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This is a Combined Synopsis/Solicitation for a Request for Quote (RFQ) issued by the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Troop Support Medical Directorate for the renewal of a data license subscription. The solicitation number is SP4701-26-Q-0129, with a closing response date of September 14, 2026, at 10:00 AM Eastern Time. Questions must be submitted by September 10, 2026, at 12:00 PM EST, and quotations are due by 3:00 PM EST on September 14, 2026. All submissions should be directed electronically to Rhonda.Saunders@dla.mil. The primary contact is Linda Stipa, Program Support Manager, DMLSS-Wholesale, at 267-275-1509. The NAICS code is 541690, and there is no set-aside designation.

The requirement is for a one-year base period (October 1, 2026, through September 30, 2027) with four optional one-year renewal periods through September 30, 2031, for a total potential contract duration of five years. The contract seeks annual pricing for the Medi-Span Electronic Drug File (MED-File) v2, a critical data feed that populates pharmaceutical pricing information, specifically Average Wholesale Price (AWP) data used across multiple Defense Medical Logistics Standard Support-Wholesale (DMLSS-W) applications including the Distribution and Pricing Agreement Management System, Prime Vendor Data Interface, Corporate Data for Medical Intelligence Applications, Product Data Bank, and pharmacy catalog components. The Government contemplates award of a firm fixed-price contract. Offerors must submit pricing in a specified format showing unit price and total price for each contract year. Numerous FAR and DFARS clauses are incorporated by reference, including provisions addressing combating trafficking in persons, child labor, small business subcontracting limitations, and Wide Area WorkFlow (WAWF) payment instructions for invoice submission.

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CUI

COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION

REQUEST FOR QUOTE (RFQ)

(SP4701-26-Q-0129)

Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI)

SOURCE SELECTION INFORMATION IAW FAR 2.101 & 3.104

(1) Date: 8/26/2026

(2) Contracting Office Address:

DLA Contracting Services Office Philadelphia 700 Robbins Avenue, Building # 6D, North Side

Philadelphia, PA 19111

(3) Proposed Solicitation Number: SP4701-26-Q-0129

(4) Closing Response Date: 9/14/2026 at 10:00AM Eastern Time.

(5) Contact Point: Rhonda Saunders; Rhonda.saunders@dla.mil

(6) Set Aside: N/A

(7) NAICS Code: 541690

(8) Statement of Work:

1.0 SCOPE OF WORK

The DLA Troop Support Medical Directorate has a need to renew the data license subscription for the Medi-Span Electronic Drug File (MED-File) ™v2, formerly known as (f/k/a) the Master

Drug Data Base (MDDB) ™. This requirement is a product of Medi-Span®, which is a part of Wolters Kluwer Health and is a critical data feed for the Medical Directorate’s Product Data Bank (PDB) and Medical Master Catalog (MMC) build processes. The Average Wholesale Price

(AWP) provided in the MED-File is a critical component in all the referenced DMLSS-W applications used to negotiate the most favorable pharmaceutical pricing available with DoD suppliers and acquire pharmaceutical products under the best federal pricing.

Requiring Agency: Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Troop Support Medical

Background: The Medi-Span Electronic Drug File™ (MED-File) v2 which data feed populates pharmaceutical data, most specifically the Average Wholesale Price (AWP), used in many Defense Medical Logistics Standard Support-Wholesale (DMLSS-W) applications, including:

• Distribution and Pricing Agreement (DAPA) Management System (DMS),

• Prime Vendor Data Interface (PDI)

• Corporate Data for Medical Intelligence Applications (CDMIA)

• Product Data Bank (PDB)

• Pharmacy catalog components in the MMC

CONTROLLED BY: DLA DCSO PHILADELPHIA

CUI CATEGORY: GENERAL PROCUREMENT AND ACQUISITION /

SOURCE SELECTION INFORMATION SEE FAR 2.101 & 3.104

DISTRIBUTION/DISSEMINATION CONTROLS: DISPLAY ONLY

POC: RHONDA L. SUNDERS@DLA.MIL / 445-737-3714

2.0 PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE

3.0 POINT OF CONTACT

Linda Stipa, Program Support Manager, DMLSS-Wholesale 267-275-1509.

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS / CONDITIONS / NOTICES TO OFFERORS FOR

SUBMITTAL OF SOURCE SELECTION PROPOSAL INFORMATION

(1) Proposal Information

a. This RFQ will be posted to SAM.gov Contract Opportunities website under NAICS code 541690.

b. Quotations shall be submitted electronically to: Rhonda.Saunders@dla.mil

c. All questions shall be submitted to the following email address:

Rhonda.Saunders@dla.mil no later than 12:00 PM EST Sept 10, 2026.

d. Quotations are due no later than 15:00 PM EST on Sept 14, 2026.

e. Offerors shall submit pricing in the following format:

Contract Year Period of

Performance Contract Cost

Base Year 10/1/26 – 9/30/27

Option Year 1 10/1/27 – 9/30/28

Option Year 2 10/1/28 – 9/30/29

Option Year 3 10/1/29 – 9/30/30

Option Year 4 10/1/30 – 9/30/31

Total mailto:Rhonda.Saunders@dla.mil

Please refer to the table below when submitting the proposal.

Base Period (October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027)

CLIN Description QTY Unit

Price Total Price

Medi-Span Electronic Drug File™ (MED-

File) v2

1 UN

TOTAL

Option Period 1 (October 1, 2027 – September 30, 2028)

Medi-Span Electronic Drug File™ (MED- File) v2

Option Period 2 (October 1, 2028 – September 30, 2029)

Medi-Span Electronic Drug File™ (MED- File) v2

Option Period 3 (October 1, 2029 – September 30, 2030)

Medi-Span Electronic Drug File™ (MED-

File) v2

Option Period 4 (October 1, 2030 – September 30, 2031)

Medi-Span Electronic Drug File™ (MED- File) v2

TOTAL 12-MONTH BASE PERIOD AND FOUR (4) 12- MONTH

OPTION PERIODS

(9) Clauses:

FAR 52.216-1 Type of Contract (Apr 1984)

The Government contemplates award of a firm fixed price contract resulting from this solicitation.

Clauses incorporated by References:

FAR 52.252-2 – Clauses Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1998) This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es):

THE CLAUSES LISTED BELOW ARE INCORPORATED 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. A CLAUSE WITH AN

AUTHORIZED DEVIATION IS SO MARKED AFTER THE DATE OF THE CLAUSE. (Also, the full text of solicitation clauses and provisions may be accessed electronically at the following websites):

FAR, DFARS, DLAD, and DSCP Local Clauses – https://www.acquisition.gov/content/regulations

The following provisions are incorporated by reference:

FAR 52.203-3 Gratuities (APR 1984)

FAR 52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance (OCT 2018)

FAR 52.204-18 Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance (AUG 2020)

FAR 52.216-18 Ordering (AUG 2020)

FAR 52.216-19 Order Limitations (OCT 1995)

FAR 52.216-20 Definite Quantity (OCT 1995)

FAR 52.216-21 Requirements (OCT 1995)

FAR 52.216-21 Requirements--Alternate I (APR 1984)

FAR 52.216-21 Requirements--Alternate III (OCT 1995)

FAR 52.216-22 Indefinite Quantity (OCT 1995)

FAR 52.217-6 Option for Increased Quantity (MAR 1989)

FAR 52.222-1 Notice to the Government of Labor Disputes (FEB 1997)

FAR 52.223-2 Affirmative Procurement of Biobased Products Under Service and

Construction

Contracts (MAY 2024)

FAR 52.223-10 Waste Reduction Program (MAY 2024)

FAR 52.223-19 Compliance with Environmental Management Systems (MAY 2011)

FAR 52.225-14 Inconsistency Between English Version and Translation of Contract

(FEB 2000)

https://www.acquisition.gov/content/regulations

Prohibition on Contracting for Hardware, Software, and Services

Developed or Provided by Kaspersky Lab and Other Covered

Entities (DEC 2023)

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

FAR 52.209-10 Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations (NOV

2015)

FAR 52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons (OCT 2025)

FAR 52.226-8

Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While

Driving (MAY 2024)

FAR 52.232-39 Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations (JUN 2013)

FAR 52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (MAR

2023)

FAR 52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (OCT 2004)

FAR 52.245-1 Government Property (SEP 2021)

FAR 52.245-1 Government Property--Alternate I (APR 2012)

FAR 52.245-1 Government Property--Alternate I (APR 2012)

FAR 52.245-1 Government Property--Alternate II (APR 2012)

DFARS 252.201-7000 Contracting Officer's Representative (DEC 1991)

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

(SEP

2011)

DFARS 252.203-7002 Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights (DEC

2022)

DFARS 252.204-7003 Control of Government Personnel Work Product (APR 1992)

DFARS 252.204-7004 Antiterrorism Awareness Training for Contractors (JAN 2023)

DFARS 252.204-7009 Limitations on the Use or Disclosure of Third-Party Contractor

Reported

Cyber Incident Information (JAN 2023)

DFARS 252.204-7014 Limitations on the Use or Disclosure of Information by Litigation

Support Contractors (JAN 2023)

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

Support

(JAN 2023)

DFARS 252.204-7018 Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense

Telecommunications

Equipment or Services (JAN 2023)

DFARS 252.204-7022 Expediting Contract Closeout (MAY 2021)

DFARS 252.204-7023 Reporting Requirements for Contracted Services – Basic (JUL 2021)

DFARS 252.204-7023 Reporting Requirements for Contracted Services--Alternate I (JUL

2021)

DFARS 252.208-7000 Intent to Furnish Precious Metals as Government-Furnished

Material

(DEC 1991)

DFARS 252.216-7010 Postaward Debriefing for Task Orders and Delivery Orders (OCT

2025)

DFARS 252.217-7000 Exercise of Option to Fulfill Foreign Military Sales Commitments--

Basic (NOV 2014)

DFARS 252.219-7003 Small Business Subcontracting Plan (DoD Contracts)—Basic (DEC

2019)

DFARS 252.219-7003 Small Business Subcontracting Plan (DoD Contracts)--Alternate I

(DEC

2019)

DFARS 252.219-7003 Small Business Subcontracting Plan (DoD Contracts)--Alternate II

(DEC 2019)

DFARS 252.219-7004 Small Business Subcontracting Plan (Test Program) (DEC 2022)

DFARS 252.219-7009 Section 8(a) Direct Award (OCT 2018)

DFARS 252.219-7010 Notification of Competition Limited to Eligible 8(a) Participants—

Partnership Agreement (OCT 2024)

DFARS 252.223-7008 Prohibition of Hexavalent Chromium (JAN 2023)

DFARS 252.225-7001 Buy American and Balance of Payments Program—Basic (FEB

2024)

DFARS 252.225-7006 Acquisition of the American Flag (FEB 2024)

DFARS 252.225-7007 Prohibition on Acquisition of Certain Items from Communist

Chinese

Military Companies (DEC 2018)

DFARS 252.225-7012 Preference for Certain Domestic Commodities (APR 2022)

DFARS 252.225-7017 Photovoltaic Devices (MAR 2024)

DFARS 252.225-7024 Requirement for Products or Services from Afghanistan (SEP 2013)

DFARS 252.225-7026 Acquisition Restricted to Products or Services from Afghanistan

(SEP

2013)

DFARS 252.225-7027 Restriction on Contingent Fees for Foreign Military Sales (APR

2003)

DFARS 252.225-7028 Exclusionary Policies and Practices of Foreign Governments (APR

2003)

DFARS 252.225-7039 Defense Contractors Performing Private Security Functions Outside the

United States (JAN 2023)

DFARS 252.225-7040 Contractor Personnel Supporting U.S. Armed Forces Deployed

Outside the United States (AUG 2025)

DFARS 252.225-7043 Antiterrorism/Force Protection for Defense Contractors Outside the

United States (JUN 2015)

DFARS 252.225-7048 Export-Controlled Items (JUN 2013)

DFARS 252.225-7051 Prohibition on Acquisition of Certain Foreign Commercial Satellite

Services (DEC 2022)

DFARS 252.225-7052 Restriction on the Acquisition of Certain Magnets and Tungsten

(MAY

2024)

DFARS 252.225-7054 Prohibition on Use of Certain Energy Sourced from Inside the

Russian

Federation (JAN 2023)

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

(JAN 2023)

DFARS 252.225-7060 Prohibition on Certain Procurements from the Xinjiang Uyghur

Autonomous Region (JUN 2023) DFARS 252.225-7061 Restriction on the Acquisition of Personal Protective Equipment and

Certain Other Items from Non-Allied Foreign Nations (JAN 2023) DFARS 252.225-7062 Restriction on Acquisition of Large Medium-Speed Diesel Engines (JUL 2023)

DFARS 252.225-7063 Restriction on Acquisition of Components of T-AO 205 AND T-ARC Class Vessels (MAY 2024)

DFARS 252.225-7064 Restriction On Acquisition of Certain Satellite Components (MAY 2024) DFARS 252.225-7967 Prohibition Regarding Russian Fossil Fuel Business Operations

(DEVIATION 2024-O0006, Revision 1) (OCT 2015) DFARS 252.225-7980 Prohibition Regarding Russian Fossil Fuel Business Operations -

Representation (DEVIATION 2024-O0008) (OCT 2015) DFARS 252.226-7001 Utilization of Indian Organizations, Indian-Owned Economic Enterprises, and Native Hawaiian Small Business Concerns (JAN 2023)

DFARS 252.227-7013 Rights In Technical Data—Other Than Commercial Products or Commercial Services (AUG 2025)

DFARS 252.227-7013 Rights in Technical Data--Other than Commercial Products or Comemercial Services--Alternate I (JUN 1995) DFARS 252.227-7013 Rights in Technical Data--Other than Commercial Products or

Comemercial Services--Alternate II (MAR 2022) DFARS 252.227-7015 Technical Data—Commercial Products and Commercial Services (MAR

2023) DFARS 252.227-7015 Technical Data--Commercial Products and Commercial Services-- Alternate I (MAR 2022)

DFARS 252.227-7037 Validation of Restrictive Markings on Technical Data (JAN 2025) DFARS 252.232-7009 Mandatory Payment by Governmentwide Commercial Purchase Card

(MAY 2018)

DFARS 252.232-7010 Levies on Contract Payments (DEC 2006) DFARS 252.232-7011 Payments in Support of Emergencies and Contingency Operations

(MAY 2013)

DFARS 252.237-7010 Prohibition on Interrogation of Detainees by Contractor Personnel (JAN

2023) DFARS 252.237-7011 Preparation History (SEP 2019)

DFARS 252.237-7016 Delivery Tickets—Basic (NOV 2014) DFARS 252.237-7016 Delivery Tickets--Alternate I (NOV 2014)

DFARS 252.237-7016 Delivery Tickets--Alternate II (NOV 2014) DFARS 252.237-7018 Special Definitions of Government Property (DEC 1991) DFARS 252.237-7019 Training for Contractor Personnel Interacting with Detainees (JAN

2023) DFARS 252.237-7026 Postaward Transparency Requirements for Firms that Support

Department of Defense Audits (OCT 2022) DFARS 252.239-7000 Protection Against Compromising Emanations (OCT 2019) DFARS 252.239-7010 Cloud Computing Services (JAN 2023)

DFARS 252.239-7018 Supply Chain Risk (DEC 2022) DFARS 252.243-7002 Requests for Equitable Adjustment (DEC 2022)

DFARS 252.244-7000 Subcontracts for Commercial Products or Commercial Services (NOV 2023) DFARS 252.245-7005 Management and Reporting of Government Property (JAN 2024)

DFARS 252.246-7003 Notification of Potential Safety Issues (JAN 2023) DFARS 252.246-7004 Safety of Facilities, Infrastructure, and Equipment for Military

Operations (OCT 2010) DFARS 252.246-7008 Sources of Electronic Parts (JAN 2023) DFARS 252.247-7003 Pass-Through of Motor Carrier Fuel Surcharge Adjustment to the Cost

Bearer (JAN 2023) DFARS 252.247-7023 Transportation of Supplies by Sea—Basic (OCT 2024)

DFARS 252.247-7023 Transportation of Supplies by Sea-Alternate I (OCT 2024) DFARS 252.247-7023 Transportation of Supplies by Sea-Alternate II (OCT 2024) DFARS 252.247-7025 Reflagging or Repair Work (OCT 2024)

DFARS 252.247-7027 Riding Gang Member Requirements (MAY 2018) DFARS 252.270-7002 Pilot Program to Incentivize Contracting with Employee-Owned

Businesses (NOV 2024)

The following clauses are incorporated in this solicitation and provided in full text:

FAR 52.232-18 -- Availability of Funds (Apr 1984)

Funds are not presently available for this contract. The Government’s obligation under this contract is contingent upon the availability of appropriated funds from which payment for contract purposes can be made. No legal liability on the part of the Government for any payment may arise until funds are made available to the Contracting Officer for this contract and until the Contractor receives notice of such availability, to be confirmed in writing by the Contracting

Officer.

(End of Clause)

FAR 52.222-50 -- Combating Trafficking in Persons. (Nov 2021)

As prescribed in 22.1705(a)(1), insert the following clause:

https://www.acquisition.gov/far/22.1705#FAR_22_1705

(a) Definitions. As used in this clause-

Agent means any individual, including a director, an officer, an employee, or an independent contractor, authorized to act on behalf of the organization.

Coercion means-

(1) Threats of serious harm to or physical restraint against any person;

(2) Any scheme, plan, or pattern intended to cause a person to believe that failure to perform an act would result in serious harm to or physical restraint against any person; or

(3) The abuse or threatened abuse of the legal process.

Commercial sex act means any sex act on account of which anything of value is given to or received by any person.

(1) Any item of supply (including construction material) that is-

(i) A commercial item (as defined in paragraph (1) of the definition at FAR 2.101);

(ii) Sold in substantial quantities in the commercial marketplace; and

(iii) Offered to the Government, under a contract or subcontract at any tier, without modification, in the same form in which it is sold in the commercial marketplace; and

(2) Does not include bulk cargo, as defined in 46 U.S.C. 40102(4), such as agricultural products and petroleum products.

“Commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) item” means-

Debt bondage means the status or condition of a debtor arising from a pledge by the debtor of his or her personal services or of those of a person under his or her control as a security for debt, if the value of those services as reasonably assessed is not applied toward the liquidation of the debt or the length and nature of those services are not respectively limited and defined.

Employee means an employee of the Contractor directly engaged in the performance of work under the contract who has other than a minimal impact or involvement in contract performance.

Forced Labor means knowingly providing or obtaining the labor or services of a person-https://www.acquisition.gov/far/2.101#FAR_2_101 http://uscode.house.gov/browse.xhtml;jsessionid=114A3287C7B3359E597506A31FC855B3

(1) By threats of serious harm to, or physical restraint against, that person or another person;

(2) By means of any scheme, plan, or pattern intended to cause the person to believe that, if the person did not perform such labor or services, that person or another person would suffer serious harm or physical restraint; or

(3) By means of the abuse or threatened abuse of law or the legal process.

Involuntary servitude includes a condition of servitude induced by means of-

(1) Any scheme, plan, or pattern intended to cause a person to believe that, if the person did not enter into or continue in such conditions, that person or another person would suffer serious harm or physical restraint; or

(2) The abuse or threatened abuse of the legal process.

Recruitment fees means fees of any type, including charges, costs, assessments, or other financial obligations, that are associated with the recruiting process, regardless of the time, manner, or location of imposition or collection of the fee.

(1) Recruitment fees include, but are not limited to, the following fees (when they are associated with the recruiting process) for-

(i) Soliciting, identifying, considering, interviewing, referring, retaining, transferring, selecting, training, providing orientation to, skills testing, recommending, or placing employees or potential employees;

(ii) Advertising

(iii) Obtaining permanent or temporary labor certification, including any associated fees;

(iv) Processing applications and petitions;

(v) Acquiring visas, including any associated fees;

(vi) Acquiring photographs and identity or immigration documents, such as passports, including any associated fees;

(vii) Accessing the job opportunity, including required medical examinations and immunizations; background, reference, and security clearance checks and examinations; and additional certifications;

(viii) An employer's recruiters, agents or attorneys, or other notary or legal fees;

(ix) Language interpretation or translation, arranging for or accompanying on travel, or providing other advice to employees or potential employees;

(x) Government-mandated fees, such as border crossing fees, levies, or worker welfare funds;

(xi) Transportation and subsistence costs-

(A) While in transit, including, but not limited to, airfare or costs of other modes of transportation, terminal fees, and travel taxes associated with travel from the country of origin to the country of performance and the return journey upon the end of employment; and

(B) From the airport or disembarkation point to the worksite;

(xii) Security deposits, bonds, and insurance; and

(xiii) Equipment charges.

(2) A recruitment fee, as described in the introductory text of this definition, is a recruitment fee, regardless of whether the payment is-

(i) Paid in property or money;

(ii) Deducted from wages;

(iii) Paid back in wage or benefit concessions;

(iv) Paid back as a kickback, bribe, in-kind payment, free labor, tip, or tribute; or

(v) Collected by an employer or a third party, whether licensed or unlicensed, including, but not limited to-

(A) Agents;

(B) Labor brokers;

(C) Recruiters;

(D) Staffing firms (including private employment and placement firms);

(E) Subsidiaries/affiliates of the employer;

(F) Any agent or employee of such entities; and

(G) Subcontractors at all tiers.

Severe forms of trafficking in persons means-

(1) Sex trafficking in which a commercial sex act is induced by force, fraud, or coercion, or in which the person induced to perform such act has not attained 18 years of age; or

(2) The recruitment, harboring, transportation, provision, or obtaining of a person for labor or services, through the use of force, fraud, or coercion for the purpose of subjection to involuntary servitude, peonage, debt bondage, or slavery.

“Sex trafficking” means the recruitment, harboring, transportation, provision, or obtaining of a person for the purpose of a commercial sex act.

Subcontract means any contract entered into by a subcontractor to furnish supplies or services for performance of a prime contract or a subcontract.

Subcontractor means any supplier, distributor, vendor, or firm that furnishes supplies or services to or for a prime contractor or another subcontractor.

United States means the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and outlying areas.

(b) Policy. The United States Government has adopted a policy prohibiting trafficking in persons including the trafficking-related activities of this clause. Contractors, contractor employees, and their agents shall not-

(1) Engage in severe forms of trafficking in persons during the period of performance of the contract;

(2) Procure commercial sex acts during the period of performance of the contract;

(3) Use forced labor in the performance of the contract;

(4) Destroy, conceal, confiscate, or otherwise deny access by an employee to the employee’s identity or immigration documents, such as passports or drivers' licenses, regardless of issuing authority;

(5)

(i) Use misleading or fraudulent practices during the recruitment of employees or offering of employment, such as failing to disclose, in a format and language understood by the employee or potential employee, basic information or making material misrepresentations during the recruitment of employees regarding the key terms and conditions of employment, including wages and fringe benefits, the location of work, the living conditions, housing and associated costs (if employer or agent provided or arranged), any significant costs to be charged to the employee or potential employee, and, if applicable, the hazardous nature of the work;

(ii) Use recruiters that do not comply with local labor laws of the country in which the recruiting takes place;

(6) Charge employees or potential employees recruitment fees;

(7)

(i) Fail to provide return transportation or pay for the cost of return transportation upon the end of employment-

(A) For an employee who is not a national of the country in which the work is taking place and who was brought into that country for the purpose of working on a U.S.

Government contract or subcontract (for portions of contracts performed outside the United

States); or

(B) For an employee who is not a United States national and who was brought into the United States for the purpose of working on a U.S. Government contract or subcontract, if the payment of such costs is required under existing temporary worker programs or pursuant to a written agreement with the employee (for portions of contracts performed inside the United States); except that-

(ii) The requirements of paragraphs (b)(7)(i) of this clause shall not apply to an employee who is-

(A) Legally permitted to remain in the country of employment and who chooses to do so; or

(B) Exempted by an authorized official of the contracting agency from the requirement to provide return transportation or pay for the cost of return transportation;

(iii) The requirements of paragraph (b)(7)(i) of this clause are modified for a victim of trafficking in persons who is seeking victim services or legal redress in the country of employment, or for a witness in an enforcement action related to trafficking in persons. The contractor shall provide the return transportation or pay the cost of return transportation in a way that does not obstruct the victim services, legal redress, or witness activity. For example, the contractor shall not only offer return transportation to a witness at a time when the witness is still needed to testify. This paragraph does not apply when the exemptions at paragraph (b)(7)(ii) of this clause apply.

(8) Provide or arrange housing that fails to meet the host country housing and safety standards; or

(9) If required by law or contract, fail to provide an employment contract, recruitment agreement, or other required work document in writing. Such written work document shall be in a language the employee understands. If the employee must relocate to perform the work, the work document shall be provided to the employee at least five days prior to the employee relocating. The employee’s work document shall include, but is not limited to, details about work description, wages, prohibition on charging recruitment fees, work location(s), living accommodations and associated costs, time off, roundtrip transportation arrangements, grievance process, and the content of applicable laws and regulations that prohibit trafficking in persons.

(c) Contractor requirements. The Contractor shall-

(1) Notify its employees and agents of-

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

(ii) The actions that will be taken against employees or agents for violations of this policy. Such actions for employees may include, but are not limited to, removal from the contract, reduction in benefits, or termination of employment; and

(2) Take appropriate action, up to and including termination, against employees, agents, or subcontractors that violate the policy in paragraph (b) of this clause.

(d) Notification.

(1) The Contractor shall inform the Contracting Officer and the agency Inspector General immediately of-

(i) Any credible information it receives from any source (including host country law enforcement) that alleges a Contractor employee, subcontractor, subcontractor employee, or their agent has engaged in conduct that violates the policy in paragraph (b) of this clause (see also 18 U.S.C. 1351, Fraud in Foreign Labor Contracting, and 52.203-13(b)(3)(i)(A), if that clause is included in the solicitation or contract, which requires disclosure to the agency Office of the Inspector General when the Contractor has credible evidence of fraud); and

(ii) Any actions taken against a Contractor employee, subcontractor, subcontractor employee, or their agent pursuant to this clause.

http://uscode.house.gov/browse.xhtml;jsessionid=114A3287C7B3359E597506A31FC855B3 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/52.203-13#FAR_52_203_13

(2) If the allegation may be associated with more than one contract, the Contractor shall inform the contracting officer for the contract with the highest dollar value.

(e) Remedies. In addition to other remedies available to the Government, the Contractor’s failure to comply with the requirements of paragraphs (c), (d), (g), (h), or (i) of this clause may result in-

(1) Requiring the Contractor to remove a Contractor employee or employees from the performance of the contract;

(2) Requiring the Contractor to terminate a subcontract;

(3) Suspension of contract payments until the Contractor has taken appropriate remedial action;

(4) Loss of award fee, consistent with the award fee plan, for the performance period in which the Government determined Contractor non-compliance;

(5) Declining to exercise available options under the contract;

(6) Termination of the contract for default or cause, in accordance with the termination clause of this contract; or

(7) Suspension or debarment.

(f) Mitigating and aggravating factors. When determining remedies, the Contracting Officer may consider the following:

(1) Mitigating factors. The Contractor had a Trafficking in Persons compliance plan or an awareness program at the time of the violation, was in compliance with the plan, and has taken appropriate remedial actions for the violation, that may include reparation to victims for such violations.

(2) Aggravating factors. The Contractor failed to abate an alleged violation or enforce the requirements of a compliance plan, when directed by the Contracting Officer to do so.

(g) Full cooperation.

(1) The Contractor shall, at a minimum-

(i) Disclose to the agency Inspector General information sufficient to identify the nature and extent of an offense and the individuals responsible for the conduct;

(ii) Provide timely and complete responses to Government auditors' and investigators' requests for documents;

(iii) Cooperate fully in providing reasonable access to its facilities and staff (both inside and outside the U.S.) to allow contracting agencies and other responsible Federal agencies to conduct audits, investigations, or other actions to ascertain compliance with the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. chapter 78), E.O. 13627, or any other applicable law or regulation establishing restrictions on trafficking in persons, the procurement of commercial sex acts, or the use of forced labor; and

(iv) Protect all employees suspected of being victims of or witnesses to prohibited activities, prior to returning to the country from which the employee was recruited, and shall not prevent or hinder the ability of these employees from cooperating fully with Government authorities.

(2) The requirement for full cooperation does not foreclose any Contractor rights arising in law, the FAR, or the terms of the contract. It does not-

(i) Require the Contractor to waive its attorney-client privilege or the protections afforded by the attorney work product doctrine;

(ii) Require any officer, director, owner, employee, or agent of the Contractor, including a sole proprietor, to waive his or her attorney client privilege or Fifth Amendment rights; or

(iii) Restrict the Contractor from-

(A) Conducting an internal investigation; or

(B) Defending a proceeding or dispute arising under the contract or related to a potential or disclosed violation.

(h) Compliance plan.

(1) This paragraph (h) applies to any portion of the contract that-

(i) Is for supplies, other than commercially available off-the-shelf items, acquired outside the United States, or services to be performed outside the United States; and

(ii) Has an estimated value that exceeds $500,000.

(2) The Contractor shall maintain a compliance plan during the performance of the contract that is appropriate-

(i) To the size and complexity of the contract; and

(ii) To the nature and scope of the activities to be performed for the Government, including the number of non-United States citizens expected to be employed and the risk that the contract or subcontract will involve services or supplies susceptible to trafficking in persons.

(3) Minimum requirements. The compliance plan must include, at a minimum, the following:

(i) An awareness program to inform contractor employees about the Government’s policy prohibiting trafficking-related activities described in paragraph (b) of this clause, the activities prohibited, and the actions that will be taken against the employee for violations.

Additional information about Trafficking in Persons and examples of awareness programs can be found at the website for the Department of State’s Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons at http://www.state.gov/j/tip/.

(ii) A process for employees to report, without fear of retaliation, activity inconsistent with the policy prohibiting trafficking in persons, including a means to make available to all employees the hotline phone number of the Global Human Trafficking Hotline at 1-844-888- FREE and its email address at help@befree.org.

(iii) A recruitment and wage plan that only permits the use of recruitment companies with trained employees, prohibits charging recruitment fees to the employees or potential employees and ensures that wages meet applicable host-country legal requirements or explains any variance.

(iv) A housing plan, if the Contractor or subcontractor intends to provide or arrange housing, that ensures that the housing meets host-country housing and safety standards.

(v) Procedures to prevent agents and subcontractors at any tier and at any dollar value from engaging in trafficking in persons (including activities in paragraph (b) of this clause) and to monitor, detect, and terminate any agents, subcontracts, or subcontractor employees that have engaged in such activities.

(4) Posting.

(i) The Contractor shall post the relevant contents of the compliance plan, no later than the initiation of contract performance, at the workplace (unless the work is to be performed in the field or not in a fixed location) and on the Contractor's Web site (if one is maintained). If posting at the workplace or on the Web site is impracticable, the Contractor shall provide the relevant contents of the compliance plan to each worker in writing.

http://www.state.gov/j/tip/ mailto:help@befree.org

(ii) The Contractor shall provide the compliance plan to the Contracting Officer upon request.

(5) Certification. Annually after receiving an award, the Contractor shall submit a certification to the Contracting Officer that-

(i) It has implemented a compliance plan to prevent any prohibited activities identified at paragraph (b) of this clause and to monitor, detect, and terminate any agent, subcontract or subcontractor employee engaging in prohibited activities; and

(ii) After having conducted due diligence, either-

(A) To the best of the Contractor's knowledge and belief, neither it nor any of its agents, subcontractors, or their agents is engaged in any such activities; or

(B) If abuses relating to any of the prohibited activities identified in paragraph (b) of this clause have been found, the Contractor or subcontractor has taken the appropriate remedial and referral actions.

(i) Subcontracts.

(1) The Contractor shall include the substance of this clause, including this paragraph (i), in all subcontracts and in all contracts with agents. The requirements in paragraph (h) of this clause apply only to any portion of the subcontract that-

(A) Is for supplies, other than commercially available off-the-shelf items, acquired outside the United States, or services to be performed outside the United States; and

(B) Has an estimated value that exceeds $500,000.

(2) If any subcontractor is required by this clause to submit a certification, the Contractor shall require submission prior to the award of the subcontract and annually thereafter. The certification shall cover the items in paragraph (h)(5) of this clause.

(End of clause)

52.217-8 -- Option to Extend Services.

As prescribed in 17.208(f), insert a clause substantially the same as the following:

http://farsite.hill.af.mil/reghtml/regs/far2afmcfars/fardfars/far/17.htm#P185_30868

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 30 Days.

(End of Clause)

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

As prescribed in 17.208(g), insert a clause substantially the same as the following:

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 30 Days provided that the Government gives the Contractor a preliminary written notice of its intent to extend at least 30 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 36 Months

(End of Clause)

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.

http://farsite.hill.af.mil/reghtml/regs/far2afmcfars/fardfars/far/17.htm#P185_30868

“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): 2-in-1

(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.

https://www.acquisition.gov/dfars/part-252-clauses#DFARS-252.232-7003 https://www.acquisition.gov/dfars/part-252-clauses#DFARS-252.232-7003 https://www.sam.gov;/ https://wawf.eb.mil/ https://wawf.eb.mil/

(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.

(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 SP4701

Admin DoDAAC SP4701

Inspect By DoDAAC

Ship To Code SPM200

Ship From Code SPM200

Mark For Code

Service Approver (DoDAAC) SPM200

Service Acceptor (DoDAAC) SPM200

Accept at Other DoDAAC

LPO DoDAAC

DCAA Auditor DoDAAC

Other DoDAAC(s)

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

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

(4) 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.

___________Linda Stipa _____________________________

(Contracting Officer: Insert applicable information or “Not applicable.”)

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

FAR 52.219-14 -- Limitations on Subcontracting (OCT 2022)

(a) This clause does not apply to the unrestricted portion of a partial set-aside.

(b) Definition. Similarly situated entity, as used in this clause, means a first-tier subcontractor, including an independent contractor, that—

(1) Has the same small business program status as that which qualified the prime contractor for the award (e.g., for a small business set-aside contract, any small business concern, without regard to its socioeconomic status); and

(2) Is considered small for the size standard under the North American Industry Classification System

(NAICS) code the prime contractor assigned to the subcontract.

(c) Applicability. This clause applies only to—

(1) Contracts that have been set aside for any of the small business concerns identified in 19.000(a)(3);

(2) Part or parts of a multiple-award contract that have been set aside for any of the small business concerns identified in 19.000(a)(3);

(3) Contracts that have been awarded on a sole-source basis in accordance with subparts 19.8, 19.13, 19.14, and 19.15;

(4) Orders expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold and that are—

(i) Set aside for small business concerns under multiple-award contracts, as described in 8.405-

5 and 16.505(b)(2)(i)(F); or

(ii) Issued directly to small business concerns under multiple-award contracts as described in 19.504(c)(1)(ii);

(5) Orders, regardless of dollar value, that are—

(i) Set aside in accordance with subparts 19.8, 19.13, 19.14, or 19.15 under multiple-award contracts, as described in 8.405-5 and 16.505(b)(2)(i)(F); or

(ii) Issued directly to concerns that qualify for the programs described in subparts 19.8, 19.13, 19.14, or 19.15 under multiple-award contracts, as described in 19.504(c)(1)(ii); and

(6) Contracts using the HUBZone price evaluation preference to award to a HUBZone small business concern unless the concern waived the evaluation preference.

(d) Independent contractors. An independent contractor shall be considered a subcontractor.

(e) Limitations on subcontracting. By submission of an offer and execution of a contract, the

Contractor agrees that in performance of a contract assigned a North American Industry Classification

System (NAICS) code for—

(1) Services (except construction), it will not pay more than 50 percent of the amount paid by the

Government for contract performance to subcontractors that are not similarly situated entities.

Any work that a similarly situated entity further subcontracts will count towards the prime contractor's 50 percent subcontract amount that cannot be exceeded. When a contract includes both services and supplies, the 50 percent limitation shall apply only to the service portion of the contract;

(2) Supplies (other than procurement from a nonmanufacturer of such supplies), it will not pay more than 50 percent of the amount paid by the Government for contract performance, excluding the cost of materials, to subcontractors that are not similarly situated entities. Any work that a similarly situated entity further subcontracts will count towards the prime contractor's 50 percent subcontract amount that cannot be exceeded. When a contract includes both supplies and services, the 50 percent limitation shall apply only to the supply portion of the contract;

(3) General construction, it will not pay more than 85 percent of the amount paid by the Government for contract performance, excluding the cost of materials, to subcontractors that are not similarly situated entities. Any work that a similarly situated entity further subcontracts will count towards the prime contractor's 85 percent subcontract amount that cannot be exceeded; or

(4) Construction by special trade contractors will not pay more than 75 percent of the amount paid by the Government for contract performance, excluding the cost of materials, to subcontractors that are not similarly situated entities. Any work that a similarly situated entity further subcontracts will count towards the prime contractor's 75 percent subcontract amount that cannot be exceeded.

(f) The Contractor shall comply with the limitations on subcontracting as follows:

(1) For contracts, in accordance with paragraphs (c)(1), (2), (3) and (6) of this clause—

[Contracting Officer check as appropriate.]

□ By the end of the base term of the contract and then by the end of each subsequent option period; or

□ By the end of the performance period for each order issued under the contract.

(2) For orders, in accordance with paragraphs (c)(4) and (5) of this clause, by the end of the performance period for the order.

(g) A joint venture agrees that, in the performance of the contract, the applicable percentage specified in paragraph (e) of this clause will be performed by the aggregate of the joint venture participants.

(1) In a joint venture comprised of a small business protégé and its mentor approved by the

Small Business Administration, the small business protégé shall perform at least 40 percent of the work performed by the joint venture. Work performed by the small business protégé in the joint venture must be more than administrative functions.

(2) In an 8(a) joint venture, the 8(a) participant(s) shall perform at least 40 percent of the work performed by the joint venture. Work performed by the 8(a) participants in the joint venture must be more than administrative functions.

FAR 52.222-19 CHILD LABOR-COOPERATION WITH AUTHORITIES AND

REMEDIES

(DEVIATION 2020-O0019) (MAR 2026)

(a) Applicability. This clause does not apply to the extent that the Contractor is supplying end products mined, produced, or manufactured in-

(1) Israel, and the anticipated value of the acquisition is $50,000 or more;

(2) Mexico, and the anticipated value of the acquisition is $105,767 or more; or

(3) Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, Montenegro, Netherlands, New Zealand, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Singapore, Slovak

Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Ukraine, or the United Kingdom and the anticipated value of the acquisition is $174,000 or more.

(b) Cooperation with Authorities. To enforce the laws prohibiting the manufacture or importation of products mined, produced, or manufactured by forced or indentured child labor, authorized officials may need to conduct investigations to determine whether forced or indentured child labor was used to mine, produce, or manufacture any product furnished under this contract. If the solicitation includes the provision 52.222-18, Certification Regarding Knowledge of Child

Labor for Listed End Products, or the equivalent at 52.212-3(i), the Contractor agrees to cooperate fully with authorized officials of the contracting agency, the Department of the Treasury, or the Department of

Justice by providing reasonable access to records, documents, persons, or premises upon reasonable request by the authorized officials.

(c) Violations. The Government may impose remedies set forth in paragraph (d) for the following violations:

(1) The Contractor has submitted a false certification regarding knowledge of the use of forced or indentured child labor for listed end products.

(2) The Contractor has failed to cooperate, if required, in accordance with paragraph (b) of this clause, with an investigation of the use of forced or indentured child labor by an Inspector General, Attorney

General, or the Secretary of the Treasury.

(3) The Contractor uses forced or indentured child labor in its mining, production, or manufacturing processes.

(4) The Contractor has furnished under the contract end products or components that have been mined, produced, or manufactured wholly or in part by forced or indentured child labor. (The Government will not pursue remedies at paragraph (d)(2) or paragraph (d)(3) of this clause unless sufficient evidence indicates that the Contractor knew of the violation.)

(d) Remedies.

(1) The Contracting Officer may terminate the contract.

(2) The suspending and debarring official may suspend the Contractor in accordance with procedures in FAR subpart 9.4.

(3) The suspending and debarring may debar the Contractor for a period not to exceed 3 years in accordance with the procedures in FAR subpart 9.4.

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