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140D0420Q0096

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OR BEFORE CLOSE OF BUSINESS (Date)

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IMPORTANT: This is a request for information, and quotations furnished are not offers. If you are unable to quote, please so indicate on this form and return it to the address in Block 5a. This request does not commit the Government to pay any costs incurred in the preparation of the submission of this quotation or to contract for supplies or services. Supplies are of domestic origin unless otherwise indicated by quoter. Any representations and/or certifications attached to this Request for Quotations must be completed by the quoter.

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Solicitation No.

140D0420Q0096 Document Title

Depot-Wide Signage

1 Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items

This is a COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice and following the FAR Subpart 13.5 – Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Items and 16.503 – Requirements Contracts. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT

CONSTITUTES THE ONLY SOLICITATION; QUOTES ARE BEING REQUESTED AND A

WRITTEN SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2020-05.

The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI), through the Interior Business Center (IBC), Acquisition Services Directorate (AQD), is issuing this solicitation (SOL) # 140D0420Q0096 as a Request for Quote (RFQ) on behalf of the Tobyhanna Army Depot (TYAD). The Government intends to award a single, requirements contract entitled, “Depot-Wide Signage” as a result of this solicitation.

AQD operates as a Federal Franchise Fund Contracting Office under the authority of the Government Management Reform Act (GMRA) and provides contracting support to the Federal Civilian and Department of Defense Agencies. AQD will handle the solicitation and resultant contract administration, as well as payment of invoices.

The resultant requirements contract will procure services to provide TYAD with contractual support in providing depot-wide signage. As a result of the requirements contract, the Government will obtain all of its actual purchase requirements, in accordance with the PWS, from the awardee for the period specified.

The contract will have a base period of performance of twelve months and four, twelve-month optional periods. A six month Option Period is included, pursuant to FAR 52.217-8 – “Option to Extend Services,” which the Government is not obligated to exercise.

The resultant award will be a Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) purchase order.

The McNamara O’Hara Service Contract Act (SCA) applies to this acquisition.

THIS IS A 100% SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE.

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 339950 entitled, "Sign Manufacturing". The NAICS small business size standard is 500 employees or fewer.

Product Service Code (PSC) 9905 entitled, "Signs, Advertising Displays, and Identification Plates”.

Offerors must submit all technical questions concerning this solicitation in writing, by e-mail, to the Contracting Officer (CO), Samantha Hartman, at Samantha_Hartman@ibc.doi.gov. All questions must be received no later than 10:00 AM Eastern Time (ET) on April 30, 2020. The CO will respond to questions, which may affect offers, via an amendment to the solicitation. Please be advised that the Government reserves the right to transmit those questions and answers of common interest to all prospective offerors. The offeror or source of the question will not be referenced when issuing an amendment to the solicitation.

RFQ CLOSING DUE DATE: MAY 21, 2020

TIME: 10:00 AM ET

mailto:Samantha_Hartman@ibc.doi.gov

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FAR 52.212-1 – INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS – COMMERCIAL ITEMS (MAR 2020) IS

INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE.

FAR 52.212-1 – ADDENDUM TO INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS – COMMERCIAL ITEMS

The provision at FAR 52.212-1, “Instructions to Offerors – Commercial Items (Mar 2020)” and an addendum apply to this acquisition.

NAICS code 339950 entitled, "Sign Manufacturing" and PSC 9905 entitled, "Signs, Advertising Displays, and Identification Plates”. The NAICS small business size standard is 500 employees or fewer.

The Offeror agrees to hold the prices in its offer firm for 90 calendar days (52.212-1 (c)).

The Offeror shall provide a product sample as part of their quotation. The sample shall be provided at no expense to the Government and all samples will be returned at the offeror’s request and expense (52.212- 1(d)).

The Offeror shall submit one offer and is not encouraged to submit multiple offers (52.212-1 (e)).

The Government intends to award a single requirements contract (52.212-1 (h)).

GUIDELINES FOR REQUEST FOR QUOTATION:

The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI), through the Interior Business Center (IBC), Acquisition Services Directorate (AQD), is issuing this solicitation (SOL) # 140D0420Q0096 as a Request for Quote (RFQ) on behalf of the Tobyhanna Army Depot (TYAD). This RFQ, pursuant to FAR Part 12 – Commercial Items, FAR Subpart 13.5 – Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Items and FAR

16.503 – Requirements Contract, is being issued through beta.SAM.gov, known as “Contract Opportunities”, at beta.SAM.gov. This requirement is for the purpose of entering into a Requirements contract for the Performance Work Statement entitled, “Depot-Wide Signage”. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through FAC 2020-05.

AQD operates as a Federal Franchise Fund Contracting Office under the authority of the Government Management Reform Act (GMRA) and provides contracting support to the Federal Civilian and Department of Defense Agencies. AQD will handle the solicitation and resultant contract administration, as well as payment of invoices.

THIS IS A 100% SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE.

The resultant award will be a Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) contract type. Travel and Other Direct Costs (ODC) will not be considered for this requirement. The FFP price will be all-inclusive, to include any costs for installation and materials.

Period of Performance:

The period of performance shall be one (1) twelve-month base period from the date of award, with four (4), twelve-month Option Periods, which the Government is not obligated to exercise. A six (6) month Option Period is included, pursuant to FAR 52.217-8 – “Option to Extend Services,” which the Government is not obligated to exercise. The estimated start date for this requirement is July 2020.

Place of Performance:

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Work shall be performed on-site at the following Federal Government facility:

Tobyhanna Army Depot 11 Hap Arnold Blvd.

Tobyhanna, PA 18466

The McNamara O’Hara Service Contract Act (SCA) applies to this acquisition; see Attachment 1 of this Solicitation.

INSTRUCTIONS:

Your Quotation shall include the following information on the title page of each volume:

A. Tax identification number (TIN) B. Dun & Bradstreet Number (DUNS) C. Complete Business Mailing Address D. Contact Name and Title E. Contact Phone Number F. Contact Fax Number G. Contact E-mail Address H. RFQ Number and Project Description

The Offeror must ensure that their firm is registered with the System for Award Management (SAM) and the NAICS code identified for this requirement, 339950. For information, refer to https://www.sam.gov/SAM/.

The Offeror must submit with its quote, a completed Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items (FAR 52.212-3) form. If the Offeror's Representations and Certifications are registered on the SAM.gov website, it must be indicated in the offer.

The Offeror shall include, as part of Volume 2 – Price, a completed Price Table (Attachment 2 of the solicitation) with their price quote.

All Offerors shall include, as part of Volume 2 – Price, a completed Limitation on Subcontracting Report (Attachment 3 of the solicitation) with their Price Quote, if the Offeror is subcontracting.

The Offeror should submit a written quotation in two (2) separate volumes:

1. Volume 1 – Technical Approach, Corporate Experience of the Prime Contractor, and Sign Sample

2. Volume 2 – Price

No price data should be included in Volume 1 – Technical Approach, Corporate Experience, and Sign Sample.

TECHNICAL APPROACH, CORPORATE EXPERIENCE & SIGN SAMPLE INSTRUCTIONS -

VOLUME 1

Volume 1 is limited to 10 pages, on standard letter-size paper. All pages shall have a minimum of a 1-inch margin on the top, bottom, left, and right. Page numbering, offeror identification, and disclaimers may be placed in the 1-inch margin. Font size shall be no smaller than 10-point. The 1-inch margin required for text pages is not required for foldouts. Electronic versions of the quotation shall be submitted https://www.sam.gov/SAM/

Depot-Wide Signage in Microsoft Word™, Excel™, and/or Adobe, as appropriate. The Government will not count the following documents toward the page limit:

• Charts, Tables and Graphs (when on separate pages);

• Letter of Transmittal (cover letter);

• Title Pages;

• Divider Pages;

• Table of Contents; and

• List of Exhibits

• Resumes

• Draft Quality Control Program

TECHNICAL APPROACH, CORPORATE EXPERIENCE & SIGN SAMPLE QUOTATION –

VOLUME 1:

In response to this solicitation, the offeror shall submit a response that contains their corporate experience related to the Performance Work Statement (PWS) objectives.

Due to the COVID-19 restrictions and social distancing guidance, a site visit is not required nor recommended for this procurement. In place of a site visit, the government will provide more detailed photographs, if required by the offeror; request for specific, additional photographs shall be requested no later than April 30, 2020, at 10:00 AM EST to the Contracting Officer and Contracting Officer’s Representative.

The offeror shall provide a product sample of the “single sign with interchangeable face” shown on Attachment 2 – Price table, pdf page 1, at no expense to the Government. Samples will be returned at the offeror’s request and expense.

Offeror shall provide a quote that includes the following:

(1) Discussion of the background, objectives, and work requirements of the PWS as analyzed by the offeror,

(2) Discussion of proposed methods and techniques for completing each task,

(3) Discussion on major logistical considerations,

(4) Discussion of the prime contractors corporate experience,

(5) Product sample.

CORPORATE EXPERIENCE OF THE PRIME CONTRACTOR:

The Offeror shall provide information to facilitate the Government’s consideration of the Corporate Experience of the Prime Contractor. The Government is most interested in examples of real work with actual results of the prime contractor in the fabrication and installation of interior and exterior applications referenced in the PWS. The Government is also interested in examples of the prime contractor in managing staffing efforts similar to TYAD, with its employees and subcontractors in federal and/or commercial space. The prime contractor shall provide at least one example of its experience (its own experience, not the experience of any proposed subcontractors or their teaming partners). The Government is more interested in the quality and similarity of the corporate experience examples to the requirement than the quantity of examples. The Offeror shall include the name and contact information of a reference that can substantiate the real example of real work and real results. The information shall be sufficiently detailed so that the evaluators can determine whether the example(s) demonstrates the prime contractor’s experience. The Government will not contract the reference to obtain detail lacking from the Offeror’s response.

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Technical Assumptions and Conditions:

The Offeror shall detail all technical assumptions and conditions upon which the Offeror's quotation is based. If no assumptions or conditions are taken by the Contractor, this section should include the statement, "No assumptions or conditions are taken." If technical assumptions are not noted in this volume and this section of the quote, it will be assumed that the offeror's quote reflects no technical assumptions for award and agrees to comply with all the terms and conditions set forth herein. It is not the responsibility of the Government to seek out and identify assumptions, conditions, or exceptions buried within the Offerors quote. Accordingly, any technical related assumptions listed in any other volume or section shall be null and void. Any exceptions taken to the terms and conditions of the RFQ shall be stated in this section.

PRICE QUOTATION - VOLUME 2

The Price Quotation shall be separate from Volume 1.

The price quotation must include the following:

Price Table – The Offeror shall provide a completed firm-fixed-price (FFP) pricing table following the format provided in Attachment 2 of the solicitation. All unit prices shall include the cost of installation and be rounded to the nearest dollar amounts.

For this effort, the offeror will be evaluated on the Attachment 2 – Price Table, item lists found on pdf page 1 and page 2 (Interior Signage and Exterior Signage), respectively.

The Price Table Attachment (pdf page 3) will be incorporated into the requirements contract and will become the basis for billing.

All pages of Attachment 2 – Price Table shall be completed by the offeror and submitted with the quotation.

The Government has set a minimum ordering requirement of $35,000.00 per Option Period.

The Government has set the following Estimated Total Quantity Range per Option Period:

Estimated Total Quantity Range - $95,000.00 - $300,000.00.

The quantities of services specified in the contract are estimates only and are not guaranteed to be purchased by this contract.

Subcontractors: Each offeror’s written price quotation shall contain the following information, if applicable, for each subcontractor that will provide work under this quotation:

o Name of the company or individual;

o Type of work, hourly rate, and number of hours;

o Total cost to the Government

Price Assumptions and Conditions:

The Offeror shall detail all price assumptions and conditions upon which the Offeror's quotation is based.

If no assumptions or conditions are taken by the Contractor, this section should include the statement, Depot-Wide Signage

"No assumptions or conditions are taken." If price assumptions are not noted in this volume and this section of the quote, it will be assumed that the offeror's quote reflects no price assumptions for award and agrees to comply with all the terms and conditions set forth herein. It is not the responsibility of the Government to seek out and identify assumptions, conditions, or exceptions buried within the Offerors quote. Accordingly, any price related assumptions listed in any other volume or section shall be null and void.

In an effort to receive the highest quality solution at the lowest possible price the Government highly encourages Offerors to provide discounts for this requirement.

The Government reserves the right to request additional information as may be necessary to determine the prospective offeror’s qualifications for an award or to clarify any aspects of the technical or price submissions. Such information shall be furnished promptly upon the government’s request.

RFQ OPTIONAL SITE VISIT:

Due to the COVID-19 restrictions and social distancing guidance, a site visit is not required nor recommended for this procurement. In place of a site visit, the government will provide more detailed photographs, if required by the offeror, please be specific in your requests. All requests of additional photographs will be distributed to offerors at the same time as questions via an RFQ Amendment. If an Offeror feels strongly and would like a site visit, the Government will accommodate a site visit during the week of April 27th – April 29th between the hours of 8 AM and 3 PM. Site visits should be coordinated through the Contracting Officer via email at Samantha_Hartman@ibc.doi.gov and TYAD POC, Forrest Green via email at Forrest.L.Green8.civ@mail.mil. Site visits are not mandatory, rather an opportunity to see the current signage systems utilized at the TYAD to best determine whether the same or similar systems can be executed in compliance with the PWS.

RFQ SUBMISSION INTENT:

Offerors planning to submit a response to the RFQ are encouraged to submit an intent to quote on the RFQ on or before the deadline for RFQ Questions on April 30, 2020. Offerors should submit their intent to quote to the Contracting Officer, Samantha Hartman, via email to Samantha_Hartman@ibc.doi.gov.

The Government will not disclose any of the vendor’s intent response to the public. The Government will use that information internally for planning purposes only.

RFQ QUESTIONS:

The Offeror must submit all technical questions concerning this solicitation in writing by e-mail to the Contracting Officer, Samantha Hartman at Samantha_Hartman@ibc.doi.gov. All questions must be received no later than 10:00 AM Eastern Time (ET) on April 30, 2020. The Contracting Officer will answer questions, which may affect offers, in an amendment to the solicitation. Please be advised that the Government reserves the right to transmit those questions and answers of a common interest to all prospective offerors. The offeror or source of the question will not be referenced when issuing an amendment to the solicitation.

RFQ DUE DATE:

The due date for responses to this RFQ at the addresses specified below is on or before 10:00 AM Eastern Time (ET) on May 21, 2020. Each volume shall be clearly marked by Volume Number and Title. The Government reserves the right to not accept submissions received after the specified deadline date and time. It is the responsibility of the Offeror to get their submission in on time and ensure mailto:Samantha_Hartman@ibc.doi.gov mailto:Forrest.L.Green8.civ@mail.mil

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ADDITIONAL INFO:

The Government reserves the right to request additional information from offerors if deemed necessary to determine the prospective Offeror’s qualifications for an award or to clarify any aspects of the technical or price submissions. Such information shall be furnished promptly upon the government’s request.

The Government may reject any quote that is evaluated to be significantly not compliant with the solicitation requirements.

NOTE: Due to the email server and pipeline limitations, please limit the size of each email with attachments to 15MB; use separate emails when emailing quotations, if necessary.

2 Evaluations - Commercial Items

FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation -- Commercial Items (Oct 2014)

a) The Government will award a requirements 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:

1) Technical Approach, Corporate Experience of the Prime Contractor, and Sign Sample

2) Price

Technical Approach, Corporate experience, and the sign sample, when combined, are significantly more important than price.

NOTE: The optional site visit will not negatively impact the offeror's evaluation; the site visit should be considered a tool to gain knowledge regarding the ability to comply with the specifications detailed in the PWS and see the signage systems currently being utilized at the TYAD.

Technical Approach:

The Government will assess the technical approach proposed by the contractor, considering matters such as -

• Demonstrate a full understanding of the background, objectives, work to be performed, and the technical requirements.

• Proposed methods and techniques for completing the fabrication and installation of each task.

• Any major logistical considerations.

Corporate Experience of the Prime Contractor:

The Government will assess its level of confidence that the prime contractor will successfully perform the purchase order requirements based on its corporate experience, considering matters such as –

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• Examples of real work with actual results of the prime contractor in the fabrication and installation of interior and exterior applications referenced in the PWS.

• Examples of the prime contractor in managing staffing efforts similar to TYAD, with its employees and subcontractors in federal and/or commercial space. The prime contractor shall provide at least one example of its experience (its own experience, not the experience of any proposed subcontractors or their teaming partners).

• The Offeror shall include the name and contact information of a reference that can substantiate the real example of real work and real results.

Sign Sample:

The Government will assess its level of confidence that the prime contractor will successfully perform the contract requirements based on as the following –

• Provide a product sample of the “single sign with interchangeable face” shown on Attachment 2 – Price table, pdf page 1, at no expense to the Government. Samples will be returned at the offeror’s request and expense.

• The sample will be evaluated based upon its likeness to designs throughout TYAD as well as the quality and durability.

Price:

The quoted prices will be evaluated separately but in conjunction with Volume 1 elements. Overall, the Government considers price less important than the above, non-price related factors when combined.

Prices provided in the Price Table, Attachment 2 to this solicitation, will be evaluated to determine whether the price is fair and reasonable.

For this effort, the offeror will be evaluated on the Attachment 2 – Price Table, item lists found on pdf page 1 and page 2 (Interior Signage and Exterior Signage), respectively.

The Price Table Attachment (pdf page 3) will be incorporated into the requirements contract and will become the basis for billing.

All pages of Attachment 2 – Price Table shall be completed by the offeror.

The Government has set a minimum ordering requirement of $35,000.00 per Option Period.

The Government has set the following Estimated Total Quantity Range per Option Period:

Estimated Total Quantity Range - $95,000.00 - $300,000.00.

The quantities of services specified in the contract are estimates only and are not guaranteed to be purchased by this contract.

b) Options. The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options (base period plus 4 option periods), in accordance with FAR 52.217-9, and one, up to six month option period, in accordance with FAR 52.217-8 to the total price for the basic requirement. FAR 52.217-8 will be evaluated as one-half of the final option period maximum amount, which the government will calculate. Evaluation of options shall not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s).

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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)

3 Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items

FAR 52.212-3 - Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items (Mar 2020)

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. 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— https://www.sam.gov/ https://www.acquisition.gov/content/52204-25-prohibition-contracting-certain-telecommunications-and-video-surveillance-services-or-equipment#id1989I600I4C http://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title6-section395&num=0&edition=prelim http://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title6-section395&num=0&edition=prelim

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(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.

“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

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(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 concern”—

(1) Means a small business concern—

(i) Not less than 51 percent of which is owned 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.

(2) Service-disabled veteran 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).

“Small business concern” means a concern, including its affiliates, that is independently owned and operated, not dominant in the field of operation in which it is bidding on Government contracts, and qualified as a small business under the criteria in 13 CFR Part 121 and size standards in this solicitation.

“Small disadvantaged business concern”, consistent with13 CFR 124.1002, 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 $750,000 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.

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(1) Not less than 51 percent of which is owned 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 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.

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.

(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 Items, 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 will be performed in the United States or its outlying areas. Check all that apply.

(1) Small business concern. The offeror represents as part of its offer that it □is, □is not a small business concern.

(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) Service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern. [Complete only if the offeror represented itself as a veteran-owned small business concern in paragraph (c)(2) of this provision.] The http://www.sam.gov/ https://www.acquisition.gov/content/52212-3-offeror-representations-and-certifications-commercial-items#i1060550 https://www.acquisition.gov/content/41201-policy#i1121876

Depot-Wide Signage offeror represents as part of its offer that it □ is, □ is not a service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern.

(4) 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 CFR124.1002.

(5) 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.

(6) WOSB concern eligible under the WOSB Program. [Complete only if the offeror represented itself as a women-owned small business concern in paragraph (c)(5) of this provision.] The offeror represents that-

(i)It □ is, □ is not a WOSB concern eligible under the WOSB Program, has provided all the required documents to the WOSB Repository, and no change in circumstances or adverse decisions have been issued that affects its eligibility; and

(ii)It □ is, □ is not a joint venture that complies with the requirements of 13 CFR part 127, and the representation in paragraph (c)(6)(i) of this provision is accurate for each WOSB concern eligible under the WOSB Program participating in the joint venture. [The offeror shall enter the name or names of the WOSB concern eligible under the WOSB Program and other small businesses that are participating in the joint venture: __________.] Each WOSB concern eligible under the WOSB Program participating in the joint venture shall submit a separate signed copy of the WOSB representation.

(7) Economically disadvantaged women-owned small business (EDWOSB) concern. [Complete only if the offeror represented itself as a WOSB concern eligible under the WOSB Program in (c)(6) of this provision.] The offeror represents that-

(i)It □ is, □ is not an EDWOSB concern, has provided all the required documents to the WOSB Repository, and no change in circumstances or adverse decisions have been issued that affects its eligibility; and

(ii)It □ is, □ is not a joint venture that complies with the requirements of 13 CFR part 127, and the representation in paragraph (c)(7)(i) of this provision is accurate for each EDWOSB concern participating in the joint venture. [The offeror shall enter the name or names of the EDWOSB concern and other small businesses that are participating in the joint venture: __________.] Each EDWOSB concern participating in the joint venture shall submit a separate signed copy of the EDWOSB representation.

Note: Complete paragraphs (c)(8) and (c)(9) only if this solicitation is expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold.

(8) 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.

(9) 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:____________________________________

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(10) 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, on the List of Qualified HUBZone Small Business Concerns maintained by the Small Business Administration, and no material changes in ownership and control, principal office, or HUBZone employee percentage have occurred since it was certified in accordance with 13 CFR Part 126; and

(ii)It □ is, □ is not a HUBZone joint venture that complies with the requirements of 13 CFR Part 126, and the representation in paragraph (c)(10)(i) of this provision is accurate for each HUBZone small business concern participating in the HUBZone joint venture. [The offeror shall enter the names of each of the HUBZone small business concerns participating in the HUBZone joint venture: __________.] Each HUBZone small business concern participating in the HUBZone joint venture shall submit a separate signed copy of the HUBZone representation.

(d) Representations required to implement provisions of Executive Order11246-

(1) Previous contracts and compliance. The offeror represents that-

(i)It □ has, □ has not participated in a previous contract or subcontract subject to the Equal Opportunity clause of this solicitation; and

(ii)It □ has, □ has not filed all required compliance reports.

(2) Affirmative Action Compliance. The offeror represents that-

(i)It □ has developed and has on file, □ has not developed and does not have on file, at each establishment, affirmative action programs required by rules and regulations of the Secretary of Labor (41 CFR parts 60-1 and 60-2), or

(ii)It □ has not previously had contracts subject to the written affirmative action programs requirement of the rules and regulations of the Secretary of Labor.

(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) The offeror certifies that each end product, except those listed in paragraph (f)(2) of this provision, is a domestic end product and that for other than COTS items, the offeror has considered components of unknown origin to have been mined, produced, or manufactured outside the United States.

The offeror shall list as foreign end products those end products manufactured in the United States that do not qualify as domestic end products, i.e., an end product that is not a COTS item and does not meet the component test in paragraph (2) of the definition of “domestic end product.” The terms “commercially http://uscode.house.gov/browse.xhtml;jsessionid=114A3287C7B3359E597506A31FC855B3 https://www.acquisition.gov/content/52225-1-buy-american-supplies#i1053372

Depot-Wide Signage available off-the-shelf (COTS) item” “component,” “domestic end product,” “end product,” “foreign end product,” and “United States” are defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled “Buy American- Supplies.”

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(3) 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) The offeror certifies that each end product, except those listed in paragraph (g)(1)(ii) or (g)(1)(iii) of this provision, is a domestic end product and that for other than COTS items, the offeror has considered components of unknown origin to have been mined, produced, or manufactured outside the United States. The terms “Bahrainian, Moroccan, Omani, Panamanian, or Peruvian end product,” “commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) item,” “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 Bahrainian, 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 Bahrainian, Moroccan, Omani, Panamanian, or Peruvian End Products) or Israeli End Products:

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(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, i.e., an end product that is not a COTS item and does not meet the component test in paragraph (2) of the definition of “domestic end product.”

Other Foreign End Products:

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

(2) Buy American-Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act Certificate, Alternate I. If Alternate I to the clause at FAR 52.225-3 is included in this solicitation, substitute the following paragraph (g)(1)(ii) for paragraph (g)(1)(ii) of the basic provision:

(g)(1)(ii) The offeror certifies that the following supplies are Canadian end products as defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled “Buy American-Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act”:

Canadian End Products:

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(3) Buy American-Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act Certificate, Alternate II. If Alternate II to the clause at FAR 52.225-3 is included in this solicitation, substitute the following paragraph (g)(1)(ii) for paragraph (g)(1)(ii) of the basic provision:

(g)(1)(ii) The offeror certifies that the following supplies are Canadian end products or Israeli end products as defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled “Buy American-Free Trade Agreements- Israeli Trade Act”:

Canadian or Israeli End Products:

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(4) Buy American-Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act Certificate, Alternate III. If Alternate III to the clause at 52.225-3 is included in this solicitation, substitute the following paragraph (g)(1)(ii) for paragraph (g)(1)(ii) of the basic provision:

(g)(1)(ii) The offeror certifies that the following supplies are Free Trade Agreement country end products (other than Bahrainian, Korean, 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 Bahrainian, Korean, Moroccan, Omani, Panamanian, or Peruvian End Products) or Israeli End Products:

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(5) Trade Agreements Certificate. (Applies only if the clause at FAR 52.225-5, Trade Agreements, is included in this solicitation.)

(i) The offeror certifies that each end product, except those listed in paragraph (g)(5)(ii) of this provision, is a U.S.-made or designated country end product, as defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled “Trade Agreements.”

(ii) The offeror shall list as other end products those end products that are not U.S.-made or designated country end products.

Other End Products:

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(iii) The Government will evaluate offers in accordance with the policies and procedures of FAR part 25. For line items covered by the WTO GPA, the Government will evaluate offers of U.S.-made or designated country end products without regard to the restrictions of the Buy American statute.

The Government…