SF 18 - 140G0320Q0115.pdf

RFQ: 140G0320Q0115

STATEMENT OF WORK

FIXED-WING AEROMAGNETIC SURVEY NEAR PORTOLA, CALIFORNIA

The Contractor shall furnish all labor, materials, and facilities, except as otherwise specified herein, required for conducting a manned fixed-wing aeromagnetic survey near Portola, California (location map attached), to provide digitally recorded and processed aeromagnetic data in accordance with the terms, conditions, and specifications set forth in this contract. A target flight surface for the entire survey area must be determined and provided to the Technical Liaison prior to all flying. Differential GPS navigation is required for all areas.

1. AREAS TO BE FLOWN

Total-field aeromagnetic survey shall be flown along flight lines oriented east-west, spaced 800 m apart, and draped 305 m above ground. Perpendicular control (tie) lines shall be flown oriented north-south, spaced 8 km apart, and draped 305 m above ground to match elevations of east-west flight lines.

The “Core Area” of the survey is labeled A on the attached map. An “Add-On Areas” are labeled B, C, and D on the same map. Combined Area A+B is second priority (after Area A), combined Area A+B+C is third priority, and combined Area A+B+C+D is last priority.

Area A consists of approximately 8,396 line miles (13,512 line km) and is bounded by the following polygon (UTM zone 11 meters, WGS84):

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Area A+B consist of approximately 11,566 line miles (18,613 line km) and is bounded by the following polygon:

X Y 185554 4472103 140553 4472103 140553 4468503 150993 4442582 189874 4398660 185194 4389660 135873 4389660 135513 4353300 227675 4351860 227675 4360140 220115 4370580 271230 4370040 271820 4395115 242435 4420622 274836 4421702 255396 4485783 185554 4486500 185554 4472103

Area A+B+C consist of approximately 19,703 line miles (31,709 line km) and is bounded by the following polygon:

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Area A+B+C+D consist of approximately 23,119 line miles (37,206 line km) and is bounded by the following polygon:

185554 4472103 140553 4472103 140553 4468503 150993 4442582 189874 4398660 185194 4389660 135873 4389660 135513 4353300 135153 4342860 161074 4337820 168634 4329540 175834 4327380 174754 4293900 155313 4289220 153873 4252140 146673 4249978 147753 4234138 179074 4188777 258996 4188777 243155 4234498 232715 4259698 249636 4274819 240275 4287780 216155 4287780 244955 4315500 244595 4351860 227675 4351860 227675 4360140 220115 4370580

271230 4370040 271820 4395115 242435 4420622 274836 4421702 255396 4485783 185554 4486500 185554 4472103

Prospective contractors shall submit a firm-fixed-price proposal for flying Area A in its entirety and optional pricing for flying all or part of Areas B, C and D subject to pricing and availability of funds. As stated above, combined Area A+B is second priority (after Area A), Area A+B+C third priority and Area A+B+C+D is last priority.

2. FLIGHT SPECIFICATIONS

(a) Horizontal deviations from the planned (pre-flight) flight lines shall not exceed 10% of the designated flight-line spacing. Gaps between adjacent flight lines greater than 1.5 times the designated flight-line spacing for more than 3.2 line km require flying of intermediate flight line(s) in the intervening space.

(b) Maximum vertical deviations as indicated by GPS, and/or radar altimeter, and/or barometric altimeter shall be ±61 m from the pre-planned draped flight surface.

(c) A pre-planned draped flight surface is required. The proposal shall describe the method used to calculate the surface. The proposal also shall include a general description of how areas of sudden high topographic relief will be flown. The contractor shall use real-time, differentially corrected GPS during flight to maintain this pre-planned flight surface within 61 m or better, safety permitting. The datum shall be WGS-84.

Upon award, the Contractor’s flight surfaces must be submitted to the Technical Liaison (TL) for approval prior to mobilization to the field. The flight surface data shall be accompanied by all relevant information necessary to evaluate the data.

(d) An aircraft capable of slow climb and descent shall be used in order to accurately drape the surface over topography. The aircraft’s ability to follow terrain will be a factor in proposal evaluations. Nominal terrain clearance shall be 305 m above ground. Deviations from this standard will be acceptable for safety, legal, and aircraft-performance reasons only.

The contractor shall obtain clearance(s) required for low-altitude flights as necessary. The contractor shall be responsible for obtaining clearances from all entities.

(e) Airborne survey data shall not be acceptable when gathered during magnetic storms or short term disturbances of magnetic activity, as indicated at the ground station.

Specifically, the following conditions must be achieved:

1. A maximum tolerance of 3.0 nT (peak to peak) deviation from a long chord equivalent to a period of one minute.

2. In order to limit ULF waves (micropulsations), an additional maximum tolerance of 0.5 nT (peak to peak) deviation from a long chord equivalent to a period of 15 seconds.

3. DATA ACQUISITION SPECIFICATIONS

(a) Airborne magnetometer - Total intensity magnetometers used to perform the survey shall have a sensitivity of 0.1 nT or better. Values shall be obtained along flight lines and tie lines at intervals no greater than 10 m. The error envelope due to turbulence and the internal magnetometer noise shall not exceed ±0.1 nT for more than 10% along any line.

The magnetometer shall be compensated for errors caused by the magnetic field of the aircraft such that (1) maneuver noise shall not exceed 3 nT for pitches or rolls of ±20o and

(2) heading changes shall not cause a variation of more than 1 nT in the magnetic reading.

It is preferred that the magnetometer be mounted in a tail-stinger, but wing-tip mounted magnetometers will be considered. If magnetometer is housed in a wing-tip, proposal shall include description of how wing vibration and additional noise will be compensated.

(b) Radar altimeter – A continuous digital recording of the radar altimeter data shall be obtained during all flights. It shall have a range from 0 to 1525 m above ground and be accurate to ±2%. The absolute accuracy of the radar altimeter over flat terrain shall be specified and become a requirement. The methods used to calibrate the altimeter shall be specified and described in the final report. The altimeter shall be calibrated at the beginning of the survey and as often as required to ensure operation within specifications.

The data shall be of sufficient quality to plot radar and terrain maps. The radar altimeter data shall be complete; any malfunction shall require re-flying appropriate line(s).

(c) Barometric altimeter - A continuously recording barometric altimeter shall be operated during all flights and be accurate to 2%. The altimeter shall be certified under FAA regulations.

(d) Stationary magnetometer - One or more continuously recording ground magnetometers shall be located within 80 km of all survey points to record time-varying magnetic fields, as follows:

A total intensity magnetometer shall be used to monitor the diurnal magnetic field and magnetic transients. Location(s) and site characteristics shall be described in detail. The magnetometer shall have a resolution of 0.2 nT or better, have absolute control of 0.5 nT or better and a noise envelope of less than or equal to 0.1 nT. It shall be located so that magnetic fields from man-made sources, such as vehicular traffic, do not exceed 1 nT. The field shall be sampled at less than or equal to 1-second intervals during all airborne data acquisition.

Digital recordings of the ground magnetometer made during times of data acquisition aboard the aircraft shall be available at all times during the survey. The digital data shall include the date, an absolute value of the magnetometer reading, and GPS time with accurate synchronization to the aircraft data acquisition system.

(e) Field Workstation Capability - The Contractor shall bring to the field a computer capable of processing and displaying collected geophysical data in order to determine data quality, calculating and displaying navigational information, including flight-line maps, producing page-sized preliminary magnetic maps, and copying and verifying digital data.

(f) Flight path recovery – A real-time differential GPS system shall be used for navigation.

Positioning accuracy shall be better than 4.5 m for distances of up to 80 km from a known reference point on the survey. The navigational information shall be recorded at 1 second intervals as Cartesian coordinates by the digital data acquisition system in a form that can be used for flight path recovery.

(g) Flight records - Digital recordings of the airborne magnetometer, radar altimeter, and GPS measurements shall be made at all times during the survey. Digital plots (if requested) shall be annotated to show flight line numbers and directions, the locations, time and fiducial number of the beginning and ending of each line, horizontal and vertical scales and an absolute value of the magnetometer and altimeter.

Any analog charts or plots shall be annotated to show flight, flight line number, and flight direction; the locations, time and fiducial number of the beginning and ending of each line;

horizontal and vertical scales; and an absolute value of the data channels. Post flight generated charts are not required.

4. DATA REDUCTION/PROCESSING SPECIFICATIONS

(a) Flight path recovery shall be accomplished using differential GPS. The GPS data shall be processed to provide positions to an accuracy of 5 m or better. Positions shall be computed using WGS-84 datum and shall be included in the final deliverables.

(b) The total field airborne magnetometer data shall be corrected for diurnal variation, magnetic transients, and instrument drift. Diurnal corrections may be determined from the ground magnetometers when they are located within 80 km of the survey area.

(c) Magnetic anomaly maps shall be prepared by removing the 12th Generation International Geomagnetic Reference Field (IGRF-12) updated to the date of measurement (reference: http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/IAGA/vmod/igrf.html).

IGRF values shall be computed at precise XYZ positions of observed field measurements.

Since the IGRF is nonlinear, IGRF values shall be computed at horizontal intervals no larger than 15 minutes of latitude or longitude and at elevation intervals with no more than 5-nT of change in IGRF. Linear interpolation is permissible between these computed values.

Line leveling shall be done before the IGRF is removed so that the IGRF can be replaced by the Definitive Geomagnetic Reference Field (DGRF) in future years without having to re-level the data. Each correction shall be shown in the deliverable data set and documented in the final report.

5. CONTOUR MAP SPECIFICATIONS

Hard-copy contour maps are not required for this survey.

6. FLIGHT PATH MAP OR PROFILE SPECIFICATIONS

Flight path maps and stacked profiles are not required for this survey.

7. RADAR ALTIMETER MAP SPECIFICATIONS

Radar altimeter maps are not required for this survey. However, the radar altimeter data shall be of sufficient quality to plot radar maps and terrain maps.

8. QUALITY ASSURANCE/QUALITY CONTROL

The successful contractor is responsible for all quality control activities under this contract to ensure that data quality meets normal industry standards and the specifications contained herein. Additionally, the contractor’s final report shall contain a discussion of quality control methods and procedures, and shall detail any errors found and corrective action taken.

(a) All geophysical and navigational equipment shall be checked, adjusted, and calibrated according to manufacturer's recommendations immediately before commencing data acquisition or within the time period specified by the manufacturer.

(b) The magnetic field of the aircraft and its dependence on heading, yaw, pitch, and roll shall be determined prior to data acquisition and removed from field measurements in accordance with standard industry practices. The method of determination of and correction for aircraft field shall be described in detail in the final report.

(c) All data processing steps, models, and assumptions that correct, transform, alter, or change data in any way shall be described and included as part of the final report.

9. DIGITAL DATA SPECIFICATIONS

(a) All digital data shall be delivered in a standard ISO CD-ROM or DVD format.

(b) Each CD-ROM or DVD supplied shall have a unique visual label attached to allow correlation with supplied descriptive material of its contents including delivery date.

(c) The digital data shall not introduce noise beyond the noise specifications of the instrument supplying the data (e.g. the airborne magnetometer).

(d) If any digital CD-ROM or DVD supplied conforming with the contracted characteristics cannot be read by USGS computers, additional copies shall be supplied at no extra cost until a completely successful reading of the data is performed.

(e) Each CD-ROM or DVD delivered shall contain a Readme file for each data set listing and describing in detail the channel headers for the data.

10. DELIVERABLE ITEMS

The Contractor shall furnish the following data f.o.b. to the USGS destination:

(a) Original of all airborne magnetometer, ground magnetometer and altimeter analog charts resulting from the survey.

(b) All written or recorded electronic navigation information that was used to position the track of the aircraft.

(c) Original of all digital magnetic tapes, DAT tapes, and CD-ROMs recorded during the survey.

(d) If the original digital data taken in the aircraft are not recorded on CD-ROM in standard ISO format, then copies/transformations of these data shall be supplied in the required format.

(e) Two copies of digital data on CD-ROM or DVD containing the original (raw) flight line data and the final corrected data. These records shall be provided as a Geosoft database or as an ASCII file in Geosoft XYZ format. Each record shall contain the following fields:

(1) An integer flight line ID, with no embedded spaces, as the first item in the record.

(2) Flight line direction in degrees from North.

(3) Longitude to nearest 1/100,000th of a degree; longitude in the U.S. is negative

(WGS84).

(4) Latitude to nearest 1/100,000th of a degree (WGS84).

(5) UTM Zone 11 X coordinates (m), WGS84.

(6) UTM Zone 11 Y coordinates (m), WGS84.

(7) Sample (fiducial) number that is related to numbers on flight path maps.

(8) Year and Julian date (YYYY/DDD) when measurement was made.

(9) Time of day when measurement was made to nearest 1/100th second

(HH:MM:SS:SS).

(10) Height above ground (radar altimeter) to nearest m or better.

(11) Barometric altitude of aircraft to nearest m or better.

(12) GPS Elevation of magnetometer to nearest m or better.

(13) Magnetic reading at stationary base station interpolated to the time of aircraft measurement to nearest 0.01 nT.

(14) Uncorrected total field magnetic intensity to nearest 0.01 nT.

(15) Total field magnetic intensity to nearest 0.01 nT corrected for time-varying field.

(16) Total field magnetic intensity (from item 15) after leveling on the basis of flight line and tie line crossings.

(17…) Any other corrections made and resulting data after each filtering or leveling process has been applied (as determined by contractor and fully described in final report).

(Final) Residual total magnetic intensity to nearest 0.01 nT after removal of IGRF

(f) Two copies of digital data on CD-ROM or DVD that contain gridded magnetic values obtained from the final, completely reduced and corrected data shall be delivered for each area. The grid origin shall be at the lower left corner. The grid interval shall be no less than one-fifth and no more than one-half of the specified flight line spacing. The grid shall be provided as a Geosoft grid, ASCII gxf grid format, or some other mutually agreed upon ASCII grid format.

The readme or header file shall contain:

Map Projection Information

(1) Project name as specified in the contract

(2) Projection name (i.e., UTM and zone number). UTM projection is preferred for the conterminous U.S.

(3) Datum (WGS84, NAD27,NAD83, etc.)

(4) Base latitude

(5) Central Meridian (negative west longitude)

(6) False Easting (m)

(7) False Northing (m)

(8) Any other map projection information needed to reproduce the projection.

Grid Information

(1) Origin of grid (Easting, Northing in m)

(2) Grid interval (dx, dy in m)

(3) Location of the grid value within the cell

(4) Rotation of grid if applicable

(g) A digital file that contains the gridded radar altimeter values which can be used to produce radar altimeter contours maps.

(h) A partial printer listing (i.e., 3 records) of each data file shall be provided. The fields shall be labeled.

(i) Two hard copies of an operational report for each area that shall include the following:

(1) Flight logs indicating production times, lines flown, operational problems, and other relevant data.

(2) Records documenting accuracy of navigation system.

(3) Records of the latest compensation test flights.

(4) Records of all instrument calibrations.

(5) Location(s) of the magnetic ground monitor.

(6) Types of equipment used (aircraft, magnetometer, radar altimeter, barometric altimeter, camera, electronic positioning system, and ground magnetometer).

(7) A list of files supplied including the format and content of the files on the CD-

ROM(s) requested above.

(8) Descriptions of data acquisition and compilation procedures including type of gridding algorithm, method used for leveling, QC/QA procedures.

(9) Projection and datum conversion methods.

(10) If applicable, exact length of tow-cable and the bird lift-airspeed function.

(11) Any other information deemed essential by the Contractor.

(j) One digital copy of the explanatory text of the operational report (flight logs, company profiles, equipment literature, and most figures may be excluded) in MSWord 2000 or later.

11. ADDENDUM TO FAR 52.212-4(a), INSPECTION/ACCEPTANCE

(a) Before mobilization, the USGS shall be given a copy of the flight plan including the preplanned flight surface for discussion and approval. In addition to the inspection/acceptance rights outlined in FAR 52.212-4, the USGS reserves the right to visit the contractor in the field to observe survey data acquisition and reduction procedures or to visit the contractor at the contractor's place of business to ascertain that proper procedures are being employed in compiling the data. Any data processing or field techniques that are deemed proprietary by the contractor will be maintained proprietary by the USGS inspector(s).

(b) During the course of the survey, the flight crew will maintain regular and reliable contact with the TL. Preliminary data and field operation reports shall be sent to the TL weekly via overnight mail, e-mail, or computer network to an ftp site.

(c) Preliminary digital flight-line data, base station magnetic measurements, and radar altimeter data shall be submitted at the time the flying is completed for each area via overnight mail, e-mail, or computer network to an ftp site. The flight crew will remain in the field while the preliminary data is reviewed. This review will take no longer than 24 hours after the TL receives the data. Final preliminary digital data shall be submitted within forty-five (45) days after the completion of flying. The USGS will conduct its review of the revised set of the digital data and maps within fourteen (14) calendar days after receipt of the above described revised data. (See Section 15 below for period of performance).

(d) If the Government review exceeds the fourteen (14) day period referenced in Item (c) above, the contract delivery date shall be automatically extended one (1) day for each day of delay caused by the Government review.

(e) The contractor shall then have thirty (30) days to correct all errors or problems the Government may have found in its review of revised preliminary data (Item (c) above) and submit all final deliverables for each survey group as listed in Section 10 above, to the address in Section 14 below.

(f) With the submittal of all final deliverables as listed in Section 10 above, the contractor shall have met all criteria as specified herein and shall have made all corrections required resulting from the Government. The Government reserves the right to review again the deliverables for compliance prior to final acceptance by the Contracting Officer. Until final acceptance, deliverables may be returned to the contractor for compliance with corrections listed during the Government's review in Items (c), (d), and (e) above.

12. PRESERVATION, PACKAGING, PACKING, AND MARKING

Preservation, packing, packaging, and marking for shipment of deliverable items called for by the contract shall be in accordance with the best commercial practice to assure acceptance by common carrier at the most economical rate(s).

Packages containing software or other magnetic media shall be marked on external containers with a notice reading substantially as follows: “CAUTION:

SOFTWARE/MAGNETIC MEDIA ENCLOSED. DO NOT EXPOSE TO HEAT OR

MAGNETIC FIELDS.”

13. INSPECTION PERIOD

Due to the complexity of items to be furnished hereunder, inspection and acceptance/rejection of deliverable items cannot be accomplished in 7 days. Accordingly, the “constructive acceptance” period contemplated by the Prompt Payment Act (see FAR 52.212-4(i)(2)) is increased to fourteen (14) days. See Section 11, items (c), (d), and (f).

14. PLACE AND METHOD OF DELIVERY

(a) The delivery point for all deliverables is:

U.S. Geological Survey, Geology, Minerals, Energy, and Geophysics Science Center MS 989, Building 2 345 Middlefield Road Menlo Park, California 94025 Attn: Victoria Langenheim

(b) Prices to be F.O.B. Destination.

15. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE

(a) Flying

Flight operations shall begin within forty-five (45) calendar days after contract award and be completed within forty-five (45) calendar days after flying has commenced.

(b) Preliminary Copies

Preliminary digital flight-line data shall be submitted at the time the flying is completed for each area (see Section 11, item (c), above). Revised preliminary digital data sets shall be submitted within forty-five (45) calendar days after flying for each area is completed.

These completed data in rough draft form shall be submitted before the final maps and CD- ROMs are prepared, for the purpose of inspection and to resolve any problems prior to preparation of the completed final data.

(c) Final Deliverables

All final products shall be delivered within seventy-five (75) calendar days after flying has been completed.

16. SPECIAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS

(a) Indemnity

The contractor herein is an “independent contractor” and shall obtain all necessary insurance to protect himself from liability arising out of this contract.

The contractor hereby agrees to indemnify and hold the Government harmless in connection with, any loss or liability from damage to, or destruction of, property or from injuries to, or death of, persons (including the agents and employees of both parties) if such damage, destruction, injury or death arises out of, or is caused by performance of work under this contract, unless such damage, destruction, injury or death is caused solely by the active negligence of the Government, its agents or employees. The contractor agrees to include this clause, appropriately modified, in all subcontracts to be performed under this contract.

Proof of insurance must be included with the contractor’s proposal.

(b) Permits and Licenses -- General

In the performance of work hereunder, the Contractor shall obtain and maintain in effect all necessary permits, visas, and licenses required by Federal, State, or local government, or subdivision thereof, or of any other duly constituted public authority. At no separate or additional cost to the government, the contractor shall comply with all laws and regulations applicable to work to be performed hereunder, including any revised statutes or regulations effective during the life of the contract.

(c) Applicable Regulations and Permits -- Aircraft Operations

(1) All aircraft used in the performance of the work under this contract shall be maintained and operated in accordance with all required Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regulations, including Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations Part 375 entitled, “Navigation of Foreign Civil Aircraft within the United States,” published 3/3/86. Additional or separate charges may not be made under this contract for compliance with FAA regulations, including any revisions made since 1986 and during the life of the contract.

Certificates of airworthiness for the proposed aircraft must be included in the proposal.

(2) When the project falls under controlled air space, the contractor shall contact the appropriate Air Route Traffic Control Center.

(3) If the project area includes all or part of a military installation or other sensitive or classified area, the contractor must comply with all security regulations associated with taking, reproducing, or distributing photographs of these facilities, and must satisfy Department of Defense (DOD) security requirements specified in DOD 5220.22M, “Industrial Security Manual for Safeguarding Classified Information.” The contractor may be required to visit the installation to obtain necessary clearance from the military commander. Difficulty obtaining the necessary clearance should be reported to the TL and Contracting Officer immediately. All photographic materials resulting from photography of classified areas shall be handled, stored, and shipped in accordance with applicable security regulations.

52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference Feb 1998 This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es):

http://www.acquisition.gov/far/

52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance Oct 2018 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Items Oct 2018 52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors Dec 2013

The following Clauses are incorporated by full text:

52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-- Commercial Items. (June 2020)

(a) The Contractor shall comply with the following Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clauses, which are incorporated in this contract by reference, to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items:

(1) 52.203-19, Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements (Jan 2017) (section 743 of Division E, Title VII, of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub. L. 113-235) and its successor provisions in subsequent appropriations acts (and as extended in continuing resolutions)).

(2) 52.204-23, Prohibition on Contracting for Hardware, Software, and Services Developed or Provided by Kaspersky Lab and Other Covered Entities (Jul 2018) (Section 1634 of Pub. L. 115-91).

(3) 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment. (Aug 2019) (Section 889(a)(1)(A) of Pub. L. 115-232).

(4) 52.209-10, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations (Nov 2015).

(5) 52.233-3, Protest After Award (Aug 1996) (31 U.S.C. 3553).

(6) 52.233-4, Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (Oct 2004) (Public Laws 108-77 and 108-78 (19 U.S.C. 3805 note)).

(b) The Contractor shall comply with the FAR clauses in this paragraph (b) that the Contracting Officer has indicated as being incorporated in this contract by reference to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items:

__ (1) 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government (Sept 2006), with Alternate I (Oct 1995) (41 U.S.C. 4704 and 10 U.S.C. 2402).

__ (2) 52.203-13, Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct (Oct 2015) (41 U.S.C. 3509)).

__ (3) 52.203-15, Whistleblower Protections under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (June 2010) (Section 1553 of Pub. L. 111-5). (Applies to contracts funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.)

_X_ (4) 52.204-10, Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (Oct 2018) (Pub. L. 109-282) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note).

__ (5)[Reserved].

__ (6) 52.204-14, Service Contract Reporting Requirements (Oct 2016) (Pub. L. 111-117, section 743 of Div. C).

__ (7) 52.204-15, Service Contract Reporting Requirements for Indefinite-Delivery Contracts (Oct 2016) (Pub. L. 111-117, section 743 of Div. C).

X__ (8) 52.209-6, Protecting the Government’s Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment. (Oct 2015) (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).

__ (10)[Reserved].

__ (11) (i) 52.219-3, Notice of HUBZone Set-Aside or Sole-Source Award (Nov 2011) (15 U.S.C.657a).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Nov 2011) of 52.219-3.

__ (12)(i) 52.219-4, Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns (Oct 2014) (if the offeror elects to waive the preference, it shall so indicate in its offer) (15 U.S.C. 657a).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Jan 2011) of 52.219-4.

__ (13)[Reserved]

__ (14) (i) 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (Nov 2011) (15 U.S.C.644).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Nov 2011).

__ (iii) Alternate II (Nov 2011).

__ (15) (i) 52.219-7, Notice of Partial Small Business Set-Aside (June 2003) (15 U.S.C. 644).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Oct 1995) of 52.219-7.

__ (iii) Alternate II (Mar 2004) of 52.219-7.

_ (16) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (Oct 2018) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(2) and (3)).

__ (17) (i) 52.219-9, Small Business Subcontracting Plan (Aug 2018) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(4))

__ (ii) Alternate I (Nov 2016) of 52.219-9.

__ (iii) Alternate II (Nov 2016) of 52.219-9.

__ (iv) Alternate III (Nov 2016) of 52.219-9.

__ (v) Alternate IV (Aug 2018) of 52.219-9

__ (18) 52.219-13, Notice of Set-Aside of Orders (Nov 2011) (15 U.S.C. 644(r)).

__ (19) 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting (Jan 2017) (15 U.S.C.637(a)(14)).

__ (20) 52.219-16, Liquidated Damages-Subcontracting Plan (Jan 1999) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(4)(F)(i)).

__ (21) 52.219-27, Notice of Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside (Oct 2019) (15 U.S.C. 657f).

X__ (22) 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation (Jul 2013) (15 U.S.C. 632(a)(2)).

__ (23) 52.219-29, Notice of Set-Aside for, or Sole Source Award to, Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business Concerns (Dec 2015) (15 U.S.C. 637(m)).

__ (24) 52.219-30, Notice of Set-Aside for, or Sole Source Award to, Women-Owned Small Business Concerns Eligible Under the Women-Owned Small Business Program (Dec 2015) (15 U.S.C. 637(m)).

_X_ (25) 52.222-3, Convict Labor (June 2003) (E.O.11755).

__ (26) 52.222-19, Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (Jan 2020) (E.O.13126).

X__ (27) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Apr 2015).

X__ (28) (i) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Sept 2016) (E.O.11246).

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

_X_ (29)(i) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (Oct 2015) (38 U.S.C. 4212).

__ (ii) Alternate I (July 2014) of 52.222-35.

_X_ (30) (i) 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (Jul 2014) (29 U.S.C.793).

__ (ii) Alternate I (July 2014) of 52.222-36.

_X_ (31) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans (Feb 2016) (38 U.S.C. 4212).

__ (32) 52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act (Dec 2010) (E.O. 13496).

_X_ (33) (i) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (Jan 2019) (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O.

13627).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Mar 2015) of 52.222-50 (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O. 13627).

__ (34) 52.222-54, Employment Eligibility Verification (Oct 2015). (Executive Order 12989). (Not applicable to the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items or certain other types of commercial items as prescribed in 22.1803.)

__ (35) (i) 52.223-9, Estimate of Percentage of Recovered Material Content for EPA–Designated Items (May 2008) (42 U.S.C. 6962(c)(3)(A)(ii)). (Not applicable to the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items.)

__ (ii) Alternate I (May 2008) of 52.223-9 (42 U.S.C. 6962(i)(2)(C)). (Not applicable to the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items.)

__ (36) 52.223-11, Ozone-Depleting Substances and High Global Warming Potential Hydrofluorocarbons (Jun 2016) (E.O. 13693).

__ (37) 52.223-12, Maintenance, Service, Repair, or Disposal of Refrigeration Equipment and Air Conditioners (Jun 2016) (E.O. 13693).

__ (38) (i) 52.223-13, Acquisition of EPEAT®-Registered Imaging Equipment (Jun 2014) (E.O.s 13423 and 13514).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Oct 2015) of 52.223-13.

__ (39) (i) 52.223-14, Acquisition of EPEAT®-Registered Televisions (Jun 2014) (E.O.s 13423 and 13514).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Jun 2014) of 52.223-14.

__ (40) 52.223-15, Energy Efficiency in Energy-Consuming Products (Dec 2007) (42 U.S.C. 8259b).

__ (41) (i) 52.223-16, Acquisition of EPEAT®-Registered Personal Computer Products (Oct 2015) (E.O.s 13423 and 13514).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Jun 2014) of 52.223-16.

X__ (42) 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (Aug 2011) (E.O. 13513).

__ (43) 52.223-20, Aerosols (Jun 2016) (E.O. 13693).

__ (44) 52.223-21, Foams (Jun 2016) (E.O. 13693).

__ (45) (i) 52.224-3 Privacy Training (Jan 2017) (5 U.S.C. 552 a).

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

__ (46) 52.225-1, Buy American-Supplies (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 83).

__ (47) (i) 52.225-3, Buy American-Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 83, 19 U.S.C. 3301 note, 19 U.S.C. 2112 note, 19 U.S.C. 3805 note, 19 U.S.C. 4001 note, Pub. L. 103-182, 108-77, 108-78, 108-286, 108-302, 109-53, 109-169, 109-283, 110-138, 112-41, 112-42, and 112-43.

__ (ii) Alternate I (May 2014) of 52.225-3.

__ (iii) Alternate II (May 2014) of 52.225-3.

__ (iv) Alternate III (May 2014) of 52.225-3.

__ (48) 52.225-5, Trade Agreements (Oct 2019) (19 U.S.C. 2501, et seq., 19 U.S.C. 3301 note).

__ (49) 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (June 2008) (E.O.’s, proclamations, and statutes administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury).

__ (50) 52.225-26, Contractors Performing Private Security Functions Outside the United States (Oct 2016) (Section 862, as amended, of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008;

10 U.S.C. 2302 Note).

__ (51) 52.226-4, Notice of Disaster or Emergency Area Set-Aside (Nov 2007) (42 U.S.C. 5150).

__ (52) 52.226-5, Restrictions on Subcontracting Outside Disaster or Emergency Area (Nov 2007) (42 U.S.C. 5150).

__ (53) 52.232-29, Terms for Financing of Purchases of Commercial Items (Feb 2002) (41 U.S.C.4505, 10 U.S.C.2307(f)).

__ (54) 52.232-30, Installment Payments for Commercial Items (Jan 2017) (41 U.S.C.4505, 10 U.S.C.2307(f)).

X__ (55) 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-System for Award Management (Oct 2018) (31 U.S.C. 3332).

__ (56) 52.232-34, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Other than System for Award Management (Jul 2013) (31 U.S.C.3332).

__ (57) 52.232-36, Payment by Third Party (May 2014) (31 U.S.C.3332).

__ (58) 52.239-1, Privacy or Security Safeguards (Aug 1996) (5 U.S.C. 552a).

__ (59) 52.242-5, Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (Jan 2017) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(13)).

__ (60) (i) 52.247-64, Preference for Privately Owned U.S.-Flag Commercial Vessels (Feb 2006) (46 U.S.C. Appx. 1241(b) and 10 U.S.C. 2631).

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

__ (iii) Alternate II (Feb 2006) of 52.247-64.

(c) The Contractor shall comply with the FAR clauses in this paragraph (c), applicable to commercial services, that the Contracting Officer has indicated as being incorporated in this contract by reference to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items:

__ (1) 52.222-17, Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers (May 2014)(E.O. 13495).

__ (2) 52.222-41, Service Contract Labor Standards (Aug 2018) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

__ (3) 52.222-42, Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires (May 2014) (29 U.S.C. 206 and 41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

__ (4) 52.222-43, Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Labor Standards-Price Adjustment (Multiple Year and Option Contracts) (Aug 2018) (29 U.S.C. 206 and 41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

__ (5) 52.222-44, Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Labor Standards-Price Adjustment (May 2014) (29 U.S.C. 206 and 41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

__ (6) 52.222-51, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Maintenance, Calibration, or Repair of Certain Equipment-Requirements (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

__ (7) 52.222-53, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Certain Services-Requirements (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

__ (8) 52.222-55, Minimum Wages Under Executive Order 13658 (Dec 2015).

__ (9) 52.222-62, Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706 (Jan 2017) (E.O. 13706).

__ (10) 52.226-6, Promoting Excess Food Donation to Nonprofit Organizations (May 2014) (42 U.S.C. 1792).

(d) Comptroller General Examination of Record. The Contractor shall comply with the provisions of this paragraph (d) if this contract was awarded using other than sealed bid, is in excess of the simplified acquisition threshold, and does not contain the clause at 52.215-2, Audit and Records-Negotiation.

(1) The Comptroller General of the United States, or an authorized representative of the Comptroller General, shall have access to and right to examine any of the Contractor’s directly pertinent records involving transactions related to this contract.

(2) The Contractor shall make available at its offices at all reasonable times the records, materials, and other evidence for examination, audit, or reproduction, until 3 years after final payment under this contract or for any shorter period specified in FAR subpart 4.7, Contractor Records Retention, of the other clauses of this contract. If this contract is completely or partially terminated, the records relating to the work terminated shall be made available for 3 years after any resulting final termination settlement.

Records relating to appeals under the disputes clause or to litigation or the settlement of claims arising under or relating to this contract shall be made available until such appeals, litigation, or claims are finally resolved.

(3)As used in this clause, records include books, documents, accounting procedures and practices, and other data, regardless of type and regardless of form. This does not require the Contractor to create or maintain any record that the Contractor does not maintain in the ordinary course of business or pursuant to a provision of law.

(e)

(1) Notwithstanding the requirements of the clauses in paragraphs (a), (b), (c), and (d) of this clause, the Contractor is not required to flow down any FAR clause, other than those in this paragraph (e)(1) in a subcontract for commercial items. Unless otherwise indicated below, the extent of the flow down shall be as required by the clause-

(i) 52.203-13, Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct (Oct 2015) (41 U.S.C. 3509).

(ii) 52.203-19, Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements (Jan 2017) (section 743 of Division E, Title VII, of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub. L. 113-235) and its successor provisions in subsequent appropriations acts (and as extended in continuing resolutions)).

(iii) 52.204-23, Prohibition on Contracting for Hardware, Software, and Services Developed or Provided by Kaspersky Lab and Other Covered Entities (Jul 2018) (Section 1634 of Pub. L. 115-91).

(iv) 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment. (Aug 2019) (Section 889(a)(1)(A) of Pub. L. 115-232).

(v) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (Oct 2018) (15 U.S.C.637(d)(2) and (3)), in all subcontracts that offer further subcontracting opportunities. If the subcontract (except subcontracts to small business concerns) exceeds $700,000 ($1.5 million for construction of any public facility), the subcontractor must include 52.219-8 in lower tier subcontracts that offer subcontracting opportunities.

(vi) 52.222-17, Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers (May 2014) (E.O. 13495). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (l) of FAR clause 52.222-17.

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

(viii) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Sept 2015) (E.O.11246).

(ix) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (Oct 2015) (38 U.S.C.4212).

(x) 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (Jul 2014) (29 U.S.C.793).

(xi) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans (Feb 2016) (38 U.S.C.4212)

(xii) 52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act (Dec 2010) (E.O. 13496). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (f) of FAR clause 52.222-40.

(xiii) 52.222-41, Service Contract Labor Standards (Aug 2018) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

(xiv)

(A) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (Jan 2019) (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O 13627).

(B) Alternate I (Mar 2015) of 52.222-50(22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O 13627).

(xv) 52.222-51, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Maintenance, Calibration, or Repair of Certain Equipment-Requirements (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

(xvi) 52.222-53, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Certain Services-Requirements (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

(xvii) 52.222-54, Employment Eligibility Verification (Oct 2015) (E.O. 12989).

(xviii) 52.222-55, Minimum Wages Under Executive Order 13658 (Dec 2015).

(xix) 52.222-62, Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706 (Jan 2017) (E.O. 13706).

(xx)

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

(B) Alternate I (Jan 2017) of 52.224-3.

(xxi) 52.225-26, Contractors Performing Private Security Functions Outside the United States (Oct 2016) (Section 862, as amended, of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008;

10 U.S.C. 2302 Note).

(xxii) 52.226-6, Promoting Excess Food Donation to Nonprofit Organizations (May 2014) (42 U.S.C. 1792). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (e) of FAR clause 52.226-6.

(xxiii) 52.247-64, Preference for Privately Owned U.S.-Flag Commercial Vessels (Feb 2006) (46 U.S.C. Appx.1241(b) and 10 U.S.C.2631). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (d) of FAR clause 52.247-64.

(2) While not required, the Contractor may include in its subcontracts for commercial items a minimal number of additional clauses necessary to satisfy its contractual obligations.

(End of clause)

Unilateral Deobligation

The contractor shall submit all invoices under this award no later than ninety (90) calendar days after the period of performance has expired, unless a request for extension has been submitted to, and granted by, the Contracting Officer. After 120 calendar days have passed after the expiration of the period of performance, the Contracting Officer reserves the right to issue a unilateral modification deobligating any unexpended funds, and to initiate closeout procedures.

(End of Clause)

Electronic Invoicing and Payment Requirements – Invoice Processing Platform (IPP) (April 2013)

Payment requests must be submitted electronically through the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Invoice Processing Platform System (IPP).

"Payment request" means any request for contract financing payment or invoice payment by the Contractor.

To constitute a proper invoice, the payment request must comply with the requirements identified in the applicable Prompt Payment clause included in the contract, or the clause 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions- Commercial Items included in commercial item contracts. The IPP website address is:

https://www.ipp.gov.

Under this contract, the following documents are required to be submitted as an attachment to the IPP invoice: None.

The Contractor must use the IPP website to register, access and use IPP for submitting requests for payment. The Contractor Government Business Point of Contact (as listed in SAM) will receive enrollment instructions via email from the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston (FRBB) prior to contract award date, but no more than 3-5 business days to the contract award date. Contractor assistance with enrollment can be obtained by contacting the IPP Production Helpdesk via email ippgroup@bos.frb.org or phone (866) 973-3131.

If the Contractor is unable to comply with the requirement to use IPP for submitting invoices for payment, the Contractor must submit a waiver request in writing to the Contracting Officer with its proposal or quotation.

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

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

http://www.acquisition.gov/far/

52.204-7 System for Award Management Oct 2018 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial Items Mar 2020 52.212-3 -- Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items. Mar 2020

52.212-2 -- Evaluation -- Commercial Items (Jan 1999)

(a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers:

The contractor must demonstrate in a clear and concise format all the requirements that will be met and must clearly indicate any requirement that cannot be met.

To facilitate technical evaluation, prospective contractors shall submit:

A technical proposal demonstrating the technical capability, experience, and recent/relevant past performance necessary to complete this project with a high level of quality. This may include a discussion of equipment to be used, key personnel, recent projects, sample products, references, etc. From this document we should understand how you plan to complete this project. If you have any suggestions for revisions to the SOW, include them here. This document may not exceed ten (10) single-sided pages, with normal readable spacing and font size.

In addition to these not-to-exceed ten (10) pages:

o Safety plan o Quality Control Plan (QCP) o Proof of insurance o Certificate(s) of airworthiness and registration for all proposed aircraft o Photographs of proposed aircraft o Pilot’s license(s) for all proposed pilots

Regarding price, please submit a firm-fixed price for the entirety of the “core area” plus optional pricing for additional add-on area. Generally speaking, we would like as many line-km to be flown as possible without sacrificing survey quality, within the project’s available budget. We are not specifying the format for pricing add-on area; we have seen prospective contractors price per distance unit, per block, per distance unit with quantity discounts, and any number of variations thereof. If you have proposed any revisions to the SOW, please indicate the impact that has on your price (i.e. whether it is included or an option, etc.)

We will select the contractor for award that offers the best value, trading off the adjectival rating against the price. These two factors are approximately equal in importance. We may choose to pay more (i.e. get less line-km) for a contractor with a higher adjectival rating; this is not a “low-bid” scenario

(End of Provision)

Authorities and Delegations (SEP 2011)

(a) The Contracting Officer is the only individual authorized to enter into or terminate this contract, modify any term or condition of this contract, waive any requirement of this contract, or accept nonconforming work.

(b) The Contracting Officer hereby appoints as Technical Liaison (TL):

To Be Determined

The TL is responsible for technical monitoring of the contractor’s performance and deliveries. Changes to this appointment must be made in writing by the Contracting Officer.

(c) The TL is not authorized to perform, formally or informally, any of the following actions:

(1) Promise, award, agree to award, or execute any contract, contract…