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This document is a solicitation for a Request for Quote (RFQ) for Explosives and Explosive Supplies. The solicitation is issued by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), a civilian agency within the Department of Justice. The solicitation is set-aside for small business and has a period of performance from 07/22/2024 to 09/30/2024.

The required products include MAXAM/RIODET Blasting Caps, Unimax Dynomite, Slip on Booster, and Sheet-C1 explosives, with the government to pick up the items from vendor locations within a 250-mile radius of Huntsville, AL 35898. Quotes are due by 07/29/2024 at 5:00 PM ET and should be submitted via email to the Contracting Officer. The contract will be awarded as a firm-fixed price arrangement.

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15A00024Q00000099 Page 1 of 32

SOLICITATION/CONTRACT/ORDER FOR COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES

NOTE: OFFEROR TO COMPLETE BLOCKS 12, 17, 23, 24 AND 30.

1. REQUISITION NUMBER PAGE 1 OF

5. SOLICITATION NUMBER

15A00024Q00000099

2. CONTRACT NUMBER 3. AWARD/EFFECTIVE

DATE

4. ORDER NUMBER 6. SOLICITATION ISSUE

DATE

07/22/2024

7. FOR SOLICITATION

INFORMATION CALL:

a. NAME

Brian.Wilkins@ATF.gov

b. TELEPHONE NUMBER (No collect calls)

(O) 2026489120 (F) 2026489654

8. OFFER DUE DATE / LOCAL

TIME

07/29/2024 05:00 ET

CODE 15A000

ATF - ACQUISITIONS MANAGEMENT DIVISION

Brian Wilkins

99 NEW YORK AVE. NE

WASHINGTON, DC 20226

9. ISSUED BY UNRESTRICTED OR X SET ASIDE:100.00 % FOR

X SMALL BUSINESS

HUBZONE SMALL

BUSINESS

SERVICE-DISABLED

VETERAN-OWNED

SMALL BUSINESS

(SDVOSB)

WOMEN-OWNED SMALL

BUSINESS (WOSB)

ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED

WOMEN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS

(EDWOSB)

8(A)

NORTH AMERICAN

INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION

STANDARD (NAICS):

325920

SIZE STANDARD:

Employees

10. THE ACQUISITION IS

SEE SCHEDULE

11. DELIVERY FOR FREE ON BOARD

(FOB) DESTINATION UNLESS

BLOCK IS MARKED

NET 30

12. DISCOUNT TERMS

13a. THIS CONTRACT IS A

RATED ORDER UNDER THE

DEFENSE PRIORITIES AND

ALLOCATIONS SYSTEM -

DPAS (15 CFR 700)

13b. RATING

X REQUEST

FOR QUOTE

(RFQ)

INVITATION

FOR BID

(IFB)

REQUEST

FOR

PROPOSAL

(RFP)

14. METHOD OF SOLICITATION

15A000CODE15. DELIVER TO

SEE SCHEDULE

CODE 15A00016. ADMINISTERED BY

Acquisition Management Division (AMD) 99 New York Ave NE

WASHINGTON, DC 20226

FACILITY

CODE

CODE

TELEPHONE NUMBER

17a. CONTRACTOR/

OFFEROR

A404040CODE18a. PAYMENT WILL BE MADE BY

ATF - FINANCE BRANCH

99 New York Ave. NE, #4.S-288 Washington, DC 20226

(O) (202) 648-7860 Finance.Branch@ATF.gov

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

OFFER SEE ADDENDUM

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

BELOW IS CHECKED

19.

ITEM NUMBER

20.

SCHEDULE OF SUPPLIES/SERVICES

21.

QUANTITY

22.

UNIT

23.

UNIT PRICE

24.

AMOUNT

Explosives and Explosive Supplies

NOTE: Government to pick up the Explosives and Explosive Supplies from vendors location, vendor location for pick up shall be within a 250-mile radius of Huntsville, AL 35898.

Firm Fixed Price

See Continuation Sheet(s) (Use Reverse and/or Attach Additional Sheets as Necessary)

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

27a. SOLICITATION INCORPORATES BY REFERENCE (FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION) FAR 52.212-1, 52.212-4. FAR 52.212-3

AND 52.212-5 ARE ATTACHED. ADDENDA

ARE ARE NOT ATTACHED

27b. CONTRACT/PURCHASE ORDER INCORPORATES BY REFERENCE FAR 52.212-4. FAR 52.212-5 IS ATTACHED. ADDENDA ARE ARE NOT ATTACHED

X 28. CONTRACTOR IS REQUIRED TO SIGN THIS DOCUMENT AND RETURN 1 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 SPECIFIED.

29. AWARD OF CONTRACT: REFERENCE _____________________________

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

30b. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER (Type or print) 30c. DATE SIGNED 31b. NAME OF THE CONTRACTING OFFICER (Type or print)

Brian K. Wilkins

31c. DATE SIGNED

AUTHORIZED FOR LOCAL REPRODUCTION

PREVIOUS EDITION IS NOT USABLE

STANDARD FORM 1449 (REV. 11/2021)

Prescribed by GSA - FAR (48 CFR) 53.212

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19.

ITEM NUMBER

20.

SCHEDULE OF SUPPLIES/SERVICES

21.

QUANTITY

22.

UNIT

23.

UNIT PRICE

24.

AMOUNT

32a. QUANTITY IN COLUMN 21 HAS BEEN

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

32b. SIGNATURE OF AUTHORIZED GOVERNMENT

REPRESENTATIVE

32c. DATE 32d. PRINTED NAME AND TITLE OF AUTHORIZED GOVERNMENT

REPRESENTATIVE

32e. MAILING ADDRESS OF AUTHORIZED GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVE 32f. TELEPHONE NUMBER OF AUTHORIZED GOVERNMENT

REPRESENTATIVE

32g. E-MAIL OF AUTHORIZED GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVE

PARTIAL FINAL

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

CORRECT FOR

COMPLETE PARTIAL FINAL

36. PAYMENT 37. CHECK NUMBER

38. S/R ACCOUNT NUMBER 39. S/R VOUCHER NUMBER 40. PAID BY

41a. I CERTIFY THIS ACCOUNT IS CORRECT AND PROPER FOR PAYMENT 42a. RECEIVED BY (Print)

41b. SIGNATURE AND TITLE OF CERTIFYING OFFICER 41c. DATE

42b. RECEIVED AT (Location)

42c. DATE REC'D (YY/MM/DD) 42d. TOTAL CONTAINERS

STANDARD FORM 1449 (REV. 11/2021) BACK

15A00024Q00000099 Page 3 of 32

Table of Contents

Section Description Page Number

Solicitation/Contract Form 1 Commodity or Services Schedule 2 Contract Clauses

52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Nov 2023) 52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (Mar 2023) 52.232-39 Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations (Jun 2013) 52.204-25 Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment (Nov 2021) ATF-14 ELECTRONIC INVOICING (Revised October 27, 2008)

ATF-17 NOTICE TO THE GOVERNMENT OF DELAYS

ATF-19 AUTHORITY TO OBLIGATE THE GOVERNMENT (Revised July 19, 2007)

ATF-22 CONFIDENTIALITY OF INFORMATION AND DISCLOSURE

ATF-47 CONTRACTOR INTERNAL CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENTS OR STATEMENTS

PROHIBITING OR RESTRICTING REPORTING OF WASTE, FRAUD, AND ABUSE

(DEVIATION 2015-02) (March 2015)

ATF-46 CORPORATE REPRESENTATION REGARDING FELONY CONVICTION UNDER

ANY FEDERAL LAW OR UNPAID DELINQUENT TAX LIABILITY - Award (DEVIATION 2015-02) (March 2015) DOJ-05 Security of Department Information and Systems DOJ-05 (OCT 2023) DOJ-02 Contractor Privacy Requirements (JAN 2022) DOJ-01 Whistleblower Information Distribution (Oct 2021)

ATF-50 LIMITATIONS ON SUBCONTRACTING UNDER SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDES

(May 24, 2019) 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Products and Commercial Services (May 2024)

3 List of Attachments 4 Solicitation Provisions

52.204-7 System for Award Management (Oct 2018)

ATF-44 CONTRACTOR INTERNAL CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENTS OR STATEMENTS

PROHIBITING OR RESTRICTING REPORTING OF WASTE, FRAUD, AND ABUSE

(DEVIATION 2015-02) (March 2015) 52.204-26 Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services-Representation (Oct 2020) Section M Evaluation Factors for Award 52.204-24 Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment (Nov 2021) Section L Instructions, Conditions and Notices to Bidders

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Section 1 - Commodity or Services Schedule

SCHEDULE OF SUPPLIES/SERVICES

CONTINUATION SHEET

ITEM NO. SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

0001 MAXAM/RIODET Blasting Caps, 12' 50/BX, BE 12-INST-50

PSC: 1375

Line Period of Performance: 07/22/2024 - 09/30/2024

66 BX $________ $_________________

ITEM NO. SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

0002 Unimax Dynomite, HE-DYN-88, 88/Case

PSC: 1375

Line Period of Performance: 07/22/2024 - 09/30/2024

8 CS $________ $_________________

ITEM NO. SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

0003 Slip on Booster - 6 gram each PINK-SOB 6g 50/Box

PSC: 1375

Line Period of Performance: 07/22/2024 - 09/30/2024

6 BX $________ $_________________

ITEM NO. SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

0004 Sheet-C1, HE-SE-.042-2, 20Lbs./Roll

PSC: 1375

Line Period of Performance: 07/22/2024 - 09/30/2024

6 RL $________ $_________________

ITEM NO. SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

0005 150gr Cast Booster, HE-150CB-56, 56/Case

PSC: 1375

Line Period of Performance: 07/22/2024 - 09/30/2024

6 CS $________ $_________________

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Section 2 - Contract Clauses

A.1 ADDENDUM TO FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Nov 2023)

The terms and conditions for the following clauses are hereby incorporated into this solicitation and resulting contract as an addendum to FAR clause 52.212-4.

Clauses By Reference

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): www.acquisition.gov

Clause Title Fill-ins (if applicable)

52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Nov 2023)

52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business

Subcontractors (Mar 2023)

52.232-39 Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations (Jun 2013)

52.204-25 Prohibition on Contracting for Certain

Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or

Equipment (Nov 2021)

Clauses By Full Text

ATF-14 ELECTRONIC INVOICING (Revised October 27, 2008)

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) encourages contractors to invoice electronically.

Invoicing electronically saves time, money, and physical storage space for both the Government and the contractor.

Each invoice must be a proper invoice in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) 32.905(b). The contractor may submit a combined invoice with each ATF contract/order number. The invoice must clearly identify the specific Contract Line Item (CLIN) or item number for which the contractor is seeking payment under the contract/order. If the invoice covers multiple CLINs or item numbers, the invoice must clearly identify specific amounts and activity applicable to each.

Electronic invoices must be submitted to the ATF Contracting Officer's Representative (COR)/POC named in Section G/Section

3.3 of this contract and Financial Management Division (FMD), Finance.Branch@ATF.gov. Electronic invoices will serve as the official, original copy. The e-mail subject line must contain the name of the ATF COR/POC named in Section G/Section 3.3 of

15A00024Q00000099 Page 6 of 32 the obligation document, the Order/Award number, the Invoice number and Vendor name (i.e.: John Doe_DJAxxxxxxxxx_Invoice #xxx_ABC, Inc.). ATF will return to the vendor any invoices that do not contain the correct subject line information.

Contractors who are unable to submit electronic invoices may mail their invoices to the COR/POC named in Section G/Section 3.3 of this contract and FMD address provided below:

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives Attn: Finance Branch EXPEDITE CONTRACT INVOICE 99 New York Avenue, NE Mail Drop 4S-288 Washington, DC 20226

(End of Clause)

ATF-17 NOTICE TO THE GOVERNMENT OF DELAYS

NOTICE TO THE GOVERNMENT OF DELAYS (Revised July 19, 2007)

In the event the Contractor encounters difficulty in meeting performance requirements, or when he anticipates difficulty in complying with the contract delivery schedule or completion date, or whenever the Contractor has knowledge that any actual or potential situation is delaying or threatens to delay the timely performance of the contract, the Contractor shall immediately notify the Contracting Officer and the Contracting Officer's Representative COR(s), in writing, giving pertinent details; provided, however, that this date shall be information only in character and that this provision shall not be construed as a waiver by the Government of any delivery schedule or date, or any rights or remedies provided by law or under this contract.

ATF-19 AUTHORITY TO OBLIGATE THE GOVERNMENT (Revised July 19, 2007)

The Contracting Officer is the only individual who can legally commit or obligate the Government to the expenditure of public funds. No cost chargeable to the proposed contract can be incurred before receipt of a fully executed contract or specific authorization from the Contracting Officer.

ATF-22 CONFIDENTIALITY OF INFORMATION AND DISCLOSURE

The Contractor agrees, in the performance of this contract, to keep all information contained in source documents or other media furnished by the Government in the strictest confidence. The Contractor also agrees not to publish or otherwise divulge such information in whole or in part, in any manner or form, nor to authorize or permit others to do so, taking such reasonable measures as are necessary to restrict access to such information while in the Contractor s possession, to those employees needing such information to perform the work provided herein, e.g., on a need-to-know basis. There shall be no dissemination or publication, except within and between the Contractor and any subcontractors, of information developed under this contract or contained in the reports to be furnished pursuant to this contract without prior written approval from the Contracting Officer (CO). No news release (including photographs and films, public announcements, denial or confirmation of same) on any part of the subject matter of this contract or any phase of any program hereunder shall be made without the prior written approval of the CO. The Contractor is prohibited from releasing to any source, other than the sponsoring activity, any interim, draft and final reports or information pertaining to services performed under this contract until report approval or official review has been obtained. Furthermore, the contractor shall ensure that the cover of all interim, draft and final reports contains the following statement: "The view, opinions, and/or findings contained in this report are those of the author(s) and should not be construed as an official Government position, policy or decision, unless so designated by other documentation."

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The Contractor agrees to immediately notify in writing the CO named herein, if it determines or has reason to suspect a breach of this requirement. The Contractor also agrees to insert the substance of this clause in any consultant agreement or subcontract hereunder.

(a) Confidential information, as used in this clause, means (1) information or data of a personal nature proprietary about an individual, or (2) information or data submitted by or pertaining CONFIDENTIALITY to an institution or organization, or (3) information or data pertaining to a law enforcement investigation or operation.

(b) In addition to the types of confidential information described in (a) (1), (2) and (3) above, information which might require special consideration concerning the timing of its disclosure such as draft budget and strategic plans, studies or research, audits, etc.

(c) The CO and the Contractor may, by mutual consent, identify elsewhere in this contract specific information and/or categories of information which the Government will furnish to the Contractor or that the Contractor is expected to generate which is confidential.

Similarly, the CO and the Contractor may, by mutual consent, identify such confidential information from time to time during the performance of the contract. Failure to agree will be settled pursuant to the Disputes clause.

(d) If it is established that information to be utilized under this contract is subject to the Privacy Act, the Contractor will follow the rules and procedures of the disclosure set forth in the Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. 552a, and implementing regulations and policies, with respect to systems of records determined to be subject to the Privacy Act.

(e) Confidential information, as defined in (a)(1) and (2) above, shall not be disclosed without the prior written consent of the individual, institution, or organization. Confidential information, as defined in (a)(3) shall not be disclosed without the prior written consent of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives (ATF).

(f) Whenever the Contractor is uncertain regarding the proper handling of material under the contract, or if the material in question is subject to the Privacy Act or is confidential information subject to the provisions of this clause, the Contractor shall obtain a written determination from the CO prior to any release, disclosure, dissemination, or publication.

(g) The provisions of paragraph (e) of this clause shall not apply when the information is subject to conflicting or overlapping provisions in other Federal, State, or local laws.

ATF-47 CONTRACTOR INTERNAL CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENTS OR STATEMENTS PROHIBITING OR RESTRICTING REPORTING OF WASTE, FRAUD, AND ABUSE (DEVIATION 2015-02) (March 2015)

By accepting this award or order, the contractor certifies that it does not require employees or contractors of the contractor seeking to report fraud, waste, and abuse to sign internal confidentiality agreements or statements prohibiting or otherwise restricting such employees or contractors from lawfully reporting waste, fraud, and abuse to a designated investigative or law enforcement representative of a Federal department or agency authorized to receive such information.

ATF-46 CORPORATE REPRESENTATION REGARDING FELONY CONVICTION UNDER ANY FEDERAL LAW OR UNPAID DELINQUENT TAX LIABILITY - Award (DEVIATION 2015-02) (March 2015)

(a) None of the funds made available by the Department's current Appropriations Act may be used to enter into a contract, memorandum of understanding, or cooperative agreement with a corporation –

(1) convicted of a felony criminal violation under any Federal law within the preceding 24 months, where the awarding agency is aware of the conviction, unless an agency has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and made a determination that this further action is not necessary to protect the interests of the Government, or

(2) that has any unpaid Federal tax liability that has been assessed, for which all judicial and administrative remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, and that is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agreement with the authority responsible for collecting the tax liability, where the awarding agency is aware of the

15A00024Q00000099 Page 8 of 32 unpaid tax liability, unless an agency has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and made a determination that this further action is not necessary to protect the interests of the Government.

(b) By accepting this award or order, in writing or by performance, the offeror/contractor represents that –

(1) the offeror is not a corporation convicted of a felony criminal violation under any Federal or State law within the preceding 24 months; and,

(2) the offeror is not a corporation that has any unpaid Federal or State tax liability that has been assessed, for which all judicial and administrative remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, and that is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agreement with the authority responsible for collecting the tax liability.

DOJ-05 Security of Department Information and Systems DOJ-05 (OCT 2023)

I. Applicability to Contractors and Subcontractors Section 2839.102 of the Justice Acquisition Regulation (JAR), (48 C.F.R. § 2839.102), applies to this contract. Accordingly, all contractors are obligated to comply with all applicable DOJ security policies, directives, or guidance documents, including the security requirements in the provisions in this contract clause. This contract clause applies to all contractors and subcontractors, including cloud service providers (“CSPs”), and personnel of the contractors and subcontractors (hereinafter collectively, “Contractor”) that may access, collect, store, process, maintain, use, share, retrieve, disseminate, transmit, or dispose of DOJ Information. The security requirements set forth herein are in addition to those required by the Federal Acquisition Regulation (“FAR”), and any other applicable laws, mandates, contract clauses, DOJ policies, directives or guidance documents and Executive Orders pertaining to the development and operation of Information Systems and/or the protection of Government Information. This clause does not alter or diminish any existing rights, obligations, or liability under any other civil and/or criminal law, rule, regulation, or mandate.

II. General Definitions The following general definitions apply to this clause. Specific definitions also apply as set forth in other paragraphs.

A. Authorization to Operate (“ATO”), as defined in National Institute of Standards and Technology (“NIST”) Special Publication (“SP”) 800-37 Revision 2, is the official management decision given by a senior Federal official or officials to authorize operation of an information system and to explicitly accept the risk to agency operations (including mission, functions, image, or reputation), agency assets, individuals, other organizations, and the Nation based on the implementation of an agreed-upon set of security and privacy controls.

B. Cloud Computing, as defined in DOJ Order 0904 Cybersecurity Program, is a model for enabling ubiquitous, convenient, on-demand network access to a shared pool of configurable computing resources (e.g., networks, servers, storage, applications, and services) that can be rapidly provisioned and released with minimal management effort or service provider interaction. This cloud model is composed of five essential characteristics, three service models, and four deployment models in accordance with NIST SP 800-145.

C. Covered Contract is any contract, order or other agreement under which the contractor, or a subcontractor at any tier, including a cloud service provider, may access, collect, store, process, maintain, use, share, retrieve, disseminate, transmit, or dispose of DOJ Information (as defined below) in the course of providing a product or service to the Department, with the exception of acquisitions under the micro-purchase threshold.

D. Covered Information System means any information system used for, involved with, or allowing, the processing, storing, or transmitting of DOJ Information under a Covered Contract.

E. Data means recorded information, regardless of form or the media on which it may be recorded. The term includes technical data, computer software, and personally identifiable information (PII) (defined below). The term does not include information incidental to contract administration, such as financial, administrative, cost or pricing, or management information.

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F. DOJ Information, as defined in DOJ Order 0904, means any Information that is owned, produced, controlled, protected by, or otherwise within the custody or responsibility of the DOJ, including, without limitation, information related to DOJ programs or personnel. It includes, without limitation, Information (1) provided by or generated for the DOJ, (2) managed or acquired by the Contractor for the DOJ in connection with the performance of the contract, and/or (3) acquired to perform the contract.

G. Information, as defined in DOJ Order 0904, is any communication or representation of knowledge such as facts, data, or opinions, in any form or medium, including textual, numerical, graphic, cartographic, narrative, or audiovisual. This includes any communication or representation of knowledge in an electronic format that allows it to be stored, retrieved, or transmitted.

H. Information System, means a discrete set of information resources organized for the collection, processing, maintenance, use, sharing, dissemination, or disposition of information (44 U.S.C. 3502(8)).

I. Personally Identifiable Information (“PII”), as defined in the FAR 24.101, means information that can be used to distinguish or trace an individual's identity, either alone or when combined with other information that is linked or linkable to a specific individual. It includes but is not limited to common data elements such as names, addresses, dates of birth, and places of employment, to identity documents, Social Security numbers or other government-issued identifiers, precise location information, medical history, and biometric records.

This definition covers all PII that is created by or becomes available to the contractor, including its employees, subcontractors, or affiliates, as a result of performing under this contract. PII, as supplementally defined in DOJ Order 0904, also includes information about an individual maintained by an agency, including, but not limited to, information related to education, financial transactions, medical history, and criminal or employment history and information, which can be used to distinguish or trace an individual’s identity.

J. Private Cloud, as defined in NIST SP 800-145, is the deployment model for cloud infrastructure provisioned for exclusive use by a single organization comprising multiple consumers (e.g., business units). It may be owned, managed, and operated by the organization, a third party, or some combination of them, and it may exist on or off premises.

K. Security Breach means any security incident (as defined below) that directly relates to the loss of control, compromise, exfiltration, manipulation, unauthorized disclosure, unauthorized acquisition, unauthorized exposure or unauthorized access or any similar occurrence of any Covered Information System or any DOJ Information or any PII accessed by, retrievable from, processed by, stored on, or transmitted within, to or from any such system. This includes incidents where (1) a person other than an authorized user accesses or potentially accesses PII or DOJ Information or (2) an authorized user accesses or potentially accesses PII or DOJ Information for an unauthorized purpose.

a. Potential Security Breach (hereinafter, “Potential Breach”) means any suspected, but unconfirmed security breach (as defined above).

b. Confirmed Security Breach (hereinafter, “Confirmed Breach”) means any confirmed security breach (as defined above).

L. Security Incident means any occurrence that (1) may actually or imminently jeopardize, without lawful authority, the availability, integrity, authentication, confidentiality, or nonrepudiation of DOJ Information or a Covered Information System; or (2) may constitute a violation or imminent threat of violation of law, security policies, security procedures, or acceptable use policies.

a. Potential Security Incident means any suspected, but unconfirmed security incident (as defined above).

b. Confirmed Security Incident means any confirmed security incident (as defined above).

M. Vulnerability, as defined in DOJ Vulnerability Management Plan, and the OCIO Information Security Management Procedure, means a weakness or flaw discovered in the design of a system that, when exploited, may result in a loss of confidentially, integrity, or availability of DOJ Information or an Information System.

III. Confidentiality and Non-Disclosure of DOJ Information A. Preliminary and final contract deliverables and all associated working papers and material generated by the Contractor developed using DOJ Information, product, source code, and/or methods of operations, are the property of the U.S. Government and must be submitted to the Contracting Officer (“CO”) or the CO’s

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Representative (“COR”) at the conclusion of the contract. The U.S. Government has unlimited data rights to all such deliverables and associated working papers and materials in accordance with FAR 52.227-14 (Rights in Data-General). The Contractor will define a method of monitoring the development activity to include any activity associated with DOJ Information, product, source code, and methods of operations. The data rights and development details shall be defined within the Contract.

If the Contractor intends to utilize its existing data, for which it has a patent or copyright, to develop a contract deliverable, it is incumbent upon the Contractor to negotiate with the CO the proper FAR Part 27 clauses in the contract to protect its existing data.

B. Pursuant to FAR 52.227-14(d)(2), all documents and data produced in the performance of this contract containing DOJ Information, product code, source code, and/or methods of operations are the property of the U.S. Government and, without the prior written permission of the CO, the Contractor shall neither reproduce nor release such information to any third-party at any time, including during performance or following expiration and/ or termination of the contract.

C. Any DOJ Information made available to the Contractor under this contract shall be used only for the purpose of performance of this contract and shall not be divulged or made known in any manner to any persons except as may be necessary in the performance of this contract. In performance of this contract, the Contractor assumes responsibility for the protection of the confidentiality of all DOJ Information processed, stored, or transmitted by the Contractor. The Contractor shall comply with information security responsibilities and duties throughout the contract and after expiration/termination as appropriate per contract close-out activities. When requested by the CO (typically no more than annually), the Contractor shall provide a report to the CO identifying, to the best of the Contractor’s knowledge and belief, the type, amount, and level of sensitivity of the DOJ Information processed, stored, or transmitted under the Contract, including an estimate of the number of individuals for whom PII has been processed, stored or transmitted under the Contract and whether such information includes social security numbers (in whole or in part).

IV. Compliance with Information Technology Security Policies, Procedures and Requirements A. For all Covered Information Systems, in addition to any other applicable requirements, as set forth in Part I, the Contractor shall comply with the security requirements of the Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014 (“FISMA”), Privacy Act of 1974, E-Government Act of 2002, National Institute of Standards and Technology (“NIST”) Special Publications (“SP”), including NIST SP 800-37, 800-53, and 800-60 Volumes I and II, Federal Information Processing Standards (“FIPS”) Publications 140-2, 199, and 200, Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (“FedRAMP”), DOJ IT Security Standards as amended, and OMB Memoranda relating to the security of information and/or Federal Information Systems.

B. In addition, for all Covered Information Systems, the Contractor shall comply with the following requirements, which are listed here only to highlight certain specific applicable requirements from one of the sources identified in the first paragraph of this Section. This is not an exhaustive list of all such requirements with which the Contractor is obligated to comply, and the omission of a requirement from this list should not be construed as negating the materiality of that requirement. These requirements and those in the authorities in the prior paragraph should be read together.

1. Limiting access to DOJ Information and Covered Information Systems to authorized users and to transactions and functions that authorized users are permitted to exercise.

2. Providing security awareness training at least annually to all Contractor employees and contractors involved with the Covered Contract. Such training shall include, but not be limited to, recognizing and reporting potential indicators of insider threats to users and managers of DOJ Information and Covered Information Systems.

3. Creating, protecting, and retaining, in accordance with applicable requirements but in any event at least until the expiration of the contract, Covered Information System audit records, reports, and supporting documentation to enable reviewing, monitoring, analysis, investigation, reconstruction, and reporting of unlawful, unauthorized, or inappropriate activity related to such Covered Information Systems and/or DOJ Information.

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4. Maintaining authorizations to operate any Covered Information System.

5. Performing continuous monitoring on all Covered Information Systems, to include but not be limited to, collecting, reviewing, and analyzing appropriate logs and timely investigating security alerts and potential security incidents.

6. Establishing and maintaining baseline configurations and current inventories of Covered Information Systems, including hardware, software, firmware, and documentation, throughout the Information System Development Lifecycle, and establishing and enforcing security configuration settings for IT products employed in Covered Information Systems.

7. Ensuring appropriate contingency planning has been performed, including DOJ Information and Covered Information System backups.

8. Identifying Covered Information System users, processes acting on behalf of users, or devices, and authenticating and verifying the identities of such users, processes, or devices, using multifactor authentication or HSPD-12 compliant authentication methods as defined by NIST 800-63-3, Digital Identity Guidelines or current revision.

9. Establishing and maintaining an operational incident handling capability for Covered Information Systems that includes adequate and timely development, logging, detection, analysis, containment, recovery, and user response activities, and tracking, documenting, and timely reporting incidents to appropriate officials and authorities within the Contractor’s organization and the DOJ.

10. Performing periodic and timely maintenance on Covered Information Systems, and providing effective controls on tools, techniques, mechanisms, and personnel used to conduct such maintenance.

11. Protecting Covered Information System media containing DOJ Information, including paper, digital and electronic media, and DOJ assets under Contractor control; protecting them from environmental impacts, access, and equipment positioning requirements defined; limiting access to DOJ Information to authorized users; and sanitizing or destroying Covered Information System media containing DOJ Information before disposal, release or reuse of such media.

12. Limiting physical access to Covered Information Systems, equipment, and physical facilities housing such Covered Information Systems to authorized personnel according to DOJ 03.

13. Screening individuals prior to authorizing access to Covered Information Systems to ensure compliance with DOJ Security standards including personnel background checks.

14. Continuously assessing the risk to DOJ Information in Covered Information Systems, including scanning and remediating vulnerabilities, or implementing appropriate mitigation in accordance with DOJ policy, and ensuring the timely removal of assets no longer supported by the Contractor.

15. Continuously monitoring the application of security controls of Covered Information Systems, assessing the efficacy of such controls, and developing and implementing plans of action designed to correct deficiencies and eliminate or reduce vulnerabilities in such Covered Information Systems.

16. Monitoring, controlling, and protecting information transmitted or received by Covered Information Systems at the external boundaries and key internal boundaries of such Covered Information Systems, and employing architectural designs, software development techniques, and systems engineering principles that promote effective security.

17. Identifying, reporting, and correcting Covered Information System security flaws in a timely manner, providing protection from malicious code at appropriate locations, monitoring security alerts and advisories and taking appropriate and timely action in response.

18. Ensuring return of Government Furnished Equipment (“GFE”) and/or PIV card assets within 10 business days of notification for end of use (contract end, staff change, etc.).

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19. Complying with rights in data (FAR 52.227-14) as to the development, management, and protection of DOJ Information.

20. Reporting on risks or known issues impacting DOJ Services (staffing, hardware, process, changes, etc.) through the Contractor’s CO or COR, DOJ Service Owner (“SO”), and Government Technical Manager (“GTM”) including risk mitigation activities.

21. Reporting through the Contractor’s CO or COR on any projected or planned changes in corporate ownership, covered information system design, and/or any technical changes that could impact the confidentiality, integrity or availability of DOJ Information, data, or systems. Changes to system design must be updated through the authorization process per NIST SP 800-37 Revision 2, Step 6 (‘Continuous Monitoring”) or current NIST revision.

22. When, as part of operating within the DOJ environment, the Contractor’s covered information system is subject to review, audit, or assessment by third parties, facilitating DOJ access to information system resources, facilities, personnel, and documentation in a timely manner as required by the auditors. Should a third-party organization conduct a review of any Covered Information System, the Contractor must provide a copy of the report to DOJ, through the CO and COR.

23. Completing an attestation that meets OMB Memorandum M-22-18 for software procurements following the template attestation form developed by NIST. The attestation form must be returned to the CO and COR for sharing with the component Chief Information Officer (CIO).

24. Reporting on outages impacting DOJ Services through the Contractor’s CO, COR, and DOJ Service Owner (SO) to include event and mitigation details.

C. The Contractor shall not process, store, or transmit DOJ Information using a Covered Information System without first obtaining an ATO for each Covered Information System. The ATO shall be signed by the Authorizing Official for the DOJ component responsible for maintaining the security, confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the DOJ Information under this contract. (For Cloud Computing Systems, see Section V, below.)

D. The Contractor shall ensure compliance with DOJ-03 (Personnel Security Requirements for Contractor Employees) as to all Covered Information Systems.

E. When requested by the DOJ CO or COR as described below, the Contractor shall provide DOJ, including the Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) and Federal law enforcement components, (1) access to any and all information and records, including electronic information, regarding a Covered Information System, and

(2) physical access to the Contractor’s facilities, installations, systems, operations, documents, records, and databases. Such access may include independent validation testing of controls, system penetration testing, and FISMA data reviews by DOJ or agents acting on behalf of DOJ, and such access shall be provided within 72 hours of the request. Additionally, the Contractor shall cooperate with DOJ’s efforts to ensure, maintain, and safeguard the security, confidentiality, integrity, and availability of DOJ Information.

F. The use of Contractor-owned laptops or other portable digital or electronic media to process or store DOJ Information covered by this clause or access a Covered Information System is prohibited unless the CO approves it in writing after the Contractor has provided a letter certifying compliance with the following requirements. For any requirements which include the use or storage of PII, the Senior Component Official for Privacy must also approve. Any additional requirements set forth for the use or storage of PII under DOJ-02, Contractor Privacy Requirements, are in addition to, not superseded by, the requirements set forth here.

1. Media must be encrypted using a NIST FIPS 140-2 approved product.

2. The Contractor must develop and implement a process to ensure that security and other applications software is kept up to date.

3. Where applicable, media must utilize antivirus software and a host-based firewall mechanism.

4. The Contractor must log all computer-readable data extracts from databases holding DOJ Information and verify that each extract including such data has been erased within 90 days of extraction or that its

15A00024Q00000099 Page 13 of 32 use is still required. All DOJ Information should be treated by the Contractor as sensitive information unless specifically designated as non-sensitive by the DOJ.

5. A Rules of Behavior (ROB) form must be signed and acknowledged annually by users. These rules must address, at a minimum, authorized, and official use, prohibition against unauthorized users and use, and the protection of DOJ Information. The form also must notify the users that they have no reasonable expectation of privacy regarding any communications transmitted through or data stored on Contractor-owned laptops or other portable digital or electronic media.

6. Cybersecurity Awareness Training (CSAT) shall be provided annually by Contractor for all users of Covered Information System. This training must be submitted to, and approved by, the CO or COR in advance of being provided to users. Users must complete and acknowledge having received CSAT each year. At a minimum, CSAT provided by contractors must include:

a. Insider Threat Detection and Reporting – Importance of detecting, methodologies, indicators, and reporting

b. Privacy Awareness – Privacy Act and PII

c. General Cybersecurity – Information security, trends in advance persistent threats, social engineering/phishing, appropriate use, mobile devices, remote access, basic security best practices

G. Contractors shall not store DOJ information on Contractor-owned removable IT (e.g., media such as a thumb drive or external hard drive) unless expressly authorized in writing by the DOJ CO or COR in the performance of their contract.

H. When no longer needed, all media must be processed (sanitized, degaussed, or destroyed) in accordance with NIST SP 900-88, Guidelines for Media Sanitization.

I. The Contractor must keep an accurate inventory of digital or electronic media used in the performance of DOJ contracts.

J. The Contractor must remove all DOJ Information from Contractor media and return all such information to the DOJ within 10 days of the expiration or termination of the contract, unless otherwise extended by the CO, or waived (in part or whole) by the CO, and all such information shall be returned in a format and form acceptable to DOJ. The Contractor shall provide a written certification certifying the removal and return of all such information to the CO within 10 business days of the removal and return of all DOJ Information.

K. DOJ, at its discretion, may suspend the Contractor’s access to any DOJ Information, or terminate the contract, when DOJ suspects that the Contractor has failed to comply with any security requirement, or in the event of an Information System Security Incident or Security Breach (see definitions above), where the Department determines that either event gives cause for such action. The suspension of access to DOJ Information may last until such time as DOJ, in its sole discretion, determines that the situation giving rise to such action has been corrected or no longer exists. Any termination action taken because of the Contractor’s suspected failure to comply with any security requirement will be conducted in accordance with the applicable termination clause governing the awarded contract. The Contractor understands that any suspension or termination in accordance with this provision shall be at no cost to DOJ, and that upon request by the CO, the Contractor must immediately return all DOJ Information to DOJ, as well as any media upon which DOJ Information resides, at the Contractor’s expense. The Contractor must comply with FAR 52.227-14 (Rights in Data), FAR 52.245-1 (Government Property), DOJ 2400.3A Chapter 1 (component property procedures), and FAR 4.804-5(a)(6) (Procedures for closing out contract files).

V. Cloud Computing A. The Contractor may not utilize the Cloud system of any Cloud Service Provider (“CSP”) unless:

1. All of the following has occurred: (a) the Cloud system and CSP have been evaluated by a Third Party Assessing Organization (“3PAO”) certified under FedRAMP; (b) the Cloud system received FedRAMP authorization; (c) the Contractor has provided the most current System Security Plan (“SSP”) and Security Assessment Report (“SAR”) to the DOJ CO for consideration, and provides any subsequent SSPs and SARs within 30 days of issuance; and, (d) the Authorizing Official for the DOJ component responsible for maintaining the security confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the DOJ Information under the Covered Contract has issued an ATO; or, 15A00024Q00000099 Page 14 of 32

2. In cases where the CSP or its offering is not FedRAMP authorized, the COR approves utilization of the Cloud System after the CSP has worked with the authorizing official, the DOJ OCIO, and the FedRAMP Program Management Office to determine that the CSP is likely to seek and receive Agency/ FedRAMP authorization within 1 year, or DOJ has authorized use as a Private Cloud or Contractor Owned, Contractor Operated system.

B. The Contractor must ensure that the CSP allows DOJ to access and retrieve any DOJ Information processed, stored, or transmitted in a Cloud system under this Contract within a reasonable time of any such request, but in no event less than 48 hours from the request. To ensure that the DOJ can fully and appropriately search and retrieve DOJ Information from the Cloud system, access shall include any schemas, meta-data, and other associated data artifacts.

C. The Contractor must ensure that the CSP provides access and information to support and enable DOJ’s cloud security posture management, to include the current inventory of security management configuration data for services and information to confirm the Contractor has been monitoring accounts for compliance with security requirements. The DOJ Justice Security Operations Center (JSOC) must be able to access logs and events to investigate potential security breaches and perform security posture assessments associated with the Security Audit Identity Credential Access Management (ICAM) policies.

D. The Contractor must ensure that the CSP provides evidence of annual recertification of privileged user access management.

E. A Supply Chain Risk Management (SCRM) review is mandatory for specified acquisitions in accordance with established process in EO 14028 and NIST SP 800-161, Cybersecurity Supply Chain Risk Management Practices for Systems and Organizations, or superseding document. All vendor products and solutions to be used on DOJ national security systems, enterprise-wide systems, or new FIPS-199 High and Moderate systems for the purpose of accessing, collecting, storing, processing, maintaining, using, sharing, retrieving, disseminating, transmitting, or disposing of DOJ Information must be submitted to DOJ OCIO for a Supply Chain Risk Management review prior to contract award or ATO signature. Changes in corporate ownership or structure shall be reported to the CO for referral to SCRM. The Contractor shall notify the CO of any confirmed Supply Chain compromise affecting the Contractor’s products or services within 1 hour of discovery.

__ The following SCRM requirements for acquisition of systems, hardware, or software which will be used in systems that are mission critical or process sensitive data apply to this award. (CO check as appropriate in coordination with the Program Manager and/or System Owner)

1. The Contractor shall develop and deliver a SCRM Plan. The SCRM Plan shall meet the format described in NIST SP 800-161, Appendix E. The SCRM plan shall address the following security controls from NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5: SR-2, SR-3, SR-4, SR-5, SR-6, SR-7, SR-8, SR-9, SR-10, and SR-11. Equivalent ISO 27000 series controls may be used if they are mapped to the NIST control(s).

2. The Contractor shall implement the required security controls as documented in the SCRM Plan.

The requirements of the SCRM plan shall flow down to all subcontractors. Evidence of the certification and compliance is required.

3. The Contractor shall provide evidence of compliance with the documented SCRM Plan. (CO select which applies)

__ Self-assessment by a contractor security team __ External assessment by an independent auditor

VI. Information System Security Incident or Security A. Confirmed Security Incident. The Contractor shall immediately (and in no event later than 1 hour of discovery) report any Confirmed Security Incident to the DOJ CO and COR. If the Confirmed Security Incident occurs outside of regular business hours and/or neither the DOJ CO nor the COR can be reached, the Contractor must call JSOC at 1-202-357-7000 immediately (and in no event later than within 1 hour of discovery of the Confirmed Security Incident) and shall notify the CO and COR as soon as practicable.

B. Potential Security Incident.

1. If the Contractor suspects that DOJ information has been potentially disclosed or impacted, the Contractor shall promptly investigate to determine if a Security Incident has occurred. If the

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Contractor has not determined within 24 hours (i.e., 24 hours from detection of potential security incident and/or security breach) whether the Potential Security Incident was in fact a Security Incident, then it must immediately report the Potential Security Incident to the DOJ CO and the COR. If the time by which to report the Potential Security Incident occurs outside of regular business hours and/or neither the DOJ CO nor the COR can be reached, the Contractor must call or e-mail the JSOC Team at 1-202-357-7000 or JSOC@USDOJ.GOV and contact the DOJ CO and COR as soon as practicable. If the contract involves PII, the Contractor must comply with the notification requirements of DOJ-02 and Executive Order M-17-12 (Memorandum on Preparing for and Responding to a Breach of Personally Identifiable Information), Contractor Privacy Requirements, Section B.5, for an actual or suspected Security Incident.

2. The Contractor must limit sharing of Security Incident details to only those individuals involved in responding to the potential Security Incident. Any provisions of the Covered Contract regarding the citizenship or location of individuals working on the Covered Contract apply equally to individuals involved in responding to any potential Security Incidents.

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