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This Amendment includes changes to the Essential Characteristics, deletes the Compliance with Cybersecurity, and extends the submission date to 1300 Eastern Time, Wednesday, 19 September 2018. See attached Amendment package.

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N6264518R0034 Amendment 01

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with FAR 12.6, Streamlined Procedures for Evaluation and Solicitation for Commercial Items, and FAR 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation on an SF1449 will not be issued. The solicitation number is N6264518R0034. The solicitation is issued as a Request for Proposal (RFP). Provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 05-97 are incorporated. It is the contractor’s responsibility to be familiar with the applicable clauses and provisions. The clauses may be accessed in full text at these addresses: http://acquisition.gov/far and http://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/sitemap.html.

The NAICS code is 339112, with a small business size of 1,000 employees. All qualified vendors are encouraged to submit a proposal.

ITEM NO
SUPPLIES/SERVICES
QUANTITY
UNIT
UNIT PRICE
AMOUNT
1
Each

FMRI UNIT

FFP

FOB: Destination

NET AMT

STATEMENT OF REQUIREMENTS

A. ESSENTIAL CHARACTERISTICS - FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING UNIT

The Naval Medical Logistics Command (NMLC) has a requirement for one (1) functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) unit for the Radiology Department of Naval Medical Center San Diego. The fMRI unit shall be capable of displaying stimuli to patients during MRI examinations to allow for fMRI testing. The fMRI unit shall be capable of use with MRI scanners up to 3.0 Tesla. The fMRI unit shall generate patient tasks used in fMRI examinations and engage patient participation in these tasks via a visual display. The unit shall include controls for the technician to conduct fMRI examinations. The fMRI unit shall be compatible with the existing post processing software DynaSuite Neuro or include a post processing software package. The unit shall synchronize MRI image acquisition with the fMRI stimuli to allow for functional analysis after the exam is complete. The unit shall include all software and hardware necessary for full system functionality. The offeror shall be responsible for providing clinician operator training for at least one (1) person. The offeror shall provide two (2) operator manuals. The power requirements are 115 VAC, 60 Hz.

Vendor shall be an Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) authorized dealer, authorized distributor or authorized reseller for the proposed equipment/system, such that OEM warranty and service are provided and maintained by the OEM. All software licensing, warranty and service associated with the equipment/system shall be in accordance with the OEM terms and conditions.

B. CYBERSECURITY REQUIREMENTS

Deleted

INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS

Addendum to FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors – Commercial Items (Jan 2017)

This section specifies the format and content that offerors shall use in response to this RFP. Offerors shall submit a response that is legible and comprehensive enough to provide the basis for a sound evaluation by the Government. Information provided shall be precise, factual and complete. Legibility, clarity, completeness and responsiveness are important. Proposals shall be in the form prescribed by, and shall contain a response to, each of the areas identified below. Any proposal which does not meet the requirements of the solicitation may be determined to be substantially incomplete and may result in rejection of the offeror’s entire proposal.

The proposal shall be submitted in three separate volumes:

Volume I* – Technical Volume II* – Past Performance Volume III – Business

*No pricing information shall be included in Volumes I or II

A complete Volume I – Technical; Volume II – Past Performance; and, Volume III – Business shall be submitted no later than the closing date and time specified under “File Submission” below. If any one proposal volume is received past the stated closing date, the entire proposal will be considered late. No further consideration will be given to any offeror who submits any of the volumes late in accordance with FAR 15.208(b).

Volume I – Technical. The offeror shall include the following:

Conformance to Essential Characteristics – Evaluation shall include ability to meet the essential characteristics of this requirement. Offerors not meeting all requirements will not be further considered for award unless there are no other technically acceptable offerors. This will be rated either Pass or Fail.

Design Quality and Capability – The Government will evaluate the design, quality, and capabilities of the proposed systems to provide patient stimuli during magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) procedures and synchronize the timing of stimuli with image capture.

Cybersecurity Requirements - Deleted

Page limitation for Volume I - Technical: The total number of pages submitted for Volume I (Technical) shall not exceed 20 pages, excluding the MDRA questionnaire, cover letter, title page and table of contents. If Volume I contains more than 20 pages, only the first 20 pages will be evaluated.

Volume II - Past Performance. The offeror shall include the following:

The Government will evaluate the offeror's recent relevant past performance record as to (1) the functional performance of the proposed or similar functional MRI units that the offeror has delivered to previous customers, and (2) the quality and timeliness of the technical assistance and hardware and software updates/upgrades that the offeror has supplied to its customers following the initial fielding of those systems.

The Government reserves the right to consider other past performance information at its disposal, in addition to any information obtained from the references provided above. The Government is likely to randomly select references provided for contact and does not commit to contact every reference.

Offerors shall provide past performance data for all similar contracts for the last 3 years, up to 3 data points, or 3 data points for delivery starting with the most recent contracts for which delivery occurred at least 3 months prior to the closing of this solicitation.

If the offeror does not possess relevant past performance, the offeror shall submit a statement affirming that it possesses no relevant Past Performance.

Data for each reference shall include:

•Organization/Location
•Point of Contact (POC)/Title/Phone Number/Email Address
•Contract Number
•Contract Start Date
•Value of the Contract (rounding to the nearest $5k is acceptable)
•Whether the POC has agreed to be contacted as a reference?

Page limitation for Volume II – Past Performance: The total number of pages submitted for Volume II (Past Performance) shall not exceed three (3) pages, excluding a cover letter, title page and table of contents. If Volume II contains more than three (3) pages, only the first three (3) pages will be evaluated.

Volume III – Business. The offeror shall include the following:

Completed Clause 52.209-11 [Representation by Corporations Regarding Delinquent Tax Liability or a Felony Conviction Under Any Federal Law (Feb 2016)].

Acknowledgement of solicitation number N6264518R0034 as well as all amendments, if applicable.

Price - Adequate price competition is expected for this acquisition. Offeror shall submit pricing, reflective of all equipment, components, training, etc. specified in the essential characteristics. Offeror shall include estimated timeframe, after receipt of contract, for delivery.

Offerors shall be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database in accordance with FAR 52.212-3. The offeror shall verify its online representations and certifications are current, accurate, complete and applicable to this solicitation as of the date of its proposal and are incorporated in its proposal by reference. The offeror shall also be registered in SAM under the applicable NAICS code for this solicitation, 339112. Registration is free and can be completed on-line at https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/. No documentation is required to be submitted in response to this paragraph.

No phone calls will be accepted.

File Submission

Only electronic files will be accepted. All responses should be submitted to Letitia Shirey at Letitia.r.shirey.civ@mail.mil, no later than 1300 Eastern Time, Wednesday, 19 September 2018.

Subject line should read: Solicitation #N6264518R0034 Emails shall be no larger than 10 MB

The Technical, Past Performance and Business volumes shall be submitted via e-mail only. Files shall be in Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel or Adobe PDF only.

All proposals shall include the following information on its cover page:

•Complete company name and address
•Company POC including title, email address and phone number
•Cage Code
•DUNS Number
•Place of Manufacture

Delivery

NMC San Deigo Receiving Loading Dock 1 34800 Bob Wilson Drive San Diego, CA 92134-5000

The Contracting Officer reserves the right to adjust the start date of the contract based on the actual award date.

BASIS FOR AWARD

The government intends to award one (1) firm-fixed price contract resultant from the issuance of this solicitation to the responsible offeror submitting a proposal that is determined most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. Awards under this procurement will be made to the offeror determined to be the best value to the Government. The evaluation of proposals will be based on the following factors:

Volume I: Technical

Evaluation Factor A: Conformance to the Statement of Requirements
Evaluation Factor B: Deleted
Evaluation Factor C: Design Quality and Capability

Volume II: Past Performance Evaluation Factor D: Past Performance Volume III: Business Evaluation Factor E: Price

Relative Importance of Factors. The relative importance of each factor is as follows:

Evaluation Factor A will be evaluated, individually, on a pass/fail basis. If an offeror’s technical proposal is determined to have failed under Evaluation Factor A, either initially or following discussions if they are conducted, the offeror’s proposal will receive no further consideration for award unless there are no other technically acceptable proposals. If an offeror’s technical proposal is determined to have passed Evaluation Factor A, then the offeror’s proposal will be further evaluated on a trade-off basis taking into consideration evaluation Factors C through E. In doing so, Factor C – Design Quality and Capability is more important than Factor D – Past Performance. The combination of Evaluation Factors C and D will be more important than Factor E – Price. Since an award will be made on a best value basis, the Contracting Officer reserves the right to award to other then the lowest priced offeror providing the prices are determined fair and reasonable.

The Government intends to evaluate proposals and award a single contract without discussions with offerors. Offerors are therefore cautioned that their initial proposal should contain the offeror’s best terms. The Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if the Contracting Officer later determines them to be necessary.

The evaluation factors for Technical, Past Performance and Price are listed below; proposals shall include sufficiently detailed information to enable evaluation based on the following factors:

Volume I – Technical.

Evaluation Factor A: Conformance to the Essential Characteristics - Evaluation shall include ability to meet the essential characteristics of this requirement. Offerors not meeting all requirements will not be further considered for award unless there are no other technically acceptable offerors. This will be rated either Pass or Fail.

Evaluation Factor B: Deleted

Evaluation Factor C: Design Quality and Capability – The Government will evaluate the design, quality, and capabilities of the proposed systems to provide patient stimuli during magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) procedures and synchronize the timing of stimuli with image capture.

The Government will not assume that the offeror possesses any capability or knowledge unless it is specified in the Technical volume.

Volume II – Past Performance.

Evaluation Factor D: Past Performance - The Government will evaluate the offeror's recent relevant past performance record as to (1) the functional performance of the proposed or similar functional MRI units that the offeror has delivered to previous customers, and (2) the quality and timeliness of the technical assistance and hardware and software updates/upgrades that the offeror has supplied to its customers following the initial fielding of those systems.

The Government reserves the right to consider other past performance information at its disposal, in addition to any information obtained from the references provided above. The Government is likely to randomly select references provided for contact and does not commit to contact every reference.

Offerors shall provide past performance data for all similar contracts for the last 3 years, up to 3 data points, or 3 data points for delivery starting with the most recent contracts for which delivery occurred at least 3 months prior to the closing of this solicitation. The data shall include Organization/Location, POC/Number/Email, Contract Reference Number, Contract Date, Value of the Contract (rounding to the nearest $5K is acceptable), and “Has the POC agreed to be contacted as a reference?”

Volume III – Business.

Evaluation Factor E: Price - Adequate price competition is expected for this acquisition. The Business volume will be evaluated with consideration to the following factors:

COMPLETENESS. The offeror’s Business volume will be examined to ensure all items required in the Instructions to Offeror’s have been submitted and are complete.

REASONABLENESS. The offeror’s proposed price will be evaluated separately to determine the degree to which the total proposed price compares to the price a reasonable prudent person would expect to incur for the same or similar equipment. The offeror’s total proposed price will be used to evaluate price reasonableness. Since awards will be made on a best value basis, the Contracting Officer reserves the right to award at a premium, provided that the proposed price is determined to be reasonable.

In accordance with FAR 15.306(c), “Competitive Range”, the Government will evaluate all proposals and, if discussions are to be conducted, the Government will establish a competitive range. Based on the ratings of each proposal against all evaluation criteria, the Contracting Officer will establish a competitive range comprised of all the most highly rated proposals. The Contracting Officer may further reduce the competitive range for purposes of efficiency.

ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

The point of contact for administrative concerns for this order at Naval Medical Logistics Command, 693 Neiman Street, Fort Detrick, MD 21702 is Letitia Shirey, 301-619-1103, letitia.r.shirey.civ@mail.mil.

CONTRACTOR SUPPORT

NOTICE: NAVY USE OF SUPPORT CONTRACTOR FOR CONTRACT CLOSEOUT FUNCTIONS

Naval Medical Logistics Command uses two private contractors in support of the contract closeout process. Those companies are Contracting Resources Group (CRG) of Federal Hill, MD, doing business under the authority of the Small Business Administration’s 8(a) program, and the Ability One Program, doing business under the authority of the Javits-Wagner O’Day Act(41 U.S.C. § 47).

The contract closeout process includes activities such as processing deobligation modifications, obtaining contractor and requiring activity concurrence, preparing the DD-Form 1594 (Contract Completion Statement), and preparing closed files for archiving. Support contractors may perform additional administrative duties, including filing and processing simple administrative modifications. Performing these functions require the contractor employees to have access to the contract file. Therefore, information you provide to the Government or information already in the possession of the Government may be viewed by these support contractors in the course of performing contract close-out functions. The information that may be made available to the contractor may include pricing and technical proposals and performance information.

Naval Medical Logistics Command has signed Non-Disclosure Agreements with each support contractor employee and has required both contractors to provide a Conflict of interest Mitigation Plan to ensure these employees are firewalled from all business development activity.

By submission of a proposal in response to this solicitation, the offeror and its subcontractors consent to access of their business sensitive/confidential or proprietary data by the Government’s support contractor personnel in order to perform close out services.

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

DELIVERY INFORMATION

CLIN
DELIVERY DATE
QUANTITY
SHIP TO ADDRESS
DODAAC / CAGE
0001
30 NOVEMBER 2018
1
NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER SAN DIEGO

RECEIVING LOADING DOCK 1

34800 BOB WILSON DRIVE

SAN DIEGO CA 92134-5000

FOB: Destination N00259

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

52.203-18
Prohibition on Contracting With Entities That Require Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements--Representation
JAN 2017
52.203-19
Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements
JAN 2017
52.203-19
Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements
JAN 2017
52.204-2
Security Requirements
AUG 1996
52.204-7
System for Award Management
OCT 2016
52.204-8
Annual Representations and Certifications
JAN 2018
52.204-13
System for Award Management Maintenance
OCT 2016
52.204-16
Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting
JUL 2016
52.204-18
Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance
JUL 2016
52.204-19
Incorporation by Reference of Representations and Certifications.
DEC 2014
52.204-22
Alternative Line Item Proposal
JAN 2017
52.212-1
Instructions to Offerors--Commercial Items
JAN 2017
52.212-4
Contract Terms and Conditions--Commercial Items
JAN 2017
52.225-25
Prohibition on Contracting with Entities Engaging in Certain Activities or Transactions Relating to Iran-- Representation and Certifications.
OCT 2015
52.232-39
Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations
JUN 2013
52.232-40
Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors
DEC 2013
52.233-1
Disputes
MAY 2014
52.233-3
Protest After Award
AUG 1996
52.233-4
Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim
OCT 2004
52.247-34
F.O.B. Destination
NOV 1991
252.203-7000
Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials
SEP 2011
252.203-7002
Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights
SEP 2013
252.203-7005
Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials
NOV 2011
252.204-7003
Control Of Government Personnel Work Product
APR 1992
252.204-7008
Compliance With Safeguarding Covered Defense Information Controls
OCT 2016
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
252.213-7000
Notice to Prospective Suppliers on Use of Past Performance Information Retrieval System--Statistical Reporting in Past Performance Evaluations
JUN 2015
252.213-7000
Notice to Prospective Suppliers on Use of Past Performance Information Retrieval System--Statistical Reporting in Past Performance Evaluations
JUN 2015
252.223-7008
Prohibition of Hexavalent Chromium
JUN 2013
252.225-7001
Buy American And Balance Of Payments Program-- Basic (Dec 2017)
DEC 2017
252.225-7048
Export-Controlled Items
JUN 2013
252.232-7003
Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports
JUN 2012
252.232-7010
Levies on Contract Payments
DEC 2006
252.243-7001
Pricing Of Contract Modifications
DEC 1991
252.244-7000
Subcontracts for Commercial Items
JUN 2013
252.247-7022
Representation Of Extent Of Transportation Of Supplies By Sea
AUG 1992
252.247-7023
Transportation of Supplies by Sea
APR 2014

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY FULL TEXT

52.209-11 REPRESENTATION BY CORPORATIONS REGARDING DELINQUENT TAX LIABILITY OR A

FELONY CONVICTION UNDER ANY FEDERAL LAW (FEB 2016)

(a) As required by sections 744 and 745 of Division E of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub. L. 113-235), and similar provisions, if contained in subsequent appropriations acts, the Government will not enter into a contract with any corporation that--

(1) Has any unpaid Federal tax liability that has been assessed, for which all judicial and administrative remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, and that is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agreement with the authority responsible for collecting the tax liability, where the awarding agency is aware of the unpaid tax liability, unless an agency has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and made a determination that suspension or debarment is not necessary to protect the interests of the Government; or

(2) Was convicted of a felony criminal violation under any Federal law within the preceding 24 months, where the awarding agency is aware of the conviction, unless an agency has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and made a determination that this action is not necessary to protect the interests of the Government.

(b) The Offeror represents that--

(1) It is [ ] is not [ ] a corporation that has any unpaid Federal tax liability that has been assessed, for which all judicial and administrative remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, and that is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agreement with the authority responsible for collecting the tax liability; and

(2) It is [ ] is not [ ] a corporation that was convicted of a felony criminal violation under a Federal law within the preceding 24 months.

(End of provision)

52.212-3 OFFEROR REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS--COMMERCIAL ITEMS (NOV 2017) ALTERNATE I (OCT 2014)

The offeror shall complete only paragraphs (b) of this provision if the Offeror has completed the annual representations and certification electronically via the System for Award Management (SAM) Web site located at https://www.sam.gov/portal . If the Offeror has not completed the annual representations and certifications electronically, the Offeror shall complete only paragraphs (c) through (u) 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 its stock is owned by one or more women; and whose management and daily business operations are controlled by one or more women.

“Women-owned small business concern” means a small business concern --

(1) That is at least 51 percent owned by one or more women or, in the case of any publicly owned business, at least 51 percent of the stock of which is owned by one or more women; and

(2) Whose management and daily business operations are controlled by one or more women.

“Women-owned small business (WOSB) concern eligible under the WOSB Program (in accordance with 13 CFR part 127),” means a small business concern that is at least 51 percent directly and unconditionally owned by, and the management and daily business operations of which are controlled by, one or more women who are citizens of the United States.

(b)

(1) Annual Representations and Certifications. Any changes provided by the offeror in paragraph (b)(2) of this provision do not automatically change the representations and certifications posted on the SAMwebsite.

(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 representation 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 (u) 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 SAM.]

(c) Offerors must complete the following representations when the resulting contract is to 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: 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.

(11) (Complete if the offeror has represented itself as disadvantaged in paragraph (c)(4) of this provision.)

[The offeror shall check the category in which its ownership falls]:

___ Black American.

___ Hispanic American.

___ Native American (American Indians, Eskimos, Aleuts, or Native Hawaiians).

___ Asian-Pacific American (persons with origins from Burma, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Brunei, Japan, China, Taiwan, Laos, Cambodia (Kampuchea), Vietnam, Korea, The Philippines, Republic of Palau, Republic of the Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, Samoa, Macao, Hong Kong, Fiji, Tonga, Kiribati, Tuvalu, or Nauru).

___ Subcontinent Asian (Asian-Indian) American (persons with origins from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, the Maldives Islands, or Nepal).

___ Individual/concern, other than one of the preceding.

(d) 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 to the Equal Opportunity clause of this solicitation; 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 parts 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:

LINE ITEM NO.
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN
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[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 components of unknown origin to have been mined, produced, or manufactured outside the United States. The terms “Bahrainian, Moroccan, Omani, Panamanian, or Peruvian end product,” “commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) item,” “component,” “domestic end product,” “end product,” “foreign end product,” “Free Trade Agreement country,” “Free Trade Agreement country end product,” “Israeli end product,” and “United States” are defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled “Buy American--Free Trade Agreements--Israeli Trade Act.”

(ii) The offeror certifies that the following supplies are Free Trade Agreement country end products (other than Bahrainian, Moroccan, Omani, Panamanian, or Peruvian end products) or Israeli end products as defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled “Buy American—Free Trade Agreements—Israeli Trade Act”:

Free Trade Agreement Country End Products (Other than Bahrainian, Moroccan, Omani, Panamanian, or Peruvian End Products) or Israeli End Products:

LINE ITEM NO.
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN
___
___
___
___
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___

(iii) The offeror shall list those supplies that are foreign end products (other than those listed in paragraph (g)(1)(ii) or this provision) as defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled “Buy American—Free Trade Agreements—Israeli Trade Act.” The offeror shall list as other foreign end products those end products manufactured in the United States that do not qualify as domestic end products, i.e., an end product that is not a COTS item and does not meet the component test in paragraph (2) of the definition of “domestic end product.”

Other Foreign End Products:

LINE ITEM NO.
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN
___
___
___
___
___
___

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

(2) Buy American—Free Trade Agreements—Israeli Trade Act Certificate, Alternate I. If Alternate I to the clause at FAR 52.225-3 is included in this solicitation, substitute the following paragraph (g)(1)(ii) for paragraph (g)(1)(ii) of the basic provision:

(g)(1)(ii) The offeror certifies that the following supplies are Canadian end products as defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled “Buy American—Free Trade Agreements—Israeli Trade Act”:

Canadian End Products:

Line Item No.:

[List as necessary]

(3) Buy American—Free Trade Agreements—Israeli Trade Act Certificate, Alternate II. If Alternate II to the clause at FAR 52.225-3 is included in this solicitation, substitute the following paragraph (g)(1)(ii) for paragraph (g)(1)(ii) of the basic provision:

(g)(1)(ii) The offeror certifies that the following supplies are Canadian end products or Israeli end products as defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled “Buy American--Free Trade Agreements--Israeli Trade Act'':

Canadian or Israeli End Products:

Line Item No.:
Country of Origin:
___
___
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___

(4) Buy American—Free Trade Agreements—Israeli Trade Act Certificate, Alternate III. If Alternate III to the clause at 52.225-3 is included in this solicitation, substitute the following paragraph (g)(1)(ii) for paragraph (g)(1)(ii) of the basic provision:

(g)(1)(ii) The offeror certifies that the following supplies are Free Trade Agreement country end products (other than Bahrainian, Korean, Moroccan, Omani, Panamanian, or Peruvian end products) or Israeli end products as defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled “Buy American—Free Trade Agreements—Israeli Trade Act”:

Free Trade Agreement Country End Products (Other than Bahrainian, Korean, Moroccan, Omani, Panamanian, or Peruvian End Products) or Israeli End Products:

Line Item No.:
Country of Origin:
___
___
___
___
___
___

(5) Trade Agreements Certificate. (Applies only if the clause at FAR 52.225-5, Trade Agreements, is included in this solicitation.)

(i) The offeror certifies that each end product, except those listed in paragraph (g)(5)(ii) of this provision, is a U.S.-made or designated country end product as defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled “Trade Agreements.”

(ii) The offeror shall list as other end products those end products that are not U.S.-made or designated country end products.

Other End Products

Line Item No.:
Country of Origin:
___
___
___
___
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___

(iii) The Government will evaluate offers in accordance with the policies and procedures of FAR Part 25. For line items covered by the WTO GPA, the Government will evaluate offers of U.S.-made or designated country end products without regard to the restrictions of the Buy American statute. The Government will consider for award only offers of U.S.-made or designated country end products unless the Contracting Officer determines that there are no offers for such products or that the offers for such products are insufficient to fulfill the requirements of the solicitation.

(h) Certification Regarding Responsibility Matters (Executive Order 12689). (Applies only if the contract value is expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold.) The offeror certifies, to the best of its knowledge and belief, that the offeror and/or any of its principals--

(1) [ ___ ] Are, [ ___ ] are not presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, or declared ineligible for the award of contracts by any Federal agency;

(2) [ ___ ] Have, [ ___ ] have not, within a three-year period preceding this offer, been convicted of or had a civil judgment rendered against them for: commission of fraud or a criminal offense in connection with obtaining, attempting to obtain, or performing a Federal, state or local government contract or subcontract; violation of Federal or state antitrust statutes relating to the submission of offers; or commission of embezzlement, theft, forgery, bribery, falsification or destruction of records, making false statements, tax evasion, violating Federal criminal tax laws, or receiving stolen property; and

(3) [ ___ ] Are, [ ___ ] are not presently indicted for, or otherwise criminally or civilly charged by a Government entity with, commission of any of these offenses enumerated in paragraph (h)(2) of this clause; and

(4) [ ___ ] Have, [ ___ ] have not, within a three-year period preceding this offer, been notified of any delinquent Federal taxes in an amount that exceeds $3,500 for which the liability remains unsatisfied.

(i) Taxes are considered delinquent if both of the following criteria apply:

(A) The tax liability is finally determined. The liability is finally determined if it has been assessed. A liability is not finally determined if there is a pending administrative or judicial challenge. In the case of a judicial challenge to the liability, the liability is not finally determined until all judicial appeal rights have been exhausted.

(B) The taxpayer is delinquent in making payment. A taxpayer is delinquent if the taxpayer has failed to pay the tax liability when full payment was due and required. A taxpayer is not delinquent in cases where enforced collection action is precluded.

(ii) Examples.

(A) The taxpayer has received a statutory notice of deficiency, under I.R.C. §6212, which entitles the taxpayer to seek Tax Court review of a proposed tax deficiency. This is not a delinquent tax because it is not a final tax liability. Should the taxpayer seek Tax Court review, this will not be a final tax liability until the taxpayer has exercised all judicial appear rights.

(B) The IRS has filed a notice of Federal tax lien with respect to an assessed tax liability, and the taxpayer has been issued a notice under I.R.C. §6320 entitling the taxpayer to request a hearing with the IRS Office of Appeals Contesting the lien filing, and to further appeal to the Tax Court if the IRS determines to sustain the lien filing. In the course of the hearing, the taxpayer is entitled to contest the underlying tax liability because the taxpayer has had no prior opportunity to contest the liability. This is not a delinquent tax because it is not a final tax liability. Should the taxpayer seek tax court review, this will not be a final tax liability until the taxpayer has exercised all judicial appeal rights.

(C) The taxpayer has entered into an installment agreement pursuant to I.R.C. §6159. The taxpayer is making timely payments and is in full compliance with the agreement terms. The taxpayer is not delinquent because the taxpayer is not currently required to make full payment.

(D) The taxpayer has filed for bankruptcy protection. The taxpayer is not delinquent because enforced collection action is stayed under 11 U.S.C. §362 (the Bankruptcy Code).

(i) Certification Regarding Knowledge of Child Labor for Listed End Products (Executive Order 13126).

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