Amendment 0005.pdf

Request for Quotation (RFQ) FA480325R0006 for

LTS FY25

General Information

Document Type: Amendment 0005 to Incorporate Questions and Answers and remove certain

Clauses and Provisions.

Solicitation Number: FA480325R0006

Posted Date: 13 March 2025

1. The purpose of this Amendment is to incorporate questions and answers. The following information is provided: Questions with Answers submitted by vendors.

Q1: Can you confirm the physical address where the SIP trunk will be installed?

Government Response: 511 Rhodes Avenue, Bldg. 1129, Shaw AFB, SC 29152.

Q2: In section 2.1 (PWS) the contractor is to provide a demarcation point capable of commercial long distance (LD) and local telephone service. Regarding LD who is Shaw’s current LD contract provider for domestic and international toll (LD) and what carrier identification code (CIC) will be needed to adhere to this contract?

Government Response: Verizon is the LD provider. The CIC specific information will be provided at contract award.

2. To add the following Clauses in accordance with Class Deviation—Revocation of Executive Order on Sustainability 2025-O0004 dated March 7, 2025:

a. 52.223-10 Waste Reduction Program. (DEVIATION 2025-O0004)

As prescribed in 23.406(c), insert the following clause:

WASTE REDUCTION PROGRAM (MAR 2025) (DEVIATION 2025-O0004)

(a)Definitions. As used in this clause—

Recycling means the series of activities, including collection, separation, and processing, by which products or other materials are recovered from the solid waste stream for use in the form of raw materials in the manufacture of products other than fuel for producing heat or power by combustion.

Waste prevention means any change in the design, manufacturing, purchase, or use of materials or products (including packaging) to reduce their amount or toxicity before they are discarded. Waste prevention also refers to the reuse of products or materials.

Waste reduction means preventing or decreasing the amount of waste being generated through waste prevention, recycling, or purchasing recycled and environmentally preferable products.

(b)The Contractor shall establish a program to promote cost-effective waste reduction in all operations and facilities covered by this contract. The Contractor's programs shall comply with applicable Federal, State, and local requirements, specifically including Section 6002 of the

Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (42 U.S.C. 6962, et seq.) and implementing regulations

(40 CFR part 247).

(End of clause)

b. 52.223-23 Sustainable Products and Services. (DEVIATION 2025-O0004)

As prescribed in 23.109(a), insert the following clause:

SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES (MAR 2025) (DEVIATION 2025-O0004)

(a)Definitions. As used in this clause—

Biobased product means a product determined by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to be a commercial product or industrial product (other than food or feed) that is composed, in whole or in significant part, of biological products, including renewable domestic agricultural materials and forestry materials, or that is an intermediate ingredient or feedstock. The term includes, with respect to forestry materials, forest products that meet biobased content requirements, notwithstanding the market share the product holds, the age of the product, or whether the market for the product is new or emerging. (7 U.S.C. 8101) (7 CFR 3201.2).

Recovered material means waste materials and by-products recovered or diverted from solid waste, but the term does not include those materials and by-products generated from, and commonly reused within, an original manufacturing process. (42 U.S.C. 6903).

Sustainable products and services means:

(1) Products containing recovered material designated by the U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency (EPA) under the Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines (42 U.S.C. 6962) (40

CFR part 247) (https://www.epa.gov/smm/comprehensive-procurement-guideline-cpg-program#products).

(2) Energy- and water-efficient products that are ENERGY STAR® certified or Federal

Energy Management Program (FEMP)-designated products (42 U.S.C. 8259b) (10 CFR part 436, subpart C) (https://www.energy.gov/eere/femp/search-energy-efficient-products and https://www.energystar.gov/products?s=mega).

(3) Biobased products meeting the content requirement of the USDA under the

BioPreferred® program (7 U.S.C. 8102) (7 CFR part 3201) (https://www.biopreferred.gov).

(4) Acceptable chemicals, products, and manufacturing processes listed under EPA's

Significant New Alternatives Policy (SNAP) program, which ensures a safe and smooth transition away from substances that contribute to the depletion of stratospheric ozone (42 U.S.C. 7671l) (40

CFR part 82, subpart G) (https://www.epa.gov/snap).

(b) Requirements.

(1) The sustainable products and services, including the purchasing program and type of product or service, that are applicable to this contract, and any products or services that are not subject to this clause, will be set forth in the statement of work or elsewhere in the contract.

(2) The Contractor shall ensure that the sustainable products and services required by this contract are—

(i) Delivered to the Government.

(ii) Furnished for use by the Government;

(iii) Incorporated into the construction of a public building or public work; and

(iv) Furnished for use in performing services under this contract, where the cost of the products is a direct cost to this contract (versus costs which are normally applied to the Contractor's general and administrative expenses or indirect costs). This includes services performed by contractors performing management and operation of Government-owned facilities to the same extent that, at the time of award, an agency would be required to comply if an agency operated or supported the facility.

(3) [Reserved]

(c) Resource. The Green Procurement Compilation (GPC) available at https://sftool.gov/greenprocurement provides a comprehensive list of sustainable products and services and sustainable acquisition guidance. The Contractor should review the GPC when determining which statutory purchasing programs apply to a specific product or service.

(End of clause)

c. 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders—

Commercial Products and Commercial Services.

Substitute the following paragraph (b)(46) for that paragraph in the clause at FAR 52.212-5:

CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT STATUTES OR

EXECUTIVE ORDERS—COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES

(MAR 2025) (DEVIATION 2025-O0004)

(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:

[Contracting Officer check as appropriate.]

_X_(46) 52.223-23, Sustainable Products and Services (MAR 2025) (DEVIATION 2025-O0004))

(7 U.S.C. 8102, 42 U.S.C. 6962, 42 U.S.C. 8259b, and 42 U.S.C. 7671l).

d. 52.213-4 Terms and Conditions—Simplified Acquisitions (Other Than Commercial Products and

Commercial Services).

Substitute the following paragraph (b)(1)(xvii) for that paragraph in the clause at FAR 52.213-4:

TERMS AND CONDITIONS—SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITIONS (OTHER THAN COMMERCIAL

PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES) (MAR 2025) (DEVIATION 2025-O0004)

(b) The Contractor shall comply with the following FAR clauses, incorporated by reference, unless the circumstances do not apply:

(1) The clauses listed below implement provisions of law or Executive order:

(xvii) 52.223-23, Sustainable Products and Services (MAR 2025) (DEVIATION 2025-O0004)) (7

U.S.C. 8102, 42 U.S.C. 6962, 42 U.S.C. 8259b, and 42 U.S.C. 7671l) (Applies to contracts when the agency identifies in the statement of work, or elsewhere in the contract, the sustainable products and services that apply to the acquisition).

2. A signed copy of this Amendment (0005) shall be submitted with each quote. Note: All other terms and conditions remain unchanged.

ADAM P. NICHOLAS.

Contracting Officer

Acknowledgment of Amendment 0005

(Authorized Signature of Offeror)