LAB_PSA-15-Q-000040_S01_ _Solicitation_Compressed_Gasses.pdf

PSA-15-Q-000040

TABLE OF CONTENT

SECTION A RESERVED

SECTION B – CONTINUATION FROM SF 1449

B.1 Pricing 2-3

B.2 Contract Type 4

B.3 Anticipated Date of Award 4

B.4 Acceptance Period 4

B.5 Period of Performance 4

B.6 Place of Performance 4

B.7 Commitment of Public Funds 4

B.8 Contract Administration 5

B.9 Preparation Costs 5

B.10 Invoices 5

B.11 Communication Prior to Award 5

B.12 Incremental Funding 5

SECTION C - CONTRACT CLAUSES

C.1 FAR 52.252-2, Clauses Incorporated by Reference 6

C.2 Addendum to FAR 52.212-4 6

C.3 FAR Clauses in Full Text 6-13

C.4 PSA Specific Clauses 13-22

SECTION D - CONTRACT DOCUMENTS, EXHIBITS OR ATTACHMENTS

Attachment I Description / Specifications/SOW 23-24

Attachment II Contractor’s Release Statement 25-26

SECTION E – SOLICITATION PROVISIONS

E.1 Quotation Submission 27

E.2 Quotation Format 27

E.3 Basis of Award 27

E.4 Alternate Proposals 27

E.5 Evaluation 27

Section/Title Page(s)

1. PRICING

This Solicitation outlines an open market action that will result in a single, Firm-Fixed-Price Services

Agreement for Compressed Gasses, both Helium and Argon in support of the Office of Forensic

Toxicology Services (OFTS) utilizing the procedures set forth in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)

Part 12 – Commercial Items.

The resulting contract will have a base period with four (4) option periods for a total of sixty (60) months for the Compressed Air Supplies listed below. Pursuant to FAR 17.205(a), the contracting officer has determined that inclusion of options in the solicitation and anticipated contract is in the best interest of the

Government.

The North American Industry Classification System Code is 325120.

Contractor shall propose firm-fixed prices for the requirements listed below. Vendor shall include all labor and shipping and handling costs. PSA estimates 4 separate deliveries per year for the Helium and

Argon Compressed Gasses together. Please include the shipping and handling cost into the unit prices evenly.

Vendor shall remove any empty gas cylinders upon arrival to the laboratory that are marked for removal.

Vendor shall now allow more than fifteen (15) compressed gas cylinders in PSA’s possession before demurrage charges are applied.

Base Year, 21 October 2015 through 20 October 2016:

CLIN Product Description / Serial Number

ESTIMATED

QTY PER

YEAR

Unit Price Extended

Price

0001 Helium, Ultra-Pure Carrier 5.5 Grade, Size 300 Cylinders

25 EA

Cylinders $_________ $_________

0002 Argon, Ultra-Pure Carrier 5.5 Grade, Size 300 Cylinders 3 EA Cylinders $_________ $_________

TOTAL for

BASE YEAR: $_________

Option Year 1, 21 October 2016 through 20 October 2017:

CLIN Product Description / Serial Number

ESTIMATED

QTY PER

YEAR

Unit Price

OPTION

YEAR 1: $_________

SECTION B – INFORMATION TO OFFERORS

Option Year 2, 21 October 2017 through 20 October 2018:

ESTIMATED

QTY PER

YEAR

Unit Price

YEAR 2: $_________

Option Year 3, 21 October 2018 through 20 October 2019:

ESTIMATED

QTY PER

YEAR

Unit Price

YEAR 3: $_________

Option Year 4, 21 October 2019 through 20 October 2020:

ESTIMATED

QTY PER

YEAR

Unit Price

YEAR 4: $_________

TOTAL FOR ALL OPTION YEARS:____________________________________________________

To be considered for award, the Contractor must propose pricing for supplies - as described in the

Section E of this solicitation.

2. CONTRACT TYPE

The Pretrial Services Agency (PSA) anticipates awarding a single Firm Fixed Price contract for one base year period with four (4) option periods for a total of sixty (60) months for the compressed gasses, further identified in the specified statement of work.

3. ANTICIPATED DATE OF AWARD

It is anticipated that award will be made on or about 9/29/2015, however will be effective on 10/21/2015 for a period of performance of 1 base year, 10/21/2015 to 10/20/2016, and 4 one year options.

4. ACCEPTANCE PERIOD

Unless otherwise specified, the Contractor's proposal must be valid for at least 90 days from the solicitation due date.

5. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE

The successful contractor will be required to provide compressed gasses as listed above. The resultant award will be for a period of one year starting 10/21/2015 and shall include four (4) one year option periods. The anticipated periods of performance (subject to adjustment based on the actual award date) are:

Base Period: 21 October 2015 through 20 October 2016

Option Period 1: 21 October 2016 through 20 October 2017

Option Period 2: 21 October 2017 through 20 October 2018

Option Period 3: 21 October 2018 through 20 October 2019

Option Period 4: 21 October 2019 through 20 October 2020

6. PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

Unless specifically specified otherwise the service locations are as follows:

Pretrial Services Agency for the District of Columbia

Office of Forensic Toxicology Services

90 K Street NE, Suite 102

Compressed Gas Storage Room

Washington, DC 20530

Point of Contact is Yasmine Toye

Telephone Number 202-585-7257

Yasmine.Toye@psa.gov

7. COMMITMENT OF PUBLIC FUNDS

The Contracting Officer is the only individual who can legally commit the Government to the expenditure of public funds in connection with the proposed acquisition. Any other commitment, either explicit or implied, is invalid.

8. CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION

Contract Specialist Contracting Officer’s Representative

Diana T. Weiss Dr. Richard Taylor

Pretrial Services Agency Pretrial Services Agency

Office of Finance and Administration Office of Forensic Toxicology Services

633 Indiana Avenue, NW, Suite 1155 90 K Street NE, Suite 102

Washington, DC 20004 Washington, DC 20002

Phone: (202) 220-5657 Phone: (202) 585-7262

Email: Diana.Weiss@psa.gov Email: Richard.Taylor@psa.gov

9. PREPARATION COSTS

This RFQ does not commit the Government to pay for the preparation and submission of a quotation.

10. INVOICES

Invoices shall be submitted, via email, to PSAInvoices-Accoutning@psa.gov, with a copy to both the

CO and COR. Specific invoice requirements can be found at PSA Clause 1752.232-70, located in

Section C of this Contract.

11. COMMUNICATION PRIOR TO AWARD

All communications shall be directed, in writing, to the attention of:

Primary

Name: Diana T. Weiss

Title: Contracting Officer

Email: Diana.Weiss@psa.gov

Pretrial Services Agency for the District of Columbia

633 Indiana Avenue, NW

Washington, D.C. 20004

Phone: (202) 220-5647

Fax: (202) 220-5655

All questions must be submitted to the individual identified above via email no later than 4:00 p.m.

Eastern Time (ET) on Wednesday, September 16, 2015.

Communications with other officials may compromise the competitiveness of this acquisition and result in cancellation of the requirement.

12. INCREMENTAL FUNDING

It is anticipated that contract award may be incrementally funded. If the award is incrementally funded, the amount initially obligated (funded) shall appear on the award Block 26 of Standard Form 1449). The award will be incrementally funded shall be subject to PSA Clause PSA232-71, Limitation of

Government’s Obligation, which can be found in Section C of this document.

mailto:PSAInvoices-Accoutning@psa.gov

C.1 FAR 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 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/.

Clause Number Clause Title Date

52.203-16 Preventing Personal Conflicts of Interest DEC 2011

52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions – Commercial Items DEC 2014

52.217-8 Option to Extend Services NOV 1999

52.217-9 Option to Extend the Term of the Contract MAR 2000

52.228-5 Insurance – Work on Government Installation JAN 1997

C.2 ADDENDUM TO FAR 52.212-4

C.2.1 INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE OF SERVICE

The Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) will be responsible for inspecting products/services furnished under the contract.

If the Contractor fails to correct any deficiencies under the contract, the Government shall have the right to (1) require the Contractor to immediately take all the necessary steps to ensure performance of the service in conformity with the requirements of the contract, and (2) reduce the monthly fee payable under the contract by the amount to reflect the reduced value at the services performed, or (3) have the necessary work accomplished by the Government forces or other means, and reduce the Contractor's payment in the amount of the expenses incurred.

C.3 FAR 52.212-5 – Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or

Executive Orders -- Commercial Items (May 2015)

(a) The Contractor shall comply with the following Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clauses, which are incorporated in this contract by reference, to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items:

(1) 52.209-10, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations (Dec 2014)

(2) 52.233-3, Protest After Award (AUG 1996) (31 U.S.C. 3553).

(3) 52.233-4, Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (OCT 2004) (Public Laws 108-77, 108-78 (19 U.S.C. 3805 note)).

(b) The Contractor shall comply with the FAR clauses in this paragraph (b) that the contracting officer has indicated as being incorporated in this contract by reference to implement provisions of law or

Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items:

SECTION C - CONTRACT CLAUSES

[Contracting Officer check as appropriate.]

___ (1) 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government (Sept 2006), with

Alternate I (Oct 1995) (41 U.S.C. 4704 and 10 U.S.C. 2402).

___ (2) 52.203-13, Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct (Apr 2010) (41 U.S.C.

3509).

___ (3) 52.203-15, Whistleblower Protections under the American Recovery and Reinvestment

Act of 2009 (Jun 2010) (Section 1553 of Pub L. 111-5) (Applies to contracts funded by the

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009).

___ (4) 52.204-10, Reporting Executive compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (Jul

2013) (Pub. L. 109-282) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note).

___ (5) [Reserved]

___ (6) 52.204-14, Service Contract Reporting Requirements (Jan 2014) (Pub. L. 111-117, section 743 of Div. C).

___ (7) 52.204-15, Service Contract Reporting Requirements for Indefinite-Delivery Contracts

(Jan 2014) (Pub. L. 111-117, section 743 of Div. C).

___ (8) 52.209-6, Protecting the Government’s Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors

Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment (Aug 2013) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note).

___ (9) 52.209-9, Updates of Publicly Available Information Regarding Responsibility Matters

(Jul 2013) (41 U.S.C. 2313).

___ (10) [Reserved]

___ (11) (i) 52.219-3, Notice of HUBZone Set-Aside or Sole-Source Award (Nov 2011) (15

U.S.C. 657a).

___ (ii) Alternate I (Nov 2011) of 52.219-3.

___ (12) (i) 52.219-4, Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business

Concerns (Oct 2011) (if the offeror elects to waive the preference, it shall so indicate in its offer)(15 U.S.C. 657a).

___ (ii) Alternate I (Jan 2011) of 52.219-4.

___ (13) [Reserved]

___ (14) (i) 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Aside (Nov 2011) (15 U.S.C. 644).

___ (ii) Alternate I (Nov 2011).

___ (iii) Alternate II (Nov 2011).

___ (15) (i) 52.219-7, Notice of Partial Small Business Set-Aside (June 2003) (15 U.S.C. 644).

___ (ii) Alternate I (Oct 1995) of 52.219-7.

___ (iii) Alternate II (Mar 2004) of 52.219-7.

___ (16) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (Oct 2014) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(2) and

(3)).

___ (17) (i) 52.219-9, Small Business Subcontracting Plan (Oct 2014) (15 U.S.C. 637 (d)(4)).

___ (ii) Alternate I (Oct 2001) of 52.219-9.

___ (iii) Alternate II (Oct 2001) of 52.219-9.

___ (iv) Alternate III (Oct 2014) of 52.219-9.

___ (18) 52.219-13, Notice of Set-Aside of Orders (Nov 2011) (15 U.S.C. 644(r)).

___ (19) 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting (Nov 2011) (15 U.S.C. 637(a)(14)).

___ (20) 52.219-16, Liquidated Damages—Subcontracting Plan (Jan 1999) (15 U.S.C.

637(d)(4)(F)(i)).

___ (21) 52.219-27, Notice of Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside (Nov

2011) (15 U.S.C. 657f).

___ (22) 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation (Jul 2013) (15 U.S.C.

632(a)(2)).

___ (23) 52.219-29, Notice of Set-Aside for Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small

Business (EDWOSB) Concerns (Jul 2013) (15 U.S.C. 637(m)).

___ (24) 52.219-30, Notice of Set-Aside for Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) Concerns

Eligible Under the WOSB Program (Jul 2013) (15 U.S.C. 637(m)).

_X__ (25) 52.222-3, Convict Labor (June 2003) (E.O. 11755).

_X__ (26) 52.222-19, Child Labor—Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (Jan 2014)

(E.O. 13126).

_X__ (27) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Apr 2015).

_X__ (28) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Apr 2015) (E.O. 11246).

___ (29) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (Jul 2014) (38 U.S.C. 4212).

___ (30) 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (Jul 2014) (29 U.S.C. 793).

___ (31) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans (Jul 2014) (38 U.S.C. 4212).

___ (32) 52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act

(Dec 2010) (E.O. 13496).

___ (33) (i) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (Mar 2015) (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and

E.O. 13627).

___ (ii) Alternate I (Mar 2015) of 52.222-50, (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O. 13627).

___ (34) 52.222-54, Employment Eligibility Verification (Aug 2013). (Executive Order 12989).

(Not applicable to the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items or certain other types of commercial items as prescribed in 22.1803.)

___ (35) (i) 52.223-9, Estimate of Percentage of Recovered Material Content for EPA-Designated

Items (May 2008) (42 U.S.C. 6962(c)(3)(A)(ii)). (Not applicable to the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items.)

___ (ii) Alternate I (May 2008) of 52.223-9 (42 U.S.C. 6962(i)(2)(C)). (Not applicable to the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items.)

___ (36) (i) 52.223-13, Acquisition of EPEAT® -Registered Imaging Equipment (Jun 2014)

(E.O.s 13423 and 13514

___ (ii) Alternate I (Jun 2014) of 52.223-13.

___ (37) (i) 52.223-14, Acquisition of EPEAT® -Registered Television (Jun 2014) (E.O.s 13423 and 13514).

___ (ii) Alternate I (Jun 2014) of 52.223-14.

___ (38) 52.223-15, Energy Efficiency in Energy-Consuming Products (Dec 2007) (42 U.S.C.

8259b).

___ (39) (i) 52.223-16, Acquisition of EPEAT® -Registered Personal Computer Products (Jun

2014) (E.O.s 13423 and 13514).

___ (ii) Alternate I (Jun 2014) of 52.223-16.

_X__ (40) 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging while Driving

(Aug 2011) (E.O. 13513).

___ (41) 52.225-1, Buy American--Supplies (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 83).

___ (42) (i) 52.225-3, Buy American--Free Trade Agreements--Israeli Trade Act (May 2014) (41

U.S.C. chapter 83, 19 U.S.C. 3301 note, 19 U.S.C. 2112 note, 19 U.S.C. 3805 note, 19 U.S.C.

4001 note, Pub. L. 103-182, 108-77, 108-78, 108-286, 108-302, 109-53, 109-169, 109-283, 110-

138, 112-41, 112-42, and 112-43).

___ (ii) Alternate I (May 2014) of 52.225-3.

___ (iii) Alternate II (May 2014) of 52.225-3.

___ (iv) Alternate III (May 2014) of 52.225-3.

___ (43) 52.225-5, Trade Agreements (Nov 2013) (19 U.S.C. 2501, et seq., 19 U.S.C. 3301 note).

___ (44) 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (Jun 2008) (E.O.’s, proclamations, and statutes administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the

Treasury).

___ (45) 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).

___ (46) 52.226-4, Notice of Disaster or Emergency Area Set-Aside (Nov 2007) (42 U.S.C.

5150).

___ (47) 52.226-5, Restrictions on Subcontracting Outside Disaster or Emergency Area (Nov

2007) (42 U.S.C. 5150).

___ (48) 52.232-29, Terms for Financing of Purchases of Commercial Items (Feb 2002) (41

U.S.C. 4505), 10 U.S.C. 2307(f)).

___ (49) 52.232-30, Installment Payments for Commercial Items (Oct 1995) (41 U.S.C. 4505, 10

U.S.C. 2307(f)).

_X__ (50) 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer— System for Award Management

(Jul 2013) (31 U.S.C. 3332).

___ (51) 52.232-34, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer—Other Than System for Award

Management (Jul 2013) (31 U.S.C. 3332).

___ (52) 52.232-36, Payment by Third Party (May 2014) (31 U.S.C. 3332).

___ (53) 52.239-1, Privacy or Security Safeguards (Aug 1996) (5 U.S.C. 552a).

___ (54) (i) 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).

___ (ii) Alternate I (Apr 2003) of 52.247-64.

(c) The Contractor shall comply with the FAR clauses in this paragraph (c), applicable to commercial services, that the Contracting Officer has indicated as being incorporated in this contract by reference to implement provisions of law or executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items:

[Contracting Officer check as appropriate.]

___ (1) 52.222-17, Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers (May 2014) (E.O. 13495)

___ (2) 52.222-41, Service Contract Labor Standards (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67.).

___ (3) 52.222-42, Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires (May 2014) (29 U.S.C. 206 and 41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

___ (4) 52.222-43, Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Labor Standards -- Price

Adjustment (Multiple Year and Option Contracts) (May 2014) (29 U.S.C.206 and 41 U.S.C.

chapter 67).

___ (5) 52.222-44, Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Labor Standards -- Price

Adjustment (May 2014) (29 U.S.C. 206 and 41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

___ (6) 52.222-51, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to

Contracts for Maintenance, Calibration, or Repair of Certain Equipment--Requirements (May

2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

___ (7) 52.222-53, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to

Contracts for Certain Services--Requirements (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

___ (8) 52.222-55, Minimum Wages Under Executive Order 13658 (Dec 2014) (E.O. 13658).

___ (9) 52.226-6, Promoting Excess Food Donation to Nonprofit Organizations. (May 2014) (42

U.S.C. 1792).

___ (10) 52.237-11, Accepting and Dispensing of $1 Coin (Sep 2008) (31 U.S.C. 5112(p)(1)).

(d) Comptroller General Examination of Record The Contractor shall comply with the provisions of this paragraph (d) 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.

(e)

(1) Notwithstanding the requirements of the clauses in paragraphs (a), (b), (c) and (d) of this clause, the Contractor is not required to flow down any FAR clause, other than those in this paragraph (e)(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 (Apr 2010) (41 U.S.C.

3509).

(ii) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (Oct 2014) (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 (Apr 2015) (E.O. 11246).

(vi) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (Jul 2014) (38 U.S.C. 4212).

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

793).

(viii) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans (Jul 2014) (38 U.S.C. 4212).

(ix) 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 FAR clause 52.222-40.

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

(xi) ____ (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. chapter 78 E.O. 13627).

(xii) 52.222-51, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to

Contracts for Maintenance, Calibration, or Repair of Certain Equipment--Requirements

(May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67.)

(xiii) 52.222-53, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to

Contracts for Certain Services--Requirements (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67)

(xiv) 52.222-54, Employment Eligibility Verification (Aug 2013).

(xv) 52.222-55, Minimum Wages Under Executive Order 13658 (Dec 2014) (E.O.

13658).

(xvi) 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).

(xvii) 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.

(xviii) 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.

(End of Clause)

C.4 PSA SPECIFIC CLAUSES

PSA200-70 On-Site Working Conditions (SEP 2013)

(a) PSA facilities are smoking restricted workplaces. Due to the nature of the work, facilities, and requirements, contractor staff may only smoke outside in designated smoking areas.

1 (b) Unless otherwise specified elsewhere in the contract documents, the normal operating hours are between 7:00 am to 5:30 pm, Monday through Friday.

(c) Government personnel observe the following days as holidays:

New Year’s Day January 1 *

Martin Luther King’s Birthday Third Monday in January

President’s Day Third Monday in February

Memorial Day Last Monday in May

Independence Day July 4*

Labor Day First Monday in September

Columbus Day Second Monday in October

Veterans Day November 11

Thanksgiving Day Fourth Thursday in November

Christmas Day December 25*

* If the date falls on a Saturday, the Government holiday is the preceding Friday. If the date falls on a

Sunday, the Government holiday is the following Monday.

(d) In addition to the days designated as holidays, the Government observes the following days:

Any other day designated by Federal Statute

Any other day designated by Executive Order

Presidential Inauguration Day

Any other day designated by the President’s Proclamation

(e) It is understood and agreed between the Government and the Contractor that observance of such days by Government personnel shall not otherwise be a reason for an additional period of performance, or entitlement of compensation except as set forth within the contract. In the event the

Contractor's personnel work during the holiday, they may be reimbursed by the Contractor, however, no form of holiday or other premium compensation will be reimbursed either as a direct or indirect cost, other than their normal compensation for the time worked. This provision does not preclude reimbursement for authorized overtime work if applicable to this contract.

(f) When the Federal, State, Local or other Governmental entity grants excused absence to its employees, assigned Contractor personnel may also be dismissed. The Contractor agrees to continue to provide sufficient personnel to perform critical tasks already in operation or scheduled, and must be guided by the instructions issued by the CO or COR.

(g) If Government personnel are unavailable due to furlough or any other reason, the Contractor must contact the CO or the COR to receive direction. It is the Government's decision as to whether the contract price/cost will be affected. Generally, the following situations apply:

(1) Contractor personnel who are able to continue contract performance (either on-site or at a site other than their normal workstation), must continue to work and the contract price shall not be reduced or increased.

(2) Contractor personnel who are not able to continue contract performance (e.g., support functions) may be asked to cease their work effort. This may result in a reduction to the contract price.

PSA203-70 Subpoenas (SEP 2013)

For the purposes of this contract, a subpoena is a command to appear that may or may not be signed by a judge, to give sworn testimony and/or to produce documents at a certain time and place.

Any contractor or subcontractor at any tier (to include its officers, employees, or agents) in receipt of a subpoena requesting information related to the services provided under this contract, or which relates to

PSA operations, must notify the Contracting Officer and Contracting Officer’s Representative.

Notification should be provided, in writing, as soon as possible, but not later than one (1) business day after receipt of the subpoena to allow PSA time to review and take any action required by law to protect

Government information. Written notification shall include a copy of the subpoena.

All requests for the testimony by the Contractor or its employees, and any intention to testify as an expert witness relating to: (a) any work required by, and/or performed under, this contract; or (b) any information provided by any party to assist the Contractor in the performance of this contract, must be immediately reported to the Contracting Officer and Contracting Officer’s Representative. Neither the

Contractor nor its employees may testify on a matter related to work performed or information provided under this contract, either voluntarily or pursuant to a request, in any judicial or administrative proceeding unless approved by the Contracting Officer or required by a judge via a court order.

The Contracting Officer shall provide additional guidance as needed and may request additional information. Contractor staff shall cooperate with the Contracting Officer and Contracting Officer’s

Representative and shall provide requested information, and as appropriate, testimony, in a timely manner.

This clause shall flow down and be included in all subcontracts (all tiers) issued in support of this contract.

PSA204-70 Announcement of Contract Award (SEP 2013)

PSA complies with FAR 5.3, Synopses of Contract Awards, in terms of synopsizing and publicly announcing contract awards. These actions take place at the time of, and not before, the contract is awarded. Contract award, in this case, means signature of the contractual document by the Contracting

Officer and forwarding of the contractual document to the contract awardee. If the contract awardee wishes to make a separate public announcement, the awardee must obtain the approval of the Contracting

Officer prior to releasing the announcement, and must plan to make announcement only after the contract has been awarded.

PSA209-70 Contractor Performance Capabilities (SEP 2013)

The Contractor must be capable of performing all the tasks described in the Statement of Work. The

Government shall not be liable for any costs or other involvement in the purchase, repair, maintenance or replacement of Contractor items used to implement or comply with requirements of the contract.

Likewise, the Government shall in no way be held accountable by the Contractor for the Contractor’s inability to perform under this Contract due to Government technology implementations and or changes.

PSA209-71 Contractor’s Key Personnel (SEP 2013)

(a) In order to ensure a smooth and orderly startup of work, it is essential that the key personnel specified in the Contractor's proposal be available on the effective date of the contract. If these personnel are not made available at that time, the Contractor must notify the Government Contracting Officer and show cause. If the Contractor does not show cause, the Contractor may be subject to default action.

(b) The Contractor shall not of its own remove or replace any personnel designated as "key" personnel without the written concurrence of the cognizant Contracting Officer. Prior to utilizing employees other than specified personnel, the Contractor shall notify the Government Contracting Officer and the COR. This notification must be no later than five (5) calendar days in advance of any proposed substitution and must include justification (including resume(s) of proposed substitution(s)) in sufficient detail to permit evaluation of the impact on contract performance.

(c) Substitute personnel qualifications must be equal to, or greater than, those of the personnel being substituted. If the Government Contracting Officer and the COR determine that the proposed substitute personnel is unacceptable, or that the reduction of effort would be so substantial as to impair the successful performance of the work under the contract, the Contractor may be subject to default action. If deemed necessary by the Government, substitute personnel must be given a one-(1) day orientation by

Contractor personnel at no additional cost to the Government and with no change in the delivery schedule.

(d) In the event that the performance of assigned Contractor personnel or any substitute(s) is determined by the Government to be unsatisfactory at any time during the life of the Contract, the

Government reserves the right to request and receive satisfactory personnel replacement within five (5) calendar days of receipt by the Contractor of written notification. Notification will include the reason for requesting replacement personnel.

(e) The Contractor-supplied personnel are employees of the Contractor and under the administrative control and supervision of the Contractor. The Contractor, through its personnel, shall perform the tasks prescribed herein. The Contractor must select, supervise, and exercise control and direction over its employees (including subcontractors) under this Contract. The Government shall not exercise any supervision or control over the Contractor in its performance of contractual services under this contract. The Contractor is accountable to the Government for the action of its personnel.

(f) The Contractor is herewith notified that employee recruiting and employee retention practices shall be monitored on a regular basis.

(g) Every sixty days, the contractor shall submit a Contractor Staffing Change Report (included in the attachments) to the Contracting Officer and Contracting Officer’s Representative summarizing staffing changes that have occurred within the previous reporting period. If no changes have occurred, state “no change” on the form.

PSA209-72 Qualifications of Contractor’s Employees (SEP 2013)

The Contracting Officer may require dismissal from work of those employees which he/she deems incompetent, careless, insubordinate, unsuitable or otherwise objectionable, or whose continued employment he/she deems contrary to the public interest or inconsistent with the best interest of national security. The Contractor must fill out, and cause each of its employees on the contract work to fill out, for submission to the Government, such forms as may be necessary for security or other reasons. Upon request of the Contracting Officer, the Contractor’s employees must be fingerprinted. Each employee of the Contractor who works on this contract shall be a citizen of the United States of America, or an alien who has been lawfully admitted for permanent residence as evidenced by Alien Registration Receipt Card

Form I-151, or who presents other evidence from the Immigration and Naturalization Service that employment will not affect his/her immigration status.

PSA209-73 Standards of Conduct (SEP 2013)

(a) Personnel assigned by the contractor to the performance of work under this order must be acceptable to the Government in terms of personal and professional conduct. Contractor personnel shall conform to standards of conduct as follows:

(1) No contractor employees shall solicit new business while performing work under this order.

(2) The contractor and its employees shall not discuss with unauthorized persons any information obtained in the performance of work under this order.

(b) Should the continued assignment to work under this order of any person in the contractor’s organization be deemed by the Contracting Officer to conflict with the interests of the Government, that person shall be removed immediately from assignment, and the reason for removal shall be fully documented in writing by the Contracting Officer. Employment and staffing difficulties shall not be justification for failure to meet established schedules, and if such difficulties impair performance, the contractor may be subject to default.

PSA209-74 Organizational Conflicts of Interest (SEP 2013)

(a) The Contractor warrants that, to the best of the Contractor’s knowledge and belief, there are no relevant facts or circumstances which could give rise to an organizational conflict of interest (OCI), as defined in FAR 9.5, Organizational and Consultants Conflicts of Interest, or that the Contractor has disclosed all such relevant information.

(b) The Contractor agrees that if an actual or potential OCI is discovered after award, the

Contractor shall make a full disclosure in writing to the Contracting Officer. This disclosure must include a description of actions, which the Contractor has taken or proposes to take, after consultation with the

Contracting Officer, to avoid, mitigate, or neutralize the actual or potential conflict.

(c) The Contracting Officer may terminate this contract for convenience, in whole or in part, if it deems such termination necessary to avoid an OCI. If the Contractor was aware of a potential OCI prior to award or discovered an actual or potential conflict after award and did not disclose or misrepresented relevant information to the Contacting Office, the Government may terminate the contract for default/Cause, debar the Contractor from Government contracting, or pursue such other remedies as may be permitted by law or this contract.

(d) The Contractor must include this clause in all subcontracts and in lower tier subcontracts unless a waiver is requested from, and granted by, the Contracting Officer.

(e) In the event that a requirement changes in such a way as to create a potential conflict of interest for the Contractor, the Contractor must:

(1) Notify the Contracting Officer of a potential conflict, and;

(2) Recommend to the Government an alternate approach which would avoid the potential conflict, or

(3) Present for approval a conflict of interest mitigation plan that will:

(i) Describe in detail the changed requirement that creates the potential conflict of interest; and

(ii) Outline in detail the actions to be taken by the Contractor or the Government in the performance of the task to mitigate the conflict, division of subcontractor effort, and limited access to information, or other acceptable means.

(4) The Contractor must not commence work on a changed requirement related to a potential conflict of interest until specifically notified by the Contracting Officer to proceed.

(5) If the Contracting Officer determines that it is in the best interest of the Government to proceed with work, notwithstanding a conflict of interest, a request for waiver must be submitted in accordance with FAR 9.503.

PSA223-70 Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT)-Registered

Electronic Products (SEP 2013)

(a) Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT) is a tool to help purchasers evaluate, compare and select computer desktops, laptops, notebooks and computer monitors based on their environmental attributes. To obtain additional information regarding EPEAT-registered electronic products, go to http://www.epeat.net.

(b) FAR 52.223-9, IEEE 1680 Standard for the Environmental Assessment of Personal Computer

Products, requires that at all of the electronic products that the agency acquires under this Information

Technology (IT) contract to meet the agency’s requirements must be EPEAT Bronze-registered or higher electronic products.

(c) By signing this offer or contract, the contractor will be deemed to have signed and agreed that all of the electronic products that the contractor provides under this contract are EPEAT Bronze-registered or higher electronic products.

PSA223-71 Environmentally Preferable Products and Services (SEP 2013)

(a) Executive Order 13423, Strengthening Federal Environmental, Energy, and Transportation

Management, requires in agency acquisitions of goods and services (i) use of sustainable environmental practices, including acquisition of biobased, environmentally preferable, energy-efficient, water-efficient, and recycled-content products, and (ii) use of paper of at least 30 percent post-consumer fiber content.

(b) By signing this offer or contract, the contractor will be deemed to have signed and agreed that all goods and services provided under this contract will comply with the above requirements of

Executive Order 13423.

PSA224-71 Freedom of Information Act Requests (SEP 2013)

(a) Offerors are reminded that information furnished under this solicitation may be subject to disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). Therefore:

(1) All items that are confidential to business, or contain trade secrets, proprietary, or personnel information must be clearly marked in all documents submitted to the Pretrial Services Agency for the District of Columbia (PSA or The Government). Marking of items will not necessarily preclude disclosure when the PSA determines disclosure is warranted by FOIA. However, if such items are not marked, all information contained within the submitted documents will be deemed to be releasable.

(2) No later than five (5) business days after award of a contract or order, the Contractor must provide the PSA Contracting Officer a redacted copy of the contract or order in electronic format.

This copy will be used to satisfy any requests for copies of the contract or order under the FOIA. If the

Contracting Officer believes that any redacted information does not require protection from public release, the issue will be resolved in accordance with paragraph 3.104-4(d) of the Federal Acquisition

Regulation.

(b) Any information made available to the Contractor by the Government must be used only for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this contract and must not be divulged or made known in any manner to any person except as may be necessary in the performance of the contract.

(c) In performance of this contract, the Contractor assumes responsibility for protection of the confidentiality of Government records and must ensure that all work performed by its subcontractors shall be under the supervision of the Contractor or the Contractor's responsible employees.

(d) Each officer or employee of the Contractor or any of its subcontractors to whom any

Government record may be made available or disclosed must be notified in writing by the Contractor that information disclosed to such officer or employee can be used only for a purpose and to the extent authorized herein, and that further disclosure of any such information, by any means, for a purpose or to an extent unauthorized herein, may subject the offender to criminal sanctions imposed by 19 U.S.C. 641.

That section provides, in pertinent part, that whoever knowingly converts to their use or the use of another, or without authority, sells, conveys, or disposes of any record of the United States or whoever receives the same with intent to convert it to their use or gain, knowing it to have been converted, shall be guilty of a crime punishable by a fine of up to $10,000, or imprisoned up to ten years, or both.

PSA228-70 Insurance (SEP 2013)

(a) In accordance with FAR 52.228-5, "Insurance-Work on a Government Installation (JAN

1997)" incorporated by reference, the Contractor must secure, pay the premiums for and keep in force until the expiration of this contract, and any renewal thereof, adequate insurance of the types and in the amounts as specified under FAR 28.3.

(b) Each policy of insurance must contain an endorsement that any cancellation or material change in the coverage adversely affecting the Government's interest must not be effective unless the insurer or the Contractor gives written notice of cancellation or change, as required by the CO. When the coverage is provided by self-insurance, the Contractor shall not change or decrease the coverage without the CO's prior approval.

(c) A certificate of each policy of insurance must be furnished to the CO within ten (10) days after notice of award certifying, among other things, that the policy contains the aforementioned endorsement. The insurance company providing the above insurance must be satisfactory to the

Government. Notices of policy changes shall be furnished to the CO. The substance of this clause must be made to flow down to any subcontractors.

PSA232-70 Invoice Requirements (DEC 2013)

Invoices should be emailed to: PSAInvoices-Accounting@psa.gov.

(a) A proper invoice must include the following items (except for interim payments on cost reimbursement contracts for services):

(1) Name and address of the contractor.

(2) Invoice date and invoice number. (Contractors should date invoices as close as possible to the date of transmission.)

(3) Contract number or other authorization for supplies delivered or services performed

(including order number and contract line item number).

(4) Description, quantity, unit of measure, unit price, and extended price of supplies delivered or services performed.

(5) Shipping and payment terms (e.g., shipment number and date of shipment, discount for prompt payment terms). Bill of lading number and weight of shipment will be shown for shipments on

Government bills of lading.

(6) Name and address of contractor official to whom payment is to be sent (must be the same as that in the contract or in a proper notice of assignment).

(7) Name (where practicable), title, phone number, and mailing address of person to notify in the event of a defective invoice.

(8) Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN). The contractor must include its TIN on the invoice only if required by agency procedures. (See 4.9 TIN requirements.)

(9) Electronic funds transfer (EFT) banking information.

(i) The contractor shall have submitted correct EFT banking information in accordance with the applicable solicitation provision (e.g., 52.232-38, Submission of Electronic Funds

Transfer Information with Offer), contract clause (e.g., 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-

Central Contractor Registration, or 52.232-34, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Other Than Central

Contractor Registration), or applicable agency procedures.

(ii) The last four digits of the contractor’s bank account must be shown on each invoice submitted for payment. This information will be used as a cross-reference in situations where the

EFT banking information in the Central Contract Registration is suspect.

(iii) EFT banking information is not required if the Government waived the requirement to pay by EFT.

(10) The vendor’s certification that their EFT banking information in the Central Contractor

Registration is current, accurate and complete as of the date of the invoice.

(11) Any other information or documentation required by the contract (e.g., evidence of shipment).

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(b) Any invoice that does not contain all of the information listed in paragraph (a) above will be rejected as improper, and a new complete corrected invoice must be submitted. The payment due date for the corrected invoice will be calculated from the date it is received.

(c) Contractor’s FINAL invoice shall be clearly marked as the FINAL INVOICE.

(d) Within 30 calendar days following receipt of payment of FINAL INVOICE, the contractor shall submit, to the Contracting Officer, a completed Contractor’s Release Statement which is included as an attachment to this contract.

PSA232-71 Limitation of Government’s Obligation (SEP 2013)

(a) Contract line item(s) _____ through ______ is/are incrementally funded. For these item(s), the sum of $_______ of the total price is presently available for payment and allotted to this contract. An allotment schedule is set forth in paragraph (j) of this clause.

(b) For item(s) identified in paragraph (a) of this clause, the Contractor agrees to perform up to the point at which the total amount payable by the Government, including reimbursement in the event of termination of those item(s) for the Government’s convenience, approximates the total amount currently allotted to the contract. The Contractor is not authorized to continue work on those item(s) beyond that point. The Government will not be obligated in any event to reimburse the Contractor in excess of the amount allotted to the contract for those item(s) regardless of anything to the contrary in the clause entitled “Termination for Convenience of the Government.” As used in this clause, the total amount payable by the Government in the event of termination of applicable contract line item(s) for convenience includes costs, profit, and estimated termination settlement costs for those item(s).

(c) Notwithstanding the dates specified in the allotment schedule in paragraph (j) of this clause, the Contractor will notify the Contracting Officer in writing at least thirty days prior to the date when, in the Contractor’s best judgment, the work will reach the point at which the total amount payable by the

Government, including any cost for termination for convenience, will approximate 85 percent of the total amount then allotted to the contract for performance of the applicable item(s). The notification will state

(1) the estimated date when that point will be reached and (2) an estimate of additional funding, if any, needed to continue performance of applicable line items up to the next scheduled date for allotment of funds identified in paragraph (j) of this clause, or to a mutually agreed upon substitute date. The notification will also advise the Contracting Officer of the estimated amount of additional funds that will be required for the timely performance of the item(s) funded pursuant to this clause, for a subsequent period as may be specified in the allotment schedule in paragraph (j) of this clause or otherwise agreed to by the parties. If after such notification additional funds are not allotted by the date identified in the

Contractor’s notification, or by an agreed substitute date, the Contracting Officer will terminate any item(s) for which additional funds have not been allotted, pursuant to the clause of this contract entitled

“Termination for Convenience of the Government.”

(d) When additional funds are allotted for continued performance of the contract line item(s) identified in paragraph (a) of this clause, the parties will agree as to the period of contract performance which will be covered by the funds. The provisions of paragraphs (b) through (d) of this clause will apply in like manner to the additional allotted funds and agreed substitute date, and the contract will be modified accordingly.

(e) If, solely by reason of failure of the Government to allot additional funds, by the dates indicated below, in amounts sufficient for timely performance of the contract line item(s) identified in paragraph (a) of this clause, the Contractor incurs additional costs or is delayed in the performance of the work under this contract and if additional funds are allotted, an equitable adjustment will be made in the price or prices (including appropriate target, billing, and ceiling prices where applicable) of the item(s), or in the time of delivery, or both. Failure to agree to any such equitable adjustment hereunder will be a dispute concerning a question of fact within the meaning of the clause entitled “Disputes.”

(f) The Government may at any time prior to termination allot additional funds for the performance of the contract line item(s) identified in paragraph (a) of this clause.

(g) The termination provisions of this clause do not limit the rights of the Government under the clause entitled “Default.” The provisions of this clause are limited to the work and allotment of funds for the contract line item(s) set forth in paragraph (a) of this clause.