W91QF4-20-Q-0050_Combined_SYN-SOL_Military-Govt_Database.pdf

W91QF420Q0050

COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION

W91QF4-20-Q-0050 Combined Synopsis/Solicitation – Military & Government Database

(i) This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.

(ii) This solicitation #W91QF4-20-Q-0050 is issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ).

(iii) Federal Acquisition Circular: This solicitation document incorporates provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2020-06 effective as of 05 June 2020.

(iv) NAICS code: The corresponding NAICS code for this solicitation is 519130 – “Internet Publishing and Broadcasting and Web Search Portals” with a size standard of 1,000 Employees (FSC of 7030 – ADP Software). An Offeror must be registered on the System for Award Management (SAM) before an award could be made to them. If a company is not registered in SAM, they must do so by going to SAM web site (https://www.sam.gov) and registering prior to submission of a proposal. This requirement is being advertised as Unrestricted.

(v) Contract Line Items:

ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

0001 1 Job

Military & Gov't Database Subscription

FFP

Army University Library System (AULS) 16 Locations (39,500 FTE) Reference Attachment #1 - Base Year 15 July 2020 - 14 July 2021 FOB: Destination VENDOR PART NR: Database Subscription

PSC CD: 7030

NET AMT

ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

0002 1 Job OPTION Military & Gov't Database Subscription

FFP

Optional Library-Special Warfare Center and School Fort Bragg (3,500 FTE) - Reference Attachment #1 - 15 July 2020 - 14 July 2021 FOB: Destination VENDOR PART NR: Database Subscription

PSC CD: 7030

NET AMT

ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

1001 1 Job OPTION Military & Gov't Database Subscription

FFP

Army University Library System (AULS) - 16 Locations (39,500 FTE) Reference Attachment #1 - OY#1 - 15 July 2021 - 14 July 2022 FOB: Destination VENDOR PART NR: Database Subscription

ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

1002 1 Job OPTION Military & Gov't Database Subscription

FFP

Optional Library-Special Warfare Center and School Fort Bragg (3,500 FTE) - Reference Attachment #1 - 15 July 2021 - 14 July 2022 FOB: Destination VENDOR PART NR: Database Subscription

PSC CD: 7030

NET AMT

ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

2001 1 Job OPTION Military & Gov't Database Subscription

FFP

Army University Library System (AULS) 16 Locations (39,500 FTE) Reference Attachment #1 - OY#2 - 15 July 2022 - 14 July 2023 FOB: Destination VENDOR PART NR: Database Subscription

ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

2002 1 Job OPTION Military & Gov't Database Subscription

FFP

Optional Library-Special Warfare Center and School Fort Bragg (3,500 FTE) - Reference Attachment #1 - 15 July 2022 - 14 July 2023 FOB: Destination VENDOR PART NR: Database Subscription

PSC CD: 7030

NET AMT

ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

3001 1 Job OPTION Military & Gov't Database Subscription

FFP

Army University Library System (AULS) 16 Locations (39,500 FTE) Reference Attachment #1 - OY#3 - 15 July 2023 - 14 July 2024 FOB: Destination VENDOR PART NR: Database Subscription

ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

3002 1 Job OPTION Military & Gov't Database Subscription

FFP

Optional Library-Special Warfare Center and School Fort Bragg (3,500 FTE) - Reference Attachment #1 - 15 July 2023 - 14 July 2024 FOB: Destination VENDOR PART NR: Database Subscription

PSC CD: 7030

NET AMT

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

DELIVERY INFORMATION

CLIN DELIVERY DATE QUANTITY SHIP TO ADDRESS DODAAC /

CAGE

0001 POP 15-JUL-2020 TO

14-JUL-2021

N/A ARMY UNIVERSITY

TIFFANY KONCZEY

101 MEADE AVE

FORT LEAVENWORTH KS 66027

913-684-7264 FOB: Destination

W904WL

0002 POP 15-JUL-2020 TO

14-JUL-2021

N/A (SAME AS PREVIOUS LOCATION)

FOB: Destination

W904WL

1001 POP 15-JUL-2021 TO

14-JUL-2022

N/A (SAME AS PREVIOUS LOCATION)

FOB: Destination

W904WL

1002 POP 15-JUL-2021 TO

14-JUL-2022

N/A (SAME AS PREVIOUS LOCATION)

FOB: Destination

W904WL

2001 POP 15-JUL-2022 TO

14-JUL-2023

N/A (SAME AS PREVIOUS LOCATION)

FOB: Destination

W904WL

2002 POP 15-JUL-2022 TO

14-JUL-2023

N/A (SAME AS PREVIOUS LOCATION)

FOB: Destination

W904WL

3001 POP 15-JUL-2023 TO

14-JUL-2024

N/A (SAME AS PREVIOUS LOCATION)

FOB: Destination

W904WL

3002 POP 15-JUL-2023 TO

14-JUL-2024

N/A (SAME AS PREVIOUS LOCATION)

FOB: Destination

W904WL

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

52.203-18 Prohibition on Contracting With Entities That Require Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements-- Representation

JAN 2017

52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance OCT 2018 52.204-16 Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting JUL 2016 52.204-18 Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance JUL 2016 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions--Commercial Items OCT 2018 52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business

Subcontractors

DEC 2013

252.204-7006 Billing Instructions OCT 2005 252.232-7010 Levies on Contract Payments DEC 2006

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY FULL TEXT

52.204-1 APPROVAL OF CONTRACT (DEC 1989)

This contract is subject to the written approval of a Warranted Contracting Officer and shall not be binding until so approved.

(End of clause)

52.204-24 REPRESENTATION REGARDING CERTAIN TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND VIDEO

SURVEILLANCE SERVICES OR EQUIPMENT (DEC 2019)

The Offeror shall not complete the representation in this provision if the Offeror has represented that it “does not provide covered telecommunications equipment or services as a part of its offered products or services to the Government in the performance of any contract, subcontract, or other contractual instrument” in the provision at 52.204-26, Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services--Representation, or in paragraph (v) of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications--Commercial Items.

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

Covered telecommunications equipment or services, critical technology, and substantial or essential component have the meanings provided in clause 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment.

(b) Prohibition. Section 889(a)(1)(A) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Pub. L. 115-232) prohibits the head of an executive agency on or after August 13, 2019, from procuring or obtaining, or extending or renewing a contract to procure or obtain, any equipment, system, or service that uses covered telecommunications equipment or services as a substantial or essential component of any system, or as critical technology as part of any system. Contractors are not prohibited from providing--

(1) A service that connects to the facilities of a third-party, such as backhaul, roaming, or interconnection arrangements; or

(2) Telecommunications equipment that cannot route or redirect user data traffic or permit visibility into any user data or packets that such equipment transmits or otherwise handles.

(c) Procedures. The Offeror shall review the list of excluded parties in the System for Award Management (SAM) (https://www.sam.gov) for entities excluded from receiving federal awards for “covered telecommunications equipment or services”.

(d) Representation. The Offeror represents that it [ ] will, [ ] will not provide covered telecommunications equipment or services to the Government in the performance of any contract, subcontract or other contractual instrument resulting from this solicitation.

(e) Disclosures. If the Offeror has represented in paragraph (d) of this provision that it “will'' provide covered telecommunications equipment or services”, the Offeror shall provide the following information as part of the offer-

(1) A description of all covered telecommunications equipment and services offered (include brand; model number, such as original equipment manufacturer (OEM) number, manufacturer part number, or wholesaler number; and item description, as applicable);

(2) Explanation of the proposed use of covered telecommunications equipment and services and any factors relevant to determining if such use would be permissible under the prohibition in paragraph (b) of this provision;

(3) For services, the entity providing the covered telecommunications services (include entity name, unique entity identifier, and Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code, if known); and

(4) For equipment, the entity that produced the covered telecommunications equipment (include entity name, unique entity identifier, CAGE code, and whether the entity was the OEM or a distributor, if known).

(End of provision)

52.204-26 COVERED TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT OR SERVICES--REPRESENTATION (DEC

2019)

(a) Definitions. As used in this provision, “covered telecommunications equipment or services” has the meaning provided in the clause 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment.

(b) Procedures. The Offeror shall review the list of excluded parties in the System for Award Management (SAM) (https://www.sam.gov) for entities excluded from receiving federal awards for “covered telecommunications equipment or services”.

(c) Representation. The Offeror represents that it [ ___ ] does, [ ___ ] does not provide covered telecommunications equipment or services as a part of its offered products or services to the Government in the performance of any contract, subcontract, or other contractual instrument.

(End of provision)

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

EXECUTIVE ORDERS--COMMERCIAL ITEMS (MAR 2020)

(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) 52.203-19, Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements (JAN 2017) (section 743 of Division E, Title VII, of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub. L.

113-235) and its successor provisions in subsequent appropriations acts (and as extended in continuing resolutions)).

(2) 52.204-23, Prohibition on Contracting for Hardware, Software, and Services Developed or Provided by Kaspersky Lab and Other Covered Entities (Jul 2018) (Section 1634 of Pub. L. 115-91).

(3) 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment. (AUG 2019) (Section 889(a)(1)(A) of Pub. L. 115-232).

(4) 52.209-10, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations (Nov 2015).

(5) 52.233-3, Protest After Award (AUG 1996) (31 U.S.C. 3553).

(6) 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.)

_X_ (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 2018) (Pub. L.

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

___ (5) [Reserved]

___ (6) 52.204-14, Service Contract Reporting Requirements (Oct 2016) (Pub. L. 111-117, section 743 of Div.

C).

___ (7) 52.204-15, Service Contract Reporting Requirements for Indefinite-Delivery Contracts (Oct 2016) (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 (OCT 2018) (41 U.S.C. 2313).

____ (10) [Reserved]

____ (11)(i) 52.219-3, Notice of HUBZone Set-Aside or Sole-Source Award (MAR 2020) (15 U.S.C. 657a).

____ (ii) Alternate I (MAR 2020) of 52.219-3.

____ (12) (i) 52.219-4, Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns (MAR 2020) (if the offeror elects to waive the preference, it shall so indicate in its offer) (15 U.S.C. 657a).

____ (ii) Alternate I (MAR 2020) of 52.219-4.

____ (13) [Reserved]

____ (14)(i) 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (MAR 2020) (15 U.S.C. 644).

____ (ii) Alternate I (MAR 2020).

____ (15)(i) 52.219-7, Notice of Partial Small Business Set-Aside (MAR 2020) (15 U.S.C. 644).

____ (ii) Alternate I (MAR 2020) of 52.219-7.

____ (16) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (OCT 2018) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(2) and (3)).

____ (17)(i) 52.219-9, Small Business Subcontracting Plan (MAR 2020) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(4)).

____ (ii) Alternate I (NOV 2016) of 52.219-9.

____ (iii) Alternate II (NOV 2016) of 52.219-9.

____ (iv) Alternate III (MAR 2020) of 52.219-9.

____ (v) Alternate IV (AUG 2018) of 52.219-9.

____ (18) 52.219-13, Notice of Set-Aside of Orders (MAR 2020) (15 U.S.C. 644(r)).

____ (19) 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting (MAR 2020) (15 U.S.C. 637(a)(14)).

____ (20) 52.219-16, Liquidated Damages—Subcontracting 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 (MAR 2020) (15 U.S.C. 657f).

____ (22) (i) 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation (MAR 2020) (15 U.S.C. 632(a)(2)).

____ (ii) Alternate I (MAR 2020) of 52.219-28.

____ (23) 52.219-29, Notice of Set-Aside for, or Sole Source Award to, Economically Disadvantaged Women- Owned Small Business (EDWOSB) Concerns (MAR 2020) (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 (MAR 2020) (15 U.S.C. 637(m)).

____ (25) 52.219-32, Orders Issued Directly Under Small Business Reserves (MAR 2020) (15 U.S.C. 644(r)).

____ (26) 52.219-33, Nonmanufacturer Rule (MAR 2020) (15 U.S.C. 637(a)(17)).

__X_ (27) 52.222-3, Convict Labor (JUN 2003) (E.O. 11755).

__X_(28) 52.222-19, Child Labor--Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (JAN 2020) (E.O. 13126).

__X_ (29) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (APR 2015).

__X_ (30)(i) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (SEPT 2016) (E.O. 11246).

____ (ii) Alternate I (FEB 1999) of 52.222-26.

__X_ (31)(i) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (OCT 2015)(38 U.S.C. 4212).

____ (ii) Alternate I (JUL 2014) of 52.222-35.

__X_ (32)(i) 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (JUL 2014) (29 U.S.C. 793).

____ (ii) Alternate I (JUL 2014) of 52.222-36.

____ (33) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans (FEB 2016) (38 U.S.C. 4212).

____ (34) 52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act (DEC 2010) (E.O.

13496).

__X_ (35)(i) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (JAN 2019) (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O. 13627).

____ (ii) Alternate I (MAR 2015) of 52.222-50 (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O. 13627).

____ (36) 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.)

____ (37)(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.)

____ (38) 52.223-11, Ozone-Depleting Substances and High Global Warming Potential Hydrofluorocarbons (JUN 2016) (E.O. 13693).

____ (39) 52.223-12, Maintenance, Service, Repair, or Disposal of Refrigeration Equipment and Air Conditioners

(JUN 2016) (E.O. 13693).

____ (40) (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.

____ (41)(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.

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

____ (43)(i) 52.223-16, Acquisition of EPEAT®-Registered Personal Computer Products (OCT 2015) (E.O.s 13423 and 13514).

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

__X_ (44) 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (AUG 2011) (E.O.

13513).

____ (45) 52.223-20, Aerosols (JUN 2016) (E.O. 13693).

____ (46) 52.223-21, Foams (JUN 2016) (E.O. 13693).

____ (47)(i) 52.224-3, Privacy Training (JAN 2017) (5 U.S.C. 552a).

____ (ii) Alternate I (JAN 2017) of 52.224-3.

____ (48) 52.225-1, Buy American--Supplies (MAY 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 83).

____ (49) (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.

____ (50) 52.225-5, Trade Agreements (OCT 2019) 19 U.S.C. 2501, et seq., 19 U.S.C. 3301 note).

____ (51) 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).

____ (52) 52.225-26, Contractors Performing Private Security Functions Outside the United States (OCT 2016) (Section 862, as amended, of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008; 10 U.S.C. 2302 Note).

____ (53) 52.226-4, Notice of Disaster or Emergency Area Set-Aside (NOV 2007) (42 U.S.C. 5150

____ (54) 52.226-5, Restrictions on Subcontracting Outside Disaster or Emergency Area (NOV 2007) (42 U.S.C.

5150).

____ (55) 52.232-29, Terms for Financing of Purchases of Commercial Items (FEB 2002) (41 U.S.C. 4505, 10 U.S.C. 2307(f)).

____ (56) 52.232-30, Installment Payments for Commercial Items (JAN 2017) (41 U.S.C. 4505, 10 U.S.C. 2307(f)).

__X_ (57) 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer—System for Award Management (OCT 2018) (31 U.S.C. 3332).

____ (58) 52.232-34, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer—Other than System for Award Management (JUL 2013) (31 U.S.C. 3332).

____ (59) 52.232-36, Payment by Third Party (MAY 2014) (31 U.S.C. 3332).

____ (60) 52.239-1, Privacy or Security Safeguards (AUG 1996) (5 U.S.C. 552a).

____ (61) 52.242-5, Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (JAN 2017)(15 U.S.C. 637(d)(13)).

____ (62)(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.

____ (iii) Alternate II (FEB 2006) 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 (AUG 2018) (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) (AUG 2018) (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) 52.222-62, Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706 (JAN 2017) (E.O. 13706).

_____ (10) 52.226-6, Promoting Excess Food Donation to Nonprofit Organizations (MAY 2014) (42 U.S.C. 1792).

(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) 52.203-19, Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements (JAN 2017) (section 743 of Division E, Title VII, of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub. L.

113-235) and its successor provisions in subsequent appropriations acts (and as extended in continuing resolutions)).

(iii) 52.204-23, Prohibition on Contracting for Hardware, Software, and Services Developed or Provided by Kaspersky Lab and Other Covered Entities (Jul 2018) (Section 1634 of Pub. L. 115-91).

(iv) 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment. (AUG 2019) (Section 889(a)(1)(A) of Pub. L. 115-232).

(v) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (Oct 2018) (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.

(vi) 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.

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

(viii) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Sep 2016) (E.O. 11246).

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

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

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

(xii) 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.

(xiii) 52.222-41, Service Contract Labor Standards (Aug 2018), (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

(xiv) _____ (A) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (JAN 2019) (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).

(xv) 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.)

(xvi) 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)

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

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

(xix) 52.222-62, Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706 (Jan 2017) (E.O. 13706).

(xx) (A) 52.224-3, Privacy Training (Jan 2017) (5 U.S.C. 552a).

(B) Alternate I (Jan 2017) of 52.224-3.

(xxi) 52.225-26, Contractors Performing Private Security Functions Outside the United States (Oct 2016) (Section 862, as amended, of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008; 10 U.S.C. 2302 Note).

(xxii) 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.

(xxiii) 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.

(End of clause)

52.217-7 OPTION FOR INCREASED QUANTITY--SEPARATELY PRICED LINE ITEM (MAR 1989)

The Government may require the delivery of the numbered line item (CLIN #0002, 1002, 2002, & 3002), identified in the Schedule as an option item, in the quantity and at the price stated in the Schedule. The Contracting Officer may exercise the option by written notice to the Contractor within 1 day of the Period of Performance in Schedule B.

Delivery of added items shall continue at the same rate that like items are called for under the contract, unless the parties otherwise agree.

(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 10 days;

provided that the Government gives the Contractor a preliminary written notice of its intent to extend at least 1 day 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.

(End of clause)

252.232-7003 ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION OF PAYMENT REQUESTS AND RECEIVING REPORTS (DEC 2018)

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

Contract financing payment means an authorized Government disbursement of monies to a contractor prior to acceptance of supplies or services by the Government.

(1) Contract financing payments include--

(i) Advance payments;

(ii) Performance-based payments;

(iii) Commercial advance and interim payments;

(iv) Progress payments based on cost under the clause at Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.232-16, Progress Payments;

(v) Progress payments based on a percentage or stage of completion (see FAR 32.102(e)), except those made under the clause at FAR 52.232-5, Payments Under Fixed-Price Construction Contracts, or the clause at FAR 52.232-10, Payments Under Fixed-Price Architect-Engineer Contracts; and

(vi) Interim payments under a cost reimbursement contract, except for a cost reimbursement contract for services when Alternate I of the clause at FAR 52.232-25, Prompt Payment, is used.

(2) Contract financing payments do not include--

(i) Invoice payments;

(ii) Payments for partial deliveries; or

(iii) Lease and rental payments.

Electronic form means any automated system that transmits information electronically from the initiating system to affected systems.

Invoice payment means a Government disbursement of monies to a contractor under a contract or other authorization for supplies or services accepted by the Government.

(1) Invoice payments include--

(i) Payments for partial deliveries that have been accepted by the Government;

(ii) Final cost or fee payments where amounts owed have been settled between the Government and the contractor;

(iii) For purposes of subpart 32.9 only, all payments made under the clause at 52.232-5, Payments Under Fixed- Price Construction Contracts, and the clause at 52.232-10, Payments Under Fixed-Price Architect-Engineer Contracts; and

(iv) Interim payments under a cost-reimbursement contract for services when Alternate I of the clause at 52.232-25, Prompt Payment, is used.

(2) Invoice payments do not include contract financing payments.

Payment request means any request for contract financing payment or invoice payment submitted by the Contractor under this contract or task or delivery order.

Receiving report means the data prepared in the manner and to the extent required by Appendix F, Material Inspection and Receiving Report, of the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement.

(b) Except as provided in paragraph (d) of this clause, the Contractor shall submit payment requests and receiving reports in electronic form using Wide Area WorkFlow (WAWF). The Contractor shall prepare and furnish to the Government a receiving report at the time of each delivery of supplies or services under this contract or task or delivery order.

(c) Submit payment requests and receiving reports to WAWF in one of the following electronic formats:

(1) Electronic Data Interchange.

(2) Secure File Transfer Protocol.

(3) Direct input through the WAWF website.

(d) The Contractor may submit a payment request and receiving report using methods other than WAWF only when-

(1) The Contractor has requested permission in writing to do so, and the Contracting Officer has provided instructions for a temporary alternative method of submission of payment requests and receiving reports in the contract administration data section of this contract or task or delivery order;

(2) DoD makes payment for commercial transportation services provided under a Government rate tender or a contract for transportation services using a DoD-approved electronic third party payment system or other exempted vendor payment/invoicing system (e.g., PowerTrack, Transportation Financial Management System, and Cargo and Billing System);

(3) DoD makes payment on a contract or task or delivery order for rendered health care services using the TRICARE Encounter Data System; or

(4) The Governmentwide commercial purchase card is used as the method of payment, in which case submission of only the receiving report in WAWF is required.

(e) Information regarding WAWF is available at https://wawf.eb.mil/.

(f) In addition to the requirements of this clause, the Contractor shall meet the requirements of the appropriate payment clauses in this contract when submitting payment requests.

(End of clause)

252.232-7006 WIDE AREA WORKFLOW PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS (DEC 2018)

(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.

“Payment request” and “receiving report” are defined in the clause at 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports.

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

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

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

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

(d) WAWF training. The Contractor should follow the training instructions of the WAWF Web-Based Training Course and use the Practice Training Site before submitting payment requests through WAWF. Both can be accessed by selecting the “Web Based Training” link on the WAWF home page at https://wawf.eb.mil/.

(e) WAWF methods of document submission. Document submissions may be via web entry, Electronic Data Interchange, or File Transfer Protocol.

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

(1) Document type. The Contractor shall submit payment requests using the following document type(s):

(i) For cost-type line items, including labor-hour or time-and-materials, submit a cost voucher.

(ii) For fixed price line items—

(A) That require shipment of a deliverable, submit the invoice and receiving report specified by the Contracting Officer.

COMBO

(B) For services that do not require shipment of a deliverable, submit either the Invoice 2in1, which meets the requirements for the invoice and receiving report, or the applicable invoice and receiving report, as specified by the Contracting Officer.

Reference paragraph (A)

(iii) For customary progress payments based on costs incurred, submit a progress payment request.

(iv) For performance based payments, submit a performance based payment request.

(v) For commercial item financing, submit a commercial item financing request.

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

(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 HQ0490

Issue By DoDAAC W91QF4

Admin DoDAAC** W91QF4

Inspect By DoDAAC W904WL

Ship To Code W904WL

Ship From Code ____

Mark For Code ____

Service Approver (DoDAAC) ____

Service Acceptor (DoDAAC) ____

Accept at Other DoDAAC ____

LPO DoDAAC ____

DCAA Auditor DoDAAC ____

Other DoDAAC(s) ____

(4) Payment request. The Contractor shall ensure a payment request includes documentation appropriate to the type of payment request in accordance with the payment clause, contract financing clause, or Federal Acquisition Regulation 52.216-7, Allowable Cost and Payment, as applicable.

(5) Receiving report. The Contractor shall ensure a receiving report meets the requirements of DFARS Appendix F.

(g) WAWF point of contact.

Unit WAWF Acceptor email: tiffany.l.konczey.civ@mail.mil – 913-684-7264

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

Contracting Officer – Robert M. Parvin – robert.m.parvin.civ@mail.mil – 913-684-1624

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

(End of clause)

SALIENT CHARACTERISTICS

1. The database should include the following:

The selected database needs to have integration to Insignia ILS via an API The API should share metadata including vendor records and/or RSS feeds that supply data for a federated search and meet the standards of PMH Create email and RSS Feed alerts for new content based on users’ search criteria Refine and sort relevant results with limiters and facets Copy and paste permalinks to search results, detailed records and full-text pages Take, save and share personal notes Automatically cite in popular styles, such as MLA, APA, AMA Export citations to popular bibliographic management software Save articles, books and more to personal folders Share personal folders and notes with other authorized users Print, email, save and download watermarked PDF pages Access built-in accessibility features if applicable, including text-to-speech for HTML content Search database content by available subjects, publications, images and indexes Search articles via hyperlinked tables of contents Platform availability 24/7/365, with a guaranteed uptime of 99.9% per year Options for on-site, remote, and mobile access Convenient responsive design, for ease-of-use on any screen size Detailed statistical reports available per platform, collection and title Complimentary training, marketing materials and ongoing technical support Multiple options for on-site and remote user authentication Administrative tools facilitate individual library and system administration The selected database needs to include basic such as keywords for and advanced search options such as limiters, filters, expanders, multiple fields, Boolean operations The database should provide a research capability that can address needs of any library, school or research institution in the consortium

2. The selected database needs to support 15 academic libraries and a consortia HQ with an FTE of 39,500, with an optional price for an additional academic library with 3,500 FTE.

Locations: (39,500 FTE) Army University Headquarters, Fort Leavenworth, KS Aiso Library, Defense Language Institute, Presidio of Monterey, CA Aviation Technical Library, Aviation Center of Excellence, Fort Rucker, AL Morris Swett Library, Fires Center of Excellence, Fort Sill, OK Donovan Library, Maneuver Center of Excellence, Fort Benning, GA Ike Skelton Combined Arms Research Library, Command and General Staff College, FT Leavenworth, KS Army Logistics University Library, Logistics Center of Excellence, Fort Lee, VA Bruce C. Clarke Library, Maneuver Support Center of Excellence, Fort Leonard Wood, MO TRADOC HQ Library, Training and Doctrine Command, Fort Eustis, VA Learning Resource Center, NCO Leadership Center of Excellence, (formerly USASMA) Fort Bliss, TX Stimson Library, Medical Center of Excellence, Joint Base San Antonio, TX CW2 Christopher G Nason Military Intelligence Library, Military Intelligence Center of Excellence, Fort

Huachuca, AZ Cyber Research Center, Cyber Center of Excellence, Fort Gordon, GA Chaplain Library, U.S. Army Chaplains School, Fort Jackson, SC Soldier Support Center Library, Soldier Support Center (SSI), Fort Jackson, SC Center of Military History Library, Center of Military History, Washington, DC

Optional Location: (3,500 FTE) Marquat and JSOMTC Libraries, Special Warfare Center and School, Fort Bragg, NC

3. The database title list will include military and government subjects to include the following areas:

Foreign language Logistics Maneuver Religion Combined arms Military Intelligence Cyber Fires Military education Aviation Military history

4. The database should include the following journal titles:

ISBN TITLE

0740-722X Aerospace America

1555-385X Air & Space Power Journal

0886-2257 Air & Space Smithsonian

0002-2365 Air Force Comptroller

0270-403X Air Force Journal of Logistics

0730-6784 Air Force Magazine

0002-2403 Air Force Times

1044-016X Air Power History

0002-2500 Air Progress

0002-2543 Air Transport World

0002-2756 Airman

0002-5577 All Hands

0002-7049 America

0002-8738 American Heritage

1076-8866 American History

0883-105X American Studies International

0884-9390 American Visions

1046-2899 America's Civil War

0271-3519 Arab Studies Quarterly

0252-9793 Armada International

1559-162X Armed Forces Journal

0004-2420 Armor

0196-125X Arms Control Today

2153-5973 Army Sustainment

0004-2595 Army Times

1477-7622 Astropolitics

1076-8858 Aviation History

0005-2175 Aviation Week & Space Technology

1195-8472 Canadian Military History

1546-9980 Civil War Times

1063-8970 Combat Edge

0149-5933 Comparative Strategy

0010-5899 Congressional Digest

1352-3260 Contemporary Security Policy

1096-8490 Corrections Management Quarterly

0190-2563 Corrections Today

0363-6399 Data Communications

1470-2436 Defence Studies

0737-1217 Defense

0277-4933 Defense & Foreign Affairs Strategic Policy

1553-6408 Defense AR Journal

0884-139X Defense News

0959-2296 Diplomacy & Statecraft

1532-0359 DISAM Journal of International Security Assistance Management

0012-8449 East European Quarterly

0046-1989 Engineer

0891-9976 Engineered Systems

0013-9157 Environment

0966-2839 European Security

0899-2526 FA Journal 0014-8822 Fathom

0014-5688 FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin

0014-9233 Federal Times

1935-4096 FIRES

0015-4806 Flying

0279-9308 Flying Safety

0015-7120 Foreign Affairs

0015-7228 Foreign Policy

0017-2626 Government Executive

0739-1854 Harvard International Review

0272-1732 IEEE Micro

0890-8044 IEEE Network

0740-7459 IEEE Software

0018-9235 IEEE Spectrum

0018-9391 IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management

0018-9448 IEEE Transactions on Information Theory

0361-1434 IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication

0098-5589 IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering

0019-9532 Infantry

1058-0530 Information Systems Management

0199-6649 InfoWorld

0268-4527 Intelligence & National Security

0020-5850 International Affairs

0020-6415 International Construction

1044-4068 International Journal of Conflict Management

0960-0035 International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management

0020-8183 International Organization

0162-2889 International Security

Jane's Defence Weekly

Jane's Intelligence Review

Jane's Navy International

0021-8669 Journal of Aircraft

1520-3972 Journal of Cold War Studies

0192-429X Journal of Electronic Defense

0954-4828 Journal of Engineering Design

0022-197X Journal of International Affairs

1502-7570 Journal of Military Ethics

1351-8046 Journal of Slavic Military Studies

0023-8791 Latin American Research Review

1048-9843 Leadership Quarterly

0025-3170 Marine Corps Gazette

0343-6993 Mathematical Intelligencer

0025-6501 Mechanical Engineering

0305-0734 Middle East

1061-1924 Middle East Policy

1046-9079 Military & Aerospace Electronics

0889-7328 Military History

1040-4961 Military Images

2379-2167 Military Intelligence Professional Bulletin

0026-4075 Military Medicine

0026-4148 Military Review

0722-3226 Military Technology

1099-274X MIT Technology Review

0260-7840 Modern Power Systems

0092-1491 National Defense

0163-3945 National Guard

0028-0038 National Review

0255-3813 NATO Review

0028-1417 Naval Aviation News

0722-8880 Naval Forces

1042-1920 Naval History

0894-069X Naval Research Logistics

0028-1484 Naval War College Review

0028-1697 Navy Times

0028-9604 Newsweek

0199-4786 Occupational Outlook Quarterly

0030-364X Operations Research

0030-4387 Orbis

0090-2616 Organizational Dynamics

0149-0508 Peace & Change

1187-3485 Peacekeeping & International Relations

1045-7097 Perspectives on Political Science

0146-5945 Policy Review

0032-3195 Political Science Quarterly 2156-7689 Politics, Religion & Ideology

1042-170X Popular Electronics

0032-4558 Popular Mechanics

0161-7370 Popular Science

0032-5961 Power Engineering

1060-5088 Presidents & Prime Ministers

0033-3107 Psychology Today

0147-7439 Satellite Communications

0892-9882 Science & Global Security

0036-8733 Scientific American

0199-1337 Sea Power

0963-6412 Security Studies

0959-2318 Small Wars & Insurgencies

0037-7732 Social Forces

0093-8440 Soldiers

0143-6597 Third World Quarterly

0095-5892 Training

0041-1639 Translog

1051-7693 U.S. Department of State Dispatch

0041-5537 U.S. News & World Report

0251-7329 UN Chronicle

1046-2902 Vietnam

0042-742X Vital Speeches of the Day

0968-3445 War in History

0273-2238 Water Engineering & Management

0274-7405 Wings of Gold

0043-8200 World Affairs

0043-8871 World Politics

0898-4204 World War II

0896-0615 World Watch

5. Definitions:

ILS: Integrated Library System

API: Application Programming Interface. An API is also a tool or resource in an operating system which enables developers to create software applications.

PMH: Protocol Metadata Harvesting

Exhibit/Attachment Table of Contents

DOCUMENT TYPE DESCRIPTION PAGES DATE

Attachment 1 Attachment #1-Army

University Libraries (AULS) List

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CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY FULL TEXT

52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS--COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Provide a quote valid for at least thirty (30) calendar days.

Technical Checklist: This is a Request for Quote (RFQ) for which a robust Technical Proposal is neither desired nor is required however, a response technical in nature on how the offeror will fulfill the requirements described within the Salient Characteristics in order for the Government to evaluate the offeror’s understanding of the project.

Single Government Point of Contact: The Offeror shall provide a single Point of Contact (e-mail and phone number) for this requirement as the Project Representative for your company of whom is authorized to take actions to fulfill the Terms and Conditions of this requirement.

Pricing: The offer shall be placed in the Contract Line Item Numbers (CLINs) for the catalog items ordered. In the description column the following minimum information shall be listed: catalog number, part number, description of salient characteristics / specifications, item quantity, unit price and extended amount, discount applied, and the grand total to include delivery. Two (2) quotes shall be provided by the offeror. One quote must include pricing of each item for evaluation. The second quote must be provided for technical evaluation with all prices shall be redacted.

Please provide any additional discounts(s) that might apply to this order.

NO MULTIPLE AWARDS: Offers must be submitted per unit price. Multiple awards will not be made; therefore, offers that cover less than all the items and quantities in this solicitation will be rejected as non-responsive.

No Grey Market items (used or refurbished) are to be provided unless specifically allowed within the RFQ; this includes substitutions of any kind.

Offeror’s Representations and Certifications must be updated and current through the offeror’s SAM registration which may be referenced at https://www.sam.gov. Offeror’s shall ensure NAICS code for requisite requirement is updated within the offeror’s current SAM registration.

(End of provision)

52.212-2 EVALUATION--COMMERCIAL ITEMS

(a) Quotes for this acquisition shall be evaluated utilizing Simplified Acquisition Procedures as outlined in FAR subpart 13.106-2. This acquisition will be awarded to an offeror who is responsive to the RFQ and otherwise determined responsible, conforms to the solicitation requirements; and provides the Lowest Priced Technically Acceptable (LPTA) quote. No award shall be made by a Contracting Officer unless the price can be determined as fair and reasonable.

- Responsible Offeror: An offeror may be determined as responsible in accordance with the criteria outlined in FAR Subpart 9.104.

- Responsive Offeror: A quote is determined responsive if it contains all of the elements instructed to be provided under the 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors.

- Price Quote: The Contracting Officer shall utilize Simplified Acquisition Procedures as stated in FAR Subpart 13.106-2 and/or portions of FAR Part 15 in order to determine fair and reasonable pricing.

(b) Technical Checklist: The offer’s quote will be evaluated against the requirements within the Solicitation to include applicable attachments on an Acceptable or Unacceptable basis. Acceptable ratings are defined as those that meet or exceed the specifications and requirements identified in the solicitation. A quote containing items that exceed requirements do not merit additional consideration for award as no tradeoffs will be considered.

(End of provision)

52.217-5 EVALUATION OF OPTIONS (JUL 1990)

Except when it is determined in accordance with FAR 17.206(b) not to be in the Government's best interests, the Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. Evaluation of options will not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s).

(End of provision)

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

52.212-3 Offeror Representations and…