Sol_140P5326Q0013.pdf

WOMEN-OWNED SMALL

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SOLICITATION/CONTRACT/ORDER FOR COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES

1. REQUISITION NUMBER PAGE 1 OF

2. CONTRACT NUMBER 3.AWARD/EFFECTIVE

DATE

4. ORDER NUMBER 5. SOLICITATION NUMBER 6. SOLICITATION ISSUE

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7. FOR SOLICITATION

INFORMATION CALL:

a. NAME b. TELEPHONE NUMBER (No collect calls)

8. OFFER DUE DATE/

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9. ISSUED BY

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14. METHOD OF SOLICITATION

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18a. PAYMENT WILL BE MADE BY CODE17a. CONTRACTOR/

OFFEROR

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FACILITY

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TELEPHONE NUMBER

17b. CHECK IF REMITTANCE IS DIFFERENT AND PUT SUCH ADDRESS IN

OFFER

18b. SUBMIT INVOICES TO ADDRESS SHOWN IN BLOCK 18a UNLESS BLOCK

BELOW IS CHECKED

REQUEST

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INVITATION

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AMOUNT

(Use Reverse and/or Attach Additional Sheets as Necessary)

25. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA 26. TOTAL AWARD AMOUNT (For Government Use Only)

28. CONTRACTOR IS REQUIRED TO SIGN THIS DOCUMENT AND RETURN 29. AWARD OF CONTRACT: REFERENCE

. YOUR OFFER ON SOLICITATION

(BLOCK 5), INCLUDING ANY ADDITIONS OR CHANGES WHICH ARE

SET FORTH HEREIN, IS ACCEPTED AS TO ITEMS:

30a. SIGNATURE OF OFFEROR/CONTRACTOR

30b. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER (Type or print) 30c. DATE SIGNED

31a. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (SIGNATURE OF CONTRACTING OFFICER)

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Prescribed by GSA - FAR (48 CFR) 53.212

10. THIS ACQUISITION IS UNRESTRICTED OR

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SIZE STANDARD:

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AND ALLOCATIONS

SYSTEM - DPAS (15 CFR 700)

SET ASIDE: % FOR:

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BOARD (FOB) DESTINATION

UNLESS BLOCK IS MARKED

SEE SCHEDULE

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FAR 52.212-3 AND 52.212-5 ARE ATTACHED.

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WOMEN-OWNED SMALL

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SERVICE-DISABLED

VETERAN-OWNED

SMALL BUSINESS

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HUBZONE SMALL

BUSINESS

SMALL BUSINESS

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COPIES TO ISSUING OFFICE. CONTRACTOR AGREES TO FURNISH

AND DELIVER ALL ITEMS SET FORTH OR OTHERWISE IDENTIFIED ABOVE AND

ON ANY ADDITIONAL SHEETS SUBJECT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS

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DATED.

OFFER

ADDENDA

ADDENDA

140P5326Q0013

See Schedule See Schedule

NPS, SER - North MABO 107 Park Headquarters Road Gatlinburg TN 37738

03/23/2026 1600 ED

0044016510

Marilia Mateo

PSN 100.00

PSN

Marilia Mateo

562991

$9

02/23/2026

0011282998

ADMINISTERED BY:

DOI, NPS, SER - North MABO

107 Park Headquarters Road

Gatlinburg TN 37738

DELIVER TO:

NPS, Gt. Smoky Mountains NP

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32a. QUANTITY IN COLUMN 21 HAS BEEN

RECEIVED INSPECTED AND CONFORMS TO THE CONTRACT, EXCEPT AS NOTED:

41a. I CERTIFY THIS ACCOUNT IS CORRECT AND PROPER FOR PAYMENT

32b. SIGNATURE OF AUTHORIZED GOVERNMENT

REPRESENTATIVE

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42b. RECEIVED AT (Location)

42c. DATE RECEIVED (MM/DD/YYYY) 42d. TOTAL CONTAINERS

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33. SHIP NUMBER 34. VOUCHER NUMBER 35. AMOUNT VERIFIED

CORRECT FOR

PARTIAL FINAL

37. CHECK NUMBER

38. S/R ACCOUNT NUMBER 39. S/R VOUCHER NUMBER

36. PAYMENT

COMPLETE PARTIAL FINAL

ACCEPTED,

Gatlinburg TN 37738 US

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Septic Pump and Vault Toilet

QUESTIONS DUE: March 4th, 2026 12:00 PM EST

RESPONSES DUE: March 23rd, 2026 4:00PM EST

Delivery: 12/31/2026

Period of Performance: 07/01/2026 to

12/31/2026

00010 Septic pumping

Product/Service Code: S222

Product/Service Description: HOUSEKEEPING-

WASTE

TREATMENT/STORAGE

00020 Vault pumping

Product/Service Code: S222

Product/Service Description: HOUSEKEEPING-

WASTE

TREATMENT/STORAGE

SolicitaƟon Number (RFQ): 140P5326Q0013

ContracƟng AcƟvity: North Major AcquisiƟon Buying Office (NPS)

Government RepresentaƟve: Ms. Marilia Mateo

Phone: 470-819-0933 Email: Marilia_mateo@nps.gov

Title/Place of Performance: GRSM SepƟc Pumping

Great Smoky Mountains NP

Gatlinburg, TN 37738

General InformaƟon

Document Type: Combined Synopsis/SolicitaƟon Product or Service Code: S222 Set Aside: Total Small Business NAICS Code: 562991 – SepƟc Tank and Related Services Size Standard: $9 Million

Request for purchase of the items/service listed below. Please provide a quote no later than: 4:00 PM EST March 23rd, 2026.

DUE DATE FOR QUESTIONS: Email any quesƟons to Marilia_mateo@nps.gov by 12:00 PM EST March 4th, 2026 to be considered with subject line: “QUESTIONS – GRSM SepƟc Pump”.

Answers to quesƟons will be posted in the same manner as this noƟce. It is the offeror’s responsibility to check for updated informaƟon. No oral or late quesƟons will be accepted.

DUE DATE FOR QUOTES: The due date response for this RFQ is NO LATER THAN MONDAY, 4:00 PM EST March 23rd, 2026. Quotes shall be sent via email to Marilia_mateo@nps.gov with subject line: “QUOTE – 140P5326Q0013”. It is incumbent upon the contractor to make sure their quote is received by due date and Ɵme noted above. Quotes received aŌer closing date and Ɵme may not be considered for award.

AƩachments:

1. Performance Work Statement

2. GRSM Map

3. Price Sheet 1 SepƟc Tanks

4. Price Sheet 2 Vault Toilets

5. Wage Rate DeterminaƟons – Tennessee

6. Wage Rate DeterminaƟons – North Carolina

Contractors must provide:

1. Completed RFQ Document

2. Provide quote with breakdown of services.

OFFERORS SHALL COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING:

1. UEI (Unique EnƟty IdenƟfier):

2. Contractor Name:

3. Payment Terms/Discount (i.e. Net 15, Net 30, etc):

4. Period of Performance:

5. Business Size (i.e. small business, women-owned, etc.):

6. POC Name:

7. POC Phone/ Fax Number:

8. POC Email Address:

9. Date:

SCHEDULE

LINE ITEM 0010: SepƟc Pump $ In accordance with the Statement of Work

LINE ITEM 0020: Vault Toilet $ In accordance with the Statement of Work

TOTAL: $

THE FULL TEXT OF FAR CLAUSES MAY BE ACCESSED ELECTRONICALLY AT:

hƩp://acquisiƟon.gov/comp/far/index.html.

THE FOLLOWING CLAUSES ARE INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE:

52.202-1 DefiniƟons JUNE 2020

52.203-6 RestricƟons on Subcontractor Sales to the Government JUNE 2020

52.203-7 AnƟ-Kickback Procedures JUNE 2020

52.203-17 Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights NOV 2023

52.204-7 System for Award Management OCT 2018

52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance OCT 2018

52.204-16 Commercial and Government EnƟty Code ReporƟng AUG 2020

52.204-18 Commercial and Government EnƟty Code Maintenance AUG 2020

52.204-19 IncorporaƟon by Reference of RepresentaƟons and CerƟficaƟons DEC 2014

52.204-23 ProhibiƟon on ContracƟng Hardware, SoŌware, and Services Developed or Provided by Kaspersky Lab Covered EnƟƟes

DEC 2023

52.204-24 RepresentaƟon Regarding Certain TelecommunicaƟons and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment

NOV 2021

52.204-25 ProhibiƟon on ContracƟng for Certain TelecommunicaƟons and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment

52.204-26 Covered TelecommunicaƟons Equipment or Services -RepresentaƟon OCT 2020

52.204-29 Federal AcquisiƟon Supply Chain Security Act Orders – RepresentaƟon and Disclosures

DEC 2023

52.226-8 Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving MAY 2024

52.209-6 ProtecƟng the Government’s Interest when SubcontracƟng with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment

52.212-3 Offeror RepresentaƟon and CerƟficaƟons –Commercial Items FEB 2024

52.212-4 Contract Terms and CondiƟons – Commercial Items NOV 2023

52.225-25 ProhibiƟon on ContracƟng with EnƟƟes Engaging in Certain AcƟviƟes or TransacƟons RelaƟng to Iran-RepresentaƟon and CerƟficaƟons.

JUNE 2020

52.232-1 Payments APR 1984

52.232-39 Unenforceability of Unauthorized ObligaƟons JUN 2013

52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Contractors MAR 2023

52.240-1 ProhibiƟon on Unmanned AircraŌ Systems Manufactured or Assembled by American Security Drone Act-Covered Foreign EnƟƟes

NOV 2024

52.242-15 Stop Work Order AUG 1989

52.243-1 Changes-Fixed-Price AUG 1987

52.244-6 Subcontracts for Commercial Products and Commercial Services OCT 2025

NOTE

OFFERORS MUST COMPLETE ANNUAL REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS ON-LINE AT

HTTPS://SAM.GOV IN ACCORDANCE WITH FAR 52.212-3, OFFERORS REPRESENTATIONS AND

CERTIFICATIONS–COMMERCIAL ITEMS. IF PARAGRAPH (J) OF THE PROVISION IS APPLICABLE, A WRITTEN

SUBMISSION IS REQUIRED.

52.203-5 COVENANT AGAINST CONTINGENT FEES (MAY 2014)

(a) The Contractor warrants that no person or agency has been employed or retained to solicit or obtain this contract upon an agreement or understanding for a conƟngent fee, except a bona fide employee or agency. For breach or violaƟon of this warranty, the Government shall have the right to annul this contract without liability or, to deduct from the contract price or consideraƟon, or otherwise recover, the full amount of the conƟngent fee.

(b) "Bona fide agency," as used in this clause, means an established commercial or selling agency, maintained by a contractor for the purpose of securing business, that neither exerts nor proposes to exert improper influence to solicit or obtain Government contracts nor holds itself out as being able to obtain any Government contract or contracts through improper influence.

Bona fide employee, as used in this clause, means a person, employed by a contractor and subject to the contractor’s supervision and control as to Ɵme, place, and manner of performance, who neither exerts nor proposes to exert improper influence to solicit or obtain Government contracts nor holds out as being able to obtain any Government contract or contracts through improper influence.

ConƟngent fee, as used in this clause, means any commission, percentage, brokerage, or other fee that is conƟngent upon the success that a person or concern has in securing a Government contract.

Improper influence, as used in this clause, means any influence that induces or tends to induce a Government employee or officer to give consideraƟon or to act regarding a Government contract on any basis other than the merits of the maƩer.

(End of clause)

52.203-6 RESTRICTIONS ON SUBCONTRACTOR SALES TO THE GOVERNMENT (JUNE 2020)

(a) Except as provided in (b) of this clause, the Contractor shall not enter into any agreement with an actual or prospecƟve subcontractor, nor otherwise act in any manner, which has or may have the effect of restricƟng sales by such subcontractors directly to the Government of any item or process (including computer soŌware) made or furnished by the subcontractor under this contract or under any follow-on producƟon contract.

(b) The prohibiƟon in (a) of this clause does not preclude the Contractor from asserƟng rights that are otherwise authorized by law or regulaƟon.

(c) The Contractor agrees to incorporate the substance of this clause, including this paragraph (c), in all subcontracts under this contract which exceed the simplified acquisiƟon threshold, as defined in Federal AcquisiƟon RegulaƟon 2.101 on the date of subcontract award.

(End of clause)

Alternate I (Nov 2021). As prescribed in 3.503-2 , subsƟtute the following paragraph in place of paragraph (b) of the basic clause:

(b) The prohibiƟon in paragraph (a) of this clause does not preclude the Contractor from asserƟng rights that are otherwise authorized by law or regulaƟon. For acquisiƟons of commercial products or commercial services). the prohibiƟon in paragraph (a) applies only to the extent that any agreement restricƟng sales by subcontractors results in the Federal Government being treated differently from any other prospecƟve purchaser for the sale of the commercial product(s) and commercial service(s).

52.203-7 ANTI-KICKBACK PROCEDURES (JUNE 2020)

(a) DefiniƟons.

Kickback, as used in this clause, means any money, fee, commission, credit, giŌ, gratuity, thing of value, or compensaƟon of any kind which is provided to any prime Contractor, prime Contractor employee, subcontractor, or subcontractor employee for the purpose of improperly obtaining or rewarding favorable treatment in connecƟon with a prime contract or in connecƟon with a subcontract relaƟng to a prime contract.

Person, as used in this clause, means a corporaƟon, partnership, business associaƟon of any kind, trust, joint-stock company, or individual.

Prime contract, as used in this clause, means a contract or contractual acƟon entered into by the United States for the purpose of obtaining supplies, materials, equipment, or services of any kind.

Prime Contractor as used in this clause, means a person who has entered into a prime contract with the United States.

Prime Contractor employee, as used in this clause, means any officer, partner, employee, or agent of a prime Contractor.

Subcontract, as used in this clause, means a contract or contractual acƟon entered into by a prime Contractor or subcontractor for the purpose of obtaining supplies, materials, equipment, or services of any kind under a prime contract.

Subcontractor, as used in this clause, (1) means any person, other than the prime Contractor, who offers to furnish or furnishes any supplies, materials, equipment, or services of any kind under a prime contract or a subcontract entered into in connecƟon with such prime contract, and (2) includes any person who offers to furnish or furnishes general supplies to the prime Contractor or a higher Ɵer subcontractor.

Subcontractor employee, as used in this clause, means any officer, partner, employee, or agent of a subcontractor.

(b) 41 U.S.C. chapter 87, Kickbacks, prohibits any person from-

(1) Providing or aƩempƟng to provide or offering to provide any kickback;

(2) SoliciƟng, accepƟng, or aƩempƟng to accept any kickback; or

(3) Including, directly or indirectly, the amount of any kickback in the contract price charged by a prime Contractor to the United States or in the contract price charged by a subcontractor to a prime Contractor or higher Ɵer subcontractor.

(c)

(1) The Contractor shall have in place and follow reasonable procedures designed to prevent and detect possible violaƟons described in paragraph (b) of this clause in its own operaƟons and direct business relaƟonships.

(2) When the Contractor has reasonable grounds to believe that a violaƟon described in paragraph (b) of this clause may have occurred, the Contractor shall promptly report in wriƟng the possible violaƟon.

Such reports shall be made to the inspector general of the contracƟng agency, the head of the contracƟng agency if the agency does not have an inspector general, or the AƩorney General.

(3) The Contractor shall cooperate fully with any Federal agency invesƟgaƟng a possible violaƟon described in paragraph (b) of this clause.

(4) The ContracƟng Officer may (i) offset the amount of the kickback against any monies owed by the United States under the prime contract and/or (ii) direct that the Prime Contractor withhold from sums owed a subcontractor under the prime contract the amount of the kickback.

The ContracƟng Officer may order that monies withheld under subdivision (c)(4)(ii) of this clause be paid over to the Government unless the Government has already offset those monies under subdivision (c)(4)(i) of this clause. In either case, the Prime Contractor shall noƟfy the ContracƟng Officer when the monies are withheld.

(5) The Contractor agrees to incorporate the substance of this clause, including this paragraph (c)(5) but excepƟng paragraph (c)(1) of this clause, in all subcontracts under this contract that exceed the threshold specified in Federal AcquisiƟon RegulaƟon 3.502-2(i) on the date of subcontract award.

(End of clause)

52.203-17 CONTRACTOR EMPLOYEE WHISTLEBLOWER RIGHTS (NOV 2023)

(a) This contract and employees working on this contract will be subject to the whistleblower rights and remedies established at 41 U.S.C. 4712 and Federal AcquisiƟon RegulaƟon (FAR) 3.900 through 3.905.

(b) The Contractor shall inform its employees in wriƟng, in the predominant language of the workforce, of employee whistleblower rights and protecƟons under 41 U.S.C. 4712, as described in FAR 3.900 through 3.905.

(c) The Contractor shall insert the substance of this clause, including this paragraph (c), in all subcontracts.

(End of clause)

52.204-19 INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE OF REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS (DEC 2014)

The Contractor’s representaƟons and cerƟficaƟons, including those completed electronically via the System for Award Management (SAM), are incorporated by reference into the contract.

(End of clause)

52.204-23 ProhibiƟon on ContracƟng for Hardware, SoŌware, and Services Developed or Provided by Kaspersky Lab Covered EnƟƟes. (DEC 2023)

(a) DefiniƟons. As used in this clause— Kaspersky Lab covered arƟcle means any hardware, soŌware, or service that–

(1) Is developed or provided by a Kaspersky Lab covered enƟty;

(2) Includes any hardware, soŌware, or service developed or provided in whole or in part by a Kaspersky Lab covered enƟty; or

(3) Contains components using any hardware or soŌware developed in whole or in part by a Kaspersky Lab covered enƟty.

Kaspersky Lab covered enƟty means–

(1) Kaspersky Lab;

(2) Any successor enƟty to Kaspersky Lab, including any change in name, e.g., “Kaspersky”;

(3) Any enƟty that controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with Kaspersky Lab; or

(4) Any enƟty of which Kaspersky Lab has a majority ownership.

(b) ProhibiƟon. SecƟon 1634 of Division A of the NaƟonal Defense AuthorizaƟon Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Pub. L. 115-91) prohibits Government use of any Kaspersky Lab covered arƟcle. The Contractor is prohibited from—

(1) Providing any Kaspersky Lab covered arƟcle that the Government will use on or aŌer October 1, 2018; and

(2) Using any Kaspersky Lab covered arƟcle on or aŌer October 1, 2018, in the development of data or deliverables first produced in the performance of the contract.

(c) ReporƟng requirement.

(1) In the event the Contractor idenƟfies a Kaspersky Lab covered arƟcle provided to the Government during contract performance, or the Contractor is noƟfied of such by a subcontractor at any Ɵer or any other source, the Contractor shall report, in wriƟng, to the ContracƟng Officer or, in the case of the Department of Defense, to the website at hƩps://dibnet.dod.mil. For indefinite delivery contracts, the Contractor shall report to the ContracƟng Officer for the indefinite delivery contract and the ContracƟng Officer(s) for any affected order or, in the case of the Department of Defense, idenƟfy both the indefinite delivery contract and any affected orders in the report provided at hƩps://dibnet.dod.mil.

(2) The Contractor shall report the following informaƟon pursuant to paragraph (c)(1) of this clause:

(i) Within 3 business days from the date of such idenƟficaƟon or noƟficaƟon: the contract number; the order number(s), if applicable; supplier name; brand; model number (Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) number, manufacturer part number, or wholesaler number); item descripƟon; and any readily available informaƟon about miƟgaƟon acƟons undertaken or recommended.

(ii) Within 10 business days of submiƫng the report pursuant to paragraph (c)(1) of this clause: any further available informaƟon about miƟgaƟon acƟons undertaken or recommended. In addiƟon, the Contractor shall describe the efforts it undertook to prevent use or submission of a Kaspersky Lab covered arƟcle, any reasons that led to the use or submission of the Kaspersky Lab covered arƟcle, and any addiƟonal efforts that will be incorporated to prevent future use or submission of Kaspersky Lab covered arƟcles.

(d) Subcontracts. The Contractor shall insert the substance of this clause, including this paragraph (d), in all subcontracts including subcontracts for the acquisiƟon of commercial products or commercial services.

(End of clause)

52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS — COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES

(SEP 2023)

(a) North American Industry ClassificaƟon System (NAICS) code and small business size standard. The NAICS code(s) and small business size standard(s) for this acquisiƟon appear elsewhere in the solicitaƟon. However, the small business size standard for a concern that submits an offer, other than on a construcƟon or service acquisiƟon, but proposes to furnish an end item that it did not itself manufacture, process, or produce is 500 employees, or 150 employees for informaƟon technology value-added resellers under NAICS code 541519, if the acquisiƟon— (1)Is set aside for small business and has a value above the simplified acquisiƟon threshold;

(2)Uses the HUBZone price evaluaƟon preference regardless of dollar value, unless the offeror waives the price evaluaƟon preference; or (3)Is an 8(a), HUBZone, service-disabled veteran-owned, economically disadvantaged women-owned, or women-owned small business set-aside or sole-source award regardless of dollar value.

(b) Submission of offers. Submit signed and dated offers to the office specified in this solicitaƟon at or before the exact Ɵme specified in this solicitaƟon. Offers may be submiƩed on the SF 1449, leƩerhead staƟonery, or as otherwise specified in the solicitaƟon. As a minimum, offers must show—

(1) The solicitaƟon number;

(2) The Ɵme specified in the solicitaƟon for receipt of offers;

(3) The name, address, and telephone number of the offeror;

(4) A technical descripƟon of the items being offered in sufficient detail to evaluate compliance with the requirements in the solicitaƟon. This may include product literature, or other documents, if necessary;

(5) Terms of any express warranty;

(6) Price and any discount terms;

(7) "Remit to" address, if different than mailing address;

(8) A completed copy of the representaƟons and cerƟficaƟons at Federal AcquisiƟon RegulaƟon (FAR) 52.212-3 (see FAR 52.212-3(b) for those representaƟons and cerƟficaƟons that the offeror shall complete electronically);

(9) Acknowledgment of SolicitaƟon Amendments;

(10) Past performance informaƟon, when included as an evaluaƟon factor, to include recent and relevant contracts for the same or similar items and other references (including contract numbers, points of contact with telephone numbers and other relevant informaƟon); and

(11) If the offer is not submiƩed on the SF 1449, include a statement specifying the extent of agreement with all terms, condiƟons, and provisions included in the solicitaƟon. Offers that fail to furnish required representaƟons or informaƟon, or reject the terms and condiƟons of the solicitaƟon may be excluded from consideraƟon.

(c) Period for acceptance of offers. The offeror agrees to hold the prices in its offer firm for 30 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of offers, unless another Ɵme period is specified in an addendum to the solicitaƟon.

(d) Product samples. When required by the solicitaƟon, product samples shall be submiƩed at or prior to the Ɵme specified for receipt of offers. Unless otherwise specified in this solicitaƟon, these samples shall be submiƩed at no expense to the Government, and returned at the sender’s request and expense, unless they are destroyed during preaward tesƟng.

(e) MulƟple offers. Offerors are encouraged to submit mulƟple offers presenƟng alternaƟve terms and condiƟons, including alternaƟve line items (provided that the alternaƟve line items are consistent with FAR subpart 4.10), or alternaƟve commercial products or commercial services for saƟsfying the requirements of this solicitaƟon. Each offer submiƩed will be evaluated separately.

(f) Late submissions, modificaƟons, revisions, and withdrawals of offers.

(1) Offerors are responsible for submiƫng offers, and any modificaƟons, revisions, or withdrawals, so as to reach the Government office designated in the solicitaƟon by the Ɵme specified in the solicitaƟon. If no Ɵme is specified in the solicitaƟon, the Ɵme for receipt is 4:30 p.m., local Ɵme, for the designated Government office on the date that offers or revisions are due.

(2)

(i) Any offer, modificaƟon, revision, or withdrawal of an offer received at the Government office designated in the solicitaƟon aŌer the exact Ɵme specified for receipt of offers is "late" and will not be considered unless it is received before award is made, the ContracƟng Officer determines that accepƟng the late offer would not unduly delay the acquisiƟon; and-

(A) If it was transmiƩed through an electronic commerce method authorized by the solicitaƟon, it was received at the iniƟal point of entry to the Government infrastructure not later than 5:00 p.m. one working day prior to the date specified for receipt of offers; or

(B) There is acceptable evidence to establish that it was received at the Government installaƟon designated for receipt of offers and was under the Government’s control prior to the Ɵme set for receipt of offers; or

(C) If this solicitaƟon is a request for proposals, it was the only proposal received.

(ii) However, a late modificaƟon of an otherwise successful offer, that makes its terms more favorable to the Government, will be considered at any Ɵme it is received and may be accepted.

(3) Acceptable evidence to establish the Ɵme of receipt at the Government installaƟon includes the Ɵme/date stamp of that installaƟon on the offer wrapper, other documentary evidence of receipt maintained by the installaƟon, or oral tesƟmony or statements of Government personnel.

(4) If an emergency or unanƟcipated event interrupts normal Government processes so that offers cannot be received at the Government office designated for receipt of offers by the exact Ɵme specified in the solicitaƟon, and urgent Government requirements preclude amendment of the solicitaƟon or other noƟce of an extension of the closing date, the Ɵme specified for receipt of offers will be deemed to be extended to the same Ɵme of day specified in the solicitaƟon on the first work day on which normal Government processes resume.

(5) Offers may be withdrawn by wriƩen noƟce received at any Ɵme before the exact Ɵme set for receipt of offers. Oral offers in response to oral solicitaƟons may be withdrawn orally. If the solicitaƟon authorizes facsimile offers, offers may be withdrawn via facsimile received at any Ɵme before the exact Ɵme set for receipt of offers, subject to the condiƟons specified in the solicitaƟon concerning facsimile offers. An offer may be withdrawn in person by an offeror or its authorized representaƟve if, before the exact Ɵme set for receipt of offers, the idenƟty of the person requesƟng withdrawal is established and the person signs a receipt for the offer.

(g) Contract award (not applicable to InvitaƟon for Bids). The Government intends to evaluate offers and award a contract without discussions with offerors. Therefore, the offeror’s iniƟal offer should contain the offeror’s best terms from a price and technical standpoint. However, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if later determined by the ContracƟng Officer to be necessary. The Government may reject any or all offers if such acƟon is in the public interest; accept other than the lowest offer; and waive informaliƟes and minor irregulariƟes in offers received.

(h) MulƟple awards. The Government may accept any item or group of items of an offer, unless the offeror qualifies the offer by specific limitaƟons. Unless otherwise provided in the Schedule, offers may not be submiƩed for quanƟƟes less than those specified. The Government reserves the right to make an award on any item for a quanƟty less than the quanƟty offered, at the unit prices offered, unless the offeror specifies otherwise in the offer.

(i) Availability of requirements documents cited in the solicitaƟon.

(1)

(i) The GSA Index of Federal SpecificaƟons, Standards and Commercial Item DescripƟons, FPMR Part 101–29, and copies of Federal specificaƟons, standards, and product descripƟons can be downloaded from the ASSIST website at hƩps://assist.dla.mil.

(ii) If the General Services AdministraƟon, Department of Agriculture, or Department of Veterans Affairs issued this solicitaƟon, a copy of specificaƟons, standards, and commercial item descripƟons cited in this solicitaƟon may be obtained from the address in paragraph (i)(1)(i) of this provision.

(2) Most unclassified Defense specificaƟons and standards may be downloaded from the ASSIST website at hƩps://assist.dla.mil.

(3) Defense documents not available from the ASSIST website may be requested from the Defense StandardizaƟon Program Office by—

(i) Using the ASSIST feedback module ( hƩps://assist.dla.mil/feedback); or

(ii) ContacƟng the Defense StandardizaƟon Program Office by telephone at 571–767–6688 or email at assisthelp@dla.mil.

(4) Nongovernment (voluntary) standards must be obtained from the organizaƟon responsible for their preparaƟon, publicaƟon, or maintenance.

(j) Unique enƟty idenƟfier.(Applies to all offers that exceed the micro-purchase threshold, and offers at or below the micro-purchase threshold if the solicitaƟon requires the Contractor to be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM).) The Offeror shall enter, in the block with its name and address on the cover page of its offer, the annotaƟon "Unique EnƟty IdenƟfier" followed by the unique enƟty idenƟfier that idenƟfies the Offeror's name and address. The Offeror also shall enter its Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) indicator, if applicable. The EFT indicator is a four-character suffix to the unique enƟty idenƟfier. The suffix is assigned at the discreƟon of the Offeror to establish addiƟonal SAM records for idenƟfying alternaƟve EFT accounts (see FAR subpart 32.11) for the same enƟty. If the Offeror does not have a unique enƟty idenƟfier, it should contact the enƟty designated at www.sam.gov for unique enƟty idenƟfier establishment directly to obtain one. The Offeror should indicate that it is an offeror for a Government contract when contacƟng the enƟty designated at www.sam.gov for establishing the unique enƟty idenƟfier.

(k) [Reserved]

(l) Debriefing. If a post-award debriefing is given to requesƟng offerors, the Government shall disclose the following informaƟon, if applicable:

(1) The agency’s evaluaƟon of the significant weak or deficient factors in the debriefed offeror’s offer.

(2) The overall evaluated cost or price and technical raƟng of the successful and the debriefed offeror and past performance informaƟon on the debriefed offeror.

(3) The overall ranking of all offerors, when any ranking was developed by the agency during source selecƟon.

(4) A summary of the raƟonale for award;

(5) For acquisiƟons of commercial products, the make and model of the product to be delivered by the successful offeror.

(6) Reasonable responses to relevant quesƟons posed by the debriefed offeror as to whether source-selecƟon procedures set forth in the solicitaƟon, applicable regulaƟons, and other applicable authoriƟes were followed by the agency.

(End of provision)

52.222-50 CombaƟng Trafficking in Persons. (OCT 2025)

(a) DefiniƟons. As used in this clause- Agent means any individual, including a director, an officer, an employee, or an independent contractor, authorized to act on behalf of the organizaƟon.

Coercion means-

(1) Threats of serious harm to or physical restraint against any person;

(2) Any scheme, plan, or paƩern intended to cause a person to believe that failure to perform an act would result in serious harm to or physical restraint against any person; or

(3) The abuse or threatened abuse of the legal process.

Commercial sex act means any sex act on account of which anything of value is given to or received by any person.

Commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) item —

(1) Means any item of supply (including construcƟon material) that is—

(i) A commercial product (as defined in paragraph (1) of the definiƟon of “commercial product” at Federal AcquisiƟon RegulaƟon (FAR) 2.101;

(ii)Sold in substanƟal quanƟƟes in the commercial marketplace; and (iii)Offered to the Government, under a contract or subcontract at any Ɵer, without modificaƟon, in the same form in which it is sold in the commercial marketplace; and (2)Does not include bulk cargo, as defined in 46 U.S.C. 40102(4), such as agricultural products and petroleum products.

Debt bondage means the status or condiƟon of a debtor arising from a pledge by the debtor of his or her personal services or of those of a person under his or her control as a security for debt, if the value of those services as reasonably assessed is not applied toward the liquidaƟon of the debt or the length and nature of those services are not respecƟvely limited and defined.

Employee means an employee of the Contractor directly engaged in the performance of work under the contract who has other than a minimal impact or involvement in contract performance.

Forced Labor means knowingly providing or obtaining the labor or services of a person-

(1) By threats of serious harm to, or physical restraint against, that person or another person;

(2) By means of any scheme, plan, or paƩern intended to cause the person to believe that, if the person did not perform such labor or services, that person or another person would suffer serious harm or physical restraint; or

(3) By means of the abuse or threatened abuse of law or the legal process.

Involuntary servitude includes a condiƟon of servitude induced by means of-

(1) Any scheme, plan, or paƩern intended to cause a person to believe that, if the person did not enter into or conƟnue in such condiƟons, that person or another person would suffer serious harm or physical restraint; or

(2) The abuse or threatened abuse of the legal process.

Recruitment fees means fees of any type, including charges, costs, assessments, or other financial obligaƟons, that are associated with the recruiƟng process, regardless of the Ɵme, manner, or locaƟon of imposiƟon or collecƟon of the fee.

(1) Recruitment fees include, but are not limited to, the following fees (when they are associated with the recruiƟng process) for-

(i) SoliciƟng, idenƟfying, considering, interviewing, referring, retaining, transferring, selecƟng, training, providing orientaƟon to, skills tesƟng, recommending, or placing employees or potenƟal employees;

(ii) AdverƟsing

(iii) Obtaining permanent or temporary labor cerƟficaƟon, including any associated fees;

(iv) Processing applicaƟons and peƟƟons;

(v) Acquiring visas, including any associated fees;

(vi) Acquiring photographs and idenƟty or immigraƟon documents, such as passports, including any associated fees;

(vii) Accessing the job opportunity, including required medical examinaƟons and immunizaƟons;

background, reference, and security clearance checks and examinaƟons; and addiƟonal cerƟficaƟons;

(viii) An employer's recruiters, agents or aƩorneys, or other notary or legal fees;

(ix) Language interpretaƟon or translaƟon, arranging for or accompanying on travel, or providing other advice to employees or potenƟal employees;

(x) Government-mandated fees, such as border crossing fees, levies, or worker welfare funds;

(xi) TransportaƟon and subsistence costs-

(A) While in transit, including, but not limited to, airfare or costs of other modes of transportaƟon, terminal fees, and travel taxes associated with travel from the country of origin to the country of performance and the return journey upon the end of employment; and

(B) From the airport or disembarkaƟon point to the worksite;

(xii) Security deposits, bonds, and insurance; and

(xiii) Equipment charges.

(2) A recruitment fee, as described in the introductory text of this definiƟon, is a recruitment fee, regardless of whether the payment is-

(i) Paid in property or money;

(ii) Deducted from wages;

(iii) Paid back in wage or benefit concessions;

(iv) Paid back as a kickback, bribe, in-kind payment, free labor, Ɵp, or tribute; or

(v) Collected by an employer or a third party, whether licensed or unlicensed, including, but not limited to-

(A) Agents;

(B) Labor brokers;

(C) Recruiters;

(D) Staffing firms (including private employment and placement firms);

(E) Subsidiaries/affiliates of the employer;

(F) Any agent or employee of such enƟƟes; and

(G) Subcontractors at all Ɵers.

Severe forms of trafficking in persons means-

(1) Sex trafficking in which a commercial sex act is induced by force, fraud, or coercion, or in which the person induced to perform such act has not aƩained 18 years of age; or

(2) The recruitment, harboring, transportaƟon, provision, or obtaining of a person for labor or services, through the use of force, fraud, or coercion for the purpose of subjecƟon to involuntary servitude, peonage, debt bondage, or slavery.

"Sex trafficking" means the recruitment, harboring, transportaƟon, provision, or obtaining of a person for the purpose of a commercial sex act.

Subcontract means any contract entered into by a subcontractor to furnish supplies or services for performance of a prime contract or a subcontract.

Subcontractor means any supplier, distributor, vendor, or firm that furnishes supplies or services to or for a prime contractor or another subcontractor.

United States means the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and outlying areas.

(b) Policy. The United States Government has adopted a policy prohibiƟng trafficking in persons including the trafficking-related acƟviƟes of this clause. Contractors, contractor employees, and their agents shall not-

(1) Engage in severe forms of trafficking in persons during the period of performance of the contract;

(2) Procure commercial sex acts during the period of performance of the contract;

(3) Use forced labor in the performance of the contract;

(4) Destroy, conceal, confiscate, or otherwise deny access by an employee to the employee’s idenƟty or immigraƟon documents, such as passports or drivers' licenses, regardless of issuing authority;

(5)

(i) Use misleading or fraudulent pracƟces during the recruitment of employees or offering of employment, such as failing to disclose, in a format and language understood by the employee or potenƟal employee, basic informaƟon or making material misrepresentaƟons during the recruitment of employees regarding the key terms and condiƟons of employment, including wages and fringe benefits, the locaƟon of work, the living condiƟons, housing and associated costs (if employer or agent provided or arranged), any significant costs to be charged to the employee or potenƟal employee, and, if applicable, the hazardous nature of the work;

(ii) Use recruiters that do not comply with local labor laws of the country in which the recruiƟng takes place;

(6) Charge employees or potenƟal employees recruitment fees;

(7)

(i) Fail to provide return transportaƟon or pay for the cost of return transportaƟon upon the end of employment-

(A) For an employee who is not a naƟonal of the country in which the work is taking place and who was brought into that country for the purpose of working on a U.S. Government contract or subcontract (for porƟons of contracts performed outside the United States); or

(B) For an employee who is not a United States naƟonal and who was brought into the United States for the purpose of working on a U.S. Government contract or subcontract, if the payment of such costs is required under exisƟng temporary worker programs or pursuant to a wriƩen agreement with the employee (for porƟons of contracts performed inside the United States); except that-

(ii) The requirements of paragraphs (b)(7)(i) of this clause shall not apply to an employee who is-

(A) Legally permiƩed to remain in the country of employment and who chooses to do so; or

(B) Exempted by an authorized official of the contracƟng agency from the requirement to provide return transportaƟon or pay for the cost of return transportaƟon;

(iii) The requirements of paragraph (b)(7)(i) of this clause are modified for a vicƟm of trafficking in persons who is seeking vicƟm services or legal redress in the country of employment, or for a witness in an enforcement acƟon related to trafficking in persons. The contractor shall provide the return transportaƟon or pay the cost of return transportaƟon in a way that does not obstruct the vicƟm services, legal redress, or witness acƟvity. For example, the contractor shall not only offer return transportaƟon to a witness at a Ɵme when the witness is sƟll needed to tesƟfy. This paragraph does not apply when the exempƟons at paragraph (b)(7)(ii) of this clause apply.

(8) Provide or arrange housing that fails to meet the host country housing and safety standards; or

(9) If required by law or contract, fail to provide an employment contract, recruitment agreement, or other required work document in wriƟng. Such wriƩen work document shall be in a language the employee understands. If the employee must relocate to perform the work, the work document shall be provided to the employee at least five days prior to the employee relocaƟng.

The employee’s work document shall include, but is not limited to, details about work descripƟon, wages, prohibiƟon on charging recruitment fees, work locaƟon(s), living accommodaƟons and associated costs, Ɵme off, roundtrip transportaƟon arrangements, grievance process, and the content of applicable laws and regulaƟons that prohibit trafficking in persons.

(c) Contractor requirements. The Contractor shall-

(1) NoƟfy its employees and agents of-

(i) The United States Government's policy prohibiƟng trafficking in persons, described in paragraph (b) of this clause; and

(ii) The acƟons that will be taken against employees or agents for violaƟons of this policy. Such acƟons for employees may include, but are not limited to, removal from the contract, reducƟon in benefits, or terminaƟon of employment; and

(2) Take appropriate acƟon, up to and including terminaƟon, against employees, agents, or subcontractors that violate the policy in paragraph (b) of this clause.

(d) NoƟficaƟon.

(1) The Contractor shall inform the ContracƟng Officer and the agency Inspector General immediately of-

(i) Any credible informaƟon it receives from any source (including host country law enforcement) that alleges a Contractor employee, subcontractor, subcontractor employee, or their agent has engaged in conduct that violates the policy in paragraph (b) of this clause (see also 18 U.S.C. 1351, Fraud in Foreign Labor ContracƟng, and 52.203-13(b)(3)(i)(A), if that clause is included in the solicitaƟon or contract, which requires disclosure to the agency Office of the Inspector General when the Contractor has credible evidence of fraud); and

(ii) Any acƟons taken against a Contractor employee, subcontractor, subcontractor employee, or their agent pursuant to this clause.

(2) If the allegaƟon may be associated with more than one contract, the Contractor shall inform the contracƟng officer for the contract with the highest dollar value.

(e) Remedies. In addiƟon to other remedies available to the Government, the Contractor’s failure to comply with the requirements of paragraphs (c), (d), (g), (h), or (i) of this clause may result in-

(1) Requiring the Contractor to remove a Contractor employee or employees from the performance of the contract;

(2) Requiring the Contractor to terminate a subcontract;

(3) Suspension of contract payments unƟl the Contractor has taken appropriate remedial acƟon;

(4) Loss of award fee, consistent with the award fee plan, for the performance period in which the Government determined Contractor non-compliance;

(5) Declining to exercise available opƟons under the contract;

(6) TerminaƟon of the contract for default or cause, in accordance with the terminaƟon clause of this contract; or

(7) Suspension or debarment.

(f) MiƟgaƟng and aggravaƟng factors. When determining remedies, the ContracƟng Officer may consider the following:

(1) MiƟgaƟng factors. The Contractor had a Trafficking in Persons compliance plan or an awareness program at the Ɵme of the violaƟon, was in compliance with the plan, and has taken appropriate remedial acƟons for the violaƟon, that may include reparaƟon to vicƟms for such violaƟons.

(2) AggravaƟng factors. The Contractor failed to abate an alleged violaƟon or enforce the requirements of a compliance plan, when directed by the ContracƟng Officer to do so.

(g) Full cooperaƟon.

(1) The Contractor shall, at a minimum-

(i) Disclose to the agency Inspector General informaƟon sufficient to idenƟfy the nature and extent of an offense and the individuals responsible for the conduct;

(ii) Provide Ɵmely and complete responses to Government auditors' and invesƟgators' requests for documents;

(iii) Cooperate fully in providing reasonable access to its faciliƟes and staff (both inside and outside the U.S.) to allow contracƟng agencies and other responsible Federal agencies to conduct audits, invesƟgaƟons, or other acƟons to ascertain compliance with the Trafficking VicƟms ProtecƟon Act of 2000 ( 22 U.S.C. chapter 78), E.O. 13627, or any other applicable law or regulaƟon establishing restricƟons on trafficking in persons, the procurement of commercial sex acts, or the use of forced labor;

and

(iv) Protect all employees suspected of being vicƟms of or witnesses to prohibited acƟviƟes, prior to returning to the country from which the employee was recruited, and shall not prevent or hinder the ability of these employees from cooperaƟng fully with Government authoriƟes.

(2) The requirement for full cooperaƟon does not foreclose any Contractor rights arising in law, the FAR, or the terms of the contract. It does not-

(i) Require the Contractor to waive its aƩorney-client privilege or the protecƟons afforded by the aƩorney work product doctrine;

(ii) Require any officer, director, owner, employee, or agent of the Contractor, including a sole proprietor, to waive his or her aƩorney client privilege or FiŌh Amendment rights; or

(iii) Restrict the Contractor from-

(A) ConducƟng an internal invesƟgaƟon; or

(B) Defending a proceeding or dispute arising under the contract or related to a potenƟal or disclosed violaƟon.

(h) Compliance plan.

(1) This paragraph (h) applies to any porƟon of the contract that-

(i) Is for supplies, other than commercially available off-the-shelf items, acquired outside the United States, or services to be performed outside the United States; and

(ii) Has an esƟmated value that exceeds $550,000.

(2) The Contractor shall maintain a compliance plan during the performance of the contract that is appropriate-

(i) To the size and complexity of the contract; and

(ii) To the nature and scope of the acƟviƟes to be performed for the Government, including the number of non-United States ciƟzens expected to be employed and the risk that the contract or subcontract will involve services or supplies suscepƟble to trafficking in persons.

(3) Minimum requirements. The compliance plan must include, at a minimum, the following:

(i) An awareness program to inform contractor employees about the Government’s policy prohibiƟng trafficking-related acƟviƟes described in paragraph (b) of this clause, the acƟviƟes prohibited, and the acƟons that will be taken against the employee for violaƟons. AddiƟonal informaƟon about Trafficking in Persons and examples of awareness programs can be found at the website for the Department of State’s Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons at hƩp://www.state.gov/j/Ɵp/.

(ii) A process for employees to report, without fear of retaliaƟon, acƟvity inconsistent with the policy prohibiƟng trafficking in persons, including a means to make available to all employees the hotline phone number of the Global Human Trafficking Hotline at 1-844-888-FREE and its email address at help@befree.org.

(iii) A recruitment and wage plan that only permits the use of recruitment companies with trained employees, prohibits charging recruitment fees to the employees or potenƟal employees and ensures that wages meet applicable host-country legal requirements or explains any variance.

(iv) A housing plan, if the Contractor or subcontractor intends to provide or arrange housing, that ensures that the housing meets host-country housing and safety standards.

(v) Procedures to prevent agents and subcontractors at any Ɵer and at any dollar value from engaging in trafficking in persons (including acƟviƟes in paragraph (b) of this clause) and to monitor, detect, and terminate any agents, subcontracts, or subcontractor employees that have engaged in such acƟviƟes.

(4) PosƟng.

(i) The Contractor shall post the relevant contents of the compliance plan, no later than the iniƟaƟon of contract performance, at the workplace (unless the work is to be performed in the field or not in a fixed locaƟon) and on the Contractor's Web site (if one is maintained). If posƟng at the workplace or on the Web site is impracƟcable, the Contractor shall provide the relevant contents of the compliance plan to each worker in wriƟng.

(ii) The Contractor shall provide the compliance plan to the ContracƟng Officer upon request.

(5) CerƟficaƟon. Annually aŌer receiving an award, the Contractor shall submit a cerƟficaƟon to the ContracƟng Officer that-

(i) It has implemented a compliance plan to prevent any prohibited acƟviƟes idenƟfied at paragraph (b) of this clause and to monitor, detect, and terminate any agent, subcontract or subcontractor employee engaging in prohibited acƟviƟes; and

(ii) AŌer having conducted due diligence, either-

(A) To the best of the Contractor's knowledge and belief, neither it nor any of its agents, subcontractors, or their agents is engaged in any such acƟviƟes; or

(B) If abuses relaƟng to any of the prohibited acƟviƟes idenƟfied in paragraph (b) of this clause have been found, the Contractor or subcontractor has taken the appropriate remedial and referral acƟons.

(i) Subcontracts.

(1) The Contractor shall include the substance of this clause, including…