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SOLICITATION NO: 140L2625Q0029

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INFORMATION TO PROSPECTIVE QUOTERS

This is a combined Synopsis/Solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested, and a written solicitation will not be issued. Firm, fixed-price quotes are requested under Request for Quotation (RFQ) Solicitation number 140L2625Q0029. This document incorporates provisions and clauses which are in effect through Federal Acquisition Regulations 2022-03. This solicitation is set-aside for small business under North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 541690. The Small Business Annual Receipts for the preceding three (3) fiscal years does not exceed $19.0 Million.

No Site Visit will be held

Due Date: April 16, 2025, by 11:00 A.M. MDT. Quotes will be accepted via email at tparsons@blm.gov.

Offerors must be registered and active in the System for Award Management (SAM) database found at https://www.sam.gov.

In accordance with this Solicitation Section 4 - Solicitation Provisions

See FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation - Commercial Items

The overall proposal shall consist of a completed Standard Form 1449, completed Bid Schedule, and a detailed work plan that demonstrates the capability to meet the technical aptitude of the Statement of work.

To expedite the handling of your quotation, please check the following items:

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NOTE: SUBMIT ONLY REQUESTED ITEMS ABOVE, NOT THE ENTIRE SOLICITATION

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Section 1: Solicitation/Contract Form See Standard Form 1449

Section 2: Contract Clauses 11

Section 3: List of Documents, Exhibits, and Other Attachments 47

Section 4: Solicitation Provisions 61

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SECTION 1: BID SCHEDULE

Line Item Description Estimated Quantity Unit Unit Price Total Amount

1 Survey Report, Photos, and GIS data (shapefiles). Priority 1. 7,676 Acres $ $

2 Survey Report, Photos, and GIS data (shapefiles). Priority 2. 7,474 Acres $ $

3 Survey Report, Photos, and GIS data (shapefiles). Priority 3. 4,460 Acres $ $

4 Survey Report, Photos, and GIS data (shapefiles). Priority 4. 7,377 Acres $ $

5 Survey Report, Photos, and GIS data (shapefiles). Priority 5. 3,084 Acres $ $

6 Survey Report, Photos, and GIS data (shapefiles). Priority 6. 3,660 Acres $ $

TOTAL PROJECT COST: $__________

Education, Prior Experience and Past Performance, when combined, are significantly more important than Price.

ESTIMATED START DATE

All Line Items: May 1, 2025

CONTRACT END DATE

All Line Items: October 31, 2025

Offerors are to complete Block 17a and blocks 30 - 31 of the SF-1449.

FOB Point: Destination – All delivery costs must be included in the unit price for each item.

All questions need to be emailed to the CO.

Note: This Solicitation is “All or None”

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DESCRIPTION/SPECIFICATIONS/WORK STATEMENT

A. INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND

The Bruneau-Owyhee Sage-Grouse Habitat (BOSH) Project is a juniper treatment project designed to maintain and improve greater sage-grouse habitat in a 1.67-million-acre area spanning portions of Bruneau and Owyhee Field Offices of the Boise District Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in SW Idaho. Approximately 617,000 acres have been identified that meet treatment criteria and have been proposed as a focal treatment area where cutting may occur. The focal treatment area is a mosaic of big and low sagebrush communities primarily in the early- to mid-stages of juniper encroachment (phase I and early phase II).

The BLM Boise District is seeking services to conduct field examinations/surveys for BLM special status plants and noxious weeds. The survey is being conducted as part of project planning and will occur prior to implementation of cutting activities. Surveys will be focused in areas where slash mitigation actions such as prescribed burning may be considered and are located within the Focal Treatment Area of the BOSH Project.

The survey units are spread across a large geography in Owyhee County. Main roads near some of the units include the Trout Creek Road, Flint Creek Road, Mud Flat Road, Bachman Grade/Triangle Road, Silver City Road, and South Mountain Road. The survey units total approximately 33,734 acres (Project Overview map) in many disjointed areas/polygons. Access may be poor to some units and require walking long distances to reach the survey area.

1. Purpose: The purpose of the plant surveys is to locate, record, and report sensitive plants and novel occurrences of noxious weeds in each area to facilitate avoidance (by applicable project design features) during project implementation. The final report provided by the Contractor, will be used to inform the biological evaluation portion of the BLM Plant Clearance Report.

2. Sensitive Plants: Sensitive species occurrences known/mapped in close proximity to the survey area include:

• Astragalus conjunctus (stiff milkvetch)

• Astragalus yoder-williamsii (Mud Flat milkvetch)

• Dimeresia howellii (Dimeresia)

• Penstemon seorsus (short-lobed Penstemon)

• Pediocactus simpsonii (Simpson’s hedgehog cactus)

• Pyrrocoma linearis (thin-leaf goldenhead)

• Lomatium packardiae (Packard's desert-parsley)

*Other sensitive species may occur in this environment. A complete list of BLM sensitive species by field office will be provided to selected contractor(s) given most current guidance.

B. SCOPE OF WORK

1. Survey Units: Survey units include multiple polygons along, adjacent to, or near the Trout Creek Road, Flint Creek Road, Mud Flat Road, Bachman Grade/Triangle Roads, Silver City Road, and South Mountain Road. Some units have good access from these main roads, other units are longer distances from these main roads and have less access via 2 track roads. Several of the polygons will be accessed through private property and coordination with the BLM and landowners will be needed. The survey units total approximately 33,734 acres split into six (6) line items (see Maps). Surveys will be conducted using the Idaho Special Status Species survey protocol (see Methods and Tasks below).

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2. Period of Performance:

All Line Items: The period of performance is May 1, 2025, to October 31, 2025 (7 months) to complete the survey for sensitive plants and noxious weeds and produce a final summary report with GIS attachments (Actual survey start date will be dependent on weather). This includes preliminary work (field reconnaissance, map creation, familiarization with special status plants (SSP) and habitats, etc.), plant surveys and data collection, and a draft and a final summary report (see #3. Methods and Tasks).

• Preliminary work should begin upon notice of award and shall consist of reconnaissance for access to survey sites (as portions of the survey units are remote); field map preparation, familiarization with the potential sensitive plants in the area and their respective habitats, and coordination with the BLM COR and Subject Matter Expert(s), as needed.

• Plant surveys and data collection shall occur between May 1 and July 31, 2025, for optimal sensitive plant identification (particularly for annual species and milkvetch species).

• A draft summary report shall be provided to the BLM for review by August 31, 2025. BLM will review and return draft summary report to Contractor by September 30, 2025.

• A final summary report and GIS data package shall be provided to BLM by October 31, 2025.

Note: The BLM may award only one line item or up to all six line items.

3. Methods and Tasks: The field examinations consist of conducting a foot-based survey in the designated survey units. Depending on the terrain and habitats (type and condition), walking transects will be done at intervals of no greater than 50 meters to “grid” the survey units.

i) Using a GPS device with 5m accuracy or better (using NAD 83, UTM 11N), record/collect line data for tracking where survey was conducted and point/polygon data for sensitive plant and noxious weed locations. The following data would be collected at each population:

(1) Record the outer limits of the plant population as a polygon.

(2) Use of tracks data to show where the survey was conducted.

(3) Record population data compatible with Idaho Fish and Wildlife Information System (IFWIS) data for each population of rare plant species. Use of Survey 123 or other geospatial/digital data collection software is required to collect information on these populations. A relevant data dictionary will be provided to ensure compatibility. Data collected includes:

(a) Description and photographs of the populations as well as the most common or dominant plant communities

(b) General description of soil types

(c) Total population count and vigor rating

(d) Estimate of percent of population in each age class

(e) Description of impacts and potential threats

(f) Estimation of weed abundance at each population

(g) Relevant photos – individual plants, general habitat, etc.

ii) Document the presence of target species with at least one high quality photograph of the plant and at least one of occupied habitat. Take photographs at a representative number of locations and make note of the unique identifier(s) of photos taken at specific GPS coordinates.

1) Photographs would be used in lieu of voucher specimens, unless adequate photo quality cannot be attained; photos should be of sufficient scale and resolution to show the identifying characteristics of the given target species.

iii) Record the following information to include in the survey report:

(1) Indicate whether sensitive plants or their habitat were found (and where - GPS)

(2) Describe any special plant communities and the most common or dominant communities in the survey area

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(3) Describe general and contrasting soil types (i.e., granitic, basalt, volcanic, lakebed sediments, sandy, cindery, etc.)

(4) Record all plant species encountered (complete species list) by general survey area

(5) Take photos to illustrate any or all the above information.

(6) Collect a voucher specimen, if necessary.

iv) Communicate with contract Contracting Officer Representative (COR) weekly to discuss progress, locations, crew personnel (including a survey crew roster (Names, positions)), needs/support, issues and any other pertinent information.

v) Survey crew(s) must have an experienced botanist on site to ensure proper plant identification.

4. Surveyor Requirements: Experienced botanist/botanical expert familiar with local southwest Idaho flora including sensitive plant species and their habitats and noxious weed species as demonstrated by a resume or other supporting documentation. Experienced contract botanist must be on site during surveys. All technicians, para-botanists, or apprentice botanists working under the contracted botanist must meet qualifications approved by a BLM journey-level botanist.

a. Resumes shall be submitted for every surveyor who will be working on the survey. Resumes should include educational background (colleges and universities attended, and any diplomas and degrees received), botanical survey work history, and any related work experience. All personnel conducting inventories for special status plants should have strong backgrounds in plant taxonomy and experience with local flora. Recommended qualifications are listed below for the principal investigator (PI) or consultant crew leader and field assistants. Such qualifications help to ensure that all special status plants and noxious weeds occurring in the area to be inventoried will be located and properly identified.

b. The field crew leader should have a degree in Botany, Plant Science, or Plant Ecology and/or at least 24 semester hours in botany, basic plant science, or ecology. A minimum of two field seasons of surveying experience for special status species in the geographic area is required. A combination of coursework and appropriate experience may be substituted if it is determined that it meets the requirements by the PI or BLM Specialist/Rare Plant Program lead.

c. Field assistants must possess at least one year of biological coursework at the college level, to include at least 6 semester hours in any combination of scientific or technical courses (biology, entomology, geology, or botany); and at least 1 course in plant taxonomy. Field crew leaders must be present with their crew during surveys and must have the ability to identify species using whatever means necessary (e.g., dissecting microscopes, technical keys, and monographs, etc.).

Crew leaders should possess a wide array of skills necessary to plan, oversee and conduct vascular and non-vascular plant surveys, particularly: training and experience with vascular plant survey methods; familiarity with the flora and geological formations of Idaho; and the knowledge and ability to locate and identify target species.

i. Field assistants must have the ability to recognize special status plant species in Idaho and use dichotomous keys appropriate to the area. While it is not necessary for every field assistant to possess GPS skills, every assistant should be capable of supporting the field crew’s efforts to document surveys using field notes, paper maps, GPS, or other means necessary and be capable overland navigation and general orienteering.

5. Government Furnished Property: The BLM will supply the Contractor with GIS data (shapefiles and/or layer files) for exact survey locations and known sensitive plant and noxious weed locations (which are depicted as points and/or polygons) necessary for the work executed under the contract, as well as a compatible data dictionary for the collection of special status species data and most recent SSP list.

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6. Contractor Furnished Property: The Contractor shall provide all staff, supervision, vehicles, GPS units (with 5m accuracy or better), digital cameras (8 megapixels or better), and any other tools deemed necessary to provide deliverables in the allotted timeframe. The Contractor is responsible for maintaining a safe working environment.

7. Deliverables: The Contractor shall provide the BLM with a survey report summarizing the elements listed above in Methods and Tasks (i.e., indicate whether sensitive plant species or habitats were found, special plant communities, common or dominant plant communities, a complete species list for each general survey area, and include pertinent and/or illustrative photos). The Contractor shall also provide to BLM one GIS shapefile containing transect “tracks” and another shapefile containing sensitive plant point locations (if any were found). At a minimum, track data shall include dates and a unique identifier, and sensitive plant data shall include scientific name, common name, and dates.

8. Special Provisions: Archeological Concerns:

• The excavation, removal, damage, and altering or defacing of cultural resources is protected under the

Archeological Resources Protection Act (ARPA) of 1979.

• Any unauthorized collection, excavation, or destruction of archeological materials is also subject to civil penalties under ARPA.

• The amount of the penalty will be the full cost of restoration and repair of archaeological resources plus the archaeological or commercial value of archaeological resources destroyed or not recovered.

C. LOCATION, ACCESS, AND OTHER INFORMATION

1. Location: All survey units are located southwest of Boise, Idaho on BLM managed lands within the boundaries of the BLM Boise District Owyhee and Bruneau Field Offices in Owyhee County, Idaho (Project Overview map). The BLM will provide GIS data with exact survey unit locations to the Contractor for navigation. Additionally, 100K surface management maps for travel and navigation are available at the BLM Idaho State Office, 1387 S. Vinnell Way, Boise, ID 83709; the cost is $4.00 per map.

2. Travel: The Contractor is responsible for transport of staff to and from survey units. Most travel will require high clearance, 4x4 vehicles to access survey units as terrain may be rocky, sandy, etc., and often along two-track roads. Travel times may range from 1½ to 3 hours each way (between Boise, ID and survey units and/or between individual survey units). All roads are considered accessible to high clearance, 4x4 vehicles; however, the use of UTVs/ATVs may be advantageous and will be left to the discretion of the Contractor.

3. Access: All survey units are located on BLM managed land; however, some units are only accessible by traveling through private property. In these cases, the BLM will coordinate with private landowners to ensure the Contractor has access to all sites. Early coordination with Contracting Officer Representative (COR) (or other named BLM representative) in advance of traveling to survey units which may require Private access is required.

4. Fuels and Fire: The contractor shall obey and enforce fire prevention measures such as spark arresters, avoidance of high fuel areas where possible and all other instructions from the BLM COR or other BLM representative

5. Timeline and Payment: The Contractor may submit for payment after approved completion of each task listed in the table below.

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Task Description Timeline Payment Amount per Line Item

Field surveys Foot-based surveys in designated survey units, walking transects no greater than 50 meters.

Conducted between May 1 and July 31, 2025 50%

Submit Draft summary report and Draft GIS data

Survey report summarizing the sensitive plant species/habitat found, plant communities, complete species list, photos and any other elements listed in Methods and Tasks section.

GIS data including recorded tracks, point/polygon data for sensitive plant and noxious weed locations, and any other elements listed in Methods and Tasks section. Data must be compatible with IFWIS data for each population of special status plant species.

Submitted by August 31, 2025

30%

Submit Final summary report and Final GIS data

Survey report incorporating any comments given by the BLM COR or Subject Matter Experts.

GIS data with incorporating any comments given by the BLM COR or Subject Matter Experts and any error fixes.

Submitted by October 31, 2025 20%

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SECTION 2 - CONTRACT CLAUSES

1. 52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1998)

This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es): https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far#

52.203-17 Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights and Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights (Jun 2020)

52.204-8 Annual Representations and Certifications (JAN 2025) (DEVIATION FEB 2025) 52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance (Oct 2018) 52.204-18 Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance (Aug 2020) 52.204-19 Incorporation by Reference of Representations and Certifications (Dec 2014) 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services

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52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders—

Commercial Products and Commercial Services (JAN 2025) (DEVIATION FEB 2025) 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Nov 2021) 52.213-4 Terms and Conditions—Simplified Acquisitions (Other Than Commercial Products and

Commercial Services) (JAN 2025) (DEVIATION FEB 2025) 52.215-8 Order of Precedence-Uniform Contract Format (Oct 1997) 52.223-1 Biobased Product Certification (MAY 2024) (DEVIATION FEB 2025) 52.223-2 Reporting of Biobased Products Under Service and Construction Contracts (MAY 2024)

(DEVIATION FEB 2025)

52.223-3 Hazardous Material Identification and Material Safety Data (Alt I) (Jul 1995) 52.223-6 Drug-Free Workplace (May 2001) 52.223-10 Waste Reduction Program (MAY 2024) (DEVIATION FEB 2025) 52.223-23 Sustainable Products and Services (MAY 2024) (DEVIATION FEB 2025) 52.232-23 Assignment of Claims (May 2014) 52.232-39 Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations (Jun 2013) 52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (Nov 2021) 52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (Oct 2004) 52.236-2 Differing Site Conditions (Apr 1984) 52.242-15 Stop-Work Order (Aug 1989)

2. 52.204-8 Annual Representations and Certifications (Jan 2025) (DEVIATION FEB 2025)

(a) (1) The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 541690.

(2) The small business size standard is F099.

(3) The small business size standard for a concern that submits an offer, other than on a construction or service acquisition, but proposes to furnish an end item that it did not itself manufacture, process, or produce is 500 employees, or 150 employees for information technology value-added resellers under NAICS code 541519 if the acquisition—

(i) Is set aside for small business and has a value above the simplified acquisition threshold.

(ii) Uses the HUBZone price evaluation preference regardless of dollar value, unless the offeror waives the price https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far#

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(iii) Is an 8(a), HUBZone, service-disabled veteran-owned, economically disadvantaged women-owned, or women-owned small business set-aside or sole-source award regardless of dollar value.

(b) (1) If the provision at 52.204-7, System for Award Management, is included in this solicitation, paragraph (d) of this provision applies.

(2) If the provision at 52.204-7, System for Award Management, is not included in this solicitation, and the Offeror has an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM), the Offeror may choose to use paragraph (d) of this provision instead of completing the corresponding individual representations and certifications in the solicitation. The Offeror shall indicate which option applies by checking one of the following boxes:

(i) □ Paragraph (d) applies.

(ii) □ Paragraph (d) does not apply, and the offeror has completed the individual representations and certifications in the solicitation.

(c) (1) The following representations or certifications in SAM are applicable to this solicitation as indicated:

(i) 52.203-2, Certificate of Independent Price Determination. This provision applies to solicitations when a firm-fixed-price contract or fixed-price contract with economic price adjustment is contemplated, unless–

(A) The acquisition is to be made under the simplified acquisition procedures in part 13;

(B) The solicitation is a request for technical proposals under two-step sealed bidding procedures; or

(C) The solicitation is for utility services for which rates are set by law or regulation.

(ii) 52.203-11, Certification and Disclosure Regarding Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions. This provision applies to solicitations expected to exceed $150,000.

(iii) 52.203-18, Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements-Representation. This provision applies to all solicitations.

(iv) 52.204-3, Taxpayer Identification. This provision applies to solicitations that do not include the provision at 52.204-7, System for Award Management.

(v) 52.204-5, Women-Owned Business (Other Than Small Business). This provision applies to solicitations that-

(A) Are not set aside for small business concerns.

(B) Exceed the simplified acquisition threshold; and

(C) Are for contracts that will be performed in the United States or its outlying areas.

(vi) 52.204-26, Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services-Representation. This provision applies to all solicitations.

(vii) 52.209-2, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations-Representation.

(viii) 52.209-5, Certification Regarding Responsibility Matters. This provision applies to solicitations where the contract value is expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold.

(ix) 52.209-11, Representation by Corporations Regarding Delinquent Tax Liability or a Felony Conviction under any Federal Law. This provision applies to all solicitations.

(x) 52.214-14, Place of Performance-Sealed Bidding. This provision applies to invitations for bids except those in which the place of performance is specified by the Government.

(xi) 52.215-6, Place of Performance. This provision applies to solicitations unless the place of performance is specified by the Government.

(xii) 52.219-1, Small Business Program Representations (Basic, Alternates I, and II). This provision applies to solicitations when the 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).

(A) The basic provision applies when the solicitations are issued by other than DoD, NASA, and the Coast Guard.

(B) The provision with its Alternate I applies to solicitations issued by DoD, NASA, or the Coast Guard.

(C) The provision with its Alternate II applies to solicitations that will result in a multiple-award contract with more than one NAICS code assigned.

(xiii) 52.219-2, Equal Low Bids. This provision applies to solicitations when contracting by sealed bidding and the 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).

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(xiv) 52.222-22, Previous Contracts and Compliance Reports. This provision applies to solicitations that include the clause at 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity.

(xv) 52.222-25, Affirmative Action Compliance. This provision applies to solicitations, other than those for construction, when the solicitation includes the clause at 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity.

(xvi) 52.222-38, Compliance with Veterans’ Employment Reporting Requirements. This provision applies to solicitations when it is anticipated the contract award will exceed the simplified acquisition threshold and the contract is not for acquisition of commercial products or commercial services.

(xvii) 52.223-1, Biobased Product Certification. This provision applies to solicitations that require the delivery or specify the use of biobased products in USDA-designated product categories; or include the clause at 52.223-2, Reporting of Biobased Products Under Service and Construction Contracts.

(xviii) 52.223-4, Recovered Material Certification. This provision applies to solicitations that are for, or specify the use of, EPA–designated items.

(xx) 52.225-2, Buy American Certificate. This provision applies to solicitations containing the clause at 52.225-1.

(xxi) 52.225-4, Buy American-Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act Certificate. (Basic, Alternates II and III.)

This provision applies to solicitations containing the clause at 52.225-3.

(A) If the acquisition value is less than $50,000, the basic provision applies.

(B) If the acquisition value is $50,000 or more but is less than $100,000, the provision with its Alternate II applies.

(C) If the acquisition value is $100,000 or more but is less than $102,280, the provision with its Alternate III applies.

(xxii) 52.225-6, Trade Agreements Certificate. This provision applies to solicitations containing the clause at 52.225-5.

(xxiii) 52.225-20, Prohibition on Conducting Restricted Business Operations in Sudan-Certification. This provision applies to all solicitations.

(xxiv) 52.225-25, Prohibition on Contracting with Entities Engaging in Certain Activities or Transactions Relating to Iran-Representation and Certifications. This provision applies to all solicitations.

(xxv) 52.226-2, Historically Black College or University and Minority Institution Representation. This provision applies to solicitations for research, studies, supplies, or services of the type normally acquired from higher educational institutions.

(2) The following representations or certifications are applicable as indicated by the Contracting Officer:

[Contracting Officer check as appropriate.] __ (i) 52.204-17, Ownership or Control of Offeror.

__ (ii) 52.204-20, Predecessor of Offeror.

__ (iii) 52.222-18, Certification Regarding Knowledge of Child Labor for Listed End Products.

__ (iv) 52.222-48, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Maintenance, Calibration, or Repair of Certain Equipment- Certification.

__ (v) 52.222-52, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Certain Services-Certification.

__ (vi) 52.227-6, Royalty Information.

__ (A) Basic.

__ (B) Alternate I.

__ (vii) 52.227-15, Representation of Limited Rights Data and Restricted Computer Software.

(d) The offeror has completed the annual representations and certifications electronically in SAM website accessed through https://www.sam.gov. After reviewing the SAM information, the offeror verifies by submission of the offer that the representations and certifications currently posted electronically that apply to this solicitation as indicated in paragraph (c) of this provision have been entered or updated within the last 12 months, are current, accurate, complete, and applicable to this solicitation (including the business size standard applicable to the NAICS code referenced for this solicitation), as of the date of this offer and are incorporated in this offer by reference (see FAR 4.1201); except for the changes identified below [offeror to insert changes, identifying change by clause number, title, date]. These amended representation(s) and/or certification(s) are also incorporated in this https://www.sam.gov/

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FAR Clause # Title Date Change

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 on SAM.

3. 52.212-3 OFFEROR REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS—COMMERCIAL

PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES (MAY 2024) (DEVIATION FEB 2025)

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 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.

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(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.

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).

(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.

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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.

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.

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TITLE: BIL - BOSH PLANT SURVEY Page 17 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.]

(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.