Solicitation - HT942626QE020.pdf

WOMEN-OWNED SMALL

BUSINESS (WOSB)

SOLICITATION/CONTRACT/ORDER FOR COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES

1. REQUISITION NUMBER PAGE 1 OF

2. CONTRACT NUMBER 3. AWARD/EFFECTIVE

DATE

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

DATE

7. FOR SOLICITATION

INFORMATION CALL:

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

8. OFFER DUE DATE/

LOCAL TIME

9. ISSUED BY

13b. RATING

14. METHOD OF SOLICITATION

CODE

15. DELIVER TO 16. ADMINISTERED BY CODE

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

OFFEROR

CODE

FACILITY

CODE

CODE

TELEPHONE NUMBER

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

OFFER

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

BELOW IS CHECKED

REQUEST

FOR QUOTE

(RFQ)

INVITATION

FOR BID

(IFB)

REQUEST

FOR

PROPOSAL

(RFP)

SEE ADDENDUM

19.

ITEM NUMBER

20.

SCHEDULE OF SUPPLIES/SERVICES

21.

QUANTITY

22.

UNIT

23.

UNIT PRICE

24.

AMOUNT

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

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

28. CONTRACTOR IS REQUIRED TO SIGN THIS DOCUMENT AND RETURN

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

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

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

31b. NAME OF CONTRACTING OFFICER (Type or print) 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

10. THIS ACQUISITION IS UNRESTRICTED OR

NORTH AMERICAN

INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION

STANDARD (NAICS):

SIZE STANDARD:

13a. THIS CONTRACT IS A

RATED ORDER UNDER

THE DEFENSE PRIORITIES

AND ALLOCATIONS

SYSTEM - DPAS (15 CFR 700)

SET ASIDE: % FOR:

11. DELIVERY FOR FREE ON

BOARD (FOB) DESTINATION

UNLESS BLOCK IS MARKED

SEE SCHEDULE

12. DISCOUNT TERMS

ARE ARE NOT ATTACHED

ARE ARE NOT ATTACHED

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

27b. CONTRACT/PURCHASE ORDER INCORPORATES BY REFERENCE FAR 52.212-4. FAR 52.212-5 IS ATTACHED. ADDENDA

8(A)

ECONOMICALLY

DISADVANTAGED

WOMEN-OWNED SMALL

BUSINESS (EDWOSB)

SERVICE-DISABLED

VETERAN-OWNED

SMALL BUSINESS

(SDVOSB)

HUBZONE SMALL

BUSINESS

SMALL BUSINESS

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

Solicitation/Contract Form Joint Service Lightweight Integrated Suit Technology Suits and Other Training Materials Laundry Services

Product Service Code: S209

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Supplies or Services & Prices or Costs Additional Information/Notes

Item Supplies / Services Quantity Unit Unit Price Amount

Laundry Support Services In Accordance With (IAW) Performance Work Statement (PWS) Sections 5.1-5.2.3.2.

Product Service Code: S209 Pricing Arrangement: Firm Fixed Price

6 Lot

Option Line Item

Laundry Support Services Option Year One (OY1) In Accordance With (IAW) Performance Work Statement (PWS) Sections 5.1-5.2.3.2.

Product Service Code: S209 Pricing Arrangement: Firm Fixed Price

6 Lot

Option Line Item

Laundry Support Services Option Year 2 (OY2) In Accordance With (IAW) Performance Work Statement (PWS) Sections 5.1-5.2.3.2.

Product Service Code: S209 Pricing Arrangement: Firm Fixed Price

6 Lot

Option Line Item

Laundry Support Services Option Year 3 (OY3) In Accordance With (IAW) Performance Work Statement (PWS) Sections 5.1-5.2.3.2.

Product Service Code: S209 Pricing Arrangement: Firm Fixed Price

6 Lot

Option Line Item

Laundry Support Services Option Year 4 (OY4) In Accordance With (IAW) Performance Work Statement (PWS) Sections 5.1-5.2.3.2.

Product Service Code: S209 Pricing Arrangement: Firm Fixed Price

6 Lot

Description/Specifications/Statement of Work

Requirements Joint Service Lightweight Integrated Suit Technology Suits and Other Training Materials Laundry Services

Packaging and Marking

Inspection and Acceptance Overall Contract Inspection/Acceptance Locations

Inspection and Acceptance Location

Both Destination Instructions: See Statement of Work (SOW) or Performance Work Statement (PWS) for Acceptance/inspection criteria.

DoDAAC: HT0977 CountryCode: USA

ARMY MED RES INST CHEM DEF - MM

EDGEWOOD AREA, 8350 RICKETTS POINT ROAD

ABERDEEN PROVING GROU, MD 21010-5400

UNITED STATES

Option Line Item

Inspection and Acceptance Location

Both Destination Instructions: See Statement of Work (SOW) or Performance Work Statement (PWS) for Acceptance/inspection criteria.

DoDAAC: HT0977 CountryCode: USA

ARMY MED RES INST CHEM DEF - MM

EDGEWOOD AREA, 8350 RICKETTS POINT ROAD

ABERDEEN PROVING GROU, MD 21010-5400

UNITED STATES

Option Line Item

Inspection and Acceptance Location

Both Destination Instructions: See Statement of Work (SOW) or Performance Work Statement (PWS) for Acceptance/inspection criteria.

DoDAAC: HT0977 CountryCode: USA

ARMY MED RES INST CHEM DEF - MM

EDGEWOOD AREA, 8350 RICKETTS POINT ROAD

ABERDEEN PROVING GROU, MD 21010-5400

UNITED STATES

Option Line Item

Inspection and Acceptance Location

Both Destination Instructions: See Statement of Work (SOW) or Performance Work Statement (PWS) for Acceptance/inspection criteria.

DoDAAC: HT0977 CountryCode: USA

ARMY MED RES INST CHEM DEF - MM

EDGEWOOD AREA, 8350 RICKETTS POINT ROAD

ABERDEEN PROVING GROU, MD 21010-5400

UNITED STATES

Option Line Item

Inspection and Acceptance Location

Both Destination Instructions: See Statement of Work (SOW) or Performance Work Statement (PWS) for Acceptance/inspection criteria.

DoDAAC: HT0977 CountryCode: USA

ARMY MED RES INST CHEM DEF - MM

EDGEWOOD AREA, 8350 RICKETTS POINT ROAD

ABERDEEN PROVING GROU, MD 21010-5400

UNITED STATES

Deliveries or Performance

Line Item Delivery Schedule Quantity Address and POC

6 Lot

Period of Performance From 25 Aug 2026 To 24 Aug 2027

Option Line Item

6 Lot

Period of Performance From 25 Aug 2027 To 24 Aug 2028

Option Line Item

6 Lot

Period of Performance From 25 Aug 2028 To 24 Aug 2029

Option Line Item

6 Lot

Period of Performance From 25 Aug 2029 To 24 Aug 2030

Option Line Item

6 Lot

Period of Performance From 25 Aug 2030 To 24 Aug 2031

Contract Administration Data

Administration Information

Contracting Officer (CO)

Mrs. Erin Maddox

Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity (DHACA), Contracts Branch 2 Building 2900 8350 Ricketts Point Road Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21010 Email - erin.j.maddox.civ@health.mil

Contract Specialist (CS)

Ms. Monica Perez

DHACA, Contracts Branch 2 808 Schreider Street Fort Detrick, MD 21702 Email - monica.c.perez3.civ@health.mil

Contracting Officer's Representative (COR)

Completed upon Award

Vendor Information Contact (VIC)

Completed upon Award

DFARS Clauses Incorporated by Reference

Number Title Effective Date

Alternate/ Deviation

Variation Effective Date

252.201-7000 Contracting Officer's Representative. Dec 1991 252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports. Dec 2018

DFARS Clauses Incorporated by Full Text

252.232-7006 Wide Area WorkFlow Payment Instructions. (Jan 2023)

WIDE AREA WORKFLOW PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS (JAN 2023)

(a) As used in this clause- Definitions.

"Department of Defense Activity Address Code (DoDAAC)" is a six position code that uniquely identifies a unit, activity, or organization.

"Document type" means the type of payment request or receiving report available for creation in Wide Area WorkFlow (WAWF).

"Local processing office (LPO)" is the office responsible for payment certification when payment certification is done external to the entitlement system.

"Payment request" and "receiving report" are defined in the clause at 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports.

(b) The WAWF system provides the method to electronically process vendor payment requests and receiving reports, as authorized by Electronic invoicing.

Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports.

(c) To access WAWF, the Contractor shall- WAWF access.

(1) Have a designated electronic business point of contact in the System for Award Management at https://www.sam.gov; and

(2) Be registered to use WAWF at https://wawf.eb.mil/ following the step-by-step procedures for self-registration available at this web site.

(d) The Contractor should follow the training instructions of the WAWF Web-Based Training Course and use the Practice Training Site before WAWF training.

submitting payment requests through WAWF. Both can be accessed by selecting the "Web Based Training" link on the WAWF home page at https://wawf.eb.mil/

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mailto:erin.j.maddox.civ@health.mil mailto:monica.c.perez3.civ@health.mil

(e) Document submissions may be via web entry, Electronic Data Interchange, or File Transfer Protocol. WAWF methods of document submission.

(f) The Contractor shall use the following information when submitting payment requests and receiving reports in WAWF for this WAWF payment instructions.

contract or task or delivery order:

(1) The Contractor shall submit payment requests using the following document type(s): Document type.

(i) For cost-type line items, including labor-hour or time-and-materials, submit a cost voucher.

(ii) For fixed price line items-

(A) That require shipment of a deliverable, submit the invoice and receiving report specified by the Contracting Officer.

N/A

(Contracting Officer: Insert applicable invoice and receiving report document type(s) for fixed price line items that require shipment of a deliverable.)

(B) For services that do not require shipment of a deliverable, submit either the Invoice 2in1, which meets the requirements for the invoice and receiving report, or the applicable invoice and receiving report, as specified by the Contracting Officer.

2in1 Invoice

(Contracting Officer: Insert either "Invoice 2in1" or the applicable invoice and receiving report document type(s) for fixed price line items for services.)

(iii) For customary progress payments based on costs incurred, submit a progress payment request.

(iv) For performance based payments, submit a performance based payment request.

(v) For commercial financing, submit a commercial financing request.

(2) ) Fast Pay requests are only permitted when Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.213-1 is included in the contract.

[Note: The Contractor may use a WAWF "combo" document type to create some combinations of invoice and receiving report in one step.]

(3) The Contractor shall use the information in the Routing Data Table below only to fill in applicable fields in WAWF when creating Document routing.

payment requests and receiving reports in the system.

Routing Data Table*

Field Name in WAWF Data to be entered in WAWF

Pay Official DoDAAC HQ0490

Issue By DoDAAC HT9426

Admin DoDAAC HT9426

Inspect By DoDAAC NA

Ship To Code NA

Ship From Code NA

Mark For Code NA

Service Approver (DoDAAC) HT0977

Service Acceptor (DoDAAC) HT0977

Accept at Other DoDAAC NA

LPO DoDAAC NA

DCAA Auditor DoDAAC NA

Other DoDAAC(s) NA

(*Contracting Officer: Insert applicable DoDAAC information. If multiple ship to/acceptance locations apply, insert "See Schedule" or "Not applicable.")

(**Contracting Officer: If the contract provides for progress payments or performance-based payments, insert the DoDAAC for the contract administration office assigned the functions under FAR 42.302(a)(13).)

(4) The Contractor shall ensure a payment request includes documentation appropriate to the type of payment request in accordance Payment request.

with the payment clause, contract financing clause, or Federal Acquisition Regulation 52.216-7, Allowable Cost and Payment, as applicable.

(5) The Contractor shall ensure a receiving report meets the requirements of DFARS Appendix F. Receiving report.

(g) WAWF point of contact.

(1) The Contractor may obtain clarification regarding invoicing in WAWF from the following contracting activity's WAWF point of contact.

TBD upon award

(Contracting Officer: Insert applicable information or "Not applicable.")

(2) Contact the WAWF helpdesk at 866-618-5988, if assistance is needed.

(End of clause)

Special Contract Requirements

Contract Clauses

FAR Clauses Incorporated by Reference

Number Title Effective Date

Alternate/ Deviation

Variation Effective Date

52.203-19 Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements. Jan 2017 52.204-9 Personal Identity Verification of Contractor Personnel. Jan 2011 52.204-13 System for Award Management-Maintenance. (Deviation 2026-O0038) Feb 2026

52.209-6 Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting With Contractors Debarred, Suspended, Proposed for Debarment, or Voluntarily Excluded. (Deviation 2026-O0038)

Feb 2026

52.209-10 Prohibition on Contracting With Inverted Domestic Corporations. (Deviation 2026-O0038) Feb 2026 52.212-4 Terms and Conditions-Commercial Products and Commercial Services. (Deviation 2026-O0038) Feb 2026 52.219-6 Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside. (Deviation 2026-O0038) Feb 2026 52.222-3 Convict Labor. (Deviation 2026-O0038) Feb 2026 52.222-35 Equal Opportunity for Veterans. (Deviation 2026-O0038) Feb 2026 52.222-36 Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities. (Deviation 2026-O0038) Feb 2026 52.222-37 Employment Reports on Veterans. (Deviation 2026-O0038) Feb 2026 52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons. (Deviation 2026-O0038) Feb 2026 52.222-54 Employment Eligibility Verification. (Deviation 2026-O0038) Feb 2026 52.222-90 Addressing DEI Discrimination by Federal Contractors. (Deviation 2026-O0038) Apr 2026 52.223-23 Sustainable Products. (Deviation 2026-O0038) Feb 2026 52.226-8 Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving. May 2024 52.229-12 Tax on Certain Foreign Procurements. (Deviation 2026-O0038) Feb 2021 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-System for Award Management. Oct 2018 52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors. Mar 2023 52.233-3 Protest after Award. (Deviation 2026-O0038) Feb 2026 52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim. (Deviation 2026-O0038) Feb 2026 52.240-91 Security Prohibitions and Exclusions. (Deviation 2026-O0038) Feb 2026 52.244-6 Subcontracts for Commercial Products and Commercial Services. (Deviation 2026-O0038) Apr 2026

DFARS Clauses Incorporated by Reference

Number Title Effective Date

Alternate/ Deviation

Variation Effective Date

252.203-7000 Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials. Sep 2011 252.203-7002 Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights. Dec 2022 252.204-7004 Antiterrorism Awareness Training for Contractors. Jan 2023 252.204-7012 Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident Reporting. May 2024 252.204-7018 Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services. Jan 2023 252.225-7012 Preference for Certain Domestic Commodities. Apr 2022 252.232-7010 Levies on Contract Payments. Dec 2006 252.237-7010 Prohibition on Interrogation of Detainees by Contractor Personnel. Jan 2023 252.237-7014 Loss or Damage (Count-of-Articles). Dec 1991 252.237-7016 Delivery Tickets. Nov 2014 252.237-7016 Delivery Tickets. (Alternate II) Nov 2014 Alternate II Nov 2014 252.237-7018 Special Definitions of Government Property. Dec 1991 252.247-7023 Transportation of Supplies by Sea. Oct 2024

FAR Clauses Incorporated by Full Text

52.217-8 Option to Extend Services. (Nov 1999)

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 the period 60 days of time within which the Contracting Officer may exercise the option].

(End of clause)

52.217-9 Option to Extend the Term of the Contract. (Mar 2000)

Option to Extend the Term of the Contract (Mar 2000)

The Government may extend the term of this contract by written notice to the Contractor within 30 days; provided that the Government gives the Contractor a (a) preliminary written notice of its intent to extend at least 60 days before the contract expires. The preliminary notice does not commit the Government to an extension.

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

The total duration of this contract, including the exercise of any options under this clause, shall not exceed 66 months.(c)

(End of clause)

52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference. (Feb 1998)

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): https://www.acquisition.gov.

(End of clause)

52.252-6 Authorized Deviations in Clauses. (Nov 2020)

Authorized Deviations in Clauses (Nov 2020)

The use in this solicitation or contract of any Federal Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR Chapter 1) clause with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition (a) of "(DEVIATION)" after the date of the clause.

The use in this solicitation or contract of any (48 CFR ) clause with an authorized deviation is (b) Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement Chapter 2 indicated by the addition of "(DEVIATION)" after the name of the regulation.

(End of clause)

DFARS Clauses Incorporated by Full Text

252.237-7015 Loss or Damage (Weight of Articles). (Dec 1991)

LOSS OR DAMAGE (WEIGHT OF ARTICLES) (DEC 1991)

(a) The Contractor shall-

(1) Be liable for return of the articles furnished for service under this contract; and

(2) Indemnify the Government for any articles delivered to the Contractor for servicing under this contract that are lost or damaged, and in the opinion of the Contracting Officer, cannot be repaired satisfactorily.

(b) The Contractor shall pay to the Government per pound for lost or damaged articles. The Contractor shall pay the Government only for losses which ____ exceed the maximum weight loss in paragraph (e) of this clause.

(c) Failure to agree on the amount of credit due will be treated as a dispute under the Disputes clause of this contract.

(d) In the case of damage to any articles that the Contracting Officer and the Contractor agree can be satisfactorily repaired, the Contractor shall repair the articles at its expense in a manner satisfactory to the Contracting Officer.

(e) The maximum weight loss allowable in servicing the laundry is percent of the weight recorded on delivery tickets when the laundry is picked up. ____ Any weight loss in excess of this amount shall be subject to the loss provisions of this clause.

(End of clause)

List of Attachments

Number Attachment Name Attachment Description Reference Identifier Date Line Item

Attachment 1 -

PWS

Performance Work Statement 06 Jul

02 QASP QASP

06 Jul

Representations, Certification, & Other Statements

FAR Clauses Incorporated by Reference

Number Title Effective Date

Alternate/ Deviation

Variation Effective Date

52.240-90 Security Prohibitions and Exclusions Representations and Certifications. (Deviation 2026-O0038) Feb 2026

DFARS Clauses Incorporated by Reference

Number Title Effective Date

Alternate/ Deviation

Variation Effective Date

252.203-7005 Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials. Sep 2022 252.204-7008 Compliance with Safeguarding Covered Defense Information Controls. Oct 2016

FAR Clauses Incorporated by Full Text

52.229-11 Tax on Certain Foreign Procurements-Notice and Representation. (Jun 2020)

TAX ON CERTAIN FOREIGN PROCUREMENTS-NOTICE AND REPRESENTATION (JUN 2020)

(a) . As used in this provision-Definitions

Foreign person means any person other than a United States person.

Specified Federal procurement payment means any payment made pursuant to a contract with a foreign contracting party that is for goods, manufactured or produced, or services provided in a foreign country that is not a party to an international procurement agreement with the United States. For purposes of the prior sentence, a foreign country does not include an outlying area of the United States.

United States person as defined in 26 U.S.C. 7701(a)(30) means

(1) A citizen or resident of the United States;

(2) A domestic partnership;

(3) A domestic corporation;

(4) Any estate (other than a foreign estate, within the meaning of 26 U.S.C. 701(a)(31)); and

(5) Any trust if-

(i) A court within the United States is able to exercise primary supervision over the administration of the trust; and

(ii) One or more United States persons have the authority to control all substantial decisions of the trust.

(b) Unless exempted, there is a 2 percent tax of the amount of a specified Federal procurement payment on any foreign person receiving such payment. See 26 U.S.C. 5000C and its implementing regulations at 26 CFR 1.5000C-1 through 1.5000C-7.

(c) Exemptions from withholding under this provision are described at 26 CFR 1.5000C-1(d)(5) through (7). The Offeror may claim an exemption from the withholding by using the Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Form W-14, Certificate of Foreign Contracting Party Receiving Federal Procurement Payments, available at www.irs.gov/w14. Any exemption claimed and self-certified on the IRS Form W-14 is subject to audit by the IRS. Any disputes regarding the imposition and collection of the 26 U.S.C. 5000C tax are adjudicated by the IRS as the 26 U.S.C. 5000C tax is a tax matter, not a contract issue. The IRS Form W-14 is provided to the acquiring agency rather than to the IRS.

(d) For purposes of withholding under 26 U.S.C. 5000C, the Offeror represents that

(1) It is is not a foreign person; and

(2) If the Offeror indicates "is" in paragraph (d)(1) of this provision, then the Offeror represents that-I am claiming on the IRS Form W-14 a full exemption, or partial or no exemption [ ] from the excise tax.Offeror must select one

(e) If the Offeror represents it is a foreign person in paragraph (d)(1) of this provision, then-

(1) The clause at FAR 52.229-12, Tax on Certain Foreign Procurements, will be included in any resulting contract; and

(2) The Offeror shall submit with its offer the IRS Form W-14. If the IRS Form W-14 is not submitted with the offer, exemptions will not be applied to any resulting contract and the Government will withhold a full 2 percent of each payment.

(f) If the Offeror selects "is" in paragraph (d)(1) and "partial or no exemption" in paragraph (d)(2) of this provision, the Offeror will be subject to withholding in accordance with the clause at FAR 52.229-12, Tax on Certain Foreign Procurements, in any resulting contract.

(g) A taxpayer may, for a fee, seek advice from the IRS as to the proper tax treatment of a transaction. This is called a private letter ruling. Also, the IRS may publish a revenue ruling, which is an official interpretation by the IRS of the Internal Revenue Code, related statutes, tax treaties, and regulations. A revenue ruling is the conclusion of the IRS on how the law is applied to a specific set of facts. For questions relating to the interpretation of the IRS regulations go to https:// www.irs.gov/help/tax-law-questions.

(End of provision)

DFARS Clauses Incorporated by Full Text

252.204-7017 Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services- Representation.

(May 2021)

PROHIBITION ON THE ACQUISITION OF COVERED DEFENSE TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT OR SERVICES-REPRESENTATION (MAY 2021)

The Offeror is not required to complete the representation in this provision if the Offeror has represented in the provision at 252.204-7016, Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services-Representation, that it "does not provide covered defense telecommunications equipment or services as a part of its offered products or services to the Government in the performance of any contract, subcontract, or other contractual instrument."

(a) . "Covered defense telecommunications equipment or services," "covered mission," "critical technology," and "substantial or essential Definitions component," as used in this provision, have the meanings given in the 252.204-7018 clause, Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services, of this solicitation.

(b) . Section 1656 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Pub. L. 115-91) prohibits agencies from procuring or obtaining, Prohibition or extending or renewing a contract to procure or obtain, any equipment, system, or service to carry out covered missions that uses covered defense telecommunications equipment or services as a substantial or essential component of any system, or as critical technology as part of any system.

(c) . The Offeror shall review the list of excluded parties in the System for Award Management (SAM) at for entities that are Procedures https://www.sam.gov excluded when providing any equipment, system, or service to carry out covered missions that uses covered defense telecommunications equipment or services as a substantial or essential component of any system, or as critical technology as part of any system, unless a waiver is granted.

(d) . If in its annual representations and certifications in SAM the Offeror has represented in paragraph (c) of the provision at 252.204-7016, Representation Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services-Representation, that it "does" provide covered defense telecommunications equipment or services as a part of its offered products or services to the Government in the performance of any contract, subcontract, or other contractual instrument, then the Offeror shall complete the following additional representation:

The Offeror represents that it will will not provide covered defense telecommunications equipment or services as a part of its offered products or services to DoD in the performance of any award resulting from this solicitation.

(e) . If the Offeror has represented in paragraph (d) of this provision that it "will provide covered defense telecommunications equipment or Disclosures services," the Offeror shall provide the following information as part of the offer:

(1) A description of all covered defense telecommunications equipment and services offered (include brand or manufacturer; product, such as model number, original equipment manufacturer (OEM) number, manufacturer part number, or wholesaler number; and item description, as applicable).

(2) An explanation of the proposed use of covered defense telecommunications equipment and services and any factors relevant to determining if such use would be permissible under the prohibition referenced in paragraph (b) of this provision.

(3) For services, the entity providing the covered defense telecommunications services (include entity name, unique entity identifier, and Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code, if known).

(4) For equipment, the entity that produced or provided the covered defense telecommunications equipment (include entity name, unique entity identifier, CAGE code, and whether the entity was the OEM or a distributor, if known).

(End of provision)

Instructions, Conditions, & Notices to Offerors or Quoters

INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS

1. General Instructions

Offerors shall submit legible, comprehensive, precise, factual, and complete proposals to facilitate the Government's technical evaluation. Failure to comply with these instructions may result in an unacceptable quote. Quotes must align with FAR 52.212-2 evaluation factors. Only one quote per Offeror will be evaluated;

alternate quotes will not be accepted. The quote is presumed to represent the Offeror's best value. The Government intends to award based on initial offers but reserves the right to conduct exchanges if deemed necessary by the Contracting Officer. The quote shall remain valid for a minimum of 60 days from date of quote due date.

1.1. Point of Contact (POC)

All questions and proposals shall be submitted via email to the Contract Specialist, Monica Perez, at monica.c.perez3.civ@health.mil. Offerors are responsible for confirming receipt by the POC. Due to postal service limitations, submissions via regular mail are not accepted.

1.2. Request for Quote Questions

Submit one set of questions regarding solicitation requirements no later than 22 July 2026, 02:00 PM Eastern Time, via email to the Contract Specialist (

) and Contracting Officer (erin.j.maddox.civ@health.mil). Multiple emails or telephone inquiries will not be accepted. monica.c.perez3.civ@health.mil Questions submitted to other email addresses or after the deadline will not be answered. Responses to relevant questions will be issued via solicitation amendment.

1.3. Quote Due Date

Quotes must be submitted to Monica Perez and Erin Maddox via email 31 July 2026 at 10:00 AM Eastern Time. Late submissions will not be accepted.

1.4. Proposal Content

Quotes shall include:

a) Volume I: Non-Price Factors - Addressing technical approach, past performance.

b) Volume II: Past Performance and Price

2. Administrative Format Instructions

2.1. Page Limits - Pages submitted past the page limit will not be reviewed or evaluated.

Volume Number- Page Limitation Volume I - 25 Pages Volume II - 15 Pages

The following are excluded from page limits:

a) Table of Contents

b) Title Page

c) Executive Summary (Volume I)

d) Past Performance Documentation

e) Completion of all of fill-in full text clauses

2.2. Formatting

a) Text: Minimum Times New Roman 12-point font.

b) Exhibits, graphics, charts, and captions: Minimum 10-point font.

c) File formats:

- Non-Price Volume: MS Word or searchable PDF.

- Price Volume: MS Word or searchable PDF, plus MS Excel for pricing data.

3. Volume I:

- Completion of all full text clauses on the SF1449 as applicable (unless completed on sam.gov registration).

- POC authorized to negotiate with the Government, including first name, last name, title, email, phone number, and level of authority.

- Company name, address, CAGE code, and unique entity identifier.

Demonstrate:

-Understanding of all required tasks.

- Methodology and flexibility for meeting requirements.

- Likelihood of achieving required results within the specified timeframe.

- Compliance with Performance Work Statement (PWS) requirements.

-Management structure, including roles, responsibilities, lines of authority, span of control, information flow, and communication strategies with the contractor team, subcontractors, requiring activities, and external organizations.

- Approach to monitoring contract schedule and performance.

Volume II: Non-Price

This volume shall contain the below at a minimum:

- Submit a completed SF1449 form with pricing for all Contract Line Item Numbers (CLINs). Additionally, provide an offeror priced proposal on company letterhead that clearly details the unit price for each CLIN listed. Blank line items may render the proposal incomplete.

- Ensure all mathematical computations are accurate. Errors may result in exclusion from award consideration.

- For past performance, the Offeror shall identify no more than three (3) references from contracts/task orders with the Government and/or private sector customers that demonstrate both recent and relevant past performance. Recent is defined as performance within the last three (3) years. Relevant is defined as work similar in complexity and magnitude of the work described in this PWS.

END OF INSTRUCTIONS

FAR Clauses Incorporated by Reference

Number Title Effective Date

Alternate/ Deviation

Variation Effective Date

52.203-18 Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements-Representation.

Jan 2017

52.204-7 System for Award Management-Registration. (Deviation 2026-O0038) Feb 2026 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Products and Commercial Services. (Deviation 2026-O0038) Feb 2026

DFARS Clauses Incorporated by Reference

Number Title Effective Date

Alternate/ Deviation

Variation Effective Date

252.204-7024 Notice on the Use of the Supplier Performance Risk System. Mar 2023

FAR Clauses Incorporated by Full Text

52.252-5 Authorized Deviations in Provisions. (Nov 2020)

Authorized Deviations in Provisions (Nov 2020)

The use in this solicitation of any Federal Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR Chapter 1) provision with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of (a) "(DEVIATION)" after the date of the provision.

The use in this solicitation of any 48 CFR Chapter ) provision with an authorized deviation is indicated by (b) Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement ( 2 the addition of "(DEVIATION)" after the name of the regulation.

(End of provision)

Evaluation Factors for Award

DFARS Clauses Incorporated by Reference

Number Title Effective Date

Alternate/ Deviation

Variation Effective Date

252.237-7012 Instruction to Offerors (Count-of-Articles). Dec 1991 252.237-7013 Instruction to Offerors (Bulk Weight). Dec 1991

FAR Clauses Incorporated by Full Text

52.212-2 Evaluation-Commercial Products and Commercial Services. (Deviation 2026-O0038) (Feb 2026)

Evaluation-Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Feb 2026) (Deviation 2026-O0038)

(a) Evaluation factors. The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation on a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable basis to the responsible Offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors will be used to evaluate offers:

Factor I - Technical Approach

Factor II - Price

Factor III - Past Performance

Offerors shall receive a rating of acceptable for Evaluation Factor I in order for an offeror to be eligible for award.

The Government intends to award a single contract as a result of this RFQ.

If the evaluation factor 1 receives an individual rating of "unacceptable", the collective overall rating will also be "unacceptable".

Evaluation Factor I - Technical Approach

The Offeror's quote will be evaluated for completeness to determine that the offeror has completed and provided the required provisions and provided a statement confirming that they are registered in SAM, the SAM registration is current and that the offeror is listed under the applicable NAICS code.

Offeror will be evaluated on its ability to meet all of the PWS requirements outlined in the RFQ. The Offeror shall meet all outlined requirements to be rated acceptable.

Evaluation Factor I will be rated on an Acceptable / Unacceptable (Pass / Fail) basis.

FACTOR 1: TECHNICAL INSTRUCTIONS: Offeror's shall provide sufficient written technical documentation to allow for a thorough evaluation of their quote.

Additionally, all sections of the Offeror's Technical Quote shall make direct reference to the Performance Work Statement (PWS) (Attachment 1). The Quote shall be presented in a clear and logical order. Statements such as "will comply", "meets the intent of", or "we intend to meet the requirements" and the like, will not suffice for evaluation purposes. The Offeror shall demonstrate that it has a clear understanding of meeting or exceeding the requirements described in the RFQ and the ability to meet the PWS requirements in order to be considered for award as well as:

- Understanding of all required tasks.

- Methodology and flexibility for meeting requirements.

- Likelihood of achieving required results within the specified timeframe.

- Compliance with Performance Work Statement (PWS) requirements.

- Approach to monitoring contract schedule and performance.

This factor will be evaluated using the below rating and description:

Rating Description

Acceptable Quote meets the requirements of the RFQ in accordance with the Performance Work Statement (PWS)

Unacceptable Quote does not meet the requirements of the RFQ in accordance with the Performance Work Statement (PWS)

Offeror's initial quote shall contain the contractor's best terms from a price and technical standpoint. The Government intends to evaluate quotes and award an order without discussions but reserves the right to discussions if later deemed by the Contracting Officer to be necessary. The Government reserves the right to make no award as a result of this RFQ.

3. In the case of an Offeror without a record of relevant past performance or for whom information on past performance is not available, the Offeror will not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on past performance - the Offeror will receive a neutral rating.

b) Second, the Government will evaluate the Offeror's Past Performance references to determine the quality of work performed and assess the level of expectation that the Offeror can successfully perform the required effort. The Government may also consider information obtained through other sources. Offerors are reminded the Government may elect to consider data obtained from other sources. Other sources available to the Government include, but are not limited to, the Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS), Past Performance Questionnaire (PPQ), and Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS).

a) First, the Government will evaluate the Offeror's Past Performance reference(s) to determine how relevant an effort accomplished by the Offeror is to the requirement to be acquired through this source selection. Common aspects of relevance include similarity of service/support, complexity, magnitude of effort, dollar value, and task order type. The burden of demonstrating relevancy of the past performance rests with the Offeror.

The Government will conduct a Past Performance evaluation of the Offeror's Past Performance for contract/task orders that are determined to be both relevant and recent. Recent is defined as performance within the last three (3) years. References that are not recent will not be evaluated. Past Performance consists of two aspects for evaluation, relevancy, and performance confidence; thus, the Offeror will be assigned two ratings for Past Performance

FACTOR 2: PAST PERFORMANCE:

The Government will conduct a Past Performance evaluation of the Offeror's Past Performance for contract/task orders that are determined to be both relevant and recent. Recent is defined as performance within the last three years.

References that are not recent will not be evaluated. Past Performance consists of two aspects for evaluation, relevancy and performance confidence; thus, the Offeror will be assigned two ratings for Past Performance.

First, the Government will evaluate the Offeror's Past Performance reference(s) to determine how relevant an effort accomplished by the Offeror is to the requirement to be acquired through this source selection. Common aspects of relevance include similarity of service/support, complexity, magnitude of effort, dollar value, and task order type. The burden of demonstrating relevancy of the past performance rests with the Offeror.

Second, the Government will evaluate the Offeror's Past Performance references to determine the quality of work performed and assess the level of expectation that the Offeror can successfully perform the required effort. The Government may also consider information obtained through other sources. Offerors are reminded the Government may elect to consider data obtained from other sources. Other sources available to the Government include, but are not limited to CPARS, FAPIIS, eSRS and PPQs.

In the case of an Offeror without a record of relevant past performance or for whom information on past performance is not available, the Offeror will not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on past performance - the Offeror will receive a neutral rating.

Rating Definition

Very Relevant

Present/past performance effort involved essentially the same scope and magnitude of effort and complexities this solicitation requires.

Relevant

Present/past performance effort involved similar scope and magnitude of effort and complexities this solicitation requires.

Somewhat Relevant

Present/past performance effort involved some of the scope and magnitude of effort and complexities this solicitation requires.

Not Relevant

Present/past performance effort involved little or none of the scope and magnitude of effort and complexities this solicitation requires.

Past Performance Confidence Assessment Standards for the Non-Cost/Price Proposal

Substantial Confidence

Based on the Offeror's recent/relevant performance record, the Government has a high that the Offeror shall successfully perform the required effort.expectation

Satisfactory

Based on the Offeror's recent/relevant performance record, the Government has a reasonable that the Offeror shall successfully perform the required effort.expectation

Limited

Based on the Offeror's recent/relevant performance record, the Government has a low expectation that the Offer shall successfully perform the required effort.

No Confidence

Based on the Offeror's recent/relevant performance record, the Government has no expectation that the Offeror shall successfully perform the required effort.

Unknown

(Neutral)

No recent/relevant performance record is available, or the Offeror's performance record is so confidence assessment rating can be reasonably assigned.sparse that no meaningful

FACTOR 3: PRICE QUOTE INSTRUCTIONS: Offerors' price quote will be evaluated to determine the price is fair and reasonable. Quotations should include a Contract Line-Item Number (CLIN) completed on the SF1449 (at a minimum) which identifies the Quantity, Unit Price, and Total Price. If no price or charge is proposed for a particular CLIN, the offeror shall mark that CLIN "Not Separately Priced" (NSP). Price analysis will be used to determine if the total evaluated price to support the selection of the LPTA quote.

(b) Options. The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. The Government may determine that an offer is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced. The evaluation of options does not obligate the Government to exercise the options.

(c) Notice of award. A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer furnished to the successful Offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the offer's specified expiration time, the Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award.

(End of provision)

MEDICAL R&D CONTRACTING DIVISION 1, 808 SCHREIDER STREET

FORT DETRICK, MD 21702

UNITED STATES

Monica Perez, Email: monica.c.perez3.civ@health.mil Telephone: 3016196684