Workers Compensation Services

The USDA, Agricultural Marketing Service intends to award a contract to Workers Compensation Center located at 7010 Little River Turnpike, Suie 450, Annandale, Virginia 22003 for Workers Comensation services. This contractor has been performing this work at USDA for several years. The period of performance for this contract is one year from date of award. The applicable NAICS code for this requirement is 541611 with a small business size standard of $15.0 million. The following Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and the Department of Agriculture Acquisition Regulation (AGAR) provisions and clauses apply to this acquisition: FAR 52.202-1 Definitions; FAR 52.203-17 Contractor Employee
Whistleblower Rights and Requirement To Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights; FAR 52.204-7 System for Award Management: AGAR 452.204-70 Inquiries; FAR 52.209-6 Protecting the Government's Interests when Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended or Proposed for Debarment; FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to
Offers-Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions- Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes of Executive Orders-Commercial Items; AGAR 452.219-70 Size Standard and NAICS Code Information; FAR 52.222-3 Convict Labor; FAR 52.222-21 Prohibition
of Segregated Facilities; FAR 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity Employment; FAR 52.222-36 Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities; FAR 52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons; FAR 52.223-18 Encouraging Contractor Policy to Ban Text Messaging While Driving; FAR 52.225-13 Restrictions on Certain Foreign
Purchases; FAR 52.233-2 Service of Protest; FAR 52.233-3 Protest After Award; FAR 52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract; FAR 52.244-6 Subcontracts for Commercial Items; FAR 52.252-1 Solicitations Provisions Incorporated by Reference; FAR 52.217-6 Option for Increased Quantity; FAR 52.217-8 Option to Extend
Services; and FAR 52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference. This is a notice of intent and not a request for proposals. Any questions may be sent to BeverlyS.Brown@usda.gov. Responses must be received by 3:00 pm eastern time on October 4, 2019..