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This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation Number 140P2122R0022 is issued as a Request for Proposal (RFP) constitutes the entire solicitation. Proposals and price quotations with detailed breakdown are being requested. This acquisition will be conducted pursuant to FAR Part 13. This solicitation document incorporates all mandatory commercial item provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2022-06, effective May 1, 2022. This is a small business set-aside. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 339950, Sign Manufacturing, and the related small business size standard is 500 employees.

The government anticipates award of one (1) best value, firm-fixed price contract.

REQUIREMENT: The contractor shall provide all services including labor, materials, equipment, facilities, and travel necessary to remove existing exhibits, and plan, design, fabricate, audio describe, and install new wayside exhibits for Badlands National Park in Interior, South Dakota. in accordance with the specifications as detailed in this solicitation and its attachments.

Due to space limitations, the complete commercial item specifications are contained in Solicitation Number 140P2122R0022. Interested contractors should download this document. The National Park Service is not responsible for locating or securing any information that is not identified in the quotation.

The following Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clauses and provisions are applicable to this announcement and are available at www.acquisition.gov.

52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items; 52.212-2 Evaluation-Commercial Items;

52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items; 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items; 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items; 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Central Contractor Registration; 52.233-1 Disputes in Solicitations and Contracts; 52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim; and 52.245-1 Government Property.

Questions shall be sent via email to sheila_spring@nps.gov by 10:00am ET June 1, 2022. Questions submitted using any other method will not be entertained. The Point of Contact for this requirement is Sheila Spring, Contracting Officer. Offerors who contact anyone outside of the Office of Acquisition Management regarding this requirement, may automatically be excluded from competition.

All quotation information shall be submitted for receipt no later than 10:00 am ET on June 17, 2022.

Offerors are hereby notified that if your quotation is not received by the date/time and at the location specified in this announcement, that it will be considered late. The proposal shall be submitted electronically via email to sheila_spring@nps.gov with the Subject line clearly identifying “Solicitation Number 140P2122R00227 – Wayside Exhibit Design/Fabrication Services for Badlands National Park.” Offers by telephone, transmitted via facsimile (fax), or submitted using any other method will not be accepted.

All contractors must be registered in www.SAM.gov to be considered eligible for award.

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The contractor shall provide all services including labor, materials, equipment, facilities, and travel necessary to perform the work in accordance with the specifications as detailed in this contract and its attachments to remove existing exhibits, plan, design, fabricate, audio describe, and install new wayside exhibits for Badlands National Park in Interior, South Dakota.

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Solicitation Number 140P21222R0022

WAYSIDE EXHIBIT DESIGN, FABRICATION,

AUDIO DESCRIPTION, and INSTALLATION SERVICES

BADLANDS NATIONAL PARK

1. PROJECT BACKGROUND

The rugged beauty of the Badlands draws about one million visitors from around the world every year. These striking geologic deposits contain one of the world’s richest fossil beds.

Ancient horses and rhinos once roamed here. The park’s 244,000 acres protect an expanse of mixed-grass prairie where bison, bighorn sheep, prairie dogs, and black-footed ferrets live today.

2. SCOPE AND OBJECTIVES

The project shall be removal of existing exhibits, and the planning, designing, fabrication, audio description, and installation of new wayside exhibits for Badlands National Park in Interior, South Dakota. The project includes coordination with the Contracting Officer (CO), Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR), and park staff.

The contractor shall provide all services including labor, materials, equipment, facilities, and travel necessary to perform the work in accordance with the specifications as detailed in this contract and its attachments.

2.1 General Requirements

2.1.1 Project Management

The Project Manager shall schedule, coordinate, oversee, and manage work produced under this contract.

The Project Manager shall be the single point of contact between the contractor and the COR. The Project Manager shall be in contact with the COR on no less than a bi-weekly basis.

In addition, the Project Manager shall perform the following work:

1. Quality Control

Provide quality control to ensure that all elements of project work meet the requirements of the contract specifications. Provide routine inspections of in-house work and subcontracted work. Ensure that all work not acceptable or compliant with the specifications is corrected prior to inspection or review by the COR.

2. Schedule

The contractor shall prepare an overall project schedule including milestone dates for all submittals, fabrication, installation, and submit to the COR for approval. The contractor shall track all work progress to ensure that the project is completed according to the schedule. The contractor shall coordinate and confirm the dates for all work with the COR. The contractor shall notify the COR in advance, in writing when work shall not be completed by the dates in this contract and provide an updated schedule for completion.

3. Meetings

The project manager shall be present at all project meetings. The contractor shall coordinate with the COR to schedule the following meetings:

Meeting Purpose Location or Type Required Contractor Attendees

Duration/Days on site

Post-award call TEAM Meeting Project Manager 15 minutes Site Visit At Park Project Manager, Audio

Describer, designer, and planner

Four (4), 9-hour days

Shop Inspection Contractor’s facilities or Digital to be determined by the Government

Project Manager One (1) 8-hour day

Installation At Park Project Manager and installers

TBD by Contractor

Comment discussion and reconciliation

TEAM Meeting Project Manager Five (5), 1-hour meetings And as needed

4. Submittals

At any point in the planning and design process the COR may require informal submittals of the contractor’s work-in-progress to document the current status and level of production of the project.

Coordinate all contractor and subcontractor submittals and review them for legibility, accuracy, completeness, and compliance with contract requirements prior to submitting to the COR for distribution.

Forward all submittals to the COR for distribution, review, and approval. Receive all reviewed submittals and take appropriate action according to the approval or rejection by the COR.

1) Approved Submittals

Ensure that all changes, revisions, or additions are noted, and shop drawings, shop drawings, and instructions are revised, updated and forwarded to the COR.

2) Rejected Submittals

When submittals are rejected, the COR shall notify the Project Manager, in writing, identifying the reasons for rejection. The Project Manager shall revise and/or correct and resubmit, identifying changes.

2.1.2 Accessibility

Wayside exhibits planned, designed, and fabricated for the National Park Service (NPS) shall follow the latest published version of Attachment B, Programmatic Accessibility Guidelines. These guidelines are a combination of best practices, NPS and Department of the Interior directives, and federal laws. Federal laws include the Architectural Barriers Act, Sections 504 and 508 of the Rehabilitation Act as amended, and the 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act.

Accessibility requirements for visitors with specific disabilities shall be addressed within the designed exhibits. If design decisions pose particular challenges to accessibility (such as inaccessible location of outdoor exhibit), additional attention shall be paid to a full description of the accessibility solutions. See Attachment B, Programmatic Accessibility Guidelines requirements addressed under specific disabilities.

3. PLANNING AND DESIGN SERVICES

Work shall include planning and designing wayside exhibits and audio description of all fabricated wayside exhibit elements. See Attachment A, Plan and Design Specifications and Attachment C, Wayside Guide.

3.1 Wayside Exhibit Proposal – See Attachment D, Sample Wayside Proposal

Create a wayside exhibit proposal for 52 to 57 waysides exhibits, see Attachment V, Park Resources. In addition to standard proposal, include the following:

-two maps: one for location of proposed exhibits and one for location of exhibits to be removed.

-optional illustrations with estimated prices -optional tactile elements with estimated prices -production budget

3.2 Wayside Plan – See Attachment I, Sample Plan

Create InDesign production ready files for 35 to 40 unique wayside exhibits. The plan shall incorporate text and graphics.

Possible upright/orientation exhibits: Park Orientation in multiple locations, Wall/Door/Window Trail, Door Trail, Window Trail, Notch Trial, Castle Trail System in multiple locations, Saddle Pass Trai, Deer Haven Trail, Big Pig Dig Orientation, Backcountry Use, Back Country Camping, and Wilderness Orientation.

Possible low profile interpretive topics: Badlands Wall, Layers of Time, Cliff Shelf, Flora/Fauna, Cedar Pass Lodge, Night sky, Badlands, Layers of Time, Badlands Wall, Wildlife Habitat, Pig Dig, Protection, Fossils, Yellow Mounds, Climate Change, Land Ownership, Prairie Dog, Land Formation, Power of Wind and Water, Passes, Journey to Wounded Knee, Wounded Knee, Castle, Transition, and Wilderness.

3.3 Text – Contractor shall research and create all text following NPS standards found in Attachment J, Typographic Standards and Attachment M, Style Guide. Text found in Attachment T, Existing Wayside Exhibits may be used as reference.

3.4 Graphics – Contractor shall research and purchase up to 55 graphics to include historic and contemporary photography.

3.5 Maps – create the following maps according to Attachment G, Wayside Map Standards. See Attachment R, Sample maps and access data:

3.5.1 Create eight (8) trail head maps with access data for the following:

-Door Trail -Window Trail -Notch Trail -Castle Trail (to be used in multiple locations) -Cliff Shelf -Saddle Pass -Medicine Root Loop -Fossil Exhibit Trail

The Government shall provide the access data points. Reference maps are available here: https://www.nps.gov/carto/app/#!/maps/alphacode/BADL

3.5.2 Edit one (1) Government Furnished Adobe Illustrator map for park orientation panel. Files are available here:

https://www.nps.gov/carto/app/#!/maps/alphacode/BADL This map will be used in multiple locations and will need a unique You Are Here identifier for each location.

3.6 Audio Description

Create audio description text for all fabricated wayside exhibit elements. Audio description content shall describe each wayside element, images/items within the wayside element, tactile elements, all text within the wayside element, and what the sighted visitor sees in the surrounding vistas related to subject being interpreted.

4. FABRICATION AND INSTALLATION

Work shall include the creation of illustrations, fabrication of panels, bases, and tactile elements, shipping of all fabricated elements, removal of existing exhibits, and installation of fabricated items with a Production Budget range from $230,000 to $240,000:

4.1 Illustrations – Create illustrations as determined in final proposal to meet Production Budget. See Attachment S, Art Samples for style. The Government owns the art found in Attachment U, Existing Art. Other illustrations may be available.

4.2 Panels - Fabricate High Pressure Laminate panels as determined in final proposal to meet Production Budget. Panels shall be fabricated according to specifications in Attachment U, Panels.

4.3 Base Hardware – Fabricate painted aluminum bases as determined in final proposal to meet Production Budget. Types of bases may include upright, double in-line uprights with bulletin cases and roof structure, wall and low profile. Bases shall be fabricated according to Attachment E, VIS and Wayside Hardware Specification Manual.

4.4 Tactile Elements – Design, create prototypes, and fabricate tactile elements as determined in final proposal to meet Production Budget. All tactile elements shall have raised lettering and braille. Contractor shall provide final prismatic Braille translation in accordance with 2010 ABAAS Standards. Use braille code as specified from the Braille Authority of North America, Unified English Braille. All raised domed characters must have a 5/8” height. All raised lettering and braille shall be on a smooth background.

All prototypes shall be produced at 25 percent of actual size. Contractor shall determine prototype material as long as it can be shipped and reviewed for accuracy.

Contractor shall determine fabrication material to withstand extreme South Dakota temperatures ranging from negative 20 to 120 degrees Fahrenheit from delaminating, fading, and structural failure for a minimum of ten years.

4.5 Remove and dispose of all existing 55 wayside exhibits. Contractor is responsible for removing and recycling existing wayside exhibit elements. The immediate area where the work is occurring shall be closed off by contractors’ stanchions, caution tape, and “Do Not Enter” signs. Contractor shall provide all equipment and hardware necessary to remove all existing wayside exhibits. Contractor shall not use Government equipment. All surfaces shall be made smooth with no exposed openings or rough edges.

4.6 Installation of all fabricated panels, bases, and tactile elements. All items shall be packaged, shipped to the park, unpackaged, assembled, and installed according to approved fabrication/shop drawings. Contractor is responsible for removing and recycle shipping containers and packing materials. The general installation site shall remain open to visitors during the installation period. The immediate area where the work is occurring shall be closed off by contractors’ stanchions, caution tape, and “Do Not Enter” signs. Contractor shall provide all equipment and hardware necessary to install all items fabricated. Contractor shall not use Government equipment. Any damage to paint on base structures shall be touched

up. All wayside exhibit structures shall be thoroughly cleaned to remove dirt, prints, and smears from all surface areas.

5. PACKAGING AND DELIVERY

All deliverables shall be shipped Free On Board (FOB) destination, within consignee’s premises, with all shipping and transportation costs prepaid, unless otherwise specified below. Deliverables shall be shipped by either registered or certified mail to ensure that shipments can be traced, if lost.

5.1 Deliverables Shall Include the Following

1. Post-award Conference Call, uploaded to TEAMS folder -Word document of notes -PDF of draft schedule

2. Trip Report, uploaded to TEAMS folder -Word document describing what was discussed at each site noting agreed upon changes to contract, if any -All photos from site visit -PDF of updated schedule

3. Wayside Exhibit Proposal, uploaded to TEAMS folder -PDF of proposal -PDF of two maps: one for location of proposed exhibits and one for location of exhibits to be removed.

-PDF of optional thumbnail illustrations with estimated prices for each -PDF of optional thumbnail tactile elements with estimated prices for each -PDF of Production Budget -PDF of updated schedule

4. Final Wayside Exhibit Proposal, uploaded to TEAMS folder -PDF of proposal -PDF of two maps: one for location of proposed exhibits and one for location of exhibits to be removed.

-PDF of selected illustrations with refined thumbnail(s) -PDF of selected tactile elements with refined thumbnail(s) -PDF of map thumbnails identifying area and items to include -PDF of updated Production Budget -PDF of updated schedule

5. Draft Wayside Exhibit Plan, uploaded to TEAMS folder -PDF of layouts -PDF of detailed black and white illustration(s) -PDF of maps -PDF of drawings for tactile element(s) -PDF of Production Budget -PDF of updated schedule

6. Wayside Exhibit Plan, uploaded to TEAMS folder -PDF of layouts -PDF of revised detailed illustration(s) with color samples -PDF of maps -PDF of three-dimensional files showing all sides of tactile element(s) -PDF of updated schedule

7. Final Wayside Exhibit Plan, uploaded to TEAMS folder -PDF of layouts -PDF of models in development for tactile elements, screen shots and/or video from all angles -PDF of draft fabrication/shop drawings for bases -Word document of sample draft audio description for two (2) exhibits -PDF of Production Budget -PDF of updated schedule

8. Production-Ready Files -Two sets of full-size color prints of each wayside exhibit. One set mailed to the COR and one set mailed to the park.

-PDF of fabrication/shop drawings for bases, uploaded to TEAMS folder -Word document of draft audio description for all exhibits, uploaded to TEAMS folder

9. Prototypes mailed to the park

-one1/4 scaled model for each tactile element to be fabricated

10. Fabricated wayside exhibit elements and two (2) 1/2 pints of touch up paint for the bases mailed to the park.

11. Trip Report for Removal and Installation, uploaded to TEAMS folder -Word document identifying deviations to proposed locations, if any.

-Photos of all installed exhibits.

12. Close-out package, uploaded to TEAMS folder -Final InDesign files with linked images and fonts for each layout -RAW images -Final production PDF’s for each layout -Source file for three-dimensional tactile elements -PDF of maintenance manual -PDF of all off the shelf items indicating where it was purchased and purchase price -PDF of replacement cost for each unique panel size, base, and tactile element.

-PDF of instructions for removing tactile elements.

-PDF of instructions for touching up the paint on installed bases.

-Word document of final audio description.

5.2 Deliverable Shall Be Sent to the Following:

1. Items 1. through 8 (only one set of full-size prints), 11, and 12 shall be sent to:

COR

Harpers Ferry Center 67 Mather Place Harpers Ferry, WV 25425

2. Items 8 (only one set of full-size prints), 9., and 10. shall be sent to:

Badlands National Park 25216 Ben Reifel Rd Interior, SD 57750

Park has bobcat skid steer with forks and a big loader with forks.

6. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE

All work, including review and approval, shall be competed on or before September 14, 2024.

7. REVIEW AND APPROVAL

Review and approval of the deliverables shall be completed within 21 calendar days. At the discretion of the COR, some review periods may be shortened. The COR shall notify the Contractor, in writing, of approval or rejection of the work.

8. PAYMENT SCHEDULE

Upon completion and acceptance of the following deliverables, the contractor shall be paid a firm-fixed-price as shown below:

A. Completion and acceptance of Trip Report. $*** B. Completion and acceptance of Wayside Exhibit Proposal $*** C. Completion and acceptance of Final Wayside Exhibit Proposal $*** D. Completion and acceptance of Wayside Exhibit Plan $*** E. Completion and acceptance of Revised Wayside Exhibit Plan $*** F. Completion and acceptance of Final Wayside Exhibit Plan $*** G. Completion and acceptance of Production Files $*** H. Completion and acceptance of Prototypes $*** I. Completion and acceptance of all Fabricated elements $*** J. Completion and acceptance of Trip Report for removal and installation

K. Completion and acceptance of Closeout $***

***The contractor shall propose as part of their quote. All deliverables shall be reviewed and approved by the COR prior to payment.

TOTAL FIXED PRICE (Labor & Materials): $______________

TRAVEL COSTS (FFP) $______________

PROJECT TOTAL: $______________

9. TRAVEL

In accordance with Public Law 99-234, "Federal Civilian Employee and Contractor Travel Expense Act of 1985", travel-related expenditures for contractor's personnel are restricted to the limits established for federal employees. This includes mileage for company-owned vehicles.

The contractor shall travel as required to support program tasks. All travel arrangements are to be made by the contractor. Payment for transportation, per diem, mileage, parking, and other fair and reasonable travel expenses will be paid in accordance with the effective Federal Travel Regulations as amended and supplemented by the Department of the Interior travel regulations where applicable. No Federal travel authorizations are to be issued. The contractor shall make every effort to keep travel costs to a minimum. No reimbursement will be made for parking at a contractor's normal place of work. No overhead, profit or G&A shall be allowed on travel costs.

Travel costs shall be reimbursed in accordance with the Federal Travel Regulations. Travel is only funded to the extent specified within the travel CLIN. The contractor shall not incur any travel costs in excess of the amount funded within the travel CLIN. The government shall not be liable for any travel related costs incurred by the contractor which are in excess of the total amount funded within the travel CLIN.

If the contractor has reason to believe they may exceed the amount funded on the travel CLIN, they shall notify the government Contracting Office immediately. Additional funding may only be added to the travel CLIN through a formal signed modification issued by a government Contracting Officer. Profit, fee, G&A or overhead may not be incurred on travel costs.

10. ATTACHMENTS

The following listed documents are attached and incorporated into this contract:

1. Attachment A, Plan and Design Specifications, 5/6/2021, PDF, 16 pages

2. Attachment B, Programmatic Accessibility Guidelines, Version 2.4, October 2019, PDF, 92 pages

3. Attachment C, Wayside Guide, October 2009, PDF, 84 pages

4. Attachment D, Sample Wayside Proposal, March 2019, PDF, 70 pages

5. Attachment E, VIS and Wayside Hardware Specification Manual, Revision 3, October

5, 2017, PDF, 186 pages

6. Attachment F, Spanish Style Guide, October 2015, PDF, 54 pages

7. Attachment G, Wayside Map Standards, version 2, 2022, PDF, 8 pages

8. Attachment H, Tactile Map Guidelines, February 19, 2020, PDF, 3 pages

9. Attachment I, Sample Plan, April 2020, PDF, 2 pages

10. Attachment J, Typographic Standards, February 2010, PDF, 6 pages

11. Attachment K, File Naming Guide, PDF, 15 pages

12. Attachment L, Color Management Guide, PDF, 17 pages

13. Attachment M, Style Guide, December 2020, PDF, 36 pages

14. Attachment N, Language Translation Specifications, January 28, 2014, PDF, 5 pages

15. Attachment O, Panels, February 6, 2020, PDF, 12 pages

16. Attachment P, Bases, February 6, 2020, PDF, 3 pages

17. Attachment Q, Installation, February 6, 2020, PDF, 2 pages

18. Attachment R, Sample Maps and Access Data, PDF, 9 pages

19. Attachment S, Sample Art, PDF, 10 pages

20. Attachment T, Existing Wayside Exhibits, PDF, 197 pages

21. Attachment U, Existing Art, PDF, 9 pages

22. Attachment V, Park Resources, PDF, 70 pages

23. Attachment W, Cost Estimate Form, Excel file

24. Attachment X, Past Performance Questionnaire, PDF, 4 pages

11. INVOICING

Electronic Invoicing and Payment Requirements - Invoice Processing Platform (IPP) (April 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: none

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 Boston (FRBB) 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 ippgroup@bos.frb.org 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) https://www.ipp.gov/ mailto:ippgroup@bos.frb.org

12. ADDITIONAL WORK

Any additional work not detailed in this contract shall be approved, in writing, by the Contracting Officer via a bilateral modification.

13. LOSS OR DAMAGE

The contractor shall be liable for any loss or damage to any government property caused by negligence, theft, or willful misconduct of the contractor, his agents, servants, and employees, and shall indemnify and save the government harmless against all actions, proceedings, claims, demands, costs, damages, and expenses, including attorney’s fees, by reason of any suit or action brought for any actual or alleged injury to or resulting from the performance of this contract. The contractor shall submit a full written report to the Contracting Officer within 24 hours following the occurrence of such damage, loss, or injury.

If due to fault, neglect, dishonesty of the contractor, his agency or employees, loss or damage to government property is incurred during the performance of this contract, the contractor shall be responsible for same. The government, at its option, may in lieu of repayment, require the contractor to replace at his own expense, all such property as directed by the Contracting Officer. Until the equipment is repaired or replaced, the contractor shall furnish similar, adequate replacement property and/or equipment at no charge to the government, within two business days of the date the equipment has been lost, stolen, or damaged.

14. CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION

A. The National Park Service, Contract Specialist / Contracting Officer address is:

National Park Service, Harpers Ferry Center, Office of Acquisition Management, P.O. Box 50, 67 Mather Place, Harpers Ferry, West Virginia 25425-0050.

The contractor shall use the Contracting Officer as a point of contact on all business and administrative matters concerning this contract. All correspondence, other than that of a technical nature, shall be addressed to the Contracting Officer, with information copies of the basic correspondence to the COR.

B. The National Park Service, COR address is: National Park Service, Harpers Ferry Center, Attention: COR, P.O. Box 50, Harpers Ferry, West Virginia 25425-0050.

The contractor shall use the COR as the point of contact for all technical matters under the contract. Technical correspondence shall be addressed to the NPS COR, with an information copy of the basic correspondence to the Contracting Officer.

15. 1452.201-70 AUTHORITIES AND DELEGATIONS (SEPT 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)

16. CONTRACTOR PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT REPORTING SYSTEM

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS

Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (December 2015)

A. 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.

B. 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.

C. 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.

D. 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/.

E. 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."

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F. 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.

G. 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.

H. 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.

(End of Local Clause)

17. KEY PERSONNEL

A. The contractor shall assign to this contract the following key personnel:

Project Manager Exhibit Designer Writer Audio Description writer 3D Designer Model Maker Shop Foreman Foreman

B. During the first 90 days of performance, the Contractor shall make no substitution of key personnel unless the substitution is necessitated by illness, death, or termination of employment. The Contractor shall notify the Contracting Officer within 15 calendar days after the occurrence of any of these events and provide the information required by paragraph (c) below. After the initial 90-day period, the Contractor shall submit the information required by paragraph (c) to the Contracting Officer as least 15 days prior to making a permanent substitution.

C. The Contractor shall provide a detailed explanation of the circumstances necessitating the proposed substitution, complete resumes for the proposed substitute, and any additional information requested by the Contracting Officer. The proposed substitute should have comparable qualifications to those of the person being replaced. The Contracting Officer will notify the Contractor within 15 calendar days after receipt of all required information of the decision on substitution. This clause will be modified to reflect any approved changes of key personnel.

18. FACILITY SECURITY POLICY

Contractors attending meetings or accomplishing work within the buildings or real property of the National Park Service shall adhere to the security policy of each office. It shall be the responsibility of the contractor to contact the office before work begins for a briefing on security policies.

19. CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

(FAR 52.252-2) (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 address:

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CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

52.203-17 Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights and Requirement to Information Employees of Whistleblower Rights

JUN 2020

52.204-4 Printed or Copied Double-Sided on Postconsumer Fiber Content Paper MAY 2011 52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance OCT 201 8 52.204-18 Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance AUG 2020 52.204-19 Incorporation by Reference of Representations and Certifications DEC 2014 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions – Commercial Items NOV 2021 52.227-17 Rights in Data – Special Works DEC 2007 52.232-23 Assignment of Claims MAY 2014 52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors NOV 2021 52.245-1 Government Property SEP 2021

20. CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY FULL TEXT

PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTING FOR CERTAIN

TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SERVICES OR

EQUIPMENT

(FAR 52.204-25) (NOV 2021)

(a) Definitions. As used in this clause—

Backhaul means intermediate links between the core network, or backbone network, and the small subnetworks at the edge of the network (e.g., connecting cell phones/towers to the core telephone network). Backhaul can be wireless (e.g., microwave) or wired (e.g., fiber optic, coaxial cable, Ethernet).

Covered foreign country means The People’s Republic of China.

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Covered telecommunications equipment or services means–

(1) Telecommunications equipment produced by Huawei Technologies Company or ZTE Corporation (or any subsidiary or affiliate of such entities);

(2) For the purpose of public safety, security of Government facilities, physical security surveillance of critical infrastructure, and other national security purposes, video surveillance and telecommunications equipment produced by Hytera Communications Corporation, Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Company, or Dahua Technology Company (or any subsidiary or affiliate of such entities);

(3) Telecommunications or video surveillance services provided by such entities or using such equipment; or

(4) Telecommunications or video surveillance equipment or services produced or provided by an entity that the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Director of National Intelligence or the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, reasonably believes to be an entity owned or controlled by, or otherwise connected to, the government of a covered foreign country.

Critical technology means–

(1) Defense articles or defense services included on the United States Munitions List set forth in the International Traffic in Arms Regulations under subchapter M of chapter I of title 22, Code of Federal Regulations;

(2) Items included on the Commerce Control List set forth in Supplement No. 1 to part 774 of the Export Administration Regulations under subchapter C of chapter VII of title 15, Code of Federal Regulations, and controlled-

(i) Pursuant to multilateral regimes, including for reasons relating to national security, chemical and biological weapons proliferation, nuclear nonproliferation, or missile technology; or

(ii) For reasons relating to regional stability or surreptitious listening;

(3) Specially designed and prepared nuclear equipment, parts and components, materials, software, and technology covered by part 810 of title 10, Code of Federal Regulations (relating to assistance to foreign atomic energy activities);

(4) Nuclear facilities, equipment, and material covered by part 110 of title 10, Code of Federal Regulations (relating to export and import of nuclear equipment and material);

(5) Select agents and toxins covered by part 331 of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations, part 121 of title 9 of such Code, or part 73 of title 42 of such Code; or

(6) Emerging and foundational technologies controlled pursuant to section 1758 of the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 4817).

Interconnection arrangements means arrangements governing the physical connection of two or more networks to allow the use of another's network to hand off traffic where it is ultimately delivered (e.g., connection of a customer of telephone provider A to a customer of telephone company B) or sharing data and other information resources.

Reasonable inquiry means an inquiry designed to uncover any information in the entity's possession about the identity of the producer or provider of covered telecommunications equipment or services used by the entity that excludes the need to include an internal or third-party audit.

Roaming means cellular communications services (e.g., voice, video, data) received from a visited network when unable to connect to the facilities of the home network either because signal coverage is too weak or because traffic is too high.

Substantial or essential component means any component necessary for the proper function or performance of a piece of equipment, system, or service.

(b) Prohibition.

(1) Section 889(a)(1)(A) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Pub. L. 115-232) prohibits the head of an executive agency on or after August 13, 2019, from procuring or obtaining, or extending or renewing a contract to procure or obtain, any equipment, system, or service that uses covered telecommunications equipment or services as a substantial or essential component of any system, or as critical technology as part of any system. The Contractor is prohibited from providing to the Government any equipment, system, or service that uses covered telecommunications equipment or services as a substantial or essential component of any system, or as critical technology as part of any system, unless an exception at paragraph (c) of this clause applies or the covered telecommunication equipment or services are covered by a waiver described in FAR 4.2104.

(2) Section 889(a)(1)(B) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Pub. L. 115-232) prohibits the head of an executive agency on or after August 13, 2020, from entering into a contract, or extending or renewing a contract, with an entity that uses any equipment, system, or service that uses covered telecommunications equipment or services as a substantial or essential component of any system, or as critical technology as part of any system, unless an exception at paragraph (c) of this clause applies or the covered telecommunication equipment or services are covered by a waiver described in FAR 4.2104. This prohibition applies to the use of covered telecommunications equipment or services, regardless of whether that use is in performance of work under a Federal contract.

(c) Exceptions. This clause does not prohibit contractors from providing—

(1) A service that connects to the facilities of a third-party, such as backhaul, roaming, or interconnection arrangements; or https://www.acquisition.gov/far/4.2104#FAR_4_2104 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/4.2104#FAR_4_2104

(2) Telecommunications equipment that cannot route or redirect user data traffic or permit visibility into any user data or packets that such equipment transmits or otherwise handles.

(d) Reporting requirement.

(1) In the event the Contractor identifies covered telecommunications equipment or services used as a substantial or essential component of any system, or as critical technology as part of any system, during contract performance, or the Contractor is notified of such by a subcontractor at any tier or by any other source, the Contractor shall report the information in paragraph (d)(2) of this clause to the Contracting Officer, unless elsewhere in this contract are established procedures for reporting the information; in the case of the Department of Defense, the Contractor shall report to the website at https://dibnet.dod.mil. For indefinite delivery contracts, the Contractor shall report to the Contracting Officer for the indefinite delivery contract and the Contracting Officer(s) for any affected order or, in the case of the Department of Defense, identify both the indefinite delivery contract and any affected orders in the report provided at https://dibnet.dod.mil.

(2) The Contractor shall report the following information pursuant to paragraph (d)(1) of this clause

(i) Within one business day from the date of such identification or notification: the contract number; the order number(s), if applicable; supplier name; supplier unique entity identifier (if known); supplier Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code (if known); brand; model number (original equipment manufacturer number, manufacturer part number, or wholesaler number); item description; and any readily available information about mitigation actions undertaken or recommended.

(ii) Within 10 business days of submitting the information in paragraph (d)(2)(i) of this clause: any further available information about mitigation actions undertaken or recommended.