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This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with FAR part 13 and additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation is issued as a request for quotation (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2024-03 as of February 23, 2024.

This requirement is being solicited as a total small business set-aside.

GENERAL INFORMATION

Request for Quotation (RFQ) Request for Proposal

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North American Industry Classification Code (NAICS): 541690

Size Standard: $19.0 Million

Quotes due date: April 12, 2024. 1:00pm PST.

Offerors must be registered in System for Award Management (www.sam.gov) at the time an offer or quote is submitted and continue to be registered until time of award, during performance, and through final payment.

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QUOTE SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS

Please see further instructions for quote submission under Addendum to Provision 52.212-1

Documents necessary for quote submission are as follows:

1. Completed Price Schedule in the excel spreadsheet (see attachment 1).

2. Technical Proposal, no more than 25 pages (graphics, images and table of contents do not count towards page count total).

3. Completed Vendor information on Page 3.

4. Email the quote to dkullar@usbr.gov. Quote due date is April 12, 2024, 1:00pm PST.

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SECTION B: PRICE SCHEDULE

1. Refer to Attachment 1 (Price Schedule). Vendor shall provide fully burdened labor rates for the labor category.

2. The total evaluated price is the sum of all contract years (base year, option year 1, option year 2, option year 3 and option year 4). Each contract year is calculated by multiplying the proposed fully burdened labor rates by the estimated quantity of labor hours for each labor category.

3. This is a Time & Material Contract. Payments will only be made for actual services performed and materials used.

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Performance Work Statement (PWS) Structured Decision Making Support

1.0 Background

Investment in Structured Decision Making (SDM) practitioners and Data Science professionals by Reclamation will improve communication and understanding of science among stakeholders and may improve understanding of management actions in the Klamath Basin. The initial focus will be initiating SDM in the Klamath Basin.

Structured Decision Making will require coordination with science mentor and facilitator, Dr.

James Peterson – Oregon State University & the United States Geological Survey (USGS) Oregon Cooperative Research Unit, to implement the SDM process with Reclamation staff, and stakeholders in the Klamath Basin. The intent is to develop a decision making model that will incorporate scientific data from various sources that will assist in decision making.

The long-term success of SDM within Reclamation’s Klamath Basin Area Office (KBAO) will require developing trust among stakeholders and expertise within Reclamation. Tasks described here are expressly intended to assist Reclamation implement SDM over the contract term.

2.0 Scope

This document details the scope and deliverables for services provided to the US Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) for the KBAO SDM process. The scope of this Work Statement includes assisting to identify potential data, compiling, and making the data available, and the development of analytical models consistent with an adaptive plan and the SDM Framework in coordination with Reclamation, participating agencies, and stakeholders. This Work Statement anticipates that agency and stakeholder representatives will provide the majority of the biological expertise and institutional knowledge. The Contractor would have an understanding of fish biology, hydrology, experience in analytic tools, the ability to make data and information publicly available, and facilitation skills for the use of the analytic tools in a transparent public process. These efforts will be guided by the following themes designed to promote SDM development and capabilities within KBAO:

1. Project Management and Outreach Support for SDM

2. Data Discovery

3. Data Integration

4. Metrics and Model Development

Curate SDM Decision Support Models (DSMs) and data developed by KBAO-funded efforts within Department of Interior (DOI) on a platform agreeable to DOI.

5. Continuously improve SDM products and the understanding of those products.

Actively broadcast the transparent, open nature of the SDM products, facilitate their use in other processes (if applicable), and encourage participation in KBAO’s SDM process.

Improve implementation and understanding of Reclamation-backed implementation efforts, which may include prioritizing research and monitoring, restoration, and making recommendations for system operations.

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3.0 Place of Performance

Most of the work will be performed at the Contractor’s location. The Contractor will periodically meet at Government facilities. Travel to meetings will be reimbursed based on actual costs under the Federal Travel Regulations.

4.0 Period of Performance

Base Year May 15, 2024 to May 14, 2025 Option Year 1 May 15, 2025 to May 14, 2026 Option Year 2 May 15, 2026 to May 14, 2027 Option Year 3 May 15, 2027 to May 14, 2028 Option Year 4 May 15, 2028 to May 14, 2029

5.0 Recognized Holidays

New Year’s Day Labor Day Martin Luther King Jr Birthday Columbus Day Washington’s Birthday Veterans Day Memorial Day Thanksgiving Day Juneteenth Day Christmas Day Independence Day

6.0 Government Furnished Property, Equipment, and Services

None

7.0 Contractor Furnished Items and Services

The Contractor shall provide all equipment, supplies, management, supervision, personnel, and transportation except as specified herein as government-furnished, necessary to assure that all services are in accordance with the contract and all applicable laws and regulations. The contractor shall ensure all work meets performance standards specified in this Performance Work Statement and referenced documents.

8.0 Tasks

Task 1: Project Management and Outreach Support for SDM Contractor will assist Reclamation and USGS/OSU by coordinating stakeholders to engage in Structured Decision Making in the Klamath Basin. Contractor will oversee Project Management for Reclamation and will provide Outreach Support to stakeholders.

Contractor will assist Reclamation and USGS/OSU by developing a Project Management Plan for Structured Decision Making that will address at minimum: the technical approach, schedule, coordination among stakeholders, roles and responsibilities, risks and mitigation, proprietary information, insufficient data, competing data, insufficient capacity, scientific disagreement, policy positions, and inadequate participation.

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Contractor will coordinate with Reclamation and Jim Peterson to develop schedule, technical working groups, and meeting tasks and deliverables. Contractor will prepare meeting agendas, meeting materials, and meeting notes.

Task 1 Deliverables:

• Draft Project Management Plan

• Final Project Management Plan

• Schedule in-person and remote meeting dates and times

• Prepare meeting agendas, meeting materials, and meeting notes

Task 2 Data Discovery Data discovery will include two components. Outreach to and Coordination with partners, and the development of an Ontology Technical Memorandum (Ontology TM) to document the identification and organization of available datasets and analysis methods into a logical structure that supports access, and recall.

Outreach and Coordination with partners to request data and integrate into model.

The Ontology TM shall include, at minimum:

• A listing of physical and biological data relevant to Klamath Basin Chinook and coho salmon and Lost River and shortnose suckers based on measurements, numerical models, and expert opinion;

• Current status and future availability of information relevant to Klamath Basin Chinook and coho salmon and Lost River and shortnose suckers; and

• Organizational strategy for retrieving and maintaining information over time.

This task is primarily composed of the development of an Ontology TM to document the identification and organization of available data sets for use in SDM Tool Development. The data objects that needs to be identified and cataloged include individual records for stream gages, water temperature gages, and groundwater monitoring stations, fisheries data, water quality records, hydrologic and hydraulic model output, and other data, all of which are of potential value to a Klamath Basin decision support tool. These data objects will be configured for rapid visualization, exploration, and analysis.

The ontology should use a hierarchical data structure where data objects are sorted into individual “models”, with subset “metrics”. Clearly stated terms and quick access to data is critical for facilitating real-time visualization of relationships between data in the wide range of engagements required to support the Klamath Basin decision support tool. Use of the data and relationships during discussions by the various groups allows for a deeper consideration of the complex technical relationships being addressed by the structured decision model.

This enhanced platform with added data should automatically scale to the size of the data when displaying it for analysis. The enhanced platform should also automatically integrate disparate data that is related spatially, temporally, or otherwise. Accordingly, an Ontology TM will be

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maintained and updated regularly throughout the project for use by analysts. As models and metrics change, or are edited for clarity, the analyses that rely on the data objects will be automatically updated. The Ontology should be updated annually or more frequently as necessary. Further, by using the Ontology to foster technical discussions in real time, the Core Team agencies will improve knowledge management because all the meaningful findings from past and ongoing studies will be captured quickly and clearly on the data platform. For example, if technical representatives are considering the effects of temperature and flow in a particular region of Klamath, the real-time data and analyses supporting that discussion can be saved and immediately recalled at a subsequent meeting or used at future briefings.

Task 2 Deliverables:

• Outreach to and coordination with partners for pertinent data

• Draft Ontology Technical Memorandum

• Final Ontology Technical Memorandum – living document; updated annually.

Task 3 – Data Integration:

Data integration shall include incorporation of data from partners into SDM website and model framework, as deemed necessary by technical working groups.

Data integration shall also result in a Data Exploration Technical Memorandum that documents the backend infrastructure that allows for the upload of different data types, visualization across different data sets, and transparent workflow processes for performing calculations and identifying the relationships between data. This Work Statement anticipates that agencies and stakeholders shall provide data in a wide range of formats. The Data Exploration TM shall include the uploading of information and the identification of preliminary lines of investigation in preparation for model development as an intermediate step in collaboration to guide future efforts. Data integration shall include, at minimum:

• The ability to readily incorporate and update different types of information including, but not limited to tables, spatial data, time series, and unstructured information;

• Workflow tools to query, visualize, combine, and run analyses on data in manner that transparently documents logic processes for knowledge transfer;

• Accessibility for agencies and stakeholders to operate and experiment with workflow tools outside of formal workshops and independent of the facilitators, ideally via the internet;

Task 3 Deliverables:

• Data Integration into SDM website

• Draft Data Exploration Technical Memorandum

• Final Data Exploration Technical Memorandum

Task 4 - Develop landing page for Klamath Basin SDM Specific efforts will include: develop a website, develop guiding documents based on participant input, assist with stakeholder outreach, facilitate SDM process with Dr. James Peterson, develop meeting materials and organize meeting logistics.

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Contractor will synthesize biological and hydrological information, catalogue data, and provide data sharing navigation on an agreed upon platform. Contractor will make data accessible to participants in SDM process.

Task 4 Deliverables:

• Website that hosts, organizes and links SDM meeting notes, guiding documents, reports, and data.

Task 5 – Metrics and Model Development Metrics and model development shall result in periodic technical memoranda, at each significant SDM model iteration, documenting the custom metrics and analysis process for manipulating the data and updating the SDM models. This Work Statement anticipates that models shall be developed through a combination of cooperative large group sessions facilitated by USGS (James Peterson and a graduate student). This Work Statement identifies and provides that the facilitators may need assistance curating model iterations or simplify model coding. Metrics and Model Development shall include, at minimum:

• Attendance at in person or on-line workshops for facilitated exploration of data and development of workflow processes.

• Documentation of multiple conceptual models representing different hypotheses for linking SDM decision alternatives to SDM objectives within the SDM framework.

Task 5 Deliverable:

• Technical memoranda at each significant SDM model iteration

Task 6 - Continuously improve SDM products and the understanding of those products Actively broadcast the transparent, open nature of the SDM products, facilitate their use in other processes (if applicable), and encourage participation in KBAO’s SDM process. Improve implementation and understanding of Reclamation-backed implementation efforts, which may include prioritizing research and monitoring, restoration, and making recommendations for system operations.

Task 6 Deliverable:

• Continuously update guiding documents as approach changes, and update landing page with research and data as it becomes available.

9.0 Travel Assumptions

Travel assumes the workshops will be a combination of in-person meetings and web-based, on-line meetings. It is anticipated that up to 10 in-person meetings are possible to occur each year.

Thus, travel assumption is based ten annual trips for two persons, and five annual trips for one additional person (3-day duration) for hotel, per diem, and travel time.

10.0 Contract Changes

Additional services required by changes in mission assignments must be documented by a written contract modification. If the contractor receives a request from Reclamation personnel

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directing or requesting work that the contractor believes is not within the terms of the PWS or the contract, then the contractor must notify the Contracting Officer of the request. The only person that has the authority to modify the terms of the contract or request work for which compensation will be provided is a Contracting Officer.

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QUALITY ASSURANCE SURVEILLANCE PLAN (QASP)

TASK

DESCRIPTION

WHAT

WHO

WHEN

WHERE

METHOD

1.1 Project

Management

Timely, Complete, and Professional

COTR, Science Coordinator, Fisheries Biologist

Quarterly Online and in-person

Direct observation

1.2 Develop and

Finalize Project Management Plan

Complete COTR, Science Coordinator, Fisheries Biologist

Annually Online Direct observation

1.3 Schedule in-person

and remote meeting dates and times

Timely and Complete

COTR, Science Coordinator, Fisheries Biologist

Quarterly Online Direct observation

1.3 Prepare meeting

agendas, meeting materials, and meeting notes

Timely and Complete

COTR, Science Coordinator, Fisheries Biologist

Monthly or frequently as meetings occur.

Online Direct observation

2.2 Outreach to and

Coordination with Partners for Data

Timely, Complete, and Professional

COTR, Science Coordinator, Fisheries Biologist

Quarterly Online Direct observation

2.3-2.6 Develop and Finalize Ontology Technical Memorandum – living document;

updated annually.

COTR, Science Coordinator, Fisheries Biologist

Annually Online Direct observation

3.1 Data Integration Timely and

Complete

COTR, Science Coordinator, Fisheries Biologist

Quarterly Online Direct observation

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3.2-3.3 Develop and Finalize Data Exploration Technical Memorandum

COTR, Science Coordinator, Fisheries Biologist

Annually Online Direct observation

4.1-4.2 Website that hosts, organizes and links SDM meeting notes, guiding documents, reports, and data.

COTR, Science Coordinator, Fisheries Biologist

Quarterly Online Direct observation

5 Develop and Finalize Technical memoranda at each significant SDM model iteration

Timely and Complete

COTR, Science Coordinator, Fisheries Biologist

Quarterly Online Direct observation

6 Continuously update guiding documents as approach changes, and update landing page with research and data as it becomes available.

COTR, Science Coordinator, Fisheries Biologist

Annually Online Direct observation

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SECTION C - CONTRACT CLAUSES

52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference FEB 1998

This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es):

http://www.acquisition.gov/far/

The clauses in the table below are incorporated by reference.

Clauses Title Date 52.204-4 Printed or Copied Double-Sided on Postconsumer Fiber Content

Paper

MAY 2011

52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance OCT 2018

52.204-18 Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance. AUG 2020

52.212-4 – Alternate I

(NOV 2021)

Contract Terms and Conditions – Commercial Products and Commercial Services

NOV 2023

52.227-13 Patent Rights-Ownership by the Government DEC 2007 52.227-14 Rights in Data - General MAY 2014 52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business

Subcontractors

MAR 2023

52.237-2 Protection of Government Buildings, Equipment, and Vegetation APR 1984 52.242-15 Stop – Work Order AUG 1989

52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or

Executive Orders – Commercial Products and Commercial Services

FEB 2024

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

(1) 52.203-19, Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements (Jan 2017) (section 743 of Division E, Title VII, of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub. L. 113-235) and its successor provisions in subsequent appropriations acts (and as extended in continuing resolutions)).

(2) 52.204-23, Prohibition on Contracting for Hardware, Software, and Services Developed or Provided by Kaspersky Lab Covered Entities (Dec 2023) (Section 1634 of Pub. L. 115-91).

(3) 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment. (Nov 2021) (Section 889(a)(1)(A) of Pub. L. 115-232).

(4) 52.209-10, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations (Nov 2015).

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(5) 52.232-40, Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (Mar 2023) (31 U.S.C.

3903 and 10 U.S.C. 3801).

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

(7) 52.233-4, Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (Oct 2004) (Public Laws 108-77 and 108-78 (19 U.S.C. 3805 note)).

(b) The Contractor shall comply with the FAR clauses in this paragraph (b) that the Contracting Officer has indicated as being incorporated in this contract by reference to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial products and commercial services:

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

__ (2) 52.203-13, Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct (Nov 2021) ( 41 U.S.C. 3509)).

__ (3) 52.203-15, Whistleblower Protections under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Jun 2010) (Section 1553 of Pub. L. 111-5). (Applies to contracts funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.)

_X_ (4) 52.203-17, Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights (Nov 2023) (41 U.S.C. 4712); this clause does not apply to contracts of DoD, NASA, the Coast Guard, or applicable elements of the intelligence community—see FAR 3.900(a).

_X_ (5) 52.204-10, Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (Jun 2020) (Pub. L. 109-282) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note).

__ (6) [Reserved].

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

__ (8) 52.204-15, Service Contract Reporting Requirements for Indefinite-Delivery Contracts (Oct 2016) (Pub. L. 111-117, section 743 of Div. C).

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

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

II)

___ (11) (i) 52.204–30, Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act Orders—Prohibition. (Dec 2023) ( Pub. L. 115–390, title II).

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

_X_ (12) 52.209-6, Protecting the Government’s Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment. (Nov 2021) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note).

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

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__ (14) [Reserved].

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

__ (16) 52.219-4, Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns (Oct 2022) (if the offeror elects to waive the preference, it shall so indicate in its offer) (15 U.S.C. 657a).

__ (17) [Reserved]

_X_ (18) (i) 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (Nov 2020) (15 U.S.C. 644).

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

__ (19) (i) 52.219-7, Notice of Partial Small Business Set-Aside (Nov 2020) (15 U.S.C. 644).

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

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

__ (21) (i) 52.219-9, Small Business Subcontracting Plan (Sep 2023) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(4)).

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

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

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

__ (v) Alternate IV (Sep 2023) of 52.219-9.

_X_ (22) (i) 52.219-13, Notice of Set-Aside of Orders (Mar 2020) (15 U.S.C. 644(r)).

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

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

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

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

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

632(a)(2)).

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

__ (27) 52.219-29, Notice of Set-Aside for, or Sole-Source Award to, Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business Concerns (Oct 2022) (15 U.S.C. 637(m)).

__ (28) 52.219-30, Notice of Set-Aside for, or Sole-Source Award to, Women-Owned Small Business Concerns Eligible Under the Women-Owned Small Business Program (Oct 2022) (15 U.S.C. 637(m)).

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

13627).

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

_X_ (40) 52.222-54, Employment Eligibility Verification (May 2022) (Executive Order 12989). (Not applicable to the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items or certain other types of commercial products or commercial services as prescribed in FAR 22.1803.)

__ (41) (i) 52.223-9, Estimate of Percentage of Recovered Material Content for EPA–Designated Items (May 2008) (42 U.S.C. 6962(c)(3)(A)(ii)). (Not applicable to the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items.)

__ (ii) Alternate I (May 2008) of 52.223-9 (42 U.S.C. 6962(i)(2)(C)). (Not applicable to the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items.)

__ (42) 52.223-11, Ozone-Depleting Substances and High Global Warming Potential Hydrofluorocarbons (Jun 2016) (E.O. 13693).

__ (43) 52.223-12, Maintenance, Service, Repair, or Disposal of Refrigeration Equipment and Air Conditioners (Jun 2016) (E.O. 13693).

__ (44) (i) 52.223-13, Acquisition of EPEAT®-Registered Imaging Equipment (Jun 2014) (E.O.s 13423 and 13514).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Oct 2015) of 52.223-13.

__ (45) (i) 52.223-14, Acquisition of EPEAT®-Registered Televisions (Jun 2014) (E.O.s 13423 and 13514).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Jun2014) of 52.223-14.

__ (46) 52.223-15, Energy Efficiency in Energy-Consuming Products (May 2020) (42 U.S.C. 8259b).

__ (47) (i) 52.223-16, Acquisition of EPEAT®-Registered Personal Computer Products (Oct 2015) (E.O.s 13423 and 13514).

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__ (ii) Alternate I (Jun 2014) of 52.223-16.

_X_ (48) 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (Jun 2020) (E.O. 13513).

__ (49) 52.223-20, Aerosols (Jun 2016) (E.O. 13693).

__ (50) 52.223-21, Foams (Jun2016) (E.O. 13693).

__ (51) (i) 52.224-3 Privacy Training (Jan 2017) (5 U.S.C. 552 a).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Jan 2017) of 52.224-3.

__ (52) (i) 52.225-1, Buy American-Supplies (Oct 2022) (41 U.S.C. chapter 83).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Oct 2022) of 52.225-1.

__ (53) (i) 52.225-3, Buy American-Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act (Dec 2022) (19 U.S.C.

3301 note, 19 U.S.C. 2112 note, 19 U.S.C. 3805 note, 19 U.S.C. 4001 note, 19 U.S.C. chapter 29 (sections 4501-4732), Public Law 103-182, 108-77, 108-78, 108-286, 108-302, 109-53, 109-169, 109- 283, 110-138, 112-41, 112-42, and 112-43.

__ (ii) Alternate I [Reserved].

__ (iii) Alternate II (Dec 2022) of 52.225-3.

__ (iv) Alternate III (FEB 2024) of 52.225-3.

__ (v) Alternate IV (Oct 2022) of 52.225-3.

__ (54) 52.225-5, Trade Agreements (Dec 2022) (19 U.S.C. 2501, et seq., 19 U.S.C. 3301 note).

_X_ (55) 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (Feb 2021) (E.O.’s, proclamations, and statutes administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury).

__ (56) 52.225-26, Contractors Performing Private Security Functions Outside the United States (Oct 2016) (Section 862, as amended, of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008; 10 U.S.C. Subtitle A, Part V, Subpart G Note).

__ (57) 52.226-4, Notice of Disaster or Emergency Area Set-Aside (Nov 2007) (42 U.S.C. 5150).

__ (58) 52.226-5, Restrictions on Subcontracting Outside Disaster or Emergency Area (Nov2007) (42 U.S.C. 5150).

__ (59) 52.229-12, Tax on Certain Foreign Procurements (Feb 2021).

__ (60) 52.232-29, Terms for Financing of Purchases of Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Nov 2021) (41 U.S.C. 4505, 10 U.S.C. 3805).

__ (61) 52.232-30, Installment Payments for Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Nov 2021) (41 U.S.C. 4505, 10 U.S.C. 3805).

_X_ (62) 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-System for Award Management (Oct2018) (31 U.S.C. 3332).

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__ (63) 52.232-34, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Other than System for Award Management (Jul 2013) (31 U.S.C. 3332).

__ (64) 52.232-36, Payment by Third Party (May 2014) (31 U.S.C. 3332).

__ (65) 52.239-1, Privacy or Security Safeguards (Aug 1996) (5 U.S.C. 552a).

__ (66) 52.242-5, Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (Jan 2017) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(13)).

__ (67) (i) 52.247-64, Preference for Privately Owned U.S.-Flag Commercial Vessels (Nov 2021) (46 U.S.C. 55305 and 10 U.S.C. 2631).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Apr 2003) of 52.247-64.

__ (iii) Alternate II (Nov 2021) of 52.247-64.

(c) The Contractor shall comply with the FAR clauses in this paragraph (c), applicable to commercial services, that the Contracting Officer has indicated as being incorporated in this contract by reference to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial products and commercial services:

__ (1) 52.222-41, Service Contract Labor Standards (Aug 2018) (41 U.S.C. chapter67).

__ (2) 52.222-42, Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires (May 2014) (29 U.S.C. 206 and 41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

__ (3) 52.222-43, Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Labor Standards-Price Adjustment (Multiple Year and Option Contracts) (Aug 2018) (29 U.S.C. 206 and 41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

__ (4) 52.222-44, Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Labor Standards-Price Adjustment (May 2014) (29U.S.C.206 and 41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

__ (5) 52.222-51, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Maintenance, Calibration, or Repair of Certain Equipment-Requirements (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

_X_ (6) 52.222-53, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Certain Services-Requirements (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

__ (7) 52.222-55, Minimum Wages for Contractor Workers Under Executive Order 14026 (Jan 2022).

__ (8) 52.222-62, Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706 (Jan 2022) (E.O. 13706).

__ (9) 52.226-6, Promoting Excess Food Donation to Nonprofit Organizations (Jun 2020) (42 U.S.C.

1792).

(d) Comptroller General Examination of Record. The Contractor shall comply with the provisions of this paragraph (d) if this contract was awarded using other than sealed bid, is in excess of the simplified acquisition threshold, as defined in FAR 2.101, on the date of award of this contract, and does not contain the clause at 52.215-2, Audit and Records-Negotiation.

(1) The Comptroller General of the United States, or an authorized representative of the Comptroller General, shall have access to and right to examine any of the Contractor’s directly pertinent records involving transactions related to this contract.

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(2) The Contractor shall make available at its offices at all reasonable times the records, materials, and other evidence for examination, audit, or reproduction, until 3 years after final payment under this contract or for any shorter period specified in FAR subpart 4.7, Contractor Records Retention, of the other clauses of this contract. If this contract is completely or partially terminated, the records relating to the work terminated shall be made available for 3 years after any resulting final termination settlement.

Records relating to appeals under the disputes clause or to litigation or the settlement of claims arising under or relating to this contract shall be made available until such appeals, litigation, or claims are finally resolved.

(3) As used in this clause, records include books, documents, accounting procedures and practices, and other data, regardless of type and regardless of form. This does not require the Contractor to create or maintain any record that the Contractor does not maintain in the ordinary course of business or pursuant to a provision of law.

(e) (1) Notwithstanding the requirements of the clauses in paragraphs (a), (b), (c), and (d) of this clause, the Contractor is not required to flow down any FAR clause, other than those in this paragraph (e)(1), in a subcontract for commercial products or commercial services. Unless otherwise indicated below, the extent of the flow down shall be as required by the clause-

(i) 52.203-13, Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct (Nov 2021) (41 U.S.C. 3509).

(ii) 52.203-17, Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights (Nov 2023) (41 U.S.C. 4712).

(iii) 52.203-19, Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements (Jan 2017) (section 743 of Division E, Title VII, of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub. L. 113-235) and its successor provisions in subsequent appropriations acts (and as extended in continuing resolutions)).

(iv) 52.204-23, Prohibition on Contracting for Hardware, Software, and Services Developed or Provided by Kaspersky Lab Covered Entities (Dec 2023) (Section 1634 of Pub. L. 115-91).

(v) 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment. (Nov 2021) (Section 889(a)(1)(A) of Pub. L. 115-232).

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

(vii) (A) 52.204–30, Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act Orders—Prohibition. (Dec 2023) ( Pub. L. 115–390, title II).

(B) Alternate I (Dec 2023) of 52.204–30

(viii) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (FEB 2024) ( 15 U.S.C. 637(d)(2) and (3)), in all subcontracts that offer further subcontracting opportunities. If the subcontract (except subcontracts to small business concerns) exceeds the applicable threshold specified in FAR 19.702(a) on the date of subcontract award, the subcontractor must include 52.219-8 in lower tier subcontracts that offer subcontracting opportunities.

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

(ix) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Sep 2015) (E.O.11246).

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

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

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

(xiii) 52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act (Dec 2010) (E.O. 13496). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (f) of FAR clause 52.222-40.

(xiv) 52.222-41, Service Contract Labor Standards (Aug 2018) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

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

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

(xvi) 52.222-51, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Maintenance, Calibration, or Repair of Certain Equipment-Requirements (May 2014) ( 41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

(xvii) 52.222-53, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Certain Services-Requirements (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

(xviii) 52.222-54, Employment Eligibility Verification (May 2022) (E.O. 12989).

(xix) 52.222-55, Minimum Wages for Contractor Workers Under Executive Order 14026 (Jan 2022).

(xx) 52.222-62, Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706 (Jan 2022) (E.O. 13706).

(xxi) (A) 52.224-3, Privacy Training (Jan 2017) (5 U.S.C. 552a).

(B) Alternate I (Jan 2017) of 52.224-3.

(xxii) 52.225-26, Contractors Performing Private Security Functions Outside the United States (Oct 2016) (Section 862, as amended, of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008; 10 U.S.C.

Subtitle A, Part V, Subpart G Note).

(xxiii) 52.226-6, Promoting Excess Food Donation to Nonprofit Organizations (Jun 2020) (42 U.S.C.

1792). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (e) of FAR clause 52.226-6.

(xxiv) 52.232-40, Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (Mar 2023) (31 U.S.C. 3903 and 10 U.S.C. 3801). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (c) of 52.232-40.

(xxv) 52.247-64, Preference for Privately Owned U.S.-Flag Commercial Vessels (Nov 2021) (46 U.S.C.

55305 and 10 U.S.C. 2631). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (d) of FAR clause 52.247- 64.

(2) While not required, the Contractor may include in its subcontracts for commercial products and commercial services a minimal number of additional clauses necessary to satisfy its contractual obligations.

(End of clause)

DOI-AAAP-0028 ELECTRONIC INVOICING AND PAYMENT

REQUIREMENTS – INVOICE PROCESSING

PLATFORM

FEB 2021

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Payment requests must be submitted electronically through the U. S. Department of the Treasury's Invoice Processing Platform System (IPP).

"Payment request" means any request for contract financing payment or invoice payment by the Contractor. To constitute a proper invoice, the payment request must comply with the requirements identified in the applicable Prompt Payment clause included in the contract, or the clause 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items included in commercial item contracts. The IPP website address is: https://www.ipp.gov.

Under this contract, the following documents are required to be submitted as an attachment to the IPP invoice:

When submitting invoices to IPP, the Contractor is advised to upload supporting documentation that will allow Reclamation to verify that the products or services comply with the terms of the contract. The information in the uploaded documents should not conflict with the data fields in the IPP submissions (service dates, invoice number, etc.). Prior to submitting an invoice to IPP, the contractor may coordinate with the designated Contracting Officer's Representative (COR), for review and verification of quantities for payment and for compliance with the applicable progress payment requirements of this contract. Prior coordination with the COR will allow for streamlined processing of the invoice.

The Contractor must use the IPP website to register access and use IPP for submitting requests for payment. The Contractor Government Business Point of Contact (as listed in SAM will receive enrollment instructions via email from the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston (FRBB) within 3 - 5 business days of the contract award date. Contractor assistance with enrollment can be obtained by contacting the IPP Production Helpdesk via email ippgroup@bos.frb.org or phone (866) 973-3131.

If the Contractor is unable to comply with the requirement to use IPP for submitting invoices for payment, the Contractor must submit a waiver request in writing to the Contracting Officer with its proposal or quotation.

(End of Local Clause)

52.217-8 Option to Extend Services NOV 1999

The Government may require continued performance of any services within the limits and at the rates specified in the contract. These rates may be adjusted only as a result of revisions to prevailing labor rates provided by the Secretary of Labor. The option provision may be exercised more than once, but the total extension of performance hereunder shall not exceed 6 months. The Contracting Officer may exercise the option by written notice to the Contractor within 30 days prior to contract expiration date.

(End of clause)

52.217-9 Option to Extend the Term of the Contract MAR 2000

(a) The Government may extend the term of this contract by written notice to the Contractor within 30 days; provided that the Government gives the Contractor a preliminary written notice of its intent to https://www.ipp.gov/ mailto:ippgroup@bos.frb.org

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extend at least 60 days before the contract expires. The preliminary notice does not commit the Government to an extension.

(b) If the Government exercises this option, the extended contract shall be considered to include this option clause.

(c) The total duration of this contract, including the exercise of any options under this clause, shall not exceed 5 years.

(End of clause)

DOI-AAAP-0050

V3

Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System DEC 2015

1. FAR 42.1502 directs all Federal agencies to collect past performance information on contracts. The Department of the Interior (DOI) has implemented the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) to comply with this regulation. One or more past performance evaluations will be conducted in order to record your contract performance as required by FAR 42.15.

2. The past performance evaluation process is a totally paperless process using CPARS. CPARS is a web-based system that allows for electronic processing of the performance evaluation report. Once the report is processed, it is available in CPARS for Government use in evaluating past performance as part of a source selection action.

3. We request that you furnish the Contracting Officer (CO) with the name, position title, phone number, and email address for each person designated to have access to your firm's past performance evaluation(s) for the contract no later than 30 days after award. Each person granted access will have the ability to provide comments in the Contractor portion of the report and state whether or not the Contractor agrees with the evaluation, before returning the report to the Assessing Official (AO). Information in the report must be protected as source selection sensitive information not releasable to the public.

4. When your Contractor Representative(s) are registered in CPARS, they will receive an automatically generated email with detailed login instructions. Further details, systems requirements, and training information for CPARS is available at https://www.cpars.gov/.

5. Within 60 days after the end of a performance period, the AO will complete an interim or final past performance evaluation, and the report will be accessible at https://www.cpars.gov/.

a. Contractor Representatives may then provide comments in response to the evaluation, or return the evaluation without comment.

b. Your comments should focus on objective facts in the AO's narrative and should provide your views on the causes and ramifications of the assessed performance.

c. All information provided should be reviewed for accuracy prior to submission.

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d. If you elect not to provide comments, please acknowledge receipt of the evaluation by indicating "No comment" in the space provided, and then selecting “Accept the Ratings and Close the Evaluation”.

e. Your response is due within 60 calendar days after receipt of the CPAR. On day 15, the evaluation will become available in CPARS marked as “Pending” with or without comments and whether or not it has been closed.

f. If you do not sign and submit the CPAR within 60 days, it will automatically be returned to the Government and will be annotated: "The report was delivered/received by the contractor on (date). The contractor neither signed nor offered comment in response to this assessment."

6. The following guidelines apply concerning your use of the past performance evaluation:

a. Protect the evaluation as source selection information. After review, transmit the evaluation by completing and submitting the form through CPARS. If for some reason you are unable to view and/or submit the form through CPARS, contact the CO for instructions.

b. Strictly control access to the evaluation within your organization. Ensure the evaluation is never released to persons or entities outside of your control.

c. Prohibit the use of or reference to evaluation data for advertising, promotional material, pre-award surveys, responsibility determinations, production readiness reviews, or other similar purposes.

7. If you wish to discuss a past performance evaluation, you should request a meeting in writing to the CO no later than seven days following your receipt of the evaluation. The meeting will be held in person or via telephone or other means during your 60-day review period.

8. A copy of the completed past performance evaluation will be available in CPARS for your viewing and for Government use supporting source selection actions after it has been finalized.

DIAR 1452.201-70 Authorities and delegations SEP 2011

(a) The Contracting Officer is the only individual authorized to enter into or terminate this contract, modify any term or condition of this contract, waive any requirement of this contract, or accept nonconforming work.

(b) The Contracting Officer will designate a Contracting Officer's…