Solicitation - FA527020Q0038.pdf

SOLICITATION/CONTRACT/ORDER FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS

OFFEROR TO COMPLETE BLOCKS 12, 17, 23, 24, & 30

1. REQUISITION NUMBER PAGE 1 OF

2. CONTRACT NO. 3. AWARD/EFFECTIVE

DATE

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

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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

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15. DELIVER TO 16. ADMINISTERED BY CODE

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

OFFEROR

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FACILITY

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TELEPHONE NO.

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

RFQ IFB RFP

SEE ADDENDUM

19.

ITEM NO.

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 Govt. 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: REF. 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)

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Prescribed by GSA - FAR (48 CFR) 53.212

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NAICS:

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12. DISCOUNT TERMS

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27a. SOLICITATION INCORPORATES BY REFERENCE FAR 52.212-1, 52.212-4. FAR 52.212-3 AND 52.212-5 ARE ATTACHED. ADDENDA

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8 (A)

EDWOSB

WOMEN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS

(WOSB) ELIGIBLE UNDER THE WOMEN-OWNED

SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAM

SERVICE-DISABLED

VETERAN-OWNED

SMALL BUSINESS

HUBZONE SMALL

BUSINESS

SMALL BUSINESS

FA527020Q0038

Solicitation/Contract Form

Supplies or Services and Prices/Cost

Additional Information/Notes

Item Supplies/Service Quantity Unit Unit Price Amount

Maintain Improved Grounds (PWS 1.2) Split Area A Split Area B Split Area C See PWS Appendix A for a breakdown of each Split Area.

Product Service Code: F014 Standard Industry Classification (SIC) Code: 0782 Firm Fixed Price

Months

0001AA

Maintain Improved Grounds (A) O&M AreaA (+ PWS 1.5.1) Product Service Code: F014

4 Months

0001AB

Maintain Improved Grounds (B) MUNS Area Product Service Code: F014

4 Months

0001AC

Maintain Improved Grounds (C) MFH Area (+ PWS 1.5.2. & 1.6) Product Service Code: F014

4 Months

Maintain Semi-Improved Grounds (PWS 1.3) Split Area A Split Area B Split Area C See PWS Appendix A for a breakdown of each Split Area.

Product Service Code: F014 Standard Industry Classification (SIC) Code: 0782 Firm Fixed Price

Months

0002AA

Maintain Semi-Improved Grounds (A) O&M Area Product Service Code: F014

4 Months

0002AB

Maintain Semi-Improved Grounds (B) MUNS Area Product Service Code: F014

4 Months

0002AC

Maintain Improved Grounds (C) MFH Area Product Service Code: F014

4 Months

Cut Unimproved Grounds (PWS 1.4) Split Area C (Jungle Cut) Product Service Code: F014 Standard Industry Classification (SIC) Code: 0782 Firm Fixed Price

1 Each

Special Event Cuts (PWS 1.10) See PWS Appendix A for a breakdown of each Split Area.

Product Service Code: F014 Each

Standard Industry Classification (SIC) Code: 0782 Firm Fixed Price

0004AA

Special Event Cuts (A) O&M Area Product Service Code: F014 Standard Industry Classification (SIC) Code: 0782

96,800 Square Yard

0004AB

Special Event Cut (B) MUNS Area Product Service Code: F014 Standard Industry Classification (SIC) Code: 0782

24,200 Square Yard

0004AC

Special Event Cuts (C) MFH Area Product Service Code: F014 Standard Industry Classification (SIC) Code: 0782

24,200 Square Yard

Initial Cut (PWS 1.11) See PWS Appendix A for a breakdown of each Split Area.

Product Service Code: F014 Standard Industry Classification (SIC) Code: 0782

0005AA

Initial Cut (A) O&M Area Product Service Code: F014 Standard Industry Classification (SIC) Code: 0782 Firm Fixed Price

4,840 Square Yard

0005AB

Initial Cut (B) MUNS Area Product Service Code: F014 Standard Industry Classification (SIC) Code: 0782 Firm Fixed Price

4,840 Square Yard

0005AC

Initial Cut (C) MFH Area Product Service Code: F014 Standard Industry Classification (SIC) Code: 0782 Firm Fixed Price

4,840 Square Yard

Option Line Item

Maintain Improved Grounds (PWS 1.2) See PWS Appendix A for a breakdown of each Split Area.

Product Service Code: F014 Firm Fixed Price

Option Line Item

1001AA

Maintain Improved Grounds (A) O&M AreaA (+ PWS 1.5.1) Product Service Code: F014

12 Months

Option Line Item

1001AB

Maintain Improved Grounds (B) MUNS Area Product Service Code: F014

12 Months

Option Line Item

1001AC

Maintain Improved Grounds (C) MFH Area (+ PWS 1.5.2. & 1.6) Product Service Code: F014

12 Months

Option Line Item

Maintain Semi-Improved Grounds (PWS 1.3) See PWS Appendix A for a breakdown of each Split Area.

Product Service Code: F014 Firm Fixed Price

Option Line Item

1002AA

Maintain Semi-Improved Grounds (A) O&M Area Product Service Code: F014

12 Months

Option Line Item

1002AB

Maintain Semi-Improved Grounds (B) MUNS Area Product Service Code: F014

12 Months

Option Line Item

1002AC

Maintain Improved Grounds (C) MFH Area Product Service Code: F014

12 Months

Option Line Item

Cut Unimproved Grounds (C) MFH Area

(PWS 1.4)

Product Service Code: F014 Firm Fixed Price

1 Each

Option Line Item

Special Event Cuts (PWS 1.10) See PWS Appendix A for a breakdown of each Split Area.

Product Service Code: F014

Option Line Item

1004AA

Special Event Cut (A) O&M Area Product Service Code: F014 Firm Fixed Price

242,000 Square Yard

Option Line Item

1004AB

Special Event Cut (B) MUNS Area Product Service Code: F014 Firm Fixed Price

48,400 Square Yard

Option Line Item

1004AC

Special Event Cut (C) MFH Area Product Service Code: F014 Firm Fixed Price

48,400 Square Yard

Option Line

Initial Cut (PWS 1.11) See PWS Appendix A for a breakdown of each Split Area.

Item

Product Service Code: F014 Firm Fixed Price

Option Line Item

1005AA

Initial Cut (A) O&M Area Product Service Code: F014

9,680 Square Yard

Option Line Item

1005AB

Initial Cut (B) MUNS Area Product Service Code: F014

9,680 Square Yard

Option Line Item

1005AC

Initial Cut (C) MFH Area Product Service Code: F014

4,840 Square Yard

Option Line Item

Maintain Improved Grounds (PWS 1.2) See PWS Appendix A for a breakdown of each Split Area.

Product Service Code: F014 Firm Fixed Price

Option Line Item

2001AA

Maintain Improved Grounds (A) O&M AreaA (+ PWS 1.5.1) Product Service Code: F014

12 Months

Option Line Item

2001AB

Maintain Improved Grounds (B) MUNS Area Product Service Code: F014

12 Months

Option Line Item

2001AC

Maintain Improved Grounds (C) MFH Area (+ PWS 1.5.2. & 1.6) Product Service Code: F014

12 Months

Option Line Item

Maintain Semi-Improved Grounds (PWS 1.3) See PWS Appendix A for a breakdown of each Split Area.

Product Service Code: F014 Firm Fixed Price

Option Line Item

2002AA

Maintain Semi-Improved Grounds (A) O&M Area Product Service Code: F014

12 Months

Option Line Item Maintain Semi-Improved Grounds (B)

MUNS Area 12 Months

2002AB Product Service Code: F014

Option Line Item

2002AC

Maintain Improved Grounds (C) MFH Area Product Service Code: F014

12 Months

Option Line Item

Cut Unimproved Grounds (C) MFH Area

(PWS 1.4)

Product Service Code: F014 Firm Fixed Price

1 Each

Option Line Item

Special Event Cuts (PWS 1.10) See PWS Appendix A for a breakdown of each Split Area.

Product Service Code: F014 Firm Fixed Price

Option Line Item

2004AA

Special Event Cut (A) O&M Area Product Service Code: F014

242,000 Square Yard

Option Line Item

2004AB

Special Event Cut (B) MUNS Area Product Service Code: F014

48,400 Square Yard

Option Line Item

2004AC

Special Event Cut (C) MFH Area Product Service Code: F014

48,400 Square Yard

Option Line Item

Initial Cut (PWS 1.11) See PWS Appendix A for a breakdown of each Split Area.

Product Service Code: F014 Firm Fixed Price

Option Line Item

2005AA

Initial Cut (A) O&M Area Product Service Code: F014

9,680 Square Yard

Option Line Item

2005AB

Initial Cut (B) MUNS Area Product Service Code: F014

9,680 Square Yard

Option Line Item

2005AC

Initial Cut (C) MFH Area Product Service Code: F014

4,840 Square Yard

Description/Specifications/Statement of Work

This contract will be for the Operations & Maintenance (O&M) Grounds Maintenance to be performed on Kadena Air Base O&M areas. Grounds Maintenance areas are divided into three (3) regions, Operations and Maintenance (O&M), 18th Munitions (MUNS) and Military Family Housing (MFH) areas. This contract may be awarded to one or more contractors covering one, two or three regions each. This Contract is for services for the 18th Civil Engineer Squadron, 18th Wing, Kadena Air Base (KAB) including surrounding United States Air Force (USAF), and Department of Defense (DOD) facility locations on Okinawa, Japan as listed in the Performance Work Statement (PWS). See Attachment 1, PWS for details.

52.204-7 System for Award Management.

As prescribed in 4.1105(a)(1), use the following provision:

System for Award Management (Oct 2018)

(a) Definitions. As used in this provision-- "Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) indicator means a four-character suffix to the unique entity identifier. The suffix is assigned at the discretion of the commercial, nonprofit, or Government entity to establish additional System for Award Management records for identifying alternative EFT accounts (see subpart 32.11) for the same entity.

Registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) means that-

(1) The Offeror has entered all mandatory information, including the unique entity identifier and the EFT indicator, if applicable, the Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code, as well as data required by the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 (see subpart 4.14) into SAM

(2) The offeror has completed the Core, Assertions, and Representations and Certifications, and Points of Contact sections of the registration in SAM;

(3) The Government has validated all mandatory data fields, to include validation of the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The offeror will be required to provide consent for TIN validation to the Government as a part of the SAM registration process; and

(4) The Government has marked the record "Active".

Unique entity identifier means a number or other identifier used to identify a specific commercial, nonprofit, or Government entity. See www.sam.gov for the designated entity for establishing unique entity identifiers.

(b)

(1) An Offeror is required to be registered in SAM when submitting an offer or quotation, and shall continue to be registered until time of award, during performance, and through final payment of any contract, basic agreement, basic ordering agreement, or blanket purchasing agreement resulting from this solicitation.

(2) The Offeror shall enter, in the block with its name and address on the cover page of its offer, the annotation "Unique Entity Identifier" followed by the unique entity identifier that identifies the Offeror's name and address exactly as stated in the offer. The Offeror also shall enter its EFT indicator, if applicable. The unique entity identifier will be used by the Contracting Officer to verify that the Offeror is registered in the SAM.

(c) If the Offeror does not have a unique entity identifier, it should contact the entity designated at www.sam.

gov for establishment of the unique entity identifier directly to obtain one. The Offeror should be prepared to provide the following information:

(1) Company legal business name.

(2) Tradestyle, doing business, or other name by which your entity is commonly recognized.

(3) Company physical street address, city, state, and Zip Code.t

(4) Company mailing address, city, state and Zip Code (if separate from physical).

(5) Company telephone number.

(6) Date the company was started.

(7) Number of employees at your location.

(8) Chief executive officer/key manager.

(9) Line of business (industry).

(10) Company headquarters name and address (reporting relationship within your entity).

(d) Processing t ime should be taken into consideration when registering. Offerors who are not registered in SAM should consider applying for registration immediately upon receipt of this solicitation. See https://ww.sam.

gov for information on registration.

(End of provision)

Alternate I (Oct 2018). As prescribed in 4.1105(a)(2), substitute the following paragraph (b)(1) for paragraph (b)

(1) of the basic provision:

(b)(1) An Offeror is required to be registered in SAM as soon as possible. If registration is not possible when submitting an offer or quotation, the awardee shall be registered in SAM in accordance with the requirements of clause 52.204-13, System for Award Management Maintenance.

Requirements O and M Grounds Maintenance 4 month base and two (2) 12 month options.

Packaging and Marking

Inspection and Acceptance

Deliveries or Performance

Contractor Other

0001AA

Delivery Schedule

Period of Performance From

01 OCT 2020

To

31 JAN 2021

0001AB

Delivery Schedule

Period of Performance From

01 OCT 2020

To

31 JAN 2021

0001AC

Delivery Schedule

Period of Performance From

01 OCT 2020

To

31 JAN 2021

0002AA

Delivery Schedule

Period of Performance From

01 OCT 2020

To

31 JAN 2021

0002AB

Delivery Schedule

Period of Performance From

01 OCT 2020

To

31 JAN 2021

0002AC

Delivery Schedule

Period of Performance From

01 OCT 2020

To

31 JAN 2021

Option Line Item 1001 Delivery Schedule

Period of Performance From

01 FEB 2021

To

31 JAN 2022

Option Line Item 1001AA Delivery Schedule

Period of Performance From

01 FEB 2021

To

31 JAN 2022

Option Line Item 1001AB Delivery Schedule

Period of Performance From

01 FEB 2021

To

31 JAN 2022

Option Line Item 1001AC Delivery Schedule

Period of Performance From

01 FEB 2021

To

31 JAN 2022

Option Line Item 1002 Delivery Schedule

Period of Performance From

01 FEB 2021

To

31 JAN 2022

Option Line Item 1002AA Delivery Schedule

Period of Performance From

01 FEB 2021

To

31 JAN 2022

Option Line Item 1002AB Delivery Schedule

Period of Performance From

01 FEB 2021

To

31 JAN 2022

Option Line Item 1002AC Delivery Schedule

Period of Performance From

01 FEB 2021

To

31 JAN 2022

Option Line Item 1003 Delivery Schedule

Period of Performance From

01 FEB 2021

To

31 JAN 2022

Item 1004 Delivery Schedule

Period of Performance From

01 FEB 2021

To

31 JAN 2022

Option Line Item 1004AA Delivery Schedule

Period of Performance From

01 FEB 2021

To

31 JAN 2022

Option Line Item 1004AB Delivery Schedule

Period of Performance From

01 FEB 2021

To

31 JAN 2022

Option Line Item 1004AC Delivery Schedule

Period of Performance From

01 FEB 2021

To

31 JAN 2022

Option Line Item 1005 Delivery Schedule

Period of Performance From

01 FEB 2021

To

31 JAN 2022

Option Line Item 1005AA Delivery Schedule

Period of Performance From

01 FEB 2021

To

31 JAN 2022

Option Line Item 1005AB Delivery Schedule

Period of Performance From

01 FEB 2021

To

31 JAN 2022

Option Line Item 1005AC Delivery Schedule

Period of Performance From

01 FEB 2021

To

31 JAN 2022

Option Line Item 2001 Delivery Schedule

Period of Performance From

01 FEB 2022

To

31 JAN 2023

Option Line Item 2001AA Delivery Schedule

Period of Performance From

01 FEB 2022

To

31 JAN 2023

Option Line Item 2001AB Delivery Schedule

Period of Performance From

01 FEB 2022

To

31 JAN 2023

Option Line Item 2001AC Delivery Schedule

Period of Performance From

01 FEB 2022

To

31 JAN 2023

Option Line Item 2002 Delivery Schedule

Period of Performance From

01 FEB 2022

To

31 JAN 2023

Option Line Item 2002AA Delivery Schedule

Period of Performance From

01 FEB 2022

To

31 JAN 2023

Option Line Item 2002AB Delivery Schedule

Period of Performance From

01 FEB 2022

To

31 JAN 2023

Option Line Item 2002AC Delivery Schedule

Period of Performance From

01 FEB 2022

To

31 JAN 2023

Item 2003 Delivery Schedule

Period of Performance From

01 FEB 2022

To

31 JAN 2023

Option Line Item 2004 Delivery Schedule

Period of Performance From

01 FEB 2022

To

31 JAN 2023

Option Line Item 2004AA Delivery Schedule

Period of Performance From

01 FEB 2022

To

31 JAN 2023

Option Line Item 2004AB Delivery Schedule

Period of Performance From

01 FEB 2022

To

31 JAN 2023

Option Line Item 2004AC Delivery Schedule

Period of Performance From

01 FEB 2022

To

Item 2005 Delivery Schedule

Period of Performance From

01 FEB 2022

To

31 JAN 2023

Option Line Item 2005AA Delivery Schedule

Period of Performance From

01 FEB 2022

To

31 JAN 2023

Option Line Item 2005AB Delivery Schedule

Period of Performance From

01 FEB 2022

To

31 JAN 2023

Option Line Item 2005AC Delivery Schedule

Period of Performance From

01 FEB 2022

To

Contract Administration Data

DFARS Clauses Incorporated by Reference

Number Title Effective Date 252.201-7000 Contracting Officer's Representative 1991-12 252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports. 2018-12 252.232-7008 Assignment of Claims (Overseas). 1997-06

DFARS Clauses Incorporated by Full Text

252.232-7006 Wide Area WorkFlow Payment Instructions. 2018-12

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

WIDE AREA WORKFLOW PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS (DEC 2018)

(a) Definitions. As used in this clause- Department of Defense Activity Address Code (DoDAAC) is a six position code that uniquely identifies a unit, activity, or organization.

Document type means the type of payment request or receiving report available for creation in Wide Area WorkFlow (WAWF).

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

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

(b) Electronic invoicing. The WAWF system provides the method to electronically process vendor payment requests and receiving reports, as authorized by Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports.

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

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

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

(d) WAWF training. The Contractor should follow the training instructions of the WAWF Web-Based Training Course and use the Practice Training Site before submitting payment requests through WAWF. Both can be accessed by selecting the Web Based Training link on the WAWF home page at https://wawf.eb.mil/

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

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

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

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

(ii) For fixed price line items

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

__N/A__

(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.

__2 in 1__

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

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

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

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

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

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

Routing Data Table*

| Field Name in WAWF || Data to be entered in WAWF | | Pay Official DoDAAC || __TBD__ | | Issue By DoDAAC || __FA5270__ | | Admin DoDAAC || __FA5270__ | | Inspect By DoDAAC || __TBD__ | | Ship To Code || __N/A__ | | Ship From Code || __N/A__ | | Mark For Code || __N/A__ | | Service Approver (DoDAAC) || __N/A__ | | Service Acceptor (DoDAAC) || __TBD__ | | Accept at Other DoDAAC || __N/A__ |

| LPO DoDAAC || __N/A__ | | DCAA Auditor DoDAAC || __N/A__ | | Other DoDAAC(s) || __N/A__ |

(4) Payment request. The Contractor shall ensure a payment request includes documentation appropriate to the type of payment request in accordance with the payment clause, contract financing clause, or Federal Acquisition Regulation 52.216-7, Allowable Cost and Payment, as applicable.

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

(g) WAWF point of contact.

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

__TBD__

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

(End of clause)

Special Contract Requirements

Contract Clauses

52.203-2 Certificate of Independent Price Determination.

As prescribed in 3.103-1 , insert the following provision. If the solicitation is a Request for Quotations, the terms "Quotation" and "Quoter" may be substituted for "Offer" and "Offeror."

Certificate of Independent Price Determination (Apr 1985)

(a) The offeror certifies that-

(1) The prices in this offer have been arrived at independently, without, for the purpose of restricting competition, any consultation, communication, or agreement with any other offeror or competitor relating to-

(i) Those prices;

(ii) The intention to submit an offer; or

(iii) The methods or factors used to calculate the prices offered.

(2) The prices in this offer have not been and will not be knowingly disclosed by the offeror, directly or indirectly, to any other offeror or competitor before bid opening (in the case of a sealed bid solicitation) or contract award (in the case of a negotiated solicitation) unless otherwise required by law; and

(3) No attempt has been made or will be made by the offeror to induce any other concern to submit or not to submit an offer for the purpose of restricting competition.

(b) Each signature on the offer is considered to be a certification by the signatory that the signatory-

(1) Is the person in the offeror's organization responsible for determining the prices being offered in this bid or proposal, and that the signatory has not participated and will not participate in any action contrary to paragraphs (a)(1) through (a)(3) of this provision; or

(2)

(i) Has been authorized, in writing, to act as agent for the following principals in certifying that those principals have not participated, and will not participate in any action contrary to paragraphs (a)(1) through (a)(3) of this provision ____________________ [insert full name of person(s) in the offeror's organization responsible for determining the prices offered in this bid or proposal, and the title of his or her position in the offeror's organization];

(ii) As an authorized agent, does certify that the principals named in subdivision (b)(2)(i) of this provision have not participated, and will not participate, in any action contrary to paragraphs (a)(1) through (a)(3) of this provision; and

(iii) As an agent, has not personally participated, and will not participate, in any action contrary to paragraphs (a)(1) through (a)(3) of this provision.

(c) If the offeror deletes or modifies paragraph (a)(2) of this provision, the offeror must furnish with its offer a signed statement setting forth in detail the circumstances of the dis-closure.

(End of provision)

52.203-12 Limitation on Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions.

As prescribed in 3.808(b), insert the following clause:

Limitation on Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions (Jun 2020)

(a) Definitions. As used in this clause-

Agency means "executive agency" as defined in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 2.101.

Covered Federal action means any of the following actions:

(1) Awarding any Federal contract.

(2) Making any Federal grant.

(3) Making any Federal loan.

(4) Entering into any cooperative agreement.

(5) Extending, continuing, renewing, amending, or modifying any Federal contract, grant, loan, or cooperative agreement.

Indian tribe and "tribal organization" have the meaning provided in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b) and include Alaskan Natives.

Influencing or attempting to influence means making, with the intent to influence, any communication to or appearance before 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 in connection with any covered Federal action.

Local government means a unit of government in a State and, if chartered, established, or otherwise recognized by a State for the performance of a governmental duty, including a local public authority, a special district, an intrastate district, a council of governments, a sponsor group representative organization, and any other instrumentality of a local government.

Officer or employee of an agency includes the following individuals who are employed by an agency:

(1) An individual who is appointed to a position in the Government under Title 5, United States Code, including a position under a temporary appointment.

(2) A member of the uniformed services, as defined in subsection 101(3), Title 37, United States Code.

(3) A special Government employee, as defined in section 202, Title 18, United States Code.

(4) An individual who is a member of a Federal advisory committee, as defined by the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Title 5, United States Code, appendix 2.

Person means an individual, corporation, company, association, authority, firm, partnership, society, State, and local government, regardless of whether such entity is operated for profit, or not for profit. This term excludes an Indian tribe, tribal organization, or any other Indian organization eligible to receive Federal contracts, grants, cooperative agreements, or loans from an agency, but only with respect to expenditures by such tribe or organization that are made for purposes specified in paragraph (b) of this clause and are permitted by other Federal law.

Reasonable compensation means, with respect to a regularly employed officer or employee of any person, compensation that is consistent with the normal compensation for such officer or employee for work that is not furnished to, not funded by, or not furnished in cooperation with the Federal Government.

Reasonable payment means, with respect to professional and other technical services, a payment in an amount that is consistent with the amount normally paid for such services in the private sector.

Recipient includes the Contractor and all subcontractors. This term excludes an Indian tribe, tribal organization, or any other Indian organization eligible to receive Federal contracts, grants, cooperative agreements, or loans from an agency, but only with respect to expenditures by such tribe or organization that are made for purposes specified in paragraph (b) of this clause and are permitted by other Federal law.

Regularly employed means, with respect to an officer or employee of a person requesting or receiving a Federal contract, an officer or employee who is employed by such person for at least 130 working days within 1 year immediately preceding the date of the submission that initiates agency consideration of such person for receipt of such contract. An officer or employee who is employed by such person for less than 130 working days within 1 year immediately preceding the date of the submission that initiates agency consideration of such person shall be considered to be regularly employed as soon as he or she is employed by such person for 130 working days.

State means a State of the United States, the District of Columbia, or an outlying area of the United States, an agency or instrumentality of a State, and multi-State, regional, or interstate entity having governmental duties and powers.

(b) Prohibition. 31 U.S.C. 1352 prohibits a recipient of a Federal contract, grant, loan, or cooperative agreement from using appropriated funds to pay 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 in connection with any covered Federal actions. In accordance with 31 U.S.C. 1352 the Contractor shall not use appropriated funds to pay 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 in connection with the award of this contractor the extension, continuation, renewal, amendment, or modification of this contract.

(1) The term appropriated funds does not include profit or fee from a covered Federal action.

(2) To the extent the Contractor can demonstrate that the Contractor has sufficient monies, other than Federal appropriated funds, the Government will assume that these other monies were spent for any influencing activities that would be unallowable if paid for with Federal appropriated funds.

(c) Exceptions. The prohibition in paragraph (b) of this clause does not apply under the following conditions:

(1) Agency and legislative liaison by Contractor employees.

(i) Payment of reasonable compensation made to an officer or employee of the Contractor if the payment is for agency and legislative liaison activities not directly related to this contract. For purposes of this paragraph, providing any information specifically requested by an agency or Congress is permitted at any time.

(ii) Participating with an agency in discussions that are not related to a specific solicitation for any covered Federal action, but that concern-

(A) The qualities and characteristics (including individual demonstrations) of the person's products or services, conditions or terms of sale, and service capabilities; or

(B) The application or adaptation of the person's products or services for an agency's use.

(iii) Providing prior to formal solicitation of any covered Federal action any information not specifically requested but necessary for an agency to make an informed decision about initiation of a covered Federal action;

(iv) Participating in technical discussions regarding the preparation of an unsolicited proposal prior to its official submission; and

(v) Making capability presentations prior to formal solicitation of any covered Federal action by persons seeking awards from an agency pursuant to the provisions of the Small Business Act, as amended by Pub. L. 95- 507, and subsequent amendments.

(2) Professional and technical services.

(i) A payment of reasonable compensation made to an officer or employee of a person requesting or receiving a covered Federal action or an extension, continuation, renewal, amendment, or modification of a covered Federal action, if payment is for professional or technical services rendered directly in the preparation, submission, or negotiation of any bid, proposal, or application for that Federal action or for meeting requirements imposed by or pursuant to law as a condition for receiving that Federal action.

(ii) Any reasonable payment to a person, other than an officer or employee of a person requesting or receiving a covered Federal action or an extension, continuation, renewal, amendment, or modification of a covered Federal action if the payment is for professional or technical services rendered directly in the preparation, submission, or negotiation of any bid, proposal, or application for that Federal action or for meeting requirements imposed by or pursuant to law as a condition for receiving that Federal action. Persons other than officers or employees of a person requesting or receiving a covered Federal action include consultants and trade associations.

(iii) As used in paragraph (c)(2) of this clause, "professional and technical services" are limited to advice and analysis directly applying any professional or technical discipline (for examples, see FAR 3.803(a)(2)(iii)).

(iv) Requirements imposed by or pursuant to law as a condition for receiving a covered Federal award include those required by law or regulation and any other requirements in the actual award documents.

(3) Only those communications and services expressly authorized by paragraphs (c)(1) and (2) of this clause are permitted.

(d) Disclosure.

(1) If the Contractor did not submit OMB Standard Form LLL, Disclosure of Lobbying Activities, with its offer, but registrants under the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 have subsequently made a lobbying contact on behalf of the Contractor with respect to this contract, the Contractor shall complete and submit OMB Standard Form LLL to provide the name of the lobbying registrants, including the individuals performing the services.

(2) If the Contractor did submit OMB Standard Form LLL disclosure pursuant to paragraph (d) of the provision at FAR 52.203-11, Certification and Disclosure Regarding Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions, and a change occurs that affects Block 10 of the OMB Standard Form LLL (name and address of lobbying registrant or individuals performing services), the Contractor shall, at the end of the calendar quarter in which the change occurs, submit to the Contracting Officer within 30 days an updated disclosure using OMB Standard Form LLL.

(e) Penalties.

(1) Any person who makes an expenditure prohibited under paragraph (b) of this clause or who fails to file or amend the disclosure to be filed or amended by paragraph (d) of this clause shall be subject to civil penalties as provided for by 31 U.S.C. 1352. An imposition of a civil penalty does not prevent the Government from seeking any other remedy that may be applicable.

(2) Contractors may rely without liability on the representation made by their subcontractors in the certification and disclosure form.

(f) Cost allowability. Nothing in this clause makes allowable or reasonable any costs which would otherwise be unallowable or unreasonable. Conversely, costs made specifically unallowable by the requirements in this clause will not be made allowable under any other provision.

(g) Subcontracts.

(1) The Contractor shall obtain a declaration, including the certification and disclosure in paragraphs (c) and (d) of the provision at 52.203-11, Certification and Disclosure Regarding Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions, from each person requesting or receiving a subcontract under this contract that exceeds the threshold specified in FAR 3.808 on the date of subcontract award. The Contractor or subcontractor that awards the subcontract shall retain the declaration.

(2) A copy of each subcontractor disclosure form (but not certifications) shall be forwarded from tier to tier until received by the prime Contractor. The prime Contractor shall, at the end of the calendar quarter in which the disclosure form is submitted by the subcontractor, submit to the Contracting Officer within 30 days a copy of all disclosures. Each subcontractor certification shall be retained in the subcontract file of the awarding Contractor.

(3) The Contractor shall include the substance of this clause, including this paragraph (g), in any subcontract that exceeds the threshold specified in FAR 3.808 on the date of subcontract award.

(End of clause)

52.204-4 Printed or Copied Double-Sided on Postconsumer Fiber Content Paper.

As prescribed in 4.303 , insert the following clause:

Printed or Copied Double-Sided on Postconsumer Fiber Content Paper (May 2011)

(a) Definitions. As used in this clause-

Postconsumer fiber means-

(1) Paper, paperboard, and fibrous materials from retail stores, office buildings, homes, and so forth, after they have passed through their end-usage as a consumer item, including: used corrugated boxes; old newspapers; old magazines; mixed waste paper; tabulating cards; and used cordage; or

(2) All paper, paperboard, and fibrous materials that enter and are collected from municipal solid waste; but not

(3) Fiber derived from printers' over-runs, converters' scrap, and over-issue publications.

(b) The Contractor is required to submit paper documents, such as offers, letters, or reports that are printed or copied double-sided on paper containing at least 30 percent postconsumer fiber, whenever practicable, when not using electronic commerce methods to submit information or data to the Government.

(End of clause)

52.204-9 Personal Identity Verification of Contractor Personnel.

As prescribed in 4.1303 , insert the following clause:

Personal Identity Verification of Contractor Personnel (Jan 2011)

(a) The Contractor shall comply with agency personal identity verification procedures identified in the contract that implement Homeland Security Presidential Directive-12 (HSPD-12), Office of Management and Budget (OMB) guidance M-05-24 and Federal Information Processing Standards Publication (FIPS PUB) Number 201.

(b) The Contractor shall account for all forms of Government-provided identification issued to the Contractor employees in connection with performance under this contract. The Contractor shall return such identification to the issuing agency at the earliest of any of the following, unless otherwise determined by the Government:

(1) When no longer needed for contract performance.

(2) Upon completion of the Contractor employee's employment.

(3) Upon contract completion or termination.

(c) The Contracting Officer may delay final payment under a contract if the Contractor fails to comply with these requirements.

(d) The Contractor shall insert the substance of this clause, including this paragraph (d), in all subcontracts when the subcontractor's employees are required to have routine physical access to a Federally-controlled facility and/or routine access to a Federally-controlled information system. It shall be the responsibility of the prime Contractor to return such identification to the issuing agency in accordance with the terms set forth in paragraph (b) of this section, unless otherwise approved in writing by the Contracting Officer.

(End of clause)

52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance.

As prescribed in 4.1105(b), use the following clause:

System for Award Management Maintenance. (Oct 2018)

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

Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) indicator means a four-character suffix to the unique entity identifier. The suffix is assigned at the discretion of the commercial, nonprofit, or Government entity to establish additional System for Award Management (SAM) records for identifying alternative EFT accounts (see subpart 32.11) for the same entity.

Registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) means that-

(1) The Contractor has entered all mandatory information, including the unique entity identifier and the EFT indicator (if applicable), the Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code, as well as data required by the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 (see subpart 4.14), into SAM;

(2) The Contractor has completed the Core, Assertions, Representations and Certifications, and Points of Contact sections of the registration in SAM;

(3) The Government has validated all mandatory data fields, to include validation of the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The Contractor will be required to provide consent for TIN validation to the Government as a part of the SAM registration process; and

(4) The Government has marked the record "Active".

System for Award Management (SAM) means the primary Government repository for prospective Federal awardee and Federal awardee information and the centralized Government system for certain contracting, grants, and other assistance-related processes. It includes-

(1) Data collected from prospective Federal awardees required for the conduct of business with the Government;

(2) Prospective contractor-submitted annual representations and certifications in accordance with FAR subpart 4.12; and

(3) Identification of those parties excluded from receiving Federal contracts, certain subcontracts, and certain types of Federal financial and non-financial assistance and benefits.

Unique entity identifier means a number or other identifier used to identify a specific commercial, nonprofit, or Government entity. See www.sam.gov for the designated entity for establishing unique entity identifiers.

(b) If the solicitation for this contract contained the provision 52.204-7 with its Alternate I, and the Contractor was unable to register prior to award, the Contractor shall be registered in SAM within 30 days after award or before three days prior to submission of the first invoice, whichever occurs first.

(c) The Contractor shall maintain registration in SAM during contract performance and through final payment of any contract, basic agreement, basic ordering agreement, or blanket purchasing agreement. The Contractor is responsible for the currency, accuracy and completeness of the data within SAM, and for any liability resulting from the Government's reliance on inaccurate or incomplete data. To remain registered in SAM after the initial registration, the Contractor is required to review and update on an annual basis, from the date of initial registration or subsequent updates, its information in SAM to ensure it is current, accurate and complete.

Updating information in SAM does not alter the terms and conditions of this contract and is not a substitute for a properly executed contractual document.

(d) (1)

(i) If a Contractor has legally changed its business name or "doing business as" name (whichever is shown on the contract), or has transferred the assets used in performing the contract, but has not completed the necessary requirements regarding novation and change-of-name agreements in subpart 42.12, the Contractor shall provide the responsible Contracting Officer a minimum of one business day's written notification of its intention to--

(A) Change the name in SAM;

(B) Comply with the requirements of subpart 42.12 of the FAR; and

(C) Agree in writing to the timeline and procedures specified by the responsible Contracting Officer. The Contractor shall provide with the notification sufficient documentation to support the legally changed name.

(ii) If the Contractor fails to comply with the requirements of paragraph (d)(1)(i) of this clause, or fails to perform the agreement at paragraph (d)(1)(i)(C) of this clause, and, in the absence of a properly executed novation or change-of-name agreement, the SAM information that shows the Contractor to be other than the Contractor indicated in the contract will be considered to be incorrect information within the meaning of the

"Suspension of Payment" paragraph of the electronic funds transfer (EFT) clause of this contract.

(2) The Contractor shall not change the name or address for EFT payments or manual payments, as appropriate, in SAM record to reflect an assignee for the purpose of assignment of claims (see FAR subpart 32.8, Assignment of Claims). Assignees shall be separately registered in the SAM. Information provided to the Contractor's SAM record that indicates payments, including those made by EFT, to an ultimate recipient other than that Contractor will be considered to be incorrect information within the meaning of the "Suspension of Payment" paragraph of the EFT clause of this contract.

(3) The Contractor shall ensure that the unique entity identifier is maintained with the entity designated at www.

sam.gov for establishment of the unique entity identifier throughout the life of the contract. The Contractor shall communicate any change to the unique entity identifier to the Contracting Officer within 30 days after the change, so an appropriate modification can be issued to update the data on the contract. A change in the unique entity identifier does not necessarily require a novation be accomplished.

(e) Contractors may obtain additional information on registration and annual confirmation requirements at https://www.sam.gov.

(End of clause)

52.204-18 Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance.

As prescribed in 4.1804(c), use the following clause:

Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance (Aug 2020)

(a) Definition. As used in this clause-

Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code means-

(1) An identifier assigned to entities located in the United States or its outlying areas by the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Branch to identify a commercial or government entity by unique location; or

(2) An identifier assigned by a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) or by the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) to entities located outside the United States and its outlying areas that the DLA Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Branch records and maintains in the CAGE master file.

This type of code is known as a NATO CAGE (NCAGE) code.

(b) Contractors shall ensure that the CAGE code is maintained throughout the life of the contract for each location of contract, including subcontract, performance. For contractors registered in the System for Award Management (SAM), the DLA Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Branch shall only modify data received from SAM in the CAGE master file if the contractor initiates those changes via update of its SAM registration. Contractors undergoing a novation or change-of-name agreement shall notify the contracting officer in accordance with subpart 42.12. The contractor shall communicate any change to the CAGE code to the contracting officer within 30 days after the change, so that a modification can be issued to update the CAGE code on the contract.

(c) Contractors located in the United States or its outlying areas that are not registered in SAM shall submit written change requests to the DLA Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Branch. Requests for changes shall be provided at https://cage.dla.mil. Change requests to the CAGE master file are accepted from the entity identified by the code.

(d) Contractors located outside the United States and its outlying areas that are not registered in SAM shall contact the appropriate National Codification Bureau (points of contact available at http://www.nato.int/structur /AC/135/main/links/contacts.htm) or NSPA at https://eportal.nspa.nato.int/AC135Public/scage/CageList.aspx to request CAGE changes.

(e) Additional guidance for maintaining CAGE codes is available at https://cage.dla.mil.

(f) If the contract includes Federal Acquisition Regulation clause 52.204-2, Security Requirements, the contractor shall ensure that subcontractors maintain their CAGE code(s) throughout the life of the contract.

(End of clause)

52.204-21 Basic Safeguarding of Covered Contractor Information Systems.

As prescribed in 4.1903 , insert the following clause:

Basic Safeguarding of Covered Contractor Information Systems (Jun 2016)

(a) Definitions. As used in this clause-

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

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

Information means any communication or representation of knowledge such as facts, data, or opinions, in any medium or form, including textual, numerical, graphic, cartographic, narrative, or audiovisual (Committee on National Security Systems Instruction (CNSSI) 4009).

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

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

(b) Safeguarding requirements and procedures.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(vii) Sanitize or destroy information system media containing Federal…