Solicitation_Package_PR0040209218.pdf

TABLE OF CONTENTS

SECTION A – STANDARD FORM 1449

SECTION B – SERVICES AND PRICE COSTS – PAGE 2

SECTION C – DESCRIPTIONS/SPECIFICATION – PAGE 3

SECTION D – INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE – PAGE 3

SECTION E – DELIVERIES OR PERFORMANCE – PAGE 3

SECTION F – CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION DATA – PAGE 3

SECTION G – SPECIAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS – PAGE 4

SECTION H – CONTRACT CLAUSES – PAGE 6

SECTION I – ATTACHMENTS – PAGE 17

SECTION J – REPRESENTATIONS, CERTIFICATIONS, OTHER

STATEMENTS OF BIDDERS – PAGE 17

SECTION K – INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS AND NOTICES TO

BIDDERS – PAGE 33

SECTION L – EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD – PAGE 38

PROPOSAL SUBMISSION DUE DATE & INSTRUCTIONS – PAGE 40

ATTACHMENT 1 – PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT – PAGE 42

ATTACHMENT 2 – QUALITY ASSURANCE SURVEILLANCE PLAN – PAGE 56

ATTACHMENT 2A – REQUIRED PERFORMANCE METRICS (RPM) TABLE – PAGE 60

ATTACHMENT 2B – QUALITY ASSURANCE MONITORING FORM – PAGE 62

ATTACHMENT 2C - QUALITY ASSURANCE MONITORING FORM - CUSTOMER

COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION – PAGE 63

ATTACHMENT 4 - CONTRACTOR PRICING SHEET – PAGE 64

ATTACHMENT 5 - PAST PERFORMANCE QUESTIONNAIRE – LETTER TO OFFERORS –

SEPARATE ATTACHMENT – PAST PERFORMANCE QUESTIONNAIRE

SECTION B – SERVICES AND PRICE/COSTS

B.1 GENERAL DESCRIPTION

The Contractor shall furnish all personnel and services (except as may be expressly set forth in this contract as furnished by the Government) and otherwise do all things necessary for, or incidental to, the performance of the work specified in this contract.

The Contractor shall perform the effort required by this Contract on a labor hour price basis.

B.2 – SERVICES AND PRICES/COSTS

All rates are hourly and fully loaded with all direct and indirect costs & charges included. The total estimated level of effort is considered to be 1 FTE (full time employee) per position.

BASE PERIOD: July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016

Position Description Quantity Unit Hourly Rate

Accounting Clerk III 10 Hour Contractor to fill in hourly rate

OPTION YEAR 1: July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017

OPTION YEAR 2: July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018

OPTION YEAR 3: July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019

OPTION YEAR 4: July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020

SECTION C – DESCRIPTION/SPECIFICATION

C.1 This contract is a firm fixed price contract. The base period is one (1) year with four (4) option years.

The total contract term will not exceed five (5) years.

See Attachment 1 for the Performance Work Statement (PWS).

SECTION D – INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

D.1 PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT/QUALITY ASSURANCE SURVEILLANCE PLAN

Quality assurance will be governed by the terms and conditions of the Performance Work Statement

(PWS) and the Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP). Contractor shall comply with the BLM requirements in this firm fixed price contract.

SECTION E – DELIVERIES OR PERFORMANCE

E.1 TERM OF CONTRACT

This contract is for a base period of performance of one year with four (4) option years.

(a) Base Period of Performance

The base period of performance will commence upon the negotiated effective date and continue for twelve (12) consecutive months.

(b) Option Periods of Performance

The option period will commence upon the effective date of the option and will continue for twelve (12) consecutive months. (See FAR clause 52.217-9 entitled “Option to Extend the Term of the Contract-

Service of Section H).

SECTION F – CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION DATA

F.1 CONTRACTING OFFICER

The Contracting Officer (CO) for this requirement is:

Tina Hamalak

Bureau of Land Management

National Operations Center

Denver Federal Center, Building 53

PO Box 25047

Denver, CO 80225-0047

Telephone: 303-236-4676

If a change in CO occurs, this contract will be unilaterally modified with a copy of the modification sent to the Contractor.

F.2 CONTRACTING OFFICER’S REPRESENTATIVE (COR)

The BLM COR will be appointed by the CO upon award of the contract. The COR will be responsible for giving the Contractor any special instructions or guidance necessary to complete delivery as required by the contract. The COR does not have the authority to modify or in any way amend the terms of this contract.

F.3 LOCAL CLAUSE – ELECTRONIC INVOICING AND PAYMENT REQUIREMENTS –

INTERNET PAYMENT PLATFORM (IPP) (APR 2013)

Payment requests must be submitted electronically through the U. S. Department of the Treasury’s

Invoice Processing Platform System (IPP).

“Payment request” means any request for contract financing payment or invoice payment by the

Contractor. To constitute a proper invoice, the payment request must comply with the requirements identified in the applicable Prompt Payment clause included in the contract, or the clause

52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions – Commercial Items included in commercial item contracts. The

IPP website address is: https://www.ipp.gov.

Under this contract, the following documents are required to be submitted as an attachment to the IPP invoice [CO to edit and include the documentation required under this contract]:

A copy of the contractor’s invoice, to include a description of the line items being billed, the unit prices for each line item and the total amount for each line item, along with the total amount of the invoice.

The Contractor must use the IPP website to register access and use IPP for submitting requests for payment. The Contractor Government Business Point of Contact (as listed in SAM) will receive enrollment instructions via email from the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston (FRBB) prior to the contract award date, but no more than 3 – 5 business days of the contract award date. Contractor assistance with enrollment can be obtained by contacting the IPP Production Helpdesk via email ippgroup@bos.frb.org or phone (866) 973-3131.

If the Contractor is unable to comply with the requirement to use IPP for submitting invoices for payment, the Contractor must submit a waiver request in writing to the Contracting Officer with its proposal or quotation.

SECTION G – SPECIAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS

G.1 AUTHORITY

Notwithstanding any of the other provisions of this contract, the Contracting Officer shall be the only individual authorized to:

(a) Accept nonconforming work,

(b) Waive any requirement of this contract, and/or

(c) Modify any term or condition of this contract.

https://www.ipp.gov/ file:///C:/Users/alblodgett/Documents/IPP/ippgroup@bos.frb.org

G.2 POTENTIAL ORGANIZATIONAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST – AVOIDING,

NEUTRALIZING, MITIGATING

Contractor shall disclose potential organizational conflicts of interest at the time it makes its offer for this contract.

Contractor shall familiarize itself with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), Subpart 9.5

ORGANIZATIONAL AND CONSULTANT CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. As part of its offer, the

Contractor will submit its potential conflicts of interest as to contractual matters, business matters, property matters, and political matters.

Upon identification of such a conflict by the parties, the Government will follow the procedures in FAR

9.506 PROCEDURES. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will award a contract in the manner that will avoid, neutralize, or mitigate potential organizational conflicts of interest.

The BLM will make the final determination as to whether an organizational conflict of interest is of such significance that the best decision on behalf of the Government and the taxpayer is to exclude a

Contractor from performing services for this contract.

The BLM decisions as to potential organizational conflicts will be made in order to prevent the existence of conflicting roles that might bias a contractor’s judgment and to prevent unfair competitive advantage.

The BLM determinations as to conflicts of interest shall be final and are not subject to the “Disputes” clause.

G.3 CONTRACTOR PERSONNEL SECURITY AND SUITABILITY REQUIREMENTS

Performance of this contract requires contractor personnel to have a Federal government-issued Personal

Identity Verification (PIV) credential before being allowed unsupervised access to a DOI facility and/or information system. The Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) or Contracting Officer’s Technical

Representative (COTR) will be the requesting official, and will make arrangements through a DOI Access

Card Sponsor for personal identity verification and DOI Access Card issuance.

At least two weeks before start of contract performance, the Contractor must identify all contractor and subcontractor personnel who will require physical and/or logical access for performance of work under this contract. Physical Access means routine, unescorted or unmonitored access to non-public areas of a federally controlled facility. Logical Access means routine, unsupervised access to a Level 3 or 4 federally controlled information system. The Contractor must make their personnel available at the place and time specified by the COR/COTR or DOI Access Card Sponsor in order to initiate screening and background investigations. The following forms and inquiries, or their equivalent, will be used to initiate the credentialing process:

OPM Standard Form 85 or 85P

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National Criminal History Check (NCHC) (local procedures may require the fingerprinting to be done at a police station; in this case, any charges are to be borne by the contractor)

Release to Obtain Credit Information

PIV card application (web-based)

Before starting work under this contract, a National Criminal History Check (NCHC) will be initiated to verify the identity of the individual applying for clearance and to determine the individual’s suitability for the position. If the NCHC adjudication is favorable, a DOI Access Card will be issued for the individual.

If the adjudication is unfavorable, the credentials will not be issued and the Contractor must make other arrangements for the performance of work. In the event of a disagreement between the Contractor and the

Government concerning the suitability of an individual to perform work under this contract, DOI shall have the right of final determination.

Contractor employees must give, and authorize others to give, full, frank and truthful answers to relevant and material questions needed to reach a suitability determination. Refusal or failure to furnish or authorize provision of information may constitute grounds for denial or revocation of credentials.

Government personnel may contact the contractor personnel being screened or investigated in person, by telephone, or in writing. The Contractor must ensure that they are available for such contact.

Alternatively, if an individual has already been credentialed by another agency through OPM, and that credential has not yet expired, further investigation may not be necessary. In that case, the Contractor must provide the COR/COTR with documentation that supports the individual’s credentialed status.

Contractor employees who have been successfully adjudicated will be issued DOI Access Cards, which must be activated at a USAccess Credentialing Center. Those Contractor employees not located within a reasonable travel time of a USAccess Credentialing Center will be screened and issued alternate credentials, such as temporary access badges.

During performance of the contract, the Contractor must keep the COR/COTR apprised of changes in personnel to ensure that performance is not delayed by compliance with the credentialing processes.

Cards that have been lost, damaged, or stolen must be reported to the COR/COTR and Issuing Office within 24 hours. If reissuance of expired credentials is needed, it must be coordinated through the

COR/COTR.

At the end of contract performance, or when a Contractor employee is no longer working under this contract, the Contractor must ensure that all identification cards are returned to the COR/COTR.

This requirement must be incorporated into any subcontracts that require subcontractor personnel to have routine, unsupervised access to a federally controlled Level 3 or 4 information system.

SECTION H – CONTRACT CLAUSES

H.1 PROVISIONS/CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

This solicitation/contract incorporates numerous provisions/clauses by reference with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. The provisions/clauses incorporated by reference will only have the provisions/clause number, title, and last revision date with no text following. Provisions/clauses with numbers such as 52.XXX-XX are from the Federal Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR Chapter 1).

Provisions/clauses with numbers such as 552.XXX-XX are from the General Services Administration

Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR Chapter 5). Provisions/clauses with numbers such as 1452.XXX-XX are from the Department of Interior Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR Chapter 14). Some clauses are in full text. When clauses are referenced only by title, the full text can be found at https://www.acquistion.gov/far.

https://www.acquistion.gov/far

H.2 52.204-4 PRINTED OR COPIED DOUBLE-SIDED ON RECYLED PAPER (MAY 2011)

H.3 52.204-7 SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT (JUL 2013)

H.4 52.204-8 ANNUAL REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS (NOV 2014)

H.5 52.204-9 PERSONAL IDENTITY VERIFICATION OF CONTRACTOR PERSONNEL (JAN

2011)

H.6 52.212-4 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS – COMMERCIAL ITEMS (MAY 2015)

(a) Inspection/Acceptance. The Contractor shall only tender for acceptance those items that conform to the requirements of this contract. The Government reserves the right to inspect or test any supplies or services that have been tendered for acceptance. The Government may require repair or replacement of nonconforming supplies or re-performance of non-conforming services at no increase in contract price. If repair/replacement or re-performance will not correct the defects or is not possible, the Government may seek an equitable price reduction or adequate consideration for acceptance of nonconforming supplies or services. The Government must exercise its post-acceptance rights—

(1) Within a reasonable time after the defect was discovered or should have been discovered; and

(2) Before any substantial change occurs in the condition of the item, unless the change is due to the defect in the item.

(b) Assignment. The Contractor or its assignee may assign its rights to receive payment due as a result of performance of this contract to a bank, trust company, or other financing institution, including any

Federal lending agency in accordance with the Assignment of Claims Act (31 U.S.C. 3727). However, when a third party makes payment (e.g., use of the Government wide commercial purchase card), the

Contractor may not assign its rights to receive payment under this contract.

(c) Changes. Changes in the terms and conditions of this contract may be made only by written agreement of the parties.

(d) Disputes. This contract is subject to 41 U.S.C. chapter 71, Contract Disputes. Failure of the parties to this contract to reach agreement on any request for equitable adjustment, claim, appeal or action arising under or relating to this contract shall be a dispute to be resolved in accordance with the clause at FAR

52.233-1, Disputes, which is incorporated herein by reference. The Contractor shall proceed diligently with performance of this contract, pending final resolution of any dispute arising under the contract.

(c) Definitions. The clause at FAR 52.202-1, Definitions, is incorporated herein by reference.

(f) Excusable delays. The Contractor shall be liable for default unless nonperformance is caused by an occurrence beyond the reasonable control of the Contractor and without its fault or negligence such as, acts of God or the public enemy, acts of the Government in either its sovereign or contractual capacity, fires, floods, epidemics, quarantine restrictions, strikes, unusually severe weather, and delays of common carriers. The Contractor shall notify the Contracting Officer in writing as soon as it is reasonably possible after the commencement of any excusable delay, setting forth the full particulars in connection therewith, shall remedy such occurrence with all reasonable dispatch, and shall promptly give written notice to the Contracting Officer of the cessation of such occurrence.

(g) Invoice.(1) The Contractor shall submit an original invoice and three copies (or electronic invoice, if authorized) to the address designated in the contract to receive invoices.

An invoice must include—

(i) Name and address of the Contractor;

(ii) Invoice date and number;

(iii) Contract number, contract line item number and, if applicable, the order number;

(iv) Description, quantity, unit of measure, unit price and extended price of the items delivered;

(v) Shipping number and date of shipment, including the bill of lading number and weight of shipment if shipped on Government bill of lading;

(vi) Terms of any discount for prompt payment offered;

(vii) Name and address of official to whom payment is to be sent;

(viii) Name, title, and phone number of person to notify in event of defective invoice; and

(ix) Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN). The

Contractor shall include its TIN on the invoice only if required elsewhere in this contract.

(x) Electronic funds transfer (EFT) banking information.

(A) The Contractor shall include EFT banking information on the invoice only if required elsewhere in this contract.

(B) If EFT banking information is not required to be on the invoice, in order for the invoice to be a proper invoice, the Contractor shall have submitted correct EFT banking information in accordance with the applicable solicitation provision, contract clause (e.g., 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds

Transfer—System for Award Management, or 52.232-34, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer—

Other Than System for Award Management), or applicable agency procedures.

(c) EFT banking information is not required if the Government waived the requirement to pay by EFT.

(2) Invoices will be handled in accordance with the Prompt Payment Act (31 U.S.C. 3903) and Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) prompt payment regulations at 5 CFR Part 1315.

(h) Patent indemnity. The Contractor shall indemnify the Government and its officers, employees and agents against liability, including costs, for actual or alleged direct or contributory infringement of, or inducement to infringe, any United States or foreign patent, trademark or copyright, arising out of the performance of this contract, provided the Contractor is reasonably notified of such claims and proceedings.

(i) Payment.—(1) Items accepted. Payment shall be made for items accepted by the Government that have been delivered to the delivery destinations set forth in this contract.

(2) Prompt payment. The Government will make payment in accordance with the Prompt Payment Act

(31 U.S.C. 3903) and prompt payment regulations at 5 CFR Part 1315.

(3) Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT). If the Government makes payment by EFT, see 52.212-5(b) for the appropriate EFT clause.

(4) Discount. In connection with any discount offered for early payment, time shall be computed from the date of the invoice. For the purpose of computing the discount earned, payment shall be considered to have been made on the date which appears on the payment check or the specified payment date if an electronic funds transfer payment is made.

(5) Overpayments. If the Contractor becomes aware of a duplicate contract financing or invoice payment or that the Government has otherwise overpaid on a contract financing or invoice payment, the Contractor shall—

(i) Remit the overpayment amount to the payment office cited in the contract along with a description of the overpayment including the—

(A) Circumstances of the overpayment (e.g., duplicate payment, erroneous payment, liquidation errors, date(s) of overpayment);

(B) Affected contract number and delivery order number, if applicable;

(C) Affected contract line item or subline item, if applicable; and

(D) Contractor point of contact.

(ii) Provide a copy of the remittance and supporting documentation to the Contracting Officer.

(6) Interest. (i) All amounts that become payable by the Contractor to the Government under this contract shall bear simple interest from the date due until paid unless paid within 30 days of becoming due. The interest rate shall be the interest rate established by the Secretary of the Treasury as provided in 41 U.S.C.

7109 , which is applicable to the period in which the amount becomes due, as provided in (i)(6)(v) of this clause, and then at the rate applicable for each six-month period as fixed by the Secretary until the amount is paid.

(ii) The Government may issue a demand for payment to the Contractor upon finding a debt is due under the contract.

(iii) Final decisions. The Contracting Officer will issue a final decision as required by 33.211 if—

(A) The Contracting Officer and the Contractor are unable to reach agreement on the existence or amount of a debt within 30 days;

(B) The Contractor fails to liquidate a debt previously demanded by the Contracting Officer within the timeline specified in the demand for payment unless the amounts were not repaid because the Contractor has requested an installment payment agreement; or

(C) The Contractor requests a deferment of collection on a debt previously demanded by the Contracting

Officer (see 32.607-2).

(iv) If a demand for payment was previously issued for the debt, the demand for payment included in the final decision shall identify the same due date as the original demand for payment.

(v) Amounts shall be due at the earliest of the following dates:

(A) The date fixed under this contract.

(B) The date of the first written demand for payment, including any demand for payment resulting from a default termination.

(vi) The interest charge shall be computed for the actual number of calendar days involved beginning on the due date and ending on—

(A) The date on which the designated office receives payment from the Contractor;

(B) The date of issuance of a Government check to the Contractor from which an amount otherwise payable has been withheld as a credit against the contract debt; or

(C) The date on which an amount withheld and applied to the contract debt would otherwise have become payable to the Contractor.

(vii) The interest charge made under this clause may be reduced under the procedures prescribed in

32.608-2 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation in effect on the date of this contract.

(j) Risk of loss. Unless the contract specifically provides otherwise, risk of loss or damage to the supplies provided under this contract shall remain with the Contractor until, and shall pass to the Government upon:

(1) Delivery of the supplies to a carrier, if transportation is f.o.b. origin; or

(2) Delivery of the supplies to the Government at the destination specified in the contract, if transportation is f.o.b. destination.

(k) Taxes. The contract price includes all applicable Federal, State, and local taxes and duties.

(l) Termination for the Government’s convenience. The Government reserves the right to terminate this contract, or any part hereof, for its sole convenience. In the event of such termination, the Contractor shall immediately stop all work hereunder and shall immediately cause any and all of its suppliers and subcontractors to cease work. Subject to the terms of this contract, the Contractor shall be paid a percentage of the contract price reflecting the percentage of the work performed prior to the notice of termination, plus reasonable charges the Contractor can demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Government using its standard record keeping system, have resulted from the termination. The Contractor shall not be required to comply with the cost accounting standards or contract cost principles for this purpose. This paragraph does not give the Government any right to audit the Contractor’s records. The Contractor shall not be paid for any work performed or costs incurred which reasonably could have been avoided.

(m) Termination for cause. The Government may terminate this contract, or any part hereof, for cause in the event of any default by the Contractor, or if the Contractor fails to comply with any contract terms and conditions, or fails to provide the Government, upon request, with adequate assurances of future performance. In the event of termination for cause, the Government shall not be liable to the Contractor for any amount for supplies or services not accepted, and the Contractor shall be liable to the Government for any and all rights and remedies provided by law. If it is determined that the Government improperly terminated this contract for default, such termination shall be deemed a termination for convenience.

(n) Title. Unless specified elsewhere in this contract, title to items furnished under this contract shall pass to the Government upon acceptance, regardless of when or where the Government takes physical possession.

(o) Warranty. The Contractor warrants and implies that the items delivered hereunder are merchantable and fit for use for the particular purpose described in this contract.

(p) Limitation of liability. Except as otherwise provided by an express warranty, the Contractor will not be liable to the Government for consequential damages resulting from any defect or deficiencies in accepted items.

(q) Other compliances. The Contractor shall comply with all applicable Federal, State and local laws, executive orders, rules and regulations applicable to its performance under this contract.

(r) Compliance with laws unique to Government contracts. The Contractor agrees to comply with 31

U.S.C. 1352 relating to limitations on the use of appropriated funds to influence certain Federal contracts;

18 U.S.C. 431 relating to officials not to benefit; 40 U.S.C. chapter 37, Contract Work Hours and Safety

Standards; 41 U.S.C. chapter 87, Kickbacks; 41 U.S.C. 4712 and 10 U.S.C. 2409 relating to whistleblower protections; 49 U.S.C. 40118, Fly American; and 41 U.S.C. chapter 21 relating to procurement integrity.

(s) Order of precedence. Any inconsistencies in this solicitation or contract shall be resolved by giving precedence in the following order:

(1) The schedule of supplies/services.

(2) The Assignments, Disputes, Payments, Invoice, Other Compliances, Compliance with Laws Unique to

Government Contracts, and Unauthorized Obligations paragraphs of this clause;

(3) The clause at 52.212-5.

(4) Addenda to this solicitation or contract, including any license agreements for computer software.

(5) Solicitation provisions if this is a solicitation.

(6) Other paragraphs of this clause.

(7) The Standard Form 1449.

(8) Other documents, exhibits, and attachments.

(9) The specification.

(t) System for Award Management (SAM). (1) Unless exempted by an addendum to this contract, the

Contractor is responsible during performance and through final payment of any contract for the accuracy and completeness of the data within the SAM database, and for any liability resulting from the Government’s reliance on inaccurate or incomplete data. To remain registered in the SAM database after the initial registration, the Contractor is required to review and update on an annual basis from the date of initial registration or subsequent updates its information in the SAM database to ensure it is current, accurate and complete. Updating information in the SAM does not alter the terms and conditions of this contract and is not a substitute for a properly executed contractual document.

(2)(i) If a Contractor has legally changed its business name, “doing business as” name, or division name

(whichever is shown on the contract), or has transferred the assets used in performing the contract, but has not completed the necessary requirements regarding novation and change-of-name agreements in FAR

Subpart 42.12, the Contractor shall provide the responsible Contracting Officer a minimum of one business day’s written notification of its intention to (A) change the name in the SAM database; (B) comply with the requirements of Subpart 42.12; and (C) agree in writing to the timeline and procedures specified by the responsible Contracting Officer. The Contractor must provide with the notification sufficient documentation to support the legally changed name.

(ii) If the Contractor fails to comply with the requirements of paragraph (t)(2)(i) of this clause, or fails to perform the agreement at paragraph (t)(2)(i)© of this clause, and, in the absence of a properly executed novation or change-of-name agreement, the SAM information that shows the Contractor to be other than the Contractor indicated in the contract will be considered to be incorrect information within the meaning of the “Suspension of Payment” paragraph of the electronic funds transfer (EFT) clause of this contract.

(3) The Contractor shall not change the name or address for EFT payments or manual payments, as appropriate, in the SAM record to reflect an assignee for the purpose of assignment of claims (see Subpart

32.8, Assignment of Claims). Assignees shall be separately registered in the SAM database.

Information provided to the Contractor’s SAM record that indicates payments, including those made by

EFT, to an ultimate recipient other than that Contractor will be considered to be incorrect information within the meaning of the “Suspension of payment” paragraph of the EFT clause of this contract.

(4) Offerors and Contractors may obtain information on registration and annual confirmation requirements via SAM accessed through https://www.acquisition.gov.

H.7 52.212-5 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT

STATUTES OR EXECUTIVE ORDERS – COMMERCIAL ITEMS (MAY 2015)

(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) 52.209-10, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations (DEC 2014)

(2) 52.233-3, Protest After Award (AUG 1996) (31 U.S.C. 3553).

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(3) 52.233-4, Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (OCT 2004)(Public Laws 108-77 and 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:

52.203-6 Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government (SEP 2006)

52.203-13 Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct (APR 2010)

52.219-6 Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (NOV 2011)

52.219-8 Utilization of Small Business Concerns (MAY 2014)

52.219-28 Post-Award Small Business Program Representation (JUL 2013)

52.222-3 Convict Labor (JUN 2003)

52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (FEB 1999)

52.222-26 Equal Opportunity (MAR 2007)

52.222-36 Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities (OCT 2010)

52.222-54 Employment Eligibility Verification (AUG 2013)

52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer – System for Award Management (JUL 2013)

(c) The Contractor shall comply with the FAR clauses in this paragraph ©, 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:

52.222-41 Service Contract Labor Standards (MAY 2014)

(d) Comptroller General Examination of Record. The Contractor shall comply with the provisions of this paragraph (d) if this contract was awarded using other than sealed bid, is in excess of the simplified acquisition threshold, and does not contain the clause at 52.215-2, Audit and Records—Negotiation.

(1) The Comptroller General of the United States, or an authorized representative of the Comptroller

General, shall have access to and right to examine any of the Contractor’s directly pertinent records involving transactions related to this contract.

(2) The Contractor shall make available at its offices at all reasonable times the records, materials, and other evidence for examination, audit, or reproduction, until 3 years after final payment under this contract or for any shorter period specified in FAR Subpart 4.7, Contractor Records Retention, of the other clauses of this contract. If this contract is completely or partially terminated, the records relating to the work terminated shall be made available for 3 years after any resulting final termination settlement. Records relating to appeals under the disputes clause or to litigation or the settlement of claims arising under or relating to this contract shall be made available until such appeals, litigation, or claims are finally resolved.

(3) As used in this clause, records include books, documents, accounting procedures and practices, and other data, regardless of type and regardless of form. This does not require the Contractor to create or maintain any record that the Contractor does not maintain in the ordinary course of business or pursuant to a provision of law.

(e) (1) Notwithstanding the requirements of the clauses in paragraphs (a), (b), (c), and (d) of this clause, the Contractor is not required to flow down any FAR clause, other than those in this paragraph ©(1) in a subcontract for commercial items. Unless otherwise indicated below, the extent of the flow down shall be as required by the clause—

(i) 52.203-13, Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct (APR 2010) (41 U.S.C. 3509).

(ii) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (OCT 2014) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(2) and (3)), in all subcontracts that offer further subcontracting opportunities. If the subcontract (except subcontracts to small business concerns) exceeds $650,000 ($1.5 million for construction of any public facility), the subcontractor must include 52.219-8 in lower tier subcontracts that offer subcontracting opportunities.

(iii) 52.222-17, Non-displacement of Qualified Workers (MAY 2014) (E.O. 13495). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (l) of FAR clause 52.222-17.

(iv) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (APR 2015)

(v) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (MAR 2007) (E.O. 11246).

(vi) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (JUL 2014) (38 U.S.C. 4212).

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

(viii) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans (JUL 2014) (38 U.S.C. 4212)

(ix) 52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act (DEC 2010)

(E.O.13496). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (f) of FAR clause 52.222-40.

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

(xi) __(A) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (MAR 2015) (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O

13627).__(B) Alternate I (MAR 2015) of 52.222-50 (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O 13627).

(xii) 52.222-51, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for

Maintenance, Calibration, or Repair of Certain Equipment-Requirements (MAY 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter

67).

(xiii) 52.222-53, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for

Certain Services-Requirements (MAY 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

(xiv) 52.222-54, Employment Eligibility Verification (AUG 2013).

(xv) 52.222-55, Minimum Wages Under Executive Order 13658 (DEC 2014) (Executive Order 13658).

(xvi) 52.225-26, Contractors Performing Private Security Functions Outside the United States (JUL 2013)

(Section 862, as amended, of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008; 10 U.S.C.

2302 Note).

(xvii) 52.226-6, Promoting Excess Food Donation to Nonprofit Organizations (MAY 2014) (42 U.S.C.

1792). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph © of FAR clause 52.226-6.

(xviii) 52.247-64, Preference for Privately Owned U.S.-Flag Commercial Vessels (FEB 2006) (46 U.S.C.

Appx. 1241(b) and 10 U.S.C. 2631). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (d) of FAR clause

52.247-64.

(2) While not required, the contractor may include in its subcontracts for commercial items a minimal number of additional clauses necessary to satisfy its contractual obligations.

H.8 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 60 days.

H.9 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 10 days; provided that the Government gives the Contractor a preliminary written notice of its intent to extend at least 30 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.

H.10 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:

U.S. Department of the Interior

Bureau of Land Management, NOC/OC – 662

Denver Federal Center, Bldg. 53

PO Box 25047

Denver, CO 80225-0047

Attn: Tina Hamalak

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

(c) A copy of the protest served on the Contracting Officer shall be simultaneously furnished by the protestor to the Department of the Interior, Assistant Solicitor for Procurement and Patents, 1849 C

Street, NW, Room 6511, Washington D.C. 20240.

H.11 52.233-4 APPLICABLE LAW FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT CLAIM (OCT 2004)

United States law will apply to resolve any claim of breach of this contract.

H.12 52.239-1 PRIVACY OR SECURITY SAFEGUARDS (AUG 1996)

(a) The Contractor shall not publish or disclose in any manner, without the Contracting Officer’s written consent, the details of any safeguards either designed or developed by the Contractor under this contract or otherwise provided by the Government.

(b) To the extent required to carry out a program of inspection to safeguard against threats and hazards to the security, integrity, and confidentiality of Government data, the Contractor shall afford the

Government access to the Contractor’s facilities, installations, technical capabilities, operations, documentation, records, and databases.

(c) If new or unanticipated threats or hazards are discovered by either the Government or the Contractor, or if existing safeguards have ceased to function, the discoverer shall immediately bring the situation to the attention of the other party.

H.13 1452.203-70 RESTRCITIONS ON ENDORSEMENTS – DEPARTMENT OF THE

INTERIOR (JUL 1996)

The Contractor shall not refer to contracts awarded by the Department of the Interior in commercial advertising, as defined in FAR 31.205–1, in a manner which states or implies that the product or service provided is approved or endorsed by the Government, or is considered by the Government to be superior to other products or services. This restriction is intended to avoid the appearance of preference by the

Government toward any product or service. The Contractor may request the Contracting Officer to make a determination as to the propriety of promotional material.

H.14 1452.228-70 LIABILITY INSURANCE – DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (JUL 1996)

(a) The Contractor shall procure and maintain during the term of this contract and any extension thereof liability insurance in form satisfactory to the Contracting Officer by an insurance company which is acceptable to the Contracting Officer. The named insured parties under the policy shall be the Contractor and the United States of America. The amounts of the insurance shall be not less than as follows:

TYPE OF INSURANCE COVERAGE

Automobile Liability $200,000 per person, $500,000 per occurrence for bodily injury and

$20,000 per occurrence for property damage

Comprehensive General $500,000 per occurrence on the

Comprehensive form of Liability policy

Workman’s Compensation Contractor shall comply with

Applicable and Employers Liability Federal and State Workers’ compensation and occupational disease statutes. Employers liability coverage of at least $100,000 is required except in States with exclusive or monopolistic funds that do not permit workers’ compensation to be written by private carriers.

(Other as required by State and/or Federal Law)

THIS MANDATORY INSURANCE PROVISION SHALL FLOW DOWN TO ALL

SUBCONTRACTORS.

(b) Each policy shall have a certificate evidencing the insurance coverage. The insurance company shall provide and endorsement to notify the Contracting Officer 30 days prior to the effective date of cancellation or termination of the policy or certificate; or modification of the policy or certificate which may adversely affect in interest of the Government in such insurance. The certificate shall identify the contract number, the name and address of the Contracting Officer, as well as the insured, the policy number and brief description of contract services to be performed. The Contractor shall furnish the

Contracting Officer with a copy of an acceptable insurance certificate prior to beginning the work.

SECTION I – ATTACHMENTS

ATTACHMENT NUMBER DESCRIPTION

1 Performance Work Statement (PWS)

2 Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP)

3 DOL Wage Determination

4 Contractor Pricing Sheet

5 Past Performance Questionnaire

SECTION J – REPRESENTATIONS, CERTIFICATIONS, OTHER STATEMENTS OF

BIDDERS.

J.1 52.203-2 CERTIFICATION OF INDEPENDENT PRICE DETERMINATION (APR 1985)

(a) The offeror certifies that—

(1) The prices in this offer have been arrived at independently, without, for the purpose of restricting competition, any consultation, communication, or agreement with any other offeror or competitor relating to—

(i) Those prices;

(ii) The intention to submit an offer; or

(iii) The methods or factors used to calculate the prices offered.

(2) The prices in this offer have not been and will not be knowingly disclosed by the offeror, directly or indirectly, to any other offeror or competitor before bid opening (in the case of a sealed bid solicitation) or contract award (in the case of a negotiated solicitation) unless otherwise required by law; and

(3) No attempt has been made or will be made by the offeror to induce any other concern to submit or not to submit an offer for the purpose of restricting competition.

(b) Each signature on the offer is considered to be a certification by the signatory that the signatory—

(1) Is the person in the offeror’s organization responsible for determining the prices being offered in this bid or proposal, and that the signatory has not participated and will not participate in any action contrary to paragraphs (a)(1) through (a)(3) of this provision; or

(2)(i) Has been authorized, in writing, to act as agent for the following principals in certifying that those principals have not participated, and will not participate in any action contrary to paragraphs (a)(1) through (a)(3) of this provision____________________ [insert full name of person(s) in the offeror’s organization responsible for determining the prices offered in this bid or proposal, and the title of his or her position in the offeror’s organization];

(ii) As an authorized agent, does certify that the principals named in subdivision (b)(2)(i) of this provision have not participated, and will not participate, in any action contrary to paragraphs (a)(1) through (a)(3) of this provision; and

(iii) As an agent, has not personally participated, and will not participate, in any action contrary to paragraphs (a)(1) through (a)(3) of this provision.

(c) If the offeror deletes or modifies paragraph (a)(2) of this provision, the offeror must furnish with its offer a signed statement setting forth in detail the circumstances of the disclosure.

J.2 52.212-3 OFFEROR REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS – COMMERCIAL

ITEMS (MAR 2015)

The Offeror shall complete only paragraph (b) of this provision if the Offeror has completed the annual representations and certification electronically via the System for Award Management (SAM) website accessed through http://www.acquisition.gov. If the Offeror has not completed the annual representations and certifications electronically, the Offeror shall complete only paragraphs (c) through (p) of this provision.

(a) Definitions. As used in this provision—

“Economically 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. “Highest-level owner” means the entity that owns or controls an immediate owner of the offeror, or that owns or controls one or more entities that control an immediate owner of the offeror. No entity owns or exercises control of the highest level owner. “Immediate owner” means an entity, other than the offeror, that has direct control of the offeror. Indicators of control include, but are not limited to, one or more of the following: ownership or interlocking management, identity of interests among family members, shared facilities and equipment, and the common use of employees.

“Inverted domestic corporation”, means a foreign incorporated entity that meets the definition of an inverted domestic corporation under 6 U.S.C. 395(b), applied in accordance with the rules and definitions of 6 U.S.C. 395(c). “Manufactured end product” means any end product in product and service codes

(PSCs) 1000-9999, except—

(1) PSC 5510, Lumber and Related Basic Wood Materials;

(2) Product or Service Group (PSG) 87, Agricultural Supplies;

(3) PSG 88, Live Animals;

(4) PSG 89, Subsistence;

(5) PSC 9410, Crude Grades of Plant Materials;

(6) PSC 9430, Miscellaneous Crude Animal Products, Inedible;

(7) PSC 9440, Miscellaneous Crude Agricultural and Forestry Products;

(8) PSC 9610, Ores;

(9) PSC 9620, Minerals, Natural and Synthetic; and

(10) PSC 9630, Additive Metal Materials. “Place of manufacture” means the place where an end product is assembled out of components, or otherwise made or processed from raw materials into the finished product that is to be provided to the Government. If a product is disassembled and reassembled, the place of reassembly is not the place of manufacture. “Restricted business operations” means business 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).