FA461025Q0001 Sonic Boom Analysis.pdf

WOMEN-OWNED SMALL

BUSINESS (WOSB)

SOLICITATION/CONTRACT/ORDER FOR COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES

1. REQUISITION NUMBER PAGE 1 OF

2. CONTRACT NUMBER 3. AWARD/EFFECTIVE

DATE

4. ORDER NUMBER 5. SOLICITATION NUMBER 6. SOLICITATION ISSUE

DATE

7. FOR SOLICITATION

INFORMATION CALL:

a. NAME b. TELEPHONE NUMBER (No collect calls)

8. OFFER DUE DATE/

LOCAL TIME

9. ISSUED BY

13b. RATING

14. METHOD OF SOLICITATION

CODE

15. DELIVER TO 16. ADMINISTERED BY CODE

18a. PAYMENT WILL BE MADE BY CODE17a. CONTRACTOR/

OFFEROR

CODE

FACILITY

CODE

CODE

TELEPHONE NUMBER

17b. CHECK IF REMITTANCE IS DIFFERENT AND PUT SUCH ADDRESS IN

OFFER

18b. SUBMIT INVOICES TO ADDRESS SHOWN IN BLOCK 18a UNLESS BLOCK

BELOW IS CHECKED

REQUEST

FOR QUOTE

(RFQ)

INVITATION

FOR BID

(IFB)

REQUEST

FOR

PROPOSAL

(RFP)

SEE ADDENDUM

19.

ITEM NUMBER

20.

SCHEDULE OF SUPPLIES/SERVICES

21.

QUANTITY

22.

UNIT

23.

UNIT PRICE

24.

AMOUNT

(Use Reverse and/or Attach Additional Sheets as Necessary)

25. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA 26. TOTAL AWARD AMOUNT (For Government Use Only)

28. CONTRACTOR IS REQUIRED TO SIGN THIS DOCUMENT AND RETURN

COPIES TO ISSUING OFFICE. CONTRACTOR AGREES TO FURNISH

AND DELIVER ALL ITEMS SET FORTH OR OTHERWISE IDENTIFIED ABOVE AND

ON ANY ADDITIONAL SHEETS SUBJECT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS

SPECIFIED

29. AWARD OF CONTRACT: REFERENCE OFFER

DATED . . YOUR OFFER ON SOLICITATION

(BLOCK 5), INCLUDING ANY ADDITIONS OR CHANGES WHICH ARE

SET FORTH HEREIN, IS ACCEPTED AS TO ITEMS:

30a. SIGNATURE OF OFFEROR/CONTRACTOR

30b. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER (Type or print) 30c. DATE SIGNED

31a. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (SIGNATURE OF CONTRACTING OFFICER)

31b. NAME OF CONTRACTING OFFICER (Type or print) 31c. DATE SIGNED

AUTHORIZED FOR LOCAL REPRODUCTION

PREVIOUS EDITION IS NOT USABLE

STANDARD FORM 1449 (REV. 11/2021)

Prescribed by GSA - FAR (48 CFR) 53.212

10. THIS ACQUISITION IS UNRESTRICTED OR

NORTH AMERICAN

INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION

STANDARD (NAICS):

SIZE STANDARD:

13a. THIS CONTRACT IS A

RATED ORDER UNDER

THE DEFENSE PRIORITIES

AND ALLOCATIONS

SYSTEM - DPAS (15 CFR 700)

SET ASIDE: % FOR:

11. DELIVERY FOR FREE ON

BOARD (FOB) DESTINATION

UNLESS BLOCK IS MARKED

SEE SCHEDULE

12. DISCOUNT TERMS

ARE ARE NOT ATTACHED

ARE ARE NOT ATTACHED

27a. SOLICITATION INCORPORATES BY REFERENCE (FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION) FAR 52.212-1, 52.212-4. FAR 52.212-3

AND 52.212-5 ARE ATTACHED. ADDENDA

27b. CONTRACT/PURCHASE ORDER INCORPORATES BY REFERENCE FAR 52.212-4. FAR 52.212-5 IS ATTACHED. ADDENDA

8(A)

ECONOMICALLY

DISADVANTAGED

WOMEN-OWNED SMALL

BUSINESS (EDWOSB)

SERVICE-DISABLED

VETERAN-OWNED

SMALL BUSINESS

(SDVOSB)

HUBZONE SMALL

BUSINESS

SMALL BUSINESS

NOTE: OFFEROR TO COMPLETE BLOCKS 12, 17, 23, 24, AND 30.

Solicitation/Contract Form

Sonic Boom Analysis

Product Service Code: R499 Date: 15 Oct 2024

FA461025Q0001

Supplies or Services & Prices or Costs

Additional Information/Notes

Item Supplies / Services Quantity Unit Unit Price Amount

Service: Non-Personal: Perform quarterly Acoustic Measurement Analysis of Sonic Booms produced by rocket ascents at Vandenberg Space Force Base, CA in accordance with Attachment 1 Statement of Work.

CLIN also includes monthly or as needed attendance at combined working groups with SLD 30.

Contractor shall prepare and deliver reports, presentations and recommendations to SLD 30 and combined working groups.

Product Service Code: R499 Pricing Arrangement: Firm Fixed Price

4 Each

Description/Specifications/Statement of Work

Requirements Sonic Boom Analysis

Packaging and Marking

Inspection and Acceptance

Overall Contract Inspection/Acceptance Locations

Inspection and Acceptance Location

Both Destination Instructions: See Statement of Work (SOW) or Performance Work Statement (PWS) for Acceptance/inspection criteria.

DoDAAC: F4D1E1 CountryCode: USA

F4D1E1 2 ROPS RA

AF NO MILSBILLS PROC CP 8056061225, 806 13TH ST BLDG 7015

VANDENBERG AFB, CA 93437-5221

UNITED STATES

Kristy Costello Email: Kristy.Costello.1@spaceforce.mil Telephone: 805-605-2981

Deliveries or Performance

Delivery Period From 01 Dec 2024 to 30 Nov 2025

Line Item Delivery Schedule Quantity Address and POC

Delivery Period From 01 Dec 2024 to 30 Nov 2025

4 Each Place of Performance DoDAAC: F4D1E1 CountryCode: USA

F4D1E1 2 ROPS RA

AF NO MILSBILLS PROC CP 8056061225, 806 13TH ST BLDG 7015

VANDENBERG AFB, CA 93437-5221

UNITED STATES

Kristy Costello Email: Kristy.Costello.1@spaceforce.mil Telephone: 805-605-2981

Contract Administration Data

DFARS Clauses Incorporated by Reference

Number Title Effective Date

Alternate/ Deviation

Variation Effective Date

252.201-7000 Contracting Officer's Representative. Dec 1991 252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports. Dec 2018

DFARS Clauses Incorporated by Full Text

252.232-7006 Wide Area WorkFlow Payment Instructions. (Jan 2023)

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

WIDE AREA WORKFLOW PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS (JAN 2023)

(a) As used in this clause- Definitions.

"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) The WAWF system provides the method to electronically process vendor payment requests and receiving reports, as Electronic invoicing.

authorized by Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports.

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

(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) The Contractor should follow the training instructions of the WAWF Web-Based Training Course and use the Practice WAWF training.

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) Document submissions may be via web entry, Electronic Data Interchange, or File Transfer WAWF methods of document submission.

Protocol.

(f) The Contractor shall use the following information when submitting payment requests and receiving reports in WAWF payment instructions.

WAWF for this contract or task or delivery order:

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

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

(ii) For fixed price line items-

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

N/A

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

Invoice 2n1

(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) The Contractor shall use the information in the Routing Data Table below only to fill in applicable fields in WAWF Document routing.

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 FA4610

Admin DoDAAC FA4610

Inspect By DoDAAC FA4610

Ship To Code FA4610 EXT F4D1E1

Ship From Code TBD

Mark For Code FA4610 EXT F4D1E1

Service Approver (DoDAAC) FA4610 EXT F4D1E1

Service Acceptor (DoDAAC) FA4610 EXT F4D1E1

Accept at Other DoDAAC N/A

LPO DoDAAC N/A

DCAA Auditor DoDAAC N/A

Other DoDAAC(s) N/A

(4) The Contractor shall ensure a payment request includes documentation appropriate to the type of payment request in Payment request.

accordance with the payment clause, contract financing clause, or Federal Acquisition Regulation 52.216-7, Allowable Cost and Payment, as applicable.

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

(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.

TBD

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

(End of clause)

Special Contract Requirements

Contract Clauses

FAR Clauses Incorporated by Reference

Number Title Effective Date

Alternate/ Deviation

Variation Effective Date

52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance. Oct 2018 52.204-18 Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance. Aug 2020 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Products and Commercial Services. Nov 2023 52.223-5 Pollution Prevention and Right-to-Know Information. May 2024

DFARS Clauses Incorporated by Reference

Number Title Effective Date

Alternate/ Deviation

Variation Effective Date

252.203-7000 Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials. Sep 2011 252.203-7002 Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights. Dec 2022 252.204-7012 Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident Reporting. May 2024 252.204-7015 Notice of Authorized Disclosure of Information for Litigation Support. Jan 2023

252.204-7018 Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services.

Jan 2023

252.204-7020 NIST SP 800-171 DoD Assessment Requirements. Nov 2023 252.225-7056 Prohibition Regarding Business Operations with the Maduro Regime. Jan 2023 252.232-7010 Levies on Contract Payments. Dec 2006 252.237-7010 Prohibition on Interrogation of Detainees by Contractor Personnel. Jan 2023 252.244-7000 Subcontracts for Commercial Products or Commercial Services. Nov 2023 252.247-7023 Transportation of Supplies by Sea. Jan 2023

FAR Clauses Incorporated by Full Text

52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders- Commercial Products and Commercial Services.

(May 2024)

As prescribed in , insert the following clause: 12.301(b)(4)

Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Products and Commercial Services (May 2024)

(a) The Contractor shall comply with the following Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clauses, which are incorporated in this contract by reference, to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial products and commercial services:

(1) 52.203-19, Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements (section 743 of Division E, Title VII, (Jan 2017) of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub. L. 113-235) and its successor provisions in subsequent appropriations acts (and as extended in continuing resolutions)).

(2) 52.204-23, Prohibition on Contracting for Hardware, Software, and Services Developed or Provided by Kaspersky Lab Covered Entities (Dec (Section 1634 of Pub. L. 115-91).2023)

(3) 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment. (Section 889(Nov 2021) (a)(1)(A) of Pub. L. 115-232).

(4) 52.209-10, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations .(Nov 2015)

(5) 52.232-40, Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (31 U.S.C. 3903 and 10 U.S.C. 3801).(Mar 2023)

(6) 52.233-3, Protest After Award (31 U.S.C. 3553).(Aug 1996)

(7) 52.233-4, Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (Public Laws 108-77 and 108-78 ( 19 U.S.C. 3805 note)).(Oct 2004)

(b) The Contractor shall comply with the FAR clauses in this paragraph (b) that the Contracting Officer has indicated as being incorporated in this contract by reference to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial products and commercial services:

52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government with (41 U.S.C. 4704 and 10 U.S.C. 4655).(1) (Jun 2020), Alternate I (Nov 2021)

52.203-13, Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct (41 U.S.C. 3509)).(2) (Nov 2021)

52.203-15, Whistleblower Protections under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Section 1553 of Pub. L. 111-5). (3) (Jun 2010) (Applies to contracts funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.)

52.203-17, Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights (41 U.S.C. 4712); this clause does not apply to contracts of DoD, NASA, the (4) (Nov 2023) Coast Guard, or applicable elements of the intelligence community-see FAR 3.900(a).

52.204-10, Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (Pub. L. 109-282) ( 31 U.S.C. 6101 note).X(5) (Jun 2020)

[Reserved].(6)

52.204-14, Service Contract Reporting Requirements (Pub. L. 111-117, section 743 of Div. C).X(7) (Oct 2016)

52.204-15, Service Contract Reporting Requirements for Indefinite-Delivery Contracts (Pub. L. 111-117, section 743 of Div. C).(8) (Oct 2016)

52.204-27, Prohibition on a ByteDance Covered Application (Section 102 of Division R of Pub. L. 117-328).X(9) (Jun 2023)

52.204-28, Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act Orders-Federal Supply Schedules, Governmentwide Acquisition Contracts, and Multi-(10) Agency Contracts. (Pub. L. 115-390, title II).(Dec 2023)

(11)

(i) 52.204-30, Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act Orders-Prohibition. (Pub. L. 115-390, title II).(Dec 2023)

Alternate I of 52.204-30.(ii) (Dec 2023)

52.209-6, Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment. X(12) (Nov (31 U.S.C. 6101 note).2021)

52.209-9, Updates of Publicly Available Information Regarding Responsibility Matters (41 U.S.C. 2313).(13) (Oct 2018)

[Reserved].(14)

52.219-3, Notice of HUBZone Set-Aside or Sole-Source Award ( ) (15 U.S.C. 657a).(15) Oct 2022

52.219-4, Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns ( ) (if the offeror elects to waive the preference, (16) Oct 2022 it shall so indicate in its offer) (15 U.S.C. 657a).

[Reserved](17)

(18)

(i) 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (15 U.S.C. 644).(Nov 2020)

Alternate I of 52.219-6.(ii) (Mar 2020)

(19)

(i) 52.219-7, Notice of Partial Small Business Set-Aside (15 U.S.C. 644).(Nov 2020)

Alternate I of 52.219-7.(ii) (Mar 2020)

52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns ( ) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(2) and (3)).(20) Feb 2024

(21)

(i) 52.219-9, Small Business Subcontracting Plan ( ) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(4)).Sep 2023

Alternate I of 52.219-9.(ii) (Nov 2016)

Alternate II of 52.219-9.(iii) (Nov 2016)

Alternate III of 52.219-9.(iv) (Jun 2020)

Alternate IV ( ) of 52.219-9.(v) Sep 2023

(22)

(i) 52.219-13, Notice of Set-Aside of Orders (15 U.S.C. 644(r)).(Mar 2020)

Alternate I of 52.219-13.(ii) (Mar 2020)

52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting ( ) (15 U.S.C. 637s).(23) Oct 2022

52.219-16, Liquidated Damages-Subcontracting Plan (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(4)(F)(i)).(24) (Sep 2021)

52.219-27, Notice of Set-Aside for, or Sole-Source Award to, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Concerns Eligible (25) Under the SDVOSB Program ( ) (15 U.S.C. 657f).Feb 2024

(26)

(i) 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation ( ) (15 U.S.C. 632(a)(2)).Feb 2024

Alternate I of 52.219-28.(ii) (Mar 2020)

52.219-29, Notice of Set-Aside for, or Sole-Source Award to, Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business Concerns ( ) (27) Oct 2022 (15 U.S.C. 637(m)).

52.219-30, Notice of Set-Aside for, or Sole-Source Award to, Women-Owned Small Business Concerns Eligible Under the Women-Owned (28) Small Business Program ( ) (15 U.S.C. 637(m)).Oct 2022

52.219-32, Orders Issued Directly Under Small Business Reserves (15 U.S.C. 644(r)).(29) (Mar 2020)

52.219-33, Nonmanufacturer Rule (15U.S.C. 637(a)(17)).(30) (Sep 2021)

52.222-3, Convict Labor (E.O.11755).X(31) (Jun 2003)

(32) 52.222-19, Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (Feb 2024).

52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities .X(33) (Apr 2015)

(34)

X(i) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (E.O.11246).(Sep 2016)

Alternate I of 52.222-26.(ii) (Feb 1999)

(35)

X(i) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (38 U.S.C. 4212).(Jun 2020)

Alternate I of 52.222-35.(ii) (Jul 2014)

(36)

X(i) 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (29 U.S.C. 793).(Jun 2020)

Alternate I of 52.222-36.(ii) (Jul 2014)

52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans ( ) (38 U.S.C. 4212).X(37) Jun 2020

52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act (E.O. 13496).(38) (Dec 2010)

(39)

X(i) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O. 13627).(Nov 2021)

Alternate I of 52.222-50 (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O. 13627).(ii) (Mar 2015)

52.222-54, Employment Eligibility Verification (Executive Order 12989). (Not applicable to the acquisition of commercially X(40) (May 2022) available off-the-shelf items or certain other types of commercial products or commercial services as prescribed in FAR 22.1803.)

(41)

(i) 52.223-9, Estimate of Percentage of Recovered Material Content for EPA-Designated Items (May 2008) ( 42 U.S.C. 6962(c)(3)(A)(ii)). (Not applicable to the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items.)

Alternate I of 52.223-9 (42 U.S.C. 6962(i)(2)(C)). (Not applicable to the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items.)(ii) (May 2008)

(42) 52.223-11, Ozone-Depleting Substances and High Global Warming Potential Hydrofluorocarbons (42 U.S.C. 7671, ).(May 2024) et seq.

(43) 52.223-12, Maintenance, Service, Repair, or Disposal of Refrigeration Equipment and Air Conditioners (42 U.S.C. 7671, ).(May 2024) et seq.

(44) 52.223-20, Aerosols (42 U.S.C. 7671, ).(May 2024) et seq.

(45) 52.223-21, Foams (42 U.S.C. 7671, ).(May 2024) et seq.

(46) 52.223-23, Sustainable Products and Services (E.O. 14057, 7 U.S.C. 8102, 42 U.S.C. 6962, 42 U.S.C. 8259b, and 42 U.S.C. 7671l).(May 2024)

(47)

(i) 52.224-3 Privacy Training (5 U.S.C. 552 a).(Jan 2017)

Alternate I of 52.224-3.(ii) (Jan 2017)

(48)

(i) 52.225-1, Buy American-Supplies (41 U.S.C. chapter 83).(Oct 2022)

Alternate I of 52.225-1.(ii) (Oct 2022)

(49)

(i) 52.225-3, Buy American-Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act (19 U.S.C. 3301 note, 19 U.S.C. 2112 note, 19 U.S.C. 3805 note, (NOV 2023) 19 U.S.C. 4001 note, 19 U.S.C. chapter 29 (sections 4501-4732), Public Law 103-182, 108-77, 108-78, 108-286, 108-302, 109-53, 109-169, 109-283, 110-138, 112-41, 112-42, and 112-43.

Alternate I [Reserved].(ii)

Alternate II of 52.225-3.(iii) ( 2022)Dec

Alternate III of 52.225-3.(iv) (Feb 2024)

Alternate IV (Oct 2022) of 52.225-3.(v)

52.225-5, Trade Agreements (19 U.S.C. 2501, ., 19 U.S.C. 3301 note).(50) (NOV 2023) et seq

52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (E.O.'s, proclamations, and statutes administered by the Office of Foreign (51) (Feb 2021) Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury).

52.225-26, Contractors Performing Private Security Functions Outside the United States (Oct 2016) (Section 862, as amended, of the National (52) Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008; 10 U.S.C. Subtitle A, Part V, Subpart G Note).

52.226-4, Notice of Disaster or Emergency Area Set-Aside (Nov 2007) (42 U.S.C. 5150).(53)

52.226-5, Restrictions on Subcontracting Outside Disaster or Emergency Area (42 U.S.C. 5150).(54) (Nov 2007)

X(55) 52.226-8, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (E.O. 13513).(May 2024)

52.229-12, Tax on Certain Foreign Procurements .(56) (Feb 2021)

52.232-29, Terms for Financing of Purchases of Commercial Products and Commercial Services (41 U.S.C. 4505, 10 U.S.C. 3805).(57) (Nov 2021)

52.232-30, Installment Payments for Commercial Products and Commercial Services (41 U.S.C. 4505, 10 U.S.C. 3805).(58) (Nov 2021)

52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-System for Award Management (31 U.S.C. 3332).X(59) (Oct2018)

52.232-34, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Other than System for Award Management (Jul 2013) (31 U.S.C. 3332).(60)

52.232-36, Payment by Third Party (31 U.S.C. 3332).(61) (May 2014)

52.239-1, Privacy or Security Safeguards (5 U.S.C. 552a).(62) (Aug 1996)

52.242-5, Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(13)).(63) (Jan 2017)

(64)

(i) 52.247-64, Preference for Privately Owned U.S.-Flag Commercial Vessels (46 U.S.C. 55305 and 10 U.S.C. 2631).(Nov 2021)

Alternate I of 52.247-64.(ii) (Apr 2003)

Alternate II of 52.247-64.(iii) (Nov 2021)

(c) The Contractor shall comply with the FAR clauses in this paragraph (c), applicable to commercial services, that the Contracting Officer has indicated as being incorporated in this contract by reference to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial products and commercial services:

[ ]Contracting Officer check as appropriate.

52.222-41, Service Contract Labor Standards (41 U.S.C. chapter67).X(1) (Aug 2018)

52.222-42, Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires (29 U.S.C. 206 and 41 U.S.C. chapter 67).X(2) (May 2014)

52.222-43, Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Labor Standards-Price Adjustment (Multiple Year and Option Contracts) (3) (Aug 2018) (29 U.S.C. 206 and 41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

52.222-44, Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Labor Standards-Price Adjustment (May 2014) ( 29U.S.C.206 and 41 U.S.(4) C. chapter 67).

(5) 52.222-51, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Maintenance, Calibration, or Repair of Certain Equipment-Requirements (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

52.222-53, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Certain Services-Requirements (6) (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

52.222-55, Minimum Wages for Contractor Workers Under Executive Order 14026 .X(7) (Jan 2022)

52.222-62, Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706 (E.O. 13706).X(8) (Jan 2022)

52.226-6, Promoting Excess Food Donation to Nonprofit Organizations (Jun 2020) (42 U.S.C. 1792).(9)

(d) . The Contractor shall comply with the provisions of this paragraph (d) if this contract was awarded Comptroller General Examination of Record using other than sealed bid, is in excess of the simplified acquisition threshold, as defined in FAR 2.101, on the date of award of this contract, and does not contain the clause at 52.215-2, Audit and Records-Negotiation.

(1) The Comptroller General of the United States, or an authorized representative of the Comptroller General, shall have access to and right to examine any of the Contractor's directly pertinent records involving transactions related to this contract.

(2) The Contractor shall make available at its offices at all reasonable times the records, materials, and other evidence for examination, audit, or reproduction, until 3 years after final payment under this contract or for any shorter period specified in FAR subpart 4.7, Contractor Records Retention, of the other clauses of this contract. If this contract is completely or partially terminated, the records relating to the work terminated shall be made available for 3 years after any resulting final termination settlement. Records relating to appeals under the disputes clause or to litigation or the settlement of claims arising under or relating to this contract shall be made available until such appeals, litigation, or claims are finally resolved.

(3) As used in this clause, records include books, documents, accounting procedures and practices, and other data, regardless of type and regardless of form. This does not require the Contractor to create or maintain any record that the Contractor does not maintain in the ordinary course of business or pursuant to a provision of law.

(e)

(1) Notwithstanding the requirements of the clauses in paragraphs (a), (b), (c), and (d) of this clause, the Contractor is not required to flow down any FAR clause, other than those in this paragraph (e)(1), in a subcontract for commercial products or commercial services. Unless otherwise indicated below, the extent of the flow down shall be as required by the clause-

(i) 52.203-13, Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct (41 U.S.C. 3509).(Nov 2021)

(ii) 52.203-17, Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights (41 U.S.C. 4712).(Nov 2023)

(iii) 52.203-19, Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements (Jan 2017) (section 743 of Division E, Title VII, of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub. L. 113-235) and its successor provisions in subsequent appropriations acts (and as extended in continuing resolutions)).

(iv) 52.204-23, Prohibition on Contracting for Hardware, Software, and Services Developed or Provided by Kaspersky Lab Covered Entities (Dec (Section 1634 of Pub. L. 115-91).2023)

(v) 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment. (Section 889(Nov 2021) (a)(1)(A) of Pub. L. 115-232).

(vi) 52.204-27, Prohibition on a ByteDance Covered Application (Section 102 of Division R of Pub. L. 117-328).(Jun 2023)

(vii)

(A) 52.204-30, Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act Orders-Prohibition. (Pub. L. 115-390, title II).(Dec 2023)

(B) Alternate I of 52.204-30.(Dec 2023)

(viii) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns ( ) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(2) and (3)), in all subcontracts that offer further subcontracting Feb 2024 opportunities. If the subcontract (except subcontracts to small business concerns) exceeds the applicable threshold specified in FAR 19.702(a) on the date of subcontract award, the subcontractor must include 52.219-8 in lower tier subcontracts that offer subcontracting opportunities.

(ix) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities .(Apr 2015)

(x) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (E.O.11246).(Sep 2015)

(xi) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (38 U.S.C. 4212).(Jun 2020)

(xii) 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (29 U.S.C. 793).(Jun 2020)

(xiii) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans (38 U.S.C. 4212).(Jun 2020)

(xiv) 52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act (E.O. 13496). Flow down required in (Dec 2010) accordance with paragraph (f) of FAR clause 52.222-40.

(xv) 52.222-41, Service Contract Labor Standards (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).(Aug 2018)

(xvi)

(A) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O 13627).(Nov 2021)

(B) Alternate I of 52.222-50 (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O. 13627).(Mar 2015)

(xvii) 52.222-51, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Maintenance, Calibration, or Repair of Certain Equipment-Requirements (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

(xviii) 52.222-53, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Certain Services-Requirements (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

(xix) 52.222-54, Employment Eligibility Verification (E.O. 12989).(May 2022)

(xx) 52.222-55, Minimum Wages for Contractor Workers Under Executive Order 14026 .(Jan 2022)

(xxi) 52.222-62, Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706 (E.O. 13706).(Jan 2022)

(xxii)

(A) 52.224-3, Privacy Training (Jan 2017) (5 U.S.C. 552a).

(B) Alternate I of 52.224-3.(Jan 2017)

(xxiii) 52.225-26, Contractors Performing Private Security Functions Outside the United States (Section 862, as amended, of the National (Oct 2016) Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008; 10 U.S.C. Subtitle A, Part V, Subpart G Note).

(xxiv) 52.226-6, Promoting Excess Food Donation to Nonprofit Organizations (42 U.S.C. 1792). Flow down required in accordance with (Jun 2020) paragraph (e) of FAR clause 52.226-6.

(xxv) 52.232-40, Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (Mar 2023) (31 U.S.C. 3903 and 10 U.S.C. 3801). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (c) of 52.232-40.

(xxvi) 52.247-64, Preference for Privately Owned U.S.-Flag Commercial Vessels (46 U.S.C. 55305 and 10 U.S.C. 2631). Flow down (Nov 2021) required in accordance with paragraph (d) of FAR clause 52.247-64.

(2) While not required, the Contractor may include in its subcontracts for commercial products and commercial services a minimal number of additional clauses necessary to satisfy its contractual obligations.

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Supplemental Clauses Incorporated by Full Text

5352.201-9101 USSF Ombudsman (Jul 2023)

(a) An ombudsman has been appointed to hear and facilitate the resolution of concerns from offerors, potential offerors, and others for this acquisition. When requested, the ombudsman will maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of the concern. The existence of the ombudsman does not affect the authority of the program manager, contracting officer, or source selection official. Further, the ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of proposals, the source selection process, or the adjudication of protests or formal contract disputes. The ombudsman may refer the interested party to another official who can resolve the concern.

(b) Before consulting with an ombudsman, interested parties must first address their concerns, issues, disagreements, and/or recommendations to the contracting officer for resolution. Consulting an ombudsman does not alter or postpone the timelines for any other processes (e.g., agency level bid protests, GAO bid protests, requests for debriefings, employee-employer actions, contests of OMB Circular A-76 competition performance decisions).

(c) If resolution cannot be made by the contracting officer, the interested party may contact the ombudsman, for USSF (United States Space Force) acquisitions (excluding SMC acquisitions) please contact the Director of Contracts, Air Force Installation Contracting Center, Operating Location - Space (AFICC/KS OL-SPC) via the following e-mail workflow address: afica.ks.wf@us.af.mil. Concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations that cannot be resolved at the Center/MAJCOM/DRU/SMC ombudsman level, may be brought by the interested party for further consideration to the Air Force ombudsman, Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary (ADAS) (Contracting), SAF/AQC, 1060 Air Force Pentagon, Washington DC 20330-1060, phone number (571) 256-2395, facsimile number (571) 256-2431.

(d) The ombudsman has no authority to render a decision that binds the agency.

(e) Do not contact the ombudsman to request copies of the solicitation, verify offer due date, or clarify technical requirements. Such inquiries shall be directed to the contracting officer.

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5352.223-9001 Health and Safety on Government Installations (Jul 2023)

(a) In performing work under this contract on a Government installation, the contractor shall:

(1) Take all reasonable steps and precautions to prevent accidents and preserve the health and safety of contractor and Government personnel performing or in any way coming in contact with the performance of this contract; and

(2) Take such additional immediate precautions as the contracting officer may reasonably require for health and safety purposes.

(b) The contracting officer may, by written order, direct Air Force Occupational Safety and Health (AFOSH) Standards and/or health/safety standards as may be required in the performance of this contract and any adjustments resulting from such direction will be in accordance with the Changes clause of this contract.

(c) Any violation of these health and safety rules and requirements, unless promptly corrected as directed by the contracting officer, shall be grounds for termination of this contract in accordance with the Default clause of this contract.

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5352.242-9000 Contractor Access to Air Force Installations (Jun 2024)

(a) The contractor shall obtain base identification and vehicle passes, if required, for all contractor personnel who make frequent visits to or perform work on the Department of the Air Force installation(s) cited in the contract. Contractor personnel are required to wear or prominently display installation identification badges or contractor-furnished, contractor identification badges while visiting or performing work on the installation.

(b) The contractor shall submit a written request on company letterhead to the contracting officer listing the following: contract number, location of work site, start and stop dates, and names of employees and subcontractor employees needing access to the base. The letter will also specify the individual(s) authorized to sign for a request for base identification credentials or vehicle passes. The contracting officer will endorse the request and forward it to the issuing base pass and registration office or Security Forces for processing. When reporting to the registration office, the authorized contractor individual(s) should provide a valid driver's license, current vehicle registration, valid vehicle insurance certificate to obtain a vehicle pass.

(c) During performance of the contract, the contractor shall be responsible for obtaining required identification for newly assigned personnel and for prompt return of credentials and vehicle passes for any employee who no longer requires access to the work site.

(d) When work under this contract requires unescorted entry to controlled or restricted areas, the contractor shall comply with AFI 31-101, Integrated Defense, and AFI 31-501, Personnel Security Program Management citing the appropriate paragraphs as applicable.

(e) Upon completion or termination of the contract or expiration of the identification passes, the prime contractor shall ensure that all base identification passes issued to employees and subcontractor employees are returned to the issuing office.

(f) The contractor shall provide an after-hours contact number or after-hours email in the Emergency Mass Notification System (EMNS) for each of their personnel, whose normal place of duty is on a DoD installation or within a DoD facility. The contractor shall comply with any additional requirements in DAFMAN 10-206 for emergency operational reporting. Foreign Nationals may participate and may remove themselves from the Emergency Mass Notification System at any time. To update information, personnel can access the globe icon on their system desktop screens and choose the "Access Self-Service" option.

( ) Failure to comply with these requirements may result in withholding of final payment.g

Note:

If your current state-issued driver's license or identification card states "Federal Limits Apply", "Not Valid for Federal Purposes", "Not For Use as Federal Identification" or other similar verbiage, you must have a secondary form of identification to gain unescorted access to a military installation, Effective 24 May 19 in California.

Accepted Forms of Identification for Unescorted Base Access:

United States Passport Permanent Resident Card/Aline Registration Receipt Card (FormI-551) Foreign Passport w/a temp (I-551)stamp or temp (I-551)printed notation on a machine-readable immigrant visa Employment Authorization document w/photograph U.S. Coast Guard Merchant Mariner Credential PIV or Federally-Issue PIV-I (To include CAC, DOD ID) DHS "Trusted Traveler" Card (Global Entry, Nexus, SENTRI,& FAST) U.S. Certificate of Naturalization or Certificate of Citizenship U.S. Refuge Travel Document w/photograph Foreign Government Issues Passport Veterans Identification Card Veteran Health Identification Card DOD Form 2 & 1173and DD Form 2764 & 2765 Individuals who do not possess a DL/ID compliant with REALD ID Act and do not possess an acceptable alternate Identification Credential, MUST be escorted or access to the installation will be denied.

Birth Certificates and Social Security Cards are NOT an acceptable form of Identification.

For more information about the REAL ID Act, please check out the link below: https://www.vandenberg.spaceforce.mil/News/Article-Display/Article /1846163/real-id-act-and-vandenberg-air-force-base-access/

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List of Attachments

Atch 1_SOW Sonic Boom

Atch 2_SCA WD 2015-5647 Rev 22 22 July 2024

Atch 3_Technical Experience Questionnaire 20241015

Representations, Certification, & Other Statements

FAR Provision Incorporated By Full Text

Tax on Certain Foreign --Notice and Representation (Jun 2020) Procurements

(a) Definitions. As used in this provision--

Foreign person means any person other than a . United States person

Specified Federal procurement payment means any payment made pursuant to a contract with a foreign party that is for goods, contracting manufactured or produced, or services provided in a foreign country that is not a party to an international agreement with the procurement United

. For purposes of the prior sentence, a foreign country does not include an outlying area.States

United States person as defined in (a)(30) means 26 U.S.C. 7701

(1) A citizen or resident of the ; United States

(2) A domestic partnership;

(3) A domestic corporation;

(4) Any estate (other than a foreign estate, within the meaning of (a)(31)); and 26 U.S.C. 701

(5) Any trust if-

(i) A court within the is able to exercise primary supervision over the administration of the trust; and United States

(ii) One or more have the authority to control all substantial decisions of the trust. United States persons

(b) Unless exempted, there is a 2 percent tax of the amount of a on any receiving such specified Federal procurement payment foreign person payment. See and its implementing regulations at 26 CFR 1.5000C-1 through 1.5000C-7. 26 U.S.C. 5000C

(c) Exemptions from withholding under this provision are described at 26 CFR 1.5000C-1(d)(5) through (7). The would an exemption Offeror claim from the withholding by using the Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service Form W-14, Certificate of Foreign Party Contracting Receiving Federal Payments, available via the internet at . Any exemption claimed and self-certified on the IRS Form Procurement www.irs.gov/w14 W-14 is subject to audit by the IRS. Any disputes regarding the imposition and collection of the 26 U.S.C. 5000C tax are adjudicated by the IRS as the tax is a tax matter, not a contract issue. The IRS Form W-14 is provided to the acquiring agency rather than to the IRS. 26 U.S.C. 5000C

(d) For purposes of withholding under , the represents that 26 U.S.C. 5000C Offeror

(1) It is is not a ; and foreign person

(2) If the indicates "is" in paragraph (d)(1) of this provision, then the represents that--I am claiming on the IRS Form W-14 a full Offeror Offeror exemption, or partial or no exemption [ select one] from the excise tax. Offeror shall

(e) If the represents it is a in paragraph (d)(1) of this provision, then-- Offeror foreign person

(1) The clause at FAR , Tax on Certain Foreign , will be included in any resulting contract; and 52.229-12 Procurements

(2) The submit with its the IRS Form W-14. If the IRS Form W-14 is not submitted with the , exemptions will not be applied Offeror shall offer offer to any resulting contract and the Government will withhold a full 2 percent of each payment.

(f) If the selects "is" in paragraph (d)(1) and "partial or no exemption" in paragraph (d)(2) of this provision, the will be subject to Offeror Offeror withholding in accordance with the clause at FAR , Tax on Certain Foreign , in any resulting contract. 52.229-12 Procurements

(g) A taxpayer , for a fee, seek advice from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) as to the proper tax treatment of a transaction. This is called a may private letter ruling. Also, the IRS publish a revenue ruling, which is an official interpretation by the IRS of the Internal Revenue Code, related may statutes, tax treaties, and regulations. A revenue ruling is the conclusion of the IRS on how the law is applied to a specific set of facts. For questions relating to the interpretation of the IRS regulations go to . https://www.irs.gov/help/tax-law-questions

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FAR Clauses Incorporated by Reference

Number Title Effective Date

Alternate/ Deviation

Variation Effective Date

FA461025Q0001

https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title26-section7701&num=0&edition=prelim https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title26-section701&num=0&edition=prelim https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title26-section5000C&num=0&edition=prelim https://www.irs.gov/w14 https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title26-section5000C&num=0&edition=prelim https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title26-section5000C&num=0&edition=prelim https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-52#FAR_52_229_12 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-52#FAR_52_229_12 https://www.irs.gov/help/tax-law-questions

52.204-24 Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment.

Nov 2021

52.204-29 Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act Orders-Representation and Disclosures. Dec 2023 52.223-22 Public Disclosure of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Reduction Goals-Representation. Dec 2016

DFARS Clauses Incorporated by Reference

Number Title Effective Date

Alternate/ Deviation

Variation Effective Date

252.203-7005 Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials. Sep 2022 252.204-7008 Compliance with Safeguarding Covered Defense Information Controls. Oct 2016

252.204-7017 Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services-Representation.

May 2021

252.225-7055 Representation Regarding Business Operations with the Maduro Regime. May 2022

FAR Clauses Incorporated by Full Text

52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Products and Commercial Services.

(May 2024)

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

Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Products and Commercial Services (May 2024)

The Offeror shall complete only paragraph (b) of this provision if the Offeror has completed the annual representations and certification electronically in the System for Award Management (SAM) accessed through https://www.sam.gov. If the Offeror has not completed the annual representations and certifications electronically, the Offeror shall complete only paragraphs (c) through (v) of this provision.

(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.