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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 140P2124Q0255 is issued as a Request for Proposal (RFP) which constitutes the entire solicitation. 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 2024-05, effective 22 May 2024. This is a small business set-aside.

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 541430, Graphic Design Services and the related small business size standard is $9.0M.

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

REQUIREMENT: Independently, and not as an agent of the government, the contractor shall provide all services including labor, materials, equipment, and facilities necessary to perform design services for all signs for New River Gorge National Park and Preserve in West Virginia.

Due to space limitations, the complete commercial item specifications are contained in Solicitation Number 140P2124Q0255. 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 proposal.

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 Products and Commercial Services and addendum; 52.212-2 Evaluation-Commercial Products and Commercial Services and addendum; 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Products and Commercial Services; 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Products and Commercial Services; 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-System for Award Management; 52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim; and 52.245-1 Government Property.

Questions shall be sent via email to robert_adamson@nps.gov by 5:00 pm ED 13 August 2024.

Questions submitted using any other method will not be entertained. The Point of Contact for this requirement is Robert Adamson, Contracting Officer. Offerors who contact anyone outside of the Office of Acquisition Management regarding this requirement, may automatically be excluded from competition.

All quote information shall be submitted for receipt no later than 5:00 pm ED 22 August 2024. Offerors are hereby notified that if your quote 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 robert_adamson@nps.gov with the subject line clearly identifying “Solicitation Number 140P2124Q0255 – NERI Sign Design.” Offers by telephone, transmitted via facsimile (fax), or submitted using any other method will not be accepted.

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The contractor shall provide all services including labor, materials, equipment, facilities necessary to provide draft panel design and fabrication details for all signs in the comprehensive sign plan based on the work already completed by the NPS for New River Gorge National Park and Preserve.

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00010 NERI Sign Design (New River Gorge National Park and Preserve )

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Period of Performance: 09/30/2024 to 08/01/2025

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

SCOPE 4

BACKGROUND, SCOPE & OBJECTIVES 4

DESIGN SERVICES 5

TASKS 1-4 6

DELIVERABLES 8

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE 10

LIST OF ATTACHMENTS 11

PAYMENT SCHEDULE 11

CLAUSES 13

PROVISIONS 27

INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS 51

EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD 56

SCOPE OF WORK

New River Gorge Sign Design

I. BACKGROUND

New River Gorge National Park and Preserve (NERI, the park) and one co-managed NPS site – Gauley River National Recreation area– are in the process of creating a system of visually cohesive signs to aid visitor wayfinding, impart important information and regulations, and bolster understanding the parks’ presence and identities. Sign locations, messages, and a menu of sign types have been developed by the National Park Service’s Harpers Ferry Center (HFC) in coordination with park staff. Additionally, HFC has developed detailed sign panel artwork templates to guide the design of all signs in the plan.

II. PURPOSE and OBJECTIVES

The purpose of this contract is to draft panel design and fabrication details for all signs in the comprehensive sign plan based on the work already completed by the NPS for New River Gorge National Park and Preserve. Using the provided templates and planning documents, the contractor is tasked with drafting sign panel artwork, organizing the sign artwork into plan documents to include a sign catalog and a plan showing signs grouped by location, and drafting complete fabrication details for all the signs in the plan.

III. SCOPE OF WORK

The contractor shall provide all services including labor, materials, equipment, facilities necessary to provide the National Park Service design services and project management for Tasks 1 through 4 which include the following processes and deliverables:

Project Schedule The contractor shall develop, submit, and keep current a project schedule showing all major milestones and review periods as outlined in the contract.

The schedule should assume a single draft submittal and review period for Task 1, three (3) draft submittals and review periods each, for Tasks 2 and 3, and a single draft submittal and review period for Task 4. Actual number of drafts and review periods may vary. See the Review and Approval section of this contract for information on review period lengths.

The contractor shall update the schedule to reflect accurate dates of deliverable and comment submittals as the project progresses and will provide an updated project schedule with each deliverable submittal.

Development of Sign Panel Artwork Attachment C is a listing of all unique sign designs in the project, grouped by type. Attachment D shows how the unique sign designs listed in Attachment C are organized and dispersed throughout different areas of the park.

As noted in the Review and Approval section of this contract, sign planning and design is, by its nature, an iterative process. Upon review, the NPS may request changes to sign panel designs ranging from minor text edits up to and including the addition or deletion of signs.

The contractor shall draft sign panel artwork for all signs listed in Attachment C, Message Schedule according to the corresponding templates provided in Attachment A, Sign Templates. To work from the templates, open the PDF in Adobe Illustrator.

Messages must appear on the signs exactly as they are written in Attachment C and all signs must match the templates provided unless the contractor has good cause for alteration. Examples of good cause include difficulty creating a visually-pleasing rag, typographic or spelling error in the Message Schedule, the need for custom sign dimensions or sizes, or inconsistencies in layout or language among signs with similar messages.

Where alteration of sign templates is necessary to accommodate unique size requirements or unusual message lengths, the contractor is responsible for making decisions informed by universal graphic design principles and sign planning best practices so that sign styles remain consistent and meet the following criteria:

Text must be no smaller than 30pt at full size.

Use only Frutiger and NPS Rawlinson on Identity and VIS signs. Do not use light versions of these typefaces.

Tracking can be adjusted to meet panel width requirements but must not be set below 0.

Keep character height and width at 100%.

Use only the symbols provided in Attachment M, NPS Symbols unless otherwise instructed or approve by the COR.

NPS sign standards call for the use of the following typefaces: NPS Rawlinson, Frutiger, Federal Highways Standard Alphabets. The NPS will provide a license for the NPS Rawlinson typeface but the contractor must use their own license for Frutiger and the full Federal Highways Standard Alphabet typeface (also known as Highway Gothic).

The contractor is responsible for locating mounting holes in non-printing layers within VIS sign panel artwork for signs that will mount to posts. Holes must not interfere with panel graphics.

All panel designs shall be prepared in Adobe Illustrator with CADTools Dimensioning Plug-In with all designs rendered in scale. Designs will be submitted as individual sign designs drafted at full size saved as Illustrator Files and duplicate PDFs. Sign artwork file names will be the sign drawing numbers. Sign artwork will be arranged, in scale, into a sign catalog and sign plan for ease of review as described in subsequent sections of this document.

Sign Catalog Development The contractor shall organize the sign panel artwork into design catalogs for easy review and for the park’s use in sign production in the future.

Individual panel artwork shall be displayed, in scale, in a single Sign Catalog PDF with multiple signs shown on each page for fast/easy viewing. Sign artwork must be scaled so that all sign content is legible in the catalog – NPS should not have to referrer to individual sign artwork files to review panel content and layouts.

Signs will be grouped by type and presented in the order that they are listed in Attachment C, Message Schedule.

The following information must accompany each sign design in the Sign Catalog::

Sign Drawing Number All associated Sign Location Numbers and respective quantities Sign Structure (must correspond with a structure in the Fabrication Details) Panel dimensions Scale Letter height (only when letter height of the sign type is variable)

Reference Attachment G, Sample Sign Catalog which demonstrates an acceptable layout and the content sought. Signs panel artwork will be drawn in scale (scale(s) must be listed on each page).

The sign catalog must be produced using either Adobe InDesign or Adobe Illustrator. All associated linked files (if any) must be the individual panel artwork files.

Development of Fabrication Details:

The contractor will develop complete fabrication drawings and details for all sign types in the project.

Signs must use the materials and imaging techniques identified in Attachment E, Sign Type Menu or, where not indicated, as directed by the COR. All drawings and specifications should be packaged into a single PDF with a table of contents for ease of review.

Panel and structure/mount fabrication methods should be drawn and detailed including written specifications for all dimensions, materials, hardware, and finishes. Mounting specification requirements for each sign should be detailed and drawn in scale - the fabrication documents must include all necessary information for a fabricator to create each sign type in the plan. Structures should be shown in front, side, top, and back views as well as any other cut-through or detail views necessary to fully articulate the structure’s components and arrangement.

The NPS has standard fabrication specifications for several of the sign panel and structure types in this requirement. The contractor will use these specifications whenever possible and will seamlessly incorporate them into this project’s documents so all drawing styles and page layouts are uniform. These specifications are supplied in Attachments H, I, and J. Where the specifications are not to the level of detail required by the contract, the contractor will determine and specify the additional needed details.

Sign Plan Document Development The contractor shall organize the sign panel artwork into a Sign Plan Document which will display and inventory all signs grouped by locations and sub-locations as listed in Attachment D, Location Plan.

Signs panel artwork will be shown in scale with multiple signs appearing on each page for fast/easy viewing. Sign artwork must be scaled so that all sign content is legible in the plan document – NPS should not have to referrer to individual sign artwork files to review panel content and layouts.

The following information must accompany each sign design in the Sign Plan:

Sign Location Number Sign Drawing Number Sign Structure (must correspond with a structure in the Fabrication Details) Panel dimensions Panel Material Letter height (only when letter height of the sign type is variable)

See Attachment F Sample Sign Plan which demonstrates an acceptable layout and the content sought.

IV. TASKS

Task 1 – Project Kickoff

Attend and Document the Kick-off Teleconference Conduct a teleconference kick-off meeting with the Contracting Officer, Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR), and NERI staff within 14 calendar days of the contract award.

The purpose of the meeting is to establish the contractor point of contact; review the parameters of the project, anticipated project schedule, deliverable review process; answer questions related to NPS Sign Standards, use of templates, overall design approach, contract requirements; and discuss/clarify any other items that will lead to project success.

The following deliverables must be submitted to the COR no more than 10 business days from the date of the Kick-off Teleconference. The NPS will provide comments and the contractor will revise and resubmit as required according to the processes described in the Review and Approval section of this contract.

Task 1 Deliverables:

• Kick-off Teleconference meeting minutes

• Project Schedule

Task 2 – Identity and VIS Place Name + Regulations Signs

Develop and submit Sign Panel Artwork, Fabrication Details, and a Sign Catalog for all Identity and VIS Place Name + Regulations signs as described in the Scope of Work.

The following deliverables must be submitted to the COR for simultaneous review no more than 35 business days from the date of the Kick-off Teleconference. The NPS will provide comments and the contractor will revise and resubmit as required according to the processes described in the Review and Approval section of this contract.

Task 2 Deliverables:

• Individual art files (.ai and PDF) for all Task 2 signs drafted according to the requirements set forth in the Development of Sign Panel Artwork section of this contract.

• Sign Catalog for all Task 2 signs drafted according to the requirements set forth in the Sign Catalog Development section of this contract.

• Fabrication details for all Task 2 signs drafted according to the requirements in the Development of Fabrication Details section of this contract.

Task 3 – Motorist Guidance and Remaining VIS Signs

Develop and submit Sign Panel Artwork, Fabrication Details, and a Sign Catalog for all Motorist Guidance and remaining VIS signs.

The following deliverables must be submitted to the COR for simultaneous review no more than 50 business days from the date of Task 2 acceptance. The NPS will provide comments and the contractor will revise and resubmit as required according to the processes described in the Review and Approval section of this contract.

Task 3 Deliverables:

• Individual art files (.ai and PDF) for all Task 3 signs drafted according to the requirements set forth in the Development of Sign Panel Artwork section of this contract.

• Sign Catalog for all Task 3 signs drafted according to the requirements set forth in the Sign Catalog Development section of this contract.

• Fabrication details for all Task 3 signs drafted according to the requirements in the Development of Fabrication Details section of this contract.

Task 4 – Final Documents

Develop and submit the Sign Plan document, a comprehensive Sign Catalog, and comprehensive Fabrication Details and submit final Sign Panel Artwork.

The only major work associated with Task 4 is the creation of the Sign Plan Document which organizes sign artwork created in Tasks 2 and 3 by area of the park. Otherwise, the contractor is simply combining like documents created in previous tasks and organizing all panel artwork into files for final submittal.

The following deliverables must be submitted to the COR for simultaneous review no more than 20 business days from the date of Task 3 acceptance. The NPS will provide comments and the contractor will revise and resubmit as required according to the processes described in the Review and Approval section of this contract.

Task 4 Deliverables

• Comprehensive Fabrication Details – Combine accepted Fabrication Details from tasks

2 and 3 into a single document. Sign types should appear in the order in which they are shown in Attachment E, Sign Type Menu. This deliverable is to be submitted as a PDF and also in its native design file type which is to be Adobe Illustrator.

• Comprehensive Sign Catalog – Combine accepted Sign Catalogs from Tasks 2 and 3 into a single document. Sign Types should appear in the order in which they appear in Attachment C, Message Schedule. This deliverable is to be submitted as a PDF and also in its native design file type which is to be Adobe Illustrator or Adobe InDesign.

Associated linked files (if any) must be the final panel artwork files – no other linked files are acceptable.

• Sign Plan drafted according to the requirements described in the Sign Plan Document Development section of this contract to include all Sign Panel Artwork developed in previous tasks and arranged by park area as shown in Attachment D, Location Plan.

This deliverable is to be submitted as a PDF and also in its native design file type which is to be Adobe Illustrator or Adobe InDesign. Associated linked files (if any) must be the final panel artwork files – no other linked files are acceptable.

V. DELIVERABLES

All deliverables shall submitted to the COR for review and approval. All files shall be uploaded through the NPS file sharing site (Microsoft Teams) or emailed directly to the COR. The COR is responsible for distribution of deliverables to the park for secondary review.

1. Task 1: Project Kickoff

• Written Summary Meeting Notes from Kick-Off Meeting

• Project Schedule

2. Task 2: Identity and Place Name + Regulations Sign Art and Structures

• Individual art files (.ai and PDF) for all Task 2 signs

• Sign Catalog for all Task 2 signs

• Fabrication details for all Task 2 signs

3. Task 3: Motorist Guidance and remaining VIS Sign Art and Structures

• Individual art files (.ai and PDF) for all Task 3 signs

• Sign Catalog for all Task 3 signs

• Fabrication details for all Task 3 signs

4. Task 4: Submit Final Documentation

• Comprehensive Fabrication Details for all sign types in the requirement

• Comprehensive Sign Catalog of all sign artwork in the requirement

• Sign Plan

VI. INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

All service and work performed under this contract shall be subject to inspection and acceptance by the designated Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) at any time during performance. If the COR determined that services, work or materials being furnished do not meet the required standards, the government reserves the right to have the work performed elsewhere, charging the contractor with costs involved, subject to the provisions of FAR 52.249-8.

VII. REVIEW AND APPROVAL

The NPS will review deliverables for accuracy of sign messages, conformance to templates, overall design, document layout functionality, and conformance to the requirements as laid out in the Scope of Work.

Sign planning and design is, by its nature, an iterative process. The NPS may request and the contractor must comply with requests for changes to documents and designs based on subjective findings.

Examples of types of subjective changes that may be requested include: Edits to sign messages which require adjustment to the overall sign size or layout; Edits to artwork layouts or overall panel size to improve function or visibility of message; Changes of materials or fabrication techniques to better match park objectives for lifespan costs and maintenance; Addition or deletion of text and symbols;

additions or deletions of signs, etc.

NPS will also require corrections where the contractor has made objective errors. Examples of errors include: misspellings, failure to use or correctly follow the appropriate template or unsuccessful adaptation of a template to meet a unique need, missing information, misalignment of elements, incorrect fonts or text sizes, adjustments to overall document layout to meet criteria as laid out in the SOW and improve ease of review, etc..

The contractor is responsible for careful editorial review before submitting deliverables. Deliverables found to have an overwhelming amount of errors will be rejected. The NPS will provide a basic description of the type of errors discovered but is not responsible for locating and noting every error made. The contractor will be responsible for discovering and correcting all errors prior to resubmittal.

The NPS will submit comments via spreadsheet. The NPS may opt to make some of the required changes in the supplied Adobe Illustrator files in the interest of accomplishing work more quickly. In such cases, the NPS will note the changes in the spreadsheet and return altered files to the contractor for incorporation into subsequent drafts. The NPS has sole discretion in determining which edits they will undertake and which will be taken on by the contractor.

The COR will notify the contractor, in writing, of approval or rejection of the work. In the event the government delays beyond the review period specified, the contractor shall be entitled to a day-to-day extension which as approved by the contracting officer.

All deliverables in a Task are to be submitted as one submittal package and will be reviewed concurrently. All deliverables in a single Task must be approved before the next Task’s deliverables may be submitted.

Government review of Task 1 deliverables shall be completed in 5 business days or fewer. The contractor will then have up to 5 business days to make required revisions and resubmit.

Government review of the first and second drafts of Task 2, 3, and 4 deliverables shall be completed in 15 business days or fewer. The contractor will then have up to 15 business days to make required revisions and resubmit. Any subsequent drafts will have government review periods of up to 10 business days with the contractor allowed 7 business days to complete revisions and resubmit.

Business days are Monday through Friday, excluding Federal holidays. The review period for a deliverable begins the next federal business day after the date of submittal.

VIII. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE

All work, including review and approval, shall be completed on or before August 1, 2025.

(Approximately 10 Months after award.)

IX. TRAVEL

There is no contractor travel associated with this requirement.

X. ADDITIONAL WORK

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

XI. 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.

XII. POINT OF CONTACT FOR DELIVERY

Seven calendar days prior to delivery of final files, the contractor shall contact the COR and advise of exact dates and arrangements made for delivery.

XIII. DESTINATION POINT

Upon completion of the work, the contractor shall upload all deliverables to the NPS File Sharing site.

XIV. LIST OF DOCUMENTS, EXHIBITS, AND OTHER ATTACHMENTS

Attachment A –Sign Templates, 7 pages, Adobe Illustrator file Attachment B – Motorist Guidance Templates, 19 pages Attachment C – Message Schedule, spreadsheet, 5 tabs *Attachment C is expected to be finalized after award with up to 90 additional signs.

Attachment D – Location Plan, spreadsheet, 1 tab *Attachment D is expected to be finalized after award with up to 90 additional signs.

Attachment E – Sign Type Menu, PDF, 6 pages Attachment F – Sample Sign Plan, PDF, 2 pages Attachment G – Sample Sign Catalog, PDF, 3 pages Attachment H – VIS Hardware Manual, PDF, 188 pages Attachment I – Motorist Guidance Fabrication Details, 18 pages Attachment J – ID Sign Fabrication Details, PDF, 7 pages Attachment K – NPS Sign Designs, PDF, 17 pages Attachment L – NPS Sign Colors, PDF, 1 page Attachment M – NPS Symbols, PDF, 5 pages

XV. CLIN STRUCTURE

CLIN 0001 – BASE sign design IAW current attachments C & D. $_____________

CLIN 0002 – *design of additional 90 signs to be finalized after award* $_____________

XVI. PAYMENT SCHEDULE

Upon completion and acceptance of all work and receipt of a proper invoice, the contractor shall be paid a firm-fixed-price in accordance with the following schedule:

Task 1 – Project Kickoff $______________

Task 2 – Identity and VIS Place Name + Regulations artwork and fabrication details. $______________

Task 3 – Motorist Guidance and remaining VIS sign artwork and fabrication details. $______________

Task 4 – Final Documentation including Fabrication Details, Sign Plan, and Sign Catalog $______________

Total Firm-Fixed Price: $______________

XVII. CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION

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.

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.

CLAUSE SECTION

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

CLAUSE TITLE DATE

52.203-13 Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct, Alt I Nov 2021 52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance Oct 2018 52.204-19 Incorporation by Reference of Representations and Certifications Dec 2014 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Products and Commercial

Services Nov 2023

52.227-17 Rights in Data – Special Works Dec 2007 52.232-39 Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations Jun 2013

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY FULL TEXT

52.204-30 Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act Orders—Prohibition (Dec 2023)

(a) Definitions. As used in this clause—

Covered article, as defined in 41 U.S.C. 4713(k), means—

(1) Information technology, as defined in 40 U.S.C. 11101, including cloud computing services of all types;

(2) Telecommunications equipment or telecommunications service, as those terms are defined in section 3 of the Communications Act of 1934 ( 47 U.S.C. 153);

(3) The processing of information on a Federal or non-Federal information system, subject to the requirements of the Controlled Unclassified Information program (see 32 CFR part 2002); or

(4) Hardware, systems, devices, software, or services that include embedded or incidental information technology.

FASCSA order means any of the following orders issued under the Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act (FASCSA) requiring the removal of covered articles from executive agency information systems or the exclusion of one or more named sources or named covered articles from executive agency procurement actions, as described in 41 CFR 201–1.303(d) and (e):

(1) The Secretary of Homeland Security may issue FASCSA orders applicable to civilian agencies, to the extent not covered by paragraph (2) or (3) of this definition. This type of FASCSA order may be referred to as a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) FASCSA order.

(2) The Secretary of Defense may issue FASCSA orders applicable to the Department of Defense (DoD) and national security systems other than sensitive compartmented information systems. This type of FASCSA order may be referred to as a DoD FASCSA order.

(3) The Director of National Intelligence (DNI) may issue FASCSA orders applicable to the intelligence community and sensitive compartmented information systems, to the extent not covered by paragraph (2) of this definition. This type of FASCSA order may be referred to as a DNI FASCSA order.

Intelligence community, as defined by 50 U.S.C. 3003(4), means the following—

(1) The Office of the Director of National Intelligence;

(2) The Central Intelligence Agency;

(3) The National Security Agency;

(4) The Defense Intelligence Agency;

(5) The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency;

(6) The National Reconnaissance Office;

(7) Other offices within the Department of Defense for the collection of specialized national intelligence through reconnaissance programs;

(8) The intelligence elements of the Army, the Navy, the Air Force, the Marine Corps, the Coast Guard, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Drug Enforcement Administration, and the Department of Energy;

(9) The Bureau of Intelligence and Research of the Department of State;

(10) The Office of Intelligence and Analysis of the Department of the Treasury;

(11) The Office of Intelligence and Analysis of the Department of Homeland Security; or

(12) Such other elements of any department or agency as may be designated by the President, or designated jointly by the Director of National Intelligence and the head of the department or agency concerned, as an element of the intelligence community.

National security system, as defined in 44 U.S.C. 3552, means any information system (including any telecommunications system) used or operated by an agency or by a contractor of an agency, or other organization on behalf of an agency—

(1) The function, operation, or use of which involves intelligence activities; involves cryptologic activities related to national security; involves command and control of military forces; involves equipment that is an integral part of a weapon or weapons system; or is critical to the direct fulfillment of military or intelligence missions, but does not include a system that is to be used for routine administrative and business applications (including payroll, finance, logistics, and personnel management applications); or

(2) Is protected at all times by procedures established for information that have been specifically authorized under criteria established by an Executive order or an Act of Congress to be kept classified in the interest of national defense or foreign policy.

Reasonable inquiry means an inquiry designed to uncover any information in the entity's possession about the identity of any covered articles, or any products or services produced or provided by a source. This applies when the covered article or the source is subject to an applicable FASCSA order. A reasonable inquiry excludes the need to include an internal or third-party audit.

Sensitive compartmented information means classified information concerning or derived from intelligence sources, methods, or analytical processes, which is required to be handled within formal access control systems established by the Director of National Intelligence.

Sensitive compartmented information system means a national security system authorized to process or store sensitive compartmented information.

Source means a non-Federal supplier, or potential supplier, of products or services, at any tier.

(b) Prohibition.

(1) Unless an applicable waiver has been issued by the issuing official, Contractors shall not provide or use as part of the performance of the contract any covered article, or any products or services produced or provided by a source, if the covered article or the source is prohibited by an applicable FASCSA orders as follows:

(i) For solicitations and contracts awarded by a Department of Defense contracting office, DoD FASCSA orders apply.

(ii) For all other solicitations and contracts DHS FASCSA orders apply.

(2) The Contractor shall search for the phrase “FASCSA order” in the System for Award Management (SAM) at https://www.sam.gov to locate applicable FASCSA orders identified in paragraph (b)(1).

(3) The Government may identify in the solicitation additional FASCSA orders that are not in SAM, which are effective and apply to the solicitation and resultant contract.

(4) A FASCSA order issued after the date of solicitation applies to this contract only if added by an amendment to the solicitation or modification to the contract (see FAR 4.2304(c)). However, see paragraph (c) of this clause.

(5)

(i) If the contractor wishes to ask for a waiver of the requirements of a new FASCSA order being applied through modification, then the Contractor shall disclose the following:

(A) Name of the product or service provided to the Government;

(B) Name of the covered article or source subject to a FASCSA order;

(C) If applicable, name of the vendor, including the Commercial and Government Entity code and unique entity identifier (if known), that supplied or supplies the covered article or the product or service to the Offeror;

(D) Brand;

(E) Model number (original equipment manufacturer number, manufacturer part number, or wholesaler number);

(F) Item description;

(G) Reason why the applicable covered article or the product or service is being provided or used;

(ii) Executive agency review of disclosures. The contracting officer will review disclosures provided in paragraph (b)(5)(i) to determine if any waiver is warranted. A contracting officer may choose not to pursue a waiver for covered articles or sources otherwise covered by a FASCSA order and to instead pursue other appropriate action.

(c) Notice and reporting requirement.

(1) During contract performance, the Contractor shall review SAM.gov at least once every three months, or as advised by the Contracting Officer, to check for covered articles subject to FASCSA order(s), or for products or services produced by a source subject to FASCSA order(s) not currently identified under paragraph (b) of this clause.

(2) If the Contractor identifies a new FASCSA order(s) that could impact their supply chain, then the Contractor shall conduct a reasonable inquiry to identify whether a covered article or product or service produced or provided by a source subject to the FASCSA order(s) was provided to the Government or used during contract performance.

(3)

(i) The Contractor shall submit a report to the contracting office as identified in paragraph (c)(3)(ii) of this clause, if the Contractor identifies, including through any notification by a subcontractor at any tier, that a covered article or product or service produced or provided by a source was provided to the Government or used during contract performance and is subject to a FASCSA order(s) identified in paragraph (b) of this clause, or a new FASCSA order identified in paragraph (c)(2) of this clause. For indefinite delivery contracts, the Contractor shall report to both the contracting office for the indefinite delivery contract and the contracting office for any affected order.

(ii) If a report is required to be submitted to a contracting office under (c)(3)(i) of this clause, the Contractor shall submit the report as follows:

(A) If a Department of Defense contracting office, the Contractor shall report to the website at https://dibnet.dod.mil.

(B) For all other contracting offices, the Contractor shall report to the Contracting Officer.

(4) The Contractor shall report the following information for each covered article or each product or service produced or provided by a source, where the covered article or source is subject to a FASCSA order, pursuant to paragraph (c)(3)(i) of this clause:

(i) Within 3 business days from the date of such identification or notification:

(A) Contract number;

(B) Order number(s), if applicable;

(C) Name of the product or service provided to the Government or used during performance of the contract;

(D) Name of the covered article or source subject to a FASCSA order;

(E) If applicable, name of the vendor, including the Commercial and Government Entity code and unique entity identifier (if known), that supplied the covered article or the product or service to the Contractor;

(F) Brand;

(G) Model number (original equipment manufacturer number, manufacturer part number, or wholesaler number);

(H) Item description; and

(I) Any readily available information about mitigation actions undertaken or recommended.

(ii) Within 10 business days of submitting the information in paragraph (c)(4)(i) of this clause:

(A) Any further available information about mitigation actions undertaken or recommended.

(B) In addition, the Contractor shall describe the efforts it undertook to prevent submission or use of the covered article or the product or service produced or provided by a source subject to an applicable FASCSA order, and any additional efforts that will be incorporated to prevent future submission or use of the covered article or the product or service produced or provided by a source that is subject to an applicable FASCSA order.

(d) Removal. For Federal Supply Schedules, Governmentwide acquisition contracts, multi-agency contracts or any other procurement instrument intended for use by multiple agencies, upon notification from the Contracting Officer, during the performance of the contract, the Contractor shall promptly make any necessary changes or modifications to remove any product or service produced or provided by a source that is subject to an applicable FASCSA order.

(e) Subcontracts.

(1) The Contractor shall insert the substance of this clause, including this paragraph (e) and excluding paragraph (c)(1) of this clause, in all subcontracts and other contractual instruments, including subcontracts for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services.

(2) The Government may identify in the solicitation additional FASCSA orders that are not in SAM, which are effective and apply to the contract and any subcontracts and other contractual instruments under the contract. The Contractor or higher-tier subcontractor shall notify their subcontractors, and suppliers under other contractual instruments, that the FASCSA orders in the solicitation that are not in SAM apply to the contract and all subcontracts.

(End of clause)

52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders- Commercial Products and Commercial Services (May 2024)

(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 Covered Entities (Dec 2023) (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.]

__ (1) 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government (Jun 2020), with Alternate I (Nov 2021) (41 U.S.C. 4704 and 10 U.S.C. 4655).

_X_ (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) 52.203-17, Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights (Nov 2023) (41 U.S.C. 4712); this clause does not apply to contracts of DoD, NASA, the Coast Guard, or applicable elements of the intelligence community—see FAR 3.900(a).

_X_ (5) 52.204-10, Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (Jun 2020) (Pub.

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

__ (6) [Reserved].

__ (7) 52.204-14, Service Contract Reporting Requirements (Oct 2016) (Pub. L. 111-117, section 743 of Div.

C).

__ (8) 52.204-15, Service Contract Reporting Requirements for Indefinite-Delivery Contracts (Oct 2016) (Pub.

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

_X_ (9) 52.204-27, Prohibition on a ByteDance Covered Application (Jun 2023) (Section 102 of Division R of Pub. L. 117-328).

__ (10) 52.204-28, Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act Orders—Federal Supply Schedules, Governmentwide Acquisition Contracts, and Multi-Agency Contracts. (Dec 2023) (Pub. L. 115–390, title II).

__ (11)(i) 52.204-30, Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act Orders—Prohibition. (Dec 2023) (Pub.

L. 115–390, title II).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Dec 2023) of 52.204–30.

_X_ (12) 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_ (13) 52.209-9, Updates of Publicly Available Information Regarding Responsibility Matters (Oct 2018) (41 U.S.C. 2313).

__ (14) [Reserved].

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

__ (16) 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).

__ (17) [Reserved]

_X_ (18) (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.

__ (19) (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.

__ (20) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (Feb 2024) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(2) and (3)).

__ (21) (i) 52.219-9, Small Business Subcontracting Plan (Sep 2023) (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 2023) of 52.219-9.

__ (22) (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.

__ (23) 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting (Oct 2022) (15 U.S.C. 637s).

__ (24) 52.219-16, Liquidated Damages—Subcontracting Plan (Sep 2021) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(4)(F)(i)).

__ (25) 52.219-27, Notice of Set-Aside for, or Sole-Source Award to, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Concerns Eligible Under the SDVOSB Program (Feb 2024) (15 U.S.C. 657f).

_X_ (26) (i) 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation (Feb 2024) (15 U.S.C.

632(a)(2)).

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

__ (27) 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)).

__ (28) 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)).

__ (29) 52.219-32, Orders Issued Directly Under Small Business Reserves (Mar 2020) (15 U.S.C. 644(r)).

__ (30) 52.219-33, Nonmanufacturer Rule (Sep 2021) (15U.S.C. 637(a)(17)).

_X_ (31) 52.222-3, Convict Labor (Jun 2003) (E.O.11755).

_X_ (32) 52.222-19, Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (Feb 2024)

_X_ (33) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Apr 2015).

_X_ (34) (i) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Sep 2016) (E.O.11246).

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

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

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

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

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

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

_X_ (38) 52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act (Dec 2010) (E.O. 13496).

_X_ (39) (i) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (Nov 2021) (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O. 13627).

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

__ (40) 52.222-54, Employment Eligibility Verification (May 2022) (Executive Order 12989).