4.02 Solicitation - N6817126QN062.pdf

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Solicitation/Contract Form Continuation

Training and Delivery of VCS-VERT Workflow and Material Requirements for NAMRU

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Two (2) Training Instructors in accordance with Performance Statement of Work

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PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT (PWS)

VIROME-CAPTURE-SEQUENCING PLATFORM FOR VERTEBRATE VIRUSES (VCS-VERT) WORKFLOW TRAINING FOR NAVAL

MEDICAL RESEARCH UNIT EURAFCENT

PART 1

General Information

1. :General This is a non-personnel services contract to provide training on the deployment and validation of Virome-Capture-Sequencing platform for Vertebrate viruses (VCS-VERT) workflow to enable vertebrate viral discovery and genomic characterization in and vector samples. The research Government shall not exercise any supervision or control over the contract service providers performing the services herein. Such contract service providers shall be accountable solely to the Contractor who, in turn is responsible to the Government.

1.1 : The contractor shall provide all personnel, materials, training information necessary to perform VCS-Description of Services/Introduction VERT Training as defined in this Performance Work Statement The contractor is not responsible in providing those items specified as government furnished property and services. The contractor shall perform to the standards in this contract.

1.2 : The Department of the Navy, as represented by Naval Medical Research Unit EURAFCENT (hereinafter "the Government"), has a Background requirement for expert technical knowledge and training to deploy and validate the VCS-VERT workflow. This next-generation sequencing platform is essential for enabling highly sensitive, agnostic vertebrate viral discovery and full-genome characterization from research and vector samples.

Columbia University (hereinafter "the Contractor" or CU) is recognized for its specialized expertise and capabilities in developing and implementing the VCS-VERT platform. This non-personal service contract defines the terms under which the Contractor will provide the services necessary to meet the Government's requirements.

1.3 : The requirement is structured as a non-personal services contract, as the primary objective is the delivery of training services. The Objectives associated laboratory kit is included as a supporting supply item necessary to enable effective execution of the training. The VCS-VERT capability will support the following strategic objectives, which are consistent with the Government's Force Health Protection mission.:

1.3.1 Enhance pathogen detection capabilities using the VCS-VERT workflow.

1.3.2 Strengthen Force Health Protection through improved outbreak response and surveillance.

1.3.3 Integrate advanced genomic tools into the Government's vector surveillance programs.

1.3.4 Assist the Government in establishing sustainable, in-house next-generation sequencing (NGS) and bioinformatics capacity.

1.3.5 Validate and compare sequencing workflows across various platforms to optimize instrument use.

1.4 : This Scope is defined by the tasks, and deliverables to train the Government on the VCS-VERT workflow, found in Technical Exhibit 1 Scope and 2.

1.5 Training Period and Scheduling:

This is an in-person training session from August 24 to September 4, 2026. However the training may be rescheduled, provided the Contractor is given at least 14 days' advance written notice (unless a shorter notification period is mutually agreed upon in writing by both parties), and the training start date is prior to 30 September 2026.

1.6 General Information

1.6.1 : N/AQuality Control

1.6.2 : The government shall evaluate the contractor's performance under this contract in accordance with the Quality Quality Assurance Assurance Surveillance Plan - Technical Exhibit # 1. This plan is primarily focused on what the Government must do to ensure that the contractor has performed in accordance with the performance standards. It defines how the performance standards will be applied, the frequency of surveillance, and the minimum acceptable defect rate(s).

1.6.3 : The training to be performed under this contract will be performed at the Noguchi Medical Institute of Medical Place of Performance Research University (NMIMR) located at Ghana, Akilagpa Sawyerr Rd., Off South Legon Drive, Accra, Ghana.

1.6.4 : Contractor personnel performing work under this contract and working at NAMRU EURAFCENT Partner sites Security Requirements possess a basic security clearance for entry and work (for U.S. citizens) at time of the proposal submission, and must maintain the level of security required for the life of the contract. All contractor personnel deploying to the AFRICOM AOR must be registered and accounted for in the Synchronized Pre-deployment and Operational Tracker (SPOT) database.

1.6.4.1 PHYSICAL Security: The contractor shall be responsible for safeguarding all government equipment, information and property provided for contractor use. At the close of each work period, government facilities, equipment, and materials shall be secured.

1.6.4.2 The Contractor shall prohibit the use of Government issued keys/key cards by any persons other than the Contractor's employees.

The Contractor shall prohibit the opening of locked areas by Contractor employees to permit entrance of persons other than Contractor employees engaged in the performance of assigned work in those areas, or personnel authorized entrance by the Contracting Officer.

1.6.4.3 Lock Combinations: N/A

1.6.5 : N/A Special Qualifications

1.6.6 Points of Contact (POCs):

1.6.6.1 Technical Point of Contact (TPOC): . The TPOC for this contract is Cdr Benjamin Espinosa, who can be reached via email at .Benjamin.j.espinosa2.mil@health.mil

1.6.6.2 Principal Investigator (PI) : . The PI for this contract is Dr. Shirley Nimo-Paintsil who can be reached at snimo-paintsil@noguchi.

ug.edu.gh

1.6.7 : N/A Key Personnel

1.6.8 : All contract personnel attending meetings, and in other situations where their contractor status is Identification of Contractor Employees not obvious to third parties are required to identify themselves as such to avoid creating an impression in the minds of members of the public that they are Government officials. They must also ensure that all documents or reports produced by contractors are suitably marked as contractor products or that contractor participation is appropriately disclosed. The contractor will be required to obtain and wear the appropriate identification badge in the performance of this service.

1.6.9 : The Contractor will be required to travel to Ghana during the performance of this contract to provide training. The Contractor Travel contractor may be required to travel from the Airport to the U.S. Embassy and Noguchi Medical Institute of Medical Research, the training locations and carry or ship training materials. The Contractor is responsible for all travel planning and expenses within their fixed price.

N6817126QN062

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1.6.10 : All biological samples provided by the Government at NMIMR to Columbia University for the performance of work Material Rights under this SOW are and shall remain the property of NAMRU EURAFCENT and/or NMIMR, as governed by the Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) in place between them. Columbia University is authorized to use the biological materials furnished by the Government solely for the purpose of performing the training and testing activities described in this SOW. Use of the biological materials for any other purpose, including but not limited to, research and development not directly related to this SOW, is strictly prohibited without the prior express written consent of the Government and NMIMR. No raw genomic sequence data or digital genetic files shall be retained, copied, or removed from the host lab. CU shall not transfer the biological materials, or any derivatives thereof, to any third party without the prior express written authorization of the NAMRU EURAFCENT Contracting Officer.

Subject Data: All research results generated under this contract shall be solely owned by the Government and NMIMR, as governed by CRADA.

1.6.11 : Contractor and subcontractor personnel performing work under this contract may receive, have access Organizational Conflict of Interest to or participate in the development of proprietary or source selection information (e.g., cost or pricing information, budget information or analyses, specifications or work statements, etc.) or perform evaluation services which may create a current or subsequent Organizational Conflict of Interests (OCI) as defined in FAR Subpart 9.5. The Contractor shall notify the Contracting Officer immediately whenever it becomes aware that such access or participation may result in any actual or potential OCI and shall promptly submit a plan to the Contracting Officer to avoid or mitigate any such OCI. The Contractor's mitigation plan will be determined to be acceptable solely at the discretion of the Contracting Officer and in the event the Contracting Officer unilaterally determines that any such OCI cannot be satisfactorily avoided or mitigated, the Contracting Officer may effect other remedies as he or she deems necessary, including prohibiting the Contractor from participation in subsequent contracted requirements which may be affected by the OCI.

1.6.12 : Arrival and departing is expected to take one to two days before and after training commences. PHASE IN /PHASE OUT PERIOD NAMRU EURAFCENT will facilitate an embassy pick up to assist in finding freezer access upon arrival.

PART 2

DEFINITIONS & ACRONYMS

2. : Definitions and Acronyms

2.1. : DEFINITIONS

2.1.1. CONTRACTOR. A supplier or vendor awarded a contract to provide specific supplies or service to the government. The term used in this contract refers to the prime.

2.1.2. CONTRACTING OFFICER. A person with authority to enter into, administer, and or terminate contracts, and make related determinations and findings on behalf of the government. Note: The only individual who can legally bind the government.

2.1.3. CONTRACTING OFFICER'S REPRESENTATIVE (COR). An employee of the U.S. Government appointed by the contracting officer to administer the contract. Such appointment shall be in writing and shall state the scope of authority and limitations. This individual has authority to provide technical direction to the Contractor as long as that direction is within the scope of the contract, does not constitute a change, and has no funding implications. This individual does NOT have authority to change the terms and conditions of the contract.

2.1.4. DEFECTIVE SERVICE. A service output that does not meet the standard of performance associated with the Performance Work Statement.

2.1.5. DELIVERABLE. Anything that can be physically delivered, but may include non-manufactured things such as meeting minutes or reports.

2.1.6 INVENTION. Any creation or discovery that is or may be patentable or otherwise protected under Title 35, United States Code, or any novel variety of plant that is or may be patentable under the Plant Variety Protection Act.

2.1.7 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY. the property of ideas, examples of which include, but are not limited to, patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets.

2.1.8. KEY PERSONNEL. Contractor personnel that are evaluated in a source selection process and that may be required to be used in the performance of a contract by the Key Personnel listed in the PWS. When key personnel are used as an evaluation factor in best value procurement, an offer can be rejected if it does not have a firm commitment from the persons that are listed in the proposal.

2.1.9 NON-SUBJECT DATA. any Data that are not Subject Data

2.1.10. PHYSICAL SECURITY. Actions that prevent the loss or damage of Government property.

2.1.11 PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR. The single individual whom an organization that is carrying out a research project with Department of War (DoW) support designates as having an appropriate level of authority and responsibility for leading and directing the research intellectually and logistically, which includes the proper conduct of the research, the appropriate use of funds, and compliance with administrative requirements such as the submission of performance reports to DoW.

2.1.12 PROPRIETARY INFORMATION. Information that:

(i) embodies trade secrets developed at private expense or business, commercial, or financial information that is privileged or confidential provided that such information (a) is not known or available from other sources without obligations concerning its confidentiality, (b) has not been made available by the owners to others without obligation concerning its confidentiality, (c) is not already available to the Government without obligation concerning its confidentiality, and (d) has not been developed independently by persons who have had no access to the information; or

(ii) has been generated by the Contractor during the performance of this contract, and would have qualified as Proprietary Information under 1.2425(i) above if it had been generated by the Contractor, and that the Contractor have agreed to treat as Proprietary Information for a term of up to five years from generation.

2.1.13. QUALITY ASSURANCE. The government procedures to verify that services being performed by the Contractor are performed according to acceptable standards.

2.1.14. QUALITY ASSURANCE Surveillance Plan (QASP). An organized written document specifying the surveillance methodology to be used for surveillance of contractor performance.

2.1.15. QUALITY CONTROL. All necessary measures taken by the Contractor to assure that the quality of an end product or service shall meet contract requirements.

2.1.16. SUBCONTRACTOR. One that enters into a contract with a prime contractor. The Government does not have privity of contract with the subcontractor.

2.1.17 SUBJECT DATA. Data first recorded in the performance of the Contract.

2.1.18 TECHNICAL DATA. recorded Information relating to experimental or engineering works that can be used to define an engineering or manufacturing process or to design, procure, support, maintain, operate, repair or overhaul material, including, but not limited to graphic or pictorial delineations in media.

2.1.19 TECHNICAL DOCUMENT. Recorded Information that conveys scientific and Technical Information or Technical Data.

2.1.20 TECHNICAL INFORMATION. Information relating to research, development, engineering, test, evaluation, production, operation use, and maintenance of munitions and other military supplies and equipment.

2.1.21 TECHNICAL POINT OF CONTACT (TPOC): A TPOC is a military or civilian employee designated by name in the contract to act as the primary liaison between the Contractor and the Government on all technical and scientific matters.

2.1.22. WORK DAY. The number of hours per day the Contractor provides services in accordance with the contract.

2.1.23. WORK WEEK. Monday through Friday, unless specified otherwise.

2.2. : [ ]. ACRONYMS List all acronyms used in the PWS and what they represent. At a minimum, insert the acronyms provided below

ACOR Alternate Contracting Officer's Representative

AFARS Army Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement

AR Army Regulation

CCE Contracting Center of Excellence

CFR Code of Federal Regulations

CONUS Continental United States (excludes Alaska and Hawaii)

COR Contracting Officer Representative

COTR Contracting Officer's Technical Representative

COTS Commercial-Off-the-Shelf

DA Department of the Army

DD250 Department of Defense Form 250 (Receiving Report)

DD254 Department of Defense Contract Security Requirement List

DFARS Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement

DMDC Defense Manpower Data Center

DOD Department of Defense

FAR Federal Acquisition Regulation

GDDRP Global Disease Detection and Response Program

HIPAA Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996

KO Contracting Officer

MOH Ministry of Health

NAMRU-3 US Naval Medical Research Unit No. 3

OCI Organizational Conflict of Interest

OCONUS Outside Continental United States (includes Alaska and Hawaii)

ODC Other Direct Costs

PI Principal Investigator

PIPO Phase In/Phase Out

POC Point of Contact

PRS Performance Requirements Summary

PWS Performance Work Statement

QA Quality Assurance

QAP Quality Assurance Program

QASP Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan

QC Quality Control

QCP Quality Control Program

TE Technical Exhibit

TPOC Technical Point of Contact

WHO EMRO World Health Organization Eastern Mediterranean Office

PART 3

GOVERNMENT -COORDINATED LOGISTICS AND SUPPORT (NON-GOVERNMENT FURNISHED PROPERTY)

3. : GOVERNMENT -PROVIDED SERVICES AND INCIDENTAL SUPPORT

3.1. Training Location Coordination: The Government will facilitate the Contractor's access to the training classrooms and laboratory space at the host-nation facility, NMIMR, in Ghana. The physical facilities and host-nation lab equipment are utilized under an existing Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) and are not considered Government Furnished Property (GFP).

3.2 Facilities (Incidental Support): The Government will provide the necessary workspace and laboratory for the contractor staff to provide the training outlined in the PWS to include access to standard administrative office resources necessary to maintain an office environment.

3.3 Utilities: N/A

3.4 Equipment: The Government will provide access to the existing host-nation laboratory equipment (including the NMIMR-owned Illumina NextSeq 2000 sequencing platform) necessary to support VCS-VERT sample training. No Government-owned equipment is being furnished under this contract.

3.5 Materials: Provide de-identified clinical and/or vector samples for testing

PART 4

CONTRACTOR FURNISHED ITEMS AND SERVICES

4. :CONTRACTOR FURNISHED ITEMS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

4.1 General: Training material

4.2 Secret Facility Clearance: N/A

4.3. Materials: Columbia University's Package A+ for Illumina NextSeq-based Sequencing

4.4. Equipment: N/A

PART 5

SPECIFIC TASKS

5. Specific Tasks:

5.1 Training and Capacity Building: Conduct comprehensive training for Government personnel.

5.1.1 Schedule and execute one (1) in-person training session at the primary designated site, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research for four to eight scientists.

5.1.2 Ensure this on-site training covers both the physical "wet lab" procedures and the computational "dry lab" bioinformatics analysis.

5.1.3 Conduct full presentation of process for up to ten observers.

5.1.4 Provide follow-on virtual training session to reinforce skills.

5.2 Reagent and Consumables Guidance: Ensure the Government can acquire and properly use all necessary reagents.

5.2.1 Provide the Government with a detailed list of all required reagents, specialized VCS-VERT probe sets, and consumables. This list must include vendor part numbers and recommended suppliers.

5.2.2 Provide expert technical guidance on the proper storage, handling, and quality control testing of all critical reagents to ensure workflow integrity.

5.3 Deliver training material

5.3.1 Deliver digital copies of all validated Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) covering the entire wet-lab process: from initial sample preparation and nucleic acid extraction to library creation and sequencer loading.

5.3.2 Deliver documentation and installation guides for the bioinformatics pipeline used for data analysis.

5.3.3 Provide all associated quality control (QC) metrics, benchmarks, and best-practice guides for contamination control.

5.5. Task Heading: N/A

5.6. : N/ACONTRACTOR MANAGEMENT REPORTING (CMR)

PART 6

APPLICABLE PUBLICATIONS

. 6 Applicable Publications (Current Editions; n/a

6.1. The Contractor must abide by all applicable regulations, publications, manuals, and local policies and procedures.

PART 7

ATTACHMENT/TECHNICAL EXHIBIT LISTING

7. :Attachment/Technical Exhibit List

7.1. Attachment 1/Technical Exhibit 1 Performance Requirements Summary -

7.2. Attachment 2/Technical Exhibit 2 - Deliverables Schedule

TECHNICAL EXHIBIT 1

Performance Requirements Summary

The contractor service requirements are summarized into performance objectives that relate directly to mission essential items. The performance threshold briefly describes the minimum acceptable levels of service required for each requirement. These thresholds are critical to mission success.

Performance Objective

(The Service required--usually a shall statement) Standard

Performance Threshold (This is the maximum error rate. It could possibly be "Zero deviation from standard")

Method of Surveillance

PRS # 1.

The Contractor shall conduct one (1) in-person training session covering both wet-lab and bioinformatics procedures.

Reference Part 5 Section 5.1

The training must be conducted at the primary designated site, cover all agreed-upon topics, and be completed within the two weeks of the contract period.

Zero deviation from standard. The training must occur as scheduled and cover all required components.

Review of records and a signed training completion certificate or After-Action Report by the PI and TPOC.

PRS # 2

The contractor shall deliver all necessary items listed in the SOP Reference Part 5 Section 5.2

Deliver one Package A+ and provide expert technical guidance on the proper storage, handling, and quality control testing of all critical reagents to ensure workflow integrity

Zero deviation from standard. All delivered training material must be in acceptable temperature conditions

Review of time / material temperature control log by the PI and TPOC.

PRS # 3

The contractor shall deliver digital copies of all validated Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) covering the entire wet-lab process:

from initial sample preparation and nucleic acid extraction to library creation and sequencer loading.

Reference Part 5 Section 5.3

Delivered SOP documents must cover all agreed-upon protocols and be clearly written.

Zero deviation from standard.

Review of material by the PI and TPOC.

PRS # 4

The Contractor shall provide remote bioinformatics analysis and deliver summary reports for data submitted by the Government Reference Part 5.3.2 and 5.3.3

A clear summary report containing key findings for submitted data shall be delivered to the Government before completion of the two weeks

Zero deviation from standard. All samples tested must have a full analysis provided.

Review of records by the PI and TPOC

Note on Performance Surveillance and Remediation:

The Government will monitor the Contractor's performance using the methods of surveillance defined in Technical Exhibit 1 Performance Requirements Summary (PRS). In the event that a training deliverable or service fails to meet the established performance standards, the TPOC will immediately notify the Contracting Officer. In accordance with FAR 52.212-4(b) (Inspection/Acceptance), the Contractor shall, at no additional cost to the Government, re-perform or correct any services or deliverables that fail to conform to the contract requirements. Failure to correct deficiencies in a timely manner may result in the withholding of payment or termination of the contract.

TECHNICAL EXHIBIT 2

DELIVERABLES SCHEDULE

Deliverable PWS Paragraph

Reference Frequency

# of Copies

Medium /Format

Submit To

Training Package (includes all wet-lab SOPs, bioinformatics docs, reagent lists, and QC guidelines

Part 5, Sections 5.2.1, 5.3.1, 5.3.2, & 5.3.3

Within five (5) business days after contract award

Digital

NAMRU

EURAFCENT

TPOC and PI

Training Completion Part 5, Section

5.1 & Part 1, Section 1.5

One Time 5 days after training completion 1 Digital

NAMRU

EURAFCENT

TPOC and PI

Bioinformatics Analysis Report Part 5, Section 5.3.2

As Required: within five (5) days of data submission by the Government) 1 Digital

NAMRU

Invoice for Columbia University Package A+

Part 1, Section

1.1 & Section 1.5

Upon successful delivery and acceptance of all training runs."

1 Digital

NAMRU

Requirements Training and Delivery of VCS-VERT Workflow and Material Requirements

Continuation of Packaging and Marking

Continuation of Inspection and Acceptance

Overall Contract Inspection/Acceptance Locations

Inspection and Acceptance Location

Both Destination Instructions: See Statement of Work (SOW) or Performance Work Statement (PWS) for Acceptance/inspection criteria.

DoDAAC: N61751 CountryCode: USA

US NAVMEDRSCHU 3 SIGONELLA

ATTN: NAMRU-3, FPO AE - AE (USA) 09623

APO, AE 09623

UNITED STATES

Email: .

Telephone: .

Inspection and Acceptance Location

Both Destination Instructions: See Statement of Work (SOW) or Performance Work Statement (PWS) for Acceptance/inspection criteria.

DoDAAC: N61751 CountryCode: USA

US NAVMEDRSCHU 3 SIGONELLA

ATTN: NAMRU-3, FPO AE - AE (USA) 09623

APO, AE 09623

UNITED STATES

Email: .

Telephone: .

Inspection and Acceptance Location

Both Destination Instructions: See Statement of Work (SOW) or Performance Work Statement (PWS) for Acceptance/inspection criteria.

DoDAAC: N61751 CountryCode: USA

US NAVMEDRSCHU 3 SIGONELLA

ATTN: NAMRU-3, FPO AE - AE (USA) 09623

APO, AE 09623

UNITED STATES

Email: .

Telephone: .

Continuation of Deliveries or Performance

Overall Contract Delivery Period

Contractor Destination

Line Item Delivery Schedule Quantity Address and POC

Delivery Period From 24 Aug 2026 to 30 Sep 2026

Period of Performance From 24 Aug 2026 To 30 Sep 2026

2 Each Ship To DoDAAC: N61751 CountryCode: USA

US NAVMEDRSCHU 3 SIGONELLA

ATTN: NAMRU-3, FPO AE - AE (USA) 09623

APO, AE 09623

UNITED STATES

Telephone: .

Delivery Period From 24 Aug 2026 to 30 Sep 2026

Period of Performance From 24 Aug 2026 To 30 Sep 2026

1 Lot Ship To DoDAAC: N61751 CountryCode: USA

US NAVMEDRSCHU 3 SIGONELLA

ATTN: NAMRU-3, FPO AE - AE (USA) 09623

APO, AE 09623

UNITED STATES

Email: .

Telephone: .

Delivery Period From 24 Aug 2026 to 30 Sep 2026

Period of Performance From 24 Aug 2026 To 30 Sep 2026

1 Lot Ship To DoDAAC: N61751 CountryCode: USA

US NAVMEDRSCHU 3 SIGONELLA

ATTN: NAMRU-3, FPO AE - AE (USA) 09623

APO, AE 09623

UNITED STATES

Email: .

Telephone: .

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Contract Clauses

FAR Clauses Incorporated by Reference

Number Title Effective Date

Alternate/ Deviation

Variation Effective Date

52.203-19 Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements. Jan 2017 52.204-13 System for Award Management-Maintenance. (Deviation 2026-O0038) Feb 2026

52.212-4 Terms and Conditions-Commercial Products and Commercial Services. (Deviation 2026- O0038)

Feb 2026

52.222-19 Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies. (Deviation 2026-O0038) Mar 2026 52.226-8 Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving. May 2024 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-System for Award Management. Oct 2018 52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors. Mar 2023 52.233-3 Protest after Award. (Deviation 2026-O0038) Feb 2026 52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim. (Deviation 2026-O0038) Feb 2026

DFARS Clauses Incorporated by Reference

Number Title Effective Date

Alternate/ Deviation

Variation Effective Date

252.203-7000 Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials. Sep 2011 252.203-7002 Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights. Dec 2022

252.204-7018 Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services.

Jan 2023

252.223-7008 Prohibition of Hexavalent Chromium. Jan 2023 252.225-7056 Prohibition Regarding Business Operations with the Maduro Regime. Jan 2023 252.225-7060 Prohibition on Certain Procurements from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. Jun 2023 252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports. Dec 2018 252.232-7010 Levies on Contract Payments. Dec 2006 252.247-7023 Transportation of Supplies by Sea. Oct 2024

DFARS Clauses Incorporated by Full Text

252.232-7006 Wide Area WorkFlow Payment Instructions. (Tailored) (Jan 2023)

WIDE AREA WORKFLOW PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS (JAN 2023)

(a) As used in this clause- Definitions.

"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) The WAWF system provides the method to electronically process vendor payment requests and receiving reports, as Electronic invoicing.

authorized by Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports.

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

(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) The Contractor should follow the training instructions of the WAWF Web-Based Training Course and use the Practice WAWF training.

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

Protocol.

(f) The Contractor shall use the following information when submitting payment requests and receiving reports in WAWF payment instructions.

WAWF for this contract or task or delivery order:

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

(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.

(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.

Invoice 2in1

(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 financing, submit a commercial 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) The Contractor shall use the information in the Routing Data Table below only to fill in applicable fields in WAWF Document routing.

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 N50082

Issue By DoDAAC N68171

Admin DoDAAC N68171

Inspect By DoDAAC ____

Ship To Code ____

Ship From Code ____

Mark For Code ____

Service Approver (DoDAAC) ____

Service Acceptor (DoDAAC) N61751

Accept at Other DoDAAC ____

LPO DoDAAC N61751

DCAA Auditor DoDAAC ____

Other DoDAAC(s) ____

(4) The Contractor shall ensure a payment request includes documentation appropriate to the type of payment request in Payment request.

accordance with the payment clause, contract financing clause, or Federal Acquisition Regulation 52.216-7, Allowable Cost and Payment, as applicable.

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

(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.

Not applicable

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

(End of clause)

Addendum to 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Products and Commercial Services

Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders — Commercial Products and Commercial Services

Addendum to Contract Clauses

Contract Clauses

FAR Clauses Incorporated by Reference

Number Title Effective Date

Alternate/ Deviation

Variation Effective Date

52.209-10 Prohibition on Contracting With Inverted Domestic Corporations. (Deviation 2026- O0038)

Feb 2026

52.209-6 Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting With Contractors Debarred, Suspended, Proposed for Debarment, or Voluntarily Excluded. (Deviation 2026-O0038)

Feb 2026

52.240-91 Security Prohibitions and Exclusions. (Deviation 2026-O0038) Feb 2026

52.244-6 Subcontracts for Commercial Products and Commercial Services. (Deviation 2026- O0038)

Apr 2026

DFARS Clauses Incorporated by Reference

Number Title Effective Date

Alternate/ Deviation

Variation Effective Date

252.232-7008 Assignment of Claims (Overseas). Jun 1997 252.233-7001 Choice of Law (Overseas). Jun 1997 252.237-7010 Prohibition on Interrogation of Detainees by Contractor Personnel. Jan 2023 252.225-7962 Vendor Threat Mitigation Support to Operations. (DEVIATION 2026-O0051) Jun 2026 Deviation 2026-O0051 Jun 2026

252.225-7975 Additional Access to Contractor and Subcontractor Records. (DEVIATION 2026-O0051)

Jun 2026 Deviation 2026-O0051 Jun 2026

252.204-7012 Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident Reporting.

(DEVIATION 2024-O0013 REVISION 1)

May 2024 Deviation 2024-O0013 May 2024

FAR Clauses Incorporated by Full Text

52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference. (Tailored) (Feb 1998)

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):

https://www.acquisition.gov/far-overhaul/far-part-deviation-guide/far-overhaul-part-52; https://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars /dfars_far_overhaul_class_deviations.html

(End of clause)

52.252-6 Authorized Deviations in Clauses. (Tailored) (Nov 2020)

Authorized Deviations in Clauses (Nov 2020)

(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 DFARS (48 CFR Chapter 2) clause with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of "(DEVIATION)" after the name of the regulation.

(End of clause)

List of Contract Documents, Exhibits, or Attachments

Solicitation Provisions

FAR Clauses Incorporated by Reference

Number Title Effective Date

Alternate/ Deviation

Variation Effective Date

52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Products and Commercial Services. (Deviation 2026- O0038)

Feb 2026

DFARS Clauses Incorporated by Reference

Number Title Effective Date

Alternate/ Deviation

Variation Effective Date

252.203-7005 Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials. Sep 2022 252.204-7024 Notice on the Use of the Supplier Performance Risk System. Mar 2023 252.225-7055 Representation Regarding Business Operations with the Maduro Regime. May 2022

252.225-7059 Prohibition on Certain Procurements from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region- Representation.

Jun 2023

DFARS Clauses Incorporated by Full Text

252.204-7017 Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services-Representation.

(May 2021)

PROHIBITION ON THE ACQUISITION OF COVERED DEFENSE TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT OR SERVICES-

REPRESENTATION (MAY 2021)

The Offeror is not required to complete the representation in this provision if the Offeror has represented in the provision at 252.204-7016, Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services-Representation, that it "does not provide covered defense telecommunications equipment or services as a part of its offered products or services to the Government in the performance of any contract, subcontract, or other contractual instrument."

(a) . "Covered defense telecommunications equipment or services," "covered mission," "critical technology," and "substantial or Definitions essential component," as used in this provision, have the meanings given in the 252.204-7018 clause, Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services, of this solicitation.

(b) . Section 1656 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Pub. L. 115-91) prohibits agencies from Prohibition procuring or obtaining, or extending or renewing a contract to procure or obtain, any equipment, system, or service to carry out covered missions that uses covered defense telecommunications equipment or services as a substantial or essential component of any system, or as critical technology as part of any system.

(c) . The Offeror shall review the list of excluded parties in the System for Award Management (SAM) at for Procedures https://www.sam.gov entities that are excluded when providing any equipment, system, or service to carry out covered missions that uses covered defense telecommunications equipment or services as a substantial or essential component of any system, or as critical technology as part of any system, unless a waiver is granted.

(d) . If in its annual representations and certifications in SAM the Offeror has represented in paragraph (c) of the provision at Representation 252.204-7016, Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services-Representation, that it "does" provide covered defense telecommunications equipment or services as a part of its offered products or services to the Government in the performance of any contract, subcontract, or other contractual instrument, then the Offeror shall complete the following additional representation:

The Offeror represents that it will will not provide covered defense telecommunications equipment or services as a part of its offered products or services to DoD in the performance of any award resulting from this solicitation.

(e) . If the Offeror has represented in paragraph (d) of this provision that it "will provide covered defense telecommunications Disclosures equipment or services," the Offeror shall provide the following information as part of the offer:

(1) A description of all covered defense telecommunications equipment and services offered (include brand or manufacturer; product, such as model number, original equipment manufacturer (OEM) number, manufacturer part number, or wholesaler number; and item description, as applicable).

(2) An explanation of the proposed use of covered defense telecommunications equipment and services and any factors relevant to determining if such use would be permissible under the prohibition referenced in paragraph (b) of this provision.

(3) For services, the entity providing the covered defense telecommunications services (include entity name, unique entity identifier, and Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code, if known).

(4) For equipment, the entity that produced or provided the covered defense telecommunications equipment (include entity name, unique entity identifier, CAGE code, and whether the entity was the OEM or a distributor, if known).

(End of provision)

Addendum to 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Products and Commercial Services

1. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

A. To assure the timely and equitable evaluation of requests, quoters shall follow the instructions contained herein. Quoters are required to meet and address all of the requirements, including terms and conditions, representations and certifications, and technical requirements. Failure to meet a requirement may result in a quote being deemed ineligible for award. Quoter must clearly identify any exception to the terms and conditions and provide complete accompanying rationale.

Questions shall be submitted no later than 15.00 (Central European Time) Friday 14 August 2026 at the following email addresses:

daniela.pollano.ln@us.navy.mil david.a.biggs20.civ@us.navy.mil

Questions submitted after this date and time may not be answered. Other methods of submitting questions are not authorized and will not be acknowledged or addressed.

B. Complete in its entirety the "quoter" portion of the Standard Form 1449. One copy of the Standard Form 1449 must bear an original signature and if applicable, all amendments. Quoter shall acknowledge awareness of all amendments to the solicitation by signing and dating Page 1 of each Standard Form 30, Amendment of Solicitation/Modification of Contract. Failure to acknowledge any amendments to the solicitation can result in an offeror being deemed nonresponsive. Award CANNOT be made to a nonresponsive quoter. .

C. Representations and Certifications. Complete the required Representations and Certifications or indicate if information is contained in the System for Award Management (SAM) located at https://www.sam.gov.

2) QUOTES

Quotes shall be submitted electronically by the date and time indicated on page 1 block 8 of this document, at the following email addresses:

daniela.pollano.ln@us.navy.mil david.a.biggs20.civ@us.navy.mil

M-NA-NAVSUP-FLCSI-C200-SHORE-A@us.navy.mil

Electronic mail sent to this address shall clearly reference the Request for Quotation number, N6817126QN062, in the subject line.

Quote Delivery: Quoters are advised that delays can be experienced with the Government's email system. Additionally, the email system capacity for each email is 10 MB. Emails greater than 10 MB will not be delivered and will not be considered. Therefore, quotes exceeding the size limit must be sent via multiple emails. Zip Files will not be accepted.

Important: The Quoter shall be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database prior to award of the contract. SAM website at https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/.

2.1 Quotes shall consist of one Volume as follows:

mailto:daniela.pollano.ln@us.navy.mil mailto:daniela.pollano.ln@us.navy.mil mailto:M-NA-NAVSUP-FLCSI-C200-SHORE-A@us.navy.mil https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/

(a) Volume I: Price

(i) Standard Form 1449, Quoter shall submit a signed copy of the SF-1449 Solicitation/Contract/Order for Commercial Items, with blocks 17a, and 30a through 30c completed. All solicitation amendments must be signed and returned with the quote.

(ii) SF1449 Contract Line Items (CLINs) pricing scheduled entitled: Supplies/Services - Quoters shall submit prices for all CLINs.

CLINs shall be priced in US Dollar

(iii) The Quoter agrees to hold these prices firm for 30 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of quotes.

(iv) If there is no adequate price competition, quoter may be required to submit information, other than certified cost or pricing data, to the extent necessary for the Contracting Officer to determine the reasonableness and affordability of the price. The quoter may be required to submit invoice/s for similar services provided contemporaneously to the general public under terms and conditions similar to those offered to the Federal Government

Evaluation - Commercial Products and Commercial Services

FAR Clauses Incorporated by Full Text

52.212-2 Evaluation-Commercial Products and Commercial Services. (Deviation 2026-O0038) (Tailored)

(Feb 2026)

Evaluation-Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Feb 2026) (Deviation 2026-O0038)

(a) Evaluation factors. The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible Offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors will be used to evaluate offers:

Factor 1 - Price Quotes will be evaluated in accordance with FAR 12.204.

The quoted prices will be analyzed for Completeness and a Reasonableness.

A. Completeness: All information/data required by the solicitation has been submitted. The Government will combine contract line items to create a total evaluated price (TEP).

B. Reasonableness: Prices are fully justified, supported and considered fair and reasonable under current market conditions. The Government will evaluate the TEP to determine if it is fair and reasonable.

(b) . The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the Options (if applicable) basic requirement. The Government may determine that an offer is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced. The evaluation of options does not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s).

(c) . A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer furnished to the successful Offeror within the time for acceptance specified in Notice of award the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the offer's specified expiration time, the Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award.

(End of provision)

Addendum to Evaluation - Commercial Product and Commercial Services

Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Products and Commercial Services

Addendum to Solicitation Provisions

FAR Clauses Incorporated by Reference

Number Title Effective Date

Alternate/ Deviation

Variation Effective Date

52.203-18 Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements-Representation.

Jan 2017

52.204-7 System for Award Management-Registration. (Deviation 2026-O0038) Feb 2026 52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons. (Deviation 2026-O0038) Feb 2026

52.240-90 Security Prohibitions and Exclusions Representations and Certifications. (Deviation 2026- O0038)

Feb 2026

FAR Clauses Incorporated by Full Text

52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons. (Deviation 2026-O0038) (Alternate I) (Feb 2026) Alternate I (Feb 2026)

Alternate I (FEB 2026) (DEVIATION 2026-O0038). As prescribed in , substitute the following paragraph in place of paragraph 22.1703-2(a)(2) (c)(1)(i) of the basic clause:

(c)(1)(i)(A) The United States Government's policy prohibiting trafficking in persons described in paragraph (b) of this clause; and

(B) The following directive(s) or notice(s) applicable to employees performing work at the contract place(s) of performance as indicated below:

Document Title Document may be obtained from: Applies to performance in/at:

[Contracting Officer must insert title of directive/notice; indicate the document is attached or provide source (such as website link) for obtaining ]document; and, indicate the contract performance location outside the United States to which the document applies.

52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference. (Tailored) (Feb 1998)

Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1998)