SAQMMA15R0422_July_27_2015.pdf

SOLICITATION, OFFER, AND AWARD

1. THIS CONTRACT IS A RATED ORDER UNDER DPAS (15 CFR

700)

RATING

2. CONTRACT NUMBER 3. SOLICITATION NUMBER

SAQMMA15R0422 SEALED BID (IFB)

X NEGOTIATED (RFP)

4. TYPE OF SOLICITATION 5. DATE ISSUED

07/27/2015

6. REQUISITION/PURCHASE NUMBER

CODE: LMAQM

OFFICE OF ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT (A/LM/AQM)

PO BOX 9115, ROSSLYN STATION

US DEPARTMENT OF STATE

ARLINGTON, VA 22219

7. ISSUED BY

OFFICE OF ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT (A/LM/AQM)

PO BOX 9115, ROSSLYN STATION

US DEPARTMENT OF STATE

ARLINGTON, VA 22219

8. ADDRESS OFFER TO (If other than Item 7)

NOTE: In sealed bid solicitations "offer" and "offeror" mean "bid" and "bidder".

SOLICITATION

CAUTION - LATE Submissions, Modifications, and Withdrawals: See Section L, Provision No. 52.214-7 or 52.215-1. All offers are subject to all terms and conditions contained in this solicitation.

9. Sealed offers in original and ____ copies for furnishing the supplies or services in the Schedule will be received at the place specified in item 8, or if handcarried, in the depository located in __SEE SECTION L__ until ____ local time ____

10. FOR

INFORMATION

E-MAIL:

A. NAME

Amy S. Lee

B. TELEPHONE (NO COLLECT

CALLS)

C. E-MAIL ADDRESS

leeas@State.gov

11. TABLE OF CONTENTS (See Table of Contents on page 2)

(X) SEC. DESCRIPTION PAGE(S) (X) SEC. DESCRIPTION PAGE(S)

PART I - SCHEDULE PART II - CONTRACT CLAUSES

X A SOLICITATION/CONTRACT FORM X I CONTRACT CLAUSES 22-29

B SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICES/COSTS PART III - LIST OF DOCUMENTS, EXHIBITS AND OTHER ATTACHMENTS

X C DESCRIPTION/SPECS./WORK STATEMENT 5 X J LIST OF ATTACHMENTS 30

X D PACKAGING AND MARKING 6 PART IV - REPRESENTATIONS AND INSTRUCTIONS

X E INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE 7-9 X K REPRESENTATIONS CERTIFICATIONS AND OTHER

STATEMENTS OF OFFERORS

31-39

X F DELIVERIES OR PERFORMANCE 10

X L INSTRS., CONDS., AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS 40-44X G CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION DATA 11-14

X M EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD 45-47X H SPECIAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS 14

OFFER (Must be fully completed by offeror)

NOTE: Item 12 does not apply if the solicitation includes the provisions at 52.214-16, Minimum Bid Acceptance Period.

In compliance with the above, the undersigned agrees, if this offer is accepted within __________ calendar days (60 calendar days unless a different period is inserted by the offeror) from the date for receipt of offers specified above, to furnish any or all items upon which prices are offered at the price set opposite each item, delivered at the designated point(s), within the time specified in the schedule.

12.

13. DISCOUNT FOR PROMPT PAYMENT (See Section I, Clause No.

52.232-8)

10 CALENDAR DAYS(%)

0.00 %

20 CALENDAR DAYS(%)

0.00 %

30 CALENDAR DAYS(%)

0.00 %

0 CALENDER DAYS(%)

0.00 %

14. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF AMENDMENTS (The offeror acknowledges receipt of amendments to the SOLICITATION for offerors and related documents numbered and dated):

AMENDMENT NO. DATE AMENDMENT NO. DATE

15A. NAME AND

ADDRESS OF

OFFEROR

CONTACT: DUNS: 16. NAME AND TITLE OF PERSON AUTHORIZED TO SIGN OFFER (Type or Print)

15B. TELEPHONE NUMBER

15C. CHECK IF REMITTANCE ADDRESS IS DIFFERENT FROM

ABOVE - ENTER SUCH ADDRESS IN SCHEDULE.

17. SIGNATURE 18. OFFER DATE

AWARD (To be completed by Government)

19. ACCEPTED AS TO ITEMS NUMBERED 20. AMOUNT 21. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION

10 U.S.C. 2304(c) ( ) 41 U.S.C. 253(c) ( )

22. AUTHORITY FOR USING OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION: 23. SUBMIT INVOICES TO ADDRESS SHOWN IN (4 copies unless otherwise specified)

ITEM

CODE:24. ADMINISTERED BY (if other than Item 7) CODE:25. PAYMENT WILL BE MADE BY

26. NAME OF CONTRACTING OFFICER (Type or print)

Tyler E. Sinclair

(Signature of Contracting Officer)

27. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 28. DATE

IMPORTANT - Award will be made on this Form, or on Standard Form 26, or by other authorized official written notice.

AUTHORIZED FOR LOCAL REPRODUCTION

Previous edition is unusable

STANDARD FORM 33 (REV. 9-97)

Prescribed by GSA - FAR (48 CFR) 53.214(c)

SAQMMA15R0422

Table of Contents

Section Description Page Number

B Supplies or Services and Prices/Costs

B SCOPE

B-001 TYPE OF CONTRACT

B-002 MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM QUANTITIES

C Descriptions/Specifications/Statement of Work

C STATEMENT OF WORK

D Packaging and Marking

D-002 MARKING OF REPORTS

E Inspection and Acceptance 52.246-2 Inspection of Supplies - Fixed-Price (Aug 1996) 52.246-4 Inspection of Services - Fixed-Price (Aug 1996) E-004 INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE (Services)

F Deliveries or Performance 52.242-15 Stop-Work Order (Aug 1989)

F-006 PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE

F-007 PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

G Contract Administration Data

652.242-70 CONTRACTING OFFICER'S REPRESENTATIVE (COR) (AUG 1999)

01INV DEPARTMENT OF STATE INVOICE INSTRUCTIONS

G-001 ORDERING PROCEDURES

G-002 CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION DATA

H Special Contract Requirements

652.239-71 SECURITY REQUIREMENTS FOR UNCLASSIFIED INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

RESOURCES (SEP 2007)

H-007 INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS

H-009 CONTRACTOR IDENTIFICATION

H-020 SAFEGUARDING INFORMATION

H-024 NONPAYMENT FOR UNAUTHORIZED WORK

H-025 TECHNICAL DIRECTION

H-032 ORGANIZATIONAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST - General

H-033 ORGANIZATIONAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST SPECIAL CLAUSE

H-34 DOSAR 606.370

I Contract Clauses 52.209-9 Updates of Publicly Available Information Regarding Responsibility Matters (Jul 2013)

652.228-71 WORKER'S COMPENSATION INSURANCE (DEFENSE BASE ACT) - SERVICES

(FEB 2015)

52.204-15 Service Contract Reporting Requirements for Indefinite-Delivery Contracts (Jan 2014)

J List of Attachments J-1 List of Attachments

K Representations, Certifications, and Other Statements of Offerors or Respondents 52.203-2 Certificate Of Independent Price Determination (Apr 1985) 52.204-8 Annual Representations and Certifications (Dec 2014) 52.209-7 Information Regarding Responsibility Matters (Jul 2013) 52.215-6 Place of Performance (Oct 1997)

652.225-70 ARAB LEAGUE BOYCOTT OF ISRAEL (AUG 1999)

652.228-70 DEFENSE BASE ACT - COVERED CONTRACTOR EMPLOYEES (FEB 2015)

K-002 CERTIFICATION

K-004 SERVICE CONTRACT ACT - CORRELATION OF LABOR CATEGORIES

K-005 ORGANIZATIONAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST CERTIFICATION AND DISCLOSURE.38

L Instructions, Conditions, and Notices to Offerors and Respondents 52.204-6 Data Universal Numbering System Number (Jul 2013) 52.215-20 Requirements for Certified Cost or Pricing Data and Data Other Than Certified Cost or Pricing Data (Oct 2010) 52.233-2 Service of Protest (Sept 2006) 52.222-24 Preaward On-Site Equal Opportunity Compliance Evaluation (Feb 1999) 52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1998)

652.206-70 ADVOCATE FOR COMPETITION/OMBUDSMAN (FEB 2015)

L-001 AMENDMENTS TO PROPOSAL

L-006 QUESTIONS REGARDING SOLICITATION

L-013 COMMUNICATION CONCERNING SOLICITATION

L PROPOSAL INSTRUCTIONS

M Evaluation Factors for Award 52.217-5 Evaluation of Options (July 1990)

M-003 BASIS FOR AWARD

M-007 TECHNICAL EVALUATION FACTORS

001 Please see Attachment 1 for the Schedule of Supplies/Services.

1.00 LT

Doc Ref No:

Delivery

Date

FOB:

B SCOPE

The objective of this effort is to establish an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract vehicle that will allow the Radio Programs Branch (RPB) and all U.S. embassies and consulates to purchase a standard set of compatible radio repeater configurations, devices, and parts at reduced costs.

The Contractor shall provide the equipment that consists of radio repeaters and ancillary components to support the five different design models use by RPB in providing E&E radio coverage of a city. The Contractor may propose separate devices or the same device to meet the requirements of the various design models later described as Configuration Kits.

B-001 TYPE OF CONTRACT

This is an indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract for commercial items. The contract type for the individual task orders will be firm-fixed-price.

(end of clause)

B-002 MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM QUANTITIES

The Government, through issuance of task order(s) or otherwise, shall pay a one-time minimum of $ 50,000 (inclusive of all direct costs, indirect costs, and profit/fee) within the contract's base period of performance plus 4 option periods consisting of one year each.

The maximum for the contract's base period of performance plus 4 option periods consisting of one year each shall be any quantity or combination of supplies and services not exceeding $8,000,000 (inclusive of all direct costs, indirect costs, and profit/fee).

(end of clause)

SAQMMA15R0422

Line Item Summary

Solicitation Number:

SAQMMA15R0422

Contract Number: Title: Solicitation for State Repeater Date of Solicitation:

07/27/2015

Line Item No. Description Quantity Unit Unit Price Total Cost

Section C- Descriptions/Specifications/Statement of Work

C STATEMENT OF WORK

Please see Attachment 2 for Statement of Work for State Repeater

Section D- Packaging and Marking

D-002 MARKING OF REPORTS

All reports delivered by the Contractor to the Government under this contract shall prominently show on the cover of the report:

(a) Name and business address of the Contractor;

(b) Contract number and delivery order number, if applicable;

(c) Date of report; and

(d) Program office(s).

(e) All reports become the property of the Department. Reports shall not contain any markings or legends which restrict the Department's use of such reports in any way.

(end of clause)

Section E- Inspection and Acceptance

52.246-2 Inspection of Supplies - Fixed-Price (Aug 1996)

(a) Definition. "Supplies," as used in this clause, includes but is not limited to raw materials, components, inter-mediate assemblies, end products, and lots of supplies.

(b) The Contractor shall provide and maintain an inspection system acceptable to the Government covering sup-plies under this contract and shall tender to the Government for acceptance only supplies that have been inspec-ted in accordance with the inspection system and have been found by the Contractor to be in conformity with contract requirements. As part of the system, the Contractor shall prepare records evidencing all inspections made under the system and the outcome. These records shall be kept complete and made available to the Gov-ernment during contract performance and for as long afterwards as the contract requires. The Government may perform reviews and evaluations as reasonably necessary to ascertain compliance with this paragraph. These re-views and evaluations shall be conducted in a manner that will not unduly delay the contract work. The right of review, whether exercised or not, does not relieve the Contractor of the obligations under the contract.

(c) The Government has the right to inspect and test all supplies called for by the contract, to the extent practic-able, at all places and times, including the period of manufacture, and in any event before acceptance. The Gov-ernment shall perform inspections and tests in a manner that will not unduly delay the work. The Government assumes no contractual obligation to perform any inspection and test for the benefit of the Contractor unless specifically set forth elsewhere in this contract.

(d) If the Government performs inspection or test on the premises of the Contractor or a subcontractor, the Con-tractor shall furnish, and shall require subcontractors to furnish, at no increase in contract price, all reasonable facilities and assistance for the safe and convenient performance of these duties. Except as otherwise provided in the contract, the Government shall bear the expense of Government inspections or tests made at other than the Contractor's or subcontractor's premises; provided, that in case of rejection, the Government shall not be li-able for any reduction in the value of inspection or test samples.

(e)(1) When supplies are not ready at the time specified by the Contractor for inspection or test, the Contracting Officer may charge to the Contractor the additional cost of inspection or test.

(2) The Contracting Officer may also charge the Contractor for any additional cost of inspection or test when prior rejection makes reinspection or retest necessary.

(f) The Government has the right either to reject or to require correction of nonconforming supplies. Supplies are nonconforming when they are defective in material or workmanship or are otherwise not in conformity with contract requirements. The Government may reject nonconforming supplies with or without disposition instruc-tions.

(g) The Contractor shall remove supplies rejected or required to be corrected. However, the Contracting Officer may require or permit correction in place, promptly after notice, by and at the expense of the Contractor. The Contractor shall not tender for acceptance corrected or rejected supplies without disclosing the former rejection or requirement for correction, and, when required, shall disclose the corrective action taken.

(h) If the Contractor fails to promptly remove, replace, or correct rejected supplies that are required to be re-moved or to be replaced or corrected, the Government may either (1) by contract or otherwise, remove, replace, or correct the supplies and charge the cost to the Contractor or (2) terminate the contract for default. Unless the Contractor corrects or replaces the supplies within the delivery schedule, the Contracting Officer may require their delivery and make an equitable price reduction. Failure to agree to a price reduction shall be a dispute.

(i)(1) If this contract provides for the performance of Government quality assurance at source, and if requested by the Government, the Contractor shall furnish advance notification of the time--

(i) When Contractor inspection or tests will be performed in accordance with the terms and conditions of the contract; and

(ii) When the supplies will be ready for Government inspection.

(2) The Government's request shall specify the period and method of the advance notification and the Govern-ment representative to whom it shall be furnished. Requests shall not require more than 2 workdays of advance notification if the Government representative is in residence in the Contractor's plant, nor more than 7 workdays in other instances.

(j) The Government shall accept or reject supplies as promptly as practicable after delivery, unless otherwise provided in the contract. Government failure to inspect and accept or reject the supplies shall not relieve the Contractor from responsibility, nor impose liability on the Government, for nonconforming supplies.

(k) Inspections and tests by the Government do not relieve the Contractor of responsibility for defects or other failures to meet contract requirements discovered before acceptance. Acceptance shall be conclusive, except for latent defects, fraud, gross mistakes amounting to fraud, or as otherwise provided in the contract.

(l) If acceptance is not conclusive for any of the reasons in paragraph (k) hereof, the Government, in addition to any other rights and remedies provided by law, or under other provisions of this contract, shall have the right to require the Contractor (1) at no increase in contract price, to correct or replace the defective or nonconforming supplies at the original point of delivery or at the Contractor's plant at the Contracting Officer's election, and in accordance with a reasonable delivery schedule as may be agreed upon between the Contractor and the Con-tracting Officer; provided, that the Contracting Officer may require a reduction in contract price if the Contract-or fails to meet such delivery schedule, or (2) within a reasonable time after receipt by the Contractor of notice of defects or nonconformance, to repay such portion of the contract as is equitable under the circumstances if the Contracting Officer elects not to require correction or replacement. When supplies are returned to the Con-tractor, the Contractor shall bear the transportation cost from the original point of delivery to the Contractor's plant and return to the original point when that point is not the Contractor's plant. If the Contractor fails to per-form or act as required in paragraph (l)(1) or (l)(2) of this clause and does not cure such failure within a period of 10 days (or such longer period as the Contracting Officer may authorize in writing) after receipt of notice from the Contracting Officer specifying such failure, the Government shall have the right by contract or other-wise to replace or correct such supplies and charge to the Contractor the cost occasioned the Government thereby.

(End of clause)

52.246-4 Inspection of Services - Fixed-Price (Aug 1996)

(a) Definition. "Services," as used in this clause, includes services performed, workmanship, and material fur-nished or utilized in the performance of services.

(b) The Contractor shall provide and maintain an inspection system acceptable to the Government covering the services under this contract. Complete records of all inspection work performed by the Contractor shall be maintained and made available to the Government during contract performance and for as long afterwards as the contract requires.

(c) The Government has the right to inspect and test all services called for by the contract, to the extent practic-able at all times and places during the term of the contract. The Government shall perform inspections and tests in a manner that will not unduly delay the work.

(d) If the Government performs inspections or tests on the premises of the Contractor or a subcontractor, the Contractor shall furnish, and shall require subcontractors to furnish, at no increase in contract price, all reason-able facilities and assistance for the safe and convenient performance of these duties.

(e) If any of the services do not conform with contract requirements, the Government may require the Contract-or to perform the services again in conformity with contract requirements, at no increase in contract amount.

When the defects in services cannot be corrected by reperformance, the Government may--

(1) Require the Contractor to take necessary action to ensure that future performance conforms to contract re-quirements; and

(2) Reduce the contract price to reflect the reduced value of the services performed.

(f) If the Contractor fails to promptly perform the services again or to take the necessary action to ensure future performance in conformity with contract requirements, the Government may--

(1) By contract or otherwise, perform the services and charge to the Contractor any cost incurred by the Gov-ernment that is directly related to the performance of such service; or

(2) Terminate the contract for default.

(End of clause)

E-004 INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE (Services)

Inspection and acceptance of the services to be provided hereunder shall be made by the Contracting Officer's Representative.

(end of clause)

Section F- Deliveries or Performance

Clause Title

52.242-15 Stop-Work Order (Aug 1989)

F-006 PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE

This contract shall be effective on the date of the Contracting Officer's signature, and shall remain in effect until 9/30/2016.

(end of clause)

Base Period Award - 09/30/2016 Opton 1 10/1/2016 - 09/30/2017 Option 2 10/1/2017 - 09/30/2018 Option 3 10/1/2018 - 09/30/2019 Option 4 10/1/2019 - 09/30/2020

F-007 PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

The principal place of performance for this contract shall be:

At Contractor location unless otherwise directed by the Government.

(end of clause)

Section G- Contract Administration Data

652.242-70 CONTRACTING OFFICER'S REPRESENTATIVE (COR) (AUG 1999)

(a) The Contracting Officer may designate in writing one or more Government employees, by name and posi-tion title, to take action for the Contracting Officer under this contract. Each designee shall be identified as a Contracting Officer's Representative (COR). Such designation(s) shall specify the scope and limitations of the authority so delegated; provided, that the designee shall not change the terms or conditions of the contract, un-less the COR is a warranted Contracting Officer and this authority is delegated in the designation.

(b) The COR is TBD.

(End of clause)

01INV DEPARTMENT OF STATE INVOICE INSTRUCTIONS

Invoice submission is only via the Office of Claims’ Commercial Claims Operations fax server, toll-free num-ber: 866-483-3436, or DOSPayments@state.gov, unless otherwise indicated. Each invoice must be transmitted separately.

To constitute a proper invoice, the invoice must include the following information and/or attached documentation:

(1) Name and Address of the Contractor

(2) Dun and Brad Street Universal Number System (DUNS)

(3) Date of invoice

(4) Unique Vendor Invoice Number - Our Financial System cannot accept the following characters: @ (at symbol), ~ (Tilde), & (Ampersand), ' (Apostrophe), " (Quotation) and spaces. Please do not include any of these characters as part of your invoice number.

(5) Remittance Contact Information

(6) Shipping Terms, Ship to Address

(7) Payment Terms

(8) Total Quantity of Items

(9) Total Invoice Amount

(10) Requisition Number, Contract Number and Order/Award Number, with modification number if applicable.

(11) Order line item number and information (see below instructions)

The name and DUNS of the contractor on the invoice must match the information indicated on the order/award for proper payment.

IMPORTANT: For proper payment, the invoice must detail products and/or services delivered on a line item basis in direct accordance with the corresponding order/award/contract. Each line item must con-tain the following information:

(1) Description of the services rendered for each line item

(2) Line Item Quantity

(3) Line Item Unit Price

(4) Total Line Item Invoicing Amount

(5) Delivery Date

(6) Contract Line Item Number (CLIN)

(7) Order/Award Line Item Number if invoicing against a task or delivery order or Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA)

Please note that many task or delivery orders against Department of State or GSA contracts or blanket purchase agreements may have a separate and unique line item number in addition to the umbrella Con-tract Line Item Number (CLIN). The order line item number as well as the umbrella award CLIN must be referenced at each invoice line item level in such cases.

All payment to domestic claims will be disbursed by electronic funds transfer EFT. Vendors who are re-gistered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) should verify and re-confirm their financial in-formation in the database prior to invoicing. Vendors who wish to request a waiver of CCR or payment by check must submit their justification to their assigned contracting officer for consideration at least 30 days prior to billing. For vendors who are granted an EFT exception, the payment address on the invoice must match the remittance address in the vendor record cited in the award.

Additional correspondence should be addressed to:

Name:

U.S. Department of State Global Financial Services Attn: Office of Claims (RM/GFS/F/C) Charleston Financial Service Center

Mailing Address:

Post Office Box 150008 Charleston, SC 29415-5008 Telephone Numbers:

Director’s Secretary Voice 843-202-3761 Fax 843-746-0749 Official Office Hours: 8:00 am – 5:00 pm

To request Payment Status on a Past Due Invoice contact:

Office of Claims Customer Service Email: commercialclaims@state.gov Phone: 877-704-9473 Toll Free

Person to Contact: Supervisor, Vendor Claims Email: GFS-ChiefVC@state.gov (End of clause)

G-001 ORDERING PROCEDURES

(a) In accordance with FAR 52.216-18 "ORDERING," the following individuals and activities are authorized to issue delivery orders or task orders hereunder:

Department of State Contracting Officer

(b) Orders placed under this contract shall contain the following information:

(1) Date of order;

(2) Contract number and order number;

(3) Item number and description, quantity, and unit price;

(4) Delivery or performance date;

(5) Place of delivery or performance (including consignee);

(6) Packaging, packing, and shipping instructions, if any;

(7) Accounting and appropriation data;

(8) Security clearance level(s), applicable to the order, if any; and

(9) Any other pertinent information.

(c) Issuance of orders by facsimile is authorized in accordance with FAR 52.216-18 "ORDERING."

(end of clause)

G-002 CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION DATA

Contracting Officer: [NAME] Contract Administrator: [NAME] Telephone Number: [NUMBER] Facsimile Number: [NUMBER] First Class Mailing:

U.S. Department of State Office of Acquisition Management P.O. Box 9115, Rosslyn Station Arlington, Virginia 22219

Courier or Hand Delivery: U.S. Department of State Office of Acquisition Management 4th Floor 1735 N. Lynn Street Arlington, Virginia 22209

Contracting Officer's Representative (COR): [NAME FOR CONTRACT, TBD FOR SOLICITATION] Telephone Number: [NUMBER] Facsimile Number: [NUMBER] U.S. Department of State: [ADDRESS] (end of clause)

Section H- Special Contract Requirements

652.239-71 SECURITY REQUIREMENTS FOR UNCLASSIFIED INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES (SEP 2007)

(a) General. The Contractor shall be responsible for information technology (IT) security, based on Department of State (DOS) risk assessments, for all systems connected to a Department of State (DOS) network or operated by the Contractor for DOS, regardless of location. This clause is applicable to all or any part of the contract that includes information technology resources or services in which the Contractor has physical or electronic access to DOS's information that directly supports the mission of DOS. The term "information technology", as used in this clause, means any equipment, including telecommunications equipment, that is used in the automatic ac-quisition, storage, manipulation, management, control, display, switching, interchange, transmission, or recep-tion of data or information. This includes both major applications and general support systems as defined by OMB Circular A-130. Examples of tasks that require security provisions include:

(1) Hosting of DOS e-Government sites or other IT operations;

(2) Acquisition, transmission, or analysis of data owned by DOS with significant replacement cost should the Contractor's copy be corrupted; and

(3) Access to DOS general support systems/major applications at a level beyond that granted the general public;

e.g., bypassing a firewall.

(b) IT Security Plan. The Contractor shall develop, provide, implement, and maintain an IT Security Plan. This plan shall describe the processes and procedures that will be followed to ensure appropriate security of IT re-sources that are developed, processed, or used under this contract. The plan shall describe those parts of the contract to which this clause applies. The Contractor's IT Security Plan shall comply with applicable Federal laws that include, but are not limited to, 40 U.S.C. 11331, the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) of 2002, and the E-Government Act of 2002. The plan shall meet IT security requirements in accord-ance with Federal and DOS policies and procedures, as they may be amended from time to time during the term of this contract that include, but are not limited to:

(1) OMB Circular A-130, Management of Federal Information Resources, Appendix III, Security of Federal Automated Information Resources;

(2) National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Guidelines (see NIST Special Publication 800-37, Guide for the Security Certification and Accreditation of Federal Information Technology systems (http://csrc.nist.gov/publications/nistpubs/800-37/SP800-37-final.pdf); and

(3) Department of State information security sections of the Foreign Affairs Manual (FAM) and Foreign Affairs Handbook (FAH) (http://foia.state.gov/Regs/Search.asp), specifically:

(i) 12 FAM 230, Personnel Security;

(ii) 12 FAM 500, Information Security (sections 540, 570, and 590);

(iii) 12 FAM 600, Information Security Technology (section 620, and portions of 650);

(iv) 5 FAM 1060, Information Assurance Management; and

(v) 5 FAH 11, Information Assurance Handbook.

(c) Submittal of IT Security Plan. Within 30 days after contract award, the Contractor shall submit the IT Secur-ity Plan to the Contracting Officer and Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) for acceptance. This plan shall be consistent with and further detail the approach contained in the contractor's proposal or sealed bid that resulted in the award of this contract and in compliance with the requirements stated in this clause. The plan, as accepted by the Contracting Officer and COR, shall be incorporated into the contract as a compliance docu-ment. The Contractor shall comply with the accepted plan.

(d) Accreditation. Within six (6) months after contract award, the Contractor shall submit written proof of IT se-curity accreditation for acceptance by the Contracting Officer. Such written proof may be furnished either by the Contractor or by a third party. Accreditation must be in accordance with NIST Special Publication 800-37.

This accreditation will include a final security plan, risk assessment, security test and evaluation, and disaster recovery plan/continuity of operations plan. This accreditation, when accepted by the Contracting Officer, shall be incorporated into the contract as a compliance document, and shall include a final security plan, a risk assess-ment, security test and evaluation, and disaster recovery/continuity of operations plan. The Contractor shall comply with the accepted accreditation documentation.

(e) Annual verification. On an annual basis, the Contractor shall submit verification to the Contracting Officer that the IT Security plan remains valid.

(f) Warning notices. The Contractor shall ensure that the following banners are displayed on all DOS systems (both public and private) operated by the Contractor prior to allowing anyone access to the system:

Government Warning

**WARNING**WARNING**WARNING**

Unauthorized access is a violation of U.S. law and Department of State policy, and may result in criminal or ad-ministrative penalties. Users shall not access other user's or system files without proper authority. Absence of access controls IS NOT authorization for access! DOS information systems and related equipment are intended for communication, transmission, processing and storage of U.S. Government information. These systems and equipment are subject to monitoring by law enforcement and authorized Department officials. Monitoring may result in the acquisition, recording, and analysis of all data being communicated, transmitted, processed or stored in this system by law enforcement and authorize Department officials. Use of this system constitutes con-sent to such monitoring.

**WARNING**WARNING**WARNING**

(g) Privacy Act notification. The Contractor shall ensure that the following banner is displayed on all DOS sys-tems that contain Privacy Act information operated by the Contractor prior to allowing anyone access to the system:

This system contains information protected under the provisions of the Privacy Act of 1974 (Pub. L. 93-579).

Any privacy information displayed on the screen or printed shall be protected from unauthorized disclosure.

Employees who violate privacy safeguards may be subject to disciplinary actions, a fine of up to $5,000, or both.

(h) Privileged or limited privileges access. Contractor personnel requiring privileged access or limited privileges access to systems operated by the Contractor for DOS or interconnected to a DOS network shall adhere to the specific contract security requirements contained within this contract and/or the Contract Security Classification Specification (DD Form 254).

(i) Training. The Contractor shall ensure that its employees performing under this contract receive annual IT se-curity training in accordance with OMB Circular A-130, FISMA, and NIST requirements, as they may be amended from time to time during the term of this contract, with a specific emphasis on the rules of behavior.

(j) Government access. The Contractor shall afford the Government access to the Contractor's and subcontract-or's facilities, installations, operations, documentation, databases and personnel used in performance of the con-tract. Access shall be provided to the extent required to carry out a program of IT inspection (to include vulner-ability testing), investigation and audit to safeguard against threats and hazards to the integrity, availability and confidentiality of DOS data or to the function of information technology systems operated on behalf of DOS, and to preserve evidence of computer crime.

(k) Subcontracts. The Contractor shall incorporate the substance of this clause in all subcontracts that meet the conditions in paragraph (a) of this clause.

(l) Notification regarding employees. The Contractor shall immediately notify the Contracting Officer when an employee either begins or terminates employment when that employee has access to DOS information systems or data.

(m) Termination. Failure on the part of the Contractor to comply with the terms of this clause may result in ter-mination of this contract.

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H-007 INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS

In accordance with FAR 52.228-5 "INSURANCE--WORK ON A GOVERNMENT INSTALLATION," the Contractor shall, at no additional expense to this contract, provide and maintain, in addition to any other insur-ance coverage required elsewhere in this contract, the following types of insurance in the amounts spe-cified. Before commencing work under this contract, the Contractor shall certify to the Contracting Officer in writing, that at least the kinds and minimum amounts of insurance required below have been obtained.

(a) Workers' Compensation and Employer's Liability--The Contractor is required to comply with applicable Federal and State workers' compensation and occupational disease statutes. If occupational diseases are not compensable under those statutes, they shall be covered under the employer's liability section of the insurance policy, except when contract operations are so commingled with a Contractor's commercial operations that it would not be practical to require this coverage. Employer's liability coverage of at least $100,000 is required, except in States with exclusive or monopolistic funds that do not permit worker's compensation to be written by private carriers.

(b) General Liability--The Contractor shall provide bodily injury liability insurance coverage written on the comprehensive form policy of at least $500,000 per occurrence.

(c) Automobile Liability--The Contractor shall provide automobile liability insurance written on the compre-hensive form of policy. The policy shall provide for bodily injury and property damage liability covering the operation of all automobiles used in connection with performing the contract. Policies covering automobiles op-erated in the United States shall provide coverage of at least $200,000 per person and $500,000 per occurrence for bodily injury and $20,000 per occurrence for property damage. The amount of liability coverage on other policies shall be commensurate with any legal requirements of the locality and sufficient to meet normal and customary claims.

(d) Aircraft Public and Passenger Liability--When aircraft are used in connection with performing the contract, the Contractor shall provide aircraft public and passenger liability insurance. Coverage shall be at least $200,000 per occurrence for property damage. Coverage of passenger liability bodily injury shall be at least $200,000 multiplied by the number of seats or passengers, whichever is greater.

(e) Vessel Liability--When contract performance involves use of vessels, the Contractor shall provide vessel collision liability and protection and indemnity liability insurance.

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H-009 CONTRACTOR IDENTIFICATION

Contract performance may require contractor personnel to attend meetings with government personnel and the public, work within government offices, and/or utilize government email.

Contractor personnel must take the following actions to identify themselves as non-federal employees:

1) Use an email signature block that shows name, the office being supported and company affiliation (e.g.

“John Smith, Office of Human Resources, ACME Corporation Support Contractor”);

2) Clearly identify themselves and their contractor affiliation in meetings;

3) Identify their contractor affiliation in Departmental e-mail and phone listings whenever contractor personnel are included in those listings; and

4) Contractor personnel may not utilize Department of State logos or indicia on business cards.

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H-020 SAFEGUARDING INFORMATION

The Contractor and its employees shall exercise the utmost discretion in regard to all matters relating to their duties and functions. They shall not communicate to any person any information known to them by reason of their performance of services under this contract which has not been made public, except in the necessary per-formance of their duties or upon written authorization of the Contracting Officer. All documents and records (including photographs) generated during the performance of work under this contract shall be for the sole use of and become the exclusive property of the U.S. Government. Furthermore, no article, book, pamphlet, record-ing, broadcast, speech, television appearance, film or photograph concerning any aspect of work performed un-der this contract shall be published or disseminated through any media without the prior written authorization of the Contracting Officer. These obligations do not cease upon the expiration or termination of this contract. The Contractor shall include the substance of this provision in all contracts of employment and in all subcontracts hereunder.

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H-024 NONPAYMENT FOR UNAUTHORIZED WORK

No payments will be made for any unauthorized supplies or services, or for any unauthorized changes to the work specified herein. This includes any services performed by the Contractor of his own volition or at the re-quest of an individual other than a duly appointed Contracting Officer. Only a duly appointed Contracting Of-ficer is authorized to change the specifications, terms, and/or conditions of this contract.

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H-025 TECHNICAL DIRECTION

(a) Performance of the work hereunder shall be subject to technical instructions, whether oral or written, issued by the Contracting Officer's Representative specified in SECTION G of this contract. As used herein, technical instructions are defined to include the following:

(1) Directions to the Contractor which suggest pursuit of certain lines of inquiry, change work emphasis, fill in details or otherwise serve to assist in the Contractor's accomplishment of the Statement of Work.

(2) Guidance to the Contractor which assists in the interpretation of drawings, specifications or technical portions of work description.

(b) Technical instructions must be within the general scope of work stated in the contract. Technical instruc-tions may not be used to:

(1) assign additional work under the contract;

(2) direct a change as defined in the "Changes" clause of this contract;

(3) increase or decrease the contract price or estimated contract amount (including fee), as ap-plicable, the level of effort, or the time required for contract performance; or

(4) change any of the terms, conditions or specifications of the contract.

(c) If, in the opinion of the Contractor, any technical instruction calls for effort outside the scope of the contract or is inconsistent with this requirement, the Contractor shall notify the Contracting Officer in writing within ten working days after the receipt of any such instruction. The Contractor shall not proceed with the work affected by the technical instruction unless and until the Contractor is notified by the Contracting Officer that the tech-nical instruction is within the scope of this contract.

(d) Nothing in the foregoing paragraph shall be construed to excuse the Contractor from performing that portion of the contractual work statement which is not affected by the disputed technical instruction.

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H-032 ORGANIZATIONAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST - General

(a) The Contractor warrants that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, there are no relevant facts or circum-stances which would give rise to an organizational conflict of interest, as defined in FAR Subpart 9.5, or that the Contractor has disclosed all such relevant information.

(b) The Contractor agrees that if an actual or potential organizational conflict of interest is discovered after award, the Contractor will make a full disclosure in writing to the Contracting Officer. This disclosure shall in-clude a description of actions which the Contractor has taken or proposes to take to avoid or mitigate the actual or potential conflict.

(c) If the Contractor was aware of a potential organizational conflict of interest prior to award or discovered an actual or potential conflict after award and did not disclose or misrepresented relevant information to the Con-tracting Officer, the Government may terminate the contract for default.

(d) The Contractor shall insert the substance of this clause, including this paragraph (d), in all subcontracts.

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H-033 ORGANIZATIONAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST SPECIAL CLAUSE

(a) Purpose. The primary purpose of this clause is to aid in ensuring that the Contractor (1) is not biased be-cause of its past, present, or currently planned interests (financial, contractual, organizational, or otherwise) which relate to the work under this contract, and (2) does not obtain any unfair competitive advantage over oth-er parties by virtue of its performance of this contract.

(b) Scope. The restrictions described herein shall apply to performance or participation by the Contractor and any of its affiliates or their successors in interest (hereinafter collectively referred to as "Contractor") in the activities covered by this clause as a prime contractor, subcontractor, co-sponsor, joint venturer, consultant, or in any similar capacity.

(1) Technical consulting and management support services.

(i) The Contractor shall be ineligible to participate in any capacity in Department con-tracts, subcontracts, or proposals therefor (solicited or unsolicited) which stem directly from the Contractor's performance of work under this contract for a period of three years after completion of this con-tract. Furthermore, unless so directed in writing by the Contracting Officer, the Contractor shall not perform any technical consulting or management support services work under this contract on or relating to any of its products or services or the products or services of another firm if the Contractor is or has been substantially in-volved in their development or marketing.

(ii) If the Contractor under this contract prepares a complete or essentially complete statement of work or specifications to be used in a competitive acquisition, the Contractor shall be ineligible to participate in any capacity in any contractual effort which is based on such statement of work or specifications for a period of three years after completion of this contract. The Contractor shall not incorporate its products or services in such statement of work or specifications unless so directed in writing by the Contracting Officer, in which case the restriction in this subparagraph shall not apply.

(2) Access to and use of information.

(i) If the Contractor, in the performance of this contract, obtains access to information such as Department plans, policies, reports, studies, financial plans, internal data protected by the Privacy Act of 1974 (Pub. L. 93-579), or data which has not been released or otherwise made available to the public; the Contractor agrees that without prior written approval from the Contracting Officer it shall not: (a) use such in-formation for any private purpose unless the information has been released or otherwise made available to the public; (b) compete for work for the Department based on such information for a period of six months after either the completion of this contract or until such information is released or otherwise made available to the public, whichever occurs first; (c) submit an unsolicited proposal to the Government which is based on such in-formation until one year after such information is released or otherwise made available to the public; or (d) re-lease such information unless such information has previously been released or otherwise made available to the public by the Department.

(ii) In addition, the Contractor agrees that to the extent it receives or is given access to proprietary data, data protected by the Privacy Act of 1974, or other confidential or privileged technical, busi-ness, or financial information under this contract, it shall protect this information from unauthorized use or dis-closure for as long as it remains proprietary and refrain from using the information for any purpose other than that for which it was furnished.

(iii) The Contractor shall have, subject to patent, data, and security provisions of this contract; the right to use technical data it first produces under this contract.

(c) Disclosure after award.

(1) The Contractor agrees that if an actual or potential organizational conflict of interest is dis-covered after award, the Contractor will make a full disclosure in writing to the Contracting Officer. This dis-closure shall include a description of actions which the Contractor has taken or proposes to take to avoid or mit-igate the actual or potential conflict.

(2) If the Contractor was aware of a potential organizational conflict of interest prior to award or discovered an actual or potential conflict after award and did not disclose or misrepresented relevant informa-tion to the Contracting Officer, the Government may terminate the contract for default.

(d) Subcontracts. The Contractor shall include the substance of this clause, including this paragraph (d), in all subcontracts of any tier which involve performance or work of the type specified in subparagraph (b)(1) of this clause or access to information of the type covered in subparagraph (b)(2) of this clause. The Contractor shall obtain for the Department an Organizational Conflict of Interest Disclosure Statement or Representation from each intended subcontractor or consultant. The Contractor shall not enter into any subcontract nor engage any consultant unless the Contracting Officer shall have first notified the Contractor that there is little or no likeli-hood that an organizational conflict of interest exists or that despite the existence of a conflict of interest the award is in the best interest of the Government.

(e) Remedies. For breach of any of the above restrictions or for nondisclosure or misrepresentation of any rel-evant facts required to be disclosed concerning this contract, the Government may terminate the contract for de-fault, disqualify the Contractor for subsequent related contractual efforts and pursue such other remedies as may be permitted by law or this contract.

(f) Waiver. Requests for waiver under this clause shall be directed in writing to the Contracting Officer and shall include a full description of the requested waiver and the reasons in support thereof. If it is determined to be in the best interests of the Government, the Contracting Officer shall grant such a waiver in writing.

(g) Modifications. Prior to any contract modification (except for the exercise of options) which (1) modifies the statement of work to add new work, (2) significantly increases the period of performance, or (3) changes the parties to the contract, the Contractor shall submit a current Organizational Conflict of Interest Certification and Disclosure.

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H-34 DOSAR 606.370

606.370 Department of State standardization program.

(a) It is the Department's policy to promote full and open competition in all procurement actions. The authority at 41 U.S.C. 3304(a)(1) shall be used with respect to standardization when only specified makes and models of equipment will satisfy the Department's needs and only one source is available. This policy applies to all ac-quisitions involving standardization, regardless of dollar amount.

(b) Contracts awarded under the authority at 41 U.S.C. 3304(a) (1) shall be supported by the written justifica-tion described in FAR 6.303. The contracting officer, requirements office, procuring activity advocate for com-petition, and the Procurement Executive shall approve all Justifications for Other than Full and Open Competi-tion that cite standardization of technical equipment as justification to restrict competition. The Management Officer at each post is the procuring activity advocate for competition for that post and the requirements office at post is the embassy functional office responsible for identifying the need to contract.

(c) Procurement of specified makes and models of technical equipment and systems is considered other than full and open competition. Such procurements shall be supported by an approved Justification for Other than Full and Open Competition. The justification shall include the content requirements of FAR 6.303-2 and DOSAR 606.303-2. The justification shall also address potential cost savings in areas such as inventory, operations, training, maintenance, repairs, and administrative and management support. Areas of consideration for potential cost savings shall be supported by detailed estimates as attachments to the justification. Justifications shall spe-cify an effective period, which shall bear a reasonable relationship to the life of the technical equipment. The ef-fective period shall not exceed six years with a review at the end of the first three years. Periodic reviews shall be made during the standardization period to determine whether the standardization should be continued, re-vised or canceled.

(d) Before approving the standardization, the Procurement Executive shall consider:

(1) The feasibility, from an economic and timely deployment standpoint, of distributing or redistributing, on a selected geographic basis, the equipment and parts already in the supply system;

(2) The practicality or economy of using or developing an agency design that would permit standardization of components and parts;

(3) The practicality of interchanging parts and…