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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

140D0426Q0610

See Schedule See Schedule

Interior Business Center, AQD Acquisition Services Directorate 381 Elden Street Suite 2000A Herndon VA 20170

08/21/2026 1100 ED

Heather Smith 0000000000

D12

519290

1,000

08/11/2026

The Acquisitions Services Directorate (AQD) is issuing this non-competitive Request for

Quotation (RFQ) for Argus Americas Crude and

Coal published price assessments.

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,

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

140D0426Q0610

See Schedule See Schedule

Interior Business Center, AQD Acquisition Services Directorate 381 Elden Street Suite 2000A Herndon VA 20170

08/21/2026 1100 ED

0000000000

D12

519290

1,000

08/11/2026

The Acquisitions Services Directorate (AQD) is issuing this non-competitive Request for

Quotation (RFQ) for Argus Americas Crude and

Coal published price assessments.

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,

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

SECTION 1 - INTRODUCTION

1.1 General

1.2 Set-Aside Information

1.3 Anticipated Award Type

1.4 Period of Performance

1.5 CLIN Structure and Pricing Schedule

SECTION 2 – STATEMENT OF WORK

Purpose

Specifications

Scope of Work

Deliverables

SECTION 3 - ADMINISTRATION

3.1 Contractor Administration

3.2 Government Administration

SECTION 4 – QUOTATION PREPARATION & SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS

4.1 Quotation Preparation Instructions

4.4 Submission of Questions

4.5 Submission of Quotations

4.6 Quotation Submission Deadline

SECTION 5 – EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD

SECTION 6 – CONTRACT CLAUSES

FAR 52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference (FEB 1998)

Clauses Incorporated by Full Text

FAR 52.217-9 Option to Extend the Term of the Contract (Mar 2000)

52.222-90 Addressing DEI Discrimination by Federal Contractors (MAY 2026)

DIAR 1452.201-70 - Authorities and Delegations (SEP 2011)

IBC Custom Clause #1: Electronic Invoicing and Payment Requirements Invoice

Processing Platform (IPP) (February 2021)

IBC Custom Clause #2 - Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (DEC

2015)

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SECTION 7 – SOLICITATION PROVISIONS

FAR 52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference (FEB 1998)

Provisions Incorporated by Full Text

52.217-5 Evaluation of Options (JULY 1990)

FAR 52.229-11 Tax on Certain Foreign Procurements—Notice and Representation ( JUN

2020)

DIAR 1452.233-2 – Service of Protest Department of the Interior (Jul 1996) (DEVIATION)

DIAR 1452.215-71 Use and Disclosure of Proposal / Quote Information – Department of the

Interior (APR 1984)

(End of Solicitation)

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SECTION 1 - INTRODUCTION

1.1 General

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial services prepared in accordance with RFO Part 12. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Quotes are being requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued.

Solicitation 140D0426Q0610 is issued as a Sole Source Request for Quotations (RFQ) for

Argus Media Subscription Services.

This solicitation incorporates provisions and clauses by reference. The full text of provisions and clauses may be accessed electronically at www.acquisition.gov.

The applicable North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) Code is

519290-Web Search Portals and All Other Information Services Size Standard (1000 employees)

The applicable Product Service Code (PSC): DA10 IT and Telecom – Business

Application/Application Development Software as A Service

1.2 Set-Aside Information

This is a sole source RFQ. Only one (1) Purchase Order will be awarded as a result of this

RFQ.

1.3 Anticipated Award Type

As a result of this RFQ, the Government anticipates awarding a Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP)

Purchase Order.

1.4 Period of Performance

The anticipated Period of Performance for this Purchase Order is:

Period of Performance

Base Year: 10/01/2026-09/30/2027

Option Year 1: 10/01/2027-09/30/2028

Option Year 2: 10/01/2028-09/30/2029

Option Year 3: 10/01/2029-09/30/2030

Option Year 4: 10/01/2030-09/30/2031 http://www.acquisition.gov/

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1.5 CLIN Structure and Pricing Schedule

Monthly FFP

Rate Quantity

Extended FFP

Total

Base Year TBD 12 months TBD

Option Year 1 TBD 12 months TBD

Option Year 2 TBD 12 months TBD

Option Year 3 TBD 12 months TBD

Option Year 4 TBD 12 months TBD

Overall Extended FFP Total

SECTION 2 – STATEMENT OF WORK

Purpose Acquire an energy news subscription service from a commonly used Price Reporting Agency that provides Argus crude price assessments for North America and Argus coal price assessments for

North America.

Specifications ONRR requests a subscription that provides the following:

• Argus Americas Crude published price assessments for North American crude prices daily with appropriate associated explanations of daily prices

• Argus Americas Crude published price assessments for North American crude trade month averages

• Argus Coal Daily published prices for North American coal price assessments daily with appropriate associated explanations of daily prices

Scope of Work

• Americas Crude o Desktops reduced from 10 to 5 users o Add Functional API delivery for Audit Compliance and Market Analysis

• Coal Daily o 1 Desktop o Add Functional API delivery for Audit Compliance and Market Analysis

Deliverables The contractor must provide the information in an electronic format, primarily via email and secondarily via download or API connection through an online portal. ONRR requests that

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SECTION 3 - ADMINISTRATION

3.1 Contractor Administration

TBD at Time of Award

3.2 Government Administration

The Contracting Officer (CO) for this Order is:

Heather Smith

Heather_Smith@ibc.doi.gov / 202-601-8987

Department of the Interior / Interior Business Center / Acquisition Services Directorate

The Program Manager and Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) for this

Order is:

TBD at Award

SECTION 4 – QUOTATION PREPARATION & SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS

The following instructions to the Quoter are included as an addendum to Federal Acquisition

Regulation (FAR) provision 52.212-1. The Quoter shall reply to this request as follows.

4.1 Quotation Preparation Instructions

To be considered for award, a Quotation shall contain the following Quoter information:

• Company Name

• Mailing Address and Website

• Company Size Status

• SAM Unique Entity Identifier (UEI)

• Complete business mailing address as it appears in the System for Award

Management (SAM) at www.sam.gov

• Contact name, phone number, and e-mail address

• RFQ Number

• Quotation Number

• Date submitted and Quote Expiration Date

• Technical and Price Quote

Quoters are required to be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at www.sam.gov as of the date the quotation is submitted. The quoter’s SAM registration shall

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Quotations that do not meet all the requirements specified in this RFQ may not be considered.

4.4 Submission of Questions

Questions regarding this RFQ shall be sent via email to: Heather_Smith@ibc.doi.gov.

Questions shall be submitted no later than 11:00 AM Eastern Time on August 17, 2026.

4.5 Submission of Quotations

The Quotation shall be submitted via EMAIL no later than the date and time specified. It is the quoter’s responsibility to ensure/verify that the Government receives its submission on or before this date and time. A Quotation received later than this date and time may not be considered.

Other General Information

The Government reserves the right to contact a Quoter regarding their quote including to request additional discounts.

The Government reserves the right to not issue an award from this RFQ. This is an RFQ only and in no way obligates the Government to award a Purchase Order or to reimburse the

Contractor for any costs incurred in preparing the response to this RFQ.

4.6 Quotation Submission Deadline

Quotations shall be submitted NO LATER THAN 11:00 AM Eastern Time on August

21, 2026.

Quotations shall be sent via EMAIL to the Contracting Officer at:

Heather_Smith@ibc.doi.gov.

SECTION 5 – EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD

Basis for Award:

The Quote shall still be evaluated for Completeness, Technical Acceptability, Past

Performance, and Price.

The Government respectfully requests that the Contractor apply any additional discounts being offered for services and identified on the Quote furnished in response to this RFQ.

The Government reserves the right to not make award if, in the opinion of the Government, the Quote would not provide satisfactory performance at a price that is considered fair and reasonable and/or agreement of the terms and conditions cannot be met.

mailto:Heather_Smith@ibc.doi.gov mailto:Heather_Smith@ibc.doi.gov

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SECTION 6 – CONTRACT CLAUSES

FAR 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://acquisition.gov/

The contract clauses included by reference are:

FAR Clause Title Date

52.203-6 Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government ALT I NOV 2021

52.203-12 Limitation on Payments to Influence Certain Federal

Transactions

JUN 2020

52.203-17 Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights NOV 2023

52.203-19 Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality

Agreements or Statements

JAN 2017

52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance MAR 2026

52.209-6 Protecting the Government’s Interest When Subcontracting with

Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment

MAY 2026

52.209-9 Updates of Publicly Available Information Regarding

Responsibility Matters

OCT 2018

52.209-10 Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations MAY 2026

52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Products and

Commercial Services

MAR 2026

52.219-8 Utilization of Small Business Concerns JAN 2025

52.222-3 Convict Labor JUN 2003

52.222-35 Equal Opportunity for Veterans MAY 2026

52.222-36 Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities MAY 2026

52.222-37 Employment Reports on Veterans MAY 2026

52.222-40 Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor

Relations Act

DEC2010

52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons MAY 2026

52.226-8 Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While

Driving

MAY 2024

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FAR Clause Title Date

52.229-12 Tax on Certain Foreign Procurements FEB 2021

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

52.233-3 Protest after Award AUG 1996

52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim OCT 2004

52.240-91 Security Prohibitions and Exclusions MAR 2026

Clauses Incorporated by Full Text

FAR 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 1 day of the contract end provided that the Government gives the Contractor a preliminary written notice of its intent to extend at least 15 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 60 months.

52.222-90 Addressing DEI Discrimination by Federal Contractors (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;

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(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.

52.223-23 Sustainable Products and Services (MAY 2024) (DEVIATION MAY 2026)

(a) Definitions. As used in this clause—

Sustainable product means—

(1) A product that contains recovered material designated by the EPA under the

Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines (42 U.S.C. 6962) (40 CFR part 247)

(https://www.epa.gov/smm/comprehensive-procurement-guideline-cpg-program#products).

(2) An energy-efficient product or low standby power device (42 U.S.C. 8259b) (10 CFR part 436, subpart C) (https://www.energy.gov/eere/femp/search-energy-efficient-products, https://www.energystar.gov/products?s=mega, and https://www.energy.gov/femp/low-standby-power-product-list).

(3) A biobased product that meets the content requirements of the USDA under the

BioPreferred® program (7 U.S.C. 8102) (7 CFR Part 4270)

(https://www.biopreferred.gov/).

https://www.epa.gov/smm/comprehensive-procurement-guideline-cpg-program#products https://www.energy.gov/femp/low-standby-power-product-list https://www.energy.gov/femp/low-standby-power-product-list

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(4) A substance identified in the EPA’s Significant New Alternatives Policy (SNAP) program as a safe alternative to an ozone-depleting substance (42 U.S.C. 7671l) (40 CFR part 82, subpart G) (https://www.epa.gov/snap/unacceptable-and-acceptable-substitutes-tables).

(b) Requirements. The Government has identified in the statement of work or elsewhere in the contract the sustainable products that are required during the performance of this contract. The Contractor shall ensure that it provides sustainable products as required by this contract, when the products are—

(1) Delivered to the Government;

(2) Furnished for use by the Government;

(3) Incorporated into the construction of a public building or public work; or

(c) Furnished for use in performing services under this contract, where the cost of the products is a direct cost to this contract.

DIAR 1452.201-70 - Authorities and Delegations (SEP 2011)

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

(b) The Contracting Officer will designate a Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) at time of award. The COR will be responsible for technical monitoring of the contractor's performance and deliveries. The COR will be appointed in writing, and a copy of the appointment will be furnished to the Contractor. Changes to this delegation will be made by written changes to the existing appointment or by issuance of a new appointment.

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

(1) Promise, award, agree to award, or execute any contract, contract modification, or notice of intent that changes or may change this contract;

(2) Waive or agree to modification of the delivery schedule;

(3) Make any final decision on any contract matter subject to the Disputes Clause;

(4) Terminate, for any reason, the Contractor's right to proceed;

(5) Obligate in any way, the payment of money by the Government.

(d) The Contractor shall comply with the written or oral direction of the Contracting Officer or authorized representative(s) acting within the scope and authority of the appointment memorandum. The Contractor need not proceed with direction that it considers to have been issued without proper authority. The Contractor shall notify the Contracting Officer in writing, with as much detail as possible, when the COR has taken an action or has issued direction (written or oral) that the Contractor considers to exceed the COR's appointment, within 3 days of the occurrence. Unless otherwise provided in this contract, the Contractor assumes all costs, risks, liabilities, and consequences of performing any work it is directed

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(e) The Contracting Officer shall respond in writing within 30 days to any notice made under paragraph (d) of this clause. A failure of the parties to agree upon the nature of a direction, or upon the contract action to be taken with respect thereto, shall be subject to the provisions of the Disputes clause of this contract.

(f) The Contractor shall provide copies of all correspondence to the Contracting Officer and the COR.

(g) Any action(s) taken by the Contractor, in response to any direction given by any person acting on behalf of the Government or any Government official other than the Contracting

Officer or the COR acting within his or her appointment, shall be at the Contractor's risk.

IBC Custom Clause #1: 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:

An electronic copy of the proper invoice

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.

IBC Custom Clause #2 - Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System

(DEC 2015)

1. FAR 42.1502 directs all Federal agencies to collect past performance information on contracts. The Department of the Interior (DOI) has implemented the Contractor

Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) to comply with this regulation. One or more past performance evaluations will be conducted in order to record your contract performance as required by FAR 42.15.

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2. The past performance evaluation process is a totally paperless process using CPARS.

CPARS is a web-based system that allows for electronic processing of the performance evaluation report. Once the report is processed, it is available in the Past Performance

Information Retrieval System (PPIRS) for Government use in evaluating past performance as part of a source selection action.

3. We request that you furnish the Contracting Officer (CO) with the name, position title, phone number, and email address for each person designated to have access to your firm's past performance evaluation(s) for the contract no later than 30 days after award. Each person granted access will have the ability to provide comments in the Contractor portion of the report and state whether or not the Contractor agrees with the evaluation, before returning the report to the Assessing Official (AO). Information in the report must be protected as source selection sensitive information not releasable to the public.

4. When your Contractor Representative(s) are registered in CPARS, they will receive an automatically generated email with detailed login instructions. Further details, systems requirements, and training information for CPARS is available at https://www.cpars.gov/.

5. Within 60 days after the end of a performance period, the AO will complete an interim or final past performance evaluation, and the report will be accessible at https://www.cpars.gov/.

i. Contractor Representatives may then provide comments in response to the evaluation, or return the evaluation without comment.

ii. Your comments should focus on objective facts in the AO's narrative and should a)provide your views on the causes and ramifications of the assessed performance.

iii. All information provided should be reviewed for accuracy prior to submission.

iv. If you elect not to provide comments, please acknowledge receipt of the evaluation by indicating "No comment" in the space provided, and then selecting “Accept the Ratings and Close the Evaluation”.

v. Your response is due within 60 calendar days after receipt of the CPAR. On day

15, the evaluation will become available in PPIRS-RC marked as “Pending” with or without comments and whether or not it has been closed.

vi. If you do not sign and submit the CPAR within 60 days, it will automatically be returned to the Government and will be annotated: "The report was delivered/received by the contractor on (date). The contractor neither signed nor offered comment in response to this assessment."

6. The following guidelines apply concerning your use of the past performance evaluation:

i. Protect the evaluation as source selection information. After review, transmit the evaluation by completing and submitting the form through CPARS. If for some reason you are unable to view and/or submit the form through CPARS, contact the CO for instructions.

ii. Strictly control access to the evaluation within your organization. Ensure the evaluation is never released to persons or entities outside of your control.

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iii. Prohibit the use of or reference to evaluation data for advertising, promotional material, pre-award surveys, responsibility determinations, production readiness reviews, or other similar purposes.

7. If you wish to discuss a past performance evaluation, you should request a meeting in writing to the CO no later than seven days following your receipt of the evaluation. The meeting will be held in person or via telephone or other means during your 60-day review period.

8. A copy of the completed past performance evaluation will be available in CPARS for your viewing and for Government use supporting source selection actions after it has been finalized.

SECTION 7 – SOLICITATION PROVISIONS

FAR 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://acquisition.gov/

The solicitation provisions included by reference are:

Provision Title Date

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

52.204-7 System for Award Management MAR 2026

52.209-5 Information Regarding Responsibility Matters MAY 2026

52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors—Commercial Products and Commercial Services MAR 2026

52.240-90 Security Prohibitions and Exclusions Representations and Certifications MAR 2026

Provisions Incorporated by Full Text

52.217-5 Evaluation of Options (JULY 1990)

Except when it is determined in accordance with FAR 17.206(b) not to be in the

Government’s best interests, the Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by

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FAR 52.229-11 Tax on Certain Foreign Procurements—Notice and Representation (

JUN 2020)

(a) Definitions. As used in this provision—

Foreign person means any person other than a United States person.

Specified Federal procurement payment means any payment made pursuant to a contract with a foreign contracting party that is for goods, manufactured or produced, or services provided in a foreign country that is not a party to an international procurement agreement with the United States. For purposes of the prior sentence, a foreign country does not include an outlying area.

United States person as defined in 26 U.S.C. 7701(a)(30) means

(1) A citizen or resident of the United States;

(2) A domestic partnership;

(3) A domestic corporation;

(4) Any estate (other than a foreign estate, within the meaning of 26 U.S.C. 701(a)(31)); and

(5) Any trust if–

(i) A court within the United States is able to exercise primary supervision over the administration of the trust; and

(ii) One or more United States persons have the authority to control all substantial decisions of the trust.

(b) Unless exempted, there is a 2 percent tax of the amount of a specified Federal procurement payment on any foreign person receiving such payment. See 26 U.S.C.

5000C and its implementing regulations at 26 CFR 1.5000C-1 through 1.5000C-7.

(c) Exemptions from withholding under this provision are described at 26 CFR 1.5000C-

1(d)(5) through (7). The Offeror would claim an exemption from the withholding by using the Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service Form W-14, Certificate of Foreign

Contracting Party Receiving Federal Procurement Payments, available via the internet at www.irs.gov/w14. Any exemption claimed and self-certified on the IRS Form W-14 is subject to audit by the IRS. Any disputes regarding the imposition and collection of the 26

U.S.C. 5000C tax are adjudicated by the IRS as the 26 U.S.C. 5000C tax is a tax matter, not a contract issue. The IRS Form W-14 is provided to the acquiring agency rather than to the

IRS.

(d) For purposes of withholding under 26 U.S.C. 5000C, the Offeror represents that

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(2) If the Offeror indicates "is" in paragraph (d)(1) of this provision, then the Offeror represents that—I am claiming on the IRS Form W-14 □ a full exemption, or □ partial or no exemption [Offeror shall select one] from the excise tax.

(e) If the Offeror represents it is a foreign person in paragraph (d)(1) of this provision, then—

(1) The clause at FAR 52.229-12, Tax on Certain Foreign Procurements, will be included in any resulting contract; and

(2) The Offeror shall submit with its offer the IRS Form W-14. If the IRS Form W-14 is not submitted with the offer, exemptions will not be applied to any resulting contract and the

Government will withhold a full 2 percent of each payment.

(f) If the Offeror selects "is" in paragraph (d)(1) and "partial or no exemption" in paragraph

(d)(2) of this provision, the Offeror will be subject to withholding in accordance with the clause at FAR 52.229-12, Tax on Certain Foreign Procurements, in any resulting contract.

(g) A taxpayer may, for a fee, seek advice from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) as to the proper tax treatment of a transaction. This is called a private letter ruling. Also, the IRS may publish a revenue ruling, which is an official interpretation by the IRS of the Internal

Revenue Code, related statutes, tax treaties, and regulations. A revenue ruling is the conclusion of the IRS on how the law is applied to a specific set of facts. For questions relating to the interpretation of the IRS regulations go to https://www.irs.gov/help/tax-law-questions.

DIAR 1452.233-2 – 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:

Heather Smith

Contracting Officer

Acquisition Services Directorate

Heather_Smith@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.

DIAR 1452.215-71 Use and Disclosure of Proposal / Quote Information – Department of the Interior (APR 1984)

(a) Definitions. For the purposes of this provision and the Freedom of Information Act (5

U.S.C. 552), the following terms shall have the meaning set forth below:

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(1) “Trade Secret” means an unpatented, secret, commercially valuable plan, appliance, formula, or process, which is used for making, preparing, compounding, treating or processing articles or materials which are trade commodities.

(2) “Confidential commercial or financial information” means any business information

(other than trade secrets) which is exempt from the mandatory disclosure requirement of the

Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. 552. Exemptions from mandatory disclosure which may be applicable to business information contained in proposals include exemption (4), which covers “commercial and financial information obtained from a person and privileged or confidential,” and exemption (9), which covers “geological and geophysical information, including maps, concerning wells.”

(b) If the offeror, or its subcontractor(s), believes that the proposal contains trade secrets or confidential commercial or financial information exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act, (5 U.S.C. 552), the cover page of each copy of the proposal shall be marked with the following legend:

“The information specifically identified on pages ______ of this proposal constitutes trade secrets or confidential commercial and financial information which the offeror believes to be exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act. The offeror requests that this information not be disclosed to the public, except as may be required by law. The offeror also requests that this information not be used in whole or part by the government for any purpose other than to evaluate the proposal, except that if a contract is awarded to the offeror as a result of or in connection with the submission of the proposal, the Government shall have the right to use the information to the extent provided in the contract.”

(c) The offeror shall also specifically identify trade secret information and confidential commercial and financial information on the pages of the proposal on which it appears and shall mark each such page with the following legend:

“This page contains trade secrets or confidential commercial and financial information which the offeror believes to be exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act and which is subject to the legend contained on the cover page of this proposal.”

(d) Information in a proposal identified by an offeror as trade secret information or confidential commercial and financial information shall be used by the Government only for the purpose of evaluating the proposal, except that (i) if a contract is awarded to the offeror as a result of or in connection with submission of the proposal, the Government shall have the right to use the information as provided in the contract, and (ii) if the same information is obtained from another source without restriction it may be used without restriction.

(e) If a request under the Freedom of Information Act seeks access to information in a proposal identified as trade secret information or confidential commercial and financial information, full consideration will be given to the offeror's view that the information constitutes trade secrets or confidential commercial or financial information. The offeror will also be promptly notified of the request and given an opportunity to provide additional evidence and argument in support of its position, unless administratively unfeasible to do so.

If it is determined that information claimed by the offeror to be trade secret information or confidential commercial or financial information is not exempt from disclosure under the

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Freedom of Information Act, the offeror will be notified of this determination prior to disclosure of the information.

(f) The Government assumes no liability for the disclosure or use of information contained in a proposal if not marked in accordance with paragraphs (b) and (c) of this provision. If a request under the Freedom of Information Act is made for information in a proposal not marked in accordance with paragraphs (b) and (c) of this provision, the offeror concerned shall be promptly notified of the request and given an opportunity to provide its position to the Government. However, failure of an offeror to mark information contained in a proposal as trade secret information or confidential commercial or financial information will be treated by the Government as evidence that the information is not exempt from disclosure under the

Freedom of Information Act, absent a showing that the failure to mark was due to unusual or extenuating circumstances, such as a showing that the offeror had intended to mark, but that markings were omitted from the offeror's proposal due to clerical error.

(End of Solicitation)

Attachments:

1. Justification

2. DOI IT Baseline Guidelines

Solicitation 140D0426Q0610

JUSTIFICATION FOR OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION (JOFOC)

FOR COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS/SERVICES OVER THE SIMPLIFIED

ACQUISITION THRESHOLD (SAT) USING SIMPLIFIED PROCEDURES

AUTHORITY: Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) 12.102(b) and 41 U.S.C. 1901

1. Identification of the agency and the contracting activity, and specific Justification for Other than Full and Open

Competition.

This document is a Justification for Other than Full and Open Competition for the Department of the Interior (DOI), Interior Business Center (IBC), Acquisition Services Directorate (AQD), Division 5, Branch 5 on behalf of the Office of Natural Resources Revenue (ONRR).

2. Nature and/or description of the action being approved.

This is a follow on requirement, sole source purchase order for the Department of Interior (DOI), Office of Natural Resources Revenue (ONRR), for reports on crude oil and coal markets in the US Gulf coast, midcontinent, west coast, Canada and Latin America from Argus Media Inc., 2929 Allen Parkway, Suite 700, Houston, TX 77019.

3. A description of supplies or services required to meet (including the estimated value).

This requirement is for a daily published report that covers crude oil markets and U.S.

coal markets.

The crude oil market report must cover the U.S. Gulf coast, midcontinent, west coast, Canada and Latin America. The report must identify the method of trades and represent the entire market range of transactions throughout the entire trading day. The report must include spot market prices, including volume-weighted averages of deals done.

The list of deals done must be published in the report along with full market commentary.

The U.S. coal market daily published report must provide coal market intelligence, pricing and analysis for the U.S. coal markets. The report must assess prices in traditional spot markets for physical and over-the-counter coal. U.S. coal prices, analysis and news must be delivered promptly. Specific trading and delivery requirements of dry-bulk fuels markets, with daily assessments of standardized trading products and weekly assessment of less-liquid spot physical transactions must be included in the report.

All data must be available via a functional (Application Programming Interface) API delivery for Audit Compliance and Market Analysis.

Currently, this requirement is performed by Argus Media, Inc, under sole source purchase order 140D0421P0212.

This is a follow-on requirement for a single award, firm-fixed-price, purchase order with a base year and four option years, with a period of performance of 10/01/2026 to 09/30/2031. The total estimated dollar value

4. An identification of the statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition.

This is an acquisition conducted under the authority of the Simplified Procedures for Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services. The statutory authority permitting restricting competition is 41 U.S.C 1901 as implemented by RFO 12.102(b).

5.

nature of the acquisition requires use of the authority cited.

Argus is the only known capable vendor who can provide the data ONRR requires.

ONRR manages and ensures full payment of revenues owed for the development of the

Federal and Indian lands. As part of their mission ONRR initiates and conducts audits relating to the scope, nature and extent of compliance by lessees, operators, revenue payors, and other persons with rental, royalty, net profit share and other payment requirements on a Federal or Indian oil and coal lease. To perform these audits, ONRR personnel need to verify the prices used in the oil and coal purchase contracts match what the companies are using to calculate their royalties due. To do this, ONRR must subscribe to the same name brand trade publications, now referred to as Price Reporting Agencies (PRAs) that the companies use in their contracts.

The last publication notice of approved publications in the Federal Register is 65 FR 37043 (see attached). Petroleum Argus Americas Crude is one of three publications authorized in accordance with § 1206.104.

Argus is currently providing the requirement under sole source purchase order 140D0421P0212. Market research conducted showed that Argus is the only product that meets the full requirement for ONRR to have the required data. This is proprietary and no other source provides this requirement.

6. A description of the efforts made to ensure that offers are solicited from as many potential sources as practicable, including whether a notice was or will be publicized as required by RFO part 5 and, if not, which exception under Part 5 applies.

This requirement will be solicited as a combined synopsis/solicitation in accordance with FAR 12.201. This justification will be made publicly available with the combined synopsis/solicitation and will again be publicly posted within 14 days of resultant award, in accordance with the requirements of RFO 12.202(b) and Part 5.

7. A determination by the contracting officer that the anticipated cost to the Government will be fair and reasonable.

The Contracting Officer will determine whether the proposed price is fair and reasonable. This determination will be made in accordance with the guidance in RFO 12.204. The price analysis will compare the quoted price with prices paid for similar acquisitions and the Independent Government Estimate (IGE).

8. A description of the market research conducted (see part 10), and the results or a…