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SOLICITATION NOTICE

R -- Department of Labor (DOL) Employment Verification Services (EVS) Support and Maintenance - Statement of Work

Notice Date

7/26/2016
 

Notice Type

Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
 

NAICS

541612 — Human Resources Consulting Services
 

Contracting Office

Department of Labor, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management, Office of Procurement Services, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW, S-4307, Washington, District of Columbia, 20210-0001, United States
 

ZIP Code

20210-0001
 

Solicitation Number

DOL-OPS-16-R-00044
 

Archive Date

9/10/2016
 

Point of Contact

JAMES JOHNSON, Phone: 2026937161, Erica S. Nemmers,
 

E-Mail Address

johnson.james.m@dol.gov, Nemmers.Erica.S@dol.gov
(johnson.james.m@dol.gov, Nemmers.Erica.S@dol.gov)
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

SOW for EVS Procurement 07-26-2016 Combined Synopsis / Solicitation Employment Verification Services (EVS) Support and Maintenance Procurement This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The combined synopsis/solicitation information is as follows: (1.) Solicitation Number: DOL-OPS-16-R-00044 This solicitation is issued as a Request for Proposal (RFP). (2.) The solicitation and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-88, dated June 15, 2016. (3.) The requirement shall be posted under the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code of 541612 - Human Resources Consulting Services. The Small Business Size Standard for NAICS Code 541612 is $15 Million. The requirement for Employment Verification Services (EVS) Support and Maintenance shall be competed utilizing "Full and Open Competition" with no set-asides. (4.) Required Services: Contract Line Item Number (CLIN) / Quantity / Unit of Measure Base Year: September 29, 2016 through September 28, 2017 CLIN 0001 - Employment Verification Services (EVS) Support and Maintenance The Contractor shall research, analyze, and obtain documentation establishing Contractor / Subcontractor contractual relationship with the Department of Energy (DOE), and maintain a database that tracks the evidence collected that supports Contractor / Subcontractor relationships with the DOE. Quantity: 251 Unit of Measure: Days Option Year 1: September 29, 2017 through September 28, 2018 CLIN 1001 - Employment Verification Services (EVS) Support and Maintenance The Contractor shall research, analyze, and obtain documentation establishing Contractor / Subcontractor contractual relationship with the Department of Energy (DOE), and maintain a database that tracks the evidence collected that supports Contractor / Subcontractor relationships with the DOE. Quantity: 251 Unit of Measure: Days Option Year 2: September 29, 2018 through September 28, 2019 CLIN 2001 - Employment Verification Services (EVS) Support and Maintenance The Contractor shall research, analyze, and obtain documentation establishing Contractor / Subcontractor contractual relationship with the Department of Energy (DOE), and maintain a database that tracks the evidence collected that supports Contractor / Subcontractor relationships with the DOE. Quantity: 251 Unit of Measure: Days Option Year 3: September 29, 2019 through September 28, 2020 CLIN 3001 - Employment Verification Services (EVS) Support and Maintenance The Contractor shall research, analyze, and obtain documentation establishing Contractor / Subcontractor contractual relationship with the Department of Energy (DOE), and maintain a database that tracks the evidence collected that supports Contractor / Subcontractor relationships with the DOE. Quantity: 251 Unit of Measure: Days Option Year 4: September 29, 2020 through September 28, 2021 CLIN 4001 - Employment Verification Services (EVS) Support and Maintenance The Contractor shall research, analyze, and obtain documentation establishing Contractor / Subcontractor contractual relationship with the Department of Energy (DOE), and maintain a database that tracks the evidence collected that supports Contractor / Subcontractor relationships with the DOE. Quantity: 251 Unit of Measure: Days (5.) Description of requirements for the items to be acquired - The Contractor shall provide Employment Verification Services (EVS) Support and Maintenance to support the Department of Labor (DOL) Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP), Division of Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation (DEEOIC). The Contractor shall research, analyze, and obtain documentation establishing Contractor / Subcontractor contractual relationship with the Department of Energy (DOE), and maintain a database that tracks the evidence collected that supports Contractor / Subcontractor relationships with the DOE. Please note that the Government anticipates the award of one (1) Firm Fixed Price (FFP) Contract. For additional information, please refer to the attached Statement of Work (SOW). (6.) Date(s) and place(s) of delivery- The anticipated Period of Performance shall be for one (1) twelve (12) month Base Year and four (4) 12-month Option Years. The anticipated Period of Performance is as follows: Base Year: September 29, 2016 - September 28, 2017 Option Year 1: September 29, 2017 - September 28, 2018 Option Year 2: September 29, 2018 - September 28, 2019 Option Year 3: September 29, 2019 - September 28, 2020 Option Year 4: September 29, 2020 - September 28, 2021 The Government anticipates that work shall be performed off-site at the Contractor's facility or field offices. (7.) The provision at FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial, applies to this acquisition. The Addenda to FAR 52.212-1 is as follows: 1. INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS, AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS - GENERAL a. Offerors are expected to examine this entire solicitation document. Failure to do so will be at the Offeror's own risk. b. Offerors shall furnish the information required by this solicitation. c. Interested Offerors shall submit both an original and redacted proposal. d. OFFEROR CODES: Interested Offerors shall contact the Contract Specialist at johnson.james.m@dol.gov to obtain an alphanumeric Offeror code as its identification code during the procurement process. This code is to be used throughout your proposal in lieu of your company's name or logo. The code shall be clearly identified on each Volume of your proposal. Offerors may propose any code convention for any Subcontractors as long as the code is used consistently throughout the proposal. e. The Government intends to make an award based on initial offers received, without discussion of such offers. Accordingly, each initial offer should be submitted in as complete form as possible and without exception to any provision. During the evaluation process, the Government may, at its discretion enter into clarifications or communications as needed. The Government need not enter into communications or clarifications with all Offerors. In evaluating the proposals, the Government may establish a Competitive Range to reduce the Offerors participating in the competition to only those Offerors most likely to receive the award. Any Offeror eliminated from further consideration will be notified officially in writing. Discussions: If the Government enters into discussions, it will be with those Offerors considered to be within the Competitive Range. During the negotiation process all proposal revisions must be submitted electronically in MS Word track changes format and accompanied by a complete electronic resubmission of the electronic file. f. The Government will not pay any Offeror for preparation of their proposal. g. The Government assumes no liability for disclosure or use of unmarked data and may use or disclose the data for any purpose. Unless restricted, information submitted in response to this request may become subject to disclosure to the public pursuant to the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act (5 USC. 551). h. Proposals shall set forth full, accurate, and complete information as required by this solicitation package (including attachments). The penalty for making false statements in proposals is prescribed in 18 USC. 1001. i. The Government intends to make a single award resulting from this RFP. j. All rules, policies, procedures and standards of FAR Part 15 are expressly not applicable to this acquisition, but some specific FAR Part 15 procedures may, at the Government's discretion, be used in the evaluation process. k. A team of Government personnel will evaluate the proposals. Price will be evaluated but will not be scored or rated. l. Contractors shall be required to follow all applicable Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clauses, as well as all terms and conditions contained in the resulting contract. m. Prices and pricing information must not be included in any part of the non-price proposal. 2. SUBMISSION OF SOLICITATION QUESTIONS Communications and questions concerning this solicitation shall be submitted via email to the Contract Specialist, James Johnson at: johnson.james.m@dol.gov. Offeror questions should be grouped by solicitation section and make reference to the particular Section/subsection number. THE DUE DATE FOR QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS CONCERNING THIS RFP is Tuesday, August 02, 2016, 5:00 P.M. Eastern Time. Questions or requests for extension submitted after the cut-off date may not be considered. Questions shall not be marked with a restrictive legend and shall not include proprietary information. Electronic mail attachments, if included, shall be prepared using Microsoft Office. When submitting questions and comments, please refer to the specific text of the RFP in the following format: Subject: RFP No. DOL-OPS-16-R-00044 Reference: RFP Section ___, Paragraph(s) ____, Page(s) ____. All questions will be answered via e-mail and will be provided to all potential Offerors by the Contracting Officer or Contracting Specialist. 3. PROPOSAL PREPARATION & ORGANIZATION To be considered for award, an Offeror shall submit a proposal in accordance with the instructions of this solicitation. The Offeror shall submit one (1) ORIGINAL and one (1) REDACTED electronic copy via e-mail to the Contract Specialist at: johnson.james.m@dol.gov. Failure to submit redacted copies of the proposal may result in a finding that the proposal is not acceptable. Each MS Word and MS Excel Worksheet electronic page setup of the proposal shall be 8 ½" x 11", including a minimum of ½ inch margins on all four sides of each page within a file sequentially page numbered in the center of the footer. The maximum number of lines of text per page is forty-five. Each Volume shall use the file name and be of the type indicated by the file extension below. Type fonts shall be not less than 10 point, except in graphics where it shall be large enough to be legible. The Volumes are arranged by the Factors used to evaluate the proposal. Each proposal shall contain, at a minimum, the information required for that particular Volume. No classified data shall be submitted as part of the proposal. The expected period of this contract is one (1) Base Year of twelve (12) months; and four (4) twelve (12) month Option Years. 4. PROPOSAL SUBMITTAL a. Proposal Due Date and Time ALL PROPOSAL VOLUMES MUST BE RECEIVED BY THE GOVERNMENT BY 5:00 P.M. EASTERN TIME ON FRIDAY, AUGUST 26, 2016. b. Proposal Submission Proposals shall be submitted electronically via email to: James Johnson, Contract Specialist at: johnson.james.m@dol.gov. HARD COPIES ARE NOT AUTHORIZED OR REQUIRED. IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE VENDOR TO ENSURE THE RECEIPT OF ALL PROPOSAL DOCUMENTS PRIOR TO THE CLOSING DATE. c. Proposal Volumes There is no page limit for proposal volumes. The proposal volumes are as follows: VOLUME 1 - Technical Approach Sub-Factor 1 - Understanding of Requirement Sub-Factor 2 - Research and Interpretation of Department of Energy (DOE) Records Sub-Factor 3 - Access to Union records, Pension Funds, Health Records Sub-Factor 4 - Personnel with Knowledge of DOE history of Atomic Weapons Program Sub-Factor 5 - Public Access to EVS Database VOLUME 2 - Past Performance VOLUME 3 - Price Offerors shall format the electronic file name for submitted proposal volumes as follows: XXXX_EVS_V1_.doc XXXX_ EVS_V2_.doc XXXX_ EVS_V3_.doc For "XXXX" Offerors shall use the Offeror Code Provided. d. Proposal Content The Offeror's proposal shall be formatted as set forth above and shall contain its proposal response to the requirements herein. The proposal shall be clear, concise and shall include sufficient detail for effective evaluation and for substantiating the validity of stated claims. The proposal shall not simply rephrase or restate the Government's requirements but rather shall provide convincing rationale to address how the Offeror intends to meet these requirements. The Government will base its evaluation exclusively on the information presented in the Offeror's proposal, with the exception of the Past Performance volume where the Government reserves the right to base the evaluation on information obtained from other sources. i. Volume 1 - Technical Approach SPECIAL NOTE CONCERNING VOLUME I - TECHNICAL APPROACH: Offerors shall provide a matrix or cross reference of all proposal information to the appropriate area of the solicitation and /or PWS. Offerors are free to use any format for the proposal information matrix such as tables, charts, or embedding the cross references within the proposal text. Technical Approach (Sub-Factor 1 through Sub-Factor 5) The Offeror shall address all requirements for the Technical Approach Factor (Sub-Factor 1 through Sub-Factor 5) and demonstrate the ability to meet or exceed the requirements of the solicitation including any requirement for expertise or specialized skills. The Offeror shall provide a complete and detailed description of its ability to deliver all the services described in the SOW. The Offeror must demonstrate a clear understanding of the scope of work and requirements including the quality, feasibility, practicability, innovativeness, and appropriateness in accomplishing tasks and deliverables of this contract from a technical perspective. The Offeror shall provide a complete and detailed description of its ability to provide a public version of the database, including an estimated timeline / schedule for when the database will be available to the public. Unfounded assertions and general marketing statements will not contribute to a favorable evaluation. The Offeror shall include the staffing strategy, the experience, skill, and qualifications of proposed personnel, as well as the ability of the overall project team to adequately minimize risk and successfully complete requirements of the SOW. The technical proposal may include any metrics and incentives or disincentives proposed by the Offeror. The Offeror's proposal shall include resumes for Key Personnel and also provide a matrix to include the background / experience of the company's proposed Key and Non-Key Personnel mapped to the appropriate SOW tasking. There is no page limit for resume submissions. All personnel shall be ready to begin performing services under the contract on the date of contract award. The Offeror shall provide a Letter of Intent for Key Personnel who are not currently employed by the Offeror or its proposed Subcontractors. The Offeror shall include a chart with proposed personnel assignments for the tasks identified in the SOW. ii. Volume 2 - Past Performance NOTE: The submission of Past Performance Questionnaires is not required. Offerors shall ensure that the Past Performance information is submitted in an original and redacted format. In accordance with FAR 15.305(a)(2)(iv), Offerors without relevant past performance experience, or for whom information on past performance is not available, shall not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on past performance. Offerors must provide a minimum of three (3) Past Performance descriptions to include the following: name of reference; person's title; agency; telephone / cell phone number; e-mail address; contract / order number; contract type; description of work performed; whether or not the contract was performed as a Prime or Subcontractor; and total dollar value. NOTE ON SUBCONTRACTOR PAST PERFORMANCE: If the Offeror submits Past Performance information for work performed as a Subcontractor, then the Past Performance point of contact shall be the Prime Contractor NOT the resulting Customer for whom the services were performed. Offerors shall submit a minimum of three (3) contract references which are recent and relevant. A recent contract is one which is currently being performed, or which was performed, for a minimum of twelve (12) months within the last three (3) years from the date of issuance of this solicitation. Relevant contracts are defined as efforts that are the same as, or similar to, the scope of the efforts required by this solicitation. The contracts identified shall demonstrate the Offeror's performance, or responsibility for performance, of work of similar size and scope to the work outlined in the Statement of Work (SOW). The Government may also utilize the Contractor Performance Assessment Reports (CPAR) contained in the Government's Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS) to evaluate Past Performance. iii. Volume 3 - Price Proposal Offerors shall provide the Firm Fixed Price total for the Base Year and each Option Year. Offerors shall also provide the Grand Total amount proposed for the entire contract (Base Year plus all Option Years). Offerors are free to use a variety of formats (tables, spreadsheets, charts, etc.) to submit the Price Proposal as long as one (1) version of the Price Proposal is submitted in an editable format (such as Microsoft Word, Excel, or other editable format). Prices and pricing information must not be included in any part of the non-price proposal. (8.) The evaluation procedures to be used are as follows: BASIS FOR AWARD (a) The Government will use a Best Value Tradeoff process to make the award decision. The Government intends to award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible Offeror whose proposal represents the Best Value after evaluation in accordance with the following Factors: Factor I - Technical Approach Sub-Factor 1 - Understanding of Requirement Sub-Factor 2 - Research and Interpretation of Department of Energy (DOE) Records Sub-Factor 3 - Access to Union records, Pension Funds, Health Records Sub-Factor 4 - Personnel with Knowledge of DOE history of Atomic Weapons Program Sub-Factor 5 - Public Access to EVS Database Factor II - Past Performance Factor III - Price (b) NOTE: To receive consideration for award, the Technical Approach Sub-Factors must ALL be determined Technically Acceptable to be rated Technically Acceptable under Factor I - Technical Approach. A rating below "Acceptable" in any one Sub-Factor will render an overall Technically Unacceptable rating for Factor 1 - Technical Approach. (c) Offerors are cautioned that an award may not necessarily be made to the lowest price Offeror; or, if non-price Factors are evaluated as comparatively equal between two or more Offerors, price may become a determinative Factor. FACTORS AND THEIR RELATIVE IMPORTANCE (a) RELATIVE ORDER OF IMPORTANCE TERMINOLOGY. An evaluation of all offers will be made in accordance with the criteria set forth below. The evaluation criteria consists of Factors. In order to provide the Offeror with an understanding of the significance assigned by the Government, the Factors are assigned a relative order of importance. The following terminology is used: (1) Significantly More Important. The Factor or Sub-factor is substantially more important than another Factor or Sub-factor. The Factor or Sub-factor is given far more consideration than another factor or sub-factor. (2) More Important. The factor or sub-factor is greater in value than another factor, but not as much as a significantly more important factor or sub-factor. The factor or sub-factor is given more consideration than another factor or sub-factor. (3) Equal. The factor or sub-factor is the same in value as another factor or sub-factor. (b) RELATIVE ORDER OF IMPORTANCE OF FACTORS. (1) Factor Order of Importance a) The Technical Approach Factor is significantly more important than the Past Performance Factor. b) The Past Performance Factor is More Important than the Price Factor. c) All non-Price evaluation factors, when combined, are Significantly More Important than the Price Factor. EVALUATION APPROACH All proposals shall be subject to evaluation by a team of Government personnel. EVALUATION CRITERIA FACTOR I - Technical Approach Sub-Factor 1 through Sub-Factor 5: Sub-Factor 1: Understanding of the Requirement The Government will evaluate the Offeror's proposed ability to conduct research into the DOE records, interpret those records for contractual agreements with the DOE facilities, and to maintain a database of information linking the Contractor/Subcontractor to a DOE facility. The Offeror shall submit a proposal that demonstrates its understanding of the work described in Part 5 of the SOW. Sub-Factor 2: Research and Interpretation of Department of Energy Records The Government will evaluate the Offeror's proposed expertise in researching and interpreting DOE contractual agreements and other various forms of documentation to identify those Contractors/Subcontractor contractual agreements with covered DOE facilities. Sub-Factor 3: Access to Union records, Pension Funds, Health Records The Government will evaluate the Offeror's proposed ability to access union records, pension funds, health records, and former worker program records. Sub-Factor 4: Personnel with Knowledge of DOE history of Atomic Weapons Program The Government will evaluate the Offeror's proposed experience and qualifications of all Contractor Key and Non-Key Personnel. Sub-Factor 5: Public Access to EVS Database The Government will evaluate the quality, feasibility, practicability, innovativeness, and appropriateness of the Offeror's proposed ability to provide a public version of the database, including an estimated timeline / schedule for when the database will be available to the public. In order to provide the Offeror with an understanding of the value assigned by the Government, the criteria are being included below. From those single ratings, an overall rating will be determined. The following adjectival rating scale / descriptions will be used to evaluate Factor I - Technical Approach. Exceptional - Proposal meets requirements and indicates an exceptional approach and understanding of the requirements. Strengths far outweigh any weaknesses. Good - Proposal meets requirements and indicates a thorough approach and understanding of the requirements. Proposal contains strengths which outweigh any weaknesses. Acceptable - Proposal meets requirements and indicates an adequate approach and understanding of the requirements. Strengths and weaknesses are offsetting or will have little or no impact on contract performance. Marginal - Proposal does not clearly meet all requirements and has not demonstrated an adequate approach and understanding of the requirements. The proposal has one or more weaknesses which are not offset by strengths. Unacceptable - Proposal does not meet all requirements and contains one or more deficiencies. FACTOR II - Past Performance Past Performance shall be evaluated in accordance with FAR 15.305. The offer will be evaluated on the currency, size, scope, and responsibilities of the Offeror in engagements relevant to the requirements of this contract. In accordance with FAR 15.305(a)(2)(iv), Offerors without relevant Past Performance experience, or for whom information on Past Performance is not available, shall not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on Past Performance. The Government will evaluate Past Performance information submitted by the Offeror. The Government may also use references and other sources such as the Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS) when evaluating Past Performance. Offerors will be evaluated on the extent and quality of their own corporate Past Performance (including that of established affiliates, subsidiaries, units or divisions of the Offeror's own company or parent company that are being proposed to support this effort). As such, the Offeror's own corporate Past Performance (as a Prime Contractor) will be weighed significantly more heavily than the Offeror's experience as a Subcontractor. Past Performance information performed entirely by an Offeror's proposed Subcontractor, or the proposed Subcontractor and an entity other than the Offeror will not be evaluated. After reviewing all recent and relevant Past Performance references, assessing the Offeror's quality of performance under those references, and considering all other sources of Past Performance data, the Government will use the adjectival ratings below to provide an overall Past Performance confidence assessment rating: Substantial Confidence - Based on the Offeror's recent/relevant performance record, the Government has a high expectation that the Offeror will successfully perform the required effort. Satisfactory Confidence - Based on the Offeror's recent/relevant performance record, the Government has a reasonable expectation that the Offeror will successfully perform the required effort. Limited Confidence - Based on the Offeror's recent/relevant performance record, the Government has a low expectation that the Offeror will successfully perform the required effort. No Confidence - Based on the Offeror's recent/relevant performance record, the Government has a no expectation that the Offeror will successfully perform the required effort. Unknown Confidence (Neutral) - No recent/relevant performance record is available or the Offeror's performance record is so sparse that no meaningful confidence assessment rating can be reasonably assigned. FACTOR III - Price The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by evaluating prices for the Base Year and Option Years. Offers that do not include prices for the Option Years may be rejected and may not be considered further for award. Evaluation of options will not obligate the Government to exercise the options. The Price/Cost proposed will be evaluated, but not scored. The Contracting Officer and the Price Evaluation Team will use all methods available to evaluate the proposed prices. Price evaluation will commence upon final consensus ratings of the technical evaluation. The Contracting Officer (CO) and the Price Evaluation Team will review and evaluate the price proposals. The prices proposed will not be scored. Each Offeror's price/cost proposal will be evaluated to determine whether the proposal observes reasonableness and realism. As part of its evaluation, the Government will consider the Firm Fixed Price totals for the Base Year and Option Years. Prices will be evaluated for fairness and reasonableness using the techniques in FAR 15.404-1(b)(2). The price evaluation may consider some or all of the following: 1. Comparison to other Offeror's proposals 2. Comparison to historical data 3. Comparison of proposed prices with prices obtained through market research for the same or similar items No adjectival ratings will be used to evaluate Price. (9.) All Offerors shall include a completed copy of the provision at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items, with its offer. (10.) FAR Clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items, shall apply to this acquisition by reference-no addenda shall be attached. (11.) FAR Clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, shall apply to this acquisition. Specifically, the following FAR Clauses shall apply: 52.212-5 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT STATUTES OR EXECUTIVE ORDERS--COMMERCIAL ITEMS (JUN 2016) (a) The Contractor shall comply with the following Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clauses, which are incorporated in this contract by reference, to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items: (1) 52.209-10, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations (Nov 2015) (2) 52.233-3, Protest After Award (AUG 1996) (31 U.S.C. 3553). (3) 52.233-4, Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (OCT 2004) (Public Laws 108-77, 108-78 (19 U.S.C. 3805 note)). (b) The Contractor shall comply with the FAR clauses in this paragraph (b) that the contracting officer has indicated as being incorporated in this contract by reference to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items: _X_ (1) 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government (Sept 2006), with Alternate I (Oct 1995) (41 U.S.C. 4704 and 10 U.S.C. 2402). _X_ (2) 52.203-13, Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct (Oct 2015) (41 U.S.C. 3509). ___ (3) 52.203-15, Whistleblower Protections under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Jun 2010) (Section 1553 of Pub L. 111-5) (Applies to contracts funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009). _X_ (4) 52.204-10, Reporting Executive compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (Oct 2015) (Pub. L. 109-282) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note). ___ (5) [Reserved] ___ (6) 52.204-14, Service Contract Reporting Requirements (Jan 2014) (Pub. L. 111-117, section 743 of Div. C). ___ (7) 52.204-15, Service Contract Reporting Requirements for Indefinite-Delivery Contracts (Jan 2014) (Pub. L. 111-117, section 743 of Div. C). _X_ (8) 52.209-6, Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment (Oct 2015) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note). ___ (9) 52.209-9, Updates of Publicly Available Information Regarding Responsibility Matters (Jul 2013) (41 U.S.C. 2313). ___ (10) [Reserved] ___ (11) (i) 52.219-3, Notice of HUBZone Set-Aside or Sole-Source Award (Nov 2011) (15 U.S.C. 657a). ___ (ii) Alternate I (Nov 2011) of 52.219-3. ___ (12) (i) 52.219-4, Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns (Oct 2014) (if the offeror elects to waive the preference, it shall so indicate in its offer)(15 U.S.C. 657a). ___ (ii) Alternate I (Jan2011) of 52.219-4. ___ (13) [Reserved] ___ (14) (i) 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Aside (Nov 2011) (15 U.S.C. 644). ___ (ii) Alternate I (Nov 2011). ___ (iii) Alternate II (Nov 2011). ___ (15) (i) 52.219-7, Notice of Partial Small Business Set-Aside (June 2003) (15 U.S.C. 644). ___ (ii) Alternate I (Oct 1995) of 52.219-7. ___ (iii) Alternate II (Mar 2004) of 52.219-7. _X_ (16) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (Oct 2014) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(2) and (3)). ___ (17) (i) 52.219-9, Small Business Subcontracting Plan (Oct 2015) (15 U.S.C. 637 (d)(4)). ___ (ii) Alternate I (Oct 2001) of 52.219-9. ___ (iii) Alternate II (Oct 2001) of 52.219-9. ___ (iv) Alternate III (Oct 2015) of 52.219-9. ___ (18) 52.219-13, Notice of Set-Aside of Orders (Nov 2011) (15 U.S.C. 644(r)). ___ (19) 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting (Nov 2011) (15 U.S.C. 637(a)(14)). ___ (20) 52.219-16, Liquidated Damages-Subcontracting Plan (Jan 1999) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(4)(F)(i)). ___ (21) 52.219-27, Notice of Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside (Nov 2011) (15 U.S.C. 657f). _X_ (22) 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Representation (Jul 2013) (15 U.S.C. 632(a)(2)). ___ (23) 52.219-29, Notice of Set-Aside for, or Sole Source Award to, Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business Concerns (Dec 2015) (15 U.S.C. 637(m)). ___ (24) 52.219-30, Notice of Set-Aside for, or Sole Source Award to, Women-Owned Small Business Concerns Eligible Under the Women-Owned Small Business Program (Dec 2015) (15 U.S.C. 637(m)). _X_ (25) 52.222-3, Convict Labor (June 2003) (E.O. 11755). _X_ (26) 52.222-19, Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (Feb 2016) (E.O. 13126). _X_ (27) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Apr 2015). _X_ (28) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Apr 2015) (E.O. 11246). _X_ (29) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (Oct 2015) (38 U.S.C. 4212). _X_ (30) 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (Jul 2014) (29 U.S.C. 793). _X_ (31) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans (Feb 2016) (38 U.S.C. 4212). _X_ (32) 52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act (Dec 2010) (E.O. 13496). _X_ (33) (i) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (Mar 2015) (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O. 13627). ___ (ii) Alternate I (Mar 2015) of 52.222-50, (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O. 13627). ___ (34) 52.222-54, Employment Eligibility Verification (Oct 2015). (E. O. 12989). (Not applicable to the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items or certain other types of commercial items as prescribed in 22.1803.) ___ (35) (i) 52.223-9, Estimate of Percentage of Recovered Material Content for EPA-Designated Items (May 2008) (42 U.S.C. 6962(c)(3)(A)(ii)). (Not applicable to the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items.) ___ (ii) Alternate I (May 2008) of 52.223-9 (42 U.S.C. 6962(i)(2)(C)). (Not applicable to the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items.) ___ (36) 52.223-11, Ozone-Depleting Substances and High Global Warming Potential Hydrofluorocarbons (Jun 2016) (E.O.13693). ___ (37) 52.223-12, Maintenance, Service, Repair, or Disposal of Refrigeration Equipment and Air Conditioners (Jun 2016) (E.O. 13693). ___ (38) (i) 52.223-13, Acquisition of EPEAT® -Registered Imaging Equipment (Jun 2014) (E.O.s 13423 and 13514 ___ (ii) Alternate I (Oct 2015) of 52.223-13. ___ (39) (i) 52.223-14, Acquisition of EPEAT® -Registered Television (Jun 2014) (E.O.s 13423 and 13514). ___ (ii) Alternate I (Jun 2014) of 52.223-14. ___ (40) 52.223-15, Energy Efficiency in Energy-Consuming Products (Dec 2007) (42 U.S.C. 8259b). ___ (41) (i) 52.223-16, Acquisition of EPEAT® -Registered Personal Computer Products (Oct 2015) (E.O.s 13423 and 13514). ___ (ii) Alternate I (Jun 2014) of 52.223-16. _X_ (42) 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging while Driving (Aug 2011) (E.O. 13513). ___ (43) 25.223-20, Aerosols (Jun 2016) (E.O. 13693). ___ (44) 52.223-21, Foams (Jun 2016) (E.O. 13696). ___ (45) 52.225-1, Buy American--Supplies (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 83). ___ (46) (i) 52.225-3, Buy American--Free Trade Agreements--Israeli Trade Act (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 83, 19 U.S.C. 3301 note, 19 U.S.C. 2112 note, 19 U.S.C. 3805 note, 19 U.S.C. 4001 note, Pub. L. 103-182, 108-77, 108-78, 108-286, 108-302, 109-53, 109-169, 109-283, 110-138, 112-41, 112-42, and 112-43). ___ (ii) Alternate I (May 2014) of 52.225-3. ___ (iii) Alternate II (May 2014) of 52.225-3. ___ (iv) Alternate III (May 2014) of 52.225-3. ___ (47) 52.225-5, Trade Agreements (Feb 2016) (19 U.S.C. 2501, et seq., 19 U.S.C. 3301 note). ___ (48) 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (Jun 2008) (E.O.'s, proclamations, and statutes administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury). ___ (49) 52.225-26, Contractors Performing Private Security Functions Outside the United States (Jul 2013) (Section 862, as amended, of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008; 10 U.S.C. 2302 Note). ___ (50) 52.226-4, Notice of Disaster or Emergency Area Set-Aside (Nov 2007) (42 U.S.C. 5150). ___ (51) 52.226-5, Restrictions on Subcontracting Outside Disaster or Emergency Area (Nov 2007) (42 U.S.C. 5150). ___ (52) 52.232-29, Terms for Financing of Purchases of Commercial Items (Feb 2002) (41 U.S.C. 4505), 10 U.S.C. 2307(f)). ___ (53) 52.232-30, Installment Payments for Commercial Items (Oct 1995) (41 U.S.C. 4505, 10 U.S.C. 2307(f)). _X_ (54) 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer- System for Award Management (Jul 2013) (31 U.S.C. 3332). ___ (55) 52.232-34, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Other Than System for Award Management (Jul 2013) (31 U.S.C. 3332). ___ (56) 52.232-36, Payment by Third Party (May 2014) (31 U.S.C. 3332). ___ (57) 52.239-1, Privacy or Security Safeguards (Aug 1996) (5 U.S.C. 552a). ___ (58) (i) 52.247-64, Preference for Privately Owned U.S.-Flag Commercial Vessels (Feb 2006) (46 U.S.C. Appx 1241(b) and 10 U.S.C. 2631). ___ (ii) Alternate I (Apr 2003) of 52.247-64. (c) The Contractor shall comply with the FAR clauses in this paragraph (c), applicable to commercial services, that the Contracting Officer has indicated as being incorporated in this contract by reference to implement provisions of law or executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items: ___ (1) 52.222-17, Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers (May 2014) (E.O. 13495) ___ (2) 52.222-41, Service Contract Labor Standards (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67.). ___ (3) 52.222-42, Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires (May 2014) (29 U.S.C. 206 and 41 U.S.C. chapter 67). ___ (4) 52.222-43, Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Labor Standards -- Price Adjustment (Multiple Year and Option Contracts) (May 2014) (29 U.S.C.206 and 41 U.S.C. chapter 67). ___ (5) 52.222-44, Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Labor Standards -- Price Adjustment (May 2014) (29 U.S.C. 206 and 41 U.S.C. chapter 67). ___ (6) 52.222-51, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Maintenance, Calibration, or Repair of Certain Equipment--Requirements (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67). ___ (7) 52.222-53, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Certain Services--Requirements (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67). ___ (8) 52.222-55, Minimum Wages Under Executive Order 13658 (Dec 2015) (E.O. 13658). ___ (9) 52.226-6, Promoting Excess Food Donation to Nonprofit Organizations. (May 2014) (42 U.S.C. 1792). ___ (10) 52.237-11, Accepting and Dispensing of $1 Coin (Sep 2008) (31 U.S.C. 5112(p)(1)). (d) Comptroller General Examination of Record The Contractor shall comply with the provisions of this paragraph (d) if this contract was awarded using other than sealed bid, is in excess of the simplified acquisition threshold, and does not contain the clause at 52.215-2, Audit and Records -- Negotiation. (1) The Comptroller General of the United States, or an authorized representative of the Comptroller General, shall have access to and right to examine any of the Contractor's directly pertinent records involving transactions related to this contract. (2) The Contractor shall make available at its offices at all reasonable times the records, materials, and other evidence for examination, audit, or reproduction, until 3 years after final payment under this contract or for any shorter period specified in FAR Subpart 4.7, Contractor Records Retention, of the other clauses of this contract. If this contract is completely or partially terminated, the records relating to the work terminated shall be made available for 3 years after any resulting final termination settlement. Records relating to appeals under the disputes clause or to litigation or the settlement of claims arising under or relating to this contract shall be made available until such appeals, litigation, or claims are finally resolved. (3) As used in this clause, records include books, documents, accounting procedures and practices, and other data, regardless of type and regardless of form. This does not require the Contractor to create or maintain any record that the Contractor does not maintain in the ordinary course of business or pursuant to a provision of law. (e) (1) Notwithstanding the requirements of the clauses in paragraphs (a), (b), (c) and (d) of this clause, the Contractor is not required to flow down any FAR clause, other than those in this paragraph (e)(1) in a subcontract for commercial items. Unless otherwise indicated below, the extent of the flow down shall be as required by the clause- (i) 52.203-13, Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct (Oct 2015) (41 U.S.C. 3509). (ii) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (Oct 2014) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(2) and (3)), in all subcontracts that offer further subcontracting opportunities. If the subcontract (except subcontracts to small business concerns) exceeds $700,000 ($1.5 million for construction of any public facility), the subcontractor must include 52.219-8 in lower tier subcontracts that offer subcontracting opportunities. (iii) 52.222-17, Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers (May 2014) (E.O. 13495). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (1) of FAR clause 52.222-17. (iv) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Apr 2015). (v) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Apr 2015) (E.O. 11246). (vi) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (Oct 2015) (38 U.S.C. 4212). (vii) 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (Jul 2014) (29 U.S.C. 793). (viii) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans (Feb 2016) (38 U.S.C. 4212). (ix) 52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act (Dec 2010) (E.O. 13496). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (f) of FAR clause 52.222-40. (x) 52.222-41, Service Contract Labor Standards (May 2014), (41 U.S.C. chapter 67). (xi) ____ (A) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (Mar 2015) (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O. 13627). ___ (B) Alternate I (Mar 2015) of 52.222-50 (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 E.O. 13627). (xii) 52.222-51, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Maintenance, Calibration, or Repair of Certain Equipment--Requirements (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67.) (xiii) 52.222-53, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Certain Services--Requirements (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67) (xiv) 52.222-54, Employment Eligibility Verification (Oct 2015) (E. O. 12989). (xv) 52.222-55, Minimum Wages Under Executive Order 13658 (Dec 2015). (xvi) 52.225-26, Contractors Performing Private Security Functions Outside the United States (Jul 2013) (Section 862, as amended, of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008; 10 U.S.C. 2302 Note). (xvii) 52.226-6, Promoting Excess Food Donation to Nonprofit Organizations. (May 2014) (42 U.S.C. 1792). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (e) of FAR clause 52.226-6. (xviii) 52.247-64, Preference for Privately-Owned U.S. Flag Commercial Vessels (Feb 2006) (46 U.S.C. Appx 1241(b) and 10 U.S.C. 2631). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (d) of FAR clause 52.247-64. (2) While not required, the Contractor may include in its subcontracts for commercial items a minimal number of additional clauses necessary to satisfy its contractual obligations. (End of Clause) (12.) Additional Contract Requirements: The following clauses are also included in Solicitation Number DOL-OPS-16-R-00044: 52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference. (FEB 1998) This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es): http://farsite.hill.af.mil (End of clause) 52.202-1 Definitions (Jul 2004) 52.204-9 Personal Identity Verification of Contractor Personnel (Sept 2007) 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items (Feb 2012) 52.215-8 Order of Precedence - Uniform Contract Format (Oct 1997) 52.223-5 Pollution Prevention and Right-To-Know Information (Aug 2003) 52.232-1 Payments (Apr 1984) 52.232-11 Extras (Apr 1984) 52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (Oct 2004) 52.237-2 Protection of Government Buildings, Equipment, and Vegetation (Apr 1984) 52.244-6 Subcontracts for Commercial Items (Dec 2010) 52.245-1 Government Property, Alternate I (Apr 2012) 52.245-9 Use and charges (Apr 2012) 52.249-1 Termination For Convenience of the Government (Fixed-Price) (Short Form) (Apr 1984) 52.253-1 Computer Generated Forms (Jan 1991) 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 two (2) days before the contract expires. 52.217-9 Option To Extend The Term Of The Contract (MAR 2000) (a) The Government may extend the term of this contract by written notice to the Contractor within one (1) day; provided that the Government gives the Contractor a preliminary written notice of its intent to extend at least two (2) 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 60 months. DOL - DOL 2012-01 - ORGANIZATIONAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST CLAUSE - OCI-1 EXCLUSION FROM FUTURE AGENCY CONTRACTS (DECEMBER 2012) OCI-1 Exclusion from Future Agency Contracts (DECEMBER 2012) This clause supplements the FAR provisions on organizational conflicts of interest, located at FAR subpart 9.500 and should be read in conjunction with these provisions. To the extent there is any inconsistency or confusion between the two provisions, the FAR provision controls. (a) Work under this contract may create a future organizational conflict of interest (OCI) that could prohibit the Contractor from competing for, or being awarded, future Government contracts. The following examples illustrate situations in which organizational conflicts of interest may arise. They are not all inclusive, but will be used by the Contracting Officer as general guidance in individual contract situations: (1) Unequal Access to Information. The performance of this contract may provide access to "nonpublic information," which could provide the contractor an unfair competitive advantage in later solicitations or competitions for other DOL contracts. Such an advantage could be perceived as unfair by a competing vendor who is not given similar access to the same nonpublic information that is related to the future procurement action. If you, as a contractor, in performing this contract, obtain nonpublic information that is relevant to a future procurement action, you may be required to submit and negotiate an acceptable mitigation plan prior to being deemed eligible to compete on the future action. Alternatively, the "nonpublic information" may be provided to all offerors. (2) Biased Ground Rules. Your contract with DOL may have, in some fashion, established important "ground rules" for another DOL procurement in which you may desire to be a competitor. For example, this contract may involve you drafting the statement of work, specifications, or evaluation criteria for a future DOL procurement. The primary concern, in any such situation, is that any such firm could skew the competition, whether intentionally or not, or be perceived as having skewed the competition, in its own favor. If the requirements of this DOL contract anticipate the contractor may be placed in a position to establish important ground rules, including but not limited to those described herein, the contractor may be precluded from competing in the related action or, if possible, may be required to submit and negotiate an acceptable mitigation plan. (3) Impaired Objectivity. The performance of this contract may result in the contractor being placed in a situation where it is able, or required, to provide assessment and evaluation findings concerning itself, another business division, a subsidiary or affiliate, or other entity with which it has a significant financial relationship. The concern in this case is that the contractor's ability to render impartial advice to DOL could appear to be undermined by the contractor's financial or other business relationship to the entity whose work product is being assessed or evaluated. In these situations, a "walling off" of lines of communication between entities or divisions may be acceptable, but it also may not be sufficient to remove the perception that the objectivity of the contractor has been tainted. If the requirements of the DOL procurement indicate that a contractor may be placed in a position to provide evaluations and assessments of itself or other entities with which it has a significant financial relationship, the affected contractor should notify DOL immediately. The contractor may also be required to provide a mitigation plan that includes recusal by the contractor from one of the affected contracts. Such recusal might include divestiture of the work to a third party. (b) In order to prevent a future OCI of any kind, the Contractor shall be subject to the following restrictions: (1) The Contractor may be excluded from competition for, or award of, any government contracts as to which, in the course of performing another contract, the Contractor has received nonpublic and competitively relevant information before such information has been made generally available to other persons or firms. (2) The Contractor may be excluded from competition for, or award of, any government contract for which the contractor actually assisted or participated in the development of specifications or statements of work. (3) The Contractor may be excluded from competition for or award of, any government contract which calls for it to evaluate itself, any affiliate, or any products or services produced or performed thereby. (4) The Contractor may be excluded from competition for, or award of, any government contract calling for the production or performance of any product or service for which the Contractor participated in the development of requirements or definitions pursuant to another contract. (c) This clause shall not exclude the Contractor from performing work under any modification to this contract or from competing for award of any future contract for work that is the same or similar to work performed under this contract, so long as the conditions above are not present. This clause does not prohibit an incumbent from competing on a follow-on competition but the Contracting Officer may require a mitigation plan or other steps as needed to ensure that there has not been an unequal access to nonpublic competitively sensitive information. (d) The term "contractor" as used in this clause, includes any person, firm or corporation that owns or controls, or is owned or controlled by, the contractor. The term also includes the corporate officers of the contractor. (e) The agency may in its sole discretion, waive any provisions of this clause if deemed in the best interest of the Government. The exclusions contained in this clause shall apply for the duration of this contract and for three (3) years after completion and acceptance of all work performed hereunder, or such other period as the Contracting Officer shall direct. (f) If any provision of this clause excludes the Contractor from competition for, or award of any contract, the Contractor shall not be permitted to serve as a subcontractor, at any tier, on such contract. This clause shall be incorporated into any subcontracts or consultant agreements awarded under this contract unless the Contracting Officer determines otherwise. (End of Clause) DOL - DOL CLASS DEVIATION 2015-0002 (52.203-98 PROVISION) - PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTING WITH ENTITIES THAT REQUIRE CERTAIN INTERNAL CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENTS - REPRESENTATION (MARCH 2015) (a) In accordance with Section 743 of Division E, Title VII, of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Resolution Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub. L. 113-235), Government agencies are not permitted to use funds appropriated (or otherwise made available) under that or any other Act for contracts with an entity that requires employees or subcontractors of such entity seeking to report fraud, waste, or abuse to sign internal confidentiality agreements or statements prohibiting or otherwise restricting such employees or subcontractors from lawfully reporting such waste, fraud, or abuse to a designated investigative or law enforcement representative of a Federal department or agency authorized to receive such information. (b) The prohibition in paragraph (a) of this provision does not contravene requirements applicable to Standard Form 312, Form 4414, or any other form issued by a Federal department or agency governing the nondisclosure of classified information. (c) Representation. By submission of its offer, the Offeror represents that it does not require employees or subcontractors of such entity seeking to report fraud, waste, or abuse to sign internal confidentiality agreements or statements prohibiting or otherwise restricting such employees or subcontractors from lawfully reporting such waste, fraud, or abuse to a designated investigative or law enforcement representative of a Federal department or agency authorized to receive such information. (End of provision) DOL - DOL 2014-03 - SECTION 508 - (JUNE 2014) Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act, as amended in 1998 by Public Law 105-220 (the Workforce Investment Act), applies to Federal Agencies and the Contractors acting in support of the Agency. The Contractor is required to provide Section 508 systems and components when Federal agencies develop, procure, maintain, or use Electronic and Information Technology (EIT). The contractor shall ensure that its system and components allow Federal employees and members of the public with disabilities to access and use of information and data that is comparable to the access afforded Federal employees and members of the public who are not individuals with disabilities. The term electronic and information technology includes, but is not limited to, computers, printers, software applications, telecommunications products (such as telephones), information kiosks and transaction machines, Internet/Intranet sites, multimedia, and office equipment such as copiers and fax machines. For all EIT procured, maintained, developed or used at DOL to include electronic documents, software, websites and webpages created or maintained by the Contractor, in order to meet Section 508 accessibility requirements, the Contractor shall: 1. Provide summary narrative text descriptions or a data tables describing each complex graphic (e.g., pie graphs, line graphs, maps, bar graphs, flow charts) in a separate comma-separated values/character-separated values (CSV) file. 2. Label each figure or graphic image with an alternate text description. 3. Contracted vendor support staffs producing EIT deliverables must have a working knowledge of Section 508 and performing Quality Assurance Testing for Section 508; must include this information for the individuals proposed on the contract. 4. Contractors are responsible for having updated authoring and testing tools to produce Section 508 output on their own; the Government will not provide these tools. 5. Unless otherwise stated in the specification of the Contract, two digital copies of any report over 25 pages shall be delivered in media formats readable by Windows-based programs; one copy shall be formatted in Microsoft Word and the second shall be in the Portable Document Format (PDF). Color and/or black & white PDFs are acceptable. Unless permitted by the specifications, reports shall not be submitted in HTML format. Additional information about accessibility standards related to Section 508 may be found at: http://section508.gov/ The Section 508 Standards provide the minimum Government requirements. Additional information on creating accessible.pdf files is available at: http://www.section508.gov/docs/pdfguidanceforgovernment.pdf. (13.) Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) and assigned rating: N/A. (14.) Due Date for Proposals: It is requested that you submit a proposal or response by Friday, August 26, 2016, no later than 5:00 PM EST. 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