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SEE ADDENDUM

(No Collect Calls)

N4008419T5404 11-Jul-2019

b. TELEPHONE NUMBER

(0827)-79-6524

8. OFFER DUE DATE/LOCAL TIME

11:00 AM 13 Aug 2019

5. SOLICITATION NUMBER 6. SOLICITATION ISSUE DATE

AUTHORIZED FOR LOCAL REPRODUCTION

PREVIOUS EDITION IS NOT USABLE

STANDARD FORM 1449 (REV. 2/2012)

Prescribed by GSA – FAR (48 CFR) 53.212

(TYPE OR PRINT)

(SIGNATURE OF CONTRACTING OFFICER)

ADDENDA ARE

26. TOTAL AWARD AMOUNT (For Gov t. Use Only )

23.

CODE 10. THIS ACQUISITION IS

SUCH ADDRESS IN OFFER

17b. CHECK IF REMITTANCE IS DIFFERENT AND PUT

BELOW IS CHECKED

TELEPHONE NO.

N400849. ISSUED BY

18b. SUBMIT INVOICES TO ADDRESS SHOWN IN BLOCK 18a. UNLESS BLOCK

7. FOR SOLICITATION

INFORMATION CALL:

a. NAME

REIKO NISHIMOTO

2. CONTRACT NO. 3. AWARD/EFFECTIVE DATE 4. ORDER NUMBER

(TYPE OR PRINT)

30b. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER 30c. DATE SIGNED 31b. NAME OF CONTRACTING OFFICER

30a. SIGNATURE OF OFFEROR/CONTRACTOR 31a.UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

0 27a. SOLICITATION INCORPORATES BY REFERENCE FAR 52.212-1. 52.212-4. FAR 52.212-3. 52.212-5 ARE ATTACHED.

25. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA

1. REQUISITION NUMBER

20.

ADDITIONAL SHEETS SUBJECT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SPECIFIED.

OFFEROR TO COMPLETE BLOCKS 12, 17, 23, 24, AND 30

SOLICITATION/CONTRACT/ORDER FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS

ARE NOT ATTACHED

27b. CONTRACT/PURCHASE ORDER INCORPORATES BY REFERENCE FAR 52.212-4. FAR 52.212-5 IS ATTACHED. ADDENDA ARE ARE NOT ATTACHED

(BLOCK 5), INCLUDING ANY ADDITIONS OR CHANGES WHICH ARE

SET FORTH HEREIN, IS ACCEPTED AS TO ITEMS:

. YOUR OFFER ON SOLICITATION

28. CONTRACTOR IS REQUIRED TO SIGN THIS DOCUMENT AND RETURN

% FOR:SET ASIDE:UNRESTRICTED ORX

SMALL BUSINESS

17a.CONTRACTOR/ CODE FACILITY

OFFEROR CODE

NAVFAC FAR EAST

FEAD IWAKUNI

PSC 561 BOX 1871

FPO AP 96310-0019

18a. PAYMENT WILL BE MADE BY CODE

RATED ORDER UNDER

DPAS (15 CFR 700)

13a. THIS CONTRACT IS A

13b. RATING

CODE15. DELIVER TO CODE N40084 16. ADMINISTERED BY

12. DISCOUNT TERMS11. DELIVERY FOR FOB DESTINA-

TION UNLESS BLOCK IS

MARKED

SEE SCHEDULE

14. METHOD OF SOLICITATION

RFQ IFB RFPX

NAVFAC FAR EAST

INSPECTOR OF RECORD

FEAD IWAKUNI

PSC 561 BOX 1871

FPO AP 96310-0019

TEL: FAX: (315) 253-6243 DSN

FAX:

TEL: SERVICE-DISABLED

VETERAN-OWNED

SMALL BUSINESS

8(A)

HUBZONE SMALL

BUSINESS

SIZE STANDARD:

$38,500,000

NAICS:

562111

X

OFFER DATED

29. AWARD OF CONTRACT: REF.

DELIVER ALL ITEMS SET FORTH OR OTHERWISE IDENTIFIED ABOVE AND ON ANY

COPIES TO ISSUING OFFICE. CONTRACTOR AGREES TO FURNISH AND

EMAIL:

TEL:

31c. DATE SIGNED

SEE SCHEDULE

SCHEDULE OF SUPPLIES/ SERVICESITEM NO. QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

24.22.21.19.

WOMEN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS (WOSB)

ELIGIBLE UNDER THE WOMEN-OWNED

SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAM

EDWOSB

32g. E-MAIL OF AUTHORIZED GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVE

SOLICITATION/CONTRACT/ORDER FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS

(CONTINUED)

PAGE 2 OF38

ACCEPTED, AND CONFORMS TO THE CONTRACT, EXCEPT AS NOTED: ______________________________________________________

32a. QUANTITY IN COLUMN 21 HAS BEEN

RECEIVED INSPECTED

32b. SIGNATURE OF AUTHORIZED GOVERNMENT

REPRESENTATIVE

32c. DATE 32d. PRINTED NAME AND TITLE OF AUTHORIZED GOVERNMENT

REPRESENTATIVE

32e. MAILING ADDRESS OF AUTHORIZED GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVE 32f . TELEPHONE NUMBER OF AUTHORIZED GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVE

37. CHECK NUMBER

FINALPARTIALCOMPLETE

36. PAYMENT35. AMOUNT VERIFIED

CORRECT FOR

34. VOUCHER NUMBER

FINAL

33. SHIP NUMBER

PARTIAL

38. S/R ACCOUNT NUMBER 39. S/R VOUCHER NUMBER 40. PAID BY

41a. I CERTIFY THIS ACCOUNT IS CORRECT AND PROPER FOR PAYMENT

41b. SIGNATURE AND TITLE OF CERTIFYING OFFICER 41c. DATE

42a. RECEIVED BY (Print)

42b. RECEIVED AT (Location)

42c. DATE REC'D (YY/MM/DD) 42d. TOTAL CONTAINERS

STANDARD FORM 1449 (REV. 2/2012) BACK

Prescribed by GSA – FAR (48 CFR) 53.212

AUTHORIZED FOR LOCAL REPRODUCTION

PREVIOUS EDITION IS NOT USABLE

SEE SCHEDULE

20.

SCHEDULE OF SUPPLIES/ SERVICES

21.

QUANTITY UNIT

22. 23.

UNIT PRICE

24.

AMOUNT

19.

ITEM NO.

N4008419T5404

Section SF 1449 - CONTINUATION SHEET

ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

0001 1 Each

BASE PERIOD - RECURRING WORK

FFP

All labor, supervision, management, tools, materials, equipment, facilities, transportation, supervision and management necessary to provide Medical Waste (MW) collection, transportation, and disposal services as described in the performance of work (PWS) at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni, Japan under a performance-based contract that is comprised of Recurring Work Items.

The price for this Contract Line Item Number (CLIN) is the total of all line items being awarded for the Base Period (Recurring Work) - i.e. the total of Exhibit Line Item Numbers (ELINs) A001 through A002 in Attachment Appendix M.

Planned Base Period: 01 Oct 2019 - 30 Sep 2020 FOB: Destination

PSC CD: Z1DA

NET AMT

0002 1 Each

OPTION 1ST OPTION - RECURRING

FFP

All labor, supervision, management, tools, materials, equipment, facilities, transportation, supervision and management necessary to provide Medical Waste (MW) collection, transportation, and disposal services as described in the performance of work (PWS) at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni, Japan under a performance-based contract that is comprised of Recurring Work Items.

The price for this Contract Line Item Number (CLIN) is the total of all line items being awarded for the First Option Period (Recurring Work) - i.e. the total of Exhibit Line Item Numbers (ELINs) B001 through B002 in Attachment Appendix M.

Planned 1ST OPTION Period: 01 Oct 2020 - 30 Sep 2021

0003 1 Each

OPTION 2ND OPTION - RECURRING

FFP

All labor, supervision, management, tools, materials, equipment, facilities, transportation, supervision and management necessary to provide Medical Waste (MW) collection, transportation, and disposal services as described in the performance of work (PWS) at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni, Japan under a performance-based contract that is comprised of Recurring Work Items.

The price for this Contract Line Item Number (CLIN) is the total of all line items being awarded for the Second Option Period (Recurring Work) - i.e. the total of Exhibit Line Item Numbers (ELINs) C001 through C002 in Attachment Appendix M.

Planned SECOND OPTION Period: 01 Oct 2021 - 30 Sep 2022

INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE TERMS

Supplies/services will be inspected/accepted at:

CLIN INSPECT AT INSPECT BY ACCEPT AT ACCEPT BY

0001 Destination Government Destination Government 0002 Destination Government Destination Government 0003 Destination Government Destination Government

DELIVERY INFORMATION

CLIN DELIVERY DATE QUANTITY SHIP TO ADDRESS DODAAC /

CAGE

0001 POP 01-OCT-2019 TO

30-SEP-2020

N/A NAVFAC FAR EAST

INSPECTOR OF RECORD

FEAD IWAKUNI

PSC 561 BOX 1871

FPO AP 96310-0019

N40084

0002 POP 01-OCT-2020 TO

30-SEP-2021

N/A (SAME AS PREVIOUS LOCATION)

0003 POP 01-OCT-2021 TO

30-SEP-2022

N/A (SAME AS PREVIOUS LOCATION)

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions--Commercial Items OCT 2018 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement

Statutes or Executive Orders--Commercial Items

JAN 2019

52.223-2 Affirmative Procurement of Biobased Products Under Service and Construction Contracts

SEP 2013

52.223-3 Hazardous Material Identification And Material Safety Data JAN 1997 52.203-3 Gratuities APR 1984 52.242-15 Stop-Work Order AUG 1989 252.203-7000 Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD

Officials

SEP 2011

252.203-7003 Agency Office of the Inspector General DEC 2012 252.204-7012 Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber

Incident Reporting

OCT 2016

252.204-7015 Notice of Authorized Disclosure of Information for Litigation Support

MAY 2016

252.205-7000 Provision Of Information To Cooperative Agreement Holders DEC 1991 252.223-7004 Drug Free Work Force SEP 1988 252.225-7012 Preference For Certain Domestic Commodities DEC 2017 252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving

Reports

DEC 2018

252.225-7012 Preference For Certain Domestic Commodities DEC 2017 252.232-7010 Levies on Contract Payments DEC 2006 252.237-7010 Prohibition on Interrogation of Detainees by Contractor

Personnel

JUN 2013

252.244-7000 Subcontracts for Commercial Items JUN 2013 252.246-7004 Safety of Facilities, Infrastructure, and Equipment for

Military Operations

OCT 2010

252.247-7023 Transportation of Supplies by Sea FEB 2019

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY FULL TEXT

252.225-7043 ANTITERRORISM/FORCE PROTECTION POLICY FOR DEFENSE CONTRACTORS

OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES (JUN 2015)

(a) Definition. United States, as used in this clause, means, the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and outlying areas.

(b) Except as provided in paragraph (c) of this clause, the Contractor and its subcontractors, if performing or traveling outside the United States under this contract, shall--

(1) Affiliate with the Overseas Security Advisory Council, if the Contractor or subcontractor is a U.S. entity;

(2) Ensure that Contractor and subcontractor personnel who are U.S. nationals and are in-country on a non-transitory basis, register with the U.S. Embassy, and that Contractor and subcontractor personnel who are third country nationals comply with any security related requirements of the Embassy of their nationality;

(3) Provide, to Contractor and subcontractor personnel, antiterrorism/force protection awareness information commensurate with that which the Department of Defense (DoD) provides to its military and civilian personnel and their families, to the extent such information can be made available prior to travel outside the United States; and

(4) Obtain and comply with the most current antiterrorism/force protection guidance for Contractor and subcontractor personnel.

(c) The requirements of this clause do not apply to any subcontractor that is--

(1) A foreign government;

(2) A representative of a foreign government; or

(3) A foreign corporation wholly owned by a foreign government.

(d) Information and guidance pertaining to DoD antiterrorism/force protection can be obtained from CMC Code POS-10, telephone DSN 224-4177 or commercial (703) 614-4177.

(End of clause)

252.232-7006 WIDE AREA WORKFLOW PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS (DEC 2018)

(a) Definitions. As used in this clause—

“Department of Defense Activity Address Code (DoDAAC)” is a six position code that uniquely identifies a unit, activity, or organization.

“Document type” means the type of payment request or receiving report available for creation in Wide Area WorkFlow (WAWF).

“Local processing office (LPO)” is the office responsible for payment certification when payment certification is done external to the entitlement system.

“Payment request” and “receiving report” are defined in the clause at 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports.

(b) Electronic invoicing. The WAWF system provides the method to electronically process vendor payment requests and receiving reports, as authorized by Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) 252.232- 7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports.

(c) WAWF access. To access WAWF, the Contractor shall—

(1) Have a designated electronic business point of contact in the System for Award Management at https://www.sam.gov; and

(2) Be registered to use WAWF at https://wawf.eb.mil/ following the step-by-step procedures for self-registration available at this web site.

(d) WAWF training. The Contractor should follow the training instructions of the WAWF Web-Based Training Course and use the Practice Training Site before submitting payment requests through WAWF. Both can be accessed by selecting the “Web Based Training” link on the WAWF home page at https://wawf.eb.mil/.

(e) WAWF methods of document submission. Document submissions may be via web entry, Electronic Data Interchange, or File Transfer Protocol.

(f) WAWF payment instructions. The Contractor shall use the following information when submitting payment requests and receiving reports in WAWF for this contract or task or delivery order:

(1) Document type. The Contractor shall submit payment requests using the following document type(s):

(i) For cost-type line items, including labor-hour or time-and-materials, submit a cost voucher.

(ii) For fixed price line items—

(A) That require shipment of a deliverable, submit the invoice and receiving report specified by the Contracting Officer.

(Contracting Officer: Insert applicable invoice and receiving report document type(s) for fixed price line items that require shipment of a deliverable.)

(B) For services that do not require shipment of a deliverable, submit either the Invoice 2in1, which meets the requirements for the invoice and receiving report, or the applicable invoice and receiving report, as specified by the Contracting Officer.

Navy Construction/Facilities Management Payment Invoice (NAVCON)

(iii) For customary progress payments based on costs incurred, submit a progress payment request.

(iv) For performance based payments, submit a performance based payment request.

(v) For commercial item financing, submit a commercial item financing request.

(2) Fast Pay requests are only permitted when Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.213-1 is included in the contract.

[Note: The Contractor may use a WAWF “combo” document type to create some combinations of invoice and receiving report in one step.]

(3) Document routing. The Contractor shall use the information in the Routing Data Table below only to fill in applicable fields in WAWF when creating payment requests and receiving reports in the system.

Routing Data Table*

Field Name in WAWF Data to be entered in WAWF

Pay Official DoDAAC HQ0721

Issue By DoDAAC N40084

Admin DoDAAC** N40084/IWAKNI

Inspect By DoDAAC N40084/IWAKNI

Ship To Code N40084

Ship From Code “Leave blank”

Mark For Code N/A

Service Approver (DoDAAC) N/A

Service Acceptor (DoDAAC) N40084/IWAKNI

Accept at Other DoDAAC N/A

LPO DoDAAC N40084/IWAKNI

DCAA Auditor DoDAAC N/A

Other DoDAAC(s) N/A

(4) Payment request. The Contractor shall ensure a payment request includes documentation appropriate to the type of payment request in accordance with the payment clause, contract financing clause, or Federal Acquisition Regulation 52.216-7, Allowable Cost and Payment, as applicable.

(5) Receiving report. The Contractor shall ensure a receiving report meets the requirements of DFARS Appendix F.

(g) WAWF point of contact.

(1) The Contractor may obtain clarification regarding invoicing in WAWF from the following contracting activity’s WAWF point of contact.

Contracting Officer’s Email Address – martin.hansen@usmc.mil Contracting Officer’s Representative’s Email Address - jeremy.l.trujillo@usmc.mil Contract Specialist’s Email Address – reiko.nishimoto.ja@usmc.mil

For WAWF general inquiries;

NAVFAC Far East Acquisition Office Telephone: 046-816-4092 Email Address: NAVFACFE-ACQ@fe.navy.mil

(2) Contact the WAWF helpdesk at 866-618-5988, if assistance is needed.

SOLICITATION ATTACHMENTS

Attachment (1) Performance Work Statement (PWS) Attachment (2) Exhibit Line Items (ELINs), Appendix M Attachment (3) Escort Request Form Attachment (4) Government Pre-Proposal Inquiry Form – To be submitted in Excel format.

52.204-18 Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance JUL 2016 52.228-5 Insurance - Work On A Government Installation JAN 1997 52.229-6 Taxes--Foreign Fixed-Price Contracts FEB 2013 52.245-1 Government Property JAN 2017 52.245-9 Use And Charges APR 2012 52.246-4 Inspection Of Services--Fixed Price AUG 1996 252.203-7005 Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD

Officials

NOV 2011

252.222-7002 Compliance With Local Labor Laws (Overseas) JUN 1997 252.225-7041 Correspondence in English JUN 1997 252.233-7001 Choice of Law (Overseas) JUN 1997 252.245-7001 Tagging, Labeling, and Marking of Government-Furnished

Property

APR 2012

252.245-7002 Reporting Loss of Government Property DEC 2017 252.245-7003 Contractor Property Management System Administration APR 2012 252.245-7004 Reporting, Reutilization, and Disposal DEC 2017

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 30 calendar days from expiration of the contract.

52.217-9 OPTION TO EXTEND THE TERM OF THE CONTRACT (MAR 2000)

(a) The Government may extend the term of this contract by written notice to the Contractor within the performance period 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 36 months.

52.252-2 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998)

This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es):

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):

https://www.acquisition.gov/

Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS):

http://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/dfarspgi/current/index.html

52.252-6 AUTHORIZED DEVIATIONS IN CLAUSES (APR 1984)

(a) The use in this solicitation or contract of any Federal Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR Chapter 1) clause with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of "(DEVIATION)" after the date of the clause.

(b) The use in this solicitation or contract of any Department of Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (48 CFR Chapter 2) clause with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of "(DEVIATION)" after the name of the regulation.

252.201-7000 CONTRACTING OFFICER'S REPRESENTATIVE (DEC 1991)

(a) "Definition. Contracting officer's representative" means an individual designated in accordance with subsection 201.602-2 of the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement and authorized in writing by the contracting officer to perform specific technical or administrative functions.

(b) If the Contracting Officer designates a contracting officer's representative (COR), the Contractor will receive a copy of the written designation. It will specify the extent of the COR's authority to act on behalf of the contracting officer. The COR is not authorized to make any commitments or changes that will affect price, quality, quantity, delivery, or any other term or condition of the contract.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENT

NMCARS 5237.102-90 Enterprise-wide Contractor Manpower Reporting Application (ECMRA)

a. DoD contracting activities awarding or administering contracts shall incorporate the following Enterprisewide Contractor Manpower Reporting Application (ECMRA) standard language into all contracts which include services, provided the organization that is receiving or benefiting from the contracted service is a Department of Defense organization, including reimbursable appropriated funding sources from non-DoD executive agencies where the Defense Component requiring activity is the executive agent for the function performed. The reporting requirement does not apply to situations where a Defense Component is merely a contracting agent for another executive agency. Contracted services excluded from reporting are based on Product Service Codes (PSCs). The excluded PSCs are:

(1) W, Lease/Rental of Equipment;

(2) X, Lease/Rental of Facilities;

(3) Y, Construction of Structures and Facilities;

(4) D, Automatic Data Processing and Telecommunications, IT and Telecom Telecommunications Transmission (D304) and Internet (D322) ONLY;

(5) S, Utilities ONLY;

(6) V, Freight and Shipping

ONLY.

b. The standard language to be inserted is:

“The contractor shall report contractor labor hours (including subcontractor labor hours) required for performance of services provided under this contract for NAVFAC Far East, FEAD Iwakuni via a secure data collection site.

Contracted services excluded from reporting are based on Product Service Codes (PSCs). The excluded PSCs are:

(1) W, Lease/Rental of Equipment;

(2) X, Lease/Rental of Facilities;

(3) Y, Construction of Structures and Facilities;

(4) D, Automatic Data Processing and Telecommunications, IT and Telecom- Telecommunications Transmission (D304) and Internet (D322) ONLY;

(5) S, Utilities ONLY;

(6) V, Freight and Shipping ONLY.

The contractor is required to completely fill in all required data fields using the following web address https://doncmra.nmci.navy.mil

Reporting inputs will be for the labor executed during the period of performance during each Government fiscal year (FY), which runs October 1 through September 30. While inputs may be reported any time during the FY, all data shall be reported no later than October 31 of each calendar year. Contractors may direct questions to the help desk, linked at https://doncmra.nmci.navy.mil

CONCILIATION

a. Any disagreement arising under this contract which is not resolved by the parties to this contract may be submitted to the U.S.-Japan Joint Committee for Conciliation in accordance with paragraph 10, Article XVIII, of the Status of Forces Agreement under Article VI, of the Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security between Japan and the United States of America.

b. Recourse to the Joint Committee for Conciliation for resolving disputes is available in addition to the procedures set forth in the Contract Disputes Act of 1978 and the Disputes Clause of this contract, 52.233-1. A request for conciliation by the Joint Committee, however, shall not toll the time periods allowed under the Contract Disputes Act for appealing a contracting officer’s final decision to either the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals or U.S. Court of Federal Claims.

c. Upon filing a request for conciliation with the Joint Committee, the Contractor shall immediately notify the Contracting Officer in writing of the request.

CUSTOMS AND TAX EXEMPTION

In accordance with the Status of Forces Agreement, the U.S. Government is entitled to an exemption from Japanese customs duties and Japanese commodity and gasoline taxes. The Contractor warrants that all taxes and customs duties pertinent to the procurement for which the U.S. Government is exempt have been excluded from the contract price. The Contractor is required to submit a request in writing to the Contracting Officer for issuance of an import or tax exemption certificate, as appropriate, relieving the Contractor from such customs duties or taxes.

PAPERLESS CONTRACTING

a. The U.S. Navy (hereafter referred to as the Government) intends to administer any contract awarded under this solicitation using paperless contracting methods to the greatest extent practicable. Paperless contracting involves the use of an electronic medium such as the internet, computer diskettes, CD-ROM, or electronic mail (e-mail) in place of paper documents to award, solicit, or administer a contract.

b. In order to facilitate the use of paperless contracting methods, the Contractor shall possess the capability to communicate and exchange authenticated documents with the Government electronically during the contract performance period. Such capability shall include the ability to receive, acknowledge, reply to, and send documents via electronic mail. Additionally, such capability shall not require or be contingent upon any modification or upgrade to existing Government software. The Contractor also agrees to maintain such capability notwithstanding any changes or modifications to existing Government software during the contract performance period so long as the Government provides reasonable notice and any equipment and/or software required to maintain such capability is commercially available.

c. The Contractor shall utilize the paperless contracting capability described above as directed by the contracting officer during the contract performance period. Documents which may be required to be exchanged electronically include, but are not limited to, task orders, modifications, requests for cost proposals, and other routine correspondence. Exceptions to the contracting officer’s direction may be granted in unusual circumstances with the prior approval of the contracting officer.

d. Both the Contractor and the Government agree to share all such technical information as is necessary to facilitate efficient and reliable electronic communications during the period of contract performance. Such information may include such data as e-mail addresses, available software, and mutually agreed procedures, but shall not include any information the disclosure of which would violate any applicable licenses or other agreements. In case of any technical difficulties precluding the use of electronic communications, both the Government and the Contractor agree to work in good faith to resolve any such difficulties.

e.. For informational purposes, the Government anticipates that its contracting personnel will utilize the following computer software programs during the administration of this contract: Microsoft Office (Excel and Word), Adobe Acrobat, and AutoCAD.

NOTICE

UNITED STATES LAWS AND REGULATIONS MAKE IT ILLEGAL FOR YOU TO PARTICIPATE IN

ANY OF THE FOLLOWING CONCERNING THIS SOLICITATION:

BID

RIGGING

PRICE

FIXING

COLLUSIVE BIDDING

BID ROTATION

OFFERING

GRATUITIES

OFFERING OR RECEIVING KICK-BACKS

THE PRICES IN YOUR OFFER MUST BE ARRIVED AT INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT

ANY CONSULTATION, COMMUNICATION, OR AGREEMENT WITH ANY OTHER

OFFEROR OR COMPETITOR.

YOUR OFFER CAN NOT BE DISCLOSED BY YOU DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY TO ANY

OTHER OFFEROR OR COMPETITOR BEFORE BID OPENING.

IT IS ALSO UNLAWFUL FOR YOU TO INDUCE ANY OTHER BUSINESS TO, OR ALLOW

ANOTHER BUSINESS TO INDUCE YOU TO SUBMIT OR NOT SUBMIT AN OFFER FOR THE

PURPOSE OF RESTRICTING COMPETITION.

ALL OF THE ABOVE ACTS ARE ACTS OF DISHONESTY UNDER UNITED STATES LAWS

AND REGULATIONS AND ARE FORBIDDEN.

PENALTIES COULD INCLUDE DEBARMENT OR SUSPENSION FROM DOING BUSINESS WITH

ANY UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, CANCELLATION OF CONTRACTS AND

RECOUPMENT OF PRIOR MONIES PAID.

IF YOU ARE SOLICITED BY ANY OTHER BUSINESS TO COMMIT WITH ANY OF THE

ABOVE ILLEGAL ACTS, PLEASE NOTIFY NAVFAC FAR EAST AT TELEPHONE NUMBER

046-816-4092.

TAX EXEMPTION

Exemption from Japanese Customs Duties and Taxes Pursuant to Status of Forces Agreement

(Aug 1987)

(1) Paragraph 2, Article XI of the Status of Forces Agreement between Japan and the United States, authorized the United States entry into Japan free from Japanese customs duties and other charges all materials, supplies and equipment imported for the official use of the United States Armed Forces or for the exclusive use of such forces or ultimately to be incorporated into articles or facilities used by such forces.

(2) Paragraph 3, Article XII of said Status of Forces Agreement, authorizes the United Status exemption from certain Japanese taxes for materials, supplies, equipment and services procured for official purpose in Japan by the United Status Armed Forces or by authorized agencies of the United State Armed Forces. Currently, these taxes are:

(a) Commodity tax; (b) Traveling tax; (c) Gasoline tax and local road tax on gasoline; (d) Diesel oil tax;

(e) Electricity and gas taxes; (f) Liquefied petroleum gas tax.

(3) If you are the successful offeror, the Contracting Officer or his authorized representative will issue customs or tax exemption certificates as appropriate, relieving you from such customs duties or taxes in accordance with procedures agreed upon between the Government of Japan and the United States of America. Tax exemption certificates for motor fuel will be issued only after consumption of the motor fuel, either at the end of each month or upon termination of the contract. These can be applied against future purchases of motor fuel. They will be issued only to you as the prime contractor, so, if you employ a subcontractor or supplier who uses motor fuel, you must purchase the motor fuel to secure the exemption.

(4) List below the customs duties or taxes, which have been excluded from your proposal as required by the Taxes Clause.

Custom Duty Type of Commodity and Amount of Duty of Tax or Tax Percentage of Tax Excluded in U.S. dollars

Company Name:

5252.209-9300 ORGANIZATIONAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST (JUN 1994)

The restrictions described herein shall apply to the Contractor and its affiliates, consultants and subcontracts under this contract. If the Contractor under this contract prepares or assists in preparing a statement of work, specifications and plans, the Contractor and its affiliates shall be ineligible to bid or participate, in any capacity, in any contractual effort which is based on such statement of work or specifications and plans as a prime contractor, subcontractor, consultant or in any similar capacity. The Contractor shall not incorporate its products or services in such statement of work or specification unless so directed in writing by the Contracting Officer, in which case the restriction shall not apply. This contract shall include this clause in its subcontractor's or consultants' agreements concerning the performance of this contract.

52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors--Commercial Items OCT 2018

ADDENDA TO FAR 52.212-1

NOTE: The word “PROPOSAL” in this solicitation shall be construed to mean “QUOTATION”.

1. DESCRIPTION

a. This acquisition is for the contractor to provide Medical Waste (MW) collection, transportation, and disposal services at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni, Japan under a performance-based contract that is comprised of Recurring Work Items..

b. The Government intends to award a single contract whereby the contractor provides all labor, supervision, management, tools, materials, equipment, transportation, incidental engineering, and other items necessary to provide the services described in Attachment (1), Performance Work Statement (PWS) issued with this requirement.

c. This contract contains a 12-month Base Period with provisions for two (2) twelve-month Option Period for a total 36-months contract. The Base Period and two Option Period shall be for the following performance period (Dates are approximate dependent upon the actual award date of the contract):

(1) Base Period – CLINs 0001: 12 months from 01 Oct 2019 to 30 Sep 2020

(2) 1st Option Period – CLINs 0002: 12 months from 01 Oct 2020 to 30 Sep 2021

(3) 2nd Option Period – CLINs 0003: 12 months from 01 Oct 2021 to 30 Sep 2022

2. FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

This acquisition will be solicited with full and open competition. The Government intends to award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose quote represents the best value after evaluation in accordance with the factors in the solicitation.

3. LOCAL SOURCE RESTRICTIONS

This solicitation is intended for local sources in accordance with FAR 5.202(a)(12). Local sources are those persons or entities normally resident and licensed to conduct business in Japan. Offers from non-local sources will not be considered under this solicitation. The solicitation is advertised and posted on Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) website and available for all local sources.

4. CONTRACTOR LICENSING REQUIREMENTS

Any contract resulting from this solicitation will be awarded and performed in its entirety in the country of Japan.

Contractor must be duly authorized to operate and conduct business in Japan and must fully comply with all laws, decrees, labor standards, and regulations of Japan during the performance of the contract. Prior to award of any contract, offerors must be registered to do business in Japan and possess all valid permits and licenses as required by the contract. Offerors will be required to provide verification of such permits and licenses prior to award of the contract to the contracting officer if such information is not already on file with or available to the contracting officer.

5. SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT (SAM)

Contractors must be actively registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) prior to award of a DoD contract. Contractors may obtain information on registration and annual confirmation requirements via the SAM accessed through https://www.aquisition.gov or https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/ or by calling 866-606- 8220, or 334-206-7828 for international calls. A contract cannot be awarded to a contractor not actively registered in the SAM. Remember to review the NAICS codes listed in your record and make sure that you have listed the NAICS code for this procurement.

6. STATUS OF FORCES AGREEMENT

The U.S. Government will not offer “United States Official Contractor” status under Article XIV of the U.S.-Japan Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) to any offeror awarded a contract under this solicitation; nor will the U.S.

Government certify any employees of a contractor as “Members of the Civilian Component” under Article I(b) of the SOFA.

7. QUOTE SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS

Price Proposal

(i) Submittal Requirements: Pricing shall be provided on pages 1-5 of the Standard Form (SF) 1449 of the RFQ Package. In addition,

a. Provide price proposal.

b. Price proposal shall state if the quoter intends to meet the proposed delivery date. If the offering delivery date differs from the requirement, the quote may not be considered as reasonable.

(ii) Basis of Evaluation: The Government will evaluate price based on the total price. Total price consists of the basic requirement. .

Analysis will be performed by one or more of the following techniques to ensure a fair and reasonable price:

a. Comparison of proposed prices received in response to the RFQ.

b. Comparison of proposed prices with the Independent Government Cost Estimate.

c. Comparison of proposed prices with available historical information.

d. Comparison of market survey results.

Note: Provide Transportation and Disposal License These licenses shall meet theperformance requirements/qualification requirements as identified in the specification sections 2. ADMINISTRATION, 2.1. Permits and Licenses.

7.1 QUOTE FORMAT

PRICE QUOTE – include the following in the order shown below:

(a) Standard Form (SF) 1449 (Solicitation/Contract/Order for Commercial Items). Offeror shall complete blocks 17a, 30a, 30b and 30c, and Item No. 0001 through 0003 of Section SF1449 – Continuation Sheet.

(b) Acknowledgement of Amendments (SF30), if any.

(c) Completed Exhibit Line Item Numbers (ELINs) Spreadsheet Appendix M, per Attachment (2) (Electronic copy shall be in both PDF and EXCEL formats)

(d) Completed Representations and Certifications of SF1449

(e) Joint Venture (JV) Agreement or Partnership Agreement (if applicable). The JV or Partnership must be actively registered in the SAM as the JV or Partnership. Failure to submit the Joint Venture Agreement may result in an Offeror’s quote being rejected as non-responsible.

Note: Representations and Certifications will not be rated. They will, however, be considered in assessing Offeror’s responsibility. Information provided by the Offeror for Training Certification for the SSHO will be used to determine the Offeror’s responsibility.

7.3 QUOTE SUBMISSION

All documents are due no later than 13 August 2019, 11:00 AM, Japan Standard Time. Quotes and supporting documentation must be submitted by the deadline. All quotes in response to this RFQ should be submitted electronically to MCAS Iwakuni FEAD, Reiko Nishimoto at reiko.nishimoto.ja@usmc.mil.

Quoters are advised that the Government may be unable to receive some types of electronic files (e.g., zip files) or files in excess of 5 megabytes in size. If the quoter must send multiple emails, they must be labeled in the subject as Email x of n, where x is the unique number and n is the total number of emails. The time stamp of when the email is received shall be official, so please provide enough time when sending to allow for server delays.

8. CONTRACT LINE ITEMS AND CONTRACT SUBLINE ITEMS

a. Offerors shall enter unit prices and amounts for Contract Line Item Numbers (CLINs) and Exhibit Line Item Numbers (ELINs), Attachment Appendix M, Attachment (2), as identified in the schedules and any accompanying exhibits.

b. Unit prices shall not include any costs associated with Japanese customs duties or the following Japanese taxes:

(a) Consumption tax; (b) Commodity tax; (c) Traveling tax; (d) Gasoline tax and local road tax on gasoline; (e) Diesel oil tax; (f) Electricity and gas taxes; (g) Liquefied petroleum gas tax. The U.S. Government is exempt from Japanese customs duties and there Japanese taxes. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will issue the contractor customs or tax exemption certificates as appropriate to relieve the contractor from these costs.

c. Offers shall be priced in Japanese Yen only. For internal administrative purposes, contract and task order values will be expressed in U.S. Dollars, however all offers shall be in Japanese Yen and contractors will be paid in Japanese Yen.

d. In the event that there is a difference between a unit price and the extended total amount, the unit price will be held to be the intended bid/offer and the total of the CLINs or ELINs will be recomputed accordingly. The CLIN which includes recomputed contract ELINs will also be recomputed to take into account the change in the contract ELIN. If the bidder/Offeror provides a total amount for a CLIN or ELIN but fails enter the unit price, the total amount divided by the CLIN or ELIN will be held to be the intended unit price.

e. The Government reserves the right to award some or all of the ELINs in any order depending on availability of funds and operational requirements.

9. INQUIRIES REGARDING THE SOLICITATION

Inquiries regarding this Request for Quote (RFQ) shall be submitted in writing, in English, electronically using the Government Pre-Proposal Inquiry Form (Attachment (4)) in Excel format. Point of Contact (POC) for inquiries is Reiko Nishimoto, email at reiko.nishimoto.ja@usmc.mil. The Government does not intend to respond to inquiries submitted less than 10 days before the quote due date. Responses will normally be provided by an amendment to the solicitation.

10. AMENDMENTS

Amendments will normally be posted to FBO website at https://www.FBO.gov. Hard copies of the amendment will not be mailed. It is the Offeror’s responsibility to check the website periodically for any amendments to the solicitation.

The contractor must acknowledge any and all amendments issued under this solicitation by signing each SF 30 (amendment) and submitting it with the contractor’s quote.

11.JOINT VENTURES (JV), LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANIES (LLC), LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS (LTD), AND ETC.

Joint Ventures and Limited Liability Companies and Limited Partnerships shall submit the following additional documentation regarding their business entities with price quote.

(a) A copy of the JV, LLC or LTD agreement.

(b) A detailed statement outlining the following in terms of percentages where appropriate:

1. The relationship of the team/partners/parties in terms of business ownership, capital contribution, profit distribution or loss sharing.

2. The management approach in terms of who will conduct, direct supervise, and control.

3. The structure and decision-making responsibilities of the partners/parties in terms of who will control the manner and method of performance of work.

4. Identify (by name and title) the personnel having the authority to legally bind the partners/parties (including authority to execute the contract documents and bonds).

(c) A list of partners/parties, to include company name, DUNS and CAGE numbers, address, point of contact, e-mail address, phone number and facsimile number.

12. NO ALTERNATE OR MULTIPLE QUOTES

Neither multiple quotes, nor quote variations or options, nor alternate or alternative quotes will be considered in the evaluation.

13. RESPONSIBILITY DETERMINATION / PRE-AWARD SURVEY

The pre-award survey is not a part of the technical evaluation. FAR 9.104 requires prospective contractors to demonstrate, among other things, that they have adequate financial resources to perform the contract of ability to obtain them, capability to comply with the required performance schedule, a satisfactory performance record, and be otherwise eligible to receive an award under applicable laws and regulations. This is notice that the Contracting Officer may request Offerors to submit the following information for review and determination prior to award:

(a) Proof of the Offeror’s ability to legitimately conduct business in Japan. This requirement may be satisfied by an Offeror (or one of a firm’s Joint Venture partners) having the Japanese registration entitled “Kaisha Tokibo Tohhon”. An Offeror must provide the registration number, associated dates, and the issuing organization in order to be eligible for award.

(b) Company financial statement (balance sheets and income statements) for the past three years.

(c) Financial resources available to perform the contract. Submit evidence of availability of working/operating capital that will be used for the performance of the contract. If the offeror plans to rely on financial support from other sources, identify the maximum lines of credit that will be available to include documentation to support the amounts. The maximum lines of credit should be based upon the inclusion of this contract effort. For joint ventures discuss the financial responsibilities among the companies and provide the same information for each partner.

(d) Newly-formed entities (e.g. limited liability companies (“LLC’s”). limited partnerships (‘LTD’s”) and newly created corporate subsidiaries) that is the entity liable on the contract ordinarily have no record or and insufficient record of relevant experience, past performance, and financial capability to support a responsibility determination. In such cases, the offeror may rely on the resources of the LLC member, parent, limited partner, or other entities related to the Offeror for responsibility purposes where the offer submits guaranty from the entity providing the resources.

14. INCURRED EXPENSES

The Government is not responsible for any costs incurred or associated with the preparation and submission of a quote in response to this solicitation.

15. SITE VISIT

(a) There will be a Pre-Proposal Conference conducted at 10:00 AM, Japan Standard Time on 25 July 2019 at:

NAVFAC FE FEAD Iwakuni PSC 561, Box 1871, FPO AP 96310-0019 Bldg. 100, Misumi-cho, Iwakuni-shi Yamaguchi, Japan 740-0025 1st Floor, FEAD conference room 146

POC: Reiko Nishimoto, Contract Specialist Email: reiko.nishimoto.ja@usmc.mil Tel: 0827-79-6524

Site Visit will follow immediately after the Pre-Proposal Conference .

(b) The interested parties shall notify Reiko Nishimoto of your attendance via e-mail at reiko.nishimoto.ja@usmc.mil or facsimile 0827-79-6243 by 19 July 2019, 11:00 AM, Japan Standard Time.

(c) All prospective Bidders are urged to attend this conference and the site visit. In order to make this conference as productive as possible.

(d) Failure of a prospective Bidder to submit any questions will be construed to mean that the Bidder fully understands all requirements of the solicitation. Prospective Bidders are advised that the pre-bid conference will be held for sole purpose of explaining terms and conditions of this solicitation only.

(e) No minutes of this meeting will be issued.

(f) Individuals are required to have a “BASE ACCESS PASS” for the event. If the attendee does not possess a valid pass, please submit the Escort Request Form – ENTRY/EXIT AUTHORIZATION REQUEST (Attachment (3)) in PDF format to the Contract Specialist via email reiko.nishimoto.ja@usmc.mil no later than 19 July 2019, 11:00 AM, Japan Standard Time to coordinate for an escort.

(g) Contractors are not authorized to take photos during the site visit

15. CONTRACT AWARD

The Government anticipates the award of a single, Firm-Fixed-Price contract. The Government reserves the right to make award on initial quotes without discussions. Provide your best terms in your initial quote in the event discussions are not conducted.

The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible quoter whose quote conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered.

The Government will evaluate quotes on the basis of price only.

A written notice of award or acceptance of a quote, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful quoter within the time for acceptance specified in the quote, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the quoter’s specified expiration time, the Government may accept a quote (or part of a quote), whether or not there are negotiations after its receitp, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award.

16. PERIOD OF ACCEPTANCE

90 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of offers.

52.204-16 Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting JUL 2016 52.215-20 Requirements for Certified Cost or Pricing Data or

Information Other Than Certified Cost or Pricing Data

OCT 2010

52.217-5 Evaluation Of Options JUL 1990 52.222-56 Certification Regarding Trafficking in Persons Compliance

Plan.

MAR 2015

52.225-25 Prohibition on Contracting with Entities Engaging in Certain Activities or Transactions Relating to Iran-- Representation and Certifications.

AUG 2018

52.237-1 Site Visit APR 1984

252.203-7005 Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials

NOV 2011

252.215-7008 Only One Offer OCT 2013 252.225-7042 Authorization to Perform APR 2003 252.225-7050 Disclosure of Ownership or Control by the Government of a

Country that is a State Sponsor of Terrorism

DEC 2018

52.216-1 TYPE OF CONTRACT (APR 1984)

The Government contemplates award of a Firm fixed priced contract resulting from this solicitation.

(End of provision)

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

NAVFAC Far East FEAD Iwakuni PSC 561 Box 1871, FPO AP 96310-0019 Bldg. 100, Misumi-cho, Iwakuni-shi Yamaguchi, Japan 740-0025

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

52.252-1 SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998)

This solicitation incorporates one or more solicitation provisions by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. The offeror is cautioned that the listed provisions may include blocks that must be completed by the offeror and submitted with its quotation or offer. In lieu of submitting the full text of those provisions, the offeror may identify the provision by paragraph identifier and provide the appropriate information with its quotation or offer. Also, the full text of a solicitation provision may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es):

Federal Acquisition Regulation

(FAR):

https://www.acquisition.gov/;

Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS):

http://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/dfarspgi/current/index.html;

52.209-7 INFORMATION REGARDING RESPONSIBILITY MATTERS (OCT 2018)

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

Administrative proceeding means a non-judicial process that is adjudicatory in nature in order to make a determination of fault or liability (e.g., Securities and Exchange Commission Administrative Proceedings, Civilian Board of Contract Appeals Proceedings, and Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals Proceedings). This includes administrative proceedings at the Federal and State level but only in connection with performance of a Federal contract or grant. It does not include agency actions such as contract audits, site visits, corrective plans, or inspection of deliverables.

Federal contracts and grants with total value greater than $10,000,000 means--

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

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

Principal means an officer, director, owner, partner, or a person having primary management or supervisory responsibilities within a business entity (e.g., general manager; plant manager; head of a division or business segment; and similar positions).

(b) The offeror ( ) has ( ) does not have current active Federal contracts and grants with total value greater than $10,000,000.

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

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

(i) In a criminal proceeding, a conviction.

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

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

(A) The payment of a monetary fine or…

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