SP3300-25-Q-0034.doc

SP3300-25-Q-0034

NOTICE TO OFFERORS

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ISSUING OFFICE:

DLA Distribution Acquisition Operations (J7)

5430 Mifflin Avenue

New Cumberland, PA 17070-5008

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This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Subpart 12.6 – Streamlined Procedures for Evaluation and Solicitation for Commercial Items in conjunction with FAR Subpart 13.5 Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Products and Commercial Services. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This is a Request for Quote (RFQ) and the RFQ number is SP3300-25-Q-0034.

3.

This notice incorporates provisions and clauses in effect under:

The complete text of any of the clauses and provisions are available electronically from the following sites:

FAR - https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-48/chapter-1

DFARS - https://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/dfarspgi/current/

DLAD - https://www.dla.mil/HQ/Acquisition/Policy-and-Directives/ 4.

This RFQ is being issued to establish a Firm-Fixed-Price Purchase Order for Industrial Hygiene and Ergonomic Program Support Services at DLA Distribution San Joaquin, California in accordance with the attached Performance Work Statement (PWS). The Government intends to award one (1) purchase order resulting from this RFQ. Any resulting award will be issued on a Standard Form (SF) 1449. This acquisition is not a Defense Priorities and Allocations System rated procurement.

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This RFQ is being solicited as a 100% Small Business Set-Aside. The North American Industry Classification System code for this project is 541620, Environmental Consulting Services, and the size standard is $19.0 million. The Product or Service Code for this acquisition is F999.

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PERIODS OF PERFORMANCE. The periods of performance for this contract will be the date of the contract award through one (1) year, with four (4) one-year option periods available. The Government reserves the rights to exercise the one-year option periods in accordance with FAR 52.217-9 – Option to Extend the Term of the Contract.

Base Period: February 1, 2025 through January 31, 2026

Option Period 1: February 1, 2026 through January 31, 2027 Option Period 2: February 1, 2027 through January 31, 2028 Option Period 3: February 1, 2028 through January 31, 2029 Option Period 4: February 1, 2029 through January 31, 2030 7.

SERVICE ADDRESS: The services shall be provided at:

Defense Logistics Agency Distribution San Joaquin 25600 S. Chrisman Rd.

Tracy, CA 95376 9.

SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT (SAM): A prospective awardee shall be registered in the SAM database by the quotation submission date, during performance and through final payment of any contract resulting from this solicitation. Offerors may obtain information on registration and annual confirmation requirements via the SAM website at http://www.sam.gov. Contractor shall type company name, address, and CAGE code exactly as it appears in the DoD SAM Database.

Company Name:

Company Address:

Telephone:

Cage Code:

Unique Entity ID:

Point of Contact:

Email:

10.

INVOICING AND PAYMENT:

(a) Invoices shall be submitted not later than the tenth (10th) working day after the end of the previous month in accordance with instructions provided in DFARS 252.232-7006 Wide Area WorkFlow Payment Instructions. The amount claimed to be due shall be stated by Contract Line Item Numbers (CLINs) and Total, shall be neat and legible, shall state the billing period of performance, and all other applicable information. Invoices shall include a separate invoice summary by month and by CLIN showing the monthly costs and cumulative costs per year. This shall be reviewed by the COR and Acquisition Specialist to ensure that contract requirements as stated in the Schedule of Services are being performed within the contract funding totals.

(b) Fixed-Price CLIN X001 shall be paid at the unit price on a monthly basis.

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MARK CONTRACT NUMBER ON ALL CORRESPONDENCE: Contractor must mark the contract or purchase order number on all paperwork and shipments. The order number must appear on the exterior of the shipment. Failure to follow these instructions will hold up payment to you and could result in the return of merchandise at your expense.

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Questions regarding this solicitation shall be submitted by E-mail to the Acquisition Specialist, Tom Semones at thomas.semones@dla.mil Subject: SP3300-25-Q-0034 RFQ Question. Question(s) must be received by 12:00 PM EST on November 29, 2024. Answers to questions will be posted on SAM.gov via an amendment to the solicitation.

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The Government is not soliciting for the “same old way” of doing business. The Government encourages proposals that will achieve savings through innovative processes. Furthermore, DLA Distribution personnel are working to eliminate unnecessary requirements and negotiating for a reduction in supplies/material prices. Therefore, your assistance is requested in reducing prices and improving our buying process.

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Organizational Conflict Of Interest: The contractor shall be ineligible from participation as a contractor, subcontractor, or consultant in any procurement arising or resulting from any of the services provided to DLA on this contract. This restriction includes providing services to any potential bidders on such procurements. The contractor shall not incorporate its product or services in any Performance Work Statement or specification unless directed to do so in writing by the Contracting Officer.

If the contractor, in the performance of this contract, obtains access to information such as plans, policies, reports, studies, financial data, internal data, or any other non-public information or information by the Privacy Act, the contractor agrees not to release such information without prior written approval from the Contracting Officer. The use of such information for personal gain is prohibited.

In addition, the contractor agrees that to the extent it receives or is given access to proprietary data, or other confidential or privileged technical, business, or financial information under this contract, it shall treat such information in accordance with any restrictions imposed on such information.

15.

DESIGNATION OF CONTRACTING OFFICER’S REPRESENTATIVE (COR)/ALTERNATE COR:

(a) The Contracting Officer (KO) will designate a COR/Alternate COR for this contract in writing prior to performance. The COR/Alternate COR is responsible for monitoring progress and overall management of Contractor performance hereunder. In no event, however, shall any understanding or agreement, modification, change order, or other matter deviating from the terms of subject contract between the Contractor and any person other than the KO be effective or binding upon the Government, unless formalized by proper contractual documents executed by the KO prior to completion of this contract.

(b) On all matters that pertain to contract terms, the Contractor shall contact the KO. When, in the opinion of the Contractor, the COR/Alternate COR requests effort outside the existing scope of the order or contract, the Contractor shall promptly notify the KO in writing. The Contractor under such request shall take no action unless authorized by the KO that the request is within the scope of the contract or the KO has issued a contractual modification.

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CONTRACTOR PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT REPORTING SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:

(a) The contractor, in performing this contract, will be subject to a past performance assessment in accordance with FAR 42.15 and the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) User Manual at https://www.cpars.gov/pdfs/CPARS_User_Manual.pdf. All information contained in the assessment may be used by the Government, within the limitations of FAR 42.15, for future source selections in accordance with FAR 15.304 where past performance is an evaluation factor. Assessments will be conducted as prescribed by CPARS guidance.

(b) The contractor shall provide the name, telephone number and e-Mail address for the CPARS Contractor Representative (CR) to the Acquisition Specialist and/or Contracting Officer.

(c) The contractor shall access the assessment upon receiving notification from the Contracting Officer (KO)/Assessing Official (AO) that the assessment was completed and is pending contractor review/comment. The contractor shall submit comments, request additional information, or rebut statements (if warranted or desired) within 60 calendar days; however, the assessment will be sent to the Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS) fifteen (15) calendar days following the AO’s signature. The assessment will be marked “Pending” until the CR signs it. On the 61st calendar day, the CR comment period will end and the CR will be locked out of commenting, rebutting and signing the assessment. The evaluation will be returned to the AO for finalization. Depending on the Contractor's response, the results will be as follows:

(i) If automatically annotated in the Contractor Comments section of the HTML view with the following system-generated statement: “The report was delivered/received by the contractor on MM/DD/YYYY. The contractor neither signed nor offered comment in response to this assessment”; the Government may finalize the assessment; (ii) If the contractor comments with non-concurrence of the assessment, the Government will review the CR comments, modify (if determined necessary) and finalize the assessment; or (iii) If the contractor concurs with the assessment, the Government will finalize the assessment.

The assessment is not subject to the Disputes clause of the contract, nor is it subject to appeal beyond the review and comment procedures described above and in the CPARS Guide. Refer to the CPARS User Manual at https://www.cpars.gov/pdfs/CPARS_User_Manual.pdf for details and additional information related to CPARS, user access (which includes obtaining a PKI certificate), and how contractors participate.

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INSURANCE: The Contractor shall, at its own expense, provide and maintain during the entire period of any resulting contract, including any extensions granted by contract modification, at least the kinds and minimum amounts of insurance noted here:

Workers’ Compensation and Employer’s Liability - $100,000 (except in states with exclusive or monopolistic funds that do not permit workers’ compensation to be written by private carriers.)

General Liability- $500,000 per occurrence

Automobile Liability – Property damage $20,000 per occurrence, Bodily injury $200,000 per person and $500,000 per occurrence.

When requested by the Contracting Officer, the Contractor shall provide a copy of all subcontractors’ proofs of required insurance no later than five (5) days before each subcontractor commences work on the Government installation.

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Illegal Items Not Authorized On Federal Installation: Illegal drugs, guns or other contraband are not authorized on this Federal installation. It is the contractor’s responsibility to ensure that its employees working on-site at this installation are U. S. citizens or legal aliens with no outstanding warrants. This installation is manned by a DoD Police Force who possesses apprehension authority, which includes holding suspects for local authorities. The local authorities can issue a citation that charges the individual with a specific offense and requires the individual to appear before a Federal Magistrate. This agency processes illegal aliens in accordance with INS instructions.

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MANAGEMENT OF CONTRACTOR EMPLOYEES: The Contractor personnel are employees of the Contractor and under the administrative control and supervision of the Contractor. The Contractor, through its personnel, shall perform the tasks prescribed in the Performance Work Statement. The Contractor shall select, supervise, and exercise control and direction over its employees under this contract. The Contractor shall not supervise, direct, or control the activities of the Government personnel or the employee of any other contractor, except any subcontractor employed by the Contractor on this contract. The Government shall not exercise any supervision or control over the Contractor in the performance of contractual services under this contract. The Contractor is accountable to the Government for the actions of its personnel.

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CONTRACTING OFFICER’S REPRESENTATIVE:

Jimmy Hall Office: (209) 839-5624 Email: jimmy.hall@dla.mil 21.

ACQUISITION SPECIALIST:

Tom Semones

Phone: (717) 770-6482

Email: Thomas.semones@dla.mil

CONTRACT CLAUSES

ADDENDA TO 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Products and Commercial Services (NOV 2023)

THE FOLLOWING CLAUSES ARE INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE:

THE FOLLOWING CLAUSES ARE INCORPORATED BY FULL TEXT:

FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes Executive Orders -- Commercial Products and Commercial Services (FEB 2024)

(a) The Contractor shall comply with the following Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clauses, which are incorporated in this contract by reference, to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial products and commercial services:

52.203-19, Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements (Jan 2017)

52.204-23, Prohibition on Contracting for Hardware, Software, and Services Developed or Provided by Kaspersky Lab Covered Entities (Dec 2023)

52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment (Nov 2021)

52.209-10, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations (Nov 2015).

52.232-40, Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (Mar 2023)

52.233-3, Protest After Award (Aug 1996)

52.233-4, Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (Oct 2004)

(b) The Contractor shall comply with the FAR clauses in this paragraph (b) that the Contracting Officer has indicated as being incorporated in this contract by reference to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial products and commercial services:

52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government (JUN 2020) 52.203-13, Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct (NOV 2021) 52.204-10, Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (JUN 2020)

52.204-27, Prohibition on a ByteDance Covered Application (JUN 2023)

52.204–30, Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act Orders—Prohibition. (DEC 2023) 52.209-6, Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment. (NOV 2021) 52.209-9, Updates of Publicly Available Information Regarding Responsibility Matters (Oct 2018) 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (Nov 2020) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (FEB 2024)

52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting (Oct 2022) (DEVIATION 2021-O00008, REV 1) 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Representation (FEB 2024) 52.222-3, Convict Labor (JUN 2003)

52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (APR 2015) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (SEP 2016) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (JUN 2020) 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (JUN 2020) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans (JUN 2020)

52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act (DEC 2010)

52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (NOV 2021) 52.224-3, Privacy Training (JAN 2017)

52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (FEB 2021)

52.226-8, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (May 2024)

52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-System for Award Management (OCT 2018)

52.239-1, Privacy or Security Safeguards (AUG 1996) (c) The Contractor shall comply with the FAR clauses in this paragraph (c), applicable to commercial services, that the Contracting Officer has indicated as being incorporated in this contract by reference to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial products and commercial services:

52.222-41, Service Contract Labor Standards (Aug 2018) 52.222-42, Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires (MAY 2014) 52.222-43, Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Labor Standards-Price Adjustment (Multiple Year and Option Contracts) (Aug 2018) 52.222-55, Minimum Wages for Contractor Workers Under Executive Order 14026 (Jan 2022) 52.222-62, Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706 (Jan 2022) (End of Clause)

FAR 52.217-8 Option to Extend Services (NOV 1999) The Government may require continued performance of any services within the limits and at the rates specified in the contract. These rates may be adjusted only as a result of revisions to prevailing labor rates provided by the Secretary of Labor. The option provision may be exercised more than once, but the total extension of performance hereunder shall not exceed 6 months. The Contracting Officer may exercise the option by written notice to the Contractor within sixty (60) days before the contract expires.

(End of Clause)

FAR 52.217-9 Option to Extend the Term of the Contract (MAR 2000)

(a) The Government may extend the term of this contract by written notice to the Contractor within thirty (30) days; provided that the Government gives the Contractor a preliminary written notice of its intent to extend at least sixty (60) days 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 five (5) years.

(End of Clause)

FAR 52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference (FEB 1998)

This notice incorporates provisions and clauses in effect under:

This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the contracting officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es):

The complete text of any of the clauses and provisions are available electronically from the following sites:

FAR - https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-48/chapter-1 DFARS - https://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/dfarspgi/current/

DLAD - https://www.dla.mil/HQ/Acquisition/Policy-and-Directives/ (End of Clause)

FAR 52.252-6 Authorized Deviations in Clauses (NOV 2020)

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

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

(End of Clause)

252.225-7967 Prohibition Regarding Russian Fossil Fuel Business Operations (Deviation 2024-O0006) (FEB 2024)

(a) Definitions. As used in this clause—

“Business operations” means knowingly engaging in commerce in any form, including acquiring, developing, maintaining, owning, selling, possessing, leasing, or operating equipment, facilities, personnel, products, services, personal property, real property, or any other known apparatus of business or commerce. The term does not include—

(1) Any shipment subject to price caps as specified in the —

(i) “Statement of the G7 and Australia on a Price Cap for Seaborne Russian-Origin Crude Oil”, issued on December 2, 2022, between member countries of that coalition; or

(ii) “Statement of the G7 and Australia on Price Caps for Seaborne Russian-Origin Petroleum Products Berlin, Brussels, Canberra, London, Ottawa, Paris, Rome, Tokyo, Washington”, issued on February 4, 2023, between such members, if such shipment complies with the applicable price caps; or

(A) Actions taken for the benefit of the country of Ukraine, as determined by the Secretary; or

(B) Actions taken to support the suspension or termination of business operations for commercial activities during the period beginning on the effective date and ending on December 31, 2029, including—

(1) Any action to secure or divest from facilities, property, or equipment;

(2) The provision of products or services provided to reduce or eliminate operations in territory internationally recognized as the Russian Federation or to comply with sanctions relating to the Russian Federation; and;

(3) Activities that are incident to liquidating, dissolving, or winding down a subsidiary or legal entity in Russia.

Fossil fuel company means an entity or individual that—

(1) Carries out oil, gas, or coal exploration, development, or production activities;

(2) Processes or refines oil, gas, or coal; or

(3) Transports, or constructs facilities for the transportation of, Russian oil, gas, or coal.

(b) Prohibition. In accordance with section 804 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Pub. L. 118-31), the Contractor is prohibited from entering into a subcontract or other contractual instrument for the procurement of products or services with any entity or individual that is known to be, or that is known to have fossil fuel business operations with an entity or individual that is, not less than 50 percent owned, individually or collectively, by—

(1) An authority of the government of the Russian Federation; or

(2) A fossil fuel company that operates in the Russian Federation, except if the fossil fuel company transports oil or gas—

(i) Through the Russian Federation for sale outside of the Russian Federation; and

(ii) That was extracted from a country other than the Russian Federation with respect to the energy sector of which the President has not imposed sanctions as of the date on which the contract is awarded.

(c) Subcontracts. The Contractor shall insert the substance of this clause, including this paragraph (c), in all subcontracts and other contractual instruments, including those for the acquisition of commercial products or commercial services.

(End of Clause)

DFARS 252.232-7006 Wide Area Workflow Payment Instructions (JAN 2023)

(a) Definitions. As used in this clause—

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

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

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

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

(b) Electronic invoicing. The WAWF system provides the method to electronically process vendor payment requests and receiving reports, as authorized by Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports.

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

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

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

(d) WAWF training. The Contractor should follow the training instructions of the WAWF Web-Based Training Course and use the Practice Training Site before submitting payment requests through WAWF. Both can be accessed by selecting the “Web Based Training” link on the WAWF home page at https://wawf.eb.mil/ (e) WAWF methods of document submission. Document submissions may be via web entry, Electronic Data Interchange, or File Transfer Protocol.

(f) WAWF payment instructions. The Contractor shall use the following information when submitting payment requests and receiving reports in WAWF for this contract or task or delivery order:

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

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

(ii) For fixed price line items—

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

______Not Applicable_____

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

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

_______2in1 Invoice_________

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Routing Data Table*

Field Name in WAWF -- Data to be entered in WAWF

Pay Official DoDAAC -- SL4701 Issue By DoDAAC -- SP3300 Admin DoDAAC** -- SP3300 Inspect By DoDAAC -- N/A

Ship To Code – N/A

Ship From Code -- N/A

Mark For Code -- N/A

Service Approver (DoDAAC) -- N/A

Service Acceptor (DoDAAC) -- SB3200 Accept at Other DoDAAC -- N/A

LPO DoDAAC -- N/A

DCAA Auditor DoDAAC -- N/A

Other DoDAAC(s) -- N/A

(4) Payment request. The Contractor shall ensure a payment request includes documentation appropriate to the type of payment request in accordance with the payment clause, contract financing clause, or Federal Acquisition Regulation 52.216-7, Allowable Cost and Payment, as applicable.

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

(g) WAWF point of contact.

(1) The Contractor may obtain clarification regarding invoicing in WAWF from the following contracting activity’s WAWF point of contact. Thomas.semones@dla.mil.

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

(End of Clause)

DLAD PROCUREMENT NOTES

C02 Manufacturing Phase-Out or Discontinuation of Production, Diminishing Sources, and Obsolete Materials or Components (DEC 2016)

The contractor shall notify the contracting officer immediately upon determining the unavailability of obsolete materials or components. The contractor may recommend a solution to include the impact on the contract price and delivery. The contractor shall not initiate any item redesign or incur any additional costs without the express, written authorization of the contracting officer.

In the event that manufacturing phase-out or discontinuance of production of such items is contemplated, the contractor is required to notify the contracting officer and publish the discontinuance in the Government-Industry Data Exchange Program (GIDEP), where feasible; and to provide immediate advance notice of production phase-out to DLA DMSMS at dscc.dmsms@dla.mil.

(End of Procurement Note)

LIST OF ATTACHMENTS

1. Attachment 1 – Performance Work Statement

2. Attachment 2 – CAC Procedures

3. Attachment 3 – Contractor Supplied IH Field Supplies

4. Attachment 4 – Scheduled Emergent Events

5. Attachment 5 – IH Implementation Plan

6. Attachment 6 – IH Risk Assessment Codes

7. Attachment 7 – QASP

8. Attachment 8 – Schedule of Services

SOLICITATION PROVISIONS

THE FOLLOWING PROVISIONS ARE INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE:

THE FOLLOWING PROVISIONS ARE INCORPORATED BY FULL TEXT:

52.204-24 Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment (NOV 2021)

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".

(1) (d) Representation. The Offeror represents that—

(2) 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) FAR 52.209-7 Information Regarding Responsibility Matters (OCT 2018)

(a) Definitions. As used in this provision— “Administrative proceeding” means a non-judicial process that is adjudicatory in nature in order to make a determination of fault or liability (e.g., Securities and Exchange Commission Administrative Proceedings, Civilian Board of Contract Appeals Proceedings, and Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals Proceedings). This includes administrative proceeding at the Federal and State level but only in connection with performance of a Federal contract or grant. It does not include agency actions such as contract audits, site visits, corrective plans, or inspection of deliverables.

“Federal contracts and grants with total value greater than $10,000,000” means—

(1) The total value of all current, active contracts and grants, including all priced options; and

(2) The total value of all current, active orders including all priced options under indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity, 8(a), or requirements contracts (including task and delivery and multiple-award Schedules).

“Principal” means an officer, director, owner, partner, or a person having primary management or supervisory responsibilities within a business entity (e.g., general manager; plant manager; head of a division or business segment; and similar positions).

(b) The offeror [_] has [_] does not have current active Federal contracts and grants with total value greater than $10,000,000.

(c) If the offeror checked “has” in paragraph (b) of this provision, the offeror represents, by submission of this offer, that the information it has entered in the Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS) is current, accurate, and complete as of the date of submission of this offer with regard to the following information:

(1) Whether the offeror, and/or any of its principals, has or has not, within the last five years, in connection with the award to or performance by the offeror of a Federal contract or grant, been the subject of a proceeding, at the Federal or State level that resulted in any of the following dispositions:

(i) In a criminal proceeding, a conviction.

(ii) In a civil proceeding, a finding of fault and liability that results in the payment of a monetary fine, penalty, reimbursement, restitution, or damages of $5,000 or more.

(iii) In an administrative proceeding, a finding of fault and liability that results in—

(A) The payment of a monetary fine or penalty of $5,000 or more; or

(B) The payment of a reimbursement, restitution, or damages in excess of $100,000.

(iv) In a criminal, civil, or administrative proceeding, a disposition of the matter by consent or compromise with an acknowledgment of fault by the Contractor if the proceeding could have led to any of the outcomes specified in paragraphs (c)(1)(i), (c)(1)(ii), or (c)(1)(iii) of this provision.

(2) If the offeror has been involved in the last five years in any of the occurrences listed in (c)(1) of this provision, whether the offeror has provided the requested information with regard to each occurrence.

(d) The offeror shall post the information in paragraphs (c)(1)(i) through (c)(1)(iv) of this provision in FAPIIS as required through maintaining an active registration in the System for Award Management which can be accessed via https://www.sam.gov (see 52.204-7).

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FAR 52.233-2 Service of Protest (SEP 2006)

(a) Protests, as defined in section 33.101 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, that are filed directly with an agency, and copies of any protests that are filed with the Government Accountability Office (GAO), shall be served on the Contracting Officer (addressed as follows) by obtaining written and dated acknowledgment of receipt from DLA Distribution J7 Acquisition Operations, Attn. Erik Smith, Contracting Officer, 530 Mifflin Avenue, New Cumberland, PA 17070-5008.

(b) The copy of any protest shall be received in the office designated above within one day of filing a protest with the GAO.

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FAR 52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference (FEB 1998)

This solicitation incorporates one or more solicitation provisions by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. The offeror is cautioned that the listed provisions may include blocks that must be completed by the offeror and submitted with its quotation or offer. In lieu of submitting the full text of those provisions, the offeror may identify the provision by paragraph identifier and provide the appropriate information with its quotation or offer. Also, the full text of a solicitation provision may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es):

FAR - https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-48/chapter-1

DFARS - https://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/dfarspgi/current/

DLAD - https://www.dla.mil/HQ/Acquisition/Policy-and-Directives/

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FAR 52.252-5 Authorized Deviations in Provisions (NOV 2020)

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

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

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DFARS 252.204-7016 Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services—Representation (DEC 2019)

(a) Definitions. As used in this provision, covered defense telecommunications equipment or services has the meaning provided in the clause 252.204-7018, Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services.

(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 defense telecommunications equipment or services”.

(c) Representation. The Offeror represents that it [ ] does, [ ] does not provide covered defense telecommunications equipment or services as a part of its offered products or services to the Government in the performance of any contract, subcontract, or other contractual instrument.

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DFARS 252.204-7017 Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services—Representation (MAY 2021)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(4) For equipment, the entity that produced or provided the covered defense telecommunications equipment (include entity name, unique…