Solicitation_NHHC_Transcriptionist_Services.pdf

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757-443-1353

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02:00 PM 11 Dec 2020

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a. NAME

MICHAEL KEEGAN

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ADDITIONAL SHEETS SUBJECT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SPECIFIED.

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NAVSUP FLC NORFOLK CONTRACTING

NORFOLK OFFICE

ATTN: M. KEEGAN

1968 GILBERT STREET STE 600

NORFOLK VA 23511-3392

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RATED ORDER UNDER

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BUSINESS

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541690

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DELIVER ALL ITEMS SET FORTH OR OTHERWISE IDENTIFIED ABOVE AND ON ANY

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EMAIL:

TEL:

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SCHEDULE OF SUPPLIES/ SERVICESITEM NO. QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

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WOMEN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS (WOSB)

ELIGIBLE UNDER THE WOMEN-OWNED

SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAM

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Section SF 1449 - CONTINUATION SHEET

ADENDUM TO 52.212-1

INSTRUCTIONS TO QUOTERS

a) Quoter(s) shall submit their quotation via email to Michael Keegan at michael.keegan1@navy.mil no later than 2:00 PM Eastern Time on 11 December 2020.

b) QUOTE PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS

The quotation shall consist of technical and price information.

FACTOR 1 - TECHNICAL

Contractor shall provide one resume of proposed employee showing that the proposed employee clearly meets the minimum requirements within the minimum qualifications section of the PWS.

If individual being proposed is not already an employee of the contractor, the contractor shall provide a signed Letter of Commitment (LOC) from the employee on company letterhead. If the proposed individual is a current employee, status must be identified in the submittal.

FACTOR 2 – PRICE

Quoter shall complete the provided pricing spreadsheet. All proposed labor rates shall be expressed as a value and be rounded to two decimals (no formulas). Failure to include an hourly rate for all of the provided labor categories within the pricing spreadsheet may deem a quote non-responsive.

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT

Transcription Services

THE NAVAL HISTORY AND HERITAGE COMMAND (NHHC)

WASHINGTON NAVY YARD (WNY)

WASHINGTON, DC

1.0 Period of Performance

Period of Performance begins once the contractor has received the award of contract. The contractor will start work at NHHC in accordance with the period of performance on the contract for the period of one (1) year.

2.0 Purpose

The NHHC WNY requires a variety of business operations support services in order to meet its mission requirements. NHHC is located at the WNY in Washington, DC and is responsible for the preservation, analysis, and dissemination of U.S. Naval history and heritage. NHHC is composed of 42 facilities in 13 geographic locations that includes the Navy Library, 10 Museums, a Heritage Center, and the Historic ship Nautilus. NHHC’s mission is to:

Collect, preserve, protect and make available the artifacts, documents, and art that best embody our naval history and heritage for present and future generations.

Advance the knowledge of naval history and heritage through professional research, analysis, interpretation, products and services.

Remind America of its need to maintain a strong Navy and Marine Corps to protect its citizens, their freedoms, and the nation's maritime commerce.

3.0 Task – Transcription Services

Minimum Qualifications The contractor personnel shall:

Demonstrate 3 years of experience in transcription and/or typing services.

Possess SECRET clearance prior to the start of the task order.

3.1 Project Description – Recommend a Transcriber (Recommend 1 FTE):

The contractor shall provide transcription support services to transcribe and/or abstract select oral histories within NHHC holdings as assigned.

The contractor shall:

1. Complete at least 40 interviews (minimum 1,000 pages) that require transcription. There may be additional work beyond that.

2. Check-out classified CDs to work on, only if alternate location is cleared to process classified material.

3. Provide accurate, true transcription of unclassified and secret oral histories. All transcriptions will accurately notate the events recorded in the interview, including long pauses, tonal pauses (um, eh, ah) and the exact dialogue. The transcriptions will have less than 5% transcription errors to include incorrect transcription of dialogue, loss or oversight of dialogue, gross misspellings, inaccurate designation of speaker) and be completed within two weeks or an agreed upon period of time from date of assignment. Transcriptions should be completed at a rate no slower than 10 hours of work per one hour of audio.

4. Provide transcriptions that follow the NHHC oral history SOP/Desk Guide for best practices and formats and will be provided to NHHC in a soft electronic copy via email and on a disc.

5. Provide clear, concise summaries of unclassified and secret interviews in the form of an abstract.

Abstracts will clearly identify all participants in the interview, their affiliation and the major topics covered in the interview. Abstracts will have less than 5% errors to include, incorrect interpretation of the dialogue, loss or oversight of themes, gross misspellings, inaccurate designation of speaker, and must be completed within two weeks of assignment. Abstracts will follow the NHHC oral history SOP/Desk Guide for best practices and formats. Contractors will provide the completed abstracts to NHHC in a soft electronic copy via email and on a disc.

6. Develop a list of key words of unclassified and secret oral histories according to the classification requirements. As assigned, the transcriber will review the oral history and provide a list of keywords covered in the oral history. The key word list will include the name, rank and affiliations of all personnel identified in the oral history as well as listing operations, events and topics discussed in the interview. Keyword lists will follow the NHHC oral history SOP/Desk Guide and other provided guidelines for best practices and formats. Contractors will provide the keyword lists to NHHC in a soft electronic copy via email and on a disc.

7. Develop an acronym list and basic terminology discussed in the interview in accordance with the NHHC oral history SOP/Desk Guide. Provide acronym list to NHHC in soft electronic copy via email and on a disc.

8. Return the digital recording with the transcription, abstract and acronym list.

Deliverables:

Under the direction of NHHC leadership, the contractor will be responsible for providing:

1) Verbatim transcriptions of assigned oral histories at the unclassified and secret level with less than 5% errors to include, incorrect transcription of the dialogue, loss or oversight of dialogue, gross misspellings, inaccurate designation of speaker at a rate of 1:10 hours. Transcriptions should be returned within two weeks of assignment, unless otherwise agreed upon with NHHC project lead.

2) Provide abstracts of assigned oral histories at the unclassified and secret level with less than 5% errors to include, incorrect interpretation of the dialogue, loss or oversight of themes, personnel or relevant topics, gross misspellings, inaccurate designation of speakers within two weeks of receiving the oral history, unless otherwise agreed upon with NHHC project lead.

3) Provide keyword lists or other summary information of assigned oral history interviews or other audio materials at the unclassified and secret level. Keyword lists and summary information will include all relevant information as requested by project lead. Contractors will follow requirements to provide all names, ranks and affiliations of personnel in the unclassified and secret interviews assigned for keyword lists.

4) Provide an acronym list and/or summary of the basic terminology discussed in assigned unclassified and secret interviews in accordance with the NHHC oral history SOP/Desk Guide.

5) Provide each finished transcript or abstract with acronym list to NHHC Historian/Project Lead in an email and on a disc for review and approval of product.

6) Contractor has a two week delivery time on every 3 hours of oral history audio (180 minute), unless otherwise agreed upon with NHHC project lead.

Equipment:

1) Contractor must provide company laptops for contractor use on unclassified interviews

2) Contractors must have earphones adapted to company laptops for use on unclassified interviews

3) Government will furnish equipment necessary for secret level transcriptions

Minimum Clearance: Secret Contractor will not be permanently seated at NHHC and may do some (up to 50%) of their work via telework or at an offsite location provided by the contracting company.

4.1 Place(s) of Performance

The contractor shall provide the support services at the following Government facilities/locations:

Location Facility Requirement Washington Navy Yard; Washington, DC Government Facility

4.2 Government-Furnished Property

Government-Furnished Property (GFP), if any, will be provided on a task order specific basis. The Government and the Contractor will maintain an inventory of any property provided on the resulting task orders.

Contractor personnel shall not misuse government property or resources. Examples of prohibited activities involving government resources include but are not limited to: mailing personal letters as official mail, making personal long distance calls at government expense, and using government material and equipment for personal gain. Contractor personnel may use government information systems for accessing the Internet, browsing the World-Wide Web and communicating via electronic mail for any purpose not prohibited by law, regulation, instruction or command policy as long as their use does not interfere with work performance. Prohibited uses of government information systems will include: accessing, storing, distributing or viewing material that is pornographic, racist, or subversive in nature; obtaining, installing, copying, pasting, transferring or using software or other materials obtained in violation of the appropriate vendor’s patent, copyright, trade secret or license agreement; knowingly writing, coding, compiling, storing, transmitting or transferring malicious software code to include viruses, logic bombs, worms and macro viruses; promoting partisan political activity;

disseminating religious material; using the system for personal financial gain such as advertising or solicitation of services or sale of personal property; fund raising activities, either for profit or non-profit; gambling, wagering or placing of any bets; writing, forwarding or participating in chain letters; and posting personal home pages.

DECALS, PASSES AND BADGES. Contractor personnel shall obtain decals, passes and badges required by the installation to which they are assigned. Contractor personnel shall follow identified procedures for obtaining decals, passes and badges, and for turning them in when they leave the contractor’s service. The Contractor shall complete a roster with employee identification data so that the government may provide the appropriate identification cards/badges.

WEATHER EMERGENCIES. Contractor personnel are classified as non-essential during weather emergencies and therefore should not report for work if their installation has curtailed operations. Contractor personnel should follow instructions for “bravo personnel” issued via local broadcast media.

REPORT FRAUD, WASTE AND ABUSE. The contractor shall ensure that knowledge or suspicion of fraud, waste or abuse by contractor or government personnel is reported to the assigned Contracting Officer Representative (COR) as soon as possible.

5.0 Security Requirements

5.1 Contractor personnel shall successfully complete, at a minimum, a National Agency Check with Inquiry (NACI) before operating Government furnished workstations that have access to Navy e-mail systems.

5.2 Upon successful adjudication of a favorable NACI, Contractor personnel will be permitted to access the work site and perform associated duties on this requirement. This status will be temporary for positions requiring a Secret or above level clearance pending successful adjudication of that clearance.

5.3 Once assigned, Contractor personnel shall be required to obtain a Common Access Card (CAC) with PKI for access to Department of Defense facilities and websites. Granting of logical and physical access privileges remains a local policy and business operation function of the local facility. The Contractor shall be responsible for contacting the assigned Contracting Officer Representative (COR) to coordinate CAC privileges.

5.4 The contractor and his other employees and representatives shall comply with all security regulations currently in force at DON Personnel Security Program (PSP) Manual, SECNAV M-5510.30 June 2006; DON Information Security Program (ISP) Regulation, SECNAVINST 5510.36 of June 2006, National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM), DOD 5220.22-M of February 2006; and Security Program Manual, These regulations are available for review upon request.

5.5 Security Clearance. Only those persons whose job it is to handle, read, store, etc. per the performance of work under this contract shall be given access to classified information or material.

5.6 Physical Security. The contractor shall be responsible for safeguarding all Government property in the work areas. At the close of each work period, facilities and equipment shall be secured. The contractor shall conform to the provisions of applicable Navy and DOD regulations for safeguarding the Government-furnished facilities, equipment and materials.

5.7 Key Control. The contractor shall establish and implement methods of ensuring that all keys issued to the contractor by the Government are not lost, or misplaced, and are not used by unauthorized persons. No keys issued to the contractor by the Government shall be duplicated. The contractor shall develop procedures covering key control that will be included in the contractor’s quality control plan. The contractor shall be required to replace, re-key, or to reimburse the Government for replacement of locks or re-keying because of the contractor losing keys. In the event the master key is lost or duplicated by the contractor, all locks and keys for that system shall be replaced by the Government and the total cost deducted from the contractor’s monthly payment due. The contractor shall prohibit the use of keys issued by the Government by any persons other than the contractor’s employees engaged in the performance of assigned work in those areas.

5.8 Classified Lock Combinations. The contractor shall establish and implement methods for ensuring that all lock combinations are not revealed to unauthorized persons. In the event that the lock combinations are revealed by contractor employees to unauthorized persons and the lock must be replaced, or combination immediately changed, the system shall be replaced by the Government and the total cost deducted from the contractor’s monthly payment due.

Observance of Holidays and Excused Absence

Contractor support services shall be provided except for the following federal holidays:

New Year's Day Martin Luther King's Birthday President's Birthday Memorial Day Independence Day Labor Day Columbus Day Veteran's Day Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas

6.0 Enterprise-Wide Contractor Manpower Reporting Application (ECMRA)

In accordance with the requirements at the NMCARS 5237.102(90), the contractor shall report ALL contractor labor hours (including subcontractor labor hours) required for performance of services provided under this PWS including any resulting task orders for business operations support services in support of NHHC via a secure data collection site. The contractor is required to completely fill in all required data fields using the following web address:

sam.gov

Reporting inputs will be for the labor executed during the period of performance during each Government fiscal year (FY), which runs October 1 through September 30. While inputs may be reported any time during the FY, all data shall be reported no later than October 31 of each calendar year. Contractors may direct questions to the help desk, linked at sam.gov

ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

0001 12 Months

TRANSCRIPTION SUPPORT SERVICES

FFP

Transcription Support Services in accordance with the PWS.

FOB: Destination

MILSTRIP: N6315121RC002BQ

PURCHASE REQUEST NUMBER: N6315121RC002BQ

SIGNAL CODE: J

PSC CD: R499

NET AMT

INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE TERMS

Supplies/services will be inspected/accepted at:

CLIN INSPECT AT INSPECT BY ACCEPT AT ACCEPT BY

0001 Destination Government Destination Government

DELIVERY INFORMATION

CLIN DELIVERY DATE QUANTITY SHIP TO ADDRESS DODAAC /

CAGE

0001 POP 17-DEC-2020 TO

16-NOV-2021

N/A N/A

FOB: Destination

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

52.203-6 Alt I Restrictions On Subcontractor Sales To The Government

(JUN 2020) -- Alternate I

OCT 1995

52.203-18 Prohibition on Contracting With Entities That Require Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements-- Representation

JAN 2017

52.203-19 Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements

JAN 2017

52.204-7 System for Award Management OCT 2018 52.204-9 Personal Identity Verification of Contractor Personnel JAN 2011 52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance OCT 2018 52.204-16 Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting AUG 2020 52.204-18 Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance AUG 2020 52.204-22 Alternative Line Item Proposal JAN 2017 52.204-25 Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment.

AUG 2020

52.212-1 (Dev) Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items. (DEVIATION 2018-O0018)

JUN 2020

52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions--Commercial Items OCT 2018 52.232-39 Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations JUN 2013 52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business

Subcontractors

DEC 2013

52.237-2 Protection Of Government Buildings, Equipment, And Vegetation

APR 1984

52.247-34 F.O.B. Destination NOV 1991 252.203-7000 Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD

Officials

SEP 2011

252.203-7002 Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights SEP 2013 252.204-7003 Control Of Government Personnel Work Product APR 1992 252.204-7004 Antiterrorism Awareness Training for Contractors. FEB 2019 252.204-7012 Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber

Incident Reporting

DEC 2019

252.204-7015 Notice of Authorized Disclosure of Information for Litigation Support

MAY 2016

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

DEC 2019

252.225-7048 Export-Controlled Items JUN 2013 252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving

Reports

DEC 2018

252.232-7006 Wide Area WorkFlow Payment Instructions DEC 2018 252.232-7010 Levies on Contract Payments DEC 2006 252.244-7000 Subcontracts for Commercial Items OCT 2020 252.247-7023 Transportation of Supplies by Sea FEB 2019

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY FULL TEXT

52.204-24 REPRESENTATION REGARDING CERTAIN TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND VIDEO

SURVEILLANCE SERVICES OR EQUIPMENT (OCT 2020)

The Offeror shall not complete the representation at paragraph (d)(1) of this provision if the Offeror has represented that it "does not provide covered 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" in paragraph (c)(1) in the provision at 52.204-26, Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services-- Representation, or in paragraph (v)(2)(i) of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications- Commercial Items. The Offeror shall not complete the representation in paragraph (d)(2) of this provision if the Offeror has represented that it "does not use covered telecommunications equipment or services, or any equipment, system, or service that uses covered telecommunications equipment or services" in paragraph (c)(2) of the provision at 52.204-26, or in paragraph (v)(2)(ii) of the provision at 52.212-3.

(a) Definitions. As used in this provision-

Backhaul, covered telecommunications equipment or services, critical technology, interconnection arrangements, reasonable inquiry, roaming, and substantial or essential component have the meanings provided in the clause 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment.

(b) Prohibition.

(1) Section 889(a)(1)(A) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Pub. L.

115-232) prohibits the head of an executive agency on or after August 13, 2019, from procuring or obtaining, or extending or renewing a contract to procure or obtain, any equipment, system, or service that uses covered telecommunications equipment or services as a substantial or essential component of any system, or as critical technology as part of any system. Nothing in the prohibition shall be construed to--

(i) Prohibit the head of an executive agency from procuring with an entity to provide a service that connects to the facilities of a third-party, such as backhaul, roaming, or interconnection arrangements; or

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

(2) Section 889(a)(1)(B) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Pub. L.

115-232) prohibits the head of an executive agency on or after August 13, 2020, from entering into a contract or extending or renewing a contract with an entity that uses any equipment, system, or service that uses covered telecommunications equipment or services as a substantial or essential component of any system, or as critical technology as part of any system. This prohibition applies to the use of covered telecommunications equipment or services, regardless of whether that use is in performance of work under a Federal contract. Nothing in the prohibition shall be construed to--

(i) Prohibit the head of an executive agency from procuring with an entity to provide a service that connects to the facilities of a third-party, such as backhaul, roaming, or interconnection arrangements; or

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

(c) Procedures. The Offeror shall review the list of excluded parties in the System for Award Management (SAM) (https://www.sam.gov) for entities excluded from receiving federal awards for "covered telecommunications equipment or services."

(d) Representations. The Offeror represents that--

(1) It [] will, [] will not provide covered telecommunications equipment or services to the Government in the performance of any contract, subcontract or other contractual instrument resulting from this solicitation. The Offeror shall provide the additional disclosure information required at paragraph (e)(1) of this section if the Offeror responds "will" in paragraph (d)(1) of this section; and

(2) After conducting a reasonable inquiry, for purposes of this representation, the Offeror represents that--

It [] does, [] does not use covered telecommunications equipment or services, or use any equipment, system, or service that uses covered telecommunications equipment or services. The Offeror shall provide the additional disclosure information required at paragraph (e)(2) of this section if the Offeror responds "does" in paragraph (d)(2) of this section.

(e) Disclosures.

(1) Disclosure for the representation in paragraph (d)(1) of this provision. If the Offeror has responded "will" in the representation in paragraph (d)(1) of this provision, the Offeror shall provide the following information as part of the offer:

(i) For covered equipment--

(A) The entity that produced the covered telecommunications equipment (include entity name, unique entity identifier, CAGE code, and whether the entity was the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) or a distributor, if known);

(B) A description of all covered telecommunications equipment offered (include brand; model number, such as OEM number, manufacturer part number, or wholesaler number; and item description, as applicable); and

(C) Explanation of the proposed use of covered telecommunications equipment and any factors relevant to determining if such use would be permissible under the prohibition in paragraph (b)(1) of this provision.

(ii) For covered services--

(A) If the service is related to item maintenance: A description of all covered telecommunications services offered (include on the item being maintained: Brand; model number, such as OEM number, manufacturer part number, or wholesaler number; and item description, as applicable); or

(B) If not associated with maintenance, the Product Service Code (PSC) of the service being provided; and explanation of the proposed use of covered telecommunications services and any factors relevant to determining if such use would be permissible under the prohibition in paragraph (b)(1) of this provision.

(2) Disclosure for the representation in paragraph (d)(2) of this provision. If the Offeror has responded "does" in the representation in paragraph (d)(2) of this provision, the Offeror shall provide the following information as part of the offer:

(i) For covered equipment--

(A) The entity that produced the covered telecommunications equipment (include entity name, unique entity identifier, CAGE code, and whether the entity was the OEM or a distributor, if known);

(B) A description of all covered telecommunications equipment offered (include brand; model number, such as OEM number, manufacturer part number, or wholesaler number; and item description, as applicable); and

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

(ii) For covered services--

(A) If the service is related to item maintenance: A description of all covered telecommunications services offered (include on the item being maintained: Brand; model number, such as OEM number, manufacturer part number, or wholesaler number; and item description, as applicable); or

(B) If not associated with maintenance, the PSC of the service being provided; and explanation of the proposed use of covered telecommunications services and any factors relevant to determining if such use would be permissible under the prohibition in paragraph (b)(2) of this provision.

(End of provision)

52.204-26 COVERED TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT OR SERVICES--REPRESENTATION (OCT

2020)

(a) Definitions. As used in this provision, “covered telecommunications equipment or services” and "reasonable inquiry" have the meaning provided in the clause 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment.

(b) Procedures. The Offeror shall review the list of excluded parties in the System for Award Management (SAM) (https://www.sam.gov) for entities excluded from receiving federal awards for “covered telecommunications equipment or services”.

(c) Representations.

(1) The Offeror represents that it [ ___ ] does, [ ___ ] does not provide covered 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.

(2) After conducting a reasonable inquiry for purposes of this representation, the offeror represents that it [ ___ ] does, [ ___ ] does not use covered telecommunications equipment or services, or any equipment, system, or service that uses covered telecommunications equipment or services.

52.212-2 EVALUATION--COMMERCIAL ITEMS (OCT 2014)

EVALUATION OF QUOTATIONS

The Government intends to award a Firm Fixed Price task order resulting from this request for quotation (RFQ) to the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) Offer. Note: The Government intends to award solely on the information contained in the quote and is not obligated to seek completion or clarification of resume information.

Selection for award will be based on two parts, as follows:

FACTOR 1 - TECHNICAL

FACTOR 2 - PRICE

FACTOR 1 - TECHNICAL

Quotes shall be ranked from lowest to highest according to price, inclusive of all option pricing. If the lowest priced quote is evaluated to be Acceptable, that quote represents the best value for the Government and the evaluation process stops at this point. Award shall be made to that quoter without further consideration of any other quotes.

However, if the lowest priced quote is not evaluated to be Acceptable, the next lowest priced quote will be evaluated and the process will continue (in order of price from lowest to highest) until a quote is evaluated to be Acceptable.

Rating Description Acceptable Submittal clearly meets the minimum requirements within the “minimum qualifications” section in the PWS. If a current employee, status has been identified. If not a current employee, a LOC has been provided.

Unacceptable Submittal does not clearly meet the minimum requirements within the “minimum qualifications” section in the PWS. Current employee status has not been identified or no LOC provided.

The Government will not give any favorable consideration, preference, “extra credit,” or other positive evaluation to any matters contained in any section of the quoter’s quote, which could be construed to exceed the minimum requirements in the Performance Work Statement.

Technical submissions must meet all of the criteria stated above in order to receive an “Acceptable” rating. Technical submissions that do not meet all of the requirements listed above. will be rated as “Unacceptable” and will no longer be considered for further competition or award.

FACTOR 2 – PRICE

The quoters proposed price will be evaluated on the basis of price reasonableness. The evaluation may include, but is not limited to the following:

(A) Price comparison with other quoters;

(B) Comparison with independent cost estimates.

Quoters responding to this RFQ are advised that, prior to award, the government may request quoters to submit information/data to support price reasonableness such as copies of paid invoices for the same or similar items, sales history for the same or similar items, price list with effective date and/or copies of catalog pages along with any applicable discounts. Failure to submit the requested information may result in disqualification of the submitted quote.

SELECTION

The Government intends to evaluate quotes and award a contract using the procedures of FAR part 12. The Government shall select the quoter with the lowest priced, technically acceptable offer represents the best interests of the Government.

52.212-3 OFFEROR REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS--COMMERCIAL ITEMS (OCT 2020)

ALTERNATE I (OCT 2014)

The Offeror shall complete only paragraph (b) of this provision if the Offeror has completed the annual representations and certification electronically in the System for Award Management (SAM) accessed through https://www.sam.gov. If the Offeror has not completed the annual representations and certifications electronically, the Offeror shall complete only paragraphs (c) through (v) of this provision.

(a) Definitions. As used in this provision--

“Covered telecommunications equipment or services” has the meaning provided in the clause 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment.

“Economically disadvantaged women-owned small business (EDWOSB) concern” means a small business concern that is at least 51 percent directly and unconditionally owned by, and the management and daily business operations of which are controlled by, one or more women who are citizens of the United States and who are economically disadvantaged in accordance with 13 CFR part 127. It automatically qualifies as a women-owned small business eligible under the WOSB Program.

“Forced or indentured child labor” means all work or service—

(1) Exacted from any person under the age of 18 under the menace of any penalty for its nonperformance and for which the worker does not offer himself voluntarily; or

(2) Performed by any person under the age of 18 pursuant to a contract the enforcement of which can be accomplished by process or penalties.

“Highest-level owner” means the entity that owns or controls an immediate owner of the offeror, or that owns or controls one or more entities that control an immediate owner of the offeror. No entity owns or exercises control of the highest level owner.

“Immediate owner” means an entity, other than the offeror, that has direct control of the offeror. Indicators of control include, but are not limited to, one or more of the following: Ownership or interlocking management, identity of interests among family members, shared facilities and equipment, and the common use of employees.

“Inverted domestic corporation,” means a foreign incorporated entity that meets the definition of an inverted domestic corporation under 6 U.S.C. 395(b), applied in accordance with the rules and definitions of 6 U.S.C. 395(c).

“Manufactured end product” means any end product in product and service codes (PSCs) 1000-9999, except—

(1) PSC 5510, Lumber and Related Basic Wood Materials;

(2) Product or Service Group (PSG) 87, Agricultural Supplies;

(3) PSG 88, Live Animals;

(4) PSG 89, Subsistence;

(5) PSC 9410, Crude Grades of Plant Materials;

(6) PSC 9430, Miscellaneous Crude Animal Products, Inedible;

(7) PSC 9440, Miscellaneous Crude Agricultural and Forestry Products;

(8) PSC 9610, Ores;

(9) PSC 9620, Minerals, Natural and Synthetic; and

(10) PSC 9630, Additive Metal Materials.

“Place of manufacture” means the place where an end product is assembled out of components, or otherwise made or processed from raw materials into the finished product that is to be provided to the Government. If a product is disassembled and reassembled, the place of reassembly is not the place of manufacture.

“Reasonable inquiry” has the meaning provided in the clause 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment.

“Restricted business operations” means business operations in Sudan that include power production activities, mineral extraction activities, oil-related activities, or the production of military equipment, as those terms are defined in the Sudan Accountability and Divestment Act of 2007 (Pub. L. 110-174). Restricted business operations do not include business operations that the person (as that term is defined in Section 2 of the Sudan Accountability and Divestment Act of 2007) conducting the business can demonstrate—

(1) Are conducted under contract directly and exclusively with the regional government of southern Sudan;

(2) Are conducted pursuant to specific authorization from the Office of Foreign Assets Control in the Department of the Treasury, or are expressly exempted under Federal law from the requirement to be conducted under such authorization;

(3) Consist of providing goods or services to marginalized populations of Sudan;

(4) Consist of providing goods or services to an internationally recognized peacekeeping force or humanitarian organization;

(5) Consist of providing goods or services that are used only to promote health or education; or

(6) Have been voluntarily suspended.

“Sensitive technology”—

(1) Means hardware, software, telecommunications equipment, or any other technology that is to be used specifically—

(i) To restrict the free flow of unbiased information in Iran; or

(ii) To disrupt, monitor, or otherwise restrict speech of the people of Iran; and

(2) Does not include information or informational materials the export of which the President does not have the authority to regulate or prohibit pursuant to section 203(b)(3) of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1702(b)(3)).

“Service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern”—

(1) Means a small business concern—

(i) Not less than 51 percent of which is owned by one or more service-disabled veterans or, in the case of any publicly owned business, not less than 51 percent of the stock of which is owned by one or more service-disabled veterans; and

(ii) The management and daily business operations of which are controlled by one or more service-disabled veterans or, in the case of a service-disabled veteran with permanent and severe disability, the spouse or permanent caregiver of such veteran.

(2) Service-disabled veteran means a veteran, as defined in 38 U.S.C. 101(2), with a disability that is service-connected, as defined in 38 U.S.C. 101(16).

“Small business concern” means a concern, including its affiliates, that is independently owned and operated, not dominant in the field of operation in which it is bidding on Government contracts, and qualified as a small business under the criteria in 13 CFR Part 121 and size standards in this solicitation.

“Small disadvantaged business concern, consistent with 13 CFR 124.1002,” means a small business concern under the size standard applicable to the acquisition, that--

(1) Is at least 51 percent unconditionally and directly owned (as defined at 13 CFR 124.105) by--

(i) One or more socially disadvantaged (as defined at 13 CFR 124.103) and economically disadvantaged (as defined at 13 CFR 124.104) individuals who are citizens of the United States; and

(ii) Each individual claiming economic disadvantage has a net worth not exceeding $750,000 after taking into account the applicable exclusions set forth at 13 CFR 124.104(c)(2); and

(2) The management and daily business operations of which are controlled (as defined at 13.CFR 124.106) by individuals, who meet the criteria in paragraphs (1)(i) and (ii) of this definition.

“Subsidiary” means an entity in which more than 50 percent of the entity is owned—

(1) Directly by a parent corporation; or

(2) Through another subsidiary of a parent corporation.

“Veteran-owned small business concern” means a small business concern—

(1) Not less than 51 percent of which is owned by one or more veterans(as defined at 38 U.S.C. 101(2)) or, in the case of any publicly owned business, not less than 51 percent of the stock of which is owned by one or more veterans; and

(2) The management and daily business operations of which are controlled by one or more veterans.

“Women-owned business concern” means a concern which is at least 51 percent owned by one or more women; or in the case of any publicly owned business, at least 51 percent of the its stock is owned by one or more women; and whose management and daily business operations are controlled by one or more women.

“Women-owned small business concern” means a small business concern --

(1) That is at least 51 percent owned by one or more women or, in the case of any publicly owned business, at least 51 percent of the stock of which is owned by one or more women; and

(2) Whose management and daily business operations are controlled by one or more women.

“Women-owned small business (WOSB) concern eligible under the WOSB Program (in accordance with 13 CFR part 127),” means a small business concern that is at least 51 percent directly and unconditionally owned by, and the management and daily business operations of which are controlled by, one or more women who are citizens of the United States.

(b)

(1) Annual Representations and Certifications. Any changes provided by the Offeror in paragraph (b)(2) of this provision do not automatically change the representations and certifications in SAM.

(2) The offeror has completed the annual representations and certifications electronically in SAM accessed through http://www.sam.gov. After reviewing SAM information, the Offeror verifies by submission of this offer that the representations and certifications currently posted electronically at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications--Commercial Items, have been entered or updated in the last 12 months, are current, accurate, complete, and applicable to this solicitation (including the business size standard(s) applicable to the NAICS code(s) referenced for this solicitation), at the time this offer is submitted and are incorporated in this offer by reference (see FAR 4.1201), except for paragraphs __.

[Offeror to identify the applicable paragraphs at (c) through (v) of this provision that the offeror has completed for the purposes of this solicitation only, if any.

These amended representation(s) and/or certification(s) are also incorporated in this offer and are current, accurate, and complete as of the date of this offer.

Any changes provided by the offeror are applicable to this solicitation only, and do not result in an update to the representations and certifications posted electronically on SAM.]

(c) Offerors must complete the following representations when the resulting contract is to be performed in the United States or its outlying areas. Check all that apply.

(1) Small business concern. The offeror represents as part of its offer that it [ ___ ] is, [ ___ ] is not a small business concern.

(2) Veteran-owned small business concern. [Complete only if the offeror represented itself as a small business concern in paragraph (c)(1) of this provision.] The offeror represents as part of its offer that it [ ___ ] is, [ ___ ] is not a veteran-owned small business concern.

(3) Service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern. [Complete only if the offeror represented itself as a veteran-owned small business concern in paragraph (c)(2) of this provision.] The offeror represents as part of its offer that it [ ___ ] is, [ ___ ] is not a service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern.

(4) Small disadvantaged business concern. [Complete only if the offeror represented itself as a small business concern in paragraph (c)(1) of this provision.]The offeror represents that it [ ___ ] is, [ ___ ] is not, a small disadvantaged business concern as defined in 13 CFR 124.1002.

(5) Women-owned small business concern. [Complete only if the offeror represented itself as a small business concern in paragraph (c)(1) of this provision.]The offeror represents that it [ ___ ] is, [ ___ ] is not a women-owned small business concern.

Note: Complete paragraphs (c)(8) and (c)(9) only if this solicitation is expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold.

(6) WOSB concern eligible under the WOSB Program. [Complete only if the offeror represented itself as a women-owned small business concern in paragraph (c)(5) of this provision.] The offeror represents that—

(i) It [ ___ ] is, [ ___ ] is not a WOSB concern eligible under the WOSB Program, has provided all the required documents to the WOSB Repository, and no change in circumstances or adverse decisions have been issued that affects its eligibility; and

(ii) It [ ___ ] is, [ ___ ] is not a joint venture that complies with the requirements of 13 CFR part 127, and the representation in paragraph (c)(6)(i) of this provision is accurate for each WOSB concern eligible under the WOSB Program participating in the joint venture. [The offeror shall enter the name or names of the WOSB concern eligible under the WOSB Program and other small businesses that are participating in the joint venture: ___ .] Each WOSB concern eligible under the WOSB Program participating in the joint venture shall submit a separate signed copy of the WOSB representation.

(7) Economically disadvantaged women-owned small business (EDWOSB) concern. [Complete only if the offeror represented itself as a WOSB concern eligible under the WOSB Program in (c)(6) of this provision.] The offeror represents that—

(i) It [ ___ ] is, [ ___ ] is not an EDWOSB concern, has provided all the required documents to the WOSB Repository, and no change in circumstances or adverse decisions have been issued that affects its eligibility; and

(ii) It [ ___ ] is, [ ___ ] is not a joint venture that complies with the requirements of 13 CFR part 127, and the representation in paragraph (c)(7)(i) of this provision is accurate for each EDWOSB concern participating in the joint venture. [The offeror shall enter the name or names of the EDWOSB concern and other small businesses that are participating in the joint venture: ___ .] Each EDWOSB concern participating in the joint venture shall submit a separate signed copy of the EDWOSB representation.

(8) Women-owned business concern (other than small business concern). [Complete only if the offeror is a women-owned business concern and did not represent itself as a small business concern in paragraph (c)(1) of this provision.] The offeror represents that it [ ___ ] is, a women-owned business concern.

(9) Tie bid priority for labor surplus area concerns. If this is an invitation for bid, small business offerors may identify the labor surplus areas in which costs to be incurred on account of manufacturing or production (by offeror or first-tier subcontractors) amount to more than 50 percent of the contract price:

(10) HUBZone small business concern. [Complete only if the offeror represented itself as a small business concern in paragraph (c)(1) of this provision.] The offeror represents, as part of its offer, that--

(i) It [ ___ ] is, [ ___ ] is not a HUBZone small business concern listed, on the date of this representation, on the List of Qualified HUBZone Small Business Concerns maintained by the Small Business Administration, and no material changes in ownership and control, principal office, or HUBZone employee percentage have occurred since it was certified in accordance with 13 CFR part 126; and

(ii) It [ ___ ] is, [ ___ ] is not a HUBZone joint venture that complies with the requirements of 13 CFR part 126, and the representation in paragraph (c)(10)(i) of this provision is accurate for each HUBZone small business concern participating in the HUBZone joint venture. [The offeror shall enter the names of each of the HUBZone small business concerns participating in the HUBZone joint venture: ___ .] Each HUBZone small business concern participating in the HUBZone joint venture shall submit a separate signed copy of the HUBZone representation.

(11) (Complete if the offeror has represented itself as disadvantaged in paragraph (c)(4) of this provision.)

[The offeror shall check the category in which its ownership falls]:

___ Black American.

___ Hispanic American.

___ Native American (American Indians, Eskimos, Aleuts, or Native Hawaiians).

___ Asian-Pacific American (persons with origins from Burma, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Brunei, Japan, China, Taiwan, Laos, Cambodia (Kampuchea), Vietnam, Korea, The Philippines, Republic of Palau, Republic of the Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, Samoa, Macao, Hong Kong, Fiji, Tonga, Kiribati, Tuvalu, or Nauru).

___ Subcontinent Asian (Asian-Indian) American (persons with origins from India,…