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SECTION L

Instructions, Conditions, and Notices to Offerors Table of Contents

L.11.1 QASP & Performance Matrix 11

L.15 Representation and Certification 15

ID05160010 RFP

Rev 1 Logistics Transformation and Execution Logistics Capability Initiatives (LCI) U.S. Air Force HAF/A4PT

PART I - THE SCHEDULE

SECTION L – Contract Clauses

L.1 Instructions

L.1.1 All questions concerning this announcement, including the attachments shall be directed to Demetrius Smith at demetrius.smith@gsa.gov GSA Contracting Officer and Benny Reyes at benny.reyes@gsa.gov. Questions must be written and received no later than Noon EST on 3 Feb, 2017, via email address above, to insure the anticipated award date will not be delayed. Questions must be submitted in Microsoft Word. Please do not submit a spreadsheet with questions, they will not be looked at.

All Contractors are advised to maintain complete up-to-date registrations and diligently monitor their accounts in the GSA FTS IT Solutions Shop (ITSS) http://itsolutions.gsa.gov and System for Award Management (SAM) formerly Central Contractor Register (CCR) http://www.sam.gov.

Interested contractors that are currently registered or register in time to submit proposal in the GSA ITSS e-commerce system website (https://portal.fas.gsa.gov/assist-web/registration/contractor/search) and in the SAM website (https://www.sam.gov) by due date are invited to respond to this solicitation. Any award as a result of the issuance of this solicitation will be accomplished in the GSA ITSS website. Contractor’s are required to send an email to benny.reyes@gsa.gov to request access to ID05160010 to upload proposals.

L.1.2 SECURITY LEVEL

Proposed contractor is hereby directed to use following guidelines in filling positions:

Staffing of Positions

Work with A4PT Security to provide the following:

Note: A4PT can start the background investigation process prior to the employee reporting to work, if all documentation listed above is provided. Other in-processing actions and location of in-processing will be IAW existing in-processing checklists.

Contact: Contact A4PT Security Manager Glenn Davis, Commercial (937) 904-0821 L.2 Man Hours L.2.1 For the purposes of this PWS a man-year is defined as 1880 labor hours.

L.3 Key Personnel L.3.1 Individuals designated as key personnel will be committed to the project for its duration and cannot be substituted or replaced without the written agreement of the CO.

L.4 Special Instructions L.4.1 Source Selection Objective L.4.1.1 The objective of this source selection is to select the proposal that represents the best value to the government. The source selection decision shall be based on a comparative assessment of proposals against all source selection criteria in the solicitation. The evaluation factors other than cost or price when combined are significantly more important than cost or price. The evaluation factors listed in the order of importance include: Management and Staffing Plan (resumes are required), Technical Merit, Past Performance, and Cost. (See Section M for details on Evaluation Criteria)

L.4.3 General/Miscellaneous L.4.3 1 The contractor's technical proposal shall propose the technical approach, labor qualifications, services, travel and materials necessary to fulfill this requirement as outlined in all Schedule B in the solicitation.

L.4.3.2 The evaluation will consider the contractor's understanding of the US Air Force HAF/A4PT organization, mission and functions as described in the labor qualifications and contractor past-performance portions of the proposal.

L.4.3.3 The contractor shall contact the COR within three (3) calendar days of contract award. GSA through its client agency, HAF/A4PT, will perform management of this task for the government.

L.4.3.4 The COR will be responsible for coordinating all task-related matters within HAF/A4PT for ensuring that client-supplied items specified in this contract are available when needed, and for apprising the GSA of any problems with the contractor that may affect delivery or costs of completed work.

L.4.3.5 The contractor shall notify the COR when seventy-five (75%) of the funds have been expended for any incrementally funded task.

L.4.3.6 Invoices shall cover the time frame from the first day of the month to the last day of the month.

L.4.3.7 There is no known equipment requirements at this time.

L.4.3.8 Other aspects of equipment buys, such as training, installation, and delivery to the government facility may happen in subsequent contract periods, if options are exercised.

L.5 FAR Clause 52.212.1 Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items L.5.1 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors—Commercial Items.

As prescribed in 12.301(b)(1), insert the following provision: Instructions to Offerors— Commercial Items (Oct 2016)

(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 90 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 pre-award 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) Unique entity identifier. (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 “Unique Entity Identifier” followed by the unique entity identifier that identifies the Offeror’s name and address. The Offeror also shall enter its Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) indicator, if applicable. The EFT indicator is a four-character suffix to the unique entity identifier. The suffix is assigned at the discretion of the Offeror to establish additional SAM records for identifying alternative EFT accounts (see subpart 32.11) for the same entity. If the Offeror does not have a unique entity identifier, it should contact the entity designated at www.sam.gov for unique entity identifier establishment directly to obtain one. The Offeror should indicate that it is an offeror for a Government contract when contacting the entity designated at www.sam.gov for establishing the unique entity identifier.

(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.

(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) L.6.0 General Instructions These instructions provide general guidance for preparing the proposal. The offeror's proposal must include all information requested and must be submitted in accordance with these instructions. An offeror's proposal shall be in sufficient detail to allow for a thorough evaluation. The offer shall also be compliant with the HAF/A4PT Performance Work Statement (PWS) in Section J Attachment 1, all accompanying solicitation documents.

a. The offeror's proposal shall be clear, concise, and shall include sufficient detail for effective evaluation and for substantiating the validity of stated claims. The proposal should not simply rephrase or restate the Government's objectives or offeror's previously stated approach, but rather shall provide details of how the offeror intends to meet the stated requirements.

b. Elaborate brochures, documentation, binding, detailed artwork, or other embellishments are unnecessary and not desired.

c. The proposal shall be unclassified.

d. The offeror's proposal shall be valid for a period of 90 days from the required submission date. The offeror shall make a clear statement that the proposal is valid until that date.

e. In accordance with FAR Subpart 4.8 (Government Contract Files), the Government will retain one copy of all unsuccessful proposals.

f. Any revised technical and price proposals (if required) will be incorporated into the contract award.

L.7.1 Proposal Contents and Page Restrictions

The proposal shall be presented in two separate volumes, Technical and Price, including the sections as shown in Tables L.7.1.1 and 7.1.2.

Table L.7.1.1 Contents of Technical Volume

Section Number Section Content

Staffing Plan (resumes required)

Table L.7.1.2. Contents of Price Volume

Section Number Section Content

Each proposal section shall be limited to the maximum number of pages as shown in Table L.7.1.3.

Table L.7.1.3. Contents of Proposal

Section Number

The requirements for each of these sections are set forth in general terms in this section; detailed instructions are provided as Detailed Proposal Instructions in Section M. Failure to follow format and composition directions may adversely impact proposal evaluation.

The Technical proposal volume shall contain an Executive Summary. The purpose of the Executive Summary is to present a brief introduction and overview of the offeror's entire proposal. The Executive Summary shall be written so that a lay person can easily grasp the essence of the management/technical approach being proposed. The Executive Summary shall not exceed three pages (3) and shall contain no price information.

Each Volume shall have a Table of Contents.

In determining the "Maximum Pages" for each proposal volume, the following definitions shall be used:

If exceeded, the excess pages will not be read or considered in the evaluation of the proposal. Each page shall be counted except the following: cover pages, tables of contents, list of acronyms and other pages required for administrative purposes. These page format restrictions shall also apply to responses to Government comments and issues, if issued. Both the technical volume and price volume shall be submitted electronically in ITSS as specified in the RFP solicitation. Originals shall be clearly marked as such the following limitations shall apply:

Pages - One side of a standard letter size 8.5 x 11 inch sheet of paper. Therefore, if printed on both sides, there are two "pages" per sheet of paper. The Maximum Pages for each volume is based on the assumed use of these standard 8.5 x 11 inch sheets. The maximum number includes all text and fold-out pages regardless of whether the pages are in the main portion of the volume or in an appendix or attachment to the volume. The following are the only pages that shall not be included in computing the "Maximum Number of Pages":

Front Cover Page and Back Cover Page, provided no proposal information appears other than the offeror's name, offeror's contact information, project title, solicitation number, date of preparation, and company logos.

Section Tab/Separator Pages, provided no proposal information appears on the page other than Section Name/Number.

Table of Contents.

List of Tables.

List of Figures.

Pages intentionally left blank.

Fold-Out Page and Tables. Not to exceed 11 x 17 inches in size and no more than 10 per section. Fold-out pages are to be used only for diagrams and pricing detail. Technical literature, diagrams, schematics, tables, pictures and other graphic depictions included in the proposal are not subject to the page limits specified. Drawings, diagrams, schematics, tables, pictures and other graphic depictions, not for pages of text. For tables, charts, graphs and figures, the text shall be no smaller than font size ten (10). Each page shall conform to the following:

Page Margin. Each page shall have the following margins:

No less than 1/4" on top, bottom, and sides.

Font. The font used in the offeror's proposal shall be no smaller than 11 point Arial or Times New Roman.

Spacing. The Technical Approach, Management and Staffing Plan, Past Performance, and Price sections shall have line spacing of one-and-a-half.

L.8 Modifications to the Proposals All proposal revisions/updates shall meet the following criteria:

Submit changes in the same electronic copy quantities as required for the initial proposal submission. Electronic revision submissions shall conform to the organization and format requirements for the original submission. For electronic submissions, the offeror shall resubmit in entirety the lowest-level numbered section of its proposal that contains the change. Changes shall be indicated by vertical lines adjacent to the change in the right margin to indicate any change that has been made.

Include the date of the modification in the lower right hand corner at the bottom of the respective page. For inserted pages, number each page using an alphanumeric designator (e.g., 1, la, lb, 2, 3, if two pages are inserted between pages 1 and 2).

Maintain the separation of pricing data as specified for the original proposal submission for changes that involve pricing data. Submit any changed electronic copies of the Price Proposal with a complete update of all prices, not just the price(s) that may be changed.

L.9 Delivery of Proposal Offerors shall also concurrently submit Technical and Price proposals in GSA's Information Technology Solutions Shop (ITSS) website (web.ITSS.gsa.gov) under solicitation number ID05160010. Contractors shall also submit 6 Hard Copies to the Contracting Officer listed below.

Any proposals received after the time and date specified for receipt will be considered LATE.

The Contracting Officer for this task is:

Demetrius Smith Contracting Officer General Services Administration 2600 Paramount Place Ste 180 Fairborn, OH 45324 Office Phone: (937) 431-3625 L.10 Detailed Proposal Instructions This section provides detailed instructions for preparing proposals to offer the services described in the solicitation.

The proposal shall be in two volumes: Technical Volume and Price Volume. The Technical Volume shall include the following sections: Management and Staffing Plan, Technical Merit, and Past Performance.

For each section, the offeror shall present information in sufficient detail to enable an evaluator, having a general professional expertise in the response area of interest, to thoroughly understand the response to this solicitation. The detail shall be such that no reference to other volumes of the proposal or to non-proposal material would be required to understand the offeror's response, and that the proposal clearly demonstrates the offeror's ability to perform in accordance with the Government's requirements.

L.11 Technical Merit Section Response No prices or other cost information shall be included in any of the Technical Proposal sections.

The offeror shall include a Technical Merit section in the Technical Proposal. The offeror shall prepare its Technical Merit section to address all requirements outlined in the Statement of Work. The offeror shall address the following:

L.11.1 Knowledge and understanding, as defined in the statement of work, of HAF/A4PT requirements, or does it merely repeat the contractual requirements. Does the contractor technical approach demonstrate with convincing documented evidence they have a technical knowledge and understanding of the requirements. Does the contractor approach demonstrate a detailed knowledge of business process re-engineering and Air Force Logistics?

L.11.2 In addition to the technical proposal providing sufficient documentation to demonstrate a detailed understanding of the stated requirement, it should also address each requirement identified in the performance work statement to ensure you (the contractor) have a thorough understanding of the requirements.

L.11.2.1 Methodology. The technical proposal shall include an overview of the methodology guiding the performance of the technical requirements identified in the PWS, and a description of how your technical approach and analytical techniques will be applied to accomplish each of the requirements.

L.11.2.2 Implementation. The technical merit shall address the transition period of performance and include sufficient documentation to demonstrate that the client will not experience a negative program impact or disruption in service as a result from contractor personnel changes.

L.11.3 The Government will use the QASP (Section J Attachment #3) to monitor contractor performance.

L.11.3.1 The QASP includes a surveillance schedule and states the surveillance method(s) to be used.

L.11.3.2 The QASP focuses on the quality, quantity, and timeliness etc. of the performance outputs to be delivered by the contractor and not on the steps required or procedures used to provide the product or service.

L.11.3.3 The QASP is used by the Government to fairly evaluate the contractor's performance throughout the performance period and measure results of only the most critical and essential elements in the stated objectives of the acquisition.

L.12 Management and Staffing Plan (resume are required):

L.12.1 Proposal shall include a complete staffing approach that identifies the personnel resources available to fulfill the statement of work requirements, specifically addressing knowledge and experience that is required to complete the tasks identified in the PWS and the completion of all deliverables.

L.12.1.1 The proposal shall include an organizational chart depicting the organization from the head of the company through performers on the contract and other personnel supporting the resultant contract. The organization chart should clearly illustrate the operational relationships among all entities to include their locations.

L.12.1.1.1 There is no known equipment requirements at this time.

L.12.1.2 The contractor shall identify all positions and provide resumes of proposed staffing for key personnel positions, which identify the education, experience and special skills of any individual(s) proposed to fill these positions.

L.12.1.3 The resumes shall identify the proposed labor category and shall include a complete skill level description.

L.13 Past Performance Section

L.13.1 The offeror shall provide client references capable of documenting the offeror's performance on contracts and/or task order similar in size and scope to the requirement described in this solicitation. The offeror shall submit references for itself and for each proposed subcontractor expected to perform at least 20 percent of the contract workload. These references shall consist of present or past clients within the last three years.

L.13.2 No prices or other cost information for the current solicitation shall be included in any of the Technical sections.

L.13.3 The offeror shall not include performance information from other divisions or corporate management entities not planned for direct involvement or that will not significantly influence the performance during the execution of this contract. The offeror shall provide the most current information for the reference contacts.

L.13.4 Past performance references shall be provided in a separate section of the Technical Proposal. The following shall be provided at least three and no more than five references documenting the offeror's ability as a prime contractor to provision, manage, operate, and support the contract described in this solicitation. The Offeror’s five references will include those of the major subcontractors.

L.13.5 At least one reference for each proposed subcontractor expected to perform at least 20 percent of the contract workload. The references shall confirm the subcontractor's capabilities in the areas of work that the subcontractor is proposed to perform on this contract.

L.13.6 The offeror shall complete past performance questionnaire, in Section J, for each client reference. The Government intends to contact the references mentioned in evaluating past performance as it might apply to this effort. Provide the name(s) of previous purchasers of your equipment and services, to include company name and a point of contact with phone number. Provide release authorizing them to respond to our questions.

Other Past Performance Information L.13.7 In addition to the information provided on the past performance questionnaire, for each project for which a client reference is submitted, the offeror shall note any problems encountered on the contracts and subcontracts and the corrective actions taken to resolve those problems.

L.13.8 The offeror shall also note any contracts, with any portion of performance during the past five years, which were terminated for either default or cause and describe the circumstances surrounding the termination.

L.13.9 The offeror shall also note any contracts, with any portion of performance during the past five years, for which the offeror was cited for non-compliance with any federal contract terms and conditions.

L.14 Special Equipment/Travel

L14.1 Travel will be required under this contract. The RFP has an estimated travel cost CLIN for the base period and each option year which shall be included in the proposal.

L14.2 Contractor will be required to travel by commercial or government conveyance. The specific location, number of days and number of personnel will vary. All travel shall be handled in accordance with the terms and conditions of the contract. The A4PT Director or designated individual shall approve all non-local travel prior to costs being incurred. Travel requests, to include projected costs, shall be submitted to enable COR recommendation and A4PT Director or designated individual approval no later than five workdays prior to travel. Travel shall be handled, to include the reimbursement of expenses, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the contract and the Joint Travel Regulation guidance. All non-local travel arrangements will be the responsibility of the contractor including, but not limited to, airline, hotel, and rental car reservations. The contractor should make all efforts to schedule travel far enough in advance to take advantage of reduced airfares.

L14.3 All travel will IAW the Joint Travel regulations.

L.15 Representation and Certification

52.204-8 Annual Representations and Certifications.

As prescribed in 4.1202, insert the following provision:

Annual Representations and Certifications (Apr 2016) (a)(1) The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 541519/541614.

(2) The small business size standard is $27.5/$15 .

(3) The small business size standard for a concern which submits an offer in its own name, other than on a construction or service contract, but which proposes to furnish a product which it did not itself manufacture, is 500 employees.

(b)(1) If the provision at 52.204-7, System for Award Management, is included in this solicitation, paragraph (d) of this provision applies.

(2) If the provision at 52.204-7 is not included in this solicitation, and the offeror is currently registered in the System for Award Management (SAM), and has completed the Representations and Certifications section of SAM electronically, the offeror may choose to use paragraph (d) of this provision instead of completing the corresponding individual representations and certifications in the solicitation. The offeror shall indicate which option applies by checking one of the following boxes:

□ (i) Paragraph (d) applies.

□ (ii) Paragraph (d) does not apply and the offeror has completed the individual representations and certifications in the solicitation.

(c)(1) The following representations or certifications in SAM are applicable to this solicitation as indicated:

(i) 52.203-2, Certificate of Independent Price Determination. This provision applies to solicitations when a firm-fixed-price contract or fixed-price contract with economic price adjustment is contemplated, unless—

(A) The acquisition is to be made under the simplified acquisition procedures in Part 13;

(B) The solicitation is a request for technical proposals under two-step sealed bidding procedures; or

(C) The solicitation is for utility services for which rates are set by law or regulation.

(ii) 52.203-11, Certification and Disclosure Regarding Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions. This provision applies to solicitations expected to exceed $150,000.

(iii) 52.204-3, Taxpayer Identification. This provision applies to solicitations that do not include the provision at 52.204-7, System for Award Management.

(iv) 52.204-5, Women-Owned Business (Other Than Small Business). This provision applies to solicitations that—

(A) Are not set aside for small business concerns;

(B) Exceed the simplified acquisition threshold; and

(C) Are for contracts that will be performed in the United States or its outlying areas.

(v) 52.209-2, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations—Representation.

(vi) 52.209-5, Certification Regarding Responsibility Matters. This provision applies to solicitations where the contract value is expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold.

(vii) 52.209-11, Representation by Corporations Regarding Delinquent Tax Liability or a Felony Conviction under any Federal Law. This provision applies to all solicitations.

(viii) 52.214-14, Place of Performance—Sealed Bidding. This provision applies to invitations for bids except those in which the place of performance is specified by the Government.

(ix) 52.215-6, Place of Performance. This provision applies to solicitations unless the place of performance is specified by the Government.

(x) 52.219-1, Small Business Program Representations (Basic & Alternate I). This provision applies to solicitations when the contract will be performed in the United States or its outlying areas.

(A) The basic provision applies when the solicitations are issued by other than DoD, NASA, and the Coast Guard.

(B) The provision with its Alternate I applies to solicitations issued by DoD, NASA, or the Coast Guard.

(xi) 52.219-2, Equal Low Bids. This provision applies to solicitations when contracting by sealed bidding and the contract will be performed in the United States or its outlying areas.

(xii) 52.222-22, Previous Contracts and Compliance Reports. This provision applies to solicitations that include the clause at 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity.

(xiii) 52.222-25, Affirmative Action Compliance.This provision applies to solicitations, other than those for construction, when the solicitation includes the clause at 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity.

(xiv) 52.222-38, Compliance with Veterans’ Employment Reporting Requirements. This provision applies to solicitations when it is anticipated the contract award will exceed the simplified acquisition threshold and the contract is not for acquisition of commercial items.

(xv) 52.223-1, Biobased Product Certification. This provision applies to solicitations that require the delivery or specify the use of USDA–designated items; or include the clause at 52.223-2, Affirmative Procurement of Biobased Products Under Service and Construction Contracts.

(xvi) 52.223-4, Recovered Material Certification. This provision applies to solicitations that are for, or specify the use of, EPA–designated items.

(xvii) 52.225-2, Buy American Certificate. This provision applies to solicitations containing the clause at 52.225-1.

(xviii) 52.225-4, Buy American—Free Trade Agreements—Israeli Trade Act Certificate. (Basic, Alternates I, II, and III.) This provision applies to solicitations containing the clause at 52.225-3.

(A) If the acquisition value is less than $25,000, the basic provision applies.

(B) If the acquisition value is $25,000 or more but is less than $50,000, the provision with its Alternate I applies.

(C) If the acquisition value is $50,000 or more but is less than $77,533, the provision with its Alternate II applies.

(D) If the acquisition value is $77,533 or more but is less than $100,000, the provision with its Alternate III applies.

(xix) 52.225-6, Trade Agreements Certificate. This provision applies to solicitations containing the clause at 52.225-5.

(xx) 52.225-20, Prohibition on Conducting Restricted Business Operations in Sudan—Certification. This provision applies to all solicitations.

(xxi) 52.225-25, Prohibition on Contracting with Entities Engaging in Certain Activities or Transactions Relating to Iran-Representation and Certifications. This provision applies to all solicitations.

(xxii) 52.226-2, Historically Black College or University and Minority Institution Representation. This provision applies to solicitations for research, studies, supplies, or services of the type normally acquired from higher educational institutions.

(2) The following representations or certifications are applicable as indicated by the Contracting Officer:

[Contracting Officer check as appropriate.] __ (i) 52.204-17, Ownership or Control of Offeror.

__ (ii) 52.204-20, Predecessor of Offeror.

__ (iii) 52.222-18, Certification Regarding Knowledge of Child Labor for Listed End Products.

__ (iv) 52.222-48, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Maintenance, Calibration, or Repair of Certain Equipment- Certification.

__ (v) 52.222-52, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Certain Services-Certification.

__ (vi) 52.223-9, with its Alternate I, Estimate of Percentage of Recovered Material Content for EPA–Designated Products (Alternate I only).

__ (vii) 52.227-6, Royalty Information.

__ (A) Basic.

__(B) Alternate I.

__ (viii) 52.227-15, Representation of Limited Rights Data and Restricted Computer Software.

(d) The offeror has completed the annual representations and certifications electronically via the SAM website accessed through https://www.acquisition.gov. After reviewing the SAM database information, the offeror verifies by submission of the offer that the representations and certifications currently posted electronically that apply to this solicitation as indicated in paragraph (c) of this provision have been entered or updated within 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 the changes identified below [offeror to insert changes, identifying change by clause number, title, date]. 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.

FAR Clause # Title Date Change

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 on SAM.

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