acceptable Quote meets the minimum requirements of the solicitation.

Unacceptable Quote does not meet the minimum requirements of the solicitation.

2. PAST PERFORMANCE: Quoter shall provide no more than total of three (3) past performance references.

These references can be from work performed as the prime or subcontractor. The past performance evaluation will consider the quoter’s demonstrated recent (within the past three years from date of this solicitation) and relevant (services similar in size and scope to those specified in SOW) record of performance in supplying services that meet the solicitation’s requirements. Quoters are advised that in conducting the past performance assessment, the Government may use data provided in the quoter’s quotation. The Government may also use Past Performance information obtained from sources other than those identified by the quoter (i.e CPARS). The quoter shall provide the information using the worksheet provided in Attachment 1 – Past Performance Worksheet.

Past performance will be evaluated as Acceptable or Unacceptable as defined below:

RATING DESCRIPTION

ACCEPTABLE

Based on the quoter’s performance record, the Government has a reasonable expectation that the quoter will successfully perform the required effort, or the quoter’s performance record is unknown.

UNACCEPTABLE

Based on the quoter’s performance record, the Government does not have a reasonable expectation that the quoter will be able to successfully perform the required effort.

Note: In the case of a quoter without a record of relevant past performance or for whom information on past performance is not available or so sparse that no meaningful past performance rating can be reasonably assigned, the quoter may not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on past performance (see FAR 15.305(a) (2) (iv)). Therefore, the quoter shall be determined to have unknown (or “neutral”) past performance. In the context of acceptability/unacceptability, a neutral rating shall be considered “acceptable”.

3. PRICE: In order to be considered for award, price must be determined fair and reasonable and balanced (or if unbalanced pricing exists that it does not pose an unacceptable risk to the Government) using one or more techniques set forth in FAR 13.106-3(a)(2). The quoter shall input a unit price and total in all the line items present in the SF1449, Contract Line Item Numbers (CLINs).

4. EVALUATION PROCESS: The evaluation will proceed as follows:

First, in order to be evaluated, quoters must submit proposals containing all the documentation identified above by the RFQ close date/time shown in block 8 of the SF1449 (see addendum to FAR 52.212-1). A proposal may be eliminated from the competition without further consideration if it does not meet the responsiveness requirements.

Second, responsive proposals will be placed in price order from lowest to highest based on the Total Price Proposed (TPP) for all required Contract Line Item Numbers. The lowest ranked TPP shall be reviewed to ensure the price is determined fair and reasonable and does not pose an unacceptable risk to the Government.

Third, if the lowest ranked TPP is determined fair and reasonable and does not pose an unacceptable risk, the offeror's technical proposal will then be evaluated and receive a rating of Acceptable or Unacceptable in accordance with the above technical evaluation criteria.

Fourth, the lowest price, technically acceptable proposal will be evaluated for past performance in accordance with the criteria above. If the lowest price, technically acceptable offer is determined to have “acceptable” or “neutral” past performance, the offer represents the best value for the Government and the evaluation process stops at this point.

Award shall be made to that offeror without further consideration of any other offers. If the lowest ranked TPP offeror’s technical proposal is assigned an unacceptable rating or if the price is determined not fair and reasonable and poses an unacceptable risk to the Government, or if the offer is found to be non-responsible, the next lowest placed TPP offer will be evaluated. This process will continue (in order of ascending TPP quotes) until a quoteris evaluated to have an acceptable technical rating, acceptable past performance, fair and reasonable pricing, and the quoter is deemed responsible or until all offers have been evaluated.

The Government reserves the right to hold discussions. If discussions are conducted, the Government will establish a common cut-off date for receipt of final offer revisions. Requests for final proposal revisions shall advise quoters that the final proposals revisions shall be in writing and that the Government intends to make award without obtaining further revisions.

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

The Offeror shall complete only paragraph (b) of this provision if the Offeror has completed the annual representations and certification electronically in the System for Award Management (SAM) accessed through https://www.sam.gov. If the Offeror has not completed the annual representations and certifications electronically, the Offeror shall complete only paragraphs (c) through (v) of this provision.

(a) Definitions. As used in this provision --

“Covered telecommunications equipment or services” has the meaning provided in the clause 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment.

“Economically disadvantaged women-owned small business (EDWOSB) Concern” means a small business concern that is at least 51 percent directly and unconditionally owned by, and the management and daily business operations of which are controlled by, one or more women who are citizens of the United States and who are economically disadvantaged in accordance with 13 CFR part 127. It automatically qualifies as a women-owned small business eligible under the WOSB Program.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(3) PSG 88, Live Animals;

(4) PSG 89, Subsistence;

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

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

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

(8) PSC 9610, Ores;

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

(10) PSC 9630, Additive Metal Materials.

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

“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 the field of operation in which it is bidding on Government contracts, and qualified as a small business under the criteria in 13 CFR part 121 and size standards in this solicitation.

(2) Affiliates, as used in this definition, means business concerns, one of whom directly or indirectly controls or has the power to control the others, or a third party or parties control or have the power to control the others. In determining whether affiliation exists, consideration is given to all appropriate factors including common ownership, common management, and contractual relationships. SBA determines affiliation based on the factors set forth at 13 CFR 121.103.

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

(1) Is at least 51 percent unconditionally and directly owned (as defined at 13 CFR 124.105) by--

(i) One or more socially disadvantaged (as defined at 13 CFR 124.103) and economically disadvantaged (as defined at 13 CFR 124.104) individuals who are citizens of the United States; and

(ii) Each individual claiming economic disadvantage has a net worth not exceeding $750,000 after taking into account the applicable exclusions set forth at 13 CFR 124.104(c)(2); and

(2) The management and daily business operations of which are controlled (as defined at 13.CFR 124.106) by individuals, who meet the criteria in paragraphs (1)(i) and (ii) of this definition.

“Subsidiary” means an entity in which more than 50 percent of the entity is owned--

(1) Directly by a parent corporation; or

(2) Through another subsidiary of a parent corporation.

“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 the stock of which 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 its stock is owned by one or more women; or

(2) Whose management and daily business operations are controlled by one or more women.

“Women-owned small business (WOSB) concern eligible under the WOSB Program (in accordance with 13 CFR part 127)”, means a small business concern that is at least 51 percent directly and unconditionally owned by, and the management and daily business operations of which are controlled by, one or more women who are citizens of the United States.

(b) (1) Annual Representations and Certifications. Any changes provided by the Offeror in paragraph (b)(2) of this provision do not automatically change the representations and certifications in SAM.

(2) The offeror has completed the annual representations and certifications electronically in SAM accessed through http://www.sam.gov. After reviewing SAM information, the Offeror verifies by submission of this offer that the representations and certifications currently posted electronically at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications--Commercial Items, have been entered or updated in the last 12 months, are current, accurate, complete, and applicable to this solicitation (including the business size standard(s) applicable to the NAICS code(s) referenced for this solicitation), at the time this offer is submitted and are incorporated in this offer by reference (see FAR 4.1201), except for paragraphs __.

[Offeror to identify the applicable paragraphs at (c) through (v) of this provision that the offeror has completed for the purposes of this solicitation only, if any.

These amended representation(s) and/or certification(s) are also incorporated in this offer and are current, accurate, and complete as of the date of this offer.

Any changes provided by the offeror are applicable to this solicitation only, and do not result in an update to the representations and certifications posted electronically on SAM.]

(c) Offerors must complete the following representations when the resulting contract will be performed in the United States or its outlying areas. Check all that apply.

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

(2) Veteran-owned small business concern. (Complete only if the offeror represented itself as a small business concern in paragraph (c)(1) of this provision.) The offeror represents as part of its offer that it ( ___ ) is, ( ___ ) is not a veteran-owned small business concern.

(3) Service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern. (Complete only if the offeror represented itself as a veteran-owned small business concern in paragraph (c)(2) of this provision.) The offeror represents as part of its offer that it ( ___ ) is, ( ___ ) is not a service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern.

(4) Small disadvantaged business concern. (Complete only if the offeror represented itself as a small business concern in paragraph (c)(1) of this provision.) The offeror represents that it ( ___ ) is, ( ___ ) is not a small disadvantaged business concern as defined in 13 CFR 124.1002.

(5) Women-owned small business concern. (Complete only if the offeror represented itself as a small business concern in paragraph (c)(1) of this provision.) The offeror represents that it ( ___ ) is, ( ___ ) is not a women-owned small business concern.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Note: Complete paragraphs (c)(8) and (c)(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, on the List of Qualified HUBZone Small Business Concerns maintained by the Small Business Administration, and no material changes in ownership and control, principal office, or HUBZone employee percentage have occurred since it was certified in accordance with 13 CFR Part 126; and

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

(d) Certifications and 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 either to the Equal Opportunity clause of this solicitation, the 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 Subparts 60-1 and 60-2), or

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

(e) Certification Regarding Payments to Influence Federal Transactions (31 U.S.C. 1352). (Applies only if the contract is expected to exceed $150,000.) By submission of its offer, the offeror certifies to the best of its knowledge and belief that no Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid to any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress or an employee of a Member of Congress on his or her behalf in connection with the award of any resultant contract. If any registrants under the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 have made a lobbying contact on behalf of the offeror with respect to this contract, the offeror shall complete and submit, with its offer, OMB Standard Form LLL, Disclosure of Lobbying Activities, to provide the name of the registrants. The offeror need not report regularly employed officers or employees of the offeror to whom payments of reasonable compensation were made.

(f) Buy American Certificate. (Applies only if the clause at Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.225-1, Buy American --Supplies, is included in this solicitation.)

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

(ii) The Offeror shall list as…