ATTACHMENT_2__TERMS_AND_CONDITIONS_17QAA5544.pdf

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

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Statement of Requirement

The proposed contract to be awarded by the United States Coast Guard (USCG) shall be for

Mess Attendant Services as specified in the Performance Work Statement (PWS). Fixed work and estimated quantities are shown in the schedule of supplies/services.

The following clauses and provisions are included:

52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items (Jan 2017)

Period of Acceptance of Offers

(c) Prices must remain effective for 90 days after solicitation closes.

Cost or Pricing Data

It is Department of Homeland Security (DHS) policy that pricing for competitive negotiations should be based on adequate price competition. However, in the event only one responsible offeror is obtained as a result of this solicitation, that offeror may be required to submit either

Certified Cost or Pricing Data (Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 15.403-4) or Data Other

Than Certified Cost or Pricing Data (FAR 15.403-3) to support price negotiations.

Award on Initial Quotations

The Government retains the right to award without discussions. Offerors shall assume the

Government has no prior knowledge of their experience and will base its evaluation solely on the information presented in the offeror’s quotation. Therefore, offerors are encouraged to provide their best quotation with the materials requested for evaluation. However, in the event that discussions are considered necessary, the Government retains the right to limit the number of offerors included in the competitive range for purposes of efficiency.

Evaluation Criteria

The provision at Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.212-2 Evaluation of Commercial

Items is not applicable to this solicitation. In lieu of this provision, quotes will be evaluated in accordance with FAR 13.106-2 based on the criteria listed below. Award will be made to the lowest priced, technically acceptable offer with acceptable or neutral past performance.

Price: The offeror shall provide pricing as requested in Attachment 1. Any quantity price discounts and discounts for prompt payment should be included in this section. Total price evaluation will be for the base period, all option periods and IAW FAR 52.217-8, a six month extension period. Failure to quote pricing for the base period and the option periods on individual line items may result in a quotation being excluded from further consideration.

For purposes of evaluation, the potential need to exercise the option under FAR 52.217-8 to extend a period of contract performance for a maximum period of six (6) months beyond any period of performance will be considered the same for all offerors. The Government will consider that if the extension of service clause (FAR 52.217-8) is exercised, it will be on the exact same rates and terms, other than length of performance, as the period of performance being extended. For purposes of evaluation only, the Government will take half of the total amount for

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Option Period Four and add that to the total contract amount. The Government will determine whether the price, including the options available under FAR 52.217-8, is fair and reasonable.

Technical Acceptability: Technical Acceptability will be evaluated to determine an overall rating of “acceptable” or “unacceptable”. This will be determined by evaluating the ability of the offeror to provide a sound, compliant approach that meets all requirements listed in the PWS and demonstrates a thorough knowledge and understanding of the requirements. It is the contractor’s responsibility to ensure that their quotation clearly demonstrates their ability to perform these requirements. Offerors can provide any additional information necessary to demonstrate how they will be able to meet the USCG’s requirements.

Past Performance:

The Past Performance evaluation will assess the offeror’s ability to successfully accomplish the proposed effort based on the offeror’s demonstrated Past Performance. The Government may use information available from past contracts/purchase orders with the USCG and any information found using sources such as Federal Government sources, Past Performance

Information Retrieval System (PPIRS)/Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System

(CPARS). The Government reserves the right to limit or expand the number of references it decides to contact and to contact references other than those provided by the offeror.

Evaluation Method:

Only the lowest priced offer will be evaluated for Technical Acceptability. Should the lowest priced offer not receive an acceptable technical or past performance rating, the process will continue in order of lowest priced offer only until the lowest priced, technically acceptable offer with acceptable or neutral past performance is identified.

52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items (Jan 2017)

X Alternate I of 52.212-3. (Oct 2014)

An offeror shall complete only paragraphs (b) of this provision if the offeror has completed the annual representations and certificates electronically via http://www.acquisition.gov . If an offeror has not completed the annual representations and certifications electronically at the

System for Award Management (SAM) website, the offeror shall complete only paragraphs (c) through (o) of this provision.

(End of Provision)

52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or

Executive Orders—Commercial Items (Jan 2017)

(a) The Contractor shall comply with the following Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clauses, which are incorporated in this contract by reference, to implement provisions of law or

Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items:

(1) 52.203-19, Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or

Statements (Jan 2017) (section 743 of Division E, Title VII, of the Consolidated and Further

Continuing Appropriations Act 2015 (Pub. L. 113-235) and its successor provisions in subsequent appropriations acts (and as extended in continuing resolutions)).

http://www.acquisition.gov/

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(2) 52.209-10, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations (Nov 2015)

(3) 52.233-3, Protest After Award (AUG 1996) (31 U.S.C. 3553).

(4) 52.233-4, Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (OCT 2004) (Public Laws 108-77, 108-78 (19 U.S.C. 3805 note)).

(b) The Contractor shall comply with the FAR clauses in this paragraph (b) that the contracting officer has indicated as being incorporated in this contract by reference to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items:

(1) 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government (Sept 2006), with Alternate

I (Oct 1995) (41 U.S.C. 4704 and 10 U.S.C. 2402).

(2) 52.203-13, Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct (Oct 2015) (41 U.S.C. 3509)).

(4) 52.204-10, Reporting Executive compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (Oct 2016)

(Pub. L. 109-282) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note).

(6) 52.204-14, Service Contract Reporting Requirements (Oct 2016) (Pub L. 111-117, section

743 of DIV. C

(8) 52.209-6, Protecting the Government’s Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors

Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment (Oct 2015) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note).

(9) 52.209-9, Updates of Publicly Available Information Regarding Responsibility Matters

(Jul 2013) (41 U.S.C. 2313).

(14)(i) 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (Nov 2011) (15 U.S.C. 644).

(16) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (Oct 2014) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(2) and (3)).

(19) 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting (Jan 2017) (15 U.S.C. 637(a)(14)).

(22) 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation (Jul 2013) (15 U.S.C.

632(a)(2)).

(25) 52.222-3, Convict Labor (June 2003) (E.O. 11755).

(26) 52.222-19, Child Labor—Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (Oct 2016) (E.O.

13126).

(27) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Apr 2015).

(28) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Sep 2016) (E.O. 11246).

(29) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (Oct 2015) (38 U.S.C. 4212).

(30) 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (Jul 2014) (29 U.S.C. 793)

(31) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans (Feb 2016) (38 U.S.C. 4212).

(32) 52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act (Dec

2010) (E.O. 13496).

(33) (i) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (Mar 2015) (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O.

13627).

(34) 52.222-54, Employment Eligibility Verification (Oct 2015). (E. O. 12989). (Not applicable to the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items or certain other types of commercial items as prescribed in 22.1803.)

(35) 52.222-59, Compliance with Labor Laws (Executive Order 13673) (OCT 2016). (Applies at

$50 million for solicitations and resultant contracts issued from October 25, 2016 through April

24, 2017; applies at $500,000 for solicitations and resultant contracts issued after April 24, 2017).

(36) 52.222-60, Paycheck Transparency (Executive Order 13673) (Oct 2016).

(44) 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging while Driving (Aug

2011) (E.O. 13513).

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(51) 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (Jun 2008) (E.O.’s, proclamations, and statutes administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the

Treasury).

(57) 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer— System for Award Management (Jul

2013) (31 U.S.C. 3332).

(c) The Contractor shall comply with the FAR clauses in this paragraph (c), applicable to commercial services, that the Contracting Officer has indicated as being incorporated in this contract by reference to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items:

(1) 52.222-17, Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers (May 2014) (E.O. 13495)

(2) 52.222-41, Service Contract Labor Standards (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67.).

(3) 52.222-42, Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires (May 2014) (29 U.S.C. 206 and

41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

This Statement is for Information Only:

It is not a Wage Determination

Employee Class Occupation Code Monetary wage-Fringe benefits Food Service Worker 07130 (WG-2) $14,51 + fringe

Cashier 99030 (GS-2) $10.22 + fringe

Dishwasher 07070 (WG-2) $14.51 + fringe

(4) 52.222-43, Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Labor Standards -- Price

Adjustment (Multiple Year and Option Contracts) (May 2014) (29 U.S.C.206 and 41 U.S.C.

chapter 67).

(8) 52.222-55, Minimum Wages Under Executive Order 13658 (Dec 2015) (E.O. 13658).

(9) 52.222-62 Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706 (Jan 2017) (E.O. 13706).

(11) 52.237-11, Accepting and Dispensing of $1 Coin (Sep 2008) (31 U.S.C. 5112(p)(1)).

(End of clause)

52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1998)

This solicitation 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 the clause may be accessed electronically at Internet address http://acquisition.gov/far/index.html.

52.203-19 Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality

Agreements or Statements

Jan 2017

52.204-9 Personal Identify Verification of Contractor Personnel Jan 2011

52.204-18 Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance Jul 2016

52.204-19 Incorporation by Reference of Representations and Certifications Dec 2014

52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions – Commercial Items Jan 2017

52.228-5 Insurance—Work on a Government Installation Jan 1997

52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors Dec 2013

52.237-2 Protection of Government Buildings, Equipment, and Vegetation Apr 1984

52.242-15 Stop Work Order Aug 1989

52.245-1 Government Property Jan 2017

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52.245-9 Uses and Charges Apr 2012

52.248-1 Value Engineering Oct 2010

Full Text Clauses

52.203-17 Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights and Requirement (Sept 2013)

To Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights (DHS-USCG Deviation 14-01)

a) This contract and employees working on this contract will be subject to the whistleblower rights and remedies in the enhancement of whistleblower protections for Contractor employees established at 10 U.S.C. 2409 by section 827 of the NDAA for FY2013 (Pub. L. 112-239) and

FAR 3.908.

(b) The Contractor shall inform its employees in writing, in the predominant language of the workforce, of employee whistleblower rights and protections under 10 U.S.C. 2409, as described in section 3.908 of the FAR.

(c) The Contractor shall insert the substance of this clause, including this paragraph (c), in all subcontracts over the simplified acquisition threshold.

52.217-8 Option to Extend Services (Nov 1999)

The Government may require continued performance of any services within the limits and at the rates specified in the contract. These rates may be adjusted only as a result of revisions to prevailing labor rates provided by the Secretary of Labor. The option provision may be exercised more than once, but the total extension of performance hereunder shall not exceed 6 months. The

Contracting Officer may exercise the option by written notice to the Contractor within thirty (30) days of expiration of the period of performance.

(End of Clause)

*Inclusion of this clause does not extend the contract past the initial five (5) year period of performance, nor does it guarantee any performance past the initial five (5) year period of performance. If this clause will be utilized, a unilateral modification will be issued prior to the expiration of the contract.

52.217-9 Option to Extend the Term of the Contract (Mar 2000)

(a) The Government may extend the term of this contract by written notice to the Contractor within 30 Calendar days prior to contract expiration; provided that the Government gives the

Contractor a preliminary written notice of its intent to extend at least 60 days before the contract expires. The preliminary notice does not commit the Government to an extension.

(b) If the Government exercises this option, the extended contract shall be considered to include this option clause.

(c) The total duration of this contract, including the exercise of any options under this clause, shall not exceed five (5) years (plus six months if FAR 52.217-8 is exercised).

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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 Homeland Security Acquisition Regulation (48

CFR 30) clause with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of “(DEVIATION)” after the name of the regulation.

Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference

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 address:

52.204-16 Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting Jul 2016

52.204-22 Alternative Line Item Proposal Jan 2017

52.209-2 Prohibition on Contracting With Inverted Domestic Corporations--

Representation

Nov 2015

52.212-1 Instructions of Offers—Commercial Items Jan 2017

52.217-5 Evaluation of Options Oct 2014

Solicitation Provisions Full Text Provisions

52.203-18 Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require Certain Internal

Confidentiality Agreements or Statements—Representation (Jan 2017 )

(a) Definition. As used in this provision--

“Internal confidentiality agreement or statement”, “subcontract”, and “subcontractor”, are defined in the clause at 52.203-19, Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality

Agreements or Statements.

(b) In accordance with section 743 of Division E, Title VII, of the Consolidated and Further

Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub. L. 113-235) and its successor provisions in subsequent appropriations acts (and as extended in continuing resolutions), Government agencies are not permitted to use funds appropriated (or otherwise made available) for contracts with an entity that requires employees or subcontractors of such entity seeking to report waste, fraud, or abuse to sign internal confidentiality agreements or statements prohibiting or otherwise restricting such employees or subcontractors from lawfully reporting such waste, fraud, or abuse to a designated investigative or law enforcement representative of a Federal department or agency authorized to receive such information.

http://farsite.hill.af.mil/reghtml/regs/far2afmcfars/fardfars/far/52_000.htm#P466_70131

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(c) The prohibition in paragraph (b) of this provision does not contravene requirements applicable to Standard Form 312, (Classified Information Nondisclosure Agreement), Form 4414

(Sensitive Compartmented Information Nondisclosure Agreement), or any other form issued by a

Federal department or agency governing the nondisclosure of classified information.

(d) Representation. By submission of its offer, the Offeror represents that it will not require its employees or subcontractors to sign or comply with internal confidentiality agreements or statements prohibiting or otherwise restricting such employees or subcontractors from lawfully reporting waste, fraud, or abuse related to the performance of a Government contract to a designated investigative or law enforcement representative of a Federal department or agency authorized to receive such information (e.g., agency Office of the Inspector General).

(End of provision)

52.209-7 Information Regarding Responsibility Matters (Jul 2013)

(a) Definitions. As used in this provision—

“Administrative proceeding” means a non-judicial process that is adjudicatory in nature in order to make a determination of fault or liability (e.g., Securities and Exchange Commission

Administrative Proceedings, Civilian Board of Contract Appeals Proceedings, and Armed

Services Board of Contract Appeals Proceedings). This includes administrative proceeding at the

Federal and State level but only in connection with performance of a Federal contract or grant. It does not include agency actions such as contract audits, site visits, corrective plans, or inspection of deliverables.

“Federal contracts and grants with total value greater than $10,000,000” means—

(1) The total value of all current, active contracts and grants, including all priced options; and

(2) The total value of all current, active orders including all priced options under indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity, 8(a), or requirements contracts (including task and delivery and multiple-award Schedules).

“Principal” 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 [_] has [_] does not have current active Federal contracts and grants with total value greater than $10,000,000.

(c) If the offeror checked “has” in paragraph (b) of this provision, the offeror represents, by submission of this offer, that the information it has entered in the Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS) is current, accurate, and complete as of the date of submission of this offer with regard to the following information:

(1) Whether the offeror, and/or any of its principals, has or has not, within the last five years, in connection with the award to or performance by the offeror of a Federal contract or grant, been the subject of a proceeding, at the Federal or State level that resulted in any of the following dispositions:

(i) In a criminal proceeding, a conviction.

(ii) In a civil proceeding, a finding of fault and liability that results in the payment of a monetary fine, penalty, reimbursement, restitution, or damages of $5,000 or more.

(iii) In an administrative proceeding, a finding of fault and liability that results in—

(A) The payment of a monetary fine or penalty of $5,000 or more; or

(B) The payment of a reimbursement, restitution, or damages in excess of $100,000.

(iv) In a criminal, civil, or administrative proceeding, a disposition of the matter by consent or

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compromise with an acknowledgment of fault by the Contractor if the proceeding could have led to any of the outcomes specified in paragraphs (c)(1)(i), (c)(1)(ii), or (c)(1)(iii) of this provision.

(2) If the offeror has been involved in the last five years in any of the occurrences listed in (c)(1) of this provision, whether the offeror has provided the requested information with regard to each occurrence.

(d) The offeror shall post the information in paragraphs (c)(1)(i) through (c)(1)(iv) of this provision in FAPIIS as required through maintaining an active registration in the System for

Award Management database via https://www.acquisition.gov (see 52.204-7).

52.209-11 Representation by Corporations Regarding Delinquent Tax Liability or a

Felony Conviction under any Federal Law (Feb 2016)

(a) As required by sections 744 and 745 of Division E of the Consolidated and Further

Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub. L 113-235), and similar provisions, if contained in subsequent appropriations acts, the Government will not enter into a contract with any corporation that--

(1) Has any unpaid Federal tax liability that has been assessed, for which all judicial and administrative remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, and that is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agreement with the authority responsible for collecting the tax liability, where the awarding agency is aware of the unpaid tax liability, unless an agency has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and made a determination that suspension or debarment is not necessary to protect the interests of the Government; or

(2) Was convicted of a felony criminal violation under any Federal law within the preceding 24 months, where the awarding agency is aware of the conviction, unless an agency has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and made a determination that this action is not necessary to protect the interests of the Government.

(b) The Offeror represents that—

(1) It is [ ] is not [ ] a corporation that has any unpaid Federal tax liability that has been assessed, for which all judicial and administrative remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, and that is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agreement with the authority responsible for collecting the tax liability; and

(2) It is [ ] is not [ ] a corporation that was convicted of a felony criminal violation under a

Federal law within the preceding 24 months.

52.233-2 Service of Protest (Sep 2006)

(a) Protests, as defined in section 33.101 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, that are filed directly with an agency, and copies of any protests that are filed with the Government

Accountability Office (GAO), shall be served on the Contracting Officer (addressed as follows) by obtaining written and dated acknowledgment of receipt from:

USCG SILC-COCO-BSS-COB2E

ATTN: REGINALD B. HENDERSON

300 E. Main Street, Suite 965

Norfolk, VA 23510-9109 https://www.acquisition.gov/

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(b) The copy of any protest shall be received in the office designated above within one day of filing a protest with the GAO.

(End of Provision)

Homeland Security Acquisition Regulation (HSAR) Clauses

HSAR 3052.212-70 Contract Terms and Conditions Applicable To DHS Acquisition of

Commercial Items. (Sep 2012)

The Contractor agrees to comply with any provision or clause that is incorporated herein by reference to implement agency policy applicable to acquisition of commercial items or components. The provision or clause in effect based on the applicable regulation cited on the date the solicitation is issued applies unless otherwise stated herein. The following provisions and clauses are incorporated by reference:

(b) Clauses.

3052.204-71 Contractor Employee Access

3052.205-70 Advertisement, Publicizing Awards, and Releases

3052.228-70 Insurance

3052.242-72 Contracting Officer’s Technical Representative

HSAR 3052.222-90 Local Hire (Jun 2006)

(a) When performing a contract in whole or in part in a State with an unemployment rate in excess of the national average determined by the Secretary of Labor, the Contractor shall employ, for the purpose of performing the portion of the contract in that State, individuals who are local residents and who, in the case of any craft or trade, possess or would be able to acquire promptly, the necessary skills.

(b) Local resident defined. As used in this section, “local resident” means a resident of, or an individual who commutes daily to, a State described in subsection (a).

(c) The Secretary of Homeland Security may waive the requirements of paragraph (a) the interest of national security or economic efficiency.

Coast Guard Acquisition Procedures (CGAP) Clause

CGAP 3004.1301-90 Policy for Common Identification Standard for Federal Employees and Contractors Trusted Associate Sponsorship System (TASS) (Aug 2004)

(a) “Contractor employee” means an employee of a firm, or an individual, under contract or subcontract to the Coast Guard to provide services and who requires physical and/or logical access to information systems and/or facilities.

(b) Homeland Security Presidential Directive (HSPD)-12 mandates a Federal standard for secure and reliable forms of identification for Federal employees and contractor employees. The

Common Access Card (CAC) is a personal identification card for the Department of

Defense/Uniformed Services and complies with HSPD-12. The Coast Guard has instituted the

CAC as its HSPD-12 compliant personal identification card for contractor and subcontractor employees who are required to access a Coast Guard, Department of Defense (DOD), or other federally-controlled computer information system and/or facility, or need public key

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infrastructure (PKI) authentication to perform their contractual duties. The Trusted Associate

Sponsorship System (TASS) is the automated application process for obtaining a

CAC.

(c) Contractor and subcontractor employees working pursuant to this contract who are required to access a Coast Guard, DOD, or other federally-controlled computer information system and/or facility, or need PKI authentication to perform their contractual duties shall use TASS to obtain a

CAC.

(d) The Contracting Officer Representative (COR) shall serve as the TASS Trusted Agent and is responsible for creating contractor accounts in the TASS approving, returning, or rejecting CAC applications (as applicable); re-verifying assigned contractors every six months; revoking contractor and employee eligibility for a CAC; and confiscating a CAC when the contract expires or when a contractor or subcontractor employee stops working under the contract.

(e) Current standards require a favorable fingerprint check and verification of an initiated or completed investigation for all incoming Coast Guard contractor personnel before CAC issuance.

The COR shall ensure that contractor personnel satisfy the security requirements for CAC issuance, and that completed fingerprint cards and electronic questionnaires for investigation processing are submitted to the U.S. Coast Guard Security Center (SECCEN)

(f) The COR or Contracting Officer shall provide such forms to, or request such information from, contractor employees that may be necessary for obtaining a CAC via the TASS.

Completed forms and information shall be submitted as directed by the COR or Contracting

Officer. Contractors are responsible for the accuracy and completeness of the information submitted and for any liability resulting from the Government’s reliance on inaccurate or incomplete information.

(g) Contractor or subcontractor employees who are declined via the TASS are ineligible to perform work under this contract. When an employee with a CAC is no longer performing work under this contract, the employee must return them to the COR or Contracting Officer on the same day the employee stops working.

(h) The contractor shall insert this clause in all subcontracts when a subcontractor’s employee is required to access a Coast Guard, DOD, or other federally-controlled computer information system and/or facility, or need PKI authentication to perform contractual duties. (End of Clause)