Provisions and Clauses.pdf

Federal Acquisition Circular 2025-05 effective 7 August 2025, DFARS Change 01/17/2025 effective 17 January 2025, and DAFFARS Change 10/16/2024 effective 16 October 2024

Provisions By Reference:

FAR 52.252-1, Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference:

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

52.203-11: Certification and Disclosure Regarding Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transaction

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

52.204-7: System for Award Management

52.204-16: Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting

52.204-20: Predecessor of Offeror

52.204-24: Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment

52.204-26: Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services-Representation

52.209-2 : Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations-Representation

52.209-5 : Certification Regarding Responsibility Matters

52.209-7 : Information Regarding Responsibility Matters

52.209-11: Representation by Corporations Regarding Delinquent Tax Liability or a Felony Conviction under any Federal Law

52.212-1: Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items.

52.212-3 : Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items (Alternate I)

52.219-1 : Small Business Program Representations (Alternate I)

52.222-22: Previous Contracts and Compliance Reports

52.222-25: Affirmative Action Compliance

52.223-22: Public Disclosure of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Reduction Goals-Representation

252.225-7055: Representation Regarding Business Operations with the Maduro Regime

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

52.237-1: Site Visit

252.203-7005: Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials

252.204-7016: Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services—Representation http://www.acquisition.gov/

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

252.215-7013: Supplies and Services Provided by Nontraditional Defense Contractors

Provisions By Full Text:

52.212-2 : Evaluation-Commercial Items

(a) 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 shall be used to evaluate offers:

1. Technical Acceptability

2. Price

3. Past Performance

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

(c) A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time for acceptance specified in 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.

52.233-2: Service of Protest

(a) Protests, as defined in section 33.101 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, that are filed directly with an agency, and copies of any protests that are filed with the Government Accountability Office (GAO), shall be served on the Contracting Officer (addressed as follows) by obtaining written and dated acknowledgment of receipt from __TSgt Trevor Finch________.

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

GAO.

252.215-7008: Only One Offer

(a) Cost or pricing data requirements. After initial submission of offers, if the Contracting Officer notifies the Offeror that only one offer was received, the Offeror agrees to—

(1) Submit any additional cost or pricing data that is required in order to determine whether the price is fair and reasonable (10 U.S.C. 3705) or to comply with the statutory requirement for certified cost or pricing data (10 U.S.C.

3702 and FAR 15.403-3); and

(2) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this provision, if the acquisition exceeds the certified cost or pricing data threshold and an exception to the requirement for certified cost or pricing data at FAR 15.403-1(b)(2) through (5) does not apply, certify all cost or pricing data in accordance with paragraph (c) of DFARS provision 252.215-7010 , Requirements for Certified Cost or Pricing Data and Data Other Than Certified Cost or Pricing Data, of this solicitation.

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(b) Canadian Commercial Corporation. If the Offeror is the Canadian Commercial Corporation, certified cost or pricing data are not required. If the Contracting Officer notifies the Canadian Commercial Corporation that additional data other than certified cost or pricing data are required in accordance with DFARS 225.870-4 (c), the Canadian Commercial Corporation shall obtain and provide the following:

(1) Profit rate or fee (as applicable).

(2) Analysis provided by Public Works and Government Services Canada to the Canadian Commercial Corporation to determine a fair and reasonable price (comparable to the analysis required at FAR 15.404-1).

(3) Data other than certified cost or pricing data necessary to permit a determination by the U.S. Contracting Officer that the proposed price is fair and reasonable [U.S. Contracting Officer to provide description of the data required in accordance with FAR 15.403-3(a)(1) with the notification].

(4) As specified in FAR 15.403-3(a)(4), an offeror who does not comply with a requirement to submit data that the U.S. Contracting Officer has deemed necessary to determine price reasonableness or cost realism is ineligible for award unless the head of the contracting activity determines that it is in the best interest of the Government to make the award to that offeror.

(c) Subcontracts. Unless the Offeror is the Canadian Commercial Corporation, the Offeror shall insert the substance of this provision, including this paragraph (c), in all subcontracts exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold defined in FAR part 2.

52.217-3: Evaluation Exclusive of Options

The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by including only the price for the basic requirement; i.e., options will not be included in the evaluation for award purposes.

Clauses By Reference:

FAR 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(es): http://www.acquisition.gov (End of Clause)

52.202-1: Definitions

52.203-3: Gratuities

52.203-12: Limitation on Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions

52.203-16: Preventing Personal Conflicts of Interest

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

52.204-9: Personal Identity Verification of Contractor Personnel

52.204-13: System for Award Management Maintenance

52.204-18: Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance

52.204-19: Incorporation by Reference of Representations and Certifications

52.211-17: Delivery of Excess Quantities

52.212-4: Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items.

52.223-5: Pollution Prevention and Right-to-Know Information

52.232-39: Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations https://www.acquisition.gov/dfars/part-225-foreign-acquisition#DFARS_225.870-4 http://www.acquisition.gov/

52.232-40: Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors

52.237-2: Protection of Government Buildings, Equipment, and Vegetation

52.242-13: Bankruptcy

52.247-21: Contractor Liability for Personal Injury and/or Property Damage.

52.247-34: F.o.b. Destination.

252.203-7000: Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials

252.203-7002: Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights

252.204-7003: Control of Government Personnel Work Product

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

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

252.204-7022: Expediting Contract Closeout

252.209-7004: Subcontracting with Firms that are Owned or Controlled by the Government of a Country that is a State Sponsor of Terrorism

252.223-7006: Prohibition on Storage, Treatment, and Disposal of Toxic or Hazardous Materials

252.223-7008: Prohibition of Hexavalent Chromium

252.225-7001: Buy American and Balance of Payments Program

252.225-7002: Qualifying Country Sources as Subcontractors

252.225-7012: Preference for Certain Domestic Commodities

252.225-7048: Export-Controlled Items

252.225-7052: Restriction on the Acquisition of Certain Magnets, Tantalum, and Tungsten

252.225-7056: Prohibition Regarding Business Operations with the Maduro Regime

252.226-7001: Utilization of Indian Organizations, Indian-Owned Economic Enterprises, and Native Hawaiian Small Business Concerns

252.232-7003: Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports

252.232-7010: Levies on Contract Payments

252.232-7017: Accelerating Payments to Small Business Subcontractors—Prohibition on Fees and Consideration

252.237-7010: Prohibition on Interrogation of Detainees by Contractor Personnel

252.243-7001: Pricing of Contract Modifications

252.243-7002: Requests for Equitable Adjustment

252.244-7000: Subcontracts for Commercial Items

252.246-7008: Sources of Electronic Parts

252.247-7023: Transportation of Supplies by Sea

5352.223-9000: Elimination of Use of Class I Ozone Depleting Substances (ODS)

5352.223-9001: Health and Safety on Government Installations

Clauses by Full Text:

52.204-1: Approval of Contract

This contract is subject to the written approval of The Contracting Officer and shall not be binding until so approved.

252.232-7006: Wide Area WorkFlow Payment Instructions

(a) Definitions. As used in this clause—

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(d) WAWF training. The Contractor should follow the training instructions of the WAWF Web-Based Training Course and use the Practice Training Site before submitting payment requests through WAWF. Both can be accessed by selecting the “Web Based Training” link on the WAWF home page at https://wawf.eb.mil/ https://www.acquisition.gov/dfars/part-252-solicitation-provisions-and-contract-clauses#DFARS_252.232-7003 https://www.acquisition.gov/dfars/part-252-solicitation-provisions-and-contract-clauses#DFARS_252.232-7003 https://www.acquisition.gov/dfars/part-252-solicitation-provisions-and-contract-clauses#DFARS_252.232-7003

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

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

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

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

(ii) For fixed price line items—

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

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

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

____Invoice 2in1__________________________________

(Contracting Officer: Insert either “Invoice 2in1” or the applicable invoice and receiving report document type(s) for fixed price line items for services.)

(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) 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

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. If multiple ship to/acceptance locations apply, insert “See Schedule” or “Not applicable.”)

(**Contracting Officer: If the contract provides for progress payments or performance-based payments, insert the DoDAAC for the contract administration office assigned the functions under FAR 42.302(a)(13).)

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

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

(g) WAWF point of contact.

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

_____WAWF Helpdesk_______________________________

(Contracting Officer: Insert applicable information or “Not applicable.”)

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

5352.201-9101: Ombudsman

(a) An ombudsman has been appointed to hear and facilitate the resolution of concerns from offerors, potential offerors, and others for this acquisition. When requested, the ombudsman will maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of the concern. The existence of the ombudsman does not affect the authority of the program manager, contracting officer, or source selection official. Further, the ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of proposals, the source selection process, or the adjudication of protests or formal contract disputes. The ombudsman may refer the interested party to another official who can resolve the concern.

(b) Before consulting with an ombudsman, interested parties must first address their concerns, issues, disagreements, and/or recommendations to the contracting officer for resolution. Consulting an ombudsman does not alter or postpone the timelines for any other processes (e.g., agency level bid protests, GAO bid protests, requests for debriefings, employee-employer actions, contests of OMB Circular A-76 competition performance decisions).

(c) If resolution cannot be made by the contracting officer, the interested party may contact the ombudsman, for AFGSC (Air Force Global Strike Command) acquisitions please contact the Director of Contracts, Air Force Installation Contracting Center, Operating Location - Global Strike (AFICC/KG OL-GSC) via the following e-mail workflow address: ig.afica_kg.workflow@us.af.mil. Concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations that cannot be resolved at the Center/MAJCOM/DRU/SMC ombudsman level, may be brought by the interested party for further consideration to the Air Force ombudsman, Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary (ADAS) (Contracting), SAF/AQC, 1060 Air Force Pentagon, Washington DC 20330-1060, phone number (571) 256-2395, facsimile number (571) 256-2431.

(d) The ombudsman has no authority to render a decision that binds the agency.

(e) Do not contact the ombudsman to request copies of the solicitation, verify offer due date, or clarify technical requirements. Such inquiries shall be directed to the contracting officer.

5352.242-9000: Contractor Access to Air Force Installations

(a) The contractor shall obtain base identification and vehicle passes, if required, for all contractor personnel who make frequent visits to or perform work on the Department of the Air Force installation(s) cited in the contract.

Contractor personnel are required to wear or prominently display installation identification badges or contractor-furnished, contractor identification badges while visiting or performing work on the installation.

(b) The contractor shall submit a written request on company letterhead to the contracting officer listing the following: contract number, location of work site, start and stop dates, and names of employees and subcontractor employees needing access to the base. The letter will also specify the individual(s) authorized to sign for a request for base identification credentials or vehicle passes. The contracting officer will endorse the request and forward it to the issuing base pass and registration office or Security Forces for processing. When reporting to the registration office, the authorized contractor individual(s) should provide a valid driver’s license, current vehicle registration, mailto:ig.afica_kg.workflow@us.af.mil valid vehicle insurance certificate, and to obtain a vehicle pass.

(c) During performance of the contract, the contractor shall be responsible for obtaining required identification for newly assigned personnel and for prompt return of credentials and vehicle passes for any employee who no longer requires access to the work site.

(d) When work under this contract requires unescorted entry to controlled or restricted areas, the contractor shall comply with AFI 31-101 , Integrated Defense, and DODMAN5200.02_AFMAN 16-1405 Air Force Personnel Security Program citing the appropriate paragraphs as applicable.

(e) Upon completion or termination of the contract or expiration of the identification passes, the prime contractor shall ensure that all base identification passes issued to employees and subcontractor employees are returned to the issuing office.

(f) The contractor shall provide an after-hours contact number or after-hours email in the Emergency Mass Notification System (EMNS) for each of their personnel, whose normal place of duty is on a DoD installation or within a DoD facility. The contractor shall comply with any additional requirements in DAFMAN 10-206 for emergency operational reporting. Foreign Nationals may participate and may remove themselves from the Emergency Mass Notification System at any time. To update information, personnel can access the globe icon on their system desktop screens and choose the “Access Self-Service” option.

(g) Failure to comply with these requirements may result in withholding of final payment.

52.217-7: Option for Increased Quantity-Separately Priced Line Item

The Government may require the delivery of the numbered line item, identified in the Schedule as an option item, in the quantity and at the price stated in the Schedule. The Contracting Officer may exercise the option by written notice to the Contractor within 60 days. Delivery of added items shall continue at the same rate that like items are called for under the contract, unless the parties otherwise agree.