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M67399-16-T-0003

Section SF 1449 - CONTINUATION SHEET

Coordinator of Religious Education

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PURCHASE REQUEST NUMBER: M3500216SUCH002

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INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE TERMS

Supplies/services will be inspected/accepted at:

DELIVERY INFORMATION

30-JUN-2017

RMD

MCAGCC BOX 788100

TWENTYNINE PALMS CA 92278-8100

830-6334

M35005

30-JUN-2018

M35005

30-JUN-2019

M35005

30-JUN-2020

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30-JUN-2021

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PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT

This Performance Work Statement (PWS) is for the Catholic Coordinator of Religious Education (CRE) aboard the Marine Air Ground Task Force Training Command (MAGTFTC)/Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center (MCAGCC), Twentynine Palms, CA.

1. Purpose. The purpose of this PWS is to describe the tasks and desired deliverables for the CRE for the Religious Ministries Directorate (RMD) at the MAGTFTC/MCAGCC, Twentynine Palms, CA.

2. Duration of Services. The base period of performance will be from 1 July 2016 through 30 Jun 2017 with four (4), one year options.

Base year - 1 July 2016 through 30 June 2017 Option year#1- 1 July 2017 through 30 June 2018 Option year#2- 1 July 2018 through 30 June 2019 Option year#3- 1 July 2019 through 30 June 2020 Option year#4- 1 July 2020 through 30 June 2021

3. Marine Corps Designated Representative. The Contracting Officer Representative (COR) under this contract will be provided at contract award.

4. General Requirements:

a. CRE Responsibilities. The Coordinator of Religious Education (CRE) shall assist the Assistant Chief of Staff, Religious Ministries Directorate (AC/S RMD) in the coordination of all Catholic programs, religious education, events and activities in accordance with the guidance set forth by the Navy Chaplain Corps and the Archdiocese of the Military Services (AMS) to Catholic Masses and managing the schedules of the priest to conduct Mass in the absence of an assigned Priest. This position shall entail evening, weekend, and holiday work.

b. Substitutions and Subcontracting. The Contractor (CTR) shall provide and compensate a pre-approved substitute when unable to perform services required as depicted in this PWS (i.e. illness, doctor appointments, family emergencies, vacation). Such approval is at the sole discretion of the command chaplain via the COR and failure to approve substitute employees is not an excuse for non-performance by the CTR. Subcontractors may be utilized to aid in providing the requirements of this PWS. Any substitute must meet the qualification and experience requirements of the PWS.

c. Vacation. The CRE shall provide notification for vacation. The notification must be submitted to the COR two (2) weeks in advance.

5. Specific Requirements. The CTR shall assist the AC/S RMD in the following specific requirements:

a. Liturgical Ministries. The CTR shall assist the AC/S RMD by training, coordinating, and scheduling volunteer Lectors, Extraordinary Ministers of the Eucharist (EME), Lay Presiders, Musicians, Altar Servers and Ushers for Sunday and holy day services. A list of all trained persons trained to include Liturgical ministers will be maintained and submitted in the Monthly Liturgical Ministries Report.

b. Celebration of Mass Support. The CTR shall assist the AC/S RMD by creating and implementing a master calendar for each liturgical year in order to schedule and coordinate all worship services, Catholic devotionals and /or special presentations. The CTR shall prepare the weekly Catholic Sunday bulletin and the announcements to be made from the pulpit. The CTR shall maintain Religious Offering Fund records and prepare cover letters weekly for Catholic Religious Offering Fund donations made to charitable organizations. The CTR shall coordinate with the Art and Environment ministers to prepare the chapel for all seasonal events and ensuring fresh flowers are ordered for the altar every Sunday. The fresh flowers are to be funded by the Religious Offering Fund in accordance with SECNAVINST 7010.6A. The CTR shall coordinate and participate in the monthly Chapel Advisory Committee by preparing monthly reports to the committee on current activities. A copy of the monthly Chapel Advisory Committee report shall be submitted to the AC/S RMD.

c. Catholic Religious Education Programs. The CTR shall assist the AC/S RMD by coordinating and training volunteer teachers and teacher's aides for the following Confraternity of Christian Doctrine (CCD) Classes: Pre-kindergarten, Kindergarten, First-Second grades, Third-Fourth grades, Fifth-Sixth grades, Junior High, Senior High, and Adult. The CTR will only utilize Armed Forces Catholic Curriculum provided by the RMD. The CTR shall organize and conduct summer training and orientation classes for the new and returning CCD teachers and aides. These classes will cover lesson planning, basic Roman Catholic Theology, how to use texts and classroom discipline. The CTR shall plan, schedule and conduct First Penance and First Communion classes in conjunction with regular classes along with parental education on practices that follow the reception of the Sacraments. The CTR shall coordinate and train volunteer teachers and aides for Confirmation Classes. The CTR shall plan, schedule and conduct Roman Catholic Initiation of Adults (RCIA) and Lenten Programs. The CTR shall plan, schedule and conduct adult classes for the Sacraments of Baptism, First Communion and Confirmation. The CTR shall coordinate a Vacation Bible School during the summer. The CTR shall prepare and submit a monthly report to the AC/S RMD listing all trained volunteer teachers and all classes taught during the month.

d. Catechetical Ministries. The CTR shall assist the AC/S RMD by conducting Marriage Preparation classes for couples seeking the Sacrament of Marriage and interviewing and providing instruction to parents who desire to have their infant Baptized. The Infant Baptism preparation classes will utilize the AMS approved curriculum and require a minimum of three hours of instruction for each family. The CTR shall coordinate and schedule all infant Baptisms and Marriages. The CTR shall prepare all the necessary forms and certificates for infant and adult Baptisms, Confirmation, First Communion, and Marriage. The CTR shall submit quarterly reports to the AMS of all Catechetical ceremonies conducted including ceremonies for Marriage, Baptism, Confirmation, First Communion, and RCIA. A copy of the AMS Catechetical submission is to be maintained on file and another copy is to be delivered to the AC/S RMD.

e. Catholic Youth Programs. The CTR shall assist the AC/S RMD by coordinating an outreach and activities program for Roman Catholic teenagers whose parents are stationed at the MAGTFTC/MCAGCC. The CTR shall plan and organize up to four retreats per year for Youth and/or Adults enrolled in the Roman Catholic Religious Catechism and other pre-Sacrament classes. The CTR will recommend retreat sites, resource materials and resource leaders to the RMD. The CTR shall coordinate youth activities with the designated Catholic Youth Organization (CYO) moderator(s). The CTR shall coordinate with the CYO moderator(s) the planning and organizing of the annual Halloween and Christmas parties for the CCD children in the Chapel. The CTR shall prepare and submit a monthly report to the AC/S RMD listing all Youth Program activities for the month.

f. Prepare Planned Ministry Objective. The CTR shall prepare and submit as needed a planned ministry objective report for active ministry programs.

6. Contractor Qualifications and Experience: The CTR must possess and maintain a current EME certificate and shall have a minimum of two years of experience in facilitating, coordinating and training volunteers for Catholic Liturgical Ministries, Catechetical Ministries and Community Outreach Ministries. The CTR must be a practicing Roman Catholic in good standing with a letter of recommendation from his/her pastor and at least one other Priest.

a. The CTR must have a minimum of six months experience as a Lector and at least two years of experience with Roman Catholic Religion, tradition, customs and sacramental structure.

b. The CTR shall be able to type 40wpm and capable of working with computer software programs to include, but not limited to: Microsoft Word, Office, Excel and PowerPoint. The CTR must be able to communicate fluently in English with the ability to be easily understood by chapel staff, volunteers, and Chapel program members.

7. Deliverables. The CTR shall submit the deliverables listed in Table 1 below to the recipients and according to the schedule provided in the table.

Table 1. Deliverables

8. Travel. The CRE CTR shall be responsible for all expenses related to travel to and from MCAGCC and travel in and around MCAGCC. The Government will not pay for local travel, defined as any travel within a fifty (50) mile radius of the government’s assigned work section at MCAGCC. The Government will not pay any travel but the contractor may request the use of a government vehicle in accordance with DoDM 4500.36 Enclosure 5 Part 4.

9. Government Furnished Materials, Equipment, Property and Services. The government shall provide facilities access and technical information, as required, for the performance of this contract. Access to an office will be provided by the RMD, including access to a computer, internet, telephone, copy machine, and printer. The Religious Program Specialist assigned to the chapel and the COR will maintain a key to the office. The CTR shall establish and publish office hours to coordinate staff work and be accessible for volunteers, volunteer teachers/aides, and parents. In the event of any change to published hours, the CTR shall immediately notify the COR with the new, revised schedule. Hours published should be such that the CTR is available during RMD’s normal working hours. As appropriate, the government will provide for Navy-Marine Corps Internet (NMCI) connections for non-secure Internet Protocol Router Network (NIPRNET).

10. Quality Assurance (QA). The Contractor is responsible for Quality Control. The Government will conduct Quality Assurance in accordance with a Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP), which describes how government personnel will evaluate and assess contractor performance. The QASP will be revised or modified as circumstances warrant. An informational copy of the QASP will be furnished to the Contractor after award.

11. Security. Base Access requirements and procedures may change during the term of a contract. The contractor shall comply with all changes, and such compliance shall not be grounds for a request for an equitable adjustment or other contract modification.

Contractor and subcontractor employees shall comply with installation rules and regulations, including installation access requirements. The Contractor is responsible for ensuring that each of its subcontractors fully comply with the following requirements, and shall flow down to subcontracts a clause to satisfy this contractual obligation.

The Commanding Officer of each base has broad authority to remove or exclude any person from the military installation to protect personnel and property, to maintain good order and discipline, and to ensure the successful and uninterrupted performance of the Marine Corps mission. In the exercise of this authority, the Commanding Officer may refuse to grant entry or may bar Contractor employees, including employees who have been granted a personal entry pass. Refusal to grant an employee a personal entry pass or bar an employee does not relieve the Contractor of the responsibility to continue performance under this contract, and shall not constitute grounds for contractor claim or request for equitable adjustment.

The Contractor’s employees shall observe and comply with all base rules and regulations applicable to contract personnel, including those applicable to the safe operation of vehicles, and shall not be present in locations not required for the proper performance of this contract.

Contractor personnel performing work under this contract shall be readily identifiable as an employee of the contractor either through the use of uniforms or with nametags, as directed by the Contracting Officer. Any alternate methods of ensuring contractor personnel are readily identifiable must be approved in advance by the Contracting Officer.

Contractor personnel and equipment entering a military installation are subject to security checks. Contractor personnel shall follow any direction given by Military Police or other security or safety personnel.

Business Passes or Employee Credentials:

The Contractor is responsible for providing information required to obtain clearances, permits, passes, security badges, or employee credentials required for Contractor personnel or equipment access. This includes information required for police or background checks or investigations.

The Contractor is responsible for ensuring such clearances, permits, passes, security badges, or employee credentials are immediately returned to the issuing activity upon termination of an employee, completion of a project, or termination of a contract or subcontract.

All Contractor personnel performing work under this contract who require access to military installations shall obtain whatever personal entry or vehicle passes are required for access to that installation. The procedures below are the current installation access requirements for Twentynine Palms and are provided for information only. The Contractor is responsible for ascertaining and complying with all currently installation access requirements throughout all performance periods under this contract.

1. Access Procedures Are Mandatory: All contractor employees are required to obtain business access or permanent business access. Daily access procedures must not be used to circumvent background check requirements outlined below. Attempts to improperly use daily access procedures may result in denial of access to the involved employees.

2. Business Access: Required for contractor employees requiring access for periods from one day to one year. Submit the following:

· A valid form of Federal or state government I.D.

· If driving a motor vehicle, a valid driver's license, vehicle registration and proof of insurance.

· Proof of employment on a valid Government contract (e.g., a letter from the prime contractor including contract number and term).

· Proof of an employee background check conducted within the past year

1. Must establish the employee's citizenship or legal alien status. Acceptable documents include birth certificate, Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) forms and passports.

1. Must include proof of a criminal records check from the county or state where the employee resided for the previous two years (or length of legal residence for foreign nationals in the U.S. for less than two years).

1. Will be subject to Government verification via the FBI National Crime Information Center (NCIC) Interstate Identification Index (III). If the background check is selected for verification, the employee will be required to submit fingerprint records to the FBI Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS) database. NCIC checks and fingerprinting will be performed at Government expense.

Note: All contractor personnel performing work under this contract requiring access to the military installation shall obtain personal entry and a vehicle pass from the Provost Marshal’s Office (PMO) of the Combat Center. For the MCAGCC/MAGTFTC, this process includes the completion of a COMBAT CENTER ACCESS AUTHORITY letter issued by the Regional Contracting Office (NW).

3. Permanent Business Access: Required for contractor employees requiring access for periods from one to three years. Submit all items listed above under “business access.” NCIC check and fingerprint of all contractor employees will be conducted at Government expense. Contractor-provided background checks will be reevaluated annually, and will be updated by the contractor as required at the contractor’s expense.

4. Emergency Access: Each Marine Corps installation develops its own procedures which allow the contractor quick access without compromising installation security for situations in which contractor response is crucial in order to preserve and/or restore critical facilities. The contractor is responsible for ascertaining and complying with the procedures established by each installation on which it does business.

5. Installation Access Badges: Each Marine Corps installation develops its own procedures for readily identifying contractor employees working on the installation. The installation may either provide access badges to individual contractor employees at government expense or it may require the contractor to provide badges to its employees, at its expense. The contractor is responsible for ascertaining and complying with the procedures established by each installation on which it does business.

6. Denial of Access: The Commanding General of each installation has broad authority to remove or exclude any person in fulfilling his responsibility to protect personnel and property, to maintain good order and discipline, and to ensure the successful and uninterrupted performance of the Marine Corps mission. In the exercise of this authority, the Commanding General may refuse to grant access or may bar contractor employees, including employees who have previously been granted access. Refusal to grant an employee access or debarment of an employee does not relieve the Contractor of the responsibility to continue performance under this contract. Among other reasons, access may be denied if it is determined that an employee:

1. is subject to an outstanding warrant.

1. has knowingly submitted an employment questionnaire with false or fraudulent information.

e. has been issued a debarment order and is currently banned from military installations.

7. Employee Identification: Contractor personnel performing work under this contract shall be readily identifiable as an employee of the contractor through the use of uniforms or nametags, or via an alternate method approved by the Contracting Officer.

8. Employee Compliance. The Contractor’s employees shall observe and comply with all MCAGCC/MAGTFTC rules and regulations applicable to contract personnel, including those applicable to the safe operation of vehicles, and shall not be present in locations not required for the proper performance of this contract. Contractor personnel and equipment entering a military installation are subject to security checks. Contractor personnel shall follow any direction given by military police, law enforcement, or other security or safety personnel.

9. Contract Termination: The Contractor is responsible for ensuring clearances, permits, passes, or security badges are promptly returned to the issuing activity upon termination of an employee, completion of a project, or termination of a contract or subcontract.

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY FULL TEXT

52.207-3 RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL OF EMPLOYMENT (MAY 2006)

(a) The Contractor shall give Government personnel who have been or will be adversely affected or separated as a result of award of this contract the right of first refusal for employment openings under the contract in positions for which they are qualified, if that employment is consistent with post-Government employment conflict of interest standards.

(b) Within 10 days after contract award, the Contracting Officer will provide to the Contractor a list of all Government personnel who have been or will be adversely affected or separated as a result of award of this contract.

(c) The Contractor shall report to the Contracting Officer the names of individuals identified on the list who are hired within 90 days after contract performance begins. This report shall be forwarded within 120 days after contract performance begins.

52.212-2 EVALUATION--COMMERCIAL ITEMS (OCT 2014)

(a) The Government will The government contemplates a single award, Firm Fixed Price (FFP) service contract, with a period of performance of one (1) base year and four (4) 12 month option periods. The anticipated period of performance (POP) is 1 July 2016 – 30 June 2021.

The following factors shall be used to evaluate quotes:

1. Technical Capability:

a. Element 1.1- The quoter shall submit a capabilities statement and include a detailed narrative of how the quoter will servie the specific requirements as outlined in Paragraph 6 Section 5 of the Performance Work Statement (PWS). (Maximum 5 pages)

b. Element 1.2- The quoter shall submit a resume (Maximum 5 pages) that must reflect technical which describes the minimum qualifications and experience which would meet the minimum qualifications from the described in PWS Section 6.

2. Past Performance Information: The offeror shall provide information concerning recent (within the past three years) and relevant past performance for performing at least one, and no more than four, contracts of similar scope to the tasks described in the PWS. In addition to the information submitted with the quote, the Contracting Officer may consider knowledge of and previous experience with the supply or service being acquired, customer surveys and the Government wide Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS) at www.ppirs.gov or other information. The government will contact the references provided. Past performance will be evaluated on a pass or fail basis.

3. Price: Quoters shall provide prices for all CLINS.

The Government intends to evaluate quotes and award without discussions. The initial quotation submitted must contain adequate information to ascertain the contractor’s ability to comply with all requirements of the solicitation and should contain the contractor’s best terms from a price and technical standpoint. Formal Source Selection procedures, in accordance with FAR Part 15, will not be used. Accordingly, the Government is not obligated to determine a competitive range, conduct discussions with all quoters, solicit final revised proposals, and use other techniques associated with FAR part 15. The Government, however, reserves the right to conduct discussions under FAR Part 13 if the Contracting Officer (KO) determines them to be necessary and in the best interests of the Government. In such case, if the KO determines that the number of quotes that would otherwise be competitive from a best value standpoint exceeds the number at which an efficient competition can be conducted, the KO will limit the number of quotes to be considered to the greatest number that will permit an efficient competition among those quotes most likely to be determined best value. The quote submitted should contain adequate information to ascertain the contractor’s ability to comply with all requirements of the solicitation and it should contain the offeriors’s best terms from a price and technical standpoint. The government reserves the right to conduct negotiations with one or more offerors, if determined to be necessary by the Contracting Officer.

(b)Options. IAW the provisions at FAR 52.217-5, the Government will evaluate all option years, including the option to extend services for 6 months under FAR 52.217-8. Evaluation of options will not obligate the government to excersise options.

Quoters will be advised that the Option to Extend Services(OTES) clause at FAR § 52.217-8 is included in this solicitation and award contract. Offerors will also be advised that when proposing prices for base and option years, quoters should consider that the government may choose to exercise the option to extended services at the end of any period of performance(base or option periods), utilizing the rates in effect during the period of performance in which the option is exercised. The government may choose to exercise the OTES at the end of any period of performance (base or options), for up to six months. The government will evaluate the OTES by adding 6 months of the quoters final option period price to the total quoted price.

(c) Per FAR Part 13 procedures, Awritten notice of award or acceptance of an offer, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful quoter. The quoter will be required to accept the Government’s offer by signing the award document and or commencing performance. All quotes are to be submitted electronically to Pedro.Tirado@usmc.mil or may be hand carried or delivered to:

Pedro Tirado

MAGTFTC/MCAGCC

Regional Contracting Office Building 1102, Door 21 Twentynine Palms, CA 92278

And Patrick.doyle@usmc.mil and clifford.felder@usmc.mil

(d) The Offeror agrees to hold the proposal firm for 90 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of proposals.

FAXED PROPOSALS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED

For proposals delivered by hand, offerors are advised that entry to the installation is restricted, and offerors are directed to familiarize themselves with the entry control location and process. Entry processing time is unpredictable and can be lengthy. The addressee indicated above may be able to facilitate entry processing, but is not required to do so, and inability to gain access shall not excuse late delivery.

If proposals are submitted in different formats requiring different delivery methods, the proposal of record shall be the last complete version received prior to the deadline.

For email proposals, the Government office designated for receipt of the proposal is the email inbox of the addressee indicated above. Notwithstanding the provisions at FAR 52.212-1(f) or FAR 52.215-1(c)(3), delivery is not accomplished until the addressee can open the email; delivery to a server or an email inbox on a server is not considered delivery to the designated Government office and the quotation is not under the Government’s control until the addressee can open the email. The email shall not be considered to be delivered unless the entire content of the email and all attachments can be read by the addressee indicated above. Receipt of an electronic acknowledgment from the addressee establishes that a record was received but does not establish that the content sent corresponds to the content received. Email attachments are limited to no more than 2MB. Offerors are specifically warned that email may be subjected to spam filters or attachment stripping.

All transmissions must clearly state the solicitation number and the name of the contracting officer on the first page to ensure proper receipt.

Attention is directed to FAR 52.212-1(f), concerning late submissions. Offerors are responsible for allowing adequate time for transmission to be completed. The offeror bears the risk of non-receipt of transmissions, and should ensure that all pages of the proposal (and any authorized modifications) have been received by the designated office before the deadline indicated. Pages of a transmission that arrive after the deadline will not be considered.

(End of provision)

52.212-3 OFFEROR REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS--COMMERCIAL ITEMS (NOV 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) Web site 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).

"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.

Small disadvantaged business concern, consistent with 13 CFR 124.1002, means a small business concern under the size standard applicable to the acquisition, that--

(1) Is at least 51 percent unconditionally and directly owned (as defined at 13 CFR 124.105) by--

(i) One or more socially disadvantaged (as defined at 13 CFR 124.103) and economically disadvantaged (as defined at 13 CFR 124.104) individuals who are citizens of the United States; and

(ii) Each individual claiming economic disadvantage has a net worth not exceeding $750,000 after taking into account the applicable exclusions set forth at 13 CFR 124.104(c)(2); and

(2) The management and daily business operations of which are controlled (as defined at 13.CFR 124.106) by individuals, who meet the criteria in paragraphs (1)(i) and (ii) of this definition.

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 the stock of which 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 its stock is owned by one or more women; or

(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 electronically on the SAM website.

(2) 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 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 (p) 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 ( ___ ) is, ( ___ ) 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 ( ___ ) is, ( ___ ) 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 ( ___ ) is, ( ___ ) 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 that it ( ___ ) is, ( ___ ) 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 ( ___ ) is, ( ___ ) is not a women-owned small business concern.

Note to paragraphs (c)(8) and (9): Complete paragraphs (c)(8) and (c)(9) only if this solicitation is expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold.

(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 [ ___ ] is, [ ___ ] 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 [ ___ ] is, [ ___ ] 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 [ ___ ] is, [ ___ ] 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 [ ___ ] is, [ ___ ] 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.

(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 ( ___ ) 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) 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 [ ___ ] is, [ ___ ] 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 [ ___ ] is, [ ___ ] is not a HUBZone joint venture that complies with the requirements of 13 CFR Part 126, and the representation in paragraph (c)(10)(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) Certifications and representations required to implement provisions of Executive Order 11246--

(1) Previous Contracts and Compliance. The offeror represents that--

(i) It ( ___ ) has, ( ___ ) has not, participated in a previous contract or subcontract subject either to the Equal Opportunity clause of this solicitation, the and

(ii) It ( ___ ) has, ( ___ ) has not, filed all required compliance reports.

(2) Affirmative Action Compliance. The offeror represents that--

(i) It ( ___ ) has developed and has on file, ( ___ ) 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 Subparts 60-1 and 60-2), or

(ii) It ( ___ ) 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 Certificate. (Applies only if the clause at Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.225-1, Buy American --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--Supplies.”

(2) Foreign End Products:

(List as necessary)

(3) The Government will evaluate offers in accordance with the policies and procedures of FAR Part 25.

(g)(1) Buy American--Free Trade Agreements--Israeli Trade Act Certificate. (Applies only if the clause at FAR 52.225-3, Buy American--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…