RFP_seismic_equipment_IDIQ.pdf

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140G0324R0002

Document Title

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Contract

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Table of Contents

SECTION A -- SOLICITATION/CONTRACT FORM……….………………………………………………………………………….1

SECTION B -- SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICES…………………………………………………………………………….6

SECTION C -- DESCRIPTIONS AND SPECIFICATIONS

SECTION D -- PACKAGING AND MARKING

SECTION E -- INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

SECTION F -- DELIVERIES OR PERFORMANCE

F.1 DELIVERY SCHEDULE

F.2 GS0912 EFFECTIVE PERIOD OF CONTRACT – ORDERING (JUL 2001)………………………………………..13

SECTION G -- CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION DATA

G.1 GS1101 CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION OFFICE (JULY 2001)

G.2 GS1305 CONTRACTOR PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT REPORTING SYSTEM (DEC 2015)

G.3 1452.201-70 AUTHORITIES AND DELEGATIONS (SEP 2011)

G.4 ELECTRONIC INVOICING AND PAYMENT REQUIREMENTS - INVOICE PROCESSING PLATFORM (IPP) (APRIL 2013)……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….16

SECTION H -- SPECIAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS

H.1 GS0339 GREEN ACQUISITION (FEB 2014)

H.2 GS1366 NONDISCRIMINATION NOTICE TO U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR CONTRACTORS, SUBCONTRACTORS, AND LESSORS (JAN 2000)

H.3 GS1420 ORDERING AUTHORITIES AND PROCEDURES (JUL 2001)

H.4 GS1431 CONTRACT MAXIMUM (JUL 2001)

H.5 GS1432 CONTRACT GUARANTEED MINIMUM (JAN 2020)

H.6 AUDITING REQUIREMENTS

H.7 GS0199 PREVENTION OF MALICIOUS CODE (JUN 2018)

H.8 GS1131 UNILATERAL DEOBLIGATION (MAY 2013)

H.9 GS9999 TECHNICAL REFRESHMENT (OCT 2012)

H.10 FISMA REQUIREMENTS

H.11 SECTION 508 REQUIREMENTS………………………………………………………………………………………………..21

SECTION I -- CONTRACT CLAUSES

I.1 52.252-02 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE………………………………………………………………….23

I.2 52.212-5 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT STATUTES OR EXECUTIVE

ORDERS—COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES (FEB 2024)……………………………………….23

I.3 52.215-02 AUDIT AND RECORDS-NEGOTIATION (JUN 2020) ALTERNATE 1SECTION J -- LIST OF

DOCUMENTS, EXHIBITS AND OTHER ATTACHMENTS

I.4 52.216-1 TYPE OF CONTRACT (APR 1984)………..………………………………………………………………………...29

I.5 52.216-28 ORDERING (AUG 2020)…………………..………………………………………………………………………...29

I.6 52.216-19 ORDER LIMITATIONS (OCT 1995)………………………..……………………..……………………..…………30

I.7 52.216-22 INDEFINITE QUANTITY (OCT 1995)……………………………………………….….……………………....…..31

I.8 1452.203-70 RESTRICTIONS ON ENDORSEMENTS (JUL 1996)………………………………………………………

SECTION J -- LIST OF ATTACHMENTS……………………………………………………………………………………………..32

SECTION K -- REPRESENTATIONS, CERTIFICATIONS, AND OTHER STATEMENTS OF OFFERORS OR

RESPONDENTS

K.1 52.212-3 OFFEROR REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS—COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND

COMMERCIAL SERVICES (FEB 2024)……………..………………….…………………………………………………………

K.2 52.204-24 REPRESENTATION REGARDING CERTAIN TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND VIDEO SURVEILLANCE

SERVICES OR EQUIPMENT (NOV 2021)…………………………………………………………………………………………….44

K.3 52.204-26 COVERED TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT OR SERVICES-REPRESENTATION (OCT 2020)…45

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SECTION L -- INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS, AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS OR RESPONDENTS

L.1 INSTRUCTIONS FOR SECTION B RESPONSES……………………………………………………………………………..47

L.2 GS2150 Proposal Format and Submission Instructions

L.3 52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS -- COMMERCIAL ITEMS (SEP 2023)

SECTION M -- EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD

M.1 52.212-2 EVALUATION - COMMERCIAL ITEMS (OCT 2014)……………………………………………………………

M.2 GS2320 EVALUATION FACTORS (MAR 2019)

SECTION B -- SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICES

B.1 SCHEDULE OF PRICES

(a) Attached are the Schedule of Items and Prices, Indefinite-Delivery Indefinite-Quantity, for the five-year ordering period. This pricing table can be used as a guidance to provide pricing for all equipment categories over the 5-year ordering period.

(b) Any combination of contract line items may be ordered for any individual delivery order.

(c) After award, additional items may be added to the contract via modification provided that the disciplines being added fall within the scope of services as defined in section “C” of this contract.

Schedule of Items and Prices -- Indefinite Quantity, Indefinite-Delivery Indefinite-Quantity

Ordering Period

Year 1 06/01/2024 - 05/31/2025

Year 2 06/01/2025 - 05/31/2026

Year 3 06/01/2026 - 05/31/2027

Year 4 06/01/2027 - 05/31/2028

Year 5 06/01/2028 - 05/31/2029

1. <Component name> (example ) $1,000 each $1,000 each $1,000 each $1,000 each $1,000 each

1. <Component name>

2. <Component name>

3. <Component name>

4. etc…

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SECTION C -- DESCRIPTIONS AND SPECIFICATIONS

Introduction

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has a requirement to purchase earthquake and volcano monitoring systems, including integrated systems (containing both sensors and data acquisition units (DAUs)) and systems comprised of separate DAUs and sensors (either strong motion sensors or broadband sensors). This equipment will be used in the Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS), the Global Seismographic Network (GSN), and the USGS Volcano Program to serve the needs of earthquake and volcano monitoring, engineering, and research communities as well as national, state, and local governments, emergency response organizations, and the public. Applications of these devices may include urban and rural free-field and reference sites, and other types of networks, such as volcano monitoring and broadband networks.

Equipment Information

Note: This equipment is to be used for hazard monitoring including being used in natural crises situations that will drive humanitarian decisions to mitigate the loss of lives and property from these hazards. Therefore, confidence in the equipment to preform to the specifications of the USGS under a variety of demanding environments (environmental, high stress, etc.) is of paramount importance. For this reason, we require that the systems must be existing, upgraded, or improved versions of models which can be purchased “off-the-shelf” and which have been demonstrated to be effective in previous deployments for periods of not less than six (6) months.

The required instrumentation systems consist of three components: (1) a triaxial force-balance accelerometer, triaxial strong-motion seismometer (defined as voltage output proportional to ground velocity), or triaxial broadband seismometer (the “sensor”); (2) a DAU, and (3) software for communicating with deployed units. When the DAU and sensor are integrated into a single package, the system is referred to as an “Digital Sensor” or “Logger with Internal Sensor” or “All-in-One”. These specifications are organized by sensor, DAU, environmental and packaging issues that apply to both sensors and DAUs, software, and additional requirements. The scope of this action includes the requirement to provide all the instrumentation components which includes but may not be limited to cables, connectors, related accessories and ancillary equipment. Software must be included with all DAUs and Digital Sensors if required for data acquisition.

Additional information and specifications can be found in the following attachments.

Excel Spreadsheet – Titled “TestingSpecs2024”

1. Sensors

Specifications for Class strong-motion sensors (and the sensor portions of Digital Sensors) are given in Tables 1 and 4, and specifications for broadband Sensors are given in tables 2 and 4. Tables 1, 2 and 4 describe the specifications for triaxial sensors; Borehole or uniaxial packages must meet the same specifications except where noted.

2. Data Acquisition Units Specifications for DAUs (and the non-sensor portions of Digital Sensors) are given in Tables 3 and 4 and their footnotes.

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3. Environmental and Packaging Issues for Sensors and DAUs

Sensor, DAU, and Digital Sensor environmental and packaging specifications are given in Table 4 and its footnote.

4. Software for DAUs and Digital Sensors

A. Mandatory features:

The vendor shall provide software, free of charge, which shall execute on a computer at the central site in order to capture data from the DAUs and Digital Sensors and allow interaction with them through Ethernet network connection or similar means.

The software shall:

Either be open code, with this source code provided to ANSS and its networks or be provided in full to ANSS and its networks upon any dissolution of the vendor.

Be fully vendor supported, (a) ensuring that all proposed features work properly, and (b) providing updates correcting all errors and bugs within 20 business days of their discovery or longer if necessitated by special circumstances described by the vendor to ANSS satisfaction, and (c) in a similarly timely manner be issued requisite updates by the vendor in order to remain compatible with major operating-system upgrades on target platforms (e.g., PC, Mac, Linux, etc.).

Support the error correction and lossless-compression protocols used by the DAUs.

Acquire all continuous sensor data from multiple DAUs and Digital Sensors of the vendor’s models.

Acquire all triggered-event records from these same DAUs and Digital Sensors.

Acquire SOH (state-of-health), CM (configuration), and any EM (event) messages from the DAUs and Digital Sensors at a frequency and with content as described in Table 3. A random failure rate of not more than 5% is acceptable in the recovery of these SOH messages. No CM nor EM shall be lost in telemetry.

Support simultaneous data collection from multiple DAUs and Digital Sensors.

Support an interface to permit ANSS-user software packages to rapidly retrieve the above sensor, SOH, CM, and EM data within 60 seconds of its receipt by the vendor’s CSS. This interface shall:

Be based on IP socket connections (TCP/IP strongly desired).

Support a re-start mechanism that can detect hung sockets and cause timely restarts. Such restarts shall not deplete nor monopolize the resources of the computer platform on which the central site software is executing, nor shall they require on-site human presence.

Be fully documented (including regarding data formats and interactions with client applications).

Identify and wherever possible also correct out-of-order data in order to facilitate down-stream user processing.

Support interrogation, full configuration, and maintenance of all the vendor’s DAUs and Digital Sensors from the CSS laboratory site.

Provide for recovery of interrupted contiguous and triggered data streams up to the limit of non-volatile DAU and Digital Sensor memory capacity. This process is sometimes called “backfilling” and shall not interfere with the acquisition of current data streams. Users shall be able to set a time limit, the maximum latency, beyond which backfilling will not be attempted (e.g., a few days).

Include an Earthworm-compatible client module capable of producing standard Earthworm trace-data packets. This module shall operate on at least one of the following operating systems: Linux, Unix, Microsoft Windows, and Mac OS X.

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A client module to produce data in the Standard for the Exchange of Earthquake Data (SEED) without dataless, known as miniSEED data from the Digital Sensor or DAU native format (if the DAU or Digital Sensor does not produce miniSEED as its native format).

B. Strongly desired features:

1. An Earthworm-compatible client module similar to the trace-data packet module for bringing SOH, CM, and EM into Earthworm and SeisNetWatch (SNW).

2. Produce miniSEED waveform data from the Digital Sensor or DAU native format.

3. Software to operate on at least two systems (Linux, Unix, Microsoft Windows, and/or Mac OS X).

5. Additional Requirements

All hardware and software shall be accompanied upon delivery by fully detailed documentation, including complete and accurate descriptions at a minimum of: (1) system specifications and operating limits; (2) installation, configuration, and operational procedures (DAU or Digital Sensor, sensor, software , GPS, etc.); (3) all data formats;

and (4) telemetry capabilities, requirements, and procedures.

In addition to the software updates, clause (2)(b) of software updates for DAUs and Digital Sensors, Mandatory features, repairs of systems hardware shall be provided by the vendor within 20 business days of hardware receipt by the vendor. Vendor must provide a schedule of fees and in-shop times for (1) determining necessary repairs and

(2) performing necessary repairs and returning the repaired units.

The system of sensor orthogonal components [ Z, Y, X ] shall be left handed when in that order. If these components were to be oriented in the cardinal directions, for example, "X" would be East, "Y" would be North, and "Z" would be up. Motions in these directions are to produce positive differential voltages at the connector. For weak motion these components are to be presented as [ Z, Y, X ] at the connector (in increasing pin-identifier order).

Presenting signals in either order, [ X, Y, Z ] or [ Z, Y, X ], at the connector is allowed for strong-motion sensor sets, in which case we prefer that these options be user- or order-selectable.

Definitions

Accelerometer: A sensor that has an out proportional to ground acceleration over the frequency range of DC to at least 50 Hz.

BB: Broadband sensors are instruments that output a voltage proportional to ground velocity across a frequency band spanning multiple decades (e.g., 10 Hz to 120 s). Useful to the USGS are those that have self-noise levels below the Peterson New Low-Noise Model from 10 Hz to 20 s period.

Class A: Class A instruments are sensors and DAUs at or near the state-of-the-art, currently about 20 to 26 bits resolution over the dynamic range of the corresponding sensor types. This Class of devices is the only subject of this contract.

Digital Sensor: Sometimes also called “All-in-one” or “Logger with Internal Sensor”, a complete seismic-monitoring system consisting of sensor(s), DAU(s), GPS if not included in the DAU(s), and communications hardware if not included in the DAU(s). (Note that a Digital Sensor = DAU + Sensor(s).)

DAU: Data Acquisition Unit, a subsystem that acquires, timestamps, stores, and transmits digital data from one or more sensors. Note that DAU = Amplifiers + ADC + storage + telemetry + timing source (GPS or equivalent).

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Sensor: In the ANSS context, a sensor is a device that converts ground or structural motion to an analog voltage or directly into a digital signal.

Seismometer: An inertial sensor that measures ground velocity or acceleration as a function of time.

Strong-Motion Sensor: A strong-motion velocity seismometer or an accelerometer, which measures large amplitude earthquake motions, up to about ±3.5 g acceleration or ±5.5 m/s velocity.

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SECTION D -- PACKAGING AND MARKING

D.1 GS0501 PACKAGING AND MARKING - COMMERCIAL PRACTICE (JUL 2001)

(MODIFIED)

(a) Preservation, packaging, and marking for all items delivered hereunder shall be in accordance with standard commercial practice and adequate to ensure acceptance by common carrier and safe arrival at destination.

DO NOT use Styrofoam particles (i.e. peanuts) to package materials.

(b) All containers shall include a packaging slip and shall be plainly marked on or adjacent to the exterior shipping label to show the contract number, task order number (if any), and contractor's name.

(c) All shipment of items, including government-furnished property, between the government and contractor shall be at the expense of the sender. The contractor shall ensure that shipped property can be traced or tracked.

(d) USGS must be notified in advance of all pending shipments to include any tracking information if available.

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SECTION E -- INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

E.1 52.252-02 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/far/ http://www.doi.gov/pam/aindex.html

Clause Title Date 52.246-02 Inspection Of Supplies--Fixed Price August 1996 52.246-04 Inspection Of Services- Fixed Price August 1996 52.246-16 Responsibility for Supplies April 1984

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SECTION F -- DELIVERIES OR PERFORMANCE

F.1 52.252-02 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/far/ http://www.doi.gov/pam/aindex.html Clause Title Date

52.247-34 F.O.B. Destination November 1991

F.2 GS0912 EFFECTIVE PERIOD OF CONTRACT – ORDERING (JUL 2001)

(a) The effective period(s) for placing orders under this contract is/are as follows:

Lot/Item Nos. Effective Period for Ordering Latest Delivery Date

Ordering Period 1 * through *_ *

Ordering Period 2 * through *_ *

Ordering Period 3 * through *_ *

Ordering Period 4 * through *_ *

Ordering Period 5 * through *_ *

*To be filled in at time of award.

(b) The fill-ins in the clause at FAR 52.216-18, Ordering, are completed by insertion of the above "effective period" dates.

(c) The "latest delivery" dates shown above are the dates after which the contractor is not required to make deliveries on orders placed during the corresponding effective period. These dates complete the fill-in contained in the clause at FAR 52.216-22, Indefinite Quantity. However, the contractor shall adhere to the established delivery dates for each task order and shall complete delivery within the time specified in the order.

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SECTION G -- CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION DATA

G.1 GS1101 CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION OFFICE (JULY 2001)

(a) This contract will be administered by:

U.S. Geological Survey Acquisitions and Grants Branch ATTN: Yangzhi Deng, Contract Specialist USGS/OAG Sacramento 3020 State University Drive, Suite 2002 Sacramento, CA 95819

Phone: 916-278-9326

FAX: 916-278-9339

(b) Written communications to the Contract Specialist shall make reference to the contract number and shall be mailed to the above address.

* To be provided at the time of award and updated during performance of the contract by notice.

G.2 GS1305 CONTRACTOR PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT REPORTING SYSTEM (DEC 2015)

1) FAR 42.1502 directs all Federal agencies to collect past performance information on contracts. The

Department of the Interior (DOI) has implemented the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting

System (CPARS) to comply with this regulation. One or more past performance evaluations will be conducted in order to record your contract performance as required by FAR 42.15.

2) The past performance evaluation process is a totally paperless process using CPARS. CPARS is a web-based system that allows for electronic processing of the performance evaluation report. Once the report is processed, it is available in the Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS) for Government use in evaluating past performance as part of a source selection action.

3) We request that you furnish the Contracting Officer (CO) with the name, position title, phone number, and email address for each person designated to have access to your firm's past performance evaluation(s) for the contract no later than 30 days after award. Each person granted access will have the ability to provide comments in the Contractor portion of the report and state whether or not the Contractor agrees with the evaluation, before returning the report to the Assessing Official (AO). Information in the report must be protected as source selection sensitive information not releasable to the public.

4) When your Contractor Representative(s) are registered in CPARS, they will receive an automatically generated email with detailed login instructions. Further details, systems requirements, and training information for CPARS is available at https://www.cpars.gov/.

https://www.acquisition.gov/sites/default/files/current/far/html/Subpart%2042_15.html https://www.cpars.gov/

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5) Within 60 days after the end of a performance period, the AO will complete an interim or final past performance evaluation, and the report will be accessible at https://www.cpars.gov/.

a) Contractor Representatives may then provide comments in response to the evaluation, or return the evaluation without comment.

b) Your comments should focus on objective facts in the AO's narrative and should provide your views on the causes and ramifications of the assessed performance.

c) All information provided should be reviewed for accuracy prior to submission.

d) If you elect not to provide comments, please acknowledge receipt of the evaluation by indicating "No comment" in the space provided, and then selecting “Accept the Ratings and Close the Evaluation”.

e) Your response is due within 60 calendar days after receipt of the CPAR. On day 15, the evaluation will become available in PPIRS-RC marked as “Pending” with or without comments and whether or not it has been closed.

f) If you do not sign and submit the CPAR within 60 days, it will automatically be returned to the

Government and will be annotated: "The report was delivered/received by the contractor on (date).

The contractor neither signed nor offered comment in response to this assessment."

6) The following guidelines apply concerning your use of the past performance evaluation:

a) Protect the evaluation as source selection information. After review, transmit the evaluation by completing and submitting the form through CPARS. If for some reason you are unable to view and/or submit the form through CPARS, contact the CO for instructions.

b) Strictly control access to the evaluation within your organization. Ensure the evaluation is never released to persons or entities outside of your control.

c) Prohibit the use of or reference to evaluation data for advertising, promotional material, pre-award surveys, responsibility determinations, production readiness reviews, or other similar purposes.

7) If you wish to discuss a past performance evaluation, you should request a meeting in writing to the CO no later than seven days following your receipt of the evaluation. The meeting will be held in person or via telephone or other means during your 60-day review period.

8) A copy of the completed past performance evaluation will be available in CPARS for your viewing and for

Government use supporting source selection actions after it has been finalized.

G.3 1452.201-70 AUTHORITIES AND DELEGATIONS (SEP 2011)

(a) The Contracting Officer is the only individual authorized to enter into or terminate this contract, modify any term or condition of this contract, waive any requirement of this contract, or accept nonconforming work.

(b) The Contracting Officer will designate a Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) at time of award. The COR will be responsible for technical monitoring of the contractor's performance and deliveries. The COR will be appointed in writing, and a copy of the appointment will be furnished to the Contractor. Changes to this delegation will be made by written changes to the existing appointment or by issuance of a new appointment.

https://www.cpars.csd.disa.mil/ https://www.cpars.gov/

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(c) The COR is not authorized to perform, formally or informally, any of the following actions:

(1) Promise, award, agree to award, or execute any contract, contract modification, or notice of intent that changes or may change this contract;

(2) Waive or agree to modification of the delivery schedule;

(3) Make any final decision on any contract matter subject to the Disputes Clause;

(4) Terminate, for any reason, the Contractor's right to proceed;

(5) Obligate in any way, the payment of money by the Government.

(d) The Contractor shall comply with the written or oral direction of the Contracting Officer or authorized representative(s) acting within the scope and authority of the appointment memorandum. The Contractor need not proceed with direction that it considers to have been issued without proper authority. The Contractor shall notify the Contracting Officer in writing, with as much detail as possible, when the COR has taken an action or has issued direction (written or oral) that the Contractor considers to exceed the COR's appointment, within 3 days of the occurrence. Unless otherwise provided in this contract, the Contractor assumes all costs, risks, liabilities, and consequences of performing any work it is directed to perform that falls within any of the categories defined in paragraph (c) prior to receipt of the Contracting Officer's response issued under paragraph (e) of this clause.

(e) The Contracting Officer shall respond in writing within 30 days to any notice made under paragraph (d) of this clause. A failure of the parties to agree upon the nature of a direction, or upon the contract action to be taken with respect thereto, shall be subject to the provisions of the Disputes clause of this contract.

(f) The Contractor shall provide copies of all correspondence to the Contracting Officer and the COR.

(g) Any action(s) taken by the Contractor, in response to any direction given by any person acting on behalf of the Government or any Government official other than the Contracting Officer or the COR acting within his or her appointment, shall be at the Contractor's risk.

G.4 ELECTRONIC INVOICING AND PAYMENT REQUIREMENTS - INVOICE PROCESSING

PLATFORM (IPP) (APRIL 2013)

Payment requests must be submitted electronically through the U. S. Department of the Treasury's Invoice Processing Platform System (IPP).

"Payment request" means any request for contract financing payment or invoice payment by the Contractor. To constitute a proper invoice, the payment request must comply with the requirements identified in the applicable Prompt Payment clause included in the contract, or the clause 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items included in commercial item contracts. The IPP website address is: https://www.ipp.gov.

Under this contract, the following documents are required to be submitted as an attachment to the IPP invoice: A copy of the Contractor’s internally generated invoice shall include the following; Contractor invoices must include all the informational detail required by the Prompt Payment clause, including amounts being invoiced for each line item identified in the task order award. Contractor must attach a copy of the written invoice to the IPP submission.

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The Contractor must use the IPP website to register, access and use IPP for submitting requests for payment.

The Contractor Government Business Point of Contact (as listed in SAM will receive enrollment instructions via email from the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston (FRBB) within 3 - 5 business days of the contract award date.

Contractor assistance with enrollment can be obtained by contacting the IPP Production Helpdesk via email ippgroup@bos.frb.org or phone (866) 973-3131.

If the Contractor is unable to comply with the requirement to use IPP for submitting invoices for payment, the Contractor must submit a waiver request in writing to the Contracting Officer with its proposal or quotation.

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SECTION H -- SPECIAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS

H.1 GS0339 GREEN ACQUISITION (FEB 2014)

The USGS is committed to promoting the natural environment and protecting the health and well-being of people. In the performance of work under this contract, the Contractor shall exert its best efforts to provide services in a manner that will promote the natural environment and protect health and well-being. Green purchasing or environmentally preferable contracting included the initiatives described below:

Alternative Fuels and Vehicles are described at http://www.afdc.energy.gov/afdc/ Biobased Products are described at http://www.biopreferred.gov/ Energy efficient products are described at http://energystar.gov/products for Energy Star products and at http://www.eere.energy.gov/femp/procurement for FEMP designated products.

Environmentally Preferable Computers are described at http://www.epeat.net Non-Ozone Depleting Products are described at http://www.epa.gov/Ozone/snap/index.html Recycled Products are described at http://epa.gov/cpg Water efficient products are described at http://epa.gov/watersense/

H.2 GS1366 NONDISCRIMINATION NOTICE TO U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

CONTRACTORS, SUBCONTRACTORS, AND LESSORS (JAN 2000)

Based upon law, Executive Order, or internal policy, the Department of the Interior prohibits discrimination in the workplace, including sexual harassment, based on race, color, national origin, sex, religion, disability, age, or sexual orientation. The Department urges its contractors, subcontractors, and lessors to develop and enforce comprehensive anti-discrimination policies for their places of work.

H.3 GS1420 ORDERING AUTHORITIES AND PROCEDURES (JUL 2001)

(a) Orders under this contract may be issued by warranted contracting officers of the following activity(ies):

USGS, Office of Acquisition and Grants Sacramento 3020 State University Drive, East Suite 2002 Sacramento, CA 95819

(b) All orders will be placed in writing using USGS Optional Form 347 or an electronic equivalent if issued through an electronic commerce system. As a minimum, each order will contain the following information: 1) contract and order numbers, 2) date of order, 3) contract line item numbers, descriptions, contract unit prices and amounts (or estimated cost and fee, as applicable), 4) delivery or performance date, 5) place of delivery or performance, 6) accounting and appropriation data, and 7) signature of an authorized ordering official.

http://www.afdc.energy.gov/afdc/ http://www.biopreferred.gov/ http://energystar.gov/products http://www.eere.energy.gov/femp/procurement http://www.epeat.net/ http://www.epa.gov/Ozone/snap/index.html http://epa.gov/cpg http://epa.gov/watersense/

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H.4 GS1431 CONTRACT MAXIMUM (JUL 2001)

(a) The maximum total dollar amount to be awarded for all contracts issued under this IDIQ shall not exceed the contract threshold of $20,000,000.00 over the five-year period.

(b) The contract performance period includes five-year ordering periods or until the approved funding limit for this requirement has been reached, whichever occurs first.

H.5 GS1432 CONTRACT GUARANTEED MINIMUM (JAN 2020)

(a) During the effective contract period, the Government shall order at least the stated minimum quantity for each individual line item in Section B. If no minimum quantities are stated, the Government shall order quantities totaling a minimum of $50,000.00. The guaranteed minimum applies only to the base contract period and does not apply separately to option periods.

(b) Unless specifically identified in Section B as minimums, the quantities shown are estimates only and are not purchased hereby. In the event the Government's needs for items under this contract do not result in orders in the amounts or quantities described as "estimated" in Section B, such event shall not constitute the basis for an equitable price adjustment under this contract.

(c) If the Government fails to place orders for the minimums computed under paragraph (a), above, the contractor will not be entitled to payment of the contract price for the unordered quantities but will be entitled to damages suffered as a result of the Government's failure to order the minimum quantity. If the Government notifies the contractor, prior to expiration of the contract ordering period, that the contract minimum will not be required, such action will constitute a Termination for Convenience of the Government, and the Contractor will be entitled to recover under the Termination for Convenience clause of the contract.

(d) If the Government fails to order the contract minimum during the stated contract period, any options to extend the contract for additional periods are rendered void.

H.6 AUDITING REQUIREMENTS

In accordance with FAR Clause 52.215-2, Audit and Records - Negotiation, the contracting officer may authorize a State Auditor to audit the contractor's records. The contractor agrees to submit to audits and investigations by any authorized State Auditor in connection with any and all state funds received pursuant to any task order issued. The contractor is not required to keep records or submit to audits of any records that are not required to be kept or audited under this Federal contract.

H.7 GS0199 PREVENTION OF MALICIOUS CODE (JUN 2018)

(a) Definitions Malicious code is a computer code developed for the purpose of causing some form of intentional damage to computer systems or networks. Malicious code may be a complete program or code imbedded in software

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(b) The contractor must have in place an anti-virus procedure to ensure that media supplied is uncontaminated by malicious code.

(c) The contractor is required to scan all delivered software to insure it is free of malicious code prior to its installation or operation on USGS-owned computers or contractor-owned computers connected to USGS computer systems or networks. Contractors using diagnostics software disks or connecting to a non-USGS computer while performing repairs or upgrades to a USGS computer will scan the serviced computer's drive(s) to insure they are free of malicious code upon completion of the service call, or prior to return of serviced equipment, if servicing is performed off-site.

H.8 GS1131 UNILATERAL DEOBLIGATION (MAY 2013)

The contractor shall submit all invoices under this award no later than ninety (90) calendar days after the period of performance has expired, unless a request for extension has been submitted to, and granted by, the Contracting Officer. After 120 calendar days have passed after the expiration of the period of performance, the Contracting Officer reserves the right to issue a unilateral modification deobligating any unexpended funds, and to initiate closeout procedures.

H.9 GS9999 TECHNICAL REFRESHMENT (OCT 2012)

The ordering period for this contract is five (5) years. During that time, it is possible that models placed on contract will be rendered obsolete and replaced with updated versions. In the event that a contracted model is replaced or updated, the contractor shall immediately notify the contracting officer in writing with sufficient information (including price) to evaluate the new offering. If the new replacement model is deemed acceptable, the contract will be modified to incorporate it. In no way should the price of the proposed updated model exceed the price of the original version; thus, the contractor is not entitled to a price adjustment as a result of supplying an updated version.

H.10 FISMA REQUIREMENTS

Contractors who have access to USGS information must comply with Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) as mandated by the E-Government Act of 2002. FISMA requires each Federal agency to develop, document, and implement a program to provide information security for the information and information systems that support the operations and assets (data) of the agency including those provided or managed by another agency, contractor, or other sources. Listed next are the specific FISMA requirements that the Contractor must comply with:

1. Background Investigation: Not applicable.

Contractor employees will not have access to USGS IT systems.

2. Non-disclosure Agreement: Not applicable

3. Training: Not applicable.

4. Personnel Changes: Not applicable.

5. Contractor Location: Not applicable.

6. Applicable Standards: Not applicable.

7. Asset Valuation: Not applicable.

8. Property Rights: Not applicable.

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9. Independent Verification and Validation (IV & V): Not applicable.

10. Certification & Accreditation: Not applicable.

11. Internet Logon Banner: Not applicable.

12. Incident Reporting: Not applicable.

13. Quality Control (Malicious Code): All data files and data deliverables provided by the Contractor shall be free of malicious code.

14. Self Assessment: Not applicable.

15. Vulnerability Analysis: Not applicable.

16. Logon Banner: Not applicable.

17. Security Controls: Not applicable.

18. Contingency Plan: Not applicable.

H.11 SECTION 508 REQUIREMENTS

Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act, as amended by the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (P.L. 105-220) requires that when Federal agencies develop, procure, maintain, or use information and communication technology (ICT), it shall be accessible to people with disabilities. Federal employees and members of the public who have disabilities must have access to, and use of, information and data that is comparable to people without disabilities.

Item that contains ICT: Q330S+

E201.1 Scope ICT that is procured, developed, maintained, or used by agencies shall conform to the Revised 508 Standards.

E202.5 ICT Functions Located in Maintenance or Monitoring Spaces Where status indicators and operable parts for ICT functions are located in spaces that are frequented only by service personnel for maintenance, repair, or occasional monitoring of equipment, such status indicators and operable parts shall not be required to conform to the Revised 508 Standards.

E206.1 General. Where components of ICT are hardware and transmit information or have a user interface, such components shall conform to the requirements in Chapter 4.

E208.1 General Where an agency provides support documentation or services for ICT, such documentation and services shall conform to the requirements in Chapter 6.

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SECTION I -- CONTRACT CLAUSES

I.1 52.252-02 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):

I.2 52.212-5 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT STATUTES OR

EXECUTIVE ORDERS—COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES (FEBRUARY

2024)

(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 products and commercial services:

(1) 52.203-19, Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements (Jan 2017) (section 743 of Division E, Title VII, of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub.

L. 113-235) and its successor provisions in subsequent appropriations acts (and as extended in continuing resolutions)).

(2) 52.204-23, Prohibition on Contracting for Hardware, Software, and Services Developed or Provided by Kaspersky Lab Covered Entities (Dec 2023) (Section 1634 of Pub. L. 115-91).

(3) 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment. (Nov 2021) (Section 889(a)(1)(A) of Pub. L. 115-232).

(4) 52.209-10, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations (Nov 2015).

(5) 52.232-40, Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (Mar 2023) ( 31 U.S.C. 3903 and 10 U.S.C. 3801).

(6) 52.233-3, Protest After Award (Aug 1996) ( 31 U.S.C. 3553).

(7) 52.233-4, Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (Oct 2004) (Public Laws 108-77 and 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

Clause Title Date

52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance Oct 2018

52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions – Commercial Items Nov 2023

52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors Mar 2023

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[Contracting Officer check as appropriate.]

_X_ (1) 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government (Jun 2020), with Alternate I (Nov 2021) ( 41 U.S.C. 4704 and 10 U.S.C. 4655).

__ (2) 52.203-13, Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct (Nov 2021) ( 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.)

_X_ (4) 52.203-17, Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights (Nov 2023) ( 41 U.S.C. 4712); this clause does not apply to contracts of DoD, NASA, the Coast Guard, or applicable elements of the intelligence community— see FAR 3.900(a).

_X_ (5) 52.204-10, Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (Jun 2020) (Pub. L.

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

__ (6) [Reserved].

__ (7) 52.204-14, Service Contract Reporting Requirements (Oct 2016) (Pub. L. 111-117, section 743 of Div. C).

__ (8) 52.204-15, Service Contract Reporting Requirements for Indefinite-Delivery Contracts (Oct 2016) (Pub. L.

111-117, section 743 of Div. C).

_X_ (9) 52.204-27, Prohibition on a ByteDance Covered Application (Jun 2023) (Section 102 of Division R of Pub. L. 117-328).

__ (10) 52.204-28, Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act Orders—Federal Supply Schedules, Governmentwide Acquisition Contracts, and Multi-Agency Contracts. (Dec 2023) ( Pub. L. 115–390, title II).

_X_ (11) (i) 52.204-30, Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act Orders—Prohibition. (Dec 2023) ( Pub. L.

115–390, title II).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Dec 2023) of 52.204–30.

_X_ (12) 52.209-6, Protecting the Government’s Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment. (Nov 2021) ( 31 U.S.C. 6101 note).

__ (13) 52.209-9, Updates of Publicly Available Information Regarding Responsibility Matters (Oct 2018) ( 41 U.S.C. 2313).

__ (14) [Reserved].

__ (15) 52.219-3, Notice of HUBZone Set-Aside or Sole-Source Award (Oct 2022) ( 15 U.S.C. 657a).

_X_ (16) 52.219-4, Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns (Oct 2022) (if the offeror elects to waive the preference, it shall so indicate in its offer) ( 15 U.S.C. 657a).

__ (17) [Reserved] __ (18) (i) 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (Nov 2020) ( 15 U.S.C. 644).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Mar 2020) of 52.219-6.

__ (19) (i) 52.219-7, Notice of Partial Small Business Set-Aside (Nov 2020) ( 15 U.S.C. 644).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Mar 2020) of 52.219-7.

_X_ (20) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (Feb 2024) ( 15 U.S.C. 637(d)(2) and (3)).

__ (21) (i) 52.219-9, Small Business Subcontracting Plan (Sep 2023) ( 15 U.S.C. 637(d)(4)).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Nov 2016) of 52.219-9.

__ (iii) Alternate II (Nov 2016) of 52.219-9.

__ (iv) Alternate III (Jun 2020) of 52.219-9.

__ (v) Alternate IV (Sep 2023) of 52.219-9.

__ (22) (i) 52.219-13, Notice of Set-Aside of Orders (Mar 2020) ( 15 U.S.C. 644(r)).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Mar 2020) of 52.219-13.

__ (23) 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting (Oct 2022) ( 15 U.S.C. 637s).

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__ (24) 52.219-16, Liquidated Damages—Subcontracting Plan (Sep 2021) ( 15 U.S.C. 637(d)(4)(F)(i)).

__ (25) 52.219-27, Notice of Set-Aside for, or Sole-Source Award to, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Concerns Eligible Under the SDVOSB Program (Feb 2024) ( 15 U.S.C. 657f).

_X_ (26) (i) 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation (Feb 2024) ( 15 U.S.C.

632(a)(2)).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Mar 2020) of 52.219-28.

__ (27) 52.219-29, Notice of Set-Aside for, or Sole-Source Award to, Economically Disadvantaged Women- Owned Small Business Concerns (Oct 2022) ( 15 U.S.C. 637(m)).

__ (28) 52.219-30, Notice of Set-Aside for, or Sole-Source Award to, Women-Owned Small Business Concerns Eligible Under the Women-Owned Small Business Program (Oct 2022) ( 15 U.S.C. 637(m)).

__ (29) 52.219-32, Orders Issued Directly Under Small Business Reserves (Mar 2020) ( 15 U.S.C. 644(r)).

__ (30) 52.219-33, Nonmanufacturer Rule (Sep 2021) ( 15U.S.C. 637(a)(17)).

_X_ (31) 52.222-3, Convict Labor (Jun 2003) (E.O.11755).

_X_ (32) 52.222-19, Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (Feb 2024).

_X_ (33) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Apr 2015).

_X_ (34) (i) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Sep 2016) (E.O.11246).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Feb 1999) of 52.222-26.

_X_ (35) (i) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (Jun 2020) ( 38 U.S.C. 4212).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Jul 2014) of 52.222-35.

_X_ (36) (i) 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (Jun 2020) ( 29 U.S.C. 793).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Jul 2014) of 52.222-36.

_X_ (37) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans (Jun 2020) ( 38 U.S.C. 4212).

_X_ (38) 52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act (Dec 2010) (E.O.

13496).

_X_ (39) (i) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (Nov 2021) ( 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).

__ (40) 52.222-54, Employment Eligibility Verification (May 2022) (Executive Order 12989). (Not applicable to the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items or certain other types of commercial products or commercial services as prescribed in FAR 22.1803.)

__ (41) (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.)

__ (42) 52.223-11, Ozone-Depleting Substances and High Global Warming Potential Hydrofluorocarbons (Jun 2016) (E.O. 13693).

__ (43) 52.223-12, Maintenance, Service, Repair, or Disposal of Refrigeration Equipment and Air Conditioners (Jun 2016) (E.O. 13693).

__ (44) (i) 52.223-13, Acquisition of EPEAT®-Registered Imaging Equipment (Jun 2014) (E.O.s 13423 and 13514).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Oct 2015) of 52.223-13.

__ (45) (i) 52.223-14, Acquisition of EPEAT®-Registered Televisions (Jun 2014) (E.O.s 13423 and 13514).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Jun2014) of 52.223-14.

__ (46) 52.223-15, Energy Efficiency in Energy-Consuming Products (May 2020) ( 42 U.S.C. 8259b).

__ (47) (i) 52.223-16, Acquisition of EPEAT®-Registered Personal Computer Products (Oct 2015) (E.O.s 13423 and 13514).

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

_X_ (48) 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (Jun 2020) (E.O.

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13513).

__ (49) 52.223-20, Aerosols (Jun 2016) (E.O. 13693).

__ (50) 52.223-21, Foams (Jun2016) (E.O. 13693).

__ (51) (i) 52.224-3 Privacy Training (Jan 2017) (5 U.S.C. 552 a).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Jan 2017) of 52.224-3.

__ (52) (i) 52.225-1, Buy American-Supplies (Oct 2022) ( 41 U.S.C. chapter 83).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Oct 2022) of 52.225-1.

__ (53) (i) 52.225-3, Buy American-Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act (NOV 2023) ( 19 U.S.C. 3301 note, 19 U.S.C. 2112 note, 19 U.S.C. 3805 note, 19 U.S.C. 4001 note, 19 U.S.C. chapter 29 (sections 4501-4732), Public Law 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 [Reserved].

__ (iii) Alternate II (Dec 2022) of 52.225-3.

__ (iv) Alternate III (NOV 2023) of 52.225-3.

__ (v) Alternate IV (Oct 2022) of 52.225-3.

_X_ (54) 52.225-5, Trade Agreements (NOV 2023) ( 19 U.S.C. 2501, et seq., 19 U.S.C. 3301 note).

_X_ (55) 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (Feb 2021) (E.O.’s, proclamations, and statutes administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury).

__ (56) 52.225-26, Contractors Performing Private Security Functions Outside the United States (Oct 2016) (Section 862, as amended, of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008; 10 U.S.C. Subtitle A, Part V, Subpart G Note).

__ (57) 52.226-4, Notice of Disaster or Emergency Area Set-Aside (Nov 2007) ( 42 U.S.C. 5150).

__ (58) 52.226-5, Restrictions on Subcontracting Outside Disaster or Emergency Area (Nov2007) ( 42 U.S.C.

5150).

__ (59) 52.229-12, Tax on Certain Foreign Procurements (Feb 2021).

__ (60) 52.232-29, Terms for Financing of Purchases of Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Nov 2021) ( 41 U.S.C. 4505, 10 U.S.C. 3805).

__ (61) 52.232-30, Installment Payments for Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Nov 2021) ( 41 U.S.C. 4505, 10 U.S.C. 3805).

_X_ (62) 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-System for Award Management (Oct2018) ( 31 U.S.C. 3332).

__ (63) 52.232-34,…