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The proposed action will be awarded in accordance with FAR 12 Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services and FAR 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures.

Occupancy and viability analysis of the pacific pocket mouse as described in the attached Statement of Work from approximately 08/01/2025 to 10/31/2025

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Period of Performance: 08/01/2025 to 10/31/2025

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PERFORMANCE-BASED WORK STATEMENT

I. GENERAL INFORMATION

A. Introduction

Project title: Pacific pocket mouse occupancy and population viability research.

Project outline: It is proposed that an occupancy-based population viability analysis (PVA) be developed for the federally endangered Pacific pocket mouse (Perognathus longimembris pacificus, PPM) to assess how the potential distribution of PPM may change over time under a range of realistic changes and population management scenarios. Given the abundance of available occupancy data relative to abundance data, an occupancy-based PVA is more appropriate than an abundance-based PVA. While occupancy-based PVAs provide coarser assessments of population trends, the predictions from the occupancy-based approach will be more precise. Overall, the PVA will be a valuable tool for decision-making around ongoing PPM management.

B. Background

The USGS Western Ecological Research Center (WERC) has monitored for PPM on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton (MCBCP) since 2012. To better understand the status of extant populations of PPM on MCBCP, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) requested that this project be undertaken by USGS to help provide relevant data for translocation decision-making in support of recovery and conservation of the federally endangered subspecies.

USGS researchers are requesting services be performed to analyze the relationship between occupancy and abundance of PPM by the contractor using 10 years of live-trapping and track tube survey data at the core plots. This will help to estimate population sizes at different spatial and temporal scales of sampling to aid in conservation decisions that currently require abundance estimates. The results of this analysis will help USFWS, MCBCP, researchers, landowners, resource managers and other parties with critical information and resources needed to aid in management and recovery of this endangered subspecies and mitigate its high risk of extinction due to restricted range, few populations, habitat declines, and other severe threats.

C. Scope

The scope of the work is to statistically analyze occupancy and population viability for extant populations of PPM on MCBCP using long-term datasets provided by USGS. The results of this analysis will be provided to USGS, who will then provide the results to MCBCP, USFWS, and other partners and stakeholders to inform population and land management decision making to further conservation goals for PPM.

II. WORK REQUIREMENTS

A. Technical Requirements.

A 3-stage approach is proposed, with the second stage resulting in a manuscript to be submitted to a peer-reviewed scientific journal and the third stage resulting in an application to simulate and compare population trajectories across alternative scenarios:

1. Building on the previous work, analyze available tracking-tube data from core and non-core 1 ha grids to estimate parameters associated with occupancy status and dynamics.

Integrate spatiotemporal covariates to explain variation in occupancy.

2. Construct an occupancy-based population model using the parameter estimates from Stage 1 to predict the status of the population over a realistic time horizon. Develop a range of plausible management scenarios with different model parameter values and repeat the PVA to evaluate sensitivity.

3. Develop an application for population stakeholders and decisionmakers to simulate population trajectories across a realistic time horizon under user-defined scenarios. The application will be based on the model developed in Stages 1 and 2 but will allow for stakeholders to interface with the model in a more user-friendly manner and to explore scenarios beyond those outlined in Stage 2.

All analyses and modeling will be conducted using Bayesian statistical methods.

Stage details

1. Data analysis

Track-tube data from core and non-core 1 ha grids from 2012-2022 have already been arranged into a suitable format for analysis. Data from tube checks conducted between 1 April-31 July each year will be used for the analysis, where this 4-month period is regarded as the sampling ‘season’ from an occupancy modeling perspective (i.e., a period where there are no systematic changes in PPM distribution).

A multi-season occupancy model will be used to analyze the data, where a hierarchical component will be used to reflect the nested nature of the study design and data collection (i.e., sample of grids, then subplots within grids). This will enable PPM presence to be evaluated at both a grid- and subplot-scale, with different dynamic processes, where the dynamic processes represent colonization and local-extinction probability.

Probabilities within an occupancy model may be defined as functions of relevant variables to evaluate whether the variables explain a notable amount of spatial or temporal variation in those probabilities. The effect size of the predictor variables can be estimated within the analysis, which quantifies the strength and direction of the relationship. The nature of the potential variables could be:

• static or dynamic spatial characteristics at grid or subplot scale (e.g., slope, forb cover)

• large-scale temporal characteristics (e.g., decreasing annual rainfall)

• management history (e.g., time since last prescribed burn)

A key consideration with respect to the type of variables that could be incorporated is the information's availability at the required temporal and spatial scale. For example, if, as in previous work from (2023), PPM presence during 2012-2022 is to be predicted at unsurveyed grids (i.e., across all PPM subpopulations), the values of the predictor variables at those grids will be required to make those predictions. Therefore, variables only monitored during a field visit to a grid would have to be excluded from the analysis. Instead, remote-sensed environmental covariates (e.g., Landsat imagery) hold promise for explaining variability in occupancy across the region.

A list of potential variables that could be considered for the analysis would need to be developed prior to the beginning of the analysis. If a large number of potential explanatory variables are identified and available, stakeholders would be consulted to select the 2-3 of greatest interest for each model component.

2. Population modeling and prediction

Occupancy-based population models can be used to predict the population's status over realistic finite time horizons, analogous to how abundance-based models have been used to predict population viability. The level of complexity could range from modeling the population at the 1 ha grid-scale, or even a subplot-scale, to modeling at a larger scale such as PPM populations.

Decisions about the appropriate level of complexity will be made during the project, and will be determined by:

1. The objective of the modeling (i.e., what knowledge is to be gained from the modeling exercise).

2. The scale of the available covariate data used to inform the modeling process.

A range of future scenarios will be developed with USGS staff representing realistic situations of interest for PPM conservation. Scenarios may be defined in terms of changes to model parameters estimated from the data (e.g., a 5% increase in local-extinction probability), changes to variables used in the modeling (e.g., more intensive management, decreased rainfall, or dynamic changes to habitat suitability), or a combination of both. This analysis could reveal how particular management actions are expected to mediate the impacts of various changes on population dynamics. The number of scenarios that will be evaluated will depend on the complexity of the implemented population modeling, and fewer scenarios will be considered if the population model is more complex. It is recommended the PVA evaluate time periods of up to 10-15 years in the future, i.e., about the same timespan as the data series.

The results of the PVA will be summarized to compare how the status of the PPM populations may change over time under different scenarios. Population viability will be described by predicted spatial extent and connectivity as well as extinction and colonization probabilities.

The methodology and results will be described in a manuscript to be submitted in a peer-reviewed scientific journal.

3. Simulation application development

Analyses for the first two stages will be conducted in program R for a discrete set of scenarios. In addition, we propose to develop a user-friendly application for stakeholders to interface with the model and explore a wider range of scenarios. The application will be developed in RShiny which users will be able to access, privately, from their desktop or web browser. Using an intuitive front-end interface, users will be able to input sets of alternative scenarios that correspond to adjustments to the back-end projection model. Resulting viability simulations will be summarized into figures and tables which the user may download for comparison.

1. Criteria for acceptance of Product or Service

The methodology and results will adhere to standards described in peer-reviewed scientific journals and manuscripts for Bayesian statistical modeling.

B. Deliverables.

Electronic delivery of results of the occupancy analyses and PVA and summary of results comparing how the status of the PPM populations may change over time under different scenarios. Population viability will be described by predicted spatial extent and connectivity as well as extinction and colonization probabilities.

1. Delivery dates for work/product to be completed and point of delivery.

Services will be performed by October 31, 2025. Electronic delivery of statistical data.

III. SUPPORTING INFORMATION

A. Place of Performance.

Contractor’s building.

B. Period of Performance: Approximately 08/01/2025 to 10/31/2025

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

None

D. Special Considerations.

1. Key personnel qualifications (researchers, instructors, writers, project managers, programmers, etc.)

Must have experience with applying statistical techniques to a wide variety of ecological and environmental situations around the globe. Additionally, experience in developing occupancy models and using statistical techniques to study animal populations, including mark-recapture and distance sampling.

2. Data Rights, Safety, Environment.

N/A

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

N/A

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

• 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.

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.

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(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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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 accordance with 13 CFR 127.300. It automatically qualifies as a women-owned small business eligible under the WOSB Program.

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

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 http://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title6-section395&num=0&edition=prelim http://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title6-section395&num=0&edition=prelim https://www.acquisition.gov/far/52.204-25#FAR_52_204_25 person (as that term is defined in Section 2 of the Sudan Accountability and Divestment Act of 2007) conducting the business can demonstrate—

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(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"—

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(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)).

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

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

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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

(2) Through another subsidiary of a parent corporation

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.

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(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.

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.]

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(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.

(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 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-19#FAR_Part_19 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/19.000#FAR_19_000 https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-13/section-121.103#p-121.103(h) https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-13/section-121.103#p-121.103(h) https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-13/section-125.8#p-125.8(a) https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-13/section-125.8#p-125.8(b) https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-13/section-124.1001 https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-13/section-127.506#p-127.506(a) https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-13/section-127.506#p-127.506(c) https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-13/section-127.506#p-127.506(a) https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-13/section-127.506#p-127.506(c) 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 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) 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 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/52.225-1#FAR_52_225_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.

(g)

(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) https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-25#FAR_Part_25 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/52.225-3#FAR_52_225_3

(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 this solicitation entitled "Buy American-Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act."

(ii) The Offeror certifies that the following supplies are Free Trade Agreement country end products (other than Bahraini, Moroccan, Omani, Panamanian, or Peruvian end products) or Israeli end products as defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled "Buy American-Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act."

Free Trade Agreement Country End Products (Other than Bahraini, Moroccan, Omani, Panamanian, or Peruvian End Products) or Israeli End Products:

Line Item No. Country of Origin

[List as necessary]

(iii) The Offeror shall list those supplies that are foreign end products (other than those listed in paragraph (g)(1)(ii) of this provision) as defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled "Buy American-Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act." The Offeror shall list as other 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”.

Other Foreign End Products:

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

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

[List as necessary]

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

Line Item No. ___

[List as necessary]

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

(2) Buy American-Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act Certificate, Alternate II.

If Alternate II to the clause at FAR 52.225-3 is included in this solicitation, substitute the following paragraph (g)(1)(ii) for paragraph (g)(1)(ii) of the basic provision:

(g)(1)(ii) The offeror certifies that the following supplies are Israeli end products as defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled “Buy American—Free Trade Agreements—Israeli Trade Act”:

Israeli End Products:

Line Item No.

[List as necessary]

(3) Buy American-Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act Certificate, Alternate III.

If Alternate III to the clause at 52.225-3 is included in this solicitation, substitute the following paragraphs (g)(1)(i)(B) and (g)(1)(ii) for paragraphs (g)(1)(i)(B) and (g)(1)(ii) of the basic provision:

https://www.acquisition.gov/far/25.105#FAR_25_105 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-25#FAR_Part_25

(g)(1)(i)(B) The terms “Korean 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 this solicitation entitled “Buy American—Free Trade Agreements—Israeli Trade Act.”

(g)(1)(ii) The Offeror certifies that the following supplies are Korean end products or Israeli end products as defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled “Buy American—Free Trade Agreements—Israeli Trade Act”:

Korean End Products or Israeli End Products:

Line Item No. Country of Origin

[List as necessary]

(4) Trade Agreements Certificate. (Applies only if the clause at FAR 52.225-5, Trade Agreements, is included in this solicitation.)

(i) The offeror certifies that each end product, except those listed in paragraph (g)(4)(ii) of this provision, is a U.S.-made or designated country end product, as defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled "Trade Agreements."

(ii) The offeror shall list as other end products those end products that are not U.S.-made or designated country end products.

Other End Products:

Line Item No. Country of Origin https://www.acquisition.gov/far/52.225-5#FAR_52_225_5

Line Item No. Country of Origin

[List as necessary]

(iii) The Government will evaluate offers in accordance with the policies and procedures of FAR part 25. For line items covered by the WTO GPA, the Government will evaluate offers of U.S.-made or designated country end products without regard to the restrictions of the Buy American statute. The Government will consider for award only offers of U.S.-made or designated country end products unless the Contracting Officer determines that there are no offers for such products or that the offers for such products are insufficient to fulfill the requirements of the solicitation.

(h) Certification Regarding Responsibility Matters (Executive Order 12689). (Applies only if the contract value is expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold.) The offeror certifies, to the best of its knowledge and belief, that the offeror and/or any of its principals–

(1) □ Are, □ are not presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, or declared ineligible for the award of contracts by any Federal agency;

(2) □ Have, □ have not, within a three-year period preceding this offer, been convicted of or had a civil judgment rendered against them for: commission of fraud or a criminal offense in connection with obtaining, attempting to obtain, or performing a Federal, state or local government contract or subcontract; violation of Federal or state antitrust statutes relating to the submission of offers; or commission of embezzlement, theft, forgery, bribery, falsification or destruction of records, making false statements, tax evasion, violating Federal criminal tax laws, or receiving stolen property;

(3) □ Are, □ are not presently indicted for, or otherwise criminally or civilly charged by a Government entity with, commission of any of these offenses enumerated in paragraph (h)(2) of this clause; and

(4) □ Have, □ have not, within a three-year period preceding this offer, been notified of any delinquent Federal taxes in an amount that exceeds the threshold at 9.104-5(a)(2) for which the liability remains unsatisfied.

(i) Taxes are considered delinquent if both of the following criteria apply:

(A) The tax liability is finally determined. The liability is finally determined if it has been assessed. A liability is not finally determined if there is a pending administrative or judicial challenge. In the case of a judicial challenge to the liability, the liability is not finally determined until all judicial appeal rights have been exhausted.

(B) The taxpayer is delinquent in making payment. A taxpayer is delinquent if the taxpayer has failed to pay the tax liability when full payment was due and required. A taxpayer is not delinquent in cases where enforced collection action is precluded.

(ii) Examples.

https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-25#FAR_Part_25 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/9.104-5#FAR_9_104_5

(A) The taxpayer…