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IMPORTANT: This is a request for information, and quotations furnished are not offers. If you are unable to quote, please so indicate on this form and return it to the address in Block 5a. This request does not commit the Government to pay any costs incurred in the preparation of the submission of this quotation or to contract for supplies or services. Supplies are of domestic origin unless otherwise indicated by quoter. Any representations and/or certifications attached to this Request for Quotations must be completed by the quoter.

11. SCHEDULE (Include applicable Federal, State and local taxes)

THIS RFQ

REQUEST FOR QUOTATION

(THIS IS NOT AN ORDER)

IS IS NOT A SMALL BUSINESS SET ASIDEX

08/29/2020

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210 New York Ave.

Contracting Office Staten Island NY 10305

NPS, NER - NPNH

09/29/2023

NPS, Central MABO

1234 Market Street, 20th Floor

Philadelphia

PA 19107

570 729-7134Sandra Maciejewski

09/08/2020 1400 ET

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140P4520Q0059: D&H CANAL NHL NOMINATION UPDATE

ONLY BUILT UPON EXISTING DOCUMENTATION INCLUDING:

National Survey of Historic Sites and Buildings Form (NHL documentation) HAER and HABS documentation National Register of Historic Places listings Delaware and Hudson Canal Resources of the Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River-Field Survey Results and Data Analysis Historic Structure Report, Historical Data Section: The Delaware Aqueduct, Upper Delaware National Scenic and Recreational River, New York

- Pennsylvania Vogel, Roebling's Delaware And Hudson Canal Aqueducts" Continued ...

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Contractors shall review this solicitation and provide quotes with details as per the Statement of Work (SOW). The government intends to issue a

Firm Fixed Price Award for this Service.

Questions regarding this solicitation must be submitted electronically to Sandra Maciejewski at sandra_maciejewski@nps.gov on or before September

3, 2020 at 12:00pm ET

Quotes must be submitted electronically to Sandra

Maciejewski at sandra_maciejewski@nps.gov on or before Tuesday September 8, 2020 at 2:00pm ET

Legacy Doc #: NPS

Period of Performance: 09/28/2020 to 09/29/2023

00010 D&H Canal NHL Nomination UPDATE as per attached SOW

Product/Service Code: B521

Product/Service Description: SPECIAL

STUDIES/ANALYSIS- HISTORICAL

Delivery: 09/29/2023

NSN 7540-01-152-8067 OPTIONAL FORM 336 (4-86)

National Park Service Interior Region 1

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SET ASIDE: SMALL BUSINESS

NAICS: 711510 – INDEPENDENT ARTISTS, WRITERS AND PERFORMERS

SIZE STANDARD: $8.0 MILLION

General Information

This solicitation is a Request for Quotation (RFQ). The National Park Service (NPS), Interior Region 1

Regional Office has a need/requirement for the UPDATE of the D&H Canal NHL Nomination. Award of this Contract will be made according to FAR Part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures.

Contract Type

The contract awarded as a result of this solicitation will be firm fixed-priced contract.

(End of Provision)

52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors – Commercial Items (Jun 2020) (ADDENDA)

The following addenda applies to the provision:

(a) The offeror agrees to hold the prices in its offer firm for 60 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of offers, unless another time period is specified in an addendum to the solicitation.

(b) Product Samples is deleted in its entirety

(f) (6) FAR Part 12 Commercial Items and FAR Part 13 Simplified Acquisition will be utilized to accept valid quotes as per the specifications, terms and conditions of the solicitation, and the government reserves the right to review any and all quotes received, regardless of date, prior to making a final award decision.

Contractors are required to submit the following:

a. Quotes shall be submitted electronically to Sandra Maciejewski at sandra_maciejewski@nps.gov by Tuesday, September 8, 2020 at 2pm EST. For more information regarding this solicitation, please contact Sandra Maciejewski at sandra_maciejewski@nps.gov FAXED SUBMISSIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

b. All quotes must be submitted by the due date in order to be considered.

c. Standard form 18 Request for Quote

d. Completed Representations and Certifications

e. Price Schedule

f. Reference worksheet

g. Acknowledge all amendments

By submitting a quote, contractors agree to comply with all terms and conditions as set forth in this

Solicitation including the attached SOW.

mailto:sandra_maciejewski@nps.gov

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QUESTIONS

Any questions regarding this solicitation shall be submitted electronically in writing on or before

September 3, 2020 12:00pm ET to sandra_maciejewski@nps.gov

52.212-2 Evaluation – Commercial Items (Oct 2014)

(a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers:

A competitive award will be made to the responsible firm whose quote conforms to the attached

Statement of Work (SOW) and is the lowest price technically acceptable/firm fixed.

(b) A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the offer’s specified expiration time, the

Government may accept an offer, whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award.

(End of Provision)

Evaluation of Solicitation Proposals (Selection criteria):

Award of the contract to complete this project will be made on the basis of technical qualifications of the

Proposer and on the basis of the Proposal offering the best value to the government with technical and price factor being approximately equal. Proposals will be evaluated based on the following Factors and

Sub-factors:

The project will produce a finished and fully complete updated NHL nomination for Delaware and

Hudson Canal in New York and Pennsylvania, for presentation to the Landmarks Committee of the

National Park System Advisory Board.

The selected consultant will be expected to complete the following tasks:

1) General Requirements:

a) Become familiar with the site and historic property, referenced NPS Guidelines, NPS supplied materials, and Requirements listed in this Task Order. Conduct site visits and research to gather and report required information

b) Review all documents supplied by the Government. Conduct new, historical research to supply relevant and missing information related to the construction, evolution and use of the property, and to the site’s historical context.

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c) Provide all incidentals required to perform the services in this task order including but not limited to: travel arrangements, work to be performed, and accuracy and completion of all reports and graphics.

d) Attend scheduled progress meetings and furnish a written record of each meeting. Email a written record of site meeting minutes within five (5) business days of the meeting to the COR.

e) All field and research notes, photographs, sketches, finished original drawings, narratives, computerized inventories and assessments, maps, and reports produced by the CONTRACTOR in connection with requirements of this contract become the property of the Government and shall be delivered to the COR upon completion of the Task Order.

f) Do not submit or issue any project information, data, drafts or any version of the proposed reports to any individual or to any federal, state or local authority without prior written approval of the

COR.

2) Project Requirements

a) Complete Nomination Outline: The outline should include a draft nomination cover sheet and an outline of the NHL nomination form that includes proposed NHL criteria with brief explanation of how each criteria will be explored and an outline of the description section laying out how the site will be broken down for description purposes.

b) Complete National Historic Landmark Documentation:

i) Contractor will provide documentation on NPS Form 10-934, which will be provided by NPS using a program compatible with Microsoft Word and that is compliant with Section 508 of the United States Workforce Rehabilitation Act of 1973.

ii) Contractor will base documentation on National Historic Landmark criteria for significance and the integrity of resources, and it will consider appropriate historic contexts and comparable properties.

iii) Contractor will apply the guidelines of the National Register of Historic Places Bulletin, How to Prepare National Historic Landmark Nominations

(https://www.nps.gov/subjects/nationalhistoriclandmarks/nhl-bulletin.htm), and online guidance for National Historic Landmark nominations

(https://www.nps.gov/subjects/nationalhistoriclandmarks/nhl-nomination.htm). The NPS will provide the contractor with the May 2018 Draft Revised National Register of Historic Places

Bulletin, How to Prepare National Historic Landmark Nominations.

iv) Contractor will consult the NHL documentation submitted for the recently-designated New

York State Barge Canal as an example for documentation requirements.

v) Contractor will use all readily available primary and secondary source material, perform physical investigations as necessary

vi) Contractor will follow the guidelines for counting contributing and non-contributing resources in National Register Bulletin: Guidelines for Completing National Register of

Historic Places Forms. The resource count will conform to the Rules for Counting Resources in Bulletin 16A. http://www.nps.gov/nr/publications/index.htm#bulletin.

vii) Contractor will include select photo log and photographic views that represent the overall character of the property as required for a successful NHL nomination to be submitted electronically on the template provided by NHL Program staff and completed according to

NR guidelines, using a program compatible with Microsoft Word and that is compliant with

Section 508. The contractor shall adhere to the National Register Photo Policy Fact Sheet

(http://www.nps.gov/nr/publications/guidance/Photo_Policy_final.pdf). Identify any material for which copyright is unknown and/or for which permission to use must be sought. Seek and obtain permission after consulting with NPS. Note: Any photograph taken as part of a project funded by NPS is not copyrighted and can be used in the public domain.

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viii) Contractor will prepare and provided electronic copy of a detailed site plan and location map(s) of the property to show the nominated areas with contributing and noncontributing resources identified, following the instructions contained in Bulletin 16A, How to Complete the National Register Form, and the NR Bulletin, How to Prepare National Historic

Landmark Nominations and in the National Register Draft Electronic map Policy Factsheet:

(http://www.nps.gov/nr/publications/bulletins/GIS_maps/GIS_Guidance_2013_05_15.pdf)

ix) Contractor will include USGS quadrangle or electronic map(s), which will be annotated with the boundary, bounding polygon, and UTM and/or lat-long coordinates

c) Complete revised draft NHL nomination for the property in consultation with NPS staff that appropriately addresses comments received, following review of the draft nomination. Additional research and graphic materials may be required to address any questions, comments, or concerns.

d) Deliver the revised draft NHL nomination to the NPS for review electronically in MS Word format. The NHL program will send the revised draft NHL nomination to select scholars for peer review.

e) Prepare the final NHL nomination following and based on comments received from the peer review, in consultation with NHL program staff.

f) Deliver the final NHL nomination package to the NPS for final submission to the Landmarks

Committee, electronically in MS Word format, which will include images and figures (with appropriate permissions to use) and maps.

g) Provide the NHL Program with contact information for the property owner(s), the highest local official, all Congressional legislators (two senators and one representative), as well as all other interested parties.

h) Prepare draft and final versions of an executive summary on the template provided by the NPS for the final nomination in accordance with NPS standards, for presentation at meetings of the Landmarks

Committee. The consultant will revise and edit the draft executive summary, based on comments received from NHL Program staff. The consultant will deliver the executive summary to the NHA and the NPS electronically in MS Word format.

i) Deliver field notes, research notes, data collected, all photographs, and maps included data to the NPS.

GUIDELINES, POLICIES, STANDARDS AND CODES

1) All work to be performed under this agreement will comply with all applicable federal standards including but not limited to those found in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Chapter 36; the

Secretary of the Interior’s Professional Qualification Standards (http://www.nps.gov/history/local-law/arch_stnds_9.htm); the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Archaeology and Historic

Preservation (as amended and annotated); the Antiquities Act of 1906 (Pub.L. 59–209, 34 Stat. 225, 16 U.S.C. § 431–433); the Historic Sites Act of 1935 (49 Stat. 666; 16 U.S.C. 461-467); the Historic

Preservation Act of 1966 (as amended--Public Law 89-665; 16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.); National

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (PL 91-190, 83 Stat. 852 42 U.S.C. §4321 et seq. (1969); 1969

Archaeological and Historic Preservation Act of 1972 (AHPA); Archaeological Resources Protection

Act of 1979 (ARPA); American Indian Religious Freedom Act of 1978 (AIRFA); Native American

Graves and Repatriation Act of 1990 (NAGPRA); and any other applicable laws, standards and/or guidelines.

2) All work must be technically and legally defensible.

3) Additional specific technical standards and guidelines to be applied include:

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a) U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service. National Register Bulletin: How to Prepare

National Historic Landmark Nominations. Washington, DC, 1999.

http://www.nps.gov/NR/publications/bulletins/nhl/index.htm

b) Guidance presented in archived webinars available on the NHL website:

http://www.nps.gov/nhl/learn/webinars.htm

c) Style Sheet for the National Historic Landmarks Program:

http://www.nps.gov/nhl/apply/pdfs/NHLStyleSheet.pdf

d) Photo and map guideline found on the NHL’s webpages: http://www.nps.gov/nhl/apply/compile.htm (Use drop down headings)

e) National Register's Photograph Policy Factsheet:

http://www.nps.gov/nr/publications/bulletins/photopolicy/Photo_Policy_update_2013_05_15.pdf

f) National Register's guidelines for electronic maps:

http://www.nps.gov/NR/publications/bulletins/GIS_maps/GIS_Guidance_2013_05_15.pdf

g) The Chicago Manual of Style (16th ed.): http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/16/contents.html

h) National Historic Landmark Program Nomination Checklist:

http://www.nps.gov/nhl/learn/pubs/NominationChecklist.pdf

4) The researcher 's quality control efforts must ensure that all draft and final deliverables are completed documents, as specified, that meet the standards of scholarship as defined by the guidelines of the various professional organizations including but not limited to the American Historical Association and the National Council for Public History and that have been reviewed for copy quality, technical accuracy, and consistency with style guidelines. Submittals not displaying such efforts will not be accepted.

5) The researcher must coordinate with the NPS as necessary to complete the work as and when required. This may include participating in conference calls and product review meetings.

6) The researcher must obtain prior Government approval from the Contracting Officer for any public information releases concerning this award (including outside publication) which refer to the

Department of the Interior or any bureau or employee (by name or title). The specific text, layout photographs, etc. of the proposed release must be submitted with the request for approval.

7) All research material collected in conjunction with this project remains in the public domain and is archived and otherwise managed by the National Park Service, Region-1.

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Delivery/Performance Schedule

All work specified shall be completed in accordance with the schedule as stated in the SOW and all deliverables will be made to the NPS. In addition to the products listed below, the researcher shall provide the project manager with a quarterly report outlining the work accomplished in the preceding three months and providing an outline of work to be done in the forthcoming three months.

EVALUATION CRITERIA

1) Required Consultant Qualifications

a) Contractor and key team members shall meet the requirements specified in 36 CFR Appendix A, Professional Qualification Standards and the intent of Section 112 (a)(1)(of the National Historic

Preservation Act of 1966, as Amended through 1992 https://www.nps.gov/history/local-law/arch_stnds_9.htm.

b) Contractor or at least one key team member will be a qualified historian with demonstrated experience in successfully preparing NHL nominations and/or theme studies, and have the capability of preparing a fully complete updated NHL nomination for Delaware and Hudson

Canal, for presentation to the NHL Committee of the National Park System Advisory Board. The consultant, at minimum, will meet the meet the qualifications for a GS-0170-11 Historian as established by the U.S. Office of Personnel and Management and approved by NPS staff in its

Washington Support Office. Knowledge and experience in Labor History or History of Civil

Engineering is highly desired.

c) Contractor shall demonstrate in proposal their ability to complete large scale documentation projects.

d) Contractor shall have experience evaluating and nominating historic properties for listing in the

National Register of Historic Places or for designation as National Historic Landmarks associated with transportation and engineering history. Experience evaluating and nominating nationally significant properties and demonstrated knowledge of the NHL Program and nomination process is preferred.

2) If the consultant comprises a consulting firm or team, then a Principal Investigator must be designated for the project. The Principal Investigator must meet the minimum qualification requirements specified above and must agree to be principally responsible for all work conducted by other consultant personnel for the project. The individual selected as the Principal Investigator may not change during the project without prior written approval of the NPS.

3) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers:

a) Past Experience

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c) Realistic and reasonable project cost proposal demonstrating an understanding of level of effort required to successfully complete the project.

d) All firms shall be registered and certified in www.SAM.gov. Submit Duns number with bid

4) Past performance is a measure of the degree to which a contractor has satisfied its customers in the past. The NPS will evaluate past performance based on contacting references provided by the contractor, the Government’s knowledge of Offeror’s past performance, and /or references obtained from any other source.

5) Offerors wishing to respond to this RFQ should provide the following:

a) Offeror must furnish a history of past performance with a minimum of 3 references listed with contact information including name, address and phone number. Offerors who do not provide past performance information will be considered non-responsive.

b) Offeror must furnish company name, official point of contact name, DUNS number, TIN number, address, phone and fax number along with email address

6) The Technical Proposal will be evaluated on the firm that meets all the technical criteria and has the lowest price. Consultant shall include in their proposal the following:

a) A letter of interest stating an understanding of the scope of work and estimated costs for each of the tasks identified in the scope of work (Not to exceed 5 pages)

b) At least one but no more than three (3) projects highlighting previous work experience in conducting historic research and preparing Administrative History Reports. This factor will be used to evaluate the offeror’s most recent and relevant experience and performance in accomplishing the type of work required by this solicitation. To be considered relevant, projects submitted must be similar in scope, magnitude and complexity to the requirements of this solicitation. Experience with properties associated with history of transportation or civil engineering required. To be considered recent, projects submitted must be on-going, or must have been completed within the past five (5) years. This factor will also be used to evaluate how well an offeror has performed on previous projects of similar scope, magnitude and complexity, and is an indicator of the likelihood of completion of new projects in terms of time, cost, and quality of work. References with contact information must be included for each project (Not to exceed 5 pages).

Resumes of key personnel (Not to exceed 2 pages on each resume). This factor will be used to evaluate documented evidence of the offeror’s ability to provide key personnel who meet all contract qualifications requirements. Proposed key personnel must meet all minimum requirements specified in the RFP for the duties/positions they are proposed to perform

Price:

Provide an all-inclusive, itemized cost proposal for the project. A price evaluation will be performed to determine the reasonableness of the proposed price. Reasonableness will be determined considering other competitive prices received and comparison to the Independent Government Estimate.

52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items (Jun 2020).

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The Offeror shall complete only paragraph (b) of this provision if the Offeror has completed the annual representations and certification electronically in the System for Award Management (SAM) accessed through https://www.sam.beta.gov. If the Offeror has not completed the annual representations and certifications electronically, the Offeror shall complete only paragraphs (c) through (v)) of this provision.

(a) Definitions. As used in this provision—

“Covered telecommunications equipment or services” has the meaning provided in the clause 52.204-

25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or

Equipment.

Economically disadvantaged women-owned small business (EDWOSB) concern means a small business concern that is at least 51 percent directly and unconditionally owned by, and the management and daily business operations of which are controlled by, one or more women who are citizens of the

United States and who are economically disadvantaged in accordance with 13 CFR part 127. It automatically qualifies as a women-owned small business eligible under the WOSB Program.

Forced or indentured child labor means all work or service—

(1) Exacted from any person under the age of 18 under the menace of any penalty for its nonperformance and for which the worker does not offer himself voluntarily; or

(2) Performed by any person under the age of 18 pursuant to a contract the enforcement of which can be accomplished by process or penalties.

Highest-level owner means the entity that owns or controls an immediate owner of the offeror, or that owns or controls one or more entities that control an immediate owner of the offeror. No entity owns or exercises control of the highest-level owner.

Immediate owner means an entity, other than the offeror, that has direct control of the offeror.

Indicators of control include, but are not limited to, one or more of the following: ownership or interlocking management, identity of interests among family members, shared facilities and equipment, and the common use of employees.

Inverted domestic corporation, means a foreign incorporated entity that meets the definition of an inverted domestic corporation under 6 U.S.C. 395(b), applied in accordance with the rules and definitions of 6 U.S.C. 395(c).

Manufactured end product means any end product in product and service codes (PSCs) 1000-9999, except—

(1) PSC 5510, Lumber and Related Basic Wood Materials;

(2) Product or Service Group (PSG) 87, Agricultural Supplies;

(3) PSG 88, Live Animals;

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(4) PSG 89, Subsistence;

(5) PSC 9410, Crude Grades of Plant Materials;

(6) PSC 9430, Miscellaneous Crude Animal Products, Inedible;

(7) PSC 9440, Miscellaneous Crude Agricultural and Forestry Products;

(8) PSC 9610, Ores;

(9) PSC 9620, Minerals, Natural and Synthetic; and

(10) PSC 9630, Additive Metal Materials.

Place of manufacture means the place where an end product is assembled out of components, or otherwise made or processed from raw materials into the finished product that is to be provided to the

Government. If a product is disassembled and reassembled, the place of reassembly is not the place of manufacture.

Predecessor means an entity that is replaced by a successor and includes any predecessors of the predecessor.

Restricted business operations means business operations in Sudan that include power production activities, mineral extraction activities, oil-related activities, or the production of military equipment, as those terms are defined in the Sudan Accountability and Divestment Act of 2007 (Pub. L. 110-174).

Restricted business operations do not include business operations that the person (as that term is defined in Section 2 of the Sudan Accountability and Divestment Act of 2007) conducting the business can demonstrate—

(1) Are conducted under contract directly and exclusively with the regional government of southern Sudan;

(2) Are conducted pursuant to specific authorization from the Office of Foreign Assets Control in the Department of the Treasury, or are expressly exempted under Federal law from the requirement to be conducted under such authorization;

(3) Consist of providing goods or services to marginalized populations of Sudan;

(4) Consist of providing goods or services to an internationally recognized peacekeeping force or humanitarian organization;

(5) Consist of providing goods or services that are used only to promote health or education; or

(6) Have been voluntarily suspended. “Sensitive technology”—

Sensitive technology—

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(1) Means hardware, software, telecommunications equipment, or any other technology that is to be used specifically—

(i) To restrict the free flow of unbiased information in Iran; or

(ii) To disrupt, monitor, or otherwise restrict speech of the people of Iran; and

(2) Does not include information or informational materials the export of which the President does not have the authority to regulate or prohibit pursuant to section 203(b)(3)of the International Emergency

Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1702(b)(3)).

Service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern—

(1) Means a small business concern—

(i) Not less than 51 percent of which is owned by one or more service-disabled veterans or, in the case of any publicly owned business, not less than 51 percent of the stock of which is owned by one or more service-disabled veterans; and

(ii) The management and daily business operations of which are controlled by one or more service-disabled veterans or, in the case of a service-disabled veteran with permanent and severe disability, the spouse or permanent caregiver of such veteran.

(2) Service-disabled veteran means a veteran, as defined in 38 U.S.C. 101(2), with a disability that is service connected, as defined in 38 U.S.C. 101(16).

Small business concern means a concern, including its affiliates, that is independently owned and operated, not dominant in the field of operation in which it is bidding on Government contracts, and qualified as a small business under the criteria in 13 CFR Part 121 and size standards in this solicitation.

Small disadvantaged business concern, consistent with13 CFR 124.1002, means a small business concern under the size standard applicable to the acquisition, that—

(1) Is at least 51 percent unconditionally and directly owned (as defined at 13 CFR 124.105) by—

(i) One or more socially disadvantaged (as defined at13 CFR 124.103) and economically disadvantaged (as defined at 13 CFR 124.104) individuals who are citizens of the United States; and

(ii) Each individual claiming economic disadvantage has a net worth not exceeding $750,000 after taking into account the applicable exclusions set forth at 13 CFR124.104(c)(2); and

(2) The management and daily business operations of which are controlled (as defined at 13.CFR

124.106) by individuals, who meet the criteria in paragraphs (1)(i) and (ii) of this definition.

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(2) Through another subsidiary of a parent corporation

Successor means an entity that has replaced a predecessor by acquiring the assets and carrying out the affairs of the predecessor under a new name (often through acquisition or merger). The term “successor” does not include new offices/divisions of the same company or a company that only changes its name.

The extent of the responsibility of the successor for the liabilities of the predecessor may vary, depending on State law and specific circumstances.

Veteran-owned small business concern means a small business concern—

(1) Not less than 51 percent of which is owned by one or more veterans (as defined at 38 U.S.C.

101(2)) or, in the case of any publicly owned business, not less than 51 percent of the stock of which is owned by one or more veterans; and

(2) The management and daily business operations of which are controlled by one or more veterans.

Women-owned small business (WOSB) concern eligible under the WOSB Program (in accordance with 13 CFR part 127), means a small business concern that is at least 51 percent directly and unconditionally owned by, and the management and daily business operations of which are controlled by, one or more women who are citizens of the United States.

Women-owned small business concern means a small business concern—

(1) That is at least 51 percent owned by one or more women; or, in the case of any publicly owned business, at least51 percent of the stock of which is owned by one or more women; and

(2) Whose management and daily business operations are controlled by one or more women.

(b)

(1) Annual Representations and Certifications. Any changes provided by the Offeror in paragraph (b)(2) of this provision do not automatically change the representations and certifications in SAM

(2) The offeror has completed the annual representations and certifications electronically in SAM accessed through http://www.sam.gov. After reviewing SAM information, the Offeror verifies by submission of this offer that the representations and certifications currently posted electronically at FAR

52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items, have been entered or updated in the last 12 months, are current, accurate, complete, and applicable to this solicitation (including the business size standard(s) applicable to the NAICS code(s) referenced for this solicitation), at the time this offer is submitted and are incorporated in this offer by reference (see FAR 4.1201), except for paragraphs

[Offeror to identify the applicable paragraphs at (c) through (v) of this provision that the offeror has completed for the purposes of this solicitation only, if any.

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These amended representation(s) and/or certification(s) are also incorporated in this offer and are current, accurate, and complete as of the date of this offer.

Any changes provided by the offeror are applicable to this solicitation only, and do not result in an update to the representations and certifications posted electronically on SAM.]

(c) Offerors must complete the following representations when the resulting contract will be performed in the United States or its outlying areas. Check all that apply.

(1) Small business concern. The offeror represents as part of its offer that it □is, □is not a small business concern.

(2) Veteran-owned small business concern. [Complete only if the offeror represented itself as a small business concern in paragraph (c)(1) of this provision.] The offeror represents as part of its offer that it □is, □is not a veteran-owned small business concern.

(3) Service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern. [Complete only if the offeror represented itself as a veteran-owned small business concern in paragraph (c)(2) of this provision.] The offeror represents as part of its offer that it □ is, □ is not a service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern.

(4) Small disadvantaged business concern. [Complete only if the offeror represented itself as a small business concern in paragraph (c)(1) of this provision.] The offeror represents, that it □is, □is not a small disadvantaged business concern as defined in 13 CFR124.1002.

(5) Women-owned small business concern. [Complete only if the offeror represented itself as a small business concern in paragraph (c)(1) of this provision.] The offeror represents that it □ is, □ is not a women-owned small business concern.

(6) WOSB concern eligible under the WOSB Program. [Complete only if the offeror represented itself as a women-owned small business concern in paragraph (c)(5) of this provision.] The offeror represents that-

(i) It □ is, □ is not a WOSB concern eligible under the WOSB Program, has provided all the required documents to the WOSB Repository, and no change in circumstances or adverse decisions have been issued that affects its eligibility; and

(ii) It □ is, □ is not a joint venture that complies with the requirements of 13 CFR part 127, and the representation in paragraph (c)(6)(i) of this provision is accurate for each WOSB concern eligible under the WOSB Program participating in the joint venture. [The offeror shall enter the name or names of the WOSB concern eligible under the WOSB Program and other small businesses that are participating in the joint venture: __________.] Each WOSB concern eligible under the WOSB Program participating in the joint venture shall submit a separate signed copy of the WOSB representation.

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(7) Economically disadvantaged women-owned small business (EDWOSB) concern. [Complete only if the offeror represented itself as a WOSB concern eligible under the WOSB Program in (c)(6) of this provision.] The offeror represents that-

(i) It □ is, □ is not an EDWOSB concern, has provided all the required documents to the WOSB

Repository, and no change in circumstances or adverse decisions have been issued that affects its eligibility; and

(ii) It □ is, □ is not a joint venture that complies with the requirements of 13 CFR part 127, and the representation in paragraph (c)(7)(i) of this provision is accurate for each EDWOSB concern participating in the joint venture. [The offeror shall enter the name or names of the EDWOSB concern and other small businesses that are participating in the joint venture: __________.] Each EDWOSB concern participating in the joint venture shall submit a separate signed copy of the EDWOSB representation.

Note: Complete paragraphs (c)(8) and (c)(9) only if this solicitation is expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold.

(8) Women-owned business concern (other than small business concern). [Complete only if the offeror is a women-owned business concern and did not represent itself as a small business concern in paragraph (c)(1) of this provision.] The offeror represents that it □ is a women-owned business concern.

(9) Tie bid priority for labor surplus area concerns. If this is an invitation for bid, small business offerors may identify the labor surplus areas in which costs to be incurred on account of manufacturing or production (by offeror or first-tier subcontractors) amount to more than 50 percent of the contract price:____________________________________

(10) HUBZone small business concern. [Complete only if the offeror represented itself as a small business concern in paragraph (c)(1) of this provision.] The offeror represents, as part of its offer, that–

(i) It □is, □is not a HUBZone small business concern listed, on the date of this representation, on the List of Qualified HUBZone Small Business Concerns maintained by the Small Business

Administration, and no material changes in ownership and control, principal office, or HUBZone employee percentage have occurred since it was certified in accordance with 13 CFR Part 126; and

(ii) It □ is, □ is not a HUBZone joint venture that complies with the requirements of 13 CFR

Part 126, and the representation in paragraph (c)(10)(i) of this provision is accurate for each HUBZone small business concern participating in the HUBZone joint venture. [The offeror shall enter the names of each of the HUBZone small business concerns participating in the HUBZone joint venture: __________.]

Each HUBZone small business concern participating in the HUBZone joint venture shall submit a separate signed copy of the HUBZone representation.

(d) Representations required to implement provisions of Executive Order11246-

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(i) It □ has, □ has not participated in a previous contract or subcontract subject to the Equal

Opportunity clause of this solicitation; and

(ii) It □ has, □ has not filed all required compliance reports.

(2) Affirmative Action Compliance. The offeror represents that-

(i) It □ has developed and has on file, □ has not developed and does not have on file, at each establishment, affirmative action programs required by rules and regulations of the Secretary of Labor (41

CFR parts 60-1 and 60-2), or

(ii) It □ has not previously had contracts subject to the written affirmative action programs requirement of the rules and regulations of the Secretary of Labor.

(e) Certification Regarding Payments to Influence Federal Transactions (31 http://uscode.house.gov/

U.S.C. 1352). (Applies only if the contract is expected to exceed $150,000.) By submission of its offer, the offeror certifies to the best of its knowledge and belief that no Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid to any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress or an employee of a Member of

Congress on his or her behalf in connection with the award of any resultant contract. If any registrants under the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 have made a lobbying contact on behalf of the offeror with respect to this contract, the offeror shall complete and submit, with its offer, OMB Standard Form LLL, Disclosure of Lobbying Activities, to provide the name of the registrants. The offeror need not report regularly employed officers or employees of the offeror to whom payments of reasonable compensation were made.

(f) Buy American Certificate. (Applies only if the clause at Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)

52.225-1, Buy American-Supplies, is included in this solicitation.)

(1) The offeror certifies that each end product, except those listed in paragraph (f)(2) of this provision, is a domestic end product and that for other than COTS items, the offeror has considered components of unknown origin to have been mined, produced, or manufactured outside the United States.

The offeror shall list as foreign end products those end products manufactured in the United States that do not qualify as domestic end products., an end product that is not a COTS item and does not meet the component test in paragraph (2) of the definition of “domestic end product.” The terms “commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) item” “component,” “domestic end product,” “end product,” “foreign end product,” and “United States” are defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled “Buy American-

Supplies.”

(2) Foreign End Products:

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(3) The Government will evaluate offers in accordance with the policies and procedures of FAR part 25.

(g)

(1) Buy American-Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act Certificate. (Applies only if the clause at

FAR 52.225-3, Buy American-Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act, is included in this solicitation.)

(i) The offeror certifies that each end product, except those listed in paragraph (g)(1)(ii) or

(g)(1)(iii) of this provision, is a domestic end product and that for other than COTS items, the offeror has considered components of unknown origin to have been mined, produced, or manufactured outside the

United States. The terms “Bahrainian, Moroccan, Omani, Panamanian, or Peruvian end product,”

“commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) item,” “component,” “domestic end product,” “end product,” “foreign end product,” “Free Trade Agreement country,” “Free Trade Agreement country end product,” “Israeli end product,” and “United States” are defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled

“Buy American-Free Trade Agreements–Israeli Trade Act.”

(ii) The offeror certifies that the following supplies are Free Trade Agreement country end products (other than Bahrainian, Moroccan, Omani, Panamanian, or Peruvian end products) or Israeli end products as defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled “Buy American-Free Trade Agreements-

Israeli Trade Act”:

Free Trade Agreement Country End Products (Other than Bahrainian, Moroccan, Omani, Panamanian, or Peruvian End Products) or Israeli End Products:

Line Item No. Country of Origin

[List as necessary]

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Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act.” The offeror shall list as other foreign end products those end products manufactured in the United States that do not qualify as domestic end products, i.e., an end product that is not a COTS item and does not meet the component test in paragraph (2) of the definition of

“domestic end product.”

Other Foreign End Products:

Line Item No. Country of Origin

[List as necessary]

(iv) The Government will evaluate offers in accordance with the policies and procedures of

FAR part 25.

(2) Buy American-Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act Certificate, Alternate I. If Alternate I to the clause at FAR 52.225-3 is included in this solicitation, substitute the following paragraph (g)(1)(ii) for paragraph (g)(1)(ii) of the basic provision:

(g)(1)(ii) The offeror certifies that the following supplies are Canadian end products as defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled “Buy American-Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act”:

Canadian End Products:

Line Item No.

[List as necessary]

(3) Buy American-Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act Certificate, Alternate II. If Alternate

II to the clause at FAR 52.225-3 is included in this solicitation, substitute the following paragraph

(g)(1)(ii) for paragraph (g)(1)(ii) of the basic provision:

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(g)(1)(ii) The offeror certifies that the following supplies are Canadian end products or Israeli end products as defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled “Buy American-Free Trade Agreements-

Israeli Trade Act”:

Canadian or Israeli End Products:

Line Item No. Country of Origin

[List as necessary]

(4) Buy American-Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act Certificate, Alternate III. If Alternate

III to the clause at 52.225-3 is included in this solicitation, substitute the following paragraph (g)(1)(ii) for paragraph (g)(1)(ii) of the basic provision:

(g)(1)(ii) The offeror certifies that the following supplies are Free Trade Agreement country end products (other than Bahrainian, Korean, Moroccan, Omani, Panamanian, or Peruvian end products) or

Israeli end products as defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled “Buy American-Free Trade

Agreements-Israeli Trade Act”:

Free Trade Agreement Country End Products (Other than Bahrainian, Korean, Moroccan, Omani, Panamanian, or Peruvian End Products) or Israeli End Products:

Line Item No. Country of Origin

[List as necessary]

(5) Trade Agreements Certificate. (Applies only if the clause at FAR 52.225-5, Trade Agreements, is included in this solicitation.)

(i) The offeror certifies that each end product, except those listed in paragraph (g)(5)(ii) of this provision, is a U.S.-made or designated country end product, as defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled “Trade Agreements.”

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(ii) The offeror shall list as other end products those end products that are not U.S.-made or designated country end products.

Other End Products:

Line Item No. Country of Origin

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