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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 140P2123R0053 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 2023-04, effective June 2, 2023.

This is set aside for small business concerns under the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)

541490, Other Specialized Design Services with a related small business size standard of $13.5 million dollars.

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 design and fabricate Phase 2 wayside exhibits for the remaining 300-series trailhead panels including updated layouts with bilingual (Spanish and English) text for Joshua Tree National Park

(JOTR) in Twentynine Palms, California, in accordance with the specifications as detailed in this contract and its attachments.

Due to space limitations, the complete commercial item specifications are contained in Solicitation Number

140P2123R0053. 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 government contemplates award of one best value, firm-fixed price contract resulting from this solicitation.

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 Products and Commercial Services; 52.212-4 Contract Terms and

Conditions Commercial Items; 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or

Executive Orders-Commercial Products and Commercial Services; 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.

Proposals shall be prepared in accordance with the attached solicitation. Failure to adhere to these instructions may render your proposal unacceptable.

• Questions to the solicitation are due via email by 10:00 AM ED on August 8, 2023. Questions submitted using any other method will not be entertained. All questions concerning this request for proposal should be referred to Sheila Spring, Contracting Officer via email at sheila_spring@nps.gov. Offerors who contact anyone outside of the Office of Acquisition Management regarding this requirement may automatically be excluded from competition.

• Proposals are due via email by 10:00 AM ED on August 24, 2023. The address is included in the solicitation for mailing flash drives in the event files are over the threshold for submitting via email. Flash drives MUST be received by the date and time specified for proposals or it will be considered late and handled as such in accordance with FAR Policies and Procedures. Offerors are hereby notified that if your proposal is not received by the date/time and at the location specified in this announcement, that it will be considered late. The quote shall be submitted electronically via email to sheila_spring@nps.gov with the

Subject line clearly identifying “Solicitation Number 140P2123R0012 – Wayside Exhibit Design and

Fabrication Services for Joshua Tree National Park”. Offers by telephone, transmitted via facsimile (fax), or submitted using any other method will not be accepted.

All offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) through the website SAM.gov to be considered eligible for award and shall be considered a small business for the size standard associated with the

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The contractor shall provide the National Park Service with all services including labor, materials, equipment, facilities, and travel necessary to design and fabricate Phase 2 wayside exhibits for the remaining 300-series trailhead panels including updated layouts with bilingual (Spanish and English) text for Joshua Tree National Park (JOTR) in Twentynine Palms, (Use Reverse and/or Attach Additional Sheets as Necessary)

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Solicitation Number 140P2123R0053

WAYSIDE EXHIBIT DESIGN AND FABRICATION SERVICES

JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK

1. PROJECT BACKGROUND

Two distinct desert ecosystems—the Mojave and the Colorado—come together in Joshua

Tree National Park (JOTR). A fascinating variety of plants and animals make their homes in a land sculpted by strong winds and occasional torrents of rain. Dark night skies, a rich cultural history, and surreal geologic features add to the wonder of this vast wilderness in southern California.

In 2021, a comprehensive wayside proposal was created for JOTR. At that time a select number of interpretive wayside exhibits were completed. This Phase 2 project will build off the existing wayside proposal (Attachment C, JOTR Revised Final Wayside Proposal) to complete the remaining 300-series trailhead panels including updated layouts with bilingual (Spanish and English) text. The updated designs are intended to meet the needs of a variety of language-speakers beyond English and Spanish due to the high level of international visitors to the park. Visual messaging regarding trail safety, park resources protection, and trail access should be a priority rather than a text-based approach. Spanish and English text should be co-created alongside each other to create a more cohesive and effective presentation.

2. SCOPE AND OBJECTIVES

The project shall be for the design and fabrication of wayside exhibits for Joshua Tree

National Park in Twentynine Palms, California. 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 monthly 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 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, 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, Planner/Writer, Designer, and Audio

Describer

Three (3), 8-hour days

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, 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 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 services. See Attachment A, Wayside Exhibit Specifications.

3.1 Exploration of updated bilingual text layout options

Create draft layouts of two (2) representative, 300-series trailhead exhibits. Provide three (3) options of revised layouts. Exhibits selected shall not duplicate those created in Phase 1 (Exhibits 304, 306A, 307A, 308A, 309A, 310, 316, 319, 320, 321, 324, 332). See Attachment C, JOTR Revised Final Wayside Proposal.

Proposed options shall include revisions to the proposed/existing trailhead layouts prepared in Phase 1 to include bilingual text. Options shall reflect attempts to communicate vital information in visual ways through icons/graphics to meet the needs of a wide variety of language speakers. Trail maps (including access data) and safety and resource protection messages should be a primary focus for each layout option presented. Smaller inset photos of trailside locations may be used in place of a single, large background image. Visual messaging should be prioritized over text-based solutions.

3.2 Draft Wayside Exhibit Plan

Create wayside plan for up to twenty-two (22) exhibits based the approved bilingual text layout option.

3.3 Revised Wayside Plan

Create wayside plan for up to twenty-two (22) exhibits based the approved Draft

Wayside Exhibit Plan option.

3.4 Final Wayside Plan

From approved final Revised Wayside Exhibit Plan, create production ready files for up to twenty-two (22) wayside exhibits.

3.5 Bilingual Text—Contractor shall create all text following NPS standards found in

Attachment J, Typographic Standards and Attachment K, Style Guide. Spanish text should reflect intent rather than direct, word-for-word translation. See Attachment

D, Spanish Style Guide for guidelines.

3.6 Graphics—Contractor shall research and obtain use rights (outside of stock photography or government furnished materials) for up to five (5) images that allows for an image or PDF of the wayside exhibit to be displayed by the government in other media to promote or display the wayside exhibit. Most contemporary images to be provided by the government upon request.

3.7 Maps—create the following maps according to Attachment G, Wayside Map

Standards. See Attachment F, Sample Maps and Access Data. Maps shall match existing style as seen in Attachment P, JOTR Final Wayside Plan-Phase 1.

3.7.1 Update up to seventeen (17) existing 2D area-specific trail maps including relief.

3.7.2 Create up to four (4) 3D, oblique view area-specific trail maps to illustrate complex landscapes

3.8 Interactive Tactile—Create one (1) interactive musical tactile element. See

Attachment N, Tactile References. Tactile shall be constructed of materials that withstand outdoor weather elements and constant touching and do not become too hot to the touch in direct sunlight and high desert temperatures.

Interactive tactile shall allow visitors to create musical sounds. Tactile shall be mounted directly to Exhibit 335 vertically at an accessible height.

3.9 Audio Description

Create audio description text for up to twenty-two (22) wayside exhibits. 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.

Audio description should be developed as described in Attachment Q, Audio

Description.

4. FABRICATION

Work shall include fabrication of panels, bases, and tactile elements.

4.1 Fabricate the following high-pressure laminate (HPL) panels for outdoor use. All panels shall have a 10-year warrantee against fading, warping, and delaminating.

• Ten (10) – 36” x 48”

• Nine (9) – 24” x 36”

• Three (3) – 72” x 48”

4.2 Fabricate the following painted aluminum bases with cane strike bars in accordance with Attachment E, VIS Manual. Paint color shall be NPS Brown. All painted aluminum bases shall have a spatter coat finish. Powder coating is not acceptable.

All bases shall have a 10-year warrantee against structural failure. Two existing bases will be reused.

• Eight (8) – 36” x 48” upright, in-ground

• Eight (8) – 24” x 36” upright, in-ground

• One (1) – 24” x 36” upright, baseplate

• Three (3) – 72” x 48” upright, in ground

4.3 Fabricate the following interactive tactile with raised letters, Braille, and mounting hardware. All tactile elements shall have a 10-year warrantee against structural failure. See Attachment N, Tactile references for reference information.

• Interactive musical tactile

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. No loading dock is available at park—ensure lift gate is included with delivery vehicle for unloading. Park must be notified no less than three (3) days prior to final delivery of panels, bases, and tactile element. Delivery will only be accepted Monday through Thursday.

5.1 Deliverables Shall Include the Following

5.1.1 Post-award Conference Call, uploaded to TEAMS folder

-Word document of notes

-PDF of draft schedule

5.1.2 Trip Report, uploaded to TEAMS folder

-Word document describing what was discussed at each site noting agreed upon changes to contract, if any

-All raw photography from site visit

-PDF of updated schedule

5.1.3 Proposed options for bilingual text layout solutions

-PDF of thumbnail sketch of layout options including bilingual text, maps, and graphics

5.1.4 Draft Wayside Exhibit Plan, uploaded to TEAMS folder, draft color.

-PDF of layouts with draft English text, placeholder for Spanish Text, and graphics

-PDF of thumbnail for interactive tactile element

5.1.5 Revised Wayside Exhibit Plan, uploaded to TEAMS folder, draft color.

-Reference package for tactile element

-PDF of revised layouts with revised English text, placeholder for Spanish text, and revised maps and graphics

-Word Document of complete Spanish translations for two (2) to three (3) exhibits

5.1.6 Final Wayside Exhibit Plan, uploaded to TEAMS folder, final color.

-PDF of draft fabrication drawings for hardware and tactile elements.

-PDF of layouts with final English text, draft Spanish text, and revised graphics

-Word Document of draft Spanish text for all exhibits

-Word Document of draft audio description text

-Revised reference package for tactile element

5.1.7 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.

- Two sets of sample materials. Each set shall contain one (1) painted aluminum with splatter coat finish, one (1) HPL panel. All samples shall be larger than 2”x2” but not larger than 10”x10”. One set mailed to the

COR and one set mailed to the park. Samples shall be representative of final product to be delivered.

-PDF of final fabrication drawings for hardware and interactive tactile element.

-PDF of updated schedule, emailed to COR.

-Word Document of revised audio description text.

5.1.8 Prototype of interactive tactile mailed to the park.

- One (1) 50% to scale 3D printed model of interactive tactile.

5.1.9 Fabricated wayside exhibit elements including panels, bases, interactive tactile, and two (2) 1/2 pints of NPS Brown touch up paint for the bases mailed to the park. No loading dock is available at park—ensure lift gate is included with delivery vehicle for unloading.

5.1.10 Close-out package, uploaded to TEAMS folder

-Final InDesign files with linked images and fonts for each layout

-RAW images

-Final production PDFs for each layout

-Accessible PDFs for each exhibit

-Accessible Word Documents of final English and Spanish text

-Accessible Word Document of final audio description text

-Design/source files for tactile and maintenance manual for future care

5.2 Deliverable Shall Be Sent to the Following:

5.2.1 Items 5.1.1 through 5.1.7 (only one set of full-size prints and sample materials) and 5.1.10 shall be sent to:

COR

Harpers Ferry Center

67 Mather Place

Harpers Ferry, WV

5.2.2 Items 5.1.7 (only one set of full-size prints and sample materials), 5.1.8, and 5.1.9 shall be sent to:

Joshua Tree National Park

74485 National Park Drive

Twentynine Palms, CA 92277-3597

6. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE

All work, including review and approval, shall be completed on or before April 24, 2025.

7. REVIEW AND APPROVAL

Review and approval of the deliverables shall be completed within 45 calendar days.

The COR shall notify the Contractor, in writing, of approval or rejection of the work.

In the event the government delays comments beyond the period specified, the contractor shall be entitled to a day-to-day extension in the completion date.

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 bilingual text layout options $***

C. Completion and acceptance of Draft Wayside Exhibit Plan $***

D. Completion and acceptance of Revised Wayside Exhibit Plan $***

E. Completion and acceptance of Final Wayside Exhibit Plan with

Spanish text

F. Completion and acceptance of Production Files $***

G. Completion and acceptance of Prototypes $***

H. Completion and acceptance of Shipment of Bases, Panels and

Tactile Elements

I. 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: $______________

TRAVEL COSTS (FFP) $______________

PROJECT TOTAL: $______________

9. ATTACHMENTS

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

Attachment A, Wayside Exhibit Specifications, March 2023, PDF, 52 pages

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

Attachment C, JOTR Revised Final Wayside Proposal, March 2021, PDF, 213 pages

Attachment D, Spanish Style Guide, 2015, PDF, 54 pages

Attachment E, VIS Manual, Revision 4, September 9, 2022, PDF, 187 pages

Attachment F, Sample Maps and Access Data, PDF, 7 pages

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

Attachment H, File Naming Guide, PDF, 15 pages

Attachment I, Sample Plan, April 2020, PDF, 24 pages

Attachment J, Typographic Standards, 2022, PDF, 5 pages

Attachment K, Style Guide, December 2022, PDF, 48 pages

Attachment L, Color Management Guide, March 2022, PDF 17 pages

Attachment M, Panels, February 2020, PDF, 12 pages

Attachment N, Tactile Reference, PDF, 2 pages

Attachment O, Intellectual Property Guidelines for HFC Interpretive Media, version 1.0, September 2010, PDF, 47 pages

Attachment P, JOTR Final Wayside Plan-Phase 1, September 2021, PDF, 26 pages

Attachment Q, Audio Description, October 2020, PDF, 3 pages

Attachment R, Past Performance Questionnaire, PDF, 4 pages

Attachment S, Cost Estimate Form, Excel, one sheet

10. 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.

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:

Invoice to be on company letterhead with stated contract number.

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)

12. ADDITIONAL WORK

Any additional work not detailed in this contract shall be approved, in writing, by the

Contracting Officer via a bilateral modification.

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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. DIAR 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.

https://www.cpars.gov/ https://www.cpars.gov/

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."

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:

1. Project Manager

2. Exhibit Designer

3. Writer

4. Spanish Writer

5. Audio Describer

6. 3D Designer

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:

www.acquisiton.gov.

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

52.202-1 Definitions 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

52.204-25 Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video

Surveillance Services or Equipment

NOV 2021

52.204-27 Prohibition on a ByteDance Covered Application JUN 2023

52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions – Commercial Items NOV 2021

52.217-8 Option to Extend Services Nov 1999

52.217-14 Right in Data – General MAY 2014

52.227-17 Rights in Data – Special Works DEC 2007

52.229-12 Tax on Certain Foreign Procurements – Notice and Representation JUN 2020

52.232-23 Assignment of Claims MAY 2014

52.232-39 Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations JUN 2013

52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors NOV 2021

52.237-1 Site Visit APR 1984

52.237-2 Protection of Government Buildings, Equipment, and Vegetation APR 1984

52.245-9 Stop-Work Order AUG 1989

52.245-1 Government Property SEP 2021

52.245-9 Use and Charges APR 2012 http://www.acquisiton.gov/

20. CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY FULL TEXT

FAR 52.212-5

CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS

REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT STATUTES OR

EXECUTIVE ORDERS-COMMERCIAL ITEMS

JUNE 2023

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

(1) 52.203-19, Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements (Jan 2017) (section 743 of Division E, Title VII, of the Consolidated and

Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub. L. 113-235) and its successor provisions in subsequent appropriations acts (and as extended in continuing resolutions)).

(2) 52.204-23, Prohibition on Contracting for Hardware, Software, and Services

Developed or Provided by Kaspersky Lab and Other Covered Entities (Nov

2021) (Section 1634 of Pub. L. 115-91).

(3) 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video

Surveillance Services or Equipment. (Nov 2021) (Section 889(a)(1)(A) of Pub. L. 115-

232).

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

2015).

(5)52.232-40, Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business

Subcontractors (MAR 2023) ( 31 U.S.C. 3903 and 10 U.S.C. 3801).

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

(7) 52.233-4, Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (Oct 2004) (Public Laws

108-77 and 108-78 ( 19 U.S.C. 3805 note)).

(b) The Contractor shall comply with the FAR clauses in this paragraph (b) that the

Contracting Officer has indicated as being incorporated in this contract by reference to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial products and commercial services:

[Contracting Officer check as appropriate.]

X (1) 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government (Jun

2020), with Alternate I (Nov 2021) (41 U.S.C. 4704 and 10 U.S.C. 2402).

https://www.acquisition.gov/far/52.203-19#FAR_52_203_19 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/52.204-23#FAR_52_204_23 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/52.204-25#FAR_52_204_25 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/52.209-10#FAR_52_209_10 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-52#FAR_52_232_40 https://www.govinfo.gov/link/uscode/31/3903 https://www.govinfo.gov/link/uscode/10/3801 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/52.233-3#FAR_52_233_3 http://uscode.house.gov/browse.xhtml;jsessionid=114A3287C7B3359E597506A31FC855B3 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/52.233-4#FAR_52_233_4 http://uscode.house.gov/browse.xhtml;jsessionid=114A3287C7B3359E597506A31FC855B3 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/52.203-6#FAR_52_203_6 http://uscode.house.gov/browse.xhtml;jsessionid=114A3287C7B3359E597506A31FC855B3

__ (2) 52.203-13, Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct (Nov

2021) (41 U.S.C. 3509)).

__ (3) 52.203-15, Whistleblower Protections under the American Recovery and

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

X (4) 52.204-10, Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract

Awards (Jun 2020) (Pub. L. 109-282) ( 31 U.S.C. 6101 note).

__ (5) [Reserved].

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

__ (7) 52.204-15, Service Contract Reporting Requirements for Indefinite-Delivery

Contracts (Oct 2016) (Pub. L. 111-117, section 743 of Div. C).

_X_(8) 52.204-27, Prohibition on a ByteDance Covered Application (Jun 2023) (Section

102 of Division R of Pub. L. 117-328).

_X (9) 52.209-6, Protecting the Government’s Interest When Subcontracting with

Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment. (Nov

2021) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note).

_X (10) 52.209-9, Updates of Publicly Available Information Regarding Responsibility

Matters (Oct 2018) (41 U.S.C. 2313).

__ (11) [Reserved].

__ (12) 52.219-3, Notice of HUBZone Set-Aside or Sole-Source Award (Oct

2022) (15 U.S.C. 657a).

__ (13) 52.219-4, Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business

Concerns (Oct 2022) (if the offeror elects to waive the preference, it shall so indicate in its offer) (15 U.S.C. 657a).

__ (14) [Reserved]

_X_ (15)

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

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

__ (16)

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

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

X_ (17) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (Oct

2022) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(2) and (3)).

__ (18)

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

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

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

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

__ (v) Alternate IV (Sep 2021) of 52.219-9.

X (19) (i) 52.219-13, Notice of Set-Aside of Orders (Mar 2020) (15 U.S.C. 644(r)).

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

_X (20) 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting (Oct 2022) (15 U.S.C. 637s).

__ (21) 52.219-16, Liquidated Damages—Subcontracting Plan (Sep

2021) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(4)(F)(i)).

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__ (22) 52.219-27, Notice of Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-

Aside (Oct 2022) (15 U.S.C. 657f).

_X_ (23)

(i) 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation (Mar

2023) (15 U.S.C. 632(a)(2)).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Mar 2020) of 52.219-28.

__ (24) 52.219-29, Notice of Set-Aside for, or Sole-Source Award to, Economically

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

__ (25) 52.219-30, Notice of Set-Aside for, or Sole-Source Award to, Women-Owned

Small Business Concerns Eligible Under the Women-Owned Small Business Program (Oct

2022) (15 U.S.C. 637(m)).

__ (26) 52.219-32, Orders Issued Directly Under Small Business Reserves (Mar

2020) (15 U.S.C. 644(r)).

_X (27) 52.219-33, Nonmanufacturer Rule (Sep 2021) (15U.S.C. 637(a)(17)).

X (28) 52.222-3, Convict Labor (Jun 2003) (E.O.11755).

_X (29) 52.222-19, Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and…