COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION

Trade Data Monitor (TDM) Subscription

SP8000-26-Q-0011

(1) POINT OF CONTACT:

José M. Villanueva, Contracting Officer, Contract Specialist, jose.villanueva@dla.mil DLA Contracting Services Office – Columbus Division 3 (DCSO-C3) 3990 East Broad Street, Columbus, Ohio 43218-3990

(2) SET-ASIDES: N/A, Other than Full and Open Competition

(3) CODES FOR SERVICES OR SUPPLIE

PSC: 7630 – Periodical Publishers NAICS: 513120 Periodical Publishers

(4) DESCRIPTION:

(i) COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products or commercial services prepared in accordance with part 12. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation.

Offers are being requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued.

Solicitation number SP8000-26-Q-0011 is issued as a request for proposal (RFP) for Trade Data Monitor Subscription.

This acquisition is not set aside for small business concerns. This solicitation incorporates provisions and clauses by reference. The full text of provisions and clauses may be accessed electronically at www.acquisition.gov.

(ii) CONTRACT LINE-ITEM NUMBER(S) (CLIN): UN (Unit of Issue): Represents a single, annual unit covering a 12-month period of performance subscription. Billing:

Invoiced annually; no monthly invoices will be processed. The contract will consist of a 12-month Base Period, and four 12-month Option Period as follows:

http://www.acquisition.gov/

BASE PERIOD

CLIN: 0001 Trade Data Monitor 12-month Subscription:

- HS Codes: All HTS Codes at the Tariff-Line HS Level

- Reporting Countries: ALL Reporting Countries

- All Additional Data Fields (ports, provinces, modes of transport, etc.) and Various Versions of Country (i.e. United States General and United States Domestic Exports/Imports for Consumption) available for the above list.

- Unlimited downloads from DLA-SM Users

- USGS product groups available as permission granted from USGS first.

- Conversion Rates (i.e. Barrels, WGE) available.

- Training anytime scheduled by your TDM representative.

QUANTITIES: 1

UNIT OF MEASURE: Unit (Yearly Subscription) Total Dollar Amount: $____________________ (Contractor Fill-In)

OPTION PERIOD I

CLIN: 1001 Trade Data Monitor 12-month Subscription:

- HS Codes: All HTS Codes at the Tariff-Line HS Level

- Reporting Countries: ALL Reporting Countries

- All Additional Data Fields (ports, provinces, modes of transport, etc.) and Various Versions of Country (i.e. United States General and United States Domestic Exports/Imports for Consumption) available for the above list.

- Unlimited downloads from DLA-SM Users

- USGS product groups available as permission granted from USGS first.

- Conversion Rates (i.e. Barrels, WGE) available.

- Training anytime scheduled by your TDM representative.

QUANTITIES: 1

UNIT OF MEASURE: Unit (Yearly Subscription) Total Dollar Amount: $____________________(Contractor Fill-In)

OPTION PERIOD II

CLIN: 2001 Trade Data Monitor 12-month Subscription:

- HS Codes: All HTS Codes at the Tariff-Line HS Level

- Reporting Countries: ALL Reporting Countries

- All Additional Data Fields (ports, provinces, modes of transport, etc.) and Various Versions of Country (i.e. United States General and United States Domestic Exports/Imports for Consumption) available for the above list.

- Unlimited downloads from DLA-SM Users

- USGS product groups available as permission granted from USGS first.

- Conversion Rates (i.e. Barrels, WGE) available.

- Training anytime scheduled by your TDM representative.

QUANTITIES: 1

UNIT OF MEASURE: Unit (Yearly Subscription) Total Dollar Amount: $___________________ (Contractor Fill-In)

OPTION PERIOD III

CLIN: 3001 Trade Data Monitor 12-month Subscription:

- HS Codes: All HTS Codes at the Tariff-Line HS Level

- Reporting Countries: ALL Reporting Countries

- All Additional Data Fields (ports, provinces, modes of transport, etc.) and Various Versions of Country (i.e. United States General and United States Domestic Exports/Imports for Consumption) available for the above list.

- Unlimited downloads from DLA-SM Users

- USGS product groups available as permission granted from USGS first.

- Conversion Rates (i.e. Barrels, WGE) available.

- Training anytime scheduled by your TDM representative.

QUANTITIES: 1

UNIT OF MEASURE: Unit (Yearly Subscription) Total Dollar Amount: $____________________(Contractor Fill-In)

OPTION PERIOD IV

CLIN: 4001 Trade Data Monitor 12-month Subscription:

- HS Codes: All HTS Codes at the Tariff-Line HS Level

- Reporting Countries: ALL Reporting Countries

- All Additional Data Fields (ports, provinces, modes of transport, etc.) and Various Versions of Country (i.e. United States General and United States Domestic Exports/Imports for Consumption) available for the above list.

- Unlimited downloads from DLA-SM Users

- USGS product groups available as permission granted from USGS first.

- Conversion Rates (i.e. Barrels, WGE) available.

- Training anytime scheduled by your TDM representative.

QUANTITIES: 1

UNIT OF MEASURE: Unit (Yearly Subscription) Total Dollar Amount: $____________________(Contractor Fill-In)

(iii) DESCRIPTION OF THE REQUIREMENT

DLA Strategic Materials is seeking to contract a single contractor in support of this effort with One (1) 12-month Base Period and two (2) 12-month Option Periods subscription.

Under the authority of 10 U.S.C. §3204(a)(3)(A) as implemented by the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.103-1 Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements, the requirement for Trade Data Monitor is being solicited sole source to Trade Data Monitor, LLC. (CAGE: 82NK9).

The contractor will serve as the single source for providing the online web-based product, Trade Data Monitor Subscription:

- HS Codes: All HTS Codes at the Tariff-Line HS Level

- Reporting Countries: ALL Reporting Countries

- All Additional Data Fields (ports, provinces, modes of transport, etc.) and Various Versions of Country (i.e. United States General and United States Domestic Exports/Imports for Consumption) available for the above list.

- Unlimited downloads from DLA-SM Users

- USGS product groups available as permission granted from USGS first.

- Conversion Rates (i.e. Barrels, WGE) available.

- Training anytime scheduled by your TDM representative.

(iii) DESCRIPTION OF THE REQUIREMENT

DLA Strategic Materials is seeking to contract with a single contractor in support of this effort. The contractor will serve as the single source for providing the online web-based product, TDM Subscriptions:

- HS Codes: All HTS Codes at the Tariff-Line HS Level

- Reporting Countries: ALL Reporting Countries

- All Additional Data Fields (ports, provinces, modes of transport, etc.) and Various Versions of Country (i.e. United States General and United States Domestic Exports/Imports for Consumption) available for the above list.

- TDM representatives and the technical team are available to help analyze data, answer data questions, and reference methodology documents from reporting countries. TDM will also contact the data source with client questions.

- Unlimited downloads from DLA-SM Users

Award is anticipated to a single contractor. The contractor must provide seamless administration of the products including delivery/access to DLA Strategic Materials in accordance to the Attachment B, Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan.

The government will not honor or sign Master Service agreements directly with any subcontractors in order to obtain access to the requested product. The awardee is required to provide access to these subscriptions without needing the government to work directly with the product provider, unless the product provider is the awarded contractor.

(iv) DELIVERY:

The contractor shall be responsible for providing the TDM subscription and ensure that the full range of products associated is made available to designated users within the DLA Strategic Materials. Access to the aforementioned data by DLA Strategic Materials personnel shall be uninterrupted for the duration of the performance period. All related datasets, publications, and market analyses will be made available to DLA Strategic Materials by the Delivery Date.

The Government shall retain the option to add, transfer or remove Users (by name), not to exceed the number of users as noted in Attachment A, End User List. In the event changes are required, the Government shall notify the contractor in writing, after which the contractor will have a two (2) week period to implement the aforementioned changes. This written notice may be in the form of an email from the Quality Assurance Specialist (QAS) or the Contracting Officer.

Any persistent or unresolved issues of connectivity of access to the online subscriptions brought forward by the QAS shall be addressed or responded to by the vendor within 30 days.

Online Access:

All required datasets, publications, and market analyses under aforementioned TDM subscription must be accessible without additional software or hardware to Government computers or systems. The subscription provided must also include all technical support to establish and maintain connection to licensed products for the duration of the contract. The product must be accessible without additional equipment and only require internet access service through the World Wide Web.

Acceptance: Destination F.O.B Point: Destination

All performance and specifications are detailed in the Statement of Work.

(v) SOLICITTION PROVISIONS.

The following solicitation provisions apply to this acquisition:

The following solicitation provisions apply to this acquisition:

52.203-11, Certification and Disclosure Regarding Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions (SEP 2024)

52.203-18, Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements-Representation (JAN 2017)

52.204-7, System for Award Management—Registration (DEVIATION 2026-O0038)(FEB 2026)

52.204-90, Offeror Identification (DEVIATION 2026-O0038) (FEB 2026)

52.209-12, Certification Regarding Tax Matters (OCT2025)

52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Products and Commercial Services (and its Addendum) (DEVIATION 2026-O0038) (FEB 2026)

52.212-2, Evaluation - Commercial Products and Commercial Services (DEVIATION 2026-

O0038) (FEB 2026)

(a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the offer responsible whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers:

The Government will use the following factors to evaluate each proposal for Overall Technical Acceptability for the solicitation.

In this sole source acquisition, the following, non-price factor will be evaluated:

1. Technical Acceptability – Evaluation team will determine whether all aspects of the SOW were met for the material. For a rating of acceptable, all aspects of the SOW must be addressed sufficiently, and all required attachments, if necessary, must accompany the proposal.

(b) Technical Acceptability Options. N/A

(c) A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the offer’s specified expiration time, the Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award.

(End of provision)

52.219-2, Equal Low Bids (DEVIATION 2026-O0038) (FEB 2026)

52.222-18, Certification Regarding Knowledge of Child Labor for Listed End Products (FEB 2021)

52.222-56, Certification Regarding Trafficking in Persons Compliance Plan (DEVIATION 2026-

O0038) (FEB 2026)

52.223-4, Recovered Material Certification (MAY 2008)

52.225-2, Buy American Certificate (OCT 2022)

52.225-4, Buy American-Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act Certificate (DEVIATION

2026-O0038) (FEB 2026)

52.225-6, Trade Agreements-Certificate (FEB 2021)

52.226-3, Disaster or Emergency Area Representation (NOV 2007)

52.229-11, Tax on Certain Foreign Procurements—Notice and Representation (JUN 2020)

Technical Acceptability

RATING

(SELECT

ONE):

DESCRIPTION

Acceptable

Proposal meets the minimum requirements of the solicitation. All criteria are acceptable, and all documents are included.

Unacceptable

Proposal does not meet the minimum requirements of the solicitation. If any of the above criteria are non-acceptable, the proposal is unacceptable.

(vi) CONTRACT CLAUSES.

The following contract clauses apply to this acquisition:

52.203-13, Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct (NOV 2021)

52.203-17, Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights (NOV 2023)

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

(JAN 2017)

52.204-9, Personal Identity Verification of Contractor Personnel (JAN 2011)

52.204-13, System for Award Management—Maintenance (DEVIATION 2026-O0038) (FEB 2026)

52.204-91, Contractor identification (DEVIATION 2026-O0038) (FEB 2026)

52.209-6, Protecting the Government’s Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment (DEVIATION 2026-O0038) (FEB 2026)

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

(DEVIATION 2026-O0038) (FEB 2026)

52.209-10, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations (DEVIATION

2026-O0038) (FEB 2026)

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

(DEVIATION 2026-O0038) (FEB 2026)

52.217-5 Evaluation of Options.

As prescribed in 17.203(c), insert a provision substantially the same as the following:

Evaluation of Options (Deviation Date)

Except when it is determined in accordance with FAR 17.202(b) not to be in the Government’s best interests, the Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. Evaluation of options will not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s).

(End of provision)

52.217-6 Option for Increased Quantity.

As prescribed in 17.203(d), insert a clause substantially the same as the following:

Option for Increased Quantity (Mar 1989) The Government may increase the quantity of supplies called for in the Schedule at the unit price specified. The Contracting Officer may exercise the option by written notice to the Contractor within 30 days. Delivery of the added items shall continue at the same rate as the like items called for under the contract, unless the parties otherwise agree.

(End of clause)

52.217-7 Option for Increased Quantity-Separately Priced Line Item.

As prescribed in 17.203(e), insert a clause substantially the same as the following:

Option for Increased Quantity-Separately Priced Line Item (Mar 1989) The Government may require the delivery of the numbered line item, identified in the Schedule as an option item, in the quantity and at the price stated in the Schedule. The Contracting Officer may exercise the option by written notice to the Contractor within 30 days. Delivery of added items shall continue at the same rate that like items are called for under the contract, unless the parties otherwise agree.

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 _30 days.

(End of Clause)

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

As prescribed in 17.203(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 30days; provided that the Government gives the Contractor a preliminary written notice of its intent to extend at least 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 48-months.

52.219-9, Small Business Subcontracting Plan (DEVIATION 2026-O0038) (FEB 2026)

52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting (DEVIATION 2026-O0038) (FEB 2026)

52.219-16, Liquidated Damages—Subcontracting Plan (DEVIATION 2026-O0038) (FEB 2026)

52.222-3, Convict Labor (DEVIATION 2026-O0038) (FEB 2026)

52.222-19, Child Labor—Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (DEVIATION 2026-O0038)

(FEB 2026)

52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (DEVIATION 2026-O0038) (FEB 2026)

52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (DEVIATION 2026-O0038) (FEB 2026)

52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans (DEVIATION 2026-O0038) (FEB 2026)

52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act (DEVIATION

2026-O0038) (FEB 2026)

52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (DEVIATION 2026-O0038) (FEB 2026)

52.222-62, Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706 (DEVIATION 2026-O0038) (FEB 2026) FAR 52.222-90 Addressing DEI Discrimination by Federal Contractors (DEVIATION2026-O0040, REVISION 1)(APR 2026)

52.223-23, Sustainable Products and Services (DEVIATION 2026-O0038) (FEB 2026)

52.225-1, Buy American-Supplies (DEVIATION 2026-O0038) (FEB 2026)

52.225-3, Buy American-Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act (DEVIATION 2026-O0038)

(FEB 2026)

52.225-3 with Alt II, Buy American-Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act, with Alternate II

(DEVIATION 2026-O0038) (FEB 2026)

52.225-3 with Alt III, Buy American-Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act, with Alternate III

(DEVIATION 2026-O0038) (FEB 2026)

52.225-3 with Alt IV, Buy American-Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act, with Alternate IV

(OCT 2022)

52.225-5, Trade Agreements (NOV 2023)

52.226-5, Restrictions on Subcontracting Outside Disaster or Emergency Area (DEVIATION 2026-

O0038) (FEB 2026)

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

52.229-12, Tax on Certain Foreign Procurements (FEB 2021)

52.232-29, Terms for Financing of Commercial Products and Commercial Services (NOV 2021)

52.232-30, Installment Payments of Commercial Products and Commercial Services (NOV 2021)

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

52.232-34, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer—Other than System for Award Management (JUL 2013)

52.232-36, Payment by Third Party (DEVIATION 2026-O0038) (FEB 2026)

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

52.232-90, Fast Payment Procedure (DEVIATION 2026-O0038) (FEB 2026)

52.233-3, Protest After Award (DEVIATION 2026-O0038) (FEB 2026)

52.240-91, Security Prohibitions and Exclusions (DEVIATION 2026-O0038) (FEB 2026)

52.240-92, Security Requirements (DEVIATION 2026-O0038) (FEB 2026)

52.240-93, Basic Safeguarding of Covered Contractor Information Systems (DEVIATION 2026-

O0038) (FEB 2026)

52.244-6, Subcontracts for Commercial Products and Commercial Services (DEVIATION 2026-

O0038) (FEB 2026)

52.247-64, Preference for Privately Owned U.S.-Flag Commercial Vessels (DEVIATION 2026-

O0038) (FEB 2026)

252.204-7008 Compliance with Safeguarding Covered Defense Information Controls (OCT 2016)

252.204-7012 Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident Reporting

(MAY2024)

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

252.204-7017 Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services -Representations (MAY2021)

252.204-7018 Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense telecommunications Equipment or Services (JAN2023)

252.204-7019 Notice of NISTSP 800-171 DoD Assessment Requirements (NOV 2023)

252.204-7020 NIST SP 800-171DoD Assessment Requirements (NOV 2023)

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 Work Flow (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.

https://wawf.eb.mil/

(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. __________ Combo Invoice _______________________________________

(Contracting Officer: Insert either “Combo Invoice” 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 financing, submit a commercial financing request.

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

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

(3) 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 SP8000 Admin DoDAAC SP8000 Inspected by DoDAAC SP8000 Ship to Code See Delivery Order Ship from Code See Delivery Order Mark for Code N/A Service Approver (DoDAAC) N/A Service Acceptor (DoDAAC) N/A Accept at Other (DoDAAC) N/A LPO (DoDAAC) N/A

(*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.

(4) 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.

Mr. John Dustin at John.Dustin@dla.mil

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

252.239-7010 Cloud Computing Services (JAN 2023)

(vii) DATE, TIME, PLACE FOR RECEIPT OF OFFER AND POINT OF CONTACT

Proposals are due by 3:00 p.m. (EDT) on 02 AUG 2026. Electronic proposals must be submitted via e-mail to José M. Villanueva, jose.villanueva@dla.mil. Facsimile proposals will not be accepted.

All vendor questions about the RFP shall be submitted via e- mail to José M. Villanueva, jose.villanueva@dla.mil.. All questions shall be received by 31 JUL 2026 at 3:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, after which the period for responding to questions shall have closed.

(vii) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

1. Selection of an offeror for contract award will be made based on an assessment of each offeror’s response to this combined synopsis/solicitation notice. As a combined

DCAA Auditor (DoDAAC) N/A Other (DoDAAC) (s) N/A synopsis/solicitation notice an award will be based on a responsible offeror) that submits a proposal that confirms the technical requirements of the solicitation. The only non-price evaluation factor for this requirement is Technical Acceptability.

2. Contractor must be registered in “System for Award Management” (SAM) before proposal submission. Check the following SAM website link for registration and/or SAM expiration date, www.sam.gov. Submit SAM’s certification with your proposal. The contractor must have an active SAM registration at the time of proposal submission. No award will be made to a Contractor not registered in the System for Award Management (SAM). In addition, the Contractor’s Representations and Certification must be listed in the SAM database. The Contractor must maintain an ACTIVE status in SAM prior to award and throughout the life of this contract. Invoices will be paid using the financial information provided in the Contractor’s SAM profile. Failure to keep an ACTIVE status may result in payment delays and other administrative delays.

3. COMPLETE PROPOSAL INSTRUCTIONS

In addition to the requirements at FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors—Commercial Products and Commercial Services, please note the following additional proposal submission instructions.

Offerors shall provide the following documents as a part of your proposal:

a. Cover Letter. Provide cover letter with a unique identification number (proposal number) for your offer. A Standard Form (SF) 1449 is not used in this combined synopsis/solicitation.

Therefore, include a statement in the cover letter specifying the extent of agreement with all terms, conditions, and provisions included in the solicitation. Offers that fail to furnish required representations or information; or reject the terms and conditions of the solicitation may be rejected. Include a certifying statement of the accuracy of the proposal and a signature by the principal of the firm/entity. (one (1) PDF document).

b. SAM Certifications (System for Award Management (SAM) is an official website of the U.S.

Government for contracting. See SAM.gov.: Provide evidence showing that your company has an ACTIVE registered in SAM.gov coinciding with the date of your proposal. (one (1) PDF document).

c. Technical Approach. Review FAR 52.212-2 for technical acceptability considerations. (one

(1) PDF document and one Word® Format) Word® text size shall be 12 font and one space between each sentence and paragraph. 1(one) inch left and right indentation.

d. Price. In addition to providing the completed price proposal form (Attachment 1-Section B), ensure that your price proposal includes enough details so that the contracting officer can make a fair and reasonable price determination in accordance with (utilizing) the price analysis techniques found at FAR 15.404-1(b)(2). (one (1) PDF document).

NOTE: Proposal MUST be valid (good) for 180 calendar days after closing of the notice.

Potential offerors are hereby notified that this notice and subsequent amendments to the notice will only be available by downloading the documents at the SAM.gov Website at http://www.sam.gov. This office will not issue hard copy solicitations. By submitting a response to this notice, the vendor will be self-certifying that neither the offeror nor the principal corporate officials and owners are currently suspended, debarred, or otherwise ineligible to receive contracts from any Federal Agency.

The Offeror shall mark footer each page of its quote with the legend “Source Selection Information – See FAR 2.101 and 3.104.” This includes the cover page and every page that may contain source selection information.

Note that the Offeror has an independent requirement to mark anything deemed to be bid or quote information, protected proprietary information, or other information that is to be protected from disclosure to ensure that the information is protected.

All price submissions in MS Excel® shall be password free (unprotect) to allow access to the Government to enable copy and other pertinent functions. UN (Unit of Issue): Represents a single, annual unit covering a 12-month period of performance subscription.

Billing: Invoiced annually; no monthly invoices will be processed.

Attachments:

1. Attachment 1: Statement of Work

2. Section B: CLIN Pricing (Contractor Fill-in and submission).