Sol_1333MF25Q0094.pdf

COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION

SEFSC PEM GCRF Puerto Rico Shallow Water Reef Fish Survey

THE CO DOESN'T HAVE ANY PREVIOUS PURCHASE INFORMATION

(i) This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice and in accordance with the simplified acquisition procedures authorized in FAR Part 13. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.

(ii) This solicitation is issued as a request for quotation (RFQ). Submit written quotes on RFQ Number 1333MF25Q0094.

(iii) The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2025-05 (Aug 2025) (Deviation 2025-07) (May 2025)

(iv) This solicitation is being issued as a total Small Business Set-Aside. The associated NAICS code is 541690. The small business size standard is $19.0M.

(v) This combined solicitation/synopsis is for purchase of the following commercial item(s)/services:

Services, non-personal, to provide all labor, equipment and materials (unless otherwise provided herein) necessary for the contractor shall provide vessels, captains, and observers for deployment and retrieval of hook and line fishing equipment at each grid, and other covered services for the project Shallow Water Fishery Independent Survey of Reef Fishes in Puerto Rico.

The vessel(s) will be required to complete a total of no more than 70 grids, island-wide, as determined by grid selection from 20 - 50 m depths.

in accordance with the Statement of Need. Period of Performance is Date of award through 12/31/2026

SEE SF18 "Section II - Supplies or Services and Price/Costs" FOR A LIST OF CONTRACT LINE ITEMS

(vi) Description of requirements is as follows:

See attached Statement of Work which applies to the Base Year.

INVOICES TO BE BILLED AT MONTHLY OR GREATER IN ARREARS.

(vii) Date(s) and place(s) of delivery and acceptance:

Period of performance shall be: Date of award through 12/31/2026

(viii) FAR provision 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Sept 2023), applies to this acquisition and can be found below.

(ix) FAR provision 52.212-2, Evaluation-Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Nov 2021), applies to this acquisition and can be found below.

PROVIDE PER UNIT COSTS, EACH CLIN TOTAL AMOUNT AND TOTAL QUOTED AGGREGATE AMOUNT ON

THE QUOTE. QUOTE PRICING MAY BE PROVIDED ON THE ATTACHED SF18 FORM OR ON COMPANY

LETTERHEAD.

(x) FAR provision 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Products and Commercial Services applies to this acquisition and can be found on the

Request for Quote form SF18 attachment. Offerors are advised to include a completed copy of the provision with its offer, unless the offeror’s Reps & Certs section on SAM.gov is accurate and current.

Per Deviation 2025-02/03: System updates may lag policy updates. The System for Award Management (SAM) may continue to require entities to complete representations based on provisions that are not included in agency solicitations, including 52.223-22, Public Disclosure of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Reduction Goals—Representation, and paragraph (t) of 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services. Examples include 52.222-25, Affirmative Action Compliance, and paragraph (d) of 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services. Contracting officers will not consider these representations when making award decisions or enforce requirements. Entities are not required to, nor are they able to, update their entity registration to remove these representations in SAM.

(xi) FAR clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Products and Commercial Services applies to this acquisition and can be found on the Request for Quote form SF18 attachment.

(xii) FAR clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Products and Commercial Services , applies to this acquisition apply can be found in full text on the Request for Quote form SF18 attachment.

(xiii) Any additional contract requirement(s) or terms and conditions that apply can be found in the Combined Synopsis Solicitation posting.

(xiv) Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) and assigned rating does not apply.

(xv) Quotes are required to be received in the contracting office no later than the time and date stated in sam.gov. All quotes must be submitted electronically via email to shawana.randolph@noaa.gov.

(xvi) Any questions regarding this solicitation should be submitted electronically via email to shawana.randolph@noaa.gov.

Offerors must submit all questions concerning this solicitation in writing via email to Questions should be received no later than 3 days before offerors are due. Any responses to questions will be made in writing, without identification of the questioner, and will be included in an amendment to the solicitation. Even if provided in other form, only the question responses included in the amendment to the solicitation will govern performance of the contract.

NOTICE TO OFFERORS: Instructions for submitting quotations under this request for quote must be followed. Failure to provide all information to aid in the evaluation may be considered non-responsive. Offers that are non-responsive may be excluded from further evaluation and rejected without further notification to the offeror.

1. Submit PDF or Microsoft Word format quotations to the office specified in this solicitation at or before the time specified in the solicitation. Email quotes are required and can be sent to Shawana.Randolph@noaa.gov

2. Offeror shall have an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM found at https://sam.gov/content/home) in order to provide a quote and be eligible for award. Must provide their UEID/CAGE CODE with their quote.

3. Offerors shall assume that the Government has no prior knowledge of them or their capability.

5. Offerors must provide all evaluation criteria in accordance with FAR 52.212-2. Offerors who do not provide all evaluation criteria will not be accepted. Submittal shall not exceed 20 pages at 12 font.

Offers will be evaluated based on price and the factors set forth in paragraph (a).

(May 2024) (Deviation 2025-02) (Deviation 2025-03) (Feb 2025), (Nov 2023), (Jan 2025) (Deviation 2025-02) (Deviation 2025-03) (Feb 2025)

1352.215-72 Inquiries (Apr 2010) Shawana.Randolph@noaa.gov.

FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Sep 2023)

4. PRICING MUST BE PROVIDED ON A SEPARATE DOCUMENT FROM OTHER EVALUATION CRITERIA

RESPONSES

FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation- Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Nov 2021)

The evaluation will consider the Non-Price Technical Solution (Technical Approach and Experience) to be significantly more important than price. However, as quotes are determined to be more equal in the non-price evaluation factor, price becomes more important and may become the determining factor for award. If, at any stage of the evaluation, all vendors are determined to have submitted equal, or virtually equal, Non-Price Technical Solutions, price could become the factor in determining which vendor will receive the award.

The Government intends to evaluate the quotes and award a purchase order based on the Offeror’s initial quote; therefore, the Offeror’s initial quote should contain the Offeror’s best terms from a Non-Price Technical Solution and price standpoint.

The Government reserves the right not to award a purchase order depending on the quality of the quote(s) submitted and the availability of funds. Furthermore, the Government may waive informalities and minor irregularities or omissions in quotes received.

The Government may make award to other than the lowest-priced Offeror or the Offeror with the highest technical rating if the Contracting Officer determines that to do so would result in the best value to the Government. The Government will not make an award at a significantly higher overall price to achieve only slightly superior performance capability.

(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.

Paragraph (a) is hereby completed as follows: Evaluation will be based on the following:

Factor 1: Technical Approach and Capability.

The Offeror’s overall technical approach will be evaluated to assess the Government's level of confidence in the Offeror’s understanding of, approach to, and ability to successfully perform the requirements as described in the Statement of Work.

Provide a detailed description of the company’s experience performing similar services. A detailed technical approach write-up describing how the Offeror will perform this service is required to be submitted with the quote regardless of whether a site visit was made or not. The technical approach write-up must not be a reiteration of the Statement of Work, but how your company plans on performing the tasks listed in the attached Statement of Work. (i.e. performance checklists, anticipated number of employees, anticipated hours at the facility and/or confirmation of supplies being provided, etc.)

Factor 1: Experience.

The offeror shall provide a background, experience, and qualifications that will support the offeror’s capability to successfully perform the contract requirements.

Factor 1: Price.

The Government will evaluate the price quote for completeness and reasonableness in relation to the RFQ requirements.

Quoted prices must be entirely compatible with the Non-Price Technical Solution.

The Government intends to award with payment terms of Net 30.

(b) Options. The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. The Government may determine that an offer is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced. Evaluation of options shall not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s).

(c) A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the offer’s specified expiration time, the Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award.

(End of provision) a trade-off, single firm fixed-price purchase order on an all or none basis

UTILIZATION OF FEDCONNECT® FOR CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION

The Department of Commerce will utilize the FedConnect® web portal in administering this award. The contractor must be registered in FedConnect® and have access to the FedConnect® website located at https://www.fedconnect.net/Fedconnect/.

For assistance in registering or for other FedConnect® questions please call the FedConnect® Help Desk at (800) 899-6665 or email at support@fedconnect.net. There is no charge for registration in or use of FedConnect®.

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STANDARD FORM 1449 (REV. 11/2021)

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1333MF25Q0094

panama City Fisheries 3500 Delwood Beach Road

See Schedule

NMFS Field Delegates

601 EAST 12TH STREET SUITE 1746

KANSAS CITY MO 64106

09/15/2025 0800 ED

SHAWANA RANDOLPH

NMFS-FD 100.00

NMFS-FD

SHAWANA RANDOLPH

541690

$19

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ADMINISTERED BY:

NMFS Field Delegates

601 EAST 12TH STREET SUITE 1746

KANSAS CITY MO 64106 USA

NOTICE: THE GOVERNMENT DOES NOT ACCEPT

RESPONSIBILITY FOR NON-RECEIPT OF QUOTES. IT

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IN ATTACHED CLAUSES & PROVISIONS. VENDORS WHO

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Section II - Supplies or Services and Price/Costs Section III - Description/Specifications Section IX - Contract Clauses

Section II - Supplies or Services and Price/Costs

CLIN List

Item Number Description Quantity Unit Unit Price Amount

0001 70 EA

Services, non-personal, to provide all labor, equipment and materials (unless otherwise provided herein) necessary for the contractor shall provide vessels, captains, and observers for deployment and retrieval of hook and line fishing equipment at each grid, and other covered services for the project Shallow Water Fishery Independent Survey of Reef Fishes in Puerto Rico in accordance with the Statement of Work. The vessel(s) will be required to complete a total of no more than 70 grids, island-wide, as determined by grid selection from 20 - 50 m depths.

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: Date of award through 12/31/2026

Award Type: Firm-fixed-price

Section III - Description/Specifications

SOW Statement of Work

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) NOAA Fisheries

SEFSC PEM GCRF

Puerto Rico Shallow Water Reef Fish Survey

PURPOSE:

The purpose of this project is to conduct a fishery-independent survey island-wide in Puerto Rico utilizing commercial fishers and hook and line fishing from 20 - 50 m depths. The primary objective is to generate CPUE and length composition data for their use in indices of relative abundance of managed reef fishes, with emphasis on the shallowwater species of snapper, grouper, triggerfish, parrotfish, and jacks for stock assessments, and to inform fishery managers.

SCOPE OR MISSION:

The contractor shall provide vessels, captains, and observers that meet the specifications outlined in this document. The vessels will be used in performing deployment and retrieval of hook and line fishing equipment at each grid, and acquiring biological samples and general fish information of targeted and incidental catch. The vessel(s) will be required to complete a total of no more than 70 grids, island-wide, as determined by grid selection from 20 - 50 m depths.

BACKGROUND:

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries lab in Panama City, FL was recently awarded funding for the project, “Shallow Water Fishery Independent Survey of Reef Fishes in Puerto Rico” through the Cooperative Research Program to complete a year of research utilizing a working relationship with commercial fishermen to use low cost methods to gain information regarding the shallow water habitats and the shallow water reef fish fishers in Puerto Rico. Historically, there has not been a survey conducted yearly that samples the shallow water reef fish complex island-wide in Puerto Rico, which allows for gaps in fishery-independent time series datasets. This survey utilized leveraged funds from the Caribbean-Inflation Reduction Act to conduct sampling in shallow water to provide overlap between the National Coral Reef Monitoring Program (NCRMP) diver survey and the Puerto Rico Deepwater Reef Fish Survey, as well as SEAMAP-C ReefFish in FY25.

The NCRMP Survey uses a grid-based (50 x 50 m) stratified random design that is optimized to efficiently sample for ecologically and commercially important species from 0 - 30 m in Puerto Rico, USVI and the Florida Keys. A unique set of strata specific to the local protected or managed zones and benthic habitat are selected. The survey design ensures that sites for fish and corals are allocated by hard-bottom habitat type, depth, and management zone, with sites randomly distributed around the sampling region from nearshore to offshore to the maximum depth of 30 m. The shallow water survey proposed here utilizes a 500 x 500 m gridded universe with the NCRMP 50 x 50 m grid nested within. Grids selected by the NCRMP survey will be utilized as sample grids in this project, where applicable.

The overlap in sampling effort provided by this survey is a critical component to the success of this project and bridging data gaps in the region. In addition to generating critical data for stock assessment and management, this work is providing the baseline steps for calibrating methodologies across surveys.

As such, the work proposed in this SON must operate within the same sampling time frame as the NCRMP diver survey, where applicable. Specifically, sampling for the proposed project will occur following the completion of the divers in a grid within the depth range of 20 - 30 m across a range of rugosities to generate data for a gear comparison and testing of strata effect.

Overall, this project seeks to understand the scope and location of Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) for commercially important, shallow water species as well as gaining basic life history information.

Additionally, stock assessments for several shallow water species are currently ranked as “data-poor”, so much so that single species stock assessments are virtually impossible to complete in the US Caribbean given current data sources. The primary impediment in formal stock assessments stems from the lack of scientifically defensible data required for the shallow water reef fish species complexes, a systemic problem for tropical marine fisheries in the Caribbean. This project also seeks to build the framework for future quantitative sampling method intercalibration studies which will be required to determine the relative fishing power of the multiple gears; specifically the National Coral Reef Monitoring Program’s (NCRMP) diver counts and the proposed surveys hook and line methodology, while reducing overall effort and optimizing currently available funding sources and personnel.

Finally, the summarized goal of this project is to implement a fishery-independent survey island-wide for shallow to midwater reef-fishes in Puerto Rico (20 – 50 m), within 12 miles of coast and 20 miles from port of departure. The objective is to generate indices of abundance and size structure for commercially important shallow water reef fish species, with an emphasis on red hind Epinephelus guttatus, coney grouper Cephalopholis fulva, lane snapper Lutjanus synagris, vermilion snapper Rhomboplites aurorubens, yellowtail snapper Ocyurus chrysurus, mutton snapper Lutjanus analis, and queen triggerfish Balistes vetula. Data will be used to generate CV’s/indices for use in stock assessments. All data collected is used to provide guidance and management recommendations to the Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources (DNER) as well as the CFMC.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS:

Sampling will be conducted by commercial fishing vessels island-wide around Puerto Rico. The vessel daily rate shall include services of captain and observer on board, gas for commercial vessel to complete the scientific work, transit to and from port, cost of bait for the scientific work for the hook and line fishing, the deep-drop fishing gear including line, hooks, reels, floats, or weights, and time required to extract any biological samples. The vessel daily rate should also include the delivery and collection of supplies and/or samples shipping to and from NOAA; and back and forth between contractor headquarters and the Puerto Rico DNER. Fishermen may need to mobilize from ports outside of their home port to target all fishing grids selected for sampling.

Datasheets, fish biological and tissue sampling supplies, and stopwatches for timing deployments will be provided by NOAA fisheries.

The Contractor provided observer will assist with field work. The contractor is responsible for providing an observer to conduct the required field work. Data collection protocols, biological sample collection, photo uploading and datasheet uploading shall be conducted by the observer(s) in accordance with the NOAA protocols defined and provided for this project.

No more than 70 sampling grids will be selected at random, island-wide, stratified by depth (20 - 50 m) and rugosity scores as defined by the National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) multibeam backscatter and bathymetry data.

• Grid name, corresponding coordinates, depth, and strata will be provided by NOAA Fisheries to the contractor, as well as alternative grids, and plotted maps of the grids.

The contractor will be responsible for distributing sample grid lists to the commercial fishing vessels and observers.

This project will utilize commercial fishermen operating their own vessels with a local fishery observer onboard in Puerto Rico to generate CPUE, length composition, diversity indices, and distribution information for both exploited and non-target species using standardized hook and line fishing methods around the island. Selected grids will utilize two bait types while fishing (squid and tuna).

• The allotted soak time for the fishing line will not exceed a total of 30 minutes (total bottom time) at each grid. The fishing equipment must be deployed in the corresponding grid provided on the datasheet. This field setup will remain standardized for the entirety of this proposed project.

The exact latitude and longitude in decimal degrees will be recorded at the exact time the fishing line and S-BRUV undergo deployment and retrieval by the observer on board, as will depth.

The sampling day will consist of an average of 5 successful hook and line drops, but may vary based on location of grids and weather.

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE:

Date of award through 12/31/2026

DELIVERY SCHEDULE:

Contractor will deliver the following to the Project Lead if no other designee is listed:

Deliverable Description Completion Due Date

1 No more than 70 completed fishing grids stratified island wide by depth (20-50 m) Before 12/31/2026

Whole fish collected and stored according to protocols and sampling priorities for biological sampling on land. This includes additional data such as length, weight, and photos as defined in the biological sampling protocols.

Before 12/31/2026

Fish tissue samples collected according to protocols.

Delivery of tissue samples shipped via shipped via UPS or FedEx to NMFS, Panama City Fisheries, 3500 Delwood Beach Road, Panama City, FL 32408

Before 12/31/2026

All site datasheets will be provided via scans and uploaded to google drive. Site datasheets will be shipped via UPS or FedEx following their upload to the google drive to NMFS at the end of the project period, Panama City Fisheries, 3500 Delwood Beach Road, Panama City, FL 32408

Before 12/31/2026

DELIVERY LOCATION:

NOAA NMFS Panama City Laboratory Panama City Fisheries, 3500 Delwood Beach Road, Panama City, FL 32408

PROJECT LEAD:

Provided at time of award

CONTRACTORS INVOICE

Invoices must be submitted in arrears

Per NAM 1330-52.232-71 ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION OF PAYMENT REQUESTS (FEB 2023)

The Contractor must submit payment requests electronically through the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Invoice Processing Platform System (IPP). The Contractor must use the IPP website to register, access, and submit payment requests. The IPP website address is https://www.ipp.gov.

"Payment request" means any request for contract financing payment or invoice payment to the Contractor. To be considered proper, invoices must be prepared in accordance with, and contain all elements specified in, the contract payment clause (e.g., FAR 52.212-4(g), FAR 52.232-25(a)(3), FAR 52.232-26(a)(2), FAR 52.232-27(a)(2)).

The Contractor must include the following documents as attachments to payment requests submitted through the IPP: None If the Contractor is unable to comply with the requirement to submit payment requests through the IPP due to a threat to national security; a matter of unusual or compelling urgency; or because the political, financial, or communications infrastructure of a foreign country does not support access to the IPP, the Contractor must request an exception in writing. Contact the Contracting Officer for more information about requesting an exception. (End of Clause) https://www.ipp.gov/

Section IX - Contract Clauses

Clauses Incorporated by Reference Clause Number Clause Title

52.204-7 System for Award Management. (NOV 2024)

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

52.204-16 Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting.

(AUG 2020)

52.204-17 Ownership or Control of Offeror. (AUG 2020)

52.204-18 Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance.

(AUG 2020)

52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Products and Commercial Services. (NOV 2023)

1352.201-70 Contracting Officer's Authority. (MAR 2010) 1352.209-73 Compliance with the laws. (APR 2010) 1352.209-74 Organizational conflict of interest. (APR 2010)

52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services

(MAY 2024) (DEV 2025-02 & 2025-03) (FEB 2025)

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

(a) Definitions. As used in this provision—

Covered telecommunications equipment or services has the meaning provided in the clause 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment.

Economically disadvantaged women-owned small business (EDWOSB) concern means a small business concern that is at least 51 percent directly and unconditionally owned by, and the management and daily business operations of which are controlled by, one or more women who are citizens of the United States and who are economically disadvantaged in accordance with 13 CFR part 127, and the concern is certified by SBA or an approved third-party certifier in accordance with 13 CFR 127.300. It automatically qualifies as a women-owned small business eligible under the WOSB Program.

Forced or indentured child labor means all work or service—

(1) Exacted from any person under the age of 18 under the menace of any penalty for its nonperformance and for which the worker does not offer himself voluntarily; or

(2) Performed by any person under the age of 18 pursuant to a contract the enforcement of which can be accomplished by process or penalties.

Highest-level owner means the entity that owns or controls an immediate owner of the offeror, or that owns or controls one or more entities that control an immediate owner of the offeror. No entity owns or exercises control of the highest level owner.

Immediate owner means an entity, other than the offeror, that has direct control of the offeror.

Indicators of control include, but are not limited to, one or more of the following: ownership or interlocking management, identity of interests among family members, shared facilities and equipment, and the common use of employees.

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

Manufactured end product means any end product in product and service codes (PSCs) 1000-9999, except—

(1) PSC 5510, Lumber and Related Basic Wood Materials;

(2) Product or Service Group (PSG) 87, Agricultural Supplies;

(3) PSG 88, Live Animals;

(4) PSG 89, Subsistence;

(5) PSC 9410, Crude Grades of Plant Materials;

(6) PSC 9430, Miscellaneous Crude Animal Products, Inedible;

(7) PSC 9440, Miscellaneous Crude Agricultural and Forestry Products;

(8) PSC 9610, Ores;

(9) PSC 9620, Minerals, Natural and Synthetic; and

(10) PSC 9630, Additive Metal Materials.

Place of manufacture means the place where an end product is assembled out of components, or otherwise made or processed from raw materials into the finished product that is to be provided to the Government. If a product is disassembled and reassembled, the place of reassembly is not the place of manufacture.

Predecessor means an entity that is replaced by a successor and includes any predecessors of the predecessor.

Reasonable inquiry has the meaning provided in the clause 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment.

Restricted business operations means business operations in Sudan that include power production activities, mineral extraction activities, oil-related activities, or the production of military equipment, as those terms are defined in the Sudan Accountability and Divestment Act of 2007 (Pub. L. 110-174).

Restricted business operations do not include business operations that the person (as that term is defined in Section 2 of the Sudan Accountability and Divestment Act of 2007) conducting the business can demonstrate—

(1) Are conducted under contract directly and exclusively with the regional government of southern Sudan;

(2) Are conducted pursuant to specific authorization from the Office of Foreign Assets Control in the Department of the Treasury, or are expressly exempted under Federal law from the requirement to be conducted under such authorization;

(3) Consist of providing goods or services to marginalized populations of Sudan;

(4) Consist of providing goods or services to an internationally recognized peacekeeping force or humanitarian organization;

(5) Consist of providing goods or services that are used only to promote health or education; or

(6) Have been voluntarily suspended."Sensitive technology"—

Sensitive technology—

(1) Means hardware, software, telecommunications equipment, or any other technology that is to be used specifically—

(i) To restrict the free flow of unbiased information in Iran; or

(ii) To disrupt, monitor, or otherwise restrict speech of the people of Iran; and

(2) Does not include information or informational materials the export of which the President does not have the authority to regulate or prohibit pursuant to section 203(b)(3)of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act ( 50 U.S.C. 1702(b)(3)).

Service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB) concern means a small business concern—

(1) (i) Not less than 51 percent of which is owned and controlled by one or more service-disabled veterans or, in the case of any publicly owned business, not less than 51 percent of the stock of which is owned by one or more service-disabled veterans; and

(ii) The management and daily business operations of which are controlled by one or more service-disabled veterans or, in the case of a service-disabled veteran with permanent and severe disability, the spouse or permanent caregiver of such veteran; or

(2) A small business concern eligible under the SDVOSB Program in accordance with 13 CFR part 128

(see subpart 19.14).

(3) Service-disabled veteran, as used in this definition, means a veteran as defined in 38 U.S.C. 101(2), with a disability that is service connected, as defined in 38 U.S.C. 101(16), and who is registered in the Beneficiary Identification and Records Locator Subsystem, or successor system that is maintained by the Department of Veterans Affairs’ Veterans Benefits Administration, as a service-disabled veteran.

Service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB) concern eligible under the SDVOSB Program means an SDVOSB concern that—

(1) Effective January 1, 2024, is designated in the System for Award Management (SAM) as certified by the Small Business Administration (SBA) in accordance with 13 CFR 128.300; or

(2) Has represented that it is an SDVOSB concern in SAM and submitted a complete application for certification to SBA on or before December 31, 2023.

Service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB) Program means a program that authorizes contracting officers to limit competition, including award on a sole-source basis, to SDVOSB concerns eligible under the SDVOSB Program.

Small business concern—

(1) Means a concern, including its affiliates, that is independently owned and operated, not dominant in its field of operation, and qualified as a small business under the criteria in 13 CFR part 121 and size standards in this solicitation.

(2) Affiliates, as used in this definition, means business concerns, one of whom directly or indirectly controls or has the power to control the others, or a third party or parties control or have the power to control the others. In determining whether affiliation exists, consideration is given to all appropriate factors including common ownership, common management, and contractual relationships. SBA determines affiliation based on the factors set forth at 13 CFR 121.103.

Small disadvantaged business concern, consistent with 13 CFR 124.1001, means a small business concern under the size standard applicable to the acquisition, that—

(1) Is at least 51 percent unconditionally and directly owned (as defined at 13 CFR 124.105) by—

(i) One or more socially disadvantaged (as defined at13 CFR 124.103) and economically disadvantaged (as defined at 13 CFR 124.104) individuals who are citizens of the United States; and

(ii) Each individual claiming economic disadvantage has a net worth not exceeding the threshold at 13 CFR 124.104(c)(2) after taking into account the applicable exclusions set forth at 13 CFR124.104(c)(2);

and

(2) The management and daily business operations of which are controlled (as defined at 13.CFR 124.106) by individuals, who meet the criteria in paragraphs (1)(i) and (ii) of this definition.

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

(1) Directly by a parent corporation; or

(2) Through another subsidiary of a parent corporation

Successor means an entity that has replaced a predecessor by acquiring the assets and carrying out the affairs of the predecessor under a new name (often through acquisition or merger). The term "successor" does not include new offices/divisions of the same company or a company that only changes its name. The extent of the responsibility of the successor for the liabilities of the predecessor may vary, depending on State law and specific circumstances.

Veteran-owned small business concern means a small business concern—

(1) Not less than 51 percent of which is owned and controlled by one or more veterans (as defined at 38 U.S.C. 101(2)) or, in the case of any publicly owned business, not less than 51 percent of the stock of which is owned by one or more veterans; and

(2) The management and daily business operations of which are controlled by one or more veterans.

Women-owned business concern means a concern which is at least 51 percent owned by one or more women; or in the case of any publicly owned business, at least 51 percent of its stock is owned by one or more women; and whose management and daily business operations are controlled by one or more women

Women-owned small business concern means a small business concern—

(1) That is at least 51 percent owned by one or more women; or, in the case of any publicly owned business, at least51 percent of the stock of which is owned by one or more women; and

(2) Whose management and daily business operations are controlled by one or more women.

Women-owned small business (WOSB) concern eligible under the WOSB Program (in accordance with 13 CFR part 127), means a small business concern that is at least 51 percent directly and unconditionally owned by, and the management and daily business operations of which are controlled by, one or more women who are citizens of the United States, and the concern is certified by SBA or an approved third-party certifier in accordance with 13 CFR 127.300.

(b) (1) Annual Representations and Certifications. Any changes provided by the Offeror in paragraph (b)(2) of this provision do not automatically change the representations and certifications in SAM.

(2) The offeror has completed the annual representations and certifications electronically in SAM accessed through http://www.sam.gov. After reviewing SAM information, the Offeror verifies by submission of this offer that the representations and certifications currently posted electronically at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Products and Commercial Services, have been entered or updated in the last 12 months, are current, accurate, complete, and applicable to this solicitation (including the business size standard(s) applicable to the NAICS code(s) referenced for this solicitation), at the time this offer is submitted and are incorporated in this offer by reference (see

FAR 4.1201), except for paragraphs __.

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

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

Any changes provided by the offeror are applicable to this solicitation only, and do not result in an update to the representations and certifications posted electronically on SAM.]

(c) Offerors must complete the following representations when the resulting contract is for supplies to be delivered or services to be performed in the United States or its outlying areas, or when the contracting officer has applied part 19 in accordance with 19.000(b)(1)(ii). Check all that apply.

(1) Small business concern. The offeror represents as part of its offer that—

(i) It ¿ is, ¿ is not a small business concern; or

(ii) It ¿ is, ¿ is not a small business joint venture that complies with the requirements of 13 CFR 121.103(h) and 13 CFR 125.8(a) and (b). [ The offeror shall enter the name and unique entity identifier of each party to the joint venture: ____________.]

(2) Veteran-owned small business concern. [Complete only if the offeror represented itself as a small business concern in paragraph (c)(1) of this provision.] The offeror represents as part of its offer that it ¿ is, ¿ is not a veteran-owned small business concern.

(3) SDVOSB concern. [Complete only if the offeror represented itself as a veteran-owned small business concern in paragraph (c)(2) of this provision.] The offeror represents that it ¿ is, ¿ is not an SDVOSB concern.

(4) SDVOSB concern joint venture eligible under the SDVOSB Program. The offeror represents that it ¿ is, ¿ is not an SDVOSB joint venture eligible under the SDVOSB Program that complies with the requirements of 13 CFR 128.402. [Complete only if the offeror represented itself as an SDVOSB concern in paragraph (c)(3) of this provision.] [The offeror shall enter the name and unique entity identifier of each party to the joint venture: ____________.]

(5) Small disadvantaged business concern. [Complete only if the offeror represented itself as a small business concern in paragraph (c)(1) of this provision.] The offeror represents that it ¿ is, ¿ is not a small disadvantaged business concern as defined in 13 CFR 124.1001.

(6) Women-owned small business concern. [Complete only if the offeror represented itself as a small business concern in paragraph (c)(1) of this provision.] The offeror represents that it ¿ is, ¿ is not a women-owned small business concern.

(7) WOSB joint venture eligible under the WOSB Program. The offeror represents that it ¿ is, ¿ is not a joint venture that complies with the requirements of 13 CFR 127.506(a) through (c). [ The offeror shall enter the name and unique entity identifier of each party to the joint venture: ____________.]

(8) Economically disadvantaged women-owned small business (EDWOSB) joint venture. The offeror represents that it ¿ is, ¿ is not a joint venture that complies with the requirements of 13 CFR 127.506(a) through (c). [The offeror shall enter the name and unique entity identifier of each party to the joint venture: ____________.]

Note to paragraphs (c)(9) and (10): Complete paragraphs (c)(9) and (10) only if this solicitation is expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold.

(9) Women-owned business concern (other than small business concern). [Complete only if the offeror is a women-owned business concern and did not represent itself as a small business concern in paragraph (c)(1) of this provision.] The offeror represents that it ¿ is a women-owned business concern.

(10) Tie bid priority for labor surplus area concerns. If this is an invitation for bid, small business offerors may identify the labor surplus areas in which costs to be incurred on account of manufacturing or production (by offeror or first-tier subcontractors) amount to more than 50 percent of the contract price:____________

(11) HUBZone small business concern. [Complete only if the offeror represented itself as a small business concern in paragraph (c)(1) of this provision.] The offeror represents, as part of its offer, that–

(i) It ¿ is, ¿ is not a HUBZone small business concern listed, on the date of this representation, as having been certified by SBA as a HUBZone small business concern in the Dynamic Small Business Search and SAM, and will attempt to maintain an employment rate of HUBZone residents of 35 percent of its employees during performance of a HUBZone contract (see 13 CFR 126.200(e)(1)); and

(ii) It ¿ is, ¿ is not a HUBZone joint venture that complies with the requirements of 13 CFR 126.616(a) through (c). [The offeror shall enter the name and unique entity identifier of each party to the joint venture: ______.] Each HUBZone small business concern participating in the HUBZone joint venture shall provide representation of its HUBZone status.

(d) [Reserved].

(e) Certification Regarding Payments to Influence Federal Transactions (31 http://uscode.house.gov/ U.S.C. 1352). (Applies only if the contract is expected to exceed $150,000.) By submission of its offer, the offeror certifies to the best of its knowledge and belief that no Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid to any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress or an employee of a Member of Congress on his or her behalf in connection with the award of any resultant contract. If any registrants under the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 have made a lobbying contact on behalf of the offeror with respect to this contract, the offeror shall complete and submit, with its offer, OMB Standard Form LLL, Disclosure of Lobbying Activities, to provide the name of the registrants. The offeror need not report regularly employed officers or employees of the offeror to whom payments of reasonable compensation were made.

(f) Buy American Certificate. (Applies only if the clause at Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.225-1, Buy American-Supplies, is included in this solicitation.)

(1) (i) The Offeror certifies that each end product, except those listed in paragraph (f)(2) of this provision, is a domestic end product and that each domestic end product listed in paragraph (f)(3) of this provision contains a critical component.

(ii) The Offeror shall list as foreign end products those end products manufactured in the United States that do not qualify as domestic end products. For those foreign end products that do not consist wholly or predominantly of iron or steel or a combination of both, the Offeror shall also indicate whether these foreign end products exceed 55 percent domestic content, except for those that are COTS items. If the percentage of the domestic content is unknown, select “no”.

(iii) The Offeror shall separately list the line item numbers of domestic end products that contain a critical component (see FAR 25.105).

(iv) The terms “commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) item,” “critical component,” “domestic end product,” "end product," "foreign end product," and "United States" are defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled "Buy American-Supplies."

(2) Foreign End Products:

Line Item No. Country of Origin Exceeds 55% domestic content (yes/no)

[List as necessary]

(3) Domestic end products containing a critical component:

Line Item No. ___

[List as necessary]

(4) The Government will evaluate offers in accordance with the policies and procedures of FAR part 25.

(g) (1) Buy American-Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act Certificate. (Applies only if the clause at FAR 52.225-3, Buy American-Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act, is included in this solicitation.)

(i) (A) The Offeror certifies that each end product, except those listed in paragraph (g)(1)(ii) or (iii) of this provision, is a domestic end product and that each domestic end product listed in paragraph (g)(1)(iv) of this provision contains a critical component.

(B) The terms "Bahraini, Moroccan, Omani, Panamanian, or Peruvian end product," "commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) item," "critical component," "domestic end product," "end product," "foreign end product," "Free Trade Agreement country," "Free Trade Agreement country end product," "Israeli end product," and "United States" are defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled "Buy American-Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act."

(ii) The Offeror certifies that the following supplies are Free Trade Agreement country end products (other than Bahraini, Moroccan, Omani, Panamanian, or Peruvian end products) or Israeli end products as defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled "Buy American-Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act."

Free Trade Agreement Country End Products (Other than Bahraini, Moroccan, Omani, Panamanian, or Peruvian End Products) or Israeli End Products:

Line Item No. Country of Origin

[List as necessary]

(iii) The Offeror shall list those supplies that are foreign end products (other than those listed in paragraph (g)(1)(ii) of this provision) as defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled "Buy American- Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act." The Offeror shall list as other foreign end products those end products manufactured in the United States that do not qualify as domestic end products.