RFQ - 19M03025Q0007_Water testing solicitation.pdf

19M03025Q0007 – Potable water quality testing services

U.S. Consulate General

Casablanca, Morocco

Date: September 2, 2025

Dear Prospective Quoter:

Subject: Request for Quotations number 19M03025Q0007

Enclosed is a Request for Quotations (RFQ) for POTABLE WATER QUALITY TESTING

SERVICE CONTRACT to If you would like to submit quotation, follow the instructions, complete the required portions of the attached document, and submit it to the address shown on

Standard Form 1449 that follows this letter.

The U.S. Government intends to award a contract/purchase order to the responsible company submitting an acceptable offer at the lowest price technically acceptable. We intend to award a contract based on initial quotations, without holding discussions, although we may hold discussions with companies in the competitive range if there is a need to do so.

Quotations are due by September 16, 2025, at 1400 (local time). No quotations will be accepted after this time. Proposals must be in English and incomplete proposals will not be accepted.

Your proposal must be submitted electronically to CasablancaProc@state.gov It is important to make sure the submission is made in specific size and format; in MS-Word, MS-Excel or Adobe

Acrobat (pdf) file format. The file size must not exceed 30MB. If the file size should exceed

30MB, the submission must be made in separate files and attached to separate emails with less than 30MB each.

For a quotation to be considered, you must also complete and submit the following:

1. SF-1449- See attachment

2. Section I, Pricing

3. Section 5 Representations and Certifications

4. Additional information as required in Section 3

5. Proof of SAM Registration

Offerors shall be registered in the SAM (System for Award Management) database at https://www.sam.gov prior to submittal of their offer/proposal as prescribed under FAR 4.1102.

Failure to be registered at the time of proposal submission may deem the offeror’s proposal to be considered non-responsible and no further consideration will be given. Therefore, offerors are highly encouraged to register immediately if they are interested in submitting a response to this requirement.

Sincerely, Contracting Officer

Enclosure:

mailto:CasablancaProc@state.gov https://www.sam.gov/

TABLE OF CONTENTS

SECTION 1 - THE SCHEDULE

• SF 1449 cover sheet – see attached

• Continuation To SF-1449, RFQ Number 19M03025Q0007, Prices, Block 23

• Continuation To SF-1449, RFQ Number 19M03025Q0007, Schedule of

Supplies/Services, Block 20 Description/Specifications/Work Statement

SECTION 2 - CONTRACT CLAUSES

• Contract Clauses

• Addendum to Contract Clauses - FAR and DOSAR Clauses not Prescribed in Part 12

SECTION 3 - SOLICITATION PROVISIONS

• Solicitation Provisions

• Addendum to Solicitation Provisions - FAR and DOSAR Provisions not Prescribed in

Part 12

SECTION 4 - EVALUATION FACTORS

• Evaluation Factors

• Addendum to Evaluation Factors - FAR and DOSAR Provisions not Prescribed in Part 12

SECTION 5 - REPRESENTATION AND CERTIFICATIONS

• Representation and Certifications

• Addendum to Offeror Representations and Certifications - FAR and DOSAR Provisions not Prescribed in Part 12

SECTION 1 - THE SCHEDULE

CONTINUATION TO SF-1449 COVER PAGE,

RFQ NUMBER S- 19M03025Q0007

PRICES, BLOCK 23 & BLOCK 20

1. PRICES, CONTRACT TERM AND PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE

The Contractor shall perform POTABLE WATER QUALITY TESTING SERVICE

CONTRACT, for the US Consulate General in Casablanca new compound and at selected residential locations housing Consulate staff. The price listed below shall include all labor, insurance (see FAR 52.228-4 and 52.228-5), overhead, and profit. The Government will pay the

Contractor the fixed price for standard services that have been satisfactorily performed.

1.1.1 firm fixed prices for the base year of the contract

a. standard services (performed monthly throughout the year)

Price per month to perform all standard services listed below, excluding VAT

12 months the firm fixed price for the base year of the contract, excluding vat

Total VAT 12 Months

TOTAL BASE YEAR

1.1.2 firm fixed prices for Option year ONE of the contract

Price per month to perform all standard services listed below, excluding VAT

TOTAL Option year ONE

1.1.3 firm fixed prices for Option year 2

Price per month to perform all standard services listed below, excluding VAT

TOTAL Option year TWO

1.1.4 firm fixed prices for Option year 3

Price per month to perform all

12 months the firm fixed price for the base year of the contract, excluding vat

TOTAL Option year 3

1.1.5 firm fixed prices for Option year 4

Price per month to perform all

12 months the firm fixed price for the base year of the contract, excluding vat

TOTAL Option year 4

1.1.6 Grand Total of Base and All Option Years, Standard Services Only

Price (without VAT), MAD VAT, MAD

Grand Total - BASE Year

Grand Total - Option Year 1

Grand Total - Option Year 2

Grand Total - Option Year 3

Grand Total - Option Year 4

Grand Total of Base and Option Year

1.2. Value Added Tax:

Value Added Tax (VAT) is not included in the CLIN rates. Instead, it will be priced as a separate Line Item in the contract and on Invoices. Local law dictates the portion of the contract price that is subject to VAT; this percentage is multiplied only against that portion. It is reflected in each performance period.

Contract Term

The term of this contract is from the start date in the Notice to Proceed and it continues for 12 months. The initial term includes any transition period authorized under the contract.

Period of Performance

After contract award and submission of acceptable insurance certificates, the Contracting Officer shall issue a Notice to Proceed. The Notice to Proceed will establish a date (a minimum of ten

(10) days from the start date listed in Notice to Proceed unless the Contractor agrees to an earlier date) on which performance shall start.

CONTINUATION TO SF-1449,

Contract Number 19M03025Q0007

SCHEDULE OF SERVICES, BLOCK 20

DESCRIPTION/SPECIFICATIONS/WORK STATEMENT

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT

Introduction

The United States Consulate General in Casablanca, Morocco requires potable water quality testing services at the unclassified clearance level, to provide analyses of potable water samples.

This includes furnishing all labor, services, equipment, supplies, and facilities necessary to collect, process, and analyze potable water quality samples and to report analytical findings. All samples will be collected by Contractor from locations located at the U.S. Consulate General facility in Casablanca, Morocco and at selected residential locations housing Consulate staff.

Details of the water testing services are described in Section 5.0 Scope of Work. All sample collection and analysis procedures shall be completed by a laboratory accredited to ISO/IEC

17025 standards for testing laboratories and for the required analytical methods for the parameters to be tested. The purpose of this statement of work (SOW) is to define the requirements for the potable water quality testing services.

The contract will be for a period of a base year plus 4 option years from the date of the contract award.

Proposed timeline:

Contract Start Date: October 15, 2025

Contract End Date: October 14, 2030

Collection Frequency: Will be defined when needed.

Objectives

The overall objective of this potable water quality testing services contract is to determine the levels of total trihalomethanes (TTHM), Halo-Acetic acids (HAA5), and total organic carbon

(TOC) in potable water quality samples collected by the Contractor. All work shall be executed in accordance with this project SOW.

General requirements

This statement of work (SOW) describes the potable water quality testing services to be performed by the contractor for the Consulate.

The assigned Contracting Officer and Contracting Officer's Representative are the sole points of contact for all technical and contractual discussions or issues regarding the scope of work and its intent and execution. The contractor shall take no direction verbally or otherwise from USG personnel other than the Contracting Officer or Contract Officer's Representative.

This Statement of Work requires the Contract Testing Laboratory (Contractor) to provide potable water quality testing services.

After review of this Consulate Statement of Work, any discrepancies, errors, conflicts, etc. that are discovered by the Contractor shall be forwarded to the CO via written correspondence.

Submittal of this written correspondence shall be completed within 3 days upon receipt of the US

Government Statement of Work.

The Contractor shall provide 3 customer references of similar scope of work and US Dollar value

Consulate contracting officer representative

All technical questions concerning the scope and requirements of this Consulate potable water quality testing services contract shall be directed at the Consulate Contracting Officer’s

Representative (COR):

COR

Facilities and Maintenance Supervisor

Safety

The Contractor assumes absolute responsibility and liability for personal injuries or death and/or property damage or losses suffered due to negligence of the Contractor's personnel in the performance of the services required under this contract. The Contractor's assumption of absolute liability is independent of any insurance policies.

The Contractor shall provide employees with and require the use of safety equipment, personal protective equipment and devices necessary to protect the employee and shall ensure safety procedures are followed.

The Contractor shall immediately report each accident, irrespective of severity, to the

Contracting Officer’s Representative.

Quality Assurance and surveillance plan (QUASP):

This plan provides an effective method to promote satisfactory contractor performance. The

QASP provides a method for the Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) to monitor

Contractor performance, advise the Contractor of unsatisfactory performance, and notify the

Contracting Officer of continued unsatisfactory performance. The Contractor, not the

Government, is responsible for management and quality control to meet the terms of the contract. The role of the Government is to monitor quality to ensure that contract standards are achieved.

Surveillance:

The COR will receive and document all complaints from Government personnel regarding the services provided. If appropriate, the COR will send the complaints to the Contractor for corrective action.

Standard:

The performance standard is that the Government receives no more than one (1) customer complaint per month. The COR shall notify the Contracting Officer of the complaints so that the

Contracting Officer may take appropriate action to enforce the inspection clause (FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items), if any of the services exceed the standard.

PAYMENT

The Contractor shall not submit an invoice for payment until all requirements identified in this contract have been completed and delivery to the COR is complete. The COR shall calculate the number of words which the contractor shall include in its invoice.

The Contractor shall submit an invoice for payment in the proper amount in US Dollars (USD) or Moroccan Dirham (MAD) to the following address:

Via email to: RabatFMOInvoicing@state.gov and in paper form to the below address including the PO number:

FMO, US Embassy

Km 5.7, Avenue Mohammed VI

Souissi, Rabat 10170, Morocco

Definitions

"COR" means Contracting Officer's Representative; see FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and

Conditions – Commercial Items, in Section 2.

"Government" means the United States Government unless otherwise stated.

Responsibilities

The Contractor shall provide the Consulate with potable water quality testing services as specified in this Scope of Work. This will include furnishing all labor, services, equipment, supplies, and facilities necessary collect, process, analyze, and provide potable water quality analysis from each sample taken.

The Contractor shall provide for transport and analysis of water samples as identified in Table 1 below.

The Consulate requires that water quality sample collection, preservation, and analyses be based on current United States Environmental Protection Agency approved analytical methods for

TTHM, HAA5, and TOC as prescribed by the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 40, Volume 20, Part 141 National Primary Potable Water Regulations (see Appendix A), or equivalent as determined by the COR.

The Consulate requires that the Contractor be accredited to ISO/IEC 17025 standards for testing laboratories as demonstrated by a valid Accreditation Certificate issued by a signatory of the

International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC), i.e. the ILAC Mutual Recognition

Arrangement, or ILAC MRA. In addition, the certificate must indicate conformance with the required analytical methods for TTHM, HAA5, and TOC. The Contractor will provide proof of

ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation and certification for the required analytical methods to be used.

mailto:RabatFMOInvoicing@state.gov

The Contractor will implement and maintain a quality assurance program to assure the reliability and validity of the analytical data produced. As evidence of such a program, the laboratory shall develop and maintain a quality assurance (QA) program and (QA) procedures and results must be provided upon request from the Consulate.

The Contractor shall assign a representative to be the designated person to work with the

Consulate and provide the Consulate with consultation and technical support information when requested.

The Consulate requires that the Contractor supply all sample containers with appropriate preservation agents pre-added (as needed), including transportation or storage containers and/or ice chests, and blue or jell ice cooling agents, with sufficient packing to help ensure successful transport of samples without breakage or leaking.

The use of sub-contract laboratory services shall not exceed twenty percent (20%) of analytical services requested. All sub-contract laboratories must be identified in advance of use, and each laboratory must comply with accreditation and certification requirements as stipulated for the

Contractor.

Sample site locations and parameters to be analyzed at each site are indicated in Table 1 below.

All samples to be analyzed by the Contractor will be accompanied by a chain of custody (COC) form provided by the Contractor. The completed COC form, signed by the Contractor’s representative, shall be provided along with all analytical results.

The contractor shall provide a per unit sample cost for follow-up analysis of TTHM, HAA, and

TOC samples to include shipment, processing, analyses, and reporting in the event that the

Consulate requests repeat samples.

Contractor shall provide results in electronic format (pdf, word, or excel file) that includes columns for results, units of measurement, analytical method used, and laboratory minimum detection level for each parameter analyzed.

Contractor shall provide QA/QC reports for each batch of analyses completed, including chain of custody forms, and condition of sample upon arrival and through handling and analysis.

The standard turnaround time for reports of analytical results shall be a maximum of twenty-one

(21) calendar days following the Contractor’s receipt of samples. The Contractor shall deliver all analytical reports to:

American Consulate General Casablanca, Morocco

8 Bd Yousef Moulay

Casablanca, Morocco

Attn: Abderrahim Kebriti

Maintenance Supervisor

Re: Water Analysis Reports (Contract No. ________________)

Table 1. Sample Site Locations and Analysis for Potable Water Quality Testing Services

Location

Frequency of collection and

Total Number of Samples

Parameters to be Analyzed on All

Samples1

Casablanca Metro Area

(various locations) Monthly x 5 samples

Total Trihalomethanes

Bromodichloromethane

Bromoform

Chloroform

Dibromochloromethane

Haloacetic Acids

Monochloroacetic acid

Dichloroacetic acid

Trichloracetic acid

Bromoacetic acid

Dibromoacetic acid

Total Organic Carbon

1 See Appendix A for required analytical methods

APPENDIX A

Required Analytical Methods for HAA5, TTHM, and TOC

Analysis for the following parameters shall be conducted in accordance with the methods in the following table, or their equivalent as approved by the COR. These methods are specified in US

EPA 40 CFR 141.

Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)

Method Organization Reference Title Date EPA

Publication

Number

Source of Method

552.1, Rev.

1.0

EPA

In Methods for the

Determination of

Organic Compounds in

Drinking Water –

Supplement II

August

EPA/600/R-

92-129

National

Environmental

Methods Index

552.2, Determination of

Organic Compounds in

Drinking

Water – Supplement III

95-131

Methods Index

552.3, Determination of

Haloacetic Acids and

Dalapon in Drinking

Water by Liquid-Liquid

Microextraction, Derivatization, and Gas

Chromatography with

Electron

Capture Detection

July 2003

EPA 815-

B-03-002

EPA 815-B-03-002

Determination of

Haloacetic Acids, Bromate, and Dalapon in Drinking Water by Ion

Chromatography

Electrospray Ionization

Tandem Mass

Spectrometry (IC-ESI-

MS/MS)

September

B-09-012

EPA 815-B-09-012

6251 B

Standard

Methods

Standard Methods for the Examination of

Water and Wastewater, 19th Edition

Standard Methods

Methods

Standard Methods for the https://www.nemi.gov/methods/method_summary/4784/ https://www.nemi.gov/methods/method_summary/4784/ https://www.nemi.gov/methods/method_summary/4784/ https://www.nemi.gov/methods/method_summary/4787/ https://www.nemi.gov/methods/method_summary/4787/ https://www.nemi.gov/methods/method_summary/4787/ http://nepis.epa.gov/Exe/ZyPDF.cgi/901V0400.PDF?Dockey=901V0400.PDF https://nepis.epa.gov/Exe/ZyPDF.cgi/P1005OKO.PDF?Dockey=P1005OKO.PDF http://www.standardmethods.org/

Method Organization Reference Title Date EPA

Publication

Number

Source of Method

Examination of Water and Wastewater, 20th

Edition

Methods

Standard Methods for the Examination of

Water and

Wastewater, 21st Edition

Methods

Standard Methods for the Examination of

Water and Wastewater, 22nd Edition

Methods

Standard Methods for the

Examination of Water and Wastewater, 23rd

6251 B-

Standard

Methods

Online

Online version. Approval year is designated by the last 2 digits.

Only online versions cited in the regulations or in Appendix A to Subpart

C of Part 141 are approved.

6251 B-

Methods

Online

Online version. Approval year is designated by the last 2 digits. Only online versions cited in the regulations or in

Appendix A to Subpart

C of Part 141 are

Thermo

Fisher

557.1,

v. 1.0

Thermo

Fisher

Determination of

Haloacetic Acids in

Drinking Water using

Two- Dimensional Ion

Chromatography with

Suppressed Conductivity

Detection

January

Thermo Fisher 557.1,

v. 1.0

Total Trihalomethanes (TTHM) http://www.standardmethods.org/ http://www.standardmethods.org/ http://www.standardmethods.org/ http://www.standardmethods.org/ https://www.regulations.gov/document?D=EPA-HQ-OW-2017-0284-0030 https://www.regulations.gov/document?D=EPA-HQ-OW-2017-0284-0030

Number

Source of Method

502.2, 2.1

Determination of Organic

Compounds in Drinking

Methods Index

524.2, 4.1

Determination of Organic

Methods Index

524.3

Measurement of Purgeable

Organic Compounds in

Water by Capillary Column

Gas

Chromatography/Mass

Spectrometry

June

B-09-009

EPA 815-B-09-009

524.4

Measurement of Purgeable

Organic Compounds in

Water by Capillary

Column Gas

Chromatography/Mass

Spectrometry using

Nitrogen Purge

Gas

May

R-13-002

EPA 815-R-13-002

551.1, Determination of Organic

Methods Index

Total Organic Carbon

Inorganic carbon must be removed from samples prior to analysis. TOC samples are not filtered prior to analysis. Acidify TOC samples to pH < 2 at the time of sample collection. Analyze acidified TOC samples within 28 days.

Number

Source of

Method

415.3, 1.1

Determination of Total

Organic Carbon and

Specific UV Absorbance at 254 nm in Source

Water and Drinking

Water

February

05/055

05/055 https://www.nemi.gov/methods/method_summary/4827/ https://www.nemi.gov/methods/method_summary/4827/ https://www.nemi.gov/methods/method_summary/4827/ https://www.nemi.gov/methods/method_summary/4803/ https://www.nemi.gov/methods/method_summary/4803/ https://www.nemi.gov/methods/method_summary/4803/ http://nepis.epa.gov/Exe/ZyPDF.cgi/P100J75C.PDF?Dockey=P100J75C.PDF http://nepis.epa.gov/Exe/ZyPDF.cgi/P100J7EE.PDF?Dockey=P100J7EE.PDF https://www.nemi.gov/methods/method_summary/4809/ https://www.nemi.gov/methods/method_summary/4809/ https://www.nemi.gov/methods/method_summary/4809/ https://nepis.epa.gov/Exe/ZyPDF.cgi/2000D1TP.PDF?Dockey=2000D1TP.PDF https://nepis.epa.gov/Exe/ZyPDF.cgi/2000D1TP.PDF?Dockey=2000D1TP.PDF

Number

Source of

Method

415.3, Rev.

1.2

EPA Determination of Total

Organic

Carbon and Specific UV

Absorbance at 254 nm in

Source

Water and Drinking

Water

September

EPA/600/R-

09/122

09/122

Hach

10261, Rev. 1.2

Company

Total Organic Carbon in

Finished Drinking Water by Catalyzed Ozone

Hydroxyl Radical

Oxidation

Infrared Analysis

December

Hach 10261, Hach

10267, Company

Spectrophotometric

Measurement of Total

Organic Carbon (TOC) in Finished Drinking

Water

December

Hach 10267, 5310 B

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Standard Methods for the

Examination of Water and

Wastewater, 19th Edition

Methods

Standard Methods for the

Examination of Water

Wastewater, 20th Edition

Methods

Standard Methods for the

Examination of Water and Wastewater, 21st

Methods

Standard Methods for the

Examination of Water

Wastewater, 22nd Edition

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Standard Methods for the

Examination of Water

Wastewater, 23rd Edition

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Number

Source of

Method and Wastewater, 19th

Methods

Standard Methods for the

Examination of Water

Methods

Standard Methods for the

Examination of Water

Methods

Standard Methods for the

Examination of Water and Wastewater, 22nd

Methods

Standard Methods for the

Examination of Water

Wastewater, 23rd Edition

5310 D

Methods

Standard Methods for the

Examination of Water

Wastewater, 19th Edition

Methods

Standard Methods for the

Examination of Water

Methods

Standard Methods for the

Examination of Water

Methods

Standard Methods for the

Examination of Water

Wastewater, 22nd Edition

5310 B-00

Online

Online version. Approval year is designated by the last 2 digits. Only online versions cited in the regulations or in

Appendix A to Subpart C of Part 141 are http://www.standardmethods.org/ http://www.standardmethods.org/ http://www.standardmethods.org/ http://www.standardmethods.org/ http://www.standardmethods.org/ http://www.standardmethods.org/ http://www.standardmethods.org/ http://www.standardmethods.org/ http://www.standardmethods.org/ http://www.standardmethods.org/ http://www.standardmethods.org/ http://www.standardmethods.org/ http://www.standardmethods.org/ http://www.standardmethods.org/ http://www.standardmethods.org/ http://www.standardmethods.org/

Number

Source of

Method

5310 C-00

Online

Online version. Approval year is designated by the last 2 digits. Only online versions cited in the regulations or in

Appendix A to Subpart C

5310 D-00

Online

Online version. Approval year is designated by the last 2 digits. Only online versions cited in the regulations or in

Appendix A to Subpart C

SECTION 2 - CONTRACT CLAUSES

FAR 52.212-4 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS – COMMERCIAL ITEMS (OCT

2018) AND (DEVIATION 2017-02) (JUNE 2017), is incorporated by reference (see SF-1449, Block

27A)

FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or

Executive Orders—Commercial Products and Commercial Services (JAN 2025)

(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 applicable to acquisitions of commercial products and commercial services:

__ (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).

https://www.acquisition.gov/far/52.203-19#FAR_52_203_19 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/52.204-23#FAR_52_204_23 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/52.204-25#FAR_52_204_25 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/52.209-10#FAR_52_209_10 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/52.232-40#FAR_52_232_40 https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title31-section3903&num=0&edition=prelim https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section3801&num=0&edition=prelim https://www.acquisition.gov/far/52.233-3#FAR_52_233_3 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/52.233-4#FAR_52_233_4 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/52.203-6#FAR_52_203_6 https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section4655&num=0&edition=prelim https://www.acquisition.gov/far/52.203-13#FAR_52_203_13 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/52.203-15#FAR_52_203_15 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/52.203-17#FAR_52_203_17 https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title41-section4712&num=0&edition=prelim https://www.acquisition.gov/far/3.900#FAR_3_900 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/52.204-10#FAR_52_204_10 http://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title31-section6101&num=0&edition=prelim

__ (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, Proposed for Debarment, or Voluntarily Excluded. (Jan 2025)

( 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).

__ (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.

__ (20) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (Jan 2025)( 15 U.S.C. 637(d)(2) and

(3)).

__ (21)

(i) 52.219-9, Small Business Subcontracting Plan (Jan 2025) ( 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 (Jan 2025) 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. 657s).

https://www.acquisition.gov/far/52.204-14#FAR_52_204_14 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/52.204-15#FAR_52_204_15 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/52.204-27#FAR_52_204_27 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/52.204-28#FAR_52_204_28 https://www.govinfo.gov/link/plaw/115/public/390 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/52.204-30#FAR_52_204_30 https://www.govinfo.gov/link/plaw/115/public/390 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/52.204-30#FAR_52_204_30 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/52.209-6#FAR_52_209_6 https://www.govinfo.gov/link/uscode/31/6101 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/52.209-9#FAR_52_209_9 http://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title41-section2313&num=0&edition=prelim https://www.acquisition.gov/far/52.219-3#FAR_52_219_3 http://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section637a&num=0&edition=prelim https://www.acquisition.gov/far/52.219-4#FAR_52_219_4 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/52.219-6#FAR_52_219_6 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/52.219-6#FAR_52_219_6 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/52.219-7#FAR_52_219_7 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/52.219-7#FAR_52_219_7 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/52.219-8#FAR_52_219_8 https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section637&num=0&edition=prelim https://www.acquisition.gov/far/52.219-9#FAR_52_219_9 https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section637&num=0&edition=prelim https://www.acquisition.gov/far/52.219-9#FAR_52_219_9 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/52.219-9#FAR_52_219_9 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/52.219-9#FAR_52_219_9 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/52.219-9#FAR_52_219_9 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/52.219-13#FAR_52_219_13 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/52.219-13#FAR_52_219_13 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/52.219-14#FAR_52_219_14

__ (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).

__ (26)

(i) 52.219-28, Postaward Small Business Program Representation (Jan

2025) (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) ( 15 U.S.C. 637(a)(17)).

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

__ (32) 52.222-19, Child Labor—Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (Jan 2025)( E.O.

13126).

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

__ (34)

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

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

__ (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.

__ (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.

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

__ (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 (Jan 2025) ( 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.)

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__ (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 (May 2024) ( 42 U.S.C. 7671, et seq.).

__ (43) 52.223-12, Maintenance, Service, Repair, or Disposal of Refrigeration Equipment and

Air Conditioners (May 2024) ( 42 U.S.C. 7671, et seq.).

__ (44) 52.223-20, Aerosols (May 2024) ( 42 U.S.C. 7671, et seq.).

__ (45) 52.223-21, Foams (May 2024) ( 42 U.S.C. 7671, et seq.).

_X_ (46) 52.223-23, Sustainable Products and Services (May 2024) ( E.O. 14057, 7 U.S.C.

8102, 42 U.S.C. 6962, 42 U.S.C. 8259b, and 42 U.S.C. 7671l).

__ (47)

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

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

__ (48)

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

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

__ (49)

(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 (Jan 2025) of 52.225-3.

__ (iv) Alternate III (Feb 2024) of 52.225-3.

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

__ (50) 52.225-5, Trade Agreements (NOV 2023) ( 19 U.S.C. 2501, et seq., 19 U.S.C. 3301 note).

_X_ (51) 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).

__ (52) 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).

__ (53) 52.226-4, Notice of Disaster or Emergency Area Set-Aside (Nov 2007) (42 U.S.C. 5150).

__ (54) 52.226-5, Restrictions on Subcontracting Outside Disaster or Emergency Area (Nov

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

_X_ (55) 52.226-8, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While

Driving (May 2024) ( E.O. 13513).

__ (56) 52.229-12, Tax on Certain Foreign Procurements (Feb 2021).

_X_ (57) 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).

__ (58) 52.232-30, Installment Payments for Commercial Products and Commercial

Services (Nov 2021) (41 U.S.C. 4505, 10 U.S.C. 3805).

_X_ (59) 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-System for Award

Management (Oct2018) ( 31 U.S.C. 3332).

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__ (60) 52.232-34, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Other than System for Award

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

__ (61) 52.232-36, Payment by Third Party (May 2014) (31 U.S.C. 3332).

__ (62) 52.239-1, Privacy or Security Safeguards (Aug 1996) ( 5 U.S.C. 552a).

_X_ (63) 52.240-1, Prohibition on Unmanned Aircraft Systems Manufactured or Assembled by

American Security Drone Act-Covered Foreign Entities (Nov 2024) (Sections 1821-1826, Pub.

L. 118-31, 41 U.S.C. 3901 note prec.).

__ (64) 52.242-5, Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (Jan 2017) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(13)).

__ (65)

(i) 52.247-64, Preference for Privately Owned U.S.-Flag Commercial Vessels (Nov 2021) ( 46

U.S.C. 55305 and 10 U.S.C. 2631).

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

__ (iii) Alternate II (Nov 2021) of 52.247-64.

(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, as defined in FAR 2.101, on the date of award of this contract, 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.

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52.229-12 TAX ON CERTAIN FOREIGN PROCUREMENTS—NOTICE AND

REPRESENTATION (FEB 2021)

(a) Definitions. As used in this clause—

Foreign person means any person other than a United States person.

United States person, as defined in 26 U.S.C. 7701(a)(30), means–

(1) A citizen or resident of the United States;

(2) A domestic partnership;

(3) A domestic corporation;

(4) Any estate (other than a foreign estate, within the meaning of 26 U.S.C. 7701(a)(31));

and

(5) Any trust if-

(i) A court within the United States is able to exercise primary supervision over the administration of the trust; and

(ii) One or more United States persons have the authority to control all substantial decisions of the trust.

(b) This clause applies only to foreign persons. It implements 26 U.S.C. 5000C and its implementing regulations at 26 CFR 1.5000C-1 through 1.5000C-7.

(c)

(1) If the Contractor is a foreign person and has only a partial or no exemption to the withholding, the Contractor shall include the Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue

Service Form W-14, Certificate of Foreign Contracting Party Receiving Federal Procurement

Payments, with each voucher or invoice submitted under this contract throughout the period in which this status is applicable. The excise tax withholding is applied at the payment level, not at the contract level. The Contractor should revise each IRS Form W-14 submission to reflect the exemption (if any) that applies to that particular invoice, such as a different exemption applying.

In the absence of a completed IRS Form W-14 accompanying a payment request, the default withholding percentage is 2 percent for the section 5000C withholding for that payment request.

Information about IRS Form W-14 and its separate instructions is available via the internet at www.irs.gov/w14.

(2) If the Contractor is a foreign person and has indicated in its offer in the provision 52.229-11, Tax on Certain Foreign Procurements—Notice and Representation, that it is fully exempt from the withholding, and certified the full exemption on the IRS Form W-14, and if that full exemption no longer applies due to a change in circumstances during the performance of the contract that causes the Contractor to become subject to the withholding for the 2 percent excise tax then the Contractor shall–

(i) Notify the Contracting Officer within 30 days of a change in circumstances that causes the Contractor to be subject to the excise tax withholding under 26 U.S.C. 5000C; and

(ii) Comply with paragraph (c)(1) of this clause.

(d) The Government will withhold a full 2 percent of each payment unless the Contractor claims an exemption. If the Contractor enters a ratio in Line 12 of the IRS Form W-14, the result of Line 11 divided by Line 10, the Government will withhold from each payment an amount equal to 2 percent multiplied by the contract ratio. If the Contractor marks box 9 of the IRS Form

W-14 (rather than completes Lines 10 through 12), the Contractor must identify and enter the specific exempt and nonexempt amounts in Line 15 of the IRS Form W-14; the Government will https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title26-section7701&num=0&edition=prelim https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title26-section7701&num=0&edition=prelim https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title26-section5000C&num=0&edition=prelim https://www.irs.gov/w14 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/52.229-11#FAR_52_229_11 https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title26-section5000C&num=0&edition=prelim then withhold 2 percent only from the nonexempt amount. See the IRS Form W-14 and its instructions.

(e) Exemptions from the withholding under this clause are described…