RFQ.pdf

Federal Trade Commission

Acquisitions Division

Overseas Technical Assistance Program Support – Ukraine

For the Office of International Affairs

Request for Quote (RFQ)

FTC-3900-21-CA-0001

Overseas Technical Assistance Support Program

Request for Quote (RFQ) FTC-3900-21-CA-0001

Table of Contents

1.0 INTRODUCTION

2.0 STATEMENT OF NEED

3.0 SCOPE OF WORK

4.0 PERIOD AND PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

4.1 PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE

4.2 PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

5.0 TYPE OF CONTRACT

6.0 INSTRUCTIONS FOR SUBMISSION

6.1 QUESTIONS FROM OFFERORS – REQUESTS FOR CLARIFICATIONS

6.2 SUBMISSION DUE DATE

6.3 SUBMISSION FORMAT

7.1 VOLUME ONE – TECHNICAL

7.1.1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY / TECHNICAL APPROACH

7.1.2 STAFFING PLAN

7.1.3 CORPORATE EXPERIENCE

7.2 VOLUME TWO – COST/PRICE

7.2.1 PRICING TABLE

8.0 BASIS FOR AWARD

8.1 EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD

8.1.1 General Criteria

9.0 FAR PROVISIONS

9.1 FAR Provisions Incorporated by Full Text

10.0 FAR CLAUSES

10.1 FAR Clauses Incorporated by Full Text

10.2 FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION CLAUSES

11.0 ATTACHMENTS

1.0 INTRODUCTION

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC)’s mission is to protect consumers by preventing anticompetitive, deceptive, and unfair business practices, enhancing informed consumer choice and public understanding of the competitive process, and accomplishing this without unduly burdening legitimate business activity.

The Office of International Affairs (OIA) leads and coordinates the FTC’s work in international antitrust, consumer protection, and international technical assistance projects.

OIA works with competition and consumer protection agencies around the world to promote cooperation and convergence toward best practices, building a strong network of cooperative relationships with its counterparts abroad. OIA works closely with foreign law enforcement agencies on investigations and cases that affect U.S. consumers through arrangement and agreements with consumer protection enforcement agencies in foreign countries, and through multilateral organizations.

Additionally, OIA actively assists developing countries in their transition to market-based economies and their development of competition and consumer protection agencies. OIA provides advice to such agencies and, in partnership with the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice, operates a technical assistance program which includes placing experienced attorneys and economists as resident advisors to conduct short-term training workshops, provide on-the-job training, and help develop the investigative and analytical skills of the local agency staff.

2.0 STATEMENT OF NEED

The Office of International Affairs has a need for the services of a qualified contractor to provide overseas support in the Ukraine to Federal Trade Commission personnel and/or advisors in the performance of their mission, specifically tasks related to FTC’s international technical assistance program.

3.0 SCOPE OF WORK

For the duration of the contract, including any option periods, the contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, tools, materials, supervision, facilities, and other items and services necessary perform the required tasks as described in Attachment 11.1, Statement of Work (SOW).

4.0 PERIOD AND PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

4.1 PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE

The FTC anticipates awarding a twelve (12) month base contract with two (2), twelve (12) month option periods. The anticipated start date is December 8, 2020, excluding any transition periods.

Base Period December 8, 2020 – December 7, 2021

Option Period One December 8, 2021 – December 7, 2022

Option Period Two December 8, 2022 – December 7, 2023

4.2 PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

The place of performance will be Kyiv, Ukraine with some travel within Ukraine as necessary.

5.0 TYPE OF CONTRACT

The FTC anticipates awarding a time-and-material/labor hour contract.

6.0 INSTRUCTIONS FOR SUBMISSION

6.1 QUESTIONS FROM OFFERORS – REQUESTS FOR CLARIFICATIONS

Questions from offerors shall be submitted via email to Acqsubmission@ftc.gov with the subject line “Overseas Technical Assistance Program - Questions” no later than November 13, 2020 at

10:00 AM Eastern Time (ET).

The government reserves the right not to provide an answer for any requests or questions received after the date stated above. If, however, the government determines that a late request raises an issue of significant importance, the government will respond.

All government responses will be provided electronically and, depending upon the nature, may be via an amendment to the solicitation.

6.2 SUBMISSION DUE DATE

Quotes shall be submitted via email to Acqsubmission@ftc.gov no later than November 20, 2020 at 10:00 AM Eastern Time (ET). The email shall include the subject line “Overseas

Technical Assistance Program – Quote Submission.” If submissions require multiple emails, please indicate count and total number of emails in the subject line (i.e., Overseas Technical

Assistance Program - Quote Submission, Email 1 of 3).

Quotes submitted in response to this solicitation shall be submitted in the following electronic form(s): MS Office 2016 and/or Adobe Acrobat 2017, and Volume Two Cost/Price shall be submitted in Excel 2016 format (Template provide via Attachment 11.2 – Price Table).

6.3 SUBMISSION FORMAT

All submissions shall include a transmittal letter to include the following:

Solicitation name (Overseas Technical Support Program) and number;

Name of offeror with at least two points of contacts listing the contacts’ email addresses and direct line telephone numbers;

Business mailing address of offeror;

Dun & Bradstreet Identification Number (DUNS)

Cage Code

Tax Identification Number (TIN) and;

A list of all material(s) (files and attachments) that are included as part of the offeror’s submission

The offeror shall submit two separate volumes as files or attachments with the emailed cover letter,

(1) Technical and (2) Cost/Price. When submitting offers via email, each volume should be attached as a discrete, separate file. The electronic submission must be compatible with Microsoft

Office 2016, or as Adobe Acrobat files; pricing tables should be submitted as an Excel file.

The offeror’s submission shall be formatted as follows:

Text – a minimum of 10-point font and single-spaced

Margins – a minimum of one-inch all around

Page number – noted at bottom of page and numbered consecutively

Page count – Volume 1 not to exceed 15 pages; Volume 2 not to exceed 5 pages

The transmittal letter, table of contents, title pages, resumes, and pricing tables are not included in the page count.

7.0 SUBMISSION CONTENT

In response to this solicitation, offerors shall submit a technical quote that details their approaches and solution(s) to the Statement of Work (SOW) tasks. The technical quote shall not merely paraphrase the

SOW.

The Offeror shall provide a technical response divided into sections indicated below for the technical evaluation criteria. The quote shall demonstrate that the offeror’s plan to accomplish the effort is logical, clear, feasible, and practical, including recognition of potential difficulties in performance, appropriateness, and soundness of quoted solution(s) that are to be part of the narrative.

Arrange the volumes as follows:

7.1 VOLUME ONE – TECHNICAL

Volume One includes:

1) Executive Summary / Technical Approach

2) Staffing Plan

3) Corporate Experience

7.1.1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY / TECHNICAL APPROACH

In the Executive Summary, the offeror should summarize its grasp of the unique requirements and opportunities of this solicitation. While the solicitation includes traditional operations and maintenance activities, the primary focus is on the offeror’s ability not simply to conduct business as usual, but to apply their particular skills and experience to increased efficiencies, streamlined processes.

The offeror shall demonstrate its technical approach in performing the tasks outlined in the SOW – this includes a discussion of the background, objectives, and required tasks; the offeror should demonstrate an understanding of the processes and procedures required to provide technical assistance program support services for the Ukraine project as well as logistical support services in relation to housing, utilities, and transportation.

7.1.2 STAFFING PLAN

The FTC will evaluate the staffing plan based on the following considerations:

1) The extent to which the offeror identifies Key Personnel in the Staffing Plan with appropriate education, skills, experience, certifications, and other qualifications needed to increase the likelihood of successful performance and the ability to meet all of the requirements in the statement of work.

2) Resumes shall be included for Key Personnel. Letters of intent shall be provided for any Key personnel not currently employed by the offeror.

7.1.3 CORPORATE EXPERIENCE

The offeror shall provide information of past or other current experience with similar requirements to facilitate the Government’s consideration of the corporate experience as the prime contractor.

The Government is most interested in examples of actual results of the prime contractor in its familiarity with issues and methods applied to support programs such as the FTCs Overseas

Technical Assistance Program Support Services – Ukraine Project, especially with respect to housing, utilities, and transportation, as described in the SOW. The offeror shall describe how each contract is similar to this work, and shall provide sufficient information related to past or current support services described in the SOW.

The Government is also interested in examples of the prime contractor in managing staffing efforts similar to the FTC/OIA or the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), with its employees and subcontractors in federal and/or commercial space. The prime contractor shall provide at least one example of its experience (its own experience, not the experience of any proposed subcontractors).

The Government is more interested in the quality and similarity of the corporate experience examples to the requirement than the quantity of examples. The Offeror shall include the name and contact information of a reference that can substantiate the real example of real work and real results. The information shall be sufficiently detailed so that the evaluators can determine whether the example(s) demonstrates the prime contractor’s experience.

Note: The Government will not contact the reference to obtain details lacking from the offeror’s response.

7.2 VOLUME TWO – COST/PRICE

Offerors are required to submit pricing for all three (3) years (base and option periods); “out-year” option pricing can be expressed as a percentage escalation.

Evaluation of options will not obligate the FTC to exercise the options. The FTC may reject a quote as non-responsive if it is materially unbalanced as to cost for the base year requirement in relationship to the option years. A quote is unbalanced when it is based on costs significantly less for some work and significantly overstated for other work, or the costs do not reflect market value. For the government to determine reasonableness of the price quoted for each audit element, the labor categories, rates and labor hour mix.

7.2.1 PRICING TABLE

The following pricing tables should be used when submitting your price quote. There should be one set of charts for each year of the contract (unless out years are expressed as an escalation percentage). See attachment “11.2 – Price Table”.

8.0 BASIS FOR AWARD

The basis for the resultant award will be “best value.” The FTC will make an award to the responsible offeror whose offer is fully responsive to the FTC’s needs and requirements and is most advantageous to the FTC (i.e., that which represents the best value to the FTC), price and other factors considered.

8.1 EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD

The FTC will evaluate potential risk to itself and its operations. The FTC will also consider technical and performance risk, based upon the offeror’s evaluated technical submission during the evaluation.

The Government will evaluate its level of confidence in the ability of the offeror to perform the requirements stated in the SOW and RFQ utilizing the following considerations:

1) Prior contracts (“reference contracts”) where the offeror served in the role of a prime contractor that will demonstrate the offeror’s ability to perform the activities specified in the SOW.

2) Type, size and complexity of its previous experience compared to the type, size and complexity of the requirements specified in the SOW.

8.1.1 General Criteria

To be considered eligible for award, submissions shall meet the following general conditions:

1. The offeror's submission is determined to be minimally "acceptable;"

2. The offeror's proposed unit prices are determined to be “fair and reasonable;”

3. The offeror's submission complies with the requirements of law, regulation and conditions set forth in the statement of work, request for quote, or otherwise required by law; and

4. The offeror is determined to be "responsible," as defined in Federal Acquisition Regulation

(FAR) Subpart 9.1, meets all standards contained therein, and is otherwise eligible for receiving award.

The offeror’s proposed technical volume will be evaluated for the soundness, quality, and feasibility, as defined below, of achieving the required tasks outlined in the Statement of Work.

1) Soundness - The submission will be evaluated based upon the extent to which the technical approach demonstrates a clear understanding of the steps and capabilities necessary to accomplish the required tasks to include problem solving, flexibility, and capacity to address and overcome uncertainties.

2) Quality - The submission will be evaluated based upon the extent to which successful performance is contingent upon proven methods and techniques, and the extent the offeror’s methods and approach are expected to result in successful completion of the required tasks.

3) Probability - The submission will be evaluated based upon the extent to which requirements have been addressed.

8.1.2 Order of Importance of Evaluation Factors

Evaluation factors in order of descending importance are:

Factor 1: Technical

Factor 2: Price/Cost

9.0 FAR PROVISIONS

FAR 52.252-1 – Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1998)

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

(End of provision)

FAR

Provision Title Date

52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items JUN 2020

52.216-31 Time-and-Materials/Labor-Hour Proposal Requirements-Commercial Item

Acquisition

FEB 2007

52.225-25 Prohibition on Contracting with Entities Engaging in Certain Activities or

Transactions Relating to Iran—Representation and Certifications

JUN 2020

https://www.acquisition.gov/FAR/

9.1 FAR Provisions Incorporated by Full Text

FAR 52.204-24 - Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance

Services or Equipment (oct 2020)

The Offeror shall not complete the representation at paragraph (d)(1) of this provision if the Offeror has represented that it "does not provide covered telecommunications equipment or services as a part of its offered products or services to the Government in the performance of any contract, subcontract, or other contractual instrument" in paragraph (c)(1) in the provision at 52.204-26, Covered Telecommunications

Equipment or Services—Representation, or in paragraph (v)(2)(i) of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror

Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items. The Offeror shall not complete the representation in paragraph (d)(2) of this provision if the Offeror has represented that it "does not use covered telecommunications equipment or services, or any equipment, system, or service that uses covered telecommunications equipment or services" in paragraph (c)(2) of the provision at 52.204-26, or in paragraph (v)(2)(ii) of the provision at 52.212-3.

(a) Definitions. As used in this provision—

Backhaul, covered telecommunications equipment or services, critical technology, interconnection arrangements, reasonable inquiry, roaming, and substantial or essential component have the meanings provided in the clause 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video

Surveillance Services or Equipment.

(b) Prohibition.

(1) Section 889(a)(1)(A) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019

(Pub. L. 115-232) prohibits the head of an executive agency on or after August 13, 2019, from procuring or obtaining, or extending or renewing a contract to procure or obtain, any equipment, system, or service that uses covered telecommunications equipment or services as a substantial or essential component of any system, or as critical technology as part of any system. Nothing in the prohibition shall be construed to—

(i) Prohibit the head of an executive agency from procuring with an entity to provide a service that connects to the facilities of a third-party, such as backhaul, roaming, or interconnection arrangements; or

(ii) Cover telecommunications equipment that cannot route or redirect user data traffic or cannot permit visibility into any user data or packets that such equipment transmits or otherwise handles.

(2) Section 889(a)(1)(B) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal

Year 2019 (Pub. L. 115-232) prohibits the head of an executive agency on or after August 13, 2020, from entering into a contract or extending or renewing a contract with an entity that uses any equipment, system, or service that uses covered telecommunications equipment or services as a substantial or essential component of any system, or as critical technology as part of any system. This prohibition applies to the use of covered telecommunications equipment or services, regardless of whether that use is in performance of work under a Federal contract. Nothing in the prohibition shall be construed to—

(i) Prohibit the head of an executive agency from procuring with an entity to provide a service that connects to the facilities of a third-party, such as backhaul, roaming, or interconnection arrangements; or

(ii) Cover telecommunications equipment that cannot route or redirect user data traffic or cannot permit visibility into any user data or packets that such equipment transmits or otherwise handles.

(c) Procedures. The Offeror shall review the list of excluded parties in the System for Award

Management (SAM) (https://www.sam.gov) for entities excluded from receiving federal awards for

"covered telecommunications equipment or services".

(d) Representation. The Offeror represents that—

(1) It □ will, □ will not provide covered telecommunications equipment or services to the

Government in the performance of any contract, subcontract or other contractual instrument resulting https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-52#FAR_52_204_26 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-52#FAR_52_212_3 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-52#FAR_52_204_26 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-52#FAR_52_212_3 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-52#FAR_52_204_25 https://www.sam.gov/ from this solicitation. The Offeror shall provide the additional disclosure information required at paragraph (e)(1) of this section if the Offeror responds "will" in paragraph (d)(1) of this section; and

(2) After conducting a reasonable inquiry, for purposes of this representation, the Offeror represents that—

It □ does, □ does not use covered telecommunications equipment or services, or use any equipment, system, or service that uses covered telecommunications equipment or services. The Offeror shall provide the additional disclosure information required at paragraph (e)(2) of this section if the Offeror responds

"does" in paragraph (d)(2) of this section.

(e) Disclosures.

(1) Disclosure for the representation in paragraph (d)(1) of this provision. If the Offeror has responded

"will" in the representation in paragraph (d)(1) of this provision, the Offeror shall provide the following information as part of the offer:

(i) For covered equipment—

(A) The entity that produced the covered telecommunications equipment (include entity name, unique entity identifier, CAGE code, and whether the entity was the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) or a distributor, if known);

(B) A description of all covered telecommunications equipment offered (include brand;

model number, such as OEM number, manufacturer part number, or wholesaler number; and item description, as applicable); and

(C) Explanation of the proposed use of covered telecommunications equipment and any factors relevant to determining if such use would be permissible under the prohibition in paragraph (b)(1) of this provision.

(ii) For covered services—

(A) If the service is related to item maintenance: A description of all covered telecommunications services offered (include on the item being maintained: Brand; model number, such as OEM number, manufacturer part number, or wholesaler number; and item description, as applicable);

or

(B) If not associated with maintenance, the Product Service Code (PSC) of the service being provided; and explanation of the proposed use of covered telecommunications services and any factors relevant to determining if such use would be permissible under the prohibition in paragraph (b)(1) of this provision.

(2) Disclosure for the representation in paragraph (d)(2) of this provision. If the Offeror has responded "does" in the representation in paragraph (d)(2) of this provision, the Offeror shall provide the following information as part of the offer:

(i) For covered equipment—

(A) The entity that produced the covered telecommunications equipment (include entity name, unique entity identifier, CAGE code, and whether the entity was the OEM or a distributor, if known);

(B) A description of all covered telecommunications equipment offered (include brand;

model number, such as OEM number, manufacturer part number, or wholesaler number; and item description, as applicable); and

(C) Explanation of the proposed use of covered telecommunications equipment and any factors relevant to determining if such use would be permissible under the prohibition in paragraph (b)(2) of this provision.

(ii) For covered services—

(A) If the service is related to item maintenance: A description of all covered telecommunications services offered (include on the item being maintained: Brand; model number, such as OEM number, manufacturer part number, or wholesaler number; and item description, as applicable);

or

(B) If not associated with maintenance, the PSC of the service being provided; and explanation of the proposed use of covered telecommunications services and any factors relevant to determining if such use would be permissible under the prohibition in paragraph (b)(2) of this provision.

Far 52.204-26 – Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services-Representation (OCT 2020)

(a) Definitions. As used in this provision, "covered telecommunications equipment or services" and

"reasonable inquiry" have the meaning provided in the clause 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for

Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment.

(b) Procedures. The Offeror shall review the list of excluded parties in the System for Award

Management (SAM) (https://www.sam.gov) for entities excluded from receiving federal awards for

"covered telecommunications equipment or services".

(c)

(1) Representation. The Offeror represents that it □ does, □ does not provide covered telecommunications equipment or services as a part of its offered products or services to the Government in the performance of any contract, subcontract, or other contractual instrument.

(2) After conducting a reasonable inquiry for purposes of this representation, the offeror represents that it □ does, □ does not use covered telecommunications equipment or services, or any equipment, system, or service that uses covered telecommunications equipment or services.

FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items (Oct 2020)

The Offeror shall complete only paragraph (b) of this provision if the Offeror has completed the annual representations and certification electronically in the System for Award Management (SAM) accessed through https://www.sam.gov. If the Offeror has not completed the annual representations and certifications electronically, the Offeror shall complete only paragraphs (c) through (v)) of this provision.

*See https://www.acquisition.gov/ for a full text version of this provision.

(b)

(1) Annual Representations and Certifications. Any changes provided by the Offeror in paragraph

(b)(2) of this provision do not automatically change the representations and certifications in SAM

(2) The offeror has completed the annual representations and certifications electronically in

SAM accessed through http://www.sam.gov. After reviewing SAM information, the Offeror verifies by submission of this offer that the representations and certifications currently posted electronically at

FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items, have been entered or updated in the last 12 months, are current, accurate, complete, and applicable to this solicitation

(including the business size standard(s) applicable to the NAICS code(s) referenced for this solicitation), at the time this offer is submitted and are incorporated in this offer by reference (see FAR 4.1201), except for paragraphs ______________.

[Offeror to identify the applicable paragraphs at (c) through (v) of this provision that the offeror has completed for the purposes of this solicitation only, if any.

These amended representation(s) and/or certification(s) are also incorporated in this offer and are current, accurate, and complete as of the date of this offer.

Any changes provided by the offeror are applicable to this solicitation only, and do not result in an update to the representations and certifications posted electronically on SAM.] https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-52#FAR_52_204_25 https://www.sam.gov/ https://www.sam.gov/ https://www.acquisition.gov/content/52212-3-offeror-representations-and-certifications-commercial-items http://www.sam.gov/ https://www.acquisition.gov/content/52212-3-offeror-representations-and-certifications-commercial-items#i1060550 https://www.acquisition.gov/content/41201-policy#i1121876

(End of Provision)

FAR 52.216-1 Type of Contract (Apr 1984)

The Government contemplates award of a Time-and-Materials contract resulting from this solicitation.

FAR 52.233-2 Service of Protest (Sep 2006)

(a)Protests, as defined in section 33.101 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, that are filed directly with an agency, and copies of any protests that are filed with the Government Accountability Office

(GAO), shall be served on the Contracting Officer (addressed as follows) by obtaining written and dated acknowledgment of receipt from:

Matthew Woolsenhulme, Contracting Officer

Acquisition Division

Email: mwoolstenhulme@ftc.gov

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

10.0 FAR CLAUSES

FAR 52.252-2 – CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFENCE (FEB 1998)

This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this address: https://www.acquisition.gov/FAR/

(End of clause)

FAR Clause Title Date

52.202-1 Definitions JUN 2020

52.203-5 Covenant Against Contingent Fees MAY 2014

52.203-7 Anti-Kickback Procedures JUN 2020

52.203-17 Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights and Requirement To Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights

JUN 2020

52.204-21 Basic Safeguarding of Covered Contract Information Systems JUN 2016

52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items OCT 2018

52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items (Alt I) JAN 2017

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

Commercial Items

OCT 2020

52.224-3 Privacy Training JAN 2017

52.225-14 Inconsistency between English Version and Translation of Contract FEB 2000

52.232-7 Payments under Time-and-Materials and Labor-Hour Contracts AUG 2012

52.232-22 Limitation of Funds APR 1984

52.232-39 Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations JUN 2013

52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors DEC 2013

25.403 World Trade Organization Government Procurement Agreement and Free Trade

Agreements https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-33#FAR_33_101 mailto:mwoolstenhulme@ftc.gov https://www.acquisition.gov/FAR/

10.1 FAR Clauses Incorporated by Full Text

FAR 52.217-9 Option to Extend the Term of the Contract (Mar 2020)

(a) The Government may extend the term of this contract by written notice to the Contractor within 7 days prior to the start of the Option; provided that the Government gives the Contractor a preliminary written notice of its intent to extend at least 30 days before the contract expires. The preliminary notice does not commit the Government to an extension.

(b) If the Government exercises this option, the extended contract shall be considered to include this option clause.

(c) The total duration of this contract, including the exercise of any options under this clause, shall not exceed 3 years.

(End of clause)

10.2 FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION CLAUSES

Please see Attachment 11.3, Federal Trade Commission Specific Clauses for full text of FTC specific clauses applicable to this award.

Article

Number Reference Text

1152.201-90 Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR)

1152.203-90 FTC Non-Disclosure

1152.203-91 Organizational and Individual Conflicts of Interest

1152.204-90 Contractor Personnel Security Requirements

1152.211-90 FTC Observance of Legal Holidays - Facility Closures

1152.224-90 Special Protections for Sensitive Information – Experts and Consultants

1152.224-91 Safeguarding Sensitive Personally Identifiable Information & Sensitive Health

Information

1152.224-92 Handling of Third-Party Requests for Access to Records

1152.224-93 Data Breaches

1152.231-90 FTC Contractor Travel Reimbursement Guidelines

1152.231-91 Electronic Invoicing and Payment Requirements

1152.232-92 Limitation of Funds

1152.242-91 Inspection and Acceptance

11.0 ATTACHMENTS

11.1 – Statement of Work

11.2 – Price Table

11.3 – Federal Trade Commission Specific Clauses

FTC Nondisclosure Agreement