Solicitation - N0018926QL187.pdf

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Solicitation/Contract Form Continuation

Engineering Support Services

N0018926QL187

Continuation of Supplies or Services and Prices/Costs

Additional Information/Notes

Item Supplies/Service Quantity Unit Unit Price Amount

0001 eVLBI Contract Services Support MIT FY26

Pricing Arrangement: Firm Fixed Price

1 Each

0002 20m Antenna Backend VGOS Compliant up to 14GHz

Pricing Arrangement: Firm Fixed Price

1 Each

0003 Jig/Lift Plan

Pricing Arrangement: Firm Fixed Price

1 Each

Continuation of Description

Statement of Work

Engineering Support for the Washington Interagency VLBI Correlator

The Haystack Observatory shall perform the following task:

I. Executive Summary

The deliverables and/or support of the products or deliverables will cover three general areas:

- Correlation of special projects

- Data storage and transfer

- 20m Antenna VGOS Compliance

The work focuses on assistance related to the S/X VLBI (dual-frequency, S/X) VLBI (herewith called "legacy VLBI"), thus providing continuity from the past to the present. Since the VLBI technique is in transition from legacy VLBI to the VLBI Global Observing System VLBI (VGOS), the contractor shall extend support to also include VGOS product support.

II. Statement of Work

The interagency VLBI correlator at USNO has been a fundamental infrastructure for space geodesy since it began operations in 1986. That (MarkIIIA) hardware correlator was designed and constructed by the contractor, who has been providing engineering support to USNO ever since. Support has covered the various hardware correlator updates and upgrades, such as to MarkIV, as well as the more recent (in the 2010s) transition from hardware to software correlation (SWC), such as to the distributed FX-type correlation (DiFX).

The primary purpose of the correlator at USNO is to support rapid turnaround of geodetic VLBI observations to provide the most timely and accurate values for time-varying Earth orientation parameters (EOP) such as the UT1-UTC, Length-of- Day (LOD), polar motion, and celestial pole offsets. These observations are also used to estimate the positions of the extragalactic radio sources that define the celestial reference frame (CRF) and the positions (and velocities) of the radio telescopes that define the terrestrial reference frame (TRF), being the EOP the parameters that link the two frames together.

The contractor will provide assistance and support to USNO for post-correlation programs for both legacy and VGOS data, for post-processing requiring special attention, for electronic VLBI capabilities, and in the general area of VLBI data storage and transfer.

In support of the USNO correlator, the following tasks listed in the Scope of Work shall be performed, as listed in Section

III.

III. Scope of Work

MIT/HO shall perform the following tasks:

Task 1: Consultation of special processing

Occasionally, situations may arise where unusually complex geodetic experiments, especially as USNO transitions to correlation of VGOS experiments, must be processed, or where difficulties encountered during the VLBI data collection experiments may need special treatment during processing. The contractor shall then consult with the processing personnel at USNO and advise them, via remote (e.g., telephone, email, audio/video) communication, on approaches to overcome the complex or difficult situations, and on diagnosing problems at the VLBI stations.

Task 2: Data storage and transfer

The contractor shall be responsible for maintaining a VLBI data depot, temporarily storing and validating data prior to submittal to the DiFX correlator servers at USNO via eTransfer (etc/etd). The storage will act as a buffer for eTransfers from potentially compromised sources. The contractor shall be responsible for receiving said data and for validating the incoming data for proper format and content by scanning for tampering and defects. Once validated, the contractor personnel shall make the data available to USNO for eTransfer and correlation. If data is deemed invalid, USNO will still be notified of the comprised data and anomalies discovered.

Task 3: 20M Antenna VGOS Compliance

The contractor shall be responsible for making all modifications required to make the 20m Antenna Backend VGOS compliant up to 14GHz. The contractor will provide USNO "as-built" technician, user documentation and spare equipment for any items in the signal processing chain developed for making the 20m Antenna Backend VGOS compliant which are not commercial off the shelf. Spare equipment will be maintained at KPGO. If a situation arises where specialized equipment must be fabricated in order to perform this work, then the contractor shall provide for the fabrication of that equipment and that equipment shall be considered property of USNO and remain on site at KPGO for future reuse.

Task 4: Program management

The contractor shall manage all MIT-related contractual activities, communicate with USNO, and ensure sufficient attention to system engineering, documentation, configuration management, and information technology (IT) security.

Appendix: List of Acronyms

CRF Celestial Reference Frame

DiFX Distributed FX-type correlator

EOP Earth Orientation Parameters

FX Fourier-Multiplication

HOPS Haystack Observatory Postprocessing System

IT Information Technology

MIT Massachusetts Institute of Technology

MIT/HO MIT Haystack Observatory

SGP Space Geodesy Project

SOW Statement of Work

SWC Software Correlator

TRF Terrestrial Reference Frame

USNO United States Naval Observatory

VGOS VLBI Geodetic Observing System

VLBI Very Long Baseline Interferometry

REIMBURSEMENT OF TRAVEL COSTS

(a) Travel

(1) Area of Travel. Performance under this contract may require travel by contractor personnel. If travel, domestic or overseas, is required, the contractor is responsible for making all needed arrangements for his personnel. This includes but is not limited to the following:

Medical Examinations

Immunization

Passports, visas, etc.

Security Clearances

All contractor personnel required to perform work on any U.S. Navy vessel will have to obtain boarding authorization from the Commanding Officer of the vessel prior to boarding.

(2) Travel Policy. The Government will reimburse the contractor for allowable travel costs incurred by the contractor in performance of the contract and determined to be in accordance with FAR subpart 31.3, subject to the following provisions:

Travel required for tasks assigned under this contract shall be governed in accordance with rules set forth for temporary duty travel in FAR 31.205-46.

(3) Travel. Travel, subsistence, and associated labor charges for travel time are authorized, whenever a task assignment requires work to be accomplished at a temporary alternate worksite.

Travel performed for personal convenience and daily travel to and from work at contractor's facility will not be reimbursed.

(4) Per Diem. Per diem for travel on work assigned under this contract will be reimbursed to employees consistent with company policy, but not to exceed the amount authorized in the Department of Defense Joint Travel Regulations.

(5) Shipboard Stays. Whenever work assignments require temporary duty aboard a Government ship, the contractor will be reimbursed at the per diem rates identified in paragraphs C8101.2C or C81181.3B(6) of the DOD Joint Travel Regulations, Volume 2.

(6) Air/Rail Travel. In rendering the services, the contractor shall be reimbursed for the actual costs of transportation incurred by its personnel not to exceed the cost of tourist class rail, or plane fare, to the extent that such transportation is necessary for the performance of the services hereunder and is authorized by the Ordering Officer. Such authorization by the Ordering Officer shall be indicated in the order or in some other suitable written form.

NOTE: To the maximum extent practicable without the impairment of the effectiveness of the mission, transportation shall be tourist class. In the event that only first class travel is available, it will be allowed, provided justification therefore is fully documented and warranted.

(7) Private Automobile. The use of privately owned conveyance within the continental United States by the traveler will be reimbursed to the contractor at the mileage rate allowed by Joint Travel Regulations. Authorization for the use of privately owned conveyance shall be indicated on the order. Distances traveled between points shall be shown in standard highway mileage guides. Any deviations from distance shown in such standard mileage guides shall be explained by the traveler on his expense sheet.

(8) Car Rental. The contractor shall be entitled to reimbursement for car rental, exclusive of mileage charges, as authorized by each order, when the services are required to be performed outside the normal commuting distance from the contractor's facilities. Car rental for TDY teams will be limited to a rate of one car for every four (4) persons on TDY at one site.

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CIRCULAR A-21 Revised 05/10/04

TO THE HEADS OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND ESTABLISHMENTS

SUBJECT: Cost Principles for Educational Institutions

1. Purpose. This Circular establishes principles for determining costs applicable to grants, contracts, and other agreements with educational institutions. The principles deal with the subject of cost determination and make no attempt to identify the circumstances or dictate the extent of agency and institutional participation in the financing of a particular project. The principles are designed to provide that the Federal Government bear its fair share of total costs, determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, except where restricted or prohibited by law. Agencies are not expected to place additional restrictions on individual items of cost. Provision for profit or other increment above cost is outside the scope of this Circular.

2. Supersession. The Circular supersedes Federal Management Circular 73 8, dated December 19, 1973. FMC 73 8 is revised and reissued under its original designation of OMB Circular No. A 21.

3. Applicability.

1.

1.

a. All Federal agencies that sponsor research and development, training, and other work at educational institutions shall apply the provisions of this Circular in determining the costs incurred for such work. The principles shall also be used as a guide in the pricing of fixed price or lump sum agreements.

b. In addition, Federally Funded Research and Development Centers associated with educational institutions shall be required to comply with the Cost Accounting Standards, rules and regulations issued by the Cost Accounting Standards Board, and set forth in 48 CFR part 99; provided that they are subject thereto under defense related contracts.

4. Responsibilities. The successful application of cost accounting principles requires development of mutual understanding between representatives of educational institutions and of the Federal Government as to their scope, implementation, and interpretation.

5. Attachment. The principles and related policy guides are set forth in the Attachment, "Principles for determining costs applicable to grants, contracts, and other agreements with educational institutions."

6. Effective date. The provisions of this Circular shall be effective October 1, 1979, except for subsequent amendments incorporated herein for which the effective dates were specified in these revisions (47 FR 33658, 51 FR 20908, 51 FR 43487, 56 FR 50224, 58 FR 39996, 61 FR 20880, 63 FR 29786, 63 FR 57332, 65 FR 48566 and 69 FR 25970).

Institutions as of the start of their first fiscal year beginning after that date shall implement the provisions. Earlier implementation, or a delay in implementation of individual provisions, is permitted by mutual agreement between an institution and the cognizant Federal agency.

7. Inquiries. Further information concerning this Circular may be obtained by contacting the Office of Federal Financial Management, Office of Management and Budget, Washington, DC 20503, telephone (202) 395 3993

53. Travel costs.

General.

Travel costs are the expenses for transportation, lodging, subsistence, and related items incurred by employees who are in travel status on official business of the institution. Such costs may be charged on an actual cost basis, on a per diem or mileage basis in lieu of actual costs incurred, or on a combination of the two, provided the method used is applied to an entire trip and not to selected days of the trip, and results in charges consistent with those normally allowed in like circumstances in the institution's non-federally sponsored activities.

Lodging and subsistence.

Costs incurred by employees and officers for travel, including costs of lodging, other subsistence, and incidental expenses, shall be considered reasonable and allowable only to the extent such costs do not exceed charges normally allowed by the institution in its regular operations as the result of the institution's written travel policy. In the absence of an acceptable, written institution policy regarding travel costs, the rates and amounts established under subchapter I of Chapter 57, Title 5, United States Code ("Travel and Subsistence Expenses; Mileage Allowances"), or by the Administrator of General Services, or by the President (or his or her designee) pursuant to any provisions of such subchapter shall apply to travel under sponsored agreements (48 CFR 31.205-46(a)).

Requirements The United States Naval Observatory (USNO) seeks to procure engineering support for the interagency very-long baseline interferometry (VLBI) correlator. These services are a continuation of services currently being performed under Purchase Order N0018925P0246 providing support for correlator post-processing software, correlation of special projects, electronic VLBI, data storage and transfer, Mark6 support through Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)-MIT Haystack Observatory. Please see Statement of Work (SOW) for additional details.

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Overall Contract Inspection/Acceptance Locations

Inspection and Acceptance Location

Both Destination Instructions: Acceptance and Inspection will be conducted in accordance with contract terms and conditions.

DoDAAC: N62285 CountryCode: USA

NAVAL OBSERVATORY

3450 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW, WASHINGTON DC 20392-5420

WASHINGTON, DC 20392-5420

UNITED STATES

Sharyl Byram, Technical Point of Contact Email: sharyl.m.byram.civ@us.navy.mil

Inspection and Acceptance Location

Both Destination Instructions: Acceptance and Inspection will be conducted in accordance with contract terms and conditions.

DoDAAC: N62285 CountryCode: USA

NAVAL OBSERVATORY

3450 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW, WASHINGTON DC 20392-5420

WASHINGTON, DC 20392-5420

UNITED STATES

Sharyl Byram, Technical Point of Contact Email: sharyl.m.byram.civ@us.navy.mil

Inspection and Acceptance Location

Both Destination Instructions: Acceptance and Inspection will be conducted in accordance with contract terms and conditions.

DoDAAC: N62285 CountryCode: USA

NAVAL OBSERVATORY

3450 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW, WASHINGTON DC 20392-5420

WASHINGTON, DC 20392-5420

UNITED STATES

Sharyl Byram, Technical Point of Contact Email: sharyl.m.byram.civ@us.navy.mil

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Contractor Destination

Line Item Delivery Schedule Quantity Address and POC

Delivery Period From 01 Jul 2026 to 30 Jun 2027

Period of Performance From 01 Jul 2026 To 30 Jun 2027

1 Each Ship To DoDAAC: N62285

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3450 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW

WASHINGTON DC USA

Delivery Period From 01 Jul 2026 to 30 Jun 2027

1 Each Ship To DoDAAC: N62285

NAVAL OBSERVATORY

3450 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW

WASHINGTON DC USA

Delivery Period From 01 Jul 2026 to 30 Jun 2027

1 Each Ship To DoDAAC: N62285

NAVAL OBSERVATORY

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Contract Clauses

FAR Clauses Incorporated by Reference

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Alternate/ Deviation

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52.204-13 System for Award Management-Maintenance. (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 52.222-54 Employment Eligibility Verification. (Deviation 2026-O0038) Feb 2026

52.222-55 Minimum Wages for Contractor Workers Under Executive Order 14026. (Deviation 2026- O0038)

Feb 2026

52.222-62 Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706. (Deviation 2026-O0038) Feb 2026 52.226-8 Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving. May 2024 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 52.222-41 Service Contract Labor Standards. (Deviation 2026-O0038) Feb 2026

52.212-4 Terms and Conditions-Commercial Products and Commercial Services. (Deviation 2026- O0038)

Feb 2026

DFARS Clauses Incorporated by Reference

Number Title Effective Date

Alternate/ Deviation

Variation Effective Date

252.203-7000 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 252.204-7015 Notice of Authorized Disclosure of Information for Litigation Support. Jan 2023

252.204-7018 Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services.

Jan 2023

252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports. Dec 2018 252.232-7010 Levies on Contract Payments. Dec 2006 252.247-7023 Transportation of Supplies by Sea. Oct 2024

FAR Clauses Incorporated by Full Text

52.222-42 Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires. (May 2014)

Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires (May 2014)

In compliance with the Service Contract Labor Standards statute and the regulations of the Secretary of Labor ( ), this clause identifies 29 CFR Part 4 the classes of service employees expected to be employed under the contract and states the wages and fringe benefits payable to each if they were employed by the contracting agency subject to the provisions of 5 U.S.C.5341 or 5332.

This Statement is for Information Only: It is not a Wage Determination

Title Wage

Engineering Technician IV GS-7, Step 1

Engineering Technician V GS-9, Step 1

Engineering Technician VIGS- GS-11, Step 1

FRINGE BENEFIT RATE (for all listed employee classes): 38.6% for FY26, see https://comptroller.war.gov/Portals/45/documents/rates/fy2026 /2026_d.pdf

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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 Electronic invoicing.

authorized by 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 WAWF training.

Training Site before 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/

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

Protocol.

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

WAWF for this 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.

(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.

Invoice 2in1

(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.

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https://comptroller.war.gov/Portals/45/documents/rates/fy2026/2026_d.pdf https://comptroller.war.gov/Portals/45/documents/rates/fy2026/2026_d.pdf

(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 Document routing.

when creating payment requests and receiving reports in the system.

Routing Data Table*

*** TO BE FILLED OUT AT TIME OF AWARD ***

Field Name in WAWF Data to be entered in WAWF

Pay Official DoDAAC ____

Issue By DoDAAC ____

Admin DoDAAC ____

Inspect By DoDAAC ____

Ship To Code ____

Ship From Code ____

Mark For Code ____

Service Approver (DoDAAC) ____

Service Acceptor (DoDAAC) ____

Accept at Other DoDAAC ____

LPO DoDAAC ____

DCAA Auditor DoDAAC ____

Other DoDAAC(s) ____

(*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 Payment request.

accordance 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.

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

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

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Addendum to 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Products and Commercial Services

Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders — Commercial Products and Commercial Services

Addendum to Contract Clauses

Contract Clauses

FAR Clauses Incorporated by Reference

Number Title Effective Date

Alternate/ Deviation

Variation Effective Date

52.232-39 Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations. Jun 2013 52.222-3 Convict Labor. (Deviation 2026-O0038) Feb 2026 52.240-91 Security Prohibitions and Exclusions. (Deviation 2026-O0038) Feb 2026 52.203-12 Limitation on Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions. Jun 2020

52.244-6 Subcontracts for Commercial Products and Commercial Services. (Deviation 2026- O0038)

Apr 2026

52.222-90 Addressing DEI Discrimination by Federal Contractors. (Deviation 2026-O0040, Revision 1)

Apr 2026

DFARS Clauses Incorporated by Reference

Number Title Effective Date

Alternate/ Deviation

Variation Effective Date

252.225-7048 Export-Controlled Items. Jun 2013 252.237-7010 Prohibition on Interrogation of Detainees by Contractor Personnel. Jan 2023

252.204-7012 Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident Reporting.

(DEVIATION 2024-O0013 REVISION 1)

May 2024 Deviation 2024-O0013 May 2024

252.225-7972 Prohibition on the Procurement of Foreign-Made Unmanned Aircraft Systems. (DEVIATION 2024-O0014)

Aug 2024 Deviation 2024-O0014 Aug 2024

252.240-7997 NIST SP 800-171 DoD Assessment Requirements. (DEVIATION 2026- O0025)

Feb 2026 Deviation 2026-O0025 Feb 2026

252.244-7999 Subcontracts for Commercial Products or Commercial Services.

(DEVIATION 2026-O0015)

Feb 2026 Deviation 2026-O0015 Jan 2026

252.225-7012 Preference for Certain Domestic Commodities. Apr 2022

FAR Clauses Incorporated by Full Text

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/far-overhaul/far-part-deviation-guide/far-overhaul-part-52 and https://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/dfars_far_overhaul_class_deviations.html

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

Authorized Deviations in Clauses (Nov 2020)

(a) 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 of "(DEVIATION)" after the date of the clause.

(b) The use in this solicitation or contract of any [insert regulation name] (48 CFR ) clause with an authorized deviation is _DFARS___ __2__ indicated by the addition of "(DEVIATION)" after the name of the regulation.

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Additional Regulation or Supplemental Clauses Incorporated by Full Text

243-9400(1-92) SUPTXT243-9400(1-92) AUTHORIZED CHANGES ONLY BY THE

CONTRACTING OFFICER

(Jan 2024)

AUTHORIZED CHANGES ONLY BY THE CONTRACTING OFFICER

(a) Except as specified in paragraph (b) below, no order, statement, or conduct of Government personnel who visit the Contractor's facilities or in any other manner communicate with Contractor personnel during the performance of this contract shall constitute a change under the "Changes" clause of this contract.

(b) The Contractor shall not comply with any order, direction or request of Government personnel unless it is issued in writing and signed by the Contracting Officer, or is pursuant to specific authority otherwise included as a part of this contract.

(c) The Contracting Officer is the only person authorized to approve changes in any of the requirements of this contract and notwithstanding provisions contained elsewhere in this contract, the said authority remains solely with the Contracting Officer. In the event the Contractor effects any change at the direction of any person other than the Contracting Officer, the change will be considered to have been made without authority and no adjustment will be made in the contract price to cover any increase in charges incurred as a result thereof. The address and telephone number of the Contracting Officer is:

***TO BE COMPLETED AT TIME OF AWARD***

NAME:

ADDRESS:

TELEPHONE:

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Alternate/ Deviation

Variation Effective Date

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

252.209-7011 Representation for Restriction on the Use of Certain Institutions of Higher Education. Aug 2025 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

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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 Definitions essential 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 Prohibition procuring or obtaining, 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 Procedures https://www.sam.gov entities that are 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 Representation 252.204-7016, 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 Disclosures equipment or 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)

Addendum to 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Products and Commercial Services

ADDENDUM TO 52.212-1 - INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS

In addition to FAR 52.212-1, "Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items" the following instructions are provided.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR SUBMISSIONS OF QUOTES:

(1) Quote shall be submitted electronically no later than the due date of the solicitation via email to .shere.c.reese.civ@us.navy.mil

(2) Quoters shall comply with the detailed instructions for the format and content of the quotes contained herein; quotes that do not comply will be considered unacceptable and may render the quote ineligible for award.

(3) Price quotes will be due on the closing date of subject RFQ and must be held firm for thirty (30) days

(4) Quoters shall submit any terms and conditions, licensing agreements, terms of service, or any other documents that are required for the requirements in the solicitation to be met with the quote.

The Government Intends to Solicit and Award, on a sole source basis, to Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in accordance with FAR 12.102(a). Therefore, the vendors initial quote shall contain the vendors's best terms from a price standpoint. The Government reserves the right to conduct exchanges if the Contracting Officer later determines them to be necessary.

Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit proposals. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, all bids, proposals, or quotations received by the closing response date will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract action based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.

QUOTE CONTENT:

The quote should contain the following items in addition to other information required by this solicitation.

The Quote should indicate the following:

Solicitation Number

Name and Address of Quoter, and Cage Code

Point of Contact name, telephone number, and email address

Quote valid of 30 days following the solicitation closing date

Any terms and conditions, licensing agreements, terms of service, etc

Country of Origin for all supplies

Lead time mailto:shere.c.reese.civ@us.navy.mil

Factor I - Price Submission

This volume shall include completed solicitation documents and additional supporting documentation described below:

1. Completed price list that provides individual pricing for each CLIN as detailed in the solicitation.

2. All supplemental information to support the quoted price.

3. Unless competed in SAM, RFP, Representations, Certifications and Other Statements of Offerors completed by the quoter.

A vendor's quoted price will be determined by adding all extended amounts for all CLIN(s) which are comprised of all items listed within the quote. All price information shall be contained in the price quote. No price information shall be included in any other section including cover letters. The importance of price as an evaluation factor is significant in that the degree of importance of price will increase with the degree of equality of the quotes in relation to the other factors on which selection is to be based. The importance of price will also increase when a vendor's price is so significantly high as to diminish the value to the Government that might be gained under the other aspects of the quote. If, at any stage of the evaluation, all vendors are determined to have submitted equal, or virtually equal, quotes, price will be the factor in determining which vendor shall receive the award.

Price will be evaluated in accordance with FAR Part 12. The Government may evaluate any and all information submitted by the quoter to support the reasonableness of prices quoted. The method of evaluation used by the

Contracting Officer is solely within the discretion of the Contracting Officer. Additionally, the government may request quoters to submit additional information/data to support price reasonableness such as copies of paid invoices for the same or similar items or uncertified cost and pricing data. Failure to submit the requested information may result in disqualification of the submitted quote.

The Government will award on the basis of price unless the contracting officer is aware of past performance information related to the low price quote which indicates that quote may not represent best value. In that case, the

Government reserves the right to consider the past performance of other quotes, conduct a price, past performance tradeoff, and award to other than the lowest price quote.

Evaluation - Commercial Products and Commercial Services

FAR Clauses Incorporated by Full Text

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

52.212-2 EVALUATION--COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES (NOV 2021)

Evaluation Criteria:

The Government intends to award a single Firm Fixed Price (FFP) purchase order as a result of this solicitation in accordance with FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items and Commercial Services.

The Government will negotiate and award a firm-fixed price purchase order on a sole source basis with Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in accordance with FAR 12.102(a).

Nothing in this provision limits the Contracting Officer's discretion to rely on information available from other sources (e.g., past performance databases, discussions with other entities familiar with the quoter) or to use any other technique described FAR 9.1 when determining whether the quoter satisfies the FAR 9.104-1 general responsibility standards. Nothing in this provision limits the Contracting Officer's discretion.

The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: Price.

Factor 1 - Price:

The Government will evaluate price quotes in accordance with FAR Part 12, Price Reasonableness. The Government may evaluate any and all information submitted by the quoter to support the reasonableness of the cost/prices quoted. The method of evaluation used by the contracting officer is solely within the discretion of the contracting officer.

If the vendors quote is determined to be unacceptable in factor 1, the price quote will not be evaluated by the Contracting Officer. The Government reserves the right to award the purchase order to other than the lowest priced vendor.

WRITTEN NOTICE

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

Addendum to Evaluation - Commercial Product and Commercial Services

Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Products and Commercial Services

Addendum to Solicitation Provisions

FAR Clauses Incorporated by Reference

Number Title Effective Date

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Variation Effective Date

52.204-7 System for Award Management-Registration. (Deviation 2026-O0038) Feb 2026 52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons. (Deviation 2026-O0038) Feb 2026

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

Feb 2026

52.203-11 Certification and Disclosure Regarding Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions.

Sep 2024

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Alternate/ Deviation

Variation Effective Date

252.225-7973 Prohibition on the Procurement of Foreign-Made Unmanned Aircraft Systems—Representation. (DEVIATION 2024-O0014)

Aug 2024 Deviation 2024-O0014 Aug 2024

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52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference. (Feb 1998)

Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1998)

This solicitation incorporates one or more solicitation provisions 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. The offeror is cautioned that the listed provisions may include blocks that must be completed by the offeror and submitted with its quotation or offer. In lieu of submitting the full text of those provisions, the offeror may identify the provision by paragraph identifier and provide the appropriate information with its quotation or offer. Also, the full text of a solicitation provision may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es):

https://www.acquisition.gov/far-overhaul/far-part-deviation-guide/far-overhaul-part-52 and https://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/dfars_far_overhaul_class_deviations.html

(End of provision)

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

Authorized Deviations in Provisions (Nov 2020)

(a) 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 "(DEVIATION)" after the date of the provision.

(b) The use in this solicitation of any (48 CFR Chapter ) provision with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of _DFARS___ __2__ "(DEVIATION)" after the name of the regulation.

(End of provision)

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252.204-7998 Alternate A, Annual Representations and Certifications. (DEVIATION 2026-O0043)

(Feb 2026) Alternate A Deviation 2026-O0043

(Feb 2026) (Feb 2026)

Alternate A, Annual Representations and Certifications (DEVIATION 2026-O0043)(FEB 2026)

Include the following paragraphs (e), (f), and (g) in the provision at FAR 52.204-7:

(e)(1) If the provision at FAR 52.204-7, System for Award Management Registration, is included in this solicitation, paragraph (g) of this -provision applies.

(2) If the provision at FAR 52.204-7, System for Award Management - Registration, is not included in this solicitation, and the Offeror has an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM), the Offeror may choose to use paragraph (g) of this provision instead of completing the corresponding individual representations and certifications in the solicitation. The Offeror shall indicate which option applies by checking one of the following boxes:

(i) Paragraph (g) applies.

(ii) Paragraph (g) does not apply and the Offeror has completed the individual representations and certifications in the solicitation.

(f)(1) The following representations or certifications in the SAM database are applicable to this solicitation as indicated:

(i) 252.204-7016, Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services--Representation. Applies to all solicitations.

(ii) 252.216-7008, Economic Price Adjustment--Wage Rates or Material Prices Controlled by a Foreign Government. Applies to solicitations for fixed-price supply and service contracts when the contract is to be performed wholly or in part in a foreign country, and a foreign government controls wage rates or material prices and may during contract performance impose a mandatory change in wages or prices of materials.

(iii) 252.225-7042, Authorization to Perform. Applies to all solicitations when performance will be wholly or in part in a foreign country.

(iv) 252.225-7049, Prohibition on Acquisition of Certain Foreign Commercial Satellite Services--Representations. Applies to solicitations for the acquisition of commercial satellite services.

(v) 252.225-7050, Disclosure of Ownership or Control by the Government of a Country that is a State Sponsor of Terrorism. Applies to all solicitations expected to result in contracts of $150,000 or more.

(vi) 252.229-7012, Tax Exemptions (Italy)--Representation. Applies to solicitations when contract performance will be in Italy.

(vii) 252.229-7013, Tax Exemptions (Spain)--Representation. Applies to solicitations when contract performance will be in Spain.

(2) The following representations or certifications in SAM are applicable to this solicitation as indicated by the Contracting Officer: [ ]Contracting Officer check as appropriate.

(i) 252.209-7002, Disclosure of Ownership or Control by a Foreign Government.

(ii) 252.225-7000, Buy American--Balance of Payments Program Certificate.

(iii) 252.225-7020, Trade Agreements Certificate.

Use with Alternate I.

(iv) 252.225-7031, Secondary Arab Boycott of Israel.

(v) 252.225-7035, Buy American--Free Trade Agreements--Balance of Payments Program Certificate.

Use with Alternate I.

Use with Alternate II.

Use with Alternate III.

Use with Alternate IV.

Use with Alternate V.

(vi) 252.226-7002, Representation for Demonstration Project for Contractors Employing Persons with Disabilities.

(vii) 252.232-7015, Performance-Based Payments--Representation.

(g) The Offeror has completed the annual representations and certifications electronically via the SAM website at After https://www.sam.gov reviewing the SAM database information, the Offeror verifies by submission of the offer that the representations and certifications currently posted electronically that apply to this solicitation as indicated in FAR 52.204-7 and paragraph (f) of this provision have been entered or updated within the last 12 months, are current, accurate, complete, and applicable to this solicitation (including the business size standard applicable to the NAICS code referenced for this solicitation), as of the date of this offer, and are incorporated in this offer by reference (see FAR 4.203-1); except for the changes identified below [ ]. These amended representation(s) and/or certificationOfferor to insert changes, identifying change by provision number, title, date

(s) are also incorporated in this offer and are current, accurate, and complete as of the date of this offer.

FAR/DFARS provision No. Title Date Change

Any changes provided by the Offeror are applicable to this solicitation only, and do not result in an update to the representations and certifications located in the SAM database.

(End of provision)

Additional Regulation or Supplemental Clauses Incorporated by Full Text

204-9400(05-24)

SUPTXT204-9400(05-24) CONTRACTOR UNCLASSIFIED ACCESS TO

FEDERALLY CONTROLLED FACILITIES, SENSITIVE INFORMATION,

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (IT) SYSTEMS OR PROTECTED HEALTH

INFORMATION

(Jan 2024)

(a) Insert the following, as applicable, in full text in all solicitations and contracts (including commercial acquisitions) Statement of Work (SOW) or…