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PERFORMANCE-BASED WORK STATEMENT

ShakeAlert Ready Implementation Project

I. GENERAL INFORMATION

A. Introduction

Project Goal: Build and sustain partnerships that expand the venues, opportunities, and contexts for promoting the use of ShakeAlert EEW as a public safety tool.

Project Summary: To engage residents in and visitors to the ShakeAlert States to empower key communities to realize they (1) are in earthquake country, (2) can do something to project themselves before, during, and after earthquakes, and (3) can use ShakeAlert EEW to keep them safe. These will be achieved by providing multiple engagement venues/contexts (1) in K-12 schools, (2) in free-choice learning environments such as museums and libraries, and (3) through interaction with emergency management experts.

B. Background

The ShakeAlert Earthquake Early Warning System (ShakeAlert System, ShakeAlert EEW, ShakeAlert), America’s only public EEW System. ShakeAlert rapidly detects earthquakes that meet certain thresholds, so that alerts can be delivered to people and infrastructure seconds before strong shaking arrives to reduce damage and injuries. The ShakeAlert System is managed by the United States Geological Survey (USGS), in partnership with universities and state agencies.

ShakeAlert operates in California, Oregon, and Washington, thanks in part to ShakeAlert Technical Partners – independent companies and organizations who have entered into a license agreement with the USGS to provide ShakeAlert-powered products and/or services to end-users such as delivery to individuals or initiate automated actions such as slowing or stopping a train.

ShakeAlert, the nation’s only public EEW System, serves over 50 million people.

The USGS’s 2018 Revised Technical Implementation Plan for the ShakeAlert System – An Earthquake Early Warning System for the West Coast of the United States (2018 Technical Implementation Plan) notes that “EEW alerts are useless if people do not know how to respond to them” and “Extensive communication, education, and outreach (CEO) for both public and institutional users is needed for ShakeAlert to have maximum beneficial impact.”

Because ShakeAlert Communication, Education, Outreach, and Technical Engagement (CEO&TE) — like the ShakeAlert EEW System itself — is a collaborative effort, the purpose of this project is to align USGS, its Principal Partners, Implementation Partners, and other key stakeholders around the design and overarching framework for ShakeAlert communication, education, and outreach. Through continued, thoughtful stakeholder engagement; a basic management, coordination, and evaluation structure; and the implementation of CEO&TE strategies founded upon social science and evidence-based approaches, this Strategic Plan provides a framework to realize the ShakeAlert CEO&TE vision: Earthquake Early Warning for All.

C. Definitions/Applicable Documents

Client: A customer of an LtO which can (1) purchase and (or) subscribe to ShakeAlert-powered products and/or services to be delivered to end-users, (2) be themselves an end-user or (3) both.

An example of (1) a school that purchases ShakeAlert-powered alert delivery for its staff and students or a transportation agency that uses an LtO's products and (or) services to slow or stop trains. An example of (2) is a person who downloads and uses a ShakeAlert-powered app from an LtO. An example of (3) a rider in a train that is powered by ShakeAlert and is impacted by automated actions based on ShakeAlert data.

End-User: End-users receive ShakeAlert-powered products or services from LtO Technical Partners. End-users include people who receive these products or services directly (e.g., to their cell phones), as well as organizations that work with an LtO Partner to implement automated “machine-to-machine” actions.

Human Interface: Any mode of interaction that a person has with ShakeAlert-powered products and services based on the utilization of ShakeAlert Messages by licensed ShakeAlert technical partners. The interface can be direct, such as an alert delivered to a cell phone, indirect such as

(on) a train that slows down due to an ShakeAlert-powered automated action, or a combination.

License-to-Operate (LtO): On conversion from a Pilot Partner to an LtO, the USGS grants a ShakeAlert licensee permission to distribute ShakeAlert-powered products and/or services to the public and/or to automated systems, subject to limitations set forth by the USGS for the technology and field of use identified in the License Agreement between the USGS and the LtO Technical Partner.

ShakeAlert CEO&TE: ShakeAlert Communication, Education, Outreach, and Technical Engagement

ShakeAlert CEO&TE Community: supports, provides feedback, and participates in the management of the USGS-led ShakeAlert CEO&TE effort.

Relevant Reference Documents/References:

Presidential Policy Directive (PPD) 21 hosted on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) - https://www.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/2023-01/ppd-21-critical-infrastructure-and-resilience-508_0.pdf

ShakeAlert CEO&TE Community Partner Website - https://www.shakealert.org/

ShakeAlert “X”- Available - @USGS_ShakeAlert

ShakeAlert Tests, Drills, and Exercises Guide - https://www.shakealert.org/toolkit/introduction/

ShakeAlert Communication, Education, Outreach, and Technical Engagement Strategic Vision, December 2023. (In preparation for publication, available upon request).

Revised technical implementation plan for the ShakeAlert system—An earthquake early warning system for the West Coast of the United States (2018) - Available:

https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/ofr20181155

ShakeAlert Education and Training Framework for LtO Conversion (3/2025) -https://www.shakealert.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/ShakeAlert_ET_LtO_Framework_March_2025_-1.pdf https://www.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/2023-01/ppd-21-critical-infrastructure-and-resilience-508_0.pdf https://www.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/2023-01/ppd-21-critical-infrastructure-and-resilience-508_0.pdf https://www.shakealert.org/ https://x.com/usgs_shakealert?lang=en https://www.shakealert.org/toolkit/introduction/ https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/ofr20181155 https://www.shakealert.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/ShakeAlert_ET_LtO_Framework_March_2025_-1.pdf https://www.shakealert.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/ShakeAlert_ET_LtO_Framework_March_2025_-1.pdf

ShakeAlert Messaging Toolkit and FAQs - Available: https://www.shakealert.org/education-and-outreach/messaging_toolkit/

II. WORK REQUIREMENTS

A. Technical Requirements.

1. Work Elements

The project plan is segmented into three primary tasks with deliverable subtasks, not including Project Management. The project period of performance is November 17, 2025 - Nov 16, 2026.

All proposed work efforts and deliverables will support ShakeAlert CEO&TE through coordination, collaboration, and improve public safety for Americans on the West Coast of the United States. These services can be grouped into three overarching categories that reflect the need for additional public relations, strategic planning, and collateral development.

2. Criteria for acceptance of Product or Service

The contractor is responsible for performing the tasks and delivering the outputs described in Section B. Upon commencement of the project, the contractor’s primary points of contact will be the Project Leads. The Project Leads are responsible for the direction of the project, oversight of contract activities, and liaising with others in the ShakeAlert community who will provide input and feedback on deliverable outcomes. Any such feedback on work will be solicited and managed exclusively by the Project Leads.

The USGS will be the lead agency for this project and will be responsible for making all final decisions regarding the acceptance of the project deliverables. The USGS Office of Communications and Office of Policy and Analysis will conduct an extensive review of all project outputs to ensure compliance with USGS Communications and Technology Transfer. To ensure broad CEO&TE stakeholder involvement and input, a CEO&TE Focus Team (made up of representatives from the three ShakeAlert states, the Project Leads, and USGS Management) will be established, and members will serve during the entire period of performance. The Focus Team will be in place before the project commences in November 2025.

Project Management Plan Upon launching the project, the contractor will develop a Project Management Plan (PMP), which incorporates the project goals and deliverable completion dates, along with project communication and risk management strategies. This will be the primary document the Contractor uses to plan, coordinate, and manage the project. The PMP will show task elements completed and those left to complete, and will explain successes, challenges, and resolutions. The PMP will be developed in draft and finalized form in consultation with the Project Leads and USGS Management.

Weekly Project Management Check-In Calls Throughout the project performance period, the Contractor will facilitate weekly project management check-ins with the Project Leads and USGS Management to ensure regular https://www.shakealert.org/education-and-outreach/messaging_toolkit/ https://www.shakealert.org/education-and-outreach/messaging_toolkit/ communications on project status and next steps, and to discuss the status of deliverables, among other topics.

Monthly Written Project Status Reports The contractor will provide the USGS with monthly written project status reports, which will accompany monthly invoices. Status on project-specific goals, milestones, tasks, and deliverables will be discussed in these written reports. The contractor will also provide a brief, bulleted monthly status report for the CEO&TE; the latter will be distributed by the USGS. Monthly invoices will not be processed until the monthly reports are reviewed and amended (if needed).

Deliverable Review and Feedback Process Each member of a project Focus Team will serve an important role in the review of materials developed as part of task completion. Feedback on deliverables will be communicated from the Project Leads and USGS Management to Contractor through collaborative documents that reside on a shared drive.

Deliverable Quality Control/Quality Assurance A mutually agreed upon Quality Assurance/Quality Control process throughout the project performance period is indispensable. Most successful projects are those with precisely, clearly, and completely defined scopes, and with agreement and buy-in from project managers, subject-matter experts, advisers, and key stakeholders from the onset. All materials produced will be subject to a robust quality assurance/quality control review for accuracy in content and composition. As deliverables and materials are completed, their quality will be assured through audits against quality requirements and previously defined evaluation criteria.

Project Close-out Meeting and Recommended Next Steps On completion of all tasks, the contractor will meet with the Project Leads and USGS Management to discuss the project’s progression, outcomes, and recommend next steps. Any materials that require sign-off, return, or archiving will be identified at that time.

B. Tasks and Deliverables

1. Characteristics for work product identified by name and quantity.

The project plan is segmented into primary tasks with deliverable subtasks (not including Project Management.

Task 1: ShakeAlert Ready Brand and Program Development

• With the CEO&TE community and in alignment with the ShakeAlert CEO&TE Strategic Vision, develop a ShakeAlert Ready Plan that describes the purpose and goals of ShakeAlert Ready, its relationship with other ShakeAlert CEO&TE efforts, its current initiatives, and opportunities for expansion to new communities, venues, and contexts.

• Enhance the ShakeAlert Ready brand identity by developing a ShakeAlert Ready Branding Guide and associated resources (e.g., document and presentation templates, web and social media content, and multimedia resources).

Task 2: ShakeAlert Ready Outdoors Implementation

• Identify six (6) new parks and develop Fact Sheets based on those developed in the 2024-2025 ShakeAlert Ready Outdoors project. Consider national, state, and local parks that offer opportunities to link the parks’ unique features to earthquakes and EEW.

• Develop a plan for expanding ShakeAlert Ready Outdoors into other outdoor venues (e.g., concert and festival venues, stadiums, zoos, botanic gardens) and build associated partnerships.

• Support the execution of the ShakeAlert Ready Outdoors Rollout Strategy under development in the 2024-2025 ShakeAlert Ready Outdoors project. Identify specific operationalization opportunities and develop associated resources.

Maintain and update the ShakeAlert Ready Outdoors Rollout Strategy.

• Expand the ShakeAlert Ready Outdoors resource library by developing new videos, animations, and other multimedia resources.

• Update the ShakeAlert Ready Outdoors Resource Toolkit to reflect new resources.

Task 3: ShakeAlert Ready Schools Implementation

• Conduct an annual assessment of existing ShakeAlert Ready Schools resources and curriculum. Gather feedback on how the existing resources are being used by administrators and end users in ShakeAlert-powered schools and districts and develop recommendations to enhance effectiveness and uptake.

• Update existing ShakeAlert Ready Schools resources and curriculum based on the above assessment

• Liaise with License to Operate (LtO) partners and the ShakeAlert Ready Schools Task Team to implement and enhance a rollout strategy designed to operationalize ShakeAlert Ready Schools resources in ShakeAlert-powered schools and districts.

Task 4: ShakeAlert Ready CERT Implementation

• Conduct an assessment of existing ShakeAlert Ready CERT resources

(Participant Guide, Instructor Guides, and Presentations). Gather feedback from CERT instructors and participants and develop recommendations to enhance effectiveness and uptake.

• Update existing ShakeAlert Ready CERT resources and curriculum based on the above assessment.

• With the ShakeAlert Ready CERT Task Team, implement and enhance a rollout strategy designed to enhance awareness of ShakeAlert Ready CERT resources and increase their use in CERT programs across the three ShakeAlert States.

• Develop new multimedia resources for ShakeAlert Ready CERT (e.g., brief training videos, animations, social media content).

2. Delivery dates for work/product to be completed and point of delivery 11/16/2026.

III. SUPPORTING INFORMATION

A. Place of Performance.

Work will be conducted by contractor from their office and will work with the Project Leads and USGS Management primarily virtually (via phone, web conference, via email, and/or other online collaborative activities. However, in-person gatherings for planning and work groups are desired but not required.

B. Period of Performance: 11/17/2025 – 11/16/2026

C. Government Furnished Property (GFP): list property and its value.

None

D. Special Considerations.

1. Key personnel qualifications

Candidate(s) must have at least three (3) years of experience developing public safety and/or technical communications resources for the ShakeAlert earthquake early warning system. BA, BS or advanced degree in of one these fields: Education, Journalism, Communications, Emergency Management, or Public Policy.

2. Data Rights, Safety, Environment.

None

3. Security/Privacy issues (ingress to Federal buildings, personnel clearances, computer security).

None

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 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/.

The following provisions are incorporated by reference, with fill-ins noted as appropriate:

52.204-7 – System for Award Management (Oct 2018) 52.212-1 – Instructions to Offerors – Commercial Items (Sep 2023) 52.219-1- Small Business Program Representations (Feb 2024) 52.222-22- Previous Contracts and Compliance Reports (Feb 1999)

52.212-2 – Evaluation-Commercial Product and Commercial Services (Nov 2021)

(a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers.

• Capability, including technical capability and capacity to perform in the required time.

• Corporate experience and experience of key personnel and/or subcontractors.

Candidate(s) must have at least three (3) years of experience developing public safety and/or technical communications resources for the ShakeAlert earthquake early warning system. BA, BS or advanced degree in of one these fields: Education, Journalism, Communications, Emergency Management, or Public Policy.

• Past performance

• Price

“Technical Capability” is your qualifications to perform this work on paper, including such things as resumes of key personnel, necessary certifications and licenses, corporate resources, availability, etc.

“Experience” is the degree to and frequency with which you have performed similar work before.

Recent and relevant experience is preferred.

“Past performance” is the measure of how well you have performed similar work before. Recent and relevant past performance is preferred. Please submit at least three references with contact information. Additionally, we will utilize the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) to the extent data are available and reserve the right to use any other source of past performance information.

Each offeror must submit sufficient documentation for the USGS to evaluate their experience and past performance. Failure to provide the requested information may result in removal from further consideration.

https://www.acquisition.gov/far/

Technical and past performance are more important factors, when combined, when compared to price.

We will select for award the prospective contractor whose quotation conforming to this solicitation will be most advantageous to the USGS.

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

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

It is the prospective contractor’s responsibility to submit enough information to allow a meaningful evaluation in each of these areas. Failure to do so will negatively impact our evaluation of your quotation. We will conduct a comparative evaluation of all submissions to establish an overall value proposition for each prospective contractor, and award to the one representing the best overall value. “Comparative evaluation” means assessments such as “more capable/less capable; more experience/less experience; better past performance/worse past performance; likely more expensive/likely less expensive”, etc. In determining the best overall value, we are more concerned with factors other than price than we are with awarding to the lowest priced prospective contractor.

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52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications – Commercial Products and Commercial Services (MAY 2024)

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

(a) Definitions. As used in this provision—

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

Economically disadvantaged women-owned small business (EDWOSB) concern means a small business concern that is at least 51 percent directly and unconditionally owned by, and the management and daily business operations of which are controlled by, one or more women who are citizens of the United States and who are economically disadvantaged in accordance with 13 CFR part 127, and the concern is certified by SBA or an approved third-party certifier in https://www.sam.gov/ https://www.acquisition.gov/far/52.204-25#FAR_52_204_25 https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-13/part-127 https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-13/part-127 accordance with 13 CFR 127.300. It automatically qualifies as a women-owned small business eligible under the WOSB Program.

Forced or indentured child labor means all work or service—

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(3) PSG 88, Live Animals;

(4) PSG 89, Subsistence;

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

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

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

(8) PSC 9610, Ores;

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

(10) PSC 9630, Additive Metal Materials.

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

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

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

Restricted business operations means business operations in Sudan that include power production activities, mineral extraction activities, oil-related activities, or the production of military equipment, as those terms are defined in the Sudan Accountability and Divestment Act of 2007 (Pub. L. 110-174). Restricted business operations do not include business operations that the person (as that term is defined in Section 2 of the Sudan Accountability and Divestment Act of 2007) conducting the business can demonstrate—

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

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

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

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

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

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

Sensitive technology—

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

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

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

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

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

(1)

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

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

(2) A small business concern eligible under the SDVOSB Program in accordance with 13 CFR part 128 (see subpart 19.14).

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(3) Service-disabled veteran, as used in this definition, means a veteran as defined in 38 U.S.C.

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

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

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

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

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

Small business concern—

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

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

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

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

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

and

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

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

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

(1) Directly by a parent corporation; or

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(b)

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

SAM.

(2) The offeror has completed the annual representations and certifications electronically in SAM accessed through http://www.sam.gov. After reviewing SAM information, the Offeror verifies by submission of this offer that the representations and certifications currently posted electronically at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Products and Commercial Services, have been entered or updated in the last 12 months, are current, accurate, complete, and applicable to this solicitation (including the business size standard(s) applicable to the NAICS code(s) referenced for this solicitation), at the time this offer is submitted and are incorporated in this offer by reference (see FAR 4.1201), except for paragraphs __.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(7) WOSB joint venture eligible under the WOSB Program. The offeror represents that it □ is, □ is not a joint venture that complies with the requirements of 13 CFR 127.506(a) through (c).

[ The offeror shall enter the name and unique entity identifier of each party to the joint venture: ____________.]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(e) Certification Regarding Payments to Influence Federal Transactions (31 http://uscode.house.gov/ U.S.C. 1352). (Applies only if the contract is expected to exceed $150,000.) By submission of its offer, the offeror certifies to the best of its knowledge and belief that no Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid to any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress or an employee of a Member of Congress on his or her behalf in connection with the award of any resultant contract. If any registrants under the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 have made a lobbying contact on behalf of the offeror with respect to this contract, the offeror shall complete and submit, with its offer, OMB Standard Form LLL, Disclosure of Lobbying Activities, to provide the name of the registrants. The offeror need not https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-13/section-126.200 https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-13/section-126.616#p-126.616(a) https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-13/section-126.616#p-126.616(a) https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-13/section-126.616#p-126.616(c) http://uscode.house.gov/browse.xhtml;jsessionid=114A3287C7B3359E597506A31FC855B3 report regularly employed officers or employees of the offeror to whom payments of reasonable compensation were made.

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

(1)

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

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

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

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

(2) Foreign End Products:

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

[List as necessary]

(3) Domestic end products containing a critical component:

Line Item No. ___

[List as necessary]

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

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

(i)

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

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