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This is a Request for Quote (RFQ FA301625Q6178) from the 67th Contingency Wing for a Resiliency Retreat for Airmen. The government is seeking commercial lodging services for a single lot procurement under NAICS code 721110 (Hotels except Casino Hotels and Motels) with a size standard of $40.0 million.

The solicitation is restricted to offerors who are either the owner of the commercial lodging property or the legally contracted management company for that property - no third-party offerors will be accepted. Questions must be submitted by August 6, 2025 at 1:00 PM Central Daylight Time to both jaison.saavedra@us.af.mil and ramon.marrufo@us.af.mil. Quotes are due by August 13, 2025 at 1:00 PM Central Daylight Time, with the quote remaining effective until September 30, 2025. The performance period is August 29-31, 2025, with FOB Destination delivery terms. Award will be made using the Lowest Priced, Technically Acceptable (LPTA) evaluation method to the vendor providing the best value. All pricing must include shipping costs, and quoters must provide unit and extended pricing for all Contract Line Item Numbers (CLINs) to be considered acceptable. The procurement includes standard federal acquisition clauses and requires compliance with various regulations including Small Business Administration requirements and telecommunications equipment restrictions.

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Request for Quote - FA301625Q6178 67th CW/HC RESILIENCY RETREAT - AIRMAN

(The quote shall be effective until 30 Sep 2025)

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products or commercial services 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; quotes are being requested, and a written solicitation will not be issued.

Submittal of Questions: Questions may be submitted in writing. Please submit all relevant and related questions to both jaison.saavedra@us.af.mil and ramon.marrufo@us.af.mil. The deadline to submit questions will be Wednesday 6 August 2025 at 1:00 pm Central Daylight Time. No questions beyond this deadline will be accepted. Following the deadline the Government will compile all appropriate/relevant questions to the requirement and follow up with vendors with all questions and answers.

The NAICS code is 721110 Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels, size standard in millions of dollars is $40.0. This requirement for Singles Retreat as indicated below

Third Party Offerors. Due to the requirements outlined in the Performance Work Statement, this solicitation is only open to offerors who are the owner of the commercial lodging property, or they are the legally contracted management company for that commercial lodging property. No third party offerors will be accepted.

Please respond to this RFQ no later than Wednesday, 13 August 2025 @ 1:00 PM Central Daylight Time, to be considered timely. Any quote, modification, revision, or withdrawal of a quote received after the exact time specified above shall be determined as late and will not be considered unless received before the award is made. The Contracting Officer determines that accepting the late quote would not unduly delay the acquisition, and it was the only quote received.

(Please provide a quote for the line items listed below.

Failure to quote on all CLINs will render the quote unacceptable)

CLIN Product QTY Unit Unit Price Extended Amount

Resiliency Retreat - Airman IAW Performance Work Statement 1 Lot

TOTAL

https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-12#FAR_Subpart_12_6 mailto:jaison.saavedra@us.af.mil mailto:ramon.marrufo@us.af.mil

(The quote shall be effective until 30 Sep 2025)

ATTACHMENTS:

Attachment 1 – Performance Work Statement

Please provide the information below:

FOB Destination Shipping Cost Included in Unit Prices? Yes

Payment Terms: Delivery Date/PoP:

Company Name: UEI #

Cage Code:

POC: Telephone #

E-Mail Address: Tax ID#:

Do you have the capacity to invoice electronically through WAWF? (Yes/No)

Special Notes and Instructions:

1. Unrestricted. This is a notice that this order is an unrestricted Request for Quote. Only quotes submitted by businesses registered under NAICS code 721110 Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels will be accepted by the Government. Any quote that is submitted by a vendor that is not a registered under the associated NAICS will not be considered for the award.

2. Basis for Award. 502 CONS/JBKAC will issue one firm fixed price purchase order to the vendor who is found to be responsive, responsible, and who provides the best value at the lowest priced and technically acceptable. The Government intends to make one

(1) single award from the solicitation based on available funds.

3. Best Value Determination. For this procurement, Best Value determination will be made based on reasonable priced, Technically Acceptable quotes. The following factors shall be used to evaluate quotes: technical acceptability and reasonable pricing.

Only technically acceptable and reasonable quotes are eligible for award and only quotes received from Quoters that provide unit pricing for all CLINs will be considered.

The following process will be followed:

4. Instructions for Submitting Quote. The Set Aside Quote will be submitted and evaluated per the instructions indicated below. Please see FAR 52.212-1(b)

INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS-COMMERICIAL PRODUCTS AND

COMMERCIAL SERVICES. (pg 5) Award will be made to the responsible quoter whose quote meets the best interest of the Government to consider for award.

Attachment 2 – Questions and Answers

(The quote shall be effective until 30 Sep 2025)

Quoters shall submit one (1) electronic copy of the following:

1. Must fill out and submit the Combo Synopsis/Soliciation (pg.1-2)

2. The Quoter must review and mark appropriate boxes pertaining FAR 52.212-3 (pg 11)

3. Quotes shall submit detailed quote breakdown IAW Performance Work Statement

4. Must meet the requirements listed in the Performance Work Statement which are a part of the Combo Synopsis/Solicitation as attachment.

5. 52.212-2 Evaluation- Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Nov 2021). For this procurement, the offeror who is deemed responsible and responsive with the Lowest Priced, Technically Acceptable (LPTA) quote will be determined to represent the best value. The following factors shall be used to evaluate quotes:

technical acceptability and reasonable pricing. Only technically acceptable and reasonable quotes are eligible for award and only quotes received from Quotes that provide unit pricing for all CLINS will be considered.

If three (3) or fewer quotes are received, the government will evaluate all quotes for technical acceptability. If more than three (3) quotes are received, the government will evaluate the three (3) lowest ranked quotes ranked quotes for technical acceptability, however the government reserves the right to evaluate additional quotes for technical acceptability if deemed to be in the Governments’ best interests. If additional quotes are evaluated for technical acceptability, they will be evaluated in the order of rank.

a. Quotes will be reviewed to ensure that all line items have been priced. Quoters that submitted prices for ALL line items will initially be ranked based on total evaluated price (TEP). TEP will be determined by adding all the line items unit prices for an overall amount, and then all quotes will be ranked lowest to highest.

ii. The technical acceptability team will evaluate the factors identified below. For the quote to be technically acceptable, each technical factor must be rated as acceptable. The failure of a Quoter to meet any or all the technical criteria will result in a technically unacceptable rating and be ineligible for award. The technical factors will receive one of the ratings listed below:

Acceptable: Quote clearly meets the minimum requirement of the solicitation

Unacceptable: Quote does not clearly meet the minimum requirements of the solicitation

Technical Factors.

1. Does the quote meet Performance Work Statement Criteria?

(The quote shall be effective until 30 Sep 2025)

Price Reasonableness. 502 CONS/JBKAC, using one or more of the techniques defined in FAR 13.106-3 and/or 15.404-1, will determine if the quote is fair and reasonable d. The vendor must provide all documents listed and comply with all quote instructions to be considered “responsive” to this RFQ.

6. Interchanges. The government intends to award a purchase order without interchanges with respective Vendors/Quoters'. The government, however, reserves the right to conduct interchanges if deemed in its best interest. Under appropriate circumstances, interchanges can be an effective method to improve the Government's evaluation of Quoters' approaches and may reduce acquisition cycle time.

Interchanges may be written, email, phone call, etc., or any method which would accurately capture the contemporaneous sharing of information between the Government and the Quoters'. Interchanges may also be oral conversations between the Government and the Quoters'.

7. Mandatory Registrations. To be eligible for award, registration with the System for Award Management (SAM) must be current (legacy for On-line Registration and Certifications Application (ORCA) and Central Contractor Registration (CCR) registrations). To register or update former CCR and Reps & Certs that are not current go to https://www.sam.gov/SAM/ and provide mandatory information.

8. Notice to Offeror. The Government reserves the right to cancel this Request for Quote (RFQ), either before or after suspense date. In the event the Government cancels this RFQ, the Government has no obligation to reimburse an offeror for any costs. The contractor shall not request, nor will the Government make payments for any preliminary measurement, quotes, bids, site visit, time or proposal cost incurred.

9. Delivery. 29-31 August 2025. Delivery shall be FOB Destination and included in CLIN prices noted above, unless otherwise and clearly noted by quoter in submitted quote.

General Information. Quote pricing shall be submitted via email. The completed quote must include unit and extended prices for all line items, period of performance, all required Offeror Representations and Certifications Information, Offeror Cage Code and Discount Terms, if applicable.

https://www.sam.gov/SAM/

CLAUSE

NO

252.203-7000

252.203-7002

252.203-7005

252.204-7008

252.204-7012

252.204-7017

252.204-7018

252.204-7024

252.225-7055

252.225-7056

252.225-7059

252.225-7060

252.232-7003

252.232-7010

252.237-7010

252.244-7000

252.24 7-7023

52.204-13

52.204-16

52.204-18

52.204-21

52.204-24

52.204-7

52.212-1

52.212-4

52.240-1

252.204-7003

252.225-7048

DOCUMENT NUMBER

FA301625Q6178

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

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DEVNO

CLAUSE TITLE

Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials.

Requirement to Inform Employees ofWhistleblower Rights.

Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials.

Compliance with Safeguarding Covered Defense Information Controls.

Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident Reporting.

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

Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services.

Notice on the Use of the Supplier Performance Risk System.

Representation Regarding Business Operations with the Maduro Regime.

Prohibition Regarding Business Operations with the Maduro Regime.

Prohibition on Certain Procurements from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region-Representation.

Prohibition on Certain Procurements from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.

Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports.

Levies on Contract Payments.

Prohibition on Interrogation of Detainees by Contractor Personnel.

Subcontracts for Commercial Products or Commercial Services.

Transportation of Supplies by Sea.

System for Award Management Maintenance.

Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting.

Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance.

Basic Safeguarding of Covered Contractor Information Systems.

Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment.

System for Award Management.

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2011-09 SECI

2022-12 SECI

2022-09 SECK

2016-10 SECK

2024-05 SECI

2021-05 SECK

2023-01 SECI

2023-03 SECL

2022-05 SECK

2023-01 SECI

2023-06 SECK

2023-06 SECI

2018-12 SECG

2006-12 SECI

2023-01 SECI

2023-11 SECI

2024-10 SECI

2018-10 SECI

2020-08 SECL

2020-08 SECI

2021-11 SECI

2021-11 SECK

2024-11 SECL

Instructions to Offerors-Comm�rcial Products and Commercial 2023_09

Services.

SECL

Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Products and

2023-11 SECI

Commercial Services.

Prohibition on Unmanned Aircraft Systems Manufactured or Assembled by American Security Drone Act-Covered Foreign 2024-11 SECI

Entities.

Control of Government Personnel Work Product. 1992-04 SECI

Export-Controlled Items. 2013-06 SECI

CLAUSES IN FULL TEXT

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52.204-29 Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act Orders Representation and Disclosures. 2023-12

Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act Orders-Representation and Disclosures (Dec 2023)

(a) Definitions. As used in this provision, Covered article, FASCSA order, Intelligence community, National security system, Reasonable inquiry, Sensitive compartmented information, Sensitive compartmented information system, and Source have the meaning provided in the clause 52.204-30, Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act Orders-Prohibition.

(b) Prohibition. Contractors are prohibited from providing or using as part of the performance of the contract any covered article, or any products or services produced or provided by a source, if the prohibition is set out in an applicable Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act (FASCSA) order, as described in paragraph (b)(l) of FAR 52.204-30, Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act Orders-Prohibition.

(c) Procedures.

(1) The Offeror shall search for the phrase "FASCSA order" in the System for Award Management

(SAM)( https://www.sam.gov) for any covered article, or any products or services produced or provided by a source, if there is an applicable FASCSA order described in paragraph (b)(l) of FAR 52.204-30, Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act Orders-Prohibition.

(2) The Offeror shall review the solicitation for any FASCSA orders that are not in SAM, but are effective and do apply to the solicitation and resultant contract (see FAR 4.2303(c)(2)).

(3) FASCSA orders issued after the date of solicitation do not apply unless added by an amendment to the solicitation.

(d) Representation. By submission of this offer, the offeror represents that it has conducted a reasonable inquiry, and that the offeror does not propose to provide or use in response to this solicitation any covered article, or any products or services produced or provided by a source, if the covered article or the source is prohibited by an applicable FASCSA order in effect on the date the solicitation was issued, except as waived by the solicitation, or as disclosed in paragraph (e).

(e) Disclosures. The purpose for this disclosure is so the Government may decide whether to issue a waiver. For any covered article, or any products or services produced or provided by a source, if the covered article or the source is subject to an applicable FASCSA order, and the Offeror is unable to represent compliance, then the Offeror shall provide the following information as part of the offer:

(1) Name of the product or service provided to the Government;

(2) Name of the covered article or source subject to a FASCSA order;

(3) If applicable, name of the vendor, including the Commercial and Government Entity code and unique entity identifier (if known), that supplied the covered article or the product or service to the Offeror;

(4) Brand;

(5) Model number (original equipment manufacturer number, manufacturer part number, or http://www.sam.gov/ wholesaler number);

(6) Item description;

(7) Reason why the applicable covered article or the product or service is being provided or used;

(t) Executive agency review of disclosures. The contracting officer will review disclosures provided in paragraph (e) to determine if any waiver may be sought. A contracting officer may choose not to pursue a waiver for covered articles or sources otherwise subject to a FASCSA order and may instead make an award to an offeror that does not require a waiver.

(End of provision)

252.232-7006 Wide Area WorkFlow Payment Instructions. 2023-01

WIDE AREA WORKFLOW PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS (JAN 2023)

(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.

(t) 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.

(B) For services that do not require shipment of a deliverable, submit either the Invoice 2inl, 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

(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 financing, submit a commercial financing request.

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

[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 F2MTW0

Ship To Code

F2MTW0

Ship From Code --

Mark For Code --

Service Approver (DoDAAC)

Service Acceptor (DoDAAC)

Accept at Other DoDAAC

LPODoDAAC --

DCAA Auditor DoDAAC --

Other DoDAAC(s)

(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 ofDFARS Appendix F.

(g) WAWF point of contact.

(1) The Contractor may obtain clarification regarding invoicing in WAWF from the following contracting activity's WAWF point of contact.

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

(End of clause)

52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Products and Commercial Services. (Alternate I) ALT I 2024-02

Alternate I (FEB 2024). As prescribed in 12.301 (b)(2), add the following paragraph (c)(12) to the basic provision:

(12) (Complete if the offeror has represented itself as disadvantaged in paragraph (c)(5) of this provision.)

Black American.

Hispanic American.

Native American (American Indians, Eskimos, Aleuts, or Native Hawaiians).

Asian-Pacific American (persons with origins from Burma, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Brunei, Japan, China, Taiwan, Laos, Cambodia (Kampuchea), Vietnam, Korea, The Philippines, Republic of Palau, Republic of the Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, Samoa, Macao, Hong Kong, Fiji, Tonga, Kiribati, Tuvalu, or Nauru).

Subcontinent Asian (Asian-Indian) American (persons with origins from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, the Maldives Islands, or Nepal).

Individual/concern, other than one of the preceding.

52.212-2 Evaluation-Commercial Products and Commercial Services. 2021-11

Evaluation-Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Nov 2021)

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

Lowest Price Technically Acceptable

Technical and past performance, when combined, are equal.

(b) Options. The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. The Government may determine that an offer is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced. Evaluation of options shall not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s).

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

52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference. 1998-02

Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference (FEB 1998)

This solicitation incorporates one or more solicitation provisions 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. The offeror is cautioned that the listed provisions may include blocks that must be completed by the offeror and submitted with its quotation or offer. In lieu of submitting the full text of those provisions, the offeror may identify the provision by paragraph identifier and provide the appropriate information with its quotation or offer. Also, the full text of a solicitation provision may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es):

Acquisition.gov

52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference. 1998-02

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):

Acquisition.gov

52.252-5 Authorized Deviations in Provisions. 2020-11

Authorized Deviations in Provisions (Nov 2020)

(a) The use in this solicitation of any Federal Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR Chapter 1) provision with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of "(DEVIATION)" after the date of the provision.

(b) The use in this solicitation of any DFARS (48 CFR Chapter 2) provision with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of "(DEVIATION)" after the name of the regulation.

(End of provision)

52.252-6 Authorized Deviations in Clauses. 2020-11

Authorized Deviations in Clauses (Nov 2020)

(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.

52.212-3

Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Products and Commercial Services. (DEVIATION 2025-00003 and 2025- 2025-00004 2025-03

00004)

Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Products and Commercial Services (MAR 2025) (DEVIATION 2025-00003 and 2025-00004)

(a) Definitions. As used in this provision-

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

Economically disadvantaged women-owned small business (EDWOSB) concern means a small business concern that is at least 51 percent directly and unconditionally owned by, and the management and daily business operations of which are controlled by, one or more women who are citizens of the United States and who are economically disadvantaged in accordance with 13 CFR part 127, and the concern is certified by SBA or an approved third-party certifier in accordance with 13 CFR 127.300. It automatically qualifies as a women-owned small business eligible under the WOSB Program.

Forced or indentured child labor means all work or service-

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

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

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

Immediate owner means an entity, other than the offeror, that has direct control of the offeror.

Indicators of control include, but are not limited to, one or more of the following: ownership or interlocking management, identity of interests among family members, shared facilities and equipment, and the common use of employees.

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

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

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

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

(3) PSG 88, Live Animals;

(4) PSG 89, Subsistence;

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

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

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

(8) PSC 9610, Ores;

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

(10) PSC 9630, Additive Metal Materials.

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

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

Reasonable inquiry has the meaning provided in the clause 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for

Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment.

Restricted business operations means business operations in Sudan that include power production activities, mineral extraction activities, oil-related activities, or the production of military equipment, as those terms are defined in the Sudan Accountability and Divestment Act of 2007 (Pub. L. 110-174).

Restricted business operations do not include business operations that the person (as that term is defined in Section 2 of the Sudan Accountability and Divestment Act of 2007) conducting the business can demonstrate-

(1) Are conducted under contract directly and exclusively with the regional government of southern Sudan;

(2) Are conducted pursuant to specific authorization from the Office of Foreign Assets Control in the

Department of the Treasury, or are expressly exempted under Federal law from the requirement to be conducted under such authorization;

(3) Consist of providing goods or services to marginalized populations of Sudan;

(4) Consist of providing goods or services to an internationally recognized peacekeeping force or humanitarian organization;

(5) Consist of providing goods or services that are used only to promote health or education; or

(6) Have been voluntarily suspended."Sensitive technology"-

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 (SDVOSB) concern means a small business concern-

(1)

(i) Not less than 51 percent of which is owned and controlled by one or more service-disabled veterans or, in the case of any publicly owned business, not less than 51 percent of the stock of which is owned by one or more service-disabled veterans; and

(ii) The management and daily business operations of which are controlled by one or more service disabled veterans or, in the case of a service-disabled veteran with permanent and severe disability, the spouse or permanent caregiver of such veteran; or

(2) A small business concern eligible under the SDVOSB Program in accordance with 13 CFR part

128 (see subpart 19.14).

(3) Service-disabled veteran, as used in this definition, 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), and who is registered in the Beneficiary Identification and Records Locator Subsystem, or successor system that is maintained by the Department of Veterans Affairs' Veterans Benefits Administration, as a service-disabled veteran.

Service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB) concern eligible under the SDVOSB Program means an SDVOSB concern that-

(1) Effective January 1, 2024, is designated in the System for Award Management (SAM) as certified by the Small Business Administration (SBA) in accordance with 13 CFR 128.300; or

(2) Has represented that it is an SDVOSB concern in SAM and submitted a complete application for certification to SBA on or before December 31, 2023.

Service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB) Program means a program that authorizes contracting officers to limit competition, including award on a sole-source basis, to SDVOSB concerns eligible under the SDVOSB Program.

Small business concern-

(1) Means a concern, including its affiliates, that is independently owned and operated, not dominant in its field of operation, and qualified as a small business under the criteria in 13 CFR part 121 and size standards in this solicitation.

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

Small disadvantaged business concern, consistent with 13 CFR 124.1001, 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 claiming economic disadvantage has a net worth not exceeding the threshold at

13 CFR 124.104(c)(2) after taking into account the applicable exclusions set forth at 13 CFR124.104( c)

(2) ; and

(2) The management and daily business operations of which are controlled (as defined at 13.CFR

124.106) by individuals, who meet the criteria in paragraphs (l)(i) and (ii) of this definition.

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

(1) Directly by a parent corporation; or

(2) Through another subsidiary of a parent corporation

Successor means an entity that has replaced a predecessor by acquiring the assets and carrying out the affairs of the predecessor under a new name (often through acquisition or merger). The term "successor" does not include new offices/divisions of the same company or a company that only changes its name.

The extent of the responsibility of the successor for the liabilities of the predecessor may vary, depending on State law and specific circumstances.

Veteran-owned small business concern means a small business concern-

(1) Not less than 51 percent of which is owned and controlled by one or more veterans (as defined at 38 U.S.C. 101(2)) or, in the case of any publicly owned business, not less than 51 percent of the stock of which is owned by one or more veterans; and

(2) The management and daily business operations of which are controlled by one or more veterans.

Women-owned business concern means a concern which is at least 51 percent owned by one or more women; or in the case of any publicly owned business, at least 51 percent of its stock is owned by one or more women; and whose management and daily business operations are controlled by one or more women

Women-owned small business concern means a small business concern-

(1) That is at least 51 percent owned by one or more women; or, in the case of any publicly owned business, at least51 percent of the stock of which is owned by one or more women; and

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

Women-owned small business (WOSB) concern eligible under the WOSB Program (in accordance with 13 CFR part 127), means a small business concern that is at least 51 percent directly and unconditionally owned by, and the management and daily business operations of which are controlled by, one or more women who are citizens of the United States, and the concern is certified by SBA or an approved third-party certifier in accordance with 13 CFR 127.300.

(b)

(1) Annual Representations and Certifications. Any changes provided by the Offeror in paragraph (b)

(2) of this provision do not automatically change the representations and certifications in SAM.

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

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

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

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

(c) Offerors must complete the following representations when the resulting contract is for supplies to be delivered or services to be performed in the United States or its outlying areas, or when the contracting officer has applied part 19 in accordance with 19.000(b)(l)(ii). Check all that apply.

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

di) It is, is not a small business concern; or

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

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

(3) SDVOSE concern. [Complete only if the offeror represented itself as a veteran-owned small business concern in paragraph (c)(2) of this provision.] The offeror represents that it is not an SDVOSB concern.

[]4) SDVOSE concern joint venture eligible under the SDVOSE Program. The offeror represents that it is not an SDVOSB joint venture eligible under the SDVOSB Program that complies with the requirements of 13 CFR 128.402. [Complete only if the offeror represented itself as an SDVOSE concern in paragraph (c)(3) of this provision.] [The offeror shall enter the name and unique entity identifier of each party to the joint venture: .]

(5) Small disadvantaged business concern. [Complete only if the offeror represented itself as a small business concern in paragraph (c)(l) of this provision.} The offeror represents that it is not a small disadvantaged business concern as defined in 13 CFR 124.1001.

(6) Women-owned small business concern. [Complete only if the offeror represented itself as a small business concern in paragraph (c)(l) of this provision.] The offeror represents that it is not a women-owned small business concern.

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

(8) Economically disadvantaged women-owned small business (EDWOSE) joint venture. The offeror

[]resents that it is not a joint venture that complies with the requirements of 13 CFR 127.506(a) through (c). [The offeror shall enter the name and unique entity identifier of each party to the joint venture: -----

Note to paragraphs (c)(9) and (10): Complete paragraphs (c)(9) and (10) only if this solicitation is expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold.

(9) Women-owned business concern (other than small business concern). [Complete only if the offeror is a women-owned business concern and did not represent itself as a small business concern in agraph (c)(l) of this provision.] The offeror represents that it is a women-owned business concern.

(10) Tie bid priority for labor surplus area concerns. If this is an invitation for bid, small business offerors may identify the labor surplus areas in which costs to be incurred on account of manufacturing or production (by offeror or first-tier subcontractors) amount to more than 50 percent of the contract price:

(11) HUBZone small business concern. [Complete only if the offeror represented itself as a small business concern in paragraph (c)(l) of this provision.] The offeror represents, as part of its offer, that-ct It is not a HUBZone small business concern listed, on the date of this representation, as having been certified by SBA as a HUBZone small business concern in the Dynamic Small Business Search and SAM, and will attempt to maintain an employment rate ofHUBZone residents of35 percent of its employees during performance of a HUBZone contract (see 13 CFR 126.200(e)(l)); and ciii) It is not a HUBZone joint venture that complies with the requirements of 13 CFR 126.616(a) through (c). [The offeror shall enter the name and unique entity identifier of each party to the joint venture:

.] Each HUBZone small business concern participating in the HUBZone joint venture shall provide representation of its HUBZone status.

(d) [Reserved]

(e) Certification Regarding Payments to Influence Federal Transactions (31 http://uscode.house.gov/ US.C. 1352). (Applies only if the contract is expected to exceed $150,000.) By submission of its offer, the offeror certifies to the best of its knowledge and belief that no Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid to any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress or an employee of a Member of Congress on his or her behalf in connection with the award of any resultant contract. If any registrants under the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 have made a lobbying contact on behalf of the offeror with respect to this contract, the offeror shall complete and submit, with its offer, 0MB Standard Form LLL, Disclosure of Lobbying Activities, to provide the name of the registrants. The offeror need not report regularly employed officers or employees of the offeror to whom payments of reasonable compensation were made.

(f) Buy American Certificate. (Applies only if the clause at Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)

52.225-1, Buy American-Supplies, is included in this solicitation.)

(1)

(i) The Offeror certifies that each end product, except those listed in paragraph (f)(2) of this provision, is a domestic end product and that each domestic end product listed in paragraph (f)(3) of this provision contains a critical component.

(ii) The Offeror shall list as foreign end products those end products manufactured in the United

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

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

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(iv) The terms "commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) item," "critical component," "domestic end product," "end product," "foreign end product," and "United States" are defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled "Buy American-Supplies."

(2) Foreign End Products:

Line Item No. Country of Origin Exceeds 55% domestic content (yes/no)

[List as necessary]

(3) Domestic end products containing a critical component:

Line Item No.

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

(g)

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

(i)

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

(iv) of this provision contains a critical component.

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

(ii) The Offeror certifies that the following supplies are Free Trade Agreement country end products

(other than Bahraini, Moroccan, Omani, Panamanian, or Peruvian end products) or Israeli end products as defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled "Buy American-Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act."

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

Line Item No. Country of Origin

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

Other Foreign End Products:

Line Item No. Country of Origin Exceeds 55% domestic content (yes/no)

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

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

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

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

Israeli End Products:

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

(g)(l)(i)(B) The terms "Korean end product", "commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) item,"

"critical component," "domestic end product," "end product," "foreign end product," "Free Trade Agreement country," "Free Trade Agreement country end product," "Israeli end product," and "United States" are defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled "Buy American-Free Trade Agreements Israeli Trade Act."

(g)(l)(ii) The Offeror certifies that the following supplies are Korean end products or Israeli end products as defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled "Buy American-Free Trade Agreements Israeli Trade Act":

Korean End Products or Israeli End Products:

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

(i) The offeror certifies that each end product, except those listed in paragraph (g)(4)(ii) of this provision, is a U.S.-made or designated country end product, as defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled "Trade Agreements."

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

Other End Products:

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

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

Are, are not presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, or declared ineligible for the award of contracts by any Federal agency;

(2)

Have, have not, within a three-year period preceding this offer, been convicted of or had a civil judgment rendered against them for: commission of fraud or a criminal offense in connection with obtaining, attempting to obtain, or performing a Federal, state or local government contract or subcontract;

violation of Federal or state antitrust statutes relating to the submission of offers; or commission of embezzlement, theft, forgery, bribery, falsification or destruction ofrecords, making false statements, tax evasion, violating Federal criminal tax laws, or receiving stolen property;

d3)

Are, are not presently indicted for, or otherwise criminally or civilly charged by a Government entity with, commission of any of these offenses enumerated in paragraph (h)(2) of this clause; and d4)

Have, have not, within a three-year period preceding this offer, been notified of any delinquent Federal taxes in an amount that exceeds the threshold at 9.104-5(a)(2) for which the liability remains unsatisfied.

(i) Taxes are considered delinquent if both of the following criteria apply:

(A) The tax liability is finally determined. The liability is finally determined if it has been assessed. A liability is not finally determined if there is a pending administrative or judicial challenge. In the case of a judicial challenge to the liability, the liability is not finally determined until all judicial appeal rights have been exhausted.

(B) The taxpayer is delinquent in making payment. A taxpayer is delinquent if the taxpayer has failed…

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