RFQ Ship Repair Combined Synopis MOHAWK AA.pdf

USCGC MOHAWK (WMEC-913)

Aviation Availability FY23

70Z080-22-Q-MECP0020

NOTICE FOR FILING AGENCY PROTESTS

United States Coast Guard Ombudsman Program

It is the policy of the United States Coast Guard (USCG) to issue solicitations and make contract awards in a fair and timely manner. The Ombudsman Program for Agency Protests (OPAP) was established to investigate agency protest issues and resolve them without expensive and time- consuming litigation.

OPAP is an independent reviewing authority that is empowered to grant a prevailing protester essentially the same relief as the Government Accountability Office (GAO).

Interested parties are encouraged to seek resolution of their concerns within the USCG as an Alternative

Dispute Resolution (ADR) forum rather than filing a protest with the GAO or some external forum.

Interested parties may seek resolution of their concerns informally or opt to file a formal agency protest with the Contracting Officer or Ombudsman.

Informal Forum with the Ombudsman. Interested parties who believe a specific USCG procurement is unfair or otherwise defective should first direct their concerns to the applicable Contracting

Officer. If the Contracting Officer is unable to satisfy their concerns, interested parties are encouraged to contact the U.S. Coast Guard Ombudsman for Agency Protests. Under this informal process, the agency is not required to suspend contract award performance. Use of an informal forum does not suspend any time requirement for filing a protest with the agency or other forum. In order to ensure a timely response, interested parties should provide the following information to the Ombudsman: solicitation/contract number, contracting office, Contracting Officer, and solicitation closing date (if applicable).

Formal Agency Protest with the Ombudsman. Prior to submitting a formal agency protest, protesters must first use their best efforts to resolve their concerns with the Contracting Officer through open and frank discussions. If the protester’s concerns are unresolved, an Independent Review is available by the

Ombudsman. The protester may file a formal agency protest to either the Contracting Officer or as an alternative to that, the Ombudsman under the OPAP program.

Contract award or performance will be suspended during the protest period unless contract award or performance is justified, in writing, for urgent and compelling reasons or is determined in writing to be in the best interest of the Government. The agency’s goal is to resolve protests in less than 35 calendar days from the date of filing. Protests shall include the information set forth in FAR 33.103(d) (2). If the protester fails to submit the required information, resolution of the protest may be delayed or the protest may be dismissed. To be timely protests must be filed within the period specified in FAR 33.103(e).

Formal protests filed under the OPAP program should be submitted electronically to OPAP@uscg.mil and the Contracting Officer or by hand delivery to the Contracting Officer.

Election of Forum. After an interested party protests a Coast Guard procurement to the Contracting

Officer or the Ombudsman, and while the protest is pending, the protester agrees not to file a protest with the GAO or other external forum. If the protest is filed with an external forum, the agency protest will be dismissed.

The Ombudsman Hotline telephone number is 202.372.3695.

mailto:OPAP@uscg.mil

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with Federal

Acquisition Regulation (FAR) subpart 12.6 and subpart 13.5 as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotations are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation number 70Z080-22-Q-MECP0020 is issued as a

Request for Quotations (RFQ). This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through

Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2022-06 effective April 26, 2022, Department of Homeland

Security Acquisition Regulation effective May 16, 2022, Homeland Security Acquisition Manual

(HSAM) 2022-02 effective March 31, 2022, Coast Guard Acquisition Procedures (CGAP) 2022-01 effective June 10, 2022, FAR Class Deviation 14-01 (DEC 2014), FAR Class Deviation 2019-01 Rev 1

(AUG 2020), FAR Class Deviation 20-04 Rev 1(AUG 2020), and FAR Class Deviation 2020-05 Rev

2(AUG 2020).

NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION STANDARD CODE:

The applicable North American Industry Classification Standard Code is 336611. The small business size standard is 1,250 employees. This solicitation is issued as a 100% Total Small Business Set Aside. All responsible small business sources may submit a quotation, which shall be considered by the agency.

It is anticipated that one (1) firm fixed price contract will be awarded as a result of this synopsis/solicitation.

SOLICITATION DOCUMENTS:

Attachment 1: Schedule of Services – Blank Price Schedule

Attachment 2: Statement of Work – Specification

REQUIRED SUBMITTALS:

1- Completed Schedule of Services (Attachment 1)

2- Signed Solicitation Amendments

AGENCY INFORMATION:

Tiffany Winbush

Contract Specialist

(757) 628-4645 tiffany.a.winbush@uscg.mil

Kaity George

Contracting Officer

(757) 628-4640 kaity.george@uscg.mil

LT Justin Johnson

Contracting Officer’s Representative

(305) 292-8750 justin.l.johnson@uscg.mil

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: The period of performance for this contract is 05 October 2022 to

03 November 2022. Contractors that have this capability are invited to submit quotations in accordance with the requirements stipulated in this solicitation.

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE: The place of performance will be at the pier located at 100 Trumbo Point

Road, Key West, FL 33040-6655

REQUEST FOR DRAWINGS: The last day to request, drawings regarding this solicitation is 22 July

2022. After this date, further requests may not be accepted due to time constraints. To request drawings, contact the Contract Specialist. All requests should identify the solicitation number 70Z080-22-Q-

MECP0020Some references listed in the Specification, under "Consolidated List of References," are subject to Export Control limitations or have otherwise restricted distribution, and have been deemed

"limited access" and "export controlled" packages. In order to access these documents, vendors must be certified as a US or Canadian contractor by the Joint Certification Program (JCP) administered by the

Defense Logistic Information Service (DLIS). Instructions and procedures for being certified by JCP can mailto:tiffany.a.winbush@uscg.mil mailto:kaity.george@uscg.mil mailto:justin.l.johnson@uscg.mil be found at https://www.dla.mil/HQ/LogisticsOperations/Services/JCP/. Only those vendors that have current certification by JCP will be able to be granted explicit access to these packages by the USCG.

QUESTIONS: The last day for questions regarding this solicitation is 29 July 2022. Email all questions in one document to Contract Specialist and Contracting Officer. All questions need to identify the solicitation number 70Z080-22-Q-MECP0020 and will be answered by an Amendment.

SUBMISSION OF QUOTES: E-mail quotations shall be sent to the Contract Specialist. Please indicate 70Z080-22-Q-MECP0020 in the subject line. Contractor must affirm that the pricing provided from the quote shall be valid up to the date of contract award. Quotes are due by 08 August 2022 4:30 PM EST. Anticipated award date is on or about 26 August 2022.

Statement of Requirement

The proposed contract to be awarded by the United States Coast Guard (USCG) shall be for Dockside repairs to the USCGC MOHAWK (WMEC-913) as specified in Attachment 2 – Statement of Work -

Specification. Contractor shall provide all labor, materials, necessary to meet the requirements of the specification.

The following clauses, provisions, and addenda applies to this acquisition:

The provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial, applies to this acquisition and is tailored in its entirety for simplified acquisitions:

Instructions to Quoters—Commercial Items

(a) Submitting your quote. Submit your company’s quote in writing via email to the contract specialist and the contracting officer. You may submit more than one quote. If you do, we will evaluate each separately.

(b) Submission deadline. We must receive your quote at the email address specified elsewhere in the solicitation. We will not consider any quote that we receive after the deadline unless we receive it before we issue a purchase order and considering it will not delay our purchase. In case of an emergency that delays our operations and makes submission or receipt of your quote impossible, we will extend the deadline by one working day.

(c) Terms and content of your quote. Your quote must be based on the terms of this RFQ. We might reject any quote that is not based on these terms in every respect. Your quote must contain all of the information described below.

(d) Small Business Status. In order to submit a quote, you must know whether your company is a small business. The small business size standard that applies to this purchase is stated in elsewhere in this solicitation, along with the North American Industry Classification System

(NAICS) code on which it is based. Regardless of the information in the solicitation, the small business size standard is 1250 employees if you are submitting your quote in your own name but intend to provide a product that you did not manufacture yourself.

(e) Issuance of purchase order. Your quote should contain your best terms. The Contracting Officer may reject any or all quotes. After the evaluation of quotes, the Contracting Officer may negotiate final terms with one or more quoters of the Government’s choice before issuing a purchase order. The Contracting Officer will not negotiate with any quoters other than those of the Government’s choice and will not use the formal source selection procedures described in

FAR Part 15.

(f) The Contracting Officer may issue a contract to other than the quoter with the lowest price. We might issue an order for less than the quantity on which your quote is based, at the quoted price, https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-52#FAR_52_212_1 unless you tell us that you will not accept an order on that basis.

(g) Information to be submitted. Put the following information on the first page of your quote:

1. The number of this RFQ;

2. Your company name, address, UNIQUE ENTITY ID (UEI) number (see below) and telephone number.

3. Your price and any discount terms

4. Acknowledgement of any amendments to this RFQ; and

5. A statement that you assent to all terms of this RFQ.

(h) Beginning on the second page of your quote, provide the following information in the following order:

1. All required technical documentation as identified in the “Technical” evaluation factor

2. The terms of any express warranty

3. Your payment address;

4. **Optional** references to current or former customers who will attest to the quality of your product or service in the within the past three years, including (i) customer name, (ii) customer address, (iii) contract or purchase order numbers, (iv) persons to contact, and (v) telephone numbers.

(i) Product samples. If this RFQ requires that you submit product samples, you must deliver them to us at the location specified for our receipt on or before the deadline for submission of your quote.

We will not pay for the samples, and we will return them to you only upon request and at your expense, unless they are destroyed during testing.

(j) Availability of Government Documents. If the descriptions in this RFQ of the products or services we want to buy refer to any Government specification, standard or commercial item description, you may obtain a copy of any such documents from the places listed in Federal

Acquisition Regulation 52.212-1, paragraph (i) and listed in 52.211-3 in this RFQ.

(k) System for Award Management (SAM). Unless exempted by the Contracting Officer, you must register in SAM before we will issue a purchase order to you. If you do not register by the date set by the Contracting Officer, the Contracting Officer might issue the order to a different quoter.

Once registered, you must remain registered throughout performance until final payment. Go to https://www.acquisition.gov for information on SAM registration and annual confirmation.

(l) UNIQUE ENTITY ID Number. [This applies to all quotes if the solicitation requires that you be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM).] Place the annotation “UNIQUE

ENTITY ID” or “UNIQUE ENTITY ID” next to your name and address on the first page of your quote followed by the UNIQUE ENTITY ID number that identifies the quoter’s name and address.

(m) If you do not have a UNIQUE ENTITY ID number, contact Dun and Bradstreet to obtain one. If you are located within the United States, you may contact Dun and Bradstreet by calling 1-866-

705-5711 or via the internet at http://fedgov.dnb.com/webform.

(n) If you are located outside the United States, you must contact the local Dun and Bradstreet office for a UNIQUE ENTITY ID number. Tell Dun and Bradstreet that you are a quoter for a

Government contract when contacting the local Dun and Bradstreet office.

The provision at FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation of Commercial Items is not applicable to this solicitation.

In lieu of this provision, quotes will be evaluated in accordance with FAR 13.106-2 based on the criteria listed below. The evaluation factors below are the mandatory minimum requirement for eligibility for evaluation. Failure to comply with the requirement may lead to outright rejection of the quote.

Evaluation Criteria

The government anticipates selecting the best-suited contractor from initial responses, without engaging in https://www.acquisition.gov/ http://fedgov.dnb.com/webform exchanges with contractors. Contractors are strongly encouraged to submit their best technical solutions and price in response to this RFQ.

Once the government determines the contractor that is the best suited (i.e., the apparent successful contractor), the government reserves the right to communicate with only that contractor to address any remaining issues, if necessary, and finalize a contract with that contractor. These issues may include technical and price. If the parties cannot successfully address any remaining issues, as determined pertinent at the sole discretion of the government, the government reserves the right to communicate with the next best-suited contractor based on the original analysis and address any remaining issues.

The Government will select the quote that is most advantageous to the Government based on the following factors:

A. Technical

B. Past Performance

C. Price

Technical Evaluation:

(1) Technical Approach

Submit a legible overview-planning document (PD) with the following characteristics:

Graphical in format and outlines the strategy for ensuring that this requirement is completed on or before the contract completion date.

The planning document shall include at least:

1) Proposed schedule, resources, completion-dates, float, and major millstones for the various tasks required completing this contract and

2) Identify a list of items that may pose the most contract schedule risk and approach to mitigate or eliminate each risk.

(2) Coatings Certification Requirements

Submit a description of how you intend to meet SFLC Standard Specification 0000 coatings QC/QA requirements for this contract. This plan must include the names of any subcontractors and resumes for any proposed QP1 certified painters and/or independent NACE CIP Level 3 inspectors.

(3) Welding Certifications/Procedures

Submit welding documentation (e.g. WPSs, welder certs, etc.) in accordance with SFLC Standard

Specification 0740, specific to your internal or subcontracted staff for the weld joints that will be installed.

Past Performance:

The Government may utilize any references provided by the Contractor, along with information available from past contracts/orders with the USCG and any information found using sources such as Contractor Performance

Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) to determine the contractor’s past performance within the last three (3) years. The Government reserves the right to limit or expand the number of references it decides to contact and to contact references other than those provided by the contractor. The contractor should provide at least two relevant past performance evaluations within the last three (3) years. Past performance less than satisfactory may not be considered for award.

Price:

The contractor shall provide pricing as requested in Attachment 1 – Schedule of Services 70Z080-22-Q-

MECP0020. The contractor’s price shall represent the best price in response to the request for quote. The price shall be evaluated to determine fairness and reasonableness. Additional detailed information may be required to determine price reasonableness. Options. The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. The Government may determine that an offer is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced. Evaluation of options shall not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s).

Evaluation method The Government will evaluate proposals using a tradeoff process to determine the best overall value and consider award to other than the lowest priced offeror or than the highest technically rated offer. The evaluation factors above are the mandatory minimum requirement for eligibility for evaluation. Failure to comply with the requirement may lead to outright rejection of the quote.

The relative importance of technical and past performance combined, are more important than cost or price.

The Coast Guard reserves the right to consider award to other than the lowest-priced offeror or the highest technically rated offer.

Quoters are required to include a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications – Commercial Items, Alternate I of 52.212-3

The clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions – Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition and includes the following addenda:

(c) Changes – ship repair

(1) The Contracting Officer may, at any time, by written order, and without notice to the sureties, if any, make changes within the general scope of this contract, in any one or more of the following:

(a) Drawings, designs, or specifications, when the supplies to be furnished are to be specially manufactured for the Government in accordance with the drawings, designs, or specifications;

(b) Method of shipment or packing;

(c) Place of performance of the work

(d) Time of commencement or completion of the work; and

(e) Other requirements within the general scope of the contract.

(2) If any such change causes an increase or decrease in the cost of, or the time required for, performance of any part of the work under this contract, whether changed or not changed by the order, the Contracting

Officer shall make an equitable adjustment in the contract price, the delivery schedule, or both, and shall modify the contract accordingly.

(3) The contractor must submit any proposal for adjustment under this clause within 5 days from the date of receipt of the written order. At the Contracting Officer's discretion, the 5-day period may be shortened. However, if the Contracting Officer decides that the facts justify it, the Contracting Officer may receive and act upon a proposal submitted before final payment of the contract.

(4) If the contractor's proposal includes the cost of property rendered obsolete or excess by the change, the Contracting Officer shall have the right to prescribe the manner of the disposition of the property.

(5) Failure to agree to any adjustment shall be a dispute under the Disputes clause. However, nothing in this clause shall excuse the contractor from proceeding with the contract as changed.

(w) Required Insurance

Prior to start of performance, the Contractor shall, at its own expense, procure and maintain the following kinds of insurance with respect to performance under the contract. In accordance with HSAR 3052.217-

95, Liability and Insurance, and 3052.228-70, Insurance the Contractor shall furnish the Contracting Officer with proof of insurance for the duration of the contract, including:

(1) Ship Repairer's Liability - $500,000 per occurrence.

(2) Comprehensive General Liability - $500,000 per occurrence.

(3) Full insurance coverage in accordance with the United States’ Longshoremen's and Harbor

Worker's Act.

(4) Full insurance coverage in accordance with the State's Workmen's Compensation Law (or its equivalent) for all places of performance under this contract.

The insurance certificate must provide the name of the US Coast Guard vessel and the contract number as specifically insured.

(x) Schedule of work

(1) Notwithstanding other requirements specified in this contract, the contractor shall provide to the

Contracting Officer and COR the following documents within three (3) working days of the vessel's arrival at the contractor's facility for dry-dock availabilities and at the arrival conference for dockside availabilities:

a. Production Schedule.

b. Work Package Network.

c. Total Manpower Loading Curve.

d. Trade Manning Curves.

e. Subcontracting List.

(2) The Production Schedule shall list the earliest, latest, and scheduled start and completion date for each work item awarded and shall identify the critical path. The Work Package Network shall show the work items, milestones, key events, and activities and shall clearly identify the critical path. The Total Manpower

Loading Curve shall show the required manning for the duration of the contract. The Trade Manning Curves shall show the required manning for each trade for the duration of the contract. The Subcontracting List shall show work items, milestones, key events, and activities to be accomplished by subcontractors.

(3) Growth work ordered and agreed upon, whether or not yet formalized via a change order (contract modification), shall be added to the Production Schedule, Trade Manning Curves, and Subcontracting List and submitted to the Contracting Officer and COR at each weekly Progress Meeting. Any anticipated or unanticipated deviation (greater than two (2) calendar days) from the Production Schedule shall be immediately brought to the attention of the Contracting Officer and COR.

(4) Any deviation in the Production Schedule which results in a delay in the completion of work on a vessel past the established performance period completion date may entitle the Government to remedies for late performance under subparagraph (f) of this clause titled Excusable delays.

(y) Access to the Vessel

(1) As authorized by the Contracting Officer, a reasonable number of officers, employees and personnel designated by the Government, or representatives of other contractors and their subcontractors shall have admission to the facility and access to the vessel at all reasonable times to perform and fulfill their respective obligations to the Government on a noninterference basis. The contractor shall make reasonable arrangements to provide access for these personnel to office space, work areas, storage or shop areas, and other facilities and services reasonable and necessary to perform their duties. All such personnel shall comply with contractor rules and regulations governing personnel at its shipyard, including those regarding safety and security.

(2) The contractor further agrees to allow a reasonable number of officers, employees, and designated personnel of contractors on other contemplated work, the same privileges of admission to the contractor's facility and access to the vessel(s) on a noninterference basis, subject to contractor rules and regulations governing personnel in its shipyard, including those regarding safety and security.

(aa) Temporary Services

(1) Temporary services are services incidental to the performance of work, which are required in the schedule or specifications to be provided by the contractor. Temporary services may include the furnishing of water, electricity, telephone service, toilet facilities, garbage removal, office space, parking places or similar facilities.

(2) If performance time is extended due to Government-caused delay, the contractor may request an equitable adjustment for providing temporary services at the rate stated in the Schedule.

(ab) CONTRACTOR COVID-19 PREVENTION AND RESPONSE PLAN

The Contractor shall adhere to CDC, OSHA, state, and local guidance regarding COVID-19 precautions.

Additionally, the Contractor shall prepare a COVID-19 Prevention and Response Plan specific to this contract, which details the Contractor’s prevention and response plans and procedures. This document shall be submitted no later than the arrival conference date, which is usually the first day of the period of performance.

(ac) Option for Increased Quantity – Separately Priced Line Item

The Government may require the performance of the numbered line items, identified in the Schedule as option items, at the unit prices stated in the Schedule. The option quantities shown in the Schedule are estimates only. The Government has the right to require performance of these items at the quantities deemed necessary. Therefore, the Government may exercise an option item on more than one occasion during the contract performance period. The Contracting Officer will provide initial notification of the exercise of an option verbally, either by facsimile, or both. When time is of essence initial notification will be provided verbally followed within 24 hours by a facsimile of confirmation. A contract modification will be executed shortly thereafter to include those options wherein exercise notification was provided. Such options may be exercised at any phase during the contract performance period as stated herein, or any extension of the performance period. To maintain the contract performance period the Contractor shall commence performance of an option item immediately upon receiving initial notification; but not later than 24 hours thereafter, unless proper sequencing of the work requires a delay in beginning performance of the option. In that case, the option item shall be commenced as soon as proper sequencing permits. The exercise of any option item listed in the Schedule will not normally extend the contract performance period. However, the

Contracting Officer may consider a request by the Contractor for contract extension if an option is exercised after 50% of the contract performance period has expired.

The clause at 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or

Executive Orders—Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition and the additional FAR clauses cited in the clause are applicable to the acquisition:

(1) 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government (JUN 2020), with

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

(4) 52.204-10, Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (JUN 2020)

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

(8) 52.209-6, Protecting the Government’s Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment. (JUN 2020) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note).

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

2018) (41 U.S.C. 2313).

(14) (i) 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (NOV 2020) (15 U.S.C.644).

(16) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (NOV 2020) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(2) and(3)).

(18) 52.219-13, Notice of Set-Aside of Orders (MAR 2020) (15 U.S.C. 644(r)).

(22) 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Representation (SEPT 2021) (15 U.S.C.

632(a)(2)).

(27) 52.222-3, Convict Labor (JUN 2003) (E.O. 11755).

(29) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (APR 2015).

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

(31) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (JUN 2020)(38 U.S.C. 4212).

(32) 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (JUN 2020) (29 U.S.C. 793).

(33) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans (JUN 2020) (38 U.S.C. 4212).

(34) 52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act (DEC

2010) (E.O. 13496).

(35)(i) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (OCT 2020) (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O.

13627).

(38) 52.223-11, Ozone-Depleting Substances and High Global Warming Potential

Hydrofluorocarbons (JUN 2016) (E.O. 13693).

(44) 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (JUN 2020)

(E.O. 13513).

(45) 52.223-20, Aerosols (JUN 2016) (E.O. 13693).

(46) 52.223-21, Foams (JUN 2016) (E.O. 13693).

(48) 52.225-1, Buy American - Supplies (JAN 2021) (41 U.S.C. chapter 83).

(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).

(58) 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer System for Award Management (OCT 2018)

(31 U.S.C. 3332).

(62) 52.242-5, Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (JAN 2017) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(13)).

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52.203-17 Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights and Requirement to

Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights (DHS-USCG Deviation 14-01)

(a) This contract and employees working on this contract will be subject to the whistleblower rights and remedies in the pilot program on Contractor employee whistleblower protections established at 41 U.S.C.

4712 by section 828 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Pub. L. 112-239) and

FAR 3.908.

(b) The Contractor shall inform its employees in writing, in the predominant language of the workforce, of employee whistleblower rights and protections under 41 U.S.C. 4712, as described in section 3.908 of the

Federal Acquisition Regulation.

(c) The Contractor shall insert the substance of this clause, including this paragraph (c), in all subcontracts over the simplified acquisition threshold.

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52.204-21 Basic Safeguarding of Covered Contractor Information Systems.

(a) Definitions. As used in this clause–

“Covered contractor information system,” means an information system that is owned or operated by a contractor that processes, stores, or transmits Federal contract information.

“Federal contract information” means information, not intended for public release, that is provided by or generated for the Government under a contract to develop or deliver a product or service to the

Government, but not including information provided by the Government to the public (such as on public websites) or simple transactional information, such as necessary to process payments.

“Information” means any communication or representation of knowledge such as facts, data, or opinions, in any medium or form, including textual, numerical, graphic, cartographic, narrative, or audiovisual

(Committee on National Security Systems Instruction (CNSSI) 4009).

“Information system” means a discrete set of information resources organized for the collection, processing, maintenance, use, sharing, dissemination, or disposition of information (44 U.S.C. 3502).

“Safeguarding” means measures or controls that are prescribed to protect information systems.

(b) Safeguarding requirements and procedures.

(1) The Contractor shall apply the following basic safeguarding requirements and procedures to protect covered contractor information systems. Requirements and procedures for basic safeguarding of covered contractor information systems shall include, at a minimum, the following security controls:

(i) Limit information system access to authorized users, processes acting on behalf of authorized users, or devices (including other information systems).

(ii) Limit information system access to the types of transactions and functions that authorized users are permitted to execute.

(iii) Verify and control/limit connections to and use of external information systems.

(iv) Control information posted or processed on publicly accessible information systems.

(v) Identify information system users, processes acting on behalf of users, or devices.

(vi) Authenticate (or verify) the identities of those users, processes, or devices, as a prerequisite to allowing access to organizational information systems.

(vii) Sanitize or destroy information system media containing Federal Contract Information before disposal or release for reuse.

(viii) Limit physical access to organizational information systems, equipment, and the respective operating environments to authorized individuals.

(ix) Escort visitors and monitor visitor activity; maintain audit logs of physical access; and control and manage physical access devices.

(x) Monitor, control, and protect organizational communications (i.e., information transmitted or received by organizational information systems) at the external boundaries and key internal boundaries of the information systems.

(xi) Implement subnetworks for publicly accessible system components that are physically or logically separated from internal networks.

(xii) Identify, report, and correct information and information system flaws in a timely manner.

(xiii) Provide protection from malicious code at appropriate locations within organizational information systems.

(xiv) Update malicious code protection mechanisms when new releases are available.

(xv) Perform periodic scans of the information system and real-time scans of files from external sources as files are downloaded, opened, or executed.

(2) Other requirements. This clause does not relieve the Contractor of any other specific safeguarding requirements specified by Federal agencies and departments relating to covered contractor information systems generally or other Federal safeguarding requirements for controlled unclassified information (CUI) as established by Executive Order 13556.

(c) Subcontracts. The Contractor shall include the substance of this clause, including this paragraph

(c), in subcontracts under this contract (including subcontracts for the acquisition of commercial items, other than commercially available off-the-shelf items), in which the subcontractor may have Federal contract information residing in or transiting through its information system.

(End of Clause)

52.204-23 PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTING FOR HARDWARE, SOFTWARE, AND SERVICES

DEVELOPED OR PROVIDED BY KASPERSKY LAB AND OTHER COVERED E NTITIES

(DEVIATION 20-05)

(a) Definitions. As used in this clause

"Covered article" means any hardware, software, or service that

(1) Is developed or provided by a covered entity

(2) Includes any hardware, software, or service developed or provided in whole or in part by a covered entity;

or

(3) Contains components using any hardware or software developed in whole or in part by a covered entity.

"Covered entity" means

(1) Kaspersky Lab;

(2) Any successor entity to Kaspersky Lab;

(3) Any entity that controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with Kaspersky Lab; or

(4) Any entity of which Kaspersky Lab has a majority ownership.

(b) Prohibition. Section 1634 of Division A of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018

(Pub. L. 115-91) prohibits Government use of any covered article. The Contractor is prohibited from

(1) Providing any covered article that the Government will use on or after October 1, 2018; and

(2) Using any covered article on or after October 1, 2018, in the development of data or deliverables first produced in the performance of the contract.

(c) Reporting requirement.

(1) In the event the Contractor identifies covered article provided to the Government during contract performance, or the Contractor is notified of such by a subcontractor at any tier or by any other source, the

Contractor shall report, in writing, via email, to the Contracting Officer, Contracting Officer's Representative, and the Enterprise Security Operations Center (SOC) at NDAA_Incidents@hq.dhs.gov , with required information in the body of the email. In the case of the Department of Defense, the Contractor shall report to the website at https://dibnet.dod.mil . For indefinite delivery contracts, the Contractor shall report to the

Enterprise SOC, Contracting Officer for the indefinite delivery contract, the Contracting Officer(s), and

Contracting Officer's Representative(s) for any affected order or, in the case of the Department of Defense, identify both the indefinite delivery contract and any affected orders in the report provided at https://dibnet.dod.mil.

(2) The Contractor shall report the following information pursuant to paragraph (c)(1) of this clause:

(i) Within 1 business day from the date of such identification or notification: the contract number; the order number(s), if applicable; supplier name; brand; model number (Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) number, manufacturer part number, or wholesaler number); item description; and any readily available information about mitigation actions undertaken or recommended.

mailto:NDAA_Incidents@hq.dhs.gov https://dibnet.dod.mil/

(ii) Within 10 business days of submitting the report pursuant to paragraph (c)(l) of this clause: any further available information about mitigation actions undertaken or recommended. In addition, the Contractor shall describe the efforts it undertook to prevent use or submission of a covered article, any reasons that led to the use or submission of the covered article, and any additional efforts that will be incorporated to prevent future use or submission of covered articles.

(d) Subcontracts. The Contractor shall insert the substance of this clause, including this paragraph (d), in all subcontracts, including subcontracts for the acquisition of commercial items.

52.204-25 PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTING FOR CERTAIN TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND

VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SERVICES OR EQUIPMENT (DEVIATION 20-05) REV 2 (DEC 2020)

(a) Definitions. As used in this clause

"Backhaul" means intermediate links between the core network, or backbone network, and the small subnetworks at the edge of the network (e.g., connecting cell phones/towers to the core telephone network). Backhaul can be wireless (e.g., microwave) or wired (e.g., fiber optic, coaxial cable, Ethernet).

"Covered foreign country" means The People's Republic of China.

"Covered telecommunications equipment or services" means

(1) Telecommunications equipment produced by Huawei Technologies Company or ZTE Corporation (or any subsidiary or affiliate of such entities);

(2) For the purpose of public safety, security of Government facilities, physical security surveillance of critical infrastructure, and other national security purposes, video surveillance and telecommunications equipment produced by Hytera Communications Corporation, Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Company, or

Dahua Technology Company ( or any subsidiary or affiliate of such entities);

(3) Telecommunications or video surveillance services provided by such entities or using such equipment; or

(4) Telecommunications or video surveillance equipment or services produced or provided by an entity that the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Director of National Intelligence or the Director of the

Federal Bureau of Investigation, reasonably believes to be an entity owned or controlled by, or otherwise connected to, the government of a covered foreign country.

"Critical technology" means

(1) Defense articles or defense services included on the United States Munitions List set forth in the

International Traffic in Arms Regulations under subchapter M of chapter I of title 22, Code of Federal

Regulations;

(2) Items included on the Commerce Control List set forth in Supplement No. 1 to part 774 of the Export

Administration Regulations under subchapter C of chapter VII of title 15, Code of Federal Regulations, and controlled

(i) Pursuant to multilateral regimes, including for reasons relating to national security, chemical and biological weapons proliferation, nuclear nonproliferation, or missile technology; or

(ii) For reasons relating to regional stability or surreptitious listening;

(3) Specially designed and prepared nuclear equipment, parts and components, materials, software, and technology covered by part 810 of title 10, Code of Federal Regulations ( relating to assistance to foreign atomic energy activities);

(4) Nuclear facilities, equipment, and material covered by part 110 of title 10, Code of Federal Regulations

(relating to export and import of nuclear equipment and material);

(5) Select agents and toxins covered by part 331 of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations, part 121 of title 9 of such Code, or part 73 of title 42 of such Code; or

(6) Emerging and foundational technologies controlled pursuant to section 1758 of the Export Control Reform

Act of2018 (50 U.S.C. 4817).

"Interconnection arrangements" means arrangements governing the physical connection of two or more networks to allow the use of another's network to hand off traffic where it is ultimately delivered

( e.g., connection of a customer of telephone provider A to a customer of telephone company B) or sharing data and other information resources.

"Reasonable inquiry" means an inquiry designed to uncover any information in the entity's possession about the identity of the producer or provider of covered telecommunications equipment or services used by the entity that excludes the need to include an internal or third party audit.

"Roaming" means cellular communications services (e.g., voice, video, and data) received from a visited network when unable to connect to the facilities of the home network either because signal coverage is too weak or because traffic is too high.

"Substantial or essential component" means any component necessary for the proper function or performance of a piece of equipment, system, or service.

(b) Prohibition.

(1) Section 889(a)(l)(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. The Contractor is prohibited from providing to the Government 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, unless an exception at paragraph (c) of this clause applies or the covered telecommunication equipment or services are covered by a waiver described in FAR 4.2104.

(2) Section 889(a)(l)(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, unless an exception at paragraph (c) of this clause applies or the covered telecommunication equipment or services are covered by a waiver described in FAR 4 .2104. 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.

(c) Exceptions. This clause does not prohibit contractors from providing

(1) A service that connects to the facilities of a third-party, such as backhaul, roaming, or interconnection arrangements; or

(2) Telecommunications equipment that cannot route, redirect user data traffic, or permit visibility into any user data or packets that such equipment transmits or otherwise handles.

(d) Reporting requirement.

(1) In the event the Contractor identifies covered telecommunications equipment or services used as a substantial or essential component of any system, or as critical technology as part of any system, during contract performance, or the Contractor is notified of such by a subcontractor at any tier or by any other source, the Contractor shall report the information in paragraph (d)(2) of this clause in writing via email to the

Contracting Officer, Contracting Officer's Representative, and the Network Operations Security Center

(NOSC) at NDAA Incidents@hg.dhs.gov, with required information in the body of the email. In the case of the Department of Defense, the Contractor shall report to the website at https://dibnet.dod.mil. For indefinite delivery contracts, the Contractor shall report to the NOSC, Contracting Officer for the indefinite delivery contract, the Contracting Officer(s), and Contracting Officer's Representative(s) for any affected order or, in the case of the Department of Defense, identify both the indefinite delivery contract and any affected orders in the report provided at https://dibnet.dod.mil.

(2) The Contractor shall report the following information pursuant to paragraph (d)(l) of this clause

(i) Within one business day from the date of such identification or notification: the contract number;

the order number(s), if applicable; supplier name; supplier unique entity identifier (if known); supplier

Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code (if known); brand; model number (original equipment manufacturer number, manufacturer part number, or wholesaler number); item description;

and any readily available information about mitigation actions undertaken or recommended.

(ii) Within 10 business days of submitting the information in paragraph (d)(2)(i) of this clause: any further available information about mitigation actions undertaken or recommended. In addition, the

Contractor shall describe the efforts it undertook to prevent use or submission of covered telecommunications equipment or services, and any additional efforts that will be incorporated to prevent future use or submission of covered telecommunications equipment or services.

(e) Subcontracts. The Contractor shall insert the substance of this clause, including this paragraph

(e) and excluding paragraph (b) (2), in all subcontracts and other contractual instruments, including subcontracts for the acquisition of commercial items.

52.219-14 Limitations on Subcontracting (DEVIATION 2019-01 REV 1)

(a) This clause does not apply to the unrestricted portion of a partial set-aside.

(b) Definition. As used in this clause—

“Similarly situated entity” as used in this clause, means a first-tier subcontractor, including an independent contractor, that-

(1) Has the same small business program status as that which qualified the prime contractor for the award (e.g., for a small business set-aside contract, any small business concern, without regard to its socioeconomic status); and

(2) Is considered small for the size standard under the North American Industry Classification System

(NAICS) code the prime contractor assigned to the subcontract.

(c) Applicability. This clause applies only to—

(1) Contracts that have been set aside for any of the small business concerns identified in 19.000(a) (3);

(2) Part or parts of a multiple-award contract that have been set aside for any of the small business concerns identified in 19.000(a)(3);

(3) Contracts that have been awarded on a sole-source basis in accordance with subparts 19.8, 19.13, 19.14, and 19.15; and

(4) Orders expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold and that are—

(i) Set aside for small business concerns under multiple-award contracts, as described in 8.405-

5 and 16.505(b) (2)(i)(F);or

(ii) Issued directly to small business concerns under multiple-award contracts as described in

19.504(c)(1)(ii);

(5) Orders, regardless of dollar value, that are—

(i) Set aside in accordance with subparts 19.8, 19.13, 19.14, or 19.15 under multiple-award contracts, as described in 8.405-5 and 16.505(b)(2)(i)(F); or

(ii) Issued directly to concerns that qualify for the programs described in subparts 19.8, 19.13, 19.14, or 19.15 under multiple-award contracts, as described in 19.504(c)(1)(ii); and

(6) Contracts using the HUBZone price evaluation preference to award to a HUBZone small business concern unless the concern waived the evaluation preference.

(d) Independent contractors. An independent contractor shall be considered a subcontractor.

(e) Limitations on subcontracting. By submission of an offer and execution of a contract, the Contractor agrees that, in performance of a contract assigned a North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for—

(1) Services (except construction), it will not pay more than 50 percent of the amount paid by the

Government for contract performance to subcontractors that are not similarly situated entities.