W912PF-16-T-0071COMBINED.pdf

United States Army Garrison (USAG) Italy-Vicenza

Combined Synopsis/Solicitation for Printing and Distribution of Outlook

Newspaper for USAG - Italy W912PF-16-T-0071

a) This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6 and 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. The Government is releasing this combined synopsis/solicitation electronically via FedBizOpps only. The solicitation number is W912PF-16-T-0071 and this solicitation is issued as a request for quote

(RFQ).

b) The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-87.The Government anticipates the award being a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) contract. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to this project is 323113 – Commercial screen printing.

This is not a set-aside.

c) Scope of Work: The United States Army Garrison (USAG), Italy-Vicenza has a recurring requirement to provide services of printing and distribution of the bi-weekly Command Information newspaper, the “Outlook” for USAG – Italy. All tasks and duties shall be performed in accordance with the Performance Work Statement (PWS), part of this combined synopsis/solicitation. The Period of Performance (POP) will be one (1) base year plus three (3) additional twelve-month option years.

d) Instructions to Offerors: Offerors are requested to carefully read the Solicitation and its attachments, and submit quotes no later than 11:00 CET on Monday, 12 September 2016. All quotes shall be structured and submitted in strictly accordance with the Instructions to Offerors set forth in 52.212-1.

e) Pre Solicitation Conference: a pre-solicitation conference will be held on 01 September at 1400 on Caserma Ederle, Vicenza, Italy. All interested parties are required to indicate their interest by submitting a written request not later than Close of Business (COB) Friday, 26 August 2016 to the following e-mail addresses:

francesca.candia.ln@mail.mil and deloris.s.cavanaugh.civ@mail.mil. Please indicate in your e-mail the solicitation number (W912PF-16-T-0071), the name of the company along with the address, phone number, fax, and e-mail address.

http://farsite.hill.af.mil/reghtml/Regs/FAR2AFMCFARS/FARDFARS/FAR/12.htm?zoom_highlight=combined+synopsis#P296_49373

W912PF-16-T-0071

Section SF 1449 - CONTINUATION SHEET

ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

0001 26 Each

12 Pages Outlook Printing and Distrib.

FFP

Print and distribute 26 editions of 2,000 copies each of 12-page full color newspaper, in accordance with the Performance Work Statement

FOB: Destination

PURCHASE REQUEST NUMBER: 0010914461

NET AMT

ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

0002 2 Each

16 Pages Outlook Printing and Distrib.

FFP

Print and distribute 2 editions of 2,000 copies each of 16-page full color newspaper, in accordance with the Performance Work Statement

FOB: Destination

PURCHASE REQUEST NUMBER: 0010914461

NET AMT

ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

1001 26 Each OPTION 12 Pages Outlook Printing and Distrib.

FFP

Print and distribute 26 editions of 2,000 copies each of 12-page full color newspaper, in accordance with the Performance Work Statement

FOB: Destination

1002 26 Each OPTION 12 Pages Outlook Printing and Distrib.

FFP

Print and distribute 02 editions of 2,000 copies each of 16-page full color

2001 26 Each OPTION 12 Pages Outlook Printing and Distrib.

FFP

Print and distribute 26 editions of 2,000 copies each of 12-page full color

2002 2 Each OPTION 16 Pages Outlook Printing and Distrib.

FFP

Print and distribute 2 editions of 2,000 copies each of 16-page full color

3001 26 Each OPTION 12 Pages Outlook Printing and Distrib.

FFP

Print and distribute 26 editions of 2,000 copies each of 12-page full color

3002 2 Each OPTION 16 Pages Outlook Printing and Distrib.

FFP

Print and distribute 2 editions of 2,000 copies each of 16-page full color

7500 1 Each Contract Manpower Reporting

FFP

The contractor shall report ALL contractor labor hours (including subcontractor labor hours) required for performance of services provided under this contract for the "Printing and Distribution of Outlook newspaper” via a secure data collection site. The contractor is required to completely fill in all required data fields using the following web address: http://www.ecmra.mil/, and then click on “Department of the Army CMRA” or the icon of the DoD organization that is receiving or benefitting from the contracted services. Reporting inputs will be for the labor executed during the period of performance during each Government fiscal year

(FY), which runs October 1 through September 30. While inputs may be reported any time during the FY, all data shall be reported no later than October 31 and at the end of the period of performance for each calendar year, beginning with 2017.

Contractors may direct questions to the help desk by clicking on “Send an email” which is located under the Help Resources ribbon on the right side of the login page of the applicable Service/Component’s CMR website. For Contractor

Manpower Reporting CLIN (CLIN 7500, 7501, 7502, 7503), the offeror shall propose a price for each CLIN to cover all reporting costs. If the offeror proposes to provide this report at no additional cost to the Government, it should indicate

$0.00 or, “No Charge” or rather than not addressing the line item. If the line item is left blank, the offeror agrees that this report will be provided at no additional cost to the Government, $0.00 shall be used for evaluation purposes, and the contract

CLIN will be priced at $0.00

PURCHASE REQUEST NUMBER: 0010914461

7501 1 Each OPTION Contract Manpower Reporting

FFP

The contractor shall report ALL contractor labor hours (including subcontractor labor hours) required for performance of services provided under this contract for the "Printing and Distribution of Outlook newspaper” via a secure data collection site. The contractor is required to completely fill in all required data fields using the following web address: http://www.ecmra.mil/, and then click on “Department of the Army CMRA” or the icon of the DoD organization that is receiving or benefitting from the contracted services. Reporting inputs will be for the labor executed during the period of performance during each Government fiscal year

(FY), which runs October 1 through September 30. While inputs may be reported page of the applicable Service/Component’s CMR website. For Contractor

Manpower Reporting CLIN (CLIN 7500, 7501, 7502, 7503), the offeror shall propose a price for each CLIN to cover all reporting costs. If the offeror proposes to provide this report at no additional cost to the Government, it should indicate

$0.00 or, “No Charge” or rather than not addressing the line item. If the line item is left blank, the offeror agrees that this report will be provided at no additional cost

7502 1 Each OPTION Contract Manpower Reporting

FFP

The contractor shall report ALL contractor labor hours (including subcontractor labor hours) required for performance of services provided under this contract for the "Printing and Distribution of Outlook newspaper” via a secure data collection site. The contractor is required to completely fill in all required data fields using the following web address: http://www.ecmra.mil/, and then click on “Department of the Army CMRA” or the icon of the DoD organization that is receiving or benefitting from the contracted services. Reporting inputs will be for the labor executed during the period of performance during each Government fiscal year

(FY), which runs October 1 through September 30. While inputs may be reported page of the applicable Service/Component’s CMR website. For Contractor

Manpower Reporting CLIN (CLIN 7500, 7501, 7502, 7503), the offeror shall propose a price for each CLIN to cover all reporting costs. If the offeror proposes to provide this report at no additional cost to the Government, it should indicate

$0.00 or, “No Charge” or rather than not addressing the line item. If the line item is left blank, the offeror agrees that this report will be provided at no additional cost

7503 1 Each OPTION Contract Manpower Reporting

FFP

The contractor shall report ALL contractor labor hours (including subcontractor labor hours) required for performance of services provided under this contract for the "Printing and Distribution of Outlook newspaper” via a secure data collection site. The contractor is required to completely fill in all required data fields using the following web address: http://www.ecmra.mil/, and then click on “Department of the Army CMRA” or the icon of the DoD organization that is receiving or benefitting from the contracted services. Reporting inputs will be for the labor executed during the period of performance during each Government fiscal year

(FY), which runs October 1 through September 30. While inputs may be reported page of the applicable Service/Component’s CMR website. For Contractor

Manpower Reporting CLIN (CLIN 7500, 7501, 7502, 7503), the offeror shall propose a price for each CLIN to cover all reporting costs. If the offeror proposes to provide this report at no additional cost to the Government, it should indicate

$0.00 or, “No Charge” or rather than not addressing the line item. If the line item is left blank, the offeror agrees that this report will be provided at no additional cost

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

7500 Destination Government Destination Government

7501 Destination Government Destination Government

7502 Destination Government Destination Government

7503 Destination Government Destination Government

DELIVERY INFORMATION

CLIN DELIVERY DATE QUANTITY SHIP TO ADDRESS DODAAC

0001 POP 30-SEP-2016 TO

29-SEP-2017

N/A W582RR USAG VICENZA

W6E7 USAG VICENZA

UNIT 31401

APO AE 09630

049-631-413-8182

W582RR

0002 POP 30-SEP-2016 TO

N/A (SAME AS PREVIOUS LOCATION)

1001 POP 30-SEP-2017 TO

29-SEP-2018

N/A (SAME AS PREVIOUS LOCATION)

1002 POP 30-SEP-2017 TO

N/A (SAME AS PREVIOUS LOCATION)

2001 POP 30-SEP-2018 TO

29-SEP-2019

N/A (SAME AS PREVIOUS LOCATION)

2002 POP 30-SEP-2018 TO

N/A (SAME AS PREVIOUS LOCATION)

3001 POP 30-SEP-2019 TO

29-SEP-2020

N/A (SAME AS PREVIOUS LOCATION)

3002 POP 30-SEP-2019 TO

N/A (SAME AS PREVIOUS LOCATION)

7500 POP 30-SEP-2016 TO

N/A (SAME AS PREVIOUS LOCATION)

7501 POP 30-SEP-2017 TO

N/A (SAME AS PREVIOUS LOCATION)

7502 POP 30-SEP-2018 TO

N/A (SAME AS PREVIOUS LOCATION)

7503 POP 30-SEP-2019 TO

N/A (SAME AS PREVIOUS LOCATION)

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions--Commercial Items MAY 2015

ADDENDUM TO 52.212-4

In accordance with FAR 12.302, Tailoring of Provisions and Clauses for Acquisition of Commercial Items, FAR 52.212-4 is tailored, as shown below, to reflect the special terms and conditions unique for this contract. The following shall apply to this contract in addition to those terms and conditions in FAR

52.212-4. The specific paragraph of FAR 52.212-4 is tailored as shown below:

(a) Inspection and Acceptance.

Inspection and acceptance of services under this contract shall be performed by the COR

(Contracting Officer Representative). Place of inspection and point of acceptance of the services to be provided under this contract shall be at a destination specified.

(b) Invoice:

The Contractor shall comply with WAWF DFAR Clause 252.232-7006 for submission of invoices. FOR INVOICING. THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT WILL BE INCLUDED

AND CERTIFIED BY THE CONTRACTOR ON ALL INVOICES UNDER SUBJECT

CONTRACT. FAILURE TO INCLUDE AND CERTIFY THE BELOW STATEMENT

MAY RESULT IN DELAYED OR NON PAYMENT.

“The amounts requested are only for performance in accordance with the terms and conditions of the contract. All payments due to employees (including full social contributions), subcontractors, and suppliers received under the contract have been made, and timely payments will be made from the income of the payment covered by this certification, in accordance with terms and conditions of the contract, local labor laws and agreements, subcontract agreements, and the requirements of chapter 39 of Title 31, United States Code.”

Contractor : _____________________________________________

Name, Signature and Date

Additional Clauses:

52.204-9 Personal Identity Verification of Contractor Personnel JAN 2011

52.204-18 Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance JUL 2016

252.203-7000 Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD

Officials

SEP 2011

252.203-7005 Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD

Officials

NOV 2011

252.204-7012 Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber

Incident Reporting.

DEC 2015

252.204-7015 Notice of Authorized Disclosure of Information for Litigation

Support

MAY 2016

252.215-7008 Only One Offer OCT 2013

252.229-7000 Invoices Exclusive of Taxes or Duties JUN 1997

252.229-7012 Tax exemptions (Italy)--representation MAR 2012

252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving

Reports

JUN 2012

252.232-7010 Levies on Contract Payments DEC 2006

252.237-7010 Prohibition on Interrogation of Detainees by Contractor

Personnel

JUN 2013

252.244-7000 Subcontracts for Commercial Items JUN 2013

252.247-7022 Representation Of Extent Of Transportation Of Supplies By

Sea

AUG 1992

252.247-7023 Transportation of Supplies by Sea APR 2014

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY FULL TEXT

52.217-8 OPTION TO EXTEND SERVICES (NOV 1999)

The Government may require continued performance of any services within the limits and at the rates specified in the contract. These rates may be adjusted only as a result of revisions to prevailing labor rates provided by the

Secretary of Labor. The option provision may be exercised more than once, but the total extension of performance hereunder shall not exceed 6 months. The Contracting Officer may exercise the option by written notice to the

Contractor before contract expiration.

(End of clause)

52.217-9 OPTION TO EXTEND THE TERM OF THE CONTRACT (MAR 2000)

(a) The Government may extend the term of this contract by written notice to the Contractor within 15 days of contract expiration; provided that the Government gives the Contractor a preliminary written notice of its intent to extend at least 45 days before the contract expires. The preliminary notice does not commit the Government to an extension.

(b) If the Government exercises this option, the extended contract shall be considered to include this option clause.

(c) The total duration of this contract, including the exercise of any options under this clause, shall not exceed 48 months.

52.252-2 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998)

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

https://www.acquisition.gov/ https://farsite.hill.af.mil http://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/dfarspgi/current/index.html

252.225-7043 ANTITERRORISM/FORCE PROTECTION POLICY FOR DEFENSE CONTRACTORS

OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES (JUN 2015)

(a) Definition. United States, as used in this clause, means, the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and outlying areas.

(b) Except as provided in paragraph (c) of this clause, the Contractor and its subcontractors, if performing or traveling outside the United States under this contract, shall--

(1) Affiliate with the Overseas Security Advisory Council, if the Contractor or subcontractor is a U.S. entity;

(2) Ensure that Contractor and subcontractor personnel who are U.S. nationals and are in-country on a non-transitory basis, register with the U.S. Embassy, and that Contractor and subcontractor personnel who are third country nationals comply with any security related requirements of the Embassy of their nationality;

(3) Provide, to Contractor and subcontractor personnel, antiterrorism/force protection awareness information commensurate with that which the Department of Defense (DoD) provides to its military and civilian personnel and their families, to the extent such information can be made available prior to travel outside the United States; and

(4) Obtain and comply with the most current antiterrorism/force protection guidance for Contractor and subcontractor personnel.

(c) The requirements of this clause do not apply to any subcontractor that is--

(1) A foreign government;

(2) A representative of a foreign government; or

(3) A foreign corporation wholly owned by a foreign government.

(d) Information and guidance pertaining to DoD antiterrorism/force protection can be obtained from HQDA-AT;

telephone, DSN 222-9832 or commercial (703) 692-9832.

252.229-7001 TAX RELIEF (SEPT 2014)

http://www.acquisition.gov/ http://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/dfarspgi/current/index.html

(a) Prices set forth in this contract are exclusive of all taxes and duties from which the United States Government is exempt by virtue of tax agreements between the United States Government and the Contractor's government. The following taxes or duties have been excluded from the contract price:

NAME OF TAX: IVA RATE (PERCENTAGE): 22%

(b) The Contractor's invoice shall list separately the gross price, amount of tax deducted, and net price charged.

(c) When items manufactured to United States Government specifications are being acquired, the Contractor shall identify the materials or components intended to be imported in order to ensure that relief from import duties is obtained. If the Contractor intends to use imported products from inventories on hand, the price of which includes a factor for import duties, the Contractor shall ensure the United States Government's exemption from these taxes. The

Contractor may obtain a refund of the import duties from its government or request the duty-free import of an amount of supplies or components corresponding to that used from inventory for this contract.

252.229-7003 TAX EXEMPTIONS (ITALY) (MAR 2012)

(a) As the Contractor represented in its offer, the contract price, including the prices in subcontracts awarded under this contract, does not include taxes from which the United States Government is exempt.

(b) The United States Government is exempt from payment of Imposta Valore Aggiunto (IVA) tax in accordance with Article 72 of the IVA implementing decree on all supplies and services sold to

United States Military Commands in Italy.

(1) The Contractor shall include the following information on invoices submitted to the United States Government:

(i) The contract number.

(ii) The IVA tax exemption claimed pursuant to Article 72 of Decree Law 633, dated October 26, 1972.

(iii) The following fiscal code(s): 80028250241.

(2)(i) Upon receipt of the invoice, the paying office will include the following certification on one copy of the invoice:

“I certify that this invoice is true and correct and reflects expenditures made in Italy for the Common Defense by the

United States Government pursuant to international agreements. The amount to be paid does not include the IVA tax, because this transaction is not subject to the tax in accordance with Article 72 of Decree Law 633, dated

October 26, 1972.” An authorized United States Government official will sign the copy of the invoice containing this certification.

(ii) The paying office will return the certified copy together with payment to the Contractor. The payment will not include the amount of the IVA tax.

(iii) The Contractor shall retain the certified copy to substantiate non-payment of the IVA tax.

(3) The Contractor may address questions regarding the IVA tax to the Ministry of Finance, IVA Office, Rome (06)

520741.

(c) In addition to the IVA tax, purchases by the United States Forces in Italy are exempt from the following taxes:

(1) Imposta di Fabbricazione (Production Tax for Petroleum Products).

(2) Imposta di Consumo (Consumption Tax for Electrical Power).

(3) Dazi Doganali (Customs Duties).

(4) Tassa di Sbarco e d'Imbarco sulle Merci Transportate per Via Aerea e per Via Maritima (Port Fees).

(5) Tassa de Circolazione sui Veicoli (Vehicle Circulation Tax).

(6) Imposta di Registro (Registration Tax).

(7) Imposta di Bollo (Stamp Tax).

252.232-7006 WIDE AREA WORKFLOW PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS (MAY 2013)

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

Department of Defense Activity Address Code (DoDAAC) is a six position code that uniquely identifies a unit, activity, or organization.

Document type means the type of payment request or receiving report available for creation in Wide Area

WorkFlow (WAWF).

Local processing office (LPO) is the office responsible for payment certification when payment certification is done external to the entitlement system.

(b) Electronic invoicing. The WAWF system is the method to electronically process vendor payment requests and receiving reports, as authorized by DFARS 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports.

(c) WAWF access. To access WAWF, the Contractor shall--

(1) Have a designated electronic business point of contact in the System for Award Management at https://www.acquisition.gov; and

(2) Be registered to use WAWF at https://wawf.eb.mil/ following the step-by-step procedures for self-registration available at this Web site.

(d) WAWF training. The Contractor should follow the training instructions of the WAWF Web-Based Training

Course and use the Practice Training Site before submitting payment requests through

WAWF. Both can be accessed by selecting the “Web Based Training” link on the WAWF home page at https://wawf.eb.mil/.

(e) WAWF methods of document submission. Document submissions may be via Web entry, Electronic Data

Interchange, or File Transfer Protocol.

(f) WAWF payment instructions. The Contractor must use the following information when submitting payment requests and receiving reports in WAWF for this contract/order:

(1) Document type. The Contractor shall use the following document type(s).

TWO IN ONE (2 IN 1) COMBINATION: INVOICE / RECEIVING REPORT

(2) Inspection/acceptance location. The Contractor shall select the following inspection/acceptance location(s) in

WAWF, as specified by the contracting officer.

(3) Document routing. The Contractor shall use the information in the Routing Data Table below only to fill in applicable fields in WAWF when creating payment requests and receiving reports in the system.

Routing Data Table*

Field Name in WAWF Data to be entered in WAWF

Pay Official DoDAAC W56FJW

Issue By DoDAAC W912PF

Admin DoDAAC W912PF

Inspect By DoDAAC W582RR

Ship To Code W582RR

Ship From Code N/A

Mark For Code N/A

Service Approver (DoDAAC) W582RR

Service Acceptor (DoDAAC) W582RR

Accept at Other DoDAAC W582RR

LPO DoDAAC N/A

DCAA Auditor DoDAAC N/A

Other DoDAAC(s) N/A

(4) Payment request and supporting documentation. The Contractor shall ensure a payment request includes appropriate contract line item and subline item descriptions of the work performed or supplies delivered, unit price/cost per unit, fee (if applicable), and all relevant back-up documentation, as defined in DFARS Appendix F, (e.g. timesheets) in support of each payment request.

(5) WAWF email notifications. The Contractor shall enter the email address identified below in the “Send

Additional Email Notifications” field of WAWF once a document is submitted in the system.

karin.j.martinez.civ@mail.mil

(g) WAWF point of contact. (1) The Contractor may obtain clarification regarding invoicing in WAWF from the following contracting activity's WAWF point of contact.

USARMY.VICENZA.266-FMC.MBX.266FMC-IFO-CVS-WAWF-OFFICIAL@MAIL.MIL

(2) For technical WAWF help, contact the WAWF helpdesk at 866-618-5988.

252.233-7001 CHOICE OF LAW (OVERSEAS) (JUNE 1997)

This contract shall be construed and interpreted in accordance with the substantive laws of the United States of

America. By the execution of this contract, the Contractor expressly agrees to waive any rights to invoke the jurisdiction of local national courts where this contract is performed and agrees to accept the exclusive jurisdiction of the United States Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals and the United States Court of Federal Claims for hearing and determination of any and all disputes that may arise under the Disputes clause of this contract.

CCE 204-4004 NON-APPLICABILITY OF ITALIAN CIVIL CODE (March 2005)

The undersigned Contractor, having seen and being completely knowledgeable of the contents of the solicitation and eventual contract, in all of its parts, hereby renounces any and all rights afforded to him by article 1341 of the Italian

Civil Code with respect to the provisions and clauses listed below of this contract and Italian Civil Code articles

1664, 1467, and 1673. This renouncement is made on his own free will without having received influence of any kind, from any third parties, including the Contracting Officer. The contractual price includes adequate monetary compensation for this renouncement.

Name of the Contractor: ________________________ Position of Agent: _____________________

Signature of Agent: _____________________________

CCE 225-4001 INSTALLATION CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS (March 2005)

(a) Access to U.S. installations and controlled areas is limited to personnel who meet security criteria and are authorized by Host Nation law to work in that country. Failure to submit required information/data and obtain required documentation or clearances in accordance with AE Regulation 190-16, Installation Access Control, will be grounds for denying access to U.S. installations and controlled areas. The Contractor is responsible to ensure that any Subcontractor used in performance of this contract complies with these requirements and that all employees, of both the Contractor and any Subcontractor utilized by the contractor, are made aware of and comply with these requirements.

(b) The Contractor is responsible for being aware of and complying with the requirements associated with

Installation Access Control. The Government is not liable for any costs associated with performance delays due solely to a firm’s failure to comply with Installation Access Control (IAC) processing requirements.

(c) The Contractor is responsible for returning installation passes to the issuing Installation Access Control Office

(IACO) when the contract is completed or when a contractor employee no longer requires access.

(d) AE 190-16 (and AE 190-16-G German translation) can be found on the following website: http://www.ecc-e.army.mil/ under the library link

(e) Below is the responsible Organizational Sponsor & Installation Access Control Office for this contract:

Organizational Sponsor: KARIN MARTINEZ

Location: CASERMA EDERLE_Building No: _______________

DSN Phone No: 637- 8020 Commercial Phone No: 0444-618020

Installation Access Control Office:

Location: USAG - Department of Emergency Services, CAserma Ederle Building No: 4B

DSN Phone No: 634-7644Commercial Phone No: 0444-716744 http://www.ecc-e.army.mil/ http://www.ecc-e.army.mil/

CCE 232-4001 FOREIGN VENDORS REQUESTING PAYMENT VIA ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER

(March 2005)

Foreign vendors requesting payment via Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) shall provide the following information on their invoice at time of invoice submission. Only one EFT instruction per invoice is authorized.

SWIFT CODE

BLZ or BANK ROUTING NUMBER

ACCOUNT NUMBER

BANK NAME

International Bank Account Number (IBAN) (If Applicable) ---

52.212-5 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT STATUTES OR

EXECUTIVE ORDERS--COMMERCIAL ITEMS (JUN 2016)

(a) The Contractor shall comply with the following Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clauses, which are incorporated in this contract by reference, to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items:

(1) 52.209-10, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations (Nov 2015).

(2) 52.233-3, Protest After Award (AUG 1996) (31 U.S.C. 3553).

(3) 52.233-4, Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (OCT 2004) (Public Laws 108-77 and 108-78 (19

U.S.C. 3805 note)).

(b) The Contractor shall comply with the FAR clauses in this paragraph (b) that the Contracting Officer has indicated as being incorporated in this contract by reference to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items: (Contracting Officer check as appropriate.)

___ (1) 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government (Sept 2006), with Alternate I (Oct 1995)

(41 U.S.C. 4704 and 10 U.S.C. 2402).

____ (2) 52.203-13, Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct (Oct 2015) (41 U.S.C. 3509).

____ (3) 52.203-15, Whistleblower Protections under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (June

2010) (Section 1553 of Pub. L. 111-5). (Applies to contracts funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment

Act of 2009.)

X (4) 52.204-10, Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (Oct 2015) (Pub. L.

109-282) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note).

___ (5) [Reserved]

___ (6) 52.204-14, Service Contract Reporting Requirements (JAN 2014) (Pub. L. 111-117, section 743 of Div. C).

___ (7) 52.204-15, Service Contract Reporting Requirements for Indefinite-Delivery Contracts (JAN 2014) (Pub. L.

111-117, section 743 of Div. C).

X (8) 52.209-6, Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment. (Oct 2015) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note).

____ (9) 52.209-9, Updates of Publicly Available Information Regarding Responsibility Matters (July 2013) (41

U.S.C. 2313).

____ (10) [Reserved]

____ (11)(i) 52.219-3, Notice of HUBZone Set-Aside or Sole-Source Award (NOV 2011) (15 U.S.C. 657a).

____ (ii) Alternate I (NOV 2011) of 52.219-3.

____ (12) (i) 52.219-4, Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns (OCT 2014)

(if the offeror elects to waive the preference, it shall so indicate in its offer) (15 U.S.C. 657a).

____ (ii) Alternate I (JAN 2011) of 52.219-4.

____ (13) [Reserved]

____ (14)(i) 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (NOV 2011) (15 U.S.C. 644).

____ (ii) Alternate I (NOV 2011).

____ (iii) Alternate II (NOV 2011).

____ (15)(i) 52.219-7, Notice of Partial Small Business Set-Aside (June 2003) (15 U.S.C. 644).

____ (ii) Alternate I (Oct 1995) of 52.219-7.

____ (iii) Alternate II (Mar 2004) of 52.219-7.

____ (16) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (OCT 2014) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(2) and (3)).

____ (17)(i) 52.219-9, Small Business Subcontracting Plan (Oct 2015) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(4)).

____ (ii) Alternate I (Oct 2001) of 52.219-9.

____ (iii) Alternate II (Oct 2001) of 52.219-9.

____ (iv) Alternate III (Oct 2015) of 52.219-9.

____ (18) 52.219-13, Notice of Set-Aside of Orders (NOV 2011) (15 U.S.C. 644(r)).

____ (19) 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting (NOV 2011) (15 U.S.C. 637(a)(14)).

____ (20) 52.219-16, Liquidated Damages—Subcon-tracting Plan (Jan 1999) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(4)(F)(i)).

____ (21) 52.219-27, Notice of Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside (NOV 2011) (15 U.S.C.

657f).

____ (22) 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation (July 2013) (15 U.S.C. 632(a)(2)).

____ (23) 52.219-29, Notice of Set-Aside for, or Sole Source Award to, Economically Disadvantaged Women-

Owned Small Business Concerns (Dec 2015) (15 U.S.C. 637(m)).

____(24) 52.219-30, Notice of Set-Aside for, or Sole Source Award to, Women-Owned Small Business Concerns

Eligible Under the Women-Owned Small Business Program (Dec 2015) (15 U.S.C. 637(m)).

____ (25) 52.222-3, Convict Labor (June 2003) (E.O. 11755).

____(26) 52.222-19, Child Labor--Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (FEB 2016) (E.O. 13126).

____ (27) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Apr 2015).

____ (28) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Apr 2015) (E.O. 11246).

____ (29) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (Oct 2015) (38 U.S.C. 4212).

____ (30) 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (July 2014) (29 U.S.C. 793).

____ (31) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans (FEB 2016) (38 U.S.C. 4212).

____ (32) 52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act (Dec 2010) (E.O.

13496).

X (33)(i) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (March 2, 2015) (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O.

13627).

X (ii) Alternate I (March 2, 2015) of 52.222-50 (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O. 13627).

____ (34) 52.222-54, Employment Eligibility Verification (Oct 2015). (E. O. 12989). (Not applicable to the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items or certain other types of commercial items as prescribed in

22.1803.)

____ (35)(i) 52.223-9, Estimate of Percentage of Recovered Material Content for EPA–Designated Items (May

2008) (42 U.S.C. 6962(c)(3)(A)(ii)). (Not applicable to the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items.)

____ (ii) Alternate I (May 2008) of 52.223-9 (42 U.S.C. 6962(i)(2)(C)). (Not applicable to the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items.)

____ (36) 52.223-11, Ozone-Depleting Substances and High Global Warming Potential Hydrofluorocarbons (June, 2016) (E.O. 13693).

____ (37) 52.223-12, Maintenance, Service, Repair, or Disposal of Refrigeration Equipment and Air Conditioners

(June, 2016) (E.O. 13693).

____ (38) (i) 52.223-13, Acquisition of EPEAT® Registered Imaging Equipment (Jun 2014) (E.O.s 13423 and

13514).

____ (ii) Alternate I (OCT 2015) of 52.223-13.

____ (39)(i) 52.223-14, Acquisition of EPEAT® Registered Televisions (Jun 2014) (E.O.s 13423 and 13514).

____ (ii) Alternate I (Jun 2014) of 52.223-14.

____ (40) 52.223-15, Energy Efficiency in Energy-Consuming Products (Dec 2007) (42 U.S.C. 8259b).

____ (41)(i) 52.223-16, Acquisition of EPEAT[supreg]-Registered Personal Computer Products (OCT 2015) (E.O.s

13423 and 13514).

____ (ii) Alternate I (Jun 2014) of 52.223-16.

X (42) 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (Aug 2011) (E.O.

13513).

____ (43) 52.223-20, Aerosols (June, 2016) (E.O. 13693).

____ (44) 52.223-21, Foams (June, 2016) (E.O. 13693).

____ (45) 52.225-1, Buy American--Supplies (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 83).

____(46) (i) 52.225-3, Buy American--Free Trade Agreements--Israeli Trade Act (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter

83, 19 U.S.C. 3301 note, 19 U.S.C. 2112 note, 19 U.S.C. 3805 note, 19 U.S.C. 4001 note, Pub. L.

103-182, 108-77, 108-78, 108-286, 108-302, 109-53, 109-169, 109-283, 110-138, 112-41, 112-42, and 112-43.

____ (ii) Alternate I (May 2014) of 52.225-3.

____ (iii) Alternate II (May 2014) of 52.225-3.

____ (iv) Alternate III (May 2014) of 52.225-3.

____ (47) 52.225-5, Trade Agreements (FEB 2016) (19 U.S.C. 2501, et seq., 19 U.S.C. 3301 note).

X (48) 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (June 2008) (E.O.’s, proclamations, and statutes administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury).

____ (49) 52.225-26, Contractors Performing Private Security Functions Outside the United States (Jul 2013)

(Section 862, as amended, of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008; 10 U.S.C. 2302 Note).

____ (50) 52.226-4, Notice of Disaster or Emergency Area Set-Aside (Nov 2007) (42 U.S.C. 5150

____ (51) 52.226-5, Restrictions on Subcontracting Outside Disaster or Emergency Area (Nov 2007) (42 U.S.C.

5150).

____ (52) 52.232-29, Terms for Financing of Purchases of Commercial Items (Feb 2002) (41 U.S.C. 4505, 10

U.S.C. 2307(f)).

____ (53) 52.232-30, Installment Payments for Commercial Items (Oct 1995) (41 U.S.C. 4505, 10 U.S.C. 2307(f)).

X (54) 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer—System for Award Management (July 2013) (31

U.S.C. 3332).

____ (55) 52.232-34, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer—Other than System for Award Management (July

2013) (31 U.S.C. 3332).

____ (56) 52.232-36, Payment by Third Party (MAY 2014) (31 U.S.C. 3332).

____ (57) 52.239-1, Privacy or Security Safeguards (Aug 1996) (5 U.S.C. 552a).

____ (58)(i) 52.247-64, Preference for Privately Owned U.S.-Flag Commercial Vessels (Feb 2006) (46 U.S.C.

Appx. 1241(b) and 10 U.S.C. 2631).

____ (ii) Alternate I (Apr 2003) of 52.247-64.

(c) The Contractor shall comply with the FAR clauses in this paragraph (c), applicable to commercial services, that the Contracting Officer has indicated as being incorporated in this contract by reference to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items: (Contracting Officer check as appropriate.)

_____(1) 52.222-17, Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers (May 2014) (E.O. 13495).

_____ (2) 52.222-41, Service Contract Labor Standards (MAY 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

_____ (3) 52.222-42, Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires (MAY 2014) (29 U.S.C. 206 and 41 U.S.C.

chapter 67).

_____ (4) 52.222-43, Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Labor Standards--Price Adjustment (Multiple

Year and Option Contracts) (MAY 2014) (29 U.S.C. 206 and 41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

_____ (5) 52.222-44, Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Labor Standards--Price Adjustment (MAY

2014) (29 U.S.C 206 and 41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

_____ (6) 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) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

_____ (7) 52.222-53, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Certain

Services--Requirements (MAY 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

_____(8) 52.222-55, Minimum Wages Under Executive Order 13658 (DEC 2015) (E.O. 13658).

_____ (9) 52.226-6, Promoting Excess Food Donation to Nonprofit Organizations (MAY 2014) (42 U.S.C. 1792).

_____ (10) 52.237-11, Accepting and Dispensing of $1 Coin (Sept 2008) (31 U.S.C. 5112(p)(1)).

(d) Comptroller General Examination of Record. The Contractor shall comply with the provisions of this paragraph

(d) if this contract was awarded using other than sealed bid, is in excess of the simplified acquisition threshold, and does not contain the clause at 52.215-2, Audit and Records--Negotiation.

(1) The Comptroller General of the United States, or an authorized representative of the Comptroller General, shall have access to and right to examine any of the Contractor's directly pertinent records involving transactions related to this contract.

(2) The Contractor shall make available at its offices at all reasonable times the records, materials, and other evidence for examination, audit, or reproduction, until 3 years after final payment under this contract or for any shorter period specified in FAR Subpart 4.7, Contractor Records Retention, of the other clauses of this contract. If this contract is completely or partially terminated, the records relating to the work terminated shall be made available for 3 years after any resulting final termination settlement. Records relating to appeals under the disputes clause or to litigation or the settlement of claims arising under or relating to this contract shall be made available until such appeals, litigation, or claims are finally resolved.

(3) As used in this clause, records include books, documents, accounting procedures and practices, and other data, regardless of type and regardless of form. This does not require the Contractor to create or maintain any record that the Contractor does not maintain in the ordinary course of business or pursuant to a provision of law.

(e) (1) Notwithstanding the requirements of the clauses in paragraphs (a), (b), (c), and (d) of this clause, the

Contractor is not required to flow down any FAR clause, other than those in this paragraph (e)(1)in a subcontract for commercial items. Unless otherwise indicated below, the extent of the flow down shall be as required by the clause—

(i) 52.203-13, Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct (Oct 2015) (41 U.S.C. 3509).

(ii) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (OCT 2014) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(2) and (3)), in all subcontracts that offer further subcontracting opportunities. If the subcontract (except subcontracts to small business concerns) exceeds $700,000 ($1.5 million for construction of any public facility), the subcontractor must include 52.219-8 in lower tier subcontracts that offer subcontracting opportunities.

(iii) 52.222-17, Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers (MAY 2014) (E.O. 13495). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (l) of FAR clause 52.222-17.

(iv) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Apr 2015).

(v) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (APR 2015) (E.O. 11246).

(vi) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (Oct 2015) (38 U.S.C. 4212).

(vii) 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (Jul 2014) (29 U.S.C. 793).

(viii) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans (Feb 2016) (38 U.S.C. 4212).

(ix) 52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act (Dec 2010) (E.O. 13496).

Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (f) of FAR clause 52.222-40.

(x) 52.222-41, Service Contract Labor Standards (May 2014), (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

(xi) _____ (A) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (March 2, 2015) (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O.

13627).

_____ (B) Alternate I (March 2, 2015) of 52.222-50 (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O. 13627).

(xii) 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) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67.)

(xiii) 52.222-53, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Certain

Services--Requirements (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67)

(xiv) 52.222-54, Employment Eligibility Verification (Oct 2015) (E. O. 12989).

(xv)52.222-55, Minimum Wages Under Executive Order 13658 (Dec 2015) (E.O. 13658).

(xvi) 52.225-26, Contractors Performing Private Security Functions Outside the United States (Jul 2013) (Section

862, as amended, of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008; 10 U.S.C. 2302 Note).

(xvii) 52.226-6, Promoting Excess Food Donation to Nonprofit Organizations. (May 2014) (42 U.S.C. 1792). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (e) of FAR clause 52.226-6.

(xviii) 52.247-64, Preference for Privately-Owned U.S. Flag Commercial Vessels (Feb 2006) (46 U.S.C. Appx

1241(b) and 10 U.S.C. 2631). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (d) of FAR clause 52.247-64.

(2) While not required, the Contractor may include in its subcontracts for commercial items a minimal number of additional clauses necessary to satisfy its contractual obligations.

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT (PWS)

Printing and Delivery of Outlook Newspaper for USAG-Italy

1. GENERAL. This is a non-personnel services requirement to provide a biweekly Command Information newspaper, the “Outlook”. This is a Command Information publication of the U.S. Army Garrison Italy for USAG -

Italy (Vicenza and Livorno Military Community) with a total supported population of approximately 16,000

Americans.

1.1 DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES/INTRODUCTION: The Contractor shall provide all services of printing and distribution of the biweekly publication as defined in this Performance Work. The contractor shall perform to the standards in this PWS.

1.2 BACKGROUND: The “Outlook” newspaper is a Command Information publication of the U.S. Army

Garrison Vicenza for USAG - Italy with a total supported population of approximately 16,000 Americans.

1.3 OBJECTIVES: The “Outlook” newspaper shall be printed and distributed within the Vicenza Military

Community.

1.4 SCOPE: The Contractor is required to print and distribute the U.S. Army Garrison Vicenza’s biweekly

Command Information newspaper.

1.5 PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: The period of performance shall be for a twelve month base year plus four twelve - month option years. The Period of Performance will be set forth in the Delivery Section of the

Contract.

1.6 GENERAL INFORMATION. N/A

1.6.1 QUALITY ASSURANCE: The government shall evaluate the contractor’s performance under this contract in accordance with the Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP). This plan is primarily focused on what the

Government must do to ensure that the contractor has performed in accordance with the performance standards.

It defines how the performance standards will be applied, the frequency of surveillance, and the minimum acceptable defect rate(s).

1.6.2 RECOGNIZED HOLIDAYS: see clause CCE 204-9000 – American and Host Nation Holidays.

1.6.3 HOURS OF OPERATION: The Contractor is responsible for conducting business, between the hours of 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Monday through Friday except Federal holidays or when the Government facility is closed due to local or national emergencies, administrative closings, or similar Government directed facility closings. The Contractor must at all times maintain an adequate workforce for the uninterrupted performance of all tasks defined within this

PWS when the Government facility is not closed for the above reasons. When hiring personnel, the Contractor shall keep in mind that the stability and continuity of the workforce are essential.

1.6.4 PLACE OF PERFORMANCE: Delivery of final product will be by 12.00 P.M. on Friday of alternating weeks. Contractor will deliver in bulk to up to 12 drop points on installations in the Vicenza Military Community

(Caserma Del Din, Caserma Ederle). Delivery points and specific quantities may fluctuate as transformation continues to affect the overall population of USAG – Italy.

1.6.5 TYPE OF CONTRACT: The Government will award a Firm Fixed Price Contract.

1.6.6 SECURITY REQUIREMENTS.

1.6.6.1. AT Level I Training. All contractor employees, including subcontractor employees, requiring access to

Army installations, facilities, and controlled-access areas will complete AT Level I awareness training within 30 calendar days after the contract start-date or effective date of incorporation of this requirement into the contract, whichever is applicable. The contractor will submit certificates of completion for each affected contractor’s employee and subcontractor’s employee to the contracting officer prior to issuance of installation access passes. AT

Level I awareness training is available online at http://jko.jten.mil/.

1.6.6.2 iWATCH/iSALUTE Training. The contractor and all associated sub-contractors shall brief all employees on the local OPSEC and iWATCH/iSALUTE program. This local developed training will be used to inform employees of the types of behavior to watch for and instruct employees to report suspicious activity to the COR. This training shall be completed within 30 calendar days after Contract award and within 30 calendar days after new employees commence contract performance, with the results reported to the COR.

1.6.6.3 According to AR 530-1, new contractor employees must complete Level I OPSEC training within 30 calendar days after they report for duty. All contractor employees must complete annual OPSEC awareness training.

1.6.6.4 Access and General Protection/Security Policy and Procedures. The contractor and all associated subcontractor employees will comply with applicable installation, facility, and area commander installation/facility access and local security policy and procedures (provided by Government representative). The contractor will also provide all information required for background checks to meet installation-access requirements to be accomplished by the installation provost marshal office, director of emergency services, or security office. The contractor workforce must comply with all personal identity verification requirements as directed by DOD, HQDA, and local policy. In addition to the changes otherwise authorized by the changes clause of this contract, should the force protection condition (FPCON) at any individual facility or installation change, the Government may require changes in contractor security matters or processes.

1.6.6.5 PHYSICAL SECURITY: The contractor shall be responsible for safeguarding all Government equipment, information and property provided for contractor use. At the close of each work phase, Government facilities, equipment, and materials shall be secured.

1.6.6.5.1 COMPROMISED KEYS: If the contractor is found to be responsible for the duplication of keys, s/he shall, upon direction of the Contracting Officer Representative, re-key or replace the affected lock or locks;

however, the Government, at its option, may replace the affected lock or locks or perform re-keying. When the replacement of locks or re-keying is performed by the Government, the total cost of re-keying or the replacement of the lock or locks shall be deducted from the monthly payment due the Contractor.

1.6.6.5.2 LOCK COMBINATIONS. The Contractor shall establish and implement methods of ensuring that all lock combinations are not revealed to unauthorized persons. The Contractor shall ensure that lock combinations are changed when personnel know the combination but no longer have a need to know.

1.6.6.6 COMBAT TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS. IAW FAR 52.222-50 The United States Government and the

United States Department of Defense (DOD) has adopted a zero tolerance policy regarding trafficking in persons.

Contractors, subcontractors and their employees shall not: Engage in severe forms of trafficking in persons during the period of performance of the contract, procure commercial sex acts during the period of performance of the contract, or use forced labor in the performance of the contract.

http://jko.jten.mil/

1.6.7 Post Award Conference/Periodic Progress Meetings: The Contractor agrees…