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MOAB UT 84532

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This solicitation requires Dumpster Rental and Waste Removal services to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in accordance with the technical requirements outlined in the Statement of Work (SOW). This solicitation is being released on an unrestricted basis utilizing full and open competitive procedures.

Questions Due: May 1, 2023 at 12:00 pm MD.

Quotes Due: May 3, 2023 at 1:00 pm MD.

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ALL ITEMS SET FORTH OR OTHERWISE IDENTIFIED ABOVE AND ON ANY ADDITIONAL

SHEETS SUBJECT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SPECIFIED.

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ALL QUOTES AND QUESTIONS SHALL BE SUBMITTED VIA

EMAIL TO KEMI ISMAEL, KISMAEL@BLM.GOV. Please reference

Solicitation Number "140L5723Q0026 - Dumpster

Rental" in the subject line.

Delivery: 05/05/2024

Period of Performance: 05/06/2023 to 05/05/2024

00010 Dumpster Rental and Waste Disposal

Product/Service Code: S205

Product/Service Description: HOUSEKEEPING-

TRASH/GARBAGE COLLECTION

SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS

Quotes shall be proposed on a firm fixed price basis.

Proposals are to be organized in two separate documents, as follows:

Part 1 - Technical Approach and Past Performance as described below. This part shall be limited to

10 pages.

Part 2 - Price Quote

BASIS FOR AWARD

The Government intends to award one purchase order resulting from this solicitation. Award

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140L5723Q0026 will be made to the responsible quoter whose quotation conforming to the solicitation will be the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable quote.

EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD

The Government will evaluate quotes in accordance with FAR 52.212-2 and the factors listed:

I. Technical

Factor A: Ability to work a varying schedule and on a needed basis.

Factor B: Provide all dumpsters according to size and material specifications to each location as outlined in the SOW.

Factor C: Ability to meet all hauling, dumping, and time constraints requirements outlined in the

SOW while maintaining adherence to local, state, and federal laws.

II. Past Performance

Provide past performance comparable to the services requested under this solicitation.

III. Price

See attached Bid Schedule. Contractor shall provide costs for each item listed for a Base and

Four Option Years. Contractor may use own template to provide costs. Options shall be evaluated according to FAR 52.217-5 - Evaluation of Options (July 1990).

NSN 7540-01-152-8067 OPTIONAL FORM 336 (4-86)

Sponsored by GSA

FAR (48 CFR) 53.110

Dumpster Rental and Waste Disposal Services

SECTION B – SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICES/COSTS

B.1 BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES

This service provides for the health and safety of recreationists on lands managed by the Moab Field Office. The Contractor shall furnish dumpsters and the labor, equipment, supplies, and materials, to haul and dispose of the waste at twenty-four locations including developed campgrounds located in Grand and San Juan County, Utah.

B.2 CONTRACT TYPE AND LINE ITEM DETAIL

BASE YEAR: MAY 6, 2023 – MAY 5, 2024

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10 Dumpster Rental Waste Disposal

EA See attached Bid Schedule

OPTION YEAR 1: MAY 6, 2024 – MAY 5, 2025

NO

DESCRIPTION UNIT TOTAL

QTY

UNIT COST TOTAL

COST

20 Dumpster Rental Waste Disposal

OPTION YEAR 2: MAY 6, 2025 – MAY 5, 2026

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30 Dumpster Rental Waste Disposal

OPTION YEAR 3: MAY 6, 2026 – MAY 5, 2027

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DESCRIPTION UNIT TOTAL

QTY

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COST

40 Dumpster Rental Waste Disposal

OPTION YEAR 4: MAY 6, 2027 – MAY 5, 2028

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QTY

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COST

50 Dumpster Rental Waste Disposal

B.3 BASIS OF PAYMENT

Invoices for payment shall be submitted monthly, and all invoices will show monthly rental fees separate from the service fees. Invoices will show overflow dumpster pick up fee separated from the other services and include photos.

Measurement of pay items shall be as listed in the bid schedule.

SECTION E – INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

E.1 INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

Pursuant to FAR clause 52.212-4, all work described in Section C to be delivered under this purchase order is subject to final inspection and acceptance by an authorized representative of the Government. The authorized representative of the Government is the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR), who is responsible for inspection and acceptance of all services, materials, or supplies to be provided by the Contractor.

E.1.1 Inspection and Acceptance Criteria Final inspection and acceptance of all work performed, reports and other deliverables will be performed at the place of delivery by the COR.

SECTION C – DESCRIPTIONS/SPECIFICATIONS/STATEMENT OF WORK

1.0 Background

This service provides for the health and safety of recreationists on lands managed by the Moab Field Office. The Contractor shall furnish dumpsters and the labor, equipment, supplies, and materials, to haul and dispose of the waste at twenty-four locations including developed campgrounds (“units”) as described in the Statement of Work.

2.0 Scope

Description of Work: Contractor shall furnish when needed dumpster hauling services which includes all equipment, supervision, transportation, labor, operating supplies, and incidentals necessary to haul full dumpsters and replace with an empty dumpster and dispose of all waste in accordance with the following contract specifications and in accordance with State and Federal regulations.

Frequency and Dates of Work: The frequency and exact dates when services will be required cannot be pre-determined. The work expected to be performed is based on previous use is shown in the ‘Locations and Estimated Pick Up’ document and is reflected in the Bid Schedule.

3.0 Objectives

The contractor will provide the containers on site at each of the above locations according to the size and type of container for each site. The containers will be picked up and emptied when notified by phone, by BLM personnel. The numbers of visits per site are estimated and additional visits may be required. The Contracting Officer Representative shall give the Contractor three days advanced notice if more service visits are required. Each additional service visit will be compensated for at the same rate quoted per visit on the schedule.

All containers will be picked up and hauled to an approved landfill or transfer station within 48 hours of notification that the container needs to be dumped/serviced. The contractor is responsible for adhering to all local, county, state and/or federal regulations.

Containers shall not be removed from the location for longer than a period of one hour while servicing to avoid trash being deposited on the ground at or near the site.

All fees associated with the hauling/dumping and all landfill/transfer station fees will be the responsibility of the Contractor.

Ledge A dumpster may be delivered on or about March 14th and removed in early June upon the request of the Government and returned for September and October.

The contractor will provide pick-up refuse that is deposited adjacent to the dumpster when it is full and will place the refuse in the new empty dumpster. This service will be itemized separately on invoices and be accompanied by photos.

3.1 Work will be inspected on a weekly basis to ensure adherence to specifications and that dumpsters are being picked up and replaced within 48 hours of notification.

3.2 Deficient work will be corrected by the contractor within 48 hours of notification.

4.0 Tasks

The Contractor shall make the necessary provisions to prevent losing trash and debris along the roadside while hauling containers/dumpsters.

The contractor will provide pick-up refuse that is deposited adjacent to the dumpster when it is full and will place the refuse in the new empty dumpster. This service will be itemized separately on invoices and be accompanied by photos.

5.0 Delivery

Scheduling of Work: Hours of Work: Work shall be scheduled so that it is accomplished between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 5:00 P.M Monday through Friday.

Each container will be fabricated of steel and be of the roll off type. Each container will have a metal covered top with a minimum of 3' x 3' openings with metal fabricated hinged on either right or left sides for access from either side of container unless otherwise specified. Each container lid will be fully accessible from ground level.

Each container will have functional straps, stretch cords, or a means to easily keep container doors securely closed to prevent refuse from falling out during heavy winds, inclement weather, when container is full, and during transport. Ensuring that containers close securely will prevent Ravens from picking and scattering the refuse through open doors and other animals getting into the refuse. The dumpsters at the Westwater Ranger Station and Dewey Bridge Campground must be constructed of steel and have metal loops/ and/ or hasps installed as a means of locking/ securing and being and bearproof.

Contracting Officer Representative (COR) or Project Inspector (PI) shall notify the Contractor of the required servicing. This initial notification shall be by phone. Response time for emergency servicing shall be by mutual agreement between both parties.

A pre-work meeting shall be held prior to the start of the work. The Contractor will be notified in advance of the meeting time, date, and place. The purpose will be to review required work, invoicing, and other administrative provisions of the Contract.

The work will be inspected randomly by the COR or PI on the scheduled date and time of pumping services.

Remedy in the event of deficient work: the Contractor shall be notified by the COR or Contracting Officer (CO) immediately and will have forty-eight (48) hours in which to correct the work. The Contractor shall notify the COR or CO immediately after work is corrected. Deficient work not corrected by the Contractor in the prescribed time shall result in non-payment of bid item. Deficient work not corrected by the Contractor in the prescribed time shall result in non-payment of bid item.

The unit of measurement is ‘Each’, each vault is the measurement unit. One unit (each) shall be one dumpster service for each dumpster at the work site.

Invoices shall be submitted monthly. Prices and payment will be full compensation for the work described in this section. Payment will be as shown in the Bid Schedule.

6.0 Government Furnished Property

There is no furnished property from the Government.

7.0 Security

The work will be completed within developed recreation sites on lands managed by the BLM. The contractor is responsible for their own safety with regard to operation of equipment, handling of septage, and natural conditions including weather events.

8.0 Place of Performance

Work under this Contract is in Grand and San Juan Counties, Utah. See Location Map and attached spreadsheet for locations within the counties.

Access to Work Sites: Most sites are accessible via paved roads. Several sites are accessed by maintained graveled roads and are depicted on the enclosed map. These include Kane Creek Road, Klondike Bluffs, Ken’s Lake, Bar M, Horsethief, Cowboy Camp, Lone Mesa, Fisher Towers and Lower and Upper Onion Creek.

Security/Safety: The Contractor shall be responsible for securing the dumpsters when hauling to and from BLM managed lands and developed recreation facilities.

Big Bend Campground:

Site is located approximately 7 miles from Moab on State Route 128.

Cisco Boat Ramp:

Site is located approximately 40 miles from Moab on State Route 128 to the town o Cisco and then approximately 6 miles to the boat ramp located adjacent to the Colorado River.

Courthouse Rock Campground:

Site is located approximately 12 miles north of Moab, off Hwy 191 turn left on Mill Canyon Road, travel approximately 1 mile on graded gravel road and turn left at the “Y” intersection. Campground is on the right.

Dewey Bridge Campground:

Site is located approximately 27 miles from Moab on State Route 128.

Gold Bar Group Site Campground:

Site is located approximately 10 miles downstream of the intersection of Hwy 191 and State Route 279 (the Potash Road).

Goose Island Campground:

Site is located approximately 3 miles from Moab on State Route 128.

Grandstaff Campground:

Site is located approximately 4.2 miles from Moab on State Route 128

Hall Canyon Campground:

Site is located approximately 6 miles from Moab on State Route 128.

Hittle Bottom Campground:

Site is located approximately 22 miles from Moab on State Route 128.

Horsethief Campground:

Site is located 12.5 miles up State Route 313 from the intersection with Hwy. 191.

Jaycee Park Campground:

Site is located approximately 3 miles downstream from the intersection with Hwy 191and State Route 279 (Potash Road).

Ken's Lake Campground East Loop:

Site is located approximately 15 miles from Moab south on Hwy 191, and approximately 6 miles on the La Sal Mountain Loop Road to Ken's Lake Campground (on the east loop).

Ken’s Lake Day Use Area:

Site is located approximately 15 miles from Moab south on Hwy 191, and approximately 6 miles on the La Sal Mountain Loop Road to Ken's Lake Day Use Area.

Ken's Lake West:

Site is located approximately 15 miles from Moab south on Hwy 191, and approximately 6 miles on the La Sal Mountain Loop Road to Ken's Lake Campground (on the west loop).

King’s Bottom:

Site is located approximately 2 miles up the Kane Creek Road from Main Street in Moab.

Ledge A Campground:

Site is located approximately 9 miles from Moab on the Kane Creek Road. (Typically removed after Memorial Day and returned before Labor Day, as campground is closed for the summer.)

Ledge B Campground:

Site is located approximately 9 miles from Moab on the Kane Creek Road.

Lone Mesa campground:

Site is located approximately 11 miles up State Route 313 from the intersection with Hwy 191.

Lower Onion Creek Campground:

Site is located approximately 23.5 miles upstream on Hwy 128 from the intersection with Hwy 191.

Klondike Campground (coming in June/July 2021) Site is located approximately 20 miles north on Hwy 191 take Rd 143 and head south past the corrugated metal toilet. Campground will be located on the north side of the road before the Copper Ridge trailhead.)

Moab Field Office Wareyard:

Site is inside the gate 82 E Dogwood, Moab Utah.

Williams Bottom Campground:

Site is approximately 3 miles downstream from the intersection of Hwy 191 and State Route 279 (Potash Road).

Windwhistle Campground:

Site is approximately 32 miles south of Moab south on Hwy 191, then 5.7 miles north on County Road 133 (Needles Overlook Road).

Westwater Ranger Station:

The Westwater Ranger Station is located approximately 80 miles northeast of Moab, Utah. There are black bears in the area, so the dumpster shall be steel construction and accommodate approximately 18 cubic yards of refuse. The doors on the dumpster shall be constructed of steel and have metal loops and/or hasps installed, as a means of locking/securing the contents.

9.0 Period of Performance

Base and four (4) Option Years

Clauses

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

SERVICES (DEC 2022)

---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) (APR 2013)

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:

[Contracting Officer to edit and include the documentation required under this contract]:SEE BOX

BELOW

The Contractor shall also submit an electronic copy of the IPP invoice to SEE EMAIL BOX BELOW once the invoice has been submitted to IPP. Failure to email the invoice may cause significant delay or possible rejection of your payment request.

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)

DOI-AAAP-0050 CONTRACTOR PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT REPORTING SYSTEM (DEC 2015)

1) FAR 42.1502 directs all Federal agencies to collect past performance information on contracts. The Department of the Interior (DOI) has implemented the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) to comply with this regulation. One or more past performance evaluations will be conducted in order to record your contract performance as required by FAR 42.15.

2) The past performance evaluation process is a totally paperless process using CPARS. CPARS is a web-based system that allows for electronic processing of the performance evaluation report.

Once the report is processed, it is available in the Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS) for Government use in evaluating past performance as part of a source selection action.

3) We request that you furnish the Contracting Officer (CO) with the name, position title, phone number, and email address for each person designated to have access to your firm's past performance evaluation(s) for the contract no later than 30 days after award. Each person granted access will have the ability to provide comments in the Contractor portion of the report and state whether or not the Contractor agrees with the evaluation, before returning the report to the Assessing Official (AO). Information in the report must be protected as source selection sensitive information not releasable to the public.

4) When your Contractor Representative(s) are registered in CPARS, they will receive an automatically generated email with detailed login instructions. Further details, systems requirements, and training information for CPARS is available at https://www.cpars.gov/.

5) Within 60 days after the end of a performance period, the AO will complete an interim or final past performance evaluation, and the report will be accessible at https://www.cpars.gov/.

a) Contractor Representatives may then provide comments in response to the evaluation, or return the evaluation without comment.

b) Your comments should focus on objective facts in the AO's narrative and should provide your views on the causes and ramifications of the assessed performance.

c) All information provided should be reviewed for accuracy prior to submission.

d) If you elect not to provide comments, please acknowledge receipt of the evaluation by indicating "No comment" in the space provided, and then selecting “Accept the Ratings and Close the Evaluation”.

e) Your response is due within 60 calendar days after receipt of the CPAR. On day 15, the evaluation will become available in PPIRS-RC marked as “Pending” with or without comments and whether or not it has been closed.

f) If you do not sign and submit the CPAR within 60 days, it will automatically be returned to the Government and will be annotated: "The report was delivered/received by the contractor on (date). The contractor neither signed nor offered comment in response to this assessment."

6) The following guidelines apply concerning your use of the past performance evaluation:

a) Protect the evaluation as source selection information. After review, transmit the evaluation by completing and submitting the form through CPARS. If for some reason you are unable to view and/or submit the form through CPARS, contact the CO for instructions.

b) Strictly control access to the evaluation within your organization. Ensure the evaluation is never released to persons or entities outside of your control.

c) Prohibit the use of or reference to evaluation data for advertising, promotional material, pre-award surveys, responsibility determinations, production readiness reviews, or other similar purposes.

7) If you wish to discuss a past performance evaluation, you should request a meeting in writing to the CO no later than seven days following your receipt of the evaluation. The meeting will be held in person or via telephone or other means during your 60-day review period.

8) A copy of the completed past performance evaluation will be available in CPARS for your viewing and for Government use supporting source selection actions after it has been finalized.

52.217-8 OPTION TO EXTEND SERVICES (NOV 1999)

The Government may require continued performance of any services within the limits and at the rates specified in the contract. These rates may be adjusted only as a result of revisions to prevailing labor rates provided by the Secretary of Labor. The option provision may be exercised more than once, but the total extension of performance hereunder shall not exceed 6 months. The Contracting Officer may exercise the option by written notice to the Contractor within 30 days.

(End of clause)

52.217-9 OPTION TO EXTEND THE TERM OF THE CONTRACT (MAR 2000)

(a) The Government may extend the term of this contract by written notice to the Contractor within 15 days; provided that the Government gives the Contractor a preliminary written notice of its intent to extend at least 30 days before the contract expires. The preliminary notice does not commit the Government to an extension.

(b) If the Government exercises this option, the extended contract shall be considered to include this option clause.

(c) The total duration of this contract, including the exercise of any options under this clause, shall not exceed 5 years.

(End of clause)

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52.212-5 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT STATUTES OR EXECUTIVE

ORDERS--COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES (MAR 2023)

(a) The Contractor shall comply with the following Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clauses, which are incorporated in this contract by reference, to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial products and commercial services:

(1) 52.203-19, Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements (Jan

2017) (section 743 of Division E, Title VII, of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub. L. 113-235) and its successor provisions in subsequent appropriations acts (and as extended in continuing resolutions)).

(2) 52.204-23, Prohibition on Contracting for Hardware, Software, and Services Developed or Provided by Kaspersky Lab and Other Covered Entities (Nov 2021) (Section 1634 of Pub. L. 115-91).

(3) 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment. (Nov 2021) (Section 889(a)(1)(A) of Pub. L. 115-232).

(4) 52.209-10, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations (Nov 2015).

(5) 52.232-40, Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (Mar 2023) ( 31 U.S.C.

3903 and 10 U.S.C. 3801).

(6) 52.233-3, Protest After Award (Aug 1996) (31 U.S.C. 3553).

(7) 52.233-4, Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (Oct 2004) (Public Laws 108-77 and 108-78 ( 19 U.S.C. 3805 note)).

(b) The Contractor shall comply with the FAR clauses in this paragraph (b) that the Contracting Officer has indicated as being incorporated in this contract by reference to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial products and commercial services:

[X] (1) 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government (Jun 2020), with Alternate I (Nov

2021) (41 U.S.C. 4704 and 10 U.S.C. 4655).

[ ] (2) 52.203-13, Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct (Nov 2021) (41 U.S.C. 3509)).

[ ] (3) 52.203-15, Whistleblower Protections under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

(Jun 2010) (Section 1553 of Pub. L. 111-5). (Applies to contracts funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.)

[ ] (4) 52.204-10, Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (Jun 2020) (Pub. L.

109-282) ( 31 U.S.C. 6101 note).

[ ] (5) [Reserved].

[X] (6) 52.204-14, Service Contract Reporting Requirements (Oct 2016) (Pub. L. 111-117, section 743 of Div.

C).

[ ] (7) 52.204-15, Service Contract Reporting Requirements for Indefinite-Delivery Contracts (Oct 2016)

(Pub. L. 111-117, section 743 of Div. C).

[X] (8) 52.209-6, Protecting the Government’s Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment. (Nov 2021) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note).

[ ] (9) 52.209-9, Updates of Publicly Available Information Regarding Responsibility Matters (Oct 2018) (41

U.S.C. 2313).

[ ] (10) [Reserved].

[ ] (11) 52.219-3, Notice of HUBZone Set-Aside or Sole-Source Award (Oct 2022) (15 U.S.C. 657a).

[ ] (12) 52.219-4, Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns (Oct 2022) (if the offeror elects to waive the preference, it shall so indicate in its offer) (15 U.S.C. 657a).

[ ] (13) [Reserved] [ ] (14) (i) 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (Nov 2020) (15 U.S.C. 644).

[ ] (ii) Alternate I (Mar 2020) of 52.219-6.

[ ] (15) (i) 52.219-7, Notice of Partial Small Business Set-Aside (Nov 2020) (15 U.S.C. 644).

[ ] (ii) Alternate I (Mar 2020) of 52.219-7.

[ ] (16) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (Oct 2022) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(2) and (3)).

[ ] (17) (i) 52.219-9, Small Business Subcontracting Plan (Oct 2022) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(4)).

[ ] (ii) Alternate I (Nov 2016) of 52.219-9.

[ ] (iii) Alternate II (Nov 2016) of 52.219-9.

[ ] (iv) Alternate III (Jun 2020) of 52.219-9.

[ ] (v) Alternate IV (Sep 2021) of 52.219-9

[ ] (18) (i) 52.219-13, Notice of Set-Aside of Orders (Mar 2020) (15 U.S.C. 644(r)).

[ ] (ii) Alternate I (Mar 2020) of 52.219-13.

[ ] (19) 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting (Oct 2022) (15 U.S.C. 637(a)(14)).

[ ] (20) 52.219-16, Liquidated Damages-Subcontracting Plan (Sep 2021) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(4)(F)(i)).

[ ] (21) 52.219-27, Notice of Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside (Oct 2022) (15

U.S.C. 657f).

[ ] (22) (i) 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Representation (Mar 2023) (15 U.S.C. 632(a)(2)).

[ ] (ii) Alternate I (MAR 2020) of 52.219-28.

[ ] (23) 52.219-29, Notice of Set-Aside for, or Sole Source Award to, Economically Disadvantaged Women-

Owned Small Business Concerns (Oct 2022) (15 U.S.C. 637(m)).

[ ] (24) 52.219-30, Notice of Set-Aside for, or Sole Source Award to, Women-Owned Small Business

Concerns Eligible Under the Women-Owned Small Business Program (Oct 2022) (15 U.S.C.

637(m)).

[ ] (25) 52.219-32, Orders Issued Directly Under Small Business Reserves (Mar 2020) (15 U.S.C. 644(r)).

[ ] (26) 52.219-33, Nonmanufacturer Rule (Sep 2021) (15U.S.C. 637(a)(17)).

[X] (27) 52.222-3, Convict Labor (Jun 2003) (E.O.11755).

[X] (28) 52.222-19, Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (Dec 2022) (E.O.13126).

[X] (29) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Apr 2015).

[X] (30) (i) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Sep 2016) (E.O.11246).

[ ] (ii) Alternate I (Feb 1999) of 52.222-26.

[X] (31) (i) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (Jun 2020) (38 U.S.C. 4212).

[ ] (ii) Alternate I (Jul 2014) of 52.222-35.

[X] (32) (i) 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (Jun 2020) (29 U.S.C. 793).

[ ] (ii) Alternate I (Jul 2014) of 52.222-36.

[X] (33) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans (Jun 2020) (38 U.S.C. 4212).

[ ] (34) 52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act (Dec 2010) (E.O.

13496).

[X] (35) (i) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (Nov 2021) (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O. 13627).

[ ] (ii) Alternate I (Mar 2015) of 52.222-50 (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O. 13627).

[X] (36) 52.222-54, Employment Eligibility Verification (May 2022). (Executive Order 12989). (Not applicable to the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items or certain other types of commercial products or commercial services as prescribed in 22.1803.)

[ ] (37) (i) 52.223-9, Estimate of Percentage of Recovered Material Content for EPA–Designated Items (May 2008) ( 42 U.S.C. 6962(c)(3)(A)(ii)). (Not applicable to the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items.)

[ ] (ii) Alternate I (May 2008) of 52.223-9 (42 U.S.C. 6962(i)(2)(C)). (Not applicable to the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items.)

[ ] (38) 52.223-11, Ozone-Depleting Substances and High Global Warming Potential Hydrofluorocarbons (Jun 2016) (E.O. 13693).

[ ] (39) 52.223-12, Maintenance, Service, Repair, or Disposal of Refrigeration Equipment and Air Conditioners (Jun 2016) (E.O. 13693).

[ ] (40) (i) 52.223-13, Acquisition of EPEAT®-Registered Imaging Equipment (Jun 2014) (E.O.s 13423 and 13514).

[ ] (ii) Alternate I (Oct 2015) of 52.223-13.

[ ] (41) (i) 52.223-14, Acquisition of EPEAT®-Registered Televisions (Jun 2014) (E.O.s 13423 and 13514).

[ ] (ii) Alternate I (Jun 2014) of 52.223-14.

[ ] (42) 52.223-15, Energy Efficiency in Energy-Consuming Products (May 2020) (42 U.S.C. 8259b).

[ ] (43) (i) 52.223-16, Acquisition of EPEAT®-Registered Personal Computer Products (Oct 2015) (E.O.s

13423 and 13514).

[ ] (ii) Alternate I (Jun 2014) of 52.223-16.

[X] (44) 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (Jun 2020) (E.O.

13513).

[ ] (45) 52.223-20, Aerosols (Jun 2016) (E.O. 13693).

[ ] (46) 52.223-21, Foams (Jun 2016) (E.O. 13693).

[ ] (47) (i) 52.224-3 Privacy Training (Jan 2017) (5 U.S.C. 552 a).

[ ] (ii) Alternate I (Jan 2017) of 52.224-3.

[X] (48) (i) 52.225-1, Buy American-Supplies (Oct 2022) (41 U.S.C. chapter 83).

[ ] (49) (i) 52.225-3, Buy American-Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act (Dec 2022) (19 U.S.C. 3301 note, 19 U.S.C. 2112 note, 19 U.S.C. 3805 note, 19 U.S.C. 4001 note, 19 U.S.C. chapter 29 (sections 4501-4732), Pub. L. 103-182, 108-77, 108-78, 108-286, 108-302, 109-53, 109-169, 109-283, 110- 138, 112-41, 112-42, and 112-43.

[ ] (ii) Alternate I [Reserved].

[ ] (iii) Alternate II (Dec 2022) of 52.225-3.

[ ] (iv) Alternate III (Jan 2021) of 52.225-3.

[ ] (50) 52.225-5, Trade Agreements (Dec 2022) (19 U.S.C. 2501, et seq., 19 U.S.C. 3301 note).

[X] (51) 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (Feb 2021) (E.O.’s, proclamations, and statutes administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury).

[ ] (52) 52.225-26, Contractors Performing Private Security Functions Outside the United States (Oct 2016)

(Section 862, as amended, of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008; 10 U.S.C. Subtitle A, Part V, Subpart G Note).

[ ] (53) 52.226-4, Notice of Disaster or Emergency Area Set-Aside (Nov 2007) (42 U.S.C. 5150).

[ ] (54) 52.226-5, Restrictions on Subcontracting Outside Disaster or Emergency Area (Nov 2007) (42 U.S.C.

5150).

[ ] (55) 52.229-12, Tax on Certain Foreign Procurements (Feb 2021).

[ ] (56) 52.232-29, Terms for Financing of Purchases of Commercial Products and Commercial Services

(Nov 2021) (41 U.S.C. 4505, 10 U.S.C. 3805).

[ ] (57) 52.232-30, Installment Payments for Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Nov 2021) (41

U.S.C. 4505, 10 U.S.C. 3805).

[X] (58) 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-System for Award Management (Oct 2018) (31

U.S.C. 3332).

[ ] (59) 52.232-34, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Other than System for Award Management (Jul

2013) (31 U.S.C. 3332).

[ ] (60) 52.232-36, Payment by Third Party (May 2014) (31 U.S.C. 3332).

[ ] (61) 52.239-1, Privacy or Security Safeguards (Aug 1996) (5 U.S.C. 552a).

[ ] (62) 52.242-5, Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (Jan 2017) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(13)).

[ ] (63) (i) 52.247-64, Preference for Privately Owned U.S.-Flag Commercial Vessels (Nov 2021) (46 U.S.C.

55305 and 10 U.S.C. 2631).

[ ] (ii) Alternate I (Apr 2003) of 52.247-64.

[ ] (iii) Alternate II (Nov 2021) of 52.247-64.

(c) The Contractor shall comply with the FAR clauses in this paragraph (c), applicable to commercial services, that the Contracting Officer has indicated as being incorporated in this contract by reference to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial products and commercial services:

[ ] (1) 52.222-41, Service Contract Labor Standards (Aug 2018) (41 U.S.C. chapter67).

[ ] (2) 52.222-42, Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires (May 2014) (29 U.S.C. 206 and 41 U.S.C.

chapter 67).

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

Employee Class Monetary Wage-Fringe Benefits

[List as necessary]

[X] (3) 52.222-43, Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Labor Standards-Price Adjustment (Multiple Year and Option Contracts) (Aug 2018) (29 U.S.C. 206 and 41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

[ ] (4) 52.222-44, Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Labor Standards-Price Adjustment (May 2014) ( 29U.S.C.206 and 41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

[ ] (5) 52.222-51, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Maintenance, Calibration, or Repair of Certain Equipment-Requirements (May 2014) (41 U.S.C.

chapter 67).

[ ] (6) 52.222-53, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Certain Services-Requirements (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

[X] (7) 52.222-55, Minimum Wages for Contractor Workers Under Executive Order 14026 (Jan 2022).

[X] (8) 52.222-62, Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706 (Jan 2022) (E.O. 13706).

[ ] (9) 52.226-6, Promoting Excess Food Donation to Nonprofit Organizations (Jun 2020) (42 U.S.C. 1792).

(d) Comptroller General Examination of Record. The Contractor shall comply with the provisions of this paragraph (d) if this contract was awarded using other than sealed bid, is in excess of the simplified acquisition threshold, as defined in FAR 2.101, on the date of award of this contract, and does not contain the clause at 52.215-2, Audit and Records-Negotiation.

(1) The Comptroller General of the United States, or an authorized representative of the Comptroller General, shall have access to and right to examine any of the Contractor’s directly pertinent records involving transactions related to this contract.

(2) The Contractor shall make available at its offices at all reasonable times the records, materials, and other evidence for examination, audit, or reproduction, until 3 years after final payment under this contract or for any shorter period specified in FAR subpart 4.7, Contractor Records Retention, of the other clauses of this contract. If this contract is completely or partially terminated, the records relating to the work terminated shall be made available for 3 years after any resulting final termination settlement. Records relating to appeals under the disputes clause or to litigation or the settlement of claims arising under or relating to this contract shall be made available until such appeals, litigation, or claims are finally resolved.

(3) As used in this clause, records include books, documents, accounting procedures and practices, and other data, regardless of type and regardless of form. This does not require the Contractor to create or maintain any record that the Contractor does not maintain in the ordinary course of business or pursuant to a provision of law.

(e) (1) Notwithstanding the requirements of the clauses in paragraphs (a), (b), (c), and (d) of this clause, the Contractor is not required to flow down any FAR clause, other than those in this paragraph (e)(1), in a subcontract for commercial products and commercial services. Unless otherwise indicated below, the extent of the flow down shall be as required by the clause-

(i) 52.203-13, Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct (Nov 2021) (41 U.S.C. 3509).

(ii) 52.203-19, Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements (Jan 2017) (section 743 of Division E, Title VII, of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub. L. 113-235) and its successor provisions in subsequent appropriations acts (and as extended in continuing resolutions)).

(iii) 52.204-23, Prohibition on Contracting for Hardware, Software, and Services Developed or Provided by Kaspersky Lab and Other Covered Entities (Nov 2021) (Section 1634 of Pub.

L. 115-91).

(iv) 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment. (Nov 2021) (Section 889(a)(1)(A) of Pub. L. 115-232).

(v) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (Oct 2022) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(2) and (3)), in all subcontracts that offer further subcontracting opportunities. If the subcontract (except subcontracts to small business concerns) exceeds the applicable threshold specified in FAR 19.702(a) on the date of subcontract award, the subcontractor must include 52.219-8 in lower tier subcontracts that offer subcontracting opportunities.

(vi) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Apr 2015).

(vii) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Sep 2015) (E.O.11246).

(viii) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (Jun 2020) (38 U.S.C. 4212).

(ix) 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (Jun 2020) (29 U.S.C. 793).

(x) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans (Jun 2020) (38 U.S.C. 4212).

(xi) 52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act (Dec 2010) (E.O. 13496). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (f) of FAR clause 52.222- 40.

(xii) 52.222-41, Service Contract Labor Standards (Aug 2018) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

(xiii) (A) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (Nov 2021) (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O 13627).

(B) Alternate I (Mar 2015) of 52.222-50 (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O. 13627).

(xiv) 52.222-51, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Maintenance, Calibration, or Repair of Certain Equipment-Requirements (May2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

(xv) 52.222-53, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Certain Services-Requirements (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

(xvi) 52.222-54, Employment Eligibility Verification (May 2022) (E.O. 12989).

(xvii) 52.222-55, Minimum Wages for Contractor Workers Under Executive Order 14026 (Jan 2022).

(xviii) 52.222-62, Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706 (Jan 2022) (E.O. 13706).

(xix) (A) 52.224-3, Privacy Training (Jan 2017) (5 U.S.C. 552a). (B) Alternate I (Jan 2017) of 52.224-3.

(xx) 52.225-26, Contractors Performing Private Security Functions Outside the United States (Oct 2016) (Section 862, as amended, of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008;

10 U.S.C. Subtitle A, Part V, Subpart G Note).

(xxi) 52.226-6, Promoting Excess Food Donation to Nonprofit Organizations (Nov 2021) (42 U.S.C.

1792). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (e) of FAR clause 52.226-6.

(xxii) 52.247-64, Preference for Privately Owned U.S.-Flag Commercial Vessels (Feb 2006) (46 U.S.C.

55305 and 10 U.S.C. 2631). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (d) of FAR clause 52.247-64.

(2) While not required, the Contractor may include in its subcontracts for commercial products and commercial services a minimal number of additional clauses necessary to satisfy its contractual obligations.

(End of clause)

Contract Documents, Exhibits, or Attachments

Provisions

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

(MAR2023)

---Addendum to 52.212-1---

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. The offeror requests that this information not be disclosed to the public, except as may be required by law. The offeror also requests that this information not be used in whole or part by the government for any purpose other than to evaluate the proposal, except that if a contract is awarded to the offeror as a result of or in connection with the submission of the proposal, the Government shall have the right to use the information to the extent provided in the contract."

(c) The offeror shall also specifically identify trade secret information and confidential commercial and financial information on the pages of the proposal on which it appears and shall mark each such page with the following legend:

"This page contains trade secrets or confidential commercial and financial information which the offeror believes to be exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act and which is subject to the legend contained on the cover page of this proposal."

(d) Information in a proposal identified by an offeror as trade secret information or confidential commercial and financial information shall be used by the Government only for the purpose of evaluating the proposal, except that (i) if a contract is awarded to the offeror as a result of or in connection with submission of the proposal, the Government shall have the right to use the information as provided in the contract, and (ii) if the same information is obtained from another source without restriction it may be used without restriction.

(e) If a request under the Freedom of Information Act seeks access to information in a proposal identified as trade secret information or confidential commercial and financial information, full consideration will be given to the offeror's view that the information constitutes trade secrets or confidential commercial or financial information.