17-Q-0062_RFQ_Solicitation.doc

Section A - Solicitation/Contract Form

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FOR YOUR INFORMATION:

NOTE: PLEASE ENSURE YOUR BID IS RECEIVED BY THE CLOSING DATE IF USING FEDEX, ETC..ELECTRONIC METHOD PREFERED VIA EMAIL.

The following addresses and points of contact are provided:

Name:

Terryl Mitchell

Phone:

(760) 939- 1998

DSN:

437- 1998

Email address: terryl.mitchell@navy.mil

U.S. Postal Service Mailing Address:

COMMANDER

CODE 254200D (T. Mitchell– 760-939-1998)

NAVAIRWARCENWPNDIV

429 E. BOWEN RD. MAIL STOP 4015

CHINA LAKE, CA 93555-6108

Direct Delivery Address (UPS, FedEx, etc.):

COMMANDER

CODE254200D_ (T. Mitchell)

NAVAIRWARCENWPNDIV

BLDG 982, MAIL STOP 4015

CHINA LAKE, CA 93555-6108

Section B - Supplies or Services and Prices

P/N: WMOBQ

FFP

This is a manufacturer sole source for Wyatt Technology Corporation. Note:Wyatt also manufactures the Delsamax model for Beckman which is the exact same machine as the Mobius with a different paint scheme. The Delsamax is sold by Beckman. For purposes of clarity the Mobius and the Delsamax will be referred to as light scattering instrument through the documents. See requirements for Light Scattering Instrument in Section C of this Solicitation.

Please provide quiestions by July 19.2017, so answers can be provided back by July 24, 2017.

In order for me to proceed, please provide the following information:

1. CAGE Code:

2. DUNS #:

3. Is supply(s) Commercial Off The Shelf (COTS) or Non-Commercial?

4. GSA Contract #/expiration date (if applicable):

5. Shipping Point - Destination or Origin:

6. If Shipping Point is Origin, what is the estimated shipping cost:

7. If software, will this be delivered by electronic download?

8. Payment Terms of NET 30 acceptable?

9. Business Size:

10. Country where items are made:

11. Pricing - are these items on a commercial published, on-line, or internal price list?

12. If available on a price list provide date/page number.

13. If not available on a price list please provide breakdown on how pricing is determined (example: item cost $ + %, labor costs, G&A, etc.)

14. If GSA schedule and pricing applies, please provide open market pricing for comparison and justification of GSA costs.

15. Estimated Delivery Date or Period of Performance:

16. Invoicing and payment will be made thru Wide Area Workflow (WAWF). As of October 1, 2007 it became mandatory to be registered in order to process any government procurement. If you are not registered please take a moment to do so at https://wawf.eb.mil/

17. The Purchase Order will be written under the terms and conditions governed by the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), Department of Defense FAR Supplement (DFAR), and the Simplified Acquisition Procedures for commercial/non-commercial items/services. State you agree to these terms:

18. Is there a warranty on item(s) being purchased? If so, how long?

19. Has your company sold these items to NAWCWD within the past 2 years? If so, please provide contract number.

20. Do you have License Agreements that will be accompanying this order?

FOB: Destination

PURCHASE REQUEST NUMBER: 1300619394

NET AMT

P/N: WMQC-00

See complete details of Light Scattering in Section C of Solicitation

NET AMT

P/N: WMDC-00

See complete details of Light Scattering in Section C of Solicitation

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P/N: WFFK-532

See complete details of Light Scattering in Section C of Solicitation

NET AMT

P/N 900059

See complete details of Light Scattering in Section C of Solicitation

NET AMT

P/N: Y-INSTALLI

FOB: Destination

NSN: 66401000000827

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P/N: Y-LSUD

FOB: Destination

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P/N: Y-SCONTRACT

FOB: Destination

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Section C - Descriptions and Specifications

LIGHT SCATTERING REQUIREMENTS

Light scattering instrument requirements

Nanoparticles can best be measured by dynamic light scattering (DLS) technique. When used in combination with an electrophoretic light scattering detector, the electrophoretic mobility, particle size (0.2-5,000 nanometer in diameter) and their size distribution can be measured simultaneously. More specifically, polymers, quantum dots and colloid particles are subjects of interest. Some of which fluoresces strongly in the emission spectra that interferes with the DLS measurement.

The requirements for the light scattering instrument are consisted of two parts: (A) demonstrated technical/application support (requirements #1-4), and (B) design specifications for nanoparticle characterization (requirements #5-15). Wyatt Technology’s Mobius instrument is chosen since it is the only company that meets both requirements as a complete solution to the Navy’s need. Details on these requirements are listed below.

1. In addition to on-site installation and familiarization, a separate multi-day training at Manufacturers facility that covers theory, hardware, software, and applications consulting. Supplier must demonstrate this level of support on installation and on-site training at the supplier facility. Pre-recorded webinars are not acceptable substitute for on-site training.

2. Two years software/firmware-update support on the control unit of the instrument. The instrument must able to update its software/firmware on the control unit for government security purposes which may include 21CFR Part 11 compliant package. The supplier must demonstrate this from three testimonies from previous customers within the past 12 months.

3. Two years instrument software support. This includes update to new Wyatt software that are: (1) capable to conduct parametric analysis, e.g. plotting and fitting changes in mobility and size over temperature, or changes in charge as a function of sample concentration or pH, and (2) capable to calculating solvent viscosity based on measured diffusion properties of a known size standard.

4. At the end of the 12 months warranty period, additional 12 month service contract covers: (a) priority technical support through means of phone and email, (b) online access to Wyatt Support Center (c) one annual preventative maintenance inspection, (d) necessary repairs, cost of parts and labor included, (e) Critical Care Program that covers 50% of parts’ cost for disasters, (f) free software and firmware updates, (g) applications support from Wyatt’s PhD Application Scientist team, (h) elevated priority turn-around timing for instrument service, and (i) loan instrument when available. In addition, the supplier must show three testimonies from previous customers within the past 12 months.

5. Manufacturing. The Mobius is manufactured by Wyatt Technology in the USA; no aspects of the R&D or manufacturing of the instrument are “outsourced”.

6. Sensitivity. Proprietary optical designs, laser systems, and alignment processes provide the highest sensitivity for measurements under most dilute conditions at a wavelength of 532 nm. The Mobius can characterize the mobility of Lysozyme, a 14 kDa protein, at a concentration of 1 mg/mL with 15 seconds of data collection.

7. Simultaneous mobility and size measurements. The unique optical design of the Mobius allows simultaneous measurements of the mobility and size of the sample. Simultaneous mobility and size measurements are extremely important for closely monitoring the sample condition during the measurement. Other ‘zeta potential’ instruments can only carry out these measurements sequentially, losing this valuable information.

8. Massively-parallel phase analysis light scattering (MP-PALS). The Mobius incorporates an array of 31 PALS photodetectors, with each of the detectors making an independent measurement of sample mobility. This new measurement technique is called MP-PALS and enables the Mobius to capture data more than thirty times faster than conventional ‘zeta potential’ instruments.

9. Unique flow-through cell design. The Mobius flow-through cell (with a cell volume of 170μL) is uniquely designed to eliminate air-fluid interface, creating a closed system for mobility measurements. Elimination of free liquid surface minimizes fluid convection driven by surface-tension, avoiding artifacts in the measurement of mobility. The closed measurement cell also ensures the ratio of solvent mixtures is perfectly maintained. Furthermore the Mobius flow-through cell can withstand at least 50 bars of pressure, further extending its utility when used in combination with an autosampler and/or Wyatt Atlas pressurization system.

10. Option for open cuvette for batch mobility measurements that uses low-volume dip cell. The Mobius has an easy-to-use, low-volume dip cell accessory which uniquely enables batch measurements of mobility in native solution, without dilution or insertion of the sample into a reservoir of matched buffer. The minimum required sample volume is 65μL, recoverable.

11. Fluorescence filter kit at 532 nm, will be required for measuring our samples.

12. The Mobius may be used in conjunction with an auto-sampler. Since the Mobius flow-through cell is designed to have an enclosed and well-sealed sample chamber, the Mobius may be used with an auto-sampler for automated and unattended measurements (for example, with an Agilent auto-sampler using a 900-μL sample loop).

13. Wyatt Atlas: Unique pressurization system for high-salt samples. Light scattering based mobility measurements in conducting solutions are often disrupted by gas bubbles generated via electrolysis, especially when measurements are required under medium- to high-salt conditions (> 7 mS/cm). The gas bubbles interfere with the scattered light and distort the electric field, producing erroneous mobility data. The Wyatt Atlas pressurization system pressurizes the sample contained in the Mobius flow-through cell up to 35 bars (the Mobius flow-through cell withstands at least 50 bars (~700psi) of pressure), preventing the evolution of gas bubbles due to electrolysis.

14. High-field measurement mode for organic samples. For organic or non-conductive aqueous samples, the Mobius can apply up to 667 volt/cm of electric field, more than twice the maximum achievable electric field of conventional ‘zeta potential’ instruments.

15. Automated temperature control from 4 to 70 degrees Celsius. The Mobius provides customers software programmable temperature control from 4 to 70 degrees Celsius. Temperatures can be incremented or decremented, allowing thermal ramps at customer specified ramp rates while simultaneously collecting data. The thermal data can be analyzed within the Mobius DYNAMICS software utilizing one of several proprietary fitting algorithms to determine T-melting and T-onset of aggregation.

Section E - Inspection and Acceptance

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E-TXT-04

INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE (DESTINATION) (APR 2002)

Inspection and acceptance of the supplies or services to be furnished hereunder shall be made at destination by the receiving activity.

Section F - Deliveries or Performance

DELIVERY INFORMATION

30-SEP-2017

30-SEP-2017

30-SEP-2017

30-SEP-2017

30-SEP-2017

30-SEP-2017

30-SEP-2017

30-SEP-2017

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F-TXT-10

SHIPPING INSTRUCTIONS (CHINA LAKE) (MAR 2017)

SHIP TO:

NAVAL AIR WARFARE CENTER WEAPONS DIVISION (NAWCWD)

Receiving Officer, Code FLCSD400G

Bldg. 1024, Blandy Ave.

N68936XXXXXXX

China Lake, CA 93555-6100

Attn:

Code & Phone:

Failure to mark each shipping label and packing list as indicated above may result in return of shipment at your expense, or will cause a delay in processing your invoice for payment.

DOCK HOURS are Monday through Thursday, and Alternating Fridays, 0730-1530. If you anticipate making delivery on a Friday please call Receiving at (760)939-2305 to verify receiving dock hours.

Section G - Contract Administration Data

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252.232-7006

WIDE AREA WORKFLOW PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS (MAY 2013)

(a) Definitions, as used in this clause--

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(1) Document type. The Contractor shall use the following document type(s).

(Contracting Officer: Insert applicable document type(s). Note: If a "Combo" document type is identified but not supportable by the Contractor's business systems, an "Invoice" (stand-alone) and "Receiving Report" (stand-alone) document type may be used instead.)

(2) Inspection/acceptance location. The Contractor shall select the following inspection/acceptance location(s) in WAWF, as specified by the contracting officer.

(Contracting Officer: Insert inspection and acceptance locations or "Not applicable.")

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

Routing Data Table*

Field Name in WAWF

Data to be entered in WAWF

Pay Official DoDAAC:

Issue By DoDAAC:

Admin DoDAAC:

Inspect By DoDAAC:

Ship To Code:

Ship From Code:

Mark For Code:

Service Approver (DoDAAC):

Service Acceptor (DoDAAC):

Accept at Other DoDAAC:

LPO DoDAAC:

DCAA Auditor DoDAAC:

Other DoDAAC(s):

(*Contracting Officer: Insert applicable DoDAAC information or "See schedule" if multiple ship to/acceptance locations apply, or "Not applicable.")

(4) Payment request and supporting documentation. The Contractor shall ensure a payment request includes appropriate contract line item and subline item descriptions of the work performed or supplies delivered, unit price/cost per unit, fee (if applicable), and all relevant back-up documentation, as defined in DFARS Appendix F, (e.g. timesheets) in support of each payment request.

(5) WAWF email notifications. The Contractor shall enter the email address identified below in the "Send Additional Email Notifications" field of WAWF once a document is submitted in the system.

(Contracting Officer: Insert applicable email addresses or "Not applicable.")

(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. For Navy WAWF questions call DFAS Customer Care 1-800-756-4571 option 6

(2) For technical WAWF help, contact the WAWF helpdesk at 866-618-5988.

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ATTENTION! E-MAIL ADDRESS REQUIRED FOR DISTRIBUTION

All Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division Contracts/ Purchase Orders and other related documents are now distributed by electronic mail.

Please provide the e-mail address to which distribution of contracts/purchase orders should be made.

E-Mail Address:___________________________________________________

Section I - Contract Clauses

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52.203-19 PROHIBITION ON REQUIRING CERTAIN INTERNAL CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENTS OR STATEMENTS (JAN 2017)

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

"Internal confidentiality agreement or statement" means a confidentiality agreement or any other written statement that the contractor requires any of its employees or subcontractors to sign regarding nondisclosure of contractor information, except that it does not include confidentiality agreements arising out of civil litigation or confidentiality agreements that contractor employees or subcontractors sign at the behest of a Federal agency.

"Subcontract" means any contract as defined in subpart 2.1 entered into by a subcontractor to furnish supplies or services for performance of a prime contract or a subcontract. It includes but is not limited to purchase orders, and changes and modifications to purchase orders.

"Subcontractor" means any supplier, distributor, vendor, or firm (including a consultant) that furnishes supplies or services to or for a prime contractor or another subcontractor.

(b) The Contractor shall not require its employees or subcontractors to sign or comply with internal confidentiality agreements or statements prohibiting or otherwise restricting such employees or subcontractors from lawfully reporting waste, fraud, or abuse related to the performance of a Government contract to a designated investigative or law enforcement representative of a Federal department or agency authorized to receive such information (e.g., agency Office of the Inspector General).

(c) The Contractor shall notify current employees and subcontractors that prohibitions and restrictions of any preexisting internal confidentiality agreements or statements covered by this clause, to the extent that such prohibitions and restrictions are inconsistent with the prohibitions of this clause, are no longer in effect.

(d) The prohibition in paragraph (b) of this clause does not contravene requirements applicable to Standard Form 312 (Classified Information Nondisclosure Agreement), Form 4414 (Sensitive Compartmented Information Nondisclosure Agreement), or any other form issued by a Federal department or agency governing the nondisclosure of classified information.

(e) In accordance with section 743 of Division E, Title VII, of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015, (Pub. L. 113-235), and its successor provisions in subsequent appropriations acts (and as extended in continuing resolutions) use of funds appropriated (or otherwise made available) is prohibited, if the Government determines that the Contractor is not in compliance with the provisions of this clause.

(f) The Contractor shall include the substance of this clause, including this paragraph (f), in subcontracts under such contracts.

52.204-19

INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE OF REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS (DEC 2014)

The Contractor's representations and certifications, including those completed electronically via the System for Award Management (SAM), are incorporated by reference into the contract.

52.204-22

ALTERNATE LINE ITEM PROPOSAL (JAN 2017)

(a) The Government recognizes that the line items established in this solicitation may not conform to the Offeror's practices. Failure to correct these issues can result in difficulties in acceptance of deliverables and processing payments. Therefore, the Offeror is invited to propose alternate line items for which bids, proposals, or quotes are requested in this solicitation to ensure that the resulting contract is economically and administratively advantageous to the Government and the Offeror.

(b) The Offeror may submit one or more additional proposals with alternative line items, provided that alternative line items are consistent with subpart 4.10 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation. However, acceptance of an alternative proposal is a unilateral decision made solely at the discretion of the Government. Offers that do not comply with the line items specified in this solicitation may be determined to be nonresponsive or unacceptable.

52.212-5 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT STATUTES OR EXECUTIVE ORDERS--COMMERCIAL ITEMS (DEVIATION 2013-O0019)(JAN 2017)

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

(1) The Comptroller General of the United States, or an authorized representative of the Comptroller General, shall have access to and right to examine any of the Contractor's directly pertinent records involving transactions related to this contract.

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

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

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

(i) 52.203-13, Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct (Oct 2015)(41 U.S.C. 3509).

(ii) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (Nov 2016)(15 U.S.C. 637(d)(2) and (3)), in all subcontracts that offer further subcontracting opportunities. If the subcontract (except subcontracts to small business concerns) exceeds $650,000 ($1.5 million for construction of any public facility), the subcontractor must include 52.219-8 in lower tier subcontracts that offer subcontracting opportunities.

(iii) 52.222-17, Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers (May 2014)(E.O. 13495). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (1) of FAR Clause 52.222-17.

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

(v) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Sept 2016)(E.O. 11246).

(vi) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (Oct 2015)(38 U.S.C. 4212).

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

(viii) 52.222-62, Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706 (Jan 2017)(E.O. 13706).

(ix) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans (Feb 2016)(38 U.S.C. 4212).

(x) 52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act (Dec 2010)(E.O. 13496). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (f) of clause 52.222-40.

(xi) 52.222-41, Service Contract Labor Standards (May 2014)(41 U.S.C. Chapter 67).

(xii)[ ](A) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (Mar 2015)(22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O. 13627).

[ ](B) Alternate I (Mar 2015) of 52.222-50 (22 U.S.C. 78 and E.O. 13627).

(xiii) 52.222-51, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standard to Contracts for Maintenance, Calibration, or Repair of Certain Equipment--Requirements (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. Chapter 67).

(xiv) 52.222-53, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standard to Contracts for Certain Services-Requirements (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. Chapter 67).

(xv) 52.222-54, Employment Eligibility Verification (Oct 2015).

(xvi) 52.222-55, Minimum Wages Under Executive Order 13658 (Dec 2015)(E.O. 13658).

(xvii) 52.222-59, Compliance with Labor Laws (Executive Order 13673)(Oct 2016)(Applies at $50 million for solicitations and resultant contracts issued from October 25, 2016 through April 24, 2017; applies at $500,000 for solicitations and contracts issued after April 24, 2017.).

NOTE TO PARAGRAPH (b)(1)(xvi): By a court order issued on October 24, 2016, 52.222-59 is enjoined indefinitely as of the date of the order. The enjoined paragraph will become effective immediately if the court terminates the injunction. At that time, DoD, GSA, and NASA will publish a document in the Federal Register advising the public of the termination of the injunction.

(xviii) 52.222-60, Paycheck Transparency (Executive Order 13673)(Oct 2016).

(xix) 52.225-26, Contractors Performing Private Security Functions Outside the United States (Jul 2013)(Section 862, as amended, of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008; 10 U.S.C. 2302 Note).

(xx) 52.226-6, Promoting Excess Food Donation to Nonprofit Organizations (May 2014)(42 U.S.C. 1792). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (e) of FAR clause 52.226-6.

(xxi) 52.247-64, Preference for Privately-Owned U.S.- Flag Commercial Vessels (Feb 2006)(46 U.S.C. Appx 1241(b) and 10 U.S.C. 2631). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (d) of FAR clause 52.247-64.

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

52.219-4

NOTICE OF PRICE EVALUATION FOR HUBZONE SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS (OCT 2014)

(a) Definition. See 13 CFR 125.6(e) for definitions of terms used in paragraph (d).

(b) Evaluation preference.

(1) Offers will be evaluated by adding a factor of 10 percent to the price of all offers, except-

(i) Offers from HUBZone small business concerns that have not waived the evaluation preference; and

(ii) Otherwise successful offers from small business concerns.

(2) The factor of 10 percent shall be applied on a line item basis or to any group of items on which award may be made. Other evaluation factors described in the solicitation shall be applied before application of the factor.

(3) When the two highest rated offerors are a HUBZone small business concern and a large business, and the evaluated offer of the HUBZone small business concern is equal to the evaluated offer of the large business after considering the price evaluation preference, award will be made to the HUBZone small business concern.

(c) Waiver of evaluation preference. A HUBZone small business concern may elect to waive the evaluation preference, in which case the factor will be added to its offer for evaluation purposes. The agreements in paragraph (d) of this clause do not apply if the offeror has waived the evaluation preference.

[ ] Offer elects to waive the evaluation preference.

(d) Agreement. A HUBZone small business concern agrees that in the performance of the contract, in the case of a contract for

(1) Services (except construction), at least 50 percent of the cost of personnel for contract performance will be spent for employees of the concern or employees of other HUBZone small business concerns;

(2) Supplies (other than procurement from a nonmanufacturer of such supplies), at least 50 percent of the cost of manufacturing, excluding the cost of materials, will be performed by the concern or other HUBZone small business concerns;

(3) General construction. (i) At least 15 percent of the cost of contract performance to be incurred for personnel will be spent on the prime contractor's employees;

(ii) At least 50 percent of the cost of the contract performance to be incurred for personnel will be spent on the prime contractor's employees or on a combination of the prime contractor's employees and employees of HUBZone small business concern subcontractors;

(iii) No more than 50 percent of the cost of contract performance to be incurred for personnel will be subcontracted to concerns that are not HUBZone small business concerns; or

(4) Construction by special trade contractors. (i) At least 25 percent of the cost of contract performance to be incurred for personnel will be spent on the prime contractor's employees;

(ii) At least 50 percent of the cost of the contract performance to be incurred for personnel will be spent on the prime contractor's employees or on a combination of the prime contractor's employees and employees of HUBZone small business concern subcontractors;

(iii) No more than 50 percent of the cost of contract performance to be incurred for personnel will be subcontracted to concerns that are not HUBZone small business concerns.

(e) A HUBZone joint venture agrees that the aggregate of the HUBZone small business concerns to the joint venture, not each concern separately, will perform the applicable percentage of work requirements.

(f)(1) When the total value of the contract exceeds $25,000, a HUBZone small business concern nonmanufacturer agrees to furnish in performing this contract only end items manufactured or produced by HUBZone small business concern manufacturers.

(2) When the total value of the contract is equal to or less than $25,000, a HUBZone small business concern nonmanufacturer may provide end items manufactured by other than a HUBZone small business concern manufacturer provided the end items are produced or manufactured in the United States.

(3) Paragraphs (f)(1) and (f)(2) of this section do not apply in connection with construction or service contracts.

(g) Notice. The HUBZone small business offeror acknowledges that a prospective HUBZone awardee must be a HUBZone small business concern at the time of award of this contract. The HUBZone offeror shall provide the Contracting Officer a copy of the notice required by 13 CFR 126.501 if material changes occur before contract award that could affect its HUBZone eligibility. If the apparently successful HUBZone offeror is not a HUBZone small business concern at the time of award of this contract, the Contracting Officer will proceed to award to the next otherwise successful HUBZone small business concern or other offeror.

52.219-28

POST-AWARD SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAM REREPRESENTATION (JUL 2013)

Long-term contract means a contract of more than five years in duration, including options. However, the term does not include contracts that exceed five years in duration because the period of performance has been extended for a cumulative period not to exceed six months under the clause at 52.217-8, Option to Extend Services, or other appropriate authority.

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 the size standard in paragraph (c) of this clause. Such a concern is “not dominant in its field of operation” when it does not exercise a controlling or major influence on a national basis in a kind of business activity in which a number of business concerns are primarily engaged. In determining whether dominance exists, consideration shall be given to all appropriate factors, including volume of business, number of employees, financial resources, competitive status or position, ownership or control of materials, processes, patents, license agreements, facilities, sales territory, and nature of business activity.

(b) If the Contractor represented that it was a small business concern prior to award of this contract, the Contractor shall rerepresent its size status according to paragraph (e) of this clause or, if applicable, paragraph (g) of this clause, upon the occurrence of any of the following:

(1) Within 30 days after execution of a novation agreement or within 30 days after modification of the contract to include this clause, if the novation agreement was executed prior to inclusion of this clause in the contract.

(2) Within 30 days after a merger or acquisition that does not require a novation or within 30 days after modification of the contract to include this clause, if the merger or acquisition occurred prior to inclusion of this clause in the contract.

(3) For long-term contracts--

(i) Within 60 to 120 days prior to the end of the fifth year of the contract; and

(ii) Within 60 to 120 days prior to the date specified in the contract for exercising any option thereafter.

(c) The Contractor shall rerepresent its size status in accordance with the size standard in effect at the time of this rerepresentation that corresponds to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to this contract. The small business size standard corresponding to this NAICS code can be found at http://www.sba.gov/content/table-small-business-size-standards/ .

(d) The small business size standard for a Contractor providing a product which it does not manufacture itself, for a contract other than a construction or service contract, is 500 employees.

(e) Except as provided in paragraph (g) of this clause, the Contractor shall make the rerepresentation required by paragraph (b) of this clause by validating or updating all its representations and Certification section of the System for Award Management (SAM) and its other data in SAM, as necessary, to ensure that they reflect the Contractor's current status. The Contractor shall notify the contracting office in writing within the timeframes specified in paragraph (b) of this clause that the data have been validated or updated, and provide the date of the validation or update.

(f) If the Contractor represented that it was other than a small business concern prior to award of this contract, the Contractor may, but is not required to, take the actions required by paragraphs (e) or (g) of this clause.

(g) If the Contractor does not have representations and certifications in SAM, or does not have a representation in SAM for the NAICS code applicable to this contract, the Contractor is required to complete the following rerepresentation and submit it to the contracting office, along with the contract number and the date on which the rerepresentation was completed:

The Contractor represents that it [ ] is, [ ] is not a small business concern under NAICS Code [_334519______] assigned to solicitationt number [__N6893617Q0062____________].

[Contractor to sign and date and insert authorized signer's name and title].

Signature

Date

Signer’s Printed Name

Signer’s Title

52.232-39

UNENFORCEABILITY OF UNAUTHORIZED OBLIGATIONS (JUN 2013)

(a) Except as stated in paragraph (b) of this clause, when any supply or service acquired under this contract is subject to any End User License Agreement (EULA), Terms of Service (TOS), or other legal instrument or agreement, that includes any clause requiring the Government to indemnify the Contractor or any person or entity for damages, costs, fees, or any other loss or liability that would create an Anti-Deficiency Act violation (31 U.S.C. 1341), the following shall govern:

(1) Any such clause is unenforceable against the Government.

(2) Neither the Government nor any Government authorized end user shall be deemed to have agreed to such clause by virtue of it appearing in the EULA, TOS, or similar legal instrument or agreement. If the EULA, TOX, or similar legal instrument or agreement is invoked through an "I agree" click box or other comparable mechanism (e.g., "click-wrap" or "browse-wrap" agreements), execution does not bind the Government or any Government authorized end user to such clause.

(3) Any such clause is deemed to be stricken from the EULA, TOS, or similar legal instrument or agreement.

(b) Paragraph (a) of this clause does not apply to indemnification by the Government that is expressly authorized by statute and specifically authorized under applicable agency regulations and procedures.

52.232-40

PROVIDING ACCELERATED PAYMENTS TO SMALL BUSINESS SUBCONTRACTORS (DEC 2013)

(a) Upon receipt of accelerated payments from the Government, the Contractor shall make accelerated payments to its small business subcontractors under this contract, to the maximum extent practicable and prior to when such payment is otherwise required under the applicable contractor or subcontract, after receipt of a proper invoice and all other required documentation from the small business subcontractor.

(b) The acceleration of payments under this clause does not provide any new rights under the Prompt Payment Act.

(c) Include the substance of this clause, including this paragraph (c), in subcontracts with small business concerns, including subcontracts with small business concerns for the acquisition of commercial items.

52.233-4

APPLICABLE LAW FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT CLAIM (OCT 2004)

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

52.252-2

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998)

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

52.252-6

AUTHORIZED DEVIATIONS IN CLAUSES (APR 1984)

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

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

252.204-7004

SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT (OCT 2016) - ALTERNATE A (FEB 2014)

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

"System for Award Management (SAM) database" means the primary Government repository for contractor information required for the conduct of business with the Government.

"Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code means --

(1) A code assigned by the Defense Logistics Information Service (DLIS) to identify a commercial or Government entity: or

(2) A code assigned by a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization that DLIS records and maintains in the CAGE master file. This type of code is known as an "NCAGE" code.

"Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number" means the 9-digit number assigned by Dun and Bradstreet, Inc. (D&B) to identify unique business entities.

"Data Universal Numbering System +4 (DUNS+4) number" means the DUNS number assigned by D&B plus a 4-character suffix that may be assigned by a business concern. (D&B has no affiliation with this 4-character suffix.) This 4-character suffix may be assigned at the discretion of the business concern to establish additional SAM records for identifying alternative Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) accounts (see FAR 32.11) for the same parent concern.

"Registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database" means that --

(1) The contractor has entered all mandatory information, including the DUNS number or the DUNS+4 number, and Contractor and Government Entity (CAGE) code into the SAM database; and

(2) The contractor has completed the Core Data, Assertions, Representations and Certifications, and Points of Contact sections of the registration in the SAM database:

(3) The Government has validated all mandatory data fields, to include validation of the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The Contractor will be required to provide consent for TIN validation to the Government as part of the SAM registration process; and

(4) The Government has marked the record "Active."

(b)(1) By submission of an offer, the offeror acknowledges the requirement that a prospective awardee shall be registered in the SAM database prior to award, during performance, and through final payment of any contract, basic agreement, basic ordering agreement, or blanket purchasing agreement resulting from this solicitation.

(2) The offeror shall enter, in the block with its name and address on the cover page of its offer, the annotation "Unique Entity Identifier" followed by the unique entity identifier that identifies the Offeror's name and address exactly as stated in the offer. The Offeror also shall enter its EFT indicator, if applicable. The unique entity identifier will be used by the Contracting Officer to verify that the Offeror is registered in the SAM database.

(c) If the Offeror does not have a unique entity designator, it should contact the entity designated at www.sam.gov for establishment of the unique entity identifier directly to obtain one. The Offeror should be prepared to provide the following information:

(1) Company legal business.

(2) Tradestyle, doing business, or other name by which your entity is commonly recognized.

(3) Company Physical Street Address, City, State, and Zip Code.

(4) Company Mailing Address, City, State and Zip Code (if separate from physical).

(5) Company Telephone Number.

(6) Date the company was started.

(7) Number of employees at your location.

(8) Chief executive officer/key manager.

(9) Line of business (industry).

(10) Company Headquarters name and address (reporting relationship within your entity).

(d) If the Offeror does not become registered in the SAM database in the time prescribed by the Contracting Officer, the Contracting Officer will proceed to award to the next otherwise successful registered Offeror.

(e) Processing time, which normally takes 48 hours, should be taken into consideration when registering. Offerors who are not registered should consider applying for registration immediately upon receipt of this solicitation.

(f) Offerors may obtain information on registration at https://www.acquisition.gov.

252.204-7006

BILLING INSTRUCTIONS (OCT 2005)

When submitting a request for payment, the Contractor shall--

(a) Identify the contract line item(s) on the payment request that reasonably reflect contract work performance; and

(b) Separately identify a payment amount for each contract line item included in the payment request.

252.204-7011

ALTERNATIVE LINE ITEM STRUCTURE (SEP 2011)

(a) Line items are the basic structural elements in a solicitation or contract that provide for the organization of contract requirements to facilitate pricing, delivery, inspection, acceptance and payment. Line items are organized into contract line items, subline items, and exhibit line items. Separate line items should be established to account for separate pricing, identification (see section 211.274) of the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement), deliveries, or funding. The Government recognizes that the line item structure in this solicitation may not conform to every offeror's practices. Failure to correct these issues can result in difficulties in accounting for deliveries and processing payments. Therefore, offerors are invited to propose an alternative line item structure for items on which bids, proposals, or quotes are requested in this solicitation to ensure that the resulting contract structure is economically and administratively advantageous to the Government and the Contractor.

(b) If an alternative line item structure is proposed, the structure must be consistent with subpart 204.71 of the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement and PGI 211.274. A sample line item structure and a proposed alternative structure are as follows:

Solicitation:

Alternative line item structure offer where monitors are shipped separately:

252.204-7012 SAFEGUARDING COVERED DEFENSE INFORMATION AND CYBER INCIDENT INFORMATION (OCT 2016)

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

"Adequate security" means protective measures that are commensurate with the consequences and probability of loss, misuse, or unauthorized access to, or modification of information.

"Compromise" means disclosure of information to unauthorized persons, or a violation of the security policy of a system, in which unauthorized intentional or unintentional disclosure, modification, destruction, or loss of an object, or the copying of information to unauthorized media may have occurred.

"Contractor attributional/proprietary information" means information that identifies the contractor(s), whether directly or indirectly, by the grouping of information that can be traced back to the contractor(s) (e.g., program description, facility locations), personally identifiable information, as well as trade secrets, commercial or financial information, or other commercially sensitive information that is not customarily shared outside of the company.

"Controlled technical information" means technical information with military or space application that is subject to controls on the access, use, reproduction, modification, performance, display, release, disclosure, or dissemination. Controlled technical information would meet the criteria, if disseminated, for distribution statements B through F using the criteria set forth in DoD Instruction 5230.24, Distribution Statements on Technical Documents. The term does not include information that is lawfully publicly available without restrictions.

"Covered contractor information system" means an unclassified information system that is owned, or operated by or for, a contractor and that processes, stores, or transmits covered defense information.

"Covered defense information" means unclassified controlled technical information or other information, as described in the Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) Registry at http://www.wrchives.gov/cui/registry/category-list.html, that requires safeguarding or dissemination controls pursuant to and consistent with law, regulations, and Governmentwide policies, and is --

(1) Marked or otherwise identified in the contract, task order, or delivery order and provided to the contractor by or on behalf of DoD in support of the performance of the contract; or

(2) Collected, developed, received, transmitted, used, or stored by or on behalf of the contractor in support of the performance of the contract.

"Cyber incident" means actions taken through the use of computer networks that result in a compromise or an actual or potentially adverse effect on an information system and/or the information residing therein.

"Forensic analysis" means the practice of gathering, retaining, and analyzing computer-related data for investigative purposes in a manner that maintains the integrity of the data.

"Information system" means a discrete set of information resources organized for the collection, processing, maintenance, use, sharing, dissemination, or disposition of information.

"Malicious software" means computer software or firmware intended to perform an unauthorized process that will have adverse impact on the confidentiality, integrity, or availability of an information system. This definition includes a virus, worm, Trojan horse, or other code-based entity that infects a host, as well as spyware and some forms of adware.

"Media" means physical devices or writing surfaces including, but not limited to, magnetic tapes, optical disks, magnetic disks, large-scale integration memory chips, and printouts onto which covered defense information is recorded, stored, or printed within a covered contractor information system.

"Operationally critical…