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140G0325Q0178

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06/27/2025 0044013387

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MODOC HALL, CSUS

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USGS Pacific Coastal & Marine

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140G0325Q0178

FOB Destination: Santa Cruz, CA 95060

Estimated Period of Performance: July 3 -

December 31, 2025

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For information, review the SAM website at https://www.SAM.gov.

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Geoscientist Services for Geospatial Analyses in accordance with the attached performance work statement (PWS) provisions, and clauses (61 pages).

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0600 hours Pacific. Hardcopy shall not be accepted nor considered. It is the responsibility of all interested parties to check back periodically for any amendments to the solicitation. All amendments must be signed and included when the quote is submitted.

Period of Performance: 07/03/2025 to 12/31/2025

00010 Computer Scientist Professional Services for

Geospatial Analyses in accordance with attached performance work statement (PWS).

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PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT (PWS)

Computer Scientist Services for Geospatial Analyses

General Information

GENERAL: This is a non-personnel services firm fixed price purchase order to provide computer-based toolboxes and software to characterize the shoreline patterns in coastal landforms from satellite imagery for the purpose of measuring coastal change hazards.

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.

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 computer-based toolbox development and testing and the remote sensing, geospatial, and marine learning analyses 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 order.

The work requires strong programming skills for extending and applying the scientific application CoastSeg (https://github.com/SatelliteShorelines/CoastSeg) using the Python programming language with interactive applications using Jupyter and ipython widgets, geospatial analyses on raster and vector data, and data visualization using matplotlib and/or data dashboards. The work also requires experience with LandSat, Sentinel, and Planet image processing, derivation of spectral indices from satellite imagery, accessing satellite imagery through Google Earth Engine, other imagery endpoints, and/or STAC, accessing ocean tidal model information via API, and the integration of these tools in defining time series of shoreline positions over broad areas of the U.S. coast. The work also requires familiarity with coastal shoreline mapping from remotely sensed imagery, and experience with training Machine Learning models, especially as applied to image classification and/or segmentation, using Python with keras and tensorflow. Finally, the work requires experience with conda, pixi and pip packaging, continuous integration and testing, and the use of Docker to centrally serve computing environments.

Background: The U.S. Geological Survey seeks services to support automated characterization and mapping of coastal landforms, including shoreline positions, from machine learning analyses of satellite imagery. The work will inform coastal hazard risk management and coastal planning. Services are needed to help in the development and refinement of remote sensing toolboxes including CoastSeg (https://github.com/SatelliteShorelines/CoastSeg) to conduct all stages of coastal landform remote sensing, including satellite imagery acquisition, coastal land and water characterization using deep learning algorithms, delineation and tidal correction of shoreline features, and interactive tools to develop and explore these data and techniques.

The contractor will utilize existing and publicly available imagery, including Landsat and

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Sentinel, for mapping the U.S. coasts. The contactor will work in close cooperation with research staff at the USGS Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center.

Primary Tasks:

• Maintain and refine the digital toolboxes, including CoastSeg, for satellite-based remote sensing mapping and assessments of the U.S. coastal change

• Application of these scientific tools for the development of a national database of historical shoreline positions for the U.S. coasts.

• Development of new tools within the ecosystem of CoastSeg and its related packages, to automate shoreline position mapping for future satellite image acquisitions.

• Testing and integration of new image processing and Machine Learning components to satellite shoreline mapping workflows.

Scope: The contractor will provide services to support characterization and mapping of coastal landforms, including shoreline positions, from machine learning analyses of satellite imagery. The work will inform coastal hazard risk management and general coastal planning. Services are needed to help in the development and refinement of remote sensing toolboxes to conduct all stages of coastal landform remote sensing, including satellite imagery acquisition, automated image registration, coastal land and water characterization using deep learning algorithms, delineation and tidal correction of shoreline features, automation of all these steps for future satellite image acquisition, and interactive tools to develop and explore these data and techniques. The contractor will utilize existing and publicly available imagery, including Landsat and Sentinel, and other imagery, including PlanetLabs, for mapping the U.S. coasts. The contactor will work in close cooperation with research staff at the USGS Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center.

Tasks include developing python-based tools for implementation of satellite-based coastal landform and shoreline mapping. These techniques will be enhanced with machine learning approaches and models and automation techniques from USGS computing resources, such as the high-performance computing resources provided by the USGS’s Advanced Research Computing (ARC) group (https://www.usgs.gov/advanced-research-computing). The work requires strong computer programming skills using the Python language, expertise in the development and implementation of deep learning techniques from imagery of landforms, experience of geospatial analyses using GDAL and geopandas and similar software, software packaging using pixi, conda, pip and Docker, and strong background in experience with satellite imagery and data processing, especially with respect to shoreline (land-water interface) mapping.

The contractor will frequently use independent judgment to insure efficient accomplishment of work tasks.

• Supports the implementation and development of integrated toolboxes, including CoastSeg, to access satellite imagery data, characterize landform and water conditions within imagery using machine learning and image processing

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• Develops strategies and tools to apply these tools to generating shoreline records for the U.S. coasts from historical satellite imagery and future imagery collections, the latter of which will include automation of workflow elements to allow for national shoreline updates at regular (monthly, quarterly, or annual) intervals.

• Assists with storm flooding and erosion analyses on coastal imagery obtained before and after large storms, such as hurricanes.

• Prepares written reports, parts of reports, or other documentation (illustrations, plots, maps, videos, blogs) describing tool development and usage, analysis techniques, and interpretation.

DELIVERABLES

• Python-based tools, including updates and refinements of CoastSeg associated tools, for accessing satellite imagery of coasts, characterizing landform conditions, and generating tidally corrected shoreline positions. Tools are developed for the use in scientific research and national databases, such that input variables can be tested experimentally and output geospatial data may be exported for subsequent statistical analyses by USGS researchers. Final tools are published and shared in the USGS OpenSource GitLab system or another USGS-approved code sharing library.

• Presentation of project results at team meetings (2-3 times per year)

General Information

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 the contractor assures herself or himself that the work complies with the requirement of the purchase order.

Note: A clear and concise quality control plan is due at the time of submission of the quote.

Quality Assurance: The government shall evaluate the contractor’s performance under this purchase order in accordance with the Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan agreed upon between the government and contactor at the time of submission of the quote.

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

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

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Hours of Operation: The contractor is expected to work hours outside the standard work schedule (i.e., 9am – 5pm) in order to accomplish work deliverables. This is likely to include long hours at a workstation under tight deadlines, as well as studying extreme storm events, which may occur outside of regular working hours. Work schedules will comply with nonstandard work-hour guidelines.

When working within the parameters of the standard works schedule. The contractor is responsible for conducting business, between the hours of 9am to 5pm Monday thru 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. 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.

Place of Performance: The work to be performed under this order will be performed at either the contractor’s facility or at shared (visitor/contractor/student) workspace provided by Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, Santa Cruz, California. Choice of location is at the discretion of the contractor.

Physical Security: The contractor shall be responsible for safeguarding all government equipment, information and property provided for contractor use. At the close of each work period, government facilities, equipment, and materials shall be secured.

Key Control: The contractor shall establish and implement methods of making sure all keys/key cards issued to the contractor by the Government are not lost or misplaced and are not used by unauthorized persons. NOTE: All references to keys include key cards.

No keys issued to the contractor by the Government shall be duplicated. The contractor shall develop procedures covering key control that shall be included in the Quality Control Plan. Such procedures shall include turn-in of any issued keys by personnel who no longer require access to locked areas. The contractor shall immediately report any occurrences of lost or duplicate keys/key cards to the Contracting Officer.

In the event keys, other than master keys, are lost or duplicated, the contractor shall, upon direction of the Contracting Officer, re-key or replace the affected lock or locks; however, the Government, at its option, may replace the affected lock or locks or perform re-keying.

When the replacement of locks or re-keying is performed by the Government, the total cost of re-keying or the replacement of the lock or locks shall be deducted from the monthly payment due the contractor. In the event a master key is lost or duplicated, all locks and keys for that system shall be replaced by the Government and the total cost deducted from the monthly payment due the contractor.

The contractor shall prohibit the use of Government issued keys/key cards by any persons other than the contractor’s employees. The contractor shall prohibit the opening of locked areas by contractor employees to permit entrance of persons other than contractor

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Lock Combinations: The contractor shall establish and implement methods of ensuring that all lock combinations are not revealed to unauthorized persons. The contractor shall ensure that lock combinations are changed when personnel having access to the combinations no longer have a need to know such combinations. These procedures shall be included in the Contractor’s Quality Control Plan.

Special Qualifications for Contractor Employees: Current professional certifications during the execution of this contract is preferred.

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, technical liaison, 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 experienced. Appropriate action shall be taken to resolve outstanding issues. These meetings shall be at no additional cost to the government.

Authorities and Delegations: The technical liaison will be determined at the time of award. The technical liaison monitors all technical aspects of the purchase order and assists in contract administration The technical liaison is authorized to perform the following functions: assure that the contractor performs the technical requirements of the purchase order: perform inspections necessary in connection with contract performance;

maintain written and oral communications with the Contractor concerning technical aspects of the purchase order; 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. Changes to this appointment must be made in writing by the Contracting Officer.

The TL 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.

Key Personnel: The follow personnel are considered key personnel by the government:

Contract Manager. If not operating as an independent contractor, the contractor shall provide a contract manager who shall be responsible for the performance of the work.

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The name of this person and an alternate who shall act for the contractor when the manager is absent shall be designated in writing to the Contracting Officer. The contract manager or alternate shall have full authority to act for the contractor on all contract matters relating to daily operation of this contract. The contract manager or alternate shall be available between 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday thru Friday except Federal holidays or when the government facility is closed for administrative reasons.

Qualifications for all key personnel are listed below:

• B.S. in computer science with research experience in remote sensing and geospatial data preferred

• Strong background in computer programming, applied mathematics, and machine learning is necessary.

• Knowledge of physical processes and data types characterizing nearshore coastal physical processes and hazards, especially coastal flooding and erosion.

• Strong oral and written communication skills, with the ability to effectively communicate project components to both a technical audience.

• Experience with data acquisition, processing, and storage.

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. Contractor personnel will not be required to obtain and wear badges in the performance of this service, because they will not be working in situations where their contractor status is not obvious to third parties or members of the public.

Contractor Travel: Contractor may be required to travel to USGS offices at Woods Hole, MA or St. Petersburg, FL during the performance of this contract to attend multiple day project meetings. Contractor will be authorized travel expenses consistent with the substantive provisions of the GSA Joint Travel Regulation (JTR) and the limitation of funds specified in this purchase order. All travel requires Government approval/authorization and notification to the technical liaison and Contracting Officer.

Data Rights: The Government has unlimited rights to all documents/material produced under this purchase order. All documents and materials, to include the source codes of any software, produced under this purchase order 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 or sold by the contractor or 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.

GOVERNMENT FURNISHED ITEMS AND SERVICES:

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Services: The Government will provide technical personnel to assist the contractor with production set-up.

Facilities: The Government will provide an optional workspace for the contractor staff to provide the support outlined in the PWS to include desk space, telephones, computers, and other items necessary to maintain an office environment.

Utilities: The Government will provide all utilities in the facility and these will be available for the contractor’s use in performance of tasks outlined in this PWS. The contractor shall instruct employees in utilities conservation practices. The contractor shall be responsible for operating under conditions that preclude the waste of utilities, which include turning off the water faucets or valves after using the required amount to accomplish cleaning vehicles and equipment.

Equipment: The Government will provide the following equipment to be accessible to the contractor: scanners, printers, and plotters.

Materials: The Government will provide Standard Operating Procedures and Policies and all fundamental remote sensing data (photographs, geospatial data, ground control points) for the development of the mapping products.

CONTRACTOR FURNISHED ITEMS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

General: The Contractor shall furnish all supplies, equipment, facilities and services required to perform work under this contract that are not listed under the Government furnished items and services section of this PWS.

Facility Clearance: The contractor and employees shall possess and maintain a facility clearance for the life of the order. Facility clearance will be arranged after award.

Materials: Not Applicable.

Equipment: Not Applicable.

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Performance Requirements Summary The contractor service requirements are summarized into deliverables that relate directly to mission essential items. The performance threshold briefly describes the minimum acceptable levels of service required for each requirement. These thresholds are critical to mission success.

Python-based tools for accessing satellite imagery of coasts, characterizing landform conditions, and generating tidally corrected shoreline positions. Tools are developed for the use in scientific research, such that input variables can be tested experimentally and output geospatial data may be exported for subsequent statistical analyses by USGS researchers. Final tools are published and shared in the USGS OpenSource GitLab system or another USGS-approved code sharing library.

Presentation of project updates and results at weekly team meetings.

Requirement Metric Standard Model and Toolbox Development and Implementation

Stability/Sensitivity Analyses

Toolboxes are stable and can simulate shoreline positions representative of the area and with accuracies of 80-90%.

Python-based Toolbox Clarity/Delivery Final toolboxes are published and shared in the USGS OpenSource GitLab system or another USGS-approved code sharing library and are completed according to timelines determined through meetings with USGS team within 60 days of start date.

Presentations Clarity/Delivery Presentations of updates and results are delivered weekly at team meetings to summarize activities and to gain technical input from the team.

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DELIVERABLES SCHEDULE

Deliverable Frequency # of Copies Medium/Format Submit To Digital software to integrate shoreline mapping tools and corrections from satellite data

Once, during first year of the contract

One copy of the digital code.

Digital computer code.

Delivered to the Government Technical Liaison via external harddrive.

Summary presentations to the research project.

Weekly

One copy of the presentation slides

Presentation is in person, slides provided in .PPTX format

Delivered to the Government Technical Liaison via email.

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ICT Accessibility Requirements Statement per Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act

Computer Scientist for Geospatial Analyses E206 Hardware E206.1 General. Where components of ICT are hardware and transmit information or have a user interface, such components shall conform to the requirements in Chapter 4.

E208 Support Documentation and Services E208.1 General. Where an agency provides support documentation or services for ICT, such documentation and services shall conform to the requirements in Chapter 6.

E302 Functional Performance Criteria

302.1 Without Vision. Where a visual mode of operation is provided, ICT shall provide at least one mode of operation that does not require user vision.

302.2 With Limited Vision. Where a visual mode of operation is provided, ICT shall provide at least one mode of operation that enables users to make use of limited vision.

302.3 Without Perception of Color. Where a visual mode of operation is provided, ICT shall provide at least one visual mode of operation that does not require user perception of color.

302.4 Without Hearing. Where an audible mode of operation is provided, ICT shall provide at least one mode of operation that does not require user hearing.

302.5 With Limited Hearing. Where an audible mode of operation is provided, ICT shall provide at least one mode of operation that enables users to make use of limited hearing.

302.6 Without Speech. Where speech is used for input, control, or operation, ICT shall provide at least one mode of operation that does not require user speech.

302.7 With Limited Manipulation. Where a manual mode of operation is provided, ICT shall provide at least one mode of operation that does not require fine motor control or simultaneous manual operations.

302.8 With Limited Reach and Strength. Where a manual mode of operation is provided, ICT shall provide at least one mode of operation that is operable with limited reach and limited strength.

302.9 With Limited Language, Cognitive, and Learning Abilities. ICT shall provide features making its use by individuals with limited cognitive, language, and learning abilities simpler and easier.

602 Support Documentation

602.1 General. Documentation that supports the use of ICT shall conform to 602.

603 Support Services

603.1 General. ICT support services including, but not limited to, help desks, call centers, training services, and automated self-service technical support, shall conform to 603.

Instructions to Offerors

1 Provide an Accessibility Conformance Report (ACR) for each commercially available Information and Communication Technology (ICT) item offered through this contract.

Create the ACR using the Voluntary Product Accessibility Template Version 2.1 or later, located at https://www.itic.org/policy/accessibility/vpat. Complete each ACR in

USGS, RFQ# 140G0325Q0178 Computer Scientist Services for Geospatial Analyses Page 10 of 61 https://www.itic.org/policy/accessibility/vpat accordance with the instructions provided in the VPAT template. Each ACR must address the applicable Section 508 requirements referenced in the Work Statement. Each ACR shall state exactly how the ICT meets the applicable standards in the remarks/explanations column, or through additional narrative. All "Not Applicable" (N/A) responses must be explained in the remarks/explanations column or through additional narrative. Address each standard individually and with specificity, and clarify whether conformance is achieved throughout the entire ICT Item (for example - user functionality, administrator functionality, and reporting), or only in limited areas of the ICT Item. Provide a description of the evaluation methods used to support Section 508 conformance claims.

The agency reserves the right, prior to making an award decision, to perform testing on some or all of the Offeror’s proposed ICT items to validate Section 508 conformance claims made in the ACR.

2 Describe your approach to incorporating universal design principles to ensure ICT products or services are designed to support disabled users.

3 Describe plans for features that do not fully conform to the Section 508 Standards.

4 Describe "typical" user scenarios and tasks, including individuals with disabilities, to ensure fair and accurate accessibility testing of the ICT product or service being offered.

Acceptance Criteria

1 Prior to acceptance, the government reserves the right to perform testing on required ICT items to validate the offeror’s Section 508 conformance claims. If the government determines that Section 508 conformance claims provided by the offeror represent an inaccurate level of conformance than what is actually delivered to the agency, the government shall, at its option, require the offeror to remediate the delivered item to align with the required Section 508 conformance claims prior to acceptance.

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Rev. December 2011

Work Statement Attachment – Information Technology Security Requirements Summary

1. Background Investigation Contractor employees who will have access to Federal information technology (IT) systems are subject to background investigations by the Federal Office of Personnel Management. Procedures for investigations and obtaining identity credentials are described in clause GS 1414 (or GS 1419 if working on the Denver Federal Center). The level of investigation required will be the same as would be required for Federal employees holding positions involving similar duties.

Based on the risk and sensitivity of duties performed and system access authorities to be granted, the following type of background investigations will be required, as described in DOI Departmental Manual Part 441, Chapter 3, Attachment 5 (available at:

http://elips.doi.gov/app_dm/act_getfiles.cfm?relnum=3631).

Duties: User Access to USGS IT systems

Investigation Level: (1) Non-Sensitive/Low Risk - National Agency Check with Inquiries with a Credit Check (NACIC)

2. Non-disclosure Agreement Prior to receiving access to USGS computers, contractor employees shall be required to sign non-disclosure or other system security agreements, depending on the systems to be used and level of access granted. The required non-disclosure agreement will be similar to the attached but may be customized, as needed, to reflect the data involved.

Restrictions on use, duplication, and disclosure of sensitive and proprietary data are covered in clause GS 1406.

3. Training Contractor employees shall complete USGS-defined Federal Information Systems Security Awareness computer security training before being granted system access and must renew the training annually. Failure to complete training within the required timeframe may result in loss of system access for that user. Contractor employees with significant IT security responsibilities shall also complete specialized role-based training.

4. Personnel Changes Before starting work, the contractor will provide a listing to the COR/technical liaison identifying contractor and subcontractor employees requiring access to USGS systems for performance of work hereunder and will assign each person a unique user ID. The contractor shall immediately advise the USGS Project Officer when any of their personnel no longer require USGS computer access so that those ID's and access privileges can be cancelled. The COR must be notified in advance of any potentially unfriendly termination of an employee or subcontractor.

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5. Contractor Location Santa Cruz, California

6. Applicable Standards Not applicable.

7. Asset Valuation Security categorization on USGS systems to which the Contractor may have access under this contract will be conducted by the Government or another of its contractors.

8. Property Rights Not applicable.

9. Independent Verification and Validation (IV & V) Not applicable.

10. Certification & Accreditation Certification and Accreditation on USGS systems to which the Contractor may have access under this contract will be conducted by the Government or another of its contractors.

11. Internet Logon Banner Not applicable.

12. Incident Reporting Contractor employees must report any computer security incidents (viruses, intrusion attempts, system compromises, offensive e-mail, etc.) which may affect Government data or systems in accordance with the DOI Computer Incident Response Guide. Report computer security incidents to USGS help desk or Security Point Of Contact (SPOC). In many cases, your local system administrator is your Security Point Of Contact. The help desk or SPOC will investigate and coordinate with the Computer Security Incident Response Team (CSIRT).

13. Quality Control (Malicious Code) All software or hardware purchased must be free of malicious code such as viruses, Trojan horse programs, worms, spyware, etc.

14. Self Assessment Self-assessment on USGS systems to which the Contractor may have access under this contract will be conducted by the Government or another of its contractors.

15. Vulnerability Analysis Vulnerability Analysis on USGS systems to which the Contractor may have access under this contract will be conducted by the Government or another of its contractors.

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16. Logon Banner When presented with the USGS logon banner, contractor employees shall read and acknowledge a Government approved logon warning.

17. Security Controls Not applicable.

18. Contingency Plan Not applicable.

This solicitation, including incorporated provisions and clauses, are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC)# 2025-03, effective date 01/15/2025; and the provision and clause deviations included in Civilian Agency Acquisition Council (CACC) Letter 2025-2 and 2025-02 Supplement 1, which can be accessed online at:

https://www.acquisition.gov/caac-letters.

System updates may lag policy updates. The System for Award Management (SAM) may continue to require entities to complete representations based on provisions that are not included in agency solicitations, including 52.223-22, Public Disclosure of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Reduction Goals-Representation, and paragraph (t) of 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Products and Commercial Services. Agencies will not consider or use these representations. Entities are not required to, nor are they able to, update their entity registration to remove these representations in

SAM.

In advancement of Section 2 of Executive Order 14208, the removal of requirements related to Executive Order 14057 eliminates all non-statutory sustainability requirements or preferences in purchases of food service wares, including paper straws. In addition to removing requirements related to Executive Order 14057, the attachment also reflects recent updates to Code of Federal Regulation citations for the U.S. Department of Agriculture's BioPreferred® Program, a statutory purchasing preference program.

COMMERCIAL PROVISIONS

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): http://www.acquisition.gov/far/

52.204-7 – System for Award Management (NOV 2024)

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52.212-1 – Instructions to Offerors Commercial Products and Commercial Services

(SEP 2023)

52.222-22 – Previous Contracts and Compliance Reports (FEB 1999) 52.227-14 – Rights in Data-General. (MAY 2014)

52.204-24 Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video

Surveillance Services or Equipment (NOV 2021)

The Offeror shall not complete the representation at paragraph (d)(1) of this provision if the Offeror has represented that it "does not provide covered telecommunications equipment or services as a part of its offered products or services to the Government in the performance of any contract, subcontract, or other contractual instrument" in paragraph (c)(1) in the provision at 52.204-26, Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services—Representation, or in paragraph (v)(2)(i) of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Products or Commercial Services. The Offeror shall not complete the representation in paragraph (d)(2) of this provision if the Offeror has represented that it "does not use covered telecommunications equipment or services, or any equipment, system, or service that uses covered telecommunications equipment or services" in paragraph (c)(2) of the provision at 52.204-26, or in paragraph (v)(2)(ii) of the provision at 52.212-3.

(a) Definitions. As used in this provision— Backhaul, covered telecommunications equipment or services, critical technology, interconnection arrangements, reasonable inquiry, roaming, and substantial or essential component have the meanings provided in the clause 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment.

(b) Prohibition.

(1) Section 889(a)(1)(A) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Pub. L. 115-232) prohibits the head of an executive agency on or after August 13, 2019, from procuring or obtaining, or extending or renewing a contract to procure or obtain, any equipment, system, or service that uses covered telecommunications equipment or services as a substantial or essential component of any system, or as critical technology as part of any system. Nothing in the prohibition shall be construed to—

(i) Prohibit the head of an executive agency from procuring with an entity to provide a service that connects to the facilities of a third-party, such as backhaul, roaming, or interconnection arrangements; or

(ii) Cover telecommunications equipment that cannot route or redirect user data traffic or cannot permit visibility into any user data or packets that such equipment transmits or otherwise handles.

(2) Section 889(a)(1)(B) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Pub. L. 115-232) prohibits the head of an executive agency on or after August 13, 2020, from entering into a contract or extending or renewing a contract with an entity that uses any equipment, system, or service that uses covered telecommunications equipment or services as a substantial or essential component of any system, or as critical technology as

USGS, RFQ# 140G0325Q0178 Computer Scientist Services for Geospatial Analyses Page 15 of 61 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-52#FAR_52_204_26 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-52#FAR_52_212_3 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-52#FAR_52_204_26 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-52#FAR_52_212_3 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-52#FAR_52_204_25 part of any system. This prohibition applies to the use of covered telecommunications equipment or services, regardless of whether that use is in performance of work under a Federal contract. Nothing in the prohibition shall be construed to—

(i) Prohibit the head of an executive agency from procuring with an entity to provide a service that connects to the facilities of a third-party, such as backhaul, roaming, or interconnection arrangements; or

(ii) Cover telecommunications equipment that cannot route or redirect user data traffic or cannot permit visibility into any user data or packets that such equipment transmits or otherwise handles.

(c) Procedures. The Offeror shall review the list of excluded parties in the System for Award Management (SAM) (https://www.sam.gov) for entities excluded from receiving federal awards for "covered telecommunications equipment or services".

(d) Representation. The Offeror represents that—

(1) It □ will, □ will not provide covered telecommunications equipment or services to the Government in the performance of any contract, subcontract or other contractual instrument resulting from this solicitation. The Offeror shall provide the additional disclosure information required at paragraph (e)(1) of this section if the Offeror responds "will" in paragraph (d)(1) of this section; and

(2) After conducting a reasonable inquiry, for purposes of this representation, the Offeror represents that— It □ does, □ does not use covered telecommunications equipment or services, or use any equipment, system, or service that uses covered telecommunications equipment or services. The Offeror shall provide the additional disclosure information required at paragraph (e)(2) of this section if the Offeror responds "does" in paragraph (d)(2) of this section.

(e) Disclosures.

(1) Disclosure for the representation in paragraph (d)(1) of this provision. If the

Offeror has responded "will" in the representation in paragraph (d)(1) of this provision, the Offeror shall provide the following information as part of the offer:

(i) For covered equipment—

(A) The entity that produced the covered telecommunications equipment

(include entity name, unique entity identifier, CAGE code, and whether the entity was the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) or a distributor, if known);

(B) A description of all covered telecommunications equipment offered (include brand; model number, such as OEM number, manufacturer part number, or wholesaler number; and item description, as applicable); and

(C) Explanation of the proposed use of covered telecommunications equipment and any factors relevant to determining if such use would be permissible under the prohibition in paragraph (b)(1) of this provision.

(ii) For covered services—

(A) If the service is related to item maintenance: A description of all covered telecommunications services offered (include on the item being

USGS, RFQ# 140G0325Q0178 Computer Scientist Services for Geospatial Analyses Page 16 of 61 https://www.sam.gov/ maintained: Brand; model number, such as OEM number, manufacturer part number, or wholesaler number; and item description, as applicable); or

(B) If not associated with maintenance, the Product Service Code (PSC) of the service being provided; and explanation of the proposed use of covered telecommunications services and any factors relevant to determining if such use would be permissible under the prohibition in paragraph (b)(1) of this provision.

(2) Disclosure for the representation in paragraph (d)(2) of this provision. If the Offeror has responded "does" in the representation in paragraph (d)(2) of this provision, the Offeror shall provide the following information as part of the offer:

(i) For covered equipment—

(A) The entity that produced the covered telecommunications equipment

(include entity name, unique entity identifier, CAGE code, and whether the entity was the OEM or a distributor, if known);

(B) A description of all covered telecommunications equipment offered (include brand; model number, such as OEM number, manufacturer part number, or wholesaler number; and item description, as applicable); and

(C) Explanation of the proposed use of covered telecommunications equipment and any factors relevant to determining if such use would be permissible under the prohibition in paragraph (b)(2) of this provision.

(ii) For covered services—

(A) If the service is related to item maintenance: A description of all covered telecommunications services offered (include on the item being maintained: Brand; model number, such as OEM number, manufacturer part number, or wholesaler number; and item description, as applicable);

or

(B) If not associated with maintenance, the PSC of the service being provided; and explanation of the proposed use of covered telecommunications services and any factors relevant to determining if such use would be permissible under the prohibition in paragraph (b)(2) of this provision.

52.204-26 Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services-Representation

(OCT 2020)

(a) Definitions. As used in this provision, "covered telecommunications equipment or services" and "reasonable inquiry" have the meaning provided in the clause 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment.

(b) Procedures. The Offeror shall review the list of excluded parties in the System for Award Management (SAM) ( https://www.sam.gov) for entities excluded from receiving federal awards for "covered telecommunications equipment or services".

(c) (1) Representation. The Offeror represents that it □ does, □ does not provide covered telecommunications equipment or services as a part of its offered products or services

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(2) After conducting a reasonable inquiry for purposes of this representation, the offeror represents that it □ does, □ does not use covered telecommunications equipment or services, or any equipment, system, or service that uses covered telecommunications equipment or services.

52.204-29 Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act Orders – Representation and Disclosures (DEC 2023)

(a) Definitions. As used in this provision, Covered article, FASCSA order, Intelligence community, National security system, Reasonable inquiry, Sensitive compartmented information, Sensitive compartmented information system, and Source have the meaning provided in the clause 52.204-30, Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act Orders—Prohibition.

(b) Prohibition. Contractors are prohibited from providing or using as part of the performance of the contract any covered article, or any products or services produced or provided by a source, if the prohibition is set out in an applicable Federal…