Sol_140L3726Q0079.pdf

West Dolores Rim Mastication, Colorado Township 42 North

BLM Colorado Southwest District Fire Management Unit, Tres Rios Field Office

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 and attachments constitute the only solicitation; quotes are being requested, and a written solicitation will not be issued. Consider this solicitation (140L3726Q0079) as a Request for Quotes (RFQ). This solicitation documents incorporate provisions and clauses in effect through Federal acquisition Circular 2026-01. This solicitation is set-aside for small business.

NAICS 115310 – Support Activities for Forestry – Fuels Management Services. The small business size standard is $34.0 million. Product Service Code F014 – Natural Resources / Conservation – Tree Thinning. The resulting purchase order will be a firm-fixed price type purchase order. (SEE ATTACHMENT 140L3726Q0079 – RFQ PACKAGE FOR COMPLETE

STATEMENT OF WORK, MAPS, WAGE DETERMINATIONS, AND CLAUSES /

PROVISIONS.)

Department of Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Tres Rios Field Office, West Dolores Rim, Colorado Southwest District Fire Management Unit, has a requirement to perform Brush Removal and Mastication on a per acre basis with an estimated 77 acres. Access to the project site is via County and BLM roads. The primary road, County Road K8.

Mechanically Thin Unit 77 acres x $ per acre = $

SITE VISIT: Interested Contractors are encouraged to visit the project area before submittal of final quote. Avenza/pdf maps will be available to support a self-guided show me tour. Interested Contractors with additional questions please contact Contracting Officer’s Representative Tyler Corbin 970-799-2957, tcorbin@blm.gov.

In accordance with the procedures in FAR Part 12, RFQ 140L3726Q0079 is available for viewing through electronic commerce via Bureau of Land Management's website at https://sam.gov.

mailto:tcorbin@blm.gov https://sam.gov/

Quotes are due Tuesday, June 16, 2026, 9:00 a.m. MST. Contractors submit quotes by email to bbecker@ios.doi.gov

Note: Any contractor to submit an acceptable quote or awarded a government contract must be registered and active in the System for Award Management (SAM). Contractors must register at www.sam.gov.

• Contractors must submit their Unique Entity ID (UEI) and CAGE code with their quote.

UEI

For further information about this requirement, offerors should contact Ben Becker at bbecker@ios.doi.gov.

The provisions and clauses attached apply to this solicitation.

Contractors Signature

Date:

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STATEMENT OF WORK

Description of Work:

The West Dolores Rim, PJ and mountain brush removal treatment units are located in Colorado; at Township 42 North (TN), Range 18 West (RW) Sections 8, 9, 16, 17, and 18 (see project area maps below). The proposed project is located in San Miguel County at an average elevation of 7,800 feet. The vegetation is Pinon/Juniper and Mixed Mountain Shrub. To achieve the objectives, the project work is vegetation treatment by mastication of 2 units for a total of 67 acres. An additional 10 acres of Ponderosa Pine within Unit 42D will need ladder fuels masticated underneath the dripline of overstory Ponderosa trees.

The average slope is 10% Crown cover is greater than 60%.

The Contractor will be responsible for removal of all vegetation that have less than 16” DBH along a 100’ wide swath following the interior edge of the fire control lines of Units 42D and 42C. All vegetation larger than 16” DBH within the 100’ wide swath will be limbed to six feet above ground level. All standing dead or down logs/trees will be removed from the 100’ swath on the interior edge of the fire control lines either by mastication or by relocation. The contractor will grind/mulch all vegetation less than 16” DBH with contractor furnished equipment (e.g., Hydro-Ax, Fecon Bull Hog or similar) Mechanical Thinning of Control Lines: Remove all vegetation <16” DBH, limb all remaining vegetation larger than 16” DBH to six feet above ground level.

• Slash will be masticated and dispersed (to a depth of less than 6 inches)

• Stump heights should be 6 inches or less on the uphill side.

• Retain mature juniper and pinyon trees > 16” DBH - Flattened or rounded top, deeply furrowed bark (juniper), thick, plate-like bark

(pinyon), twisted trunks/branches, dead branches and spike tops, large lower limbs, large trunk diameter relative to tree height.

• Leave trees larger that 16” DBH will be limbed six feet above ground level.

• Standing dead/down logs and trees within the 100’ swath will be removed either by mastication or by being re-located by contractor furnished equipment.

Drip-lining of Ponderosa Pine: Remove all vegetation <16” DBH, and limb all remaining vegetation larger than 16” DBH to six feet above ground level underneath the driplines of Ponderosa trees plus ten feet.

• Remove all vegetation underneath the dripline of overstory Ponderosa tree plus ten feet around the dripline.

• Stump heights should be 6 inches or less on the uphill hide.

• Retain all Ponderosa trees regardless of DBH

• Ponderosa trees larger than 16” DBH will be limbed six feet above ground level.

• Standing dead/down logs underneath the dripline of overstory Ponderosa trees will be removed either by mastication or by being re-located by contractor furnished equipment 30 feet away from dripline.

Review of Contract Quote Items The following Quote items are listed in descending order of priority:

1. Mechanically Thin Unit: 42D – 40 Acres * Cost per acre.

2. Mechanically Thin Unit 42C – 27 Acres: * Cost per acre.

3. Mechanically Thin Ponderosa Drip-lining – 10 Acres * Cost per acre.

SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS TO OPERATION i.e.----Operations will cease during times where rutting or excessive soil disturbance is being observed-rutting greater than 3 inches. The government Contracting Officer’s Representative will inform awardee if the work is acceptable to the government.

Machine Operation:

• Prohibit mechanical operation on wet soils exceeding ruts 3 inches depth for 10 feet or more.

• Vehicle traffic and equipment operation will be restricted during wet periods to prevent rutting in excess of one inch on gravel roads and 2 inches on native surface roads. Vehicle traffic and equipment operation may also be restricted during dry periods if native surface roads become powdered.

• Equipment will not travel on slopes greater than 40%.

Additional treatment specifications: The following areas shall be free from treatment slash created by this project:

• Roadways and road edges; slash and tree trunks will not be left within 100 feet of any road or fire control line edge.

• Perennial streams for a distance of 15 feet.

• Cut and fill slopes, Ditches, rolling dips, water bars, culverts and other water management structures for a distance of 15 feet.

• Improvements such as roads, established trails, telephone, power line, stock driveways, fences, established land corners, etc.

The COR and/or PI will do periodic inspections which may include compliance monitoring plots to ensure consistency with contract specifications.

Location: ---GROUND TRANSPORTATION ROUTE Access to the Work: Access to the project site is via County and BLM roads. The primary road, County Road K8 is a county road that is a dirt/gravel road that is maintained seasonally by the county but remains open year-round. Once to the County Road “K8” vehicles may require 4-wheel drive if the road is wet or muddy. Other roads within the unit are unmarked BLM roads that may require 4-wheel drive to access other portions of the treatment area.

From Dove Creek go North on Highway 141 11.6 miles and then take a right on County Road K8. Follow County Road K8 East 4.2 miles to reach the Northernmost end of Unit 42D. Access to the rest of the project area will be with an unmarked BLM road that follows the Western boundary of Unit 42D.

Environmental Considerations: The majority of the targeted area is relatively flat to moderately sloping mesa top adjacent to the Dolores River Canyon. Most rocky areas are associated with drainages and knobs. Slopes greater than 30% are short in nature and excluded from treatments.

Work Limits: Moving should be limited to dry conditions to reduce damage to any roads, or the contractor will need to smooth roads with equipment at the end of the project returning it to the prior condition. Work should not continue in wet conditions where more than 3 inch ruts will be produced by equipment operation.

SCHEDULING: This is a single schedule contract.

In the event of extreme weather or environmental conditions, the Contracting Officer will determine the best course of action based on comments from the Contractor and PI/COR.

CONTRACTOR FURNISHED ITEMS:

The contractor will provide necessary equipment with an operator. The equipment will be equipped with a machine mounted, thinning and shredding machine [a mower/mulcher]. Either a vertical-shaft or horizontal-shaft may be used in this contract area.

• Transportation for equipment and operator to and from the site.

• All fuels, lubricants, parts for repairs, and repairs to the machine.

GOVERNMENT FURNISHED PROPERTY:

The BLM will GPS the outer perimeter of the parcel areas to be treated using an electronic map/shape file, which will be available to the contractor.

Any area within the project area to be avoided by the contractor will be identified on a map/shapefile and discussed during the pre-work meeting.

From this point it will be the contractor’s responsibility to avoid these areas.

The BLM will provide maps and descriptions of the area and will go with the operator around the boundary of the area. The government will map the area treated by the Contractor after the treatment using a Global Positioning System (GPS), based on horizontal plane measurement, not “slope” acreage.

Acreage is determined with computer software and is two-dimensional. It will be the responsibility of the quoter to quote accordingly.

Only areas shown on the Project Map will be treated. The project areas are identified with GPS units. It will be the contractor’s responsibility to provide a GPS capable of loading project areas from a computer. The project boundaries will not be marked, and it will be the responsibility of the contractor to know how to use and read a GPS to find project boundaries and to stay within them while implementing the treatment.

Government staff will identify unit boundaries for the work executed under the contract through GPS shapefiles.

The government will provide representatives to act as liaisons between the contractor and the BLM Contracting Officer to implement the project and to ensure that the resource objectives of the project are met.

The BLM will provide treatment measurement: The determination of the acreage of completed work will be made by using the Global Positioning System (GPS). Area measurements required under this Contract will be measured on a horizontal plane. Mechanical treatment of trees and brush will be measured and paid for by the number of acres treated to the nearest whole acre. Work performed according to the specifications will be considered acceptable for payment purposes.

The BLM will provide re-measurement of the acreage under this Contract upon the written request of the Contractor. The request for re-measurement must be made in writing within 10 calendar days after completion of the work. If re-measurement indicates a difference of not more than 5 percent from the original measurement, the Contractor shall pay the actual cost of the re-measurement. Payments will be based on the second measurement where the difference between measurements is more than 5 percent. Where the difference is less than 5 percent the results of the first measurement will be used.

The PI and/or COR will conduct periodic on-site inspections. The Contractor is encouraged to observe inspections while they are being made and have a supervisor on site to confer with the PI and/or COR. If an onsite visit has not occurred during the period, the contractor is required to report status of work each week, or when any special situations or problems are encountered. These reports may be made by telephone to the Project Lead.

TRANSPORTATION OF EQUIPMENT, DELIVERY, STORAGE, AND HANDLING:

The contractor will provide transportation for all equipment; operators, fuel, and water to and from the site. The Contractor shall be responsible for providing the necessary material handling equipment to on-load and off-load all materials and the appropriate security when equipment or property is left on site.

LUBRICATING AND SERVICING OF EQUIPMENT:

The Contractor shall be responsible for all service to all equipment including support vehicles. The Contractor shall keep all the equipment in proper functioning condition to ensure objectives of the project are met.

REPAIRS TO EQUIPMENT:

The Contractor shall be responsible for repair of all equipment including the support vehicles. The Contractor shall keep all the equipment in proper functioning condition to ensure objectives of the project are met. The Contractor shall be equipped to make necessary field repairs to equipment.

Use of welding equipment may be limited by fire restrictions. It is the Contractors responsibility to keep current on any restrictions.

SPECIFIC TASKS:

Protection: The Contractor is required to protect section corners, bench marks, and other markers and stakes from damage or removal. In case of destruction or removal by the Contractor, they will be replaced by the Government and the actual cost for replacement will be deducted from payments due the Contractor. The Contractor is also required to avoid all areas flagged and identified by the COR as areas to be protected due to resource concerns.

The Contractor shall immediately upon entering the project area, begin work, locate control points, section corners, and take such action to prevent their destruction.

Noxious Weeds: Vehicles and heavy equipment are one of the primary agents for the spread of noxious weed seed to public lands. In efforts to mitigate the spread of weed seed to BLM lands the following actions are required for contractors prior to transport to a BLM project area. The Contractor will be responsible for power-washing or comparable cleaning, to ensure that noxious weed seeds are removed from any and all equipment and vehicles used on the project prior to entering the project area. BLM will require a pre-implementation inspection to ensure compliance which would be arranged to occur before the equipment enters BLM lands, most likely in Dove Creek, CO or Egnar, CO when the contractor is planning transport to the project area. The Contractor is responsible for any additional transport or expenses associated with non-compliance.

Support vehicles (pickups, fuel/service vehicles, transports, dump trucks, etc.)

• Pressure wash radiator to flush seeds.

• Pressure wash undercarriage to remove accumulations of mud and soil that may contain seeds.

Heavy Equipment (dozers, road graders, excavators, backhoes, loaders, etc.)

• Pressure wash radiator(s) to flush seeds.

• Pressure wash tracks/tires to remove accumulations of soil.

• Pressure wash all areas of soil/debris accumulations (i.e. steps)

• Pressure wash blades and buckets where soil/mud is accumulated.

• Empty pre-cleaners (air intake) before transport.

Hazardous Materials: Use of Hazardous Materials and/or petroleum products requires that all appropriate State and Federal Regulations be complied with including, but not limited to, keeping Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) on hand and use of necessary Personal Protective Clothing (PPE). On-site disposal of Hazardous Materials or Waste including hydrocarbons is not authorized. The Contractor will be responsible to prevent introduction of hazardous materials into the environment during the implementation of the proposed action. Any on-site disposal or release of two gallons or more in the form of spilled fuel, hydraulic fluid, or oil used by the machinery and the resulting contaminated soil will subject the contractor to at least the cost of reclamation and the appropriate disposal of contaminated soil. Fueling and maintenance activities should not take place in or adjacent to any drainage (perennial or ephemeral.)

• All product containers, cans, and debris should be removed from the site and disposed of properly.

• Incidental leaks from fittings, gaskets, or ruptured hoses will not subject the contractor to remedial requirements (if less than 2 gallons).

• Fueling equipment and maintenance/repair locations, and equipment will be inspected and approved prior to contract startup by the owner/operator and the Government’s PI/COR. Inspections will include checking for evidence of oil/fuel leaks at all piping, oil/fuel lines, hydraulic lines and seals, fuel tanks and other potential sources of leaks. All evidence of leaks will be investigated and immediately repaired prior to equipment operation on the job and continual leaks will be noted on inspection reports and corrected through required maintenance.

• All non-manual fueling equipment will have an automatic shut-off switch installed to avoid fuel releases.

• Fuel tanks greater than 200 gallons may only be used within a spill containment pit. The spill containment pit shall be constructed at a site designated by the PI/COR, with an impermeable liner capable of containing a released volume of one and one-half times the tank volume.

The Contractor will report all hazardous substance spills immediately to the BLM PI or COR

Fire Prevention and Fire Safety Provisions: The government may require the contractor to curtail or cease operations should wildland fire danger approach critical levels. The contractor will be given 24 hour notice in the form of a suspend work order issued by the Contracting Officer.

Ignition of a wild land fire that threatens the project area may require the Contractor to proceed with an emergency evacuation of the project area.

A 10 lb. ABC fire extinguisher and shovel or equivalent tool will be available on the operating equipment for fire prevention and control.

If extreme fire and fuels condition thresholds are exceeded there may be a stop-work order to reduce the opportunity for unintentional ignitions by mechanized operations. These thresholds include “Red Flag Warnings” and/or a “Fire Weather Watch” issued by either the Durango Interagency Dispatch Center or Moab Interagency Dispatch Center. Stop-work orders may also be issued by either the BLM Project Inspector (PI) or Contracting Officers Representative (COR) if in their judgment extreme fire and fuels conditions are present.

MASTICATION OPERATIONS:

General: Mastication shall be performed within the project area as marked by the Government and instructed by the COR or PI. Insufficient shredding/mulching may require areas to be treated more than once to meet objectives.

• Remaining stumps shall not exceed 6 inches in height.

• Vegetation shall be reduced to a mulch material with a minimum of 80% of the woody material being less than 1" in diameter and 6" long.

The mulch shall be scattered evenly across the soil surface and not remain in piles greater than 6" deep.

• Vegetation which is pushed over by equipment but not shredded shall be severed by the contractor by hand (chainsaw) and slash shall not exceed 18 inches in height.

• No trees/shrubs shall be left to cross any improvement such as, but not limited to roads, fences, gates, ponds, power lines or cattle guards.

Work Camps:

The Contractor or his employees, upon written authorization from the COR, may establish a temporary work camp on the contract area or on adjacent public lands administered by the BLM. The camp may consist of mobile trailers, pickup campers, tent trailers or tents. The Contractor will be required to: 1. Provide adequate sanitary facilities; 2. Provide metal garbage collection cans with lids; 3. Keep the camp in a clean and orderly condition and;4. Rehabilitate the area to the satisfaction of the COR.

Injuries and Damage:

Contractors are expected to know and strictly adhere to all OSHA laws and regulations regarding the work being conducted under this contract.

The Contractor, in their operations under this contract, shall not perform in a negligent manner causing any person or property to be injured or damaged.

Littering:

No littering is permitted, and the contractor shall be responsible for hauling all trash accumulated out of the area.

Public Access:

The project area will not be closed to the public during the contract period. The Contractor must be aware of the presence of people in the work area and adjust activities to account for their presence.

Additional Requirements:

The following guidelines for Mastication are a required mitigation measure incorporated in the decision record authorizing this project and will be communicated to the owner/operator during the on-site pre-work meeting:

• The contractor will post signs on the access road warning visitors of heavy equipment use in the area. These signs will be checked daily by the contractor to ensure they are in place. The signage will be coordinated with and pre-approved by the BLM Project Inspector (PI) or the Contracting Officers Representative (COR).

• The BLM PI or COR must be informed of any objects or sites of cultural, paleontological, or scientific value such as historic or prehistoric resources, graves or grave markers, human remains, ruins, cabins, rock art, fossils, or artifacts. The objects shall not be damaged, destroyed, removed, moved, or disturbed. Any person who knowingly violates this may be subject to fines and/or imprisonment (Public Law 16-95; 16 U.S.C. 470).

• Vehicle Avoidance Areas will be identified on project maps provided to the contractor. The contractor will not operate any vehicles in these areas in order to avoid resource damage.

• Any damage to private lands caused by the contractor crossing private lands to get to the project is the responsibility of the contractor.

• Damage to culverts, fences, cattle guards, gates and other improvements will be repaired by the contractor immediately and at the

Contractor’s expense. Repairs shall be made to the previous conditions as determined by the COR or the BLM will hire the work done at the Contractor’s expense.

• Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.4(g), the Contractor must notify the authorized officer, by telephone, with written confirmation, immediately upon the discovery of human remains, funerary items, sacred objects, or objects of cultural patrimony on federal land. Further, pursuant to 43 CFR 10.4 (c) 41 and (d), the Contractor must stop activities in the vicinity of the discovery that could adversely affect the discovery. The Contractor shall make a reasonable effort to protect the human remains, funerary items, sacred objects, or objects of cultural patrimony for a period of thirty days after written notice is provided to the authorized officer, or until the authorized officer has issued a written notice to proceed, whichever occurs first.

• The contractor must close all gates behind them, unless directed to do otherwise by the PI or COR, in order to avoid disruptions to grazing permitees.

• The contractor must provide an English-speaking representative on site during operations to ensure smooth communications between the equipment operator, the PI, and the COR. The English-speaking representative may be the operator.

PAYMENT

Work Quality Acceptance

• Work will be accepted or rejected on each treatment area.

• Acceptable Quality Level (AQL) - A minimum AQL of 85 percent is required.

• Unsatisfactory Work Quality o Based on inspection results, if the treatment falls below the AQL of 85 percent, the CO will immediately notify the Contractor in writing and instruct the Contractor to improve the quality of the work. If the quality of the work is not raised to the AQL of 85 percent after written notification, the CO may issue a suspend work order to resolve the problem, during which time contract performance time will continue to run.

o If untreated surplus vegetation is the primary reason for unsatisfactory work, the area may be reworked to obtain satisfactory work quality.

• Re-inspection – If the contracted work falls below the AQL of 85 percent, rework will be required. When instructed by the COR, the Contractor shall rework the treatment area for re-inspection by the COR/PI. If the treatment area again fails to meet the AQL of 85 percent, the CO has the option of ordering the Contractor to rework the treatment area again or seek other remedies.

The Contractor shall be charged for all the COR/PI re-inspection costs. The COR/PI re-inspection costs will include, but may not be limited to, personnel costs, transportation costs, and overhead administrative costs of 21%.

Payment Payment will be based on the COR/PI inspection results by unit. The Contractor's inspection results are to be used as a guide for the Contractor's use in complying with contract specifications and not as a basis for payment. Payment will be made for the actual number of acres completed, inspected and accepted by the COR/PI.

BASIS FOR AWARD

Award will be made on a Lowest Priced Technically Acceptable basis. Per the IDIQ instructions no technical or past performance information needs to be submitted with your quote; however past performance records will be reviewed, and satisfactory past performance is part of technical acceptability.

PROJECT SITE VISIT (Self-guided SHOW ME TRIP) Interested Contractors are encouraged to visit the project area before submittal of final quote. Avenza/pdf maps will be available to support a self-guided show me tour. Interested Contractors with additional questions please contact Tyler Corbin 970-799-2957, tcorbin@blm.gov.

(End of Statement of Work) mailto:tcorbin@blm.gov

Clauses

FAR 52.212-4 TERMS AND CONDITIONS – COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL

SERVICES (RFO DEVIATION MAR 2026).

---Addendum to 52.212-4---

DIAR 1452.201-70 AUTHORITIES AND DELEGATIONS (SEP 2011)

(a) The Contracting Officer is the only individual authorized to enter into or terminate this contract, modify any term or condition of this contract, waive any requirement of this contract, or accept nonconforming work.

(b) The Contracting Officer will designate a Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) at time of award.

The COR will be responsible for technical monitoring of the contractor's performance and deliveries. The COR will be appointed in writing, and a copy of the appointment will be furnished to the Contractor.

Changes to this delegation will be made by written changes to the existing appointment or by issuance of a new appointment.

(c) The COR 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.

(d) The Contractor shall comply with the written or oral direction of the Contracting Officer or authorized representative(s) acting within the scope and authority of the appointment memorandum. The Contractor need not proceed with direction that it considers to have been issued without proper authority. The Contractor shall notify the Contracting Officer in writing, with as much detail as possible, when the COR has taken an action or has issued direction (written or oral) that the Contractor considers to exceed the COR's appointment, within 3 days of the occurrence. Unless otherwise provided in this contract, the Contractor assumes all costs, risks, liabilities, and consequences of performing any work it is directed to perform that falls within any of the categories defined in paragraph (c) prior to receipt of the Contracting Officer's response issued under paragraph (e) of this clause.

(e) The Contracting Officer shall respond in writing within 30 days to any notice made under paragraph

(d) of this clause. A failure of the parties to agree upon the nature of a direction, or upon the contract action to be taken with respect thereto, shall be subject to the provisions of the Disputes clause of this contract.

(f) The Contractor shall provide copies of all correspondence to the Contracting Officer and the COR.

(g) Any action(s) taken by the Contractor, in response to any direction given by any person acting on behalf of the Government or any Government official other than the Contracting Officer or the COR acting within his or her appointment, shall be at the Contractor's risk.

(End of Clause)

DOI-AAAP-0028 ELECTRONIC INVOICING AND PAYMENT REQUIREMENTS-INVOICE

PROCESSING PLATFORM (IPP) (FEB 2021)

Payment requests must be submitted electronically through the U. S. Department of the Treasury's Invoice Processing Platform System (IPP).

'Payment request' means any request for contract financing payment or invoice payment by the Contractor. To constitute a proper invoice, the payment request must comply with the requirements identified in the applicable Prompt Payment clause included in the contract, or the clause 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items included in commercial item contracts. The IPP website address is:

https://www.ipp.gov.

Under this contract, the following documents are required to be submitted as an attachment to the IPP invoice:

Contractor Invoice

The Contractor must use the IPP website to register access and use IPP for submitting requests for payment. The Contractor Government Business Point of Contact (as listed in SAM) will receive enrollment instructions via email from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRBSTL) within 3 - 5 business days of the contract award date. Contractor assistance with enrollment can be obtained by contacting the IPP Production Helpdesk via email IPPCustomerSupport@fiscal.treasury.gov or phone

(866) 973-3131.

If the Contractor is unable to comply with the requirement to use IPP for submitting invoices for payment, the Contractor must submit a waiver request in writing to the Contracting Officer with its proposal or quotation.

(End of Local Clause)

FAR 52.204-13 SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT MAINTENANCE (RFO DEVIATION

MAR 2026).

52.242-15 STOP-WORK ORDER (AUG 1989)

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.ipp.gov/ mailto:IPPCustomerSupport@fiscal.treasury.gov

Federal Acquisition Regulation: https://www.acquisition.gov/far Department of the Interior Acquisition Regulation: https://www.acquisition.gov/diar

(End of clause)

52.252-6 AUTHORIZED DEVIATIONS IN CLAUSES (NOV 2020)

(a) The use in this solicitation or contract of any Federal Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR Chapter 1) clause with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of "(DEVIATION)" after the date of the clause.

(b) The use in this solicitation or contract of any Department of the Interior Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR Chapter 14) clause with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of "(DEVIATION)" after the name of the regulation.

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FAR 52.203-17 CONTRACTOR EMPLOYEE WIHISTLEBLOWER RIGHTS (Nov 2023).

52.209-6 PROTECTING THE GOVERNMENT’S INTERST WHEN SUBCONTRACTING WITH

CONTRACTORS DEBARRED, SUSPENDED, PROPOSED FOR DEBARMENT, OR

VOLUNTARILY EXCLUDED (RFO DEVIATION MAY 2026).

FAR 52.219-6 NOTICE OF TOTAL SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE (RFO DEVIATION JAN 2026) (15 U.S.C. 644).

FAR 52.223-23 SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTS (RFO DEVIATION MAY 2026)

(a) Definitions. As used in this clause—

Sustainable product means—

(1) A product that contains recovered material designated by the EPA under the Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines (42 U.S.C. 6962) (40 CFR part 247) (https://www.epa.gov/smm/comprehensive-procurement-guideline-cpg-program#products).

(2) An energy-efficient product or low standby power device (42 U.S.C. 8259b) (10 CFR part 436, subpart C) (https://www.energy.gov/eere/femp/search-energy-efficient-products, https://www.energystar.gov/products?s=mega, and https://www.energy.gov/femp/low-standby-power-product-list).

(3) A biobased product that meets the content requirements of the USDA under the BioPreferred® program (7 U.S.C. 8102) (7 CFR Part 4270) (https://www.biopreferred.gov/).

(4) A substance identified in the EPA’s Significant New Alternatives Policy (SNAP) program as a safe alternative to an ozone-depleting substance (42 U.S.C. 7671l) (40 CFR part 82, subpart G) (https://www.epa.gov/snap/unacceptable-and-acceptable-substitutes-tables).

(b) Requirements. The Government has identified in the statement of work or elsewhere in the contract https://www.acquisition.gov/far https://www.acquisition.gov/diar https://www.epa.gov/smm/comprehensive-procurement-guideline-cpg-program#products https://www.energy.gov/eere/femp/search-energy-efficient-products https://www.energystar.gov/products?s=mega https://www.energy.gov/femp/low-standby-power-product-list https://www.energy.gov/femp/low-standby-power-product-list https://www.energy.gov/femp/low-standby-power-product-list https://www.biopreferred.gov/ https://www.epa.gov/snap/unacceptable-and-acceptable-substitutes-tables the sustainable products that are required during the performance of this contract. The Contractor shall ensure that it provides sustainable products as required by this contract, when the products are—

(1) Delivered to the Government;

(2) Furnished for use by the Government;

(3) Incorporated into the construction of a public building or public work; or

(c) Furnished for use in performing services under this contract, where the cost of the products is a direct cost to this contract.

FAR 52.222-36 EQUAL OPPORTUNITY FOR WORKERS WITH DISABILITIES (RFO

DEVIATION MAY 2026) (29 U.S.C. 793).

FAR 52.222-41 SERVICE CONTRACT LABOR STANDARDS (RFO DEVIATION MAY 2026) (41

U.S.C. Chapter 67).

FAR 52.222-42 STATEMENT OF EQUIVALENT RATES FOR FEDERAL HIRES (May 2014).

In compliance with the Service Contract Labor Standards statute and the regulations of the Secretary of Labor ( 29 CFR Part 4), this clause identifies the classes of service employees expected to be employed under the contract and states the wages and fringe benefits payable to each if they were employed by the contracting agency subject to the provisions of 5 U.S.C.5341 or 5332.

This Statement is for Information Only: It is not a Wage Determination

Employee Class Monetary Wage-Fringe Benefits

[List as necessary]

FAR 52.222-50 COMBATING TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (RFO DEVIATION MAY 2026) (22

U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O. 13627).

FAR 52.222-62 PAID SICK LEAVE UNDER EXECUTIVE ORDER 13706 (RFO DEVIATION MAY

2026).

FAR 52.225-13, RESTRICTIONS ON CERTAIN FOREIGN PURCHASES (Feb 2021) (E.O.’s, PROCLAMATIONS, AND STATUTES ADMINISTERD BY THE OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSESTS

CONTROL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY).

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FAR 52.226-8 ENCOURAGING CONTRACTOR POLICIES TO BAN TEXT MESSAGING WHILE

DRIVING (MAR 2026) (E.O. 13513).

FAR 52.232-33 PAYMENT BY ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER-SYSTEM FOR AWARD

MANAGEMENT (OCT2018) (31 U.S.C. 3332).

52.222-55 MINIMUM WAGES FOR CONTRACTOR WORKERS UNDER EXECUTIVE ORDER

14026 (JAN 2022) (DEVIATION OCT 2023)

(a) Definitions. As used in this clause—

United States means the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Johnston Island, Wake Island, and the outer Continental Shelf as defined in the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331, et seq.).

Worker –

(1)

(i) Means any person engaged in performing work on, or in connection with, a contract covered by Executive Order 14026, and–

(A) Whose wages under such contract are governed by the Fair Labor Standards Act (29 U.S.C. chapter 8), the Service Contract Labor Standards statute (41 U.S.C. chapter 67), or the Wage Rate Requirements (Construction) statute (40 U.S.C. chapter 31, subchapter IV);

(B) Other than individuals employed in a bona fide executive, administrative, or professional capacity, as those terms are defined in 29 CFR part 541; and

(C) Regardless of the contractual relationship alleged to exist between the individual and the employer.

(ii) Includes workers performing on, or in connection with, the contract whose wages are calculated pursuant to special certificates issued under 29 U.S.C. 214(c).

(iii) Also includes any person working on, or in connection with, the contract and individually registered in a bona fide apprenticeship or training program registered with the Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration, Office of Apprenticeship, or with a State Apprenticeship Agency recognized by the Office of Apprenticeship.

(2)

(i) A worker performs on a contract if the worker directly performs the specific services called for by the contract; and

(ii) A worker performs in connection with a contract if the worker's work activities are necessary to the performance of a contract but are not the specific services called for by the contract.

(b) Executive Order Minimum wage rate.

(1) The Contractor shall pay to workers, while performing in the United States, and performing on, or in connection with, this contract, a minimum hourly wage rate of $15.00 per hour beginning January 30, 2022.

(2) The Contractor shall adjust the minimum wage paid, if necessary, beginning January 1, 2023, and annually thereafter, to meet the applicable annual E.O. minimum wage. The Administrator of the Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (the Administrator) will publish annual determinations in the Federal Register no later than 90 days before the effective date of the new E.O. minimum wage rate. The Administrator will also publish the applicable E.O. minimum wage on https://www.sam.gov (or any successor website), and a general notice on all wage determinations issued under the Service Contract Labor Standards statute or the Wage Rate Requirements (Construction) statute, that will provide information on the E.O. minimum wage and how to obtain annual updates. The applicable published E.O. minimum wage is incorporated by reference into this contract.

(3)

(i) The Contractor may request a price adjustment only after the effective date of the new annual E.O.

minimum wage determination. Prices will be adjusted only for increased labor costs (including subcontractor labor costs) as a result of an increase in the annual E.O. minimum wage, and for associated labor costs (including those for subcontractors). Associated labor costs shall include increases or decreases that result from changes in social security and unemployment taxes and workers’ compensation insurance, but will not otherwise include any amount for general and administrative costs, overhead, or profit.

(ii) Subcontractors may be entitled to adjustments due to the new minimum wage, pursuant to paragraph (b)(2). Contractors shall consider any subcontractor requests for such price adjustment.

(iii) The Contracting Officer will not adjust the contract price under this clause for any costs other than those identified in paragraph (b)(3)(i) of this clause, and will not provide duplicate price adjustments with any price adjustment under clauses implementing the Service Contract Labor Standards statute or the Wage Rate Requirements (Construction) statute.

(4) The Contractor warrants that the prices in this contract do not include allowance for any contingency to cover increased costs for which adjustment is provided under this clause.

(5) A pay period under this clause may not be longer than semi-monthly, but may be shorter to comply with any applicable law or other requirement under this contract establishing a shorter pay period. Workers shall be paid no later than one pay period following the end of the regular pay period in which such wages were earned or accrued.

(6) The Contractor shall pay, unconditionally to each worker, all wages due free and clear without subsequent rebate or kickback. The Contractor may make deductions that reduce a worker’s wages below the E.O.

minimum wage rate only if done in accordance with 29 CFR 23.230, Deductions.

(7) The Contractor shall not discharge any part of its minimum wage obligation under this clause by furnishing fringe benefits or, with respect to workers whose wages are governed by the Service Contract Labor Standards statute, the cash equivalent thereof.

(8) Nothing in this clause shall excuse the Contractor from compliance with any applicable Federal or State prevailing wage law or any applicable law or municipal ordinance or any applicable contract establishing a minimum wage higher than the E.O. 14026 minimum wage. However, wage increases under such other laws or municipal ordinances are not subject to price adjustment under this subpart.

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(9) The Contractor shall pay the E.O. minimum wage rate whenever it is higher than any applicable collective bargaining agreement(s) wage rate.

(10) The Contractor shall follow the policies and procedures in 29 CFR 23.240(b) and 23.280 for treatment of workers engaged in an occupation in which they customarily and regularly receive more than $30 a month in tips.

(c)

(1) This clause applies to workers as defined in paragraph (a). As provided in that definition–

(i) Workers are covered regardless of the contractual relationship alleged to exist between the contractor or subcontractor and the worker;

(ii) Workers with disabilities whose wages are calculated pursuant to special certificates issued under 29 U.S.C. 214(c) are covered; and

(iii) Workers who are registered in a bona fide apprenticeship program or training program registered with the Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration, Office of Apprenticeship, or with a State Apprenticeship Agency recognized by the Office of Apprenticeship, are covered.

(2) This clause does not apply to–

(i) Contracts or subcontracts to which the States of Texas, Louisiana, or Mississippi, including their agencies, are a party;

(ii) Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)-covered individuals performing in connection with contracts covered by the E.O., i.e. those individuals who perform duties necessary to the performance of the contract, but who are not directly engaged in performing the specific work called for by the contract, and who spend less than 20 percent of their hours worked in a particular workweek performing in connection with such contracts;

(iii) Individuals exempted from the minimum wage requirements of the FLSA under 29 U.S.C. 213(a) and 214(a) and (b), unless otherwise covered by the Service Contract Labor Standards statute, or the Wage Rate Requirements (Construction) statute. These individuals include but are not limited to-

(A) Learners, apprentices, or messengers whose wages are calculated pursuant to special certificates issued under 29

U.S.C. 214(a) ;

(B) Students whose wages are calculated pursuant to special certificates issued under 29 U.S.C. 214(b) ; and

(C) Those employed in a bona fide executive, administrative, or professional capacity (29 U.S.C.

213(a)(1) and 29 CFR part 541).

(d) Notice. The Contractor shall notify all workers performing work on, or in connection with, this contract of the applicable E.O. minimum wage rate under this clause. With respect to workers covered by the Service Contract Labor Standards statute or the Wage Rate Requirements (Construction) statute, the Contractor may meet this requirement by posting, in a prominent and accessible place at the worksite, the applicable wage determination under those statutes.

With respect to workers whose wages are governed by the FLSA, the Contractor shall post notice, utilizing the poster provided by the Administrator, which can be obtained at www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/government-contracts, in a prominent and accessible place at the worksite. Contractors that customarily post notices to workers electronically may http://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/government-contracts post the notice electronically provided the electronic posting is displayed prominently on any Web site that is maintained by the contractor, whether external or internal, and customarily used for notices to workers about terms and conditions of employment.

(e) Payroll Records.

(1) The Contractor shall make and maintain records, for three years after completion of the work, containing the following information for each worker:

(i) Name, address, and social security number;

(ii) The worker’s occupation(s) or classification(s);

(iii) The rate or rates of wages paid;

(iv) The number of daily and weekly hours worked by each worker;

(v) Any deductions made; and

(vi) Total wages paid.

(2) The Contractor shall make records pursuant to paragraph (e)(1) of this clause available for inspection and transcription by authorized representatives of the Administrator. The Contractor shall also make such records available upon request of the Contracting Officer.

(3) The Contractor shall make a copy of the contract available, as applicable, for inspection or transcription by authorized representatives of the Administrator.

(4) Failure to comply with this paragraph (e) shall be a violation of 29 CFR 23.260 and this contract. Upon direction of the Administrator or upon the Contracting Officer's own action, payment shall be withheld until such time as the noncompliance is corrected.

(5) Nothing in this clause limits or otherwise modifies the Contractor’s payroll and recordkeeping obligations, if any, under the Service Contract Labor Standards statute, the Wage Rate Requirements (Construction) statute, the Fair Labor Standards Act, or any other applicable law.

(f) Access. The Contractor shall permit authorized representatives of the Administrator to conduct investigations, including interviewing workers at the worksite during normal working hours.

(g) Withholding. The Contracting Officer, upon his or her own action or upon written request of the Administrator, will withhold funds or cause funds to be withheld, from the Contractor under this or any other Federal contract with the same Contractor, sufficient to pay workers the full amount of wages required by this clause.

(h) Disputes. Department of Labor has set forth in 29 CFR 23.510, Disputes concerning contractor compliance, the procedures for resolving disputes concerning a contractor’s compliance with Department of Labor regulations at 29 CFR part 23. Such disputes shall be resolved in accordance with those procedures and not the Disputes clause of this contract. These disputes include disputes between the Contractor (or any of its subcontractors) and the contracting agency, the Department of Labor, or the workers or their representatives.

(i) Antiretaliation. The Contractor shall not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against any worker because such worker has filed any complaint or instituted or caused to be instituted any proceeding under or related to compliance with the E.O. or this clause, or has testified or is about to testify in any such proceeding.

(j) Subcontractor compliance. The Contractor is responsible for subcontractor compliance with the requirements of this clause and may be held liable for unpaid wages due subcontractor workers.

(k) Subcontracts. The Contractor shall include the substance of this clause, including this paragraph (k) in all subcontracts, regardless of dollar value, that are subject to the Service Contract Labor Standards statute or the Wage Rate Requirements (Construction) statute, and are to be performed in whole or in part in the United States.

FAR 52.222-90 ADDRESSING DEI DISCRIMINATION BY FEDERAL CONTRACTORS (RFO

DEVIATION MAY 2026).

Contract Documents, Exhibits, or Attachments

Provisions

FAR 52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS – COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL

SERVICES (RFO DEVIATION MAR 2026).

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DIAR 1452.215-71 USE AND DISCLOSURE OF PROPOSAL INFORMATION -- DEPARTMENT OF

THE INTERIOR (APR 1984)

(a) Definitions. For the purposes of this provision and the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552), the following terms shall have the meaning set forth below:

(1) "Trade Secret" means an unpatented, secret, commercially valuable plan, appliance, formula, or process, which is used for making, preparing, compounding, treating or processing articles or materials which are trade commodities.

(2) "Confidential commercial or financial information" means any business information (other than trade secrets) which is exempt from the mandatory disclosure requirement of the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. 552. Exemptions from mandatory disclosure which may be applicable to business information contained in proposals include exemption (4), which covers "commercial and financial information obtained from a person and privileged or confidential," and exemption (9), which covers "geological and geophysical information, including maps, concerning wells."

(b) If the offeror, or its subcontractor(s), believes that the proposal contains trade secrets or confidential commercial or financial information exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act, (5 U.S.C. 552), the cover page of each copy of the proposal shall be marked with the following legend: "The information specifically identified on pages of this proposal constitutes trade secrets or confidential commercial and financial information which the offeror believes to be exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act.