52.250-4 SAFETY Act Pre-qualification

Designation Notice.

As prescribed in 50.206(c)(1), insert the following provision:

SAFETY Act Pre-qualification Designation Notice (Feb 2009)

(a) Definitions. As used in this provisionAct of terrorism means any act determined to have met the following requirements or such other

requirements as defined and specified by the Secretary of Homeland Security:

(1) Is unlawful.

(2) Causes harm, including financial harm, to a person, property, or entity, in the United States, or in

the case of a domestic United States air carrier or a United States-flag vessel (or a vessel based

principally in the United States on which United States income tax is paid and whose insurance

coverage is subject to regulation in the United States), in or outside the United States.

(3) Uses or attempts to use instrumentalities, weapons or other methods designed or intended to

cause mass destruction, injury or other loss to citizens or institutions of the United States.

Block certification means SAFETY Act certification of a technology class that the Department of

Homeland Security (DHS) has determined to be an approved class of approved products for

homeland security.

Block designation means SAFETY Act designation of a technology class that the DHS has determined

to be a Qualified Anti-Terrorism Technology (QATT).

Pre-qualification designation notice means a notice in a procurement solicitation or other publication

by the Government stating that the technology to be procured either affirmatively or presumptively

satisfies the technical criteria necessary to be deemed a qualified anti-terrorism technology. A prequalification designation notice authorizes offeror(s) to submit streamlined SAFETY Act applications

for SAFETY Act designation and receive expedited processing of those applications.

Qualified Anti-Terrorism Technology (QATT) means any technology designed, developed, modified,

procured, or sold for the purpose of preventing, detecting, identifying, or deterring acts of terrorism

or limiting the harm such acts might otherwise cause, for which a SAFETY Act designation has been

issued. For purposes of defining a QATT, technology means any product, equipment, service

(including support services), device, or technology (including information technology) or any

combination of the foregoing. Design services, consulting services, engineering services, software

development services, software integration services, threat assessments, vulnerability studies, and

other analyses relevant to homeland security may be deemed a technology.

SAFETY Act certification means a determination by DHS pursuant to 6U.S.C. 442(d), as further

delineated in 6 CFR 25.9, that a QATT for which a SAFETY Act designation has been issued is an

approved product for homeland security,i.e., it will perform as intended, conforms to the seller’s

specifications, and is safe for use as intended.

SAFETY Act designation means a determination by DHS pursuant to 6 U.S.C. 441(b) and 6 U.S.C.
443(a), as further delineated in 6 CFR 25.4, that a particular Anti-Terrorism Technology constitutes

a QATT under the SAFETY Act.

(b) The Support Anti-terrorism by Fostering Effective Technologies Act of 2002 (SAFETY Act), 6

U.S.C. 441-444, creates certain liability limitations for claims arising out of, relating to, or resulting

from an act of terrorism where QATTs have been deployed. It also confers other important benefits.

SAFETY Act designation and SAFETY Act certification are designed to support effective technologies

aimed at preventing, detecting, identifying, or deterring acts of terrorism, or limiting the harm that

such acts might otherwise cause, and which also meet other prescribed criteria.

(c)

(1) DHS has issued a SAFETY Act pre-qualification designation notice for the technology to be

acquired under this solicitation.

(2) This notice is attached to this solicitation and contains essential information, including-

(i) A detailed description of and specification for the technology covered by the notice;

(ii) A statement that the technology described and specified in the notice satisfies the technical

criteria to be deemed a QATT and the offeror’s proposed technology either may presumptively or

will qualify for the issuance of a designation provided the offeror complies with terms and conditions

in the notice and its application is approved;

(iii) The period of time within which DHS will take action upon submission of a SAFETY Act

application submitted pursuant to the notice;

(iv) A listing of those portions of the application that must be completed and submitted by selected

awardees and the time periods for such submissions;

(v) The date of expiration of the notice; and

(vi) Any other terms and conditions concerning the notice.

(3) Offerors should read this notice carefully to make sure they comply with the terms of the notice if

they plan on taking advantage of SAFETY Act coverage for their technologies.

(d) All determinations by DHS are based on factors set forth in the SAFETY Act and its implementing

regulations. A determination by DHS to issue a SAFETY Act designation, or not to issue a SAFETY

Act designation for a particular Technology as a QATT is not a determination that the Technology

meets, or fails to meet, the requirements of any solicitation issued by any Federal, State, local or

tribal governments. Determinations by DHS with respect to whether to issue a SAFETY Act

designation for Technologies submitted for DHS review are based on the factors identified in 6 CFR

25.4(b).

(e) Neither SAFETY Act designation nor certification is in any way a requirement of this action.

Whether to seek the benefits of the SAFETY Act for a proposed product or service is entirely up to

the offeror. Additional information about the SAFETY Act may be found at the SAFETY Act website

at http://www.SAFETYAct.gov.

(f) Proposals in which pricing or any other terms or conditions are offered contingent upon SAFETY

Act designation or certification of the proposed product(s) or service(s) will not be considered for
award.

(End of provision)

Alternate I (Feb 2009). As prescribed in 50.206 (c)(2), substitute the following paragraph (f):

(f)(1) Offerors are authorized to submit proposals made contingent upon SAFETY Act designation

before award. When an offer is made contingent upon SAFETY Act designation, the offeror also may

submit an alternate offer without the contingency.

(2) If an offer is submitted contingent upon receipt of SAFETY Act designation prior to contract

award, then the Government may not award a contract based on such offer unless the offeror

demonstrates prior to award that DHS has issued a SAFETY Act designation for the offeror’s

technology.

(3) The Government reserves the right to award the contract based on a noncontingent offer, prior

to DHS resolution of the offeror’s application for SAFETY Act designation.

Alternate II (Feb 2009). As prescribed in 50.206 (c)(3), substitute the following paragraph (f):

(f)(1) Offerors are authorized to submit proposals presuming SAFETY Act designation before or after

award.

(2) An offeror is eligible for award only if the offeror-

(i) Files a SAFETY Act designation application, limited to the scope of the applicable prequalification

designation notice, within 15 days after submission of the proposal;

(ii) Pursues its SAFETY Act designation application in good faith; and

(iii) Agrees to obtain the amount of insurance DHS requires for issuing the offeror’s SAFETY Act

designation.

(3) If DHS has not issued a SAFETY Act designation to the successful offeror before contract award,

the contracting officer will include the clause at 52.250-5 in the resulting contract.

Parent topic: 52.250 [Reserved]