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  CLAUSES                                                                                           

  1            Clauses By                                                           [2](#_toc_01)   
               Reference                                                                            

  2                        Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement                      [2](#_toc_02)
                           Statutes or Executive Orders\--Commercial Items                          

  3                        Instructions to Offerors\--Commercial Items                              [6](#_toc_03)

  4                        Evaluation - Commercial Items                                            [8](#_toc_04)

  5                        Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial                  [9](#_toc_05)
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  6                        Scope of Work                                                            [18](#_toc_06)

  7                        Department of Labor Wage Rates                                           [24](#_toc_07)
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  []{#_toc_01   52.252-02   Clauses Incorporated by Reference                
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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):

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  **Clause**        **Title**                                **Date**

  52.212-04         Contract Terms and                       February 2007
                    Conditions\--Commercial Items            
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  []{#_toc_02   52.212-05   Contract Terms and Conditions Required to        May 2008
  .anchor}2                 Implement Statutes or Executive                  
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\(a\) 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:

\(1\) 52.233-03, Protest after Award (AUG 1996) (31 U.S.C. 3553).

\(2\) 52.233-04, Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (OCT 2004)
(Pub. L. 108-77, 108-78)

\(b\) 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:

\_\_\_ (1) 52.203-06, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the
Government (Sept 2006), with Alternate I (Oct 1995) (41 U.S.C. 253g and
10 U.S.C. 2402).

\_\_\_ (2) 52.219-03, Notice of Total HUBZone Small Business Set-Aside
(Jan 1999) (15 U.S.C 657a).

\_\_\_ (3) 52.219-04, Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone
Small Business Concerns (JULY 2005) (if the offeror elects to waive the
preference, it shall so indicate in its offer) (15 U.S.C 657a).

\_\_\_ (4) \[Reserved\]

X\_\_\_ (5)(i) 52.219-06, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (June
2003) (15 U.S.C. 644).

\_\_\_ (ii) Alternate I (Oct 1995) of 52.219-6.

\_\_\_ (iii) Alternate II (Mar 2004) of 52.219-6.

\_\_\_ (6)(i) 52.219-07 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.

\_\_\_ (7) 52.219-08, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (May 2004)
(15 U.S.C. 637 (d)(2) and (3)).

\_\_\_ (8)(i) 52.219-09, Small Business Subcontracting Plan (NOV 2007)
(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.

\_\_\_ (9) 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting (Dec 1996) (15
U.S.C. 637(a)(14)).

\_\_\_ (10) 52.219-16, Liquidated Damages---Subcontracting Plan (JAN
1999) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(4)(F)(i)).

\_\_\_ (11)(i) 52.219-23, Notice of Price Evaluation Adjustment for
Small Disadvantaged Business Concerns (SEPT 2005) (10 U.S.C. 2323) (if
the offeror elects to waive the adjustment, it shall so indicate in its
offer).

\_\_\_ (ii) Alternate I (June 2003) of 52.219-23.

\_\_\_ (12) 52.219-25, Small Disadvantaged Business Participation
Program\--Disadvantaged Status and Reporting (Oct 1999) (Pub. L.
103-355, section 7102, and 10 U.S.C. 2323).

\_\_\_ (13) 52.219-26, Small Disadvantaged Business Participation
Program\--Incentive Subcontracting (Oct 2000) (Pub. L. 103-355, section
7102, and 10 U.S.C. 2323).

\_\_\_ (14) 52.219-27, Notice of Total Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned
Small Business Set-Aside (May 2004) (15 U.S.C. 657 f).

X\_\_\_ (15) 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program
Rerepresentation (JUNE 2007) (15 U.S.C. 632(a)(2)).

X\_\_\_ (16) 52.222-03, Convict Labor (June 2003) (E.O. 11755).

X\_\_\_ (17) 52.222-19, Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and
Remedies (FEB 2008) (E.O. 13126).

X\_\_\_ (18) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Feb 1999).

X\_\_\_ (19) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (MAR 2007) (E.O. 11246).

\_\_\_ (20) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Special Disabled Veterans,
Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans (SEPT 2006) (38
U.S.C. 4212).

X\_\_\_ (21) 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities
(Jun 1998) (29 U.S.C. 793).

\_\_\_ (22) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans,
Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans (SEPT 2006) (38
U.S.C. 4212).

\_\_\_ (23) 52.222-39, Notification of Employee Rights Concerning
Payment of Union Dues or Fees (Dec 2004) (E.O. 13201).

X\_\_ (24)(i)52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (AUG 2007)
(Applies to all contracts).

\_\_ (ii) Alternate I (AUG 2007) of 52.222-50.

\_\_\_ (25)(i) 52.223-09, Estimate of Percentage of Recovered Material
Content for EPA-Designated Products (Aug 2000) (42 U.S.C.
6962(c)(3)(A)(ii)).

\_\_\_ (ii) Alternate I (Aug 2000) of 52.223-9 (42 U.S.C.
6962(i)(2)(C)).

\_\_\_ (26) 52.223-15, Energy Efficiency in Energy-Consuming Products
(DEC 2007) (42 U.S.C. 8259b).

\_\_\_(27)(i) 52.223-16, IEEE 1680 Standard for the Environmental
Assessment of Personal Computer Products (DEC 2007) (E.O. 13423).

\_\_\_(ii) Alternate I (DEC 2007) of 52.223-16.

X\_\_\_ (28) 52.225-01, Buy American Act---Supplies (June 2003) (41
U.S.C. 10a-10d).

\_\_\_ (29)(i)52.225-03, Buy American Act---Free Trade
Agreements---Israeli Trade Act (AUG 2007) (41 U.S.C. 10a-10d, 19 U.S.C.
3301 note, 19 U.S.C. 2112 note, Pub. L. 108-77, 108-78, 108-286, 109-53
and 109-169.

\_\_\_ (ii) Alternate I (Jan 2004) of 52.225-3.

\_\_\_ (iii) Alternate II (Jan 2004) of 52.225-3.

\_\_\_ (30) 52.225-05, Trade Agreements (NOV 2007) (19 U.S.C. 2501, et
seq., 19 U.S.C. 3301 note).

X\_\_\_ (31) 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (Feb
2006) (E.o.s, proclamations, and statutes administered by the Office of
Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury).

\_\_\_ (32) 52.226-04, Notice of Disaster or Emergency Area Set-Aside
(NOV 2007) (42 U.S.C. 5150).

\_\_\_ (33) 52.226-05, Restrictions on Subcontracting Outside Disaster
or Emergency Area (NOV 2007) (42 U.S.C. 5150).

\_\_\_ (34) 52.232-29, Terms for Financing of Purchases of Commercial
Items (Feb 2002) (41 U.S.C. 255(f), 10 U.S.C. 2307(f)).

\_\_\_ (35) 52.232-30, Installment Payments for Commercial Items (Oct
1995) (41 U.S.C. 255(f), 10 U.S.C. 2307(f)).

X\_\_\_ (36) 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Central
Contractor Registration (Oct 2003) (31 U.S.C. 3332).

\_\_\_ (37) 52.232-34, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Other than
Central Contractor Registration (May 1999) (31 U.S.C. 3332).

\_\_\_ (38) 52.232-36, Payment by Third Party (May 1999) (31 U.S.C.
3332).

\_\_\_ (39) 52.239-01, Privacy or Security Safeguards (Aug 1996) (5
U.S.C. 552a).

X\_\_\_ (40)(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:

X\_\_\_ (1) 52.222-41, Service Contract Act of 1965 (NOV 2007) (41
U.S.C. 351, et seq.).

X\_\_\_ (2) 52.222-42, Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires
(May 1989) (29 U.S.C. 206 and 41 U.S.C. 351, et seq.).

Employee Classification Monetary Wage

GS-12 Biologist \$27.65

\_\_\_ (3) 52.222-43, Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract
Act\--Price Adjustment (Multiple Year and Option Contracts) (NOV 2006)
(29 U.S.C. 206 and 41 U.S.C. 351, et seq.).

\_\_\_ (4) 52.222-44, Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract
Act\--Price Adjustment (Feb 2002) (29 U.S.C. 206 and 41 U.S.C. 351, et
seq.).

\_\_\_ (5) 52.222-51, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract
Act to Contracts for Maintenance, Calibration, or Repair of Certain
Equipment---Requirements (NOV 2007) (41 U.S.C. 351, et seq.).

\_\_\_ (6) 52.222-53, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract
Act to Contracts for Certain Services--- Requirements (NOV 2007) (41
U.S.C. 351, et seq.).

\_\_\_ (7) 52.237-11, Accepting and Dispensing of \$1 Coin (AUG 2007)
(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 paragraphs (i) through
(vii) of this paragraph in a subcontract for commercial items. Unless
otherwise indicated below, the extent of the flow down shall be as
required by the clause\--

\(i\) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (May 2004) (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 \$550,000 (\$1,000,000 for construction
of any public facility), the subcontractor must include 52.219-8 in
lower tier subcontracts that offer subcontracting opportunities.

\(ii\) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (MAR 2007) (E.O. 11246).

\(iii\) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Special Disabled Veterans,
Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans (SEPT 2006) (38
U.S.C. 4212).

\(iv\) 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities (June
1998) (29 U.S.C. 793).

\(v\) 52.222-39, Notification of Employee Rights Concerning Payment of
Union Dues or Fees (Dec 2004) (E.O. 13201).

\(vi\) 52.222-41, Service Contract Act of 1965 (NOV 2007)(41 U.S.C. 351,
et seq.).

\(vii\) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (AUG 2007) (22
U.S.C. 7104(g)). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (f) of
FAR clause 52.222-50.

\(viii\) 52.222-51, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract
Act to Contracts for Maintenance, Calibration, or Repair of Certain
Equipment-Requirements (NOV 2007) (41 U.S.C. 351, et seq.).

\(ix\) 52.222-53, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Act
to Contracts for Certain Services-Requirements (NOV 2007) (41 U.S.C.
351, et seq.).

(xI) 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.

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  []{#_toc_03   52.212-01   Instructions to Offerors\--Commercial Items      April
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\(a\) North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code and
small business size standard. The NAICS code and small business size
standard for this acquisition appear in Block 10 of the solicitation
cover sheet (SF 1449). However, the small business size standard for a
concern which submits an offer in its own name, but which proposes to
furnish an item which it did not itself manufacture, is 500 employees.

\(b\) Submission of offers. Submit signed and dated offers to the office
specified in this solicitation at or before the exact time specified in
this solicitation. Offers may be submitted on the SF 1449, letterhead
stationery, or as otherwise specified in the solicitation. As a minimum,
offers must show\--

\(1\) The solicitation number;

\(2\) The time specified in the solicitation for receipt of offers;

\(3\) The name, address, and telephone number of the offeror;

\(4\) A technical description of the items being offered in sufficient
detail to evaluate compliance with the requirements in the solicitation.
This may include product literature, or other documents, if necessary;

\(5\) Terms of any express warranty;

\(6\) Price and any discount terms;

\(7\) \"Remit to\" address, if different than mailing address;

\(8\) A completed copy of the representations and certifications at FAR
52.212-03 (see FAR 52.212-3(l) for those representations and
certifications that the offeror shall complete electronically);

\(9\) Acknowledgment of Solicitation Amendments;

\(10\) Past performance information, when included as an evaluation
factor, to include recent and relevant contracts for the same or similar
items and other references (including contract numbers, points of
contact with telephone numbers and other relevant information); and

\(11\) If the offer is not submitted on the SF 1449, include a statement
specifying the extent of agreement with all terms, conditions, and
provisions included in the solicitation. Offers that fail to furnish
required representations or information, or reject the terms and
conditions of the solicitation may be excluded from consideration.

\(c\) Period for acceptance of offers. The offeror agrees to hold the
prices in its offer firm for 30 calendar days from the date specified
for receipt of offers, unless another time period is specified in an
addendum to the solicitation.

\(d\) Product samples. When required by the solicitation, product
samples shall be submitted at or prior to the time specified for receipt
of offers. Unless otherwise specified in this solicitation, these
samples shall be submitted at no expense to the Government, and returned
at the sender\'s request and expense, unless they are destroyed during
preaward testing.

\(e\) Multiple offers. Offerors are encouraged to submit multiple offers
presenting alternative terms and conditions or commercial items for
satisfying the requirements of this solicitation. Each offer submitted
will be evaluated separately.

\(f\) Late submissions, modifications, revisions, and withdrawals of
offers. (1) Offerors are responsible for submitting offers, and any
modifications, revisions, or withdrawals, so as to reach the Government
office designated in the solicitation by the time specified in the
solicitation. If no time is specified in the solicitation, the time for
receipt is 4:30 p.m., local time, for the designated Government office
on the date that offers or revisions are due.

(2)(i) Any offer, modification, revision, or withdrawal of an offer
received at the Government office designated in the solicitation after
the exact time specified for receipt of offers is \"late\" and will not
be considered unless it is received before award is made, the
Contracting Officer determines that accepting the late offer would not
unduly delay the acquisition; and-

\(A\) If it was transmitted through an electronic commerce method
authorized by the solicitation, it was received at the initial point of
entry to the Government infrastructure not later than 5:00 p.m. one
working day prior to the date specified for receipt of offers; or

\(B\) There is acceptable evidence to establish that it was received at
the Government installation designated for receipt of offers and was
under the Government\'s control prior to the time set for receipt of
offers; or

\(C\) If this solicitation is a request for proposals, it was the only
proposal received.

\(ii\) However, a late modification of an otherwise successful offer,
that makes its terms more favorable to the Government, will be
considered at any time it is received and may be accepted.

\(3\) Acceptable evidence to establish the time of receipt at the
Government installation includes the time/date stamp of that
installation on the offer wrapper, other documentary evidence of receipt
maintained by the installation, or oral testimony or statements of
Government personnel.

\(4\) If an emergency or unanticipated event interrupts normal
Government processes so that offers cannot be received at the Government
office designated for receipt of offers by the exact time specified in
the solicitation, and urgent Government requirements preclude amendment
of the solicitation or other notice of an extension of the closing date,
the time specified for receipt of offers will be deemed to be extended
to the same time of day specified in the solicitation on the first work
day on which normal Government processes resume.

\(5\) Offers may be withdrawn by written notice received at any time
before the exact time set for receipt of offers. Oral offers in response
to oral solicitations may be withdrawn orally. If the solicitation
authorizes facsimile offers, offers may be withdrawn via facsimile
received at any time before the exact time set for receipt of offers,
subject to the conditions specified in the solicitation concerning
facsimile offers. An offer may be withdrawn in person by an offeror or
its authorized representative if, before the exact time set for receipt
of offers, the identity of the person requesting withdrawal is
established and the person signs a receipt for the offer.

\(g\) Contract award (not applicable to Invitation for Bids). The
Government intends to evaluate offers and award a contract without
discussions with offerors. Therefore, the offeror\'s initial offer
should contain the offeror\'s best terms from a price and technical
standpoint. However, the Government reserves the right to conduct
discussions if later determined by the Contracting Officer to be
necessary. The Government may reject any or all offers if such action is
in the public interest; accept other than the lowest offer; and waive
informalities and minor irregularities in offers received.

\(h\) Multiple awards. The Government may accept any item or group of
items of an offer, unless the offeror qualifies the offer by specific
limitations. Unless otherwise provided in the Schedule, offers may not
be submitted for quantities less than those specified. The Government
reserves the right to make an award on any item for a quantity less than
the quantity offered, at the unit prices offered, unless the offeror
specifies otherwise in the offer.

\(i\) Availability of requirements documents cited in the solicitation.
(1)(i) The GSA Index of Federal Specifications, Standards and Commercial
Item Descriptions, FPMR Part 101-29, and copies of specifications,
standards, and commercial item descriptions cited in this solicitation
may be obtained for a fee by submitting a request to\--

GSA Federal Supply Service Specifications Section

Suite 8100

470 East L\'Enfant Plaza, SW

Washington, DC 20407

Telephone (202) 619-8925

Facsimile (202) 619-8978.

\(ii\) If the General Services Administration, Department of
Agriculture, or Department of Veterans Affairs issued this solicitation,
a single copy of specifications, standards, and commercial item
descriptions cited in this solicitation may be obtained free of charge
by submitting a request to the addressee in paragraph (i)(1)(i) of this
provision. Additional copies will be issued for a fee.

\(2\) Most unclassified Defense specifications and standards may be
downloaded from the following ASSIST websites:

\(i\) ASSIST (http://assist.daps.dla.mil).

\(ii\) Quick Search (http://assist.daps.dla.mil/quicksearch).

\(iii\) ASSISTdocs.com (http://assistdocs.com).

\(3\) Documents not available from ASSIST may be ordered from the
Department of Defense Single Stock Point (DoDSSP) by---

\(i\) Using the ASSIST Shopping Wizard
(http://assist.daps.dla.mil/wizard);

\(ii\) Phoning the DoDSSP Customer Service Desk (215) 697-2179, Mon-Fri,
0730 to 1600 EST; or

\(iii\) Ordering from DoDSSP, Building 4, Section D, 700 Robbins Avenue,
Philadelphia, PA 19111-5094, Telephone (215) 697-2667/2179, Facsimile
(215) 697-1462.

\(4\) Nongovernment (voluntary) standards must be obtained from the
organization responsible for their preparation, publication, or
maintenance.

\(j\) Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) Number.(Applies to all
offers exceeding \$3,000, and offers of \$3,000 or less if the
solicitation requires the Contractor to be registered in the Central
Contractor Registration (CCR) database.) The offeror shall enter, in the
block with its name and address on the cover page of its offer, the
annotation \"DUNS\" or \"DUNS+4\" followed by the DUNS or DUNS+4 number
that identifies the offeror\'s name and address. The DUNS+4 is the DUNS
number plus a 4-character suffix that may be assigned at the discretion
of the offeror to establish additional CCR records for identifying
alternative Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) accounts (see FAR Subpart
32.11) for the same concern. If the offeror does not have a DUNS number,
it should contact Dun and Bradstreet directly to obtain one. An offeror
within the United States may contact Dun and Bradstreet by calling
1-866-705-5711 or via the internet at http://fedgov.dnb.com/webform. An
offeror located outside the United States must contact the local Dun and
Bradstreet office for a DUNS number. The offeror should indicate that it
is an offeror for a Government contract when contacting the local Dun
and Bradstreet office.

\(k\) Central Contractor Registration. Unless exempted by an addendum to
this solicitation, by submission of an offer, the offeror acknowledges
the requirement that a prospective awardee shall be registered in the
CCR database prior to award, during performance and through final
payment of any contract resulting from this solicitation. If the Offeror
does not become registered in the CCR database in the time prescribed by
the Contracting Officer, the Contracting Officer will proceed to award
to the next otherwise successful registered Offeror. Offerors may obtain
information on registration and annual confirmation requirements via the
internet at http://www.ccr.gov or by calling 1-888-227-2423 or
269-961-5757.

\(l\) Debriefing. If a post-award debriefing is given to requesting
offerors, the Government shall disclose the following information, if
applicable:

\(1\) The agency\'s evaluation of the significant weak or deficient
factors in the debriefed offeror\'s offer.

\(2\) The overall evaluated cost or price and technical rating of the
successful and the debriefed offeror and past performance information on
the debriefed offeror.

\(3\) The overall ranking of all offerors, when any ranking was
developed by the agency during source selection.

\(4\) A summary of the rationale for award;

\(5\) For acquisitions of commercial items, the make and model of the
item to be delivered by the successful offeror.

\(6\) Reasonable responses to relevant questions posed by the debriefed
offeror as to whether source-selection procedures set forth in the
solicitation, applicable regulations, and other applicable authorities
were followed by the agency.

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  []{#_toc_04   52.212-02   Evaluation - Commercial Items                    January
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\(a\) The Government will award a contract resulting from this
solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the
solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and
other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to
evaluate offers:

Evaluation Criteria

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

Professional Qualifications and Capabilities Statement-50%

Past Performance (references)-35%

Price-15%

Professional Qualifications and Capabilities Statement

After review of the Statement of Work, the offeror will submit a brief
narrative that addresses the following points:

1\. Offeror\'s capacity to perform the work, such as equipment,
availability of personnel, firm\'s historical record, if applicable.

2\. List of key personnel.

3\. Summary descriptions (or lists or resumes) that detail the
educational background and skills of key personnel. The project lead
must possess all of the skills listed below as well as hold a degree in
botany, forestry, range management, or other related academic field that
required courses in plant identification and survey methods (master\'s
or higher preferred).

a\) Familiarity with native and non-native plants of western Alaska with
a minimum of one botanical field season working in western Alaska on
weed inventories.

b\) Familiarity with the AKEPIC field data collection protocols and data
recording forms.

c\) Skills at using dichotomous botanical keys.

d\) Knowledge of voucher specimen collection, preservation, and
documentation.

e\) Aerial photo and map reading skills.

f\) Proficiency using Trimble GPS units and downloading of data.

All other key personnel should possess all of the skills listed below as
well as hold a degree in botany, forestry, range management, or other
related academic field that required courses in plant identification.

a\) Familiarity with native and non-native plants of western Alaska.

b\) Familiarity with the AKEPIC field data collection protocols and data
recording forms.

c\) Skills at using dichotomous botanical keys.

d\) Knowledge of voucher specimen collection, preservation, and
documentation.

e\) Aerial photo and map reading skills.

f\) Proficiency using Trimble GPS units and downloading of data.

References

2-3 references from previous clients complete with current contact
information.

Price

Specify the cost of each phase.

NOTE: Failure to submit this qualifications statement prior to the quote
opening may result in your quote being rejected.

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  []{#_toc_05   52.212-03   Offeror Representations and Certifications -     May 2008
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An offeror shall complete only paragraph (l) of this provision if the
offeror has completed the annual representations and certifications
electronically at http://orca.bpn.gov. If an offeror has not completed
the annual representations and certifications electronically at the ORCA
website, the offeror shall complete only paragraphs (b) through (k) of
this provision.

\(a\) Definitions. As used in this provision:

\"Emerging small business\" means a small business concern whose size is
no greater than 50 percent of the numerical size standard for the NAICS
code designated.

\"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.

"Manufactured end product" means any end product in Federal Supply
Classes (FSC) 1000-9999, except---

\(1\) FSC 5510, Lumber and Related Basic Wood Materials;

\(2\) Federal Supply Group (FSG) 87, Agricultural Supplies;

\(3\) FSG 88, Live Animals;

\(4\) FSG 89, Food and Related Consumables;

\(5\) FSC 9410, Crude Grades of Plant Materials;

\(6\) FSC 9430, Miscellaneous Crude Animal Products, Inedible;

\(7\) FSC 9440, Miscellaneous Crude Agricultural and Forestry Products;

\(8\) FSC 9610, Ores;

\(9\) FSC 9620, Minerals, Natural and Synthetic; and

\(10\) FSC 9630, Additive Metal Materials.

"Place of manufacture" means the place where an end product is assembled
out of components, or otherwise made or processed from raw materials
into the finished product that is to be provided to the Government. If a
product is disassembled and reassembled, the place of reassembly is not
the place of manufacture.

\"Service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern\"\--

\(1\) Means a small business concern\--

\(i\) Not less than 51 percent of which is owned by one or more
service-disabled veterans or, in the case of any publicly owned
business, not less than 51 percent of the stock of which is owned by one
or more service-disabled veterans; and

\(ii\) The management and daily business operations of which are
controlled by one or more service-disabled veterans or, in the case of a
service-disabled veteran with permanent and severe disability, the
spouse or permanent caregiver of such veteran.

\(2\) Service-disabled veteran means a veteran, as defined in 38 U.S.C.
101(2), with a disability that is service-connected, as defined in 38
U.S.C. 101(16).

\"Small business concern\" means a concern, including its affiliates,
that is independently owned and operated, not dominant in the field of
operation in which it is bidding on Government contracts, and qualified
as a small business under the criteria in 13 CFR part 121 and size
standards in this solicitation.

\"Veteran-owned small business concern\" means a small business
concern\--

\(1\) Not less than 51 percent of which is owned by one or more veterans
(as defined at 38 U.S.C. 101(2)) or, in the case of any publicly owned
business, not less than 51 percent of the stock of which is owned by one
or more veterans; and

\(2\) The management and daily business operations of which are
controlled by one or more veterans.

\"Women-owned business concern\" means a concern which is at least 51
percent owned by one or more women; or in the case of any publicly owned
business, at least 51 percent of its stock is owned by one or more
women; and whose management and daily business operations are controlled
by one or more women.

\"Women-owned small business concern\" means a small business concern\--

\(1\) That is at least 51 percent owned by one or more women; or, in the
case of any publicly owned business, at least 51 percent of the stock of
which is owned by one or more women; and

\(2\) Whose management and daily business operations are controlled by
one or more women.

\(b\) Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) (26 U.S.C. 6109, 31 U.S.C.
7701). (Not applicable if the offeror is required to provide this
information to a central contractor registration database to be eligible
for award.)

\(1\) All offerors must submit the information required in paragraphs
(b)(3) through (b)(5) of this provision to comply with debt collection
requirements of 31 U.S.C. 7701(c) and 3325(d), reporting requirements of
26 U.S.C. 6041, 6041A, and 6050M, and implementing regulations issued by
the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).

\(2\) The TIN may be used by the Government to collect and report on any
delinquent amounts arising out of the offeror\'s relationship with the
Government (31 U.S.C. 7701(c)(3)). If the resulting contract is subject
to the payment reporting requirements described in FAR 4.904, the TIN
provided hereunder may be matched with IRS records to verify the
accuracy of the offeror\'s TIN.

\(3\) Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN).

\[ \] 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 the United States and does not have an
office or place of business or a fiscal paying agent in the United
States;

\[ \] Offeror is an agency or instrumentality of a foreign government;

\[ \] Offeror is an agency or instrumentality of the Federal Government.

\(4\) 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 \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.

\(5\) Common parent.

\[ \] Offeror is not owned or controlled by a common parent;

\[ \] Name and TIN of common parent:

Name \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.

TIN \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.

\(c\) Offerors must complete the following representations when the
resulting contract will be performed in the United States or its
outlying areas. Check all that apply.

\(1\) Small business concern. The offeror represents as part of its
offer that it \[ \] is, \[ \] is not a small business concern.

\(2\) Veteran-owned small business concern. \[Complete only if the
offeror represented itself as a small business concern in paragraph
(c)(1) of this provision.\] The offeror represents as part of its offer
that it \[ \] is, \[ \] is not a veteran-owned small business concern.

\(3\) Service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern. \[Complete
only if the offeror represented itself as a veteran-owned small business
concern in paragraph (c)(2) of this provision.\] The offeror represents
as part of its offer that it \[ \] is, \[ \] is not a service-disabled
veteran-owned small business concern.

\(4\) Small disadvantaged business concern. \[Complete only if the
offeror represented itself as a small business concern in paragraph
(c)(1) of this provision.\] The offeror represents, for general
statistical purposes, that it \[ \] is, \[ \] is not a small
disadvantaged business concern as defined in 13 CFR 124.1002.

\(5\) Women-owned small business concern. \[Complete only if the offeror
represented itself as a small business concern in paragraph (c)(1) of
this provision.\] The offeror represents that it \[ \] is, \[ \] is not
a women-owned small business concern.

Note: Complete paragraphs (c)(6) and (c)(7) only if this solicitation is
expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold.

\(6\) Women-owned business concern (other than small business concern).
\[Complete only if the offeror is a women-owned business concern and did
not represent itself as a small business concern in paragraph (c)(1) of
this provision.\] The offeror represents that it \[ \] is a women-owned
business concern.

\(7\) Tie bid priority for labor surplus area concerns. If this is an
invitation for bid, small business offerors may identify the labor
surplus areas in which costs to be incurred on account of manufacturing
or production (by offeror or first-tier subcontractors) amount to more
than 50 percent of the contract price:

\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

\(8\) Small Business Size for the Small Business Competitiveness
Demonstration Program and for the Targeted Industry Categories under the
Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program. \[Complete only if
the offeror has represented itself to be a small business concern under
the size standards for this solicitation.\]

\(i\) \[Complete only for solicitations indicated in an addendum as
being set-aside for emerging small businesses in one of the designated
industry groups (DIGs).\] The offeror represents as part of its offer
that it \[ \] is, \[ \] is not an emerging small business.

\(ii\) \[Complete only for solicitations indicated in an addendum as
being for one of the targeted industry categories (TICs) or designated
industry groups (DIGs).\] Offeror represents as follows:

\(A\) Offeror\'s number of employees for the past 12 months (check the
Employees column if size standard stated in the solicitation is
expressed in terms of number of employees); or

\(B\) Offeror\'s average annual gross revenue for the last 3 fiscal
years (check the Average Annual Gross Number of Revenues column if size
standard stated in the solicitation is expressed in terms of annual
receipts).

(Check one of the following):

Number of Employees Average Annual Gross Revenues

\_\_ 50 or fewer \_\_ \$1 million or less

\_\_ 51\--100 \_\_ \$1,000,001\--\$2 million

\_\_ 101\--250 \_\_ \$2,000,001\--\$3.5 million

\_\_ 251\--500 \_\_ \$3,500,001\--\$5 million

\_\_ 501\--750 \_\_ \$5,000,001\--\$10 million

\_\_ 751\--1,000 \_\_ \$10,000,001\--\$17 million

\_\_ Over 1,000 \_\_ Over \$17 million

\(9\) \[Complete only if the solicitation contains the clause at FAR
52.219-23, Notice of Price Evaluation Adjustment for Small Disadvantaged
Business Concerns, or FAR 52.219-25, Small Disadvantaged Business
Participation Program\--Disadvantaged Status and Reporting, and the
offeror desires a benefit based on its disadvantaged status.\]

\(i\) General. The offeror represents that either\--

\(A\) It \[ \] is, \[ \] is not certified by the Small Business
Administration as a small disadvantaged business concern and identified,
on the date of this representation, as a certified small disadvantaged
business concern in the database maintained by the Small Business
Administration (PRO-Net), and that no material change in disadvantaged
ownership and control has occurred since its certification, and, where
the concern is owned by one or more individuals claiming disadvantaged
status, the net worth of each individual upon whom the certification is
based does not exceed \$750,000 after taking into account the applicable
exclusions set forth at 13 CFR 124.104(c)(2); or

\(B\) It \[ \] has, \[ \] has not submitted a completed application to
the Small Business Administration or a Private Certifier to be certified
as a small disadvantaged business concern in accordance with 13 CFR 124,
Subpart B, and a decision on that application is pending, and that no
material change in disadvantaged ownership and control has occurred
since its application was submitted.

\(ii\) \[ \] Joint Ventures under the Price Evaluation Adjustment for
Small Disadvantaged Business Concerns. The offeror represents, as part
of its offer, that it is a joint venture that complies with the
requirements in 13 CFR 124.1002(f) and that the representation in
paragraph (c)(9)(i) of this provision is accurate for the small
disadvantaged business concern that is participating in the joint
venture. \[The offeror shall enter the name of the small disadvantaged
business concern that is participating in the joint
venture:\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.\]

\(10\) HUBZone small business concern. \[Complete only if the offeror
represented itself as a small business concern in paragraph (c)(1) of
this provision.\] The offeror represents, as part of its offer, that---

\(i\) It \[ \] is, \[ \] is not a HUBZone small business concern listed,
on the date of this representation, on the List of Qualified HUBZone
Small Business Concerns maintained by the Small Business Administration,
and no material change in ownership and control, principal office, or
HUBZone employee percentage has occurred since it was certified by the
Small Business Administration in accordance with 13 CFR part 126; and

\(ii\) It \[ \] is, \[ \] is not a joint venture that complies with the
requirements of 13 CFR part 126, and the representation in paragraph
(c)(10)(i) of this provision is accurate for the HUBZone small business
concern or concerns that are participating in the joint venture. \[The
offeror shall enter the name or names of the HUBZone small business
concern or concerns that are participating in the joint venture:
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.\] Each HUBZone small business concern
participating in the joint venture shall submit a separate signed copy
of the HUBZone representation.

\(d\) Representations required to implement provisions of Executive
Order 11246\--

\(1\) Previous contracts and compliance. The offeror represents that\--

\(i\) It \[ \] has, \[ \] has not participated in a previous contract or
subcontract subject to the Equal Opportunity clause of this
solicitation; and

\(ii\) It \[ \] has, \[ \] has not filed all required compliance
reports.

\(2\) Affirmative Action Compliance. The offeror represents that\--

\(i\) It \[ \] has developed and has on file, \[ \] has not developed
and does not have on file, at each establishment, affirmative action
programs required by rules and regulations of the Secretary of Labor (41
cfr parts 60-1 and 60-2), or

\(ii\) It \[ \] has not previously had contracts subject to the written
affirmative action programs requirement of the rules and regulations of
the Secretary of Labor.

\(e\) Certification Regarding Payments to Influence Federal Transactions
(31 U.S.C. 1352). (Applies only if the contract is expected to exceed
\$100,000.) By submission of its offer, the offeror certifies to the
best of its knowledge and belief that no Federal appropriated funds have
been paid or will be paid to any person for influencing or attempting to
influence an officer or employee of any agency, a Member of Congress, an
officer or employee of Congress or an employee of a Member of Congress
on his or her behalf in connection with the award of any resultant
contract. If any registrants under the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995
have made a lobbying contact on behalf of the offeror with respect to
this contract, the offeror shall complete and submit, with its offer,
OMB Standard Form LLL, Disclosure of Lobbying Activities, to provide the
name of the registrants. The offeror need not report regularly employed
officers or employees of the offeror to whom payments of reasonable
compensation were made.

\(f\) Buy American Act Certificate. (Applies only if the clause at
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.225-1, Buy American
Act\--Supplies, is included in this solicitation.)

\(1\) The offeror certifies that each end product, except those listed
in paragraph (f)(2) of this provision, is a domestic end product and
that the offeror has considered components of unknown origin to have
been mined, produced, or manufactured outside the United States. The
offeror shall list as foreign end products those end products
manufactured in the United States that do not qualify as domestic end
products. The terms \"component\", \"domestic end product\", \"end
product\", \"foreign end product\", and \"United States\" are defined in
the clause of this solicitation entitled \"Buy American
Act\--Supplies.\"

\(2\) Foreign End Products:

Line Item No. Country of Origin

\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

\[List as necessary\]

\(3\) The Government will evaluate offers in accordance with the
policies and procedures of FAR Part 25.

(g)(1) Buy American Act\--Free Trade Agreements\--Israeli Trade Act
Certificate. (Applies only if the clause at FAR 52.225-3, Buy American
Act\--Free Trade Agreements\--Israeli Trade Act, is included in this
solicitation.)

\(i\) The offeror certifies that each end product, except those listed
in paragraph (g)(1)(ii) or (g)(1)(iii) of this provision, is a domestic
end product and that the offeror has considered components of unknown
origin to have been mined, produced, or manufactured outside the United
States. The terms \"Bahrainian or Moroccan end product,\"\"component,\"
\"domestic end product,\" \"end product,\" \"foreign end product,\"
\"Free Trade Agreement country,\" \"Free Trade Agreement country end
product,\" \"Israeli end product,\" and \"United States\" are defined in
the clause of this solicitation entitled \"Buy American Act\--Free Trade
Agreements\--Israeli Trade Act\"

\(ii\) The offeror certifies that the following supplies are Free Trade
Agreement country end products (other than Bahrainian or Moroccan end
products) or Israeli end products as defined in the clause of this
solicitation entitled \"Buy American Act\--Free Trade
Agreements\--Israeli Trade Act\":

Free Trade Agreement Country End Products (Other than Bahrainian or
Moroccan End Products) or Israeli End Products:

Line Item No. Country of Origin

\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

\[List as necessary\]

\(iii\) The offeror shall list those supplies that are foreign end
products (other than those listed in paragraph (g)(1)(ii) of this
provision) as defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled \"Buy
American Act\--Free Trade Agreements\--Israeli Trade Act.\" The offeror
shall list as other foreign end products those end products manufactured
in the United States that do not qualify as domestic end products.

Other Foreign End Products:

Line Item No. Country of Origin

\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

\[List as necessary\]

\(iv\) The Government will evaluate offers in accordance with the
policies and procedures of FAR Part 25.

\(2\) Buy American Act\--Free Trade Agreements\--Israeli Trade Act
Certificate, Alternate I. If Alternate I to the clause at FAR 52.225-3
is included in this solicitation, substitute the following paragraph
(g)(1)(ii) for paragraph (g)(1)(ii) of the basic provision:

(g)(1)(ii) The offeror certifies that the following supplies are
Canadian end products as defined in the clause of this solicitation
entitled \"Buy American Act\--Free Trade Agreements\--Israeli Trade
Act\":

Canadian End Products:

Line Item No.

\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

\[List as necessary\]

\(3\) Buy American Act\--Free Trade Agreements\--Israeli Trade Act
Certificate, Alternate II. If Alternate II to the clause at FAR 52.225-3
is included in this solicitation, substitute the following paragraph
(g)(1)(ii) for paragraph (g)(1)(ii) of the basic provision:

(g)(1)(ii) The offeror certifies that the following supplies are
Canadian end products or Israeli end products as defined in the clause
of this solicitation entitled \"Buy American Act\--Free Trade
Agreements\--Israeli Trade Act\":

Canadian or Israeli End Products:

Line Item No. Country of Origin

\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

\[List as necessary\]

\(4\) Trade Agreements Certificate. (Applies only if the clause at FAR
52.225-5, Trade Agreements, is included in this solicitation.)

\(i\) The offeror certifies that each end product, except those listed
in paragraph (g)(4)(ii) of this provision, is a U.S.-made or designated
country end product, as defined in the clause of this solicitation
entitled \"Trade Agreements.\"

\(ii\) The offeror shall list as other end products those end products
that are not U.S.-made or designated country end products.

Other End Products:

Line Item No Country of Origin

\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

\[List as necessary\]

\(iii\) The Government will evaluate offers in accordance with the
policies and procedures of FAR Part 25. For line items covered by the
WTO GPA, the Government will evaluate offers of U.S.-made or designated
country end products without regard to the restrictions of the Buy
American Act. The Government will consider for award only offers of
U.S.-made or designated country end products unless the Contracting
Officer determines that there are no offers for such products or that
the offers for such products are insufficient to fulfill the
requirements of the solicitation.

\(h\) Certificcation Regarding Responsibility Matters (Executive Order
12689). (Applies only if the contract value is expected to exceed the
simplified acquisition threshold.) The offeror certifies, to the best of
its knowledge and belief, that the offeror and/or any of its
principals\--

\(1\) \[ \] Are, \[ \] are not presently debarred, suspended, proposed
for debarment, or declared ineligible for the award of contracts by any
Federal agency;

\(2\) \[ \] Have, \[ \] have not, within the three-year period preceding
this offer, been convicted of or had a civil judgment rendered against
them for: commission of fraud or a criminal offense in connection with
obtaining, attempting to obtain, or performing a Federal, state or local
government contract or subcontract; violation of Federal or state
antitrust statutes relating to the submission of offers; or commission
of embezzlement, theft, forgery, bribery, falsification or destruction
of records, making false statements, tax evasion, violating Federal
criminal tax laws, or receiving stolen property;

\(3\) \[ \] Are, \[ \] are not presently indicted for, or otherwise
criminally or civilly charged by a Government entity with, commission of
any of these offenses enumerated in paragraph (h)(2) of this clause; and

\(4\) \[ \]. Have, \[ \]. have not, within a three-year period preceding
this offer, been notified of any delinquent Federal taxes in an amount
that exceeds \$3,000 for which the liability remains unsatisfied.

\(i\) Taxes are considered delinquent if both of the following criteria
apply:

\(A\) The tax liability is finally determined. The liability is finally
determined if it has been assessed. A liability is not finally
determined if there is a pending administrative or judicial challenge.
In the case of a judicial challenge to the liability, the liability is
not finally determined until all judicial appeal rights have been
exhausted.

\(B\) The taxpayer is delinquent in making payment. A taxpayer is
delinquent if the taxpayer has failed to pay the tax liability when full
payment was due and required. A taxpayer is not delinquent in cases
where enforced collection action is precluded.

\(ii\) Examples. (A) The taxpayer has received a statutory notice of
deficiency, under I.R.C. §6212, which entitles the taxpayer to seek Tax
Court review of a proposed tax deficiency. This is not a delinquent tax
because it is not a final tax liability. Should the taxpayer seek Tax
Court review, this will not be a final tax liability until the taxpayer
has exercised all judicial appeal rights.

\(B\) The IRS has filed a notice of Federal tax lien with respect to an
assessed tax liability, and the taxpayer has been issued a notice under
I.R.C. §6320 entitling the taxpayer to request a hearing with the IRS
Office of Appeals contesting the lien filing, and to further appeal to
the Tax Court if the IRS determines to sustain the lien filing. In the
course of the hearing, the taxpayer is entitled to contest the
underlying tax liability because the taxpayer has had no prior
opportunity to contest the liability. This is not a delinquent tax
because it is not a final tax liability. Should the taxpayer seek tax
court review, this will not be a final tax liability until the taxpayer
has exercised all judicial appeal rights.

\(C\) The taxpayer has entered into an installment agreement pursuant to
I.R.C. §6159. The taxpayer is making timely payments and is in full
compliance with the agreement terms. The taxpayer is not delinquent
because the taxpayer is not currently required to make full payment.

\(D\) The taxpayer has filed for bankruptcy protection. The taxpayer is
not delinquent because enforced collection action is stayed under 11
U.S.C. §362 (the Bankruptcy Code).

\(i\) Certification Regarding Knowledge of Child Labor for Listed End
Products (Executive Order 13126). \[The Contracting Officer must list in
paragraph (i)(1) any end products being acquired under this solicitation
that are included in the List of Products Requiring Contractor
Certification as to Forced or Indentured Child Labor, unless excluded at
22.1503(b).\]

\(1\) Listed end products.

Listed End Product Listed Countries of Origin

\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

\(2\) Certification. \[If the Contracting Officer has identified end
products and countries of origin in paragraph (i)(1) of this provision,
then the offeror must certify to either (i)(2)(i) or (i)(2)(ii) by
checking the appropriate block.\]

\[ \] (i) The offeror will not supply any end product listed in
paragraph (i)(1) of this provision that was mined, produced, or
manufactured in the corresponding country as listed for that product.

\[ \] (ii) The offeror may supply an end product listed in paragraph
(i)(1) of this provision that was mined, produced, or manufactured in
the corresponding country as listed for that product. The offeror
certifies that it has made a good faith effort to determine whether
forced or indentured child labor was used to mine, produce, or
manufacture any such end product furnished under this contract. On the
basis of those efforts, the offeror certifies that it is not aware of
any such use of child labor.

\(j\) Place of manufacture. (Does not apply unless the solicitation is
predominantly for the acquisition of manufactured end products.) For
statistical purposes only, the offeror shall indicate whether the place
of manufacture of the end products it expects to provide in response to
this solicitation is predominantly-

\(1\) \[ \] In the United States (Check this box if the total
anticipated price of offered end products manufactured in the United
States exceeds the total anticipated price of offered end products
manufactured outside the United States); or

\(2\) \[ \] Outside the United States.

\(k\) Certificates regarding exemptions from the application of the
Service Contract Act. (Certification by the offeror as to its compliance
with respect to the contract also constitutes its certification as to
compliance by its subcontractor if it subcontracts out the exempt
services.) \[The contracting officer is to check a box to indicate if
paragraph (k)(1) or (k)(2) applies.\]

\[ \] (1) Maintenance, calibration, or repair of certain equipment as
described in FAR 22.1003-4(c)(1). The offeror does . does not certify
that¡ª

\(i\) The items of equipment to be serviced under this contract are used
regularly for other than Governmental purposes and are sold or traded by
the offeror in substantial quantities to the general public in the
course of normal business operations;

\(ii\) The services will be furnished at prices which are, or are based
on, established catalog or market prices (see FAR 22.1003-4(c)(2)(ii))
for the maintenance, calibration, or repair of such equipment; and

\(iii\) The compensation (wage and fringe benefits) plan for all service
employees performing work under the contract will be the same as that
used for these employees and equivalent employees servicing the same
equipment of commercial customers.

\[ \] (2) Certain services as described in FAR 22.1003-4(d)(1). The
offeror . does . does not certify that¡ª

\(i\) The services under the contract are offered and sold regularly to
non-Governmental customers, and are provided by the offeror (or
subcontractor in the case of an exempt subcontract) to the general
public in substantial quantities in the course of normal business
operations;

\(ii\) The contract services will be furnished at prices that are, or
are based on, established catalog or market prices (see FAR
22.1003-4(d)(2)(iii));

\(iii\) Each service employee who will perform the services under the
contract will spend only a small portion of his or her time (a monthly
average of less than 20 percent of the available hours on an annualized
basis, or less than 20 percent of available hours during the contract
period if the contract period is less than a month) servicing the
Government contract; and

\(iv\) The compensation (wage and fringe benefits) plan for all service
employees performing work under the contract is the same as that used
for these employees and equivalent employees servicing commercial
customers.

\(3\) If paragraph (k)(1) or (k)(2) of this clause applies¡ª

\(i\) If the offeror does not certify to the conditions in paragraph
(k)(1) or (k)(2) and the Contracting Officer did not attach a Service
Contract Act wage determination to the solicitation, the offeror shall
notify the Contracting Officer as soon as possible; and

\(ii\) The Contracting Officer may not make an award to the offeror if
the offeror fails to execute the certification in paragraph (k)(1) or
(k)(2) of this clause or to contact the Contracting Officer as required
in paragraph (k)(3)(i) of this clause.

(l)(1) Annual Representations and Certifications. Any changes provided
by the offeror in paragraph (l)(2) of this provision do not
automatically change the representations and certifications posted on
the Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA)
website.

\(2\) The offeror has completed the annual representations and
certifications electronically via the ORCA website at
http://orca.bpn.gov. After reviewing the ORCA database information, the
offeror verifies by submission of this offer that the representations
and certifications currently posted electronically at FAR 52.212-03,
Offeror Representations and Certifications¡ªCommercial Items, have been
entered or updated in the last 12 months, are current, accurate,
complete, and applicable to this solicitation (including the business
size standard applicable to the NAICS code referenced for this
solicitation), as of the date of this offer and are incorporated in this
offer by reference (see FAR 4.1201), except for paragraphs
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.

\[Offeror to identify the applicable paragraphs at (b) through (k) of
this provision that the offeror has completed for the purposes of this
solicitation only, if any.

These amended representation(s) and/or certification(s) are also
incorporated in this offer and are current, accurate, and complete as of
the date of this offer.

Any changes provided by the offeror are applicable to this solicitation
only, and do not result in an update to the representations and
certifications posted on ORCA.\]

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Scope of Work

Iditarod National Historic Trail

Invasive Non-Native Plant Survey and Inventory

Scope of Work

Iditarod National Historic Trail

Invasive Non-Native Plant Survey and Inventory

Background

The ecological and economic damage caused by non-native, invasive
plants, herein referred to as \"weeds\", have been well documented. The
impact of these species to lands managed by the Bureau of Land
Management in Alaska (BLM-AK) is expected to increase. As these species
increase in abundance and distribution, land health, wildlife habitat,
recreation opportunities, soil stability and water quality are expected
to decline. Prevention followed by early detection and rapid response
are the most cost effective methods to prevent unwanted and undue
degradation of BLM managed lands.

This survey and inventory is the first step to document weed abundance
and determine appropriate management activities to prevent invasive
plant spread on the Iditarod National Historic Trail (see map in
Appendix 1). Baseline information on the presence, location, and extent
of noxious and invasive weeds on BLM managed lands of the Iditarod NHT
will be collected. This information will be used in the development of a
weed management plan for the Iditarod NHT.

The potential for significant weed infestations at the four BLM managed
cabins and associated access and use areas - airstrips, trail and river
corridors - is great due to human use and the opportunities for weed
introduction. The potential for weed introduction is greatest near
cabins where users spend more time. Recently one infestation at the Rohn
Cabin was detected and significant change in the vegetation was apparent
within just one year.

Scope

This project will survey for noxious and invasive plant species at the
four BLM managed cabin sites and access airstrips along the Iditarod
Trail. The project will be bid in two phases. The Government reserves
the right to award Phase One or Phase One and Two. The two phases are as
follows:

Phase 1

Conduct surveys and inventory detected infestations, noting specific
required information on the location, extent and invasive potential of
priority weed species, in the high-risk areas around the cabins, air
strip, and immediately adjacent trail-use areas. Prioritize the
infestations for treatment based on the species, likelihood of spread,
anticipated impact and availability of effective control methods.

The survey will identify and record the specific locations of all
infestations of high priority weed species as defined in this Statement
of Work (see definitions below) using Alaska Exotic Plant Information
Clearinghouse (AKEPIC) and BLM standard protocols and data recording
sheets (see Appendix 3 for BLM data sheet), as well as maps and photos
furnished by the BLM Anchorage Field Office. Infestations (see
definition below) of these species will be flagged. Contractor will also
provide a prioritized list of areas needing control treatments. And, as
part of the survey, contractor will provide a general description of
presence and overall abundance of weeds and the habitat where weeds are
detected in the survey areas. This description will be brief (no more
than a paragraph or two) and will characterize the area, such as an area
adjacent to the cabin or along the tree line in the vicinity of the
cabin. The weeds included in this descriptive part of the survey will
include information about any and all species on the AKEPIC list.

The survey will document weeds in the BLM managed cabin areas of the
Iditarod NHT (see Appendix 1). Specifically this area involves:

a\. Approximately 4 acres around each of the following cabins and
associated facilities (outhouses, woodsheds, and access/egress trails):
Tripod Flats, Old Woman, Bear Creek, and Rohn cabins. Some of the cabin
sites may involve less than 4 acres, some may involve more than 4 acres;
however, a total of at least 16 acres is expected to be
surveyed/inventoried. Trail segments in the immediate vicinity of each
cabin will be surveyed for approximately 300\' in either direction,
approximately 30\' wide, for the cabin access routes. This totals 2400\'
of trail corridor. Exact lengths and areas will be determined by COR
during project implementation.

b\. The airstrip and airstrip access trail corridor in the immediate
vicinity of the Rohn cabin, approximately 30 additional acres.

Data collection will be done on foot, with access to cabins by aircraft.
Bidders are asked to submit bids that detail costs for each of the two
phases.

Locations of all weed infestations will be collected as point data. File
format: ESRI Arc Info Coverage; Coordinate System: Geographic AK NAD 83;
Metadata: FGDC-compliant.

Phase 2

The survey in Phase 2 will expand the work of Phase 1 to the BLM managed
trail sections of the Iditarod NHT. Prioritize infestations found for
treatment. See attached description of BLM managed land for Iditarod NHT
(Appendix 1). It will identify and record information about noxious and
invasive weeds at a series of fixed points along the Iditarod NHT
corridor, using Alaska Exotic Plant Information Clearinghouse (AKEPIC)
and BLM protocols and data recording sheets, as well as maps furnished
by the BLM Anchorage Field Office. The contractor will develop a
protocol for the Phase 2 survey with BLM. A possible survey strategy
includes stratified random sampling using transects along the trail
corridor. Frequency will be determined during protocol development.

Field Work

\" Field work may be conducted anytime during the growing season from
time of the award until August 15, 2009. The draft final report is due
October 15, 2009, and the edited final report is due November 30, 2009.

\" Contract field personnel may be accompanied by 1 or 2 BLM employees.
Contactor will work cooperatively with the BLM employees to inform them
on procedures used for weed survey and inventory, identification, likely
introduction cause, and recommendations. Contractor must use OAS carded
aircraft to comply with BLM aviation safety requirements. Scheduling
field work must be done in collaboration with the BLM COR for this
project.

\" Surveys shall be made by accessing areas with aircraft (likely
helicopter and possibly fixed wing) then walking the areas around the
cabins, associated facilities and airstrip, access trail corridors on
BLM managed lands associated with the Iditarod NHT.

Documentation

\" Contractor shall provide a timetable for when field work for each
phase is likely to occur during the field work window. This timeframe
and schedule must be acceptable to the BLM representative serving as
Contracting Officer Representative for the project.

\" When infestations of high priority weed species (see list Appendix 2)
are found, an invasive plant survey and inventory field data form
(Appendix 3) must be completed at the site. The location of the weed
infestations present, as well as survey routes traveled , shall be
recorded on the aerial photo map provided with permanent . Any site
visited in Phase 1 and 2 will be documented using an invasive plant
survey and inventory field data form.

\" Contractor shall take note of the presence and relative abundance of
other weed species (i.e., those not included in Appendix 2) along the
survey routes and include a qualitative description of their presence
and abundance in the summary report (see below).

\" When infestations of high priority weed species are found the site
shall be flagged with flagging provided by the COR. Flagging shall be
labeled, identifying weed species found, location (lat/long coordinate
system), surveyor\'s initials, date, and extent.

\" The Contractor shall review and edit all forms and maps prior to
submitting to the COR to ensure that all required fields are properly
filled out and all information submitted is accurate and legible.

\" Data will be collected via Trimble GPS per BLM standards. The
Contractor shall enter data into the AKEPIC and BLM databases (if they
are different databases) within 3 months of data collection. AKEPIC uses
NAD 27 coordinates and BLM uses NAD 83 coordinates.

\" A final summary report shall be required for each phase that gives a
synopsis of the contract work and resultant findings. The final summary
report will be comparable to: Campbell Tract Weed Inventory Invasive
Non-Native Plant Survey 2006, Carlson, Lapina, Cortés-Burns, Alaska
Natural Heritage Program (sample provided by BLM). This report shall
include a description of the survey areas, a description of the survey
methods, and the results of the inventory. The inventory results shall
begin with a general description of weeds in the inventory area. The
report shall also include the number of infestations of high priority
weed species, listed by species, their general distribution within the
inventory area, and the most likely cause of infestation. The survey
report must also identify and briefly describe any infestations of high
concern that includes the concerns associated with each one. A minimum
of two draft copies of the report will be provided to the COR for review
and edit. Edited drafts will be returned to the contractor within 2
weeks for final product development. Twenty hard copies and 20 compact
discs of this final summary report will be provided to the BLM by the
contractor upon project completion.

\" Survey data will be provided as vector digital data. File format:
ArcGIS Shapefile or Personal Geodatabase; Coordinate System: Geographic
AK NAD 83; Metadata: FGDC-compliant; GPS data will be corrected
(http://www.ngs.noaa.gov/CORS/Data.html).

\" Two hard copies of map of surveyed areas each phase showing all data
collected.

\" All documentation (survey data and report, final summary report,
aerial maps, thematic maps) shall be submitted by November 30, 2009.

Voucher Specimen Collection

\" Two voucher specimens of each weed species encountered in the project
area will be collected. One will be provided to the herbarium at UAA,
and one to the herbarium at UAF.

\" All voucher specimens shall be pressed and dried and each one shall
be labeled with scientific name, plant family, common name, location and
GPS coordinates, date collected, collector\'s name, and identifier\'s
name. These shall be delivered to UAA and UAF no later than October 31,
2009.

The Contractor shall provide all labor, transportation, supervision,
tools, and materials necessary to perform the work.

\(1\) Post-processing software for map-grade/resource-grade GPS unit.

\(2\) The final report will be comparable to the report: Campbell Tract
Weed Inventory Invasive Non-Native Plant Survey 2006, Carlson, Lapina,
Cortés-Burns, Alaska Natural Heritage Program (sample provided by BLM).
Twenty hard copies and twenty compact discs of the final report will be
provided to the BLM upon project completion, no later than November 30,
2009.

Government-Furnished ITEMS

\(5\) Trimble GPS unit.

\(6\) Sample final report: Campbell Tract Weed Inventory Invasive
Non-Native Plant Survey 2006.

Place of Performance

All field work shall be conducted on the BLM-managed lands along the
Iditarod NHT, focusing in the vicinity of four cabin sites: Tripod
Flats, Old Woman, Bear Creek, and Rohn cabins, as shown and described in
Phase 1 above and Appendix 1.

Period of Performance

All survey work must take place between time of award and August 15,
2009.

Definitions

High priority weed species: all plants included on the list in Appendix
2.

Infestation: Patches or linear distributions of a population of one weed
species, at one location, where individual plants are within 50 meters
of each other.

Invasive plant: an aggressive plant that spreads into and takes over
site. May be native or non-native, noxious or non-noxious.

Non-native plant: a plant species that has been introduced to a location
beyond its known historical range; a plant species considered \"exotic\"
to Alaska.

Noxious plant: a noxious plant is any plant, which when established is
or may become destructive and difficult to control by ordinary means
\[11AAC 34.400\]. A noxious plant is designated by law as undesirable
and requiring control. It is usually non-native and highly invasive.

Appendix 2

\"High priority weed species\" as defined for this survey. Almost all
species on this list received a score of 60 or more from the Weed
Ranking Project. This list may be updated with new information as found
on the website:
(http://akweeds.uaa.alaska.edu/akweeds_ranking_page.htm). Almost all are
also included in Selected Invasive Plants of Alaska 2007 (USDA Forest
Service).

Alliaria petiolata (garlic mustard) 70

Bromus tectorum (cheatgrass) 78

Bromus inermis ssp inermis (smooth brome) 62

Caragana arborescens (Siberian peashrub) 65

Centaurea biebersteinii (spotted knapweed) 88

Cirsium arvense (Canada thistle) 76

Cirsium vulgare (bull thistle, common thistle) 60

Convolvulus arvensis (field bindweed) 58

Crepis tectorum (narrowleaf hawksbeard) 43

Cytisus scoparius (Scotch broom) 69

Elymus repens (quackgrass) 59

Galeopsis tetrahit (brittlestem hempnettle) unranked at this time

Hieracium aurantiacum (orange hawkweed) 71

Hieracium caespitosum (meadow hawkweed) 71

Hordum jubatum (foxtail barley) 63

Impatiens glandulifera (ornamental jewelweed) 78

Lepidium densiflorum (common pepperweed /grass) unranked at this time

Leucanthemum vulgare (oxeye daisy) 61

Linaria vulgaris (yellow toadflax, butter and eggs) 63

Lonicera tatarica (bush honeysuckle) 67

Lythrum salicaria (purple loosestrife) 78

Melilotus alba (white sweetclover) 80

Melilotus officinalis (yellow sweetclover) 65

Myriophyllum spicatum (Eurasion watermilfoil)

Phalaris arundinacea (reed canarygrass) 83

Polygonum cuspidatum (Japanese knotweed) 84

Prunus padus (European birdcherry) 60

Senecio jacobaea (tansy ragwort) 63

Sonchus arvensis (perennial sowthistle) 56

Sonchus arvensis ssp uliginosis (perennial sowthistle, moist sowthistle)
59

Tanacetum vulgare (common tansy) 58

Vicia cracca (bird vetch) 75

Appendix 3

INVASIVE NON-NATIVE PLANT SURVEY AND INVENTORY REPORT

Alaska Bureau of Land Management

Survey Date: / / Observer 1: Affiliation:

MM / DD / YYYY Observer 2: Affiliation:

A. SITE INFORMATION

B. LOCATION INFORMATION

C. INVENTORY INFORMATION

D. TREATMENT INFORMATION (NON-CHEMICAL)

INVASIVE NON-NATIVE PLANT SURVEY AND INVENTORY REPORT

Alaska Bureau of Land Management

(page 2)

FOR CHEMICAL TREATMENTS COMPLETE PESTICIDE APPLICATOR\'S REPORT

FOR BIOLOGICAL CONTROL TREATMENTS COMPLETE BIOLOGICAL CONTROL AGENT
RELEASE REPORT

All fields in Bold Text are required.

Estimate Age of Disturbance: Record the approximate number of years
since the primary disturbance of the site.

Infested Area: Minimum area 1/1000 acre. A circle with 3.7 ft radius =
0.001 acres,

12 ft radius = 0.01acre, 37ft radius = 0.1 acre

The Plant Species Code from NRCS PLANTS database is required.

Plant Name: Scientific or Common name of the plant of concern.

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REGISTER OF WAGE DETERMINATIONS UNDER \| U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

THE SERVICE CONTRACT ACT \| EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS ADMINISTRATION

By direction of the Secretary of Labor \| WAGE AND HOUR DIVISION

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Shirley F. Ebbesen Division of \| Revision No.: 9

Director Wage Determinations\| Date Of Revision: 06/16/2008

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\*\*Fringe Benefits Required Follow the Occupational Listing\*\*

OCCUPATION CODE - TITLE MINIMUM WAGE RATE

01000 - Administrative Support And Clerical Occupations

01011 - Accounting Clerk I 14.81

01012 - Accounting Clerk II 18.12

01013 - Accounting Clerk III 20.26

01020 - Administrative Assistant 21.89

01040 - Court Reporter 17.92

01051 - Data Entry Operator I 13.51

01052 - Data Entry Operator II 17.14

01060 - Dispatcher, Motor Vehicle 20.17

01070 - Document Preparation Clerk 15.39

01090 - Duplicating Machine Operator 14.72

01111 - General Clerk I 14.80

01112 - General Clerk II 15.56

01113 - General Clerk III 17.51

01120 - Housing Referral Assistant 19.99

01141 - Messenger Courier 14.17

01191 - Order Clerk I 13.94

01192 - Order Clerk II 15.73

01261 - Personnel Assistant (Employment) I 18.76

01262 - Personnel Assistant (Employment) II 20.97

01263 - Personnel Assistant (Employment) III 23.39

01270 - Production Control Clerk 21.81

01280 - Receptionist 13.55

01290 - Rental Clerk 15.70

01300 - Scheduler, Maintenance 16.03

01311 - Secretary I 16.03

01312 - Secretary II 17.92

01313 - Secretary III 19.99

01320 - Service Order Dispatcher 16.41

01410 - Supply Technician 21.89

01420 - Survey Worker 17.07

01531 - Travel Clerk I 14.26

01532 - Travel Clerk II 15.74

01533 - Travel Clerk III 17.40

01611 - Word Processor I 15.80

01612 - Word Processor II 17.84

01613 - Word Processor III 19.33

05000 - Automotive Service Occupations

05005 - Automobile Body Repairer, Fiberglass 23.20

05010 - Automotive Electrician 22.30

05040 - Automotive Glass Installer 20.63

05070 - Automotive Worker 20.63

05110 - Mobile Equipment Servicer 18.51

05130 - Motor Equipment Metal Mechanic 22.60

05160 - Motor Equipment Metal Worker 20.63

05190 - Motor Vehicle Mechanic 22.60

05220 - Motor Vehicle Mechanic Helper 17.48

05250 - Motor Vehicle Upholstery Worker 20.63

05280 - Motor Vehicle Wrecker 20.63

05310 - Painter, Automotive 21.56

05340 - Radiator Repair Specialist 20.63

05370 - Tire Repairer 17.78

05400 - Transmission Repair Specialist 22.60

07000 - Food Preparation And Service Occupations

07010 - Baker 16.31

07041 - Cook I 13.46

07042 - Cook II 15.46

07070 - Dishwasher 10.99

07130 - Food Service Worker 11.20

07210 - Meat Cutter 18.43

07260 - Waiter/Waitress 10.83

09000 - Furniture Maintenance And Repair Occupations

09010 - Electrostatic Spray Painter 21.44

09040 - Furniture Handler 15.78

09080 - Furniture Refinisher 21.44

09090 - Furniture Refinisher Helper 17.38

09110 - Furniture Repairer, Minor 19.42

09130 - Upholsterer 21.44

11000 - General Services And Support Occupations

11030 - Cleaner, Vehicles 11.42

11060 - Elevator Operator 11.42

11090 - Gardener 15.93

11122 - Housekeeping Aide 13.52

11150 - Janitor 13.36

11210 - Laborer, Grounds Maintenance 13.26

11240 - Maid or Houseman 10.96

11260 - Pruner 12.19

11270 - Tractor Operator 15.03

11330 - Trail Maintenance Worker 13.26

11360 - Window Cleaner 14.76

12000 - Health Occupations

12010 - Ambulance Driver 21.43

12011 - Breath Alcohol Technician 19.38

12012 - Certified Occupational Therapist Assistant 18.59

12015 - Certified Physical Therapist Assistant 18.10

12020 - Dental Assistant 18.67

12025 - Dental Hygienist 37.13

12030 - EKG Technician 27.18

12035 - Electroneurodiagnostic Technologist 27.18

12040 - Emergency Medical Technician 22.66

12071 - Licensed Practical Nurse I 17.33

12072 - Licensed Practical Nurse II 19.38

12073 - Licensed Practical Nurse III 21.63

12100 - Medical Assistant 15.51

12130 - Medical Laboratory Technician 20.83

12160 - Medical Record Clerk 14.66

12190 - Medical Record Technician 15.36

12195 - Medical Transcriptionist 19.47

12210 - Nuclear Medicine Technologist 36.12

12221 - Nursing Assistant I 11.68

12222 - Nursing Assistant II 13.14

12223 - Nursing Assistant III 14.35

12224 - Nursing Assistant IV 16.10

12235 - Optical Dispenser 18.54

12236 - Optical Technician 17.33

12250 - Pharmacy Technician 16.31

12280 - Phlebotomist 16.49

12305 - Radiologic Technologist 27.59

12311 - Registered Nurse I 26.27

12312 - Registered Nurse II 32.16

12313 - Registered Nurse II, Specialist 32.16

12314 - Registered Nurse III 38.88

12315 - Registered Nurse III, Anesthetist 38.88

12316 - Registered Nurse IV 46.63

12317 - Scheduler (Drug and Alcohol Testing) 24.01

13000 - Information And Arts Occupations

13011 - Exhibits Specialist I 21.09

13012 - Exhibits Specialist II 25.29

13013 - Exhibits Specialist III 30.90

13041 - Illustrator I 21.09

13042 - Illustrator II 25.29

13043 - Illustrator III 30.90

13047 - Librarian 25.66

13050 - Library Aide/Clerk 15.01

13054 - Library Information Technology Systems Administrator 23.84

13058 - Library Technician 19.63

13061 - Media Specialist I 16.71

13062 - Media Specialist II 18.70

13063 - Media Specialist III 20.85

13071 - Photographer I 19.50

13072 - Photographer II 23.82

13073 - Photographer III 27.01

13074 - Photographer IV 33.05

13075 - Photographer V 35.10

13110 - Video Teleconference Technician 15.23

14000 - Information Technology Occupations

14041 - Computer Operator I 16.67

14042 - Computer Operator II 18.67

14043 - Computer Operator III 24.42

14044 - Computer Operator IV 25.98

14045 - Computer Operator V 27.62

14071 - Computer Programmer I (1) 24.29

14072 - Computer Programmer II (1)

14073 - Computer Programmer III (1)

14074 - Computer Programmer IV (1)

14101 - Computer Systems Analyst I (1)

14102 - Computer Systems Analyst II (1)

14103 - Computer Systems Analyst III (1)

14150 - Peripheral Equipment Operator 16.67

14160 - Personal Computer Support Technician 25.98

15000 - Instructional Occupations

15010 - Aircrew Training Devices Instructor (Non-Rated) 32.14

15020 - Aircrew Training Devices Instructor (Rated) 38.89

15030 - Air Crew Training Devices Instructor (Pilot) 46.55

15050 - Computer Based Training Specialist / Instructor 32.14

15060 - Educational Technologist 22.49

15070 - Flight Instructor (Pilot) 36.76

15080 - Graphic Artist 25.25

15090 - Technical Instructor 20.65

15095 - Technical Instructor/Course Developer 25.27

15110 - Test Proctor 17.92

15120 - Tutor 17.92

16000 - Laundry, Dry-Cleaning, Pressing And Related Occupations

16010 - Assembler 10.44

16030 - Counter Attendant 10.44

16040 - Dry Cleaner 13.30

16070 - Finisher, Flatwork, Machine 10.44

16090 - Presser, Hand 10.44

16110 - Presser, Machine, Drycleaning 10.44

16130 - Presser, Machine, Shirts 10.44

16160 - Presser, Machine, Wearing Apparel, Laundry 10.44

16190 - Sewing Machine Operator 14.25

16220 - Tailor 15.22

16250 - Washer, Machine 11.39

19000 - Machine Tool Operation And Repair Occupations

19010 - Machine-Tool Operator (Tool Room) 24.72

19040 - Tool And Die Maker 30.77

21000 - Materials Handling And Packing Occupations

21020 - Forklift Operator 17.80

21030 - Material Coordinator 21.81

21040 - Material Expediter 21.81

21050 - Material Handling Laborer 16.29

21071 - Order Filler 15.20

21080 - Production Line Worker (Food Processing) 17.80

21110 - Shipping Packer 17.20

21130 - Shipping/Receiving Clerk 17.20

21140 - Store Worker I 13.66

21150 - Stock Clerk 18.58

21210 - Tools And Parts Attendant 19.16

21410 - Warehouse Specialist 17.80

23000 - Mechanics And Maintenance And Repair Occupations

23010 - Aerospace Structural Welder 27.62

23021 - Aircraft Mechanic I 26.11

23022 - Aircraft Mechanic II 27.62

23023 - Aircraft Mechanic III 29.13

23040 - Aircraft Mechanic Helper 20.47

23050 - Aircraft, Painter 25.92

23060 - Aircraft Servicer 22.87

23080 - Aircraft Worker 24.05

23110 - Appliance Mechanic 24.68

23120 - Bicycle Repairer 19.56

23125 - Cable Splicer 31.61

23130 - Carpenter, Maintenance 26.66

23140 - Carpet Layer 23.80

23160 - Electrician, Maintenance 29.79

23181 - Electronics Technician Maintenance I 23.33

23182 - Electronics Technician Maintenance II 30.22

23183 - Electronics Technician Maintenance III 32.77

23260 - Fabric Worker 21.67

23290 - Fire Alarm System Mechanic 23.52

23310 - Fire Extinguisher Repairer 20.14

23311 - Fuel Distribution System Mechanic 28.42

23312 - Fuel Distribution System Operator 24.75

23370 - General Maintenance Worker 20.43

23380 - Ground Support Equipment Mechanic 26.11

23381 - Ground Support Equipment Servicer 22.87

23382 - Ground Support Equipment Worker 24.05

23391 - Gunsmith I 20.14

23392 - Gunsmith II 23.19

23393 - Gunsmith III 26.23

23410 - Heating, Ventilation And Air-Conditioning Mechanic 26.32

23411 - Heating, Ventilation And Air Contditioning Mechanic (Research
Facility)

28.62

23430 - Heavy Equipment Mechanic 28.33

23440 - Heavy Equipment Operator 29.03

23460 - Instrument Mechanic 26.23

23465 - Laboratory/Shelter Mechanic 24.68

23470 - Laborer 14.46

23510 - Locksmith 24.68

23530 - Machinery Maintenance Mechanic 27.44

23550 - Machinist, Maintenance 26.23

23580 - Maintenance Trades Helper 18.62

23591 - Metrology Technician I 26.23

23592 - Metrology Technician II 27.75

23593 - Metrology Technician III 29.27

23640 - Millwright 26.23

23710 - Office Appliance Repairer 23.24

23760 - Painter, Maintenance 22.67

23790 - Pipefitter, Maintenance 29.33

23810 - Plumber, Maintenance 28.00

23820 - Pneudraulic Systems Mechanic 26.23

23850 - Rigger 26.23

23870 - Scale Mechanic 23.19

23890 - Sheet-Metal Worker, Maintenance 27.48

23910 - Small Engine Mechanic 23.19

23931 - Telecommunications Mechanic I 26.07

23932 - Telecommunications Mechanic II 29.79

23950 - Telephone Lineman 28.33

23960 - Welder, Combination, Maintenance 24.35

23965 - Well Driller 26.23

23970 - Woodcraft Worker 26.23

23980 - Woodworker 20.14

24000 - Personal Needs Occupations

24570 - Child Care Attendant 12.47

24580 - Child Care Center Clerk 15.54

24610 - Chore Aide 13.76

24620 - Family Readiness And Support Services Coordinator 14.74

24630 - Homemaker 18.94

25000 - Plant And System Operations Occupations

25010 - Boiler Tender 26.60

25040 - Sewage Plant Operator 25.36

25070 - Stationary Engineer 26.60

25190 - Ventilation Equipment Tender 18.91

25210 - Water Treatment Plant Operator 25.36

27000 - Protective Service Occupations

27004 - Alarm Monitor 19.71

27007 - Baggage Inspector 14.00

27008 - Corrections Officer 24.74

27010 - Court Security Officer 23.89

27030 - Detection Dog Handler 17.17

27040 - Detention Officer 24.74

27070 - Firefighter 20.42

27101 - Guard I 14.00

27102 - Guard II 17.17

27131 - Police Officer I 29.17

27132 - Police Officer II 32.38

28000 - Recreation Occupations

28041 - Carnival Equipment Operator 14.59

28042 - Carnival Equipment Repairer 15.47

28043 - Carnival Equpment Worker 11.99

28210 - Gate Attendant/Gate Tender 12.36

28310 - Lifeguard 11.34

28350 - Park Attendant (Aide) 14.24

28510 - Recreation Aide/Health Facility Attendant 10.09

28515 - Recreation Specialist 22.53

28630 - Sports Official 11.34

28690 - Swimming Pool Operator 21.90

29000 - Stevedoring/Longshoremen Occupational Services

29010 - Blocker And Bracer 24.08

29020 - Hatch Tender 24.08

29030 - Line Handler 24.08

29041 - Stevedore I 27.49

29042 - Stevedore II 30.43

30000 - Technical Occupations

30010 - Air Traffic Control Specialist, Center (HFO) (2) 33.96

30011 - Air Traffic Control Specialist, Station (HFO) (2) 24.47

30012 - Air Traffic Control Specialist, Terminal (HFO) (2) 25.79

30021 - Archeological Technician I 19.28

30022 - Archeological Technician II 22.64

30023 - Archeological Technician III 25.42

30030 - Cartographic Technician 28.89

30040 - Civil Engineering Technician 26.62

30061 - Drafter/CAD Operator I 23.13

30062 - Drafter/CAD Operator II 27.28

30063 - Drafter/CAD Operator III 28.84

30064 - Drafter/CAD Operator IV 31.63

30081 - Engineering Technician I 22.72

30082 - Engineering Technician II 26.56

30083 - Engineering Technician III 29.74

30084 - Engineering Technician IV 33.02

30085 - Engineering Technician V 38.08

30086 - Engineering Technician VI 45.77

30090 - Environmental Technician 20.12

30210 - Laboratory Technician 21.99

30240 - Mathematical Technician 31.63

30361 - Paralegal/Legal Assistant I 21.93

30362 - Paralegal/Legal Assistant II 27.15

30363 - Paralegal/Legal Assistant III 33.22

30364 - Paralegal/Legal Assistant IV 40.20

30390 - Photo-Optics Technician 32.04

30461 - Technical Writer I 18.38

30462 - Technical Writer II 22.47

30463 - Technical Writer III 32.82

30491 - Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) Technician I 21.58

30492 - Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) Technician II 26.11

30493 - Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) Technician III 31.30

30494 - Unexploded (UXO) Safety Escort 21.58

30495 - Unexploded (UXO) Sweep Personnel 21.58

30620 - Weather Observer, Combined Upper Air Or Surface Programs (2)
25.41

30621 - Weather Observer, Senior (2) 32.04

31000 - Transportation/Mobile Equipment Operation Occupations

31020 - Bus Aide 10.50

31030 - Bus Driver 19.13

31043 - Driver Courier 17.79

31260 - Parking and Lot Attendant 13.19

31290 - Shuttle Bus Driver 17.89

31310 - Taxi Driver 15.74

31361 - Truckdriver, Light 17.89

31362 - Truckdriver, Medium 19.85

31363 - Truckdriver, Heavy 20.84

31364 - Truckdriver, Tractor-Trailer 20.84

99000 - Miscellaneous Occupations

99030 - Cashier 12.27

99050 - Desk Clerk 14.09

99095 - Embalmer 20.95

99251 - Laboratory Animal Caretaker I 11.22

99252 - Laboratory Animal Caretaker II 19.02

99310 - Mortician 20.95

99410 - Pest Controller 20.48

99510 - Photofinishing Worker 11.55

99710 - Recycling Laborer 21.49

99711 - Recycling Specialist 27.44

99730 - Refuse Collector 20.77

99810 - Sales Clerk 13.82

99820 - School Crossing Guard 16.06

99830 - Survey Party Chief 26.44

99831 - Surveying Aide 17.60

99832 - Surveying Technician 24.04

99840 - Vending Machine Attendant 15.46

99841 - Vending Machine Repairer 18.10

99842 - Vending Machine Repairer Helper 15.46

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ALL OCCUPATIONS LISTED ABOVE RECEIVE THE FOLLOWING BENEFITS:

HEALTH & WELFARE: \$3.24 per hour or \$129.60 per week or \$561.60 per
month

VACATION: 2 weeks paid vacation after 1 year of service with a
contractor or

successor; 3 weeks after 5 years, and 4 weeks after 15 years. Length of
service

includes the whole span of continuous service with the present
contractor or

successor, wherever employed, and with the predecessor contractors in
the

performance of similar work at the same Federal facility. (Reg. 29 CFR
4.173)

HOLIDAYS: A minimum of eleven paid holidays per year: New Year\'s Day,
Martin

Luther King Jr\'s Birthday, Washington\'s Birthday, Good Friday,
Memorial Day,

Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans\' Day, Thanksgiving
Day, and

Christmas Day. A contractor may substitute for any of the named holidays
another

day off with pay in accordance with a plan communicated to the employees
involved.)

(See 29 CFR 4.174)

THE OCCUPATIONS WHICH HAVE PARENTHESES AFTER THEM RECEIVE THE FOLLOWING
BENEFITS (as

numbered):

1\) Under the SCA at section 8(b), this wage determination does not
apply to any

employee who individually qualifies as a bona fide executive,
administrative, or

professional employee as defined in 29 C.F.R. Part 541. Because most
Computer

System Analysts and Computer Programmers who are compensated at a rate
not less than

\$27.63 (or on a salary or fee basis at a rate not less than \$455 per
week) an hour

would likely qualify as exempt computer professionals, (29 C.F.R.
541.400) wage

rates may not be listed on this wage determination for all occupations
within those

job families. In addition, because this wage determination may not list
a wage rate

for some or all occupations within those job families if the survey data
indicates

that the prevailing wage rate for the occupation equals or exceeds
\$27.63 per hour

conformances may be necessary for certain nonexempt employees. For
example, if an

individual employee is nonexempt but nevertheless performs duties within
the scope

of one of the Computer Systems Analyst or Computer Programmer
occupations for which

this wage determination does not specify an SCA wage rate, then the wage
rate for

that employee must be conformed in accordance with the conformance
procedures

described in the conformance note included on this wage determination.

Additionally, because job titles vary widely and change quickly in the
computer

industry, job titles are not determinative of the application of the
computer

professional exemption. Therefore, the exemption applies only to
computer employees

who satisfy the compensation requirements and whose primary duty
consists of:

\(1\) The application of systems analysis techniques and procedures,
including

consulting with users, to determine hardware, software or system
functional

specifications;

\(2\) The design, development, documentation, analysis, creation,
testing or

modification of computer systems or programs, including prototypes,
based on and

related to user or system design specifications;

\(3\) The design, documentation, testing, creation or modification of
computer

programs related to machine operating systems; or

\(4\) A combination of the aforementioned duties, the performance of
which

requires the same level of skills. (29 C.F.R. 541.400).

2\) AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS AND WEATHER OBSERVERS - NIGHT PAY & SUNDAY
PAY: If you

work at night as part of a regular tour of duty, you will earn a night
differential

and receive an additional 10% of basic pay for any hours worked between
6pm and 6am.

If you are a full-time employed (40 hours a week) and Sunday is part of
your

regularly scheduled workweek, you are paid at your rate of basic pay
plus a Sunday

premium of 25% of your basic rate for each hour of Sunday work which is
not overtime

(i.e. occasional work on Sunday outside the normal tour of duty is
considered

overtime work).

HAZARDOUS PAY DIFFERENTIAL: An 8 percent differential is applicable to
employees

employed in a position that represents a high degree of hazard when
working with or

in close proximity to ordinance, explosives, and incendiary materials.
This

includes work such as screening, blending, dying, mixing, and pressing
of sensitive

ordance, explosives, and pyrotechnic compositions such as lead azide,
black powder

and photoflash powder. All dry-house activities involving propellants or

explosives. Demilitarization, modification, renovation, demolition, and
maintenance

operations on sensitive ordnance, explosives and incendiary materials.
All

operations involving regrading and cleaning of artillery ranges.

A 4 percent differential is applicable to employees employed in a
position that

represents a low degree of hazard when working with, or in close
proximity to

ordance, (or employees possibly adjacent to) explosives and incendiary
materials

which involves potential injury such as laceration of hands, face, or
arms of the

employee engaged in the operation, irritation of the skin, minor burns
and the

like; minimal damage to immediate or adjacent work area or equipment
being used.

All operations involving, unloading, storage, and hauling of ordance,
explosive, and

incendiary ordnance material other than small arms ammunition. These
differentials

are only applicable to work that has been specifically designated by the
agency for

ordance, explosives, and incendiary material differential pay.

\*\* UNIFORM ALLOWANCE \*\*

If employees are required to wear uniforms in the performance of this
contract

(either by the terms of the Government contract, by the employer, by the
state or

local law, etc.), the cost of furnishing such uniforms and maintaining
(by

laundering or dry cleaning) such uniforms is an expense that may not be
borne by an

employee where such cost reduces the hourly rate below that required by
the wage

determination. The Department of Labor will accept payment in accordance
with the

following standards as compliance:

The contractor or subcontractor is required to furnish all employees
with an

adequate number of uniforms without cost or to reimburse employees for
the actual

cost of the uniforms. In addition, where uniform cleaning and
maintenance is made

the responsibility of the employee, all contractors and subcontractors
subject to

this wage determination shall (in the absence of a bona fide collective
bargaining

agreement providing for a different amount, or the furnishing of
contrary

affirmative proof as to the actual cost), reimburse all employees for
such cleaning

and maintenance at a rate of \$3.35 per week (or \$.67 cents per day).
However, in

those instances where the uniforms furnished are made of \"wash and
wear\"

materials, may be routinely washed and dried with other personal
garments, and do

not require any special treatment such as dry cleaning, daily washing,
or commercial

laundering in order to meet the cleanliness or appearance standards set
by the terms

of the Government contract, by the contractor, by law, or by the nature
of the work,

there is no requirement that employees be reimbursed for uniform
maintenance costs.

The duties of employees under job titles listed are those described in
the

\"Service Contract Act Directory of Occupations\", Fifth Edition, April
2006,

unless otherwise indicated. Copies of the Directory are available on the
Internet. A

links to the Directory may be found on the WHD home page at

http://www.dol.gov/esa/whd/ or through the Wage Determinations On-Line
(WDOL) Web

site at http://wdol.gov/.

REQUEST FOR AUTHORIZATION OF ADDITIONAL CLASSIFICATION AND WAGE RATE
{Standard Form

1444 (SF 1444)}

Conformance Process:

The contracting officer shall require that any class of service employee
which is

not listed herein and which is to be employed under the contract (i.e.,
the work to

be performed is not performed by any classification listed in the wage

determination), be classified by the contractor so as to provide a
reasonable

relationship (i.e., appropriate level of skill comparison) between such
unlisted

classifications and the classifications listed in the wage
determination. Such

conformed classes of employees shall be paid the monetary wages and
furnished the

fringe benefits as are determined. Such conforming process shall be
initiated by

the contractor prior to the performance of contract work by such
unlisted class(es)

of employees. The conformed classification, wage rate, and/or fringe
benefits shall

be retroactive to the commencement date of the contract. {See Section
4.6 (C)(vi)}

When multiple wage determinations are included in a contract, a separate
SF 1444

should be prepared for each wage determination to which a class(es) is
to be

conformed.

The process for preparing a conformance request is as follows:

1\) When preparing the bid, the contractor identifies the need for a
conformed

occupation) and computes a proposed rate).

2\) After contract award, the contractor prepares a written report
listing in order

proposed classification title), a Federal grade equivalency (FGE) for
each

proposed classification), job description), and rationale for proposed
wage

rate), including information regarding the agreement or disagreement of
the

authorized representative of the employees involved, or where there is
no authorized

representative, the employees themselves. This report should be
submitted to the

contracting officer no later than 30 days after such unlisted class(es)
of employees

performs any contract work.

3\) The contracting officer reviews the proposed action and promptly
submits a report

of the action, together with the agency\'s recommendations and pertinent

information including the position of the contractor and the employees,
to the Wage

and Hour Division, Employment Standards Administration, U.S. Department
of Labor,

for review. (See section 4.6(b)(2) of Regulations 29 CFR Part 4).

4\) Within 30 days of receipt, the Wage and Hour Division approves,
modifies, or

disapproves the action via transmittal to the agency contracting
officer, or

notifies the contracting officer that additional time will be required
to process

the request.

5\) The contracting officer transmits the Wage and Hour decision to the
contractor.

6\) The contractor informs the affected employees.

Information required by the Regulations must be submitted on SF 1444 or
bond paper.

When preparing a conformance request, the \"Service Contract Act
Directory of

Occupations\" (the Directory) should be used to compare job definitions
to insure

that duties requested are not performed by a classification already
listed in the

wage determination. Remember, it is not the job title, but the required
tasks that

determine whether a class is included in an established wage
determination.

Conformances may not be used to artificially split, combine, or
subdivide

classifications listed in the wage determination.