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BLM WY-STATE OFC BUS MGMT BR(WY951)

5353 YELLOWSTONE RD.

CHEYENNE WY 82009

07/28/2026 1500 PD

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Caitlyn Warner 7758616495

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Caitlyn Warner

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Rocky Ridge Cultural Resources Inventory

UEI: __________________________________

All questions regarding this solicitation must be submitted in writing to Cat Warner at

Caitlyn_Warner@ios.doi.gov no later than July

21, 2026, at 1500 PDT. Questions received will be answered through an amendment to this solicitation. Quotes and supporting documentation must be submitted via email to

Caitlyn_Warner@ios.doi.gov no later than July

28, 2026, at 1500 PDT. See attached for required Technical and Price information requested.

Period of Performance: 08/15/2026 to

02/11/2027

00010 Phase I - Background Research and Inventory

Strategy Development: 60 days from award; 15% partial payment.

Product/Service Code: B503

Product/Service Description: SPECIAL

STUDIES/ANALYSIS-

ARCHEOLOGICAL/PALEONTOLOGICAL

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NSN 7540-01-152-8067

140L6226Q0016

00020 Phase II - Fieldwork (Inventory and Site

Re-Recordings): 130 days from award; 35% partial payment.

Product/Service Code: B503

Product/Service Description: SPECIAL

STUDIES/ANALYSIS-

ARCHEOLOGICAL/PALEONTOLOGICAL

00030 Phase III - Draft Deliverables (Report, New and

Updated Site Forms, GIS/GPS Shapefiles and

Maps) Submission: 160 days from award; 25% partial payment.

Product/Service Code: B503

Product/Service Description: SPECIAL

STUDIES/ANALYSIS-

ARCHEOLOGICAL/PALEONTOLOGICAL

00040 Phase III - Draft Deliverables (Report, New and

Updated Site Forms, GIS/GPS Shapefiles and

Maps) Submission: 160 days from award; 25% partial payment.

Product/Service Code: B503

Product/Service Description: SPECIAL

STUDIES/ANALYSIS-

ARCHEOLOGICAL/PALEONTOLOGICAL

Contract Administrative Point of Contact:

Caitlyn (Cat) Warner - Contracting Officer

Email: caitlyn_warner@ios.doi.gov

Phone: 775-861-6495

Rocky Ridge Cultural Resources Inventory Issuing Office: BLM Wyoming State Office

Location: BLM-WY Lander Field Office Solicitation Number: 140L6226Q0016

TABLE OF CONTENTS

SECTION 1 SPECIFICATIONS

SECTION 2 CONTRACT CLAUSES

52.252-2 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE FEB 1998

52.252-6 AUTHORIZED DEVIATIONS IN CLAUSES. (NOV 2020)

1452.201-70 AUTHORITIES AND DELEGATIONS SEP 2011

1452.204-70 RELEASE OF CLAIMS (JUL 1996)

ELECTRONIC INVOICING AND PAYMENT REQUIREMENTS–INVOICE PROCESSING PLATFORM (IPP) FEB

GREEN PROCUREMENT REQUIREMENTS

SECTION 3 LIST OF ATTACHMENTS

SECTION 4 REPRESENTATIONS, CERTIFICATIONS, AND OTHER STATEMENTS OF

OFFERORS

52.252-1 SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE FEB 1998

52.252-5 AUTHORIZED DEVIATIONS IN PROVISIONS NOV 2020

QUOTE SUBMISSION

52.212-2 EVALUATION – COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES DEVIATION

MAR 2026

1452.215-71 USE AND DISCLOSURE OF PROPOSAL INFORMATION - DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

APR 1984

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SECTION 1 SPECIFICATIONS

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Wyoming, Lander Field Office, has a requirement for cultural resources inventory consisting of an intensive survey of 305 acres with the goal of recording Oregon, California, Mormon Pioneer, and Pony Express National Historic Trails (NHTs) Segments and NHT-related sites within the Rocky Ridge Area. Non-NHT-related sites would be noted but not formally recorded. Rocky Ridge is a highly significant portion of the NHTs with numerous route braids and associated sites. The deliverables from this acquisition will provide BLM with essential information regarding the location of trail traces/braids and associated sites in this area which will support compliance with Resource Management Plan goals and decisions, and National Trails Act regulations.

This acquisition is being procured as a Total Small Business Set Aside under the NAICS code 541720 Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities.

The Government anticipates award of a single firm fixed price contract.

Government Inspection and Acceptance: The Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) will monitor performance and review deliverables for technical compliance. The Contracting Officer is the only individual authorized to accept deliverables on behalf of the Government. Acceptance will occur after the Government determines that all contract requirements have been satisfactorily met in accordance with FAR Part 46 and FAR 52.246-4, Inspection of Services—Fixed-Price.

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

SECTION 2 CONTRACT CLAUSES

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):

FAR Clauses: www.acquisition.gov/far/part-52 DOI Clauses: www.acquisition.gov/diar/part-1452-solicitation-provisions-and-contract-clauses Revolutionary FAR Overhaul Clauses: www.acquisition.gov/far-overhaul/far-part-deviation-guide/far-overhaul-part-52

Clauses Title Date 52.204-13 System for Award Maintenance DEVIATION Mar 2026

52.204-19 Incorporation by Reference of Representations and Certifications Dec 2014

52.209-10 Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic DEVIATION MAY 2026 http://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-52 http://www.acquisition.gov/diar/part-1452-solicitation-provisions-and-contract-clauses http://www.acquisition.gov/far-overhaul/far-part-deviation-guide/far-overhaul-part-52

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Corporations 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions – Commercial items DEVIATION Mar 2026 52.219-6 Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside DEVIATION JAN 2026 52.219-28 Post-Award Small Business Program Representation DEVIATION JAN 2026 52.222-3 Convict Labor DEVIATION MAY 2026 52.222-36 Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities DEVIATION MAY 2026 52.222-41 Service Contract Labor Standards DEVIATION MAY 2026 52.222-42 Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires MAY 2014 52.222-50 Combatting Trafficking in Persons DEVIATION MAY 2026 52.222-55 Minimum Wages for Contractor Workers Under Ex.

Order 14026 Jan 2022

52.222-62 Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706 DEVIATION MAY 2026 52.222-90 Addressing DEI Discrimination by Federal Contractors DEVIATION APR 2026 52.223-23 Sustainable Products DEVIATION MAY 2026 52.226-8 Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging

While Driving

MAY 2024

52.232-39 Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations Jun 2013 52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business

Subcontractors Mar 2023

52.233-3 Protest After Award AUG 1996 52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim OCT 2004 52.240-91 Security Prohibitions and Exclusions DEVIATION MAR 2026 52.242-15 Stop-Work Order Aug 1989 52.242-17 Government Delay of Work APR 1984 52.243-1 Changes-Fixed-Price Alternate 1 DEVIATION OCT 2025 52.244-6 Subcontracts for Commercial Products and Commercial

Services

DEVIATION MAY 2026

52.246-4 Inspection of Services – Fixed Price Aug 1996

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 Regulation (48 CFR

14) clause with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of (DEVIATION) after the name of the regulation.

(End of clause)

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

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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.

1452.204-70 Release of Claims (JUL 1996)

After completion of work and prior to final payment, the Contractor shall furnish the Contracting Officer with a release of claims against the United States relating to this contract. The Release of Claims form (DI-137) shall be used for this purpose. The form provides for exception of specified claims from operation of the release.

(End of clause) 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).

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"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:

1. A copy of the Contractor’s invoice, to include the finalized OF-286 invoice from the incident.

2. The contract number.

3. The invoice number.

4. Dates of transactions.

5. A description of the line items being billed

6. The unit prices for each line item.

7. Quantities for each line item.

8. Total amount of each line item.

9. Overall invoice total.

10. All receipts for travel (meals, lodging, transportation).

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)

Green Procurement Requirements

In the performance of this service or construction contract, the Contractor shall make maximum use of products identified on the mandatory environmental purchasing list at the following links, if applicable:

• U.S. EPA Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines published at www.epa.gov/cpg/products.htm

• USDA Biobased product listings published at www.biopreferred.gov

• Energy Star® product listings published at www.energystar.gov/products

• FEMP Low Standby Power product listings published at http://energy.gov/eere/femp/covered-productcategories

Contractor shall comply with all reporting requirements stated in the applicable clause(s):

• 52.223-1 Biobased Product Certification (MAY 2024) (DEVIATION MAY 2026)

• 52.223-2 Affirmative Procurement of Biobased Products under Service and Construction

Contracts (MAY 2024) (DEVIATION MAY 2026) https://www.ipp.gov/ mailto:IPPCustomerSupport@fiscal.treasury.gov http://www.epa.gov/cpg/products.htm http://www.biopreferred.gov/ http://www.energystar.gov/products http://energy.gov/eere/femp/covered-productcategories http://energy.gov/eere/femp/covered-productcategories

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SECTION 3 LIST OF ATTACHMENTS

1. Statement of Work (7 pages)

2. SCA Wage Determination 2015-5407 (10 pages)

3. Rocky Ridge Cultural Project Maps (2 pages)

SECTION 4 REPRESENTATIONS, CERTIFICATIONS, AND OTHER STATEMENTS OF

OFFERORS

52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference Feb 1998

This solicitation incorporates one or more solicitation provisions by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. The offeror is cautioned that the listed provisions may include blocks that must be completed by the offeror and submitted with its quotation or offer. In lieu of submitting the full text of those provisions, the offeror may identify the provision by paragraph identifier and provide the appropriate information with its quotation or offer. Also, the full text of a solicitation provision may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es):

FAR Provisions: www.acquisition.gov/far/part-52 DOI Provisions: www.acquisition.gov/diar/part-1452-solicitation-provisions-and-contract-clauses Revolutionary FAR Overhaul Provisions: www.acquisition.gov/far-overhaul/far-part-deviation-guide/far-overhaul-part-52

(End of provision)

52.252-5 Authorized Deviations in Provisions Nov 2020

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

(b) The use in this solicitation of any Department of Interior Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR Chapter

14) provision with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of "(DEVIATION)" after the name of the regulation.

Clauses Title Date

52.203-18 Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements-Representation

Jan 2017

52.204-7 System for Award Management DEVIATION MAR 2026

52.209-11 Representation by Corporations Regarding Delinquent Tax Liability or a Felony Conviction under any Federal Law

DEVIATION MAY 2026

52.209-12 Certification Regarding Tax Matters.\ OCT 2020 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors—Commercial Products and

Commercial Services.

DEVIATION MAR 2026

52.219-1 Small Business Program Representations NAICS 541720 Size $28 Million

DEVIATION JAN 2026

http://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-52 http://www.acquisition.gov/diar/part-1452-solicitation-provisions-and-contract-clauses

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52.237-1 Site Visit Apr 1984 52.240-90 Security Prohibitions and Exclusions Representations and Certifications

DEVIATION MAR 2026

Quote Submission Electronic Submittal: Quotes and supporting documentation, must be submitted electronically via email to Cat Warner at caitlyn_warner@ios.doi.gov.

General:

This is a Request for Quote (RFQ). An award notice will be posted on the Government Point of Entry website located at https://sam.gov upon award. The award notice will include the awardee’s name and address and total award amount.

The Offeror shall submit the completed Standard Form 1449 and acknowledge all amendments, if any, in addition to the Technical, Past Performance, and Price information requested below.

Quotes shall be submitted in two parts consisting of:

(1) Technical and Past Performance information. Part 1 should not contain any price information for this project.

(2) Price (SF1449).

Each part shall be separate and complete in itself so that evaluation of one may be accomplished independently of the other. The Government is not responsible for locating or obtaining any information not identified in the submission.

Sufficient and detailed information must be presented in the submission to enable the Government to evaluate the quote fully in accordance with the Evaluation and Award Factors set forth in this solicitation.

The Government is not obligated to ask for additional information and in the absence of appropriate information the contractor’s submission will be rated deficient.

52.212-2 Evaluation – Commercial Products and Commercial Services DEVIATION

MAR 2026

Note: Quotes will be evaluated based on a best value, trade-off process.

(a) The Government will award a purchase order resulting from this solicitation to the responsible quoter whose quote is most advantageous to the Government, price and evaluation factors identified below. This acquisition is being conducted under the Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services of FAR Part 12.

Best Value allows the Government to consider or award to an offer who’s Price might not be the lowest offer, but the offeror’s proposal is more advantageous in Technical Capability and/or Past Performance.

The Government may consider award to other than the lowest priced offeror or other than the highest technically rated offeror when it is in the best interest of the Government.

1. Evaluation Process:

In accordance with FAR 12 (FAR Overhaul - Part 12 | Acquisition.GOV) the Government will perform https://sam.gov/ https://www.acquisition.gov/far-overhaul/far-part-deviation-guide/far-overhaul-part-12#FAR_Subpart_12_2

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• No Formal Scoring is required: The Government is not required to use formal evaluation plans, precise weighting, or adjectival scoring (e.g., "Excellent" or "Blue").

• Direct Comparison: IAW FAR 12, Quotes will be compared against one another to determine which provides the best value. The Government will use their professional business judgment to determine if a quote’s technical superiority or more favorable terms (e.g., faster delivery, longer warranty) justifies a higher price. However, the Government may first perform a price analysis. If the lowest-priced quote provides the best value, the Government may award to that quoter without further comparison to other quotes.

2. Evaluation Factors:

The following factors will be used to evaluate quotes:

• Technical Capability: Vendors shall demonstrate their ability to meet the specifications in the Statement of Work with the following:

• Vendor must possess valid BLM Permit for Archaeological Investigation and comply with all the permit conditions in their fieldwork and reporting. Please provide copy of permit with quote.

• The suggested technical approach to accomplish the tasks in the Statement of Work.

• Type of equipment to be utilized.

o Describe equipment to be used to accomplish the tasks in the Statement of Work.

• Quality control plan o Describe methods to be utilized to ensure work is being completed as required in the Statement of Work (e.g., self-monitoring techniques) o Describe methods to minimize disturbance and reduce Government oversight

• Key personnel for the project and their relevant experience

• A proposed timeline for project (to be completed no later than dates indicated in Statement of

Work)

Include only information relevant to this project and the contractor's proposal. Address each item described above.

• Relevant Experience (Past Performance): At least 3 recent and relevant experiences in size and scope within the past 5 years.

Past performance will be evaluated to assess the level of confidence the Government has that the offeror will be successful in performing the tasks outlined for this effort in the SOW based on the extent to which an offeror has successfully performed and managed contracts, similar in nature to this acquisition. The recency and relevance of past performance, source of information, context of the data, and general trends in performance will be considered. The Government will consider performance quality of the offeror’s past performance by determining how well the contractor performed to establish a qualitative overall risk assessment rating for the past performance factor.

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Other Sources of Information. In evaluating past performance, the Government may consider data provided by the offeror, as well as, past performance data on other projects obtained from other available sources, such as the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS), the System for Award Management (SAM) or other Government databases; interviews with COs, Contracting Officer’s Representatives (CORs), and/or Project Inspectors with specific knowledge of the offeror’s performance to conclude general trends in the quality of work in the offeror’s performance record. While the Government may consider all available information and sources, the burden to provide complete, recent, and relevant past performance information rests with the offeror.

If a performance record is so sparse that no meaningful confidence assessment rating can be reasonably assigned, a neutral confidence rating will be assessed.

Provide past performance references can include the following information:

1. Name of Project

2. Location of Project

3. Contract Number

4. Period of Performance

5. Total cost for Project

6. Name of Agency/Entity

7. Point of Contact for Agency/Entity (including Phone & Fax Numbers)

8. Complete and thorough description of services performed (to show specific relevancy to this project). Description should include specific details about the scope of projects completed. This information is requested to assist in evaluation of relevancy to this project in terms of type, complexity, and magnitude.

• Price: Total evaluated price. Offeror to complete the Standard Form (SF) 1449 and attached Bid Schedule in full including pricing for all option years. Price should include ALL costs associated with the completion of the project per the attached Statement of Work.

Technical and past performance when combined are significantly more important than price.

(b) Options (if applicable). The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. The Government may determine that an offer is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced. The evaluation of options does not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s).

(c) Notice of award. A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer furnished to the successful Offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the offer’s specified expiration time, the Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award.

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:

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(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. The offeror will also be promptly notified of the request and given an opportunity to provide additional evidence and argument in support of its position, unless administratively unfeasible to do so. If it is determined that information claimed by the offeror to be trade secret information or confidential commercial or financial information is not exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act, the offeror will be notified of this determination prior to disclosure of the information.

(f) The Government assumes no liability for the disclosure or use of information contained in a proposal if not marked in accordance with paragraphs (b) and (c) of this provision. If a request under the Freedom

Location: BLM-WY Lander Field Office Solicitation Number: 140L6226Q0016 of Information Act is made for information in a proposal not marked in accordance with paragraphs (b) and (c) of this provision, the offeror concerned shall be promptly notified of the request and given an opportunity to provide its position to the Government. However, failure of an offeror to mark information contained in a proposal as trade secret information or confidential commercial or financial information will be treated by the Government as evidence that the information is not exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act, absent a showing that the failure to mark was due to unusual or extenuating circumstances, such as a showing that the offeror had intended to mark, but that markings were omitted from the offeror's proposal due to clerical error.