Solicitation_W81XWH13R0009.doc

Section SF 1449 - CONTINUATION SHEET

SOFTWARE ENGINEER

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SOFTWARE ENGINEER

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PURCHASE REQUEST NUMBER: 0010211766-0001

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Contractor Manpower Report

Price associated with the input of the Accounting for Contract Services information in the website operated and maintained by the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Manpower & Reserve Affairs). See the "Contractor Manpower Reporting" paragraph in the Performance Work Statement for this requirement for specific reporting information.

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PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT (PWS)

I.

INTRODUCTION/BACKGROUND:

The US Army Aeromed Research Laboratory (USAARL) at Fort Rucker, AL, conducts research in the field of spatial orientation to include vestibular testing & rehabilitation. The research effort requires high level programming and engineering support, analysis of data, program support and recommendations to assist transition of prototype devices into products. There are two SBIR companies that are providing equipment for this effort. Feedback from data collection personnel will be used to improve the prototypes. Travel to manufacturers and data collection locations may be required as well assisting in evaluation of data and coordination of meetings to bring experts and consultants in the fields of balance and tactile research together.

II.

TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS:

The following tasks will be performed by the contractor to meet the objectives listed above.

1. Develop and evaluate software and modify tactile cueing programs.

2. Provide engineering guidance and support to improve tactile cueing for current and future modified devices and applications.

3. Identify methods, model systems, define technical requirements for addressing unanticipated limitations, determine metrics to assess, analysing & interpret data, present results, and the extent/nature of consultant with the PI.

4. Meet and maintain contact with manufacturers to understand each modification and assist with software and hardware changes in order to ensure that the user centre(s) have latest devices and software.

5. The technical objectives include:

1) Assuring software and engineering support for tactile cueing and balance rehab devices.

2) Maintaining contact with manufacturers and recommending updates and changes based on feedback from users. Travel to manufacturer’s sites and data collection sites for technical support and updates as needed.

3) Bringing together researchers, health care providers, engineers, programmers and manufacturers as necessary to coordinate product development.

4) Subcontract specialized engineering services/experts in tactile cueing and balance technologies as necessary to complete task.

5) Work with transition personnel at MRMC.

6) As data is collected, store de-identified data and do preliminary analysis.

III.

DELIVERABLES/SCHEDULE:

The deliverables are listed as follows.

1. Provide quarterly reports on progress and activities. Weekly phone calls to discuss with PI any issues that may be impeding progress. Annual report to include summaries of product development, user feedback, and recommendations for future direction of development. Final report to be delivered one month after project is completed.

2. Provide interim reports on engineering and software updates from manufacturers as well as software development by contractor.

IV.

PLACES OF PERFORMANCE:

Programming from home office, USAARL, NMCSD (San Diego), Orlando Manufacturing sites, medical centers and meeting site(s).

V.

MONITORING THE PROGRESS:

Contractor agrees that satisfactory progress on the agreement will be monitored during the life of the agreement as follows:

1. Communication and progress updates between PI and contractor will occur regularly via teleconference and email correspondence, to occur at least weekly.

2. Formal quarterly meetings will be scheduled to monitor progress, and agree to any changes to the statement of work that will be submitted as a modification to the agreement.

3. Prior to payment PI will review invoices and progress reports for concordance with the statement of work.

Performance Work Statement (PWS) for Software Engineer

PERSONNEL FOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER: The contractor shall provide a fully trained and qualified individual to perform the specified tasks. Minimum qualifications of the individual performing these services are as follow:

a. Must have a Bachelor’s degree in engineering from an accredited college or university.

b. Must have 5 - 10 years experience working with tactile displays.

c. Labview and C++ programming experience required.

d. Security not required, but is considered a plus.

TASKS: Tasks to be performed are as follows

a. Develop software algorithms for sensory (tactile, visual & auditory) man-machine interfaces to be used for performance enhancement, including rehabilitation, of military and civilian personnel.

b. Assist in the design and modification of the electronics required to develop versions of tactile displays.

c. Install tactile displays in devices/platforms.

d. When necessary be qualified on devices or platforms to change algorithms in real-time.

Experience with pneumatic and electro-mechanical tactile stimulators is necessary.

e. Human Subjects – may be used to test the performance of military subjects, but under the direction and with an approved protocol of a USAARL primary investigator or other government employee.

f. Subcontract and supervise engineers with subspecialty expertise.

Period of Performance: 12-month base year with two 12-month option years, if exercised.

QASP

QUALITY ASSURANCE SURVEILLANCE PLAN (QASP)

1. PURPOSE:

This Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP) provides a systematic method to evaluate performance for the stated non-personal services contract. This QASP explains the following:

· What will be monitored?

· How monitoring will take place.

· Who will conduct the monitoring?

· How monitoring efforts and results will be documented.

This QASP does not detail how the contractor accomplishes the work. Rather, the QASP is created with the premise that the contractor is responsible for management and quality control actions to meet the terms of the contract. It is the Government’s responsibility to be objective, fair, and consistent in evaluating performance. In addition, the QASP should recognize that unforeseen and uncontrollable situations may occur.

This QASP is a “living document” and the Government may review and revise it on a regular basis. However, the Government shall coordinate changes with the contractor. Updates shall ensure that the QASP remains a valid, useful, and enforceable document. Copies of the original QASP and revisions shall be provided to the contractor and Government officials implementing surveillance activities.

a. QASP RELATION TO THE SOLICITATION:

QASPs shall be developed and appear in every solicitation, as well as the resultant service contract. The Government will retain the right to change the surveillance methods and Quality Assurance (QA) procedures, or to increase or decrease the degree of surveillance efforts at any time necessary to assure contract compliance

b. REVISIONS TO THE QASP:

The QASP is a tool for use in Government administration of the Performance Work Statement/Statement of Work (PWS/SOW) and remains subject to revision at any time by the Government throughout the contract performance period. Revisions to this surveillance plan are the responsibility of the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR). Changes to the QASP shall be made bilaterally.

The contractor will assume responsibility for all tasks and deliverables in the PWS under this award. As the performance period progresses, the levels of surveillance may be altered for service areas in cases where performance is either consistently excellent or consistently unsatisfactory. If observations reveal consistently good performance, then the amount of surveillance may be reduced. If observations reveal consistent deficiencies, increased surveillance may be implemented.

2. Government Roles and Responsibilities:

The following personnel shall oversee and coordinate surveillance activities.

a. Contracting Officer (KO) - The KO shall ensure performance of all necessary actions for effective contracting, ensure compliance with the contract terms, and shall safeguard the interests of the United States in the contractual relationship. The KO shall also assure that the contractor receives impartial, fair, and equitable treatment under this contract. The KO is ultimately responsible for the final determination of the adequacy of the contractor’s performance.

b. Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) – The COR will be located at USAARL, Fort Rucker, AL. The COR will be responsible for technical administration of the contract, and shall assure proper Government surveillance of the contractor’s performance. The COR shall keep a quality assurance file. At the conclusion of the contract or when requested by the KO, the COR shall provide documentation to the KO. A COR is not empowered to make any contractual commitments or to authorize any contractual changes on the Government’s behalf. The contractor shall refer any changes they deem may affect contract price, terms, or conditions to the KO for action.

3. Contractor Roles and responsibilities:

The contractor is responsible for delivering services in accordance with the Contract. The contractor shall appoint a single off-site point-of-contact to act as a central recipient of communication from the Government.

4. Contract Quality Requirements:

a. Contract quality requirements are the technical requirements in the contract relating to the quality of the service and those contract clauses prescribing inspection, and other quality controls incumbent on the contractor, to assure that the service conforms to the contractual requirements. Government contract quality assurance shall be performed at such times and places as may be necessary to determine that the services conform to the contract requirements. Failure to meet or exceed the contract quality requirements is defined as a “nonconformance” on the part of the contractor. The contractor shall be held responsible for any identified nonconformance, and the government may require the work to be re-performed.

b. The Government’s contract quality assurance is defined as follows:

1. “Acceptance” means the act of an authorized representative of the Government by which the Government, for itself or as agent of another, assumes ownership of existing identified supplies tendered or approves specific services rendered as partial or complete performance of the contract.

2. “Conditional acceptance” means acceptance of supplies or services that do not conform to contract quality requirements, or are otherwise incomplete, that the contractor is required to correct or otherwise complete by a specified date.

3. “Minor nonconformance” means a nonconformance that is not likely to materially reduce the usability of the supplies or services for their intended purpose, or is a departure from established standards having little bearing on the effective use or operation of the supplies or services.

4. “Major nonconformance” means a nonconformance, other than critical, that is likely to result in failure of the supplies or services, or to materially reduce the usability of the supplies or services for their intended purpose.

5. “Critical nonconformance” means a nonconformance that is likely to result in hazardous or unsafe conditions for individuals using, maintaining, or depending upon the supplies or services; or is likely to prevent performance of a vital agency mission.

c. Documentation:

1. Thorough documentation of unperformed or nonconformance is essential for tracking contractor performance throughout the period of performance. The COR will document deficient work by compiling facts describing the inspection methods and results. The COR will develop documentation to substantiate nonconformance with the Contract.

2. Remedial Action by the Contracting Officer:

(i) Shall notify the contractor in writing of the nonconforming service;

(ii) Shall request that the contractor perform the service, at no cost to the Government; and

(iii) May accept consideration if offered. For guidance on solicitation of a refund, see Subpart 242.71. In accordance with FAR 52.246-4: Inspection of Services-Fixed-Price, the Government may require the contractor to re-perform any services that do not conform to contract requirements. If the defects cannot be corrected by re-performance, the KO may either require the contractor to take the necessary action to ensure that future performance conforms to the requirements, or the KO may reduce the Contract price to reflect the reduced value of the services performed. At an extreme decision point, penalties may include a decision not to exercise contract options. The KO will determine the penalty for nonconformance based upon his or her judgment and the severity of the nonconformance.

5. Methods of Quality Assurance Surveillance:

Various methods exist to monitor performance. The COR shall use the surveillance methods listed below in the administration of this QASP.

Regardless of the surveillance method, the COR shall always contact the contractor's point of contact inform the manager of the specifics of the problem. The COR shall be responsible for monitoring the contractor’s performance in meeting the contract’s quality requirements.

· DIRECT OBSERVATION: (Can be performed periodically or through 100% surveillance.)

· MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS: (Evaluates outputs through the use of management information reports. Best used for general surveillance and may need to be supplemented by periodic inspections.)

· PERIODIC INSPECTION: Uses a comprehensive evaluation of selected outputs. Inspections may be scheduled as required.

· Analysis of contractor's progress reports. (Evaluate cost, schedule, etc.)

· Performance reporting.

Surveillance results may be used as the basis for actions (to include payment deductions) against the contractor. In such cases, the Inspection of Services clause in the Contract becomes the basis for the KO’s actions.

6. Frequency of Measurement: During contract performance, the COR shall periodically analyze whether the frequency of measurement is appropriate for the work being performed.

Table 1: Required Performance Metrics for Contractor Performance

Targets/Standards

Task 4: Subcontracting of psychophysics/engineering specialists to develop and advance tactile cueing.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

The requirement is Performance Based Services.

The requirement is 100% set-aside for Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses.

The solicitation shall result in the award of a Firm Fixed Price Commercial Services contract.

The period of performance shall be a Base Year with two option years for a total of three years.

Award shall be made on a Best Value basis.

The incumbant is Blue Sky Consulting, Pensacola Florida.

PROPOSAL SUBMISSION:

Please see FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors – Commercial Items (June 2008) for complete proposal submission instructions.

QUESTIONS/ANSWERS:

Any questions must be submitted no later than 7 November 2012 to monica.pileggi@us.army.mil. An amendment will be issued after 7 November 2012 providing all questions and answers.

INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE TERMS

Supplies/services will be inspected/accepted at:

DELIVERY INFORMATION

15-JAN-2014

FORT RUCKER

W03Y USA AEROMED RSCH LAB

BLDG 6901

FERRELL RD

FORT RUCKER AL 36362-5152

W31NWX

15-JAN-2014

W31NWX

15-JAN-2014

W31NWX

15-JAN-2015

W31NWX

15-JAN-2015

W31NWX

15-JAN-2015

W31NWX

15-JAN-2016

W31NWX

15-JAN-2016

W31NWX

15-JAN-2016

W31NWX

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY FULL TEXT

CONTRACTOR MANPOWER REPORTING (CMR) - (ACCOUNTING FOR CONTRACT SERVICES) (APR 2011) (USAMRAA)

The Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Manpower & Reserve Affairs) operates and maintains a secure Army data collection site where the contractor will report ALL contractor manpower (including sub-contractor manpower) required for performance of this contract. The contractor is required to completely fill in all the information in the format using the following web address: https://cmra.army.mil. The required information includes: (l) Contract Number; (2) Delivery Order Number (If applicable); (3) Task Order Number (If applicable); (4) Requiring Activity Unit Identification Code (UIC); (5) Command; (6) Contractor Contact Information; (7) Federal Service Code (FSC); (8) Direct Labor Hours; (9) Direct Labor Dollars; and, (10) Location. In the event the Contracting Officer's Representative (COR)/Contracting Officer's Technical Representative (COTR) has not entered their data requirements first, the contractor must also enter the COR/COTR required data with the exception of fund cite, obligations, and disbursement data. The CMRA help desk can be reach at 703-695-5103 or 703-695-5058 for any technical questions. The help desk can also be contacted via email: contractormanpower@hqda.army.mil. As part of its quote or offer, the contractor will also provide the estimated total cost (if any) incurred to comply with this reporting requirement. The reporting period will be the period of performance not to exceed 12 months ending 30 September of each government fiscal year and must be reported by 31 October of each calendar year.

Contractor shall submit payment request using the following method(s) as mutually agreed to by the

Contractor, the Contracting Officer, the contract administration office, and the payment office.

________ Wide Area Workflow (WAWF) (see instructions below)

________ Web Invoicing System (WInS)(https://ecweb.dfas.mil)

________ American National Standards Institute (ANSI) X.12 electronic data interchange (EDI) formats

(http://www.X12.org and http://www.dfas.mil/ecedi)

________ Other (please specify)____________________________________

DFAS POC and Phone:_______________________________________________

WAWF is the preferred method to electronically process vendor request for payment. This application allows DOD vendors to submit and track Invoices and Receipt/Acceptance documents electronically.

Contractors electing to use WAWF shall (i) register to use WAWF at https://wawf.eb.mil and (ii) ensure an electronic business point of contact (POC) is designated in the Central Contractor Registration site at http://www.ccr.gov within ten (10) calendar days after award of this contract/order.

WAWF Instructions

Questions concerning payments should be directed to the Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS)

[Contracting Office fill in DFAS location here as indicated on your purchase order/contract] at

[Contracting Office fill in DFAS vendor pay phone number here] or faxed to [Contracting Office fill in

DFAS vendor pay fax phone number here]. Please have your purchase order/contract number ready when calling about payments.

You can easily access payment and receipt information using the DFAS web site at http://www.dfas.mil/money/vendor. Your purchase order/contract number or invoice number will be required to inquire about the status of your payment.

The following codes and information will be required to assure successful flow of WAWF documents.

TYPE OF DOCUMENT [Check the appropriate type)

________ Commercial Item Financing

________Construction Invoice (Contractor Only)

________ Invoice (Contractor Only)

________ (Invoice and Receiving Report COMBO)

___X____ Invoice as 2-in-1 (Services Only)

________ Performance Based Payment (Government Only)

________ Progress Payment (Government Only)

________ Cost Voucher (Government Only)

________ Receiving Report (Government Only)

________ Receiving Report With Unique Identification (UID) Data (Government Only)

UID is a new globally unique “part identifier” containing data elements used to track DoD parts through their life cycle.

________ Summary Cost Voucher (Government Only)

CAGE CODE:

ISSUE BY DODAAC: W81XWH

ADMIN BY DODAAC: W81XWH

INSPECT BY DODAAC: W31NWX

ACCEPT BY DODAAC:

W31NWX

SHIP TO DODAAC: W31NWX

LOCAL PROCESSING OFFICE DODDAC: W31NWX

PAYMENT OFFICE FISCAL STATION CODE: HQ0490

EMAIL POINTS OF CONTACT LISTING:

INSPECTOR:

ACCEPTOR:

RECEIVING OFFICE POC:

CONTRACT ADMINISTRATOR: monica.pileggi@us.army.mil

CONTRACTING OFFICER:

For more information contact Monica J. Pileggi @ 301-619-2268

EXPORT CONTRACT ACT COMPLIANCE (DEC 2006) (USAMRAA)

The contractor shall assess the work to be performed in this effort to assure that all actions are in compliance with the Export Administration Regulations, 15 CFR Part 730 (EAR), of the Export Administration Act of 1979, 50 U.S.C. app. 2401-2420 (EAA). Technology listed in the Commerce Control List (CCL), 15 CFR Part 774, of the EAR shall not be exported or exposed to foreign nationals without the written consent of the U.S. Department of Commerce.

52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS--COMMERCIAL ITEMS (FEB 2012)

(a) North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code and small business size standard. The NAICS code and small business size standard for this acquisition appear in Block 10 of the solicitation cover sheet (SF 1449). However, the small business size standard for a concern which submits an offer in its own name, but which proposes to furnish an item which it did not itself manufacture, is 500 employees.

(b) Submission of offers. Submit signed and dated offers to the office specified in this solicitation at or before the exact time specified in this solicitation. Offers may be submitted on the SF 1449, letterhead stationery, or as otherwise specified in the solicitation. As a minimum, offers must show--

(1) The solicitation number;

(2) The time specified in the solicitation for receipt of offers;

(3) The name, address, and telephone number of the offeror;

(4) A technical description of the items being offered in sufficient detail to evaluate compliance with the requirements in the solicitation. This may include product literature, or other documents, if necessary;

(5) Terms of any express warranty;

(6) Price and any discount terms;

(7) "Remit to" address, if different than mailing address;

(8) A completed copy of the representations and certifications at FAR 52.212-3 (see FAR 52.212-3(b) for those representations and certifications that the offeror shall complete electronically);

(9) Acknowledgment of Solicitation Amendments;

(10) Past performance information, when included as an evaluation factor, to include recent and relevant contracts for the same or similar items and other references (including contract numbers, points of contact with telephone numbers and other relevant information); and

(11) If the offer is not submitted on the SF 1449, include a statement 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 excluded from consideration.

(c) Period for acceptance of offers. The offeror agrees to hold the prices in its offer firm for 30 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of offers, unless another time period is specified in an addendum to the solicitation.

(d) Product samples. When required by the solicitation, product samples shall be submitted at or prior to the time specified for receipt of offers. Unless otherwise specified in this solicitation, these samples shall be submitted at no expense to the Government, and returned at the sender's request and expense, unless they are destroyed during preaward testing.

(e) Multiple offers. Offerors are encouraged to submit multiple offers presenting alternative terms and conditions or commercial items for satisfying the requirements of this solicitation. Each offer submitted will be evaluated separately.

(f) Late submissions, modifications, revisions, and withdrawals of offers:

(1) Offerors are responsible for submitting offers, and any modifications, revisions, or withdrawals, so as to reach the Government office designated in the solicitation by the time specified in the solicitation. If no time is specified in the solicitation, the time for receipt is 4:30 p.m., local time, for the designated Government office on the date that offers or revisions are due.

(2)(i) Any offer, modification, revision, or withdrawal of an offer received at the Government office designated in the solicitation after the exact time specified for receipt of offers is “late” and will not be considered unless it is received before award is made, the Contracting Officer determines that accepting the late offer would not unduly delay the acquisition; and--

(A) If it was transmitted through an electronic commerce method authorized by the solicitation, it was received at the initial point of entry to the Government infrastructure not later than 5:00 p.m. one working day prior to the date specified for receipt of offers; or

(B) There is acceptable evidence to establish that it was received at the Government installation designated for receipt of offers and was under the Government's control prior to the time set for receipt of offers; or

(C) If this solicitation is a request for proposals, it was the only proposal received.

(ii) However, a late modification of an otherwise successful offer, that makes its terms more favorable to the Government, will be considered at any time it is received and may be accepted.

(3) Acceptable evidence to establish the time of receipt at the Government installation includes the time/date stamp of that installation on the offer wrapper, other documentary evidence of receipt maintained by the installation, or oral testimony or statements of Government personnel.

(4) If an emergency or unanticipated event interrupts normal Government processes so that offers cannot be received at the Government office designated for receipt of offers by the exact time specified in the solicitation, and urgent Government requirements preclude amendment of the solicitation or other notice of an extension of the closing date, the time specified for receipt of offers will be deemed to be extended to the same time of day specified in the solicitation on the first work day on which normal Government processes resume.

(5) Offers may be withdrawn by written notice received at any time before the exact time set for receipt of offers. Oral offers in response to oral solicitations may be withdrawn orally. If the solicitation authorizes facsimile offers, offers may be withdrawn via facsimile received at any time before the exact time set for receipt of offers, subject to the conditions specified in the solicitation concerning facsimile offers. An offer may be withdrawn in person by an offeror or its authorized representative if, before the exact time set for receipt of offers, the identity of the person requesting withdrawal is established and the person signs a receipt for the offer.

(g) Contract award (not applicable to Invitation for Bids). The Government intends to evaluate offers and award a contract without discussions with offerors. Therefore, the offeror's initial offer should contain the offeror's best terms from a price and technical standpoint. However, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if later determined by the Contracting Officer to be necessary. The Government may reject any or all offers if such action is in the public interest; accept other than the lowest offer; and waive informalities and minor irregularities in offers received.

(h) Multiple awards. The Government may accept any item or group of items of an offer, unless the offeror qualifies the offer by specific limitations. Unless otherwise provided in the Schedule, offers may not be submitted for quantities less than those specified. The Government reserves the right to make an award on any item for a quantity less than the quantity offered, at the unit prices offered, unless the offeror specifies otherwise in the offer.

(i) Availability of requirements documents cited in the solicitation. (1)(i) The GSA Index of Federal Specifications, Standards and Commercial Item Descriptions, FPMR Part 101-29, and copies of specifications, standards, and commercial item descriptions cited in this solicitation may be obtained for a fee by submitting a request to--GSA Federal Supply Service Specifications Section, Suite 8100, 470 East L'Enfant Plaza, SW, Washington, DC

20407, Telephone (202) 619-8925, Facsimile (202) 619-8978.

(ii) If the General Services Administration, Department of Agriculture, or Department of Veterans Affairs issued this solicitation, a single copy of specifications, standards, and commercial item descriptions cited in this solicitation may be obtained free of charge by submitting a request to the addressee in paragraph (i)(1)(i) of this provision. Additional copies will be issued for a fee.

(2) Most unclassified Defense specifications and standards may be downloaded from the following ASSIST websites:

(i) ASSIST (http://assist.daps.dla.mil).

(ii) Quick Search (http://assist.daps.dla.mil/quicksearch).

(iii) ASSISTdocs.com (http://assistdocs.com).

(3) Documents not available from ASSIST may be ordered from the Department of Defense Single Stock Point (DoDSSP) by--

(i) Using the ASSIST Shopping Wizard (http://assist.daps.dla.mil/wizard);

(ii) Phoning the DoDSSP Customer Service Desk (215) 697-2179, Mon-Fri, 0730 to 1600 EST; or

(iii) Ordering from DoDSSP, Building 4, Section D, 700 Robbins Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19111-5094, Telephone (215) 697-2667/2179, Facsimile (215) 697-1462.

(4) Nongovernment (voluntary) standards must be obtained from the organization responsible for their preparation, publication, or maintenance.

(j) Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) Number. (Applies to all offers exceeding $3,000, and offers of $3,000 or less if the solicitation requires the Contractor to be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database. The offeror shall enter, in the block with its name and address on the cover page of its offer, the annotation “DUNS” or “DUNS +4” followed by the DUNS or DUNS +4 number that identifies the offeror's name and address. The DUNS +4 is the DUNS number plus a 4-character suffix that may be assigned at the discretion of the offeror to establish additional CCR records for identifying alternative Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) accounts (see FAR Subpart 32.11) for the same concern. If the offeror does not have a DUNS number, it should contact Dun and Bradstreet directly to obtain one. An offeror within the United States may contact Dun and Bradstreet by calling 1-866-705-5711 or via the internet at http://fedgov.dnb.com/webform. An offeror located outside the United States must contact the local Dun and Bradstreet office for a DUNS number. The offeror should indicate that it is an offeror for a Government contract when contacting the local Dun and Bradstreet office.

(k) Central Contractor Registration. Unless exempted by an addendum to this solicitation, by submission of an offer, the offeror acknowledges the requirement that a prospective awardee shall be registered in the CCR database prior to award, during performance and through final payment of any contract resulting from this solicitation. If the Offeror does not become registered in the CCR database in the time prescribed by the Contracting Officer, the Contracting Officer will proceed to award to the next otherwise successful registered Offeror. Offerors may obtain information on registration and annual confirmation requirements via the CCR database accessed through https://www.acquisition.gov or by calling 1-888-227-2423 or 269-961-5757.

(l) Debriefing. If a post-award debriefing is given to requesting offerors, the Government shall disclose the following information, if applicable:

(1) The agency's evaluation of the significant weak or deficient factors in the debriefed offeror's offer.

(2) The overall evaluated cost or price and technical rating of the successful and the debriefed offeror and past performance information on the debriefed offeror.

(3) The overall ranking of all offerors, when any ranking was developed by the agency during source selection.

(4) A summary of the rationale for award;

(5) For acquisitions of commercial items, the make and model of the item to be delivered by the successful offeror.

(6) Reasonable responses to relevant questions posed by the debriefed offeror as to whether source-selection procedures set forth in the solicitation, applicable regulations, and other applicable authorities were followed by the agency.

(End of provision)

52.212-2 EVALUATION--COMMERCIAL ITEMS (JAN 1999)

(a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror 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:

Non-price evaluation factors

Personnel Qualifications

Past Performance

Technical and Management Approach

Price Factor

Price

The Government may elect to award to other than the lowest price, based on the evaluation of the non-price factors and the best value to the Government. As individual factors, Personnel Qualifications is the most important of the factors and then Past Performance and last is Technical and Management Approach. Price is the least important of all the factors. When considered, Personnel Qualifications is more important than Past Performance and Technical and Management Approach combined; and Past Performance and Technical and Management Approach are significantly more important than Price. If two or more proposals are evaluated as relatively equal in technical merit (non-price factors), Price could become the deciding factor in awardee selection.

Personnel Qualifications:

Each proposing offeror will be evaluated based on whether they have the skills deemed by the Government to be necessary to minimize risk and successfully complete the requirements in the PWS. Resumes must indicate how personnel will be able to perform the PWS. Resumes should be no longer than 2 pages.

Past Performance:

Provide at least 3 references for projects of similar scope and nature of work. Describe work accomplished in similar projects indicating the relevant quantitative and qualitative aspects of the offeror’s record of performing services similar in size, content, and complexity. Include points of contact, their telephone numbers, and titles. Each reference shall include a contracting and technical point of contact. To be considered technically acceptable the offeror must demonstrate successful past performance on at least three contracts of similar type and magnitude within the past three years. The Government may supplement the information you provide with any other information it may obtain from other any other source, including its own experience with your firm, or information concerning your performance from other reliable sources.

Technical and Management Approach:

Offerors shall present the technical methodology they would use in performing this project. The technical approach will be evaluated on its feasibility, practicability, and appropriateness in accomplishing PWS requirements. This factor indicates the merit or excellence of the Offeror’s proposed approach to performing the work and all other requirements identified in the solicitation.

Price Evaluation

Provide a spreadsheet listing the labor category, hourly rate and extended labor costs. Provide prices that both evaluate the reasonableness, and the cost realism of the proposed prices.

(b) Options. The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. The Government may determine that an offer is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced. Evaluation of options shall not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s).

(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.

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52.212-3 OFFEROR REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS--COMMERCIAL ITEMS (APR 2012)

An offeror shall complete only paragraph (b) of this provision if the offeror has completed the annual representations and certifications electronically via https://www.acquisition.gov. If an offeror has not completed the annual representations and certifications electronically at the ORCA website, the offeror shall complete only paragraphs (c) through (o) of this provision.

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

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

"Forced or indentured child labor" means all work or service-

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

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

Inverted domestic corporation, as used in this section, means a foreign incorporated entity which is treated as an inverted domestic corporation under 6 U.S.C. 395(b), i.e., a corporation that used to be incorporated in the United States, or used to be a partnership in the United States, but now is incorporated in a foreign country, or is a subsidiary whose parent corporation is incorporated in a foreign country, that meets the criteria specified in 6 U.S.C. 395(b), applied in accordance with the rules and definitions of 6 U.S.C. 395(c). An inverted domestic corporation as herein defined does not meet the definition of an inverted domestic corporation as defined by the Internal Revenue Code at 26 U.S.C. 7874.

Manufactured end product means any end product in Federal Supply Classes (FSC) 1000-9999, except--

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

(2) Federal Supply Group (FSG) 87, Agricultural Supplies;

(3) FSG 88, Live Animals;

(4) FSG 89, Food and Related Consumables;

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

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

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

(8) FSC 9610, Ores;

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

(10) FSC 9630, Additive Metal Materials.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(6) Have been voluntarily suspended.

Sensitive technology--

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

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

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

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

Service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern--

(1) Means a small business concern--

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

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

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

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

Subsidiary means an entity in which more than 50 percent of the entity is owned--

(1) Directly by a parent corporation; or

(2) Through another subsidiary of a parent corporation.

Veteran-owned small business concern means a small business concern--

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

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

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

"Women-owned small business concern" means a small business concern--

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

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

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

(b) (1) Annual Representations and Certifications. Any changes provided by the offeror in paragraph (b)(2) of this provision do not automatically change the representations and certifications posted electronically on the Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA) website.

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

[Offeror to identify the applicable paragraphs at (c) through (o) of this provision that the offeror has completed for the purposes of this solicitation only, if any.) These amended representation(s) and/or…