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COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION

Solicitation #: 140F0S25Q0032

Methodological development for tracking delta smelt implanted with acoustic telemetry tags

I. This is a solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation, and this announcement constitutes the only solicitation. This solicitation is issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ).

II. This requirement is being procured in accordance with FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items, and in accordance with FAR Part 13, Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Items. This requirement is being solicited as full and open. The NAICS Code associated with this requisition is 541620 with a small business size standard of $19 Million. Buyer intends to issue a single award firm-fixed price contract.

Period of Performance: The effective period of performance of this contract is September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2028, or date of award, whichever is sooner.

III. Offerors are cautioned that the Contracting Officer (CO) is the only authorized Government Representative who can make contract changes once an award is made. No unauthorized person(s) shall make any commitment, in any form or manner, that will modify or otherwise affect the terms and conditions of the contract. In the event the contractor effects any such change at the direction of any unauthorized person, the change shall be considered to have been made without authority, and no adjustment shall be made to the price to cover any increased costs incurred as a result thereof.

IV. Government Representative (GR): Authorized Government Point of Contact for this order is Kristin Arend, email: Kristin_Arend@fws.gov. Ms. Arend does not have the authority to make any changes to the contract.

V. System for Award Management (SAM) Registration - A prospective awardee shall be registered in the SAM database prior to award. Information on registration may be obtained via the Internet at:

https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/#1 or by calling 866-606-8220. Failure to maintain a current/active account will render your offer non-responsive.

VI. RFQ Due Date: Telephone quotes will NOT be accepted. All quotes must be received via email no later than August 12, 2025, 8:00 AM Local Eastern Time. ONLY EMAILED QUOTES WILL BE ACCEPTED. Email to Joni_Dutcher@fws.gov. Please reference/subject: solicitation number 140F0S25Q0032. Quotes should be attached document that is either Microsoft Word compatible or a PDF. The anticipated award date is on or about August 12, 2025. Please do not request award status prior to this date.

VII. All questions regarding this solicitation must be emailed to Joni_Dutcher@fws.gov and Sarah_Delawder@fws.gov. All questions must be submitted no later than August 7, 2025, 8:00 AM local Eastern Standard Time.

NOTE: Any quotes not received by the due date and time specified in this combined synopsis/solicitation will be rejected. Additionally, any incomplete quote not containing the required information as stated in this solicitation may be rejected.

NOTE: The final quoted price(s), both total and individual, MUST include all applicable fees, service charges, etc. THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS TAX-EXEMPT. Please ensure your quoted price is your best and final offer.

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SECTION B – SUPPLIES OR SERVICES/PRICES

CLINS Description Total Cost Base Year Methodological development for tracking delta smelt implanted with acoustic telemetry tags

Option Year 1 Methodological development for tracking delta smelt implanted with acoustic telemetry tags

Option Year 2 Methodological development for tracking delta smelt implanted with acoustic telemetry tags

SECTION C – STATEMENT OF WORK

General Information

1. GENERAL: This is a non-personnel services contract to provide acoustic telemetry, tagging, and analytical expertise for delta smelt. The Government shall not exercise any supervision or control over the contract service providers performing the services herein. Such contract service providers shall be accountable solely to the Contractor who, in turn is responsible to the Government.

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1.1 Description of Services/Introduction: The contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, supplies, facilities, transportation, tools, materials, supervision, and other items and non-personal services necessary to perform acoustic telemetry, tagging, and analytical expertise for delta smelt as defined in this Performance Work Statement except for those items specified as government furnished property and services. The contractor shall perform to the standards in this contract.

1.2 Background:

The San Francisco Bay-Delta Fish and Wildlife Office (BDFWO) will be leading a collaborative research project to assess the potential for using a new acoustic tag designed for small-bodied fishes (JSATS Shad tag) to track delta smelt movement in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta (Delta). The work will include land and boat-based deployment and retrieval of acoustic receivers, tags, and tagged delta smelt in the Delta. The work will also include laboratory and computer work at the Contractor’s facilities. The contractor must have experience: (1) managing and conducting quality assurance and control (QAQC) of Juvenile Salmon Acoustic Telemetry System (JSATS) acoustic receiver data; (2) conducting tagging experiments with cultivated delta smelt; and (3) analyzing acoustic data. The Contractor must also be able to provide a boat, captain, and crew for acoustic receiver and tag deployment and retrieval.

The project is a critical intermediate step between tag development and the future execution of a successful delta smelt acoustic tagging field experiment. The ability to successfully monitor the dispersal and movement of delta smelt throughout the Delta will allow for direct observations of movement behavior and entrainment by the federal and state water project facilities. Tracking delta smelt movement will identify regions into which delta smelt disperse or reside for longer versus shorter periods of time. This information will be useful for identifying optimal regions for supplementation releases. Three-dimensional acoustic tracking data will help improve population abundance estimates by providing estimates of the fraction of delta smelt that are distributed in unsampled portions of the water column and the fraction that are able to avoid the sampling equipment. These data will also fill important information gaps that can be incorporated into models, notably the Delta Smelt Life Cycle Model, to model the effects of Old and Middle River flow and Delta outflow on delta smelt dispersal and entrainment.

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1.3 Objectives:

• Evaluate the site-specific detection efficiency of JSATS receivers with the new Shad tags;

• Evaluate the potential for three-dimensional (3D) acoustic receiver array deployment in delta smelt habitats for detecting initial post-release movement patterns of Delta Smelt;

• Develop a plan to supplement the existing JSATS acoustic array with additional receivers as needed for delta smelt, to maximize detection probability of dispersing fish and satisfy management objectives for tagging models; and

• Provide opportunities for Service employees to gain field experience in receiver deployment and retrieval and to observe acoustic tagging surgeries.

1.4 Scope: The contractor shall:

For the first objective, the Contractor will assist project partners in developing a study plan for and testing the ability for the existing JSATS receiver array to detect the new Shad tags. The Contractor will work with partners to present the study plan to the Interagency Telemetry Advisory Group (ITAG) and the Central Valley Enhanced Acoustic Telemetry Forum (CVEAT) and to the adapt the study plan to array operating schedules. The Contractor will lead implementation of the study plan, including data collection, retrieval, processing, analysis, and reporting.

For the second objective, the Contractor will assist project partners in developing a study plan for and testing the ability of a 3D JSATS receiver array to detect the initial post-release movements of Delta Smelt. The Contractor will work with partners to present the study plan to the Interagency Telemetry Advisory Group (ITAG) and the Central Valley Enhanced Acoustic Telemetry Forum (CVEAT). The Contractor will lead implementation of the study plan, which will include releases of tagged delta smelt near deployed arrays to test efficiency of 3D detections and provide the inceptive tracks of delta smelt dispersal to inform array development and post-detection signal processing. This will include data collection, retrieval, processing, analysis, and reporting.

For the third objective, the Contractor will assist with gathering information from regional managers to develop a list of relevant, key management uncertainties and specific areas to consider for long-term monitoring of delta smelt. The Contractor will also assist with identifying new JSATS receiver stations for delta smelt monitoring.

The Contractor will contribute to written recommendations for program development.

For the fourth objective, the Contractor will provide Lodi Fish and Wildlife Office (LFWO) staff with onsite training and field experience in receiver deployment and retrieval and with onsite opportunities to observe surgical implantation of acoustic tags in delta smelt. The Contractor will review a preliminary tagging and handling protocol written by LFWO staff.

1.5 Period of Performance: The period of performance shall be for one (1) Base Year of 12 months and two (2) 12-month option years. The Period of Performance reads as follows:

Base Year: September 1, 2025 – August 31, 2026 Option Year I: September 1, 2026 – August 31, 2027 Option Year II: September 1, 2027 – August 31, 2028

1.6 General Information

1.6.1 Quality Control: The contractor shall develop and maintain an effective quality control program to ensure services are performed in accordance with this PWS. The contractor shall develop and implement procedures to identify, prevent, and ensure non-recurrence of defective services. The contractor’s quality control program is the means by which they assure themselves that their work complies with the requirement of the contract.

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1.6.2 Quality Assurance: The government shall evaluate the contractor’s performance under this contract in accordance with the Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan. This plan is primarily focused on what the Government must do to ensure that the contractor has performed in accordance with the performance standards. It defines how the performance standards will be applied, the frequency of surveillance, and the minimum acceptable defect rate(s).

1.6.3 Recognized Holidays: The contractor is not required to perform services on holiday.

New Year’s Day Labor Day Martin Luther King Jr.’s Birthday Columbus Day President’s Day Veteran’s Day Memorial Day Thanksgiving Day Juneteenth Day Christmas Day Independence Day

1.6.4 Hours of Operation: The contractor is responsible for conducting business between the hours of 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays or when the Government facility is closed due to local or national emergencies, administrative closings, or similar Government-directed facility closings. For other than firm fixed price contracts, the contractor will not be reimbursed when the government facility is closed for the above reasons. The Contractor must at all times maintain an adequate workforce for the uninterrupted performance of all tasks defined within this PWS when the Government facility is not closed for the above reasons. When hiring personnel, the Contractor shall keep in mind that the stability and continuity of the workforce are essential.

1.6.5 Place of Performance: The work to be performed under this contract will be performed at the contractor’s place of business (Sacramento, CA 95814; San Francisco, CA 94105), at UC Davis facilities (Davis, CA 95616;

Discovery Bay, CA 94505), and both at land- and boat-based locations along or on Delta waterways. Occasional meetings may be held by the San Francisco Bay-Delta Fish and Wildlife Office (650 Capitol Mall, Suite 8-300, Sacramento, CA 95814).

1.6.6 Type of Contract: The government will award a Fixed Firm Price contract.

1.6.7 Security Requirements: Not applicable

1.6.7.1 PHYSICAL Security: The contractor shall be responsible for safeguarding all government equipment, information and property provided for contractor use.

1.6.7.2 Key Control. Not applicable

1.6.7.3 Lock Combinations. Not applicable.

1.6.8 Special Qualifications: The contractor shall ensure all boat captains and crew are trained in boat and water safety.

1.6.9 Post Award Conference/Periodic Progress Meetings: The Contractor agrees to attend any post award conference convened by the contracting activity or contract administration office in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation Subpart 42.5. The contracting officer, Contracting Officers Representative (COR), and other Government personnel, as appropriate, may meet periodically with the contractor to review the contractor's performance. At these meetings the contracting officer will apprise the contractor of how the government views the contractor's performance and the contractor will apprise the Government of problems, if any, being

Methodological development for tracking delta smelt implanted with acoustic telemetry tags experienced. Appropriate action shall be taken to resolve outstanding issues. These meetings shall be at no additional cost to the government.

1.6.10 Contracting Officer Representative (COR): The (COR) will be identified by separate letter. The COR monitors all technical aspects of the contract and assists in contract administration The COR is authorized to perform the following functions: assure that the Contractor performs the technical requirements of the contract:

perform inspections necessary in connection with contract performance: maintain written and oral communications with the Contractor concerning technical aspects of the contract: issue written interpretations of technical requirements, including Government drawings, designs, specifications: monitor Contractor's performance and notifies both the Contracting Officer and Contractor of any deficiencies; coordinate availability of government furnished property, and provide site entry of Contractor personnel. A letter of designation issued to the COR, a copy of which is sent to the Contractor, states the responsibilities and limitations of the COR, especially with regard to changes in cost or price, estimates or changes in delivery dates. The COR is not authorized to change any of the terms and conditions of the resulting order.

1.6.11 Key Personnel: The follow personnel are considered key personnel by the government: project director.

The contractor shall provide a project director who shall be responsible for the performance of the work. The name of this person and an alternate who shall act for the contractor when the director is absent shall be designated in writing to the contracting officer. The project director or alternate shall have full authority to act for the contractor on all contract matters relating to daily operation of this contract. The project director or alternate shall be available between 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Pacific, Monday thru Friday except Federal holidays or when the government facility is closed for administrative reasons. Qualifications for all key personnel are listed below:

1.6.11.1: Project Director and Alternate:

1.6.11.1.1: The Project Director and Alternate must have a Bachelor of Arts or Science degree in an environmental, biological, natural resources, or similar discipline and at least 30 hours of graduate credit in biological, ecological, natural resource management, hydrological, statistical, and/or quantitative analysis courses.

1.6.12 Identification of Contractor Employees: All contract personnel attending meetings, answering Government telephones, and working in other situations where their contractor status is not obvious to third parties are required to identify themselves as such to avoid creating an impression in the minds of members of the public that they are Government officials. They must also ensure that all documents or reports produced by contractors are suitably marked as contractor products or that contractor participation is appropriately disclosed.

1.6.13 Contractor Travel: Contractor will be required to travel within California (primarily the Sacramento-San Joaquin Rivers Delta region) during the performance of this contract to complete field and laboratory work, attend a conference, and possibly attend in person meetings in support of this PWS. Contractor will provide a boat and vehicle(s) needed to support this PWS. Contractor will be authorized travel expenses consistent with the substantive provisions of the Joint Travel Regulation (JTR) and the limitation of funds specified in this contract.

All travel requires Government approval/authorization and notification to the COR.

1.6.14 Other Direct Costs: This category includes boat use fees, specialized equipment, and supplies for deploying, surgically implanting, and detecting Juvenile Salmon Acoustic Telemetry System (JSATS) “Shad tags.” It could require subcontracting a SCUBA diving company to deploy acoustic tag receiver moorings at depths that require self-contained breathing equipment to safely access and conduct underwater work.

1.6.15 Data Rights: The Government has unlimited rights to all documents/material produced under this contract. All documents and materials, to include the source codes of any software, produced under this contract shall be Government owned and are the property of the Government with all rights and privileges of ownership/copyright belonging exclusively to the Government. These documents and materials may not be used

Methodological development for tracking delta smelt implanted with acoustic telemetry tags or sold by the contractor without written permission from the Contracting Officer. All materials supplied to the Government shall be the sole property of the Government and may not be used for any other purpose. This right does not abrogate any other Government rights.

All data will be made available to all project partners in machine-readable format (e.g., csv), along with metadata describing how data were obtained and the protocols and code used for data management and QA/QC. These data will be provided to ITAG and, as needed, other workgroups involved with implementing current and/or planning future monitoring of acoustically-tagged fishes in the Delta. Final data, code, and associated metadata will be uploaded to a publicly accessible database or code repository.

1.6.16 Organizational Conflict of Interest: Contractor and subcontractor personnel performing work under this contract may receive, have access to or participate in the development of proprietary or source selection information (e.g., cost or pricing information, budget information or analyses, specifications or work statements, etc.) or perform evaluation services which may create a current or subsequent Organizational Conflict of Interests (OCI) as defined in FAR Subpart 9.5. The Contractor shall notify the Contracting Officer immediately whenever it becomes aware that such access or participation may result in any actual or potential OCI and shall promptly submit a plan to the Contracting Officer to avoid or mitigate any such OCI. The Contractor’s mitigation plan will be determined to be acceptable solely at the discretion of the Contracting Officer and in the event the Contracting Officer unilaterally determines that any such OCI cannot be satisfactorily avoided or mitigated, the Contracting Officer may effect other remedies as they deem necessary, including prohibiting the Contractor from participation in subsequent contracted requirements which may be affected by the OCI.

1.6.17 PHASE IN /PHASE OUT PERIOD: Not applicable.

DEFINITIONS

2. DEFINITIONS AND ACRONYMS:

2.1. DEFINITIONS:

2.1.1. CONTRACTOR. A supplier or vendor awarded a contract to provide specific supplies or service to the government. The term used in this contract refers to the prime.

2.1.2. CONTRACTING OFFICER. A person with authority to enter into, administer, and or terminate contracts, and make related determinations and findings on behalf of the government. Note: The only individual who can legally bind the government.

2.1.3. CONTRACTING OFFICER'S REPRESENTATIVE (COR). An employee of the U.S. Government appointed by the contracting officer to administer the contract. Such appointment shall be in writing and shall state the scope of authority and limitations. This individual has authority to provide technical direction to the Contractor as long as that direction is within the scope of the contract, does not constitute a change, and has no funding implications. This individual does NOT have authority to change the terms and conditions of the contract.

2.1.4. DEFECTIVE SERVICE. A service output that does not meet the standard of performance associated with the Performance Work Statement.

2.1.5. DELIVERABLE. Anything that can be physically delivered, but may include non-manufactured things such as meeting minutes or reports.

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2.1.6. KEY PERSONNEL. Contractor personnel that are evaluated in a source selection process and that may be required to be used in the performance of a contract by the Key Personnel listed in the PWS. When key personnel are used as an evaluation factor in best value procurement, an offer can be rejected if it does not have a firm commitment from the persons that are listed in the proposal.

2.1.7. PHYSICAL SECURITY. Actions that prevent the loss or damage of Government property.

2.1.8. QUALITY ASSURANCE. The government procedures to verify that services being performed by the Contractor are performed according to acceptable standards.

2.1.9. QUALITY ASSURANCE Surveillance Plan (QASP). An organized written document specifying the surveillance methodology to be used for surveillance of contractor performance.

2.1.10. QUALITY CONTROL. All necessary measures taken by the Contractor to assure that the quality of an end product or service shall meet contract requirements.

2.1.11. SUBCONTRACTOR. One that enters into a contract with a prime contractor. The Government does not have privity of contract with the subcontractor.

2.1.12. WORK DAY. The number of hours per day the Contractor provides services in accordance with the contract.

2.1.12. WORK WEEK. Monday through Friday, unless specified otherwise.

GOVERNMENT FURNISHED PROPERTY, EQUIPMENT, AND SERVICES

3. GOVERNMENT FURNISHED ITEMS AND SERVICES:

3.1. Services:

The San Francisco Bay-Delta Fish and Wildlife Office will:

• Complete environmental compliance requirements;

• Facilitate regularly scheduled project meetings; the frequency and duration of meetings will be determined by the project partners and is likely to vary based on the timing of project activities.

• Assist in the development of a study plan and presentations to ITAG

• Assist with preliminary data analysis and conduct efficiency modeling for objective 1; and

• Assist with final data analysis and reporting.

The Lodi Fish and Wildlife Office will:

• Provide staff members to receive field training in deploying and retrieving acoustic receivers and to observe surgical implantation of acoustic tags into Delta Smelt.

• Provide a boat for field training in year two.

3.2 Facilities: Not applicable

3.3 Utilities: Not applicable

3.4 Equipment: The Government will provide approximately 440 JSATS Shad tags.

3.5 Materials: Not applicable

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CONTRACTOR FURNISHED ITEMS AND SERVICES

4. CONTRACTOR FURNISHED ITEMS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

4.1 General: The Contractor shall furnish all supplies, equipment, facilities and services required to perform work under this contract that are not listed under Section 3 of this PWS. The Contractor shall, upon request, provide sufficient information to BDFWO to complete environmental compliance requirements.

4.2 Secret Facility Clearance: Not applicable

4.3. Materials: The Contractor shall furnish materials and supplies necessary to meet the requirements under this PWS that are not listed under Section 3 of this PWS, including but not limited to those needed to deploy, surgically implant, and detect Juvenile Salmon Acoustic Telemetry System (JSATS) “Shad tags.”

4.4. Equipment: The Contractor shall furnish a boat and vehicle(s) for traveling to/from the field sites and any meetings or conferences attended to meet the requirements under this PWS.

CONTRACTING POINT OF CONTACT (POC):

Joni Dutcher Contracting Officer, U.S. Fish Wildlife Service (USFWS) Phone: (571) 447-8387 Email: Joni_Dutcher@fws.gov

TECHNICAL POINTS OF CONTACT (POC):

Kristin Arend U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, San Francisco Bat-Delta Office Office: 906-748-0643 Email: Kristin_Arend@fws.gov

SECTION D – PACKAGING AND MARKING

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SECTION E – INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

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SECTION F – DELIVERIES OR PERFORMANCE

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE

Base Year: September 1, 2025 – August 31, 2026 Option Year I: September 1, 2026 – August 31, 2027 Option Year II: September 1, 2027 – August 31, 2028

The following clause is incorporated by reference:

Clause Title Date

52.242-15 STOP WORK ORDER AUG 1989

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SECTION G – CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION DATA

The following local clauses are provided in full text:

DOI-AAAP-0050 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.

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/.

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

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

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

d) 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”.

e) 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.

f) 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:

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a) 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.

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

c) 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.

DOI ELECTRONIC INVOICING Electronic Invoicing and Payment Requirements – Invoice Processing Platform (IPP)(FEB 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. Invoice billed according to contract line items and rates.

2. If partial payment is billed and the invoice states a lump sum, the invoice shall include an itemized breakdown and narrative progress summary of the work performed during this invoice period.

3. If final payment is billed, the last invoice shall state “FINAL”.

4. Contractor’s Release of Claims shall be submitted with the final 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.

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SECTION H – SPECIAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS

N/A

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SECTION I – 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): FAR | Acquisition.GOV

The clauses are incorporated by reference:

Clauses Title Date FAR 52.202-1 Definitions JUN 2020 FAR 52.203-3 Gratuities APR 1984

FAR 52.203-

Limitation on Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions JUN 2020

FAR 52.204-4 Printed or Copied Double-Sided on Postconsumer Fiber Content Paper MAY 2011

FAR 52.204-

System for Award Management Maintenance OCT 2018

FAR 52.204-

Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance AUG 2020

FAR 52.204-

Incorporation by Reference of Representations and Certifications DEC 2014

FAR 52.209-2 Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations- Representation

NOV 2015

FAR 52.209-5 Certification Regarding Responsibility Matters AUG 2020 FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Products and Commercial

Services

NOV 2023

FAR 52.223-5 Pollution Prevention and Right-to-Know Information MAY 2024

FAR 52.232-

Extras APR 1984

FAR 52.232-

Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations Jun 2013

FAR 52.232-

Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors MAR 2023 https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far

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FAR 52.242-

Bankruptcy JUL 1995

FAR 52.253-1 Computer Generated Forms JAN 1991

The clauses are provided in full text:

FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Nov 2023)

Inspection/Acceptance. The Contractor shall only tender for acceptance those items that conform to the requirements of this contract. The Government reserves the right to inspect or test any supplies or services that have been tendered for acceptance. The Government may require repair or replacement of nonconforming supplies or reperformance of nonconforming services at no increase in contract price. If repair/replacement or reperformance will not correct the defects or is not possible, the Government may seek an equitable price reduction or adequate consideration for acceptance of nonconforming supplies or services. The Government must exercise its post-acceptance rights-

(1) Within a reasonable time after the defect was discovered or should have been discovered; and

(2) Before any substantial change occurs in the condition of the item, unless the change is due to the defect in the item.

(b) Assignment. The Contractor or its assignee may assign its rights to receive payment due as a result of performance of this contract to a bank, trust company, or other financing institution, including any Federal lending agency in accordance with the Assignment of Claims Act ( 31 U.S.C. 3727). However, when a third party makes payment (e.g., use of the Governmentwide commercial purchase card), the Contractor may not assign its rights to receive payment under this contract.

(c) Changes. Changes in the terms and conditions of this contract may be made only by written agreement of the parties.

(d) Disputes. This contract is subject to 41 U.S.C. chapter 71, Contract Disputes. Failure of the parties to this contract to reach agreement on any request for equitable adjustment, claim, appeal or action arising under or relating to this contract shall be a dispute to be resolved in accordance with the clause at Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.233-1, Disputes, which is incorporated herein by reference. The Contractor shall proceed diligently with performance of this contract, pending final resolution of any dispute arising under the contract.

(e) Definitions. The clause at FAR 52.202-1, Definitions, is incorporated herein by reference.

(f) Excusable delays. The Contractor shall be liable for default unless nonperformance is caused by an occurrence beyond the reasonable control of the Contractor and without its fault or negligence such as, acts of God or the public enemy, acts of the Government in either its sovereign or contractual capacity, fires, floods, epidemics, quarantine restrictions, strikes, unusually severe weather, and delays of common carriers. The Contractor shall notify the Contracting Officer in writing as soon as it is reasonably possible after the commencement of any excusable delay, setting forth the full particulars in connection therewith, shall remedy such occurrence with all reasonable dispatch, and shall promptly give written notice to the Contracting Officer of the cessation of such occurrence.

(g) Invoice.

(1) The Contractor shall submit an original invoice and three copies (or electronic invoice, if authorized) to the address designated in the contract to receive invoices. An invoice must include-

(i) Name and address of the Contractor;

(ii) Invoice date and number;

(iii) Contract number, line item number and, if applicable, the order number;

(iv) Description, quantity, unit of measure, unit price and extended price of the items delivered;

(v) Shipping number and date of shipment, including the bill of lading number and weight of shipment if shipped on Government bill of lading;

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(vi) Terms of any discount for prompt payment offered;

(vii) Name and address of official to whom payment is to be sent;

(viii) Name, title, and phone number of person to notify in event of defective invoice; and

(ix) Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN). The Contractor shall include its TIN on the invoice only if required elsewhere in this contract.

(x) Electronic funds transfer (EFT) banking information.

(A) The Contractor shall include EFT banking information on the invoice only if required elsewhere in this contract.

(B) If EFT banking information is not required to be on the invoice, in order for the invoice to be a proper invoice, the Contractor shall have submitted correct EFT banking information in accordance with the applicable solicitation provision, contract clause (e.g., 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-System for Award Management, or 52.232-34, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Other Than System for Award Management), or applicable agency procedures.

(C) EFT banking information is not required if the Government waived the requirement to pay by

EFT.

(2) Invoices will be handled in accordance with the Prompt Payment Act ( 31 U.S.C.3903) and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) prompt payment regulations at 5 CFR Part 1315.

(h) Patent indemnity. The Contractor shall indemnify the Government and its officers, employees and agents against liability, including costs, for actual or alleged direct or contributory infringement of, or inducement to infringe, any United States or foreign patent, trademark or copyright, arising out of the performance of this contract, provided the Contractor is reasonably notified of such claims and proceedings.

(i) Payment.-

(1) Items accepted. Payment shall be made for items accepted by the Government that have been delivered to the delivery destinations set forth in this contract.

(2) Prompt payment. The Government will make payment in accordance with the Prompt Payment Act ( 31 U.S.C.3903) and prompt payment regulations at 5 CFR Part 1315.

(3) Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT). If the Government makes payment by EFT, see 52.212-5(b) for the appropriate EFT clause.

(4) Discount. In connection with any discount offered for early payment, time shall be computed from the date of the invoice. For the purpose of computing the discount earned, payment shall be considered to have been made on the date which appears on the payment check or the specified payment date if an electronic funds transfer payment is made.

(5) Overpayments. If the Contractor becomes aware of a duplicate contract financing or invoice payment or that the Government has otherwise overpaid on a contract financing or invoice payment, the Contractor shall-

(i) Remit the overpayment amount to the payment office cited in the contract along with a description of the overpayment including the-

(A) Circumstances of the overpayment (e.g., duplicate payment, erroneous payment, liquidation errors, date(s) of overpayment);

(B) Affected contract number and delivery order number, if applicable;

(C) Affected line item or subline item, if applicable; and

(D) Contractor point of contact.

(ii) Provide a copy of the remittance and supporting documentation to the Contracting Officer.

(6) Interest.

(i) All amounts that become payable by the Contractor to the Government under this contract shall bear simple interest from the date due until paid unless paid within 30 days of becoming due. The interest rate shall be the interest rate established by the Secretary of the Treasury as provided in 41 U.S.C. 7109, which is applicable to the period in which the amount becomes due, as provided in (i)(6)(v) of this clause, and then at the rate applicable for each six-month period as fixed by the Secretary until the amount is paid.

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(ii) The Government may issue a demand for payment to the Contractor upon finding a debt is due under the contract.

(iii) Final decisions. The Contracting Officer will issue a final decision as required by 33.211 if–

(A) The Contracting Officer and the Contractor are unable to reach agreement on the existence or amount of a debt within 30 days;

(B) The Contractor fails to liquidate a debt previously demanded by the Contracting

Officer within the timeline specified in the demand for payment unless the amounts were not repaid because the Contractor has requested an installment payment agreement; or

(C) The Contractor requests a deferment of collection on a debt previously demanded by the Contracting Officer (see 32.607-2).

(iv) If a demand for payment was previously issued for the debt, the demand for payment included in the final decision shall identify the same due date as the original demand for payment.

(v) Amounts shall be due at the earliest of the following dates:

(A) The date fixed under this contract.

(B) The date of the first written demand for payment, including any demand for payment resulting from a default termination.

(vi) The interest charge shall be computed for the actual number of calendar days involved beginning on the due date and ending on-

(A) The date on which the designated office receives payment from the Contractor;

(B) The date of issuance of a Government check to the Contractor from which an amount otherwise payable has been withheld as a credit against the contract debt; or

(C) The date on which an amount withheld and applied to the contract debt would otherwise have become payable to the Contractor.

(vii) The interest charge made under this clause may be reduced under the procedures prescribed in

FAR 32.608-2 in effect on the date of this contract.

(j) Risk of loss. Unless the contract specifically provides otherwise, risk of loss or damage to the supplies provided under this contract shall remain with the Contractor until, and shall pass to the Government upon:

(1) Delivery of the supplies to a carrier, if transportation is f.o.b. origin; or

(2) Delivery of the supplies to the Government at the destination specified in the contract, if transportation is f.o.b. destination.

(k) Taxes. The contract price includes all applicable Federal, State, and local taxes and duties.

(l) Termination for the Government’s convenience. The Government reserves the right to terminate this contract, or any part hereof, for its sole convenience. In the event of such termination, the Contractor shall immediately stop all work hereunder and shall immediately cause any and all of its suppliers and subcontractors to cease work. Subject to the terms of this contract, the Contractor shall be paid a percentage of the contract price reflecting the percentage of the work performed prior to the notice of termination, plus reasonable charges the Contractor can demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Government using its standard record keeping system, have resulted from the termination. The Contractor shall not be required to comply with the cost accounting standards or contract cost principles for this purpose. This paragraph does not give the Government any right to audit the Contractor’s records. The Contractor shall not be paid for any work performed or costs incurred which reasonably could have been avoided.

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