W911SG 24 Q 0045 Final.pdf

Solicitation Number:

W911SG-24-Q-0045

Notice Type:

Combined Synopsis/Solicitation

Synopsis:

This is a service requirement to provide all personnel, equipment, supplies, facilities, transportation, tools, materials, supervision, and other items and non-personal services necessary to deliver and service portable chemical latrines in support of Fort Bliss Department of Emergency Services operations as defined in the Performance Work Statement (PWS).

Solicitation Number: W911SG-24-Q-0045 Agency: Department of the Army Office: Mission and Installation Contracting Command (MICC) Fort Bliss Location: Fort Bliss, Texas

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items/services prepared in accordance with the format is Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation;

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

This notice shall be considered a Request for Quote (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated clauses and provisions are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular FAC 2023-06. This requirement is 100% small business set aside and only qualified offerors may submit a quote. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 562991 Septic Tank and Related Services, with a corresponding Small Business Size Standard of $9 million.

System for Award Management (SAM) applies to this procurement. You must be registered in SAM in order to be eligible to receive an award from this solicitation.

Information on SAM registration and annual confirmation requirements may be obtained via the Internet at http://www.sam.gov. Prospective contractors must be registered in SAM database prior to award. Lack of registration in SAM database will make an offeror ineligible for award.

Contract Type: The Government contemplates award of the following contract type:

Firm fixed price (FFP).

Period of Performance:

Base Year 11 March 2024 to 10 March 2025 Option Year 1 11 March 2025 to 10 March 2026 Option Year 2 11 March 2026 to 10 March 2027 Option Year 3 11 March 2027 to 10 March 2028

Option Year 4 11 March 2028 to 10 March 2029 FAR 52.217-8 11 March 2029 to 10 September 2029

All quotes shall be received on or before 02:00 P.M. MST on 12 February 2024 via e-mail to MAJ Katherine Schnepper at katherine.a.schnepper.mil@army.mil and MSG Calvin Cunningham at calvin.c.cunningham.mil@army.mil. Only quotes submitted via e-mail to the listed point of contact will be accepted and evaluated.

This solicitation includes the following attachments:

Attachment 1: SF 1449

Attachment 2: Wage Determination No. 2015-5455 Revision No. 22

Attachment 3: Performance Work Statement (PWS)

Section 1: Commercial Item Terms and Conditions

The offeror must comply with the following commercial item terms and conditions:

Submission requirements for all offerors are identified by addendum on FAR Clause 52.212-1. Offeror is directed to pay special attention to FAR Clause 52.212-1 and 52.212- 2 when submitting the quote.

The provision 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. Offerors are reminded to complete Offeror Representations and Certifications on-line at https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/ prior to submitting an offer as required in provision 52.212-3.

ADDENDUM to FAR 52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS—COMMERCIAL

PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES

Provisions that are incorporated by reference (by Citation Number, Title, and Date), have the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available.

The following provisions are incorporated into 52.212-1 as an addendum to this solicitation:

FAR 52.212-1 (c) “Period of Acceptance for Offers” is amended as follows: “The offeror agrees to hold the prices in its offer firm for 60 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of offers unless another time is specified in an addendum to the solicit.

A. GENERAL

The following instructions are provided to ensure the submission of information necessary to properly assess Offeror's quote. Submit complete quotations as detailed in this section. Include only information relevant to this solicitation. If the solicitation is amended, the Offeror is responsible to acknowledge receipt of the amendment prior to the hour and date specified in the amendment. Failure to acknowledge receipt of the amendment may result in delay of your quote being assessed any further. Instructions on how to acknowledge receipt of the amendment are contained in the amendment.

Failure to properly provide all information required by this solicitation may result in an invalid quote. Read entire solicitation and follow instructions accordingly, lack of required information and/or documents will result in a determination that the quote is not complete.

Only Small Businesses at the time of submission of offer will be considered for award.

B. FORMAT

1. To assure the timely and equitable evaluation of quotations, the Offeror must follow the instructions contained herein. The quote must be complete and respond directly to the requirements of the solicitation. The response shall consist of a total of one (1) proposal copy.

a. If providing your quote format, the quote will need to include all information above that references the pricing for CLINs 0001-4002.

Note: The extended amount must equal the dollar unit price multiplied by the number of units.

Price quotes shall include:

• Company Name:

• Street Address:

• City, State, and Zip:

• Fax Number:

• Federal Tax ID Code #

• CAGE Code:

• Unique Entity ID:

• Proposed Delivery Date:

Quoted By: ___________________________________ Title: __________________________________ Date: ______________ Phone: _________________

2. SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS

a. PRICE QUOTE - In accordance with the SF 1449, insert proposed pricing for the Fixed Price CLIN(s) XXXX. In addition, perform the following:

1. Complete blocks 17a, 30a, 30b and 30c of the SF1449. In doing so, the

Offeror accedes to the contract terms and conditions as written in the solicitation with attachments. The solicitation constitutes the model contract.

2. The Offeror shall submit proposed pricing for all CLIN(s) identified in the Schedule of Services. The extended amount must equal the dollar unit price multiplied by the number of units.

3. The Offeror shall complete the Schedule of Services with an all inclusive unit price per hour (including all labor, incidental costs, and insurance premium payments for applicable insurance coverage) for the period of performance listed on the solicitation SF 1449. Cost not incorporated into the Contractor's price will not be reimbursed by the Government.

3. Listing of key personnel in the schedule with required information.

C. SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS

All documents shall be submitted via email to katherine.a.schnepper.mil@army.mil and to calvin.c.cunningham.mil@army.mil before the closing date and time of the solicitation.

No other submission formats will be accepted.

D. FORMAL COMMUNICATIONS

Formal communications such as requests for clarification and information concerning this solicitation shall be submitted in writing. All communications shall be conducted via email. Telephone, fax, and oral questions will not be accepted. All questions regarding this solicitation must be submitted via email to katherine.a.schnepper.mil@army.mil and to calvin.c.cunningham.mil@army.mil by 5 February 2024 at 01:00 P.M. MST. The Government reserves the right to refrain from answering questions not meeting this timeline.

The subject of your email shall include your company’s legal name, state the nature of your e-mail and include the Solicitation Number W911SG-24-Q-0045. For example “Company XXX Question Regarding Solicitation Number W911SG-24-Q-0045. File names shall not have special characters or periods (other than to identify the extension, such as, .pdf, .doc, etc.) as fills may be blocked and deleted by e-mail firewalls.

IT IS THE CONTRACTORS’S RESPONSIBILITY TO ENSURE COMPLETED

DELIVERY OF QUESTIONS AND/OR , QUOTES AND ATTACHMENTS, IF ANY.

(End of ADDENDUM)

Option to Extend Services will be included in the price evaluation as follow: “As part of price evaluation, the Government will evaluate its option to extend services (see FAR

Clause 52.217-8) by adding six months of the offeror’s final option period price to the offeror’s total price. Offerors are required only to price the base and option periods.

Offerors shall not submit a price for the potential six month extension of services period.

The Government may choose to exercise the Extension of Services at the end of any performance period (base or option periods), utilizing the rates of that performance period”.

SEE ADDENDUM

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W911SG24Q0045 29-Jan-2024

b. TELEPHONE NUMBER

915-568-5150

8. OFFER DUE DATE/LOCAL TIME

02:00 PM 12 Feb 2024

5. SOLICITATION NUM BER 6. SOLICITATION ISSUE DATE

AUTHORIZED FOR LOCAL REPRODUCTION

PREVIOUS EDITION IS NOT USABLE

STANDARD FORM 1449 (REV. 2/2012)

Prescribed by GSA – FAR (48 CFR) 53.212

(TYPE OR PRINT)

( SIGNATURE OF CONTRACTING OFFICER)

ADDENDA ARE

26. TOTAL AWARD AMOUNT (For Gov t . Use Only)

23.

CODE 10. THIS ACQUISI TION IS

SUCH ADDRESS IN OFFER

17b. CHECK IF REMITTANCE IS DIFFERENT AND PUT

BELOW IS CHECKED

TELEPHONE NO.

W911SG9. ISSUED BY

18b. SUBMIT INVOICES TO ADDRESS SHOWN IN BLOCK 18a. UNLESS BLOCK

7. FOR SOLICITATION

INFORM ATION CALL:

a. NAM E

KATHERINE SCHNEPPER

2. CONTRACT NO. 3. AWARD/EFFECTIVE DATE 4. ORDER NUMBER

(TYPE OR PRI NT)

30b. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER 30c. DATE SIGNED 31b. NAME OF CONTRACTING OFFICER

30a. SIGNATURE OF OFFEROR/CONTRACTOR 31a.UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

0 27a. SOLI CI TATION INCORPORATES BY REFERENCE FAR 52. 212-1. 52.212-4. FAR 52. 212-3. 52.212-5 ARE ATTACHED.

25. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRI ATION DATA

1. REQUISITION NUMBER

20.

ADDI TIONAL SHEETS SUBJECT TO THE TERMS AND CONDI TIONS SPECIFIED.

OFFEROR TO COMPLETE BLOCKS 12, 17, 23, 24, AND 30

SOLICITATION/CONTRACT/ORDER FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS

ARE NOT ATTACHED

27b. CONTRACT/PURCHASE ORDER INCORPORATES BY REFERENCE FAR 52. 212-4. FAR 52.212-5 IS ATTACHED. ADDENDA ARE ARE NOT ATTACHED

(BLOCK 5), INCLUDI NG ANY ADDITI ONS OR CHANGES WHICH ARE

SET FORTH HEREIN, I S ACCEPTED AS TO I TEMS:

. YOUR OFFER ON SOLI CI TATION

28. CONTRACTOR IS REQUIRED TO SIGN THI S DOCUMENT AND RETURN

% FOR:SET ASI DE:UNRESTRI CTED OR X

SMALL BUSINESSX

17a.CONTRACTOR/ CODE FACILI TY

OFFEROR CODE

MI CC - FORT BLI SS (919TH CBN)

111 PERSHING RD

FT BLISS TX 79916

18a. PAYMENT WILL BE MADE BY CODE

RATED ORDER UNDER

DPAS (15 CFR 700)

13a. THIS CONTRACT IS A

13b. RATI NG

CODE15. DELI VER TO CODE W45C21 16. ADMI NI STERED BY

12. DI SCOUNT TERMS11. DELI VERY FOR FOB DESTI NA-

TION UNLESS BLOCK IS

MARKED

SEE SCHEDULE

14. METHOD OF SOLICITATION

RFQ IFB RFPX

DIRECTORATE OF EMERGENCY SERVICES

DIRECTORATE OF EMERGENCY SERVICES

20709 SERGEANT M AJOR BLVD

EL PASO, TX TX 79916

TEL: FAX:

FAX:

TEL: (915) 568-0163

SERVI CE-DISABLED

VETERAN-OWNED

SMALL BUSI NESS

8(A)

HUBZONE SMALL

BUSINESS

SIZE STANDARD:

$9,000,000

NAI CS:

562991

X

OFFER DATED

29. AW ARD OF CONTRACT: REF.

DELIVER ALL ITEMS SET FORTH OR OTHERWI SE IDENTIFI ED ABOVE AND ON ANY

COPI ES TO ISSUI NG OFFI CE. CONTRACTOR AGREES TO FURNISH AND

EMAIL:

TEL:

31c. DATE SIGNED

SEE SCHEDULE

SCHEDULE OF SUPPLIES/ SERVICESITEM NO. QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

24.22.21.19.

WOM EN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS (WOSB)

ELIGIBLE UNDER THE WOM EN- OWNED

SM ALL BUSINESS PROGRAM

EDWOSB

32g. E-MAIL OF AUTHORIZED GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVE

SOLICITATION/CONTRACT/ORDER FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS

(CONTINUED)

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ACCEPTED, AND CONFORMS TO THE CONTRACT, EXCEPT AS NOTED: ______________________________________________________

32a. QUANTI TY IN COLUMN 21 HAS BEEN

RECEI VED I NSPECTED

32b. SIGNATURE OF AUTHORI ZED GOVERNMENT

REPRESENTATIVE

32c. DATE 32d. PRINTED NAME AND TITLE OF AUTHORIZED GOVERNMENT

REPRESENTATI VE

32e. MAILI NG ADDRESS OF AUTHORIZED GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVE 32f . TELEPHONE NUMBER OF AUTHORI ZED GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATI VE

37. CHECK NUMBER

FI NALPARTI ALCOMPLETE

36. PAY MENT35. AMOUNT VERIFIED

CORRECT FOR

34. VOUCHER NUMBER

FINAL

33. SHI P NUMBER

PARTI AL

38. S/R ACCOUNT NUMBER 39. S/R VOUCHER NUMBER 40. PAI D BY

41a. I CERTIFY THIS ACCOUNT IS CORRECT AND PROPER FOR PAY MENT

41b. SIGNATURE AND TI TLE OF CERTIFYI NG OFFICER 41c. DATE

42a. RECEIVED BY (Print)

42b. RECEIVED AT (Location)

42c. DATE REC'D (YY/ MM/ DD) 42d. TOTAL CONTAI NERS

STANDARD FORM 1449 (REV. 2/2012) BACK

Prescribed by GSA – FAR (48 CFR) 53.212

AUTHORIZED FOR LOCAL REPRODUCTION

PREVIOUS EDITION IS NOT USABLE

SEE SCHEDULE

20.

SCHEDULE OF SUPPLIES/ SERVICES

21.

QUANTITY UNIT

22. 23.

UNIT PRICE

24.

AMOUNT

19.

ITEM NO.

Section SF 1449 - CONTINUATION SHEET

ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

0001 12 Months Latrine Rental

FFP

Rental of five (5) chemical latrines and five (5) hand wash stations IWA the attached Performance Work Statement and delivery.

FOB: Destination

PSC CD: W085

NET AMT

0002 12 Months Latrine Cleaning

FFP

Latrine Cleaning every 3 days IAW the PWS.

1001 12 Months OPTION Latrine Rental

FFP

Rental of five (5) chemical latrines and five (5) hand wash stations IWA the attached Performance Work Statement and delivery.

1002 12 Months OPTION Latrine Cleaning

FFP

Latrine Cleaning every 3 days IAW the PWS.

2001 12 Months OPTION Latrine Rental

FFP

Rental of five (5) chemical latrines and five (5) hand wash stations IWA the attached Performance Work Statement and delivery.

2002 12 Months OPTION Latrine Cleaning

FFP

Latrine Cleaning every 3 days IAW the PWS.

3001 12 Months OPTION Latrine Rental

FFP

Rental of five (5) chemical latrines and five (5) hand wash stations IWA the attached Performance Work Statement and delivery.

3002 12 Months OPTION Latrine Cleaning

FFP

Latrine Cleaning every 3 days IAW the PWS.

4001 12 Months OPTION Latrine Rental

FFP

Rental of five (5) chemical latrines and five (5) hand wash stations IWA the attached Performance Work Statement and delivery.

4002 12 Months OPTION Latrine Cleaning

FFP

Latrine Cleaning every 3 days IAW the PWS.

INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE TERMS

Supplies/services will be inspected/accepted at:

CLIN INSPECT AT INSPECT BY ACCEPT AT ACCEPT BY

0001 Destination Government Destination Government 0002 Destination Government Destination Government 1001 Destination Government Destination Government 1002 Destination Government Destination Government 2001 Destination Government Destination Government 2002 Destination Government Destination Government 3001 Destination Government Destination Government 3002 Destination Government Destination Government 4001 Destination Government Destination Government 4002 Destination Government Destination Government

DELIVERY INFORMATION

CLIN DELIVERY DATE QUANTITY SHIP TO ADDRESS DODAAC /

CAGE

0001 POP 11-MAR-2024 TO

10-MAR-2025

N/A DIRECTORATE OF EMERGENCY

SERVICES

DIRECTORATE OF EMERGENCY

SERVICES

20709 SERGEANT MAJOR BLVD

EL PASO, TX TX 79916

W45C21

0002 POP 11-MAR-2024 TO

10-MAR-2025

N/A (SAME AS PREVIOUS LOCATION)

1001 POP 11-MAR-2025 TO

10-MAR-2026

N/A (SAME AS PREVIOUS LOCATION)

1002 POP 11-MAR-2025 TO

10-MAR-2026

N/A (SAME AS PREVIOUS LOCATION)

2001 POP 11-MAR-2026 TO

10-MAR-2027

N/A (SAME AS PREVIOUS LOCATION)

2002 POP 11-MAR-2026 TO

10-MAR-2027

N/A (SAME AS PREVIOUS LOCATION)

3001 POP 11-MAR-2027 TO

10-MAR-2028

N/A (SAME AS PREVIOUS LOCATION)

3002 POP 11-MAR-2027 TO

10-MAR-2028

N/A (SAME AS PREVIOUS LOCATION)

4001 POP 11-MAR-2028 TO

10-MAR-2029

N/A (SAME AS PREVIOUS LOCATION)

4002 POP 11-MAR-2028 TO

10-MAR-2029

N/A (SAME AS PREVIOUS LOCATION)

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

52.202-1 Definitions JUN 2020 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 OCT 2018 52.204-9 Personal Identity Verification of Contractor Personnel JAN 2011 52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance OCT 2018 52.204-16 Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting AUG 2020 52.204-18 Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance AUG 2020 52.204-19 Incorporation by Reference of Representations and

Certifications.

DEC 2014

52.204-22 Alternative Line Item Proposal JAN 2017 52.209-10 Prohibition on Contracting With Inverted Domestic

Corporations

NOV 2015

52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors--Commercial Products and Commercial Services

SEP 2023

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

NOV 2023

52.232-23 Assignment Of Claims MAY 2014 52.232-39 Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations JUN 2013 52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business

Subcontractors

MAR 2023

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY FULL TEXT

52.212-2 EVALUATION--COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES (NOV 2021)

(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:

a) Price

b) Technical

c) Past Performance

This competitive best value source selection will be conducted using the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) source selection process in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) part 15, Contracting by Negotiation and FAR part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items. One award will be made to the offeror who is deemed responsible in accordance with FAR Part 9, whose proposal conforms to the solicitations requirements, is the lowest evaluated price with an “Acceptable” rating in the technical factor and the past performance factor respectively.

Quotes that exceed the evaluation criteria will not receive higher ratings. If an offeror fails to meet all solicitation requirements, the Government may not make an award to that offeror. The LPTA source selection process does not permit tradeoffs between price and non-price factors.

IAW FAR 15.306 and 52.212-1, the Government intends to evaluate quotes and award a contract without discussions with offeror (except clarifications as described in FAR 15.306(a)). Therefore, the offeror’s initial quote should contain the offeror’s best terms from a price and technical standpoint.

The Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if the Contracting Officer (CO) later determines them to be necessary.

Technical and past performance, when combined, are approximately equal to cost or price.

(i) Factor 1 – Price:

Price will be evaluated using the price analysis process established in FAR 15.404-1 to ensure the Government receives a fair, reasonable and balanced price. If the Government cannot determine the proposed pricing to be fair and reasonable, then “Other Than Certified Cost and Pricing Data” will be obtained from the offeror. The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all Contract Line Item Numbers (CLINS) including the base and option CLINs.

In addition to the price analysis as described at FAR 15.404-1(b), price quotations will be analyzed to identify any potential unbalanced pricing (See FAR 15.404-1(g)). If the Government sees a wide variation in proposed contract line item prices, the technical evaluation board will be informed as soon as possible during the initial evaluation of quotes so the appropriate personnel may seek clarity through offeror exchanges. Absent any issues related to the stated requirement, unbalanced pricing may pose an unacceptable risk to the Government and may be a reason to reject an offeror’s quote.

There is an expectation of competition for this requirement; offeror are cautioned to present their best price quote up-front. The offeror’s price quote shall represent the offeror’s best effort to respond to

(ii) Factor 2 – Technical:

The technical rating reflects the degree to which the offeror’s quote meets or does not meet the requirements.

Technical Acceptable/Unacceptable Rating Adjectival Rating Description Acceptable

Quotation meets the requirements of the solicitation.

Unacceptable Quotation does not meet the requirements of the solicitation.

(iii) Factor 3 - Past Performance.

Past Performance will be rated on an “Acceptable” or “Unacceptable” basis at the overall factor level using the ratings shown below.

Past Performance Acceptable/Unacceptable Rating Adjectival Rating Description Acceptable Based on the offeror’s performance record, the

Government has a reasonable expectation that the offeror will successfully perform the required effort, or the offeror’s performance record is unknown.

Unacceptable Based on the offeror’s performance record, the Government does not have a reasonable expectation that the offeror will be able to successfully perform the required effort.

(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.

(End of provision)

52.212-3 OFFEROR REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS--COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND

COMMERCIAL SERVICES (NOV 2023)

The Offeror shall complete only paragraph (b) of this provision if the Offeror has completed the annual representations and certification electronically in the System for Award Management (SAM) accessed through https://www.sam.gov. If the Offeror has not completed the annual representations and certifications electronically, the Offeror shall complete only paragraphs (c) through (v) of this provision.

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

"Covered telecommunications equipment or services" has the meaning provided in the clause 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment.

"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, and the concern is certified by SBA or an approved third-party certifier in accordance with 13 CFR 127.300. 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.

"Highest-level owner" means the entity that owns or controls an immediate owner of the offeror, or that owns or controls one or more entities that control an immediate owner of the offeror. No entity owns or exercises control of the highest level owner.

"Immediate owner" means an entity, other than the offeror, that has direct control of the offeror. Indicators of control include, but are not limited to, one or more of the following: Ownership or interlocking management, identity of interests among family members, shared facilities and equipment, and the common use of employees.

"Inverted domestic corporation" means a foreign incorporated entity that meets the definition of an inverted domestic corporation under 6 U.S.C. 395(b), applied in accordance with the rules and definitions of 6 U.S.C. 395(c).

"Manufactured end product" means any end product in product and service codes (PSCs) 1000-9999, except--

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

(2) Product or Service Group (PSG) 87, Agricultural Supplies;

(3) PSG 88, Live Animals;

(4) PSG 89, Subsistence;

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

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

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

(8) PSC 9610, Ores;

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

(10) PSC 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.

"Predecessor" means an entity that is replaced by a successor and includes any predecessors of the predecessor.

"Reasonable inquiry" has the meaning provided in the clause 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment.

"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"--

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

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

"Small disadvantaged business concern, consistent with 13 CFR 124.1001", means a small business concern under the size standard applicable to the acquisition, that--

(1) Is at least 51 percent unconditionally and directly owned (as defined at 13 CFR 124.105) by--

(i) One or more socially disadvantaged (as defined at 13 CFR 124.103) and economically disadvantaged (as defined at 13 CFR 124.104) individuals who are citizens of the United States; and

(ii) Each individual claiming economic disadvantage has a net worth not exceeding the threshold at 13 CFR 124.104(c)(2) after taking into account the applicable exclusions set forth at 13 CFR 124.104(c)(2); and

(2) The management and daily business operations of which are controlled (as defined at 13 CFR 124.106) by individuals, who meet the criteria in paragraphs (1)(i) and (ii) of this definition.

"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.

"Successor" means an entity that has replaced a predecessor by acquiring the assets and carrying out the affairs of the predecessor under a new name (often through acquisition or merger). The term "successor" does not include new offices/divisions of the same company or a company that only changes its name. The extent of the responsibility of the successor for the liabilities of the predecessor may vary, depending on State law and specific circumstances.

"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 its stock 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 the stock of which is owned by one or more women; and

(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, and the concern is certified by SBA or an approved third-party certifier in accordance with 13 CFR 127.300.

(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 in SAM.

(2) The offeror has completed the annual representations and certifications electronically in SAM accessed through http://www.sam.gov. After reviewing SAM 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 Products and Commercial Services, have been entered or updated in the last 12 months, are current, accurate, complete, and applicable to this solicitation (including the business size standard(s) applicable to the NAICS code(s) referenced for this solicitation), at the time this offer is submitted and are incorporated in this offer by reference (see FAR 4.1201), except for paragraphs ___

[Offeror to identify the applicable paragraphs at (c) through (v) of this provision that the offeror has completed for the purposes of this solicitation only, if any.

These amended representation(s) and/or certification(s) are also incorporated in this offer and are current, accurate, and complete as of the date of this offer.

Any changes provided by the offeror are applicable to this solicitation only, and do not result in an update to the representations and certifications posted electronically on SAM.]

(c) Offerors must complete the following representations when the resulting contract is for supplies to be delivered or services to be performed in the United States or its outlying areas, or when the contracting officer has applied part 19 in accordance with 19.000(b)(1)(ii). Check all that apply.

(1) Small business concern. The offeror represents as part of its offer that--

(i) It [ ___ ] is, [ ___ ] is not a small business concern; or

(ii) It [ ___ ] is, [ ___ ] is not a small business joint venture that complies with the requirements of 13 CFR 121.103(h) and 13 CFR 125.8(a) and (b). [The offeror shall enter the name and unique entity identifier of each party to the joint venture: ___ ]

(2) Veteran-owned small business concern. (Complete only if the offeror represented itself as a small business concern in paragraph (c)(1) of this provision.) The offeror represents as part of its offer that it [ ___ ] is, [ ___ ] is not a veteran-owned small business concern.

(3) Service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern. [Complete only if the offeror represented itself as a veteran-owned small business concern in paragraph (c)(2) of this provision.] The offeror represents as part of its offer that--

(i) It [ ___ ] is, [ ___ ] is not a service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern; or

(ii) It [ ___ ] is, [ ___ ] is not a joint venture that complies with the requirements of 13 CFR 125.18(b)(1) and (2).

[The offeror shall enter the name and unique entity identifier of each party to the joint venture: ___ .] Each service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern participating in the joint venture shall provide representation of its service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern status.

(4) Small disadvantaged business concern. (Complete only if the offeror represented itself as a small business concern in paragraph (c)(1) of this provision.) The offeror represents that it [ ___ ] is, [ ___ ] is not a small disadvantaged business concern as defined in 13 CFR 124.1002.

(5) Women-owned small business concern. (Complete only if the offeror represented itself as a small business concern in paragraph (c)(1) of this provision.) The offeror represents that it [ ___ ] is, [ ___ ] is not a women-owned small business concern.

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

(7) Economically disadvantaged women-owned small business (EDWOSB) joint venture. The offeror represents that it [ ___ ] is, [ ___ ] is not a joint venture that complies with the requirements of 13 CFR 127.506(a) through (c).

[The offeror shall enter the name and unique entity identifier of each party to the joint venture: ___ .]

(8) Women-owned business concern (other than small business concern). (Complete only if the offeror is a women-owned business concern and did not represent itself as a small business concern in paragraph (c)(1) of this provision.) The offeror represents that it ( ___ ) is, a women-owned business concern.

(9) Tie bid priority for labor surplus area concerns. If this is an invitation for bid, small business offerors may identify the labor surplus areas in which costs to be incurred on account of manufacturing or production (by offeror or first-tier subcontractors) amount to more than 50 percent of the contract price:

(10) HUBZone small business concern. [Complete only if the offeror represented itself as a small business concern in paragraph (c)(1) of this provision.] The offeror represents, as part of its offer, that--

(i) It [ ___ ] is, [ ___ ] is not a HUBZone small business concern listed, on the date of this representation, as having been certified by SBA as a HUBZone small business concern in the Dynamic Small Business Search and SAM, and will attempt to maintain an employment rate of HUBZone residents of 35 percent of its employees during performance of a HUBZone contract (see 13 CFR 126.200(e)(1)); and

(ii) It [ ___ ] is, [ ___ ] is not a HUBZone joint venture that complies with the requirements of 13 CFR 126.616(a) through (c). [The offeror shall enter the name and unique entity identifier of each party to the joint venture: ___ .] Each HUBZone small business concern participating in the HUBZone joint venture shall provide representation of its HUBZone status.

(d) Certifications and representations required to implement provisions of Executive Order 11246--

(1) Previous Contracts and Compliance. The offeror represents that--

(i) It ( ___ ) has, ( ___ ) has not, participated in a previous contract or subcontract subject to the Equal Opportunity clause of this solicitation, and

(ii) It ( ___ ) has, ( ___ ) has not, filed all required compliance reports.

(2) Affirmative Action Compliance. The offeror represents that--

(i) It ( ___ ) has developed and has on file, ( ___ ) has not developed and does not have on file, at each establishment, affirmative action programs required by rules and regulations of the Secretary of Labor (41 CFR Subparts 60-1 and 60-2), or

(ii) It ( ___ ) has not previously had contracts subject to the written affirmative action programs requirement of the rules and regulations of the Secretary of Labor.

(e) Certification Regarding Payments to Influence Federal Transactions (31 U.S.C. 1352). (Applies only if the contract is expected to exceed $150,000.) By submission of its offer, the offeror certifies to the best of its knowledge and belief that no Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid to any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress or an employee of a Member of Congress on his or her behalf in connection with the award of any resultant contract. If any registrants under the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 have made a lobbying contact on behalf of the offeror with respect to this contract, the offeror shall complete and submit, with its offer, OMB Standard Form LLL, Disclosure of Lobbying Activities, to provide the name of the registrants. The offeror need not report regularly employed officers or employees of the offeror to whom payments of reasonable compensation were made.

(f) Buy American Certificate. (Applies only if the clause at Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.225-1, Buy American --Supplies, is included in this solicitation.)

(1) (i) The Offeror certifies that each end product, except those listed in paragraph (f)(2) of this provision, is a domestic end product and that each domestic end product listed in paragraph (f)(3) of this provision contains a critical component.

(ii) The Offeror shall list as foreign end products those end products manufactured in the United States that do not qualify as domestic end products. For those foreign end products that do not consist wholly or predominantly of iron or steel or a combination of both, the Offeror shall also indicate whether these foreign end products exceed 55 percent domestic content, except for those that are COTS items. If the percentage of the domestic content is unknown, select "no''.

(iii) The Offeror shall separately list the line item numbers of domestic end products that contain a critical component (see FAR 25.105).

(iv) The terms "commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) item," "critical component," "domestic end product," "end product," "foreign end product," and "United States" are defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled "Buy American-Supplies."

(2) Foreign End Products:

Line Item No. Country of origin Exceeds 55% domestic content (yes/no)

[List as necessary]

(3) Domestic end products containing a critical component:

Line Item No.

(4) The Government will evaluate offers in accordance with the policies and procedures of FAR part 25.

(g)(1) Buy American--Free Trade Agreements--Israeli Trade Act Certificate. (Applies only if the clause at FAR 52.225-3, Buy American--Free Trade Agreements--Israeli Trade Act, is included in this solicitation.)

(i) (A) The Offeror certifies that each end product, except those listed in paragraph (g)(1)(ii) or (iii) of this provision, is a domestic end product and that each domestic end product listed in paragraph (g)(1)(iv) of this provision contains a critical component.

(B) The terms "Bahraini, Moroccan, Omani, Panamanian, or Peruvian end product,'' "commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) item,'' "critical component,'' "domestic end product," "end product," "foreign end product," "Free Trade Agreement country," "Free Trade Agreement country end product," "Israeli end product," and "United States" are defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled "Buy American--Free Trade Agreements--Israeli Trade Act."

(ii) The Offeror certifies that the following supplies are Free Trade Agreement country end products (other than Bahraini, Moroccan, Omani, Panamanian, or Peruvian end products) or Israeli end products as defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled "Buy American--Free Trade Agreements--Israeli Trade Act."

Free Trade Agreement Country End Products (Other than Bahraini, Moroccan, Omani, Panamanian, or Peruvian End Products) or Israeli End Products:

(iii) The Offeror shall list those supplies that are foreign end products (other than those listed in paragraph (g)(1)(ii) of this provision) as defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled "Buy American--Free Trade Agreements-- Israeli Trade Act." The Offeror shall list as other foreign end products those end products manufactured in the United States that do not qualify as domestic end products. For those foreign end products that do not consist wholly or predominantly of iron or steel or a combination of both, the Offeror shall also indicate whether these foreign end products exceed 55 percent domestic content, except for those that are COTS items. If the percentage of the domestic content is unknown, select "no''.

Other Foreign End Products:

Exceeds 55% domestic content (yes/no)

[List as necessary]

(iv) The Offeror shall list the line item numbers of domestic end products that contain a critical component (see FAR 25.105).

(v) The Government will evaluate offers in accordance with the policies and procedures of FAR part 25.

(2) Buy American-Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act Certificate, Alternate II. If Alternate II to the clause at FAR 52.225-3 is included in this solicitation, substitute the following paragraph (g)(1)(ii) for paragraph (g)(1)(ii) of the basic provision:

(g)(1)(ii) The offeror certifies that the following supplies are Israeli end products as defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled "Buy American-Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act":

Israeli End Products:

(3) Buy American--Free Trade Agreements--Israeli Trade Act Certificate, Alternate III. If Alternate III to the clause at FAR 52.225-3 is included in this solicitation, substitute the following paragraph (g)(1)(ii) for paragraph (g)(1)(ii) of the basic provision:

(g)(1)(ii) The offeror certifies that the following supplies are Free Trade Agreement country end products (other than Bahraini, Korean, Moroccan, Omani, Panamanian, or Peruvian end products) or Israeli end products as defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled "Buy American --Free Trade Agreements--Israeli Trade Act":

Free Trade Agreement Country End Products (Other than Bahraini, Korean, Moroccan, Omani, Panamanian, or Peruvian End Products) or Israeli End Products:

(4) Trade Agreements Certificate. (Applies only if the clause at FAR 52.225-5, Trade Agreements, is included in this solicitation.)

(i) The offeror certifies that each end product, except those listed in paragraph (g)(4)(ii) of this provision, is a U.S.-made or designated country end product, as defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled "Trade Agreements".

(ii) The offeror shall list as other end products those end products that are not U.S.-made or designated country end products.

Other End Products:

(iii) The Government will evaluate offers in accordance with the policies and procedures of FAR Part 25. For line items covered by the WTO GPA, the Government will evaluate offers of U.S.-made or designated country end products without regard to the restrictions of the Buy American statute. The Government will consider for award only offers of U.S.-made or designated country end products unless the Contracting Officer determines that there are no offers for such products or that the offers for such products are insufficient to fulfill the requirements of the solicitation.

(h) Certification Regarding Responsibility Matters (Executive Order 12689). (Applies only if the contract value is expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold.) The offeror certifies, to the best of its knowledge and belief, that the offeror and/or any of its principals--

(1) [ ___ ] Are, [ ___ ] are not presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, or declared ineligible for the award of contracts by any Federal agency;

(2) [ ___ ] Have, [ ___ ] have not, within a three-year period preceding this offer, been convicted of or had a civil judgment rendered against them for: commission of fraud or a criminal offense in connection with obtaining, attempting to obtain, or performing a Federal, state or local government contract or subcontract; violation of Federal or state antitrust statutes relating to the submission of offers; or commission of embezzlement, theft, forgery, bribery, falsification or destruction of records, making false statements, tax evasion, violating Federal criminal tax laws, or receiving stolen property;

(3) [ ___ ] Are, [ ___ ] are not presently indicted for, or otherwise criminally or civilly charged by a Government entity with, commission of any of these offenses enumerated in paragraph (h)(2) of this clause; and

(4) [ ___ ] Have, [ ___ ] have not, within a three-year period preceding this offer, been notified of any delinquent Federal taxes in an amount that exceeds the threshold at 9.104-5(a)(2)for which the liability remains unsatisfied.

(i) Taxes are considered delinquent if both of the following criteria apply:

(A) The tax liability is finally determined. The liability is finally determined if it has been assessed. A liability is not finally determined if there is a pending administrative or judicial challenge. In the case of a judicial challenge to the liability, the liability is not finally determined until all judicial appeal rights have been exhausted.

(B) The taxpayer is delinquent in making payment. A taxpayer is delinquent if the taxpayer has failed to pay the tax liability when full payment was due and required. A taxpayer is not delinquent in cases where enforced collection action is precluded.

(ii) Examples.

(A) The taxpayer has received a statutory notice of deficiency, under I.R.C. §6212, which entitles the taxpayer to seek Tax Court review of a proposed tax deficiency. This is not a delinquent tax because it is not a final tax liability.

Should the taxpayer seek Tax Court review, this will not be a final tax liability until the taxpayer has exercised all judicial appeal rights.

(B) The IRS has filed a notice of Federal tax lien with respect to an assessed tax liability, and the taxpayer has been issued a notice under I.R.C. §6320 entitling the taxpayer to request a hearing with the IRS Office of Appeals contesting the lien filing, and to further appeal to the Tax Court if the IRS determines to sustain the lien filing. In the course of the hearing, the taxpayer is entitled to contest the underlying tax liability because the taxpayer has had no prior opportunity to contest the liability. This is not a delinquent tax because it is not a final tax liability. Should the taxpayer seek tax court review, this will not be a final tax liability until the taxpayer has exercised all judicial appeal rights.

(C) The taxpayer has entered into an installment agreement pursuant to I.R.C. §6159. The taxpayer is making timely payments and is in full compliance with the agreement terms. The taxpayer is not delinquent because the taxpayer is not currently required to make full payment.

(D) The taxpayer has filed for bankruptcy protection. The taxpayer is not delinquent because enforced collection action is stayed under 11 U.S.C. §362 (the Bankruptcy Code).

(i) Certification Regarding Knowledge of Child Labor for Listed End Products (Executive Order 13126). [The Contracting Officer must list in paragraph (i)(1) any end products being acquired under this solicitation that are included in the List of Products Requiring Contractor Certification as to Forced or Indentured Child Labor, unless excluded at 22.1503(b).]

(1) Listed end products.

Listed end product Listed countries of origin

(2) Certification. [If the Contracting Officer has identified end products and countries of origin in paragraph (i)(1) of this provision, then the offeror must certify to either (i)(2)(i) or (i)(2)(ii) by checking the appropriate block.]

[ ___ ] (i) The offeror will not supply any end product listed in paragraph (i)(1) of this provision that was mined, produced, or manufactured in the corresponding…