FA3020-15-R-0006_Combined_Synopsis_Solicitation.pdf

Combined Synopsis/Solicitation for

Royal Saudi Air Force Technical Training Instructors

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.

The Request for Proposal (RFP) number is FA3020-15-R-0006.

This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-80, DPN 20150226 and AFAC 2014-1001.

This solicitation is being issued as 100% Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business set aside under the North American Industrial Classification Standard code 611519 with a size standard of $15,000,000.

Description: Non-personal services to provide technical instruction and other USAF training requirements to all Airmen, to include International Military Students, as assigned by the Air Education and Training Command (AETC). This service will cover a variety of technical fields included, but not limited to: Tactical Aircraft Maintenance, Fuels, Avionic

Systems, Engines, Armament and Munitions, Hydraulics, and other technical fields. These services will be located at Sheppard AFB TX, Seymour Johnson AFB NC, Lackland AFB

TX, Keesler AFB MS, and Pensacola NAS FL. See Attachment 1, Performance Work

Statement (PWS), for a full description of requirements.

See Attachment 2, Price Exhibits, for contract line items, quantities and units of measure for the Price Proposal.

See Attachment 3, CLIN Structure, for a breakdown of Contract Line Item Numbers.

Services are to be performed at Sheppard AFB TX, Seymour Johnson AFB NC, Lackland

AFB TX, Keesler AFB MS, and Pensacola NAS FL.

The basic contract period is from 1 October 2015 through 30 September 2016. There is one six-month option period.

The Service Provider may be required to submit financial information upon request for a responsibility determination.

The provision at FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors – Commercial, applies to this acquisition. The following addendum applies to this provision:

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FAR 52.212-1 Addendum

A. Period for Acceptance of Offers. FAR 52.212-1(c) is tailored as follows: “The offeror agrees to hold the prices in its offer firm for 120 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of offers.”

B. Multiple Offers. FAR 52.212-1(e) is deleted.

C. Proposal Preparation Instructions: To assure timely and equitable evaluation of the proposal, the offeror must follow the instructions contained herein. Offerors are required to meet all solicitation requirements, including terms and conditions, and representations and certifications.

Failure to meet a requirement may result in an offer being ineligible for award. Offerors must clearly identify any exception to the solicitation terms and conditions and provide complete accompanying rationale. The response shall consist of three (3) separate parts containing the evaluated factors: Part I – Technical Proposal, Part II – Price Proposal, and Part III – Past

Performance Information.

The following applies to proposal Parts I, II and III:

The proposals will be on 8 ½” x 11” paper except for fold-outs used for charts, tables, or diagrams, which may not exceed 11” x 17”.

A page is defined as one face of a sheet of paper containing information. All pages shall be double sided to the maximum extent possible.

Typing shall not be less than 12 pitch and in Times New Roman font.

Elaborate formats, bindings, or color presentations are not desired or required.

Pages in excess of the maximum will not be evaluated.

Tabs and Index pages shall not count against the total page limitation.

Part Title Number of Printed Copies Page Limit

Part I Technical Proposal Original + 2 30

Part II Price Proposal Original + 2 30

Part III Past Performance Original + 2 30

D. The Contracting Officer has determined there is a high probability of adequate price competition for this acquisition. Upon examination of the initial offers, the Contracting Officer will review this determination and if adequate price competition exists, no additional cost information will be requested and certification under FAR 15.406-2 will not be required.

However, if at any time during this evaluation the Contracting Officer determines that adequate price competition no longer exists; offerors may be required to submit information to the extent necessary for determine reasonableness of an offer.

E. Specific Instructions:

Part I – Technical Proposal - Submit original and required copies no later than 4:00 PM (CST) on 27 April 2015.

This part shall contain a technical description of the items being offered in sufficient detail to demonstrate sound management principles to ensure that Performance Work Statement (PWS) requirements shall be met. The technical proposal shall be tabbed, divided and indexed to conform to the specific factors addressed below. Any subsequent changes to the technical proposal shall be provided on a different colored paper as directed by the contracting officer.

This may include product literature, or other documents, if necessary.

Subfactor 1: Manpower/Experience

(a) Submit a chart detailing the proposed organizational structure as it relates to each functional area in the PWS, showing the relationship and structure of responsibility between corporate and local functions.

(b) The offeror shall show proposed manpower staffing by skill classification for each area with sufficient detail and rationale to support the requirement.

(c) Provide a plan showing evidence of ability to satisfy the manning levels necessary to perform the PWS requirements, the availability of an existing base of qualified personnel to perform the effort, the capability to acquire additional personnel not available in the existing base, and the capability to maintain qualified staffing throughout the contract period.

(d) The proposal shall detail prior and current experience and job descriptions for the Program

Manager and Alternate Program Manager.

Subfactor 2: Understanding the Task

(a) The proposal must adequately cover all tasks and describe how the tasks are to be performed in adherence with the PWS to demonstrate a clear understanding of the technical complexity of avionics, maintenance, munitions, and other applicable aircraft systems.

(b) The offeror’s proposal must demonstrate an understanding of the work in all functional areas.

(c) The offeror shall propose safety considerations appropriate for personnel employed to handle flammable liquids, toxic chemicals or other hazardous materials.

Subfactor 3: Quality Control Plan

(a) Submit a comprehensive Quality Control Plan for establishing and maintaining a quality control/inspection program. This plan shall include responsibility for internal and external surveillances/inspections. This shall include all work, acceptance, rejection, documentation and resolution of deficiencies to include trend analysis and corrective action. The plan must show a method to be used in out briefing the Contracting Officer Representative (COR). This plan shall also include methods to be used for identifying and preventing defects in the quality of services performed.

Subfactor 4: Mobilization and Changeover

(a) Submit a mobilization plan covering recruiting, training, qualifying and certifying employees; and transfer of Government equipment. The plan must include a time line chart for each event.

(b) Submit a plan for managing Government furnished equipment for the life of the contract.

Part II – Price Proposal – Submit original and required copies no later than 4:00 PM (CST) on

27 April 2015.

Insert proposed course prices and extended prices in Contract Price Exhibits A through F

(Attachment 2). All unit pricing provided must be at the fully burdened rate including (overhead, G&A, profit, etc.). The Price Proposal must include prices in all the following:

Price Exhibits A & B – Base Year

Price Exhibits C &D – Option Period

Price Exhibits E & F – Six Month Extension of Services

The Total Evaluated Price (TEP) will be the sum of Price Exhibits A through D. Although pricing is requested for the six month extension of services under FAR 52.217-8 at this time, it is not calculated as part of the TEP.

Part III – Past Performance Information - Submit original and required copies no later than

4:00 PM (CST) on 27 April 2015.

Only references for the prime contractor for the same or similar type contracts should be submitted for the following:

(a) Quality and Satisfaction Rating for Contracts Completed in the Past Three Years: Provide any information currently available (letters, metrics, customer surveys, independent surveys, etc.) which demonstrates customer satisfaction with overall job performance and quality of completed product for same or similar type contract. In addition, explain corrective actions taken in the past, if any, for substandard performance and any current performance problems such as cost overruns, extended performance periods, numerous warranty calls, etc.

(b) Performance Questionnaire: The government will evaluate the quality and extent of offeror’s performance deemed relevant to the requirements of this solicitation. The government will use information submitted by the offeror and other sources such as the Past Performance

Information Retrieval System, other federal government offices and commercial sources to assess performance. Provide a list of no more than five (5), of the most relevant contracts performed for federal agencies and commercial customers within the last 3 years. Relevant contracts include efforts involving service contracts similar in magnitude and complexity. The evaluation of past performance information will take into account past performance information regarding predecessor companies, key personnel who have relevant experience, or subcontractors that will perform major or critical aspects of the requirement when such information is relevant to the instant acquisition. Furnish the following information for each contract referenced:

Company/Division name

Service Provided

Contracting Agency/Customer

Contract Number

Contract Dollar Value

Period of Performance

Verified, up-to-date name, address, FAX, email and telephone number of the contracting officer

Comments regarding compliance with contract terms and conditions

Comments regarding any known performance deemed unacceptable to the customer, or not in accordance with the contract terms and conditions.

Information Regarding Submission of Past Performance Questionnaires: Offeror’s references should be instructed to complete the past performance questionnaire and mail responses directly to the individual listed below no later than 4:00 PM (CST) on 27 April 2015. Questionnaires can be mailed, e-mailed or faxed to the contact below:

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Attention: Carolina Brost

206 J Avenue, Bldg 1662

Sheppard AFB, TX 76311-2743

Phone: (940) 676-1602

Fax: (940) 676-2178

E-mail: carolina.brost@us.af.mil

(c) If a teaming arrangement is contemplated, provide complete information as to the arrangement, including any relevant and recent past performance information on previous teaming arrangements with the same partner. Small Business Administration approval documentation is required to be submitted for teaming arrangements. If this is a first time joint effort, each party to the arrangement must provide a list of past and present relevant contracts.

F. Note to Offerors: Documents submitted in response to this solicitation must be fully responsive to and consistent with the evaluation factors for award.

All questions concerning this solicitation are due by 4:00 PM (CST) on 6 April 2015 to:

Carolina Brost

Phone: (940) 676-1602

E-mail: carolina.brost@us.af.mil or

Mary Whitley

Phone: (940) 676-1668

E-mail: mary.whitley.1@us.af.mil

G. General Information

(a) Information Regarding Submission of Proposal: Offerors are cautioned that Sheppard AFB

TX has visitor control procedures requiring individuals not affiliated with the installation to obtain a visitor pass prior to entrance. Offerors should allow sufficient time to obtain a visitor pass to be able to deliver the proposal on time. Late proposals will be processed in accordance with FAR 52.212-1(f).

(b) Federal Holidays: The following Federal Legal Holidays are observed by Sheppard AFB:

New Year’s Day 1 January

Martin Luther King’s Birthday Third Monday in January

Presidents Day Third Monday in February

Memorial Day Last Monday in May

Independence Day 4 July

Labor Day First Monday in September

Columbus Day Second Monday in October

Veterans Day 11 November

Thanksgiving Day Fourth Thursday in November

Christmas Day 25 December

(c) Joint Venture Agreements: Joint Ventures are allowable on competitive small business set-asides; however, the joint venture agreement must be received by SBA prior to proposal due date and approved before award of any resulting contract. If you are contemplating a joint venture on this project, you must advise your assigned SBA Business Opportunity Specialist (BOS) as soon as possible. It is also recommended that the agreement be submitted as soon as practicable to ensure compliance with established regulations. Any corrections and/or changes needed can be made only when your BOS has adequate time for a thorough review before the proposal due date. No corrections and/or changes are allowed after the submission of proposal or bids.

(End of FAR 52.212-1 Addendum)

The provision at 52.212-2, Evaluation – Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The following addendum applies to this provision:

FAR 52.212-2(a) Addendum

A. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers:

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(a) Technical

(b) Price

(c) Past Performance

B. Basis for Contract Award: This is a competitive selection in which competing offerors’ present and past performance history will be evaluated on a basis significantly more important than price. By submission of its offer in accordance with the instructions provided in clause

FAR 52.212-1, Instructions To Offerors, the offeror accedes to the terms of this solicitation and all such offers shall be treated equally except for their prices and performance records. The evaluation process shall proceed as follows:

(a) Technical Evaluation: Initially, all proposals will be evaluated for technical acceptability. If an offeror is deemed technically unacceptable, no other part of their proposal will be evaluated.

The technical evaluation is to ensure that a offeror can fill the position with a qualified individual. Ratings will be given on a pass/fail basis as follows:

(b) Price Evaluation: All technically acceptable offerors shall be ranked according to Total

Evaluated Price (TEP). The TEP is calculated by adding together the base price and option price. An offeror’s proposed prices will be determined by multiplying the quantities identified in the Price Exhibit by the unit price for each item to confirm the extended amount for each. The

TEP will be the sum of Price Exhibit A through D. Although pricing is requested for the six month extension of services under FAR 52.217-8 at this time, it is not calculated as part of the

TEP.

(c) Performance Confidence Assessment: The purpose of the past performance evaluation is to assess the offeror’s ability to fulfill the solicitation requirements. A past performance evaluation will be accomplished for the purpose of assigning a Performance Confidence Assessment rating to the offeror’s proposal based on performance ratings of recent and relevant efforts. The

Government will use the following procedures in evaluating past performance:

Recency: In order for past performance to be considered recent, performance must be ongoing or must have been performed within the past three (3) years from the date of issuance of this solicitation. Past performance information that fails this condition will not be evaluated.

PASS

Based on the information provided in the technical proposal, the offeror is able to provide qualified personnel per the Performance Work Statement

(PWS) requirements. The offeror takes no exceptions to the requirements outlined in the solicitation or the PWS.

FAIL

Based on the information provided in the technical proposal, the offeror cannot provide qualified personnel per the Performance Work Statement

(PWS) requirements or the offeror takes exceptions to any of the requirements outlined in the solicitation or the PWS.

Relevancy: Relevant performance information will be based on (1) the references provided by the offeror and (2) data independently obtained from other Government and commercial sources.

Past performance regarding predecessor companies, key personnel who have relevant experience, or sub-contractors that will perform major or critical aspects of the requirement will be considered as highly as past performance information for the principal offeror. The past performance of teaming partners or subcontractors who are proposed to perform less than 30% of the work will not be evaluated. Relevant performance includes performance of efforts involving requirements that are similar or greater in scope and complexity than the effort described in this solicitation. Relevancy will be assigned ratings of Very Relevant, Relevant, Somewhat

Relevant, and Not Relevant. The Government will give greater consideration to information on those contracts deemed very relevant to the effort. The following relevancy rating definitions will be used in the assessment of relevancy:

Relevancy Assessments

Rating Definition

Very Relevant Present/past performance effort involved essentially the same scope and magnitude of effort and complexities this solicitation requires.

Relevant Present/past performance effort involved similar scope and magnitude of effort and complexities this solicitation requires.

Somewhat Relevant Present/past performance effort involved some of the scope and magnitude of effort and complexities this solicitation requires.

Not Relevant Present/past performance effort involved little or none of the scope and magnitude of effort and complexities this solicitation requires.

The purpose of the past performance evaluation is to assess the offeror’s ability to fulfill the solicitation requirements. The assessment process will result in an overall performance confidence assessment rating of Substantial Confidence, Satisfactory Confidence, Limited

Confidence, No Confidence, or Unknown Confidence as defined below. Offerors with no relevant past or present performance history or the offeror’s performance record is so limited that no confidence assessment rating can be reasonably assigned shall receive the rating “Unknown

Confidence”, meaning the rating is treated neither favorably nor unfavorably. The Government will use the following Performance Confidence Assessment ratings in the assessment of performance confidence:

Performance Confidence Assessments

Rating Description

Substantial

Confidence Based on the offeror’s recent/relevant performance record, the Government has a high expectation that the offeror will successfully perform the required

In evaluating past performance, the Government reserves the right to give greater consideration to information on those contracts deemed most relevant to the effort described in this solicitation.

If the lowest priced evaluated offer is judged to be technically acceptable, and has a “Substantial

Confidence” performance rating and the offeror is determined to be responsible, that offer represents the best value for the Government and the evaluation process stops at this point.

Award shall be made to that offeror without further consideration of any other offers.

If the lowest priced offeror is not judged to be technically acceptable or have a “Substantial

Confidence” performance assessment, the next lowest priced offeror will be evaluated and the process will continue (in order by price) until an offeror is judged to be technically acceptable and have a “Substantial Confidence” performance assessment or until all offerors are evaluated.

The Source Selection Authority shall then make an integrated assessment best value award decision.

Offerors are cautioned to submit sufficient information and in the format specified in the proposal preparation instructions to permit a meaningful assessment of past performance.

Offerors may be asked to clarify certain aspects of their proposal or respond to adverse past performance information to which the offeror has not previously had an opportunity to respond.

Adverse past performance is defined as past performance information that supports a less than satisfactory rating on any evaluation element or any unfavorable comments received from sources without a formal rating system. Communication conducted to resolve minor or clerical errors will not constitute discussions and the contracting officer reserves the right to award a contract without the opportunity for proposal revision.

C. The Government intends to award a contract without discussions with respective offerors.

The Government; however, reserves the right to conduct discussions if deemed in its best interest.

effort.

Satisfactory

Confidence Based on the offeror’s recent/relevant performance record, the Government has a reasonable expectation that the offeror will successfully perform the required effort.

Limited

Confidence Based on the offeror’s recent/relevant performance record, the Government has a low expectation that the offeror will successfully perform the required effort.

No Confidence Based on the offeror’s recent/relevant performance record, the Government has no expectation that the offeror will be able to successfully perform the required effort.

Unknown

Confidence

(Neutral)

No recent/relevant performance record is available or the offeror’s performance record is so sparse that no meaningful confidence assessment rating can be reasonably assigned.

All offerors are advised to include a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror

Representations and Certifications – Commercial Items, with the offer.

The clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions – Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The following addendum applies to this clause:

FAR 52.212-4(c) Addendum

A. Changes in the terms and conditions of this contract may be made only by written agreement of the parties, except for the following actions:

(a) Exercising of Options pursuant to FAR 52.217-8 and FAR 52.217-9, and incorporation of wage determinations in accordance with the Service Contract Act or the Davis Bacon Act.

(b) Administrative changes such as the paying office, accounting classifications, in accordance with FAR 43.103(b).

(c) Modifications to obligate or de-obligate funds for not to exceed Contract Line Item Numbers.

(d) Modifications to obligate funds at the beginning of each fiscal year and incremental funding.

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

Executive Orders – Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The following FAR clauses are cited in the clause and are applicable to the acquisition:

See FAR 52.212-5 in full text below for all additional applicable clauses.

The following provisions and clauses also apply to this acquisition. All provisions and clauses listed by reference are in accordance with FAR 52.252-2, Clauses Incorporated by

Reference and FAR 52.252-1, Solicitation Provisions Included by Reference.

Provisions and Clauses Incorporated by Reference

52.203-3 Gratuities APR 1984

52.203-12 Limitation On Payments To Influence Certain Federal

Transactions

OCT 2010

52.204-2 Security Requirements AUG 1996

52.204-4 Printed or Copied Double-Sided on Postconsumer Fiber

Content Paper

MAY 2011

52.204-9 Personal Identity Verification of Contractor Personnel JAN 2011

52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors--Commercial Items APR 2014

52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions--Commercial Items DEC 2014

52.222-22 Previous Contracts And Compliance Reports FEB 1999

52.222-99 (Dev) Establishing a Minimum Wage for Contractors (Deviation

2014-O0017)

JUN 2014

52.223-5 Pollution Prevention and Right-to-Know Information MAY 2011

52.223-10 Waste Reduction Program MAY 2011

52.224-1 Privacy Act Notification APR 1984

52.224-2 Privacy Act APR 1984

52.228-5 Insurance - Work On A Government Installation JAN 1997

52.229-3 Federal, State And Local Taxes FEB 2013

52.232-11 Extras APR 1984

52.232-18 Availability Of Funds APR 1984

52.237-2 Protection Of Government Buildings, Equipment, And

Vegetation

APR 1984

52.237-3 Continuity Of Services JAN 1991

52.237-10 Identification of Uncompensated Overtime OCT 1997

52.242-13 Bankruptcy JUL 1995

52.244-6 Subcontracts for Commercial Items OCT 2014

52.245-1 Government Property APR 2012

52.245-9 Use And Charges APR 2012

52.246-25 Limitation Of Liability--Services FEB 1997

52.248-1 Value Engineering OCT 2010

52.253-1 Computer Generated Forms JAN 1991

252.201-7000 Contracting Officer's Representative DEC 1991

252.203-7000 Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD

Officials

SEP 2011

252.203-7002 Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights SEP 2013

252.203-7003 Agency Office of the Inspector General DEC 2012

252.204-7000 Disclosure Of Information AUG 2013

252.204-7003 Control Of Government Personnel Work Product APR 1992

252.204-7005 Oral Attestation of Security Responsibilities NOV 2001

252.204-7011 Alternative Line Item Structure SEP 2011

252.204-7012 Safeguarding of Unclassified Controlled Technical

Information

NOV 2013

252.205-7000 Provision Of Information To Cooperative Agreement Holders DEC 1991

252.209-7004 Subcontracting With Firms That Are Owned or Controlled By

The Government of a Country that is a State Sponsor of

Terrorism

DEC 2014

252.211-7007 Reporting of Government-Furnished Property AUG 2012

252.223-7004 Drug Free Work Force SEP 1988

252.225-7050 Disclosure of Ownership or Control by the Government of a

Country that is a State Sponsor of Terrorism

DEC 2014

252.225-7028 Exclusionary Policies And Practices Of Foreign Government APR 2003

252.226-7001 Utilization of Indian Organizations and Indian-Owned

Economic Enterprises, and Native Hawaiian Small Business

Concerns

SEP 2004

252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving

Reports

JUN 2012

252.232-7010 Levies on Contract Payments DEC 2006

252.239-7001 Information Assurance Contractor Training and Certification JAN 2008

252.243-7001 Pricing Of Contract Modifications DEC 1991

252.243-7002 Requests for Equitable Adjustment DEC 2012

252.245-7002 Reporting Loss of Government Property APR 2012

Provisions and Clauses Incorporated By Full Text

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

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

See 52.212-2(a) Addendum above.

(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.

(End of provision)

52.212-3 OFFEROR REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS--COMMERCIAL ITEMS (DEC 2014)

The Offeror shall complete only paragraph (b) of this provision if the Offeror has completed the annual representations and certification electronically via the System for Award Management (SAM) Web site accessed through http://www.acquisition.gov. If the Offeror has not completed the annual representations and certifications electronically, the Offeror shall complete only paragraphs (c) through (p) 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 Federal Supply Classes (FSC) 1000-9999, except--

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

(2) Federal Supply Group (FSG) 87, Agricultural Supplies;

(3) FSG 88, Live Animals;

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(4) FSG 89, Food and Related Consumables;

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

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

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

(8) FSC 9610, Ores;

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

(10) FSC 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.

Restricted business operations means business operations in Sudan that include power production activities, mineral extraction activities, oil-related activities, or the production of military equipment, as those terms are defined in the

Sudan Accountability and Divestment Act of 2007 (Pub. L. 110-174). Restricted business operations do not include business operations that the person (as that term is defined in Section 2 of the Sudan Accountability and Divestment

Act of 2007) conducting the business can demonstrate--

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

(2) Are conducted pursuant to specific authorization from the Office of Foreign Assets Control in the Department of the Treasury, or are expressly exempted under Federal law from the requirement to be conducted under such authorization;

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

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

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

(6) Have been voluntarily suspended.

Sensitive technology--

(1) Means hardware, software, telecommunications equipment, or any other technology that is to be used specifically--

(i) To restrict the free flow of unbiased information in Iran; or

(ii) To disrupt, monitor, or otherwise restrict speech of the people of Iran; and

(2) Does not include information or informational materials the export of which the President does not have the authority to regulate or prohibit pursuant to section 203(b)(3) of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act

(50 U.S.C. 1702(b)(3)).

Service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern--

(1) Means a small business concern--

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

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

(2) Service-disabled veteran means a veteran, as defined in 38 U.S.C. 101(2), with a disability that is service-connected, as defined in 38 U.S.C. 101(16).

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

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

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

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

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

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

(1) Directly by a parent corporation; or

(2) Through another subsidiary of a parent corporation.

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

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

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

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

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

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

51 percent of its stock is owned by one or more women; or

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

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

United States.

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

(2) The offeror has completed the annual representations and certifications electronically via the SAM website accessed through https://www.acquisition.gov. After reviewing the SAM database information, the offeror verifies by submission of this offer that the representations and certifications currently posted electronically at FAR 52.212-

3, Offeror Representations and Certifications--Commercial Items, have been entered or updated in the last 12 months, are current, accurate, complete, and applicable to this solicitation (including the business size standard applicable to the NAICS code referenced for this solicitation), as of the date of this offer and are incorporated in this offer by reference (see FAR 4.1201), except for paragraphs ___ .

[Offeror to identify the applicable paragraphs at (c) through (p) 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 ORCA.]

(c) Offerors must complete the following representations when the resulting contract will be performed in the United

States or its outlying areas. Check all that apply.

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

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

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

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

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

Note to paragraphs (c)(8) and (9): Complete paragraphs (c)(8) and (c)(9) only if this solicitation is expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold.

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

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

(ii) It [ ___ ] is, [ ___ ] is not a joint venture that complies with the requirements of 13 CFR part 127, and the representation in paragraph (c)(6)(i) of this provision is accurate for each WOSB concern eligible under the WOSB

Program participating in the joint venture. [The offeror shall enter the name or names of the WOSB concern eligible https://www.acquisition.gov/ under the WOSB Program and other small businesses that are participating in the joint venture: ___ .] Each WOSB concern eligible under the WOSB Program participating in the joint venture shall submit a separate signed copy of the WOSB representation.

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

(i) It [ ___ ] is, [ ___ ] is not an EDWOSB concern, has provided all the required documents to the WOSB

Repository, and no change in circumstances or adverse decisions have been issued that affects its eligibility; and

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

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

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

(10) HUBZone small business concern. (Complete only if the offeror represented itself as a small business concern in paragraph (c)(1) of this provision.) The offeror represents, as part of its offer, that--

(i) It [ ___ ] is, [ ___ ] is not a HUBZone small business concern listed, on the date of this representation, on the

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

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

(d) Certifications and representations required to implement provisions of Executive Order 11246--

(1) Previous Contracts and Compliance. The offeror represents that--

(i) It ( ___ ) has, ( ___ ) has not, participated in a previous contract or subcontract subject either to the Equal

Opportunity clause of this solicitation, the and

(ii) It ( ___ ) has, ( ___ ) has not, filed all required compliance reports.

(2) Affirmative Action Compliance. The offeror represents that--

(i) It ( ___ ) has developed and has on file, ( ___ ) has not developed and does not have on file, at each establishment, affirmative action programs required by rules and regulations of the Secretary of Labor (41 CFR

Subparts 60-1 and 60-2), or

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

(e) Certification Regarding Payments to Influence Federal Transactions (31 U.S.C. 1352). (Applies only if the contract is expected to exceed $150,000.) By submission of its offer, the offeror certifies to the best of its knowledge and belief that no Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid to any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of

Congress or an employee of a Member of Congress on his or her behalf in connection with the award of any resultant contract. If any registrants under the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 have made a lobbying contact on behalf of the offeror with respect to this contract, the offeror shall complete and submit, with its offer, OMB

Standard Form LLL, Disclosure of Lobbying Activities, to provide the name of the registrants. The offeror need not report regularly employed officers or employees of the offeror to whom payments of reasonable compensation were made.

(f) Buy American Certificate. (Applies only if the clause at Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.225-1, Buy

American --Supplies, is included in this solicitation.)

(1) The offeror certifies that each end product, except those listed in paragraph (f)(2) of this provision, is a domestic end product and that for other than COTS items, the offeror has considered components of unknown origin to have been mined, produced, or manufactured outside the United States. The offeror shall list as foreign end products those end products manufactured in the United States that do not qualify as domestic end products, i.e., an end product that is not a COTS item and does not meet the component test in paragraph (2) of the definition of

“domestic end product.” The terms “commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) item,” “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

(List as necessary)

(3) 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) The offeror certifies that each end product, except those listed in paragraph (g)(1)(ii) or (g)(1)(iii) of this provision, is a domestic end product and that for other than COTS items, the offeror has considered components of unknown origin to have been mined, produced, or manufactured outside the United States. The terms ``Bahrainian, Moroccan, Omani, Panamanian, or Peruvian end product,'' ``commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) item,''

``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

Bahrainian, 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 Bahrainian, Moroccan, Omani, Panamanian, or Peruvian

End Products) or Israeli End Products:

[List as necessary]

(iii) The offeror shall list those supplies that are foreign end products (other than those listed in paragraph (g)(1)(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, i.e., an end product that is not a COTS item and does not meet the component test in paragraph (2) of the definition of “domestic end product.”

Other Foreign End Products:

Line Item No. Country of Origin

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

(2) Buy American Act-Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act Certificate, Alternate I (Jan 2004). If Alternate I to the clause at FAR 52.225-3 is included in this solicitation, substitute the following paragraph (g)(1)(ii) for paragraph

(g)(1)(ii) of the basic provision:

(g)(1)(ii) The offeror certifies that the following supplies are Canadian end products as defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled "Buy American -Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act":

Canadian End Products:

Line Item No.

(3) Buy American-Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act Certificate, Alternate II (Jan 2004). If Alternate II to the clause at FAR 52.225-3 is included in this solicitation, substitute the following paragraph (g)(1)(ii) for paragraph

(g)(1)(ii) of the basic provision:

(g)(1)(ii) The offeror certifies that the following supplies are Canadian end products or Israeli end products as defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled "Buy American-Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act":

Canadian or Israeli End Products:

Line Item No. Country of Origin

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

(g)(1)(ii) The offeror certifies that the following supplies are Free Trade Agreement country end products (other than Bahrainian, Korean, 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 Bahrainian, Korean, Moroccan, Omani, Panamanian, or

Peruvian End Products) or Israeli End Products:

(5) Trade Agreements…