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This document is a draft Screening Information Request (SIR) for a future federal contract opportunity to provide Static Transfer Switches (STS) at National Airspace Systems (NAS) facilities located throughout the United States and its territories. The contract will be an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) with a base period of 24 months and up to four 24-month option periods. The total period of performance may be up to 10 years. The guaranteed minimum order is $5,000 during the base period. The maximum order value is $4,000,000. This is a total small business set-aside. The work includes furnishing all labor, facilities, materials, services, transportation, preservation, packaging, packing, and marking required for the supply of STS units. Key details, pricing, and terms are outlined in the document. A formal solicitation will be posted at a later date, but this draft SIR provides advance notice of the upcoming opportunity.

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SEE ADDENDUMIS CHECKED.

CODE 17a. PAYMENT WILL BE MADE BY

CODE

FACILITYCODE 16a. CONTRACTOR/

TELEPHONE NO.

16b. CHECK IF REMITTANCE IS DIFFERENT AND PUT SUCH ADDRESS IN OFFER

OFFEROR

AAQ720-AFN

BLDG 014-AHQ, ROOM 233A

PO BOX 25082

FAA AERONAUTICAL CENTER

AAQ-720 DIVERSIFIED FRANCHISE ACQ

CODE 15. ADMINISTERED BYCODE 14. DELIVER TO

X

X

X

SEE SCHEDULE

BLOCK IS MARKED

334419

SIZE STANDARD:

% FORSET ASIDE

UNRESTRICTED

AAQ720-AFN

OKLAHOMA CITY OK 73125

BLDG 014-AHQ, ROOM 233A

PO BOX 25082

FAA AERONAUTICAL CENTER

AAQ-720 DIVERSIFIED FRANCHISE ACQ

RFPIFB

11. DELIVERY FOR FOB10. THIS ACQUISITION ISCODE 9. ISSUED BY

RFQ

13. METHOD OF SOLICITATION

DESTINATION UNLESS

SIC:

SMALL BUSINESS

12. DISCOUNT TERMS

1700 CS405-954-7861Edward Wright (No collect calls)

INFORMATION CALL:

FOR SOLICITATION 8. OFFER DUE DATE/LOCAL TIMEb. TELEPHONE NUMBER a. NAME

4. ORDER NUMBER3. AWARD/ 2. CONTRACT NO.

7.

6. SOLICITATION

6973GH-24-R-00060

5. SOLICITATION NUMBER

SOLICITATION/CONTRACT/ORDER FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS 1. REQUISITION NUMBER PAGE OF

1 3

OFFEROR TO COMPLETE BLOCKS 12, 16, 22, 23, & 28

OKLAHOMA CITY OK 73125

EFFECTIVE DATE

17b. SUBMIT INVOICES TO ADDRESS SHOWN IN BLOCK 17a. UNLESS BLOCK BELOW

ISSUE DATE

23.

AMOUNT

22.

UNIT PRICE

21.

UNIT

20.

QUANTITY

19.

SCHEDULE OF SUPPLIES/SERVICES

18.

ITEM NO.

Base Year:

Option Year I:

Option Year II:

Continued ...

27. AWARD OF CONTRACT: REFERENCE

HEREIN, IS ACCEPTED AS TO ITEMS:

DATED

Joseph W. Stewart

. YOUR OFFER ON SOLICITATION (BLOCK 5),

INCLUDING ANY ADDITIONS OR CHANGES WHICH ARE SET FORTH

40d. TOTAL CONTAINERS40c. DATE REC'D (YY/MM/DD)

40b. RECEIVED AT (Location)

40a. RECEIVED BY (Print)

26. CONTRACTOR IS REQUIRED TO SIGN THIS DOCUMENT AND RETURN

38. PAID BY37. S/R VOUCHER NUMBER36. S/R ACCOUNT NUMBER

35. CHECK NUMBER

FINALCOMPLETE PARTIAL

34. PAYMENT

39c. DATE39b. SIGNATURE AND TITLE OF CERTIFYING OFFICER

39a. I CERTIFY THIS ACCOUNT IS CORRECT AND PROPER FOR PAYMENT

32c. DATE32b. SIGNATURE OF AUTHORIZED CONTRACT AUTHORITY

REPRESENTATIVE

FINALPARTIAL

CORRECT FOR

33. AMOUNT VERIFIED 32. VOUCHER NUMBER

CONTRACT, EXCEPT AS NOTED

ACCEPTED, AND CONFORMS TO THEINSPECTEDRECEIVED

30a. QUANTITY IN COLUMN 20 HAS BEEN

29c. DATE SIGNED

28a. SIGNATURE OF OFFEROR/CONTRACTOR 29a. CONTRACT AUTHORITY (SIGNATURE OF CONTRACTING OFFICER)

28c. DATE SIGNED28b. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER (Type or Print) 29b. NAME OF CONTRACTING OFFICER (Type or Print)

31. SHIP NUMBER

COPIES TO ISSUING OFFICE. CONTRACTOR AGREES TO FURNISH AND DELIVER ALL ITEMS SET FORTH

OR OTHERWISE IDENTIFIED ABOVE AND ON ANY ADDITIONAL SHEETS SUBJECT TO THE TERMS AND

CONDITIONS SPECIFIED HEREIN.

25. TOTAL AWARD AMOUNT (For Contract Authority Use Only)24. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA

OFFER

ITEM NO.

SUPPLIES/SERVICES

QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

NAME OF OFFEROR OR CONTRACTOR

2 3

CONTINUATION SHEET

REFERENCE NO. OF DOCUMENT BEING CONTINUED PAGE OF

6973GH-24-R-00060

(A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F)

Option Year III:

Option Year IV:

Total:

Base Year Period of Performance (POP):

Option Year I POP:

Option Year II POP:

Option Year III POP:

Option Year IV POP:

Sentence about the CLIN structure listed below is only for accounting accrual purposes and a summery. Offerors must complete the the spreadsheet and must be submitted w/ proposal.

00001 STS Base Period (2 years)

PoP - XXXX thru XXXX

Total Estimated value for CLIN 001 Base Year -

00002 CDLS Base Period (2 years)

PoP - XXXX thru XXXX

Total Estimated value for CLIN 001 Base Year -

00003 STS Option Period I (2 years)

PoP - XXXX thru XXXX

Total Estimated value for CLIN 001 Base Year -

00004 CDLS Option Period I (2 years)

PoP - XXXX thru XXXX

Total Estimated value for CLIN 001 Base Year -

00005 STS Option Period II (2 years)

PoP - XXXX thru XXXX

Total Estimated value for CLIN 001 Base Year -

00006 CDLS Option Period II (2 years)

PoP - XXXX thru XXXX

Total Estimated value for CLIN 001 Base Year -

00007 STS Option Period III (2 years)

PoP - XXXX thru XXXX

Total Estimated value for CLIN 001 Base Year -

00008 CDLS Option Period III (2 years)

Continued ...

ITEM NO.

SUPPLIES/SERVICES

QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

NAME OF OFFEROR OR CONTRACTOR

3 3

CONTINUATION SHEET

REFERENCE NO. OF DOCUMENT BEING CONTINUED PAGE OF

6973GH-24-R-00060

(A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F)

PoP - XXXX thru XXXX

Total Estimated value for CLIN 001 Base Year -

00009 STS Option Period IV (2 years)

PoP - XXXX thru XXXX

Total Estimated value for CLIN 001 Base Year -

00010 CDLS Option Period IV (2 years)

PoP - XXXX thru XXXX

Total Estimated value for CLIN 001 Base Year -

Total Contract PoP -

Base Year

Op I

Op II

Op III

Op IV

Total Contract Value (Combined CLINs)

Base Year

00011

Section B - Supplies or Services/Prices Section B - Schedule

See Attachment I - Schedule B Pricing Attachment

Section B – Supplies or Services/Prices

Section B – Schedule

B.1 Supplies and/or Services

B.1-1 TYPE AND TERM OF CONTRACT

This is an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) task order contract with Firm Fixed Price (FFP) and Fixed- Price Labor Hour (LH) Contract Line-Item Numbers (CLINs). The base period of the performance is from the date of the contract award through twenty-four (24) months, with four (4) twenty-four (24) month option periods. If all options are exercised, the total period of performance is expected to be ten (10) years.

The minimum guarantee required by the use of the MA IDIQ will be the award of one (1) task order. The minimum requirement will be considered fulfilled after award of the first task order. Other than the minimum obligation under this contract; the precise quantities of products are unknown and will be ordered as needed with the issuance of a task order. The Government will order, in terms of dollars, the guaranteed minimum quantity of $5000 per contract awarded, during the base period. The minimum guaranteed quantity applies to the base year only. The maximum dollar value per task order during the contract period will not exceed $4,000,000.00. The only person authorized to either issue or modify tasks orders under this IDIQ is the Contract Officer (CO).

B.1-2 SCHEDULE B. CLIN & PRICE MATRIX

See attachment “Schedule B Pricing Attachment”

Clause List

3.2.2.5-1 TERMS AND CONDITIONS-SIMPLIFIED PURCHASES (SERVICES AND SUPPLIES)

(JUL 2019)

AC0123 FIRST ARTICLE(S) APPLICABILITY AND/OR CONDITIONS FOR WAIVER (JUN 2006)

"(a) First Article Testing and Approval is a requirement of this contract. The Contracting Officer may waive this requirement, if the offeror meets any one of the conditions for waiver listed below:

(1) If the contract is awarded to a Contractor currently in production of the item for a federal government prime contract, subcontract, or purchase order.

(2) If the contract is awarded to a contractor not presently in production of the item, but who has previously delivered a similar or identical item that has been accepted by the Government.

(b) Offerors who meet the conditions for waiver set forth in paragraph (a) above shall furnish the following information:

Contract No: []

Contract Item No: []

Date of Contract: []

Name of Government Agency issuing contract:

Address of Government Agency issuing contract:

Name and Telephone Number of Point of Contact:

Failure to include this information for Item(s) [insert item #] may cause rejection of the offer.

(a) First Article Testing and Approval is a requirement of this contract. The Contracting Officer may waive this requirement, if the offeror meets any one of the conditions for waiver listed below:

(1) If the contract is awarded to a Contractor currently in production of the item for a federal government prime contract, subcontract, or purchase order.

(2) If the contract is awarded to a contractor not presently in production of the item, but who has previously delivered a similar or identical item that has been accepted by the Government.

(b) Offerors who meet the conditions for waiver set forth in paragraph (a) above shall furnish the following information:

Contract No: []

Contract Item No: []

Date of Contract: []

Name of Government Agency issuing contract:

Address of Government Agency issuing contract:

Name and Telephone Number of Point of Contact:

Failure to include this information for Item(s) [] may cause rejection of the offer.

AC1047 ITEM FORM, FIT AND FUNCTION (JAN 1997)

(a) The item(s) to be purchased as a result of this SIR must be compatible as to form, fit, and function, with those items specified in Part I, Section B.

(b) If offers for items other than those identified herein are received, offerors of such items are hereby advised that proof of form, fit, and function, is the responsibility of the offeror. Such proof shall be submitted with the offer and form, fit, and function, must be ascertainable within a reasonable time in order to be considered on this acquisition.

(c) The FAA may or may not be able to timely evaluate offers for items other than those identified in this particular acquisition. However, offerors are encouraged to submit complete engineering/manufacturing data, prototypes, etc., which may be evaluated for form, fit, and function, on future acquisitions of the item(s) identified herein.

(d) The FAA reserves the right to reject any offer received on this SIR which cannot be evaluated for form, fit, and function, as originally received, within a reasonable time.

The remainder of this page has been intentionally left blank.

Section C - Description/Specifications Scope of Work

The Contractor must furnish all labor, facilities, materials, services, transportation, preservation, packaging, packing, and marking required to furnish the supply to the services/data/information/ documentation in accordance with (IAW) the terms, conditions, and provisions set forth herein.

Detailed descriptions of the services to be furnished can be found in Section J attachment, Statement of Work

(SOW).

Clause List

3.1-1 CLAUSES AND PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (JUL 2019)

This screening information request (SIR) or contract, as applicable, incorporates by reference the provisions or clauses listed below with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make the full text available, or offerors and contractors may obtain the full text via Internet at:

https://fast.faa.gov/contractclauses.cfm.

(End of clause)

3.1.7-2 ORGANIZATIONAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST (JAN 2023)

3.1.7-5 DISCLOSURE OF CONFLICTS OF INTEREST (JUL 2018)

PART 3.1.8 PROCUREMENT INTEGRITY

3.1.8-1 CANCELLATION, RESCISSION AND RECOVERY OF FUNDS FOR ILLEGAL OR

IMPROPER ACTIVITY (OCT 2014)

3.1.7-6 DISCLOSURE OF CERTAIN EMPLOYEE RELATIONSHIPS (APR 2023)

(a) The policy of the FAA is to avoid doing business with contractors, subcontractors, and consultants who have a conflict of interest or an appearance of a conflict of interest. The purpose of this policy is to maintain the highest level of integrity within its workforce and to ensure that the award of procurement contracts is based upon fairness and merit.

(b) The contractor must provide to the Contracting Officer the following information with its proposal and must provide an information update within 30 days of the award of a contract, any subcontract, or any consultant agreement, or within 30 days of the retention of a Subject Individual or former FAA employee subject to this clause:

(1) The names of all Subject Individuals who:

(i) participated in preparation of proposals for award; or

(ii) are planned to be used during performance; or

(iii) are used during performance; and

(2) The name of each individual, retained in any capacity by the contractor, who was employed by FAA during the five-year period immediately prior to the date of award; and

(3) The date on which the initial expression of interest in a future financial arrangement was discussed with the contractor by any former FAA employee whose name is required to be provided by the contractor pursuant to subparagraph (2); and

(4) The location where any Subject Individual or former FAA employee whose name is required to be provided by the contractor pursuant to subparagraphs (1) and (2), are expected to be assigned.

(c) "Subject Individual" means a current FAA employee's father, mother, son, daughter, brother, sister, uncle, aunt, first cousin, nephew, niece, husband, wife, father-in-law, mother-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, stepfather, stepmother, stepson, stepdaughter, stepbrother, stepsister, half brother, half sister, spouse of an in-law, or a member of his/her household.

(d) The contractor must incorporate this clause into all subcontracts or consultant agreements awarded under this contract and must further require that each such subcontractor or consultant incorporate this clause into all subcontracts or consultant agreements at any tier awarded under this contract unless the Contracting Officer determines otherwise.

(e) The information as it is submitted, must be certified as being true and correct. If there is no such information, the certification must so state.

(f) Remedies for nondisclosure: The following are possible remedies available to the FAA should a contractor misrepresent or refuse to disclose or misrepresent any information required by this clause:

(1) Termination of the contract.

(2) Exclusion from subsequent FAA contracts.

(3) Other remedial action as may be permitted or provided by law or regulation or policy or by the terms of the contract.

(g) Annual Certification. The contractor must provide annually, based on the anniversary date of contract award, the following certification in writing to the Contracting Officer:

ANNUAL CERTIFICATION OF DISCLOSURE OF CERTAIN EMPLOYEE RELATIONSHIPS

The contractor represents and certifies that to the best of its knowledge and belief that during the prior 12 month period:

[ ] A former FAA employee(s) or Subject Individual(s) has been retained to work under the contract or subcontract or consultant agreement and complete disclosure has been made in accordance with subparagraph (b) of AMS Clause 3.1.7-6.

[ ] No former FAA employee(s) or Subject Individual(s) has been retained to work under the contract or subcontract or consultant agreement, and disclosure required by AMS Clause 3.1.7-6 is not applicable.

Authorized Representative

Company Name

Date

(h) The contractor agrees to include the substance of this clause in all subcontracts awarded under this contract. The Contracting Officer will consider case-by-case exceptions to this requirement for individual subcontracts in the event that: (1) the contractor considers this clause to be inappropriate and unnecessary in the case of a particular subcontract; (2) the contractor provides a written statement affirming absolute unwillingness of a subcontractor to perform, absent some relief from the substance of this prohibition and the reason why; (3) use of an alternate subcontract source would unreasonably detract from the quality of effort; and (4) the contractor provides the Contracting Officer timely written advance notice of these and any other extenuating circumstances.

(End of clause)

AC4548 EMERGENCY SITUATIONS AND EXERCISES DURING CONTRACT PERFORMANCE

(JUL 2015)

(a) Emergency situations and exercises are temporary exceptions to the prohibition of contractor personnel not being subject to the direction and control of Government personnel when performing non-personal contract services in FAA facilities.

(b) All contractor personnel at a FAA work site or facility during an actual emergency shall conform to the procedures posted or directed by FAA officials responsible for emergency response at that site or facility. Such officials include evacuation wardens/monitors, security personnel, Emergency Readiness Officers, management, etc.

(c) Contractor personnel shall participate in all emergency exercises, including evacuations, as part of performance under this contract. On rare occasions and based on advance arrangements that are then announced at the time of an exercise, contractor personnel will be excused from evacuations.

(d) Contractor management/supervisors shall ensure that each contractor employee assigned work in FAA facilities possesses a general awareness of emergency and evacuation procedures at all locations where the employees might be during an emergency or exercise. Information on emergency procedures may be requested from the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) or a designated FAA contact point at the work site.

AC1316 OVERHAUL MANUALS (JUN 2015)

The contractor shall possess, or obtain at its own expense, all applicable manufacturer's manuals and other technical data, except for FAA-published technical data which will be furnished by the Government at no cost.

AC1510 DEFINITION OF CONTRACT TERMS (JUN 2015)

(a) ‘Contractor's Cost’ means the net cost to the contractor (after deducting cash or trade discounts, rebates, commissions and any other allowances and credits available to the contractor, regardless of date purchased, plus properly identified and supported freight or transportation costs) for parts acquired by the contractor for performance under this contract.

(b) ‘Direct Labor Hours’ means those hours of labor which are identifiable as being performed directly on an item of the contract and which serve as the basis for payment of the Hourly Composite Rate set forth in Section B. The method of charging direct labor hours to this contract must conform to the contractor's accepted normal accounting practices and procedures, and allow for verification to the sources of the costs incurred. The term Direct Labor Hours does NOT include time for the indirect work of overhead and supervisory employees such as officers, engineers, supervisors, foremen, quality control inspectors, material handlers, clerks, typists, timekeepers, watchmen and truck drivers.

(c) ‘Direct Material’ means those materials which are not encompassed by the definition of ‘Indirect Materials.’

(d) ‘Flat Rate Labor Price’ is the price for overhaul, not subject to upward or downward revision, of the reparable Government-owned units listed in Section B. The Flat Rate Labor Price includes direct and indirect labor, indirect material, overhead, profit, preservation and packaging, test, out-of-plant services, and all other elements of cost, except the cost of new, unused parts.

(e) ‘Hourly Composite Rate’ includes direct and indirect labor, indirect material, overhead and profit. Payment under the applicable item will be computed by multiplying the Direct Labor Hours expended by the Hourly Composite Rate. The amounts payable for fractional parts of an hour may be prorated by fractions or increments not less than one-tenth (1/10) of one hour.

(f) ‘Indirect Material’ means all supplies and materials which do not become an integrated part of the assembly, accessory, or component. Typical items are lubricants, solvents, wiping rags, emery cloth, plating material, safety wire and abrasives. Price of indirect material shall be included in the Hourly Composite Rate.

(g) ‘Irreparable’ means a condition where an item cannot be returned to service in accordance with the applicable manufacturer's overhaul limits and instructions and/or pertinent regulations of the Federal Aviation Administration.

(h) ‘New, Unused Parts’ means serviceable parts that have never been used, which conform to current production standards and which are intended for replacement for like irreparable parts.

(i) ‘Out-of-Plant Services’ means those services performed for the contractor by its vendor, processor or subcontractor, such as special grinding, plating or similar rework processes, on components or parts removed from the Government-owned reparable items.

(j) ‘Overhaul’ means (1) the complete disassembly of the contract items listed in Section B including every assembly, subassembly and part; (2) the cleaning of each part and its inspection for serviceability; (3) the repair or rework of each reparable part and the replacement of each irreparable part; (4) the reassembly, calibration, as necessary, testing and inspection; (5) the marking and finishing of the exterior, where required; and (6) the preservation, packing and packaging, as required.

(k) ‘Reparable’ means the condition of an item which can be returned to service after repair or rework in accordance with procedures, tolerances and limits established by the overhaul and repair instructions issued by the item manufacturer, or as otherwise authorized under the provisions of the Federal Aviation Regulations.

(l) ‘Serviceable’ means the condition of an item in a good state of preservation that can be placed in service in accordance with applicable manufacturer's overhaul limits and instructions and/or pertinent regulations of the Federal Aviation Administration without repair.

(m) ‘Test’ means a test or check of equipment in its operational (or functional) environment, using equipment, procedures, and limits specified in applicable authorized manufacturer publications, manuals, and specifications and technical orders or FAA authorized changes in procedures and limits.

Section D - Packaging and Marking Clause List

Contract Data Requirements List (CDRL) and Data Item Description (DID) can be found in Section J.

AC2102 PRESERVATION, PACKAGING, PACKING AND MARKING (JUL 1997)

(a) All items unless otherwise specified shall be individually packaged to American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) D 3951 (packaging). Performance testing of packaging will be IAW ASTM D 4169 assurance level II distribution cycle 18.

(b) All items shall be marked IAW Mil STD 129 ‘Marking for Shipment and Storage’. Bar coding is required, 128 symbology is preferred; however, 3 of 9 will be accepted.

(c) Common hardware items shall be packaged in multiple unit pack quantities compatible with the unit of issue (UI) or Quantity per unit pack (QUP). BULK QUANTITIES ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE.

(d) The following paragraph concerns only Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) items that are shipped to a contractor for repair:

The FAA will endeavor to ship all items in reusable containers. All items shall be returned to the FAA in the same or equal (see A. above) containers. In those instances where material is shipped in specialized containers (plastic/fiberglass shipping cases, metal crates, etc.), that material will be returned in the original container. If an FAA-owned container is not reusable, the contractor shall notify the Contracting Officer, offer to furnish a new comparable container, and state its price. At its option, the FAA may accept the contractor's offer, or independently furnish a suitable shipment container.

Copies of the ASTMs can be attained from:

ASTM

100 Barr Harbor Dr.

West Conshohocken, PA 19428

(610) 832-9500

Copies of Mil STD 129 can be attained from:

DODSSP

Customer Service

Standardization Documents Order Desk

700 Robbins Avenue Building 4D

Philadelphia, PA 19111-5094

AC2110 PRESERVATION, PACKAGING, PACKING, AND MARKING (JUN 2015)

Preservation, packaging, and packing shall be in accordance with the industry's standard commercial practices to protect from contamination and damage. The outside of the shipping container shall be marked with the applicable contract number and delivery order number.

Section E - Inspection and Acceptance Clause List

E.1 INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

Inspection of the supplies to be furnished will be made by the Contract Officer's Technical Representative and acceptance will be made upon successful completion of all testing and Contractor Acceptance Inspection (Located in Section J).

E.2 INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE OF DOCUMENTS

Inspection and acceptance of documents must be in accordance with each CDRL (Located in Section J).

3.10.4-16 RESPONSIBILITY FOR SUPPLIES (APR 1996)

AC0350 FIRST ARTICLE TEST AND DISPOSITION REQUIREMENTS (JUL 2015)

(a) Performance or other characteristics which the First Article(s) must meet, and detailed technical data requirements for testing of the first article(s) (including necessary data to be submitted in First Article(s) Test Report, if applicable) are: [].

(b) The approved First Article(s) [] serve as a manufacturing standard.

(c) Disposition of First Article(s) shall be as follows:

The first article(s) will be retained by the Government and []be included as part of the production quantity.

AC1908 INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE AT DESTINATION (JUN 2015)

(a) Final inspection and acceptance shall be at destination.

(b) Although source inspection by the Government is not anticipated under this contract, the provisions of this clause shall in no way be construed to limit the rights of the Government under the clause entitled []

AC1906 INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE (JAN 1997)

(a) The Government reserves the right to have its authorized representative inspect the material at the contractor's plant prior to shipment. To facilitate such inspection, the contractor shall give the Contracting Officer a written or telegraphic notice at least [insert # of days] working days prior to readiness for inspection. Such notice shall include FAA delivery order number, FAA contract number, and date of proposed inspection. The offeror shall indicate in the following space the location of the plant where the material will be available for inspection.

Plant

Location

(b) The Government may waive inspection at contractor's plant. In such event, final inspection will be at destination.

(c) In the event the Government does choose to inspect at the contractor's plant, final inspection at destination shall be ONLY for damage in transit, quantity, item substitution, and visual defects.

(d) Final acceptance will be at destination.

(e) The provisions of this clause shall in no way be construed to limit the rights of the Government under the clause entitled [insert clause title]

Section F - Deliveries or Performance Clause List

F.1 DELIVERABLES/DELIVERY SCHEDULES

Deliverables/delivery schedules for equipment and services are specified below:

F.2 PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

The effort required by this contract must be performed at the contractor facility and various FAA locations and will be specified in the individual task orders.

F.3 PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE

The effective place of performance of this contract is twenty-four months from the date of the contract award, or may be extended by option(s) issued hereunder.

F.4 EQUIPMENT DELIVERY

The Contractor must deliver all equipment and supporting equipment to the site specified in the task order IAW the requirements herein and the SOW.

(a) DELIVERY. The contractor must, as required, provide equipment delivery service to locations within the 48 contiguous United States.

(b) OUTSIDE CONTIGUOUS UNITED STATES. The contractor must, as required, provide equipment delivery outside the 48 contiguous United States.

(c) GROUD LEVEL DELIVERY. The contractor must provide ground level delivery service (sometimes referred to as "lift gate truck" service) as required where no further movement of equipment is performed by the carrier, other than deliver equipment to the site and remove from the truck to ground level. This delivery service used when equipment is installed by others.

(d) INSIDE DELIVERY. The contractor must provide inside delivery service as required to remove equipment from the delivery truck and place the equipment inside the facility.

3.2.2.8-3 DELIVERY OF EXCESS QUANTITIES (APR 1996)

3.10.1-24 NOTICE OF DELAY (MAR 2009)

3.11-34 F.O.B. DESTINATION (APR 1999)

3.2.2.8-2 VARIATION IN QUANTITY (OCT 2019)

(a) A variation in the quantity of any contract item will not be accepted unless the variation has been caused by conditions of loading, shipping, or packing or allowances in manufacturing processes, and then only to the extent, if any, specified in paragraph (b) below.

(b) The permissible variation must be limited to: [____] % increase and [___]% decrease (Contracting Officer insert percentages). This permissible variation must be limited to[___________________] *

*Contracting Officer insert the designations(s) to which the percentages apply, such as (1) the total contract quantity, (2) item 1 only, (3) each quantity specified in the delivery schedule, (4) the total item quantity for each destination, or (5) the total quantity of each item without regard to destination.

(End of clause)

AC0168 AUTHORIZED PERFORMANCE (JUL 2015)

The execution of a contract shall not constitute authority for the contractor to commence performance. Performance shall be ordered by the issuance of a formal delivery order by an authorized Contracting Officer of the Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center. Orders issued orally or by written telecommunications shall reference a formal delivery order number and shall be confirmed by issuance of the formal delivery order.

AC1817 ACCELERATED DELIVERY (JAN 1997)

Any Schedule for delivery or performance may be expedited at the contractor's option, if without additional expense to the Government.

Section G - Contract Administration Data Clause List

G.1 INVOICE PROCESS

All invoices must be submitted with documentation acknowledging the work completed or material received by the

FAA.

Acceptable forms of acknowledgment are:

1. Material Delivery (provide at least one of the following):

1. Proof of Delivery (POD) form, OR

2. A shipping/receiving list signed by an FAA representative for delivery of equipment or materials.

3.10.1-22 CONTRACTING OFFICER'S REPRESENTATIVE (APR 2012)

AC0116 OPTION TO EXTEND SERVICES (JUN 2015)

The Government may unilaterally exercise its option to extend the term of the contract for performance of specified services pursuant to Section I, AMS Clause 3.2.4-34, Option to Extend Services , by written notice to the contractor not later than the expiration date of the current contract period.

AC4530 WARRANTY - COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS (JUN 2015)

(a) The contractor warrants that the products (‘products’ includes equipment, fabrication processes, raw or finished materials, and intermediate assemblies) conform to contract requirements. The contractor also warrants that products are free of design defects (except defects in FAA-provided final designs) and defects in materials or workmanship.

(b) The contractor shall replace or repair any products which fail in operation within 12 months from the date of receipt. The Contracting Officer will give written notice of any defect or nonconformance to the contractor within a reasonable period of time after discovery. Replacements of contract items shall be made promptly and on an FOB destination basis. FAA will install replacements at no expense to the contractor.

(c) Products replaced under the provisions of this warranty shall remain the property of FAA unless the contractor wishes to obtain ownership. In this case, the contractor shall notify FAA of such in writing not later than the date of receipt by FAA of the replacement products. The contractor is responsible for packaging and shipping costs.

(d) The rights and remedies of FAA provided in this clause are in addition to and do not limit any rights afforded to FAA by any other clause of this contract or under applicable Federal or State law, including the Uniform Commercial Code.

AC4550 DELIVERIES TO THE MIKE MONRONEY AERONAUTICAL CENTER (MMAC) (JUL

2015)

(a) Security procedures at the MMAC require that all mail, materials, packages or parcels of any kind be delivered to a central screening point, for inspection by the FAA. This affects mail and other deliveries destined for all organizations located on MMAC property, including government organizations, contractors and permit holders.

After passing security inspection, the mail or material may be handled and delivered by the FAA. FAA will make every reasonable effort to conduct inspections and handle items in a careful manner so as to avoid damage or delay.

(b) This inspection is for the benefit of the FAA only. The FAA makes no representation that any material passing inspection is without hazard, poses no threat, or that it conforms in form, fit, function or quantity to the expectations of the intended recipient.

(c) The FAA shall not be liable for any 1) loss, damage or shortage of any mail or materials, 2) injury, or 3) delay in performance resulting from such inspection and handling, unless liable under the Federal Tort Claims Act (28 U.S.C. 2671-2680).

(d) Any item destined for the contractor that fails to pass inspection remains the property of the contractor, who is responsible for its disposition and coordination with law enforcement agencies as necessary.

Section H - Special Contract Requirements Clause List

H.1 SPECIAL DELIVERY REQUIREMENTS

All delivery trucks entering staffed FAA facilities must be dedicated delivery, contain only equipment for that facility, third party is not allowed on delivery trucks entering FAA facility secure perimeters. This is also applicable when issued an equipment delivery order and the equipment is installed by others.

H.2 FACILITY REGULATIONS

Contractor personnel, including employees of subcontractors, suppliers, etc., working or visiting an FAA facility, must abide by all appropriate traffic, parking, security (to include FAA order 1600.69D), and airport regulations in effect at that facility.

H.3 AVAILABILITY AND USE OF FAA FACILITIES AND UTILITIES

(a) The contractor may use existing utilities without charge, if available; however, the contractor at his/her own expense and in a manner satisfactory to the Contract Officer, must furnish, install, and maintain all necessary temporary connections and distribution lines, and must remove same prior to final acceptance of the on-site work.

(b) The contractor may use facility restroom, if available. Un-staffed, usually remote, facilities do not have restrooms.

(c) Contractor may use facility loading dock, if available.

(d) Forklifts and other devices used to remove equipment from delivery trucks are not available.

(e) The contractor will not be assigned a phone or phone service.

(f) The contractor will be allowed an external staging area, approximately 200 square feet.

(g) Parking, on-site, in facility parking lot is permitted, after receiving facility security pass.

(h) Access to FAA sites by delivery and removal vendors. Staffed or on-airport FAA facility delivery truck/van content(s) are limited to equipment, batteries, etc. destined for that FAA facility/project. This also applies to trucks/vans assigned to remove equipment/materials for shipment to the recycling facility. Trucks/vans containing packages/equipment for delivery to multiple customers must not be allowed on staffed or on-airport facilities.

H.4 SECURITY - UNESCORTED ACCESS

(a) It has been determined by the operating office, in conjunction with the Servicing Security Element (SSE), and in accordance with FAA Order 1600.72, that all positions under this contract are low risk and seasonal, intermittent and each task will not exceed 180 days, and will be exempt from investigation. Therefore, all services or work performed under this contract that are performed at an FAA facility will be done only while under the escort of an authorized FAA Employee or the Contractor's employee designated as Project Manager and that Project Manager is issued an FAA Contractor's Security Badge.

(b) This determination does not preclude the SSE from investigating contractor employees under the normal investigative requirements, if it is determined that the contractor employee will require unescorted access to FAA facilities.

(c) If it is determined that the contractor's employees require an investigation, then this contract will be modified to include the applicable security and suitability clauses.

(1) Contractor Project Manager. The contractor must identify, in writing, a Project Manager for each site. The Project Manager must be the contractor's on-site-point-of-contact. On-site contractor personnel may be issued temporary site visitor badges. The Project Manager will remain on-site for the duration of the project.

(d) It is the responsibility of the escort to keep the escort-required contractor employee or other person in plain view at all times and must be constantly aware of the contractor employee's or other person's actions. The contractor will not allow any contractor employee unescorted access to FAA facilities.

(e) For all foreign nationals requiring escorted access to an FAA facility under this contract, the contractor must furnish the following information to AXP-300, Security Division, one week in advance of their proposed escorted access: name, alias(s), SSN, date and place of birth, country(s) of citizenship, alien registration number, date and place of entry into the US, contract name and contract number.

(f) The contract employee must comply with all applicable DOT, FAA, and local security directives while performing work under this contract.

H.5 TASK/DELIVERY ORDER PROCESSING-MULTIPLE AWARD CONTRACT

(a) General. Task orders will be issued for services and supplies to be performed/furnished under this contract. The CO will issue task orders in order of priority, which may be periodically updated, during the performance period of the contract. Concurrent accomplishment of more than one task order at a time may be required. The contractor must perform the tasks in the priority order unless written approval is received from the CO to deviate from the priority order.

(b) Ordering Procedures:

(1) The FAA will issue a request for quote (Attachment J.19) to the contractor.

(2) Contractor will return the completed J.19 by the due date specified in the request to the FAA for evaluation.

(3) Once the completed J.19 has been received and accepted, a Firm-Fixed Price task order will be issued.

(c) Expenditures. In performance of orders, the Contractor must not incur costs in excess of the funds provided in each order. In performance of each order, Government liability, except for issued being disputed must be limited to amounts cited in the order schedule.

3.1.9-1 ELECTRONIC COMMERCE AND SIGNATURE (JUL 2020)

(a) The Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act (E-SIGN) establishes a legal equivalence between:

(1) Contracts written on paper and contracts in electric form;

(2) Pen-and-ink signatures and electronic signatures; and

(3) Other legally-required written records and the same information in electric form.

(b) With the submission of an offer, the offeror acknowledges and accepts the utilization of electric commerce as part of the requirements of this solicitation and the resultant contract.

(c) Certain documents may need to be provided or maintained in original form, such as large-scale drawings impractical to convert to electronic format or a document with a raised seal signifying authenticity. This clause does not change or affect any other requirements that a document must be in paper form to satisfy legal requirements such as for certain real estate transactions.

(d) The use of electronic signature technology is authorized under this solicitation and the resulting contract.

(e) Contractors must not digitally sign any documents with software that uses Secure Hash Algorithm 1 (SHA-1).

All digitally signed documents and contracts sent to the FAA must use SHA-256 or higher hash algorithm. This is based on the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Policy Statement on Hash Functions dated August 5, 2015. Further guidance on the use of SHA-256 is in NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-57 Part 1, section

5.6.2 as amended and SP 800-131A, Revision 1 dated November 6, 2015. Additional guidance on the use of SHA-3 is in NIST SP 800-185 as amended.

(f) Contractors do not have to update documents previously digitally signed using SHA-1 hash algorithms unless the documents require updating. The FAA and contractors may continue to use SHA-1 for the following applications:

Verifying old digital signatures and time stamps, generating, and verifying hash-based message authentication codes (HMACs), key derivation functions (KDFs), and random bit/number generation.

(End of Clause)

3.2.5-7 Disclosure Regarding Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions (January 2022)

(a) Definitions.

(1) "The Act," as used in this clause, means section 1352, title 31, United States Code.

(2) "Agency," as used in this clause, means executive agency, within the meaning of 5 U.S.C. 101, 102, and 104(I), and any wholly owned Government corporation within the meaning of 31 U.S.C. 9101.

(3) "Covered Federal action," as used in this clause, means any of the following Federal actions:

(i) The awarding of any Federal contract.

(ii) The making of any Federal grant.

(iii) The making of any Federal loan.

(iv) The entering into of any cooperative agreement.

(v) The extension, continuation, renewal, amendment, or modification of any Federal contract, grant, loan, or cooperative agreement.

(4) "Indian tribe" and "tribal organization," as used in this clause, have the meaning provided in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304) and include Alaskan Natives.

(5) "Influencing or attempting to influence," as used in this clause, means making, with the intent to influence, any communication to or appearance before 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 in connection with any covered Federal action.

(6) "Local government," as used in this clause, means a unit of government in a State and, if chartered, established, or otherwise recognized by a State for the performance of a governmental duty, including a local public authority, a special district, an intrastate district, a council of governments, a sponsor group representative organization, and any other instrumentality of a local government.

(7) "Officer or employee of an agency," as used in this clause, includes the following individuals who are employed by an agency:

(i) An individual who is appointed to a position in the Government under title 5, United States Code, including a position under a temporary appointment.

(ii) A member of the uniformed services, as defined in subsection 101(3), title 37, United States Code.

(iii) A special Government employee, as defined in section 202, title 18, United States Code.

(iv) An individual who is a member of a Federal advisory committee, as defined by the Federal Advisory Committee Act, title 5, United States Code, appendix 2.

(8) 'Person,' as used in this clause, means an individual, corporation, company, association, authority, firm, partnership, society, State, and local government, regardless of whether such entity is operated for profit, or not for profit. This term excludes an Indian tribe, tribal organization, or any other Indian organization with respect to expenditures specifically permitted by other Federal law.

(9) 'Reasonable compensation,' as used in this clause, means, with respect to a regularly employed officer or employee of any person, compensation that is consistent with the normal compensation for such officer or employee for work that is not furnished to, not funded by, or not furnished in cooperation with the Federal Government.

(10) 'Reasonable payment,' as used in this clause, means, with respect to professional and other technical services, a payment in an amount that is consistent with the amount normally paid for such services in the private sector.

(11) 'Recipient,' as used in this clause, includes the Contractor and all subcontractors. This term excludes an Indian tribe, tribal organization, or any other Indian organization with respect to expenditures specifically permitted by other Federal law.

(12) 'Regularly employed,' as used in this clause, means, with respect to an officer or employee of a person requesting or receiving a Federal contract, an officer or employee who is employed by such person for at least 130 working days within 1 year immediately preceding the date of the submission that initiates agency consideration of such person for receipt of such contract. An officer or employee who is employed by such person for less than 130 working days within 1 year immediately preceding the date of the submission that initiates agency consideration of such person must be considered to be regularly employed as soon as he or she is employed by such person for 130 working days.

(13) 'State,' as used in this clause, means a State of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, a territory or possession of the United States, an agency or instrumentality of a State, and multi- State, regional, or interstate entity having governmental duties and powers.

(b) Prohibitions. The offeror, by signing its offer, hereby certifies to the best of his or her knowledge and belief that:

(1) 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 awarding of any Federal contract, the making of any Federal grant, the making of any Federal loan, the entering into of any cooperative agreement, and the extension, continuation, renewal, amendment or modification of any Federal contract, grant, loan, or cooperative agreement;

(2) If any funds other than Federal appropriated funds (including profit or fee received under a covered Federal action) 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 screening information request (SIR), the offeror must complete and submit, with its offer, OMB Standard Form LLL, Disclosure of Lobbying Activities, to the Contracting Officer; and

(3) He or she will include the language of this clause in all subcontract awards at any tier and require that all recipients of subcontract awards in excess of $150,000 must disclose accordingly.

(4) This certification and disclosure is a prerequisite for making or entering into this contract imposed by the Act.

Any person who makes a prohibited expenditure or fails to file or amend a disclosure form, must be subject to a civil penalty of not less than $10,000 and not more than $100,000, for each such failure.

(c) The prohibitions of the Act do not apply under the following conditions:

(1) Agency and legislative liaison by its own employees.

(i) The prohibition on the use of appropriated funds, in subparagraph (b)(1) of this clause, does not apply in the case of a payment of reasonable compensation made to an officer or employee of a person requesting or receiving a covered Federal action if the payment is for agency and legislative liaison activities not directly related to a covered Federal action.

(ii) For purposes of subdivision (c)(1)(i) of this clause, providing any information specifically requested by an agency or Congress is permitted at any time.

(iii) The following agency and legislative liaison activities are permitted at any time where they are not related to a specific solicitation for any covered Federal action:

(A) Discussing with an agency the qualities and characteristics (including individual demonstrations) of the person's products or services, conditions or terms of sale, and service capabilities.

(B) Technical discussions and other activities regarding the application or adaptation of the person's products or services for an agency's use.

(iv) The following agency and legislative liaison activities are permitted where they are prior to Screening Information Request (SIR) of any covered Federal action:

(A) Providing any information not specifically requested but necessary for an agency to make an informed decision about initiation of a covered Federal action;

(B) Technical discussions regarding the preparation of an unsolicited proposal prior to its official submission; and

(C) Capability presentations by persons seeking awards from an agency pursuant to the provisions of a law authorizing such actions;

(v) Only those services expressly authorized by subdivision (c)(1)(i) of this clause are permitted under this clause.

(2) Professional and technical services.

(i) The prohibition on the use of appropriated funds, in subparagraph (b)(1) of this clause, does not apply in the case of:

(A) A payment of reasonable compensation made to an officer or employee of a person requesting or receiving a covered Federal action or an extension, continuation, renewal, amendment, or modification of a covered Federal action, if payment is for professional or technical services rendered directly in the preparation, submission, or negotiation of submittal/offer or application for that Federal action or for meeting requirements imposed by or pursuant to law as a condition for receiving that Federal action.

(B) Any reasonable payment to a person, other than an officer or employee of a person requesting or receiving a covered Federal action or an extension, continuation, renewal, amendment, or modification of a covered Federal action if the payment is for professional or technical services rendered directly in the preparation, submission, or negotiation of any submittal/offer or application for that Federal action or for meeting requirements imposed by or pursuant to law as a condition for receiving that Federal action. Persons other than officers or employees of a person requesting or receiving a covered Federal action include consultants and trade associations.

(ii) For purposes of subdivision (c)(2)(i) of this clause, 'professional and technical services' must be limited to advice and analysis directly applying any professional or technical discipline. For example, drafting of a legal document accompanying a submittal/offer by a lawyer is allowable. Similarly, technical advice provided by an engineer on the performance or operational capability of a piece of equipment rendered directly in the negotiation of a contract is allowable.

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