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1. REQUISITION NUMBER

PAGE 1 OF

SOLICITATION/CONTRACT/ORDER FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS

SEE SCHEDULE

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

5. SOLICITATION NUMBER

6. SOLICITATION ISSUE DATE

2. CONTRACT NO.

3. AWARD/EFFECTIVE DATE

4. ORDER NUMBER

HQ0034-15-R-0017

31-Jul-2015 (No Collect Calls)

a. NAME

b. TELEPHONE NUMBER

8. OFFER DUE DATE/LOCAL TIME

7. FOR SOLICITATION

INFORMATION CALL:

STEPHENIE CHARLOT

12:00 PM 31 Aug 2015 703-545-8994

10. THIS ACQUISITION IS

9. ISSUED BY

CODE

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UNRESTRICTED OR

HQ0034

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WOMEN-OWNED SMALL

WHS - ACQUISITION DIRECTORATE

SMALL BUSINESS

X

BUSINESS (WOSB)

1225 S CLARK STREET, SUITE 1202

ARLINGTON VA 22202-4371

ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED

NAICS:

HUBZONE SMALL

WOMEN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS

BUSINESS

541199

(EDWOSB)

SERVICE-DISABLED

TEL:

SIZE STANDARD:

8(A)

VETERAN-OWNED

$11M

FAX:

SMALL BUSINESS

13b. RATING

12. DISCOUNT TERMS

11. DELIVERY FOR FOB DESTINA-

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14. METHOD OF SOLICITATION

DPAS (15 CFR 700)

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RFQ

IFB

RFP

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HQ0165

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WHS/ESD

WILLAMS, DARRELL

4800 MARK CENTER DRIVE, SUITE 02F09-20

ALEXANDRIA VA 22311

TEL: 571-372-0448 FAX:

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25. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA

ADDENDA

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CONTINUATION SHEET

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QUANTITY

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UNIT PRICE

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Lot

Phase-In/Transition Phase

FFP

Contractor shall provide analytical, administrative, and program management support services in accordance with Performance Work Statement (PWS) Section

1.6.14 and DD254.

PURCHASE REQUEST NUMBER: HQ00095168DFAC50309000

NET AMT

QUANTITY

UNIT

UNIT PRICE

Litigation Support Services

Contractor shall provide analytical, administrative, and program management support services in accordance with Performance Work Statement (PWS) Sections 5.1, 5.2, 5.3 and DD254.

QUANTITY

UNIT

UNIT PRICE

Months

Contractor shall provide analytical, administrative, and program management support services in accordance with Performance Work Statement (PWS) Sections

PURCHASE REQUEST NUMBER: HQ00095168DFAC50309000

QUANTITY

UNIT

UNIT PRICE

Travel

COST

Contractor shall ensure travel in accordance with the Joint Travel Regulation (JTR) and the Performance Work Statement (PWS) Section 1.6.13.

ESTIMATED COST

QUANTITY

UNIT

UNIT PRICE

OPTION

FFP

Contractor shall provide analytical, administrative, and program management support services in accordance with Performance Work Statement (PWS) Sections

PURCHASE REQUEST NUMBER: SWC112120140711

QUANTITY

UNIT

UNIT PRICE

COST

Contractor shall ensure travel in accordance with the Joint Travel Regulation (JTR) and the Performance Work Statement (PWS) Section 1.6.13.

INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE TERMS

Supplies/services will be inspected/accepted at:

QUANTITY

UNIT

UNIT PRICE

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Contractor shall provide analytical, administrative, and program management support services in accordance with Performance with Work Statement (PWS) Sections 5.1, 5.2, 5.3 and DD254.

PURCHASE REQUEST NUMBER: SWC112120140711

QUANTITY

UNIT

UNIT PRICE

COST

Contractor shall ensure travel in accordance with the Joint Travel Regulation (JTR) and the Performance Work Statement (PWS) Section 1.6.13.

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CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

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DELIVERY DATE

QUANTITY

SHIP TO ADDRESS

UIC

POP 14-SEP-2015 TO

26-SEP-2015

N/A

WHS/ESD

WILLAMS, DARRELL

4800 MARK CENTER DRIVE, SUITE 02F09-

ALEXANDRIA VA 22311

571-372-0448 FOB: Destination

HQ0165

POP 27-SEP-2015 TO

13-OCT-2015

N/A

(SAME AS PREVIOUS LOCATION)

POP 14-OCT-2015 TO

13-SEP-2016

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(SAME AS PREVIOUS LOCATION)

POP 14-SEP-2015 TO

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POP 14-SEP-2016 TO

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POP 14-SEP-2016 TO

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(SAME AS PREVIOUS LOCATION)

POP 14-SEP-2017 TO

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POP 14-SEP-2017 TO

13-SEP-2018

N/A

(SAME AS PREVIOUS LOCATION)

52.202-1

Definitions

NOV 2013

52.203-3

Gratuities

APR 1984

52.203-6 Alt I

Restrictions On Subcontractor Sales To The Government (Sep 2006) -- Alternate I

OCT 1995

52.203-11

Certification And Disclosure Regarding Payments To Influence Certain Federal Transactions

SEP 2007

52.203-16

Preventing Personal Conflicts of Interest

DEC 2011

52.203-17

Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights and Requirement To Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights

APR 2014

52.204-4

Printed or Copied Double-Sided on Postconsumer Fiber Content Paper

MAY 2011

52.204-7

System for Award Management

JUL 2013

52.204-10

Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards

52.204-19

Incorporation by Reference of Representations and Certifications.

DEC 2014

52.209-2

Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations--Representation

52.209-6

Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting With Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment

AUG 2013

52.209-7

Information Regarding Responsibility Matters

52.209-9

Updates of Publicly Available Information Regarding Responsibility Matters

52.209-10

Prohibition on Contracting With Inverted Domestic Corporations

52.212-1

Instructions to Offerors--Commercial Items

APR 2014

52.212-4

Contract Terms and Conditions--Commercial Items

MAY 2015

52.217-5

Evaluation Of Options

JUL 1990

52.219-6

Notice Of Total Small Business Set-Aside

NOV 2011

52.219-8

Utilization of Small Business Concerns

OCT 2014

52.219-14

Limitations On Subcontracting

52.219-30

Notice of Set-Aside for Women-Owned Small Business Concerns Eligible Under the Women-Owned Small Business Program

52.222-3

Convict Labor

JUN 2003

52.222-17

Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers

MAY 2014

52.222-21

Prohibition Of Segregated Facilities

APR 2015

52.222-22

Previous Contracts And Compliance Reports

FEB 1999

52.222-25

Affirmative Action Compliance

APR 1984

52.222-26

Equal Opportunity

APR 2015

52.222-35

Equal Opportunity for Veterans

JUL 2014

52.222-36

Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities

52.222-37

Employment Reports on Veterans

52.222-40

Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act

DEC 2010

52.222-50

Combating Trafficking in Persons

MAR 2015

52.222-54

Employment Eligibility Verification

AUG 2013

52.223-18

Encouraging Contractor Policies To Ban Text Messaging While Driving

AUG 2011

52.225-13

Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases

JUN 2008

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY FULL TEXT

52.204

WOMEN

OWNED BUSINESS

(OTHER THAN SMALL BUSINESS) (OCT 2014)

(a) Definition. Women owned business concern, as used in this provision, means a concern that is at least 51 percent owned by one or more women; or in the case of any publicly owned business, at least 51 percent of its stock is

52.225-25

Prohibition on Contracting with Entities Engaging in Certain Activities or Transactions Relating to Iran-- Representation and Certifications.

DEC 2012

52.227-1

Authorization and Consent

DEC 2007

52.227-2

Notice And Assistance Regarding Patent And Copyright Infringement

DEC 2007

52.232-33

Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer--System for Award Management

52.232-39

Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations

JUN 2013

52.232-40

Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors

DEC 2013

52.233-3

Protest After Award

AUG 1996

52.233-4

Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim

OCT 2004

52.237-3

Continuity Of Services

JAN 1991

52.242-13

Bankruptcy

JUL 1995

52.242-15

Stop-Work Order

AUG 1989

52.246-4

Inspection Of Services--Fixed Price

AUG 1996

52.253-1

Computer Generated Forms

JAN 1991

252.201-7000

Contracting Officer's Representative

DEC 1991

252.203-7000

Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials

SEP 2011

252.203-7002

Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights

SEP 2013

252.203-7005

Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials

252.204-7003

Control Of Government Personnel Work Product

APR 1992

252.204-7004 Alt A

System for Award Management Alternate A

FEB 2014

252.204-7012

Safeguarding of Unclassified Controlled Technical Information

NOV 2013

252.205-7000

Provision Of Information To Cooperative Agreement Holders

252.209-7004

Subcontracting With Firms That Are Owned or Controlled By The Government of a Country that is a State Sponsor of Terrorism

252.222-7007

Representation Regarding Combating Trafficking in Persons

JAN 2015

252.225-7012

Preference For Certain Domestic Commodities

FEB 2013

252.225-7048

Export-Controlled Items

252.232-7003

Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports

JUN 2012

252.232-7010

Levies on Contract Payments

DEC 2006

252.237-7010

Prohibition on Interrogation of Detainees by Contractor Personnel

252.239-7001

Information Assurance Contractor Training and Certification

JAN 2008

252.243-7001

Pricing Of Contract Modifications

252.243-7002

Requests for Equitable Adjustment

DEC 2012

owned by one or more women; and whose management and daily business operations are controlled by one or more women.

(b) Representation. [Complete only if the offeror is a women owned business concern and has not represented itself as a small business concern in paragraph (c)(1) of FAR 52.219 1, Small Business Program Representations, of this solicitation.]

The offeror represents that it (

) is a women owned business concern.

(End of provision)

52.209

5 CERTIFICATION REGARDING RESPONSIBILITY MATTERS (APR 2010)

(a)(1) The Offeror certifies, to the best of its knowledge and belief, that

(i) T he Offeror and/or any of its Principals

(A) Are ( ) are not ( ) presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, or declared ineligible for the award of contracts by any Federal agency;

(B) Have ( ) have not ( ), within a three year period p receding this offer, been convicted of or had a civil judgment rendered against them for: commission of fraud or a criminal offense in connection with obtaining, attempting to obtain, or performing a public (Federal, State, or local) contract or subcontrac t; violation of Federal or State antitrust statutes relating to the submission of offers; or commission of embezzlement, theft, forgery, bribery, falsification or destruction of records, making false statements, tax evasion, violating Federal criminal tax laws, or receiving stolen property (if offeror checks “have”, the offeror shall also see 52.209 7, if included in this solicitation);

and

(C) Are ( ) are not ( ) presently indicted for, or otherwise criminally or civilly charged by a governmental entit y with, commission of any of the offenses enumerated in paragraph (a)(1)(i)(B) of this provision.; and

(D) Have

, have not

, within a three year period preceding this offer, been notified of any delinquent Federal taxes in an amount that exceeds $3,000 for which the liability remains unsatisfied.

(1) Federal taxes are considered delinquent if both of the following criteria apply:

(i) The tax liability is finally determined. The liability is finally determined if it has been assessed. A liability is not finally determined if there is a pending administrative or judicial challenge. In the cas e of a judicial challenge to the liability, the liability is not finally determined until all judicial appeal rights have been exhausted.

(ii) The taxpayer is delinquent in making payment. A taxpayer is delinquent if the taxpayer has failed to pay the tax liability when full payment was due and required. A taxpayer is not delinquent in cases where enforced collection action is precluded.

(2) Examples. (i) The taxpayer has received a statutory notice of deficiency, under I.R.C. Sec. 6212, which entitles t he taxpayer to seek Tax Court review of a proposed tax deficiency. This is not a delinquent tax because it is not a final tax liability. Should the taxpayer seek Tax Court review, this will not be a final tax liability until the taxpayer has exercised all judicial appeal rights.

(ii) The IRS has filed a notice of Federal tax lien with respect to an assessed tax liability, and the taxpayer has been issued a notice under I.R.C. Sec. 6320 entitling the taxpayer to request a hearing with the IRS Office of App eals contesting the lien filing, and to further appeal to the Tax Court if the IRS determines to sustain the lien filing. In the course of the hearing, the taxpayer is entitled to contest the underlying tax liability because the taxpayer has had no prior o pportunity to contest the liability. This is not a delinquent tax because it is not a final tax liability. Should the taxpayer seek tax court review, this will not be a final tax liability until the taxpayer has exercised all judicial appeal rights.

(iii)

The taxpayer has entered into an installment agreement pursuant to I.R.C. Sec. 6159. The taxpayer is making timely payments and is in full compliance with the agreement terms. The taxpayer is not delinquent because the taxpayer is not currently required to make full payment.

(iv) The taxpayer has filed for bankruptcy protection. The taxpayer is not delinquent because enforced collection action is stayed under 11 U.S.C. 362 (the Bankruptcy Code).

(ii) The Offeror has ( ) has not ( ), within a three yea r period preceding this offer, had one or more contracts terminated for default by any Federal agency.

(2) Principal, for the purposes of this certification, means an officer, director, owner, partner, or a person having primary management or supervisory responsibilities within a business entity (e.g., general manager; plant manager;

head of a division or business segment; and similar positions).

(b) The Offeror shall provide immediate written notice to the Contracting Officer if, at any time prior to co ntract award, the Offeror learns that its certification was erroneous when submitted or has become erroneous by reason of changed circumstances.

(c) A certification that any of the items in paragraph (a) of this provision exists will not necessarily resu lt in withholding of an award under this solicitation. However, the certification will be considered in connection with a determination of the Offeror's responsibility. Failure of the Offeror to furnish a certification or provide such additional informatio n as requested by the Contracting Officer may render the Offeror nonresponsible.

(d) Nothing contained in the foregoing shall be construed to require establishment of a system of records in order to render, in good faith, the certification required by pa ragraph (a) of this provision. The knowledge and information of an Offeror is not required to exceed that which is normally possessed by a prudent person in the ordinary course of business dealings.

(e) The certification in paragraph (a) of this provisio n is a material representation of fact upon which reliance was placed when making award. If it is later determined that the Offeror knowingly rendered an erroneous certification, in addition to other remedies available to the Government, the Contracting Of ficer may terminate the contract resulting from this solicitation for default.

52.212

2 EVALUATION

COMMERCIAL ITEMS (OCT 2014)

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

(Addendum to FAR 52.212

2)

EVALUATION FACTORS

1)

BASIS FOR CONTRACT AWARD

Unless all offers are rejected, the Government intends to award a single, firm fixed price contract to the responsible Offeror whose offer, conforming to the solicitation, is determined to be the best overall value, price and ot her factors considered. The Government may select for award the Offeror whose price is not necessarily the lowest, but whose technical proposal is more advantageous to the Government and warrants the additional cost. Offerors must satisfy the requirements described in the Performance Work Statement (PWS), as well as other Request for Proposal (RFP) requirements. Proposals that take exception to any requirement may be deemed to be unacceptable.

2)

EVALUATION FACTORS

The evaluation will be based on a compl ete assessment of the Offeror’s proposal. Proposals shall be evaluated on the following factors listed below. Technical Approach/Capability and Past Performance are equal, and when combined are significantly more important than Price.

Factor 1

TECHN

ICAL APPROACH and CAPABILITY

Factor 2

PAST PERFORMANCE

Factor 3

PRICE

Factor

: Technical Approach and Capability

The Government will evaluate the adequacy of the Offeror’s approach, completeness and understanding of the requirements specified in th e solicitation and all attached documents, including the PWS, as demonstrated by the proposed technical approach and capabilities. The proposal shall be sufficiently complete to demonstrate how the Offeror will comply with Government tasking and requireme nts throughout the performance period. Data previously submitted, or presumed to be known ( e.g., descriptions of previous projects performed for the Government ) cannot be considered as a part of the proposal unless physically incorporated into the proposa

l. Clarity, completeness, and conciseness are essential.

: Past Performance

The government will evaluate how well the offeror has performed on contracts that have been determined to be both recent and relevant to the PWS.

Past performance is a measure of the degree to which the Offeror satisfied its customers in the past and complied with Federal, State, and local laws and regulations, as identified as the Prime Contractor or direct employee or consultant. The Government may contact some, all o r none of each Offeror’s customers to ask whether: (1) the Offeror is capable, efficient, and effective; (2) the Offeror’s performance conformed to the terms and conditions of its contract; (3) the Offeror was reasonable and cooperative during performance;

(4) the Offeror was committed to customer satisfaction; (5) the Offeror was able to hire and retain qualified personnel to the satisfaction of the customer; and (6) if they would select the same Contractor or a different Contractor, given the opportunity.

The Government may also use other information available from other sources to evaluate an Offeror’s past performance, which may include, but not limited to: Past Performance Questionnaire, Federal, State and local Government agencies, Better Business Bu reaus, published media, electronic databases such as the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) and the Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS). The Government reserves the right to limit or expand the number of reference s it decides to contact and to contact references other than those provided by the Offeror.

In the case of an Offeror without a record of relevant past performance or for whom no information on past performance is available, the Offeror will not be eval uated favorably or unfavorably on past performance.

: Price

In accordance with FAR 15.404 1, Proposal analysis techniques, proposals will be evaluated to determine if they are fair and reasonable, and reflect a clear understanding of the requirem ents.

For evaluation purposes only, the total evaluated price is the sum of the total prices submitted for (a) the base period,

(b) all option periods, and (c) the six month extension authorized by FAR clause 52.217

8. For purposes of determining the ev aluated price for the six month 52.217 8 extension, the total price is calculated as one half of the total price of the final option year. The Government may determine that a proposal is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced. Eva luation of options will not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s).

3)

RATING METHODS

a.

FACTOR 1 TECHNICAL APPROACH AND CAPABILITY:

Volume 1 of each proposal shall be given a rating identified in Table 1 that reflects the degree to which the prop osed approach meets or does not meet the minimum performance or capability requirements through an assessment of the attributes, strengths, weaknesses, deficiencies, and risks of a proposal.

If the contractor simply meets the minimum requirements, there w ill be no deficiencies or strengths identified.

b.

FACTOR 2 PAST PERFORMANCE:

There are two aspects to the past performan ce evaluation:

Step 1

The first aspect is to evaluate the offeror’s past performance to determine how relevant each recent effort accomplished by the Offeror is to the effort to be acquired through the evaluation, and give a rating identified in Table

2. Other common aspects of relevancy include similarity of service/support, complexity, contract type, Moreover, performance of each reference must be on going or completed within the previous three (3) years of the date of this solicitation.

Table 1. Combined Technical/Risk Ratings

Color

Rating

Description

BLUE

Outstanding

Proposal meets requirements and indicates an exceptional approach and understanding of the requirements. Strengths far outweigh any weaknesses. Risk of unsuccessful performance is very low.

PURPLE

Good

Proposal meets requirements and indicates a thorough approach and understanding of the requirements. Proposal contains strengths which outweigh any weaknesses. Risk of unsuccessful performance is low.

GREEN

Acceptable

Proposal meets requirements and indicates an adequate approach and understanding of the requirements. Strengths and weaknesses are offsetting or will have little or no impact on contract performance. Risk of unsuccessful performance is no worse than moderate.

YELLOW

Marginal

Proposal does not clearly meet requirements and has not demonstrated an adequate approach and understanding of the requirements. The proposal has one or more weaknesses which are not offset by strengths. Risk of unsuccessful performance is high.

RED

Unacceptable

Proposal does not meet requirements and contains one or more deficiencies. Proposal is unawardable.

Table 2. Past Performance Relevancy Ratings

Rating

Definition

Very Relevant

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

Relevant

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

Step 2

The second aspect of the past performance evaluation is to determine how well the contractor performed on the contracts.

The past performance information collected will be evaluated to determine the quality and usefulness as it applies to performance confidence assessment. In conducting a performance confidence assessment, each Offeror shall be assigned one of the ratings in

Table 3.

c.

F

ACTOR 3 PRICE:

The price factor will not receive a rating, but the evaluated price must be found to be fair and reasonable in order to be eligible for award. The pricing evaluation will be based on price analysis techniques found in

FAR 15.404

1 to dete rmine if they are fair and reasonable.

(b) Options. The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. The Government may determine that an offer is unacceptable i f the option prices are significantly unbalanced. Evaluation of options shall not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s).

(c) A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within th e time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party.

Before the offer's specified expiration time, the Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negoti ations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award.

Somewhat Relevant

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

Not Relevant

Present/past performance effort involved little or none of the scope and magnitude of effort and complexities this solicitation requires.

Table 3. Performance Confidence Assessments

Rating

Description

Substantial Confidence

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

Satisfactory Confidence

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

Limited Confidence

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

No Confidence

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

Unknown Confidence (Neutral)

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

3 OFFEROR REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS

COMMERCIAL ITEMS (MAR 2015)

ALTERNATE I (OCT 2014)

The offeror shall complete only pa ragraphs (b) of this provision if the Offeror has completed the annual r epresentations and certification electronically via the System for Award Management (SAM) Web site accessed through http://www.acq uisition.gov

. If the Offeror has not completed the annual representations and certifications electronically, the Offeror shall complete only paragraphs (c) through (p) of this provision.

(a)

Definitions.

As used in this provision

“Economically disadvan taged 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 citi zens of the United States and who are economically disadvantaged in accordance with 13 CFR part 127. It automatically qualifies as a women owned small business eligible under the WOSB Program.

“Forced or indentured child labor” means all work or service

1) Exacted from any person under the age of 18 under the menace of any penalty for its nonperformance and for which the worker does not offer himself voluntarily; or

(2) Performed by any person under the age of 18 pursuant to a contract the enforcement of which can be accomplished by process or penalties.

“Highest level owner” means the entity that owns or controls an immediate owner of the offeror, or that owns or controls one or more entities that control an immediate owner of the offeror. No entity owns or exercises control of the highest level owner.

“Immediate owner” means an entity, other than the offeror, that has direct control of the offeror. Indicators of control include, but are not limited to, one or more of the following: Ownership or interlocki ng 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 A gricultural and Forestry Products;

(8) PSC 9610, Ores;

(9) PSC 9620, Minerals, Natural and Synthetic; and http://www.acquisition.gov/

(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.

“Restricted business operations” means business oper ations 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). R estricted 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 directl y 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 require ment to be conducted under such authorization;

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

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

(5)

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

(6) Have been voluntarily suspended.

Sensitive technology

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

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

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

(2) Does not include information or informational materials the export of which the President does not have the authority to regulate or prohibit pursuant to section 203(b)(3) of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1702(b)(3)).

“Service disabled veteran owned small business concern”

(1) Means a small business concern

(i) No t less than 51 percent of which is owned by one or more service disabled veterans or, in the case of any publicly owned business, not less than 51 percent of the stock of which is owned by one or more service disabled veterans; and

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

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

“Small business concern” means a concern, including its affiliates, that is independently owned and operated, not dominant in the field of operation in which it is bidding on Government contracts, and qualified as a small business under the criteria in 13 CFR Part 121 and size standards in this solicitation.

“Small disadvantaged business concern, consistent with 13 CFR 124.1002,” mea ns a small business concern under the size standard applicable to the acquisition, that

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

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

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

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

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

(1) Directly by a parent corporation; or

2) Through another subsidiary of a parent corporation.

“Veteran owned small business concern” means a small business concern

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

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

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

“Women owned small business concern” means a small business concern

(1) That is at least 51 percent owned by one or more women or, in the case of a ny publicly owned business, at least 51 percent of the stock of which is owned by one or more women; and

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

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

(b) (1)

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

(2) The off eror has completed the annual representations and certifications electronically via the SAM website accessed through https://www.acquisition.gov . After reviewing the SAM database information, the offe ror verifies by submission of this offer that the representation and certifications currently posted electronically at FAR 52.212 3, Offeror Representations and Certifications Commercial Items, have been entered or updated in the last 12 months, are curren t, accurate, complete, and applicable to this solicitation (including the business size standard applicable to https://www.acquisition.gov/ the NAICS code referenced for this solicitation), as of the date of this offer and are incorporated in this offer by reference (see FAR 4.1201), except for paragraphs

[Offeror to identify the applicable paragraphs at (c) through (p) of this provision that the offeror has completed for the purposes of this solicitation only, if any. These amended representation(s) and/or certif ication(s) are also incorporated in this offer and are current, accurate, and complete as of the date of this offer. Any changes provided by the offeror are applicable to this solicitation only, and do not result in an update to the representations and cer tifications posted electronically on SAM.]

(c) Offerors must complete the following representations when the resulting contract is to be performed in the United States or its outlying areas. Check all that apply.

(1)

Small business concern . The offeror rep resents as part of its offer that it [

] is, [

] is not a small business concern.

(2) Veteran owned small business concern. [Complete only if the offeror represented itself as a small business concern in paragraph (c)(

1) of this provision.] The offeror represents as part of its offer that it [

] is, [ is not a veteran owned small business concern.

(3) Service disabled veteran owned small business concern. [Complete only if the off eror represented itself as a veteran owned small business concern in paragraph (c)(2) of this provision.] The offeror represents as part of its offer that it [

] is, [

] is not a service disabled veteran owned small bu siness concern.

(4) Small disadvantaged business concern. [Complete only if the offeror represented itself as a small business concern in paragraph (c)(1) of this provision.]T he offeror represents that it [

] is, [

] i s not, a small disadvantaged business concern as defined in 13 CFR 124.1002.

(5) Women owned small business concern. [Complete only if the offeror represented itself as a small business concern in paragraph (c)(1) of this provision.]T he offeror represents that it [

] is, [

] is not a women owned small business concern.

Note:

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

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

(i) It [

] is, [

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

(ii) It [

] is, [

] is not a joint venture that complies with the requirements of 13 CFR part 127, and the representation in paragraph (c)(6)(i) of this provision is accurate for each WOSB concern eligible under the WOSB Program participating in the joint venture. [ The offeror shall enter the name or names of the WOSB concern eligible under the WOSB Program and other small businesses that are participating in the joint venture:

.] Each WOSB concern eligible under the WOSB Program participating in the joint venture shall submit a separate signed copy of the WOSB representation.

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

(i) It [

] is, [

] is not an EDWOSB concern, has provided all the required documents to the WOSB Repository, and no change in circumstances or adverse decisio ns have been issued that affects its eligibility; and

(ii) It [

] is, [

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

.] Each EDWOSB concern parti cipating in the joint venture shall submit a separate signed copy of the EDWOSB representation.

(8) Women owned business concern (other than small business concern). [Complete only if the offeror is a women owned business concern and did not represent itse lf as a small business concern in paragraph (c)(1) of this provision.] T he offeror represents that it [

] is, a women owned business concern.

(9)

Tie bid priority for labor surplus area concerns.

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

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

(i) It [

] is, [

] is n ot a HUBZone small business concern listed, on the date of this representation, on the List of Qualified HUBZone Small Business Concerns maintained by the Small Business Administration, and no material changes in ownership and control, principal office, or

HUBZone employee percentage have occurred since it was certified in accordance with 13 CFR part 126; and

(ii) It [

] is, [

] is not a HUBZone joint venture that complies with the requirements of 13 CFR part 126, and t he representation in paragraph (c)(10)(i) of this provision is accurate for each HUBZone small business concern participating in the HUBZone joint venture. [ The offeror shall enter the names of each of the HUBZone small business concerns participating in t he HUBZone joint venture

.] Each HUBZone small business concern participating in the HUBZone joint venture shall submit a separate signed copy of the HUBZone representation.

(11) (Complete if the offeror has represented itself as disad vantaged in paragraph (c)(4) of this provision.)

The offeror shall check the category in which its ownership falls

Black American.

Hispanic American.

Native American (American Indians, Eskimos , Aleuts, or Native Hawaiians).

Asian Pacific American (persons with origins from Burma, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Brunei, Japan, China, Taiwan, Laos, Cambodia (Kampuchea), Vietnam, Korea, The Philippines, Republic of Pa lau, Republic of the Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, Samoa, Macao, Hong Kong, Fiji, Tonga, Kiribati, Tuvalu, or Nauru).

Subcontinent Asian (Asian Indian) American

(persons with origins from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, the Maldives Islands, or Nepal).

Individual/concern, other than one of the preceding.

(d) Representations required to implement provisions of Executive Order 11

(1) Previous contracts and compliance. The offeror represents that

(i) It [

] has, [

] has not, participated in a previous contract or subcontract subject to the Equal Opportunity clause of this solicitation;

and

(ii) It [

] has, [

] has not, filed all required compliance reports.

(2)

Affirmative Action Compliance . The offeror represents that

(i) It [

] h as developed and has on file, [

] has not developed and does not have on file, at each establishment, affirmative action programs required by rules and regulations of the Secretary of Labor (41 CFR parts 1 and 60 2), or

(ii) It [

] has not previously had contrac ts subject to the written affirmative action programs requirement of the rules and regulations of the Secretary of Labor.

(e)

Certification Regarding Payments to Influence Federal Transactions (31 U.S.C. 1352). (Applies only if the contract is expected to exceed $150,000.) By submission of its offer, the offeror certifies to the best of its knowledge and belief that no Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid to any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress or an employee of a Member of Congress on his or her behalf in connection with the award of any resultant contract. If any registrants under the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 have made a lobbying contact on behalf of the offeror with respect to this contract, the offeror shall complete and submit, with its offer, OMB Standard Form LLL, Disclosure of Lobbying Activities, to provide the name of the registrants. The offeror need not report regularly employed officers or employees of the offeror to whom payments of reasonable compensation were made.

(f)

Buy American Certificate.

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

Supplies, is included in this solicitation.)

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

, an end product that is not a COTS ite m and does not meet the component test in paragraph (2) of the definition of “domestic end product.” The terms “commercially available off the shelf (COTS) item,” “component,” “domestic end product,” “end product,” “foreign end product,” and “United States ” are defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled “Buy American Supplies.”

(2) Foreign End Products:

LINE ITEM NO.

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN

[List as necessary]

(3) The Government will evaluate offers in accordance with the policies and procedures of

FAR Part 25.

(g)

(1)

Buy American

Free Trade Agreements

Israeli Trade Act Certificate . (Applies only if the clause at

FAR

52.225 3, Buy American

Free Trade Agreements

Israeli Trade Act, is included in this solicitation.)

(i) The offeror certifies that each end product, except those listed in paragraph (g)(1)(ii) or (g)(1)(iii) of this provision, is a domestic end produc t and that for other than COTS items, the offeror has considered components of unknown origin to have been mined, produced, or manufactured outside the United States. The terms “Bahrainian, Moroccan, Omani, Panamanian, or Peruvian end product,” “commercial ly available off the shelf (COTS) item,” “component,” “domestic end product,” “end product,” “foreign end product,” “Free Trade Agreement country,” “Free Trade Agreement country end product,” “Israeli end product,” and “United States” are defined in the cl ause of this solicitation entitled “Buy American Free Trade Agreements Israeli Trade Act.”

(ii) The offeror certifies that the following supplies are Free Trade Agreement country end products (other than Bahrainian, Moroccan, Omani, Panamanian, or Peruvi an end products) or Israeli end products as defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled “Buy American Free Trade Agreements Israeli Trade Act”:

Free Trade Agreement Country End Products (Other than Bahrainian, Moroccan, Omani, Panamanian, or Peruvi an End Products) or Israeli End Products:

List as necessary

(iii) The offeror shall list tho se supplies that are foreign end products (other than those listed in paragraph (g)(1)(ii) or this provision) as defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled “Buy American Free Trade Agreements Israeli Trade Act.” The offeror shall list as other for eign end products those end products manufactured in the United States that do not qualify as domestic end products, i.e.

, an end product that is not a COTS item and does not meet the component test in paragraph (2) of the definition of “domestic end produ ct.”

Other Foreign End Products:

List as necessary

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

LINE ITEM NO.

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN

LINE ITEM NO.

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN

(2)

Buy American Free Trade Agreements Israeli Trade Act Certificate, Alternate I . If Alternate I to the clause at

FAR 52.225

3 is included in this solicitation, substitute the following paragr aph (g)(1)(ii) for paragraph (g)(1)(ii) of the basic provision:

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

Canadian End Products:

Line Item No.:

[List as necessary]

(3)

Buy American Free Trade Agreements Israeli Trade Act Certificate, Alternate II.

If Alternate II to the clause at FAR 52.225 3 is included in this solicitation, substi tute the following paragraph (g)(1)(ii) for paragraph (g)(1)(ii) of the basic provision:

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

Canadian or Israeli End Products:

List as necessary

(4)

Buy American Free Trade Agreements Israeli Trade Act Certificate, Alternate III.

If Alternate III to the clause at 52.225 3 is included in this solicitation, substitute the following paragraph (g)(1)(ii) for paragraph (g)(1)(ii) of the basic provision:

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