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This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.
This is solicitation number EOKWK1RH111: The solicitation is issued as a request for proposal (RFP).
The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular, FAC 2005-48, Effective 31 Jan 2011.
This requirement is 100% set-aside for a Small Business. The NAICS code is 511210 the Size Standard is $25M.
Title of Requirement: Web Content Management System Software Issue Date: February 15, 2011 Issued By:
Point of Contact: Stephanie Smith
DFAS Contract Services Directorate
3990 E. Broad Street
Bldg. 21, Room 2B218
Columbus, OH 43213-1152
Phone Number: 614-693-5574
Fax Number: 614-693-5674
E-Mail address: stephanie.smith@dfas.mil
Questions: PLEASE EMAIL ANY QUESTION CONCERNING THIS SOLICITATION TO BOTH THE POC LISTED ABOVE AND TO THE CONTRACTING OFFICER LISTED BELOW.
CONTRACTING OFFICER: Stephen Heath
Phone Number: 614-693-5571
E-mail: stephen.heath@dfas.mil
Furnish quotes to the POC on or before the closing time listed in this RFQ. February 22, 2011 at 15:00 EDT. QUOTES MUST BE RECEIVED BY CLOSING DATE AND TIME TO BE CONSIDERED FOR AWARD.
The contract type is: Firm Fixed Price (FFP)
1. Description:
| Line Item |
| Description |
| Qty |
| U/I |
| Unit Price |
| Total Price |
| Period of Performance |
| 0001 |
| Web Content Management System (Standard Software License) |
| 4 |
| EA |
| $ |
| $ |
| March 1, 2011 through February 29, 2012 |
| Grand Total |
| $ |
2. Location of Work to be Performed: Defense Finance and Accounting Services DFAS Indianapolis, IN (DFAS-IN).
3. Anticipated Period of Performance or Delivery Schedule: The Period of Performance will be for one year: March 1, 2011 through February 29, 2012.
4. List any applicable standards: See Statement of Work (SOW).
5. Section 508 Compliance:
The following Section 508 accessibility standards are applicable:
1194.25 Self-Contained, closed products
6. Basis for Selection: Award will be made to the lowest price technically acceptable quoter who meets the Government’s minimum requirements
7. Price: This is a proposed Firm Fixed Price (FFP) contract type. The quoter shall provide a FFP amount for each of the following proposed Contract Line Numbers.
8. Clauses:
THE GOVERNMENT INTENDS TO INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING FAR, DFARS AND DFAS CLAUSE AND PROVISIONS, TO INCLUDE ANY ADDENDA, IN THE RESULTING AWARD AND ARE NOT ALL INCLUSIVE.
CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
52.212-3 Offeror Representations And Certifications Alt I OCT 2010
| 52.212-4 |
| Contract Terms and Conditions – Commercial Items |
| JUN 2010 |
| 52.212-5 |
| Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statues or Executive Orders Commercial Items |
| DEC 2010 |
| 52.222-3 |
| Convict Labor |
| JUN 2003 |
| 52.222-21 |
| Prohinition of Segregated Facilities |
| FEB 1999 |
| 52.227-19 |
| Commercial Computer Software License |
| DEC 2007 |
| 52.233-4 |
| Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim |
| OCT 2004 |
| 52.247-34 |
| F.O.B. Destination |
| NOV 1991 |
| 252.204-7003 |
| Control Of Government Personnel Work Product |
| APR 1992 |
| 252.204-7004 Alt A |
| Central Contractor Registration (52.204-7) Alternate A |
| SEP 2007 |
| 252.212-7001 (DEV) |
| Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Applicable to Defense Acquisitions or Commercial Items |
| JUN 2010 |
252.232-7003
252.232-7010 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports
Levies On Contract Payments
MAR 2008
DEC 2006
| 252.243-7001 |
| Pricing Of Contract Modifications |
| DEC 1991 |
CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY FULL TEXT
52.219-28 POST-AWARD SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAM REREPRESENTATION (JUNE 2007)
(a) Definitions. As used in this clause--
Long-term contract means a contract of more than five years in duration, including options. However, the term does not include contracts that exceed five years in duration because the period of performance has been extended for a cumulative period not to exceed six months under the clause at 52.217-8, Option to Extend Services, or other appropriate authority.
Small business concern 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 parts 121 and the size standard in paragraph (c) of this clause.
(b) If the Contractor represented that it was a small business concern prior to award of this contract, the Contractor shall rerepresent its size status according to paragraph (e) of this clause or, if applicable, paragraph (g) of this clause, upon the occurrence of any of the following:
(1) Within 30 days after execution of a novation agreement or within 30 days after modification of the contract to include this clause, if the novation agreement was executed prior to inclusion of this clause in the contract.
(2) Within 30 days after a merger or acquisition that does not require a novation or within 30 days after modification of the contract to include this clause, if the merger or acquisition occurred prior to inclusion of this clause in the contract.
(3) For long-term contracts--
(i) Within 60 to 120 days prior to the end of the fifth year of the contract; and
(ii) Within 60 to 120 days prior to the exercise date specified in the contract for any option thereafter.
(c) The Contractor shall rerepresent its size status in accordance with the size standard in effect at the time of this rerepresentation that corresponds to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to this contract. The small business size standard corresponding to this NAICS code can be found at http://www.sba.gov/services/contractingopportunities/sizestandardstopics/.
(d) The small business size standard for a Contractor providing a product which it does not manufacture itself, for a contract other than a construction or service contract, is 500 employees.
(e) Except as provided in paragraph (g) of this clause, the Contractor shall make the rerepresentation required by paragraph (b) of this clause by validating or updating all its representations in the Online Representations and Certifications Application and its data in the Central Contractor Registration, as necessary, to ensure they reflect current status. The Contractor shall notify the contracting office by e-mail, or otherwise in writing, that the data have been validated or updated, and provide the date of the validation or update.
(f) If the Contractor represented that it was other than a small business concern prior to award of this contract, the Contractor may, but is not required to, take the actions required by paragraphs (e) or (g) of this clause.
(g) If the Contractor does not have representations and certifications in ORCA, or does not have a representation in ORCA for the NAICS code applicable to this contract, the Contractor is required to complete the following rerepresentation and submit it to the contracting office, along with the contract number and the date on which the rerepresentation was completed:
The Contractor represents that it ( ) is, ( ) is not a small business concern under NAICS Code – 511210 assigned to contract number To Be Determined After Award.
(Contractor to sign and date and insert authorized signer's name and title).
(End of clause)
52.252-2 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998)
This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this/these address (es):
http://farsite.hill.af.mil/
(End of clause)
52.252-6 AUTHORIZED DEVIATIONS IN CLAUSES (APR 1984)
(a) The use in this solicitation or contract of any Federal Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR Chapter 1) clause with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of "(DEVIATION)" after the date of the clause.
(b) The use in this solicitation or contract of any DFARs (48 CFR Chapter 2) clause with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of "(DEVIATION)" after the name of the regulation.
(End of clause)
252.204-7000 DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION (DEC 1991)
(a) The Contractor shall not release to anyone outside the Contractor's organization any unclassified information, regardless of medium (e.g., film, tape, document), pertaining to any part of this contract or any program related to this contract, unless--
(1) The Contracting Officer has given prior written approval; or
(2) The information is otherwise in the public domain before the date of release.
(b) Requests for approval shall identify the specific information to be released, the medium to be used, and the purpose for the release. The Contractor shall submit its request to the Contracting Officer at least 45 days before the proposed date for release.
(c) The Contractor agrees to include a similar requirement in each subcontract under this contract. Subcontractors shall submit requests for authorization to release through the prime contractor to the Contracting Officer.
(End of clause)
252.204-7006 BILLING INSTRUCTIONS (OCT 2005)
When submitting a request for payment, the Contractor shall--
(a) Identify the contract line item(s) on the payment request that reasonably reflect contract work performance; and
(b) Separately identify a payment amount for each contract line item included in the payment request.
(End of clause)
252.212-7000 Offeror representations and certifications- Commercial items. (JUN 2005)
(a) Definitions.
As used in this clause-
(1) Foreign person means any person other than a United States person as defined in Section 16(2) of the Export Administration Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C. App. Sec. 2415).
(2) United States means the 50 States, the District of Columbia, outlying areas, and the outer Continental Shelf as defined in 43 U.S.C. 1331.
(3) United States person is defined in Section 16(2) of the Export Administration Act of 1979 and means any United States resident or national (other than an individual resident outside the United States and employed by other than a United States person), any domestic concern (including any permanent domestic establishment of any foreign concern), and any foreign subsidiary or affiliate (including any permanent foreign establishment) of any domestic concern which is controlled in fact by such domestic concern, as determined under regulations of the President.
(b) Certification.
By submitting this offer, the Offeror, if a foreign person, company or entity, certifies that it -
(1) Does not comply with the Secondary Arab Boycott of Israel; and
(2) Is not taking or knowingly agreeing to take any action, with respect to the Secondary Boycott of Israel by Arab countries, which 50 U.S.C. App. Sec. 2407(a) prohibits a United States person from taking.
(c) Representation of Extent of Transportation by Sea. (This representation does not apply to solicitations for the direct purchase of ocean transportation services).
(1) The Offeror shall indicate by checking the appropriate blank in paragraph (c)(2) of this provision whether transportation of supplies by sea is anticipated under the resultant contract. The term "supplies" is defined in the Transportation of Supplies by Sea clause of this solicitation.
(2) Representation.
The Offeror represents that it-
___Does anticipate that supplies will be transported by sea in the performance of any contract or subcontract resulting from this solicitation.
___Does not anticipate that supplies will be transported by sea in the performance of any contract or subcontract resulting from this solicitation.
(3) Any contract resulting from this solicitation will include the Transportation of Supplies by Sea Clause. If the Offeror represents that it will not use ocean transportation, the resulting contract will also include the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement clause at 252.247-7024, Notification of Transportation of Supplies by Sea.
(End of provision)
DAS 52.39-9000
Representation of Compliance with the Electronic and Information Technology Accessibility Standards (May 2003)
(a) Submission of the representation referenced in paragraph (b) and (c) is a prerequisite imposed by 36 CFR 1194 for making or entering into this contract.
(b) By submitting an offer or quote, the offeror represents that the products and services offered in response to this solicitation comply with the Electronic and Information Technology (EIT) Accessibility Standards at 36 CFR 1194, unless stated otherwise within the quotation or proposal.
(c) By submitting an offer or quote, the offeror further represents that any EIT products and services offered in response to this solicitation that are less than fully compliant are offered pursuant to extensive market research, which ensures that they are the most compliant products and services available to satisfy this solicitation's requirements.
(End of Provision)
DAS 52.39-9001
Accessibility of Electronic and Information Technology (May 2003)
(a) Each Electronic and Information Technology (EIT) product or service furnished under this contract shall comply with the Electronic and Information Technology Accessibility Standards (36 CFR 1194), as specified in the contract and in the contractor’s proposal. If the Contracting Officer determines any furnished product or service is not in compliance with the contract, the Contracting Officer will promptly inform the Contractor in writing. The Contractor shall, without charge to the Government, repair or replace the non-compliant products or services within the period of time specified by the Government in writing. If such repair or replacement is not completed within the time specified, the Government may take the following action:
(b) In accordance with FAR 12.403 or FAR 49.4 cancel the contract, delivery or task order, purchase, or line item without termination liabilities.
(c) The Government reserves the right to accept any EIT product or service that is exempted from complying with 36 CFR 1194 in accordance with FAR 39.204.
(End of Clause)
DCG 204.2 – REPLACEMENT OF PAPER DOCUMENT DISTRIBUTION WITH ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT ACCESS (EDA)
As of February 1, 2007, the DFAS Contract Services Directorate (Issuing Office) will no longer make paper or email distribution of contract documents. All DFAS contracts and modifications are available on the Electronic Document Access (EDA) website (http://eda.ogden.disa.mil). The website provides access information as well as EDA Help Desk support.
DFAS 252.232-9000 “WIDE AREA WORK FLOW (WAWF) – RECEIPT AND ACCEPTANCE (RA) INSTRUCTIONS” (January 2010)
(a) As prescribed in DFAS CG 232.70, Wide Area Work Flow (Revision One) contractors must submit payment requests in electronic form. The Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) has implemented the DoD sanctioned Wide Area Work Flow-Receipt and Acceptance (WAWF-RA) for contractors to submit electronic payment requests and receiving reports. Payment requests/invoices for supplies/services rendered under this contract shall be submitted electronically through WAWF-RA using the invoice type identified in paragraph (d) below. Paper type payment requests/invoices will no longer be accepted or processed for payment unless the conditions of DFARS 252.232-7003(c) apply, and are specifically authorized in the contract.
(b) The contractor shall ensure an Electronic Business Point of Contact is designated in the Central Contractor Registration at http://www.ccr.gov. The contractor must register to use WAWF-RA at https://wawf.eb.mil, within ten (10) days after award of the contract or modification incorporating WAWF-RA into the contract. Step by step procedures to register are available on the WAWF-RA website.
(c) Guidance regarding WAWF is available. A free on-line computer based training module available at http://www.wawftraining.com/. Payment information is available in the “myInvoice” system, a web-based tool that provides current payment status of a WAWF invoice. MyInvoice is available at https://myinvoice.csd.disa.mil//index.html. Vendor registration is required. Additional information on WAWF is available at https://wawf.eb.mil.
(d) Payments requests shall be submitted via WAWF-RA as (choose single type or multiple type invoices) a 2-in-1, Combo, or as Cost Voucher. (NOTE: Interim and final payment requests for Cost-Reimbursement (CR), Time-and-Materials (T&M), and Labor-Hour (LH) contracts/orders and CR, T&M, and LH CLINS on other types of contracts/orders shall utilize Cost Vouchers.)
(e) WAWF-RA invoice types authorized for the submission of payment requests are:
(1) 2-in-1: Normally used for services only contract payment requests; however, it may be used for goods and/or services payment requests.
(f) DoD Address Activity Code (DoDAACs) or DoDAAC extensions. The contractor shall ensure the following DoDAACs are input when completing WAWF document(s) regardless of other DoDAACs used on the contract. (NOTE: If EDA is used to pre-populate the Address DoDAAC information on the WAWF document(s), the contractor must verify the data against the following information. If necessary, change the pre-populated WAWF input in accordance with the information provided below.)
(1) Issued by DoDAAC: HQ0423
(2) Admin DoDAAC: HQ0423
(3) Payment DoDAAC: HQ0347
(4) Acceptor DoDAAC: HQ0462
(5) Inspected By DoDAAC
(6) LPO DoDAAC/ EXT
(g) The Contractor shall send e-mail notification to the following listed addresses when submitting payment requests in WAWF-RA, as applicable. Before closing out of an invoice session in WAWF-RA but after submitting your document or documents, the contractor will be prompted to send additional email notifications. Contractor shall click on “Send More E-mail Notification” on the page that appears and shall input applicable e-mail addresses (see below). NOTE: This additional notification to the government is required to ensure that the acceptor/receiver is aware that an invoice document has been submitted into the WAWF-RA system. For example, when submitting a cost voucher for payment of CR, T&M, and LH contracts/CLINs, the email notification will alert the COR to review the invoice prior to DCAA acceptance. (E-mail addresses can be obtained from COR or CO).
(1) WAWF Acceptor: danny.young@dfas.mil
(2) Contracting Officer Representative (COR):
(3) Government Point of Contact (GPOC)
(4) Alternate COR (ACOR) or GPOC (AGPOC)
(5) Cognizant DCAA Office
(END OF CLAUSE)
SOLICITATION PROVISION:
The following solicitation provision is to be used in all DFAS solicitations that require contractor access to unclassified DFAS information systems and sensitive DFAS information, regardless of dollar value.
DFAS 52.224-9000 "INFORMATION ASSURANCE" (July 2009)
All work performed relative to the requirement identified in the Statement of Work or Performance Work Statement is unclassified or is sensitive information, covered by the Privacy Act of 1974 and other Department of Defense (DoD) and DFAS regulations. Information Assurance shall be in accordance with DFAS 8500.1-R, Information Protection and Safeguards, DoD Directive (DoDD) 8500.1, Information Assurance, and DoD Instruction (DoDI) 8500.2, Information Assurance Implementation. The following requirements apply to the offeror/vendor selected for contract award resulting from this solicitation. Upon notification of selection as the successful offeror/vendor, the contractor shall follow the instructions provided at (a) through (d) of this provision, as applicable.
(a) Magnitude. This contract will require personnel to meet the investigative standards as outlined in DoDI 8500.2, DoD 5200.2-R, DoD DTM 08-003, and United States Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) 05-01B for IT-I and IT-II access. Contractor employees must be United States citizens, in accordance with DoD 5200.2-R, Chapter 2, and specifically C2.1.1, General.
IT-I Access
- None IT-II Access – All Employees
(b) Personnel Security Investigation Requirements for Information Technology (IT) Access:
(1) For IT-I Access: No classified work will be required. However, the contractor will be working with sensitive information which is covered by the Privacy Act or other government regulations and is considered category IT-I. The contractor must ensure sensitive information is properly safeguarded at the work site and not removed from the work site. In addition, the contractor will be required to comply with the security requirements associated with access to the DFAS enterprise network and sensitive agency information. All contractor personnel requiring IT-I access to the DFAS information systems will be the subject to a Public Trust Special Background Investigation (PTSBI), equivalent level investigation, or higher level personnel security investigation. An IT-I access position may be occupied upon completion of the personnel security investigation and upon a favorable local contractor fitness determination for access to IT systems and sensitive agency information. An exception waiver of pre-appointment investigative requirements can be granted in application with DoD 5200.2-R, if the following criteria are met:
· the Contracting Officer Representative (COR) has requested an exception waiver in writing, based upon a determination by the head of the requesting organization that delay in appointment would be harmful to national security [exception waiver can be requested by the COR on the Contractor Request for Investigation (CRI) form], and has submitted the exception waiver request to the local Site Support Security Office (SSSO); and
· the National Agency Check (NAC) portion of the PTSBI has been completed; or
· a favorable determination has been made on a previously valid NACI, NACLC, ENTNAC, NAC, BI, LBI, or MBI personnel security investigation, provided a break in service of more than 24 months has not occurred, and the personnel security investigation has been completed and favorably adjudicated (or a favorable local contractor fitness determination has been made).
(2) For IT-II Access: No classified work will be required. However, the contractor will be working with sensitive information which is covered by the Privacy Act or other government regulations and is considered category IT-II. The contractor must ensure sensitive information is properly safeguarded at the work site and not removed from the work-site. In addition, the contractor will be required to comply with the security requirements associated with access to the DFAS enterprise network and sensitive agency information. All contractor personnel requiring IT-II access to the DFAS information systems will be subject to a National Agency Check with Law and Credit (NACLC) personnel security investigation, equivalent level investigation, or higher level personnel security investigation. An IT-II access position may be occupied upon completion of the personnel security investigation and upon a favorable local contractor fitness determination for access to IT systems and sensitive agency information. An exception waiver of pre-appointment investigative requirements can be granted in application with DoD 5200.2-R, if the following are met:
· the COR has requested an exception waiver in writing, based upon a determination by the head of the requesting organizations that delay in appointment would be harmful to national security [exception waiver can be requested by the COR on the Contractor Request for Investigation (CRI) form] and has submitted the exception waiver request to the local SSSO; and
· the NACLC investigation has been initiated and favorable advance NAC or fingerprint results have been received from the investigating agency.
(c) Documentation Submission. The NACLC for IT-II access, as well as the PTSBI for IT-I access, requires contractor submission of the following investigative forms and documentation:
· Standard Form 85P (SF 85P) - Questionnaire for Public Trust Positions
· FD 258 - Applicant Fingerprint Card
· Contractor Request for Investigation Form (CRI), DFAS Form 9035
· Photocopies of Personal Identity Verification (PIV) documentation
All contractor personnel requiring either IT-I or IT-II access to the DFAS information systems and/or sensitive agency information will complete a SF 85P. The SF 85P will be completed using the Adobe Fillable version of the form located at http://www.opm.gov/forms/html/sf.asp . The completed/signed SF85P will be provided to the COR or Government Point of Contact (GPOC), elsewhere named in this solicitation. The COR/GPOC personnel will complete a CRI containing, but not limited to: the full name of the contractor applicant; the contract number and expiration date; the name(s) of the designated COR; and level of IT access required as determined previously in the Statement of Work or Performance Work Statement. All SF 85Ps and CRIs must be accompanied by the FD 258, Applicant Finger Print Card, and photocopies of documentation that the COR/GPOC have used to validate the contractor personnel applicant's PIV. In accordance with USNORTHCOM Antiterrorism (AT) Operations Order 05-01B, dated 7/16/2006, identity credential vetting is required for access permission of contractor personnel. To meet this requirement for PIV vetting, the contractor applicant must provide two forms of identification from the list of acceptable documents based upon the Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification. At least one of the documents shall be a valid State or Federal Government issued picture identification. The COR or GPOC will validate the documents and provide photocopies of the vetted PIV documentation as part of the documentation submission for investigation. The SF85P, FD258, CRI, and proof of PIV will be forwarded to the local SSSO for review and/or submission. The SSSO or Central Personnel Security Office will notify the COR/GPOC when the contractor applicant has been approved for access to sensitive information. The appropriate personnel security investigation (NACLC or PTSBI) must be completed or an exception waiver of pre-appointment investigative requirement approved, in accordance with DoD 5200.2-R, before the contractor personnel applicant begins work on a DFAS contract.
(d) Findings. All contractor personnel applicants must receive a favorable local contractor personnel fitness determination (or favorable adjudication) to work on DFAS contracts. Unfavorable local fitness determinations (or unfavorable adjudications) will require the removal of the contractor employee from an IT-I or IT-II designated DFAS contract. An unfavorable local fitness determination only precludes the contractor employee from having access to sensitive DFAS IT systems or sensitive agency data. The local contractor fitness determination is not security adjudication. Therefore, the contractor personnel applicant is not afforded administrative due process by the agency.
(e) Training. Following contract award, all contractor personnel are required to complete Antiterrorism Level I, Combating Trafficking in Persons, and Information Security training on an annual basis (Reference DoDI 2000.16, Standard 25; DoDI 2200.01, paragraph 5; and DoD 5200.1-R, Chapter 9). The aforementioned training will be available through the DFAS ePortal.
SOLICITATION PROVISION:
DFAS 52.223-9000, “ENVIRONMENTALLY PREFERABLE PRODUCTS” (OCT 2007)
The Environmentally Preferable Products clause is included in this contract to articulate the Government’s polices on Green Contracting. FAR 23.403 sets forth the Federal Government’s policy to acquire items composed of the highest percentage of recycled-content practical, in a cost effective manner while still obtaining other contracting goals. Recycled-content products are identified in the Environmental Protection Agency’s Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines (CPGs). The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) will be producing a similar list which designates Bio-based products. EPA guideline items (and USDA designated bio-based products, when designated) are seen as the minimum that should be considered when evaluating environmentally preferable materials. Other environmentally preferable materials and products not listed, but commonly used in industry outside of the Government, should also be considered.
The recently issued Executive Order 13423 (January 24, 2007) requires federal agencies to use sustainable environmental practices, including acquisition of bio-based, environmentally preferable, energy-efficient, water-efficient, and recycled-content products. Moreover, it now requires that paper of at least 30 percent post-consumer fiber content must be acquired or used in Agency acquisitions of goods and services.
§ 1.
Mandatory use of Paper and other products with recycled content.
All paper utilized in the performance of this contract must be of at least 30 percent post-consumer fiber content.
The contractor, by responding to this RFP/RFQ, affirmatively acknowledges that they will, to the maximum extent practicable, use sustainable environmental practices including acquisition of bio-based, environmentally preferable, energy-efficient, water-efficient, and recycled-content products in the performance of this contract that meet the recycled-content recommendations for EPA designated items, which are found at http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/non-hw/procure/products.htm. In addition, by responding to this RFQ/RFP the contractor is certifying the deliverables required under this contract shall meet the recycled-content recommendations for EPA designated items.
§ 2 Notice of Green alternatives in Offerors’ product/service.
When offering a product or service that contains Green components as that term is defined at http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/non-hw/procure/products.htm, the contractor shall make the Contracting Officer aware of such facts in the submission of their quote or proposal.
(b) The contractor, when appropriate, shall comply with FAR Clause 52.223-9 Estimate of Percentage of Recovered Material Content for EPA Designated Products.
§ 2 Affirmative Duty of Contractors to adhere to Green Contracting Policy.
Whenever practicable, the Contractor has an affirmative duty to examine its packaging to eliminate or reduce waste by volume, toxicity and/or weight and to utilize or substitute recyclable material for non-recyclable material in packaging.
(b) Whenever practicable, the Contractor has an affirmative duty to find other materials utilized in the delivery of services under this contract and examine whether it can reduce waste by volume, toxicity and/or weight and to utilize or substitute recyclable materials for non-recyclable materials of items consumed in the furnishing of their services.
CCR: Ensure that you provide your cage code and company name when responding. Note that in order to do business with the Government, companies must be registered in the CCR (Central Contract Registration). You also must have an assigned Cage Code that can be obtained when you do your CCR registration. The website is www.ccr.gov
Offeror Information:
Cage Code:_________________
Company Name: _____________________
Point of Contact: _____________________
Telephone Number:_____________________
Email Address: _________________________
TIN (Taxpayer Identification Number):______________________
DUNs Number:______________
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