HQ0034-17-T-0001_Combined_Synopsis-Solicitation.pdf

COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION: HQ0034-17-T-0001

Canine Acquisition and Training

Washington Headquarters Services / Acquisitions Directorate (WHS/AD), on behalf of Pentagon Force

Protection Agency Security Services Directorate (PFPA/SSD), anticipates awarding a five (5) year, single award, firm-fixed price Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) for Canine Acquisition and Training.

This is a COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION for commercial items prepared in accordance with the information in FAR Subpart 12.6, using Simplified Acquisition Procedures found at FAR 13.303 and

13.5, as supplemented with the additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; a written solicitation will not be issued. PAPER COPIES OF THIS

SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE. This combined synopsis / solicitation shall be posted on

FEDBIZOPPS.

1. The solicitation number is HQ0034-17-T-0001 and is issued as a request for quotation (RFQ).

The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through

Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-89. Offerors must be registered on System for Award

Management (SAM).

2. It is the responsibility of the Contractor to be familiar with the applicable clauses and provisions.

The clauses may be accessed in full text at this address: www.farsite.hill.af.mil.

3. This acquisition is a 100% set aside for small businesses. The associated North American

Industrial Classification Systems (NAICS) code for this procurement is 112990: “ All Other

Animal Production” with an associated small business size standard of $.075M.

4. Submit responses to this COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION to Crystal J. Broadnax via email crystal.j.broadnax.civ@mail.mil. All quotes shall be submitted for items requested.

Quotes must include all quantities listed, all or none. Quotes shall be submitted NO LATER

THAN : Monday, November 28, 2016 at 11:00 AM EST

5. Questions submissions: Wednesday, 23 November 2016 at 3:00PM (EST)

The following pricing is requested:

No Description Estimated

Quantities

Unit

Unit

Price

Total

Price

1 Single-Purpose Explosive

Canine

9 Each

2 Dual-Purpose

Explosive/Patrol Canine

4 Each

3 Person-Borne Explosive

Canine

4 Each

4 Handler Training (Per

Handler)

17 Each mailto:crystal.j.broadnax.civ@mail.mil

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) Terms and Conditions

1. Authority: This Blanket Purchase Agreement is entered into under the authority of 10 USC 2304 and the Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 13.303, Blanket Purchase Agreement.

2. Description of Agreement: The Contractor shall provide Canine Acquisition and Training for the

Pentagon Force Protection Agency (PFPA). The Contractor shall provide the supplies and services for

PFPA in accordance with the Statement of Work (SOW). A Blanket Purchase Agreement will be awarded with an ordering period of 5 years.

3. Extent of Obligation: The Government is obligated only to the extent of authorized purchases actually made under the BPA. Funds will be obligated on individual call orders placed against the BPA. In accordance with FAR 16.702(c), no monetary obligation in the form of a minimum guarantee or otherwise will be made with the establishment of the BPA. Additionally, all call orders will be placed over the phone or via email. The Government reserves the right to cancel this BPA at any time, and is bound only to the extent the Contractor must be given thirty (30) days written notification prior to exercising this right.

4. Authorized BPA Users/Callers: For decentralized BPA’s, individuals authorized to place call orders against this BPA shall be appointed and identified to the Contractor in writing. The appointment letter shall identify individuals either by title of position or by name of individual. The letter will include organizational component, and the dollar limitation per purchase for each position title. For centralized

BPA’s, all call orders will be generated from the contracting office.

5. Purchase Limitation: This BPA will have a performance period of five (5) years from the time of agreement. The combined value of all call orders (Master BPA Limit) issued under this BPA will not exceed $300,000. Should the combined value of all call orders issued under this BPA reach $300,000 at any time during the period of performance, no additional call orders will be issued unless the agreement is modified. Unless otherwise identified, each individual call order shall not exceed $150,000.

6. Delivery Tickets: The Contractor shall ensure all shipments under the agreement, shall be accompanied by delivery tickets that shall contain the following minimum information:

(i) Name of supplier.

(ii) BPA number.

(iii) Date of purchase.

(iv) Purchase number.

(v) Itemized list of supplies or services furnished.

(vi) Quantity, unit price, and extension of each item, less applicable discounts (unit prices and extensions need not be shown when incompatible with the use of automated systems, provided that the invoice is itemized to show this information).

(vii) Date of delivery or shipment.

7. Invoices: Fast payment procedures for supplies and services are based on the Contractor’s submission of an invoice constituting certification that the Contractor has delivered the supplies to a point of receipt by the Government and shall replace, repair or correct supplies not received at destination, damaged in transit or not conforming to purchase agreements.

The requirements of a proper invoice are as specified in FAR 52.212-4. Full text of this clause can be found on the web at URL: http://farsite.hill.af.mil/. In addition, the Reseller shall follow the terms of

DFARS 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports. The Reseller shall submit an original invoice through Wide Area Work Flow (WAWF) in accordance with the order instructions. Invoices will be handled in accordance with the Prompt Payment Act (31 U.S.C. 3903) and

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) prompt payment regulations at 5 CFR part 1315.

8. Issuance of Calls: Call orders will be solicited from the awardee of the BPA in accordance with FAR

13.303-2(a) (3) and procedures described herein. The Government may utilize Request for Quotation

(RFQ) procedures which may require the contractor to submit a price quote and delivery schedule for an anticipated Call Orders award. Upon issuing an RFQ for Call Orders, the BPA holder will typically have two (2) to five (5) days to submit its quote, depending on complexity.

9. Obligation of Funds: Funds will be obligated on individual BPA Call Orders placed against the respective BPA(s). In accordance with FAR 13.303-3(a) (2), the Government is obligated only to the extent of authorized purchases actually made under the BPA.

10. BPA Pricing: Prices to the Government are in accordance with the price submitted by the Contractor and approved by the Contracting Officer. Prices shall be updated yearly by the anniversary of the BPA issuance, as needed, and evaluated for fair and reasonableness by the Contracting Officer. Prices shall not escalate during the term of the BPA. The Government reserves the right to add new canines or additional services to the BPA during the term of this Agreement. If at any time during the period of performance a new item should be added, new prices shall be submitted. Please allow up to 5 calendar days grace period between submissions of the new prices, if any.

Inspection and Acceptance Terms: Inspect and accept at destination by the Government.

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

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

52.203-12 Limitation On Payments To Influence Certain Federal

Transactions

OCT 2010

52.203-17 Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights and Requirement

To Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights

APR 2014

52.204-7 System for Award Management JUL 2013

52.204-10 Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier

Subcontract Awards

OCT 2015

52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance JUL 2013

52.204-19 Incorporation by Reference of Representations and

Certifications.

DEC 2014

52.209-6 Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting

With Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for

Debarment

OCT 2015

52.209-9 Updates of Publicly Available Information Regarding

Responsibility Matters

JUL 2013

52.209-10 Prohibition on Contracting With Inverted Domestic

Corporations

NOV 2015

52.211-17 Delivery of Excess Quantities SEP 1989

52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions--Commercial Items MAY 2015

52.212-5 (Dev) Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement

Statutes or Executive Orders--Commercial Items (Deviation

2013-O0019)

SEP 2016

52.219-14 Limitations On Subcontracting NOV 2011

52.222-3 Convict Labor JUN 2003

52.222-19 Child Labor -- Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies FEB 2016

52.222-21 Prohibition Of Segregated Facilities APR 2015

52.222-26 Equal Opportunity SEP 2016

52.222-35 Equal Opportunity for Veterans OCT 2015

52.222-36 Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities JUL 2014

52.222-37 Employment Reports on Veterans FEB 2016

52.222-40 Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor

Relations Act

DEC 2010

52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons MAR 2015

52.223-18 Encouraging Contractor Policies To Ban Text Messaging

While Driving

AUG 2011

52.225-13 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases JUN 2008

52.225-25 Prohibition on Contracting with Entities Engaging in Certain

Activities or Transactions Relating to Iran-- Representation and Certifications.

OCT 2015

52.232-18 Availability Of Funds APR 1984

52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer--System for Award

Management

JUL 2013

52.232-36 Payment by Third Party MAY 2014

52.232-39 Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations JUN 2013

52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business

Subcontractors

DEC 2013

52.233-1 Disputes MAY 2014

52.233-3 Protest After Award AUG 1996

52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim OCT 2004

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

NOV 2011

252.204-7003 Control Of Government Personnel Work Product APR 1992

252.204-7004 Alt A System for Award Management Alternate A FEB 2014

252.204-7006 Billing Instructions OCT 2005

252.204-7008 Compliance With Safeguarding Covered Defense Information

Controls

DEC 2015

252.204-7012 Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber

Incident Reporting.

DEC 2015

252.213-7000 Notice to Prospective Suppliers on Use of Past Performance

Information Retrieval System--Statistical Reporting in Past

Performance Evaluations

JUN 2015

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY FULL TEXT

52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS--COMMERCIAL ITEMS (OCT 2015)

A single award base Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) will be established as a result of this solicitation. The BPA will provide for centralized ordering for the Pentagon Force Protection Agency (PFPA). This procurement is being conducted in accordance with the provisions of

(a) North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code and small business size standard. The NAICS code and small business size standard for this acquisition appear in Block 10 of the solicitation cover sheet (SF

1449). However, the small business size standard for a concern which submits an offer in its own name, but which proposes to furnish an item which it did not itself manufacture, is 500 employees.

(b) Submission of offers. Submit signed and dated offers to the office specified in this solicitation at or before the exact time specified in this solicitation. Offers may be submitted on the SF 1449, letterhead stationery, or as otherwise specified in the solicitation. As a minimum, offers must show--

(1) The solicitation number;

(2) The time specified in the solicitation for receipt of offers;

(3) The name, address, and telephone number of the offeror;

(4) A technical description of the items being offered in sufficient detail to evaluate compliance with the requirements in the solicitation. This may include product literature, or other documents, if necessary;

(5) Terms of any express warranty;

(6) Price and any discount terms;

(7) "Remit to" address, if different than mailing address;

(8) A completed copy of the representations and certifications at FAR 52.212-3 (see FAR 52.212-3(b) for those representations and certifications that the offeror shall complete electronically);

(9) Acknowledgment of Solicitation Amendments;

(10) Past performance information, when included as an evaluation factor, to include recent and relevant contracts for the same or similar items and other references (including contract numbers, points of contact with telephone numbers and other relevant information); and

(11) If the offer is not submitted on the SF 1449, include a statement specifying the extent of agreement with all terms, conditions, and provisions included in the solicitation. Offers that fail to furnish required representations or information, or reject the terms and conditions of the solicitation may be excluded from consideration.

(c) Period for acceptance of offers. The offeror agrees to hold the prices in its offer firm for 30 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of offers, unless another time period is specified in an addendum to the solicitation.

(d) Product samples. When required by the solicitation, product samples shall be submitted at or prior to the time specified for receipt of offers. Unless otherwise specified in this solicitation, these samples shall be submitted at no expense to the Government, and returned at the sender's request and expense, unless they are destroyed during preaward testing.

(e) Multiple offers. Offerors are encouraged to submit multiple offers presenting alternative terms and conditions or commercial items for satisfying the requirements of this solicitation. Each offer submitted will be evaluated separately.

(f) Late submissions, modifications, revisions, and withdrawals of offers:

(1) Offerors are responsible for submitting offers, and any modifications, revisions, or withdrawals, so as to reach the Government office designated in the solicitation by the time specified in the solicitation. If no time is specified in the solicitation, the time for receipt is 4:30 p.m., local time, for the designated Government office on the date that offers or revisions are due.

(2)(i) Any offer, modification, revision, or withdrawal of an offer received at the Government office designated in the solicitation after the exact time specified for receipt of offers is “late” and will not be considered unless it is received before award is made, the Contracting Officer determines that accepting the late offer would not unduly delay the acquisition; and--

(A) If it was transmitted through an electronic commerce method authorized by the solicitation, it was received at the initial point of entry to the Government infrastructure not later than 5:00 p.m. one working day prior to the date specified for receipt of offers; or

(B) There is acceptable evidence to establish that it was received at the Government installation designated for receipt of offers and was under the Government's control prior to the time set for receipt of offers; or

(C) If this solicitation is a request for proposals, it was the only proposal received.

(ii) However, a late modification of an otherwise successful offer, that makes its terms more favorable to the

Government, will be considered at any time it is received and may be accepted.

(3) Acceptable evidence to establish the time of receipt at the Government installation includes the time/date stamp of that installation on the offer wrapper, other documentary evidence of receipt maintained by the installation, or oral testimony or statements of Government personnel.

(4) If an emergency or unanticipated event interrupts normal Government processes so that offers cannot be received at the Government office designated for receipt of offers by the exact time specified in the solicitation, and urgent

Government requirements preclude amendment of the solicitation or other notice of an extension of the closing date, the time specified for receipt of offers will be deemed to be extended to the same time of day specified in the solicitation on the first work day on which normal Government processes resume.

(5) Offers may be withdrawn by written notice received at any time before the exact time set for receipt of offers.

Oral offers in response to oral solicitations may be withdrawn orally. If the solicitation authorizes facsimile offers, offers may be withdrawn via facsimile received at any time before the exact time set for receipt of offers, subject to the conditions specified in the solicitation concerning facsimile offers. An offer may be withdrawn in person by an offeror or its authorized representative if, before the exact time set for receipt of offers, the identity of the person requesting withdrawal is established and the person signs a receipt for the offer.

(g) Contract award (not applicable to Invitation for Bids). The Government intends to evaluate offers and award a contract without discussions with offerors. Therefore, the offeror's initial offer should contain the offeror's best terms from a price and technical standpoint. However, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if later determined by the Contracting Officer to be necessary. The Government may reject any or all offers if such action is in the public interest; accept other than the lowest offer; and waive informalities and minor irregularities in offers received.

(h) Multiple awards. The Government may accept any item or group of items of an offer, unless the offeror qualifies the offer by specific limitations. Unless otherwise provided in the Schedule, offers may not be submitted for quantities less than those specified. The Government reserves the right to make an award on any item for a quantity less than the quantity offered, at the unit prices offered, unless the offeror specifies otherwise in the offer.

(i) Availability of requirements documents cited in the solicitation. (1)(i) The GSA Index of Federal Specifications, Standards and Commercial Item Descriptions, FPMR Part 101-29, and copies of specifications, standards, and commercial item descriptions cited in this solicitation may be obtained for a fee by submitting a request to--GSA

Federal Supply Service Specifications Section, Suite 8100, 470 East L'Enfant Plaza, SW, Washington, DC

20407, Telephone (202) 619-8925, Facsimile (202) 619-8978.

(ii) If the General Services Administration, Department of Agriculture, or Department of Veterans Affairs issued this solicitation, a single copy of specifications, standards, and commercial item descriptions cited in this solicitation may be obtained free of charge by submitting a request to the addressee in paragraph (i)(1)(i) of this provision.

Additional copies will be issued for a fee.

(2) Most unclassified Defense specifications and standards may be downloaded from the following ASSIST websites:

(i) ASSIST (https://assist.dla.mil/online/start/).

(ii) Quick Search (http://quicksearch.dla.mil/).

(iii) ASSISTdocs.com (http://assistdocs.com).

(3) Documents not available from ASSIST may be ordered from the Department of Defense Single Stock Point

(DoDSSP) by--

(i) Using the ASSIST Shopping Wizard (https://assist.dla.mil/wizard/index.cfm);

(ii) Phoning the DoDSSP Customer Service Desk (215) 697-2179, Mon-Fri, 0730 to 1600 EST; or

(iii) Ordering from DoDSSP, Building 4, Section D, 700 Robbins Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19111-5094, Telephone

(215) 697-2667/2179, Facsimile (215) 697-1462.

(4) Nongovernment (voluntary) standards must be obtained from the organization responsible for their preparation, publication, or maintenance.

(j) Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) Number. (Applies to all offers exceeding $3,500, and offers of

$3,500 or less if the solicitation requires the Contractor to be registered in the System for Award Management

(SAM) database. The offeror shall enter, in the block with its name and address on the cover page of its offer, the annotation “DUNS” or “DUNS +4” followed by the DUNS or DUNS +4 number that identifies the offeror's name and address. The DUNS +4 is the DUNS number plus a 4-character suffix that may be assigned at the discretion of the offeror to establish additional SAM records for identifying alternative Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) accounts

(see FAR Subpart 32.11) for the same concern. If the offeror does not have a DUNS number, it should contact Dun and Bradstreet directly to obtain one. An offeror within the United States may contact Dun and Bradstreet by calling

1-866-705-5711 or via the internet at http://fedgov.dnb.com/webform. An offeror located outside the United States must contact the local Dun and Bradstreet office for a DUNS number. The offeror should indicate that it is an offeror for a Government contract when contacting the local Dun and Bradstreet office.

(k) System for Award Management. Unless exempted by an addendum to this solicitation, by submission of an offer, the offeror acknowledges the requirement that a prospective awardee shall be registered in the SAM database prior to award, during performance and through final payment of any contract resulting from this solicitation. If the Offeror does not become registered in the SAM database in the time prescribed by the Contracting

Officer, the Contracting Officer will proceed to award to the next otherwise successful registered Offeror. Offerors may obtain information on registration and annual confirmation requirements via the SAM database accessed through https://www.acquisition.gov.

(l) Debriefing. If a post-award debriefing is given to requesting offerors, the Government shall disclose the following information, if applicable:

(1) The agency's evaluation of the significant weak or deficient factors in the debriefed offeror's offer.

(2) The overall evaluated cost or price and technical rating of the successful and the debriefed offeror and past performance information on the debriefed offeror.

https://assist.dla.mil/online/start/ http://quicksearch.dla.mil/ http://assistdocs.com/ https://assist.dla.mil/wizard/index.cfm https://www.acquisition.gov/

(3) The overall ranking of all offerors, when any ranking was developed by the agency during source selection.

(4) A summary of the rationale for award;

(5) For acquisitions of commercial items, the make and model of the item to be delivered by the successful offeror.

(6) Reasonable responses to relevant questions posed by the debriefed offeror as to whether source-selection procedures set forth in the solicitation, applicable regulations, and other applicable authorities were followed by the agency.

(End of provision)

52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS--COMMERCIAL ITEMS ADDENDUM (OCT 2015)

Quote Requirements:

Administrative Volume:

The offeror shall present a cover sheet with offerors quote which includes Point of Contact authorized to negotiate and sign on behalf of the Offeror (include phone number and email address), Tax Identification Number, CAGE

Code, DUNS code. (Page limit: 1 page)

Technical Volume:

The offeror shall provide its technical capability and experience against the BPA Statement of Work (SOW). The offeror shall also describe any licenses or certifications from any commercial industry applicable to canine acquisition and training. (Page limit: 10 pages)

Price:

The offeror shall propose a firm-fixed price for the contract and identify pricing as specified herein.

(Page limit: no page limit)

52.212-2 EVALUATION--COMMERCIAL ITEMS ADDENDUM (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:

The Government intends to award a single Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) from this solicitation to the lowest price technically acceptable (LPTA) offer received in response to the solicitation. Quotes are evaluated for acceptability but not ranked using the non-cost/price factors.

The evaluation of the Offeror’s technical volume will assess whether it will satisfy the Government’s minimum acceptability requirements. The Offeror shall provide its technical capability against: 1) Basic BPA SOW

The Government will accept the quote that conforms to all aspects of the solicitation characteristics and Statement of

Work (SOW) to be deemed technically acceptable. If the lowest priced offer is not technically acceptable, then the next lowest offer will be evaluated.

The BPA resulting from this solicitation shall be Firm-Fixed Price.

(b) A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the 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 negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award.

52.219-28 POST-AWARD SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAM REREPRESENTATION (JULY 2013)

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

Long-term contract means a contract of more than five years in duration, including options. However, the term does not include contracts that exceed five years in duration because the period of performance has been extended for a cumulative period not to exceed six months under the clause at 52.217-8, Option to Extend Services, or other appropriate authority.

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 the size standard in paragraph (c) of this clause. Such a concern is ``not dominant in its field of operation'' when it does not exercise a controlling or major influence on a national basis in a kind of business activity in which a number of business concerns are primarily engaged. In determining whether dominance exists, consideration shall be given to all appropriate factors, including volume of business, number of employees, financial resources, competitive status or position, ownership or control of materials, processes, patents, license agreements, facilities, sales territory, and nature of business activity.

(b) If the Contractor represented that it was a small business concern prior to award of this contract, the Contractor shall represent its size status according to paragraph (e) of this clause or, if applicable, paragraph (g) of this clause, upon the occurrence of any of the following:

(1) Within 30 days after execution of a novation agreement or within 30 days after modification of the contract to include this clause, if the novation agreement was executed prior to inclusion of this clause in the contract.

(2) Within 30 days after a merger or acquisition that does not require a novation or within 30 days after modification of the contract to include this clause, if the merger or acquisition occurred prior to inclusion of this clause in the contract.

(3) For long-term contracts--

(i) Within 60 to 120 days prior to the end of the fifth year of the contract; and

(ii) Within 60 to 120 days prior to the date specified in the contract for exercising any option thereafter.

(c) The Contractor shall represent its size status in accordance with the size standard in effect at the time of this representation that corresponds to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to this contract. The small business size standard corresponding to this NAICS code can be found at http://www.sba.gov/content/table-small-business-size-standards.

(d) The small business size standard for a Contractor providing a product which it does not manufacture itself, for a contract other than a construction or service contract, is 500 employees.

(e) Except as provided in paragraph (g) of this clause, the Contractor shall make the representation required by paragraph (b) of this clause by validating or updating all its representations in the Representations and Certifications section of the System for Award Management (SAM) and its other data in SAM, as necessary, to ensure that they reflect the Contractor's current status. The

Contractor shall notify the contracting office in writing within the timeframes specified in paragraph (b) of this clause that the data have been validated or updated, and provide the date of the validation or update.

(f) If the Contractor represented that it was other than a small business concern prior to award of this contract, the

Contractor may, but is not required to, take the actions required by paragraphs (e) or (g) of this clause.

(g) If the Contractor does not have representations and certifications in SAM, or does not have a representation in

SAM for the NAICS code applicable to this contract, the Contractor is required to complete the following representation and submit it to the contracting office, along with the contract number and the date on which the representation was completed:

The Contractor represents that it ( ) is, ( ) is not a small business concern under NAICS Code 112990- assigned to contract number .

(Contractor to sign and date and insert authorized signer's name and title).

(End of clause)

52.252-1 SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998)

This solicitation incorporates one or more solicitation provisions by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. The offeror is cautioned that the listed provisions may include blocks that must be completed by the offeror and submitted with its quotation or offer. In lieu of submitting the full text of those provisions, the offeror may identify the provision by paragraph identifier and provide the appropriate information with its quotation or offer. Also, the full text of a solicitation provision may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es):

http://farsite.hill.af.mil/

52.252-2 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998)

This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es):

http://farsite.hill.af.mil/

52.252-5 AUTHORIZED DEVIATIONS IN PROVISIONS (APR 1984)

(a) The use in this solicitation of any Federal Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR Chapter 1) provision with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of"(DEVIATION)" after the date of the provision.

(b) The use in this solicitation of any DFARS (48 CFR Chapter 2) provision with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of "(DEVIATION)" after the name of the regulation.

52.252-6 AUTHORIZED DEVIATIONS IN CLAUSES (APR 1984)

(a) The use in this solicitation or contract of any Federal Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR Chapter 1) clause with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of "(DEVIATION)" after the date of the clause.

(b) The use in this solicitation or contract of any DFARS (48 CFR Chapter 2) clause with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of "(DEVIATION)" after the name of the regulation.

252.213-7000 NOTICE TO PROSPECTIVE SUPPLIERS ON USE OF PAST PERFORMANCE INFORMATION

RETRIEVAL SYSTEM--STATISTICAL REPORTING IN PAST PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS (JUNE

2015)

(a) The Past Performance Information Retrieval System--Statistical Reporting (PPIRS-SR) application

(http://www.ppirs.gov/) will be used in the evaluation of suppliers' past performance in accordance with

DFARS 213.106-2(b)(i).

(b) PPIRS-SR collects quality and delivery data on previously awarded contracts and orders from existing

Department of Defense reporting systems to classify each supplier's performance history by Federal supply class

(FSC) and product or service code (PSC). The PPIRS-SR application provides the contracting officer quantifiable past performance information regarding a supplier's quality and delivery performance for the FSC and PSC of the supplies being purchased.

(c) The quality and delivery classifications identified for a supplier in PPIRS-SR will be used by the contracting officer to evaluate a supplier's past performance in conjunction with the supplier's references (if requested) and other provisions of this solicitation under the past performance evaluation factor. The Government reserves the right to award to the supplier whose quotation or offer represents the best value to the Government.

(d) PPIRS-SR classifications are generated monthly for each contractor and can be reviewed by following the access instructions in the PPIRS-SR User's Manual found at https://www.ppirs.gov/pdf/PPIRS-

SR_UserMan.pdf. Contractors are granted access to PPIRS-SR for their own classifications only. Suppliers are encouraged to review their own classifications, the PPIRS-SR reporting procedures and classification methodology detailed in the PPIRS-SR User's Manual, and PPIRS-SR Evaluation Criteria available from the references at https://www.ppirs.gov/pdf/PPIRS-SR_DataEvaluationCriteria.pdf. The method to challenge a rating generated by PPIRS-

SR is provided in the User's Manual.

52.216-9000 WHS/AD LOCAL CLAUSE: ORDERING OFFICERS (MAR 2015)

(a) Authority

(1) The Ordering Officer is a representative of the Government with limited authority who has been designated in writing by the Contracting Officer to place oral orders against this contract/Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) using the procedures described in paragraph (b) of this clause. No single order placed by an Ordering Officer shall exceed the single order limit specified on that Ordering Officer’s appointment memorandum (a copy of which will be provided to the Contractor) or exceed the total order limit under the contract/BPA ordering instructions.

(2) The Ordering Officer is not authorized to take any direct or indirect actions or make any commitments that will result in changes to price, quantity, quality, schedule, place of performance, delivery or any other terms or conditions of the written contract/BPA.

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(3) The Contractor is responsible for promptly providing written notification to the Contracting Officer if it believes the Ordering Officer has requested or directed any change to the existing contract/BPA. No action shall be taken by the Contractor for any proposed change to the contract/BPA until the Contracting Officer has issued a written directive or written modification to the contract/BPA. The Government will not accept and is not liable for any alleged change to the contract/BPA unless the change is included in a written modification or directive signed by the

Contracting Officer.

(4) Ordering Officers may only place orders up to the limits set forth in their Ordering Officer memorandum and their delegation of contracting authority for purchase cardholder. If either of these delegations of authority is terminated by either the Contracting Officer or the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD)/Washington

Headquarters Services (WHS) purchase card program manager, orders shall no longer be placed by them or accepted by the Contractor. The Contracting Officer will issue a memorandum terminating the Ordering Officer’s authority and the Ordering Officer and the Contractor will be required to acknowledge such termination in writing.

(5) Ordering officer authority is not delegable.

(6) The Contracting Officer will supply the Contractor with a list, updated during the term of the contract, of

Ordering Officers authorized to place orders against this contract and the limits of their authority.

(b) Ordering Procedures

(1) Notwithstanding the requirements set forth in DFARS clause 252.216-7006, Ordering, the Contractor is authorized to accept oral orders from the individuals listed above during the active period of performance of this contract/BPA.

(2) Written (confirming) orders must be issued by the Ordering Officer before any work may be performed by the

Contractor. An email issued by the Ordering Officer and affirmed by a Contractor-designated ordering representative is acceptable written confirmation and acknowledgement of the order. The specifics of the order must not conflict with the existing contract terms and conditions. The order must include:

(i) Contract/BPA number

(ii) CLIN(s)

(iii) Price(s) as stated in the contract/BPA. Any order that deviates from the prices set forth in the schedule of the contract/BPA must be placed by the Contracting Officer. Ordering Officers are not authorized to negotiate price adjustments.

(iv) Quantity(ies)

(v) Period of performance or delivery schedule

(vi) Place of performance or delivery

(vii) Any other specifics that may need to be documented that are not in conflict with existing terms and conditions of the contract/BPA.

(3) If the written confirmation of the order conflicts with the contract/BPA in anyway, the Contractor will immediately contact the Ordering Officer and Contracting Officer. The issue must be resolved prior to the

Contractor starting any work.

(4) Ordering Officers may not split purchases to circumvent their single or monthly ordering limitations. If purchases will exceed such limits, the order shall be placed by the Contracting Officer.

(5) The method of payment for the orders shall be the Government purchase card administered by the OSD/WHS

Purchase Card Program.

(6) The Contractor shall provide an itemized invoice to the Ordering Officer.

252.233-9000 WHS/AD LOCAL PROVISION: AGENCY-LEVEL PROTESTS (MAR 2015)

Potential bidders or offerors may submit an agency-level protest directly to the Contracting Officer. As an alternative to the Contracting Officer’s consideration of a protest, a potential bidder or offeror may request an independent review of their protest by a WHS Protest Deciding Official. In either case, the agency-level protest must comply with the requirements and procedures in FAR 33.103 for submitting agency-level protests. A request for an independent review by the WHS Protest Deciding Official shall be submitted to:

Contracting Officer: Isiah Mack

Address: Washington Headquarters Services/Acquisition Directorate

225 South Clark Street, Suite 1202

Arlington, VA 22202

A protest decision by the Contracting Officer or WHS Protest Deciding Official is final and not subject to appeal or reconsideration within WHS.

(end of clause)

Statement of Work (SOW)

1. Contract Title: Canine Acquisition and Training

2. Background: The Pentagon Force Protection Agency (PFPA) / Pentagon Police Directorate (PPD) Canine

Unit acquires, trains, and deploys canine teams in explosive detection and patrol in furtherance of our core mission to secure all modes of transportation, ingress/egress access areas, parcel detection, building searches, and a host of other high profile inspections at designated locations within the National Capital

Region (NCR). Canine teams consist of canines paired with handlers to provide mobile, fixed, and flexible deterrence, apprehension and explosive detection capabilities. Utilization of explosive detection and dual purpose canine teams strengthens and enhances overall security. The capacity of the PFPA/PPD Canine

Team Program is vital to national security for this facility and surrounding NCR resources. Proper selection, socialization and training are paramount in order to establish and maintain successful PPD explosive detection and patrol canine teams.

3. Objectives: The Contractor shall provide canine acquisition and canine training services.

4. Scope: The Contractor shall provide the following canine acquisition and training services:

Single-purpose selection / tested explosive canine or single-purpose explosive pre-trained canines for explosive odor recognition capable of forensic explosive detection for area, route, vehicle, and building clearance.

Dual-purpose explosive / patrol dogs.

Single-purpose person-borne improvised explosive device detection canine.

Training courses to include training a law enforcement officer with no canine experience to handle a dog in all explosive and patrol type situations.

The Contractor shall provide canines that pass PFPA / PPD assessment and selection criteria for breed, physical appearance, weight and health standards. The Contractor shall provide all necessary labor, equipment, gear, training aids, tools, materials, supervision, transportation, fulfilment of training for selected dogs and other items and services necessary to facilitate the procurement of canines and training services for police canines assigned to the PFPA / PPD.

5. Contractor Responsibilities.

5.1 Canine Acquisition:

The Contractor shall provide:

Single-Purpose Selection/Tested Explosive Canine or single-purpose explosive pre-trained canines for explosive odor recognition capable of forensic explosive detection for area, route, vehicle, and building clearance.

Dual-purpose explosive/patrol dogs.

Single-purpose Person-Borne Improvised Explosive Device Detection canine.

Selected canines shall be trained in the following:

Single-Purpose Selection/Tested Explosive Canine or Single-Purpose Explosive Canine Pre

Trained for explosive odor recognition.

Dual-Purpose Selection/Tested Explosive and Patrol Canine or Dual-Purpose Selection/Tested

Explosive and Patrol Canine Pre-Trained for patrol and explosive detection.

Single-purpose canine trained in Person-Borne Explosive Detection.

5.2 Canine Acceptance Criteria:

a) Physical

1) Breed: Breeds historically selected for detection purposes come from the sporting, herding, hound and working categories.

2) Age: The adult dog should be 12 to 36 months of age at time of the evaluation.

3) Weight/Height: Weight must be proportional to the dog’s frame and skeletal size. An objective rating system to measure body condition (weight for frame) should be used.

(Development and Validation of body condition score system for dogs: a clinical tool.

La Flamme Canine practice 1997 Vol 22 pages 10-15.)

4) Sex: males and females are acceptable. Dogs of either sex have shown good ability in detection work. A female in estrus should be deferred until a minimum of 4 – 6 weeks after completion.

5) Color: Any color typical for the breed is acceptable.

6) Identification: To ensure proper identification, all dogs submitted for evaluation must have a collar/harness with the dog’s name affixed to it. The collar/harness must be strong enough to restrain the dog. It is considered a best practice to ensure that a computer microchip/tattoo for identification purposes is implanted in each dog.

b) Temperament

A potential canine should be even tempered and demonstrate a confident outgoing investigative attitude.

The temperament is in direct connection and control of the intent, motivation, attitude, performance, response and reaction. Dogs must be able to tolerate a variety of work conditions appropriate to the task.

Unacceptable temperament flaws include: a variety of fears, poor past experiences from which the dog has not recovered, unwarranted aggression or shyness; an over or under reaction to external stimuli.

c) Evaluation Standards

Evaluation of adult dogs should take place between 12 and 36 months of age because this is when dogs are normally behaviorally and socially mature. Evaluation should be conducted by the buyer or their representative and be carried out in an environment unfamiliar to the dog, but indicative of the type where the dog will be operating after training. The supplier should not normally be present during the evaluation.

d) Behavioral - Single-Purpose Selection/Tested Explosive Canine or single-purpose explosive pre-trained canines

An explosive-trained canines shall be able to search buildings, vehicles, luggage/parcels, lockers, open area interdiction, long range, buried items, IED's and more. The canine must be pre imprinted to detect explosive odor, Listed below are several test that provide insight into a candidate’s suitability.

1. Environmental soundness

The canine will be evaluated on normal reactions to commonly encounter environment. It should have confidence in all areas and after one or two exposures and will start to demonstrate marked improved confidence. The canine should display independence and continuity of focus without constant handler reinforcement, as well as, demonstrating levels of concentration.

The canine will be walked through an environmental conditioning area which will contain different examples of flooring and footing (carpet, wood, ceramic etc.), open and closed stairs, temperatures, light values (from bright light to totally dark), open and confined areas, with and without obstacles, and various noise distracters.

2. Search and retrieve / food drive

The canine will be evaluated to assess its ability to hunt and retrieve / food drive in different environmental conditions. An example test might be, throwing a reward item for recovery on grass, solid wood floor, steel decking, open stairs. Where the throws are indoors, the evaluations are done in full light to complete darkness. The canine will also be tested with a fake throw where the dog thinks that the item has been thrown when it has not, which will evaluate the hunt drive. A further evaluation of the hunt drive will be outside where the item is thrown into long grass and also both upwind and downwind.

The canine change in behavior when the dog can see the reward and is able to anticipate the hunt, the speed with which the dog goes out for the reward as well as the speed of approach and of the strike (pick up) will be evaluated. The canine will be evaluated on its determination to retain the reward after recovery. This evaluation is the measurement of the dog’s need, drive and desire to obtain its reward in the variable conditions. The canine performance is graded on the intensity to obtain the reward (speed and possession; persistence to obtain the reward).

3. Sociability

The canine will be evaluated on its reaction to people, dogs and other animals as appropriate. The canine must not show abnormal aggression, submission, fear and potential for distraction. This test will be done with and without the dog’s expected detection reward (ball, Kong, towel, food).

An example of a test could be: The dog is led by its handler through a minimum of two people.

The dog should move between the people without overt response, without showing avoidance-behavior or aggression. Curious sniffing is evaluated as a completely natural social behavior and therefore is considered as harmless as ignoring of the passive person group. An excessive avoidance behavior and an excessive aggressive response will be deemed as a negative. The canine will also be evaluated on its ability to recover its primary reward (ball, Kong, towel, food) in and around the people. The reward will be thrown near them and the evaluation will assess the canines’ ability to not be distracted by those standing round the reward.

4. Tracking

The canine will be evaluated on whether or not it has any natural tracking ability or any previous training. The canine will be evaluated on its desire/ability to use nose, interest level, desire to pursue the track and tenacity to stay with it to the end. An example of the evaluation could be: The track would be laid in an open field free from distractions and with grass up to six inches in height. The quarry will walk in a straight line, downwind, for approximately 200 feet, lay a ball at the end and return to the start, double laying it. The track can be marked by scuffing it but the handler must know where the track is. It is then aged for 10 minutes. The canine is cast over the track without encouragement to see if it will indicate and pursue its own. If the canine does not, then some direction can be given.

Desirable evaluation outcomes may include but are not limited to:

Stable and outgoing in any environment

Should have an excellent retrieve/hunt drive on a thrown or hidden object.

Concentration and maintenance of focus over time with the dog’s attention on the object, regardless of area and other distractions

The canine should maintain strong drive throughout the entire evaluation

The dog should demonstrate independent sniffing behavior

Undesirable canine outcomes may include but are not limited to:

Chases but does not search for the object, will not search/hunt for the object, gives up the search easily and will not chase a moving object

Chases but leaves for distractions, such as animal contamination - i.e. urine/feces – other people or casual items in area - i.e. piece of paper on ground

Distracted/overwhelmed by the environmental conditions

Behaves in a shy, nervous and overly aggressive manner

Fail to search, hunt for the odor/object, and find the odor object

Shows a lack of search intensity and stamina

Diminishing interest in the reward during the evaluation

Over-aggressive dogs that are unable to work around people and other dogs.

Exhibits excessive panting that is not due to heat or exercise.

Low drive, no desire to complete the task and easily distracted by noise, people, other dogs

e) Behavioral- Dual-purpose explosive/patrol canine.

Dual Purpose explosive / patrol canines must also meet requirements in paragraph D above.

The dual purpose explosive / patrol trained canines shall be able to search buildings, vehicles, luggage/parcels, lockers, open area interdiction, long range, buried items, IED's and more. The canine shall possess the ability to detect explosive odor.

The canine…