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REQUEST FOR QUOTATION COVER PAGE
US Army Corps of Engineer, Little Rock District
Contracting Division
700 W. Capitol Avenue Room 7315
Little Rock, AR 72201
W9127S-17-Q-0025, Janitorial Park Clean Up, Millwood Lake Project Office
Submitted by
Offeror Name:
Offeror Address:
Street___________________________________________________________________________
City/State________________________________________________________________________
Offeror Email Address:
Cage Code:
DUNS Number:
TIN:
Telephone Number:
Signature:
Date:
This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6 as supplemented with additional information in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation, quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.
The solicitation number and a statement that the solicitation is issued as a request for quotation (RFQ).
The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-95.
Set Aside, NAICS Code & Size Standard: This solicitation is set-aside for Small Business.
The NAICS Code 561720 and the applicable size standard is $18,000,000.00.
A list of contract line item number(s) and items, quantities and units of measure: Please see attached quote schedule beginning on page 4.
Description of requirements for the items to be acquired: To perform park cleanup and solid waste removal services within the area of responsibility of the Millwood Lake Project Office, Arkansas, area of responsibility in accordance with the PWS.
Date(s) and place(s) of delivery/acceptance and FOB point:
Base Year CLINS 0001 through 0011 will be 01 Sep 2017 (or date of award whichever is later) through 31 Aug 2018.
Option Year 1 CLINS 1001 through 1011 will be 01 Sep 2018 through 31 Aug 2019.
Option Year 2 CLINS 2001 through 2011 will be 01 Sep 2019 through 31 Aug 2020.
The place of performance will be the Corps of Engineers Millwood Lake Project Office, Arkansas, area of responsibility. (Millwood Lake).
The provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial, applies to this acquisition and a statement regarding any addenda to the provision. Offerors are also required to submit a completed copy of the Request for Quotation cover page on page 1, and a completed copy of the pricing schedule beginning on page 4.
The provision at 52.212-2, Evaluation -- Commercial Items, is not applicable to this solicitation. Award will be made solely on price.
Offerors are required to include a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3 Alt I, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items, with its quote.
The clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition.
http://farsite.hill.af.mil/reghtml/regs/far2afmcfars/fardfars/far/52_000.htm#P1472_202066 http://farsite.hill.af.mil/reghtml/regs/far2afmcfars/fardfars/far/52_000.htm#P1533_213837 http://farsite.hill.af.mil/reghtml/regs/far2afmcfars/fardfars/far/52_000.htm#P1547_215689 http://farsite.hill.af.mil/reghtml/regs/far2afmcfars/fardfars/far/52_000.htm#P1845_256368
The clause at 52.212-5 (Deviation), Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes Or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition.
Please see the Clauses Incorporated by Reference section for additional FAR Clauses applicable to this acquisition.
A site visit is scheduled for:
Thursday, 3 Aug 2017 at 09:00 A.M. CST at:
USACE Millwood Project Office 1528 Hwy 32 East, Ashdown, Arkansas, 71822.
Contact Brandee Wright at 870-898-3343 for site visit questions.
Quotes are due on 10 Aug 2017 at 10:00 am CST. Email submission of quotations are preferred in pdf form, however FAX or Mail submissions are allowed.
Required Documents to Submit
1. Request for Quotation cover page (signed)
2. Completed (filled in) Provisions and Clauses as applicable
3. Quote Schedule with unit prices and total prices
4. Signed Amendments (if applicable)
Fax: 501-324-5137
Email: melissa.a.westfall@usace.army.mil
If sending by mail, please submit your quotes to the following address:
US Army Corps of Engineers, Attn: Melissa Westfall 700 W. Capitol Avenue Room 7315 Little Rock, AR 72201
If you have any questions regarding this solicitation, please contact Melissa Westfall at 501-340-1249 or submit an email to:
melissa.a.westfall@usace.army.mil http://farsite.hill.af.mil/reghtml/regs/far2afmcfars/fardfars/far/52_000.htm#P2045_297176 mailto:melissa.a.westfall@usace.army.mil mailto:melissa.a.westfall@usace.army.mil
QUOTE SCHEDULE
Janitorial Park Clean Up Services, Millwood Lake Project Office Offeror must fill out all options to be considered.
BASE PERIOD 01 Sep 2017 (or date of award whichever is later) – 31 Aug 2018
CLIN DESCRIPTION QTY UM UNIT
PRICE
TOTAL
Park Facilities Clean Up and Solid Waste Removal:
Beards Bluff
Day $ $
Park Facilities Clean Up and Solid Waste Removal:
Beards Lake
Park Facilities Clean Up and Solid Waste Removal:
Comfort Station
Park Facilities Clean Up and Solid Waste Removal:
Cottonshed
Park Facilities Clean Up and Solid Waste Removal:
Overlook/Dedication Site
Park Facilities Clean Up and Solid Waste Removal:
Okay Landing/Plum Creek
Park Facilities Clean Up and Solid Waste Removal:
Wilton Landing
Park Facilities Clean Up and Solid Waste Removal:
River Run East Park
Park Facilities Clean Up and Solid Waste Removal:
River Run West Park
Park Facilities Clean Up and Solid Waste Removal:
Saratoga Park
Park Facilities Clean Up and Solid Waste Removal:
White Cliffs Park
BASE PERIOD TOTAL $ _____________
OPTION PERIOD ONE - 01 Sep 2018 – 31 Aug 2019
TOTAL
Park Facilities Clean Up and Solid Waste
Removal: Beards Bluff
Park Facilities Clean Up and Solid Waste
Removal: Beards Lake
13003
Park Facilities Clean Up and Solid Waste
Removal: Comfort
Station
Day
Park Facilities Clean Up and Solid Waste
Removal: Cottonshed
Park Facilities Clean Up and Solid Waste
Removal:
Park Facilities Clean Up and Solid Waste
Removal: Okay
Landing/Plum Creek
Park Facilities Clean Up and Solid Waste
Removal: Wilton
Landing
Park Facilities Clean Up and Solid Waste
Removal: River Run East
Park
Park Facilities Clean Up and Solid Waste
Removal: River Run
West Park
Park Facilities Clean Up and Solid Waste
Removal: Saratoga Park
Park Facilities Clean Up and Solid Waste
Removal: White Cliffs
Park
OPTION PERIOD ONE TOTAL $ _____________
OPTION PERIOD TWO - 01 Sep 2019– 31 Aug 2012
TOTAL
Park Facilities Clean Up and Solid Waste Removal:
Beards Bluff
Park Facilities Clean Up and Solid Waste Removal:
Beards Lake
Park Facilities Clean Up and Solid Waste Removal:
Comfort Station
Park Facilities Clean Up and Solid Waste Removal:
Cottonshed
Park Facilities Clean Up and Solid Waste Removal:
Park Facilities Clean Up and Solid Waste Removal:
Okay Landing/Plum Creek
Park Facilities Clean Up and Solid Waste Removal:
Wilton Landing
Park Facilities Clean Up and Solid Waste Removal:
River Run East Park
Park Facilities Clean Up and Solid Waste Removal:
River Run West Park
Park Facilities Clean Up and Solid Waste Removal:
Saratoga Park
Park Facilities Clean Up and Solid Waste Removal:
White Cliffs Park
OPTION PERIOD TWO TOTAL $_____________
TOTAL QUOTED PRICE $______________
W9127S17Q0025
CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
52.203-16 Preventing Personal Conflicts of Interest DEC 2011
52.204-4 Printed or Copied Double-Sided on Postconsumer Fiber
Content Paper
MAY 2011
52.204-9 Personal Identity Verification of Contractor Personnel JAN 2011
52.204-10 Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier
Subcontract Awards
OCT 2016
52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance OCT 2016
52.204-16 Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting JUL 2016
52.204-18 Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance JUL 2016
52.204-19 Incorporation by Reference of Representations and
Certifications.
DEC 2014
52.204-21 Basic Safeguarding of Covered Contractor Information
Systems
JUN 2016
52.204-22 Alternative Line Item Proposal JAN 2017
52.209-9 Updates of Publicly Available Information Regarding
Responsibility Matters
JUL 2013
52.209-10 Prohibition on Contracting With Inverted Domestic
Corporations
NOV 2015
52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors--Commercial Items JAN 2017
52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions--Commercial Items JAN 2017
52.217-5 Evaluation Of Options JUL 1990
52.219-28 Post-Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation JUL 2013
52.222-26 Equal Opportunity SEP 2016
52.222-35 Equal Opportunity for Veterans OCT 2015
52.222-36 Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities JUL 2014
52.222-37 Employment Reports on Veterans FEB 2016
52.222-40 Notification of Employee Rights Under the National
Labor Relations Act
DEC 2010
52.222-41 Service Contract Labor Standards MAY 2014
52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons MAR 2015
52.222-51 Exemption from Application of the Service Contract
Labor Standards to Contracts for Maintenance, Calibration, or Repair of Certain Equipment--
Requirements
MAY 2014
52.222-53 Exemption from Application of the Service Contract
Labor Standards to Contracts for Certain Services--
Requirements
MAY 2014
52.222-54 Employment Eligibility Verification OCT 2015
52.222-59 Compliance with Labor Laws (Executive Order 13673) DEC 2016
52.222-60 Paycheck Transparency (Executive Order 13673) OCT 2016
52.225-13 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases JUN 2008
52.225-25 Prohibition on Contracting with Entities Engaging in
Certain Activities or Transactions Relating to Iran--
Representation and Certifications.
OCT 2015
52.225-26 Contractors Performing Private Security Functions
Outside the United States
OCT 2016
52.228-5 Insurance - Work On A Government Installation JAN 1997
52.232-1 Payments APR 1984
52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer--System for
Award Management
JUL 2013
52.232-39 Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations JUN 2013
52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business
Subcontractors
DEC 2013
52.233-3 Protest After Award AUG 1996
52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim OCT 2004
52.247-64 Preference for Privately Owned U.S. - Flag Commercial
Vessels
FEB 2006
252.201-7000 Contracting Officer's Representative DEC 1991
252.203-7000 Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD
Officials
SEP 2011
252.203-7002 Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower
Rights
SEP 2013
252.204-7003 Control Of Government Personnel Work Product APR 1992
252.204-7004 Alt
A
System for Award Management Alternate A FEB 2014
252.204-7012 Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber
Incident Reporting
OCT 2016
252.204-7015 Notice of Authorized Disclosure of Information for
Litigation Support
MAY 2016
252.209-7004 Subcontracting With Firms That Are Owned or
Controlled By The Government of a Country that is a
State Sponsor of Terrorism
OCT 2015
252.226-7001 Utilization of Indian Organizations and Indian-Owned
Economic Enterprises, and Native Hawaiian Small
Business Concerns
SEP 2004
252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and
Receiving Reports
JUN 2012
252.232-7006 Wide Area WorkFlow Payment Instructions MAY 2013
252.232-7010 Levies on Contract Payments DEC 2006
252.243-7001 Pricing Of Contract Modifications DEC 1991
252.243-7002 Requests for Equitable Adjustment DEC 2012
252.244-7000 Subcontracts for Commercial Items JUN 2013
252.247-7022 Representation Of Extent Of Transportation Of Supplies
By Sea
AUG 1992
252.247-7024 Notification Of Transportation Of Supplies By Sea MAR 2000
CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY FULL TEXT
52.203-17 CONTRACTOR EMPLOYEE WHISTLEBLOWER RIGHTS AND REQUIREMENT TO
INFORM
EMPLOYEES OF WHISTLEBLOWER RIGHTS (APR 2014)
(a) This contract and employees working on this contract will be subject to the whistleblower rights and remedies in the pilot program on Contractor employee whistleblower protections established at 41 U.S.C.
4712 by section 828 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Pub. L. 112-239) and FAR 3.908.
(b) The Contractor shall inform its employees in writing, in the predominant language of the workforce, of employee whistleblower rights and protections under 41 U.S.C. 4712, as described in section 3.908 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation.
(c) The Contractor shall insert the substance of this clause, including this paragraph (c), in all subcontracts over the simplified acquisition threshold.
(End of clause)
52.204-17 OWNERSHIP OR CONTROL OF OFFEROR (JUL 2016)
(a) Definitions. As used in this provision--
Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code means—
(1) An identifier assigned to entities located in the United States or its outlying areas by the Defense
Logistics Agency (DLA) Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Branch to identify a commercial or government entity; or
(2) An identifier assigned by a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) or by the
NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) to entities located outside the United States and its outlying areas that the DLA Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Branch records and maintains in the CAGE master file. This type of code is known as a NATO CAGE (NCAGE) code.
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.
(b) The Offeror represents that it [ ___ ] has or [ ___ ] does not have an immediate owner. If the Offeror has more than one immediate owner (such as a joint venture), then the Offeror shall respond to paragraph
(c) and if applicable, paragraph (d) of this provision for each participant in the joint venture.
(c) If the Offeror indicates ``has'' in paragraph (b) of this provision, enter the following information:
Immediate owner CAGE code:
Immediate owner legal name: ___
(Do not use a ``doing business as'' name)
Is the immediate owner owned or controlled by another entity?:
[ ___ ] Yes or [ ___ ] No.
(d) If the Offeror indicates ``yes'' in paragraph (c) of this provision, indicating that the immediate owner is owned or controlled by another entity, then enter the following information:
Highest-level owner CAGE code:
Highest-level owner legal name:
(Do not use a ``doing business as'' name)
(End of provision)
52.204-20 Predecessor of Offeror (JUL 2016)
(a) Definitions. As used in this provision--
Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code means--
(1) An identifier assigned to entities located in the United States or its outlying areas by the Defense
Logistics Agency (DLA) Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Branch to identify a commercial or government entity; or
(2) An identifier assigned by a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) or by the
NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) to entities located outside the United States and its outlying areas that the DLA Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Branch records and maintains in the CAGE master file. This type of code is known as a NATO CAGE (NCAGE) code.
Predecessor means an entity that is replaced by a successor and includes any predecessors of the predecessor.
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.
(b) The Offeror represents that it [____] is or [____] is not a successor to a predecessor that held a Federal contract or grant within the last three years.
(c) If the Offeror has indicated “is” in paragraph (b) of this provision, enter the following information for all predecessors that held a Federal contract or grant within the last three years (if more than one predecessor, list in reverse chronological order):
Predecessor CAGE code: ____ (or mark “Unknown”).
Predecessor legal name: ____.
(Do not use a “doing business as” name).
52.209-2 PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTING WITH INVERTED DOMESTIC CORPORATIONS--
REPRESENTATION (NOV 2015)
(a) Definitions. Inverted domestic corporation and subsidiary have the meaning given in the clause of this contract entitled Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations (52.209-10).
(b) Government agencies are not permitted to use appropriated (or otherwise made available) funds for contracts with either an inverted domestic corporation, or a subsidiary of an inverted domestic corporation, unless the exception at 9.108-2(b) applies or the requirement is waived in accordance with the procedures at 9.108-4.
(c) Representation. The Offeror represents that--
(1) It [ ___ ] is, [ ___ ] is not an inverted domestic corporation; and
(2) It [ ___ ] is, [ ___ ] is not a subsidiary of an inverted domestic corporation.
52.209-11 REPRESENTATION BY CORPORATIONS REGARDING DELINQUENT TAX
LIABILITY OR A
FELONY CONVICTION UNDER ANY FEDERAL LAW (FEB 2016)
(a) As required by sections 744 and 745 of Division E of the Consolidated and Further Continuing
Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub. L. 113-235), and similar provisions, if contained in subsequent appropriations acts, the Government will not enter into a contract with any corporation that--
(1) Has any unpaid Federal tax liability that has been assessed, for which all judicial and administrative remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, and that is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agreement with the authority responsible for collecting the tax liability, where the awarding agency is aware of the unpaid tax liability, unless an agency has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and made a determination that suspension or debarment is not necessary to protect the interests of the Government; or
(2) Was convicted of a felony criminal violation under any Federal law within the preceding 24 months, where the awarding agency is aware of the conviction, unless an agency has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and made a determination that this action is not necessary to protect the interests of the Government.
(b) The Offeror represents that--
(1) It is [ ] is not [ ] a corporation that has any unpaid Federal tax liability that has been assessed, for which all judicial and administrative remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, and that is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agreement with the authority responsible for collecting the tax liability; and
(2) It is [ ] is not [ ] a corporation that was convicted of a felony criminal violation under a
Federal law within the preceding 24 months.
52.212-3 OFFEROR REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS--COMMERCIAL ITEMS
(JAN 2017) ALTERNATE I (Jan 2017)
The Offeror shall complete only paragraph (b) of this provision if the Offeror has completed the annual representations and certification electronically via the System for Award Management (SAM) Web site located at https://www.sam.gov/portal. If the Offeror has not completed the annual representations and certifications electronically, the Offeror shall complete only paragraphs (c) through (u) of this provision.
(a) Definitions. As used in this provision --
“Administrative merits determination” means certain notices or findings of labor law violations issued by an enforcement agency following an investigation. An administrative merits determination may be final or be subject to appeal or further review. To determine whether a particular notice or finding is covered by this definition, it is necessary to consult section II.B. in the DOL Guidance.
“Arbitral award or decision” means an arbitrator or arbitral panel determination that a labor law violation occurred, or that enjoined or restrained a violation of labor law. It includes an award or decision that is not final or is subject to being confirmed, modified, or vacated by a court, and includes an award or decision resulting from private or confidential proceedings. To determine whether a particular award or decision is covered by this definition, it is necessary to consult section II.B. in the DOL Guidance.
“Civil judgment” means—
(1) In paragraph (h) of this provision: A judgment or finding of a civil offense by any court of competent jurisdiction.
(2) In paragraph (s) of this provision: Any judgment or order entered by any Federal or State court in which the court determined that a labor law violation occurred, or enjoined or restrained a violation of labor law. It includes a judgment or order that is not final or is subject to appeal. To determine whether a particular judgment or order is covered by this definition, it is necessary to consult section II.B. in the
DOL Guidance.
“DOL Guidance” means the Department of Labor (DOL) Guidance entitled: ``Guidance for Executive
Order 13673, `Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces' ''. The DOL Guidance, dated August 25, 2016, can be obtained from www.dol.gov/fairpayandsafeworkplaces.
“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.
“Enforcement agency” means any agency granted authority to enforce the Federal labor laws. It includes the enforcement components of DOL (Wage and Hour Division, Office of Federal Contract Compliance
Programs, and Occupational Safety and Health Administration), the Equal Employment Opportunity
Commission, the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission, and the National Labor Relations
Board. It also means a State agency designated to administer an OSHA-approved State Plan, but only to the extent that the State agency is acting in its capacity as administrator of such plan. It does not include other Federal agencies which, in their capacity as contracting agencies, conduct investigations of potential labor law violations. The enforcement agencies associated with each labor law under E.O. 13673 https://www.sam.gov/portal http://www.dol.gov/fairpayandsafeworkplaces are--
(1) Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division (WHD) for--
(i) The Fair Labor Standards Act;
(ii) The Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act;
(iii) 40 U.S.C. chapter 31, subchapter IV, formerly known as the Davis-Bacon Act;
(iv) 41 U.S.C. chapter 67, formerly known as the Service Contract Act;
(v) The Family and Medical Leave Act; and
(vi) E.O. 13658 of February 12, 2014 (Establishing a Minimum Wage for Contractors);
(2) Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for--
(i) The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970; and
(ii) OSHA-approved State Plans;
(3) Department of Labor Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) for--
(i) Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973;
(ii) The Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act of 1972 and the Vietnam Era Veterans'
Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974; and
(iii) E.O. 11246 of September 24, 1965 (Equal Employment Opportunity);
(4) National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) for the National Labor Relations Act; and
(5) Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) for--
(i) Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964;
(ii) The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990;
(iii) The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967; and
(iv) Section 6(d) of the Fair Labor Standards Act (Equal Pay Act).
"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).
“Labor compliance agreement” means an agreement entered into between a contractor or subcontractor and an enforcement agency to address appropriate remedial measures, compliance assistance, steps to resolve issues to increase compliance with the labor laws, or other related matters.
“Labor laws” means the following labor laws and E.O.s:
(1) The Fair Labor Standards Act.
(2) The Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) of 1970.
(3) The Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act.
(4) The National Labor Relations Act.
(5) 40 U.S.C. chapter 31, subchapter IV, formerly known as the Davis-Bacon Act.
(6) 41 U.S.C. chapter 67, formerly known as the Service Contract Act.
(7) E.O. 11246 of September 24, 1965 (Equal Employment Opportunity).
(8) Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
(9) The Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act of 1972 and the Vietnam Era Veterans'
Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974.
(10) The Family and Medical Leave Act.
(11) Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
(12) The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.
(13) The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967.
(14) E.O. 13658 of February 12, 2014 (Establishing a Minimum Wage for Contractors).
(15) Equivalent State laws as defined in the DOL Guidance. (The only equivalent State laws implemented in the FAR are OSHA-approved State Plans, which can be found at www.osha.gov/dcsp/osp/approved_state_plans.html).
http://www.osha.gov/dcsp/osp/approved_state_plans.html
“Labor law decision” means an administrative merits determination, arbitral award or decision, or civil judgment, which resulted from a violation of one or more of the laws listed in the definition of
``labor laws''.
“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.
“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.
“Small disadvantaged business concern”, consistent with 13 CFR 124.1002, 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 $750,000 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 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.
Note to paragraph (a): By a court order issued on October 24, 2016, the following definitions in this paragraph (a) are enjoined indefinitely as of the date of the order: ``Administrative merits determination'', ``Arbitral award or decision'', paragraph (2) of ``Civil judgment'', ``DOL Guidance'', ``Enforcement agency'', ``Labor compliance agreement'', ``Labor laws'', and ``Labor law decision''. The enjoined definitions will become effective immediately if the court terminates the injunction. At that time, DoD, GSA, and NASA will publish a document in the Federal Register advising the public of the termination of the injunction.
(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 SAM website.
(2) The offeror has completed the annual representations and certifications electronically via the SAM website accessed through https://www.acquisition.gov. After reviewing the SAM 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 (u) 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 ORCA.]
(c) Offerors must complete the following representations when the resulting contract will be performed in the United States or its outlying areas. Check all that apply.
(1) Small business concern. The offeror represents as part of its offer that it ( ___ ) is, ( ___ ) is not a small business concern.
(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 it ( ___ ) is, ( ___ ) is not a service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern.
(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.
Note to paragraphs (c)(8) and (9): Complete paragraphs (c)(8) and (c)(9) only if this solicitation is expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold.
(6) WOSB concern eligible under the WOSB Program. [Complete only if the offeror represented itself as a women-owned small business concern in paragraph (c)(5) of this provision.] The offeror represents that-
(i) It [ ___ ] is, [ ___ ] is not a WOSB concern eligible under the WOSB Program, has provided all the required documents to the WOSB Repository, and no change in circumstances or adverse decisions have been issued that affects its eligibility; and https://www.acquisition.gov/
(ii) It [ ___ ] is, [ ___ ] is not a joint venture that complies with the requirements of 13 CFR part 127, and the representation in paragraph (c)(6)(i) of this provision is accurate for each WOSB concern eligible under the WOSB Program participating in the joint venture. [The offeror shall enter the name or names of the WOSB concern eligible under the WOSB Program and other small businesses that are participating in the joint venture: ___ .] Each WOSB concern eligible under the WOSB Program participating in the joint venture shall submit a separate signed copy of the WOSB representation.
(7) Economically disadvantaged women-owned small business (EDWOSB) concern. [Complete only if the offeror represented itself as a WOSB concern eligible under the WOSB Program in (c)(6) of this provision.] The offeror represents that--
(i) It [ ___ ] is, [ ___ ] is not an EDWOSB concern, has provided all the required documents to the
WOSB Repository, and no change in circumstances or adverse decisions have been issued that affects its eligibility; and
(ii) It [ ___ ] is, [ ___ ] is not a joint venture that complies with the requirements of 13 CFR part 127, and the representation in paragraph (c)(7)(i) of this provision is accurate for each EDWOSB concern participating in the joint venture. [The offeror shall enter the name or names of the EDWOSB concern and other small businesses that are participating in the joint venture: ___ -.] Each EDWOSB concern participating in the joint venture shall submit a separate signed copy of the EDWOSB representation.
(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, on the List of Qualified HUBZone Small Business Concerns maintained by the Small
Business Administration, and no material changes in ownership and control, principal office, or
HUBZone employee percentage have occurred since it was certified in accordance with 13 CFR Part 126;
and
(ii) It [ ___ ] is, [ ___ ] is not a HUBZone joint venture that complies with the requirements of 13 CFR
Part 126, and the representation in paragraph (c)(10)(i) of this provision is accurate for each HUBZone small business concern participating in the HUBZone joint venture. [The offeror shall enter the names of each of the HUBZone small business concerns participating in the HUBZone joint venture: ___ .] Each
HUBZone small business concern participating in the HUBZone joint venture shall submit a separate signed copy of the HUBZone representation.
(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 either to the
Equal Opportunity clause of this solicitation, the 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) The offeror certifies that each end product, except those listed in paragraph (f)(2) of this provision, is a domestic end product and that for other than COTS items, the offeror has considered components of unknown origin to have been mined, produced, or manufactured outside the United States. The offeror shall list as foreign end products those end products manufactured in the United States that do not qualify as domestic end products, i.e., an end product that is not a COTS item and does not meet the component test in paragraph (2) of the definition of “domestic end product.” The terms “commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) item,” “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
(List as necessary)
(3) 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) The offeror certifies that each end product, except those listed in paragraph (g)(1)(ii) or (g)(1)(iii) of this provision, is a domestic end product and that for other than COTS items, the offeror has considered components of unknown origin to have been mined, produced, or manufactured outside the United States.
The terms ``Bahrainian, Moroccan, Omani, Panamanian, or Peruvian end product,'' ``commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) item,'' ``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 Canadian end products as defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled “Buy American—Free Trade Agreements—Israeli Trade Act”:
Canadian End Products:
Line Item No.
[List as necessary]
(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, i.e., an end product that is not a COTS item and does not meet the component test in paragraph (2) of the definition of “domestic end product.”
Other Foreign End Products:
Line Item No. Country of Origin
[List as necessary]
(iv) The Government will evaluate offers in accordance with the policies and procedures of FAR Part 25.
(2) Buy American Act-Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act Certificate, Alternate I (Jan 2004). If
Alternate I 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 Canadian end products as defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled "Buy American -Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act":
Canadian End Products:
Line Item No.
[List as necessary]
(3) Buy American-Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act Certificate, Alternate II (Jan 2004). 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 Canadian end products as defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled “Buy American—Free Trade Agreements—Israeli Trade Act”:
(4) 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 Canadian end products as defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled “Buy American—Free Trade Agreements—Israeli Trade Act”:
(5) 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)(5)(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:
Line Item No. Country of Origin
(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; and
(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 $3,500 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.
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