RFQ_-_JBSA_Leadership_Resiliency_Course.pdf

Request for Quotations (RFQ)

Solicitation #: FA301620U0001

JBSA Leadership Resiliency Courses

1. Solicitation Number. FA301620U0001 is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This combined synopsis/solicitation incorporates provisions and clauses in effect through Federal

Acquisition Circular 2005-94, (FAC), No. 2019-06 Item 1, effective 10 Sep 2019 and DFARS

DPN 20191001, effective 01 Oct 2019.

This solicitation is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ) in Accordance With (IAW) FAR

Subpart 12.6 and conjunction with FAR Part 13 and Subpart 13.5 as supplemented with additional information included in this notice.

This purchase is restricted to Woman Owned Small Business concerns (WOSB), NAICS code: 611430 Professional and Management Development Training. Small business size standard: $12M.

2. Requirement. The 502d Air Base Wing through the 502d Contracting Squadron, Joint Base

San Antonio (JBSA) Randolph, has a one (1) year plus three (3) option years requirement for the providing of leadership resiliency courses across Joint Base San Antonio in accordance with (IAW) the Performance Work Statement, (PWS) as noted in attachment 2 of this solicitation.

3. Period/Place of Performance. IAW the PWS, training will be conducted five (5) times per year across JBSA (JBSA Lackland, JBSA Randolph, & JBSA Fort Sam Houston). The specific dates and locations will be established after contract award. Acceptance point for this requirement will be FOB destination.

4. Mandatory Registration. To be eligible for award, registration with the System for Award

Management (SAM) must be current. There are no exceptions. To register or apply please visit the SAM website at http://www.sam.gov. If you are not registered, you may request an application at (866) 606-8220 between the hours of 6 am – 8 pm (Eastern Time). SAM registration must be completed prior to award.

Please provide the following information:

Name of Business Entity:

DUNS No. #:

CAGE Code:

Federal Tax ID #:

Name of Contact:

Phone #:

Email Address:

http://www.sam.gov/

5. Schedule. The quoter must provide a firm fixed price quote for the requirements herein. The quote shall include a unit, extended price, and total prices for each of the contract line item numbers (CLINs) in the following schedule.

Not submitting pricing for each CLIN will be considered unresponsive to this RFQ.

CLIN REQUIREMENT QTY

UNIT

OF

ISSUE

UNIT

PRICE

EXTENDED

PRICE

JBSA Leadership Resiliency Courses for base year, IAW PWS.

The contractor shall develop and provide five (5), five-day long resiliency training courses for fifty (50) services members, plus potential their spouses on the last two days of training, across

JBSA.

5 EA $________ $________

JBSA Leadership Resiliency Courses for option year one (1), IAW PWS.

The contractor shall develop and provide five (5), five-day long resiliency training courses for fifty (50) services members, plus potential their spouses on the last two days of training, across

JBSA.

5 EA $________ $________

JBSA Leadership Resiliency Courses for option year two (2), IAW PWS.

The contractor shall develop and provide five (5), five-day long resiliency training courses for fifty (50) services members, plus potential their spouses on the last two days of training, across

JBSA.

5 EA $________ $________

JBSA Leadership Resiliency Courses for option year three (3), IAW PWS.

The contractor shall develop and provide five (5), five-day long resiliency training courses for fifty (50) services members, plus potential their spouses on the last two days of training, across

JBSA.

5 EA $________ $________

TOTAL OF ALL ITEMS

6. Solicitation Questions. All questions must be in writing via e-mail to Carmen Aguirre and

Audra Novatnak at carmen.aguirre.1@us.af.mil and audra.novatnak.1@us.af.mil. Reference, “Solicitation FA301620U0001, “JBSA Leadership Resiliency Course” in the email subject line. Answers to questions will be made accessible to all potential quoters. Suspense date for questions is as follow:

Questions will be accepted until:

Time: 5:00 PM, Central Time

Date: 15 October 2019

7. Special Notes and Instructions: Only quotes submitted by Women Owned Small Business concerns (WOSB) will be accepted. Quoters are cautioned that clauses and provisions within this RFQ may include blocks that must be completed prior to submission of the quote.

Quotations should contain the quoter’s best terms on price and technical capability.

The clause at FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items, and the associated addendums found within this solicitation, are applicable to this acquisition.

The clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or

Executive Orders -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition.

Addendum to FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial Items (Oct 2018) is incorporated by reference.

This addendum changes terminology in FAR Provision 52.212-1 from "offerors" to "quoters" and from "offers" to "quotes"

The following paragraphs of this provision have been tailored.

52.212-1(b) Submission of quotes: Quotes may be submitted on vendor's stationary and in accordance with industry standard.

(11) The quoter is required to agree with all terms, conditions, and provisions included in the solicitation. Quotes that fail to furnish required representations or information, or reject the terms and conditions of the solicitation may be excluded from consideration.

52.212-1(c) Period for acceptance of quotes. The quoter agrees to hold the prices in its quote firm for 60 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of quotes.

The following paragraphs of this provision are not applicable.

52.212-1(b)(10), Past Performance Information

52.212-1(d), Product Samples mailto:cameron.white.8@us.af.mil http://farsite.hill.af.mil/reghtml/regs/far2afmcfars/fardfars/far/52_000.htm#P2015_284518

52.212-1(h), Multiple Awards

52.212-1(j), Unique Entity Identifier

The following paragraphs are added to this provision.

(m). The following factors shall be used to evaluate quotes.

(1). Price and Options. To be awarded a purchase order, the total price must be found to be fair and reasonable.

(2). Technical Plan. Each quoter shall provide a detailed technical plan showing their resiliency training approach, methodology, and solution to satisfy the requirements included in PWS. The technical plan will contain the following sub factors:

Sub factor 1: Licensing and/or certification and/or qualifications of professional instructors, as applicable to the type of training required in the PWS

Sub factor 2: Agenda / schedule of 5-day course

Sub factor 3: Curriculum and training

(3). Quality. This factor will consider the quality of the curriculum and traing to be presented, evidence of an established and proven training approach, and well developed agenda outlining the 5-day course quoted.

(End of Addendum)

Evaluation -- Commercial Items: The provision at FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation – Commercial

Items, is not used in this solicitation. Pursuant to FAR 12.602, contract award will be made using Simplified Acquisition Procedures in accordance with FAR 13.106. Vendor's submissions will be evaluated as outlined below:

1. The government will award a purchase order resulting from this solicitation to the responsible quoter whose quote conforming to the solicitation represents the best value to the government, price and other factors considered.

2. The government is not assigning a relative importance to each evaluation factor and intends to conduct a comparative evaluation of quotes in accordance with FAR 13.106-

2(b)(3). All timely quotes received will be evaluated. Award decision will be based on an overall subjective evaluation of the quotes. The quoter that provides the best solution to meet the training need, that demonstrates high quality and proven positive results of the training course, that is found to be fair and reasonably priced, and is found responsible will be awarded the purchase order.

3. The following factors will be used to evaluate quotes.

A. Price. To be awarded a purchase order, the total evaluated price must be found to be fair and reasonable. Adequate competition is anticipated so quoters are encouraged to quote their best pricing with available discounts.

B. Options. The government will evaluate quotes for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. Evaluation of options shall not obligate the government to exercise the options.

C. Technical Plan. Each quoter shall provide a detailed technical plan showing their resiliency training approach, methodology, and solution to satisfy the requirements included in PWS. An

"acceptable" or "unacceptable" rating will be used to evaluate the quoter's technical plan, including its sub factors. See Table 1 for the rating descriptions. The technical factor and all sub factors must be rated "acceptable" to be eligible for award. The technical plan shall address the following sub factors:

Sub factor 1. The quoter's plan to ensure they will provide licensed, certified, and/or qualified, professional instructors, as applicable to the type of training required in the PWS.

Sub factor 2. Agenda of 5-day course that shows the daily line-up of events.

Sub factor 3. Curriculum and training that shows what it is comprised of and how it will be delivered to the students.

The following rating definitions will be used.

TABLE #1 Technical Rating Description

Acceptable Quote meets the minimum requirements of the solicitation.

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

D. Quality. This factor will consider quality of the curriculum, training approach, and agenda of the 5-day course quoted. The quoter must demonstrate how their technical plan will not only satisfy the requirements of the performance work statement and the solicitation but also how the quality of their program will have a positive effect on the students that attend. This factor will be rated on a ranking system from 1 to x (x is the number of quotes received) with 1 having demonstrated the lowest quality and x having demonstrated the highest quality of the curriculum, training approach, and agenda of the 5-day course quoted.

4. Once all quotes are evaluated on the above factors, the government evaluators will consider all ratings and determine which quote will provide the best value to the government in fulfilling this need.

5. Interchanges. The government reserves the right to hold interchanges if, during the evaluation, it is determined to be in the best interest of the government. Interchanges are fluid interaction(s) between the contracting officer and the vendor that may address any aspect of the quote and may/may not be documented in real time. Interchanges may be conducted with one, some, or all, as the government is not required to conduct interchanges with any and/or all contractors responding to the RFQ.

6. A vendor must be determined to be responsible by the contracting officer in order to be eligible for award. Responsibility is described in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)

Subpart 9.1., "Responsible Prospective Contractors." Part of the determination address financial capability. Please provide the names, addresses, and points of contact for all financial institution organizations utilized to determine if the vendor has adequate financial resources to perform the contact or the ability to obtain them to include written authority to contact the provided financial institution.

Addendum to FAR 52.212-4(c) CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS –

COMMERCIAL ITEMS (Oct 2018):

(c) Changes. Changes in the terms and conditions of this contract may be made only by written agreement of the parties with the exception of administrative changes, such as changes in the paying office, appropriations data, etc. which may be changed unilaterally by the

Government.

9. Attachment 1 contains FAR/DFARS provisions and clauses are applicable to this solicitation: (For full text references, www.acquisition.gov or http://farsite.hill.af.mil.)

ATTACHMENTS

Attachment 1: PWS for JBSA Leadership Resiliency Courses

Attachment 2: Applicable Regulations, Clauses and Provisions

Attachment 3: Wage Determination 5254 (Rev -9)

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT

FOR

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO (JBSA) LEADERSHIP RESILIENCY COURSE

1. GENERAL INFORMATION. The contractor shall provide all management, tools, supplies, equipment, and labor necessary to provide leadership resiliency training for mid-level non-commissioned officers (NCOs) across Joint Base San Antonio (JBSA). This requirement is for non-personnel services and the Government shall not exercise any supervision or control over the contracted service providers performing the services herein. Such contract service providers shall be accountable solely to the contractor who, in turn is responsible to the Government.

The command staff of the 502 ABW of JBSA requires a comprehensive, sustainable, multifaceted, evidence-based holistic health, wellness, and fitness leadership program focused on enhancing strength and balance for military leaders while providing relevant and essential tools for leaders to manage and respond to unit and troops’ issues and challenges.

2. DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES. The contractor shall develop and provide a 5-day long, leadership resiliency training course, five times during each performance period of the contract at JBSA installations. Installations may include JBSA-Fort Sam Houston, JBSA-Lackland, and JBSA-Randolph.

Each training session will contain approximately 50 mid-level service members plus potentially their spouses for the last two days of the training. The purpose of this training is to strengthen and broaden the resiliency of the JBSA community with a targeted focus on mid-level leaders and spouses.

2.1. Training Dates. Training dates for the leadership courses will be established between the government and contractor at the beginning of each performance period of the contract and will be based on availability of government training locations and contractor availability.

2.2. Curriculum and Training.

2.2.1. The contractor shall provide a comprehensive multifaceted, hands-on, holistic evidence-based leaders resiliency course focused on enhancing strength and balance in leaders while providing relevant and essential tools for leaders to manage and respond to Airmen’s issues and challenges.

2.2.2. The contractor shall draft an implementation plan related to the development and execution of the training courses. The implementation plan shall include a tentative schedule, course agenda, and confirmation of performance parameters by which success of the training can be measured.

2.2.3. The intense five-day course shall effectively integrate the following topics: leadership, military, values, self-care, resiliency, stress, stress management, anger, anger management, biofeedback, relaxation, yoga, meditation, mindfulness, hypnosis, humor and health, spirituality, physical fitness and physical training planning, injury prevention, pain management, couples and parent-child communication, conflict resolution, sex and relationships, sexual assault and domestic violence, nutrition, journaling, sleep, financial management and planning, combat stress, post-traumatic stress, suicide and suicide prevention, psychological fitness, alcohol and alcohol management, Alcoholics Anonymous and similar programs, transitions, and individual sessions. The course shall include complementary medicine approaches such as hypnosis, acupuncture, mindfulness, meditation, and yoga.

2.2.4. Spouses are invited and encouraged to attend the final two days of the course. Spouses shall be given the ability to participate in the hands-on learning, covering topics such as couples communication, Attachment 1 relationships, sex and relationships, domestic violence, physical fitness, problem solving, couples yoga, financial fitness, parenting, resiliency, and transitions.

2.2.5. The contractor shall encourage discussion on challenging topics, facilitating NCO-to-NCO support, awareness, shared challenges, mentorship, and problem solving. The bond built amongst the NCOs reinforces the ‘NCO brotherhood and sisterhood’ and the importance of being a well-rounded NCO leader.

2.2.6. The contractor shall provide leadership and oversight in the conduct of all course sessions that take place as part of this scope. A core staff member from the contractor shall lead all discussion sessions with the support of local subject matter experts in providing information and responding to the airmens' and soldiers’ questions on the topic. Sessions shall present an opportunity to establish a connection between the NCOs and the local subject matter experts.

2.2.7. The contractor shall provide anonymous feedback results of the training to the Government point of contact to assess the overall effectiveness of the training. The contractor will provided the results after the completion of every 5–day session. The length of time needed to compile and provide said results will be coordinated between the Government and the contractor.

2.3. Student and Spouse Materials

The contractor shall ensure that each participant receives a minimum of course handouts, session exercises, and a graduation certificate.

3. HOURS OF OPERATION.

The contractor is responsible for conducting business between 7:00 AM central time to 5:00 PM central time Monday thru Friday except federal holidays, or when the government facility is closed due to local or national emergencies, administrative closings, or similar government directed facility closings.

4. HOLIDAYS OBSERVED.

Training sessions will not be scheduled for the following federal holidays.

• New Year's Day (January 1).

• Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. (Third Monday in January).

• Washington's Birthday (Third Monday in February).

• Memorial Day (Last Monday in May).

• Independence Day (July 4).

• Labor Day (First Monday in September).

• Columbus Day (Second Monday in October).

• Veterans Day (November 11).

• Thanksgiving Day (Fourth Thursday in November).

• Christmas Day (December 25).

5. SECURITY REQUIREMENTS.

Contractor personnel performing work under this contract must have a valid driver’s license/state ID number with state of issue or social security number card with valid form of identification. Prior to training, contracted employees will work with the contracting officer representative (COR) to complete and submit an installation access pass for each JBSA location.

6. PERFORMANCE OF SERVICES DURING CRISIS DECLARED BY THE NATIONAL

COMMAND AUTHORITY OR OVERSEAS COMBATANT COMMANDER.

This is a non-essential requirement with regard to performance during crisis IAW DODI3020.37.

Promptly notify the contracting officer should a crisis occur to obtain further guidance.

7. RECORDS MANAGEMENT.

The contractor shall manage all data created for Government use or legally controlled by the Government, in support of the functional activity or required by AF publication, IAW with the AF records management procedures in Air Force Instruction (AFI) 33 - 322, Records Management Program, paragraph 10, Air Force Manual (AFMAN) 37-363, and the Air Force Records Disposition Schedule (AFRDS) located at https://afrims.amc.af.mil/rds_series.cfm or http://www.amc.af.mil/shared/media/document/AFD-060803-003.pdf ”

8. AIR FORCE ANTITERRORISM (AT) PROGRAM

The AT program seeks to deter or limit the effects of terrorist acts against the AF by giving guidance on collecting and disseminating timely threat information, providing training to all AF members, developing comprehensive plans to deter and counter terrorist incidents, allocating funds and personnel and implementing AT measures. In accordance with AFI 10-245Paragraphs 2.18 and paragraph 2.25, DOD contractors and sub-contractor personnel shall be offered, Level 1 - AT Awareness Training. AT Awareness Training may be accomplished by either a Level I -qualified instructor, or by completing the "Force Protection" computer based training (CBT) course on the Advanced Distributed Learning System (ADLS)https://golearn.csd.disa.mil/kc/login/login.asp or at https://jkodirect.jten.mil for individuals without access to NIPR, possessing a CAC card, nor enrolled in DEERS. Compliance with the training will be monitored by the requiring agencies designated point of contact.

9. CONTRACTOR FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT REPORTING.

The contractor shall report ALL contractor labor hours (including subcontractor labor hours) required for performance of services provided under this contract for the Air Force via a secure data collection site.

The contractor is required to complete fill in all required data fields at http://www.ecmra.mil.

Reporting inputs will be for the labor executed during the period of performance for each Government fiscal year (FY), which runs 1 October through 30 September. While inputs may be reported any time during the FY, all data shall be reported no later than 31 October of each calendar year. Contractors may direct questions to the CMRA help desk.

9.1. Reporting Period.

Contractors are required to input data by 31 October of each year.

9.2. Uses and Safeguarding of Information.

Information from the secure web site is considered to be proprietary in nature when the contract number and contractor identity are associated with the direct labor hours and direct labor dollars. At no time will any data be released to the public with the contractor name and contract number associated with the data.

9.3. User Manuals.

Data for Air Force service requirements must be input at the Air Force CMRA link. However, user manuals for government personnel and contractors are available at the Air Force CMRA link at http://www.ecmra.mil.

https://afrims.amc.af.mil/rds_series.cfm http://www.ecmra.mil/

10. SERVICE PERFORMANCE SUMMARY.

Performance Objective

PWS Paragraph

Performance Threshold

1. Provide/perform resiliency training as outlined in this PWS.

Para. 2.2.1 Para. 2.2.2

Contractor shall provide services as outlined and have no more than three complaints in quality to be determined successful.

2. Effectively facilitate and encourage discussions amongst attendees as outlined in this PWS.

Para. 2.2.7 Para. 2.3

Contractor shall effectively facilitate and encourage discussions amongst attendees. Effective facilitation of discussions must be captured in 80% or more in requested feedback to be determined successful.

3. Provide results of course feedback to Government POC in a timely manner as agreed upon by the Government POC and contractor as outlined in this PWS.

Para. 2.2.7 Contractor shall provide requested course feedback to the Government POC NLT 5 business days after the agreed upon date. No more than three failures to deliver are allowed to be determined successful.

11. GOVERNMENT FURNISHED PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT.

Not applicable. There is no government furnished property or equipment.

Document Number: FA301620U0001

PROVISIONS/CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

CLAUSE NO. CLAUSE TITLE YEAR-MO SECTION

VARIATION

NAME DATE

252.201-7000 Contracting Officer's Representative 1991-12 SEC G

252.203-7000 Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials 2011-09 SEC I

252.203-7002 Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights. 2013-09 SEC I

252.203-7005 Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials. As prescribed in 203.171-4(b), insert the following provision:

2011-11 SEC K

252.204-7003 Control of Government Personnel Work Product. 1992-04 SEC I

252.204-7006 Billing Instructions. 2005-10 SEC G

252.204-7008 Compliance with Safeguarding Covered Defense Information Controls. 2016-10 SEC I

252.204-7012 Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident

Reporting.

2016-10 SEC I

252.204-7015 Notice of Authorized Disclosure of Information for Litigation Support. 2016-05 SEC I

252.205-7000 Provision of Information to Cooperative Agreement Holders 1991-12 SEC I

252.209-7004 Subcontracting with Firms that are Owned or Controlled by the

Government of a Country that is a State Sponsor of Terrorism.

2019-05 SEC I

252.215-7013 Supplies and Services Provided by Nontraditional Defense Contractors. 2018-01 SEC L

252.223-7006 Prohibition on Storage, Treatment, and Disposal of Toxic or Hazardous

Materials.

2014-09 SEC I

252.225-7012 Preference for Certain Domestic Commodities. 2017-12 SEC I

252.226-7001 Utilization of Indian Organizations, Indian-Owned Economic Enterprises, and Native Hawaiian Small Business Concerns.

2019-04 SEC I

252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports. 2018-12 SEC G

252.232-7010 Levies on Contract Payments. 2006-12 SEC I

252.237-7010 Prohibition on Interrogation of Detainees by Contractor Personnel. 2013-06 SEC I

252.243-7001 Pricing of Contract Modifications. 1991-12 SEC I

252.243-7002 Requests for Equitable Adjustment. 2012-12 SEC I

52.219-14 Limitations on Subcontracting (DEVIATION 2019-O0003) 2017-01 SEC I

Deviation

2019-O0003 2019-01

52.219-30 Notice of Set-Aside for, or Sole Source Award to, Women-Owned Small

Business Concerns Eligible Under the Women-Owned Small Business

Program (DEVIATION 2019-O0003)

2015-12 SEC I

Deviation

2019-O0003 2019-01

52.219-6 Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (DEVIATION 2019-O0003) 2011-11 SEC I

Deviation

2019-O0003 2019-01

52.203-18 Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require Certain Internal

Confidentiality Agreements or Statements-Representation.

2017-01 SEC I

52.204-16 Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting. 2016-07 SEC I

52.204-18 Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance. 2016-07 SEC K

52.204-7 System for Award Management. 2018-10 SEC I

52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors. 2013-12 SEC I

52.237-2 Protection of Government Buildings, Equipment, and Vegetation. 1984-04 SEC I

52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items. 2018-10 SEC I

52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items. 2018-10 SEC F

52.203-12 Limitation on Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions. 2010-10 SEC I

52.203-17 Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights and Requirement To Inform

Employees of Whistleblower Rights.

2014-04 SEC I

Attachment 2

52.203-3 Gratuities. 1984-04 SEC I

52.204-4 Printed or Copied Double-Sided on Postconsumer Fiber Content Paper. 2011-05 SEC I

52.217-5 Evaluation of Options. 1990-07 SEC M

52.223-6 Drug-Free Workplace. 2001-05 SEC I

52.229-3 Federal, State, and Local Taxes. 2013-02 SEC I

52.232-8 Discounts for Prompt Payment. 2002-02 SEC I

52.242-13 Bankruptcy. 1995-07 SEC I

52.246-25 Limitation of Liability-Services. 1997-02 SEC I

PROVISIONS/CLAUSES IN FULL TEXT

CLAUSE

NO.

CLAUSE TITLE (MONTH

YEAR)

VARIATION

NAME DATE

CLAUSE TEXT

52.204-21 Basic Safeguarding of Covered Contractor Information Systems. (JUN 2016)

As prescribed in 4.1903 , insert the following clause:

Basic Safeguarding of Covered Contractor Information Systems (Jun 2016)

(a) Definitions. As used in this clause-

"Covered contractor information system" means an information system that is owned or operated by a contractor that processes, stores, or transmits Federal contract information.

"Federal contract information" means information, not intended for public release, that is provided by or generated for the Government under a contract to develop or deliver a product or service to the Government, but not including information provided by the Government to the public (such as on public websites) or simple transactional information, such as necessary to process payments.

"Information" means any communication or representation of knowledge such as facts, data, or opinions, in any medium or form, including textual, numerical, graphic, cartographic, narrative, or audiovisual (Committee on

National Security Systems Instruction (CNSSI) 4009).

"Information system" means a discrete set of information resources organized for the collection, processing, maintenance, use, sharing, dissemination, or disposition of information (44 U.S.C. 3502).

"Safeguarding" means measures or controls that are prescribed to protect information systems.

(b) Safeguarding requirements and procedures.

(1) The Contractor shall apply the following basic safeguarding requirements and procedures to protect covered contractor information systems. Requirements and procedures for basic safeguarding of covered contractor information systems shall include, at a minimum, the following security controls:

(i) Limit information system access to authorized users, processes acting on behalf of authorized users, or devices

(including other information systems).

(ii) Limit information system access to the types of transactions and functions that authorized users are permitted to execute.

(iii) Verify and control/limit connections to and use of external information systems.

(iv) Control information posted or processed on publicly accessible information systems.

(v) Identify information system users, processes acting on behalf of users, or devices.

(vi) Authenticate (or verify) the identities of those users, processes, or devices, as a prerequisite to allowing access to organizational information systems.

(vii) Sanitize or destroy information system media containing Federal Contract Information before disposal or release for reuse.

(viii) Limit physical access to organizational information systems, equipment, and the respective operating environments to authorized individuals.

(ix) Escort visitors and monitor visitor activity; maintain audit logs of physical access; and control and manage physical access devices.

(x) Monitor, control, and protect organizational communications (i.e., information transmitted or received by organizational information systems) at the external boundaries and key internal boundaries of the information systems.

(xi) Implement subnetworks for publicly accessible system components that are physically or logically separated from internal networks.

(xii) Identify, report, and correct information and information system flaws in a timely manner.

(xiii) Provide protection from malicious code at appropriate locations within organizational information systems.

(xiv) Update malicious code protection mechanisms when new releases are available.

(xv) Perform periodic scans of the information system and real-time scans of files from external sources as files are downloaded, opened, or executed.

(2) Other requirements.This clause does not relieve the Contractor of any other specific safeguarding requirements specified by Federal agencies and departments relating to covered contractor information systems generally or other

Federal safeguarding requirements for controlled unclassified information (CUI) as established by Executive Order

13556.

(c) Subcontracts. The Contractor shall include the substance of this clause, including this paragraph (c), in subcontracts under this contract (including subcontracts for the acquisition of commercial items, other than commercially available off-the-shelf items), in which the subcontractor may have Federal contract information residing in or transiting through its information system.

(End of clause)

(End of Clause)

52.204-22 Alternative Line Item Proposal. (JAN 2017)

As prescribed in 4.1008 , insert the following provision:

Alternative Line Item Proposal (Jan 2017)

(a) The Government recognizes that the line items established in this solicitation may not conform to the Offeror's practices. Failure to correct these issues can result in difficulties in acceptance of deliverables and processing payments. Therefore, the Offeror is invited to propose alternative line items for which bids, proposals, or quotes are requested in this solicitation to ensure that the resulting contract is economically and administratively advantageous to the Government and the Offeror.

(b) The Offeror may submit one or more additional proposals with alternative line items, provided that alternative line items are consistent with subpart 4.10 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation. However, acceptance of an alternative proposal is a unilateral decision made solely at the discretion of the Government. Offers that do not comply with the line items specified in this solicitation may be determined to be nonresponsive or unacceptable.

(End of provision)

52.204-19 Incorporation by Reference of Representations and

Certifications.

(DEC 2014)

As prescribed in 4.1202(b), insert the following clause.

Incorporation by Reference of Representations and Certifications (Dec 2014)

The Contractor's representations and certifications, including those completed electronically via the System for

Award Management (SAM), are incorporated by reference into the contract.

252.232-7006 Wide Area WorkFlow Payment Instructions. (DEC 2018)

As prescribed in 232.7004(b), use the following clause:

WIDE AREA WORKFLOW PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS (DEC 2018)

(a) Definitions. As used in this clause-

Department of Defense Activity Address Code (DoDAAC) is a six position code that uniquely identifies a unit, activity, or organization.

Document type means the type of payment request or receiving report available for creation in Wide Area

WorkFlow (WAWF).

Local processing office (LPO) is the office responsible for payment certification when payment certification is done external to the entitlement system.

Payment request and receiving report are defined in the clause at 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment

Requests and Receiving Reports.

(b) Electronic invoicing. The WAWF system provides the method to electronically process vendor payment requests and receiving reports, as authorized by Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS)

252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports.

(c) WAWF access. To access WAWF, the Contractor shall-

(1) Have a designated electronic business point of contact in the System for Award Management at https://www.sam.gov; and

(2) Be registered to use WAWF at https://wawf.eb.mil/ following the step-by-step procedures for self-registration available at this web site.

(d) WAWF training. The Contractor should follow the training instructions of the WAWF Web-Based Training

Course and use the Practice Training Site before submitting payment requests through WAWF. Both can be accessed by selecting the Web Based Training link on the WAWF home page at https://wawf.eb.mil/

(e) WAWF methods of document submission. Document submissions may be via web entry, Electronic Data

Interchange, or File Transfer Protocol.

(f) WAWF payment instructions. The Contractor shall use the following information when submitting payment requests and receiving reports in WAWF for this contract or task or delivery order:

(1) Document type. The Contractor shall submit payment requests using the following document type(s):

(i) For cost-type line items, including labor-hour or time-and-materials, submit a cost voucher.

(ii) For fixed price line items

(A) That require shipment of a deliverable, submit the invoice and receiving report specified by the Contracting

Officer.

__N/A__

(Contracting Officer: Insert applicable invoice and receiving report document type(s) for fixed price line items that require shipment of a deliverable.)

(B) For services that do not require shipment of a deliverable, submit either the Invoice 2in1, which meets the requirements for the invoice and receiving report, or the applicable invoice and receiving report, as specified by the

Contracting Officer.

__Invoice 2in1__

(Contracting Officer: Insert either Invoice 2in1 or the applicable invoice and receiving report document type(s) for fixed price line items for services.)

(iii) For customary progress payments based on costs incurred, submit a progress payment request.

(iv) For performance based payments, submit a performance based payment request.

(v) For commercial item financing, submit a commercial item financing request.

(2) ) Fast Pay requests are only permitted when Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.213-1 is included in the contract.

(f) [Note: The Contractor may use a WAWF combo document type to create some combinations of invoice and receiving report in one step.]

(3) Document routing. The Contractor shall use the information in the Routing Data Table below only to fill in applicable fields in WAWF when creating payment requests and receiving reports in the system.

Routing Data Table*

| Field Name in WAWF || Data to be entered in WAWF |

| Pay Official DoDAAC || __F87700__ |

| Issue By DoDAAC || __FA3016__ |

| Admin DoDAAC || __FA3016__ |

| Inspect By DoDAAC || F2MRAU_ |

| Ship To Code || F2MRAU |

| Ship From Code || __NA__ |

| Mark For Code || __NA__ |

| Service Approver (DoDAAC) || __F2MRAU__ |

| Service Acceptor (DoDAAC) || __F2MRAU__ |

| Accept at Other DoDAAC || __NA__ |

| LPO DoDAAC || __NA__ |

| DCAA Auditor DoDAAC || __NA__ |

| Other DoDAAC(s) || __NA__ |

(*Contracting Officer: Insert applicable DoDAAC information. If multiple ship to/acceptance locations apply, insert See Schedule or Not applicable.)

(**Contracting Officer: If the contract provides for progress payments or performance-based payments, insert the

DoDAAC for the contract administration office assigned the functions under FAR 42.302(a)(13).)

(4) Payment request. The Contractor shall ensure a payment request includes documentation appropriate to the type of payment request in accordance with the payment clause, contract financing clause, or Federal Acquisition

Regulation 52.216-7, Allowable Cost and Payment, as applicable.

(5) Receiving report. The Contractor shall ensure a receiving report meets the requirements of DFARS Appendix F.

(g) WAWF point of contact.

(1) The Contractor may obtain clarification regarding invoicing in WAWF from the following contracting activitys

WAWF point of contact.

__Ms. Bernadette Gast, Email: bernadette.d.gast.civ@mail.mil __

(Contracting Officer: Insert applicable information or Not applicable.)

(2) Contact the WAWF helpdesk at 866-618-5988, if assistance is needed.

52.209-11 Representation by Corporations Regarding Delinquent Tax

Liability or a Felony Conviction under any Federal Law.

(FEB 2016)

As prescribed in 9.104-7 (d), insert the following provision:

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.

52.209-7 Information Regarding Responsibility Matters. (OCT 2018)

As prescribed at 9.104-7 (b), insert the following provision:

Information Regarding Responsibility Matters (Oct 2018) mailto:bernadette.d.gast.civ@mail.mil

(a) Definitions. As used in this provision-

Administrative proceeding means a non-judicial process that is adjudicatory in nature in order to make a determination of fault or liability (e.g., Securities and Exchange Commission Administrative Proceedings, Civilian

Board of Contract Appeals Proceedings, and Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals Proceedings). This includes administrative proceedings at the Federal and State level but only in connection with performance of a

Federal contract or grant. It does not include agency actions such as contract audits, site visits, corrective plans, or inspection of deliverables.

Federal contracts and grants with total value greater than $10,000,000 means-

(1) The total value of all current, active contracts and grants, including all priced options; and

(2) The total value of all current, active orders including all priced options under indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity, 8(a), or requirements contracts (including task and delivery and multiple-award Schedules).

Principal means an officer, director, owner, partner, or a person having primary management or supervisory responsibilities within a business entity (e.g., general manager; plant manager; head of a division or business segment; and similar positions).

(b) The offeror [_] has [_] does not have current active Federal contracts and grants with total value greater than

$10,000,000.

(c) If the offeror checked has in paragraph (b) of this provision, the offeror represents, by submission of this offer, that the information it has entered in the Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS) is current, accurate, and complete as of the date of submission of this offer with regard to the following information:

(1) Whether the offeror, and/or any of its principals, has or has not, within the last five years, in connection with the award to or performance by the offeror of a Federal contract or grant, been the subject of a proceeding, at the

Federal or State level that resulted in any of the following dispositions:

(i) In a criminal proceeding, a conviction.

(ii) In a civil proceeding, a finding of fault and liability that results in the payment of a monetary fine, penalty, reimbursement, restitution, or damages of $5,000 or more.

(iii) In an administrative proceeding, a finding of fault and liability that results in-

(A) The payment of a monetary fine or penalty of $5,000 or more; or

(B) The payment of a reimbursement, restitution, or damages in excess of $100,000.

(iv) In a criminal, civil, or administrative proceeding, a disposition of the matter by consent or compromise with an acknowledgment of fault by the Contractor if the proceeding could have led to any of the outcomes specified in paragraphs (c)(1)(i), (c)(1)(ii), or (c)(1)(iii) of this provision.

(2) If the offeror has been involved in the last five years in any of the occurrences listed in (c)(1) of this provision, whether the offeror has provided the requested information with regard to each occurrence.

(d) The offeror shall post the information in paragraphs (c)(1)(i) through (c)(1)(iv) of this provision in FAPIIS as required through maintaining an active registration in the System for Award Management, which can be accessed viahttps://www.sam.gov (see 52.204-7).

52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items. (OCT 2018) Alternate

I 2014-10

As prescribed in 12.301(b)(2), insert the following provision:

Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items (Oct 2018)

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 (u)) of this provision.

(a) Definitions. As used in this provision-

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.

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-

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 veteransor, 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 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.

Small disadvantaged business concern, consistent with13 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 at13 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…