Equipment Annual Maintenance
Notice Type: Combine Solicitation
Posted Date:
Office Address:
Subject: Equipment Annual Maintenance
Classification Code: J - Maintenance, repair & rebuilding of equipment
Solicitation Number: N0018319Q0138
Contact:
Setaside: N/AN/A
Place of Performance (address): Naval Medical Center PortsmouthBiomedical Engineering
Place of Performance (zipcode): 23708
Place of Performance Country: US
Description:
Section A - Solicitation/Contract Form CONTRACTOR INFORMATION TIN: CAGE: DUNS:
Billing/Payment in Arrears.
Naval Medical Center Contracting POC: Harold Woodley Phone: 757-953-7276 Fax: 757-953-5006 Email: [email protected]
Product/Services for:
Vendor to reference RFQ number N0018319Q0138 on all inquires.
Note: Vendor will be required to provide billing electronically via the WAWF Electronic Invoicing Method. For additional information, a review of the following web sites may be required: https://wawf.eb.mil http://wawftraining Email: [email protected]
PROMPT PAYMENT For Prompt Payment Act Purposes, this contract is: Subject to the 7-calender day constructive acceptance period.
Vendor note: 1. Government to award on an "all-or-none" basis. 2. Award to be best value based upon past performance and price. 3. Vendor past performance shall include the delivery of same or similar service for the items as described in Section B of the RFQ. 4. Vendor quote to be inclusive of all parts, labor and travel
AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS. Pursuant to Section I, Availability of Funds (FAR 52.232-18), of the contract, funds are not presently available for this contract. The Government's obligation under this contract is contingent upon the availability of appropriated funds from which payment for contract purposes can be made. No legal liability on the part of the Government for any payment may arise until funds are made available to the Contracting Officer for this contract and until the Contractor receives notice of such availability, to be confirmed in writing to the Contracting Officer. Section B - Supplies or Services and Prices
ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT 0001 12 Months Annual
FOB: Destination MILSTRIP: N0018320RCCC005 PURCHASE REQUEST NUMBER: N0018320RCCC005 PSC CD: J065
NET AMT
ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT 0002 12 Months Annual
FOB: Destination MILSTRIP: N0018320RCCC005 PURCHASE REQUEST NUMBER: N0018320RCCC005 PSC CD: J065
NET AMT
ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT 0003 12 Months OPTION Annual
FOB: Destination MILSTRIP: N0018320RCCC005 PSC CD: J065
NET AMT
ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT 0004 12 Months OPTION Annual
FOB: Destination MILSTRIP: N0018320RCCC005 PSC CD: J065
NET AMT
ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT 0005 12 Months OPTION Annual
FOB: Destination MILSTRIP: N0018320RCCC005 PSC CD: J065
NET AMT
ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT 0006 12 Months OPTION Annual
FOB: Destination MILSTRIP: N0018320RCCC005 PSC CD: J065
NET AMT
Section C - Descriptions and Specifications
PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT (PWS)
Maintenance Services for Biomed Dept.-
PART 1
SCOPE OF WORK
1. GENERAL: This is a non-personal services contract to provide full contract support immediately upon award of a resulting order. The Government shall not exercise any supervision or control over the contract service providers performing the services herein. Such contract service providers shall be accountable solely to the Contractor who, in turn is responsible to the Government.
1.1 Description of Services/Introduction: The contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, supplies, facilities, transportation, tools, materials, supervision, and other items and non-personal services necessary to provide full maintenance support for the items listed in Section B and all support items / components as defined in this PWS except for those items specified as government furnished property and services. The contractor shall perform to the standards in this contract.
1.2 Background: The Contractor shall be qualified / authorized by the OEM (IE: Certified Agent of the OEM) in the repair of all equipment listed within this contract. Certification of the OEM must be current (within 2 years) at all times prior to contract award and throughout contract period. Contractor and its employees shall maintain qualifications throughout entire contract period. In the event that a sub-contractor is used for this requirement, the sub-contractor must be a Certified Agent of the OEM. Qualification includes but not limited to the certification of all repair persons and repair facilities by the OEM as being trained / qualified to perform required repairs. The Government shall maintain the right to seek proof of qualification prior to award and anytime during contract period of performance. Additionally contractor must have ready access to parts inventory of OEM replacement parts.
1.3 Objectives: Equipment listed in this contract will be maintained to meet the original equipment manufacturer's (OEM) specifications.
1.4 Scope: This contract shall provide for maintenance services which include on-site corrective repairs, normal working hour coverage (
Base Year
GENERAL INFORMATION
1.6 Quality Control (If applicable): The contractor shall develop and maintain an effective QCP to ensure services are performed in accordance with this PWS. The contractor shall develop and implement procedures to identify, prevent, and ensure non-recurrence of defective services. The contractor's quality control program is the means by which the contractor assures that the work performance complies with the contract requirements of the contract. [The QCP is to be delivered, within 30 days after contract award or with the contractor's proposal if it is an evaluation factor, three copies of a comprehensive written QCP shall be submitted to the Contracting Officer (KO) and Contracting Officer Representative (COR) within 5 working days when changes are made thereafter.] After acceptance of the QSP the contractor shall receive the KO's acceptance in writing of any proposed change to the QC system.
1.7 Quality Assurance: The government shall evaluate the contractor's performance under this contract in accordance with the Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP). This plan is primarily focused on what the Government must do to ensure that the contractor has performed in accordance with the performance standards. It defines how the performance standards will be applied, the frequency of surveillance, and the minimum acceptable defect rate(s).
1.8 Recognized Holidays:
1.9 Hours of Operation: The contractor is responsible for conducting business, between the hours of
1.10 Place of Performance: The work to be performed under this contract will be at a government facility.
1.11 Type of Contract: The government will award a FFP Contract.
1.12 PHYSICAL Security: The contractor shall be responsible for safeguarding all government equipment, information and property provided for contractor use. At the close of each work period, government facilities, equipment, and materials shall be secured.
1.13 Key Control (If applicable). The Contractor shall establish and implement methods of making sure all keys/key cards issued to the Contractor by the Government are not lost or misplaced and are not used by unauthorized persons. NOTE: All references to keys include key cards. No keys issued to the Contractor by the Government shall be duplicated. The Contractor shall develop procedures covering key control that shall be included in the QCP. Such procedures shall include turn-in of any issued keys by personnel who no longer require access to locked areas. The Contractor shall immediately report any occurrences of lost or duplicate keys/key cards to the KO.
1.13.02.1.1 Lock Combinations (If applicable). The Contractor shall establish and implement methods of ensuring that all lock combinations are not revealed to unauthorized persons. The Contractor shall ensure that lock combinations are changed when personnel having access to the combinations no longer have a need to know such combinations. These procedures shall be included in the Contractor's QCP
1.14 Special Qualifications: The contractor is responsible for ensuring all employees possess and maintain current Information Assurance Technician (IAT) Level I professional certification during the execution of this contract.
1.15 Contracting Officer Representative (COR): The COR will be identified by COR Appointment letter. The COR monitors all technical aspects of the contract and assists in contract administration. The COR is authorized to perform the following functions: assure that the Contractor performs the technical requirements of the contract: perform inspections necessary in connection with contract performance: maintain written and oral communications with the Contractor concerning technical aspects of the contract: issue written interpretations of technical requirements; including Government drawings; designs; specifications; monitor Contractor's performance and notify both the KO and Contractor of any deficiencies; coordinate availability of government furnished property, and provide site entry of Contractor personnel. A letter of designation issued to the COR, a copy of which is sent to the Contractor, states the responsibilities and limitations of the COR, especially with regard to changes in cost or price, estimates or changes in delivery dates. The COR is not authorized to change any of the terms and conditions of the contract
1.16 Identification of Contractor Employees: All contract personnel attending meetings, answering Government telephones, and working in other situations where their contractor status is not obvious to third parties are required to identify themselves as such to avoid creating an impression in the minds of members of the public that they are Government officials. They must also ensure that all documents or reports produced by contractors are suitably marked as contractor products or that contractor participation is appropriately disclosed.
1.17
1.18 Other Direct Costs (If applicable): [Insert what the other direct costs requirements will be. These costs must be preapproved by the KO] For example: This category includes travel, reproduction, and shipping expenses associated with training activities and visits to contractor facilities.
1.19 Data Rights (If applicable): The Government has unlimited rights to all documents/material produced under this contract. All documents and materials, to include the source codes of any software, produced under this contract shall be Government owned and are the property of the Government with all rights and privileges of ownership/copyright belonging exclusively to the Government. These documents and materials may not be used or sold by the contractor without written permission from the KO. All materials supplied to the Government shall be the sole property of the Government and may not be used for any other purpose. This right does not abrogate any other Government rights.
1.20 Organizational Conflict of Interest (If applicable): It is the contractor's responsibility to notify the KO of any potential Organizational Conflict of Interest (OCI). In the event that an OCI exist the contractor shall propose a Mitigation plan that shall be reviewed and accepted by the KO prior to continuance of the work that presents an OCI. Should the proposed Mitigation Plan is not accepted by the KO, the Government may terminate this contract, disqualify the Contractor from subsequent contractual efforts, and pursue any remedies as may be permitted by the law or this contract.
1.21 Government furnished property, Materials and Services.
1.22 Contractor Furnished Property and Material.
1.23 Replacement Parts.
1.24 Contractor Report Requirements.
1.25 Contractor Responsibility.
1.26 Preventive Maintenance Services.
AS REQUESTED BY BIOMED
1.27 Corrective Maintenance.
No Exclusions
1.28 Removal of Government Property.
1.29 Equipment Modification Upgrades.
1.30 Service beyond the Scope of the Contract.
PART 2 DEFINITIONS & ACRONYMS
(This section includes all appropriate terms and phrases for this PWS. The definition must be clear and concise, not ambiguous. Carefully consider each definition because they will be binding for the duration of this contract, unless modified. In addition, include a complete listing of all acronyms and words or phrases they represent.)
2 DEFINITIONS AND ACRONYMS:
2.1 DEFINITIONS: [List any terms used within the PWS that require further definition. At a minimum, insert the definitions provided below].
2.2 ACRONYMS: [List all acronyms used in the PWS and what they represent. At a minimum, insert the acronyms provided below].
PART 3 GOVERNMENT FURNISHED PROPERTY, EQUIPMENT, AND SERVICES
(This section should identify those items such as property, information and/or services that will be provided for the contractor's use (without cost to the contractor) to allow them to provide the required services, such as materials, facilities, training, etc. Examples provided below.) 3 GOVERNMENT FURNISHED ITEMS AND SERVICES:
3.1 The Government will provide(If applicable):
PART 4 CONTRACTOR FURNISHED ITEMS AND SPECIFIC TASKS
(This section is the heart of the PWS. All of the services to be performed under the contract should be described in sufficient detail here. This includes all general tasks required by the Government to include materials and equipment that the contractor must provide. Examples provided below.)
4 CONTRACTOR RESPONSIBILITIES AND SPECIFIC TASKS:
4.1 Basic Services. The contractor shall provide services for [Insert the services and/or tasks to be provided by the contractor].
4.2 The Contractor shall (If applicable).
4.3 Task Heading. (If applicable) [Insert the specific task to be provided in sequential order, i.e.,1,2,3,4,5 etc. by the contractor]
PART 5 APPLICABLE PUBLICATIONS
(In this section list any publications, manuals, and/or regulations that the contractor must abide by. See example provided below.)
5 APPLICABLE PUBLICATIONS (CURRENT EDITIONS) (If applicable): (In this section list any publications, manuals, and/or regulations that the contractor must abide by. See example provided below.)
5.1 The Contractor must abide by all applicable regulations, publications, manuals, and local policies and procedures. (For example, FAR Part 10, AR 25-2, AR 530-1.)
PART 6 ATTACHMENT/TECHNICAL EXHIBIT LISTING
(Under this section list all attachments and technical exhibits that will be useful for the contractor to submit an appropriate proposal.)
6 Attachment List:
6.1 Attachment 1- Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP)(This document is required for every PWS. See attached example for format.)
6.2 Attachment 2- Deliverables Schedule (This document is required for every PWS. See attached example for format.
CONTRACTOR UNCLASSIFIED ACCESS Contractor Unclassified Access to Federally Controlled Facilities, Sensitive Information, Information Technology (IT) Systems or Protected Health Information (
Homeland Security Presidential Directive (HSPD)-12, requires government agencies to develop and implement Federal security standards for Federal employees and contractors. The Deputy Secretary of Defense Directive-Type Memorandum (DTM) 08-006 - "DoD Implementation of Homeland Security Presidential Directive - 12 (HSPD-12)" dated
APPLICABILITY
This text applies to contractor employees requiring physical access to any area of a federally controlled base, facility or activity and/or requiring access to a DoN or
ACCESS TO FEDERAL FACILITIES
Per HSPD-12 and implementing guidance, all contractor employees working at a federally controlled base, facility or activity under this clause will require a DoD CAC. When access to a base, facility or activity is required contractor employees shall in-process with the Command's Security Manager upon arrival to the Command and shall out-process prior to their departure at the completion of the individual's performance under the contract.
ACCESS TO DOD IT SYSTEMS
In accordance with SECNAV M-5510.30, contractor employees who require access to DoN or
Contractor employees requiring privileged or IT-I level access, (when specified by the terms of the contract) require a Single Scope Background Investigation (SSBI) or T5 or T5R equivalent investigation , which is a higher level investigation than the National Agency Check with Law and Credit (NACLC)/T3/T3R described below. Due to the privileged system access, an investigation suitable for High Risk national security positions is required. Individuals who have access to system control, monitoring, or administration functions (e.g. system administrator, database administrator) require training and certification to Information Assurance Technical Level 1, and must be trained and certified on the Operating System or Computing Environment they are required to maintain.
Access to sensitive IT systems is contingent upon a favorably adjudicated background investigation. When access to IT systems is required for performance of the contractor employee's duties, such employees shall in-process with the Navy Command's Security Manager and Information Assurance Manager upon arrival to the
The SAAR-N shall be forwarded to the Command's Security Manager at least 30 days prior to the individual's start date. Failure to provide the required documentation at least 30 days prior to the individual's start date may result in delaying the individual's start date. When required to maintain access to required IT systems or networks, the contractor shall ensure that all employees requiring access complete annual Information Assurance (IA) training, and maintain a current requisite background investigation. The Contractor's Security Representative shall contact the Command Security Manager for guidance when reinvestigations are required.
INTERIM ACCESS
The Command's Security Manager may authorize issuance of a DoD CAC and interim access to a DoN or
DENIAL OR TERMINATION OF ACCESS
The potential consequences of any requirement under this clause including denial or termination of physical or system access in no way relieves the contractor from the requirement to execute performance under the contract within the timeframes specified in the contract. Contractors shall plan ahead in processing their employees and subcontractor employees. The contractor shall insert this clause in all subcontracts when the subcontractor is permitted to have unclassified access to a federally controlled facility, federally-controlled information system/network and/or to government information, meaning information not authorized for public release.
CONTRACTOR'S SECURITY REPRESENTATIVE
The contractor shall designate an employee to serve as the Contractor's Security Representative. Within three work days after contract award, the contractor shall provide to the requiring activity's Security Manager and the Contracting Officer, in writing, the name, title, address and phone number for the Contractor's Security Representative. The Contractor's Security Representative shall be the primary point of contact on any security matter. The Contractor's Security Representative shall not be replaced or removed without prior notice to the Contracting Officer and Command Security Manager.
BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION REQUIREMENTS AND SECURITY APPROVAL PROCESS FOR CONTRACTORS ASSIGNED TO NATIONAL SECURITY POSITIONS OR PERFORMING SENSITIVE DUTIES
* SF-86 Questionnaire for National Security Positions (or equivalent OPM investigative product) * Two FD-258 Applicant Fingerprint Cards (or an electronic fingerprint submission) * Original Signed Release Statements
Failure to provide the required documentation at least 30 days prior to the individual's start date shall result in delaying the individual's start date. Background investigations shall be reinitiated as required to ensure investigations remain current (not older than 10 years) throughout the contract performance period. The Contractor's Security Representative shall contact the Command Security Manager for guidance when reinvestigations are required.
Regardless of their duties or IT access requirements ALL contractor employees shall in-process with the Command's Security Manager upon arrival to the command and shall out-process prior to their departure at the completion of the individual's performance under the contract. Employees requiring IT access shall also check-in and check-out with the Navy Command's Information Assurance Manager. Completion and approval of a
If the contractor employee already possesses a current favorably adjudicated investigation, the contractor shall submit a Visit Authorization Request (VAR) via the Joint Personnel Adjudication System (JPAS) or a hard copy VAR directly from the contractor's Security Representative. Although the contractor will take JPAS "Owning" role over the contractor employee, the Command will take JPAS "Servicing" role over the contractor employee during the hiring process and for the duration of assignment under that contract. The contractor shall include the IT Position Category per SECNAV M-5510.30 for each employee designated on a VAR. The VAR requires annual renewal for the duration of the employee's performance under the contract.
NMCARS NMCARS 5237.102-90 Enterprise-wide Contractor Manpower Reporting Application (ECMRA) The contractor shall report contractor labor hours (including subcontractor labor hours) required for performance of services provided under this contract for
(1) W, Lease/Rental of Equipment; (2) X, Lease/Rental of Facilities; (3) Y, Construction of Structures and Facilities; (4) D,
The contractor is required to completely fill in all required data fields using the following web address https://www.ecmra.mil.
Reporting inputs will be for the labor executed during the period of performance during each Government fiscal year (FY), which runs
(End of Text) Section E - Inspection and Acceptance
INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE TERMS
Supplies/services will be inspected/accepted at:
CLIN INSPECT AT INSPECT BY ACCEPT AT ACCEPT BY 0001 Destination Government Destination Government 0002 Destination Government Destination Government 0003 Destination Government Destination Government 0004 Destination Government Destination Government 0005 Destination Government Destination Government 0006 Destination Government Destination Government Section F - Deliveries or Performance
DOCK DELIVERY Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP) Receiving
DELIVERY INFORMATION
CLIN DELIVERY DATE QUANTITY SHIP TO ADDRESS DODAAC / CAGE 0001 POP
CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
52.242-15 Stop-Work Order
CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY FULL TEXT
252.232-7006 WIDE AREA WORKFLOW PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS (
(a) Definitions. As used in this clause-
"
"Document type" means the type of payment request or receiving report available for creation in Wide Area WorkFlow (WAWF).
"Local processing office (LPO)" is the office responsible for payment certification when payment certification is done external to the entitlement system.
"Payment request" and "receiving report" are defined in the clause at 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports.
(b) Electronic invoicing. The WAWF system provides the method to electronically process vendor payment requests and receiving reports, as authorized by Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports.
(c) WAWF access. To access WAWF, the Contractor shall-
(1) Have a designated electronic business point of contact in the System for Award Management at https://www.sam.gov; and
(2) Be registered to use WAWF at https://wawf.eb.mil/ following the step-by-step procedures for self-registration available at this web site.
(d) WAWF training. The Contractor should follow the training instructions of the WAWF Web-Based Training Course and use the Practice Training Site before submitting payment requests through WAWF. Both can be accessed by selecting the "Web Based Training" link on the WAWF home page at https://wawf.eb.mil/.
(e) WAWF methods of document submission. Document submissions may be via web entry, Electronic Data Interchange, or File Transfer Protocol.
(f) WAWF payment instructions. The Contractor shall use the following information when submitting payment requests and receiving reports in WAWF for this contract or task or delivery order:
(1) Document type. The Contractor shall submit payment requests using the following document type(s):
(i) For cost-type line items, including labor-hour or time-and-materials, submit a cost voucher.
(ii) For fixed price line items-
(A) That require shipment of a deliverable, submit the invoice and receiving report specified by the Contracting Officer.
____________________________________________________________
(Contracting Officer: Insert applicable invoice and receiving report document type(s) for fixed price line items that require shipment of a deliverable.)
(B) For services that do not require shipment of a deliverable, submit either the Invoice 2in1, which meets the requirements for the invoice and receiving report, or the applicable invoice and receiving report, as specified by the Contracting Officer.
____________Invoice_2 in 1 Service ______________________________________________
(Contracting Officer: Insert either "Invoice 2in1" or the applicable invoice and receiving report document type(s) for fixed price line items for services.)
(iii) For customary progress payments based on costs incurred, submit a progress payment request.
(iv) For performance based payments, submit a performance based payment request.
(v) For commercial item financing, submit a commercial item financing request.
(2) Fast Pay requests are only permitted when Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.213-1 is included in the contract.
[Note: The Contractor may use a WAWF "combo" document type to create some combinations of invoice and receiving report in one step.]
(3) Document routing. The Contractor shall use the information in the Routing Data Table below only to fill in applicable fields in WAWF when creating payment requests and receiving reports in the system.
Routing Data Table*
(*Contracting Officer: Insert applicable DoDAAC information. If multiple ship to/acceptance locations apply, insert "See Schedule" or "Not applicable.") (**Contracting Officer: If the contract provides for progress payments or performance-based payments, insert the DoDAAC for the contract administration office assigned the functions under FAR 42.302(a)(13).) (4) Payment request. The Contractor shall ensure a payment request includes documentation appropriate to the type of payment request in accordance with the payment clause, contract financing clause, or Federal Acquisition Regulation 52.216-7, Allowable Cost and Payment, as applicable. (5) Receiving report. The Contractor shall ensure a receiving report meets the requirements of DFARS Appendix F. (g) WAWF point of contact. (1) The Contractor may obtain clarification regarding invoicing in WAWF from the following contracting activity's WAWF point of contact. [email protected]___ (Contracting Officer: Insert applicable information or "Not applicable.") (2) contact the WAWF helpdesk at 866-618-5988, if assistance is needed. (End of clause) Section H - Special Contract Requirements
PRIVACY & SECURITY FOR PHI PRIVACY AND SECURITY OF PROTECTED HEALTH INFORMATION
1. Introduction
In accordance with
a. Definitions. As used in this clause generally refer to the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) definition unless a more specific provision exists in
(1) HITECH Act shall mean the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act included in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
(2) Individual has the same meaning as the term "individual" in 45 CFR 160.103 and shall include a person who qualifies as a personal representative in accordance with 45 CFR 164.502(g).
(3) Privacy Rule means the Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information at 45 CFR part 160 and part 164, subparts A and E.
(4) Protected Health Information has the same meaning as the term "protected health information" in 45 CFR 160.103, limited to the information created or received by the Business Associate from or on behalf of the Government pursuant to the Contract.
(5) Electronic Protected Health Information has the same meaning as the term "electronic protected health information" in 45 CFR 160.103.
(6) Required by Law has the same meaning as the term "required by law" in 45 CFR 164.103.
(7) Secretary means the Secretary of the
(8) Security Incident will have the same meaning as the term "security incident" in 45 CFR 164.304, limited to the information created or received by Business Associate from or on behalf of Covered Entity.
(9) Security Rule means the Health Insurance Reform: Security Standards at 45 CFR part 160, 162 and part 164, subpart C.
(10) Terms used, but not otherwise defined, in this Clause shall have the same meaning as those terms in 45 CFR 160.103, 160.502, 164.103, 164.304, and 164.501.
b. The Business Associate shall not use or further disclose Protected Health Information other than as permitted or required by the Contract or as Required by Law.
c. The Business Associate shall use appropriate safeguards to maintain the privacy of the Protected Health Information and to prevent use or disclosure of the Protected Health Information other than as provided for by this Contract.
d. The HIPAA Security administrative, physical, and technical safeguards in 45 CFR 164.308, 164.310, and 164.312, and the requirements for policies and procedures and documentation in 45 CFR 164.316 shall apply to Business Associate. The additional requirements of Title XIII of the HITECH Act that relate to the security and that are made applicable with respect to covered entities shall also be applicable to Business Associate. The Business Associate agrees to use administrative, physical, and technical safeguards that reasonably and appropriately protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the electronic protected health information that it creates, receives, maintains, or transmits in the execution of this Contract.
e. The Business Associate shall, at their own expense, take action to mitigate, to the extent practicable, any harmful effect that is known to the Business Associate of a use or disclosure of Protected Health Information by the Business Associate in violation of the requirements of this Clause. These mitigation actions will include as a minimum those listed in the TMA Breach Notification Standard Operating Procedure (SOP), which is available at: http://www.tricare.mil/tmaprivacy/breach.cfm
f. The Business Associate shall report to the Government any security incident involving protected health information of which it becomes aware.
g. The Business Associate shall report to the Government any use or disclosure of the Protected Health Information not provided for by this Contract of which the Business Associate becomes aware.
h. The Business Associate shall ensure that any agent, including a sub Business Associate, to whom it provides Protected Health Information received from, or created or received by the Business Associate, on behalf of the Government, agrees to the same restrictions and conditions that apply through this Contract to the Business Associate with respect to such information.
i. The Business Associate shall ensure that any agent, including a subBusiness Associate, to whom it provides electronic Protected Health Information, agrees to implement reasonable and appropriate safeguards to protect it.
j. The Business Associate shall provide access, at the request of the Government, and in the time and manner reasonably designated by the Government to Protected Health Information in a Designated Record Set, to the Government or, as directed by the Government, to an Individual in order to meet the requirements under 45 CFR 164.524.
k. The Business Associate shall make any amendment(s) to Protected Health Information in a Designated Record Set that the Government directs or agrees to pursuant to 45 CFR 164.526 at the request of the Government, and in the time and manner reasonably designated by the Government.
l. The Business Associate shall make internal practices, books, and records relating to the use and disclosure of Protected Health Information received from, or created or received by the Business Associate, on behalf of the Government, available to the Government, or at the request of the Government to the Secretary, in a time and manner reasonably designated by the Government or the Secretary, for purposes of the Secretary determining the Government's compliance with the Privacy Rule.
m. The Business Associate shall document such disclosures of Protected Health Information and information related to such disclosures as would be required for the Government to respond to a request by an Individual for an accounting of disclosures of Protected Health Information in accordance with 45 CFR 164.528.
n. The Business Associate shall provide to the Government or an Individual, in time and manner reasonably designated by the Government, information collected in accordance with this Clause of the Contract, to permit the Government to respond to a request by an Individual for an accounting of disclosures of Protected Health Information in accordance with 45 CFR 164.528.
2. General Use and Disclosure Provisions
Except as otherwise limited in this Clause, the Business Associate may use or disclose Protected Health Information on behalf of, or to provide services to, the Government for treatment, payment, or healthcare operations purposes, in accordance with the specific use and disclosure provisions below, if such use or disclosure of Protected Health Information would not violate the HIPAA Privacy Rule, the HIPAA Security Rule,
3. Specific Use and Disclosure Provisions
a. Except as otherwise limited in this Clause, the Business Associate may use Protected Health Information for the proper management and administration of the Business Associate or to carry out the legal responsibilities of the Business Associate. b. Except as otherwise limited in this Clause, the Business Associate may disclose Protected Health Information for the proper management and administration of the Business Associate, provided that disclosures are required by law, or the Business Associate obtains reasonable assurances from the person to whom the information is disclosed that it will remain confidential and used or further disclosed only as required by law or for the purpose for which it was disclosed to the person, and the person notifies the Business Associate of any instances of which it is aware in which the confidentiality of the information has been breached.
c. Except as otherwise limited in this Clause, the Business Associate may use Protected Health Information to provide Data Aggregation services to the Government as permitted by 45 CFR 164.504(e)(2)(i)(B).
d. Business Associate may use Protected Health Information to report violations of law to appropriate Federal and State authorities, consistent with 45 CFR 164.502(j)(1).
4. Obligations of the Government
Provisions for the Government to Inform the Business Associate of Privacy Practices and Restrictions
a. The Government shall provide the Business Associate with the notice of privacy practices that the Government produces in accordance with 45 CFR 164.520.
b. The Government shall provide the Business Associate with any changes in, or revocation of, permission by Individual to use or disclose Protected Health Information, if such changes affect the Business Associate's permitted or required uses and disclosures.
c. The Government shall notify the Business Associate of any restriction to the use or disclosure of Protected Health Information that the Government has agreed to in accordance with 45 CFR 164.522.
5. Permissible Requests by the Government
The Government shall not request the Business Associate to use or disclose Protected Health Information in any manner that would not be permissible under the HIPAA Privacy Rule, the HIPAA Security Rule, or any applicable Government regulations (including without limitation,
6. Termination
a. Termination. A breach by the Business Associate of this clause, may subject the Business Associate to termination under any applicable default or termination provision of this Contract.
b. Effect of Termination.
(1) If this contract has records management requirements, the records subject to the Clause should be handled in accordance with the records management requirements. If this contract does not have records management requirements, the records should be handled in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3) below
(2) If this contract does not have records management requirements, except as provided in paragraph (3) of this section, upon termination of this Contract, for any reason, the Business Associate shall return or destroy all Protected Health Information received from the Government, or created or received by the Business Associate on behalf of the Government. This provision shall apply to Protected Health Information that agents of the Business Associate may come in contact. The Business Associate shall retain no copies of the Protected Health Information.
(3) If this contract does not have records management provisions and the Business Associate determines that returning or destroying the Protected Health Information is infeasible, the Business Associate shall provide to the Government notification of the conditions that make return or destruction infeasible. Upon mutual agreement of the Government and the Business Associate that return or destruction of Protected Health Information is infeasible, the Business Associate shall extend the protections of this Contract to such Protected Health Information and limit further uses and disclosures of such Protected Health Information to those purposes that make the return or destruction infeasible, for so long as the Business Associate maintains such Protected Health Information.
7. Miscellaneous
a. Regulatory References. A reference in this Clause to a section in
c. Interpretation. Any ambiguity in this Clause shall be resolved in favor of a meaning that permits the Government to comply with
BASE ACCESS Base Access (NMCP) Commander, Navy Installations Command (CNIC), has established the Navy Commercial Access Control System (NCACS), a standardized process for granting unescorted access privileges to vendors, contractors, suppliers and service providers not otherwise entitled to the issuance of a Common Access Card (CAC) who seek access to and can provide justification to enter
CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
52.203-3 Gratuities
CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY FULL TEXT
52.203-18 PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTING WITH ENTITIES THAT REQUIRE CERTAIN INTERNAL CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENTS OR STATEMENTS--REPRESENTATION (
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52.203-19 PROHIBITION ON REQUIRING CERTAIN INTERNAL CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENTS OR STATEMENTS (
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52.204-19 INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE OF REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS (
The Contractor's representations and certifications, including those completed electronically via the System for Award Management (SAM), are incorporated by reference into the contract.
(End of clause)
52.204-23 PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTING FOR HARDWARE, SOFTWARE, AND SERVICES DEVELOPED OR PROVIDED BY KASPERSKY LAB AND OTHER COVERED ENTITIES (
(a) Definitions. As used in this clause-- Covered article means any hardware, software, or service that-- (1) Is developed or provided by a covered entity; (2) Includes any hardware, software, or service developed or provided in whole or in part by a covered entity; or (3) Contains components using any hardware or software developed in whole or in part by a covered entity. Covered entity means-- (1)
(1) In the event the Contractor identifies a covered article provided to the Government during contract performance, or the Contractor is notified of such by a subcontractor at any tier or any other source, the Contractor shall report, in writing, to the Contracting Officer or, in the case of the
(End of clause)
52.212-5 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT STATUTES OR EXECUTIVE ORDERS--COMMERCIAL ITEMS (
(a) The Contractor shall comply with the following Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clauses, which are incorporated in this contract by reference, to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items:
(1) 52.203-19, Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements (
(2) 52.204-23, Prohibition on Contracting for Hardware, Software, and Services Developed or Provided by
(3) 52.209-10, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations (Nov 2015).
(4) 52.233-3, Protest After Award (
(5) 52.233-4, Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (
(b) The Contractor shall comply with the FAR clauses in this paragraph (b) that the Contracting Officer has indicated as being incorporated in this contract by reference to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items: (Contracting Officer check as appropriate.)
___ (1) 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government (
____ (2) 52.203-13,
____ (3) 52.203-15, Whistleblower Protections under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (
X (4) 52.204-10, Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (
___ (5) [Reserved]
___ (6) 52.204-14, Service Contract Reporting Requirements (
X (8) 52.209-6, Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment. (
____ (9) 52.209-9, Updates of Publicly Available Information Regarding Responsibility Matters (
____ (10) [Reserved]
____ (11)(i) 52.219-3, Notice of HUBZone Set-Aside or Sole-Source Award (
____ (ii) Alternate I (
X (12) (i) 52.219-4, Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns (
____ (13) [Reserved]
(14)(i) 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (
____ (ii) Alternate I (NOV 2011).
____ (iii) Alternate II (NOV 2011).
____ (15)(i) 52.219-7, Notice of Partial Small Business Set-Aside (
____ (ii) Alternate I (
____ (iii) Alternate II (
____ (16) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (
____ (17)(i) 52.219-9, Small Business Subcontracting Plan (
____ (ii) Alternate I (
____ (iii) Alternate II (
____ (iv) Alternate III (
____ (v) Alternate IV (
(18) 52.219-13, Notice of Set-Aside of Orders (
____ (19) 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting (
____ (20) 52.219-16, Liquidated Damages-Subcontracting Plan (
____ (21) 52.219-27, Notice of Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside (
____ (22) 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation (
____ (23) 52.219-29, Notice of Set-Aside for, or Sole Source Award to, Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business Concerns (
X (25) 52.222-3, Convict Labor (
X(26) 52.222-19, Child Labor--Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (
X (27) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Apr 2015).
X (28)(i) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (
____ (ii) Alternate I (
____ (31) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans (
____ (32) 52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act (
X (33)(i) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (
____ (ii) Alternate I (
____ (34) 52.222-54, Employment Eligibility Verification (
____ (35)(i) 52.223-9, Estimate of Percentage of Recovered Material Content for
____ (ii) Alternate I (
____ (36) 52.223-11, Ozone-Depleting Substances and High Global Warming Potential Hydrofluorocarbons (
____ (37) 52.223-12, Maintenance, Service, Repair, or Disposal of Refrigeration Equipment and Air Conditioners (
____ (38) (i) 52.223-13, Acquisition of EPEAT(R) Registered Imaging Equipment (
____ (ii) Alternate I (
____ (39)(i) 52.223-14, Acquisition of EPEAT(R) Registered Televisions (
____ (ii) Alternate I (
____ (40) 52.223-15, Energy Efficiency in Energy-Consuming Products (
____ (41)(i) 52.223-16, Acquisition of EPEAT(R)-Registered Personal Computer Products (
____ (ii) Alternate I (
X (42) 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (
____ (43) 52.223-20, Aerosols (
____ (44) 52.223-21, Foams (
____ (45)(i) 52.224-3, Privacy Training (
____ (ii) Alternate I (
____ (46) 52.225-1, Buy American'upplies (
____ (47) (i) 52.225-3, Buy American--Free Trade Agreements--Israeli Trade Act (
____ (ii) Alternate I (
____ (iii) Alternate II (
____ (iv) Alternate III (
____ (48) 52.225-5, Trade Agreements (
X (49) 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (
____ (50) 52.225-26, Contractors Performing Private Security Functions Outside the United States (
____ (51) 52.226-4, Notice of Disaster or Emergency Area Set-Aside (
____ (52) 52.226-5, Restrictions on Subcontracting Outside Disaster or Emergency Area (
____ (53) 52.232-29, Terms for Financing of Purchases of Commercial Items (
____ (54) 52.232-30, Installment Payments for Commercial Items (
X (55) 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-System for Award Management (
____ (56) 52.232-34, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Other than System for Award Management (
____ (57) 52.232-36, Payment by Third Party (
____ (58) 52.239-1, Privacy or Security Safeguards (
____ (59) 52.242-5, Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (JAN 2017)(15 U.S.C. 637(d)(13)).
____ (60)(i) 52.247-64, Preference for Privately Owned
(c) The Contractor shall comply with the FAR clauses in this paragraph (c), applicable to commercial services, that the Contracting Officer has indicated as being incorporated in this contract by reference to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items: (Contracting Officer check as appropriate.)
_____ (1) 52.222-17,
_____ (2) 52.222-41, Service Contract Labor Standards (
_____ (3) 52.222-42, Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires (
_____ (4) 52.222-43, Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Labor Standards--Price Adjustment (Multiple Year and Option Contracts) (
_____ (5) 52.222-44, Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Labor Standards--Price Adjustment (
_____ (6) 52.222-51, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Maintenance, Calibration, or Repair of Certain Equipment--Requirements (
_____ (7) 52.222-53, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Certain Services--Requirements (
_____(8) 52.222-55, Minimum Wages Under Executive Order 13658 (
_____ (9) 52.222-62, Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706 (
_____ (10) 52.226-6, Promoting Excess Food Donation to Nonprofit Organizations (
(d) Comptroller General Examination of Record. The Contractor shall comply with the provisions of this paragraph (d) if this contract was awarded using other than sealed bid, is in excess of the simplified acquisition threshold, and does not contain the clause at 52.215-2, Audit and Records--Negotiation.
(1) The Comptroller General of
(2) The Contractor shall make available at its offices at all reasonable times the records, materials, and other evidence for examination, audit, or reproduction, until 3 years after final payment under this contract or for any shorter period specified in FAR Subpart 4.7, Contractor Records Retention, of the other clauses of this contract. If this contract is completely or partially terminated, the records relating to the work terminated shall be made available for 3 years after any resulting final termination settlement. Records relating to appeals under the disputes clause or to litigation or the settlement of claims arising under or relating to this contract shall be made available until such appeals, litigation, or claims are finally resolved.
(3) As used in this clause, records include books, documents, accounting procedures and practices, and other data, regardless of type and regardless of form. This does not require the Contractor to create or maintain any record that the Contractor does not maintain in the ordinary course of business or pursuant to a provision of law.
(e) (1) Notwithstanding the requirements of the clauses in paragraphs (a), (b), (c), and (d) of this clause, the Contractor is not required to flow down any FAR clause, other than those in this paragraph (e)(1)in a subcontract for commercial items. Unless otherwise indicated below, the extent of the flow down shall be as required by the clause-
(i) 52.203-13,
(ii) 52.203-19, Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements (
(iii) 52.204-23, Prohibition on Contracting for Hardware, Software, and Services Developed or Provided by
(iv) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (
(v) 52.222-17,
(vi) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Apr 2015).
(vii) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (
(viii) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (
(ix) 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (
(x) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans (
(xi) 52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act (
(xii) 52.222-41, Service Contract Labor Standards (
(xiii) _____ (A) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (
_____ (B) Alternate I (
(xv) 52.222-53, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Certain Services--Requirements (
(xvi) 52.222-54, Employment Eligibility Verification (
(xvii)52.222-55, Minimum Wages Under Executive Order 13658 (
(xix) 52.222-62 Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706 (
(xx) 52.225-26, Contractors Performing Private Security Functions Outside the United States (
(xxi) 52.226-6, Promoting Excess Food Donation to Nonprofit Organizations. (
(xxii) 52.247-64, Preference for Privately-Owned
(2) While not required, the Contractor may include in its subcontracts for commercial items a minimal number of additional clauses necessary to satisfy its contractual obligations.
(End of clause)
52.217-8 OPTION TO EXTEND SERVICES (
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 7 days of contract expiration date.
(End of clause)
52.217-9 OPTION TO EXTEND THE TERM OF THE CONTRACT (
(a) The Government may extend the term of this contract by written notice to the Contractor within 7 days of contract expiration date; provided that the Government gives the Contractor a preliminary written notice of its intent to extend at least 7 days before the contract expires. The preliminary notice does not commit the Government to an extension.
(b) If the Government exercises this option, the extended contract shall be considered to include this option clause.
(c) The total duration of this contract, including the exercise of any options under this clause, shall not exceed 3 years. (End of clause)
52.232-18 AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS (
Funds are not presently available for this contract. The Government's obligation under this contract is contingent upon the availability of appropriated funds from which payment for contract purposes can be made. No legal liability on the part of the Government for any payment may arise until funds are made available to the Contracting Officer for this contract and until the Contractor receives notice of such availability, to be confirmed in writing by the Contracting Officer.
(End of clause)
52.252-1 SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (
This solicitation incorporates one or more solicitation provisions 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. The offeror is cautioned that the listed provisions may include blocks that must be completed by the offeror and submitted with its quotation or offer. In lieu of submitting the full text of those provisions, the offeror may identify the provision by paragraph identifier and provide the appropriate information with its quotation or offer. Also, the full text of a solicitation provision may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es):
(End of provision)
52.252-2 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (
(End of clause)
252.204-7006 BILLING INSTRUCTIONS (
When submitting a request for payment, the Contractor shall--
(a) Identify the contract line item(s) on the payment request that reasonably reflect contract work performance; and
(b) Separately identify a payment amount for each contract line item included in the payment request.
(End of clause)
252.204-7015 NOTICE OF AUTHORIZED DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION FOR LITIGATION SUPPORT (
(a) Definitions. As used in this clause-- Computer software means computer programs, source code, source code listings, object code listings, design details, algorithms, processes, flow charts, formulae, and related material that would enable the software to be reproduced, recreated, or recompiled. Computer software does not include computer data bases or computer software documentation. Litigation support means administrative, technical, or professional services provided in support of the Government during or in anticipation of litigation. Litigation support contractor means a contractor (including its experts, technical consultants, subcontractors, and suppliers) providing litigation support under a contract that contains the clause at 252.204-7014, Limitations on the Use or Disclosure of Information by Litigation Support Contractors. Sensitive information means controlled unclassified information of a commercial, financial, proprietary, or privileged nature. The term includes technical data and computer software, but does not include information that is lawfully, publicly available without restriction. Technical data means recorded information, regardless of the form or method of the recording, of a scientific or technical nature (including computer software documentation). The term does not include computer software or data incidental to contract administration, such as financial and/or management information.
(b) Notice of authorized disclosures. Notwithstanding any other provision of this solicitation or contract, the Government may disclose to a litigation support contractor, for the sole purpose of litigation support activities, any information, including sensitive information, received-
(1) Within or in connection with a quotation or offer; or
(2) In the performance of or in connection with a contract.
(c) Flowdown. Include the substance of this clause, including this paragraph (c), in all subcontracts, including subcontracts for commercial items.
(End of clause)
Section K - Representations, Certifications and Other Statements of Offerors
CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
52.209-2 Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations--Representation
CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY FULL TEXT
52.204-3 TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION (
(a) Definitions.
Common parent, as used in this provision, means that corporate entity that owns or controls an affiliated group of corporations that files its Federal income tax returns on a consolidated basis, and of which the offeror is a member.
Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN), as used in this provision, means the number required by the
(b) All offerors must submit the information required in paragraphs (d) through (f) 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
(c) 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
(d) Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN).
___ TIN:.--------------------------------------------------------
___ TIN has been applied for.
___ TIN is not required because:
___ 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
___ Offeror is an agency or instrumentality of a foreign government;
___ Offeror is an agency or instrumentality of the Federal Government.
(e) Type of organization.
___ Sole proprietorship;
___ Partnership;
___ Corporate entity (not tax-exempt);
___ Corporate entity (tax-exempt);
___ Government entity (Federal, State, or local);
___ Foreign government;
___ International organization per 26 CFR 1.6049-4;
___ Other--------------------------------------------------------
(f) Common parent.
___ Offeror is not owned or controlled by a common parent as defined in paragraph (a) of this provision.
___ Name and TIN of common parent:
Name-------------------------------------------------------------------
TIN--------------------------------------------------------------------
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52.209-11 REPRESENTATION BY CORPORATIONS REGARDING DELINQUENT TAX LIABILITY OR A FELONY CONVICTION UNDER ANY FEDERAL LAW (
(a) As required by sections 744 and 745 of Division E of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub. L. 113-235), and similar provisions, if contained in subsequent appropriations acts, the Government will not enter into a contract with any corporation that-- (1) Has any unpaid Federal tax liability that has been assessed, for which all judicial and administrative remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, and that is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agreement with the authority responsible for collecting the tax liability, where the awarding agency is aware of the unpaid tax liability, unless an agency has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and made a determination that suspension or debarment is not necessary to protect the interests of the Government; or (2) Was convicted of a felony criminal violation under any Federal law within the preceding 24 months, where the awarding agency is aware of the conviction, unless an agency has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and made a determination that this action is not necessary to protect the interests of the Government. (b) The Offeror represents that-- (1) It is [ ] is not [ ] a corporation that has any unpaid Federal tax liability that has been assessed, for which all judicial and administrative remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, and that is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agreement with the authority responsible for collecting the tax liability; and
(2) It is [ ] is not [ ] a corporation that was convicted of a felony criminal violation under a Federal law within the preceding 24 months.
(End of provision)
52.222-18 CERTIFICATION REGARDING KNOWLEDGE OF CHILD LABOR FOR LISTED END PRODUCTS (
(a) Definition.
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.
(b) Listed end products. The following end product(s) being acquired under this solicitation is (are) included in the List of Products Requiring Contractor Certification as to Forced or Indentured Child Labor, identified by their country of origin. There is a reasonable basis to believe that listed endproducts from the listed countries of origin may have been mined, produced, or manufactured by forced or indentured child labor.
Listed End Product
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Listed Countries of Origin
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(c) Certification. The Government will not make award to an offeror unless the offeror, by checking the appropriate block, certifies to either paragraph (c)(1) or paragraph (c)(2) of this provision.
( ) (1) The offeror will not supply any end product listed in paragraph (b) of this provision that was mined, produced, or manufactured in a corresponding country as listed for that end product.
( ) (2) The offeror may supply an end product listed in paragraph (b) 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 such end product. On the basis of those efforts, the offeror certifies that it is not aware of any such use of child labor.
(End of provision)
52.222-22 PREVIOUS CONTRACTS AND COMPLIANCE REPORTS (
The offeror represents that --
(a) ( ) It has, ( ) has not participated in a previous contract or subcontract subject to the Equal Opportunity clause of this solicitation;
(b) ( ) It has, ( ) has not, filed all required compliance reports; and
(c) Representations indicating submission of required compliance reports, signed by proposed subcontractors, will be obtained before subcontract awards.
(End of provision)
52.222-25 AFFIRMATIVE ACTION COMPLIANCE (
The offeror represents that
(a) [ ] it has developed and has on file, [ ] has not developed and does not have on file, at each establishment, affirmative action programs required by the rules and regulations of the Secretary of Labor (41 CFR 60-1 and 60-2), or
(b) [ ] has not previously had contracts subject to the written affirmative action programs requirement of the rules and regulations of the Secretary of Labor.
(End of provision)
52.225-25 PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTING WITH ENTITIES ENGAGING IN CERTAIN ACTIVITIES OR TRANSACTIONS RELATING TO
(a) Definitions. As used in this provision-- Person-- (1) Means-- (i) A natural person; (ii) A corporation, business association, partnership, society, trust, financial institution, insurer, underwriter, guarantor, and any other business organization, any other nongovernmental entity, organization, or group, and any governmental entity operating as a business enterprise; and (iii) Any successor to any entity described in paragraph (1)(ii) of this definition; and (2) Does not include a government or governmental entity that is not operating as a business enterprise. 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
(1) Represents, to the best of its knowledge and belief, that the offeror does not export any sensitive technology to the government of
(2) 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. These sanctioned activities are in the areas of development of the petroleum resources of
(3) Certifies that the offeror, and any person owned or controlled by the offeror, does not knowingly engage in any transaction that exceeds
(d) Exception for trade agreements. The representation requirement of paragraph (c)(1) and the certification requirements of paragraphs (c)(2) and (c)(3) of this provision do not apply if-
(1) This solicitation includes a trade agreements notice or certification (e.g., 52.225-4, 52.225-6, 52.225-12, 52.225-24, or comparable agency provision); and (2) The offeror has certified that all the offered products to be supplied are designated country end products or designated country construction material.
(End of provision)
252.209-7993 REPRESENTATION BY CORPORATIONS REGARDING AN UNPAID DELINQUENT TAX LIABILITY OR A FELONY CONVICTION UNDER ANY FEDERAL LAW-FISCAL YEAR 2014 APPROPRIATIONS (DEVIATION 2014-OO0009) (
(a) In accordance with sections 8113 and 8114 of the
(2) Was convicted of a felony criminal violation under any Federal law within the preceding 24 months, where the awarding agency is aware of the conviction, unless the agency has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and made a determination that this action is not necessary to protect the interests of the Government.
(b) The Offeror represents that-
(1) It is [ ] is not [ ] a corporation that has any unpaid Federal tax liability that has been assessed, for which all judicial and administrative remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, and that is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agreement with the authority responsible for collecting the tax liability,
(2) It is [ ] is not [ ] a corporation that was convicted of a felony criminal violation under a Federal law within the preceding 24 months.
(End of provision)
Section L - Instructions, Conditions and Notices to Bidders
CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
52.214-34 Submission Of Offers In The English Language
CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
52.217-5 Evaluation Of Options
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