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This is a Request for Quote (RFQ) issued by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Interior Business Center, Acquisition Services Directorate on behalf of the U.S. Access Board for webinar support services.
Procurement Details and Requirements: The solicitation number is 140D0426Q0521, with an offer due date of July 16, 2026 at 3:00 PM EDT. The contract is designated as a Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) set-aside with a NAICS code of 611710 (Educational Support Services) and a size standard of $24 million. The statement of work (Attachment 1, 9 pages) and evaluation criteria (Attachment 2, 2 pages) are included but not detailed in this document. The contracting officer is Robert Brewer, reachable at robert_brewer@ibc.doi.gov or 571-370-5697. Offerors must submit proposals via email not exceeding 10 pages (exclusive of the Accessibility Conformance Report), using single-spaced text with 11-point minimum font and 1-inch margins.
Period of Performance, Pricing, and Evaluation: The base performance period runs from August 1, 2026 through July 31, 2027, with three optional one-year renewal periods extending through July 31, 2030. Offerors must provide pricing for the base year and each of the three option periods separately, with a total price summing all periods. Go/No-Go evaluation criteria include accreditation with AIA, AICP, CRCC, and LA CES; demonstrated experience delivering accessible webinars for persons with vision and hearing disabilities; experience integrating live-streaming ASL interpretation; ability to provide Continuing Education Units (CEUs); and Section 508 compliance for all ICT per 29 U.S.C. § 794d and 36 CFR Part 1194. Offerors must submit a current Accessibility Conformance Report and provide hyperlinks or access methods for the U.S. Access Board's compliance specialist to independently verify Section 508 accessibility. Invoicing must be submitted electronically through the Treasury Department's Invoice Processing Platform (IPP). Payment will be made via electronic funds transfer. The government reserves the right not to issue an award.
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WOMEN-OWNED SMALL
BUSINESS (WOSB)
SOLICITATION/CONTRACT/ORDER FOR COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES
1. REQUISITION NUMBER PAGE 1 OF
2. CONTRACT NUMBER 3.AWARD/EFFECTIVE
DATE
4. ORDER NUMBER 5. SOLICITATION NUMBER 6. SOLICITATION ISSUE
DATE
7. FOR SOLICITATION
INFORMATION CALL:
a. NAME b. TELEPHONE NUMBER (No collect calls)
8. OFFER DUE DATE/
LOCAL TIME
9. ISSUED BY
13b. RATING
14. METHOD OF SOLICITATION
CODE
15. DELIVER TO 16. ADMINISTERED BY CODE
18a. PAYMENT WILL BE MADE BY CODE17a. CONTRACTOR/
OFFEROR
CODE
FACILITY
CODE
CODE
TELEPHONE NUMBER
17b. CHECK IF REMITTANCE IS DIFFERENT AND PUT SUCH ADDRESS IN
OFFER
18b. SUBMIT INVOICES TO ADDRESS SHOWN IN BLOCK 18a UNLESS BLOCK
BELOW IS CHECKED
REQUEST
FOR QUOTE
(RFQ)
INVITATION
FOR BID
(IFB)
REQUEST
FOR
PROPOSAL
(RFP)
SEE ADDENDUM
19.
ITEM NO.
20.
SCHEDULE OF SUPPLIES/SERVICES
21.
QUANTITY
22.
UNIT
23.
UNIT PRICE
24.
AMOUNT
(Use Reverse and/or Attach Additional Sheets as Necessary)
25. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA 26. TOTAL AWARD AMOUNT (For Government Use Only)
28. CONTRACTOR IS REQUIRED TO SIGN THIS DOCUMENT AND RETURN 29. AWARD OF CONTRACT: REFERENCE
. YOUR OFFER ON SOLICITATION
(BLOCK 5), INCLUDING ANY ADDITIONS OR CHANGES WHICH ARE
SET FORTH HEREIN, IS ACCEPTED AS TO ITEMS:
30a. SIGNATURE OF OFFEROR/CONTRACTOR
30b. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER (Type or print) 30c. DATE SIGNED
31a. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (SIGNATURE OF CONTRACTING OFFICER)
31b. NAME OF CONTRACTING OFFICER (Type or print) 31c. DATE SIGNED
AUTHORIZED FOR LOCAL REPRODUCTION
PREVIOUS EDITION IS NOT USABLE
STANDARD FORM 1449 (REV. 11/2021)
Prescribed by GSA - FAR (48 CFR) 53.212
10. THIS ACQUISITION IS UNRESTRICTED OR
NORTH AMERICAN
INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION
STANDARD (NAICS):
SIZE STANDARD:
13a. THIS CONTRACT IS A
RATED ORDER UNDER
THE DEFENSE PRIORITIES
AND ALLOCATIONS
SYSTEM - DPAS (15 CFR 700)
SET ASIDE: % FOR:
11. DELIVERY FOR FREE ON
BOARD (FOB) DESTINATION
UNLESS BLOCK IS MARKED
SEE SCHEDULE
12. DISCOUNT TERMS
ARE ARE NOT ATTACHED
ARE ARE NOT ATTACHED
27a. SOLICITATION INCORPORATES BY REFERENCE (FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION) FAR 52.212-1, 52.212-4.
FAR 52.212-3 AND 52.212-5 ARE ATTACHED.
27b. CONTRACT/PURCHASE ORDER INCORPORATES BY REFERENCE FAR 52.212-4. FAR 52.212-5 IS ATTACHED.
8(A)
ECONOMICALLY
DISADVANTAGED
WOMEN-OWNED SMALL
BUSINESS (EDWOSB)
SERVICE-DISABLED
VETERAN-OWNED
SMALL BUSINESS
(SDVOSB)
HUBZONE SMALL
BUSINESS
SMALL BUSINESS
NOTE: OFFEROR TO COMPLETE BLOCKS 12, 17, 23, 24, AND 30.
COPIES TO ISSUING OFFICE. CONTRACTOR AGREES TO FURNISH
AND DELIVER ALL ITEMS SET FORTH OR OTHERWISE IDENTIFIED ABOVE AND
ON ANY ADDITIONAL SHEETS SUBJECT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS
SPECIFIED
DATED.
OFFER
ADDENDA
ADDENDA
140D0426Q0521
See Schedule See Schedule
Interior Business Center, AQD Division 2/ Branch 2 381 Elden St Suite 2000A Herndon VA 20170
07/16/2026 1500 ED
Robert Brewer 5713705697
D22
D22
Robert Brewer
611710
$24
07/02/2026
ADMINISTERED BY:
Interior Business Center, AQD
Division 2/ Branch 2
381 Elden St
Suite 2000A
Herndon VA 20170 USA
Continued...
STOCK RECORD (S/R)
STANDARD FORM 1449 (REV. 11/2021) BACK
19.
ITEM NO.
20.
SCHEDULE OF SUPPLIES/SERVICES
21.
QUANTITY
22.
UNIT
23.
UNIT PRICE
24.
AMOUNT
32a. QUANTITY IN COLUMN 21 HAS BEEN
RECEIVED INSPECTED AND CONFORMS TO THE CONTRACT, EXCEPT AS NOTED:
41a. I CERTIFY THIS ACCOUNT IS CORRECT AND PROPER FOR PAYMENT
32b. SIGNATURE OF AUTHORIZED GOVERNMENT
REPRESENTATIVE
32c. DATE
41b. SIGNATURE AND TITLE OF CERTIFYING OFFICER 41c. DATE
42a. RECEIVED BY (Print)
42b. RECEIVED AT (Location)
42c. DATE RECEIVED (MM/DD/YYYY) 42d. TOTAL CONTAINERS
40. PAID BY
32d. PRINTED NAME AND TITLE OF AUTHORIZED GOVERNMENT
REPRESENTATIVE
32e. MAILING ADDRESS OF AUTHORIZED GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVE 32f. TELEPHONE NUMBER OF AUTHORIZED GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVE
32g. EMAIL OF AUTHORIZED GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVE
33. SHIP NUMBER 34. VOUCHER NUMBER 35. AMOUNT VERIFIED
CORRECT FOR
PARTIAL FINAL
37. CHECK NUMBER
38. S/R ACCOUNT NUMBER 39. S/R VOUCHER NUMBER
36. PAYMENT
COMPLETE PARTIAL FINAL
ACCEPTED,
00010 Webinar Support Services - Base Year
00110 Webinar Support Services - Option Period 1
(Option Line Item)
00210 Webinar Support Services - Option Period 2
(Option Line Item)
00310 Webinar Support Services - Option Period 3
(Option Line Item)
1 - Continuation Pages 2 - Contract Clauses 3 - List of Documents, Exhibits and Other Attachments 4 - Provisions 5 - Instructions 6 - Evaluation
1 - Continuation Pages
The U.S. Department of the Interior, Interior Business Center, Acquisition Services Directorate (AQD) is issuing this request for quote on behalf of the U.S. Access Board. This acquisition is being conducted per Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) 12.201-1.
The government reserves the right to not to issue an award as a result of this request for quote.
Administrative Information
Government Points of Contact
Contracting Officer Robert Brewer, robert_brewer@ibc.doi.gov, 5713705697
Contracting Officer's Representative
TBD
Administrative Codes
PSC: U009, EDUCATION/TRAINING- GENERAL
NAICS: 611710, Educational Support Services ($24M)
Period of Performance (Subject to Change)
Base Year - August 1, 2026 - July 31, 2027 Option Year 1 - August 1, 2027 - July 31, 2028 Option Year 2 - August 1, 2028 - July 31, 2029 Option Year 3 - August 1, 2029 - July 31, 2030
2 - Contract Clauses
When stated in clause or provision, the deviation effective date is identified below:
Clause Number Begins With: Deviation Effective Date
52.204 MAR 2026
52.208 MAR 2026
52.209 MAY 2026
52.212 MAR 2026
52.222 MAY 2026
52.226 MAR 2026
52.238 MAR 2026
52.240 MAR 2026
52.250 MAR 2026
52.251 MAR 2026
52.252 MAY 2026
52.203-17 Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights. (NOV 2023)
52.222-3 Convict Labor. (JUN 2003)
52.227-1 Authorization and Consent. (JUN 2020)
52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer - System for Award Management. (OCT 2018)
52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors. (MAR 2023)
52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim. (OCT 2004)
52.204-13 System for Award Management-Maintenance. (OCT 2018) (Deviation Effective Date)
52.209-6 Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting With Contractors Debarred, Suspended, Proposed for Debarment, or Voluntarily Excluded. (JAN 2025) (Deviation Effective Date)
52.209-10 Prohibition on Contracting With Inverted Domestic Corporations. (NOV 2015) (Deviation Effective Date)
52.212-4 Terms and Conditions-Commercial Products and Commercial Services. (NOV 2023) (Deviation Effective Date)
52.219-28 Postaward Small Business Program Rerepresentation. (JAN 2025) (Deviation JAN 2026)
(a) Definitions. As used in this clause-
Long-term contract means a contract of more than five years in duration, including options.
However, the term does not include contracts that exceed five years in duration because the period of performance has been extended for a cumulative period not to exceed six months under the clause at 52.217-8, Option to Extend Services, or other appropriate authority.
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 the size standard in paragraph (c) of this clause.
(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.
(b) If the Contractor represented that it was a small business concern, a small disadvantaged business concern, or a joint venture that was any of the small business concerns identified in 19.000(a)(3) prior to award of this contract, the Contractor shall rerepresent its size and socioeconomic status according to paragraph (e) of this clause or, if applicable, paragraph (g) of this clause, upon occurrence of any of the following:
(1) Within 30 days after execution of a novation agreement or within 30 days after modification of the contract to include this clause, if the novation agreement was executed prior to inclusion of this clause in the contract.
(2) Within 30 days after a merger or acquisition that does not require a novation or within 30 days after modification of the contract to include this clause, if the merger or acquisition occurred prior to inclusion of this clause in the contract.
(3) For long-term contracts-
(i) Within 60 to 120 days prior to the end of the fifth year of the contract; and
(ii) Within 60 to 120 days prior to the date specified in the contract for exercising any option thereafter.
(c) The Contractor shall rerepresent its size status in accordance with the size standard in effect at the time of this rerepresentation that corresponds to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code(s) assigned to this contract. The small business size standard corresponding to this NAICS code(s) can be found at https://www.sba.gov/document/support--table-size-standards.
(d) The small business size standard for a Contractor providing an end item that it does not manufacture, process, or produce itself, for a contract other than a construction or service contract, is 500 employees, or 150 employees for information technology value-added resellers under NAICS code 541519, if the acquisition-
(1) Was set aside for small business and has a value above the simplified acquisition threshold;
(2) Used the HUBZone price evaluation preference regardless of dollar value, unless the Contractor waived the price evaluation preference; or
(3) Was an 8(a), HUBZone, service-disabled veteran-owned, economically disadvantaged women-owned, or women-owned small business set-aside or sole-source award regardless of dollar value.
(e) Except as provided in paragraph (g) of this clause, the Contractor shall make the representation(s) required by paragraph (b) of this clause by validating or updating all its representations in the Representations and Certifications section of the System for Award Management (SAM) and its other data in SAM, as necessary, to ensure that they reflect the Contractor's current status. The Contractor shall notify the contracting officer in writing within the timeframes specified in paragraph (b) of this clause, that the data have been validated or updated, and provide the date of the validation or update.
(f) If the Contractor represented that it was other than a small business concern prior to award of this contract, the Contractor may, but is not required to, take the actions required by paragraphs (e) or (g) of this clause.
(g) If the Contractor does not have representations and certifications in SAM, or does not have a representation in SAM for the NAICS code applicable to this contract, the Contractor is required to complete the following rerepresentation and submit it to the contracting office, along with the contract number and the date on which the rerepresentation was completed:
(1) The Contractor represents that it [ ] is, [ ] is not a small business concern under NAICS Code [ ] assigned to contract number [ ].
(2) [Complete only if the Contractor represented itself as a small business concern in paragraph (g)(1) of this clause.] The Contractor represents that it [ ] is, [ ] is not, a small disadvantaged business concern as defined in 13 CFR 124.1001.
(3) Women-owned small business (WOSB) joint venture eligible under the WOSB Program. The Contractor represents that it [ ] is, [ ] is not a joint venture that complies with the requirements of 13 CFR 127.506(a) through (c). [The Contractor shall enter the name and unique entity identifier of each party to the joint venture: __.]
(4) Economically disadvantaged women-owned small business (EDWOSB) joint venture.
The Contractor represents that it [ ] is,[ ] is not a joint venture that complies with the requirements of 13 CFR 127.506(a) through (c). [The Contractor shall enter the name and unique entity identifier of each party to the joint venture: __ .]
(5) Service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB) joint venture eligible under the SDVOSB Program. The Contractor 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. [The Contractor shall enter the name and unique entity identifier of each party to the joint venture: __.]
(6) HUBZone joint venture eligible under the HUBZone Program.[ Complete only if the offeror is a HUBZone small business concern. ] The offeror represents, as part of its offer, that It [ ] is, [ ] is not a HUBZone joint venture that complies with the requirements of 13 CFR 126.616(a) through (c). [The Contractor 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 must be certified as a HUBZone concern. [Contractor to sign and date and insert authorized signer's name and title.______________________]
(End of clause)
52.222-35 Equal Opportunity for Veterans. (JUN 2020) (Deviation Effective Date)
52.222-36 Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities. (JUN 2020) (Deviation Effective Date)
52.222-37 Employment Reports on Veterans. (JUN 2020) (Deviation Effective Date)
52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons. (OCT 2025) (Deviation Effective Date)
52.222-54 Employment Eligibility Verification. (JAN 2025) (Deviation Effective Date)
52.222-55 Minimum Wages for Contractor Workers Under Executive Order 14026. (JAN 2022)
52.222-62 Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706. (JAN 2022)
52.226-8 Encouraging Contractor Policies To Ban Text Messaging While Driving. (MAY 2024)
52.240-91 Security Prohibitions and Exclusions. (Deviation Effective Date)
52.244-6 Subcontracts for Commercial Products and Commercial Services. (OCT 2025) (Deviation Effective Date)
52.217-9 Option To Extend the Term of the Contract. (MAR 2000)
(a) The Government may extend the term of this contract by written notice to the Contractor within 30 days prior to expiration of the period of performance; provided that the Government gives the Contractor a preliminary written notice of its intent to extend at least 45 days before the contract expires. The preliminary notice does not commit the Government to an extension.
(b) If the Government exercises this option, the extended contract shall be considered to include this option clause.
(c) The total duration of this contract, including the exercise of any options under this clause, shall not exceed 48 months.
(End of clause)
DOI ELECTRONIC INVOICING Electronic Invoicing and Payment Requirements - Invoice Processing Platform (IPP) (February 2021)
Payment requests must be submitted electronically through the U. S. Department of the Treasury's Invoice Processing Platform System (IPP).
"Payment request" means any request for contract financing payment or invoice payment by the Contractor.
To constitute a proper invoice, the payment request must comply with the requirements identified in the applicable Prompt Payment clause included in the contract, or the clause 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items included in commercial item contracts. The IPP website address is:
https://www.ipp.gov.
Under this contract, the following documents are required to be submitted as an attachment to the IPP invoice:
1. Name and address of the Contractor
2. Invoice number and date
3. Task order number and date
4. Period of performance for the billing cycle
5. Name, title, phone number, e-mail address, and mailing address of person to be notified in the event of a defective invoice.
6. FFP Line Items: Line Item Number and Firm-Fixed Price Amount. The vendor may submit invoices as frequently as on a monthly basis, for a FFP amount calculated at the total value for the contract period divided by 12 months.
Additional supporting documentation MAY BE REQUESTED at the discretion of the COR. Copies of the invoice with support documentation shall also be sent through electronic email to the Contracting Officer's Representative.
The Contractor must use the IPP website to register access and use IPP for submitting requests for payment. The Contractor Government Business Point of Contact (as listed in SAM) will receive enrollment instructions via email from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRBSTL) within 3 - 5 business days of the contract award date. Contractor assistance with enrollment can be obtained by contacting the IPP Production Helpdesk via email IPPCustomerSupport@fiscal.treasury.gov or phone (866) 973-3131.
If the Contractor is unable to comply with the requirement to use IPP for submitting invoices for payment, the Contractor must submit a waiver request in writing to the Contracting Officer with its proposal or quotation.
(End of Local Clause)
52.222-90 Addressing DEI Discrimination by Federal Contractors (Deviation MAY 2026)
(a) Definitions. As used in this clause-
Program participation means membership or participation in, or access or admission to: training, mentoring, or leadership development programs; educational opportunities; clubs; associations; or similar opportunities that are sponsored or established by the contractor or subcontractor.
Racially discriminatory diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) activities means disparate treatment based on race or ethnicity in the recruitment, employment (e.g., hiring, promotions), contracting (e.g., vendor agreements), program participation, or allocation or deployment of an entity's resources.
(b) In connection with the performance of work under this contract, the Contractor agrees as follows:
(1) The Contractor will not engage in any racially discriminatory DEI activities;
(2) The Contractor will furnish all information and reports, including providing access to books, records, and accounts, as required by the Contracting Officer, for purposes of ascertaining compliance with this clause;
(3) In the event of the Contractor's or a subcontractor's noncompliance with this clause, this contract may be canceled, terminated, or suspended in whole or in part, and the Contractor or subcontractor may be declared ineligible for further Government contracts;
(4) The Contractor will report any subcontractor's known or reasonably knowable conduct that may violate this clause to the Contracting Officer and take any appropriate remedial actions directed by the Contracting Officer; and
(5) The Contractor will inform the Contracting Officer if a subcontractor sues the Contractor and the suit puts at issue, in any way, the validity of this clause.
(6) The Contractor recognizes that compliance with the requirements of this clause are material to the Government's payment decisions for purposes of 31 U.S.C. 3729(b)(4).
(c) The Contractor must include the substance of this clause, including this paragraph (c), in subcontracts at any tier, including those for commercial products and commercial services, except those where the place of delivery or performance is outside the United States.
(End of clause)
52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference. (FEB 1998)
This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es):
https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-52 https://www.acquisition.gov/far-overhaul/far-part-deviation-guide/far-overhaul-part-52
(End of clause)
52.252-6 Authorized Deviations in Clauses. (NOV 2020)
(a) The use in this solicitation or contract of any Federal Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR Chapter
1) clause with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of (DEVIATION) after the date of the clause.
(b) The use in this solicitation or contract of any Department of the Interior Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR Ch. 14) clause with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of (DEVIATION) after the name of the regulation.
(End of clause)
3 - List of Documents, Exhibits and Other Attachments
Attachment Table
Attachment Number Title Pages Date
1 Statement of Work 905/20/2026 2 Evaluation Criteria 207/02/2026
4 - Provisions
52.203-11 Certification and Disclosure Regarding Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions. (SEP 2024)
52.203-18 Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements-Representation. (JAN 2017)
52.203-19 Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements.
(JAN 2017)
52.222-52 Exemption From Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Certain Services-Certification. (MAY 2014) (Deviation Effective Date)
(a) The offeror must check the following certification:
Certification
The offeror ___ does ___ does not certify that-
(1) The services under the contract are offered and sold regularly to non-Governmental customers, and are provided by the offeror (or subcontractor in the case of an exempt subcontract) to the general public in substantial quantities in the course of normal business operations;
(2) The contract services are furnished at prices that are, or are based on, established catalog or market prices. An "established catalog price" is a price included in a catalog, price list, schedule, or other form that is regularly maintained by the manufacturer or the offeror, is either published or otherwise available for inspection by customers, and states prices at which sales currently, or were last, made to a significant number of buyers constituting the general public. An "established market price" is a current price, established in the usual course of ordinary and usual trade between buyers and sellers free to bargain, which can be substantiated from sources independent of the manufacturer or offeror;
(3) Each service employee who will perform the services under the contract will spend only a small portion of his or her time (a monthly average of less than 20 percent of the available hours on an annualized basis, or less than 20 percent of available hours during the contract period if the contract period is less than a month) servicing the Government contract; and
(4) The offeror uses the same compensation (wage and fringe benefits) plan for all service employees performing work under the contract as the offeror uses for these employees and for equivalent employees servicing commercial customers.
(b) Certification by the offeror as to its compliance with respect to the contract also constitutes its certification as to compliance by its subcontractor if it subcontracts out the exempt services. If the offeror certifies to the conditions in paragraph (a) of this provision, and the Contracting Officer determines in accordance with FAR 22.1002-1(f)(3) that the Service Contract Labor Standards statute-
(1) Will not apply to this offeror, then the Service Contract Labor Standards clause in this solicitation will not be included in any resultant contract to this offeror; or
(2) Will apply to this offeror, then the clause at FAR 52.222-53, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Certain Services- Requirements, in this solicitation will not be included in any resultant contract awarded to this offer, and the offeror may be provided an opportunity to submit a new offer on that basis.
(c) If the offeror does not certify to the conditions in paragraph (a) of this provision-
(1) The clause of this solicitation at 52.222-53, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Certain Services-Requirements, will not be included in any resultant contract to this offeror; and
(2) The offeror must notify the Contracting Officer as soon as possible if the Contracting Officer did not attach a Service Contract Labor Standards wage determination to the solicitation.
(d) The Contracting Officer may not make an award to the offeror, if the offeror fails to execute the certification in paragraph (a) of this provision or to contact the Contracting Officer as required in paragraph (c) of this provision.
(End of provision)
52.240-90 Security Prohibitions and Exclusions Representations and Certifications. (Deviation Effective Date)
(a) Definitions. As used in this provision--
Backhaul, covered article, covered telecommunications equipment or services, critical technology, FASCSA order, Intelligence community, interconnection arrangements, national security system, roaming, sensitive compartmented information, sensitive compartmented information system, source, and substantial or essential component have the meanings provided in the clause 52.240- 91, Security Prohibitions and Exclusions.
Business operations means engaging in commerce in any form, including by acquiring, developing, maintaining, owning, selling, possessing, leasing, or operating equipment, facilities, personnel, products, services, personal property, real property, or any other apparatus of business or commerce.
Marginalized populations of Sudan means-
(1) Adversely affected groups in regions authorized to receive assistance under section 8(c) of the Darfur Peace and Accountability Act (Pub. L. 109-344) (50 U.S.C. 1701 note); and
(2) Marginalized areas in Northern Sudan described in section 4(9) of such Act.
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 under 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-
(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)).
(b) Procedures.
(1) Covered telecommunications and video surveillance. The Offeror shall review the list of excluded parties in the System for Award Management (SAM) at https://www.sam.gov for entities excluded from receiving federal awards for "covered telecommunications equipment or services."
(2) FASCSA Orders.
(i) The Offeror shall search in SAM for the phrase "FASCSA order" for any covered article, or any products or services produced or provided by a source, if there is an applicable FASCSA order described in paragraph (e) of FAR 52.240- 91, Security Prohibitions and Exclusions.
(ii) The Offeror shall review the solicitation for any FASCSA orders that are not in SAM but are effective and apply to the solicitation and resultant contract (see FAR 40.204-1(c)(2)).
(iii) FASCSA orders issued after the date of solicitation do not apply unless added by an amendment to the solicitation.
(c) Covered telecommunications equipment or services representations. By submission of its offer, the Offeror represents that, after conducting a reasonable inquiry (that looks at any information in the Offeror's possession but does not need to include an internal or third-party audit)-
(1) It will not provide covered telecommunications equipment or services to the Government in the performance of any contract, subcontract or other contractual instrument resulting from this solicitation, except as waived by the solicitation, or as disclosed in paragraph (g); and
(2) It does not use covered telecommunications equipment or services, or use any equipment, system, or service that uses covered telecommunications equipment or services, except as waived by the solicitation, or as disclosed in paragraph (g).
(d) FASCSA Representation. By submission of this offer, the offeror represents that it has conducted a reasonable inquiry, and that the offeror does not propose to provide or use in response to this solicitation any covered article, or any products or services produced or provided by a source, if the covered article or the source is prohibited by an applicable FASCSA order in effect on the date the solicitation was issued, except as waived by the solicitation, or as disclosed in paragraph (g). A reasonable inquiry will look at any information in the offeror's possession but does not need to include an internal or third-party audit.
(e) Sudan certification. By submission of its offer, the offeror certifies, after conducting a reasonable inquiry (that looks at any information in the offeror's possession but does not need to include an internal or third-party audit), that the offeror does not conduct any restricted business operations in Sudan.
(f) Iran Representation and Certifications.
(1) Except as provided in paragraph (f)(2) of this provision or if a waiver has been granted in accordance with FAR 40.203-3, the offeror, after conducting a reasonable inquiry (that looks at any information in the offeror's possession but does not need to include an internal or third-party audit), by submission of its offer-
(i) Represents, to the best of its knowledge and belief, that the offeror does not export any sensitive technology to the government of Iran or any entities or individuals owned or controlled by, or acting on behalf or at the direction of, the government of Iran;
(ii) Certifies that the offeror, or any person (as defined at section 15 of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996, Pub. L. 104-172, 50 U.S.C. 1701 note) owned or controlled by the offeror, does not engage in any activities for which sanctions may be imposed under section 5 of the Act. These sanctioned activities are in the areas of development of the petroleum resources of Iran, production of refined petroleum products in Iran, sale and provision of refined petroleum products to Iran, and contributing to Iran's ability to acquire or develop certain weapons or technologies; and
(iii) Certifies that the offeror, and any person owned or controlled by the offeror, does not knowingly engage in any transaction that exceeds $15,000 with Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps or any of its officials, agents, or affiliates, the property and interests in property of which are blocked pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) (see OFAC's Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List at https://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/sanctions/SDN- List/Pages/default.aspx)
(2) Exception for trade agreements. The representation and certification requirements of paragraph (f)(1) of this provision do not apply if-
(i) This solicitation includes a trade agreements notice or certification (e.g., 52.225-6, Trade Agreements Certificate); and
(ii) The offeror has certified that all the offered products to be supplied are designated country end products or designated country construction material.
(iii) The offeror shall email questions concerning sensitive technology to the Department of State at CISADA106@state.gov.
(g) Disclosure.
(1) If the Offeror is not able to represent compliance with the prohibitions in paragraphs
(c) or (d), then the Offeror shall disclose within 72 hours to the contracting office identified in paragraph (g)(2) the following information for each product or service not compliant:
(i) Contract number and order number, if applicable;
(ii) Identification of whether this disclosure relates to paragraph (c) on covered telecommunication equipment or services, or to paragraph (d) on FASCSA orders;
(iii) A description of the products or services that the Contractor identifies or has reason to suspect is prohibited (include brand; model number, such as the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) number, manufacturer part number, or wholesaler number; and item description, as applicable);
(iv) The entity that produced the product or service (include entity name, unique entity identifier, Contractor and Government Entity (CAGE) code, facilities responsible for design, fabrication, assembly, packaging, and test of the product, and whether the entity was the OEM or a distributor (provide manufacturer codes and distributor codes used for the product));
(v) Description of the functionality of the product or service and how that functionality impacts the risk to the product or service;
(vi) An explanation of any factors relevant to determining if the product or service should be permitted by an applicable exception, exemption, or waiver (if the offeror would like the Government to consider a waiver);
(vii) Whether alternative products or services are available that would be compliant with the prohibition;
(viii) If the product or service is related to item maintenance, include the following information on the item being maintained:
(A) Brand;
(B) Model number, OEM number, manufacturer part number, or wholesaler number; and
(C) Item description, as applicable.
(ix) Any readily available information about mitigation actions undertaken or recommended.
(2) If a disclosure is required to be submitted to a contracting office, the offeror shall submit the disclosure as follows:
(i) If a Department of Defense contracting office, the offeror shall submit the disclosure to the website at https://dibnet.dod.mil.
(ii) For all other contracting offices, the Offeror shall submit the disclosure to the Contracting Officer.
(3) If the disclosure provided does not contain any of the information required by paragraph (1), and the Offeror later discovers new information that is required by paragraph (1), then the Offeror shall submit a subsequent disclosure within 72 hours of discovering the new information.
(h) Executive agency review of disclosures. The Contracting Officer will review disclosures provided in paragraph (g) to determine if any applicable waiver may be sought. The Contracting Officer may choose not to pursue a waiver and may instead make an award to an Offeror that does not require a waiver.
(End of provision)
52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference. (FEB 1998)
This solicitation incorporates one or more solicitation provisions by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. The offeror is cautioned that the listed provisions may include blocks that must be completed by the offeror and submitted with its quotation or offer. In lieu of submitting the full text of those provisions, the offeror may identify the provision by paragraph identifier and provide the appropriate information with its quotation or offer. Also, the full text of a solicitation provision may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es): https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-52 https://www.acquisition.gov/far-overhaul/far-part-deviation-guide/far-overhaul-part-52
(End of provision)
52.252-5 Authorized Deviations in Provisions. (NOV 2020)
(a) The use in this solicitation of any Federal Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR chapter 1) provision with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of (DEVIATION) after the date of the provision.
(b) The use in this solicitation of any Department of the Interior Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR chapter 14) provision with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of (DEVIATION) after the name of the regulation.
(End of provision)
5 - Instructions
Offer Submission Instructions Webinar Support Services
1. General Instructions Offerors shall submit a complete offer in accordance with these instructions. Failure to comply with the format, content, or submission requirements below may result in the offer being deemed non-responsive and removed from consideration for award.
2. Page Limitation The proposal shall not exceed 10 pages, exclusive of the Accessibility Conformance Report (ACR).
Pages shall be 8.5" x 11", single-spaced, minimum 11-point font, with 1-inch margins. Pages exceeding the limit will not be reviewed or considered in the evaluation.
3. Technical Proposal Content Offerors must directly address how they meet each of the Go/No-Go criteria identified in Attachment 2, including but not limited to:
• Accreditation held and maintained with AIA, AICP, CRCC, and LA CES
• Demonstrated experience delivering webinars accessible to persons with vision and hearing disabilities, including accessible website administration and CEU program administration
• Demonstrated experience working with speakers/presenters who use assistive technology (e.g., JAWS, Window-Eyes, ZoomText)
• Demonstrated experience providing help desk/technical support to registrants using assistive technology
• Demonstrated experience integrating live-streaming ASL interpretation into real-time webinars via a scalable, adjustable window, and providing the same functionality for archived webinars
• Ability to provide Continuing Education Units (CEUs) to all participants
• Section 508 compliance for all ICT (websites, web applications, software, electronic documents, and multimedia) per 29 U.S.C. § 794d and 36 CFR Part 1194
Offerors must submit a current Accessibility Conformance Report (ACR) demonstrating Section 508 compliance as part of the proposal.
Offerors must provide a hyperlink or other method by which the U.S. Access Board's Section 508 compliance specialist can access the Offeror's platform to run the Access Board's compliance testing program and independently evaluate and verify Section 508 accessibility compliance. The government may request technical support to access these platforms.
Failure to address any Go/No-Go criterion with sufficient supporting evidence will result in an unacceptable rating and removal from award consideration.
4. Pricing Offerors shall include pricing within their submission, covering:
• The base period
• Each of the three (3) option periods, itemized separately
Pricing shall also reflect a total price summing the base period and all three option periods.
5. Delivery Instructions Offers shall be submitted via email to:
Bob Brewer - robert_brewer@ibc.doi.gov Email subject line: Offer 140D0426Q0521 [Offeror's Name]
52.204-7 System for Award Management. (NOV 2024)
52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Products and Commercial Services. (SEP 2023) (Deviation Effective Date)
DOI AGENCY PROTESTS Agency Protests
(a) Interested parties may request an independent review at a level above the Contracting Officer of protests filed directly with the agency. This review is available as an alternative to consideration of the protest by the Contracting Officer or as an appeal of the Contracting Officer's response to the protest. An interested party may:
(1) Protest to the Contracting Officer;
(2) Protest directly to the Head of the Contracting Activity without first protesting to the Contracting Officer; or
(3) Appeal a contracting officer's decision to the Head of the Contracting Activity.
(b) Requests for Bureau Procurement Chief review should be addressed to:
robert_brewer@ibc.doi.gov
(c) Requesting independent agency review will not extend the Government Accountability Office's (GAO's) timeliness requirements. Any subsequent protest to the GAO must be filed within ten days of knowledge of initial adverse agency action (see 4 CFR 21.2(a)(3).)
(End of Clause)
52.233-2 Service of Protest Department of the Interior (JUL 1996)(DEVIATION)
(a) Protests, as defined in section 33.101 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, that are filed directly with an agency, and copies of any protests that are filed with the Government Accountability Office (GAO), shall be served on the Contracting Officer (addressed as follows) by obtaining written and dated acknowledgment of receipt from
Bob Brewer Contracting Officer robert_brewer@ibc.doi.gov
(b) The copy of any protest shall be received in the office designated above within one day of filing a protest with the GAO.
(c) A copy of the protest served on the Contracting Officer shall be simultaneously furnished by the protester to the Department of the Interior Assistant Solicitor, Acquisitions and Intellectual Property, 1849 C Street, NW., Room 6511, Washington, DC 20240.
(End of provision)
6 - Evaluation
See Attachment 2 - Evaluation Criteria for details.
52.217-5 Evaluation of Options. (JUL 1990)
| Solicitation/Contract/Order for commercial products and commercial services |
| Requisition number |
| Contract number |
| Award/Effective date |
| Order number |
| Solicitation number |
| Solicitation issue date |
| For solicitation information call: |
| Name |
| Telephone number |
| Offer due date/local time |
| Issued by |
| Code |
| This acquisition is |
| NAICS |
| Size standard |
| Delivery for free on board (FOB) destination unless block is marked |
| Discount terms |
| This contract is a rated order under the defense priorities and allocations system - DPAS |
| Rating |
| Method of solicitation |
| Deliver to |
| Code |
| Administered by |
| Code |
| Contractor/Offeror |
| Code |
| Facility code |
| Telephone number |
| Check if remittance is different and put such address in offer |
| Payment will be made by |
| Code |
| Submit invoices to address shown in block 18a unless block below is checked |
| Accounting and appropriation data |
| Total award amount |
| Solicitation incorporates by reference |
| Addenda |
| Contract/purchase order incorporates by reference |
| Addenda |
| Contractor is required to sign this doc. and return: |
| Award of contract: reference |
| Signature of offeror/contractor |
| Name and title of signer |
| Signer date signed |
| Signature of contracting officer |
| Name of contracting officer |
| Contracting officer date signed |
| Authorized for local reproduction. Previous edition is not usable |
| Standard Form 1449 (Rev. 11/2021) |
| Quantity in column 21 has been |
| Signature of authorized government representative |
| Date |
| Printed name and title of authorized government representative |
| Mailing address authorized government representative |
| Telephone number of authorized government representative |
| Email number of authorized government representative |
| Ship number |
| Voucher number |
| Amount verified correct for |
| Payment |
| Check number |
| Stock record (S/R) |
| S/R account number |
| S/R voucher number |
| Paid by |
| I certify this account is correct and proper for payment |
| Signature and title of certifying officer |
| Date |
| Received by |
| Received at |
| Date received |
| Total containers |
| Standard Form 1449 (rev. 11/2021) Back |
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