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140M0123R0005

SOLICITATION, OFFER AND AWARD

4. TYPE OF SOLICITATION2. CONTRACT NUMBER 3. SOLICITATION NUMBER

7. ISSUED BY CODE 8. ADDRESS OFFER TO (If other than Item 7)

ORDER UNDER DPAS (15 CFR 700)

6. REQUISITION/PURCHASE NUMBER

NOTE: In sealed bid solicitations "offer" and "offeror" mean "bid" and "bidder".

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SEALED BID (IFB)

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(Date)(Hour) local timeuntildepository located in copies for furnishing the supplies or services in the Schedule will be received at the place specified in Item 8, or if hand carried, in the

SOLICITATION

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PART IV - REPRESENTATIONS AND INSTRUCTIONS

OTHER STATEMENTS OF OFFERORS

EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD

INSTRS., CONDS., AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS

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14. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF AMENDMENTS

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designated point(s), within the time specified in the schedule.

by the offeror) from the date for receipt of offers specified above, to furnish any or all items upon which prices are offered at the price set opposite each item, delivered at the

NOTE: Item 12 does not apply if the solicitation includes the provisions at 52.214-16, Minimum Bid Acceptance Period.

OFFER (Must be fully completed by offeror)

IMPORTANT - Award will be made on this Form, or on Standard Form 26, or by other authorized official written notice.

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(Signature of Contracting Officer)

27. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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CONTINUATION SHEET

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140M0123R0005

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The Bureau of Safety and Environmental

Enforcement(BSEE) has issued this Request for

Proposal (RFP), on behalf of the Bureau of Ocean

Energy Management (BOEM), to the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) for National Research Council

Advisory Services of a scientific nature in accordance with FAR 15 and 16.5 procedures and the attached Addendum.

THIS IS A SOLE SOURCE PROCUREMENT TO THE NATIONAL

ACADEMY OF SCIENCES (NAS). JUSTIFICATION AND

NOTICE OF INTENT (NOI) ATTACHED TO RFP

140M0123R0005.

Delivery: 11/24/2028

Delivery Location Code: 0010323456

BOEM Office of Environmental Pgms

45600 Woodland Road, VAM-OEP

Sterling VA 20166-9216 US

Period of Performance: 11/25/2023 to 11/24/2028

00010 IDIQ for National Council Advisory Services of a

Scientific Nature

Product/Service Code: B510

Product/Service Description: SPECIAL

STUDIES/ANALYSIS- ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS

OPTIONAL FORM 336 (4-86)

Sponsored by GSA

FAR (48 CFR) 53.110

NSN 7540-01-152-8067

Solicitation Number 140M0123R0005

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SECTION B

SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICES/COSTS

B.1 GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

The Contractor shall furnish all personnel, facilities, equipment, materials, supplies, and services in performing the work described in Section C, unless otherwise stated herein.

B.2 CONTRACT TYPE

This is an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) type contract. Multiple Cost-

Reimbursement, No Fee type task orders may be issued under this IDIQ contract.

B.3 INDIRECT COSTS

The Contractor will be reimbursed for indirect costs at the following rate(s) subject to appropriate adjustment when the final rate(s) for the period are established:

Cost Center Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5

Fringe * * * * *

Overhead * * * * *

G&A * * * * *

*Contractor is required to fill-in this information and submit it with its proposal.

B.4 MINIMUM DOLLAR GUARANTEE AND MAXIMUM CONTRACT

LIMITATION

The minimum value and guarantee of this contract is $10,000.00, the government intends to issue a sample task order as the first task order meeting the minimum guarantee. Orders beyond the minimum will be determined by user needs. The Government shall issue one or more task orders for an amount not less than this minimum. There will be no further obligation on the part of the

Government to issue additional task orders thereafter. The maximum value of this contract is

$2,950,000.00.

B.5 SAMPLE TASK ORDER PRICING

CLIN DESCRIPTION ESTIMATED TOTAL

00010 Labor and supplies for the effort $___________* described in Section C, Statement of Work

CLIN 00010 is a cost reimbursable line item representing the total cost-reimbursement, no fee type Sample Task Order. Costs will be reimbursed at actual cost incurred which includes all labor, material, travel, and subcontracting.

*Contractor is required to fill-in this information and submit it with its proposal.

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SECTION C

STATEMENT OF WORK (SOW)

C.1 BACKGROUND

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), a Bureau in the Department of the Interior, plays a lead role for the Secretary in advancing energy, marine mineral, carbon dioxide sequestration, economic, and environmental stewardship goals for the benefit of all Americans.

Protecting the environment, while ensuring the safe development of the nation’s offshore energy and mineral resources, is a critical part of BOEM’s mission. The bureau must consider the potential environmental impacts from exploring and extracting these resources.

As a federal agency, BOEM is charged with implementing the following laws:

• The 1953 Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA) and its subsequent amendments require the Secretary of the Interior to monitor and assess the impacts of resource development activities in Federal waters on all relevant human, marine, and coastal environments.

• The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969 further requires that scientific research be used to inform major environmental policy decisions.

• The Energy Policy Act of 2005 expanded OCSLA’s scope to include energy from sources other than oil and gas, covering offshore renewable energy sources and alternative use of OCS facilities.

• In 2021, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA; also known as the Bipartisan

Infrastructure Law) further expanded OCSLA’s scope by authorizing the Secretary of the

Interior to grant a lease, easement, or right-of-way on the OCS for offshore carbon dioxide sequestration.

• In 2022, the Inflation Reduction Act amended OCSLA’s geographic reach to include submerged lands within the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) adjacent to U.S. territories and to authorize offshore wind leasing offshore the five territories with civilian governments in areas deemed feasible and of sufficient interest.

BOEM’s work includes resource assessments; providing appropriate access to energy and mineral resources and geological resources for carbon dioxide sequestration; environmental, economic, and fiscal reviews; scientific research; and leasing, geological and geophysical permitting, plan approvals, and lease management throughout the lifecycle of OCS energy, mineral, and sequestration projects.

BOEM has a well-established and excellent program for environmental studies and assessment.

Cumulatively, these activities enable BOEM to pursue an adaptive and ecosystem-based approach to its stewardship responsibilities. However, there is a continuing need to advance the program’s level of scientific sophistication, its effectiveness in translating science into policy and operations, and public recognition for the bureau’s level of scientific excellence and authority.

No other organization can match the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and

Medicine (NASEM), in its ability to assist on these fronts, by virtue of the mandate, stature, Section C, Page 5 of 52 history, and the quality of individuals that it convenes without compensation to aid government agencies. The relationship with the NASEM will continue to advance BOEM’s ability to stand forward in the public arena as an organization whose decisions are rooted in the best that science can offer.

The NASEM is a private, non-profit society of distinguished scholars established by an Act of

Congress signed by President Abraham Lincoln in 1863. The NASEM is charged with providing independent, objective advice to the nation on matters related to science and technology. The approximately 2,200 members are elected by their peers to membership in the NASEM for outstanding contributions to research. The NASEM is committed to furthering science in

America, and its members are active contributors to the international scientific community. More than 300 members of the NASEM have won Nobel Prizes. The NASEM provides advice to many Federal agencies and operates under Federal Advisory Committee Act legislation adopted specially for it.

C.2 OBJECTIVE

BOEM has a requirement for scientifically credible, independent perspectives and information on issues of relevance to BOEM’s environmental assessment and studies programs and to facilitate and support discussions on those issues.

C.3 SCOPE OF WORK

The Contractor shall provide all personnel, resources, and facilities, as appropriate, to provide efficient and cost effective advisory services of a scientific nature including establishing standing committees, leading workshops, providing facilitation, conducting peer reviews, and conducting studies as detailed in Section C.4 below.

Activities will be detailed at the Order level and may include the following:

• Engage in scientific discussions and exchange of information on key topics of interest to

BOEM’s environmental assessment and studies programs through committee meetings, or by conducting workshops or studies;

• Provide BOEM with expert assessments of recent developments in selected fields of science and technology, including reviewing and providing expert advice at a high level on gaps and priorities for research;

• Participate as topical experts in consultations and efforts for consensus or non-consensus discussion with governmental partners and non-governmental stakeholders on scientific or technical issues where the expertise and standing of the NASEM is particularly valuable;

• Conduct independent peer review of selected documents provided by BOEM.

C.4 TASKS

BOEM may place task orders under this IDIQ for the following:

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C.4.1 Task 1, Maintain the established Standing Committee

The Contractor shall maintain standing committees to provide ongoing assistance to BOEM.

Expertise requirements will be specified at the order level and may include the areas detailed in

Section C.5 below. Standing Committees shall typically meet 2-3 times per year. Topics, agendas, and meeting formats shall be chosen in consultation with BOEM. The work which

BOEM will request from Standing Committees will be purely advisory in nature and will be limited by its formulation to independent and objective advice concerning the implications of science for decision-making and will not include recommendations on what decisions should be made. Standing Committees will not provide recommendations on policy or management issues before the bureau and will only address those issues which BOEM has specifically requested for it to review.

Tasks associated with standing committees will be specified at the Order level and may include:

• Post-award orientation briefing (with meeting summary)

• Renewing or adding members to the Standing Committee

• Conduct committee meetings

• Reporting requirements (status reports, meeting agendas, meeting minutes and recaps)

C.4.2 Task 2, Conduct Peer Reviews

The Contractor shall provide experts necessary to conduct independent peer reviews of BOEM documents which may include, but are not limited to, environmental studies documents and

NEPA-related documents. Expertise requirements will be specified at the Order level and may include the areas detailed in Section C.5 below.

Peer review encompasses the full scope of research projects, including hypothesis development, modeling, data collection and analysis, and conclusions. The contractor will manage the peer review of selected documents in a way that is consistent with regulatory requirements and meets all standards for acceptance by the scientific and technical communities.

Peer review tasks will be specified at the Order level and may include:

• Status reports

• Establish the draft peer review charge document

• Select the peer reviewers

• Prepare the peer review materials

• Conduct and manage the peer review process

• Prepare and edit the peer review report

C.4.3 Task 3, Conduct Studies

The Contractor shall provide experts necessary to conduct independent studies of issues specified by BOEM. Expertise requirements will be specified at the Order level and may include the areas detailed in Section C.5 below. Study subjects are anticipated to fall within the disciplines and geography outlined in Section C.5 and will be specified at the Order level. The duration of

Section C, Page 7 of 52 studies typically will range between 6 months and 24 months. Studies typically involve research, assessments, and synthesis of information, but typically do not involve field work.

Study tasks will be specified at the Order level and may include:

• Establish the draft study charge document

• Select committee members to conduct the study

• Conduct and manage the study process

• Prepare and edit the consensus report and technical summary

C.4.4 Task 4, Conduct Scientific Workshops

The Contractor shall provide experts necessary to conduct facilitated workshops on topics specified by BOEM. Expertise requirements will be specified at the Order level and may include the areas detailed in Section C.5 below. Workshop topics typically will fall within the disciplines and geography outlined in Section C.5 and will be specified at the Order level. Workshops will bring together the necessary expertise and representatives from appropriate stakeholder groups for discussions on neutral ground. Workshops typically will last between one (1) and three (3) days.

Workshop tasks will be specified at the Order level and may include:

• Establish draft agenda

• Select committee members to participate in the workshop

• Prepare workshop materials

• Conduct and manage the workshop

• Prepare and edit the workshop summary

C.5 AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Tasks may require the following areas of expertise which will be specified at the Order level:

C.5.1 Scientific Expertise

The Contractor shall provide experts in the scientific disciplines represented in BOEM’s environmental assessment and studies programs. Areas of interest may include:

• Biology o Ecology and habitat o Avian and bat resources o Fish resources o Invertebrate resources o Benthic resources (e.g., corals, infauna, seagrasses) o Threatened and endangered species and other marine mammals

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• Physical and chemical oceanography o Currents and eddies o Water chemistry and quality o Meteorology and air quality o Oil spills o Sea ice o Geology

• Social science and economics o Archaeology o Sociology o Economics o Cultural resources o Environmental justice

• Fates and effects of activities and products and byproducts of activities o Sediment disturbance o Noise (e.g., construction, operation, decommissioning, vessel traffic) o Electromagnetic fields o Oil spills o Contaminants and toxicity

• Multi-disciplinary o Climate change o Modeling o Monitoring o Protocols and frameworks o Policy o Mitigations and remediation o Beach nourishment o Facilitation of scientific discussion o Application of science to policy o Tradeoff analysis or ecosystems-based management analyses o Indigenous knowledge

C.5.2 Geographic Expertise

The Contractor shall provide experts in the geographic areas represented in BOEM’s environmental assessment and studies programs. Areas of interest may include:

• Atlantic Planning Areas (North, Mid, and South Atlantic; Straits of Florida)

• Gulf of Mexico Planning Areas (Eastern, Western, Central)

• Pacific Planning Areas (Washington/Oregon; Northern, Central, and Southern California;

Hawaii)

• Alaska Planning Areas (Chukchi Sea, Beaufort Sea, Cook Inlet)

• U.S. Territories (Guam, American Samoa, Northern Marianas, U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico)

C.6 VENUES, FACILITATION, AND LOGISTICAL SERVICES

Tasks may require venues, facilitation and logistical services which will be specified at the

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Order level. The Contractor shall typically hold meetings and events at NASEM facilities, but may convene elsewhere if advantageous to BOEM and NASEM. Requirements may include:

• Secure venue and facilitators

• Prepare and distribute supporting materials

• Provide logistical services (travel, audio visual equipment, light refreshments, etc.)

• Facilitate meetings

C.7 PROJECT AND TASK MANAGEMENT

The Contractor shall operate under the Project Management Plan submitted with their proposal submission and accepted at time of award. The Contractor shall operate under a Task

Management Plan which shall be specified and accepted at the Order level.

C.8 REPORTING REQUIRMENETS

The Contractor shall edit and proofread all material to prepare error-free products prior to delivery to BOEM. Reporting requirements shall be specified at the Order level and shall include the items detailed in Section F.5.

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SECTION D

PACKAGING AND MARKING

D.1 All deliverables submitted under the contract shall be prepared and packaged in a cost-effective manner equivalent to standard commercial quality. Electronic delivery of all deliverables is required unless electronic delivery is not the most feasible method of delivery. All physical deliverables (if any) shall be properly labeled. The labels shall include the project title, Contractor name, contract number, and BOEM Report Number. Elaborate art work, expensive paper and bindings are neither necessary nor desired.

D.2 Unless otherwise directed by the Contracting Officer, all reports shall be delivered electronically via e-mail to the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) and any other points of contacts authorized by the COR or the Contracting Officer.

D.3 All paper deliverables shall meet at least the minimum requirements for post-consumer recycled content, set forth in EPA’s Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines (CPG).

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SECTION E

INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

E.1 52.252-2 – CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998)

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

https://www.acquisition.gov/far

Clause Title

52.246-5 Inspection of Services (Apr 1984) —Cost Reimbursement (APR 1984)

E.2 GENERAL ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA

General quality measures will be applied to each work product received from the Contractor under this contract. Each deliverable under this Statement of Work will meet the following:

• Accuracy - Work Products shall be accurate in presentation, technical content, and adherence to accepted elements of style.

• Clarity - Work Products shall be clear and concise. Any/All diagrams shall be easy to understand and be relevant to the supporting narrative.

• Consistency to Requirements - All work products must satisfy the requirements of this contract.

• File Editing - All text and diagrammatic files shall be editable by the Government.

• Format - Work Products shall be submitted in hard copy (where applicable) and in media mutually agreed upon prior to submission. Hard copy formats shall follow any specified

Directives or Manuals.

• Timeliness - Work Products shall be submitted on or before the due date specified in this contract or submitted in accordance with a later scheduled date determined by the

Government.

E.3 QUALITY ASSURANCE

The COR or designated inspector, will review for completeness the preliminary or draft documentation that the Contractor submits, and may return it to the contractor for correction.

Absence of any comments by the COR will not relieve the Contractor of the responsibility for complying with the requirements of this contract. Final approval and acceptance of documentation required herein shall be by letter of approval and acceptance by the COR. The contractor shall not construe any letter of acknowledgement of receipt of material as a waiver of review, or as an acknowledgement that the material is in conformance with this contract. Any approval given during preparation of the documentation, or approval for shipment, shall not guarantee the final acceptance of the completed documentation.

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SECTION F

DELIVERIES OR PERFORMANCE

F. 1 TERM OF THE CONTRACT

The IDIQ contract ordering period is from the date of award through 60 months. The

Contracting Officer has the option to extend the IDIQ contract ordering period for up to an additional 6 months beyond the original contract ordering period.

The period of performance for individual task orders may extend beyond the IDIQ contract ordering period. However, no new task orders may be issued once the IDIQ contract ordering period has expired. The period of performance for any single task order shall not exceed 60 months in duration.

F.2 52.252-2 – CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998)

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):

52.242-15 Stop-Work Order (AUG 1989)

52.242-15 Stop-Work Order—Alternate I (APR 1984)

F.3 PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

Work will be performed at the Contractor’s location unless otherwise stated at the task order level. Teleconferences and in-person meetings will be coordinated between the Contractor and the Contracting Officer’s Representative as necessary.

F.4 CORRESPONDENCE

All correspondence shall be clearly marked with the contract number on the first page. Emails pertaining to this contract shall also be sent and shall include the contract number on the subject line, as well as the task order number (if applicable).

F.5 DATA MANAGEMENT

Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (found at 29 U.S.C. 794d) requires access to and use of information by individuals with disabilities. A deliverable such as electronic reports (ex:

PDF files) to be placed on the web (either on the agency's web server or the company's), video footage, or other electronic data such as CD-ROMs to be distributed, are subject to Section 508 guidelines. Simplified, this means that PDF files need to be formatted so that they are "readable" by assistive technology devices such as screen readers. Video footage must be closed captioned.

CD-ROMs which contain HTML, PDF, or word processor files must be accessible.

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F.6 MEETINGS, REPORTS, AND OTHER DELIVERABLES

The Contractor shall edit and proofread all material in order to prepare error-free products prior to their delivery to BOEM. Report deliverables will be detailed at the task order level and may include the following:

• Monthly status reports summarizing work conducted each month or part thereof during the calendar year. These shall be letter reports in the Contractor’s format and shall include a brief discussion of the following topics: 1) all work accomplished and results achieved during the month; 2) planned actions for the next month; and 3) all problems encountered; their budget and scheduling impacts, and proposed solutions or actions taken to ameliorate them.

• Meeting deliverables o Post-award meeting summary o Meeting agendas o Minutes and recaps from meetings of the standing committee

• Workshop Summaries o Workshop agenda o Lists of participants with affiliations and materials provided in advance o Summary of the workshop topics, with format, goals, background and context o Summary of the discussions held, recommendations made, conclusions or consensuses reached, etc.

F.6.1 Acknowledgement in Reports, Publications and Presentations

The Contractor shall acknowledge Federal sponsorship by BOEM under this contract on the front page of draft and final reports. The Contractor shall require of all investigators that a courtesy copy of all manuscripts intended to be published in journals and all abstracts or summaries prepared for oral presentations based on any task order be submitted to BOEM for review and comment prior to submittal to the journal or conference authority and any comments incorporated to the extent practical. All such publications and oral presentations shall contain an acknowledgement of support from BOEM. The acknowledgement shall be incorporated into manuscripts and visual presentation media, such as PowerPoint slides or posters.

F.7 SCHEDULE AND DISTRIBUTION OF DELIVERABLES

Deliverables shall be submitted to the addresses and delivery schedule provided at the task order level. All deliverable products shall be provided in digital form and in hard copy when specified.

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SECTION G

CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION DATA

G.1 ADMINISTRATIVE POINTS OF CONTACT

G.1.1 Contracting Officer: The Contracting Officer (CO) for this effort is as follows:

Catherine Robertson

U.S. Department of the Interior

Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement

Acquisition Operations Branch

45600 Woodland Road

Sterling, VA 20166

Phone Number: 703-787-1529

Email: Catherine.robertson@bsee.gov

G.1.2 Contracting Officer’s Representative: The Contracting Officer’s Representative

(COR) for this effort is as follows:

[To be completed at the time of award.]

G.2 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.

mailto:Catherine.robertson@bsee.gov

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(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.

G.3 CONTRACTOR’S PROJECT MANAGER

The Contractor shall be responsible for managing and overseeing the activities of all Contractor personnel, as well as subcontractor efforts, used in performance of this contract. The

Contractor’s management responsibilities shall include all activities necessary to ensure the accomplishment of timely and effective support, performed in accordance with the requirements contained herein.

The Contractor shall provide a Project Manager to facilitate Government-Contractor communications. The Project Manager shall be the primary technical and managerial interface between the Contractor and Government. The Contractor’s designated Project Manager for this contract is: (To be provided by Offeror as part of their proposal).

The Contractor’s designated Project Manager for this contract shall have the authority to make any no-cost contract technical, hiring and dismissal decision, or special arrangements regarding this contract.

The Project Manager shall have full authority to act for the Contractor in the performance of the required services. The Project Manager or a designated representative shall meet with the COR to discuss problem areas as they occur. The Project Manager, or designated representative, shall respond within four hours after notification of the existence of a problem. The Project Manager, and all designated representatives, shall be able to fluently read, write, and speak the English language.

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G.4 PAYMENTS

G.4.1 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: Documentation required by FAR 32.905(b).

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.

G.4.2 INVOICE FREQUENCY AND PAYMENTS

Invoices may be submitted on a monthly basis for actual allowable costs incurred without fee in accordance with G.4.1.

G.5 INTEREST ON OVERDUE PAYMENTS

The Prompt Payment Act, Public Law 97-177, (96 Stat.85; 31 U.S. C. 3901-3906), as amended, is applicable to payments under this contract and requires payment to contractors of interest on overdue and improperly taken discounts. Determinations of interest due will be made in accordance with the provisions of the Prompt Payment Act and Office of Management and

Budget (OMB) Circular A-125.

G.6 CONTRACTOR PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT REPORTING SYSTEM

(CPARS) (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.

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(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.

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(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.

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SECTION H

SPECIAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS

H.1 AUTHORITY TO ISSUE ORDERS

Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) Contracting Officers are authorized to issue task orders hereunder, on behalf of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM).

H.2 ORDERING PROCEDURES

It is anticipated that task orders will be negotiated on a cost-no fee basis. Task orders shall be priced using Section B indirect rates that will be applicable to the task order’s anticipated period of performance. The ceiling price or scope of each task order may not be changed except when authorized by the CO’s modification to the task order. In the event of a conflict between the requirements of the task order and the Contractor’s proposal, the task order shall prevail.

H.2.1 Task Order Process and Delivery:

• A Request for Proposal (RFP) will be issued via email to include a Statement of Work

(SOW), deliverables required, and the anticipated period of performance.

• The Government will request a Technical and Business/Cost Proposal based on the work required, as applicable.

• After review and any necessary discussions, the CO may issue a task order to the

Contractor containing, at a minimum, the following:

o Date of the task order o Contract number and task order number o Functional description of the work identifying the objectives or results desired from the task order, including special instructions or other information necessary for performance o Maximum dollar amount authorized o Any resources (travel, materials, equipment, facilities, etc.) authorized o Delivery/performance schedule, including start and end dates o Accounting and appropriation data

• The Contractor shall provide acknowledgement of receipt to the CO within one (1) calendar day after receipt of the task order.

H.3 ADVERTISING OF AWARD

(a) The Contractor shall not refer to this award in commercial advertising, or similar promotions in such a manner as to state or to imply the product or services provided is endorsed, preferred, or is considered superior to other products or services by the Department of the Interior (DOI), Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) or Bureau of Ocean Energy

Management (BOEM). This includes advertising, or similar promotions in all forms or electronic, broadcast and print media.

(b) In addition, the Contractor is restricted from reproducing the image(s) of the

DOI/BSEE/BOEM in any form of commercial advertising, or similar promotion. This includes images of official seals and buildings. The reproduction of official seals and the images of buildings is a matter controlled by regulation and Executive Order. Any proposed usage of such symbols must be brought to the attention of the Contracting Officer.

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H.4 PRINTING

The Contractor shall not engage in, nor subcontract for, any printing (as that term is defined in

Title I of the Government Printing and Binding Regulations in effect on the effective date of this contract) in connection with the performance of work under this contract provided, however, that performance of a requirement under this contract involving the reproduction of less than 5,000 production units of any one page, or less than 25,000 production units in the aggregate of multiple pages, will not be deemed as printing. A production unit is defined as one sheet, size 8 and 1/2 x 11 inches, one side only, and one color.

H.5 CONTRACTOR CONFLICT OF INTEREST

(a) It is the policy of the Department of the Interior to avoid contract awards which could result in or create conflicts of interest, whether actual or apparent. Such a situation could occur in the instance when the Contractor or any subcontractors or teaming arrangement partners have business, financial, real property, mineral rights, or other interests, as well as professional activities that create conflicting roles which could potentially bias a Contractor’s judgment or result in unfair competitive advantage to the Contractor, and thus impede the government’s objective to obtain an impartial, technically sound and objective performance of this contract.

(b) The Contractor shall disclose, upon discovery, any interest which may develop after contract award that may result in a conflict as contemplated in paragraph (a) above. Failure to comply with this provision may be cause for termination of this award for default.

(c) The Contractor shall include this clause, including this paragraph in all subcontracts and consultant agreements; however, subcontractors and consultants shall be directed to send any mitigation plan to the Contractor who shall then inform the Contracting Officer.

(d) The Contractor, its employees, subcontractors and teaming arrangement partners, shall not engage in any communication regarding any aspect of performance of this contract with any person or entity described in paragraph (a) above without express permission from the

Contracting Officer. Failure to comply with this provision may be cause for termination of this award for default.

H.6 NOTICE REGARDING LATE DELIVERY/DELAYED PERFORMANCE

(a) In the event the Contractor anticipates difficulty in meeting performance requirements, or when it anticipates difficulty in complying with any delivery schedule contained in the contract , or any date, or whenever the Contractor has knowledge that any actual or potential situation is delaying or threatens to delay the timely performance of this contract, the Contractor shall immediately notify the Contracting Officer and the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) in writing, giving pertinent details, provided this data shall be informational only in character and that this provision shall not be construed as a waiver by the Government of any contract delivery schedule, or date or any rights or remedies provided by law under this contract.

(b) If the Contractor fails to respond in a timely manner to any portion of the contract, delay will be attributed to the Contractor. Although the period of performance may change due to delay, the price may be subject to a downward adjustment.

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(c) If the Government delays performance of this contract, the period of performance and/or price may be revised upon mutual agreement between the Government and the Contractor.

H.7 PERSONNEL REQUIREMENTS

H.7.1 Key Personnel

The Contractor shall provide notification in advance of a change in the responsible staff officer.

The responsible staff officer for this project is: [TO BE PROVIDED AT TIME OF AWARD].

H.7.2 Non-Personal Services Contract

This is a non-personal services contract, as defined in FAR 37.101. The Contractor personnel rendering the services herein are not to be subject, either by the contract’s terms or by the manner of its administration, to the supervision and control usually prevailing in relationships between the

Government and its employees. Contractor personnel shall be subject to the direct of the

Contractor's Project Manager as described in the section above.

H.8 SCIENTIFIC INTEGRITY

Scientific integrity is vital to Department of the Interior (DOI) activities under which scientific research, data, summaries, syntheses, interpretations, presentations, and/or publications are developed and used. Failure to uphold the highest degree of scientific integrity will result not only in potentially flawed scientific results, interpretations, and applications but will damage

DOI’s reputation and ability to uphold the public’s trust. All work performed must comply with the DOI Scientific Integrity Policy posted to http://www.doi.gov, or its equivalent as provided by their organization or State law.

H.9 DATA USE, DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION, AND HANDLING OF

SENSITIVE INFORMATION

The Contractor shall maintain, transmit, retain in strictest confidence, and prevent the unauthorized duplication, use, and disclosure of information pertaining to this effort that is not already in the public domain. The Contractor shall provide sensitive information only to employees, contractors, and subcontractors having a need to know such information in the performance of their duties for this project.

Information made available to the Contractor by the Government for the performance or administration of this effort shall be used only for those purposes and shall not be used in any other way without the written agreement of the Contracting Officer (CO).

If government information is provided to the Contractor for use in performance or administration of this effort, the Contractor except with the written permission of the CO may not use such information for any other purpose.

If the Contractor is uncertain about the availability or proposed use of information provided for http://www.doi.gov/

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The Contractor agrees to assume responsibility for protecting the confidentiality of Government records which are not public information. Each employee of the Contractor to whom information may be made available or disclosed shall be notified in writing by the Contractor that such information may be disclosed only for a purpose and to the extent authorized herein.

Each employee shall sign the non-disclosure agreement form as provided at Attachment 1, and the Contractor shall submit the signed form to the CO prior to the employee’s information access.

Performance of this effort may require the Contractor to access and use data and information proprietary to a Government agency or Government Contractor which is of such a nature that its dissemination or use, other than in performance of this effort, would be adverse to the interests of the Government and/or others.

The Contractor shall not use, disclose, or reproduce proprietary data related to this effort that bears a restrictive legend, other than as required in the performance of this effort. Nothing herein shall preclude the use of any data independently acquired by the Contractor without such limitations or prohibit an agreement at no cost to the Government between the Contractor and the data owner that provides for greater rights to the Contractor.

H.10 CONTRACTOR’S TECHNICAL PROPOSAL

The Contractor’s technical proposal may be incorporated by reference into the contract. Any inconsistencies or in the event of a discrepancy or conflict between the terms and conditions of the contract and the Contractor’s proposal arise, the contract terms and conditions shall take precedence.

H.11 FAR 52.252-6 AUTHORIZED DEVIATIONS IN CLAUSES (APR 1984)

(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.

H.12 FAR 52.216-19 ORDER LIMITATIONS (OCT 1995)

(a) Minimum order. When the Government requires supplies or services covered by this contract in an amount of less than $10,000.00 the Government is not obligated to purchase, nor is the

Contractor obligated to furnish, those supplies or services under the contract.

(b) Maximum order. The Contractor is not obligated to honor—

(1) Any order for a single item in excess of $1,000,000.00,

(2) Any order for a combination of items in excess of $2,950,000.00; or

(3) A series of orders from the same ordering office within 10 days that together call for

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(c) If this is a requirements contract (i.e., includes the Requirements clause at subsection 52.216-

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