Full Food Services at United States Coast Guard (USCG) Sector Corpus Christi, TX

RFQ# 70Z08426QAA850100 Amendment# 4

Amendment #4 has been issued to CANCEL the solicitation due to funding restrictions.

ATTENTION TO OFFEROR

This is a COMBINED SYNOPSIS SOLICITATION. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), United States Coast Guard (USCG), Operational Logistics Command (LOGCOM), Heartland District

Office of Procurement and Contracting (LOG-932) located in Norfolk, Virginia has a requirement for the procurement of Full Food Services at USCG Sector Corpus Christi, TX. This solicitation is prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 12, Acquisition of

Commercial Products and Commercial Services. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2025-06, effective October 1, 2025.

This solicitation is issued as a SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE.

Randolph-Sheppard Act (RSA): This procurement is subject to the RSA, 20 U.S.C. § 107 et seq., Operation of Vending Facilities and its implementing regulations under 34 CFR Part 395. 34 CFR

§ 395.33, Operation of Cafeterias by Blind Vendors, establishes a priority for blind vendors recognized and represented by the State Licensing Agency (SLA), in the award of contracts for the operation of cafeterias on federal facilities. Although the solicitation is set-aside 100% small business, the SLA may also submit a proposal in accordance with 34 CFR § 395.33(b). This notice is not designed to discourage competition but notify all potential quoters that the priority established by the RSA for proposals received from SLAs and their blind vendors IS

APPLICABLE to this procurement. The evaluation criteria are the same for all competing quoters, including the SLA’s proposed vendor(s), with the exception of the statutory preference which must be applied per the RSA. The award will be made to a small business concern or SLA.

If the SLA is dissatisfied with an action taken relative to its proposal, it may file a complaint with the Secretary of Education under the provisions of 34 CFR § 395.37. If the SLA submits a quotation that is judged to be within a competitive range and has been ranked among those quotations which have a reasonable chance of being selected for final award, the contract will be awarded to the SLA.

The associated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 722310, Food Service

Contractors, with Size Standard of $47M. Product Service Code (PSC) is S203, Housekeeping-Food.

The services are being solicited under RFQ Number: 70Z08426QAA850100.

A list of the complete requirements can be found in the attachments. It is anticipated that a firm-fixed price contract with a one-month phase-in and eleven (11) month base period and four (4) one-year option periods shall be awarded as a result of this solicitation.

PLEASE CAREFULLY READ AND COMPLETE THE ENTIRE SOLICITATION

DOCUMENT.

The following information is highlighted for your attention:

1. Be sure to complete all required prices set forth in the Schedule of Pricing, Unit Price and Total

Amount information required.

2. Be sure to read FAR Provisions 52.212-1 Instructions to Quoters -- Commercial Items.

3. Be sure that your quote reaches this office by the time and date specified and/or any amendments thereto.

SITE VISIT:

A Site Visit for this requirement is optional and is scheduled for 10 December 2025 at 9:00 AM ET.

Please contact the Contracting Officer Representative (COR) Jeremy Lundberg at

Jeremy.L.Lundberg@uscg.mil or (361) 939-0421 to RSVP by 8 December 2025 at 12:00 PM ET.

Provide the company’s name, the person/s who will be attending, email/s and phone number/s. The attendees will meet with the COR on the East Door next to the flags. The Government is not responsible for costs associated with the Site Visit.

QUESTIONS:

Questions will only be accepted until 12:00 PM ET, 12 December 2025. All questions/concerns regarding this Request for Quote (RFQ) shall be submitted in writing (no telephone calls) via email to the Contract Specialist, Bahar Cabrera at Bahar.Cabrera@uscg.mil and Contracting Officer, Luis Torres, Luis.J.Torres@uscg.mil.

DUE DATE:

Quotes shall be submitted by 10:00 AM ET, 07 January 2026 12:00 PM ET, 30 December 2025 via email to Bahar Cabrera at Bahar.Cabrera@uscg.mil and Luis Torres at luis.j.torres@uscg.mil. Facsimile submission is not authorized under this announcement.

FAILURE TO COMPLETE THE SOLICITATION DOCUMENTS AND AMENDMENTS AS

REQUIRED MAY DISQUALIFY YOU FROM COMPETITION.

Attachments:

1. Schedule of Services and Unit Prices Form

2. Past Performance Questionnaire (PPQ)

3. Statement of Work including Technical Exhibits 1-12

4. Wage Determination 2015-5225, Rev 28, dated 08 July 2025 mailto:Jeremy.L.Lundberg@uscg.mil mailto:Bahar.Cabrera@uscg.mil mailto:Luis.J.Torres@uscg.mil mailto:luis.j.torres@uscg.mil

CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION DATA

1. CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION: All contract administration matters will be handled by the following individuals:

a. CONTRACTOR: TBD

b. GOVERNMENT: Bahar Cabrera, Contract Specialist

Bahar.Cabrera@uscg.mil

U.S. Coast Guard, LOG 932

300 E. Main Street, Suite 965

Norfolk, VA 23510

Luis J. Torres, Contracting Officer

U.S. Coast Guard, LOG 932

Luis.J.Torres@uscg.mil

SK1 Jeremy Lundberg, Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR)

Sector Corpus Christi, TX

Jeremy.L.Lundberg@uscg.mil

(361) 939-0421

2. CONTRACTOR REMITTANCE ADDRESS: All payments by the Government to the

Contractor will be made in accordance with:

☒ FAR 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer – Systems for Award Management, or

☐ FAR 52.232-36, Payment by Third Party

3. INVOICES: Invoices shall be submitted in arrears:

a. Quarterly ☐

b. Semi-Annually ☐

c. Other ☒ - Monthly in arrears

4. GOVERNMENT INVOICE: All invoices from the Contractor shall be submitted electronically

IAW FAR 52.232-33.

Using Internet Explorer (not Google Chrome, Yahoo, Firefox, etc.) select the link:

https://www.ipp.gov/.

You will submit proper invoices associated with this award through the Invoice Processing Platform mailto:Luis.J.Torres@uscg.mil mailto:Jeremy.L.Lundberg@uscg.mil https://www.ipp.gov/

(IPP) at https://www.ipp.gov/. IPP is a secure web-based electronic invoicing system provided by the

U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Bureau of the Fiscal Service in partnership with the Federal

Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRSTL). IPP is available at no cost to any commercial vendor or independent contractor doing business with a participating government agency.

Actions to take:

If you are already enrolled in IPP: If your company is already registered to use IPP, you will not be required to re-register and you do not need to contact IPP.

If you are NOT already enrolled in IPP: The point of contact you provided in your SAM.gov registration will receive two emails from ipp.noreply@mail.eroc.twai.gov. Please note that emails from this email address may filter into your spam or junk folder:

1. The first email will have the IPP Logon ID and a link to the IPP application.

2. A second email, which will be sent within 24 hours of the first email, contains a temporary password.

Once your contact receives these emails, please ensure they log into IPP and complete the registration process. Once registered to use IPP, your company may submit invoices electronically, receive e-mail notifications when requests are paid, view payment history, and access remittance downloads. The e-mail notification of payment is sent when a payment is distributed to your bank account and may include the following payment information: Date of payment, dollar amount, invoice number, paying agency, payee name, and ACH trace number.

Vendor training materials, including a first-time login tutorial, are available on the https://www.ipp.gov/ website. Once you have logged in to the IPP application, you will have access to user guides that provide step-by-step instructions for all IPP capabilities, ranging from creating and submitting an invoice to setting up email notifications. Live webinars are held monthly and provide a great opportunity to learn the basic of the system and to call in and ask the IPP team questions about the IPP application.

IPP Customer Support is available to assist users of the system and can answer your questions related to accessing IPP or completing the registration process.

• Toll-free number: 866-973-3131

• Email address: IPPCustomerSupport@fiscal.treasury.gov

• Hours of operation: Monday through Friday (excluding bank holidays) from 8:00 am - 6:00 pm ET

5. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF AMENDMENTS: The quoter acknowledges receipt of amendments to the Solicitation numbered and dated as follows:

Amendment No. Date mailto:ipp.noreply@mail.eroc.twai.gov mailto:IPPCustomerSupport@fiscal.treasury.gov

SCHEDULE of SERVICES and PRICING

The Contractor shall provide all food, personnel, management, supervision, materials, supplies, transportation and other items or services (except as stated herein) necessary to provide full food services for the USCG personnel at Sector Corpus Christi, TX galley for the performance period of 01

May 2026 through 30 April 2031 in accordance with the terms and conditions in the contract. (The base period will consist of one month phase-in time and 11 months of performance).

Please use Attachment 1 Schedule of Services and Unit Prices Form for submittal.

Firm Fixed Price (FFP) services as described below:

Performance Period Description of

Services

UOM Qty Unit

Price

Total

Amount

Base Period 01MAY26-30APR27 Full Food Services Mo 12 $ $

Option Period One 01MAY27-30APR28 Full Food Services Mo 12 $ $

Option Period Two 01MAY28-30APR29 Full Food Services Mo 12 $ $

Option Period Three 01MAY29-30APR30 Full Food Services Mo 12 $ $

Option Period Four 01MAY30-30APR31 Full Food Services Mo 12 $ $

Grand Total $

TERMS and CONDITIONS

The following terms and conditions apply to this solicitation. Additional information can be obtained through www.acquisition.gov.

System updates may lag policy updates. The System for Award Management (SAM) may continue to require entities to complete representations based on provisions that are not included in agency solicitations. Examples include 52.222-25, Affirmative Action Compliance, and paragraph (d) of

52.212-3, 52.223-22, Public Disclosure of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Reduction Goals—

Representation, and Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial

Services, including paragraph (t). Additional examples include 52.212-5, Contract Terms and

Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders—Commercial Products and

Commercial Services, and 52.213-4, Terms and Conditions—Simplified Acquisitions (Other Than

Commercial Products and Commercial Services).

On March 14, 2025, President Trump issued Executive Order 14236, “Additional Rescissions of

Harmful Executive Orders and Actions,” (90 FR 13037), which revoked, among other items, Executive

Order 14026 of April 27, 2021, “Increasing the Minimum Wage for Federal Contractors” (86 FR

22835). Pursuant to section 2(d) of Executive Order 14236, the Department of Labor is no longer enforcing Executive Order 14026 or the implementing rule (29 CFR part 23) and will take steps, including rescinding 29 CFR part 23, to implement and effectuate the revocation of Executive Order http://www.acquisition.gov/ https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/03/20/2025-04866/additional-rescissions-of-harmful-executive-orders-and-actions https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/04/30/2021-09263/increasing-the-minimum-wage-for-federal-contractors https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/04/30/2021-09263/increasing-the-minimum-wage-for-federal-contractors

14026.

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 https://acquisition.gov/browsefar.

The following Clauses and Deviations are incorporated in full text:

FAR 52.203-17 Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights and Requirement to Inform

Employees of Whistleblower Rights (DHS-USCG DEVIATION 14-01 Rev 1) (APR 2024)

(a) This contract and employees working on this contract will be subject to the whistleblower rights and remedies established at 10 U.S.C. 4701 and Homeland Security Acquisition Regulation

(HSAR) 3.900 (DEVIATION) through 3.905 (DEVIATION).

(b) The Contractor shall inform its employees in writing, in the predominant language of the workforce, of employee whistleblower rights and protections under 10 U.S.C. 4701, as described in

HSAR 3.900 (DEVIATION) through 3.905 (DEVIATION).

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

(End of clause)

FAR 52.204-10 Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (AUG

2025) (DEVIATION 25-19)

(a) Definitions. As used in this clause:

Executive means officers, managing partners, or any other employees in management positions.

First-tier subcontract means a subcontract awarded directly by the Contractor to acquire supplies or services (including construction) for performing a prime contract. It does not include the Contractor’s supplier agreements with vendors, such as long-term arrangements for materials or supplies that benefit multiple contracts and/or the costs of which are normally applied to a contractor’s general and administrative expenses or indirect costs.

Month of award means the month in which the Contracting Officer signs a contract or the month in which the Contractor signs a first-tier subcontract.

Total compensation means the cash and noncash dollar value earned by the executive during the

Contractor's preceding fiscal year and includes the information described at 17 CFR 229.402(c)(2).

(b) Requirement. Section 2(d)(2) of the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006

(Pub. L. 109-282), as amended by section 6202 of the Government Funding Transparency Act of 2008

(Pub. L. 110-252), requires the Contractor to report information on subcontract awards. The law requires all reported information be made public; therefore, the Contractor is responsible for notifying its subcontractors that the required information will be made public. Nothing in this clause requires disclosing classified information.

(c) Reporting. Unless otherwise directed by the Contracting Officer, or as provided in paragraph (f) of this clause, the Contractor shall report the following in the System for Award Management at https://www.sam.gov as follows:

https://acquisition.gov/browsefar https://www.sam.gov/

(1) Executive compensation of the prime contractor. The Contractor shall report the names and total compensation of each of the five most highly compensated executives for its preceding completed fiscal year, if—

(i) In the Contractor's preceding fiscal year, the Contractor received—

(A) 80 percent or more of its annual gross revenues from Federal contracts (and subcontracts); loans, grants (and subgrants); cooperative agreements; and other forms of

Federal financial assistance; and

(B) $25,000,000 or more in annual gross revenues from Federal contracts (and subcontracts); loans, grants (and subgrants); cooperative agreements; and other forms of

Federal financial assistance; and

(ii) The public does not have access to information about the compensation of the executives through periodic reports filed under section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of

1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m(a), 78o(d)) or section 6104 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. (To determine if the public has access to the compensation information, see the U.S. Security and

Exchange Commission total compensation filings at http://www.sec.gov/answers/execomp.htm.).

(2) First-tier subcontract information. The Contractor shall report the following information by the end of the month following the month of award of each first-tier subcontract award:

(i) Unique entity identifier for the subcontractor receiving the award and for the subcontractor’s ultimate parent company, if the subcontractor has a parent company.

(ii) Name of the subcontractor.

(iii) Amount of the subcontract award.

(iv) Date of the subcontract award.

(v) A description of the products or services (including construction) being provided under the subcontract, including the overall purpose and expected outcomes or results of the subcontract.

(vi) The subcontract number assigned by the Prime Contractor.

(vii) Subcontractor’s physical address.

(viii) Subcontractor’s primary performance location.

(ix) The prime contract number, and order number if applicable.

(x) Awarding agency name and code.

(xi) Funding agency name and code.

(xii) Government contracting office code.

(xiii) The applicable North American Industry Classification System code.

(3) Executive compensation of the first-tier subcontractor. The Contractor shall report by the end of the month following the month of award of a first-tier subcontract award and annually thereafter (calculated from the prime contract award date) the names and total compensation of each of the five most highly compensated executives for that subcontractor in the subcontractor’s preceding completed fiscal year, if—

(i) In the subcontractor’s preceding fiscal year, the subcontractor received—

(A) 80 percent or more of its annual gross revenues from Federal contracts (and subcontracts); loans, grants (and subgrants); cooperative agreements; and other forms of

Federal financial assistance; and

(B) $25,000,000 or more in annual gross revenues from Federal contracts (and subcontracts); loans, grants (and subgrants); cooperative agreements; and other forms of

Federal financial assistance; and http://www.sec.gov/answers/execomp.htm

(ii) The public does not have access to information about the compensation of the executives through periodic reports filed under section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of

1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m(a), 78o(d)) or section 6104 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986

(see http://www.sec.gov/answers/execomp.htm).

(d) Restriction. The Contractor shall not split or break down subcontracts to a value below the threshold at the Federal Acquisition Regulation 4.208(e), on the date of subcontract award, to avoid the reporting requirements in paragraph (c) of this clause.

(e) Duration. Continued reporting on first-tier subcontracts is not required unless one of the reported data elements changes during the performance of the subcontract. The Contractor is not required to make further reports after a first-tier subcontract expires.

(f) Exceptions.

(1) If the Contractor in the previous tax year had gross income, from all sources, under $300,000, the Contractor is exempt from the requirement to report subcontractor awards.

(2) If a subcontractor in the previous tax year had gross income from all sources under $300,000, the Contractor does not need to report awards for that subcontractor.

(g) Prepopulated data. The Subcontract Reports in SAM will prepopulate with some information from

SAM and the Federal Procurement Data System (FPDS). If the FPDS information is incorrect, the

Contractor should notify the Contracting Officer. If the SAM information is incorrect, the Contractor is responsible for correcting this information.

FAR 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 one (1) day.

FAR 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 one

(1) day; provided that the Government gives the Contractor a preliminary written notice of its intent to extend at least one (1) day 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 sixty (60) months.

FAR 52.219-14 Limitations on Subcontracting (DEVIATION JULY 2023)

(a) This clause does not apply to the unrestricted portion of a partial set-aside.

http://www.sec.gov/answers/execomp.htm

(b) Definition. Similarly situated entity, as used in this clause, means a first-tier subcontractor, including an independent contractor, that

(1) Has the same small business program status as that which qualified the prime contractor for the award (e.g., for a small business set-aside contract, any small business concern, without regard to its socioeconomic status); and

(2) Is considered small for the size standard under the North American Industry Classification System

(NAICS) code the prime contractor assigned to the subcontract.

(c) Applicability. This clause applies only to

(1) Contracts that have been set aside for any of the small business concerns identified in 19.000(a)(3);

(2) Part or parts of a multiple-award contract that have been set aside for any of the small business concerns identified in 19.000(a)(3);

(3) Contracts that have been awarded on a sole-source basis in accordance with subparts 19.8, 19.13, 19.14, and 19.15;

(4) Orders expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold and that are

(i) Set aside for small business concerns under multiple-award contracts, as described in 8.405-5 and

16.505(b)(2)(i)(F); or

(ii) Issued directly to small business concerns under multiple-award contracts as described in

19.504(c)(1)(ii);

(5) Orders, regardless of dollar value, that are

(i) Set aside in accordance with subparts 19.8, 19.13, 19.14, or 19.15 under multipleaward contracts, as described in 8.405-5 and 16.505(b)(2)(i)(F); or

(ii) Issued directly to concerns that qualify for the programs described in subparts 19.8, 19.13, 19.14, or

19.15 under multiple-award contracts, as described in 19.504(c)(1)(ii); and

(6) Contracts using the HUBZone price evaluation preference to award to a HUBZone small business concern unless the concern waived the evaluation preference.

(d) Independent contractors. An independent contractor shall be considered a subcontractor.

(e) Limitations on subcontracting. By submission of an offer and execution of a contract, the Contractor agrees to the following requirements in the performance of a contract assigned a North American

Industry Classification System (NAICS) code applicable to this contract:

(1) Services (except construction). It will not pay more than 50 percent of the amount paid by the

Government for contract performance, excluding certain other direct costs and certain work performed outside the United States (see paragraph (e)(1)(i)), to subcontractors that are not similarly situated entities. Any work that a similarly situated entity further subcontracts will count towards the prime contractor’s 50 percent subcontract amount that cannot be exceeded. When a contract includes both services and supplies, the 50 percent limitation shall apply only to the service portion of the contract.

(i) The following services may be excluded from the 50 percent limitation:

(A) Other direct costs, to the extent they are not the principal purpose of the acquisition and small business concerns do not provide the service. Examples include airline travel, work performed by a transportation or disposal entity under a contract assigned the environmental remediation NAICS code

(562910), cloud computing services, or mass media purchases.

(B) Work performed outside the United States on awards made pursuant to the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, or work performed outside the United States required to be performed by a local contractor.

(2) Supplies (other than procurement from a nonmanufacturer of such supplies). It will not pay more than 50 percent of the amount paid by the Government for contract performance, excluding the cost of materials, to subcontractors that are not similarly situated entities. Any work that a similarly situated entity further subcontracts will count towards the prime contractor’s 50 percent subcontract amount that cannot be exceeded. When a contract includes both supplies and services, the 50 percent limitation shall apply only to the supply portion of the contract.

(3) General construction. It will not pay more than 85 percent of the amount paid by the Government for contract performance, excluding the cost of materials, to subcontractors that are not similarly situated entities. Any work that a similarly situated entity further subcontracts will count towards the prime contractor’s 85 percent subcontract amount that cannot be exceeded.

(4) Construction by special trade contractors. It will not pay more than 75 percent of the amount paid by the Government for contract performance, excluding the cost of materials, to subcontractors that are not similarly situated entities. Any work that a similarly situated entity further subcontracts will count towards the prime contractor’s 75 percent subcontract amount that cannot be exceeded.

(f) The Contractor shall comply with the limitations on subcontracting as follows:

(1) For contracts, in accordance with paragraphs (c)(1), (2), (3) and (6) of this clause

[Contracting Officer check as appropriate.]

_X_ By the end of the base term of the contract and then by the end of each subsequent option period; or

__ By the end of the performance period for each order issued under the contract.

(2) For orders, in accordance with paragraphs (c)(4) and (5) of this clause, by the end of the performance period for the order.

(g) A joint venture agrees that, in the performance of the contract, the applicable percentage specified in paragraph (e) of this clause will be performed by the aggregate of the joint venture participants.

(1) In a joint venture comprised of a small business protégé and its mentor approved by the Small

Business Administration, the small business protégé shall perform at least 40 percent of the work performed by the joint venture. Work performed by the small business protégé in the joint venture must be more than administrative functions.

(2) In an 8(a) joint venture, the 8(a) participant(s) shall perform at least 40 percent of the work performed by the joint venture. Work performed by the 8(a) participants in the joint venture must be more than administrative functions.

FAR 52.223-10 Waste Reduction Program (MAY 2024) (DEVIATION FEB 2025)

(a) Definitions. As used in this clause-

Recycling means the series of activities, including collection, separation, and processing, by which products or other materials are recovered from the solid waste stream for use in the form of raw materials in the manufacture of products other than fuel for producing heat or power by combustion.

Waste prevention means any change in the design, manufacturing, purchase, or use of materials or products (including packaging) to reduce their amount or toxicity before they are discarded. Waste prevention also refers to the reuse of products or materials. Waste reduction means preventing or decreasing the amount of waste being generated through waste prevention, recycling, or purchasing recycled and environmentally preferable products.

(b) The Contractor shall establish a program to promote cost-effective waste reduction in all operations and facilities covered by this contract. The Contractor’s programs shall comply with applicable Federal, State, and local requirements, specifically including Section 6002 of the Resource Conservation and

Recovery Act (42 U.S.C.6962, etseq.) and implementing regulations (40 CFR Part 247).

FAR 52.223-23 Sustainable Products and Services (MAY 2024) (DEVIATION FEB 2025)

(a) Definitions. As used in this clause—

Biobased product means a product determined by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to be a commercial product or industrial product (other than food or feed) that is composed, in whole or in significant part, of biological products, including renewable domestic agricultural materials and forestry materials, or that is an intermediate ingredient or feedstock. The term includes, with respect to forestry materials, forest products that meet biobased content requirements, notwithstanding the market share the product holds, the age of the product, or whether the market for the product is new or emerging. (7

U.S.C. 8101) (7 CFR part 4270.2).

Recovered material means waste materials and by-products recovered or diverted from solid waste, but the term does not include those materials and by-products generated from, and commonly reused within, an original manufacturing process. (42 U.S.C. 6903).

Sustainable products and services means:

(1) Products containing recovered material designated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

(EPA) under the Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines (42 U.S.C. 6962) ( 40 CFR part 247) ( https://www.epa.gov/smm/comprehensive-procurement-guideline-cpg-program#products).

(2) Energy- and water-efficient products that are ENERGY STAR® certified or Federal Energy

Management Program (FEMP)-designated products (42 U.S.C. 8259b) ( 10 CFR part 436, subpart C) ( https://www.energy.gov/eere/femp/search-energy-efficient-products and https://www.energystar.gov/products?s=mega).

(3) Biobased products meeting the content requirement of the USDA under the BioPreferred® program

(7 U.S.C. 8102) (7 CFR part 4270) (https://www.biopreferred.gov).

(4) Acceptable chemicals, products, and manufacturing processes listed under EPA's Significant New

Alternatives Policy (SNAP) program, which ensures a safe and smooth transition away from substances that contribute to the depletion of stratospheric ozone ( 42 U.S.C. 7671l) ( 40 CFR part 82, subpart G)

(https://www.epa.gov/snap).

(b) Requirements.

(1) The sustainable products and services, including the purchasing program and type of product or service, that are applicable to this contract, and any products or services that are not subject to this clause, will be set forth in the statement of work or elsewhere in the contract.

(2) The Contractor shall ensure that the sustainable products and services required by this contract are—

(i) Delivered to the Government;

(ii) Furnished for use by the Government;

(iii) Incorporated into the construction of a public building or public work; and

(iv) Furnished for use in performing services under this contract, where the cost of the products is a direct cost to this contract (versus costs which are normally applied to the Contractor's general and administrative expenses or indirect costs). This includes services performed by contractors performing management and operation of Government-owned facilities to the same extent that, at the time of award, an agency would be required to comply if an agency operated or supported the facility.

(c) Resource. The Green Procurement Compilation (GPC) available at https://sftool.gov/greenprocurement provides a comprehensive list of sustainable products and services and sustainable acquisition guidance. The Contractor should review the GPC when determining which statutory purchasing programs apply to a specific product or service.

https://www.epa.gov/smm/comprehensive-procurement-guideline-cpg-program#products https://www.energy.gov/eere/femp/search-energy-efficient-products https://www.energystar.gov/products?s=mega https://www.epa.gov/snap

FAR 52.226-6 Promoting Excess Food Donation to Nonprofit Organizations (August 2025)

(DEVIATION 25-18)

(a) Definitions. As used in this clause-

Apparently wholesome food means food that meets all quality and labeling standards imposed by

Federal, State, and local laws and regulations even though the food may not be readily marketable due to appearance, age, freshness, grade, size, surplus, or other conditions.

Excess food means food that-

(1) Is not required to meet the needs of the executive agencies; and

(2) Would otherwise be discarded.

Food-insecure means inconsistent access to sufficient, safe, and nutritious food.

Nonprofit organization means any organization that is—

(1) Described in section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; and

(2) Exempt from tax under section 501(a) of that Code.

(b) Food donation. The Contractor is encouraged to donate excess apparently wholesome food to nonprofit organizations that help food-insecure people in the United States, where practical and safe.

(c) Costs.

(1) The Contractor, including any subcontractors, shall assume the responsibility for all the costs and logistics of collecting, transporting, maintaining the safety of, or distributing the excess, apparently wholesome food to the nonprofit organization(s) helping food-insecure people.

(2) Costs incurred for excess food donations are unallowable and, as such, the Contractor will not be reimbursed for any associated costs.

(d) Liability. The Government and the Contractor, including any subcontractors, shall be exempt from civil and criminal liability to the extent provided under the Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food

Donation Act (42 U.S.C. 1791). Nothing in this clause shall supersede State or local health regulations

(subsection (f) of 42 U.S.C. 1791).

FAR 52.233-3 Protest After Award (AUG 2025) (DEVIATION 25-25)

(a) Upon receipt of a stop-work order, the Contractor must immediately comply with its terms and take all reasonable steps to minimize incurring costs allocable to the work covered by the order during the period of work stoppage. After receiving the final decision in the protest, the Contracting Officer must either—

(1) Cancel the stop-work order; or

(2) Terminate the work covered by the order as provided in the Default, or the Termination for

Convenience of the Government, clause of this contract.

(b) If a stop-work order issued under this clause is canceled either before or after a final decision in the protest, the Contractor must resume work. The Contracting Officer must make an equitable adjustment in the delivery schedule or contract price, or both, and the contract must be modified, in writing, accordingly, if—

(1) The stop-work order results in an increase in the time required for, or in the Contractor's cost properly allocable to, the performance of any part of this contract; and

(2) The Contractor asserts its right to an adjustment within 30 days after the end of the period of work stoppage; provided, that if the Contracting Officer decides the facts justify the action, the Contracting

Officer may receive and act upon a proposal submitted at any time before final payment under this contract.

(c) If a stop-work order is not canceled and the work covered by the order is terminated for the convenience of the Government, the Contracting Officer must allow reasonable costs resulting from the stop-work order in arriving at the termination settlement.

(d) If a stop-work order is not canceled and the work covered by the order is terminated for default, the

Contracting Officer must allow, by equitable adjustment or otherwise, reasonable costs resulting from the stop-work order.

(e) The Government's rights to terminate this contract at any time are not affected by action taken under this clause.

(f) If, as the result of the Contractor's intentional or negligent misstatement, misrepresentation, or miscertification, a protest related to this contract is sustained, and the Government pays costs, the

Government may require the Contractor to reimburse the Government the amount of such costs. In addition to any other remedy available, and pursuant to the requirements of subpart 32.6, the

Government may collect this debt by offsetting the amount against any payment due the Contractor under any contract between the Contractor and the Government.

FAR 52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (AUG 2025) (DEVIATION 25-25)

United States law will apply to resolve any claim of breach of this contract.

FAR 52.240-91 Security Prohibitions and Exclusions (AUG 2025) (DEVIATION 25-23)

American Security Drone Act-covered foreign entity means an entity included on a list that the Federal

Acquisition Security Council (FASC) develops and maintains and publishes in the System for Award

Management (SAM) at https://www.sam.gov (section 1822 of Pub. L. 118-31, 41 U.S.C. 3901 note prec.).

Backhaul means intermediate links between the core network, or backbone network, and the small subnetworks at the edge of the network (e.g., connecting cell phones/towers to the core telephone network). Backhaul can be wireless (e.g., microwave) or wired (e.g., fiber optic, coaxial cable, Ethernet).

Covered application means the social networking service TikTok or any successor application or service developed or provided by ByteDance Limited or an entity owned by ByteDance Limited.

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

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

(2) Telecommunications equipment or telecommunications service, as those terms are defined in section

3 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 153);

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

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

Covered foreign country means The People’s Republic of China.

Covered telecommunications equipment or services means—

(1) Telecommunications equipment produced by Huawei Technologies Company or ZTE Corporation

(or any subsidiary or affiliate of such entities);

(2) For the purpose of public safety, security of Government facilities, physical security surveillance of critical infrastructure, and other national security purposes, video surveillance and telecommunications equipment produced by Hytera Communications Corporation, Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology

Company, or Dahua Technology Company (or any subsidiary or affiliate of such entities);

(3) Telecommunications or video surveillance services provided by such entities or using such equipment; or

(4) Telecommunications or video surveillance equipment or services produced or provided by an entity that the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Director of National Intelligence or the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, reasonably believes to be an entity owned or controlled by, or otherwise connected to, the government of a covered foreign country.

Critical technology means—

(1) Defense articles or defense services included on the United States Munitions List set forth in the

International Traffic in Arms Regulations under subchapter M of chapter I of title 22, Code of Federal

Regulations;

(2) Items included on the Commerce Control List set forth in Supplement No. 1 to part 774 of the Export

Administration Regulations under subchapter C of chapter VII of title 15, Code of Federal Regulations, and controlled—

(i) Pursuant to multilateral regimes, including for reasons relating to national security, chemical and biological weapons proliferation, nuclear nonproliferation, or missile technology; or

(ii) For reasons relating to regional stability or surreptitious listening;

(3) Specially designed and prepared nuclear equipment, parts and components, materials, software, and technology covered by part 810 of title 10, Code of Federal Regulations (relating to assistance to foreign atomic energy activities);

(4) Nuclear facilities, equipment, and material covered by part 110 of title 10, Code of Federal

Regulations (relating to export and import of nuclear equipment and material);

(5) Select agents and toxins covered by part 331 of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations, part 121 of title

9 of such Code, or part 73 of title 42 of such Code; or

(6) Emerging and foundational technologies controlled pursuant to section 1758 of the Export Control

Reform Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 4817).

FASC-prohibited unmanned aircraft system means an unmanned aircraft system manufactured or assembled by an American Security Drone Act—covered foreign entity.

FASCSA order means any of the following orders issued under the Federal Acquisition Supply Chain

Security Act (FASCSA) requiring removing covered articles from executive agency information systems or excluding one or more named sources or named covered articles from executive agency procurement actions, as described in 41 CFR 201-1.303(d) and (e):

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

(2) The Secretary of Defense may issue FASCSA orders that apply to the Department of Defense (DoD) and national security systems other than sensitive compartmented information systems. This type of

FASCSA order may be referred to as a DoD FASCSA order.

(3) The Director of National Intelligence (DNI) may issue FASCSA orders that apply to the intelligence community and sensitive compartmented information systems, to the extent not covered by paragraph

(2) of this definition. This type of FASCSA order may be referred to as a DNI FASCSA order.

Information technology, as defined in 40 U.S.C. 11101(6)—

(1) Means any equipment or interconnected system or subsystem of equipment, used in the automatic acquisition, storage, analysis, evaluation, manipulation, management, movement, control, display, switching, interchange, transmission, or reception of data or information by the executive agency, if the equipment is used by the executive agency directly or is used by a contractor under a contract with the executive agency that requires the use—

(i) Of that equipment; or

(ii) Of that equipment to a significant extent in the performance of a service or the furnishing of a product;

(2) Includes computers, ancillary equipment (including imaging peripherals, input, output, and storage devices necessary for security and surveillance), peripheral equipment designed to be controlled by the central processing unit of a computer, software, firmware and similar procedures, services (including support services), and related resources; but

(3) Does not include any equipment acquired by a Federal contractor incidental to a Federal contract.

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

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

(2) The Central Intelligence Agency;

(3) The National Security Agency;

(4) The Defense Intelligence Agency;

(5) The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency;

(6) The National Reconnaissance Office;

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

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

Energy;

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

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

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

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

Interconnection arrangements means arrangements governing the physical connection of two or more networks to allow the use of another’s network to hand off traffic where it is ultimately delivered (e.g., connecting a customer of telephone provider A to a customer of telephone company B) or sharing data and other information resources.

Kaspersky Lab-covered article means any hardware, software, or service that—

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

(2) Includes any hardware, software, or service developed or provided in whole or in part by a

Kaspersky Lab-covered entity; or

(3) Contains components using any hardware or software developed in whole or in part by a Kaspersky

Lab-covered entity.

Kaspersky Lab-covered entity means—

(1) Kaspersky Lab;

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

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

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

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

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

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

Roaming means cellular communications services (e.g., voice, video, data) received from a visited network when unable to connect to the facilities of the home network either because signal coverage is too weak or because traffic is too high.

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

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

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

Subsidiary means an entity in which more than 50 percent of the entity is owned directly by a parent corporation or through another subsidiary of a parent corporation.

Substantial or essential component means any component necessary for the proper function or performance of a piece of equipment, system, or service.

Unmanned aircraft means an aircraft that is operated without the possibility of direct human intervention from within or on the aircraft (49 U.S.C. 44801(11)).

Unmanned aircraft system means an unmanned aircraft and associated elements (including communication links and the components that control the unmanned aircraft) that are required for the operator to operate safely and efficiently in the national airspace system (49 U.S.C. 44801(12)).

(b) Prohibitions on providing or using specific products or services in performance of contract. Unless a waiver or exception applies, the Contractor is prohibited from providing any products or services to the

Government or using in the performance of the contract any of the following:

(1) A covered application on any information technology owned or managed by the Government, or on any information technology used or provided by the Contractor under this contract, including equipment provided by the Contractor’s employees (section 102 of Division R of the Consolidated Appropriations

Act, 2023 (Pub. L. 117-328));

(2) A Kaspersky Lab-covered article (Section 1634 of Division A of the National Defense Authorization

Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Pub. L. 115-91));

(3) Covered telecommunications equipment or services used as a substantial or essential component of any system, or as critical technology as part of any system (paragraphs (a)(1)(A) of section 889 of the

John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Pub. L. 115-232)). This does not prohibit contractors from providing—

(i) A service that connects to the facilities of a third-party, such as backhaul, roaming, or interconnection arrangements; or

(ii) Telecommunications equipment that cannot route or redirect user data traffic or cannot permit visibility into any user data or packets that such equipment transmits or otherwise handles.

(c) Prohibition on unmanned aircraft systems manufactured or assembled by American Security Drone

Act—covered foreign entities.

(1) Prohibition. The Contractor is prohibited from—

(i) Delivering any FASC-prohibited unmanned aircraft system, which includes unmanned aircraft (i.e., drones) and associated elements (sections 1823 and 1826 of American Security Drone Act of 2023, within the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024, Pub. L. 118-31, Div. A, Title

XVIII, Subtitle B, 41 U.S.C. 3901 note prec.);

(ii) On or after December 22, 2025, operating a FASC-prohibited unmanned aircraft system in the performance of the contract (section 1824 of Pub. L. 118-31); and

(iii) On or after December 22, 2025, using Federal funds to procure or operate a FASC-prohibited unmanned aircraft system (section 1825 of Pub. L. 118-31).

(2) Procedures. The Contractor shall search SAM for the FASC-maintained list of American Security

Drone Act—covered foreign entities before proposing, or using in performance of the contract, any unmanned aircraft system. Also, the Contractor shall ensure any effort or expenditure associated with a

FASC-prohibited unmanned aircraft system is consistent with a corresponding exemption, exception, or waiver determination expressly stated in the contract.

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