RFQ FA520520QMG01.pdf

35 Contracting Squadron USAF Misawa Air Base, Japan

FA520520QMG01

Infection Preventionist Service

REQUEST FOR QUOTATION:

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation number is FA520520QMG01; this solicitation is a Request for Quotation (RFQ). This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through FAC 2020-06, DPN 20200408, and AFAC 2019-1001. This acquisition will be full and open competition.

Offerors may use another format for submission of a response to this RFQ. All responses must contain the minimum information required as listed below.

Please provide the following information:

Company Name:

CAGE Code: DUNS No.: Quote Expiration:

Prompt payment discount terms: Delivery Time:

Name of Offeror:

Offeror Email: Offeror Phone:

Signature: Date:

Government reserves the right to award for less that the quantity identified in the above table

Item Description Qty Unit Unit Price Extended Price

Infection Preventionist Service in accordance with (IAW) the Performance Work Statement

(PWS).

Base Year: 1 Jul 20 to 30 Sep 20 (Start date may change due to contracting process)

Mo

Infection Preventionist Service IAW the PWS.

Option Year 1: 1 Oct 20 to 30 Sep 21

Option Year 2: 1 Oct 21 to 30 Sep 22

Option Year 3: 1 Oct 22 to 30 Sep 23

Option Year 4: 1 Oct 23 to 30 Sep 24

Total Amount:

Start Date: *Enter your first available date to begin work*

Addendum to FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items (October 2015)

A. To assure timely and equitable evaluation of proposals, offerors must follow the instructions contained herein. Offerors are required to meet all solicitation requirements, including terms and conditions, representations and certifications, and technical requirements, in addition to those identified as evaluation factors or subfactors. Offerors must clearly identify any exception to the solicitation terms and conditions and provide complete accompanying rationale.

Complete the necessary fill-ins and certifications in provisions/clauses. The provisions/clauses FAR 52.212-3, 52.223-3 shall be returned along with the quote (see bottom).

The quote shall consist of two (2) separate parts – Technical Capability and Price.

1. TECHNICAL CAPABILITY: The Technical Capability will have five (5) subfactors;

SUBFACTOR 1 - Experience SUBFACTOR 2 - Education SUBFACTOR 3 - Licensure SUBFACTOR 4 - Knowledge of English Language SUBFACTOR 5 - Recommendation Letter

2. PRICE QUOTE

B. The contracting officer has determined:

There is a high probability of adequate price competition in this acquisition. Upon examination of the initial offers, the contracting officer will review this determination and if, in the contracting officer’s opinion, adequate price competition exists, no additional cost information will be required. However, if at any time during this competition the contracting officer determines that adequate price competition no longer exists, offerors may be required to submit uncertified cost or pricing data to support a determination of price reasonableness.

C. Specific Instructions:

1 – TECHNICAL CAPABILITY - Limited to no more than 15 pages to include but not limited to attachments, title pages, and table of contents. Submit one (1) original and one (1) copy or original only if submitted electronically. Any attachments provided by the Contracting Office does not count toward the limit.

SUBFACTOR 1 – Experience: Provide documentation of recent and relevant contracts or employment for government agencies and/or commercial customers.

References must have a name, position, contact number, and contact email See Subfactor 1 of Addenda to FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation - Commercial Items for Past Experience standards.

SUBFACTOR 2 – Education: Submit a copy of valid degree/certificate to demonstrate completion of educational requirements. See Subfactor 2 of Addenda to FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation - Commercial Items for Educational standards.

SUBFACTOR 3 – Licensure: Submit a copy of (a) valid license(s). See Subfactor 3 of Addenda to FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation - Commercial Items for Licensure standards.

SUBFACTOR 4 – Knowledge of English Language: Submit a copy of proof of knowledge of English language by providing proof of passing one of the recognized English Language Tests. If English is the contractor’s first language, a statement confirming “English is Employee’s first language” is required. See Subfactor 4 of Addenda to FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation - Commercial Items for Knowledge of English language Requirements.

SUBFACTOR 5 – Recommendation Letter: Submit at least one recommendation letter. See Subfactor 5 of Addenda to FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation – Commercial Items for Recommendation Letter requirement.

2 - PRICE - Limited to no more than 4 pages to include attachments. Submit one (1) original and one (1) copy or original only if submitted electronically. Any attachments provided by the Contracting Office does not count toward the limit.

(a) Provide Discount Terms, Offeror Complete Address, Name, Date, CAGE Code, and Signature. In doing so, the offeror accedes to the contract terms and conditions as written in the combined synopsis/Solicitation, with attachments. The combined synopsis/solicitation constitutes the model contract.

(b) Insert proposed unit and extended prices in the pricing schedule for each contract line item number (CLIN). The extended amount must equal the whole currency unit price multiplied by the number of units.

The quote must be submitted for base performance period plus any option years detailed in the solicitation.

(c) Price quote can be submitted in either U.S. Dollars or Japanese Yen. The Government exchange rate that shall be used is ¥111.1542 to $1.00.

D. Documents submitted in response to this RFQ must be fully responsive to and consistent with the following:

(1) Requirements of the RFQ (CLINs & PWS) and government standards and regulations pertaining to the PWS.

(2) Evaluation Factors for Award in provision 52.212-2, Evaluation - Commercial Items and its addenda.

(3) Any limitation on the number of quote pages. Pages exceeding the page limitations set forth in this solicitation provision will not be read or evaluated, and will be removed from the quote.

E. Format for quote Factor 1 and 2 shall be as follows:

(1) The quote will be 8 1/2” x 11” paper, except for fold-outs used for charts, tables, or diagrams, which may not exceed 11” x 17”.

(2) A page is defined as one face of a sheet of paper containing information.

(3) Typing shall not be less than 12 pitch.

(4) Elaborate formats, bindings or color presentations are not desired or required.

F. Documents submitted in response to this solicitation must be fully responsive to and consistent with the following:

1. Requirements of the solicitation (Item Numbers) and Performance Work Statement (PWS), and government standards and regulations pertaining to the PWS.

2. Evaluation Factors for Award.

G. The Government reserves the right to make an award on any item for a quantity less than the quantity offered, at the unit prices offered, unless the offeror specifies otherwise in the offer IAW 52.212-1(h) “multiple awards”.

(End of Addendum to FAR 52.212-1)

Submit above items to below POC;

Primary point of contact is Shoko Suzuki, Contract Administrator, Telephone 011-81-176-77- 4895, E-mail shoko.suzuki.jp@us.af.mil.

Alternate POC is TSgt Christopher Davalos Contracting Officer, Telephone 011-81-176-77-4895 E-mail christopher.davalos@us.af.mil

RESPONSE TIME:

Please send any response NO LATER THAN 0900 on 2 Jul 20 (JST) or 1900 on 1 Jul 20 (EST).

Addendum to 52.212-2 EVALUATION--COMMERCIAL ITEMS (OCT 2014)

(a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this combine synopsis/solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the combined synopsis/solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The Government will utilize the best value method per FAR 13.106-1.

EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD: Two (2) evaluation factors will be used to evaluate proposals:

Technical Capability broken down into five (5) subfactors and determined acceptable or unacceptable as defined in table 1a and Price Proposal.

Table 1a. Technical Acceptable/Unacceptable Rating Method

Adjectival Rating Description Acceptable Proposal meets the requirements of the solicitation.

Unacceptable Proposal does not meet the requirements of the solicitation.

FACTOR 1 – TECHNICAL CAPABILITY

SUBFACTOR 1 - Experience SUBFACTOR 2 - Education SUBFACTOR 3 - Licensure SUBFACTOR 4 - Knowledge of English Language SUBFACTOR 5 - Recommendation Letter

SUBFACTOR 1 – Experience: Minimum of one (1) year of current experience in infection prevention and control or equivalent relevant clinical experience within the last five (5) year. The following background are considered as “equivalent relevant clinical experience.”:

- Nursing

- Medicine

- Sterile processing

- Public Health

- Laboratory

- Biology

SUBFACTOR 2 – Education: Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in Nursing, Public Health, Epidemiology mailto:shoko.suzuki.jp@us.af.mil.

mailto:christopher.davalos@us.af.mil or Microbiology from a nationally recognized accredited college program.

SUBFACTOR 3 – Licensure: Must possess a current, valid and unrestricted registered nursing license as applicable, in one of the 50 states and/or the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or territories of the United States. All licenses must meet all state requirements, be unencumbered and remain in effect during contract employment. The contractor must be in good standing, and under no restrictions, with the state or national licensure board in any state in which a license is held or has been held within the last 10 years.

SUBFACTOR 4 – Knowledge of English Language: Fluently and proficiently read, write, speak and understand the English language. Contractor must be able to provide contract company with proof of being able to fluently and proficiently read, write, speak and understand the English language if English is not the contractor’s first language.

SUBFACTOR 5 – Recommendation Letter: Recommendation letter must include information that the individual has worked in a relevant position within the past 5 years, the individual provided good service performance, good work behavior and include the contact phone number and email of the drafter of the letter.

Performance/Experience Surveys/Questionnaires: Past Performance/Experience Questionnaires (PPEQs) shall be used by the offeror in obtaining and providing past performance/experience information of company dispatching Infection Preventionist and the individual who will be dispatched for Infection Preventionist service at 35 MDG after award. The government requires the offeror send out a PPEQ to each of the Points-of-Contact (POCs) identified in the Past Performance/Experience Documentation.

The offeror shall send out the PPEQ (Attachment 2) to each of their references.

The responsibility to send out the past performance/experience questionnaire rests solely with the offeror and the past performance/experience which is not supported by PPEQs is NOT considered as the past performance /experience submitted.

Once the questionnaires are completed by the POCs, the information contained therein will be considered source selection sensitive and will not be released outside the government. The POCs shall forward their completed questionnaires directly to the government – NOT BACK TO THE OFFEROR.

PPEQs shall be sent directly from your reference to this office marked to the attention of Ms. Shoko Suzuki, via fax at 0176-52-4793, or e-mail to shoko.suzuki.jp@us.af.mil

FACTOR II – PRICE PROPOSAL

An offeror’s proposed prices will be verified on the Solicitation CLIN Pricing Schedule by multiplying the quantities identified for each item number in the price schedule by the proposed unit price to confirm the extended amount for each price schedule item. The extended price for each line item will then be added together to arrive at a total evaluated price. As this requirement is a commercial service that will result in a firm-fixed-priced contract, a comparison of offeror’s proposed, competitive prices will satisfy the requirement for price analysis. The price evaluation will be accomplished by conducting price analysis to assess and compare proposed prices and reasonableness of the proposed total evaluated price as defined in FAR 15.404-1 and FAR 15.305.

Firm-fixed-price contract provides for a price that is not subject to any adjustment on the basis of the contractor’s cost experience in performing the contract. (FAR 16.202-1).

B. AWARD DETERMINATION: As a result of the Government‘s aforementioned evaluation, all offerors quotes will be evaluated if they are received by the deadline stated in the solicitation. Of those mailto:shoko.suzuki.jp@us.af.mil quotes, an award determination will be made to the offeror whose quote offers the best value to the Government and conforms to the requirements of the solicitation and Performance Work Statement

(PWS).

The Government reserves the right to award a contract for less than the quantity indicated in the solicitation. Contractors should only provide pricing for the amount of time they can actually provide the service. All proposals that receive an acceptable technical rating will then undergo a price comparison based on their monthly rate. A best value determination will be made to determine who the contract is awarded to.

(b) Options. The total amount of all options along with a six month extension added to each option year will be used to evaluate the aggregate price; however the total actual value of the contract will not reflect the six month extension as it is dependent on the year it is used and may not be used at all (FAR 52.217-8).

Example:

Year Price per

Month Quantity Overall Price Evaluation Six

Month Extension

Total Evaluated Price

Base $12 12 months $144 $72 $216 Option 1 $15 12 months $180 $90 $270

TOTAL EVALUATED PRICE: $486

TOTAL AWARDED CONTRACT

VALUE:

$144 with $180 Unexercised Option

(c) An award or acceptance of an offer, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract once the awardee signs and returns the award. Before the offer's specified expiration time, the Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award.

(End of Addendum to 52.212-2)

Contractors must be actively registered with the System Award Management (SAM). Lack of registration in the SAM database will make an offeror ineligible for award. The Contractor is required to confirm on an annual basis that its information in the SAM database is accurate and complete at https://www.sam.gov/. (IAW FAR 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer- System Award Management, Jul 13)

Contractors must be registered in Wide Area Work Flow (WAWF). The WAWF system is the method to electronically process vendor payment requests and receiving reports, at http://wawf.eb.mil/. (Authorized by DFARS 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports)

INCLUSION OF DFARS Clause 252.225-7976 "Contractor Personnel Performing in Japan." (DEVIATION 2018-O0019)

The clause listed above applies to this contract. Applicable references include USFJ Instruction 64-100, the full text of this clause, and USFJ Form 27.

1. In summary, this requires the contractor to be registered via the Synchronized Pre-Deployment and Operational Tracker (SPOT), in addition to any contractor personnel performing work under this contract in Japan. Link: https://spot.dmdc.mil/privacy.aspx https://www.sam.gov/ http://wawf.eb.mil/

2. A Letter of Authorization (LOA) is required to be completed by the contractor in SPOT for each person performing work under this contract. This LOA MUST be completed (via approval from a base contracting officer) prior to the departure of SOFA-covered contractor personnel. Consequences of not completing the LOA include being turned around by Japanese customs upon arrival into the country.

3. Depending on the scope of the contract, logistical support may be authorized by the installation commander, for items mentioned below (see DFARS Clause 252.225-7976(b)(4) for more information):

(A) Base Exchange, including exchange service stations, theaters, and commissary

(B) Emergency medical care, on a reimbursable basis

(C) Postal support, as authorized by military postal regulations

(D) Local recreation services

(E) Common Access Card (CAC)

(F) Issuance of U.S. Forces, Japan Vehicle Opearators Permit and Vechicle Plate or Permit Sticker

(G) Department of Defense Schools (on space available basis)

3.2.2.4 Logistical support measures will be determined prior to the award of the contract.

Contractors need to input employee information into SPOT for the working of the LOA, IMMEDIATELY AFTER the award of the contract.

3.2.2.5 A required USFM Form 27, "Contractor Employee Acknowledgement" form must also be completed by the contractor, when applicable.

3.2.2.6 Please contact the following personnel from 35 CONS/PKB for more information:

1) TSgt Chris Davalos (email: christopher.davalos@us.af.mil)

2) Lt Christopher Unger (email: christopher.unger.2@us.af.mil) mailto:christopher.davalos@us.af.mil

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

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252.201-7000 Contracting Officer's Representative 1991-12 SEC G 252.203-7000 Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials 2011-09 SEC I 252.203-7002 Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights. 2013-09 SEC I 252.204-7003 Control of Government Personnel Work Product. 1992-04 SEC I 252.204-7008 Compliance with Safeguarding Covered Defense Information Controls. 2016-10 SEC I 252.204-7012 Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident

Reporting.

2019-12 SEC I

252.204-7015 Notice of Authorized Disclosure of Information for Litigation Support. 2016-05 SEC I 252.204-7016 Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services—

Representation 2019-12

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

2019-12

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

2019-12

252.215-7007 Notice of Intent to Resolicit. 2012-06 SEC K 252.215-7013 Supplies and Services Provided by Nontraditional Defense Contractors. 2018-01 SEC L 252.222-7002 Compliance with Local Labor Laws (Overseas). 1997-06 SEC I 252.223-7006 Prohibition on Storage, Treatment, and Disposal of Toxic or Hazardous

Materials.

2014-09 SEC I

252.225-7001 Buy American and Balance of Payments Program. 2017-12 SEC I 252.225-7002 Qualifying Country Sources as Subcontractors. 2017-12 SEC I 252.225-7005 Identification of Expenditures in the United States. 2005-06 SEC I 252.225-7012 Preference for Certain Domestic Commodities. 2017-12 SEC I 252.225-7041 Correspondence in English. 1997-06 SEC I 252.225-7043 Antiterrorism/Force Protection for Defense Contractors Outside the

United States.

2015-06 SEC I

252.225-7048 Export-Controlled Items. 2013-06 SEC I 252.226-7001 Utilization of Indian Organizations, Indian-Owned Economic

Enterprises, and Native Hawaiian Small Business Concerns.

2019-04 SEC I

252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports. 2018-12 SEC G 252.232-7008 Assignment of Claims (Overseas). 1997-06 SEC G 252.232-7010 Levies on Contract Payments. 2006-12 SEC I 252.233-7001 Choice of Law (Overseas). 1997-06 SEC I 252.237-7010 Prohibition on Interrogation of Detainees by Contractor Personnel. 2013-06 SEC I 252.243-7001 Pricing of Contract Modifications. 1991-12 SEC I 252.243-7002 Requests for Equitable Adjustment. 2012-12 SEC I 252.244-7000 Subcontracts for Commercial Items 2013-06 SEC I 52.203-18 Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require Certain Internal

Confidentiality Agreements or Statements-Representation.

2017-01 SEC I

52.203-3 Gratuities 1984-04 52.203-6 Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government. 2006-09 SEC I Alternate I 1995-10 52.204-10 Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards. 2018-10 SEC I 52.204-16 Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting. 2016-07 SEC K 52.204-18 Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance. 2016-07 SEC I 52.204-22 Alternative Line Item Proposal. 2017-01 SEC I 52.204-24 Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video

Surveillance Services or Equipment 2019-12

52.204-25 Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment

2019-08

52.204-26 Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services-Representation. 2019-12 52.204-7 System for Award Management. 2018-10 SEC L 52.209-6 Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting with

Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment.

2015-10 SEC I

52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities. 2015-04 SEC I 52.223-18 Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While

Driving.

2011-08 SEC I

52.224-3 Privacy Training. 2017-01 SEC I 52.224-3 Privacy Training. 2017-01 SEC I Alternate I 2017-01 52.225-13 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases. 2008-06 SEC I 52.228-3 Workers Compensation Insurance (Defense Base Act). 2014-07 52.228-4 Workers Compensation and War-Hazard Insurance Overseas 1984-04 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-System for Award

Management.

2018-10 SEC I

52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors. 2013-12 SEC I 52.237-2 Protection of Government Buildings, Equipment, and Vegetation. 1984-04 SEC I 52.209-11 Representation by Corporations Regarding Delinquent Tax Liability or a Felony Conviction under any Federal Law.

2016-02 SEC I

252.204-7004 Antiterrorism Awareness Training for Contractors. 2019-02 SEC I 52.203-11 Certification and Disclosure Regarding Payments to Influence Certain

Federal Transactions.

2007-09 SEC I

52.203-12 Limitation on Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions. 2010-10 SEC I 52.204-17 Ownership or Control of Offeror. 2016-07 SEC I 52.204-20 Predecessor of Offeror. 2016-07 SEC I 52.204-4 Printed or Copied Double-Sided on Postconsumer Fiber Content Paper. 2011-05 SEC I 52.209-2 Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations-

Representation.

2015-11 SEC I

52.222-29 Notification of Visa Denial. 2015-04 SEC I 52.223-10 Waste Reduction Program. 2011-05 SEC I 52.229-6 Taxes-Foreign Fixed-Price Contracts. 2013-02 SEC I 52.232-39 Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations. 2013-06 SEC I 52.233-3 Protest after Award. 1996-08 SEC I 52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim. 2004-10 SEC I 52.242-13 Bankruptcy. 1995-07 SEC I 52.246-25 Limitation of Liability-Services. 1997-02 SEC I 252.225-7050 Disclosure of Ownership or Control by the Government of a County that is a State Sponsor of Terrorism 2018-01

252.225-7976 Contractor Personnel Performing in Japan (DEVIATION 2018-O0019) 2018-08 SECI 231.205-79 CARES Act Section 3610 Implementation (DEVIATION 2020-O0013) 2020-04 5352.223-9001 Health and Safety on Government Installations 2019-10 5352.242-9001 Common Access Card (CAC) for Contractor Personnel 2019-10

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52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items. (OCT 2018)

As prescribed in 12.301(b)(1), insert the following provision:

Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items (Oct 2018)

(a) North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code and small business size standard. The NAICS code and small business size standard for this acquisition appear in Block 10 of the solicitation cover sheet (SF 1449). However, the small business size standard for a concern which submits an offer in its own name, but which proposes to furnish an item which it did not itself manufacture, is 500 employees.

(b) Submission of offers. Submit signed and dated offers to the office specified in this solicitation at or before the exact time specified in this solicitation. Offers may be submitted on the SF 1449, letterhead stationery, or as otherwise specified in the solicitation. As a minimum, offers must show-

(1) The solicitation number;

(2) The time specified in the solicitation for receipt of offers;

(3) The name, address, and telephone number of the offeror;

(4) A technical description of the items being offered in sufficient detail to evaluate compliance with the requirements in the solicitation. This may include product literature, or other documents, if necessary;

(5) Terms of any express warranty;

(6) Price and any discount terms;

(7) "Remit to" address, if different than mailing address;

(8) A completed copy of the representations and certifications at FAR 52.212-3 (see FAR 52.212-3(b) for those representations and certifications that the offeror shall complete electronically);

(9) Acknowledgment of Solicitation Amendments;

(10) Past performance information, when included as an evaluation factor, to include recent and relevant contracts for the same or similar items and other references (including contract numbers, points of contact with telephone numbers and other relevant information); and

(11) If the offer is not submitted on the SF 1449, include a statement specifying the extent of agreement with all terms, conditions, and provisions included in the solicitation. Offers that fail to furnish required representations or information, or reject the terms and conditions of the solicitation may be excluded from consideration.

(c) Period for acceptance of offers. The offeror agrees to hold the prices in its offer firm for 30 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of offers, unless another time period is specified in an addendum to the solicitation.

(d) Product samples. When required by the solicitation, product samples shall be submitted at or prior to the time specified for receipt of offers. Unless otherwise specified in this solicitation, these samples shall be submitted at no expense to the Government, and returned at the sender's request and expense, unless they are destroyed during preaward testing.

(e) Multiple offers. Offerors are encouraged to submit multiple offers presenting alternative terms and conditions, including alternative line items (provided that the alternative line items are consistent with subpart

4.10 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation), or alternative commercial items for satisfying the requirements of this solicitation. Each offer submitted will be evaluated separately.

(f) Late submissions, modifications, revisions, and withdrawals of offers.

(1) Offerors are responsible for submitting offers, and any modifications, revisions, or withdrawals, so as to reach the Government office designated in the solicitation by the time specified in the solicitation. If no time is specified in the solicitation, the time for receipt is 4:30 p.m., local time, for the designated Government office on the date that offers or revisions are due.

(2)

(i) Any offer, modification, revision, or withdrawal of an offer received at the Government office designated in the solicitation after the exact time specified for receipt of offers is "late" and will not be considered unless it is received before award is made, the Contracting Officer determines that accepting the late offer would not unduly delay the acquisition; and-

(A) If it was transmitted through an electronic commerce method authorized by the solicitation, it was received at the initial point of entry to the Government infrastructure not later than 5:00 p.m. one working day prior to the date specified for receipt of offers; or

(B) There is acceptable evidence to establish that it was received at the Government installation designated for receipt of offers and was under the Government's control prior to the time set for receipt of offers; or

(C) If this solicitation is a request for proposals, it was the only proposal received.

(ii) However, a late modification of an otherwise successful offer, that makes its terms more favorable to the Government, will be considered at any time it is received and may be accepted.

(3) Acceptable evidence to establish the time of receipt at the Government installation includes the time/date stamp of that installation on the offer wrapper, other documentary evidence of receipt maintained by the installation, or oral testimony or statements of Government personnel.

(4) If an emergency or unanticipated event interrupts normal Government processes so that offers cannot be received at the Government office designated for receipt of offers by the exact time specified in the solicitation, and urgent Government requirements preclude amendment of the solicitation or other notice of an extension of the closing date, the time specified for receipt of offers will be deemed to be extended to the same time of day specified in the solicitation on the first work day on which normal Government processes resume.

(5) Offers may be withdrawn by written notice received at any time before the exact time set for receipt of offers. Oral offers in response to oral solicitations may be withdrawn orally. If the solicitation authorizes facsimile offers, offers may be withdrawn via facsimile received at any time before the exact time set for receipt of offers, subject to the conditions specified in the solicitation concerning facsimile offers. An offer may be withdrawn in person by an offeror or its authorized representative if, before the exact time set for receipt of offers, the identity of the person requesting withdrawal is established and the person signs a receipt for the offer.

(g) Contract award (not applicable to Invitation for Bids). The Government intends to evaluate offers and award a contract without discussions with offerors. Therefore, the offeror's initial offer should contain the offeror's best terms from a price and technical standpoint. However, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if later determined by the Contracting Officer to be necessary. The Government may reject any or all offers if such action is in the public interest; accept other than the lowest offer; and waive informalities and minor irregularities in offers received.

(h) Multiple awards. The Government may accept any item or group of items of an offer, unless the offeror qualifies the offer by specific limitations. Unless otherwise provided in the Schedule, offers may not be submitted for quantities less than those specified. The Government reserves the right to make an award on any item for a quantity less than the quantity offered, at the unit prices offered, unless the offeror specifies otherwise in the offer.

(i) Availability of requirements documents cited in the solicitation.

(1)

(i) The GSA Index of Federal Specifications, Standards and Commercial Item Descriptions, FPMR Part101- 29, and copies of specifications, standards, and commercial item descriptions cited in this solicitation may be obtained for a fee by submitting a request to- GSA Federal Supply Service Specifications Section Suite 8100 470 East L'Enfant Plaza, SW Washington, DC 20407 Telephone (202) 619-8925 Facsimile (202) 619-8978.

(ii) If the General Services Administration, Department of Agriculture, or Department of Veterans Affairs issued this solicitation, a single copy of specifications, standards, and commercial item descriptions cited in this solicitation may be obtained free of charge by submitting a request to the addressee in paragraph (i)(1)(i) of this provision. Additional copies will be issued for a fee.

(2) Most unclassified Defense specifications and standards may be downloaded from the following ASSIST websites:

(i) ASSIST ( https://assist.dla.mil/online/start/).

(ii) Quick Search ( http://quicksearch.dla.mil/).

(iii) ASSISTdocs.com (http://assistdocs.com).

(3) Documents not available from ASSIST may be ordered from the Department of Defense Single Stock Point (DoDSSP) by-

(i) Using the ASSIST Shopping Wizard (https://assist.dla.mil/wizard/index.cfm);

(ii) Phoning the DoDSSP Customer Service Desk (215) 697-2179, Mon-Fri, 0730 to 1600 EST; or

(iii) Ordering from DoDSSP, Building 4, Section D, 700 Robbins Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19111-5094, Telephone (215) 697-2667/2179, Facsimile (215) 697-1462.

(4) Nongovernment (voluntary) standards must be obtained from the organization responsible for their preparation, publication, or maintenance.

(j) Unique entity identifier. (Applies to all offers exceeding $3,500, and offers of $3,500 or less if the solicitation requires the Contractor to be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM).) The Offeror shall enter, in the block with its name and address on the cover page of its offer, the annotation "Unique Entity Identifier" followed by the unique entity identifier that identifies the Offeror's name and address. The Offeror also shall enter its Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) indicator, if applicable. The EFT indicator is a four-character suffix to the unique entity identifier. The suffix is assigned at the discretion of the Offeror to establish additional SAM records for identifying alternative EFT accounts (see subpart 32.11) for the same entity. If the Offeror does not have a unique entity identifier, it should contact the entity designated at www.sam.gov for unique entity identifier establishment directly to obtain one. The Offeror should indicate that it is an offeror for a Government contract when contacting the entity designated at www.sam.gov for establishing the unique entity identifier.

(k) [Reserved]

(l) Debriefing. If a post-award debriefing is given to requesting offerors, the Government shall disclose the following information, if applicable:

(1) The agency's evaluation of the significant weak or deficient factors in the debriefed offeror's offer.

(2) The overall evaluated cost or price and technical rating of the successful and the debriefed offeror and past performance information on the debriefed offeror.

(3) The overall ranking of all offerors, when any ranking was developed by the agency during source selection.

(4) A summary of the rationale for award;

(5) For acquisitions of commercial items, the make and model of the item to be delivered by the successful offeror.

(6) Reasonable responses to relevant questions posed by the debriefed offeror as to whether source-selection procedures set forth in the solicitation, applicable regulations, and other applicable authorities were followed by the agency.

(End of provision)

(End of Clause)

52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance. (OCT 2018)

As prescribed in 4.1105(b), use the following clause:

System for Award Management Maintenance. (Oct 2018)

(a) Definitions. As used in this clause- "Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) indicator" means a four-character suffix to the unique entity identifier. The suffix is assigned at the discretion of the commercial, nonprofit, or Government entity to establish additional System for Award Management (SAM) records for identifying alternative EFT accounts (see subpart 32.11) for the same entity.

"Registered in the System for Award Management (SAM)" means that-

(1) The Contractor has entered all mandatory information, including the unique entity identifier and the EFT indicator (if applicable), the Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code, as well as data required by the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 (see subpart 4.14), into SAM;

(2) The Contractor has completed the Core, Assertions, Representations and Certifications, and Points of Contact sections of the registration in SAM;

(3) The Government has validated all mandatory data fields, to include validation of the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The Contractor will be required to provide consent for TIN validation to the Government as a part of the SAM registration process; and

(4) The Government has marked the record "Active".

"System for Award Management (SAM)" means the primary Government repository for prospective Federal awardee and Federal awardee information and the centralized Government system for certain contracting, grants, and other assistance-related processes. It includes-

(1) Data collected from prospective Federal awardees required for the conduct of business with the Government;

(2) Prospective contractor-submitted annual representations and certifications in accordance with FAR subpart 4.12; and

(3) Identification of those parties excluded from receiving Federal contracts, certain subcontracts, and certain types of Federal financial and non-financial assistance and benefits.

"Unique entity identifier" means a number or other identifier used to identify a specific commercial, nonprofit, or Government entity. See www.sam.gov for the designated entity for establishing unique entity identifiers.

(b) If the solicitation for this contract contained the provision 52.204-7 with its Alternate I, and the

Contractor was unable to register prior to award, the Contractor shall be registered in SAM within 30 days after award or before three days prior to submission of the first invoice, whichever occurs first.

(c) The Contractor shall maintain registration in SAM during contract performance and through final payment of any contract, basic agreement, basic ordering agreement, or blanket purchasing agreement. The Contractor is responsible for the currency, accuracy and completeness of the data within SAM, and for any liability resulting from the Government's reliance on inaccurate or incomplete data. To remain registered in SAM after the initial registration, the Contractor is required to review and update on an annual basis, from the date of initial registration or subsequent updates, its information in SAM to ensure it is current, accurate and complete. Updating information in SAM does not alter the terms and conditions of this contract and is not a substitute for a properly executed contractual document.

(d) (1)

(i) If a Contractor has legally changed its business name or "doing business as" name (whichever is shown on the contract), or has transferred the assets used in performing the contract, but has not completed the necessary requirements regarding novation and change-of-name agreements in subpart 42.12, the Contractor shall provide the responsible Contracting Officer a minimum of one business day's written notification of its intention to-

(A) Change the name in SAM;

(B) Comply with the requirements of subpart 42.12 of the FAR; and

(C) Agree in writing to the timeline and procedures specified by the responsible Contracting Officer. The Contractor shall provide with the notification sufficient documentation to support the legally changed name.

(ii) If the Contractor fails to comply with the requirements of paragraph (d)(1)(i) of this clause, or fails to perform the agreement at paragraph (d)(1)(i)(C) of this clause, and, in the absence of a properly executed novation or change-of-name agreement, the SAM information that shows the Contractor to be other than the Contractor indicated in the contract will be considered to be incorrect information within the meaning of the "Suspension of Payment" paragraph of the electronic funds transfer (EFT) clause of this contract.

(2) The Contractor shall not change the name or address for EFT payments or manual payments, as appropriate, in SAM record to reflect an assignee for the purpose of assignment of claims (see FAR subpart 32.8, Assignment of Claims). Assignees shall be separately registered in the SAM. Information provided to the Contractor's SAM record that indicates payments, including those made by EFT, to an ultimate recipient other than that Contractor will be considered to be incorrect information within the meaning of the "Suspension of Payment" paragraph of the EFT clause of this contract.

(3) The Contractor shall ensure that the unique entity identifier is maintained with the entity designated at www.sam.gov for establishment of the unique entity identifier throughout the life of the contract. The Contractor shall communicate any change to the unique entity identifier to the Contracting Officer within 30 days after the change, so an appropriate modification can be issued to update the data on the contract. A change in the unique entity identifier does not necessarily require a novation be accomplished.

(e) Contractors may obtain additional information on registration and annual confirmation requirements at https://www.sam.gov.

(End of clause)

52.204-19 Incorporation by Reference of Representations and Certifications. (DEC 2014)

As prescribed in 4.1202(b), insert the following clause.

Incorporation by Reference of Representations and Certifications (Dec 2014) The Contractor's representations and certifications, including those completed electronically via the System for Award Management (SAM), are incorporated by reference into the contract.

52.209-10 Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations. (NOV 2015)

As prescribed in 9.108-5(b), insert the following clause:

Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations (Nov 2015)

(a) Definitions. As used in this clause- "Inverted domestic corporation" means a foreign incorporated entity that meets the definition of an inverted domestic corporation under 6 U.S.C. 395(b), applied in accordance with the rules and definitions of 6 U.S.C.

395(c).

"Subsidiary" means an entity in which more than 50 percent of the entity is owned-

(1) Directly by a parent corporation; or

(2) Through another subsidiary of a parent corporation.

(b) If the contractor reorganizes as an inverted domestic corporation or becomes a subsidiary of an inverted domestic corporation at any time during the period of performance of this contract, the Government may be prohibited from paying for Contractor activities performed after the date when it becomes an inverted domestic corporation or subsidiary. The Government may seek any available remedies in the event the Contractor fails to perform in accordance with the terms and conditions of the contract as a result of Government action under this clause.

(c) Exceptions to this prohibition are located at 9.108-2.

(d) In the event the Contractor becomes either an inverted domestic corporation, or a subsidiary of an inverted domestic corporation during contract performance, the Contractor shall give written notice to the Contracting Officer within five business days from the date of the inversion event.

252.215-7008 Only One Offer. (OCT 2013)

As prescribed at 215.408(3), use the following provision:

ONLY ONE OFFER (OCT 2013)

(a) After initial submission of offers, the Offeror agrees to submit any subsequently requested additional cost or pricing data if the Contracting Officer notifies the offeror that-

(1) Only one offer was received; and

(2) Additional cost or pricing data is required in order to determine whether the price is fair and reasonable or to comply with the statutory requirement for certified cost or pricing data (10 U.S.C. 2306a and FAR 15.403- 3).

(b) Requirement for submission of additional cost or pricing data. Except as provided in paragraph (c) of this provision, the Offeror shall submit additional cost or pricing data as follows:

(1) If the Contracting Officer notifies the Offeror that additional cost or pricing data are required in accordance with paragraph (a) of this clause, the data shall be certified unless an exception applies (FAR 15.403-1(b)).

(2) Exceptions from certified cost or pricing data. In lieu of submitting certified cost or pricing data, the Offeror may submit a written request for exception by submitting the information described in the following paragraphs. The Contracting Officer may require additional supporting information, but only to the extent necessary to determine whether an exception should be granted, and whether the price is fair and reasonable.

(i) Identification of the law or regulation establishing the price offered. If the price is controlled under law by periodic rulings, reviews, or similar actions of a governmental body, attach a copy of the controlling document, unless it was previously submitted to the contracting office.

(ii) Commercial item exception. For a commercial item exception, the Offeror shall submit, at a minimum, information on prices at which the same item or/ similar items have previously been sold in the commercial market that is adequate for evaluating the reasonableness of the price for this acquisition. Such information may include

(A) For catalog items, a copy of or identification of the catalog and its date, or the appropriate pages for the offered items, or a statement that the catalog is on file in the buying office to which the proposal is being submitted. Provide a copy or describe current discount policies and price lists (published or unpublished), e.g., wholesale, original equipment manufacturer, or reseller. Also explain the basis of each offered price and its relationship to the established catalog price, including how the proposed price relates to the price of recent sales in quantities similar to the proposed quantities;

(B) For market-priced items, the source and date or period of the market quotation or other basis for market price, the base amount, and applicable discounts. In addition, describe the nature of the market; or

(C) For items included on an active Federal Supply Service Multiple Award Schedule contract, proof that an exception has been granted for the schedule item.

(3) The Offeror grants the Contracting Officer or an authorized representative the right to examine, at any time before award, books, records, documents, or other directly pertinent records to verify any request for an exception under this provision, and the reasonableness of price. For items priced using catalog or market prices, or law or regulation, access does not extend to cost or profit information or other data relevant solely to the Offerors determination of the prices to be offered in the catalog or marketplace.

(4) Requirements for certified cost or pricing data. If the Offeror is not granted an exception from the requirement to submit certified cost or pricing data, the following applies:

(i) The Offeror shall prepare and submit certified cost or pricing data and supporting attachments in accordance with the instructions contained in Table 15-2 of FAR 15.408, which is incorporated by reference with the same force and effect as though it were inserted here in full text. The instructions in Table 15-2 are incorporated as a mandatory format to be used, unless the Contracting Officer and the Offeror agree to a different format.

(ii) As soon as practicable after agreement on price, but before contract award (except for unpriced actions such as letter contracts), the offeror shall submit a Certificate of Current Cost or Pricing Data, as prescribed by FAR 15.406-2.

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

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

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

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

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

(d) If negotiations are conducted, the negotiated price should not exceed the offered price.

(End of provision)

252.232-7006 Wide Area WorkFlow Payment Instructions. (DEC 2018)

As prescribed in 232.7004(b), use the following clause:

WIDE AREA WORKFLOW PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS (DEC 2018)

(a) Definitions. As used in this clause- Department of Defense Activity Address Code (DoDAAC) is a six position code that uniquely identifies a unit, activity, or organization.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(d) WAWF training. The Contractor should follow the training instructions of the WAWF Web-Based Training…