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Q -- Family Nurse Practitioner/PA Specialty ENT Services - SF-1449 - 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Items. - 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors—Commercial Items.

Notice Date: 8/19/2014
Notice Type: Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
NAICS: 621399 — Offices of All Other Miscellaneous Health Practitioners
Contracting Office: Department of Health and Human Services, Indian Health Service, Billings Area Office, 2900 4th Avenue North, PO Box 36600, Billings, Montana, 59107
ZIP Code: 59107
Solicitation Number: RFQ-10-14-021-JH
Archive Date: 9/19/2014
Point of Contact: James Hunter, Phone: 406-247-7064, Kenny Nicholson, Phone: 4062477063
E-Mail Address: james.hunter@ihs.gov, kenneth.nicholsonjr@ihs.gov
(james.hunter@ihs.gov, kenneth.nicholsonjr@ihs.gov)
Small Business Set-Aside: N/A
Description: 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors—Commercial Items. 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Items. SF-1449 This procurement is conducted pursuant to the authority of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures; as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. Personal Services Contracts (Public Law 103-332), Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, Title II, September 30, 1994, 108 Stat. 2530 as implemented by 25 U.S.C. 1638c). The Billings Area Indian Health Service (IHS) intends to award a fixed-price purchase order in response to Request for Quotation (RFQ) 10-12-021-JH to acquire One (1) Family Nurse Practitioner / PA Specialist ENT for the Blackfeet Service Unit, PHS Indian Hospital, Browning, MT and Heart Butte Clinic, Heart Butte, MT. The solicitation is restricted to 100% Small Business concerns. The Solicitation clauses and provisions are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-75. The associated North American Industry Classification System code is 621399 and the small business size standard is $7.0 million. Potential offerors are asked to submit an offer. The proposed daily rates must be inclusive of transportation, food, lodging, et cetera. Unit of Item Description Quantity Issue Unit Price Total Amount 1. Family Nurse Practitioner 136 HR $_________ $___________ Total............................................................$ 2. Option Year One (1) 2,080 HR $_________ $____________ Total............................................................$ B.2 PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: Performance of this purchase order shall be from time of award through September 30, 2014, with one 12-month option. If the Government exercises the options pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.217-9, Option to Extend the Term of the Contract (MAR 2000), the period of performance shall be extended in accordance with the following schedule: Year Option Period Option Year One (1) October 1, 2014, through September 30, 2015 B.3 PURPOSE OF THE CONTRACT The purpose of this acquisition is to contract for One (1) Family Nurse Practitioner / PA Specialist ENT Services at the Blackfeet Community Hospital, Browning, MT and Heart Butte Clinic, Heart Butte MT. B.4 WORK SCHEDULE Monday thru Friday from 8:00 A.M. 5:00 P.M. B.5 STATEMENT OF WORK (a) The contractor shall coordinate monthly Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) Clinics at the Blackfeet Service Unit, PHS Indian Health Centers, Browning and Heart Butte, Montana. This involves working closely with the contract Otolaryngologists, Audiologist, and all appropriate medical staff at each Service Unit. (b) The contractor shall perform direct clinical services, which include but are not limited to: (1) Report in-depth medical histories by interviewing patients. (2) Perform and interpret complete examinations of the ears, nose and throat using otoscopy, otomicroscopy, audiometric test result, nasal speculums, nasalpharyngealscope, tongue depressors, and laryngeal mirrors, and report the findings of the evaluation. (3) Prescribe medical treatment of the diagnosis resulting from the ear, nose and throat evaluation. (4) Councils patients regarding recommendations and results of the evaluation. (5) Serves as a primary ENT consultant to the Physicians, Audiologist, and other appropriate staff at the service units. (6) Schedule appointments and perform referrals to the contract Otolaryngologists for those who are at risk for hearing loss and chronic ear, nose, and throat problems. (7) Assist contract Otolaryngologists with ENT Clinics, referral to other specialty clinics, and other subspecialties within the Otolaryngologists field. (c) The contractor shall perform in-service training to the Service Unit Physicians, and other medical personnel on pathology and treatment of ears, nose, and throat diseases as needed. (d) The contractor shall be available to teach nursing, pharmacy, physician assistant, and medical students in ENT Clinics during clinic rotations, as needed. (e) The contractor shall identify alternate resources for funding surgical care when services cannot be provided at the Blackfeet Indian Hospital and Heart Butte Clinic. (f) The contractor shall maintain a surgery log of all patients in need of surgery, have had surgery and a follow up treatment. (g) The contractor shall oversee the care and maintenance of all otologic equipment including appropriate safety checks. (h) The contractor shall determine equipment and supply needs for the ENT clinics at the Blackfeet Service Unit and the Heart Butte Clinic. (i) The contractor will be subjected to the same periodic Quality Assurance/Peer Review process at the Blackfeet Service Unit that is established in the Policy and Procedure for all health care providers either by an IHS Physician Supervisor or IHS contract Otolaryngologists. B.6 ADMINISTRATIVE OVERSIGHT: The supervisor defines the continuing assignment with procedures and methods to be used, priorities and deadlines. The supervisor helps the contractor with difficult or controversial aspects of the job requirement. The contractor uses initiatives in planning and carrying out the day-to-day workload. Final work is reviewed, as needed, for conformance to policies and regulations, timelessness and satisfaction on the supervisor. The following IHS employees will assist the Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) in monitoring the contract and will be designated as an alternate in absent of the supervisor. The responsibility of the Indian Health Service is to supervise, monitor and ensure that the contractor is adequately performing the request services, duties and responsibilities in accordance with the Statement of work and performance standards for which they were hired to accomplish. B.7 KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED BY THE POSITION: (a) The work consist of a broad general practice of medicine, involving diagnosis and treatment of outpatients with an extremely wide variety of physical and emotional problems and includes the broad functions of medicine, education, prevention, cure and rehabilitation, in addition to the practice within the specialty of ENT. (b) Contractor will be required to possess a thoroughly knowledge of medicinal therapy and Pharmacological practices and a comprehensive understanding of otorhinlaryngological diseases. (c) A DEA license with current certifications for BLS is also required. B.8 PHYSICAL DEMANDS: Work is essentially sedentary with some walking, standing, carrying of books, files, etc. Travel by automobile from Blackfeet Service Unit, Browning, MT to Heart Butte, MT is required to make site visits in coordination with ENT Physician Services. B.9 WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment involves every day risk associated with offices,hospital and clinic environments and settings and automobile travel, including but not limited to, exposure cathode ray tube computor montitors, potential for repetitive motionsyndrone from keyboard use, hazardous weather, long periods of sitting and animals the road. Visits to the hospital and clinic setting may include exposure to communical disease. Where required, necessary personal protective equipment will be supplied. Situations arise, such as interactions with angry individuals, which may invoke stress. Work may require irregular or long work environments. B.10 SUPERVISION: The Supervisor will monitor workload to determine that the major duties as listed in the statement of work are addressed. SUPERVISOR: Joe E. Gray, MD, Clinical Director ALTERNATE: Thomas Herr, MD, CMO B.11 GUIDELINES: The contractor uses legislative (Federal, State and Tribal), agency policy statements, accreditation body standards, national professional standards that may be either specific or non-specific. These guidelines require continuous interpretation, adaptation to rural, trans-culter setting, and application to conform to changes in the health care field and the needs of the Indian Health Service. The contractor responsible for interpreting the legislation and policy and for developing specific standards, policies and guidelines for the Billings Area Indian Health Service. B.12 COMPLEXITY: Work requires substantial depth of analysis to broad range of health care functions (i.e., administration, education, research aand clinical practice). The contractor identifies issues and analyzes the interrelationships between the broad functions of health care and ENT, and predicts trends that will impact Indian Health Service. Work invovles major area of uncertainty such a continuing changes in health care standards of practice, ENT program and role evaluation, new technological developments, increasingly coomplex legislation and regulation requirements, staffing utilization options,and budget constraints. The contractor solves problems that have potential political and culture effects and that are interrelated with activities of other sectors of the health care delivery system. The contractor must remain continually up-to-date on changing legislation, technology and the role of the ENT Physicain Assistant in order to impliment solution to problems or to meet established standards. Complexity of the contract requirements is enhanced by the numbers of varieties health care disciplines, federal, state, local, and tribal representatives interfaced; diversity of the population served; remotness of the facilities and programs; and the variety of number of health care problems facing the serviced population. B.13 GOVERNMENT FURNISHED PROPERTY : The following will be provided by the Billings Area Office of Healthcare Programs: Desk/Work Area, Specialized audiology equipment and supplies needed to perform and deliver audiology and hearing aid services at each Service Unit. The Department will provide orientation to the Contractor as to their specific duties and responsibilities. The Department is responsible for getting the Contractor access and clearances to all pertinent computer services necessary to carry out his/her duties. If necessary, authority to use a General Services Administration (GSA) vehicle, for Official purpose only. The Contractor will be required to provide evidence of motor vehicle liability insurance covering bodily injury and property damage to protect the Contractor and the Government against third party claims arising from the operation off all GSA vehicle used In connection with the contract. The Contractor shall provide coverage of at least $200,000 per Person and $500,000 per occurrence for bodily injury and $20,000 per occurrence for property damage. The Contractor shall comply with the requirements of FAR subpart 51.2, 41 CFR101-39, CFR 102-34, and the operator's packet furnished with each vehicle. B.14 COMPUTER SECURITY: Pursuant to the Federal Information Security Management Act of 2002 (FISMA), the contractor will be required to complete a course in Computer Security Awareness Training (CSAT). This training must be completed annually by all employees including all contractors, volunteers, students, and summer externs. The Contractor will be required to comply with the Federal Information Processing Standards Publication (FIPS PUB) Number 201, "Personal Identity Verification of Federal Employees and Contractors" and the associated Office of Management and Budget (OMB) implementation guidance for personal identity verification for all affected contractor and subcontractor personnel. Access/clearance to all pertinent computer systems, including completing a Business Partner Interconnection Security Agreement (BPISA), should be coordinated with the Site Manager. B.15 CONTRACTING OFFICER AUTHORITY: Authority to negotiate changes in terms, conditions, or amounts cited in this contract is reserved to the Contracting Officer. B.16 CONTRACTING OFFICER'S REPRESENTATIVE (COR): The COTR shall be responsible for: (1) Monitoring the Contractors technical progress, including surveillance and assessment of performance and recommending technical changes; (2) Interpreting the Statement of Work; (3) Technical evaluation as required; (4) Technical inspections and acceptance; and (5) Assisting the Contractor in the resolution of technical problems encountered during performance of this contract. B.17 INVOICE SUBMISSION AND PAYMENT: a. The Contractor shall submit its invoice to the COTR. Name: Gloria Baker Title: Health Systems Specialist Address: Blackfeet Service Unit, Indian Health Service P.O. Box 760 Hospital Circle Browning, Montana 59417-0760 Telephone: (406) 338-6236 b. The Contractor agrees to include the following information on each invoice: 1. Contractor's name, address and telephone number; 2. Contract number; 3. Invoice number and date; 4. Cost or price; 5. Dates of Service including the number of hours worked; and 6. Remit to address. Payment shall be made by the New Mexico Blue Cross/Blue Shield, P.O. Box 13509, Albuquerque, N.M. 87192-3509 B.18 REPORTING REQUIREMENTS: The Contractor shall provide the Contracting Officer with evidence that payment of employment taxes has been made 15 days after each quarter. B.19 PRO-CHILDREN ACT OF 1994 The Contractor certifies that it will comply with the provisions of Public Law 103-227, Pro-Children Act of 1994, which imposes restrictions on smoking where federally funded children's services are provided. B.20 CHILD CARE NATIONAL AGENCY CHECK AND INVESTIGATION (CNACI) A CNACI must be completed for all Indian Health Service (IHS) contract personnel within the Billings Area. Public Law (P.L.) 101-630, Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention Act, requires the IHS to conduct a criminal history background investigation on all contractors performing services in IHS facilities. The character and background investigations and Fingerprints must be taken as part of the pre-employment process and must be before the contractor is allowed to work. Will be conducted by the Administrative Officer, Timothy Davis at the Blackfeet Service Unit. B.21 SPECIAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS: Contractors cannot serve as expert witnesses in any suite against the Federal Government. Many of the IHS patients receiving services may only speak their native language and/or reside on a Native American Reservation, therefore, the Contractor must demonstrate sensitivity to cross-cultural and language differences. The Privacy Act of 1974 mandates that the Contractor maintain complete confidentiality of all administrative, medical and personnel records, and all other pertinent information that comes to his/her attention or knowledge. The Privacy Act carries both civil and criminal penalties for unlawful disclosure of records. Violation of such confidentiality shall be cause for adverse action. All IHS regulations and policies to these Acts shall be enforced. The Contractor shall comply with IHS facility infection control and safety procedures, practices and standards. Federal Tort Claims Act coverage for medical related claims is extended to the individual providing. However, the services must have been performed within the scope of the personal services contract. B.22 PURCHASE ORDER TERMS AND CONDITIONS 52.252-2 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998) This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this/these addresses: https://www.acquisition.gov/ FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION (48 CFR CHAPTER 1) CLAUSES 52.204-7 System for Award Management (JUL 2013) 52.204-9 Personal Identity Verification of Contractor Personnel (JAN 2011) 52.204-10 Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (JUL 2013) 52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance (JUL 2013) 52.209-10 Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations (MAY 2012) (Applies to contracts over $25,000) 52.213-4 Terms and Conditions - Simplified Acquisitions (Other Than Commercial Items) (JAN 2014) 52.217-8 Option to Extend Services (NOV 1999) 52.219-28 Post-Award Small Business Program Representation (JUL 2013) 52.223-6 Drug-Free Workplace (MAY 2001) 52.223-10 Waste Reduction Program (MAY 2011) (Applies to PSC, Housekeeping / Janitorial / Laundry / Pest Control Services) 52.223-17 Affirmative Procurement of EPA-Designated Items in Service and Construction Contracts (MAY 2008) (Applies to PSC, Housekeeping / Janitorial / Laundry / Pest Control Services) 52.223-18 Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (AUG 2011) 52.224-1 Privacy Act Notification (APR 1984) 52.224-2 Privacy Act (APR 1984) 52.227-14 Rights in Data-General (DEC 2007) 52.227-17 Rights in Data-Special Works (DEC 2007) 52.229-3 Federal, State, and Local Taxes (FEB 2013) 52.232-18 Availability of Funds (APR 1984) 52.237-2 Protection of Government Buildings, Equipment and Vegetation (APR 1984) 52.237-3 Continuity of Service (JAN 1991) 52.242-15 Stop-Work Order (AUG 1989) 52.242-17 Government Delay of Work (APR 1984) 52.243-1 Changes - Fixed-Price (AUG 1987) Alternate I (APR 1984) 52.245-1 Government Property (APR 2012) 52.246-1 Contractor Inspection Requirements (APR 1984) 52.246-4 Inspection of Services - Fixed-Price (AUG 1996) 52.249-4 Termination for Convenience of the Government (Services) (Short Form) (APR 1984) 52.249-8 Default (Fixed-Price Supply and Service) (APR 1984) 52.249-12 Termination (Personal Services) (APR 1984) DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES ACQUISITION REGULATION (HHSAR)(48 CFR CHAPTER 3) CLAUSES 352.201-70 Paperwork Reduction Act (JAN 2006) 352.202-1 Definitions (JAN 2006) 352.222-70 Contractor Cooperation in Equal Employment Opportunity Investigations (JAN 2010) 352.223-70 Safety and Health (JAN 2006) 352.224-70 Privacy Act (JAN 2006) 352.227-70 Publications and Publicity (JAN 2006) 352.231-71 Pricing of Adjustments (JAN 2001) 352.237-70 Pro-Children Act (JAN 2006) 352.237-71 Crime Control Act of 1990-Reporting of Child Abuse (JAN 2006) 352.237-72 Crime Control Act of 1990-Requirement for Background Checks (JAN 2006) 352.239-73 Electronic and Information Technology Accessibility (JAN 2010) 352.242-71 Tobacco-Free Facilities (JAN 2006) 352.242-72 Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (JAN 2006) 352.242-73 Withholding of Contract Payments (JAN 2006) 352.270-2 Indian Preference (APR 1984) B.23 AWARD DECISION: The Government will award a purchase order, 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: 1. Medical Professional Licensure= 35 POINTS. Potential contractors must submit a copy of State license with the price quote. 2. Resume = 30 POINTS. Potential contractors must submit resume with price quote. 3. Past Performance Information = 35 Points. The offeror must demonstrate its Company's record of successful performance in past contracts and/or jobs, Government and/or commercial. Each offeror will be evaluated on its performance under existing and prior contracts/jobs. In evaluating past performance the Government may also use information from its own files, information provided by the offeror, or from any other sources it deems appropriate. Offerors will be given the opportunity to clarify information concerning the relevancy of an offeror's past performance information, and any adverse past performance information to which the offeror has not previously had an opportunity to respond. Offerors shall provide, at a minimum, three (3) references for their most recently performed contracts in which similar or the same services were performed by the offeror preferably within the last two (2) years from the date of proposal submission. Please list contracts that your Company has held with Government and/or commercial accounts. The offeror shall provide the following information in an attachment: • Agency or Customer Name/Address • Contract number (if applicable) • Contract Performance Period • Contract description of services (location, and description of services) • Type (type and quantity of personnel provided) • Dollar Value of contract • Point of Contact  name  phone  facsimile  Internet/E-Mail address For each contract identified the offeror shall also provide a discussion of problems encountered and their correction, as well as their accomplishments during the performance of the contract. If the offeror has no relative past performance they shall affirmatively state so. NOTE: The Government reserves the right to contact any reference provided by the offeror in evaluating the offeror's past performance. Furthermore, the Government reserves the right to use any information that comes to the attention of the Government in evaluating the offeror. Technical and past performance, when combined, is approximately equal to cost or price Thanks. B.24 PROVISION AND CLAUSES The following provision and clauses apply to this acquisition. The FAR provision 52.212- 1 Instructions to Offerors Commercial Items, and 52.212-3 Offeror Representation and Certifications Commercial Items are incorporated by reference. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will provide full text copies of the FAR and HHSAR provision and clauses. The provision and clauses may also be accessed electronically at http://www.arnet.gov and http://www.hhs.gov/oamp/policies/hhsar.doc. In addition, the Contractor shall submit a complete copy of FAR 52.212-3 with its offer. Contractors intending to conduct business with the Federal Government must register with The System for Award Management (SAM) database prior to award. The SAM is the primary Government repository, which retains information on Government contractors. You may register via internet at http:www.sam.gov or by calling 866-606-8220. All responsible offerors may submit a quote, which shall be considered by the Agency. Offers shall be submitted to the Billings Area Indian Health Service, 2900 Fourth Avenue North, Room 304, Billings, Montana 59101, no later September 3, 2014, no later than 2:00 p.m. Mountain Time. The offer must submitted in sealed envelope, addressed to this office, showing the time specified for receipt, the solicitation number, and your company name and address. Offers will also be accepted by e-mail at James.Hunter@ihs.gov or by fax (406) 247-7108. ACCEPTANCE PERIOD: Your quote must stipulate that it is predicated upon all the terms and conditions of this RFQ. In addition, it must contain a statement to the effect that it is firm for a period of at least 60 days from the date of receipt by the Government. B.25 52.204-3 TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION (OCT 1998) (a) Definitions. "Common parent," as used in this provision, means that corporate entity that owns or controls an affiliated group of corporations that files its Federal income tax returns on a consolidated basis, and of which the offeror is a member. "Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN)," as used in this provision, means the number required by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to be used by the offeror in reporting income tax and other returns. The TIN may be either a Social Security Number or an Employer Identification Number.(b) All offerors must submit the information required in paragraphs (d) through (f) of this provision to comply with debt collection requirements of 31 U.S.C. 7701(c) and 3325(d), reporting requirements of 26 U.S.C. 6041, 6041A, and 6050M, and implementing regulations issued by the IRS. If the resulting contract is subject to the payment reporting requirements described in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 4.904, the failure or refusal by the offeror to furnish the information may result in a 31 percent reduction of payments otherwise due under the contract. (c) The TIN may be used by the Government to collect and report on any delinquent amounts arising out of the offeror's relationship with the Government (31 U.S.C. 7701(c)(3)). If the resulting contract is subject to the payment reporting requirements described in FAR 4.904, the TIN provided hereunder may be matched with IRS records to verify the accuracy of the offeror' s TIN. (d) Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN). [ ] TIN: ____________________________________. [ ] TIN has been applied for. [ ] TIN is not required because: [ ] Offeror is a nonresident alien, foreign corporation, or foreign partnership that does not have income effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or business in 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. (e) Type of organization. [ ] Sole proprietorship; [ ] Partnership; [ ] Corporate entity (not tax-exempt); [ ] Corporate entity (tax-exempt); [ ] Government entity (Federal, State, or local); [ ] Foreign government; [ ] International organization per 26 CFR 1.6049-4; [ ] Other ___________________________________. (f) Common parent. [ ] Offeror is not owned or controlled by a common parent as defined in paragraph (a) of this provision. [ ] Name and TIN of common parent: Name ___________________________________ TIN _____________________________________ (End of provision) B.26 52.215-5 FACSIMILE PROPOSALS (OCT 1997) (a) Definition. "Facsimile proposal," as used in this provision, means a proposal, revision or modification of a proposal, or withdrawal of a proposal that is transmitted to and received by the Government via facsimile machine. (b) Offerors may submit facsimile proposals as responses to this solicitation. Facsimile proposals are subject to the same rules as paper proposals. (c) The telephone number of receiving facsimile equipment is: (406) 247-7108 (d) If any portion of a facsimile proposal received by the Contracting Officer is unreadable to the degree that conformance to the essential requirements of the solicitation cannot be ascertained from the document- (1) The Contracting Officer immediately shall notify the offeror and permit the offeror to resubmit the proposal; (2) The method and time for resubmission shall be prescribed by the Contracting Officer after consultation with the offeror; and (3) The resubmission shall be considered as if it were received at the date and time of the original unreadable submission for the purpose of determining timeliness, provided the offeror complies with the time and format requirements for resubmission prescribed by the Contracting Officer. (e) The Government reserves the right to make award solely on the facsimile proposal. However, if requested to do so by the Contracting Officer, the apparently successful offeror promptly shall submit the complete original signed proposal. (End of provision) B.27 52.219-1 SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAM REPRESENTATIONS (MAY 2004) (a)(1) The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 621399. (2) The small business size standard is $7.0 million. (3) The small business size standard for a concern which submits an offer in its own name, other than on a construction or service contract, but which proposes to furnish a product which it did not itself manufacture, is 500 employees. (b) Representations. (1) The offeror represents as part of its offer that it [ ] is, [ ] is not a small business concern. (2) [Complete only if the offeror represented itself as a small business concern in paragraph (b)(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. (3) [Complete only if the offeror represented itself as a small business concern in paragraph (b)(1) of this provision.] The offeror represents as part of its offer that it [ ] is, [ ] is not a women-owned small business concern. (4) [Complete only if the offeror represented itself as a small business concern in paragraph (b)(1) of this provision.] The offeror represents as part of its offer that it [ ] is, [ ] is not a veteran-owned small business concern. (5) [Complete only if the offeror represented itself as a veteran-owned small business concern in paragraph (b)(4) of this provision.] The offeror represents as part of its offer that it [ ] is, [ ] is not a service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern. (6) [Complete only if the offeror represented itself as a small business concern in paragraph (b)(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 (b)(6)(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. (c) Definitions. As used in this provision- "Service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern"- (1) Means a small business concern- (i) Notless 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 the size standard in paragraph (a) of this provision. "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 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. (d) Notice. (1) If this solicitation is for supplies and has been set aside, in whole or in part, for small business concerns, then the clause in this solicitation providing notice of the set-aside contains restrictions on the source of the end items to be furnished. (2) Under 15 U.S.C. 645(d), any person who misrepresents a firm's status as a small, HUBZone small, small disadvantaged, or women-owned small business concern in order to obtain a contract to be awarded under the preference programs established pursuant to section 8(a), 8(d), 9, or 15 of the Small Business Act or any other provision of Federal law that specifically references section 8(d) for a definition of program eligibility, shall- (i) Be punished by imposition of fine, imprisonment, or both; (ii) Be subject to administrative remedies, including suspension and debarment; and (iii) Be ineligible for participation in programs conducted under the authority of the Act. (End of provision) B.28 52.217-9 OPTION TO EXTEND THE TERM OF THE CONTRACT (MAR 2000) (a) The Government may extend the term of this contract by written notice to the Contractor within __45___ days provided that the Government gives the Contractor a preliminary written notice of its intent to extend at least _45____ days before the contract expires. The preliminary notice does not commit the Government to an extension. (b) If the Government exercises this option, the extended contract shall be considered to include this option clause. (c) The total duration of this contract, including the exercise of any options under this clause, shall not exceed __1 (one)___ (years).
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