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CP-FSS-3 NOTICE: REQUESTS FOR EXPLANATION OR INFORMATION (MAR 1996)

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Table of Contents

SOLICITATION/CONTRACT/ORDER FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Section A: Statement of Work

A.1. Requirements

Section B: Contract Provisions and Clauses

52.212-4 -- Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items (FEB 2012) 52.203-13--CONTRACTOR CODE OF BUSINESS ETHICS AND CONDUCT (APR 2010) 3.1004(a) 52.203-15--WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTIONS UNDER THE AMERICAN RECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT ACT OF 2009 (JUN 2010) 3.907-7

52.208-9-- CONTRACTOR USE OF MMANDATORY SOURCES OF SUPPLY OF SERVICES (OCT 2006)

52.212-5-- Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statues or Executives Orders- Commercial Items (Apr 2012)

52.219-6--NOTICE OF TOTAL SMALL BUSINESS SETASIDE (JUN 2003) (ALTERNATE I —

NOV 2011) 19.502-2(c) 52.219-8--UTILIZATION OF SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS (JAN 2011) 19.708(a) 52.222-1--NOTICE TO THE GOVERNMENT OF LABOR DISPUTES (FEB 1997) 22.103-5(a)

52.222-3--CONVICT LABOR (JUN 2003) 22.202

52.222-21--PROHIBITION OF SEGREGATED FACILITIES (FEB 1999) 22.810(a)(1) 52.222-26--EQUAL OPPORTUNITY (MAR 2007) 22.810(e) 52.222-35--EQUAL OPPORTUNITY FOR VETERANS (SEP 2010) 22.1310(a)(1)

52.222-36--AFFIRMATIVE ACTION FOR WORKERS WITH DISABILITIES (OCT 2010) 22.1408

52.222-37--EMPLOYMENT REPORTS ON VETERANS (SEP 2010) 22.1310(b) 52.222-40--NOTIFICATION OF EMPLOYEE RIGHTS UNDER THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS ACT (DEC 2010) 22.1605 52.222-44-- Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Act-Price Adjustment (SEP 2009) 52.229-3--Federal, State, and Local Taxes (APR 2003) 52.232-33--PAYMENT BY ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER—CENTRAL CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION (OCT 2003) 32.1110(a)(1) 52.232-34--PAYMENT BY ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER—OTHER THAN CENTRAL CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION (MAY 1999) (DEVIATION – FEB 2007) 32.1110(a)(2)(b) and (e)(2)

52.233-1--DISPUTES (JUL 2002) 33.215

52.233-4-- APPLICABLE LAW FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT CLAIM (OCT 2004)

52.237.3--CONTINUITY OF SERVICES (JAN 1991)(DEVIATION—MAY 2003)37.110(C)

52.242-13--BANKRUPTCY (JUL 1995) 42.903

52.242-15—STOP-WORKORDER (AUG 1989)

52.247-34-- F.O.B. DESTINATION (NOV 1991)

52.250-1—INDEMNIFICATION UNDER PUBLIC LAW 85-804(APR 1984) 50.104-4

55.203-71—RESTRICTION ON ADVERTISING (SEP 1999)

552.212-71--CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS APPLICABLE TO GSA ACQUISITION OF COMMERCIAL ITEMS -(JUL 2003) 552.216-74--TASK–ORDER AND DELIVERY–ORDER OMBUDSMAN (AUG 2010) 516.506(b)

552.232-74--INVOICE PAYMENTS (SEP 1999)

552.229-70—FEDERAL,STATE, AND LOCAL TAXES(APR 1984) 529.401-70512.301(a)(2)

552.237-71--QUALIFICATIONS OF EMPLOYEES (MAY 1989) 537.110(a)

I-FSS-40--CONTRACTOR TEAM ARRANGEMENTS (JUL 2003)

52.212-3--OFFEROR REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS—COMMERCIAL ITEMS (APR 2012) 12.301(b)(2)

52.216-1--TYPE OF CONTRACT (APR 1984) 16.105

52.233-2—SERVICE OF PROTEST (SEO 2006) 33.106(a)

K-FSS-1-- AUTHORIZED NEGOTIATORS (MAR 1998)

L-FSS-59-- AWARD (APRI 1984)

Section C: Solicitation Provisions

SOLICITATION/CONTRACT/ORDER FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS

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6. SOLICITATION ISSUE DATE

july 13, 2012 July 13, 20LOCAL TIME

July 13, 2012-3:00PM

DESTINATION UNLESS

12. DISCOUNT TERMS

GSA/Government Wide Policy Central Contracting Division

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14. METHOD OF SOLICITATION

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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:

32g. E-MAIL OF AUTHORIZED GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVE

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42b. RECEIVED AT (Location)

STANDARD FORM 1449 (REV. 3/2005) BACK

SECTION A. STATEMENT OF WORK

DEVELOPING A KNOWLEDGE NETWORK FOR THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR WITHIN THE

OFFICE OF FEDERAL HIGH PERFORMANCE GREEN BUILDINGS

OFFICE OF GOVERNMENTWIDE POLICY

US General Services Administration Request for Quotation

H1EB-EL-120001-N

1.OBJECTIVE

The General Services Administration, Office of Federal High Performance Green Buildings (OFHPGB), seeks support in implementing activities designed to accelerate transformation to high performance buildings in the federal sector. The objective of this effort is to facilitate adoption of proven HPGB technologies and strategies in the field by contextualizing high performance building technologies and practices for operations, building, energy, portfolio, and asset management as well as budget and procurement professionals in both the Federal and private sectors. The goal is to inform and educate the identified audiences with high performance technologies and best practices that is specific to each of their missions while driving an overall cohesive effort to achieve optimal building, portfolio and asset efficiency.

2. BACKGROUND

The Knowledge Network applies the "energy research into practice" communication strategy developed in FY11 to establish a multi-channel education and communication platform. This platform will be used to disseminate best practices, guidelines, standards, decision tools and educational content focused around sustainable and cost-effective operation of facilities to targeted audiences within GSA, the Federal sector and private industry. Target audiences include facility, energy & project managers, as well as procurement and budget personnel in the technology adoption decision making chain. (NOTE: The OFHPGB team will provide a tutorial on the Knowledge Network to the selected contractors after the award is made.)

3. Requirements

The Office of Federal High-Performance Green Buildings seeks support in the following identified tasks. Work for this contract will be performed collaboratively among contractors and the OFHPGB Knowledge Network team. Contractors are encouraged to develop teams that, collectively, have all of the required skills, experience and expertise described in this proposal.

3.1. TASK 1. Translation - create content and context for research results using data and reports provided by the OFHPGB.Knowledge Network team for specific audiences; collaborate with visualization (illustrators from task #2). The translation task will focus on sustainable technologies and strategies as well as defining and developing the business case for sustainable buildings.

1. The overall process will include:

a. Deconstruct technical research into component parts

b. Develop a narrative about each component research topic that integrates the elements critical to implementation for each target audience

c. Reassemble components pieces into a target audience package that could include video, white paper, best practice document, executive summary, conference presentation, journal article, decision tool or other

0. Address materials to four main audiences we need to reach

a. Facility managers

b. Technical Experts

c. Procurement (Contracts)

d. Finance

0. Convert content of research reports into skill development.:

a. Translator captures research and develops learning objectives, best practices and content for specific audiences.

3.1.1. Required Skills and Experience for Translators: Contractors are encouraged to develop teams to that, collectively, have all of the required skills, experience and expertise described below:

· Education and training experience:

· Educating and outreach that is relevant to facility managers, project managers, technical experts (including energy and Water), procurement or finance personnel (target audiences) at all levels about HPGB buildings.

· Ability to create learning objectives and develop content around those objectives

· Practical on the ground field experience

· Measurement and verification literacy:

· Experience might include such areas as whole building analysis, life cycle costing, strategies and techniques used to construct, design and operate HPGB ,

· Communication:

· Ability to speak/write in the language of the intended audiences

· Understanding of how people learn

· speak in terms practical application of existing and transitional technology Break content into specific messages and narratives (storyboards)

· Experience with high performance building projects which could include design, construction, integrated project delivery, and assessing operational performance.

· Familiarity with the operation of high performance buildings, assessing the performance of High- Performance Green Buildings (HPGB),

· occupant interaction experience

· Experience with developing business cases and working with both qualitative and quantitative costs and benefits for high performance green buildings using a triple bottom line approach (economic, environmental and social impacts)

· Ability to develop and communicate the business case to diverse audiences with specific information needs

· Project management experience

3.1.2. Required Evidence of Technical Expertise:

· Two Years documented Experience working with high performance building teams or educators

· Evidence of practical on the ground field experience with HPGBs.

· Writing samples and creative tools that demonstrate ability to convey research findings and concepts in easy to understand ways.

· Writing samples and creative tools that demonstrate measurement and verification literacy as applied to whole building analysis, life cycle costing, strategies and techniques used to construct, design and operate HPGB.

· Resumes of key personnel with specific experience in;

· Business Case, Economic Cost/benefit analysis,

· earning objectives and teaching

· Involvement in high performance building project design, construction, operations and integrated project delivery

· Project Management Experience

· Evidence of experience interacting with building occupants (training, information gathering, communications)

· A list of links to selected contractor-produced short videos or other web-based tools and applications

· Evidence of teaching experience and outreach to key target audiences and building professionals, including: facility managers, project managers, technical experts, financial decision makers and procurement officials. Include both introductory and high-level learning examples as they relate to HPGB.

3.1.3. Deliverables:

1. Storyboards that capture the overall content of the specific research topic areas that will be selected by the OFHPGB team. The storyboard will break the larger research report into component pieces that will then form the basis for specific content packages for the target audiences. It is anticipated that the work will require approximately 15 hours per week for one calendar year for two persons to provide story boards and specific content pieces. Each story board will be used to create 2-4 specific content pieces (e.g., videos, case studies, fact sheets, presentation modules, etc).

Storyboards will include details specific to the research report and could include::

i. Behavior: occupants/users

ii. Technology: specifications, best practices, field measurements

iii. Process: business case, behavioral change, contracting (why contracting?)

iv. Integration: impact on other building systems, teams & processes (e.g. Water is the second highest energy user in buildings).

0. Draft content packages using the storyboards; Reassemble components pieces into content packages targeted at specific audiences after consultation and collaboration with OFHPGB team and visualization team. Each storyboard will be used to create 2-4 content packages.

0. Final content packages. The final deliverables will be the revised and approved content packages. (Production and/or publication for each content package will be the responsibility of the OFHPGB Knowledge Network team and not the contractor).

0. Action Plan: Identify additional organizational/institutional investments required for effective implementation of delivered content: What strategies, practices, training, policy change, communication, or change management would be required to build and maintain the skill sets or approaches delivered in the content packages?

0. Cost/benefit analysis and business case development. The contractor will create content packages on cost/benefit analysis and return on investment for the business case for sustainable design. The contractor will develop ways to articulate these concepts in clear, simple to understand messages using both qualitative and quantitative data.

· Such data may include quantitative/financial data (comparative cost examples, costs in terms of overall spend, ROI/payback period) as well as qualitative/contextual data (such as productivity, health, quality of life impacts related to sustainable building design and operations).

· The contractor will also participate in a gathering of experts convened by the National Research Council (National Academies of Science) on behalf of OFHPGB to develop and articulate the “triple bottom line” business case for high performance buildings. This workshop will create a cross disciplinary form focused on the consolidation of evidence to build a strong, convincing business case for the Federal government to invest in sustainable buildings.

0. White paper on the Business Case for Sustainable buildings. Based on the outcomes of the NAS convening, materials provided by OFHPGB and independent research, the contractor shall develop a white paper articulating this business case, including:

· Essential elements of the triple bottom line business case

· Bases to evaluate social and environmental impacts and benefits of buildings

· Financial scenarios that best present a triple bottom line approach to decision making incorporating whole building, life cycle costing concepts

· Develop approaches to articulate key aspects of the business case to selected audiences with varying degrees of understanding about building operations and economic impacts, such as return on investment

0. Support for the OFHPGB team in developing messages that communicate various aspects of the business case to selected audiences.

4. Content Visualization and Illustration

Objective:

The Office of Federal High Performance Green Buildings seeks support in creating visual materials to accompany the content created by the translation team. The illustrator will work collaboratively with the translators to identify concepts, ideas, and data that will be incorporated into the content packages for targeted audiences.

The work performed for the illustration tasks described below must demonstrate knowledge of best practices derived from design thinking and research on human information processing and cognitive science. The visualization support is expected to include graphs and images to convey research data, concepts, processes, and ideas in simple, but elegant, formats for use in presentations, videos, learning modules, guidelines, mobile apps, and other outreach materials for OFHPGB. Visuals will also include drawings and illustrations of building components or spaces to illustrate particular operational practices.

The contractors performing the visualization tasks will work closely with the team developing the Knowledge Network content. The intent is to clearly understand the content as it is being developed as well as the target audiences.

4.1. TASK 2. Provide visual interpretation of concepts and ideas.

Overall, this task will involve interpreting ideas and concepts from research reports and other OFHPGB project materials. The visual images will be incorporated into content packages for the OFHPGB Knowledge Network. The intent is to convey complex information in easy to understand formats for learning and outreach content (case studies, presentations, self learning modules, fact sheets). This is likely to include a variety of visualization outputs such as drawings, sketches, graphic designs and photo selection to illustrate processes, research concepts, situations, and narratives.

4.1.2 Create graphs and other visuals for research results

This task will involve interpreting and presenting data for different audiences. The data will include both qualitative and quantitative results; for instance, it could include results from interviews and focus groups and will require interpretation of text outputs. Other research will have empirical data and statistical tests which will need to be conveyed in graphs. The intent is to make complex information memorable and easy to understand.

4.1.3. Create illustrations of building components, spaces or processes This task will provide visuals to accompany discussions of particular building components when the intent is to convey general information about a building practice (such as daylight controls, plumbing, electrical wiring, energy flows, etc.). These visuals will be in the form of architectural sketches, renderings or diagrams.

4.1.4. Deliverables:

Draft concepts and illustrations to accompany draft content created by translation team

Final drawings and illustrations to accompany content that is delivered to target audiences

4.1.5 Required Skills and Experiences

· Experience working with high performance building teams or educators

· Evidence of ability to convey research findings and concepts in easy to understand ways

· Specific training in visual communications and graphic design

· Specific work in illustrating building systems, components, and spaces

· Specific experience in creating short videos and other web-based applications

· Communications experience with target audiences and/or building professionals

4.1.6 Required Evidence of Technical Expertise:

· Two Years documented experience working with high performance building teams or educators

· Illustrations that demonstrate ability to convey research findings and concepts in easy to understand ways

· Resumes of key personnel with specific training in visual communications and graphic design

· Evidence of experience with illustrating building systems, components, and spaces as well as research findings

· A list of links to selected contractor-produced short videos and other web-based tools and applications

· Evidence of communication experience with key target audiences and building professionals, including: facility managers, technical experts, financial decision makers and procurement officials.

Section B: Contract Provisions and Clauses