Combine Solicitation – Captain/Crew Services

Federal Information & News Dispatch, Inc.

Notice Type: Combine Solicitation

Posted Date: 20-MAR-14

Office Address: Department of Commerce; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Acquisition and Grants Office; SSMC2 - 11th floor /OFA611325 East West Highway, 11th Floor Silver Spring MD 20910

Subject: Captain/Crew Services

Classification Code: L - Technical representative services

Solicitation Number: NCND6011-14-00430

Contact: Jay S Parsick, Contract Specialist, Phone 301-628-1409, Fax 301-713-4155, Email [email protected] - Joseph Feibel, Contract Specialist, Phone 301-628-1349 , Fax 301-713-0822, Email [email protected]

Setaside: Total Small BusinessTotal Small Business

Place of Performance (address): Texas A&M Galveston (TAMUG) marina on Pelican Island Galveston, TX

Place of Performance Country: US

Description: Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Acquisition and Grants Office

COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION THE OFFICE OF NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARIES REQUIRES UP TO A FOUR-PERSON CREW TO OPERATE AND MAINTAIN AN 83-FOOT ALUMINUM RESEARCH VESSEL, THE R/V MANTA, IN SUPPORT OF PROJECTS TO BENEFIT THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY (FGBNMS). (I) This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice and in accordance with the simplified acquisition procedures authorized in FAR Part 13. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.

(II) This solicitation is issued as a request for quotation (RFQ). Submit written quotes on RFQ Number NCND6011-14-00430.

(III) The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-72.

(IV) This solicitation is being issued as a Total Small Business Set-Aside. The associated NAICS code is 488390. The small business size standard is $35.5 million.

(V) This combined solicitation/synopsis is for purchase of the following commercial services: CLIN 0001 - Services, non-personal, The Office of National Marine Sanctuaries requires up to a four-person crew to operate and maintain an 83-foot aluminum research vessel, the R/V MANTA, in support of projects to benefit the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary (FGBNMS).

(VI) Description of requirements is as follows: See attached statement of work which applies. Please see the Department of Labor Wage Rates: WD 1998-0298, Revision No. 14 which can be found on www.wdol.gov.

(VII) Period of performance shall be: TBD

(VIII) FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial Items (FEB 2012), applies to this acquisition. This is a Best Value Acquisition.

1352.215-72 Inquiries (Apr 2010) Offerors must submit all questions concerning this solicitation in writing to Jay Parsick at [email protected]. Questions should be received no later than 11:00 am on March 25, 2014. Any responses to questions will be made in writing, without identification of the questioner, and will be included in an amendment to the solicitation via FedBizOps. Even if provided in other form, only the question responses included in the amendment to the solicitation will govern performance of the contract. (End of clause)

NOTICE TO OFFERORS: Instructions for submitting quotations under this request for quote must be followed. Failure to provide all information to aid in the evaluation may be considered non-responsive. Offers that are non-responsive may be excluded from further evaluation and rejected without further notification to the offeror.

Submit quotes/price, and attachments by e-mail to Jay Parsick, by email [email protected]

A Price Quote is required.

At a minimum the contractor shall provide the following information: a) Point of contact name, telephone and E-mail address. b) DUNS Number Provide all evaluation criteria in accordance with FAR 52.212-2 in this package.

(IX) FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation - Commercial Items (JAN 1999), applies to this acquisition. Offers will be evaluated based on price and the factors set forth in paragraph (a), and award will be made to the firm offering the best value to the Government. The Government will award a Labor Hour contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforms to the solicitation which will be the most advantageous to the Government based on the following: Technical Capability, Past Performance, and Price.

Paragraph (a) is hereby completed as follows and evaluation will be based on: * Meet all required specifications provided in the statement of work. Please respond in the order of specifications provided in this document. * Past Performance - quote shall include at least two references that can provide information pertaining to the offeror's performance of relevant work. * Price - Please quote hourly labor rates for the referenced labor categories in this solicitation: a. Captain, Per Hr Rate$________ 12hr Day$________ Total$___________. b. Qualified Mate, Per Hr Rate$_________12hr Day$________ Total$___________. c. Licensed or Unlicensed verify Deck Hand, Per Hr Rate$ _________12hr Day$ ________ Total$___________. d. Licensed or Unlicensed verify Deck Hand, Per Hr Rate $_________12hr Day ________ Total $___________.

The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered.

The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers:

Technical Capability: Demonstrated ability to provide Operation and maintenance referenced in the Statement of Work (SOW) for the R/V Manta.

Past Performance: Offer's quote shall include at least two references including the point of contact name, phone number, full address and e-mail address. Past performance will be evaluated based on ability to meet the requirements in the SOW and evaluation of all submitted attachments for same or similar activities. The Government will conduct a performance assessment based on the quality of the past performance of the contractor on similar contracts as it relates to the probability of successful accomplishment of the required effort.

Price: Price quotes must generally adhere to the pricing structure established in the Pricing Schedule. Each offeror's price quote must be based on the offeror's own technical quote of the Governments Statement of Work (SOW), and other contractual requirements.

(X) The offeror must submit a completed copy of the provision at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items (DEC 2012), with its quote. An offeror shall complete only paragraph (b) of this provision if the offeror has completed the annual representations and certifications electronically at SAM.GOV. If an offeror has not completed the annual representations and certifications electronically at the ORCA website, the offeror shall complete only paragraphs (c) through (o) of this provision. (a) Definitions. As used in this provision- "Economically disadvantaged women-owned small business (EDWOSB) concern" means a small business concern that is at least 51 percent directly and unconditionally owned by, and the management and daily business operations of which are controlled by, one or more women who are citizens of the United States and who are economically disadvantaged in accordance with 13 CFR part 127. It automatically qualifies as a women-owned small business eligible under the WOSB Program. "Forced or indentured child labor" means all work or service- (1) Exacted from any person under the age of 18 under the menace of any penalty for its nonperformance and for which the worker does not offer himself voluntarily; or (2) Performed by any person under the age of 18 pursuant to a contract the enforcement of which can be accomplished by process or penalties. "Inverted domestic corporation", as used in this section, means a foreign incorporated entity which is treated as an inverted domestic corporation under 6 U.S.C. 395(b), i.e., a corporation that used to be incorporated in the United States, or used to be a partnership in the United States, but now is incorporated in a foreign country, or is a subsidiary whose parent corporation is incorporated in a foreign country, that meets the criteria specified in 6 U.S.C. 395(b), applied in accordance with the rules and definitions of 6 U.S.C. 395(c). An inverted domestic corporation as herein defined does not meet the definition of an inverted domestic corporation as defined by the Internal Revenue Code at 26 U.S.C. 7874. "Manufactured end product" means any end product in Federal Supply Classes (FSC) 1000-9999, except- (1) FSC 5510, Lumber and Related Basic Wood Materials; (2) Federal Supply Group (FSG) 87, Agricultural Supplies; (3) FSG 88, Live Animals; (4) FSG 89, Food and Related Consumables; (5) FSC 9410, Crude Grades of Plant Materials; (6) FSC 9430, Miscellaneous Crude Animal Products, Inedible; (7) FSC 9440, Miscellaneous Crude Agricultural and Forestry Products; (8) FSC 9610, Ores; (9) FSC 9620, Minerals, Natural and Synthetic; and (10) FSC 9630, Additive Metal Materials. "Place of manufacture" means the place where an end product is assembled out of components, or otherwise made or processed from raw materials into the finished product that is to be provided to the Government. If a product is disassembled and reassembled, the place of reassembly is not the place of manufacture. "Restricted business operations" means business operations in Sudan that include power production activities, mineral extraction activities, oil-related activities, or the production of military equipment, as those terms are defined in the Sudan Accountability and Divestment Act of 2007 (Pub. L. 110-174). Restricted business operations do not include business operations that the person (as that term is defined in Section 2 of the Sudan Accountability and Divestment Act of 2007) conducting the business can demonstrate- (1) Are conducted under contract directly and exclusively with the regional government of southern Sudan; (2) Are conducted pursuant to specific authorization from the Office of Foreign Assets Control in the Department of the Treasury, or are expressly exempted under Federal law from the requirement to be conducted under such authorization; (3) Consist of providing goods or services to marginalized populations of Sudan; (4) Consist of providing goods or services to an internationally recognized peacekeeping force or humanitarian organization; (5) Consist of providing goods or services that are used only to promote health or education; or (6) Have been voluntarily suspended. "Sensitive technology"- (1) Means hardware, software, telecommunications equipment, or any other technology that is to be used specifically- (i) To restrict the free flow of unbiased information in Iran; or (ii) To disrupt, monitor, or otherwise restrict speech of the people of Iran; and (2) Does not include information or informational materials the export of which the President does not have the authority to regulate or prohibit pursuant to section 203(b)(3) of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1702(b)(3)). "Service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern"- (1) Means a small business concern- (i) Not less than 51 percent of which is owned by one or more service-disabled veterans or, in the case of any publicly owned business, not less than 51 percent of the stock of which is owned by one or more service-disabled veterans; and (ii) The management and daily business operations of which are controlled by one or more service-disabled veterans or, in the case of a service-disabled veteran with permanent and severe disability, the spouse or permanent caregiver of such veteran. (2) Service-disabled veteran means a veteran, as defined in 38 U.S.C. 101(2), with a disability that is service-connected, as defined in 38 U.S.C. 101(16). "Small business concern" means a concern, including its affiliates, that is independently owned and operated, not dominant in the field of operation in which it is bidding on Government contracts, and qualified as a small business under the criteria in 13 CFR Part 121 and size standards in this solicitation. "Subsidiary" means an entity in which more than 50 percent of the entity is owned- (1) Directly by a parent corporation; or (2) Through another subsidiary of a parent corporation. "Veteran-owned small business concern" means a small business concern- (1) Not less than 51 percent of which is owned by one or more veterans (as defined at 38 U.S.C. 101(2)) or, in the case of any publicly owned business, not less than 51 percent of the stock of which is owned by one or more veterans; and (2) The management and daily business operations of which are controlled by one or more veterans. "Women-owned business concern" means a concern which is at least 51 percent owned by one or more women; or in the case of any publicly owned business, at least 51 percent of its stock is owned by one or more women; and whose management and daily business operations are controlled by one or more women. "Women-owned small business concern" means a small business concern- (1) That is at least 51 percent owned by one or more women; or, in the case of any publicly owned business, at least 51 percent of the stock of which is owned by one or more women; and (2) Whose management and daily business operations are controlled by one or more women. "Women-owned small business (WOSB) concern eligible under the WOSB Program" (in accordance with 13 CFR part 127), means a small business concern that is at least 51 percent directly and unconditionally owned by, and the management and daily business operations of which are controlled by, one or more women who are citizens of the United States. (b) (1) Annual Representations and Certifications. Any changes provided by the offeror in paragraph (b)(2) of this provision do not automatically change the representations and certifications posted on the Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA) website. (2) The offeror has completed the annual representations and certifications electronically via the ORCA website accessed through https://www.acquisition.gov. After reviewing the ORCA database information, the offeror verifies by submission of this offer that the representations and certifications currently posted electronically at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items, have been entered or updated in the last 12 months, are current, accurate, complete, and applicable to this solicitation (including the business size standard applicable to the NAICS code referenced for this solicitation), as of the date of this offer and are incorporated in this offer by reference (see FAR 4.1201), except for paragraphs ______________. [Offeror to identify the applicable paragraphs at (c) through (o) of this provision that the offeror has completed for the purposes of this solicitation only, if any. These amended representation(s) and/or certification(s) are also incorporated in this offer and are current, accurate, and complete as of the date of this offer. Any changes provided by the offeror are applicable to this solicitation only, and do not result in an update to the representations and certifications posted electronically on ORCA.] (c) Offerors must complete the following representations when the resulting contract will be performed in the United States or its outlying areas. Check all that apply. (1) Small business concern. The offeror represents as part of its offer that it o is, o is not a small business concern. (2) Veteran-owned small business concern. [Complete only if the offeror represented itself as a small business concern in paragraph (c)(1) of this provision.] The offeror represents as part of its offer that it o is, o is not a veteran-owned small business concern. (3) Service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern. [Complete only if the offeror represented itself as a veteran-owned small business concern in paragraph (c)(2) of this provision.] The offeror represents as part of its offer that it o is, o is not a service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern. (4) Small disadvantaged business concern. [Complete only if the offeror represented itself as a small business concern in paragraph (c)(1) of this provision.] The offeror represents, for general statistical purposes, that it o is, o is not a small disadvantaged business concern as defined in 13 CFR 124.1002. (5) Women-owned small business concern. [Complete only if the offeror represented itself as a small business concern in paragraph (c)(1) of this provision.] The offeror represents that it o is, o is not a women-owned small business concern. (6) WOSB concern eligible under the WOSB Program. [Complete only if the offeror represented itself as a women-owned small business concern in paragraph (c)(5) of this provision.] The offeror represents that- (i) It o is,o is not a WOSB concern eligible under the WOSB Program, has provided all the required documents to the WOSB Repository, and no change in circumstances or adverse decisions have been issued that affects its eligibility; and (ii) It o is, o is not a joint venture that complies with the requirements of 13 CFR part 127, and the representation in paragraph (c)(6)(i) of this provision is accurate for each WOSB concern eligible under the WOSB Program participating in the joint venture. [The offeror shall enter the name or names of the WOSB concern eligible under the WOSB Program and other small businesses that are participating in the joint venture: __________.] Each WOSB concern eligible under the WOSB Program participating in the joint venture shall submit a separate signed copy of the WOSB representation. (7) Economically disadvantaged women-owned small business (EDWOSB) concern. [Complete only if the offeror represented itself as a WOSB concern eligible under the WOSB Program in (c)(6) of this provision.] The offeror represents that- (i) It o is, o is not an EDWOSB concern, has provided all the required documents to the WOSB Repository, and no change in circumstances or adverse decisions have been issued that affects its eligibility; and (ii) It o is, o is not a joint venture that complies with the requirements of 13 CFR part 127, and the representation in paragraph (c)(7)(i) of this provision is accurate for each EDWOSB concern participating in the joint venture. [The offeror shall enter the name or names of the EDWOSB concern and other small businesses that are participating in the joint venture: __________.] Each EDWOSB concern participating in the joint venture shall submit a separate signed copy of the EDWOSB representation. Note: Complete paragraphs (c)(8) and (c)(9) only if this solicitation is expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold. (8) Women-owned business concern (other than small business concern). [Complete only if the offeror is a women-owned business concern and did not represent itself as a small business concern in paragraph (c)(1) of this provision.] The offeror represents that it o is a women-owned business concern. (9) Tie bid priority for labor surplus area concerns. If this is an invitation for bid, small business offerors may identify the labor surplus areas in which costs to be incurred on account of manufacturing or production (by offeror or first-tier subcontractors) amount to more than 50 percent of the contract price:____________________________________ (10) [Complete only if the solicitation contains the clause at FAR 52.219-23, Notice of Price Evaluation Adjustment for Small Disadvantaged Business Concerns, or FAR 52.219-25, Small Disadvantaged Business Participation Program-Disadvantaged Status and Reporting, and the offeror desires a benefit based on its disadvantaged status.] (i) General. The offeror represents that either- (A) It o is, o is not certified by the Small Business Administration as a small disadvantaged business concern and identified, on the date of this representation, as a certified small disadvantaged business concern in the CCR Dynamic Small Business Search database maintained by the Small Business Administration, and that no material change in disadvantaged ownership and control has occurred since its certification, and, where the concern is owned by one or more individuals claiming disadvantaged status, the net worth of each individual upon whom the certification is based does not exceed $750,000 after taking into account the applicable exclusions set forth at 13 CFR 124.104(c)(2); or (B) It o has, o has not submitted a completed application to the Small Business Administration or a Private Certifier to be certified as a small disadvantaged business concern in accordance with 13 CFR 124, Subpart B, and a decision on that application is pending, and that no material change in disadvantaged ownership and control has occurred since its application was submitted. (ii) o Joint Ventures under the Price Evaluation Adjustment for Small Disadvantaged Business Concerns. The offeror represents, as part of its offer, that it is a joint venture that complies with the requirements in 13 CFR 124.1002(f) and that the representation in paragraph (c)(10)(i) of this provision is accurate for the small disadvantaged business concern that is participating in the joint venture. [The offeror shall enter the name of the small disadvantaged business concern that is participating in the joint venture: ________________.] (11) HUBZone small business concern. [Complete only if the offeror represented itself as a small business concern in paragraph (c)(1) of this provision.] The offeror represents, as part of its offer, that- (i) It o is, o is not a HUBZone small business concern listed, on the date of this representation, on the List of Qualified HUBZone Small Business Concerns maintained by the Small Business Administration, and no material changes in ownership and control, principal office, or HUBZone employee percentage have occurred since it was certified in accordance with 13 CFR Part 126; and (ii) It o is, o is not a HUBZone joint venture that complies with the requirements of 13 CFR Part 126, and the representation in paragraph (c)(11)(i) of this provision is accurate for each HUBZone small business concern participating in the HUBZone joint venture. [The offeror shall enter the names of each of the HUBZone small business concerns participating in the HUBZone joint venture: __________.] Each HUBZone small business concern participating in the HUBZone joint venture shall submit a separate signed copy of the HUBZone representation. (d) Representations required to implement provisions of Executive Order 11246- (1) Previous contracts and compliance. The offeror represents that- (i) It o has, o has not participated in a previous contract or subcontract subject to the Equal Opportunity clause of this solicitation; and (ii) It o has, o has not filed all required compliance reports. (2) Affirmative Action Compliance. The offeror represents that- (i) It o has developed and has on file, o has not developed and does not have on file, at each establishment, affirmative action programs required by rules and regulations of the Secretary of Labor (41 cfr parts 60-1 and 60-2), or (ii) It o has not previously had contracts subject to the written affirmative action programs requirement of the rules and regulations of the Secretary of Labor. (e) Certification Regarding Payments to Influence Federal Transactions (31 U.S.C. 1352). (Applies only if the contract is expected to exceed $150,000.) By submission of its offer, the offeror certifies to the best of its knowledge and belief that no Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid to any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress or an employee of a Member of Congress on his or her behalf in connection with the award of any resultant contract. If any registrants under the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 have made a lobbying contact on behalf of the offeror with respect to this contract, the offeror shall complete and submit, with its offer, OMB Standard Form LLL, Disclosure of Lobbying Activities, to provide the name of the registrants. The offeror need not report regularly employed officers or employees of the offeror to whom payments of reasonable compensation were made. (f) Buy American Act Certificate. (Applies only if the clause at Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.225-1, Buy American Act-Supplies, is included in this solicitation.) (1) The offeror certifies that each end product, except those listed in paragraph (f)(2) of this provision, is a domestic end product and that for other than COTS items, the offeror has considered components of unknown origin to have been mined, produced, or manufactured outside the United States. The offeror shall list as foreign end products those end products manufactured in the United States that do not qualify as domestic end products, i.e., an end product that is not a COTS item and does not meet the component test in paragraph (2) of the definition of "domestic end product." The terms "commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) item" "component," "domestic end product," "end product," "foreign end product," and "United States" are defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled "Buy American Act-Supplies." (2) Foreign End Products:

Line Item No. Country of Origin ______________ _________________ ______________ _________________ ______________ _________________ [List as necessary] (3) The Government will evaluate offers in accordance with the policies and procedures of FAR Part 25. (g)(1) Buy American Act-Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act Certificate. (Applies only if the clause at FAR 52.225-3, Buy American Act-Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act, is included in this solicitation.) (i) The offeror certifies that each end product, except those listed in paragraph (g)(1)(ii) or (g)(1)(iii) of this provision, is a domestic end product and that for other than COTS items, the offeror has considered components of unknown origin to have been mined, produced, or manufactured outside the United States. The terms "Bahrainian, Moroccan, Omani, or Peruvian end product," "commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) item," "component," "domestic end product," "end product," "foreign end product," "Free Trade Agreement country," "Free Trade Agreement country end product," "sraeli end product," and "United States" are defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled "Buy American Act-Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act." (ii) The offeror certifies that the following supplies are Free Trade Agreement country end products (other than Bahrainian, Moroccan, Omani, or Peruvian end products) or Israeli end products as defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled "Buy American Act-Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act": Free Trade Agreement Country End Products (Other than Bahrainian, Moroccan, Omani, or Peruvian End Products) or Israeli End Products:

Line Item No. Country of Origin ______________ _________________ ______________ _________________ ______________ _________________ [List as necessary] (iii) The offeror shall list those supplies that are foreign end products (other than those listed in paragraph (g)(1)(ii) of this provision) as defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled "Buy American Act-Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act." The offeror shall list as other foreign end products those end products manufactured in the United States that do not qualify as domestic end products, i.e., an end product that is not a COTS item and does not meet the component test in paragraph (2) of the definition of "domestic end product." Other Foreign End Products:

Line Item No. Country of Origin ______________ _________________ ______________ _________________ ______________ _________________ [List as necessary] (iv) The Government will evaluate offers in accordance with the policies and procedures of FAR Part 25. (2) Buy American Act-Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act Certificate, Alternate I. If Alternate I to the clause at FAR 52.225-3 is included in this solicitation, substitute the following paragraph (g)(1)(ii) for paragraph (g)(1)(ii) of the basic provision: (g)(1)(ii) The offeror certifies that the following supplies are Canadian end products as defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled "Buy American Act-Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act": Canadian End Products:

Line Item No. _______________________________________ _______________________________________ _______________________________________ [List as necessary] (3) Buy American Act-Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act Certificate, Alternate II. If Alternate II to the clause at FAR 52.225-3 is included in this solicitation, substitute the following paragraph (g)(1)(ii) for paragraph (g)(1)(ii) of the basic provision: (g)(1)(ii) The offeror certifies that the following supplies are Canadian end products or Israeli end products as defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled "Buy American Act-Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act": Canadian or Israeli End Products:

Line Item No. Country of Origin ______________ _________________ ______________ _________________ ______________ _________________ [List as necessary] (4) Buy American Act-Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act Certificate, Alternate III. If Alternate III to the clause at 52.225-3 is included in this solicitation, substitute the following paragraph (g)(1)(ii) for paragraph (g)(1)(ii) of the basic provision: (g)(1)(ii) The offeror certifies that the following supplies are Free Trade Agreement country end products (other than Bahrainian, Korean, Moroccan, Omani, or Peruvian end products) or Israeli end products as defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled "Buy American Act-Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act": Free Trade Agreement Country End Products (Other than Bahrainian, Korean, Moroccan, Omani, or Peruvian End Products) or Israeli End Products: Line Item No. Country of Origin ______________ _________________ ______________ _________________ ______________ _________________ [List as necessary] (5) Trade Agreements Certificate. (Applies only if the clause at FAR 52.225-5, Trade Agreements, is included in this solicitation.) (i) The offeror certifies that each end product, except those listed in paragraph (g)(5)(ii) of this provision, is a U.S.-made or designated country end product, as defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled "Trade Agreements." (ii) The offeror shall list as other end products those end products that are not U.S.-made or designated country end products. Other End Products:

Line Item No. Country of Origin ______________ _________________ ______________ _________________ ______________ _________________ [List as necessary] (iii) The Government will evaluate offers in accordance with the policies and procedures of FAR Part 25. For line items covered by the WTO GPA, the Government will evaluate offers of U.S.-made or designated country end products without regard to the restrictions of the Buy American Act. The Government will consider for award only offers of U.S.-made or designated country end products unless the Contracting Officer determines that there are no offers for such products or that the offers for such products are insufficient to fulfill the requirements of the solicitation. (h) Certification Regarding Responsibility Matters (Executive Order 12689). (Applies only if the contract value is expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold.) The offeror certifies, to the best of its knowledge and belief, that the offeror and/or any of its principals- (1) o Are, o are not presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, or declared ineligible for the award of contracts by any Federal agency; (2) o Have, o have not, within a three-year period preceding this offer, been convicted of or had a civil judgment rendered against them for: commission of fraud or a criminal offense in connection with obtaining, attempting to obtain, or performing a Federal, state or local government contract or subcontract; violation of Federal or state antitrust statutes relating to the submission of offers; or commission of embezzlement, theft, forgery, bribery, falsification or destruction of records, making false statements, tax evasion, violating Federal criminal tax laws, or receiving stolen property; (3) o Are, o are not presently indicted for, or otherwise criminally or civilly charged by a Government entity with, commission of any of these offenses enumerated in paragraph (h)(2) of this clause; and (4) o Have, o have not, within a three-year period preceding this offer, been notified of any delinquent Federal taxes in an amount that exceeds $3,000 for which the liability remains unsatisfied. (i) Taxes are considered delinquent if both of the following criteria apply: (A) The tax liability is finally determined. The liability is finally determined if it has been assessed. A liability is not finally determined if there is a pending administrative or judicial challenge. In the case of a judicial challenge to the liability, the liability is not finally determined until all judicial appeal rights have been exhausted. (B) The taxpayer is delinquent in making payment. A taxpayer is delinquent if the taxpayer has failed to pay the tax liability when full payment was due and required. A taxpayer is not delinquent in cases where enforced collection action is precluded. (ii) Examples. (A) The taxpayer has received a statutory notice of deficiency, under I.R.C. [Section]6212, which entitles the taxpayer to seek Tax Court review of a proposed tax deficiency. This is not a delinquent tax because it is not a final tax liability. Should the taxpayer seek Tax Court review, this will not be a final tax liability until the taxpayer has exercised all judicial appeal rights. (B) The IRS has filed a notice of Federal tax lien with respect to an assessed tax liability, and the taxpayer has been issued a notice under I.R.C. [Section]6320 entitling the taxpayer to request a hearing with the IRS Office of Appeals contesting the lien filing, and to further appeal to the Tax Court if the IRS determines to sustain the lien filing. In the course of the hearing, the taxpayer is entitled to contest the underlying tax liability because the taxpayer has had no prior opportunity to contest the liability. This is not a delinquent tax because it is not a final tax liability. Should the taxpayer seek tax court review, this will not be a final tax liability until the taxpayer has exercised all judicial appeal rights. (C) The taxpayer has entered into an installment agreement pursuant to I.R.C. [Section]6159. The taxpayer is making timely payments and is in full compliance with the agreement terms. The taxpayer is not delinquent because the taxpayer is not currently required to make full payment. (D) The taxpayer has filed for bankruptcy protection. The taxpayer is not delinquent because enforced collection action is stayed under 11 U.S.C. [Section]362 (the Bankruptcy Code). (i) Certification Regarding Knowledge of Child Labor for Listed End Products (Executive Order 13126). [The Contracting Officer must list in paragraph (i)(1) any end products being acquired under this solicitation that are included in the List of Products Requiring Contractor Certification as to Forced or Indentured Child Labor, unless excluded at 22.1503(b).] (1) Listed end products. Listed End Product Listed Countries of Origin ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ (2) Certification. [If the Contracting Officer has identified end products and countries of origin in paragraph (i)(1) of this provision, then the offeror must certify to either (i)(2)(i) or (i)(2)(ii) by checking the appropriate block.] [ ] (i) The offeror will not supply any end product listed in paragraph (i)(1) of this provision that was mined, produced, or manufactured in the corresponding country as listed for that product. [ ] (ii) The offeror may supply an end product listed in paragraph (i)(1) of this provision that was mined, produced, or manufactured in the corresponding country as listed for that product. The offeror certifies that it has made a good faith effort to determine whether forced or indentured child labor was used to mine, produce, or manufacture any such end product furnished under this contract. On the basis of those efforts, the offeror certifies that it is not aware of any such use of child labor. (j) Place of manufacture. (Does not apply unless the solicitation is predominantly for the acquisition of manufactured end products.) For statistical purposes only, the offeror shall indicate whether the place of manufacture of the end products it expects to provide in response to this solicitation is predominantly- (1) o In the United States (Check this box if the total anticipated price of offered end products manufactured in the United States exceeds the total anticipated price of offered end products manufactured outside the United States); or (2) o Outside the United States. (k) Certificates regarding exemptions from the application of the Service Contract Act. (Certification by the offeror as to its compliance with respect to the contract also constitutes its certification as to compliance by its subcontractor if it subcontracts out the exempt services.) [The contracting officer is to check a box to indicate if paragraph (k)(1) or (k)(2) applies.] [ ] (1) Maintenance, calibration, or repair of certain equipment as described in FAR 22.1003-4(c)(1). The offeror o does o does not certify that- (i) The items of equipment to be serviced under this contract are used regularly for other than Governmental purposes and are sold or traded by the offeror (or subcontractor in the case of an exempt subcontract) in substantial quantities to the general public in the course of normal business operations; (ii) The services will be furnished at prices which are, or are based on, established catalog or market prices (see FAR 22.1003-4(c)(2)(ii)) for the maintenance, calibration, or repair of such equipment; and (iii) The compensation (wage and fringe benefits) plan for all service employees performing work under the contract will be the same as that used for these employees and equivalent employees servicing the same equipment of commercial customers. [ ] (2) Certain services as described in FAR 22.1003-4(d)(1). The offeror o does o does not certify that- (i) The services under the contract are offered and sold regularly to non-Governmental customers, and are provided by the offeror (or subcontractor in the case of an exempt subcontract) to the general public in substantial quantities in the course of normal business operations; (ii) The contract services will be furnished at prices that are, or are based on, established catalog or market prices (see FAR 22.1003-4(d)(2)(iii)); (iii) Each service employee who will perform the services under the contract will spend only a small portion of his or her time (a monthly average of less than 20 percent of the available hours on an annualized basis, or less than 20 percent of available hours during the contract period if the contract period is less than a month) servicing the Government contract; and (iv) The compensation (wage and fringe benefits) plan for all service employees performing work under the contract is the same as that used for these employees and equivalent employees servicing commercial customers. (3) If paragraph (k)(1) or (k)(2) of this clause applies- (i) If the offeror does not certify to the conditions in paragraph (k)(1) or (k)(2) and the Contracting Officer did not attach a Service Contract Act wage determination to the solicitation, the offeror shall notify the Contracting Officer as soon as possible; and (ii) The Contracting Officer may not make an award to the offeror if the offeror fails to execute the certification in paragraph (k)(1) or (k)(2) of this clause or to contact the Contracting Officer as required in paragraph (k)(3)(i) of this clause. (l) Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) (26 U.S.C. 6109, 31 U.S.C. 7701). (Not applicable if the offeror is required to provide this information to a central contractor registration database to be eligible for award.) (1) All offerors must submit the information required in paragraphs (l)(3) through (l)(5) of this provision to comply with debt collection requirements of 31 U.S.C. 7701(c) and 3325(d), reporting requirements of 26 U.S.C. 6041, 6041A, and 6050M, and implementing regulations issued by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). (2) The TIN may be used by the Government to collect and report on any delinquent amounts arising out of the offeror's relationship with the Government (31 U.S.C. 7701(c)(3)). If the resulting contract is subject to the payment reporting requirements described in FAR 4.904, the TIN provided hereunder may be matched with IRS records to verify the accuracy of the offeror's TIN. (3) Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN). o TIN: ________________________________. o TIN has been applied for. o TIN is not required because: o Offeror is a nonresident alien, foreign corporation, or foreign partnership that does not have income effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or business in the United States and does not have an office or place of business or a fiscal paying agent in the United States; o Offeror is an agency or instrumentality of a foreign government; o Offeror is an agency or instrumentality of the Federal Government. (4) Type of organization. o Sole proprietorship; o Partnership; o Corporate entity (not tax-exempt); o Corporate entity (tax-exempt); o Government entity (Federal, State, or local); o Foreign government; o International organization per 26 CFR 1.6049-4; o Other ________________________________. (5) Common parent. o Offeror is not owned or controlled by a common parent; o Name and TIN of common parent: Name ________________________________. TIN _________________________________. (m) Restricted business operations in Sudan. By submission of its offer, the offeror certifies that the offeror does not conduct any restricted business operations in Sudan. (n) Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations. (1) Relation to Internal Revenue Code. An inverted domestic corporation as herein defined does not meet the definition of an inverted domestic corporation as defined by the Internal Revenue Code 25 U.S.C. 7874. (2) Representation. By submission of its offer, the offeror represents that- (i) It is not an inverted domestic corporation; and (ii) It is not a subsidiary of an inverted domestic corporation. (o) Sanctioned activities relating to Iran. (1) The offeror shall e-mail questions concerning sensitive technology to the Department of State at [email protected]. (2) Representation and Certification. Unless a waiver is granted or an exception applies as provided in paragraph (o)(3) of this provision, by submission of its offer, the offeror- (i) Represents, to the best of its knowledge and belief, that the offeror does not export any sensitive technology to the government of Iran or any entities or individuals owned or controlled by, or acting on behalf or at the direction of, the government of Iran; and (ii) Certifies that the offeror, or any person owned or controlled by the offeror, does not engage in any activities for which sanctions may be imposed under section 5 of the Iran Sanctions Act. (3) The representation and certification requirements of paragraph (o)(2) of this provision do not apply if- (i) This solicitation includes a trade agreements certification (e.g., 52.212-3(g) or a comparable agency provision); and (ii) The offeror has certified that all the offered products to be supplied are designated country end products. (End of provision) Alternate I (Apr 2011). As prescribed in 12.301(b)(2), add the following paragraph (c)(12) to the basic provision: (12) (Complete if the offeror has represented itself as disadvantaged in paragraph (c)(4) or (c)(10) of this provision.) [The offeror shall check the category in which its ownership falls]: ____ Black American. ____ Hispanic American. ____ Native American (American Indians, Eskimos, Aleuts, or Native Hawaiians). ____ Asian-Pacific American (persons with origins from Burma, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Brunei, Japan, China, Taiwan, Laos, Cambodia (Kampuchea), Vietnam, Korea, The Philippines, U.S. Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (Republic of Palau), Republic of the Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, Samoa, Macao, Hong Kong, Fiji, Tonga, Kiribati, Tuvalu, or Nauru). ____ Subcontinent Asian (Asian-Indian) American (persons with origins from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, the Maldives Islands, or Nepal). ____ Individual/concern, other than one of the preceding. Alternate II (Jan 2012). As prescribed in 12.301(b)(2), add the following paragraph (c)(10)(iii) to the basic provision: (iii) Address. The offeror represents that its address o is, o is not in a region for which a small disadvantaged business procurement mechanism is authorized and its address has not changed since its certification as a small disadvantaged business concern or submission of its application for certification. The list of authorized small disadvantaged business procurement mechanisms and regions is posted at http://www.acquisition.gov/References/sdbadjustments.htm. The offeror shall use the list in effect on the date of this solicitation. "Address," as used in this provision, means the address of the offeror as listed on the Small Business Administration's register of small disadvantaged business concerns or the address on the completed application that the concern has submitted to the Small Business Administration or a Private Certifier in accordance with 13 CFR Part 124, subpart B. For joint ventures, "address" refers to the address of the small disadvantaged business concern that is participating in the joint venture.

The offeror shall complete the annual representations and certifications electronically in System for Award Management at https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/.

(XI) The clause at FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items (Feb 2012) applies to this acquisition.

(XII) The clause at FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders - Commercial Items (Jan 2014) applies to this acquisition. The following clauses under subparagraph (b) apply: (4) 52.204-10, Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (Aug 2012) (Pub. L. 109-282) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note). (6) 52.209-6, Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment. (Dec 2010) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note). (12)(i) 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (Nov 2011) (15 U.S.C. 644). (16) 52.219-13, Notice of Set-Aside of Orders (Nov 2011)(15 U.S.C. 644(r)). (17) 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting (Nov 2011) (15 U.S.C. 637(a)(14)). (23) 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation (Apr 2012) (15 U.S.C. 632(a)(2)). (26) 52.222-3, Convict Labor (June 2003) (E.O. 11755). (27) 52.222-19, Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (Mar 2012) (E.O. 13126). (28) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Feb 1999). (29) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Mar 2007) (E.O. 11246). (30) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (Sep 2010)(38 U.S.C. 4212). (31) 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities (Oct 2010) (29 U.S.C. 793). (32) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans (SEP 2010) (38 U.S.C. 4212). (32) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans (SEP 2010) (38 U.S.C. 4212). (36) 52.223-15, Energy Efficiency in Energy-Consuming Products (DEC 2007) (42 U.S.C. 8259b). (38) 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (AUG 2011) (E.O. 13513). (39) 52.225-1, Buy American Act-Supplies (Feb 2009) (41 U.S.C. 10a-10d). (42) 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). (47) 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Central Contractor Registration (Oct 2003) (31 U.S.C. 3332). The following clauses under subparagraph (c) apply: (1) 52.222-41, Service Contract Act of 1965 (Nov 2007) (41 U.S.C. 351, et seq.). (2) 52.222-42, Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires (May 1989) (29 U.S.C. 206 and 41 U.S.C. 351, et seq.).

(XIII) The following clauses are also applicable to this acquisition: 52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1998) 52.252.2 Clauses Incorporated By Reference (Feb 1998), This contract incorporates on 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 address: https://www.acquisition.gov/far/index.html (End of Clause)

The following additional terms and conditions apply: 52.204-9 Personal Identity Verification of Contractor Personnel (Jan 2011) 52.214-34 Submission of Offers in the English Language (Apr 1991) 52.214-35 Submission of Offer in U.S. Currency (Apr 1991) 52.242-15 Stop-Work Order (Aug 1989) 52.246-4 INSPECTION OF SERVICES-FIXED-PRICE (AUG 1996) 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 within 10 days. (End of clause) 52.252-5 AUTHORIZED DEVIATIONS IN PROVISIONS (APR 1984) (a) The use in this solicitation of any Federal Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR Chapter 1) provision with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of "(DEVIATION)" after the date of the provision. (b) The use in this solicitation of any Commerce Acquisition Regulation provision with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of "(DEVIATION)" after the name of the regulation. (End of provision) 52.252-6 AUTHORIZED DEVIATIONS IN CLAUSES (APR 1984) (a) The use in this solicitation or contract of any Federal Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR Chapter 1) clause with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of "(DEVIATION)" after the date of the clause. (b) The use in this solicitation or contract of Commerce Acquisition Regulation clause with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of "(DEVIATION)" after the name of the regulation. (End of clause)

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE CLAUSES:

System for Award Management Registration (SEPTEMBER 2012) (DEVIATION) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause- "Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database" means the primary Government repository for Contractor information required for the conduct of business with the Government. "Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code" means- (1) A code assigned by the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Logistics Information Service to identify a commercial or Government entity; or (2) A code assigned by a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization that DLA records and maintains in the CAGE master file. This type of code is known as an "NCAGE code." "Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number" means the 9-digit number assigned by Dun and Bradstreet, Inc. (D&B) to identify unique business entities. "Data Universal Numbering System+4 (DUNS+4) number" means the DUNS number means the number assigned by D&B plus a 4-character suffix that may be assigned by a business concern. (D&B has no affiliation with this 4-character suffix.) This 4-character suffix may be assigned at the discretion of the business concern to establish additional SAM records for identifying alternative Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) accounts (see the FAR at Subpart 32.11) for the same concern. "Registered in the SAM database" means that- (1) The Contractor has entered all mandatory information, including the DUNS number or the DUNS+4 number, as well as data required by the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 (see Subpart 4.14) into the SAM database; (2) The Contractor's CAGE code is in the SAM database; and (3) The Government has validated all mandatory data fields, to include validation of the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), and has marked the record "Active". The Contractor will be required to provide consent for TIN validation to the Government as a part of the SAM registration process. "System for Award Management (SAM)" means the primary Government repository for prospective federal awardee information and the centralized Government system for certain contracting, grants, and other assistance related processes. It includes- (1) Data collected from prospective federal awardees required for the conduct of business with the Government; (2) Prospective contractor submitted annual representations and certifications in accordance with FAR Subpart 4.12; and (3) The list of all parties suspended, proposed for debarment, debarred, declared ineligible, or excluded or disqualified under the nonprocurement common rule by agencies, Government corporations, or by the Government Accountability Office. (b) (1) The Contractor shall be registered in the SAM database prior to submitting an invoice and through final payment of any contract, basic agreement, basic ordering agreement, or blanket purchasing agreement resulting from this solicitation. (2) The SAM registration shall be for the same name and address identified on the contract, with its associated CAGE code and DUNS or DUNS+4. (3) If indicated by the Government during performance, registration in an alternate system may be required in lieu of SAM. (c) If the Contractor does not have a DUNS number, it should contact Dun and Bradstreet directly to obtain one. (1) A Contractor may obtain a DUNS number- (i) Via the internet at http://fedgov.dnb.com/webform or if the contractor does not have internet access, it may call Dun and Bradstreet at 1-866-705-5711 if located within the United States; or (ii) If located outside the United States, by contacting the local Dun and Bradstreet office. The contractor should indicate that it is a contractor for a U.S. Government contract when contacting the local Dun and Bradstreet office. (2) The Contractor should be prepared to provide the following information: (i) Company legal business name. (ii) Tradestyle, doing business, or other name by which your entity is commonly recognized. (iii) Company physical street address, city, state and Zip Code. (iv) Company mailing address, city, state and Zip Code (if separate from physical). (v) Company telephone number. (vi) Date the company was started. (vii) Number of employees at your location. (viii) Chief executive officer/key manager. (ix) Line of business (industry). (x) Company Headquarters name and address (reporting relationship within your entity). (d) Reserved. (e) Processing time, for registration in SAM, which normally takes five business days, should be taken into consideration when registering. Contractors who are not already registered should consider applying for registration at least two weeks prior to invoicing. (f) The Contractor is responsible for the accuracy and completeness of the data within the SAM database, and for any liability resulting from the Government's reliance on inaccurate or incomplete data. To remain registered in the SAM database after the initial registration, the Contractor is required to review and update on an annual basis from the date of initial registration or subsequent updates its information in the SAM database to ensure it is current, accurate and complete. Updating information in SAM does not alter the terms and conditions of this contract and is not a substitute for a properly executed contractual document. (g)(1)(i) If a Contractor has legally changed its business name, "doing business as" name, or division name (whichever is shown on the contract), or has transferred the assets used in performing the contract, but has not completed the necessary requirements regarding novation and change-of-name agreements in Subpart 42.12, the Contractor shall provide the responsible Contracting Officer sufficient documentation to support the legally changed name of its intention to-- (A) Change the name in the SAM database; (B) Comply with the requirements of subpart 42.12 of the FAR; and (C) Agree in writing to the timeline and procedures specified by the responsible Contracting Officer. (ii) If the Contractor fails to comply with the requirements of paragraph (g)(1)(i) of this clause, or fails to perform the agreement at paragraph (g)(1)(i)(C) of this clause, and, in the absence of a properly executed novation or change-of-name agreement, the SAM information that shows the Contractor to be other than the Contractor indicated in the contract will be considered to be incorrect information within the meaning of the "Suspension of Payment" paragraph of the electronic funds transfer (EFT) clause of this contract. (2) The Contractor shall not change the name or address for EFT payments or manual payments, as appropriate, in the SAM record to reflect an assignee for the purpose of assignment of claims (see FAR Subpart 32.8, Assignment of Claims). Assignees shall be separately registered in the SAM database. Information provided to the Contractor's SAM record that indicates payments, including those made by EFT, to an ultimate recipient other than that Contractor will be considered to be incorrect information within the meaning of the "Suspension of payment" paragraph of the EFT clause of this contract. (h) Contractors may obtain information on registration and annual confirmation requirements via the SAM accessed through https://www.acquisition.gov or by calling 1-866-606-8220 or 334-206-7828 for international calls. (End of Clause)

PROVIDING ACCELERATED PAYMENT TO SMALL BUSINESS SUBCONTRACTORS (AUGUST 2012) (DEVIATION) This clause implements the temporary policy provided by OMB Policy Memorandum M-12-16, Providing Prompt Payment to Small Business Subcontractors, dated July 11, 2012.

(a) Upon receipt of accelerated payments from the Government, the contractor is required to make accelerated payments to small business subcontractors to the maximum extent practicable after receipt of a proper invoice and all proper documentation from the small business subcontractor.

(b) Include the substance of this clause, including paragraph (b), in all subcontracts with small business concerns.

(c) The acceleration of payments under this clause does not provide any new rights under the Prompt Payment Act. (End of clause)

REPRESENTATION BY CORPORATIONS REGARDING AN UNPAID DELINQUENT TAX LIABILITY OR A FELONY CONVICTION UNDER ANY FEDERAL LAW (CLASS DEVIATION) (MARCH 2012)

(1) In accordance with Sections 543 and 544 of Public Law 112-55 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act 2012, Title V (General Provisions) and the FY2013 Continuing Appropriations Resolution (Pub.L. 112-175, September 28,2012,126 Stat. 1313), none of the funds made available by Fiscal Year 2013 Continuing Resolution funding may be used to enter into a contract with any corporation that-

(a) Was convicted of a felony criminal violation under any Federal law within the preceding 24 months, unless the agency has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and made a determination that this further action is not necessary to protect the interests of the Government.

(b) Has any unpaid Federal tax liability that has been assessed, for which all judicial and administrative remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, and that is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agreement with the authority responsible for collecting the tax liability, unless the agency has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and made a determination that this further action is not necessary to protect the interests of the Government.

(2) The Offeror represents that, as of the date of this offer-

(a) It is [ ] is not [ ] a corporation that was convicted of a felony criminal violation under a Federal law within the preceding 24 months.

(b) It is [ ] is not [ ] a corporation that has any unpaid Federal tax liability that has been assessed, for which all judicial and administrative remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, and that is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agreements with the authority responsible for collecting the tax liability. (End of provision)

1352.201-70, CONTRACTING OFFICER'S AUTHORITY (APRIL 2010). The Contracting Officer is the only person authorized to make or approve any changes in any of the requirements of this contract, and, notwithstanding any provisions contained elsewhere in this contract, the said authority remains solely in the Contracting Officer. In the event the contractor makes any changes at the direction of any person other than the Contracting Officer, the change will be considered to have been made without authority and no adjustment will be made in the contract terms and conditions, including price. (End of clause)

1352.209-73, COMPLIANCE WITH THE LAWS (APRIL 2010) The contractor shall comply with all applicable laws, rules and regulations which deal with or relate to performance in accord with the terms of the contract. (End of clause)

1352.209-74, ORGANIZATIONAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST (APRIL 2010) (a) Purpose. The purpose of this clause is to ensure that the contractor and its subcontractors: (1) Are not biased because of their financial, contractual, organizational, or other interests which relate to the work under this contract, and (2) Do not obtain any unfair competitive advantage over other parties by virtue of their performance of this contract. (b) Scope. The restrictions described herein shall apply to performance or participation by the contractor, its parents, affiliates, divisions and subsidiaries, and successors in interest (hereinafter collectively referred to as "contractor") in the activities covered by this clause as a prime contractor, subcontractor, co-sponsor, joint venturer, consultant, or in any similar capacity. For the purpose of this clause, affiliation occurs when a business concern is controlled by or has the power to control another or when a third party has the power to control both. (c) Warrant and Disclosure. The warrant and disclosure requirements of this paragraph apply with full force to both the contractor and all subcontractors. The contractor warrants that, to the best of the contractor's knowledge and belief, there are no relevant facts or circumstances which would give rise to an organizational conflict of interest, as defined in FAR Subpart 9.5, and that the contractor has disclosed all relevant information regarding any actual or potential conflict. The contractor agrees it shall make an immediate and full disclosure, in writing, to the Contracting Officer of any potential or actual organizational conflict of interest or the existence of any facts that may cause a reasonably prudent person to question the contractor's impartiality because of the appearance or existence of bias or an unfair competitive advantage. Such disclosure shall include a description of the actions the contractor has taken or proposes to take in order to avoid, neutralize, or mitigate any resulting conflict of interest. (d) Remedies. The Contracting Officer may terminate this contract for convenience, in whole or in part, if the Contracting Officer deems such termination necessary to avoid, neutralize or mitigate an actual or apparent organizational conflict of interest. If the contractor fails to disclose facts pertaining to the existence of a potential or actual organizational conflict of interest or misrepresents relevant information to the Contracting Officer, the Government may terminate the contract for default, suspend or debar the contractor from Government contracting, or pursue such other remedies as may be permitted by law or this contract. (e) Subcontracts. The contractor shall include a clause substantially similar to this clause, including paragraphs (f) and (g), in any subcontract or consultant agreement at any tier expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold. The terms "contract," "contractor," and "Contracting Officer" shall be appropriately modified to preserve the Government's rights. (f) Prime Contractor Responsibilities. The contractor shall obtain from its subcontractors or consultants the disclosure required in FAR Part 9.507-1, and shall determine in writing whether the interests disclosed present an actual, or significant potential for, an organizational conflict of interest. The contractor shall identify and avoid, neutralize, or mitigate any subcontractor organizational conflict prior to award of the contract to the satisfaction of the Contracting Officer. If the subcontractor's organizational conflict cannot be avoided, neutralized, or mitigated, the contractor must obtain the written approval of the Contracting Officer prior to entering into the subcontract. If the contractor becomes aware of a subcontractor's potential or actual organizational conflict of interest after contract award, the contractor agrees that the Contractor may be required to eliminate the subcontractor from its team, at the contractor's own risk. (g) Waiver. The parties recognize that this clause has potential effects which will survive the performance of this contract and that it is impossible to foresee each circumstance to which it might be applied in the future. Accordingly, the contractor may at any time seek a waiver from the Head of the Contracting Activity by submitting such waiver request to the Contracting Officer, including a full written description of the requested waiver and the reasons in support thereof. (End of clause)

1352.233-70, Agency Protests (APRIL 2010) (a) An agency protest may be filed with either: (1) the contracting officer, or (2) at a level above the contracting officer, with the appropriate agency Protest Decision Authority. See 64 Fed. Reg. 16,651 (April 6, 1999) (b) Agency protests filed with the Contracting Officer shall be sent to the following address: Natalie Colbert Branch Chief and Contracting Officer NOAA/AGO Western Acquisition Division-Silver Sprinig 1325 East West Highway SSMC-2, Building 2 Silver Spring, MD 20910 FAX: 301-713-9101

(d) Agency protests filed with the agency Protest Decision Authority shall be sent to the following address: Barry Berkowitz Senior Procurement Executive and Director, Office of Acquisition Management U.S. Department of Commerce Room 6422 Herbert C. Hoover Building14th Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W.Washington DC 20230 FAX: 202-482-1711 (d) A complete copy of all agency protests, including all attachments, shall be served upon the Contract Law Division of the Office of the General Counsel within one day of filing a protest with either the Contracting Officer or the Protest Decision Authority. (e) Service upon the Contract Law Division shall be made as follows: U.S. Department of Commerce Office of the General Counsel Chief, Contract Law Division Room 5893 Herbert C. Hoover Building14th Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W.Washington, D.C. 20230. FAX: (202) 482-5858 (End of clause)

1352.233-71, GAO and Court of Federal Claims protests (APRIL 2010)

(a) A protest may be filed with either the Government Accountability Office (GAO) or the Court of Federal Claims unless an agency protest has been filed. (b) A complete copy of all GAO or Court of Federal Claims protests, including all attachments, shall be served upon (i) the Contracting Officer, and (ii) the Contract Law Division of the Office of the General Counsel, within one day of filing a protest with either GAO or the Court of Federal Claims. (c) Service upon the Contract Law Division shall be made as follows:

U.S. Department of Commerce Office of the General Counsel Chief, Contract Law Division Room 5893 Herbert C. Hoover Building14th Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W.Washington, D.C. 20230. FAX: (202) 482-5858 (End of clause)

1352.237-71 SECURITY PROCESSING REQUIREMENTS-LOW RISK CONTRACTS. SECURITY PROCESSING REQUIREMENTS-LOW RISK CONTRACTS (APR 2010) (a) Investigative Requirements for Low Risk Contracts. All contractor (and subcontractor) personnel proposed to be employed under a Low Risk contract shall undergo security processing by the Department's Office of Security before being eligible to work on the premises of any Department of Commerce owned, leased, or controlled facility in the United States or overseas, or to obtain access to a Department of Commerce IT system. All Department of Commerce security processing pertinent to this contract will be conducted at no cost to the contractor. (b) Investigative requirements for Non-IT Service Contracts are: (1) Contracts more than 180 days - National Agency Check and Inquiries (NACI) (2) Contracts less than 180 days - Special Agency Check (SAC) (c) Investigative requirements for IT Service Contracts are: (1) Contracts more than 180 days - National Agency Check and Inquiries (NACI) (2) Contracts less than 180 days - National Agency Check and Inquiries (NACI) (d) In addition to the investigations noted above, non-U.S. citizens must have a background check that includes an <org>Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency check. (e) Additional Requirements for Foreign Nationals (Non-U.S. Citizens). Non-U.S. citizens (lawful permanent residents) to be employed under this contract within the United States must have: (1) Official legal status in the United States; (2) Continuously resided in the United States for the last two years; and (3) Obtained advance approval from the servicing Security Officer in consultation with the Office of Security headquarters. (f) DOC Security Processing Requirements for Low Risk Non-IT Service Contracts. Processing requirements for Low Risk non-IT Service Contracts are as follows: (1) Processing of a NACI is required for all contract employees employed in Low Risk non-IT service contracts for more than 180 days. The Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) will invite the prospective contractor into e-QIP to complete the SF-85. The contract employee must also complete fingerprinting. (2) Contract employees employed in Low Risk non-IT service contracts for less than 180 days require processing of Form OFI-86C Special Agreement Check (SAC), to be processed. The Sponsor will forward a completed Form OFI-86C, FD-258, Fingerprint Chart, and Credit Release Authorization to the servicing Security Officer, who will send the investigative packet to the Office of Personnel Management for processing. (3) Any contract employee with a favorable SAC who remains on the contract over 180 days will be required to have a NACI conducted to continue working on the job site. (4) For Low Risk non-IT service contracts, the scope of the SAC will include checks of the Security/Suitability Investigations Index (SII), other agency files (INVA), Defense Clearance Investigations Index (DCII), FBI Fingerprint (FBIF), and the FBI Information Management Division (FBIN). (5) In addition, for those individuals who are not U.S. citizens (lawful permanent residents), the Sponsor may request a Customs Enforcement SAC on Form OFI-86C, by checking Block #7, Item I. In Block 13, the Sponsor should enter the employee's Alien Registration Receipt Card number to aid in verification. (6) Copies of the appropriate forms can be obtained from the Sponsor or the Office of Security. Upon receipt of the required forms, the Sponsor will forward the forms to the servicing Security Officer. The Security Officer will process the forms and advise the Sponsor and the Contracting Officer whether the contract employee can commence work prior to completion of the suitability determination based on the type of work and risk to the facility (i.e., adequate controls and restrictions are in place). The Sponsor will notify the contractor of favorable or unfavorable findings of the suitability determinations. The Contracting Officer will notify the contractor of an approved contract start date. (g) Security Processing Requirements for Low Risk IT Service Contracts. Processing of a NACI is required for all contract employees employed under Low Risk IT service contracts. (1) Contract employees employed in all Low Risk IT service contracts will require a National Agency Check and Inquiries (NACI) to be processed. The Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) will invite the prospective contractor into e-QIP to complete the SF-85. Fingerprints and a Credit Release Authorization must be completed within three working days from start of work, and provided to the Servicing Security Officer, who will forward the investigative package to OPM. (2) For Low Risk IT service contracts, individuals who are not U.S. citizens (lawful permanent residents) must undergo a NACI that includes an agency check conducted by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Service. The Sponsor must request the ICE check as a part of the NAC. (h) Notification of Disqualifying Information. If the Office of Security receives disqualifying information on a contract employee, the Sponsor and Contracting Officer will be notified. The Sponsor shall coordinate with the Contracting Officer for the immediate removal of the employee from duty requiring access to Departmental facilities or IT systems. Contract employees may be barred from working on the premises of a facility for any of the following reasons: (1) Conviction of a felony crime of violence or of a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude. (2) Falsification of information entered on security screening forms or of other documents submitted to the Department. (3) Improper conduct once performing on the contract, including criminal, infamous, dishonest, immoral, or notoriously disgraceful conduct or other conduct prejudicial to the Government regardless of whether the conduct was directly related to the contract. (4) Any behavior judged to pose a potential threat to Departmental information systems, personnel, property, or other assets. (i) Failure to comply with security processing requirements may result in termination of the contract or removal of contract employees from Department of Commerce facilities or denial of access to IT systems. (j) Access to National Security Information. Compliance with these requirements shall not be construed as providing a contract employee clearance to have access to national security information. (k) The contractor shall include the substance of this clause, including this paragraph, in all subcontracts. (End of clause)

(XIV) Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) and assigned rating does not apply.

(XV) Quotes are required to be received in the contracting office no later than 11:00 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, April 4, 2014. All quotes must be faxed or emailed (preferred) to the attention of Suzanne Garrett. The fax number is 301- 713-9101 and email address is [email protected].

(XVI) Any questions regarding this solicitation should be directed to Jay Parsick, 301-628-1409, email address: [email protected].

NCND6011-14-00430

OFFICE OF NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARIES

STATEMENT OF WORK R/V MANTA CREW SERVICES

FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY

1. Introduction The Office of National Marine Sanctuaries requires up to a four-person crew to operate and maintain an 83-foot aluminum research vessel, R/V MANTA, in support of projects to benefit the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary (FGBNMS). The vessel's primary mission is to support research, monitoring, and aid in management of the sanctuary. Operations will also be conducted outside the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico. In addition to research missions, the vessel will support dedicated educational and outreach cruises, act as an enforcement presence, and assist as necessary in response to emergencies. R/V MANTA is owned by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and is home ported at Texas A&M University at Galveston, on Pelican Island in Galveston, Texas.

This contract will be administered through the Office of National Marine Sanctuaries (ONMS), which will act as the agent for FGBNMS for vessel crew services when in support of projects sponsored by ONMS. All use of R/V MANTA will be in coordination with FGBNMS, and must be consistent with the mission, goals and objectives of the sanctuary and the National Marine Sanctuary Program. The FGBNMS will provide a point of contact to act as the contract's technical representative to oversee day-to-day operation and maintenance activities. The FGBNMS technical representatives will be the sanctuary Superintendent and/or the FGBNMS Vessel Operations Coordinator (VOC).

2. Scope 2.1 The contractor shall provide a fully qualified crew of up to four persons to operate and maintain R/V MANTA. Reimbursement under this agreement will be based on a per day basis. The number of persons necessary per day will be dependent on the type of operation or service required. For operations at sea for durations less than 12 hours a day, the crew will consist of a Captain (Operator in Charge) and a licensed or unlicensed deckhand. For operations at sea for durations of more than 12 hours a day, the crew will consist of a Captain, a qualified mate and two licensed or unlicensed deckhands. For in-port operations associated with mobilization, cruise preparation, and routine maintenance and inspection, the crew will consist of at least one qualified Captain and additional crew members with skills necessary to carry out the needed tasks as determined by the FGBNMS Superintendent or his/her designee. Under direction of the FGBNMS Superintendent or his/her designee, and along with other crewmembers, the main objectives are to ensure the safe operation of the government vessel, safe and timely execution of scientific missions, and the safety and well being of the crew and passengers. Minimum qualifications for the Captain, Mate and deckhands are given in Section 3.

2.2 The contractor shall provide a qualified Captain to support routine maintenance activities related to R/V MANTA while in port. The Captain will be expected to work, at a minimum, all days in which R/V MANTA is underway and each weekday while the vessel is alongside with the exception of Federal holidays. The compensation for the OIC will be based on a twelve-hour day when underway and an eight-hour day when alongside and will include all overhead and administrative charges (including insurance, etc.).

2.3 The contractor shall provide a qualified crew (4 persons) to conduct up to 30 days per year of operation at sea (duration over 12 hours per day) aboard R/V MANTA.

2.4 The contractor shall provide a qualified crew (one to three persons) to support up to 20 days per year of preparation and mobilization for cruises to be conducted aboard R/V MANTA.

2.5 For purposes of this contract, a work-day conducted while underway will consist of twelve hours. A work-day conducted while in port will consist of eight hours. Partial days shall be considered and calculated in 1/2-day blocks as agreed upon by the FGBNMS technical representative.

2.6 The contractor shall provide all necessary insurance listed in section 8.

2.7 Travel time for crew to and from the vessel will not be included as work time.

2.8 The contractor shall ensure that the employees have no medical conditions that might predispose personnel to a dangerous situation while at sea.

2.9 The contractor shall provide for necessary crew training to maintain required licenses and certifications. Specialized training may be reimbursed through this contract upon approval of ONMS and the FGBNMS technical representative.

2.10 The contractor shall be able to pay for supplies and equipment necessary for mission operations on a reimbursement basis, including fuel, food, provisions, and consumable supplies.

2.11 The contractor shall be responsible for the preparation of meals during operations at sea, and must provide a crewmember to act in this capacity.

2.12 The contractor shall submit invoices monthly, or more frequently as necessary, via email to the FGBNMS Superintendent or his/her designee.

3. CAPTAIN / OIC Statement of Work

3.1 Captain of R/V MANTA: The following tasks shall be performed by the Vessel Captain: a. Serve as Primary Captain / OIC aboard R/V MANTA b. Responsible for vessel operations at sea in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico and other regions as necessary. Project cruises will be scheduled in advance, but contractor must be flexible to work within weather windows and be available for emergency responses (i.e., hurricane evacuation). c. Ensure the safe navigation and mechanical operation of the vessel as indicated by USCG regulations, NOAA/NOS small vessel policy guidelines, and the NOAA Small Boat Operations Manual. d. Complete vessel pre-departure checklist and hold a safety briefing for all embarked personnel at the start of every cruise and ensure that all safety procedures are understood and adhered to while underway. Prepare float plans and communicate with shore-side point of contact daily when underway. e. Conduct regular fire, man overboard, abandon ship, and all other required drills when underway as indicated in the NOAA Small Boat Operations Manual. f. Work with FGBNMS Staff to prepare for and execute scientific cruises. Work closely with the Vessel Operations Coordinator to facilitate the day to day duties, and oversee the maintenance program of the vessel. g. Operate deck equipment and dive air compressor. h. Assist with the coordination of a wide variety of logistical arrangements, including cooking, fueling, and staging of scientific gear, as well as the delivery of repair parts, galley stores, and supplies in ports along the Gulf of Mexico. i. Work collaboratively with the crew to ensure readiness of the entire vessel's systems. Assist in the coordination of routine and preventative maintenance on vessel machinery and equipment as established by NOAA, vessel, and equipment manufacturers. Document all work completed in a vessel maintenance log and/or prepare it to be entered into a database. j. Assist with inspections and maintenance of safety equipment in accordance with NOAA procedures. k. Document all vessel-related activities in the vessel's deck log. l. Assist in the coordination of vendors for specific repairs, equipment maintenance, and dry dock periods. m. Supervise and train the vessel deckhand(s) on proper deck machinery and scientific gear deployment operations. n. Act as the Vessel Safety Officer. o. Assist with annual fleet inspection.

3.2 Required Certifications for Captain: a. Must possess at least a valid USCG 100 GRT Master's license b. Current in First Aid, CPR, and AED training c. Radar Observer d. Must have had, or be capable of completing, the NOAA Small Boat Component Course

3.3 Recommended certifications: a. STCW Medical Person in Charge or Basic EMT b. Fast Rescue Boat or equivalent c. Basic and Advanced Firefighting d. Emergency Oxygen Administration e. NOAA Working Diver

3.4 Required Knowledge: a. Must possess at least three years of specific knowledge and experience of offshore waters in the Gulf of Mexico, preferably in the vicinity of the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary. Other offshore and near coastal experience from other regions of the country may qualify. b. Must have knowledge of and experience with commercial marine diesel engine operation and experience with marine electrical, plumbing, air conditioning, hydraulic, and auxiliary systems. c. Must have knowledge of and experience operating, maintaining, and repairing marine outboard engines. d. Must have experience with operations of marine electronics including VHF radio, radar, and electronic navigation systems. e. Must have experience operating vessels while tending SCUBA diving operations.

3.5 Preferred Knowledge: a. Operations involving computer systems and deploying oceanographic equipment such as trawl nets, CTD's, ROV's, side scan sonar, or other transducers. d. Operation and maintenance of dive-air compressor systems (HP and LP) e. Operation and maintenance of deck equipment, such as scientific winches, A-frames, and knuckle cranes f. Operation and maintenance of jet-drive propulsion systems g. Advanced engineering and troubleshooting skills

4. MATE Statement of Work

4.1 Tasks to be performed by the Vessel Mate: a. Split a watch rotation with the Captain aboard R/V MANTA while operating at sea. Cruises will be scheduled in advance, but employee must be flexible to work within weather windows and be available for emergency responses. b. Ensure the safe navigation and mechanical operation of the vessel, as indicated by USCG regulations, NOAA/NOS small vessel policy guidelines, and the NOAA Small Boat Operations Manual. c. Be able to fulfill the Captains responsibilities in the event of an emergency. Ensure that all safety procedures are understood and adhered to while underway. d. Operate deck equipment, dive air compressor, and small boat when necessary. e. Supervise and train the vessel deckhand(s) on proper deck machinery and scientific gear deployment operations. f. Assist the OIC in conducting periodic fire, man overboard, and abandon ship drills when underway. Assist the OIC in safety briefings and pre departure check offs. g. Work collaboratively with the captain and deckhand(s) to ensure readiness of all the vessel's main systems. Conduct routine and preventative maintenance on vessel systems and equipment as established by NOAA, vessel, and equipment manufacturers. Document all work completed in a vessel maintenance log and/or enter into a database. h. Act as the Assistant Vessel Safety Officer, assist with annual fleet inspection and inspect safety equipment in accordance with NOAA small boat policy. i. Document all vessel-related activities in the Manta's bridge and engine room logs. 4.2 Required Certifications: a. Must possess at least a valid USCG 100 ton Master's license, Near Coastal b. Current in First Aid, CPR, and AED training c. Must have had, or be capable of taking, NOAA Small Boat Component Course

4.3. Recommended certifications: a. MPIC or Basic EMT b. Rescue Boat or small boater's course c. Basic and Advanced Firefighting d. Emergency Oxygen Administration e. Radar Observer

4.4 Required Knowledge: a. Must possess at least one year of specific knowledge and experience of offshore waters in the Gulf of Mexico, preferably in the vicinity of the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary. Other offshore/ near coastal experience from other regions of the country may qualify b. Must have knowledge of commercial marine diesel engine operation, and experience with marine electrical, plumbing, air conditioning, and auxiliary systems c. Must have experience with operations of marine electronics; including VHF radio, radar, and electronic navigation systems d. Must have experience operating vessels where SCUBA diving was conducted

4.5 Preferred Experience: a. Operations involving computer systems and deploying oceanographic equipment, such as trawl nets, CTD's, ROV's, side scan sonar, or other transducers b. Operation of deck equipment, such as scientific winches, A-frame, knuckle boom crane c. Intermediate engineering and troubleshooting skills

5. DECKHAND(s) Statement of Work

5.1 Tasks to be performed by the vessel Deckhand(s): a. Responsible for deck equipment (crane, winches, A-frame, davit) operation and maintenance (as designated by captain and mate). For typical vessel operations at sea, a twelve-hour work day is required. Cruises will be scheduled in advance, but employee must be flexible to work within weather windows and be available for emergency responses. b. Follow and ensure standard operating procedures are being followed on deck, as indicated by the NOAA/NOS small vessel policy guidelines and NOAA Small Boat Operations Manual. c. Other duties include assisting in mooring and anchoring, standing watch, cooking, assisting the scientific party with over-the-side operations, and conducting safety and engine room rounds. d. Participate in the pre-departure safety briefing. e. Participate in periodic fire, man overboard, abandon ship, and other required drills when underway. f. Act as small boat coxswain for vessel's 16 foot skiff. g. Operate the dive air compressor system and assist the scientific party in filling tanks. h. Set up and break down the dive deck i. Assist on a wide variety of mission related activities such as staging of scientific gear, delivery of galley stores, and supplies. j. Work collaboratively with the captain and mate to ensure readiness of all the vessel's systems. Assist the crew in routine and preventative maintenance on vessel systems and equipment as established by NOAA, vessel, and equipment manufacturers. k. Assist the mate with inspections and maintain safety equipment in accordance with NOAA procedures. l. Clean the exterior and interior decks when necessary. 5.2 Required Certifications: a. Must have prior boating experience offshore b. Current in First Aid, CPR, and AED training c. Must have had, or be capable of taking, NOAA Small Boat Component Course d. Small boater's course certificate (USCG Auxiliary or equivalent)

5.3 Recommended Certifications: a. STCW Basic Safety Training b. Oxygen Administration c. Basic and Advanced Firefighting d. Diving certification

5.4 Required Knowledge: a. Prior sea experience aboard research vessel, dive vessel, or small boats in the offshore waters of the Gulf of Mexico. Other offshore/ near coastal experience from other regions of the country may qualify. b. Basic seamanship skills (knots, splicing, mooring, safety)

5.5 Preferred Experience: a. Operations involving deploying oceanographic equipment, such as trawl nets, plankton nets, CTD's, ROV's, side scan sonar, or other transducers. b. Experience aboard vessels where SCUBA diving was conducted, including operation of dive-air compressor systems (HP and LP) c. Operation of deck equipment, such as scientific winches, A-frame, and knuckle boom cranes d. Basic engineering and watch standing skills

6. Place of Performance

The work will be conducted aboard the NOAA vessel R/V MANTA within the Gulf of Mexico. The vessel's home-port is at Texas A&M Galveston (TAMUG) marina on Pelican Island in Galveston, TX.

Vessel Specifications: Built in 2007-8 * Aluminum foil-assisted catamaran * Length: 83' Beam: 30' Draft: 3.5' * Tonnage: 78 tonnes fully laden * Main engines: Twin Caterpillar C-32 Acerts * Service generators: Twin Northern Lights, 65kw * Main propulsion: Twin Hamilton H571 Waterjets * Tankage: 3400 gallons fuel, 500 gallons water, 500 gallons sewage * 12 cfm breathing air compressor with nitrox membrane system * 15.5' Polaris RHIB * Berthing: 14 (10 passengers)

7. Period of Performance 7.1 Dates:TBD to TBD. This contract may be extended for up to six months by mutual agreement of all parties (ONMS, FGBNMS, and Contractor).

8. Insurance

8.1 Workers compensation: Contractors are required to comply with applicable Federal and State workers compensation.

8.2 Jones Act liability: The Jones Act permits injured seamen to seek compensation for injuries resulting from the negligence of their employers or co-workers during the course of their employment on a vessel. In addition to compensation for injuries caused by negligence, an injured seaman may also make a claim against the vessel's owner on the basis that the vessel was not seaworthy. An employer may also be liable for failing to provide a seaman with adequate medical care.

9. Special consideration concerning crew experience, knowledge and training

9.1 Preference will be given to a vendor that can provide at least one crew member that has been certified, or can be certified, by the NOAA Diving Program as Working Divers. Unless already certified, the costs associated with NOAA working diver training will be borne by the vendor. Costs associated with maintaining the certification will be covered by FGBNMS.

9.2 Preference will be given to a vendor that can demonstrate substantial experience and knowledge of Nitrox breathing air compressor operation and maintenance.

9.3 Preference will be given to a vendor that has prior experience on R/V MANTA, including knowledge of vessel-specific systems and time underway.

9.4 Preference will be given to a vendor with experience operating vessels with jet-drive propulsion systems.

10. Additional instructions.

10.1 The prospective contractor should submit a bid based on the number of crew necessary to carry out the required mission or tasks. In general, the number of crew needed will vary from one to four. In all cases (including maintenance operations), one of the crew will be the Captain/OIC, unless approved by the FGBNMS technical representative.

10.2 For at-sea operations (including the associated mobilization/demobilization operations), the "day rate" for crew will be based on a 12-hour work day, and will include all overhead and administrative charges (including insurance, etc.).

10.3 For in-port maintenance operations, the "day rate" for crew will be based on an 8-hour work day, and will include all overhead and administrative charges (including insurance, etc.).

10.3 The bid will include a day rate proposal for an operational day at sea (more than 12 hours duration). This crew must include at a minimum: two licensed captains (one Master and one Mate), and two qualified deckhands. Additional categories of crew may also be considered (engineer, cook, etc.). Under all circumstances, there must be a defined standard day rate, regardless of crew composition.

10.4 The bid will also include a day rate proposal for mobilization and maintenance days in port. This bid can be based on individual crew-member day rates, or can be based on the number of crew necessary to carry out the required tasks. In general, mobilization days will require 2-3 crew (with at least one being the Captain/OIC), and maintenance days will require 1-2 crew.

11. IT Security Requirements

11.1 The Certification and Accreditation (C&A) requirements of 48 CFR 1352.239-73 do not apply, and a Security Accreditation Package is not required.

11.2 The government will provide the necessary computer equipment and information to perform this contract. All work must be performed upon government furnished equipment and if addition hardware and/or software is needed, the Contractor must request the additional requirements from the COTR.

11.3 The contractor will be using government furnished equipment (GFE), which is currently covered by an existing government Certification and Accreditation (C&A) package.

12. contacts and Site Visit: (contact LTJG Richard Park for site visit if you would like one and set up a time prior to close of the request for quote due date.) The site visit must be done by April 2, 2014.

Primary: LTJG Richard (Jamie) Park Marine Operations Coordinator Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary Office: (409) 621-5151 x104 Cell: (979) 777-7183 Alternate: George P. Schmahl Superintendent Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary Office: (409) 621-5151 x102 Cell: (979) 229-6542

PERFORMANCE BASED QUALITY ASSURANCE SURVEILLANCE PLAN R/V MANTA CREW SERVICES

1. PURPOSE

This Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP) is a Government developed and applied document used to ensure that systematic quality assurance methods are used in the administration of the Performance Based Service Contract (PBSC) standards included in this contract and in subsequent Task Orders issued. The intent is to ensure that the Contractor performs in accordance with performance metrics set forth in the contract documents, that the Government receives the quality of services called for in the contract and that the Government only pays for the acceptable level of services received.

2. AUTHORITY

Authority for issuance of this QASP is provided under Contract Section E - Inspection and Acceptance, which provides for inspections and acceptance of the articles, services, and documentation called for in Task Orders to be accomplished by the Contracting Officer or his duly authorized representative.

3. SCOPE

The Contractor, and not the Government, is responsible for management and quality control actions necessary to meet the quality standards set forth by the contract and follow-on Task Orders. The QASP is put in place to provide Government surveillance oversight of the Contractor's performance to assure performance is timely, effective and delivering the results specified in the contract or Task Order.

4. GOVERNMENT RESOURCES

The following definitions for Government resources are applicable to this plan:

Contracting Officer (CO) - [Reference Section G, Clause G.1 1352.201-70 CONTRACTING OFFICER'S AUTHORITY (April 2010)], A person duly appointed with the authority to enter into, administer, or terminate contracts and make related determinations and findings on behalf of the Government.

Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) - [Reference Section G, Clause G.2 1352.201-71 CONTRACTING OFFICER'S REPRESENTATIVE (COR) April 2010)] An individual designated in writing by the Contracting Officer to act as his authorized representative to assist in administering a contract. The source and authority for a Contracting Officer's Technical Representative (COR) is the Contracting Officer. COR limitations are contained in the written letter of designation.

5. RESPONSIBILITIES

The Government resources shall have responsibilities for the implementation of this QASP as follows:

Contracting Officer - The Contracting Officer [as defined in Section G, Clause G.1 1 1352.201-70 CONTRACTING OFFICER'S AUTHORITY (April 2010)] ensures performance of all necessary actions for effective contracting, ensures compliance with the terms of the contract and safeguards the interests of the United States in the contractual relationship. It is the Contracting Officer that assures the Contractor receives impartial, fair, and equitable treatment under the contract. The Contracting Officer is ultimately responsible for the final determination of the adequacy of the Contractor's performance.

COR - The COR [as defined in Section G, Clause G.2 1352.201-71 CONTRACTING OFFICER'S REPRESENTATIVE (COR) April 2010)] is responsible for technical administration of the project and assures proper Government surveillance of the Contractor's performance. Any changes that the Contractor deems may affect contract, price, terms, or conditions shall be referred to the Contracting Officer for action. While the COR may serve as a direct conduit to provide Government guidance and feedback to the Contractor on technical matters, he or she is not empowered to make any contractual commitments or to authorize any contractual changes on the Government's behalf. Any changes that the Contractor deems may affect contract, price, terms, or conditions shall be referred to the Contracting Officer for action.

6. METHODS OF QA SURVEILLANCE

The below listed methods of surveillance shall be used in the administration of this QASP. In addition to specific instructions that may be mentioned, the appropriate and standardized form that is to be used for documentation of QA surveillance is the Quality Assurance Monitoring Form. 100% Inspection - This level of inspection shall be accomplished by monitoring and documentation. Periodic Inspection - Periodic inspections shall be conducted if and when specified in individual Task Orders. Random Monitoring - Random monitoring shall be conducted at the discretion of the Government.

Even though the Government, through its COR, will be monitoring the contractor's performance on a continuing basis, the volume of tasks performed by the contractor makes technical inspections of every task and step impractical. Accordingly, the Government will use a quality-assurance review process to monitor the contractor's performance under this contract. The contractor's performance will be evaluated at the end of the Task Order period of performance, contract period or if there is an unsatisfactory report submitted by the COR for any performance problem on the contract. Ratings will be made in two categories.

Satisfactory: Level of performance that in the aggregate meets the Performance Standard; Deficiencies are minor and offset by outstanding elements of performance within the Standard;

Unsatisfactory: Level of performance that in the aggregate fails to meet the Performance Standard; Deficiencies are pervasive;

In general, the work will be evaluated in terms of how well the requirements of the contract Task Orders are satisfied, the extent to which the work performed follows the approach found in the Task Order Statement of Work, quality of work, clarity of documentation, timely completion of scheduled tasks, cost control and business relations. At the discretion of the COR or the Contracting Officer or Specialist, other government officials approved by the Contracting Officer or Specialist may be asked to evaluate a particular deliverable or set of deliverables.

7. ANALYSIS OF SURVEILLANCE RESULTS

When appropriate, the CO may investigate an event further to determine if all the facts and circumstances surrounding the event were considered in the COR opinions outlined on the forms. The CO will immediately discuss every element receiving a substandard rating with the Contractor to assure that corrective action is promptly initiated. At the end of contract period, the COR will prepare a written report for the CO summarizing the overall results of his/her surveillance of the Contractor's performance during the previous period. This report will become part of the formal QA documentation. This documentation will be used for the contractor's yearly performance report documenting quality, timeliness of performance, cost control, business relations and customer satisfaction.

If the level of performance is deemed to be unsatisfactory for more than one Task Order, the remedies at 52.246-4(e) will be assessed against the Contractor.

8. NON-MONETARY INCENTIVES Incentives are to encourage sustained satisfactory or greater performance. Although not directly monetary in themselves, future business opportunities are impacted by performance. Incentives include 1) opportunity to complete additional Task Orders which are technically more challenging and financially more rewarding 2) positive past performance rating or letter of recommendation and 3) a reduction in task monitoring and reporting. 9. DOCUMENTATION

The COR will, in addition to providing documentation to the Contracting Officer, maintain a complete Quality Assurance file. The file will contain copies of all reports, evaluations, recommendations, and any actions related to the Government's performance of the quality assurance function, including the originals of all Quality Assurance Monitoring Forms. All such records will be retained for the life of this contract. The COR shall forward these records to the Contracting Officer at termination or completion of the contract.

QUALITY ASSURANCE MONITORING FORM NCND6011-14-00430 Contract Number: ________________ Task Order Number: Project Name: R/V MANTA Crew Services

Task Performance Objective Performance Standard Method of Performance Assessment Standard Met Standard Not Met (COR must provide explanation below)

1. 7.1 Progress Report prepared and submitted with invoice. Narrative reports are submitted with the invoice and accurately describe work performed during the billing period. 100% COR Inspection

2. 3.1 Vessel properly staffed by contractor. For trips of duration 12 hours or less, at least one Captain and one Deckhand provided. For trips of duration longer than 12 hours, one Captain, one qualified Mate, and two Deckhands provided. COR review with task manager

3. 3.2 Proper insurance documentation provided by contractor. Proof of Workman's Compensation and Jones Act Liability Insurance provided. COR review with task manager

4. 3.3 Meals provided by contractor during operations at sea. Three meals prepared by contractor each day while underway, unless otherwise directed by Superintendent or his/her designee. COR review with task manager

5. 3.4 Vessel operations conducted safely. Captain shall conduct safety briefing before departures and ensure that all operations while underway are conducted in a safe manner, and in accordance with NOAA safety standards. COR review with task manager.

6. 3.5 Assistance with vessel maintenance and inspections. Contractor shall assist VOC with coordination of preventative and routine maintenance of vessel and its equipment, as well as assist in preparation for and execution of scheduled inspections. COR review with task manager.

7. 3.6 Vessel bridge log maintained properly. Contractor shall ensure that the vessel's logs are kept and maintained in accordance with NOAA Small Boat Program standards. COR review with program manager. 8. 3.7 Submitting Invoices. Contractor shall submit invoices following each trip, or at least monthly during non-operational periods via email to Superintendent or his/her designee. COR review with program manager.

NARRATIVE OF PERFORMANCE DURING SURVEY PERIOD: ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

PREPARED BY: ______________________________ _____________________ DATE

CONTRACTING OFFICER REPRESENTATIVE:

______________________________ PRINTED NAME

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