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HSSS01-12-R-0075
TABLE OF CONTENTS
| Contract Clauses | 4 |
| Clauses and Provisions Incorporated by Reference: | 4 |
| 52.202-1 Definitions. (JAN 2012) | 4 |
| 52.203-3 Gratuities. (Apr 1984) | 4 |
| 52.203-5 Covenant Against Contingent Fees (APR 1984) | 4 |
| 52.203-7 Anti-Kickback Procedures (OCT 2010) | 4 |
| 52.203-11 Certification and Disclosure Regarding Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions. (SEP 2007) | 4 |
| 52.203-12 Limitation on Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions. (OCT 2010) | 4 |
| 52.204-4 Printed or Copied Double-Sided on Recycled Paper. (MAY 2011) | 4 |
| 52.204-7 Central Contractor Registration. (FEB 2012) | 4 |
| 52.209-5 Certification Regarding Responsibility Matters. (APR 2010) | 4 |
| 52.209-6 Protecting the Government’s Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment. (DEC 2010) | 4 |
| 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Items. (FEB 2012) | 4 |
| 52.215-19 Notification of Ownership Changes. (OCT 1997) | 4 |
| 52.215-21 Requirements for Cost or Pricing Data or Information Other Than Cost or Pricing Data—Modifications. | 4 |
| (OCT 2010) | 4 |
| 52.223-18 Contractor Policy to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (AUG 2011) | 4 |
| 52.229-3 Federal, State, and Local Taxes. (APR 2003) | 4 |
| 52.232-11 Extras (APR 1984) | 4 |
| 52.242-13 Bankruptcy. (JUL 1995) | 4 |
| 3052.242-71 Dissemination of contract information. (DEC 2003) | 4 |
| 3052.242-72 Contracting officer's technical representative. (DEC 2003) | 4 |
| Clauses and Provisions Incorporated by Full Text: | 5 |
| 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors—Commercial Items. (FEB 2012) | 5 |
| Additional Instructions To Offerors | 8 |
| PROSPECTIVE CONTRACTOR RESPONSIBILTY: | 9 |
| 52.212-2 Evaluation—Commercial Items. (Jan 1999) | 10 |
| 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Items. (APR 2012) | 11 |
| 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders—Commercial Items. (APR 2012) | 21 |
| 52.216-1 Type of Contract. (APR 1984) | 25 |
| 52.219-1 Small Business Program Representations. (APR 2012) | 25 |
| 52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference. (FEB 1998) | 28 |
| USSS 3052.204-90 Unauthorized Use of the U.S. Secret Service Name | 28 |
| 3052.209-70 – Prohibition on contracts with corporate expatriates. | 28 |
Contract Clauses
Clauses and Provisions Incorporated by Reference:
52.202-1 Definitions. (JAN 2012)
52.203-3 Gratuities. (Apr 1984)
52.203-5 Covenant Against Contingent Fees (APR 1984)
52.203-7 Anti-Kickback Procedures (OCT 2010)
52.203-11 Certification and Disclosure Regarding Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions. (SEP 2007)
52.203-12 Limitation on Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions. (OCT 2010)
52.204-4 Printed or Copied Double-Sided on Recycled Paper. (MAY 2011)
52.204-7 Central Contractor Registration. (FEB 2012)
52.204-9 Personal Identity Verification of Contractor Personnel. (JAN 2011) 52.209-5 Certification Regarding Responsibility Matters. (APR 2010) 52.209-6 Protecting the Government’s Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment. (DEC 2010) 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Items. (FEB 2012)
52.215-19 Notification of Ownership Changes. (OCT 1997)
52.215-21 Requirements for Cost or Pricing Data or Information Other Than Cost or Pricing Data—Modifications.
(OCT 2010)
52.223-18 Contractor Policy to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (AUG 2011)
52.229-3 Federal, State, and Local Taxes. (APR 2003)
52.232-11 Extras (APR 1984)
52.242-13 Bankruptcy. (JUL 1995)
3052.242-71 Dissemination of contract information. (DEC 2003)
3052.242-72 Contracting officer's technical representative. (DEC 2003)
Clauses and Provisions Incorporated by Full Text:
52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors—Commercial Items. (FEB 2012)
(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 (http://assist.daps.dla.mil).
(ii) Quick Search (http://assist.daps.dla.mil/quicksearch).
(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 (http://assist.daps.dla.mil/wizard);
(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 $3,000, and offers of $3,000 or less if the solicitation requires the Contractor to be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) 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 CCR 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) Central Contractor Registration. 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 CCR 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 CCR 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 CCR database accessed through https://www.acquisition.gov or by calling 1-888-227-2423 or 269-961-5757.
(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.
(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)
Additional Instructions To Offerors
The United States Secret Service intends on awarding a fixed price contract to the offeror which provides the best value to the federal government.
The proposal submitted shall include the following:
1. Technical
0. Capability Statement
0. Management Plan
1. Excel Spreadsheet for Pricing – of all equipment to the maximum quantities
1. Excel Spreadsheet for Labor Categories – to include all personnel cost
1. Excel Spreadsheet for all Travel associated costs
1. Master Budget Excel spreadsheet to include all of the above Proposed costs summed in Total
1. Financial Statements or any documentation to prove financial capability and responsibility for example Company’s Financial Statement which includes Balance Sheet and Income Statement; and Point of contact form their bank or any financial institution with which they transact business OR a memo documenting financial responsibility
1. Completed SF 1449 which includes filling in all clauses that are required to be filled by the Offeror (FAR 52.212-3 and FAR 52.219-1)
1. DUNS # and Cage Code, TIN#, Bank information (name, address, account #, savings or checking, routing #)
1. Past Performance
Factor 1: Technical Capabilities
The following sub-factors are of equal importance:
A. Capability Statement: The offeror shall provide a capability statement which describes the company’s background and expertise in regards to coordinating major events. A higher rating is given to those Offerors with more experience. Offerors with experience with dealing with law enforcement agencies and national security events are highly preferred. Offerors shall also have at least 3 years experience with coordinating major security events and have the ability to coordinate with local and federal government and various agencies. Offerors are required to provide all the items in the statement of work. The offeror shall be capable of providing and coordinating all aspects of a major event.
The offeror shall provide all requested materials, equipment, and associated labor for the delivery, installation, removal, transport, and applicable services that will be necessary to successfully support the specified temporary event – Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, NC. The offeror will be tasked to set up one or more temporary event venues and to provide project management skills to coordinate “last minute” resource adjustments for the event venue support as planned, approved, and directed by Secret Service personnel.
If an offeror does not have the experience and the expertise required, the offeror shall state that they have none, shall state why they are capable of performing this work and how they would accomplish the task, and justify that statement with valid reasons.
B. Management Plan: The offeror shall provide a management plan that outlines and describes how they intend to manage and coordinate all the aspects of this event. The plan should include a risk assessment and how the company plans to overcome last minute changes and provide flexibility and the ability to work with law enforcement personnel. A higher rating is given to those that are more flexible and original. The plan must also describe how they will interact with the US Secret Service.
Factor 2: Past Performance
Each performance risk assessment of the areas listed above will consider the number and severity of problems, the effectiveness of corrective actions taken and the overall work record. Problems not addressed by the offeror will be considered to still exist. However, the degree to which the offeror can demonstrate that it has successfully provided program support will be given a higher rating. Under this factor, the USSS will evaluate how well an offeror performed similar work with other government agencies or companies. The assessment of performance risk is not intended to be an analysis of an offeror’s performance on a list of contracts, but rather the product of subjective judgment of the evaluators after it considers all available, relevant and recent information.
Factor 3: Price
For evaluation purposes, the Total Evaluated Price will be sum of all equipment, labor and travel. Where a minimum and maximum quantity range is specified, the Government will apply the unit price to the maximum quantity to determine the evaluated CLIN price. In addition, for evaluation purposes, adjustments the Government deems appropriate will be made to include Government costs required to accomplish the offeror’s proposed approach with the exception of those costs to the Government that are equal across all offerors. The proposed unit prices and the Total Evaluated Price as previously defined will be evaluated for reasonableness. Also, each offeror’s Price proposal will be evaluated to determine if it is consistent with the offeror’s technical approach and reflects a clear understanding of the solicitation requirements. Inconsistencies between the Technical and Price proposals may be assessed as proposal risk under the Technical evaluation.
All questions shall be submitted in electronic format and emailed to Danielle.Donaldson@usss.dhs.gov , NO LATER THAN JULY 26, 2012 at 5:00 PM ET. All questions shall be submitted on the attached form entitled, “Solicitation Clarification Request Form”. Please provide, with your questions, a reference to the section of the solicitation in question.
The proposal shall be submitted in electronic format and emailed to Danielle.Donaldson@usss.dhs.gov AUGUST 3, 2012 at 5:00 PM ET. HARD COPIES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
PROSPECTIVE CONTRACTOR RESPONSIBILTY:
In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 9.1, the Contracting Officer shall award contracts only to a responsible offeror. No purchase or award shall be made unless the contracting officer makes an affirmative determination of responsibility.
To be determined responsible, a prospective contractor must have adequate financial resources to perform the contract, or the ability to obtain them. The Contracting Officer shall require acceptable evidence of the prospective contractor’s current sound financial status, as well as the ability to obtain required resources if the need arises. Pursuant to FAR 9.104-4, the Contracting Officer reserves the right to request adequate evidence of responsibility on the part of any prospective contractor/subcontractor(s). In the absence of information clearly indicating that the prospective contractor is responsible, the Contracting Officer shall make a determination of non-responsibility.
As a minimum requirement, all offerors shall submit, as part of the original proposal, the following:
1. Company’s Financial Statement which includes Balance Sheet and Income Statement; and
1. Point of contact form their bank or any financial institution with which they transact business.
1. A memo certifying that they are financially responsible and have the resources to perform this contract
52.212-2 Evaluation—Commercial Items. (Jan 1999)
(a) Only one award will be made based on this solicitation. Contractors must bid all or none of the requirements. The contractor may have subcontracts for this requirement, and must include all pertinent information regarding the proposed subcontractors.
(b) 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. Contract award shall be made on a best value basis. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers:
Technical, past performance, and price.
The factors will be evaluated as follows:
1) Technical Factor:
The following sub-factors are of equal importance:
A. Capability Statement: The offeror shall provide a capability statement which describes the company’s background and expertise in regards to coordinating major events. A higher rating is given to those Offerors with more experience. Offerors with experience with dealing with law enforcement agencies and national security events are highly preferred. Offerors shall also have at least 3 years experience with coordinating major security events and have the ability to coordinate with local and federal government and various agencies. Offerors are required to provide all the items in the statement of work and more. The offeror shall be capable of providing and coordinating all aspects of a major event.
The offeror shall provide all requested materials, equipment, and associated labor for the delivery, installation, removal, transport, and applicable services that will be necessary to successfully support the specified temporary event – Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Charlotte, NC. The offeror will be tasked to set up one or more temporary event venues and to provide project management skills to coordinate “last minute” resource adjustments for the event venue support as planned, approved, and directed by Secret Service personnel.
If an offeror does not have the experience and the expertise required, the offeror shall state that they have none, shall state why they are capable of performing this work and how they would accomplish the task, and justify that statement with valid reasons.
B. Management Plan: The offeror shall provide a management plan that outlines and describes how they intend to manage and coordinate all the aspects of this event. The plan should include a risk assessment and how the company plans to overcome last minute changes and provide flexibility and the ability to work with law enforcement personnel. A higher rating is given to those that are more flexible and original. The plan must also describe how they will interact with the US Secret Service.
2) Past Performance
Each performance risk assessment of the areas listed above will consider the number and severity of problems, the effectiveness of corrective actions taken and the overall work record. Problems not addressed by the offeror will be considered to still exist. However, the degree to which the offeror can demonstrate that it has successfully provided program support will be given a higher rating. Under this factor, the USSS will evaluate how well an offeror performed similar work with other government agencies or companies. The assessment of performance risk is not intended to be an analysis of an offeror’s performance on a list of contracts, but rather the product of subjective judgment of the evaluators after it considers all available, relevant and recent information.
3) Price
Offerors shall provide the project costs to complete all work to design and temporarily install all requirements as outlined in Sections 2 and 3 of this Statement of Work, including furnishing all labor, material, equipment and services. All prices shall include all labor costs, materials, overhead, insurance, fees, and profit which shall be identified in the Vendor’s cost breakout spreadsheet.
For evaluation purposes, the Total Evaluated Price will be the sum of all equipment, labor and travel. Where a minimum and maximum quantity range is specified, the Government will apply the unit price to the maximum quantity to determine the evaluated CLIN price. In addition, for evaluation purposes, adjustments the Government deems appropriate will be made to include Government costs required to accomplish the offeror’s proposed approach with the exception of those costs to the Government that are equal across all offerors. The proposed unit prices and the Total Evaluated Price as previously defined will be evaluated for reasonableness. Also, each offeror’s Price proposal will be evaluated to determine if it is consistent with the offeror’s technical approach and reflects a clear understanding of the solicitation requirements. Inconsistencies between the Technical and Price proposals may be assessed as proposal risk under the Technical evaluation.
All sub-factors under technical are of equal importance. Technical Capabilities are more important than Past Performance. When combined, the non-price factors are of significantly greater importance than price. The award shall be made to the responsible Offeror whose proposal is determined to best meet the needs of the Government after consideration of all factors, that is, the proposal that provides the best value to the Government. Best value is defined as the offer that results in the most advantageous acquisition decision for the Government as determined by an integrated assessment and trade-off analysis among non-price and price factors. The Government may award any resulting contract to other than the lowest priced Offeror, or other than the Offeror with the highest non-price rating if the determination is made that that is the best value.
(End of provision) 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Items. (APR 2012)
An offeror shall complete only paragraph (b) of this provision if the offeror has completed the annual representations and certifications electronically via https://www.acquisition.gov. If an offeror has not completed the annual representations and certifications electronically at the ORCA website, the offeror shall complete only paragraphs (c) through (o) of this provision.
(a) Definitions. As used in this provision— “Economically disadvantaged 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 citizens 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.
“Inverted domestic corporation”, as used in this section, means a foreign incorporated entity which is treated as an inverted domestic corporation under 6 U.S.C. 395(b), i.e., a corporation that used to be incorporated in the United States, or used to be a partnership in the United States, but now is incorporated in a foreign country, or is a subsidiary whose parent corporation is incorporated in a foreign country, that meets the criteria specified in 6 U.S.C. 395(b), applied in accordance with the rules and definitions of 6 U.S.C. 395(c). An inverted domestic corporation as herein defined does not meet the definition of an inverted domestic corporation as defined by the Internal Revenue Code at 26 U.S.C. 7874.
“Manufactured end product” means any end product in Federal Supply Classes (FSC) 1000-9999, except—
(1) FSC 5510, Lumber and Related Basic Wood Materials;
(2) Federal Supply Group (FSG) 87, Agricultural Supplies;
(3) FSG 88, Live Animals;
(4) FSG 89, Food and Related Consumables;
(5) FSC 9410, Crude Grades of Plant Materials;
(6) FSC 9430, Miscellaneous Crude Animal Products, Inedible;
(7) FSC 9440, Miscellaneous Crude Agricultural and Forestry Products;
(8) FSC 9610, Ores;
(9) FSC 9620, Minerals, Natural and Synthetic; and
(10) FSC 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 operations 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). Restricted 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 directly 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 requirement 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) Not 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 means 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.
“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 percent 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 operations 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 its stock is owned by one 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 any 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 WOSB 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 citizens 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 Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA) website.
(2) The offeror has completed the annual representations and certifications electronically via the ORCA website accessed through https://www.acquisition.gov. After reviewing the ORCA database information, the offeror verifies by submission of this offer that the representations 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 current, accurate, complete, and applicable to this solicitation (including the business size standard applicable to 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 (o) of this provision that the offeror has completed for the purposes of this solicitation only, if any.
These amended representation(s) and/or certification(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 certifications posted electronically on ORCA.]
(c) Offerors must complete the following representations when the resulting contract will be performed in the United States or its outlying areas. Check all that apply.
(1) Small business concern. The offeror represents as part of its offer that it o is, o 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 o is, o is not a veteran-owned small business concern.
(3) Service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern. [Complete only if the offeror 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 o is, o is not a service-disabled veteran-owned small business 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.] The offeror represents, for general statistical purposes, that it o is, o is 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.] The offeror represents that it o is, o is not a women-owned small business concern.
(6) WOSB concern eligible 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 o is,o 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 o is, o 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 o is, o is not an EDWOSB concern, 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 o is, o 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 is 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 participating in the joint venture shall submit a separate signed copy of the EDWOSB representation.
Note: Complete paragraphs (c)(8) and (c)(9) only if this solicitation is expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold.
(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 itself as a small business concern in paragraph (c)(1) of this provision.] The offeror represents that it o is a women-owned business concern.
(9) Tie bid priority for labor surplus area concerns. If this is an invitation for bid, small business 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) [Complete only if the solicitation contains the clause at FAR 52.219-23, Notice of Price Evaluation Adjustment for Small Disadvantaged Business Concerns, or FAR 52.219-25, Small Disadvantaged Business Participation Program—Disadvantaged Status and Reporting, and the offeror desires a benefit based on its disadvantaged status.]
(i) General. The offeror represents that either—
(A) It o is, o is not certified by the Small Business Administration as a small disadvantaged business concern and identified, on the date of this representation, as a certified small disadvantaged business concern in the CCR Dynamic Small Business Search database maintained by the Small Business Administration, and that no material change in disadvantaged ownership and control has occurred since its certification, and, where the concern is owned by one or more individuals claiming disadvantaged status, the net worth of each individual upon whom the certification is based does not exceed $750,000 after taking into account the applicable exclusions set forth at 13 CFR 124.104(c)(2); or
(B) It o has, o has not submitted a completed application to the Small Business Administration or a Private Certifier to be certified as a small disadvantaged business concern in accordance with 13 CFR 124, Subpart B, and a decision on that application is pending, and that no material change in disadvantaged ownership and control has occurred since its application was submitted.
(ii) o Joint Ventures under the Price Evaluation Adjustment for Small Disadvantaged Business Concerns. The offeror represents, as part of its offer, that it is a joint venture that complies with the requirements in 13 CFR 124.1002(f) and that the representation in paragraph (c)(10)(i) of this provision is accurate for the small disadvantaged business concern that is participating in the joint venture. [The offeror shall enter the name of the small disadvantaged business concern that is participating in the joint venture: ________________.]
(11) 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 o is, o is not 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 o is, o is not a HUBZone joint venture that complies with the requirements of 13 CFR Part 126, and the representation in paragraph (c)(11)(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 the HUBZone joint venture: __________.] Each HUBZone small business concern participating in the HUBZone joint venture shall submit a separate signed copy of the HUBZone representation.
(d) Representations required to implement provisions of Executive Order 11246—
(1) Previous contracts and compliance. The offeror represents that—
(i) It o has, o has not participated in a previous contract or subcontract subject to the Equal Opportunity clause of this solicitation; and
(ii) It o has, o has not filed all required compliance reports.
(2) Affirmative Action Compliance. The offeror represents that—
(i) It o has developed and has on file, o 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 60-1 and 60-2), or
(ii) It o has not previously had contracts 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 Act Certificate. (Applies only if the clause at Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.225-1, Buy American Act—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 have 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 item 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 Act—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 Act—Free Trade Agreements—Israeli Trade Act Certificate. (Applies only if the clause at FAR 52.225-3, Buy American Act—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 product 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, or Peruvian end product,” “commercially 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 clause of this solicitation entitled “Buy American Act—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, or Peruvian end products) or Israeli end products as defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled “Buy American Act—Free Trade Agreements—Israeli Trade Act”:
Free Trade Agreement Country End Products (Other than Bahrainian, Moroccan, Omani, or Peruvian End Products) or Israeli End Products:
| Line Item No. |
| Country of Origin |
| ______________ |
| _________________ |
| ______________ |
| _________________ |
| ______________ |
| _________________ |
(iii) The offeror shall list those supplies that are foreign end products (other than those listed in paragraph (g)(1)(ii) of this provision) as defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled “Buy American Act—Free Trade Agreements—Israeli Trade Act.” The offeror shall list as other 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 item and does not meet the component test in paragraph (2) of the definition of “domestic end product.”
Other Foreign End Products:
| Line Item No. |
| Country of Origin |
| ______________ |
| _________________ |
| ______________ |
| _________________ |
| ______________ |
| _________________ |
(iv) The Government will evaluate offers in accordance with the policies and procedures of FAR Part 25.
(2) Buy American Act—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 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 as defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled “Buy American Act—Free Trade…
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