Combined_Synopsis_Solicitation.pdf

NB193000-19-01682

THIS IS A COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE

WITH THE FORMAT IN FAR SUBPART 12.6-STREAMLINED PROCEDURES FOR EVALUATION AND

SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS-AS SUPPLEMENTED WITH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

INCLUDED IN THIS NOTICE. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONSTITUTES THE ONLY SOLICITATION; QUOTES ARE BEING REQUESTED, AND A SEPARATE WRITTEN SOLICITATION DOCUMENT WILL NOT BE ISSUED. THE

SOLICITATION IS BEING ISSUED USING SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION PROCEDURES.

This solicitation is a Request for Quotation (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2019-02.

Period of Performance

Completion of all work is required 90 days from the issuance of Notice to Proceed (NTP)

Place of Performance

100 Bureau Drive, Buildings 215 & 225, Gaithersburg, MD 20899

Inspection and Acceptance

By COR at 100 Bureau Drive, Buildings 215 & 225, Gaithersburg, MD 20899

Competition Requirements

This acquisition is unrestricted and is being solicited via Full and Open Competition

NAICS Code

238220 Plumbing, Heating and Air Conditioning Contractors

Size Standard

$15,000,000.00

COMMERCE ACQUISITION REGULATION (CAR) 1352.215-72 INQUIRIES (APR 2010)

Offerors must submit all questions concerning this solicitation in writing, via email, to both the Contract Specialist, DeChanta Vaughan at dechanta.vaughan@nist.gov and the Contracting Officer Abdul-Kudus Yahaya at abdul-kudus.yahaya@nist.gov . Questions should be received no later than five (5) calendar days after the issuance date of this solicitation. All responses to the questions will be made in writing, without identification of the questioner, and will be included in an amendment to the solicitation. Even if provided in other form, the question responses included in the amendment to the solicitation will govern performance of the contract.

The Government intends to make a single award for a Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) type contract resulting from this solicitation.

mailto:dechanta.vaughan@nist.gov mailto:abdul-kudus.yahaya@nist.gov

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Gaithersburg, Maryland campus is a Research and Development (R&D) facility with 52 buildings located on a 232-hectare site. The NIST site has approximately 3,424,353 GSF of floor space including R&D, office, and service areas. The majority of the buildings are of brick exterior construction and is approximately 40-45 years old. Utilities are distributed to the individual buildings by underground pipe and electrical distribution systems from central plant services. NIST Campus facilities are provided chilled water, steam, and compressed air from a centralized utility generation plant located on the campus. Commercial high voltage electricity is received at a main sub-station and distributed radially by multiple facility spot networks. Laboratory facilities typically utilize specialized controls such as uninterrupted power, compressed gas systems, clean-room technologies and tight-tolerance air temperature control systems for the conduct of research and experimental studies. NIST campus has three (3) Boland Trane chillers that are not part of the campus central utility plant and are not maintained by Government staff. These chillers require regular contractor maintenance to operate properly.

To assist in continually meeting its mission, NIST is seeking a Contractor capable of providing on-site preventative maintenance services, repair and emergency services for several chillers whose continuous operation is critical to the reliable operation of air-handling units throughout multiple affected NIST buildings.

The services required shall be in accordance with the Statement of Work (SOW) provided in Attachment A –STATEMENT OF WORK. The detailed SOW is hereby incorporated by reference and provided as “Attachment A” to this combined synopsis/solicitation.

LIST OF ATTACHMENTS:

The purpose of an attachment(s) is for reference and to provide specification requirements to the Contractor for quotation purposes only.

Attachment A: Chiller Maintenance Statement of Work

All Offerors shall provide a quotation for the following line items:

Contract Line

Item #

Supplies/Services Quantity Unit Unit Price Amount

0001 BASE YEAR – Preventative maintenance for the chillers in Buildings 215 and 225.

1.00 JB

0002 BASE YEAR – Repair and emergency services for chillers in Buildings 215 and

225. This optional CLIN will be priced based upon services needed.

1.00 JB

1001 OPTION YEAR 1 - Preventative maintenance for the chillers in Buildings 215 and 225.

1.00 JB

1002 OPTION YEAR 1 - Repair and emergency services for chillers in Buildings 215 and

225. This optional CLIN will be priced based upon services needed.

1.00 JB

2001 OPTION YEAR 2 - Preventative maintenance for the chillers in Buildings 215 and 225.

1.00 JB

2002 OPTION YEAR 2 - Repair and emergency services for chillers in Buildings 215 and

225. This optional CLIN will be priced based upon services needed.

1.00 JB

3001 OPTION YEAR 3 - Preventative maintenance for the chillers in Buildings 215 and 225.

1.00 JB

3002 OPTION YEAR 3 - Repair and emergency services for chillers in Buildings 215 and

225. This optional CLIN will be priced based upon services needed.

1.00 JB

4001 OPTION YEAR 4 - Preventative maintenance for the chillers in Buildings 215 and 225.

1.00 JB

4002 OPTION YEAR 4 - Repair and emergency services for chillers in Buildings 215 and

225. This optional CLIN will be priced based upon services needed.

1.00 JB

The Contractor shall supply the required services as specified in the attached SOW. All materials provided under this contract must be new. Used or remanufactured items will not be considered for award.

PROVISIONS AND CLAUSES:

The following provisions and clauses apply to this acquisition. Those incorporated by reference may be found at the following:

All Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clauses may be viewed at:

https://www.acquisition.gov/?q=browsefar.

All Commerce Acquisition Regulation (CAR) clauses and provisions can be accessed at:

http://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?tpl=/ecfrbrowse/Title48/48cfrv5_02.tpl.

PROVISIONS

FAR 52.204-7 SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT (OCT 2016)

(Reference FAR 4.1105(a)(1))

FAR 52.204-16 COMMERCIAL AND GOVERNMENT ENTITY CODE REPORTING (JUL 2016)

(Reference FAR 4.1804(a))

FAR 52.209-11 REPRESENTATION BY CORPORATIONS REGARING AN UNPAID DELINQUENT TAX

LIABILITY OR A FELONY CONVICTION UNDER ANY FEDERAL LAW (FEB 2016)

(a) As required by sections 744 and 745 of Division E of the Consolidated and Further Continuing

Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub. L 113-235), and similar provisions, if contained in subsequent appropriations acts, the Government will not enter into a contract with any corporation that--

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

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

(b) The Offeror represents that—

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

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

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FAR 52.212-1, INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS – COMMERCIAL ITEMS

(Reference FAR 12.301(b)(1))

INSTRUCTIONS:

System for Award Management, SAM

In accordance with FAR 52.204-7, the awardee must be registered in the system for award management (www.sam.gov) prior to award. Refusal to register shall forfeit award.

Due Date for Quotations

Offerors shall submit their quotations so that NIST receives them not later than 12:00 PM Eastern Standard Time on July 8, 2019. FAX quotations shall not be accepted. E-mail quotations shall be accepted at dechanta.vaughan@nist.gov.

Please reference the RFQ number in the subject line of email communications. Offerors’ quotations shall not be deemed received by the Government until the quotation is entered in the e-mail box set forth above.

Addendum to FAR 52.212-1, Quotation Preparation Instructions

Price Quotation (Vol. I), Technical Quotation & Experience (Vol. II), Past Performance/References (Vol.

III)

Incomplete quotations may be considered non-responsive and removed from further consideration.

Quotations shall be clearly and concisely written as well as being neat, indexed (cross-indexed as appropriate) and logically assembled. All pages of each part shall be appropriately numbered and identified with the name of the offeror, the date, and the solicitation number.

Volume I - Price Quotation:

The offeror shall submit an electronic copy of the completed price quotation. The price quotation shall be separate from any other portion of the quotation. The offeror shall propose a separate firm-fixed-price, FOB Destination, for each CLIN. Price quotations shall remain valid for a period of 90 days from the date quotations are due.

Note: This procurement is not being conducted under the GSA Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) program or another Government-Wide Area Contract (GWAC). If an Offeror submits a quotation based upon an FSS or GWAC contract, the Government will accept the quoted price. However, the terms and conditions stated herein will be included in any resultant purchase order, not the terms and conditions of the Offeror’s FSS or GWAC contract, and the statement required above shall be included in the quotation.

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Volume II - Technical Quotation:

The offeror shall submit an electronic technical quotation, via email. The technical quotation shall address the following:

a. Technical Approach

The offeror shall provide documentation that demonstrates that the proposed service shall be capable of meeting or exceeding the minimum requirements.

The offeror must submit a technical response that fully demonstrates the ability to meet the needs of this requirement. Submitted response should include all relevant information on the contractor’s ability to provide preventative maintenance service, the proprietary parts/components, qualified and certified service personnel and information required to demonstrate average response times for unscheduled service. Response time shall be demonstrated, at a minimum, by stating a specific process for responding to unscheduled service calls, including the ordering of parts and scheduling of qualified service technicians to be available.

The offeror shall be certified by TRANE to perform work on these types and sizes of chillers. Offeror shall submit documentation indicating that they are TRANE certified to service these chillers . Contractor shall use only Trane-certified OEM parts unless stated in this statement of work or approved by the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR).

b. Experience

i. The offeror shall provide information which demonstrates the offeror’s experience in providing maintenance and service support for the named chillers in the attached statement of work. The vendor shall provide a list of at least three (3) similar awards for similar preventative maintenance service performed in the past five (5) years.

The description of each project shall be limited to one page per project with a maximum of six (6) projects submitted and include the following information:

1. Project title and location

2. A narrative describing the project and its relevance to the requirements of this solicitation.

3. Contract value - at award and completion.

4. Planned and actual start and completion dates.

5. If the offeror was the prime contractor, provide the name of the project manager for project.

6. If the offeror was a subcontractor provide the name of the general contractor and project manager – if applicable.

7. Name, email address and current telephone number for project owner and/or owner’s construction manager.

ii. The offeror shall demonstrate experience within the last five (5) years performing preventative maintenance on a minimum of two (2) locations with similar centrifugal chillers and two (2) locations with similar rotary liquid chillers. To be considered similar, the chillers shall be at least:

a. Minimum 250-ton capacity for centrifugal -type water chiller

b. Minimum 200-ton capacity for rotary-type water chiller.

iii. Key Personnel

The offeror shall have key personnel with the following minimum capabilities:

1. Two (2) technicians who have each:

a. Performed service and/or installation of centrifugal and rotary chillers for a minimum of three (3) years. Offeror shall submit a resume for each technician to indicate that this requirement has been met.

b. Received training from Trane or a company authorized by Trane to perform training on the operation and maintenance of Trane centrifugal and rotary water chillers. The offeror shall provide documentation that indicates the date and nature of this training.

Training or refresher training shall have been within the last five (5) years.

Volume III - Past Performance:

C. Past Performance

The offeror shall provide past performance information regarding relevant contracts over the past five

(5) years with Federal, state, or local governments and or commercial customers. A list of references, preferably at least three (3) to whom the same or similar maintenance service has been provided. The list of references shall include, at a minimum:

1. The name of the reference contact person and the company or organization;

2. The telephone number and email address of the reference contact person;

3. The contract or grant number, the amount of the contract and the address and the telephone number of the Contracting Officer if applicable; the date of delivery or the date services were completed, and a description of the preventative maintenance services provided; and equipment sold to each reference.

If the offeror does not have relevant past performance, it may include a statement to that effect in its quotation. The government reserves the right to consider data obtained from sources other than those described by the offeror in its quotation.

QUOTATION EVALUATION:

Evaluation Factors:

The Government intends to award a repair and maintenance services contract resulting from this solicitation to a responsible offeror whose offer conforms to the requirements of this solicitation and offers best value to the Government.

Technical Approach

Evaluation of technical approach will be based on the information provided in the quotation. NIST will evaluate whether the offeror has demonstrated that its proposed service meets or exceeds all minimum criteria. Quotations that do not demonstrate the proposed service meets all criteria will not be considered further for award. If an offeror does not indicate whether its proposed service meets all criteria, NIST will determine that it does not.

Experience

NIST will evaluate the extent to which the offeror’s proposal demonstrates experience in successfully completing at least three (3) projects that involved variable frequency drive repair and maintenance services. Projects submitted for evaluation with a direct correlation to the proposed requirements will be rated more favorably than those with lesser relevance.

The Government will evaluate the proposed Key Personnel to determine how qualified they are to perform the tasks detailed in the SOW.

Past Performance

The Government will evaluate the Offeror's past performance to determine the extent to which it demonstrates that the offeror has successfully completed relevant contracts in the past five (5) years. In assessing the offeror's past performance information, NIST will evaluate, as appropriate, successful performance of contract requirements, quality and timeliness of delivery services, cost management, communications between contracting parties, proactive management and customer satisfaction.

Evaluation of this factor will be based on information contained in the technical portion of the quotation and information provided by references. Offerors shall provide three (3) past performance references.

The Government will evaluate past performance information by contacting appropriate references, including NIST references, if applicable. The Government may also consider other available information in evaluating the Offeror’s past performance. The Government will assign a neutral rating if the offeror has no relevant past performance information.

Price Evaluation

The Government will evaluate price for reasonableness.

All non-price factors individually and when combined are more important than price. As Technical Evaluation Factors become more equal among offerors, price shall become more of a determining factor.

The Government reserves the right to make an award to other than the lowest priced offeror or to the offeror with the highest technical score if the Contracting Officer determines that to do so would result in the best value to the Government.

Offerors shall provide their Dun and Bradstreet Number (DUNS number) for the Offerors active System for Award Management (SAM) registration. Offerors must have an active registration at www.SAM.Gov to receive an award;

http://www.sam.gov/

Offerors shall include a completed copy of the attached provision, “FAR 52.209-11 Representation by Corporations Regarding Delinquent Tax Liability or a Felony Conviction under any Federal Law” with their quotation.

Applicable Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Provisions and Clauses:

52.252-2 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

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:

https://www.acquisition.gov/browsefar

52.203-17 Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights and Requirement To Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights 52.204-4 Printed or Copied Double-Sided on Postconsumer Fiber Content Paper 52.204-7 System for Award Management 52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance 52.204-16 Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting 52.204-17 Ownership or Control of Offeror 52.203-18 Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements-Representation 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors—Commercial Items 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Items 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Items 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders— Commercial Items

52.203-6 Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government 52.204-10 Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards 52.204-14 Service Contract Reporting Requirements 52.209-6 Protecting the Government`s Interest When Subcontracting with Offerors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment 52.219-6 Notice of Total Small Business Set Aside 52.219-8 Utilization of Small Business Concerns 52.219-13 Notice of Set-Aside of Orders 52.219-14 Limitations on Subcontracting 52.219-28 Post Award Small Business Program Representation 52.222-3 Convict Labor 52.222-19 Child Labor--Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies 52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity 52.222-50 Combatting Trafficking in Persons 52.223-9 Estimate of Percentage of Recovered Material Content for EPA-Designated Items 52.223-15 Energy Efficiency in Energy-Consuming Products https://www.acquisition.gov/browsefar

52.223-18 Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving 52.225-1 Buy American--Supplies 52.225-13 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-System for Award Management

52.217-5 Evaluation of Options 52.217-8 Option to Extend Services 52.217-9 Option to Extend the Term of the Contract 52.225-25 Prohibition on Contracting with Entities Engaging in Certain Activities or Transactions Relating to Iran—Representation and Certifications 52.232-8 Discounts for Prompt Payment 52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business SubOfferors 52.237-2 Protection of Government Buildings, Equipment, and Vegetation 52.242-13 Bankruptcy 52.242-14 Suspension of Work 52.242-17 Government Delay of Work

Applicable CAR Provisions and Clauses:

Department of Commerce Acquisition Regulation (CAR) clauses. -http://www.osec.doc.gov/oam/acquistion_management/policy/

1352.201-72 Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) 1352.237-71 Security Processing Requirements - Low Risk Contracts 1352.237-75 Key personnel

1352.201-70 CONTRACTING OFFICER’s AUTHORITY

The Contracting Officer is the only person authorized to make or approve any changes in any of the requirements of this contract, and, notwithstanding any provisions contained elsewhere in this contract, the said authority remains solely in the Contracting Officer. In the event the contractor makes any changes at the direction of any person other than the Contracting Officer, the change will be considered to have been made without authority and no adjustment will be made in the contract terms and conditions, including price.

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1352.209-73 COMPLIANCE WITH THE LAWS

The contractor shall comply with all applicable laws, rules and regulations which deal with or relate to performance in accord with the terms of the contract.

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1352.209-74 ORGANIZATIONAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST

(a) Purpose. The purpose of this clause is to ensure that the contractor and its subOfferors:

(1) Are not biased because of their financial, contractual, organizational, or other interests which relate to the work under this contract, and

(2) Do not obtain any unfair competitive advantage over other parties by virtue of their performance of this contract.

http://www.osec.doc.gov/oam/acquistion_management/policy/

(b) Scope. The restrictions described herein shall apply to performance or participation by the contractor, its parents, affiliates, divisions and subsidiaries, and successors in interest (hereinafter collectively referred to as “contractor”) in the activities covered by this clause as a prime contractor, subcontractor, co-sponsor, joint venturer, consultant, or in any similar capacity. For the purpose of this clause, affiliation occurs when a business concern is controlled by or has the power to control another or when a third party has the power to control both.

(c) Warrant and Disclosure. The warrant and disclosure requirements of this paragraph apply with full force to both the contractor and all subOfferors. The contractor warrants that, to the best of the contractor’s knowledge and belief, there are no relevant facts or circumstances which would give rise to an organizational conflict of interest, as defined in FAR Subpart 9.5, and that the contractor has disclosed all relevant information regarding any actual or potential conflict. The contractor agrees it shall make an immediate and full disclosure, in writing, to the Contracting Officer of any potential or actual organizational conflict of interest or the existence of any facts that may cause a reasonably prudent person to question the contractor’s impartiality because of the appearance or existence of bias or an unfair competitive advantage. Such disclosure shall include a description of the actions the contractor has taken or proposes to take in order to avoid, neutralize, or mitigate any resulting conflict of interest.

(d) Remedies. The Contracting Officer may terminate this contract for convenience, in whole or in part, if the Contracting Officer deems such termination necessary to avoid, neutralize or mitigate an actual or apparent organizational conflict of interest. If the contractor fails to disclose facts pertaining to the existence of a potential or actual organizational conflict of interest or misrepresents relevant information to the Contracting Officer, the Government may terminate the contract for default, suspend or debar the contractor from Government contracting, or pursue such other remedies as may be permitted by law or this contract.

(e) Subcontracts. The contractor shall include a clause substantially similar to this clause, including paragraphs (f) and (g), in any subcontract or consultant agreement at any tier expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold. The terms “contract,” “contractor,” and “Contracting Officer” shall be appropriately modified to preserve the Government’s rights.

(f) Prime Contractor Responsibilities. The contractor shall obtain from its subOfferors or consultants the disclosure required in FAR Part 9.507-1, and shall determine in writing whether the interests disclosed present an actual, or significant potential for, an organizational conflict of interest. The contractor shall identify and avoid, neutralize, or mitigate any subcontractor organizational conflict prior to award of the contract to the satisfaction of the Contracting Officer. If the subcontractor’s organizational conflict cannot be avoided, neutralized, or mitigated, the contractor must obtain the written approval of the Contracting Officer prior to entering into the subcontract. If the contractor becomes aware of a subcontractor’s potential or actual organizational conflict of interest after contract award, the contractor agrees that the Contractor may be required to eliminate the subcontractor from its team, at the contractor’s own risk.

(g) Waiver. The parties recognize that this clause has potential effects which will survive the performance of this contract and that it is impossible to foresee each circumstance to which it might be applied in the future. Accordingly, the contractor may at any time seek a waiver from the Head of the Contracting Activity by submitting such waiver request to the Contracting Officer, including a full written description of the requested waiver and the reasons in support thereof.

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1352.233-70 AGENCY PROTESTS

(a) An agency protest may be filed with either: (1) the contracting officer, or (2) at a level above the contracting officer, with the appropriate agency Protest Decision Authority. See 64 Fed. Reg. 16,651 (April 6, 1999)

(b) Agency protests filed with the Contracting Officer shall be sent to the following address:

NIST/ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT DIVISION

ATTN: TERESA HARRIS, CONTRACTING OFFICER

100 Bureau Drive, MS 1640 Gaithersburg, MD 20899

(c) Agency protests filed with the agency Protest Decision Authority shall be sent to the following address:

NIST/ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT DIVISION

ATTN: HEAD OF THE CONTRACTING OFFICE (HCO)

100 Bureau Drive, MS 1640 Gaithersburg, MD 20899

(d) A complete copy of all agency protests, including all attachments, shall be served upon the Contract Law Division of the Office of the General Counsel within one day of filing a protest with either the Contracting Officer or the Protest Decision Authority.

(e) Service upon the Contract Law Division shall be made as follows:

U.S. Department of Commerce Office of the General Counsel Chief, Contract Law Division Room 5893 Herbert C. Hoover Building 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20230.

FAX: (202) 482-5858

1352.233-71 GAO AND COURT OF FEDERAL CLAIMS PROTESTS

(a) A protest may be filed with either the Government Accountability Office (GAO) or the Court of Federal Claims unless an agency protest has been filed.

(b) A complete copy of all GAO or Court of Federal Claims protests, including all attachments, shall be served upon (i) the Contracting Officer, and (ii) the Contract Law Division of the Office of the General Counsel, within one day of filing a protest with either GAO or the Court of Federal Claims.

(c) Service upon the Contract Law Division shall be made as follows:

U.S. Department of Commerce Office of the General Counsel Chief, Contract Law Division Room 5893 Herbert C. Hoover Building 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20230.

FAX: (202) 482-5858

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NIST Provisions and Clauses:

NIST LOCAL 07

NIST Local-53 Contract Performance During Changes in NIST Operating status

NIST LOCAL 04 BILLING INSTRUCTIONS

(a) NIST prefers electronic Invoice/Voucher submissions and they should be emailed to

INVOICE@NIST.GOV.

(b) Each Invoice or Voucher submitted shall include the following: (1) Contract Number. (2) Contractor Name and Address. (3) Date of Invoice. (4) Invoice Number. (5) Amount of Invoice and Cumulative Amount Invoiced to-date. (6) Contract Line Item Number (CLIN). (7) Description, Quantity, Unit of Measure, Unit Price, and Extended Price of Supplies/Services Delivered. (8) Prompt Payment Discount Terms, if Offered. (9) Any other information or documentation required by the contract.

NIST LOCAL 53 – Contract Performance During Changes in NIST Operating Status

Unless otherwise stated in the contract terms and conditions, normal days of business operation are Monday through Friday, excluding Federal Holidays. However, throughout the contract period of performance, there may be circumstances beyond the control of the U.S. Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), that will impact normal days of business operation, such as inclement weather, power outages, etc. In circumstances such as these, the Contractor must call the appropriate NIST campus status line to verify the operating status:

Gaithersburg Campus Operating Status Line:

(301) 975-8000

(800) 437-4385 x8000 (toll free) Boulder Campus Operating Status Line:

(303) 497-4000

During a lapse in appropriation, access to Government facilities and resources, including equipment and systems, will be limited to excepted personnel for both Federal employees and Contractor personnel. If performance of the contract is onsite and/or requires Government interaction, unless you have been, or are notified that you are to work under an excepted status, you will automatically enter a temporary work stoppage. The work stoppage shall remain in effect until the lapse is resolved and notification is provided via the NIST website at https://www.nist.gov/ and/or the NIST operating status lines.

Additionally, Offerors are encouraged to monitor public broadcasts or the Office of Personnel Management’s website at www.opm.gov for the Federal Government operating status.

NIST will provide notification to all Offerors that are determined to have excepted status. All excepted Offerors are required to continue performance and communicate with the appointed Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) for further guidance, or NIST Contracting Officer if a COR is not appointed.

http://www.opm.gov/

Offerors with supply or service contracts that are fully funded at the time of contract award and do not require access to Government facilities, resources, or active administration by Government personnel in a manner that would cause the government to incur additional obligations during the lapse in appropriation may continue performance.

Wage Determination No.: 2015-4269, Revision No.: 9, Date Of Revision: 04/25/2019