Solicitation - W9128F26RA045.pdf

SECTION

15A. NAME AND

ADDRESS

OF OFFEROR

SOLICITATION, OFFER, AND AWARD 1. This Contract is a Rated Order under the Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) - Code of Federal Regulations - at 15 CFR 700.

RATING PAGE OF PAGES

2. CONTRACT NUMBER 3. SOLICITATION NUMBER 4. TYPE OF SOLICITATION 5. DATE ISSUED 6. REQUISITION/PURCHASE NUMBER

CODE7. ISSUED BY 8. ADDRESS OFFER TO (If other than item 7)

NOTE: In sealed bid solicitations "offer" and "offeror" mean "bid" and "bidder".

SOLICITATION

9. Sealed offers in original and copies for furnishings the supplies or services in the Schedule will be received at the place specified in item 8, or if hand carried, in the depository located in until local time

CAUTION - LATE Submissions, Modifications, and Withdrawals: See Section L, Provision Number 52.214-7 or 52.215-1. All offers are subject to all terms and conditions contained in this solicitation.

10. FOR

INFORMATION

CALL:

A. NAME B. TELEPHONE (NO COLLECT CALLS)

AREA CODE NUMBER EXTENSION

C. EMAIL ADDRESS

11. TABLE OF CONTENTS

(X) DESCRIPTION PAGE(S) (X) SECTION PAGE(S)DESCRIPTION

A B C D E F G H

I

J

K

L

M EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD

INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS, AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS

REPRESENTATIONS, CERTIFICATIONS AND OTHER

STATEMENTS OF OFFERORS

PART IV - REPRESENTATIONS AND INSTRUCTIONS

LIST OF ATTACHMENTS

PART III - LIST OF DOCUMENTS, EXHIBITS AND OTHER ATTACHMENTS

CONTRACT CLAUSESSOLICITATION/CONTRACT FORM

SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICES/COSTS

DESCRIPTION/SPECIFICATIONS/WORK STATEMENT

PACKAGING AND MARKING

INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

DELIVERIES OR PERFORMANCE

CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION DATA

SPECIAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS

NOTE: Item 12 does not apply if the solicitation includes the provisions at 52.214-16, Minimum Bid Acceptance Period.

OFFER (Must be fully completed by offeror)

12. In compliance with the above, the undersigned agrees, if this offer is accepted within calendar days (60 calendar days unless a different period is inserted by the offeror) from the date for receipt of offers specified above, to furnish any or all items upon which prices are offered at the set opposite each item, delivered at the designated point(s), within the time specified in the schedule.

13. DISCOUNT FOR PROMPT PAYMENT

(See Section I, Clause Number 52.232-8)

14. ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF AMENDMENTS

(The offeror acknowledges receipt of amendments to the SOLICITATION for offerors and related documents numbered and dated):

10 CALENDAR DAYS (%) 20 CALENDAR DAYS (%) 30 CALENDAR DAYS (%) CALENDAR DAYS (%)

DATEAMENDMENT NUMBERAMENDMENT NUMBER DATE

CODE FACILITY 16. NAME AND THE TITLE OF PERSON AUTHORIZED TO SIGN OFFER

(Type or print)

15B. TELEPHONE NUMBER

AREA CODE NUMBER EXTENSION

15C. CHECK IF REMITTANCE ADDRESS IS

DIFFERENT FROM ABOVE - ENTER

SUCH ADDRESS IN SCHEDULE.

17. SIGNATURE 18. OFFER DATE

AWARD (To be completed by Government)

19. ACCEPTED AS TO ITEMS NUMBERED 20. AMOUNT 21. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION

22. AUTHORITY FOR USING OTHER THAN FULL OPEN COMPETITION UNDER THE

UNITED STATES CODE AT:

10 U.S.C. 3204(a) ( )41 U.S.C. 3304(a)

24. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than Item 7)

26. NAME OF CONTRACTING OFFICER (Type or print)

IMPORTANT - Award will be made on this Form, or on Standard Form 26, or by other authorized official written notice.

AUTHORIZED FOR LOCAL REPRODUCTION

Previous edition is unusable

23. SUBMIT INVOICES TO ADDRESS SHOWN IN

(4 copies unless otherwise specified)

25. PAYMENT WILL BE MADE BY

27. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

(Signature of Contracting Officer)

28. AWARD DATE

CODE

ITEM

STANDARD FORM 33 (REV. 12/2022)

Prescribed by GSA - FAR (48 CFR) 53.214 (c)

SEALED BID (IFB) INVITATION FOR BID

NEGOTIATED (RFP) REQUEST FOR

PROPOSAL

(Hour) (Date)

PART I - THE SCHEDULE PART II - CONTRACT CLAUSES

Section A - Solicitation/Contract Form

405064, IIS, EPA, Libby OU3 FS, PP, RODInstrument Name:

W9128F26RA045

Section B - Supplies or Services & Prices or Costs

Additional Information/Notes

Item Supplies/Service Quantity Unit Unit Price

Amount

0001 Management, Planning, and Reporting Pricing Arrangement: Cost Plus Fixed Fee

1 Job

0002 Responsible Party Oversight Pricing Arrangement: Cost Plus Fixed Fee

1 Job

Option Line Item

Proposed Plan and Record of Decision Pricing Arrangement: Cost Plus Fixed Fee

1 Job

Option Line Item

Finalize Responsible Party Feasibility Study Pricing Arrangement: Cost Plus Fixed Fee

1 Job

Option Line Item

Libby Action Response Plan Sampling Pricing Arrangement: Cost Plus Fixed Fee

1 Job

Section C - Description/Specifications/Statement of Work

Product Service Code : F999 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) : 562910

Product Service Code : F999 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) : 562910

Option Line Item 0003 Product Service Code : F999 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) : 562910

Option Line Item 0004 Product Service Code : F999 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) : 562910

Option Line Item 0005 Product Service Code : F999 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) : 562910

Section D - Packaging and Marking

Section E - Inspection and Acceptance

FAR Clauses Incorporated by Reference

Number Title Effective Date

Alternate Deviation

Variation Effective Date

52.246-5 Inspection of Services-Cost- Reimbursement.

1984-04

Overall Contract Inspection/Acceptance Locations

0001 Inspection and Acceptance Location

Both Destination Instructions: Inspect/Accept

DoDAAC: 966752 CountryCode: USA

COE PROGRAMS MANAGEMENT BRANCH

USAED, OMAHACENWO-PM-P, 1616 CAPITOL AVE

OMAHA, NE 68102-4901

UNITED STATES

Jennifer Laidlaw Email: Jennifer.L.Laidlaw@usace.army.mil Telephone: (402) 278-0633

0002 Inspection and Acceptance Location

Both Destination Instructions: Inspect/Accept

DoDAAC: 966752 CountryCode: USA

COE PROGRAMS MANAGEMENT BRANCH

USAED, OMAHACENWO-PM-P, 1616 CAPITOL AVE

OMAHA, NE 68102-4901

UNITED STATES

Jennifer Laidlaw Email: Jennifer.L.Laidlaw@usace.army.mil Telephone: (402) 278-0633

Option Line Item

Inspection and Acceptance Location

Both Destination Instructions: Inspect/Accept

DoDAAC: 966752 CountryCode: USA

COE PROGRAMS MANAGEMENT BRANCH

USAED, OMAHACENWO-PM-P, 1616 CAPITOL AVE

OMAHA, NE 68102-4901

UNITED STATES

Jennifer Laidlaw Email: Jennifer.L.Laidlaw@usace.army.mil Telephone: (402) 278-0633

Option Line Item

Inspection and Acceptance Location

Both Destination Instructions: Inspect/Accept

DoDAAC: 966752 CountryCode: USA

COE PROGRAMS MANAGEMENT BRANCH

USAED, OMAHACENWO-PM-P, 1616 CAPITOL AVE

OMAHA, NE 68102-4901

UNITED STATES

Jennifer Laidlaw Email: Jennifer.L.Laidlaw@usace.army.mil Telephone: (402) 278-0633

Option Inspection and Acceptance Location

Line Item

Both Destination Instructions: Inspect/Accept

DoDAAC: 966752 CountryCode: USA

COE PROGRAMS MANAGEMENT BRANCH

USAED, OMAHACENWO-PM-P, 1616 CAPITOL AVE

OMAHA, NE 68102-4901

UNITED STATES

Jennifer Laidlaw Email: Jennifer.L.Laidlaw@usace.army.mil Telephone: (402) 278-0633

Section F - Deliveries or Performance

0001 Delivery Schedule Delivery On Or Before Delivery Date 15 Mar 2029

1 JobQuantity

Address and POC Place of Performance DoDAAC: 966752 CountryCode: USA

COE PROGRAMS MANAGEMENT BRANCH

USAED, OMAHACENWO-PM-P, 1616 CAPITOL AVE OMAHA, NE 68102-4901

UNITED STATES

Jennifer Laidlaw Email: Jennifer.L.Laidlaw@usace.army.mil Telephone: (402) 278-0633

Period of Performance From 16 Mar 2026 To 15 Mar 2029

0002 Delivery Schedule Delivery On Or Before Delivery Date 15 Mar 2029

1 JobQuantity

Address and POC Place of Performance DoDAAC: 966752 CountryCode: USA

COE PROGRAMS MANAGEMENT BRANCH

USAED, OMAHACENWO-PM-P, 1616 CAPITOL AVE OMAHA, NE 68102-4901

UNITED STATES

Jennifer Laidlaw Email: Jennifer.L.Laidlaw@usace.army.mil

Telephone: (402) 278-0633

Period of Performance From 16 Mar 2026 To 15 Mar 2029

Option Line Item

Delivery Schedule Delivery On Or Before Delivery Date 15 Mar 2029

1 JobQuantity

Address and POC Place of Performance DoDAAC: 966752 CountryCode: USA

COE PROGRAMS MANAGEMENT BRANCH

USAED, OMAHACENWO-PM-P, 1616 CAPITOL AVE OMAHA, NE 68102-4901

UNITED STATES

Jennifer Laidlaw Email: Jennifer.L.Laidlaw@usace.army.mil Telephone: (402) 278-0633

Period of Performance From 16 Mar 2026 To 15 Mar 2029

Option Line Item

Delivery Schedule Delivery On Or Before Delivery Date 15 Mar 2029

1 JobQuantity

Address and POC Place of Performance

DoDAAC: 966752 CountryCode: USA

COE PROGRAMS MANAGEMENT BRANCH

USAED, OMAHACENWO-PM-P, 1616 CAPITOL AVE OMAHA, NE 68102-4901

UNITED STATES

Jennifer Laidlaw Email: Jennifer.L.Laidlaw@usace.army.mil Telephone: (402) 278-0633

Period of Performance From 16 Mar 2026 To 15 Mar 2029

Option Line Item

Delivery Schedule Delivery On Or Before Delivery Date 15 Mar 2029

1 JobQuantity

Address and POC Place of Performance DoDAAC: 966752 CountryCode: USA

COE PROGRAMS MANAGEMENT BRANCH

USAED, OMAHACENWO-PM-P, 1616 CAPITOL AVE OMAHA, NE 68102-4901

UNITED STATES

Jennifer Laidlaw Email: Jennifer.L.Laidlaw@usace.army.mil Telephone: (402) 278-0633

Period of Performance From 16 Mar 2026 To 15 Mar 2029

Number Title Effective Date

Alternate Deviation

Variation Effective Date

52.242-15 Stop-Work Order.

(Alternate I)

1989-08 Alternate I 1984-04

Section G - Contract Administration Data

DFARS Clauses Incorporated by Reference

Number Title Effective Date

Alternate Deviation

Variation Effective Date

252.201-7000 Contracting Officer's Representative. 1991-12

252.204-7006 Billing Instructions-Cost Vouchers 2023-05

252.231-7000 Supplemental Cost Principles 1991-12

252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports.

2018-12

Section H - Special Contract Requirements

Section I - Contract Clauses

Number Title Effective Date

Alternate Deviation

Variation Effective Date

52.202-1 Definitions. 2020-06

52.203-3 Gratuities. 1984-04

52.203-5 Covenant Against Contingent Fees. 2014-05

52.203-6 Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government.

2020-06

52.203-7 Anti-Kickback Procedures. 2020-06

52.203-8 Cancellation, Rescission, and Recovery of Funds for Illegal or Improper Activity.

2014-05

52.203-10 Price or Fee Adjustment for Illegal or Improper Activity.

2014-05

52.203-12 Limitation on Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions.

2020-06

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

2017-01

52.204-10 Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards.

2020-06

52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance.

2018-10

52.204-14 Service Contract Reporting Requirements. 2016-10

52.204-18 Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance.

2020-08

52.204-19 Incorporation by Reference of 2014-12

Representations and Certifications.

52.204-21 Basic Safeguarding of Covered Contractor Information Systems.

2021-11

52.204-23 Prohibition on Contracting for Hardware, Software, and Services Developed or Provided by Kaspersky Lab Covered Entities.

2023-12

52.204-25 Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment.

2021-11

52.204-27 Prohibition on a ByteDance Covered Application.

2023-06

52.209-6 Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting With Contractors Debarred, Suspended, Proposed for Debarment, or Voluntarily Excluded

2025-01

52.209-9 Updates of Publicly Available Information Regarding Responsibility Matters.

2018-10

52.209-10 Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations.

2015-11

52.215-2 Audit and Records-Negotiation. 2020-06

52.215-8 Order of Precedence-Uniform Contract Format.

1997-10

52.215-23 Limitations on Pass-Through Charges. 2020-06

52.216-8 Fixed Fee. 2011-06

52.217-2 Cancellation Under Multi-year Contracts. 1997-10

52.219-8 Utilization of Small Business Concerns. 2025-01

52.219-9 Small Business Subcontracting Plan. 2025-01

52.222-3 Convict Labor. 2003-06

52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities. 2015-04

52.222-26 Equal Opportunity. 2016-09

52.222-35 Equal Opportunity for Veterans. 2020-06

52.222-36 Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities.

2020-06

52.222-37 Employment Reports on Veterans. 2020-06

52.222-40 Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act.

2010-12

52.222-41 Service Contract Labor Standards. 2018-08

52.222-43 Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Labor Standards-Price Adjustment (Multiple Year and Option Contracts).

2018-08

52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons. 2025-10

52.222-54 Employment Eligibility Verification. 2025-01

52.222-55 Minimum Wages for Contractor Workers Under Executive Order 14026.

2022-01

52.222-62 Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706.

2022-01

52.223-23 Sustainable Products and Services. 2024-05

52.225-13 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases. 2021-02

52.226-7 Drug-Free Workplace. 2024-05

52.226-8 Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving.

2024-05

52.227-1 Authorization and Consent. 2020-06

52.227-2 Notice and Assistance Regarding Patent and Copyright Infringement.

2020-06

52.228-7 Insurance-Liability to Third Persons. 1996-03

52.229-12 Tax on Certain Foreign Procurements. 2021-02

52.230-2 Cost Accounting Standards. 2020-06

52.230-6 Administration of Cost Accounting Standards.

2010-06

52.232-17 Interest. 2014-05

52.232-20 Limitation of Cost. 1984-04

52.232-23 Assignment of Claims. 2014-05

52.232-23 Assignment of Claims. (Alternate I) 2014-05 Alternate I

1984-04

52.232-25 Prompt Payment. 2017-01

52.232-25 Prompt Payment. (Alternate I) 2017-01 Alternate I

2002-02

52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer- System for Award Management.

2018-10

52.232-39 Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations.

2013-06

52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors.

2023-03

52.233-1 Disputes. 2014-05

52.233-1 Disputes. (Alternate I) 2014-05 Alternate I

1991-12

52.233-3 Protest after Award. 1996-08

52.233-3 Protest after Award. (Alternate I) 1996-08 Alternate I

1985-06

52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim.

2004-10

52.240-1 Prohibition on Unmanned Aircraft Systems Manufactured or Assembled by American Security Drone Act-Covered Foreign Entities.

2024-11

52.242-1 Notice of Intent to Disallow Costs. 1984-04

52.242-3 Penalties for Unallowable Costs. 2022-12

52.242-5 Payments to Small Business Subcontractors.

2017-01

52.242-13 Bankruptcy. 1995-07

52.243-2 Changes-Cost-Reimbursement. 1987-08

52.243-2 Changes-Cost-Reimbursement. (Alternate I)

1987-08 Alternate I

1984-04

52.244-2 Subcontracts. (Alternate I) 2020-06 Alternate I

2020-06

52.244-6 Subcontracts for Commercial Products and Commercial Services.

2025-10

52.245-1 Government Property. 2021-09

52.245-9 Use and Charges. 2012-04

52.246-25 Limitation of Liability-Services. 1997-02

52.247-12 Supervision, Labor, or Materials. 1984-04

52.249-6 Termination (Cost-Reimbursement). 2004-05

52.249-6 Termination (Cost-Reimbursement).

(Alternate I)

2004-05 Alternate I

1996-09

52.249-14 Excusable Delays. 1984-04

DFARS Clauses Incorporated by Reference

Date

Alternate Deviation

Variation Effective Date

252.203-7000 Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials.

2011-09

252.203-7001 Prohibition on Persons Convicted of Fraud or Other Defense-Contract- Related Felonies.

2023-01

252.203-7002 Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights.

2022-12

252.204-7003 Control of Government Personnel Work Product.

1992-04

252.204-7012 Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident Reporting. (DEVIATION 2024-O0013

REVISION 1)

2024-05 Deviation 2024- O0013

2024-05

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

2023-01

252.204-7020 NIST SP 800-171 DoD Assessment Requirements.

2023-11

252.205-7000 Provision of Information to Cooperative Agreement Holders.

2024-10

252.209-7004 Subcontracting with Firms that are Owned or Controlled by the Government of a Country that is a State Sponsor of Terrorism.

2019-05

252.219-7003 Small Business Subcontracting Plan 2019-12

(DoD Contracts).

252.222-7006 Restrictions on the Use of Mandatory Arbitration Agreements.

2023-01

252.225-7012 Preference for Certain Domestic Commodities.

2022-04

252.225-7048 Export-Controlled Items. 2013-06

252.225-7056 Prohibition Regarding Business Operations with the Maduro Regime.

2023-01

252.225-7060 Prohibition on Certain Procurements from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.

2023-06

252.226-7001 Utilization of Indian Organizations, Indian-Owned Economic Enterprises, and Native Hawaiian Small Business Concerns.

2023-01

252.232-7010 Levies on Contract Payments. 2006-12

252.237-7010 Prohibition on Interrogation of Detainees by Contractor Personnel.

2023-01

252.242-7004 Material Management and Accounting System.

2025-01

252.242-7005 Contractor Business Systems. 2025-01

252.242-7006 Accounting System Administration. 2025-01

252.243-7002 Requests for Equitable Adjustment. 2022-12

252.244-7000 Subcontracts for Commercial Products or Commercial Services.

2023-11

252.244-7001 Contractor Purchasing System Administration.

2025-01

252.245-7003 Contractor Property Management 2025-01

System Administration

252.245-7005 Management and Reporting of Government Property.

2024-01

252.247-7023 Transportation of Supplies by Sea. 2024-10

FAR Clauses Incorporated by Full Text

Date

Alternate Deviation

Variation Effective Date

52.216-7 Allowable Cost and Payment. 2018-08

Allowable Cost and Payment (Aug 2018)

(a) Invoicing.

(1) The Government will make payments to the Contractor when requested as work progresses, but (except for small business concerns) not more often than once every 2 weeks, in amounts determined to be allowable by the Contracting Officer in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) subpart 31.2 in effect on the date of this contract and the terms of this contract. The Contractor may submit to an authorized representative of the Contracting Officer, in such form and reasonable detail as the representative may require, an invoice or voucher supported by a statement of the claimed allowable cost for performing this contract.

(2) Contract financing payments are not subject to the interest penalty provisions of the Prompt Payment Act. Interim payments made prior to the final payment under the contract are contract financing payments, except interim payments if this contract contains Alternate I to the clause at 52.232-25.

(3) The designated payment office will make interim payments for contract financing on the 30th[Contracting Officer insert day as prescribed by agency head; if not prescribed, insert "30th"] day after the designated billing office receives a proper payment request. In the event that the Government requires an audit or other review of a specific payment request to ensure compliance with the terms and conditions of the contract, the designated payment office is not compelled to make payment by the specified due date.

(b) Reimbursing costs.

(1) For the purpose of reimbursing allowable costs (except as provided in paragraph (b)(2) of this clause, with respect to pension, deferred profit sharing, and employee stock ownership plan contributions), the term "costs" includes only-

(i) Those recorded costs that, at the time of the request for reimbursement, the Contractor has paid by cash, check, or other form of actual payment for items or services purchased directly for the contract;

(ii) When the Contractor is not delinquent in paying costs of contract performance in the ordinary course of business, costs incurred, but not necessarily paid, for-

(A) Supplies and services purchased directly for the contract and associated financing payments to subcontractors, provided payments determined due will be made-

(1) In accordance with the terms and conditions of a subcontract or invoice; and

(2) Ordinarily within 30 days of the submission of the Contractor's payment request to the Government;

(B) Materials issued from the Contractor's inventory and placed in the production process for use on the contract;

(C) Direct labor;

(D) Direct travel;

(E) Other direct in-house costs; and

(F) Properly allocable and allowable indirect costs, as shown in the records maintained by the Contractor for purposes of obtaining reimbursement under Government contracts; and

(iii) The amount of financing payments that have been paid by cash, check, or other forms of payment to subcontractors.

(2) Accrued costs of Contractor contributions under employee pension plans shall be excluded until actually paid unless-

(i) The Contractor's practice is to make contributions to the retirement fund quarterly or more frequently; and

(ii) The contribution does not remain unpaid 30 days after the end of the applicable quarter or shorter payment period (any contribution remaining unpaid shall be excluded from the Contractor's indirect costs for payment purposes).

(3) Notwithstanding the audit and adjustment of invoices or vouchers under paragraph (g) of this clause, allowable indirect costs under this contract shall be obtained by applying indirect cost rates established in accordance with paragraph (d) of this clause.

(4) Any statements in specifications or other documents incorporated in this contract by reference designating performance of services or furnishing of materials at the Contractor's expense or at no cost to the Government shall be disregarded for purposes of cost-reimbursement under this clause.

(c) Small business concerns. A small business concern may receive more frequent payments than every 2 weeks.

(d) Final indirect cost rates.

(1) Final annual indirect cost rates and the appropriate bases shall be established in accordance with subpart 42.7 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) in effect for the period covered by the indirect cost rate proposal.

(2)

(i) The Contractor shall submit an adequate final indirect cost rate proposal to the Contracting Officer (or cognizant Federal agency official) and auditor within the 6-month period following the expiration of each of its fiscal years. Reasonable extensions, for exceptional circumstances only, may be requested in writing by the Contractor and granted in writing by the Contracting Officer. The Contractor shall support its proposal with adequate supporting data.

(ii) The proposed rates shall be based on the Contractor's actual cost experience for that period. The appropriate Government representative and the Contractor shall establish the final indirect cost rates as promptly as practical after receipt of the Contractor's proposal.

(iii) An adequate indirect cost rate proposal shall include the following data unless otherwise specified by the cognizant Federal agency official:

(A) Summary of all claimed indirect expense rates, including pool, base, and calculated indirect rate.

(B) General and Administrative expenses (final indirect cost pool). Schedule of claimed expenses by element of cost as identified in accounting records (Chart of Accounts).

(C) Overhead expenses (final indirect cost pool). Schedule of claimed expenses by element of cost as identified in accounting records (Chart of Accounts) for each final indirect cost pool.

(D) Occupancy expenses (intermediate indirect cost pool). Schedule of claimed expenses by element of cost as identified in accounting records (Chart of Accounts) and expense reallocation to final indirect cost pools.

(E) Claimed allocation bases, by element of cost, used to distribute indirect costs.

(F) Facilities capital cost of money factors computation.

(G) Reconciliation of books of account (i.e., General Ledger) and claimed direct costs by major cost element.

(H) Schedule of direct costs by contract and subcontract and indirect expense applied at claimed rates, as well as a subsidiary schedule of Government participation percentages in each of the allocation base amounts.

(I) Schedule of cumulative direct and indirect costs claimed and billed by contract and subcontract.

(J) Subcontract information. Listing of subcontracts awarded to companies for which the contractor is the prime or upper-tier contractor (include prime and subcontract numbers;

subcontract value and award type; amount claimed during the fiscal year; and the subcontractor name, address, and point of contact information).

(K) Summary of each time-and-materials and labor-hour contract information, including labor categories, labor rates, hours, and amounts; direct materials; other direct costs; and, indirect expense applied at claimed rates.

(L) Reconciliation of total payroll per IRS form 941 to total labor costs distribution.

(M) Listing of decisions/agreements/approvals and description of accounting/organizational changes.

(N) Certificate of final indirect costs (see 52.242-4, Certification of Final Indirect Costs).

(O) Contract closing information for contracts physically completed in this fiscal year (include contract number, period of performance, contract ceiling amounts, contract fee computations, level of effort, and indicate if the contract is ready to close).

(iv) The following supplemental information is not required to determine if a proposal is adequate, but may be required during the audit process:

(A) Comparative analysis of indirect expense pools detailed by account to prior fiscal year and budgetary data.

(B) General organizational information and limitation on allowability of compensation for certain contractor personnel. See 31.205-6(p). Additional salary reference information is available at https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2017/11 /ContractorCompensationCapContractsAwardedBeforeJune24.pdf and https://www.

whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2017/11 /ContractorCompensationCapContractsAwardedafterJune24.pdf.

(C) Identification of prime contracts under which the contractor performs as a subcontractor.

(D) Description of accounting system (excludes contractors required to submit a CAS Disclosure Statement or contractors where the description of the accounting system has not changed from the previous year's submission).

(E) Procedures for identifying and excluding unallowable costs from the costs claimed and billed (excludes contractors where the procedures have not changed from the previous year's submission).

(F) Certified financial statements and other financial data (e.g., trial balance, compilation, review, etc.).

(G) Management letter from outside CPAs concerning any internal control weaknesses.

(H) Actions that have been and/or will be implemented to correct the weaknesses described in the management letter from subparagraph (G) of this section.

(I) List of all internal audit reports issued since the last disclosure of internal audit reports to the Government.

(J) Annual internal audit plan of scheduled audits to be performed in the fiscal year when the final indirect cost rate submission is made.

(K) Federal and State income tax returns.

(L) Securities and Exchange Commission 10-K annual report.

(M) Minutes from board of directors meetings.

(N) Listing of delay claims and termination claims submitted which contain costs relating to the subject fiscal year.

(O) Contract briefings, which generally include a synopsis of all pertinent contract provisions, such as: contract type, contract amount, product or service(s) to be provided, contract performance period, rate ceilings, advance approval requirements, pre-contract cost allowability limitations, and billing limitations.

(v) The Contractor shall update the billings on all contracts to reflect the final settled rates and update the schedule of cumulative direct and indirect costs claimed and billed, as required in paragraph (d)(2)(iii)(I) of this section, within 60 days after settlement of final indirect cost rates.

(3) The Contractor and the appropriate Government representative shall execute a written understanding setting forth the final indirect cost rates. The understanding shall specify (i) the agreed-upon final annual indirect cost rates, (ii) the bases to which the rates apply, (iii) the periods for which the rates apply, (iv) any specific indirect cost items treated as direct costs in the settlement, and (v) the affected contract and/or subcontract, identifying any with advance agreements or special terms and the applicable rates. The understanding shall not change any monetary ceiling, contract obligation, or specific cost allowance or disallowance provided for in this contract. The understanding is incorporated into this contract upon execution.

(4) Failure by the parties to agree on a final annual indirect cost rate shall be a dispute within the meaning of the Disputes clause.

(5) Within 120 days (or longer period if approved in writing by the Contracting Officer) after settlement of the final annual indirect cost rates for all years of a physically complete contract, the Contractor shall submit a completion invoice or voucher to reflect the settled amounts and rates. The completion invoice or voucher shall include settled subcontract amounts and rates. The prime contractor is responsible for settling subcontractor amounts and rates included in the completion invoice or voucher and providing status of subcontractor audits to the contracting officer upon request.

(6)

(i) If the Contractor fails to submit a completion invoice or voucher within the time specified in paragraph (d)(5) of this clause, the Contracting Officer may-

(A) Determine the amounts due to the Contractor under the contract; and

(B) Record this determination in a unilateral modification to the contract.

(ii) This determination constitutes the final decision of the Contracting Officer in accordance with the Disputes clause.

(e) Billing rates. Until final annual indirect cost rates are established for any period, the Government shall reimburse the Contractor at billing rates established by the Contracting Officer or by an authorized representative (the cognizant auditor), subject to adjustment when the final rates are established. These billing rates-

(1) Shall be the anticipated final rates; and

(2) May be prospectively or retroactively revised by mutual agreement, at either party's request, to prevent substantial overpayment or underpayment.

(f) Quick-closeout procedures. Quick-closeout procedures are applicable when the conditions in FAR 42.708(a) are satisfied.

(g) Audit. At any time or times before final payment, the Contracting Officer may have the Contractor's invoices or vouchers and statements of cost audited. Any payment may be-

(1) Reduced by amounts found by the Contracting Officer not to constitute allowable costs; or

(2) Adjusted for prior overpayments or underpayments.

(h) Final payment.

(1) Upon approval of a completion invoice or voucher submitted by the Contractor in accordance with paragraph (d)(5) of this clause, and upon the Contractor's compliance with all terms of this contract, the Government shall promptly pay any balance of allowable costs and that part of the fee (if any) not previously paid.

(2) The Contractor shall pay to the Government any refunds, rebates, credits, or other amounts (including interest, if any) accruing to or received by the Contractor or any assignee under this contract, to the extent that those amounts are properly allocable to costs for which the Contractor has been reimbursed by the Government. Reasonable expenses incurred by the Contractor for securing refunds, rebates, credits, or other amounts shall be allowable costs if approved by the Contracting Officer. Before final payment under this contract, the Contractor and each assignee whose assignment is in effect at the time of final payment shall execute and deliver-

(i) An assignment to the Government, in form and substance satisfactory to the Contracting Officer, of refunds, rebates, credits, or other amounts (including interest, if any) properly allocable to costs for which the Contractor has been reimbursed by the Government under this contract; and

(ii) A release discharging the Government, its officers, agents, and employees from all liabilities, obligations, and claims arising out of or under this contract, except-

(A) Specified claims stated in exact amounts, or in estimated amounts when the exact amounts are not known;

(B) Claims (including reasonable incidental expenses) based upon liabilities of the Contractor to third parties arising out of the performance of this contract; provided, that the claims are not known to the Contractor on the date of the execution of the release, and that the Contractor gives notice of the claims in writing to the Contracting Officer within 6 years following the release date or notice of final payment date, whichever is earlier; and

(C) Claims for reimbursement of costs, including reasonable incidental expenses, incurred by the Contractor under the patent clauses of this contract, excluding, however, any expenses arising from the Contractor's indemnification of the Government against patent liability.

(End of clause)

52.217-9 Option to Extend the Term of the Contract. 2000-03

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

(a) The Government may extend the term of this contract by written notice to the Contractor within 1 day[insert the period of time within which the Contracting Officer may exercise the option]; provided that the Government gives the Contractor a preliminary written notice of its intent to extend at least 1 day days[60days unless a different number of days is inserted] before the contract expires. The preliminary notice does not commit the Government to an extension.

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

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

52.219-4 Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns.

2022-10

Notice of Price Evaluation preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns (Oct 2022)

(a) Evaluation preference.

(1) Offers will be evaluated by adding a factor of 10 percent to the price of all offers, except-

(i) Offers from HUBZone small business concerns that have not waived the evaluation preference; and

(ii) Otherwise successful offers from small business concerns.

(2) The factor of 10 percent shall be applied on a line item basis or to any group of items on which award may be made. Other evaluation factors described in the solicitation shall be applied before application of the factor.

(3) When the two highest rated offerors are a HUBZone small business concern and a large business, and the evaluated offer of the HUBZone small business concern is equal to the evaluated offer of the large business after considering the price evaluation preference, award will be made to the HUBZone small business concern.

(b) Waiver of evaluation preference. A HUBZone small business concern may elect to waive the evaluation preference, in which case the factor will be added to its offer for evaluation purposes.

[ ] Offeror elects to waive the evaluation preference.

(c) Joint venture. A HUBZone joint venture agrees that, in the performance of the contract, at least 40 percent of the aggregate work performed by the joint venture shall be completed by the HUBZone small business parties to the joint venture. Work performed by the HUBZone small business parties to the joint venture must be more than administrative functions.

52.219-28 Postaward Small Business Program Rerepresentation.

2025-01

Postaward Small Business Program Rerepresentation (Jan 2025)

(a) Definitions. As used in this clause-

Long-term contract means a contract of more than five years in duration, including options.

However, the term does not include contracts that exceed five years in duration because the period of performance has been extended for a cumulative period not to exceed six months under the clause at 52.217-8, Option to Extend Services, or other appropriate authority.

Small business concern-

(1) Means a concern, including its affiliates, that is independently owned and operated, not dominant in its field of operation, and qualified as a small business under the criteria in 13 CFR part 121 and the size standard in paragraph (d) of this clause.

(2) Affiliates, as used in this definition, means business concerns, one of whom directly or indirectly controls or has the power to control the others, or a third party or parties control or have the power to control the others. In determining whether affiliation exists, consideration is given to all appropriate factors including common ownership, common management, and contractual relationships. SBA determines affiliation based on the factors set forth at 13 CFR 121.103.

(b) If the Contractor represented that it was any of the small business concerns identified in 19.000(a)(3) prior to award of this contract, the Contractor shall rerepresent its size and socioeconomic status according to paragraph (f) of this clause or, if applicable, paragraph

(h) of this clause, upon occurrence of any of the following:

(1) Within 30 days after execution of a novation agreement or within 30 days after modification of the contract to include this clause, if the novation agreement was executed prior to inclusion of this clause in the contract.

(2) Within 30 days after a merger or acquisition that does not require a novation or within 30 days after modification of the contract to include this clause, if the merger or acquisition occurred prior to inclusion of this clause in the contract.

(3) For long-term contracts-

(i) Within 60 to 120 days prior to the end of the fifth year of the contract; and

(ii) Within 60 to 120 days prior to the date specified in the contract for exercising any option thereafter.

(c) If the Contractor represented its status as any of the small business concerns identified at 19.000(a)(3) prior to award of this contract, the Contractor shall rerepresent its size and socioeconomic status according to paragraph (f) of this clause or, if applicable, paragraph

(h) of this clause, for the NAICS code assigned to an order (except that paragraphs (c)(1) through (3) of this clause do not apply to an order issued under a Federal Supply Schedule contract at subpart 8.4)-

(1) Set aside exclusively for a small business concern identified at 19.000(a)(3) that is issued under an unrestricted multiple-award contract, unless the order is issued under the reserved portion of an unrestricted multiple-award contract ( e.g., an order set aside for a woman-owned small business under a multiple-award contract that is not set-aside, unless the order is issued under the reserved portion of the multiple-award contract);

(2) Issued under a multiple-award contract set aside for small businesses that is further set aside for a specific socioeconomic category that differs from the underlying multiple-award contract ( e.g., an order set aside for a HUBZone small business concern under a multiple-award contract that is set aside for small businesses);

(3) Issued under the part of the multiple-award contract that is set aside for small businesses that is further set aside for a specific socioeconomic category that differs from the underlying set-aside part of the multiple-award contract ( e.g., an order set aside for a WOSB concern under the part of the multiple-award contract that is partially set aside for small businesses);

and

(4) When the Contracting Officer explicitly requires it for an order issued under a multiple-award contract, including for an order issued under a Federal Supply Schedule contract (see 8.405-5(b) and 19.301-2(b)(2)).

(d) The Contractor shall rerepresent its size status in accordance with the size standard in effect at the time of this rerepresentation that corresponds to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code(s) assigned to this contract. The small business size standard corresponding to this NAICS code(s) can be found at https://www.sba.gov /document/support--table-size-standards.

(e) The small business size standard for a Contractor providing an end item that it does not manufacture, process, or produce itself, for a contract other than a construction or service contract, is 500 employees, or 150 employees for information technology value-added resellers under NAICS code 541519, if the acquisition-

(1) Was set aside for small business and has a value above the simplified acquisition threshold;

(2) Used the HUBZone price evaluation preference regardless of dollar value, unless the Contractor waived the price evaluation preference; or

(3) Was an 8(a), HUBZone, service-disabled veteran-owned, economically disadvantaged women-owned, or women-owned small business set-aside or sole-source award regardless of dollar value.

(f) Except as provided in paragraph (h) of this clause, the Contractor shall make the representation(s) required by paragraphs (b) and (c) of this clause by validating or updating all its representations in the Representations and Certifications section of the System for Award Management (SAM) and its other data in SAM, as necessary, to ensure that they reflect the Contractor's current status. The Contractor shall notify the contracting officer in writing within the timeframes specified in paragraph (b) of this clause, or with its offer for an order (see paragraph (c) of this clause), that the data have been validated or updated, and provide the date of the validation or update.

(g) If the Contractor represented that it was other than a small business concern prior to award of this contract, the Contractor may, but is not required to, take the actions required by paragraphs (f) or (h) of this clause.

(h) If the Contractor does not have representations and certifications in SAM, or does not have a representation in SAM for the NAICS code applicable to this contract, the Contractor is required to complete the following rerepresentation and submit it to the contracting office, along with the contract number and the date on which the rerepresentation was completed:

(1) The Contractor represents that it [ ] is, [ ] is not a small business concern under ____NAICS Code assigned to ____contract number.

(2) [Complete only if the Contractor represented itself as a small business concern in paragraph (h)(1) of this clause.] The Contractor represents that it [ ] is, [ ] is not, a small disadvantaged business concern as defined in 13 CFR 124.1001.

(3) [Complete only if the Contractor represented itself as a small business concern in paragraph (h)(1) of this clause.] The Contractor represents that it [ ] is, [ ] is not a women-owned small business concern.

(4) Women-owned small business (WOSB) joint venture eligible under the WOSB Program.

The Contractor represents that it [ ] is, [ ] is not a joint venture that complies with the requirements of 13 CFR 127.506(a) through (c). [The Contractor shall enter the name and unique entity identifier of each party to the joint venture: ____.]

(5) Economically disadvantaged women-owned small business (EDWOSB) joint venture.

The Contractor represents that it [ ] is, [ ] is not a joint venture that complies with the requirements of 13 CFR 127.506(a) through (c). [The Contractor shall enter the name and unique entity identifier of each party to the joint venture: ____ .]

(6) [Complete only if the Contractor represented itself as a small business concern in paragraph (h)(1) of this clause. ] The Contractor represents that it [ ] is, [ ] is not a veteran-owned small business concern.

(7) [Complete only if the Contractor represented itself as a veteran-owned small business concern in paragraph (h)(6) of this clause.] The Contractor represents that it [ ] is, [ ] is not a service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern.

(8) Service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB) joint venture eligible under the SDVOSB Program. The Contractor represents that it [ ] is, [ ] is not an SDVOSB joint venture eligible under the SDVOSB Program that complies with the requirements of 13 CFR

128.402. [The Contractor shall enter the name and unique entity identifier of each party to the joint venture: ____.]

(9) [ Complete only if the Contractor represented itself as a small business concern in paragraph (h)(1) of this clause. ] The Contractor represents 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 (h)(8)(i) of this clause is accurate for each HUBZone small business concern participating in the HUBZone joint venture. [The Contractor 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.

[____Contractor to sign and date and insert authorized signer's name and title.]

52.222-2 Payment for Overtime Premiums. 1990-07

Payment for Overtime Premiums (July 1990)

(a) The use of overtime is authorized under this contract if the overtime premium does not exceed *zero or the overtime premium is paid for work-

(1) Necessary to cope with emergencies such as those resulting from accidents, natural disasters, breakdowns of production equipment, or occasional production bottlenecks of a sporadic nature;

(2) By indirect-labor employees such as those performing duties in connection with administration, protection, transportation, maintenance, standby plant protection, operation of utilities, or accounting;

(3) To perform tests, industrial processes, laboratory procedures, loading or unloading of transportation conveyances, and operations in flight or afloat that are continuous in nature and cannot reasonably be interrupted or completed otherwise; or

(4) That will result in lower overall costs to the Government.

(b) Any request for estimated overtime premiums that exceeds the amount specified above shall include all estimated overtime for contract completion and shall-

(1) Identify the work unit; e.g., department or section in which the requested overtime will be used, together with present workload, staffing, and other data of the affected unit sufficient to permit the Contracting Officer to evaluate the necessity for the overtime;

(2) Demonstrate the effect that denial of the request will have on the contract delivery or performance schedule;

(3) Identify the extent to which approval of overtime would affect the performance or payments in connection with other Government contracts, together with identification of each affected contract; and

(4) Provide reasons why the required work cannot be performed by using multishift operations or by employing additional personnel.

* Insert either "zero" or the dollar amount agreed to during negotiations. The inserted figure does not apply to the exceptions in paragraph (a)(1) through (a)(4) of the clause.

52.222-42 Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires.

2014-05

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 ( 29 CFR Part 4), this clause identifies 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 5 332.

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

Employee Class Monetary Wage-Fringe Benefits

52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons.

(Alternate I)

2025-10 Alternate I

2015-03

Alternate I (Mar 2015). As prescribed in 22.1705 (a)(2), substitute the following paragraph in place of paragraph (c)(1)(i) of the basic clause:

(i)(A) The United States Government's policy prohibiting trafficking in persons described in paragraph (b) of this clause; and

(B) The following directive(s) or notice(s) applicable to employees performing work at the contract place(s) of performance as indicated below:

Document Title Document may be obtained from: Applies to performance in/at:

[Contracting Officer shall insert title of directive/notice; indicate the document is attached or provide source (such as website link) for obtaining document; and, indicate the contract performance location outside the United States. to which the document applies.]

52.242-4 Certification of Final Indirect Costs. 1997-01

Certification of Final Indirect Costs (Jan 1997)

(a) The Contractor shall-

(1) Certify any proposal to establish or modify final indirect cost rates;

(2) Use the format in paragraph (c) of this clause to certify; and

(3) Have the certificate signed by an individual of the Contractor's organization at a level no lower than a vice president or chief financial officer of the business segment of the Contractor that submits the proposal.

(b) Failure by the Contractor to submit a signed certificate, as described in this clause, may result in final indirect costs at rates unilaterally established by the Contracting Officer.

(c) The certificate of final indirect costs shall read as follows:

Certificate of Final Indirect Costs

This is to certify that I have reviewed this proposal to establish final indirect cost rates and to the best of my knowledge and belief:

1. All costs included in this proposal (identify proposal and date) to establish final indirect cost rates for (identify period covered by rate) are allowable in accordance with the cost principles of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and its supplements applicable to the contracts to which the final indirect cost rates will apply; and

2. This proposal does not include any costs which are expressly unallowable under applicable cost principles of the FAR or its supplements.

Firm: ____

Signature: ____

Name of Certifying Official: ____

Title: ____

Date of Execution: ____

52.244-2 Subcontracts. 2020-06

Subcontracts (Jun 2020)

(a) Definitions. As used in this clause-

"Approved purchasing system" means a Contractor's purchasing system that has been reviewed and approved in accordance with part 44 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation

(FAR).

"Consent to subcontract" means the Contracting Officer's written consent for the Contractor to enter into a particular subcontract.

Subcontract means any contract, as defined in FAR subpart 2.1, entered into by a…